2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 (III).doc

2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 (III)注意事项：1、本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分。2、选择题答案请用2B铅笔准确地填涂在答题卡上相应位置，非选择题答案必须填写在答题卷相应位置，否则不得分。3、考试结束后，将答题卡和答卷一并交回。第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）(共15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。AThere is no best way to learn a language, just different ways that suit different people. Some people prefer to “pick up” the language by reading books or magazines, watching films, visiting the country where the target language is spoken, etc. They focus on the meanings of words and dont worry too much about the language forms used. This method often suits children if they find themselves in a foreign country or with foreign friends. However, this approach doesnt suit everyone if your aim is to bee good at writing. Probably the most mon way to learn a language is in a classroom with a teacher. The teacher can explain difficult words, give guidance, provide extra motivation and feedback on progress. Unfortunately, some people do not have very pleasant experiences of learning a language in the classroom. Language learning can be great fun. But your writing level will be increased most efficiently this way. Besides learning in a classroom, you can use a personal tutor(家教) and arrange a very flexible system of tuition. That means if you are busy at a particular time, you can still arrange to have your language tuition at a time that suits you. With recent improvements in modern technology, it is now possible to purchase a wide range of multi-media materials for learning a language. You can teach yourself using cassettes, videos, CD- ROMs, books, and any bination of these. This approach is best suited to students who are self-disciplined and well-organized. It also tends to assist with the development of reading and listening skills. But be sure to pick out materials of high quality. If you want to bee fluent at speaking and writing a language, youll also benefit from cooperating with other users. 21. The method mentioned in the first paragraph can be considered _.A. passive learningB. the most effective learning methodC. natural and active learning D. a structured learning method22. The underlined word “flexible” in the second paragraph means “_”. A. strict B. free C. safeD. pleasant23. From the passage, we can NOT learn that _. A. people need to care about grammar when speaking a languageB. classroom studying can be boring sometimes C. not all learning materials can help improve our language levelD. students lacking self-control may not benefit much from self-study24. What might be talked about in the next paragraph? A. How to cooperate with other language learners.B. How to deal with the difficulties in study.C. How to find a personal tutor.D. How to find the best studying method. BThe summer holidays are upon us again. Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!Peterborough MuseumThe Age of the Dinosaurs is the museums main attraction this summer. Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands-on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking (潜伏）around every ember! The museum is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Saturday, and from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sundays in August.Call 01733 864663 for details.Saxon Youth ClubSchool holiday fun: Young people aged 13-19 will be able to produce their own music, pete in spots activities, or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club, Saxon munity Center, Norman Road, Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00 pm. PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday, 12th August between 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm.Houghton MillAlice through the Looking Classa new production of the family favorite on Monday, 30th August. Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play. Gates open 5:30 performance 6:30 pm-8:30 pm. Tea room will be open until end of the interval. Adult 10. Child 7. Family 20.Farmland Museum and Denny AbbeyFarmland Games: From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches, e and join the Farmland Team. Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette （玫瑰形饰物）that is fit for a winner! No need to book, just turn up between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Thursday, 19th August. Suitable for children aged four and above, each child should be acpanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price. Tickets Cost 7 per child.For further information, call 01223 810080.25. If you are interested in cooking, you can go to _.A. Peterborough MuseumB. Houghton MillC. Saxon Youth ClubD. Farmland Museum26. You want to watch the new play with your parents, so it will cost you _.A. 21B. 17C. 27D. 20.27. Which of the following activities needs parents pany?A. Playing farmland games.B. Watching a new play.C. peting in spots activities.D. Visiting the dinosaur exhibition.CPeter Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the age of ten he went to work. His employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate himself. He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was given the job of superintendent(监工) at a Manchester cotton mill. He was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland.When he arrived at New Lanark it was a dirty little town with a population of 2,000 people. Nobody paid any attention to the workers houses or their childrens education. The conditions in the factories were very bad. There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks.Owen improved the houses. He encouraged people to be clean and save money. He opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods to help them. He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks. Above all, he fixed his mind on the childrens education. In 1816 he opened the first free primary school in Britain.People came from all over the country to visit Owens factory. They saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other towns. Their children were better fed and better educated. Owen tried the same experiment in the United States. He bought some land there in 1825, but the munity was too far away. He could not keep it under control and lost most of his money.Owen never stopped fighting for his idea. Above all he believed that people are not born good or bad. He was a practical man and his ideas were practical. If you give people good working conditions, he thought, they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them the chance to learn, they will be better people. 28. For Owen, his greatest achievement in New Lanark was _.A. improving workers housesB. helping people to save money C. preventing men from getting drunk D. providing the children with a good education29. From the passage we may infer that Owen was born _.A. into a rich family B. into a noble family C. into a poor family D. into a middle class family30. Owens experiment in the United States failed because _. A. he lost all his money B. he did not buy enough land C. people who visited it were not impressed D. it was too far away for him to organize it properly31. We may infer form the passage that no children in Britain could enjoy free education until _.A. 1771B. 1816C. 1825D. 1860DIn business, there is a speed difference: Its the difference between how important a firms leaders say speed is to their petitive strategy and how fast the pany actually moves. The difference is important regardless of industry and pany size. panies fearful of losing their petitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.In our study of 343 businesses, the panies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended up with lower sales and operating ines than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track . Whats more, the firms that “ slowed down to speed up ” improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating ines over a three-year period.How did they disobey the laws of business physics, taking more time than petitors yet performing better? They thought differently about what “slower” and “faster” mean. Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operational speed (moving quickly) and strategic speed ( reducing the time it takes to deliver value ). Simply increasing the speed of production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.In our study, higher-performing panies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary. They became more open to ideas and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look back and learn. By contrast, performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improve efficiency, stuck to tested methods, didnt develop team spirit among their employees, and had little time thinking about changes .Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership. Teams that regularly take time to get things right , rather than plough ahead full bore, are more successful in meeting their business goals. That kind of strategy must e from the top.32. What does the underlined part “ gain an edge ” in Paragraph 2 mean ? A. Increase the speed .B. Reach the limit . C. Get an advantage .D. Set a goal .33. The underlined part “ the laws of business physics ” in Paragraph 3 refers to _ . A. spending more time and performing worse B. spending more time and performing better C. spending less time and performing better D. spending less time and performing worse34. What can we learn from the text ? A. how fast a firm moves depends on how big it is . B. how petitive a firm is depends on what it produces . C. Firms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit . D. Firms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes .35. What could be the best title for the text ? A. Improve quality ? Serve better . B. Need speed ? Slow down . C. Deliver value ? Plough ahead . D. Reduce time ? Move faster .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。We all wish we had just a bit more timeJust think what you could do with an extra hour or two each day: you could finally stick to an exercise routine, or spring-clean the house, or write your novel, or learn the guitar and so on 36 But I can help you find more hours in your day for the things that really matter1Get Out of Bed Earlier If you normally get up at 7; 30 a.m., try getting up at 7:00 a.m. That half-hour might not sound like much, but it could be time that you use to exercise, to read that book youve been meaning to finish 37_ 2Do the Important Tasks First Once you get to work, get the important ones done first （not the easy ones, or even the urgent ones）. 38_ If you work like this, youll usually save time. The urgent tasks will still get done, and you wont miss the important ones 3Reduce Interruptions If colleagues have a habit of hanging around your desk to chat, or if the phone is constantly ringing, you might find that it takes you half the day to finish a simple task like writing a letter. 39 4 40 A few minutes chatting, browsing the web, and so on, can easily turn into hours of wasted time over the course of a day. When youre working, work. If your concentration is slipping, take a proper break: go and get a glass of water, or stretch your legs a bit. And if youre facing a difficult task, try breaking it into small steps or stages so that its easier to deal with. A. Stay Focused on Your WorkB. Take Breaks When NecessaryC. Constant interruptions dont just eat up time, they also break your concentrationD. You can afford to spend at least an hour working on big, important tasks rather than on all those little urgent onesE. Would you want me to make your day longer?F. I cant magically make all your days 25 hours longG. Or simply to get your day off to a calm and organized start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，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。The True Story of Treasure Island It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevensons imagination. 41 , recent research has found the true story of this exciting work. Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 42 for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 43 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his 44 Lloyd. Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 45 over the hills. They had been 46 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 47 . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some 48 . One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 49 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 50 . “Whats that?” he asked. “Thats the 51 treasure”,said the boy. Robert suddenly 52 something of an adventure story in the boys 53 . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 54 a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗)? Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the 55 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to 56 such a man in a story. 57 Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 58 . So, thanks to a 59 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest 60 stories in the English language.41. A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. BesidesD. Finally42. A. abroadB. alone C. at homeD. next door 43. A. jobB. storyC. meetingD. holiday44. A. daughterB. sonC. motherD. father45. A. walkB. restC. talkD. game46. A. missingB. attemptingC.enjoyingD. planning47. A. dullB. busyC. quietD. exciting48. A. exercisingB. drawingC. writingD. cleaning49. A. decidedB. doubtedC. noticedD. recognized50. A. the seaB. the houseC. ScotlandD. the island51. A. forgottenB. unexpectedC. discoveredD. buried52. A. madeB. learnedC. sawD. drew53. A. picture B. mindC. bookD. reply54. A. writerB. heroC. starD. child55. A. problemB. bottomC. helpD. use56. A. saveB. haveC. accept D. praise57. A. ThusB. ButC. YetD. Also 58. A. readB. written C. bornD. hired59. A. sunnyB. windyC. foggy D. rainy 60. A. loveB. adventureC. newsD. real-life 第II卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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。 To my mind, 61 (talk) to old people in the munity will benefit young people the most because they can gain much advice which can help them enormously. 62 they talk to former engineers or pany directors, they may receive useful work suggestions, such as how to get along well with co-workers, how to deal 63 conflicts among team members, or even how to get a quick promotion. I believe these 64 （suggestion）will be 65 (benefit) for young peoples future careers by helping them make progress at work. Sometimes they may even 66 able to talk to seniors citizens 67 live a very healthy lifestyle. Perhaps these people can offer some useful tips, such as the importance of eating more fruit and vegetables and 68 (keep) away from junk foods like hot dogs and hamburgers. In interacting with 69 older generation, young people are giving 70 (them) the opportunity to access an abundance of wisdom.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单句改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）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。删除：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；Making new friends are helpful. Making new friends can broaden our horizons and make you more open-minded because their beliefs and experiences may differ in our own. I like making friends from different provinces in my country or even from foreign countries. With them, there were always new topics to talk about, new activities do together, and new personality traits to discover. Additional, we can also meet other people through new friends, and maybe we can receive the whole group of new friends just by making one new friend. I have met many new people with different characters, hobbies and backgrounds at school, on social websites, or when travel. It is meeting new people who makes my life colorful. 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）中英中学生交流项目安排一批英国中学生来华一周体验中国文化，在网上挑选适合住宿的家庭（home-stay family）。假如你是友谊中学的学生李华，愿意接受一位英国学生入住你家，请用英语给项目英方负责人Mike Smith写一封邮件，说明你的家庭和住宿条件、你本人的优势以及你帮助英国中学生体验中国文化的打算。 注意：1、词数100词。 2、可适当增加细节。 Dear Mike Smith, _Yours, Li Hua高二期末考试参考答案阅读理解2125 CBAAC 2630 DADCD 3135 BCCDB 3640 FGDCA完形填空4145 B A DB A 4650 C A BCD 5155 D C A BC 5660 BACDB语法填空61. talking 62. If/ When 63. with 64. suggestions 65. beneficial 66. be 67. who 68. keeping 69. the 70. themselves改错Making new friends are helpful. Making new friends can broaden our horizons and make you more open-minded because their beliefs and experiences may differ from on our own. I like making friends from different provinces in my country or even from foreign countries. With them, there were always new topics to talk about, new activities do together, and new personality traits to discover. Additional, we can also meet other people through new friends, and maybe we can receive the whole group of new friends just by making one new friend. I have met many new people with different characters, hobbies and backgrounds at school, on social websites, or when travel. It is meeting new people who makes my life colorful.1. are-is 2. you - us 3. 删去 on 4. or - and 5. were - are 6. do 前加 to 7. Additional -Additionally 8. the - a 9. travel - travelling 或 travel前加 I 10. who - that作文DearMikeSmith,IamwritingtorequestthevaluablechancetobeoneofthehomestayfamiliesfortheAustralianstudents. Myparents,whoarekindandeasy-goinginnature,areinfavorofmyideathatIhostanAustralianstudent.Weliveinabeautifulmunity.Luckily,wehaveextraroomsforguests.IamastudentofYouyiMiddleschool,open-mindedandenthusiastic.Whatsmore, Im