北京市海淀區(qū)2018-2019學年高二英語下學期期中試卷含解析

1、PAGE PAGE 252018-2019學年高二年級第二學期期中練習英語試題第一部分:聽力理解（共三節(jié)，25分）第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題1分,共5分）聽下面5段對話，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中,選出能回答問題的最佳選項。每段對話你將聽一遍。1. How will users control the mouse with the new tool?A. With their feet. B. With their eyes. C. With their voice.2. Why wouldnt the woman help?A. She is quite busy now.B. She

2、is poor in grammar.C. She doesnt like grammar.3. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. At a birthday party. B. At a wedding reception. C. At a graduation ceremony.4. What does the man mean?A. The woman can use the printer soon.B. He needs the printer for a longer time.C. The printer in

3、 the library isnt available.5. How much will the woman pay?A. 5 pounds. B. 7.5 pounds. C. 10 pounds.第二節(jié)（共10小題;每小題1分,共10分）聽下面4段對話，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中,選出能回答問題的最佳選項。每段對話你將聽兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6. Why did the man call the woman?A. To inform her of an accident.B. To tell her the way to the hospital.C. To invit

4、e her to watch the training.7. Whats the possible relationship between the woman and Tom?A. Coach and player. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son.聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8. What are the speakers doing?A. Learning a language. B. Visiting a gallery. C. Taking photos.9. When did the man really learn Spani

5、sh?A. At college. B. At high school. C. During the summer in Spain.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Education programs. B. Travel preparations. C. Graduation plans.11. Why does the woman choose a private university?A. There is more partying.B. It offers more scholar

6、ship.C. It has better learning atmosphere.12. What do we know about the man?A. He stays close to home.B. He wants to be a teacher.C. Hes going to a private school.聽第9段材料，回答第13至15題。13. What problem may poor eyesight cause according to Susan?A Writing difficulty. B. Bad moods. C. Sore eyes.14. What wi

7、ll the man probably do next?A. Read the article himself.B. Take his son to the doctor.C. Call his doctor for advice.15. How does the man feel about having this conversation?A. Grateful. B. Excited. C. Hopeless.第三節(jié)（共 5 小題; 每小題 2 分, 共 10 分）聽下面一段獨白，根據(jù)題目要求在相應題號后的橫線上寫下關鍵信息， 每空僅填寫一個詞。這段獨白你將聽兩遍。Charity-spo

8、nsored Walking Holiday for Education AidTime6th16th in 16Requirements To be physically 17 Raise at least $ 18AimTo help 19 with special needsContactEither by telephone or 20第二部分 知識運用 （共 25 分）第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內容填空。（共 10 小題；每小題 1 分，共 10 分）在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫 1 個適當?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內所給詞的正確形式填空。AThe moment I was

9、 diagnosed with cancer, I decided that I would not let this “beast” win easily. I had no idea _1_ my treatment would be like, and I surely didnt think social media would be a way for me to conquer this “beast”. However, by sharing_2_(feel) on the Internet, I am able to remind myself, and my viewers,

10、 that everything is going to be okay. Their words are a big part of what helped me stay_3_(hope). Besides, I have made several “cancer friends” so far, and were determined to fight this battle together.【答案】1. what 2. feelings 3. hopeful【解析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了被診斷出癌癥后，作者通過在網(wǎng)上與別人分享感受以及結交癌友抗癌的故事。【1題詳解】考查同位語從句。

11、句意：我不知道我的治療會是什么樣子。分析句子結構可知，此處為同位語從句，空格處既作同位語從句的引導詞，又在從句中作主語，故填what?！?題詳解】考查名詞。句意：然而，通過在網(wǎng)上分享感受，我能夠提醒自己和觀眾，一切都會好起來的。作動詞sharing的賓語用名詞，feeling是可數(shù)名詞，此處用復數(shù)表示泛指，故填feelings。【3題詳解】考查形容詞。句意：他們的話在很大程度上讓我保持希望。此處的stay是系動詞，后面接形容詞作表語，故填hopeful。BSuccessful communication _4_(involve) more than talking to a person. G

12、ood listening skills and body language are also important for us to communicate _5_(effective) with others. Studies have shown that of the information that is received from other people, only 10% is from what they say and 40% is from the tone and speed of their voice. The other 50% is obtained from

13、their body language. Therefore, _6_(read) body language is an important part of developing our social skills.【答案】4. involves 5. effectively 6. reading/to read【解析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了良好的傾聽技巧和肢體語言對我們與他人有效溝通也很重要?！?題詳解】考查時態(tài)和主謂一致。句意：成功的溝通不僅僅是與人交談。文章的基礎時態(tài)為一般現(xiàn)在時，主語是Successful communication，謂語動詞用第三人稱單數(shù)，故填involves?！?/p>

14、5題詳解】考查副詞。句意：良好的傾聽技巧和肢體語言對我們與他人有效溝通也很重要。修飾動詞communicate用副詞，故填effectively?！?題詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：因此，閱讀肢體語言是發(fā)展我們社交技能的一個重要部分。分析句子結構可知，此處用動名詞或不定式作主語，故填reading/to read。CWe could learn vocabulary while we are asleep. Researchers showed it is possible _7_ (learn) new information while sleeping deeply, and recall

15、 this information later. They did tests to see _8_ a person could remember new words and their translations while sleeping. The answer is yes. The language areas of the brain remember vocabulary during sleep, especially during deep sleep. While sleeping, our brain switches on for about half a second

16、 and then switches_9_ for half a second. The active state _10_(call) “up-state”. This is how our brain could learn new vocabulary.【答案】7. to learn 8. if/whether 9. off 10. is called【解析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了我們的大腦是如何在睡眠過程中學習新詞匯的?！?題詳解】考查不定式。句意：研究人員表示，在深度睡眠中學習新信息，并在稍后回憶這些信息是可能的。it is possible to do sth表示“做某事是可能的

17、”，其中it是形式主語，不定式是真正的主語，故填to learn?！?題詳解】考查賓語從句。句意：他們做了測試，看一個人是否能在睡覺時記住新單詞和它們的解釋。此處為賓語從句，表示“是否”，故填if/whether?！?題詳解】考查動詞短語。句意：睡覺時我們的大腦會打開半秒鐘，然后關閉半秒鐘。switch off表示“關閉、切斷”，故填off?！?0題詳解】考查時態(tài)語態(tài)。句意：這種活動狀態(tài)被稱為“向上狀態(tài)”。文章的基礎時態(tài)為一般現(xiàn)在時，state 與call之間是被動關系，所以用一般現(xiàn)在時的被動語態(tài)，故填is called。第二節(jié) 完形填空（共 15 小題；每小題 1 分，共 15 分）閱讀下面

18、短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。I grew up on a 40-acre farm in the small rural community of Illinois, as the fifth of six children.My parents, Robert and Patti, often noted during meals how everything on the table except sugar and wine came from the land._11_ running the farm, Dad was

19、 also a carpenter. In the fall of 1980, he was working on a house when all of a sudden the ladder broke. His back was broken.He stayed in hospital for almost a month with his head and feet down _12_his back to align (成直線) correctly so the bones would heal.On Thanksgiving, Dad was still in hospital r

20、ecovering from his back injury. Normally he would take us to butcher pigs the day after the holiday, and that year my uncle _13_ up with my four cousins to help my two elder brothers _14_ our years supply of pork.When Dad came back home from the hospital, he was still in a back brace (支架) and _15_ t

21、o work. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming in as Christmas _16_ . Another day we saw a car coming up the long driveway. Always longing for company, we kids were_17_ about who was visiting. Rose Anderson, our neighbor, was at the door, holding an envelope stuffed with money. Sh

22、e told my dad she had_18_ money in the community and came to deliver it.Dad tried to refuse,_19_ Rose insisted. I can still hear her saying, “Robert, whenever someones baler (壓捆機) breaks down, you bale their hay. Whenever someone passes away, Patti cooks. Its our _20_.”I learned later that we also _

23、21_ gift baskets from more than one organization. That Christmas, I, a 6-year-old kid, understood what being a good neighbor was, and that as my parents were good neighbors, their_22_ would be returned. These tales of Christmas kindness will _23_ our heart, too.My parents were accustomed to being th

24、e _24_, not the receivers of such generosity. They had a bit of pride to swallow, but continued all of their lives to show us kids the _25_of kindness.11. A. BesidesB. AboutC. ForD. By12. A. pushingB. pressingC. attractingD. allowing13. A. putB. brokeC. showedD. made14. A. buyB. prepareC. shareD. co

25、ok15. A. unwillingB. unableC. readyD. eager16. A. approachedB. continuedC. passedD. ended17. A. worriedB. excitedC. curiousD. anxious18. A. collectedB. borrowedC. earnedD. saved19. A. forB. orC. soD. but20. A. ruleB. dutyC. turnD. favor21. A. refusedB. receivedC. sentD. bought22. A. prideB. kindness

26、C. moneyD. gift23. A. easeB. openC. winD. warm24. A. giversB. buyersC. workersD. farmers25. A. priceB. aimC. valueD. hope【答案】11. A 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. C 21. B 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了作者的父母平日里經(jīng)常幫助有困難的鄰居，一次，作者的爸爸受傷不能干活，正當家里沒錢過圣誕節(jié)時，鄰居送來了在社區(qū)籌集的一筆錢，這溫暖了作

27、者一家人的心?！?1題詳解】考查介詞詞義辨析。A. Besides除之外（還）；B. About大約；C. For對于；D. By憑借。根據(jù)本空后的“running the farm, Dad was also a carpenter.”可知，除了經(jīng)營農場，爸爸還是個木匠，故A項正確?！?2題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A. pushing推；B. pressing按；C. attracting吸引；D. allowing允許。根據(jù)本空后的“his back to align (成直線) correctly so the bones would heal.”可知，爸爸在醫(yī)院躺了一個月，讓他的背部成

28、直線，這樣骨頭就會愈合，故D項正確?！?3題詳解】考查動詞短語辨析。A. put up建造；B. broke up打碎；C. showed up露面；D. made up編造。根據(jù)本空后的“up with my four cousins to help my two elder brothers _4_ our years supply of pork”可知，爸爸受傷住院，所以那年我叔叔帶著我的四個堂兄來幫我的兩個哥哥準備我們一年的豬肉供應，故C項正確?！?4題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A. buy買；B. prepare準備；C. share分享；D. cook烹飪。根據(jù)上文可知，叔叔帶著我的

29、四個堂兄來幫我的兩個哥哥準備我們一年的豬肉供應，故B項正確。【15題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A. unwilling不愿意；B. unable不能的；C. ready準備好的；D. eager渴望的。根據(jù)本空前的“When Dad came back home from the hospital, he was still in a back brace”可知，出院時，爸爸仍帶著支架，不能干活，故B項正確。【16題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A. approached靠近、臨近；B. continued繼續(xù)；C. passed經(jīng)過；D. ended結束。根據(jù)本空前的“I was too youn

30、g to realize our family had no money coming in as Christmas”可知，我當時太小了，沒有意識到隨著圣誕節(jié)的臨近，家里已經(jīng)沒有錢了，故A項正確。【17題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A. worried擔心的；B. excited興奮的；C. curious好奇的；D. anxious焦慮的。根據(jù)本空前的“Always longing for company,”可知，孩子們總是渴望有人作伴，所以對誰來做客感到很好奇，故C項正確?！?8題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A. collected籌集、募捐；B. borrowed借；C. earned贏得；

31、D. saved節(jié)約。根據(jù)本空前的“Rose Anderson, our neighbor, was at the door, holding an envelope stuffed with money.”可知，我們的鄰居Rose Anderson拿著裝滿錢的信封來我家，她說這筆錢是她在社區(qū)籌集的，故A項正確?！?9題詳解】考查連詞詞義辨析。A. for因為；B. or否則；C. so所以；D. but但是。根據(jù)本空后的“Rose insisted”可知，爸爸拒絕收下這筆錢，但Rose堅持要我們收下，故D項正確?！?0題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A. rule規(guī)則；B. duty職責；C. t

32、urn輪流、次序；D. favor贊同。根據(jù)本空前的“Robert, whenever someones baler (壓捆機) breaks down, you bale their hay. Whenever someone passes away, Patti cooks.”可知，她說以前誰家有困難時，爸爸總是去幫忙，現(xiàn)在該輪到他們（幫我家了），故C項正確?！?1題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A. refused拒絕；B. received收到；C. sent發(fā)送；D. bought買。根據(jù)本空后的“gift baskets from more than one organization.”

33、可知，我們還收到了來自多個組織的禮品籃，故B項正確?！?2題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A. pride驕傲；B. kindness善良；C. money錢；D. gift禮物。根據(jù)本空前的“that as my parents were good neighbors, ”可知，我父母也是好鄰居，他們的善良得到了回報，故B項正確。【23題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A. ease緩和；B. open打開；C. win獲勝；D. warm溫暖。根據(jù)本空后的“our heart, too.”可知，這些圣誕節(jié)的善意故事也溫暖了我們的心，故D項正確。【24題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A givers給予者；B.

34、 buyers買家；C. workers工人；D. farmers農民。根據(jù)本空后的“not the receivers of such generosity.”可知，我父母習慣于做給予者而不是接受者，故A項正確?！?5題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A. price價格；B. aim目的；C. value價值；D. hope希望。根據(jù)本空后的“of kindness”可知，他們一生都在向我們這些孩子展示善良的價值，故C項正確?！军c睛】在完形填空的解題過程中，空格前后出現(xiàn)的具有否定意義的詞往往是重要線索，例如本篇第14題，根據(jù)空后的“not the receivers of such generos

35、ity.”可知，我父母不習慣做接受者，not表明此處與receivers的意思相反，故選givers。第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，35分）第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ACourses & Curriculum of the College of Arts & Sciences in CornellThe diversity of the courses you can take in the College of Arts & Sciences is extraordinary:Academic Distribution Requirement

36、sThe Colleges academic distribution requirements will include: effective writing foreign language beyond the introductory level. imaginative and critical thinkingTo choose your courses for a semester, use the Class Roster. It shows the schedule of all classes offered in a particular term, along with

37、 class enrollment information and course details.The Class Roster is updated frequently.To plan your classes over your four years at Cornell, use the Courses of Study. It represents Cornells full catalog of courses and is published annually. It provides information on Cornell degree programs, requir

38、ements, policies and procedures.If you need help call 607-255-5004 for an appointment with an advising dean. Or contact a career counselor in the Arts & Sciences Career Development Center at 607-255-4166 to talk about your interests and how they can translate into a major and a future career.A New C

39、urriculumOn October 30, 2018, the College of Arts & Sciences faculty（ 教員） approved a new undergraduate curriculum to be carried out over the next two to three years. The new curriculum focuses on the theme of exploration and reaffirms the colleges commitment to a liberal arts and sciences education.

40、 Students who have questions about the new curriculum can view the approved proposal on the Course Designer app of Cornell.Innovative LearningIf youre one of the 3,000 students across the university taking biology or physics at the College, you may be part of an innovative（ 創(chuàng)新的） classroom project th

41、at uses active learning,a new model that is proving to be the quickest path to expert-level mastery.Your education at Cornell will extend far beyond the classroom. You can join a faculty members research team on campus, conduct field study research in different states or spend a semester with Cornel

42、l in Washington D C. You could study abroad in one of more than 85 countries or develop your own research project through independent study. Give yourself the freedom to explore.26. If you want to plan your courses over the long run, you can use the _.A. Class RosterB. Courses of StudyC. Course Desi

43、gnerD. Career Center27. For students involved in an innovative classroom project, they _.A. may study a new modelB. are on the quickest way to be expertsC. will get more freedom during research projectD. have advantages of studying outside the classroom28. The article is probably taken from _.A. a t

44、ravel magazineB. a science reportC. a college websiteD. an academic journal【答案】26. B 27. D 28. C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應用文，介紹了康奈爾大學藝術與科學學院提供的幾門課程的相關信息?！?6題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The Class Roster is updated frequently部分中的“To plan your classes over your four years at Cornell, use the Courses of Study.”可知，要計劃在康奈爾大學四年的課程，請使用

45、Courses of Study，由此可知，如果想長遠規(guī)劃你的課程，應使用Courses of Study，故B項正確?！?7題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Your education at Cornell will extend far beyond the classroom. You can join a faculty members research team on campus, conduct field study research in different states”可知，康奈爾大學的教育遠遠超出課堂，創(chuàng)新課堂項目可以讓你加入教員的研究團隊或在不同的州進行實地研究

46、，由此可知，參加創(chuàng)新課堂項目的學生有課外學習的優(yōu)勢，故D項正確?！?8題詳解】推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，本文介紹了康奈爾大學藝術與科學學院提供的幾門課程的相關信息，因此文章最有可能出現(xiàn)在學校的網(wǎng)站，故C項正確。【點睛】關于文章出處的推理判斷題難度較大，需要根據(jù)文章內容判斷文章來源，通讀全文，特別是根據(jù)標題“Courses & Curriculum of the College of Arts & Sciences in Cornell”可知，本文介紹了康奈爾大學藝術與科學學院提供的幾門課程的相關信息，這屬于學校教育與招生范疇，因此文章最有可能出現(xiàn)在學校的網(wǎng)站而非旅游雜志、科學報道或學術期刊。B

47、Should Parents Teach Children How to Tweet?Social media is a seemingly endless source of concern for parents, with worries that it weakens their childrens confidence and attention spans. But others counter that it could also be broadening their horizons.The latest round of worry was sparked by a stu

48、dy of the impact of social media use on 8-12- year-olds published by Anne Longfield, Childrens Commissioner for England. The report focused on 32 children, who said they used social media to stay connected with friends and family and to have fun, by watching videos for example. But they also describ

49、ed pressures from constant contact, online comments that weaken their self-esteem, and the need to shape offline activities to make them shareable. “You see your friends going ice skating, partying or talking about how much revision they have done, and it can make you feel inadequate,” says Bea, a j

50、unior school student from Bristol, UK. “Its just so hard to get away from.”Children have to take risks on their journeys to adulthood, and desires to fit in and be popular existed before Mark Zuckerberg came along with Facebook. However, in previous generations these pressures came largely from peop

51、le they knew, and they mostly stayed outside the home. Now the pressures could come from any one of the nearly 3 billion people online, and follow them from school to home, and can even continue through the night.The pressures do get on parents nerves, among which the utmost concern is how their chi

52、ldren can be protected from harms, given that social media is now integral to the way many young people interact. A good starting point is a basic understanding of childhood development milestones.Broadly, children have a high dependency on carers for security and guidance up to the age of 5, increa

53、sing independence and self-care from 6 to 11, and increasing autonomy and growing reliance on peers from 12-18 years old. Against this background, the suitability of social media for children of different ages should be considered respectively.According to Longfields study, children should be taught

54、 about online safety from an early age, better before secondary school. There is growing evidence that efforts need to be extended to provide earlier guidance on less extreme but more common risks, including oversharing, low selfesteem, addiction and insomnia. The evidence suggests she is right. How

55、ever, approaches that focus merely on the potential negatives are unlikely to work.“My school has tried to do a lot, but it often involves trying to drill into us how bad social media can be,” says Bea. “People of my age really like social media, so I think a better approach would be if they said Al

56、though it is good, here are some negatives.”29. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that _.A. children used to face more dangersB. Facebook gives children the chance to fit inC. parents give their children much pressure at homeD. childrens pressures may come from strangers nowadays30. According to the pas

57、sage, parents major concern for children is _.A. possible harm from social mediaB. comments from online friendsC. their reliance on social mediaD. pressures from oversharing31. We can infer from Beas words that _.A. teenagers dont believe social media has negativesB. adults overemphasize the bad eff

58、ects of social mediaC. it is easy for teenagers to get addicted to social mediaD. social media helps teenagers know their friends better【答案】29. D 30. A 31. B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了家長們對孩子使用社交媒體的擔心?！?9題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“in previous generations these pressures came largely from people they knew, and they m

59、ostly stayed outside the home. Now the pressures could come from any one of the nearly 3 billion people online, and follow them from school to home, and can even continue through the night.”可知，前幾代孩子的壓力主要來自他們認識的人，現(xiàn)在孩子的壓力可能來自于近30億網(wǎng)民中的任何一個人，由此可知，如今，孩子的壓力可能來自陌生人，故D項正確。【30題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“The pressures

60、do get on parents nerves, among which the utmost concern is how their children can be protected from harms, given that social media is now integral to the way many young people interact.”可知，這些壓力確實讓家長們感到不安，其中最令人擔憂的是他們如何才能保護孩子免受社交媒體的傷害，由此可知，父母主要擔心的是社交媒體可能對孩子造成的傷害，故A項正確?！?1題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“People of