贵州省思南县2017_2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

2017-2018 学年第一学期半期考试高二英语试题注意：本试卷分为卷 I（选择题）和卷 II（非选择题）两部分，总分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。第卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1.5 分，满分 30 分） 第一节 听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Think again. B. Pay a visit to him C. Give the right answer now.2. Why is the boy in the womans office?A. He has the flu.B. He comes here to look for his friends.C. His mother has an appointment here.3. Who probably made the mess? A. The woman. B. The boy. C. The dog.4. What do we know about the man？A. He doesnt often go online. B. He can always know the newest events. C. He likes to get the information from the woman.5. How might the woman feel now? A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Confused.第二节 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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 请听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至第 7 题。 6. What degree does the man have? A. APHD in chemistry. B. A masters in marketing. C. A masters in design. 7. Where has the man been working for the past threeyears? A. In a school. B. In a research center. C. In a design company.请听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至第 9 题。8. When will the woman take a vacation? A. In one week. B. In two weeks. C. In three months. 9. Where will the woman probably spend most of her vacation? A. On the beach. B. In the mountains. C. In the countryside.请听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. What is the benefit of the farmers' market? A. The items are imported. B. The vegetables are local. C. The selection is huge. 11. Why can't the woman go to the sale? A. She will beat a soccer game. B. She will be out of town. C. She will be busy shopping. 12. Who is Tommy? A. The woman's son B. The woman's husband. C. The woman's neighbor.请听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. How did the woman get to the museum? A. By subway. B. By bus. C. By car. 14. How many of the paintings did the woman see? A. Very few of them. B. About half of them. C. Almost all of them. 15. Whose painting did the woman like the most? A. Diego Rivera. B. Frida Kahlo. C. Henri Matisse. 16. What does the man want to do together with the woman? A. Make some paintings. B. Go traveling this summer. C. Go back to the museum. 请听第 10 段材料，回答17 至 20 题。 17. What is the talk mainly about? A. How weather can affect everyone. B. What people can do on a fine day. C. How people prepare for bad weather. 18. According to the talk, what do many people do first after getting up? A. Play a game. B. Go out for a walk. C. Check the weather. 19. Why are special people hired? A. To arrange activities. B. To analyze news reports.C. To predict the weather. 20. How does the speaker feel about the information given by professionals? A. He feels grateful. B. He has doubts about it. C. He has no idea about it.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，共30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。A Reading a bedtime story to his son one evening, Carl Honore noticed that he was reading very quickly. He was thinking about all the things he had to do later: check email, make phone calls, book a flight, prepare things for work, and so on. He suddenly realized that he had become caught in the trap of speed, rushing here and there, getting up early in the morning and burning the midnight oil at night. The more he thought about the fast pace of modern life, the worse he felt. He had ended up speed-reading to his son because he was so busy. As a journalist, he was curious about the phenomenon he was experiencing, so he did some research. He found that Americans now spend forty percent less time with their children than they did in the 1960s. Honore decided to write a book about the subject called In Praise of Slow. He wanted to let people know about the benefits of slowing down. He does not ask readers to throw out their TVs and become farmers. Instead, he describes the harmful effects of our love of speed in our lives, such as stress and health problems, he also explains the philosophy of the Slow Movement. A growing number of people around the world are choosing to take things easy, to do less, in order to lead a fuller life. There is even an International Day of Slowness on June 21. Cark Honore strongly believes that if people would only slow down, they would enjoy life so much more.21. According to the passage, if American parents in the 1960s spent 6 hours with their kids, American parents now spend _ hours with their kids.A. 2 B. 3.6C. 2.4D. more than 622. If John burned the midnight oil at night, he was _.A. at playB. at leisureC. at workD. at rest23. According to the passage, which statement about Carl Honore is NOT true?A. He suffered from stress and health problems.B. He read a bedtime story to his son.C. He was a news reporter.D. He was the writher of In Praise of Slow.BHaving parked near the car wash beside the supermarket, I came away to wait for my wife to come from work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum (流浪汉). From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times that you just dont want to be bothered (打扰). This was one of those “dont want to be bothered times.”“I hope he doesnt ask me for any money,” I thought. He didnt. He came and sat on the seat by the bus stop but he didnt look like he could have enough money to even ride the bus. After a few minutes he spoke, “Thats a very pretty car”. He was ragged (衣着破旧的) but he had an air of dignity (尊严) around him. I said, “thanks,” without taking a look at him.He sat there quietly for a moment. The expected begging for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, “Ask him if he needs any help.” I was sure that he would say “yes”. So I asked, “Do you need any help?” He answered in three simple words that I shall never forget. The three words shook me. “Dont we all?” he said.I was feeling successful and important, above a bum in the street, until those three words hit me. Dont we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, you need help too. However, no matter how little you have, you can give help too. 24. The author walked away from the car wash to _. A. meet his wifeB. wash his carC. go shoppingD. go to work25. When the author first saw the bum, he planned to _.A. make friends with himB. give him a lessonC. offer him some helpD. ignore his difficulty26. When the bum said “Dont we all?”, the author felt _.A. satisfiedB. shy C. shocked D. sad27. What is the best title for the text?A. The clever bumB. Never lose your dignityC. To give or not?D. Dont we all need help?CI had managed to sell all my papers and was coming home in the snow. It was that strange hour in New York when the workers were walking towards home in the evening. I recognized my father near Cooper Union, a frozen figure in an old overcoat standing by a banana cart (手推车). He looked so lonely; tears came to my eyes. Then he saw me, and his face lit with his sad, beautiful smile. “Arch,” he said, “so you have sold your papers! Come and eat a banana.” He offered me one, but I refused it. I felt it important that my father sell his bananas, not give them away. He thought I was shy, and joked with me, and made me eat the banana. It smelled of wet snow. “You havent sold many bananas today, Dad,” I said. “What can I do? No one seems to want them,” Dad said. It was true. The crowds pushed home; the sky darkened over the New York buildings; the tall street lamps were lit; street cars and bikes went by. Nobody and nothing in the great city stopped for my fathers bananas. “I ought to yell (叫喊),” said my father sadly. “I ought to make a big noise like other peddlers (小贩), but it makes my throat sore. Anyway, Im ashamed (羞愧的) of yelling; it makes me feel like a fool.” I had eaten one of his bananas. A voice deep down told me that I ought to pay for it somehow. I must remain here and help my father. “Ill yell for you, Dad,” I volunteered. “Arch, no,” he said, “go home; you have worked enough today. Just tell momma Ill be late.” But I yelled and yelled. My father, standing by, spoke words of praise, and said I was a wonderful yeller. However, nobody else paid attention; nobody listened and came to buy our bananas. My father tried to stop me at last. He said, “That was wonderful yelling, Arch. But its just we are unlucky today! Lets go home.” I insisted on keeping up my yells. But at last my father persuaded me to leave with him. 28. Which of the following can NOT be used to describe the son? A. Hard-working. B. Shy.C. Kind. D. Determined. 29. The son yelled in order to _. A. prove he was angry B. help his father sell bananas C. get the praise of his father D. show his excitement 30. What happened to the father and the son at last? A. They went home without selling any bananas.B. They sold out all their bananas. C. They ate up all their bananas.D. They sent all their bananas to passers-by for free. 31. What is the main idea of the text? A. The hard lives of factory workers. B. How to survive in a hard environment. C. Misunderstanding between the father and the son. D. The love between the father and the son.DAlmost all theme park accidents can be prevented. Here, based on coverage of theme park safety, are some tips to help you and your family stay safe on your next visit.If you are visiting with a child, take a moment to explain the ride to them, and tell them how they should behave. They are depending upon you to keep them safe. Set a good example for them by following the rules of the park, and make sure that they know you expect them to follow those rules, too. Tell them to stay seated, to hold the grab bar or put their hands in the laps, and not to stick their knees and feet outside a ride vehicle. Make them look to you for the okay to get on or off a ride, too. And never put a crying child on a ride. If your child starts to cry, let others pass you in line until your child is calmed. Or, gently exit the queue and find something more relaxing to do. Young kids cant keep an adults pace in a theme park. Let them take plenty of breaks. “Kids get tired,” said TPI reader Matt Johnson, a father of four. “Tired kids make parents even more tired. And tired kids and parents may get hurt physically and emotionally.” He advises that parents plan a mid-day break, perhaps a swim back at the hotel, to avoid mid-day heat and crowds. “You will see cranky families having a miserable time while you are refreshed and having a great evening.” 32. The second paragraph tells readers that _. A. adults should tell children some safety rules firstly B. children should be trained to be more independent C. adults should set a good example to behave well in a theme park D. there is a danger to take young children to visit a theme park33. Which of the following is NOT right for children who are taking the rides? A. They should ask adults permission first to get on a ride. B. They are forbidden to put their knees or feet out. C. They cannot put their hands away from the grab bar. D. Without adults okay sign, children shouldnt get off a ride. 34. If your child begins to cry just when he is going to take a ride, you should _. A. tell him to be relaxed B. give up the present activity C. make him share your interest D. encourage him to be brave 35. We may infer from Matt Johnsons words that _. A. he doesnt like to visit a theme park with his children B. parents with many children may be tired of visiting a theme park C. visitors should arrange everything carefully before startingD. not all the families are relaxed or happy when they visit a theme park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。People around the world used their computers to buy goods, communicate with others, listen to music, see pictures and learn about different places and ideasIn 2006, more people around the world used new ways to communicate and connect with each other through the Internet. 36 Blog is a short way of saying Web log.Through these personal websites，people can share their experiences，ideas and opinions with anyone on the Internet. People of all ages have their own blogsFor young people，they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression. 37 These sites include “MySpace”，used mainly by teenagers and young adultsMySpace is an online community that lets people share message and pictures with an increasing number of friends. 38 YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular this yearThis website lets anyone create，share and watch short videosPeople can watch almost anything on YouTube：news，sports and entertainment events 39 These include videos of people singing or dancing，or animals doing funny thingsThree young men created YouTube almost two years ago as a personalvideo sharing serviceThey recently sold it to Google for more than one half billon dollars. Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet this yearOne Internet social site is called Second Life 40 They get married，build homes，operate businesses，buy and sell goods，work，play and attend school. A. Many Websites offer free services to create personal Web pages and fill them with writing site on the web. B. There are music videos，and videos made by people in their own homes. C. More and more people are buying computers because of the lower price. D. The blog is one form of communication that enjoys growing popularity. E. People of all ages use computers to express themselves. F. It is the most popular social networking site on the web. G. It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Who is a great person? To answer this question, we often think of someone 41 , such as the South Africa hero Nelson Mandela or the NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant. But often a great person is 42 next to usbut we never see the greatness unless a difficult 43 comes up. In May, 2008,