2017-2018学年辽宁省实验中学分校高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年辽宁省实验中学分校高二上学期期中考试英语试题

‎2017-2018学年辽宁省实验中学分校高二上学期期中考试 英语 ‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（略）‎ 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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Venice‎, one of the cities in Italy, was founded in A.D.811 by the people of Malamocco. It was said that they were guided by pigeons carrying little crosses, and settled where now Venice lies.‎ Venice‎ is built on 117 islands. It has 150 canals and 400 bridges. The narrow streets, with their historic names, are covered with stones, but have no footpaths. They are dotted with flower shop signs and lanterns. Shops and palaces stand by side. The brick bridges are high enough to allow boats to pass freely under them.‎ The center of public life is St. Mark’s Square where tourists and citizens sit in the famous Florian and Quadri cafes to listen to music, enjoying themselves. The Quadri is more popular but the Florian, founded in 1720, is the best-known cafe because it has received such great persons as Byron (an English poet) and Goethe (a German poet).‎ Unfortunately, the special position of Venice is threatening its own existence. The terrain（地势）on which it is built began to sink while the level of the surrounding waters is constantly rising. However, many measures have already been taken to prevent the city from sinking.‎ ‎21. In the second paragraph, the author ______.‎ A. told us who built the city of ‎Venice B. described what Venice is like ‎ C. showed up where Venice is D. talked about why Venice is surrounded by waters ‎22. Which of the following shows the right relationship? (○=Italy;△=Venice;□=‎ St. Marks Square‎)‎ ‎23. Why is the Florian the famous cafe? Because ______.‎ A. it appeared in Byron and Goethe’s poems B. Byron and Goethe were once its customers ‎ C. it was founded in 1720, much older than the Quadri D. it is more close to St. Mark’s Square than the Quadri ‎24. From the article we can see that ______.‎ A. many people have fled because Venice’s existence is being threatened B. the level of the surrounding water is constantly rising because the city of Venice began to sink C. many steps have already been taken to prevent the terrain from rising D. the government has already taken many measures to save the city from going down ‎ B Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men’s hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age. The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that women’s longevity(长寿) may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.‎ ‎“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.‎ ‎“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said Goldspink. “This is part of the ageing process.” What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman’s heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one’s.‎ ‎“This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said Goldspink.‎ They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80,‎ ‎ focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease.‎ The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart, said Goldspink.‎ The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.‎ ‎25. The text mainly talks about ______.‎ A. hearts and long life B. women’s ageing process C. the gender difference D. men’s heart cells ‎26. According to the text, the UK scientists have known that ______. ‎ A. women have more cells than man when they are born ‎ B. women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beat ‎ C. the female heart loses few of the cells with age ‎ D. women never lose their pumping power with age ‎27. If you want to live longer, you should ______.‎ A. enable your heart to beat much faster B. find out the reason for ageing C. exercise regularly to keep your heart health D. prevent your cells from being lost C Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.‎ No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends.‎ Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. It could be that we will even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. ‎ Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.‎ There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself. ‎ ‎28. The first paragraph tells us ______.‎ A. nobody needs friends B. we always need friends around ‎ C. making friends is a need in people’s lives D. we never need to be alone ‎29. Which of the following is most probably the place people name after friendly people?‎ A. A city B. A room C. A town. D. A library ‎ ‎30. Why do people who have friends live longer than people who don’t?‎ A. They feel happier. B. They take better care of themselves.‎ C. Their friends care about them. D. All of the above.‎ ‎31. The man idea of this passage is ______.‎ A. that people are all friends B. that people need friends C. how to get to know friends D. how to name a place D ‎4 Coolest Underground Houses We started off living in caves and seem to have come back to the same point. This is because we finally realized that it is actually a very eco-friendly way to live. However, building a house underground is not an easy task. The following underground homes are so incredible that they’ll make you want to build your own underground house!‎ Flower Petals(花瓣)‎ Located in Bolton, the UK, this house belongs to British football star Gary Neville. It is hidden under the ground except for the petal-shaped openings designed to allow the light to enter and light up the entire house. It covers about 8,000 sq ft and was designed by Make Architects to keep energy consumption to a minimum.‎ Swiss‎ ‎Mountain‎ Underground House This unique house has been designed by the architects of SeArch‎, ‎Netherlands and Christian Muller. It is located in the Swiss village of Vals and is hidden on all sides save for one. This magnificent structure has been planned in such a way that it completely eliminates the need of cooling in summers and heating in winters.‎ The Cave House Carved out of a mountain, this house is located in Festus‎, ‎Missouri. It has been used for many different purposes over time. This 15,000 square foot residence was originally used as a mine for decades. It was also used as concert venue and a roller skating rink. The cave house needs no air conditioning for cooling and heating the house due to its intelligent design.‎ Stone Desert Home The Stone Desert Home is built in such a way that it looks more like a half-buried ruin than a modern home. Designed by Deca, this eco-friendly house is built between the slopes of two hillsides next to each other and barely rises above the desert level surrounding it. As the house is half-hidden in the earth, it makes use of natural light and heat as well as cooling crosswinds.‎ ‎32. It can be learned that Flower Petals ______ .‎ A. was probably designed by a company B. cannot be seen from the earth at all C. is in the possession of Make Architects D. has an obvious petal-shaped floor ‎33. The underlined word “eliminates” in the passage means “______”.‎ ‎ A. adjusts B. removes ‎ C. controls D. increases ‎34. Compared with Stone Desert Home, the Cave House ______.‎ A. has less natural light in the day B. shows more intelligent design C. was once used in many ways D. has an owner with rich experience ‎35. What can we infer from the passage?‎ A. The author is advertising for the above houses.‎ B. The future of residence will go underground.‎ C. All of the four houses use only natural light.‎ D. The houses mentioned are all eco-friendly.‎ 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。‎ Practical ways to get motivated Be mindful of your “why”.‎ If I need to clean the floor, but I really don’t like cleaning, then I won’t feel very motivated to do it. However, if I have a big enough reason to do it — because I’m having some guests to come ‎ over, or I love the feeling of having a clean floor, then that “bigger purpose” can be strong enough to get me to act, even though I don’t enjoy cleaning. If I stay mindful of why I’m doing it, I can get motivated to do it. 36 ‎ Celebrate your successes.‎ It’s easy to get down on yourself because you haven’t reached your goal yet. You may overlook all of the hard work and small goals that you’ve accomplished. Remember to reward yourself and to celebrate your successes. ‎37 In the same way, how can you motivate yourself if you’re not going to reward yourself and celebrate your successes?‎ ‎ 38 ‎ Imagine how good you’ll feel when you’ve reached your goal. Take a moment and think about how you’ll feel and what you’ll think after you’ve achieved it. What does it feel like? 39 Focus on that feeling, and use it to drive you right now to move towards your goal. Just think of how good it will be.‎ Get inspired.‎ Read stories, watch movies, listen to other people who have achieved what you want to achieve. Imagine what they had to go through to get to where they are. Imagine how big the heart is of some of your biggest heroes and how badly they wanted what they achieved. 40 ‎ A. Imagine having already achieved it.‎ B. Get help and support when you’re not feeling motivated.‎ C. So remind yourself of why you’re doing what you’re doing.‎ D. What kind of self-talk would you use to motivate yourself?‎ E. Let them inspire you to access your own great desire within.‎ F. You might feel proud, happy, satisfied, or any other emotion.‎ G. Would you be able to properly train a dog without rewarding him?‎ 第三部分：语言知识运用（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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Great-grandmother Doreen Gover gave 28 family members including her pet dog the same Christmas present — a festive sweater she knitted herself. Talented Doreen, 78, spent up to eight ‎ hours a day making the red 41 sweaters — out of 25 miles of wool.‎ Doreen picked up her needles in January and set about 42 28 sweaters — all with the same snowman or reindeer pattern. She made the sweaters for three 43 of her family — and even knitted one for her 44 .‎ Doreen knitted out her four children, nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren — the 45 being only a few weeks old. 46 Doreen said: “It was just for fun. It was something fun for me to do to 47 the time, and it put a big smile 48 everybody’s face. I love my family, and I really 49 doing something that makes them so happy. The girls got snowman and the boys got reindeer, 50 some of the girls wanted reindeer.”‎ She used patterns at first, because she had 51 been knitting for 18 months, but she thinks she is getting pretty good at them now.‎ She 52 : “I initially started knitting just for something for me to do. I started off just making a couple of sweaters but it 53 from there.”‎ She started getting 54 , and she didn’t want anybody to feel left out. She really had got to be knitting 55 to make so many sweaters. She would knit whenever she got a 56 moment from the time she woke up to the time she went to 57 — she even took her knitting with her 58 she went.‎ Son-in-law James Spoors said: “It’s a lot of time and 59 . She’s doing really well. You’d just hear the clicking of her 60 when she was doing them.”‎ ‎41. A. war-themed B. festive-themed C. birthday-themed D. family-themed ‎42. A. creating B. buying C. looking for D. inventing ‎43. A. members B. pets C. generations D. children ‎44. A. best friend B. husband C. pet dog D. neighbour ‎45. A. smartest B. prettiest C. kindest D. youngest ‎46. A. Surprised B. Proud C. Anxious D. Shy ‎47. A. pass B. afford C. lose D. miss ‎48. A. in B. under C. on D. above ‎49. A. hate B. enjoy C. avoid D. mind ‎50. A. and B. or C. but D. also ‎51. A. ever B. never C. already D. only ‎52. A. added B. answered C. repeated D. persuaded ‎53. A. stopped B. snowballed C. paused D. ended ‎54. A. presents B. wishes C. prizes D. requests ‎55. A. sometimes B. all the time C. at a time D. up and down ‎56. A. spare B. limited C. enough D. quiet ‎57. A. work B. hospital C. desk D. bed ‎58. A. whenever B. whatever C. wherever D. whichever ‎59. A. effort B. effect C. fun D. money ‎60. A. cries B. fingers C. pains D. needles 第II卷 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）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Jerome Kern is often called 61 father of American musical theater. Kern is remembered for the hundreds of songs he wrote for musical plays and 62 (movie). Music historians say that Kern gave artistic importance to American popular music 63 the first time. And, they say, he led the development of the first truly American theater music.‎ Jerome Kern 64 (begin) his career as a songwriter in theaters in London and New York City. Success came quickly. By the early nineteen twenties, Kern was a 65 (success) young composer for Broadway musical comedies. In one three-year period alone, he wrote music for nineteen shows. Kern worked with each song by 66 (he) until he thought that the music was perfect. Although Kern’s songs are easy 67 (remember) after being heard a few times, they are not simple. An example of his inventiveness is the song “All the Things You Are”, 68 is considered the greatest song ever 69 (write).‎ Kern died in 1945 at the age of sixty. But singers continue to like Kern’s songs 70 they can be sung in many different ways.‎ 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：在错的词下划一横线，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 Tom,‎ I’ve made my decision go to America for further study after high school in the end.‎ I’ve been longing to go to America, main for two reasons. One is that I can experience American culture, that is believed to be the most diverse one in the world. And the others is that I can broaden your mind in this developed country. And to tell the truth, I have some worries concerning this. I don’t have a good command of English, especially spoken English, so I’m afraid I’ll have difficulty fit in very soon. Beside, I may suffer from the heavy pressure from college courses, which I’m not sure I can handle.‎ Under so many things bothering me, I hope you can not offer me some practical advice.‎ I’m looking forward to your reply.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你叫李华。你的英国朋友John在学习中文时遇到了一些困难：如没有充足的时间学习中文、汉字很难学并容易遗忘、听力不好等。他来信向你寻求学好中文的建议。‎ 现在，请你用英语给他回一封信，按以下要点答复：‎ 1. 看中文的书籍和杂志以学习汉字；‎ 2. 给中国的朋友写信或发电子邮件练习书写；‎ 3. 看中文电影练习听力。‎ 注意： 1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎ 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎ 3. 信的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）。‎ Dear John,‎ How is it going? I’m writing to you because you asked me to help you with studying Chinese.‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ You know, there are a lot of ways to study Chinese and improve your skills, but it all depends on you. I hope these suggestions will help.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 参考答案 阅读理解 ‎21-24 BABD 25-27ACC 28-31CDDB 32-35ABCD ‎ 七选五 ‎36-40 CGAFE 完形 ‎41-45BACCD 46-50BACBC 51-55DABDB 56-60ADCAD 语法填空 ‎61. the 62. movies 63. for 64. began 65.successful ‎ ‎66.himself 67. to remember 68. which 69. written 70. because 改错 ‎1. decision后加to ‎ ‎2. main改成mainly ‎3. that改成which ‎4. others改成other ‎5. your改成my ‎6. And改成But ‎7. fit改成fitting ‎8. Beside改成Besides ‎9. Under改成With ‎ ‎10. not去掉 书面表达 Dear John,‎ How is it going? I’m writing to you because you asked me to help you with studying Chinese. I appreciate it very much that you desire to study this language, and I’m going to give you some advice.‎ First of all, you said that you didn’t have enough time to learn Chinese. In that case, I suggest that you read books and magazines in Chinese in you spare time to improve your level of vocabulary and you won’t forget the words which you’ve already learnt.‎ Secondly, you might write letters or e-mails in Chinese as well, because it can help you to practice what you have learned. Another good thing is to watch films in Chinese, which is quite useful to improve your listening skills.‎ You know, there are a lot of ways to study Chinese and improve your skills, but it all depends on you. I hope these suggestions will help.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua