山东省临沂市2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题

山东省临沂市20172018学年高二英语下学期期中试题第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（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.WhathasPaulbeendoinglately?A.Writingshortstories. B.Writingsongs. C.Writingpoems. 2.WhathappenedtoPatrickthismorning?A. Hewashitbyacar. B.Hisdogwasdead. C.Hewasillinhospital.3.Whatdoesthemanprobablydonow?A.He’sawaiter. B. He’sanoperasinger.C.He’sastudent. 4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo? A. Buyacoffeemaker. B.Makesomecoffee. C.Learntomakeavideo.5.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeelintheend?A.Anxious. B.Surprised. C.Confused.第二节：（共15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至7题。6.Wherearethespeakers?A. Inabookstore. B.Inachurch. C.Inalibrary.7.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A. Technology. B.Security. C.Books.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.InThailand. B.InJapan. C.InEngland.9.Accordingtotheman,whatisManchestermostlyknownfor?A.Itsindustry. B.Itsmuseums. C.Itsmusic. 听第8段材料，回答第10至l2题。10.Whydoesthemantakevitamins?A.Tohelpwithstress. B. Tofightillness. C.Tohavemoreenergy.11.Whichvitaminsdoesthemandecidetobuy?A.VitaminBandVitaminD.B.VitaminKandVitaminB.C.VitaminCandVitaminD.12.Howmuchmoneywillthemanspend?A.$30. B. $18. C.$36.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Whichmonthisitnow?A.November. B. January. C.December. 14.Whatdoesthemaninvitethewomantodo?A.Goouttoeatatthemall.B.Goshoppingwithhim.C.Havedinnerathishouse.15.Whatdoestheman’sfamilyliketodo?A.WatchTV. B. Goonline.C.Readbooks.16.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemangetforhiswife?A. Aromancenovel. B.Anewputer. C.Somejewelry.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whatdoesthespeakerdoforaliving?A.Heplaysbaseball. B. Hesellscars. C.Hesellsgroceries.18.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofbeingfamous?A.Hehatesit. B. He’sannoyedbyit. C.Heenjoysit.19.Whopointedatthespeakertheotherday?A.Aboy. B.Amother. C.Areporter.20.Whoislisteningtothespeakerrightnow?A.Littlekids. B.Customers. C.Schoolworkers.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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。AOneofthemostexcitingandinterestinginternationalcitiestovisitisLondon,England.HereisalookatfourfreethingstododuringavacationtoLondon.VisittheTrafalgarSquareBuiltmorethan200yearsago,TrafalgarSquareisapopulargatheringplaceforlocalsandtravelers,too.Theareaisclosetogoodshoppinganddiningopportunities,andthereareusuallysomesortsofpubliceventsorcelebrationsgoingonthereduringmostweekends.WanderAlongtheThamesVisitorswantingtoseesomegreatarchitecture,attractionsandviewsshouldspendanafternoonwalkingalongtheRiverThames.ThebestplacetostartisattheworldfamousLondonBridgecrossingovertheriverandyoucanwalkallthewaytoWestminsterBridgeashortdistanceaway.Travelersdoingthiswillfindthemselvespassingbyagreatmanyhistoricbuildings.ExploretheLocalMarketsWhilepurchasingitemsatanyoftheopenmarketsinLondonisnotnecessarilyfree,walkingthroughthemtoviewthemerchants,theirproductsandtheothershoppersisofgreatfun.SomeofthepopularopenmarketsinLondonworthvisitingincludeSpitafieldsMarket,PortobelloRoadMarketandLeadenhallMarket.VisittheBritishMuseumOneofthetopmuseumsintheentireUnitedKingdomcanbefoundinLondon,anditchargesnoadmissionforentry.Thismuseumissohighlyregardedthatitisnotonlypopularwithlocalsandtourists,itisalsoseenasamajorandvaluablescholarlyresource.21.WhatcanweknowabouttheTrafalgarSquare?A.ItborderstheThames.B.Fromherevisitorscaneasilydosomeshopping.C.Therearemanyfactoriesaroundit.D.Ithasahistoryofoverthreecenturies.22.Whatwillattractvisitors’attentionwhilethey’rewalkingalongtheThames?A.Famousbuildings.B.Localproducts.C.Greatrestaurants. D.Someoldtrees.23.Welearnfromthetextthat.A.LondonBridgeisfarfromWestminsterBridgeB.PortobelloRoadMarketislocatedinManchesterC.visitorsshouldpaysomemoneytoentertheBritishMuseumD.theBritishMuseumisamajorandvaluablescholarlyresourceBIT’Salwaysexcitingtothinkaboutthefutureandwhatkindoftechnologymightexistinyearstoe.Butwhatifthatfutureiscloserthanyouthink?

ThenameMagicLeapisstartingtospreadacrosstheInternet,andforagoodreason.TheMagicLeaptechnologypanyintheUShasbeenworkingonsomethingnewandexciting,keepingitsosecretthateventhepeopleworkingontheprojecthavebeenhiddenfromthemedia.Butrecentlytheyhavestartedtoreleasemoreinformation,anditseemslikethefutureofputingisabouttochangedramatically.

MagicLeap’spreviewshowsthepossibilityofaclassroomwhereyoucaninteractwithaminiature3Dmanandwatchanimalsfloatinginfrontofyoureyes.Youcouldefacetofacewithfiercecreaturesliketigersandsharks,andmoremightbepossibleverysoon.

Thepanyhopestocreatenewtechnologythatmixesrealityandvirtualrealityputing.Thismeansthatthewayweinteractwithputerscouldchangepletely,andsocouldthegamingindustry.

Imagineagameinwhichyoucannotonlylookafteradragononascreen,butalsoseeitwalkingaroundyourhome,feeditandplaywithit.Thisisaworldwheremovieswillmakeyoujumpasthingse,flyingatyou.RioCaraeff,thepany’schiefcontentofficer,saidthatinsteadofstaringataphonescreen,“theworldbeesyourscreen”.

AllofthiscouldbethenextstepforMagicLeap,andtheirnewlyreleasedvideosuggestsso.Thevideoshowsasmallelephantfloatinginthehandsofitsuser,avirtualrealitypetthattheusercaninteractwith.Excitingtothinkabout,no?

Itseemsthattheexcitementhasinspiredotherpanieswhoarelininguptojoininonthisnewproject.Thetechnology,calledCinematicReality,isattractingtheattentionoflargepanieslikeGoogle,whoarealreadyinvestinglargesumsofmoneyintheprojecthopingtoseeitbeeareality.24．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheMagicLeaptechnologypany?

A.Thepanyisworkingonnewtechnologythatcouldimprovethefutureofputing.B.Thepanyhasjustdiscoveredawaytomixrealityandvirtualrealityputing.

C.Thepanykeepsupdatingthemediaonitsprogress.

D.Thepany’snewlyreleasedvideoisabouttheinteractionbetweenadragonpetanditsuser.25.Whatcouldaclassroominthefuturelooklike,accordingtoMagicLeap?

A.Aminiature3Dmancouldtaketheplaceofteachers.

B.Thegamingindustrycouldbeinvitedtohelpstudentsimprovetheirstudies.

C.Studentscouldbeencouragedtoraiseavirtualrealitypetoncampus.

D.Studentscouldinteractwith​virtualrealityanimals.26.HowcouldMagicLeap’stechnologychangetheworldaccordingtothearticle?

A.Itcoulddiscouragepeoplefromplayingalotofputergames.

B.Itcouldhelppeopleimprovetheirabilitytointeractwithothers.

C.Itcouldturnthewholeworldintoaninteractivescreenforitsusers.D.Itcouldmakeithardforpeopletodistinguishbetweenvirtualrealityandreality.27.WhatisGoogle’sattitudetowardthetechnologynamed“CinematicReality”?

A.Worried.B.Negative.C.Optimistic.D.Unconcerned.CSincesomuchwrittenlanguageweseetodayesfromaglowingscreen,languagehasbeguntochangethroughourinteractionwithtechnology.SocialmediaandtheInternethavehadarapidandgreateffectontheEnglishlanguage,andnotnecessarilyforthebetter.Moreandmorepeoplehavefoundthemselveswritinginpiecesofwordsandusingunclearacronyms(单词首字母)bothinwrittenandspokenlanguage. Howmanytimeshaveyoutyped“LOL”inresponsetoahumorousmessage?Referredtosomeoneasyour“BFF”?Exclaimed,“OMG!”duringaparticularlyshockingevent?Socialmediahasaffectedthewordsweuseinoureverydaylife.Abbreviationsandacronymsmonlyknownas“texttalk”havemadetheirwayintobothspokenandwrittenlanguage.ThesearebeingincreasinglypopularaspeoplestruggleforbriefexpressionstomeetwordlimitsonsocialmedialikeWeiboandTwitter.Inaddition,thespeedoftheInternetmeanslanguageischangingfasterthanever.Younolongerhavetobepublishedthroughphysicalandtraditionalmeanstobringwordtrendstopublicattention. Manypeoplebelievetheoveruseofthesenewtermsisapassingtrend,andnobodywillbeusingtheminjustacoupleofdecades.Withthechangeoflanguage,oldertermswillsurelydisappearandfalloutofstyle,andnewerandmoreInternetlanguagewilltaketheirplace. ButtheOxfordEnglishDictionarythinksthecontrary.In2011,alotofInternettermsincluding,“LOL,”“BPB,”“OMD,”and“BFF”wereaddedtothedictionary,makingtheseacronymsofficialpartsoftheEnglishlanguage.Accordingtothedictionarywriters,thesetermsaren’tgoinganywhereanytimesoon. Thewordsyouuseineverydaylifeareareflectionofyourself;thisisespeciallytrueontheInternetwiththelackofinteractioninreallife.WiththeInternetandsocialmediarapidlygettingpopular,soonyourwordsmaybeallyouhaveleft.Makethemgoodones.28.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SocialMediaandtheEnglishLanguageB.TheUseofNewInternetLanguageC.TheInternetandSocialMediaD.TheChangeoftheInternetandEnglish29.Whatisonereasonforpeople’suseofacronyms?A.ThedecreaseofphysicalandtraditionalbooksB.People’sneedforquickresponsetodifferentmessagesC.Thelackofpeople’sinteractionwithtechnologiesD.People’sneedtomeetwordlimitsonsocialmedia30.The“newterms”areconsideredtobepartofapassingtrendbecause_________.A.theyarenotpublishedinatraditionalwayB.theyarenotusedasformallanguageC.they’llbereplacedbyevenneweronesD.theyarenotsupportedbydictionarywriters31.ThewriterofthepassagethinksthatInternetlanguages________.A.havepositiveinfluence B.shouldbeproperlyusedC.aregettingmorepopular D.areuselessforinteractionDTherewasatimewhenatriptothesupermarketintheUnitedStatesoftenendedwithaseeminglysimplequestionfromthecashier:“Paperorplastic?”Well,whichtypeofbagwouldyouchoose?Whilealltypesofbagshavesomeinfluenceontheenvironment,ithaslongbeensupposedthatpaperbagsarekinder.Theyaremadefromarenewablesource,breakdowneasily,burnwithoutgivingoffthicksmokeandcanberecycled.However,theproducingprocessbehindpaperbagsusesmoreenergythanthatofplasticones.Howcanthisbetrue?Studiesshowthatpaperbagproductionrequiresfourtimesasmuchenergyasplasticbagproduction.Andtheamountofwaterusedtomakethemistwentytimeshigher.Besides,theinfluenceonforestsisveryserious.Ittakesaboutfourteenmilliontreestoproducetenbillionpaperbags,whichhappenstobethenumberofbagsusedintheUnitedStatesyearly.Intermsofrecycling,theideathatpaperbagsaremoreenvironmentfriendlythanplasticonescanbequicklydiscarded.Researchshowsitrequiresabout98%lessenergytorecycleplasticthanitdoespaper.Eventhoughpaperbagsmightbemoreharmfulthanplasticones,plasticstillseemstobeconsideredbygovernmentsasthemoreharmfulofthetwo.InIreland,forexample,ataxhasbeenintroducedtodiscouragetheuseofplasticbags.Peoplehavetopay22centsforeveryplasticbag,andasaresult,theirusehasdroppedquickly.There’snodoubtthatitmakesmoresensetoreusethesebags.However,wedon’tseemtobedoingthatatpresent.Thatmaybebecausetheyfallapartquickly.Ifso,clothbagsareabetterchoice,butstill,theirproductionalsohasabadinfluenceontheenvironment.Sowhattodo?Howshouldweanswerthequestionof“Paperorplastic?”Itseemsthatwefirstneedtoaskourselvesonemoregeneralquestion:“WhatcanIdotohelptheenvironment?”32.ThequestionsinParagraph1areusedto___________.A.introducepointsfordiscussionB.tellreadershowtosavemoneyC.expresstheauthor’sdoubtsD.showthekindnessofthecashier33.paredwithplasticbags,paperbags___________.A.takemoretimetobreakdownB.requirelessenergytorecycleC.needmorewatertoproduceD.havelessinfluenceonforests34.Theunderlinedword“discarded”inParagraph3probablymeans“______”.A.sharedB.putforwardC.discussedD.givenup35.Whichquestiondoestheauthorprobablyhopethecashierwillask?A.Paperorcloth?B.Anewbagoryourownone?C.Asmallbagorbigone?D.Paperorplastic?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。Everythingisonlinethesedays,andit\ssoeasytosearchonlineforwhateveryouwant.TheInternetisavaluabletool,butitseasytofindyourselfdisturbedbyit.Forexample,you’reworkingonanessay,andyouneedtodosomesearchonline._36_Beforeyouknowit,you’vespentanhourreadingmoreinformationthanyou’llbeabletouse.Maybeyounoticeanattractivetitleorsomethingelsethatdrawsyouawayfromyourwork._37_AddictiontosocialmediaiscloselyrelatedtoourgeneraladdictiontotheInternet.Everyoneisalwaysontheirphones._38_Asaresult,whenIgettowork,Idon*thaveenoughattentionandenergytoputtowardthetask.Ifthissoundslikeyou,thenyourproductivityhassufferedbecauseofthewayyouusetheInternet._39_Soweshouldlearntolivewithit.TheonlywaytostoptheInternetfromoccupyingallyourtimeandconcentrationistodisconnect.Whenyoudisconnect,you’llgetyourattentionbackandworkproductively.Thus,whenworkingonachallengingtask,keepyourphoneoutofreach.Meanwhile,gointoyourworkwiththeintentionofhavinggreaterfocusandenergysothatyou’llbediscouragedfromusingtheInternet._40_Thispressurewillhelpyougetthejobdoneontime.A.Asaresult,timedisappearsbutyoustilldon’tfinishyourwork.B.Itwilldrawyourattentiontomoreimportantmatters.C.Ihavesurelycaughtmyselfcheckingmyphoneeverytenminutes.D.Besides»youcanforceyourselftopleteyourtaskinthefixedtime.E.Onthewhole,theInternetcanbeahelporablock.F.Yoursearchtermsbringback20pagesofresults.G.TheInternethaschangedthewayourworldfunctions.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。Awomanprofessorwasgivingalessontoherstudentson___41___management.Assheraisedaglassofwater,everyoneintheclass___42__theywouldbeaskedthe“halfemptyorhalffull”question.___43___,thatwasnotthecase.Withasmileonherface,sheaskedthestudents,“Howmuchdoyouthinkthisglassofwaterweighs?”Answerscalledout___44__fromeighttotwentyounces(盎司).Shequietedthestudentsdownandthenreplied,“Theabsoluteweightdoesn’t___45___.Butitcountshowlongyouholdit.IfIholditforaminute,itisOK.IfIholditforanhour,Iwillhaveanacheinmy___46___.IfIholditforaday,myarmwillfeelnumb.Ineachcase,the___47___oftheglassofwaterdoesn’tchange,butthe___48___Iholdit,theheavieritbees.Why?”Lostin___49_,allthestudentskeptsilentandlistenedtotheprofessorcarefully.“Ourstressesand___50___inlifearelikethatglassofwater.Ifwe___51___ourburdensallthetime,soonerorlater,wewillfeelexhausted,evenunableto___52___.”___53___youhavetodoisputallyourburdensdown,as___54__intheeveningaspossible.Don’tcarrythemthroughtheeveningintothenight;bydoingthis,wecanget___55___nextmorningandare___56___tomoveforward.Moreoftenthannot,lifegetsterriblewhenwe___57___toomuch.Andthemomentyou___58___yourburdens,you’llfindyourselffeelingsomuchmorerelaxed.Soratherthanbeingupsetandfeeling___59___foryourself,startdoingsomethingaboutit.Afterall,lifeistooshortto___60___yourselftoanythingthatisnotmakingyouhappy.41.A.classB.stressC.timeD.emotion42.A.wonderedB.arguedC.agreedD.expected43.A.AnyhowB.MeanwhileC.HoweverD.Therefore44.A.repliedB.rangedC.readD.exchanged45.A.matterB.changeC.existD.increase46.A.headB.legC.armD.stomach47.A.weightB.positionC.shapeD.size48.A.betterB.deeperC.furtherD.longer49.A.fantasyB.dreamsC.thoughtD.discussion50.A.doubtsB.worriesC.surprisesD.joys51.A.coverB.showC.hideD.carry52.A.carryonB.workoutC.pickupD.breakoff53.A.SomethingB.NothingC.AllD.Anything54.A.eagerlyB.earlyC.quicklyD.naturally55.A.depressedB.entertainedC.refreshedD.amazed56.A.ambitiousB.anxiousC.passiveD.able57.A.thinkB.fearC.restD.get58.A.catchupwithB.1etgoofC.lookdownonD.putupwith59.A.sorryB.happyC.disappointedD.greedy60.A.helpB.treatC.abandonD.drive第II卷第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Iwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLife”beforethewholeclass!Youcanimaginehow61(terrible)shyIwaswithsomanyeyesfixeduponme.Ihadnochoicebut62(prepare)forit,though.Firstofall,Iwastowritethespeech,63wasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriter.Butthehardestpart64(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory—fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed.TherealmomentbeganwhenIstoodintheclassroomwithmylegs65(tremble)andmymindblank.Butmylistenerswerewaitingpatientlywithoutanysignsofrushingme.GraduallyIfoundmyselfback,66(deliver)myspeechwithdifficulty.After67seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudiencesatisfied—Imadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeanaudiencedisappeared.Actuallywithmy68(confident)buildingup,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourway69successisourfear.Overeitandwe70(achieve)ourgoals.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，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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。IbroughtRosetohomefiveyearsago.Myneighbor,Mrs.Black,fellinlovewithherimmediateshesawher.Twoyearsago,however,Mrs.Blackgetscancer.Havingtreatedinhospital,shedecidedtoreceivetreatmentathome.SincemyhusbandandIwerebusywithourworks,weseldomwenttoseeher.Sadly,Mrs.Blackpassedawaythreemonthsago.Tooursurprised,herhusbandcametothankusforkeepRoseoneday.Hesaidinthepastseveralmonths,RosewenttoacpanyhiswifeeverydaybeforemyhusbandandIwenttowork.Withheraround,hiswifefeltsowarmbutwasn’tinsomuchpainful.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李华，最近你的美国网友Tom看到了有些城市共享单车(sharedbike)非常流行但是也有各种乱象的新闻，来邮件询问你中国共享单车的现状。你给他写一封回信，介绍共享单车并分享你的看法，回信包含以下要点：1.共享单车的好处（两点）2.共享单车的乱象（两种）注意：1词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。3.开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearTom,How’severythinggoing?InyourlastletteryouwereaskingaboutthecurrentsituationoftheBikesharingPrograminChina._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________