2018-2019学年湖南省醴陵市第一中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版

2018-2019学年湖南省醴陵市第一中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版

‎2018年下学期醴陵一中高二年级期末考试 英 语 试 题 ‎（时量：120 分钟 总分：150 分 命题人：）‎ 第I卷（选择题，共100分）‎ 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。‎ 请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。‎ ‎1. How will Uncle Tom come?‎ A. By motorbike. B. By taxi. C. By car.‎ ‎2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. A museum. B. A garden. C. A painting.‎ ‎3. What is the man going to do first?‎ A. Sweep the floor. B. Do the cooking. C. Remove the rubbish.‎ ‎4. What does the man think of his new computer?‎ A. It's quite expensive. B. It is hard to use. C. It is of good value.‎ ‎5. How many languages is the man learning now?‎ A. One. B. Two. C. Three.‎ 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)‎ 请听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。‎ 请听第6段材料,回答第6,7题。‎ ‎6. What take up most of the room in the garden?‎ A. The flowers. B. The trees. C. The vegetables.‎ ‎7. What does the woman have trouble with?‎ A. The ants. B. The spiders. C. The mosquitoes.‎ 请听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What does the woman's husband want to drink?‎ A. Orange juice. B. Hot milk. C. Lemon tea.‎ ‎9. When does the woman want the drinks?‎ A. At about 7:30 am.‎ B. At about 8:00 am.‎ C. At about 8:30 am.‎ 请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What is the woman doing?‎ A. Asking for advice.‎ B. Giving an interview.‎ C. Introducing her family.‎ ‎11. Who might the woman be talking to?‎ A. A university student. B. A private researcher. C. A school teacher.‎ ‎12. What will the woman do tonight?‎ A. Interview more people. B. Choose another topic. C. Prepare some questions.‎ 请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What does the man think is useful about Kayak.com?‎ A. To look at flexible dates.‎ B. To compare different airlines.‎ C. To choose nonstop flights.‎ ‎14. What do the man's aunt and uncle care most about the flight?‎ A. The time. B. The price. C. The stops.‎ ‎15. Where do the speakers probably live?‎ A. In Philadelphia. B. In Chicago. C. In New York.‎ ‎16. On which day will the man’s sister get married?‎ A. May 28th. B. May 29th. C. May 30th.‎ 请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. In which part of Minnesota will the storm start?‎ A. The eastern part. B. The southern part. C. The northern part.‎ ‎18. When will the storm get to the East Coast?‎ A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.‎ ‎19. How deep will the snow be in the mountains of New York?‎ A. About four inches. B. About eight inches. C. About twelve inches.‎ ‎20. What should people pay the most attention to?‎ A. The high winds. B. The low temperatures. C. The heavy snowfalls.‎ 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 ‎ For This Teen, Dance Teaches the Value of Vulnerability(脆弱)‎ ‎ Daisy Kwok, 18, joined her school’s Hip-Hop Club and discovered her love for dance. Over the years, her shyness has been changed into confidence. “If a choreography is a controlled show, then a freestyle is putting all your emotions on the spot. Dance makes me feel like I can fly, but it also translates into my biggest fear: vulnerability.”‎ ‎ Cancer Cuts a Childhood Friendship Short, but Lessons Last ‎ When Lucas Tran, 17, first joined the Club Scouts, he wasn’t too excited about the program. But one day a friend asked him to join in a game, and Tran’s life would change forever. “He taught me to enjoy life and to stay positive. But most importantly, Andy taught me to enjoy what you have right now because you never truly appreciate it until it’s gone.”‎ ‎ High School Students Goes From Homeless to Hopeful ‎ Jennifer may look like your average high school student, but for two years, she was homeless. She lived with her undocumented parents for two years while they searched for a new home. ‎ ‎“I’m grateful for the family I have. Because no matter what the situation we were in, we stayed together anyway.”‎ ‎ Redefining Manhood in ‎Richmond ‎ Young men growing up in Richmond face pressure to hold back their emotions, be violent and hide who they are. Richmond‎ ‎High School students Frank Mendieta and Brian Higareda interviewed their friends and teachers to explore this “mask” of manhood. “ We have to put an end to gender norms(性别标准) where the man is a tough heartless person, and the woman is a caring person.”‎ ‎ Music Is the Spirit That Moves These Teens From Tonga.‎ ‎ High school students, Joe Fifita and Moala Tautuaa, both 18, have been singing and playing music for as long as they can remember. They say it connects them to their Tongan roots, and makes them better people. “It’s like we define every single note when we’re young, and just build on it as we get older.”‎ 21. What is the best lesson Lucas learnt from his friend?‎ ‎ A. Live in the moment. B. Try to make changes.‎ ‎ C. Know how to control yourself. D. Have a positive attitude towards life.‎ 22. Why do Frank and Brian talk to their friends and teachers?‎ ‎ A. To ask for help. ‎ ‎ B. To study different characteristics.‎ ‎ C. To figure out how to overcome the pressures of people.‎ ‎ D. To spread their views on men and women.‎ 23. What do Joe and Moala think of music?‎ ‎ A. It represents their friendship.‎ ‎ B. It is an unforgettable memory.‎ ‎ C. It is their temporary interest.‎ ‎ D. It is a tie to their culture.‎ B ‎ That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week ‎ ago, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.‎ ‎ As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.‎ ‎ About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.‎ ‎ Suddenly I wasn't cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.‎ ‎ Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck pulling up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, "Alisa Camacho?" I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. "Is this what you're looking for?" he asked, holding up a small square shape.‎ ‎ It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.‎ ‎24. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?‎ ‎ A. Cold and sick. B. Fortunate and helpful.‎ ‎ C. Satisfied and cheerful. D. Disappointed and helpless.‎ ‎25. On her way home the writer____________.‎ ‎ A. lost her wallet unknowingly ‎ ‎ B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver ‎ C. was robbed of her wallet by an armed man ‎ ‎ D. found some homeless people following her ‎26. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?‎ ‎ A. Someone offered to take her back home.‎ ‎ B. A red-haired man came to see her.‎ ‎ C. She heard someone call her name.‎ ‎ D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.‎ ‎27. From the text, we can infer that the writer___________.‎ ‎ A. would stop working at night B. would stay on in ‎San Francisco ‎ C. would make friends with cleaners D. would give up her job at the bank C ‎ Truly successful people never make any excuses. Rather, they own their choices and take full responsibility for the results they create, what they do and what they don't do. If you really want to do something, just do it. You have to stop lying to yourself about why you haven't done it already. If you want to do something badly enough, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse. It's as simple as that.‎ ‎ More often than not, our excuses are just lies wrapped up as reasons to avoid the real work of living our best lives. Yet you and I both know that you are better than that, and you are selling yourself short when you make excuses.‎ ‎ When I started writing my first book, I had no idea how to write a book (much less how to get one published) and had never taken a writing class. I also had four children under the age of 7 and no babysitter. But I decided to give myself permission to write an imperfect book. So each afternoon when I could get my kids down for a nap or in front of the TV for an hour, I'd start writing. Four years later, Find Your Courage found its way onto store shelves. It is now published in five languages.‎ ‎ Of course, back then, most people would have accepted any excuse I made for not pursuing the dream at my heart to pen a book. Likewise, you will always find well-meaning people to back up your excuses, even the lousy(讨厌的) ones. But they won't be the pioneers, change-makers or go-getters. No, the people who'll back your excuses will be the ones who have well-worn excuses themselves to explain their own sad fate in life.‎ ‎28. According to the passage, truly successful people__________.‎ ‎ A. only make excuses for what they have already done ‎ B. always com plain about the difficulties they experience ‎ C. treasure what they have and hope for what they do ‎ D. never make excuses but face the reality responsibly ‎29. Which couldn't have served as the writer's excuse to give up her dream?‎ ‎ A. I didn't know how to write a book.‎ ‎ B. I had never taken a writing class.‎ ‎ C. I never permitted myself to fail.‎ ‎ D. I had to take care of my children.‎ ‎30. What's the writer's attitude to those who support her excuses?‎ ‎ A. They are annoying. B. They are successful.‎ ‎ C. They are losers in life D. They are well-meaning.‎ ‎31. What's the best title for the passage?‎ ‎ A. Take your responsibility B. Never make excuses ‎ C. Hold on to your dream D. Never back up others' excuses D ‎ The human body has about 25.000 genes. Researchers already know that up to 65 genes would carry a risk of autism(自闭症). NOW researchers at Princeton University in New Jersey have identified ‎2,500 more that could help create the conditions for autism. The discovery is important because the genes could lead scientists toward finding a cause and possibly a treatment.‎ Arjun Krishnan is a researcher at Princeton's Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics. He said researchers used what they called a machine-learning computer program to identify autism-related genes. Krishnan explained that the program identified similarities between brain-related genes and the 65 autism-risk genes. Then, the program looked for other genes that were “friends” of both sets. He said the process was like finding friends on Facebook. ‎ ‎“And if Facebook wants to suggest a friend for you, what it would do is to find out who your friends are and then find out other people who are friends with those same people. And if they ‎ are, they are very likely friends of you, too. So that is how they give you suggestions of new friends you might know. We used a very, very similar strategy.”‎ The strategy permits researchers to find patterns within the brain's huge circuitry(电路系统). It shows that having genes that are “friends” of both brain-related and autism-related genes can increase a person's risk of autism. The findings can also help researchers understand why one person may be only mildly affected with autism, while another is severely affected. In other words, autism researchers need to consider not only individual genes, but also gene combinations.‎ Researchers still have not found a way to diagnose autism, beyond just observing the children, but they hope this new research into gene patterns will lead to a way to treat very young children. Then they can be helped as soon as possible.‎ ‎32. What positive influence does the identified genes have on scientists?‎ A. Improving their working conditions.‎ B. Creating more chances to their goals.‎ C. Knowing autism’s features and effects.‎ D. Finding autism’s cause and treatment.‎ ‎33. What do we know about the friendly gene in Paragraph 2?‎ A. It is just a medium.‎ B. It is just a computer program.‎ C. It can be friendly to any gene.‎ D. It can find the similarities between genes.‎ 34. What does the underlined word “patterns” in Paragraph 4 refer to?‎ A. Autism's features. B. Autism's causes.‎ C. Gene connections. D. Gene types.‎ ‎35. What would be the best title for the text?‎ A. Genes therapy in autism B. The ways to cure autism C. The discovery of autism-related genes D. Similarities and differences between genes 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。‎ How to Read a Book ‎ Books can be your best friends. 36 They can introduce you the things you may never see. But do you know how to read them in order to get the fullest enjoyment possible? The following tips should help.‎ ‎ 1. Find a book. Look in the library or in one of the large bookstores. You could also ask friends if you could have a book at their book shelves. Search the shelves until you find a book that looks good. Read the first page to see how it reads, and the cover text on the back of the book, if it has any. 37 .‎ ‎ 2.Find time to read the book. Do not start to read it until you have the time. 38 And set aside time to do nothing else but read, as it can be, at times, suspenseful, exciting and relaxing.‎ ‎ 3. Get comfortable on the couch. Have a lamp behind you, lighting the area where you are reading. Make sure the television is off and that anything else that could distract you has been attended to. 39 ‎ ‎ 4. Start the book by turning the pages and really enjoy it. Do not think about anything else but what you are reading. Put yourself into the action or location in the story. Once you concentrate completely, it will be difficult to put the book down. And remember that reading is not running your eyes over a book. 40 However, if you need to read the book quickly, then you do not need to pay attention to every word.‎ ‎ A. If you are busy doing other things, you should wait until you have finished them.‎ ‎ B. Get warm if you are going to be sitting still for a few hours.‎ ‎ C. If you are already concentrated, then buy it or borrow it.‎ ‎ D. They can take you to places that you may never go.‎ ‎ E. You should read it actively and enjoy it completely.‎ ‎ F. Try to imagine the story in your head.‎ ‎ G. Otherwise, you will miss it.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用 （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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ‎ Our daughter Brenna was born in 2011 with a very severe, rare genetic skin illness called Harlequin Ichthyosis. It means that Brenna's skin has 41 doing the job that skin typically does, like protecting her from bacteria. To try to 42 this error, her body produces skin too quickly, leaving her a terrible 43.‎ This lifelong condition 44 our lives every day, sometimes very deeply, as we try to 45 our daughter the best we can, we also endure the public's 46 to her looking different from 47 children.‎ One day, a family was behind us in the checkout 48 at the grocery store, and a little girl sat in her cart 49 behind my daughter.‎ She 50 to Brenna and asked, "Daddy, why is her face red?”‎ Without 51 , the father responded easily, "Because that's just the way she looks."‎ ‎“Oh!” the girl said with a smile.‎ ‎52 is a wonderful thing, especially for children who are learning about their world. You may first notice Brenna's deep 53 coloring. But once you allow yourself to see 54 that, you'll simply see a child enjoying life with parents. You'll see a child 55 loves animals and pizza, and who will jump at the chance to go to the library or the park.‎ When we see those around us with 56 differences, perhaps we simply need to remind ourselves that 57 and characteristics aren't mutually exclusive, Although her skin appears different from most, and it doesn't 58 like most, what we've come to realize is that our differences are what make us 59 in bold, beautiful ways. Our differences are what make our life 60 and fulfilling.‎ ‎41. A. time B. energy C. difficulty D. direction ‎42. A. come up with B. make up for C. move up to D. take care of ‎43. A. appearance B. expression C. impression D. memory ‎44. A. enjoys B. lives C. affects D. creates ‎45. A. care for B. look for C. leave for D. pay for ‎46. A. reply B. comment C. answer D. reaction ‎47. A. other B. others C. another D. any ‎48. A. line B. entrance C. corner D. exit ‎49. A. directly B. clearly C. obviously D. eventually ‎50. A. turned B. pointed C. got D. led ‎51. A. attention B. hesitation C. effect D. question ‎52. A. Popularity B. Security C. Curiosity D. Equality ‎53. A. brown B. white C. purple D. red ‎54. A. besides B. beyond C. except D. within ‎55. A. which B. what C. who D. where ‎56. A. attractive B. visible C. complex D. permanent ‎57. A. chances B. differences C. opinions D. attitudes ‎58. A. recycle B. participate C. function D. achieve ‎59. A. stand for B. stand out C. stand up D. stand by ‎60. A. changeable B. fragile C. unique D. boring 第II卷 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）‎ 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎ Human cloning 61.___________(cause) much debate since the first human embryo was successfully cloned. Some people are in complete 62.____________ (agree) with it, considering it a wonderful scientific breakthrough. 63.__________ this technology, mankind will be likely 64.__________ (produce) valuable tissues and organs that can be used to save human lives. Moreover, it is without doubt a piece of fantastic news for those 65._________ have lost their beloved ones. However, more people stand on 66.____ ____ opposite side, saying cloning is causing a lot of 67._____________(anxious). They suggest human cloning 68.____________ (make) illegal, because it is 69._________(total) against nature. Furthermore,70._________ the technology is misused or stolen by evil people, great damage will be done to society.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 每句中只有一处错误，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的词。‎ WeChat is becoming popularly with people. I had already made a survey among my classmates ‎ about the use of WeChat. According to a result, 45% of the classmates admit they often use it ‎ because comparing with other means of communication, WeChat has more advantages. It's cheap, ‎ convenient and easy to send all kinds of message around. However, 35% of them is against using ‎ it, saying it will affect their study. Ever using WeChat, the rest of the students have no opinion ‎ about them. As far as I'm concerned, since WeChat offers us great convenience, it should be made ‎ good use. We should not be slaves to it or let it to govern our minds and behavior.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 假定你是李华，正在英国一所中学做交换生。你从网上得知你们学校附近的一家餐厅正在招聘寒假兼职服务生，你有意应聘。请你用英语给该餐厅的负责人写一封求职信。内容主要包括：‎ ‎1.说明写信目的 ‎2.介绍个人优势 ‎3.期望回复 注意：词数100左右 Dear sir or madam,‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours sincerely,‎ ‎ Li Hua 参考答案 听力：（1.5分*20）‎ ‎1-20 BACCB CBCAA CCACB BACCA ‎ 阅读（2分*20）‎ ‎21-40 ACDDA CBDCC BDACC DCAEF ‎41-60 CBACA DAAAB BCDBC BBCBC 填空（1.5分*10）‎ 61. has caused 62. agreement 63. with 64. to produce 65. who 66. the 67. anxiety/anxieties 68. (should) be made 69. totally ‎ 67. ‎70. if/when/once 改错（1.0分*10）‎ 1. popularly 改成 popular 2. had改成have 3. a改成the 4. comparing 改成 compared 5. message 改成 messages 6. is 改成 are 7. Ever 改成 Never/Not 8. them 改成 it 9. use后面加 of 10. 去掉to Dear sir or madam,‎ ‎ Knowing from the Internet that some part-time waiters are needed to work in your restaurant during the coming winter vacation, I'm writing to apply for the job. ‎ ‎ First, having been learning English for ten years, I have a good command of English, especially spoken English. Besides, I'm energetic and easy-going, which makes it possible for me to serve well at work. Most importantly, I have done part-time jobs many times during holidays so I have enough experience. Hope my application can be considered. I'm looking forward to your reply.‎ ‎ Yours sincerely,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎ ‎018‎ ‎(Text 1)‎ W: Hey, listen, I can hear a motorbike. I think that is Uncle Tom.‎ M: I spoke to him this afternoon and he is going to take a taxi after his meeting. And Anna just called and said she was driving here.‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ W: What a beautiful painting this is! You just love art museums, don’t you? ‎ M: I do. It’s a nice place to go on a Saturday afternoon. They even have a large outdoor garden in the back. This is such a peaceful place. ‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ W: Will you help me clean the house before our dinner party tonight? We need to sweep the floor before we start cooking.‎ M: I’d be happy to help. Why don’t I take out the rubbish first? I saw that bag was full. ‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ M: Ella, look at my new computer! I bought it a while ago. My old one is hard to use.‎ W: Oh, it looks cool. It must be quite expensive.‎ M: Not really, considering how much it can do.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ W: What’s in your hand, Bob?‎ M: It’s a German textbook. I’m learning German now.‎ W: But aren’t you also learning French? Don’t tell me you’re learning them at the same time.‎ M: Well, that’s exactly what I’m doing now. ‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ M: Your garden looks great. ‎ W: Thanks. The weather has been good this year.‎ M: What are you growing? ‎ W: Some flowers, but mostly vegetables. I have planted carrots, lettuce, beans, tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers. And I also have two apple trees.‎ M: Those sound good. You can make fresh salads all summer.‎ W: That’s the plan. I love making fresh salads. M: Do you have a lot of trouble with ants or mosquitoes?‎ W: They aren’t too bad, but there are a lot of spiders. ‎ ‎(Text 7)‎ W: Hello. Room Service? This is Alice Brown in Room 308. We’d like to order some drinks.‎ M: Yes, Madam. What would you like?‎ W: We’d like to start with fruit juice, apple for me and orange for my daughter. ‎ M: Right, Madam. Do you want any tea or milk?‎ W: No, thank you. Just some lemon tea for my husband and some hot milk for my children.‎ M: OK. And what time do you want it brought to your room?‎ W: About 8:00 am. Oh, wait, please bring it half an hour earlier. We may leave early to go sightseeing in the city. ‎ M: OK. ‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ W: Professor Wilson, can I ask you something? ‎ M: Sure. ‎ W: What I’d like to do for my survey project is to interview three people. Would that be OK? Because in class, you said a survey is usually done with a large number of people.‎ M: That’s right, it is. But tell me about your idea.‎ W: My idea is to interview three people in my host family. There’s a grandmother who has a lot of opinions about life. I want to compare what she says with what the mother and the daughter say. Would that be all right?‎ M: It’s a start. Why don’t you prepare a list of questions — maybe five or six, but no more ‎ than ten — for your interviews? When you’ve done that, show me the list and we’ll go from there.‎ W: All right. I’ll work on it tonight. Thanks for the advice. ‎ ‎(Text 9)‎ M: I need to book a flight online. Can you help me?‎ W: Sure. I use a website called Kayak.com that compares the prices of many different airlines. They also have a cool quality where you can look at flights a few days before and a few days after your scheduled dates to find the best price. ‎ M: Oh, that quality is very useful. But this is for my aunt and uncle, and their dates are fixed. They’re coming out here for my sister’s wedding, but they have to fly out the day before and leave the day after. ‎ W: I see. Where are they coming from? M: New York City.‎ W: Oh, it’s not a very long flight. Do you think they care more about price or convenience? ‎ M: They definitely want a nonstop flight. They had a bad experience changing planes in Philadelphia once, so they only fly nonstop now. ‎ W: Got it. So, two adults, flying nonstop from New York to Chicago, leaving May 28th and returning May 30th ...‎ ‎(Text 10) M You might be excited or scared, but either way, the first winter storm of the season is coming. It will be moving across the country beginning on Wednesday night. The first area that will be affected will be the dry fields of North and South Dakota, as well as eastern Minnesota. Thursday will be very bad in these areas. By Friday, the storm will have moved toward the East Coast, and it will continue to bring snow as it heads up into Canada and The Great Lakes area. Eastern Ohio and Pennsylvania should be seeing snow start to fall early Saturday, continuing through Sunday as the storm moves into New York and dies out. The snowfall totals will be four to eight inches in most places, but New York will see a foot of snow in the mountains. The big thing to watch out for with this storm is the high winds. They can make the snowfall very dangerous because it’s much harder for drivers and pilots to see in front of them. So, if you live in those areas, make sure you’re prepared to stay home.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎