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1、广西柳州市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题（共8页）本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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. When did the speakers last see each other?A. Fifteen years

2、ago.B. Five years ago.C. One year ago.2. What does the man wish for the future?A. All his dreams will come true.B. Science will develop much faster.C. He will be able to do his job from home.3. What will the woman do next?A. Bring the man a salad.B. Take away the mans soda.C. Give the man some chees

3、e.4. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. They are friends.B. They are cousins.C. They are brother and sister.5. What does the woman tell the man to do?A. Prepare for landing.B. Take his headphones out.C. Put his chair back in fifteen minutes.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白

4、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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What did the man like to do?A. Hike.B. Swim.C. Take photographs.7. What does the woman suggest in the end?A. The man should go more camping.B. Life could be fun without social media.

5、C. Family activities are very important.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why was the man worried?A. His mother has been ill.B. He lost his wallet.C. A policeman was in front of the shopping mall.9. What will the man have to do in the end?A. Pay the fine.B. Go to the hospital.C. Repair his car.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.

6、What does the boy want to eat?A. Peanut butter.B. Yoghurt.C. Cookies.11. What does the boy imply about carrot cake?A. Its low in sugar.B. It contains some healthy ingredients.C. Its not as delicious as other types of cake.12. How does the boy probably feel in the end?A. Surprised.B. Jealous.C. Angry

7、.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What job is the man interviewing for?A. A job at a school.B. A job at a radio station. C. A job at a TV station.14. What does the man think of sending emails?A. He has done that his whole life. B. He has no confidence in it.C. He is rather good at it.15. What does the job invol

8、ve according to the woman?A. A lot of traffic.B. Meeting the fans.C. Getting up early in the morning.16. Who is one of the mans references?A. Someone he used to teach.B. Someone he used to work with.C. Someone he went to graduate school with.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When are laundry places usually clos

9、ed?A. At six oclock in the morning.B. At eleven oclock in the morning.C. At seven oclock at night.18. How many washers might a larger laundry place have?A. 48.B. 24.C. 12.19. According to the talk, what do people often do while waiting in the laundry place?A. Chat with the employee.B. Eat some food.

10、C. Put their clothes out in the sun.20. Who met their husband at a laundry place? A. The speakers sister.B. The speakers friend.C. The speaker.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，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。ALow-Cost Gifts for Mothers DayGift No. 1 Offer to be your mothers health friend

11、. Promise to be there for any and all doctors visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say “no need, but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctors visit. The best part? This one is free.Gift No. 2 Help your mother organize all of her medical r

12、ecords, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. “Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mothers life,” Dr. Marie Savard said.Gift No. 3 Enough sleep is

13、connected to general health conditions. “Buy your mother cotton sheets（床单）and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep,” Savard said. “We know that good sleep is very important to our health.”Gift No. 4 Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mothers Da

14、y by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are “green” - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she h

15、as helped the chosen charity.21. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctors visits? A. Take notes. B. Be with her. C. Buy medicine. D. Give her gifts.22. Where can you find a gift to improve your mothers sleep? A. In Gift No. 1. B. In Gift No. 2. C. In Gift No. 3. D. In Gift No. 4.23. Buy

16、ing gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to _. A. enjoy good sleep B. be well-organized C. get extra support D. give others helpBEach morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he c

17、ould.One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I dont understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove (炉子) and replied, “Take this coal baske

18、t down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked (漏水) out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “Youll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.This time

19、the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead.The grandpa said, “I dont want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. Youre just not trying hard enoug

20、h.”The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, its useless!”“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”The boy looked at thebasket and for the first time he reali

21、zed that the basket was different. It had been transformed（转变）from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.“Grandson, thats what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, youll be changed, inside and out.”24. What puzzled the grandson mo

22、st was _. A. why he forgot what he read soon B. whether it was useful to read booksC. what kind of book he could understand D. how he could read books like his grandpa25.Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?A. To get him to realize the use of reading books. B. To punish him fo

23、r not reading carefully.C. To clean the dirty basket in the river. D. To train him to run faster. 26. What lesson can we learn from the story?A. The old are always wiser than the young. B. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.C. You cant expect to remember all you read. D. Reading books can ch

24、ange a person gradually.27. What can be the best title for the text?A. Grandpa and grandson B. Carrying water in a basket C. Baskets and books D. Reading for total changingCIn order to increase their job chances after college, Chinese students are turning to a special practiceEiffel Tower nose jobs

25、(鼻整形手术). The latest trend in plastic surgery promises to create a nose that is similar to the curve of the Eiffel Tower.Surgeon Wang Xuming said: “We are influenced by the beauty of the Eiffel Tower. We are not content to just add something to the nose; we reconstruct it.” The surgery costs about US

26、$ 10,000 and involves the enlarging of the nose using tissue from the forehead.Hundreds of posters advertising the procedure are put up all over Chongqing city, where surgeon Xuming runs his private practice. They show a western-looking woman with an almost-too-perfect nose, against an outline of th

27、e Eiffel Tower.Interestingly, many young women in China are eager to achieve a western appearance, as they believe it will give them an advantage in the highly competitive job market. “Some students face a lot of employment pressure after graduation. If their facial features are good, theyll have mo

28、re chances of finding a job,” said surgeon Xuming. “Weve had students getting the Eiffel Tower nose; its helped them a lot.”Apparently, Chinese employers are quite particular about appearances and prefer attractive candidates. Some of them even go as far as putting height and weight requirements in

29、their employment ads. Plastic surgeons across the country are reporting an increase in the number of students choosing beauty “improvement”.According to a Mr. Li, hospital manager at surgeon Xumings clinic, most of their customers are female and the bill is taken care of by the family. “They usually

30、 come in with their mothers, and tend to be from well-off backgrounds.” he said.Personally, I dont think it so important to “improve” our appearance as long as we are skilled at our jobs. We cant decide how we look, but we can decide how well we live and work.28. Why do Chinese college students choo

31、se to have a nose operation?A. To have more chances of getting a job.B. Togain a real westerner appearance.C. To Take good care of their family.D. To look like the Eiffel Tower.29. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?A. The city of Chongqing. B. A plastic surgery procedure.C. The posters adve

32、rtising the surgery. D. Xumings private practice.30. What can we learn from Mr. Lis words?A. Most families cant afford the expensive operation.B. Their customers are usually from wealthy families.C. Patients can be well looked after at the clinic.D. The number of plastic surgeons is increasing.31. W

33、hich of the following will the author probably agree with?A. Chinese employers only care about their employees appearance.B. Chinese students are content with the shape of their noses.C. A western face looks prettier than a Chinese one.D. Skills at work speak louder than appearance. D “Cant hold a c

34、andle to” is a popular expression. When there wasnt electricity, someone would have a servant light his way by holding a candle. The expression meant that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant. Now，it means such a person cannot compare or competeAnother expres

35、sion is “hold your tongue”It means to be still and not talk“Hold your tongue” is not something you would tell a friend. But a parent or teacher might use the expression to quiet a noisy child“Hold out” is an expression one hears often in sports reports and labor news. It means to refuse to play or w

36、ork. Professional football and baseball players “hold out” if their team refuses to pay them what they think they are worthThe expression “hold up” has several different meanings. One is a robbery. A man with a gun may say, “This is a hold up. Give me your money.” Another meaning is to delay. A driv

37、er who was held up by heavy traffic might be late for work. Another meaning is for a story to be considered true after an investigation. A story can hold up if it is proved true“Hold on” is another expression, which means wait or stop. As you leave for school, your brother may say, “Hold on，you forg

38、ot your book” It is used to ask a telephone caller to wait and not hang up his telephoneOur final expression is “hold the line.” That means to keep a problem or situation from getting worseto hold steady. For example, the president may say he will “hold the line on taxes.” He means therewill be no i

39、ncrease in taxes32. The expression“ cant hold a candle to” can be used when _ A. some footballers refuse to play a gameB. someone else is wanted on the phoneC. someone is not qualified for a positionD. someone was delayed by heavy traffic33. The tune of the phrase “hold your tongue” is probably a li

40、ttle _ A. amusing B. polite C. unfriendly D. offensive34. If some teachers “hold out”, they probably _ A. change their attitude B. refuse to workC. make a compromise D. show their devotion35. Which of the following sentences can convey positive meanings? A. I was late as I was held up by a hold upB.

41、 Hold on! You have to pay thebill, sirC. You cant even hold a candle to MichaelD. I promise to hold the line on house prices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。Both men and women are living longer these days in industrialized countries. 36 In general, they can expect to liv

42、e six or seven years more than men. One reason for this is biological. One important biological factor that helps women live longer is the difference in hormones between men and women. 37 Between the ages of about 12 and 50, women produce hormones that are involved in fertility(生育能力). These hormones

43、 also have a positive effect on the heart and blood flow. In fact, women are less likely to have high blood pressure or to die from heart attacks._38_They help the body defend itself against some kinds of infections. This means that women generally get sick less often and less seriously than men. Th

44、e common cold is a good example: women, on average, get fewer colds than men. 39 Scientists are still not exactly sure how they influence aging, but they believe that they do. Some think that a womans body cells have a tendency(向) to age more slowly than a mans. Others think that a mans body cells h

45、ave a tendency to age more quickly. 40 A. However,women,onaverage,livelonger.B.Thebiologicalfactorplaysanimportantpart.C.Womenarealsohelpedbytheirfemalegenes.D.Thefemalehormonesalsoprotectthebodyinanotherway.E.Recentresearchseemstosupportbothofthesepossibilities.F.However,womenaremorehealthythanmena

46、ndcanliveabetterlife.G.Hormonesarechemicalswhichareproducedbythebodytocontrolcariousbodyfunctions.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） 阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has bee

47、n 41 with them after school. My wife, and I are 42 he has other kids to be with and we have 43 and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn 44 , so we have asked him to tell us 45 hes going and to come home at a specified time.The 46 started when Kevin didnt come home on time. On one occasion, I asked