内蒙古赤峰二中2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、赤峰二中2016级高二上学期期末考试英语试卷第一部分 听力（略）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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AExhibitions in the British MuseumHokusai: beyond the Great WaveKatsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is widely regarded as one of Japans most famous and influential artists. He produced works of as

2、tonishing quality right up until his death at the age of 90. This new exhibition will lead you on an artistic journey through the last 30 years of Hokusais lifea time when he produced some of his most memorable masterpieces.25 May13 August 2017Room 35Adults12, Members/under 16s freePlaces of the min

3、d: British watercolor landscapes 1850-1950Drawn from the British Museums rich collection, this is the first exhibition devoted to landscape drawings and watercolors by British artists in the Victorian and modern erastwo halves of very different centuries.23 February27 August 2017Room 90Free, just dr

4、op inScythians （斯基泰人）: warriors of ancient Siberia This major exhibition explores the story of the Scythiansnomadic tribes and masters of mounted warfare, who flourished (繁荣） between 900 and 200 BC. Their encounters with the Greeks, Assyrians and Persians were written into history but for centuries

5、all trace of their culture was lostburied beneath the ice.14 September 201714 January 2018Room 30Adults16.50, Members/under 16s freePolitics and paradise: Indian popular prints from the Moscatelli GiftThis display is part of the Museums contribution to the India-UK Year of Culture 2017. It looks at

6、the popular print culture of India from the 1880s until the 1950s.19 July3 September 2017Room 92Free, just drop in1. If you are interested in paintings of natural scenery, you will probably go to_.A. Room 35 B. Room 90C. Room 30 D. Room 922. Which exhibition best suit the taste of an expert in ancie

7、nt civilization?A. Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave.B. Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia.C. Places of the mind: British watercolor landscapes 1850-1950.D. Politics and paradise: Indian popular prints from the Moscatelli Gift.3. The purpose of the passage is _. A. to advertise the British MuseumB.

8、 To make profits by attracting visitors interest C. to introduce exhibitions in the British MuseumD. to encourage visitors to go to the British Museum BBeijing has become the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympic Games after beating Kazakhstans Almaty to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics. Fo

9、llowing a closed-door vote by International Olympic Committee (IOC) members, President Thomas Bach announced that Beijing is the winner of 2022 Winter Olympics during the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur on Friday afternoon.With a fully-prepared final presentation by an all-star team, Beijing has s

10、uccessfully convinced the committee members that the 2008 Olympics host city is a more favored candidate for the Winter Games. The high-powered delegation assured IOC members that Beijing was the safe choice because it had already proved it could stage the Games and said it would take winter sports

11、into the backyard of the worlds most populated country.Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a letter of appreciation to President Thomas Bach on Friday evening, expressing thanks to IOC for its trust and support in selecting Beijing together with Zhangjiakou as the host of the 2022 Olympic and Paralymp

12、ic Winter Games.The British Olympic Association (BOA) congratulated Beijing on winning the bid and believed the Chinese capital will host a great Winter Olympics.The capital promises a sustainable and prudent Olympics by taking full advantages of existing stadiums. And it will take a series of measu

13、res to tackle air pollution for a successful 2022 Games.Bid officials said winning the hosting rights for the 2022 Winter Olympics will fuel regional integration between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province, especially on transportation, air pollution control and tourism.4. Which of the following is

14、right according to the passage?A. Beijing is the only city to host 2022 Winter Olympics.B. Beijing is the first city to host both summer and Winter Olympic Games.C. Beijing is the Winner of 2022 Winter Olympics after beating Kuala Lumpur.D. IOC members held an open door meeting to vote for the winne

15、r to host the winter Olympic Games.5. What is the meaning of the underlined word “stage” in the third paragraph?A. floor B. level C. celebrate D. organize6. What will Beijing do in order to host a successful 2022 games?A. Beijing will prepare an all-star team to welcome the guests all over the world

16、.B. Beijing will fuel regional integration between Beijing-Tianjing and Hebei Province.C .Beijing will make full use of the existing stadiums and deal with air pollution.D. Beijing will make itself more beautiful to attract the tourists all over the world.7. What is the main idea of the passage?A. B

17、eijing wins both summer and winter games.B. BOA congratulated Beijing on winning the bid.C. All-star team helps Beijing.D. Beijing wins the 2022 Winter Games bid.CMany people wrongly think that cities dont have farms and that fruits and vegetables are only grown in the country. Believe it or not, th

18、ere are more and more urban farms popping up in cities all over the world.Alexandra Sullivan, a food system researcher in New York City, studies urban agriculture. Urban agriculture is another name for farming and gardening in a city environment. Ms. Sullivan studies everything from tiny gardens in

19、empty lots （小块土地）between buildings to bigger fields that have been planted and grown. According to Ms. Sullivan, “Urban agriculture has existed since cities have, across the world.”The number of humans living in urban areas, or cities, is increasing. The amount of people who want to garden in urban

20、areas is also rising. Ms. Sullivan says, “In small gardens, on rooftops and indoors, they grow fruits, vegetables, grains, and herbs, and raise animals to produce milk, eggs, honey, and meat. They use these foods as supplements to food produced by rural agriculture.” Even though some people who live

21、 in urban areas grow crops, urban residents still need to rely on food grown in rural areas. This is because a city doesnt have enough space to grow enough food for everyone living in it.In New York City, urban farmers have come up with many different ways to grow their own produce, even though ther

22、e isnt a lot of room. For example, Brooklyn Grange is a farming operation that has two rooftop vegetable farms in New York City. All together, the farms are made up of 2.5 acres of rooftop space. This makes Brooklyn Grange one of the largest rooftop farming operations in the world.Brooklyn Grange gr

23、ows all kinds of things. The farming company sells its vegetables to local residents and restaurants. And because the farms are on rooftops, they are specially adapted to their urban location. They use available space that is not needed for anything else. As more urban farmers find ways to grow food

24、 in cities, urban residents will be better able to get fresher materials for their meals.8. Which of the following is Ms. Sullivans opinion according to the text?A. The number of people living in cities is increasing slowly.B. Urban residents still rely on food grown in rural areas completely.C. Urb

25、an agriculture has a history as long as cities.D. Urban agriculture can provide huge income.9. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Farmers. B. City residents. C. Rural residents. D. Companies.10. What can we learn about Brooklyn Grange in New York City from the text?A. It

26、 has large farming areas.B. It can only grow single products.C. It produces enough food for citizens.D. It makes use of rooftop space to grow vegetables.11. What may be the best title for the text?A. Farms in CitiesB. Future Food SystemC. Food Grown in CitiesD. Agriculture of New York CityDWhat do y

27、ou do if your nation has a severe water shortage and happens to be located in a desert? If you have the resources, you turn to technology, which is what a company in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates (阿联酋) (UAE for short) is planning to do. The country, which gets less than four inches of rain per y

28、ear, could solve its issue with water shortage by dragging icebergs from Antarctica to its shores. The first such attempt will begin in 2018.Once the iceberg is at UAE shores, the ice above the waterline would be cut off and crushed into drinking water, which would then be stored in large water tank

29、s. The iceberg would also have a broader impact, says Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman A1 Shehi:“Cold air out from an iceberg close to the shore of the Arabian Sea would cause rainstorms across the Arabian Gulf and the southern region of the Arabian Peninsula all year round. As the rising air expands, coo

30、ls and condenses (冷凝) due to the decrease in air pressure, water vapor (水蒸气) is collected in the clouds, which becomes heavy and falls as rain.”More icebergs will bring more water vapor and clouds, creating a profound effect on the regional climate over a decade, turning the desert into “green meado

31、ws”. The melting iceberg would also add fresh water to the Arabian sea, returning bio-diversity. There would also be a boost for tourism from all the people interested in looking at the icebergs.The Emirates Iceberg Project comes from a group of efforts by NABL called “Filling the Empty Quarter”. Th

32、e project aims to dramatically influence the deserts of the “Empty Quarter”, the planets largest sand desert. The region is also the richest oil-producing area in the world, including parts of Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE and Yemen.12. What is the UAE planning to do according to the text?A. To collect fr

33、esh sea water from Antarctica.B. To drag icebergs from Antarctica to the country.C. To make icebergs from Antarctica melt.D. To get 20 billion gallons of fresh water from icebergs.13. What Al Shehi said reflects the effect of icebergs on _A. the weather. B. the industry. C. the biodiversity. D. the

34、tourism.14. According to the text, the deserts of the “Empty Quarter” areA. turning into green meadows.B. the resource of salt in the Arabian sea.C. the empty area without population.D. rich in oil as a matter of fact.15. Which can be the best title for this passage?A. Changing Deserts into Green Me

35、adows Using IcebergsB. Using Antarcticas Icebergs along the UAE ShoresC. Dragging Icebergs from Antarctica for Water ShortageD. Getting More Fresh Water from Icebergs in Antarctica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。Do you have a spare room in your house? Do you like to s

36、hare your driveway in front of your garage with others? 16 Many people are benefiting from this new business of renting.Perhaps the best-known example of a company in this field is Airbnban American Web business which allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers. It says it operates in 34

37、,000 cities and it has 800,000 listings of rooms and apartments. 17 A British company is doing something with parking spaces. JustParks founder, Anthony Eskinazi, says, When I had the original idea, I spotted a driveway close to a sports stadium. It would have been so convenient if I could have just

38、 parked in that driveway rather than in a commercial car park. 18 Around 20, 000 people have advertised their spaces on the website and he says around half a million drivers use it. 19 They are people who run things like traditional hotels and commercial car parks. They are afraid of ending up losin

39、g money.And there is another problem.Regulations for the new business are still unclear. 20 Because this is a new business world, those rules about appropriate manners arent there yet.A. And his great idea has proved a success. B.Both of these can help you make money.C.A rewarding thing is that you

40、get to meet interestingguests.D. They seem to have occupied the majority of the market.E.How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbors?F.But the new business of renting does have its competitors.G.Share your driveway with people looking for parking in your area.第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 (

41、共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Hiking through the mountains of Colorado was never my plan. I wanted to take _21_ at Yale University but I abruptly (意外地) decided to explore the great outdoors of the American West with an adventure program. Before I knew it, Chicago an

42、d my comfort zone were being left behind and _22_ mountains and sand dunes (沙丘).On the morning of June 27, I was _23_ by a burst of sunshine. I _24_slowly but suddenly realized I was not in Chicago anymore. I was in a _25_ in the middle of nowhere in Colorado. I was going to have to _26_ my three te

43、nt mates. I tiredly took my clothes and hid behind a large bush to _27_. Soon it was time to _28_ ourselves to everyone at camp. Everyone seemed pretty friendly, but why didnt I feel a little _29_? I was starting to _30_ not having chosen a roommate at Yale.After a quick _31_, we made our way to the

44、 Great Sand Dunes. “_32_ it as the Egyptian capital of Colorado,” said my camp leader. Egypt in Colorado? Now things were really starting to become _33_. When we arrived, we were stroked by endless amounts of _34_. Brief thoughts of being _35_ by sand monsters came before me. My _36_ increased when

45、my camp leader told us, “Today, we are going to climb to the top of the Dunes.”Three hours later, I was out of breath _37_ I made it to the top. Suddenly, I felt the _38_ was worth it.The next two weeks flew by. I met _39_ that tested my survival skills, but I pushed through every one of them. I was

46、 glad that I had somehow developed a new sense of _40_.21. A. courses B. orders C. comments D. services22. A. covered by B. attracted by C. replaced with D. supplied with23. A. hurt B. greeted C. shocked D. moved24. A. took off B. woke up C. came back D. ran out25. A. forest B. valley C. tent D. cas

47、tle26. A. make use of B. keep in touch with C. take care of D. get used to27. A. watch B. rest C. escape D. change28. A. push B. introduce C. add D. recommend29. A. comfortable B. safe C. curious D. grateful30. A. imagine B. regret C. mind D. suggest31. A. breakfast B. shower C. decision D. answer32

48、. A. Deal with B. Point to C. Think of D. Talk about33. A. difficult B. dangerous C. exciting D. foreign34. A. wood B. stone C. sand D. baggage35. A. inspired B. saved C. abandoned D. eaten36. A. fears B. surprises C. failures D. doubts37. A. or B. but C. so D. if38. A. career B. performance C. trip

49、 D. practice39. A. challenges B. demands C. goals D. questions40. A. honor B. urgency C. humor D. determination第卷 (非选择题 共60分)第一节 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15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。It was October, but a seven-year-old boy 41 (suffer) from an incurable disease in the US had a white Christmas on Satu

50、rday evening. Though 42 (treat) very carefully, the boy couldnt get well. Doctors had said they didnt know if John would live to see this holiday season, 43 many people gathered at his home to give 44 (he) a final Christmas party. On Saturday afternoon, 45 ground outside his home was covered with ar

51、tificial snow. There were 46 (decorate) everywhere and a sign that read “Santa, stop here!” in the window. A snow machine brought a lot of snow.John 47 (have) a brain tumor (肿瘤) since he was just two years old, and doctors told his family last month that the tumor had spread. So John made a list, 48

52、 included a visit to Niagara Fails, a movie, and his favorite restaurant. And of course, Christmas in October. All these things appealed 49 John. Everyone said yes, Johns story spreading around the world.“Its been an experience that I dont think anyones going to forget,” Johns mother Nicole said. “I

53、t is amazing to have the love and support from around the world. It 50 (true) has been lifting up a lot of spirits and bringing in a lot of sunshine during a hard time.”第二节 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

54、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。When talked about my dream, I recalled my childhood, which I started learning to sing. At that time it was my interest led me to sing. Although I learned hardly, I was happy then. And with time going by, I hav

55、e gradually realized sing is my whole life. I like it or enjoy it. I want to stand on an even big stage to sing where not only will my dream be come true but also I can send my beautiful songs to all the audience. I want to transfer happy and encouragement to the audience by singing, letting us chee

56、r up.第三节 书面表达 (满分25分) 假如你是学生会主席李华，为了让外国人了解中国传统文化，学生会将进行“唐诗吟诵大赛”(Tang Poetry Recitation Contest)，特邀请学校国际部学生参加，请你根据提示写一则通知。主要内容包括： 1大赛的目的和意义； 2主办方：校学生会。时间：2017年12月30日。地点：校报告厅(lecture hall)； 3准备及范围：唐诗三百首(Three Hundred Tang Poems)。注意：1词数100左右； 2可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。NoticeDo you want to have a further knowled

57、ge of Chinese culture?_ 高二英语期末答案阅读：1. B B C 2. B D C D 3.C B D A 4. B A D C七选五： 16-20 B D A F E完型填空： 21-25 A C B B C 26-30 D D B A B3135 A C D C D 3640 A B C A D语法填空：1. suffering 2. treated 3. so/and 4. him 5. the 6. decorations 7. has had 8. which 9. to 10. truly改错：1.talked- talking 2. which- when

58、3.在led to前加 that 4. hardly-hard 5. sing- singing 6. or - and 7. bigger 8. be去掉 9. happiness 10.them作文：NoticeDo you want to have a further knowledge of Chinese culture? Here comes your opportunity the Student Union will organize a Tang Poetry Recitation Contest. Id like to share with you some details

59、.As scheduled, the contest is to be held on Dec.30th.2017.You are supposed to get prepared before the contest. Above all, its recommended that you should read There Hundred Tang Poems, and learn to appreciate the beauty of ancient Chinese culture, please sign up for the contest as soon as possible. If you want to attend, please come to the school lecture hall. Dont miss the chance of being a winner, and some appealing prize is eagerly waiting for you.Dont hesitate to take part! Im sure you will benefit a lot and you will gain much progress in Chinese learning.