2017-2018学年内蒙古集宁一中（西校区）高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年内蒙古集宁一中（西校区）高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

集宁一中（西校区）2017——2018学年第二学期期中考试 高二年级英语试题 试卷说明：本套试卷总分120分，考试时间100分钟。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 （选择题 共70分）‎ 第一部分  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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．‎ A ‎“I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours in a day?” complained Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid-term exams were going on.‎ The 18-year-old was Shandong Province’s top scorer in this year’s college entrance examination. After graduating from Tai’an No.1 High School, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong(香港中文大学) ， although both Peking University and Tsinghua University promised her a place.‎ ‎“I want to experience a more international school and social life i n Hong Kong. I’m majoring in journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons,” Liu said.‎ It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and language problems.‎ ‎“The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it’s convenient to cook for ourselves in our dorm if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained.‎ Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment. ‎ ‎“I’m happy that I made the right decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern ‎ and Western cultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said.‎ Liu has 18 credit hours(学分) of classes every week and 23 non-credit hours every other week. She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Team and the drama club. Essays, book reports and presentations also take plenty of time to prepare. And , of course, there are various parties to attend.‎ ‎“I wasn’t a party animal before, but that may be interesting part of college. I sense myself changing,” Liu said.‎ ‎1. Liu Ran chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, because___________.‎ A. the Chinese University of Hong Kong can widen her horizons ‎ B. Hong Kong is a good place C. she wants to be far from her homeland D.she couldn’t be admitted to Peking University ‎2. According to the last paragraph, we can infer______________.‎ A. now Liu Ran is an animal B. the busy and full life makes Liu Ran feel good C. Liu Ran likes the food there D. Liu Ran hates the busy life in the Chinese University of Hong Kong ‎3. Liu Ran had to overcome the difficulties in many aspects EXCEPT___________.‎ A. food B. language C. no friends D. missing hom ‎4. What would be the best title for the text?‎ ‎ A. Looking for a job in HongKong B. HongKong dream ‎ C. Social life in HongKong D. The Chinese University of HongKong B That year, in the local school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid. Like two plus two was five, seven times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners….‎ Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they ‎ were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mistakes.‎ Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff : sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes, etc. It didn’t seem like any of this bothered the new kid.‎ However, Littl e Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him……‎ It was the new teacher! The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.‎ ‎5. The math lessons became interesting again because of the new teacher’s ___________.‎ A. responsibility B. imagination C. A. creativity D. curiosity ‎6. The passage implies that the stupidest child_______________.‎ A. knew much more about math than other classmates B. was in great need of math teacher’s help after class C. had no much gift for math and was slow to learn it D. disliked both the new math teacher and his lessons ‎7. According to the passage, Lewis followed the stupidest in order to _________.‎ A. find out if he felt upset B. learn about where he lived ‎ C. say something to comfort him D. make friends with him ‎8. What does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refer to ?‎ ‎ A. To find the stupidest kid’s mistakes.‎ ‎ B. To think up the most original ways to explain.‎ ‎ C. To follow him home after school.‎ ‎ D. To use all kinds of stuff.‎ C Vancouver is located in the southwest corner of Canada in the province of British Columbia. Vancouver is the largest city in the province and the third largest in Canada. It covers an area of 113 sq km. It is surrounded by water on three sides and overlooked by the Coast Range. Its climate is one of the mildest in Canada. Temperatures average 3°C in January and 18°C in July. Vancouver's most rainfall occurs in winter.‎ ‎ Archaeological evidence shows that coastal Indians had settled the Vancouver area by 500 BC. British naval (海军的) captain George Vancouver explored the area in 1792. Vancouver was founded as a sawmill settlement called Granville in the 1870s. The city was united in 1886 and renamed after Captain Vancouver.‎ ‎ As the main western terminus of Canada's transcontinental highway and rail routes, Vancouver is the primary city of western Canada, as well as one of the nation's largest industrial centres.‎ ‎ The Port of Vancouver is Canada’s largest and most various port, trading more than $43 billion in goods with more than 90 trading economies annually. Port activities generate 69,200 jobs in total with $4 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) and $8.9 billion in economic output. ‎ ‎ Vancouver is a major tourist place. In addition to the city's scenic location, visitors enjoy beautiful gardens and world-famous Stanley Park, one of more than 180 city parks, and a combination of natural forest and parklands near the city centre.‎ ‎9. Which of the following description about Vancouver is NOT true, according to the passage?‎ ‎ A. Vancouver is a city located on water ‎ B. Vancouver is the third largest city in Canada.‎ C. Vancouver is not far from the Coast Range.‎ ‎ D. The largest industrial centre in Canada lies in Vancouver.‎ ‎10. According to the passage, originally Vancouver is the name of ________.‎ ‎ A. a sawmill settlement called Granville B. a British man who explored the city ‎ C. the leader who controlled the area ‎ D. a transcontinental highway ‎ ‎11. The passage mainly tells us ________.‎ ‎ A. the Port of Vancouver, the largest one in Canada ‎ B. how Vancouver got its name ‎ C. a brief introduction of the city of Vancouver ‎ ‎ D. Vancouver’s history D Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone's life? If yes，don't care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you'll make it! ‎ Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant (No Pay with Free Meals) ‎ Place: Manchester Hours: Part Time We arc now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others! ‎ Role:‎ You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued. ‎ Skills and Experience Required:‎ You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you'll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.‎ ‎12. The text is meant to ______ .‎ A. leave a note B. send an invitation C. present a document D. carry an advertisement ‎13. What docs the underlined part mean?‎ A. You'll earn a good salary from this job.‎ B. You'll arrive home just in time from this job.‎ C. You'll make others' lives more meaningful with this job D. You'll succeed in getting this job.‎ ‎14. The volunteers' primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ______ .‎ A. to get some financial support B. to properly protect themselves C. to learn some new living skills D. to realize their own importance ‎15. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?‎ A. The one who can drive a car.‎ B. The one who has done similar work before.‎ C. The one who has patience to listen to others.‎ D. The one who can use English to communicate.‎ 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。‎ Forgiveness To forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.‎ ‎________16_______ Try the following steps:‎ Calm yourself. ________17______ You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love.‎ Don’t wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. ________18_______ Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.‎ Take the control away from your offender(冒犯者). Rethinking about you hurt gives ‎ power to the person who causes you pain. Instead of focusing on your mounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.‎ ‎________19_______ If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender’s point of view.‎ Don’t forget to forgive yourself. ________20_______ But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it.‎ A. Why should you forgive? ‎ B. How should you start to forgive?‎ C. Recognize the benefits of forgiveness.‎ D. Try to see things from you offender’s angle.‎ E. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.‎ F. To make your anger die away, try a simple stress-management technique.‎ G. If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.‎ 第二部分  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。‎ Recently divorced and unemployed, I was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices. I had no umbrella, for my old one had ___21____, and I could not ____22____ another one.‎ I sat down in the __23__ and there against my sea t was a(n) ___24_____ silk umbrella with a silver handle. I had ___25____ seen anything so lovely. I examined the handle and saw a carved ___26___ The usual procedure would have been to ___27___ the umbrella to the conductor, but an idea ___28___ to me. I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.‎ I got off the bus in a downpour and __29___ opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I ___30___ a telephone book for the name on the umbrella. I called and a lady ____31___‎ Yes, she said ____32___ , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead,‎ ‎ had given her as a birthday present. But, she ___33___, it had been stolen ___34____ her doorstep a month before.‎ She was so excited that I ___35___ I was looking for a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, and her eyes were filled with ___36___. She wanted to give me a ___37___ , but — though twenty dollars was all I had in the world — her happiness at regaining this ___38___ possession was such that to have accepted money would have __39___ something. We talked for a while and I left.‎ A week later, I got a job as a sales manager ___40___. It might be my kindness that paid off. But who knows?‎ ‎21. A. broken up B. fallen apar C. gone away D. faded away ‎22. A. find B. borrow C. afford D. repair ‎23. A. office B. theate C. bus D. train ‎ ‎24. A. beautiful B. ugly C. worn D. ancient ‎ ‎25. A. even B. never C. already D. always ‎ ‎26. A. design B. name C. number D. brand ‎27. A. carry away B. show off C. open up D. turn in ‎ ‎28 A. happened B. ran C. struck D. occurred ‎29 A. firmly B. suddenly C. thankfully D. casually ‎ ‎30. A. searched B. read C. got D. used ‎31. A. appeared B. answered C. replied D. screamed ‎32. A. in silence B. in panic C. in surprise D. in anger ‎33. A. assumed B. added C. declared D. announced ‎34. A. of B. in C. beside D. from ‎35. A. forgot B. mentioned C. realized D. remembered ‎36. A. tears B. honor C. memory D. thanks ‎37. A. gift B. reward C. hug D. position ‎ ‎38. A. expensive B. special C. rare D. common ‎ ‎39. A. ruined B. bought C. expressed D. enjoyed ‎ ‎40.A. immediately B. naturally C. unexpectedly D. hopefully ‎ 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共50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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎ A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice ___41___ (live).None of them dared go outside for fear of being _42___(catch) by the cat.‎ The mice decided ___43___(hold) a party to find a way of stopping themselves from being in danger. One day，when the cat was __44___，mice of all ages got into the meeting room.‎ ‎“Let’s build a big trap，”one mouse __45___(suggest).When this idea was__46__( discuss)，another said，“What about _47__ (poison) (毒死) her？”But nobody knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse，whose mother had become the cat’s food，____48____(careful) said，“Let’s cut her teeth，so she can do _49___ more harm.”But the meeting did not accept his__50___.‎ 第三部分：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。‎ Once a man asked a painter to painting a picture for him. He told the artist he didn't want to any shadows in the picture, just sunshine, but the artist did so. When the man saw the finished picture, he was disappointing. Without shadows, everything in the picture looks flat and unreal. The point of the story is that we need both shadows and sunshine to have a completely picture, just as we need both rain and sun to have living ‎ world. People, too, needs both sadness and happiness. We often learn important lesson during sad times. So when we feel sad, we should try to stop and think about that we might learn from the experience.‎ 第二节 书面表达  (25分)‎ 作为中学生，你肯定经历过多次考试，体验过成功，也遭遇过失败，请你根据下面的提示内容，简要概述中学生中普遍存在的对考试失败的两种态度，并结合自身实际，说明你的观点。 ‎ 态度一 ‎ 态度二 ‎ 你的观点 ‎ 当考试结果不尽如人意时，情绪低落，丧失信心，不再继续努力。 ‎ 当考试失败时，分析并找出失败的原因，鼓励自己，增强自信，避免再犯同样的错误。 ‎ ‎…… ‎ 要求：1.词数100～120；‎ ‎2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3．开头已经给出，不计入总词数。‎ As middle school students, we all have taken examinations of different types and ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 高二年级英语期中试题答案：‎ 一、阅读：(30分) A—ABCB B—CAAD C—ABC D—DCDB 二、7选5：(10分) BFGDE 三、完型：(30分) 21——25 BCCAB 26——30 BDDCA ‎ ‎ 31——35 BCBDA 36——40 ABBAC ‎ 四、语法填空： (15分) 41.lived 42.caught 43.to hold 44.out 45.suggested 46.discussed 47.poisoning 48.carefully 49.no 50.idea 五.改错：(10分) 1. painting 改成paint 2. want to 去掉 to 3. but 改成and ‎ 4. disappointing 改成disappointed 5. looks 改成looked ‎6. completely改成 complete 7. living world 前加 a ‎8. needs 改成need 9. lesson 改成 lessons 10. that 改成what ‎ 六、作文 (25分)‎ ‎［参考范文］ ‎ ‎ As middle school students, we all have taken examinations of different types and experienced success as well as failure. Different students have different attitudes towards failure in the exams.‎ ‎ Some of us become low in spirits in the face of failure. Worse still, some students are so disappointed that they don't want to make further efforts in their studies. As a result, their studies go from bad to worse as time goes on. Fortunately, some students take quite positive attitudes towards their setbacks. They spare no efforts in analyzing the cause of their failure and at the same time encourage themselves to become more confident so that they won't repeat their mistakes in their later examinations.‎ Personally, I believe that failure is the mother of success. So long as we can find out the root cause of our failure and step up our efforts to improve our ways of learning, we can surely make great progress and turn our dream into reality.‎