2017-2018学年湖北省沙市中学高二上学期第六次半月考英语试题

2017-2018学年湖北省沙市中学高二上学期第六次半月考英语试题

‎2017-2018学年湖北省沙市中学高二上学期第六次半月考英语试卷 考试时间：‎‎2017年12月21日 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分）‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 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三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位質。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。‎ 例：How much is the shirt?‎ A. £ 19.15. B. £ 9.18. C. £ 9.15.‎ 答案是C。‎ ‎1. What’s wrong with the woman?‎ A. She lost her money.‎ B. She has no money in hand.‎ C. She couldn’t find the bank.‎ ‎2. What will happen to Julia and Tony?‎ A. Julia will leave Tony.‎ B. They will stay in love.‎ C. Tony will quit drinking.‎ ‎3. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. Math problems B. Shape of the house.‎ C. Decoration of the building.‎ ‎4. How long will it take to complete the walk?‎ A. 20 minutes. B. 22 minutes. C. 42 minutes.‎ ‎5. Where does this conversation probably take place?‎ A. At reception. B. On the phone. C. At the hospital.‎ 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，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. What are they going to do this Friday?‎ A. Have breakfast together. B. Go for a swim. C. See a movie.‎ ‎7. When will they probably meet?‎ A. 7:13. B. 7:30. C. At noon.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What does the woman think of the bike trip?‎ A. Tiring. B. Fun. C. dangerous ‎9. What are they going to do tomorrow?‎ A. Continue the bike trip. B. Go to the beach. C. Rest in a hotel room.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Which sports are popular in the man’s country?‎ A. Tennis and golf. B. Football and swimming. C. Table tennis and basketball.‎ ‎11. Which sports did people play more in the past according to the man’s opinion?‎ A. Golf. B. Tennis. C. Table tennis.‎ ‎12. Which sports do most people not dare try?‎ A. Extreme sports. B. Golf. C. Table tennis.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. How many bones are there in the human body?‎ A. 40. B. 100. C. 206.‎ ‎14. Which is the function of bones?‎ A. Keeping people healthy.‎ B. Exercising regularly.‎ C. Protecting the insides of the body.‎ ‎15. Which food is good for bones according to what the man said?‎ A. Fruit. B. Cheese. C. Fish.‎ ‎16. Why should people do regular exercise?‎ A. Make their bones strong. B. Weaken their muscles. C. Provide a structure. ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. How many people surveyed report they spend less time with their families?‎ A. 11%. B. 28%. C. 44%.‎ ‎18. When did people spend about 26 hours every month with their families?‎ A. In 2000. B. In 2006. C. In 2008.‎ ‎19. What’s the reason why 50% of people surveyed said they were ignored?‎ A. Other members spend too much time watching television.‎ B. Other members spend too much time looking through the web.‎ C. Other members spend too much time surfing social networking sites.‎ ‎20. What do the findings of the new study tell us?‎ A. The use of Internet and social media is rising.‎ B. People are spending more time with their friends.‎ C. Members of U.S.‎ families are spending less time together.‎ 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A San Francisco‎ Fire Engine ‎Tours San Francisco‎ Winery Tour ‎ Running: February 1st through April 30th ‎ This delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer. (Included in tickets price)‎ ‎ Departing from the Cannery: Tell time upon request.‎ ‎ Duration(时长)：2 hours ‎ Price: $90‎ Back to the Fifties Tour ‎ Running: August 16th through August 31st ‎ This tour transports you back in time to one of San Francisco’s most fantastic periods, the 1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream.‎ ‎ Departing form the Cannery 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm ‎ ‎ Duration:2 hours ‎ Price:$90‎ Spooky Halloween Tour Running: October 10th through October 31st ‎ Join us for a ride through the historical Presidio district. Authentic fire gear (防火服) is provided for your warmth as our entertainers take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisco ‎ Departing from the Cannery:6:30 pm and 8:30 pm ‎ Duration :1 hour and 30 minutes ‎ Price: Available upon request Holiday‎ Lights Tour ‎ Running: December 6th through December 23nd ‎ This attractive tour takes you to some of San Francisco’s most cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.‎ ‎ Departing from the Cannery 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm ‎ Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes ‎ Advance reservations required.‎ ‎21.Which of the tours is available in March?‎ A.San Francisco Winery Tour. B.Back to the Fifties Tour.‎ C.Spooky Hallowen Tour. D.Holiday Lights Tour.‎ ‎22.What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tours?‎ A.Go to Treasure Island B.Enjoy the holiday scenes.‎ C.Have free ice cream. D.Visit the Presidio district.‎ ‎23.What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour?‎ A.Take some drinks. B.Set off early in the morning.‎ C.Wear warm clothes. D.Make reservations in advance.‎ B When you're lying on the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stresses of the world seem a million miles away. Hey, stop! This is no vacation - you have to finish something!‎ Here lies the problem for travel writer and food critic (评论家) Edie Jarolim. "I always loved traveling and always liked to eat, but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things." Jarolim said. Now you can read her travel advice everywhere -- in Arts and Antiques, in Brides, or in one of her three books, The Complete Idiot's Travel Guide to Mexico's Beach Resorts.‎ Her job in travel writing began some eight years ago. After getting a PhD in English in Canada, she took a test for Frommer's travel guides, passed it, and got the job. After working at Frommer's, Jarolim worked for a while at Rough Guides in London, then Fodor's, where she fell so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U. S.‎ that she moved there.‎ Now as a travel writer, she spends one-third of her year on the road. The rest of the time is spent completing her tasks and writing reviews of restaurants at home in Tucson‎, ‎Arizona.‎ As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information. Sure, it's great to write about a tourist attraction, but you’d better get the local museum hours correct or you could really ruin someone's vacation.‎ ‎24. Which country does Jarolim live in now?‎ ‎ A. Mexico. B. The U.S.‎ C. The U.K.‎ D. Canada.‎ ‎25. What is most difficult for Jarolim?‎ ‎ A. Working in different places to collect information.‎ ‎ B. Checking all the facts to be written in the guides.‎ ‎ C. Finishing her work as soon as possible.‎ ‎ D. Passing a test to write travel guides.‎ ‎26. What do we know about Jarolim from the text?‎ ‎ A. She is successful in her job.‎ ‎ B. She finds her life full of stresses.‎ ‎ C. She spends half of her time traveling.‎ ‎ D. She is especially interested in museums.‎ ‎27. What would be the best title for the text?‎ ‎ A. Adventures in Travel Writing ‎ B. Working as a Food Critic ‎ C. Travel Guides on the Market D. Vacationing for a Living C The oddness (奇怪) of life in space never quite goes away. Here are some examples.‎ First consider something as simple as sleep. Its position presents its own challenges. The main question is whether you want your arms inside or outside the sleeping bag. If you leave your arm out, they float free in zero gravity, often giving a sleeping astronaut the look of a funny ballet (芭蕾) dancer. “I’m an inside guy,” Mike Hopkins says, who returned from a six-month tour on the International Space Station. “I like to be wrapped up.”‎ On the station, the ordinary becomes strange. The exercise bike for the American astronauts has no handlebars (车把). It also has no seat. With no gravity, it’s just as easy to pedal(踏) violently. You can watch a movie while you pedal by floating a microcomputer anywhere you want. But you have to be careful about staying in one place too long. Without gravity to help circulate air, the carbon dioxide you exhale (呼吸) has a tendency to form an invisible (隐形的) cloud around your head. You can end up with what astronauts call a carbon-dioxide headache.‎ Leroy Chiao, 54, an American retired astronaut after four flights describes what happens even before you float out of your seat. “Your inner ear thinks you’re falling. Meanwhile your eyes are telling you you’re standing straight. That can be annoying-that’s why some people feel sick.” Within a couple of days-truly terrible days for some-astronauts’ brains learn to ignore the panicky signals from the inner ear, and space sickness disappears.‎ Space travel can be so delightful but at the same time invisibly dangerous. For instance, astronauts lose bone mass. That’s why exercise is considered so vital that National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) puts it right on the workday schedule. The focus on fitness is as much about science and the future as it is about keeping any individual astronaut healthy. NASA is worried about two things: recovery time once astronauts return home, and, more importantly, how to maintain strength and fitness for the two and a half years or more that it would take to make a round-trip to Mars.‎ ‎28. What is the major challenge to astronauts when they sleep in space?‎ A. Deciding on a proper sleep position.‎ B. Choosing a comfortable sleeping bag.‎ C. Seeking a way to fall asleep quickly.‎ D. Finding a right time to go to sleep.‎ ‎29. The astronauts will suffer from a carbon-dioxide headache when______.‎ A. they circle around on their bikes B. they use microcomputers without a stop C. they exercise in one place for a long time D. they watch a movie while pedaling ‎30. Some astronauts feel sick on the station during the first few days because_______.‎ A. their senses stop working B. they have to stand up straight ‎ C. they float out of their seats unexpectedly D. their brains receive contradictory messages ‎31. One of NASA’s major concerns about astronauts is ______.‎ A. how much exercise they do on the station B. how they can remain healthy for long in space C. whether they can recover after returning home ‎ D. whether they are able to go back to the station ‎ D A large body of research has been developed in recent years to explain many aspects of willpower. Most of the researchers exploring self-control do so with an obvious goal in mind: How can willpower be strengthened? If willpower is truly a limited resource, as the research suggests, what can be done to make it stay strong?‎ Avoiding temptation (诱惑) is an effective method for maintaining (保持) self-control, which is called the “out of sight, out of mind” principle. One recent study, for instance, found office workers are less attracted to candy in the desk drawer than that on top of their desks, in plain sight. ‎ The research suggesting that we possess a limited reservoir (储备) of self-control raises a troubling question. When we face too many temptations, are we to fail? Not necessarily. Researchers don’t believe that one’s willpower is ever completely exhausted. Rather, people appear to hold some willpower in reserve, saved for future demands. The right motivation allows us to tap into those reserves, allowing us to carry on ‎ even when our self-control strength has been run down. High motivation might help overcome weakened willpower—at least to a point.‎ Willpower may also be made less vulnerable (脆弱) to being exhausted in the first place. Researchers who study self-control often describe it as being like a muscle that gets tired with heavy use. But there is another aspect to the muscle comparison, they say. While muscles become exhausted by exercise in the short term, they are strengthened by regular exercise in the long term. Similarly, regular practices of self-control may improve willpower strength.‎ The evidence from willpower-exhaustion studies also suggests that making a list of resolutions on New Year’s Eve is the worst possible approach. Being exhausted in one area can reduce willpower in other areas, so it makes more sense to focus on a single goal at a time. In other words, don’t try to quit smoking, adopt a healthy diet and start a new exercise plan at the same time. Taking goals one by one is a better approach. Once a good habit is in place, Baumeister says, you’ll no longer need to draw on your willpower to maintain the behavior. Eventually healthy habits will become routine, and won’t require making decisions at all.‎ Many questions about the nature of self-control remain to be answered by further research. Yet it seems likely that with clear goals, good self-monitoring and a little practice, you can train your willpower to stay strong in the face of temptation. ‎ ‎32. From the studies in the passage we learn that ______.‎ ‎ A. people have unlimited self-control ‎ B. high motivation ensures one’s success ‎ C. willpower is hardly completely exhausted ‎ D. too many temptations often lead to failure ‎33. The underlined phrase “tap into” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______.‎ ‎ A. make use of B. run out of C. build D. increase ‎34. The author compares self-control to muscles ______.‎ ‎ A. to prove the long-term effects of willpower ‎ B. to show the significance of regular exercise ‎ C. to argue that self-control can be easily used up ‎ D. to explain the benefits of practicing self-control ‎35. To develop a good habit, which of the following does the author prefer?‎ ‎ A. “I will give up dessert and do exercise.”‎ ‎ B. “I will set three goals this new semester.”‎ ‎ C. “I will keep myself from any temptation.”‎ D. “I will read an English novel every month.” ‎ 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。‎ Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body clock. 36 Here is how to make one.‎ ‎● ‎37 In order to make a change, you need to decide why it's important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reason, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.‎ l Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. 38 That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.‎ l Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating(补偿) on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. 39 ‎ l Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. 40 If not, take another look at other methods you could try.‎ A. Get a sleep specialist.‎ B. Find the right motivation.‎ C. A better plan for sleep can help.‎ D. And consider setting a second alarm.‎ E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up.‎ F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.‎ G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee.‎ 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）‎ 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。‎ The Person Who Influenced Me the Most I opened the box and took out the shining gold bracelet (手镯). "For me?" I could barely talk. "Yes, of course," said my Aunt Estelle. I really shouldn't have been 41 because she was like that, unexpected and golden. When I was younger, I knew that I could always go to my Aunt Estelle for comfort, advice and 42 . She was my best friend and my guardian angel (守护天使). I could always be 43 with her and tell her anything that was on my mind. She also knew when I was trying to 44 something. Aunt Estelle gave me advice when it was sought and guided me 45 many difficulties. Last December, I was faced with one of the most difficult 46 I ever had to make in my life. She was dying of cancer and I was 47 to go to Israel for two weeks for a research project. 48 , I sought Aunt Estelle's advice but for the 49 time I didn't like her response. When I went to the hospital to visit her for what turned out to be the last time, she was waiting for me with a book about Israel on her bed and made it very clear that she 50 me to go—that it was her greatest wish for me to go—how could I 51 her. Aunt Estelle was the most unselfish person I ever knew and would not even consider my 52 about going. She called me 53 I left for Israel to tell me that she loved me and that she would always be with me. I went to Israel and had the time of my life. When I returned, my parents 54 me up. I told them I couldn't wait to tell Aunt Estelle about my journey. They became 55 and I knew before they said the words that she had died. Aunt Estelle's unselfishness was her greatest 56 . The gold bracelet she gave me for my sixteenth birthday was the one that I had always admired on her. Each time I look at it I am 57 of an even greater gift from my aunt, the gift of her 58 . Whenever I find myself becoming too self-centered and 59 the needs of those around me, I recall her selflessness and 60 to follow her example to make the needs of others a priority (优先考虑的事). ‎ ‎41. A. annoyed B. puzzled C. surprised D. worried ‎42. A. support B. fund C. knowledge D. pleasure ‎43. A. careful B. content C. familiar D. honest ‎ ‎44. A. avoid B. hide C. win D. control ‎45. A. through B. with C. off D. over ‎ ‎46. A. suggestions B. choices C. changes D. plans ‎47. A. guided B. persuaded C. determined D. scheduled ‎ ‎48. A. Suddenly B. Obviously C. Naturally D. Luckily ‎49. A. first B. only C. next D. last ‎50. A. ordered B. allowed C. expected D. inspired ‎51. A. stop B. refuse C. blame D. surprise ‎52. A. confusion B. thought C. project D. hesitation ‎ ‎53. A. before B. until C. after D. since ‎54. A. lifted B. picked C. cheered D. brought ‎55. A. silent B. nervous C. relaxed D. shocked ‎56. A. dream B. reward C. gift D. honor ‎57. A. convinced B. reminded C. informed D. told ‎58. A. interest B. patience C. love D. effort ‎59. A. feeling B. discovering C. satisfying D. overlooking ‎ ‎60. A. demand B. agree C. prefer D. attempt ‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 ‎ 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。‎ There is potentially good news for coffee-lovers 61 drinking three or more cups of coffee a day may help people live longer. Researchers suggest that drinking more coffee contributes ‎62 a lower risk of death, particularly from heart diseases. This study shows that people who have a daily minimum of three cups of coffee are 8-18% less likely 63 (die) from health problems than non-coffee drinkers. This is 64 first time that the beneficial effects of coffee on human health have been proved by researchers, 65 (base) on scientific figures.‎ Not all experts agree with the research findings. Health experts suggest that those people benefiting 66 drinking coffee may have more money, as a result of 67 they are able to live a healthier lifestyle than non-coffee drinkers. They say concrete health benefits of drinking coffee haven’t been proved. When ‎ ‎68 (refer) to the upper level of safe caffeine intake, experts say that more than 400 mg will 69 (probable) increase the risk of suffering from panic attacks, heart problems, and insomnia. Do follow the 70 (instruct) from experts if you want to enjoy coffee more.‎ 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。‎ Studying at an university in the UK have been a good experience for me. When I first arrived, I find life very hard as I didn’t know anybody here, but I soon got to know other Chinese student. Later I became accustomed to talk with people from various cultures. Besides, I made fewer friends.‎ During my study, I choose to live in with my classmates in the dormitory. I think it’s better than living in a British family because I can meet people from different countries easy. The courses here are excellent. I enjoy the way the teachers give lessons. We are encouraged think independently, which is quite different from that we have experienced before.‎ 第二节 书面表达(满分25分）‎ 第二节 书面表达 （满分25分）‎ 假如你是李华，你的好友Tom对唐诗非常感兴趣，希望了解在你眼中，唐诗在文学史上及日常生活中的重要影响，并请你谈谈你最喜欢的一位唐朝诗人。请根据下面的提示写一封信：‎ ‎1．唐诗(Tang Poetry)的(两到三个)特点； ‎ ‎2．唐诗的影响；‎ ‎3．最喜欢的诗人(poet)及原因。‎ Dear Tom,‎ I’m delighted to hear that you take great interest in Tang Poetry and I am writing to __________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua 参考答案 听力：1-5. BABCA 6-10. CBABB 11-15. CACCB 16-20. ABA AC 阅读：21-23. ACD 24-27. BBAD 28-31. ACDC 32-35. CADD 36-40. CBGFE 完型：41-45. CADBA 46-50. BDCAC 51-55. BDABA 56-60. CBCDD 填空：61.that; 62.to; 63.to die; 64. the; 65.based; ‎ ‎66.from; 67.which; 68.referring; 69.probably; 70.instructions 改错：‎ ‎1.an→a; 2.have→has; 3.find→found; 4.student→ students; ‎ ‎5.talk→talking 6.fewer→more 7.live in with去掉in ; 8.easy →easily; ‎ ‎9.think前加to; 10.that→what 参考范文：‎ Dear Tom,‎ I’m delighted to hear that you take great interest in Tang Poetry and I am writing to share my understanding of the significant role Tang Poetry takes on in Chinese literature as well as in our daily lives and I am also more than happy to talk about my favorite poet from Tang Dynasty.‎ As the most popular literary form in Chinese history and generally divided into quatrains (jueju) with four lines and verses (lüshi) with eight lines, Tang poems can contain only five or seven characters in each line and loosely or strictly follow a set of rhythms, which makes them really trip off the tongue (朗朗上口). We Chinese are brought up to recite Tang poems as nursery rhymes, and they are widely quoted in our daily conversations and all forms of literary works. As for my favorite poet, Li Bai, famous for his wild imagination and personal charisma, undoubtedly ranks the top of my list.‎ It will be my great pleasure if you find the above of any use or fun at all. I look forward to your reply.‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua