2017-2018学年安徽省六安市舒城中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年安徽省六安市舒城中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

舒城中学2017—2018学年度第二学期期中考试 高二英语 ‎ ‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1.本试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。‎ ‎2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。‎ ‎4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。‎ 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5个小题；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，从每题所给的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 woman think makes people happy?‎ ‎ A. Money. B. Love. C. Success.‎ ‎ 2. What does the women's mother look like?‎ ‎ A. She is fat with brown hair. B. She is tall with dark hair. C. She is short with blonde.‎ ‎ 3. Where could the speakers most likely be?‎ ‎ A. At home. B. At a train station. C. At a hotel.‎ ‎ 4. What does the man tell the woman to do?‎ ‎ A. Take the number 1 bus. B. Walk to the subway station. C. Go to Linden Street on foot.‎ ‎ 5. Why is the man in a hurry?‎ ‎ A. To join a team. B. To watch a game. C. To practise baseball.‎ 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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听下面一段材料,回答第6至7题 ‎ 6. When did the woman see the new film of Oliver Twist?‎ ‎ A. Last Saturday. B. Last Sunday. C. On Monday.‎ ‎ 7. What did the woman say about the film?‎ ‎ A. It was very bad. B. It was true to the novel. C. It made her think of the world.‎ 听下面一段材料,回答第8至9题。‎ ‎ 8. Why does the woman sometimes feel lonely and sad?‎ ‎ A. She will go abroad. ‎ ‎ B. She lives far away from her family and friends.‎ ‎ C. She can't get on well with her classmates.‎ ‎ 9. What does the woman think of the culture here?‎ ‎ A. Interesting. B. Modern. C. Familiar.‎ ‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Why can the woman keep slim?‎ ‎ A. She seldom eats chocolate. B. She does much exercise. C. She goes on a diet.‎ ‎11. How often does the basketball club meet?‎ ‎ A. Once a week. B. Once two weeks. C. Once a month.‎ ‎12. What are the speakers going to do next?‎ ‎ A. Look for running machines. B. Buy an exercise bike. C. Go to the gym.‎ ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ ‎ A. The woman's hobbies. B. The woman's future job. C. The woman's work experience.‎ ‎14. What is the man interested in?‎ ‎ A. What the woman likes doing. ‎ ‎ B. What the woman used to work as.‎ ‎ C. What useful skills the woman has got.‎ ‎15. What does the woman dislike?‎ ‎ A. Playing tennis. B. Swimming. C. Teaching.‎ ‎16. What does the man advise the woman to do?‎ ‎ A. Work hard. B. Make a decision at once. C. Learn about more information.‎ ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. When does the speaker give this talk?‎ ‎ A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.‎ ‎18. What is the camp manager expected to do?‎ ‎ A. Prepare dinner and sleeping places. ‎ ‎ B. Give details about the camping trip.‎ ‎ C. Organize the music festival.‎ ‎19. What will the campers do at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow?‎ ‎ A. Have breakfast. B. Attend the festival. C. Start work.‎ ‎20. How long can the campers see the bands play?‎ ‎ A. One hour. B. Two hours. C. There hours.‎ 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 ‎ ‎ When Babbage was working at Cambridge, a new idea occurred to him. He wanted to construct a calculating(计算) machine to work out the solutions to maths problems not only with correctness but ‎ also with a speed beyond the power of any human mind. His machine could solve problems involving long rows of figures in one continuous operation(运算).‎ In 1822, Babbage exhibited his invention and won a prize from the government. After that, he immediately started to work on a larger machine designed to solve more difficult problems. Although he received some money left by his father, the money was not enough to support his design. He wrote to the government about his plan and was given ￡2,500 to start with, a sum worth much more in those days than it is now.‎ Babbage continued his work in London for four years. Then his health broke down, and he had to take a long holiday abroad. When he returned to London in 1828, he was at the end of his resources. Many bills remained unpaid. His chief assistant and co-workers quarreled with him and left with many expensive tools. For one year no work was done. During this period, Babbage, whose mind was always active, suddenly thought of a completely new idea for the machine. He rushed to meet the government officials to explain his new idea. But this time, they were unwilling to help him. For eight years, they refused to say whether they wanted the machine or not, and their final answer was “No”.‎ From 1828 to 1839, Babbage held the position of professor at Cambridge very successfully. But his greatest work was the unfinished calculating machine which stood covered in dust in his house. It was the beginning of the modern computer.‎ ‎21.The machine Babbage designed would solve difficult maths problems 　　　. ‎ A. in one operation with few mistakes B. in more than one operation without any mistakes C. in more than one operation with slight mistakes D. in one operation without any mistakes ‎22.Babbage failed to continue his research work in 1828 mainly because 　　　. ‎ A. he was in poor health B. he almost ran out of money C. his co-workers argued with him D. he spent all his money on his bills ‎23.Babbage explained his new idea to the government officials, expecting that 　　　. ‎ A. they would agree to his plan B. they would pay for his new idea C. they would support him with money D. they would exhibit his new design ‎24.From the passage, we can infer that 　　　. ‎ A. Babbage failed to be a famous scientist at Cambridge B. Babbage always had new ideas but gave them up easily C. Babbage always needed support from the government officials D. Babbage was the first designer of the modern computer B The Boy Made It!‎ One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! He didn’t have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute.‎ Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic. He thought about all the survival shows he had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.‎ He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put（留在原地）. The first thing he did was to find shelter form the freezing wind and snow. If he didn’t, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him.‎ Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could.‎ By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn’t lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could--- he huddled(蜷缩) in his cave and slept.‎ The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldn’t find anyone. He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesday, Nicholas went out to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After two days stuck in the snow, Nicholas was saved.‎ ‎ Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm if it had not been for TV. He had often watched Grylls’ survival show. Man vs. Wild. That’s where he learned the tips that saved his life, In each episode(一期节目)of Man vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out.‎ ‎ When Grylls heard about Nicholas’ amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.‎ ‎25. What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon?‎ A. He got lost. B. He broke his skis. C. He hurt his eyes D. He caught a cold ‎26. How did Nicholas keep himself warm?‎ A. He found a shelter. B. He lighted some branches.‎ C. He kept on skiing. D. He built a snow cave.‎ ‎27. On Tuesday, Nicholas _____.‎ A. returned to his shelter safely B. was saved by a searcher C. got stuck in the snow D. stayed where he was ‎28. Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he _____.‎ A. did the right things in the dangerous situation B. watched Grylls’ TV program regularly C. created some tips for survival D. was very hard-working C Volunteer at Shelter - North Toronto Cat Rescue---Bayview/Hwy 7‎ Do you like animals? Come and volunteer at our cat shelter.‎ North Toronto Cat Rescue is a no-cage, no-kill cat shelter. We are a volunteer organization, funded totally by donation, and are a licensed Canadian charity.‎ We are looking for volunteers who can join us once a week for a 3 month (12 weeks) period at least. The work is not wonderful but it is very rewarding. Mainly, we feed, clean, and scoop litter. Of course we also spend quality time with our cats.‎ We have 2 shifts(换班) per day, 7 days per week:‎ Mornings are 9am-1pm.‎ Evenings are 5-7pm or 6-8pm.‎ Please note that any new volunteer who wishes to work evening shift must be able to work 4 morning shifts on a team before moving to an evening shift. This is required in order to gain the ability to work more independently, as required during evening shifts.‎ Students must be at least 16 years old. Adults are also welcome.‎ If you do not have your own personal transportation, please check the public transportation from your area to our location at Bayview/Hwy 7 area before responding to this ad.‎ ‎29. Where is the ad most likely to appear?‎ A. In the local newspaper B. On the Internet C. On TV D. In a magazine ‎30. Which of the following volunteers can work evening shift?‎ A. A college student who can work for half a year period.‎ B. A college student who lives near the shelter.‎ C. A worker who has worked four morning shifts at the shelter.‎ D. A car owner who will work there for the first time.‎ ‎31. How many hours will a new volunteer work at least for the shelter?‎ A. 14 B. 32 C. 48 D. 24‎ D People can be addicted to different things—e.g. alcohol, drug, certain foods, or even television. People who have such an addiction are compulsive(强迫的): they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy. According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders. They feel that they must spend money. This compulsion, like most others, is impossible to explain reasonably. For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts are even more exciting than money. In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasure in spending large amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy.‎ There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don’t need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets(预算), but they are really playing an exciting game. When they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason.‎ It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business. They consider people’s needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions and so on in their advertising and sales methods.‎ Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy(疗法)” to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money.‎ ‎32. According to the psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of ‎ money .‎ A. and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys B. in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life C. just to meet his or her strong psychological need D. and feels he or she is cheated ‎33. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?‎ A. People spend money for exactly the same reason that they need to buy things.‎ B. Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of people’s spending habits to increase sales.‎ C. Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do.‎ D. Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money.‎ ‎34. What is the text mainly about?‎ A. The psychology of money-spending habits.‎ B. The habits of compulsive spenders.‎ C. A special psychology of bargain hunting.‎ D. The use of the psychology of spending habits in business.‎ ‎35. From the text we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters .‎ A. are really unreasonable B. need special treatment C. are really beyond drugs D. can never get any help to solve their problems with money 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。‎ The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we’ve never been before But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line. (36)____ _ Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes.‎ For anything you’re about to send: ask yourself, “ Would I say this to the person’s face?” If the answer is no, rewrite and reread. (37)_____‎ If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct (本能) is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so. (38)_____ If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.‎ ‎(39)_____ Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it’s a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it’s a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself doesn’t give you license to correct everyone else. (40)_____ At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended.‎ It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital status. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don’t ask such questions.‎ A. It’s natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online.‎ B. Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’s face.‎ C. Everyone was new to the network once.‎ D. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated.‎ E. When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear.‎ F. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages.‎ G. If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely.‎ 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。‎ In 1956 Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue skies. One day as I walked around the house with my 41 Kathy’s new parakeet(小鹦鹉)on my finger, I wanted to show Perky 42 the sky looked like. Maybe he could make a little bird friend out there. I took him into the backyard, and then, 43 to my horror, Perky flew off. The enormous, , blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue ‎ ‎ 44 and suddenly he had gone, clipped wings and all.‎ Kathy managed to 45 me. With fake(假的) optimism, she even tried to comfort me that Perky would find a new 46 . But I was far too clever to 47 that such a thing was possible. Decades later, I watched my own 48 growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the 49 of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the 50 of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed to 51 the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. 52 Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor(在辩论中发言)and 53 that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.‎ ‎“The best thing 54 Sweetie Pie,” he said, “ was the 55 we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just dived down and 56 on my finger.”‎ When I was 57 able to speak, we examined the amazing evidence. The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all 58 . It seems our two families had been 59 long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, “You were 60 ! Perky lived!”‎ ‎41．A．niece B．sister C．friend D．aunt ‎42．A．what B．which C．how D．where ‎43．A．many B．much C．great D．very ‎44．A．pleasure B．sadness C．treasure D．sense ‎45．A．forgive B．comfort C．help D．delight ‎46．A．parent B．home C．house D．life ‎47．A．imagine B．suppose C．doubt D．believe ‎48．A．birds B．happiness C．worries D．children ‎49．A．parents B．birds C．interests D．games ‎50．A．first B．best C．last D．happiest ‎51．A．catch B．find C．buy D．have ‎52．A．But B．Fortunately C．Then D．However ‎53．A．announced B．argued C．told D．hoped ‎54．A．in B．about C．from D．on ‎55．A．day B．place C．way D．story ‎56．A．fell B．flew C．landed D．went ‎57．A．firstly B．finally C．exactly D．even ‎58．A．came up B．turned up C．turned out D．matched up ‎59．A．known B．joined C．connected D．introduced ‎60．A．right B．wrong C．silly D．mad 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。‎ Last October, while tending her garden in Mora, Sweden, Lena Pahlsson pulled out a handful of small 61.________ (carrot) and was about to throw them away. But something made her look closer, and she noticed a 62.________ (shine) object. Yes, there beneath the leafy top of one tiny carrot was her longlost wedding ring.‎ Pahlsson screamed 63.________ loudly that her daughter came running from the house. “She thought I had hurt 64.________ (I)，” says Pahlsson.‎ Sixteen years 65.________ (early), Pahlsson had removed the diamond ring 66.________ (cook) a meal. When she wanted to put the ring back on later, it was gone. She suspected that one of her three daughters—then ten, eight, and six—had picked it up, but the girls said they hadn't. Pahlsson and her husband 67.________ (search) the kitchen, checking every corner, but turned up nothing. “I gave up hope of finding my ring again，” she says. She never replaced it. ‎ Pahlsson and her husband now think the ring probably got 68.________ (sweep) into a pile of kitchen rubbish and was spread over the garden, 69.________ it remained until the carrot's leafy top accidentally sprouted (生长) through it. For Pahlsson, its return was 70.________ wonder.‎ 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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/），并在该句下面写出该加的词。‎ 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。‎ Dear Jeremy and Alice，‎ Although we've been delighted to have you as neighbors, we're hoping to settle something that bothers to us. In a word, your dog—Cleo.‎ We've called several time about Cleo's early morning barking. It is difficult to understanding why she barks every minute she's outside. The early morning barking have been disturbing us as we are often up all night with the baby. Beside, Cleo tends to bark a average of six hours a day. This morning she starts barking even before 5 o'clock. That is too much for us, considering how closely the houses are.‎ We appreciate our apologies and goodwill, but we hope that you can figure a good way of settling the matter.‎ ‎ Sincerely, ‎ Jack and Rose ‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分 根据下面的提示,以“My View of Visiting Bookshops”为题,写一篇英语短文。‎ ‎1.你逛过书店吗?‎ ‎2.你喜欢逛书店吗?为什么?‎ ‎3.你认为逛书店时应该怎么做?‎ 注意：1.词数100左右；‎ ‎ 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎