云南省建水县第六中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、2017-2018学年度上学期高39年级期中考英语试卷第I 卷第一部分 听力（共两节，每小题1.5分， 满分30分）第一节 听下面5段对话。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.What can the woman have?A.Fruit. B.Vegetables. C.Coffee.2.What does the man suggest doing?A.Keeping an eye on the weather.B.Climbing Mount Tai today.C.Leaving early tomorrow morning.3.Ho

2、w long will the woman have to wait?A.Five more minutes. B.Ten more minutes. C.Fifteen more minutes.4.How does the woman feel?A.She is annoyed. B.She is excited. C.She is understanding.5.What do we know about Anna?A.She loves music.B.She just found a backpack.C.She always has a dictionary with her.第二

3、节 听下面5段对话或独白。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和第7两个小题。6.where does the man meet the woman?A.At the airport. B.At a hotel. C.At a travel agency.7.What does the woman ask the man to do?A.Pick her up. B.Take her baggage. C.Book a flight for her.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Why did the man take the day off

4、today?A.He was too tired.B.He wanted to look at cars.C.He worked last Sunday.9.When does the conversation take place?A.In the evening. B.In the afternoon. C.In the morning.听第8段材料，回答10至12题。10.What does the woman think the first cloud looks like?A.A bear. B.A cat. C.A dog.11.Where is the car?A.By a tr

5、ee. B.Behind a hill. C.Near a gas station.12.Where will the speakers go next?A.To the mans house. B.To a flower shop. C.To a gas station.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What does the man think of the social media?A.He likes posting photos.B.He likes getting comments.C.He likes keeping in touch with people.14.Wh

6、ich social media account does the man have?A.Facebook. B.Istagram. C.Twitter.15.What does the woman post to social media?A.Her writing. B.Photos of herself. C.Links she finds interesting.16.How old is the woman?A.15. B.29. C.20.听第10段材料。回答17至20题。17.Which event might surprise fans of Kareem Abdul-Jabb

7、ar?A.He knew Bruce Lee.B.He was trained in kung fu.C.He was writing for newspaper.18.What is The Game of Death in the talk?A.A TV show. B.A magazine. C.A movie.19.How many novels has Kareem Abdul-Jabbar written?A.4. B.11. C.20.20.What will Kareem Abdul-Jabbar mainly talk about?A.His latest book.B.Hi

8、s basketball career.C.His writing for Time magazine.第二部分、阅读理解（共2节，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节阅读理解AWhen an earthquake hit a small town，many houses fell down.After the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.One Sunday，when I was reading a newspaper，a spe

9、cial picture touched me.It gave the clothing sizes of each family member.I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves.I said to my seven years old twins，Brad and Brett，and three years old Meghan，“We have so much，and these poor peop

10、le now have nothing.Well share what we have with them.”I filled a box with foods and clothes.While I was doing this，I encouraged the boys to choose their toys anddonatesome of their less favourite things.Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together.Then

11、she walked away.A few minutes later she came back with Lucy，her much loved doll.She put the doll on top of the other toys.“Oh，dear，”I said.“You dont have to give Lucy.You love her so much.”Meghan said，“Lucy makes me happy，Mommy.Maybe shell make another little girl happy, too.”I looked at Meghan for

12、a long moment.She taught me a lesson.Its easy to give something that we dont want any more，but hard to give what we cherish(珍爱)，isnt it?21The writer has _ children.Aone Btwo Cthree Dfour22The underlined word “donate” probably means “_”Agive away Bthrow away Crun awayDput away23Which of the following

13、 is true?AAn earthquake happened in the writers hometown.BThe writer let Meghan give her much loved doll.CThe writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble.DThe writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we love a lot.24Whats the best title of this passage?AA Family Story BThe

14、Spirit of GivingCThe Way of Helping Others DA Sad ExperienceBSix months ago,Jack came to china to study.He has heard that Yanghou is famous for its gardens. And he plans to visit some gardens in July, so he has collected information about them online as follows:The Slender West Lake. named National

15、AAAAA Tourist Area in 2010, includes the Great Rainbow Bridge, the White Pagoda, Five-pavilion Bridge, the Twenty-four Bridge, the Small Golden Hill and so on. The best time to tour the Slender West Lake is in March. During the visit to the park, the boat travels on the water and visitors travel in

16、the picture.Ticket: Mar. - May. 150; Other months 90Time: 8:30 - 17:00Bus: No. 4, 5, 6, 17, 61 busesTel: 0514-87357803; 0514-87370091Website: Ge Garden, one of the four lop famous Chinese gardens, got its name from bamboo. The bamboo in the garden forms the green scenery. The centre of the garden is

17、 well known for man-like hills. Four seasons can be experienced here at a time.Ticket: Mar. - May. 10; Other months 30Time: Mar. - May. 7:15 - 18:00; Other months 7:15 - 17:30Bus: No. 8, 30, 61 busesTel: 0514-87935285Website: http:/www.gy-He garden, the most famous garden in the late Qing Dynasty, i

18、s known for its long double-way corridor(走廊), which is regarded as the earliest footbridge.Ticket: Mar. - May. 40; Other months 30Time: 7:30 - 17:15Bus: No. 19, 61 busesTe: 0514-87900345; 0514-87222353Website: http:/www.he-25.How much will a ticket cost Jack if he visits the Slender West lake? A.30

19、yuan B.40 yuan C.90 yuan D.150 yuan26.Whats He Garden famous for?A.The long corridor. B.The green bamboo.C.The man-made hills. D.The boat travelling.27.Which of the following can Jack do?A.He can take a No.19 bus to Ge Garden.B.He can visit the Slender West lake at 8:00.C.He can call 0514-87935285 f

20、or further information of He Garden. D.He can call 0514-87900345 to know more about He Garden.CAn experiment was carried out at British school into the performance of new pupils.At the start of the year, the pupils were each given a rating, ranging from “excellent prospect” to “unlikely to do well”.

21、 These were totally untrue ratings and did not reflect how well the pupils had previously performed. However, these ratings were given to the teachers. At the end of the year, the experimenters compared the pupils performance with the ratings. Despite their real abilities, there was an astonishingly

22、 high connection between performance and ratings. It seems that people perform as well as we expect them to.The Self-fulfilling Effect is also known as the Pygmalion Effect. This comes from an old Greek story. The story was also the basis of George Bernard Shaws play “Pygmalion”, later turned into t

23、he musical “My Fair Lady”. In Shaws play, Professor Henry Higgins claims he can turn a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle into a duchess. But, as Eliza herself points out to Higgins friend Pickering, it isnt what she learns or does that determines whether she will become a duchess, but how shes tr

24、eated.The implication (含义) of the Pygmalion Effect for leaders and managers is massive. It means that the performance of your team depends less on them than it does on you. The performance you get from people is no more or less than what you expect, which means you must always expect the best. As Go

25、ethe said, “Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.”28Whats the passage mainly about?A. A new scientific experiment. B. The Self-fulfilling Effect.C. Shaws play “Pygmalion”.D. An improved teaching method.29The

26、experiment was made in order to _.A. try out a new teaching methodB. pick out the most excellent pupilsC. learn if expectations affect performanceD. give each pupil a proper rating30What made Eliza change into a duchess according to Eliza herself?A. Strict training from Higgins.B. Her own strong wil

27、l and hard work.C. The proper way she was regardedD. Warm encouragement from Pickering.31.According to the Pygmalion Effect, if you want a man to finish a hard task in a short time,you should say, “_”.A. Im sure you can make itB. I will help you any timeC. It is as easy as pieD. It doesnt matter if

28、you failDMost people will answer a ringing phone. Usually you dont know who is phoning or how urgenttheir business is, so a ringing phone is difficult to ignore. In one experiment, a researcher wrote downthe numbers of several public phones in stations and airports. Then he called the numbers. Someo

29、nenearly always answered. When he asked why, people usually said, Because it rang. A few years ago in New Jersey, a man with a rifle killed 13 people. Armed police surrounded hishouse but he refused to come out. A reporter found out the phone number of the house and called.The man put down his rifle

30、(步枪) and answered the phone. What do you want? he said, Im really busyright now. Imagine youre at work and the phone is ringing in someone elses office. Do you answer it or not?In one survey on telephone use, 51% of participants told researches that they did. We cant ignore thephone and for the reas

31、on, it forces its way into our lives. It interrupts what we are doing and on top ofthat, the caller is often someone we dont really want to talk to. However, in the survey, 58% said theynever took the phone off the hook, and 67% didnt mind if someone called during a television programme. For 44% it

32、wasnt a problem if someone rang during a meal, while only 28% were annoyed or upset.If someone phoned in the middle of the night, 40% told researchers that they got nervous or frightened,while around 30% got angry. Of course, when someone is really annoying, you can choose to hang up on him/her. Thi

33、s is in factone of the rudest things you can do on the phone, but 79% said they were prepared to do it in somecases. Only 6% told researchers they never hung up on people.32. In the experiment, people answered the researchers phone _.A. for fear that it was urgentB. in order to help him gather the d

34、ataC. to test the function of the phoneD. to show their interest in the survey33. According to Para.3, most people _ when they were doing their work or watching television.A. minded the ringing of the phoneB. couldnt ignore the phoneC. refused to answer the phone in someone elses officeD. kept the p

35、hone ringing34. What is implied by the sentence 79% said they were prepared to do it in some cases(in thelast paragraph)?A. They were annoyed by the rude callers.B. They were prepared to punish those rude callers.C. They were going to hang up on annoying phones.D. They also agreed that it was a rude

36、 thing to hang up on others.35. The purpose of the survey is to find out _.A. how the phone interrupts peoples workB. what role the phone plays in peoples livesC. why people answer a ringing phoneD. when the phone communication is more welcome第二节 七选五根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。 As a chi

37、ld grows up，you may wonder how you can teach him to become a respectful adult. _36_ A child who learns to respect not only learns to receive respect from others in kind，but also learn to respect himself.Show him respect.This is the best way to teach your child how to respect othersListen to your chi

38、ld attentively and he will learn to listen to you，understanding how important this is in communication 37_The more you say“please”and“thank you”to your child，the more likely he will learn to use themPoliteness then becomes a normal part of any conversationAgree to disagree_38. Explain your decision

39、so that he will understand you and expect respectful responsesDisagreeing with you doesnt necessarily mean disobedience(不顺从)Control your impulse to overreactWhen a situation arises，stay calm and keep in mind that you are supposed to be modeling correct behavior. 39_Praise，praise，praiseSo much is foc

40、used on what a child does wrong and how to correct it that his accomplishments are not celebrated enough. _40_ATeach manners by using polite requests and responsesBTry to remember that a child wont always agree with youCRespect is necessary for a meaningful and successful lifeDIf he sees you lose yo

41、ur temper，he is more likely to respond that way in futureEA child may act as he pleases，and he will live a happy lifeFSeeing a child exhibit respectful behavior，make sure he knows how proud you are of him.GRespectful behavior is always accompanied by bad behavior as a child三、完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分

42、)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。Were you happy and a little worried at the time? I thought so. Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the_41_had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didnt _42_,

43、they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who _43_, but Jane didnt want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, _44_ just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was _45_about her. She went to bed too _46_. The night before the first exam

44、, Barbara _47_ that she have an early night and take a _48_ pill. She promised to wake _49_ up in the morning.She was not relaxed. As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her _50_ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of _51_, she went to sleep. In

45、 no time（不久）at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination _52_ , but she couldnt answer any of the questions. _53_ around her was writing pages and gages. _54_ she thought hard, she couldnt find anything to write _55_. She kept looking at her _56_. Time was running out.

46、 There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, _57_ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started _58_. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she _59_ up. She was still in bed

47、and it had all been a _60_ dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.41.A.students B.schools C.classmatesD.teachers42.A.prepareB.jionC.passD.miss43.A.succeedB.calledC.endedD.failed44.A.becauseB.soC.andD.but45.A.excitedB.worriedC.frightenedD.pleased46.A.early B.lateC.heavilyD.eagerly47.A.insiste

48、dB.hopedC.orderedD.Wished48.A.sleepingB.restingC.excitingD.breathing49.A.himB.herC.themD.herself50.A.handB.eyeC.mindD.body51.A.her sisterB.her parentsC.the medicineD.the lessons52.A.resultB.marksC.deskD.paper53.A.The teacherB.The studentsC.EveryoneD.No one54.A.IfB.ThoughC.SoD.How55.A.withB.aboutC.in

49、D.to56.A.watchB.textbookC.sisterD.subject57.A.gave upB.put offC.looked aroundD.thought over58.A.examingB.leavingC.copyingD.crying59.A.raisedB.wokeC.stoodD.cheered60.A.niceB.wonderfulC.terribleD.special四、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。Once there lived a rich man_61_wanted to do something for the p

50、eople of his town._62_first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help. In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed_63_very large stone. Then he_64_(hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said th

51、e old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way._65_man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove_66_. Late in the afternoon a

52、young man came along. He saw the stone,_67_(say) to himself: “The night_68_(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.” Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his_69_(strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!

53、_70_the stone, he found a bag of money.五、短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）六、书面表达(满分25分)(注：短文改错和书面表达详见答题卡)高39年级期中考英语答案听力：1-5 BCBAA 6-10 ABCBC 11-15 ACCAB 16-20 BACCA阅读理解：21-25 CADBC 26-30 ADBCC 31-35 AABDC 36-40 CABDF完型: 41-45 ACDDB 46-50 BAABC51-55 CDCBB 56-60 AADBC语法填空:61.who 62.But 63.a 64.hid 65.Another 66

54、.it 67.saying 68.will be 69.stength 70.Under改错Tina and I had been goodfor years. We often did things together, one day Tina didnt talk to me and just sat by herself. I know what was wrong. I thought about what I had done and said . Was Tina upset because I had done in the history test than her? No,

55、she was happy that I did in school. I decided find out what was the matter. I walked over to Tina was sitting. “Tina,” I said softly, “is anything wrong?” answered sadly, “Yes, my cat died on last night.” I finally knew the reason she didnt talk to me and comforted her.作文范文Dear William,Recently, I h

56、ave heard that you feel stressed about study.Here is some advice on how to study effectively. First of all, learn in a relaxing way. This will remove our pressure, making study an easy job. Another way to keep up our spirits is to take part in sports. Not only does exercise build up the body, but al

57、so it provides us time to relax and fresh our mind, making us memorize things faster and longer. Music, too, is another effective means of refreshing and helping us concentrate better. Last but not least, we should exchange ideas with our classmates. Through the communication we can find support, which will encourage us to overcome difficulties in our study. I hope these can benefit you. Best wishes! Li Hua