2017-2018学年宁夏石嘴山市第三中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年宁夏石嘴山市第三中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

‎2017-2018学年宁夏石嘴山市第三中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题 命题人： ‎ 第Ⅰ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 does the women mean ?‎ A. They should live outside the country.‎ B. They need to buy a new cell phone.‎ C. They should cut down their phone bill.‎ ‎2. Where does the conversation probably take place? ‎ A. In a library. B. In a bank. C. At a station.‎ ‎3. What did the woman do before last May?‎ A. A businesswoman. B. A politician. C. A teacher.‎ ‎4. What does the man offer to do?‎ A. Take the woman’s box downstairs.‎ B. Help the woman take away stones. ‎ C. Put the woman’s things in the box.‎ ‎5. Why is the woman in a hurry?‎ A. She wants to buy some books. ‎ B. She is going to the library.‎ C. She is looking for her library card.‎ 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. What does the woman order first?‎ A. Vegetable salad. B. Bread and ice water. C. A glass of dry white wine.‎ ‎7. When can the woman get her order?‎ A. At about 6:50. B. At about 7:10. C. At about 7: 30.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What does the man ask the woman to do?‎ A. Visit the orphans and give them some presents.‎ B. Visit the orphans and give lessons to them.‎ C. Visit some high school volunteers with him.‎ ‎9. Where will the speakers meet?‎ A. At the door of the man’s house.‎ B. At the gate of their school.‎ C. On their school playground.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What size does the man think he wears?‎ A. Size 40. B. Size 42. C. Size 44.‎ ‎11. Which color does the man like especially?‎ A. Grey. B. Blue. C. Black. ‎ ‎12. What do we know about the jacket?‎ A. It is made of an expensive material.‎ B. It doesn’t match the man’s skin.‎ C. It is slightly tight in the collar.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Which is one of the man’s good memories?‎ A. His parents used to take him to hunt birds.‎ B. His parents used to teach him to plant trees.‎ C. He used to play in the backyard with his friends.‎ ‎14. What did the man learn from his hard life?‎ A. Working hard than others.‎ B. Dealing with problems all alone.‎ C. Making more money for his family.‎ ‎15. What change would the man make in his early life if he could?‎ A. He would like to have been richer than others.‎ B. He would have chosen a quite different job.‎ C. He would prefer to have been born in a peaceful area.‎ ‎16. What can we learn from the conversation?‎ A. The man’s parents supported him until he found a job.‎ B. The man’s parents are both in their late seventies.‎ C. The man contacts his parents by writing letters. ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What meat is mentioned in the talk?‎ A. Pork. B. Fish. C. Chicken.‎ ‎18. Who especially like hot dogs cooked over a hot fire in the open air?‎ A. Turks. B. Germans. C. Americans.‎ ‎19. How does the speaker describe mustard?‎ A. It’s yellow or yellow-brown.‎ B. It’s a white or red liquid.‎ C. It has a strong smell.‎ ‎20. Why is a hot dog also called frankfurter or frank?‎ A. The people in Frankfurt enjoy hot dogs most.‎ B. The city of Frankfurt is said to be its birth-place.‎ C. The butcher Frankfurt made the first hot dog.‎ 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节：单项选择（共15题，每小题1分；共15分）‎ ‎21. He’s making _______ great progress in his lessons that everyone else in his class can’t believe it.‎ A. so B. very C. such a D. such ‎22. --- Do you need any help, Lucy?‎ ‎ --- Yes. The job is _______ I could do myself.‎ A. less than B. more than C. no more than D. not more than ‎23. ______ I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A. ‎ A. Once B. While C. If D. Until ‎24．The open-air celebration has been put off _______ the bad weather.‎ A. in case of B. in spite of C. instead of D. because of ‎ ‎25．Jim changed his mind, ________ made me very angry.‎ A. that B. where C. which D. when ‎26. From their _____on the top of the TV Tower, visitors can have a better view of the city.‎ A. stage    B. position C. condition    D. situation ‎27. Our refrigerator is ________ again. We’d better buy a new one instead of repairing it.‎ A. in order B. by order C. under order D. out of order ‎28. “Since all men are created _______ by law, we demand to be treated _______ in your company.” Charlie said to the boss.‎ A. equally; equally B. equally; equal C. equal; equal D. equal; equally ‎29. The meeting was of _____, and the information he offered at the meeting was_____.‎ A. important; valuable B. great important; of valuable C. great importance; valuable D. very importance; of valuable ‎30. The man in black has two children, one of whom _______ in a foreign country. ‎ A. brought back B. was brought back ‎ C. was brought up D. brought up ‎31. Eating too much fat can______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.‎ A. result from B. contribute to C. attend to D. devote to ‎32. In yesterday’s newspaper, it was reported that great damage ______ by the flood.‎ A. has been done B. had been done C. has done D. had done ‎33. The books on the desk, _______ covers are shiny, are prizes for us.‎ A. which   B. that C. whose   D. as ‎34. ----- Is Peter there?‎ ‎----- ________ , please. I’ll see if I can find him for you.‎ A. Hold up B. Hold on C. Hold out D. Hold off ‎35. ----- Do you mind if I record your lecture?‎ ‎ ----- _________ . Go ahead.‎ A. Never mind B. No way C. Not at all D. No, you’d better not 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the splendid artwork.‎ A young couple __36___ the paintings ahead of me chatted ___37__ between themselves. I watched them a moment and ___38___ the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s patience for __39___ her constant (不停的）flow of words. Annoyed by their noise, I moved on.‎ I met them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. __40__ I heard her constant flow of words, I moved away ___41__.‎ I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a __42___ when the couple approached the exit. Before they left, the man __43___ his pocket and pulled out a white object. He extended it into a long stick and then ___44__ his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.‎ ‎“He’s a __45___ man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would ___46___ if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a __47__ that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in __48__ there is a new art show.”‎ ‎“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”‎ ‎ “Can’t see! You’re __49__. He sees a lot. __50__ you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife __51__ each painting so he can see it in his head.”‎ I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the __52__ of a young wife describing paintings to a person without __53__ and the courage of a husband who would not __54__ blindness to change his life. And I saw the love __55__ by two people as I watched this couple walk away with their arms intertwined.‎ ‎36. A. visiting              B. judging                        C. noticing                  D. measuring ‎37. A. continuously          B. carefully                  C. carelessly                 D. excitedly ‎38. A. required                 B. concluded                   C. declared             D. announced ‎39. A. coming up with      B. catching up with         C. putting up with       D. keeping up with ‎40. A. As though              B. Now that                   C. Each time                D. Ever since ‎41. A. frequently               B. constantly                  C. gradually              D. quickly ‎42. A. difference               B. decision                    C. fortune                D. purchase ‎43. A. looked into              B. got into              C. reached into            D. entered into ‎44. A. pushed                   B. tapped                      C. fought                 D. forced ‎45. A. brave                     B. unlucky                       C. patient                    D. clever ‎46. A. make up                  B. give up                        C. break up                 D. turn up ‎47. A. discovery              B. complaint                   C. promise             D. contribution ‎48. A. whenever            B. wherever                C. whichever               D. however ‎49. A. right                        B. wrong                         C. foolish                    D. careless ‎50. A. Less than                 B. Rather than                 C. More than              D. Other than ‎51. A. describes                  B. draws                         C. expresses               D. analyzes ‎52. A. wisdom                    B. patience                      C. courage              D. bravery ‎53. A. thought                   B. hearing                       C. emotion                D. sight ‎54. A. let                            B. make                          C. allow         D. force ‎55. A. expected                 B. shared                         C. received                  D. spared 第三部分：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）‎ 阅读下面短文，从ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A ‎ Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well—she had a great job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work.“The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through,” she said. “After everything I’d done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn’t feel like looking for another job. I hated everything about the city and my life.” Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm.‎ ‎“The moment I arrived at Kathy’s farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay there,” said Zoe. “Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless.” Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. “It’s a hard life, physically very tiring,” she says. “In London I was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy’s wonderful dinners.” Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been teaching her how to ride a horse and she has learned to drive a tractor.‎ ‎ Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing—watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, “It’s one of the most moving experiences I’ve ever had. I could never go back to city life now.”‎ ‎ 56. When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a ______ life. A. boring       B. tough          C. meaningless          D. satisfying 57. The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy’s farm is that _________. A. Zoe got tired of the city life      B. Kathy persuaded her to do so C. Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant       D. Zoe loved Wales more than London 58. How does Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage? A. Tiresome and troublesome           B. Romantic and peaceful C. Mentally exhausting but healthy      D. Physically tiring but rewarding 59. Which of the following is closet to the main idea of the passage?‎ A. Kill two birds with one stone.‎ B. A misfortune may turn out a blessing.‎ C. Where there is a will, there is a way.‎ D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.‎ B Using a computer or smartphone at night can cause us to pile on the pounds，new research has revealed． ‎ The study found a link between blue light exposure (blue light is produced by smartphones and computers) and increased hunger．It found that exposure to blue light increases hunger levels for several hours and even increases hunger levels after eating a meal．Blue light exposure has also already been shown to cause decreased sleepiness in the evening，increasing the risk of sleeplessness．‎ The leading researcher Ivy Cheung，from Northwestern University in Chicago said ,“A single three-hour exposure to blue-enriched light in the evening greatly affected hunger and metabolism(新陈代谢)．These results are important because they suggest that controlling environmental light exposure for humans may represent a novel ‎ approach of influencing food intake patterns and metabolism．”‎ The study group consisted of 10 healthy adults with regular sleep and eating schedules. They completed a four-day trial under dim light conditions，which involved exposure to less than 20 lux (勒克斯，照明单位) during 16 hours awake and less than 3 lux during eight hours of sleep．On the third day they were exposed to three hours of 260 lux，blue-enriched light starting10.5 hours after waking up, and the effects were compared with dim light exposure.‎ Ivy Cheung said more research is needed to determine the functions involved in the relationship between light exposure，hunger and metabolism．‎ ‎60．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?‎ A．How blue light exposure affects hunger．‎ B．Why blue light exposure influences sleepiness．‎ C．What is the link between blue light exposure，hunger and sleepiness．‎ D．Who has found the effects of blue light exposure on hunger and sleepiness．‎ ‎61．The underlined word “novel” in the third paragraph probably means“___________”.‎ A．unusual B．unforgettable C．temporary D．impossible ‎62．What can we learn from the passage?‎ A．Blue light exposure can make us lose weight at night．‎ B．Blue light exposure has no effect on sleeplessness．‎ C．The researchers drew their conclusion by comparison．‎ D．Ivy Cheung has found the relationship between light exposure and hunger．‎ ‎63．Where would you be most likely to find the passage?‎ A．On a notice board． B．In a health magazine．‎ C．On a business website． D．In a college newspaper．‎ C King’s College Summer School King’s College Summer School is an annual training program for high school ‎ students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.‎ More information is as follows:‎ Application date Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2017.‎ Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2017.‎ Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2017.‎ Courses English Language ‎ Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing: 10 hours American History: 16 hours American Culture: 16 hours Steps A letter of self-introduction A letter of recommendation ‎﹡The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information.‎ Cost Daily lessons: $200‎ Sports and activities: $100‎ Travels: $200‎ Hotel service: $400‎ ‎﹡You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city.‎ Please write to:‎ Thompson, Sanders ‎1026 King’s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School@ yahoo. com ‎64. Which of the following is true about King’s College Summer School?‎ A. Only top students can take part in the program.‎ B. King’ s College Summer School is run every other year.‎ C. Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.‎ D. Only the teachers of King’ s College give courses.‎ ‎65. If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school _______.‎ A. $200 B. $400 C. $500 D. $900‎ ‎66. What information can you get from the text? ‎ A. The program will last two months. ‎ B. You can write to Thompson only in English.‎ C. As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2017.‎ D. You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.‎ D A friend just back from Beijing told me quite confused that there many girls spent more than 1,000 yuan in Yoga classes every month. Yes, it seems that Yoga has gained its popularity in China, not only in Beijing. If you search for Yoga online in Chinese, lots of pages are there to see, most of which are main-pages of Yoga clubs. People take part in Yoga classes to learn Yoga to keep fit and lose weight. However, are you really ready for it. There are several things you need to know before you really take it. First, do not compel（强迫）your body too much. Yoga has many difficult poses. They are beautiful and worth boasting if you could finish them. But if you compel yourself to do as exactly as an experienced Yoga teacher does, you may hurt your body, instead of strengthening it. Do you remember your original purpose for playing Yoga? It is self-building, not competing. Second, do some research about the Yoga class that you are to register. Yoga is new in China and there are not so many certificated well-trained Yoga teachers. Some not-well-organized clubs just find someone learn a little Yoga and certificate them. But be aware, a non-eligible teacher might wrongly guide you and you could not benefit from the classes much except that they force you to exercise your body a bit. Considering about the large amount of money you invest in it, it is worth and reasonable to make sure the teachers in the club are eligible before you join. ‎ ‎ Third, it would be better to learn something about nutrition when you practice Yoga. In the very beginning, Yoga was part of the Vedas, bible of the traditional Indian philosophy. So it could be regarded as a kind of life style. When you have decided to care for your body, why not feed it properly. In fact, good clubs have their own nutritionists. Anyhow, make sure you are ready before you act. The fashion may change quickly. But what benefits is still good for us.‎ ‎ 67. The first paragraph tries to tell us _______. A. many girls spent more than 1,000 yuan in Yoga classes every month B. online you can find a large number of main-pages of Yoga clubs C. Yoga is a very valuable form and way for physical building D. Yoga seems to have been more and more popular in China ‎68. From the three pieces of advice offered by the author, we can conclude _________.‎ A. Yoga is somehow easy to exercise B. there are wolves in lamb's skin among the Yoga clubs C. many people learn Yoga so as to compete D. Yoga has nothing to do with culture ‎69. The underlined word" eligible" in the fourth paragraph means __________. A. qualified B. experienced C. hi-technical D. honored ‎70. Which of the following isn’t the author’s advice? A. Knowing some knowledge about nutrition.  B. Finding out a real teacher. C. Joining one of the most expensive clubs. D. Don't easily follow the fashion about Yoga ‎　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　‎ 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。‎ Years ago，if a teenager had some problems in his life，he might write them in his diary. Now a teenager with the same problems might go onto the Internet and write ‎ them in his blog. In many ways，a diary and a blog are almost the same. So，what makes a blog different from a diary?‎ ‎___71__ Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of secrets. Both diaries and blogs tell what happened to the writer that day.‎ I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her blog. She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry exam. ___72__ Then, after I finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was worried that my sister might read it!‎ Because a blog is such a public way of writing, it has both good and bad points. __73___ If I am angry with a friend during school and write something bad about her in my diary, she will never know. However, if my sister writes something bad about a friend, that friend may read her blog and get angry. ____74____‎ A blog has good points，of course. __75____ People choose to write in blogs，they know that their friends will read what they write. If you feel sad one day and write in your diary，no one will know about it. If you write the same words in your blog，your friends may quickly write back to comfort you and offer their help. Blogs help people know what their friends are doing.‎ A. So we have to be very careful of what we write.‎ B. When I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but only in my diary.‎ C. The biggest problem with a blog is that anyone can read what you write.‎ D. The biggest difference is that a blog is much more public than a diary. ‎ E. Everyone intends to keep his own secret.‎ F. Blogs help people stay in contact with their friends and hear what the people around them are doing.‎ G. When we write a diary we usually write down what we have done or how we think of others.‎ ‎ ‎ 第Ⅱ卷 第四部分 写作 （共两节。满分35分）‎ 第一节: 单词拼写（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎76. The new school is still under c__________.‎ 77. We should make every citizen aware of the importance of environmental p___________.‎ 78. After a long a________, we decided where to go for our holidays.‎ 79. Leave a basin of water outside in f__________ weather.‎ 80. The custom d________ back to the 8th century.‎ ‎81. We are very much ________ (担心的) that he may fail.‎ ‎82. There is a strong _________ (可能) that they will win the next election.‎ ‎83. Anyway, I can’t cheat him ---- it’s against all my __________(原则).‎ ‎84. Tom is one of the most __________(有影响力的) figures in our company.‎ ‎85. They ________ (搬迁) from Xidan to the western suburbs last year.‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ 近年来，微信( WeChat ) 已成为人们日常生活中必不可少的通讯方式，然而关于它的利与弊人们众说纷纭。请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文。内容包括：‎ ‎1. 分析使用微信的利与弊；‎ ‎2. 你的看法和建议。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数：100词左右；‎ ‎2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数；‎ ‎3. 可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。‎ In recent years, WeChat is becoming increasingly popular. ‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________‎