2018年成都航天中学高2016级高二下期期中考试
英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节， 满分30分）第Ⅰ卷
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
What does the man want to do?
Go to Mexico on business.
Relax and enjoy himself.
Reserve a cheap hotel.
What will the woman get?
Carpet cleaner. B. A paper towel. C. A glass of wine.
Who is the woman?
An assistant teacher. B. A student. C. A teacher.
Where are the speakers headed?
To a swimming pool. B. To the beach. C. To a restaurant.
Why is the museum important?
It’s a museum for old art.
It will be built on a small island.
It’s the first of its kind in Indonesia.
第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）
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、7 题。
How much does an entrance ticket cost?
A. Five dollars. B. Two dollars C. Seven dollars.
How does the woman pay?
By check. B. In cash. C. By credit card.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
Where did the tomato sauce come from?
The man’s own yard.
A store only five miles away.
C. A local farm.
What does the woman think of cooking?
She enjoys it very much.
It makes her feel creative.
She doesn’t have the patience for it.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
What is the relationship between the speakers?
Neighbors. B. Husband and wife. C. Interviewer and interviewee.
Where did the man go to college?
In Texas. B. In Washington. C. In Nebraska.
What is the woman’s job?
She is a computer programmer.
She is an artist.
She is a banker.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
What did Fitbit say about the recent study?
It hurt their business.
It was false.
C. They had no comment.
When does the man use his Fitbit?
All the time.
During the daytime.
C. Only when he’s exercising.
What does the man think of his Fitbit?
It’s sometimes uncomfortable to wear.
It isn’t useful.
It’s of good value.
How does the woman sound?
Bored. B. Interested. C. Upset.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
What is the speaker mainly talking about?
A. A free lesson website for teachers.
B. A language program.
C. A search engine.
18. How many people use Duolingo currently?
A. Several thousand.
B. A few hundred thousand.
C. Over one hundred million.
19. Where is Luis von Ahn from?
Guatemala. B. Switzerland.. C. Costa Rica.
How was Duolingo originally funded?
A. By big websites. B. By an actor. C. By schools.
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，并在答读卡上将 该项涂黑。
A
Become a Volunteer and Make a Difference
The First Tee, as an outstanding youth development organization, is always searching for good people that want to volunteer at one of our many Pittsburgh area locations.
We’re Looking for You!
Nationwide, we currently have more than 3,700 coaches signed up with The First Tee as well as volunteers. But you don’t have to be a golf professional or even a good golfer. With The First Tee Coach Program, we provide the training you need.
Developed with input from leading experts in the field of positive youth development, our program focuses on making participants stronger and more confident through decision-making and exploring options, inspiring the golfers of tomorrow to look to the future, set goals, and unlock their potential.
We also need more volunteers to make The First Tee possible. Opportunities include:
Assistant Coach: assist in our weekly golf clinics. All that we request is that you make a 7-week commitment (one day per week), for 2 hours each week. Each clinic is led by one of our trained staff members who creates a written lesson plan for our volunteers to follow.
Database Manager:??input data entry of participants, volunteers, and community relation records and update chapter information for Home Office and community relations.??The database manager is expected to update the data a minimum of every other week.
Equipment Manager: organize and sort donated equipment, get rid of unfit equipment, and arrange equipment for distribution to participants at least once a week.
Greeter: register participants, hand information to parents, greet visitors, answer phone and provide general program information.
Process of Becoming a Volunteer
Begin by filling out the Google Forms application below. Once Alison Boyle (our Director of Volunteer and Participant Services) receives your completed application, she will contact you for an in-person interview.
CLICK HERE to fill out a Volunteer Application via Google Forms
For more information, please contact our Director of Volunteer and Participant Services, Alison Boyle, at aboyle@thefirstteepittsburgh.org.
21. The First Tee Coach Program centers on _____.
A looking for golf stars B. training professional coaches
C. attracting more visitors D. empowering participants
22. If you are good at using computers, you may choose to be a (an) _____.
A. database manager B. assistant coach
C. greeter D. equipment manager
23. To become a volunteer at The First Tee, one must _____.
A. be a good golfer B. consult Alison Boyle
C. have an interview D. promise to work 7 weeks
B
Those who find themselves easily distracted(分散注意力)at work may be intellectually(智力上地)superior to their colleagues, according to research. Intelligent workers may have difficulty concentrating due to the vast number of clever ideas popping into their gifted brains.
Bostjan Ljubic, vice president of Steelcase, a workplace solutions company that analyzed the findings of neuroscientists(神经学家) and cognitive((认知的) researchers, said: “Employers are always on the lookout for the brightest people available, however the difficulty to withstand multiple tasks and distractions in the office affects smart people in the same way as everyone else, if not more.” The smartest individuals may find it more difficult to decide which ideas to prioritize(区分优先次序) with distraction leading to feeling of inability to deal with the work as a whole. The smartest brains can finally fall short of their own expected potential, as well as failing to live up to their employer's hopes.”
Nearly half of more than 10,000 workers surveyed in 17 countries, said they struggled to concentrate in the office, according to a health study by Steelcase. Increased access to technology has been considered as a possible reason for this lack of focus. Research from GlobalWebIndex says the average time spent on mobile devices has increased by 200 percent since 2012, while the average smartphone user in the UK checks their phone 221 times every day and the average office worker checks their email around 30 times an hour. The University of California suggests that the average office worker is interrupted or distracted every three minutes.
Mr Ljubic said, “The ways in which we work are changing more rapidly than ever before and the brain is being subjected to stress and distractions which can lead to overload and statistics show that distractions in the workplace are on the rise.”
24. The purpose of the text is to tell readers ___________.
A. many employers are looking for clever workers
B. intelligent workers are more easily distracted
C. office workers spend more time on cell phones
D. distractions in the workplace are on the rise
25. Intelligent workers cannot concentrate easily probably because _________.
A. they are coming up with lots of great ideas
B. they should be careful about their work
C. they must keep an eye on their colleagues
D. they are afraid they can’t do their work well
26. According to Bostjan Ljubic, the brightest people ___________.
A. can’t gain satisfaction in their job
B. always fail to find a well-paid job
C. can more easily meet their employers’ needs
D. can’t necessarily work better than others
27. Which of the following is true according to the last paragraph?
A. Distractions can damage office workers’ brain
B. Office workers are trying to get rid of distractions
C. Distractions in workplaces will become more serious
D. Distractions lead to worker’s stress and dissatisfaction
C
The online takeaway industry is growing in China along with the rapid development of the Internet economy. But environmental activists complain that the huge volume of plastic utensils (用具), wrapping and containers presents a great challenge to the environment, and that the heavy use of throwaway wooden chopsticks is reducing natural resources.
On September 1, the Beijing No.4 Intermediate People’s Court accepted a lawsuit filed by the Chongqing Green Volunteer League, an environmental non-government organization (NGO), against the country’s three largest food delivery platforms—Baidu Waimai, Ele.me and Meituan. The NGO stated that the companies failed to provide customers with the choice to not receive throwaway plastic utensils along with their food deliveries. Meanwhile, these utensils have created large amounts of rubbish and caused serious ecological damage.
In response, both Meituan and Ele.me, which acquired Baidu Waimai in August, have promised to take measures to reduce plastic waste. Meituan announced that it would appoint a chief environmental officer to oversee environmental issues from plastic waste and upgrade its smartphone app to provide consumers with the option of ordering food without single-use chopsticks, spoons or napkins. Ele.me followed by offering a similar choice and putting forward a plan to introduce suppliers of degradable (可降解的) plastic utensils to restaurants in the long term.
Is there a possible way out? Combined efforts by delivery platforms, consumers, restaurants and government departments are required to address plastic waste pollution.
For platforms, promoting environmental protection and introducing this idea to consumers are a meaningful move. Moreover, in the future, they should also make strict rules on the use of plastic utensils. For example, no more than one plastic bag should be used to wrap soup dishes, and all plastic products should be degradable. It is a long and difficult task for them, and the recent reactions from Ele.me and Meituan are just beginnings.
Considering most takeout food packaging is thrown into garbage bins and then taken away along with other household garbage, sorting of waste also becomes more important. Government departments could play a major role in this, and by recycling some materials, waste pollution could be reduced and resources saved. Furthermore, there have been growing calls that the government should also invest more in developing degradable plastic products or environmentally friendly alternatives.
Though consumers enjoy the convenience yet also suffer exposure to the pollution, many of them have paid little attention to the plastic waste problem. Environmental groups suggest that consumers change their habits a little by using their own utensils and dishes and refusing unnecessary plastic containers.
28. The Chongqing Green Volunteer League accused the three food delivery platforms of _____.
A. offering no utensil option
B. violating environmental standards
C. using many wooden chopsticks
D. causing damage to people’s health
29. The author suggests food delivery platforms _____.
A. Research possible alternatives. B. Raise people’s awareness.
C. Upgrade their application design. D. Hire a chief environmental officer.
30. Who probably plays a more important role in promoting the categorization of rubbish?
A. food delivery platforms B. government departments
C. environmental groups D. fast food restaurants
31. The passage is mainly concerned with _____.
A. why environmental problems arise
B. who food delivery platforms affect most
C. what efforts environmental groups have made
D. how plastic utensil pollution can be solved
D
The freezing Northeast hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C, thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets (at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part----particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables----was a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.
The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries; the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.
Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened promise, I’ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown’s Grove Farm’s stand,?full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal----and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn’t be experiencing again for months.
Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where----luckily for me----I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I’d be ordering every tomato on it.
32. What did the author think of her winter life in New York?
A. Boring. B. Exciting.
C. Relaxing. D. Annoying.
33. What made the author’s getting up early worthwhile?
A. Having a swim.
B. Breathing in fresh air.
C. Visiting a local farmers’ market.
D. Walking in the morning sun.
34. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?
A. They look nice B. They are soft.
C. They taste great. D. They are juicy.
35. What was the author going to do that evening?
A. Go to a farm. B. Check into a hotel.
C. Buy fresh vegetables. D. Eat in a restaurant.
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。
House Sitting
In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.
In Australia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country. 36
So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning. 37 I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area.
38 There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.
There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time. 39 You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.
Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owners have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to Europe.
40 Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One of the important things to get is references from the home owners where you have stayed. A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well. You can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.
A. You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.
B. This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.
C. Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job.
D. It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.
E. You must take a little care over what your description says about you.
F. Thousands of people do this all the time.
G. I have done house sitting many times.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分 45 分）
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 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题 卡上相应番号处将该项涂黑。
There was a businessman who was deep in debt and could see no way 41 , Creditors（债主） were closing in on him. Suppliers were demanding 42 . He sat on the park bench, head in hands, wondering if anything could 43 his company from bankruptcy（破产）.
Suddenly an old man appeared before him. After listening to the man’s woes, the old man said. “1 believe I can 44 you.” He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and 45 it into his hand saying, “Take this money. 46 me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me hack at that time”. Then he turned around and disappeared as 47 as he had come.
The business man saw in his hand a check for S500, 000 , 48 by John D. Rockefeller, one of the richest men in the world! “I can erase my money worries in a/an 49 !” he realized. But 50, the man decided to put the uncashed check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the strength to 51 a way to save his business. With renewed 52 , he negotiated better deals and extended terms of payment. He closed several big sales. Within a few months, he was out of debt and 53 money once again.
Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the uncashed check. At the agreed-upon time, the old man appeared. But just as the man was about to hand back the check and 54 his success story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.
“I'm so glad I caught him!” she cried. “ I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's always 55 from the rest home and telling people he's John D. Rockefeller.” And she led the old man away 56 the arm.
The man just stood there, 57 . All year long he'd been wheeling and dealing, buying and selling, convinced he had 58 a million dollars behind him. Suddenly, he realized that it wasn't the money 59 or imagined, that had turned his life around. It was his new-found self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he 60 .
41．A. within B. outside C. inside D. out
42．A. treatment B. agreement C. payment D. equipment
43．A. hide B. save C. avoid D. assist
44．A. protect B. relieve C. help D. promote
45．A. pushed B. folded C. kicked D. pulled
46．A. Meet B. Find C. Greet D. Interview
47．A. cautiously B. slowly C. calmly D. quickly
48．A. sighed B. symbolized C. signed D. signaled
49．A. hour B. day C. instant D. week
50．A. however B. instead C. therefore D. anyway
51．A. work out B. make out C. give out D. put out
52．A. materialism B. pessimism C. criticism D. optimism
53．A. losing B. making C. spending D. wasting
54．A. share B. retell C. recite D. read
55．A. suffering B. hearing C. surviving D. escaping
56．A. on B. by C. in D. at
57．A. astonished B. excited C. disturbed D. frustrated
58．A. almost B. half C. exactly D. totally
59．A. real B. special C. fake D. private[
60．A. ran into B. cleared up C. went after D. argued for
第 II 卷
第二节 短文填空（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（不多于 3 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wolf Warrior II (《战狼II》) is such a hit that it has put China in the 61 (globe) spotlight. It’s also the first film to taste success both in terms of box office earnings 62 promoting Chinese values.
The film focuses on a rescue operation in Africa, 63 (lead) by Leng Feng, played by Wu Jing, the writer and director of the film. It is based 64 the true events of the 2011 evacuation (撤离) of Chinese people from Libya. It describes how the Chinese government aims 65 (protect) overseas Chinese citizens. Just 66 the message at the end of the film reads: “When you encounter 67 (dangerous) in a foreign land, do not give up! Please remember, at your back 68 (stand) a strong motherland.”
China’s 69 (rise) military power and its positive role in the world have brought out a bigger sense of 70 (proud) among young people in China.
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：把缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），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。
Most of us accept the fact which our parents are our first teachers. Some of our earliest memories are from our families offering guidance and support. As we grow in both age or intelligence, our parents teach us more about the society. There has a time when we young people believe that our parents should stop offering their advices and stop acting as teachers. We may start to think that we know much about the world than our parents. Perhaps we believe their opinions and ideas were out of date. We are now standing at the top of a great pyramid, wait to take turns to lead society in this century. Besides, we should remember our parents represent the foundation of that great pyramid. Without a strong foundation, nothing can built.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
近日，成都外国语学校高二（1）班李华同学收到一封美国笔友Peter的邮件。在邮件中，Peter讲述自己特别喜爱的宠物狗突然死去，非常伤心，打算克隆这条狗，但犹豫不决，特来邮件征询李华的意见。
假如你是李华，请对邮件作回复，对于“克隆宠物狗”提出自己的反对建议及其原因：1、克隆狗只是外貌相似，个体差异大；2、目前，动物克隆风险较大；3、克隆动物抗病能力差、寿命短暂；4、克隆费用昂贵，不如重新领养。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 内容包括要点但不要逐字翻译，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
4. 参考词汇： clone (克隆) resist (抵抗) adopt(领养)
Dear Peter,
I’m very glad to receive your letter of May 2nd,
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
成都航天中学2018学年度高二期中考试题
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21-23 DAC 24-27 BADC 28-31 ABBD 32-35 ACAD 36-40 FGCAD
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短文填空：1. global 2. and 3. led 4. on 5. to protect
6. as 7. danger/dangers 8. Stands 9. rising 10. Pride
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35 分）
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参考范文：
Dear Peter,
I’m very glad to receive your letter of May 2nd, from which I know your situation and feel so sorry for you. Your pet dog cannot be brought back to life and you might as well cheer up.
For your reference, I’m writing to put forward some suggestions concerning your cloning a pet dog. Personally, it may not be suitable for you to do so. First, a cloned dog is just similar in appearance. For example, it may take a long time for a cloned pet and you to adapt to each other. Then, most cloning experiments end in failure and there is a great risk of cloning animals at present. Besides, cloned animals are too weak to resist diseases and usually die at an early age. Mostly importantly, cloning usually costs too much, which isn’t better than adopting. Anyway, it is up to you whether you decide on cloning.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
