河北省邢台市第七中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题

河北省邢台市第七中学20172018学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?Attendameeting.B.Seethemanager.C.Dosometranslation.Whatdoesthemanremindthewomantotake?AbathingsuitB.Acamera.C.Sunglasses.Howdoesthemansuggestgoing?BubusB.onfootC.bybikeWhatwillthewomandothisSaturday?Gotothecinema.B.GoforapicnicC.Gotowork.Whatcolorwasthewoman’sbedroombefore?PinkB.blueC.greenHowlongwillthemanhavetowalkbeforetheseesthebusstop?Foraboutfiveminutes.B.Forabouttenminutes.C.Foraboutfifteenminutes.Whereisthesubwaystation?Ontherightofthepostoffice.B.Ontheleftofthepostoffice.C.Ontheleftofthebusstop.Whendidtheheadmaster’sspeechend?At8:30B.at9:30C.at10:00Whatkindofclubisthemangoingtosignupfor?Film.B.Music.C.Chess.Howmanypeoplewentboatingonthefirstday?Two.B.Three.C.Four.Whatdidthemandoonthethirdday?Hewentfishing.B.Hewentswimming.C.Hewentclimbing.Whatwillthemandonext?Fetchhiscellphone.B.Takesomepictures.C.Findhiscamera.Whatwasthewoman'sfirstjob?Atourguide.B.Ahotelclerk.C.Amarketingmanager.WhathelpedthewomanalotduringherbusinesstripinFrance?BeingabletospeakFrench.B.Havingbeentothecountrybefore.C.Knowingsomefamouspeopleintourism.Whereisthewomannow?InChina.B.InSwitzerland.C.InSingapore.Whyisthewomaninterestedinthisnewjob?Itwillpayherwell.B.Itwillofferlotsoftraintravel.C.Itwillbeeasierthanthepresentone.Howshouldthestudentsdealwithnewwordswhilereading?Byusingadictionary.B.Byhavingadiscussion.C.Bypayinglittleattention.18.Whatwillthestudentsdoafterlisteningtothematerial?A.Writedownthemainidea.B.Answersomequestions.C.Retellthestory.19.Whatisthepositionmainlyabout?A.Pets.B.Health.C.Family.20.Howlongwillthelisteningandspeakingexerciseslast?A.Halfoftheclass.B.Athirdoftheclass.C.Aquarteroftheclass.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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AIfyougotoBrisbane,Australia,youcaneasilygetasmallbookcalled“DiscoverBrisbane”free.ThebooktellsyoualmosteverythinginBrisbane:therestaurants,theshops,thecinemas,thestreets,thebuses,thetrains,thebanks,etc.Hereissomethingaboutonpage49:ANZBankingGroupCornerofGreek&QueenStreets…………………2283228BankofNewZealand410QueenStreet…………………2210411BankofQueensland229ElizabethStreet………………2293122monwealthBankingGroup240QueenStreet…………………2373111NationalAustraliaBankLtd.225AdelaideStreet………………2216422WestpacBankingCorp.260QueenStreet…………………2272666BankingHours:Mon.Thurs.9:30a.m.to4p.m.Fri.9:30a.m.to5p.m.AllbankscloseSat.Sun.&PublicHolidays.21.Fromthematerial,wecanknow__________.A.BrisbaneisacityinAustraliaB.“DiscoverBrisbane”isexpensiveC.“DiscoverBrisbane”hasabout49pagesD.“DiscoverBrisbane”tellsyoueverythinginBrisbane22.YoucanfindBankofQueenslandon.A.QueenStreet B.ElizabethStreetC.AdelaideStreet D.thecornerofGreekStreetandQueenStreet23.At5:30p.m.,youcangototoputyourmoneyinortakeyourmoneyout.A.nobanks B.ANZBankingGroupC.NationalAustraliaBankLtd.D.monwealthBankingGroup24.InAustralia,thebankshavetheirlongestservicehourson.A.FridaysB.MondaysandThursdaysC.weekendsD.publicholidaysBGreenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisthecolorofmostgrowingplants,too.Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetfinishedorplantsthatarenotripe.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoungcoworoxwhosehornshadnotyetdeveloped.Acenturyorsolater,agreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnotyethadanyexperienceinwar(战争).Bytheeighteenthcentury,agreenhornhadthemeaningithastodayapersonwhoisnewinajob.Aboutonehundredyearsago,greenhornwasapopularexpressionintheAmericanwest.Oldtimersusedittodescribeamanwhohadjustarrivedfromoneofthebigcitiesintheeast.Thegreenhorndidn’thavetheskillsthathewouldneedtoliveinthehard,roughcountry.Someonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumb.Theexpressionesfromtheearlynineteenhundreds.Apersonwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrowquicklyandwell.Youmightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedied.TheGreenRevolution(革命)isthenamewhichwasgivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagricultural(农业的)scientistswhohadgreenthumbs.25.Accordingtothepassage,agreenhornmeans________now.A.ayoungcoworoxwhosehornshavenotyetdevelopedB.asoldierwhohasnothadanyexperienceinwarC.apersonwhoisnewinajobD.amanwhodoesn’thavetheskillstoliveinthecountry26.WhichofthefollowingabouttheGreenRevolutionisNOTright?A.Ifthereweren’ttheGreenRevolution,wewouldhavenoricetoeat.B.Theexpression“theGreenRevolution”appearedseveralyearsago.C.BecauseoftheGreenRevolution,wehavemorekindsofriceandothergrains.D.AgriculturalscientistswithgreenthumbsstartedtheGreenRevolution.27.Themainideaofthepassageis________.A.agreenhornB.agreenthumbC.theGreenRevolutionD.theword“green”anditsstoryCMy10yearoldDonnasaid,“Mom,Imadeanewfriendatschooltoday.Cansheeovertomorrow?”DonnawasashygirlandIwantedhertomakesomefriendstobringheroutofhershell.“Sure,honey,thatsoundsgreat.”Isaid,thinkingbacktomyownbestfriend,Lillian.WelivedacrossthestreetfromeachotherinWashingtonHeights,NewYork.Wemetattheageof10,too.Likemydaughter,Iwasshy,butLilliandrewmeout.Shewasoneofthefriendliestpeopleinschool,withshinyblackhairandamilewidesmile.Inseniorhighschool,LillianwentonatriptoFlorida.Thiswasthefirsttimewehadtobeawayfromeachotherforafewdays.“I’llbebacksoon.”shetoldme.Butthreedayslater,Lillian’ssistertoldmethatshehadfallenintoariverandhadn’teoutanymore.Soon,myfamilymovedtoNewJersey.WheneverIthoughtofher,tearscameintomyeyes.ThenextdayDonnabroughthernewfriendhome.“Hi,Mrs.Loggia.”thelittlegirlsaid.Herhairwassoshinyandblackandsheshotmeabigsmile.“MynameisLaura.”Mydaughter’snewfriendwassomuchlikeLillian.Iwasstillpuzzled(迷惑)whenLaura’smomcametopickheruplaterthatafternoon.Iopenedthedoortoletherin.“Judy!”shecried.“It’sme,Lillian’ssister,fromWashingtonHeights.”Yes,mydaughter’sfriendlookedfamiliar.ShewasLillian’sniece.28.Theunderlinedwordsinthefirstparagraph“tobringheroutofhershell”mean___________.A.tohelpherbeelessshy B.tohelpherbeesmartC.tohelpherlivehappilyD.tohelpherwalkoutofherhouse29.Lauralookedfamiliartothewriterbecauseshe______________.A.wasLillian’sniece B.wasasoldasherdaughter C.wasfromWashingtonHeightsD.hadshinyblackhairandabigsmile,too 30.Whydidthewriterloseherbestfriend?Because____________________.A.shemovedtoNewJerseyB.theyweredifferentfromeachotherC.herbestfriendtravelledtoFloridaD.herbestfriendlostherlifeonatripDHere'soneverysimplebutlifechangingadvicethatIfirstheardfromBrianTracy.CutdownontheTVatnightbyjustonehour.Instead,usethathourtoreadbooksthatcouldimproveyourlife.Ifyou'reasalesman,googleforthebestandmostusefulbooksonimprovingyoursales.Thisapplies(适用)toallfields,notjusttheworkrelated(与工作相关的)ones.Maybeyouwanttoimproveyourhealth,beeamoreenergeticperson.Ormaybeyouwanttoimproveyourstudy,yourrelationsorperhapsdosomepersonaldevelopment.Onehouradayisnotmuch.Butifyoureadforonehouradayonweekdays,that'sabout260hoursayear.That'salargenumberofbooksandalotofusefuladvice.Ifyoufollowtheideas,whoknowswhatgreatthingsandfeelingscouldeintoyourlife.Also,allthatinformationandadvicewillstarttoopenupyourmind.Youwillstarttoseemorechancesinyourlife.Now,youmightthinksomethinglikethis:1.Ireallydon'thavethemoney...Answer:Visityourpubliclibraryorsearchthedatabase(数据库).Orlookforbooksthatareusedinplaceslikeamazon.2.Ireallydon'thavethetime...Answer:Buyaudiobooksandlistentotheminthecarwhiledrivingtoandfromwork.OrcopythemtoyourMP3playerandlistenwhileridingyourbike/bustoworkorschool.RecentlysellingaudiobooksthroughMP3downloadshasbeepopular...ShutofftheTValittleearlierandstartreading.31.WhatisBrianTracy’slifechangingadviceabout？A.WatchingTV. B.ListeningtoMP3.C.Surfingtheinternet. D.Readinghelpfulbooks. 32.Ifyou’dliketoimproveyourwork,youshould_______accordingtothewriter.A.readworkrelatedbooks B.beemoreenergeticC.improveyourstudy D.improveyourrelations 33.WhichisNOTtrueaboutreadinganhouraday？A.Itwillopenupyourmind.B.Youwillhaveabout260hoursayeartoread. C.Youwillreadlotsofbooksandgetmuchusefuladvice.D.Itwillprobablybringgreatthingsandfeelingsintoyourlife.34.Whatshouldyoudoifyoureallydon'thavethemoneytoread?A.Tobuysomebooksfromamazon.B.TodownloadMP3free.C.Tovisitthepubliclibrary. D.Toborrowaudiobooksandlistentothem.35.Whatisthewriter’sideaaboutaudiobooks?A.Theyaremoreuseful.B.Listeningtoaudiobooksiseasierthanreadingbooks. C.It’sdangeroustolistentoaudiobookswhiledrivingorriding.D.Audiobooksareagoodsolutiontotheproblemofhavingnotimetoread.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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Maryhadfearedthedayshewoulddrawablankduringapresentation.Thenonedayduringa45minutespeech,ithappened.36.Tohelpherselfgetbackontrack,Maryaskedtheaudiencetolookatthehandoutandtellherwhattopicwasupnext.Attheendofherpresentation,audiencemembersgavehertopmarksfororganization.“WhatIlearnedisthattheaudiencedoesn’tcareifyoumessup,andwhattheycareaboutiswhatyouaregoingtodoaboutit,”Marysaid.“MynervousnesswentawaywhenIconcentratednotonmyself,butinsteadjustthought,‘Howismyspeechgoingtohelptheaudience?’37.Everysinglestepoftheway，askyourself,‘What’sinitforthem?’”● 38CarteristhefounderofCanadabasedpresentationskillstrainingpany.Whenpossible,hegetstothelocationofhispresentationthedaybeforetomakesurealltheelectronicaidswork.Hewantstoensurethescreen,lightingandinputsallworkproperly.“Inaddition,buildanextraplanbeforeyoupresent.”hesaid.●InvolvetheaudienceWhetheryouaregivingaoneononetalkoraspeechinfrontof400people,think“storytelling”.39.Thewaytoaperson'sheadisthroughhisheart.Sometimesallittakesisafewsecondstoconnectanaudiencememberwithastory.Moreover,onethingthatshockspeoplebackintoattentionistoleaveanalmostunfortablylongpause.40.A.KeeporderB.BepreparedC.ThatbringsthembacktothespeakerD.SheforgotwhatshewasgoingtosayE.Onceyoudothat,itgetsridofthefearF.StorytellingmakesmessageseasytorememberG.Storiesbinedataandinformationwithemotion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）EventhoughitwasonlyOctober，mystudentswerealreadywhisperingaboutChristmasplans.Witheachpassingdayeveryonebecamemore__41__waitingforthefinalschoolbell.Uponits__42__everyonewouldrunfortheircoatsandgohome，everyoneexceptDavid.Davidwasasmallboyinraggedclothes.Ihadoften43whatkindofhomelifeDavidhad，andwhatkindofmothercouldsendhersontoschooldressedso44_forthecoldwintermonthswithoutacoat，boots，orgloves.ButsomethingmadeDavid__45__.Icanstillrememberhewasalways_46__asmileandwillingtohelp.Healways__47__afterschooltostraightenchairsandmopthefloor.Wenevertalkedmuch.He__48__justsimplysmileandaskwhatelsehecoulddo，thenthankmeforlettinghimstayandslowly__49__home.Weekspassedandthe__50__overtheingChristmasgrewintorestlessnessuntilthelastdayof__51__beforetheholidaybreak.Ismiledin__52_asthelastofthemhurriedoutofthedoor.TurningaroundIsawDavid__53__standingbymydesk.“Ihavesomethingforyou，”hesaidand__54__frombehindhisbackasmallbox.__55__ittome，hesaidanxiously，“Openit.”Itooktheboxfromhim，thankedhimandslowlyunwrappedit.Iliftedthelidandtomy__56__Isawnothing.IlookedatDavid’ssmilingfaceandbackintotheboxandsaid，“Theboxisnice，David，butit’s__57__.”“Oh，no.Itisn’t.”saidDavid.”It’sfulloflove.Mymumtoldmebeforeshediedthatlovewassomethingyoucouldn’tseeortouchunlessyouknowit’sthere.”Tearsfilledmyeyes___58__IlookedattheprouddirtyfacethatIhadrarelygiven__59__to.AfterthatChristmas，DavidandIbecamegoodfriendsandIneverforgotthemeaning__60__thelittleemptyboxsetonmydesk.41．A.anxiousB．courageousC．seriousD．cautious42．A.warningB．ringingC．callingD．yelling43．A.scoldedB．wonderedC．realizedD．learned44.A.modestlyB．naturallyC．inaccuratelyD．inappropriately45．A.popularB．upsetC．specialD．funny46．A.expressingB．deliveringC．wearingD．sharing47．A.practisedB．wanderedC．studiedD．stayed48．A.wouldB．shouldC．mightD．could49．A.aimatB．turntoC．putoffD．headfor50．A.argumentB．excitementC．movementD．judgment51．A.schoolB．yearC．educationD．program52．A.reliefB．returnC．vainD．control53．A.weaklyB．sadlyC．quietlyD．helplessly54．A.searchedB．foundC．raisedD．pulled55．A.HoldingB．HandingC．SendingD．Leaving56．A.delightB．expectationC．appreciationD．surprise57．A.cheapB．emptyC．uselessD．improper58．A.asB．untilC．becauseD．though59.A.adviceB．supportC．attentionD．mand60．A.fromB．behindC．overD．towards第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Anelderlyteacher，withapupilbyhisside，tookawalkthroughaforest.Suddenlyhe__61__(stop)andpointedtofourplantscloseathand.Thefirstwasjustbeginningtoappearslowlyabovetheground，thesecondhadrooteditselfprettywellintotheearth，thethirdwasasmallshorttree，whilethefourthwas__62__fullsizedtree.Thetutorsaidtohisyoung_63__(pany)，“Pullupthefirstplant.”Th