2017-2018学年江西省吉安市吉安县第三中学、泰和县第二中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年江西省吉安市吉安县第三中学、泰和县第二中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

‎2017-2018学年江西省吉安市吉安县第三中学、泰和县第二中学高二下学期期中考试 英语试卷 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 are the speakers talking about?‎ ‎ A. A wrestling match. B. A volleyball match. C. A character competition.‎ ‎2. What does the boy mean?‎ ‎　A. He will put away the clothes before it rains. ‎ ‎　B. He's unwilling to fetch the clothes. ‎ ‎　C. He has already put away the clothes.‎ ‎3. How long did the woman wait for?‎ A. Four hours. B. Six hours. C. Two hours.‎ ‎4. What's the woman complaining about?‎ A. The parcels. B. Having to wait. C. The computer.‎ ‎5. What are the speakers talking about?‎ ‎　A. A driving test. B. A heavy fog. C. A traffic accident.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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. Where are the two speakers possibly?‎ ‎ A. In the airport. B. In a supermarket. C. In a hotel.‎ ‎7. What can we learn from the conversation?‎ ‎ A. The man will get 12% discount. ‎ ‎　B. The man will live for about a week.　‎ C. The man will live with a friend.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What did Sally cut out some advertisements for?‎ ‎ A. To go on a travel. B. To find a job. C. To get information for his friend.‎ ‎9. What was Sally interested in?‎ ‎ A. Introducing jobs for others. B. Collecting advertisements. C. Doing hotel business.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What does the man think of mountaineering?‎ ‎ A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Tiring.‎ ‎11. What can we learn from the conversation?‎ ‎ A. The man will act as a guide to Huang Mountain for the woman.‎ B. The woman is a professional mountain climber.‎ C. The woman climbed the Rocky Mountains alone last summer.‎ ‎12. What are the two speakers talking about?‎ ‎ A. The Rocky Mountains travel. B. The beautiful sunrise. C. The mountaineering sport. ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?‎ ‎ A. The boss and the employee. B. Colleagues. C. Friends.‎ ‎14. Where will Mr Smith have dinner today?‎ ‎ A. At Mr. Brown's home. B. At a Chinese restaurant. C. At his sister's home.‎ ‎15. When will the second meeting be held?‎ ‎ A. At 9 am. B. At 10 am. C. At 2 pm. ‎ ‎ 16. Who will wait for Mr. Brown at the receptionist counter before the meeting?‎ ‎ A. The receptionist. B. Mr. Smith. C. Miss Jane.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What's the topic of the conversation?‎ A. How to get to know each other.‎ B. The clothes we wear when in different occasions.‎ C. How to make a good impression.‎ ‎18. What is the first thing when you meet others according to the dialogue?‎ ‎　A. Wearing nice clothes. B. Looking at them. C. Smiling at them.‎ ‎19. According to the woman, when can you wear your daily clothes?‎ ‎　A. When going for a picnic.‎ ‎　B. When attending a wedding party.‎ ‎ C. When first paying a visit to a person's home.‎ ‎20. Which of the following can't make you a good listener? ‎ A. Interrupting others. B. Responding when necessary. C. Listening to others carefully.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) ‎ 第一节(共15小题:每小题2分，满分30分)‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A. B. C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑·‎ A Apple Seeds Circulation（发行量） : 1 Year, 9 Issues Cover Price: $44．55‎ Price For You: $33．95‎ Product Description: Apple Seeds is an award-winning magazine filled with stories for kids aged from 7 to 9．The cover is very soft, providing durability（耐用性）that allows each issue to be enjoyed for many years to come． Besides, there is a big surprise for you --- it’s being sold at a more favorable discount than usual．‎ Better Life Circulation: 1 Year, 12 Issues Cover Price: $44．55‎ Price For You: $15．00‎ Product Description: Designed for those who have a strong interest in personal lifestyle, Better Life is America’s complete home and family service magazine． It offers help ‎ with food, recipes, decorating, building, gardening, family health, money management, and education．‎ Humor Times Circulation: 1 Year, 12 Issues Cover Price: $36．00‎ Price For You: $11．95‎ Product Description: Humor Times Magazine is for those who love to laugh! Full of cartoons and humor columns, it shows up in your mailbox once a month and keeps you smiling all year round! In today’s world, you need a reason to laugh． So let’s find it in Humor Times．‎ News China Circulation: 1 Year, 12 Issues Cover Price: $47．88‎ Price For You: $19．99‎ Product Description: News China Magazine is the English edition of China Newsweek． The magazine covers the latest Chinese domestic news in politics, business, society, environment, culture, sports and travels, etc． It is the first comprehensive news magazine for readers interested in China．‎ ‎21. What do we know about Apple Seeds?‎ A. It can be purchased as an award for your children．‎ B. The soft cover enables it to be read and kept long ‎ C. It offers the biggest discount among all the magazines．‎ D. The magazine is going to surprise you for many years．‎ ‎22.What kind of people may buy News China ?‎ A. People who have an interest in personal lifestyle of the Chinese．‎ B. People who have a strong sense of humor and love to laugh．‎ C. People who are interested in China’s politics, business and culture． ‎ D. People who want to enlarge the knowledge of their kids．‎ ‎23. Better Life can help you in ________.‎ A. learning about sports and travels. B. finding interesting stories for your kids C. ordering food from restaurants. D. beautifying your house. ‎ B China is a land of bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the country. Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle. Millions of them, all black. Cars were rare. Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year, I’ve found the opposite is true . There are millions of cars. However, people still use their bicycles to get around . For many, it’s the easiest and cheapest way to travel today. Bicycles also come in different colors—silver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.‎ ‎ It’s fun watching people biking. They rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks. Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can’t provide.‎ ‎ Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture , I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weather accompanied my great buy. I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home. ‎ ‎ My first ride home was orderly(守秩序的) . To be safe , I stayed with a ”pack” of ‎ bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times. I didn’t want to get hit . So I took the ride carefully.‎ ‎ Crossing the streets was the biggest problem. It was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the United States. The streets here were wide, so crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck.‎ ‎ I finally made it home . The feeling on the bicycle was amazing . The air hitting my face and going through my hair was wonderful. I was sitting on top of the world as I passed by places and people. Biking made me feel alive.‎ ‎24．According to the author, why are bicycles still popular in China today?‎ A．Because they are convenient and inexpensive． ‎ B．Because they are traditional and safe． ‎ C．Because they are colorful and available． ‎ D．Because they are fast and environment friendly． ‎ ‎25．The author decided to buy a bicycle because he intended ______________．‎ ‎ A．to experience local skills B．to use it for transport ‎ C．to ride it for fun D．to improve his riding skills ‎26．How did the author feel about his street crossing?‎ ‎ A．It was boring． B. It was wonderful．‎ C．It was lively． D. It was difficult．‎ ‎27．Which of the following best describes the author’s biking experience?‎ ‎ A．The author enjoyed showing off his biking skills．‎ ‎ B．The author was annoyed by the air while riding．‎ ‎ C．The author took great pleasure in biking． ‎ D．The author was praised by the other bikers。‎ ‎ ‎ C Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there.‎ Sounds unusual, doesn't it? But it's not that unrealistic, with the development of China’s high-speed railway system. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and finally Eastern Europe. ‎ China is planning to extend(延长) its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years, eventually reaching London and Singapore. ‎ If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could rush from London to Beijing within two days. The new system would still follow China’s high-speed railway standard. And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes.‎ ‎ China’s bullet train(高速列车), the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou, already has the World’s fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours. ‎ Of course, there are some technical challenges to overcome. There are so many issues that need to be settled, such as safety and maintenance(保养) of railway tracks. So, it’s important to pay attention to every detail. But the key issue is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on longer railway construction. ‎ China prefers that the other countries provide natural resources rather than financial investment. Resources from those countries could flood into China to support development.‎ It’ll be a win-win project. For other countries, the railway network will certainly create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on, not to mention the better communication among those countries. ‎ For China, such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop China’s far west. We predict that in the coming decades, millions of people will move to the western parts, where the land is empty and resources unused. With high-speed trains, people will set up factories and business centers in the west. And they’ll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.‎ ‎28. According to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is . ‎ ‎ A. safety of the system B. financial problems ‎ C. technical issues D. maintenance of railway tracks ‎29. What’s the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speed railway plan?‎ A. Doubtful B. Negative C. Positive D. Critical ‎ ‎30. China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because .‎ A. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways ‎ B. China and the countries involved will get much-needed resources ‎ C. China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries D. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation, business and tourism ‎31. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? ‎ A. International Railway Network[ B. High-speed Bullet Trains C. New Railway Standards D. Big Railway Dreams ‎ D Before my first summer vacation at college, my roommate Ted asked me to work with him on his father’s farm in Argentina. The idea of spending two months in Argentine was exciting. Then I began having second thoughts. I had never been far from New England, and I had been homesick my first few weeks at college. What would it be like in a strange country? What about the language? The more I thought about it, the more the idea worried me. ‎ In the end I turned down the invitation. As soon as Ted asked somebody else to go, I began kicking myself. I had turned down something I wanted to do because I was scared, and had ended up feeling depressed. That unhappy summer taught me a valuable lesson out of which I developed a rule for myself: do what makes you anxious; don’t do what makes you depressed. ‎ At the end of my senior year, I began to think about becoming a writer. But my professor was ‎ urging me to aim at teaching. I hesitated. The idea of trying to live by writing was a lot scarier than spending a summer in Argentina. Back and forth（来来回回） I went, making my decision, unmaking it. Suddenly I realized that every time I gave up the idea of writing, that downhearted（无精打采的） feeling went through me.‎ Giving up on what I really wanted to do depressed me. Right then I learned another ‎ lesson. To avoid that kind of depression meant having to bear a certain amount of worry and concern.‎ When I first began writing articles, I was frequently required to interview big names. Before each interview I would get butterflies in the stomach and my hands would shake. One person I particularly admired was the great composer Duke Ellington. On the stage and on television, he seemed the very model of confidence. Then I learned Ellington still got stage fright（害怕）.If the highly honored Ellington, who had appeared on the bandstand（演奏台） some 10,000 times over 30years, had anxiety attacks, who was I to think I could avoid them? I went on doing those frightening interviews. Then I realized to my astonishment that I was even looking forward to the interviews. What had happened to those butterflies?‎ Well, in truth, they were still there, but there were fewer of them. I had benefited, I discovered, from a process psychologists call “extinction”. If you put an individual in an anxious situation often enough, he will eventually learn that there isn’t anything to be worried about, which brings me to a conclusion: you’ll never get rid of anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it. ‎ ‎ The point is that the new, the different, is definitely scary. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you. ‎ ‎32. We can infer from the passage that the author________.‎ A. was inspired by Duke Ellington’s stage fright B. has found out what causes anxiety ‎ C. finds it difficult to make decision ‎ D. no longer feels anxious about new experiences ‎ ‎33. The underlined word “extinction” in Paragraph 6 means ________.‎ A. a person’s gradual loss of confidence ‎ B. the process of losing fear by keeping facing anxiety C. the inborn tendency to avoid anxious situations ‎ D. the natural development of a child’s abilities ‎ ‎34. Which of the following opinions does the author probably accept?‎ A. Hesitation leads to depression. B. Avoiding anxiety reduces depression.‎ C. Anxiety can be a positive drive D. Depression is a signal that one is growing up.‎ ‎35. What’s the best title of the passage?‎ A. Anxiety: Challenge by Another Name B. Confidence: Key to Success ‎ C. Depression: A Psychological Phenomenon ‎ D. Success: A Trip Through Anxiety and Depression ‎ 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。‎ Cheating is when a person misleads, deceives or acts dishonestly on purpose.36. If a basketball team is for kids under 8, it's cheating for a 9-year-old play on the team. At school, in addition to cheating on a test, a kid might cheat by stealing someone else's idea for a science project.37.This kind of cheating is called plagiarizing (抄袭). ‎ ‎38. Jeff is doing it by sneaking（暗中的） answers to a test. And it's also cheating to break the rules of a game or contest or to pretend something is yours when it isn't. When people cheat, it's not fair to other people. It's tempting(诱惑人的) to cheat because it makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test.39, and it won't help on the next test unless the person cheats again. ‎ ‎ 40 . They want to get good grades but hate hard work. Other kids might feel like they can't pass the test without cheating. Even though there seems to be a "good reason" for cheating, cheating isn't a good idea. ‎ A. Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. ‎ B. For kids, cheating may happen at school, at home, or while playing a sport. ‎ C. Kids may also cheat by copying a book report off the Internet and handing it in as it's his or her original work. ‎ D. Some kids cheat because they're lazy. ‎ E. Some kids cheat once and feel so bad that they never do it again. ‎ F. There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn't cheat, but some kids have already cheated. ‎ G. But it doesn't solve the problem of not knowing the material（材料）. ‎ 第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出 可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ One day，a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test.They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin.The professor__41__ the question papers，with the text facing down as usual.42 he handed them all out，he asked his students to __43_ the page and begin.To everyone’s surprise，there were no __44__，just a black dot in the center of the page.The professor，seeing the expression on everyone’s face，told them the following：‎ ‎“I want you to write what you __45__ there.”‎ The students，__46__，got started on the inexplicable (费解的) task.‎ At the end of the class，the professor __47__ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students.All of them，with no __48_，described the black dot，trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet，etc.After all had been __49__，the classroom was silent，and the professor began to explain：‎ ‎“I’m not going to grade (打分) this.I __50_ wanted to give you something to think about.No one wrote about the _51__ part of the paper.Everyone focused on the black dot，and the same happens in our __52__．We have a white paper to observe and __53_，but we always focus on the dark spots.Our life is a __54__ given to us with love and care，and we always have __55 to celebrate：nature renewing itself every day，our friends around us，the job that __56__ our livelihood and the miracles we see every day.‎ ‎__57__，we insist on focusing only on the dark spots：the health issues that bother us，the lack of money，the __58__ relationship with colleagues，the __59__ with a friend，and etc.‎ The dark spots are very __60__ compared to everything we have in our lives，but they are the ones that pollute our minds.”‎ ‎41．A. wrapped up B．handed out C．referred to D．pointed at ‎42．A.Since B．Until C．After D .If ‎43．A. turn B．fold C．open D．use ‎44．A.exercises B．choices C．scores D．questions ‎ ‎45．A. see B．imagine C．study D．remember ‎46．A. surprised B．curious C．confused D．displeased ‎47．A. finished B．collected C．marked D．selected ‎48．A.excuse B．doubt C．explanation D．exception ‎49．A. read B．answered C．returned D．said ‎ ‎50．A.also B．even C．just D．finally ‎51．A.big B．black C．white D．beautiful ‎ ‎52．A. classrooms B．lives C．colleges D．studies ‎53．A. enjoy B．keep C．send D．show ‎54．A.burden B．lesson C．pressure D．gift ‎55．A. time B．reasons C．freedom D．festivals ‎56．A. provides B．ruins C．threatens D．changes ‎57．A. Moreover B．Therefore C．Besides D．However ‎ ‎58．A.close B．special C．unpleasant D．strong ‎59．A.stay B．disappointment C．satisfaction D．contact ‎60．A. small B．round C．dark D．dirty ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 第II卷 (非选择题共50分）‎ 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式 Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will 　61　(probable) say that they go to school to learn languages, arithmetic, history, science and some other knowledge. That is quite true, but 　62　do they learn these things?‎ We send our children to school 　63　(prepare) them for the time when they will be big and will have to work for themselves. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their life. But is that 　64　only reason why they go to school?‎ There is more in education than just 　65　(learn) facts. We go to school to learn how to learn, so that when we have left school we can continue to learn. A man 　66　really knows how to learn will always be successful, because when he has to do something new, he will not only be ‎ able to do it well himself, he will but also be able to teach 　67　how to do it in the best way. The 　68　(educate) person, on the other hand, is either unable to do something new, or just 　69　it badly. The purpose of schools, therefore, is 　70　(teach) languages, arithmetic, history science, etc., but to teach pupils the way to learn.‎ 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（A )，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。‎ Smiling is a universal language but can give us courage, confidence and comfort.‎ I still remember how upset I am when it was my turn to recite a poem before class.Feel nervous and shy, I forgot almost everything. I decided to give up, but all my classmates, especial my teacher kept smiling at me encouragingly. Their smile warmed me so much that I got over the difficulty and eventually made it up. I think smiling not only makes us happy but also help build up our confidence. Furthermore, they will improve the relationship between us. It is smiling that brings harmony us. Only when you smile at the world does the world smile at you. Therefore, keep smiling and show your best to the world.‎ 第二节：短文写作（共1题，满分25分）‎ ‎ 假设你叫李华，你的一个朋友John刚从美国归来，邀请你参加本周日在他家举办的朋友聚会，但你不能参加，请你根据以下要点给他写一封电子邮件:‎ ‎1. 表达想参加的意愿; 2. 忙于准备考试; 3. 由于感冒,身体不适;‎ ‎4. 表示歉意并另约时间。‎ 注意：可适当添加细节以使行文连贯；词数100左右，开头和结尾已给，不计入总字数。‎ Dear John,‎ ‎　　　I’m extremely sorry to tell you that I am unable to go to your party this Sunday.__________________________________________‎ ‎ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Yours truly ‎　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Li Hua 高二下学期英语试题参考答案 听力1－5 BBCBC 6－10CBBCA11－15 ACABC16－20 ACCAA 阅读 21-23 BCD 24-27 BADC 28—31BCAD 32-35 ABCA 36—40BCAGD 完型 41—45BCADA 46—50 CBDAC 51—55 CBADB 56-60 ADCBA 语法填空 61．probably 62．why 63．to prepare 64．the 65．learning ‎66．who/ that 67．others 68．uneducated 69．does 70．not to teach 短文改错 Smiling is a universal language can give us courage, confidence and comfort.‎ I still remember how upset I when it was my turn to recite a poem before class. nervous and shy, I forgot almost everything. I decided to give up, but all my classmates, my teacher kept smiling at me encouragingly. Their warmed me so much that I got over the difficulty and eventually made it . I think smiling not only makes us happy but also build up our confidence. Furthermore, will improve the relationship between us . It is smiling that brings harmony us. Only when you smile at the world the world smile at you.Therefore，keep smiling and show your best to the world.‎ 写作：【参考范文】‎ Dear John,‎ ‎　　　I’m extremely sorry to tell you that I am unable to go to your party this Sunday. It is very kind of you to invite me to your house and I really look forward to going to your party and sharing your happy experiences abroad. Much to my regret, I will be absent from your party owing to the fact that an important exam is just around the corner, for which I am now really busy preparing.‎ ‎　　What’s worse, I have caught a bad cold lately and I’d rather I stayed at home instead of going anywhere.‎ ‎　　Anyway, we will have many more chances to get together. Would it be convenient for you if we make it after the exam?‎ I’m truly sorry. I hope you will forgive me and accept my sincere apologies. I look forward to ‎ your reply Yours truly ‎ Li Hua