2017-2018学年四川省德阳五中高二上学期半期考试英语试题

2017-2018学年四川省德阳五中高二上学期半期考试英语试题

‎2017-2018学年四川省德阳五中高二上学期半期考试英语试卷 命题人 审题人 ‎ 第Ⅰ卷 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，共7.5分）‎ 请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。‎ ‎1. What was the weather like during the woman’s holiday?‎ ‎ A. Sunny B. Rainy C. Cloudy ‎2. Where is the woman’s niece standing in the picture？‎ ‎ A. On the right of Tim. B. On the left of Tim. C. On the left of Ann.‎ ‎3. What does the man probably think of the woman?‎ ‎ A. Naughty B. Kind-hearted C. Careless ‎4. What will the man probably eat first？‎ ‎ A. An apple. B. Some vegetables. C. A chocolate cake.‎ ‎5. Which part of the factory does the man want to change？‎ ‎ A. The packing area. B. The production line. C.The storage room 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。‎ 请听每6段材料，回答6、7题。‎ ‎6. Why will the man go to Shanghai？‎ ‎ A. To accompany his boss. B. To take a business trip. C. To see some old friends.‎ ‎7. What day is it today？‎ ‎ A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.‎ 请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Why did Henry call the man？ A. To ask him to play football. B. To introduce some friends to him. ‎ C. To tell him the result of a job interview.‎ ‎9. What will the man do next？‎ ‎ A. Go outdoors. B. Call Henry back. C. Take a shower.‎ 请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What was the man’s opinion about the film？‎ ‎ A. It was amusing. B. It was scary. C. It was boring.‎ ‎11. Who did the speakers think acted well？‎ ‎ A. Roger Gale. B. Matt Damon. C. Jude Law.‎ ‎12. How many marks would the woman give the film？‎ ‎ A. Six. B. Seven. C. Eight.‎ 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. How long did the man stay in Hawaii？‎ A. For two days. B. For one week. C. For two weeks.‎ ‎14. What was the man’s first problem？‎ ‎ A. The bus broke down on the way.‎ ‎ B. The hotel was noisy at night.‎ ‎ C. The room was not cleaned.‎ ‎15. What does the man ask to do in the end？‎ ‎ A. Give a discount. B. See the manager. C. Move to another room.‎ ‎16. Where does the conversation probably take place？‎ ‎ A. At a hotel. B. At a restaurant. C. At a travel agency.‎ 请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Where did the fire take place？‎ ‎ A. On Central Street. B. On Oxford Street. C. On East Street.‎ ‎18. Why is the traffic on Hampton Road moving slowly?‎ ‎ A. A lion is sitting in the middle of the road.‎ ‎ B. A big crowd is standing in front of the cars.‎ ‎ C. Some is driving on the wrong side of the road.‎ ‎19. What kind of program will come after this report？‎ ‎ A. Wild animals. B.International news. C. Weather forecast.‎ ‎20. What time is it now probably？‎ ‎ A. 10:00. B. 11:00. C.12 noon.‎ 第二部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)‎ 第一节(共15小题；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。‎ A Choose Your One-Day-Tours!‎ Tour A - Bath &Stonehenge: including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge -￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter.‎ Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.‎ Tour B - Oxford & Stratford: including entrance fees to the University St Mary's Church Tower and Anne Hathaway's -￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter.‎ Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England's oldest university city and colleges. Look over the "city of dreaming spires(尖顶）" from St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.‎ Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -￡34 until 11 March and ￡37 thereafter.‎ Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VIII's favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included). With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze (迷宫) where it is easy to get ‎ lost!‎ Tour D -Cambridge: including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter.‎ Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.‎ ‎21．Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?‎ A. Tour A. B. Tour B. C. Tour C. D. Tour D.‎ ‎22．Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?‎ A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court. B. Oxford & Stratford.‎ C. Bath & Stonehenge. D. Cambridge ‎23．Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?‎ A. It used to be the home of royal families.B. It used to be a well-known maze C. It is the oldest palace in Britain.D. It is a world-famous castle ‎ B Computers have beaten human world champions at chess and, earlier this year, the board game Go. So far, though, they have struggled at the card table. So we challenged one AI to a game.‎ Why is poker(扑克) so difficult? Chess and Go are “information complete” games where all players can see all the relevant information. In poker, other players’ cards are hidden, making it an “information incomplete” game. Players have to guess opponents’ hands from their actions—tricky for computers. Poker has become a new benchmark for AI research. Solving poker could lead to many breakthroughs, from cyber security to driverless cars.‎ Scientists believe it is only a matter of time before AI once again vanquishes humans, hence our human-machine match comes up in a game of Texas Hold’s Em Limit Poker. The AI was developed by Johannes Heinrich, researcher studying machine learning at UCL. It combines two techniques: neural(神经的) networks and reinforcement learning(强化学习).‎ Neural networks, to some degree, copy the structure of human brains: their processors are highly interconnected and work at the same time to solve problems. They are good at spotting patterns in huge amounts of data. Reinforcement learning is when a machine, given a task, carries it out, learning from mistakes it makes. In this case, it means playing poker against itself billions of times to get better.‎ Mr. Heinrich told Sky News: “Today we are presenting a new procedure that has learned in a different way, more similar to how humans learn. In particular, it is able to learn abstract patterns, represented by its neural network, which allow it to deal with new and unseen situations.”‎ After two hours of quite defensive play, from the computer at least, we called it a draw.‎ ‎24．Why can’t the computer beat humans at the poker game?‎ A. Because humans are cleverer than the computer.‎ B. Because humans practice playing the poker game every day.‎ C. Because the computer can’t learn the regular rules of the poker game.‎ D. Because the computer can’t know the other players’ cards completely.‎ ‎25．What does the underlined word “vanquishes” in Paragraph 3 mean?‎ A. Leaves. B. Defeats. C. Cheats. D. Serves.‎ ‎26. What do we know about the reinforcement learning of AI?‎ A. It solves problems correctly every time.‎ B. It is the same as the learning of humans.‎ C. It learns from the mistakes appearing in a task.‎ D. It is more developed than the studying ways of humans.‎ ‎27. What can be inferred from the text?‎ A. The new procedure of AI has some features of humans.‎ B. Computers are stronger than humans in every aspect.‎ C. Humans will beat computers at playing poker forever.‎ D. Scientists feel unhappy about the result of the poker game.‎ C My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn’t get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.‎ Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(静电)noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉)shaking my set.‎ When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.‎ ‎28. Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?‎ A. He got an older model than he had expected.‎ B. He couldn’t return it when it was broken.‎ C. He could have bought it at a lower price.‎ D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.‎ ‎29. Which of the following can best replace the phrase "signed off" in Paragraph 1?‎ A. ended all their programs B. provided fewer channels C. changed to commercials D. showed all-night movies ‎30. How did the author finally get his TV set working again?‎ A. By shaking and hitting it. B. By turning it on and off.‎ C. By switching channels. D. By having it repaired.‎ ‎31. How does the author sound when telling the story?‎ A. Curious. B. Anxious. C. Cautious. D. Humorous.‎ D We produce 500 billion of plastic bags in a year worldwide and they are thrown away ‎ polluting oceans, killing wildlife and getting dumped in landfills where they take up to 1,000 years to decompose. Researchers have been unsuccessfully looking for a solution.‎ The 16-year-old Canadian high school student, Daniel Burd, from Waterloo Collegiate Institute, has discovered a way to make plastic bags degrade(降解) in as few as 3 months, a finding that won him first prize at the Canada Wide Science Fair, a ＄10,000 prize, a ＄20,000 scholarship, and a chance to revolutionize a major environmental issue.‎ Burd’s strategy was simple: Since plastic does eventually degrade, it must be eaten by microorganisms(微生物)．If those microorganisms could be identified, we could put them to work eating the plastic much faster than under normal conditions.‎ With this goal in mind, he grounded plastic bags into a powder and concocted(调制) a solution of household chemicals, yeast(酵母) and tap water to encourage microbes growth．Then he added the plastic powder and let the microbes work their magic for 3 months．Finally, he tested the resulting bacterial culture on plastic bags, exposing one plastic sample to dead bacteria as a control．Sure enough, the plastic exposed(暴露) to the live bacteria was 17% lighter than the control after six weeks.‎ The inputs are cheap, maintaining the required temperature takes little energy because microbes produce heat as they work, and the only outputs are water and tiny levels of carbon dioxide.‎ ‎“Almost every week I have to do chores and when I open the closet door, I have piles of plastic bags falling on top of me．One day, I got tired of it and I wanted to know what other people are doing with these plastic bags．The answer: not much．So I decided to do something myself.” Said Daniel Burd.‎ ‎32. Daniel Burd won first prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair because ________.‎ A. he found a way to degrade plastics in shorter time B. he contributed much to environmental protection C. he found a new kind of microorganism D. he could encourage microbe growth in an easier way ‎33. Daniel Burd exposed one plastic sample to dead bacteria to ________.‎ A. make the live bacteria work better B. know which bacteria worked faster C. test how effective his method was D. control the temperature in the process ‎34. Maintaining the required temperature takes little energy because ________.‎ A. plastics can get hot easily B. microbes can produce heat themselves C. much carbon dioxide is produced D. the temperature can be controlled ‎35. Daniel Burd got his idea from ________.‎ A. his school textbookB. the failure of researchers C. his everyday workD. the practice of other people 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。‎ The first time I went abroad was when I went to London. It was in the summer holidays about five or six years ago and I went with my friends. 36, so we decided to travel by coach. We left at five in the morning and the journey to London took about sixteen hours.‎ We stayed in London for three days, in a youth hotel not far from the centre. 37. The beds were not very comfortable and the bedroom was very small but it had a wonderful view overlooking the Thames.‎ ‎ 38.First, we went to see all the famous sites: Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, and Buckingham Palace. Then we went shopping in Oxford Street. On the last day my friends and I went to Camden market. You can buy all kinds of jewelry and clothes there. 39. It was really sunny in the afternoon, so we went to watch a football game. Unfortunately, I think the ring fell out of my pocket during the game, and I had to buy another one.‎ ‎ 40 , although the youth hotel was not perfect. Next time, I will stay at the Ritz but I will never feel as excited as I did that first time. ‎ A. I really enjoyed visiting London B. I bought a silver ring for my sister C. We were all very excited on the coach D. The plane and train were quite expensive E. While we were in London we walked a lot F. My friends and I had a big room on the top floor G. I’ve been back to London several times since then 第三部分 语言知识运用 第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ Around twenty years ago I was living in New York. 41 I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree，I could not find 42 work.‎ I was 43 a school bus to make ends meet and 44 with a friend of mine，for I had lost my flat. I had 45 five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 46 the job. “Why has my life become so 47 ?”I thought painfully.‎ As I pulled the bus over to 48 a little girl; she handed me an earring 49 I should keep it 50 somebody claimed(认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.‎ At first I got angry. Then it 51 me—I had been giving all of my 52 to what was going wrong with my 53 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 54 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 55 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 56 from a lady who was a director at a large 57 . She asked me if I would 58 a oneday lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.‎ My 59 there went very well, and before long I got a wellpaid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 60 that I completely changed my ‎ life.‎ ‎41．A. As B．Though C．If D．When ‎42．A. successful B．extra C．satisfying D．convenient ‎43．A. driving B．repairing C．taking D．designing ‎44．A. working B．travelling C．discussing D．living ‎45．A. prepared for B．attended C．asked for D．held ‎46．A. lose B．like C．find D．get ‎47．A. hard B．busy C．serious D．short ‎48．A. wave at B．drop off C．call on D．look for ‎49．A. ordering B．promising C．saying D．showing ‎50．A. in case B．or else C．as if D．now that ‎51．A. hurt B．hit C．caught D．moved ‎52．A. feelings B．attention C．strength D．interests ‎53．A. opinions B．education C．experiences D．life ‎54．A. list B．book C．check D．copy ‎55．A. connect B．turn C．keep D．add ‎56．A. her B．a passenger C．me D．my friend ‎57．A. hospital B．factory C．restaurant D．hotel ‎58．A. listen to B．review C．give D．talk about ‎59．A. plan B．choice C．day D．tour ‎60．A. operation B．speaking C．employment D．thinking 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，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，答案写在答题卡上。‎ Climate change has caused a rise in sea levels. This has increased the amount of salt in fresh water 61. (use) on coastal farms. As a result, farmers are 62. (gradual) unable to use fields close to the sea. However, Marc Van Rijsselberg, a farmer in the Netherlands is now using a 63. (mix) of sea and fresh water 64. (grow) healthy and tasty vegetables.‎ He teamed up with scientists from the Free University and divided a farm 65. eight negated areas. Separate pipes pumped fresh and sea water, and a computer program created water with eight levels of salinity (含盐度).‎ The water levels and the levels of salinity was 66.(control) by computerized measuring devices called “sensors”. Mr. Van Rijsselberg said he was able to harvest vegetables from most of the eight testing areas. He said the vegetables were smaller than 67. grown in fresh water. But he said they also had more sugar and salt, so they tasted much 68. (good).‎ He found that potatoes grew better than the other vegetables in the combination of sea and fresh water. Mr.Van Rijsselberg said four kinds of these potatoes would be sent to Pakistan 69. 20% of land 70. (damage) by salinization last year.‎ 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)‎ 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。‎ 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：在错的词下划一个横线，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。‎ Speaking of city life, we always think of tall buildings, crowded street and comfortable living conditions. Therefore, there is too much pollution in the city. Citizens had to put up with noises and harmful gases. What about country life? The first thought comes into our minds is peace and quietness. Villagers breathe freshly air and enjoy clean water. But this is known to all that life in the country is much more difficult than those in the city. Besides, life in the country lacks of the excitement of our modern times. In my opinion, if we human beings pay enough attention to protect the environment and natural resources, we will be able enjoy our life to the fullest.‎ 第二节书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 国庆节你外出旅游时发现许多不文明行为，如随地吐痰、乱涂乱画、乱丢垃圾等，请你给Beautiful China 编辑部写一封信，呼吁人们提高素质、文明出行。‎ 内容要点：1.你所看到的不文明行为及危害；‎ ‎ 2.为建设美丽中国、提出你的倡议（至少两点）。‎ 注意：1.词数100左右；‎ ‎ 2.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；‎ ‎ 3.不得出现真实姓名。‎ 参考词汇：吐痰 spit ；刻画 scratch；不文明行为 immoral behaviors Dear editor，‎ I am writing to tell you about what I saw while traveling during this National Day Holidays.‎ Best wishes!‎ ‎ Yours，‎ ‎ Li Hua 学校：______________________ 班级：_____________________ 姓名：_____________________ 考号：_______________________‎ ‎…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………‎ ‎………………‎ ‎………………‎ 高2016级半期考试英语答卷 ‎（请注意：该部分题请用0.5毫黑色签字笔工整书写，如果使用铅笔或者其他颜色笔作答，以及使用涂改液等，一律作零分处理）‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 第二节 语法填空 （满分15分）‎ ‎61_______________ 66______________‎ ‎62_______________ 67______________‎ ‎63_______________ 68______________ ‎ ‎64_______________ 69______________‎ ‎65_______________ 70______________‎ 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)‎ Speaking of city life, we always think of tall buildings, crowded street and comfortable living conditions. Therefore, there is too much pollution in the city. Citizens had to put up with noises and harmful gases. What about country life? The first thought comes into our minds is peace and quietness. Villagers breathe freshly air and enjoy clean water. But this is known to all that life in the country is much more difficult than those in the city. Besides, life in the country lacks of the excitement of our modern times. In my opinion, if we human beings pay enough attention to protect the environment and natural resources, we will be able enjoy our life to the fullest.‎ 第二节书面表达（满分25分）‎ Dear editor，‎ I am writing to tell you about what I saw while traveling during this National Day Holidays.‎ ‎_______________________________________________________‎ Best wishes!‎ ‎ Yours, ‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ 高2016级半期考试英语答案 第一部分 听力（满分30分）‎ ‎1-5 CBCAC 6-10 BBCCA 11-15 CABAB 16-20 CAABA ‎ 第二部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)‎ ‎21-23 BDA24-27DBCA 28-31CADD 32-35ACBC36-40DFEBA 第三部分 语言知识运用 第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ ‎41．B 42．C 43．A 44．D 45．B 46．D 47．A 48．B 49．C 50．A 51．B 52．B 53．D 54．A 55．D 56．C 57．A 58．C 59．C 60．D 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61．used 62．gradually 63．mixture 64．to grow 65．into 66．controlled ‎67．those 68．better 69．where 70．was damaged 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)‎ Speaking of city life, we always think of tall buildings, crowded street（改为streets） and comfortable living conditions. Therefore（改为However）, there is too much pollution in the city. Citizens had（改为have） to put up with noises and harmful gases. What about country life? The first thought comes（改为coming或者在comes之前加that） into our minds is peace and quietness. Villagers breathe freshly（改为fresh） air and enjoy clean water. But this（改为it） is known to all that life in the country is much more difficult than those（改为that） in the city. Besides, life in the country lacks of（删除of或者把of改为for） the excitement of our modern times. In my opinion, if we human beings pay enough attention to protect（改为protecting） the environment and natural resources, we will be able∧（添加to） enjoy our life to the fullest.‎ 第二节书面表达（满分25分）‎ Dear editor，‎ I am writing to tell you about what I saw while traveling during the National Day Holidays.‎ I was surprised to see so many immoral behaviors in public places. Some people spat at will wherever they went; some scratched their names on the street walls or other scenic spots，which did great damage to them.‎ In my opinion，it is high time we should take action to help improve the situation. First，certain laws should be passed to ensure people will not damage the environment.Second，our media should also take responsibility to guide people to protect the environment. Last but not least，we travelers should learn to be more responsible for what we did.‎ Only by working together can we make our country become more and more beautiful!‎ Best wishes!‎ Yours，‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎