辽宁省大连渤海高级中学2018_2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题 16页

　渤海高中2018-2019学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷考试时间：100分钟试题满分：120分考试范围：必修1注意事项：1.答卷前，务必将姓名，考号填写在答题纸上并贴好条形码。2.答题时，务必将客观题答案在答题纸上涂黑，主观题写在答题纸上。否则无效。第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A,B,C和D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上涂黑。A 　　FrogmoreHousehasbeenaroyal<皇室的>placesincethe18thcenturyandistodayusedbytheRoyalFamilyforprivateentertaining.ItisespeciallylinkedwithQueenCharlotte,thewifeofGeorgeⅢ,andherdaughters,whoseloveofbotanyandartisreflected<反映>throughoutthehouse.   Unfortunately,partsofavisittoFrogmoreareunsuitableforwheelchair-users.Forinformationaboutaccess,pleasetelephone02077667324.    FrogmoreHouseandGarden   18,19,20May10:00—17:30(lastadmission<准进入>16:00)   28,29,30August10:00—17:30(lastadmission16:00)   Pleasetelephone02077667305foradmissionprices.    SummerOpeningforPre-bookedCoachGroups   3August—30SeptembereveryTuesday,Wednesday,ThursdayandSaturday,10:00—15:00.   Adult:£10.50Over60/Student(withvalidID):£8.80   Child(under17):£5.80Child(under5):Free   Priceincludesaguidedtourofthehouse.    PrivateEveningTours   17:30—19:00.£25.00perperson.Priceincludesaguidedtour,acopyoftheofficialguidebookandaglassofchampagne（香槟酒）.   Theminimum（最小的）groupsizeforallvisitsis10people.n   Pleasenotethatthereisnoaccessforprivatecars.   Tomakeagroupbooking,pleasetelephone02077667315.   FormoreinformationincludingBSL(BritishSignLanguage)interpretation,pleasetelephone02077667326.　　1.WhencanyouenjoyavisittoFrogmoreHouseandGarden?     　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　英语试卷第１页（共8页）　　　A.At9:00on19May.　　　　　　　　　B.At18:00on20May.　　　C.At13:00on28August.　　　　　　　D.At17:30on31August.　2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?     　　　A.ApersoninwheelchaircaneasilygetaccesstoallpartsofFrogmore.　　　B.PriceforPrivateEveningToursincludesaguidedtour.　　　C.Achildofsixyearsoldcangetfreeadmission.　　　D.Youarepermittedtogothroughtheentranceinyourcar.　3.IfavisitortoFrogmoreknowslittleaboutEnglishSignLanguage,heorshecandial  ＿　　　　　　forhelp.　　　　　　　A.02077667324　　　　　　　B.02077667305　　　C.02077667315　　　　　　　D.02077667326BAtypicalschooldayintheUKstartsaround8：30am.Thisisoftenevenearlierelsewhereintheworld，withstudentssittingdowntotheirfirstlessonat7：30amintheUS.Theaverageteenagerideallyneedseighttoninehours’sleepeachnight，butinrealityalotofteenagersstruggletogetthismuch.Alotofproblemsarisebecauseoursleeppatternsarenotfixed，andtheychangeaswegrow.Soalaterschoolstarttimecouldhelptosolvethisproblem，byensuringteenagerstogettheireightplushoursofsleepandreactproperlytotheirbody’snaturalrhythms.Therehasbeenageneralshiftoverthepast25yearstoshortentheschoolday.Thisisnotatthecostofteachingtime(whichhasremainedconstant)butatthecostofnaturalbreaks，whichhasledtoreducedlunchtimeandlessonbreaks.nLaterstarttimescouldhelpteens’gradesandhealth.Thisismainlybecauseitmakesthemanagementofchildreneasier.Supervising(监管)hundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing.Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.Sothetheorygoesthathavingtheminclassandstrictlysupervisedmustbebetter.Butthismeansthatstudentsbarelyhaveenoughtimetoabsorbwhattheyweredoinginmathsbeforesuddenlytheyarethrustintoancienthistory.Andteachingstaffalsotransitfromoneclasstoanother，withhardlyarestortimetorefocus.Clearlyrethinkingtheschooldaycouldbenefiteveryoneinvolved.Anyway，itcouldalsoleadtobetterachievementinteenagersandlessofastruggleforparentsinthemornings.Forteachers，itcouldalsomeanalessstressfuldayallaround—andwhatcouldbebetterthanthat?　　4．Howdoschoolsoftenshortentheschoolday?A．Theyincreasemoreholidays.B．Theyreducetheteachingtime.英语试卷第2页（共8页）C．Theyproperlyadjustchildren’snaturalrhythms.D．Theyreducechildren’slunchtimeandlessonbreaks.5．What’sthepurposeofthechildren’sshortlessonbreaksaccordingtothetext?A．Toreducechildren’sexcitement.B．Tomakechildrenquicklytakeinwhattheylearned.C．Tosupervisechildrenmoreeasily.D．Tomakechildrenbehavebetterinclass.6．Whatcanwelearnaboutlaterschoolstarttimefromthetext?A．Itwilladdtotheteachers’pressure.B．Ithasalwaysbeentherefor25years.C．Itbenefitsthestudentsonly.D．Parentsmaysupportit.7．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheBenefitsofaLessStressfulDayB．HowtoSolveTeenagers’SleepProblemC．TheBenefitsofLaterSchoolStartTimenD．TheReasonsWhyTeenagersSleepDifferentlyCAsachild,Iwasgenerallyhappy,singinganddancingtomyfavoritesongs,smilingandlaughingwithmyfriendsandfamily.Butasfarbackassecondgrade,Inoticeda“darkness”aboutme.Ididn’tenjoyparticipatinginmanythings.   Inmiddleschoolthingsinmylifebegantogetevenworse.IbeganwithdrawingfromeverythingIonceenjoyed.Iwasalwaystired.Everythingwashorrible.Finally,midwaythrougheighthgrade,IwastoldIhadachemicalimbalance,diagnosed(诊断)withclinicaldepression,andhadtotakemedicine.Ittookmonthsformetofeeltheeffectsofthemedicine.   WhenIbegantofeelhappyagainiswhenIrealizedthatIhadtotaketheresponsibilityforgettingbettermyself,ratherthanrelyingonmedicine.Aristotlesaid,“Tolivehappilyisaninwardpowerofthesoul,”andIbelievethatthisquotedescribeswhatIhadtodotoachievehappiness.Happinessisajourney.Everyoneseemstoneeddifferentthingstobehappy.   “Theessentials(要素)tohappinessaresomethingtolove,somethingtodo,andsomethingtohopefor,”aquotefromWilliamBlakesumsupwhatIbelievepeopleneedtorealizetobetrulyhappyinlife.Peopleneedlove;Ifeeltheyneedtheirfamilyandtheirfriendsmorethananythingelseintheworld.Peopleneedworktodo,somethingtomakethemfeeltheyaremakingadifferenceintheworld.Peopleneedtoknowthatmoregoodistocomeinthefuture,sotheycontinuetolivefor“now”insteadofconstantlyworryingaboutthebadthatcouldcome.Loveandhopearehappiness.英语试卷第3页（共8页）8.FromPara.2weknowthattheauthor    .A.wasfoundclinicaldepressioninGradeSevenB.spentmonthsrecoveringfromtheclinicaldepressionC.hatedgoingtosleepashecouldn'tsleepwellD.sufferedagreatdealfromclinicaldepression9.Whohelpedtheauthortobehappyagain?nA.Theauthor'sfriends.B.Aristotle.C.Theauthorhimself.D.Theauthor'sfriends.10.Whichofthefollowingaboutbeingtrulyhappyisunnecessaryintheauthor'sopinion?A.Love.B.Ambition.C.Hope.D.Work.11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.HappinessIsLoveB.TheEssentialstoHappinessC.EveryoneNeedstoBeHappyD.WaystoOvercomeShortcomingsDNeilJordan,aconservationbiologist,hascomeupwithanovelmethodforprotectingcattlefromAfricanlions:painteyesontheirbehinds.Thelionswillthinktheirintendedprey（猎物）hasseenthemandwillgiveup,sincethey'velosttheelementofsurprise. Thispsychologicaltrickeryhasbeencalled"iCow",whichisactuallynotasstrangeasitsounds.Theeye-likepatternsonbutterflywingsareknowntopreventpreyingbirdsandwoodcuttersinIndianforestswearmasksonthebacksoftheirheadswhenworkingtodiscouragehungrytigers. TheinspirationfortheiCowstrategycamewhileJordanwasbasedinavillageinBotswana,whentwolionesseswerekilledbylocalfarmerstorevengetheircattle'sdeath.TheAfricanlionisa vulnerablespecies,withnumbersdroppingfromover100,000inthe1990stoabout30,000today.Muchofthatdeclineisduetothesekindsofrevengefulkillingsbecausefarmershavenoeffectivestrategiesforprotectingtheirherds. "Lionsarehuntersthatliketoattackbysurprise.Theymoveslowly,quietly,andcarefullytotheirprey,getclose,andjumponthemunseen,"hesaid.WhenJordanwaswatchingalionfollowanantelopeoneday,henoticedtheliongaveupthehuntoncetheantelopespottedit. Sohejoinedoneofthelocalfarmersona10-weektrialstudy,paintingeyesonone-thirdofaherdof62cattle.Whenthecattlereturnedeachnight,theytookaheadcounttoseehowmanyhadsurvived.Onlythreecowswerekilledbylionsduringnthisperiod-allwithoutthepaintedeyesontheirbehinds.Andallthepaintedcowssurvived.However,Jordanwarnedthatsofarthisisjusta英语试卷第4页（共8页）promisingidea.HeisnowbackinBotswanaforamoreambitiousstudy,equippedwithGPSdevicestobettermonitorthemovementofpredators（捕食者）andprey. 12.TheiCowstrategyisdesignedto      .A．killthelionsB．scareoffPredatorsC．identifycattleD．havefun13.Whenhunting,lionsliketo      .A．giveuphalfwayB．hesitatetotakeactionC．chasetheirpreysteadilyD．launchsurprisingattacks14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vulnerable"meaninthethirdparagraph?A．badlybehavedB．likelytoattackC．easilycheatedD．easilydamaged15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．NeilJordangottheinspirationfromthepatternsonbutterflywings.B．Inthe10-weektrialstudy,morecattlewerekilled.C．TheiCowstrategyislikelytobringgreatbenefit.D．Thefarmerswillcontinuetotaketheirrevengeonthelions.第二节：（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从文后选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。选项中有两项是多余选项。It’simportantforyouteenagerstoknowhowtosavemoney.Youknowthatthemoneyyousavecanbeforrainydaysandbeusedtopaythroughyourcollegeeducation.Ifyouthinkit’sadifficulttaskanddon’tknowhowtodoit,pleasedoasthefollowings.  16  Mydadalwaystellsmethatifonedoesn’trespectmoney,itwillneverrespectyou.Hence,it’simportantthatyoukeeparecordofyourdailyexpenses.Makeitahabittowritedownallthatyouhavespent.Andwhenyoufindoutthetotalexpensesnattheendofthemonth,youwillrealizewhatyouhavespentmoremoneyindoing.    17  Openasavingsaccount.Openingasavingsaccountisabetterwaytosavemoney.Youcansetagoal;say(forexample),themoneyisforanewnotebookorforcollege,andthensave,untilyouhaveenoughmoneytobuyanotebookoruntilyougotocollege.    18  Donotcarrymuchcash.Doyouhavethehabitofnotleavingastorewithoutbuyinganything?Theonlywaytostopthatiscarryinglessmoneyaroundwithyou.Gotothestorewiththeminimumamountofmoney,英语试卷第5页（共8页）whichwillnotevenhelpyoubuyadrink.    19  Savethechanges.Savethechangesthatyougetback.Ifyouhavegonetoashoptobuysomethingandgetbacksomechanges,thendonotspendthem.    20    Andyou’llbesurprisedatthehugeamountofmoneyafterdays.Followthesetipsabove,andthusyoucansavealotofmoney.Andsurely,they’llhelpyoutobemoreresponsibleinyourlife.　A.Keeparecordofyourdailyexpenses.　B.Afterafewdays,you’llgetridofthishabit.　C.Instead,youcansavetheminyourpiggybank.　D.Bythattime,youwillrealizetheimportanceofsavingmoney.　E.Savingmoneybuildsyourfinancialpowerandpersonalfreedom.　F.Nextmonth,youwillautomaticallytryandsavemoreinthatpart.　G.nNowadaysinthedevelopedandndevelopingcountries,peoplenareallworkingforthesake　　nofearningmoney.第二部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，从A,B,C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。Iretiredfrommyfamilybusinessfouryears.ButI’veneverbeen21ofachallenge.I’vesailedaroundtheworldbefore.AndI’vedecidedtoflyeastfromWesternAustraliaina22.ForthelasttwoyearsIhavetrainedhard,spending150hours23withmygroundteam.Whenthebigdaycame,thousandsofpeoplegatheredto24thelaunch.Itwasa25start,withasmoothandsteadytakeoff.Iwas26butstillhadsomedoubts---Iwasflyingintothe27.Icouldn'tguaranteeI’dseemyfriendsandfamilyagain.ThecapsulewhereIstayedwasdesignedto28ifIlandedinwater,butIwasnotsurewhetherIcould29thecrueltyoftheOcean.30,Ikeptwatchingtheweather,communicating　　　　　nwithmylandteamand31altitudetoachievetheperfectspeedanddirection.Onmyfifthday,IwasterrifiedtonoticeIwaslosingoxygen.32,Imanagedtosavemylifebyadjustingthepressureintheoxygencylinder(氧气筒)tostoptheoxygenescaping.Iknowitwasvitaltostay33tocontroltheflight,altitudeandmyoxygenflow,soIheldaspoonbetweentwofingers---ifI34,itwouldfallandwakemeup.IneverquestionedwhyIwasdoingthis.Itissuchaunique35toseeourbeautifulplanetfromhighabove.SeeingthecoastofAustraliaagainonmy11thdaywasahuge36.Iknewmyjourneywas英语试卷第6页（共8页）nearlyover.Itwastobeanewwouldrecord.Icouldseemyteam37belowasIflewover.This38reallypushedmetomylimits,butithasn’t39me.Nextyear,Iwanttoflyevenhighertobreakanother40forthehot-airballoonflight.21.A.shyB.doubtableC.fondD.confident22.A.planeB.helicopterC.wingsuitD.hot-airballoon23.A.debatingB.preparingC.carvingD.travelling24.A.welcomeB.inspectC.delayD.witness25.A.perfectB.falseC.poorD.fresh26.A.amusedB.amusedC.excitedD.frightened27.A.futureB.unknownC.shelterD.recycle28.A.digestB.recycleC.floatD.fly29.A.surviveB.showC.evaluateD.comment30.A.FinallyB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Besides31.A.losingB.ignoringC.provingD.adjusting32.A.StrangelyB.LuckilyC.NormallyD.Conveniently33.A.calmB.awakeC.patientD.relaxedn34.A.lookedaroundB.carriedonC.droppedoffD.turnedup35.A.experienceB.excuseC.dreamD.tradition36.A.lossB.disasterC.burdenD.relief37.A.exercisingB.celebratingC.escapingD.quarreling38.A.challengeB.accidentC.raceD.failure39.A.interestedB.confusedC.annoyedD.discouraged40.A.promiseB.balanceC.recordD.barrier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。DuringmyfirstyearinChina,Ispentthesummerholiday  61_____   myfamilyattheseasideinBeidaihe.Thehotel  62_____   wewerestayinginwasnearthesea,soweusedtospendmostofourtime  63 _________  (swim).Now,mywifeisfromSwitzerlandandwhenshewasathome,sheboughtmeawatchas  64_________   present.Thewatchshebought  65______   (be)waterproof(防水的)andInevertookitoff,evenwhenIwashavingabath.WhenIwent英语试卷第7页（共8页）swimmingatBeidaihe,Ididn’ttakemywatchoffeither.Onthelastdayofourholiday,Iwentswimmingand  66 _______  (come)outoftheseawithoutmywatch.AsIwasleaving,themanagerofthehotelsaid,“Leaveyouraddressandphonenumbersothatwecansendyourwatchtoyouifwecanfindit.”IdidsobutIwasn’tvery  67 _____  (hope).Oneweeklater,Igotaphonecallfromthehotel.Themanwho  68 _______  (find)mywatchwasaPLAman.Hepickeditupwhenhewasout  69_________   (walk)onthebeachnonedayandhandeditinatthepolicestation.Afterseveral  70 _______  (day),Igotmywatchbackanditwasstillworking.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）Nowadays,wecanstillseeafewactagainstpublicmorals.Whenwaitforabus,weoftenseethatmanypeopledon’tstandinline.What’sworse,litteringandspittingcanbeseeneverywhereinpublicplaces.Inourastonishment,somepeopleevenbreaktrafficrulesregardlessoftheirownsafe.Facedwiththeseimpolitephenomena,andwemusttakemeasurestoimprovethesituation.Thegovernmentsupposedtomakelawstomakepeoplebehaveproper.Inmyview,nomatterwhatasmallereffortwemake,theycanmakeadifference.Onlyinthiswaycanweliveinthemorepleasantworld.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的外籍教师Peter计划暑假回国。他写信向你咨询有什么礼物可以代表中国文化，他想买给他母亲。请回信向他推荐合适的礼物。内容包括：1.推荐礼物；2.推荐原因；3.表达祝福。注意：1.100词左右；2.可适当增加细节，使行文流畅连贯。参考词：毛笔(brush)；中国结(Chineseknot)；剪纸(papercutting)；DearPeter,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua渤海高中2018-2019学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语学科试题答案1-3CBD4-7DCDC8-11DCBB12-15BDDC16-20AFDBCn21-40ADBDACBCACDBBCADBADC41.with 42.that/which 43.swimming 44.a 45.was 46.came47.hopeful 48.found 49.walking 50.daysNowadays,wecanstillseeafewactagainstpublicmorals.Whenwaitforabus,weoftenactswaitingseethatmanypeopledon’tstandinline.What’sworse,litteringandspittingcanbeseeneverywhereinpublicplaces.Inourastonishment,somepeopleevenbreaktrafficrulesToregardlessoftheirownsafe.Facedwiththeseimpolitephenomena,andwemusttakesafetymeasurestoimprovethesituation.Thegovernment＾supposedtomakelawstomakeispeoplebehaveproper.Inmyview,nomatterwhatasmallereffortwemake,theycanproperlysmallitmakeadifference.Onlyinthiswaycanweliveinthemorepleasantworld.aDearPeter,I’mdelightedwhenreceivingyourletteraskingwhatgiftsyoushouldbuyforyourmother.Ihavethefollowingsuggestions.TherearemanygiftsstandingforChineseculture.Tobeginwith,Ithinkyoucanbuyherasetofbrushes,becauseyouoncementionedthatshelikesChinesecharactersandispracticingwritingChinesecharacters.Moreover,youcanconsiderbuyingChinesepapercuttingsforher,whicharereallybeautiful.Asisknowntonall,papercuttingisauniquetraditionalChinesefolkartwithalonghistory.I’msureshewillbefondofthisart.Ifyouhaveotherquestions,pleasewritetomeanytime.Iwillgiveyouasatisfactoryanswer.Iwishyouapleasantjourney.Remembertosayhellotoyourfamilyafterreturninghome.Yourssincerely,LiHua