2017-2018学年辽宁省庄河市高级中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年辽宁省庄河市高级中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版

‎2017-2018学年辽宁省庄河市高级中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题 考试时间：100分钟 满分120分 ‎ 说明：1.考试前，考生务必按要求在答题卡和答题纸上正确填涂考生信息；‎ ‎2.第Ⅰ卷为选择题，请用2B铅笔将正确答案涂在答题卡上，写在试卷上的答案无效；‎ ‎3.第Ⅱ卷为主观题，请用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔书写在答题纸指定区域，写在试卷上的答案无效；‎ ‎4.考试结束后，请交回答题卡和答题纸。‎ 第Ⅰ卷为（选择题 共70分）‎ 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（并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 Students from Florida International University in Miami walked on water Thursday for a class assignment. To do it, they wore aquatic (水上的)shoes they designed and created. Alex Quinones was the first to make it to the other side of a 175-foot lake on campus in record time - just over a minute. Quinones, who wore oversized boat-like shoes, also won last year and will receive $ 500. Students had to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earn an “A" on the assignment for Architecture Professor Jaime Canaves, Materials and Methods Construction Class. "It's traditional in a school of architecture to do boats out of cardboard for a boat race. I thought our students were a little bit more special than that," Canaves said. "We decided to do the walk on water event to take it to the next level. " A total of 79 students competed in the race this year in 41 teams. Only 10 teams failed to cross the lake. Others who fell got back up and made it to the end. The race is open to all students and anyone in the community. The youngest person to ever participate was a 9-year-old girl who competed in place of her mother, while the oldest was a 67-year-old female. A large crowd on campus joined Canaves as he cheered on the racers. He shouted encouraging words, but also laughed as some unsteadily made their way to the end. ‎ ‎ "A part of this is for them to have more understanding of designing and make it work better, " he said. It is also a lesson in life for the students. "Anything, including walking on water, is possible, if you do the research, test it and go through the design process seriously.‎ ‎21. Which statement about Alex 'Quinones is true?‎ A．He finished the race in less than a minute.‎ B．He won the race with the help of 2 boats.‎ C．He failed the race last year.‎ D．He set a new record this year.‎ ‎22. For what purpose did the students take part in the race?‎ A．To go across the lake to school.‎ B．To test their balance on the water.‎ C．To pass Professor Canaves’ class.‎ D．To win the prize money of $ 500.‎ ‎23. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?‎ A．The students took part in the race to challenge their physical abilities.‎ B．The students who fell into the water were criticized seriously by the Professor.‎ C．The students wore shoes distributed by Professor Canaves to walk across the lake.‎ D．Most students finished the class assignment successfully.‎ ‎24. The purpose of the passage is to .‎ A．show his approval of the unique teaching style.‎ B．report an interesting assignment.‎ C．inspire teachers to be more creative.‎ D．encourage more people to take part in the race.‎ B ‎"Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton (骨骼) in the closet?" Jessica asked. "A skeleton in the closet?" her mother paused thoughtfully. "Well, it's something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad's family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family's closet’. He really wouldn't want any neighbor to know about it."       "Why pick on my family?" Jessica's father said with anger. "Your family history isn't so good, you know. Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?" "Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners." "Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now," Jessica cut in before things grew worse.       After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica's parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica's closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica's mother sank in a faint (晕倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.       "What happened? Where am I?" she asked. "You just destroyed the school's skeleton, Mum," explained Jessica. "I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad." Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. "They're both crazy," she thought.‎ ‎25. According to Jessica's mother, "a skeleton in the close" means _____.‎ A. a family honor  B. a family treasure C. a family story  D. a family secret ‎ ‎26. What can we learn about some Australians' ancestors form Paragraph 2?‎ A. They were brought to Australia as prisoners.  B. They were the earliest people living in ‎ Australia.  C. They were involved in some crimes in Australia.  D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.‎ ‎27. Jessica's mother fell down into a faint because she was _____.‎ A. frightened  B. surprised C. injured D. knocked ‎28. Jessica's parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because _____.‎ A. they were crazy  B. they realized their misunderstanding   C. they were over excited D. they both thought they had won the quarrel C Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored(监控）in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking people's e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.‎ ‎“The ‘if it bleeds' rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeballs and don't care how you're feeling. But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You don't want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”‎ Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication -e-mails, Web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversations—found that it tended to be more positive than negative, but that didn't necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr.Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times’ website. He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles. He found that science amazed Times* readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.‎ Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused(激发）one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book. ‎ ‎“Contagious: Why Things Catch On.”‎ ‎29 .What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?‎ A. Research papers. B. Private e-mails.‎ C. News reports. D. Daily conversations.‎ ‎30. What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?‎ A. They're socially inactive. B. They’re good at telling stories.‎ C. They're careful with their words. D. They're inconsiderate of others.‎ ‎31. Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr. Berger's research?‎ A. Personal accounts. B. Sports news.‎ C. Science articles. D. Financial reviews.‎ ‎32. What can be a suitable title for the text?‎ A. Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks ‎ B .Reading Habits Change with the Times C. Sad Stories Travel Far and Wide D. Online News Attracts More People D Tea, the most typical English drink, became established in Britain because of the influence of a foreign princess. Catherine of Braganza, the queen of Charles II. As a lover of tea since her childhood in Portugal, she brought tea-drinking to the English royal court and set a trend for the Average in the 17th century. The fashion soon spread beyond the circle of the nobility to the middle classes, and tea became a popular drink at the London coffee houses where people met to do business and discuss events of the day. Many employers served a cup of tea to their workers in the middle of the morning, thus inventing a lasting British institution, the “tea break”. However, drinking tea in social settings outside the workplace was beyond the means of the majority of British people. It came with a high price tag and tea was taxed as well.‎ Around 1800, the seventh Duchess of Bedford. Anne Maria, began the popular practice of “afternoon tea,” a ceremony taking place at about four o'clock. Until then, people did not usually cat or drink anything between lunch and dinner. At approximately the same time, the Earl of Sandwich popularized a new way of eating bread —in thin slices, with something like jam or cucumbers between them. Before long, a small meal at the end of the afternoon, involving tea ‎ and sandwiches, had become part of the British way of life.‎ As tea became much cheaper during the 19th century, its popularity spread right through all comers of the British society. Thus, tea became Britain’s favorite drink. In working-class households, it was served with the main meal of the day, eaten when workers returned home after a day's labor. This meal has become known as “high tea". Today, tea can be drunk at any time of the day, and accounts for over two-fifths of all drinks consumed in Britain-with the exception of water.‎ ‎33. What is mainly discussed about tea in the text?‎ A. Its popularity in Europe.‎ B. Its development in Britain.‎ C. Its influence around the world.‎ D. Its traditional ways of drinking.‎ ‎34. Why was tea unable to be accepted as a common drink in Britain in the 17th century?‎ A. It was merely served in London.‎ B. It was taxed as an alcoholic drink.‎ C. It was too expensive for most people.‎ D. It was forbidden in business settings.‎ ‎35. How is the text organized?‎ A. In time order.‎ B. By comparison.‎ C. By cause and effect.‎ D. In frequency order.‎ 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。选项中有两项是多余选项。‎ We've all heard about the power of our altitude, and it's our attitude that determines how much we succeed in life.‎ All the things that you have been through, all the people you have met and interacted with can have an impact on your attitude. If you think that all these factors have molded you into a person with a poor attitude towards life, there is no need to worry. 36 ‎ ‎1. Identify and understand what you want to change The first step towards change is clearly understanding what needs to be changed. 37 it comes to changing your attitude, you need to do an honest and in-depth self-evaluation so you could point out exactly which of your traits need to be improved or totally changed.‎ ‎2. 38‎ Find someone who has the kind of attitude that you want to have, and let his or her life give you inspiration and encouragement to move beyond your temporary failures in your journey towards becoming a better person.‎ ‎3. Choose the right company.‎ As they say, “Bad company corrupts good character.” You don’t expect yourself to be able to change if you go on surrounding yourself with people who possess all the negative traits that you want to change. Consider befriending new people, especially those who are optimistic and have a healthy attitude towards life. 39 ‎ ‎4. Believe that you are able to change. ‎ ‎40 If you don't believe in yourself or believe that you or your life can change, it just won’t happen一you will either never start, or give up quickly that you won't have even given yourself the opportunity to succeed.‎ A. Your effort to change will be easier with these people as friends.‎ B. Setting clear goals is the key to success in any endeavor.‎ C. The greatest obstacle is our inability to trust in what we can do.‎ D. Look for a role model.‎ E. Think about how your attitude change will affect your life.‎ F. There is always an opportunity for change.‎ G. Fix your mind on the things that would come as a result of your attitude change.‎ 第二部分: 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，共30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。‎ Several decades of years ago, I ran a service station and roadhouse on the main road ‎ between Melbourne and Adelaide. One very cold, wet night at about 3:‎30 a.m., there was a 41 on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from 42 to toe, explained that he had 43 out of petrol about ‎30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant wife and his two children 44 at the car and said that he would hitchhike（搭便车）back.‎ Once I had ‎45 a can with petrol, 1 took him back to his car where his two -year-old and four-year-old children were both 46, saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he 47 me back.‎ Before leaving, I had turned the heater ‎48 in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and 49. While the little ones played and ran 50 , I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hoi chocolate for the 51.‎ It was about ‎5 a.m. before they 52.The young fellow asked me how much he 53 me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵)had 54 $15. He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn't accept it.‎ About a month later, I received a 55 from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to 56 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It 57 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most 58 person in the company.‎ In his letter, he thanked me again and 59 me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this 60, a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits ‎41. A. kick B. hit C. beat D. knock ‎42. A. shoulder B. finger C. hand D. head ‎43. A. used B. driven C. run D. come ‎44. A. behind B. away C. out D. over ‎45. A. poured B. supplied C. filled D. equipped ‎46. A. crying B. sleeping C. fighting D. quarreling ‎47. A. ring B. allow C. follow D. lead ‎48. A. off B. on C. over D. in ‎49. A. hot B. neat C. attractive D. warm ‎50. A. inside B. around C. along D. nearby ‎51. A. guests B. drivers C. adults D. customers ‎52. A. arrived B. left C. disappeared D. ate ‎53. A. paid B. gave C. offered D. owed ‎54. A. exhibited B. appeared C. shown D. calculated ‎55. A. letter B. call C. notice D. check ‎ ‎56. A. force B. get C. hope D. requite ‎57. A. turned B. pointed C. found D. worked ‎58. A. successful B. generous C. powerful D. serious ‎59. A. persuaded B. praised C. convinced D. informed ‎60. A. business B. lesson C. case D. aspect 第Ⅱ卷（共50分）‎ 第三部分写作（共两节.满分35分〉‎ 注意：将答案写在答题纸上，写在本试卷上无效。‎ 第二部分: 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。‎ When I was 61 young child, I always wished I could grow up quickly so that 1 could do everything 62 I liked. I wanted 63( bad) to have more space so that I could follow my own heart without 64 (follow) my parents’ instructions.‎ As time 65 (go) by, I have grown up gradually. But I find things are quite different from what I 66(expect). I do have the 67(free) to do more things alone. 68, I have to take 69 more responsibilities at the same time. I have to take charge of my life and face challenges bravely. Now I am determined to work hard at my lessons so that I can be 70(admit) to a famous college and make my dream come true.‎ 第三部分 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）‎ 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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。‎ 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 village that I grew up, everyone knew an old man, who lived a simply life and spent all his time painting. The villagers used to admiring his works and he often gave his paintings to his friends. Whenever he was offered money, he would not take them. He said he painted for a pleasure. He once gave one of his painting to my father, who actually wasn't interested in art. Years later I found it in our old house. By that time the old man has died and people started to recognize his paintings as great works of art, which was worth lots of money.‎ An art gallery made me an offer of $5,000 for this painting and I nearly sold it, so then I decided not to. It always reminds me my childhood and of the old man who didn't really want to make money by painting.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 热衷低碳环保生活方式的你一李华，发现同学们每个学期都有很多未写完甚至是全新的参考书和教材被扔掉，非常痛心，想组织一次二手书交换买卖活动。以学生会名义，以英文根据下面内容发一份校园活动通知。内容包括：‎ ‎1时间、地点、参与人员；‎ ‎2活动的意义:充分利用资源的同时深刻理解低碳生活理念；‎ ‎3活动具体要求：教科书，参考书，小说，杂志，有用且有益；‎ ‎4报名方式：学生会302房间，登录校园网了解详请。‎ 注意：1.词数：100左右；‎ ‎2．可适当增加细节，以使行文迮贯；‎ ‎3．开头和结尾部分已给出，不计入总词数.‎ ‎4.参考词汇：low-carbon(低破）reference books（参考书）‎ Notice Dear schoolmates,‎ ‎ ‎ Students Union 辽宁省庄河市高级中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 ‎ 参考答案 阅读理解 ‎21-24DCDB 25-28 DAAB 29-32 CDCA 33-35 BCA ‎ ‎36-40 FBDAC 完形填空 ‎41-45 DDCAC 46-50 ACBDB 51-55CBDCA 56-60 BACDC ‎ 语篇填空 ‎61 a‎ 62 that 63 badly 64 following 65 goes ‎ ‎66 expected 67 freedom 68 However 69 on 70 admitted 短文改错： ‎ ‎1. that--where 2. simply---simple ‎ ‎3. admiring---admire 4. them---it ‎ ‎5. a去掉 6. painting-paintings ‎7. has--had 8. was---were ‎ ‎9.so--but 10. me后加of 书面表达 Notice Dear schoolmates,‎ With the popularity of the green lifestyle, an increasing number of people are sparing no effort to save natural resources. As students, we are supposed to get involved as well. So the student union will organize a second-hand book fair on the first floor of our library this Friday afternoon.‎ All schoolmates and teachers are welcome! Simply bring your second-hand textbooks, reference books, unfinished exercise books and even some novels or magazines. Not only can you make the best of these materials but also you will gain a better understanding of low-carbon lifestyle.‎ Anyone who is interested can come to Room 302 to sign up and log on the school website forfurther information. I promise that you will get something beyond your expectation and look forward to seeing all of you there.‎ Student Union ‎ ‎ ‎