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1、2018-2019学年高二第一学期期中考试英语试题（满分150分，请将答案写在答题卡上）第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分60分）第一节 （共15小题;每小题3分，满分45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 。 AThe Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth ann

2、ual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites , even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write

3、a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue.Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during th

4、e CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.Between March 10th and

5、 March 15h, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at :http:/ cambridgesciencefestival.org.1. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?A. School students. B. Cambr

6、idge locals.C. CSF winners. D. MIT artists.2. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?A. On February 8th. B. On March 10th.C. On March 15th D. On April 21st.3. What type of writing is this text?A .An exhibition guide. B. An art show review.C. An official report. D. An announcement. B I travel a

7、lot, and I find out different “styles”(风格) of directions .Every time I ask“How can I get to the post office?”Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑) in Japan because most streets there dont have names; In Japan, people use landmarks(地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the J

8、apanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in m

9、any places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the

10、map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “its about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They dont know.Its true that a person doesnt know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in su

11、ch a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I dont know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I dont know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!4. When a tourist asks the Jap

12、anese the way to a certain place, they usually _. A. describe the place carefullyB. show him a map of the place C. tell him the names of the streetsD. refer to recognizable buildings and places5. What is the place where people measure distance in time? A. New York.B. Los Angeles.C. Kansas.D. Iowa.6.

13、 People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer _. A. in order to save timeB. Los Angeles. C. so as to be polite D. for fun7. What can we infer from the text? A. Its important for travelers to understand cultural differences. B. Its useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. C. P

14、eople have similar understandings of politeness. D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.CHow To Make Friends with the Students?Have you ever heard the saying“If you want a friend,be one”?Here is how one teacher made friends with the girls and boys in her class on the first day of school.A

15、s the bell rang,the teacher smiled at each girl and boy.Then she said in a quiet voice(嗓音),“Good morning.How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year.Id like to know each of you.I am sure we will enjoy working together.” Everyone felt that she meant what she said because of her sweet voic

16、e and her friendly look.She told the girls and boys her name and wrote it on the blackboard.Then she told them some of the things she liked to do and she was hoping to do with them during the year.Then she said to the class,“Now you know my name and the things I like and I want to know your names an

17、d the things you like.Then I will feel that I know you.”Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to find out more about them.It is often to be friends with those people who have the same hobbies(爱好)with you.You play the s

18、ame games and go on journeys together.You may find that some new comers in your class miss their old friends and feel strange and alone.You can invite(邀请)them to take a walk or to ride bikes with you.You will find many things in common to talk about.Just talking together in a friendly manner(方式)is o

19、ne good way to make friends.8.How do you understand the saying“If you want a friend,be one”?A.If you want to have a friend,try to make one be your friend.B. You may have a friend by doing everything for him.C. You can make friends by doing what a friend should do.D.When you need a friend,you have to

20、 be a friend of yourself.9.The teachers sweet voice and her friendly look _.A.showed that she would like to be a friend of the girls and boysB.made every girl and boy happyC.told the girls and boys everything about herselfD.meant she wanted to tell the boys and girls something interesting10.A new co

21、mer will be your friend if _.A.he always thinks of his old friendB.you ask him to do somethingC.he knows you very wellD.you talk with him in a friendly way11.This passage tells us _.A.good ways of making friends B.everybody needs friendsC.how to miss old friends D.how to find new comersDFar from the

22、 land of Antarctica(南极洲), a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean. At the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish, the Antarctic cod.For forty years scientists have been curious about that fish. How does it live where most fish would freeze to death? It must have some secret. The Antarctic is no

23、t a comfortable place to work and research has been slow. Now it seems we have an answer.Research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish. Scientists studied the fishs blood and measured its freezing point.The fish were taken from seawater that had a temperature of -1.88 and many

24、 tiny pieces of ice floating in it. The blood of the fish did not begin to freeze until its temperature was lowered to -2.05. That small difference is enough for the fish to live at the freezing temperature of the ice-salt mixture.The scientists next research job was clear: Find out what in the fish

25、s blood kept it from freezing. Their search led to some really strange thing made up of a protein(蛋白质) never before seen in the blood of a fish. When it was removed, the blood froze at seawater temperature. When it was put back, the blood again had its antifreeze quality and a lowered freezing point

26、.Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein. It has many small sugar molecules(分子) held in special positions within each big protein molecule. Because of its sugar content, it is called a glycoprotein. So it has come to be called the antifreeze fish glycoprotein. Or AFGP.12. What is the text

27、 mainly about? A. The terrible conditions in the Antarctic. B. A special fish living in freezing waters. C. The ice shelf around Antarctica. D. Protection of the Antarctic cod.13. Why can the Antarctic cod live at the freezing temperature? A. The seawater has a temperature of -1.88. B. It loves to l

28、ive in the ice-salt mixture. C. A special protein keeps it from freezing. D. Its blood has a temperature lower than -2.05.14. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A. A type of ice-salt mixture. B. Sugar molecule. C. Fish blood. D. A newly found protein.15. What does “glyco-” i

29、n the underlined word “glycoprotein” in the last paragraph mean? A. sugar B. iceC. blood D. molecule第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15 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。 _16_ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. Its great fun especially if you are the sort of person w

30、ho 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 endless. Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. _ 18_ All you need i

31、s three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you. _19_ You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. Thatll keep you busy for ages. At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule s

32、hould 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 time making them._20_ Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will

33、 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 easy.B. Enjoy your own club!C. Invite a designer to join you.D. Summer vacation is just around the corner.E. What are you interest in?F.

34、Then you need to pick a name for your club.G. 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55分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight（银根紧的）, but we h

35、ad a 21 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 22 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was 23 . Ive always been glad about that.It was Christmas time, and although there wasnt 24 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family p

36、arty. But the big 25 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 26 .They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 27 what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 28 to share by all five of us.The big 29 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 30 them to look for gifts of about f

37、our dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 31 back at the “Santas Workshop”.Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 32 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 33 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies fifty-cent candies!

38、 I was so angry, but I didnt say anything 34 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 35 to be angry again. This is what she told me.“I was looking 36 thinking of what to buy, and I 37 to read the little cards on the Giving Trees. One was for a little girl, four years old, and

39、all she 38 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and 39 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesnt have anything.”I never felt so 40 as I did that day.21. A. roofB. hatC. skyD. star22. A. littleB. lessC. enoughD. more23. A. busyB. seriousC. strictD. kind24. A. effort

40、B. roomC. timeD. money25. A. improvement B. problemC. surpriseD. excitement26. A. shoppingB. travellingC. partiesD. greetings27. A. the otherB. each otherC. one by one D. every other one28. A. toys B. clothesC. presentsD. bills29. A. treeB. chanceC. chequeD. day30. A. forced B. remindedC. invitedD.

41、begged31. A. drawB. stayC. moveD. meet32. A. includingB. besidesC. regardingD. except33. A. quietB. excitedC. happyD. ashamed34. A. since B. afterC. whileD. until35. A. waiting B. readyC. hopingD. afraid36. A. out B. around C. forwardD. over37. A. forgot B. stoppedC. failedD. hated38. A. wanted B. d

42、idC. gotD. played39. A. made B. searchedC. boughtD. fetched40. A. angry B. richC. patientD. bitter第二节 短文填空（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词或括号内单词的正确形式。 TV is one of the most important things of the day. Many people like to (1)_（观看）TV. TV brings (2)_ outside world closer to peoples homes. Some

43、people say the world is smaller (3)_ before because of TV.Whats going on in other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is (4)_ a good sports game somewhere? Whats living in the deepest part of the sea?If you want to answer these and other kinds of (5)_(question), just turn (6)_ the TV.

44、You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn if they read or (7)_ to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more(8)_ （easy）. Why? Because people can listen and watch (9)_ the same time.TV helps to open our eyes.TV also helps (10)_（we） to open our mind.TV often gives

45、us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something on TV.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。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：把多余的词用()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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

46、）不计分。Before leaving the class, the teacher, Miss White, said to her class, Dont leave your seats. Read your books on yourselves. You would study hard and be good students. As soon as the teacher went away, the classroom becoming noisy. One boy drew a picture of the teacher on blackboard. Another boy

47、 began to make face just to make the other students to laugh. The boy put his finger close to his mouth and tell the class that Miss White is coming back. All the students sat down their seats and the classroom became quiet again. The door open and in came Miss White. 笫二节 书面表达（满分25分）More and more pa

48、rents and their children are complaining the so-called “ generation gap”（代沟）between them is becoming larger and larger. Write out your opinion on generation gap.要点：1，什么是代沟2，代沟产生的原因 3，有哪些现象 4, 如何解决代沟问题1.短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥;2.词数: 100左右。3.参考词汇: generation gap代沟2018-2019学年高二第一学期期中考试英语答题卡 一，阅读理解 ( 每题3分，共6

49、0分)1-5 _ 6-10_11-15_ 16-20_ 二，完形填空（每题2分，共40分）21-25_ 26-30_31-35_ 36-40_ 三，短文填空（每题1.5分，共15分）41_ 42_ 43_ 44_ 45_46_ 47_ 48_ 49_ 50_ 四，短文改错（每题1分，共10分） Before leaving the class, the teacher, Miss White, said to her class, Dont leave your seats. Read your books on yourselves. You would study hard and be

50、good students. As soon as the teacher went away, the classroom becoming noisy. One boy drew a picture of the teacher on blackboard. Another boy began to make face just to make the other students to laugh. The boy put his finger close to his mouth and tell the class that Miss White is coming back. Al

51、l the students sat down their seats and the classroom became quiet again. The door open and in came Miss White. 五，书面表达（满分25分）Generation GapThese days the generation gap is a hot social issue._ 2018-2019学年高二第一学期英语期中考试答 案一，阅读理解 ( 每题3分，共60分)1-5 ADDDB 6-10 CACAD11-15 ABCDA 16-20 DEAFG 二，完形填空（每题2分，共40分）2

52、1-25 ACCDD 26-30 ABCDB 31-35 DDADB 36-40 BBACB 三，短文填空（每题1.5分，共15分）41 watch 42 the 43 than 44 there 45 questions46 on 47 listen 48 easily 49 at 50 us四，改错（10分）1. on-by 2. would-should 3. becoming-became 4. blackboard前加the 5. face-faces或a face 6. to laugh-laugh 7. tell-told 8. is-was 9.down后加 on 10. op

53、en-opened或前加was五，作文 （25分） Generation Gap These days the generation gap is a hot social issue. A generation gap refers to the difference in point of view and the lack of understanding between the young and old people. Its something that exists everywhere in the world. Different age groups react diffe

54、rently to new things and have different attitudes to traditional customs and beliefs. Because our way of thinking is formed at a young age when we are easily affected by society, young people look to the future while the elderly prefer thinking about the good old days. Young people like being indepe

55、ndent. However, sometimes their behaviours hurt the old very much. The older generations way of thinking also often lags behind the young one. If we dont deal with the problem properly, the gap will get bigger and affect the relations between the young and the old in our society.In my opinion, the t

56、wo generations should have more communications with each other. On one hand, the young should show more respect for the old .On the other hand, the old should try their best to understand the young. Only in this way can they have a better understanding with each other. Our society will become more harmonious .