2017-2018学年江苏省金陵中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年江苏省金陵中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷，共八部分，满分120分。考试时间120分钟。‎ 第I卷（共三部分，满分74分）‎ 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。录音内容结束后，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.Who is coming for tea?‎ A. Mark. ‎ B. John. ‎ C. Tracy.‎ ‎2. What will the man do next?‎ A. Stay for dinner.‎ B. Go to the railway station.‎ C. Prepare for the dinner.‎ ‎3. What does the man come for?‎ A. A dinner. ‎ B. A meeting. ‎ C. A party.‎ ‎4. What size does the man want?‎ A. 9. ‎ B. 35.‎ C. 39.‎ ‎5. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. Life in Southwest Asia. ‎ B. Weather conditions.‎ C. A holiday tour.‎ 第二节：(共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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. Why doesn’t the man want to book seats downstairs?‎ A. They are too expensive. ‎ B. They are uncomfortable. ‎ C. They are too close to the stage.‎ ‎7. When does the man plan to see the performance?‎ A. On October 1st. 　　　　 ‎ B. On October 21st. 　　　　　　　　 ‎ C. On October 25th.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What,s the complaint of the man’s neighbor?‎ A.Loud noise. ‎ B.Bad sleeping room. ‎ C.An important meeting.‎ ‎9.What were the man and his friends about to do? ‎ A.Change a room. ‎ B.Apologize to their neighbor. ‎ C.End their activity. ‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 ‎ ‎10.What is Miss Lan going to work as in Ola city? ‎ A. A doctor. ‎ B. A nurse. ‎ C. A teacher. ‎ ‎11.What worries Miss Lan so much? ‎ A.She no friends in Ola. ‎ B.The work in Ola is hard to do. ‎ C.The people in Ola are not friendly. ‎ ‎12.How will Miss Lan keep in touch with Mr.Huang after she arrives in Ola? ‎ A.By e-mail. ‎ B.By phone. ‎ C.By letter. ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 ‎ ‎13.Why did the man miss the woman’s phone call yesterday? ‎ A.His phone was turned off. ‎ B.He was taking a shower. ‎ C.He didn’t take his phone with him. ‎ ‎14.What did the woman do yesterday? ‎ A.She went shopping. ‎ B.She went to a concert. ‎ C.She played computer games. ‎ ‎15.Why did the woman call the man?‎ ‎ A.To invite him to her wedding. ‎ B.To ask something about Megan. ‎ C.To invite him to her sister’s wedding. ‎ ‎16.When will the woman pick up the man next Saturday? ‎ A.At 13:00. ‎ B.At 13:20. ‎ C.At 14:00. ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题。 ‎ ‎17.What does Alexandra Grace work for? ‎ A.New Zealand Embassy Beijing. ‎ B.QS World University Ranking System. ‎ C.The Multi-cultural Environment Organization. ‎ ‎18.What stops some students choosing New Zealand for study? ‎ A.Its environment. ‎ B.Its size. ‎ C.Its population. ‎ ‎19.What’s the total yearly cost for a Chinese student to study in a New Zealand university? ‎ A.20,000 dollars. ‎ B.25,000 dollars. ‎ C.45,000 dollars. ‎ ‎20.What message about New Zealand does the speaker mainly convey? ‎ A.Its multi-cultural environment is good for tourists. ‎ B.Its higher education is suitable for Chinese students. ‎ C Its breath-taking scenery is absolutely worth seeing.‎ 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分） ‎ 第一节 单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） ‎ 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。‎ ‎21.---How beautiful he draws!‎ ‎ ---Yes, the little boy has a____for drawing. He will be a painter_____.‎ A．present; on time B．gift; in time C．power; at a time D．sense; at one time ‎22. Many major economic problems____to be solved, there is no point____the growth rate of this year now.‎ A．remaining; predicting B．remaining; to predict C．remained; predicting D．remained; to predict ‎23. Churchill once warned Hitler, “If you dare to invade Britain, you____pay for it with great cost.”‎ A. will ‎ B. shall ‎ C. may ‎ D. should ‎24. Compared with her sister, Mary is even more___to, and more easily troubled by, what people think of her, so you’d better not say much before her.‎ A. sensible ‎ B. sensitive ‎ C. addicted ‎ D. available ‎25. It hasn’t been___whether food from cloned animals is really safe for humans to eat. ‎ A. confirmed ‎ B. considered ‎ C. turned out ‎ D. worked out ‎26. ---Julia failed to____her mid-term exam.‎ ‎ ---What a pity! No wonder she is in low spirits.‎ A. get over ‎ B. get through C. get across D. get round ‎27. ____the past year as an exchange student in Hong Kong, Linda appears more mature than those of her age.‎ A. Spending B. Having been spend C. Having spend D. To spend ‎28. ____these experiments are interesting, it’s important to remember that they may not aleys tell us much.‎ A. While B. When C. As D. Since ‎29. People have the belief____factories should produce fewer things from raw materials,____the supply is growing smaller and smaller.‎ A. which; that B. that; of which C. that; whose D. which; whose ‎30. They were lost at sea,____wind and weather.‎ A. at the cost of B. at the risk of C. at the sight of D. at the mercy of ‎31. It’s a pity that he failed some exams and didn’t have enough____to graduate this year.‎ A. credits B. praises C. awards D. rewards ‎32. ---Education shouldn’t be ____ by examination result only.‎ ‎ ---I couldn’t agree more.‎ A. absorbed B. measured ‎ C. adopted D. valued ‎33. ____, the shower water is no longer usable until the chemicals and wastes are removed from it.‎ A. Considering to be polluted B. Considering to be polluting C. Considering to have been polluted D. Considering to have polluted ‎34. With so many ____ outside, I find it hard to focus on my work.‎ A. noise B. distractions C. distributions D. contributions ‎35. ____in a poor family made Tom very diligent when he was still young.‎ A. Brought up B. Bring up ‎ C. Being brought up D. Having brought up ‎36. You can weed out, delete, and _____ all the activities that don’t contribute to your goals.‎ A. simplify B. combine C. digest D.eliminate ‎37. Most people are ____ to see themselves as being creative because they associate creativity with complexity. But creativity is simplicity.‎ A. reluctant B. willing C. slow D. aggressive ‎38. When I left the theatre, I was ____ by two men who asked me for money.‎ A. faced D.challenged C. confronted D. treated ‎39. It’s not what we do but what we don’t do that makes us tired. In other words, the tasks we don’t complete cause the most_____.‎ A. anxiety B. worry C. concern D. fatigue ‎40. ---The film we saw last week is simply fantastic.‎ ‎ ---____.I think it’s just average, nothing special.‎ A. I can’t agree with you more B. With all due respect C. I beg to differ D. As predicted 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 认真阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ I believe in miracles（奇迹）because I’ve seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. "There's a 41 in my upper jaw, " she said. "I told my own dentist it's nothing, but he 42 I come to see you."‎ Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He would 43 to add something, but she stopped him. She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over much of the 44 of her mouth. A careful examination later 45 that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer. During her next appointment, I explained to her the 46 of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and said, "I know you're worried about me, but I'm just 47 ."‎ I thought otherwise. After considerable 48 on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to 49 me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon. She saw him, but as I expected, 50 treatment. About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and 51 .‎ ‎"How are you?" I asked.‎ ‎"I'm just fine, honey, " she responded 52 high spirits. "When can I get ‎ started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?"‎ Surprised to see her at all, I answered 53 , "Let me take a look in your mouth and we'll see about it."‎ I couldn't believe my eyes. The cancer that had 54 nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone-only one small area of redness 55 .‎ I had read of such things happening, but had 56 seen them with my own eyes. That was my first miracle. Since then I've seen many others, because they keep getting 57 to see. In fact, miracles are daily events for me now. And people are a miracle, 58 through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to 59 the miracles of one another.‎ Since my first miracle, I've come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 60 we choose to find it.‎ ‎41. A. cut B. would C. pain D. cancer ‎ ‎42. A. declared B. suspected C. promised D. insisted ‎43. A. refuse B. continue C. manage D. attempt ‎44. A. roof B. roof C. bottom D. surface ‎45. A. confirmed B. convinced C. confirmed D. concluded ‎46. A. possibility B. seriousness C. importance D. resolution ‎47. A. old B. sick C.glad D. fine ‎48. A. permission B. support C. effort D. approval ‎49. A. persuade B. persuade C. encourage D. astonish ‎50. A. declined B. refused C. received D. required ‎51. A. healthy B. optimistic C. elegant D. humorous ‎52. A. to B. with C. in D. by ‎53. A. worriedly B. excitedly C. impatiently D. confidently ‎54. A. covered B. reached C. covered D. grown ‎55. A. cured B.faded C. remained D. expanded ‎56. A. ever B. also C. already D. never ‎57. A. easier B. easier C. happier D. closer ‎58. A. or B. so C. for D. yet ‎59. A. read B. see C. keep D. write ‎60. A. whatever B. whoever C. wherever D. whichever 第三部分：阅读理解（共12小题，每小题2分，满分24分）‎ 认真阅读下列短文，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 For as long as we’ve known about it, humans have searched for a cure for cancer. Across the world, countless amounts of time and money have been spend on researching a way to stop the terrible disease.‎ But now, it seems like the answer could have been inside our own bodies the whole time.‎ Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US, a government agency that’s responsible for healthcare, approved a new form of gene therapy that could mean the end of a certain type of cancer.‎ The therapy allows scientists to “train” the immune cells of sick patients to fight leukemia – a blood cancer that mostly affects young people.‎ The exciting new treatment works by removing healthy immune cells from the patient, known as T-cells, which are then altered to be able to “hunt down” cancer cells.‎ The cells are then put back into the patient, before they begin to get rid of the patient’s leukemia over time, similar to how the body fights off other illnesses.‎ ‎“This is truly an exciting new day for cancer patients,” Louis J. DeGennaro, president of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, said in a news release. Up until now,‎ ‎ a drawn-out （持续很久时间的）and painful bone marrow transplant was the only option for many leukemia patients.‎ In this procedure, healthy blood cells are taken from a donor and placed into the sick patient, who also has to go through chemotherapy to allow their body to adjust to the new cells.‎ But with a recovery rate of around 83 percent–according to a news release published by the FDA–it’s hoped that the days of painful trips to the hospital, or even death, are over for leukemia sufferers.‎ ‎“We’re entering a new frontier in medical innovation with the ability to reprogram a patient’s own cells to attack a deadly cancer,” FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in the release.‎ ‎“New technologies such as gene and cell therapies hold the potential to transform medicine and... our ability to treat and even cure many intractable（难治的） illnesses.”‎ ‎61. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?‎ A. Scientists take healthy immune cells from a patient and then reprogram them to help fight some cancer.‎ B. Much time and effort have been put to stop cancer C. Scientists have now found a new form of gene therapy which can cure leukemia. ‎ D. The altered T-cells are expected to find and fight cancer cells.‎ ‎62. The underlined phrase “hurt down” can be replaced by____.‎ A. fight off.‎ B. cure.‎ C. search for.‎ D. treat.‎ ‎63. It can be inferred that ____.‎ A. new technologies such as gene and cell therapies hold the potential to transform medicine. ‎ B. the new therapy may save leukemia patients from painful bone marrow transplant. ‎ C. the new therapy still requires blood cell donations. ‎ D. science enters a new frontier in medical innovation.‎ B Like many other of our lives today, education has become a global enterprise. In microcosm（微观世界）, my school is proof of how global. Monkseaton High School is an ordinary state-funded school of 850 students in the unfashionable part of northeastern England. Over the past seven years it has sent 12 students to American universities --- two of them to Harvard. Monkseaton has, in turn, attracted students from other countries, including Germany and Latvia. Monkseaton now almost routinely receives inquiries from students in Eastern European countries. Obviously, learning English is a big draw, but his pattern ofstudent movement was unheard of five years ago. ‎ The brain drain is a universal phenomenon, and countries that don’t face up to the new reality will be losing some of their most precious resources. The northeast of England is its poorest region, and has experienced a severe loss of highly qualified professionals-to-be. Some of the most able 18-year-olds are going to other parts of Britain, even to other countries. What is happening here is happening to Britain as a whole. Most noticeably, there is a growing trend of British students taking degrees in American universities. This year the number will break the psychological barrier of 1,000 students for the first time. ‎ And what is happening at the secondary-school level is happening to higher education. Wherever they come from, today’s students have a very different perspective on education from their parents. Because of television, the Internet and their travels, these students see the world as a much smaller place than their parents once did. They are more confident in accepting the challenge of moving from one country to another, from one culture to another; in many cases they can even apply to schools over the Internet. Students are also more aware of the overall cost of education and are looking for value for money. Plus, for many, education linked to travel is a better option than education at home.‎ ‎64. Why does the author say education has become a global enterprise? ‎ A. Monkseaton High School used to be a very unfashionable school in the Northeast England. ‎ B. Monkseaton High School is now one of the state-funded middle schools in England. ‎ C. Monkseaton High School has sent two top students to the Harvard University in U.S. ‎ D. There is now an extensive exchange of students among different countries. ‎ ‎65.What can we infer about northeast England from the passage? ‎ A. It is one of the poorest regions in England. ‎ B. It has experienced a severe loss of professionals. ‎ C. It will face a more serious brain drain in the near future. ‎ D. It is losing its young talents to other parts of the world. ‎ ‎66. According to the passage, students today have different perspective from their parents on the following EXCEPT that _________________. ‎ A. education linked to travel is much better than education at home ‎ B. overall cost of education should be considered against money value C. moving from one culture to another is a welcomed challenge ‎ D. the Internet is more popular and easier to access in the near future ‎ ‎67. The students today tend to see the world as a much smaller place NOT because __________. ‎ A. they are having more exposure to the television programs ‎ B. they are having easier access to the Internet ‎ C. they are having frequent travels to the other parts of the world ‎ D. they are having better communication with their parents ‎ ‎68. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to __________. ‎ A. tell us the benefit of globalization of education ‎ B. analyze the causes for students’ moving trend in Great Britain ‎ C. criticize the universal phenomenon of brain drain worldwide ‎ D. draw attention to students’ moving from one country to another C I tried not to be biased, but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His social ‎ worker assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee. He was short, a little fat, with the smooth facial features and thick-togued speech of Down’s Syndrome（唐氏综合症）. I thought most of my customers would be uncomfortable around Stevie, so I closely watched him for the first few weeks.‎ I shouldn’t have worried. After the first week, Stevie had my staff wrapped around his stubby little finger, and within a month my regular trucker customers had adopted him as their official truck stop mascot. After that, I really didn"t care what the rest of the customers thought of him. He was like a 21-year-old in blue jeans and Nikes, eager to laugh and eager to please, but fierce in his attention to his duties. Every salt and pepper shaker was exactly in its place, not a bread crumb or coffee spill was visible when Stevie got done with the table. Our only problem was persuading him to wait to clean a table until after the customers were finished. ‎ Over time, we learned that he lived with his mother, a widow who was disabled. Money was tight, and what I paid him was probably the difference between them being able to live together and Stevie being sent to a group home. ‎ That’s why the restaurant was a gloomy place that morning last August, the first morning in three years that Stevie missed work. He was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester getting a heart surgery. His social worker said that people with Downs Syndrome often had heart problems at an early age and there was a good chance he would come through the surgery in good shape and be back at work in a few months.‎ A ripple of excitement ran through the staff later that morning when word came that he was out of surgery, in recovery, and doing fine. Frannie, my head waitress, did a little dance when she heard the good news. Belle Ringer, one of our regular trucker customers, stared at her and asked, “Okay, Frannie, what was that all about?”‎ ‎"We just got word that Stevie is out of surgery and going to be okay."‎ ‎"I was wondering where he was. I had a new joke to tell him. What was the surgery about?"‎ Frannie quickly told Belle Ringer and the other two drivers sitting at his booth about Stevie"s surgery, then sighed: "Yeah, I"m glad he is going to be OK," she said.‎ ‎ "But I don"t know how he and his Mom are going to handle all the bills. From what I hear, they"re barely getting by as it is."‎ Belle Ringer nodded thoughtfully, and Frannie hurried off to wait on the rest of her tables. ‎ After the morning rush, Frannie walked into my office. She had a couple of paper napkins in her hand.‎ ‎"What"s up?" I asked.‎ ‎“I cleared off that table where Belle Ringer and his friends were sitting after they left, and I found this. This was folded and tucked under a coffee cup."‎ She handed the napkin to me, and three $20 bills fell onto my desk when I opened it. On the outside, in big, bold letters, was printed "Something For Stevie".‎ That was three months ago. Today is New Year’s day , the first day Stevie is supposed to be back to work. His placement worker said he had been counting the days until the doctor said he could work, I arranged to have his mother bring him to work, met them in the parking lot and invited them both to celebrate his day back. I took him and his mother by their arms. “To celebrate you coming back, breakfast for you and your mother is on me.”‎ I led them toward a large corner booth. I could feel and hear truck customers and the rest of the staff following behind as we marched through the dining room. We stopped in front of the big table. Its surface was covered with coffee cups and dinner plates, all sitting slightly on dozens of folded paper napkins.‎ ‎"First thing you have to do, Stevie, is clean up this mess," I said. ‎ Stevie looked at me, and then pulled out one of the napkins. It had "Something for Stevie" printed on the outside. As he picked it up, two $10 bills fell onto the table. Stevie stared at the money, then at all the napkins peeking from beneath the tableware, each with his name printed on it. ‎ I turned to his mother. “There"s more than $10,000 in cash and checks on that table, all from truckers and trucking companies that heard about your problems. Happy Thanksgiving!”‎ While everybody else was busy shaking hands and hugging each other, Stevie, with ‎ a big, big smile on his face, was busy clearing all the cups and dishes from the table.‎ ‎69. Why did the author have doubts about hiring Stevie?‎ A．Because Stevie was not that reliable. ‎ B．Because Stevie was mentally disabled C．Because Stevie was too short and fat. ‎ D．Because Stevie was bad-tempered ‎70. By saying the underlined sentence in Para 3, the author meant that the money she paid Stevie____. . ‎ A．could help Stevie out of the trouble ‎ B．couldn’t thoroughly solve Stevie’s problem C．could make a great difference to Stevie’s life ‎ D．could send Stevie to a group home ‎71. Why did Frannie sigh after she got word that Stevie would be OK?‎ A．She was worried that the owner would fire Stevie.‎ B．She was worried about Stevie’s health.‎ C．She was worried abourt Stevie’s finance problem.‎ D．She was worried that no one would help Stevie.‎ ‎72. Stevie was popular among the staff and customers in the restaurant because of____.‎ A．his special appearance. ‎ B．his hard work and optimism.‎ C．his funny speeches and actions. ‎ D．his kind-hearted behaviour.‎ 第II卷（共五部分，满分46分）‎ 第四部分 单词填空，根据首字母或中文提示填写单词。（共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分）‎ ‎73. The course aims to develop the children’s understanding and _____ （欣赏，鉴赏）of classical music.‎ ‎74. He o____ his shyness and went on stage to perform a song.‎ ‎75. Some children get a _____ （内疚）conscience about not learning enough lessons.‎ ‎76. It is considered good ____ （礼貌）in some countries to leave a little food on your plate.‎ ‎77. The reason why her novels enjoy great popularity among readers is that all the stories are a ____ in everyday experience.‎ ‎78. “How did he r____ to the news?” the manager asked earnestly. ‎ 第五部分 完成句子和句型转换（共5小题，每小题2分，没空0.5分，满分5分）‎ ‎79. Cloning human embryos aimed at destroying them shows no respect for human life.‎ ‎ Cloning human embryos ____the___ of destroying them shows no respect for human life.‎ ‎80. If it is fine tomorrow, we will go for a walk.‎ ‎ _________________, we will go for a walk.‎ ‎81. Why not ___________ the young people that pride goes before a fall?（为何不让年轻人牢记骄者必败？）‎ ‎82. Scientists _______________that if they continue interfering with nature in this way, they will create a real monster.（科学家指出如果他们继续这样敢于自然就会造出一个真正的怪物）‎ ‎83. The government has announced to rescue the cultural heritage at any cost.‎ ‎ The government has announced to rescue the cultural heritage ____________the cost.‎ 第六部分 名著阅读考察（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 第一节 翻译下列句子（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）‎ ‎84. There isn’t anything you do that can’t be transformed into something interesting and uplifting.‎ ‎85. After all, his first attempt at movies didn’t promise much.‎ ‎86. The harder you are on yourself, the easier life is on you.‎ ‎87. If I were to wish for anything, I shouldn’t wish for wealth and power, but for the eye which sees the possible.‎ ‎88. It wasn’t long into the phone conversation before she asked me about my voice.‎ 第二节 短语配对，把相应短语的序号填在横线上。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）‎ ‎89. Use your comfort zones to ______, not to live in. Use them consciously to relax and restore your energy.‎ ‎90. When you are watching TV, you are watching other people do what they love doing_____.‎ ‎91. The damage to his reputation was probably_____.‎ ‎92. The negative programming of our minds has_____on us.‎ ‎93. If you’ve got something hard to do and you are hesitant to do it, _____something even harder and do that first.‎ A. beyond repair B. wipe out C. for a living D. rest in ‎ E. had a huge impact F. pick out 第七部分 任务型阅读 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词。‎ 注意：没空只填一个单词。‎ Lindsay Renwick, the mayor of Deniliquin, a country town in New South Wales, misses the constant whir（嗡嗡声）of the rice mill whose giant fans dried the rice. The Deniliquin mill, the largest rice mill in the Southern Hemisphere (南半球), once processed enough grain to meet the needs of 20 million people globally. But six years of drought have had a destructive effect, reducing Australia’s rice crop by 98 percent and leading to the mothballing of the mill last December.‎ Drought affects every agriculture industry based in Australia, not just rice – from sheep farming, the country’s other backbone, to the cultivation of grapes for wine, the fastest-growing crop there, with that expansion often coming at the expense of rice. The drought’s effect on rice has produced the greatest impact on the rest of the world, so far. It is one factor contributing to skyrocketing prices, and many scientists believe it is among the earliest signs that a warming planet is starting to affect food production.‎ Researchers are looking for solutions to global rice shortages – for example, rice that blooms earlier in the day, when it is cooler, to fight against global warming. Rice plants that happen to bloom on hot days are less likely to produce grains of rice, a difficulty that is already starting to emerge in inland areas of China and other Asian countries as temperatures begin to climb. “There will be problems very soon unless we have new varieties of rice in place,” said Reiner Wassmann, climate change director at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The recent reports on climate change carried a warning that could make the news even worse: that existing models for the effects of climate change on agriculture did not yet include newer findings that global warming could reduce rainfall and make it more variable.‎ Yet the effects of climate change are not uniformly bad for rice. Rising concentrations (浓度) of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, can actually help rice – although the effect reduces or disappears if the plants face unnecessary heat, inadequate water, severe pollution or other stresses. Still, the flexibility of farmers here has persuaded some climate experts that, particularly in developed countries, the effects of climate change may be relieved, if not completely avoided. “I’m not as negative as most people,” said Will Steffen, director of the Fenner School of Environment and Society at Australian National University. “Farmers are learning how to do things differently.”‎ Meanwhile, changes like the use of water to grow wine grapes instead of rice carry their own costs, as the developing world is discovering. “Rice is an essential food,” said Graeme Haley, the general manager of the town of Deniliquin. “Wine is not.”‎ Phenomenon Six years of drought reduced Australia’s rice crop by 98%, leaving the rice mill 94 .‎ ‎ 95 of drought and climate change Every Australian agriculture industry is affected, 96 from sheep farming to the cultivation of grapes for wine.‎ The whole world is in 97 of rice.‎ Prices rise 98 .‎ Temperatures begin to climb, causing 99 rice production.‎ ‎ 100 to global rice shortages Seek a new variety of rice that blooms earlier when it is cooler as a 101 ‎ Some good news Unless faced with unnecessary heat, inadequate water or other stress, the main green house gas can actually do 102 to rice.‎ Farmers are flexible and they can do things 103 .‎ 第八部分： 书面表达（满分15分）‎ 阅读下面短文，并按要求用英语写一篇150个词左右的英语短文。‎ When 4-year-old British royal family member Prince George started his first day of school in September, Chinese language was on his curriculum（课程）.‎ And he wasn’t alone. According to a report published by the British Council in September, about 51% of UK parents want their children to learn Chinese, as it’s believed to be one of the most useful languages to know.‎ In fact, the UK isn’t the only country showing a growing interest in Chinese. In the USA, the language has become the second most spoken foreign language this year, after only Spanish, with over 2.million speakers, according to a survey by a US financial news website.‎ So far, 67 countries and regions have included Chinese in their national curriculum, reported the China news website.‎ ‎【写作内容】‎ ‎1.用约30个单词写出上文概要；‎ ‎2.用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：‎ ‎（1）简要分析“汉语热”的原因（2-3点）‎ ‎（2）谈谈作为一名中学生，你应当怎样做才能更好地迎接“汉语热”。‎ 江苏省金陵中学2017-2018学年度第一学期期中考试 高二英语试卷答案 第一部分 听力 ‎1-5 ABBAC 6—10 ABACC 11—15 CACBC 16—20 AABCB 第二部分 英语知识运用 ‎21-25BABBA 26-30BCABD 31-35ACCBC 36-40DACDC ‎41-45CDDBC 46-50BDCAB 51-55BCACC 56-60DBCBC ‎ 第三部分 阅读理解 ‎61-63CCB 64-68DCDDB 69-72BBCB 第四部分 单词填空 ‎73. appreciation 74. overcame 75. guilty 76. manners 77. anchored 78. respond/react ‎ 第五部分 完成句子和句型转换 ‎79. with, intention/ purpose 80. Weather permitting 81. impress on 82. point out 83. regardless of 第六部分 名著阅读考查 翻译下列句子 ‎84.你所做的任何事情都可以转变为有趣而激动人心的事情。‎ ‎85.毕竟，他初涉影坛时大家并不看好他。‎ ‎86.你对自己要求越严格，生活就会越容易。‎ ‎87.要是我想要得到某种东西，那么我想要的不会是财富和权利，我想要一双挖掘潜能的慧眼。‎ ‎88.在电话里没交谈多久，她就问我的声音怎么了。‎ 短语配对 DCAEF 第七部分 任务型阅读 ‎94. unused/abandoned/deserted ‎95. Effects/Influences/Impacts ‎96. ranging ‎97. shortage/need/want ‎98. sharply/rapidly/quickly ‎99. less/reduced/decreased ‎100. Solution ‎101. replacement/substitute ‎102. good ‎103. differently/otherwise 第八部分 书面表达（参考范文）‎ Considered as a most useful foreign language, Chinese has gained great popularity in foreign countries such as the UK and the USA. Many countries and regions have included it in their national curriculum.‎ Why are so many countries enthusiastic about learning Chinese? One reason may be that as China continues to develop rapidly, Chinese is increasingly becoming a useful tool for people’s personal and professional growth. Many people believe that China will be the next great superpower even if it’s not a superpower like America and learning Chinese is the best way to seal tomorrow’s deals. Also, China is a country with a long history, rich in beautiful natural scenery, delicious foods and colorful culture. Learning Chinese can help foreigners know the mysterious ancient country better. as a middle school student, I will take every opportunity to teach Chinese to foreign friends in my city and vigorously promote the spirit of Chinese and Chinese culture, attracting many more foreigners to wonderful land where miracles happen.‎ ‎ ‎