2017-2018学年甘肃省天水一中高二上学期开学考试英语试题（无答案）

2017-2018学年甘肃省天水一中高二上学期开学考试英语试题（无答案）

‎2017-2018学年甘肃省天水一中高二上学期开学考试英语试题 英 语 本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，满分100分。考试时间为60分钟。‎ 第I卷（满分50分）‎ 第一部分 阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分； 满分20分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.‎ In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.‎ In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a sixyearold should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.‎ In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.‎ He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said，“I do not write for children. I write for people.”‎ ‎1．Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _________.‎ A. some school children could not read with interest.‎ B. many children's books were interesting C. children wanted to learn to read D. a writer for children was wanted ‎2．People like his books because the books ________.‎ A. are cheap and easy to get B. were written in different languages C. are easy and interesting to read D. were written with invented words ‎3．He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of ________.‎ A. 50 B. 53‎ C. 56 D. 87‎ ‎4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?‎ A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.‎ B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.‎ C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for sixyearold children.‎ D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.‎ B Some colors people see late at night could cause signs of clinical（临床的）depression (沮丧). That was the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals (个人) who live or work in low levels of light overnight (整夜) can develop clinical depression. Doctors use the word “clinical depression” to describe severe form of depression. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death or suicide.‎ In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters（仓鼠）to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal（夜行的）, which means they sleep during the day and are active at night.‎ The animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night-time period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light, a third group slept in front of a white light, while a fourth was put in front of a red light.‎ After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.‎ Randy Nelson heads the Department of Neuroscience at Ohio‎ State ‎University. He says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed. “What we saw is that these animals didn’t show any sleep uneasiness (不安) at all but they did mess up biological clock genes and they did show depressive sign while if they were in the dim（微弱）red light, they did not.”‎ Randy Nelson notes that photosensitive（感光）cells in the eyes have little to do with eyesight. He ‎ says these cells send signals to the area of the brain that controls what has been called the natural sleep-wake cycle.‎ He says there’s a lot of blue in white light. This explains why the blue light and white light hamsters appear to be more depressed than the hamsters seeing red light or darkness.‎ ‎5．Researchers use hamsters in the experiment because __________.‎ A. they are similar to humans in dealing with colors B. they are easy to observe and study C. they are sensitive to colors like human beings D. they are active at night and sleep during the day ‎6．What sign shows that the hamsters are being depressed?‎ A. They drink less sugary water. B. They don’t sleep well.‎ C. Their eyesight becomes worse. D. Their energy level becomes low.‎ ‎7．What can help people who work late at night to avoid being depressed?‎ A. Not being exposed to dim red light when using computers.‎ B. Equipping their computer screens to put it more in the reddish light.‎ C. Living or working in low levels of light overnight.‎ D. Going to see doctors of clinical depression regularly for help.‎ C ‎ During the cold winter days, there are some interesting festivals in the world. Look at the following ones.‎ Harbin Ice and Snow Festival Place: China Time: January 5 to February 5‎ People build incredible things out of ice and snow, decorating them with lights.‎ The Carnival of Venice Place: Italy Time: between February and March One of the most beautiful festivals in the world, people wear masks and elaborate costumes to hide differences among classes, and there are contests for the best costumes.‎ Holi Festival Place: India Time: late February/March, on the last full moon day.‎ Hindus and Sikhs, in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka celebrate the main day of this incredibly fun 16-day festival by throwing colored powder and water at each other.‎ Sundance Film Festival Place: Utah, the US Time: end of February The largest independent film festival in the US. Watch both feature films and shorts. You need to buy a ticket.‎ ‎8．Which country will you go if you like watching movies?‎ A. America B. China C. India D. Italy ‎9．Which festival may you go If you want to see sculptures made of ice?‎ A. Sundance Film Festival. B. The Carnival of Venice.‎ C. Holi Festival. D. Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.‎ ‎10．When can you enjoy Holi Festival?‎ A. In early January B. In late February C. In early March D. In late January.‎ 第二部分 完型填空（每小题2分，共15小题；满分30分。）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ It is a hard thing to forgive people. My best friend and I had a(n) __11__ recently and we decided not to __12__ to each other over the summer. For me it was really difficult not to talk to her, since we had always been together for so many years. We hurt each other’s feelings ___13__ and I was not sure how to __14__ the problem. I apologized to her but nothing seemed to __15__.‎ I had the same ___16__ once, and that taught me a couple of lessons. Being wronged by another person is a way of ___17__ us how easily we can be hurt, and perhaps we will be less ___18___ to hurt someone else because we, ourselves, have been hurt or wronged.‎ I realized that we are not _19__ and that it’s not possible to meet others’ standards all the time and that it’s also painful __20__ we can’t meet our own. I always hoped that I wouldn’t ___21__ it to the next level, ‎ that is, to the worse situation but I just did. ___22_ seems to be the key to the bad cycled of the mistakes we made.‎ I was not clear whether we were going to be friends after the summer or not, but I did learn something valuable. We need forgiveness in our lives, __23_ when the problems cannot be solved immediately, that is the only way to make things better. Now all I can do is __24__ that our wounds we caused to each other will be healed. I trust that forgiveness can make a big difference in our lives and that our __25_ is strong enough to overcome the difficulties standing in our way.‎ ‎11. A. meeting B. change C. argument D. discussion ‎12. A. listen B. talk C. belong D. turn ‎13. A. suddenly B. deeply C. carefully D. purposely ‎14. A. fix B. cause C. look at D. check into ‎15. A. appear B. work C. remain D. stop ‎16. A. experience B. question C. sense D. thought ‎17. A . helping B. reminding C. testing D. asking ‎18. A. pleased B. eager C. likely D. willing ‎19. A. proud B. honest C. perfect D. important ‎20. A. when B. where C. how D. why ‎21. A. push B. throw C. take D. lift ‎22. A. Respect B. Confidence C. Freedom D. Forgiveness ‎23. A. but B. because C. though D. until ‎24. A. prove B. forget C. hope D. agree ‎25. A. friendship B. feeling C. reaction D. power 第II卷（满分50分）‎ 第一节 语法填空（每小题1.5分，共10小题；满分15分。）‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ I was always a runner and in pretty good shape for most of my life so far. Then I lost my job and each day I just couldn’t get myself out there ____26____ (run). I put on weight, ___27____ just made me feel worse about ___28___ (I).‎ I finally run again but it’s much ___29___ (hard) than it used to be. I went out for __30_ run the other day and I had almost convinced myself to give up when I ___31__ (hear) someone say “You can do it!‎ ‎ It’s hard, but you can do it!” There was a lady ___32__ (walk) the other way and had the biggest smile ___33__ her face.‎ Those words of ___34___(encourage) came at a time when I was ready to give up. I finished my run and now every time I feel like giving up I hear her in my head and it gives me motivation.‎ I’ve never seen her again, so I’ve never been able to thank her and let her know the effect of a few simple words from a __35__(strange) had (and still have) on me.‎ 第二节 短文改错（每小题1.5分，共10小题；满分15分。）‎ 下面短文有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。‎ The blue whale is certainly the largest animals on the planet today. Just the heart of a blue whale can weigh as many as a family car. You might think that such a big animal would need to eat another big animals to surviving. Surprising, the blue whale feeds on some of the smaller ocean animals.‎ A blue whale can live between 80 and 90 years. Unfortunately, it is believe that there were only 10,000 to 25,000 alive. They were hunted for in the 1900s but hundreds of thousands of them were killed. Let’s hope number of whales on the planet starts to increase in the coming years.‎ 第三节 书面表达（满分20分）‎ 假如你是李华，担任校报英文版编辑，应广大同学的要求，下一期计划刊登一篇介绍美国中学生如何过暑假的文章。请你补习班一封信给你美国的笔友Tom，请他为你写一篇文章。稿件要求：‎ ‎1. 词数：300左右；2. 截稿日期：3月10日。‎ 注意：‎ 1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎