1、- 1 -海南省海南枫叶国际学校 2017-2018 学年高二英语上学期期中试题第一部分 单词短语（共两节，满分 30 分）第 1 节 写出对应单词的中文意思或者中文的对应英语单词。 （共 14 小题；每小题 1 分，共 14 分）1. face_ 2.象征_3.有影响力的_ 4.alternative_5.prediction_ 6.逮捕_7.最后_ 8.provide_9.threatening_ 10.建设_11.荒唐的_ 12.mood_13.gorge_ 14.方便的_第 2 节 写出对应短语的中文意思或者中文的对应英语短语。 （共 16 小题；每小题 1 分，共 16 分）15.l
2、ook like_ 16.be_ in 坐落于17.be famous for_ 18._since 从那时起19.on the other hand_ 20._the top of 在的顶端21.date from_ 22.dream_梦想，渴望23.hold back_ e_（梦想等）实现25.get rid of_ 26._an order 订购27.free of charge_ e_power 上台，当权29.on guard_ 30.be_ of 未意识到第 1 部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第 1 节 阅读下列短文，从 A,B,C,D 中选出最佳选项。 （共 15 小题
3、；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）ALearners of English, especially self-taught learners may have troubles in understanding speeches by native speakers. The following ways might help improve their listening ability.- 2 -First of all, do things step by step. It is not good to listen to something beyond your level. Bett
4、er choose a suitable course and start with the first book. Go on to the second book only after you are sure you understand the first one.Secondly, stick to one course of study. Dont change books often. Never let your attention be attracted by another course just because it seems to be more “fashiona
5、ble“ .Thirdly, listen to the English news program over the radio from time to time. Better go through the news stories in the Chinese-language newspaper first. That will make it easy for you to understand the English news on the radio.Fourthly, if you have time, listen to some interesting stories in
6、 Special English from the V.O.A. or other listening materials of the same level as that of your textbook.31. This is a piece of advice to learners of English on how to _.A. improve their listening abilityB. read fastC. write better English and read fasterD. speak correctly32. If you want to understa
7、nd the English news program on the radio, you should _.A. read the Chinese-language newspaper step by stepB. read again and again the Chinese - language newspaperC. go through the Chinese-language newspaperD. be able to recite the Chinese language newspaper33. “Beyond your level“ means something _.A
8、. easy for you B. too difficult for youC. not too easy and not too difficult for youD. just all right for you34. The author advised that once you have taken up a course, you _.A. should stick to it- 3 -B. should begin with the last bookC. should take up other courses if they are more fashionableD. s
9、houldnt do anything else35. In this passage, V.O.A. stands for _.A. a book B. a magazine C. a text-book D. a radio stationBJapanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so
10、 that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such
11、 students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they dont want to go to school any longer. They become dropouts.It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are no able to help the
12、ir children and that it is the teachers work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekendsthey only want the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.Many Japanese school
13、 usually have rules about everything from the students hair to their clothes and things in their school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how t
14、o tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.36. “Dropouts” are those who _.- 4 -A. make troubles in and out of schools.B. go about or stay home instead of being at schoolC. try hard but always fail in the examsD. lose hope and give up some of their subjec
15、ts. 37. According to the passage, its necessary to teach students _.A. how to study wellB. how to get on with othersC. to show love and care for others.D. All above. 38. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. The Trouble in Japanese School B. The Problems of Japanese Students
16、C. Education in JapanD. The Pressures on the Students in Japan C“Brazil has become one of the developing worlds great successes at reducing population growth but more by accident than design.While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce the birth rate，Brazil has had better result w
17、ithout really trying， ”says George Martine at Harvard.Brazils population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990，and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average.Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990，a
18、n achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries.Martine puts it down to，among other things，soap operas and installment (分期付款) plans introduced in the 1970s.Both played an important，although indirect，role in lowering the birth rate.Brazil is one of the worlds biggest producer
19、s of soap operas.Colobo，Brazils most popular television network，shows three hours of soaps six nights a week，while three others show - 5 -at least one hour a night.Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities.“Although they have never really tried to work in a messag
20、e towards the problems of reproduction (生育)，they describe middle and upper class valuesnot many children，different attitudes towards sex，women working， ” says Martine.“They sent this message to all parts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of family life and other values，which were
21、 put into a very attractive package.”Meanwhile，the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers.“This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and consumption was incompatible with unlimited reproduction， ”says Martine.39According to the passage，Brazil has cut back its
22、population growth_.Aby educating its citizensBby careful family panningCby developing TV programmersDby chance40According to the passage，many Third World countries_.Ahavent attached much importance to birth controlBwould soon join Brazil in controlling their birth rateChavent yet found an effective
23、measure to control their populationDneglected the role of TV plays in family planning41The phrase “puts it down to” (Line 1，Para.3) is closest in meaning to “_”Aattributes it to Bsums it up asCfinds it a reason for Dcompares it to42Soap operas have helped in lowering Brazils birth rate because_.Athe
24、y keep people sitting long hours watching TVBthey have gradually changed peoples way of lifeCpeople are drawn to their attractive packageDthey popularize birth control measures- 6 -DOne night about nine oclock. Dr.Eyck，a surgeon，had a phone call from Dr.Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The sur
25、geon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the sky. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 oclock. A few minutes later，the doct
26、or was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand，the man ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road，leaving the doctor in the falling snow.It was after two oclock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr.Haydon told him that the
27、boy had died an hour before. The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.“Mr.Cunningham， ”said Dr. Haydon to the man， “this is Dr.Eyck. He is the surgeon who came all the way from Albany to save your boy.”43. Cho
28、ose the right order of the events given in the story.a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.c. The boy shot himself d. The boy died.e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital.f. Dr. Eyck was robbed of his car.A. a，c，f，d，b，e B. c，e，f，a，b，d
29、C. a，c，f，e，d，b D. c，a，f，e，d，b - 7 -44. The boy died because _.A. Dr. Haydon didnt do anything to save himB. he was too far away from hospitalC. something was wrong with Dr.Eycks carD. Dr.Eyck was not able to arrive at the hospital in time 45. Who should be responsible for the boys death?A. The hospi
30、tal. B. The boys father.C. Dr.Haydon. D. Dr.Eyck. 第 2 节 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。选项中有两项是多余的。 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分）We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us dont do a very good job.46 .So, you have to give a speechand you are terrified. You get nervous, you f
31、orget what you want to say, you stumble over words, you talk too long and you bore your audience. Later you think， “Thank Goodness, its over. Im just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”Cheer up!47 . Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask
32、 yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of your time doing your research. Then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many
33、 examples as possible and use pictures, charts and graphs if they help you make your points more clearly. 48 . Dont talk over their heads and dont talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audienc
34、e and the occasion. Be brief. 49 . And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you - 8 -make persontoperson contact with your audience.If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you dont have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable t
35、hat you volunteer to make more speeches! Youre not convinced yet? 50 .A. It doesnt have to be that badBTake several deep breaths before your speechCThis article gives some advice on how to give a good speechDSay what you have to say and then stopEDont say what you arent familiar withFNever forget yo
36、ur audienceGGive it a try and see what happens第 3 部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第 1 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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I hear some actors keep a sad thought or memory to help them with scenes where they might need to cryI think we should each try to find the 51
37、；a happy memory，something to lift us up on those inevitable(不可避免的) down daysIm saying this because I think I 52 found mine!I had some work in Glasgow todayI was on a really 53 schedule，which meant I would have no time for myself(or my own work) all dayI was having one of those days，the train was com
38、pletely packed out and the conversation going on around me seemed to be particularly inaneOn top of all that，I had a bit of a 54 Walking across the concourse(广场)，I fished some change from my pocketThere was usually someone at the 55 selling The Big Issue，a magazine that 56 homeless folk earn a livin
39、g57 the crowd parted ways at the bottom of the concourse，I saw someone selling The Big IssuePeople had to be homeless to sell The Big IssueShe really looked like shed been sleeping rough(露宿)Her clothes were 58 and - 9 -she obviously hadnt had a bath for quite a whileAs I 59 the exitI saw that she wa
40、s also 60 from side to sideAt first I thought maybe she was trying to keep 61 against the biting windBut she wasnt，she was moving in time to a tuneI couldnt hear her，but I could see her lips 62 As I got closer，I saw a white cane hanging from her elbow and noticed that she had sunken eyesShe was 63 ，
41、dirty and living on the streetsI came closer and through the 64 of the traffic and the passengers I heard her sing the immortal line， “. and I think to myself，what a wonderful world!”I 65 her last magazine for twice what Id originally 66 She thanked me， then she 67 her stuff and went tapping off alo
42、ng the pavementstill 68 !So，I have my 69 memory for the dayAnd I think it will 70 me a long，long time 51Atreasure BTruth Copposite Dbeauty 52Ausually Bjust Cever Dsometimes 53Aappropriate Bloose Cregular Dtight 54Aheadache Bworry Cproblem Dsecret 55Acrossing Bexit Cstation Dcenter 56Areminds Bencour
43、ages Chelps Dwarns 57ABecause BThough CIf DAs 58Aragged Bfashionable Cclean Dcheap 59Awatched Bapproached Cleft Dreached 60Awalking Brunning Cwandering Drocking 61Afit Bbalanced Cwarm Dexcited 62Ashaking Bhurting Cfeeling Dmoving 63Ablind Bangry Cdumb Ddeaf 64Acrowd Bbusiness Cnoise Drush 65Agave Bb
44、ought Cborrowed Dlent 66Aintended Btook Choped Ddesired - 10 -67Acleaned up Btidied up Chung up Dpicked up 68Asinging Blaughing Ccrying Dbegging 69Apoor Bterrible Chappy Dclear 70Acatch up with Bstay with Ccome up with Dchange with 第 2 节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Y
45、ou hero might be your Mom,Dad or both of them. 71 my hero is Florence Kelley.In 1871, 72 she was twelve years old,Kelleys father took her to a glass factory_73_(show)her the wonders of Americans factories,where she saw small children working with pots full of acid.Kelley was angry.She_74_(late) lear
46、ned that there were over one million children 75 (work）in hot,crowded and unsafe factories.The work was 76 (danger).Every year tens of thousands of kids died or were seriously hurt.In 1889,Kelley knew something had to be done.She asked people not to buy goods that 77 (make)by child makers.She gave s
47、peeches and wrote reports.Within a few years she became famous across the state_78 the leader against child labor.In 1893,Kelley_79_(fight)for a new law in Illinois.That law said that no factories could have child workers.Florence Kelley is certainly a hero to me.Because of her, you and I dont need to work in 80 （factory）and hold pots full of acid.71. 72. 73. 74.
