河南省上蔡县第二高级中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

20182019学年度上期期中考试高二英语试题 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分 第卷第一部分 听力（略）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWelcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Come and join us.TimetableSunday8:30-11:30Personal InventionsMr. JohnsonYou can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions.Monday19:00-21:00Space and ManDr. Thomas WestIf you want to know more about the universe (宇宙).Wednesday19:30-21:00Modern MedicineMrs. Lucy GreenWould you like to know medical science?Friday18:30-21:00Computer ScienceMr. Harry Morison from Harvard University, USA.Learn to use Windows XP. 21. You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on _.A. Monday B.Sunday C. Wednesday D. Friday22. The person who teaches Computer Science is from_.A. Canada B. Japan C. America D. Australia23. You may learn something about a disease called TB from _.A. Mrs. Green B. Mr. Morison C.Dr. West D. Mr. Thomas B When her five daughters were young. Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity（团结）. To show this, she held up one chopstick, representing one person. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up. Helene An and her family own a large restaurant business in California. However, when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didnt have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Dannys mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop. Soon afterwards, Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. However. Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard. Eventually（最终）the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business. They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful. Daughter Elizabeth explains. “Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace. Without the strength of the family, there is no business.” Their expanding business became a large corporation（企业） in 1996, with three generations of An working together. Now the An corporation makes more than 20 million each year. Although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they worked together. Now they are a big success.24.Helene tied several chopsticks together to show .Athe difficulty of growing up Bthe strength of family unity Cthe advantage of chopsticks Dthe best way of giving a lesson25.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the An family .Astarted a business in 1975 Bbought a restaurant in San FranciscoCleft Vietnam without much money Dopened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles26.What can we infer about the An daughters?AThey were influenced by what Helene taught them BThey could not bear to work in the family businessCThey did not finish their college educationDThey were troubled by disagreement among family members27.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?AHow to Run a Corporation BStrength Comes from PeaceCFamily Unity Builds Success DHow to Achieve a Big Dream C More and more birds are flying to settle at Qinghai Lake, one of the highest inland lakes in China, thanks to the protection efforts of local governments. Covering an area of over 4,000 square kilometers. Qinghai Lake is also the countrys biggest saltwater lake. Located in Northwest Chinas Qinghai Province, the lake is famous for the two islands at its northwest pointCormorant Island and Egg Island. The two islands have plenty of floating grass and various schools of fish, offering rich food sources for birds. The islands have become a paradise for different kinds of groups of birds and have been called“Bird Islands”Each March and April, when ice and snow covering the QinghaiTibet Plateau starts to melt, over 20 kinds of birds fly to the Bird Islands to lay eggs. During the months, flocks of birds cover the whole sky over the islands and birds eggs can be found everywhere. Visitors can hear the singing of birds from miles away. These have become a world famous symbol of the lake.To protect this paradise for birds and support calls for ecological protection, China set up the Qinghai Lake Natural Protection Zone at the end of 1997.Meanwhile, the State has pointed out the Bird Islands and Spring bay of the Qinghai Lake as central protection zones.Inspection officials and management employees often patrol the lake, improving local residents knowledge of related laws and spreading knowledge about animal protection to visitors. They are making great efforts to call on people to love and protect the birds. At the same time, they have built special fences around the island area to prevent wolves, foxes and other carnivorous animals, as well as illegal hunters from breaking up the birds nestbuilding, egglaying and breeding. As a result, more and more birds are coming to the islands for sheltering and breeding. 28. Why are more and more birds coming to the biggest saltwater lake in the Great Northwest?ABecause it is getting warmer and warmer.BBecause it is being reformedCBecause the people there are becoming richer and richerDBecause environments there are getting more and more agreeable for them to live in.29. The birds feed on_ according to the passage.Agrass moving on the water surface and different kinds of fishBfloating fish and various grassCsalt water and plenty of grainsDcorn from the local farmers30. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.The ice and snow covering the QinghaiTibet Plateau doesnt change into water, unless more than 20 kinds of birds come to the Bird Islands.B.“The ice on the Plateau begins to change into water” means spring is coming.C.Visitors can listen to the singing of birds from miles away, but they couldnt see any birdD.Flocks of birds fly up to the whole sky over islands to lay eggs.31. The officials go around the lake mainly to_.Alet the farmers there know the animal protection lawBtell the farmers there some knowledge about animal protectionCcall on people to love and protect the birdsDall of the above DWhat is success? I am not going to try to define success. I think a precise(精确的) definition is impossible! Is it winning a Gold Medal at the Olympic Games or winning Wimbledon, or being awarded a Nobel Prize? What else? I believe personal success could be anything at allit does not have to involve public recognition. Who is more successful? A millionaire who is unhappy, or an unnoticed person, who has led a simple, quiet sincere and happy life? The simplest definition of success, I think, is to set out to do something and to succeed in doing it”.The first step on the road to success starts with belief. Believe you can succeed and you will. Achieving success in whatever endeavor (努力) you choose may be the goal of life; because it gives you freedom from worry. Could that be?Success means different things to every one of us. Some people believe it is measured in financial terms, others believe it is helping others rather than helping themselves. However, most people are motivated to a great extent by public recognition. How many people are really happy? How many people are really doing what they want to with their lives? Incidentally, the ability to imagine makes us different from animals. Most important of all, I believe success is a matter of personal growth. If every day you are developing or growing just a millimeter, I believe one is successful. Just being a slightly better person each day for me is success. Ive got a very long way to go then! Finally, always remember success is a process and is not simply a matter of arriving at a destination. Its the journey that really matters. Success is what you become in the often very difficult and dangerous journey down the river of life.32. What is personal success according to the author?A. Winning public recognition. B. Succeeding in doing what you want.C. Something impossible to define simply. D. Being an unhappy millionaire.33. Which plays an important role in your success?A. Intelligence. B. Wealth. C. Confidence. D. Kindness.34. According to the text, humans are different from animals in_.A. imagination B.belief C.freedom D. success35. What can be the best title for the text? A.No true success B. What is success?C. How to be successful D. Success is reaching a destination 第二节：七选五(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。Wed better develop our interest in English at the beginning of our study. 36 as we may feel good when we can say something simple in English. 37 So we must make some plans before study. And we should certainly carry out these plans in our study. 38 Our notes are much thinner than the books so that we can learn them by heart easily and can often review and read them. We may also record our notes on tapes so as to listen to them easily.Reading a newspaper is the best thing to improve your English. 39 It will help you keep in touch with a lot of subjects in English. 40 Learn by heart the whole sentences and the phrases that contain the new words so that we may know how to use the words.If time permits (允许), we may read a mini Chinese-English dictionary carefully from cover to cover, which may help us widen our sight and master (掌握) knowledge in all ways.A. Read a little from a newspaper every day.B. Dont read books without making notes.C. Carefully write an e-mail in English.D. Its easy to develop an interest in English study.E. The more, the better.F. Plans are always very necessary.G. Never just memorize (记住) single English words.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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。Last Sunday, I sat with Tony, my college classmate, in a well-known coffee shop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As we 41 our coffee, two men entered and sat on an empty table beside us.They 42 the waiter and ordered three cups of 43 , two on the table and one on the wall. We heard this order with great 44 and observed that they were served with two cups of coffee 45 they paid for three. As soon as they 46 , the waiter pasted (粘贴) a piece of paper on the wall saying A Cup of Coffee.It 47 that the matter was normal at this place. However, it was something 48 for Tony and me. Since we had nothing to do with the matter, we 49 our coffee, paid the bill and left.After a few days, we again had a 50 to go to this coffee shop. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man entered. The way this man was dressed did not 51 the standard nor the atmosphere of this coffee shop. Poverty was 52 from the looks on his face. As he 53 himself, he looked at the 54 and said, “One cup of coffee from the wall.” The waiter served coffee to this man with 55 , politeness and warmth.After a few minutes, the man finished his coffee and left 56 paying. We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter 57 a piece of paper from the wall and 58 it in the dustbin.Now it was no 59 for us because the matter was very clear. Although the man didnt know about the one who was giving this cup of coffee to him, he would have a better understanding of the wall which had a great role between the 60 and receiver.41. A. enjoyed B. shared C. cooked D. booked42. A. thanked B. met C. called D. found43. A. water B. coffee C. tea D. milk44. A. pride B. courage C. hope D. interest45. A. as B. but C. so D. for46. A. moved B. drank C. left D. entered47. A. happened B. proved C. seemed D. sounded48. A. special B. funny C. kind D. helpful49. A. prepared B. ordered C. changed D. finished50. A. chance B. time C. right D. choice51. A. win B. match C. equal D. peace52. A. obvious B. natural C. exact D. strange53. A. dressed B. relaxed C. introduced D. seated54. A. menu B. wall C. table D. door55. A. pity B. calm C. fear D. respect56. A. over B. after C. without D. against57. A. took off B. took up C. took over D. took in58. A. hid B. lost C. threw D. picked59. A. doubt B. surprise C. delight D. anger60. A. boss B. guest C. waiter D. giver 第II卷注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将答案写在答题卡。写在本试卷上无效。第四部分 英语知识运用（共三节 满分50分）第一节 单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)根据语意及所给提示，在答题卷上写出空缺处单词的正确形式，每空一词The Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Mid-Autumn Festival falls 61 the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. It 62 (celebrate) by the Chinese people all over the world. Family members get together and have a wonderful time at the festival. On this day, the moon is said to be 63 (it) biggest and brightest. The full moon is a symbol of reunion and good luck. People like to meet in the evening and watch the beautiful moon.The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important 64 (holiday) for Chinese people, 65 is a special occasion for family. It 66 (be) also a day for special foods like moon cakes. There are all 67 (kind) of moon cakes. In 68 past ,traditional moon cakes were 69 (usual)made with bean paste, but nowadays , there are many different sorts of moon cakes 70 (include) fruit, coffee, chocolate and even ice-cream moon cakes.第二节 ：（共10小题；每小题1.分，满分10分） 短文中有10出语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。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：在错的词下面一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、 每句不超过2个错误；2、 每处错误及其修改均限一词；3、 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dear Jerry,Im glad to know that you had an interest in Chinese food. Here Id like to tell you something about them. Chinese food is famous with its wide variety. The food in one area can be easy told from that in another. For example, Shanghai food, a little sweet, are different from Sichuan food that is rather hot. However, every kind of Chinese food i