2017-2018学年甘肃省天水市一中高二上学期第二阶段（期中）考试英语试题B卷

2017-2018学年甘肃省天水市一中高二上学期第二阶段（期中）考试英语试题B卷

‎2017-2018学年甘肃省天水市一中高二上学期第二阶段（期中）考试 英 语(B卷)‎ 本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分100分。考试时间为90分钟。‎ 第I卷（满分50分）‎ 第一部分 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Here are some of the most influential print journalists in history.‎ John Peter Zenger This man published the New York Weekly Journal in the 1700s. He wrote honestly about the British government, and in 1735 he was arrested (逮捕). He was found not guilty, since what he wrote was based on truth. His case helped influence the American Revolution.‎ Benjamin Franklin We know that Benjamin Franklin had a lot of interests. But many people don’t realize that the inventor and founding father was also a journalist. His The Pennsylvania Gazette began in the 1730s, and Franklin used it to help get his ideas out and influence the public leading up to the American Revolution.‎ William Randolph Hearst Hearst was well known as one of the biggest publishers and journalists of his time. He started with The San Francisco Examiner, and went from there. Hearst was one of the starters of “yellow journalism”, which started a new field of journalism that used eye-catching headlines to draw the attention of readers.‎ Helen Thomas This woman is the first lady of print journalism. Helen Thomas has been a White House reporter since 1961. She is known for her bold (大胆的) questions, and for her ability to get to the heart of the matter. Thomas gained new influence and fame when George W. Bush was President for her sharp questions and comments.‎ ‎1. Why was John Peter Zenger not guilty?‎ A. He didn’t lie at all. B. The police got the wrong guy.‎ C. He took part in the American Revolution. D. His achievements were greater than his faults.‎ ‎2. Which role of Franklin may surprise you most?‎ A. A father. B. A leader. C. An inventor. D. A journalist.‎ ‎3. What’s the biggest feature of “yellow journalism”?‎ A. It was created by Hearst. B. Its newspapers were in yellow.‎ C. It used little tricks to attract readers. D. It came from The San Francisco Examiner.‎ ‎4. Who has the most contact with the White House?‎ A. John Peter Zenger. B. Helen Thomas. C. Benjamin Franklin. D. William Randolph Hearst.‎ B Have you ever had trouble sleeping in a new place? Lots of people have. Now researchers from Brown University in Rhode Island think they know why.‎ They found that one half of the brain remains more awake than the other half when people are ‎ trying to sleep in a new place. This appears a case of the brain keeping people ready for trouble in a new place, the researchers said.‎ The sleep findings were reported in Current Biology and by Brown‎ ‎University. In their report, the researchers said many people reported they had a harder time sleeping the first night at a hotel or other places outside their home.‎ They call it “first-night effect”. “In Japan, if you change your pillow, you can’t sleep,” said Yuka Sasaki, one of the report’s authors. “You don’t sleep very well in a new place. We all know about it.”‎ The researchers measured brain waves for 35 volunteers over two nights in a laboratory. The two nights were a week apart. They found during the first night the left hemisphere (半球) of the brain was more active than the right hemisphere. This was during the first deep-sleep period, the researchers said.‎ Sasaki said a lot of questions remain. Researchers did not keep measuring brain waves all night long, so they don’t know if the left hemisphere keeps “watch” all night. Or whether it “works in shifts (轮流)” with the right hemisphere later in the night. They also do not know why the extra brain activity, at least during the first phase of deep sleep, is always on the left hemisphere.‎ For some, this research may be calming. It is good to know that our brain is “looking out for us” in a new place. But it may not help with sleep. That extra brain activity, at least according to this new research, makes it harder to get the sleep people need to feel well rested in the morning.‎ ‎5. What can be learnt from the study?‎ A. Brain waves were measured in two separate days.‎ B. The left brain develops better than the right one.‎ C. The extra activity is limited to the left brain.‎ D. The left brain keeps “watch” all night.‎ ‎6. The text aims to _________ .‎ A. give some advice to people with sleep problems B. show the real link between the brain and sleep C. call attention to the brain activity D. explain the “first-night effect ‎ C Architecture and the urban design are struggling for a green fever dream:Everywhere you look there are plans for sustainable（可持续的）buildings and eco-cities.‎ This year, the dreamers' goal is even bigger: "eco-cities" going beyond the last century's development patterns and delivering to us a low-carbon,green future in stylish comfort. In part,the dream reflects a push for energy efficiency,recycled materials and lower carbon emissions (排放物). The dream also includes an effort to turn buildings green by covering them in plants. Green roofs appear on Wal-Marts, and green walls appear on hotels, banks, museums一even at the mall.‎ All of this is surely a good idea, at some level. But today's green urban dream is too often about bringing a technologically controlled version of nature into the city and declaring the problem solved, rather than looking at the deeper causes of our current environmental and urban discontents.‎ Today's signature eco-building, Apple's "spaceship" campus now under construction in Silicon Valley, is a good example of the shortcomings of the green dream. Though said to be sustainable and energy efficient, it is by any measure a complex, massively resource-intensive（密集的）and ‎ expensive building, achievable only by one of the richest corporations on Earth.‎ Projects like this are really the fulfillment of a set of blue-sky dreams. In the end, those dreams are about leaving Earth itself behind for an engineered habitat, in the sky or at least on the roof.‎ Instead of making "nature" into a feature of eco-cities, architects and planners must work to design better relationships between our cities and nature, and to promote just relationships between the people in them. This year's Pritzker Prize winner, the Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena, is a case in point. He is less interested in making technologically impressive buildings than in co-operating with residents themselves to design low-cost, efficient housing solutions for the urban working class, especially in the wake of natural disasters. It is a more productive path forward than growing plants on tall buildings.‎ ‎7.What's the dreamers' goal this year?‎ A. To build more sustainable and bigger eco-cities.‎ B. To change the former development patterns.‎ C. To create a green future in fashionable ways. ‎ D. To provide people with low-carbon action plans.‎ ‎8.What can we know about Apple's "spaceship" campus?‎ A.It's an eco-building with signatures. B.Its construction has been completed.‎ C. It consumes lots of money and resources. D. It's the best example of the urban green dream.‎ ‎9.What's the tone of the text?‎ A. Humorous. B. Serious. C. Optimistic. D. Depressing.‎ ‎10.Which statement may Alejandro Aravena agree with?‎ A. Disaster-proof buildings are worth any cost.‎ B. Architects should create user-friendly buildings.‎ C. Growing plants on tall buildings is really practical.‎ D. A technologically controlled version of nature is a must. ‎ 第二节 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，选项中有两项为多余选项（七选五）‎ If you enjoy reading, you should first choose a good book. _____11_____if you like comedy, get a funny book. If you like fantasy, get a book about fairy tales or fantasy. If you get a book that’s not right for you, you may lose interest in the book and won’t want to read it. ____12____If you’re thinking of buying a book, why not head to your local library and read a little part of it to see if it is worth buying?‎ Don’t force yourself to read something you’re not enjoying at all. There is a difference between giving the book a chance and being halfway through the book and still hating the story or information it depicts(描绘）. If you think you are not enjoying a book that you have picked, stop reading it, because if you keep on at it, it will put you off reading. ____13____If you find it boring because it is too hard, try an easier one. Or vice versa, if you wish to challenge yourself more.‎ ‎_____14____Think of what the characters are probably feeling and what their next moves might be before you find out what the author actually has them do.‎ Read every day. Reading makes you a lot smarter. ___15_____‎ A. Work out why you are reading. ‎ B. Try a different book that you might enjoy more. ‎ C. Make sure you have a book that’s just right for you.‎ D. Imagine in your mind the setting of what you’re reading.‎ A. Peaceful and quiet places will help you focus on the book.‎ B. Reading a small section of a book is helpful for deciding its value to you.‎ C. If you read every once in a while, you may forget about it and not continue reading.‎ 第二部分 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon, he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.‎ The plane was to 16 at 5:30. From there was still a 17 journey to the airport 18 Phillip merely watched the scene along the way. Shortly before arriving , he began 19 the things he would need for the 20 : tickets , money , the address of his hotel, traveller’s checks —Just a moment . How about his passport? Phillip went through his pocket. He suddenly 21 that he must have left his passport 22 .‎ What could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little 23 to return to the bank. This was the 24 time he was representing his firm for an important 25 with the manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning . Without a passport he would be 26 to board the plane. At that moment , the taxi 27 outside the air terminal (候机楼). Phillip got 28 , took his suitcase and paid the driver. He then 29 a good deal of confusion in the building .A 30 could be heard over the loudspeaker.‎ ‎“We very much 31 that owing to a twenty-four-hour strike of airport staff, all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.” Passengers are 32 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 33 on tomorrow’s flights. Phillip gave a 34 . He would let his firm know about this situation and, thank goodness, he would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 35 his passport . ‎ ‎16．A．check in B．lead off C．leave D．fly ‎ ‎17．A．long B．short C．pleasant D．rough ‎ ‎18．A．as B．so C．but D．because ‎ ‎19．A．counting B. looking over C. thinking about D．checking ‎ ‎20．A．plane B．trip C．meeting D．flight ‎ ‎21．A．realized B．remembered C．recognized D．learned ‎ ‎22．A．at home B．at the bank C．at the office D．in the taxi ‎ ‎23．A．time B．chance C．possibility D．use ‎ ‎24．A．golden B．last C．only D．first ‎ ‎25．A．journey B．visit C．business D．meeting ‎ ‎26．A．sad B．unable C．impossible D．difficult ‎ ‎27．A．stopped B．was driven C．reached D．was parked ‎ ‎28．A．off B．back C．out D．down ‎ ‎29．A．started B．caught C．noticed D．watched ‎ ‎30．A．speech B．signal C．call D．voice ‎ ‎31．A．apologize B．announce C．worry D．regret ‎ ‎32．A．advised B．forced C．told D．persuaded ‎ ‎33．A．ideas B．plans C．information D．time ‎ ‎34．A．loud laugh B．deep sigh C．big smile D．sharp cry ‎ ‎35．A．return B．find C．recover D．gather 第Ⅱ卷（满分50分）‎ 第一节 课文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）‎ I can still remember the moment when the space ____________ (36)called us all to the capsule and we climbed in through a small _________(37).‎ Then Wang Ping _________ (38) a switch on a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.‎ So we wrote an article suggesting he was _________(39). It was a ___________(40) because the footballer could have _________(41)damages if we were wrong. He tried to stop us __________(42) it but later we were proved right. ‎ For second degree burns, keep cloths cool by putting them back in a _________(43) of cold water, ___________(44) them out and placing them on the _________(45) area over and over again for about an hour until the pain is not so bad.‎ 第二节 单句填空（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）‎ ‎46. This is the __________（type) style of music that appeals to the young.‎ ‎47. Something he___________(predict) years ago really happened, but some people think it is a pure coincidence.‎ ‎48.You can’t be in __________(possess) of the house until all the papers have been sign.‎ ‎49. The program was __________(aim) at the teenage audience.‎ ‎50. She has a ___________(prefer) for cartoons.‎ 第三节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）‎ When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago,it crashed in the mountains and its pilot 51 (kill),The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow 52 (lie) thick on the ground. The woman knew that the 53 (near) village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase ‎54 a bed and put the children inside it, 55 (cover) them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept 56 near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case 57 (her), but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal. Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters "SOS" in the snow. 58 (fortune), a pilot saw the signal. It was not long ‎59 ‎ a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the 60 ( survive) of the plane crash.‎ 第四节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2．只允许修改I0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ When I woke up, I excitedly find it was snowing heavily. How a beautiful sight! I decided to go out of to take some photo. As I walked on the path in front of our building, I saw the boy ‎ suddenly slip on the ground. It was then that I realized what I should do. Immediately,he ran back home to get a broom or started to sweep the path. I worked so hardly that I sweated a lot. An hour later,the thick snow cleared away. Looked at the clean path,my neighbors all gave me the thumbs up. I felt very happy.‎ 第五节 写作（共15分）‎ 假定你是李华，你校英语刊物Students’ Stories拟刊登一篇有关学习急救知识重要性的短文。请你根据以下要点信息投稿：‎ 上周六你和陈辉在张贴图画时，他不慎从椅子上摔下来扭伤了脚踝，你立刻让他坐下，把腿抬高放于椅子上，进而冷敷，最后缠上绷带。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 天水一中2017-2018学年第一学期2016级第二阶段考试试题 英 语 答案(B卷)‎ 阅读：‎ ‎1. A。细节理解题。根据第二段的… since what he wrote was based on truth可知，因为他所写的都是基于事实的，所以他被无罪释放。‎ ‎2. D。细节理解题。根据第三段的But many people don’t realize that the inventor and founding father was also a journalist可知，很多人并不太了解富兰克林原来还是一位记者。‎ ‎3. C。推理判断题。根据第四段的… that used eye-catching headlines to draw the attention of readers 可知，黄色新闻是指用一些小伎俩来吸引读者的新闻报道，比如吸引人眼球的大标题等。‎ ‎4. B。细节理解题。根据最后一段的He l e n Thomas has been a White House reporter since 1961可知应选B项。‎ ‎5. B。细节理解题。由第一段Now, the country’s first electric-powered motorbikes are coming onto the market可知，现在肯尼亚的第一批电动摩托车上市了。‎ ‎6. C。细节理解题。由第二段It catches the sun’s energy, stores it in batteries and uses it to charge the electric motor可知，ecotran bike吸收太阳能并储存在电池中，用它来给电机充电。‎ ‎7-10CCBB ‎11-15. CFBDG 完形填空：‎ ‎21—25 CABDB 26—30 ABADD 31—35 BACCD 36—40DACBC 课文填空：‎ 36. stewardess 37. opening 38.flashed 39. guilty 40. dilemma ‎ ‎41.demanded 42.publishing 43. basin 44. squeezing 45. burned 单句填空：‎ ‎46. typical 47. predicted 48.possession 49. aimed 50.preference 语法填空：‎ ‎51-55.was killed ; lay ; nearest ; into ; covering ;‎ ‎56-60. as ; herself ; Fortunately ; before ; survivors 改错：‎ When I woke up, I excitedly find it was snowing heavily. How a beautiful sight! I decided to ‎ ‎ found What go out of to take some photo. As I walked on the path in front of our building, I saw the boysuddenly ‎ ‎ 去掉 photos a slip on the ground. It was then when I realized what I should do. Immediately,he ran back home to get ‎ ‎ that I a broom and started to sweep the path. I worked so hardly that I sweated a lot. An hour later,the thick ‎ ‎ hard snow ^cleared away. Looked at the clean path,my neighbors all gave me the thumbs up. I felt very ‎ ‎ was Looking happy.‎