山西省忻州二中2017_2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题2018083101149.doc

1、2017-2018学年第二学期期中试题高 二 英 语第 卷 (选择题,共55分)第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。AMany people suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a w

2、oman!There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man can not see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green a st

3、range world indeed.Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods” but these are used for seeing when

4、 it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no color.Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes (蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. Red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in o

5、ur eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible(看不见的)colors around.1Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women? AWomen are more careful. BThere are few color-blind women. CWomen

6、 are fonder of driving than men. DWomen are weaker but quicker in thinking2. This passage is mainly about _. Acolor and its surprising effects Bwomen being luckier than men Cdanger caused by color blindness Dcolor blindness3According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”， we can _ Atell orang

7、e from yellow Bsee in weak light Ckill mosquitoes Dtell different shapes4We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a _. Ared light Byellow light Cblue light Dgreen lightBIn the past most Americans spent time with people of generations. Now mid-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people u

8、ntil they are old themselves.Thats because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care center, our 13-year-olds in school and sports activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior-citizen homes. Why?We live away from the old for many reasons: young people sometimes avoid the

9、old to get rid of fears for aging and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes its so hard that we stay away from the people who need us most.Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we havediscovered that they often save the young.A re

10、porter moved her family onto a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbours and had her children deliver it and visit. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. “My childr

11、en have never been less lonely,” the reporter said.The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby. She was immediately surrounded. People who hadnt gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep w

12、ake up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.Grandparents are a special case. They give grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it, “my grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end.” Grandchildren speak

13、 of attention they dont get from worried parents. “My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down,” one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer, more trusting.5. Now in an America

14、n family, people can find that _. A. children never live with their parents B. not all working people live with their parents C. aged people are supported by their grandchildren D. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents6. The reason why old people are left alone may be that _. A. the old

15、dont like to live in a big family B. the young cant get enough money to support the old C. different generations have different lifestyles D. the old are too weak to live with the young7. The fact that the reporter told us shows that _. A. old people in America lead a hard life B. old people in Amer

16、ica enjoy banana bread C. she had no time to take care of her children D. old people are easy to get along with8. Why do children not get attention from their parents? A. Because they often make trouble and make their parents disappointed. B. Because their parents are too busy to take care of them.

17、C. Because their parents have to take care of their grandparents. D. Because their parents have been out of work for a long time. CHave you ever heard about Ramadan?Ramadan is one of the most important festivals for Muslims. The name of the festival comes from the Arabic monthin which it is celebrat

18、ed. Ramadan is celebrated in countries all over the world, especially in Africa and the Middle East. The time for celebrating Ramadan varies each year. People celebrate it in the ninth month of the Arabic lunar calendar. During Ramadan, people must not eat during the day: from when the sun comes up

19、to when the sun goes down, people celebrating Ramadan will not eat or smoke. When the sun has gone down, however, the celebration begins. People often stay up all night eating singing and dancing. In late spring, many people around the world celebrate Easter. The festival is a celebration of spring

20、and it is also a religious holiday. It is the time for Easter bunnies and egg hunts, and of course for eating lots of delicious foods. Easter is celebrated in late March or early April but the exact dates are different form year to year. People celebrate Easter in different ways: in some countries,

21、the Easter Bunnya big rabbitwill visit and children will go on egg hunts, looking for eggs and candy that have been hidden by their parents. In other countries, Easter is a time for children to dress up like witches and go from door to door asking for candymuch like Halloween in the US. The Easter B

22、unny and the Easter Egg are popular symbols of the festival. 9. Ramadan and Easter are . A. festivals celebrated in Asia and AfricaB. the only festivals that people like to celebrate during the day.C. two names of the yearD. festivals celebrated by people all over the world 10. During Ramadan, peopl

23、e do not during Easter. A. talk B. sing C. eat D. sleep11. In some countries, children will go on during the day. A. picnics B. egg hurts C. trips D. fighting12. The two main popular symbols of Easter are the and the .A. Easter Man, Easter egg B. Easter Bunny, Easter treeC. Easter Man, Easter tree D

24、. Easter Bunny, Easter egg DMr. Parker was born in a poor family and his father couldnt send him to school. The boy had to help his parents to do some farming and learned English and maths by himself when he was free. Later on he was made to leave his home village and hoped to find a job in a city.

25、And as soon as war broke out, he joined the army. He couldnt forget his terrible past and fought with the enemies bravely. So he became a general when he was fifty. He was honest and friendly to his soldiers and often punished those who tried to pocket a portion of the soldiers pay (克扣军饷). And his s

26、oldiers liked him very much. Once Mr. Parker heard from a soldier. In the letter the young man said the food in their military camp was very bad and he wished the general could go to find out the reasons, the old man went there at once, without telling anybody. He went in the kitchen and examined ev

27、erything carefully and found it was very dirty. Then he went in the soldiers bedrooms and found there were a lot of fleas. He became angry and asked the soldiers, “What do you think of your food, young men?”The soldiers saw their officer standing by the general and said nothing Only a new soldier sa

28、id, “Very bad, sir!”“What did you have for lunch today?” asked Mr. Parker. “A fried chicken, some fish and pork, a cake, six eggs and I had three cups of wine.”“Really?” Mr. Parker called out in surprise. “Its the Kings lunch, I think!”“So do I, General,” said the young man. “But its my birthday tod

29、ay. I paid three hundred dollars for them all in the restaurant!”13. Mr. Parker was respected because .A. he was friendly to everybody B. he cared about his soldiersC. he was strict with the officers D. he paid attention to the soldiers letters14. Mr. Parker went to the military camp to .A. look for

30、 the soldier who wrote to himB. find out if the matter in the letter was true C. inspect the kitchens D. punish the cooks15. The soldiers didnt say anything because .A. they were afraid of the general B. they thought their foods were goodC. the officer followed the general D. the general didnt agree

31、 with them第二节 （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。 Do you know how to be realistic? It is important to be realistic.In order to be realistic, you must understand yourself and the world around you. 16._ You still need to challenge yourself, but if you have tried something sever

32、al times, then you need to accept that maybe you cant do it. Keep yourself firmly on the ground and read on.17. _ Try new things and do your best at them, but if you find that it is something you can t do after many tries, accept the failures and be realistic.Explain to others that you are being rea

33、listic in your approach. When you hit the wall, back off. You cant continue to bang your head against the wall. 18 _ Some people dont accept them, but they are there.Challenge yourself. You need to try before you can be realistic and say, “I cant do that.” No one ever got anywhere without trying. 19

34、. _ Sometimes you need to find the one that works for you.Follow what you believe. People may tell you that you can do something if you try hard enough, and sometimes they are right. But if you know that you cant do it, follow what you believe.See what is there. You dont need to analyze everything.

35、Dont look below the surface. 20 _ Always expect what you know to be realistic. Dont look for miracles.A. Everyone has limitations.B. Approach life realistically.C. Just take everything at face value.D. You can be realistic and just go with the flow.E. Many things can be achieved in different ways.F.

36、 Understand what you can do and what you cant.G. You must be able to see exactly what you are capable of. 第二部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分55分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） One night Robert was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a 21 he heard footsteps behind him and he thought 22 was com

37、ing near. He began to walk 23 . The footsteps became faster, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also 24 down. Now he was 25 that he was being followed. He tried to hide. 26 the steps followed him. He didnt know 27 to save himself, so he jumped over a fence and found 28 in a cemetery (墓地), throwing h

38、imself down on one of the tombs.The man 29 followed. Robert could hear the man jump over 30 . Thoughts of thieves or murderers filled his 31 . Robert stood up and 32 the man who was 33 him. “What do you want?” he asked. “ 34 are you following me?”“I say,” asked the stranger. “Do you 35 go home like

39、this, 36 are you taking some special exercise 37 ? I want to go to the Mr. Browns and dont know 38 .” The station master told me to follow you as you 39 next door. 40 me for asking, but is there much to go before we get there?”21. A. streetB. parkC. cornerD. away22. A. no oneB. everyoneC. anyoneD. s

40、omeone23. A. faster B. more slowlyC. fastD. slowly24. A. putB. becameC. slowed D. turned25. A. sorryB. gladC. afraidD. sure26. A. SometimesB. Still C. OftenD. Seldom27. A. whenB. whereC. howD. why28. A. himB. the thiefC. the manD. himself29. A. aheadB. behindC. nearbyD. beside30. A. a bridgeB. a wal

41、lC. the yardD. the fence31. A. headB. mindC. heartD. brain32. A. hitB. beatC. facedD. told33. A. stealingB. followingC. robbingD. meeting34. A. WhatB. WhyC. HowD. When35. A. neverB. alwaysC. hardlyD. seldom36. A. andB. soC. orD. but37. A. tonightB. at nightC. at the night D. every night38. A. himB.

42、the wayC. the houseD. the partner39. A. workB. playC. studyD. live40. A. AnswerB. ShowC. TellD. Excuse 第二部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分55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。 In less than fifty years, English 41 (develop) into the language most _42 (wide) spoken and used in the world. E

43、nglish is the working language of most international organizations, international trade and tourism. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak _ 43 _. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. English is also the language of _44 (glob

44、e) culture, such as popular music and the Internet. You can listen to English songs 45 the radio 46 use English to communicate 47 people around the world through the Internet. With so many people 48 (communicate) in English every day, it will become more and 49 _important to have 50 good knowledge o

45、f English. 第II卷第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10个题，每个单词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。错误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； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第l1处起）不计分。Jimmy is one of my closely friends. Two months

46、 ago, his mother bought a computer to him as a birthday present. She hoped Jim will study hard with the help of the computer. To his surprise, Jimmy just wasted plenty of time play computer games every day. Now she regrets buying the computer. As matter of fact, a computer can do a lot of everyday j

47、obs for us. It is wide used in factories, hospitals, banks and so on. Many computers scientists are now trying to make the computer to “think” like a man. In my opinion, the key is what we should use it wisely. 第二节 ：书面表达（满分25分）假如你是高二学生李华，得知你的美国笔友Peter被Harvard(哈佛大学)录取，请你给他写一封电子邮件。要点如下：1. 表示祝贺且备受鼓舞；2.

48、 介绍自己目前的学习情况；3. 请教学习方法。注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数； 3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Peter， I have received your e-mail._ Yours, Li Hua 高二（下）期中试题答案2018年4月11日1-4. BDAC 5-8 BCDB 9-12 DCAD13-15 ABC16-20GFAEC 21-25CDACD 26-30BCDBD 31-35BCBBB 36-40CABDD41 has developed 42 widely 43 Chinese 44 global 45 on 46

49、 or 47 with 48 communicating 49 more 50 a改错题51. . my closely friends. closely close / closest52. . bought a computer to .to for53. . will study hard .will would54. To his surprise .his her55. . play computer games .play playing56. As matter of fact . matter前加a57. . is wide used .wide widely58. . com

50、puters scientists .computers computer59. . to “think” like .去掉to60. . the key is what .what that书面表达参考范文： Dear Peter, I have received your e-mail. I am very excited and inspired by the good news that you have been admitted into Harvard. First Id like to offer my congratulations to you on your great

51、success and I also hope to enter a famous university just like you. Now I want to tell you something about myself. As you know, Im busy preparing for the Mid-term Examination. Day after day I work very hard and have to stay up late doing piles of papers. However, Im always feeling stressed out because my efforts dont seem to pay off, which makes me frustrated and exhausted. Will you be kind enough to give me some advice?I would appreciate it if you could write back to me as soon as possible. Yours, Li Hua