河北省八所重点中学2017届高四（复课班）下学期第一次联考英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、河北八所重点中学2016-2017学年第二学期高四联考英语一、阅读理解Lake Forest High School ClubsEnvironmental Club Club members are provided opportunities to realize their goals of environmental service. The majority of projects are student-initiated. Last years activities included: the LFHS Courtyard Garden upkeep, Bike to School

2、 Day with free cocoa and snacks, an “eat local” 100mile dinner, recycling solutions for LFHS, beach cleanup through the Great Lakes Alliance, and Earth Week celebrations.Meetings: First Friday of the month in Room 5 at 7：00 am.Advisor: Ms Mary Beth Nawor, mnaworPeer TutoringStudents volunteer to hel

3、p fellow students in improving their academic and organizational skills. Students tutor LFHS and middle school students on an individually scheduled basis. LFHS tutors must have proficiency(精通) in the academic area in which they wish to tutor, but middle school tutors only need general academic prof

4、iciency.Meetings: All tutoring is done on an individually scheduled basis.Advisor: Ms Kathy OHara, koharaYoung IdeaYoung Idea is LFHSs art and literary magazine. Students of all ages who love writing and art are encouraged to become part of the staff of this award winning magazine. Young Idea encour

5、ages all students to submit art and literature works to the magazine, whether they are a part of the staff or not. From September to February, Young Idea meets on Thursdays after school in the Public Room to discuss the pieces that have been submitted to the magazine and provide feedback for the aut

6、hors.Meetings: See above explanation.Advisor: Ms Debbie Zare, dzareScout BuddiesScout Buddies is a friendship club which helps build friendship among individuals with and without disabilities. Club members participate in a variety of social activities both within the school and in the community. Act

7、ivities include organizing holiday parties in the school, bowling, going to the movies, and eating out in local restaurants.Meetings: Monthly meeting dates vary, but in Room 134.Advisor: Ms Donna Lovitsch, dlovitsch1Which club provides help for students poor in study?A. Peer Tutoring. B. Environment

8、al Club. C. Young Idea. D. Scout Buddies.2When is the staff of Young Idea most likely to meet?A. 6：30 pm., August 11, Thursday B. 6：00 pm., January 5, Thursday C. 7：30 am., November 17, Thursday D. 7：00 pm., September 23, Friday3What is the requirement for students to join a certain club?A. They are

9、 required to have a bike to join Environmental Club.B. They need to be athletic to join Scout Buddies.C. They need to win a literary award to join Young Idea.D. They need to be academically proficient to join Peer Tutoring.Chinese car makers have narrowed the quality gap with their foreign rivals in

10、 the worlds largest vehicle market to the smallest level in seven years, according to research. But the improvements have not been enough to see an obvious drop in the market share for local car companies this year, raising questions about their ability to be global competitors. The annual quality s

11、urvey of Chinas car market by J.D. Power, a Californian market research company, tracks the number of mechanical and design problems reported per 100 vehicles by more than 21,000 Chinese drivers. It documented 131 problems per 100 domestic(国内的) vehicles, compared with 95 per 100foreign vehicles. The

12、 36-point gap was the narrowest in the studys seven-year history. When China overtook the US as the worlds largest car maker in the 2009, the gap between domestic and foreign cars was 145 points. “Its evidence to the improvements that domestic brands have been making,” said Geoff Broderick, head of

13、J.D. Powers operations. “By 2018 the domestic and the global brands will be equal in terms of quality.” Despite the steady improvement in quality, local vehicle makers have been performing poorly this year. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, domestic brands share of the

14、market for carsnot including SUVshas fallen from about 25 percent to 20 percent. “Chinese customers are very picky in the world because they have been trained to distrust products,” said Mr Broderick, citing scandals(丑闻) affecting baby milk powder and toys.“They go into a situation expecting there c

15、ould be quality issues, whereas in the West we trust the brands.4What was the gap between Chinese vehicles and foreign vehicles in 2016?A. 131 points. B. 145 points.C. 95 points. D. 36 points.5The data in the fourth paragraph shows that _.A. the market share of the domestic cars has droppedB. the qu

16、ality of domestic vehicles have been improvedC. Chinas cars have many mechanical and design problemsD. J.D. Power has done many surveys in the past seven years6J.D. Power is _.A. a name of a company B. a car makerC. a head of an association D. a milk brand7According to what Mr. Broderick said in the

17、 last two paragraphs, we can learn that _.A. Chinese car market will be optimistic as is expectedB. Chinese and western consumers have different attitudes to products.C. he doesnt like Chinese customers because they dont trust productsD. it is easier for Chinas car companies to sell cars to the West

18、When Marco Polo travelled to Hangzhou, China 700 hundred years ago, never had he thought hed be creating a job of social media ambassador in the 21st century in China. On May 20, one lucky foreigner would be selected to become the modern-day Marco Polo, getting a free 15-day trip to the scenic city

19、of Hangzhou in China, and rewarded $55,000 in the next year for working part-time to promote the city to the global audience. Five finalists from Australia, Romania, U.S., Switzerland and France were in the final race. They came from a pool of 700 applicants from around the world, carefully selected

20、 by the Hangzhou Tourism Commission on their familiarity with China, social media presence and adventurous spirit. Located about 100 miles southwest to Shanghai, Hangzhou is home to 844 million population and among Chinas richest cities as measures by per-capita GDP. Traditionally, Hangzhou is known

21、 for its charming West Lake, a UNESCO world heritage site with traditional Chinese stories and tales, and the Grand Canal, which travels from Hangzhou to Beijing and was a key route of transportation in ancient China. The citys mild climate and charming environment drew 97 million tourists last year

22、, contributing to 6.5% of the citys GDP. The lucky winner would start an all-expense-paid trip to Hangzhou, which, in addition to visits to tourist sites and tastings of delicious food, also would include a four-day ride along the Grand Canal and three evenings spent at a local residents home. “It i

23、s in fact a part-time job. How you work that out efficiently is your problem,” Liam Bates, perhaps the strongest competitor because of his fluent Chinese, said. “We will see how hard it is to meet these numbers.”8The purpose of Hangzhou choosing a social media ambassador is to _.A. keep Marco Polo i

24、n peoples memoriesB. attract more foreign tourists to ChinaC. encourage more foreigners to speak Chinese D. explore a new route of transportation9From paragraph 3, we know that _.A. Hangzhou is 100 miles northwest to ShanghaiB. 8.8 million visitors came to Hangzhou in 2015C. tourism plays an importa

25、nt in the GDP of Hangzhou D. the Grand Canal travels from Hangzhou to Shanghai10Liam Bates was most likely to get the job mainly due to his _.A. travel experienceB. fluent ChineseC. adventurous spiritD. excellent videos11Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?A. Hangzhou rew

26、ards international visitors to ChinaB. Liam Bates creates a dream job of social media ambassadorC. Dream job in China$55,000 to the contemporary Marco PoloD. Hangzhou, a famous city for West Lake and the Great CanalWe produce 500 billion of plastic bags in a year worldwide and they are thrown away p

27、olluting oceans, killing wildlife and getting dumped in landfills where they take up to 1,000 years to decompose Researchers have been unsuccessfully looking for a solution.The 16-year-old Canadian high school student, Daniel Burd, from Waterloo Collegiate Institute, has-discovered a way to make pla

28、stic bags degrade（降解） in as few as 3 months, a finding that won him first prize at the Canada Wide Science Fair, a 10,000 prize, a 20,000 scholarship, and a chance to revolutionize a major environmental issue.Burds strategy was simple: Since plastic does eventually degrade, it must be eaten by micro

29、organisms（微生物）If those microorganisms could be identified, we could put them to work eating the plastic much faster than under normal conditions.With this goal in mind, he grounded plastic bags into a powder and concocted（调制）a solution of household chemicals, yeast（酵母） and tap water to encourage mic

30、robes growthThen he added the plastic powder and let the microbes work their magic for 3 monthsFinally, he tested the resulting bacterial culture on plastic bags, exposing one plastic sample to dead bacteria as a controlSure enough, the plastic exposed（暴露）to the live bacteria was 17% lighter than th

31、e control after six weeks.The inputs are cheap, maintaining the required temperature takes little energy because microbes produce heat as they work, and the only outputs are water and tiny levels of carbon dioxide.“Almost every week I have to do chores and when I open the closet door, I have piles o

32、f plastic bags falling on top of meOne day, I got tired of it and I wanted to know what other people are doing with these plastic bagsThe answer: not muchSo I decided to do something myself.” Said Daniel Burd.12Daniel Burd won first prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair because.A. he found a way to

33、degrade plastics in shorter time. B. he contributed much to environmental protection.C. he found a new kind of microorganism.D. he could encourage microbe growth in an easier way.13Daniel Burd exposed one plastic sample to dead bacteria to .A. make the live bacteria work better.B. know which bacteri

34、a worked faster. C. test how effective his method was.D. control the temperature in the process.14Maintaining the required temperature takes little energy because . A. plastics can get hot easily.B. microbes can produce heat themselves.C. much carbon dioxide is produced.D. the temperature can be con

35、trolled.15Daniel Burd got his idea from .A. his school textbook. B. the failure of researchers.C. his everyday work.D. the practice of other people.二、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。Last year, my friend and I went to a nearby town to attend a wedding. After the reception(

36、招待会), we were _ for a bus to go back home. It was nine oclock at night, and although many buses _ , none stopped.We waited for one hour and were getting _ . We couldnt stay there for all the _ because it was a weekday, and we both needed to _ the next day. It was almost 10 p. m. when a family who ha

37、d _ the same wedding passed by in their car. Probably _ that we were waiting for some _ of transport, they stopped and gave us a lift.I was _ by their kindness, and I expressed my feeling of being _ to them.When we reached our town, the family _ us at the nearest place where we could catch a shared

38、taxi to get back to the place where we had _ our bike. On the _, a man stopped the taxi. The _ saw his clothes and asked him whether he had money to pay the _ .The man _ his head and said, No. When hearing this, the driver_ to take him. I remembered my own experience a few minutes earlier, and I tol

39、d the driver to _ him to sit with us and I would pay his fare.What a(n) _ chance to pass on the familys act of kindness! That night, I felt a lightness in my heart, and I went to sleep _ , filled with joy about what I had done. I hope this kindness can continue all over the world with your help!16A.

40、 waiting B. expecting C. visiting D. guessing17A. emptied B. gathered C. promised D. passed18A. embarrassed B. hopeless C. asleep D. dangerous19A. noon B. morning C. afternoon D. night20A. appear B. stay C. work D. rest21A. joined B. held C. attended D. observed22A. hoping B. realizing C. rememberin

41、g D. insisting23A. means B. changes C. ideas D. choices24A. surprised B. terrified C. beaten D. moved25A. stressful B. kind C. lucky D. thankful26A. stopped B. helped C. threw D. dropped27A. parked B. repaired C. bought D. changed28A. average B. increase C. run D. way29A. passenger B. owner C. drive

42、r D. policeman30A. price B. fare C. dinner D. visit31A. nodded B. shook C. raised D. hid32A. offered B. refused C. ordered D. planned33A. advise B. forbid C. encourage D. allow34A. immediate B. terrible C. lucky D. funny35A. sadly B. nervously C. happily D. curiously三、短文改错36假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改

43、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11处起)不计分。Dear Mr. Smith,Im very much glad to hear that your international shopping center will build non-smoking supermarket. In my opini

44、on, it is a good idea to do so, for it can not only help the smokers to smoke less, and it can also do good to other customers health. Since you had given up selling cigarettes, the customers who doesnt like smoking are sure to support you. In addition, smoke in the shopping center may cause fire, w

45、hich is very dangerous to both your possession and the safety of the customers. In a word, the non-smoking supermarket will not effect your business. To the contrary, it will help you attract more customers who want to keep health.Best wishes!四、七选五Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means

46、to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? _37_. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life. Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.Surround yourself

47、 with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. _38_. When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people dont allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that w

48、ith a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor. _39. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness. _40_ . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spen

49、d a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood. Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy. Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness.

50、 _41_. A. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy. B. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious. C. Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood D. These ar

51、e important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.E. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.F. There are some tips in life that lead to happiness. G. Its also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.五、书面表达42

52、假设你是某中学学生会主席李华， 你从报纸上得知英国人Smith 先生骑自行车从英国抵达北京，创下了新的世界纪录。请你用英文给他写一封邮件，向他表示祝贺，并代表学生会邀请他于近期到你校做一次演讲。内容包括：1. 说明邀请他的原因2. 告知演讲的相关信息（例如：时间、地点、听众等）3. 询问对方是否前来注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。Dear Mr. Smith,_Sincerely YoursLi Hua参考答案1A2B3D4D5B6A7B8B9C10B11C12A13C14B15C16A17D18B19D20C21C22B23A24D25D26D27A28D

53、29C30B31B32B33D34A35C36【小题1】去掉much.【小题2】non-smoking前加a.【小题3】and but.【小题4】had have.【小题5】doesnt dont.【小题6】smoke smoking.【小题7】possession possessions.【小题8】effect affect.【小题9】To On.【小题10】health healthy.37D38B39E40G41C42Dear Mr. Smith, I am Li Hua, the president of the Student Union at -Middle School. On

54、behalf of our school, I would like to congratulate you on the new world record you have set. Meanwhile, I am delighted to invite you to give a speech in our school about what you experienced because you are very popular in our school and your stories published in the newspapers are a great source of

55、 encouragement to many people.The activity will be held in our school hall on November 17th. It will start from 15:30 and last for 2 hours. The audience may include all the students, staff and some parents. We really hope you can come to make it.If you are interested in this, please write back to me at your earliest convenience. I am looking forward to your reply. Sincerely Yours,Li Hua欢迎访问“高中试卷网”http:/sj.fjjy.org