2017-2018学年辽宁省葫芦岛协作校高二上学期第二次阶段考试英语试题（Word版）

2017-2018学年辽宁省葫芦岛协作校高二上学期第二次阶段考试英语试题（Word版）

第一部分 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 City 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 5:00 pm. Admission is free. Tours are also available for free. Please contact the museum at least one week in advance 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.‎ Group tours:‎ We ask for one-week advance notice of groups more than 10 people, including schools, church groups, and organizations.‎ Donations:‎ 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 valerie. bennett@ci. austin. tx. us Michael Hoinski, Culture & Arts Education Specialist michael. hoinski@ci. austin. tx. us Elizabeth Taylor, Docent Location:‎ ‎409 East Fifth Street, Austin, Texas 78701‎ ‎1. According to the text, we can know the O. Henry Museum .‎ A. opens to the public for a whole day ‎ B. won its fame when it was set up C. focuses on collecting works of O. Henry D. teaches people how to write literary works ‎2. When visiting the O. Henry Museum, visitors can .‎ A. get paid by becoming a docent B. buy books written by O. Henry C. get many donations from the museum D. park cars near the museum in any time ‎3. What is a must if school teachers plan to take their 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. 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 as a leader during our times 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.‎ ‎4. 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.‎ ‎5. How many children did the author have?‎ A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. D. Two.‎ ‎6. After going through the plant the author’s sons became .‎ A. braver B. cleverer C. more active D. more selfless ‎7. What can we learn from the text?‎ A. Every child needs parents’ full attention.‎ B. Having brothers and sisters is fun.‎ 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. Homo sapiens, appeared an estimated 200,000 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 eat.‎ 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 eat away from the coast.‎ When these ancient people moved to the coast, they probably experienced a major cultural shift, the researchers suspect. That’s because observations of modem 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 unearthed 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 sizes. 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.‎ ‎8. 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 eat.‎ C. To seek the cultural development.‎ D. To collect more shellfish to make tools.‎ ‎9. What does the underlined word “unearthed” in Paragraph 7 mean?‎ A. Found. B. Produced. C. Used. D. Introduced.‎ ‎10. According to the text* we can learn that the cave habitants .‎ A. knew how to use colors for painting houses B. could hunt for fish in the sea by ship ‎ C. made a living mainly by eating shellfish D. might make tools with kinds of blades ‎11. What may be the best title for the text?‎ A. The finding of the Stone Age tools B. New features of the Stone Age cave C. The behavior of the Stone 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 male 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 volunteers’ 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, and 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 (咯吱作响的) 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.‎ ‎12. The main purpose of the text is to .‎ A. compare male voices with female voices B. inform readers of the new findings of voices C. argue against women’s voices of speaking D. encourage men to use deeper voices to speak ‎13. Dr Molly Babel mentions Marilyn Monroe in order to .‎ A. explain a breathy voice ‎ B. introduce a creaky voice ‎ C. challenge previous research ‎ D. promote her reputation ‎14. 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 ‎15. Whose voice may be unattractive according to the 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. 16 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 ladder. 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. 17 Be reliable when partnering on a project so that you carry your own weight and put your best foot forward.‎ ‎ 18 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. 19 ‎ Share your knowledge with others. Helping others you wan! to befriend to understand a concept is a great way to avoid disrupting the class and to make contact.‎ ‎ 20 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.‎ 第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节,满分45分）‎ 第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ Last month, I visited one of my old neighborhoods in New York. I had not been there for twenty years and as I walked along the street, my mind was 21 by memories of the past. I saw the old 22 building where I had lived and the playground where I had played. As I viewed these once 23 surroundings, images of myself as a child there 24 . However, what I saw and what I remembered were not the same. I 25 realized that the best memories were those kept 26 .‎ My old apartment building, as I remember, was bright and alive. It was more than just a place to live. It was a movie house, a space station, or whatever my young mind could 27 . I would steal away with my friends and play in the 28 . This was always exciting because it was so cool and dark, and there were so many things there to 29 among. There was a small river in the back of the building. We would go there to lie in the shade of trees and enjoy ourselves.‎ However, what I saw was 30 different. The apartment building was now in bad 31 . What was once more than a place to live in looked hardly worth 32 in. The windows were all 33 . The once clean walls were covered with dirty 34 . The river was hardly recognizable. The water was polluted and the trees and flowers were all 35 . The once sweet-smelling river now smelled 36 . It was really heartbreaking to 37 all this.‎ I do not 38 having seen my old neighborhood. However, I do not think my 39 childhood memories can ever be the same. I suppose it is 40 when they say, “You can never go home again.”‎ ‎21. A. prevented B. pushed C produced D. flooded ‎22. A. store B. office C. apartment D. experiment ‎23. A. strange B. familiar C. similar D. complex ‎24. A. burst into tears B. came to mind C. came into effect D. came to light ‎25. A. sadly B. curiously C.‎ ‎ luckily D. generally ‎26. A. untouched B. unharmed C. uncompleted D. unmoved ‎27. A. write B. imagine C. save D. introduce ‎28. A. classroom B. park C. basement D. library ‎29. A. hide B. climb C. sit D. live ‎30. A. hardly B. mostly C. regularly D. completely ‎31. A. effect B. temper C. behavior D. condition ‎32. A. playing B. living C. studying D. travelling ‎33. A. old B. messy C. broken D. ugly ‎34. A. notes B. names C. marks D. pictures ‎35. A. dead B. fresh C. green D. rare ‎36. A. funny B. tasty C. unusual D. terrible ‎37. A. see B. say C. remember D. collect ‎38. A. consider B. enjoy C. permit D. regret ‎39. A. dark B. beautiful C. remote D. short ‎40. A. fake B. attractive C. true D. ‎ interesting ‎ 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。‎ A rainforest is an area 41 (cover) by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate. 42 the forest cover, these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere, 43 (warm) the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns, potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.‎ In the past hundred years, humans 44 (begin) destroying rainforests in search of three major resources: land for crops, wood for paper and other products, land for raising farm 45 (animal). This action affects the environment as a whole. For example, a lot of carbon dioxide in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People 46 (obvious) have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees, 47 we will suffer much more than we will benefit.‎ Rainforests are often called the world’s drug store. More than 25% of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However, fewer than 1% of rainforest plants have been examined for their 48 (medicine) value. It is extremely likely 49 our best chance to cure diseases 50 (lie) somewhere in the world’s shrinking rainforests.‎ 第三部分 写作(共两节,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巣之间交换修改作文，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：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。‎ Halloween is on first day of November, and it was very popular in some western ‎ countries. On that day, people, especial kids, dress in horrible styles. We knock from door to door. Where people don’t give them to sweets, the kids will play tricks on them. In China, more and more young people like to follow this trend. They’d like to join on some activities on that day. They wear strangely clothes and find some funs. When the night comes, they always have a party, sing and dancing together.‎ 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)‎ 假定你是李华，本周日你爸爸计划组织一场家庭聚会。请你写封邮件给外教Steven,邀请他来你家一起参加。主要内容如下：‎ ‎1.聚会时间和地点；‎ ‎2.聚会人员介绍；‎ ‎3.其他注意事项。‎ 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 Steven,‎ I’m writing to invite you to join in a family party held this Sunday. ‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 辽宁省葫芦岛协作校2017-2018学年高二上学期第二次阶段考试 英语试题答案 ‎1〜3 CBB 4〜7 DOCA 8〜11 BADC 12〜15 BADC 16〜20 FEADB ‎21〜25 DCBBA 26〜30 ADCAD 31〜35 DBCCA 36〜40 DADDC ‎41. covered 42. Without 43. warming 44. have begun 45. animals ‎ ‎46. obviously 47. but 48. medical 49. that 50. lies 短文改错 Halloween is on ∧ first day of November, and it was very popular in some western ‎ countries. On that day, ‎ ‎ the is people, especial kids, dress in horrible styles. We knock from door to door. Where people don’t give them to sweets, ‎ ‎ especially They If/When 删除to the kids will play tricks on them. In China, more and more young people like to follow this trend. They’d like to join on some activities on that day. They wear strangely clothes and find some funs. When the night comes, they always ‎ in strange fun have a party, sing and dancing together.‎ ‎ singing 书面表达 One possible version:‎ Dear Steven,‎ I’m writing to invite you to join in a family party held this Sunday. The party will begin at 5:00 pm in my home. There will be many people to show up m the party, including my parents and my sister. The man who is tall and has thick beard is my father, and my mother has long hair with a big smile on her face. The girl who takes charge of cleaning is my sister. All of them can’t wait to see you.‎ There are other things I want to tell you. Firstly, you should take a No. 218 bus to go to my home. Secondly, I hope you can tell me the food you like, and in that ease, I can prepare it better. I’m looking forward to your coming.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎