2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期初考试试题.doc

2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期初考试试题第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）略第二部分 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。 With so many NYC museums to choose from, its hard to begin. The good news is, youre in the right place. Below is a highly selective list of museums in New York City. Metropolitan Museum of Art Occupying two million square feet, with a permanent collection of over two million works of art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (founded in 1870) is one the largest galleries in the world. This famous fine arts museum in NYC possesses works from classical antiquity (古物), ancient Egypt, Asia, Byzantium, and Europe, with nearly all of the European masters represented. American Museum of Natural History Originally founded in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History is one of the largest museums in the world. Located in park-like grounds across the street from Central Park, the museum plex consists of 28 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls. As a popular family-friendly NYC attraction, the American Museum of Natural History is as fun as it is educational. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum One of the mid-twentieth centurys most important architectural landmarks, the iconic Solomon R. Museum was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright spent 15 years designing the building and gave up 700 sketches and six sets of working drawings in the process. He died six months before the doors were opened. New York City Fire MuseumThe New York City Fire Museum (set up in 1934) is a charming alternative to the more expensive museums of New York. Here you will find art and artifacts that celebrate the history of firefighting and the New York City Fire Department, including modern-day firefighting equipment and real New York fire equipment from 1790. 21. What do you know about the American Museum of Natural History? A. It consists of 28 exhibition halls. B. It lies in the middle of Central Park. C. It is fit for parents and their kids. D. It is the largest museum in the world.22. Which is the youngest museum? A. The New York City Fire Museum B. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum C. The Metropolitan Museum of Art D. The American Museum of Natural History 23. What is one feature of the New York City Fire Museum? A. It charges no fees B. It is the most famous museum C. It exhibits only modern equipment D. It is a themed museum24. Where can you probably find this passage? A. In a guidebook B. In a history book C. In an art review D. In an official report BWill Smith is a superstar who was first seen as a rapper and then as one of Hollywoods hottest guys on the block. He was born on September 25, 1968 in West Philadelphia, and was brought up in Germantown in northwest Philadelphia. His father always looked forward to developing discipline and good habits in his children. Occasionally, as a means of punishment, he also hit his children for misbehaving. Although Will found his father a bit too strict, he always owes his success to his father. He believes that his fathers disciplinary attitude helped him stay focused and enabled him to stay away from distractions. In Wills family, almost everyone sang and played an instrument. Will learned to play the piano from his mother and learned drumming all by himself. Will received his first stereo system as a gift from his parents when he was ten. In his spare time, he listened to different types of music; this hobby of his was responsible for introducing him to one of the most popular rap numbers, “Rappers Delight” which further lead to Wills love and interest in rapping. Will loved music, especially writing poetry. He used to visit the inner-city street corners to check out original rap artists. Although these places were perfect for developing his love for rap, they were dangerous and filled with drugs and violence. However, Will never involved himself in anything apart from rapping. His success in rapping became evident when his partner Jeff Townes received the first Grammy Award in the Rap category, in 1988. Like Will Smith, every successful man is shaped right from his childhood. To chase dreams, one should be disciplined, focused, and never say no to opportunities. 25. What plays the most important role in Will Smiths success in his own opinion? A. His mothers support B. His fathers strictness C. His partners talent D. His friends encouragement26. What can we learn about Wills family? A. It was a large and happy family. B. It had a lot of trouble to overe. C. It valued hard work and great success D. It was filled with music-loving people 27. What kind of person is Will Smith according to Paragraph 3? A. An honest person B. A smart person C. A determined person D. An adventurous person C The analysis in a famous medical magazine The Lancet looks at obesity (肥胖) trends in over 200 countries. In the UK, one in every 10 young people aged 5 to 19, is fat. Obese children are likely to bee obese adults, putting them at risk of serious health problems, say experts. Researchers believe the fact that the cheap, fattening food is available is one of the main drivers. Although child obesity rates appear to be stable in many rich European countries, including the UK, France and German, they are accelerating at an alarming speed in many other parts of the world. The largest increase in the number of obese children has been in East Asia. China and India have seen very fast rates in recent years. The researchers say that if current world trends continue, “obese” will soon be more mon than “underweight”. “We have not bee lazy. The reality is that the world around us is changing.”Dr. Fiona Bull from the World Health Organization suggested strict measures be taken to prevent “calorie-rich, nutrient-poor food” and encourage more physical activity. “But so far, only 20 countries around the world have introduced a tax on sugary drinks,” she said. Dr. Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England, said, “Our sugar reduction program and the governments sugar tax are world-leading, but this is just the beginning of a long trip to meet the challenge of a generation. The evidence is clear that just telling people what to do wont work. While education and information are important, deeper actions are needed to help us lower calorie consumption and achieve healthier diets.”28. What mainly causes child obesity according to the researchers? A. Children dont take enough physical exercise. B. Children are driven to consume cheap diets. C. Children bee lazy and weak-willed. D. Children can reach cheap and fattening food more easily.29. How can we describe child obesity rate in France? A. Alarming B. Fast C. Slow D. Steady 30. What may Dr. Fiona Bull think of the sugar tax? A. It is very effective. B. It needs to be improved further C. It is world-leading. D. It should be made to be tougher. 31. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. England is the first country to tax sugary drinks. B. Education plays a small role in controlling child obesity. C. It is hard to solve the problem of child obesity. D. People should be told about the danger of overweight.DMore than 850,000 people were removed from Chinas southeastern coastal areas on July 18 as Typhoon Haitang headed for them after causing damage to Taiwan. Special teams of power, transport, munications and water workers were on duty to maintain services in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. The strong storm struck northern Taiwan on Monday afternoon, killed at least three, injured 58, and left a million homes without electricity.The number of people smoking in Scotland has fallen again, the Scottish Executive announced today. Health Minister Andy Kerr said that 39,000 people had given up in advance of the smoking ban, ing into effect in public places next year. Mr. Kerr said, “Each year 13,000 Scots still die as a result of smoking. It is very encouraging to see the number of Scots smoking being smaller year by year. We know that 70% of Scots who smoke want to give up. That is why we announced an additional 4 million earlier this year to support people who want to abandon the habit.”Scientists have cloned a dog for the first time, raising the possibility that pet owners will one day be able to reproduce a copy of their favorite animal. The Afghan dog named Snuppy has exactly the same ears as his “father”, which is not surprising, since it was an ear that provided the single skin cell from which he was made.32The news is about .Asports, law and violenceBsports, education and climateCculture, science and healthDweather, health and science33From the news, we can learn that .ATyphoon Haitang had first struck Fujian, and then it struck Taiwan.Bless people will smoke in Scotland next year. Cpet owners can reproduce a copy of their favorite animal now.DSnuppy is not exactly like his “father”.34Typhoon Haitang that struck northern Taiwan on Monday afternoon .Amade special workers repair the damageBcaused serious damage to Fujian and Zhejiang provincesCcaused at least three people to lose their lives and injured about 58Dleft about a million people without homes.35According to Andy Kerr, .Aabout 13,000 people die of smoking every year in Scotland Babout 39,000 people had given up smoking because of the banCthey announced 4 million this year to support people to give up smokingD70% of Scots will have to give up smoking next year due to the new ban 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。Self-confident people are admired by others and inspire confidence in others. 36 It would be amazing to have this kind of self-confidence.Stay away from negativity(消极) and bring on the positivity.This is the time to evaluate yourself, including friends and family. This is a hard one, but its time to seriously consider getting away from those individuals who let you down. 37 Stop focusing on the problems in your life. Instead, begin to focus on solutions and making positive changes.Change your body language and image 38 A simple act of pulling your shoulders back gives others the impression that youre a confident person. Research has proved that those who take the time to speak slowly and clearly feel more self-confidence and appear more self-confidence to others. 39 Never give up. Never accept failure. Believe that there is a solution to everything. Low self-confidence is often cause by the negative thoughts running through our minds. If you are constantly saying you are not good enough, arent attractive enough and on and on, you are creating a self-fulfilling prediction. The next time you hear that negativity in your head, change it immediately to a positive opinion. For hard times: create a great list.Life is full of changes and there are times when its difficult to keep our self-confidence up. Sit down and make a list of all the things in your life that you are thankful for. 40 Once your lists are pleted, post them somewhere where you can easily be reminded of what an amazing life you have and what an amazing person you are. A. Failure is surely a necessary part in everybodys life. B. Get rid of the negative voices in your head.C. Put some positive enthusiasm into your munication with other people. D. You can deal with difficulties or changes in a positive way. E. This is where smiling, eye contact, and slow speech count. F. Make another list of all the things that you are proud of acplishingG. They often see lives in a positive way even when things dont go well. 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。Our daughter Alissa died in xx. Her illness 41 her to stay in bed. However, Alissa fought with the disease 42 . The loss of Alissa left a gaping 43 in our lives. We needed something to fill it eagerly. That was Baci. My wife had been 44 a dog. In xx, her dream came true and Baci 45 our lives. That night, when she handed me this small brown dog, I held 46 on my chest. The first thing he did was to lick (舔) my face. It was love at first sight, with much more to 47 . Baci quickly became part of our family, and suddenly the 48 of the house changed. He did many things that made us 49 . He would put his ball in my leg and wait for me to throw it. Then he would desperately 50 the ball and repeat the game. I really gained much happiness from it. Baci was not friendly with others in public. But Baci gave us 51 love. When we came home, he would e to the door 52 his tail. He would came up and give me kisses, showing his 53 . As Baci approached his 10th birthday, 54 , he got sick and his condition began to 55 . I had hoped that we would have more time together, 56 the fact was that our days with Baci were ing to a 57 . Baci helped us to move forward in our journey out of 58 . It seems to us that he was a 59 gift from God. Though he has gone, that sweet 60 of Baci will live in my heart forever. 41. A. urged B. forced C. expected D. permitted42. A. anxiously B. smoothly C. frequently D. courageously43. A. impression B. message C. hole D. burden44. A. attending to B. bringing back C. longing for D. picking up 45. A. entered B. arranged C. survived D. entertained46. A. her B. him C. one D. them 47. A. follow B. remember C. insist D. challenge48. A. member B. standard C. atmosphere D. environment 49. A. accept B. laugh C. escape D. disappoint 50. A. run after B. put down C. set aside D. take away 51. A. unheard B. unconditional C. unknown D. unhappy52. A. tidying B. circling C. raising D. shaking53. A. reward B. responsibility C. affection D. achievement54. A. unfortunately B. obviously C. gradually D. unconsciously 55. A. recover B. fail C. improve D. increase 56. A. or B. for C. and D. but 57. A. decision B. head C. promise D. close 58. A. guilt B. horror C. depression D. exhaustion 59. A. lifeless B. priceless C. valueless D. fruitless 60. A. memory B. relationship C. imagination D. experience 第II卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第二节 （共10小题；每小题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（不超过三个词）。We are now living in a world 61 fast advances in medicine and technology influence our lives greatly. One technology, which in recent years has been developing 62 ( rapid) , is cloning. Clones refer to animals or plants that are produced to be exact 63 (copy) of one another. Clones of different kinds 64 (produce) in various ways, and they have bee valuable in many medical applications and biological experiments. Most are produced in the lab, with some of them 65 (occur) in several species in a natural way. A report in xx had pictures of Macaque (猕猴) monkeys that had been cloned successfully. Since they are primates (灵长类动物) like us, 66 gets us to e even 67 (close) to finding the right way 68 cloning humans. This es to the question why we would need or want to do this. Would it be in the best interest of humans to develop this technology? Besides, the moral questions that will be raised 69 (be) unbelievable, and would it be an achievement that could benefit humans enough 70 (balance) the ill effects it may produce? 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。作文中共有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。 Ten years ago, I was in greatly depression. I worked hard at piano learning and devoted all my spare time to learn it. But I failed to pass the B level test, that made me quite disappointed. So I turned my mother for help when I got home. Hearing of what I told her, she smiled, “Test results sometimes cannot real show your ability and level. Thus, my progress should not be judged only by one test.” She encouraged me to work hard for the next years B Level Test. I take my mothers advices. Now the B level test is in front of me, and Ive realized that the process of learning is much important. 第二节 书面表达 （满分25分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Jack对中国文化很感兴趣，在春节来临之际，请你给他写封信，邀请他到你家和你的家人一起过春节。内容包括：1. 发出邀请；2. 活动安排（吃年夜饭，逛庙会等）；3. 你的期望。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：庙会 temple fair 高二英语期初试题答案阅读理解2124 CBDA 2527 BDC 2831 DDBC 3235 DBCA 七选五 3640 GCEBF 完形填空 4145 BDCCA 4650 BACBA 5155 BDCAB 5660 DDCBA 语法填空61. where; 62. rapidly; 63. copies; 64. are produced; 65. occurring 66. it 67. closer; 68. of 69. are 70. to balance 短文改错1. greatlygreat 2. learnlearning 3. that madewhich 4. 在 turn后加“to” 5. hearing of 去掉 “of” 6. realreally 7. myyour 8. taketook 9. advicesadvice 10. much important more 参考范文Dear Jack,I know that you are always interested in Chinese culture and as is known to us all, it is the best way to learn about a countrys culture by observing its traditional festivals with native people, so I am writing to invite you to my home and celebrate the Spring Festival with my family. When you e, you will take part in various activities, such as having a feast on New Years Eve, going to temple fairs and so on. Through these activities, you will be more deeply impressed by Chinese culture. Looking forward to your early reply and wish you a good stay here during the festival. Yours Li Hua