2017-2018学年广西桂林市中山中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题（Word版）

2017-2018学年广西桂林市中山中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题（Word版）

‎2017-2018学年广西桂林市中山中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题2018.05‎ ‎ ‎ 注意：1. 本试卷共150分，答题时间为120分钟 ‎2. 请将答案填涂在答题卡的相应位置，在试卷上作答不得分 ‎ 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，满分7.5分）‎ 请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。‎ ‎1. What time will Katy arrive at the park?‎ ‎ A. At about ‎10 a.m. B. At about ‎11 a.m. C. At about 6:30 p.m.‎ ‎2. Who is going shopping with the girl?‎ ‎ A. Her mum. B. Lily. C. Kelly.‎ ‎3. Why will the man go to New York City?‎ ‎ A. To see a n exhibition. B. To learn about art. C. To go on business.‎ ‎4. What are the speakers talking about?‎ ‎ A. An accident. B. A road. C. Traffic lights.‎ ‎5. When does the conversation take place?‎ ‎ A. In a classroom. B. In a laboratory. C. In a computer 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。‎ 请听第6段材料，回答6、7题。‎ ‎6. What are the speakers mainly discussing?‎ ‎ A. Where they will go shopping. ‎ ‎ B. What they will wear to party. ‎ ‎ C. Whether they will buy new clothes.‎ ‎7. Why doesn’t the woman buy the blue dress?‎ ‎ A. It is not cheap. B. It doesn’t suit her. C. It doesn’t look very nice.‎ 请听第7段材料，回答8、9题。‎ ‎8. Where will the man go first?‎ ‎ A. To a restaurant. B. To a hotel. C. To a bank.‎ ‎9. What is the man concerned about?‎ ‎ A. The price of lunch. B. The exchange fee. C. The position of a restaurant.‎ 请听第8段材料，回答10至12题。‎ ‎10. What are the speakers doing?‎ ‎ A. Reading a guidebook. B. Looking at pictures. C. Travelling around the world.‎ ‎11. What does the woman think of Irish people?‎ ‎ A. Friendly. B. Beautiful. C. Artistic.‎ ‎12. Where did the man go with the woman?‎ ‎ A. To Wales. B. To Egypt. C. To France.‎ 请听第9段材料，回答13至16题。‎ ‎13. Why does the man come to see the woman?‎ ‎ A. He has a stomachache. B. He is too overweight. C. He has pains all over.‎ ‎14. What soup did the man have for dinner last night?‎ ‎ A. Potato. B. Chicken. C. Tomato.‎ ‎15. How often does the man exercise?‎ ‎ A. Once a month. B. Every five days. C. Every day.‎ ‎16. What does the woman think the man should do?‎ ‎ A. Stop eating his favourite food. B. Change his lifestyle. C. Walk to work. ‎ 请听第10段材料，回答17至20题。‎ ‎17. Where can the listeners get drinks all day?‎ ‎ A. In the café. B. In the dining room. C. By the swimming pool.‎ ‎18. What will the listeners probably do at around 1 p.m.?‎ ‎ A. Have lunch. B. Go swimming. C. Attend a conference.‎ ‎19. What does the speaker apologize for?‎ ‎ A. The updated programme. B. The late lunch. C. The high temperature.‎ ‎20. Why does the conference programme have to be changed?‎ ‎ A. Some rooms are being repaired.‎ ‎ B. The General Manager can’t come on time.‎ ‎ C. An important speaker won’t give a talk.‎ 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 ‎ Discover it all at the Smithsonian!‎ There’s no more exciting place to be than Smithsonian Summer Camp, where all kinds of dreams can come true. Summer Camp registration (注册) begins on Jan. 28, starting at ‎9 a.m. (online and phone).‎ People donating to the Smithsonian Associates at the $ 300 level or higher can register two days in advance.‎ Get in touch with Customer Service at 202-633-3030 or SmithsonianAssociates.org/Camp.‎ GENERAL INFORMATION ‎•Camps run Monday, June 20 through Friday, August 19. There will be no camp on Monday, July 4. That week, camp runs Tuesday, July 5 through Friday, July 8.‎ ‎•Camps are offered for children from kindergarten through 9th grade.‎ ‎•Camps range in size from 16 to 20 children, with four campers having one instructor.‎ ‎•Most camps are one week long; campers may register for one or more camps.‎ ‎•Campers provide their own transportation to the National Mall----where camps are held. The supervised (监督) drop-off and pick-up location is the entrance of the S. Dillion‎ Ripley ‎Center. An adult is required to sign each camper in and out daily.‎ ‎•Camps include a supervised packed lunch hour.‎ Camp‎ ‎T-shirts A Smithsonian Summer Camp T-shirt is included in the registration fee. Campers can sport their shirts proudly and stand out from the crowd on their field trips around the National Mall. Campers receive one shirt at check-in on their first day of camp, despite the number of camps they registered. Available sizes range from youth S to adult XL. Be sure to include the correct T-shirt size when you register, campers will be given only the recorded size.‎ ‎21. If one wants to register on Jan. 26, he should ____.‎ ‎ A. call 202-633-3030 ‎ B. join the Camp in previous years ‎ C. visit SmithsonianAssociates.org/Camp ‎ D. contribute $300 or more to the Smithsonian Associates ‎22. What should campers know?‎ ‎ A. Each camp lasts for one week. B. They can only choose one camp.‎ ‎ C. Camps provide free lunch for them. D. They should go to camps on their own.‎ ‎23. What can we know about camp‎ ‎T-shirt?‎ ‎ A. There’re different colors for campers to choose from.‎ ‎ B. Campers receive them as soon as they register.‎ ‎ C. Each camper can only have one T-shirt.‎ ‎ D. They are sold at the National Mall.‎ ‎24. How many instructors does each camp have?‎ ‎ A. 1—4. B. 4—5. C. 5—8. D. 16—20.‎ B That woman carried a new blanket over her arm. Wordlessly, she gave it to me.‎ ‎“Is it finished?” I asked.‎ She shook her head. “No. It is ready,” she replied. I handed her the money and took the blanket.‎ ‎“It is beautiful, so skillfully woven (编织),” I said to my mother. “But what did she mean when she said it was not finished? How can it be ready if it is not finished?”‎ ‎“I will tell you later,” my mother said, “but first I will take you to the Navajo village.”‎ We went down to the village. A group of young men were making sand pictures. We walked through the whole village, watching the different things the people were doing.‎ It was not until that evening that my mother finally explained the Navajo woman’s words.‎ ‎“Did you notice anything about the things the people were making?” my mother asked.‎ ‎“What should I have noticed?” I looked at her and asked.‎ ‎“Each thing the Navajo make has one smaller part that is not complete. The designs in their sand pictures are often not perfectly done, for example---- the line of the circle may not quite close. If you look carefully at your blanket, you will probably find a stitch (一针) missing.”‎ I took the blanket off, but it looked as perfect as any design could be. Then suddenly, I noticed that sure enough a stitch was missing!‎ ‎“But why do the Navajo intentionally leave some tiny part unfinished?” I asked.‎ ‎“They believe that when anything is completed or finished, it means the end has come----it will not be perfect until then. Then too, with a circle, they believe that they must leave a pathway for the bad spirits to run away and the good spirits to come in. So, often, they do not make the line close.”‎ ‎25. The blanket the author received ____.‎ A. was poorly woven B. made her think a lot C. cost her a lot of money D. was finished, but not ready.‎ ‎26. Which of the following may the Navajo believe?‎ ‎ A. A stitch in time is very important. ‎ B. Life only becomes perfect when you die.‎ ‎ C. He who makes no mistakes is a perfect man. ‎ D. You must always try to make your life complete.‎ ‎27. What’s the main idea of the text?‎ A. The Navajo are good at making things. ‎ B. The Navajo are brave and hard-working.‎ C. A blanket tells a lot about the Navajo culture.‎ D. Skills are needed to do business with the Navajo.‎ ‎ ‎ C As a little girl, one of my favorite family traditions was held on the first day of May. Along with my sister, my mother and I would make simple flower baskets by making paper into cones (圆锥体). Then, we filled the bottom of the cone with small candies before putting some flowers into it.‎ With our May Day baskets in hand, my sister and I became anonymous gift-givers. After hanging a basket on the front door of a neighbor or friend, we rang the doorbell and ran away. The goal was to remain secret givers.‎ Historically, the first day of May, often referred to as “May Day”, has been recognized as a celebration of spring, of life and growth. Parades and dances are ways that the day has been ---- and continues to be ---- celebrated in many parts of the world. Although formal May Day celebrations may be less common now, it is always worth celebrating. Here are some simple and lovely ways to celebrate May Day in our homes and with those we love:‎ Making a May Day basket is always a great choice. Although the May Day basket we made as children was simple, the making of the basket was a joy in itself. Consider making or buying some flowers for friends. Fill the basket with a few sweets and write a note thanking your friend or neighbor for their kindness, their presence, and their love.‎ On May Day, we also take flowers to a local hospital or nursing home. Flowers are always welcome in places that are too often full of sadness. Stopping to have a conversation with a patient and thanking a nurse would be an additional gift ----- to the receiver and to us!‎ Besides, we always give friends small gifts to celebrate May Day. A small book or magazine with a note, an art print celebrating spring ----- the choices are endless. When your friends are far away, an unexpected gift can reawaken friendship across the miles.‎ ‎28. The underlined part “anonymous gift-givers” refers to people who ____.‎ ‎ A. are serious about gift-giving B. don’t know the value of gifts ‎ C. are careful about every small detail D. don’t want their names to be known ‎29. What do we know about May Day from the text?‎ ‎ A. It is celebrated all over the world. ‎ B. The date of its celebration has changed.‎ C. It traditionally celebrates the arrival of spring. ‎ D. There is an increase in formal May Day celebrations.‎ ‎30. In the author’s eyes, May Day is a great chance to ____.‎ ‎ A. express thanks B. visit faraway friends ‎ C. read a book or magazine D. stay with family members ‎31. What is the text mainly about?‎ ‎ A. The history of May Day. B. Great family traditions.‎ ‎ C. Celebrating May Day. D. Flowers for festivals.‎ ‎ ‎ D ‎ A ‎ (TEACHER)‎ ‎ ‎ B ‎ D C ‎ ‎ ‎ Learning Zones funnel Where in the classroom do you prefer to sit, and why? Scientists have discovered that seating preference not only shows students’ personalities, but has a great influence on their school performance. Generally speaking, students show different attitudes depending on where they sit. Based on the research, scientists have developed a funnel-like (像漏斗的) model of “learning zones” to see the relationship between seating and active learning.‎ In this model, the mouth of the funnel (A) is the best position for learning. Students in this front area prove to be the most active learners. They show a greater desire for learning, which leads them to focus better and take a more active part than the rest of the class. Those in the neck of the funnel (B) don’t pay the same close attention, but they ask a lot of questions, partly because of the added confidence they feel from being in a safe zone, with others around them. Less desirable is the area “outside the funnel (C, D),” which refers to the sides and the back rows, where students take a less active part in classroom activities and find it hard to focus their attention, falling asleep at times.‎ Studies about learning zones suggest that a change in traditional seating plans can boost classroom performance. In fact, a growing number of teachers have begun less traditional seating plans, such as “U-Type.” There are no side and back areas, so teachers can expect their students to take part in activities more actively and increase student-teacher interaction (互动).‎ ‎32. According to scientists, students’ learning is greatly influenced by ____.‎ ‎ A. the number of students B. the time of class C. seating positions D. classroom size ‎33. It turns out that the students sitting in Area B ____.‎ ‎ A. sometimes fall asleep B. feel safe and confident ‎ C. seldom ask their teachers questions D. try to avoid looking directly at the teacher ‎34. Which area is most proper for learning?‎ ‎ A. Area A. B. Area B. C. Area C. D. Area D.‎ ‎35. What does the underlined word “boost” in the last paragraph mean?‎ ‎ A. Cause trouble for. B. Take control of C. Keep up with. D. Do good to. ‎ 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。‎ ‎ Erin brockovich Erin Brockovich, an American woman, was born in ‎1960 in Kansas. She studied at a business college for a year. Then she moved to southern California and married a restaurant manager.‎ ‎--36-- A law company helped her after the accident, and later she started to work for them. Her job was to organize paper. One day Erin realized that there were lots of papers about some very sick people in a town called Hinkley. --37--.‎ Erin‎ worked very hard for five years. She visited lots of sick people in Hinkley and listened to their stories. –38-- It was owned by the Pacific Gas and Electric company. She discovered that there was a chemical called chromium in the local water. It was from the factory and Erin believed that the people were sick because of the chromium in their drinking water. She planned to help them.‎ Erin and her boss started a law case against the Pacific Gas and Electric company. --39-- They didn’t agree that the people were ill because of the water, but in 1996 the judge ordered the Pacific Gas and Electric company to pay the people in Hinkley $500,000 each. --40--.‎ In 2000, there was a film about Erin Brockovich. Julia Roberts played Erin and the film was very successful. Now Erin is famous ---- she has her own company and she gives talks all over the world.‎ A. All the people lived near a big factory.‎ B. The company wasn’t happy about this.‎ C. She started to look for more information about the town.‎ D. When she was thirty years old, Erin was in a car accident.‎ E. She studied at Kansas State University, in Manhattan‎, ‎Kansas.‎ F. There were over 600 sick people, so that was $300 million in total.‎ G. She wrote a book called Take It From Me: Life’s a Struggle But You Can Win.‎ 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）‎ Several years ago, I quit my job to chase my dream of writing a book, but that book was --41-- repeatedly. Everyone was asking, “How’s the book coming?” I was so --42--.‎ My friend got together one day and I blurted out (脱口而出) , “I don’t know my purpose in life.” The outburst was met with --43-- and stares. Finally, Pam said, “I don’t know, either.” She was in a job she --44--. Teresa said, “Me either.” I was sure that Bette would have a(n) --45--. She was suffering from cancer and, surely she had figured things out since she was facing a likely terminal outcome. --46--, she shook her head. ‎ Two years passed and, during that time, I sold my --47--, Teresa went back to school, Pam switched --48--, and Bette kept on living as best as she could.‎ Actually, for those two years, Bette lived a --49-- life than any of us. She built a butterfly garden in her neighborhood. She spent time with her family, went hiking, --50-- and lived.‎ My book was finally --51-- and Bette made it to my first big signing. A day or two later, she was back in the –52-- as she was seriously ill. I left on tour for several weeks, and when I --53-- she was close to --54--.‎ The day came when her brother called to let me know Bette had --55--. He asked me to write her obituary (讣告). I thought about how she’d filled every moment with as much joy as she could find. That obituary wasn’t a list of --56--. It was the story of a woman who lived --57-- what life threw at her, she lived.‎ That was when I --58-- what I’d learned through her passing. She defined her purpose in life by simply living her life. That’s all any of us are here to do. In the end, the only thing that –59-- is that we breathe in our time here and fill it with --60--.‎ ‎41. A. read B. printed C. rejected D. written ‎42. A. excited B. confident C. cheerful D. embarrassed ‎43. A. darkness B. smoke C. danger D. silence ‎44. A. hated B. lost C. found D. created ‎45. A. present B. answer C. dream D. excuse ‎46. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Otherwise ‎47. A. house B. car C. paper D. book ‎48. A. jobs B. methods C. topics D. channels ‎49. A. fuller B. poorer C. sadder D. simpler ‎50. A. complained B. shouted C. laughed D. learned ‎51. A. discussed B. published C. reviewed D. translated ‎52. A. hospital B. school C. garden D. company ‎53. A. followed B. returned C. escaped D. recovered ‎54. A. success B. death C. trouble D. wealth ‎55. A. given up B. shown off C. turned down D. passed away ‎56. A. requirements B. suggestions C. achievements D. agreements ‎57. A. Other than B. Rather than C. Regardless of D. In case of ‎58. A. guessed B. decided C. expected D. realized ‎59. A. works B. matters C. exists D. changes ‎60. A. life B. trust C. luck D. nature 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。‎ Self-confident people are admired 61.______ others and inspire confidence in others. They know that no matter what difficulties come their way, they have the ability 62. ______ (solve) them. Self-confident people tend to see their lives in a positive light even when things aren’t going so well, and they are typically 63. ______ (satisfy) with and respect themselves. Wouldn’t 64.______ be amazing to have this kind of self-confidence? Guess what? You can.‎ Self-confidence can be learned, practiced, and mastered----just like any 65. ______ skill. Once you master it, everything in your life will change for 66. ______ better.‎ You can begin by changing your body language. Just the simple act of pulling your shoulders ‎ back gives others the 67. ______ (impress) that you are a confident person. Smiling will not only make you feel better, but will make others feel more comfortable around you. Look at the person you are speaking to, not at your shoes ---- keeping eye contact 68. ______ (show) confidence. Last, speak slowly. Research has proved that those who take the time to speak slowly and 69. ____ (clear) feel more self-confident and appear more self-confident to others. The added bonus is that they will actually be able to understand 70. ______ you are saying.‎ 第II卷 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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。‎ This morning, I, together with my parents, go to the second-hand book market near my home. There were so much people that we had to push their way through the crowd. Though the market was terrible noisy, we felt quite pleased to be able to pick up a really good bargain. Just as we were ready leave, however, a heavy rain began to pour down. Instead of seek shelter, my parents suggested we help a couple of stall owner pack their books. With a effort, all the books were free from of rain. Our timely help was greatly appreciating.‎ 第二节：书面表达 （满分25分）‎ 假定你是高二学生李华，想利用暑假做兼职，但你的父母不同意，为此你感到很苦恼。请你用英语给某英语报社Advice专栏的编辑Miss Kind 写一封求助信，内容主要包括：‎ ‎1. 你和父母所持的不同观点及理由； 2. 请求对方提出建议。‎ 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。‎ Dear Miss Kind,‎ I am a senior three student. ___________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________ Yours, ‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 答案 听力：1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. B 10.B ‎ 11. A 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. C 阅读理解 21. D 22.D 23. C 24. B ‎ ‎ 25. B 26. B 27. C ‎28. D 29. C 30. A 31. C ‎32. C 33. B 34.A 35. D 七选五 36. D 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. F 完形填空 41. C 42. D 43. D 44.A 45. B 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. A 50. C ‎ 51. B 52. A 53. B 54. B 55. D 56. C 57. C 58. D 59. B 60. A 语法填空：61. by 62. to solve 63. satisfied 64. it 65. other ‎ ‎66. the 67. impression 68. shows 69. clearly 70. what 短文改错 ‎ This morning, I, together with my parents, go to the second-hand book market near my home. There were so much ‎ ‎ went many people that we had to push their way through the crowd. Though the market was terrible noisy, we felt quite pleased to ‎ ‎ our terribly be able to pick up a really good bargain. Just as we were ready∧ leave, however, a heavy rain began to pour down. ‎ ‎ to Instead of seek shelter, my parents suggested we help a couple of stall owner pack their books. With a effort, all the ‎ ‎ seeking owners an books were free from of rain. Our timely help was greatly appreciating.‎ ‎ appreciated 书面表达：‎ Dear Miss Kind,‎ I am a senior two student. I am sorry to disturb you, but would you be so kind as to do me a favor?‎ The summer vacation is coming and I have been planning to find a part-time job. However, my parents do not approve of my plan and think that I should spend more time studying instead of wasting my precious time on a job. I don’t agree with them because I think taking a job will bring me not only some extra pocket money but also practical life skills. ‎ What should I do about their opposition? I am looking forward to your early reply. ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua