2017-2018学年浙江省台州市书生中学高二下学期起始考英语试题（Word版）

2017-2018学年浙江省台州市书生中学高二下学期起始考英语试题（Word版）

‎2017-2018学年浙江省台州市书生中学高二下学期起始考英语试卷 ‎ 满分：120 考试时间：100分钟 2018.02‎ 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。‎ A ‎ In 2013, Bezos, the CEO and founder of Amazon Inc., made headlines when he announced that within a few years, the company would use unmanned drones (无人机) to deliver packages within 30 minutes after an order was placed. Since Amazon Prime Air was publicized the night before “Cyber Monday,” Some just regarded it as a publicity stunt (噱头) designed to draw attention to the company. It turns out they were wrong.‎ ‎ On December 7, 2016, Amazon showed that it had completed its first Prime Air delivery in Cambridge, UK. The package, containing a bag of popcorn and an Amazon Fire TV, were loaded on to the unmanned vehicle from a local fulfillment center and delivered to a two-story farmhouse several miles away --- all within 13 minutes after the items were bought!‎ ‎ The company also announced that the service is now available within the five-square-mile range of the Cambridge area, seven days a week during daylight hours. The thinly populated rural area, with few dozen residents distributed amidst vast areas of farmland and fields, is perfect for testing the drones.‎ ‎ Unfortunately, even if the trial is wildly successful, many challenges still remain before drone delivery becomes a reality for most of us. While the drone may do fine in rural areas, they remain untested in crowded urban cities where they would bump into barriers like buildings or trees. There is also fear that the autonomous flying vehicles could injure people as they come down to drop their packages. The drones and their load are also damaged by destroyers.‎ ‎ Then there are the delivery logistics (后勤保障). Amazon will not only have to ensure that every Prime Air customer has a special landing flat surface, but also come up with a practical solution for apartment residents who do not have access to an open space where the drone can land. Hence, while Amazon Prime Air may someday be a reality, for now, we will just have to wait for two “long” days to receive our packages! ‎ ‎1. Why was the trial carried out in Cambridge area?‎ ‎ A. Amazon couldn’t find drone landing space in crowded urban cities.‎ ‎ B. Drone flight was prohibited where there were impassable barriers.‎ ‎ C. The vast rural areas with smaller population were perfect test sites.‎ D. The company had many logistics to guarantee service quality there.‎ ‎2. It can be inferred from the text that ________.‎ ‎ A. the new service will save customers more time and money ‎ B. universal drone package delivery has still a long way to go ‎ C. Amazon is the early pioneer of drone flight in the world ‎ D. the injuries by drones have got the local residents in panic ‎3. What is the main idea of the text? ‎ ‎ A. Amazon drone delivered packages to its first customers.‎ ‎ B. Bezos tried to expand its delivery service in Cambridge.‎ ‎ C. Amazon ran a marketing campaign through drone delivery.‎ ‎ D. Drone delivery reached customers in a shorter time.‎ B Phrases like “good sharing!” and “great job on the slide!” echo across American playgrounds. Coaches pass out ribbons to every participant. Scholar publishes a series called “I’m Special!” assuring readers that the ability to play with friends and sing songs makes them special indeed. ‎ We’ve been told that high self-esteem is the key to children’s happiness and success, and we’ve been praising and protecting them ever since. But has the self-esteem movement gone too far? Many experts argue that instead of raising healthy high achievers, maybe we’re raising a generation of narcissists(自我陶醉者). “Our old concepts of self-esteem(自尊) are old-fashioned, and parents need to send the concept to the trash heap of all things outdated and useless,” says Aaron Cooper, co-author of I Just Want My Kids to be Happy.‎ While experts used to blame low self-esteem for everything from bad grades to criminal behavior, research has shown that inflated (膨胀的)self-esteem is more often the criminal. An article called “Rethinking Self-Esteem” by Roy made a stir when he supposed that criminals and drug abusers actually had higher self-esteem than the general population. Martin and Ervin found that the modern habit of constant praise was turning kids skeptical and unmotivated. And ‎ esteemed child development expert T. Barry recently wrote in The New York Times that the phrase “self-esteem” had lost its meaning. Parents just want their children to have a positive self-image. And while it’s easy to make fun of the extremes of the self-esteem movement, it’s difficult to walk the fine line between acquiring self-respect and self-centeredness. ‎ Anyway, make it clear that while you have expectations for their behavior, you love and accept them unconditionally. True self-esteem isn’t about a steady stream of applause; it develops when children know their limits and responsibilities are given enough opportunities to challenge themselves, and feel secure that they’re loved even when they fail. ‎ ‎4. What’s the purpose of using phrases like “good sharing!” and “great job on the slide!”?‎ A. To attract readers’ attention. B. To give the author’s opinion. ‎ C. To introduce the topic. D. To tell readers the key to happiness and success.‎ ‎5. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?‎ ‎ A. Children with high esteem are likely to be high achievers.‎ B. In children’s development high self-esteem plays a positive role. ‎ C. High self-esteem does harm to kids in a way.‎ ‎ D. High self-esteem makes kids motivated nowadays.‎ ‎6. The proper way to develop children’s true self-esteem is to_______.‎ A. give them constant praise unconditionally. B. let them shoulder all their responsibilities.‎ C. have high expectations for their behavior. D. offer them support even though they fail.‎ ‎ C ‎ It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking, and I was looking out the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. My parents lived nearby, and Dad had visited us several times already. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him.‎ ‎ He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.” Knowing my father, I thought it could be just about anything. A self-employed jobber, he was always building things out of odds and ends. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us. ‎ ‎ Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught ups in the busyness of our new life, I eventually forgot about his surprise.‎ ‎ Until one gloomy day the following March when I glanced out the window. Any yet… I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (番红花), throughout the front lawn. Lavender, blue, yellow and my favorite pink ---- little faces moved up and down in the cold wind.‎ ‎ Dad! I smiled, remembering the things he had secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs?‎ ‎ My father’s crocuses bloomed each spring for the next four or five seasons, bringing the same assurance every time they arrived: Hard times almost over. Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon.‎ ‎ Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms. The next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses. I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did.‎ ‎ He died suddenly one October day. My family was in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith. I missed him terribly.‎ ‎ Four years passed, and on a dismal spring afternoon I was driving back when I found myself feeling depressed. “You’ve got the winter depression again and you get them every year.” I told myself.‎ ‎ It was Dad’s birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual --- my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived his faith. Once I saw him give his coat to a homeless man.‎ ‎ Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. And there on the muddy grass and small gray piles of melting snow, bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.‎ ‎ How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years old, one that had not blossomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.‎ Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day. But it built my faith for a lifetime.‎ ‎7. According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that _________.‎ A. the writer was unpacking when her father was making the surprise B. the writer knew what the surprise was because she knew her father C. it was not the first time that the writer’s father had made a surprise D. it kept bothering the writer not knowing what the surprise was ‎8. Which of the following would most probably be the worst time of the year as seen by the writer?‎ A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.‎ ‎9. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?‎ A. The writer’s father planted the crocus to lift her low spirit.‎ B. The crocuses bloomed each spring before the writer’s father died.‎ C. The writer often thought about her father since her father died.‎ D. The writer’s father died 14 years after he planted the crocus.‎ ‎10. The writer’s father should be best described as_________.‎ A. a full-time gardener with skillful hands B. a part-time jobber who loved flowers C. a kind-hearted man who lived with faith D. an ordinary man with doubts in his life 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。‎ How to keep a journal Keeping a journal can be a way of giving your feelings an outlet like no other. 11 But it can be helpful to read suggestions for making the most of your journal, as well as some ideas about getting one started.‎ Find a journal medium that's perfect for you. 12 Both methods have advantages and drawbacks, so you'll need to weigh up what works best for you. For example, a paper based journal can be taken anywhere, never needs electricity. However, typing can be faster and easier in the electronic format.‎ Decide what kind of journal you'd like to keep. You could simply use your journal to write down all the thoughts that come to you at any particular time, randomly, or you could make your journal more focused on a specific theme to draw out something that you're trying to develop more of in your life. 13 ‎ Find sources of inspiration. It's often easiest to start with your current feelings. 14 ‎ There are no rules at all about journal writing and you may find that your starting points vary every time you begin a new entry. Sometimes it is easier to begin with a narrative about something that happened to you during the day. Writing down the facts and events can open up a whole stream of consciousness as you're writing.‎ ‎ 15 Think about what things have become clearer to you from one journal entry to the next, and think about what hopes and dreams once written in your journal have now turned into reality. Use your journal to assess your life's journey.‎ A. Reflect over what you've written now and then.‎ B. Write down your feelings on paper and see where this takes you next.‎ C. Keep in mind that a journal is not about using a fancy book.‎ D. Journal writing is a personal journey, determined wholly by your own thoughts.‎ E. Decide how you want to keep your journal, either on paper or in electronic form.‎ F. And there is nothing saying that you can't keep both a random and a specific journal at the same time!‎ G. It's fun to glue in little things of your life, like pictures you took of a breathtaking sunset.‎ 第二部分 语言运用（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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。‎ The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often 16 about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.‎ All I knew was that she was an orphan(孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who 17 that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this 18 girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.‎ But how could I help her 19 in with us? There had to be a 20 .‎ One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had 21 her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n) 22 copy.‎ I was surprised and thought that she would do something in the coming 23 show. So, I ‎ took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had 24 . “Wow, it’s wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted 25 the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don’t have enough 26 . Could you help me, Suzy?”‎ On the day of the talent show, Suzy’s 27 were everywhere---all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.‎ ‎“And finally,” said Mr. Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have an 28 award. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students 29 them.”‎ I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw 30 well?”‎ Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “ 31 this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a 32 , too. Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student--- Suzy Khan!”‎ Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist’s set. “Thank you,” she cried.‎ I 33 , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she’d probably never 34 anything in her whole life.‎ Everyone started to 35 their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.‎ ‎16. A. cared B. trained C. joked D. worried ‎17. A. reported B. decided C. complained D. questioned ‎18. A. tiny B. proud C. popular D. rich ‎19. A. fall B. fit C. come D. tie ‎20. A. pattern B. choice ‎ C. manner D. way ‎21. A.put B. taken C. read D. opened ‎22. A. perfect B. extra C. free D. final ‎23. A. quiz B. talk C. talent D. art ‎24. A. written B. drawn C. colored D. carved ‎25. A. around ‎ B. for ‎ C. at D. after ‎26. A. time B. interest C. paper D. room ‎27. A. photos B. posters C. books D. gifts ‎ ‎28. A. national B. academic C. royal D. special ‎29. A. painted B. printed C. collected D. found ‎30. A. quite B. too C. that D. very ‎31. A. Unless B. If C. Though D. Since ‎32. A. rest B. place C. rank D. prize ‎33. A. regretted B. realized C. remembered D. replied ‎34. A. owned B. controlled C. valued D. offered ‎35. A. wave B. raise C. clap D. shake 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。‎ In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, food is usually 36 (eat)with chopsticks.‎ Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might be made of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine 37 (variety) hardwoods and metal 38 (create)special designs.‎ The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their rood in large pots, 39 (use) twigs(树枝) to remove it. Over time, 40 the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly.‎ Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which 41 (gradual) turned into chopsticks.‎ Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, 42 lived from roughly 551 to 479B.C., influenced the 43 (develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and 44 (be) too violent for use at the table. ‎ Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat 45 their hands.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）‎ 假定你是李华，你校英文报“外国文化”栏目拟刊登介绍英语国家节日风俗的短文。请给美国朋友David写信约稿，要点如下： 1. 栏目介绍:“外国文化栏目” 2. 稿件内容：介绍英语国家的节日风俗 3. 稿件长度：约 400 词；4. 交稿日期：6月28日前。 ‎ ‎ 注意：1. 词数80词左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ 第二节 读后续写（满分25分）‎ 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。‎ It was the first time that my father had asked me to help him. By the time we finished, herring(鲱鱼) covered the bottom of the boat as deep as my knees. For the first time in days, my father seemed happy.‎ Then he looked at the western sky, and his smile disappeared.‎ They are called Northwesters. They’re storms that sweep out of Canada hard and fast. No one can predict their arrival. All fisherrman fear them.‎ ‎“We’re going back,” my father said.‎ He started the motor. We were only two miles out, but the shore looked to me to be as far away as the moon. Over the distant hills, black clouds ran toward us like wild horses. My father set a course directly for them.‎ We made it only halfway home before we met the storm.‎ The wind came first. It lifted the lake in whitecaps. The weight of the herring made us ride low in the water, and the waves broke over our bow(船头).‎ By the time the rain came, we’d put more distance behind us. Although we were now only half a mile from shore, the rain fell so hard we couldn’t see the land.‎ I was scared, but I saw my father sitting erect in the stern(船尾), holding the boat steady into the wind. and I felt hopeful.‎ I was starting to think we were going to make it. That’s when the motor died. My father tried many times to restart it, but failed. I saw that the boat was coming about. I knew what that meant. We would sink in no time.‎ ‎“Grab an oar(桨),” he shouted above the wind.‎ We set the oars in the locks and began to pull hard. My father dug his oar into the water, bringing the boat around, bow into the wind again. With all my strength, I pulled on my own oar.‎ The wind pushed hard against us. We seemed to be fighting the anger of the whole lake.‎ 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；‎ ‎3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。‎ Paragraph 1: I was tired. _____________________‎ Paragraph 2: My mother rushed through the rain to greet us._____________ ___________‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 高二下起始考英语试题答案 阅读CBA CCD CDBC ‎ 七选五 DEFBA 完形：16-20 CBABD 21-25 DACBB 26-30 ABDAC 31-35 DDBAC 语法填空 36. eaten 37. various 38. to create 39. using 40. as ‎41. gradually 42. who 43. development 44. were 45. on 应用文写作：‎ Dear David, ‎ I’d like to ask you to write an article for our school’s English newspaper.‎ The “Foreign Cultures” column in our English newspaper, which posts articles written by foreigners about the cultures of their home countries, is very popular among us students. Would you please write something about the culture of the United States? And we would especially welcome articles about American ways of spending holidays and festivals. You can write anything relevant so long as it’s interesting and informative. 400 words would be fine. Could we have your article before June 28th?‎ Looking forward to hearing from you.‎ Yours sincerely,‎ Li Hua 读后续写：‎ ‎ I was tired. My arms were really heavy and I felt as if they were on fire. We were made up and down by waves. I didn’t know how much longer I could pull that oar through the water. As if he heard my thinking, my father called to me, “I need you, Karl. Only a little longer.” So I kept pulling. Just when I thought I had no more strength, I heard it – the sound of waves breaking against the shore. It refreshed us greatly and we kept pulling. At last we moved into the shelter with all the herring.‎ ‎ My mother rushed through the rain to greet us. “I’ve been so worried, ” she said. She hugged me tightly and then my father. “Nothing to worry about,” he assured her. He put his hand on my shoulder. “You did well, son! How do you feel?” Tired as I was, I managed a smile. “Fine. And ‎ Daddy, you are a hero.”‎