湖北省宜昌市葛洲坝中学2016-2017学年高二下学期期开学考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、 宜昌市葛洲坝中学2016-2017学年第二学期高二年级入学学情检测 英语试卷命题人：高二英语备课组 考试时间：2017年2月12日第一部分：完型填空(每空1.5分，共30分)：In my second year of high school, I met the anthropology (人类学) teacher, Mr. Croft. I didnt know anything about anthropology, so I never signed up for Mr. Crofts class. 1 , this didnt stop him from positively 2 m

2、y life. Mr. Croft was a 3 twenty-four hours a day after school, before school, and in and out of his 4 . Mr. Croft inspired and taught every student at East High, 5 me. He often 6 me to become all I could possibly be.How could I possibly 7 Mr. Croft?After I graduated from high school, I had an oppor

3、tunity to 8 football for thirteen-year-olds. To get a feel for the boys 9 , I had each of them run out for a 10 . I wanted to see who could run, catch and throw so I could 11 a team in my mind.Two days into practice, a tall kid appeared on the field. He got in 12 , and when he ran out for a pass, I

4、threw the ball. It hit him square in the 13 . He picked up the 14 and ran it back to me. It came time for his second pass and I 15 him in the head again. With his nose bleeding and his lip swelling, he 16 the ball, raced it back to me, and got back in line. Later I got to know that he was the son of

5、 my anthropology teacher, Tommy Croft. I was 17 . He said, “Im here because I want to play football. And I promise 18 you help me, I can do it!”“Get back in line,” I told him. Here, at last, was my 19 to be a Mr. Croft to a Croft. Here was my chance to give something back. For the first time in my l

6、ife, I 20 the meaning of “an educational system”. What goes around really does come around!1. A. BesidesB. OtherwiseC. However D. Therefore2. A. controllingB. influencingC. savingD. supporting3. A. teacherB. workerC. helperD. director4. A. officeB. bedroomC. homeD. classroom5. A. directlyB. especial

7、lyC. simplyD. eventually6. A. encouragedB. askedC. persuadedD. reminded7. A. repayB. forgetC. refuseD. respect8. A. playB. coachC. followD. watch9. A. charactersB. courageC. abilitiesD. success10. A. showB. testC. passD. score11. A. joinB. trainC. manageD. organize12. A. wayB. lineC. teamD. competit

8、ion13. A. chestB. backC. armD. head14. A. gloveB. hatC. ballD. sweater15. A. kickedB. knockedC. beatD. hit16. A. threw awayB. put asideC. picked upD. got back17. A. interestedB. touchedC. puzzledD. shocked18. A. whenB. ifC. because D. though19. A. aimB. dreamC. partD. chance20. A. understoodB. found

9、C. conveyedD. interpreted第二部分：阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）：A Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mum if my dad had gone to heaven. “Yes, honey. Of course,” she said. “Can we write him a letter?

10、”She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, “Yes.” My heart jumped. “Can the mailman go there?” I asked.“No, but I have an idea.” Mum drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for. “Just wait, honey. Youll see. ” Mum told me to write my letter

11、. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mum was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mum. She re

12、ad it over, and a smile crossed her face. She made a hole in the corner of the letter to tie it to the balloon. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining. “Okay, on the count of three, let it go. One, two, three. ” The balloon, carrying my letter, flew upwards against the rai

13、n. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds. Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, hed keep on, fly up, and finally go beyond this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became somet

14、hing beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the grey and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on. I prayed to be a balloon.21. When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _ . A. believed it was easy to do itB. felt it difficult to answer C

15、. considered her a creative girlD. decided to make up a lie at once22. When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _ . A. became excitedB. jumped with joy C. started writing immediatelyD. didnt believe her mother23. In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like? A. An

16、incurable disease.B. Her unforgettable memory. C. The pain her mother suffered.D. The hard time her father had.24. What would be the best title for the passage? A. An Unforgettable ExperienceB. Fly to Heaven C. The Strong Red BalloonD. A Great FatherB Myth: If you cut your hair, it will grow long fa

17、ster. Truth: Thats not true. “Your hair isnt like a lawn or a rosebush, where cutting can stimulate fresh growth,” says Phillip Kingsley. The length of your hair is genetically determined. When it reaches a certain length, it stops growing. When you clear up the dead split ends, this makes your hair

18、 look healthier, but not necessarily longer. Myth: If you skip meals, you lose weight fast.Truth: Theres no truth in this advice. Not only will you not lose weight by starving yourself, but according to Carol Ann Rinzler, this may actually cause you to gain weight. Rinzler reasons that missing a mea

19、l causes your metabolism(新陈代谢) to slow down so that you burn food more slowly. This only makes you feel hungrier and by the time you finally do reach the table you will probably eat more food. Strange as it may seem, studies show that eating several small meals and snacks throughout the day is a mor

20、e healthy way to lose pounds.Myth: If you swallow gum，it will stay inside your stomach for seven years.Truth: Actually, it takes just a few days for gum to make its exit-not seven years, says NeiIzenberg, M. D., editor of Kids Health Organization. But because gum is made of the same thing as rubber,

21、 it cannot be fully digested in your stomach- so if you gum up the works on a regular basis, you might find yourself in a sticky situation.Myth: The best way to stop a nosebleed is to lift your head back.Truth: Now thats bad advice. Bloody noses are caused by broken blood vessels, so while lifting y

22、our head back might stop the fluid from rushing out of your nose, it wont stop the bleeding; youll just end up swallowing lots of blood. Your best bet “Rest quietly. Dont poke or pick, and the blood will naturally clot (凝结成块) within a minute or two”, suggests Dr. Izenberg.25. The length of your hair

23、 is determined by _.A. cutting it often B. your gene C. the food you eat D. clearing up the dead split ends.26. According to Carol Ann Rinzler, skipping meals will _.A. help you lose weight fast B. help you lose weight slowlyC. cause you to become fatter D. make you burning food more quickly27. Whic

24、h of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. Gum cannot be fully digested in the stomach.B. Gum can stay inside your stomach for seven years if you swallow it.C. Gum can leave your stomach after you swallow in a few days later.D. If you often swallow gum, you might find you

25、rself in a sticky situation C Whats the most important thing in life? Peoples answers vary greatly. For British scientist Robert Edwards, the answer is having a child. “Nothing is more special than a child,” he told the BBC. Edwards, the inventor of the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technology-more c

26、ommonly known as “test-tube (试管) baby” technology-passed away on April 10, 2013 at the age of 87. “Edwards changed the lives of millions of ordinary people who now rejoice (高兴) in the gift of their own child,” said Peter Braude, a professor at Kings College London. “He leaves the world a much better

27、 place.” Edwards started his experiments as early as the 1950s, when he had just finished his PhD in genetics. At that time, much of the public viewed test-tube babies as “scary”, according to Mark Sauer, a professor at Columbia University, US. Edwards and his colleague Patrick Steptoe faced opposit

28、ion from churches, governments and media, not to mention attacks from many of their fellow scientists. “People said that we should not play God and we should not interfere with nature,” Edwards once told Times. He said that he felt “quite alone” at the time. “But Edwards was a fighter, and he believ

29、ed in what he was doing,” said Sauer. Without support from the government, the two struggled to raise funds to carry on. And in 1968 they finally developed a method to successfully fertilize human eggs outside the body. The first test-tube baby was born on July 25, 1978. Her name was Is Louise Brown

30、. Despite peoples safety concerns, Brown was just as healthy as other children. “IVF had moved from vision to reality and a new era in medicine had begun,” BBC commented. Ever since then, public opinion has evolved considerably. Couples who were unable to have babies began thronging (拥向) to Edwards

31、clinic. Nowadays, Reuters reports, some 4.3 million other “test-tube: children exist. Edwards received a Nobel Prize in 2010 and was knighted (封为爵士) by Queen Elizabeth II the following year. Before his death, Edwards was still in touch with Louise. “He is like a granddad to me,” she said in an inter

32、view with the Daily Mail.He is a granddad to millions, in fact.28. Whats the article mainly about? A. The first test-tube baby. B. A new era in medicine.C. The inventor of IVF technology. D. The changes IVF technology has brought.29. The writer quoted Peter Braude to . A. show how difficult it was f

33、or Edwards to do his workB. describe what kind of person Edwards wasC. explain why he is loved by all children D. comment on his achievement30. The underlined word “opposition” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to “ ”.A. attack B. support C. test D. influence31. What is the correct order of event

34、s in Edwards life?a. He received a Nobel Prize.b. He struggled to raise funds.c. The first test-tube baby was born.d. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.e. He succeeded in fertilizing human eggs outside body.f. He started his experiments on IVF technology.A. f-e-b-c-a- d B. f-b-e-c-d-a C. f-b-e-c

35、-a-d D. f-e-d-a-c-bD The worlds richest man might seem to have it all, but Bill Gates has one regret. The self-made billionaire said he felt stupid for not knowing any foreign languages.Speaking in his third Ask Me Anything question-and-answer session for online forum Reddit(红迪), the Microsoft found

36、er said that he wished he spoke French, Arabic or Chinese.He said: “I took Latin and Greek in high school and got As and I guess it helps my vocabulary. I keep hoping to get time to study one of theseprobably French because it is the easiest. I did Duolingo for a while but didnt keep it up.”Gates, w

37、ho is worth $79.3 billion, praised Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for surprising an audience in Beijing when he spoke fluent Chinese. “Mark Zuckerberg amazingly learned Chinese and did a Q&A with Chinese studentsunbelievable, isnt it?” he saidThis isnt the first time for Gates to admit his regret

38、over language. He also showed his habits at home and personal insights.Last February, Gates said he likes to do the dishes himselfto his own special standards every night and also told the interviewer that his wife, Melinda, would likely want Samuel L. Jackson to play her husband in a biopic(传记片). H

39、e also admitted that he would pick up a $100 bill if he found it on the street.As he took the top spot on Forbes(福布斯)28th Annual Billionaires list last year for the fourth time, he said he is pretty basic when it comes to so ending on clothes and food, but that he enjoys investing in shoes and racqu

40、ets(球拍)when he plays tennis.When asked a life lesson he had to learn the hard way, the billionaire said staying up too late is a habit he is still trying to break. “Dont stay up too late even if the book is really exciting. You will regret it in the morning. Pam still working on this problem,” he sa

41、id.32. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. An Interview with Bill Gates B. How Bill Gates SucceededC. Bill Gates Regret D. The Richest Billionaire33. The underlined part in Paragraph 8 may actually mean that_.A. it is important to lay a good foundation of lifeB. food and

42、clothing are basic needs for peoples lifeC. he doesnt spend much money on food and clothesD. he never cares about buying food and clothing34. What advice did Bill Gates give?A. Avoid staying up too late.B. Be a good language learner.C. Do the dishes yourself at home.D. Pick up the $100 bills in the

43、streets.35. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Bill Gates is also the founder of FacebookB. Bill Gates topped the list of Forbes 28 times.C. Bill Gates was good at learning languages in high schoo1.D. Bill Gates wife wants Samuel to play a game with Gates.第二节：根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选

44、出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Many people think of guys as being carefree when it comes to their appearance. But in fact, a lot of guys spend plenty of time in front of the mirror. They care just as much as girls do about their body image.Body image is a persons opinions and feelings about his or her own

45、 body and physical appearance. 36 You appreciate your body for its capabilities and accept its imperfections. 37 Here are some ideas：Recognize your strengths. Different body types are good for different things. What does your body do well? Maybe your speed, strength, or coordination makes you better

46、 than others at a certain sport. That may be basketball, table tennis, mountain biking, dancing, or even running. Or perhaps you have non-sports skills, like drawing, painting, singing, playing a musical instrument, writing, or acting. 38 Exercise regularly. Exercise can help you look good and feel

47、good about yourself. Good physiques（体形）dont just happen . 39 A healthy habit can be as simple as exercising 20 minutes to 1 hour three days a week. Working out can also lift your spirits.Respect your body! Practicing good habits regular showering; taking care of your teeth, hair, and skin; wearing c

48、lean clothes, and so on can help you build a positive body image. 40 Your body is just one part of who you are. Your talent for comedy , a quick wit（智慧）, and all the other things make you unique . So try not to let small imperfections take over.A. Be yourself.B. Just explore talents that you feel go

49、od about.C. So, what can you do to develop a positive body image?D. They take hard work, regular workouts, and a healthy diet.E. Use this as an opportunity to discover what youre good at.F. The good news is that self-image and body image can be changed.G. Having a positive body image means feeling s

50、atisfied with the way you look.第三部分：英语知识运用（满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，共20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。Oneof the major holidayshoppingdays is the day after Thanksgiving. It is 41 (frequent) referred to as Black Friday. The use of the word “black” relates 42 the business accountants. Storekeep

51、ers used to record profits in black ink and losses in red ink. So 43 (be) in the black on the Friday after Thanksgiving means a good thing, a return to profit.Black Friday is the big day for many retailers, and it presents the shopper an opportunity 44 (get) all of ones holiday shopping done at once

52、 among amazing sale prices. On that day, most retailers will open very early 45 usually provide massive and attractive discounts on their products, while a great number of holiday shoppers will get 46 early start in the morning to begin Christmas shopping.Black Friday also means that people face cro

53、wded stores, 47 is the other idea of a Black Friday, a day they do not like. It used to be the 48 (busy) shopping day of a year. Many people avoid this shopping day altogether because of the stress 49 (involve) in fighting the crowds. In recent years the Saturday before Christmas 50 (see) the bigges

54、t shopping crowds.第二节：短文改错（每题10分）Like many teenagers in China, most of my spare time was spent doing my homework. However, I dont have enough time to do what I am interested even on weekends or on holiday, which makes me much annoyed. The first thing which I enjoy when I have a few spare minute is t

55、o listen to music. Its the best way for me to escape the stress of their study. When I listen to music, it is like go to another world. Sometimes, the words of the songs seem to express exact how I am feeling. Besides, Im also fond of a fashion and I am always searching for something specially that

56、can reflect my personality.入学考试答案：完型：41-45 CBADB 46-50 AABCC 51-55 DBDCD 56-60 CDBDA阅读 BADC BCB CDAC CCAC GCBDA语法填空61. frequently62. to63. being 64. to get 65. and66. an67. which68. busiest69. involved70. has seen 短文改错：1.was-is 2. However-Therefore 3. 加in 4.which-that5.minutes6. their-my 7.go-going 8. exact-exactly 9.去掉a 10.specially-special