2017-2018学年四川省雅安中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年四川省雅安中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

‎2017-2018学年四川省雅安中学高二上学期期中考试 英语试题 ‎ ‎ 时间：120分钟 满分：150 ‎ 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）。 第 I 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，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 time does the man think they will leave?（ ）‎ ‎ A．At 7:33． B．At 7:35． C．At 7:25．‎ ‎2．Where does the conversation take place most probably? ‎ ‎ A．At a bus stop． B．At a railway station． C．In an agency．‎ ‎3．What will the weather be like tomorrow?（ ） ‎ ‎ A．It will rain． B．It will be cold． C．It will be windy．‎ ‎4．Who did the woman want to call? （ ） ‎ ‎ A．James． B．Drake． C．Daniel． ‎ ‎5．What meal will the speakers eat?（ ）‎ ‎ A．Breakfast． B．Lunch． C. Dinner．‎ 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至7题。 ‎ ‎6．Where does the man come from?（ ）‎ ‎ A．Britain． B. Belgium． C．Brazil．‎ ‎7．Why does the man move here?（ ）‎ ‎ A．To meet his girlfriend． B．To study at a university．C．To have a better ‎ life．‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8．What does the man think of the Science Club?（ ）‎ ‎ A．It is not enjoyable． B．It is attractive． C．It is funny．‎ ‎9．Why do so many students like joining the Drama Club?（ ）‎ ‎ A．To perform another person． B．To be outstanding on campus． ‎ C．To develop their talent in drama.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 ‎ ‎10．What will the woman do first on Saturday? （ ） ‎ ‎ A．Attend a presentation． B．Go to a basketball game． C．Have a lunch meeting.‎ ‎11．Who is Larry?（ ）‎ ‎ A．The woman’s son． B．A client from Malaysia． C. The woman’s co-worker.‎ ‎12．How does the man sound in the end?（ ）‎ ‎ A．Annoyed． B．Satisfied． C．Surprised．‎ 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13．Where was the man before the conversation?（ ）‎ ‎ A．In the kitchen． B．In the bathroom． C．In the living room．‎ ‎14．How did the man know the skirt was losing its color?（ ）‎ ‎ A．He had washed the skirt before． ‎ B．He looked at the washing instruction．‎ ‎ C．He knew from his personal experience．‎ ‎15．Why was the skirt losing color?（ ）‎ ‎ A．The quality of the skirt is not good ． ‎ B．The woman wasn’t supposed to put it in water ． ‎ C．The woman used the wrong kind of soap．‎ ‎16．What will the woman do next time?（ ）‎ ‎ A．Have the skirt dry-cleaned． B．Wash the skirt in hot water．‎ C．Wash the skirt separately（分别地）．‎ 请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17．How did the speaker feel when her father asked her to help cut grass?（ ）‎ ‎ A．Anxious and worried． B．Proud and excited． C．Nervous and confused． ‎ ‎18．Who worked to cut the grass in the yards?（ ）‎ ‎ A．The speaker, her father and her brother． ‎ B．The speaker, her mother and her brother．‎ ‎ C．The speaker, her father and her daughter ‎19．What did her father do when the speaker missed cutting some leaves? （ ）‎ ‎ A．Scold her severely． B．Ask her to do it again. C．Take back the six dollars．‎ ‎20．What can we learn from the passage?（ ）‎ ‎ A．One can benefit a lot from working with his/ her father．‎ B．Manual laborers (体力劳动者）shouldn’t be looked down upon．‎ ‎ C．One should always do his/ her job earnestly（诚挚认真地）.‎ 第二部分：.阅读理解 ‎ 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 ‎ If you want to become a fluent English speaker you should take some advice: There are four skills in learning English. They are reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills you should first master the skills of reading and listening.‎ Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence, the meaning of the unfamiliar words, etc. There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come_across,_but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them, for example in other passages or books, is enough. It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down ‎ the important words or sentences in it.‎ As for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. This never means that you should not practice listening.‎ For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children. Their languages are easy. Or if you are good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably taking some notes.‎ If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve automatically, and you can be sure that with a little effort they will become perfect.‎ ‎21．According to the author, which should you improve first among the four skills?（ ）‎ A．Reading and listening. B．Reading and writing.‎ C．Writing and speaking. D．Speaking and listening.‎ ‎22．The underlined phrase “come across” in the second paragraph can probably be replaced by “________”．（ ）‎ A．discover 　　B. meet by accident C．find on purpose D．look for ‎23．The author seems to agree with the view that_________．（ ）‎ A．everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every day B．you needn't practice listening if you keep on reading every day C．being good at reading is helpful in improving your listening D．you should take notes of whatever you are hearing ‎24．The passage is mainly about how to________．（ ）‎ A．choose suitable listening materials B．deal with new words in reading C．improve your English as quickly as possible D．become fluent in speaking and writing English ‎ B The online business model is changing on a satisfaction-first basis. It doesn’t matter if someone recommended you an app, nothing beats getting to try out the app first before deciding on whether or not to apply for the service.‎ ‎●Rhapsody Listen to Rhapsody’s large music library and get the option to download and listen to songs or even full-length albums even when you’re offline. At the moment, this service is available in 32 countries only. Remember that you’ll need to cancel within the free trial period to avoid being charged for your first month.‎ ‎[Trial period—14 days∣After trial—$ 9.99/month ∣Try now]‎ ‎●Bigstock Need save photos for your presentations and artworks? Go to Bigstock to check out their collection from top artists and photographers around the world. Choose from over 30 million photos, and illustrations(插图), with 75,000 images coming in every new week. All you need to start your free trial is your email address.‎ ‎[Trial period—7 days ∣After trial—$79/month ∣Try now]‎ ‎●Canvas If you are drowning in paperwork, perhaps it is time to use Canvas and transfer all your paperwork online. Digitalize your work orders, forms, etc. so that they can be filled up and completed right on any mobile device. This makes it easy to create, edit, gain valuable data and send it to the people who need it in seconds.‎ ‎[Trial period—30 days ∣After trial—$13/month ∣Try now]‎ ‎●Backupify If you have ever lost your phone, you know how important it is to backup (备份) all your important documents, notes, contacts and other personal details. Get cloud-to-cloud protection of up to 3 PB of data with Backupify. You can backup your data for Google apps, Office 365, various social media sites and even Salesforce.‎ ‎[Trial period—15 days ∣After trial—$3/month ∣Try now]‎ To learn more about the Apps above, Click Here.‎ ‎25. Who is more likely to use the app Canvas?( )‎ A. A secretary. B. A photographer. C. An artist. D. A ‎ musician.‎ ‎26. To save photos, what can be of some help?（ ）‎ A. Bigstock and Canvas. B. Backupify and Bigstock.‎ C. Rhapsody and Backupify. D. Rhapsody and Canvas.‎ ‎27. What do the four apps have in common?（ ）‎ A. Users will access them via email accounts. ‎ B. They offer free entertainment services.‎ C. They can help brush up users’ work skills. ‎ D. Users can try them without paying money.‎ ‎28. Where can you find more information about such apps?（ ）‎ A. A magazine. B. A TV show. C. A website. D. A newspaper.‎ ‎ C A typical lion tamer (驯兽师) in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip (鞭子)and a chair .The whip gets all of the attention , but it’s mostly for show .In reality , it’s the chair that does the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next .When faced with so many options , the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.‎ How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion ? How often do you have something you want to achieve (e,g. lose weight , start a business , travel more ) –only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress ?‎ ‎ This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best , the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information .The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things , and so we take less action , make ‎ less progress , and stay the same when we could be improving .‎ ‎ It doesn’t have to be that way .Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face , remember this :All you need to do is focus on one thing .You just need to get started .Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people .If you have somewhere you want to go, something you want to accomplish, someone you want to become …take immediate action .If you’re clear about where you want to go , the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out the way .‎ ‎29. Why does the lion tamer use a chair?( ) ‎ ‎ A. To trick the lion. B. To show off his skill.‎ ‎ C. To get ready for a fight. D. To entertain the audience. ‎ ‎30. In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?( )‎ A. They hold on to the wrong things. B. They feel puzzled over choices. ‎ C. They find it hard to make changes. D. They have to do something for show.‎ ‎31. What is the author’s attitude towards the experts mentioned in paragraph 3?( )‎ ‎ A. Tolerant B.Supportive C. Respectful D. Doubtful ‎32. When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to_____.( )‎ ‎ A. wait for a better chance B. break your old habits ‎ C. make a quick decision D. ask for clear guidance ‎ D.‎ When a leafy plant is under attack, it doesn’t sit quietly. Back in 1983, two scientists, Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin, reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm. What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, VOCs for short.‎ ‎ Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked .It’s a plant’s way of crying out. But is anyone listening? Apparently. Because we can watch the neighbours react.‎ ‎ Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away. But others do double duty. They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers. Once they arrive, the tables are turned. The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.‎ ‎ In study after study, it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors .The damage is usually more serious on the first plant, but the neighbors, relatively speaking, stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.‎ Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists don’t know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to “overhear” the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasn’t a true, intentional back and forth.‎ Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate(亲密的)than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. There’s a whole lot going on.‎ ‎33. What does a plant do when it is under attack?( )‎ A. It makes noises. B. It sends out certain chemicals.‎ C. It stands quietly D. It gets help from other plants.‎ ‎34. What does the author mean by “the tables are turned” in paragraph 3?( )‎ A.The perfumes attract natural enemies. B. The insects gather under the table.‎ C. The plants get ready to fight back. D. The attackers get attacked. ‎ ‎35. What can we infer from the last paragraph?( )‎ A. The world is more complex than it seems.‎ B. People have stronger senses than before.‎ C.The world is changing faster than ever.‎ D. People in Darwin’s time were imaginable.‎ 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。‎ Sometimes willpower is a lot like the television remote control---hard to find ‎ just when you want it most. 36._____ But there are ways to increase your willpower.‎ ‎*Don’t try to change your economic situation, win a promotion and lose weight all on the same morning. Set one clear, specific goal and make a realistic plan to achieve it. Extra willpower sometimes requires extra energy, so don’t spread yourself too thin. 37._____‎ ‎*Whatever your goal is, don’t expect to achieve it overnight. 38._____If you are trying to kick a coffee habit，start by replacing your morning cup of coffee with a glass of water, instead of promising never to drink coffee again. Congratulate yourself on the small achievements. These successes help your willpower grow.‎ ‎ *39._____ Ask friends, family or colleagues for assistance and tell them exactly how they can help. If your credit card bills have risen, for instance, let friends know that you are cutting back on expenses. Suggest having a common dinner instead of meeting at an expensive restaurant. Find a support group or organization related to your goal and attend their meetings. You can get valuable advice, understanding and information.‎ ‎ *If possible, change your environment to encourage positive behavior. Want to get in shape? Keep an extra set of workout clothes in your office as a reminder to stop by the gym on the way home. Quit smoking? 40._____‎ A. Focus on one goal at a time.‎ B. Real success takes time.‎ C. Improve your willpower by a support network.‎ D. Change your environment to change your life.‎ E. Changing your behavior requires more than willpower.‎ F. Breaking a bad habit or forming a new and healthy one can be difficult.‎ G. Avoid bars or restaurants where you might be attracted to light up.‎ 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ What is your first language? The first language of all humans is touch.‎ It was a winter day and I was 41 home from work. It was 42 and windy. I crossed my arms against my body, trying to make myself warmer.‎ Then I 43 her. She was walking in front of me on the sidewalk. Well, she was not really walking, more like 44 her feet along in her house slippers.‎ As I passed her, she turned and smiled. Her 45 lighted up her face. I saw that she was well into her 80s, maybe even early 90s. And she was holding some letters in her hands.‎ I walked on and arrived at the 46. Waiting there, I saw the 47 across the street. The light turned green for me to cross the 48. But I pretended to check my phone and waited for her to 49. In this neighborhood, 50 crossing with the green light was dangerous. Drivers often drove 51 through red lights and stop signs.‎ When she reached me on the sidewalk, we 52, side by side, for the light to change. I wanted to speak to her, but I was not sure. People were often untrusting of 53 in the city. But I turned to her and 54 touched her on the arm. “Excuse me ma’am. Can I help you?”‎ She smiled and answered in a 55 I did not understand. But then she waved her hand as if to say, “We don’t need to talk, my dear.”‎ She took my hand in hers and held it. Her small hand was 56 and warm. So, now we were waiting hand-in-hand for the light to change.‎ The light changed 57 we walked together slowly across the street. I 58 the letters in the mailbox and 59 her back across the street. When safely across, she said “thank you” in beautifully accented English and 60 good-bye.‎ ‎41. A. driving B. leaving C. walking D. staying ‎42. A. warm B. cold C. rainy D. sunny ‎43. A. noticed B. helped C. watched D. realized ‎44. A. pushing B. lifting C. keeping D. dragging ‎45. A. joy B. smile C. kindness D. behavior ‎46. A. store B. sidewalk C. street corner D. traffic light ‎47. A. policeman B. sign C. mailbox D. driver ‎48. A. street B. ground C. square D. line ‎49. A. calm up B. catch up C. speed up D. turn up ‎50. A. ever B. never C. even D. yet ‎51. A. swiftly B. slowly C. noisily D. wildly ‎52. A. waited B. chatted C. remained D. stood ‎53. A. women B. customers C. passengers D. strangers ‎54. A. quickly B. heavily C. gently D. suddenly ‎55. A. voice B. language C. sound D. way ‎56. A. soft B. white C. hard D. rough ‎57. A. but B. if C. and D. as ‎58. A. threw B. dropped C. filled D. folded ‎59. A. took B. held C. brought D. carried ‎60. A. moved B. shook C. nodded D. waved 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45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。‎ ‎ Happiness is a short state of mind, just like the state of sadness or joy or 61 (angry). It would not be possible for us to be in a happy state 24 hours a day. If you think that sounds laughable, think about being at a funeral when everyone is mourning. Would it feel right to go about 62 a huge smile on your face?‎ What we go through in our lives 63 (help) us grow and understand the value of happiness. We need to be able to respond in all kinds of 64 (way) according to what we are dealing with at any 65 (give) time. All emotions and states are part of the life.‎ Happiness can be found in reaching out and being in relationship with people. 66 time or money may be lost in helping others, these will become our happy memories. Happiness is a dance with whatever in front of you. It is 67 deep connection to everything around you. It does not come from expecting others 68 (bring) you joy ‎ but from how you can create joy for others.‎ If you want to experience happiness more often, see what you can do to put a smile on someone else’s face each day and notice how much happier you feel when you have achieved that. Happiness is not to be found in material possessions. It is 69 (free) available to everyone at any time. All that is required to experience happiness is that you place your focus on moments in your life 70 make you smile.‎ 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一下作文。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。‎ In the past, my hometown was very small. People there lived poor life and the houses are very old and shabby, some of which were even shaking in the wind. As to the traffic, it was too inconvenient that almost no tourists came.‎ Besides,many changes have been taken place in my hometown by now. Life has become better. The houses have become larger and bright, and more people have got their own car.Everywhere is decorated of green trees and beautiful flowers. What's more, thousands of tourists from all over the world come here every year, it is really splendid. I believe my hometown will become more and more developing and beautiful. And I am proud of it.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 假定你是学生李华。感恩节就要到了，学校想举办一个感恩节派对，请你给在校的交换生Tom写一封邀请信，内容包括：‎ ‎ 1.派对时间、地点；‎ ‎ 2.派对活动（感恩故事分享，歌舞表演，自助餐等）‎ 注意：‎ ‎ 1.词数100左右；‎ ‎ 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎ 3.开头语已经为你写好。‎ 参考词汇：Thanksgiving Day感恩节，buffet自助餐 Dear Tom,‎ ‎ Thanksgiving Day is coming. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Looking forward to your early reply.‎ Yours sincerely,‎ Li Hua 高2016级高二年级半期考试英语参考答案 听力：1-5 BABAA 6-10 CCABB 11-15 ABABB 16-20 CBABC 阅读：21---24ABCD 25-28 ABDC 29-32 ABDC 33-35 BDA 七选无：36-40FABCG 完形填空：41-45 CBADB 46-50 DCABC 51-55 DADCB 56-60 ACBAD 语法填空：61. anger 62. with 63. helps 64. ways 65. given ‎66. Though/Although 67. a 68. to bring 69. freely 70. that/which ‎ 短文改错：1.poor life前加a 2.are改为were 3.too改为so 4.Besides改为However 5.去掉been 6.bright改为brighter ‎ 7. car改为cars 8.of改为with 9.it改为which ‎ 8. ‎10.developing改为developed 书面表达:‎ Dear Tom,‎ ‎ Our school is going to hold a party to celebrate the coming Thanksgiving Day. I am writing to invite you to the party.‎ ‎ The party will be held in the stadium at two o’clock on November 23rd. First of all, there will be a story-telling activity, where some of our students will share touching stories with us. Then, apart from improvisational performances, some wonderful songs and dances will be performed. After that, we’ll have a buffet, enjoying all kinds of traditional Thanksgiving food, such as turkey pumpkin pie.‎ ‎ I’m sure you will have a good time. Looking forward to your reply.‎ Yours sincerely,‎ Li Hua