山东省济宁市微山县第二中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

1、- 1 -山东省济宁市微山县第二中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期期中试题注意：本试卷共 6 页，满分 100 分，时间 90 分钟第 I 卷 （共 60 分）第一部分 阅读理解（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。AWelcome to your future life!You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and younglooking. In 2035, medical technology

2、 is better than ever. Many people at your age could live to 150, so at 40, youre not old at all. And your parents just had an antiaging (抗衰老的) treatment. Now, all three of you look the same age!You say to your shirt, “Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035, “smart clothes” contain particles

3、 (粒子) much smaller than the cells in your body. The particles can be programmed to change your clothes color or pattern.You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but a voice says, “You shouldnt drink that!” Your fridge has read the chip (芯片) that contains information about the milk and it kno

4、ws the milk is old. In 2035, every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip.Its time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car” where to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve (袖子). Such “smart technology” is all around you.So will a

5、ll these things come true? “For new technology to succeed,” says scientist Andrew Zolli, “It has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already.” The Internet is one examplewhat will be the next?1. We can learn from the text that in the future .A. people will never get oldB. everyone wil

6、l look the sameC. clothes will be able to change their patternD. red will be the most popular color2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?- 2 -A. Food in the grocery store will carry electronic information.B. Milk will be harmful to health.C. More drinks will be available for sale.D. Milk in the g

7、rocery store will stay fresh much longer.3. What is the text mainly about?A. Food and clothing in 2035.B. Future technology in everyday life.C. Medical treatments of the future.D. The reason for the success of new technology.BNewspapers are one method of bringing the news to the public. Reporters, p

8、hotographers, correspondents, and editors are some of the people who create newspapers. They are known as journalists.Reporters are journalists who go out and get the news. They attend meetings. They cover events such as court cases, plays, and sporting events. They interview people to get their vie

9、ws about what is going on. Reporters must be able to write a story quickly so as to meet a deadline. People do not want to read old news. They want to know what is going on as soon as it happens. Reporters sometimes phone or email their notes and quotations (引用语) to the paper from the scene. A repor

10、ter in the office then writes the story.A “stringer” is a part-time reporter who works when called upon. A fire might break out in one part of town. An editor may ask a stringer who lives near the scene to cover the story.Reporters often work with photographers, or photojournalists. Photojournalists

11、 take the pictures that illustrate (图解) the stories in a newspaper. They have to edit their pictures in time for them to appear with the story.- 3 -A correspondent is a journalist who covers the news in a particular place or on a subject that he or she has special knowledge in. Large newspaper group

12、s have correspondents in foreign countries to report the news there. A paper may have a correspondent who covers just medical news.An editor is a journalist who works at a desk in a newspaper office. Editors prepare the reporters stories to be printed in the paper. They decide which story is most im

13、portant and gets the front-page headline. They decide which pictures to use. Editors do not often write the news, but they do write editorials (社论) in which they state their views on a topic or an issue.People who work as journalists have some things in common. They are curious, they like to write,

14、and they have a “nose for news”. They can spot news as it happens. They know what people want to read about.4. The underlined word “They” in Paragraph 2 refers to_.A. Readers B. journalists C. reporters D. stringers5. According to the passage，both the reporter and the editor_.A. usually work in the

15、officeB. decide which pictures to useC. often write editorials for their paperD. have the ability to discover news6. The passage is mainly written to_.A. describe the characters of journalistsB. introduce different posts and duties of journalistsC. explain how the news is collectedD. show how report

16、ers work7. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?CP：Central Point P：Point Sp：Subpoint (次要点) C：Conclusion- 4 -CWe dont know how different our future will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use compu

17、ters almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Interneteven our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people wont be as important as they are todaywe will feel a little lonely.Computers will al

18、so help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.Spending holidays will

19、also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change too. We will be using solarpowered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.We could expect that the faster technological progress would le

20、ad to a more polluted environment. But it isnt true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as health will be in better condition.Although we cant predict

21、 the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our childrens future; we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather optimistic about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.8. Why will pe

22、ople probably feel a little lonely in 2050?A. Because the number of people will become much smaller.B. Because people wont like making friends with each other.C. Because there will be less facetoface communication.D. Because people wont communicate with each other much often.9. The third paragraph m

23、ainly tells us _.A. that machines like computers and robots will help people a lotB. that computers will do all the things for human beings- 5 -C. how people will use computers to communicate with each otherD. how people will use robots to do the housework10. According to the passage，which of the fo

24、llowing will happen in 2050?A. The relationship between people will be more important than that of today.B. It wont be difficult for people to travel to other planets.C. The way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today.D. Our environment will be much more polluted with a growing number

25、 of cars.11. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. How people will communicate in the year 2050.B. What our life will be like in the year 2050.C. How people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050.D. What high technology will appear in the year 2050.DThe first newspapers were writ

26、ten by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700s the worlds first printed newspaper was published. Europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.The first regularly published newsp

27、aper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in March, 1702.In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper i

28、n Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter (波士顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily

29、papers in the United States.Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun (读卖新闻). It sells more than 10 million copies every day.12. The first regularly pub

30、lished newspaper in Europe was printed in _.A. England B. Germany C. France D. Sweden- 6 -13. The first printed newspaper in America came out in _.A. Washington B. New York C. Boston D. New Orleans14. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. The first regularly published newspaper in the Englis

31、h language was printed in Amsterdam.B. Europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper in 1608.C. The first daily English newspaper came out in March, 1702.D. English language newspapers sell more than 10 million copies every day.15. Today there are about _ daily newspaper printed in the United St

32、ates.A. 1621 B. 1704 C. 1800 D. 1760第二部分 英语知识运用第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题，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, D）中，选出最佳选项。 Recently we carried out a survey of 1,000 people from different countries to find out what they think 16 will be like in the future. The results clearly show both our 17 and fears.The su

33、rvey suggests that 18 one of the most important human relationships will change greatly. People will make friends through the Internet. Computers will become really 19 by 2050. Even now, some people describe them as their best friends! Others, 20 , say that we will become much more isolated (孤立的) fr

34、om each other 21 we will have little real human communication.Education will 22 a lot too. As more and more children will be using computers in schools, certain 23 , such as mental arithmetic (心算), wont be necessary. Even writing by hand will have become a thing of the 24 .According to the survey, h

35、ome life will be 25 . Most people believe that by 2050 robots will be doing the housework and we will be eating 26 food. A lot of people think that we might only cook for fun in the future. Space exploration will become increasingly 27 . Fifty percent of the people we talked to 28 that man will regu

36、larly visit Mars.Pollution is something that seems to 29 many people. Some fear that it will 30 to get worse, and that our planet will become 31 to live on. Others even 32 that one day well have to pay for clean air.33 , people seem to be quite optimistic about genetic engineering (遗传工程- 7 -学), as t

37、hey think scientists will use it to 34 diseases like cancer and AIDS.No matter how dark or bright it may seem, it is up to us to 35 our planet and try to make it a better place.16. A. Education B. nature C. space D. life17. A. Tears B. rights C. hopes D. plans18. A. marriage B. friendship C. leaders

38、hip D. neighborhood19. A. Private B. necessary C. perfect D. expensive20. A. However B. anyhow C. instead D. therefore21. A. Until B. because C. unless D. although22. A. Provide B. receive C. complete D. change23. A. Facts B. goals C. abilities D. thoughts24. A. end B. past C. moment D. future25. A.

39、 busier B. safer C. easier D. sadder26. A. Unhealthy B. overcooked C. frozen D. readymade27. A. famous B. cheap C. popular D. difficult28. A. Doubt B. remember C. believe D. warn29. A. confuse B. frighten C. satisfy D. worry30. A. Stop B. refuse C. continue D. begin31. A. cold B. suitable C. free D.

40、 impossible32. A. Expect B. predict C. promise D. wish33. A. As a result B. In a similar way C. In other words D. On the other hand34. A. catch B. prevent C. spread D. carry35. A. look after B. pay for C. take over D. think about第 II 卷 （共 40 分）第二节 语法填空（每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）It is Zhou Yangs first day at t

41、he office of a popular English newspaper. He is excited and eager to go out 1. a story on his own, but he cant because he isnt 2. (experience) enough. His new boss, Hu Xin, is sharing with him 3. to be a good reporter.- 8 -To be a good reporter, one needs to be curious, which 4. (able) one to ask ma

42、ny different questions and acquire all the information he needs to know. Besides, its important for a reporter to have a “nose” 5. a story, 6. (know) if someone is telling the truth. And while interviewing people, a reporter has to listen to the answers carefully because he has to listen to the 7. (

43、detail) facts and prepare the next question 8. (depend) on what people say. If possible, a reporter can 9. (recorder) the interview in case he 10. (accuse) of printing lies.第三部分 写作 （共两节，满分 30 分）第一节 短文改错 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)Do you know the writing and printing process for article? First, a journ

44、alist goes to an interview to get the informations. Then he does some research to see that the story is true or not. After that, he writes the story used the notes from the interview. The first person which reads his article is an editor from my department. Lately, the article is given to a native s

45、peaker to check the use of English and improve the style. The article was approved by the chief editor. All the stories and photos are set and the colour negatives for the printing are made them ready. Final, the first edition of the newspaper is printed.第二节 书面表达 (满分 20 分)最近你班将举行一场题为 Life in the fut

46、ure 的英语演讲比赛，请根据以下要点，写一篇- 9 -一百词左右的演 讲稿。1. 随着医学的发展，人类的平均寿命变长。2. 新能源的出现， 污染问题将得到控制。3. 人们的日常生活也将有很大的变化。 （工作、出行等）1819 学年上学期高二年级第二学段英语答题纸题号 语法填空 短文改错 书面表达 总分得分第二节：语法填空 （每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _第三部分 写作 （共两节，满分 30 分）第一节：短文改错 （每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（） ，并在下面写

47、出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。Do you know the writing and printing process for article? First, a journalist goes to an interview to get the informations. Then he does some research to see that the story is true or not. After that, he writes the story used the notes from the interv

48、iew. The first person which reads his article is an editor from my department. Lately, the article is given to a native speaker to check the use of English and improve the style. The article was approved by the chief editor. All the stories and photos are set and the colour negatives for the printing are made them ready. Final, the first edition of the newspaper is printed.第二节：书面表达 （满分 20 分）Good afternoon, boys and girls!Id like to share with you my opinion about future life _