2017-2018学年甘肃省西北师大附中高二下学期期末模拟英语试题（Word版）

2017-2018学年甘肃省西北师大附中高二下学期期末模拟英语试题（Word版）

‎2017-2018学年甘肃省西北师大附中高二下学期期末模拟 英 语 ‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。‎ ‎2．选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。‎ ‎3．非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。‎ ‎4．考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）(略) ‎ 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 Dear Derrick,‎ Although under great pressure, we all get on well with each other in this large office. You are one of the people who keep the social temperature at such a comfortable setting. I don’t know anyone in the office who is better liked than you.‎ You can perhaps help with this. The collection of contributions towards gifts for employees’ personal-life events is becoming a little troubling. Certainly, the group sending of a gift is reasonable now and then. In the past month, however, there have been collections for two baby shower gifts, one wedding shower gift, two weeding gifts, one funeral remembrance, four birthday gifts, and three graduation gifts.‎ It’s not only the collected-from who are growing uncomfortable(and poor), but the collected—for feel uneasy receiving gifts from people who don’t know them outside the office, who ‎ wouldn’t even recognize their graduating children, their marrying daughters and sons, or their dead relatives.‎ This is basically a kind gesture (and one that people think well of you for), but the practice seems to have become too wide-ranging and feels improper in today’s office setting.‎ Thank you for understanding.‎ ‎21. The underlined word “ contributions ” probably means _________ .‎ A. reports B. suggestions C. understanding D. money ‎22. Derrick is expected to _________.‎ A. show more kindness B. discontinue the present practice C. quit being the organizer for gift giving D. know more about co-workers’ families ‎23. This is basically a letter of _________.‎ A. apology B. dissatisfaction C. appreciation D. sympathy B You may be familiar with the following famous people, but have you heard of their graduation speeches, in which they either share their unforgotten experiences or give you some great inspiration(启迪).‎ ‎●Michael Dell, University of Texas at ‎Austin And now you've accomplished something great and important here, and it's time for you to move on to what's next. And you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps ... You must also commit to the adventure. Just have faith in the skills and the knowledge you've been blessed (赐予)with and go.‎ ‎●J.K. Rowling, ‎Harvard‎ ‎University Half my lifetime ago ,I was striking an uneasy balance between my ambition and the expectation from my parents who were not rich...But what I feared most for myself at your age was not poverty(贫穷), but failure. The fact that you are graduating from Harvard suggests that you know little about failure, you might be driven by a fear of failure quite as much as a desire for ‎ success.‎ ‎●Steve Jobs, ‎Stanford‎ ‎University Sometimes life's going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith...Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking, and don't settle.‎ ‎●Bill Gates, ‎Harvard‎ ‎University We need as many people as possible to have access to the advanced technology to lead to a revolution in what human beings can do for one another. They are making it possible not just for national governments, but for universities ,smaller organizations, and even individuals to see problems, see approaches and deal with the world's inequities（不公平）like hunger, poverty, and so on.‎ ‎24. What Michael Dell said is to urge us to     .‎ A. listen to our heart B. pursue our dreams C. follow others' example D. learn from our mistakes ‎25. What did J.K. Rowling fear most when she was studying in university?‎ A. Poverty. B. Hunger.‎ C. Failure. D. Appearance.‎ ‎26. Who wants to express "Keep looking for what you believe in"?‎ A. Michael Dell. B. J.K. Rowling.‎ C. Bill Gates. D. Steve Jobs.‎ ‎27. What does Bill Gates suggest people do?‎ A. Make contributions to the environment.‎ B. Take responsibility for their own behavior.‎ C. Make joint efforts to rid some global problems.‎ D. Master as much advanced technology as possible.‎ C They like using the Internet. They have lots of pocket money to spend, and they spend a higher proportion of it online than the rest of us. Teenagers are just the sort of people an online seller is interested in, and the things they want to buy — games, CDs and clothing — are easily sold on the ‎ Web.‎ But paying online is a tricky business for consumers who are too young to own credit cards. Most have to use a parent’s card. They want a service that allows them to spend money.‎ That may come sooner than they think: new ways to take pocket money into cyber (络的) space are coming out rapidly on both sides of the Atlantic. If successful, these products can stimulate (刺激)online sales.‎ In general, teenagers spend huge amounts: $153bn (billion) in the US last year and ￡20bn annually in the UK. Most teenagers have access to the Internet at home or at school — 88 percent in the US, 69 percent in the UK. According to the Jupiter Research, one in eight of those with Internet access has bought something online — mainly CDs and books.‎ In most cases, parents pay for these purchases with credit cards, an arrangement that is often unsatisfactory for them and their children. Pressing parents to spend online is less productive than pressing on the high street. They are more likely to ask “Why?” if you ask to spend some money online.‎ One way to help teenagers change notes and coins into cyber cash is through prepaid cards such as Internet Cash in the US and Smart cards in the UK. Similar to those for pay-as-you-go mobile telephones, they are sold in amounts such as￡20 or $50 with a concealed (隐藏的) 14-digit number that can be used to load the cash into an online account.‎ ‎28. What does the word “They” in paragraph 1 refer to?‎ A. Sellers. B. Buyers.‎ C. Teenagers. D. Parents.‎ ‎29. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?‎ A. More than half of the teenagers in the US and the UK have Internet access．‎ B. Teenagers pay for goods online with their own credit cards.‎ C. Most teenagers in the US and the UK have bought something online.‎ D. Teenagers found it easier to persuade parents to buy online than in a shop.‎ ‎30. A new way to help teenagers shop online is to use _________.‎ A. a new machine B. special coins and notes C. prepaid cards D. pay-as-you-go mobile phones ‎31. What is the passage mainly about?‎ A. Online shopping traps. B. Internet users in the US and the UK.‎ C. New credit cards for parents. D. The arrival of cyber pocket money.‎ D British English may have come first, but around the world, the American way of spelling is now far more popular.‎ A recent examination of the English language shows that publications now largely use the American version swapping words like “centre” for “center” after the 1880s. To get data, researchers used Google’s Ngram Viewer to analyze the words found in all English-language publications from 1800 to 2000. Entering a word into the viewer will show how frequently it occurs within the massive corpus(语料库)of books around the world.‎ According to the data, this shift was further strengthened around World War I. Since then, English-language publications have preferred “gray” and “flavor” instead of “grey” and “flavour”. The American spelling has continued to grow over the years, with “liter” passing “liter” around 1900, and “center” becoming the more common choice over “centre” in 1913. “1913 marked a turning point in British spelling, as the American alternative became more frequently used in literature,” the post explains, in regard to “center”. This was just a year before the beginning of World War I, which many views as a key period in America’s rise to superpower status.‎ Though this switched again between 1920s and the late 1930s, the American, spelling took over for good around 1940, during which time the spelling “airplane” shifted dramatically over “aeroplane”.‎ Ever since the middle of the 19th century, even the British Isles have slowly rejected the old spelling. The future is gray for British English.‎ ‎32. Which of the following is true?‎ A. American spelling takes over all the time.‎ B. British people refuse to use American spelling.‎ C. All the media prefer American spelling.‎ D. The change in spelling is more obvious around World War I.‎ ‎33. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?‎ A. The popularity of American spelling.‎ B. The examples of the change in spelling.‎ C. The history of English spelling.‎ D. The reason for the change in English spelling.‎ ‎34. The passage is developed _______.‎ A. by space B. by time C. by process D. by logic ‎35. The passage is written to _____.‎ A. introduce the change of English spelling B. encourage the change in English spelling C. compare the difference between American spelling and British spelling D. introduce different views on English spelling 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。 ‎ IPads vs Textbooks What if you could have your whole backpack at the touch of your fingertips? In the first month of the Apple iPads release, 25million were sold! People all over the world use iPads for all sorts of different things, but one of their finest qualities is the ability to be a textbook. ___36___‎ To begin with, iPads are less expensive. Textbooks become outdated and schools have to buy new books, but with an iPad schools can update them for free. ___37___ Schools don’t have to spend $500 every year for iPads because they last a while and can be updated.‎ ‎___38___ Students usually have multiple classes, which results in multiple textbooks. Heavy backpacks filled with books can cause back problem. A solution to that is an iPad, which only weighs 1.33 pounds and can hold all of a student’s textbooks.‎ Third, schools should get rid of their textbooks and get iPads because they have more capabilities. Some might think all of the apps are distracting, but the apps actually make iPads more efficient. ___39___ Textbooks cannot do those tasks, but iPads can easily do them with just a tap of the fingertip.‎ Lastly, iPads are a better choice for schools instead of textbooks because these devices allow students to access their learning anywhere at any time. ___40___ With iPads, they find it easier to ‎ get their homework done.‎ In conclusion, schools should get rid of their clumsy textbooks and switch to iPads. iPads have allowed this generation to have their entire backpack in the palm of their hands.‎ A. Second, iPads cost less and are more popular.‎ B. These tablets are perfect for busy students.‎ C. Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.‎ D. Moreover, in high school, textbooks have an average of 4.8 pounds each.‎ E. iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.‎ F. Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.‎ G. iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45） ‎ 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。‎ ‎“I don’t feel right about this,” I said to one of my cousins in a low voice. She nodded in ___41___. Not wanting to be the first to touch the food, I waited for one of the older adults to start.‎ Thanksgiving usually meant __42___ and full stomachs. However, this year was ___43___. My family sat around the dinner table ___44___ at our feast. Everyone had a full plate, everyone except Grandma. The treatment for throat cancer would ___45___ one of her great pleasures, eating. This was the first of many food-focused ___46___ to come. I could not imagine what it would be like to never taste ___47___ food again. My cousin Molly broke the ___48___ with a raise of her glass, “To Nat.” We all followed her lead. “Your ___49___ and strength encourage us all,” she continued. Grandma smiled, holding back her tears with great ___50___. “Thank you. Please, please eat.” And with that, we all began to eat. Conversation broke __51___ around the room while Grandma laughed and talked with us all. Cancer would take away her ability to eat, but not the gift of being the best hostess. The evening went on as normal ___52___ do. By the time the night was over, I felt ___53___ to my family than ever before. I learned that we gather ‎ together on holidays not to eat a rich feast, but to ___54___ and share with one another. We ___55___ my Grandmother’s courage, but we all learned a lesson in grace. In the years following, my Grandma ___56___ to create meals for family events. She told me once with a laugh, “I may not be able to eat, but I can ___57___ taste things.” With a ___58___ heart, Grandma prepared what she could not have for the only purpose of making us ___59___. She inspired me to learn to cook and helped me find the ___60___ to make everything come together: love.‎ ‎41. A. excitement B. surprise C. satisfaction D. agreement ‎42. A. disappointment B. thoughts C. laughter D. sorrow ‎43. A. different B. popular C. same D. similar ‎44. A. glaring B. nodding C. joking D. staring ‎45. A. take away B. take in C. take up D. take down ‎46. A. plans B. dinners C. holidays D. action ‎47. A. delicious B. expensive C. cheap D. terrible ‎48. A. record B. rule C. dark D. silence ‎49. A. wish B. concern C. courage D. confidence ‎50. A. efforts B. effects C. relief D. patience ‎51. A. into B. up C. down D. cut ‎52. A. New Year’s Days B. Christmases C. Thanksgivings D. April Fool’s Days ‎53. A. farther B. closer C. happier D. stranger ‎54. A. apologize B. promise C. forgive D. support ‎55. A. remembered B. mentioned C. followed D. celebrated ‎56. A. decided B. continued C. hated D. started ‎57. A. still B. ever C. just D. even ‎58. A. selfless B. selfish C. anxious D. pitiful ‎59. A. sad B. happy C. surprised D. lovely ‎60. A. sign B. skill C. attitude D. secret 第 II 卷 第三部分 英语知识运用 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。‎ Jack Ma, the chairman and founder of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, took down on Google’s artificial intelligence AlphaGo at the Big Data Expo___61___ (hold) in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, and urged Chinese enterprises not to develop such things ___62___ AlphaGo. Chinese Go player Ke Jie, current world No. 1, has admitted defeats in his three__63___ (match) against computer program AlphaGo in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province, ___64___led to heavy online discussions regarding the future of mankind and AI.‎ ‎“Machines must have its own special thinking and must do things human cannot do,” Ma added, __65___ (believe) AI should work for humans to do useful things that human are unable to achieve, rather than just spoiling human’s fun.‎ But speaking for myself, I don’t really care. I___66__(especial) advised that many fellow enterprises should not develop such things and we can do many other useful things.”‎ Ma also explained__67___ he didn’t like AlphaGo: “Go game is___68___interesting and fun thing where I can wait for my competitor ___69__(play) wrong and I can win. But the machine never plays wrong and it can work out the next 300 steps___70___you can only think about the next three.”‎ ‎【答案】61. held 62. as 63. matches 64. which 65. believing ‎ ‎66. especially 67. why 68. an 69. to play 70. while/but ‎【解析】61. 考查动词语态。Big Data Expo（大数据博览会）与动词hold之间是被动关系，所以要填写held。‎ ‎62. 考查介词使用。这里的as表示的是像……一样。‎ ‎63. 考查名词单复数。因为match前面有量词three修饰，所以match要用复数形式matches。‎ ‎64. 考查非限制性定语从句。通过语句分析，这是非限制性定语从句，缺少关系代词，所以填which。‎ ‎65. 考查非谓语动词。该句子已经有了一套主谓宾，所以这里要使用非谓语动词，再分析句子之间的关系，主语与谓语之间为主动关系，所以填写believing。‎ ‎66. 考查副词使用。因为该空后面有一个动词advise，只有副词修饰动词，所以填写 especially。‎ ‎67. 考查语境分析。通过前后文内容分析，后文是在叙述原因，所以这里填写why。‎ ‎68. 考查冠词。因为interesting是以元音字母发音的，所以用 an。‎ ‎69. 考查非谓语动词。通过语境分析，这里表达的是一个目的，所以要使用目的状语to do的形式。‎ ‎70. 考查连词。通过前后文的语境分析，前后文之间的表述关系是相反的，所以要使用转折性连词while或者but。‎ 第四部分 写作 （共两节 满分 35） ‎ 第一节 短文改错（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（），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。‎ It is clear shown that many middle school students have physical and mental problems. 68% of the students surveying have studying anxiety as well as poor eyesight too. And a larger percentage lacks sleep. 52% are short of physical exercise. 42% of the students won’t obey our parents or teachers. Personally, I think we student should balance our physical exercise and studies. Without sound body, one can’t achieve anything. However, too much attention has been paid only on studies. As a result, I suggest we are given less homework or more time for out-of-classroom activities. Only in this way can we live a happy and healthy life.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Ben最近对中国古典文学兴趣浓厚，请你给他写一封电子邮件，并向他推荐一部代表性小说作品――――《西游记》。要点如下：‎ ‎1.简单介绍小说背景及内容;‎ ‎2.对主要人物之一―――唐僧的看法；‎ ‎3.欢迎随时探讨读书心得。‎ 注意：1.词数100左右；‎ ‎2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3.开头不计入总词数。‎ 提示词汇：中国古典文学Chinese classics 《西游记》Journey to the West 唐僧Priest Tang 佛经Buddhist scriptures 注意：1. 词数100左右； ‎ ‎2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。‎ Dear Ben,‎ I’m glad to know that ______________________________________________________________________ _‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________ _‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 英 语 答 案 第Ⅰ卷 ‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） （略）‎ 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）‎ ‎21 -23 DBB 24-27 BCDC 28-31 CACD 32-35 DABA ‎ 第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） ‎ ‎36. F 37. C 38. D 39. G 40. B 第 II 卷 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） ‎ ‎41. D 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. A 46. C 47. A 48. D 49. C 50. A ‎ ‎51. A 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. D 56. B 57. A 58. A 59. B 60. D 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. held 62. as 63. matches 64. which 65. believing ‎ ‎66. especially 67. why 68. an 69. to play 70. while/but 第四部分 写作 （共两节 满分 35） ‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）‎ It is clear shown that many middle school students have physical and mental problems. 68% of the ‎ ‎ clearly students surveying have studying anxiety as well as poor eyesight too. And a larger percentage lacks sleep. ‎ ‎ surveyed lack ‎ ‎52% are short of physical exercise. 42% of the students won’t obey our parents or teachers. Personally, I think ‎ ‎ their we student should balance our physical exercise and studies. Without sound body, one can’t ‎ achieve ‎ ‎ students a anything. However, too much attention has been paid only on studies. As a result, I suggest we are given less ‎ ‎ to be homework or more time for out-of-classroom activities. Only in this way can we live a happy and healthy ‎ ‎ and life.‎ 第二节 书面表达 （满25分）‎ Dear Ben,‎ I’m glad to know that you are keen on/enthusiastic about Chinese classics these days. In order to better your understanding of Chinese literature, I think, Journey to the West, one of the four great classical novels, will make the best choice.‎ Journey to the West, written by Wu Chengen in the 16th century during Ming Dynasty, is telling a story about Priest Tang and his three animal followers with human characteristics. They travelled west to India, confronted with/ braving/overcoming numerous difficulties but finally attained true Buddhist scriptures. Priest Tang or Xuan Zang is a true figure in history but a controversial character in the novel. Seemingly stubborn, weak and incompetent, Priest Tang played an important role in keeping the team united and brining out people’s kindness and humanity.‎ You are bound to enjoy yourself while reading the novel and you’re welcome to share with me your opinions whenever you like. ‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua