辽宁地区2018_2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题（无答案） 11页

辽宁省大连市一〇三中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题（无答案）第二部分阅读理解（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，选出最佳选项。AKnowingwhattodoatcheckoutandproperlypreparingforitcanturnapotentiallyheatedsituationintoaquickthankyouandgoodbye.Belowwemadealistoffivethingsyoushouldrememberathotelcheckout.Don’tbelatetocheckHotelsmayaddanextremelyhighpriceforbeingjustahalfhourlate.Ifyouknowyouwon’tmakethecutofftime,itneverhurtstocallaheadandtrytonegotiateawayapotentialcharge.Don’tforgettodoublechecktheroomandsafeMakesureyoudon’tleavethingsbehind.Ifyouhaveanearlyflightorcheckouttime,packupasmuchasyoucanthenightbeforesothatlast-minuterushisn’ttooannoying.Also,besuretotakeoutanythingintheroomsafe.Don’tforgettotipthehousekeepersIt’salwayspolitetoleavesomemoneyforthepeoplekeepingyourroomclean.Don’tignorethedetailedbillYoumaybeinarush,butgivethedetailedbillacarefullooktoseeifthehotelchargeisdifferentfromtherateyouinitiallybooked.Don’tgetangryShoutingattheassistantmanagerstandingbehindthefrontdeskprobablywon’thelpwhendealingwithanunexpecteditemonthebill.Thinkabouthowdifficultitcanbetodealwithannoyedcustomers.Keepcalmandthingsmaybesolved(解决)betterandsooner.21.Thehotelwillchargeyoumoremoneyifyou.A.checkbeforecutofftimenB.donotcallthehotelaheadC.arelateincheckingoutD.negotiatewiththeclerks22.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsuggestdoing?A.Leavingsomethingbehind.B.Beingsuretokeeptheroomclean.C.Tippingthehousekeeperstoshowrespect.D.Doingthepack-upasearlyaspossible.23.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthepassage?A.Tosuggestawaytosolveproblemsproperly.B.Toprovidemoreinformationaboutthehotel.C.Toshowtheuneasinessofassistantmanagers.D.Toprotectcustomersfromunnecessarydangers.24.Inwhichsectionofthemagazinecanyouprobablyfindsuchapassage?A.Fitness.B.Nature.C.Lifestyle.D..TravelBEmiliaDobektracesherinterestinspaceandtheuniversebacktothirdgradewhensheandherfatherwatchedabloodmoon---atotallunareclipse(月蚀)---ontheroofoftheirhouse.Nowaseventh-graderatEastPrairieElementarySchool,DobekrecentlywonthenationalDiscoveryEducationLockheed-MartinBeyondChallengebydesigningaspacestationfortravellingtoMars.Shesaysthatnightwatchingthelunareclipsestartedastrongdesireinherthathasyettorunoutoffuel.SowhenherteacherAndreaSmeetonreceivedinformationaboutthenationalchallenge,Smeetonsaidsheimmediatelyhadonestudentinmind.“Iknewshewouldlovethechallengeandthatshewouldgowaybeyondinhersearch,”Smeetonsaid.“Sheimmediatelystartedresearchingbonedensity(密度)ofastronautsandhowtohavefoodonMars.”“Mydesignwillensurethesafetyoftheastronautsbutalsomakesuretheircomfortisoutofthisworld,”Dobeksays.nDobek’sdesigncallsforbuildingtheMSSorMarsStorageStationtoputthesuppliesin.ItalsoincludestheSGForSelf-CrowingFarm,andshedetailshowitwouldworkwiththeelementsonMars.ThenthereisphysicalandleisureactivityfortheastronautsunderDobek’sdesign.Asimulation(模拟装置)allowsastronautstochoosetheirexercisemachineandvirtual(虚拟的)realityenvironment.RoomshavecircularceilingssoastronautswillbeabletowatchdownloadedshowsandevenseeplacesonEarth,suchastheirhomes.“Iwanttotellotherkidstofollowtheirpassions.”Dobeksaid.“Whatevertheywanttodo,theyshouldpushforitandalwaystrytheirbest.”25.Dobekfirstbecameinterestedinapacewhen.A.shewasstillaseventh-graderB.shestudiedatajuniorhighschoolC.shelivedonthetopoftheirhouseD.shewatchedaneclipseofthemoon26.SmeetonrecommendedthatDobektakethechallengebecause.A.shewassurethatDobekwouldhaveoutstandingperformanceB.shehadnootherstudentsinterestedinMarsC.DobekknewhowtoresearchbonedensityofastronautsD.sheknewDobeklikedchallengesinlife27.WhatdoesDobekfocusonwhendesigningthespacestation?A.TheenvironmentonMars.B.Thesafetyofthesupplies.C.Theactivitiesforastronauts.D.Thecomfortoftheastronauts.CItisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocio-economicbackgroundstendtodolesswellintheeducationsystem.Inanattempttohelpthechildrenofpoorfamilies,anationwideprogramcalled“Headstart”wasstartedintheUSin1965.Alotofmoneywaspouredintoit.Ittookchildrenintopre-schoolninstitutionsattheageofthreeandwassupposedtohelpthemsucceedinschool.Buttheresultshavebeendisappointing,becausetheprogrambegantoolate.Manychildrenwhoentereditatthreewerealreadybehindtheirpeersinlanguageandintelligenceandtheparentswerenotinvolvedintheprocess.Attheendofeachday,“Headstart”childrenreturnedtothesamedisadvantagedhomeenvironment.Toimprovetheresults,anotherprogramwasstartedinMissourithatconcentratedonparentsasthechild’sfirstteachers.Thisprogramwasbasedonresearchshowingthatworkingwiththefamilyisthemosteffectivewayofhelpingchildrengetthebestpossiblestartinlife.Thefour-yearstudyincluded380familieswhowereabouttohavetheirfirstchildandrepresenteddifferentsocial-economicstatus,ageandfamilystructure.Theprograminvolvedtrainededucatorsvisitingandworkingwiththeparentorparentsandthechild.Theprogramalsogavetheparentssomeguidance,andusefulskillsonchilddevelopment.Atthree,thechildreninvolvedinthe“Missouri”programwereevaluatedwiththechildrenselectedfromthesamesocio-economicbackgroundandfamilysituations.Theresultswereobvious.Thechildrenintheprogramweremoreadvancedinlanguagedevelopment,problemsolvingandotherintellectualskillsthantheirpeers.Theyperformedequallywellregardlessofsocio-economicbackgroundsorfamilystructure.Theonefactorthatwasfoundtoaffectthechild’sdevelopmentwasthepoorqualityofparent-childinteraction.Thatinteractionwasnotnecessarilybadinpoorerfamilies.The“Missouri”programcomparesquitedistinctlywiththe“Headstart”program.Withoutasimilarfocusonparenteducationandonthevitalimportanceofthefirstthreeyears,someevidenceindicatesthatitwillnotbeenoughtoovercomeeducationalunfairness.28.Whatcausedthefailureofthe“Headstart”program?A.Thelargenumberofpoorfamilies.B.Thedisapprovalfromchildren.C.Thelatestartoftheprogram.D.Thelongperiodoftime.n29.Whatdoweknowaboutthe“Missouri”program?A.Itfocusedonthechildren’sfirstschoolteachers.B.Ithelpedthechildrenreturntothesamehome.C.Itgavetheparentsadviceontheirdevelopment.D.Itmadethechildrenimprovedinmanyaspects.30.Accordingtothepassage,whatislikelytoinfluencechildren’sperformance?A.Thenumberoffamilymembers.B.Theparent-childcommunication.C.Theintelligenceoftheirparents.D.Theteacher-studentrelationship.31.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A.Bylistingfigures.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bydrawingconclusions.DRichasaKingWilliamI,whoconqueredEnglandsome930yearsago,hadwealth,powerandanarmy.YetalthoughWilliamwasveryrichbythestandardofhistime,hehadnothinglikeaflushtoilet(抽水马桶)，orridinglawnmower(除草机).Howdidhegetby?Historybooksarefilledwithwealthypeoplewhowerepoorcomparedtome.Ihavestormwindows,Croesusdidnot.EntirenationstrembledbeforeAlexandertheGreat,buthecouldn’tbuycatfood.CzarNicholaslackedanelectricsaw.GivenhowmuchbetteroffIamthansomanyfamousdeadpeople,you’dthinkI’dbecontent.Thetroubleisthat,likemostpeople,Icomparemywealthwiththatoflivingpersons:neighbors,schoolclassmates,famousTVpeople.ThegreedIfeeltowardmyfriendHoward’snewkitchenisnotreducedbythefactnokingseverhadarefrigeratorwithglassdoors.’Thereisreallynorisingorfallingstandardofliving.Overthecenturiespeoplesimplyfinddifferentthingstofeelsadabout.You’dthinkthatsimplynothavingdiseasewouldputusinagoodmood,butno,wewantahotbathtoo.Ofcourse,onewaytoachievehappinesswouldbetorealizethatevenbytoday’sstandardsthethingsIownareprettynice.Myhouseissmallerthanthehousesofnmanyinvestmentsbankers,butevensoithasalotmoreroomsthanmywifeandIcankeepclean.Besides,topeoplelookingbackatourerafromacenturyortwointhefuture,thesebankers,fancycountertopsandmyownwornFormicawillseemequallyshabby.Ican’tkeepupwithmyneighborsrightnow.Butjustwait.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getby”inthefirstparagraphmean?A.Succeedasaking.B.Dealwithcomplaints.C.Liveinssatisfactoryway.D.Getsomeextramoney.33.Howmanyhistoricalfiguresarementionedtocomparelivesinthepastandpresent?A.3.B.4.C.5D.634.Accordingtothepassage,theauthor.intendsto.A.tellustobecontentwithlifeB.warnustoliveinasimplewayC.teachustolearnlessonsfromlifeD.encourageustostruggleforwealth35.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardslife?A.DoubtfulB.Cautious.C.Uncaring.D.Optimistic.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。InastudyrecentlypublishedinthejournalNeuron,researchersfoundthatsupermemorizersdon’thaveunusuallylargebrainregionsthatallowthemtorememberalotofinformation.___36___Hereareafewoftheirfavoritetricksthatcanhelpyoutorememberthingsinyoureverydaylife.ToRemember:NewwordsTechnique:ChangeroutineInastudy,agroupofstudentsstudiedalistofwordsintwoseparatesessions.Somestudiedinamessyroomantsomeinaneatspace.Onegroupofstudentsspentbothsessionsinthesameroom,whiletheothersplitthesessionsbetweenthetwonenvironments.Duringatest,thestudentswhostudiedinmultipleplacesrememberedmuchmore.___37___Thatincludesthetimeofday,themusicinthebackground,whetheryousitorstand,etc.ToRemember:YourPINTechnique:CountitoutYoucoulduseyourbirthday,oryourphonenumber,butidentitythieveshaveawayoffiguringthosenumbersout.___38___Writeafour-wordsentence.Thencountthenumberoflettersineachword.Forinstance,“ThisismyPIN”=4223.ToRemember:FacesTechnique:FocusonnosesWhitesomesupermemorizesspecializeinassociatingnameswithfaces,thememory-palacetechniquedoesn’tworkaswelliftheimageofthefaceischangedinanyway.Ratherthanfocusingoneyes,asmostpeopledo,focusonthecentreortotheleftofaperson’snose.___39___ToRemember:Facts&figuresTechnique:___40___Tolearnandrememberstatistics,reviewingthematerialrepeatedlyoveralongertimeisfarmoreeffectivethanrepeatingitinashorterone.Ifyourexamisinaweek,studytodayandthenagaininadayortwo.Ifit’samonthaway,studytodayandthenwaitaweekbeforeyoursecondsession.A.valueexamsB.GiveyourselftimeC.Thisallowsyoutotakeintheirwholeface.D.Theirbrainstructuresareinfactthesameastherestofours.E.Instead,trythistipfromDominic,aneight-timeWorldMemoryChampion.F.Thetheoryisthatyourbrainlinksthewordstotheenvironmentaroundyou.G.Studiesshowedthatvaryingotheraspectsofyourenvironmentcanalsohelp.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Beingjoblessforthelastthreemonths,Iamupsetnowadays.Mysonhaslostnhis___41___fromagoodschoolandhemighthavetogotoalessqualifiedschool.Ihavemovedfromaspacious(宽敞的)apartmenttoasmalloneinorderto___42___mylivingexpenses.Mywifehasbuiltextrastress.Ontopofthat,myfatherin-law___43___aweekago,whichhasaddedfueltofire,___44___ourfamilyintoamoreterriblestate.InthesecircumstancesIhavetwomental___45___:eithertofeelupsetandkeeplosingmypeaceofmind,or___46___mynegativethoughtswithsupermentalpowersaboutself-confidenceandconsistency,and___47___applyingfornewjobswithpositiveattitude.IchoosethesecondoptionbecauseIbelievethatthepainIam___48___todaywillbuildupmy___49___.Mystrengthswillthenincreasesmyconfidenceandmakemea___50___manoneday.Iunderstandthatgoodandbadstagesarepartof__51___.Whilegoodtimesmakemehappy,badtimes___52___the‘inner’me.Twomonthslater,___53___,Ihavefinallylandedonajobwhichisveryexcitingandoffersanicesalary.Timehashealedmywife’smentalstress___54___thedeathofherfather.Mysonhasalreadybeenacceptedbyanothergoodschoolbecausetheadmissionsfornewacademicyearwerestill___55___!AsIambackonthetrackofnormallife,Ican___56___saythatthemostimportantthingsthathelpedme___57___thecrisis(危机)weremyconsistentcharacterofpatience,and___58___attitudetowardslife.So,whileIwishyouallthebestlifecan___59___you,Iwouldhighlyrecommendtakingthesameattitudetowardslife___60___youaretrappedinanyofsuchsituations.41.A.admissionB.benefitC.diplomaD.permission42.A.shareB.reduceC.breakD.raise43.A.showedupB.setoffC.felldownD.passedaway44.A.puttingB.findingC.formingD.lifting45.A.problemsB.concernsC.choicesD.activities46.A.linkB.replaceC.mixD.exchange47.A.regretB.stopC.keepD.risk48.A.practicingB.sufferingC.producingD.relievingn49.A.intelligenceB.bodyC.characterD.reputation50.A.carfulB.hard-workingC.easy-goingD.successful51.A.lifeB.wealthC.timeD.health52.A.hideB.destroyC.strengthenD.kill53.A.desperatelyB.unwillinglyC.hopefullyD.fortunately54.A.regardlessofB.duetoC.insteadofD.apartfrom55.A.occupiedB.emptyC.openD.closed56.A.disappointedlyB.surprisedlyC.deliberatelyD.confidently57.A.fightB.meetC.changeD.delay58.A.generalB.positiveC.friendlyD.honest59.A.offerB.expectC.manageD.send60.A.asifB.inthatC.nowthatD.incase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。Chinesehigh-speedrailwaysareavery___61___(comfort)waytotravel.Theyareclean,quietandefficient.Chinahasledotherdevelopingcountriesandevensomedevelopedonesinthisfieldsincethefirsthigh-speedtrain___62___(come)intousein2008.Thestationsare___63___(main)builtoutsidethetowncenter,butlocaltransporthasbeenlengthened___64___(connect)thehigh-speednetwork.Thefacilitiesonthetrainarenewandthestaffarewelltrained.Eventhesecondclass__65___(chair)provideplentyofspace.Thepassagesaresowide___66___youcanmovewithoutdisturbinganyone.Youcanuseyourmobilephone,access___67___Internetorworkonyourlaptop.Thereisalsoarestaurantcar,thoughthekindsoffood___68___(be)limited.Thetoiletsarclarge,cleananduser-friendlytoo.Thetrainalmostdoesn’trock.Evenwhenthetrainbrakes,youcanhardlyfeelitshake.What’smore,withafastercheck-in,thehigh-speedtrainarealso___69___(little)affectedbyweatherthanplanes.Seldomare___70___delayedorcancelledforweathercondition.Therefore,theyhavebecomethefirstchoiceformanynpassengers.第四部分写作（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。每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：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。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。DearSteven,Fromyouletter,Iknowitishardforyoutomakefriends.Thefollowingsuggestionsmaybeforsomehelptoyou.Tobeginwith,walkingtoyourclassmatesandtalkwiththem.Afterseveraltalks,youwillhappyfindthattheyarelikelytoconsideryouasawarm-heartperson.Gradually,youwillenjoyeachothercompany.Besides,you’dbettertogivethemahandwhentheyareinntrouble.Itisadvisabletoparticipateindifferentkindofactivities,whichyoucancommunicatewithdifferentpeople.Allinall,followmyadviceabove,andyouwouldfindthatitisn’tbigdealtomakesomefriends.Yours,Jack第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，五月份去美国参加“国际文化周”，你的美国笔友Tom来信询问你赴美相关事宜。请你写一封回信，内容包括：1.活动时间、地点；2.活动目的、内容；3.其他个人安排。注意：1.词数100左右。n2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：InternationalCultureweek国际文化周___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________