四川省中江县龙台中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

绝密★启用前龙台中学2018年5月高二下期英语半期考试试卷注意事项：1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2．答题前考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息。3．考试作答时，请将答案正确地填写在答题卡上。第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；第Ⅱ卷请用直径0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后。你将有两分钟的时间将卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题：每题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一小题，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15秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话只读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt? A. $19.15 B. 9.15 C. 9.18 答案：B1．Wherewillthewomangofirst? A．Toherhouse. B．Toabank.C．Toatelephonebooth.2．Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo? A．Tochooseapropercolor.B．Todressprofessionally.C．Toreconsiderthestyle.3．Whatarethespeakersdoing? A．Enjoyingthescenery.B．mentingonanovel. C．Watchingamovie.4．Whywasthewomanlate? A．Herroommatetoldherawrongtime． B．Shewasn'tinformedofthetimechange． C．Sheforgotthetimechange．5．Whatdoesthemanmean? A．Hedoesn'tknowthecontentsofthenote． B．Hedidn'tnoticeanything． C．Heisinthedarkroom．第二节（共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6．Whatiswrongwiththegirl'smother? A．Shehasgotsomeheartproblems．B．Shehasputontoomuchweight．C．Shefeelssickafterdoinghousework．7．Whydoesn'tPeterdoexercises? A．Heistootiredafterwork．B．Heistoolazy． C．Hecan'tsparethetime．听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8．Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace? A．Atthebeginningofaterm.B．Inthemiddleofaterm. C．Attheendofaterm.9．Whatmakesthewomanworried? A．ShefailedherFrenchexam．B．ShemaygetapoorscoreinFrench． C．Hergradepointaverageisn'tsatisfactory．10．Whatwillthewomanprobablydo? A．Doalotofpracticewiththeman．B．MakeacalltoherFrenchteacher． C．Asktheman'sfriendforhelp．听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout? A．Oldpeople'swork.B．Thestaffslivingconditions．C．Thefeaturesofadepartmentstore12．Whydon'toldpeopleintheReynoldswanttoretire? A．Theyhavetosupportthemselves． B．Theyareinterestedintheirwork． C．Theyenjoyworkingwithyoungpeople．13．WhatissaidaboutReynolds? A．Itisthelargestdepartmentstoreinthecity． B．Itrespectsthestaffswillingnessinsomeaspects． C．Itprovideseverythingpeoplewantfortheoffice．听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14．Wherearethespeakersprobably? A．Inthehospital B．Inagym C．Inastudio.15．Accordingtotheman,howcanpeoplereducestress? A．Bytryinganewwayoflife．B．Bytakingsomesleepingpills．C．Bychangingthewayofdongexercise.16．Whatdoesthemanadvisepeopletodo? A．Tohavearestduringtheday． B．Torundownthestairs. C．Totakea5minutewalkatlunchtime．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．WhichwasimportantinEgyptianreligion? A．GodB．LoveC．Nature18．WhatdoweknowaboutBast? A．Shewasananimal. B．Shewasinchargeoflove. C．Shehadthebodyofacat.19．WhydidtheEgyptianspreserveadeadperson'sbody? A．Theydiditinmemoryoftheperson． B．Theywishedthepersontoebackhome． C．Theybelievedthepersoncouldliveanotherlife．20．WhatdidtheEgyptiansdobeforetheyburiedadeadperson? A．Theywrappedhiminquilt． B．Theyputsomethinghehadusedwithhim． C．Theyplacedamaskmadeofjewelleryoverhisface．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。AMystudentsoftentellmethattheydon'thave"enoughtime"todoalltheirschoolwork.Myreplyisoftenabrief"Youhaveasmuchtimeasthepresident."Iusuallycarryonabitabouttherebeingtwentyfourhoursinthedayforeveryone,andsuggestthat"notenoughtime"isnotanacceptableexplanationofnotgettingsomethingdone.Onceingraduateschool,ItriedtoprovetooneofmyprofessorsbysayingthatIwasworkinghard.Hisanswertomewas,"That'sirrelevant(无关的).What'simportantisthequalityofyourwork."SincethenIhavehadtimetothinkcarefullyaboutthe"hardworker"dodge(诀窍),andIhaveetosomeconclusionsallrelevanttotheproblemofhowmuchtimewehave.Ifyouanalyzethematter,youcanidentifytwopartsoftheproblem:Thereis,ofcourse,thematterof"time",whichwecanthinkofasfixed.Thenthereistheproblemof"work"duringthattime.But,asmyprofessorsuggested,it'snothowhardoneworksbutthequalityoftheproductthat'simportant.Thatledmetoanewidea:thequalityofthework.ThatconceptisperhapsbestexplainedbyasignIoncesawonthewallinsomeone'soffice:"Don'tworkharder.Worksmarter."Thereisalotofsenseinthatidea.Ifyoucan'tgetmoretime,andfewofuscan,theonlysolutionistoimprovethequalityofthework.Thatmeansthinkingofwaystogetmoreoutofthesametimethanwemightotherwiseget.Thatshouldleadustoananalysisofourworkhabits.Since"work"forstudentsusuallymeans"homework",theexpression"workhabits"shouldbereadas"studyhabits".Then,asasmartstudent,youwillseektoimprovethoseskillsthatyouuseinstudy,chieflyreadingandwriting.Ifyoulearntoreadbetterandwritebetter,therearebigbenefitsthatpayoffinallyourstudies.21.Wecaninferfromthe2ndparagraphthatwestudentsstill_____.A.haveenoughtimeB.canmeetthepresidentC.geteverythingdonewellD.shouldaccepttheexplanation22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theauthor'sstudentsmakegooduseoftheirtimetodoalltheirhomework.B.Theauthortriedtotelltheprofessorthathe/she(author)haddoneagoodjob.C.Youcan'timprovethequalityoftheworkifyoucan'tgetmoretime.D.You'lltrytoimproveyourskillsinreadingandwritingifyou'reacleverstudent.23.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Studentsdon'thaveenoughtime.B.Noonecangetmoretime.C.Don'tworkharder;worksmarter.D.Readbetterandwritebetter.BMostpeopleagreethathonestyisagoodthing.ButdoesMotherNatureagree?Animalscan'ttalk,butcantheylieinotherways?Cantheyliewiththeirbodiesandbehavior?Animalexpertsmaynotcallitlying,buttheydoagreethatmanyanimals,frombirdstochimpanzees,behavedishonestlytofoolotheranimals.Why?Dishonestyoftenhelpsthemsurvive.Manykindsofbirdsareverysuccessfulatfoolingotheranimals.Forexample,abirdcalledtheploversometimespretendstobehurtinordertoprotectitsyoung.Whenapredator（猎食动物）getsclosetoitsnest,theploverleadsthepredatorawayfromthenest.How?Itpretendstohaveabrokenwing.Thepredatorfollowsthe"hurt"adult,leavingthebabybirdssafeinthenest.Anotherkindofbird,thescrubjay,buriesitsfoodsoitalwayshassomethingtoeat.Scrubjaysarealsothieves.Theywatchwhereothersburytheirfoodandstealit.Butcleverscrubjaysseemtoknowwhenathiefiswatchingthem.Sotheygobacklater,unburythefood,andburyitagainsomewhereelse.Birdscalledcuckooshavefoundawaytohavebabieswithoutdoingmuchwork.How?Theydon'tmakenests.Instead,theygetintootherbirds'nestssecretly.Thentheylaytheireggsandflyaway.Whenthebabybirdseout,theiradoptiveparentsfeedthem.Chimpanzees,orchimps,canalsobesneaky.Afterafight,thelosingchimpwillgiveitshandtotheother.Whenthewinningchimpputsoutitshand,too,thechimpsarefriendlyagain.Butananimalexpertoncesawalosingchimptakethewinner'shandandstartfightingagain.Chimpsaresneakyinotherways,too.Whenchimpsfindfoodthattheylove,suchasbananas,itisnaturalforthemtocryout.Thenotherchimpserunning.Butsomecleverchimpslearntocryverysoftlywhentheyfindfood.Thatway,otherchimpsdon'thearthem,andtheydon'tneedtosharetheirfood.Aschildren,manyofuslearnthesaying"Youcan'tfoolMotherNature."Butmaybeyoucan'ttrusther,either.24．Aploverprotectsitsyoungfromapredatorby______.A.gettingclosertoitsyoung B.drivingawaytheadultpredatorC.leavingitsyounginanothernest D.pretendingtobeinjured25．By"Chimpanzees,orchimps,canalsobesneaky"(paragraph5),theauthormeans______.A.chimpsarereadytoattackothers B.chimpsaresometimesdishonestC.chimpsarejealousofthewinners D.chimpscanbeselfishtoo26．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Somechimpslowertheircrytokeepfoodawayfromothers.B.Thelosingchimpwonthefightbytakingthewinner'shand.C.Cuckoosfooltheiradoptiveparentsbymakingnonests.D.Somecleverscrubjaysoftenstealtheirfoodback.27．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Doanimalslie?B.DoesMotherNaturefoolanimals?C.Howdoanimalslearntolie? D.Howdoeshonestyhelpanimalssurvive?CImaginethatyouareinschool,givingaspeechtoyourclass.Nowthinkwhatitfeelslikewhenstammering(口吃)makesitastruggletomunicateyourthoughtsandfeelingstootherpeople.TheKing’sSpeech,whichwonthebestpictureattheAcademyAwardsinMarch,2011,focusesonstammeringalongwithotherspeechrelatedproblems.ThemovietellsthestoryofBritain’sKingGeorgeVI,whobecamekingafterhisbrotherEdwardVIIIgaveupthecrowntomarryanAmericanwoman.AsaresultofBritishactorColinFirth’sperformance,peoplearestartingtorealizethatstammeringcandamageaperson’sselfconfidenceandcausehimorhertoescapefromlife.“Theseriousproblemisunseenandunheard,”saidNorbertLieckfeldt,anexpertattheBritishStammeringAssociation,inaninterviewwithanewsreporter.“Stammeringmasksyourability,”hesaid.“It'saseriousdisability.”Moststammerersfacebullying(欺负)inschool,somethingthatis“usuallycarriedoverintotheworkplace”.GeorgeVI’sstammertookawayhisconfidenceasaspeaker.ButSamanthaMesango,aspeechcoachbasedintheUK,believesthatspeechproblemsaremoremonthanmostpeoplerealize.“Somesimplydon’tlikethesoundoftheirownvoice;othersarescaredofspeakinginpublic,”shesaid.TravisTreatsfromSt．LouisUniversitypraised28．Theauthorwritesthefirst3paragraphsto.A.showhowharmfulstammerisformonpeopleB.introduceafamousmoviewinninggreatawardsC.tellthestoryofthekingwhosuffersfromstammerD.drawreaders’attentiontotheproblemofstammer29．Welearnfromthepassagethat.A.stammerersfacebullyinginschoolbutnotintheworkplaceB.EdwardVIIIgaveuphiscrownbecausehewasastammererC.stammerersshouldbeunderstoodandcancontributetotheworldD.thesufferingscausedbystammerhaven’tbeenfoundyet30．AccordingtoNorbertLieckfeldt,．A.thevoiceofstammeringpeoplecannotbeheardB.peoplewhostammerdobetterinworkthanschoolC.therearealotofthingsthatstammeringpeoplecangivetousD.theseriousproblemofstammeringremainsunseenandunheard31．Theparagraphthatfollowsthelastwillprobablytalkabout．A.thesuccessthekingmadebyoveringstammerB.themedicaltreatmentsgiventothestammerersC.doctors’opinionsupontheseriousstammerproblemD.howpopularthemovieTheKing’sSpeechwillbeeDWhyshouldmankindexplorespace?Whyshouldmoney,timeandeffortbespentexploringandresearchingsomethingwithsofewapparentbenefits?WhyshouldresourcesbespentonspaceratherthanonconditionsandpeopleonEarth?Thesearequestionsthat,understandably,areveryoftenasked.Perhapsthebestanswerliesinourgeneticmakeupashumanbeings.Whatdroveourancestorstomovefromthetreesintotheplains,andonintoallpossibleareasandenvironments?Thewiderthespreadofaspecies,thebetteritschanceofsurvival.Perhapsthebestreasonforexploringspaceisthisgenetictendencytoexpandwhereverpossible.Nearlyeverysuccessfulcivilizationhasexplored,becausebydoingso,anydangersinsurroundingareascanbeidentifiedandpreparedfor.Withoutknowledge,wemaybepletelydestroyedbythedanger.Withknowledge,wecanlessenitseffects.Explorationalsoallowsmineralsandotherpotentialresourcestobefound.Evenifwehavenoimmediateneedofthem,theywillperhapsbeusefullater.Resourcesmaybemorethanphysicalpossessions.Knowledgeortechniqueshavebeenacquiredthroughexploration.Thetechniquesmayhavemedicalapplicationswhichcanimprovethelengthorqualityofourlives.Wehavealreadybenefitedfromotherspinoffsincludingimprovementsinearthquakeprediction,insatellitesforweatherforecastingandinmunicationssystems.Evennonstickpansandmirroredsunglassesarebyproductsoftechnologicaldevelopmentsinthespace,thechancetosaveourselvesmightnotexist.Whilemanyresourcesarespentonwhatseemsasmallreturn,theexplorationofspaceallowscreative,braveandintelligentmembersofourspeciestofocusonwhatmayservetosaveus.Whilespacemayholdmanywondersandexplanationsofhowtheuniversewasformedorhowitworks,italsoholdsdangers.Thedangerexists,butknowledgecanhelphumanbeingtosurvive.Withouttheabilitytoreachoutacrossspace,thechancetosaveourselvesmightnotexistWhileEarthistheonlyplanetknowntosupportlife,surelytheadaptiveabilityofhumanswouldallowustoliveonotherplanets.Itistruethatthelifestylewouldbedifferent,buthumanlifeandcultureshaveadaptedinthepastandsurelycouldinthefuture.32．WhatisthereasonforexploringspacebasedonParagraph2?A.Humansarenatureborntodoso.B.HumanshavethetendencytofightC.Humansmayfindnewsourcesoffood.D.Humansdon’tliketostayinthesameplace.33．Theunderlinedword“spinoffs”inParagraph4probablyrefersto______.A.survivalchancesB.potentialresourcesC.unexpectedbenefitsD.physicalpossessions34．Whatmakesitpossibleforhumanstoliveonotherplanets?A.Ourgeneticmakeup.B.Resourcesontheearth.C.TheadaptiveabilityofhumansD.Byproductsinspaceexploration.35．Whichofthestatementscanbestsumupthepassage?A.Spaceexplorationhascreatedmanywonders.B.Spaceexplorationprovidedthebestvalueformoney.C.Spaceexplorationallowsresourcestobefound.D.SpaceexplorationmayhelpusavoidpotentialproblemsonEarth.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。Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeword“dog”.PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.36．However,dogswithoutownerstocareforthemleadadifferentkindoflife.Theexpression,toleadadog'slife,describesapersonwhohasanunhappyexistence.Somepeoplesayweliveinadogeatdogworld.37．Theysaythattobesuccessful,apersonhastoworklikeadog.Thismeanstheyhavetoworkvery,veryhard.Suchhardworkcanmakepeopledogtired.And,thesituationwouldbeevenworseiftheybecamesickasadog.38．Thismeansthateverypersonenjoysasuccessfulperiodduringhisorherlife.Tobesuccessful,peopleoftenhavetolearnnewskills.Yet,somepeoplesaythatyoucanneverteachanolddognewtricks.Theybelievethatolderpeopledonotliketolearnnewthingsandwillnotchangethewaytheydothings.39．Peoplewhoareunkindoruncaringcanbedescribedasmeanerthanajunkyarddog.Junkyarddogsliveinplaceswherepeoplethrowawaythingstheydonotwant.Meandogsareoftenusedtoguardthisproperty.Theybarkorattackpeoplewhotrytoentertheproperty.However,sometimesapersonwhoappearstobemeanandthreateningisreallynotsobad.Wesayhisbarkisworsethanhisbite.Dogexpressionsarealsousedtodescribetheweather.Thedogdaysofsummerarethehottestdaysoftheyear.Arainstormmaycooltheweather.Butwedonotwantittoraintoohard.40．A.Still,peoplesayeverydoghasitsday.B.Dogsarehuman’sbestfriends.C.Somepeopleareparedtodogsinbadways.D.Wedonotwantittoraincatsanddogs.E.Therearemanyotherexpressionswaitingforyoutoexplore.F.Thatmeansmanypeoplearepetingforthesamethings,likegoodjobs.G.Theytaketheirdogsforwalks,letthemplayoutsideandgivethemgoodfoodandmedicalcare.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）阅读下面的短文，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。ItwasDecember2013,andIdecidedtoreturntoIndiaafterspendingfiveyearsintheUSstudying.Iwasintheprocessof____41_____andamongtheitemsIputupforsalewasanoldputer.Astudentagreedtotakeitfor$20.Idecidedtowipeitclean___42______handingitover,butwhiledoingso,atinyspring(弹簧)_____43____anddisappearedsomewhereonthefloor.Iputthe____44_____offforaweekandfoundasmalldowntownrepairshop.Therepairmanthere,atallgentleman,waskindandhelpful.“It’sa__45_______job,”hesaid,examiningtheputer.“Weonly____46_____asmallfee.”WhenIreturnedthenextday,Inoticedthatthespringhadbeen____47_____andthattheputerwasinworkingorder.ButIwasservedabillfor$50!Itriedto___48______mytroublestothestoremanager,whoalthough____49_____,wasunmoved.“Sorry,”hesaidtome,“Ican’tbreaktherules.”However,hedidsuggesta(n)_50________.“Wecanundowhattherepairmanhasdone,”hesaid.“Thatwayyoucantakebacktheputerwithouthavingtopayour____51_____.”Iagreed,somehowfeelingboth___52______anddisappointment.Therepairmanremovedthespring,thenhandedtheputerbacktome.Itucked(裹起)itundermyarmandhurriedtowardsmy____53____,eagertoforgetthewholething.Justthen,inthedesertedparkinglot,Ifelta___54______taponmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindthetallrepairmanstandingbehindmewitha______55___.“Heyman,takeiteasy,”hetoldme.“____56____aspringisn’tthatdifficult.Youcandoityourself.”Hethenwalkedbacktothestoreafterhaving_____57____twotinyputerspringsintomypalm.Iguesshegavemetwopieces___58______Ibrokeorlostthefirstonewhiletryingtofixitmyself.Ireallywantedtogobacktothestoreto__59_______him,butIdidn’tknowwhattosayorhowtosayitwithoutgettinghimin___60______withhisemployer.41．A.countingB.relaxingC.packingD.gathering42．A.beforeB.sinceC.afterD.while43．A.turnedupB.cameoffC.triedoutD.brokedown44．A.repairmanB.flightC.graduationD.buyer45．A.simpleB.tightC.preciousD.diverse46．A.payB.oweC.chargeD.spend47．A.cleanedB.replacedC.furnishedD.removed48．A.reflectB.argueC.shareD.explain49．A.sympatheticB.cruelC.selfishD.marvelous50．A.favorB.wishC.alternativeD.example51．A.offerB.billC.effortD.work52．A.anxietyB.excitementC.angerD.relief53．A.carB.collegeC.panyD.neighborhood54．A.constantB.roughC.heavyD.gentle55．A.bookB.springC.smileD.puter56．A.fixingB.buyingC.findingD.making57．A.pushedB.slippedC.keptD.held58．A.evenifB.nowthatC.incaseD.asthough59．A.praiseB.greetC.fortD.thank60．A.touchB.troubleC.agreementD.Harmony第II卷第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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Drivingtotheai