2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题 (V).doc

2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题 (V)xx、11第一部分、听力（共两节, 满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 1. What does the man mean?A. They need to work harder. B. Most of the work remains to be done. C. The work is not as much as the woman thinks.2. Where is the man now?A. On the third floor. B. On the second floor. C. On the first floor.3. What do we know about the woman?A. She is drunk. B. She has been speeding. C. She drove through a red light.4. When will the two speakers probably discuss the agenda this evening?A. Before the dinner. B. During the dinner. C. After the dinner.5. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Parks. B. Seasons. C. Kite-flying.第二节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分)听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What will the woman do this summer?A. Look for a job. B. Take a course and work. C. Travel around the world.7. When will the man think about his career?A. Before he graduates. B. After he finishes traveling. C. After he takes a business class.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What happened to the man?A. He broke up with his girlfriend. B. He lost his job. C. He was seriously injured.9. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Be more carefulB. Be happier.C. Be more confident.10. What did the woman do last night?A. She held a party at home.B. She went to dance. C. She went to a birthday party.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where are the two speakers planning to go in the morning?A. To a park. B. To an art museum. C. To a shopping center.12. What does the man want to visit the zoo in the afternoon?A. The zoo will be closed the rest of the week. B. The zoo is free to visitors that day only. C. There are unusual animals there.13. Why doesnt the man want to go shopping?A. He doesnt have enough cash. B. He forgets to take this credit card. C. He wants to enjoy the view of the seashore.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where will the woman stay during her trip?A. At a friends. B. At a hotel. C. At a university dormitory.15. About how long will the woman be in the country?A. One or two days. B. Three or four days. C. More than four days.16. What things are in the womans luggage?A. Clothing, puter and books.B. CD player, clothing and books.C. Books, gifts and puter.17. What other information can we learn about woman?A. Her parents are on the same trip.B. She enjoys traveling to different countries.C. She was born in that country.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the passage mainly about?A. The man explained why he peted for the president.B. The man hoped his daughters could understand him. C. The man wanted to get along well with his daughters.19. What is true according to the passage?A. The man had a little pity in his heart. B. The man keeps his daughters eating junk food. C. The mans wife and daughters might plain him.20. What made the mans life change?A. The great nation. B. His great ambition. C. The births of his two daughters.第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分） A The all-new Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, situated in the heart of Melbournes CBD, is one of Victorias leading visitor attractions and an unforgettable outing for the whole family. Having 12 amazing zones of discovery, Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is the very place that you cannot miss when you visit the city.* Opening Times Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is open from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm every day of the year, including public holidays. Last admission is at 5:00 pm, one hour before closing.* Location ( 位置) Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is located on the corner of Flinders Street and King Street, Melbourne. It is siyuated on the Yarra River, opposite Crown Entertainment plex.* Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium Train The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium train stop is located on the free City Circle Tram route (公交线路) and also routes 70 and 75. City Circle trams run every 10 minutes in both directions. Shuttle Bus The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a free bus service, stopping at key tourist attractions in and around the City. Running daily, every 15 minutes from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Car Parking While there is no public car parking at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away.* Wheelchair Access Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones. Each floor also has wheelchair accessible toilets.* Terms Tickets will be emailed to you immediately after purchase or you can download and print your ticket once payment has been accepted. Please print out all tickets purchased and present at the front entrance of Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. No ticket, no entry!21. Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium _ .A. is located at the center of the CBD in the cityB. has 12 most attractive places in MelbourneC. admits visitors from 9:30 am until 6:00 pmD. is beside Crown Entertainment plex22. Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, visitors can take _.A. trains from southern Cross train stationB. shuttle buses around the train stationC. boats across the yarra RiverD. either tram route 70 or 7523. Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium offers visitors _.A. free car parkingB. wheelchair accessC. Internet connectionD. transportation service24. Tickets to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium _ .A. are free to all visitorsB. can be pursed by emailC. rare checked at the entranceD. can be printed at the ticket officeBThe Brown Bear My wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly. Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!” An agreesive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back- the sign (迹象) of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.I held my camera tripod (三脚架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling (扭打) with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back toward the forest, before returning for another attack- The first time I felf panic.Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the oute for us could hardly have been better. Im proud that my family reminded clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different oute.25. The brown bear approached the family in order to _.A. catch shore birdsB. start an attackC. protect the childrenD. set up a barrier for itself26. The bear finally went away after it _.A. felt safeB. got injuredC. found some foodD. took away the camera27. The writer and his family survived mainly due to their _ .A. prideB. patienceC. calmnessD. cautiousnessCChoosing the Right Resolution (决定) Millions of Americans began xx with the same resolution they started xx with, a goal of losing weight. However, setting weight loss as a goal is a mistake. To reach our goal of losing weight - the output, we need to control what we eat - the input ( 输入). That is, we tend to care about the output but not to control the input. This is a bad way to construce goals. The alternative is to focus your resolution on the input. Instead of resolving to lose weight, try an actionable resolution: “Ill stop having desert for lunch,” or “Ill walk every day for 20 minutes.” Creating a goal that focuses on a well-specified input will likely be more effective than concentrating on the oute. Recently a new science behind incentives (激励) , including in education, has been discussed. For example, researcher Roland Fryer wanted to see what works best in motivating children to do better in school. In some cases, he gave students incentives based on input, like reading certain books, while in others, the incentives were based on output, like results on exams. His main finding was that incentives increased achievement when based on input but had no effect on output. Fryers conclusion was that the intensives for inputs might be more effective because do not knoe how to do better on exam, aside from general rules like “study harder.” Reading certain books, on the other hand, is a well-set task over which they have much more control. As long as you have direct control over your goal, you have a much higher chance of success. And its easier to start again if you fail, because you know exactly what you need to do. If you want to cut down on your spending, a good goal would be making morning coffee at home instead of going to a cafe, for example. This is a well-specified action-based goal for which you can measure your success easily. Spending less money isnt a goal because its too general. Similarly, if you want to spend more time with your family, dont stop with this general wish. Think bout an actionable habit that you could adopt and stick to, like a family movie night every Wednesday. In the long run, these new goals could bee a habit.28. The writer thinks that setting weight loss as a goal is a mistake because _ .A. it is hard to achieve for most AmericansB. it is focused too much on the resultC. it is dependent on too many thingsD. it is based on actionable decisions29. In Roland Fryers research, some students did better than the others because _ .A. they obeyed all the general rulesB. they paid more attention to examsC. they were motivated by their classmatesD. they were rewarded for reading some books30. According to the writer, which of the following statements is a good goal?A. “Ill give up desert.” B. “Ill study harder.”C. “Ill cut down my expense”D. “Ill spend more time with my family”31. The writer strongly believes that we should _ .A. develop good habits and focus on the outeB. be optimistic about final goals and stick to themC. pick specific actions that can be turned into good habitsD. set ambitious goals that can balance the input and outputDMultitaskingWhat is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed (展示) at the entrance? Or the soft background music?But have you ever notice the smell? Unless it is bad, the answer is likely to be no. But while a shops scent may not be outstanding pared with sights and sounds, it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.A brand store has bee famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines. A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air. One sports goods pany once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores, customers intension to purchase increased by 80 percent.When it es to the best shopping streets in Pairs, scent is just as important to a brands success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sales. That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be.Some years ago, the focus for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales assistants disproving attitude and dont-touch-what-you-cant-afford displays. Now the rise of electronic merce (e-merce) has opened up famous brands to a wider audience. But while e-shops can use sights and sounds, only bricks-and-mortar stores (实体店) can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop, but rather a destination. And scent is just one way to achieve this.Now a famous store uses plex man-made smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department, and coconut (椰子) scent in the swimsuit section. A department store has even opened a new lab, inviting customers on a journey into the stores windows to smell books, pots and drawers, in search of their perfect scent.32. According to the passage, what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of some brand store?A. Friendly assistant.B. Unique scents.C. Soft background musicD. attractive window display.33. E-shops are mentioned in the passage to _ .A. show the advantages of brick-and-mortar storesB. urge shop assistants to change their attitudeC. push stores to use sights and soundsD. introduce the rise of e-merce34. The underlined word “destination” in Paragraph 5 means _ .A. a platform that exhibits goodsB. a spot where travelers like to stayC. a place where customers love to goD. a target that a store expects to meet35. The main purpose of the passage is to _ .A. pare and evaluateB. examine and assessC. argue and discuss D. inform and explain第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分。共 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项。（E选项涂AB；F选项涂AC；G选项涂AD）Evaluating Sources (来源) of health Information Making good choices about your own health requires reasonable evaluation. A key first step in bettering your evaluation ability is to look carefully at your sources of healthy information. Reasonable evaluation includes knowing where and how to fins relevant information, how to separate fact from opinions, how to recognize poor reasoning, and how to analyze information and the reliability of sources. 36 Go to the original source. Media reports often simplify the results of medical research. Find out for yourself what a study really reported, and determine whether it was based on good science. Think about the type of study. 37 Watch for misleading language. Some studies will find that a behaviour “contributes to” or is “associated with” an oute; this does not mean that a certain course must lead to a certain result. 38 Carefully read or listen to information in order to fully understand it.Use your mon sense. If a report seems too good to be true, probably it is. Be especially careful of information contained in advertisements. 39 Evaluate “scientific” statements carefully, and be aware of quackery(江湖骗术). 40 Friends and family members can be a great source of ideas and inspiration, but each of us needs to find a healthy lifestyle that works for us.Developing the ability to evaluate reasonably and independently about the health problems will serve you well throughout your life.A. Make choice that are right for you. B. The goal of an ad is to sell you something.C. Be sure to work through the critical questions. D. And examine the findings of the original research.E. Distinguish between research reports and public health advice.F. Be aware that information may also be incorrectly explained by an authors point of view.G. The following suggestions can help you sort through the health information you receive from mon sources.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，共 30 分）。The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boy in my class often 41 about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page. All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who 42 that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this 43 girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her. But how could I help her 44 in with us? There had to be a 45 . One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had 46 her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n) 47 copy. I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the ing 48 show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had 49 . “why, its wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted 50 the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just dont have enough 51 . Could you help me, Suzy?” On the day of the talent show, Suzys 52 were everywhere - all over the hall and all over the school, each one different. “And finally,” said Mr. Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a (n) _53_award. Im sure youve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students 54 them.” I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw 55 well?” Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “ 56 this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a 57 ,too. Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student - Suzy Khan!” Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artists set. “Thank you,” she cried. I 58 , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, shed probably never 59 anything in her whole life. Everyone started to 60 their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.41. A. jokedB. caredC. trainsD. worried42. A. reportedB. decidedC. plainedD. questioned43. A. richB. proudC. tinyD. popular44. A. eB fallC. fitD. tie45. A. mannerB. patternC. choiceD. way46. A. readB. takenC. openedD. put47. A. freeB. perfect C. finalD. extra48. A. areB. talkC. quizD. talent49. A. coloredB. writtenC. carvedD. drawn50. A. atB. afterC. forD. around51. A. roomB. timeC. paperD. interest52. A. giftsB. booksC. photosD. posters53. A. specialB. academicC. nationalD. rayal54. A. paintedB. foundC. printedD. collected55. A. veryB. thatC. quiteD. too56. A. IfB. ThoughC. UnlessD. Since57. A. prizeB. rankC. restD. place58. A. repliedB. realizedC. rememberedD. regretted59. A. offeredB. valuedC. ownedD. controlled60. A. clapB. waveC. raiseD. shake 第二卷第二节.语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分) As a man was passing some elephants, he suddenly stopped, _1_(confuse)by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. _2_was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break _3_from their bonds but for some reason, they did not.He saw a trainer nearby and asked wh