新疆乌鲁木齐市第四中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

乌鲁木齐市第四中学20172018学年度下学期期中考试高二年级英语第I卷（选择题）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AOpeningin1934,theBrookfieldZooquicklyreceivedaworldwidereputationforitsspecialdisplaysanduniqueexhibits.Address:1stAvenuebetweenOgdenAvenueand31stStreetPhone:7086888000GettingtotheBrookfieldZoobyPublicTransportation:

TheMetraRailBurlingtonNorthernlinerunsfromUnionStationdowntowntothe“ZooStop”(HollywoodStation)andfromthereit'sonlya2blocknortheastwalktothezoo.DrivingfromDowntown:

DrivealongtheEisenhowerExpresswaywesttoFirstAvenueexit.Headsouthabout2.5milesandfollowthesignstothezooentrance.ParkingattheBrookfieldZoo:

Parkingfeesare$9forcarsand$12forbuses.TheBrookfieldZooHours:

TheBrookfieldZooisopen365daysperyear.

MondaySaturday:9:30a.m.to6:00p.m.

Sunday:9:30a.m.to7:30p.m.TheBrookfieldZoo

Tickets:

Adults(ages1264),$13.50;

Seniors(ages65+),$9.50;

Children(ages311),$9.50;

Children(ages2andunder),freeTheBrookfieldZooFeaturedExhibits:

TropicWorld;WolfWoods;LivingCoast;SevenSeas;FragileKingdom;AustraliaHouse;HabitatAfrica.AbouttheBrookfieldZoo:TheBrookfieldZooislocatedjust14mileswestofdowntownChicago.It'shometoavarietyofanimalspecies,anditsuseofnaturalbarriersandmoats(壕沟)issomuchmorerelaxingandenjoyablethanwatchingalionpacebackandforthinacage.Theabsenceofbarsalsomakesforgreatwildlifephotoopportunities.TheBrookfieldZooalsofocusesoneducation,

withdetaileddisplaysabouttheanimalsbeingviewedandtheinteractiveprogramthatletskidsgetsomehandsonexperiencetolearnwhatittakestorunazooaswellasfacepaintingandcrafts.

FormoreinformationabouttheBrookfieldZoo,visit

.1.WhereistheentrancetotheBrookfieldZoo?

A.AtOgdenAvenue.B.AttheHollywoodStation.C.At31stStreet.D.AtFirstAvenue.2.Howmuchshouldacoupleintheirthirtiesandtheir5yearoldtwinspayiftheywanttovisitthezoo?A.$36.5.

B.$46.C.$23.

D.$32.5.3.Whatmake(s)theBrookfieldZoomoreattractiveandenjoyable?A.Itsgeographicaladvantage.B.Itscheaptickets.C.Itsvariousactivities.D.Itscagelessdisplays.B“Ilikephotographybecauseitcaptures(捕捉)amazingthingsthatyoumightnotseeagain,”

TimmyWalshsays.Hetakespicturesofflowers,sunsetsandroadsigns.Butthosephotosdon'tusuallyendupinascrapbook(剪贴簿)oronhisbedroomwalls.WhenTimmywasfive,hefoundoutthathisauntBevhadlungcancer.Hewantedtodosomethingtohelpher.HisfirstideawastosellhisphotosfromalemonadetypestandinfrontofhishouseinPennsylvania.“Mymomsaiditwouldn'tworkbecausewewerenotonabusystreet,”Timmyexplains.Hisnextideawastohaveanartshow.Timmydecoratedhishomewithcandles,flowers,andwhitelights.Thenhearrangedhisphotos.Timmy'smom,Sheila,remembers:“Ourdiningroomtablewasfilled,thelivingroom—everythingwasfilledwithphotos.”Friends,family,andTimmy'steacherscametotheshow.Heraisedmorethan$300forcancerresearchthatnight.AuntBevwas“veryhappyandexcited,”hesays.AfteralocalnewspaperwroteastoryaboutTimmy'sphotos,avolunteerofferedtohelphimsetupawebsite.Aspeoplelearnedabouthiscause,calledCameraforaCure,Timmybeganreceivinginvitationstosellhispicturesatartgalleriesandfundraisers.Sincethen,hisworkhasappearedinmorethan20shows.WhenTimmyisatashow,hegreetseachcustomerandtalksaboutwhathewasthinkingwhenhetookhisphotos.Andhealwayssharesfactsaboutlungcancer.Sometimesdonationsandsalesareslow,butthatdoesn'tbotherhim.“Itdoesn'tmatterhowmuchmoneywemadebecausewejustraisedawareness,”hesays.Timmyknowsthatfindingacureforlungcancerwilltaketimeandeffort.SoTimmywillkeepdoinghispartbyshootingandsellingphotosofthethingshesees.4.BeforeTimmystartedCameraforaCure,he_____.A.haddevelopedadeepinterestinphotographyB.hadbeenprovidingphotosforalocalnewspaperC.alwayssoldlemonadeinfrontofhishouseD.likedmakingscrapbooksbyusinghisphotos5.WhatcanwelearnabouttheartshowTimmyheldathishome?A.Itcost$300toorganizeit.B.Itwasgenerallypopular.C.ItwasfundedbyAuntBev.D.Itwasadvertisedonawebsite.6.ForTimmy,what'sthebenefitofsellinghisphotosatartgalleries?A.Exchangingideaswithotherartists.B.Raisingmoneymorequickly.C.Improvinghisphotographicskills.D.Increasingpublicawarenessoflungcancer.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeTimmy?A.Generousbutselfcentered.B.Determinedandwarmhearted.C.Proudandconfident.D.Imaginativebutcautious.C

Ourtinyboatwasploughingthrough(费力穿过)thewavesacrosstheIndianOceanandIwasabsolutelyfreezing.Thefurtherwegotfromtheshelteroftheland,themoreIthoughthowfoolishI'dbeentoealongonthistrip.

Thepilotoftheboatlookedalmost60but,perhapsbecauseofalifetimeontheopenseainthehotsun,wasveryfitandstrong.Iwaswonderinghowhemanagedtofindhisway.Tome,itseemeddifficultenoughtonavigateaboatwithoutanyelectronicequipmentevenonasunnyday.

Soatleastweweresafe.Butthiswasnotwhatwehadealongfor.Alookattheotherdivers'facessuggestedthatnowtheywerealsodoubtfulthatwe'devergetthechancetoseeawhaleshark—theseweatherconditionsweretotallyunsuitablefordiving!Noneofusspoke.Itseemedtoomuchofaneffort.Thensuddenlytheboatmanstoppedtheengine.Hesaidafewwordsinhisownlanguagetothedivinginstructor,whoimmediatelyjumpedupfromhisseatandtoldustogetreadytodive.

WhenIjumpedintothegreysea,IwassureIwouldn'tseeanything.Butthen...thereitwas!Anenormouswhaleshark,slowlyswimmingthroughthewater.Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes—myfirstwhaleshark!Ihardlydaredbreathe—Iwasafraidmystreamsofbubbles(气泡)

mightscarethehugecreatureaway.Andtheotherdiverswereequallyawed.Slowlyweapproachedthishugeanimal.Itwasswimmingquiteslowlyandwewereabletoswimwithit,lookingatthebeautifulmarkingsonitsback.Iwasstillholdingmybreath,tellingmyselfthatthishugefishwasharmless!ThenIreachedoutandtouchedit,stroking

(轻抚)itsthickskin.Itwasamazinghowthisgiantsuddenlygainedspeed—wewatcheditasitswamawayfromus,andafewmomentslateritwasgone.8.WhileridingatinyboatacrosstheIndianOcean,theauthor_____.A.volunteeredtoactasapilotB.feltregretabouthisdecisionC.enjoyedthebeautifulsunshineD.talkedwithotherpeoplehappily9.Theauthorprobablywantedtoknowhowtheboatman_____.A.keptfitinhissparetimeB.spenthislifeontheboatC.navigatedhisboatatseaD.municatedwithothers10.Whatwasthepurposeoftheauthor'strip?A.ToswimtheIndianOcean.B.Tosaveunderwatercreatures.C.Toseeawhaleshark.D.Tolearnhowtodive.11.Howdidtheauthorfeelafterhejumpedintothesea?A.Doubtfulanddisappointed.B.Abittiredbutlaterrelaxed.C.Ratheranxiousandangry.D.Alittlescaredbutexcited.DGoingforwalkswithmytwoyearoldson,Imeetmanynicepeoplewhoaskwhatmyjobis.WhenIsaythatIteachatSwarthmoreIhavelongbeenteachingpragmatics(语用学),a

branch

of

linguistics.Itisprimarilyconcernedwithhowthecontext(上下文)inwhichasentenceissaidinfluencesitsmeaning.What

“I'dloveaglassofwater”

meanslargelydependsonwhereandwhenitissaid.Inarestaurant,itwillprobablybeunderstoodasarequestdirectedtowardthewaiter.Somewhereoutinadesert,however,thesamesentenceismorelikelytobeinterpretedasanimpossiblewish.Thus,althoughtheliteral(照字面本义的)meaningsoftwosentencescouldbeexactlythesame,theirmunicativemeaningscouldbeverydifferent.Interestingly,inpragmaticsyouwilldiscoveramessagecanbewellmunicatedthoughnotliterallyexpressed.Thistakesplacewhenthespeakerandthelistenersharemonground.Ifyouseeacarstoppedonthesideoftheroad,andyouhavethefollowingexchangewiththedriver,youbothknowyou'vesaidenoughtogetyourpointsacross:Driver:Hi.Iranoutofgas.You:There'saShelljustdowntheroad.Obviously,thedriverisreallyaskingsomethinglike,“Couldyoutellmewhattodo?”Yourreplyimpliesthatthereisaplacenearbywherethedrivercangetgas.NofurtherexplanationisneededbecauseShell,thenameofagasstation,ispartoftheirmonground.12.WhatdoweknowaboutthepeopleinParagraph1?A.Theyarefamiliarwiththeauthor.B.TheyworkatSwarthmoreC.Theyknowlittleaboutlinguistics.D.Theyhopetoattendtheauthor'sclass.13.Whydoestheauthorsaytheunderlinedsentencehasdifferentmunicativemeanings?A.Becausetheirspeakersaredifferent.B.Becausetheirliteralmeaningsaredifferent.C.Becausetheirwishesaredifferent.D.Becausetheircontextsaredifferent.14.Whydidthecarmentionedinthetextstop?A.Tobuysomegas.

B.Toaskforhelp.C.Towaitforsomeone.D.Totakeashortrest.15.Howdoestheauthormainlyexplainpragmatics?A.Byanalyzingmajorcauses.B.Bymakingparisons.

C.Byusingexamples.D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.

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。Everybodygetsangry,butoutofcontrolangerisn'tgoodforyouorthosearoundyou.Soherearefivesimplestrategiestohelpyoulearnhowtomanageyouranger:•Relax.Breathedeeply,fromyourstomach.

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Repeatittoyourselfandvisualizearelaxingtimeandexperience.•Changethewayyouthink.Whenyou'reangry,yourthinkingcangetexaggerated(夸大的).

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Forinstance,insteadoftellingyourself,“Oh,it'sterrible!Everything'sruined,”tellyourself,“It'sunderstandablethatI'mupsetaboutit,butit'snottheendoftheworld.”•

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Statementslike“Thisneverworks.”or“You'realwaysforgettingthings.”willmakeyoufeelyourangerisjustified(情有可原的)andthere'snowaytosolvetheproblem.Theymightupsetpeoplewhomightbewillingtoworkwithyouonasolution.•Haveabettermunication.Angrypeopletendtojumptoconclusions.Ifyouareinaheateddiscussion,slowdown.

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Andtakeyourtimebeforeanswering.Insteadofsayingthefirstthingthatesintoyourhead,thinkcarefullyaboutwhatyouwanttosay.•Usehumor.Psychologistssaythathighlyangrypeopletendtothink“thingsoughttogomyway!”“Sillyhumor”canhelpyougetamorebalancedperspective.So,whenyoufeelthatangeringthenexttime,pictureyourselfasakingorqueen,walkingaround,admiredbyeverybody,andgettingyourownwayineverysituation.Themoredetailyoucangetintoyourimaginaryscenes,themorelikelyitistoputasmileonyourface.

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A.Trychangingthetopicssoyourtalkswon'tturnintoarguments.B.Becarefulwithwordslike“never”or“always”.C.Listencarefullytowhattheotherpersonissaying.D.Tryreplacingthesethoughtswithmorereasonableones.E.Avoidusingthesestrategieswhenyou'reinatensesituation.F.Thenslowlyrepeatacalmwordorphrasesuchas“takeiteasy”.G.Thatwillhelpyourealizethatthethingsyou'reangryaboutarereallynotveryimportant.第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读短文，从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。EachfallmywifeandIgotovisitourchildren.Itisn'tthattheydon'tlikeus

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theirlifestylesandtheirworkhave

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themtothefarcornersofNorthAmericaandwedon'tgettoseethemvery

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.Forseveralreasonsitis

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forustovisitthemthanforthemtovisitussowegetto

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.Usuallytripnumberoneforthe

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istheannualjourneytoLosAngelestovisitouryoungerson.Lastfall,whenwe

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LosAngeles,oursontookustoaholidaycenterinIndio,aboutatwohourdriveeastofthecity.Itwashotthereandwespentmostofour

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intheswimmingpool.Ilikedwarmweatherbutnoneofuslikeditthat

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.Thelocalpeopleareconvincedthatthelatefall

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iscoolbecauseitdoesn'tgetmuchover33degrees.Butitwas

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over40degreeswhenwestayedthere.AfteraweekinIndio,wereturnedtoLosAngelesto

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theheat.Aswedroveandlookedwestacrossthecity,wecould

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alayerofdirtybrownhaze(雾霾)trappedabovethedowntownarea.That'swhatwewouldbe

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forthenextfewdays.Idon't

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LosAngeles.Infact,Iwouldn'twanttoliveanywhereintheUSandLosAngeles,inparticular,isnottheplaceIwould

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evenifIhadtoliveintheUS.Tobefairtherearemany

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inLosAngelessuchasHollywood,LongBeachandsomegoodrestaurants.

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,havingairyoucanalmosttasteandtrafficjamsthatcanmakethesimplesttripsanightmare

(噩梦)doesnot,forme,makea

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atmosphereinwhichIwouldwanttospendmytime.Nevertheless,becausemysonlovesit,we'llstillbe

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nextyear.21.A.and

B.but C.if

D.so22.A.invited

B.told C.taken

D.weled23.A.well

B.often C.actively

D.happily24.A.earlier

B.easier C.faster

D.worse25.A.walk

B.swim C.travel

D.work26.A.fall

B.memory C.state

D.reason27.A.left

B.passed C.called

D.reached28.A.effort

B.time C.money

D.courage29.A.mild

B.cool C.hot

D.dry30.A.weather

B.water C.holiday

D.air31.A.finally

B.luckily C.naturally

D.obviously32.A.detect

B.avoid C.follow

D.imagine33.A.see

B.hold C.hear

D.touch34.A.testing

B.collecting C.breathing

D.enjoying35.A.forget

B.recognize C.like

D.understand36.A.giveup

B.settlein C.lookfor

D.turnup37.A.lifestyles

B.attitudes C.customs

D.attractions38.A.Besides

B.However C.Therefore

D.Anyhow39.A.free

B.heavy C.tense

D.nice40.A.ahead

B.out C.back

D.around

第Ⅱ卷

英语知识运用第一节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。IstartedworkingasavolunteerfortheCityofSurreythissummer.IdidthisbecauseI'vealwaysenjoyed41.________(help)peopleinanywayIcan.IthoughtifIbecameavolunteerfortheCityofSurrey,Iwouldbeabletoachievethatgoal.AndbeingavolunteerfortheCityof

Surrey

42.________(real)helpedmebranchoutinmanydifferentdirections.Ivolunteeredover256hoursof43.________(serve)duringthesummerhelpingwithdaycamps,teendancesandsoon.Iworkedhardanddidmybesttoshoweveryonethatthisis44.________Ilovetodo.Istartedbytakingeverycourse45.________(offer)throughthevolunteerprogramandthenbegantoapplyforpaidpositions.BytheendofthesummerI46.________(hire)asadanceinstructor.WorkingfortheCityofSurreyhasprovidedmewithsomanyopportunities47.________wouldnothavepresentedthemselvesanywhereelse.Igotawellpaidjobmuch48.________(early)thanIhadexpected.Iwas49.________(thank)thatIhadbeengiventhechance50.________(work)forsuchanamazingcityanddomyparttomakeitthebestitcanbe.

第二节：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。IwaslookingthroughsomeoldphotorecentlywhenIcameacrossoneofJack,whowasmymostfavoritecousin.ItremindedmeofthesummerIspendwithhimwhenIwaseight.Helivedonastreetwherehadalotofold,emptyhouses.Atnight,itwasscaredwalkingpastthosehouses.Onenight,IawoketoseeJacksittingbythewindowwithhislegsoutside,talk.Icalledhisname,buthewasasleep.Myauntcameinandtookherbacktobed.Sheseemedunconcernedabouthowclosehersonweretofallingfromthesecondfloor.“Oh,he'salwayssleepwalked.He'llbefine.”ShewassuchcalmthatI'vebeenunafraidthatneighborhoodeversince.第三节：书面表达（满分20分）假定你是某国际学校高中生大明，最近你发现你校图书馆阅览室中存在高声喧哗和乱丢垃圾的现象。请用英语给馆长Mr.Smith写一封信，要点如下：1.

说明写信目的；2.

提出合理建议。注意：1.

词数100左右；

2.

可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.

信的开头和结尾已给出，但