2017-2018学年宁夏银川唐徕回民中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年宁夏银川唐徕回民中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

银川唐徕回民中学 2017～2018 学年度第二学期期中考试 高二年级英语试卷 命题人： 首席教师： 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 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. When will the speakers leave for the station? A. At 6:00 a.m. B. At 6:20 a.m. C. At 6:40 a.m. 2. Why didn’t Jason play football yesterday? A. Because his ankle was injured. B. Because he dated with a doctor. C. Because he was tired of it. 3. What is the trouble with the woman? A. She forgot to take a camera. B She forgot to power her camera. C. Her smart phone stopped. 4. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a grocery. B. In a library. C. In a hotel. 5. What is Lynn? A. A student. B. A salesman. C. A teacher. 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，你将有时间阅读各个 小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 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. When did the woman come back from Mexico? A. Last Friday. B. Last Tuesday. C. Last Monday. 7. What happened to Celia? A. She got relaxed completely. B. She loved the food in Mexico. C. Hotel food made her terrible. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。 8. Why is Dorothy so concerned? A. Because she has been lazy. B. Because the mid-term exam is coming. C. Because she is afraid of being scolded. 9. What is Dorothy more worried? A. English. B. Maths. C. Physics. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. What is the trouble with Josie? A. She is eager to get home. B. Her cell phone needs charging. C. She failed to contact Kelly by phone. 11. What’s the relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and secretary. 12. How does Kelly feel after knowing the truth? A. Excited. B. Doubtful. C. Hard. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. When will the man stay in the hotel? A. Next Monday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Friday. 14. Why does the woman advise the man to book soon? A. Because she is too busy. B. Because there’re only few rooms left. C .Because more tourists are coming. 15. What is the disadvantage in the hotel? A. Paying by cash. B. Having no Internet in the rooms. C. Usage of credit cards. 16. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a hotel. B. In a grocery. C. On the phone. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. When did Ning Zetao win the gold of the men’s 100 m freestyle? A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 18. What does the author think of Ning Zetao’s victory? A. Unknown. B. Great. C. Disappointing. 19. Who won the gold in pool in Beijing? A. Zhang Lin. B. Sun Yang. C. Ning Zetao. 20. What did Ning Zetao do during the medal ceremony? A. Sang the national anthem. B. Hugged his couch. C. Saluted the national flag. 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 I was reading these interesting stories behind a group of great logos( 商 标 ) in the world. Personally Nike is my favorite one—it’s so simple. And I liked the stories behind them, which made me forget all other things. McDonald’s, Apple, and Mercedes Benz own great logos as well, and they are among my favorites. Nike In the Greek myth, Nike is the goddess of victory and the source of inspiration for soldiers. This logo represents the wing in the famous statue of the Greek goddess. Nike’s logo was designed by Carolyn Davidson in 1971 for $ 35, and was registered as a trademark in 1995.[] McDonald’s The logo was designed in 1962 by Jim Schindler to resemble the arch shaped (拱形的) signs on the side of the company’s then walk-up hamburger stand. Later on, the two golden arches were combined together to form the M. The McDonald’s name was added to the logo in 1968. Apple There are different stories behind Apple’s logo. The first logo was a reference to the religious story of Adam and Eve, in which the apple represented the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. One year later, the second logo was designed in 1977 by Steven Jobs and Ronald Wayne, and it described Sir Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree. This logo didn’t stay long. One year later it was replaced almost immediately by graphic designer Rob Janoff’s “rainbow apple”, a rainbow-colored silhouette ( 轮 廓 ) of an apple with a bite taken out of it. And then the rainbow-colored apple was replaced by the one-colored logo in 1998. It has not been changed so far. Mercedes Benz The Mercedes Benz logo, which was originally created by Gottlieb Daimler in 1909, consists of a simple description of a three-pointed star that represents its rule of the land, the sea and the air. The company was founded by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach. Mercedes is the name of Maybach’s elder daughter, while Benz came as a result of a combination with Benz Cie. and DMG in 1926. 21. What does the author think of the stories of the great logos? A. They are boring. B. They are attractive. C. They are out of date. D. They are practical. 22. What does Nike’s logo stand for? A. The goddess of victory. B. The wing of the Greek goddess. C. The source of inspiration for soldiers. D. The statue of the Greek goddess. 23. We can learn that Apple’s present logo is ______. A. a bitten apple with only one color B. Newton’s sitting under an apple tree C. the religious story of Adam and Eve D. the rainbow-colored bitten apple 24. Which of the following time orders describes the births of the great logos? A. Nike – McDonald’s – Apple – Mercedes Benz. B. Mercedes Benz – Apple – Nike – McDonald’s. C. Mercedes Benz – McDonald’s – Nike – Apple. D. Nike – Mercedes Benz – McDonald’s – Apple. B I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.” “No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning. My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”. When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung...” My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day? It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him. “Daddy… I am so sorry…” “It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay. ” “No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?” My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. But I remember kissing you goodnight the night before. ”He managed a weak smile. My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on. 25. Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital? A. Because he didn’t go along with his father. B. Because he was rude to his father that morning. C. Because he failed to come earlier after the accident. D. Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital. 26. The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that _____. A. he just wanted to comfort his son B. he didn’t hear what his son said[] C. he had a poor memory D. he lost his memory 27. What lesson did Beck learn from the matter? A. Don’t treat your parents badly. [] B. Don’t hurt others with rude words. C. Don’t move the injured in an accident. D. Don’t be angry with friends at small things. C Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men’s hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age. The largest study of the effects of aging on the heart has found that women’s longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age. “We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK. “Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said Goldspink. “This is part of the aging process.” What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman’s heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one’s. “This gender(性别) difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said Goldspink. They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease. “The team has yet to find why aging takes a greater loss on the male heart,” said Goldspink. The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age. 28. The underlined word “longevity” in the second paragraph probably refers to “________”. A. health B. ageing C. long life D. effect 29. The text mainly talks about ________. A. men’s heart cells B. women’s aging process C. the gender difference D. hearts and long life 30. According to the text, the UK scientists have known that ________. A. women have more cells than men when they are born B. women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beat C. the female heart loses few of the cells with age D. women never lose their pumping power with age 31. If you want to live longer, you should ________. A. enable your heart to beat much faster B. find out the reason for aging C. exercise regularly to keep your heart healthy D. prevent your cells from being lost D Stephen William Hawking(1942.1-2018.3), was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. Having spent his career decoding the universe and even experienced weightlessness, he was urging the continuation of space exploration — for humanity’s sake. The 76-year-old Hawking once said he did not think humans would survive another 1,000 years “without escaping beyond our fragile planet.” The scientist made the remarks before an audience of doctors, nurses and employees at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he toured a stem cell laboratory that’s focused on trying to slow the progression of Lou Gehrig’s disease. Hawking was diagnosed(被诊断) with the neurological disorder 55 years ago while studying at Cambridge University. He recalled how he became depressed and at first didn’t see a point in finishing his PhD. But he continued to devote himself to his studies. “If you understand how the universe operates, you control it in a way,” he said. Famous for his work on black holes and the origins of the universe, Hawking was also well-known for bringing abstract physics concepts to the masses through his best-selling books. Hawking survived longer than most people with Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord( 脊 髓 ) that control the muscles. People gradually have more and more trouble breathing and moving as muscles weaken and waste away. There’s no cure and no way to reverse (倒 转 ) the disease’s progression. Few people with ALS live longer than a decade. Hawking received around-the-clock care, could only communicate by twitching his cheek, and relied on a computer mounted to his wheelchair to convey his thoughts in a unique robotic monotone. Despite his diagnosis, Hawking remained active. In 2007, he floated like an astronaut on an aircraft that created weightlessness by making parabolic(抛物线) dives. “However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do.” he said. 32. Why did Hawking remark that humans will not survive another 1,000 years? A. To warn the earth may not be suitable to live on. B. To make his theory on cosmology widely accepted. C. To show the earth is becoming more and more fragile. D. To persuade human beings to further space exploration. 33. What if a person suffers from Lou Gehrig’s disease? A. They will be unable to walk or speak to others. B. They are likely to die within ten years generally. C. They can recover a little bit if they are treated early. D. They are mostly assisted by especially-designed robots 34. What do Hawking’s achievements in science lie in? A. His interest in physics. B. His creation of black holes. C. His research on the universe. D. His strong will against disease. 35. What must human beings do if they want to survive according to Hawking? A. Realize the way the universe works. B. Escape possible future disasters. C. Study the universe without stop. D. Protect the environment of the earth. 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。选项中的两项为多余选项。 Why should girls play sports? You might say “to get exercise” and you’d be right. To have fun? That’s true, too. 36 Girls who play sports do better in school. 37 But research shows that girls who play sports do better in school than those who don’t. Exercise improves learning, memory, and concentration, which can give active girls an advantage in the classroom. Girls who play sports learn teamwork and goal-setting skills. Sports teaches valuable life skills. When you work with coaches, trainers, and teammates to win games and achieve goals, you’re learning how to be successful. 38 Sports are good for a girl’s health. In addition to being fit and maintaining a healthy weight, girls who play sports are also less likely to smoke. And later in life, girls who exercise are less likely to get breast cancer. Playing sports increases self-confidence. Girls who play sports feel better about themselves. Why? 39 And it helps girls keep a healthy weight and make new friends. Exercise cuts the pressure. Playing sports can release stress and help you feel a little happier. 40 Friends can calm you down. And being on a team creates tight bonds between friends. It’s good to know your teammates will support you—both on and off the field! A. Please take action to play games. B. In fact, there are at least 5 more reasons. C. Playing sports is good for your grades. D. The brain chemicals released during exercise improve a person’s mood. E. Those skills will serve you well at work and in family life. F. It builds confidence when you know you can practice, improve, and achieve your goals. G. You might think that playing sports will take up all the study 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Last year I went on holiday to Spain. But 41 , after two days in Madrid, I started to get severe 42 pain. I was in such suffering that I went to the local hospital for a (n) 43 . No sooner had I arrived than I was 44 to a small room, and I had not been waiting too long 45 a surgeon came to examine me. He didn’t speak English and I only spoke a few words of Spanish. He 46 that I had to remove my clothes and he gave me one of those funny hospital gowns (罩衣) which hardly 47 anything. He then asked me in Spanish if I was embarrassed. “Si, unpoco (Yes, a little)”, I replied with my face turning red. You see, not only did I feel embarrassed at 48 my clothes in front of a stranger but also this 49 stranger was an extremely handsome man. He looked at me as though I was out of my 50 and then he quickly 51 down the passage. I was beginning to 52 what had happened to him when he suddenly reappeared, this time with a group of 53 students, and again asked the same question in Spanish. Now I was feeling 54 , and shouted in English, “Yes, I’m extremely embarrassed. I think you would mind too if you had to talk to a crowd of strangers with almost no clothes on.” Then a female doctor in the group 55 my arm gently and 56 in perfect English, “I think I see the problem. My 57 wants to take a photograph of your back—an X-ray—so he wants to know if you are 58 a baby. You see, embarazada means pregnant in Spanish.” No sooner had she told me this than I realized the 59 of the misunderstanding. We all had a laugh, 60 I must admit that I felt rather stupid as well. 41. A. unfortunately B. unwillingly C. unbearably D. unusually 42. A. arm B. back C. muscle D. stomach 43. A. appointment B. operation C. visit D. examination 44. A. invited B. carried C. shown D. welcomed 45. A. before B. since C. after D. until 46. A. urged B. said C. inquired D. gestured 47. A. hide B. cover C. find D. expose 48. A. putting down B. putting on C. taking off D. taking away 49. A. unique B. particular C. awkward D. aggressive 50. A. mind B. idea C. heart D. sight 51. A. slid B. waved C. screamed D. disappeared 52. A. find B. know C. wonder D. see 53. A. medical B. physical C. experienced D. amateur 54. A. better B. upset C. strange D. dull 55. A. seized B. removed C. squeezed D. held 56. A. stated B. shouted C. whispered D. prayed 57. A. colleague B. staff C. patient D. student 58.A. delivering B. defending C. wanting D. expecting 59.A.result B. cause C. problem D. effect 60.A.as B. when C. although D. since 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，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 A Bite of China No trip would be complete without experiencing the local food culture. Actually, China has various kinds of delicious food, 61 (include) a wide variety of local snacks. Without a doubt, for the majority of the foreigners I contacted, and myself included, Peking Duck, Dim Sum, Mongolian Hot Pot were the favorite Chinese 62 (dish). China is a place 63 the food is not only delicious, but the 64 (cheap) I’ve ever found. 65 my last night in Beijing before returning to the States, I went to a Peking Duck restaurant that had been suggested for me to try. What a beautiful place! Splendid woodblock prints on the walls, fresh flowers in the vases on the table, 66 (attract) silverware (镀银餐具) and beautiful chopsticks. I was handed 67 menu and found most of the prices 68 (be) especially low for the high quality of the food. The duck came in whole or half, along with all the little decorations that you know if you’ve ever eaten Peking duck—a little tortilla (玉米饼) to put the sliced duck and vegetables in chopped onion, sauce. Anyway, I ended up ordering a whole duck and thought I’d just take the rest back to my hotel 69 (eat) later if I couldn’t finish it. Unbelievably, in the end there was none of the whole duck 70 (leave) on the plate. Umm, yummy! 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（Λ），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。 My father, who is already in his fifties, live in the countryside. Despite the fact that his school time adds up to only one year, he knows that knowledge is great importance to young people, as a result of which he always encourages me to study hard. To ensure that I can focus on my study, my father does whichever he can do for him. Once he was bad ill and the doctor asked him to stay in the bed for several days. When I got home to see him, I found him worked in the fields. Such deeply moved was I that I couldn’t help bursting into tear. This is my father, a simple, honest or hardworking person. 第二节 书面表达(满分 25 分) 假设你是李华，从互联网上看到一个国际中学生家教组织将面向中国招聘兼职中文家教 (tutor) 的广告，欢迎中国学生参加。 请写一封电子邮件申请参加。 内容主要包括： 1. 自我介绍（包括中英文能力）； 2. 参加意图（帮助别人学习中文和推介中国文化）； 3. 希望获准。 注意： 1. 词数 100 左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 邮件开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总次数。 Dear Sir or Madam, Yours sincerely, Li Hua 高二英语参考答案 （2017-2018 学年度第二学期期中考试） [] 听力 1—5：BABCC 6—10：ACBBC 11—15：AAACB 16—20：CABAC 阅读 21 -24 BBAC 25-27 BAB 28-31 CDCC 32-35: DBCA 36-40 BGEFD 完形填空 41—45: ABDCA 46—50: DBCBA 51—55:DCABD 56—60:CADBC 语法填空 61. including 62. dishes 63. where 64. cheapest 65. On 66. attractive 67. a 68. were 69. to eat 70. left 短文改错 My father, who is already in his fifties, live in the countryside. Despite the fact that his lives school time adds up to only one year, he knows that knowledge is ∧ great importance to of young people, as a result of which he always encourages me to study hard. To ensure that I can focus on my study, my father does whichever he can do for him. Once he was bad ill and the whatever me badly doctor asked him to stay in the bed for several days. When I got home to see him, I found him worked in the fields. Such deeply moved was I that I couldn’t help bursting into tear. This is working So tears my father, a simple, honest or hardworking person. and Bruno 书面表达 Dear Sir or Madam, I’m Li Hua, a senior middle school student from China. I happened to read the advertisement that you have posted on the Internet, employing Chinese students as part-time tutor of the Chinese language. I an interested in it. I know that you welcome students from China and I’d like to get this job. For me, Chinese is my native tongue and I’m excellent at it. Besides, I’ve been learning English for 9 years with a good command of spoken and written English. I’m willing to help foreigners learn Chinese well and introduce Chinese culture to the world as well. I hope I will be accepted as a member of yours. Looking forward to your reply! Yours sincerely, Li Hua