英语卷·2018届重庆市璧山中学高二上学期期中考试（2016-11）

英语卷·2018届重庆市璧山中学高二上学期期中考试（2016-11）

璧山中学2016-2017学年度上期高2018级半期考试 英 语 试 题 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。‎ ‎1. What does the man try to do?‎ A. Ask the waiter for help. ‎ B. Get the woman more tea.‎ C. Clean the woman’s clothes.‎ ‎2. What did the man forget to do?‎ A. Pay for the Internet.‎ B. Finish his research.‎ C. Fix the computer.‎ ‎3. What did the man probably learn in France?‎ A. Cooking. B. Engineering. C. Painting.‎ ‎4. How does the man probably feel?‎ A. Satisfied. B. Anxious. C. Relaxed.‎ ‎5. Where might Tony be today?‎ A. At home. B. On the playground. C. In another classroom.‎ 第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. How long did the man think it would take to drive here?‎ A. Two hours. B. Three hours. C. Five hours.‎ ‎7. What had the woman been doing?‎ A. Traveling in Arizona. B. Serving in the army. C. Working from home.‎ 听第7段材料， 回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. How many bands will there be this year?‎ A. 10. B. 12. C. 22.‎ ‎9. What does the woman think of the ticket price at first?‎ A. Fair. B. Expensive. C. Cheap.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Where is the woman’s husband from?‎ A. Italy. B. America. C. China.‎ ‎11. What do the speakers have in common?‎ A. They speak Chinese. ‎ B. They come from China.‎ C. They like Chinese food.‎ ‎12. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. In a restaurant. B. In a store. C. At a farmer’s market.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. How do the speakers know each other?‎ A. They were high school classmates.‎ B. They studied their master’s degree together.‎ C. They worked in Hollywood years ago.‎ ‎14. Who is Steve Rodgers?‎ A. The man. B. The man’s son. C. The woman’s husband.‎ ‎15. Where did the woman live in 2006?‎ A. In Iceland. B. In Los Angeles. C. In Berkeley.‎ ‎16. How many daughters does the man have?‎ A. None. B. One C. Three 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Which country is King from?‎ A. Mexico. B. Australia. C. The United States.‎ ‎18. According to some people, what influenced King’s writing?‎ A. His family. B. His friend’s death. C. The books he read.‎ ‎19. When did King graduate from college?‎ A. In 1970. B. In 1972. C. In 1974.‎ ‎20. What is surprising about the novel Carrie?‎ A. It didn’t make much money.‎ B. King almost threw it away.‎ C. King didn’t finish it.‎ 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Use your American Express Card to enjoy one-day visit at four of America's greatest museums. Note the participating museums, and their exciting special exhibitions that you will not want to miss.‎ Boston Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Chairs November11th-December 8th, 2016‎ ‎ Italian furniture expert Fausto Calderai and Indian photographer Dayanita Singh present an exhibition of chairs from the museum's collection and "chair photographs" from around the world presented in a Venetian-style hall housing world-famous masterpieces. ‎ For more information: www. gardnermuseum. org New York The Noguchi Museum Noguehi and Graham December 2nd-December 30th, 2016‎ ‎ Noguchi's long-term collaboration(协作) with dancer Martha Graham is regarded by many as a high point in the history of both modern dance and art. The exhibition highlights nine of the sets created through this collaboration. ‎ For more information: www. noguchi. org Philadelphia Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts In Full View: American Painting (1720-2016)‎ October11th-December10th, 2016‎ ‎ Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy has been home to America's artists for more than 200 years. The Academy collects and exhibits the works of famous American artists, and is well-known for training fine artists. 2016 show begins with the largest exhibition of Academy's distinguished American collection in the institution's history. ‎ For more information: www. pafa. org Seattle Seattle Museum of Glass Murano: Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection November 1st-30th, 2016‎ ‎ This exhibition includes over 200 pieces of beautiful glass from Murano, the island of glassblowers near Venice, Italy. Watch live glass-blowing shows in the Hot Shop and see other modern glass exhibitions. ‎ For more information: www. museumofglass. org ‎21. Which of the following websites offers information about the furniture show?‎ A. www. museumofglass. org B. www. noguchi. org C. www. gardnermuseum. org D. www. pafa. org ‎ ‎22. At which place can people enjoy art works about modern dance and art?‎ A. Boston B. Seattle C. Philadelphia D. New York ‎23. If you want to know the history of American painting, you may visit ___________. ‎ A. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts B. the Noguchi Museum ‎ C. Seattle Museum of Glass D. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ‎ ‎24. The passage is most likely to appear in_____________.‎ A. a textbook B. a report C. a science magazine D. a travel guide B Old Mrs. Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire line outside her shabby cottage, unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby tree watching her every move. They were determined to find out if she really was a witch. ‎ They watched as she took a broomstick to clean the dirt from her stone steps. But, much to their disappointment, she did not mount the broomstick and take flight. Suddenly, the old lady's work was interrupted by the cackling of her hen—a signal that an egg had been laid in the warm nest on top of the haystack. ‎ ‎ The old broomstick was put aside as she hobbled off towards the haystack followed by Sooty, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap some time back. The cat following the aged lady provided proof—the children were sure that only a witch could own a black cat with three legs. ‎ There, standing on a wooden box, was Mrs. Tailor, stretching out to gather her precious egg. ‎ Taking the egg in one of her hands, she began to climb down when, without warning, the box broke and the old lady fell. ‎ ‎ "We have to go and help her," whispered Amy. ‎ ‎ "What if it is a trick?" replied Ben. ‎ ‎ "Don't be silly, Ben. If she were a witch, she would have turned us into frogs already," reasoned Meg. "Come on Amy, let's go." The girls climbed down the tree and ran all the way to the haystack. ‎ ‎ Approaching carefully, they could see a wound on the old lady's face. She had knocked her head on a stone and her ankle was definitely broken. "Go and get Dad," Amy yelled to her brother. "Tell him about the accident." ‎ The boys did not need another excuse to leave. They ran as fast as they could for help, hoping that Mrs. Tailor would not wake and turn the girls into frogs. ‎ ‎25. The children hid in the tree in order to_____. ‎ A. watch Mrs. Tailor do her housework closely. B. find out whether Mrs. Tailor was a witch. ‎ C. play a hide-and-seek game. D. steal something from the old lady. ‎ ‎26. Mrs. Tailor stopped sweeping when _____. ‎ A. she heard the hen cackling B. her front steps were clean ‎ C. she noticed the children in the tree D. she was ready to take a flight ‎27. What does the underlined part “hobbled off” mean?‎ A. hurried off B. rushed out C. walked difficultly D. walked quickly ‎28. What did the boys have in mind when asked to get their dad for help?‎ A. They were unwilling to leave Mrs. Tailor. B. It’s a good excuse for them to get away.‎ C. They still need one more excuse to leave. D. They were worried about Mrs. Tailor.‎ C ‎ Both men and women are living longer these days in industrialized countries. However, women on average, live longer. In general, they can expect to live six or seven years more than men. One reason for this is biological.‎ One important biological factor that helps women live longer is the difference in hormones between men and women. Hormones are chemicals which are produced by the body to control various body functions. Between the ages of about 12 and 50, women produce hormones that are involved in fertility(生育能力). These hormones also have a positive effect on the heart and blood flow. In fact, women are less likely to have high blood pressure or to die from heart attacks.‎ The female hormones also protect the body in another way. They help the body defend itself against some kinds of infections. This means that women generally get sick less often and less seriously than men. The common cold is a good example: women, on average, get fewer colds than men.‎ Women are also helped by their female genes. Scientists are still not exactly sure how genes influence aging, but they believe that they do. Some think that a woman’s body cells have a tendency(向) to age more slowly than a man’s. Others think that a man’s body cells have a tendency to age more quickly. Recent research seems to support both of these possibilities. ‎ ‎29. Which of the following statements about the female hormones is not true?‎ ‎ A. They have a good effect on women’s heart. ‎ B. They contribute to blood flow of females.‎ C. They help women’s bodies defend themselves against infections.‎ D. They cause women to die from heart attacks.‎ ‎30. What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?‎ A. scientists B. hormones C. women D. genes ‎31. The passage is mainly about_____.‎ A. Why women lives longer than men B. What women do to live longer C. How hormones affect women’s health D. How genes influence aging D Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer (征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two "Irelands". Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country. ‎ ‎ In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work, forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851. ‎ ‎ For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace. ‎ ‎ The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were "the greatest talkers since the Greeks". Since independence, Ireland has revived (复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc. ‎ ‎32. What does the author tell us in paragraph 1? ‎ A. how the Irish fought against the English. B. how Ireland gained independence. ‎ C. how two "Irelands" came into being. D. how English rulers tried to conquer Ireland.‎ ‎33. We learn from the text that in Ireland _____. ‎ ‎ A. people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside ‎ B. it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker ‎ ‎ C. different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments ‎ ‎ D. food shortages in the 1840s led to a decrease in population ‎ ‎34. What’s the writer’s attitude toward the Irish people?‎ A. negative B. positive C. indifferent D. critical ‎35. What can be the best title for the text? ‎ ‎ A. Ireland, past and present B. A very difficult history ‎ ‎ C. The independence of Ireland D. Life in Ireland 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。‎ Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. 36 But when you're asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a ‎ normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in. ‎ ‎37 You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don't like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't very confident. ‎ If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive（不坦率的）person. You worry a lot and you're always easily upset. You're very stubborn（顽固的）, but you aren't very ambitious. 38 This means that you enjoy having a good time for the moment. ‎ If you sleep curled up（卷曲）, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you're often defensive. 39 You prefer to be on your own. You're easily hurt.‎ If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You're usually careful. 40 You always say what you think even if it makes others angry . ‎ A. You have a confident personality.‎ B. You often live a simple life.‎ C. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.‎ D. Your two personalities are connected with your sleeping position.‎ E. If you go to sleep on your back, you're a very open person.‎ F. You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your ‎ behavior.‎ G. You're shy and you don't normally like meeting people．‎ 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。 ‎ One day, a professor walked into the classroom and asked his students to get ready for a surprise test. They waited 41 at their desks for the test to begin. The professor 42 the question papers, with the text facing down as usual. After he handed them all out, he asked his students to 43 the page and begin. To everyone’s surprise, there were no 44 , just a black dot in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyone’s face, told them the following:‎ ‎“I want you to write what you 45 there.”‎ The students， 46 , got started on the inexplicable (费解的) task.‎ At the end of the class, the professor 47 all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no 48 , described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been 49 , the classroom was silent, and the professor began to explain:‎ ‎“I’m not going to grade this. I 50 wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the 51 part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our 52 . We have a white paper to observe and 53 , but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a 54 given to us with love and care, and we always have 55 to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that 56 our livelihood and the miracles we see every day.”‎ ‎ 57 , we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the 58 _ relationship with colleagues, the 59__ with a friend, and etc.‎ The dark spots are very 60 compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds.”‎ ‎41. A. anxiously B. eagerly C. happily D. sadly ‎42. A. referred to B. wrapped up C. handed out D. pointed at ‎43. A. fold B. use C. open D. turn ‎ ‎44. A. answers B. questions C. choices D. scores【来源：全,品…中&高*考+网】45. A. remember B. imagine C. see D. study ‎46. A. confused B. surprised C. curious D. displeased ‎47. A. finished B. collected C. marked D. selected ‎48. A. excuse B. doubt C. explanation D. exception ‎ ‎49. A. read B. answered C. returned D. said ‎ ‎50. A. also B. even C. simply D. finally ‎51. A. white B. black C. beautiful D. big ‎52. A. classrooms B. lives C. colleges D. studies ‎53. A. send B. keep C. show D. enjoy ‎ ‎54. A. burden B. pressure C. gift D. lesson ‎55. A. time B. reasons C. freedom D. festivals ‎56. A. threatens B. ruins C. changes D. provides ‎ ‎57. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Moreover ‎58. A. cold B. close C. special D. strong ‎59. A. stay B. contact C. disappointment D. satisfaction ‎60. A. dark B. round C. dirty D. small ‎ 第Ⅱ卷 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。‎ Scientific studies have shown that animals as well as human beings, experience different kinds of 61 (emotion). Charles Darwin was the first scientist 62 (write) about the existence of emotions in animals. He studied the 63 (behave) of dogs and 64 (find) that they could express feelings like fear, joy and anger. For example, when a dog 65 (sudden) started barking, it might be afraid 66 something or feel threatened. Modern researches show that dogs need love and 67 sense of safety just as humans do. People 68 (raise) dogs know how they are attached to their owners. You can never imagine 69 cheerful they will be when their owners come back from a journey. And there are reports of dogs that refused to eat after their owner passed away. So humans should appreciate the love and company from dogs. Please remember that it is you that 70 (be) the whole world for your dog.‎ 第四部分 写作（共三节，满45分） ‎ 第一节 单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 根据所给单词的首字母和汉语意思并结合句意，写出其正确形式。‎ ‎71. J.K.Rowling is going to have her new book p______ next year. (出版)‎ ‎72.P______(就个人而言), I think Jackie did a good job in the film.‎ ‎73.First, Let me make a b_____ (简短的) introduction to our school.‎ ‎74.J______(判断)from her accent, she must be from Chongqing.‎ ‎75.It seems that nobody knows the best s______ (解决办法)to the problem.‎ ‎76.My mind went b_____(空白的) when my English teacher asked me the question.‎ ‎77. We should make every effort to save natural r______.(资源)‎ ‎78.Population experts p_____ (预测) that most people will live in cities in the near future.‎ ‎79. We must keep in mind that our efforts will pay off e_____.(最终)‎ ‎80. I would appreciate it if you could accept my i_______. (邀请)‎ 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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误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：把多余的词作斜线（）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。‎ Today in China, most family have only one child. Many parents do however they can to make sure their children grow up well. Many children never do a housework, let alone taking care themselves. And it’s not surprised to see that parents are always the ones who carry the heavy bags while travelling with their only child. Gradually some children get used to depend on their parents. As a result, they lacked the ability to face the problems by themselves, that is not good for our future life. But it’s time to do something to help children to be independent. ‎ 第三节　书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 假如将有一些英国师生到你校进行一周的友好访问，请你代表全体师生用英语写一篇100词左右的欢迎词，内容包括：‎ ‎1.欢迎英国客人的到来；‎ ‎2.简单介绍他们在校期间活动安排；‎ ‎3.希望达到的目的。‎ Honorable British guests, dear teachers and fellow students,‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Thanks for listening!‎ ‎璧山中学2016-2017学年度上期高2018级半期考试参考答案 一、听力 ‎1～5CAABA 6～10ACCBB 11～15CBACA 16～20 CCBAB 二、阅读理解 ‎21～24CDAD 25～28BACB 29～31DDA 32～35 CDBA 36～40FECGA 三、完型填空 ‎41～45ACDBC 46～50ABDAC 51～55 ABDCB 56～60 DBACD 四、语法填空 ‎61. emotions 62. to write 63. behavio(u)r 64. found 65. suddenly ‎66. of 67. a 68. raising 69. how 70. are ‎ 五、单词拼写 ‎71.published 72.Personally 73.brief 74.Judging 75. solution ‎ ‎76.blank 77.resources 78.predict 79. eventually 80. invitation 六、短文改错 七、写作 Honorable British guests, dear teachers and fellow students,‎ First of all, on behalf of our school, I would like to extend a warm welcome to our honorable guests from Britain.‎ During your stay at our school, we will first show you around to give you a general idea of how our school works. Then, you will visit our Chinese Paper Cutting Club, where you can learn more about traditional Chinese culture through paper cutting. We’ve also arranged a football match to promote our friendship. Students in our school are excited about it and anxious to learn from you. After that, you will be taken to several Chinese host families to experience a distinctive life and enjoy some tasty food.‎ We sincerely hope that these activities will strengthen our mutual understanding. Finally, we wish you a pleasant stay here!‎ Thanks for listening!‎ ‎ (命题：陈小雨；审题：夏春燕)‎