四川成都外国语学院2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题

四川成都外国语学院20172018学年高二英语下学期期中试题注意事项:1、本试卷分第Ｉ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。2、本堂考试120分钟，满分150分。3、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、学号填写在答题卡上并使用2B铅笔填涂。4、考试结束后将答题卡交回。第Ｉ卷（选择题共70分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACityCollege

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C.Inatourguide. D.Onaneducationwebsite.BSpendingmoneyontimesavingservicesreducesstressandboosts(增进)happiness,accordingtoanewresearch,butshockingly,fewofusdoit.Whillans,aprofessoratHBSsaid,“Buyingtimehelpstoprotectusfromthestressinourlivescausedbytimepressure,andthefeelingthatwedon’thaveenoughminutesinthedaytopleteourtasks.’’TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.Oneweekend,theyweretoldtospendthemoneyonamaterialpurchase—agiftforthemselves.Thenextweekend,theywereinstructedtospendthe$40onanythingthatsavedthemtime,frompayingtheneighbor’skidtorunerrands(跑腿)totakingaUberinsteadofabus.“Onthedaytheymadethetimesavingpurchase,theyfelthappier,inabettermood,andlowerfeelingsoftimestressthanonthedaytheyboughtamaterialpurchase”saidWhillans.Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontimesavingservices.Whentheyasked98workingadultshowtheywouldspenda“windfall”of$40,onlytwopercentnamedapurchasethatwouldsavethemtime.“Onereason,’’saidWhillans,“isthatwe’reverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehatedoingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.Thatmakesuslesslikelytotakeactivestepstoavoidthatoverburdenedfeelinginthefuture.”Butanotherpossiblecauseisgoodoldfashionedguilt.“Ifyoufeelguiltyaboutgettingsomeonetocleanyourhouseforyou,thenyoumightgetlesshappinessfromoutsourcingthattask,”saidWhillans,oryoumightjustbelesslikelytospendyourmoneyinthatway.’’IntheCanadianexperiment,theparticipants .weredividedintotwogroupsweregiven$40everytwoweekswereaskedtogivemoneytoaneighbor’skidwereaskedtospendthemoneyindifferentwaysAccordingtotheauthor,whatcanmakepeoplelesstimestressed?Payingmuchforaconcertticket.Takingaregularbustogettowork.Employingsomeonetocleanthegarden.Buyingthemselvesanexpensivepresent.Whenitestospendingmoneyon‘‘buyingtime”, .nopeoplewouldliketodoitasmallpercentageofpeoplechoosetodoitmorepeoplewilldoitifextramoneyisgivenmostpeopleliketheideabutdon’tpracticeitinlife7.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thatoverburdenedfeeling”inParagraph6referto?A.Thegoodoldfashionedguilt.B.Thefeelingofspendingmoneyongoods.C.Thestressofhavingsomeonecleanyourhouse.D.Thedisfortwhenpletingtaskswehatedoing.CGermanartistHASchultisanunusualartistwhousestrashtomakesculptures.“Wearelivinginthetimeofgarbage,”saysSchult.“Icreatedathousandsculpturesofgarbage.Theyareamirrorofourselves.”Here,Schultwastalkingabouthis1,000trashsculpturesintheformofhumans.Hefirstexhibitedthemin1996inthewesternGermanstateofNorthRhineWestphalia.“Theyaresocialsculptures,”heexplains.“Theyarenotonlysculpturesfortheeyes.Theyaresculpturestospreadtheideathatweliveinatimeofgarbage.”Sofar,Schult’ssocialsculptureshavebeenonshowinParis,inMoscow’sRedSquare,ontheGreatWallofChina,andinthedesertnexttotheGizaPyramidsnearCairo.HASchult’sworkisunforgettable.Althoughhisworkhashadabiginfluenceontheartworld,Schultremainsmodestabouthiscreations:“Artistshavetolearneverytime.Wearenotimportant.Allthatcountsisthetimeinwhichweareliving.”Trasharthasbeenaroundforyears.Butitseemsthatonlythepopularartistsareregardedastrueartistswhenworkingwithtrash.Whycan’tmonpeoplebeconsideredartistswhentheyusethesamethingsandchangethemintosomeformofpersonalart?Maybeit’sbecauseweallhaveourownpresetideasofwhatartisandisn’t,orwhoartistsareorshouldbe.YoucanbeanartistlikeSchultifyoutry.Lookatusedmetalcans.Whatmightbedonewiththem?Imaginetheminanynumberofnewuses,orimaginethemsimplyasanartform.Whataboutboxesorclothing?Boxescanusuallyserveasnewstoragecontainersandhousesforpets.Andclothing?Imaginetakingoldclothesandturningthemintohatsorhangingorganizers.8.WhatdoweknowaboutSchult’ssculptures?A.Theyservedasgarbagecontainers.B.Theyreflectedenvironmentalissues.C.TheywerefirstshowninParis,France.D.Theyweretoraiseeconomicawareness.9.HASchult’sartisticworksalsogetthemessageacrossthatanartistmust__________.A.besociallyresponsibleB.beasmodestaspossibleC.makegarbagerecyclableD.takediverseartisticforms10.Accordingtothelast2Paragraphs,theauthorprobablyagreesthat__________.A.ittakestalenttobeatrashartistB.presetideasareimportanttoartistsC.trashartcan'tbeseenasarealartformD.averagepeoplecanalsomaketrashartists11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.CouldYouBeaTrashArtist?B.WhatAreSocialSculptures?C.DoYouKnowAboutTrashArt?D.HowCanWeDealwithUsedCans?DAsachild,visitingthezoowasmoreapunishmentthanatreat.Ididn’tfindthechimps’teapartiesfunny,northebirdshowsentertaining.Feedingtimeforsealswaslesspainful,buttheirperformancesstillseemedliketheybelongedmoreinacircus.AndIhatedcircuses,especiallytheanimalacts—menteasinglions,girlsbalancingonelephantsandmonkeysplayingfootball.Iknewthateverytrickacircusanimaldidwasunnatural,achievedthroughstricttrainingandquitepossiblycruelty.Happily,duringmylifetimepublicattitudesandthelawhavechanged.Circusesusingwildanimalsarenowalmostextinct,andzooshavedefinitelyevolved.Whenmychildrenwereyoung,Ioccasionallytookthemtoourlocalzoo.Theelephantswereintinycagesandthegorillaslookedboredastheysatpeelingbananasandstaringatteasingvisitors.Eachcagehadasignwhichlistedtheanimal’snameandwhereitcamefrom.But,backthen,therewaslittleinformationincludedabouttheenvironmentalchallengestheyfaced.Asaresult,environmentalistsandanimalloversoftenopposezoos.“Animalsbelonginthewild,”isamonandunderstandableplaint.Butwhatdotheanimalsthemselvesprefer?Generallyspeaking,zooanimalshavealongerlife.But—youmayprotest—theyarenotfree.What?Freetobehuntedandkilled,freetodieofhungerorthirst?Maybesittinginacageeatingbananasisn’tsobad.Notthatsuchconditionsareacceptableinmodernzoos,duetotheworkofBIAZA,theBritishandIrishAssociationofZoosandAquariums.ThesedayseveryzoorequiresBIAZA’sapprovaltooperate,andtheassociationsetsthestandards,observesconditionsinzoosanddevelopsanimalresearchprogrammes,bothintheUKandabroad.BIAZAalsoorganisestheanimalexchangesbetweenzoosallovertheworld.Consequently,today,mostzooanimalsarebornandraisedinzoos,liveinlarge,fortableenclosuresandarecaredforbywelltrained,knowledgeableandcaringzooemployees.Ofcourseit’snosubstituteforlivinginthewildbutunfortunatelythisisn’talwayspossible.Meanwhile,whynotvisityourlocalzooanddecideforyourself?12.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A.howzooshaveimprovedB.whetherazooshouldbecloseddownC.anewenvironmentalorganisationD.thedifferencebetweenzoosandcircuses13.FromParagraph2,wecanguessthatthewriterbelievescircusanimals__________.A.hadmuchshorterlivesthanthoseinthewildB.werenottreatedwellbytheirtrainersC.shouldhavebeenplacedinzoosD.werenotasintelligentasthoseinzoos14.WhichofthefollowingrolesareperformedbyBIAZA?A.Organisinganimalstudyprojectsandtrainingzooworkers.B.Checkingzooconditionsandarranginganimalexchanges.C.Designingzoosandapprovingzoooperations.D.Caringforillanimalsandsettingzoostandards.15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutzooswouldthewriteragreewith?A.Zooanimalsshouldbefreedintothewild.B.Zoosaremorepopularnowthaninthepast.C.Zooanimalsaremorerestrictedthaninthepast.D.Zoosnowprovidecaringlivingconditionsforanimals.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项。Languageispartofourdailylives,nomatterwhereweliveintheworld.Itisthesamewithmusic,whetheryoulistentoitontheradioonyourdrivetoworkorsitbeforeanorchestra.Bothlanguageandmusicplayahugeroleinourculture.16____Bothlanguageandmusichaveawritingsystem.InEnglishwerecordlanguageusingthealphabet,whichisacollectionofletters.Inthesameway,weusenotestokeeparecordofmusic.Justasyouarereadingthiscollectionoflettersonthescreenandfindmeaninginit,musiciansreadnotesandcreatemeaningintheformofmusicwhichwecanhear.17Bywritingpiecesoftextormusic,weareabletoshareexperiencesthroughtime.Icanreadtheideasorhearthepositionofsomeonewholivedhundredsofyearsago,whichisreallyquiteexciting.18Youcanmakeagoodguessatwheresomeoneisfrombylisteningtothelanguagetheyuse.Inthesameway,weknowthatstylesofmusicaredifferentaroundtheworld,givingustheopportunitytoexploremanydifferentculturesthroughtheirmusicandprovidinguswithmusicforeverysituation.19Evenifyoudon’tlikeBritpopmelodies,youmaylovetheenergyofLatinAmericansalsamusic.Bothshareemotion.HowdoyouknowthatIamangry?Ofcourseyoumaybeabletoseeitinmyface,butyouwillknowforsurethroughmywords.20Musiccanshowyouexactlyhowtheposerwasorisfeeling,andallowsustoshareinthatemotion.Whenyoufeelhappy,youmightwanttosinganddancetoahappysongtocelebrateyourhappiness.Incontrast,youhaveprobablyalsolistenedtosadmusicwhenyouwerefeelingdown.Ithinkwehaveallusedmusictoexpressorprocessouremotions,oftenbiningitwithlanguageintheformofsonglyrics.A.Bothvarywithculture.B.Herearesomeoftheirsimilarities.C.Theyhavesomedistinguishingcharacteristics.D.SojustasyoureadEnglish,youcanreadmusic.E.Similarly,musiccansoundangry,sadorhappy.F.Thisalsomeansthatthereissomethingforeveryone!G.Thisalsomeanseveryonecanlearnlanguageandmusicwell!第二部分完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。SincefinishingmystudiesatHarvardandOxford.I’vewatchedonefriendafteranotherlandhighranking,highpayingWallStreetjobs.Asexecutiveswithbanks,consultingfirms,establishedlawfirms,andmajorcorporations,manyarenow

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outofsmallapartmentsintohighbuildings.Theymadereservationsatrestaurantswherethecostofabottleofwine25

acollegeyear'smonthlyrent.Theyreplacedtheirbelovedoldcarwithexpensivenewsportscars.Thethingis,anumberofthemhave

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ofunfriendlycoworkersandfeelsadforeighthourworkweeksdevotedtotasksthey

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infinancialterms.Butwhataboutthepersonalandsocialcosts

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inpursuingmoneyovermeaning?Theseareexactlythekindsofcostsmanyofustendtoignoreandtheveryonesweneedtoconsidermost.21.A.much

B.never

C.seldom

D.well22.A.policies

B.standards

C.experiments

D.regulations23.A.last

B.least

C.second

D.best24.A.cycled

B.moved

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D.looked25.A.shared

B.paid

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D.collected26.A.advertised

B.witnessed

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D.demanded27.A.plain

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D.approve28.A.distribute

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D.neglect29.A.calm

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D.empty30.A.family

B.government

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D.project31.A.accustomed

B.appointed

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D.available32.A.yet

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D.rather33.A.letout

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D.believein34.A.fundamental

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D.unforgettable35.A.takeoff

B.dropoff

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D.payoff36.A.missing

B.inspiring

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D.shining37.A.harmful

B.hard

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D.normal38.A.measure

B.suffer

C.digest

D.deliver39.A.disasters

B.motivations

C.campaigns

D.decisions40.A.assessed

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D.reduced第II卷（非选择题共80分）注意事项：必须使用黑色墨迹签字笔在答题卡上题目所指是的答案区域内作答。答在试题卷上无效。单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读每个小题，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。The

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hasbeenseeningenderequalityinmarriagesandfamiliesinChinaoverthepast20years.Thestuffeddogbarkedasifit___________(be)arealone.

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wholeattention___________

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thesky,hefellaccidentallyintothedeepwell.

Pneumoniaisafataldiseasethatcausesdeath

unless___________(treat)properly.She'swellaware___________her

strengths

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artist.Hisnot___________(allow)toseehismotherworriedhimmost.首字母填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Recently,agreatmanyyoungpeoplehavebeeno__________withMusical.ly,ahugelypopularsocialvideoapp.Therefore,theycan’tconcentrateontheirworkorstudy.Theproductisenvironmentallyfriendlybutthed__________isthatit’stooexpensive.Thenumberofthestudentsinyourgroupexceededten.Youhadtobes___________intotwogroups.Feelinga___________atthefactthattheirchildrenwereaddictedtoplayingwiththeirmobilephone,someparentsconsultedtheexpertsonhowtogetridoftheaddiction.It’snotacceptabletob___________withgreengrocersaboutthepriceofvegetablesandfruit.Theywillfeelinsulted.Iusedtodrink3cupsofcoffeeeverydaybutnowIhavetor____________myselftoonecuptokeepinshape.Icouldn’tgetthroughtohim.Thelinewase____________thewholemorning.Theannouncementofthespringoutingt___________thelittleboy,makinghimwideawakeinthedeepnight.Inthelongandtoughjourney,hep__________areliablemanwhoalwayslentahandtoanyoneinneed.Hise_____________holidaywasdevotedtothevoluntarywork.Hehadnotimetotakecareofhisownfamily.第三节根据语境选择恰当的短语并用其正确形式填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）hangaroundrefertogothroughleavebehindleaveoutinadditioneupwithsetoutputdownputoutholdoutshowupThe

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option

ofnot___________thatpainfulexperience,wouldyoutakeit?Mygrandfather,whohad

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inDublin,retiredfromthearmyin1920.OntheeveningofOct.11,JackMa

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attheXiaomiMusicFestivaldressedlikearockstar.Children___________bytheirruraltourbanmigrantparentsaremorelikelytosuffermentalhealthproblems.10.

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sayingthetwonationswerenotnaturallybornenemies.第四节（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Haveyouevernoticedthatyoufeelhappierandmorerelaxedafteryoueatbread,pastaorfruit?Doyoufindthatyouaremoreenergeticandawakeaftereatingyogurtorbeans?Thesethingsarenotaccidents.Foodaffect1wefeelmorethanwethink.Scientistsresearching2(it)effectonourmoodsarebeginningtounderstandthatwecaninfluenceourfeelingswithwhatweeat.Althoughourmoodsrelate3havingvariousfoods,itisnotquiteassimpleaschoosingthefoodsfortherightoccasions.Ifthat4(be)thecase,athleteswouldnoteatalotofcarbohydratesbeforearace.

Anotherchemical5(connect)withourmoodiscaffeine,which6(find)incoffee,chocolateandmanytypesoftea,isperhaps7worstthingyoucanhavewhenyouarefeelingstressed.

Ofcourse,8(enjoy)anicemealwithfriends,whateverweeat,canalsoimpactourspirits.Beingwithfriendsandfamilyplaysabigpartinexperiencinghappiness.Most____9____(important),though,rememberthefollowingoldrule:trytoeatdifferentfood,10___nottoomuch.第五节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文,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。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。Duringthetravelbacktomyhometown,intheplane,Isatnexttoanoldladywholookedveryscary.Sheclosedhereyestightandgraspedherredbagonherlap.IthoughtImightbenervous,soIplannedtochatwithhertomakehertofeelrelaxed.Wetalkalotaboutourfamiliesandexperiences.Whentheflightover,Ialsohelpedhercarryherluggages.Shewassogratefulaboutmyhelpthatshegavemethebighugwhenweweregoingtoleave.Onourwayout,wewavedgoodbye.Shekeptonturningbacktoseemeunlesswecouldn'tseeeachotheranylong.第六节：书面表达（25分）

假定你叫李华，是我校高三（2）班的学生。你在校报英语专栏看到了学校“英语文化节”的一则招募启事，请阅读启事，并根据写作要点和写作要求写一封应征邮件。VolunteersWantedOurannualEnglishFestival,whichwillbeheldonNovember12,2018,isnowlookingfor20studentvolunteerstoprovideserviceforTalentShow,SpeechContest,andEnglishDebate.Ifyouareinterested,pleasesen