河南省正阳高中2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中素质检测试题无答案.doc

1、正阳高中20182019学年上期二年级期中素质检测英 语 试 题注意：1.本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共150分；考试时间100分钟；2.第I卷的答案请用2B铅笔涂在答题卷上；第II卷请用0.5毫米黑色签字笔写在指定位置上；3.交卷时只交答题卷。第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分30分）做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。听力结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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称钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段

2、对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是 C。1. How does the man advise the woman to get to the hotel?A .By taxiB. By undergroundC. By bus2. How much does one ticket cost?A. 0.7B. 5.0C. 4.33 .What is the woman unsatisfied with?A. The actingB. The special effectsC. The plot4. Where a

3、re the speakers?A. At a hotelB. At a storeC. At a clinic5. What does the woman plan to do?A. Draw some pictures.B. Buy something on sale. C. Make an advertisement.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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

4、 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 does the woman ask the man to do?A. Have lunch together.B. Buy her a printer.C. Fix her computer.7. When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8 .What will the man do on his birthd

5、ay?A. Go out for a meal.B. Go to see a film.C. Work on his terms work.9. What is the relationship between the speaker?A. Brother and sister.B. ClassmatesC. Teacher and student.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Whats the good news?A. A new gym opened.B. A yoga class startedC. A new cafe opened.11. When will

6、 the speakers go to the gym?A. On Friday.B. On Saturday.C. On Sunday.12. What does the speakers decide to do first?A. Meet for lunch.B. Go to the gym.C. Make an exercise plan.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What are the speakers discussing?A. The preparation for a test.B. A television program.C. Their cl

7、ose friends.14. Why is the man watching TV?A. He has already finished studying.B. He is taking a break from studying.C. He wants to get information for a paper.15. Who did the best in the last test?A. Kevin.B. The woman speakerC. Elizabeth.16. Why does the man stop the woman calling Elizabeth? A. He

8、 doesnt want to trouble her.B. He prefers to study on his own. C. He doesnt think she is helpful.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What did Sally do for her pen-friend? A. She offered her some advice.B. She taught her how to write.C. She helped her to keep a diary.18. Why did Sally dad ask her not to send

9、 her book to a publisher? A. There were too many books of this kind.B. He thought the book too simple.C. Their response might let her down.19. How did Sally contact the publisher?A. She made a call.B. She sent an email.C. She paid a visit.20. How did Sallys mum feel after answering the companys phon

10、e?A. Very excited.B. Extremely surprised.C. Fairly anxious.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。AWelcome to English Club, a free website designed to help you learn English online. Its your club, where you can:make your own English page with blogs, photos, videos

11、and musichave English tests and know your levelstudy English grammar, vocabulary and pronunciationplay English games and do English quizzes onlinechat in English with other students and teachersfind schools where you can learn English at home and abroadfind pen friends for English practice English C

12、lub is divided into various main sections. Some of the most popular are:LessonsEnglish Grammar: from tenses to clausesEnglish Vocabulary: English words with explanationsEnglish Pronunciation: sound files explaining aspects of English pronunciation such as word stress, sentence stress and linkingThe

13、interactive (交互式的）sectionGrammar Help: 24-hour English Help Desk with real live teachers to answer your questionsPlay ESL Games (fit for kids): where you can play word games and learn English while having funDiscuss at ESL Forums (论坛)：where you can express your views and have a discussion in English

14、Chat in ESL Chat: where you can chat online with English learners and teachers worldwideListen to News in English: with texts and questions to help youEnglish Video Project: short films to help you learn English English Club comes to you from England. It is written mainly in BritishEnglish. But we h

15、ave pages about other varieties of English such as American or Canadian, so dont be surprised if you see a word that you think is wrongly spelled!English Club is free, so please feel free to use it in any way you wish to learn English.21.What can English Club users do?A. Test their English level.B.

16、Practice foreign languages.C. Have English writing lessons. D. Play all kinds of games online.22.Which of the following may your children love?A. English Video Project.B. News in English.B. ESL Games.D. ESL Forums.23.What is the text aimed at?A. Advertising for an English club.B. Introducing an Engl

17、ish learning website.C. Promoting the benefits of learning English.D. Sharing practical experience of learning English.BAaron Weaver was born on April 14th, 1998 with only his left eye. It was very likely that this would also come with brain damage. There was a million-to-one chance that he would no

18、t have brain damage, yet he doesnt. He went through 25 reconstructive operations and received a prosthetic (假体的) eye.He grew up in a rural town in North Carolina attending the local schools. When he was in the 4th grade he dreamed of becoming an author and he carried that dream with him throughout h

19、is life, but he faced many difficulties.From his first day of pre-school to his last day of high school he was looked at strangely and called names. Each year it would get worse and worse. People would call him “Cyclops (独眼巨人）” and would tell him that he was a mistake. Along with this he suffered fr

20、om Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (强 迫症）which made it difficult for him to do normal daily activities.In 2016 he graduated from high school with the support of a loving family and the help of teachers and friends. He began to write a book covering one of his favorite things, zombies (僵尸）.A year later

21、 he completed his book and one of his former teachers assisted him in finding a publishing company. He submitted his book to the company, Covenant Books, for the very first time and they decided to publish it. In late 2017 The Human Apocalypse was published and is now being sold in most bookshops. A

22、aron, who is 19 now, has overcome a life of people not accepting him and is pursuing his dream while influencing others to do the same.24.At school Aaron Weaver was made fun of for hisA. physical featureB. strange behaviorC. bad performanceD. improper dressing25.What resulted in Aaron Weavers troubl

23、e with normal daily activities?A. A mental illness. B. His brain damage.C. His poor learning ability.D. A problem with his eyes.26.What can we learn about Aaron Weavers first book?A. It was published with his parents help.B. It was inspired by his teacher.C. It describes his own stories.D. It is a g

24、reat success.27.Whats the authors purpose in telling Aaron Weavers story?A. To inspire people to write their books.B. To encourage people to follow their dreams.C. To advise people to influence others positively.D. To warn people not to look down on the disabled.CCell phones are still absent from mo

25、st U.S. schools but new data shows they are steadily gaining approval. More school administrators are bowing to parents, wishes to stay in touch with their kids. Teachers also find ways to work them into lessons. The nations largest school system, New York City, is among those that have abandoned st

26、rict bans.Liz Kolb, an education technology professor at the University of Michigan, said, “Weve seen a lot of schools say, Well, Im not going to fight parents that are upset that their child cant have the cell phone in school.”“Teachers are also taking advantage of the technology,” Kolb added. Many

27、 districts are spending millions of dollars in giving students access to tablets or laptop computers. These have countless academic apps and programs teachers can use. According to Kolb, there are teachers who have found that having the cell phone is like having a computer in your pocket, so its a w

28、ay to have another learning tool that isnt necessarily costing the district more money.Still, some school districts are moving in the opposite direction. The school board in Mansfield City, Ohio, last year tightened its rules. It now requires the devices (设备)be turned off and out of sight in classro

29、oms unless the teacher says otherwise.In Connecticut, Seymour High School Principal Jim Freund said teachers tried to limit cell phone use to lunch and other no instructional (非教学的）times. However, students were still playing games or on social media when they shouldnt have been. I dont think they ha

30、d the maturity level to control it, Freund said. So the school promulgated a strict ban in December. Since then, students have reported getting more work done in study hall and the cafeteria has become noisy as students talk to one another more.28.What does the author want to convey in Paragraph 1?A

31、. Students are not allowed to use cell phones in schools.B. Teachers have found cell phones are useful for students.C. Strict bans on cell phones in schools should be abandoned.D. Cell phones are gradually gaining acceptance inside schools.29. Which of the following would Kolb agree with?A. Cell pho

32、nes can be used as a learning tool.B. Teachers should not rely on cell phones in teaching.C. Tablets or computers can be replaced by cell phones.D. The district should spend more money on cell phones.30. Why does Freund disapprove of cell phone use in schools?A. Teens are lacking in self-control.B.

33、It will prevent students communication.C. Students use phones in no instructional times.D. Most schools have banned the use of cell phones.31. What does the underlined word promulgated in the last paragraph probably mean?A. Removed.B. Corrected.C. Announced.D. DemandedDJust outside Sheffield, Iowa,

34、a modem office building stands up next to a cornfield. Behind it, theres a factory that employs almost 700 workers making Sukup brand steel grain bins. The factory provides economic support for the town, with a population of 1,125. Even though new workers can be hard to come by, Charles Sukup, the f

35、actorys president, has no plan to relocate.Many towns would love to be in Sheffields position, with a factory providing good-paying jobs. But Sheffield is still a small, remote town, and it is also losing population.Population loss is happening in small towns across the U.S. “The big picture for all

36、 rural (乡村的)communities that dont have a connection to a big city is that they are getting smaller,” says Kimberly Zarecor, professor of Iowa State University. Zarecor argues that towns like Sheffield shouldnt spend money trying to lure new people to increase their population numbers. She says inste

37、ad, they should focus on making life better for the villagers they still have. In fact, shes devoting a lot of her energy to the cause she calls “The Shrink Smart Project”.Its an idea gradually becoming clear to Zarecors mind when she studied Ostrava, a city in the Czech Republic that saw its coal a

38、nd steel industry decline 30 years ago. “Ostrava is a place thats shrinking and losing people, but its still a place that people love to live in and are very loyal (忠诚的）to,” Zarecor says. Why? Ostrava has cleaned up pollution and revitalized (复兴） some of its older neighborhoods. The old, industrial

39、city has reinvented itself as a cultural hotbed with events like Colours of Ostrava, an annual music festival held in an abandoned iron factory.Kimberly Zarecor and her colleagues want to bring that kind of thinking to rural America.32. Whats the problem that faces small towns across the U.S.?A. Wor

40、kforce shortage.B. Decreasing population.C. Lack of good-paying jobs.D. The long distance from big cities.33. What does the underlined word “lure” mean?A. Confuse.B. Comfort.C. Affect.D. Attract.34. What is the idea behind “The Shrink Smart Project”？A. A small town should get smaller slowly.B. A sma

41、ll town can stop its population loss.C. A small town can both shrink and improve.D. A small town should adopt advanced technology.35. How did Ostrava win its peoples hearts?A. By removing old neighborhoods.B. By developing cultural activities.C. By making it a tourist destination.D. By improving pub

42、lic services there.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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Dancing is about the rhythmic (有节奏的）movements of the various body parts according to the different types of music. 36 For example, when you begin to learn to dance, you are letting yourself into a whole new world of fun

43、. When you start to learn to dance, you feel the joy of life as you start enjoying each move of the dance form. Apart from the fun that this art form offers, it brightens peoples mood and thus its also a great healer (治疗物）of stress.37 It can make your body strong and help you stay fit and healthy. B

44、esides, the perseverance (毅力）of the enthusiast also improves.Dancing also happens to be a great medium that helps establish social relationships. 38 When you meet new people, you not only get inspired and learn dance moves and steps from new friends, but also get the opportunity to share a lot of th

45、ings, which helps to develop your personality.An enthusiast who is eager to learn to dance also can improve his/her personal qualities. 39 By devoting his/her energy to grasping the most important parts of the dance movements, an individual improves his/her concentrating power, and therefore the men

46、tal power of the enthusiast also goes up.40 Go ahead!A. Dancing can give you a good feeling.B. Dancing is also a great exercising form.C. So learn to dance in order to enjoy a lot.D. It isnt the most difficult task to learn to dance.E. By developing this artistic skill, you can enjoy many benefits.F

47、. For example, when he/she learns to dance, his/her patience grows.G. It provides opportunities to meet new people and make new friends.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When I was a little girl，I looked forward to Saturdays. M

48、om, Dad and I would get up early and go shopping, 41 we never went to just one market. My mom was an accountant and she knew the best 42 . Wed move from store to store, spending our money in the 43 way possible.It was special family time for us. “Tiera，I need you to 44 how much we are going to save,

49、” my mother would say. Shed noticed my 45 for numbers, so she saw shopping trips as a learning exercise. I，d 46 in my head the discount of each thing. When we got to the checkout, Id give the 47 total. My parents wouldnt look at me in 48 . Theyd just say, “Thats great! Try it again at the next store

50、.”They helped me to realize my 49 and it worked. I fell in love with mathematics. Dad taught me other practical 50 measuring objects and calculating the areas of different rooms. I was lucky that my parents 51 me to become all of things I dreamed of. One day, I saw a plane fly by and the thought 52

51、me I could design planes! I told my parents，and they sent me to an aerospace (航空航天的）engineering camp.In middle school, courses were more 53 than ever and thus I felt 54 anxious. Whenever my parents 55 that I doubted myself, they would tell me that I had to believe in myself and go for it even if I m

52、ight 56 . “Tiera, never give up, never give in, and never give out.” I eventually 57 my education and still keep my parents advice 58 in mind.Now I，m working with a group of rocket scientists. The biggest barrier I once met was my own 59_. But I wont give up. I believe that all things are 60 . 41. A

53、. soB. forC. butD. and 42. A. guidesB. dealsC. dreamsD. things43. A. easiestB. quickestC. wisest D. shortest44. A. imagineB. predictC. describeD. calculate45. A. talentB. cureC. desireD. condition46. A. try outB. figure outC. pick outD. carry out47. A. basicB. accurateC. roughD. large48. A. admirati

54、onB. anxietyC. amazement D. satisfaction49. A. ambitionB. performanceC. expectationD. potential50. A. suggestionsB. applicationsC. operationsD. assumptions51. A. inspiredB. remindedC. forcedD. persuaded52. A. botheredB. comfortedC. shockedD. struck53. A. surprisingB. boringC. challengingD. embarrass

55、ing54. A. naturallyB. casuallyC. accidentallyD. desperately55. A. sensedB. ClaimedC. guaranteedD. permitted56. A. hesitate B_ failC. flee D. struggle57. A. got offB. got overC_ got atD. got through58. A. typicallyB. directlyC. firmlyD. sharply59. A. drawbackB. doubtC. abilityD. identity60. A. possib

56、leB. meaningfulC. practicalD. effective第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的（不超过三个）单词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。One day many years ago, I was 61._a queue at a store watching a woman in front of me buy eight things, including a package of the cheapest and fattiest meat imaginable. As

57、 the cashier checked out her things, the woman asked repeatedly 62._the total cost was, digging into her handbag and realizing that she could never afford them. She lacked $1.07, and with the63._(sad) eyes I had ever seen, she told the cashier to put them back. “Excuse me, madam, you must have dropp

58、ed this，” I said as I bent down. I handed her 64._$5 bill from my own pocket, pretending I had found it on the floor, 65._she refused it at first.“Oh, no,” she said quietly, it cant be 66._(I).“Well, it doesnt belong to me, either, so its your 67_(luck) day!” I replied, handing the bill to her. I co

59、uld see 68._(tear) rolling in her eyes as she accepted the money.Helping someone save face means 69._(give) them a way to get away from the situation with their dignity unharmed. It often involves creativity, 70._(patient) and sometimes looking the other way.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10

60、分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。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。Last Friday morning, in my way to school, I was playing with my phone as usually. When I walk across the street, I did not bother to look up to

61、check whether it was safe. Therefore, I failed to notice a car come towards me until he stopped just half a meter away. Luckily, I was pulled aside by a lady who was happened to be walking beside me. The driver was mad at me but began shouting loudly, while woman warned me that I should never look at my phone while walking. After hearing her word, I realized what stupid I was!第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，以前在你校学习过的留学生Lucy来信询问你的近况，请根据以下提示给她回复一封邮件。1.简要介绍自己最近的学习情况；2.告知你最近参加的一个环保志愿者活动；3.希望有机会与她见面。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。