辽宁省沈阳市2017_2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

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1、辽宁省沈阳市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题第卷第一部分 听力（略）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AVenice, one of the cities in Italy, was founded in A.D.811 by the people of Malamocco. It was said that they were guided by pigeons carrying little crosses, and settled wh

2、ere now Venice lies.Venice is built on 117 islands. It has 150 canals and 400 bridges. The narrow streets, with their historic names, are covered with stones, but have no footpaths. They are dotted with flower shop signs and lanterns. Shops and palaces stand by side. The brick bridges are high enoug

3、h to allow boats to pass freely under them.The center of public life is St. Marks Square where tourists and citizens sit in the famous Florian and Quadri cafes to listen to music, enjoying themselves. The Quadri is more popular but the Florian, founded in 1720, is the best-known cafe because it has

4、received such great persons as Byron (an English poet) and Goethe (a German poet).Unfortunately, the special position of Venice is threatening its own existence. The terrain（地势）on which it is built began to sink while the level of the surrounding waters is constantly rising. However, many measures h

5、ave already been taken to prevent the city from sinking.21. In the second paragraph, the author _.A. told us who built the city of VeniceB. described what Venice is like C. showed up where Venice isD. talked about why Venice is surrounded by waters22. Which of the following shows the right relations

6、hip? (=Italy;=Venice;=St. Marks Square)23. Why is the Florian the famous cafe? Because _.A. it appeared in Byron and Goethes poemsB. Byron and Goethe were once its customers C. it was founded in 1720, much older than the QuadriD. it is more close to St. Marks Square than the Quadri24. From the artic

7、le we can see that _.A. many people have fled because Venices existence is being threatenedB. the level of the surrounding water is constantly rising because the city of Venice began to sinkC. many steps have already been taken to prevent the terrain from risingD. the government has already taken ma

8、ny measures to save the city from going down BWhy do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that mens hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age. The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that womens longevity(长寿)

9、may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.“Within the heart the

10、re are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said Goldspink. “This is part of the ageing process.” What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-o

11、ld womans heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old ones.“This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said Goldspink.They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence

12、of disease.The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart, said Goldspink.The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weak

13、er as they age.25. The text mainly talks about _.A. hearts and long life B. womens ageing processC. the gender difference D. mens heart cells26. According to the text, the UK scientists have known that _. A. women have more cells than man when they are born B. women can replace the cells that enable

14、 the heart to beat C. the female heart loses few of the cells with age D. women never lose their pumping power with age27. If you want to live longer, you should _.A. enable your heart to beat much fasterB. find out the reason for ageingC. exercise regularly to keep your heart healthD. prevent your

15、cells from being lostCEveryone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We dont always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.No two people are

16、 the same. Sometimes friends dont get along well. That doesnt mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends.Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. It could be that we w

17、ill even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries a

18、re named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.Theres more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who dont. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone care

19、s. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself. 28. The first paragraph tells us _.A. nobody needs friends B. we always need friends around C. making friends is a need in peoples lives D. we never need to be alone29. Which of the following is most probably the place people name afte

20、r friendly people?A. A cityB. A room C. A town. D. A library 30. Why do people who have friends live longer than people who dont?A. They feel happier. B. They take better care of themselves.C. Their friends care about them. D. All of the above.31. The man idea of this passage is _.A. that people are

21、 all friendsB. that people need friendsC. how to get to know friendsD. how to name a placeD4 Coolest Underground HousesWe started off living in caves and seem to have come back to the same point. This is because we finally realized that it is actually a very eco-friendly way to live. However, buildi

22、ng a house underground is not an easy task. The following underground homes are so incredible that theyll make you want to build your own underground house!Flower Petals(花瓣)Located in Bolton, the UK, this house belongs to British football star Gary Neville. It is hidden under the ground except for t

23、he petal-shaped openings designed to allow the light to enter and light up the entire house. It covers about 8,000 sq ft and was designed by Make Architects to keep energy consumption to a minimum.Swiss Mountain Underground HouseThis unique house has been designed by the architects of SeArch, Nether

24、lands and Christian Muller. It is located in the Swiss village of Vals and is hidden on all sides save for one. This magnificent structure has been planned in such a way that it completely eliminates the need of cooling in summers and heating in winters.The Cave HouseCarved out of a mountain, this h

25、ouse is located in Festus, Missouri. It has been used for many different purposes over time. This 15,000 square foot residence was originally used as a mine for decades. It was also used as concert venue and a roller skating rink. The cave house needs no air conditioning for cooling and heating the

26、house due to its intelligent design.Stone Desert HomeThe Stone Desert Home is built in such a way that it looks more like a half-buried ruin than a modern home. Designed by Deca, this eco-friendly house is built between the slopes of two hillsides next to each other and barely rises above the desert

27、 level surrounding it. As the house is half-hidden in the earth, it makes use of natural light and heat as well as cooling crosswinds.32. It can be learned that Flower Petals _ .A. was probably designed by a companyB. cannot be seen from the earth at allC. is in the possession of Make ArchitectsD. h

28、as an obvious petal-shaped floor33. The underlined word “eliminates” in the passage means “_”.A. adjustsB. removesC. controlsD. increases34. Compared with Stone Desert Home, the Cave House _.A. has less natural light in the dayB. shows more intelligent designC. was once used in many waysD. has an ow

29、ner with rich experience35. What can we infer from the passage?A. The author is advertising for the above houses.B. The future of residence will go underground.C. All of the four houses use only natural light.D. The houses mentioned are all eco-friendly.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

30、佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Practical ways to get motivatedBe mindful of your “why”.If I need to clean the floor, but I really dont like cleaning, then I wont feel very motivated to do it. However, if I have a big enough reason to do it because Im having some guests to come over, or I love the feeling of having

31、 a clean floor, then that “bigger purpose” can be strong enough to get me to act, even though I dont enjoy cleaning. If I stay mindful of why Im doing it, I can get motivated to do it. 36 Celebrate your successes.Its easy to get down on yourself because you havent reached your goal yet. You may over

32、look all of the hard work and small goals that youve accomplished. Remember to reward yourself and to celebrate your successes. 37 In the same way, how can you motivate yourself if youre not going to reward yourself and celebrate your successes? 38 Imagine how good youll feel when youve reached your

33、 goal. Take a moment and think about how youll feel and what youll think after youve achieved it. What does it feel like? 39 Focus on that feeling, and use it to drive you right now to move towards your goal. Just think of how good it will be.Get inspired.Read stories, watch movies, listen to other

34、people who have achieved what you want to achieve. Imagine what they had to go through to get to where they are. Imagine how big the heart is of some of your biggest heroes and how badly they wanted what they achieved. 40 A. Imagine having already achieved it.B. Get help and support when youre not f

35、eeling motivated.C. So remind yourself of why youre doing what youre doing.D. What kind of self-talk would you use to motivate yourself?E. Let them inspire you to access your own great desire within.F. You might feel proud, happy, satisfied, or any other emotion.G. Would you be able to properly trai

36、n a dog without rewarding him?第三部分：语言知识运用（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和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。Great-grandmother Doreen Gover gave 28 family members including her pet dog the same Christmas present a festive sweater she knitted herself. Talented Doreen, 78

37、, spent up to eight hours a day making the red 41 sweaters out of 25 miles of wool.Doreen picked up her needles in January and set about 42 28 sweaters all with the same snowman or reindeer pattern. She made the sweaters for three 43 of her family and even knitted one for her 44 .Doreen knitted out

38、her four children, nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren the 45 being only a few weeks old. 46 Doreen said: “It was just for fun. It was something fun for me to do to 47 the time, and it put a big smile 48 everybodys face. I love my family, and I really 49 doing something that makes them so

39、 happy. The girls got snowman and the boys got reindeer, 50 some of the girls wanted reindeer.”She used patterns at first, because she had 51 been knitting for 18 months, but she thinks she is getting pretty good at them now.She 52 : “I initially started knitting just for something for me to do. I s

40、tarted off just making a couple of sweaters but it 53 from there.”She started getting 54 , and she didnt want anybody to feel left out. She really had got to be knitting 55 to make so many sweaters. She would knit whenever she got a 56 moment from the time she woke up to the time she went to 57 she

41、even took her knitting with her 58 she went.Son-in-law James Spoors said: “Its a lot of time and 59 . Shes doing really well. Youd just hear the clicking of her 60 when she was doing them.”41. A. war-themedB. festive-themedC. birthday-themedD. family-themed42. A. creatingB. buyingC. looking forD. in

42、venting43. A. membersB. petsC. generationsD. children44. A. best friendB. husbandC. pet dogD. neighbour45. A. smartestB. prettiestC. kindestD. youngest46. A. SurprisedB. ProudC. AnxiousD. Shy47. A. passB. affordC. loseD. miss48. A. inB. underC. onD. above49. A. hateB. enjoyC. avoidD. mind50. A. andB

43、. orC. butD. also51. A. everB. neverC. alreadyD. only52. A. addedB. answeredC. repeatedD. persuaded53. A. stoppedB. snowballedC. pausedD. ended54. A. presentsB. wishesC. prizesD. requests55. A. sometimesB. all the timeC. at a timeD. up and down56. A. spareB. limitedC. enoughD. quiet57. A. workB. hos

44、pitalC. deskD. bed58. A. wheneverB. whateverC. whereverD. whichever59. A. effortB. effectC. funD. money60. A. criesB. fingersC. painsD. needles第II卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Jerome Kern is often called 61 father of American musical theater. Kern

45、 is remembered for the hundreds of songs he wrote for musical plays and 62 (movie). Music historians say that Kern gave artistic importance to American popular music 63 the first time. And, they say, he led the development of the first truly American theater music.Jerome Kern 64 (begin) his career a

46、s a songwriter in theaters in London and New York City. Success came quickly. By the early nineteen twenties, Kern was a 65 (success) young composer for Broadway musical comedies. In one three-year period alone, he wrote music for nineteen shows. Kern worked with each song by 66 (he) until he thought that the music was perfect. Although Kerns songs are easy 67 (remember) after being heard a few times, they are not simple. An example of his inventiveness is the song “All the Things You Are”, 68 is considered the greatest song ever 69 (write).Kern died in 1945