山西省忻州二中2018-2019学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

山西省忻州二中2018-2019学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

‎2018-2019学年第一学期期中试题 高 二 英 语 ‎ ‎ 本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共 8 页。第I卷为选择题，共100分；第II卷为非选择题，共50分。全卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。‎ ‎ ‎ 第I 卷（选择题，满分100分）‎ 第一部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分60分）‎ 第一节 ‎：（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ A Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.‎ There are four parts in the book:‎ Part 1 Is Messages: In this part somebody wants to send information in writing to somebody else .‎ There is a test on timetables an a test on text messages.‎ Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal (正式的) English in biography (传记). There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading.‎ Part 3 is Places: In this part, too. many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and some formal. There is the informal English of a holiday postcard. There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint.‎ Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer.‎ You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text .‎ I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it.‎ ‎1. We can find the introduction to a product in .‎ ‎ A.Part 1 B.Part 2 C.Part 3 D.Part 4‎ ‎2. Which of the following is most probably written in informal English?‎ ‎ A.A letter of complaint. B. A computer handbook.‎ ‎ C.A letter to a friend. D. A story of a president.‎ ‎3. The passage is most probably written for .‎ ‎ A. test designers B. students C. test-takers D. teachers ‎ ‎4. What is the best title of the book ?‎ ‎ A. Test Your Reading B. Help with Your Writing ‎ ‎ C. Learn Different Kinds of English ‎ D. Practise English in Different Ways ‎ ‎ B ‎ We all long for friendship, but how to grow a friend? “The best time to grow a best friend is before you need one!” Joy Steven said. Here is an eight-step program for you.‎ People equal friends. Friends usually begin with strangers. Contact with other people is the first building block to grow a friend. Friends can’t grow in empty air. Best friends take time.‎ Friends understand friends. Friends understand each other when talking. Many unpleasant quarrels in your personal relationship can be avoided if you will take the time to understand other’s feelings and points of view.‎ Friends touch friends. Touching is a warm form of communication between friends. When you see best friends communicating, you will notice friends stand close together, touch each other comfortably and listen to each other attentively. Sometimes a caressing touch is more powerful than words. ‎ Friends praise friends. Affirmation(肯定) is a powerful tool for growing a friend. Honest praise can affect your friends’ lives. So try to praise your friends, including your general ones.‎ Friends are loyal and trustworthy. Trust and loyalty go hand-in-hand for friends. Friends can share secrets with you, because good friends never break a confidence and are forever loyal.‎ Friends express their feelings. We feel closest to our friends when we are suffering together, when we feel our friends need us or when we feel a friend has shared something of great importance with us.‎ Friends do not penetrate the other. The person who thinks, “If you really like me, you can read my mind” cannot have a mature friendship. No person can read others’ mind. Please make space for your friends. ‎ ‎ Talking is important among friends. In a mutually(共有的) satisfying friendship, both friends talk and listen. Friends talk appropriately to each other.‎ ‎5. This passage mainly talks about ______.‎ ‎ A. how to talk to a good friend B. how to be a good friend ‎ C. how to develop friendship D. how to express friendship ‎6. When you want to make a friend, you should begin with ______.‎ ‎ A. getting in touch with other people ‎ ‎ B. sharing things with other people ‎ ‎ C. listening to other people carefully ‎ D. talking with other people frequently ‎7. The article supports the following ideas EXCEPT that ______.‎ ‎ A. friends should often talk with each other ‎ B. friends can avoid quarrels for disagreements ‎ C. you feel good when your friend touches you ‎ D. you always know your friends’ thoughts ‎ C ‎ Birthdays are especially important to the very young and the very old. On their birthdays, people receive birthday cards and birthday presents from their family and friends. Children’s cards often have a large number on them showing how old they are. Cards for adults have pictures of flowers or scenery, or humorous or rude cartoons. Inside there is usually a simple greeting, such as “Happy Birthday” or “Many Happy ‎ Returns of the Day.”‎ ‎ In the US, children who have their birthdays during the school year take a cake to school and have a small party with their classmates. In Britain, ‎ children sometimes get Bumped (lifted off the ground horizontally and put down again sharply) by their friends, the same number of times as their age.‎ ‎ In the US, the 16th birthday is called sweet 16. It is the age at which a ‎ person can get a US driver’s license, and some wealthier parents give their ‎ children a car as a present. At 18, in Britain and in the US, young people ‎ become adults and many have a big party. In most parts of the US, 21 is the ‎ age at which people can drink alcohol legally. ‎ ‎ In Britain, people celebrate 21st birthday less. Many adults dislike ‎ getting older and a few lie about their age. But jin general older people are ‎ now much more willing to tell others their age. You may see a sign by the ‎ side of a road saying: “Dave Ellis 40 today!”, put there by Dave’s friends. At ‎ about 65, people retire, and those who have reached this age are called ‎ senior citizens. Few people live to be 100, so a 100th birthday is very special. ‎ In Britain, people reaching this age may receive card containing a printed ‎ message from the Queen.‎ ‎8. What’s the main characteristic of children’s birthday cards?‎ A. They are full of pictures of scenery. ‎ B. There are some flowers on them.‎ C. There is a large number on them. ‎ D. They have greetings written on them. ‎ ‎ 9. In the last paragraph, the example “Dave Ellis 40 today” shows ______.‎ ‎ A. The 40th birthday is very special ‎ ‎ B. Many adults like lying about their age ‎ C. Dave’s friends like playing jokes on him ‎ ‎ D. Older people don’ t mind telling others their age now ‎10. If a person reaches 65, he can ______.‎ A. be called a senior citizen B. refuse to talk about his age ‎ C. receive a card from the queen D. be invited to dinner with the Queen ‎ D ‎ Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these “how to” books are printed; in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “how to”. One book may tell you how to get money, another may tell you how to put it away or spend it; and another may explain how to give your money away.‎ ‎ Many “how to” books give you advice on jobs. They tell you how to choose a job and how to succeed in (在……方面成功) it. If you fail (失败), however, you can buy a book called “how to make money”. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book whose name is “how to live on nothing.”‎ ‎ Why many of these books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex (复杂). Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. “How to” books help people live a better life.‎ ‎11. “How to” books_________. ‎ A. are very difficult to get B. have come out in great number C. can be found in few countries D. cost a lot of money ‎12. If you can’t do your job well, you can buy_________. ‎ A. How to Turn Failure (失败) into Success (成功)‎ B. How to Make a Million C. How to Live on Nothing D. How to Get a Job ‎13. “How to” books are so popular because___________. ‎ A. life is very hard for most people B. such books are very cheap C. people have enough money to buy them D. people need to deal with (处理) complex life ‎14. Many “how to” books tell you___________. ‎ A. how to live a better life B. how to live on nothing C. how to give other people advice D. how to make a million (发大财)‎ ‎15. “How to” books are_________ according to the passage.‎ A. expensive B. very cheap C. helpful D. useless 第二节：（共5小题，每题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的七个选项（A、B、C......）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。然后在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ E ‎ Tips for Writing Essay on Reading ‎ Take a look at the following list so that you know you’re writing the ‎ best possible essay on reading.‎ ‎ Read what you are interested in.‎ ‎ If you know that you are going to be writing an essay on reading, be ‎ sure to select a text that you’re interested in. ___16__so make sure you read ‎ what you are interested in.‎ ‎ Find your focus.‎ ‎ Before you write any kind of essay on reading, you need to decide what ‎ your essay on reading will be about. ___17___ Or you can select a theme ‎ based on the text.‎ ‎ Practice close reading.‎ ‎ Close reading is a way of analyzing a writer’s word choice and ‎ balancing critical thinking as you’re reading. ___18___ For example, analyze ‎ why the writer said that the main character was walking quickly instead of ‎ running. There is difference between those two word choices. ‎ ‎ Ask questions.‎ ‎ If you’re having trouble writing your essay on reading, go back to the ‎ text and train yourself to ask thoughtful questions. ___19___ For example, ‎ while reading The Old Man and the Sea, ask why Ernest Hemingway spends ‎ so much time with a man by Himself.‎ ‎ ____20____‎ ‎ Once you train yourself to ask questions, you need to look for clues in the ‎ text to lead you to a conclusion. As you look for answers in the text. ‎ Sometimes you need to make a larger meaning out of something that seems ‎ small. This is called subtext (潜台词).‎ A. Look for unspoken words.‎ B. But it will be good for you to write.‎ C. You can write how the brain reacts to reading.‎ D. Essays on reading could be one of the most interesting ones.‎ E. Your essay will suffer if what you’re reading is boring to you.‎ F. As you practice close reading, take a look at the word choice.‎ G. These kind of questions would be a great way to start your essay.‎ 第二部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分55分）‎ 第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ‎ ‎ Almost at the same time, my 14-year-old son, John, and I found the coat in the clothes shop. It was __21__ on a wall with other coats together-- just like a rose among wild flowers. __22__ appeared in John’s eyes. He tried it on and __23__ from side to side,looking at himself in the __24__. Soon he smiled. It was __25__.‎ ‎ John wore the coat to school the next day and came back home with a big __26__. I asked him whether his classmates liked his new coat. He nodded his head, __27__ hanging it over the back of a chair.‎ ‎ Over the next few weeks, some __28__ came over John. He became more __29__ and more thoughtful (体贴的). “ Good dinner, Mom,” he would say every evening. He would __30__ his younger brother his radio and __31__ tell him how to use it. Without an annoyed look, he would __32__ in wood to make fire. One day when I advised that he should __33__ his homework before dinner, John--who wouldn’t so anything until the last minute--said, “You’re __34__, Mom. I will.”‎ ‎ When I talked with one of his teachers and said that I didn’t know what __35__ changes, she said with laughter, “It must be his __36__.” Once she told John she gave him a high mark not only because he had done well in the test but also because she __37__ his coat. And from then on, she found that John __38__ to get along with other students instead of __39__ with them.‎ ‎ Quite often, a small change will make others notice you or even praise you, which leads to a lot of good changes in __40__. On John, his wonderful coat had this effect. ‎ ‎( ) 21. A. hiding B. hanging C.waiting D.shaking ‎ ‎( ) 22. A. Surprise B. Sadness C. Joy D. Fear ‎( ) 23. A. turned B. jumped C. walked D. moved ‎ ‎( ) 24. A. picture B. mirror C.shop D. window ‎ ‎( ) 25. A.popular B. terrible C. strange D. perfect ‎ ‎( ) 26. A. success B. puzzle C. smile D. problem ‎ ‎( ) 27. A. suddenly B. carefully C. hurriedly D. quickly ‎ ‎( ) 28. A.changes B. challenges C. wishes D. thoughts ‎ ‎( ) 29. A. nervous B. useless C. polite D. honest ‎ ‎( ) 30. A.show B. sell C. pass D. lend ‎( ) 31. A. patiently B. finally C. normally D. naturally ‎ ‎( ) 32. A. throw B. knock C. carry D. put ‎( ) 33. A. accept B. practice C. prepare D. finish ‎ ‎( ) 34. A.kind B.right C.strict D. fine ‎( ) 35. A. caused B.meant C. won D. corrected ‎( ) 36. A. test B. homework C. coat D. note ‎ ‎( ) 37. A. liked B. wanted C.missed D. hated ‎ ‎( ) 38. A. agreed B. stopped C. refused D.tried ‎( ) 39. A. talking B. playing C. discussing D.arguing ‎ ‎( ) 40. A. trade B. return C.silence D. shock ‎ ‎ ‎ 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(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式.‎ ‎ On a ___41___ (freeze) cole day in January 1994, Jiesang Suonandajie found what he was looking for --- a group of poachers __42___ were killing the Tibetan antelope. In the following battle, he __43__(shoot) and killed. He gave ___44___(he) life to save the Tibetan antelope. By the 1990s the number of the Tibetan antelopes had fallen to about 50,000. The reason is that the wool of the Tibetan antelope is the ___45___(expensive) in the world. Often working at night, the poachers shoot whole herds of antelopes at a time, ___46___(leave) only the babies, whose wool is not worth so much. The animals are skinned on the spot and then the wool is taken to India to make___47___(shawl). The shawls are exported ___48___ rich countries in North America and Europe. In the 1990s the Chinese government began to take ___49___ active part in protecting the antelopes. Since 1997 the antelope population has ___50___(slow) begun to grow again.‎ 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）‎ 下面短文中有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在下面写上该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。‎ 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词；‎ 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 ‎ Today is Sunday. I didn’t get up early as usually. In the morning after I finished my homework, I do some washing. Then I telephoned one of my classmate and invited him to see a movie. And unfortunately, when we got to the cinema at 3 pm, we found all the tickets had sole out. Then we went back to our school and played the football. After that, we were about to go home while we saw our English teacher, Mr Zhao, come into the school. He told us we had made great progresses this term. He also suggested they should read more and write more . We promised him that we would follow his advice.‎ 第二节：书面表达 （满分25分） ‎ ‎ 假定你是李华， 大学刚毕业，正在找工作。《中国日报》上刊登了一则某公司招聘职员的启事，你认为你很合适， 于是你向该公司发送一封 e-mail求职。 内容要点如下：‎ 1． 出生于山西省，22岁， 身体健康。‎ 2． 毕业于山西大学，所学专业为计算机科学。‎ 3． 擅长电脑和英语。‎ 4． 业余爱好：打篮球。‎ 5． 请回复e-mail：lihua@sina.com ‎ 请用英文将该e-mail写出来。‎ ‎ 注意：可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯，结构完整；词数100左右。‎ Dear Mr Brown, ‎ ‎___________________________________________________ _‎ ‎______________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours truly,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ 2018-2019第一学期高二期中英语答案 阅读理解： 1-4 DCBA 5-7 CAD 8-10 CDA 11-15 BCDAC 16-20 ECFGA ‎ 完型填空：21-30BCABD CBACD 31-40 ACDBA CADDB ‎ 填写单词 ‎ freezing, who, was shot, his, most expensive, leaving, shawls, to，an, slowly 短文改错：‎ ‎ usually ---uaual, do---did , classmate---classmates , And ---But,‎ ‎ hadΛbeen sole out, play the (去掉the) foottall , while ---when , ‎ come---came, progresses---progress, they---we, ‎ 书面表达：‎ Dear Mr Brown,‎ ‎ I’ve learned from China Daily that some clerks are wanted in your company. I’m eager to be one of them. So I’m writing this letter.‎ ‎ Now I’d like to introduce myself to you. My name is Li Hua. I’m 22 years old. I was born in Shanxi Province and I am in good health. I graduated from Shanxi University. My major is computer science. I’ve done very well in all subjects and I’m especially good at computer studies and English. And in my spare time, I like to play basketball very much.‎ ‎ If you are interested in my application, please write to me. My e-mail address is lihua @ sina. com. I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.‎ ‎ With best wishes.‎ ‎ Yours truly,‎ ‎ Li Hua