2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 (VII).doc

2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 (VII)第一部分阅读理解(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。AOnce a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon record(马拉松记录). They wanted to play for 90 hours and that is to add 6 hours to the record. Each team had nine players, with five at a time. The boys decided each person would play 21. 5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6 oclock in the evening. The first night was very hard for the players. When it was their turn to rest, they were too excited(兴奋的) to fall asleep at once. After sleeping for a short time, they had to play again. On the second night, they fell asleep as soon as they stopped. Some of them had trouble with their feet and hands, but the only serious problem was a psychological(心理上的) one. Each boy was thinking：why am I doing this？How can I play any longer？After the third night, the players knew they could finish the ninety hours. The basketball on the fourth night was very slow. But in the final hours, the players got better. For the last few minutes, the players looked as fresh as when they started. How happy everyone was！1. The first night was hard for the players to fall asleep because _. A. they were too excitedB. they only slept for a short timeC. no one watched them playD. it was very long2. “the players looked as fresh as when they started” here “fresh” means _. A. 新鲜的 B. 兴奋不已的C. 精神饱满的 D. 伤痕累累的3. Which of the following sentences is wrong？A. Some of the boys were hurt when they played. B. The world basketball marathon record is 90 hours. C. The boys started playing at 6 oclock in the evening. D. In the end, all the boys felt happy. Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai. The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well. Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep ing towards us down the path. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos(袋鼠). After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. 4. Australia is _. A. the largest country in the world B. as large as ShanghaiC. not as large as China D. the largest island in the north of the earth5. The government had made _. A. too enough laws to fight pollutionB. so many laws that it can fight pollutionC. enough laws that it can hardly fight pollutionD. enough laws because the pollution is very serious6. Which of the following is NOT true？A. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. B. Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia. C. Perth lies in the west of Australia. D. No other city is larger than Perth in Australia. 7. In Perth you may visit a wild flowers show in _. A. July B. January C. May D.October 8. Which of the following is true？A. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers. B. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of white sheep. C. Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us. D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep. C Julia lived in the countryside, but one year she decided to visit the capital city to do some shopping and to see the sights. She stayed at a hotel near the central market. She had seldom been to the city before, and was very excited about what she would find. On the first morning of her visit, as she walked from the hotel to the market, she passed a beggar (乞丐). He was holding up a notice, which said, Blind from birth. Please give generously (慷慨地).Julia felt sorry for the blind beggar and she bent down and put a dollar coin into his bowl. Thank you. he said. The same thing happened again the following day. On the third day, however, Julia did not have a dollar coin. She had only fifty cents, so she dropped this into the beggars bowl. What have I done wrong? the beggar said, Why are you so stingy (吝啬的) today? Julia was very surprised at what the beggar said. How do you know I havent given you a dollar? she said, If youre blind you cant know what coin I put into your bowl. Ah, explained the beggar, The truth is that Im not blind. Im just looking after this place for the regular beggar while hes on holiday. On holiday? Julia said, And what exactly does your blind friend do on holiday? He goes into the countryside, the man said, and takes photographs. Hes a very good photographer. 9. Where was the beggar sitting?A. Between Julias hotel and the market. B. In the busiest part of the city.C. Outside the shops. D. In the market. 10. On the first two days, _. A. the blind man waited for Julia B. Julia gave the blind man some moneyC. the blind man demanded money from Julia D. Julia gave him nothing 11. On the third day, the blind man _. A. accepted Julias fifty cents quite happily B. also received one dollar from Julia C. refused Julias fifty cents D. noticed that Julia had only given him fifty centsD HOW TO QUIT SMOKINGWhen thinking about quitting (giving up)List all the reasons why you want to quit. Every night before going to bed, repeat one of the reasons 10 times.Decide positively that you want to quit. Try to avoid negative(消极的) thoughts about how difficult it might be. Develop strong personal reasons in addition to your health and obligations(责任) to others. For example, think of all the time you waste taking cigarette breaks, rushing out to buy a pack, hunting for a light, etc. Set a date for quitting perhaps a special day like your birthday or a holiday. If you smoke heavily at work, quit during your vacation. Make the date sacred seriously, and dont let anything change it. Begin to condition yourself physically; start a modest(适度的) exercise; drink more water; get plenty of rest.Immediately after quittingThe first few days after you quit, spend as much free time as possible in places where smoking is prohibited(forbidden), e.g. libraries, museums, theatres, departments stores, etc.Drink large quantities of water and fruit juice. Try to avoid wine, coffee, and other drinks which remind you of cigarette smoking.Strike up a conversation with someone instead of a match for a cigarette.If you miss the sensation(感觉) of having a cigarette in your hand, play with something else-a pencil, a pen or a ruler.If you miss having something in your mouth, try a toothpick or a fake(仿制的) cigarette.12. Which of the following statements is best supported by the author? A. If you miss the sensation of having a cigarette in your mouth, play with a pen. B. Try to be an ice-breaker before asking for a light. C.Whenever you feel like a cigarette, try to forget it by starting a conversation with someone. D. Every night before going to bed, repeat the reasons 10 times.13. From the passage, we know smokers _. A. waste a lot of time smoking B. have to stop to smoke from time to time C. can only quit smoking during their holiday D. start a modest and easy exercise 14. The author suggested _. A. all kinds of drinks be avoided immediately after quitting B. drinking water and fruit juice immediately after quitting C. trying low-tar(低焦油) cigarettes immediately after quitting D. spending as much time as possible in public places 15. If the article is in a newspaper, which section it is in? A. Sports.B. News.C. HealthD. Culture.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。Everyone knows English is one of the most important subjects in middle schools. And we always know learning English is very important, but few students know how to learn English well. 16. _I think if we have a right way to learn English, and we work hard, then we must learn English well. But what is the right way? 17. _. Second, everyone knows remembering new words is important, but how to remember them? I think we can copy new words on pieces of paper, and take them with us. When we are free, we can read them. Third, how to improve our listening and speaking? 18. _. And we can answer the questions in the class; dont be afraid of making mistakes. I think its useful to us. Finally, its about reading and writing.19. _. And try our best to retell it. We can also keep a diary every day, and spend an hour practicing English.20. _. If necessary, we can turn to our classmates and teachers for help instead of giving up. If we dont study hard, its difficult to learn English well.A. Then how can we make rapid progress and learn English well?B. We can sing English songs, listen to the radio and listen to tapes every day.C. To begin with, you can recite as many words as you can.D. Whenever we meet difficulties in our English study, we shouldnt lose heart.E. In a word, we will make rapid progress.F. First, we must be confident enough to learn English and be interested in it.G. When we are free, we can read articles in English. 第二部分完形填空(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。When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good 21 to help us pull through. I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to22 a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting 23, I decided that I had to make a jump myself 24 . Unluckily, Im not good at any 25, let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping.My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a 26 . He took me to a ground school. The first days 27 included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) 28 . For this, I had to wait until the following 29 . The next morning, I was taken to the airfield. 30 , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was 31 to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon 32 . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a 33 from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute 34 after I jumped. “Get 35 , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to 36 , “NO, no, no!” But no word came. “Jump!” Harry called 37 . “Jump!” Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick 38 . My big parachute had opened! It was the best 39 I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was 40 . 21. A. way B. chance C. idea D. value 22. A. tell B. write C. read D. copy 23. A. film B. poem C. story D. program 24. A. secretly B. instead C. finally D. first 25. A. sport B. driving C. lesson D. drawing 26. A. try B. hand C. gift D. suggestion 27. A. jumping B. journey C. training D. entertainment 28. A. tree B. tower C. building D. airplane 29. A. week B. month C. evening D. morning 30. A. Besides B. Once C. There D. However 31. A. asked B. invited C. forced D. taught 32. A. slowing B. climbing C. landing D. filling 33. A. belt B. steel C. line D. seat 34. A. light B. broken C. fixed D. open35.A. ready B. up C. on D. away36. A. cry B. rest C. laugh D. lie37. A. softly B. loudly C. nervously D. excitedly38. A. fort B. wind C. pull D. push39. A. failure B. experience C. petitionD. danger40. A. tiring B. shocking C. true D. fun第三部分 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Once, three men got41_ (lose) in the forest. They decided they would stay in the forest until they found42_(they) way. The next morning, one man went to find some food. Soon, the other two men were43_(surprise) to find him back with a deer and asked how he got the deer. The man replied, “I found tracks(小道；轨迹；铁轨), I followed the tracks, and I got a deer.” They both were44_(slight) confused because he had no weapons. A few days 45_(late), the second guy went in search 46_food and soon came back with a deer too. The other two asked how he managed47_(get)the deer. His reply was48_same as the first mans. then it was the turn of the third guy to search for food. Many hours passed, and the third mancame back49_(hold) nothing in his hands, with blood on his face. The other two asked him50_had happened. He looked at them and relied, “I found tracks, I followed the tracks, and I got hit by a train.”第卷第四部分 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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Dear friends, I have some advices about puters to share with you. Now the puter had bee a good friend of us students. It has made our life more colorful. We can get information fast under its help. Through the Internet we can talk with people thousands of miles far away. However, there have some disadvantages. It gives us some trouble. Im afraid that we spend a bit too much time play games in front of the screen. Our studies and health are getting worse. Our parents are beginning to worry us. In addition, we surely have less time leaving to get together with others. In this case, the puter is taking away our human nature. My suggestion is that we would use the puter to improve our life and work on the one hand, and enjoy the sunshine or fresh air with our friends on the other. 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。请你根据下列要点写回信。要点：1.看中文书刊、电视；2.学唱中文歌曲；3.交中国朋友。注意：1.词数100左右;2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Peter,Im glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well._ Li Hua xx第一学期期末考试试题答案（高二英语）阅读理解 1-5 ACBCB 6-10 DADAB 11-15DCABC 16-20AFBGD完形填空 21-25ABCAD 26-30BCDDC 31-35ABCDA 36-40 ABCBD语法填空 41. lost 42. their 43. surprised 44. slightly 45. later 46. of 47. to get 48. the 49. holding 50.what改错 1. some 2. the puter bee 3. fast its help4. miles away 5. there some disadvantages 6. too much time 7. worry us 8.less time to 9. we use the puter 10. sunshine fresh作文Dear Peter,Im glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well. Here are a few suggestions. First, it is important to take a Chinese course, as youll be able to learn from the teacher and practise with your fellow students. Then, it also helps to watch TV and read books, newspapers and magazines in Chinese whenever possible. Besides, it should be a good idea to learn and sing Chinese songs, because by doing so youll learn and remember Chinese words more easily. You can also make more Chinese friends. They will tell you a lot about China and help you learn Chinese.Try to write to me in Chinese next time.Best wishes.Li Hua