2017-2018学年山西省康杰中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年山西省康杰中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

康杰中学2017—2018学年度第一学期期中考试 高二英语试题 ‎ 2017.11‎ 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. What will the weather be like tomorrow?‎ A. Rainy. B. Snowy . C. Sunny.‎ ‎2. When is the best time for the woman to pay a visit to the professor?‎ ‎ A. 3 o’clock. B. 4 o’clock. C. 2 o’clock.‎ ‎3. How much does the man have to pay?‎ A. 20 dollars. B. 30 dollars. C. 40 dollars.‎ ‎4. Where does the man plan to go? ‎ A. Canada. B. Korea. C. China.‎ ‎5. What is the woman’s seat number? ‎ A. 6A. B. 7A. C. 8A.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。‎ 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6-7 题。‎ ‎6. What kind of person is Mr. Zhao?‎ A. Humorous. B. Serious. C. Strict.‎ ‎7. What does the man learn from Mr. Zhao? ‎ A. Jokes. B. Historic stories. C. Math. ‎ 听第 7 段材料，回答第8-9题。‎ ‎8. When will the woman go to see the film?‎ A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.‎ ‎9. How much is a ticket? ‎ A. 13 dollars. B. 26 dollars. C. 52 dollars.‎ 听第 8 段材料，回答第10-12题。‎ ‎10. Where is the man living?‎ A. ‎17 Mallett Street. B. ‎70 Mallett street. C. ‎17 Marett Street.‎ ‎11. Which house is on fire?‎ A. Number 17. B. Number 19. C. Number 20.‎ ‎12. Why is there nobody in the house on fire?‎ A. They were hiking. B. They went to work. C. They went on holiday.‎ 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13-16 题。‎ ‎13. What does the woman do?‎ A. A shop assistant. B. A repairer. C. A manager.‎ ‎14. What does the man want to do? ‎ A. To repair his cell phone.‎ B. To buy a new cell phone.‎ C. To return his cell phone.‎ ‎15. What does the woman think his happened to the cell phone?‎ A. It has been damaged by the man on purpose.‎ B. It dropped onto the ground.‎ C. It dropped into water.‎ ‎16. When may the man solve the problem?‎ A. Today. B. Tomorrow. C. The day after tomorrow.‎ 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17-20 题。‎ ‎17. How many years has the speaker been studying in Central‎ ‎School?‎ A. About 2 years. B. About 4 years. C. About 6 years.‎ ‎18. When is the lunch break? ‎ A. From noon to 1:00 pm.‎ B. From 12:30 pm to 1:50 pm.‎ C. From 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm.‎ ‎19. Which of the following subject is NOT a must for students?‎ A. Science. B. English. C. History.‎ ‎20. How many clubs are students supposed to join?‎ A. At least one . B. At least two . C. At least three. ‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）‎ 第一节 ‎（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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 The Marches were a happy family. Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother.‎ ‎　　The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults. Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always.‎ ‎　　The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs. March. “Your husband is very ill,” it said, “come at once.” The girls tried to be brave when their mother left for the front. They waited and prayed. Little Beth got scarlet fever(猩红热)when she was taking care of a sick neighbor. She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back. When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together. ‎ ‎　　Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood. Meg became Mrs. Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily. Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts. Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society. But Beth had never fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety. ‎ ‎　　Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches’. Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there. ‎ But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall. Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with her family, and in the springtime she died. ‎ ‎　　News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon. Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer, and soon afterwards founded a school for boys. ‎ ‎　　And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to. ‎ ‎21. The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs. March and their ________．‎ A. five daughters B. four daughters C. son and four daughters D. son and five daughters ‎22. Who was the most successful in career(事业)among the March girls?‎ A. Amy. B. Beth. C. Jo. D. Meg.‎ ‎23. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?‎ A. The March Family. B. The March Parents.‎ C. The March Girls. D. The March Relatives.‎ ‎24.It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had ________．‎ A. a lot of rich relatives B. wealthy neighbors C. more girls than boys D. both happiness and sadness ‎ B The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past. The three-day event is not fixed to the same dates each year, but generally takes place in November or December. It is well attended by tourists, but even better attended by the locals. ‎ During the opening ceremonies, after the official greetings from the government leaders, people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels transport their riders across the sands. Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship. One following another, groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture. Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns and beat drums as they dance in different designs. On their knees in the sand, a ‎ group of women in long dark dresses dance with their hair: their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance. ‎ The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares. The crowd is on its feet for the camel races. Camels and riders run far into the distance, and then return to the finish Line in front of the cheering people. ‎ Towards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the opening day, an extremely exciting horserace. All the riders run very fast on horseback. Some riders hang off the side of their saddles（马鞍）. Some even ride upside down—their legs and feet straight up in the air—all at full speed. Others rush down the course together, men arm in arm, on different horses. On and on they went. So fast and so wonderful! ‎ ‎25. The Sahara Festival is a festival which _____. ‎ A. has a very long history in North Africa ‎ B. is held in the same place on the same day C. is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara ‎ D. is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries ‎ ‎26. Before the races begin, _____ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies. ‎ A. musicians, dancers, horses and hares ‎ B. camel riders, musicians, dogs and hares ‎ C. horsemen, dancers, camels and dogs ‎ D. musicians, officials, camels and horses ‎ ‎27. The underlined word “finale” in the fourth paragraph most probably means the _____ of the opening day. ‎ A. first part B. last part C. middle D. whole ‎ ‎28. This passage mainly tells readers _____. ‎ A. how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival ‎ B. how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara Festival ‎ C. what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival ‎ D. what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival ‎ C The way we do things round here Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, “Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us.” That “quite” saddened me. I thought he was saying “we’re kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else.” Then I discovered that in American English “quite” sometimes means “very”, while in British English it means “fairly”.‎ So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I don’t just mean the words people speak. It is the body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures.‎ Some of these differences may be only on the surface—dress, food and hours of work—while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate, while getting on with business.‎ Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality(准时). If you invite people to a party at 7 o’clock, your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word “late” because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.‎ ‎29. The author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought_______.‎ A. the American bank might hire another person B. the American bank didn’t think much of him ‎ C. it’s difficult to get used to American culture D. it’s easy to misunderstand Americans ‎30. According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences?‎ A. Ask the native people for help.‎ B. Do things in your own way.‎ C. Understand and accept them.‎ D. Do in-depth research.‎ ‎31. When invited to a party the people who are usually punctual are_______.‎ A. Germans B. Italians C. Greeks D. The British D How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments ―mostly for entertainment purposes ―is fair and respectful?‎ Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. However, most zoos remain “collections” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats. Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural homes.‎ Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals' natural behaviour, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the species’ name, diet, and the natural range (分布区).The animals’ normal behaviour is seldom noticed because zoos don’t usually take care of the animals’ natural needs.‎ The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. This results in unusual and self-destructive behaviour called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain.‎ Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangered. Captive breeding (圈养繁殖)of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wild. Zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programmes because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. In fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers. Haven’t we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?‎ Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons why people kill them. Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals’ natural habitats.‎ ‎32. How would the author describe the animals’ life in zoos? ‎ A. Dangerous. B. Unhappy.‎ C. Natural. D. Easy.‎ ‎33. What does the author try to argue in the passage?‎ A. Zoos fail in their attempt to save animals.‎ B. Zoos are not worth the public support.‎ C. Zoos should treat animals as human beings.‎ D. Zoos use animals as a means of entertainment.‎ ‎34. The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by_____.‎ A. pointing out the faults in what zoos do B. using evidence he has collected at zoos C. questioning the way animals are protected D. discussing the advantages of natural habitats ‎35. Although he argues against zoos, the author would still agree that______. ‎ A. zoos have to keep animals in small cages B. most animals in zoos are endangered species C. some endangered animals are reproduced in zoos D. it's acceptable to keep animals away from their habitats 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。‎ Training for a marathon requires careful preparation and steady, gradual increases in the length of the runs. 36 , buy the best-fitting, best-built running shoes you can find. No one can say which brand will work best for you or feel best on your feet, so you have to rely on your experience and on the feel of each pair as you shop. When you have found shoes that seem right, walk in them for a few days to double-check the fit. 37 .As always, you should stretch(伸展) at least ten minutes before each run to prevent injuries.‎ During the first week, do not think about distance, but run five minutes longer each day. 38 , it is wise to take a day off to rest. But during the next week, set a goal of at least a mile and a half per run. 39 . After two weeks, start timing yourself. 40 .Depending on the kind of race you plan to enter, you can set up a timetable for the remaining weeks before the race.‎ ‎　　A. For a good marathon runner ‎　　B. After six days ‎　　C. Before you begin your training ‎　　D. With each day, increase the distance by a half mile E. Time spent for preparation raises the quality of training F. If they still feel good, you can begin running in them ‎　 G. Now you are ready to figure out a goal of improving distance and time 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）‎ 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。‎ It was the old lady's birthday. She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street, and a little boy, Johnnie, 41 her letters from the ground floor on the rare 42 when anything came.‎ ‎ Today she was sure there would be something. Myra 43 forget her mother's birthday, even if she 44 wrote at other times. Of course Myra was busy, but 45 , Enid, the daughter the old lady loved most, died two years ago. Since then Myra had seen her mother three times, but her husband, Harold, never. ‎ The old lady was eighty this day. She had put on her best dress. Perhaps ―perhaps Myra might come. After all, eighty was a 46 birthday, another decade lined or tolerated just as you chose to look at it. 47 Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was 48 of that. Two spots of colour 49 her cheeks. She was 50 like a child. She would enjoy her day!‎ ‎ Now, she stood by the window, 51 . The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat 52 . Johnnie saw him too and ran to the gate. Then clatter (咔嗒声), clatter up the stairs. Johnnie knocked at her door. He had got her post ―four envelopes. Three were unclosed cards from old friends. The fourth was closed, in Myra's writing. The old lady felt a sharp pain of 53 .There was no parcel for her! Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. That was it. It would come later by parcel post. She said to herself. She must be 54 .‎ ‎ Almost 55 she tore the envelope open. 56 in the card was a piece of paper. Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday —Buy yourself something nice with the 57 , Myra and Harold. The cheque moved quickly to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady 58 to pick it up. Her present! her 59 present! With 60 fingers she tore it into little bits.‎ ‎41. A. took away B. brought up C. moved off D. set down ‎42. A. ceremony B. opportunity C. occasion D. anniversary ‎43. A. mustn’t B. mightn’t C. wouldn’t D. needn’t ‎44. A. occasionally B. seldom C. almost D. always ‎45. A. unhappily B. unfortunately C. unforgettably D. unkindly ‎46. A. casual B. remote C. special D. conventional ‎47. A. Even if B. So that C. In case D. Now that ‎48. A. proud B. sure C. capable D. afraid ‎49. A. sharpened B. weakened C. widened D. brightened ‎50. A. excited B. alarmed C. inspired D. satisfied ‎51. A. thinking B. imagining C. welcoming D. watching ‎52. A. steadily B. wildly C. nervously D. randomly ‎53. A. discontent B. loneliness C. disappointment D. annoyance ‎54. A. patient B. anxious C. urgent D. mild ‎55. A. immediately B. cheerfully C. angrily D. unwillingly ‎56. A. Pinned B. Folded C. Lined D. Roped ‎57. A. card B. bonus C. cheque D. cash ‎58. A. leaned B. bent C. struggled D. stretched ‎59. A. painful B. sad C. expensive D. lovely ‎60. A. moving B. reacting C. trembling D. freezing 第Ⅱ卷 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。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。‎ My Stay in New York ‎ After graduation from university, I had been unable to secure a job in my small town. So I decided to leave home for New York, 61 I might have a better chance to find a good job. 62 (earn) some money to pay the daily expenses, I started to work in a local café as a waiter. I believed that as soon as I 63 (offer) a good position, I would resign at once.‎ Over time, the high cost of living became a little burden on my already 64 (exhaust) shoulder. On the other hand, my search for a 65 (respect) job had not met with much 66 (succeed). As I had studied literature at university, I found 67 quite difficult to secure a suitable job in big companies. Mother had just said that if I wanted to have a better career advancement, I had to find work in the city. Perhaps 68 my mother had told me was deeply rooted in my mind. I just did as she had expected.‎ Soon I had lived in the city for over six months but I still did not like it. Apparently, I had difficulty 69 (adapt) myself to life in the city, let alone finding a suitable job. After nine months of frustration, I eventually decided to go back to my small town. Not until I returned 70 I realize that a quiet town life was the best for me.‎ 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l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。‎ 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：在错的词下画一横线，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。‎ I’ve learned from the newspaper that your company is looking for receptionist. I’m very interesting in the job and I’d like to apply to the position. ‎ First of all, allow me to introduce myself. I had just graduated from high school and taken the University Entrance Examination. I want to find out a part-time job this summer. I’m 18 year old and have a good command of English, especial in terms of speaking and listening. In fact, I once ‎ won the first prize in the English speech competition hold in our school. Besides, I’m quite easy-going but therefore very popular among my classmates.‎ I sincerely hope you can give us a chance. I’m looking forward to your early reply.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你是李华,你和你的美国笔友David约好这个寒假你将去美国看望他,并给他带一些具有中国特色的物产,比如剪纸、京剧脸谱等。但是,你的表哥将在这个春节结婚,并且你还将代表学校去北京参加一个很重要的英语演讲比赛。因此,你将无法去美国。请写一封信给David说明情况,致歉,并提出弥补措施。 注意: 1. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 2. 词数100左右。 参考词汇：剪纸：paper-cutting 京剧脸谱：Beijing Opera Facial Mask 高二期中考试 英语答案 ‎1-5 BCBAA 6-10 ABAAA 11-15 BCACB 16-20 BBCCA ‎21-25 BCCDC 26-30 DBDBC 31-35 ABBAC 36-40 CFBDG ‎41-45 BCCBB 46-50 CABDA 51-55 DBCAD 56-60 BCBDC ‎61.where 62.To earn 63.was offered 64.exhausted 65.respectable ‎66.success 67.to secure 68.what 69.adapting 70.did Dear David, ‎ I’m writing the letter to apologize that I can’t go to America to see you this winter holiday. I promised to visit you and bring you some traditional Chinese things such as paper-cuttings and Beijing Opera Facial Masks. But I’m afraid I can’t keep my word. One reason is that my cousin’s wedding is planned to be at this Spring Festival. Of course, I can’t miss it. The other reason is that there will be an important English speech contest. I will participate in it on behalf of my school. I have to prepare for it.‎ To express my sincere apology, I will send the paper-cuttings and Beijing Opera ‎ Facial Masks to you by airmail. And if you are free, nothing will be better if you can come to China to attend a traditional wedding. I’ m sure you won’t be disappointed. ‎ ‎ I do hope you can forgive me. ‎ Yours sincerely, ‎ Li Hua ‎