2017-2018学年安徽省蚌埠市第二中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年安徽省蚌埠市第二中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

蚌埠二中2017-2018学年第二学期期中考试 高二英语试题 满分150分，考试用时120分钟 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。‎ 第I卷 （选择题，共100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）‎ 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三个选择中选出最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置。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.How much will Jenny pay?‎ A. ‎£30. B. £ 60. C. £90.‎ ‎2.What is the man satisfied with about the shirt?‎ A. The design. B. The color. C. The material.‎ ‎3.What does the woman ask the man to do? ‎ A. Wear warm clothes. B. Stay at home. C. Do more exercise .‎ ‎4.How long can the man keep the books ?‎ A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.‎ ‎5. Who is the man?‎ A. A policeman B. A conductor. C. The woman’s friend 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，并标注在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每个小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作题时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题两个小题 ‎ 6.What does the woman dislike about the flat?‎ A. The bedroom B. The living room C. The kitchen ‎ 7.What do we know about the flat?‎ A. It has a huge kitchen.‎ B. Hot water is available 24 hours a day.‎ C. The view from the balcony is great.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题三个小题。‎ ‎ 8.Where are the speakers?‎ A. In a restaurant B. At the police station C. On the road ‎ 9.What is true about the accident?‎ A. The passengers are all bleeding. ‎ ‎ B. The cars were seriously damaged . ‎ ‎ C. The male driver caused it .‎ ‎ 10.What will the speakers do first?‎ A. Give first aid.‎ B. Report the details to the police.‎ C. Drive the injured to the hospital.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题三个小题。‎ ‎ 11. What attracts the woman to go to Egypt?‎ A. The historical places. ‎ B. The cheap accommodation.‎ C. The view of mountains.‎ ‎ 12.What is the real reason for the man’s failure in the test?‎ A. His registration number.‎ B. His bad luck.‎ C. His poor study.‎ ‎ 13.What is the woman’s attitude towards the unlucky number 13?‎ A. Objective B. Neutral. C. Supportive.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第14至16题三个小题。‎ ‎ 14. Whom will Brian meet tomorrow morning ? ‎ A. Frank B. Betsy. C. The sales director.‎ ‎ 15.How did the sales director find Brian’s work?‎ A. Satisfied B. Worried C. Disappointed.‎ ‎ 16.What will Brian probably do tomorrow?‎ A. Make a presentation. ‎ B. Visit some museums. ‎ C. Tour around the town.‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题四个小题。‎ ‎ 17.When was Mother’s Day first celebrated?‎ A. Two years after Anna’s mother died. ‎ ‎ B. Three years after Anna’s mother died . ‎ ‎ C. Eight years after Anna’s mother died.‎ ‎ 18.What can we learn about Anna’s mother?‎ A. She was a soldier of the Civil War.‎ B. She founded Mother’s Day Work Clubs.‎ C. She brought up the idea of Mother’s Day.‎ ‎ 19.Who formally announced Mother’s Day?‎ A. ‎ Miss Anna M Jarvis.‎ B. The United States Congress.‎ C. President Wilson.‎ ‎ 20.What is the speech about?‎ A. The importance of Mother’s Day.‎ A. The origin of Mother’s Day.‎ B. The ways to celebrate Mother’s Day.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项 A NoIDontHaveAMinute A map helps identify the location of those that you are looking for and gives you a proper walking route to your destination．Hit the"I feel Guilty"button to donate instantly to Greenpeace． ‎ Crowdz Locate a nearby bar or restaurant that is free of noisy people screaming at one another about wine，real estate，and their jobs． PemaFinder Find the perfect answers to send your friend when she texts you again about how depressed she is："Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering．""You are the sky．Everything else-it's just the weather．" WhoRaisedU Sit next to one of those adults who still chew with his or her mouth open，like a four-year-old.This app cuts out seventy-two percent of nasty eating sounds．Settings include Banana，Mac andCheese，Movie Popcorn，and Fingernails. Looky Isn't human eye contact gross？Looky streams a video right in front of you in the corner of your screen．Use it while ordering your coffee，walking down the street，or even watching live theatre．You'll never have to look up from your phone again. UnGentrify Point your phone at any store，crossroad，or person in New York City older than thirty-five，and see what they looked like when the city was cool，dangerous，and edgy．In Settings，choose between 1973，1977，1985，1991，and 2000．Link to Google Glass for a vivid experience. NoApp This app blocks all your other apps，and then does absolutely nothing．Turn it on when you wake up and leave it on all day. Experience what life is like without apps．It's an app．But it's not an app．It's life，but not real life．It's NoApp．‎ ‎21.What can you do with the app Crowdz？ ______ ‎ A. Find a nearby hotel．B. Find a quiet restaurant． C. Find a job for free．D. Find the right direction to a place．‎ ‎22.Which should you download if you want to prevent all your unnecessary apps？ ______ ‎ A. NoApp． B. Looky． C. UnGentrify D. PemaFinder．‎ ‎23.Where can you read the passage？ ______ ‎ A. In a science fiction． B. In a personal diary． C. In a popular magazine． D. In a travel magazine．‎ B When I was nine years old，I loved to go fishing with my dad．But the only thing that wasn't very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn't catch anything．I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why．He always answered，"Son，if you want to catch a fish，you have to think like a fish"，I remember being even more upset then because"I'm not a fish!"I didn't know how to think like a fish．Besides，I reasoned，how could what I think influence what a fish does？ As I got a little older ,I began to understand what my dad really meant．SoI read some books on fish．And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings．I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature．That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer．Besides，water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade．Yet，fish don't have any eyelids（眼皮） and the sun hurts their eyes…The more I understood fish，the more I became effective at finding and catching them． When I grew up and entered the business world，I remember hearing my first boss say，"We all need to think like sales people．"But it didn't completely make sense．My dad never once said，"If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman．"What he said was，"You need to think like a fish．"Years later，with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer than me，I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers．It is not an easy job．I will show you how in the following chapters．‎ ‎24.Why was the author upset in fishing trips when he was nine？ ______ ‎ A.His father was not patient with him． B. He could not catch a fish. C. His father did not teach him fishing．‎ ‎ D. He could not influence a fish as his father did．‎ ‎25.What did the author's father really mean？ ______ ‎ A. To read about fish．B. To understand what fish think． C. To learn fishing by oneself．D. To study fishing in many ways．‎ ‎26.According to the author，fish are most likely to be found ______ ．‎ A. in deep water on sunny days B. in deep water on cloudy days C. in shallow water under waterside trees． D. in shallow water under sunlight ‎27.After entering the business world，the author found ______ ．‎ A. it easy to think like a customer B it difficult to sell services to poor people C. his first boss's sales ideas reasonable D. his father's fishing advice inspiring.‎ C Culture themed TV shows regained influence in China after two reality shows，produced by China Central Television （CCTV），went viral． The Chinese Poetry Competition aroused heated discussion among audiences'opinions on poetry，with themes to enjoy both classical Chinese poems and beauty of life．Since its broadcast，the program has been praised for injecting new blood into TV programs with fantastic performances of contestants，impressive comments from judges as well as its innovative （creative） interactive mode． In the show，poems can be adapted into songs or described through artistic pictures．Any contestant who can memorize the largest number of poems may not necessarily be the final winner，while fast reaction and usage of poems matter a lot more in the competition．Wu Yishu，a 17-year-old senior high school student from Shanghai，is the champion of this season．Her rich knowledge of classical poetry impressed everyone and she rose to become famous online．Success of this teenage girl has made many adults and children reflect on the significance of traditional Chinese culture．‎ ‎ Following the huge success of this show，another show，"Readers"，has also aroused great interest in audience．By inviting influential celebrities on each episode，"Readers"sets out to explain the power and values behind traditional Chinese culture． From the TV program Chinese Poetry Competition to Readers，the revival （renewal） of Chinese traditional culture has produced many surprisesparticularly its popularity among young people．Chinese fine traditional culture，broad and profound，represents the foundation for our nation to stand out across the globe．Our culture has become an important part of our nation and still shines after thousands of years．‎ ‎28.What's the meaning of the underlined part in paragraph 1？ ______.‎ A. ordinary B. worrying C. popular D. beneficial ‎29.Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage？ ______.‎ A. More young audience become interested in Chinese traditional culture by these shows． B. Chinese Poetry Competition is more popular than Readers． C. Contestants need to create new poems in Chinese Poetry Competition． D. The final winner belongs to any contestant who can memorize the most poems．‎ ‎30.TV show Chinese Poetry Competition's success is due to the following except ______ .‎ A. celebrities'participation B. judges'great comments C. contestants'performances D. new interactive mode ‎31.The author probably agrees that ______.‎ A. success of Wu Yishu made Chinese people begin to recite more poems． B. it is important to produce more and more themed TV shows in China． C. how to keep Chinese culture alive depends on people's attitude towards poems． D. learning Chinese traditional culture can help make our country stronger in the world．‎ D A new study，conducted by British company Mindlab International，has found that listening to music at work increases accuracy and speed，The Telegraph reported．Perhaps，some parents disagree with this idea，saying，"Switch off the music and concentrate."Well，if that's the case with your parents，you might now be able to convince them that you have science on your side． The company gave 26participants a series of different tasks for five days in a row，including spell checking，mathematical word problems，data entry，and abstract reasoning．The participants completed these tasks while listening to music or no music at all． The results showed that while music was playing，88% of participants produced their most accurate test results and 81% completed their fastest work．David Lewis，chairman of Mindlab International，told The Telegraph，"Music is a very powerful management tool if you want to increase not only the efficiency of your workforce but also their emotional state…they are going to become more positive about the work．" However，you may have a list of your favorite songs，but not all kinds of music match all homework．For maths or other subjects involving numbers or attention to detail，you should listen to classical music，the study found．In the study，pop music enabled participants to complete their tasks 58% faster than when listening to no music at all．If you are reviewing your English writing，pop music is the best choice，as it is the best kind for spell checking．It cut mistakes by 14%，compared to listening to no music．After finishing your homework，do you often take time to check your answers？Maybe，some dance music is suitable for you．‎ ‎32.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？ ______ ‎ A. We cannot live without music B. Music helps us to learn C. Different music，different livesD. Music in the classroom．‎ ‎33.What did the participants have to do in the study？ ______ ‎ A. Persuade their parents to listen to music． B. Listen to the same music together． C. Finish tasks with music or without music at all． D. Try their best to choose the most suitable music．‎ ‎34.What does the underlined word"they"refer to in Para 3？ ______ ‎ A. tools B. results C. participants D. tests ‎35.When you review your English writing，what kind of music is the best choice？ ______ ‎ A. Classical music B. Pop music C. Dance music D. Rock music．‎ 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。‎ A simple life means getting rid of many of the things you do so that you can spend more time with people you love and do the things you love． ___36___ It's often a journey of two steps forward and one backward． Evaluate your time． __37____ What things do you do from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep？Make a list，and evaluate whether they're in line with your priorities．If not，remove them and focus on what's important．Redesign your day． Limit your communications．Our lives these days are filled with a vast flow of communications：email，cell phones，paper mail，Twitter，forums，and more． ___38___ Instead，set a limit on your communications：only deal with emails at certain times of the day．Limit phone calls to certain times too．It is the same with other communications．Set a schedule and stick to it． Try living without a car．OK，this isn't something I've done，but many others have． __39____ Walk，bike，or take public transportation．It reduces expenses and gives you time to think．A car is also very complicated，needing not only car payments，but insurance，maintenance，repairs，gas and more． __40____ If you rid your home of stuff，you might find you don't need so much space．I'm not saying you should live on a boat （although I know some people who happily do so），but if you can be comfortable in a smaller home，it will not only be less expensive，but easier to maintain，and greatly simplify your life．‎ ‎ A．Consider a smaller home． B．Have a place for everything． C． However，getting to simplicity isn't always a simple process． D． They can take up your whole day if you let them be． E． It's something I would do if I didn't have kids． F． How do you spend your day？ G．Most people don't know what"enough"is，and thus they keep buying more．‎ ‎ 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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ One day，a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test．They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin．The professor__41the question papers，with the text facing down as usual． 42he handed them all out，he asked his students to 43the page and begin．To everyone's surprise，there were no 44，just a black dot （点） in the center of the page．The professor，seeing the expression on everyone's face，told them the following： "I want you to write what you 45there．" The students，46，got started on the inexplicable （令人费解的） task． At the end of the class，the professor 47all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students．All of them，with no 48，described the black dot，trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet，etc．After all had been 49，the classroom was silent，the professor began to explain： "I'm not going to grade this．I 50wanted to give you something to think about．No one wrote about the 51part of the paper．Everyone focused on the black dot，and the same happens in our 52．We have a white paper to observe and 53，but we always focus on the dark spots．Our life is a 54given to us with love and care and we always have 55to celebrate：nature renewing itself every day，our friends around us．the job that 56our livelihood and the miracles we see every day．‎ ‎57，we insist on focusing only on the dark spots：the health issues that bother us，the lack of money，the 58relationship with colleagues，the 59with a friend，and etc． The dark spots are very 60compared to everything we have in our lives，but they are the ones that pollute our minds．"‎ ‎41. A. turned up B. handed out C. referred to D. pointed at ‎42. A. After B. Until C. If D. Since ‎43. A. fold B. open C. turn D. use ‎44. A. exercises B. choices C. scores D. questions ‎45. A. see B. imagine C. study D. remember ‎46. A. surprised B. curious C. confused D. displeased ‎47. A. finished B. collected C. marked D. selected ‎48. A. excuse B. doubt C. explanation D. exception ‎49. A. read B. answered C. returned D. said ‎50. A. also B. even C. just D. finally ‎51. A. white B. black C. beautiful D. big ‎52. A. classrooms B. lives C. colleges D. studies ‎53. A. send B. keep C. show D. enjoy ‎54. A. burden B. pressure C. gift D. lesson ‎55. A. reasons B. time C. festivals D. freedom ‎56. A. threatens B. ruins C. changes D. provides ‎57. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Moreover ‎58. A. close B. special C. complicated D. strong ‎59. A. disappointmentB. contactC. satisfactionD. stay ‎60. A. dark B. round C. dirty D. small 第II卷（非选择题，共50分）‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Travel can be stressful，so it is not unusual for airports to offer a room for relaxation．__61__ San Francisco Airport has taken __62__ idea one step further，offering a yoga room for passengers in need of a good stretch before their flights． With bluewalls and rule of silence，the room in Terminal 2 __63__（ design） at the suggestions of a passenger during an open meeting．Airport yoga lovers are directed to the room__64__ the usual means---a picture，one__65__features a figure __66__（ seat） in a full lotus position．． Airport director，John L．Martin，called the room，which opened last week，"another leap forward in providing our travelers with the opportunity and space to relax and reduce pressure on __67__ own terms．" The architects set the lights low and warm，and constructed a floating wall__68__（ symbolize）a "light spirit and enlightened mind"Yoga teacher，Tamal Dodge said，"How amazing it will be to stretch out__69__ you get on a plane for a 12-hour flight!You are now given the opportunity to__70__（ real） relax and prepare your body for something as tiring as sitting in an airplane seat for hours on end．"‎ 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：在错的词下面画一横线，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．      Generally speaking，the relationship between students and people ‎ around us are good．We are getting on well with each other．Therefore，there ‎ still exist some problems．Some students lose his temper easily because of ‎ anxiety and learning burden．They sometime quarrel with others，which is very ‎ disappointed．In my opinion，we middle school students should make our efforts ‎ improve the situation．Firstly，we should respect of other people．Secondly，‎ when we are not feeling happily，we can chat with our friends or teachers or ‎ even parents．It is likely whether they can give us some reasonable advices．Last ‎ but not least，we can try to make some changes in our way of life．‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 我们学校要开办英语专栏，讨论学习习惯的问题．请你结合自身实际，按一下要点，用英语为该专栏写一篇稿件． 1．说明学习习惯和学习效果之间的关系 ‎2.提出一种好的学习习惯并提出养成该习惯的建议． 3．描述你在学习中的不好的学习习惯并提出改进措施．‎ 注意： 1．字数100左右，开头已写好       ‎ ‎2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 3．短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息 ‎ ‎4．短文的标题已给出，不计入总数Good learning habits are very useful and necessary for us ‎ high school students．‎ 蚌埠二中2017-2018学年第二学期期中考试 高二英语答案 第一部分：听力(每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ ‎1.B 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.A ‎11.A 12.C 13.A 14.A 15.A 16.C 17.B 18.B 19.C 20.B 第二部分 阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）‎ ‎21.B 22.A 23.C 24.B 25.B 26.C 27.D 28.C 29.A 30.A ‎ ‎31.D 32.B 33.C 34.C 35.B 36.C 37.F 38.D 39.E 40.A 第三部分 英语知识运用 第一节 完形填空(每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ ‎41.B 42.A 43.C 44.D 45.A 46.C 47.B 48.D 49.A 50.C ‎51.A 52.B 53.D 54.C 55.A 56.D 57.B 58.C 59.A 60.D 第二节 语法填空(每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ ‎61.But 62.the 63.was designed 64.by 65.that ‎66.seated 67.their 68.to symbolize 69.before 70.really 第四部分 写作 第一节 短文改错(每小题1分，满分10分)‎ Generally speaking，the relationship between students and people around us are  good．                                                                                                                 is We are getting on well with each other． Therefore，there still exist some problems．                                                               However Some students lose his temper easily because of anxiety and learning burden．They                                their sometime quarrel with others，which is very disappointed．In my opinion，we middle sometimes                                                   disappointing school students should make our efforts ∧ improve the situation．Firstly，we should                                                          to respect of other people．Secondly，when we are not feeling happily，we can chat ‎            去掉of                                                                      happy with our friends or teachers or even parents．It is likely whether they can give us                                                                                   that some reasonable advices．Last but not least，we can try to make some changes in our way of ‎ advice life．  ‎ 第一节 书面表达(满分25分)‎ Good learning habits are very useful and necessary for us high school students.‎ As we all know，good learning habits can make us go to success．As students，we should pay more attentions to our habits which we develop in our study．‎ ‎ I'm sure "repeat" is a good habit．Do you develop the habit？If we want to improve our study，we should repeat what the teachers have taught us again and again，and then we can understand or remember the knowledge which the teachers request us to master．But how can we develop the habit？Set a timetable，stick to the plan，and don't stop．That's the key． As for me，I have a bad learning habit．When I do my homework，I often make mistakes with carelessness．In order to overcome it，I think I should remind myself of the shortcoming every time I do my homework．And then I am to do it more carefully．Only in this way can I correct my mistakes．‎