2017-2018学年山西省忻州二中高二下学期期中考试英语试题（Word版）

2017-2018学年山西省忻州二中高二下学期期中考试英语试题（Word版）

班级 姓名 考号 ‎ ‎2017-2018学年山西省忻州二中下学期期中考试 ‎ 高 二 英 语 命题人 周建明 第 Ⅰ 卷 (选择题,共55分)‎ 第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）‎ 第一节：（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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 Many people suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!‎ There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man can not see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green — a strange world indeed.‎ Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods” but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no color.‎ Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes (蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. Red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible(看不见的)colors around.‎ ‎1．Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?‎ ‎ A．Women are more careful.‎ ‎ B．There are few color-blind women.‎ ‎ C．Women are fonder of driving than men.‎ ‎ D．Women are weaker but quicker in thinking ‎2. This passage is mainly about ________.‎ ‎ A．color and its surprising effects ‎ B．women being luckier than men ‎ C．danger caused by color blindness ‎ D．color blindness ‎3．According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”， we can _____‎ ‎ A．tell orange from yellow ‎ ‎ B．see in weak light ‎ C．kill mosquitoes ‎ D．tell different shapes ‎4．We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a ________. ‎ ‎ A．red light B．yellow light C．blue light D．green light B In the past most Americans spent time with people of generations. Now mid-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves.‎ That’s because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care center, our 13-year-olds in school and sports activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior-citizen homes. Why?‎ We live away from the old for many reasons: young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears for aging and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it’s so hard that we stay away from the people who need us most.‎ Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we havediscovered that they often save the young.‎ A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbours and had her children deliver it and visit. Soon the children had many new friends,‎ ‎ with whom they shared food, stories and projects. “My children have never been less lonely,” the reporter said.‎ The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby. She was immediately surrounded. People who hadn’t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep wake up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.‎ Grandparents are a special case. They give grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it, “my grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end.” ‎ Grandchildren speak of attention they don’t get from worried parents. “My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down,” one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer, more trusting.‎ ‎5. Now in an American family, people can find that ____.‎ ‎    A. children never live with their parents ‎    B. not all working people live with their parents ‎    C. aged people are supported by their grandchildren ‎    D. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents ‎6.  The reason why old people are left alone may be that ____.‎ ‎    A. the old don’t like to live in a big family ‎    B. the young can’t get enough money to support the old ‎    C. different generations have different lifestyles ‎    D. the old are too weak to live with the young ‎7. The fact that the reporter told us shows that ___.‎ ‎    A. old people in America lead a hard life ‎    B. old people in America enjoy banana bread ‎    C. she had no time to take care of her children ‎    D. old people are easy to get along with ‎ ‎8. Why do children not get attention from their parents? ‎ ‎ A. Because they often make trouble and make their parents disappointed.‎ ‎ B. Because their parents are too busy to take care of them.‎ ‎ C. Because their parents have to take care of their grandparents.‎ ‎ D. Because their parents have been out of work for a long time. ‎ C Have you ever heard about Ramadan?Ramadan is one of the most important festivals for Muslims. The name of the festival comes from the Arabic month‘in which it is celebrated. Ramadan is celebrated in countries all over the world, especially in Africa and the Middle East. The time for celebrating Ramadan varies each year. People celebrate it in the ninth month of the Arabic lunar calendar. During Ramadan, people must not eat during the day: from when the sun comes up to when the sun goes down, people celebrating Ramadan will not eat or smoke. When the sun has gone down, however, the celebration begins. People often stay up all night eating singing and dancing. ‎ In late spring, many people around the world celebrate Easter. The festival is a celebration of spring and it is also a religious holiday. It is the time for Easter bunnies and egg hunts, and of course for eating lots of delicious foods. Easter is celebrated in late March or early April but the exact dates are different form year to year. People celebrate Easter in different ways: in some countries, the Easter Bunny—a big rabbit—will visit and children will go on egg hunts, looking for eggs and candy that have been hidden by their parents. In other countries, Easter is a time for children to dress up like witches and go from door to door asking for candy—much like Halloween in the US. The Easter Bunny and the Easter Egg are popular symbols of the festival. ‎ ‎9. Ramadan and Easter are . ‎ A. festivals celebrated in Asia and ‎Africa B. the only festivals that people like to celebrate during the day.‎ C. two names of the year D. festivals celebrated by people all over the world ‎ ‎10. During Ramadan, people do not during Easter. ‎ A. talk B. sing C. eat D. sleep ‎11. In some countries, children will go on during the day. ‎ A. picnics B. egg hurts C. trips D. fighting ‎12. The two main popular symbols of Easter are the and the .‎ A. Easter Man, Easter egg B. Easter Bunny, Easter tree C. Easter Man, Easter tree D. Easter Bunny, Easter egg ‎ D Mr. Parker was born in a poor family and his father couldn’t send him to school. The boy had to help his parents to do some farming and learned English and maths by himself when he was free. Later on he was made to leave his home village and hoped to find a job in a city. And as soon as war broke out, he joined the army. He couldn’t forget his terrible past and fought with the enemies bravely. So he became a general when he was fifty. He was honest and friendly to his soldiers and often punished those who tried to pocket a portion of the soldiers’ pay (克扣军饷). And his soldiers liked him very much. ‎ Once Mr. Parker heard from a soldier. In the letter the young man said the food in their military camp was very bad and he wished the general could go to find out the reasons, the old man went there at once, without telling anybody. He went in the kitchen and examined everything carefully and found it was very dirty. Then he went in the soldiers’ bedrooms and found there were a lot of fleas. He became angry and asked the soldiers, “What do you think of your food, young men?”‎ The soldiers saw their officer standing by the general and said nothing Only a new soldier said, “Very bad, sir!”‎ ‎“What did you have for lunch today?” asked Mr. Parker. ‎ ‎“A fried chicken, some fish and pork, a cake, six eggs and I had three cups of wine.”‎ ‎“Really?” Mr. Parker called out in surprise. “It’s the King’s lunch, I think!”‎ ‎“So do I, General,” said the young man. “But it’s my birthday today. I paid three hundred dollars for them all in the restaurant!”‎ ‎13. Mr. Parker was respected because .‎ A. he was friendly to everybody B. he cared about his soldiers C. he was strict with the officers D. he paid attention to the soldiers letters ‎14. Mr. Parker went to the military camp to .‎ A. look for the soldier who wrote to him B. find out if the matter in the letter was true ‎ C. inspect the kitchens D. punish the cooks ‎15. The soldiers didn’t say anything because .‎ A. they were afraid of the general B. they thought their foods were good C. the officer followed the general D. the general didn’t agree with them ‎ 第二节 （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。‎ ‎ Do you know how to be realistic? It is important to be realistic.In order to be realistic, you must understand yourself and the world around you. 16.________ You still need to challenge yourself, but if you have tried something several times, then you need to accept that maybe you can’t do it. Keep yourself firmly on the ground and read on.‎ ‎17. ________ Try new things and do your best at them, but if you find that it is something you can’ t do after many tries, accept the failures and be realistic.‎ Explain to others that you are being realistic in your approach. When you hit the wall, back off. You can’t continue to bang your head against the wall. 18 ________ Some people don’t accept them, but they are there.‎ Challenge yourself. You need to try before you can be realistic and say, “I can’t do that.” No one ever got anywhere without trying. 19. ________ Sometimes you need to find the one that works for you.‎ Follow what you believe. People may tell you that you can do something if you try hard enough, and sometimes they are right. But if you know that you can’t do it, follow what you believe.‎ See what is there. You don’t need to analyze everything. Don’t look below the surface. 20 ________ Always expect what you know to be realistic. Don’t look for miracles.‎ A. Everyone has limitations.‎ B. Approach life realistically.‎ C. Just take everything at face value.‎ D. You can be realistic and just go with the flow.‎ E. Many things can be achieved in different ways.‎ F. Understand what you can do and what you can’t.‎ G. You must be able to see exactly what you are capable of. ‎ 第二部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分55分）‎ 第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） ‎ One night Robert was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a 21 he heard footsteps behind him and he thought 22 was coming near. He began to walk 23 . The footsteps became faster, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also 24 ` down. Now he was 25 that he was being followed. He tried to hide. 26 the steps followed him. He didn’t know 27 to save himself, so he jumped over a fence and found ` 28 in a cemetery (墓地), throwing himself down on one of the tombs.‎ The man 29 followed. Robert could hear the man jump over 30 . Thoughts of thieves or murderers filled his 31 . Robert stood up and 32 the man who was 33 ` him. “What do you want?” he asked. “ 34 are you following me?”‎ ‎“I say,” asked the stranger. “Do you 35 go home like this, 36 are you taking some special exercise 37 ? I want to go to the Mr. Brown’s and don’t know 38 .” The station master told me to follow you as you 39 next door. 40 me for asking, but is there much to go before we get there?”‎ ‎21. A. street B. park C. corner D. away ‎22. A. no one B. everyone C. anyone D. someone ‎23. A. faster ‎ B. more slowly C. fast D. slowly ‎24. A. put B. became C. slowed ‎ D. turned ‎25. A. sorry B. glad C. afraid D. sure ‎26. A. Sometimes B. Still ‎ C. Often D. Seldom ‎27. A. when B. where C. how D. why ‎28. A. him B. the thief C. the man D. himself ‎29. A. ahead B. behind C. nearby D. beside ‎30. A. a bridge B. a wall C. the yard D. the fence ‎31. A. head B. mind C. heart D. brain ‎32. A. hit B. beat C. faced D. told ‎33. A. stealing B. following C. robbing D. meeting ‎34. A. What B. Why C. How D. When ‎35. A. never B. always C. hardly D. seldom ‎36. A. and B. so C. or D. but ‎37. A. tonight B. at night C. at the night ‎ D. every night ‎38. A. him B. the way C. the house D. the partner ‎39. A. work B. play C. study D. live ‎40. A. Answer B. Show C. Tell D. Excuse ‎ ‎ 第二部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分55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。‎ ‎ In less than fifty years, English 41 (develop) into the language most __42 (wide) spoken and used in the world. English is the working language of most international organizations, international trade and tourism. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak __ 43 __. ‎ Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. English is also the language of __44 (globe) culture, such as popular music and the Internet. You can listen to English songs 45 the radio 46 use English to communicate 47 people around the world through the Internet. With so many people 48 (communicate) in English every day, it will become more and ‎ ‎ 49 __important to have 50 good knowledge of English.‎ ‎ 第II卷 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节：短文改错（共10个题，每个单词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。错误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l1处起）不计分。‎ Jimmy is one of my closely friends. Two months ago, his mother bought a computer to him as a birthday present. She hoped Jim will study hard with the help of the computer. To his surprise, Jimmy just wasted plenty of time play computer games every day. Now she regrets buying the computer. As matter of fact, a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs for us. It is wide used in factories, hospitals, banks and so on. Many computers scientists are now trying to make the computer to “think” like a man. In my opinion, the key is what we should use it wisely.‎ ‎ ‎ 第二节 ‎：书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你是高二学生李华，得知你的美国笔友Peter被Harvard(哈佛大学)录取，请你给他写一封电子邮件。要点如下：‎ 1. 表示祝贺且备受鼓舞；‎ 2. 介绍自己目前的学习情况；‎ 3. 请教学习方法。‎ 注意：1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎ 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数；‎ ‎ 3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ Dear Peter，‎ ‎ I have received your e-mail.‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ 高二（下）期中试题答案 ‎2018年4月11日 ‎1-----4. BDAC 5---8 BCDB 9----12   DCAD  13-15 ABC ‎16--20GFAEC 21---25CDACD 26---30BCDBD 31---35BCBBB 36---40CABDD ‎41 has developed 42 widely 43 Chinese 44 global 45 on ‎ ‎46 or 47 with 48 communicating 49 more 50 a 改错题 ‎51. ... my closely friends. closely → close / closest ‎52. ... bought a computer to ... to → for ‎53. ... will study hard ... will → would ‎54. To his surprise ... his → her ‎55. ... play computer games ... play → playing ‎56. As matter of fact ... matter前加a ‎57. ... is wide used ... wide → widely ‎58. ... computers scientists ... computers → computer ‎59. ... to “think” like ... 去掉to ‎60. ... the key is what ... what → that 书面表达参考范文： ‎ Dear Peter,‎ ‎ I have received your e-mail. I am very excited and inspired by the good news that you have been admitted into Harvard. First I’d like to offer my congratulations to you on your great success and I also hope to enter a famous university just like you. ‎ ‎ Now I want to tell you something about myself. As you know, I’m busy preparing for the Mid-term Examination. Day after day I work very hard and have to stay up late doing piles of papers. However, I’m always feeling stressed out because my efforts don’t seem to pay off, which makes me frustrated and exhausted. Will you be kind enough to give me some advice?‎ I would appreciate it if you could write back to me as soon as possible.‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎