鄂西南三校合作体2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

鄂西南三校合作体2018年春季学期高二期中联考英语试题命题学校：咸丰一中命题人：张祥亨郑海霞审题人：张祥亨本试卷共8页，全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。★祝考试顺利★注意事项：．．．4．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。本试卷由四部分组成，其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题，第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。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试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面五段对话。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。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.What’stheseasonnow?A.Summer. B.Fall. C.Winter.2.Whichdresswillthewomanwear?A.Theredone. B.Theblueone. C.Thegreenone.3.Whatcanwelearnabouttheoldoven?A.Itsnotinstyle. B.It’sbroken. C.Itisn’tmultifunctional.4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inastudio. B.InaCDstore. C.Inacar.5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthepainting?A.Worthless. B.Justsoso. C.Wonderful.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、7题。6.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthewealherforecasts?A.Inaccurate. B.Reliable. C.Changeable.7.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors. B.Colleagues. C.Classmates.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Whydoesthemanstoprelyingonmusicasafulltimejob?A.Hedoesn’tlikeabandmember.B.Heisn’tintomusicthatmuch.C.Theearningsaren’tstable.9.Onwhatoccasionwouldthemanheinvitedtoplaymostprobably?A.Alocalfestival. B.Afuneral. C.Abirthdayparty.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdoesthewomanplainabouttheoffice?A.It’sunclean. B.It’stoosmall. C.It’snoisy.11.Whatarethespeakerssupposedtodointheoffice?A.Givestudentstheirassignments.B.Prepareforthelessons.C.Letstudentshelpwiththereports.12.Whatistheroomdownstairsusedfornow?A.Storage. B.Meetings. C.Reading.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.What’swrongwiththecamera?A.Itcan’tbecharged. B.Itcan’tbeturnedon. C.Itruinsmemorycards.14.Whycan’tthemangetthecamerafixedforfree?A.Hebrokeitbyhimself. B.It’soutofthefreeservicetime. C.Helosthisreceipt.15.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortherepair?A.$20. B.$30. C.$50.16.Whatdayisittoday?A.Saturday. B.Sunday. C.Tuesday.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Howlongdoesthetrainingperiodlast?A.1to2years. B.2to4years. C.3to5years.18.Whowilltestthelearnertaxidrivers?A.Drivingschooltrainers. B.Specialpassengers. C.Governmentofficers.19.Whatdoweknowaboutthetest?A.Learnersmightnotgettheresultatonce.B.2to3questionswillheasked.C.Severalroutesshouldbegiventothedestination.20.Whatdolearnerdrivershavetopayfor?A.Ataxi. B.Thedrivinglicense. C.Aphysicalexam.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15小题；每小题2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。AGrownupsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhenhegetsbackwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar".RememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrials（尝试）increasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.WenotonlylearnbutoverlearnThemultiplicationtables（乘法口诀表）areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming（突击学习）foranexamination.thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning.ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.21.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?A.Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.B.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrownups.C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.D.Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.22.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby_________.A.presentingresearchfindings B.settingdowngeneralrulesC.makingaparison D.usingexamples23.Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis_______.A.aresultofoverlearning B.aspecialcaseofcrammingC.askilltodealwithmathproblems D.abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies24.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?A.Itleadstofailureincollegeexams. B.It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.C.It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory. D.Itincreasesstudents'learninginterest.BTechnologyoffersconveniencessuchasopeningthegaragedoorfromyourcarorchangingthetelevisionstationwithouttouchingtheTV.NowoneAmericanpanyisofferingitsemployeesanewconvenience:amicrochipimplantedintheirhands.Employeeswhohavethesechipscandoallkindsofthingsjustbywavingtheirhands.ThreeSquareMarketisofferingtoimplantmicrochipsinalloftheiremployeesforfree.Eachchipcosts$300andThreeSquareMarketwillpayforthechip.Employeescanvolunteertohavethechipsimplantedintheirhands.About50outof80employeeshavechosentodoso.Thepresidentofthepany,hiswifeandtheirchildrenarealsogettingchipsimplantedintheirhands.Thechipisaboutthesizeofagrainofrice.Implantingthechiponlytakesaboutasecondandissaidtohurtonlyverybriefly.Thechipsgoundertheskinbetweenthethumbandforefinger.Withachipinthehand,apersoncanentertheofficebuilding,buyfood,signintoputersandmore,simplybywavingthathandnearascanner.Thechipswillbealsousedtoidentifyemployees.Employeeswhowantconvenience,butdonotwanttohaveamicrochipimplantedundertheirskin,canwearawristband（腕带）oraringwithachipinstead.Theycanperformthesametaskswithawaveoftheirhandsasiftheyhadanimplantedchip.ThreeSquareMarketisthefirstpanyintheUnitedStatestooffertoimplantchipsinitsemployees.Epicenter,apanyinSweden,hasbeenimplantingchipsinitsemployeesforawhile.ThreeSquareMarketsaysthechipcannottracktheemployees.Thepanysaysscannerscanreadthechipsonlywhentheyarewithinafewinchesofthem.“Thechipsprotectagainstidentitytheft,similartocreditcards.”TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationapprovedthechipsbackin2004,sotheyshouldbesafeforhumans,accordingtothepany.Inthefuture,peoplewiththechipsmaybeabletodomorewiththem,evenoutsidetheoffice.ToddWestbyisChiefExecutiveOfficerofThreeSquareMarket.Hesays,“Eventually,thistechnologywillbeestandardizedallowingyoutousethisasyourpassport,publictransit,allpurchasingopportunities,etc.”25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph5referto?A.thehands B.thescanners C.theemployees D.thecreditcards26.Wecaninferthat_____.A.thechipshavemagicpowers B.thepriceofthechipsisreasonableC.thechipsareverypopularamongtheemployees D.mostpeoplesuspecttheapplicationofthechips27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesToddWestby'sattitudetowardsthechips?A.Defensive. B.Disappointing. C.Casual. D.Optimistic.CThereisapopularsayingintheEnglishlanguage：“Sticksandstonesmaybreakmybones，butwordswillneverhurtme.”Well，thatisnottrue.Unkindwords，namecallingoreventhesocalled“thesilenttreatment”canhurtchildrenasmuchasbeingphysicallyhit，sometimesevenmoreso.Arecentstudyofmiddleschoolchildrenshowedthatverbal(言语的)abusebyotherchildrencanharmdevelopmentinthebrain.ThestudywasaprojectofresearchersatHarvardMedicalSchoolinMassachusetts.ResearcherMartinTeicherandhisteamstudiedyoungadults，aged18to25.Theseyoungmenandwomenhadnoteverbeentreatedinacruelorviolentwaybytheirparents.Theresearchersaskedtheyoungpeopletoratetheirchildhoodexposuretoverbalabusefrombothparentsandotherchildren.Thentheresearchersperformedimagingtestsonthebrainsofthesubjects.Theimagesshowedthatthepeoplewhoreportedsufferingverbalabusefrompeersinmiddleschoolhadunderdevelopedconnectionsbetweentheleftandrightsideofthebrain.Thetwosidesofthebrainareconnectedbyalargebundleofconnectingfiberscalledthecorpuscallosum.Thiswastheareathatwasunderdeveloped.Themiddleschoolyearsareatimewhenthesebrainconnectionsaredeveloping.So，unkind，hurtfulmentsfromchildrenoradultsduringthisperiodhavethegreatesteffect.Theresearcherstestedthementalandemotionalconditionofalltheyoungpeopleinthestudy.Thetestsshowedthatthissamegroupofpeoplehadhigherlevelsoffear，depression，angeranddrugabusethanothersinthestudy.TheresearcherspublishedtheirfindingsonlineontheAmericanJournalofPsychiatry'swebsite.Parentscannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplesaytotheirchildren，buttheycanpreparetheirchildren.28．Whydoestheauthorusethepopularsayingatthebeginning?A．Toshowthepowerofwords. B．Tointroduceanoppositeview.C．Toprovetheauthor'sargument. D．Toshowancientpeople'swisdom.29．Whatdidthesubjectshaveinmon?A．Theywerehurtbyunkindwords. B．Theyperformedpoorlyinimagingtests.C．Theyhadtheirbrainslightlydamaged. D．Theyexperiencednophysicalabuseathome.30．Whatwillbediscussedinthenextparagraph?A．mentsonthefindings. B．Approachestofurtherstudies.C．Suggestionstoparents. D．Differentopinionsonthematter.31．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Thewaywespeakmatters. B．Verbalviolenceshouldbestopped.C．Unkindwordshurtthebrain. D．Wordsareworsethansticksandstones.DWhitecollarworkersincreasinglyunhealthyAnincreasingnumberofwhitecollarworkersinShanghaiaregettingfailinggradesontheirphysicalexaminations,accordingtoawhitepaperonthehealthofwhitecollarworkersinShanghai.CarriedoutbyShanghaiForeignServiceGroup,ahumanresourcespany,thereportindicatedthatmorethan53percentofmalesareoverweight,46percentsufferfromafattyliveandabout26percenthaveelevatedbloodlipids（血脂）.However,femalesaremoreoftendiagnosedashavingbreastlesions（乳房病变）thatcouldleadtocancer(85percent),thyroid（甲状腺）disorder(34percent)andhemorrhoids（痔疮）(23percent).Thoughthereportalsofoundthatwhitecollarworkerswerepayingincreasingattentiontotheirhealth—withabout84percentsayingtheyfollowedtheirconditioncloselyorveryclosely—thosewithhealthylifestylesdroppedto64percentlastyearfrom77percentin2015.Thereportcamefromabout500,000physicalexamstakenbywhilecollarworkersinShanghaioverthepastfiveyears.“Ialwayseatanddrinktoomuchandneverexercise,”saidWeiRuoxi,a26yearoldworkinginfinancewhoisstrugglingwithbeingoverweight.“Iknowwhatahealthylifestylelookslike,butthejobjustbringstoomuchpressureandsqueezesoutexercisetime,”sheadded.HuXiaolong,30,anaccountantinShanghai,saidhewasdeterminedtolivehealthilyfromnowon.“Myrecentphysicalexaminationshowsalittleshadowinthelung,whichstartledmewhenIheardit.Ireallyneedtoquithadhabitslikesmokingandstayinguplate.”Thewhitepaperalsoshowedthatmorepeopleareturningtomercialhealthinsurancetocopewithfinancialriskscausedbyhealthproblems.Thepopularityofinsurancepurchasesamongtheparticipantsreached15.3percentlastyear,ariseof4percentagepointsinjustoneyear.Mostparticipantsalsoexpectedtheirpaniestohelpthemwitheffectivehealthmanagement,suchasofferingmembershipcardsforgyms,flexibleworkingschedulesandregularphysicalexaminations.32.Thefemalewhitecollarworkerswithbreastlesionssufferfrom_____most.A.breastlesions B.fattyliver C.hemorrhoids D.cancer33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“startled”inthe4thparagraphprobablymean?A.confused B.curious C.shocked D.annoyed34.Themainideaofthelastparagraphisthat______.A.moreandmorewhitecollarworkershaverealizedtheirhealthproblemsB.thehealthinsurancefirmhasprofitedfromwhitecollarworkersC.peoplearetryingtohandlethewhitecollarworkers'healthproblemsD.panieshavetakenmeasurestoimprovewhitecollarworkers'health35.Inwhichcolumnofanewspaperdoweprobablyfindthepassage?A.Health. B.Business. C.People. D.Technology.第二节（共5小题；每小题2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。TipsformakingsmalltalkSomepeoplearenotgoodatsmalltalk.Makingsmalltalkdoesn'thavetobeeitherawkwardorboring._36_●Havesomeconversationstartersready.Whenyouaresharingthesameexperiencewithsomeone,it'seasytostartaconversation._37_Ifyouareatapartyandasongesonthatyoulikeorthatremindsyouofsomething,youcantalkaboutthat.●Askopenended（开放式的）questions.Thesetypesofquestionsrequiremorethoughtandmorethanasimpleonewordanswer.Ifyouaskquestionsthatneedmoredetailstoanswer,theconversationwillgoonlonger.Ifyouareatasummerpoolparty,don'taskpeopleiftheylikesummer._38_●Beeastudent.Nobodyknowseverything.So,assomeoneisansweringoneofyouropenendedquestions,theyraisesomethingaboutwhichyouknownothing.So,tellthem!_39_Theyfeelgoodaboutsharingtheirknowledgeandyougettolearnsomething.It’sawinwinsituation.●_40_Somepeopledonotliketheirjobsormaybetheydon'twanttotalkaboutthem.So,insteadofasking,“Whatdoyoudoforaliving?”asksomethinglike,“So,whathaveyoubeendoingthesedays?”or“So,whathaveyoubeenupto?”Onegeneralquestioncancontributetoanopportunitytosharesomethingyouhaveinmon.Askpeopleabouttheirfamilies,theirpassions,theirambitionsoreventheirfears.However,balancethesequestionswithmentsaboutyourself.Askingtoomanyquestionsmaymakepeoplefeeltheyareinaninterviewrathermaninaconversation.A.Don'task,“So,whatdoyoudo?”B.Thisletstheotherpersonbeetheteacher.C.Bydoingdo,youcanshowthatyouareamodestperson.D.Herearesometipstoimproveyoursmalltalkingability.E.Instead,askthemwhattheylikeordislikeaboutsummer.F.Itcanbealotoffunifyoupracticedoingit,againandagain.G.Yousimplynoticeandmentonwhat'sgoingonaroundyou.第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Itwasasummereveningalmost30yearsago.IwasrockingmybabyboyinmyarmsandwhenhefellasleepIputhim41downintohiscribforthenight.Mywife,42fromalongdayofwork,washalfnapping（小睡）andhalfwatchingTVinthelivingroom.Notcaringforthe43,Ipouredmyselfaglassoficedteainthekitchen,tookalawn（草坪）44offourporch（门廊）,andwalkedintothefrontyardto45thestars.AssoonasIsteppedontothe46,Iheardthesweetsoundof47floatedthroughtheair.Onthehillnexttoourhouse,theneighbor'schildrenwere48fireflies,hopingtocatchoneinajar.Isatdowninmychairand49themforawhile.Theyranveryfast,50,theycouldn'tseemtocatchtheslowmovinglightingbugs.51,exhaustedtheybothsatdowninthegrassand52watchedthelittleguysflyingthroughtheair,blinkingtheirlightsonandoff.I53myteaandjoinedthemintheir54.Itfeltsogoodgettingtoseeoneofmanymiracleslightingupmyfrontyardona55night.Itmademefeelapartofsomethingfargreaterthanmyself.Overtheyearssincethen,Ihaveappreciatedand56allofthegloriouslightinthisworld.Ihavetakenitintomyheartandweledifintomysoul.Ihavefounditinnature,books,music,animals,prayer,andmostofallinthelivesofthosearoundme.Ihavenevertriedtocatchthis57,however.Ihavelearnedthattruelightandtruelovemustefrom58.Itmustflowfreelybetweenusandcan'tbe59inajar.Thenexttimeyouseesomefirefliesthen,takeaseatandenjoytheirlight.Letthemremindyoutoshineyourownlightaswell.Letthemremindyouthatyou,too,areoneof41.A.gently B.quickly C.forcefully D.silently42.A.brokendownB.tiredout C.calmeddown D.madeout43.A.baby B.film C.show D.atmosphere44.A.bench B.basket C.cushion D.chair45.A.stareat B.pointto C.smileto D.glanceat46.A.held B.farm C.yard D.street47.A.argument B.laughter C.fight D.scream48.A.chasing B.killing C.admiring D.teasing49.A.ignored Bforted C.calmed D.watched50.A.otherwise B.however C.meanwhile D.somewhat51.A.Frequently B.Purposefully C.Happily D.Eventually52.A.also B.just C.yet D.still53.A.poured B.made C.drank D.prepared54.A.appreciationB.petition C.discussion D.celebration55.A.winter B.cool C.summer D.spring56.A.flashed B.shone C.preserved D.enjoyed57.A.light B.hug C.jar D.practice58.A.near B.upon C.within D.around59.A.left B.caught C.ignored