淮南二中2017~2018学年度第二学期期中教学质量检测
高一英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟，试题满分：150分）
注意事项：
1.答题前，务必在答题卷规定位置填写自己的姓名、班级、准考证号（智学号）；
2.在答题卷上答题时，选择题必须用2B铅笔将对应题号的答案涂黑，非选择题必须用0.5mm黑色墨水签字笔在指定区域作答，超出规定区域作答无效；
3.考试结束只需提交答题卷，试题卷学生自己保存。
第I卷
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共115分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A, B , C, 三个选项当中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are these two people talking about?
A. A lightweight shirt. B.?Things to wear. C. The warm weather..
2. What is the woman's job?
A. Cook. B. Waitress. C. Saleswoman.
3. How is the man getting to work?
A. Riding. B. By bus. C. Driving.
4. What does the man mean?
A. The woman's uncle will come for a visit.?
B. He thinks the woman should visit her uncle.
C. He asks the woman to go over to his place.
5. What will the weather in?Arizona?be like in the coming week?
A. Rainy. B. Warm. C. A bit cold.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分。满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A. B. C三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完每小题后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料回答第6至第8三个小题。
6. What lipstick did the woman expect to buy??
A. Lyfel, dark shade. B. Lyfel, pink shade. C. Lyfel, bright shade.
7. Why does the woman want to change the color of her lipstick?
A. To be cool. B.?To be serious. C. To be attractive.
8. How about the lipstick the woman took in the end??
A. Its color is suitable but is very expensive.
B. Its color is right though it is not Lyfel brand.?
C. Its color isn't right but its brand is Lyfel.
听第7段材料，回答第9至第11三个小题。
9. Why is it easier for the woman to learn English??
A. She often talks to English people. B. She speaks two languages already.
C. She always does her homework right after class.
10. Which of the following is suggested by the woman to be a good way of learning English?
A. Reading newspapers. B. Writing diaries. C. Reading aloud in the morning.
11. Why is it difficult for the man to lean English??
A. He doesn't talk to his English teachers. B. There are no native speakers around him.?
C. He is too shy to speak English.
听第8段材料，回答第12至第14三个小题。
12. How does the man get information about the apartment??
A. From TV advertisements. B. From advertisements in the newspapers. C. From radio advertisements.
13. How many rooms has the apartment got?
A. Four B. Five C. Six
14. How much will the man pay for the rent per month if he wants to include management and parking as well?
A. $500. B. $450. C. $550.
听第9段材料，回答第15至第17三个小题。
15. What is the woman afraid of when she takes her trips?
A. Taking a voyage. B. Taking a train. C. Taking a flight.
16. What transportation can you infer the man prefers?
A. Trains. B. Planes. C. Ships.
17. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C Friends.
听第10段材料，回答第18至第20三个小题。
18. What was Miss Richards?
A. A chemistry teacher. B. A physics teacher. C. A science teacher.
19. How did Miss Richards feel before Dick answered her question?
A. Disappointed and unhappy. B. Angry and annoyed. C. Excited.
20. What can we learn from the passage??
A. Dick was the top student in class.? B.?The students were active in class. C. Miss Richards was rather patient.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
?In the hit film The bucket List, Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman meet in hospital in California after they have been diagnosed with cancer. Between them they cook up a "bucket list" -a to-do list of all they want to do before they kick the bucket. The movie makes you wonder what would be on your bucket list. So let's pack up some and see what it would cost to go out and have a little fun.
THE PYRAMIDS, GIZA, EGYPT
????Onto the pyramids, surely on anyone's bucket list. Exotik Tours can take you there on a variety of trips, including their popular Egypt Express which includes three nights in Cairo and a three-night Nile Cruise(乘船游览). From $1,384 include four-and five-star accommodation, 12 meals and a ton of sightseeing.
www.exotiktours.com 416-646-3347
TAJ MAHAL, AGRA, INDIA
????One of the world's most fascinating images, India's Taj Mahal makes even Nicholson and Freeman look calm. Toronto's Goway Travel has many suggestions for India, including a three-day independent visit to Agra. Stay at the attractive Oberoi AmarVilas overlooking the Taj. Include two breakfasts, touring and airport transfer from $1,420.
www.gowaytravel.com 416-322-1034
THE GREAT WALL, CHINA
????If the Great Wall of China is on your bucket list, check into Tour East Holiday's four-day Amazing Beijing Tour for $580 per person, four-star accommodation, sightseeing including the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, breakfasts and two lunches, transportation and guide.
www.toureastholidays.com 416-929-0888
THE HIMALAYAS, NEPAL
????And on to the Himalayas. Talk about something truly majestic (壮丽的). See the top of the world on GAP Adventures' Everest Adventure tour, a 15-day exploration including Everest Base Camp, teahouse lodge stays, and walking through Sherpa villages. Incredibly affordable at just $665 plus local payment of $250. GAP
Adventures warns that this is a physically demanding trip.
www.gapadventures.com 416-260-0999
21. The underlined phrase "kick the bucket" in Paragraph 1 means _____.
A. come to life B. play a game C. pass away D. list interesting places
22. According to the passage, where can you enjoy a view of the whole Taj Mahal？
A. In Sherpa village. B. Near the Forbidden City.
C. Through Egypt Express. D. At Oberoi Amar Vilas.
23. If you take on the Everest Adventure tour, you should be aware that _____.
A. the sights may not be so good B. It is a tiring trip
C. you may not be used to the food there D. it is an expensive trip
B
Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I’ve ever had: Be bold and brave — and mighty (强大的) forces will come to your aid.
Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.
Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas — even physical strength greater than most of us realize.
??????? Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player.?“In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,”?said Tim.?“I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet — and stopped him cold.”
????????Boldness —a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme—is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks (挫折) and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.
????????So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities—and you’ll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.
24.?Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?
A. He faced huge risks. B. He lacked mighty forces.
C. Fear prevented him from trying. D. Failure blocked his way to success.
25. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?
A. Swallow more than you can digest. B. Act slightly above your abilities.
C. Develop more mysterious powers. D. Learn to make creative decisions.
26.?What can be learned from Paragraph 5?
A. Confidence grows more rapidly in adults. B. Trying without success is meaningless.
C. Repeated failure creates a better life. D. Boldness can be gained little by little.
27. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To encourage people to be courageous. B. To advise people to build up physical power.
C. To tell people the ways to guarantee success. D. To recommend people to develop more abilities.
C
The values of artistic works, according to cultural relativism(相对主义), are simply reflections of local social and economic conditions. Such a view, however, fails to explain the ability of some works of art to excite the human mind across cultures and through centuries.
History has witnessed the endless productions of Shakespearean plays in every major language of the world. It is never rare to find that Mozart packs Japanese concert halls, as Japanese painter Hiroshige does Paris galleries, Unique works of this kind are different from today’s popular art, even if they began as works of popular art. They have set themselves apart in their timeless appeal and will probably be enjoyed for centuries into the future.
In a 1757 essay, the philosopher David Hume argued that because “the general principles of taste are uniform(不变的) in human nature,”the value of some works of art might be essentially permanent. He observed that Homer was still admired after two thousand years. Works of this type, he believed, spoke to deep and unvarying features of human nature
and could continue to exist over centuries.
Now researchers are applying scientific methods to the study of the universality of art. For example, evolutionary psychology is being used by literary scholars to explain the long-lasting themes and plot devices in fiction. The structures of musical pieces are now open to experimental analysis as never before. Research findings seem to indicate that the creation by a great artist is as permanent an achievement as the discovery by a great scientist.
28. According to the passage, what do we know about cultural relativism?
A. It introduces different cultural values. B. It explains the history of artistic works.
C. It relates artistic values to local conditions. D. It excites the human mind throughout the world.
29. In Paragraph 2, the artists are mentioned in order to show that _____??? .
A. great works of art can go beyond national boundaries
B. history gives art works special appeal to set them apart
C. popular arts are hardly distinguishable from great arts
D. great artists are skilled at combining various cultures
30. According to Hume, some works of art can exist for centuries because_____???? .
A .they are results of scientific study B. they establish some general principles of art
C. they are created by the world’s greatest artists D. they appeal to unchanging features of human nature
31. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Are Artistic Values Universal??????????????????????B. Are Popular Arts Permanent?
C. Is Human Nature Uniform????????????????????????? D. Is Cultural Relativism Scientific?
D
Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life, mostly for the better. However, social changes are brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes.
An example at hand is the involvement of parents in the lives of their children who are attending college. Surveys (调查) on this topic suggests that parents today continue to be “very” or “somewhat” overly-protective even after their children move into college dormitories. The same surveys also indicate that the rate of parental involvement is great
today than it was a generation ago. This is usually interpreted as a sign that today’s parents are trying to manage their children’s lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.
However, greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing to let go of their “adult” children.
In the context (背景) of this discussion, it seems valuable to first find out the cause of change in the case of parents’ involvement with their grown children. If parents of earlier generations had wanted to be in touch with their college-age children frequently, would this have been possible? Probably not. On the other hand, does the possibility of frequent communication today mean that the urge to do so wasn’t present a generation ago? Many studies show that older parents - today’s grandparents - would have called their children more often if the means and cost of doing so had not been a barrier.
? Furthermore, studies show that finances are the most frequent subject of communication between parents and their college children. The fact that college students are financially dependent on their parents is nothing new; nor are requests for more money to be sent from home. This phenomenon is neither good nor bad; it is a fact of college life, today
and in the past.
? Thanks to the advanced technology, we live in an age of bettered communication. This has many implications well beyond the role that parents seem to play in the lives of their children who have left for college. But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desire by parents to keep their children under their wings.
32. The surveys inform us of ______.
A. the development of technology B. the changes of adult children’s behavior
C. the parents’ over-protection of their college children D. the means and expenses of students’ communication
33. The writer believes that__________.
A. parents today are more protective than those in the past
B. the disadvantages of new technology outweigh its advantages
C. technology explains greater involvement with their children
D. parents’ changed attitudes lead to college children’s delayed independence
34. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Technology or Attitude B. Dependence or Independence
C. Family Influences or Social Changes D. College Management or Communication Advancement
35. Which of the following shows the development of ideas in this passage?
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文候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。
If something that you're doing doesn't challenge you, then it doesn't change you．We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all．? 36 .??So challenge the following limits:
1．?Figure?out?what?you're?scared?of?and?do?it?continuously．
If?you're?a?salesman,?and?you're?scared?of?talking?to?people?personally?or?over?the?phone,?now,instead?of?being?scared?and?thinking?you’ll?fail,?spend?at?least?five?minutes?a?day?to?pick?up the
?phone?and?make?a?call． 37 ?But?don't?stop?on?the?first?try!?Eventually,?you?can?look?at?fear in?the?
eyes?and?say,?"Go?on,?I'm?not?scared!"
2．___38____
Make?sure?this?hobby?is?not?linked?to?your?career;?you?have?to?relax?and?relieve?your?stress?
while?performing?this．So some?examples?might?be?cooking,?sewing,?painting?and?so?on．?Apart?
from?helping?you?challenge?yourself,?taking?a?class?for?your?hobby?may?also?give?you?extra?
income．
3．Set?aside?at?least?nine?minutes?a?day?for?physical?exercise．
_39_??A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself．
Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel
better about yourself．
4．Travel?and?allow?yourself?to?be?interested?in?new?people．?
Don't?just?limit?yourself?to?your?fellow?travelers?-?try?to?connect?with?the?service?staff．You never?know?what?kind?of?people?they're?going?to?be．?Get?out?of?your?house?or?go?online?right? now?to?book?your?class．__40___.
A．?You?should?do?it?continuously．
B．?You?don't?need?to?go?to?the?gym．
C．?Someone?may?hang?up?on?you．
D．?Running?in?the?gym?may?be?a?better?choice．
E．?Take?a?class?for?a?hobby?you've?been?wanting?to?develop．
F．?Start?to?travel?now?and?learn?to?challenge?yourself.
G．?You?can?never?see?any?improvement?if?you?stick?to?your?comfort?zone．
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第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45）
第一节 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四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Make the Most of What You Have Got
For Nick Vujicic, life was going to be difficult from the day he was born．When Nick arrived into this world, he 41 everyone．He was not like the other babies and it was??? 42 ??obvious to his parents and to the doctors in the hospital． There was no?? ?43 ????or answers for his condition．Nick was born without any limbs—that is he was born without any arms or legs．But despite being physically? 44 ??, he was mentally 45 and the rest of his body was functioning fine． ?46 ??he had loving parents, Nick would find school hard as he would often be looked down upon by the other children and at the young age of 10, he considered?? 47 ???his life by drowning himself in a bathtub．These dark thoughts were?? ?48 ???by his negative attitude to being disabled and at the time, he thought that he would never be able to do?? ?49 ??by himself, that he would never have a job and that he would always have to?? ?50 ???on his parents for help．
Nick was wrong．As an adult, Nick is a successful public speaker and is famous for his motivational?? 51 ?which focus on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning in life worldwide．He?? ?52 ???so many people with the story of his life, how he has??? 53 ???so many difficulties and most importantly how he is happy every day． Despite having no arms or legs, Nick lives ? ?54 ???, even finding ways to do almost? 55 ??things like brushing his teeth on his own and swimming．He has to work harder than a full bodied person and he achieves his goals． At the first impression, you may look at Nick and feel??? ?56 ????．You may feel sad that this man has no arms or legs and you might feel his??? 57 ????and upset that he could find everyday situations difficult．But we should???? 58 ????Nick, as he is extremely positive and he gets on with life．He ????59?????every day and makes the best of what he has: a positive attitude, a creative mind and a powerful?? ??60 ??．He also has a very kind and very beautiful wife and they are truly happy and in love．
41. A．accepted
42. A．nervously
43. A．surprise
44．A．active
45. A．normal
46. A．Since
47. A．changing
48. A．expressed
49. A．something
50. A．call
51. A．speeches
52. A．touches
53. A．faced
54. A．comfortably
55. A．crazy
56. A．pity
57. A．courage
58. A．encourage
59. A．smiles
60. A．position
B．pleased
B．hopefully
B．worry
B．disabled
B．challenged
B．Although
B．sharing
B．collected
B．anything
B．cheat
B．poems
B．convinces
B．created
B．independently
B．dangerous
B．guilt
B．selfishness
B．admire
B．shouts
B．body
C．inspired
C．painfully
C．explanation
C．sick
C．calm
C．If
C．risking
C．given
C．everything
C．rely
C．lessons
C．puzzles
C．met
C．hopelessly
C．impossible
C．panic
C．anger
C．comfort
C．cries
C．family
D．shocked
D．cautiously
D．apology
D．abused
D．disturbed
D．Unless
D．ending
D．driven
D．nothing
D．look
D．posters
D．judges
D．overcome
D．lonely
D．regretful
D．pain
D．confidence
D．correct
D．struggles
D．voice
第 II 卷
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。
This summer I travelled from noisy Beijing to Wuzhen, a beautiful village in Zhejiang Province. Unfolded before me was 61.unique image of this water country — the stone bridge and the water flowing, all like fairy tales to me.
However, 62. impressed me most was not the natural scenery but the scene of a grandma bathing a little baby in a wooden basin with the door open. My friends couldn’t help 63.(take) pictures of them. To my surprise, the grandma smiled and waved at us. All of a sudden, my heart was filled with 64._______(warm).?
I shared the photo and my 65. (forget) experience with my friends. They were 66. (simple) moved as I was, but at the same time they reminded me of the unpleasant experiences in big cities. We feel embarrassed to see people quarrelling in public because they 67. (step) on accidentally by strangers.?
According to a recent survey 68. (make) in November 2016,45 % of the residents don’t know the names of their neighbors; 63% have never devoted 69.__________(they) to talking to their neighbors; 67% think that the relationship between them and their neighbors is just so-so,or even bad.?
Wouldn’t it be beautiful to say hello to our neighbors who just came back 70. work and give them a smile??
第四部分 写作 （共两节 满分 35）
短文改错（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，多改（从第11处起）不计分
Last Sunday, Li Yue and Zhang Hua went to Sunshine Nursing home, where they visited for the first time. On their arrive, they were warm welcomed by the elderly. Respectfully, they presented the elderly fruits and flowers. Then they started working at once, cleaning the windows and sweeping the floor. Before everything was done, they sat in the yard, chat with the elderly. When it was time for all of them to leave, the elderly thanked for them, Li Yue and Zhang Hua were very happy. They said it was a meaning day which they would remember it forever. What they do has brought other people joy and enriched their own lives.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华,你校的交换生Tom对中国的民间艺术很感兴趣,本周五学校将要举办“校园文化周"（The Campus Culture Festival ）,请你写一份封电子邮件,邀请Tom去体验编织艺术（waving art）,内容包括:
1. 提出邀请并简述原因
2. 活动的内容（了解编织艺术的历史：1000多年；观看编织艺术的展览；用竹子编椅子，窗帘，装饰品）
3. 约定与Tom见面的时间和地点 4. 期待对方的回复
注意： 1 字数100词左右 2 可适当增加细节，使行文
Dear Tom，
Yours,
Li Hua
淮南二中高一下期中考试英语学科答案
一 听力 1--5. BBCBA 6--10. ABBBA 10--15. CBACC 16--20. BCCAC
二 阅读 CDBCB DACAD ACCAB GCEDF
三 完形41-45 DCCBA 46-50 BDDBC 51-55 AADBC 56-60 ACBAD
四 语法
61.a 62.what 63.taking 64.warmth 65.unforgettable 66.simply
67.are stepped 68.made 69.themselves 70.from
五 改错
六 作文
Dear Tom，
Here comes a piece of good news. The Campus Culture Festival will be hosted this Friday. Since you have a strong passion for Chinese folk art, it’s a great pleasure for me to invite you to join us.
The activity is scheduled to last approximately two hours, from 3:30pm to 5:30pm in the school hall. It covers a wide variety of content. Not only can we appreciate numerous appealing weaving works ranging from chairs to decorations, but also we’ll watch the documentary concerning the history of the weaving art.
In addition, some distinguished professors will be invited to deliver a lecture about how to promote the development of the weaving art, during which time you will be definitely gain a better understanding of it. By the way, if you are available, we’ll meet at three outside the school gate.
