山西省晋中市平遥县第二中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

1、12018-2019 学年高二第一学期期中考试英语试题（满分 150 分，请将答案写在答题卡上）第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 60 分）第一节 （共 15 小题;每小题 3 分，满分 45 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 。AThe Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity ChallengeDare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of th

2、e sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites , even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a phot

3、o or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue.Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremon

4、y during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.Between Mar

5、ch 10th and March 15h, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at :http:/ cambridgesciencefestival.org.21. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?A. School studen

6、ts. B. Cambridge locals.C. CSF winners. D. MIT artists.2. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?A. On February 8th. B. On March 10th.C. On March 15th D. On April 21st.3. What type of writing is this text?A .An exhibition guide. B. An art show review.C. An official report. D. An announcement. B

7、I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(风格) of directions .Every time I ask“How can I get to the post office?”Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑) in Japan because most streets there dont have names; In Japan, people use landmarks(地标) in their directions instead of street names. For exa

8、mple, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very

9、 flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of dista

10、nce on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “its about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They dont know.Its true that a person doesnt know the answer to your question sometimes. What ha

11、ppens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I dont know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I dont know” is impolite. They usually give 3an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!4. When a tourist

12、asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually _.A. describe the place carefully B. show him a map of the placeC. tell him the names of the streets D. refer to recognizable buildings and places5. What is the place where people measure distance in time?A. New York. B. Los Angeles. C. Kans

13、as. D. Iowa.6. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer _.A. in order to save time B. Los Angeles.C. so as to be polite D. for fun7. What can we infer from the text?A. Its important for travelers to understand cultural differences.B. Its useful for travelers to know how to ask the way pro

14、perly.C. People have similar understandings of politeness.D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.CHow To Make Friends with the Students?Have you ever heard the saying“If you want a friend,be one”?Here is how one teacher made friends with the girls and boys in her class on the first day of

15、 school.As the bell rang,the teacher smiled at each girl and boy.Then she said in a quiet voice(嗓音),“Good morning.How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year.Id like to know each of you.I am sure we will enjoy working together.” Everyone felt that she meant what she said because of her s

16、weet voice and her friendly look.She told the girls and boys her name and wrote it on the blackboard.Then she told them some of the things she liked to do and she was hoping to do with them during the year.Then she said to the class,“Now you know my name and the things I like and I want to know your

17、 names and the things you like.Then I will 4feel that I know you.”Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to find out more about them.It is often to be friends with those people who have the same hobbies(爱好)with you.You

18、play the same games and go on journeys together.You may find that some new comers in your class miss their old friends and feel strange and alone.You can invite(邀请)them to take a walk or to ride bikes with you.You will find many things in common to talk about.Just talking together in a friendly mann

19、er(方式)is one good way to make friends.8.How do you understand the saying“If you want a friend,be one”?A.If you want to have a friend,try to make one be your friend.B. You may have a friend by doing everything for him.C. You can make friends by doing what a friend should do.D.When you need a friend,y

20、ou have to be a friend of yourself.9.The teachers sweet voice and her friendly look _.A.showed that she would like to be a friend of the girls and boysB.made every girl and boy happyC.told the girls and boys everything about herselfD.meant she wanted to tell the boys and girls something interesting1

21、0.A new comer will be your friend if _.A.he always thinks of his old friendB.you ask him to do somethingC.he knows you very wellD.you talk with him in a friendly way11.This passage tells us _.A.good ways of making friends B.everybody needs friendsC.how to miss old friends D.how to find new comersDFa

22、r from the land of Antarctica(南极洲), a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean. At the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish, the Antarctic cod.5For forty years scientists have been curious about that fish. How does it live where most fish would freeze to death? It must have some secret. The Anta

23、rctic is not a comfortable place to work and research has been slow. Now it seems we have an answer.Research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish. Scientists studied the fishs blood and measured its freezing point.The fish were taken from seawater that had a temperature of -1.

24、88 and many tiny pieces of ice floating in it. The blood of the fish did not begin to freeze until its temperature was lowered to -2.05. That small difference is enough for the fish to live at the freezing temperature of the ice-salt mixture.The scientists next research job was clear: Find out what

25、in the fishs blood kept it from freezing. Their search led to some really strange thing made up of a protein(蛋白质) never before seen in the blood of a fish. When it was removed, the blood froze at seawater temperature. When it was put back, the blood again had its antifreeze quality and a lowered fre

26、ezing point.Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein. It has many small sugar molecules(分子) held in special positions within each big protein molecule. Because of its sugar content, it is called a glycoprotein. So it has come to be called the antifreeze fish glycoprotein. Or AFGP.12. What

27、is the text mainly about?A. The terrible conditions in the Antarctic.B. A special fish living in freezing waters.C. The ice shelf around Antarctica.D. Protection of the Antarctic cod.13. Why can the Antarctic cod live at the freezing temperature?A. The seawater has a temperature of -1.88.B. It loves

28、 to live in the ice-salt mixture.C. A special protein keeps it from freezing.D. Its blood has a temperature lower than -2.05.14. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?6A. A type of ice-salt mixture. B. Sugar molecule.C. Fish blood. D. A newly found protein.15. What does “glyco-”

29、 in the underlined word “glycoprotein” in the last paragraph mean?A. sugar B. ice C. blood D. molecule第二节 信息匹配（共 5 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 15 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。_16_ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. Its great fun especially if you are the sort of pe

30、rson who feels theres never anything to do during the school holidays.The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. _17_ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things.The list is endless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. _ 18_ All you ne

31、ed is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you._19_ You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. Thatll keep you busy for ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule

32、 should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can spend a lot of time making them._20_ Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That wil

33、l make the membership card really look like it.So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started youll think of loads of more interesting things to do!A. Thats easy.B. Enjoy your own club!C. Invite a designer to join you.D. Summer vacation is just around the corner.7E. What are you interest in?F.

34、 Then you need to pick a name for your club.G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 55 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 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。I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight（银根紧的

35、） , but we had a 21 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 22 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们 ) just thought I was 23 . Ive always been glad about that.It was Christmas time, and although there wasnt 24 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate wi

36、th a family party. But the big 25 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 26 .They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 27 what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 28 to share by all five of us.The big 29 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 30 them to look for gif

37、ts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开).We had two hours to shop; then we would 31 back at the “Santas Workshop”.Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 32 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 33 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies fifty-c

38、ent candies! I was so angry, but I didnt say anything 34 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 35 to be angry again. This is what she told me.“I was looking 36 thinking of what to buy, and I 37 to read the little cards on the Giving Trees. One was for a little girl, four yea

39、rs old, and all she 38 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃 ). So I took the card off the tree and 39 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesnt have 8anything.”I never felt so 40 as I did that day.21. A. roof B. hat C. sky D. star22. A. little B. less C. enough D. more23. A. busy B. serious C. stric

40、t D. kind24. A. effort B. room C. time D. money25. A. improvement B. problem C. surprise D. excitement26. A. shopping B. travelling C. parties D. greetings27. A. the other B. each other C. one by one D. every other one28. A. toys B. clothes C. presents D. bills29. A. tree B. chance C. cheque D. day3

41、0. A. forced B. reminded C. invited D. begged31. A. draw B. stay C. move D. meet32. A. including B. besides C. regarding D. except33. A. quiet B. excited C. happy D. ashamed34. A. since B. after C. while D. until35. A. waiting B. ready C. hoping D. afraid36. A. out B. around C. forward D. over37. A.

42、 forgot B. stopped C. failed D. hated38. A. wanted B. did C. got D. played39. A. made B. searched C. bought D. fetched40. A. angry B. rich C. patient D. bitter第二节 短文填空（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词或括号内单词的正确形式。 TV is one of the most important things of the day. Many people like to (1)_（

43、观看）TV. TV brings (2)_ outside world closer to peoples homes. Some people say the world is smaller (3)_ before because of TV.Whats going on in other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is 9(4)_ a good sports game somewhere? Whats living in the deepest part of the sea?If you want to answ

44、er these and other kinds of (5)_(question), just turn (6)_ the TV. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn if they read or (7)_ to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more(8)_ （easy）. Why? Because people can listen and watch (9)_ the same time.TV helps to ope

45、n our eyes.TV also helps (10)_（we） to open our mind.TV often gives us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something on TV.第三部分 写作（共两节；满分 35 分）第一节 短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( )，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：

46、把多余的词用()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。Before leaving the class, the teacher, Miss White, said to her class, “Dont leave your seats. Read your books on yourselves. You would study hard and be good students. “ As soon as the teacher went away, the classr

47、oom becoming noisy. One boy drew a picture of the teacher on blackboard. Another boy began to make face just to make the other students to laugh. The boy put his finger close to his mouth and tell the class that Miss White is coming back. All the students sat down their seats and the classroom becam

48、e quiet again. The door open and in came Miss White. 笫二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）More and more parents and their children are complaining the so-called “ 10generation gap”（代沟）between them is becoming larger and larger. Write out your opinion on generation gap.要点：1，什么是代沟2，代沟产生的原因3，有哪些现象4, 如何解决代沟问题1.短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥;2.词数: 100 左右。3.参考词汇: generation gap 代沟112018-2019 学年高二第一学期期中考试英语答题卡一，阅读理解 ( 每题 3 分，共 60 分)1-5 _ 6-10_11-15_ 16-20_ 二，完形填空（每题 2 分，共 40 分）21-25_ 26-30_31-35_ 36-40_三，短文填空（每题 1.5 分，共 15 分）41_ 42_ 4