2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题 (IV).doc

2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题 (IV)试卷说明：本套试卷总分120分，考试时间100分钟。第一部分 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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑A“I never expected that I would be so busy. Why cant there be 25 hours in a day?” plained Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid-term exams were going on.The 18-year-old was Shandong Provinces top scorer in this years college entrance examination. After graduating from Taian No.1 High School, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong(香港中文大学) ， although both Peking University and Tsinghua University promised her a place.“I want to experience a more international school and social life i n Hong Kong. Im majoring in journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons,” Liu said.It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and language problems.“The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but its convenient to cook for ourselves in our dorm if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained.Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment. “Im happy that I made the right decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western cultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said.Liu has 18 credit hours(学分) of classes every week and 23 non-credit hours every other week. She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Team and the drama club. Essays, book reports and presentations also take plenty of time to prepare. And , of course, there are various parties to attend.“I wasnt a party animal before, but that may be interesting part of college. I sense myself changing,” Liu said.1. Liu Ran chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, because_.A. the Chinese University of Hong Kong can widen her horizons B. Hong Kong is a good placeC. she wants to be far from her homelandD.she couldnt be admitted to Peking University2. According to the last paragraph, we can infer_.A. now Liu Ran is an animalB. the busy and full life makes Liu Ran feel goodC. Liu Ran likes the food thereD. Liu Ran hates the busy life in the Chinese University of Hong Kong3. Liu Ran had to overe the difficulties in many aspects EXCEPT_.A. food B. language C. no friends D. missing hom4. What would be the best title for the text? A. Looking for a job in HongKong B. HongKong dream C. Social life in HongKong D. The Chinese University of HongKongBThat year, in the local school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid. Like two plus two was five, seven times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners.Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mistakes.Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff : sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes, etc. It didnt seem like any of this bothered the new kid.However, Littl e Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet himIt was the new teacher! The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.5. The math lessons became interesting again because of the new teachers _.A. responsibility B. imagination C. A. creativity D. curiosity6. The passage implies that the stupidest child_.A. knew much more about math than other classmatesB. was in great need of math teachers help after classC. had no much gift for math and was slow to learn itD. disliked both the new math teacher and his lessons7. According to the passage, Lewis followed the stupidest in order to _.A. find out if he felt upset B. learn about where he lived C. say something to fort him D. make friends with him8. What does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refer to ? A. To find the stupidest kids mistakes. B. To think up the most original ways to explain. C. To follow him home after school. D. To use all kinds of stuff.CVancouver is located in the southwest corner of Canada in the province of British Columbia. Vancouver is the largest city in the province and the third largest in Canada. It covers an area of 113 sq km. It is surrounded by water on three sides and overlooked by the Coast Range. Its climate is one of the mildest in Canada. Temperatures average 3C in January and 18C in July. Vancouvers most rainfall occurs in winter.Archaeological evidence shows that coastal Indians had settled the Vancouver area by 500 BC. British naval (海军的) captain George Vancouver explored the area in 1792. Vancouver was founded as a sawmill settlement called Granville in the 1870s. The city was united in 1886 and renamed after Captain Vancouver.As the main western terminus of Canadas transcontinental highway and rail routes, Vancouver is the primary city of western Canada, as well as one of the nations largest industrial centres.The Port of Vancouver is Canadas largest and most various port, trading more than $43 billion in goods with more than 90 trading economies annually. Port activities generate 69,200 jobs in total with $4 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) and $8.9 billion in economic output. Vancouver is a major tourist place. In addition to the citys scenic location, visitors enjoy beautiful gardens and world-famous Stanley Park, one of more than 180 city parks, and a bination of natural forest and parklands near the city centre.9. Which of the following description about Vancouver is NOT true, according to the passage?A. Vancouver is a city located on waterB. Vancouver is the third largest city in Canada.C. Vancouver is not far from the Coast Range.D. The largest industrial centre in Canada lies in Vancouver.10. According to the passage, originally Vancouver is the name of _.A. a sawmill settlement called GranvilleB. a British man who explored the cityC. the leader who controlled the area D. a transcontinental highway 11. The passage mainly tells us _.A. the Port of Vancouver, the largest one in CanadaB. how Vancouver got its nameC. a brief introduction of the city of Vancouver D. Vancouvers historyDDo you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someones life? If yes，dont care about sex or age! e and join us, then youll make it! Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant (No Pay with Free Meals) Place: Manchester Hours: Part TimeWe arc now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Dont miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others! Role:You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued. Skills and Experience Required:You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to municate in fluent written and spoken English since youll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.12. The text is meant to_ .A. leave a noteB. send an invitationC. present a documentD. carry an advertisement13. What docs the underlined part mean?A. Youll earn a good salary from this job.B. Youll arrive home just in time from this job.C. Youll make others lives more meaningful with this jobD. Youll succeed in getting this job.14. The volunteers primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities _ .A. to get some financial supportB. to properly protect themselvesC. to learn some new living skillsD. to realize their own importance15. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?A. The one who can drive a car.B. The one who has done similar work before.C. The one who has patience to listen to others.D. The one who can use English to municate.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。ForgivenessTo forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research._16_ Try the following steps:Calm yourself. _17_ You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love.Dont wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just dont see things the same way. _18_ Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean being friends again with the person who upset you.Take the control away from your offender(冒犯者). Rethinking about you hurt gives power to the person who causes you pain. Instead of focusing on your mounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you._19_ If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offenders point of view.Dont forget to forgive yourself. _20_ But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you dont do it.A. Why should you forgive?B. How should you start to forgive?C. Recognize the benefits of forgiveness.D. Try to see things from you offenders angle.E. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.F. To make your anger die away, try a simple stress-management technique.G. If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.第二部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Recently divorced and unemployed, I was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices. I had no umbrella, for my old one had _21_, and I could not _22_ another one.I sat down in the _23_ and there against my sea t was a(n) _24_ silk umbrella with a silver handle. I had _25_ seen anything so lovely. I examined the handle and saw a carved _26_ The usual procedure would have been to _27_ the umbrella to the conductor, but an idea _28_ to me. I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.I got off the bus in a downpour and _29_ opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I _30_ a telephone book for the name on the umbrella. I called and a lady _31_Yes, she said _32_ , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her as a birthday present. But, she _33_, it had been stolen _34_ her doorstep a month before.She was so excited that I _35_ I was looking for a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, and her eyes were filled with _36_. She wanted to give me a _37_ , but though twenty dollars was all I had in the world her happiness at regaining this _38_ possession was such that to have accepted money would have _39_ something. We talked for a while and I left.A week later, I got a job as a sales manager _40_. It might be my kindness that paid off. But who knows?21. A. broken up B. fallen apar C. gone away D. faded away22. A. find B. borrow C. afford D. repair23. A. office B. theate C. bus D. train 24. A. beautiful B. ugly C. worn D. ancient 25. A. even B. never C. already D. always 26. A. design B. name C. number D. brand27. A. carry away B. show off C. open up D. turn in 28 A. happened B. ran C. struck D. occurred29 A. firmly B. suddenly C. thankfully D. casually 30. A. searched B. read C. got D. used31. A. appeared B. answered C. replied D. screamed32. A. in silence B. in panic C. in surprise D. in anger33. A. assumed B. added C. declared D. announced34. A. of B. in C. beside D. from35. A. forgot B. mentioned C. realized D. remembered36. A. tears B. honor C. memory D. thanks37. A. gift B. reward C. hug D. position 38. A. expensive B. special C. rare D. mon 39. A. ruined B. bought C. expressed D. enjoyed 40.A. immediately B. naturally C. unexpectedly D. hopefully 第卷（非选择题 共50分）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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice _41_ (live).None of them dared go outside for fear of being _42_(catch) by the cat.The mice decided _43_(hold) a party to find a way of stopping themselves from being in danger. One day，when the cat was _44_，mice of all ages got into the meeting room.“Lets build a big trap，”one mouse _45_(suggest).When this idea was_46_( discuss)，another said，“What about _47_ (poison) (毒死) her？”But nobody knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse，whose mother had bee the cats food，_48_(careful) said，“Lets cut her teeth，so she can do _49_ more harm.”But the meeting did not accept his_50_.第三部分：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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。Once a man asked a painter to painting a picture for him. He told the artist he didnt want to any shadows in the picture, just sunshine, but the artist did so. When the man saw the finished picture, he was disappointing. Without shadows, everything in the picture looks flat and unreal. The point of the story is that we need both shadows and sunshine to have a pletely picture, just as we need both rain and sun to have living world. People, too, needs both sadness and happiness. We often learn important lesson during sad times. So when we feel sad, we should try to stop and think about that we might learn from the experience.第二节 书面表达 (25分)作为中学生，你肯定经历过多次考试，体验过成功，也遭遇过失败，请你根据下面的提示内容，简要概述中学生中普遍存在的对考试失败的两种态度，