2017-2018学年重庆市彭水一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题（Word版）

2017-2018学年重庆市彭水一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题（Word版）

重庆市彭水第一中学校2017--2018学年第二学期 高二第中期考试英语试题 说明：英语试卷共8页，满分150分。考试时间150分钟。‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎ 1．答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡在规定的位置上。‎ ‎ 2．答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。‎ ‎ 3．答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。‎ ‎ 4．所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。‎ 第一部分：听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. What are the two speakers talking about?‎ A. Study. B. Weather. C. Hometown.‎ ‎2. How does the man feel about the final exam?‎ ‎ A. It is difficult. B. It is important. C. It has only one page.‎ ‎3. What does the man mean?‎ ‎ A. His chance of getting the job is slim. ‎ B. He’s confident he’ll get the job. ‎ C. The interview didn’t go as well as he expected.‎ ‎4. When will the two speakers meet?‎ ‎ A. At 8:00. B. At 5:45. C. At 7:15.‎ ‎5. Who is Judy probably?‎ ‎ A. The man’s former neighbor. ‎ B. The man’s former colleague.‎ ‎ C. The man’s former schoolmate.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。‎ ‎6. What seems to be the woman’s problem?‎ ‎ A. Her car broke down. B. She didn’t feel well. C. She lost her wallet.‎ ‎7. Where is the woman going now?‎ ‎ A. To her home. B. To a taxi company. C. To the hospital.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8~9题。‎ ‎8. How did the woman learn Japanese?‎ ‎ A. She learnt it in school. ‎ ‎ B. She once went to Japan.‎ C. She learnt it from her father.‎ ‎9. How long has the woman been in China?‎ ‎ A. For 30 years. B. For 25 years. C. For 20 years. ‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10~12题。‎ ‎10. What is the man complaining about?‎ ‎ A. There is too much noise. ‎ ‎ B. There is too much dust. ‎ ‎ C. There is too much traffic.‎ ‎11. What do we know about the road near the man’s house?‎ ‎ A. Its condition is not good. B. It is being constructed.‎ ‎ C. It has completed the construction.‎ ‎12. What suggestion does the woman give to the man?‎ ‎ A. Showing the truth to the media. ‎ B. Collecting money for the construction. ‎ C. Holding a neighborhood meeting.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13~16题。‎ ‎13. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?‎ ‎ A. How to sell the products of their company. ‎ B. How to deal with difficult callers. ‎ C. How to answer customer’s phone calls properly.‎ ‎14. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?‎ ‎ A. Classmates. B. Couple. C. Colleagues.‎ ‎15. What kind of company is Diana?‎ ‎ A. Clothing. B. Food. C. Tour.‎ ‎16. How is the woman required to end a call?‎ ‎ A. By promising to do something. ‎ B. By offering something that sounds interesting.‎ ‎ C. By writing down customers’ names.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17~20题。‎ ‎17. How much did the speaker spend on the Brand Voyager tour?‎ ‎ A. $4,000. B. $3,000. C. $2,000.‎ ‎18. What was the speaker doing in a waiting room?‎ ‎ A. She was listening to some music. ‎ B. She was seeing a movie. ‎ C. She was taking some photos.‎ ‎19. Where did the speaker start on the one-hour flight tour?‎ ‎ A. From Hoover Dam. B. From the great Colorado River.‎ ‎ C. From the south of the canyon.‎ ‎20. Which of the following did the speaker have during the tour?‎ ‎ A. A sandwich. B. Some hot drinks. C. A piece of bread.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共10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 Welcome to Cape Town---the city that has everything!‎ About two million tourists visit Cape Town every year. It isn’t the capital city (that’s Johannesburg), but the Cape Town is South African’s most popular city with tourists for its beautiful views and sunny beaches to great shopping, Cape Town has something for everyone. In fact a vacation in Cape Town is unforgettable!‎ Adventure &outdoors For the outdoor adventure or sports fan, Cape Town has a lot of activities from climbing to diving---all combined with fantastic setting and sunny skies.‎ Water sports & diving Cape Town’s beaches are perfect for water sports. Scuba diving is also popular. The many shipwrecks（失事船只）along the coastline offer some excellent dives. The more adventurous diver can even try shark cage (鲨鱼笼) diving to get eye-to-eye with a great white! If you aren’t so adventurous, try a visit to Boulders Beaches. It’s part of a protect area for the African penguin. You can walk around on wooden roads and watch the penguins in their natural environment. It’s great for swimming too, if you don’t mind coming face-to-face with a penguin or two!‎ Cape Town’s weather is pleasant. In summer, it’s about 26℃(and remember, mid-summer here is January!), and the winner temperatures don’t usually fall below 10℃. The local money is the rand. There are one hundred cents to every rand. The three main languages are Xhosa, English and Afrikaans. Th population of Cape Town is about 3.5.million. ‎ 21. What can we learn about Cape Town?‎ A. It is underdeveloped. B. It is bigger than Johannesburg.‎ C. It is less famous than Pretoria. D. It is a well-visited city 22. Which of the following is a special sight at Boulders Beach?‎ A. Shipwrecks B. Penguins C. Sharks D. Shops 23. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?‎ A. A few facts about Cape Town. B. Some suggestions for tourists.‎ C.The best time to go to Cape Town. D. The reasons for visiting Cape Town.‎ B Japan is starting to experiment with self-driving buses in rural（乡村的）communities, such as the town of Nishikata, where the elderly are living a hard life because of fewer bus and taxi services as the population ages and becomes smaller.‎ The advance of the self-driving technology is making cities such as Paris and Singapore experiment with such services, which could prove important in Japan , where population are not only graying, but becoming smaller, in rural areas.‎ Japan could start the self-driving services for communities that are far from cities by 2020, if the experiments begun this month prove successful.‎ The government plans to turn highway rest stops into centers from which to drive the elderly to medical and banking services.‎ ‎“Smaller towns in Japan are graying even faster than cities, and there are just not enough workers to drive buses and taxis,” said Hiroshi Nakajima of mobile gaming software maker Dehe NACo.‎ In the initial (最初的) experiment, the elderly of Nishikata were sent from a service area to some organizations providing healthcare services.‎ ‎“I worry about not being able to go out when I am no longer able to drive,” said one test rider, ‎ Shuze Yuzawa, adding that she would be open to using such services.‎ The test also checked the vehicle’s safety in road conditions, and if those crossing its path would react to the warning it gives.‎ The ride, at a speed of about 10 kilometers per hour, felt comfortable and safe, said test taker Mieko Shimazaki, 71, but he 72-year-old husband, Susumu, said, “self-driving cars could be useful in the future, but I’d like to see them go faster, at least at 40 kilometers per hour.”‎ 21. Why are diverless buses appearing in Nishikata?‎ A. Nobody there can drive a bus. B. Its population is aging and falling.‎ C. People there welcome new things. D. People there can hardly afford cars.‎ 22. What does the government plan to do?‎ A. Provide healthcare services. B. Train more bus and taxi drivers.‎ C. Produce more and more driverless cars. D. Set up centers picking up passengers.‎ 23. What was Shiza Ynzawa’s attitude toward the self-driving services?‎ A. She was in favor of them. B. She was doubtful about them.‎ C. She was uncertain about them. D. She was strongly against them.‎ 24. Which of the following about self-driving buses did Susumu think could improve?‎ A. Their space. B. Their safety.‎ C. Their speed. D. Their price.‎ C Parents, you’ve worked hard to teach the most important life lessons to your little ones. You ask them to say “please” and “thank you”, you remind them to eat with a knife and fork, and you never,ever let them pick their nose in public. But there’s one important lesson that you might be forgetting-- and it’s nothing you can cover in a simple conversation.‎ According to a new study in the journal Science, babies receive more than genetics(基因) from their parents. They can also get certain good qualities, such as persistence(坚持不懈)，by watching how adults behave. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology say that babies who watched an adult struggle(努力) with and then triumph over something were more likely to show persistence themselves when given a new task.‎ The team at MIT studied 262 babies between the ages of 13 and 18 months. They places them in one of three situations. In the first one, the lead researcher struggled with two different toys’ problems before solving them, letting the the baby watch while she did so. The second time ,the researcher solved the problems but did not struggle with them. And for the third scene, she did not do anything.‎ After each scene, the researcher left a small musical toy with the child. She showed the baby that it could play music but did not teach them how to turn it on. The babies who had watched the researcher struggle discovered and pressed the toy’s button (按钮) a much greater number of times than those in the last two groups. In other words, the babies did not copy what they had watched; they learned not to give up, instead.‎ Now, the researchers are interested in finding which ways of talking with babies influence them the most. They also hope to know if the results can work in the real world, as well as whether the lesson of persistence might last into adulthood.‎ 28. What important lesson might parents forget?‎ A. Asking their kids to be polite.‎ B. Setting an example for their kids.‎ C. Teaching their kids good table manners.‎ D. Using proper words in front of their kids.‎ 28. What do the underlined words “triumph over” in Paragraph 2 mean?‎ A. Succeed at B. Look at C. Search for D. Care for 29. What did the study mainly show？‎ A. Babies finished difficult tasks through copying.‎ B. Babies learned the value of persistence.‎ C. Kids learned most from their parents.‎ D. Kids are smarter than we thought.‎ 30. What will the researchers make an effort do?‎ A. Know the influence of society on behaviors.‎ B. Help parents get along with their kids.‎ C. Put the research results into practice.‎ D. Learn more about babies’ language.‎ D George Grey was born in Lisbon in Portugal on 14 April 1812. After completing his education at the Royal Military at Sandhurst in England in 1862,Grey went to Irish with the army. He felt sorry for the Irish people and thought it would improve their lives if they moved to Australia. In 1836 he planned to lead an expedition(远征军) to look for land for a settlement in northwest Australia.‎ He left England on the Beagle in July 1837. In Cape Town he took another ship, the Lynher, and sailed to the north coast of Western Australia. After landing near Collier Bay his group walked inland. Grey and his men were totally inexperienced and lacked survival skills, the local people were hostile and Grey was injured. It took two weeks before he was well enough to travel. They discovered and named the Glenelg River, Stephen Range and Mount Lyell, the land was not suitable for settlement, so in April they sailed to the island country Mauritius to get some rest.‎ Grey returned to Australia, and in February 1839 he sailed from Perth to Shark Bay, Western Australia. His team landed with three whaleboats to go northwards. They lost their food when one whaleboat was damaged in a strong storm. They finally reached Shark Bay. They set sail back to Perth but both boats were damaged. After making it to shore(岸) with very little food, they began walking to Perth, 483 kilometers away. It was hard going in the heat with very little food and water. His men were badly weakened and one died. Grey pushed on ahead and arrived in Perth on 21 April. His men arrived later. He noted the fertile(富饶的) area south of the Murchison River and people began to settle there in 1850.‎ 31. Why did Grey lead an expedition to Australia.‎ A. To research om Australia.‎ B. To break away from the Irish army.‎ C. To show their strong fighting spirit.‎ D. To find a better place to live.‎ ‎33. What happened when George Grey’ s men first arrived in Australia?‎ A. They lost their ship the Lynher.‎ B. The settled on the north when north coast.‎ C. They found it hard to survive.‎ D. They lost their way inland.‎ ‎34. What does the underlined word “hostile” in paragraph 2 probably mean?‎ A. Unfriendly B. Foolish C. Strong D. Upset ‎35. What can be learned about the whaleboats?‎ A. Not all of them carried food.‎ B. They were all damaged by storms.‎ C. Not all of them reached the final stop.‎ D. They all went north first and then south.‎ 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。‎ You can take a selfie with a hand-held digital camera or mobile phone and later share it on the Internet. So selfies have been especially popular over the years. 36   Love them or hate them, selfies show no sign of stopping.‎ After all, the selfie is the most important way to show off on holiday. Everyone has his own way to take the holiday selfies. How can you take the best holiday selfies?   37 ‎ ‎◆‘Food chew’style Want to let everyone know how exciting your holiday food choices are?  38 You can also cut off a piece to show off what’s inside. But don’t have food hanging out of your mouth. Remember, food always looks best before being eaten.‎ ‎◆‘I’ m so adventurous’ style Rock climbing, hiking, surfing, or skiing?   39  Just let the natural settings make people go “wow”. One commonly used gesture is spreading out an arm to show how thrilled you are. But remember that no one likes a sweaty selfie.‎ ‎◆‘I am cultured tourist’ style ‎ 40 You can also try an optical illusion（视错觉）by making it look like you’re holding up the leaning tower of Pisa, touching the top of the Eiffel Tower, or picking the Sphinx’s nose.‎ A. Just taking a selfie against a famous cultural site makes you look great.‎ B. Some people have no idea where to travel.‎ C. According to a recent survey, haft of the interviewees admitted to taking a selfie while on holiday.‎ D. These adventurous holiday moments are great for a selfie.‎ E. Different cultures have different characteristics of food.‎ F. Hold up some food on your fork or chopsticks.‎ G. Here are some useful posing tips for you.‎ 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）‎ 阅读下列短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Welcome Gift ‎ Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them 41 side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to ‎ celebrate their new home. The loud 42 filled the room and made them feel very happy.‎ ‎ The next morning, 43 , their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a 44 under their door during the night. One of their neighbor had written to complain(抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all 45 people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their 46 and apologize for their playing.‎ ‎ “Maybe we could go and 47 everyone in person.” his mother said.‎ ‎ “What if we invited them to come here for a 48 instead? Dario asked.‎ They both loved the 49 . Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts 50 their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.‎ ‎ Finally, the day of the party 51 . Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to 52 . One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, 53 Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.‎ ‎“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I 54 that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”‎ ‎ Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we 55 you an apology.” she said. “I didn’t 56 how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.‎ ‎ “You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such 57 music.”‎ ‎ “These songs are beautiful music.” Dario’s mother said. “We will be 58 to play them in the evening.”‎ ‎“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to 59 the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face. It gave him a feeling of 60 and made him feel that they were home at last.‎ 41. A. sat B. stood C. lay D. walked 42. A. voice B. ring C. music D. cry 43. A. therefore B. however C. otherwise D. instead 44. A. note B. poster C. bill D. report 45. A. proud B. rich C. lucky D. nice 46. A. neighbors B. friends C. relatives D. audience 47. A. blame B. instruct C. question D. visit 48. A. party B. concert C. show D. play 49. A. experience B. idea C. performance D. action 50. A. to B. with C. for D. from 51. A. continued B. arrived C. passed D. finished 52. A. order B. sell C. share D. advertise 53. A. treated B. presented C. helped D. served 54. A. promised B. admitted C. agreed D. worried 55. A. give B. send C. offer D. owe 56. A. realize B. remember C. understand D. accept 57. A. sweet B. strange C. funny D. loud 41. A. brave B. sorry C. happy D. afraid 42. A. changing B. practicing C. recording D. writing ‎60. A. equality B. freedom C. warmth D. sympathy 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。 ‎ Two weeks after the popular show Chinese Poetry Conference, a new program, Reader( 朗读者)，has become much 61 (popular) than it.‎ ‎ The weekly talk show, hosted by the famous hostess Dong Qing, invites people from all walks of life 62 (read) aloud poems,essays and book excerpts(节选) they like or wrote .The guests who join 63 it also share their own life stories and explain the reason why particular pieces touched their hearts.Viewers can often be moved to tears 64 they listen to those stories.‎ ‎ Three days after its first broadcast on CCTV-1, Readers has been 65 (great) successful and interested thousands of people. Through the poetic words, Readers has made ‎ 66 public pay attention to the 67 (lose) habit of reading aloud. Readers is one of the cultural TV 68 (program) to restore (恢复) the country’s love for literature. Its success is very 69 (encourage) in today’s television world where TV series 70 (play) a leading part so far.‎ 第四部分写作(共三节, 满分 35分)‎ 第一节 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：把缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），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l1处起）不计分。‎ Smart-phone apps certainly make our life easier. And now, it look like they could even do our homework for us. Recent years have seen the release of a variety of study aid apps aimed at student. Most of these apps allow users take a photo of our schoolwork and the correct answers will just appear on their smart-phones. Although they are conveniently, these apps present problems to both parents but teachers. Most students just copy the answers from the app, while only a few use the app to study. Better still, some students even use the study aid apps as social networks. But, this isn’t to say that study aid apps should be completely banned. Parents and teachers should give necessary guidance to help students take the advantage of the study aid apps’ strengths and avoiding their weaknesses.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你是李明，请你就本校食堂的状况给校长写一封投诉信，内容可涉及食堂的饭菜质量、价格、环境和服务等．注意：1. 词数不少于100；‎ ‎2. 可适当增加细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。‎ 英语试题答案 ‎1-10 BAABC ACABA 11-20 BCCCA ACBCA ‎21〜23 DBA 24〜27 BDAC 28〜31 BABC 32〜35 DCAC ‎ ‎36-40．CGFDA ‎41-45 A C B A D 46-50 A D A B C 51-55.B C B D D 56--60. A D C B C 21. more popular 62. to read 63.in 64. when 65. greatly 66. the 67. lost 68 .programs ‎ ‎69. encouraging 70. have played Smart-phone apps certainly make our life easier. And now, it look like they could even do our homework for us. ‎ ‎ looks ‎ Recent years have seen the release of a variety of study aid apps aimed at student. Most of these apps allow users ‎ ‎ students ‎^take a photo of our schoolwork and the correct answers will just appear on their smart-phones. Although they to their ‎ ‎ are conveniently , these apps present problems to both parents but teachers. Most students just copy the answers ‎ convenient and ‎ from the app, while only a few use the app to study. Better still, some students even use the study aid apps as social ‎ ‎ Worse ‎ networks. But,this isn’t to say that study aid apps should be completely banned. Parents and teachers should give ‎ However necessary guidance to help students take the advantage of the study aid apps’ strengths and avoiding their ‎ avoid ‎ weaknesses. ‎ 作文：‎ ‎ Dear President，     My name is Li Ming．I am writing to make a complaint about the canteen service of our school．（点明书信目的）     The focus of the complaint is the poor quality and high price of the food．In the first place，the rice is very hard，the steam bread is often cold，and the vegetables are always overcooked．In addition，the price of the food is so high that many poor students are burdened heavily．【高分句型一】Under these circumstances，I find it impossible for us students to fully concentrate on the study and enjoy the campus life．（投诉的问题）     I will be very obliged if you can consider my complaint seriously．I do hope the service of the canteen will be much improved as soon as possible．【高分句型二】Thank you for your time and kind consideration．（表示感谢）                                             Yours sincerely，                                                    Li Ming