2018-2019学年广西桂林十八中高二下学期开学考试英语试题 Word版

2018-2019学年广西桂林十八中高二下学期开学考试英语试题 Word版

桂林十八中2018-2019学年度17级高二下学期开学考试卷 英 语 ‎ 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分。考试时间：120分钟 。‎ 注意：1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡指定的位置，在规定的位置贴好条形码。‎ ‎2、选择题答案用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。‎ ‎3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卷上作答，字体工整，笔迹清楚。请按照题号在各题的答题区域（黑色线框）内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。保持卡面清洁，不折叠, 不破损。‎ ‎ 第I卷（选择题，共90 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秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ 例：How much is the shirt? ‎ A. £ 19. 15. B. £ 9. 18. C. £ 9. 15.‎ 答案是 C。‎ ‎1.What will James do tomorrow ?‎ A. Watch a TV program. B. Give a talk. C. Write a report.‎ ‎2.What can we say about the woman? ‎ A. She’s generous. B. She’s curious. C. She’s helpful.‎ ‎3.When does the train leave?‎ A. At 6:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 10:30.‎ ‎4.How does the woman go to work?‎ A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bike. ‎ ‎5.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient.‎ 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，从题中所给出的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 regret?‎ A. Giving up her research. B. Dropping out of college. C. Changing her major. ‎ ‎7.What is the woman interested in studying now?‎ A. Ecology. B. Education. C. Chemistry. ‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8.What is the man? ‎ A.A hotel manager. B.A tour guide. C.A taxi driver.‎ ‎9.What is the man doing for the woman?‎ A. Looking for some local foods.‎ B. Showing her around the seaside.‎ C. Offering information about a hotel.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10.Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. In an office. B. At home C. At a restaurant.‎ ‎11.What will the speakers do tomorrow evening?‎ A. Go to a concert. B. Visit a friend. C. Work extra hours.‎ ‎12.Who is Alice going to call? ‎ A. Mike . B. Joan. C. Catherine .‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13.Why does the woman meet the man?‎ A. To look at an apartment. B. To deliver some furniture. C. To have a meal together.‎ ‎14.What does the woman like about the carpet?‎ A. Its color. B. Its design. C. Its quality .‎ ‎15.What does the man say about the kitchen?‎ A. It’s a good size. B. It’s newly painted. C. It’s adequately equipped .‎ ‎16.What will the woman probably do next?‎ A. Go downtown. B. Talk with her friend. C. Make payment .‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17.Who is the speaker probably talking to?‎ A. Movie fans. B. News reporters. C. College students .‎ ‎18.When did the speaker take English classes?‎ A. Before he left his hometown. B. After he came to America. C. When he was 15 years old.‎ ‎19.How does the speaker feel about his teacher?‎ A. He’s proud. B. He’s sympathetic. C. He’s grateful .‎ ‎20.What does the speaker mainly talk about ?‎ A. How education shaped his life.‎ B. How his language skills improved.‎ C. How he managed his business well.‎ 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。 ‎ ‎ A Who is smarter ? A human being or artificial intelligence ?‎ The question swept the world last week when a Google-developed program called AlphaGo defeated the world top player , South Korean Lee Se-dol , 4 -1 .‎ So , what comes next ?‎ Some people have been arguing that artificial intelligence , or AI in short , will be a bad thing for humans . In an interview with the BBC in 2014 , UK scientist Stephen Hawking warned that “The development of full artificial intelligence could mean the end of the human race .”‎ So are we really about to live in the world shown in the Terminator movies ?‎ ‎“ Not quite ,” answered The Economist . After all , it’s not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts. What is hard is getting computers to use their knowledge in everyday situations .‎ ‎“ We think that , for the human being , things like sight and balance(视觉平衡) , are natural and ordinary in our life .” Thomas Edison , founder of Motion Figures , a company that is bringing AI to boys , told the newspaper . “But for a robot , to walk up and down just like human beings requires various decisions to be made every second , and it’s really difficult to do .” ‎ As The Economist put it , “ We have a long way to go before AI can truly begin to be similar to the human brain , even though the technology can be great .”‎ Meanwhile , John Markoff of The New York Times said that researchers should build artificial intelligence to make people more effective .‎ ‎“ Our fate is in our own hands ,” he wrote . “ Since technology depends on the values of its creators , we can make human choices that use technology to improve the world .” ‎ ‎21. What was the result of the match ?‎ ‎ A. Lee So-dol won AlphaGo 4-1 . B. Lee So-dol was defeated .‎ ‎ C. Google program beat AlphaGo . D. Neither side won the match .‎ ‎22. What does Thomas Edison possibly mean in his remarks ?‎ ‎ A. It’s very hard for AI to beat the human brain. B. AI would take the place of human beings.‎ ‎ C. AI can make various decisions quickly. D. AI does better than humans in sight and balance .‎ ‎23. Who believes much has to be done to improve AI ?‎ ‎ A. Stephen Hawking . B. John Markoff . C. The New York Times. D. The Economist . ‎ ‎24. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph imply ?‎ ‎ A. AI will improve the world completely . B. AI is in the control of human beings.‎ ‎ C. AI may bring disasters to human beings. D. AI will make our future out of control .‎ ‎ B ‎ No one can deny that buttons are an important clothing device. But , can they rise to the level of art ? Organizers of an exhibit in New York City think so . ‎ ‎ Peter Souleo Wright organized “ The Button Show ” at Rush Arts Gallery in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan . Eleven artists used the small , ordinary objects to create sculptures , portraits and wearable art . Some of the works are political , some are personal and others are just fun .‎ ‎ Wright said each artist reimagines and repurposes the buttons to make art . “ What I tried to do with this show ,” he said , “ was to look at artists who were promoting that level of craft .”‎ ‎ He said he wanted the button art to be comparable to a painting “ because of the amount of detail and precision in the work.”‎ ‎ Artist Beau McCall produced “A Harlem Hangover”. It looks like a wine bottle that fell over on a table . A stream of connected red buttons hand over the side , like wine flowing down . Similar red button form a small pool on the floor. ‎ ‎ McCall layers buttons of different shapes and sizes to create the bottle. The stitching that holds them together is also part of the artistic design .‎ ‎ For San Francisco-based artist Lisa Kokin , buttons are highly personal . After her father died in 2001 , she created a portrait of him using only buttons. That memorial to her father led to other button portraits, including those of activists Rosa Parks and Cesar Chavez.‎ ‎ Others use buttons for details. Artist Amalia Amaki of Tuscaloosa‎ , ‎Alabama , placed them on and around old photographs. Los Angeles artist Camilla Taylor attached buttons to three large sculptures that look like headless animals with long , narrow legs.‎ ‎ “ The Button Show” ends at March 12 . The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation paid for the exhibition . The foundation was created in 1995 by the Simmons brothers : artist Danny , hip-hop producer Russell and rapper Rev. Run. The foundation seeks to bring the arts to urban youth and to provide support for new artists.‎ ‎25. Why did Wright organize “ The Button Show” ? ‎ A. To show the importance of buttons . B. To support the new artists.‎ C. To raise the button show to the level of art. D. To create sculptures and portraits .‎ ‎26. Whose works are personal ?‎ A. Peter Souleo Wright . B. Beau McCall . C. Lisa Kokin . D. Amalia Amaki .‎ ‎27. If you want to see “ The Button Show” , you should __________ .‎ A. buy tickets before March 12 B. phone Peter Souleo Wright before March 12 ‎ C. go to Rush Arts Gallery D. go to the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation ‎ ‎ C ‎ A survey has shown that what you do on a plane can be determined by which nationality is listed on your passport.‎ ‎ According to the results of an international passenger survey , Australians are the biggest drinkers on board with 36 percent choosing to down the hatch, compared to 35 percent of Americans and 33 percent of Brits.‎ ‎ The Airline Passenger Experience Association ( APEX) spoke to around 1500 people, aged 18 and older , who have travelled by plane at least once during the last three months and were living in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan , China , Singapore , Australia or Brazil.‎ ‎ The results found Chinese travelers are most likely to nod off once the sea-belt sign switches off. They are also the first to reach for their credit card for some in-flight shopping and the biggest fans of gaming. Americans on the other hand like to use their time in the air more productively ---when not drinking ---choosing to work while flying a 350000 feet .‎ ‎ Meanwhile , Brits and Germans are the best at making chat with random strangers --- spending 50 percent more time than any other nationality. Comparatively , Brazilians conduct ‎ their conversations online via e-mail , messaging apps or social media.‎ ‎ Despite plane food having a bad reputation , seven out of ten interviewees said they were happy to eat up on the selection in-flight snacks and meals . In-flight magazines were also popular with four out of five passengers claiming to read them . ‎ ‎ The international flyers did however express their desire for better in-flight entertainment . “The industry has greatly improved the comfort , entertainment and onboard service , and passengers are accepting those improvements ,” said Russell Lemieux , APEX executive director . “At the same time , passengers are demanding more from their air travel experiences which will drive more improvements touching all aspects of the journey ,” he added . ‎ ‎28. What can you probably see the flight according to the passage ?‎ ‎ A. Brazilians choose to drink . B. Germans chat to kill their time.‎ ‎ C. Americans do in-flight shopping. D. The Chinese switch off the seat-belt sign.‎ ‎29. When on board the plane , _________ .‎ ‎ A. most passengers like to read in-flight magazines ‎ ‎ B. passengers from one nation have little in common ‎ C. more than half of the passengers don’t enjoy plane food ‎ D. most people tend to use in-flight time to have a good sleep ‎30. What can we learn from the last paragraph ?‎ ‎ A. Flyers care little about entertainment . B. Flyers are expecting better flight experience .‎ ‎ C. Flyers are not satisfied with the improvement. D. Flyers have more and more demands from airlines.‎ ‎31. What’s the purpose of the passage ?‎ ‎ A. To entertain readers with interesting stories. B. To encourage people to behave well in public.‎ ‎ C. To criticize impolite behaviours on the plane. D. To inform readers of the results of a survey .‎ ‎ D Known for its historic stone paths and traffic-jammed streets , France forgoes（放弃）traditional bricks and pavement for shiny solar panels（嵌板）with its new roadway project . French officials announced plans to construct a 1,000-kilometer-long solar roadway , with each kilometer capable of providing enough cheap , renewable energy to power 5,000 homes .‎ ‎“ The maximum effect of the program , if successful , could be to furnish 5 million people with electricity , or about 8 percent of the French population ,” Segolence Royal , France’s minister of ecology and energy , said at a conference , reports Global Construction Review .‎ The street --- or “ Wattway ”---was made possible through the cooperation between the National Institute of Solar Energy and French civil engineering firm Colas . Tests for the road will begin in the spring . The entire project will take an estimated five years to complete , but builders won’t have to destroy existing roads in the meantime . Only about a quarter of an inch thick , the solar panels can simply be glued on top of existing streets and are durable（耐用的）enough to bear heavy traffic and weather conditions .‎ Despite the bad traffic Parisians associate with their journey to work every day , the average French roadway is packed for only 10 percent of the day , according to Colas’ figures . That will leave the solar street with the majority of the day to gather energy from the sun , which makes the project quite promising . The panels collect solar power through a thin layer of polycrystalline silicon（多晶硅）and change it into electricity . Electrical connections can be put into existing traffic structures .‎ France‎ won’t be the first country to roll out a solar road . A 70-meter solar bike path was set up in the Netherlands in 2014 . Within six months , the path had created enough to power a house for an entire year .‎ ‎32. Why did France build Wattway ?‎ A. To find a cheaper way of road construction . B. To provide electricity for home use .‎ C. To produce power for passing cars . D. To improve traffic conditions .‎ ‎33. What is special about the solar panels of Wattway ?‎ A. They can be recycled easily . B. They are made of cheap materials .‎ C. They can be laid on top of present roads . D. They are so thick as to bear heavy traffic .‎ ‎34. Where can you find the reason the solar road can collect energy most of the time ?‎ A. In Paragraph 1 . B. In Paragraph 2 . C. In Paragraph 3 . D. In Paragraph 4 .‎ ‎35. Why does the author mention the bike path in the Netherlands ?‎ A. To stress the importance of saving energy .‎ B. To point out a new technology in road-building .‎ C. To give credit to the government of the Netherlands .‎ D. To give another successful example of a solar road .‎ 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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ If you can’t lay your hands on items you need because they’re buried under piles of junk , if you’re constantly moving items from one pile to a new temporary pile , if you find yourself thinking , “can’t throw this away . 36 ,” you’re probably a clutter（杂七杂八的东西）victim . If you’re ready to de-clutter, then we have a few simple tips .‎ 1. Choose a nice day and take the room contents outside . Psychologically it’s easier to sort and let go if ‎ you’re one step removed . It’s also less likely that the clutter will make it back inside . 37 . Classify them as dump（丢弃）, donate and keep . Be realistic : if the item in question hasn’t been used for over a year it is unlikely you will ever use it . Deal with the dump and donate piles . Do this before anything comes back into the house . It’s much harder to mess up your good work if the stuff is physically gone .‎ 2. ‎ 38 .Make sure there is one temporary box to house items which really belong in another room . ‎ As each room is sorted , those items can be replaced , and other misplaced items can be housed there while the de-cluttering process continues .‎ 1. Replace everything that remains . Keep small items in clear plastic boxes and store them in cupboards .‎ ‎ 39 . It will make you think twice about acquiring something if you know something else must go .‎ 2. Once a week , take two bags and go through your home . 40 . When you’ve finished , throw ‎ the rubbish away and replace the misplaced items .‎ ‎ Follow these small steps and you too can de-clutter your life . ‎ A. Sometimes , it’s good to let go ‎ B. Sort everything into three piles ‎ C. It might come in useful one day ‎ D. Stick with that particular room until it’s finished ‎ E. Place the remaining items in clearly labeled boxes ‎ F. One bag is for rubbish , the other for items in the wrong place G. When you’re done , stick to a “one thing in , one thing out” rule ‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共三节，满分55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。‎ I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors . Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking , 41 she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason , she was impressed with my work and me.‎ ‎ Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my 42 . She wanted to know how I thought we should 43 things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 44 about stage design！But I slowly began to respond to her 45 . It was cause and effect：She believed I had opinions , so I began to 46 them . She trusted me to complete things , so I completed them perfectly . She loved how 47 I was , so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me , so I began to believe in myself.‎ ‎ Mrs. Neidl’s 48 that year was , “Try it . We can always paint over it 49 !” I began to take 50 . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing—-only things to be 51 upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 52 create something.‎ ‎ The shy , quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was ‎53 in the program as “Student Art Assistant” because of the time and effort I’d put in . It was that year that I 54 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.‎ ‎ Being on that stage-design team 55 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought , but I also ‎56 a strong interest and a world I hadn’t known existed. She taught me not to 57 what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be 58 . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her ‎59 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 60 .‎ ‎41. A. and B. yet C. so D. for ‎42. A. opinion B. impression C. information D. intention ‎43. A. make B. keep C. handle D. change ‎44. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing ‎45. A. questions B. comments C. explanations D. remarks ‎46. A. hold B. follow C. evaluate D. form ‎47. A. happy B. lively C. reliable D. punctual ‎48. A. message B. motto C. saying D. suggestion ‎49. A. again B. more C. instead D. later ‎50. A. steps B. control C. charge D. risks ‎51. A. improved B. acted C. looked D. reflected ‎52. A. easily B. carefully C. confidently D. proudly ‎53. A. introduced B. recognized C. identified D. considered ‎54. A. confirmed B. decided C. realized D. acknowledged ‎55. A. with B. below C. of D. by ‎56. A. developed B. discovered C. took D. fostered ‎57. A. accept B. care C. judge D. wonder ‎58. A. bored B. lazy C. sad D. afraid ‎59. A. trust B. patience C. curiosity D. interest ‎60. A. accessible B. enjoyable C. possible D. favorable 第II卷 非选择题（60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（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Starbucks , an international coffee chain , is to offer its customers a discount if (61)_________ bring their own cups to have drinks at the café . This will start from April in the UK as a two-month trial and could go on if it is a (62)_______________(succeed). Customers (63) _________ bring their own cups will get a discount on almost all drinks . Starbucks states on its website , “ Our plan focuses on three main areas : reducing the waste paper cups , increasing recycling rates (64)_________ promoting the use of reusable cups .‎ This (65) ___________(decide) comes as a major victory for the campaign (66) ___________(reduce) paper cups waste . It was revealed （透露）earlier that 7 million paper cups are used in Britain every day , ‎ which means 2.5 billion cups (67)__________(throw) into dustbins each year . The coffee shops make false claims of the number of paper cups they actually recycle . That makes customers (68)_________(wrong) believe that a coffee shop is environmentally friendly . But , according to a recycling service in the UK , only one in 400 cups actually gets (69) _________(recycle) . One of the coffee (70)________(drinker) said , “ I am disappointed that cafes recycle so little . I thought they were more responsible . Now I will bring my own cup .” ‎ 第三节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）‎ ‎71. As is known to all , a good diet is ______________(有益的) to our health .‎ ‎72. It ______________(使……烦恼) him that the model plane didn’t fit together properly .‎ ‎73. Even today many people in the remote mountainous areas have no ___________( 可接近性) to free medical treatment.‎ ‎74. Our friendship had steadily ________________(加强，加深) over the years .‎ ‎75. He worked so hard that ______________(终于) he made himself ill .‎ ‎76. You will have to ___________(遵守) the rules if you want to live here .‎ ‎77. The couple are hoping to find a _____________(适合的) school for their daughter .‎ ‎78. I don’t think why I should put up with this kind of ___________(侮辱) from anyone. ‎ ‎79. Last week , at the school meeting the chairman of the Students’ Union ____________（呼吁）all the students and staff to donate some money to the Hope Project .‎ ‎80. The number of students in our school has increased ______________（平稳地）.‎ 第四部分 写作（共三节，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(∧)，在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。 ‎ 修改：在错的词下面划一横线，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一词；‎ ‎ 2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ ‎ Three years before, like many other girls who were addicting to Korean TV soaps, I was crazy about Korean . Despite of the fact that many people around me thought that I had no gift for foreign languages, for I often failed to pass my English exams, I was determined learn it well. Though I often couldn’t make myself understand, I was confident just because I was interested in Korean. Finally, my perseverance pays off and I made a lo of progresses in spoken Korean. This experience has made me firm believe it is interest which really matters on my way to success.‎ ‎ Interest does have a big influence on them, which I think will without doubt benefit my future career. ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 学校正在组织科技创新大赛，你想为日常生活中某一物品（如钢笔、书包、鞋子……）设计添加新功能来参赛。请以“My Magic ____________”为题写一篇英语短文，介绍你的创意。‎ ‎ 内容：1.说明设计理由； 2. 介绍新功能。‎ ‎ 注意：1. 词数120左右 ； 2. 不能使用真实姓名、班级和学校名称。‎ ‎ My Magic ____________‎ 桂林市第十八中学2018-2019学年度17级下学期开学考答案 ‎ 第一部分 听力 ‎1—5 BCCBA 6—10 BABCC 11—15 ABAAC 16—20 BCBCA 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 （阅读理解） ‎ ‎（A）21—24 BADB （B）25--27 CCC （C）28—31 BABD (D) 32—35 BCDD 第二节 （七选五） 36—40 CBEGF 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共三节，满分55分）‎ 第一节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） ‎ ‎ 41—45 BACDA 46—50 DCBDD 51—55 ACBCA 56—60 BBDAC 第II卷 非选择题 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. they 62. success 63. who / that 64. and 65.decision 66. to reduce 67. are thrown ‎ ‎68. wrongly 69. recycled 70. drinkers ‎ ‎ ‎ 第三节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 71. beneficial 72. annoyed/upset 73. access 74. strengthened 75. eventually/finally 76. obey ‎ ‎77. suitable /proper / appropriate 78. abuse 79. appealed 80. steadily ‎ 第四部分 写作（共三节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ Three years before (ago), like many other girls who were addicting to Korean TV soaps, I was crazy about Korean. Despite of（去of）the fact that Many people around me thought that I had no talent for foreign languages, for I often failed to pass my English exams, I was determined (加to) learn it well. Though I often couldn’t make myself understand(understood), I was confident just because I was interested in Korean. Finally, my perseverance pays (paid) off and I made a lo of progresses (progress) in spoken Korean. This experience has made me firm (firmly) believe it is interest which (that) really matters on my way to success.‎ ‎ Interest does have a big influence on them (me), which I think will without doubt benefit my future career.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）（略）‎