2017-2018学年江西省上饶市横峰中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年江西省上饶市横峰中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

‎2017-2018学年江西省上饶市横峰中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷 命题人：姜曼贞 考试时间：120分钟 一、听力（共两节，满分20分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. Which sport does the woman like best?‎ A. Baseball. B. Badminton. C. Volleyball.‎ ‎2. What are the two speakers going to do?‎ A. Go shopping. B. See a film. C. Have hair cut.‎ ‎3. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. At a hospital. B. At a shop. C. At a post office.‎ ‎4. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?‎ A. Colleagues. B. Friends. C. Couple.‎ ‎5. What does the woman probably do?‎ ‎ A. A reporter. B. A student. C. A tour guide.‎ 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5秒钟的时间来阅读各个小题，听完后，每个小题将给出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. What happened to the man?‎ A. He lost his job. ‎ B. He failed his final test. ‎ C. He was late for school.‎ ‎7. How is the man’s feeling to the woman?‎ A. Frightened. B. Grateful. C. Disappointed.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8. Where will the woman take the boys to?‎ A. School. B. Park. C. Hospital.‎ ‎9. What is the man planning to do?‎ A. Open a savings account. B. Bake a birthday cake. C. Buy a birthday present.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What kind of music does the woman prefer?‎ ‎ A. Classical music. B. Pop music. C. Country music.‎ ‎11. What does the man say about classical music？‎ ‎ A. He listens to it when cooking. ‎ ‎ B. It is good for his brain.‎ ‎ C. It can help reduce stress.‎ ‎12. What does the woman tell the man in the end?‎ A. He can find some recordings on the Internet. ‎ B. He can buy some new CDs online.‎ C. He can listen to Mozart’s music.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Where are the two speakers probably?‎ A. At the woman’s house. B. At the hospital. C. In an office.‎ ‎14. Why does the man meet the woman? A. To find out why the woman’s recent work was poor.‎ B. To ask about the woman’s mother. ‎ C. To discuss future plans.‎ ‎15. What can we know about the woman’s mother?‎ A. She is seriously sick. ‎ B. She had an accident. ‎ C. She died of stomach cancer.‎ ‎16. What is the man’s attitude to the woman in the end?‎ A. He is angry. B. He is sad. C. He is kind.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What will people do tomorrow morning?‎ A. Watch a performance. B. Have a meeting. C. Go sightseeing.‎ ‎18. Why does the speaker have to change today’s plan?‎ A. Diana Decker wants to speak first. ‎ B. The first speaker got food poisoning.‎ C. He will attend an important meeting.‎ ‎19. When will the coffee break start?‎ A. At 9:30. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30.‎ ‎20. Where will the discussion be held?‎ A. In Room 201. B. In the meeting hall. C. In the Youth Action Theater.‎ 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Do you want to really experience a local life, to explore its hidden corners and appreciate differences while enjoying the benefits and satisfaction of traveling under your own power? Then join us for a bike tour.‎ Highlights Start your journey from the gateway city of Lisbon, Portugal's capital, where tradition and modern culture meet. Taste the freshest Mediterranean food prepared by experienced chefs, as well as the greatest wine in the world. Enjoy extraordinary views from hilltop Monsaraz, the country’s most beautiful village.‎ Arrangements Day 1 Know about Lisbon, where old-world charm meets modern culture. Bike through the wonderful Mediterranean countryside at the heart of southern Portugal. Enjoy a quiet landscape full of olive and cork trees. Admire endless vineyards and taste great wines. Enjoy a five-star dinner and a comfortable stay in another beautiful city of Montemor-o-Novo.‎ Days 2-3 Visit a traditional family-run farmhouse for a lunch from the garden. Tour the vineyards in Portugal’s wine country. Explore medieval Evora, a World Heritage site(世界遗产地) and a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.‎ Day 4 Amazing castle ruins and white-washed villages with terra-cotta roofs are just part of today 's scenery. Relax at Casa Agricola winery and enjoy a picnic lunch in a sea of olive groves. Take in the views from the village of Monsaraz.‎ Days 5-6 Learn about the production of terra-cotta in S. Pedro do Corval, Portugal’s pottery capital. Up for a challenge? Climb up to Monsaraz with sweeping views of Alqueva Dam, which creates one of the Western Europe’s largest man-made lakes. Enjoy the flavors of the place at our farewell dinner.‎ Price / Cost $4,098-$4, 498 per person You can call or fax us at:‎ Phone:800-462-2848 Fax:510-527-1444‎ ‎21. Where will the participants most probably meet at the beginning?‎ A. In Evora. B In Monsaraz. C. In Lisbon. D. In S. Pedro do. Corval ‎22. If you're interested in the remains of castles, you’ ll probably look forward to _________.‎ A. Day 1 B. Days 2-3 C. Day 4 D. Days 5-6‎ ‎23. What's the author’s purpose to write the passage?‎ A. To advertise a bike tour.‎ B. To encourage people to ride bikes.‎ C. To advise people to pay a visit to Portugal.‎ D. To recommend famous attractions in Portugal.‎ B One evening last summer, when I asked my 14-year-old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response shocked me. “What’s a colander (漏勺)?” he asked.‎ I could only blame myself. In the family, nobody else helped me in the kitchen. But that night, as I explained with a touch of panic that a colander is the thing with holes in it, I wondered what else I hadn’t prepared Ray for.‎ As parents, while we focus on our sons’ confidence and character, we perhaps don’t always consider that we are also raising someone’s future roommates, boyfriends, husbands, or fathers. I wanted to know that I’d raised a boy who would never ask the woman in his life, “What’s for dinner?” So I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home course. I was delighted to find that he didn’t say no. For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine.‎ I knew that he would rather have been playing in the driveway than learning to mend socks with his mother----he tried to beg not to have sewing lessons, even though I insisted that one day, someone would find the sight of him fixing his own shirt very attractive, but it couldn’t be denied that he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. “I appreciate what you do as a mom,” he told me one day. Ray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more importantly, he realizes there’s nothing good about being helpless.‎ Now, not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. That’s what I call a man. I’m glad that I prepared so great a present for my future daughter-in-law.‎ ‎24. Why was the author shocked at her son’s response?‎ A. Because he was not well behaved.‎ B. Because he refused to help with dinner.‎ C. Because he was very curious about kitchen tools.‎ D. Because he didn’t know the common kitchen tools.‎ ‎25. In the author’s opinion, some parents pay little attention to_______ .‎ A. making children live a hard life. B. preparing children for their future life C. telling kids what is right and wrong D. building up children’s confidence ‎26. After learning to do housework, Ray______ .‎ A. fell in love with sewing. B. did other work in the house.‎ C. acknowledged his mother’s efforts. D. began to be more hard-working. ‎ ‎27. What would be the best title for the text?‎ A. Useful education for boys. ‎ B. Boys should be involved in housework． ‎ C. The importance of housework. ‎ D. Cooking and sewing make boys manly．‎ C Teaching Poetry No poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.‎ All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it. ‎ I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analysing” it, if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”, and “a heightening of life”. It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”, and it “can save your life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.‎ I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don’t like it should not be forced to communicate this to anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry ‎ as well as thinking about it.‎ ‎28. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should______.‎ A. analyze it by oneself   B. discuss it with others C. practise reading it aloud  D. copy it down in a notebook ‎29. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry?‎ A.Extending your life B. Saving your life C. Criticizing life D. Heightening life ‎30. The last sentence in the third paragraph imply_______.‎ A. The teaching of poetry is more important than any other subject.‎ B. More importance should be given to the teaching of poetry.‎ C. Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.‎ D. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.‎ ‎31. The underlined phrase “make room” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by ______ .‎ A. provide equipment   B. build a school C. set up a house   D. leave a certain amount of time D Next time you’re planning to go out for a relaxing walk with your MP3 player, be sure to check the weather forecast first. Summer is the prime time for lightning strikes, a fact that Jason Bunch, a teen from Castle Rock, Colo., learned the hard way. A couple of summers ago, he was mowing（割草）grass while listening to some Metallica on his iPod. Although there wasn’t any rain falling on Bunch, he did hear distant thunder. Bunch was then struck by lightning, which seemed to travel through his music player, blowing out his eardrums and leaving him with burns where the device and its power lines were close to his body.‎ Devices such as MP3 players don’t attract lightning, says Dr. Mary Ann Cooper, an emergency room physician at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago. However, they may change the pathway that lightning’s energy follows in the human body. Lightning that might have passed rather harmlessly over the skin may react differently to the metal of these devices and cause damage.‎ Rather than leaving your tunes at home, your best bet is watching out for lightning before it hits. Though people have been injured while using MP3 players in storms, Cooper says the devices’ main task “is keeping you from paying attention to thunder and the sky.” If you’re caught in a storm, seek shelter.‎ ‎32. When does lightning happen most?‎ A. Winter. B. Fall. C. Summer. D. Spring.‎ ‎33. What was the effect of this lightning strike on Jason Bunch?‎ A. The lightning burned Bunch and blew out his eardrums.‎ B. The lightning passed harmlessly over Bunch’s skin.‎ C. Bunch fell to the ground and couldn’t move his upper body.‎ D. Bunch was fine, but his iPod was burned by the lightning.‎ ‎34. What can you conclude about the safety of using MP3 players during a storm?‎ A. MP3 players are desperately unsafe to use during a storm.‎ B. iPods are safe to use during a storm, but other MP3 players are not.‎ C. MP3 players increase your safety during a storm by directing lightning toward the ground.‎ D. MP3 players become unsafe to use if they keep you from paying attention during a storm.‎ ‎35. The primary purpose of this text is ________.‎ A. to describe the joy that Jason Bunch felt after he survived a lightning strike B. to inform the risks of wearing an MP3 player during lightning strikes C. to tell a lighting emergency Jason Bunch met with D. to show that MP3 players are so popular among teenagers 第二节：（共5个小题；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够填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Make preparations before your college interview The college interview was once one of the most important parts of the college admission process. ___36___ Then they sat down for a formal interview inside the college admissions office.‎ While it isn’t so formal today, here are some tips that should help you get through the interview.‎ Educate yourself about the school. The biggest failure for most students is that they don’t prepare for the interview. Students can count on an interviewer asking them what they think they’d like to major in and why they think the college is a good fit for them. ___37___ Such response as “I’m looking forward to attending the football games.” is not acceptable. ‎ Every question is an opportunity to share your life. Take a look at your resume and find the two or three things that you know you want to share.‎ ‎___38___ Some students are so eager for their interviewer to get to know them that they share inappropriate(不恰当的) stories.‎ ‎ ___39___. All interviewers will end the interview with a final, “Is there anything you’d like to ask me, or anything else you’d like me to know about you?” The only unacceptable response to this question is “No.”‎ ‎___40___ Although this seems old-fashioned, there’s no doubt that it’s the right thing to do.‎ A. However, you should try not to overshare.‎ B. Young men and women dressed up in appropriate suits.‎ C. Know the interviewer’s name and use it during the interview.‎ D. Send a hand-written thank-you note afterward.‎ E. Think of questions to ask ahead of time.‎ F. During the interview try to relax and stay as calm as possible.‎ G. Students need to make sure responses are specific, not general.‎ 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had 41 them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely 42 ,” she ‎ thought.‎ ‎“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to 43 . Leaning back, she put her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) 44 way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s 45 felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was 46 what she did, of course.‎ Strangely enough, she soon 47 that she was a world-famous chef. She made a 48 and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or 49 — she enjoys the beautiful words in books. She 50 took the leading role in her own TV show.‎ That is, until she became too 51 . “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But 52 seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she 53 to get the chicken into the stove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. 54 set in, but Mary could not run — she was 55 to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, 56 a sharp sound awoke her.‎ She got shocked and confused — 57 was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three 58 little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were 59 , so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She 60 them never to fall asleep on the job again!‎ ‎41. A. given B. told C. written D. taught ‎42. A. disappointing B. tiring C. annoying D. boring ‎43. A. distribute B. collect C. complete D. design ‎44. A. easy B. reasonable C. impossible D. difficult ‎45. A. eyes B. mind C. heart D. legs ‎46. A. usually B. nearly C. mainly D. exactly ‎47. A. realized B. imagined C. dreamed D. learned ‎48. A. decision B. plan C. business D. fortune ‎49. A. reading B. cooking C. working D. babysitting ‎50. A. ever B. even C. just D. only ‎51. A. confident B. stubborn C. proud D. satisfied ‎52. A everything B. something C. anything D. nothing ‎53. A. managed B. arranged C. tried D. prepared ‎54. A. Pain B. Panic C. Anxiety D. Stress ‎55. A. pushed B. dragged C. frozen D. sent ‎56. A. until B. when C. after D. unless ‎57. A. fire B. light C. water D. smoke ‎58. A. cheerful B. strange C. guilty D. talented ‎59. A. occupied B. asleep C. worried D. alone ‎ ‎60. A. expected B. urged C. promised D. persuaded 第二节 语法填空（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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Stephen Hawking, who tried 61 (explain) some of the most complicated questions of life while himself working under the shadow of a poor physical condition, has died at the age of 76. ‎ He died 62 (peace) at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday. The UK’s Press Association reported his 63 (die), citing a spokesman for the family.‎ ‎“Mr. Hawking and his contribution will be remembered forever, ” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Wednesday. “He was an outstanding scientist and a fighter who struggled against the disease and contributed greatly 64 mankind’s understanding of science”.‎ ‎ 65 (bear) in Oxford, England on 8 January,1942,the British theoretical physicist 66 ( know) for his groundbreaking work with black holes and relativity, and was the author of several popular science books , 67 (include )A Brief History of Time.‎ His 68 (child), Lucy, Robert and Tim, said: “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and 69 extraordinary ‎ man, 70 work and legacy will live on for many years.” They praised his courage and persistence and said his talent and humor inspired people across the world.‎ 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。 Wechat is becoming increasing popular. The other day, when I was walking by a food shop, I notice an old woman buying some food. She didn’t pay in cash. Instead of, she paid with WeChat. WeChat payment is becoming more and more popular. Why do people like to use WeChat payment? The main reason is because it is simple and convenience. What we need to do are to take out the cellphone, scan the QR code and pay the goods we buy. We don’t have to carry wallets with me any longer. WeChat payment, that has changed the way we shop, is created by Chinese. We each should be proud of be a Chinese. It shows to the world that Chinese people are creative.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分） ‎ 最近，董卿主持的《朗读者》掀起一股全民读书热潮。你校决定也借此机会鼓励同学们开展读书周（Reading Week）活动。假如你是某学校学生会主席李华，为配合学校的这次活动，你打算倡议同学们多读书，读好书。根据以下提示给同学们写封倡议信。‎ ‎1读书周活动的目的； 2. 读书的好处； 3. 你的建议。‎ 注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。 ‎ Dear friends,‎ I’m Li Hua, president of the Students’Union.________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎2017-2018学年度下学期高二期中考试 英语试卷答案 一. 听力 ‎1-5 CBACB 6-10 ABCAA 11-15 CACAA 16-20 CABBB 二、阅读 ‎21-23 CCA 24-27DBCB 29-31 CABD 32-35 CADB ‎36-40BGAED 三、完形填空 ‎41-45: BBCAA 46-50: DCDAB 51-55: CDABC 56-60: ADCBC 四、语法填空 ‎ ‎61. to explain 62. peacefully 63.death 64. to 65. Born ‎66. was known 67.including 68.children 69.an 70.whose 五、改错 Keys:Wechat is becoming increasing popular. The other day, when I was walking by a food shop, I ‎ ‎ 1. increasingly ‎ notice an old woman buying some food. She didn’t pay in cash. Instead of, she paid with ‎ ‎2. noticed 3.去of ‎ WeChat. WeChat payment is becoming more and more popular. Why do people like to use ‎ WeChat payment? The main reason is because it is simple and convenience. What we need to ‎ ‎ 4. that 5 .convenient do are to take out the cellphone, scan the QR code and pay ∧the goods we buy. We don’t have to ‎ ‎ 6. is 7. for carry wallets with me any longer. WeChat payment, that has changed the way we shop, is ‎ ‎ 8. us 9. which created by Chinese. We each should be proud of be a Chinese. It shows to the world that Chinese ‎ ‎ 10. being people are creative.‎ 六、书面表达 Dear friends,‎ I’m Li Hua, president of the Students’ Union. I’m writing to appeal to you to do some reading.‎ ‎ Reading Week is launched to promote more reading from us students. As is known to all, reading is of much benefit to us in many ways. Above all, reading is a perfect way to spend our spare time. Meanwhile, reading broadens our horizons and enriches our life as well. Apart from these, reading allows us to learn from great minds and live a better life.‎ ‎ Here are some tips on how to do some reading. First, it is advised that we form a good habit of reading. Second, we can change books with our friends, which can add more pleasure to both. Besides, we can exchange our opinions about books we read with others, making it easier to start a conversation while chatting.‎ ‎ Yours Li Hua ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎