湖南省双峰县2017_2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题

1、2017年下学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷总分:150分时量:115分钟第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuyonline?A.Somebooks.B.Apairofshoes.C.Askirt.2. Whatisthe

2、weatherliketoday?A.Cloudy.B.Sunny.C.Rainy.3. Howmanystudentshavetakentheexam?A.Twenty-five.B.Forty.C.Fifty-five.4. Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atanairport.B.Atarailwaystation.C.Atabusstop.5. Whichbusshouldthewomantaketotheshoppingcenter?A.TheNo.30busB.TheNo.3busC.TheNo.300bus.第二节（共1

3、5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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读或独白两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。6. Howmuchwillthewomanpayforthesuitcase?A.400yuan.B.450yuan.C.500yuan.7. What color does the woman want?A.White.B.Blue.C.Black.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Wh

4、enwilltheshow,SurvivorGames,beon?A.At7:50.B.At8:00.C.At8:10.9. WhatdoesthemanthinkofSurvivorGames?A.Itsexciting.B.Itsboring.C.Itsrelaxing.10. WhowillwatchSurvivorGamestonight?A.Themanalone.B.Bothofthem.C.Neitherofthem.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Customerand

5、manager.B.Customerandwaiter.C.Husbandandwife.12. Whydoesthemanwanttotalktothemanager?A.Togetawaitersservice.B.Tocomplainaboutthefood.C.Togetfreedrinks.13. Whatdissatisfiedthewomanlasttime?A.Thedrinks.B.Thelongdistance.C.Herseat.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Whichlanguagedoesthewomanwishtolearn?A.ChineseorEng

6、lishB.ChineseorJapanese.C.FrenchorJapanese.15. Whatisthewomansnativelanguage?A.French.B.Spanish.C.Italian.16. WhoisworkinginChinanow?A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Thewomansboyfriend.17. Whichcountrywillthewomanvisitthissummerholiday?A.France.B.China.C.Spain.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. AtwhatagedidDaynastartwritin

7、gherbook?A.Eight.B.Nine.C.Ten.19. What was the most difficult thing for Dayna?A. Writingthefirstparagraphofabook.B. Writingcompositionsatschool.C. Learningaboutwritingstyles.20. WhydidDaynawritethebook?A. Toinspirepeopletowrite.B. Tomakepeoplehappy.C. Toencouragepeopletoread.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共

8、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,D）中，选出最佳选项。AIfyouplantovisitFiji,youareprobablylookingforsomefunthingstodo.Belowarefourunusualplaces.ThePoseidonResortThePoseidonresortisanunderwaterresortthatgivesvisitorsabeautifulviewofsealife.Thisresortcovers255acres.Itscoveredandsurroundedbyalagoon（咸水湖）t

9、hatcovers5,000acresandisabout90feetunderwater,givingyouabeautifulviewofsealiferightbeforeyoureyes.Thisresortevenhasahotelforthosewhowouldprefertohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingandwakinguptothebeautifulsceneryallaroundthem.TheSabetoMudPoolIfyourelookingforsomethingunusualtodo,youcantpassupthemudpo

10、olatSabeto.ItislocatedinamountainrangewithahugegroupofGeothermal（地热的）poolsfullofnice,warmmud.Gettingdownandintothemudinthepoolisbelievedtohavebenefitsforhealthyskin.Thisisunusual,butadultsandespeciallykidswillloveit.FireWalkingFirewalkinginFijiisbelievedtohaveoriginatedontheislandofBeau.Firewalkingi

11、swhenyouwalkonwhite-hotstonesbarefoot.Todothis,youhavetobementallypreparedforit.Trustme;thereisalotofpreparationandstrictrulesthattravelersfollowinordertodothissafely.TheFijiMuseumTheFijimuseumisunusualduetoalltheamazingartifactsyoullseedatingback3,000-4,000years.Thismuseumhasacertainattractionthatm

12、akesitfunnyashoe.ItsbeensaidthatamannamedThomasBakerwaseatenbythelocalsseveralcenturiesagoandtheonlythingleftwashisshoe.ThisunusualmuseumisagreatideaifyoubringthewholefamilytoFiji.21. VisitorswhohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingatthePoseidonresortcanA.enjoytheexcellentserviceinthehotelB.openwindows

13、toseesealifeswimmingC.seesealifearoundthemintheroomD.onlywatchvideosaboutsealife22. Whydoadultsliketogetdownintothemudpool?A.TofloatonthewarmmudB.TomakethemstrongC.ToplaywiththewarmmudD.Tokeeptheirskinhealthy23. Whichofthefollowingthingsneedsmorecourageandstricterrules?A.TryingfirewalkingB.Visitingt

14、hePoseidonresortC.GettingintotheSabetoMudPoolD.VisitingtheFijimuseum24. Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Howtotravel.B.Introducingsomeinterestingplacesforfun.C.Howtochoosetheplacesofinterest.D.Whypeoplelovetovisittheplaces.BLitaCabellutisoneofSpainsmostsuccessfulartists.Herpaintingsnowsellformore

15、than$100,000,butshespentherearlyyearslivingonthestreets.Cabellutwasbornin1961.Whileshewasababy,shewasleftwithhergrandmotherbyherparents.Infact,shespentmostofhertimeoutwithotherhomelesschildrenonthestreets.Shedidntgotoschoolanditnevercrossedhermindthatonedayshewouldbecomes life so greatly?anartist.So

16、whatchangedCabellutCabellutsgrandmotherdiedwhenshewasabout10yearsold.Andshelivedinanorphanage（孤儿院）beforebeingadoptedbyafamilyattheageof12.Theytookhertomuseumsandintroducedhertoart.OnepaintingbyGoya,afamousSpanishpainter,madeadeepimpressiononher.SheeventriedtocopyoneofGoyasotherpaintings.Theresultwas

17、notverygood,butheradoptedfamilyencouragedhertokeeppainting.Andforthefirsttimeinherlife,shealsostartedgoingtoschool.Shesays,“Itshardtostartlearningtoreadandwritewhenyouare13.IhadalotofprivateclassesathomebecauseIhadtolearneverything.”SheslowlymadeprogressatschoolandstartedtolistentotheradioprogramVoi

18、ceofArt.Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,shekeptpainting.Today,Cabellutisbestknownforherportraits（肖像画），whichincludenotonlypaintingsoffamouspeoplesuchasCharlieChaplin,butalsoordinarypeoplewhosomemightconsiderugly.“Idontseeuglypeople,”saysCabellut.“Ipaintdifferentpeople.Ipaintpeopleinwhomyouneedtofindthe

19、realbeautybehindtheskin.”Shealwayssays,“Peoplearenotbuyingjustpaintings-itsthemagicandemotionthatisthespiritofart.”25. WecanlearnfromthetextthatCabellut.A. hasntsucceededasanartistB. ismorethanfiftyyearsoldnowC. dreamedofbeinganartistasalittlegirlD. wassenttoanorphanageafterherbirth26. Whathappenedw

20、henCabellutwasabout10yearsold?A.Shewenttoschoolforthefirsttime.B.Shewasadoptedbyafamily.C.Hergrandmotherpassedaway.D.Hertalentforpaintingwasfirstfound.27. WhatdoCabellutspaintingsmainlyfocuson?A.Theappearanceofdifferentpeople.B.Therealbeautybehindeveryperson.C.Famouspeopleindifferenttimes.D.Peoplewh

21、oareusuallyconsideredugly.CMelbourne（墨尔本）isthesecondlargestcityinAustralia,andisthecapitalcityofthestateofVictoria,alwaysincompetitionwithSydneyindifferentfieldssuchassportandeconomy.MelbourneislocatedneartheYarraRiverandforsometimewasthemaincityinAustralia.ItiscalledtheMarvelousMelbourneforitsuniqu

22、eenvironment;ithasmodernbuildings,beautifulbeachesandisthemostmulticulturalcityinthecountry.Itattachesalotofimportancetosports.ThatisshownbythecityhostingthefamousAustralianTennisOpen,theMelbourneCupandtheAustralianGrandPrix.Melbournecanbeconsideredtheworld'slargestcityinarea,beingabout6,110squa

23、rekilometers.Ithasmanygardensandparkswhichoccupyathirdofthearea.Thecitywasfoundedin1835byJohnBatman,anditsnameisinhonorof2ndViscountMelbourne,WilliamLamb,duringtheBritishoccupationofVictoria.Afterthat,MelbournebegantogrowasacityandbusinesscentreonthenorthendofPortPhillip.In1847Melbournewasdeclaredac

24、itybyQueenVictoria.In1850,withthegolddiscovery,MelbourneturnedintoamajorportofVictoriaregion.TheMelbourne'shustleandbustlewasunbelievablethen,withshipsfromallovertheworldarrivingthere.In1854itspopulationincreasedbynearly400%.Thecitydevelopedquicklyandtheserviceindustrywasintroduced,andwithalloft

25、hisMelbournebecameamainfinancialcenterinAustralia.Becauseofthegoldrush,Melbournereceivedmanymigrants（移民）frommanypartsoftheworld,especiallyfromItaly,Greece,Poland,TurkeyandVietnam.AllofthiscontributedtomakingMelbourneaveryspecialandvariedcity,andthismixturecanalsobeseeninitsrestaurants,architecturean

26、dfestivals.28. MelbourneiscalledtheMarvelousMelbournebecauseof.A.itslargepopulationB.itswonderfulsportsC. its special his historyD. its unique environment29. WhenwasMelbournedeclaredacity?A.In1835.B.In1847.C.In1850.D.In1854.30. Whatdotheunderlinedwords“hustleandbustle”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Stat

27、us.B.Success.C.Beingbusy.D.Beingpopular.31. WhatbroughtmanymigrantstoMelbourne?A.Melbournesculturaldiversity.B.TheBritishoccupationofVictoria.C.Theserviceindustry.D.Thegoldrush.DItisgenerallyacceptedthesedaysthatreadingabookwillhelpyourelievestress.Anditmayactuallymakeyouamorethoughtfulpersonasyoule

28、arntoconnectwiththevariouscharacters.Buttheresmore.Anewstudydiscoveredthatreadingmorethan3.5hoursperweekactuallyincreasedapersonslifespan（寿命）by23percent-about12yearsforthepeopleinvolvedinthestudy.ThestudywasledbyagroupofresearchersatYaleUniversity.Itlookedat3,635people,bothmenandwomenbutallolderthan

29、50.Theresearchersdividedthemintothreecategories:thosewhodidntreadbooks;thosewhoreadupto3.5hoursaweek;thosewhoreadmorethan3.5hoursaweek.Aftertheresearchersadjustedforfactorslikeeducation,healthandincome,thedatashowedthat,onaverage,thosewhoreadabout3.5hoursaweekwere17percentlesslikelytodie.Inaddition,

30、thestudyexaminedpeoplewhoreadnewspapersandmagazinesandfoundthattheywere11percentlesslikelytodiethannon-readers,butonlyiftheyspentmorethansevenhoursreadingeachweek.Thatmaybeduetothedifferentformsoftheseitems.Whenpeoplereadnewspapersormagazines,theytendtoskimthematerialratherthanreaditfully.AvniBavish

31、i,thestudysleader,said,“Webelievepeopleneedtoknow,learnandunderstandmorethingswhentheyarereadingbooks,becausetheyrelongerandtherearemorecharacters,moreplotstofollow,andmoreconnectionstomake.”Fromallofthis,theauthorsconcludedthat,aswithahealthydietandexercise,booksappeartopromotea“significantsurvival

32、advantage.”Clearly,thereisaneedformorestudy.Werecertainthatbookloversallaroundtheworldwillbegladtoprovidethedataneededtomakefurtherconclusions.32. Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A. Afewpeoplethinkthatreadingcanhelpthemrelax.B. Readingcanmakeapersonmoresensitive.C. Readingcanhelpapersontolivealo

33、ngerlife.D. Mostpeoplethinkthatreadingcanhelpthemtoliveabetterlife.33. Whatcanwelearnaboutthepeopleinthestudyfromthetext?A. Allofthemwereolderthanfifty.B. Mostofthemwerewomenreaders.C. Morethanhalfofthemwerecollegestudents.D. Theyweredividedintofourgroupsbytheresearchers.34. Generallyspeaking,thosew

34、horeadnewspapersandmagazinesthanthosewhoreadbooks.A.livelongerB.aremorelikelytobepositiveC.haveabetterabilitytounderstandD.getfewerbenefitsintermsofthelifespan35. Inthelastparagraph,thewriteraimsto.A. tellreadersabouttheimportanceofreadingB. tellreadersthatthestudyneedsmoredataC. callonbookloverstop

35、rovidemoredataforthestudyD. encouragereaderstomakefurtherconclusionsbythemselves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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Havingmetsomeoneinteresting,youmaywanttolearnmoreaboutthatperson.36. However,itwillbeeasytodowithsomecarefulplans.37. Ifyoushowthepersonwhoyouare,

36、heorshecaneasilyexposehimselforherselftoyou.Youcanalsolearnabouttheinterestsofthepersonbydisplayingyours.Payattentiontothepersonsreactionstodifferentincidents.38.Everydayyouhavemanychancestoseewhatthepersondoeswhendifferentthingshappen.Thiswillhelpyoutoseethroughtheperson.Payattentiontothepersonsbod

37、ylanguage.Observeifthepersonisfacingyouorlookingatyoufrequently.39.Askpersonalbutnottoodeepquestions.Besuretomakeitnatural;otherwise,itwontmakethepersonwillingtocontinuetheconversation.40. Thereisasayingthat“birdsofafeatherflock（聚集）together”,anditisoftentrue.Spendingtimewiththesefriendsmayhelpyoutor

38、eallylearnmoreabouttheperson.A. Showthepersonwhoyouare.B. Dontaskanyprivatequestions.C. Showyourkindnesstothepersonfirst.D. Finally,hangoutwiththepersonsclosefriends.E. Withoutanyguidance,youmaynotknowhowtodoit.F. Ifthegesturesseemnervous,theymightmeansomethingbad.G. Gettingtoknowsomeonebetterismore

39、thanjustknowingwhatthepersonsays.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，并在答题卡上将该项小涂黑。LikemanyfamiliesinSanyati,asmallcountrysidetowninwesternZimbabwe（津巴布韦）,Johnsonsfamilydoesnothaveatelevision.Onedayafterschool,Johnsonarrivedhomeand41.something

40、unusualinthehouse.Atfirst,he42.hisfatherhadboughtatelevision,butwhenhismothersaiditwasacomputer,hewas43.ItsnotthatJohnsondidntlikethe44.;hejustdidntknowhowtouseit.Johnsonandhisfatherdidntevenknowhowtoturniton."Nobodyinourneighborhoodknewhowto45.acomputer,"Johnsonsaid.Butthings46.whenNikon,

41、ayoungfamilyfriend,camefromabigcitytovisit.Nikonknewallaboutcomputers.“Atfirst,Iwasalways47.thewrongbutton,”Johnsonrecalled.“ButIkeptongoing48.Iwaseagertolearn.”Afterthreeweeks,Johnsonhadmasteredsomecomputer49.,suchasopeningandclosingfiles.JohnsonkeptonpracticingafterNikon50.Hisspeedslowlyimproved.S

42、oon,Johnsonfelt51.withthecomputer.Meanwhile,Johnsonsfriends52.whathadhappenedtohim.Henolongerplayedsoccerafterschoollikeheusedto.Johnsonsfriends53.WereJohnsonsparents54.himfromplayingwiththem?Didhehavenewfriends?Oneday,threeofJohnsonsfriendssurprisedhimathome.Theycouldnt55.whattheysawacomputer,andJo

43、hnsonwasoperatingit.Afterthat,Johnsonbegantoteachthemhowtousethecomputer.Itwasntlongbeforetheneighborhoodkidswantedtolearn,too!Thecomputerbegantoexperience56.becausethekidswerepressingtoomanybuttons.Sohe57.aplan.Hebeganchargingforlessons.Butthisdidnotstopmorekidsfromcoming.Thosewhoseparentsdidnothav

44、emoney58.withchickensorgoats.Johnsonhastaughtcomputerskillsto30studentsfromhislocalschool.Withthemoneyearnedfrom59.,Johnsonhasboughtatelevisionandaradioforhis60.Andheplanstobuyanewcomputerandkeeponteaching.41.A.realizedB.noticedC.receivedD.achieved42.A.feltB.foundC.thoughtD.decided43.A.disappointedB

45、.interestedC.satisfiedD.excited44.A.televisionB.radioC.telephoneD.computer45.A.operateB.repairC.manageD.control46.A.finishedB.endedC.changedD.corrected47.A.editingB.pressingC.pullingD.putting48.A.butB.andC.becauseD.so49.A.systemsB.filesC.languagesD.basics50.A.leftB.returnedC.arrivedD.disappeared51.A

46、.confusedB.comfortableC.valuableD.considerable52.A.rememberedB.discussedC.suspectedD.wondered53.A.screamedB.hopedC.worriedD.laughed54.A.preventingB.escapingC.protectingD.separating55.A.understandB.admitC.proveD.believe56.A.challengesB.problemsC.tasksD.chances57AkeptupwithB.putupwithC.cameupwithD.cau

47、ghtupwith58.A.paidB.greetedC.filledD.played59.A.workingB.beggingC.teachingD.competing60.A.friendB.neighborC.studentD.family第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（,满分15分）1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。IwasalwaystoldthatthethreePs,patience,positivethinkingandperseverance(毅力),wereasurepath_1_success.Butthisadvicedoesn

48、otalwaysworkasplanned.Myhighschoolmathsexamisoneexample.Theexam,2wasoriginallytobeheldinourclassroom,3(change)tothelibraryatthelastminute.This,4,didn'tbothermebecausemathshadalwaysbeenmystrongestsubject.Ipatientlywalkedtothelibrary,tookmyseatanddidsomedeepbreathingtohelprelax5(I).Butmymoodquickl

49、ychangedwhenIsaw6firstquestion.Ihadnoideahowtodoit.Itriedtostaypositiveandpersevered7Ifinallyfoundthesolution.Withtheproblem8(solve),Ifeltproudofmyachievement.9(fortunate),IthennoticedthatIhadjust10minutesleft10(complete)therest!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，？茜分10分)文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多两处。错误仅涉及一个单

50、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（）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。Getagoodeducationismoreimportanttodaythaneverbefore.InCanadamostlychildrenattendpublicschools.Publicschoolsaremainlyfoundbygovernmentsthroughtaxincome.StudentsinCanadataught

51、inEnglishandinFrench.TherestsofCanadianchildrenattendprivateschools,thataresupportedmainlybyfeespayingbyparents.Bylaw,thechildrenmustattendtheschoolfromage5to16.ThereareseveraldifferentlevelsintheCanadianeducationsystem.ThefirstwascalledElementarySchools,whichincludeskindergartensthroughgrade7or8.第二节书面表达（满