2017-2018学年湖北省湖北大学附属中学高二年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年湖北省湖北大学附属中学高二年级上学期期中考试英语试题

湖北大学附属中学2017-2018学年上学期期中考试 高二英语试题 ‎（卷面满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）‎ 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分 第Ⅰ卷 ‎ 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. What will the man do tonight?‎ A. Go to the theatre. B. Catch a flight. C. Pick up his parents.‎ ‎2. Who is reading over there?‎ A. David. B. Sam. C. Tom.‎ ‎3. What was the woman doing?‎ A. Doing some reading. B. Turning down the music. C. Listening to music.‎ ‎4. How much should the man return the woman in all?‎ A. 10 dollars. B. 20 dollars. C. 30 dollars.‎ ‎5. What are the two speakers talking about?‎ A. The weather. B. A big rain. C. Plans for today.‎ 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6、7题。‎ ‎6. How old is the man now?‎ A. 30. B. 34. C. 44.‎ ‎7. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. The man’s experience of learning the piano.‎ B. The man’s life as a famous pianist. C. The man’s life in a piano class.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What gift does the woman receive from David?‎ A. A bag. B. A book. C. A guitar.‎ ‎9. How does the woman probably feel seeing Sienna’s present?‎ A. Disappointed. B. Happy. C. Confused.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Why is the woman looking for a new job?‎ A. Because she will lose her job soon. B. Because she is tired of her current job.‎ C. Because she wants a higher-paying job.‎ ‎11. What do we know about the woman?‎ A. She is under 35 years old. B. She doesn’t have any work experience.‎ C. She’d like to give up her part-time job.‎ ‎12. What does the woman need?‎ A. A job requiring no work experience. B. A full-time job at the supermarket.‎ C. A job requiring no overtime work.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What do we know about the apartment?‎ A. It has three bedrooms. B. It’s near a lake. C. It is far from the woman’s office.‎ ‎14. How does the woman usually go to work?‎ A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By car.‎ ‎15. How much does the woman want to weigh?‎ A. 90 pounds. B. 100 pounds. C. 110 pounds.‎ ‎16. What’s the most probable relationship between the man and Rose?‎ A. Husband and wife. B. Roommates. C. Brother and sister.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. When did the woman visit the first city?‎ A. Sometime last years. B. In the middle of this year. C. At the beginning of this year.‎ ‎18. What’s the woman’s nationality?‎ A. British. B. American. C. French.‎ ‎19. What did The Beatles do in 1969?‎ A. Visited the Sherlock‎ Holmes ‎Museum. B. Visited Buckingham‎ ‎Palace.‎ C. Walked across Abbey Road.‎ ‎20. Which of the following isn’t in the third city?‎ A. The Empire‎ State ‎Building. B. Buckingham‎ ‎Palace. C. Big Ben.‎ 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。   ‎ A Winter Vinecki began running at age five, but got serious in 2009 after her father died of cancer — that’s when she decided to honor his memory by running a marathon on every continent (大洲) before her 15th birthday.‎ Scope: Team Winter is an organization you founded to raise money for cancer research. How did it get started?‎ Winter: At first, Team Winter was formed to fight childhood obesity (肥胖). When I was 8, I ran a race and raised $1,100 for that cause. But less than a year later, my dad got cancer. I knew I had to do something to help. When I started, my goal was to raise $10,000. I’ve raised well past that — almost $500,000.‎ Scope: What goes through your mind when you run?‎ Winter: When I’m having a hard time during a race, I think about my dad. If he could deal with the pain of cancer, I can deal with any type of pain. He was a very friendly person. He was always smiling and very happy even when he had cancer.‎ Scope: Is your age ever an obstacle (障碍) in your races?‎ Winter: I’ve been turned down by race directors who won’t let anyone younger than 16 or 18 compete. But Diana Nyad, the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, told me, “Never let them tell you it can’t be done.” From then on I knew my age wasn’t the problem.‎ Scope: You’ve probably inspired lots of people too.‎ Winter: I’ve heard about kids doing projects like me. Once in a restaurant, a boy came up to my mom and me and told us his dad had cancer too. Now he’s competing in running for his dad. Hearing stories like that helps keep me going.‎ ‎21. What do we know about Team Winter?‎ A. It always holds different races. B. It was to help obese children at first.‎ C. Its final goal is to raise $500,000. D. It was named after Winter’s father. ‎ ‎22. When Winter has a hard time during a race, what keeps her going? ‎ A. Her father’s illness.          B. Her father’s success.‎ C. Her father’s kindness. D. Her father’s bravery.                      ‎ ‎23. Winter’s words in the last paragraph tell us that ________________.‎ A. she hopes others will do what she does B. she sets a good example to others C. the boy wants to join Team Winter D. the boy invites her to compete with him B One advantage of the Internet is shopping conveniently online for clothes; one disadvantage of the Internet is also shopping conveniently online for clothes.‎ ‎“Nothing fits,” said Lam Yuk Wong, a senior in electrical and computer engineering at Rice‎ ‎University. “Everyone says this. They order clothes and they don’t fit. People get very unhappy.”‎ Wong and her design partner, Xuaner “Cecilia” Zhang, are Team White Mirror, creators of what they call a “virtual (虚拟)fitting room”. Their goal is simple and consumer-friendly: to let online clothing shoppers have a perfect fit and a perfect look when shopping every time. Both women are from China, Wong from Hong Kong and Zhang from Beijing. They both order most of their clothing online. They got the idea from their own experience as consumers and from listening to the complaints of friends and relatives. “They say, ‘The color is wrong’ or ‘I got the right size but it still does not fit.’ We want to make it like you’re in the store trying on the clothes,” Zhang said.‎ Using a Kinect developed by Microsoft for use with its Xbox 360 video game player, Zhang scans Wong and turns her image into, in effect, a virtual model, keeping Wong’s dimensions (尺寸), and even her skin and hair color. “We put the clothes on the shopper’s 3-D body models and show how they look when they are dressed,” Wong said. So far, Wong and Zhang have adapted the software to show dresses and shirts, and they are now working on shorts.‎ Asked if she thought men as well as women might be interested in using their virtual fitting room, Wong said, “I think their wives will care about this, so it will also be important to men.”‎ ‎24. Why is shopping conveniently online for clothes a disadvantage?‎ A. ‎ Students may easily get addicted to it.‎ B. It attracts more online clothing shoppers.‎ C. ‎ It causes shoppers to waste too much money.‎ D. ‎ Clothes bought online may not fit.‎ 25. Wong and Zhang got the idea to design a virtual fitting room from ____.‎ A. a program at their university B. some shop-owners’ complaints ‎ C. their shopping experiences D. the Xbox 360 video game player 26. Which of the following shows the process of using the virtual fitting room?‎ A. scanning -- trying on clothes -- getting images ‎ B. trying on clothes -- getting models -- scanning C. trying on clothes -- getting images – scanning D. scanning -- getting models --trying on clothes 25. What did Wong think of her virtual fitting room?‎ A. It is perfectly developed. B. It is limited to women shoppers. ‎ C. It is like a kind of video game player. D. It will have its market share.‎ C Green tea is believed to have originated in China thousands of years ago, where it was recognized for its health benefits. And scientists continue to probe new uses for it. Some studies suggest it can help protect against cancer. Thanks to the health food craze, green tea sales are currently rising sharply. The Tea Association of the USA reports that green tea sales jumped more than 60 percent in the last decade. And in Canada, government data shows that profits for green tea imports more than quadrupled (四倍). Nowadays, green tea seems to be everywhere. In shops, you can buy green tea leaves prepared in a number of ways: fried, powdered or steamed.‎ Despite green tea’s healthy reputation, the drink was once considered dangerous. Where did this silly opinion come from? Blame the Victorians, of course, who lived in a period of English history in the 19th century. That’s when some of the silliest theories about green tea arose. One 1882 book described strange experiments to show the harm of green tea. Apply some green tea below a frog’s stomach, and you could cause paralysis (瘫痪) in its legs, the book claimed. And injecting green tea into a dog would cause it to lose control of its legs and tail. The book went so far as to declare that green tea could kill someone. At that time, a green tea panic was sweeping England. Even Charlotte Bronte, a famous English writer, refused to touch the drink, fearing its terrible effects it would have on her nerves.‎ Some of the fear was well reasonable, though. English consumers preferred brighter leaves, over dull olive- colored ones. As a result, tea sellers would dye (染) their products, using anything including poisons like “Prussian blue”. Even today, mixing green tea with chemicals remains a problem. But those rare instances aren’t stopping Westerners from raising their pinky fingers in salute（致敬） to green tea and all its nutritional advantages. Bottoms up!‎ ‎28. Which one has the same meaning as the word “probe” in paragraph 1?‎ A. plant. B. discover. C. seed. D. harvest. ‎ ‎29. Why was green tea once considered dangerous?‎ A. Someone was killed by it.           B. Many Victorians suffered from it. ‎ C. People witnessed terrible experiments. D. Books spread negative opinions.‎ ‎30. Charlotte Bronte is mentioned in the passage to show that _______.‎ A. English people feared green tea. B. green tea had harmful effects.  ‎ C. writers disliked green tea. D. the experiments were persuasive.‎ ‎31. What’s the best title for the passage?‎ A. Green tea sales                   B. Green tea panics C. Chemicals, a problem of green tea D. Green tea, from poison to affection  ‎ D Nearly 19 percent of teachers of color(有色人种教师) left their jobs after the 2014-2015 school year. Some left for personal reasons like taking care of their families. But 50 percent said they left because they were dissatisfied with their employment situation, such as poor working conditions, student discipline problems and large class sizes. Thus, taking immediate measures to improve it is our top priority.‎ For years, researchers have proved the benefits of increasing the share of minority teachers in schools, especially as our public school system has turned to one that is made up mostly of minority students. Teachers of color, who are more likely than their white counterparts to choose to work in racially diverse(多种多样的) schools, offer particular benefits to their students. Graduation rates increase among minority students when they are taught by racially similar educators, research shows. They can also serve as positive role models, and their presence reduces the chance of racial discrimination at school.‎ The Shanker Institute report suggests that the rate of minority teacher hiring is not the whole problem. The problem is what happens after these teachers enter the classroom. These teachers often work in high-poverty rural schools. They are more likely to have less-desirable working conditions.‎ Diversity is a key component（组成部分） to equality and opportunity. Where there’s a diverse teaching workforce, all kids thrive. So solutions must be found at once to turn this trend around. Firstly, schools should develop mentorship（导师制） programs that support minority teachers once they are in the classroom. Secondly, more money should be spent in improving working conditions in these schools. Of course, school headmasters should also be evaluated on their ‎ ability to retain（保留） teachers of color.‎ ‎32. Among teachers of color leaving their jobs, half of them quit because _______. ‎ ‎ A. they had to take care of their children. B. they eventually found better-paid jobs. ‎ C. their employment situation was unsatisfactory. D. they had to move to other places.‎ ‎33. Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?‎ ‎ A. The benefits of increasing the share of minority teachers in schools.‎ ‎ B. The solutions to increasing graduation rates among minority students.‎ ‎ C. The reasons for teachers of color leaving their jobs in many schools.‎ ‎ D. The ways to decrease the possibility of racial discrimination at school.‎ ‎34. Which of the following components is vital to equality and opportunity?‎ A. Honesty B. Ability C. Safety D. Variety ‎35. How did the author feel when writing the passage?‎ ‎ A. He felt angry about the government. B. He felt it urgent to solve the problem. ‎ ‎ C. He was satisfied with the present situation. ‎ D. He didn’t care about diverse teaching workforce. ‎ 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。‎ Humor plays an important role in relationships. In new relationships, humor can be an effective tool not just for attracting the other person but also for overcoming any awkwardness or embarrassment. 36 ‎ Sharing the pleasure of humor creates a sense of connection between two people. When you laugh with one another, you create a positive tie between you. This tie acts as a strong buffer(缓冲) against stress, disagreements, disappointments, and bad patches in a relationship. And laughter really is infectious. 37 But don’t worry if you’re not naturally a lighthearted, humorous person----you can learn to access your playful side and develop your sense of fun.‎ Like any tool, humor can be used in negative as well as positive ways. Humor can only help you overcome relationship problems when both partners can understand the joke. 38 If your partner or friend isn’t likely to appreciate the joke, don’t say or do it. Humor in ‎ relationships should be equally fun and enjoyable for both people.‎ Don’t use humor to cover up other emotions. 39 That’s when it is used as a cover for avoiding, rather than coping with, painful emotions. You can be funny about the truth, but covering up the truth isn’t funny. When you use humor and playfulness as a cover for other emotions, you create confusion and mistrust in your relationships.‎ ‎ 40 The important thing is to find enjoyable activities that help you embrace your playful nature with other people. As humor and play become an unseparated part of your life, you’ll begin to find daily opportunities for using your new-found skills to help build and maintain your relationships.‎ A. It’s important to be sensitive to the other person.‎ B. Humor can help you and your loved one.‎ C. There are times when humor is not healthy.‎ D. The more you joke, play, and laugh----the easier it becomes.‎ E. In longer-term relationships, humor can keep things exciting and fresh.‎ F. It’s never too late to develop your humorous side.‎ G. Just hearing someone laugh can make you smile and join in on the fun.‎ 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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。‎ When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant 41 Miller King, who was the best 42 at our school.‎ Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for 43 .‎ Just before September, Miller was struck by acar and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from 44 . He looked very 45 , but he didn’t cry.‎ That season, I 46 all of Miller’s records while he 47 the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, 48 I often had crazy dreams in ‎ which I was to blame for Miller’s 49 .‎ One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller 50 going over a fence—which wasn’t 51 to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept 52 from. But even that challenge he accepted. I 53 him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally 54 on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did 55 . Thank you for filling in for 56 .” ‎ His words freed me from my bad 57 . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was 58 ahead of me. I was right to have 59 him. From that day on，I grew 60 and a little more real.‎ ‎41. A. cheering for B. staying with C. relying on D. beating out ‎42. A. player B. student C. teacher D. coach ‎43. A. show B. practice C. comfort D. pleasure ‎44. A. hospital B. vacation C. school D. training ‎45. A. relaxed B. calm C. pale D. ashamed ‎46. A. held B. tried C. set D. broke ‎ ‎47. A. watched B. judged C. organized D. reported ‎48. A. and B. but C. then D. thus ‎49. A. decision B. mistake C. sacrifice D. accident ‎50. A. lost B. hurt C. tried D. stuck ‎51. A. steady B. fun C. hard D. fit ‎52. A. praise B. assistance C. advice D. apology ‎53. A. helped B. had C. let D. noticed ‎54. A. dropped B. safe C. trapped D. ready ‎55. A. wrong B. fine C. quickly D. normally ‎56. A. us B. yourself C. them D. me ‎57. A. memories B. ideas C. dreams D. attitudes ‎ ‎58. A. also B. still C. yet D. just ‎59. A. challenged B. cured C. admired D. invited ‎60. A. healthier B. cooler C. cleverer D. bigger 第II卷 注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 ‎ 第三部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45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(1个单词)或括号内单词的的正确形式。‎ Many times we spare no effort at work, 61 (offer) hours of overtime by ignoring our family life. We spend time with people who we have nothing in common with, and attend social 62 (activity) we have no interest 63 . We always find ourselves living our lives in the way that pleases and impresses others instead of being ourselves. In fact, for the majority of people, they only think about 64 (they) 99% of the time, and 65 (rare) give us a second thought, as a result of 66 we often end up unhappy and feeling out of place.‎ In view of this, it’s time to think about ourselves, our own family, and start creating a future 67 (base) on our own likes and dislikes. 68 , think it over next time when we are required to work overtime. Trying to be a loving parent or good friend 69 (be) very likely to give us far more 70 (please) and a feeling of security, connection and belonging.‎ 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。每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。‎ Dear Jack,‎ ‎ I’m very happy to know the news you are planning to visit to my city. I’m looking forward to your early arrive. There’re a few well-known place of interest in my city. I’d like to show you around it when you came here. Time permits, we can watch some live operas. I know you’re a fan of Chinese opera. As it is becoming cold day by day, I suggest you wear some warm clothes so you won’t catch a cold. Remember to tell me exact the time of the flight. I’ll meet you at the airport.‎ ‎ Wish you the pleasant journey! ‎ ‎ Yours sincerely, ‎ ‎ Xiao Hong 第二节：书面表达（满分 25 分）‎ ‎ 全国中学生运动会将会在你市举行，组委会现面向全市中学生征集志愿者。假如你是李华，请给组委会负责人Mr. Li写封信，申请成为一名志愿者。内容要点包括：‎ ‎1．个人情况；‎ ‎2．为什么申请当志愿者;‎ ‎3．你将如何当好这个志愿者。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1.词数100左右； ‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。‎ 参考词汇：全国中学生运动national high school sports meeting ‎ Dear Mr. Li,‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours sincerely, ‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ 答 案 听力 ‎1—5 CBACA 6—10 BACBA 11—15 ACBAB 16—20 ACBCA ‎ 阅读：‎ ‎21-23 BDB 24-27 DCDD 28-31 BDAD 32-35 CADB 36-40 EGACF 完形：‎ ‎41-60 DABAC DABDD CBABB DCBCD 语法填空 ‎61. offering 62. activities 63.in 64. themselves 65. rarely 66. which 67. based 68. Therefore/Thus 69. is 70. pleasure 短文改错 Dear Jack, ‎ permitting colder them places arrival come exactly that at I’m very happy to know the news you are planning to visit to my city. I’m looking forward to your early arrive. There are a few well-known place of interest in my city. I’d like to show you around it when you came here. Time permits, we can watch some live operas. I know you’re a fan of Chinese opera. As it is becoming cold day by day, I suggest you wear some warm clothes so you won’t catch a cold. Remember to tell me exact the time of the flight. I’ll meet you at the airport.‎ a ‎ Wish you the pleasant journey! ‎ ‎ Yours truly,‎ ‎ Xiao Hong 书面表达：‎ Dear Mr. Li,‎ ‎ My name is Li Hua, a high school student in our city. Knowing that the national high school sports meeting will be held in our city, I am so excited that I can’t wait to write to you to apply to be a volunteer.‎ ‎ As a sports-lover myself, I have a general idea of the rules of different events. In addition, I am also good at communicating with others and eager to lend a hand to people in need. With the spirit of ‎ voluntary work rooted in my heart, I am sure that I can be a suitable volunteer you need. If I am honored enough to be accepted as a volunteer, I will serve the players heart and soul, using my patience and carefulness to make them feel at home.‎ ‎ Look forward to hearing from you.‎ ‎ Yours sincerely,‎ Li Hua