2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题 (I).doc

xx-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题 (I)注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的考号、姓名、考场、座位号、班级在答题卡上填写清楚。2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应的题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试卷上作答无效。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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. What fruit does the woman use? A. Pears.B. Oranges.C. Bananas.2. What did the woman do today? A. She cleaned the car.B. She bought an umbrella.C. She listened to the weather forecast.3. When does the man usually do exercise? A. In the afternoon.B. In the morning.C. At night.4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Father and daughter.B. Classmates.C. Teacher and student.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Preparing for a test.B. Eating during an exam.C. Getting a medical exam.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。6. Who started to make birthdays important holidays? A. The womans grandparents.B. The mans grandparents.C. The womans parents.7. What does the womans mother do for the womans birthday? A. She gives her a gift of jewelry.B. She cooks some special food.C. She makes some beautiful clothes. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why didnt the man need to study the local language? A. He already spoke it. B. He didnt want to talk to local people.C. He could municate in English.9. How did the baker feel about the man at first? A. Happy.B. A little afraid.C. Very angry.10. What was the result of the language problem? A. It became a funny story.B. It got the travelers into trouble.C. It made the man want to study more.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What kind of food does the woman cook? A. Thai. B. Chinese. C. Vietnamese.12. What does the man think of the new Chinese market? A. Its too big.B. It has good deals.C. It has few foreign products.13. According to the man, when is the best time to visit the market? A. Saturday.B. Sunday.C. Monday.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a store.B. At school.C. At home.15. How did the man get the mud? A. He went to the Dead Sea.B. He dug it up from the backyard.C. He bought it from an online pany.16. What is the main color of the mud in the backyard? A. Brown.B. Grey.C. Black.17. Why does the girl agree to use the mud? A. She wants her skin to feel younger.B. She has some skin problems.C. She is starting to get wrinkles.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What classes can visitors take in Bali according to the speaker? A. Diving.B. Swimming.C. Fishing.19. Why do some scientists e to Bali? A. To study volcanoes.B. To study the sea creatures.C. To study traditional artworks.20. What does the speaker think is good to do during Chinese New Year? A. Drink traditional coffee.B. Do some shopping.C. Visit Buddhist temples.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATime for an adventure? Are you a bit bored with your nine-to-five routine? Have a look at our exciting range of holidays and decide what type of adventure youd like. Activity holidays Our activity holidays are for everyone, people who love danger or who just like sports. We have a huge variety of water, snow or desert holidays. Well take you SCBA diving in the Red Sea or kayaking and white water rafting in Canada. If you prefer snow, you can try skiing or snowboarding in the Alps or even igloo building. For those who like warmer weather, we also have sandboarding (the desert version of skateboarding) or camel safaris. Polar expeditions Take an expedition to Antarctica or the northern Arctic; explore a land of white natural beauty and wonderful wildlife. Our experts will explain everything about the two poles as you watch the penguins in Antarctica or whales and polar bears in the Arctic. Theres no greater adventure than travelling to the ends of the earth. A once-in-a-lifetime experience. Cultural journeys Our cultural journeys will help you discover ancient civilizations: India, Thailand, Egypt and many more. Visit temples, palaces and ancient ruinsjust remember to bring your camera! Get to know local ways of life by exploring markets, trying exotic foods and meeting local people. Wildlife holidays We organize small - group tours to get closer to nature in Africa, Asia or South America. Go on safari in Africa and watch lions and giraffes. Meet the famous turtles off the Galapagos Islands, look for tigers in India, or take an elephant safari in Sri Lanka. We use local guides and stay in a range of acmodation, from tents to tree houses.21. Which would you prefer if you are a sports - lover? A. Wildlife holidays. B. Cultural journeys. C. Polar expeditions. D. Activity holidays.22. What can a tourist do during a cultural journey？ A. Appreciate ancient buildings. B. Watch lovely animals. C. Get closer to nature. D. Have extreme sports.23. What is the purpose of this text? A. To introduce ways of relaxation. B. To remend different holidays. C. To share traveling experience. D. To give advice on traveling. B Lately a popular eight-floor bookstore in Hefei, Anhui province has risen to fame because it bees the worlds first shared bookstore, in a move meant to encourage more reading among Chinese citizens. It es to peoples attention as more than 200,000 visitors flooded the store on its first day as a shared bookstore on July 16 this year, a record high since it was reopened to the public in xx. Some 4,000 books were brought home on the first day, Thepaper.cn reported. Customers are allowed to borrow up to two books valued under 150 yuan per visit after registering with an app and paying the 99 yuan deposit fee (押金). All books on sale in the bookstore are available for sharing. Returned books that are damaged are sold at a discount. The bookstore also provides a bonus for bookworms. People who finish reading 12 books in three months receive eight percent of their deposit back, and members can be rewarded one yuan for every book read. We want to bring down the cost of reading so people could read more books, Xu Xinwei, who helps run the bookstore, told Thepaper.cn. Some parents buy a lot of books for their children, but they usually end up collecting dust as their children grow up. Similarly, some popular novels for young people also fall out of fashion, according to Xu. Books are more effectively circulated when theyre shared.24. The bookstore bees a shared one _.A. to make more moneyB. to inspire more people to readC.to make more room for new booksD.to remend new books25. What does the underlined phrase risen to fame in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. Bee well-known.B. Settled down.C. Broken up.D. Taken over.26. What can we infer from the passage?A. The bookstore was once the best in Anhui province.B. The books that are sold here cant be borrowed.C. The cost of reading can be reduced by sharing the books.D. More than 4,000 books were taken home on July 16 in xx.27. What does the bookstore do to attract more readers?A. The bookstore encourages parents to buy more books for their children.B. The readers are allowed to borrow the books unconditionally.C. The readers who are members can receive one yuan for every book read.D. The bookstore is considering offering a bonus for anyone who likes reading.C Vinegar is great. It makes salad, fries and dumplings taste better, and you can even clean your windows with it. And now, according to scientists, it may even help the planets population survive climate change. Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan proved that. They found growing plants in vinegar makes them more resistant to droughts. This could mean that in the future, worries about climate change affecting the worlds supply of food will be much lower.The discovery was made after the researchers studied the Arabidopsis, a plant known for its ability to survive in dry weather. It was found that when the plant was placed in drought-like conditions, it produced a chemical called acetate (醋酸盐)the main ponent of vinegar.After discovering this, the scientists experimented further by adding acetate to the soil of other plants before they stopped giving them water pletely. After leaving the plants for 14 days, they found that the ones treated with acetate had survived, while the untreated plants had dried up and died.Its hoped that this simple method of survival could soon be used to help farmers in dry countries keep their crops alive. “In the experiment, we targeted the staple foods of the worldrice, wheat and maize and proved successful” Jong Myong Kim, co-author of the study, told Popular Science magazine.Kim has already been in touch with people around the world who are interested in trying this simple and cost-effective method out for themselves from farmers to panies and amateur gardeners. “Now we are trying to cooperate with them to make a method to apply this system, and make the process as simple as possible,” he said. Hopefully this means the end of hunger caused by bad weather in the future.28. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 1 refer to?A. Vinegar may help creatures survive bad weather.B. Vinegar is found in plants by Japanese scientists.C. Vinegar is very useful for cooking a good meal.D. Vinegar is mainly used by people to clean houses.29. Scientists in Japan find from their studies that .A. the Arabidopsis could survive in dry weather because of the shapeB. soil condition could be changed by pouring vinegar continuallyC. the acetate can be used by farmers to replace the soilD. the plants treated with acetate could survive dry conditions30. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Its too difficult for farmers to accept the method.B. How to decrease the cost is the main issue.C. The method is promising especially in agriculture.D. Keeping plants alive means a lot for scientists.31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Japanese Scientists Find a PlantB. Vinegar Could End HungerC. Vinegar and FoodD. Plants Need WaterDThe next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) may be sitting right beneath you, at least if furniture maker Ikea has any say in the matter. The Swedish furniture panys “future-living” research lab in Copenhagen is conducting a survey to understand what people want when it es to smart furniture.AI is now walking into more aspects of peoples daily lives. Self-driving cars are just around the corner, and AI robots can play and beat the best players of strategy games. As smart home technologies have bee more ubiquitous, products ranging from smart electrical outlets（插座）to smart smoke alarms are flooding the market. Therefore, its not surprising that Ikea would be moving in the same direction.Exactly why people would want their sofa or bed frame to speak to then, track their daily movements or offer help is not yet clear. Though Ikeas the new survey doesnt directly answer that question, it does provide a hint of what people would feel fortable with. Most participants wanted a more humanlike form of virtual（虚拟的）assistants, as opposed to one that is more robotic. In terms of the ideal gender（性别）of the assistants, the most popular choice was neither male nor female. Few wanted a religious form of AI.Just as with human friends, most wanted AI friends that were like them, affirming their own worldview. They wanted an AI assistant that was reasonably intelligentthat could collect data to predict what a person wanted before he or she asked, and that could prevent someone from making mistakes.This is not the first time that Ikea has set foot in the field or futuristic technologies. In addition to wireless charging tables and chainless bikes that never rust（生锈）, the furniture giant has also pictured smart kitchens that can cook the best meal. To decide on how intelligent you want your next sofa or bookshelf to be, you can take Ikeas survey online.32. What does the underlined word “ubiquitous” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Beautiful. B. mon. C. Normal. D. Environment.33. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?A. The differences between robot-like and human-like assistants.B. What form of AI assistants people want.C. What kind of friends people want.D. The popular robots on the market.34. Most people who received the survey wanted an AI assistant that could _.A. help them became smarterB. municate with them without troublesC. have its own worldviewD. deal with their problems in advance35. Which of the following products are from Ikea?A. Smart sofas that can speak to you.B. Smart beds than can track your daily movements.C. Wireless charging cars.D. Rustless bikes without chains.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。 China has been the birthplace of many of the worlds greatest inventions. It was, for example, the first country to produce paper money. Before the invention of paper money and coins, people used many different kinds of things for buying and selling. 36 This exchange of goods and services for other goods and services is called bartering（物物交换）. 37 In 1200 BC, people in China began to use shells as money. Usually the shells used as money were very small. This made it easier for people to carry money over long distances, and allowed for trade to develop between different parts of the country. In the years which followed this invention, many other countries around the world began to do the same. 38 The next development was in 1000 BC, when China started making bronze and copper shells. It wasnt long before the Chinese made round coins out of metal. 39 By 500 BC, metal coins had begun to appear in countries like Persia and Greece, and later in the Roman Empire. About 1000 years later, leather was used as money in China, and in 806 AD, the first paper banknotes were produced by the Chinese people. 40 A. As time went by, trade between countries increased.B. People also began collecting foreign coins as souvenirs.C. They also used tiny shells as money for buying and selling.D. It was still many years before paper money appeared in Europe.E. However, as economies developed, such exchanges became impractical.F. During that time, for example, buying a chicken might cost several potatoes.G. The very first coins often had holes in them so that people could tie them together.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完型填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 As a banker, Chip Paillex had never planted so much until he moved to rural Pittstown, New Jersey, seven years ago. 41 by farms, he quickly became interested in growing and rented a 30-by-30-foot land. One weekend, he 42 tomatoes, potatoes and eggplantenough to feed his family for the summer. He ended up with so much 43 that he couldnt give it away. Thus he found a local food 44 , and by the time he delivered his last 45 , he had 46 120 pounds of fresh vegetables. The following year, with a handful of 47 from his church and a memorable name “Americas Grow-a-Row”, Paillex planted, 48 , and harvested 2, 500 pounds of vegetables, all of which he donated to food banks. Later he had more volunteers, rent more land and donated more vegetables. Pailex also 49 local school kids. On a 50 Friday morning in May, 40 third and fifth graders trooped onto a freshly plowed field, each 51 with a spade. Squatting or kneeling in teams of two, they loosened the dirt, then carefully 52 the plants. Several rows later, they eagerly lined up to seed corn under a hot midmorning sun. Nobody 53 . “The 54 makes kids know there are people 55 , ”says Paillex, and it plants the seed for giving back. When they bee tomorrows 56 , it will be much more possible for them to 57 their coworkers and employees to get 58 in something like this. “Paillex makes people want to 59 , ” says Colleen Duerr, a mother of two who has signed on as an 60 Grow-a-Row member. “And families love this. Pallex has given us a way to raise our kids with a giving heart. ” 41.A.Trapped B.Surrounded C.Prevented D.Occupied 42.A.put aside B.planted out C.wrapped up D.got in 43.A.advice B.produce C.cost D.equipment 44.A.bank B.market C.shop D.room 45.A.crop B.fruit C.harvest D.grain 46.A.donated B.sold C.found D.stored 47.A.neighbors B.employees C.volunteers D.tourists 48.A.delivered B.stored C.bought D.tended 49.A.refuses B.weles C.chooses D.pushes 50.A.cloudless B.snowy C.foggy D.rainy 51.A.pared B.bined C.filled D.armed 52.A.cooked B.counted C.positioned D.pulled 53.A.laughed B.plained C.worked D.peted 54.A.program B.example C.lesson D.thought 55.A.at war B.in anger C.on business D.in need 56.A.farmers B.workers C.leaders D.owners 57.A.force B.encourage C.beg D.wait 58.A.locked B.moved C.involved D.turned 59.A.grow B.relax C.settle D.help 60.A.unpaid B.unexpected C.unseen D.unknown第II卷（非选择题，共50分）第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词，并填在答题卡上相应的位置。Never Forget Why YOU startedAt the 19th National Congress of the CPC 61 ended last month，Never forget why you started was a key messageAnd that same message 62 （apply） to everyones life Ambitions，meaning things you want to achieve very much， play 63 important role in our daily lifeWhen I was a student，my father told me that his ambition since his childhood was to be a translatorHe wanted to work in a big buildings as a white-collar workerWith his strong ambition in mind，he was determined 64 （work）hard at every subject， 65 （particular）English，and as a result，he 66 （admit）to the best university in his provinceAfterwards，he came to Shanghai for a jobThere was one thing he regretted：he didnt get a job as a translator but became a teacher insteadThis story gave birth to my ambition and it told me to realize this dream With time 67 （go） by，some people forget their ambitionsHow can you keep your ambitions alive？First of all，writing down your ambition is a good way to remind youSecond，take action to stay closer to your ambitionFor example，I have to memorize English words to 68 （large） my vocabularyI also try to speak English as much as I can so that I can municate with 69 （foreign） freely Never forget why you started is the key 70 your successIf you find your ambition，catch it quickly， protect it and keep it in your heart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：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者从第11处起不计分。As we all know, class is a place when students ought to work hard to realize their dream. However, some students dont behave proper, making things go from bad to ba