广东省中山市第一中学2017_2018学年高二英语下学期第二次段考试题.doc

1、中山市第一中学2017-2018学年度第二学期高二年级第二次统测英 语时间：120分钟，满分：135分第一部分 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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。ASydney Cultural Festival Whats on today! European Art Show Location: Art Gallery of New South Wales. Today is the final day of the exhibition featuring 18t

2、h and 19th century paintings by some of the greatest European artists, such as Van Gough and Monet. Posters of these great works are available for purchase at the Visitors Centre. Time: 8.30am 7pm Cost: $12 adults; $7 children and students Nature Walks Location: Sydneys Royal Botanic Garden. Come an

3、d celebrate our natural environment in one of the worlds only nature parks inside a major city. Join our hourly guided tours, starting at the Eastern Gate, and enjoy breathtaking forests, stunning city escapes and the magnificent Sydney Harbour. Time: 9am 4pm Cost: Free Sydney Symphony Orchestra Con

4、cert Location: Sydney Opera House. Australias most famous orchestra is best known for its performances of classical French and German music. But in tonights concert, the world-famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang is the special guest artist and will perform a series of classic Chinese compositions inclu

5、ding Yellow River. Time: 8.30pm 11.30pm Cost: $175 adults; $90 students and children Moonlight Cinema Location: Centennial Park. Sit on the grass and enjoy the latest movies or classics from the past under the stars at Australias best and largest outdoor cinema. Tonight features the wonderful Austra

6、lian film Red Dog. Besides the movie, there will be a display of classic Australian film posters. Time: 8pm 10.30pm Cost: $19 adults; $14 children and students 1. Where should people wishing to join a Nature Walk meet? A. The Visitors Centre. B. The Harbour Bridge. C. The Eastern Gate. D. The guides

7、 building. 2. What kind of music will be played at the Opera House this evening? A. Australian. B. German. C. French. D. Chinese. 3. How many of todays festival activities take place outside? A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4. 4. At which activity can guests buy a poster as a souvenir? A. European Art Show. B.

8、 Nature Walks. C. Sydney Orchestra Concert. D Moonlight Cinema.BIts been said that honesty is the best policyIt sounds like the simplest thing in the world，but being truly honest with others and with yourself can be a real challengeMost of us learned to be dishonest as childrenRemember that dishones

9、ty is rooted in fear，so you must look for and face those fearsBy listing areas where you have a problem，and then working to deal with them，you can battle these habitsIf you find yourself lying because you fear disapproval from someone，for example，perhaps you need to learn how to stop being a people

10、pleaser and be yourselfMost importantly，admit your errors so that you can forgive yourself and use those experiences to reinforce your determination to do betterIf you feel guilty for having been dishonest in the past，apologize to the person you lied to or find a creative way to make things rightIf

11、youve lied to a person who plays an important role in your life （a significant other，relative，or friend），the best （but most difficult） thing to do is to come cleanThink honestlyThis may sound silly，but if you dont think honestly，you wont be honestIf youre pushed into a corner and dont know how to re

12、spond，you have the right to remain silent or say Can we talk about this another time? or I really dont feel comfortable talking about thisDont say I dont knowPractice being honest on the simple thingsAbraham Lincoln became famous for going to great lengths to return a few cents that did not belong t

13、o him，hence the nickname Honest AbeBy applying honesty to the little things，you will get in the habit of being honest in general5Whats the authors attitude towards becoming honest?AOptimisticBPessimisticCSkepticalDUnconcerned6What does the underlined word “reinforce” in paragraph 1 mean?Ashow Bstren

14、gthen Cexpress Dweak7Whats the authors main purpose of writing the text?ATo encourage people to be honestBTo arouse readers interest in being famousCTo call on people to learn from Abraham LincolnDTo advice us to say sorry to the person we lied to8Which of the following can be the best title for the

15、 text?AChallenge YourselfBNo Need to Lie to OthersCHonesty is the Best PolicyDLittle Things Can Make a BigDifference CA great invention by an 18-year-old high school student grew out of a simple problem most teenagers meet with.“Im a teenager and I have a cell phone and my cell phone battery always

16、dies，so I was really looking for a way to improve energy storage,” Eesha Khare said on Tuesday. “Thats how I came across the super capacitor.”The teenager who came from California, and graduated from high school last week，won a $50，000 prize on May 17，2013 at the Intel International Science and Engi

17、neering Fair for creating a device that can store enough energy to charge a cell phone in 20 to 30 seconds.“It charges very quickly and can store a lot of energy,” Khare said. “The cool thing is that its a lot thinner than one strand of hair.”Khare hasnt used her invention to recharge a cell phone y

18、et，but she used it to power a light-emitting diode (LED) in order to show its capability(容量). If used on cell phones, the supercharger would slide on to the phones battery to juice it up in a matter of seconds. The technology isnt available to consumers yet，and it could be years until it is.At an In

19、tel event in Phoenix，Khare won the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award，taking second place overall in the worlds largest high school science research competition. She beat out more than 1, 600 finalists from 70 countries. She said that she has been approached by several companies to continue her

20、research, but she is now focused on attending Harvard University in autumn.“Right now, just my education，but hopefully well see what happens in the future,” she said about her plans. “I have a lot of interests，so well see what I do in the future.”9. The passage starts with _Awhat problem most teenag

21、ers meet with in lifeBhow Khare helped others with their problemsCwhy Khare decided to make the inventionDhow teenagers make use of their cell phones10. According to the passage, Khare _Awas most probably born in 1995Bwill graduate from high schoolCwill donate much of her prizeDis the first teenager

22、 to win such a big prize11. The super capacitor _Ais as thin as a hairBcan produce enough energy soonChas been popular on the marketDhas not been put in use in daily lifeDClimate change will force exhausted birds migrating to Europe from Africa to travel further, with possibly disastrous consequence

23、s, according to a study.The annual voyage of some species, which fly north in search of food and suitable habitats, could increase by as much as 400 kilometers (250 miles), the research found. “Marathon migrations for some birds are set to become even longer,” said Stephen Willis, a professor at Dur

24、ham University in Britain and the main architect of the study. “This is bad news for birds like the White throat, a common farmland bird. The added distance is a considerable threat. As temperatures rise and habitats change, birds will face their biggest challenge since the Pleistocene era (更新世), wh

25、ich ended 11,000 years ago,” he said in a statement.Some 500 million birds migrate each year from Africa, some weighing as little as nine grams (three-tenths of an ounce). To complete a voyage that can be thousands of kilometers long, birds have to fatten themselves up to twice their normal weight.

26、Some even shrink their internal organs (收缩内脏) to become more fuel efficient, so any additional distance may be dangerous.The study finds that from 2007 to 2010, nine out of 17 species examined are going to face longer migrations, particularly birds that cross the Sahara Desert. Some birds travel the

27、 Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea in a one go, while others have a break in northern Africa before crossing. Many fly at night, when temperatures are cooler.A few such as the Blackcap have started to adapt by spending winters in Britain, but such behavior remains exceptional, the study said. The stu

28、dy forecasts that the migration distance of the Orphean Warbler will jump from 2,700 kilometers (1,700 miles) to between 3,050 and 3,350 kilometers (1,900 and 2,100 miles), with even longer increases for the Subalpine and Barred Warblers.12. What does traveling extra distance mean for some migrating

29、 birds?A. Better living conditions. B. Better physical health. C. Stronger ability to fly. D. Bigger threat to life.13. To complete the marathon migrations, some birds have to do the following except _.A. have a break in the Sahara B. put on more weightC. reduce the size of internal organs D. fly at

30、 night to avoid the heat14. What can we infer from the text?A. Birds have to migrate from Africa to Europe in winter.B. Global warming is bad for all birds worldwide.C. Birds that are of small size dont need to migrate.D. Some birds have to migrate unless they adapt to climate change.15. Whats the b

31、est title of the text?A. Climate change leads to disastrous consequenceB. The annual voyage of some speciesC. How birds migrate for longer distancesD. Climate change pushes birds to migrate farther 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从所给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。16 One of the best things you can possibl

32、y do is to start you own club. Its great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels theres never anything to do during the school holidays.The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. 17 Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is

33、endless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 18 All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you.19You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That will keep you busy for

34、ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can spend a lot of tim

35、e making them. 20Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started youll think of loads of more interesting things to do!A. Thats easyB. Enjoy your own club!C. Invite a designer to join youD.

36、What are you interested in?E. Some vacation is just around the cornerF. Then you need to pick a name for your clubG. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分75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四个选项 （A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。How important is it to offer our love,

37、especially to those who are closest to us, with no strings attached? The 21 of the expression “no strings attached” may go back to ancient times when 22 were written on parchment(羊皮纸)that was rolled up and 23 with a string.An unknown author beautifully 24 the no-strings-attached love in her heartfel

38、t story titled The Rock.As she grew older, her teenage daughter became increasingly rebellious(叛逆的). It was late one night when the police 25 her daughter for drunk driving. She had to go to the police station to 26 her daughter up.They didnt 27 until the next afternoon. She broke the 28 by giving h

39、er daughter a small gift- a wrapped box. Her daughter 29 opened it and found a little 30 inside.Her daughter rolled her 31 and said, “Cute, Mom, whats this for?”“Read the card,” Mom 32 .Her daughter took the card out of the envelope in the box and 33 it. Tears started to trickle down her daughters c

40、heeks. Her daughter got up and hugged her as the 34 fell to the floor. 35 the card were these words: “This rock is more than 200,000 years old. That is how long it will take before I 36 you.”This mother is not saying, “I will love you 37_ ” Instead she says that she will love her daughter forever an

41、d nothing can change that. No 38 attached.When we learn to 39 like that, I think well understand the words of Emmet Fox, who said, “ If you could only love enough, you could be the most 40 person in the world.”21. A. meaning B. origin C. influence D. change22. A. numbers B. names C. documents D. dia

42、ries23. A. secured B. covered C. commented D. hidden24. A. publishes B. proves C. analyses D. describes25. A. blamed B. charged C. arrested D. challenged26. A. pick B. bring C. take D. send27. A. speak B. arrive C. work D. rest28. A. promise B. law C. heart D. silence29. A. eagerly B. coldly C. imme

43、diately D. secretly30. A. toy B. ring C. pen D. rock31. A. legs B. eyes C. hands D. shoulders32. A. constructed B. instructed C. reviewed D. analyzed33. A. wrote B. opened C. read D. enjoyed34. A. parchment B. gift C. letter D. card35. A. On B. With C. For D. At36. A. look forward to B. pay attentio

44、n to C. give up on D. take care of37. A. THOUGH B. UNTIL C. BECAUSE D. IF38. A. strings B. words C. warnings D. threats39. A. teach B. love C. think D. support40. A. poor B. courageous C. powerful D. honest第二节 单项选择题 （共15小题，每题1分，共15分）41. I m dying _ a cup of hot tea. Its so cold. A. for B. of C. from

45、 D. about42. When doing your history homework on the Civil War by typing in details to Google, a list of related books will _ .A. come onB. come upC. come downD. come across43. The most exciting thing for him was _ he finally found two tinned fruits in _ seemed to him to be a servants bedroom . A. t

46、hat; what B. what; what C. that; that D. what; that44. After three years study, Jane got a _ for teaching English.A. qualification B. composition C. collection D. satisfaction 45. I was given three books on sewing, the first _ I really enjoyed.A. that B. which C. of which D. of that 46. As the busie

47、st woman in the village, she made _ her duty to look after all the other peoples affairs in that village.A. this B. that C. one D. it47. - Why are they taking all the equipment away ?-_ , they are packing up to leave.A. The job was done B. The job has been doneC. With the job done D. With the job do

48、ing48. The police looked into the case carefully and found the thief had entered the house _ a ladder.A. by the means B. by all means C. by ways of D. by means of 49. Im very sorry, I really dont _ you.A. mean harm B. mean to harm C. mean harming D. mean to be harmed50. I object to _ in this way. A.

49、 being spoken to B. speaking to C. be spoken to D. speak to 51. I was surprised by her words, which made me realize _ silly mistakes I had made. A. what B. that C. how D. which52. _ breaks the law should be punished. A. Whoever B. No matter who C. Whomever D. No matter whom53. The first textbooks _

50、for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century. A. having writtenB. to have written C. being writtenD. written54. There was a terrible noise the sudden burst of light.A.followedB.followingC.to be followedD.being followed55. Yesterday I tried to call you several times but I c

51、ouldnt _ to you. A. call up B. ring up C. get through D. go through第三节(共20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。AThe long history of the Chinese knot(中国结) dates back 56 ancient times when people first used knots for fastening, wrapping, hunting and fishing. Recent 57 (discover) include 1

52、00,000- year- old bone needles used for sewing and bodkins(锥子), which were used to untie knots, but because of the nature of the materials, few examples of prehistoric Chinese knotting exist today. The knot was developed into 58 art form during the Tang and Song dynasties and it became much 59 (popu

53、lar) later in the Ming and Qing dynasties. One major characteristics of decorative knot work is 60 all the knots are tied using one thread. When 61 (finish), the knot looks the same from both front and back. The knot can come in a variety of colors such as gold, green, blue or black. However, the mo

54、st 62 (common) used color is red. This is because it stands for good luck and prosperity(繁荣).Making the Chinese knot is a three- step process, which includes tying, tightening and adding. There are many different shapes of Chinese knots, 63 (offer) blessings of happiness, love and good luck.In Chine

55、se, “knot” means reunion, friendliness, 64 (warm), love, etc. Up to now, many people in China 65 (use) the art of the Chinese knot in their necklaces, buttons and even hangings for cars or mobile phones.BAs you know, science plays 66 very important role in our education. Do you want to keep up _67 t

56、he latest research and discoveries in science? There are many good websites 68 you can check out the latest in the science world. One great site is Science News for Kids. This site reports science news 69 (cover)a wide range of subjects. The articles are intended for younger readers, but adults will

57、 find this site 70 (suit) for them as well. Another wonderful site, one that I check out every day, 71 (call) Science Daily. The site is 72 (constant) updated with news, often about exciting 73 (finding) that change how we view the world. These sites post the latest stories and also keep all the pas

58、t articles they 74 (post) earlier. That way you can find articles just about anything that 75 (be) related to the science fields you are interested in.第三部分 写作（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)假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号()，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多

59、余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错词下面划一横线，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。 In my spare time, I often read some books written by famous writers in or abroad. I ever read Chinas Four Great Classical novel such as Journey to the West. Beside, I enjoy reading Tang poetry.I have been writing from

60、 I was nine years old. I am remember the first time when my parents and I talked about my dream of becoming writer. They laughed out happy when they read the short story I write about robots. They think that my story is well worth read and that I am good at writing. I believe I will achieve their dr

61、eam.第二节 书面表达(满分25分)假如下周将有一些来自友好学校的英国师生到你校进行一周的友好访问，请你代表全体师生用英语写一篇欢迎词，内容包括：1. 欢迎英国客人的到来；2. 介绍在你校期间活动安排（参观学校；共同进行环保项目研究；足球比赛；参观中国家庭、吃中国美食）；3. 希望达到的目的：交流文化，相互学习。注意：1. 词数100左右，开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Honorable British guests, dear teachers and fellow students,_Thanks for listening!第一部分 阅读理解 （共

62、两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30 分）1-4 CDBA 5-8 ABAC 9-11 CAD 12-15 DADD 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）16-20 EDAFG 完形填空：21-25BCADC 26-30AADBD 31-35BBCDA 36-40CDABC单项选择 41-45 ABAAC 46-50 DCDBA 51-55 AADBC语法填空A：56. to 57. discoveries 58. an 59. more popular 60. that 61. finished 62. commonly 63. offering 64. war

63、mth 65. have used语法填空B：66. a 67. with 68. where 69. covering 70. suitable71. is called 72. constantly 73. findings 74. posted 75. is改错In my spare time, I often read some books written by famous writers in or abroad. I ever read Chinas Four Great andClassical novel such as Journey to the West. Beside

64、, I enjoy reading Tang poetry. novels Besides I have been writing from I was nine years old. I am remember the first time when my parents and I talked about my since dream of becoming writer. They laughed out happy when they read the short story I write about robots. They think a happily wrotethat m

65、y story is well worth read and that I am good at writing. I believe I will achieve their dream. reading my参考范文：Honorable British guests, dear teachers and fellow students, Allow me, first of all, on behalf of all the teachers and students at our school, to extend a warm welcome to our honorable gues

66、ts from our link school in Britain. During your stay at our school, we will first show you around to give you a general idea of how our school works. Then, we will carry out our joint project on environmental protection together. Weve also arranged a football match to promote our friendship. Last but not least, you will be taken to several Chinese host families, where you can try delicious traditional Chinese food. We hope that these activities allow you to experience a different culture, and we also hope to learn about yours. We wish you a pleasant stay at our school! Thanks for listening!