山东省宁阳县第四中学2017—2018学度高二下学期期中考试英语试题（缺答案）.doc

1、宁阳四中高二下学期期中考试 英语试题 2018-5-9注意：本试卷共10页,答题卷2页,满分150分,考试时间120分钟；请将卷I答案用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上，卷II答案用黑色签字笔写在答题纸上。第I卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Why does the man feel tired? A. Overworked. B. Sleepless last nigh

2、t. C. Stayed up too late.2. What does the woman really imply? A. She can rest on weekends. B. She has to work on weekends. C. She works for only eight hours each day.3. How did the woman get to the hotel from the airport? A. By subway. B. By taxi. C. By bus.4. What does the man think of the movie la

3、st night? A. Boring. B. Interesting.C. Thrilling.5. What is the new number of the City Health Service? A. 8576-9872. B. 5867-7289. C. 5876-2789.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6,

4、7题。6. What has Peter been doing?A. Studying in the student union.B. Mending a computer.C. Playing computer games.7. What does Mary advise Peter to do?A. Take a break. B. Buy a computer. C. Download some games.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What do we know about California oranges?A. They are sour. B. They are s

5、mall. C. They have no seeds.9. How many bananas does the man buy?A. Four. B. Five. C. Nine.10. How much are the oranges? A. One dollar. B. Two dollars. C. Three dollars.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the weather like according to the conversation? A. Sunny and hot. B. Windy but warm. C. Windy and cold

6、.来源:Z。xx。k.Com12. Why does the man want to drive to work in a hurry? A. To have a meeting.B. To play football. C. To see off the client.13. How long has the woman been a nurse? A. Five years. B. Less than five years. C. More than five years.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What did Jack buy? A. A new car. B. An

7、 electric car. C. An old car.15. Why did the car cost so much? A. It is collectors favorite. B. It is in very good shape.C. It is a new car.16. How will he deal with the car? A. Paint the car. B. Fix up the wheels. C. Clean the car.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long does this class last every time? A. 4

8、5 minutes. B. An hour. C. One and a half hours.18. How often do students have the class in room 405? A. Once a month. B. Twice a month. C. Once a week.来源:学|科|网19. When can students get their textbooks? A. Today. B. Tomorrow. C. The day after tomorrow.20. What may not determine the grade? A. Homework

9、. B. A research subject. C. Classroom participation.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中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt looks like 2019 is shaping up to be a record-breaking year in movie history. Here is a list of some of the years biggest blockbusters so far.Kong: Skull（骷髅）Island

10、A reboot of King Kong would normally get laughed at in this day and age, but it looks like this modern version of the story will be worth watching. With US actress Brie Larson and UK actor Tom Hiddleston in the mix, this film is set to be this years biggest monster tale.Release Date: 3/10/17Beauty a

11、nd the BeastDirector Bill Condon is bringing back a part of our childhood in live action, complete with the songs we all remember and love. With British stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens leading the cast, the classic Walt Disney story already sounds like itll be a delight for both children and adult

12、s.Release Date: 3/17/17The Fate of the FuriousThere was doubt that wed even get a Fast 8, especially after the fitting ending US actor Paul Walkers character was given at the end of Furious 7. Fans thought theyd never see Dom and the rest of the crew back in action, but thankfully, US star Vin Diese

13、l himself confirmed that The Fate of the Furious is fueling up for another go. The actors character, Dom, turns to the dark side, funded by new enemy Cipher, played by South African actress Charlize Theron. Can the rest of Doms family join together to bring their old leader down? Find out in April.R

14、elease Date: 4/14/17Spider-Man: HomecomingSpider Man is heading home to Marvel Studios for the first time. The movie will show us Peter Parkers high school days, and will continue the threads we saw formed during his initial appearance in Captain America: Civil War. We know that Michael Keaton is pl

15、aying The Vulture in this story, and that both Happy Hogan and Tony Stark, played by US actors Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr., are along for the ride. But its Tom Hollands show as Spider-Man, so lets see what he has in store.Release Date: 7/7/1721. Which of the following movies cant you see on Ma

16、y Day? A. Kong: Skull Island B. Beauty and the Beast C. The Fate of the Furious D. Spider-Man: Homecoming22. What can we know about Beauty and the Beast? A. It is fueling up for another go.B. It is produced by Marvel Studios. C. Itll show us Peter Parkers school days. D. Itll be enjoyable for both c

17、hildren and adults.23. Dom, played by _, turns to the dark side in The Fate of the Furious. A.Vin Diesel B. Charlize Theron C. Paul Walker D. Dan StevensBOne evening last summer, when I asked my 14-year-old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response shocked me. “Whats a colander (漏勺)?” he asked.I

18、could only blame myself. In the family, nobody else helped me in the kitchen. But that night, as I explained with a touch of panic that a colander is the thing with holes in it, I wondered what else I hadnt prepared Ray for.As parents, while we focus on our sons confidence and character, we perhaps

19、dont always consider that we are also raising someones future roommates, boyfriends, husbands, or fathers. I wanted to know that Id raised a boy who would never ask the woman in his life, “Whats for dinner?” So I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home course. I was delighted to find t

20、hat he didnt say no. For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine.I knew that he would rather have been playing in the driveway than learning to mend socks with his mother-he tried to beg not to have sewing（缝纫）lessons, even though I insisted that one day, someone would find the sight of him fi

21、xing his own shirt very attractive, but it couldnt be denied that he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. “I appreciate what you do as a mom,” he told me one day. Ray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more importantly, he realizes theres nothing good about being helpless.Now

22、, not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. Thats what I call a man. Im glad that I prepared so great a present for my future daughter-in-law.24. Why was the author shocked at her sons response?A. Because he was not well behaved.B. Because he refused to hel

23、p with dinner. C. Because he was very curious about kitchen tools.D. Because he didnt know the common kitchen tools.25. In the authors opinion, some parents pay little attention to_ .A. making children live a hard life. B. preparing children for their future lifeC. telling kids what is right or wron

24、g D. building up childrens confidence26. After learning to do housework, Ray_ .A. fell in love with sewing. B. did other work in the house.C. acknowledged his mothers efforts. D. began to be more hard-working. 27. Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A. Usefuleducationforboys. B. Boysshouldbeinvolvedin

25、housework C. Theimportanceofhousework. D.CookingandsewingmakechildrenmanlyCFor so long，failure has been pictured as something negative, something to be ashamed of and something to be kept a secretBut a Swedish psychologist, Samuel West, has decided to put our worst fears on the table. He is opening

26、a museumthe Museum of Failurein Helsingborg, Sweden this JuneInstead of showing successes, as museums usually do, the Museum of Failure will display over 60 “failed” products from big-name companies such as Nokia, Apple and Coca-Cola. “I really hope you see that these mega-brands that everybody resp

27、ects, they screw up too,” West told The New York Times. “I hope that makes you feel less nervous about learning something new. ”Wests opinion isnt a new one. Albert Einstein once said，“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. ”And this idea has been embraced by lots of companies i

28、n the US. Silicon Valley, for example, is the home of some of the worlds most creative companies，yet its slogan turns out to be, quite surprisingly, “Fail fast, fail often. ”However，there are reasons for this. “The best companies are those that encourage failure, embrace out-of-the-box thinking, and

29、 allow employees to make mistakes and see what happens,” wrote Simon Casuto of Forbes. But some people are skeptical of this so-called “culture of failure”. They are worried that if failure becomes “a symbol of honor”，as Wired magazine put it, it may even be seen as “uncool” when one tries to reduce

30、 the risk of failure. This may push people to care too little and try too little. 来源:1“Sometimes people hide behind failure, when they could have prevented it, ”wrote Anna Isaac of The TelegraphSo its important that you set apart the two kinds of failurethe kind that makes you a loser and the kind t

31、hat takes you forward. The key is whether youve learned something from your mistakes. “Learning is the only process that turns failure into success,” West told The Guardian. “If you dont learn from your failures, then youve really failed. ”28What does the underlined phrase “screw up” mean in the sec

32、ond paragraph?AMake a fortune. BMake a mess. CMake a highlight. DMake a risk.来源:1ZXXK29What message does the slogan “Fail fast, fail often. ” convey?AThe more failure, the better. BAccept failure, and try new things.CThe more you fail, the less success you achieve. DFailure is more important than su

33、ccess.30Which magazine shows doubt about the culture of failure?AThe New York Times. BForbes. CWired. DThe Guardian.31Whats Wests opinion about failure?AFailures value lies in learning from it. BIf you fail，you are a loser.CIts not necessary to try to reduce the risk of failure. DFailure is the key

34、to putting you forward. DImagine youre standing in line to buy an after-school snack at a store. You step up to the counter and the cashier scans your food. Next, you have to pay. But instead of scanning a QR code (二维码) with your smartphone, you just hold out your hand so the cashier can scan your f

35、ingerprint. Or, a camera scans your eyes, your face or even your ear.Now, this type of technology might not be far away. As technology companies move away from the traditional password, biometric(生物识别) security (安全), which includes fingerprint, face and voice ID, is becoming increasingly popular. In

36、 2019, Apple introduced the iPhone 5s, one of the first smartphones with a fingerprint scanner. Since then, using ones fingerprint to unlock a phone and make mobile payments has become commonplace（普遍的）, bringing convenience to our lives. And since last year, Samsung has featured eye-scanning technol

37、ogy in its top smartphones, while Apples new iPhone X can even scan a users face.But despite its popularity, experts warn that biometrics might not be as secure as wed imagined. “Biometrics, ideally, are good,” John Michener, a biometrics expert, told tech website Inverse. “In practice, not so much.

38、”When introducing the new iPhones Face ID feature at Apples Keynote Event in September, Phil Schiller, Apples senior vice president, said, “The chance that a random（任意的）person in the population could look at your iPhone X and unlock it with their face is about one in a million.”But its already been

39、done. In a video posted on community website Reddit on Nov 3, two brothers showed how they were each able to unlock the same iPhone X using their own face, Quartz reported. And they arent even twins.“We may expect too much from biometrics,” Anil Jain, a computer science professor at Michigan State U

40、niversity, told CBS News. “No security systems are perfect.”Earlier this year, Jain found a way to trick biometric security. Using a printed copy of a thumbprint, she was able to unlock a dead persons smartphone for police, according to tech website Splinter.“Its good to see biometrics being used mo

41、re,” Jain told CBS News, “because it adds another factor（因素）for security. But using multiple security measures is the best defense.”32. What is the latest technology to unlock a smartphone according to the article? A. QR code scanning. B. Eye scanning. C. Fingerprint scanning. D. Face scanning.33. W

42、hats a major problem of the iPhone Xs Face ID system? A. It often fails to recognize its owners face. B. Different faces could be used to unlock the same phone. C. Face data could be used for other purposes. D. It takes too long to unlock the phone.34. What does Anil Jain think of biometric security

43、? A. It still needs much improvement. B. It has caused much trouble for police. C. Its more secure than traditional measures. D. It should be used with other security measures.35. The author wrote this article mainly to _. A. describe the popularity of biometrics B. show how biometrics has changed o

44、ur livesC. discuss the security problems of biometrics D. point out various problems with biometrics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。(注意：E涂AB；F 涂AC；G 涂AD ) How to Be Good at SportsIf sports are something that interests you, it stands to reason that you would want to be g

45、ood at them. Here are some tips that can help you become a good player.Set ambitious but realistic goals. If you want to be great at sports, you need to set your aims high. 36 Instead, you should take a look at what you are, and figure out where you think you would like to be. Give yourself a suitab

46、le amount of time to achieve that goal.Be patient. 37 Impatient athletes tend to make poor ones. If youre not patient, youll try to jump into advanced techniques long before youre ready. Youll feel discouraged when you dont see immediate improvement.Join a sports team. Most of the sports teams are f

47、ree to join. If you go to school, you should go for team tryouts when theyre happening. 38 . Accept criticism. When you play sports, you will unavoidably receive criticism, whether from a coach or other players. 39 Are they angry because you missed a pass, or do they sincerely want to help you impro

48、ve? In a lot of cases, you can use criticism as motivation（激励） to get better. 40 . A skill becomes mastered when youre able to do it without thinking. Given enough time and practice, a skill will eventually fall under this category. When in a game, you wont have time to think everything through, so

49、practice until its all automatic.A. Skills are often slow to build.B. This does not mean being unrealistic. C. You need to take most of it even though you think it is only partly right.D. Practice until your skills become second nature.E. You also need to be clear about what you are good at.F. If yo

50、ure not in school, you can find a sports club online.G. An important reason people join sports teams is to make friends.第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）As my husband, Doug, stood on the busy New York city street trying to stop a taxi, I tried to protect my daughter from the cold December wind and rain.

51、 I put my head down to kiss her tiny face. 41 and wet, my husband gave up his attempt to flag down a taxi. I knew the 42 . Just after her first birthday, we were told our daughter Katie has a 43 brain illness. Since that moment, Doug and I felt like runners in a marathon race where the finish line k

52、ept 44 . We knew Katie was running out of 45 . It had taken months before we finally had a name for the 46 , but we were told only a few specialists in the world knew how to 47 it. Now, as we finally found a brilliant doctor to 48 our girl, we were in a strange 49 in the cold rain. Just at the momen

53、t, a middle-aged woman pulled over and said, “Pardon me? May I offer you a(n) 50 ?” Before we could say anything, she continued, “Its really no 51 for me. Just get in.” It was then that I noticed her thick Irish accent, which 52 me up like hot soup. We simply said, “Thanks! Roosevelt Hospital, pleas

54、e,” as we got in her car for the ride. “Are you going 53 the baby?” she asked us. I nodded my head, holding back my 54 . At the hospital, we 55 her a dozen times for the ride. As the woman hugged me, I 56 her face was wet with tears. She promised to 57 for us before she left. After three more visits

55、 to New York and two more 58 surgeries (手术), Katie is cured. But the 59 of the Irish Angel still rang as a constant reminder of a tiny ray of light that appeared in our 60 days. 41. A. Excited B. Frustrated C. Worried D. Satisfied 42. A. feeling B. spirit C. message D. sense 43. A. simple B. rare C.

56、 common D. natural 44. A. coming B. lowering C. disappearing D. running 45. A. timeB. confidence C. money D. courage 46. A. raceB. illnessC. doctorD. challenge 47. A. explainB. checkC. reachD. treat 48. A. protectB. meetC. saveD. encourage 49. A. countryB. hospitalC. townD. city 50. A. seatB. rideC.

57、 carD. umbrella 51. A. troubleB. difficulty C. questionD. loss 52. A. pickedB. calledC. warmedD. woke 53. A. toB. afterC. forD. with 54. A. surpriseB. angerC. smileD. tears 55. A. thankedB. praisedC. respectedD. accepted 56. A. guessed B. believed C. understood D. noticed 57. A. workB. sing C. pray

58、D. drive 58. A. eyeB. brain C. kidney D. heart 59. A. voiceB. bravery C. reward D. advice 60. A. busiestB. luckiest C. happiest D. darkest来源:Zxxk.Com第卷（共50分）Section 1 Section 2Section 3Total score第一节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分) 在空格处填入一个适当的词（仅限一词）或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（不限一词）,将答案填写在相应位置。 Stephen Hawking, who

59、is the most famous physicist, was born in Britain on January 8, 1942 and died on March 14, 2019. As a child, he was enthusiastic about 61 (design) complicated toys but 62 (fortune), in his twenties, he suffered 63 a disease that was impossible to be cured， 64 was a great challenge for him. However,

60、not only was he positive about the misfortunes, and eventually he 65 (overcome) all the difficulties but also he was 66 (absorb) in his research in the universe. In 1988, his best-seller A Brief History of Time 67 (publish), in which he put forward the idea 68 time itself has a beginning, and that i

61、t will have 69 end. In 70 (conclude), he has made outstanding contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity.61 62 63 64. 65 66 67 68 69. 70 第二节：短文改错（每题1分，共10分）共有10处语言错误，每句最多两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。注意:只允许改10处，多者不计分。 Wechat is becoming increasingly popularly. The other day, when I was w

62、alking by a food shop, I notice an old woman buying some food. She didnt pay in cash. Instead of, she paid with Wechat. Why do people like to use Wechat payment? The main reason is because it is simple and convenience. What we need to do are to take out the cellphone, scan（扫描）the QR code and pay the

63、 goods we buy. We dont have to carry wallets with me any longer.Wechat payment, that has changed the way we shop, is created by Chinese. We each should be proud of be a Chinese. It shows to the world that Chinese people are creative.第三节：书面表达（满分25分）上周宁阳四中高二年级举行了英语书法（handwriting）比赛，取得了很好效果。某英文报社向你约稿，请你以“An Unforgettable Competition”为题，按以下要点描述：1. 比赛目的。2. 比赛过程。3. 你的收获。注意：书写清晰美观，字数100左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。An Unforgettable Competition