2017-2018学年安徽省屯溪第一中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年安徽省屯溪第一中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

屯溪一中2017-2018学年第一学期期中考试 ‎ 高二英语试卷 ‎（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）‎ 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) ‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 例：How much is the shirt?‎ A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.18. C. ￡9.15.‎ 答案是 C。‎ 第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)‎ 请听下面5段对话, 选出最佳选项。‎ ‎1. What will the woman do this Saturday?‎ ‎ A. Go to see her sister. B. Look after her brother’s son. C. Go to the concert.‎ ‎2. How many pills should the woman take at a time?‎ ‎ A. 2. B. 3. C. 5.‎ ‎3. What does Laura need at the moment?‎ ‎ A. Encouragement. B. Blame. C. Help with her chemistry.‎ 4. What does the man want to do?‎ ‎ A. Buy a light. B. Go to the supermarket. C. Get to the nearest light.‎ ‎5. What is the man’s suggestion about serious pollution?‎ ‎ A. Don’t breathe the poisonous air. B. The government should protect the environment.‎ ‎ C. The government should take action.‎ 第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 请听下面5段对话或独白, 选出最佳选项。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ 6. ‎ Where is the man’s mother now?‎ A. In the hospital. B. In the office. C. At home. ‎ ‎7. How long does the man need before going back to work?‎ A. A few days. B. A few weeks. C. A week.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Husband and wife. B. Employer and employee. C. Neighbors.‎ ‎9. Why does the man feel nervous?‎ A. He wants to breathe in some fresh air. B. He’s been waiting so long for a phone.‎ C. He has heard his neighbor’s phone.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Where does the conversation take place?‎ ‎ A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. In a hotel.‎ ‎11. What kind of steak will the man have?‎ ‎ A. Rare. B. Medium. C. Well-done.‎ ‎12. What does the man start his meal with?‎ A. An iced tea with a lemon. B. Some baked potatoes.‎ C. A cream and onion soup.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What does the man want to do?‎ ‎ A. To reserve a car. B. To rent a car. C. To reserve a room.‎ ‎14. What size of the car does the man intend to hire?‎ ‎ A. Middle. B. Large. C. Small.‎ ‎15. How much need the man pay for the rented car for the weekend?‎ ‎ A. $80. B. $120. C. $89. ‎ ‎16. Where can the man find his rented car?‎ ‎ A. In the parking lot. B. On Peter Street. C. In the Hotel. ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What happened to the Cuyahoga‎ ‎River in 1969?‎ A. It was cleaned up. B. It became the most outstanding river.‎ C. It was seriously polluted.‎ ‎18. How long did it take for the river to become clean?‎ ‎ A. A few months. B. A few days. C. Several years.‎ ‎19. What can make the river clean according to the speaker?‎ ‎ A. Something imaginable. B. Hard work. C. The control of using your credit card. ‎ ‎20. What shall we do when facing an impossible situation?‎ ‎ A. Just be patient and do something. B. Imagine something outstanding.‎ ‎ C. Wait for something to change.‎ 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）‎ 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ A ‎ Two weeks before my 12th birthday, my teacher asked me to conduct an experiment. When I mixed some powder together, they exploded. Molten liquid hit me in the face, but I felt no pain.‎ I vividly remember standing there in a state of calm. I thought I was in a dream, but however hard I struggled to swim to the surface of consciousness, I couldn’t wake up. I didn’t understand how terrifying it was until I heard people saying, ＂Who’s that?＂ That’s when I knew I was unrecognizable.‎ I was taken to hospital, but the doctors didn’t know what to do with me. Later I was flown to Houston for surgery. Between the ages of 13 and 16, I had 40 operations. As each operation came and went, my vision would come back, then fade again. Eventually, it faded completely and I had what was left of my eyes removed for cosmetic reasons.‎ Since then, I have lived in total darkness. Most blind people, even if they don’t have any sight they’re aware of, are still able to sense light. That gives them a sense of day and night. But not me. I absolutely lost that sense of time passing. ‎ For many years, I felt my sight loss darkening my life like the loss of my parents from which I ‎ would never recover. But when I was in my 40s, I realized I had to find a way to live. I trained to become a counselor, and that has helped me see my experiences in a different way. I can’t fix people’s broken lives — just like I can’t fix my sight — but I can help them find a way to manage.‎ Sometimes it feels as if all the struggles and negative experiences I’ve lived through were in fact a kind of preparation for helping others to make their own way towards the light.‎ ‎21. How did the writer feel when the mixed powder exploded?‎ A. Painful. B. Frightened. C. Desperate. D. Calm. ‎ ‎22. What can we know about the writer?‎ A. She recovered her sight at last. B. She is now living a meaningful life.‎ C. She just has slight sense of sight. D. She received 40 operations in 28 years.‎ ‎23. What is the passage mainly about?‎ A. Calling on people to care for the blind. B. Encouraging the blind to cheer up.‎ C. Telling her own experience. ‎ D. Warning students doing experiments is dangerous.‎ ‎ B ‎ ‎“Can’t hold a candle to” is a popular expression．When there wasn’t electricity, someone would have a servant light his way by holding a candle．The expression meant that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant．Now，it means such a person cannot compare or compete．‎ Another expression is“hold your tongue．” It means to be still and not talk．“Hold your tongue”is not something you would tell a friend．But a parent or teacher might use the expression to quiet a noisy child．‎ ‎“Hold out”is an expression one hears often in sports reports and labor news．It means to refuse to play or work．Professional football and baseball players“hold out” if their team refuses to pay them what they think they are worth．‎ The expression“hold up” has several different meanings．One is a robbery．A man with a gun may say,“This is a hold up．Give me your money．”Another meaning is to delay．A driver who was held up by heavy traffic might be late for work．Another meaning is for a story to be considered true after an investigation．A story can hold up if it is proved true．‎ ‎“Hold on”is another expression，which means wait or stop．As you leave for school，your brother may say,“Hold on，you forgot your book．” It is used to ask a telephone caller to wait and not hang up his telephone．‎ Our final expression is“hold the line．”That means to keep a problem or situation from getting worse—to hold steady．For example，the president may say he will“hold the line on taxes．”He means there will be no increase in taxes．‎ ‎24.The author introduces the expressions mainly by _____________．‎ A． making comparisons                 B． giving examples ‎ C．raising questions                             D．quoting famous remarks ‎25.The expression“can’t hold a candle to”call be used when ____________．‎ A．someone is not qualified for a position ‎ B．someone else is wanted on the phone C．some footballers refuse to play a game D．someone was delayed by heavy traffic ‎ ‎26.If some teachers“hold out”，they probably __________．‎ A．change their attitude    B．make a compromise C．refuse to work                 D．show their devotion ‎27. Which of the following sentences can send positive meanings?‎ A．I was late as I was held up by a hold up．‎ B．I promise to hold the line on house prices． ‎ C．You can’t even hold a candle to Michael．‎ D．Hold on! You have to pay the bill，sir． ‎ ‎  C ‎ My 10-year-old nephew is timid. I was delighted when his mother, my sister, asked me to take him to the circus(马戏团). ＂Buy one bag of popcorn,＂ she ordered.‎ ‎＂Is there anything we should avoid?＂‎ ‎＂Yes, but you can’t avoid it. It’s the elephants’ parade around the ring.＂‎ David has read that the circus elephants are the most unhappy creatures in the universe. They’d rather be torn open by a lion than made fool of themselves before a crowd. So, when they started their act, David began to cry, ＂Those big, big tears …＂‎ So, eyes still dry, sharing popcorn, we watched simian(猴的) cast rush into the ring to a burst of cheers. Then we watched the individual acts — the monkey from the Bolshoi, the famous clown who climbed the tallest pole, hanging on by a finger and a knee. He raised laughter from the audience of children. If the clown slipped, the net would catch him, although no net can be trusted. It’s easy to fall wrong, and if so you can break your silly neck. I would keep that information from David, I promised my schoolteacher. I was the cool adult here.‎ At last elephants came and did their parade, each wearing a hat. My arm slipped around my beloved nephew.‎ ‎＂Aunt Ella, they are so unhappy.＂‎ ‎＂I believe they are. But some day this act will be outlawed.＂‎ ‎＂Really?＂‎ ‎＂Yes. The elephants will be returned to the grasslands in Africa and spend the rest of their lives eating green stuff, never having to grab a tail.＂ I put my arms around him and whispered in his ear, ＂I love you.＂‎ He did not sob(呜咽) but nestled closer to me.‎ The elephants were the last act of the first half of the show, and enduring their performance earned us another box of popcorn.‎ ‎28. Why did the author’s sister ask her to buy a bag of popcorn?‎ A. To show a new fashion. B. To use it to help David kill time.‎ C. To use it to help improve David’s attention.‎ D. To use it to distract David’s attention to his fear.‎ ‎29. What does the author use ＂clown＂ in Paragraph 5 to refer to?‎ A. The circus audience. B. The circus worker.‎ C. The circus monkey. D. The amusing actor.‎ ‎30. How did the author feel when watching the monkey acting?‎ A. She was worried about the monkey’s safety. B. She was afraid of her nephew’s fear. ‎ C. She regretted taking David to watch it. D. She was touched by its acting.‎ ‎31. What will the following paragraph be about?‎ A. How the author comforted her nephew. B. How much popcorn was needed in the play.‎ C. What lesson the author got from the show. D. What the second half of the show was like. ‎ D University graduates Mallorie Brodie and Lauren Hasegawa, who invented a smartphone app that tracks construction defects for commercial builders, had a tiger by the tail.‎ Bridgit, which they founded in 2012, launched a cloud-based communications platform that helped manage defects on construction sites, which can delay projects and result in costly repairs if left unchecked. The smartphone application lets site supervisors take photos of cracks or damaged paint, share them with employees and track the problems to solution.‎ More than 600 subcontractors used the pilot version in many building sites before the commercial version, called Closeout, officially launched.‎ Feedback(反馈)was so good that they began to wonder: Why limit their invention to a specific industry? Why not turn it into some kind of a handy tool for consumers too? This became their dilemma. In other words, should they stay the course or look for wider applications of their app?‎ The experts polled all agreed Bridgit should stay focused on its original goal. Ms. Hasegawa and Ms. Brodie took that advice. ‎ As more business customers signed on, it became clear that they made the right decision. Since then, the company’s growth has been rapid.‎ Earlier this year, Bridgit launched Closeout,which is designed so that even the least tech-savvy can use it easily. Today, the app is being used on sites across Canada and the United States and even by top general contractors.‎ In October, Bridgit was named to the Canadian Innovation Exchange’s top 20 list of Canada’s most innovative (创新的) companies working in digital media and information and communication technology .‎ But Ms. Hasegawa and Ms. Brodie are not resting on their glories. They have also been collecting feedback on Closeout from customers, and they’ll launch a new version in the spring. It will target not only general contractors but developers and building owners, too.‎ ‎32. What does the underlined word ＂defects＂ in Paragraph 1 probably mean?‎ A. Style. B. Drawback. C. Process. D. Material.‎ ‎33. What did the two graduates decide to do when the pilot version was well received?‎ A. Turn to the ordinary consumer market.‎ B. Look for wider applications of their app.‎ C. Turn it into a widely-used tool for consumers.‎ D. Continue centering on the development in construction industry.‎ ‎34. Who could be their potential customers?‎ A. Architects. B. Photographers. ‎ C. Computer programmers. D. Smartphone users.‎ ‎35. Which of the following might be the best title?‎ A. Graduates’ smartphone application matters.‎ B. Graduates’ smartphone application has a bright future.‎ C. Graduates’ smartphone application meets with challenges.‎ D. Graduates’ smartphone application takes off. ‎ 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。‎ Fear of Puberty(青春期)‎ When young people get to puberty, it causes the physical and mental changes that can bring stress and even fear to them. 36 ‎ Consider how often you worry about it. If it regularly happens more than twice a day, it’s time that you started taking the problem seriously. You should look out for feelings of panic when you think about puberty. You may have frequent stressful dreams or feel depressed when you notice changes in your body. 37 By identifying them, you can start to do something about them.‎ ‎ 38 If you have had a happy childhood it’s natural to feel sad that it’s coming to an end. Many aspects of adult life can be fearful, but remember that you don’t have to face them all at once.‎ Apart from these, some teenagers worry about putting on weight or feel discomfort with how people treat them or feel their body doesn’t fit them. Remember that this fat is usually temporary. 39 If you feel stressful, find help from your teachers.‎ Besides parents, teachers and school medical staff, there are a number of other places where you can seek help. ____40____ Your doctor can provide support on body issues and you can insist on seeing the doctor alone if that makes it easier. ‎ You are not alone in your feelings. There are ways to deal with many of the specific problems puberty can cause. The sooner you seek help, the sooner it will get better.‎ A. Get into the habit of focusing yourself.‎ B. Knowing your feelings better can make it easier to deal with them.‎ C. You may feel grief at the passing of childhood.‎ D. You can turn to Childline at any time of the day or night.‎ E. Exercise and healthy eating will help you rid it sooner.‎ F. These feelings shouldn’t be a cause of worry.‎ G. You should know the source of your stress.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，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 was in the fifth grade when I first dipped my fingers into the endless ocean of expression and allowed my hands to grow a(n) 41 .‎ ‎ I remember my hands being sweaty as I wandered 42 into her classroom. From comer to corner, the 43 were decorated with clippings (剪报）and posters 44 Deafness and American Sign Language. Pictures of 45 hands hung from the bulletin boards (宣传牌）.‎ ‎ Once the rest of my classmates 46 in their seats, she began. She did not speak. Her hands 47 about gracefully as she signed, “Hello. My name Ms. Lewison. Your name what?” These ‎ signs did not 48 until later that week，but still I sat upright at my desk, trying to figure them out. My entire first impression of her was “ 49 ”.‎ ‎ As months passed, my class transformed to an unusually large family. Ms. Lewison was like our 50 .When we were feeling troubled, we just let our 5 1 do the talking. The lesson became less about following the lesson itself and more about 52 .‎ ‎ Ms. Lewison performed a tough task. She 53 replaced all the ignorance in me with 54 Then she opened my 55 and opened it even wider. She would find time to turn me into a 56 signer. She taught me that there are no limits and my abilities are 57 .‎ ‎ Today my fingers have learned to 58 .Ms. Lewison pushed me 59 into the ocean of Deaf Culture and I have become a strong swimmer in diverse 60 .‎ ‎41. A. picture B. order C. voice ‎ D. poster ‎42. A. calmly B. anxiously ‎ C. quickly D. excitedly ‎43. A. desks B. ocean C. students D. walls ‎ ‎44.A. related to ‎ B. caused by C. contributing to D. aimed at ‎45. A. welcoming B. signing C. outstanding D. waving ‎46. A. backed B. got C. settled ‎ D.locked ‎47. A. flowed B. wandered C. came D. flew ‎48. A. make sense ‎ B. draw attention C. catch sight D. hold breath ‎49. A. strange B. dull C. silent ‎ D. strict ‎50. A. teacher B. mother ‎ C. friend D. partner ‎51. A. hands ‎ B. hearts C. bodies D. eyes ‎52. A. signs B. language C. life ‎ D. love ‎53. A. finally B. successfully ‎ C. easily D. unwillingly ‎54. A. confidence B. patience C. freedom D. curiosity ‎55. A. mind ‎ B. mouth C. arms D. fingers ‎56. A. clever B. fluent C. special D. unique ‎57. A. flexible B. strong C. endless ‎ D. uncertain ‎58. A. dip B. think C. swim D. dance ‎ ‎59. A. gently B. hardly C. firmly ‎ D. heavily ‎60. A. classes B. worlds C. families D. waters 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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Miss Saigon is a popular musical 61 (produce) by the creators of Les Miserables in 1989.It 62 (set) in 1975 during the Vietnam War. Chris, 63 American soldier, meets Kim, a young Vietnamese woman, and they quickly fall in love. 64 deeply are they in love that they offer to stay together forever, and Chris tries 65 (desperate) to take herb back with him to the US. However, Chris has to leave Vietnam with the American troops and Kim is left 66 . Chris ends up living in the US and getting married.‎ A few years later, Chris finds out that Kim is still alive and 67 (give) birth to his son. He returns to Vietnam 68 (find) Kim and his son. However, since Chris will not leave his wife for Kim, the story ends tragically. Kim commits suicide 69 despair, hoping that Chris ‎ ‎70 (take) their son back to the US so that he can have a better life. The emotional tale of Miss Saigon has become one of the most popular musicals in history.‎ 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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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 just come back from Britain last week. I was luckily enough to be one of the student from different countries to visit the UK from Feb. 16 to 28. We paid a visit to many places, like London, Oxford or the Lake District. I learned much about British culture and history in London, where was my favorite. I also liked Oxford, in which I saw much more old buildings. The Lake District was beautiful, but it was pity that it rained heavily when they were there. The most excited thing for me in the Britain was that I made a lot of friends there.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 你最近使用了一本新版的XX英英字典，感觉非常实用，请你利用班会时间向同学们介绍该书的特点和使用心得。内容要点如下：‎ l 词汇量大，新增许多单词；‎ l 英语解释准确易懂；‎ l 词语搭配、用法详细、清晰；‎ l 例句丰富多样。‎ 注意: 1. 词数100左右;‎ 2． 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;‎ ‎ 3．开头已给出,但不计入总词数。‎ ‎ Hello, everyone! I’d like to spend a few minutes in this class meeting introducing an English-English dictionary to you. ____________________________________________. __________________________________________________________________ . ________________________________________________________________ __.‎ ‎ Thank you for listening. ‎ ‎.‎ 屯溪一中2017-2018学年第一学期期中考试 ‎ 高二英语试卷 答案 第一部分 听力1-5 BCABC 6-10 ACABA 11-15 BCBAC 16-20 ACCBA 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）‎ A 21 -23 DBC B 24 -27 BACB C 28 -31 DCAD D 32 -35 BDAD ‎ 第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分） ‎ ‎36 –40 BFCED 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）‎ 完形填空41-45 CBDAB 46-50 CDACB 51-55 ACBDA 56-60 BCDAD 英语知识运用（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. produced 62. is set 63.an 64. So 65. desperately ‎ ‎66. behind 67. has given 68. to find 69.in 70. will take ‎ 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）‎ ‎71. 第一行 come → came 72. 第一行 luckily → lucky ‎73. 第一行 student → students 74. 第二行 or → and ‎ ‎75. 第三行 where → which 76. 第四行 much → many ‎ ‎77. 第四行 was 与pity之间加 a 78. 第五行 they → we ‎ ‎79. 第五行 excited → exciting 80. 第五行 删除Britain前的the 第二节 书面表达 （满25分）‎ One Possible Version：‎ Hello, everyone! I’d like to spend a few minutes in this class meeting to introduce an English-English dictionary to you.‎ I have been using this dictionary for two months. And it proves to be a useful study assistant, which deserves our ownership. Next, I’ll talk about its characteristics.‎ First and foremost, it has a large vocabulary, with more than 1,000 new words added, which is indeed a help to us. Since it is an English-English dictionary, the explanations of the words are of great accuracy. To this, on the one hand, we will have a better understanding of a certain word; on the other hand, our reading comprehension will improve gradually.‎ Moreover, the usages of the words are listed in detail, with many examples showing us how the words are used. And I really appreciate these examples for they can give me an authentic taste of this language. Still, the variety of the structures used in the example sentences benefit me greatly. ‎ All in all, this dictionary really serves as a good tool to my English study. I strongly recommend you have one. Thank you for listening. ‎