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高二英语上学期期中试题
金山中学2018学年度第一学期高二年级英语学科期中考试卷
(考试时间:
90分钟 满分:
100分第I卷(共75分)
.ListeningComprehension(20%)
SectionA
Directions:
InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.Mikeisnotinatthemoment.B.Hangup,please.
C.Shewillgoandcheck.D.Youcalledthewrongnumber.
2.A.Heisathisoffice.B.Heisatlunch.
C.Heisinhospital.D.Heisatthebakery.
3.A.Theyweren’tabletoseethemovielastnight.
B.Theyboughttwoticketsfortoday’smovie.
C.Theyenjoyedthebeachmore.
D.Theydidn’tgotothebeach,butrentedavideoathome.
4.A.Unaffected.B.Apologetic.C.Excited.D.Disappointed
5.A.Itwasimpossibleforhimtocometotheparty.
B.Hestayedhometostudyforhisexam.
C.Everybodywassurprisedbyhisattendanceattheparty.
D.Hehadexpectedtocometothepartyforalongtime.
6.A.Bothshirtsaremadeexactlythesame.
B.Itdoesn’tmatterwhichshirthegets.
C.Heshouldn’tgeteitherone.
D.Shedoesn’tlikeeithershirt.
7.A.Givehimamap.B.Cuthishairforhim.
C.Drivehimtothelake.D.Showhimanotherroute.
8.A.Apartyinvitation.B.Tobuyahouse.
C.Atourofthehouse.D.Somethingwarmtodrink.
9.A.ShewasSallyHarrison’scousin.B.ShewasSallyHarrison’sfriend.
C.ShewasSallyHarrison’ssister.D.ShewasSallyHarrison.
10.A.Inagymnasium.B.Inadepartmentstore.
C.Inashoe-repairshop.D.Atatrack.
SectionB
Directions:
InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.InSpain.B.InItaly.
C.InFrance.D.InSweden.
12.A.thattheylieinthesun
B.thattheyhavetheirlessonsoutdoors
C.thattheywearverylittleinwinter
D.thattheydoquitealotofexercise
13.A.Totreatdiseases.
B.Tocurechildren’scold.
C.Tomakepeoplelookbrown.
D.Toavoidthedangeroftoomuchsunshine.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.Tolookforbirds.B.Toreducethedamage.
C.ToseethedegreeofthedamageD.Torescuethemotherandherkids.
15.A.Shetookherchildrentoasafeplace.
B.Sheusedherbodytoprotectherkids
C.Shewasnotafraidoffire.
D.Shewaswillingtodie.
16.A.Abigfireinforest.B.Thestrengthoflove
C.Birds,ourfriend.D.Thelifeanddeath.
SectionC
Directions:
InSectionC,youwillhearonelongerconversation.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANONEWORDSforeachanswer.
TheadvantagesforHelentotakethesubway
●Can__17__uphalfanhourlater.
●Canhavebreakfastat___18___
●It’ssoconvenientsinceherofficeisnearthe__19__.
●Nothavetowaitinall___20___forbuses.
II.GrammarandVocabulary(25%)
SectionA
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks, useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
(A)
Counttothreeandrip(撕)itoffasfastasyoucan—thisishowmostpeopleremoveaband-aid(创可贴).(21)_______________fastyoudoit,it’sstillgoingtobepainful.That’sforsure.Orisit?
AgroupofAmericanscientistsfromBostonhavejustdevelopedaband-aidthatcanbetakenoffwithoutcausingpain,reportsthejournalProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.
Traditionalband-aidsaresupposedtobreakapart(22)_____theskinmeetstheglue,whichiswhatmakestakingthemoffsopainful.Butthenewband-aidhasanextralayerthatsits(23)_____theglueandthebacking.Whenyoutearofftheband-aid,youremovethebackingandmiddlelayers,leavingthegluebehind.Theglue(24)_____thenbesimplyrubbedoffwithone’sfingersorlefttofalloffnaturally.Importantly,thisprocessispain-free.
Thisisnotthefirsttimescientists(25)_____(try)tosolvethisproblem.Butmethodstheytriedinthepastledtoband-aidsthatwere(26)_____(sticky)andthereforedidn’tstayonforlong.
TheBostonstudywasfirstaimedathelpingbabies(27)_____skinistoodelicateforstandardband-aids.Butadultswithsensitiveskinmightalsoenjoythebenefits.
(B)
Whileincomeworryisratheracommonproblemoftheaged,lonelinessisanotherproblemthatagedparentsmayface.Ofallthereasons_____28_____explaintheirloneliness,alargegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisthemajorone.Thisphenomenoniscommonlyknownas“EmptyNestSyndrome”(空巢综合症).
Inordertoseek_____29_____(good)chancesoutsidetheircountries,manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,_____30_____(leave)theirparentsbehindwithnoclearideaofwhentheywillreturnhome.Theirparentsspendcountlesslonelydaysandnightstakingcareofthemselves,inthehopethatsomedaytheirchildrenwillcomebacktostaywiththem.Thefact____31____mostoftheseyoungpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanizedsocietiesmakesitunlikelythattheywillholdastightlytothevalueofduty_____32_____theywouldhaveiftheyhadnotlefttheircountries.Whateverthecase,ithasbeennotedthatthevaluestheyholddonotnecessarilymatch_____33_____theyactuallydo.Thisgeographicalandculturaldistancealsopreventsthegrown-upchildrenfromprovidingtimelyresponse_____34______theneedsoftheiragedparents.
Thesituationinwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparents_____35_____(describe)as“distantparentphenomenon”,____36_____iscommonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.Oursocietyhasnotyetbeenwellpreparedfor“EmptyNestSyndrome”.
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.challengedB.functionsC.deservesD.heatedE.topic
F.furtherG.urgeH.industrialI.visitingJ.survival
“Inwildernessisthepreservationoftheworld.”Thisisafamoussayingfromawriterregardedasoneofthefathersofenvironmentalism.Thefrequencywithwhichitisborrowedmirrorsa37debateonenvironmentalprotection:
whethertoplacewildernessattheheartofwhatistobepreserved.
AsJohnSauvenofGreenpeaceUKpointsout,thereisastrongappealinimagesofthewild,theuntouched;morethananythingelse,theyspeakofthenaturethatmanypeoplevaluemostdearly.The38toleavethesubjectofsuchimagesuntouchedisstrong,andthedangerexploitationbringstosuchlandscapesisreal.Someofthesewildernessesalsoperform39thathumansneed—therainforests,forexample,storecarboninvastquantities.
LeeLane,a40fellowattheHudsonInstitute,takestheopposingview.Heacknowledgesthatwildernessesdoprovideusefulservices,suchaswaterconservation.Butthatisnot,heargues,areasontoavoidallhumanpresence,orindeedcommercialand41exploitation.ThereareevermorepeopleontheEarth,andtheyreasonablyandrightfullywanttohavebetterlives,ratherthanmerelystrugglefor42.Whilethewaysofusingresourceshaveimproved,thereisstillagrowingneedforrawmaterials,andsomewildernessescontaintheminabundance.Iftheycanbetappedwithoutreducingtheservicesthosewildernessesprovide,theargumentgoes,thereisno43reasonnottodoso.Beinguntouchedisnot,initself,acharacteristicworthvaluingaboveallothers.
Ilookforwardtoseeingtheseviewstakenfurther,andtotheirbeing44bytheotherparticipants.Oneopinionisthatbothcasesneedtotakeonthequestionofspiritualvaluealittlemoredirectly.Andthereisapracticalquestionastowhetherwildernessescanbeexploitedwithoutharm.
Thisisa45thatcallsfornotonlyfreeexpressionoffeelings,butalsotheguidanceofreason.Whatpositionwildernessshouldenjoyinthepreservationoftheworldobviously
deservesmuchmoreseriousthinking.
III.Readingcomprehension(30%)
SectionA
Directions:
Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourwordsmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
WinstonChurchillbeganhisloveaffairwithpaintinginhis40s,underdisastrouscircumstances._____46____FirstLordoftheAdmiralty(海军)in1915,hewasdeeplyinvolvedinacampaigninDardanellesthatcouldhave_____47____thecourseofabloodyworldwar._____48____whenthemissionfailed,withgreatlossoflife,hepaidpricebothpubliclyandprivately.Hewas_____49_____fromtheadmiralty.
“Defeatedbythefailure,Ithoughthewould_____50_____grief,”saidhiswife,Clementine.HeretiredwithhisfamilytoHoeFarm.There,asChurchilllaterrecalled,“Theinspirationofpaintingcametomy_____51_____!
”
Afterthewar,paintingwouldofferdeep_____52___
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