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1、2017-2018学年上学期期中质量检测试卷高二英语第一部 分：听力（共两节，满分30分）一、听力(共两节, 满分30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。1Why does the man move from Indiana?AHe didnt like the weather thereBHe got used to living hereCHe loved his work as a teacher2What does MrSmith

2、 mean?AHe is ready to orderBHis boss does not agree to orderCHis boss has the last word about the prices3How old is Henry now according to the man? AOver 70 B65. C454How did the man get here?ABy bus BBy car CBy bike5Why did the man refuse to go with the woman? AHe has just gone to the library BHe ha

3、snt found his car CHe didnt take his library card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，每小题将给出5秒的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6Where are the speakers?AAt a party BIn a conference CIn Coca-Cola company7What is the conversation mainly about? A

4、Their companies BThe speeches CIntroduction to each other听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Why does the man come here?ATo talk about his study BTo ask for a form CTo find a job9What is the result of the conversation? AThe man has to wait for a week BThe man gets the job CThe man finds what he wants听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。1

5、0What is the weather like in the southern States of America? ARainy BSunny CSnowy11How much rain is there in Texas? ATwelve inches BTwentyfour inches CFifteen inches1 2In which state is the temperature over 39 ? AFlorida BNew York CArizona1 3What does the woman decide to do? ASurf the snow B.Climb m

6、ountains C. Fight the storms听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What do we know about the man? AHe is out of work BHe is homeless C.He is old15What happened to the man? AHe had no money on him BHe broke his leg CHe quarreled with the landlord16Where is most probably the man living? AIn his old house BIn his sons h

7、ouse CIn the old peoples home听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 1 7What does the passage mainly talk about? ATeaching and learning BA special machine CSolving the problem by a machineI 8What do teaching machines look like in most cases? AMetal or plastic boxes BPlastic or wooden boxes CMetal or wooden boxes1 9How m

8、any windows does a teaching machine have? AOne Btwo CThree20How can you deal with your answer? APress the button and tick the answer you chooseBWrite on a piece of clean paper you take with you CWrite on the paper in the computer window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） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D

9、四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWelcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Come and join us.TimetableSunday8:30-11:30Personal InventionsYou can see many inventions by the students;you may also bring your own inventions.Monday19:00-21:00Space and ManDr. Thomas WestIf you want to know more about the univer

10、se (宇宙).Wednesday19:30-21:00Modern Medicine Mrs. Lucy GreenWould you like to know medical science?Friday18:30-21:00Computer Science Mr. Harry Morison from Harvard UniversityLearn to use Windows XP.21. You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on _.A. Sunday B. Monday C. Wednesday D. Friday2

11、2. The person who teaches Computer Science is from_.A. Canada B. Australia C. New Zealand D. America23. You may learn something about a disease (疾病) called TB from _.A. Mrs. Green B. Mr. Morison C. Dr. West D. Mr. Thomas24. If you want to learn something about satellites (卫星), you can go to the clas

12、s from_. A. 8:30 to 11:30 on Sunday B. 18:30 to 21:00 on Friday C. 19:30 to 21:00 on Wednesday D. 19:00 to 21:00 on MondayBGarbage is a tough problem that is difficult to deal with. Nowadays, Guangzhou residents(居民) will be testing a pilot (试点的) project to reduce the amount of garbage(垃圾) produced i

13、n the city. Dump（倾倒，扔弃） more, pay more.The new system requires local residents to pay more when they dump more garbage, and pay less if they dump less, said Bao Lunjun, chief engineer of the Guangzhou Administrative Committee of Urban Management.Under the new system, each family in the pilot housing

14、 estates (住宅区)will receive 60 personalized trash bags - 30 for kitchen waste and 30 for other garbage - each month. Currently, every family in the city pays for them. “Only garbage in the special bags can be dumped in the housing estates dustbins, or families will be fined,” Bao said.“The fees colle

15、cted will be used to fund the collection program,” said Chen Jianhua, mayor of the city, in response to some residents worries that the fees would be pocketed by corrupt officials.“The new system is expected to cover the entire city and will help reduce the amount of trash dumped by local residents,

16、” Bao said.Another official said, “Authorities should raise residents environmental awareness and urge residents to sort garbage before it reaches the bin.Residents who have sorted the garbage at home and reduce rubbish should be rewarded while asking those who dump more garbage should pay higher ru

17、bbish fees. But the fee increase has been questioned by local residents who oppose（反对） the new system. The hike（涨价） of the rubbish fees will increase the burden of the citys low-income families, said Chen Hongyun, a Guangzhou housewife, “A public hearing should be organized before the new system is

18、formally introduced,” she added. “But the increasing amount of garbage is already beyond the treatment ability of existing landfills and incinerators（焚化炉）,causing a great threat to the health of local residents,” said Li Tinggui, director of the committee. “Its urgent for the city to reduce garbage,

19、 and a charge for the amount of trash dumped by residents is a good way to realize this goal.” Li said.25. Why do Guangzhou authorities want to carry out the pilot project? A. To reduce the amount of produced rubbish B. To raise money to build the city C. To cut down the use of plastic bags D. To ma

20、ke the city beautiful26. How many people expressed their opinions in the passage? A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six27. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text? A. The present rubbish fees for each household in Guangzhou B. The exact amount of daily treatment of rubbish C. The ways to deal

21、with those who throw less or more rubbish D. Peoples concern about how the collected money will be used28. The author reported the new system in a(n) _voice. A. supportive B. objective C. disapproving D. indifferentCWinters are long and unforgiving in North Dakota.The winter of 1996 was especiallybr

22、utal. It was a hard time in my own life too. A neck injury had kept me flatin bed for nearly a year. “Just in time for Easter,”my husband, Dick, said. Buthow couldI feel thejoy when the snow was four feetdeep and I hadmonths of painful physical treatment ahead? I was doing the dishes one day, feelin

23、g hopeless when therewas atap againstthe glass.Itwas a branchof the troublesome cottonwood (棉白杨).Back in the fall of 1979, it was a new subdivision (分支）then, an eight-foot stick（木棍）. The people whod brieflyoccupied the house before us had placed thepipe from the pump next to it. Theearthwas so wet t

24、hat the poor thing had fallen down, most of its bare root system pointing skyward, and blowing hopelessly backand forth in the cold wind. Dick decided to pull it outone day, butI protested.（抗议） “Look at how hard its trying!” I said, pointing to the way itstrongly kept hold of the earth. “It deserves

25、 a chance.”Dick borrowed some tools. We packed drysoil around the tree and put up some stakes (桩) into the ground, making it stand upright. That winter was still terrible.Surprisingly, inthespringmy“rescuestick”putforthafewleaves,then with lots of branches. The year after that, we were able to remov

26、e the stakes. By the 1990s that little stick was a giant, towering （高耸）over the house. Now the tapping（轻敲声） at the window continued, louder as the wind picked up, almost as though to tell me tolook up. At last, I did. I caught my breath. In the window against the icy blue sky, thousands and thousand

27、s of freshred buds were waving in the wind. Thetreewas bursting with life and I had a wonderful Easter.29. What is the meaning of the underlined word brutal in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. busy B. hard C. long D. warm30. How did Dick rescue the new subdivision?A. By supporting the stick firmly. B. B

28、y watering the stick regularly.C. By distributing chemical fertilizer. D. By gathering sticks day and night.31. What is the authors purpose in writing the last paragraph?A. To inform us of the current condition of her cottonwood.B. To imply that shed spent the hardest time and felt hopeful.C. To tel

29、l us that the tree had survived from the awful winter.D. To suggest what she was going to do for the coming festival.32. Which of the following can serve as the main idea of the passage?A. A friend in need is a friend indeed. B. There is no garden without its weeds.C. Success is the accumulation of

30、sweat. D. Where there is life, there is hope.DTo us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun.Nobody knew who first invented it, but the umbrel

31、la was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the eleventh century BC. We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its uses: it became a symbol of honor and power. In the Far E

32、ast in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. but it is believed that the first people in

33、Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again It became a symbol of power.Umbrellas have not changed much in sty

34、le during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasnt until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.33. Ancient people first used umbrellas as _ .A. a symbol of honor B a symbol of powerC. protection against the sun D. pr

35、otection against the rain 34. According to the passage, the umbrella was probably first used in accident _. A. Babylon B. China C. Egypt D. Rome35. What is the passage mainly about?A. The sales of the umbrella. B. The history and the use of the umbrella.C. The invention of the umbrella. D. The diffe

36、rences among umbrellas. 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。注意：如果此题有选E则在该答题卡中用2B铅笔涂黑AB两格；选F则涂黑BC两格；选G则涂黑CD两格。Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wakeup lies in resetting your body cloc

37、k. _36_ Heres how to make one._37_ In order to make a change, you need to decide why its important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reasons, tell your family or roommates ab

38、out the change you want to make.Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider rearranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. _38_ Thats a quarterhour more you c

39、ould be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If youre tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. _39_

40、 Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After youve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. _40_ If not, take another look at other methods you could try.AGet a sleep specialist.BFind the right motivation.CA better plan for sl

41、eep can help.DAnd consider setting a second alarm.EIf the steps you take are working, keep it up.FStick to your set bedtime and wakeup time, no matter the day.GReconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafe to get coffee.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

42、选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When I was in high school, my father retired and set up a food booth (货摊）on the street near my school. He was good at making_41_. Every day after I finished school, my classmates and I would_42_his food booth. But I really_43_talking to him before his food booth, because

43、 I didnt want my classmates to know my father was selling noodles on the street!One night, I couldnt_44_it anymore and shouted, “Dad, could you_45_selling your noodles? I dont need a father who sells noodles on the street!” At that moment, my father was_46_. He tried to say something but didnt. When

44、 he turned_47_, something happened that I would never_48_. His eyes were filled with tears. I saw him_49_for the first time. My mother later told me my father was selling noodles to_50_money for my college education. Even today I still feel _51_for what I did that night.Time really flies. I finished

45、_52_and then left my home to work. During the past years, whenever I_53_home, he was always there meeting me_54_at the railway station. Whenever he saw me off, he never tried to hug me, although I always_55_his hug. When I was away from home, he never wrote or telephoned me, _56_ he always pushed my

46、 mother to telephone me. Whenever my mother was telephoning me, hed sit beside her with a list of questions. Hed_57_my mother to talk to me for him. Thats the way he is, and thats how he shows his_58_to me.My father is quiet, but I feel a_59_, which is deep and powerful. It lives in a place far beyond_60_, and it is something special-“a silent fathers love”.41. A. chickenB. noodlesC. bread D. dess