河南省永城市实验高级中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

2018-2019学年度下学期高二期中英语试卷本试卷分第卷（70分）和第卷（50分）总分120分。答题时间100分钟第卷 (选择题）第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分 ）第1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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThis March is a busy month in Shanghai. Theres a lot to do. Here are the highlights.Live Music- Late Night JazzEnjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis. The famous trumpet player. Hes ing with his new 7-piece band(乐队), Herbies Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so dont expect to get much sleep. This is Herbies third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.PLACE: The Jazz ClubDATES: 15-23 MarchPRICE:80, 120IIME: 10: 00 p.m. till late !IEL:6466-8736Scottish DancingTake your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live bands, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees. are also excellent.PLACE: Jack SteinsDATES: Every MondayPRICE:60, including one drinkTIME:7:00-0:00 p.mIEL:6402-1877Exhibitions-shanghai MuseumThere are 120, 000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. Its always Interesting to visit, but doubly(加倍地) so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than youve ever seen before. Let usknow if you see a mummy move !PLACE: Shanghai MuseumPRICE:30(15 for students)TEL:6888-6888DATES. DailyTTME: Monday-Friday9:00 a. m.-5: 00 p. m., Weekends9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.Dining-Sushi(寿司) Chef in TownSushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it s being an art form.The most famous sushi “artist” is Yuki Kamura. Shes also one of the few female chefs in Japan. Shell be at Sushi Scene all of this month.PLACE: Sushi SceneDATES: All monthPRICE:200TIME: Lunch timeTEL:6690-3211For a full listing of events, see our website.21. Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8: 00 p. m. on Saturday, which one can you choose ?A. Live Music-Late Night Jazz B. Exhibitions-Shanghai MuseumC. Scottish Dancing D. Dining-Sushi Chef in Town.22. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it never tires you out.B. The performance given by the American jazz band will not last quite long.C. Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of traditional Japanese food.D. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhibits from Egypt.23. From the text we may learn that Kamura is_.A. an instructor B. a waitress C. a cook D. an artistBDear James, It is a beautiful day here and I am sitting under the big tree at the end of the garden. I have just returned from a long bike ride to an old castle. It seems amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon. Its my birthday in two weeks time and Ill be 82 years old! I think my long and active life must be due to the healthy life I live. This brings me to the real reason for my letter, my dear grandson. Your mother tells me that you started smoking some time ago and now you are finding it difficult to give it up. Believe me, I know how easy it is to begin smoking and how tough it is to stop. You see, during adolescence I also smoked and became addicted to cigarettes. By the way, did you know that this is because you bee addicted in three different ways? First, you can bee physically addicted to nicotine, which is one of the hundreds of chemicals in cigarettes, This means that after a while your body bees accustomed to having nicotine in it. So when the drug leaves your body, you get withdrawal symptoms. I remember feeling bad-tempered and sometimes even in pain. Secondly, you bee addicted through habit. As you know, if you do the same thing over and over again, you begin to do it automatically. Lastly, you can bee mentally addicted. I believed I was happier and more relaxed after having a cigarette, so I began to think that I could only feel good when I smoked. I was addicted in all three ways, so it was very difficult to quit. But I did finally manage. When I was young, I didnt know much about the harmful effects of smoking. I didnt know, for example, that it could do terrible damage to your heart and lungs or that it was more difficult for smoking couples to bee pregnant(怀孕）. I certainly didnt know their babies may have a smaller birth weight or even be abnormal in some way. Neither did I know that my cigarette smoke could affect the health of non-smokers. However, what I did know was that my girlfriend thought I smelt terrible. She said my breath and clothes smelt, and that the ends of my fingers were turning yellow. She told me that she wouldnt go out with me again unless I stopped! I also noticed that I became breathless quickly, and that I wasnt enjoying sport as much, When I was taken off the school football team because I was unfit, I knew it was time to quit smoking. I am sending you some advice I found on the Internet. It might help you to stop and strengthen your resolve. I do hope so because I want you to live as long and healthy a life as I have.Love fromGrandad24.The first paragraph shows James grandad .A. has nothing to do at home B.lives a healthy lifeC.is tired when returning from a long bike trip D.likes sitting in the garden25.The phrase “withdrawal symptoms” in para3 probably means _.A. 分离症状 B.撤退现象 C.断瘾症状D.戒毒反应26. In what way did the old man try to persuade his grandson to give up smoking? A. Using scientific theory B. His failure in love C. His sports activity D. His own experience27. According to the letter, James grandad .A. didnt give up smoking B. used to be a member of the school football team C. is lonely D. wrote down the advice from his experienceCTeenagers fitness is now a major concern, to which physical exercise is very important. It reduces stress and improves fitness. Exercise makes your body strong, and helps you to keep the right body weight. Sports scientist Dr. Helen Lopez offers the following advice to teenagers: “ First, you need to find out your present level of fitness, Then you can design a programme that will help you bee healthier.” Dr. Lopez suggests that there are three levels d fitness that need a change of lifestyle. “Overweight” means that the person gets very little exercise and often has a serious weight problem. “Inactive” means that the person does not join in many physical activities, but is not seriously overweight. “Active” refers to people who take part in sports and other physical activities, but do not have a high fitness level. According to Dr. Lopez, overweight teenagers should keep active to keep healthy. “Ride a bike, play volleyball or basketball for a while, and go for a twenty-minute walk each day. All these will help to burn calories.” Inactive teenager should do similar activities, but add some bending and stretching exercises, such as push-ups and sit-ups, starting with twenty of each a day. “Inactive people can take a little more exercise than overweight people because their bodies are stronger.” said Dr, Lopez. The same principle applies to active teenagers.Dr. Lopez suggests one hour a week or more on running and other forms of intensive exercise, together with fifteen minutes a day spent on stretching and bending activities. “These are really important in order to prevent injures.” Dr. Lopez said. Some weight-training and other body-strengthening exercises could also be planned in the programme in order to increase the persons strength.28. What can we learn from the passage ?A. Active people always have a high fitness level.B. Overweight people always take more exercise.C. Inactive teenagers are not seriously overweightD. Keeping fit means changing teenagers lifestyle.29. Which of the following statements is NOT the reason why physical exercise is important ? A. It can make the teenagers grow taller. B. It can help teenagers bee healthier.C. It can help to burn up calories. D. It can make bodies strong.30. In order to prevent injuries, you should do some_exercises.A. Walking B. stretching and bending C. Riding D. weighting-training31. What is the best title for the passage?A. Doing Exercise B. Teenagers Fitness C. Different Lifestyles D. Overweight TeenagersDA SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTINGArt is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times. As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text. Consequently, this text will describe only the most important ones. Starting from the sixth century AD.The Middle Ages(5th to the 15th century AD)During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. A conventional artist of this period was not interested in showing nature and people as they really were. A typical picture at this time was full of religious symbols, which created a feeling of respect and love for God. But it was evident that ideas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way.The Renaissance(15th to 16th century) During the Renaissance, new ideas and values gradually replaced those held in the Middle Ages. People began to concentrate less on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life.At the same time painters returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art. They tried to paint people and nature as they really were. Rich people wanted to possess their own paintings, so they could decorate their superb palaces and great houses. They paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves, their houses and possessions as well as their activities and achievements. One of the most important discoveries during this period was how to draw things in perspective. This technique was first used by Masaccio in 1428. When people first saw his paintings, they were convinced that they were looking through a hole in a wall at a real scene. If the rules of perspective had not been discovered, no one would have been able to paint such realistic pictures. By coincidence,oil paints were also developed at this time, which made the colors used in paintings look richer and deeper. Without the new paints and the new technique, we would not be able to see the many great masterpieces for which this period is famous.Impressionism(late 19h to early 20th century) In the late 19th century, Europe changed a great deal,from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial one. Many people moved from the countryside to the new cities. There were many new inventions and social changes also led to new painting styles. Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris.The Impressionists were the first painters to work outdoors. They were eager to show how light and shadow fell on objects at different times of day. However, because natural light changes so quickly, the Impressionists had to paint quickly. Their paintings were not as detailed as those of earlier painters. At first, many people disliked this style of painting and became very angry about it. They said that the painters were careless and their paintings were ridiculous.Modern Art(29th century to today) At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were controversial, but today they are accepted as the beginning of what we call “modern art”. This is because the Impressionists encouraged artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles,but without the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter does not attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, but instead concentrates n certain qualities of the object, using colour, line and shape to represent them. On the other hand, some paintings of modern art are so realistic that they look like photographs. These styles are so different. Who can predict what painting styles there will be in the future?32. In the Renaissance, painters_.A. painted religious scenes in a more realistic style B. focused more on religion than on humansC. began to paint outdoors D. returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art33. Many people hate the impressionists style of painting at first because their paintings _.A. very abstract B. very realisticC. the same as traditional style of painting D. very ridiculous34. _ discovered how to make paintings look more real by using perspective.A. Giotto di Bondone. B. Masaccio. C. Claude Monet. D. Pablo Picasso35. When did people focus more on people and less on religion?A. From 5th to 15th century AD. B. From 15th to 16th century.C. From late 19th to early 20th century. D. From 20th century to today.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。Control your nervousnessBeing nervous is a natural feeling for most of us. But if you dont want to be nervous, the following tips can help you. Focus on the objective (目标) of the situation.We often get nervous over silly things like what other people are going to think about our looks. 36 For example, if youre going to a job interview, think about what theyre looking for and how you can achieve the job better. 37 An excellent way of distracting (转移) yourself from a situation is to have a friend or someone you can talk to help you focus on the objective. If youre nervous about meeting someone, talk to your friend beforehand and the analyze how it went afterwards. Keep yourself busy. 38 For events that make you nervous, the best technique to calm your nervous is to distract yourself. Keeping your mind focused on things that dont make you nervous will stop your nerves. Think positively.Everything youre ever done, from walking into a coffee shop to buying a new car, began in the form of a thought. 39 Wear clothes you feel confident in. 40 Dressing well shows others that you respect yourself and the people youre around. Wearing well-fitted clothes that show your personal tastes and styles helps to fill you with confidence and reduce your nervousness.A. Have a friend with you.B. Know what you want to sayC. When you look great, you feel greatD. A good way to prevent this is to focus on the objective of the situation.E. Prepare yourself with answers to likely questions the interviewer may ask.F. One of the main things that make us nervous is having the time to be nervous.G.Think positively about what it is youre nervous about and you will bee less nervous.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中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Vincent Van Gogh is often remembered as the painter who cut off his ear in a fit of passion. He was a lonely man who often 41 without food in order to buy paints, a man with few friends and a 42 temper. Van Gogh s strong emotions not only 43 his life, but his paintings.Many of Van Goghs paintings were 44 by warm, yellow sunlight because he loved how it could 45 the world in different ways. His painting Sun Flowers, for example, is 46 yellows and browns. These colors give the painting a 47 of warmth. However, the sun flowers are 48 dead and dying.The result is a painting that 49 the warmth of life that Van Gogh loved with The feelings of 50 that were all around him. It is a painting that is warm, beautiful and sad, all at the same time Van Goghs most famous painting, The Starry Night, 51 this mixture of joy and sadness one step 52 . It is a landscape full of deep 53 and shadows which showed the sadness Van Gogh was feeling as he was painting, 54 what he was actually seeing.This is why Van Goghs 55 in his painting look more imaginative than reality. The stars and moon in The Starry Night are 56 bright; their light swirling above the darkening hills. A tree that looks like black fire cuts through the 57 of the night, interrupting its beauty.Because of his wild emotions. Van Gogh was not 58 during his life. He sold only one painting. However, people today who stand in front of Sunflowers or The Starry Night can 59 the same joy and sadness Van Gogh once did, 60 he painted those deep blues and sunny yellows.41. A. came B.went C.carried D.sent42. A. gentle B.tender C. short D. stormy 43. A. developed B. affected C.improved D.reduced 44. A .inspired B. taught C.followed D.moved45. A. show up B. turn up C. cut up D. light up46. A. full in B. filled with C. filled of D. full out47. A. state B. look C. feeling D touch48. A .actually B.Simply C. entirely D. finally49. A. mixes B. includes C. municates D. pares50. A. happiness B. Sadness C.excitement D. worry51. A. takes B. stands C.raises D. continues52. A. further B.deeper C. longer D.closer53. A. reds B. blacks C. blues D.greens54. A. other than B. rather than C. as well as D. in addition55. A. images B.