山西省某知名中学高二英语下学期期中试题2

1、新绛二中20172018学年第二学期期中考试试题高二英语第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并写在答卷页上。abike share toronto is the city's official bike share program, designed to give locals and visitors a fun, affordable and convenient alternative to walking, taxis, buses and the subway.

2、there are 200 bike share toronto stations and 2,000 bikes across the city, making bike share the most accessible way to get around and explore. how it works become an annual member or buy a day pass to access the system. find an available bike nearby, and get a ride code or use your member key to un

3、lock it. take as many short rides as you want while your pass or membership is active. return your bike to any station, and wait for the green light on the dock to make sure it's locked. choose a plan for visitors day pass:$7. unlimited 30-minute rides in a 24-hour period. 3-day pass:$15. unlimi

4、ted 30-minute rides in a 72-hour period. for locals monthly pass:$25. unlimited 30-minute rides for a month. annual membership:$90. unlimited 30-minute rides for a whole year. the annual membership is the best deal for locals of toronto and other fre-quent riders. the first 30 minutes of each ride i

5、s included with the membership or pass price .avoid extra fees by dropping off your bike every 30 minutes at any other station. if you keep a bike out for longer than 30 minutes at a time, you will be charged an extra $1.50 for the first 30 minutes over, $4 for the next 30 minutes, and $7 for each a

6、dditional 30 minutes after that. contact us customer service:(855)898-2388 repair service:(855)898-2378 corporation partners:(855)898-2398employment opportunities:(855)898-2498 1.which is the most suitable choice for locals in toronto? a. day pass. b.3-day pass. c. monthly pass. d. annual membership

7、. 2.how much will the extra fee be if you travel for two hours by bike? a.$5.5. b.$9.5. c.$12.5. d.$15.5. 3.for the information about working at bike share toronto, contact it at         . a.(855)898-2388b.(855)898-2378 c.(855)898-2398d.(855) 898-2498 bbeijing

8、 opera is also called peking opera. it came into being after 1790 when the famous four anhui opera troupes(戏班) came to beijing. its music and singing came from xipi and er-huang in anhui and hubei. its costumes are all fascinating and artistic. it is the highest expression of the chinese cultur

9、e. its full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. this kind of opera is very popular with chinese people.     there are four main roles in beijing opera: sheng ,dan, jing and chou. sheng is the leading male actor。for example, a wushen

10、g is a soldier or fighter .a xiaosheng is a young man. a laosheng is an old man. dan is the female role. jing，mostly male , is the face-painted role and chou is the comedy actor or clown. stories in beijing opera are very interesting. some of them are from the history book, but most of them are from

11、 the literature, especially famous novels. the people in the story usually have some disagreements. they become angry and unhappy. they are sad and lonely. sometimes they are nervous and worried. then they find a way to make peace. the stories usually end with happiness and laughter and people are a

12、ll happy in the end.4beijing operas singing is from _. a. the literature and novels     b. beijing and anhui c. the history book        d. anhui and hubei 5the second paragraph (段落) of the reading is about the _of beijing opera. a. roles

13、60;     b. stories    c. gestures   d. paintings6from the reading, we know the chou most probably has a(n) _feature. a. honest       b. dull    c. funny        d. serious7which of the follow

14、ing statements is ture? a. there are only four roles in beijing opera. b. peking opera is full of different gestures. c. beijing opera is the most popular in the world. d. the people in the story usually are in agreement.cits that time of year when people need to lock their cars. its not because the

15、rere lots of criminals stealing cars. rather, its because of good-hearted neighbors who want to share their harvest. especially with this years large crop, leaving a car unlocked in my neighborhood is an invitation for someone to stuff it with zucchini(西葫芦).my sister, sharon, recently had a good yea

16、r of tomatoes. she and her family had eaten and canned so many that they had begun to feel their skin turn slightly red. she decided to share her blessings. she called everyone she knew. when that failed, she began asking everyone in the neighborhood, eventually finding a neighbor delighted to have

17、the tomatoes.“feel free to take whatever you want,” sharon told her. she felt happy that she could help someone and that the food didnt go to waste.a few days later, the neighbor appeared in her house, holding a hot loaf of bread. she smiled, “i wanted to thank you for the tomatoes, and i have to ad

18、mit i took a few other things too.”sharon couldnt think of anything else that had been worth harvesting.“oh, but you did,” the neighbor said.“you had some of the prettiest zucchini ive ever seen.”sharon was confused. they hadnt even planted any zucchini. but her neighbor insisted there were bright-g

19、reen zucchini in her garden. sharon decided to go to see where the zucchini had grown. the two of them walked into the backyard. when the neighbor pointed at the long green vegetables, sharon smiled, “well, actually, those are cucumbers that we never harvested, because they got too big, soft and bit

20、ter for eating.”the neighbor looked at sharon, shock written all over her face. then, smiling, she held out the bread she had shared with the neighborhood.“i brought you a nice loaf of cucumber bread. i hope you will like it.”8.what does the underlined word “stuff” in paragraph 1 probably mean?a. de

21、corate. b. swap. c. fill. d. exchange.9.what does the author mean by saying “they had begun to feel their skin turn slightly red” in paragraph 2?a. they thought they ate too many tomatoes.b. they got sunburnt when picking tomatoes.c. they were ashamed that they wasted too many tomatoes.d. they felt

22、embarrassed by not sharing tomatoes with their neighbors.10.how might the neighbor feel after knowing the truth?a. annoyed.b. astonished.c. grateful.d. embarrassed.11.from the text, we can infer that the neighbor. a. liked eating bread made of cucumbersb. only picked tomatoes in sharons gardenc

23、. mistook big cucumbers for zucchinid. went to another neighbors garden mistakenlyd as more and more people speak the global languages of english, chinese, spanish, and arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. in fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will lik

24、ely die out by the next century, according to the united nations educational, scientific, and cultural organization (unesco). in an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations- unesco and national geographic among them have for many years been documenting dying languages

25、 and the cultures they reflect. mark turin, a scientist at the macmillan center, yale university, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the himalayas, is following in that tradition. his recently published book, a grammar of thangmi with an ethnolinguistic introduction to the speak

26、ers and their culture, grows out of his experience living, looking and raising a family in a village in nepal. documenting the tangmi language and culture is just a starting point for turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the himalayans reaches of india, nepal, bhuta

27、n, and china. but he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record. at the university of cambridge turin discovered a wealth of important materials- including photographs, films, tap recordings, and field notes- which had remained unstudied and were badly in need

28、of care and protection. now, through the two organizations that he has founded-the digital himalaya project and the world oral literature project- turin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in libraries and stores around the world, available not just to scholars but to the younger ge

29、nerations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. thanks to digital technology and the widely available internet., turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.12.many scholars are making efforts to _.a. promote global languages

30、b. rescue the disappearing languagesc. search for language communitiesd. set up language research organizations.13.what does “that tradition” in paragraph 3 refer to?a. having first records of the languagesb. writing books on language searching c. telling stories about language usersd. linking with

31、the native speakers14.what is turins book based on?a. the cultural statics in india.b. the documents available at yale.c. his language research in britain.d. his personal experience in nepal.15.which of the following best describes turins work?a. write, sell and donate.b. record, repeat and reward.c

32、. collect, protect and reconnect.d. design, experiment and report.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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 make a chinese hotpoteating a chinese hotpot is a very common experience. people gather around the pot, dipping their food, mixing their own seasonings(调味品)and enjoy

33、ing each other's company. 16    . firstly, prepare a large pot of soup. there is no right or wrong way to prepare a soup, so feel free to make your own. a simple soup can be made by boiling water with the addition of meat bones or fish heads and a mixture of herbs, seasonings

34、 and vegetables. then, cut a variety of meats and fish into thin slices. 17    . choose any food that you enjoy. some common choices for a chinese hotpot include thin pieces of beef, pork, lamb and so on. meanwhile, select, wash and prepare some vegetables. 18   &#

35、160;.mushrooms of all kinds are also common to chinese hotpot preparations. 19    . at home, a single hotpot would work well up to 48 people depending on the size of the pot. make sure everyone is sitting in a circle and has easy access to everything on the table. prepare a separ

36、ate small dish for each guest to mix their seasonings. 20    ! a. finally, arrange the seating reasonably b. now comes the turn to enjoy your hotpot c. it will guarantee that the items will cook quickly and fully d. here are some easy steps to make a chinese hotpot at home e. for

37、 more varieties, consider dumplings, rice cakes and tangyuan f. popular choices include: cabbage, pea leaves and potatoes g. it usually lasts a couple of hours because you are cooking and eating in small parts 16.    17.    18.    19. 

38、   20.     第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。long, long ago, there was a small village. this village had a 21     tradition. at the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of

39、majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. the boy had to 22     his home before winter. even if his home failed to endure(忍耐) the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 23     him in any way. one 24    , paul and marc

40、 reached their majority. they 25     their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. in each village, they found the nicest 26     and talked to the owners. each owner gladly offered 27    .afte

41、r marc saw several homes, he 28     the best ideas and went back to his own land. paul, 29    , continued collecting more ideas. soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 30     some of them. but he always believed he could find even

42、 better ideas in the next village.marc began building his home. he had several false starts, 31     his home gradually rose from his land. by fall, marc had finished his home. it wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 32     it later. paul enjoyed

43、all the beautiful homes and 33     with home owners. the first snow came and paul, realizing he was running out of time, 34     back to his land. he built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 35    .the first winter storm d

44、estroyed his home and he froze to 36    .the villagers mourned for him. marc 37     the winter. each year, marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. he became a leader in the village, 38     a family,

45、 and lived a happy, content life. we all build and improve our own mental homes. it's 39     and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 40     the best ideas. 21.a.strangeb. hope

46、fulc. good d. reasonable 22.a.find b. run c. completed. buy 23.a.help b. encouragec. scold d. persuade 24.a.winter b. summer c. autumn d. spring 25.a.exchangedb. received    c. recognizedd. won 26.a.girls b. jobs c. houses d. presents 27.a.rooms b. drinks c. attention d. advice 2

47、8.a.expectedb. gatheredc. createdd. understood 29.a.similarlyb. finallyc. however d. therefore 30.a.forget b. believec. replace d. doubt 31.a.becauseb. althoughc .but d. so 32.a.repair b. rebuild c. sell d. improve 33.a.conversations b. achievements     c. struggles d. arguments

48、34.a.drove b. rushed c .flew d. moved 35.a.weak b. funny c. small d. amazing 36.a.blindnessb. death     c. sadnessd. disease 37.a.experiencedb. hated c. survived d. spent 38.a.brought b. earned     c. contacted d. raised 39.a.slow b. easy c. dangerousd. specia

49、l 40.a.realize b. bring c. collect d. apply 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。china, which takes pride in four inventions in ancient times, has once again shown its ability 41 (change) the world with its “new” four great inventions: high-speed railways, electronic payment, shar

50、ed bicycles and online shopping.recently, the “new” four great inventions 42 (improve) the quality of peoples lives. thanks to online shopping and mobile payment, people can buy what they want 43 (simple) with a tap of the phone within doors. high-speed trains have shortened 44 journey from beijing

51、to the coastal city tianjin to half an hour. as for the bikes, they themselves are not new. it is the operating model of bike-sharing 45 (base) on satellite navigation(导航)system, mobile payment as well as big data 46 has surprised the world. shared bicycles are bringing cycling back 47 peoples lives

52、 and they are making public transport more 48 (attract). it is increasingly clear that china is no longer 49 (copy) western ideas and is leading in many new ways. a growing number of foreign 50 (company) hope to promote the development in their home country by highlighting the need for technological

53、 achievements like that of china.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:在错的词下画一横线,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。dear editor,im writing to tell

54、you how we students use computers on our daily life. first, some students surf the internet while doing their homework, what makes them not concentrate their efforts on our studies. second, some use computers to get bad informations such as violence. third, computer games destroy many students becau

55、se they throw themselves into a virtual world, complete forgetting that theyve got to do. fourth, a large number of students absorbed in online shopping and watching movies and they keep think of the various goods and the exciting plots even when theyre having classes! so i suggest that we used computers in a right and healthy way for a proper period of time while at the home.yours,li hua第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，你们班同学打算周六去爬香山。请给外教chris写一封英文信，邀请他参加此次活动。具体内容如