一中（西校區(qū)）2017-2018學年高二下學期期中考試英語試題

集寧一中2017——2018學年第二學期期中考試高二年級英語試題第Ⅰ卷（選擇題共70分）A“IneverexpectedthatIwouldbesobusy.Whycan’ttherebe25hoursinaday?”plainedLiuRaninHongKongasmidtermexamsweregoingon.The18yearoldwasShandong“IwanttoexperienceamoreinternationalschoolandsociallifeinHongKong.I’mmajoringinjournalism,soHongKongwillsurelyhelpwidenmyhorizons,”Liusaid.ItistwomonthssinceLiufirstsetfootonHongKong.Shemissedhomealotatthebeginning,becauseofthefoodandlanguageproblems.“ThecanteenoffersmostlyWesternorGuangdongfood,butit’sconvenienttocookforourselvesinourdormifwelike.PeoplespeakCantoneseandalmostallclassesareinEnglish,”Liuexplained.HerEnglishandCantonesearenowbothimproving,butshestillneedsmoretimetoadapttothenewenvironment.“I’mhappythatImadetherightdecisiontostudyhere.WithamixoftheEasternandWesterncultures,thereissomuchtodiscoverandlearn,”shesaid.Liuhas18credithours(學分)ofclasseseveryweekand23noncredithourseveryotherweek.ShehassignedupforfourassociationsincludingtheChineseLanguageDebatingTeamandthedramaclub.Essays,bookreportsandpresentationsalsotakeplentyoftimetoprepare.And,ofcourse,therearevariouspartiestoattend.“Iwasn’tapartyanimalbefore,butthatmaybeinterestingpartofcollege.Isensemyselfchanging,”Liusaid.1.LiuRanchosetheChineseUniversityofHongKong,because___________.A.theChineseUniversityofHongKongcanwidenherhorizonsB.HongKongisagoodplaceC.shewantstobefarfromherhomelandD.shecouldn’tbeadmittedtoPeking2.Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecaninfer______________.A.nowLiuRanisananimalB.thebusyandfulllifemakesLiuRanfeelgoodC.LiuRanlikesthefoodthereD.LiuRanhatesthebusylifeintheChineseUniversityofHongKong3.LiuRanhadtooverethedifficultiesinmanyaspectsEXCEPT___________.A.foodB.languageC.nofriendsD.missinghom4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LookingforajobinHongKongB.HongKongdreamC.SociallifeinHongKongD.TheChineseBThatyear,inthelocalschool,therewasanewmathteacher,aswellassomenewpupils.Oneofthenewkidswasthestupidestchildanyonehadeverseen.Itmadenodifferencehowquicklyorhowslowlytheytriedexplainingnumberstohim;hewouldalwaysendupsayingsomethingenormouslystupid.Liketwoplustwowasfive,seventimesthreewastwentyseven,oratrianglehadthirtycorners….Beforethisboyarrived,mathlessonshadbeenthemostboringofall.Nowtheyweregreatfun.Encouragedbythenewteacher,thechildrenwouldlistentothepiecesofnonsensespoutedbythenewkid,andtheywouldhavetocorrecthismistakes.Wheneverthenewteacheraskedquestions,thestupidkidwouldstandupbutmadethewronganswers,theotherstudentsallwantedtobethefirsttofindhismistakes,andthenthinkupthemostoriginalwaystoexplainthem.Todothistheyusedallkindsofstuff:sweets,playingcards,oranges,paperplanes,etc.Itdidn’tseemlikeanyofthisbotheredthenewkid.However,LittleLewiswassurethatitwasboundtomakehimfeelsadinside.Lewiswassurehewouldseehimcrying.So,oneday,hedecidedtofollowthenewkidhomeafterschool.Onleavingschool,thenewkidwalkedafewminutestoalocalpark,andtherehewaitedforawhile,untilsomeonecamealongtomeethim……Itwasthenewteacher!Theteachergavethenewkidahug,andofftheywent,handinhand.Followingfromadistance,Lewiscouldheartheyweretalkingaboutmath.5.Themathlessonsbecameinterestingagainbecauseofthenewteacher’s___________.A.responsibilityB.imaginationC.A.creativityD.curiosity6.Thepassageimpliesthatthestupidestchild_______________.A.knewmuchmoreaboutmaththanotherclassmatesB.wasingreatneedofmathteacher’shelpafterclassC.hadnomuchgiftformathandwasslowtolearnitD.dislikedboththenewmathteacherandhislessons7.Accordingtothepassage,Lewisfollowedthestupidestinorderto_________.A.findoutifhefeltupsetB.learnaboutwherehelivedC.saysomethingtoforthimD.makefriendswithhim8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Tofindthestupidestkid’smistakes.B.Tothinkupthemostoriginalwaystoexplain.C.Tofollowhimhomeafterschool.D.Touseallkindsofstuff.CVancouverislocatedinthesouthwestcornerofCanadaintheprovinceofBritishColumbia.VancouveristhelargestcityintheprovinceandthethirdlargestinCanada.Itcoversanareaof113sqkm.ItissurroundedbywateronthreesidesandoverlookedbytheCoastRange.ItsclimateisoneofthemildestinCanada.Temperaturesaverage3°CinJanuaryand ArchaeologicalevidenceshowsthatcoastalIndianshadsettledtheVancouverareaby500BC.Britishnaval(海軍的)captainGeorgeVancouverexploredtheareain1792.VancouverwasfoundedasasawmillsettlementcalledGranvilleinthe1870s.Thecitywasunitedin1886andrenamedafterCaptainVancouver. AsthemainwesternterminusofCanada'stranscontinentalhighwayandrailroutes,VancouveristheprimarycityofwesternCanada,aswellasoneofthenation'slargestindustrialcentres. ThePortofVancouverisCanada’slargestandmostvariousport,tradingmorethan$43billioningoodswithmorethan90tradingeconomiesannually.Portactivitiesgenerate69,200jobsintotalwith$4billioningrossdomesticproduct(GDP)and$8.9billionineconomicoutput. Vancouverisamajortouristplace.Inadditiontothecity'ssceniclocation,visitorsenjoybeautifulgardensandworldfamousStanley9.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutVancouverisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage? A.Vancouverisacitylocatedonwater B.VancouveristhethirdlargestcityinCanada.C.VancouverisnotfarfromtheCoast D.ThelargestindustrialcentreinCanadaliesinVancouver.10.Accordingtothepassage,originallyVancouveristhenameof________. A.asawmillsettlementcalledGranvilleB.aBritishmanwhoexploredthecity C.theleaderwhocontrolledthearea D.atranscontinentalhighway11.Thepassagemainlytellsus________. A.thePortofVancouver,thelargestoneinCanada B.howVancouvergotitsname C.abriefintroductionofthecityofVancouver D.Vancouver’shistoryDDoyouwanttogethomefromworkknowingyouhavemadearealdifferenceinsomeone'slife?Ifyes，don'tcareaboutsexorage!eandjoinus,thenyou'llmakeit!Position:VolunteerSocialCareAssistant(NoPaywithFreeMeals)Place:ManchesterHours:PartTimeWearcnowlookingforvolunteerstosupportpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiestoliveactivelives!Only4daysleft.Don'tmissthechanceoflendingyourwarmhandstohelpothers!Role:Youwillprovidepeoplewithlearningdisabilitieswithallaspectsoftheirdailylives.Youwillhelpthemtodevelopnewskills.Youwillhelpthemtoprotecttheirrightsandtheirsafety.Butyourprimaryconcernistoletthemknowtheyarevalued.SkillsandExperienceRequired:Youwillhavetherightvaluesandgreatlisteningskills.Youwillbehonestandpatient.YouwillhavetheabilitytodriveacarandtomunicateinfluentwrittenandspokenEnglishsinceyou'llhavetohelpthosepeoplewithdifferentlearningdisabilities.Previouscarerelatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.12.Thetextismeantto ______.A.leaveanote B.sendaninvitationC.presentadocument D.carryanadvertisement13.Whatdocstheunderlinedpartmean?A.You'llearnagoodsalaryfromthisjob.B.You'llarrivehomejustintimefromthisjob.C.You'llmakeothers'livesmoremeaningfulwiththisjobD.You'llsucceedingettingthisjob.14.Thevolunteers'primaryresponsibilityistohelppeoplewithlearningdisabilities______.A.togetsomefinancialsupport B.toproperlyprotectthemselvesC.tolearnsomenewlivingskills D.torealizetheirownimportance15.Whichofthefollowingcanfirstbechosenasavolunteer?A.Theonewhocandriveacar.B.Theonewhohasdonesimilarworkbefore.C.Theonewhohaspatiencetolistentoothers.D.TheonewhocanuseEnglishtomunicate.第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。ForgivenessToforgiveisavirtue,butnoonehaseversaiditiseasy.Whensomeonehasdeeplyhurtyou,itcanbeextremelydifficulttoletgoofyourhate.However,forgivenessispossible,anditcanbesurprisinglybeneficialtoyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Peoplewhoforgiveshowlesssadness,angerandstressandmorehopefulness,accordingtoarecentresearch.________16_______Trythefollowingsteps:Calmyourself.________17______Youcantakeacoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomethingthatgivesyoupleasure:abeautifulsceneinnature,orsomeoneyoulove.Don’twaitforanapology.Manytimesthepersonwhohurtyoudoesnotintendtoapologize.Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon’tseethingsthesameway.________18_______Keepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnotnecessarilymeanbeingfriendsagainwiththepersonwhoupsetyou.Takethecontrolawayfromyouroffender(冒犯者).Rethinkingaboutyouhurtgivespowertothepersonwhocausesyoupain.Insteadoffocusingonyourmoundedfeelings,learntolookforthelove,beautyandkindnessaroundyou.________19_______Ifyouunderstandyouroffender,youmayrealizethatheorshewasactingoutofunawareness,fear,andevenlove.Youmaywanttowritealettertoyourselffromyouroffender’spointofview.Don’tforgettoforgiveyourself.________20_______Butitcanrobyouofyourselfconfidenceifyoudon’tdoit.Whyshouldyouforgive? Howshouldyoustarttoforgive?Recognizethebenefitsofforgiveness.Trytoseethingsfromyouoffender’sangle.Forsomepeople,forgivingthemselvesisthebiggestchallenge.Tomakeyourangerdieaway,tryasimplestressmanagementtechnique.Ifyouwaitforpeopletoapologize,youcouldbewaitinganawfullylongtime.第二部分

英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A,B,C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Recentlydivorcedandunemployed,Iwasonmywaydowntowntogotheroundsoftheemploymentoffices.Ihadnoumbrella,formyoldonehad___21____,andIcouldnot____22____anotherone.Isatdowninthe__23__andthereagainstmyseatwasa(n)___24_____silkumbrellawithasilverhandle.Ihad___25____seenanythingsolovely.Iexaminedthehandleandsawacarved___26___Theusualprocedurewouldhavebeento___27___theumbrellatotheconductor,butanidea___28___tome.Idecidedtotakeitwithmeandfindtheownermyself.Igotoffthebusinadownpourand__29___openedtheumbrellatoprotectmyself.ThenI___30___atelephonebookforthenameontheumbrella.Icalledandalady____31___Yes,shesaid____32___,thatwasherumbrella,whichherparents,nowdead,hadgivenherasabirthdaypresent.But,she___33___,ithadbeenstolen___34____herdoorstepamonthbefore.ShewassoexcitedthatI___35___Iwaslookingforajobandwentdirectlytoherhouse.Shetooktheumbrella,andhereyeswerefilledwith___36___.Shewantedtogivemea___37___,but—thoughtwentydollarswasallIhadintheworld—herhappinessatregainingthis___38___possessionwassuchthattohaveacceptedmoneywouldhave__39___something.WetalkedforawhileandIleft.Aweeklater,Igotajobasasalesmanager___40___.Itmightbemykindnessthatpaidoff.Butwhoknows?21.A.brokenupB.fallenaparC.goneawayD.fadedaway22.A.findB.borrowC.affordD.repair23.A.officeB.theateC.busD.train24.A.beautifulB.uglyC.wornD.ancient25.A.evenB.neverC.alreadyD.always26.A.designB.nameC.numberD.brand27.A.carryawayB.showoffC.openupD.turnin28A.happenedB.ranC.struckD.occurred29A.firmlyB.suddenlyC.thankfullyD.casually30.A.searchedB.readC.gotD.used31.A.appearedB.answeredC.repliedD.screamed32.A.insilenceB.inpanicC.insurpriseD.inanger33.A.assumedB.addedC.declaredD.announced34.A.ofB.inC.besideD.from35.A.forgotB.mentionedC.realizedD.remembered36.A.tearsB.honorC.memoryD.thanks37.A.giftB.rewardC.hugD.position38.A.expensiveB.specialC.rareD.mon39.A.ruinedB.boughtC.expressedD.enjoyed40.A.immediatelyB.naturallyC.unexpectedlyD.hopefully第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題共50分）第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容（不多于3個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Alargecatarrivedatafarmwheremanymice___41___(live).Noneofthemdaredgooutsideforfearofbeing_42___(catch)bythecat.Themicedecided___43___(hold)apartytofindawayofstoppingthemselvesfrombeingindanger.Oneday，whenthecatwas__44___，miceofallagesgotintothemeetingroom.“Let’sbuildabigtrap，”onemouse__45___(suggest).Whenthisideawas__46__(discuss)，anothersaid，“Whatabout_47__(poison)(毒死)her？”Butnobodyknewwheretobuythepoison.Oneyoungmouse，whosemotherhadbeethecat’sfood，____48____(careful)said，“Let’scutherteeth，soshecando_49___moreharm.”Butthemeetingdidnotaccepthis__50___.第三部分：寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)第一節(jié)短文改錯(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(Λ)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：

1．每處錯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)不計分。Onceamanaskedapaintertopaintingapictureforhim.Hetoldtheartisthedidn'twanttoanyshadowsinthepicture,justsunshine,buttheartistdidso.Whenthemansawthefinishedpicture,hewasdisappointing.Withoutshadows,everythinginthepicturelooksflatandunreal.Thepointofthestoryisthatweneedbothshadowsandsunshinetohaveapletelypicture,justasweneedbothrainandsuntohavelivingworld.People,too,needsbothsadnessandhappiness.Weoftenlearnimportantlessonduringsadtimes.Sowhenwefeelsad,weshouldtrytostopandthinkaboutthatwemightlearnfromtheexperience.第二節(jié)書面表達

(25分)作為中學生，你肯定經歷過多次考試，體驗過成功，也遭遇過失敗，請你根據下面的提示內容，簡要概述中學生中普遍存在的對考試失敗的兩種態(tài)度，并結合自身實際，說明你的觀點。態(tài)度一態(tài)度二你的觀點當考試結果不盡如人意時，情緒低落，喪失信心，不再繼續(xù)努力。當考試失敗時，分析并找出失敗的原因，鼓勵自己，增強自信，避免再犯同樣的錯誤。……要求：1.詞數100～120；2．可根據內容要點適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3．開頭已經給出，不計入總詞數。Asmiddleschoolstudents,weallhavetakenexaminationsofdifferenttypesand_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________