2017-2018学年广西桂林十八中高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年广西桂林十八中高二上学期期中考试英语试题

桂林市第十八中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期中考试卷 英 语 命题人： 杨正瑜 审题人：袁海英 注意：1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分。考试时间： 150 分钟 。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考号填写或填涂在答题卷指定的位置，将条形码张贴在指定位置 ‎2、选择题答案用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试题卷上。‎ ‎3、主观题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卷上作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。‎ 第I卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） ‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 ‎ ‎1. What does the man want to do?‎ ‎ A. Employ the manager. B. Apply for a job. C. Ask for directions.‎ ‎2. What does the mother want the boy to do? ‎ ‎ A. Read a book. B. Climb the mountain. C. Wait for her. ‎ ‎3. Who broke the coffee cup? ‎ ‎ A. The man. B. The woman. C. John. ‎ ‎4. Where does this conversation probably take place? ‎ ‎ A. In a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. At home. ‎ ‎5. Why is the woman not sure of finishing the report today?‎ ‎ A. She can’t type fast. B. The computer may break down. C. The report is too long.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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7题。‎ ‎6. What are the speakers talking about?‎ ‎ A. Holiday plans. B. European cities. C. Health problems. ‎ ‎7. Where will Michelle be during the vocation?‎ ‎ A. In London. B. At home. C. In hospital.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8 至9题。‎ ‎8. What’s the woman doing? ‎ ‎ A. Giving a history lesson. B. Preparing a presentation. C. Working on a problem. 9. What will they probably talk about next? A. When Columbus discovered America. ‎ B. What the New World stands for. ‎ C. Who was the first European to discover America.‎ 听第 8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。‎ ‎10. Who will take care of Roger? A. His father. B. His mother. C. The woman. 11. How long will the man be away? A. A month. B. Nearly a week. C. Three days. 12. What do we know about the woman? A. She is a teacher. B. She still works. C. She likes children 听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。‎ ‎13. What will Jane and Helen do next weekend? A. Enjoy themselves with Susan. B. Go hiking in the mountains. C. Do some holiday shopping. ‎ ‎14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Close friends. B. Boss and clerk. C. Husband and wife. 15. Who will be likely to take charge of the outdoor activity? A. Helen. B. Susan. C. John. ‎ ‎16. How many people will probably go hiking? A.1. B. 2. C. More than 3.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. How long did Miss Brown teach the students? A. Two years. B. Three years. C. Four years.‎ ‎18. Why do students like Miss Brown’s lessons? ‎ A. They are easy to follow. B. They are lively and interesting. C. She is not strict with the students.‎ ‎19. How do the students like Miss Brown? A. Clever and aggressive. B. Rude and strict. C. Kind and patient ‎20. What do the students owe their progress to?‎ A. Miss Brown’s help. B. The English exams. C. Theirhard work.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分40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。‎ ‎ A A Guide to the University Food The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks(小吃), drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study. If you are on campus in the evening or late at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching. Relaxation The Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying,‎ ‎ cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays. Health Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm. Academic Support All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door, two 30-minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free. Transportation The TWU Express is a shuttle(班车) service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 9 am and 3 pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.‎ ‎21. What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?‎ A. Do homework and watch TV. B. Buy drinks and enjoy concerts. ‎ C. Have meals and meet with friends. D. Add money to your ID and play chess. ‎ ‎22. Where and when can you cook your own food?‎ A. The Globe, Friday. B. The Lower Café, Sunday. ‎ C. The TWU Cafeteria, Friday. D. The McMillan Hall, Sunday. ‎ ‎23. The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre ________. ‎ A. is open six days a week B. offers services free of charge C. trains students in medical care D. gives advice on mental health ‎24. How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?‎ A. By applying online. B. By calling the centre. ‎ C. By filling in a sign-up form. D. By going to the centre directly. ‎ ‎ B When you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers‎, ‎Georgia the summer it all happened. I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way. It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie’s basement. As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green. “Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing to paint.” She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my house, we painted bit stripes (条纹) of colors across the pavement (人行道). Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow. It was fantastic! The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car.‎ ‎ It was my mother. I couldn’t wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother’s face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble. My mother shut the car door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, “What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors’ trees, but this! Come inside right now!” I stood there glaring hack at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art. “Now go clean it up!” Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement. Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful. ‎ ‎25. What did the writer want to do when his mother came home? ‎ A. To introduce Stephanie to her.‎ B. To prevent her from seeing his painting.‎ C. To put the materials back in the yard.‎ D. To show his artwork to her.‎ ‎26. In his mother’s eyes, the writer_______.‎ A. was a born artist B. always caused trouble C. was a problem solver D. worked very hard ‎27. The underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph refers to ______.‎ A. the rainbow in the sky B. the stripes on the pavement C. something imaginative and fun D. important lessons learned in childhood ‎28. It can be learned from the passage that parents should ________.‎ A encourage children to paint B. value friendship among children C. discover the hidden talent in children D. protect rather than destroy children’s dreams ‎ C Most people, when they travel to space, would like to stay in orbit for a few days of more. And this stands to reason, if you’re paying $20,000 for your trip to orbit! Strain order for tourism to reach its full potential there’s going to be a need for orbital accommodation---or space hotels. What would a space hotel actually be like to visit? Hotels in orbit will offer the services you expect from a hotel---private rooms, meals, bars. But they’ll also offer two unique experiences: impressive views---of Earth and space---and the endless entertainment of living in zero gravity---including sports and other activities that make use of this. The hotels themselves will vary greatly---from being quite simple in the early days to huge luxury structure at a later date. It’s actually surprising that as later as 1997; very few designs for space hotels were published. This is mainly because those who might be expected to design them haven’t expected launch costs to come down far enough to make them possible. Lots of people who’ve been to space have described vividly what it’s like to live in zero gravity. There are obviously all sort of possibilities for dancing, gymnastics, and zero-G sports. Luckily, you don’t need to sleep much living in zero gravity, so you’ll have plenty of time for relaxing by hanging out in a bar with a window looking down at the turning Earth below. Of course all good things have come to an end. Unfortunately, and so after a few days you’ll find yourself heading back enough you’ll be much more expert at exercising in zero gravity than ‎ you were when you arrived. You’ll be thinking how soon you can save up enough to get back up again---or maybe you should change jobs to get to work in an orbiting hotel. 29. When traveling in space, most people would like to stay in orbit for a few days because _______.‎ ‎ A. it is expensive to travel in space B. they would find the possible life in other star systems C. they could enjoy the luxury of space hotels D. they want to realize the full potential of tourism ‎30. Which of the following is a unique experience that space hotels will offer?‎ A. The gravitational pull B. The special views.‎ C. The relaxation in a bar D. The space walk ‎31. Which of the following is not discussed in the passage?‎ A. When was the space traveling made possible? ‎ B. What are the unique experiences that space hotels will offer?‎ C. Why were there not many published designs for space hotels?‎ D. How can the travelers enjoy themselves in space hotels?‎ ‎32. This passage is mainly about ________.‎ A. traveling in space B. the ways of living in space hotels C. zero gravity and space hotels D. the description of space hotels D I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled（贴标签）everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other. War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming. “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder. The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled（爬）under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart. Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.” Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.‎ ‎33. The author tidied up the room most probably because _______. A. she was scared by Kate’s anger B. she hated herself for being so messy ‎ C. she wanted to show her care D. she was asked by Kate to do so ‎34. How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?‎ A. By analyzing causes. B. By showing differences.‎ C. By describing a process. D. By following time order ‎35. What might be the best title for the story?‎ A. My Friend Kate B. Hard Work Pays Off ‎ C. How to Be Organized D. Learning to Be Roommates 第二节（共５小题；每小题２分，共10分）‎ 根据短文容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Healthy eating begins with learning how to eat smart---it’s not just what you eat, but how you eat. Your food choices can reduce your risk of illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, as well as defend against bad mood. Moreover, learning the habits of healthy eating can increase your energy, sharpen your memory and stabilize(稳定)your mind.‎ Healthy eating is about more than the food on your plate.____36_____ Healthy eating habits can be learned and it is important to slow down and think about the food as nourishment rather than just something to gulp down between meetings or on the way to your school.‎ ‎•Eat with others whenever possible.‎ Eating with other people has a lot of benefit---particularly for children---and allows you to follow healthy eating habits.____37_____‎ ‎•Take time to chew your food and enjoy mealtimes.‎ Chew your food slowly and taste every bite. We always tend to rush through our meals, forgetting to taste and feel the food in our mouth. Reconnect with the joy of eating.‎ ‎•___38_____‎ Ask yourself if you are really hungry, or have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty instead of hungry. ____39_____It actually takes a few minutes for your brain to tell your body that it has had enough food, so eat slowly.‎ ‎•Eat breakfast and smaller meals throughout the day.‎ ‎____40___And eating small, healthy meals throughout the day(rather than the standard three large meals)keeps your energy up and your metabolism(新陈代谢)going.‎ A. It is also about how you think about the food.‎ B. Eating in front of the TV or computer often leads to mindless overeating.‎ C. Listen to your body.‎ D. During a meal, stop eating before you feel full.‎ E. A healthy breakfast can start your metabolism,‎ F. It is about where you eat your food.‎ G. Drink more water when you are hungry.‎ ‎ ‎ 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（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项. ‎ My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡). It’s 41 for a grouse to have any contact (接触) with people. In fact, they’re hard to spot, 42 they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching. This grouse came into our lives in 43 .Tom was working out in the field when he 44 ‎ her walking around at the edge of the field. She was 45 unafraid and seemed to be 46 about what he was doing. Tom saw the 47 bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him. We quickly grew 48 of the bird and decided to call her Mildred. One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch. Tom 49 he didn’t see her and kept working to see what she would do next. Apparently, she didn’t like to be 50 . She’d run up and peck (啄) at Tom’s hands, then 51 off to see what he would do. This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the 52 and left. As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to 53 more and more often. 54 Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom’s leg and stay long enough for me to get a 55 of the two of them together. This friendly grouse soon felt 56 not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by. When hunting season opened, we put a 57 at the end of our driveway asking 58 not to shoot our pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road, 59 warned people not to shoot her. 60 , hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.‎ ‎41:‎ A．interesting B．reasonable C．impossible D．unusual ‎42:‎ A．though B．because C．unless ‎ D．until ‎ ‎ ‎43:‎ A．spring B．summer C．autumn ‎ D．winter ‎ ‎ ‎44:‎ A．got B．kept C．noticed D．imagined ‎ ‎ ‎45:‎ A．naturally B．certainly C．normally D．surprisingly ‎ ‎ ‎46:‎ A．crazy B．curious C．concerned D．cautious ‎ ‎ ‎47:‎ A．shy B．awkward C．friendly D．elegant ‎ ‎ ‎48:‎ A．careful B．tired ‎ C．fond D．sick ‎ ‎ ‎49:‎ A．supposed B．realized C．hoped ‎ D．pretended ‎ ‎ ‎50:‎ A．ignored ‎ B．observed C．amazed D．disturbed ‎ ‎ ‎51:‎ A．put B．back C．set D．take ‎ ‎ ‎52:‎ A．game B．work C．place D．man ‎ ‎ ‎53:‎ A．give up ‎ B．come out C．turn over D．fly by ‎ ‎ ‎54:‎ A．Eventually B．Suddenly C．Constantly D．Presently ‎ ‎ ‎55:‎ A．chance ‎ B．dream ‎ C．picture D．sense ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎56:‎ A．comfortable B．guilty C．anxious D．familiar ‎ ‎ ‎57:‎ A．lantern B．sign C．gun D．loudspeaker ‎ ‎ ‎58:‎ A．drivers B．farmers C．hunters D．tourists ‎ ‎ ‎59:‎ A．just B．yet C．thus D．also ‎ ‎ ‎60:‎ A．In fact B．For long C．On the contrary D．By the way 第Ⅱ卷 第二节 （共10分；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或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）。‎ In 1990, over 100 countries signed __61___ international agreement to make it illegal to buy or sell ivory, which is mainly used for jewelry. Most ivory is made from the tusks(象牙) of ‎ African elephants. These tusks are ___62____(terrible) valuable---one pair is worth more than three times the income of an African farmer or a factory worker in a year.‎ Hunting elephants was so profitable _63___from 1979 to 1989 the number of elephants in Africa fell from 1.3 million to 600,000. It was feared that by the year 2020 there would be none _64__(leave). However, thanks__65_ the international agreement, there __66___(be) much less illegal hunting since 1990.‎ But considering __67__(vary) of aspects, it costs a lot of money to preserve elephants. Games wardens (看守人) must be hired to protect them. Land must be set aside for them, and when they destroy a farmer’s crops, the farmer must ___68__(pay) compensation.(赔偿金)‎ Zimbabwe‎ and four other African countries say that some of the elephants should be killed legally. This would help keep the population stable, and selling the ivory would help pay for preserving the elephants. But conservationists say that __69__(make) ivory legal to sell would lead to even more illegal hunting. Others say _70_is wrong is to kill elephants because they are sensitive animals that feel emotional pain at the death of other elephants.‎ 第四部分 写作(共三节，满分45分)‎ 第一节 单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)（必须用BOOK 5 U5& BOOK6 U1&U2的词汇）‎ 71. The reason why the girl was so sad was that her dog ________________.(中毒)‎ 72. I fell down from my bike and made my ankle _____________.(肿胀的)‎ 73. The ______________(运用) of science and technology improved our life a lot.‎ 74. I admire her for her ___________.(勇敢)‎ 75. I would rather you ___________(采用) my following suggestions.‎ 76. If he _______________(尝试) to study harder, he wouldn’t have lived a poor living.‎ 77. These measures ____________(目的) at reducing government cost are practical.‎ 78. Now that the problem has been found, ____________(适当的) action can be taken.‎ 79. Our flight _____________(最终) took off five hours late.‎ 80. Our plans need to be more ___________(灵活的) enough to meet the needs of everyone.‎ 第二节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ ‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ Dear Mr. White,‎ I am writing tell you a piece of good news. Last week our school hold a Spoken English Competition. I stood out in the competition and won a first place. In my view, it is your kind help which has helped me gain the achievement. During your spare time, you often spent such much time helping me with your spoken English that I made rapid progress. In the competition, I followed your advices on how to behave, which led to my success. I’m grateful to you for your help and decide that I will make up more efforts and try to make great progress in the future.‎ I’m looking forward to hear from you soon.‎ ‎ Yours ‎ sincerely,‎ ‎ Li Hua 第三节：书面表达 （满分25分）‎ 假设你是新华中学高二的学生李华，进入高二后，你的朋友William感到压力很大，学习效果甚微，请你给他写一封电子邮件，帮助他放松身心，提高学习效率。‎ 要点：1. 快乐学习，保持愉快的心情；‎ ‎ 2. 积极参加体育活动，听听音乐；‎ ‎ 3. 多与同学交流，互相鼓励。‎ 注意：1、词数：100左右 2、开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数。‎ Dear William,‎ ‎ Recently, I have heard that you feel stressed as a student of Senior Three. ________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Best wishes!‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua 桂林市第十八中学16级高二上学期期中考试 答案 听力：BACAB ABBCC BCCAC CABCA 阅读：CADC DBCD ABAD CBD 七选五：ABCDE 完形填空：DBACD BCCDA BABAC ABCDA 语法填空61. an 62. terribly 63. that 64. left 65. to 66. has been 67. varieties 68. be paid 69. making 70.what ‎ 单词拼写：‎ ‎71. was poisoned 72. swollen 73. application/ applying 74.bravery 75. adopted 76.had attempted 77. aimed 78.appropriate 79. eventually 80. flexible 短文改错 Dear Mr. White,‎ I am writing ^ tell you a piece of good news. Last week our school hold a Spoken English ‎ ‎ to held Competition. I stood out in the competition and won a first place. In my view, it is your kind help ‎ ‎ the which has helped me gain the achievement. During your spare time, you often spent such much ‎ that so time helping me with your spoken English that I made rapid progress. In the competition, I ‎ ‎ my followed your advices on how to behave, which led to my success. I’m grateful to you for your ‎ ‎ advice help and decide that I will make up more efforts and try to make great progress in the future.‎ ‎ greater I’m looking forward to hear from you soon.‎ ‎ hearing ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours sincerely,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎