高二英语期中考试试卷含答案

2017-2018学年下学期期中考试试卷高二英语注意事项：本试卷满分120分，时间120分。第I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）ALakeForestHighSchoolClubsEnvironmentalClubClubmembersareprovidedopportunitiestorealizetheirgoalsofenvironmentalservice.Themajorityofprojectsarestudent-initiated.Lastyear’sactivitiesincluded:theLFHSCourtyardGardenupkeep,BiketoSchoolDaywithfreecocoaandsnacks,an“eatlocal”100miledinner,recyclingsolutionsforLFHS,beachcleanupthroughtheGreatLakesAlliance,andEarthWeekcelebrations.Meetings:FirstFridayofthemonthinRoom5at7：00a.m.Advisor:MsMaryBethNawor,mnawor@PeerTutoringStudentsvolunteertohelpfellowstudentsinimprovingtheiracademicandorganizationalskills.StudentstutorLFHSandmiddleschoolstudentsonanindividuallyscheduledbasis.LFHStutorsmusthaveproficiency(精通)intheacademicareainwhichtheywishtotutor,butmiddleschooltutorsonlyneedgeneralacademicproficiency.Meetings:Alltutoringisdoneonanindividuallyscheduledbasis.Advisor:MsKathyO’Hara,kohara@YoungIdeaYoungIdeaisLFHS’sartandliterarymagazine.Studentsofallageswholovewritingandartareencouragedtobecomepartofthestaffofthisawardwinningmagazine.YoungIdeaencouragesallstudentstosubmitartandliteratureworkstothemagazine,whethertheyareapartofthestaffornot.FromSeptembertoFebruary,YoungIdeameetsonThursdaysafterschoolinthePublicRoomtodiscussthepiecesthathavebeensubmittedtothemagazineandprovidefeedbackfortheauthors.Meetings:Seeaboveexplanation.Advisor:MsDebbieZare,dzare@ScoutBuddiesScoutBuddiesisafriendshipclubwhichhelpsbuildfriendshipamongindividualswithandwithoutdisabilities.Clubmembersparticipateinavarietyofsocialactivitiesbothwithintheschoolandinthecommunity.Activitiesincludeorganizingholidaypartiesintheschool,bowling,goingtothemovies,andeatingoutinlocalrestaurants.Meetings:Monthlymeetingdatesvary,butinRoom134.Advisor:MsDonnaLovitsch,dlovitsch@21.Whichclubprovideshelpforstudentspoorinstudy?A.PeerTutoring. B.EnvironmentalClub. C.YoungIdea. D.ScoutBuddies.22.WhenisthestaffofYoungIdeamostlikelytomeet?A.6:30p.m.,August11,Thursday B.6:00p.m.,January5,ThursdayC.7:30a.m.,November17,Thursday D.7:00p.m.,September23,Friday23.Whatistherequirementforstudentstojoinacertainclub?A.TheyarerequiredtohaveabiketojoinEnvironmentalClub.B.TheyneedtobeathletictojoinScoutBuddies.C.TheyneedtowinaliteraryawardtojoinYoungIdea.D.TheyneedtobeacademicallyproficienttojoinPeerTutoring.BLyinginthesunonarock,thecougar（美洲豹）sawJebandhissonTombeforetheysawit.Jebputhisbagdownquicklyandpulledhisjacketopenwithbothhands,makinghimselflookbigtothecougar.Itworked.Thecougarhesitated,readytoattackJeb,butreadytoforgetthewholething,too.Jebletgoofhisjacket,graspedTomandheldhimacrosshisbody,makingacross.Nowthecougar'senemylookedevenbigger,anditroseup,readytomoveaway,butunfortunatelyTomgotscaredandstruggledfreeofjob."Tom,no!"shoutedhisfather.ButTombrokeandranandthat'sthelastthingyoudowithacougar.ThesecondTombrokefree,Jebthrewhimselfonthecougar,justasitjumpedfromtherock.Theyhiteachotherinmid-airandbothfell.Thecougarwasonjebinaflash,leavingTomalone,whichwaswhatJebwanted.Cougarsarenotasbigasmostpeoplethinkandadeterminedmanstandsachance,evenwithjusthisfists.Asthecougar'sclaws（爪子）gotintohisleftshoulder,Jebswunghisfistatitseyesandhithard.Theanimalhowled（吼叫）andputitsheadback.Jebfollowedupwithhisotherfist.Thenoutofthecornerofhiseye,JebsawTom.Theboywasrunningbacktohelphisfather."Knife,Tom,"shoutedJeb.Theboyrantohisfather'sbag,whileJebstartedshoutingaswellashitting,tokeepthecougar'sattentionawayfromTom.TomgottheknifeandranovertoJeb.Thecougarwasmovingitsheadinandout,tryingtofindawaythroughthewallJebwasmakingoutofhisarms.Tomswungwiththeknife,intothecougar'sback.Ithowledhorriblyandranoffintothemountains.Thewholefighthadtakenaboutthirtyseconds.24.WhydidJebpullhisjacketopenwhenhesawthecougar?A.Togetreadytofight. B.Tofrightenitaway.C.Tocalmhimselfdown. D.Toprotecthisson.25.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutcougars?A.Theyalwaysforgetthings. B.Theydislikeloudnoises.C.Theyliketoattackrunningpeople. D.Theyhesitatebeforeattack.26.Jebtriedtoholdthecougar'sattentionby.A.makingawallwithhisarms B.swinginghisfistsatthecougar'seyesC.throwinghimselfonthecougar D.keepingshoutingandhitting27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeJeb?A.Smartbutbad-tempered. B.Lovinganddetermined.C.Toughandwarm-hearted. D.DeterminedbuthesitantCSomepeoplewilldojustaboutanythingtosavemoney.AndIamoneofthem.Takemyfamily’slastvacation.Itwasmysix-year-oldson’swinterbreakfromschool,andwewereheadinghomefromFortLauderdaleafteraweeklongtrip.Theflightwasoverbooked,andDelta,theairline,offeredus$400perpersonincreditstogiveupourseatsandleavethenextday.IhadmeetingsinNewYork，SoIhadtogetback.Butthatdidn’tmeanmyhusbandandmysoncouldn’tstay.Itookmynine-month-oldandtookoffforhome.Thenextday,myhusbandandsonwereofferedmorecreditstotakeanevenlaterflight.Yes,Iencouraged—okay,ordered—themtowaitattheairport,to“earn”moreDeltaDollars.Ourtotaltake:$1,600.Notbad,huh?NowsomepeoplemaythinkI’mabadmotherandnotsuchagreatwifeeither.Butasabig-timebargainhunter,Iknowthevalueofadollar.Andthesedays,agooddealissomethingfewofuscanaffordtopassup.I’vemadealivinglookingforthebestdealsandexposing（揭露）theworsttricks.IhavebeentheconsumerreporterofNBC’sTodayshowforoveradecade.IhavewrittenacoupleofbooksincludingonetitledTricksoftheTrade:AConsumerSurvivalGuide.AndIreallydowhatIbelievein.Itellyouthisbecausethereisnoshameingettingyourmoney’sworth.I'malsotightfistedwhenitcomestoshoes,clothesformychildren,andexpensiverestaurants.ButIwouldn'thesitatetospendonagoodhaircut.Itkeepsitsshapelonger,andit’sthefirstthingpeoplenotice.AndIwillalsospendonaclassicpieceoffurniture.Qualitylasts.28.WhydidDeltagivetheauthor’sfamilycredits?A.Theytookalaterflight. B.Theyhadearlybookings.C.Theirflighthadbeendelayed. D.Theirflighthadbeencancelled.29.Whatdoestheauthordo?A.She’sateacher. B.She’sahousewife.C.She’samediaperson. D.She’sabusinesswoman.30.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A.Sherarelymissesagooddeal. B.Sheseldommakesacompromise.C.Sheisverystrictwithherchildren. D.Sheisinterestedincheapproducts.31.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?A.Howtoexposebadtricks. B.Howtoreserveairlineseats.C.Howtospendmoneywisely. D.Howtomakeabusinessdeal.DManyoftheworld'stallestbuildingswillmakeyoudizzyifyoureachedtheirtop.Butthesegrandbuildingscouldsoonlooklikebungalowsincomparisontoathree-mile-highskyscraperwhichitissaidcouldbebuiltby2062.TheskyscraperistheideaofArconic,amaterialssciencecompanybasedinNewYork,aspartofitslargercampaigncalled“TheJetsons”—ahomage(致敬)tothe1962cartoon,setin2062.Arconichasimaginedtheskyscrapercreatedusingmaterialsthatareeitherin-developmentorhavealreadybeenbroughttomarket,includingsmog-eatingsurfacesandretractable(可伸缩的)balconies.SherriMcCleary,oneofArconic'schiefmaterialsscientists,saysoneofthemostexcitingandimmediateprojectsisEcoClean,aspecialcoatingthathelpsbuildingsself-cleanandpurifythesurroundingair.Itwasfirstreleasedin2011andoffersanumberofbenefitsovertraditionalglasswindows.Thefunctionalcoatingprovidesbeautyandabenefittothesurroundingenvironmentbyreducingthecontentofpollutantsaroundit.EcoCleanusesamixofchemicals,whichusebothlightandwatervapour(蒸汽)toproduceatomsknownasfreeradicals.Thesefreeradicalsdrawinpollutantsintheair,breakingthemdownbeforetheyfalloffthesideofthebuilding.Anotherinnovation(创新)isinthewindowsthemselves,whichArconicalsohopescouldbeapartofthethree-mile-hightower.ThenewdesigniscalledBloomframe.Essentially,it'samotorizedwindowthatchangesintoanall-glassbalconyinunderaminute.ThefirmhasalreadyshowcasedtheBloomframetechnologyatseveraltradeshows,andhopesitwillbecomeavailabletobuyinthenearfuture.Fittinginwith“TheJetsons”theme,thefirmisalsoworkingonflyingcars,featuringultra-lightweightcarbodiesandairplanewings.Inthemeantime,itcontinuesworkingtopushthelimitsofwhatmodern-dayskyscraperscanlooklikeanddo.Thanksto3Dprinting,McClearysaysmanystructuresthataren'tcurrentlyfeasible(可行的)couldwithstandhighwindsanduniqueclimates.“We'relookingatimprovingmaterialsthatcanbe3D-printedtogivemoreandmoreoptionstodesignersandarchitects,”shesays.32.Whatcanwelearnabouttheskyscraper?A.Itisnowin-development. B.Ithasmanyfuturisticfeatures.C.Itwasfirstputforwardin1962. D.Itwillbethetallestbuildingin2062.33.WhatisEcoCleansupposedtoachieve?A.Atidiercoating.B.Aquieterenvironment.C.Acleanerbuildingsurroundedbycleanerair.D.Amorebeautifulviewthroughglasswindows.34.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?A.HowEcoCleanworks. B.Howwecanavoidpollution.C.Whatfreeradicalsare. D.WhereEcoCleancomesfrom.35.WhichofthefollowingmayrequireBloomframetechnology?A.Flyingcars. B.Balconywalls.C.Airplanewings. D.Changeablewindows.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。AbouttenpercentofspendingonprimaryandsecondaryeducationintheUnitedStatescomesfromthefederalgovernment.36Stateshavebeenrequiredtoshowprogressthroughyearlytesting.Butstatessaytestingtellsonlypartofthestoryabouteffortsbyschoolsandstudentstoimprove.SotheObamaadministrationhaseasedthelimitsinstatesinmeasuringperformance.37.ThisnewmeasurementtooliscalledtheColoradoGrowthModel.Theideasistoshowacademicgrowth,notjustachievementontests.Itcombinestestscores,familyincomelevels,schoolsize,theethnicityofthestudentandmanyotherfactors.38.Thegraphshowsaschool’saveragescoreonstandardizedtestsaswellasitsacademicgrowth.Onaverage,studentsentersixthgradeatWESTDenverPrepperformingbelowgradelevel.39Thenewassessment(评价)methodshowsthat,eachyear,theaverageWestDenverPrepstudentlearnsmoremaththanninety-fourpercentofallthestudentsinColorado.40JoshSmithsaysperhapsthemostimportantthingtheyshouldlearnistobelieveinthemselves.A.Theresultsfromschoolsacrossthestateareshownonlineonagraph.B.Readingandwritingscoresalsoshowgrowth.C.Fortenyearsnow,federallawhastiedthisspendingtostudentperformance.D.Therefore,thegovernmentfeelsitagreatpressure.E.Butthreeyearslater,mostareoutperformingotherstudentsacrossthestate.F.However,thelimitsdon’tworkatall.G.ThewesternstateofColorado,forexample,hasanewassessmentmethod.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）In1956Phoenix,Arizona,wasacitywithboundlessblueskies.OnedayasIwalkedaroundthehousewithmy41Kathy’snewparakeet(小鹦鹉)onmyfinger,IwantedtoshowPerky42theskylookedlike.Maybehecouldmakealittlebirdfriendoutthere.Itookhimintothebackyard,andthen,43tomyhorror,Perkyflewoff.Theenormous,,blueskyswallowedupmysister’sblue44andsuddenlyhehadgone,clippedwingsandall.Kathymanagedto45me.Withfake(假的)optimism,sheeventriedtocomfortmethatPerkywouldfindanew46.ButIwasfartoocleverto47thatsuchathingwaspossible.Decadeslater,Iwatchedmyown48growing.Wesharedtheiractivities,spendingsoccerSaturdaysinfoldingchairswiththe49ofthekids’friends,theKissells.ThetwofamilieswentcampingaroundArizonatogether.Webecamethe50offriends.Oneevening,thegamewastotellGreatPetstories.Onepersonclaimedto51theoldestlivinggoldfish.Someoneelsehadapsychicdog.52Barry,thefatheroftheotherfamily,tookthefloor(在辩论中发言)and53thattheGreatestPetofAllTimewashisblueparakeet,SweetiePie.“Thebestthing54SweetiePie,”hesaid,“wasthe55wegothim.Oneday,whenIwasabouteight,outoftheclear,bluesky,alittleblueparakeetjustdiveddownand56onmyfinger.”WhenIwas57abletospeak,weexaminedtheamazingevidence.Thedatesandthelocationsandthepicturesofthebirdall58.Itseemsourtwofamilieshadbeen59longbeforeweevermet.Fortyyearslater,Irantomysisterandsaid,“Youwere60!Perkylived!”41．A．niece B．sister C．friend D．aunt42．A．what B．which C．how D．where43．A．many B．much C．great D．very44．A．pleasure B．sadness C．treasure D．sense45．A．forgive B．comfort C．help D．delight46．A．parent B．home C．house D．life47．A．imagine B．suppose C．doubt D．believe48．A．birds B．happiness C．worries D．children49．A．parents B．birds C．interests D．games50．A．first B．best C．last D．happiest51．A．catch B．find C．buy D．have52．A．But B．Fortunately C．Then D．However53．A．announced B．argued C．told D．hoped54．A．in B．about C．from D．on55．A．day B．place C．way D．story56．A．fell B．flew C．landed D．went57．A．firstly B．finally C．exactly D．even58．A．cameup B．turnedup C．turnedout D．matchedup59．A．known B．joined C．connected D．introduced60．A．right B．wrong C．silly D．mad第Ⅱ卷第三部分英语知识运用第二节（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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Ourgrandparentsseemtohavemagicalpowerssometimes.GivethemaChineselunarcalendar61theywillknowwhattheweatherwillbelikedaysorevenmonthslater.What’sthesecret?Theyarefollowingthe24SolarTerms（节气）,62wereaddedonNov.30tothelistoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity（人类非文化物质遗产）bytheUnitedNations.Itisaknowledgesystemandsocialpractice63（form）throughpeople’sobservationsofthesun’sannualmovementanditsinfluenceontheclimate.The24SolarTerms64（come）intobeingduringtheQingandHan65（dynasty）.Atthattime,mostChinesepeoplemadetheirlivingonfarms,soweatherchangeswere66（extreme）importantforthem.Buttheyhadnosatellite,Internetorweatherbroadcast67（help）them.68thesedifficulties,theymanagedtoworkout24SolarTermsbystudyingthesun’smovementandalsoobservingothernaturalchangessuchasairtemperature,waterandcrop69（grow）.ItishonoredasChina’s70（five）greatinvention,afterpapermaking,printing,thecompassandgunpowder.Now,itisstillwidelyusedindailylifeevenintheageoftechnology-basedmodernfarming.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（10分）下面文中共有10处语言错误，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。DearJim,I'dliketoinviteyoufordinnerinaChineserestaurantinLosAngeles.Icanimaginehowsurprisingyouare!Infact,Iamtherevisitingmyuncle,whohappenedtobeworkinginthecityatpresent.TheChineserestaurantnamingNewPandaBuffetprovidesgenuineChinesefood,wheremanydinershavegiven5-starreviews.Itislocatedat5120RodeoRd,LosAngeles.Couldyoucomeat6p.m.onFriday?Bytheway,Iwillpresentyouwithagosetthen.IreallyappreciatethatyouhavedonetohelpmewithmyEnglishduringthepasttwoyears.Butyou,Iwouldnothavemadesuchagreatprogr