2017-2018学年河北省定州中学高二（承智班）下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年河北省定州中学高二（承智班）下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

‎2017-2018学年河北省定州中学高二（承智班）下学期期中考试英语试卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 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。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. Who won the race ?‎ ‎ A. Michael Robinson. B. Kyle Nash. C. Chris Scott.‎ ‎2. What will the man probably do?‎ A. Prepare for a test. ‎ B. Go to the park with the woman.‎ C. See the movie with the woman tomorrow.‎ ‎3. What does the man suggest the woman do?‎ ‎ A. Quit her job. B. Work in another restaurant. C. Work three nights a week.‎ ‎4. How will the woman get back home?‎ ‎ A. By taxi. B. On foot. C. By bus.‎ ‎5. Where does this conversation probably take place?‎ ‎ A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a restaurant.‎ 第二节 (共15个小题;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. Why does the woman refuse the man's invitation?‎ A. She needs to treat some guests. ‎ B. She has to do some home cooking.‎ C. She has to prepare for a driving competition.‎ ‎7. What do we know about the woman?‎ A. She needs a part-time job. B. She can't afford to play golf. C. She doesn't like playing golf.‎ 听第7段材料,回答第8、9题 ‎8. What’s wrong with the sweater the woman bought?‎ ‎ A. It’s too small. B. It’s not the right style. C. It’s the wrong color.‎ ‎9. How does the woman probably feel about the man’s response?‎ ‎ A. Satisfied. B. Surprised. C. Disappointed.‎ 听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Why can't Tony go to the party?‎ A. He has to do some homework. ‎ B. He has to work late in the office. ‎ C. He has to visit his parents.‎ ‎11. How will the woman go to the party?‎ A. By taxi. B. By subway. C. By car.‎ ‎12. What will the woman probably wear at the party?‎ ‎ A. Casual clothes. B. Formal dress. C. Work suit.‎ 听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Who is the man?‎ A. A researcher. B. A policeman. C. A witness.‎ ‎14. What does the driver look like?‎ ‎ A. He is not young. B. He has thin lips. C. He is very tall.‎ ‎15. What was the woman doing when the accident happened?‎ A. Driving a car. B. Hurrying to pay a bill. C. Walking fast to her grandson.‎ ‎16. What did the man do first after knocking the woman down?‎ A. He took the woman to the hospital. ‎ B. He got out of his car to have a look.‎ C. He drove his car away at once.‎ 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题 ‎17. What is the main topic of the monologue(独白) ?‎ A. Decisions. B. Dangers. C. Plans.‎ ‎18. What can we learn from the monologue?‎ A. Choosing a high school is the most difficult. ‎ B. Decision-making is easy for all people.‎ C. Indecisions can be a serious problem.‎ ‎19. How many choices are there in ordering a coffee according to the speaker?‎ A. Just two. B. At least four. C. Less than three.‎ ‎20. Why is it hard to make a decision according to the speaker?‎ A. You don’t want to think too much.‎ B. You don't know how to make a decision.‎ C. There're too many choices to choose from.‎ 二、阅读理解 Yesterday night, over a dinner with my elder brother’s family, a topic of happiness came up. My wife, Marla, a psychologist, was sharing Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of “flow” with us. Marla explained that according to the research on flow, people are happiest when they are absorbed in a task that is just challenging enough for them to experience a sense of mastery(熟练).‎ A few moments later my brother, Yuri, offered the following opinion: “The first and only, necessary and sufficient factor for happiness is to stop associating happiness with pleasure. The two — happiness and pleasure — have nothing to do with each other.” This morning, with my cup of coffee, I searched through a pile of books on my bedside table and—at the bottom—found a book by Bertrand Russell, I started reading but didn’t finish. In it, I found the following thought:‎ ‎“The human animal, like others, is adapted to a certain amount of struggle for life, and when by means of great wealth homo sapiens can gratify all his whims (突发奇想) without effort, the mere absence of effort from his life removes an essential ingredient of happiness.”‎ The conversation came full circle: people are happiest when they are in a state of flow (Csikszentmihalyi’s language )…which is the effortful devotion in a moment…which has nothing to do with pleasure.‎ Indeed, as Yuri insisted : happiness–as–pleasure is a myth; the association between happiness and pleasure is nothing but a semantic(语义的) habit; psychologically, the two—happiness and pleasure—are arguably different; and breaking up this association between pleasure and happiness might, in fact, be a powerfully first step in pursuit of happiness.‎ As I look back on that exchange, I recall that there was an effort, a struggle to find a common understanding about this seemingly difficult idea—a struggle that made me happy.‎ ‎21．The author wrote this text mainly to ________.‎ A. look back on the happy night B. advise readers to read Bertrand Russell C. tell readers how to be happiest D. show different opinions on family gathering ‎22．According to Marla, people feel happiest when they ________.‎ A. get what they want without effort B. master the happiness around them C. involve themselves in a challenging task D. experience things that can bring pleasure ‎23．What writing style is used by the author to explain happiness?‎ A. Giving examples. B. Using quotes.‎ C. Making comparisons. D. Offering arguments.‎ ‎24．The best title of the text may probably be ________.‎ A. The struggle for life B. Happiness as pleasure C. A topic over the dinner D. The effort for happiness A machine that takes sweat-laden (浸满汗水的) clothes and turns the sweat into drinking water is in use in Sweden. The machine makes the clothes turn round quickly, heats them to remove the sweat, and then passes the steam through a kind of special material to make purified water.‎ Since it has been brought into use, its creators say more than 1000 people have drunk others’ “sweat”‎ ‎ in Gothenburg. They add the liquid is cleaner than local tap water.‎ The device was built for the United Nations’ child-focused charity UNICEF to promote a campaign highlighting the fact that 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water.‎ The machine was designed and built by the engineer Andreas Hammar, known locally for his appearances on TV tech show “Mekatronik”. He said the key part of the sweat machine was a new water purification part developed by a company named HVR.‎ ‎“It uses a technique called membrane distillation (膜蒸馏),” he told the BBC. “We use a special kind of material that only lets steam through but keeps bacteria, salts, clothing fibers and other things out. They have something similar to the International Space Station, but our machine is cheaper to build. The amount of water it produces depends on how sweaty the person is, but one person’s T-shirt typically produces 10ml, about a mouthful.”‎ The device has been put on show at the Gothia Cup-the world’s largest international youth football tournament. Mattias Ronge, chief executive of Stockholm-based advertising agency Deportivo, said the machine had helped raise awareness for UNICEF, but in reality had its limitations.‎ ‎“People haven’t produced as much sweat as we hoped – right now the weather in Gothenburg is lousy,” Mattias Ronge said. “So we’ve equipped the machine with exercise bikes and volunteers are cycling like crazy. Even so, the demand for sweat is greater than the supply. And the machine will never be produced in large numbers, since there are better solutions out there such as water purifying pills.”‎ ‎25．Which of the following is the disadvantage of the sweat machine?‎ A. The amount of water the machine produces is rather limited.‎ B. It takes too long for the machine to produce water.‎ C. It costs a large amount of money to build the machine.‎ D. The water processed by the machine is not clean enough.‎ ‎26．UNICEF is mentioned in the text to ________.‎ A. show how the sweat machine works B. show the importance of the United Nations C. explain why the sweat machine was invented D. tell us who invented the sweat machine ‎27．What did Mattias Ronge think of the sweat machine?‎ A. It could only be used in summer.‎ B. It was not worth popularizing.‎ C. It did not work at all.‎ D. The water it produced tasted sweet.‎ ‎28．The text is written mainly to tell us that ______________.‎ A. 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water B. a machine which turns sweat into drinking water is invented C. a better solution to purifying dirty water is discovered D. the pill which turns dirty water into clean water is produced Sure, it’s good to get along with your teacher because it makes the time you spend in the classroom more pleasant. And yes, it’s good to get along with your teacher because, in general, it’s smart to learn how to relate to the different types of people you’ll meet throughout your life. But really, there’s one super-important reason why you should get along with your teacher. Kids who get along with their teachers not only learn more, but they’re more comfortable asking question and getting extra help. This makes it easier to understand new materials and do yours best on tests.‎ When you have this kind of relationship with a teacher, he or she can be someone to turn to with problems, such as problems with learning or school issues.‎ As a kid in elementary or middle school, you’re at a wonderful stage in your life. You’re like a sponge (海绵), able to suck up lots of new and exciting information. On top of that, you’re able to think about all this information in new ways. Your teacher knows that, and in most cases, is thrilled to be the person who’s giving you all that material and helping you put it together. Remember, teachers are people, too, and they feel great if you’re open to what they’re teaching you. That’s why they wanted to be teachers in the first place to teach!‎ Some kids may be able to learn in any setting, whether they like the teacher or not. But most kids are sensitive to the way they get along with the teacher, and if things aren’t going well, they won’t learn as well and won’t enjoy being in class.‎ ‎29．What does the text mainly talk about?‎ A. The responsibilities of the teacher.‎ B. Advantages of making the class interesting.‎ C. The benefits of getting along well with the teacher.‎ D. The relationship between the teacher and students.‎ ‎30．What else will you learn from your teacher except knowledge?‎ A. How to get in touch with other teachers.‎ B. How to solve difficult problems in school.‎ C. How to get along with classmates in your school.‎ D. How to deal with different types of people in the future.‎ ‎31．What does a good relationship with the teacher mean to you?‎ A. You can get more help from the teacher.‎ B. You will have more problems in learning.‎ C. You can behave more actively in class.‎ D. You can ask any questions optionally in class.‎ ‎32．What effect does a bad relationship have on most students?‎ A. They can learn by themselves as usual.‎ B. They can’t get help from the teacher.‎ C. They feel great in the classmates’ heart.‎ D. They may feel uncomfortable in class.‎ People are seeking for opportunities that will assist them in reaching their goals. Marketing yourself can be a good choice, which can help you achieve your goals. Though when people talk about marketing, they usually think that this is about producing a sale, it does not necessarily have to be.‎ If you are an employee then you want your boss to take your ideas, and if you are on a job hunting then you want to find a good position. So in reality, marketing really leads to sale. So marketing yourself means you are simply “selling” yourself!‎ The common problem in marketing yourself is that most people think that it is unpleasant to market themselves. They think that marketing concerns only to a business. Of course, this is absolutely not true. People who want to attain the success they desire must promote themselves.‎ Marketing yourself is a useful tool. The better you market yourself, the more opportunities you will have. Marketing yourself does not really mean telling every person how beautiful and wonderful you are. It means letting your prospective employer know that you exist or you can do something better.‎ There are actually several different ways of marketing yourself. But there are only two primary ways that you carry out. The first is to find ways to reach out to others and the second is to construct ways in order for the people to find you and make connection with you.‎ To reach out and touch the lives of others, you have to be a good person and a good employee. In that way your good reputation will follow naturally. Have a brief and concise message that you can share with others. When you market yourself, you tell people who you are and what you can do for others. Plan well and practice your message.‎ In constructing ways for the people to notice and make connection with you, you must be open to them. Communication is a great opportunity to make an impact especially when you market yourself. You also communicate by what you are wearing. Know the appropriate dress code and have plenty of time to decide what you will wear. Just remember to make a great first impression!‎ ‎33．What is the main idea of the passage?‎ A. Marketing yourself is a business.‎ B. The subject of marketing yourself.‎ C. The ways of marketing yourself.‎ D. The problems of marketing yourself.‎ ‎34．According to the passage, as to marketing themselves, most people tend to feel ______.‎ A. confident B. cheerful C. terrible D. appropriate ‎35．In order to market yourself well, you can do these things EXCEPT ______.‎ A. be open to others B. praise yourself C. wear appropriately D. have a brief and clear message ‎36．From the passage, we can infer that people good at marketing themselves must be______.‎ A. communicative B. humorous C. hardworking D. beautiful 三、完形填空 I was confused while I was eating lunch in a restaurant the other day. I was sitting there looking at what I’d ____ and wondered if anyone else could see the ____ in my mind. I’m about to ____ a lot of ‎ fat and wash it down with a diet soda.‎ What can I say? I’m trying to lose some weight. ____. I do things like that all the time, which is probably why the pounds are ____ so slowly. I spent half an hour on the treadmill (跑步机) and I ____ myself with potato chips. I ____ that I will no longer eat them again, so I just eat a lot at this time. I make it all the way through the entire day doing everything absolutely right, and then at bedtime, “just one chip won’t ____ it “turns into “where did that entire bag of potato chips go?”‎ Of course, I ____ do well with my weight loss program, Once I put together two full weeks of eating properly and exercising ____. I was starting to feel a (an) ____. I could bend over to tie my shoes more easily. But just as it was about to become a ____. I entered a period of long, late nights filled with ____ deadlines. I sat in front of my computer, eating snacks and drinking sodas to help me stay ____. Within a few days, the habit of a sensible eating and exercising was a ____.‎ Unfortunate but ____. I was too tired to get on the treadmill. ____, I had work to do, for which I needed all the energy I could ____. So I started skipping exercise sessions. And ____ I started doing so, it became easier to skip them.‎ There are always reasons not to do the things that we really should do. Every reason is just another ____.‎ ‎37．A. cooked B. ordered C. designed D. introduced ‎38．A. battle B. competition C. performance D. practice ‎39．A. bum B. contain C. lose D. consume ‎40．A. Surprisingly B. Happily C. Unfortunately D. Hopefully ‎41．A. coming off B. passing away C. taking off D. turning away ‎42．A. equip B. connect C. present D. reward ‎43．A. agree B. pretend C. imagine D. decide ‎44．A. hurt B. count C. change D. solve ‎45．A. always B. sometimes C. seldom D. never ‎46．A. hardly B. instantly C. regularly D. slightly ‎47．A. urge B. attraction C. difference D. pain ‎48．A. plan B. habit C. game D. hobby ‎49．A. original B. common C. inspiring D. tight ‎50．A. awake B. calm C. healthy D. strong ‎51．A. goal B. memory C. reality D. trend ‎52．A. unbelievable B. changeable C. understandable D. enjoyable ‎53．A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Otherwise ‎54．A. lack B. save C. show D. throw ‎55．A. once B. before C. unless D. though ‎56．A. choice B. fault C. cause D. excuse 四、七选五 A student’s life is never easy. 57．A lot of preparations are needed so you can be sure to go back home with a diploma and a bright future waiting for you. The following are some basic things you need to do before seizing your passport and boarding the plane.‎ ‎●Knowing the country.‎ You shouldn’t bother researching the country’s hottest tourist spots or historical places. You won’t go there as a tourist, but as a student. I’ll be helpful to read the most important points in their history and to read up on their culture.58．You surely don’t want to face legal problems, especially if you’re away from home.‎ ‎●Studying their language.‎ Don’t expect that you can graduate abroad without knowing even the basics of the language. Before leaving your home country, take online lessons to at least master some of their words and sentences. 59． Doing this will also prepare you in communicating with those who can’t speak English.‎ ‎●60．‎ Check the conversion(兑换) of your money to their local currency, set up your bank account so you can use it there, get an insurance, and find an apartment. The Internet or your intended school will be very helpful in finding an apartment and helping you understand local currency.‎ Remember, you’re not only carrying your own reputation but your country’s reputation as well. If you act foolishly, people there might think that all of your country men are foolish as well. 61．‎ A. Packing your clothes.‎ B. And it is even more difficult if you have to complete your study in a foreign land.‎ C. That would surely be a very bad start for your study abroad program.‎ D. This will be useful in living and studying there.‎ E. Most importantly, read about their laws.‎ F. Going with their trends will keep it from being too obvious that you’re a foreigner.‎ G. Preparing for other needs.‎ 五、短文改错 ‎62．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（∧），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。‎ As we all know, we can meet with various challenges in our life. Faced with challenges, how should we do?‎ Last month, our class climbed Mount‎ ‎Tai, that is more than 1,500 meters above sea level. Lacking exercise, I thought that this activity was great challenge for me. I felt very exhausted halfway that I wanted to give up. See this, my classmates and even some strangers encourage me. By the end, I managed to reach on the top of the mountain.‎ Therefore, don’t give up in face of challenges. If you are determined enough, it’s certainly that you can overcome it.‎ 六、提纲类作文 ‎63．随着年龄的增长，我们总想挣脱父母的怀抱，渐渐和父母产生分歧。假设你是李月，某中学英语杂志社正在开展题为 “How to get along well with your parents” 的征文活动。请你根据以下要点写一篇征文稿。‎ ‎1. 事前要跟父母沟通，征求他们的建议；‎ ‎2. 跟父母意见不一致时要保持冷静；‎ ‎3. 多花时间跟父母在一起，跟他们一块郊游等。‎ 注意：1. 词数：120左右；‎ ‎2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ How to get along well with your parents As you are growing, you may want to be free from your parents. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 参考答案 ‎1 – 10 BCACA CBAAC 11 – 20 CABAB BACBC ‎21．C ‎22．C ‎23．B ‎24．D ‎25．A ‎26．C ‎27．B ‎28．B ‎29．C ‎30．D ‎31．A ‎32．D ‎33．主旨大意题。根据首段Marketing yourself can be a good choice, which can help you achieve your goals.可知本文介绍了“自我推销”这个话题。故选B。‎ ‎34．细节理解题。根据第三段The common problem in marketing yourself is that most people think that it is unpleasant to market themselves. They think that marketing concerns only to a business.‎ 可知大部分人认为自我推销是不好的事情，他们认为推销只和商业有关系。所以感觉推销自己很糟糕。故选C。‎ ‎35．细节理解题。根据第四段Marketing yourself does not really mean telling every person how beautiful and wonderful you are.可知 “自我推销”时不要一直赞扬自己，题干要求选出不能做的事情。故选B。‎ ‎36．推理判断题。根据最后一段In constructing ways for the people to notice and make connection with you, you must be open to them. Communication is a great opportunity to make an impact especially when you market yourself可知本文 “自我推销”时，你要擅长交流沟通。故选A。‎ ‎37．B ‎38．A ‎39．D ‎40．C ‎41．A ‎42．D ‎43．D ‎44．A ‎45．B ‎46．C ‎47．C ‎48．B ‎49．D ‎50．A ‎51．B ‎52．C ‎53．C ‎54．B ‎55．A ‎56．D ‎57．B ‎58．E ‎59．D ‎60．G ‎61．C ‎【解析】文章介绍了出国学习需要注意的事项，准备工作等。‎ ‎57．考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。上句讲学生生活不容易，根据后面的go back home和passport and boarding on the plane 以及下文的小标题可知，是出国学习，B项讲出国学习完成学业更难，与上句是递进关系，故选B。‎ ‎58．考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。前面说要了解要去的国家的历史和文化，根据下句的face legal problems可知，还要了解那里的法律，故选E。‎ ‎59．考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段主要讲要掌握那里的语言的作用，前面说“在离开你的国家之前，在网上学习至少掌握一些单词和句子”，故D项“这对学习居住在那里很有帮助”承接上文，故选D。‎ ‎60．考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段主要讲兑换货币、银行账户、保险和找房子等出国要做的相关的事情，G项“做好其他准备”概括本段内容，故选G。‎ ‎61．考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段主要讲出国后要注意自己的言行举止，这不仅仅是个人行为它还代表国家形象，C项讲其影响，与上文一致，故选C。‎ ‎62．‎ ‎63．As you are growing，you may want to be free from your parents and feel ready to make your own decisions．However，your parents will disagree with you．Your relationship with your parents may be in trouble right now．Here are some tips for you to avoid quarrels with your parents（点明主题）． ‎ Discuss the rules ahead of time and not at the last minute．This way you will be able to tell what they will say yes or no before you make plans【高分句型一】．Try to remain calm when your parents say no to something．You'd better listen to what they have to say instead of quarreling with them【高分句型二】．Spend time with your family．Communicate with each other at home．Suggest activities that your whole family will enjoy together such as going for a hike，a bike ride，or going to the beach．（和父母相处的方法）‎