甘肃省武威市第十八中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

甘肃省武威市第十八中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

‎2019—2020学年第二学期期中考试试题 高二英语 第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）‎ 1. ‎--Is this bridge made of_____?‎ ‎ --Yes, it is made of 23,000 big______.‎ A. stone; stone B.stones; stones C.stone; stones D.stones; stone 2. There are many _____ in the hospital.‎ A.woman doctors B.doctor woman C.women doctor D.women doctors 3. I invited Tom and Ann to dinner, but______ of them came.‎ A. neither B.both C.either D.none 4. ‎--How many birds do you see in the tree?‎ ‎ --______‎ A. None B.No one C.Nothing D.Not many ones 5. What’s the difference between________apartments?‎ A. Tom and Henry’s B.Toms and Henrys C.Tom’s and Henry’s D.Tom’s and Henries 6. I am sure David will be able to find the library---he has a pretty ‎ good_____ of direction.‎ A. Idea B. feeling C.experience D. sense 7. The dictionary doesn’t belong to_____‎ A. my B. my own C. mine D. me 8. He has two sisters. ___is a doctor, ____is a nurse A. One; another B. One; other C. One; the other D. The one; the other 9. Light travels______ than sound.‎ ‎ A too fast. B. much fast C.very faster D. much faster 1. ‎--Which would you like_____, coffee,tea or lemonade?‎ ‎ ---Any will do.‎ A. best B. the better C. better D. much better 2. Helen______ go on the trip with us, but she isn’t quite sure yet.‎ A. shall B. must C. may D. can 3. Although he’s wealthy, he spends_____on clothes.‎ A. little B.few C. a little D. a few 4. ‎_____he is, ____ he feels.‎ A. The busier; the happiest B.The busier; the happier C.The busiest; the happiest D.The busier; happier 5. ‎--Kate, I have cleaned the room for you.‎ ‎ --Thanks. You____ it. I could manage it myself.‎ A. needn’t do B. needn’t have done C.mustn’t do D. shouldn’t have done 6. This magazine is very____ with young people, who like its content and style.‎ A. familiar B. popular C. similar D. particular 第二节 阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)‎ A Going to the cinema is an expensive activity, but it doesn't have to be that way. Below we have listed some independent cinemas where you can get a cheap ticket.‎ The Palace Cinema What： It might look small from the outside but don’t let that trick you. The Palace Cinema has 23 seats on the balcony and 88 in the stalls — meaning 111 seats to sit back and relax on while you enjoy the film. First opened in 1935, it was taken over by a family in 2016.‎ Where: Harbour Street, Broadstairs, CT10 1ET Ticket prices: Adults一£5； Children under 14一£4. 50‎ Empire Cinema What： Empire originally opened in 1932 and was described as a modern building； back then it could seat 600 customers. The cinema reopened in 1993 and the main circle still holds on to its art deco architecture.‎ Where： Delf Street, South East England, Sandwich, CT13 9HD Ticket prices： Adults一£6； Under 15 and students—£5‎ Silver Screen Cinema What: The Silver Screen Cinema that exists today was first opened in 1990, although the Town Hall has been showing films since the 19th century. The cinema came under threat of closure in 2014, as the film industry stopped producing 35mm film reels （胶卷）but money was able to be raised for a new digital projection system.‎ Where: The Town Hall9 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY Ticket prices：Adults——£7.50；Children—£5.50； Students—£5.50； Seniors——£5. 50‎ New Century Cinema What： The New Century Cinema first opened in 1937 and was later sold and closed a number of times, the most recently being in 2009. It reopened in 2014 and now boasts state of the art 2k digital projectors with bigger screens and 5. 1 Dolby Audio.‎ Where： High Street, Sittingbourne, ME10 4PE Ticket prices: General admission一£3‎ ‎16.Which cinema was first opened?‎ A. The Palace Cinema. B. Empire Cinema.‎ C. Silver Screen Cinema. D. New Century Cinema.‎ ‎17.Where can you go if you have only four pounds?‎ A.Harbour Street, Broadstairs, CT10 1ET.‎ B.High Street, Sittingbourne, ME10 4PE.‎ C.Delf Street, South East England, Sandwich, CT13 9HD.‎ D.The Town Hall, Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY.‎ B One year ago,I paid no attention to English idioms,though my teacher ‎ emphasized(强调) their importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.‎ One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished.‎ Gently shaking his head,shrugging his shoulders,he said, “You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought perhaps this was not an appropriate topic. I’d better change the topic. So I said to him, “Well,shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way,have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent. ’’ He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide.‎ ‎“The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it. Soon I was interrupted again by his words “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well,I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered,greatly surprised. I said,“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say! Hearing this,the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain,“‘You don’t say! ’ actually means ‘Really! ’ It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don't pay attention to English idioms. " Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.‎ ‎18.At first, on hearing “You don’t say!” I thought the foreigner meant ___.‎ A.he was not interested in the topic ‎ B.he was only interested in the Great Wall C.I had talked too much ‎ D.I had to stop talking at once ‎19.After the Englishman explained the idiom, _______.‎ A.I felt proud of my understanding ‎ B.the Englishman made a fool of himself C.I felt very silly ‎ D.I became more careful in everything ‎20.What does the writer try to tell us?‎ A.When you are speaking to a foreigner, you should be careful.‎ B.English idioms are important.‎ C.Foreigners are hard to understand.‎ D.Learning a foreign language is difficult.‎ ‎21.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?‎ A.The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.‎ B.The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.‎ C.The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.‎ D.The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.‎ C When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day , who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games, Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. ‎ We always felt better when she was around. ‎ One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up (咬破) one of Dad’ s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes. ‎ Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us, People would stop and ask if they could pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. ‎ Far from the truth, she loved everyone. ‎ Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss days when she was with us ‎22. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family? ‎ A. Look at them sadly. B. Keep them company. ‎ C. Play games with them. D. Touch them gently. ‎ ‎23. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie _______. ‎ A. would eat anything when hungry B. felt sorry for her mistake ‎ C. loved playing hide-and-seek D. disliked the author’s dad ‎ ‎24. Some people got frightened by Brownie when she_______. ‎ A. Smiled B. barked C. rushed to them D. tried to be funny ‎ ‎25. Which of the following best describes Brownie? ‎ A. Shy. B. polite. C. Brave. D. Caring. ‎ 第三节 七选五阅读理解（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）‎ Imagine you have a great goal in life,but keep facing many problems on your way.___26___ At this time,how will you feel? You'll start even if you feel helpless and serious stress begins to affect your health. Worse still,when you feel helpless,you believe that you won't be able to deal with so many problems and then you’ll be less likely to achieve success in life.___27___‎ If you want to stop helplessness, you need to remove all the negative thoughts from your mind. ____28___ Take deep breaths and focus only on your breaths, and you will be surprised at how relaxed you'll become.When your mind is free from all the negative thoughts,you'll be able to put an end to your suffering. What's more, you can take a few minutes to fully imagine yourself realizing your dreams. ___29____And then you'll feel confident and won't feel helpless.‎ ‎____30___Knowledge is power,and the more you read topics about self-help, the stronger you become. So read books and learn something. And if you make full use of what you learn in life, your life will be easier. Anyway,you'll have no time to feel helpless if you keep busy learning something new.‎ A.See and feel yourself as a winner.‎ B.You keep on trying.but nothing seems to work.‎ C.Take the necessary time to fully understand yourself.‎ D.To achieve this, set a time every day to think of nothing.‎ E.Do you keep meeting problems that make you feel helpless?‎ F.More importantly,you need to educate yourself to stop being helpless.‎ G.So,it's important to stop feeling helpless and keep your life in control again. ‎ 第四节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）‎ Life in the twenty-first century will be very ___31__. Many changes will take place, but _32__ will the changes be.‎ The population is growing __33_. There will be many __34_ in the world and most of them will live _35__ than people in the twentieth century.‎ Computers will be much smaller and _36__ and there will be at least one in every __37_. And __38__ studies will be one of the important subjects in school then.‎ People will work__39__ and they will have more free time for sports,watching IV and travelling.__40__ will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to___41__countries for holidays.‎ There will be changes in our __42__, too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day,instead, they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be __43___.Work in the future will be different, too.__44___ and hard work can be done by robots.Because of this,__45___ will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.‎ ‎31.A.interesting B.hard C.different D.beautiful ‎32. A.why B.how C.when D.what ‎33.A.slowly B. fast C.quietly D.suddenly ‎34.A.people B.workers C.scientists D.doctors ‎35.A.long B.longer C.happy D.lucky ‎36.A.more useful B.useful C.helpful D.less useful ‎37.A.hospital B.factory C. home D.town ‎38.A.science B.maths C.English D.computer ‎39.A fewer hours B.more hours C.eight hours D.more than eight hours ‎40. A.Seeing doctors B.Going to the cinema C.Shopping D.Travelling ‎41.A.rich B.other C.poor D.small ‎42.food B.clothes C.fruit D.drinks ‎43.A.fatter B.thinner C.healthier D.more pleased ‎44.A.Safe B.Easy C.Simple Dangerous ‎45.A.a few people B.all the people C.many people D.some people 第五节 语法填空（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或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Mr.Weeks has taught math in a middle school for twenty years. He is kind-hearted but he is strict __1___ his students. Mr.Weeks'__2_(class) are lively and interesting and his students enjoy___3___(listen) to him. Some of his students have made great achievements, but they still remember him and often write to him.Of course, Mr.Weeks is very ___4___(satisfy) with his students.‎ This term he began to teach Grade One. Some of the new students were told about him,__5___others knew nothing-about him.On the first day of school he told the students.how to be __6___honest person. He gave them some examples and said, "I don't like anyone____7__always tells lies." Before class was over,he told all his students___8__(do) Exercise 8 in Lesson 1.‎ The next morning, as soon as he came into the classroom, he asked,"Who___9__(finish) Exercise 8?"A few students raised their hands. He shook his head and said, "Open your workbooks and see if there is Exercise 8 in Lesson 1."‎ Those students had a look at their workbooks and their faces turned red___10___（immediate).‎ 第六节　短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 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。‎ Mark Twain was born in a small town of Horrid. When he is only twelve years old, his father died. Late he became a sailor. Mark Twain was her pen name. During the American Civil War he worked as a reporter and write a lot of stories made his works popular. He became one of the best known writer of the 19th century in the US. In his life, Mark Twain wrote the number of stories and novels, of them The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the most famous one. His writings have translated into many other languages now, and they are deeply loved by the readers all over in the world.‎ 第七节 书面表达（满分20分）‎ 面对繁重的学业负担，很多学生出现了不同程度的心里和身体方面的不适。鉴于此种情况，中学生应该学会放松。假如你是中学生李华，请以How to Relax ourselves为题写一篇文章给《21世纪英语报》投稿。‎ 内容包括：‎ ‎1.为什么要学会自我放松；‎ ‎2.自我放松的途径（如看电视、上网、体育锻炼、旅游）；‎ ‎3.你更喜欢哪种自我放松方式及原因。‎ 高二英语答案 第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）‎ ‎1---5 CDAAC 6--10 DDCDA 11--15 CABBB 第二节 阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)‎ ‎16-17 BB 18--21ACBD 22--25 BBAD 第三节 七选五阅读理解（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）‎ ‎26--30 BGDAF 第四节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）‎ ‎31--35CDBAB 36--40ACDAD 41--45BACDC 第五节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎1.with 2. classes 3. listening 4. satisfied 5. but 6. an 7.who 8.to do 9. has finished 10. immediately 第六节　短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 1. is 改为 was 2. late改为 later 3. her改为 his ‎ 4. write改为 wrote 5. Gradual改为Gradually 6.writer改为 writers 7.number前的the 改为 a 8. of后面的them 改为 which ‎9.translated前面加 been 10.去掉all over后面的in 第六节 书面表达（满分20分）‎ 面对繁重的学业负担，很多学生出现了不同程度的心里和身体方面的不适。鉴于此种情况，中学生应该学会放松。假如你是中学生李华，请以How to Relax ourselves为题写一篇文章给《21世纪英语报》投稿 内容包括：‎ ‎1.为什么要学会自我放松；‎ ‎2.自我放松的途径（如看电视、上网、体育锻炼、旅游）；‎ ‎3.你更喜欢哪种自我放松方式及原因。‎