英语卷·2018届重庆市合川大石中学高二上学期期中考试（2016-11）

英语卷·2018届重庆市合川大石中学高二上学期期中考试（2016-11）

重庆市合川大石中学16秋半期考试 高2018级英语试题 考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 第一卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小 题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. What is the man?‎ A. A doctor. B. A lawyer. C. A teacher. ‎ ‎2. What will the woman have to do?‎ A. Return the tape to the man. B. Keep the tape for another week.‎ C. Borrow a tape recorder tomorrow.‎ ‎3. What does the man mean?‎ A. Judy is a good student. B. Judy is very poor in her lessons.‎ C. Judy should focus on her study.‎ ‎4. What does the thief look like?‎ A. Medium height, with a yellow T-shirt. B. Quite short, with long black hair.‎ C. Very tall, with long yellow hair.‎ ‎5. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. In a library. B. In a restaurant. C. In a meeting room.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6至第8题。‎ ‎6. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?‎ A. Student and teacher. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates.‎ ‎7. Why doesn’t the man stay in the office often?‎ A. Because he finds it too noisy. B. Because he’s too busy with his course.‎ C. Because Jack is hard to get along with.‎ ‎8. What does Stan suggest they do?‎ A. Move to another office. B. Ask for a meeting room. C. Talk to Jack’s students openly.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。‎ ‎9. What do we know about the woman?‎ A. She is much thinner than last year. B. She is a little fatter than last year.‎ C. She likes the red dress very much.‎ ‎10. How often does the woman plan to go to the gym?‎ A. Every day. B. Every two days. C. Every week.‎ 听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11. What does the lady want to find out?‎ A. What’s on. B. What’s wrong. C. What’s up.‎ ‎12. How long does the afternoon performance last?‎ A. 120 minutes. B. 150 minutes. C. 165 minutes.‎ ‎13. What can we learn from the conversation?‎ A. The woman might be a visitor to the city.‎ B. All children under 7 aren’t allowed to enter.‎ C. Any tickets are half price 30 minutes before the performance. ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。‎ ‎14. Who used to live in the room?‎ A. The woman. B. The woman’s son. C. The woman’s husband.‎ ‎15. How does the man feel about the room?‎ A. It is a nice room but not so quiet.‎ B. It is a good place but the rent is a bit high.‎ C. It is not the kind of room he is interested in.‎ ‎16. What will the man do next?‎ A. To think about it. B. To come again another day.‎ C. To pay her 80 dollars in advance.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What can be found on the announcement board in the local stores?‎ A. Some funny stories. B. Some service information. ‎ C. Some entertainment news.‎ ‎18. What can we do by using the Craigslist site?‎ A. Watch movies. B. Play computer games. C. Do some shopping online.‎ ‎19. What does looking for a job require according to the talk?‎ A. Knowing what kind of job is easy. ‎ B. Knowing what job pays the most money.‎ C. Knowing what kind of work you want to do.‎ ‎20. How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the talk?‎ A. Less than three. B. Three. C. More than three.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分） ‎ 第一节 （共12小题;每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Apple’s logo is one of the most familiar icons(图标)around the world．But what’s the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious，because that’s the name of the company．What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honor for Alan Turing．He was the father of computer science．He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能)and unlocked German wartime codes(密码)．However，after the war，he was put into prison，because of his beliefs．He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison．‎ ‎ However，Rob Janoff，who designed the famous Apple logo，said，“It’s not the truth, but ‎ only a legend．The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple．I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry．When I go to markets to buy apples，I always mistake apples for cherries．It really has nothing to do with the scientist．”‎ ‎ Are you kidding? An apple is much bigger than a cherry. It’s very easy to tell. But if you use an apple to design a logo, some people may mistake it for a cherry. ‎ ‎21. Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually in________．‎ ‎ A. shape B．size C．color D．weight ‎22. According to the passage，Alan Turing________. ‎ ‎ A．used an apple to design a logo B．died in the prison ‎ ‎ C．was put into prison during the war D. was the father of a computer company ‎23. What’s the purpose of writing the passage about the apple logo?‎ ‎ A．To introduce its design． B．To tell us a legend．‎ ‎ C．To try to find the truth of it． D．To explain its market research．‎ B How many times do you check your Moments or Facebook page in a day to see whether your latest post has got another “like” or “thumbs up”?‎ Although you might be embarrassed to admit how many times you do this, don’t worry. Psychological findings have shown it’s completely normal.‎ In fact, the pleasure we derive from (取自) getting a “like” is equal to that of eating chocolate or winning money, and we can’t help wanting more.‎ According to the findings of the UCLA Brain Mapping Center, which observed 32 teens aged between 13 and 18, the feedback circuit (反馈电路) in the teens’ brains are particularly sensitive, and the “social” and “visual” parts of their brains were activated(激活) when they received “likes” on a social network. The research also showed that though the thumbs up might come from complete strangers, the good they derive from it worked equally.‎ So does it mean we should try our best to win as many thumbs up as possible?‎ Not necessarily so if we know the reasons behind our desire for attention.‎ In “Why do people crave (渴望) attention” by M. Farouk Radwan, he explained several cases in which people naturally longed for attention. Radwan said people who were an only child, who were used to being the center of attention in their house, may try to reproduce these conditions. Feeling “overlooked（被忽略） and unappreciated” might also lead you to be eager for attention. Other times, the state of being jealous or wanting to cover your mistakes may also contribute to such longings.‎ In fact, too much desire for attention can create anxiety, and in turn ruin your happiness even when you get it. So what can we do about it? The answer is quite simple. ‎ ‎“If people could adopt goals not focused on their own self-esteem (自尊) but on something larger than their self, such as what they can create or contribute to others, they would be less sensitive to some of the negative effects of pursuing self-esteem,” wrote psychology professor Jennifer Crocker in the Journal of Social Issues.‎ ‎24. You may find this text in a magazine about ____.‎ ‎ A. technology B. education C. entertainment D. social life ‎25. Who will NOT naturally expect attention according to Radwan?‎ ‎ A. People who are living with their parents happily.‎ ‎ B. Those who lack social recognition.‎ ‎ C. People who are the focus of attention.‎ ‎ D. Those who want to cover what they’ve done.‎ ‎26. We know from the last paragraph that ____.‎ ‎ A. checking your Moments or Facebook page is a waste of time ‎ B. it is helpful to set goals concerning making contributions ‎ C. focusing on one’s self-esteem is quite natural ‎ D. self-teem has a bad effect on one’s goals ‎27. What’s the author’s attitude towards people’s addiction to “thumbs up”?‎ ‎ A. worried.‎ B. positive.‎ C. critical.‎ D. supportive.‎ C Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had. ‎ Given that I teach students who are trained to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.‎ Surgery（外科手术）” , one replied. ‎ I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job. ‎ One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows. You can get at least ‎5 cm taller!” At that point, I was shocked. I am short. I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of pain just to be a few centimeters taller. I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I’m not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall! It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.‎ No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm（标准）. Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost. ‎ In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.‎ ‎28. We can know from the passage that the author works as a __________.‎ ‎ A. doctor b. model C. teacher D. reporter ‎29. According to the passage, the author believes that ___________.‎ ‎ A. everyone should purchase perfection, whatever it costs ‎ B. it’s right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs ‎ C. media is to blame for misleading young people in their seeking got surgery ‎ D. it is one’s appearance instead of skill that really matters in one’s career ‎30. What does the author think of his height?‎ ‎ A. He hates to be called a short man. ‎ B. He tries to increase his height through surgery.‎ C. He just accepts it as it is.‎ D. He always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the fact.‎ ‎31. The best title for the passage should be __________.‎ ‎ A. Young graduates have higher expectation ‎ B. Young graduates look to surgery for better jobs ‎ C. Young graduates’ opinions about cosmetic surgery D. Young graduates face a difficult situation in job-hunt D Once there was a rich，beautiful and wise princess. Tired of those who were only interested in her money，she said that she would only marry whoever managed to present her with the most valuable and sincere gift of all.‎ Soon the palace was filled with gifts of every kind. Among all these gifts，she found a simple dirty stone. She wondered who had offered this gift. She pretended to be highly offended(冒犯)by the gift when the young man was brought before her. He explained，“Dear Princess，this stone represents the most valuable thing one can give — it is my heart. It is also sincere. And because it is not yet yours，it is as hard as a stone. Only when it is filled with love will it become more tender(柔软的)than any other's.”‎ The young man quietly left，leaving the princess surprised. She was so in love that she took the little stone with her wherever she went. And for months she gave the young man gifts and all her attention. But his heart remained as hard as the stone in her hands. Losing hope，she ended up throwing the stone into a fire. Then in the heat of the fire，the stone became a golden figure. Then the princess understood that she herself would have to be like fire.‎ During the following months，she devoted her life，her wisdom and her wealth to her country. And the people started to call her，the “Princess of Fire”．‎ And，as with the stone，the Princess of Fire melted the hardness of the young man's heart. And，just as he had promised，he became so tender that he made the princess happy till the end of her days.‎ ‎32．How did the princess feel when she first saw the stone?‎ A．Angry. B．Excited. C．Curious. D. Sad.‎ ‎33．Why did people call the princess，the “Princess of Fire”？‎ A．She got angry easily.‎ B．She liked to throw things into a fire.‎ C．She was once burnt by fire.‎ D．Her love for her people was like fire. ‎ ‎34．What can we learn from the text?‎ A．The princess married the young man in the end.‎ B．The young man's heart was always as hard as a stone.‎ C．People in the princess' country were poor.‎ D．The young man was interested in the princess' money. ‎ ‎35．Which of the following words can best describe the young man?‎ A．Mean and shy. B．Wise and loyal.‎ C．Proud and poor. D．Naughty and wise. ‎ 第二节 （共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 (注意：填机读卡时，若选E请涂AB，若选F请涂AC， 若选G请涂AD） 此题答案填在答题卡上)‎ How to Pick a Great Book to Read ‎ The world is full of great books, just waiting to be read. How can you pick one you'll really like? Here are some tips:‎ ‎● What makes you happy?‎ ‎ 36 Are you really into dinosaurs or dogs or a specific person？ Are there a few careers you're interested in? You can find books about almost anything you like, and you're more likely to enjoy reading a book if you're already interested in its subject.‎ ‎● Fact or fiction(虚构)?‎ ‎ Some books are entirely made up and imagined. Those are called fiction books. Novels, short stories are all examples of fiction. These books can transport you to another world or help you imagine something beyond your own experience.‎ ‎ Non-fiction books give you the who, what, when and why. 37 Non-fiction books can bring everything to life from the first trip to the moon to what it's like to explore the deepest oceans. Try both fiction and non-fiction books to see which you like better.‎ ‎●Find a family favorite. ‎ ‎ What was your mother's favorite book when she was your age? Or your dad's? 38_ Then you can talk about what they liked about it and share your thoughts. It's a fun way to get to know your family a little better, and to find a book you'll enjoy!‎ ‎● Ask an expert. ‎ ‎ 39 Tell a librarian about your interests—rock stars, sports teams, historical events, whatever you're into—and the names of some books you already like. Your librarian can help you find other books that you're sure to love.‎ ‎● Launch a book swap.‎ ‎40 It's always fun to see what your friends are reading. Even if they're not exactly bookworms, you can all encourage each other to read and share books and authors you like. You also can look for book swaps in your area. It's a great way to build your personal library for free!‎ A. Ask them and give it a read.‎ B. Many of them read novels from start to finish.‎ C. Why not get some friends together and trade favorite books?‎ D. If you have a favorite hobby, look for books about that activity.‎ E. They tell stories using facts—but that doesn't mean they're boring.‎ F. Read the passage and decide for yourself whether it seems knowledgeable.‎ G. Your local library is a great place to find books that you'll love, and you don't have to search all by yourself.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 ‎ 完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ Big things were happening in my life in the summer after I turned 13.In the middle of that summer，my parents __41__ my entire world when they told me they were getting a divorce（离婚）. I couldn't believe that our family was going to __42__.Though I always knew my parents weren't very happy and they often fought，I still wanted my family to stay __43__.‎ My life changed completely after the divorce. My mother and I moved __44__ a small apartment across town，while my father and brother，Bill，stayed in our house. I became a visitor __45__ I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my stepfather，Dan，__46__ I showed no interest in. I was clearly sad，especially after Dan and my mother married __47__I realized that there was no way that things could change __48__ the way they were.‎ Even though I refused all Dan's trying to get to know me and wasn't very nice to him，he never gave __49__ on me. Gradually，I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some ‎ things in common，especially when __50__ came to movies and TV shows. We spent a lot of time together __51__ out to watch movies. That gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other__52__.‎ Better still，Dan showed an interest in me that I had __53__experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed __54__ on school or friends. Once I began to __55__ Dan，the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We went out to eat and __56__ short trips. Eventually，I discovered that I finally had the happy family that I had always __57__.‎ I now realize my parents were __58__ about getting the divorce. Their breakup was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he __59__ and had another child，my half-sister，Michelle.‎ At 13，I __60__ an important truth—change is not always the worst thing that can happen. Sometimes，it is just what we need the most.‎ ‎41．A. shook B．broke C．rebuilt D．ruined ‎42．A. break down B．break up C．break in D．break out ‎43．A. a same B．same C．the same D．at same ‎44．A. at B．on C．into D．by ‎45．A. when B．while C．that D．whenever ‎46．A. whoever B．which C．whom D．that ‎47．A. but B．and C．however D．also ‎48．A. back B．back to C．into D．for ‎49．A. up B．in C．out D．off ‎50．A. that B．it C．he D．we ‎51．A. go B．went C．to go D．going ‎52．A. more deeply B．less deeply C．more deeper D．very deeper ‎53．A. either B．too C．before D．never ‎54．A. suggestion B．advices C．advice D．tip ‎55．A. receive B．accept C．recognize D．know ‎56．A. went B．began C．took D．go for ‎57．A. wished B．hoped C．dreamed D．wanted ‎58．A. right B．wrong C．necessary D．good ‎ ‎59．A. divorced B．united C．married D．remarried ‎60．A. found B．discover C．learned D．understand ‎ 第二卷 第二节．（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Once upon a time three lived a painter named Bill. He was a bit ____61_______(smart) than any other painter around him. In his city there lived a woman who was almost particular about anything.‎ ‎ One day, when the woman _____62_______(shop),she saw a vase that she loved very much. She _________63____(immediate) paid for it and took it home. She loved the vase so much that she decided to have her house __64_____(paint) the same color of the vase. Then she sent for a painter and told him what she wanted to do,_65______the color of the vase was special and the painter couldn’t find the paint the woman wanted. The woman sent for some other painters. But none of them managed ____66______(find) the paint the woman wanted. At last, Bill was sent for. The woman told him that she had asked some other painters to do the same work but none did the work____67______(satisfying).‎ ‎ Bill promised he’d do the work well. He said he would go to look __68______paint with the ‎ vase so that he’d find the exact paint he wanted. The woman agreed.‎ ‎ Bill then bought some paint hat was in the similar color of__ _69______vase and repainted it. When the woman saw the paint, she knew it was what she wanted. Then Bill ___70_______（ask）to repaint her house with the paint.‎ ‎ ‎ 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）‎ ‎1-5 AACAB 6-10 BABBC 11-15 ACABB 16-20 CBCCC 阅读（30分） 21~23 ABA 24-27 DABC 28-31 CCCB 32-35 CDAB 七选五（10分）36- 40 DEAGC 完型（30分）‎ ‎41-45 ABCCA 46-50 CBBAB 51-55 DADCB 56-60CDADC 语法填空(15分)‎ ‎61 smarter 62 was shopping 63 immediately 64 painted 65 but ‎ ‎66 to find 67 satisfyingly 68 for 69 the 70 was asked 第二节 短文改错（每小题1分，共10分）‎ ‎1. friend 改成friends 2.before改成when 3.such 后加a ‎ ‎4. him 改成her 5.or 改成and 6. sudden改成suddenly ‎ ‎7.frightening 改成frightened 8. On 改成At 9. shouts 改成shouted 10. 去掉to