2017-2018学年甘肃省兰州市第一中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年甘肃省兰州市第一中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

兰州一中 2017-2018-Ⅰ学期高二年级期中考试 ‎ 英语试卷 说明：本试卷共分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。‎ ‎ 第Ⅰ卷 Ⅰ.阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节 ‎（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20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，并填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎ A ‎ Taobao is a major online shopping website in China. For those who just love to shop online, now is the best time of the year, because Nov 11, China’s Singles’ Day, will see some seemingly irrational discounts, in line with the tradition that was started in 2010.‎ Last year, Taobao, a major online shopping website, set a record of 1 billion yuan in sales on that day alone, with a whopping 19.1 billion yuan exchanging hands on the website. The number of items sold paralyzed the delivery services due to overloading. On the verge of yet another annual spending spree, it’s worth reading up on tricks and tips to make the most of the shopping carnival.‎ Be prepared Select goods early and rationally Put everything you want in the “shopping cart” to make a list of potential purchases. Then go through it carefully, removing anything you selected on impulse.‎ Seal a deal in advance Talk to service staff as early as possible. They may have already decided on a discount policy for Nov 11 and may even ship the product to you in advance, which is a good way to avoid the heavy online traffic on the special day.‎ Manage your budget Popular items will be in strong demand, so make sure you’re ready to pay with the least number of procedures. It’s best to deposit a reasonable amount of money in your Alipay account ‎ so that you can pay without going through any lengthy verifications. If you’re planning on using a credit card, you can call the bank to apply for more credit, but only spend as much as you can afford to repay.‎ Look at the real items With many products, such as shoes and clothes, it’s better to look at them first to check their quality, size and appearance and ensure you’re buying the right one.‎ Be smart It’s all about timing According to Alipay, there are several peak hours when online traffic is heavy and there is a higher risk of failed transactions. Try to avoid the following time spans: 12 pm-1:30 am, 10-11 am, 3-5 pm, and 8-10 pm.‎ Apps as a helping hand Smartphone apps like Huihui Shopping list the best offers on a particular website, while Yitao, a software developed by Alibaba, compares prices of selected items across different websites to bring you the best deal.‎ Track and open your package Because of the huge demand, delivery mistakes are inevitable, so try to track the package. If the product is perishable, keep the tracking record in case of a dispute. When the package arrives, check the item carefully before signing for it. Now you can go ahead and enjoy all your new stuff!‎ 1. What does the underlined word “irrational” mean?‎ ‎ A. Amazing B. Unexpected C. Reasonable D. Irregular ‎2. With some money in Alipay account, you can .‎ ‎ A. spend as much as you can afford.‎ ‎ B. get the best deal with irrational account.‎ ‎ C. save much trouble and time when you pay.‎ ‎ D. pay with the most number of procedures. ‎ ‎3. Which is true according to the passage?‎ ‎ A.You can buy anything you want on the website on China’s Singles’ Day without ‎ considering your power of consumption. ‎ B. Delivery mistakes are impossible though there is a large demand on that day.‎ C. Taobao set a record of 19.1 billion yuan in sales on Singles’ day.‎ D. You are less likely to make a deal during peak hours.‎ ‎ B The number of accidents involving pedestrians (行人) wearing headphones is on the rise, a report suggests, causing fresh warning from road safety groups in Britain.‎ A US-based study found a total of 116 reports of death or injury to pedestrians wearing headphones between 2004 and 2011, jumping from ‎16 in 2005 to ‎47 in 2011.‎ Most victims were men (68%) and under the age of 30 (67%), with around one in ten of all cases (9%) under the age of 18.Some 89% of the cases occurred in urban areas and more than half (55%) of the victims were struck by trains .‎ Eighty-one of the 116 accidents (70%) resulted in the person’s death—even though a warning was sounded in around a third of the cases.‎ The study concluded, “The use of headphone may be a safety risk to pedestrians , especially in environments with moving vehicles（cars）. Further research is needed to determine if and how headphone use threatens pedestrian safety.” British road safety groups warned pedestrians to be careful.‎ Floor Lieshout, director of Youth For Road Safety, said, “ This study shows once more the importance of using all of our senses while we are near traffic. It is important that we find an attractive way to make youth learn about the risks of wearing headphones in traffic.”‎ Andrew Howard , who is the head of road safety at the Automobile Association, added that some pedestrians can be “so focused in their own little world they forget the world going on around them”. That can include headphone wearers, Howard said, but also people talking on phones.‎ However, Howard said that more researches needed to be done.‎ Earlier studies have shown that people wearing headphones or talking on phones can suffer “inattentional blindness” which makes them isolated (孤立) from the world around them .‎ Ian Harvey, at the charity Civic Voice, said that “ to defeat isolation and to help build a civic(文明的) society, people need to interact(交往) with each other .‎ He said, “ A basis for any civilized society is communication—Surfing the web, listening to MP3s, reading blogs or sending e-mail is not interacting with a person; it’s interacting with a machine.‎ ‎“If people feel socially isolated, they need to have more face-to-face interactions with other human beings and in time, will begin to feel happier and more connected to the world and place they live in.”‎ ‎4. What does the text mainly discuss?‎ A. Safety problems caused by wearing headphones.‎ B. Recent research on the risks to pedestrians .‎ C. The advantages and disadvantages of headphones. ‎ D. Traffic accidents in the United States.‎ ‎5. We can learn from the Us-bases study that _________ .‎ A. most accidents were caused by cars B. most victims died in the accidents ‎ C. most accidents happened in the countryside D. most victims are under eighteen ‎6. Howard will probably agree that ____________ .[]‎ A. it is safe if you wear headphones in a proper way B. it is dangerous to talk on phones while walking C. most people wear headphones because of loneliness D. people wearing headphones are more likely to go blind ‎7. What Lan Harvey said shows the importance of ___________ .‎ A. beating isolation B. new technologies C. building a civilized society D. communication between people ‎ C With the rapid development of China's economy, more and more foreigners begin to learn Chinese because they are beginning to realize the importance and growing influence of  China. Pupils in Warwickshire will soon be learning Mandarin after new links were forged(建立联系) with a region in China.‎ ‎　　 Head teachers from the county spent a week in Shenzhen in South-east China, making links with schools and touring different education establishments.‎ ‎　　 Schools that took part are now looking to introduce Mandarin lessons. Pupils from schools in Warwickshire and Shenzhen are starting to write and e-mail each other and plans are being made to share lessons over the Internet.‎ The trip was arranged by Warwickshire County Council and funded by the British Council as the first stage of development of a range of ties with the economically booming city.‎ International development officer Judith Young said: “We are entering an exciting period of school relation between Warwickshire and Shenzhen. There is a real appetite for sharing ideas among the Chinese. We were able to see the differences and similarities between the education systems and there are many areas in which our schools, teachers and pupils will be able to benefit from a different cultural perspective(观点) and links with a country that is becoming very important on the world stage. ‎ Throughout the high profile(引人注目) visit led by our county education officer, Eric Wood, our group was made to feel very welcome and attracted a great deal of interest. Our visit to a primary school was featured as the main news item on television that night. A mark of how highly the visit was valued is that plans are being made for a return visit to Warwickshire of civic leaders, senior education officials and school principals.”‎ ‎8. Head teachers from Warwickshire came to Shenzhen_________.‎ ‎　A. to get in touch with Shenzhen schools B. to pay a return official visit ‎　C. to have Mandarin lessons D. to have sightseeing ‎9. How does Judith Young feel about the future co-operation?‎ ‎　A. Upset. B. Confident. C. Disappointed. D. Unsure.‎ ‎10. Which might be the best title of this passage?‎ ‎　A. Warwickshire Teachers in Shenzhen.‎ ‎　B. Sharing Different Education Ideas.‎ ‎　C. Schools in Warwickshire Forge Chinese Links.‎ ‎　D. Sharing Lessons on the Internet.‎ 第Ⅱ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。选项中的两项为多余选项。‎ Humans use electricity to light up the night sky. But did you know that nature itself can glow, too?‎ ‎ 11. . Some use their lights to communicate. Others shine to hunt, to mate or to protect themselves. The vampire squid, for example, gives out a cloud of light to scare enemies.‎ ‎12. .‎ In 2013, the US company Gleaux said it had created the world’s first light-producing plant, reported the Daily Mail.‎ ‎13. .‎ ‎“People have dreamed about this stuff for many years,” said Alexander Krichevsky, the company’s founder.‎ He and other researchers are working toward a future in which glowing plants replace lamps and glowing trees line highways.14. , making them glow to let farmers know when they need water or are ready to be picked.‎ While GleauX is working on glowing plants, the French company Glowee is trying to use glowing bacteria to light up shop windows and street signs. It is the same type of bacteria that causes certain sea animals to light up.‎ ‎15. .The company is now working on a light that shines brighter, lasts longer and comes in different colors.‎ ‎ “Our goal is to change the way we produce and use light,” said Glowee founder Sandra Rey. “We want to offer a global solution that will reduce the 19 percent of electricity consumption used to produce light.”‎ A. People are also creating glowing bacterial art that you can hang in your home B. Scientists have found many glowing creatures, most of which live in the ocean C. Krichevsky also hopes the technology could be used in crops D. Researchers around the world are looking into nature’s lights for new ideas E. It is a genetically-modified plant that glows like fireflies do F. In 2016, Glowee created a bacteria-powered light that glows for three days[]‎ G. This technology could help us save much energy 第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ Britain will be the biggest country in Europe by 2050, overtaking both France and Germany, according to official projections.‎ Britain will 16 its population swell from today's 62.2 million to 77 million, an increase of 24 percent.‎ This will make it bigger than France, projected to be 70 million and Germany, which is 17 to have 71.5 million citizens.‎ The forecasts come from the Population Reference Bureau, a US 18 which supplies data 19 governments and institutions around the world.‎ The predictions 20 that Britain will see its population increase over the next 40 years at a far faster rate than nearly 21 European country. The extra 15 million equates to the combined populations of Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool being added to the 22 national population over the next two generations.‎ Britain's population has started to climb ‎23 in recent years. Last year the Office for National Statistics 24 that mothers had more children than at any time since 1973.‎ Immigrant mothers 25 more than half of the increase in births, but the fertility rate among 26 women also rose sharply.‎ The Population Reference Bureau 27 that France's population, 28 , will increase at half the rate, 29 7 million to its 63 million. 30 Germany will actually see its population 31 sharply from 81.6 million to 71.5 million because of a lack of immigration, and a 32 lower birth rate than ‎33 in Britain. It already has the second oldest population in the world after Japan, 34 one in five of all Germans over the age of 65.‎ Europe, 35 , will see its population dip from 739 million to 720 million, because of its low birth rate.‎ ‎16.A. notice B. watch C. see D. observe ‎17.A. planned B. supposed C. predicted D. expected ‎18.A. body B. university C. community D. committee ‎19.A. for B. with C. to D. from ‎20.A. advise B. insist C. explain D. suggest ‎21.A. every B. any C. any other D. the other ‎22.A. complete B. total C. whole D. all ‎23.A. slowly B. sharply C. steadily D. permanently ‎24.A. indicated B. expressed C. stated D. described ‎25.A. depended on B. owed to C. resulted from D. accounted for ‎26.A. British-born B. French-born C. Japanese-born D. German-born ‎27.A. declares B. warns C. predicts D. imagines ‎28.A. in return B. in common C. in contrast D. in addition ‎29.A. adding B. reducing C. rising D. growing ‎30.A. although B. because C. while D. as ‎31.A. rise B. fall C. develop D. change ‎32.A. far B. very C. nearly D. quite ‎33.A. it B. one C. they D. that ‎34.A. with B. during C. within D. without ‎35.A. first of all B. after all C. in all D. above all ‎ 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题） ‎ 第二部 分（共两节，满分25分）‎ 第一节 单词拼写（一空一词， 共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）‎ ‎36.The media keep us i of the latest news.‎ ‎37.He seems to be （缺乏）in common sense.‎ ‎38. We all want to make a good first i on each other and not get stuck in an ‎ awkward conversation.‎ ‎39.The cars were all decorated with flowers for the wedding c .‎ ‎40.Since we began our program in 1981, we have always tried to find youth groups to be ‎ ‎ (卷入）in the plantings.‎ ‎41.One appropriate project would be a project to develop (电的） cars.‎ ‎42.Her sister said she had (故意地） given the man a false name and address.‎ ‎43.Research i that men find it easier to give up smoking than women.‎ ‎44.He was thrown into a （进退两难得境地）where he couldn’t put up with the ‎ management but he didn’t want to quit the well-paid job.‎ ‎45. I'm not o  about my chances of getting the job.‎ ‎46.The school can’t t cheating in exams.‎ ‎47.His (申请）for membership of the organization was rejected.‎ ‎48.Many patients are not getting the medical t they need.‎ ‎49.In the garden we can find a v of plants.‎ ‎50.It’s said that she is not （专业的）player; she is just a amateur.‎ 第二节（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）‎ ‎ I used to live in San Paulo, Brazil.‎ ‎ It is a huge city with more people 51 (live) in it than in my own country. I rented a flat in a wealthy community, but there was a favela（贫民窟）quite near. For several months I didn’t have a car, so I used public transportation to go to the city centre.‎ Once, 52 my way back, I had to wait for a long time at a bus stop. I was alone, except for a woman 53 was apparently very poor. She carried a small paper bag of popcorn.‎ While 54 were waiting, she walked over and offered me some popcorn. I thanked her, 55 I didn’t want to help myself to it. She repeatedly 56 (insist)that I take some from the paper bag.‎ ‎ I was so moved by that woman’s 57 (kind) that day. I clearly had more than she did, but she naturally and joyfully shared 58 she had with me.‎ I think about how poor people are sometimes able to share the little they have more easily ‎ 59 those who own a lot. I wonder if it’s true that the more you have, 60 more difficult it is for you to share anything with others.‎ 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处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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：在错的词下划一横线（___），并在该词下面写出修改的词。‎ 注意: 1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎ 2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ My dream is to become a school teacher in the future. In fact, I had the dream of becoming a teacher since my childhood. In my opinion, without teachers, no society could make progresses. There is no doubt whether teachers play an important role in children growth. Not only do teachers pass on knowledge for children, but they also teach children how to behave themselves. Comparing with other jobs, teaching is hard and the pay is lower. And to me, what great fun it is to be with children! They make me to feel young forever because I’ll study harder and try my best to realize my dream.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 假如你是星光中学高二（1）班的班长李华，得知美国学生John作为交换生，下学期将到你班学习。请你根据以下提示，给他写封邮件。‎ ‎ 1.表示欢迎；‎ ‎2.介绍与本地生活相关的信息（如气候，饮食等）；‎ ‎ 3.介绍本班情况；‎ ‎4.希望John做些事情，以增进中美学生之间的了解和友谊。‎ ‎ 注意：1.请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息；‎ ‎2.可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯；‎ ‎3.字数不少于100个，开头结尾已给出，不计入总字数。‎ ‎ 参考词汇: exchange student Dear John,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Looking forward to seeing you.‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎2017-2018高二英语期中答案 阅读理解1-3 BCD 4-7 ABBD 8-10 ABC 11-15 BDECF ‎ 完型填空16-20 CCACD 21-25 CBBAD 26-30 ACCAC 31-35 BADAC 单词拼写36.informed 37. lacking 38. impression ‎ ‎39. ceremony 40. involved 41. electric 42.deliberately 43. indicates 44.dilemma 45. optimistic 46. tolerate 47. application 48. treatments 49. variety 50. professional 语法填空51. living 52. on 53. who 54.we 55.but 56.insisted 57. kindness 58. what 59. than 60. the 短文改错。‎ 1. had前加have 2. progresses-progress 3. whether-that ‎ 4. children-children’s 5. for-to 6.Comparing-Compared 7. hard-harder 8. And-But 9. 去掉feel 前的to 10. because-so Dear John,‎ ‎ I’m Li Hua , monitor of Class One, Senior Two. I have heard that you are coming to our class to study with us. I,on behalf of the whole class, welcome you warmly. It is a great honor for me to tell you some information relevant to the local life. First, our traditional foods are steam-bread and rice. I hope you can get used to them soon. In addition, the climate here is very similar to that in the USA, ‎ so there is no need for you to worry about it. Now I will introduce our class to you. Our class is made up of 52 students, all of whom are hardworking and friendly. There is no doubt that you can get along well with them. Our teachers are kind to us and treat us as their friends. At last, I would appreciate it if you can do something to promote the understanding and friendship between the students of the two countries.‎ Looking forward to seeing you. ‎ ‎ Yours ‎ Li Hua[]‎