山东省济宁市微山一中、邹城一中2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、第卷（共100分）第一部分：听力（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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. How much does one ticket cost?A. $0.70. B. $4. 30.C. $5. 00.2. What is the man going to do?A. Attend a lecture.B. Visit Mr. Brown.C. Leave

2、 his school.3. What is the woman probably doing?A. Listening to loud music. B. Preparing a speech contestC. Talking loudly on the phone.4. Where does the man probably work?A. At a bankB. At a school. C. At a hospital.5. What did the woman dislike about the movie?A. The plot.B. The acting.C. The spec

3、ial effects.第二节(共15小题；每小题L5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。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，各小题将给出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、7题。6. What is the weather like now?A. Cloudy.B. Windy.C. Sunny.7. What will the woman do?A. Start to dig the hole.B. Water the new flowers.C. Ta

4、ke a break.听第7段树料，阅读第8、9题。8. What does the woman suggest doing at first?A. Going cycling.B. Flying a kite.C. Playing volleyball.9. Why does the man want to return homo by 5 p.m.?A. To play basketball.B. To watch a game.C. To cook potatoes.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How many people will the company hire th

5、is time?A. Two.B. Three.C. Five.11. In which year would an employees salary be about $ 13,500?A. The first year.B. The second year.C. The third year.12. Why does the man love the job?A. He can learn Chinese. B. The pay is really high. C. It involves going around the city.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When di

6、d the man get the ring?A. Two days ago.B. Last year.C. Two years ago.14. Who is the man?A. The womans grandpa. B. The womans husband.C. The womans brother.15. Why did the man apologize to the woman?A. He was mean to her.B. He didnt believe her.C. He lost her sunglasses.16. Where did the man find the

7、 ring?A. On his little finger.B. On his middle finger.C. On his ring finger.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long is the centre open on weekends?A. For ten hours.B. For nine hours.C. For eight hours.18. Which course was popular last year?A. Basketball.B. Tennis.C. Football.19. What is offered as a free gif

8、t to someone who buys a six-month membership?A. Equipment.B. Drinks.C. A T-shirt.20. How can payment be made?A. In cash.B. By check.C. By credit card.第二部分 阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）(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（A、B、C和D）中，选出极佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhats the most important thing in a piece of wr

9、iting? Is it the story, the characters, the description, or the style? Obviously, you cant choose only one. A great work succeeds in combining all of them in a great mix, producing a wonderful work.In most cases, youre better at one writing element over therest,and working on your strengths will wor

10、k to your advantage. Building characters, however, is important to your writing. Its not to be ignored no matter what your case is. So, how do you achieve that?Make Them RealThis is probably one of the most common pieces of writing advice: make your characters believable. What does it really mean? I

11、t means that your characters need to be there for a reason, not just for pushing the story forward. He/She has a real life, with his/her own fears and dreams, and you have to show this. Your characters dont need to be typical to be believable. The unusual ones are even more interesting, but its your

12、 job to make your readers relate to them.Understand Human PsychologyTo build great characters, youll need to understand peoples psychology: what are they thinking about, what are they feeling and experiencing, and why are they doing what they are doing? Get behind the obvious. Be in the backstage wi

13、th them. Sit them in a chair and let them talk away. If you truly listen, you will learn.Be your characterWhen you immerse (使沉浸) yourself in your writing, you get lost in that world and you start living in it. This is when the magic happens and you become your character. By putting yourself in your

14、characters shoes, you allow yourself to experience what youre writing about first-hand. The more it feels real to you, the more the readers will feel the same, too.21. According to the author, what makes a great work?A. Being skilled at description.B. Having some unusual characters.C. Using some spe

15、cial writing styles. D. Combining related things in a great way.22. According to Paragraph 4, a good writer should be good at _.A. knowing others mindsB. writing down the obvious pointsC. thinking differently from others D. starting conversations with others23. To build a great character，you should

16、_.A. write according to true eventsB. pretend youre the characterC. talk to others about your characterD. forget about your fears and dreamsBAlex Elman runs a big businesssomething hard to imagine after she lost her sight in her twenties. But Elman says that losing her sight helped her focus on find

17、ing success.Elmans father planted a hillside vineyard(葡萄园)in western Massachusetts in 1981. Its where Elman spent the darkest period of her life. When she was 27 years old, she went blind as a result of diabetes(糖尿病) 17 years ago. She recalled，“I hid in my home. I hid in the place，to me, that was th

18、e safest place in the world.”However, she found a new way forward.Elman is the founder of Alex Elman Wines, a growing competitor of organic wines from all around the world: Chianti from Italy, Torrontes from Argentina.Elmans isnt solitary in her work. Instead, she has a good assistant, a guide dog n

19、amed Hanley. Hanley is something of a professional wine taster and travels to all of the wine factories that Elman runs, from South America to Europe.At first, Elman wouldnt accept a guide dog. Now its hard to imagine her life, or her business, without him. She said, When someone tells me something

20、is organic and I dont really believe it because I taste something funny on it, m put it in front of his face and if he likes the wine, hell actually go in and sniff it. If if s not right, hell turn his head away. Thats how we know whether the soil is actually organic.”Elman believes the loss of her

21、sight was a gift from God. She said, “It allowed me to pay attention to what I thought was important. Therefore, adapt to a situation, and youll be all right. Because you cant change it anyway, right?”24. How old was Elman when she began suffering from diabetes?A. About 10 years old.B. About 17 year

22、s old.C. About 27 years old.D. About 37 years old.25. What does the underlined word “solitary” probably mean?A. Fortunate.B. Alone.C. Skilled.D. Active.26. What does Hanley do when he dislikes the wine in front of his face?A. He will shake his head.B. He will make faces at Alex Elman.C. He will turn

23、 away and go home.D. He will refuse to go in and sniff it.27. Which of the following is TRUE about Alex Elman?A. She is something of a professional wine taster.B. She found herself a guide dog soon after she went blind.C. She takes a positive attitude towards her loss of sight.D. She always regards

24、her home as the safest place in the world.CNowadays, social media like Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter are becoming increasingly popular. People have completely made social media part of their daily lives. As a result, many people have developed an Internet personality.The Internet persona

25、lity I am talking about is the one we shape on our social media sites. We are always posting information about ourselves for other people to know even when it can be completely untrue. Some people even go so far as to spend money in buying flowers or “likes” or buying a very expensive camera for the

26、ir friends to take photos of them. I find it unbelievable. The time and energy spent on these silly things can only make us want to be accepted by more people.Social media are also a modem cause of depression: People see the perfect lives of others and consider their own imperfect lives as bad. Even

27、 kids deal with this. They dont realize that the reason why they struggle to love themselves is that they spend all day receiving untrue information.I find that many people spend more time and energy in making sure that their online personality is worth accepting than caring for their real presence.

28、 So many times I have seen confident and beautiful girls on social media. But in the real world, they are extremely shy. They hardly talk to anyone and spend all their time using the phone.Social media have gone so far as to even negatively affect marriages. This is because of the fact that there ar

29、e now “Instagram husbands”people whose use is to take perfect photos of their partners throughout the day. They spend a lot of time doing that whether they like it or not. Needless to say, social media likely influence relationships in a negative way.I think everyone should not use social media at l

30、east for a few months to experience the difference it makes to them. They may find life is very different and much better.28. What does “the Internet personality” in the passage refer to?A. The hope to develop a better personality.B. The personality developed through social media.C. The true persona

31、lity shown by us on social media.D. The information we get about others on social media.29. Why are social media a modem cause of depression?A. We may read some upsetting news.B. We have to try very hard to be accepted.C. We cant really find much useful information.D. We feel sad about ourselves thr

32、ough comparing.30. The example given in Paragraph 4 shows that _.A. shy people can also become confidentB. social media make people become more energeticC. social media make people ignore their true presenceD. people today dont consider their presence important.31. Whats most probably the authors at

33、titude towards peoples using social media?A. Uninterested.B. Negative. C. Uncertain. D. Supportive.D“Most children,” Asher Svidensky says, “are a little afraid of golden eagles. However, Kazakh boys in western Mongolia start learning how to use the huge birds to hunt for foxes and hares at the age o

34、f 13.” Svidensky. a photographer and travel writer, shot five boys learning the skill as well as the girl, Ashol Pan. “To see her with the eagle was amazing,” he recalls. “She was a lot more comfortable with it, a lot more powerful with it and a lot more at ease with it.”The Kazakhs in western Mongo

35、lia are the only people that hunt with golden eagles, and today there are around 400 practising eagle hunters. Ashol Pan, the daughter of a famous hunter, may well be the countrys only girl hunter.They hunt in winter, when the temperatures can drop to -40. A hunt begins with days of traveling on hor

36、seback through a snow mountain or ridge (山脉) giving an excellent view of prey for miles around. Hunters generally work in teams. After a fox is discovered, riders rush to frighten it into the open, and an eagle is released (释放). If the eagle fails to make a kill, another is released.“The skill of hu

37、nting with eagles,” Svidensky says, “lies in bringing an unexpected force of nature under control. You dont really control the eagle. You can try and make her hunt an animal, and then its a matter of nature. What will the eagle do? Will she make it? How will you get her back afterwards?”Svidensky de

38、scribes Ashol Pan as a smiling, sweet and shy girl. “Ashol Pan stands for something about Mongolia in the 21st century,” says Svidensky. “Everything there is going to change and is going to be redefined (重新定义), and the possibility is amazing.”32. What makes Asher Svidensky much surprised?A. The colo

39、rful and powerful eagles.B. The special way of hunting by the Kazakhs.C. The wonderful performance of Ashol Pan. D. The young age of Kazakh eagle hunters.33. What docs the underlined word “prey” in the third paragraph mean?A. The scenery to be enjoyed.B. The creature to be caught.C. The option to be

40、 argued.D. the future to be expected.34. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?A. Man can overcome nature.B. All efforts will pay off one day.C. Making use of existing resources is important. D. Never think about controlling others.35. Whats the passage mainly about?A. A photographer and trave

41、l writers traveling experience.B. A girl eagle hunter in Mongolia.C. The true life of the eagle hunters in Mongolia.D. The future of the traditional way of eagle hunting.第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文的内容，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。Car sickness is a common problem faced by many people. _36_. The e

42、ars tell the brain that the body is moving, but the eyes say that the body isnt moving. This leads to many symptoms of car sickness. Though there is no solution to this problem, there are some ways to make it less unpleasant.Get fresh air. Some people may find fresh air can make car sickness less se

43、rious. _37_. If symptoms remain，stop the car and get out to breathe in fresh air if possible. The air may help, and stopping the drive should help, too._38_. Often, car sickness is caused by movements outside the car. For this reason, you may feel better when you block your view. Simply closing your

44、 eyes may help, especially if you can fall asleep. You can also try sunglasses to achieve the same result.Use ginger (姜) products. Some people benefit from ginger products to reduce car sickness. You can try ginger chews, ginger cookies, and many other ginger products. _39_.Try pressure. Putting pre

45、ssure on a particular point of your body may help treat the symptoms of car sickness. Specifically, Nei Guana point on the underside of the wristmay be pressed to help with an upset stomach. _40_. Then I believe you will feel better.A. Fall asleep as soon as possible.B. Try to stop yourself from see

46、ing outside.C. It is caused by a disagreement between eyes and ears.D. Simply opening a window may help reduce your symptoms.E. Pressing your fingertips there would offer relief in about 10 seconds.F. If you always have car sickness, keep one or more of these products on hand.G. Some data has shown

47、that eating something dry may help reduce the symptoms.第三部分 英语知识运用（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。I was sitting at the kitchen table finishing my morning meal. A little taste of autumn _41_ had risen in my soul. The _42_ air and falling

48、leaves all _43_ the coming of the winter. I took my last drink of meal and carried my _44_ bowl over to the sink to clean it. My two cats sat on top of the kitchen counter, _45_ above them. I saw that they were both eyeing a tiny spider on a single web from the light above. Just as the spider came n

49、ear, _46_ cats were well prepared to catch and eat him. I quickly took a paper towel and _47_ the little guy before he became a kitty _48_. I walked out of the back door to let him _49_. As soon as I set him down he quickly crawled to _50_ on the wall. As I shut the door, I noticed something too. I

50、was _51_ and my sadness was gone.Now I know a lot of people would be _52_ about how saving the eight-legged animal could have _53_ my spirits, so quickly. After all, it was just a spider. As I thought about it, two sentences I had recently read _54_ me. The first was: “The only true thing is _55_.”

51、The second was: “ Do everything out of love.” I realized then that no act of love is _56_. I had only spared a spider to live another day, but it had _57_ my heart and improved my spirit.Make your life full of love. When you do so, you will _58_ not only yourself, but others and this world. Your sou

52、l will _59_ the cheers of other people. _60_ peoples eyes every smile you share is a treasure, and every kind act you do is a triumph(胜利).41. A. pleasureB. curiosityC. happinessD. sadness42. A. warmB. coolingC. freezingD. fresh43. A. meanB. decideC. proveD. consider44. A. largeB. expensiveC. whiteD.

53、 empty45. A. jumpingB. playingC. staringD. eating46. A. bothB. neitherC. allD. each47. A. coveredB. surroundedC. threwD. saved48. A. foodB. toyC. bedD. enemy49. A. returnB. goC. continueD. catch50. A. strengthB. independenceC. importanceD. safety51. A. smilingB. shoutingC. readingD. eating52. A. wor

54、riedB. shockedC. confusedD. satisfied53. A. liftedB. pressedC. shookD. tapped54. A. occurredB. hitC. missedD. invented55. A. pityB. sorryC. apologyD. love56. A. smallB. expensiveC. farD. dangerous57. A. curedB. touchedC. fedD. hurt58. A. loseB. helpC. endangerD. harm59. A. drawB. watchC. observeD. h

55、ear60. A. AtB. WithC. InD. For第卷（共50分）第三部分 英语知识运用（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分45分）第二节 语法填空（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。Many people may think the Forbidden city, or the Palace Museum as its also called, is _61_ great, old-fashioned museum. _62_, in recent years, the museum has been

56、 working hard _63_ (promote) Chinese cultural heritage among the young people.T he museum s online store now offers special cultural and creative _64_ (product). For example, in 2014, it _65_ (begin) to sell earphones that look like the necklaces worn by ancient officials , which even brought in _66

57、_ (rough) 1 billion yuan a year.Last year, a documentary _67_ (name) Masters in the Forbidden City became popular online. It is about the people _68_ job is to repair the relics in the museum. Many of these workers are very young and some are even _69_ their 20s.Some other museums across the country

58、, such as the National Museum of China, _70_ (inspire) by the Palace Museums efforts and are working on similar projects of their own.第四部分：写作（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题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。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

59、：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错词下划一横线，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。Yesterday our club held a English speech contest “Challenging Myself”. Many students take part in it and delivered their wonderful speech. A great many of teachers and students crowded into the hall in order that s

60、ee their performances. On the stage, no matter what pressure the speakers was facing, they bravely overcame them to achieve great success. Whats more, they impressed us deep with unusual confidence. Through such an activity, we gained a lot. However, our club is growing stronger and attractive.第二节 书

61、面表达（百强校英语解析团队专供）（满分25分）假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Mary在电子邮件中邀请你暑假期间赴美国参加她的生日聚会，请用英语给她写一封回信，包括以下要点：1. 表示感谢；2. 礼貌但委婉地拒绝她的邀请并解释原因；3. 邀请她来中国玩。注意：1. 字数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使文章行文连贯。Dear Mary,_Yours,Lihua山东省济宁市微山一中、邹城一中2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题答案听力: 1-5 BABCA6-10 CACBA11-15 BCBCB16-20 AABCC阅读理解: 21-23 DAB24-27 ABDC28-31 BD

62、CB32-35 CBCB七选五：36-40 CDBFE完形填空：41-45 DBADC 46-50 ADABD 51-55 ACABD 56-60 ABBDC语法填空：61. a 62. However 63. to promote 64. products 65.began 66. roughly 67. named 68. whose 69. in 70. are inspired / have been inspired短文改错：Yesterday our club held a English speech contest “Challenging Myself”. Many stud

63、ents take an tookpart in it and delivered their wonderful speech. A great many of teachers and students crowded speechesinto the hall in order that see their performances. On the stage, no matter what pressure the tospeakers was facing, they bravely overcame them to achieve great success. Whats more

64、, they were itimpressed us deep with unusual confidence. Through such an activity, we gained a lot. However, deeply Besidesour club is growing stronger and attractive. more书面表达：（one possible version）Dear Mary, I felt greatly honored to be invited to attend your birthday party in summer vacation. Gra

65、teful as I am, I cant accept your invitation, for which I feel deeply sorry. As I mentioned in my last e-mail, I have been trying hard to land a part-time job. Besides the extra money, a part-time job can broaden my horizons and help me obtain much-valued experience. Luckily, a couple of companies have offered me a few interviews.To make up for the lost chance, Id invite you to come to China for a tour. I promise Ill make a good guide. Yours, Lihua