2017-2018学年江西省新余市第四中学高二下学期开学考试英语试题（Word版）

2017-2018学年江西省新余市第四中学高二下学期开学考试英语试题（Word版）

新余四中2017-2018学年下学期 高二年级开学考试英语试题 ‎ 满分:150分; 考试时间:120分钟 第I卷（选择题 共115 分）‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，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 like about the play?‎ ‎ A. The story. B. The ending. C. The actor.‎ ‎2. Which place are the speakers trying to find? ‎ A.A hotel. B.A bank. C. A restaurant.‎ ‎3. At what time will the two speakers meet?‎ ‎ A. 5:20. B. 5:10. C.4:40.‎ ‎4. what will the man do ?‎ ‎ A. Change the plan. ‎ B. Wait for a phone call. ‎ C. Sort things out.‎ ‎5. What does the woman want to do ?‎ ‎ A. See a film with the man. ‎ B. Offer the man some help. ‎ C. Listen to some great music.‎ 第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项种选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答6、7题。‎ ‎6. Where is Ben？‎ ‎ A. In the kitchen. B. At school. C. In the park.‎ ‎7. What will the children in the afternoon? ‎ A. Help set the table. B. Have a party. C. Do their homework.‎ ‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题 ‎8. What are the two speakers talking about?‎ ‎ A. A Family holiday. B. A business trip. C. A travel plan.‎ ‎9. Where did Rachel go? ‎ A. Spain. B. Italy. C. China.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?‎ ‎ A. From young smokers. B. From a newspaper article. C. From some smoking parents.‎ ‎11. Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?‎ ‎ A. He has just become a father. B. He wears dirty clothes. C. He is a smoker.‎ ‎12. What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do ?‎ ‎ A．Stop smoking altogether. B. Smoke only outside their houses. ‎ C. Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Where does Michelle Ray come from? ‎ A. A middle-sized city. B. A small town. C. A big city.‎ ‎14. Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping? ‎ A. The Zen Garden. B. The Highlands. C. The Red River area.‎ ‎15. What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet? ‎ A. Go camping. B. Study in a library. C. Read at home.‎ ‎16.What are the speakers talking about in general?‎ ‎ A. Late-night shopping. B. Asian food. C. Louisville.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Garfield ? ‎ A. Thy forget about their dreams. ‎ B. Thy don't want to tell the truth. ‎ C. They have no bad experiences.‎ ‎18. Why did Davis stop having dreams?‎ ‎ A. He got a serious heart attack. ‎ B. He was too sad about his brother's death ‎ C. He was frightened by a terrible dream.‎ ‎19. What is Dr Garfield s opinion about dreaming? ‎ A. It is very useful. B. It makes things worse. C. It prevents the mind from working.‎ ‎20. Why do some people turn off their dreams completely? ‎ A. To recover from illnesses. ‎ B. To recover from illnesses. ‎ C. To stay away from their problems.‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）‎ 第一节 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。‎ A What Is a Boy?‎ Between the innocence of babyhood and the seriousness of manhood we find a delightful creature called a “boy”. Boys come in different sizes, weights, and colors, but all boys have the same belief: to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day and to fill the air with noise until the adult send them off to bed at night.‎ Boys are found everywhere – on top of, under, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to. Mothers spoil them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers love them, and God protects them. A boy is TRUTH with dirt on its face, BEAUTY with a cut on its finger, WISDOM with chocolate in its hair, and the HOPE of the future with a snake in its pocket.‎ When you are busy, a boy is a trouble – maker and a noise. When you want him to make a good impression, his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a wild creature destroying the world and himself with it.‎ A boy is a mixture – he has the stomach of a horse, the digestion (消化) of stones and sand, the energy of an atomic bomb, the curiosity of a cat, the imagination of a superman, the shyness of a sweet girl, the brave nature of a bull, the violence of a firecracker(鞭炮), but when you ask him to make something, he has five thumbs on each hand.‎ He likes ice cream, knives, saws, Christmas, comic books, woods, water (in its natural habitat), large animals, Dad, trains, Saturday mornings, and fire engines. He is not much for ‎ Sunday schools, company, schools, books without pictures, music lessons, neckties, barbers, girls, overcoats, adults, or bedtime.‎ Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late to supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees, dogs, and breezes. Nobody else can put into one pocket a rusty knife, a half eaten apple, a three-feet rope, six cents and some unknown things.‎ A boy is a magical creature – he is your headache but when you come home at night with only destroyed pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words, “Hi, Dad!”‎ ‎21.The whole passage is in a tone (语气) of _________.‎ A. humor and love B. anger and disappointment C. hope and expectation D. confidence and imagination ‎22.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence? ‎ A. He has altogether five fingers. B. He is slow, foolish and clumsy.‎ C. He becomes clever and smart. D. He cuts his hand with a knife.‎ ‎23.According to the writer, boys appreciate everything in the following except _____.‎ A. ice cream B. comic books ‎ C. Saturday mornings D. Sunday schools ‎24.What does the writer feel about boys? ‎ A. He feels curious about their noise. B. He is tired of these creatures.‎ C. He is amazed by their naughtiness. D. He feels unsafe staying with them. ‎ B Although different people have different ways to learn English well, I still believe there are some methods that really matter.‎ Let’s first have a look at the four important skills for students to master: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Reading is the easiest skill. It is also the most widely found English language skill for Chinese students. Writing is a more active skill than reading. However it is still a little easier than speaking, as there is plenty of time to choose the right words, and make corrections. It is far more difficult to listen and understand spoken English than to read English. Speaking English may be the most difficult one among the four language skills. It is an active skill, and requires speakers to put words together into sentences without ‎ much time to prepare, and with no time for corrections.‎ My first English teacher always said: listening and speaking keep ahead; reading and writing follow up. I believe this is the rule of learning a language because we learn a certain language to communicate. As we go through the most difficult parts, we would easily master the writing and reading skills.‎ Then how can we make it? I find that my way of learning English that I formed in middle school still works today. By listening to tapes and imitating what the speakers say one can improve his pronunciation within a short time. By reciting good essays one can enrich their language as well as enlarge their vocabulary. As a non-English major, I like to spend some time on English learning every day, usually an hour or at least half an hour. I use this time to listen to tapes and repeat their content in the way the speakers read and then recite the short passages I like. Instead of dividing my attention among too many materials, I’d rather concentrate on one particular resource at a time such as VOA. I believe that studying English in this way will help us to get twice the result with half the effort.‎ ‎25. Generally speaking, Chinese students are good at ____. ‎ A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. writing ‎ ‎26. The writer thinks speaking is the most difficult because ____.‎ A. it gives the speaker little time to prepare what is to be said B. the speaker needs to pay more attention to pronunciation ‎ C. the speaker often has to correct the mistakes in a short time D. learners pay no attention to practicing speaking English ‎27. What did the writer’s first English teacher pay more attention to when teaching English?‎ A. Listening and speaking. B. Speaking and writing. ‎ C. Reading and writing. D. Reading and speaking. ‎ ‎28. What does the passage mainly about?‎ A. The most difficult skill in English learning. ‎ B. The best resource for English learning.‎ C. The most difficult part in English learning. ‎ D. The methods of learning English well.‎ C An underwater robot that can hear the calls of whales, and so help ships to avoid them, has just been successfully tested in the Bahamas.‎ The scheme relies on a fish-shaped glider that moves freely through the ocean. It can dive down as far as 200 meters below the surface and direct itself by shifting a weight from fore to aft. A microphone attached to the bottom of the glider can pick up calls from all whales, including the high frequency call of the beaked whale, which until now has been difficult to detect. The glider returns periodically to the surface to radio its data back to base, or if that’s too far away, it can call a satellite phone and send its information anywhere in the world.‎ ‎“We are entering a new era of underwater sensing,” says Jim Theriault of Defence Research and Development Canada, Dartmouth, who ran the test. “We can put a glider in the Bahamas and control it in Nova Scotia.”‎ The hope is that naval or other ocean-going operations that use sonar will be able to move easily track where whales are, and so avoid using their noisy equipment when they are close by. There is circumstantial evidence that sonar can upset whales and a number of strandings (搁浅) have been seen shortly after naval sonar operations. “We’re trying to lower the potential risk by knowing the animals are there,”says Theriault. ‎ ‎29. The shape of the underwater robot is like .‎ A. a man B. a fish C. a snake D. a turtle ‎ ‎30. The underwater robot is built to .‎ A. help whales move to the Bahamas ‎ B. help whales give birth to their young C. help ships avoid whales ‎ D. help humans kill more whales ‎ ‎31. To radio its data back to base, the robot has to .‎ A. dive down as far as 200 meters below the surface ‎ B. stay deep in the water C. call a satellite phone ‎ D. come to the surface periodically ‎ ‎32. The best title for the passage would be “ ”.‎ A. Whales are in danger B. Whales are difficult to find C. Robot built to kill whales D. Robot built to spy on whales ‎ D Nowadays, many young people have access to the radio, but they listen only to music programs. There aren’t actually any programs to inform them about how youth could take part in social activities. ‎ Youth are not only interested in knowing what the latest music top hits are, but they also want to learn about other things, especially how young people can take part in solving different social problems. There should be radio programs for teens that do care about the society! ‎ But now it seems that, neither do TV channels have programs about social issues, nor are the young people eager to learn more about their society. How could young people participate if they never find out about what’s happening around them?‎ Newspapers and magazines are still the most popular media. They reach people who could never watch a TV program or never had access to the Internet. Yet, youth can’t even participate; their opinions, ideas and attitudes find no place in the pages of the big magazines. ‎ Teen magazines are really interesting and exciting, but because of their “cool-attitude”, they are actually never read by serious adults. ‎ Let’s see the difference between what we are shown on media and what we want to see: society’s belief is that adolescents don’t care about anything, only enjoying themselves and thinking of petty things like clothes, parties, dating, etc; but, on the other hand, the Mass Media shows only what some young persons want to see, such as soap operas, violent TV shows, advertisements of fashion clothes, etc; which make us all look like complete trivial and cold people. ‎ If teenagers were given the opportunity to participate in the medias, everybody would see what we really are: youth wanting to make a change. ‎ ‎33. What youths nowadays need most are .‎ A. soap operas related to their schools B. music progammes which they can take part in ‎ C. programmes edited and hosted by themselves ‎ D. programmes in which they can participate to solve different social problems ‎34. The underlined word “adolescents” in the sixth paragraph probably means .‎ A. children under ten B. adults C. young people D. old people ‎35. The author’s attitude towards the media nowadays is .‎ A. affirmative B. negative C. angry D. both satisfied and worried 第二节 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。‎ Tips on becoming an active English learner Read. 36 . No matter what it is, from cartoons to British literature anything counts. Naturally if you wish to develop I would recommend you to choose something that provides you a challenge. So buy your favorite English magazine or go online!‎ Immerse. ( 沉浸). 37 . There are a lot of expressions that can be understood and remembered better if you know a couple of customs, behavioral patterns, books or poems. It is always fascinating to realize that you understand a short story, a text or even longer pieces of art in English.‎ Share. Where and how, you might ask. 38 .  You can start your own blog in English about your hobby, travel experiences or anything that interests you. If you don’t feel like writing, read others’ blogs or articles and feel free to comment if you have a question! You can also try to find an online community that has the same interest as you where you can share your own ideas, thoughts and beliefs.‎ Dare. This usually seems to be the most difficult part, but you have to conquer yourself! If you find yourself in a situation where you have the chance to use English, catch it . 39 . you can also ask your partner to correct you. So whenever you travel or meet foreigners don’t forget to speak as much as you can.‎ Relax. Never forget the power of relaxation! You don’t always have to force yourself to study if you are tired. 40 . It doesn’t sound too difficult , does it?‎ A. Learn English in your spare time.‎ B. Read as much as you can in English.‎ C. Well there are many ways to do this.‎ D. You’d better speak English with an active speaker of English.‎ E. You must overcome your fears that you might speak incorrectly F. You can also watch a movie , listen to some music, or a book in English.‎ G. Understanding British or American culture can be a part of language learning. ‎ 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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ I first met Annie Mae, a maid (女仆), at my parents-in-laws’in 1959. She prepared and 41 meals in her quiet, gentle way and then returned to the kitchen to read her Bible while we 42 . She was a devoted Christian. I found this increasingly true 43 I came to know her more by observation than by conversation.‎ My husband and I 44 visited his parents. Each time I saw her eating 45 , reading her Bible, I wanted to sit down with her and just talk. 46 , whites didn’t do that with blacks then, and I had to 47 the practice. ‎ In 1965, I decided to 48 the furniture and return to my home state with my two 49 when my husband wanted a divorce.‎ Annie Mae asked if she could buy the boys’ 50 . When I answered 51 , she asked the price. Then, she asked if she could 52 a little money each month. She was 53 . and I knew her well. ‎ Then each month, an envelope 54 us from Annie Mae with 2 or 3 dollars. A year passed. Annie Mae’s 55 payment arrived along with the following note:‎ Dear Mrs. Holladay,‎ I am sending you my last payment of three dollars for the beds 56 . I told my two sons they could now put the beds 57 and sleep in them, for they are now paid for and rightfully 58 us.Thank you for your 59 .‎ ‎ Annie Mae I read the note two or three times, and my eyes filled with tears. Had I only known earlier, I would have said, “Use them now. Don’t 60 until you pay for them.”‎ ‎41. A. offered B. served C. gave D. showed ‎ ‎42. A. talked B. quarreled C. ate D. watched ‎ ‎43. A. so that B. in case C. as if D. even though ‎ ‎44. A. often B. hardly C. never D. again ‎ ‎45. A. angrily B. wildly C. secretly D. alone ‎ ‎46. A. Instead B. However C. Still D. So ‎ ‎47. A. protect B. break C. follow D. stop ‎ ‎48. A. sell B. buy C. repair D. change ‎ ‎49. A. parents B. sons C. brothers D. friends ‎ ‎50. A. toys B. chairs C. desks D. beds ‎ ‎51. A. sorry B. thanks C. no D. yes ‎ ‎52. A. earn B. use C. send D. get ‎ ‎53. A. clever B. honest C. simple D. kind ‎ ‎54 A. separated B. disturbed C. reached D. kept ‎ ‎55. A. first B. only C. double D. last ‎ ‎56. A. in full B. in short C. in common D. in general ‎ ‎57. A. together B. away C. on D. down ‎ ‎58. A. depend on B. belong to C. lie in D. begin with ‎ ‎59. A. help B. friendship C. trust D. faith ‎ ‎60. A. wait B. leave C. return D. put ‎ 第II卷 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）‎ 第二节语法填空（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 As a teenager, I worked at a grocery store as a cashier in a local mall. There was a young man 61. ____ walked around the mall and it didn't look like he had any friends 62. _____ family. I learned from store owners that the man 63. _____ (name ) John suffered from schizophrenia. No one would like 64. _____( talk ) to him.‎ ‎ It was around Christmas time. I saw him sitting alone in a coffee shop. In the shop , I bought a dozen 65, ______(cookie ) for a party I was going to take part 66. _____. Before leaving, I walked up to him and said ,“ I wish you a Merry Christmas “, 67. ______( hand ) him $10.00. His face lit up as though I 68. ______ ( give ) him gold. He was so grateful for ‎ what I thought was nothing. I felt very sorry for him but I was happy that I added some joy to his day.‎ ‎ I learned that even the smallest acts of 69. _____ ( kind) are what matter most. I would never forget the look of joy on 70. ______( he ) face. Not ever.‎ 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。‎ Professor Wang left a deep impress on me by his devotion English teaching. Before class, he would make careful preparations by study a certain text thoroughly. In reading the text, he would keep in the mind what his students had learned and where their difficulties lied. Then he would found a way to make his lecture an easy task for his students. What’s more, to make each student get fully involving, he often chose a role for them to play. Many students thought he was extreme serious, but I don’t think such. In class, sometimes he spoke seriously or sometimes he spoke humorously. After class, he often made friends with us.‎ 第二节 书面表达 （满分25分）‎ ‎“全国英语演讲比赛”活动将在你校开展，将有选自全国的200多名学生参赛，以及著名的英语教授参评。校学生会面向全校招聘一名临时记者在校报上用英文全程报道活动过程，假如你想成为这名记者，请根据下列要点写一篇文章陈述你的理由。‎ ‎1. 是一次学习的机会；‎ ‎2. 采访邀请到会的教授是一种挑战和机遇；‎ ‎3. 可以更多了解比赛，以便日后自己参加。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数：120左右； ‎ ‎2. 文章应该包括上述要点中的所有信息，但不必逐条翻译；‎ ‎3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 参考词汇:‎ 全国英语演讲比赛the National English Speech Competition 临时的temporary 评论remark ‎ ‎ 答案：‎ ‎1-5 CABBA 6-10 CBACB 11-15 CAABC 16-20 CABAC ‎21-24 ABDC 25-28 CAAD 29-32 BCDD 33-35 DCB ‎36-40 BGCEF ‎41-60 BCDAD BCABD DCBCD AABCA ‎61. who 62.or 63. named 64. to talk 65. cookies ‎ ‎66. in 67. handing 68.had given 69. kindness 70.his Professor Wang left a deep impress on me by his devotion∧ English teaching. Before class, []‎ ‎ impression to he would make careful preparations by study a certain text thoroughly. In reading the text, he ‎ studying ‎ would keep in the mind what his students had learned and where their difficulties lied. Then he ‎ ‎ the去掉 lay would found a way to make his lecture an easy task for his students.What’s more, to make each ‎ ‎ find student get fully involving,he often chose a role for them to play. Many students thought he was ‎ ‎ involved extreme serious, but I don’t think such. In class, sometimes he spoke seriously or sometimes he ‎ extremely so and spoke humorously. After class, he often made friends with us. One version of writing:‎ More than 200 students selected from all parts of China will gather in our school to attend the National English Speech Competition with some famous English professors invited to give remarks. So I have an intention of becoming a temporary reporter to cover the whole event. ‎ Firstly, the event can provide me with a good opportunity to learn a lot from those excellent students. Secondly, though a challenge, it is a valuable experience to interview the famous professors face to face. What’s more, I also want to know more about the competition so that I may attend it in the future.‎ For these reasons, I’m greatly convinced that it is a good chance to be a reporter. I am looking forward to that meaningful day.‎