河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学2016-2017学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、淇县一中高二第一学期期中考试英语试卷命题：淇县一中教科处命题中心 时间：2016年11月8日本试试卷满分120分。考试用时100分钟。 本试题分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，只交答题卷和答题卡，试卷自己保留。第卷第一部分：听力 （共两节，满分30分）（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a mil

2、kman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldnt take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.Of course, he deliv

3、ered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.All of this was about more than

4、convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldnt freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our ki

5、tchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to

6、have a delivery service.Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊). Every so often my sons friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friends

7、hip along with his milk. 21Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer _. Ato show his magical power Bto pay for the delivery Cto satisfy his curiosity Dto please his mother 22What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boys house? AHe wanted to have tea the

8、re. BHe was a respectable person. CHe was treated as a family member. DHe was fully trusted by the family. 23Why does home milk delivery no longer exits? ANobody wants to be a milkman now. BIt has been driven out of the market. CIts service is getting poor. DIt is forbidden by law.BMemory, they say,

9、 is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really made a conscious（自觉的）effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.Sometimes you remember things that reall

10、y did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before. Memory “trick” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out tha

11、t you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber（理发师）shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office. We always seem to find something funny and amusing（有趣的）in inciden

12、ts caused by peoples forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble.

13、24. If you want to have a good memory, . A. you should force yourself to remember things B. you should try hard to remember things C. you should never stop learning D. you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise 25. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

14、A. The writer remembered unlocking the front door. B. One night the writer forgot having locked the front door. C. The writer remembered to lock the door. D. One night the writer forgot to lock the front door. 26. From the sentence “We never get tired of hearing new ones”, we can infer that . A. abs

15、ent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people B. we dont want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors C. we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindedness D. we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors 27.

16、The best title for this passage is . A. How to Get a Good Memory B. “Tricks” Of Memory C. Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness is Dangerous D. Get Rid of Absent-mindednessCNowadays，Korea is influenced by American culture.If you visit Seoul (汉城)，you will see a lot of fast food stores in each avenue，pl

17、aces such as KFC，McDonalds and Burger King.You will also be surprised to see many western style clothes which are different from our traditional clothes such as the Han Bouk.When you go around department stores，you can see many young students waiting in line to buy famous brands such as 96 New York

18、jeans，Guess，Polo，Guest，Channel，and Cartiers.It is hard to find clothes which represent (代表) traditional Korean culture.There are only a few stores which sell traditional clothing，and these stores are starting to disappear.When you visit middle schools in Korea，you will also find students listening t

19、o music on their CD players，mostly rock and roll，including the pop music of singers such as Britney Spiers，Christina Aquilera，and Ricky Martin. Moreover，if you ask students to talk about Korean music traditions，they probably will not give you an answer at once.Now，however，there are some voices which

20、 are urging us to preserve our own culture. One is an association which insists people eat traditional food such as kimchi.They make websites to show how traditional Korean foods are beneficial for health，and they advertise on TV regularly about traditional customs.They say that Koreans are losing t

21、heir identity (特性)，and they are also concerned because young people dont even know about the traditional Korean holidays.They suggest that the government prepare extra programs to teach young students about Korean traditions.Some middle schools have tried to do this，but it isnt working very effectiv

22、ely. 28The passage mainly tells us _. Athe influence of American culture on South Korea Bwhat the capital city Seoul is like Cthe popularity of fast food in South Korea Dthe social customs in South Korea 29From the second paragraph we can see that Guess，Polo，Guest are _. Afast food restaurants Bname

23、s of famous stores Cfamous brand of clothes Dtraditional Korean clothes 30What does the underlined word “preserve” mean in this passage?Aprotect. Bprevent. Cpretend. Drespect. 31What is the main purpose of the association?ATo encourage people to eat traditional food.BTo make people realize their dut

24、ies.CTo make sure young people live healthily.DTo keep their own way of life and culture alive. DWhat will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects believe that they are all possibilities. The only thing for sure is that the ho

25、uses will be as green as possible.The tree houseMany architects in the world would like to build a “tree house.” Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. The “root” (根) o

26、f the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤) to the homes temperature.The Lizard house Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When its in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat.

27、During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.Meals at home This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture (建筑风格). It has gardens on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green te

28、a on them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.Learning from the past Looking to the future isnt the only way to be green. Sometimes, ancient techniques (古老的技术) can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) can be a useful air conditione

29、r because it is easier of hot air to flow out at the chimney. 32. What is the best title (标题) of the passage? A. Green house of the future. b. The greener, the better. C. How to build green houses. D. Changes of the houses. 33. We can heat water, produce electricity or create fresh air for the home

30、. A. with the root of a leaf. b. with the energy from sunlight. C. with the soil under the ground D. with gardens on its walls. 34. What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when its in the bright sun? A. It will take in light. b. It will produce energy. C. It will turn dark. D. It will turn

31、 white. 35. The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future . A. will be more delicious. b. will be greener. C. cost as much as possible. D. need more cooks.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 know what history is? It is everything humans have done an

32、d thought. It is the story of events. It is the story of nation and persons. 36 So is the hundred Years War. So is the first airplane flight. 37 There are many sources. Some are oral. Some are written. We can learn of the past from one persons memory or from stories handed down through generations.

33、We can see the past in a piece of stone. We see it in old paintings and photos. We read about the past in old records. They may be the ships logs(日志) or church records. 38 They maybe journals of presidents. It is impossible to record everything about an event or person . 39 Question have to be asked

34、. Answers must be found. Different accounts(叙述)of a single event need to be put together. This is the job of historians. They look carefully at what they find. They search for causes of events. 40 . A. How do we know about the past? B. They also look for the results of history. C. How people began w

35、riting is part of history. D. History is all about the past. E. What should people study? F. Facts must be carefully chosen to tell what happened. G. They may be diaries of pioneers.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655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。并在答题卡上涂黑。 On

36、 a cold November afternoon，my mother and I were walking home from a 41 We were dressed 42 I was feeling a little 43 as I was carrying our shopping，and decided to throw away somethingSo I started to walk towards a 44 when I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of usHe 45 over to

37、another nearby dustbin and started looking through it I suddenly felt very guilty because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was 46 I walked up to him and handed the 47 and some snacks over to himThe man looked up 48 and took what I gave him A huge smile 49 across his face and thi

38、s 50 me to feel indescribable satisfaction（满足）I felt I couldnt be happier 51 myselfBut then he said：“Wow，this is my sons lucky day!” With that，he thanked me happily and started off on his bike，I 52 heard him whistling a song as he rode away I got a warm 53 insideI now understand 54 is meant by the s

39、aying “giving is getting” Although it only 55 a little action and a few words，I gained and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the monthEveryone in the world needs 56 ，everyone can 57 help and everyone will be helped by 58 kindness The image of that mans happiness caused by m

40、y small gift appears in my mind every 59 I have the chance to do something nice This is the 60 of charity（慈善）41Astore Bschool ChospitalDfactory42Apoorly Bcoldly CwarmlyDexpensively43Aglad Binterested Cbored Dtired44Astreet BdustbinCtoiletDcorner45Athought Blooked Cwalked Dtook46Acheap Bheavy Ctastel

41、essDfull47Amoney Btoys CdrinkDclothes48Ain silence Bin surprise Cin interestDin a hurry49Aspread Bcame CwentDran50Aforced BhelpedCmadeDcaused51Awith Bto CatDfor52Astill Bnever CevenDever53Aopinion Bmind CideaDfeeling54Awhich Bwhat CthatDit55Acost Btook CspentDasked56A1ove BmoneyChelpDdrink57Agive Bs

42、end CofferDhave58Ashowing Bexpressing C1endingDsaying59Amoment Bday CminuteDtime60Aaim Bmeaning CstrengthDpower第II卷第二节（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内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。My name is Elias. I am a poor black worker in South Africa. The time _61_I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult peri

43、od of my life. I was twelve years old. It was in 1952 and he had opened a black law firm to advise poor black people _62_ their problems.I began school at six . The _63_ where I studied only two years was three kilometres away. I had to leave, _64_ my family could not continue to pay the school fees

44、 and the bus _65_ . I could not read _66_write. After trying hard , I got a job in a gold mine . This was a time when one had got to have a passbook to live in Johanneburg. _67_(sad) I did not have this passbook because I was not born there and I was worried _68_ whether I would be out of work.The d

45、ay when Nelson Mandela told me what to do and helped me was one of the 69 (happy) days of my life . He told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johanneburg. I never forgot _70_ kind he was and when he organized the ANC Youth League , I joined it as soon as I could .第四部分、写作（共两节，满分35分）

46、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：把多余的词用斜线（）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）不计分。 Though it was autumn, but it was snowing in Tibet. It was such cold that our legs

47、felt like blocks of ice. On the late afternoon, we found that our water bottles froze because cold weather. But we still enjoyed us during the journey. At one point, we were surprising to find ourselves cycling through clouds. In the valleys colorful butterflies fly around us. It was a great fun to

48、cycle down the hills as it gradual became much warmer. So we had to change our warm coats for Tshirt and shorts.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，于2016年11月5日搭乘国外某航空公司航班（flight number BA793）回国后，发现遗失了一个行李箱（suitcase）.现请用英文给航空公司写一封信，请他们帮你寻找。信件要点包括：1. 陈述写信原因 2.简要描述该行李 3.说明其重要性4.期待回复并表示感谢注意：词数100左右。淇县一中2016-2017学年上学期

49、高二期中考试 班级_姓名_考号_uuuuu装uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu订uuuuuuuuuuuuu线uuuuuuuuuuu英语答题卷 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题I分，满分10分) 每句中最多有一处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 注意: 1.增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号( )，并在其下面写出该加的词。2.删除:把多余的词用斜线( )划掉。3.修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 4.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;Though it was autumn, but it

50、was snowing in Tibet. It was such cold that our legs felt like blocks of ice. On the late afternoon, we found that our water bottles froze because cold weather. But we still enjoyed us during the journey. At one point, we were surprising to find ourselves cycling through clouds. In the valleys color

51、ful butterflies fly around us. It was a great fun to cycle down the hills as it gradual became much warmer. So we had to change our warm coats for Tshirt and shorts. 第三节 书面表达（满分25分） Dear Sir or Madam, -淇县一中2016-2017学年高二年级上学期期中考试试卷英语答案21-23 CDB 24-27 DDAB 28-31 ACAD 32-35 ABCB 36-40 C A G F B41-45 AC

52、DBC 46-50 BCBAD 51-55 ACDBB 56-60 CAADD61. when 62. on 63. school 64. because 65. fare 66.or 67. Sadly 68.about 69. happiest 70. how1.去掉but; 2.suchso 3.On- In； 4.because 加上of 5.us-ourselves; 6.surprising- surprised 7.fly-flew; 8.去掉a 9.gradual-gradually 10.T-shirt- T-shirtsOne possible version:Dear S

53、ir or Madam,Im Li Hua. I took the flight BA793 on April 1, 2014. But when I came to my home, I found I lost a suitcase. I am writing to you to request you to help me find it back.My suitcase is a small blue one with a zip. There is a label on the handle with my name and address on it. It is really important for me, because I had put all important documents in it, including my ID card, passport and so on. Besides, it is my father who sent it to me on my birthday.Thanks for your kind consideration and I look forward to receiving your earliest reply.Best wishes!Yours,Li Hua