甘肃省永昌四中2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题

甘肃省永昌四中20182019学年高二英语下学期期中试题第I卷第一部分阅读理解（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。请将答案涂在答题卡上。AHowtoprepareforexams?Well,itisabigquestionthatyoualwaysaskyourself.Thereisnoshortcuttosuccess,whichisthefirstthingyoushouldremember.Forthisreasonyouhavetostudyhardfirstofall.Besides,herearesometipsforyou.Neverfearorhateexamsandbeconfident.Somestudentsstudywellbutstillmaybeafraidofexamsandduetothisreasontheywon’tbeabletogetgoodmarks.Soleaveallyourfearsbehindandfreeyourmindbeforestartingyourstudies.Youhavetobeconfidentanditisthemostimportantthingforattainingvictory.Prepareagoodtimetable.Prepareatimetablebeforestartingyourstudies.Thisshouldincludeallsubjects,buttoughsubjectscanbegivenmoretimewhileeasieronesless.Andremembersometimeshallbesparedforentertainmentandalsothereshouldbeenoughbreaktimebetweeneachsubject.Selectaproperatmosphereforstudying.Noneedtoexplainthispoint.CananyonestudywellwhilewatchingTV?Soselectaplacewhereyoufeelfortableandcanconcentrate.Andimportantlyitisbettertostudyearlyinthemorningwhenyouwillhavequietsurroundingsandyoucanconcentratemore.Makenoteswhilestudying.Thisisaveryimportantpoint.Makesmallnoteswhilestudyingcanhelpyourememberallthepoints.Itwillworkbetterifyouusethesenotesforrevisioninthelastoneortwohoursthanyouskipthroughpagesofyourtextbook.Itwon’ttakemuchtimetogothroughthesenotes.Writewell.Asweallknow,thefirstimpressionisthebestimpression.Soyourhandwritingaffectsyourmarks.Trytowriteneatly.Ifitisnotgoodenough,don’tworry;ifyoupresentitinagoodmanneryoucanscoremoremarks.1．Whichproverbcanshowthewriter’sattitudetowardsourstudies?A.Nopains,nogains.B.Knowledgeispower.C.It’snevertoooldtolearn.D.Nothingisimpossibleforawillingheart.2．Whydosomestudentshateexamsaccordingtothepassage?A.Becausetheythinkexamsaremeaningless.B.Becausepreparingforexamstakesupmostoftheirtime.C.Becausetherearetoomanyexamsatschool.D.Becausetheydon’thaveenoughselfconfidence.3．Whydoesthewritersay“Noneedtoexplainthispoint”inParagraph5?A.Becauseit’sdifficulttoexplain.B.Becauseit’seasytounderstand.C.Becauseweneedtostudyinsilence.D.Becauseaproperatmospherecanbeformedanywhere.BFather’sGardenMyfatherwasalwaysagoodgardener.Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisstandingwithoutshoesinthefreshlytilled(翻耕的)soil,myhandsblackenedfromdiggingintheground.Asachild,IlovedfollowingDadaroundinthegarden.IrememberDadpushingthetiller(耕作机)aheadinperfectlystraightlines.Dadlovedgrowingallsortsofthingsyellowandgreenonions,watermelonsalmostasbigasme,rowsofyellowcorn,andourfavorite—redtomatoes.AsIgrewintoateenager,Ididn’tgetsoexcitedaboutgardeningwithDad.Insteadofmagicallandofpossibility,ithadturnedintosomekindofprison.AsDadgrewolder,hisloveforgardeningneverdisappeared.Afterallthekidsweregrownandhadstartedfamiliesoftheirown,Dadturnedtogardeninglikeneverbefore.Evenwhenhewasdiagnosedwithcancer,hestilltookcareofhisgarden.Butthen,thecancer,bitbybit,invadedhisbody.Ihadtodothethingsheusedtodo.WhatreallyconvincedmethatDadwasdyingwasthestateofhisgardenthatyear.Therowsandrowsofmulticoloredvegetablesweregone.Tootiredtoweedthem,hesimplyletthembe.Heonlyplantedtomatoes.Forthefirstfewyearsafterhedied,Icouldn’tevenbeartolookatanyone’sgardenwithouthavingstrongmemoriespourovermelikecoldwaterfromabucket.Threeyearsago,Idecidedtoplantmyowngardenandstartedoutwithjustafewtomatoes.Thatmorning,afterbreakingupafairamountofsoil,somethingcaughtthecornerofmyeyeandIhadtosmile.ItwasmyeightyearoldsonNathan,happilyplayinginthefreshlytilledsoil.4.Whydidtheauthorlikethegardenwhenhewasachild?A.Hewantedtobeagardencrazylikehisfather.B.Helovedbeinginthegardenwithhisfather.C.Thegardenwasfullofhisfavoritefood.D.Thegardenwasjustfreshlytilled.5.Whenallthekidsstartedtheirownfamilies,theauthor’sfather_____.A.stoppedhisgardening.B.turnedtootherhobbies.C.devotedmoretogardening.D.focusedonplantingtomatoes6.Whathappenedtothegardenwhentheauthor’sfatherwasseriouslyill?A.Therewasagreatharvest.B.Thegardenwasalmostdeserted.C.Noplantgrewinthegardenatall.D.Theauthor’ssontookchargeofthegarden.7.Whydidtheauthorstarthisgardenwithtomatoes?A.Hewantedtohonorhisfather.B.Hissonlikedthefieldsoftomatoes.C.Heonlyknewhowtogrowtomatoes.D.Hethoughttomatoeswereeasytomanage.CDearJohn,

MynameisAmberandIwanttosharemystorywithyoubecausewhatyou'vesharedaboutlifeandpositiveenergyhaschangedmylife.Thispastyearhasbeenoneofthehardestforme.IfeltIwasstuckinapositionthathadnothingtodowithwhatIwantedtodowithmylife.InJanuary,aftertwoyearsofbeingtogether,myboyfriendleftme.

IreadyourblogeverymorningasIdrinkmycoffeeatwork,butitwasn'tuntilthisMarchthatItoldmyself"nomorenegativity"asyoutaughtreadersinyourblog.

SincethenI'vegotintonewhabitsatworktokeepmyenergypositive.Whenpeoplewalkinthefrontdoor,I'mthefirstfacetheysee,soIsmilebigwhenIsay"goodmorning"tothem,especiallyonMondays.Insteadofwaitingforsomeonetoaskmeforhelp,Iofferitwithanopenmind.TheCEOnoticedmychangeandofferedmetheexecutiveassistantpositionthatIwanted.

OneofthebiggestthingsI'vetakentoheartfromyourblogischangingmyopinionsonmyjob.Yes,itwasnotanimportantposition,butwhenIwaspassionate（热情的）aboutit,Icouldmakemylifefulfilling.

Allinall,Ihavetothankyousomehowforhavingthepassiontohelpothersbecauseittrulyisinspiringtome.Sothankyousomuch,John.Mylifehaschangedbecauseyourwordspointedmeintherightdirection,Takecare!

Sincerely,

Amber

8.Amberwrotethelettermainlyto______.

A.introduceherselftoJohnB.talkaboutherbadyear

C.askforsomeadviceD.expressherthanks

9.WecaninferfromthepassagethatAmber______.

A.didn'tlikeherboyfriendB.spentalotoftimeonline

C.wasn'tsatisfiedwithherjobD.receivedverygoodeducation10.WhatisimpliedaboutJohnintheletter?

A.Heisaveryfamouswriter.B.Heusedtoliveaverynegativelife.

C.Hedoesn'tlikesharinghislifestories.D.Helikeshelpingothersthroughwritingpositiveblogs.

11.WhatdoesAmber'schangetellus?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Badluckdoesn'texistlong.

C.Apositiveattitudeisrewarding.D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.DAlbertEinsteinwasprobablythemostfamousscientistofthetwentiethcentury.Hechangedscientificthinkinginthemodernworld.Heisgenerallyconsideredasthegreatestphysicistwhoeverlived.What’smore,hedevotedalotofhistimeandenergytoworkingforhumanrightsandprogress.In1933,whileEinsteinwasvisitingEnglandandtheUnitedStates,theNazigovernmentofGermanytookallhisthingsaway,includinghispositionandhiscitizenship.EinsteinthensettleddownintheUnitedStates.In1939,Einstein,wholovedpeace—afraidofaworldinwhichonlyHitlerwouldhadanatomicbomb（原子弹）—triedhardtopersuadePresidentFranklinD.RooseveltinafamouslettertohavetheUnitedStatesstarturaniumresearch.ThatGermany,afterall,hadnobomb,andthatthefirstbombwouldfallonJapan,couldnothavebeenexpected.Afterthewar,Einsteinneverstoppedworkingforpeaceandreducingthenumberofsoldiersintheworld.Althoughhewasn’tconnectedwithanyacceptedreligion（宗教）,EinsteinfeltthattrustinapersonalGodwastoospecialanideatobesuitabletotheGodatworkinthisuniverse,butheneverbelievedthattheuniversewasoneofchanceordisorder.Theuniversetohimwasoneofpurelawandorder.Heoncesaid,“Godmayknoweverything,butheisnothateful.”12.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.noscientistisasgreatasAlbertEinsteinduringthiscentury.B.AlbertEinsteinwaslikelytobethegreatestscientistofhistime.C.AlbertEinsteinmadethefirstatomicbombfortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.D.AlbertEinsteingaveuphisGermancitizenshipforpoliticalreasons.13.IfEinsteinhadknownthatHitlerhadnoatomicbombandthatthefirstatomicbombwouldfallonJapan,hewould.A.havecontinuedhisscientificresearch.B.havewonanotherNobelPrizeforphysics.C.nothaveadvisedstartinguraniumresearchintheU.S.A.D.nothavemovedtotheU.S.A.14.Einsteinin1933.A.visitedEnglandandtheU.S.A.B.losteverything.C.becameamanwithoutacountry.D.bothAandC.15.Einsteinbelievedthateverythingintheuniverse.A.waskeptinorderbyitsownlaw.B.hadnothingtodowitheachother.C.happenedinanirregularway.D.wasmadebythepersonalGod.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。请将答案写涂在答题卡上。HowtoKeepaRelationshipHealthyandStrong

Areyounewtoexperiencingrelationships?Well,letmegiveyouadviceonhavingahealthyandpossiblylongtermrelationship.

16Donothidethingsfromthem,donotlie.Don’tbeafraidtosaythingsthataren’tveryflatteringaboutyourself.Gettingthemtotrustyouisthemostimportantelementinanyrelationship.Ifthere’snotrust,there’snothingthere.Sopleasebehonestandthey'lllearntoopenuptoyou.

Makesureyougivethemrespect.Nowrespectisn'tjustsimplytreatingherorhimnicely.There’salotmoretoit.Youhavetolearntoadjusttotheirliking.17Don’tjustthinkaboutyourself,thinkaboutwhatyourpartnerneedsoutofitaswell.

18Alwaysbewillingtohelpthemandgivethemhonestyandpositivityatthesametime.Makethemfeelyouaresomeonetheycanreallycountonandbuildafuturewith.Thisisanimportantstepinarelationship.Yourpartnerhastobeabletocountonyouwhenneeded.

Makesureyouhaveagoodsenseofhumorwiththem.Laughteristhekeytohappiness.Laughalotwiththem,jokewiththem.Laughtermayseemsilly,butit’sthesecrettoalotinlife.Itwillkeepthesparksalive.19

Makesurethemunicationisgood.Thisgoesalongwithtrust,butalwaysmunicatehowyoufeel,evenifit'ssomethingthatupsetsyou.Insteadofscreaming,talktothem.20It’simportanttomunicatethistothem,notkeepitbottledup.A.Showthemyourpersonality.B.Beanhonestpersonwiththem.C.Makesureyouarereliabletoyourpartner.D.Laughterkeepstherelationshipstrongandlasting.E.Don’tstarttoneglectthemandmakethemfeelunwanted.F.Basically,learntostudyyourpartners'moods,wantsandneeds.G.Iftheydidsomethingthatmadeyouunhappy,tellthemaboutitinarespectfulmanner第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节完形填空（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。请将答案涂在答题卡上。WhenIwasthirteen,onedaymymomtoldmyfamilythatshehadtotellussomething．Somydad,mybrotherandIallsatdownonthesofatobeginthediscussion．Youcouldfeelthe21atmosphereoftheroom．Itwas22thatsomethingwaswrong．Thenmymomtoldusthatshehadbeendiagnosed（诊断）withaveryseriousdisease．Thatwaswhenweallhadamomentof23andcried．Afterthatmymomstartedthe24andhadtotraveltothehospitaleveryday．Afteraweek,shebegantoloseher25andsosheshaveditalloff．Mymomwouldalwayswearbrightcoloredscarfandafterawhile26tobuyawig（假发）．Alongwithlosingherhairshelostallhernails.27,Ihadneverseenadesperatelookinmymom'seyes．IrememberonedayIwentwithmymomtothehospital．Whenwewere28forhertoreceivethetreatment,wekepttellingjokes．Webothburstout29fromtimetotime．Everyoneinthewaitingroomwasso30,whilewewereinthemiddleoftheroom,chatting31.Neitherofuscared32peoplethoughtofus．Afteraboutayearofthetreatmentandallthe33,onedaymymomsaidshewantedtotellussomethingimportant．Asmymomwasabouttospeak,asmile34onherface．AtthatmomentIknewthatitwasgoingtobesomethingvery35．Shetoldusthatshehadrecovered!AtthatmomentI36downintears．Theyweretearsofjoy．AtthatmomentforthefirsttimeinaverylongtimeIhadafeelingthateverythingwasgoingtobe37．Nowtwoyearshaspassedandmymomis38ofthedisease．IamsohappythatIhavemymomwithmeeverystepoftheway．Mymom39metovalueeverymomentinmylifeandtoremain40throughthickorthin．Shehastaughtmesomuchandcontinuestoteachmemore．21．A．calmB．tenseC．friendlyD．cold22．A．necessaryB．monC．strangeD．obvious23．A．regretB．sorrowC．anger D．hesitation24．A．appointmentB．operationC．treatmentD．observation25．A．weightB．hairC．energyD．hope26．A．likedB．offeredC．decidedD．afforded27．A．ThereforeB．FinallyC．Besides D．However28．A．arranging B．waitingC．wishingD．preparing29．A．cryingB．quarrelingC．talkingD．laughing30．A．overB．downC．outD．off31．A．happily B．curiouslyC．nervouslyD．gently32．A．why B．whenC．whereD．what33．A．painB．failureC．adviceD．love34．A．turnedB．formedC．changedD．bury35．A．attractiveB．activeC．excitingD．amusing36．A．cameB．lookedC．bentD．broke37．A．fairB．clearC．fineD．ready38．A．freeB．afraidC．awareD．sure39．A．askedB．taughtC．persuadedD．admitted40．A．determinedB．modestC．independentD．positive第II卷第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节语法填空（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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Thehostesswastohaveapartyandentertainguestsathome.Shebusiedherselfsoearlyinthemorning,cleaningthehouse.Shewassotired41shefeltpaininherwaistandontheback.Dropsofsweatfellfromherforehead.Shedidnotfinish42(clean)thehouseuntildusk.

43(look)atthecleanandtidydrawingroom,shereleasedasighwithasmileonherface.Theguestswereing!Enteringthedrawingroom,they44(attract)bythefreshflowers.Surprisinglypleased,theycheeredinpraise,"Oh,45beautifulflowers!”

"Howcolorfulandfragrant!”

"Justhavealookatit,andlifeisfullof46(excite)!"

Thentheywentontoexpresstheirthankstothehostessforher47(delicate)arrangedflowers.

Withanembarrassedsmile,thehostesssaid,"Iamgladyoulikeit.Thankyouforyourpraise.Iwas48bitsurprisedaboutit.Ididmakedetailedarrangementsforyourhonor.Iwasbusythewholedaycleaningand49(mop).Astotheflowersinthevase,itisapieceofcake.Ididitbyjustliftingmyhand.Nowyouareunawareofmyhardworkandpraise50highlyformyeasiesteffort.Itisbeyondmyexpectation."

41.__________42.__________43.__________44.__________45.__________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）假如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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该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。IwillneverforgetthefirstEnglishlessongivingbyMissLiu.Shewasayoungladywithbigsmileonherface.Shefirstintroducedher,andthenletallofustosaysomethingaboutourselvesinEnglish.Whenitwasmyturn,IfeltsuchshyandfearfullythatIcouldn’tsayawordbeforetheclass.Shecameuptomeandsaidkindly,“Don’tbeafraid.Ibelieveyoucandoit.eon,haveatry.”Atlast,Idoitquitewell.ShepraisedmeforwhichIhaddone.Uptonow,Icanstillrememberherword,“Practicemakesperfect.Don’tloseyourcouragewhenyoumeetwithdifficulties.Tryonandonafteryousucceed.”第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，请就你校图书馆的情况给校长写一封投诉邮件，内容主要包括：自我介绍；投诉内容：图书馆的图书陈旧，没有近几年出版的最新书籍；同学们不能查阅到最新的知识和信息；阅览室的灯光太暗对我们的眼睛不好；网络经常不通；夏天没有空调等。注意：词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearHeadmaster,IamLiHua,astudentinSeniorGrade2.___________________________________________________________________________________