湖北省长阳县第一高级中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

绝密★启用前长阳一中20172018学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷考试时间：120分钟分数：150分命题人：向国艳审题人：向辉本试卷共8页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2．选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3．非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1.WhatwillthemandoonSunday?A.Playtennis. B.Playfootball. C.Goswimming.2.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A.Buyherselfapairofshoes. B.Buyagiftfortheman. C.Attendabirthdayparty.3.Whyisthewomantired?A.Shesawamovie. B.Shetookanexam. C.Shestudiedallnight.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Time. B.Money. C.Amovie.5.Whatisthemandoingattheairport?A.FlyingtoNewYorkcity. B.Waitingforhissister. C.ArrivingatNewYorkcity.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6.Whatdoesthemanworryabout?A.GettingH1N1flu. B.Havingahightemperature.C.Catchingacold.7.Howoftenshouldthemantakehismedicine?A.Fourtimesaday. B.Fourtimesaweek. C.Sixtimesaday.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Howdidthemangotothecountryside?A.Onfoot. B.Bycar. C.Bybike.9.Wheredidthemanhavehislunch?A.Bythelake. B.Onthemountain. C.Inthevillage.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatmakesthewomanfeelglad?A.Themanwillhavemoremoney.B.Themanhelpswithherwork.C.Themanhasretired.11.Whatdoesthewomandomostprobably?A.Anengineer. B.Adesigner. C.Ahousewife.12.Whatkindofpersonisthewoman?A.Selfish. B.Cold. C.Hardworking.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whyarethespeakersupset?A.Itmaysnowduringtheirvacation.B.Theymaynotbeabletotaketheirvacation.C.Theymayfailtojointhegraduationceremony.14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthespeaker’svacation?A.Theyaregoingskiing.B.Theyhavemadebookingsfortheirplane.C.Theirflighthasbeencanceled.15.Whatmadethespeakersmisssomanyclasses?A.Thebadweather. B.Thespringbreak. C.Theterribleflu.16.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodorightnow?A.Speaktoalloftheotherpeople.B.TalktoProfessorHampton.C.Callthetravelagency.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhichaspectofMarkTwain’slifedoesthespeakerfocuson?A.Histravels. B.Hisshortstories. C.Hisfamily.18.WhendidMarkTwain’sfatherpassaway?A.In1835. B.In1839. C.In1847.19.WhydidMarkTwaingototheWest?A.Hewantedtobeajournalist.B.Hewassenttherebyhisarmy.C.Hewantedtogetawayfromthewar.20.WhatconnectiondoesthespeakersuggestbetweenMarkTwain’stravelsandhiswritings?A.Hisstorieswereinspiredbyhistravels.B.Histravelspreventedhimfromwriting.C.Hetraveledaroundinordertowritestories.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。ATheCoolestInventionsAnOceansVacuumThere’sacollectionofplastictrashinthemiddleofthePacificOcean.It’sbiggerthanTexasandgrowing.Thewaytocleanitupnowistocatchitwithnets.Thatisbothcostlyandslow.Instead,theOceanCleanupProjectproposesa62milelongfloatingbarrierthatwouldusenaturalcurrentstotraptrash.Ifnextyear’strialssucceed,afullcleanupoperationwouldaimtostartin2020.Itcouldreducethetrashby42%over10years.EasyOnShoesMatthewWalzer,ahighschoolstudentwithadisability,sentanotetoNike.“Mydreamistogotocollege,”hewrote,“withouthavingtoworryaboutsomeoneingtotiemyshoeseveryday.”Nikeassignedadesignteamtothechallenge.Thisyear,theycameoutwiththeirsolution:theFlyEase.Thebasketballshoecanbefastenedwithonehand.ApairofNikeFlyEaseshoessellsfor$130.AnAirportforDrones(无人机）AsAmazon,Google,andothersgetreadyfordronedeliveryservice,thereisonebigquestion:Whatkindsofhomebaseswilltheirdroneshave?Rwanda,inAfrica,mayhavetheanswer.There,workerswillsoonstartworkonthree“droneports”.Thegoalsistomakeiteasiertotransportfood,medicalsupplies,electronics,andothergoodsthroughthehillycountryside.Constructionissettobepletedin2020.21.What’stheadvantageoftheOceansVacuum?A.Itcantearplasticintopieces. B.Itcangrowyearbyyear.C.Itcanbeamoneysaver. D.Itcanbeputintowideusesoon.22.WhatdoweknowaboutNike?A.Itoffersfreeshoestothedisabled. B.Itprovidescustomerfriendlyservices.C.Itisdesigningnewshoesfrequently. D.ItrespondedtoMatthew’srequestpassively.23.WhyisRwandasettingup“droneports”?A.Becausetheyarereceptivetonewtechnology.B.Becausethey’reeasiertoconstructthanroads.C.Becausetherearetoomanydrones.D.Becauseroadtravelthereisrough.BWhenIwasaboytherewerenosmartphones,andourtelevisiononlygotonechannelclearly.Still,Ineverfeltbored.Thefields,hillsandwoodlandsaroundmyhomeweretheperfectplaygroundwhoseadventureswereonlylimitedbymyimagination.Icanrememberoncehikingtonearbylakeandwalkingslowlyaroundit.AtthebackofitIwasamazedtofindanolddirtroadthatIhadneverseenbefore.Itwasfullofmuddytyretracksanddeepwoodsbordereditonbothsides,butexploringitstillseemedlikeafineadventure.Iwalkedonandonforwhatseemedlikehours.Iwassuremyguardianangelwaswhisperinginmyears"turnaroundandheadbackhome",butIwasstubbornandwalkedon.TherewasstillneitheracarnorahouseinsightInoticedthatthesunwasstartingtogodownandIgrewscared,Ididn’twanttoenduptrappedonthisroad,andIwasworriedthatitwouldbedarkbeforeIcouldmakemywaybacktothelakeagain.Icontinuedtowalkonwithsomethinggrowinginsideofme.Myheartwaspoundingandmylegswereaching.IwasalmostintearswhenIsawsomethinginthedistance.ItwasahousethatIrecognized.Ijumpedupanddownandlaughedoutloud.Itwasstilloveramileaway,butmylegsfeltlikefeathersandIhurriedbacktomyhouseinnotime.Iwalkedinwithabigsmileonmyfacejustintimefordinner.ThenIendedmyadventurewithagoodnight’ssleep.Ioftenthoughtofthatexperiencerecently.Actually,inourlife,allroads,nomatterhowtheytwistandturn,canleadushomeagain.Theycanleadustoourhomesinourhearts.Mayyoualwayswalkyourpathwithlove!Mayyoualwayshelpyourfellowtravelersalongtheway!Andmayyourroadsalwaysleadyouhomeagain!24.Whydidtheauthorhardlyfeelboredwhenhewasyoung?A.HecouldwatchTValldayB.Hecouldhavefuninnature.C.HehadmanyfriendstoplaywithD.Heusedtoexploretheolddirtroad25Whatdoestheunderlinedword"something"inParagraph3probablyreferto?A.Doubt B.Hope C.Fear. D.Courage26.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasexploringthedirtroad?A.Hewascontradictoryinmind.B.Hewasunconsciousofdangerahead.C.Hewasworriedtobetrappedinthewoods.D.Hewasafraidofbeingscoldedbyhisparents.27.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EveryEffortIsWorthwhile.B.AllRoadsLeadHome.C.BeDeterminedinYourLife.D.BeBravetoAdventure.CRecently,acaseoflifeboatoccurred.OnApril4,GrahamandSherylAnley,whileboatingoffthecoastofSouthAfrica,hitarock.Astheboatthreatenedtosink,thehusbandgotoff,buthiswifewastrappedintheboat.Insteadofsavinghiswifeandgettinghertoshore,GrahamgrabbedRosie,theirpetdog.WithRosiesafeandsound,GrahamreturnedforSheryl.Allaredoingfine.It'sagreatstory,butitdoesn'tstrikemeasespeciallynewsworthy.Newsissupposedtobeaboutsomethingfairlyunique,andrecentresearchsuggeststhat,intherightcircumstances,lotsofpeoplealsowouldhavegrabbedtheirRosiefirst.Wehavestrangerelationshipswithourpets.Welavishourpetswithbetterhealthcarethanbillionsofpeoplereceive.Wespeaktopetswiththesamehighpitchedvoicesthatweuseforbabies.Asanextremeexampleofourfeelingsaboutpets,theNazishadstrictlawsthatguaranteedthehumanetreatmentofthepetsofJewsbeingshippedtodeathcamps.ArecentpaperbyGeorgeEveryonewouldsaveabrother,grandparentorclosefriendratherthanastrangedog.Butwhenpeopleconsideredtheirowndogversuspeoplelessconnectedwiththem—adistantcousinorahometownstranger—votesinfavorofsavingthedogcamerollingin.Andanastonishing40%ofrespondents,including46%ofwomen,votedtosavetheirdogoveraforeigntourist.Whatdoesafindinglikethismean?First,itshowsthatyouroddsaren'tsogoodifyoufindyourselfinanothercountrywithabusbearingdownonyouandacutedog.Butitalsopointstosomethingdeeper:ourunprecedented(史无前例的)attitudetowardanimals,whichgotitsstartwiththebirthofhumanesocietiesinthe19thcentury.Weprisonpeoplewhoabuseanimals,putourselvesinharm'swayinboatsbetweenwhalesandwhalersandshowsympathytoBambiandhismother.Wecanextendempathy(共鸣)toananimalandfeelitspainlikenootherspecies.Butlet'snotbetooproudofourselves.Asthisstudyandtoomuchofourhistoryshow,we'reprettyselectiveabouthowweextendourhumanenesstootherhumanbeings.28.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Tocreatearelaxingmoodforreaders.B.Toleadinthemaintopicofthisessay.C.Topresentthethemeofthisessaystraightly.D.Toraiseproblemsthatwillbesolvedlater.29.TheauthormentionsNazilawsinthethirdparagraph_______.A.toshowhowcrueltheNazisweretotheJewsB.asanexampletopersuadepeoplenottolovepetsC.asanexampletodisplaytheloveoftheNazisD.toillustratethestrangerelationshipbetweenhumanandpets30.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothearticle?A.Humanbeingsaremoreandmoreconcernedwithanimalsnowadays.B.Mostpeoplesurveyedchoosetosavetheirowndogratherthanahuman.C.Itwasinthe19thcenturythathumanbeingsstartedtolovetheirpets.D.ThestoryoftheAnleysandtheirdogwastoouniquetobenewsworthy.31.Whatdoestheauthormainlyarguefor?A.Petsareofgreatsignificancetoushumanbeings.B.Itiskindofhumanbeingstoextendhumanenesstoanimals.C.Weshouldrethinkaboutourattitudetowardsanimalsandmankind.D.Weshouldbeselectivewhenshowingattitudetowardotherhumanbeings.DItisquiteapparentthatpetitionsurroundseveryaspectofhumanlifewhetherintheUnitedStatesortheAmazonRainForest.Withoutitwewouldnothavegrownintoprimates(灵长类动物).Orwewouldprobablystillbestrugglingtosharpenabronzetoolwhilecrawlingaroundonfourlegsinsearchofmeat.Withoutpetition,Columbuswouldn’thavediscoveredAmericaandFriendship,likeallrelationshipbetweentwopeople,involvespetition.Itisn’tpetitioninatraditionalsensebecausetherearenogoalstobescoredandnoprize.Perhapstheecologicaldefinition—thesimultaneous(同时的)demandbytwoormoreorganismsforlimitedenvironmentalresources,suchasnutrients，livingspace,orlightbetterexplainit.Asinnature,highschoollifeisgovernedbyasetoflaws,similartoashortenedversionofDarwin’stheoryofevolution,overpopulation,andpetition.Thereisanabundanceofhighschoolstudentsandtodistinguishthem,rankingandcategorizing(分类)takeplace.Inhighschool,friendshipslearntocoexistwithpetitioneventhoughattimestherelationshipisrough.Infact,insomecircumstances,petitionistoomuchofaburdenforafriendshiptobear,causingittofallapart.Collegeadmissionisthefinalhighschoolobjective.Fouryearsofhardworkistoachievegoodgrades,andastudent’sfateisdeterminednotonlybytheseachievements,butbytherecordsofthousandsofotherseniorstryingtoachieveasimilarrecognition.Nevertheless,bynecessity,petitionbetweenstudentsexistsinallaspectsofhighschoollife.Itsetsandimprovesthestandardsineverythingfromsportstoschoolwork.Ahealthy,friendlypetitioncanhaveonlybenefits,butwhenitbeestoofierce,jealousycantearfriendshipsapart.Yet,despiteallthis,withoutpetition,wewouldbelost.32.Whatdoestheecologicaldefinitionmainlyexplain?A.Howfriendspetewitheachother.B.Howtowinthepetition.C.Whattheresultofpetitionis.D.Whatpetitionexactlyis.33.Accordingtothewriter,whatcausesthehighschoolstudentstopete?A.Thenumberofthemistoolarge.B.Friendshipisaburdenforthem.C.Theyknowthelawsofnaturewell.D.Theyaredividedintodifferentgroups.34.Whichbestdescribestherelationshipoffriendshipandpetition?A.Friendshipisalwaysbasedonpetition.B.Thedegreeofpetitionisvitaltofriendship.C.petitionisterriblyharmfultofriendship.D.petitionisaresultoflostfriendship.35.Whatdoestheauthorthinkof"petition"?A.Theresultsofpetitionareoutofcontrol.B.petitionbeesfiercerinhighschool.C.petitioniscertaintohappenatschools.D.Friendshipisnotasimportantaspetitionatschools.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。Therearesomanythingswedoinourdailylivesthathavebeea"habit".36Howyouanswerthephoneisahabit.Thewayyousitinthecarwhenyoudriveisahabit.Haveyouevertriedtochangethewayyoudosomething,afteryou’vedoneitinacertainwayforsolong?It’snotveryeasytodo.Theminuteyourminddriftstosomethingelse,yougorightbacktotheoldwayofdoingthings.37it’sawayofdoingthingsthathasbeeroutineormonplace.Tochangeanexistinghabitorformanewonecanbeaboringtask.Let’spicksomethingfairlyeasytostartwith,likespending15minutesinthemorningreadingabook.Ifyouwanttoturnsomethingintoahabitthatyoudoeveryday,youhavetoWANTtodoit.38Makeafirmdecisiontodothisonadailybasis.Imprintitinyourmind.Writeseveralnotestoyourselfandputtheminplaceswhereyouwillseethem.Bythealarmclock,onthebathroommirror,ontherefrigeratordoor,inyourbriefcase,andunderyourcarkeysaregoodplacestostart.Afterthenewnesswearsoff,thenyouwillhavetoremindyourself,"Hey,Iforgotto..."Keepusingthenotesifyouhaveto.39Somepeoplesayitwilltakeoveramonthtosolidifyitandmakeitsomethingyouwilldowithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Itendtoagreewiththelaststatement.Twotothreeweekswillhelpyoutoremember,butthirtydaysormorewillmakeitapartofyoureverydayroutine.40A.Whatisa"habit"anyway?B.Formingabadhabitiseasy.C.Brushingyourteethisahabit.D.Isdoingthingsinanoldwaygood?E.Ifyoudon’t,youwillfindawaytodoeverythingbutthat.F.Ittakes16to21timesofrepeatingatasktomakeitahabit.G.that’ssomethingyouwon’tnecessarilyhavetothinkaboutbeforeyoudoit—habit.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涂黑。Iwentwithsomecolleaguesfrommyofficeforadinnerinaverypopularlocalrestaurant.Itwas41businesstimeandtherestaurantwaspacked.We42foundatableinacornerforthreeofus.Assoonaswesatdown,weheardacrashwhenacleaningboy43thefloorwithalltheplateshewascarrying.Therewas44andnoonewassayingordoinganything.InaflashIrememberedmy45manyyearsago.Once.IpassedoutintheairportbecauseIhadrushedthereonmyownona(n)46stomachIwas47andtakencareofbytwostrangers.Nowthiswasmychanceto48itforward.Irantotheyoungman’ssideimmediately,turnedhimonhisbackandscreamedforsomeoneto49ahotdrink.SoonpeoplestartedaskingifIwasadoctor.IsaidIwasnot,50Iwasskillfulatblackingout(晕厥).Thekidsoonopenedhiseyes,51whathadhappened.I52himbysayingitwasOKandIhadhada53experience.Hehadnoteatenanything.Iheldthe54drinktohismouthtillhefinisheditandsatwithhimtillhefeltOK.Bythenthe55hadarrived.Iaskedhertogivethekidsomethingtoeat.Iofferedtopay.Themanagerwaskindenoughtorefusethe56andagreedtomakesurethekidatebeforehewenthome.Bythetimeallthiswas57,itwasgettinglateformycolleagues.Sincewehadn’t58anythingyet,wedecidedtogohome.Islowlywalkedhome,feeling59fortheopportunitythatIgavethe60Ihadreceivedmanyyearsago.41.A.peak B.local C.spare D.regular42.A.actually B.eventually C.eagerly D.gradually43.A.kicked B.touched C.hit D.swept44.A.silence B.danger C.doubt D.tension45.A.adventure B.flight C.experience D.lesson46.A.uneasy B.nervous C.empty D.vacant47.A.setup B.putup C.lookedup D.pickedup48.A.pay B.return C.take D.put49.A.drag B.buy C.serve D.bring50.A.and B.so C.because D.but51.A.knowing B.ignoring C.wondering D.arguing52.A.reminded B.forted C.answered D.encouraged53.A.memorable B.personal C.similar D.mon54.A.cool B.refreshing C.sweet D.warm55.A.customer B.manager C.waitress D.doctor56.A.payment B.reward C.suggestion D.support57.A.up B.away C.over D.behind58.A.prepared B.demanded C.received D.ordered59.A.ready B.anxious C.grateful D.fortable60.A.kindness B.need C.love D.service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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。TakeatourofMonkeySituatedbetweenJerusalemandt