2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题 (VIII).doc

2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题 (VIII)注意事项：1、本试卷共分两部分，第卷为选择题，第卷为非选择题。2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分20分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。例：How much does the shirt cost?A. 19.15 B. 9.15 C. 9.50答案是B。1. How does the man plan to find a used car?A. Through a car dealer. B. From the newspaper. C. On the Internet.2. Where is the man going?A. To a park. B. To the womans. C. To a supermarket. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A writer. B. A book. C. A bookstore.4. What season is it now?A. Spring. B. Autumn. C. Winter. 5. What present has the man bought?A. A book. B. Some flowers. C. A pair of gloves.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. What are the speakers doing?A. Reporting a match live. B. Interviewing a champion. C. Talking about a new world record.7. What do we know about Paul Timmons?A. He breaks a world record. B. He is talented in peting. C. He isnt in the lead all the time.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the woman probably?A. A writer. B. A tour guide. C. A reporter.9. What is on the mans right?A. A palace. B. A park. C. A statue.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. When did the man buy the T-shirt?A. Yesterday. B. A few weeks ago.C. A couple of days ago.11. Why does the man want to change the T-shirt?A. He wants a bigger size. B. He prefers another color. C. He doesnt like the style. 12. What will the woman do next?A. Give the mans money back.B. Change the T-shirt for the man. C. Have a word with her manager.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Wife and husband.B. Mother and son. C. Employer and employee.14. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Find another job. B. Buy a cheaper guitar.C. Balance the budget.15. What is the mans problem?A. He cant join a band. B. He cant find a satisfying job.C. He cant make ends meet.16. How does the man feel about the womans words?A. Impatient. B. Embarrassed. C. Disappointed.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What prize did the youngest group get? A. The second prize.B. The third prize.C. The fourth prize.18. What should Eastside practise more?A. The dance.B. The song C. The music.19. Why did The Storm win the first prize?A. They danced wonderfully. B. The guitarist played very well.C. The singer performed perfectly.20. What kind of person is the speaker?A. Humorous.B. Boring. C. Serious.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. What do you think of the grammar book?Oh, it is really _useful reference book, which is worth reading _second time.A. a, a B. an, the C. an, a D. the, the22. Only those who had tickets were _ to the stadium for the concert given by the famous musician.A. allowedB. admittedC. mitted D. permitted23. This special school accepts all disabled students, _ educational level and background.A. according toB. as a consequence of C. in addition toD. regardless of24. The production of the factory has grown to _ in 1999. A. twice as it was B. twice what it was C. as twice as it was D. twice that it was 25. You should first explore your talents and get to know yourself so as to make a list of _ you think your real interests lie.A. that B. what C. where D. how26. He would be in better health now _ with too much work when young.A. had he not burdened himself B. if he was not burdenedC. were he not burdened D. had he not been burdened himself27. Has John ever broken his promise? No. For example, he said he would show me around his school, and _ . A. so would he B. so did he C. so he would D. so he did28. When their children lived far away from them , these old people felt _from the world. A. cut off B. cut down C. cut out D. cut back 29. According to Global Blue, a tax-free shopping consultancy, Chinese shoppers were said to be the biggest overseas spenders in the year xx, each customer _ an average of 1,367 per transaction. A. spent B. to spend C. spending D. has spent30. It is not so much the language _ the cultural background _ makes the filmdifficult to understand. A. that; as B. what; as C. as; what D. as; that 31. You cant imagine such a well-educated gentleman _ be so rude to an old man. A. could B. should C. would D. might32. I found my puter functioning much better, _ a new operating system. A. to install B. installing C. having installed D. installed33. Dad promised Tom to buy him a nice gift for his birthday, beyond his imagination.A. which B. the one C. that D. one34.The criminal was finally sentenced to death.Just as a biblical idiom says, “_.” A. You reap what you sow B. An eye for an eye C. See the handwriting on the wall D. Kill the fatted calf35. Did you have butterflies in your stomach at the interview?_. That was my first job interview.A. It depends B. Not really C. You bet D. I mean it第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。For me personally, I could write for days about many different situations where adversity (逆境) 36 my life. Now let me tell you one experience where I almost let adversity 37 . We had a glass studio, which was located 50 feet from our home. A couple of years ago we experienced an 38 winter; we had a lot of snow and ice. The weight of the ice and snow 39 the roof on our studio, taking with it one of our sources of ine. 40 it did fall down, we got on the roof and tried to 41 the snow and ice, but when you have 5 feet of ice and temperatures of minus 20 Celsius, it was pretty 42 to do. We had a partner e in to help us try to 43 the roof by supporting. In the end, there was 44 that could be done. The roof came down. We had moved a lot of our goods and tools from the studio 45 we lost a lot also: glass, kilns, workbenches, to name only a few of the items. It was a disastrous experience.Here we were in the middle of winter with our studio collapsed. We couldnt work as we had almost 46 all the material in a building we were not using. We could have done one of two things: we could simply say that we can no longer conduct our glass business. Let me tell you that this was certainly a thought that 47 our mind. Or we could find a way to get our studio back up and running. We picked the 48 option. We had a large barn that we were not using. So we renovated (翻新) the barn, redesigned our working area and today we have a nicer studio than we 49 had. If the adversity we were 50 had not happened, we probably would still be working in the old studio a studio that was less efficient. 36. A. influencedB. promotedC. destroyedD. prevented37. A. sufferB. escape C. workD. win38. A. awkwardB. awesomeC. awful D. agreeable39. A. limited B. collapsedC. pressedD. struck40. A. AlthoughB. Unless C. Before D. When41. A. replaceB. reduce C. recycleD. remove42. A. worthwhileB. toughC. rewarding D. annoying43. A. examine B. testC. secureD. restore44. A. somethingB. enoughC. allD. nothing45. A. for B. butC. or D. so46. A. displayedB. arrangedC. piledD. presented47. A. approachedB. clearedC. crossedD. forted48. A. latterB. formerC. easierD. further49. A. desperatelyB. hopefullyC. eventuallyD. previously50. A. faced with B. concerned aboutC. cautious about D. aware of第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（A） Here es the theatre forecast for both openings and previews. Every one of the following is definitely a visual feast. Never hesitate to take a look, and theres one special for you!Amlie Phillipa Soo stars in a musical adaptation of the xx film, by Craig Lucas, Daniel Mess, and Nathan Tysen, about a young woman who spreads joy in Montmartre. Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews. Opens April 3.The Antipodes The playwright (剧作家) Annie Baker returns, with a piece about storytelling, directed by Lila Neugebauer and featuring Josh Charles, Phillip James Brannon, and Josh Hamilton. Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W. 42nd St. 212-244-7529. Previews begin April 4.The Chocolate Factory Christian Borle plays Willy Wonka in this musical version of the Road Dahl book, featuring new songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and a book by David Greig. Lunt-Fontanne, 205 W. 46th St. 877-250-2929. In previews.A Dolls House II Lucas Hnaths play, starring Laurie Metcalf, Chris Cooper, Jayne Houdyshell, and Condola Rasha, picks up years after Ibsens classic leaves off, with the return of its heroine, Nora. Sam Gold directs. Golden, 252W. 45th St. 212-239-6200. Previews begin March 30.Groundhog Day Tim Minchin and Danny Rubin wrote this musical version of the 1993 Bill Murray edy, about a misanthropic (厌世的) weatherman forced to repeat the same day over and over. Matthew Warchus directs. August Wilson, 245 W. 52nd St. 212-239-6200. In previews. Opens March 30.IndecentRebecca Taichman directs Paula Vogels play, a transfer from the Vineyard, which tells the story of the controversial 1923 Broadway production of Sholem Aschs Yiddish drama God of Vengeance. Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. Previews begin April 4.51. Which of the following is true about the plays according to the text? A. The Antipodes tells a story of passing joy to others. B. The Chocolate Factory brings you some new songs with it.C. Groundhog Day is a musical showing a wealthy man living a fixed life.D. Indecent has been a controversial play since it was produced in 1923.52. What can we learn from the text about the plays? A. The whole play of Groundhog Day is on at present. B. The previews of A Dolls House II can be available in April. C. The Chocolate Factory is a musical version of an old drama. D. Amlie is adapted from Broadway dramas produced in the 1900s.53. If you want to watch an original play, you can choose _. A. AmlieB. Indecent C. The Antipodes D. The Chocolate Factory（B）In an unmanned supermarket, a customer waits to pay. With the use of advanced digital payment technology, including biological recognition and in-depth learning, the man leaves in a minute. Theres no cashier in the store. At a large university, students use a hand-scanning machine that authorizes their entry into the gym. Those people are using “smart machines” which identify people by their physical characteristics. These new devices use fingers, hands, faces, eyes and voices. Some machines may even use smells. This new technology, called biometrics, gets information from parts of the body.In the past, biometric machines were used mainly in government agencies or in prisons. But now that the cost of the technology is lower, these machines are starting to be used everywhere, from border services to schools.Some people, however, are concerned that these machines will mean the destruction of personal privacy. They worry that the machines will get personal information about them. “I know it seems like these machines are invading our privacy, but actually, biometric machines help to protect it,” says Jay Tarkett, who works at a pany that develops the machines. “They can be used instead of passwords on a puter, for example. They can also identify criminals at airports. So, really, they help to promote public safety, and all the information stored is kept confidential by the machine itself.”Some people dont like the idea of using fingerprints because they associate them with criminals, and feel like they are being accused of something. In addition, they dont work for some people, such as bricklayers, who wear down their fingerprints. Yet, face recognition does work well because the subject doesnt really have to do anything. To cash a check at a bank, for example, the customer has to do nothing more than look at a machine similar to an automatic teller. If the face matches the picture kept on file, the customer gets the money with no problems. The need to carry identification with you from place to place, then, would all but cease.It has been found that the hand scan works well in the college gym. Before this machine was used, students at the college entered the gym using cards similar to credit cards. The problem was that students often lost or forgot their cards. With the hand-scanning machine, however, the problem was solved right away.But the machines are still new, and there can be problems. For example, voice recognition works on the phone, but it is not precise, and can be tricked. Another constraint（限制）we notice, with machines that use face recognition in particular, is that they can be fooled if people color their hair or gain a lot of weight. However, this particular problem may be solved by a new type of technology that scans a persons iris, the colored part of the eye. It can even identify the person from a few feet away, recognizing a customer as he or she approaches the ATM.54. Whats the authors intention by presenting two examples in Paragraph 1?A. To bring in the topic of the passage.B. To stress how smart machines work.C. To show the popularity of smart machines.D. To introduce the convenience smart machines offer.55. What is the authors attitude towards the new technology? A. Bitter. B. Worried. C. Satisfied. D. Optimistic.56. What is the passage mainly about?A. An introduction to biometric machines.B. An advertisement for biometric machines.C. A brief description of hand scanning machines.D. An analysis of biometric machines value in economy.（C）Many of us remember being in awe(敬畏) when we saw cloned dinosaurs running wild in the film Jurassic Park. And the idea of using technology to revive(恢复) extinct species has long fascinated not only writers and directors, but scientists as well.According to The Telegraph, woolly mammoths(长毛猛犸象), which featured in the popular Ice Age animated movie series, “may walk the earth once more” now that scientists have taken another step toward realizing a long-held dreamrecreating their DNA. Mammoths became extinct around 10,000 years ago. However, since the discovery of near-perfect preserved remains in Arctic permafrost(北极冻土带) in May xx, a variety of research studies have been carried out since.Geneticists from Harvard University analyzed DNA from the remains, looking for genes which separated mammoths from elephants, such as hairiness and ear size. They then used the results to reproduce exact copies of 14 mammoth genes. “It is the first time that mammoth genes have been alivealthough so far it has only been done in the lab,” George Church, lead researcher of the project, told the Sunday Times.Church then used a new technique which allows scientists to edit DNA carefully, replacing sections of elephant DNA with the mammoth genes. So “we now have functioning elephant cells with mammoth DNA in them,” he said.However, Church ruled out the possibility of bringing the mammoths back to life via cloning from frozen remains. He said he “preferred to focus on rebuilding the full mammoth genome(基因组) by analyzing DNA from preserved remains and putting it into the cells of its closest living relative the Asian elephant,” reported The Telegraph.Church argued that the return of the woolly mammothor rather, the return of something very similarcould help bring back fragile(脆弱的) ecosystems. However, some scientists believe that bringing back the mammoth would be unethical.Professor Alex Greenwood, an expert on ancient DNA, said: “We may face the extinction of African and Asian elephants. Why bring back another elephant from extinction when we cannot even keep the ones that are not extinct around?” he told the Sunday Times. “What is the message? We can be as irresponsible with the environment as we want. Then well just clone things back?”“Money would be better spent focusing on conserving what we do have than spending it on an animal that has been extinct for thousands of years,” he said.57. We can learn from the article that _.A. cloned mammoths followed cloned dinosaurs to get revivedB. George Church and his colleagues tried to reproduce mammoth DNA C. the technology to revive mammoth genes is already matureD. Church and his team managed to list all the genes that separate mammoths from elephants58. According to Church, what is the significance of his study?A. It could help prevent the extinction of the Asian elephant.B. It could help people better tell elephant DNA from mammoth genes.C. It could help bring back some extinct species and save fragile ecosystems.D. It could help bring mammoths back to life via cloning from frozen remains.59. The underlined word “unethical” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _.A. impractical B. misled C. unacceptable D. illegal60. According to the article, Professor Alex Greenwood believes that _.A. the return of the woolly mammoth would help to balance ecosystemsB. its more important to protect present species than to bring back extinct onesC. there is no need to worry about the extinction of African and Asian elephants at presentD. its necessary to bring back species that are beneficial to human beings from extinction（D）My grandmother Rosalind Einhorn was born exactly fifty-two years before I was, on August 28, 1917. Like many poor Jewish families in New York City, hers lived in a small, crowded apartment close to their relatives. Her parents, aunts and uncles addressed her male cousins by their given names, but she and her sister were referred to only as “Girlie”.During the Depression, my grandmother was pulled out of Morris High School to help support the household by sewing fabric flowers onto undergarments that her mother could resell for a tiny profit. No one in the munity would have considered taking a boy out of school. A boys education was the familys hope to move up the financial and social ladder. Education for girls, however, was less significant both financially, since they were unlikely to contribute to the familys ine, and culturally, since boys were expected to study the Torah while girls were expected to run a “proper home”. Luckily for my grandmother, a local teacher insisted that her parents put her back into school. She went on not only to finish high school but to graduate from U.C. Berkeley.After college, “Girlie” worked selling pocketbooks and accessories at Davids Fifth Avenue. When she left her job to marry my grandfather, Davids had to hire four people to replace her. Years later, when my grandfathers paint business was struggling, she jumped in and took some of the hard steps he was unwilling to take, helping to save the family from financial ruin. She displayed her business ability again in her forties. After being