湖北省天门市渔薪高级中学岳口高级中学皂市高级中学2017_2018学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题PDF无答案.pdf

1、高二英语试卷 第 1页 共几页20172018 学年高二上学期三校期中联考英语试卷命题学校：岳口高中 命题教师：马方云 审题教师：杨水兵考试时间：120 分钟试卷满分：150 分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节 共 5 小题；听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话你将听一遍。1.What will the man probably do?A.Take a rest.B.Go to a party.C.Meet his boss.2.What do we know about the man?A.He has been

2、caught copying a report.B.He is not free at the moment.C.He wont leave till the last minute.3.What is the woman concerned about?A.Her health.B.Her character.C.Her appearance.4.What does the man mean?A.The fridge will be fixed.B.The room will be warmer.C.The lights will be turned on.5.What does the m

3、an imply?A.The woman already has too many shoes.B.The new shoes do not look good enough.C.He doesnt care where to put the new shoes.第二节（共 15 小题；）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。每段对话或独白读两遍。高二英语试卷 第 2页 共几页听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.Why doesnt the man want to fly?A.He wants to

4、enjoy the scenery.B.He thinks its dangerous.C.He likes taking the bus.7.Which means of transport does the woman prefer?A.The bus.B.The train.C.The car.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8Why is the woman worried?A.She doesnt know what to read.B.She hasnt finished her task.C.She has no time to write her book.9.What

5、do we know about the man?A.He has been to Europe with the woman.B.He has forgotten to write his reports.C.He has finished reading all the books.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.What helps to impress the interviewer in the first place?A.Proper body language.B.Excellent memory.C.Natural voice.11.What should

6、the man do before the interview?A.Practice handshaking.B.Recite the answers to possible questions.C.Get some information about the company.12.What advice does the woman offer about the topic of salary?A.Not to mention it at the first interview.B.Not to bring it up in an indirect way.C.To let the int

7、erviewer mention it next time.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。高二英语试卷 第 3页 共几页13.How does the man kill time?A.By eating potato chips.B.By watching TV.C.By taking a walk.14.What does the woman dislike?A.The square.B.The parks.C.The city.15.What does the man think is the most important?A.Entertainment.B.Income.

8、C.Quietness.16.What do the man and woman disagree on?A.Whether the city needs a symbol.B.Whether the amusement park should be built.C.Whether the square is a good place for a walk.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What kind of English lessons does the speaker recommend?A.Examination skills.B.Reading and wr

9、iting.C.Listening and speaking.18.How can a learner take the lessons when he is not online?A.By using the downloaded sound files.B.By making conversations with others.C.By reviewing words,phrases and idioms.19.What is mentioned as an advantage of the speakers online course?A.It improves learners Eng

10、lish skills quickly.B.It offers learners better study methods.C.It helps learners to make friends.20.Whats the speakers idea about learning English?A.Being confident in learning.B.Learning English little by little.C.Having clear learning goals.高二英语试卷 第 4页 共几页第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题：每小题 2 分

11、，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。AYou probably know who Marie Curie was,but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson.Of the outstanding ladies listed below,who do you think was the most important woman of thepast 100 years?Jane Addams(1860-1935)Anyone who has ever been helped

12、by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank.Addanshelped the poor and worked for peace.She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creatingshelters and promoting education and services for people in need In 1931,Addams became thefirst American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.Rachel Carson(1907-1964

13、)If it werent for Rachel Carson,the environmental movement might not exist today.Herpopular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmfuleffects of chemicals on humans and on the worlds lakes and oceans.Sandra Day OConnor(1930-present)When Sandra Day OConnor fi

14、nished third in her class at Stanford Law School,in 1952,she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman.She became an Arizona statesenator(参议员)and,in 1981,the first woman to join the U.S.Supreme Court.OConnor gavethe deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top

15、 court.Rosa Parks(1913-2005)On December 1,1955,in Montgomery,Alabama,Rosa Parks would not give up her seat ona bus to a white passenger.Her simple act landed Parks in prison.But it also set off theMontgomery bus boycott.It lasted for more than a year,and kicked off the civil-rightsmovement.“The only

16、 tired I was,was tired of giving in,”said Parks.21.What is Jane Addams noted for in history?A.Her social work.B.Her teaching skills.C.Her efforts to win a prize.D.Her community background.高二英语试卷 第 5页 共几页22.What is the reason for OConnors being rejected by the law firm?A.Her lack of proper training i

17、n law.B.Her little work experience in court.C.The discrimination（歧视）against women.D.The poor financial conditions.23.Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US?A.Jane Addams.B.Rachel Carson.C.Sandra Day OConnor.D.Rosa Parks.24.What can we infer about the women mentioned in

18、the text?A.They are highly educated.B.They are truly creative.C.They are pioneers.D.They are peace-lovers.BBad news sells.If it bleeds,it leads.No n ews is good news,and good news is no news.Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers.But now thatinformation is bein

19、g spread and monitored(监控)in different ways,researchers are discoveringnew rules.By tracking peoples e-mails and online posts,scientists have found that good newscan spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.“The if it bleeds rule works for mass media,”says Jonah Berger,a scholar at t

20、heUniversity of Pennsylvania.“They want your eyeballs and dont care how youre feeling.Butwhen you share a story with your friends,you care a lot more how they react.You dont wantthem to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communicatione-mails,Web posts and reviews,fa

21、ce-to-face conversationsfound that it tended to be more positive than negative(消极的),butthat didnt necessarily mean people preferred positive news.Was positive news shared moreoften simply because people experienced more good things than bad things?To test for thatpossibility,Dr.Berger looked at how

22、people spread a particular set of news stories:thousandsof articles on The New York Times website.He and a Penn colleague analyzed the“most e-mailed”list for six months.One of his first findings was that articles in the science section weremuch more likely to make the list than non-science articles.

23、He found that science amazed高二英语试卷 第 6页 共几页Times readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny,or that inspire d negativefeelings like anger or anxiety,but not articles that left them merely sad.They needed to

24、bearoused(激发)one way or the other,and they preferred good news to bad.The more positive anarticle,the more likely it was to be shared,as Dr.Berger explains in his new book,“Contagious:Why Things Catch On.”25.What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?A.News reports.B.Research papers.C.

25、Private e-mails.D.Daily conversations26.What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?A.Theyre socially inactive.B.Theyre good at telling stories.C.Theyre inconsiderate of others.D.Theyre careful with their words.27.Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr.Bergers research?A.Sports n

26、ew.B.Science articles.C.Personal accounts.D.Financial reviews.28.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Sad Stories Travel Far and WideB.Online News Attracts More PeopleC.Reading Habits Change with the TimesD.Good News Beats Bad on Social NetworksCFive years ago,when I taught art at a school in

27、 Seattle,I used Tinkertoys as a test at thebeginning of a term to find out something about my students.I put a small set of Tinkertoys infront of each student,and said:”Make something out of the Tinkertoys.You have 45 minutestoday-and 45minutes each day for the rest of the week.”A few students hesit

28、ated to start.They waited to see the rest of the class would do.Severalothers checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plansprovided.Another group built something out of their own imaginations.Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free tim

29、e.His高二英语试卷 第 7页 共几页constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home.I wasdelighted at the presence of such a student.Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work.His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would

30、infect(感染)other students.Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside.I ran the risk of losing those studentswho had a different style of thinking.Without fail one would declare,”But Im just not creative.”“Do you dream at night when youre asleep?”“Oh,sure.”“So tell me one of your most interestin

31、g dreams.”The student would tell something wildlyimaginative.Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads.“Thats prettycreative.Who does that for you?”“Nobody.I do it.”“Really-at night,when youre asleep?”“Sure.”“Try doing it in the daytime,in class,okay?”29.The teacher used Tinkerto

32、ys in class in order to _?A.know more about the studentsB.make the lessons more excitingC.raise the students interest in artD.teach the students about toy design30.What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?A.He liked to help his teacher.B.He preferred to study alone.C.He was active in c

33、lass.D.He was imaginative.31.What does the underlined word“downside”in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Mistake.B.Drawback.C.Difficulty.D.Burden.32.Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams?A.To help them to see their creativity.B.To find out about their sleeping habits.C.To help th

34、em to improve their memory.D.To find out about their ways of thinking.高二英语试卷 第 8页 共几页DReading can be a social activity.Think of the people who belong to book groups.Theychoose books to read and then meet to discuss them.Now,the website BookC turnsthe page on the traditional idea of a book group.Memb

35、ers go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share.BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book.Then the personleaves it in a public place,hoping that the book will have an adventure,traveling far and widewith each new reader who finds it.Bruce Pede

36、rson,the managing director of BookCrossing,says,“The two things that changeyour life are the people you meet and books you read.BookCrossing combines both.”Members leave books on park benches and buses,in train stations and coffee shops.Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where t

37、hey found it.People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it.E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossing to keep them updated about where their books havebeen found.Bruce peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book togather dust on

38、a shelf at home.BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the“real”and not thevirtual(虚拟).The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundredthirty-five countries.33.Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?A.To explain what they a

39、re.B.To introduce BookCrossing.C.To stress the importance of reading.D.To encourage readers to share their ideas.34.What does the underlined word“it”in Paragraph 2refer to?A.The book.B.An adventure.C.A public place.D.The identification number.35.What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading i

40、t?A.Meet other readers to discuss it.B.Keep it safe in his bookcase.C.Pass it on to another reader.D.Mail it back to its owner.高二英语试卷 第 9页 共几页第二节（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。Training for a marathon requires careful preparation and steady,gradual increases in thele

41、ngth of the runs.36,buy the best-fitting running shoes you can find.No one can say whichbrand will work best for you or feel best on your feet,so you have to rely on your experienceand on the feel of each pair as you shop.When you have found shoes that seem right,walk inthem for a few days to double

42、-check the fit.37.As always,you should stretch(伸展)at leastten minutes before each run to prevent injuries.During the first week,do not think about distance,but run five minutes longer each day.38,it is wise to take a day off to rest.But during the next week,set a goal of at least a mileand a half pe

43、r run.39.After two weeks,start timing yourself.40.Depending on the kindof race you plan to enter,you can set up a timetable for the remaining weeks before the race.A.After six daysB.For a good marathon runnerC.Before you begin your trainingD.With each day,increase the distance by a half mileE.If the

44、y still feel good,you can begin running in themF.Time spent for preparation raises the quality of trainingG.Now you are ready out a goal of improving distance and time第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45）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。A Heroic DriverL

45、arry works with Transport Drivers.Inc.One morning in 2009.Larry was _41_along165 north after delivering to one of his42.Suddenly,he saw a car with its bright lights on.43he got closer,he found 44vehicle upside down on the road.One more look and he高二英语试卷 第 10页 共几页noticed45shooting out from under the4

46、6vehicle.Larry pulled over,set the brake and47the fire extinguisher(灭火器).Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire was putout.The man who had his bright lights on48and told Larry he had49an emergencycall.They50heard a womans voice coming from the wrecked(毁坏的)vehicle.51thevehicle,they saw th

47、at a woman was trying to get out of the broken window.They told her tostay52until the emergency personnel arrived,53she thought the car was going to54.Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move55sheinjured her neck.Once fire and emergency people arrive,Larry and the

48、other man56and let them go towork.Then,Larry asked the57if he was needed or58to go.They let him and the otherman go.One thing is59Larry went above and beyond the call of duty by getting so close tothe burning vehicle!His60most likely saved the womans life.41.A.walkingB.touringCtravelingDrushing42.A.

49、passengersB.colleaguesC.employersD.customers43.A.SinceB.AlthoughC.AsD.If44.A.eachB.anotherC.thatD.his45.A.flamesB.smokeC.waterD.steam46.A.usedB.disabledC.removedD.abandoned47.A.got hold ofB.preparedC.took charge ofD.controlled48.A.came downB.came throughC.came inD.came over49.A.returnedB.receivedC.m

50、adeD.confirmed50.A.thenB.againC.finallyD.even51.A.StartingB.ParkingC.PassingD.Approaching52.A.quietB.stillC.awayD.calm53.A.forB.soC.andD.but54.A.explodeB.slip awayC.fall apartD.crash55.A.as ifB.unlessC.in caseD.after56.A.stepped forwardB.backed offC.moved onD.set out高二英语试卷 第 11页 共几页57.A.womanB.polic

51、eC.manD.driver58.A.forbiddenB.readyC.askedD.free59.A.for certainB.for considerationC.reportedD.checked60.A.patienceB.skillsC.effortsD.promise第二节：语法填空，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。If you feel stressed by responsibilities at work,you should take a step back and identify(识别)those of 61(great)an

52、d less importance.Then,handle the most important tasks first soyoull feel a real sense of 62(achieve).Leaving the less important things until tomorrow 63(be)often acceptable.Most of us are more focused 64 our tasks in the morning than we are later in the day.So,get an early start and try to be as pr

53、oductive 65 possible before lunch.This will give you theconfidence you need to get you through the afternoon and go home feeling accomplished.Recent 66(study)show that we are far more productive at work if we take short breaks67(regular).Give your body and brain a rest by stepping outside for 68 whi

54、le,exercising,ordong something you enjoy.If you find something you love doing outside of the office,youll be less likely 69(bring)your work home.It could be anything-gardening,cooking,music,sportsbut whatever it is,make sure its a relief from daily stress rather than another thing 70(worry)about.第四部

55、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。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的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。删除：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；高二英语试卷 第 12页 共几页2只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。The summer holiday is coming.My classma

56、tes and I are talking about how to do during theholiday.We can chose between staying at home and take a trip.If we stay at home,it iscomfortable but there is no need to spend money.But in that case,we will learn little aboutworld.If we go on a trip abroad,we can broaden your view and gain knowledges

57、 we cannot getfrom books.Some classmates suggest we can go to places of interest nearby.I thought that it isa good idea.It does not cost many,yet we can still learn a lot.第二节书面表达（满分 25 分）假如你是李华，计划和同学去敬老院（nursing home）陪老人们国重阳节（theDouble Ninth Festival）。请给外教 Lucy 写封邮件，邀她一同前往，内容包括：1.出发及返回时间；2.活动：包饺子、表演节目等。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.结语已为你写好。_Looking forward to your reply.YoursLi Hua