泰化学校2017—2018学年
第二学期期末考试高二英语试题(卷)
(时间: 100分钟, 满分: 150分)
第一部分 听力(略)
第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节, 满分60分)
第一节(共15小题; 每小题3分, 满分45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。
A
The following form shows the result of a survey of parents from five countries, who were asked why children are important to them. They were required to choose three main reasons from seven dealing with personal interests, family relations and social responsibility. Each number in the form is the percentage of parents who chose what particular item(项目) as one of their three reasons.
Items
Japan
Korea
USA
Britain
France
A. To see oneself
continuing in future
35
32
31
17
59
B. To keep the family line
24
68
17
26
C. To receive cares in old age
10
38
8
7
8
D. To strengthen family ties
51
25
50
55
66
E. To develop oneself through raising one’s children
60
19
54
69
35
F. To enjoy raising children
20
19
50
71
39
G. To raise responsible citizens
45
40
46
15
21.Compared with the parents in other countries Korean parents are least interested in ________.
A.receiving cares in old age B.raising responsible citizens
C.keeping the family line D.enjoying raising children
22.In which country parents pay the most attention to learning from the experience?
A.In Britain. B.In USA. C.In Japan. D.In Korea.
23.From the above percentages, we can infer ________.
A.parents in Western countries care more about family relationship
B.parents in Asia want their children to be useful for the society most
C.ideas of raising children between East and West are somewhat different
D.parents all over the world usually do not think about their own old ages
B
The earthquake affected the students of the destroyed areas in many ways: losing parents, being scared and feeling lonely. How can we help them? Teens reporter talked with Lin Dan, the program director of the Sunshine in Your Heart Project at the Red Cross Society of China.
How will the earthquake affect the teenagers mentally?
They’ll have feelings of fear, anger and feel they are not safe. They will find it hard to focus. They will tend to cry, shout and tremble. And they might be afraid to be alone.
What will happen if they are not helped?
The teenagers will find it hard to live in a balanced way. If things get worse, they might not be able to focus on their studies. They might give up on life.
How can we help them overcome these problems?
The first thing is to build up trust with them. Show your sympathy and sadness, and be their friends. Then you have to give them a sense of safety. Tell them that there’s a solution to every problem. Thirdly, try to satisfy their psychological needs. Be a good listener if he or she needs to talk.
Some of them were not directly affected by the quake but have seen images on TV and feel scared. What should they do?
Talk with an adult or share their feelings with someone who might feel similar. If this doesn’t help, then they should see a doctor for professional help.
24.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.The Scare Caused by the Earthquake
B.Dealing with the Pain Left behind after the Earthquake
C.How to Get a Sense of Safety D.The Psychological Needs
25.The underlined word “psychological” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to “________”.
A.mental B.physical C.material D.professional
26.From the passage, we can infer that ________.
A.the scare caused by the earthquake can be relieved quickly
B.seeing a doctor is the most important measure to deal with the problems
C.the images on TV can also affect people and even cause problems
D.to help them overcome these problems, we should always talk with them
27.When helping them overcome the problems, we need not ________.
A.build up trust with them B.give them a sense of safety
C.solve every problem they have for them D.be a good listener if they need to talk
C
I have often been considered strange when I tell people that I want to be a writer, because for most people, or at least teenagers in my geographic location, see writing as a difficulty. The reason why I want to be a writer is that writing gives me the power to create worlds and people out of nothing. We can create a picture in a few minutes with our minds. We have the power to influence others, even people we’ve never met!
I have always wondered if it is the same thing that drives me, as a writer, as what drives video game creators or directors. We are all creating something out of nothing. The thing that is so amazing about writers is that we create something out of tools that don’t cost more than a dollar (a piece of paper and a pencil).For writers it is all in our head. Our wonderful brain is our tool.
Some people have this simple way of writing that can sweep us off our feet. Those who have this gift often do not see the beauty in it. It is sad really. Writing is such a basic element(元素)in our society that many take advantages of it and don’t realize its greatness. It takes someone from the inside to understand and admire the art of putting words together to form a sentence; it sounds so simple and yet there is so much more to it than meets the eye.
Being a writer is a wonderful thing—something that is gifted to all of us who have the ability to form sentences on paper. Being a good writer or even great writer is the hard part. Oh! And don’t even get me started on being a published writer.
28.Why do most people think “I” to be strange when hearing “I want to be a writer” ?
A.Because they consider writing as a difficulty.
B.Because writing isn’t popular with the locals.
C.Because writers are very crazy and strange.
D.Because people can’t make money by writing.
29.For the writer, what is the most important tool for writing?
A.A pencil. B.Wonderful brain. C.A piece of paper. D.A computer.
30.In which part of a website may the passage appear?
A.Entertainment. B.Hobby. C.Life. D.Education.
31.Which is the best possible title of the passage?
A.Being a writer B.A strange person C.A cheap career D.Our wonderful brain
D
While both Europe and the United States of America are considered the Western world, it’s good to know there are some differences in culture. If you are considering moving to a European country, you will find the information below helpful as you plan your move.
One cultural difference is how the countries perceive(理解, 认为) time and space. For example, a house in the United States that is 200 years old would be considered ancient. This is probably because America is a fairly young country. However, in Europe, something would not be considered ancient unless it was at least 2,000 years old. However, perception of distance seems to be the opposite. While Europeans would consider 100 kilometers a long way to drive, Americans would not think twice. This could be due to the fact that Europe is smaller and more heavily populated. In fact, the United States is over twice the size of Europe.
Cars are another factor that differs greatly between Europe and the United States. American automobiles usually have automatic transmissions(自动变速器) while European cars generally have manual gears(手动变速器).European automobiles are smaller and more round-shaped, while American cars are larger and more square-shaped.Trucks and limousines(豪华轿车) are vehicles that Americans enjoy. In Europe, however, these types of vehicles are hardly seen, as they prefer smaller cars due to parking_and_traffic_congestion.
The view of education is another cultural difference between the European countries and the United States. In America, parents may save for many years and even go into debt to pay for their children to attend college. Most schools and universities in Europe, however, are free of tuition. In fact, children are expected to attend college there.
32.The author wrote the first paragraph mainly to__________.
A.tell the differences between Europe and America
B.advise people to travel to Europe and America
C.introduce the topic of this passage to the readers
D.persuade people to live in a European country
33.Which of the following shows the Americans’ perception of time?
A.An ancient house has a history of 200 years.
B.Europe has been at least 2,000 years old.
C.A hundred kilometers is a long way to drive.
D.It is proper to drive a distance of 100 kilometers.
34.The underlined phrase “parking and traffic congestion” in Paragraph 3 means “__________ ”.
A.people like parking their cars on the road
B.the cars go through the parks now and then
C.it is easy to park and drive on the highway
D.parking is not easy and the traffic is heavy
35.It can be concluded from the last paragraph that________.
A.Americans are richer than Europeans
B.Americans work harder than Europeans
C.the children in Europe needn’t go to school
D.it costs Americans a lot of money to go to college
第二节(共5小题; 每小题3分, 满分15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。
In our modern world, everyone is trying to do things faster, better, and more productively. Here are a few habits to help you increase your productivity.
?36.________ Just by taking a few moments to find 3-5 things you must finish each day, you will improve your overall productivity, because you can’t focus on your important work if you don’t know what’s important.
?Don’t multi(多)-task. We live in a rapidly developing world, but scientists tell us that none of us is truly a good multi-tasker.37.________
?Create a morning routine.38.________ If you know you operate at your best when you have exercised and had a good breakfast, making those things a priority(优先考虑的事) will positively affect the rest of your day.
?Be short and clear. When writing e-mails, get to the points quickly.39.________
?Work off-line.40.________ If you can’t avoid its distractions(分心), work off-line or take your work somewhere without an Internet connection to force some focus. I get so much work done on long plane journeys and I sometimes go to a local coffee shop for some work.
A.The Internet is a fantastic, but an attractive place.
B.Decide your most important tasks.
C.Do the thing you want to do the least, first.
D.Working on one thing at a time will make you faster.
E.A good rule is to limit your e-mail to five sentences or less.
F.You don’t need a fancy system for productivity, just a few good, timeless habits.
G.For many people, deciding and continuing a morning routine can have a good start of the day.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节,满分55分)
第一节 (共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节阅读下面短文,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。
There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much.Every day after work the man would come home and 41 with the little boy.He would always 42 all of his extra time with the little boy.
One night, while the man was at work, he 43 that he had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn't be able to play with his little boy. 44 he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him 45 .So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large 46 of the world on the cover.He got a(n) 47 .He removed the map, and then patiently tore it up into small pieces.Then he put all the 48 in his coat pocket.
When he got home, the little boy came 49 to him and was ready to play. The man 50 that he had extra work to do and couldn't play just now.He 51 the little boy into the dining room, and 52 all the pieces of the map.He spread them on the table.He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could 53 together, his extra work would be 54_ , and they could both play.Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.
About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, "Okay, it's finished.Can we play now?"
The man was 55 , saying, "That's impossible.Let's have a look." And 56 enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together every piece in its 57 .
The man said, “That’s amazing! How did you do that? ” The boy said, “It's 58 .On the 59 of the page is a(n) 60 of a man.When I put the man together the whole world fell into place."
41.A.enjoy B.watch C.share D.play
42.A.take B.spend C.spare D.have
43.A.recognized B.told C.realized D.expected
44.A.However B.Or C.For D.But
45.A.happy B.busy C.excited D.silent
46.A.map B.picture C.figure D.image
47.A.information B.chance C.idea D.advice
48.A.world B.pieces C.paper D.magazine
49.A.running B.expecting C.shouting D.meeting
50.A.explained B.persuaded C.shouted D.discussed
51.A.asked B.ordered C.led D.showed
52.A.did up B.dealt with C.put out D.took out
53.A.look it up B.get it around C.put it back D.turn it over
54.A.finished B.wasted C.delivered D.filled
55.A.shocked B.surprised C.satisfied D.tired
56.A.beautiful B.sure C.right D.quite
57.A.way B.position C.side D.place
58.A.funny B.difficult C.simple D.interesting
59.A.back B.cover C.top D.front
60.A.picture B.impression C.sculpture D.shade
第二节(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。
When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people 61.
(walk) with dogs. It is still true that the dog is the most useful and 62. (faith) animal in the world. But the reasons why people keep a dog 63. (change).In the old days, people used to train dogs to protect themselves against the attacks 64. the beasts. And later they came 65. (realize) that the dog was not only useful 66. willing to obey its master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what they caught without 67. (permit).But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery, but 68. (important) reason is for companionship. For a child, 69. dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with; for a young couple, a dog is their child when they have no children; for old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from 70. (protect) to friendship.
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:在错的词下画一横线,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。
Barbara Herrera is my best friends since childhood. We are all from Chicago, but now I live in San Francisco and Barbara lives in Atlanta. We didn’t see each other very often. I often write to Barbara and tell of her about all the things that is happening at my company. And she often writes to me about my work. There are also other ways we communicate with each other. Sometimes we talk on phone, or send emails to each other. We are really luckily. In this new age of communication, there are so much ways we can keep in touch with each other. We live in different city, so we’re in touch all the time.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是李华, 山西大学的灾害专家陈教授将于7月4日上午9点在你们学校阶梯教室举办一个安全报告会, 你用英语给你的美籍同学Mary发一封e-mail, 通知她去听报告。内容包括:
1.报告内容: 如何预防龙卷风、 飓风等灾害, 以及遇到灾害时如何保护自己;
2.注意事项: 按时参加, 认真听讲, 做好记录, 可举手或递纸条询问等。
注意: 1.词数100左右; 2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Mary,
I have something important to tell you
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
See you then.
Yours,
Li Hu
高二英语期末参考答案:
21-23 DAC 24-27 BACC 28-31 ABBA 32-35 CADD 36~40.BDGEA
完形填空:
41-45 DBCDB 46-50 ACBAA 51-55 CDCAB 56-60 BDCAA
语法填空:
61. walking 62. faithful 63. have changed 64. by/from/of 65. to realize
66. but 67. permission 68. the most important 69. a 70. protection
短文改错:
Barbara Herrera is my best since childhood. We are from Chicago, but now I live in San Francisco and Barbara lives in Atlanta. We see each other very often. I often write to Barbara and tell her about all the things that happening at my company. And she often writes to me about work. There are also other ways we communicate with each other. Sometimes we talk on phone, or send emails to each other. We are really .In this new age of communication, there are so ways we can keep in touch with each other. We live in different city, so we’re in touch all the time. cities
写作One possible version:
Dear_Mary,_
I_have_something_important_to_tell_you. There will be a safety lecture in the lecture room of our school on July 4.It is about how to prevent tornadoes, hurricanes and other natural disasters and how we should protect ourselves when we are caught in them. The lecture will be given by Professor Chen, a famous disaster expert from Shanxi University. It begins at 9:00 in the morning. All of us are required to attend it on time, listen and take notes carefully. If we have any questions, we can raise our hands or write them down on a piece of paper and pass it to the expert.
Please do remember the time and the place and be sure not to be late.
See you then.
Yours,_
Li_Hua