2017-2018学年浙江省宁波市余姚中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年浙江省宁波市余姚中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

‎2017-2018学年浙江省宁波市余姚中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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。‎ 第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ ‎1. What is the man going to do first?‎ A. Buy a map.‎ B. Go swimming.‎ C. Go water-skiing.‎ ‎2. Why was the woman so late?‎ A. Something went wrong with the bus.‎ B. She took somebody to the hospital.‎ C. She didn’t catch the bus.‎ ‎3. What can we learn about the man?‎ A. He is a top student.‎ B. He failed the math exam.‎ C. He did better than expected.‎ ‎4. Where are the speakers?‎ A. In a restaurant.‎ B. In a bank.‎ C. In a shop.‎ ‎5. How does the man feel about the environment?‎ A. Surprised.‎ B. Sad.‎ C. Optimistic.‎ 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2至4个小题，从题中做给的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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. When does the next train to Manchester leave?‎ A. At 12:30pm.‎ B. At 12:00.‎ C. At 2pm.‎ ‎7. How much is the single ticket for the train to Manchester?‎ A. £30.50.‎ B. £27.00.‎ C. £13.50.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Classmates.‎ B. Colleagues.‎ C. Brother and sister.‎ ‎9. How does the woman plan to distribute(分配)the books at the end of the term?‎ A. She takes three and the man takes two.‎ B. She takes all.‎ C. They each take the ones they like.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Why has the man never done any volunteer work?‎ A. He doesn’t know what to do.‎ B. He thinks it is a boring thing.‎ C. He thinks it takes too much time.‎ ‎11. What volunteer work does the woman often do?‎ A. Teaching.‎ B. Cleaning.‎ C. Nursing.‎ ‎12. How much time does the woman spend on volunteer work every week now?‎ A. About one day.‎ B. About ten hours.‎ C. About five hours.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What did Mary do before Bob called her?‎ A. She met her friends.‎ B. She went shopping.‎ C. She did some work.‎ ‎14. Where are the speakers now?‎ A. In Philadelphia.‎ B. In New York.‎ C. In Washington.‎ ‎15. Why is Bob here?‎ A. To meet Mary.‎ B. To have a tour.‎ C. To attend a conference.‎ ‎16. What is Mary going to do tonight?‎ A. Have dinner with Bob.‎ B. Stay at home.‎ C. Meet a client.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。‎ ‎17. What did Tom write stories about?‎ A. Thieves.‎ B. Detectives.‎ C. Smokers.‎ ‎18. Why did Tom go to the cinema?‎ A. Because he felt much too tired recently.‎ B. Because he wanted to avoid a visitor.‎ C. Because he couldn’t the story.‎ ‎19. What did the man do at Tom’s house?‎ A. He had a good meal.‎ B. He left Tom some advice.‎ C. He left Tom some money.‎ ‎20. What did Tom think of the thief’s action?‎ A. Helpful.‎ B. Silly.‎ C. Boring.‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A A Guide to the University Food The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks(), 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 lat 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, 9am to noon and 1;00 to 4;30pm.‎ 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 service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm. 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 McMillan Hall, Sunday.‎ B. The Lower Cafe, Sunday C. The TWU Cafeteria, Friday D. The Globe, Friday ‎23. 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 Why read, and sometimes even write poetry? That question is not difficult to answer if we change the word poetry to songs.‎ I sing when I feel good. When I sing my favorite songs, I feel even better. Sometimes when I am listening to music and to the song words, I feel that it was written for me. A good song always makes me feel something. There are songs that I sing in my head between classes and songs that ‎ I want to sing when the school bell rings by the end of the day. They help me get through the day.‎ They are like bright and warm colors in the middle of grays and shades. I like songs about love and friendship. The extraordinary thing is that my feelings are more special when I sing my favorite songs in English.‎ I also like reading. I used to avoid poetry until an e-friend told me I should recite poems and not look up the meaning of the words. Poetry uses many difficult words and idioms, but the best thing is to just forget about them. In the beginning I felt quite strange. Now I always lock the door. Reading aloud gives you a strange feeling, but when you have some practice and fall into the rhythm, and the sounds of the words, it is really a special experience.‎ I started with small poems, but now I think I most like long poems. I have different feelings with different poems. When I have had a bad day at school, I read Keats and forget everything. When I am sad I read Wordsworth by the light of a candle. When the poem is finished, I close the book and my sadness is gone.‎ ‎24. Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?‎ A. Songs are like different colors in different times.‎ B. Songs can help people better understand colors.‎ C. Songs can describe a mixture of different colors.‎ D. Songs can bring people warmth and comfort.‎ ‎25. What we can infer from the passage is that______.‎ A. the writer likes singing songs aloud at any time B. songs and poems can help get over bad emotions C. the writer’s native language is English D. the writer like songs better than poems ‎26. What can we know about the poems of Keats and Wordsworth through the passage?‎ A. Keats’ poems are full of bad feelings.‎ B. Wordsworth’s poems contain much sad description.‎ C. Both of their poetry can create positive feelings.‎ D. The themes of their poems are not different at all.‎ C ‎ The first Ferris wheel was built for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The people who planned the fair were looking for an attraction that would bring people to Chicago. The Eiffel‎ ‎Tower had been a great success for the fair in Pairs in 1889, and they wanted something like that.‎ George Ferris handed in drawings of a giant wheel that people could ride on. At first everyone laughed at his strange idea. But Mr. Ferris didn’t give up, and finally the idea was accepted. The ride opened in June of 1893.‎ That first wheel had thirty six enclosed cars, each holding sixty passengers. When filled it carried 2,160 people. During that summer in Chicago one and a half million people rode the Ferris wheel, which was named after Ferris. Six platforms were used to pick up and drop off passengers. Each ride was two full turns of the wheel. On the first turn, it made six stops for loading. Then the second turn was a nonstop nine-minute ride. Each car had five large glass windows in front and in back, giving everyone a great view of Chicago and Lake Michigan. ‎ After the fair the ride was moved to a nearby amusement park built especially to show off the wheel. In 1904 it was moved again—this time to St. Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. After the fair in St. Louis closed, the wheel stood unused. In 1906 it was finally sold to a company for scrap(废弃材料）metal. It took 200 pounds of dynamite to bring it down.‎ Fortunately a Chicago bridge builder, W. E. Sullivan, figured out how to make a smaller Ferris wheel that could easily be taken apart and put together. In 1906 he started the company that still makes many of the Ferris wheels used today.‎ But whenever you ride one remember that it all began with George Ferris’ very strange idea.‎ ‎27. What is the main idea of the passage?‎ A. Large designs are more successful than small ones.‎ B. Riding a Ferris wheel is the best way to travel around the world.‎ C. World fairs attracted millions of visitors to Chicago from all around the world.‎ D. Ferris’ design was so successful that Ferris wheels are still around today.‎ ‎28. The first Ferris wheel was mainly built to .‎ A. make George Ferris well-known worldwide.‎ B. attract visitors to an event in Chicago.‎ C. match the Eiffel Tower in ‎Paris D. bring fun to people in ‎Chicago ‎29. What does the author think of George Ferris?‎ A. He showed great creativity in the Ferris wheel design.‎ B. His Ferris wheel design was impractical.‎ C. He was a leader in the amusement industry.‎ D. He did a lot better than W. E. Sullivan.‎ ‎ 30. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?‎ ‎ A. To persuade the reader to ride a Ferris wheel.‎ ‎ B. To describe the success of the 1893 World’s Fair.‎ C. To inform the reader about the first Ferris wheel ever built.‎ D. To entertain the reader with a story about World Fairs in the US.‎ 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Social media and the mobile web have given rise to a strange phenomenon called the selfie(自拍). It refers to a picture of yourself, usually shared on any social networking website.‎ ‎ 31 Some selfies are extreme close-ups(特写镜头), and others show part of an arm held straight outward. A few of them even feature the subject standing in front of a bathroom mirror.‎ Everyone takes selfies, but the younger crowd seems to be especially involved in the trend. Young people are relatively heavier digital users. They are interested in staying connected to their friends. 32 .‎ There are also kinds of psychological factors driving people to take a selfie and upload it to a social networking site. 33 . A quick and easy way to attract other's attention is to get "likes" and comments from friends. Secondly, it's human nature to show off your own great achievements. When you feel good about yourself or look good, it's far too easy to take out your phone and document it all through one or several selfies. 34 That's right. Sometimes people are bored at work, bored at school, bored at home and even bored on the toilet. Last but not least, social media is about being social! If that means uploading as many selfies as possible,‎ ‎ then so be it. It's fun, and it's a cool way to sort of document your own life.‎ Finally, there are things to be mindful of when you're posting. It's easy to think you're sharing a photo with a few people. 35 So don't post anything online, selfie especially.‎ A. There are lots of selfie styles.‎ B. The rise of selfies has become universal.‎ C. Social media, to some extent, is the driving force of their selfie activity.‎ D. The desire to take, post and get "likes" on selfies goes back to a biological behavior.‎ E. But the whole world of social media is public and every individual can get access to it.‎ F. There are also people who will take selfies because they have nothing else better to do.‎ G. The leading factor is that people want to get attention from as many people as possible.‎ 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；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ ‎ Life is a series of choices and we can’t always foresee the consequences.‎ Harry Saleen, an obese man with too much money and power, faced a(n) 　 36 　. Outside his office waited his personal 　 37 　, bringing him the important news about the 　38 　medicine that could save his life. On the other side of the world, one of his engineers waited for his decision on an important 　39　of business.‎ His secretary asked him 　 40 　she could bring the doctor in. The billionaire businessman made his 　41　. “No. let the fool wait,” answered Saleen, “business comes first.” 　42 　the health problem caused by his huge weight, he was still 　43　about making money. He raised a 　44 　finger, and one of his staffs 　45 　to switch on a large television set.‎ On the screen appeared his engineer. They talked by satellite directly to each other although they were thousands of miles 　 46 　. “It’s all ready to explode, Mr. Saleen”, he said, “Just one 　47 　.” His engineer was standing above Pakan Valley in South America. A few months ago, it had been a rainforest. Then Saleen’s men came, cutting down all the valuable trees and 　 48　 the villagers to move out. 　 49 　the valley, a dam had been built. This would provide power ‎ for the factories that Saleen planned to build in that area. The factories would bring him great 　50 　.He saw no reason to delay. He ordered the engineer to press the button. There, in the valley, a cloud of dust rose, followed by a dull explosion. A large river changed its 　 51 　and water flooded into the valley.‎ ‎“Good, that’s that. Now, get that doctor in here” he 　52 　.‎ The doctor came in with a worried look and started to examine his 　53 　patient. “You are doing very well, Mr. Saleen. The only medicine is saving your life. But the difficulty is getting more of it.”‎ ‎“Can you get more? Money is no problem.” Saleen said. “Tell me what you need and we’ll get it.”‎ The medicine was made of a plant, which is 　 54 　. There is only one place in the world where the plant grows.”‎ ‎“Where?” asked the businessman, 　55　.‎ The doctor smiled. “Well, luckily, the plant comes from one of the lands you own, sir. It comes from a place in South America, known as Pakan‎ ‎Valley.”‎ ‎36. A. consequence B. opportunity C. choice D. problem ‎37. A. doctor B. secretary C. employee D. engineer ‎38. A. amazing B. interesting C. heart-breaking D. important ‎39. A. event B. matter C. incident D. accident ‎40. A. that B. whether C. until D. unless ‎41. A. decision B. mistake C. promise D. plan ‎42. A. Besides B. Despite C. Instead D. Except ‎43. A. addicted B. dying C. interested D. crazy ‎ ‎44. A. arose B. rose C. raised D. aroused ‎45. A. began B. stopped C. hesitated D. hurried ‎46. A. apart B. away C. far D. aside ‎47. A. look B. word C. moment D. while ‎48. A. forcing B. asking C. forbidding D. stopping ‎49. A. Above B. Along C. Through D. Across ‎50. A. profits B. advantages C. preference D. achievements ‎51. A. follow B. to follow C. following D. followed ‎52. A. demanded B. recommended C. commanded D. suggested ‎53. A. healthy B. wealthy C. worried D. frightened ‎54. A. common B. usual C. rare D. normal ‎55. A. delightedly B. thoughtfully C. impatiently D. cautiously 第二卷 注意事项：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。‎ 第三部分：语言运用 （共两节，满分45分）‎ 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。‎ Many teachers believe that hands－on experience is the __56__(good) way to learn. A group of students in the United States are putting that belief to the test. They __57__ (success) designed and built a robot for discovering unexplored mines __58__ the bottom of the sea. Students made the robot __59__(answer) a challenge from the U．S. Department of Defense.‎ The students recently tested the underwater vehicle __60__(call) PerseusⅡin a 95－meter－long tank of water at the Stevens Institute of Technology.‎ The robot costs about $15,000 to build. The students use a video game control to direct __61__(it) movements in the tank. What’s more, devices known as Japters __62__ (able) the robot to go up, down and toward its target in the water. Video cameras on the robot send images back to a computer through a 13－meter－long cable. Perseus Ⅱ, __63__the students worked up to 20 hours a week to design and build, also has 64 set of lasers (激光), which are used to measure the size of an object.‎ DeLorme supervised the project from __65__(begin) to end. He says the specialized requirements of robots were demanding.‎ 第四部分： 写作（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节： 应用文写作（满分15分）‎ 假如你是星光中学的李华，学校目前正在为即将举行的“校园英语才能秀”活动征集点子，你班提出了英文电影配音大赛的建议。请用英语给活动委员会写一封80字左右的信，简要说明这个配音大赛的想法由来和意义。‎ 注意：新的抬头与落款已给出（不计入词数）‎ 参考词汇：英语才能秀：English Talent Show；‎ 英文电影配音大赛：English Film Dubbing Contest Dear committee,‎ We know the English Talent Show in our school is approaching. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours truly,‎ LiHua 第二节：读后续写（满分25分）‎ 阅读下面短文，根据所给清洁进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。‎ ‎ An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow（乌鸦）perched on the tree near their window.‎ The father asked his son, “What is this? ” The son replied, “It is a crow.”‎ After a few minutes, the father asked his son the second time, “What is this?” The son said, “Father, I have just now told you It’s a crow’. ”‎ After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, “What is this? ” ‎ At this time some expression of irritation(恼怒) was felt in the son’s tone when he said to his father unwillingly. “It’s a crow, a crow.” A little while after, the father again asked his son the fourth time, “What is this?”‎ This time, the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”‎ A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old tattered(发皱的) diary, which he had maintained since his son was born. ‎ On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. ‎ When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:‎ ‎“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a ‎ crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel irritated but I rather felt affection for my innocent son.‎ 注意：‎ ‎1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；‎ ‎2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的词语；‎ ‎3.续写部分分为两段，每段开头语已为你写好；‎ ‎4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语；‎ Paragraph1:After reading the diary.‎ Paragraph 2: Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father.‎ 参考答案 第一部分： 听力 ‎1-5 BACCB 6-10 ACACA 11-15　BCBBC　　　16-20 CBCBA 第二部分：阅读理解 A篇 CDC B篇 DBC C篇 DBAC 七选五 ACGFE 完型填空 ‎36-40 CADBB 41-45 ABDCD 46-50 ABADA 51-55 DCBCC 语法填空 ‎56. best 57. successfully 58.at 59.to answer 60.called ‎61its 62.enable 63.which 64. a 65.beginning 写作 One possible version:‎ Dear committee,‎ We know the English Talent Show in our school is approaching. Our class put forward the idea of English Film Dubbing Contest.‎ As you know, English films are popular among us teenagers. Some of the students can even recite the classic lines imitating those famous characters. Therefore, it is really a good chance for those students to show their wonderful talent and amuse the rest of us. There is no doubt that not only can this contest develop our interest in English learning, it can also combine entertainment with learning in a creative way.‎ I sincerely hope our proposal will meet with your approval.‎ Yours truly,‎ Li Hua One possible version:‎ Paragraph 1:‎ After reading the diary, the son was filled with tears and began to reflect on the days when he used to sit together with his father. His father would patiently answer the same question all 23 times without feeling irritation while his father asked him the same question just four times! The son thought to himself: If I attain old age, how will my son look at me? Will he think of me as a burden? Will he shout at me because of my poor sight, poor hearing or poor understanding?‎ Paragraph 2:‎ Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father. He made an apology to his father, begging his father to forgive him for his bad behavior. He said this aloud, “I promise to see you happy forever, Dad. It is you who have cared for me since I was a little child, showering your selfless affection on me. You worked hard to make money so that I could afford to go to university. I will serve you in the best day.”‎