內(nèi)蒙古烏蘭察布市2017-2018學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期中試題

1、12017-2018 學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期中考試高二年級英語試題第 I 卷第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分）第一節(jié)（共 15 題：每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AMon thly Talks at Lon don Ca nal MuseumOur monthly talks start at 19: 30 on the first Thursday of each month except August.Admission is at normal charges and you don t

2、need to book. They end around 21:00.November 7thThe Canal Pioneers , by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers.He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explainhow Brindley made such a posi

3、tive contribution tothe educatio n of that group of early“ civil enginers ”.December 5thIce for the Metropolis , by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there wasa dema nd for ice for food preservati on and cateri ng, Malcolm will explai n the history ofimport ing n atural ice and th

4、e tech no logy of build ing ice wells, and how London s ice trade grew.February 6thAn Update on the Cotsword Can als , by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is movi ng towardsreope ning. The Thames and Sever n Canal will take a little Ion ger. We will have a reporton the prese nt state of play.March 6

5、thEyots and Aits- Thames Isla nds, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many isla nds. Mirandahas undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about thoseof greatest interest.2Online bookings: .uk/book1.When is the talk on James Brindley?A. February 6th.B. March 6th.C. Novem

6、ber 7th.D. December 5th.2. What is the topic of the talk in February?A. The Canal Pioneers.B. Ice for the MetropolisC. Eyots and Aits- Thames IslandsD. An Update on the Cotsword Canals3. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.A. Miranda VickersB. Malcolm TuckerC. Chris LewisD. Liz Payne

7、BNext autumn when you see wild geese （大雁 ） heading south for the winter flying in aV formation you might think about what scientists have discovered as to why they fly that way.As each bird flaps （拍打 ） its wings, it creates an uplift （上升力 ） for the birdimmediately following. By flying in a V formati

8、on the whole group adds at least 71%greater flying range （航程 ） than if each bird flies on its own.People who share a commondirection and sense of community can get where they are going more quicklyand easilybecause they are traveling on the push of oneanother. When a wildgoose falls out of the forma

9、tion, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance （ 阻力 ） of trying to go alone andquickly tries to get back into the formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front. Whenthe headgoose gets tired, it flies back into the formation and another goose flies to the front. It is wise to

10、 take turns doing3difficult jobs whether it be people or wild geese flying south.Wild geese honk（ 發(fā)出雁叫聲 ）from behind to inspire those up front to keep up their speed. What can welearn from this?When a wild goose gets sick or wounded by gunshots, and falls out of the formation,two other geese will fa

11、ll out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. They will stay with thefallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies, and only then will they go on with their own or with anotherformation to catch up with their group.4. Wild geese fly in a V formation in order to _.A.

12、protect themselves from danger B. fly more quickly and easilyC. help the sick and woundedD. fly much higher in the sky5. If a wild goose falls out of the V formation, _ .A. the other geese will call it backB. the other geese will fly with itC. it will try to get back into the groupD. it will fall be

13、hind the whole group6. What can we learn from the fifth paragraph?A. We should give people facing difficulties encouragement.B. We should believe in those who offer us help.C. We should try to lead others to move forward.D. We should care more about the old and sick.7. When a wild goose becomes sick

14、 or is wounded, _ .A. it will be left alone and will fall on the groundB. other geese will honk to give it encouragementC. the whole group will stop flyingD. two other geese will stay with it to offer helpWelcome to your future life!You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is fi

15、rm and young-looking.In 2035, medical tech no logy is better tha n ever. Many people at your age could live to be150, so at 40, you re not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging （ 抗衰老4的）treatme nt. Now, all three of you look the same age!You say to your shirt,“Turn red. ” It changes fro

16、m blue to red. In 2035,“smartclothes ” con tain particles（粒子 ）much smaller tha n the cells in your body. The particlescan be programmed to change cl othes color or pattern.You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but a voice says,“You shouldn tdrink that! ” Your fridge has read the chip （芯片）

17、that contains informationabout the milk,and it knows the milk is old. In 2035, every article of food in the grocery store has sucha chip.It s time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tella.your smart carwhere to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve. Such“ sm

18、arttech no logy ” is all around you.So will all these things come true?For new tech no logy to succeed,” says scientistAn drew Zolli,“ it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already.” TheInternet is one example what will be the n ext?8. We can lear n from the text that i n the fut

19、ure .A. people will n ever get oldB. every one will look the sameC. red will be the most popular colorD. clothes will be able to cha nge their pattern9. What can be in ferred from Paragraph 4?A. Milk will be harmful to health.B. More drinks will be available for sale.C. Food in the grocery store wil

20、l carry electr onic in formati on.D. Milk in the grocery store will stay fresh much Ion ger.10. Which of the followi ng is men ti oned in the text?A. Nothing can replace the Internet.B. Fridges will know what people need.C. Jacked sleeves can be used as a guide.D. Cars will be able to drive automati

21、cally.11. What is the text mainly about?A. Food and clothing in 2035.5B. Future technology in everyday life.C. Medical treatments of the future.D. The reason for the success of new technology.DOne day, Mr. Arnold was teaching a lesson, and things were going as normally as ever. He was explainingthe

22、story ofmankind to his pupils.He told them that, in the beginning,men were nomads（ 游牧人 ） ； they never stayed in the same place for very long. Instead, they would travelabout, here and there, in search of food, wherever it was to be found. And when the food ran out, they wouldmove off somewhere else.

23、He taught them about the invention of farming and keeping animals. This was an important discovery,because by learning to cultivate（耕作 ）the land, and care for animals, mankindwould always have food steadily available. It also meant that people could remain living in one place, and thismade it easier

24、 to set about tasks that would take a long while to complete, like building towns, cities, and all thatwere in them. All the children listening were attracted by this story, until Lucy jumped up：“ And if that was so important and improved everything so much, why are we nomads allover again, Mr. Arno

25、ld？”Mr. Arnold didn t know what to say. Lucy was avery intelligent girl. He knewthat shelived with her parents in a house, so she must know that her family were not nomads; so what did she mean?“ We have all become nomads again, ” continued Lucy. “ The other day, outside the city, they were cuttingt

26、he forest down. A while ago a fisherman told me how they fish. It sthe same with everyone ：when there s no more forest left, the foresters go elsewhere, and6The teacher nodded, thoughtfully. Really, Lucy was right. Mankind had turned into nomads. Instead oflooking after the land in a way that we cou

27、ld be sure it would keep supplying our needs, we kept developing ituntil the land was bare. And then off we would go to the next place ！ The class spent the rest of the afternoontalking about what they could do to show how to be more civilized.The next day everyone attended class wearing a green T-s

28、hirt, with a message that said, “ I am not anomad ！”And, from then on, they set about showing that indeed they were not. Every time they knew they neededsomething, they made sure that they would get it using care and control. If they needed wood or paper, theywould make sure that they got the recycl

29、ed kind. They ordered their fish from fish farms, making sure that the fishthey received were not too young and too small. They only used animals that were well cared for, and brought upon farms.And so, from their little town, those children managed to give up being nomads again, just as prehistoric

30、men had done so many thousands of years ago.12.Why would early humans travel about in the beginning?A. To experience different lifestyles.B. To go sightseeing in different places.C. To find what they could to feed themselves.D. To do more exercise to build themselves up.13. In the teacher s opinion,

31、 Lucy s argument was_ .A. reasonable B. ridiculous C. puzzling D. shocking14. Which of the following agrees with the message“ I am not a nomad ” (Paragraph7)?A. People eat young fish for its delicious taste.B. People use recycled materials as much as possible.C. Fishermen move elsewhere when there i

32、s no fish left.D. Foresters leave the place where wood is not available.when the fish run out, the fishermen move on. Thats what the nomads did, isnt it ？715. The writer tries to make us believe that_ .A. mankind has been progressing mainly through traveling about8B. it s un wise for mankind to use

33、the land in an uncon trolled wayC. it s quite good for stu dents to learn more about the history of mankindD. teachers should en courage stude nts to voice their own opinions第二節(jié) （共 5 小題，每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。It can be challe nging to find time to work out（鍛煉）whe n

34、your schedule is full,but uni essyou want to deal with a waistline（腰圍）that keeps increasing in size, staying active isimporta nt. 16_ _WorkdayYou might not have time to escape the office and visit the gym during your lunch break, but that does n tmean you can t bur n calories throughout your workday

35、. In stead of drivi ng to work or riding the bus, walk orcycle, depending on how far you live from the office.A 30-minute bike ride at just 12 to 13.9 mph will help a 155-pound person burn 298 calories. 億 In stead ofphoning a colleague across the office, walk over to speak in pers on.At homeYou prob

36、ably want to sit or sleep on the couch, but by keeping active you can burn asignificant number of calories throughout the day. 18_ Playing with yourkids for 30minutes will help you burn 186 calories ifyou weigh 155 pounds, whileyou llburn 167 calories in a half-hour house-clea ning sessi on.Outdoors

37、19 If you weigh 155 pounds, expect to burn 172 calories for every half hour you spend weeding the garden.You ll burn 205 calories in 30 minutes of pushing your lawnmower（割草機(jī)）around the yard. When winter arrives, cleaning snow is worth 223 calories per 30 mi nu tes.OtherEveryday errands（ 差事）can help

38、you burn extra calories when you can t find time towork out. 20_Wash ing your car by hand will bur n 167 calories in 30 minu tes. By park ingaround the house,9your vehicle.A. You can make adjustme nts to your lifestyle to in elude a variety of calorie-bur ningactivities into everyday life.B. Pushing

39、 a shopping cart around the supermarket causes 130 caloriesburned in a half hour.C. In stead of pay ing to clea n up the yard, do it yourself.D. At work, take the stairs in stead of the lift.E. Don t visit a car wash to shine up your ride.F. If you have a family, play with your kids.G. You have to f

40、ind the time to work out.第二部分英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45 分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分）The jour ney my daughter Cathy has had with her swim ming is as long as it is beautiful.Cathy suffered some terrible21 in her early childhood. After years of regulartreatme nt, she22_became healthy.Two years ago, while

41、Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head to be aswimmer. Last summer, she wan ted to23 our local swim team. Shepracticed hard and fin ally24it. The team practice,25, was a roughstart. She coughed and choked and could hardly26her first few weeks. Heari ngher coughing b

42、itterly one night,I decided to 27_ her from it all. But Cathy wokeme up earlynext morning, wearing her swimsuit28to go! 1 1 told her she shouldn tswim aftera whole night s coughing, but she refused to29and in sisted shego.From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and didnt30a si ngle practice.Shehad a31

43、inten tio n withi n herself to be the best she couldbe.My ten-year-old wasgrowing and changing right before my eyes, into this 32_ human being with a passionand a missi on. There were mome nts of33of course: ofte n she would be the lastswimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that s

44、he wasn t a 34 ever. But that didn t stopher from trying.Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year. Cathy didn t expect anyaward but was still there to35her friends and praise their accomplishme nts.Asyour car at the far end of the park ing lot, youll burn more calories getting to a

45、nd from10the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach 36,“The highesthonorgoes to Cathy! ” Lookingaround.he continued,Cathy hasin spiredus withher37and en thusiasm.38skills and tale ntsbring great success, themost valuable asset （財(cái)富）one can hold is the heart.”Itwas the greatest3

46、9of my daughter s life.With allshe hadbee n40in her ten years, this was the hour of true triumph（成功）.21.A.failureB.pressureC.lossD. ill ness22.A.usuallyB.fin allyC.firstlyD. freque ntly23.A. improveB.trainC.joi nD. con tact24.A.in creasedB.foundC.createdD. made25.A.howeverB.thereforeC.otherwiseD. in

47、 stead26. A.useB. surviveC.saveD. waste27.A.pullB.tellC.hideD. fire28. A.afraidB. nervousC.readyD. free29. A.takeoffB. setoffC. giveupD.show up30.A.atte ndB.missC.banD. start31. A. richB. weakC. firmD.kind11第 II 卷第二節(jié)(共 10 分；每小題 1.5 分,滿分 15 分)閱讀下列材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(不多于3 個(gè)單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Many tee ns in hig

48、h school want to try out for sports because they think it will makethem more popular. 41 there are lots of other ben efits from sports that tee ns may overlook(忽視).With TV, movies, computers, and video games 42 (become)more and more popular, it has become much 43(easy) for tee ns to be by themselves

49、 rather tha n going out with frien ds. Kids used to hang out at the mall ordrive around the tow n; now they just sit at home. 44 (get)tee ns into a sport gives them an opport unity to goout and socialize.Although they may not find a new best friend, they will learn how to in teract and work as45 tea

50、m, something that they ll find 46 (use) later in life.More and more kids are beco ming overweight. If tee ns see that their physical con diti onis caus ing them to perform 47 (bad), they may 48(motivate) to do otheractivities to get healthy. When your child 49 (reach) theirtee nager year, part ofgoo

51、d parenting will provide them 50 directionand encouragement and continue to helpthem develop a healthy style of livi ng.第三部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分 35 分）第一節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò)（共 10 小題,每小題 1 分,滿分 10 分）文中共有 10 處語言錯(cuò)誤 ,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。33. A. frustratio nB. delightC. exciteme ntD. surprise34. A. begi nnerB. learnerC.

52、 partnerD. winner35. A.resp ond toB. run afterC.compete withD. cheer on36. A. admitt ingB. explai ningC. announcingD. whisperi ng37. A. humorB. willC. hon estyD. wisdom38. A. AlthoughB. Si neeC. OnceD. Because39. A. discoveryB. choiceC. in flue neeD. mome nt40. A. throughB.underC. acrossD. around32.

53、 A. trustedB. determ ined C. experie ncdD. embarrassed12增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（人）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）戈胖。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下面畫一橫線 , 并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。此行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線戈掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞,并也用斜線戈掉。注意： 1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞。2. 只允許修改 10 處, 多者（從第 11 處起）不計(jì)分。Here is the Time Machine, which I used to travelling into the future last week. I wasvery nervous and certain at first. Besides, myfriend and guide, WangPing, was understanding and gave mesome green medicine helped a lot. His parents company, called Future Tours, trans