2017-2018学年安徽省淮北市第一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年安徽省淮北市第一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

考试时间: 120 分钟 满分: 150分 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) 1. What is the woman going to do? A. Buy a car B. Draw some money C. Pick up her grandma 2. What does the woman need to buy for skiing? A. Gloves B. Sunglasses C. A scarf 3. When is the man going to get married? A. On July 30th B. On June 30th C. On May 3rd . 4. What does the man think of the studio apartment? A. It is old. B. It is small. C. It is expansive. 5. Why does the man have much coffee? A. He is sleepy. B. He is thirsty. C. He is addicted. 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三个选项中选出最佳选项,，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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A teacher. B. An outing. C. A photo. 7. What does the girl say about her English teacher? A. She wears glasses. B. She is not strict. C. She is popular. ‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Teach her to use the phone. B. Help her with her work. C. Lend her his phone. ‎ ‎9. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Co-workers. C. Salesman and customer. ‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. How much is the adult ticket for the photography exhibitions on ly? A. £10 B. £5 C. £6‎ ‎11. Where is the Hillside Gallery? A. On Gardenia Road. B. Beside the Town Square C. On Flower Street. ‎ ‎12. How will the woman go to the gallery? A. By bus. B. By subway. C. By car. ‎ 听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题. 13. Where did the woman get her information about ”smart”cars? A. From a magazine article. B. From a TV program. C. From a newspaper report. ‎ ‎14. What is the purpose of the voice on “smart” cars? A. To warm the driver of dangers. B. To explain traffic rules. C. To give directions. 15. What does the man imply about his brother? A. He owns a “smart”car. B. He has a good sense of direction. C. He doesn’t know the way to the woman’s house? 16. Why was the man delayed on his way to the woman’s house? A. He ran out of gas. B. He got lost. C. He met with an accident. ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题。‎ ‎17. Where did Gandhi(甘地) study law? A. In Porbandar. B. In Bombay. C. In London. 18. What was Gandhi’s dream before 1947? A. Living in South Africa. B. Becoming the leader of a political party. C. Gaining India’s independence.‎ ‎19. What can we learn about Gandhi? A. He never followed other politicians’ methods in his fight. ‎ B. He once fought for black people’s rights in South Africa. C. He didn’t fight for Indian people’s rights until returning to India. ‎ ‎20. What makes Gandhi remain an inspiration to people? A. His dream of freedom. B. His strong beliefs. C. His political power. 第二部分 阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）(共两节，满分40 分)第一节(共15 小题; 每小题2分，满分30分)‎ A Teen Art Show Do you want to see your artwork displayed alongside other teens’ artwork? Don’t miss your opportunity! Showcase(在玻璃橱窗陈列) your paintings, sculptures, photographs and other artworks at the Environmental Educational Center. The show will provide an opportunity for artists to network, provide feedback and become a resource for others. ‎ Location: Environmental Educational Center ‎ Activity fee: $25‎ Night Fishing Escape the night and join us as we fish at Desert Breeze Park. No experience needed. We will provide the fishing poles, transportation, the bait(鱼饵), to help you catch a fish and best of all, teens of 14 years and under do not require a license to fish. ‎ Location: Desert Breeze Park Activity fee: $ 22‎ Overnight Snow Trip Join the City of Chandler in an exciting new trip! We will travel up to Camp Tontozona and enjoy great food and a campfire in the early evening. Snow play will be the highlight as we explore the snow-filled meadows(草地)of Woods Canyon Lake and sled down small hills in the area. You will be responsible for your own ski/ snowboard equipment. ‎ Location: Camp Tontozona Activity fee: $ 30‎ Paintballing Come out and play paintball with all your friends! Join the City of Chandler as we go to Temp Indoor Paintball. This is a great way to join in the fun of paintballing for a low cost All equipment is included. Please wear old clothes because clothes can get dirty easily!‎ Location: Tempe Paintball ‎ Activity fee: $ 28‎ ‎2 1. What can people do in Desert Breeze Park?‎ A. Go fishing. ‎ B. Play with snow. ‎ C. Play paintball. ‎ D. Meet with famous artists. ‎ ‎22. What is special about Paintballing?‎ A. It costs the least. ‎ B. It might make your clothes dirty.‎ C. People can play with friends. ‎ D. People will enjoy a campfire. ‎ ‎23. In which activity should people take their own ski equipment?‎ A. Night Fishing. ‎ B. Teen Ar Show. ‎ C. Paintballing. ‎ D. Overnight Snow Trip. ‎ B Lately a popular eight-floor bookstore in Hefei, Anhui province, has risen to fame because it becomes the world’s first shared bookstore, in a move meant to encourage more reading among Chinese citizens. ‎ It comes to people’s attention n as more than 200,000 visitors flooded the store on its first day as a shared bookstore on July 16 this year, a record high since it was reopened to the public in 2013. Some 4,000 books were brought home on the first day, Thepaper.cn reported. ‎ Customers are allowed to borrow . up to two books valued under 150 yuan per visit after registering with an app and paying the 99 yuan deposit fee (押金). ‎ All books on sale in the bookstore are available for sharing. Returned books that are damaged are sold at a discount. The bookstore also provides a bonus for bookworms. People who finish reading 12 books in three months receive eight percent of their deposit back, and members can be rewarded one yuan for every book read. ‎ ‎“We want to bring down the cost of reading so people could read more books,” Xu Xinwei, who helps run the bookstore, told Thepaper. cn. ‎ Some parents buy a lot of books for their children, but they usually end up collecting dust as their children grow up. Similarly, some popular novels for young people also fall out of fashion, according to Xu. “Books are more effectively circulated when they’re shared.”‎ ‎24. The bookstore becomes a shared one .‎ A. to make more money B. to make more room for new books C. to inspire more people to read D. to recommend new books ‎25. What does the underlined phrase “risen to fame”in Paragraph 1 probably mean?‎ A. Become well-known.‎ ‎ B. Settled down. ‎ C. Broken up. ‎ D. Taken over. ‎ ‎26. What can we infer from the passage?‎ A. The bookstore was once the best in Anhui province. ‎ B. The books that are sold here can’t be borrowed. ‎ C. More than 4, 000 books were taken home on July 16 in 2013. ‎ D. The cost of reading can be reduced by sharing the books. ‎ ‎27. What does, the bookstore do to attract more readers?‎ A. The bookstore encourages parents to buy more books for their children. ‎ B. The readers are allowed to borrow the books unconditionally. ‎ C. The readers who are members can receive one yuan for every book read. ‎ D. The bookstore is considering offering a bonus for anyone who likes reading. ‎ C Try to Be Optimistic I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning. ‎ I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places that I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then. ‎ The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did no :come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times. ”‎ My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews ‎ with immigration (移民)officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.‎ From my experiences I have learned one important rule; something good is certain to happen in the end if you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will tum out all right, even though it will not be that easy. ‎ ‎28. How did the author get to know America?‎ A. From her relatives B. From her mother C. From books and pictures D. From radio programs ‎29. For the first two years in New York, the author .‎ A. often lost her way B. studied in three different schools C. did not think about her future D. got on well with her stepfather ‎30. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?‎ A. She worked as a translator B. She paid telephone bills for her family C. She attended a lot of job interviews D. She helped her family with her English ‎31. The author believes that .‎ A. her future will be free from troubles B. it is difficult to learn to become patient C. there are more good things than bad things D. good things will happen if one keeps trying D Whether you prefer burning the midnight oil or going to bed early so you can get up at the break of dawn depends on your genes, according to experts. ‎ I jump out of bed each morning, eager to start an active day. But I can hear my neighbor’s alarm clock ringing non-stop every morning and I doubt he gets to work ‎ on time. ‎ A lot of noise comes from his flat in the evening. He’s happy to stay up watching TV till after midnight, while I go to bed early and try to sleep. ‎ Well, it might not be his fault after all. I’m called“a lark (百灵鸟)”and my neighbor“an owl (猫头鹰)”‎ We all have inside “clocks”in the brain to control all kinds of bodily functions and it is reset every day by light. These inside clocks run to a different schedule in “larks” and “owls”. If you have a fast clock, you like to do things early, and if you have a slow clock, you like to do things late. ‎ Because we live in a 24/7 world, scientists believe it’s important to understand a person’s “chronotype?—the time of the day when they function the best. It could help us lead a healthier life. ‎ A US professor has studied sleeping patterns and thinks work times should be changed and made more individual to fit in with our chronotypes. ‎ And he has advice for those who can’t choose their working hours:“If that’s not possible, we should be more careful about light exposure,” says the professor. “You should try to go to work not in a covered vehicle but on a bike. The minute the sun sets we should use things that have no blue light, like computer. . . screens and other electronic devices.”‎ ‎32. How is the passage mainly developed?‎ A. By presenting and solving problems. ‎ B. By explaining the cause-effect relationship. ‎ C. By giving examples and drawing a conclusion. ‎ D. By analyzing differences and providing advice. ‎ ‎33. What does the underlined phrase “burning the midnight oil” in Paragraph1probably mean?‎ A. drilling for oil in the midnight B. using too much oil in the midnight C. staying up late D. getting up late ‎34. We can learn from the passage that the author’s neighbour ‎ A. almost always gets to work on time B. has to work deep into the night every day C. is passive during the day but energetic at night D. is easily woken up by his alarm clock in the morning ‎35. Things with blue light are not recommended after sunset because blue light .‎ A. may cause sleep problems B. will make you nervous C. will reduce your work efficiency D. may make you sleepy 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格的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ There is an English saying: “ 36 Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. 37‎ Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. 38 If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial. ‎ Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. 39‎ ‎40 They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter. ‎ A. Laughter can change one’s life. ‎ B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them ‎ to laugh. ‎ C. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain. ‎ D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.‎ E. Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice. ‎ F. Laughter is the best medicine. ‎ G. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（百强校英语解析团队专供）(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)‎ On his 67th birthday, Dad had a heart attack. He was 41—he survived. But something 42 him had died. His passion for life was gone. He refused the doctor’s 43, and his bitter attitude made every visitor 44. Dad was left alone. ‎ I asked Dad to come and live on our small farm, 45 the fresh air would do him good. A week later, I 46 the invitation. He criticized everything here. Frustrated, I decided something had to be done. ‎ One day I read an article saying several depressed patients’ attitudes had 47 dramatically (显著地)when given dogs. That afternoon I drove to the animal shelter, where a pointer’s eyes caught my attention. They watched me 48‎ A staff member said: “He’s been here for two weeks with nothing heard. His time is 49 tomorrow.”‎ I turned to the man in horror. “You mean to 50 him?”‎ ‎“Madam, he said coldly. “We don’t have 51for every unclaimed dog. The pointer’s calm brown eyes 52 my decision. “I’ll take him, ”I said. ‎ On arriving home, I took the dog to Dad’s room. “Look what I got you! ”I said 53. ‎ Dad frowned and murmured. “I don’t want it”. Then, suddenly, the pointer 54 from my grasp. He sat down in front of Dad. ‎ Dad’s anger 55 , and soon he was hugging the animal. ‎ It was the beginning of a 56 Dad named the pointer Cheyenne. Together they spent long hours walking down country roads and relaxing on the banks of streams.‎ Dad’s 57 faded, and he and Cheyenne befriended each other. Then, one night two years later, Cheyenne rushed into my bedroom as if telling something. Running into Dad’s room, I found he had 58. ‎ Two days later, my grief 59 when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad’s bed. While burying him near their favorite stream, I silently 60 the dog for restoring Dad’s peace of mind.‎ ‎41. A. helpless B. dangerous C. lucky D. unusual ‎42. A. about B. for C. inside D. around ‎43. A. orders B. descriptions C. designs D. ideas ‎44. A. pitiful B. upset C. concerned D. sympathetic ‎45. A. imagining B. guessing C. hoping D. supposing ‎46. A. forgot B. regretted C. admitted D. opposed ‎47. A. improved B. differed C. grew D. transformed ‎48. A. anxiously B. seriously C. restlessly D. calmly ‎49. A. up B. over C. off D. out ‎50. A. release B. adopt C. kill D. reject ‎51. A. time B. room C. worry D. patience ‎52. A. refused B. doubted C. expected D. challenged ‎53. A. patiently B. suddenly C. carefully D. excitedly ‎54. A. pulled free B. set back C. kept off D. slipped away ‎55. A. stayed B. melted C. continued D. strengthened.‎ ‎56. A. long patience B. painful adoption C. lonely separation D. warm friendship ‎57. A. bitterness B. sympathy C. regret D. worry ‎58. A. left home B. gone out C. turned up D. passed away ‎59. A. weakened B. deepened C. stopped D. closed ‎60. A. praised B. apologized C. begged D. thanked 第二卷 语法填空(共10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分15分)‎ Would you like to explore the oceans? Do you want to find 61 than we imagine there? For Jacques Cousteau, the answer was “yes”. His career was a lifelong dream, and he is 62 (probable) the most famous ocean scientist in recent times, ‎ Cousteau was born in France in 1910, Even 63 a child, he loved water, Cousteau was bright, 64 he got bored with school and began to cause trouble, His parents sent him to a strict boarding school. There, Cousteau finally 65 (challenge). He studied hard and did well in all his courses. In 1933, he served as a general officer in the French Navy. He also began to explore the life under the water. He worked 66 a breathing machine to stay under water longer. It was finished in 1943. ‎ In 1948, Cousteau became a captain, and he had new duties, Even so, he continued to explore the oceans. Two years later, he became the president of the French Oceanographic Campaigns. He also bought a ship 67 (help) with his dives. But he 68 (need) a way to get money for his trips. To do that, he produced many films and published a number of books, His films include The Silent World (1956) and World Without Sun (1996). One of his books is The Living Sea (1963), ‎ In 1974, he founded the Cousteau Society, 69 function was to further oceanic research and encourage people to help protect the oceans and the life within them;‎ Cousteau won many honors for his work, 70 (include) the Presidential Medal of Freedom and membership in the French Academy in 1989. ‎ 第四部分 写作（百强校英语解析团队专供）( 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： 在错的词下画一横线，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。‎ Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma, his company has been valued at more than $22 1billion of which Ma owned 6%, is put in the top position among China’s wealthiest. But he stays outside the list of the world’s 10 rich people. ‎ Fought against a hard life, young Ma still managed to learn English well ‘enough to gain a degree and became a teacher, Afterwards he started a translation agency in which took him to the US, where he introduced to the Internet. His fate was bound to change before he was accidentally appointed to take an American visitor Jerry Yang, a co-founder of Yahoo, in a tour of the Great Wall. The meeting obvious proved to be a turning point for all of them, promoting the birth of Alibaba and the later cooperation with Jerry Yang.‎ 书面表达（百强校英语解析团队专供）(满分25 分)‎ 假设你是李华，在互联网上看到英国高中生David登的一则启事: 希望结识一位中国朋友，以便学习中国的语言、文化。请你用英文给David发一封电子邮件，主要内容包括:‎ ‎1. 你怎样得知David的愿望的;‎ ‎2. 你愿意成为他的朋友;‎ ‎3. 你打算如何帮助他;‎ ‎4. 你盼望他的回复。‎ 注意:‎ ‎1. 开头已为你写好，不计入总词数; ‎ ‎2. 词数100 左右。‎ Dear David, ‎ I’ve learned ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours Sincerely,‎ Li Hua 安徽省淮北市第一中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试 英语试题答案 听力 ‎1-5BBCBA 6-10CCABC 11-15ABACB 16-20ACCAB 阅读理解 ‎21-23 ABD 24-27CADC 28-31CBDD 32-35DDCA 36-40 FGDCB 完形填空 ‎41-45 CCABC 46-50 BADAC 51-55 BCDAB 56-60 DADBD 语法填空 ‎1．more　 2．probably　 3．as　 4．but　 5．was challenged　‎ ‎6．on　 7．to help　 8．needed　 9．whose　 10．including　‎ 短文改错 第一句：his改为whose; owned改为owns 第二句：rich改为richest 第三句：Fought改为Fighting 第四句：去掉in; he后加was 第五句：before改为when/after; in改为to 第六句：obvious改为obviously; all改为both 书面表达：‎ 参考范文：‎ Dear David，‎ I’ve learned it from the Internet that you want to make a Chinese friend so as to learn the Chinese language and culture. I’m glad that you show such great interest in China and I would like to be your friend.‎ I will try my best to write to you as often as possible to introduce you the Chinese culture. When you have an opportunity to come to China, I’ll teach you how to speak Chinese and show you around some famous historical places of interest. Anyway, I am going to help you as much as I can. How do you think?‎ I’m looking forward to your reply.‎ Yours sincerely，‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎