2017-2018学年山西省晋中市榆社中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年山西省晋中市榆社中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

‎2017-2018学年山西省晋中市榆社中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷 考生注意：‎ ‎1.本试卷共150分，共10页，考试时间120分钟。‎ ‎2.请将各题答案填涂在试卷后面的答题卡上。‎ 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，录音内容结柒后，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，你部有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。‎ 例：How much is the shirt?‎ A. £19.15. a £9.18. C. f9.15.‎ 答案是C.‎ ‎1. What does the woman mean?‎ A. She can’t type the letter now.‎ B. She plans to write a letter herself.‎ C. She doesn't understand the man’s request.‎ ‎2. What did the woman do while she was in Brighton?‎ A. She stayed in a hotel.‎ B. She lived near a campus.‎ C.She camped outside.‎ ‎3. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. In a supermarket.‎ B. In a kitchen.‎ C.In a library.‎ ‎4. What can we learn from the conversation?‎ A. The professor his changed his reading task.‎ B. Some students at the back can't hear the professor.‎ C.Some of the students are not on the professor's class list.‎ ‎5. Who is the woman?‎ A. college student. B. A high school student. C.A college teacher.‎ 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、7题。‎ ‎6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A.Their date. B. A class mwiting, C.Preparation for a test ‎7. When will the woman and Sarah review lessons probably?‎ A. After 4.10. B.At 3:10. C.Before 4«10.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. How much docs the package weigh?‎ A. 1.25 kilograms. B.1.35 kilograms. C.12.5 kilograms.‎ ‎9. What will the man do next?‎ A. Make a call B.Fill in a form. C. Leave the post office.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Who are the speakers?‎ A. Students. B.Tour guides. C. Teachers.‎ ‎11. How long will Jane stay in Greece?‎ A. A month. B. A fortnight. C.A week.‎ ‎12. What will Paul do this summer?‎ A. Go to Greece. B.Take a summer job. C.Visit his parents.‎ 听第9段材料，回答13至16题。‎ ‎13. Why is the woman worried?‎ A. The repairman might try to overcharge her.‎ B. There's something wrong with her car.‎ C. Good repairmen are not available.‎ ‎14. What does the woman think of her repairman?‎ A. He take» advantage of her.‎ B. He is reliable.‎ C. He is selfish.‎ ‎15. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. In a bookshop. B. In a hospital. C. In a restaurant.‎ ‎16. What can we learn from the conversation?‎ A. The woman felt very hungry.‎ B. The woman’s car broke down before.‎ C. It will cost much to repair the woman's car.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. How often does Mrs Ryan ro to the suprrmarket?‎ A. Every week. B.Every night C. Every four days.‎ ‎18. Why is the salesgirl angry?‎ A. Kelly is crying louder and louder.‎ B.Tessa is eating food in the supermarket.‎ C.Jeff has knocked over some bottles of soda.‎ ‎18. How many people are mentioned by the speaker?‎ A.Five. B. Six. C. Seven.‎ ‎19. How might Mrs Ryan feel when she leaves the supermarket?‎ A.Happy. B.Disappointed. C.Worried.‎ 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30分）‎ ‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A The O. Henry Museum ‎ The aim of the O. Henry Museum is to collect,preserve, and interpret artifacts，works and archival (档案的）materials relative to the author, for literary，educational, and historical purposes that are accessible to the public. The museum was set up in 1934，under the authority of the Qty of Austin, and is both a National Register Property and a National Literary landmark.‎ ‎ The O. Henry Museum is open from Wednesday to Sunday，noon to 5100 pm. Admission ‎ is free. Tours are also available for free. Please contact the museum at least one week in ad-vance to schedule a tour for a group of 10 or more. Metered parking is available on the street in front of the museum. The museum's gift shop has for sale T-shirts, coffee mugs, DVDs, and an array of books by and about O. Henry.‎ Grovp tours：‎ ‎ We ask for one-week advance notice of groups more than 10 people, including schools, church groups, and organizations.‎ Donationd：‎ ‎ Donations greatly benefit the museum and its programs. Inquire about contributing. ‎ Volunteer:‎ ‎ Contact us about volunteering at the museum. We are currently in need of a gardener and a volunteer docent (讲解员). ‎ Staff：‎ ‎ Valerie Bennett, Curator ‎ ‎ valerit. betmett@ci, austin. tx. us ‎ ‎ Michael Hoinski, Culture & Arts Education Specialist ‎ ‎ michael. hoinski@ci. austin. tx. us ‎ ‎ Elizabeth Taylor, Docent ‎ Location:‎ ‎ 409 East Fifth Sirect，Austin, Texas 78701‎ ‎21.According to the text* we can know the O. Henry Museum .‎ A. opens to (he public for a whole day B. won its fame when it was set up C. teaches people how to write literary works D. focus on collecting works of O. Henry ‎22. When visiting the O. Henry Muwum. visitors can .‎ A. buy books written by 0. Henry B. get paid by becoming a docent C. get many donations from the museum D. park cars near the museum in any time ‎23.What is a must if a school teacher plans to take her students to visit the museum?‎ A.Going there on a workday.‎ B. Contacting the museum in advance.‎ C. Donating some money to the museum.‎ D. Preparing well to be her students’ guide.‎ B ‎ Our“Mommy and Me” time began two years ago. My next-door neighbor and fellow mother, Christie, and I were out in our front yards watching seven children of age 6 and under ride the bikes up and down. “I wish I could take one of my children out alone，” said Christie.‎ ‎ Then we worked out a plan： When Christie takes one of her children out，I'll watch her other three. And when she watches two of mine. I'll take someone out ‎ The children were extremely quick to accept the idea of “Mommy and Me” time. Christie's daughter, McKenzie,went first. When she returned, the other children showered her with tons of questions. McKenzie was smiling broadly. Christie looked refreshed and happy. “She's like a different child when there's no one else around.” Christie shared with me quickly. With her mother all to herself, McKenzie didn't have to make an effort to gain attention.‎ ‎ Just as Christie had noticed changes in McKenzie, I also discovered something different in each of my children during our alone times. For example, I am always surprised when my daughter, who is seldom close to me, holds my hand frequently. My stuttering (口吃的)son, Tom, doesn't stutter once during our activities since he doesn't have to struggle for a chance to speak. And another son, Sam, who's always a follower when around other children shines together.‎ The “Mommy and Me”time allows us to be simply alone and away with each child—talking ,sharing ,and laughing, which has been the biggest gain. Every child deserves to be an only child at least once in a while.‎ ‎24.What was the author and her neighbor's plan?‎ A. To teach their children how to stay alone.‎ B. To change their own children's bad habits.‎ C. To make a child live in the other home for a long time.‎ D. To help each other spend some time with one child at a time.‎ ‎25. How many children did the author have?‎ A.Five. B. Four. C.There. D.Two.‎ ‎26. After going through the plan, the author A. braver B.cleverer C.more active. D.more selfless.‎ ‎27.What can we learn from the text?‎ A.Having brothers and sisters is fun.‎ B. Every child needs parents' full attention.‎ C. It's tiring to take care of others’ children.‎ D. Parents should look after others' children.‎ C ‎ People have been acting like people-in other words, they’ve been making tools, creating ceremonies, and sharing food—for a long time. That's the conclusion of a recent study from South Africa's southern coast.‎ ‎ There, in a cave lying above the sea« researchers from Arizona State University have found evidence that humans were behaving in surprisingly complex ways as early as 164,000 years ago. Our species, Hamo sapiens, appeared an estimated 200,OOO years ago.‎ ‎ The cave held three important evidences about the behavior of these Stone Age people.‎ ‎ First，the researchers found the remains of all kinds of shellfish. The people who lived in the cave probably collected these creatures from rocky shores and tide pools and brought them to the cave to cat.‎ ‎ The researchers consider the early Africans move to the South African coast between 195,000 and 130,000 years ago. Around that time, the climate inland turned relatively cold and dry. Therefore, there were fewer plants and animals to cat away from the coast.‎ ‎ When these ancient people moved to the coast，they probably experienced a major cultural shift, th« researchers suspect. That's because observations of modern hunter ‎ gatherer societies suggest that men are more likely to hunt for big animals when people live inland. On the coast, women play a more important role in providing food by gathering plants and shellfish.‎ ‎ As for the second clue, the researchers uneartfacd 57 pieces of reddish pigment (颜料). The researchers think that the cave habitants used the paint for coloring their bodies or for other ceremonies. Symbolic behavior is a clearly human feature.‎ ‎ Finally, the search discovered over 1,800 stone tools，including well crafted blades (刀片.These blades came in various sixes. The smallest were just less than a half inch wide. Ancient people may have attached these blades to the end of a stick to make spears or other tools.‎ ‎28. Why did the early Africans move to the South African coast according to the text?‎ A. To avoid cold and dry weather.‎ B. To look for enough food to cat.‎ C. To seek the cultural development.‎ D.To collect more shellfish to make tools.‎ ‎29. What does the underlined word “unearthed” in Paragraph 7 mean?‎ Introduced. B. Produced. C.Used. D.Found.‎ ‎30. According to the text, we can learn that the cave habitants .‎ A. might make tools with kinds of blades B. could hunt for fish in the sea by ship C. made a living mainly by eating shellfish D. knew how to use colors for painting houses ‎31. What may be the best title for the text?‎ A. The finding of Stone Age tools B. New features of the Stone Age cave C. The behavior of Slone Age people D. Human behavior's development D ‎ We are naturally drawn to friends and colleagues with familiar voices, scientists have found. People prefer those who have a similar accent，intonation and tone of ‎ voice to themselves, they discovered.‎ ‎ Previous research has focused on how mate or female a voice sounds. Men with deeper voices and women with slightly higher voices were thought to sound more attractive, because they suggest a bigger or a smaller body.‎ ‎ But the new study,published by a linguistics expert in Canada, suggests there is a more complex mechanism (机制）at play. Dr Molly Babel, from the University of British Columbia in Canada ,said, The voice is an amazingly flexible tool that we use to construct our identity. Very few things in our voices are changeless, so we felt that our preferences had to be about more than a person’s shape and size. ”‎ ‎ She recorded 30 volunteers1 voices and asked each to rate the others' attractiveness on a range from one to nine. Each participant was from western America, with similar accents. The people we assessed were all in the same dialect group, but they showed that dialect to different degrees.‎ ‎ “We seem to like people who sound like we sound,we like people who fit within what we know，” Dr Babel said. She also found that breathy voices in women - typified by the famous American actress Marilyn Monroe—were seen as more attractive.‎ ‎ The breathy tone, caused by younger and thinner vocal cords (声带），implied youthfulness and health. A creaky (咕吱作响的) voice，suggesting a person has a cold, is tired or smokes, was seen as unattractive. The participants preferred men who spoke with a shorter average word length and deeper voices.‎ ‎32. The main purpose of the text is to .‎ A. inform readers of the new findings of voices B. compare male voices with female voices C. argue against women's voices of speaking D. encourage men to use deeper voices to speak ‎33.Dr Molly Babel mentions Marilyn Monroe in order to .‎ A. introduce a creaky voice ‎ B. explain a breathy voice C. challenge previous research D. promote her reputation ‎34. In terms of voice preferences* the new findings stress .‎ A. body size and shape B. shorter word length ‎ C. thicker vocal cords D.the same social groups ‎35. Whose voice may be unattractive according to (he text?‎ A. A young lady with a thin voice.‎ B. An old lady with a silvery voice.‎ C.A deep-voiced man with a dry throat.‎ D.A little man with a quiet and gentle voice.‎ 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。‎ ‎ School is more than a place where students learn subjects such as math, science and reading. 36 While the focus of school is not to make a student socially popular,learning these skills is an important part of education. You may have personal issues when it comes to making friends in class, but with coaching you will be well on your way to climbing the social Udder. Here are some instructions.‎ ‎ Partner with classmates. Use projects as a reason to partner with people you would like to become friends with in your class. 37 Be reliable when partnering on a project so that you carry your own weight and put your beat foot forward ‎ 38 There are many lulls (间歇）during class that will afford you an opportunity to engage a classmate. Giving a compliment to a person without overdoing it will help you come off friendly without looking desperate. Icebreakers can be as simple as saying hello or talking about the weather or class work.‎ ‎ Get involved in activities. Offer to join a study group or get involved in other school activities to meet up with potential friends. 39‎ ‎ Share your knowledge with others. Helping others you want lo befriend to understand a concept is a great way to avoid disrupting the class and to make contact.‎ ‎ 40 Send others positive signals such as smiling or waving so that you seem friendly.‎ A. Break the ice without disturbing the class.‎ B. Take an active approach to making friends.‎ C. Ask for help from students you want to befriend.‎ D. Join available school programs that you are interested in.‎ E. Assignments will give you an excuse to communicate if you are shy.‎ F. It is also an environment that teaches and tests social communication.‎ G. This can be pleasing as well as a great way to interact with parents.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ ‎ One day, an expert was speaking to a group of bu5iness students He used an 41 those students will never 42 .As he stood in front of the group, he pulled out a jar and setit on the tabic. He then 43 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks，one 44 a time, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the 45 and no more rocks would fit _46 , he asked, “Is the jar 47 ?” Everyone in the claw said,“Yes. ”He replied. “ Really? ”‎ ‎ He reached under the table and pulled out lots of gravel (粹石），then put some gravel in and 48 the jar，causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the 49 between the big rocks. He asked the group once more, "Is the jar full?” "Probably not,” one of them 50 . “Good!” he replied.‎ ‎ He reached under the table and 51 a bag of sand.He started putting the sand into the jar and it went into all the spaces 52 between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the 53 question. "Is the jar full?" “No!” the class shouted.‎ ‎ Once again he said. “Good! ” Then he put out a _54 of water and began to pour it in 55 the jar was filled to the top. Then he looked at the class and said ample 56 us is: If you don’t put the big rocks in 57，you'll never get them in 58 .What are the big rocks, in your life? In my life they are my 59 ones,my dreams,doing things that I love， time for myself, and my health. ,Remember to put ‎ these big 60 in first or you’ll never get them in at all. ” ‎ ‎41. A. agreement B.accident C. example D. excuse ‎42. A. realize B. forget C. remember D. agree ‎43. A. carefully B.suddenly C. especially D. hopefully ‎44. A. in B. on C. by D. at ‎45. A. top B. bottom C. line D. row ‎46. A. outside B.inside C. indoors D. outdoors ‎47. A. good B. new C.full D. useful ‎48； A. beat B. broke C. kicked D. shook ‎49. A. spaces B. paths C. units D. streets ‎50. A. doubted B. answered C. warned D. ordered ‎51. A. spoke out B. took on C. brought out D. put up ‎52. A. thrown B. damaged C. repaired D. left ‎53. A. same B. other C. different D. easy ‎54. A. car B. pond C. bottle D. room ‎55. A. after B. until C. when D. as ‎56. A. blames B. punishes C.teaches D. changes ‎57. A. last B. suddenly C. second D. first ‎58. A. above all B. at all C. first of all D. after all ‎59. A. loved B. planned C. changed D. admitted ‎60. A. sand B. villages C. people D. rocks 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎ Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book heroes of all time. He was created by Stan Le« in 1963. He 61 (introduce) to the world in the pages of Marvel comic books. At that time, Marvel was a small company and its 62 (compete) was a big company which had created Superman. But Spiderman was a hero that people liked 63 he had problems just like they did. He was a superhero，but people saw him 64 one of them. The success of the Spiderman comics meant that Marvel was soon one of the 65 (big) cartoon companies in the world.‎ ‎ Spiderman's story is the story of Peter Parker, a child 66 lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle. Peter is a shy，quiet boy wearing glasses and has few friends. One day, on a high school class trip to a science lab, he gets 67 (bite) by a special spider. Soon Peter realises he has amazing powers ： he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense. He no longer 68 (need) his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets!‎ ‎ 69 (Remember) something his uncle Ben had told him “With great power, there must also come great responsibility”，Peter decides to use his powers to fight 70 (enemy) who do cruel things to people. And so, Spiderman is born.‎ 第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小分，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、刪除或修改。‎ ‎ 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:把多余的同用斜线()划掉。‎ ‎ 修改:在错的词下划一横线，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10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ ‎ Last weekend，I watched a film, 13 Going on 30. The story is about an 13-year-old girl who is eager to be an adult, hopes she can have a beautiful face but a perfect body shape.‎ ‎ She wants to date some handsome guy she likes. Then the magical thing happens in, and she gets everything. But she feels confusing, because her life changes total. I had the same feeling as the girl when she was at her age. But now* when I looked back on it，I think we should value what we have. Every stage of life have its happiness， so there is no need skip any stage.‎ 第二节书面表达(满分25分）‎ ‎ 假定你是李华，上周你误会交换生John弄坏了你的手表，导致你们的关系紧张。就此请你用英语给他写封信，主要内容包括：‎ ‎ 1.表示歉意；‎ ‎ 2.解释原因；‎ ‎ 3.提出和好措施。‎ 注意：‎ ‎ 1.词数100左右；‎ ‎ 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎ 3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear John，‎ ‎ I’m writing the letter to you to ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours, ‎ Li Hua