2017-2018学年湖南省益阳市箴言中学高二上学期期中考试（11月） 英语试题 10页

‎2017-2018学年湖南省益阳市箴言中学高二上学期期中考试（11月）英语试卷 时量：120分钟 总分：150 ‎ 第一部分：听力（共两节，每题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 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置。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。‎ ‎1. Why does Lisa just eat an apple for lunch?‎ ‎ A．She is on a diet． B. She is too busy to have a meal. C. There's nothing else in the fridge.‎ ‎2. What might the woman think of the film?‎ ‎ A. It was boring. B. It was exciting. C. It was thrilling ‎3. Where are the two speakers now?‎ ‎ A. On the second floor. B. On the third floor. C. On the fourth floor ‎4. Why does the woman sound worried?‎ ‎ A. They don't have much time left.‎ ‎ B. This is her first time on a plane.‎ ‎ C. Something is likely to go wrong.‎ ‎5. Why can't the man recognize the girl?‎ ‎ A. Because she has changed a lot.‎ ‎ B. Because she wears glasses now.‎ ‎ C. Because she has long hair.‎ 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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ ‎6. What time does the man usually get up?‎ ‎ A. Early in the morning. B. Late in the afternoon. C. Around midday.‎ ‎7. What does the man usually eat?‎ ‎ A. Nutritious meals. B. Fast food. C. Homemade meals.‎ ‎8. What does the woman think of her son's daily life?‎ ‎ A. He leaves his room messy. B. He works too hard. C. He has a healthy diet.‎ 听第 7段材料,回答第 9至 11题。‎ ‎9. What does Susan have to do on Saturday morning?‎ ‎ A. Take a walk. B. Clean the house. C. Go to the dentist.‎ ‎10. When will she pick up her brother from the soccer practice?‎ ‎ A. At 2:00. B. At 4:30. C．At 5:30‎ ‎11. Why can't they watch a video at Susan's house?‎ ‎ A. Because they can't decide on a video.‎ ‎ B. Because Susan's mother is going to use it.‎ C. Because the machine doesn't work.‎ 第8段材料 ,回答第12至14题。‎ ‎12. Where does the man get the news from?‎ A. The radio or the newspapers. B. The radio or the Internet. C. The Internet or the newspapers.‎ ‎13. What does the man think of the news?‎ ‎ A. Partly authentic. B. Completely accurate C. Mostly untrue ‎14. Where is Carey now?‎ ‎ A. In America. B. In Britain. C. In Japan.‎ 第9段材料 ,回答第15至17题。‎ ‎15. What does the woman want the man to do?‎ ‎ A. Take a survey. B. Tell her his personality. C. Design a questionnaire.‎ ‎16. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?‎ ‎ A. Strangers. B. Friends. C. Doctor and patient. ‎ ‎17. What kind of person is Jeffrey according to the survey?‎ ‎ A. Impatient and creative. B. Outgoing and talkative. C. Lazy and patient.‎ 听第10段材料 ,回答第 18至 20题。‎ ‎18. Which is the closest to the hotel?‎ ‎ A. Papa Romano's Restaurant. B. The Hollywood Theater. C. Gatewood‎ ‎Park.‎ ‎19. Where can a tourist catch a bus easily?‎ A. At City‎ ‎Center Subway Station.‎ B. At Town Square Shopping Mall C. In front of the post office.‎ ‎20. Why is the hotel a good choice for tourists?‎ A. Because of its food. B. Because of its location. C. Because of its service.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共5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 Wanted, Someone for a Kiss We’re looking for producers to join us in the second of London 100FM. You’ll work on the station’s music programs. Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. Please apply in writing to Producer Vacancies, Kiss100.‎ l Father Christmas We’re looking for a very special person preferably over 40, to fill our Father Christmas suit.‎ Working days: Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December17 to December24 except Sunday, 10:30—16:00.‎ Excellent pay.‎ Please contact the Enterprise‎ ‎Shopping Center, Station Parade, East Bourne.‎ l Accountants Assistant When you join the team in our Revenue Administration Unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division, dealing with post and other general duties. If you are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you. This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or somebody who has office experience.‎ Wealden District Council l Software Trainer If you are aged 24-45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing. You will be allowed to make our decision, and to design courses as well as present them. Pay upwards of ￡15,000 for the right person. Please apply by sending your CV (简历) to Mrs R. Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.‎ ‎21．We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who _____.‎ A. is aged between 24 and 40 B. can work for about a month C. should deal with general duties D. may do some training work ‎22．Which position is open to recent school graduates?‎ A. Producer, London Kiss. B. Father Christmas.‎ C. Accountants Assistant D. Software Trainer ‎23．What kind of person would probably apply to Palmace Limited?‎ A. One with GCSE grade C level.‎ B. One with some office experience.‎ C. One having good computer knowledge D. One trained in producing music programs.‎ B Last Saturday on the way to the mall, two children, a boy and a girl, came running towards me with bottles on their hands, asking if I wanted bottled water. It was a surprising gesture. I was wondering if they were doing fund-raising. I knelt and asked them where their parents were and how much a bottle of water cost. Then two adult women came up to me explaining what the children were doing. “We are teaching the children to give without anything in return. We are teaching people to accept without giving in return.”‎ Two mothers had bought bottled water and placed a sticker(小贴纸)on all bottles with five different quotes(引述):‎ ‎1.Smile at everyone. You’ll never know when someone may need it.‎ ‎2.If Plan A does not work, there are 25 more letters in the alphabets.‎ ‎3.Have a thirst for life. Every day is filled with possibilities.‎ ‎4.In your thirst for knowledge, be sure you don’t drown in all the information.‎ ‎5.Dig your well before you’re thirsty.‎ The bottle I have has quoted No. 5. A sudden change of attitude opened up among me, the mothers and the children. We are no longer strangers to each other. We were having such a great time chatting and I ended up helping them give away the rest of the bottled water.‎ One young lady was so thankful that she happily accepted the water and said it was the best thing that happened to her all day since she had a bad day at work. A man refused and walked away saying “No, thanks”.‎ ‎ A couple kept on bowing to us in gratitude. When is was all done, the children and I were giving each other high-five. It was so much fun. I think I had more fun doing this than the mothers and the children.‎ ‎24.How did the author feel when he was offered bottled water?‎ A. Embarrassed B. Disappointed C. Excited D. Surprised ‎25.Different quotes were placed on the bottles to .‎ A. inspire others to think positively B. show how rich and colorful our life is C. encourage people to get more bottled water D. explain why at times abandonment is necessary facing trouble ‎26.What did the author do after chatting with them?‎ A. He bought the rest of the bottled water.‎ B. He gave away some money for charity.‎ C. He decided to meet with them regularly.‎ D. He joined them in being kind to strangers.‎ ‎27.What do we know from the last paragraph?‎ A. People responded quite differently to this activity.‎ B. Children had more fun doing this than adults.‎ C. This random(随机的)act of kindness is warmly welcomed.‎ D. The author learned a lot from this random act of kindness.‎ C ‎ The scene in the Hollywood movie The Day After Tomorrow, where global warming could soon turn the global climate into a new ice age, may never occur, according to new research. ‎ ‎ The next ice age could be 15,000 years away, say European scientists who last month announced a continuous record of 740,000 years of climate data obtained from the Antarctic(南极的) ice. ‎ ‎ Scientists from 10 nations have now almost completely drilled (钻）through a 3,000-meter depth of ice high in the Antarctic mainland. They figure out that the area where summer temperatures can fall to -40℃, has at least 900,000 years of snowfalls, kept as neatly as the growth rings of a tree. And the ice and air caught in each layer (层) have begun to answer questions about the climates in the past. ‎ ‎ The results show that there have been eight ice ages in the past 740,000 years and eight warmer periods. And by comparing the pattern of global conditions today with those of the past, the researchers reported in Nature that the present warm period could last another 15,000 years. ‎ ‎ Research suggests that there is a very close connection between greenhouse gas levels and global average temperatures. It also shows that carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) levels are the highest for at least 440,000 years. ‎ ‎ "If people say to you: the greenhouse effect is a good thing because we would go into an ice age otherwise, our data say no, a new ice age is not hanging over our heads," said Eric Wolff from the British Antarctic Survey." Now we have eight examples of how the climate goes in and out of ice ages … and you can learn what the rules are that go into the climate models that tell us about the future." ‎ ‎ Scientists found that whenever temperatures rose in the frozen record, so did carbon dioxide level. " In 440,000 years we have never seen greenhouse gas get as thick as it is today," said Dr Wolff.‎ ‎28. In drilling through the ice in Antarctica, scientists have found that _____ .‎ A. the lowest temperature there is -40℃ B. snowfalls are kept in certain patterns（模式）‎ C. the ice has existed for 15,000 years D. the depth of ice is 3,000 meters ‎29. The information of the global climate conditions in the past can be obtained through _____ .‎ A. separating carbon dioxide from the air B. examining the growth rings of trees ‎ C. comparing temperatures in different areas D. studying the ice and air caught in each layer ‎30. We can infer from Eric Wolff's words that _____ .‎ A. there is something wrong with the data B. greenhouse effect is always a bad thing ‎ C. a new ice age will not come in the near future D. greenhouse gas will get thick in the future ‎31. What would be the best title for the passage?‎ A. Research over the Antarctic area. B. Warm period to last about 15,000 years. ‎ C. Report on the eight ice ages in the past. D. Hollywood movies and the global climate.‎ D How long has 3-D technology been around? Most of us might think of crowds of teenagers in a 1950’s movie house watching Bwana Devil in 3-D. But 3-D technology made its first appearance on the scene in 1838 with the first stereoscope(体视镜). And the first actual 3-D movie was a 1903 film called Le Ariveed’un Train.‎ Although it has such a long history, the technology has still remained based on one simple principle-----to make 3-D effects you must find a way to project two slightly different pictures to each eye. Modern 3-D technology works by rapidly flickering(闪动) two versions of the movie and projecting them onto each eye. The brain does the rest of the work, combining the two pictures together into one and giving the show the appearance of depth, the third dimension.‎ But does this exposure, especially long exposures, cause harm to the child’s developing brain and visual system? Unfortunately, long-term studies on new flicker digital 3-D technology and children aren’t yet available. We do not know if regular or daily 3-D viewing over years affects the developing visual system, although older 3-D methods basically do the same thing and are not considered harmful.‎ The question of possible harm in modern 3-D use in TV is really based on two facts: the amount of time children will now be watching 3-D TV each day and the sensitivity some children show in reaction to 3-D viewing. It is difficult to make actual lab studies of longer term 3-D viewing in children because of the possible harm of the experiment. Researchers will have to wait until 3-D TV technology is already in the marketplace for a number of years, then check heavy 3-D TV watchers and compare them with non-watchers.‎ With a 3-D television technology in the home, we will soon be able to answer the question of whether or not longer and more frequent periods of 3-D exposure cause more changes in the visual system. We may find that the bigger problem is the introduction of a new technology that leads to even more time spent on TV rather than playing outdoors.‎ ‎32．According to the text, 3-D technology ______‎ A. was refused by people when it first appeared. B. will soon change the way we watch TV.‎ C. does no good to our visual system. D. has a history of nearly 200 years.‎ ‎33．Paragraph 2 is mainly about________‎ A. the history of 3-D technology. B. why 3-D movies are popular C. how 3-D technology works. D. the influence of 3-D technology.‎ ‎34．What’s the method suggested in paragraph 4?‎ A. To wait and see B. To carry out lab studies C. To stop making 3-D movies D. To improve 3-D technology ‎35．The author’s purpose in writing the text is to _______‎ A. ask children not to watch 3-D movies B. discuss if 3-D viewing is harmful to children.‎ C. introduce the advantages of 3-D technology.‎ D. predict the development of 3-D technology.‎ 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。‎ How to use speed reading to go through newspapers or magazines? 36 You will not only save time, but also your focus will increase and you will have fun reading even the uninteresting reports.‎ ‎ 37 This plays to the advantage of the tired reader who wants to stay current but has very little time to read. Often all you need to understand a news piece is the first paragraph. Here the reporter will tell you what’s happening, who it’s happening to and where it’s happening.‎ Sometimes you don’t even need to read the entire paragraph because the first sentence or the first couple of sentences give you all the information. If you still have more time you can move on to step two. 38 Read the last paragraph. Some news pieces are follow-ups of events that were earlier reported. In such a situation, the first paragraph may not give you all the information you need. 39 It’s usually in the last paragraph that the user is given the background information that leads to the story.‎ Read the “quotes” after you’ve read the first and last paragraphs and you still feel you need more information or have more time to play with, you can come into middle of the piece by reading the direct speech of the sources of the news item. In all forms of writing where quotations are used, the writer leads the reader into the quotes and then leads the reader out. This takes too much space and therefore, robs the reader out of some precious time.‎ ‎ 40 ‎ A. Read the first paragraph.‎ B. But the last paragraph will do the job.‎ C. The first paragraph may be not important at all.‎ D. Otherwise, you can stop reading.‎ E. Here are three techniques you can use.‎ F. So glide directly to the quotation marks and read what’s within them.‎ G. If you follow these steps, it’s possible to get about 80 percent of a news piece.‎ 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）‎ 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。‎ One day, while I was walking to work, I decided to bring some flowers that I had picked from my garden that morning. On the way, I 41 a stranger and presented the bunch to him with a smile card. 42 by the sense of joy I felt from giving flowers to another person, and may be 43 his day, I wanted to do it again.‎ When I got to my office, I had the 44 of anonymously(匿名地) leaving flowers around the workplace. The impersonal(无人情味的) 45 of the building where I work makes me 46 . It just feels a little boring sometimes, 47 it's a nice building with great light. I 48 lots of people might feel the same way, so why not put a little 49 there, and throw in an inspirational 50 while I'm at it? After all, who doesn't like flowers?‎ ‎ So, for the past month, I've been 51 flowers in a little cup on the sink in the bathroom. ‎ ‎ Each week, I 52 the flowers and the quote. It always feels 53 for me to read quotes like Henry David Thoreau's “If one advances 54 in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” and Gandhi's “The fragrance(香味) always 55 on the hand that gives the rose.” If anything, I figured, it at least makes me 56 each time I visit the bathroom.‎ ‎ Then today, when I walked in, I noticed 57 flowers in the cup, and a quote that someone else had written! It 58 , “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”—Gandhi. This little act 59 me that, at the end of the day, we're all just people with hearts 60 the various roles and different hats we may wear in the workplace.‎ I did a little dance and I am smiling wide for the rest of the day!‎ ‎41. A. came across B. picked out C. called up D. pointed at ‎42. A. Struck B. Informed C. Surprised D. Honoured ‎43. A. calming B. determining C. reflecting D. brightening ‎44. A. belief B. way C. idea D. aim ‎45. A. design B. atmosphere C. decoration D. regulation ‎46. A. impolite B. uncomfortable C. impatient D. unconscious ‎47. A. when B. unless C. because D. though ‎48. A. concluded B. considered C. doubted D. expected ‎49. A. mystery B. adventure C. beauty D. courage ‎50. A. flower B. figure C. quote D. material ‎51. A. growing B. watering C.arranging D. putting ‎52. A. count B. check C. clean D. change ‎53. A. refreshing B. interesting C. satisfying D. puzzling ‎54. A. confidently B. surprisingly C. quickly D. effectively ‎55. A. holds B. attaches C. remains D. focuses ‎56. A. strong B.excited C. happy D. shocked ‎57. A. beautiful B. new C. small D. special ‎58. A. printed B. asked C. replied D. said ‎59. A. introduces B. reminds C. suggests D. indicates ‎ ‎60. A. regardless of B. in terms of C. in addition to D. instead of 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。‎ Desertification is becoming worse and worse throughout the world today. The reasons are mostly as follows. 61 ,many trees have been cut down. Secondly, the rainfall and vegetation necessary for life are 62 (disappear). Thirdly, poor land is farmed until it is worn out and trees are cut for firewood, 63 (leave) the soil unprotected against wind and rain. ‎ ‎ 64 the development of modern 65 (social), only by battling the desert can we solve the problem.‎ Above all we should know how 66 (find) food and space without destroying the land we live on. The problem is very serious in many 67 (country). In Peru, Chile and Brazil, ‎ for example, some areas are no longer 68 (cover) with forests. In India, mud now 69 ‎ ‎ (slide) into the Indus and the Granges‎ ‎Rivers because of farming and tree cutting. In the United States, some areas are really deserts and there has been a lack of water.‎ Nobody can be sure that we can avoid desertification in the future, 70 we have to try our best.‎ 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）‎ 假如英语课上老师要求同学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：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 ‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。‎ 注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎ 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ Dear Editor As a physician, I read your letter about human cloning with great interest. I first hear of cloning animals from a single cell when I went to a lecture about Dolly the sheep. Dolly was cloning in 1996, in the Britain. At the time, I thought that the whole concept of cloning was not moral. If we toy at life, we might create problems. It seems that I was correct to have doubts about push ahead with cloning. After all, even though Dolly looked the same as a normal sheep, she was not health and died young, and no one knows the exactly reason for this. The idea behind cloning sounds good, so there are many real-life problem with it. I believe that we need strict laws make it a crime to do human cloning.‎ Yours truly ‎ Wang Lin 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，从互联网（the Internet）上得知一个国际中学生组织将在澳大利亚（Australia）举办夏令营，欢迎各国学生参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。‎ 内容主要包括：‎ ‎1.自我介绍；‎ ‎2.参加意图；‎ ‎3.希望获准。‎ 注意：1.词数100左右；‎ ‎2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3.邮件形状和结尾已为你写好。‎ Dear Sir or Madam,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours faithfully,‎ ‎ Li Hua 英语答案：‎ 听力：1-5 CACBA 6-10 CBABB 11-15 CBACA 16-20 BCACB 阅读理解：A：BCC B： DADA C： BDCB D: DCAB 七选五：EADBG 完形填空：‎ ‎41.A 42.A 43.D 44.C 45.B 46.B 47.D 48.B 49.C 50.C ‎51.D 52.D 53.A 54.A 55.C 56.C 57.B 58.D 59.B 60.A 语法填空：61. Firstly 62. disappearing 63. leaving 64. With 65. society ‎66. to find 67. countries 68. covered 69. slides 70. but 改错：‎ ‎1. hear→heard ‎2. was cloning→was cloned ‎3. the Britain→Britain ‎4. toy at→toy with ‎5.push→pushing ‎6.health→healthy ‎7. exactly→exact ‎8.so →but ‎9.real-life problem→real-life problems ‎10. make→to make 作文：‎ Dear Sir or Madam,‎ I’m Li Hua, a middle school student from China. I read the announcement of the summer camp that you have posted on the Internet and I am interested in it. I know that you welcome students from different countries and I’d like to take part in it. I’ve been learning English for 6 years, and I can speak fluent English. What is more, I’ll be able to tell students from other countries about China and learn about their countries as well. I hope I will be accepted as a member of your summer camp.‎ ‎ Looking forward to your reply!‎ Yours faithfully,‎ Li Hua