2017-2018学年江苏省盐城市盘湾中学、陈洋中学高二上学期期中联考英语试题

2017-2018学年江苏省盐城市盘湾中学、陈洋中学高二上学期期中联考英语试题

‎22017-2018学年江苏省盐城市盘湾中学、陈洋中学高二上学期期中联考 英　　英语 命题人：宋井州 2017．11‎ 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。‎ 第Ⅰ卷(选择题　共85分)‎ 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 like best ?‎ A. Gardening B. Collecting coins C. Collecting stamps ‎2.What is the weather like today ?‎ A. Cool B. Cold C. Warm ‎3.What did the woman lose ?‎ A. Her car B. Her money C. Her keys.‎ ‎4.Where does the conversation probably take place ?‎ A. In a hospital B. In a hotel C. In a restaurant ‎5.What time is it when the conversation takes place?‎ A.2:05 B.1:55 C.1:50‎ 第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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.What are the speakers probably doing ?‎ A. Watching a show B. Having a class C. Enjoying a Chinese take-away ‎7.How does the man feel ?‎ A. Upset B. Bored C. Disappointed 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8.What is the matter with the man?‎ A. He has got high blood pressure.‎ B. He has been overweight.‎ C. He has got a heart attack.‎ ‎9.What does the woman ask the man to do ?‎ A. Do more exercise B. Avoid eating cookies in the evening.‎ C. Take some medicine.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. How did the woman know the hotel ?‎ A. She read it in newspapers. B. She saw it on the Internet. C.A friend told her.‎ ‎11.Where is the hotel ?‎ A. It’s in the town center. B. It’s in the countryside. C. It’s in the suburb.‎ ‎12.What can we learn from the conversation ?‎ A. the woman should pay for breakfast.‎ B. Some of the rooms have no private bathrooms.‎ C. The woman doesn’t need to pay for her son.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13.Why does the woman come to the man ?‎ A. To ask for advice B. To book a hotel C. To make a request.‎ ‎14.How much should the woman pay ?‎ A. ￡92 B. ￡100 C. ￡160.‎ ‎15.How will the woman go to Scotland ?‎ A. By coach B. By air C. By train ‎16. When will the trip start ?‎ A. on Tuesday B. on Wednesday C. on Thursday 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17.What is the speaker’s review like ?‎ A. It’s well planned. B. It’s helpful. C. It’s impractical ‎ ‎18. Why was the speaker late for the exam ?‎ A. he got up late. B. He slept on his way to the exam center.‎ ‎19.What makes the speaker nervous during the exam ?‎ A. The timing B. The difficult questions C. The teacher.‎ ‎20.What does the speaker usually do after coming out of the exam room ?‎ A. He talks with others B. He thinks about his answers C. He goes back home directly.‎ 一、单项选择。15分 ‎21.They blamed the failure on George. Actually, he_________.‎ Is not to blame B. is to blame is not to be blamed D. should not blame ‎22.It _________not long _________they reached their destination.‎ is; before B. was; before C. was; since D. is ; after ‎23.It’s the love and responsibility that have driven him to _______many hardships ‎ and survive.‎ go into B. go through C. go after D. go against ‎24.I’ll drop on you on my way home _________.‎ If so B. if not C. if possible D. when necessary ‎25.---How did your interview with the manager go ?‎ ‎---__________.‎ Perfect B. Couldn’t be better. C. That’s right D. I’m not sure ‎26.The doctor said that the patient had ________ at once, which made us all worried.‎ to operate B. to be operated C. operated D. to be operated on ‎27.I would appreciate _________if you would let me know in advance whether you will ‎ be coming or not.‎ that B. it C. you D. this ‎ ‎28.__________ in her new novel, the young writer kept thinking and writing for a dozen hours in her study.‎ Having deeply absorbed B. deeply absorbing C Deeply having been absorbed D. Deeply absorbed ‎29.Nobody has the right to spit in the street__________ their social position or age.‎ In spite of B. as though C. although D. regardless of ‎ ‎30.Large quantities of information , as well as some timely help _______ since the organization was built.‎ has offered B. had been offered C. have been offered D. is offered ‎31.Before you quit your job, ________ how your family would feel about your decision.‎ consider B. considering C. to consider D. considered ‎32.That is the only way we can imagine _______the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.‎ reducing B. to reduce C. reduced D. reduce ‎33.Dr Smith gave us a ________speech, short but to the point.‎ simple B. brief C. easy D. dull ‎34.His house was _______ in that big fire.‎ burnt to the ground B. caught fire C. burnt to death D. put out ‎35.We’ve had a good start, but next, more work needs_______ to achieve the final success.‎ being done B. do C. to be done D. to do ‎ 完形填空 20分 ‎ My son and I were out of town for the weekend. We found a little cafe 36 decided to have lunch there. After we sat down at our table, I 37 an elderly couple having lunch at a table across the room. I __38_ have looked over at them a few times because my son asked me if I knew them. I replied that I _39 but that they reminded me of my own _40.‎ ‎ When the waitress came over, I asked her if she _41 them. She said she did. She said it was the elderly man's birthday that day. I wanted to do _42 for them so I told the waitress that I wanted to 43 their lunch and gave them some _44.‎ ‎ Some time later, the elderly couple came over to _45_ us. They were so _46_ that someone had bought them _47 and wanted to meet my son and me. They said that they had been a little __48 because their own son and daughter seemed to have _49_ his birthday, but they were really cheered up by our friendly __50_.‎ ‎ My son was __51 that I had paid for this couple that we didn't know and asked me __52_ I did it. I smiled at _53 and replied that my grandparents used to go out for lunch to celebrate their birthdays in the same way and it just _54 like the right thing to do to make this couple smile, __55 on their birthday. ‎ ‎36. A. so B. and ‎ ‎ C. but D. or ‎37.A. noticed B. visited ‎ ‎ C. recognized D. disturbed ‎38. A. could B. would ‎ ‎ C. should D. must ‎39. A. didn't B. did ‎ ‎ C. wouldn't D. would ‎40. A. parents B. children ‎ ‎ C. grandparents D. grandchildren ‎41. A. loved B. knew ‎ ‎ C. hated D. met ‎42. A. nothing B. anything ‎ ‎ C. everything D. something ‎43. A. ask for B. order ‎ ‎ C. pay for D. cook ‎44. A. money B. advice ‎ ‎ C. cards D. lists ‎45. A. introduce B. comfort ‎ ‎ C. invite D. thank ‎46. A. shocked B. excited ‎ ‎ C. sorry D. proud ‎47. A. cake B. gifts ‎ ‎ C. lunch D. goods ‎48. A. tired B. glad ‎ ‎ C. worried D. sad ‎49. A. arranged B. discussed ‎ ‎ C. forgotten D. mentioned ‎50. A. gesture B. answer ‎ ‎ C. interest D. idea ‎51. A. satisfied B. surprised ‎ ‎ C. frightened D. disappointed ‎52. A. how B. when ‎ ‎ C. why D. where ‎53. A. him B. her ‎ ‎ C. it D. them ‎54. A. heard B. said ‎ ‎ C. tasted D. felt ‎55. A. only B. especially ‎ ‎ C. even D. exactly 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项 。30分 A In a few years, you might be able to speak Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, and English—and all at the same time. This sounds incredible, but Alex Waibel, a computer science professor at US’s Carnegie Mellon University(CMU)and Germany’s University of Karlsruhe, announced last week that it may soon be a reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier for people who speak different languages to understand each other. ‎ One application, called Lecture Translation, can easily translate a speech from one language into another. Current translation technologies typically limit speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Users also have to be trained how to use the programme. ‎ Another prototype (雏形机)can send translations of a speech to different listeners depending on what language they speak. “It is like having a simultaneous translator right next to you but without disturbing the person next to you,”Waibel said. ‎ Prefer to read? So-called Translation Glasses transcribe (转录) the translations on a tiny liquid-crystal (液晶) display(LCD)screen. ‎ Then there’s the Muscle Translator. Electrodes capture the electrical signals from facial muscle ‎ movements made naturally when a person is mouthing words. The signals are then translated into speech. The electrodes could be replaced with wireless chips implanted in a person’s face, according to researchers. ‎ During a demonstration held last Thursday in CMU’s Pittsburgh campus, a Chinese student named Sang Jun had 11 tiny electrodes attached to the muscles of his cheeks, neck and throat. Then he mouthed—without speaking aloud—a few words in Mandarin (普通话) to the audience. A few seconds later, the phrase was displayed on a computer screen and spoken out by the computer in English and Spanish: “Let me introduce our new prototype.”‎ This particular gadget (器具), when fully developed, might allow anyone to speak in any number of languages or, as Waibel put it, “to switch your mouth to a foreign language”. “The idea behind the university’s prototypes is to create‘good enough’ bridges for cross-cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world,”Waibel said. ‎ With spontaneous (自发的) translators, foreign drivers in Germany could listen to traffic warnings on the radio, tourists in China could read all the signs and talk with local people, and leaders of different countries could have secret talks without any interpreters there. ‎ ‎56. Which of the following statements is not true? ‎ A. A lecture translation can translate what you said into other languages easily. ‎ B. Muscle Translators can translate what you think into speech if you just move your mouth. ‎ C. There is no Muscle Translator in the world now. ‎ D. The spontaneous translators will help us a lot. ‎ ‎57. What kind of equipment is NOT mentioned in this passage? ‎ A. Lecture Translation.　　　　　　　 B. Multiple Translator. []‎ C. Muscle Translator.　　　　　　　　 D. Translation Prototype. ‎ ‎58. What’s the final destination of inventing the language translators? ‎ A. To make cultural exchanges between different countries easier. ‎ B. To help students learn foreign languages more easily. ‎ C. To make people live in foreign countries more comfortably. ‎ D. To help people learn more foreign languages in the future. ‎ ‎59. What can be inferred from the seventh paragraph? ‎ A. The translator is so good that it can translate any language into the very language you need. ‎ B. The translator is becoming more and more common in the world as a bridge. ‎ C. With the help of the translator, you only need to open your mouth when you want to say something without saying the exact words at all. ‎ D. The translator needs to be improved before being put into market. ‎ ‎60. Where can this passage probably be excerpted from? ‎ A. A newspaper.　　　　　　 B. A magazine on science. ‎ C. A fairy tale.　　　　　　　D. A scientific fantasy book.‎ B ‎ The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything I’d owned was sold to pay debts that I didn't’ even know I had. In a week I had lost my husband, my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce in the family. I’d lost everything except my four teenage children. I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii. Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just go to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right.‎ ‎ Knowing that no one in the world was going to help us, I rented a cheap apartment. I worked 18 hours a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on one meal a day. One night as I walked alone on the beach, I saw the red orange glow of the lave (火山岩) pouring out of Kilarea Volcano in the distance. It was time to live my imagination!‎ ‎ The next day I quit my job and invested my last paycheck in art supplies and began doing what I loved. I hadn’t painted a picture in 15 years. I wondered if I could still paint. My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush. But before an hour had passed, I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas in front of me. And as soon as I started believing in myself, other people started believing in me, too. The first painting sold for $1,500 before I even had time to frame it.‎ ‎ The past six years have been filled with adventures. My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the volcano. We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us. The dream I had more than 40 years ago is now reality. I’m living freely and happily ever after.‎ ‎61. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.‎ ‎ A. the writer didn’t expect her marriage would end ‎ B. the writer’s parents were content with her divorce ‎ C. the writer’s husband took away most of her property ‎ D. there was something wrong with the writer’s job ‎ 62. The writer went to Hawaii to ______.‎ ‎ A. free herself from trouble B. spend her holiday ‎ C. earn a living for the family D. realize her childhood’s dream ‎ 63. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage ?‎ ‎ A. The writer is a woman of great determination.‎ ‎ B. The writer has been fond of painting.‎ ‎ C. The writer sold her first framed painting for 1,500 dollars.‎ ‎ D. The writer likes a life full of adventures.‎ ‎ 64. What would be the best title for this passage?‎ ‎ A. My Broken Marriage B. A Hard Life in Hawaii ‎ C. Adventures over 6 Years D. My Life After Divorce ‎ ‎ C They can be damp and cold.But with a growing number of men seeing the shed as a home from home，research claims the solitude(独处) it provides at the bottom of the garden could actually be good for their health.‎ A study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that the peaceful retreat(退隐) may help lower blood pressure.Its author，Professor Alan White of Leeds Metropolitan University，claims the hours spent pottering(闲逛) about in sheds doing odd jobs also have a positive effect on men's selfesteem.“Men find doing things relaxing and that in itself is good for their health，” he said.“There's a sense of achievement that men get from starting a task to seeing it completed.Men know what a shed means and they feel comfortable.”‎ Such has been the growth in its popularity that communal(共享的) sheds are being set up to ‎ enable men to share their love of pottering and DIY.The “Men's Sheds”initiative has its roots in Australia.But 20 communal sheds have already sprung up in the UK from the Lake District to Greenwich.Peter Baker，chief executive of the Men's Health Forum，a charity involved in the scheme，said,“They've caught men's imagination.Men like to potter.”‎ There are approximately 11.5 million domestic sheds in Britain—a higher concentration than anywhere else in the world—and 1.5 million are sold every year.Furthermore，Britons spend more than 60 million hours a week in them.‎ Originating from the AngloSaxon word“scead”，meaning shade，the peaceful retreat remains a place for the lawnmower and potting bench but has also been transformed into a games room and even a mini pub.‎ ‎65．Communal sheds are popular because ______.‎ A．men can share their love of pottering and DIY there B．men can keep away from other family members there C．men can stay there for the good of their health D．men can complete an important task there ‎66．Which of the following is NOT TRUE about garden sheds?‎ A．Men will feel relaxed in them.‎ B．Men will feel lonely staying in them.‎ C．They only benefit men physically.‎ D．They can help raise men's confidence.‎ ‎67．What can we infer from the last paragraph?‎ A．Garden sheds are just a place for men to work.‎ B．Garden sheds are not used by men only.‎ C．Garden sheds are mainly used as a store room.‎ D．Garden sheds serve several purposes for men.‎ ‎68．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?‎ A．The popularity of garden sheds B．The new use of garden sheds C．How to build garden sheds D．Garden sheds improve men's health D The world of taxi drivers is dominated by men.But there is one small taxi company in Delhi，where all the drivers and passengers are female.Women's safety is a hot topic in India at the moment，so it's proving a very popular service.‎ ‎“When I'm on the road driving our taxi I feel very proud，because this is the first taxi service only for women，”says 31yearold Shanti Sharma，who is one of eight female drivers with a taxi service called Cabs for Women by Women.‎ The last couple of months，since the rape and murder in the city of a college student travelling on a bus，have been particularly busy for her and her colleagues.‎ ‎“After this case，our workload has increased so much，” says Sharma.“Women who used other cab services are also turning to us now.”‎ Most women in Delhi say they routinely face harassment(骚扰)，and worse，especially on public transport.‎ Sharma，a single parent with three daughters，has been working as a taxi driver since 2011，when ‎ the service was first set up，and it has changed her life.This is the first time that she has earned enough—about 250 a month—to support her family.‎ Of course，she and the other female taxi drivers are completely outnumbered by male cabbies.“When I park somewhere there are always men there and inevitably five or six of them get together and hang out，” she says.“I'm usually the only woman in the parking lot，so I just stay inside the car.”‎ It's not much better when she is out on the road.Sharma says the male drivers give her a hard time.“As soon as they see a woman at the wheel they start honking(按喇叭) for no reason.They'll try to overtake you.I'm always worrying about how to avoid getting hit by someone.”‎ The company behind Cabs for Women by Women，Sakha Consulting Wings，had a number of goals when it set up the service.It wanted to give women from poor backgrounds an opportunity to earn money.By putting women in charge of technologies，it also wanted to change people's attitudes，and open up boundaries for women.‎ ‎69．The taxi service Cabs for Women by Women ______.‎ A．is greatly needed at present in India B．causes a hot debate in India C．was set up in 2012‎ D．is free of charge for women ‎70．Why are women who used other cab services turning to Cabs for Women by Women?‎ A．Because it is cheap. B．Because it is safe.‎ C．Because it is famous. D．Because it is convenient.‎ 第四部分 任务型阅读 （每空只填一个单词）（10分）‎ Whenever we meet with difficulty or failure, teachers, parents or others often say to us or perhaps we say to ourselves, “Never give up.” These can be encouraging words and words of determination. A person who believes in himself will keep trying to reach his goal no matter how many times he fails. In my opinion, the quality of determination to succeed is an important one to have. Therefore, I believe that we should never give up.    One reason is that if we give up too easily, we will rarely achieve anything. It is not unusual for us to fail in our first attempt at something new, so we should not feel disappointed and should try again. Besides, if we always give up when we fail, we will not be able to develop new skills and grow.    Another reason we should never give up is that we can learn from our mistakes so that we can not make the same ones. If we do not try again, the lesson we have learned is wasted. Finally, we should never give up because as we work to reach our goals, we develop confidence, and this confidence can help us succeed in other areas of our lives. If we never challenge ourselves, we will begin to doubt our abilities. In short, it is important that we do not give up when working for our goals. Whether we succeed in the end or not, we will learn something, and what we learn will help us to become better and more confident. Furthermore, if we give up, we have no chance of attaining our goals any more, but if we keep making great efforts, there is always a chance that we will succeed one day.‎ Topic: Never Give Up Possible meanings and ‎♣ The words “Never give up” can__76__ others or oneself and express one’s determination.‎ ‎ the author’s opinions ‎♣ A person who wants to succeed should have the___77___ of determination. So we should never give up.‎ ‎______78____‎ ‎♣If we give up too easily, maybe we will achieve ____79___, so when we fail in our first attempt at something new, we should not___80____ ourselves but try again.‎ ‎♣ Always giving up means that we will not be able to ___81____ any progress.‎ ‎♣ Never giving up will make us learn from the mistakes we’ve made before and learn the ___82____ so as not to make the same mistakes.‎ ‎♣ To reach our goals and develop the confidence which can help us ___83____ourselves, we must not give up but challenge ourselves. ‎ Conclusions If you give up, you will have no__84____of reaching your goals. Never give up and you will ___85____ sooner or later.‎ 第五部分：书面表达 （满分25分)‎ 作为中学生的你，在生活中碰到了两个问题：‎ 你的父母对你要求近似乎苛刻，总要求你取得好成绩。尽管你已经养成了每天弹一小时钢琴的习惯，但父母却要求、甚至威胁你不要弹钢琴，多把注意力放到英语学习上；‎ 你为自己的体重感到羞愧。尽管你已经听从医生的建议“多运动、少饮食”了，但还是在发胖。为此你感到很窘迫，明知吃减肥药对身体有害，但还想冒险一试。‎ 请以Worried Angel的名义向Mr. Advice写一封120词左右的求助信。‎ 注意：[]]‎ 文章的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入文章的总词数；‎ Dear Mr. Advice:‎ ‎ I am quite upset by two problems and don’t know how to deal with them.[]‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Please give me some suggestions on how to get out of the boring life.‎ ‎ Sincerely yours,‎ ‎ Worried Angel ‎ 英语答案：‎ 听力1.CBCAC/ABBAC/BCABC/AABAC 单项 21.ABCBD / DBDDC / ABBAC 完型：36.BADAC/BDCAD/BCDCA/BCADB 阅读:56.CBADB/ACCD/ABDD/AB ‎ 任务型阅读:71.encourage 72.quality 73.Reasons 74.nothing 75.disappoint/discourage 76.make 77.lesson 78.improve 79.chance 80.succeed 作文： （满分25分)‎ One possible version:‎ Dear Mr. Advice:‎ ‎ I am quite upset by two problems and don’t know how to deal with them.‎ ‎　　My parents are hard on me and always want me to achieve high grades at school. Though I have developed a habit of playing the piano for one hour every day, my parents just require me to pay more attention to English study. They even want to punish me if I don’t drop it.‎ ‎　　I am quite ashamed of my weight. I follow doctors’ advice and insist on working out every day, I pay attention to my diet as well, but I am still putting on weight! My weight just makes me feel embassassed all the time. Do I really have to risk my health for a slim figure and take some weight-loss pills? They have side effect on our health!‎ ‎ Please give me some suggestions on how to get out of the terrible situation.‎ ‎ Sincerely yours,‎ ‎ Worried Angel