霍邱二中2018-2019学年第一学期期中考试

高二英语测试题

第I卷

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，共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。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the man going to do?

A. Take part in a party. B. Go to the company. C. Work on the paper.

2. How many words is the article limited to?

A. 400. B. 800. C.1,200.

3. How will the two speakers meet the team?

A. By car. B. By boat. C. By bus.

4. How does the man like his journey?

A. Very bad. B. Very good. C. Very cheap.

5. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At a repair shop. B. At a supermarket. C. At a TV set factory.

第二节（共15小题，每题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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6至7题。

6. How much does the man pay for each piece at last?

A. 16 dollars. B. 20 dollars. C. 25 dollars.

7. Who will stick the wallpaper?

A. The man. B. The woman. C. The worker.

听第7段材料，回答8至9题。

8. What is the man?

A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A headmaster.

9. What kind of clothes will the woman wear?

A. Beautiful clothes. B. Fancy clothes. C. Neat clothes.

听第8段材料，回答10至12题。

10. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Couple. B. Colleagues. C. Friends.

11. Why will the man go to Shanghai tomorrow morning?

A. To take a vacation. B. To visit his parents. C. To attend a meeting.

12. What will the man drink?

A. Water. B. Coffee. C. Tea.

听第9段材料，回答13至16题。

13. Why was the man feel down?

A. Because he failed in the exam. B. Because he quarreled with Henry.

C. Because he was punished by Mr. Smith.

14. What was Henry accused of?

A. Chatting with others. B. Stealing a rubber. C. Cheating in the exam.

15. How did the teacher deal with the event?

A. By punishing Henry. B. By criticized the man in public.

C. By investigating the whole event.

16. What do we know about the man?

A. He misunderstood Henry. B. He disliked Henry. C. He decided to break up with Henry.

听第10段材料，回答17至20题。

17. What does the speaker do?

A. A teacher. B. An artist. C. A guide.

18. What will the listeners visit first?

A. Maps and photos. B. Paintings and sculpture. C. Exhibits of plants and animals.

19. What can listeners do at the Hall of Nature History?

A. Enjoy art collections. B. Experience the early culture.

C. Communicate with native people.

20. Where will the listeners go to at the end of the tour?

A. To a cafeteria. B. To the Jacobson Gallery. C. To the Hall of Nature History.

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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Every year, TIME selects the best inventions that are making the world better, smarter and , in some cases, a little more fun. Here are the ones on last year’s list.

The Ultimate Alarm Clock

It’s hard to believe that an alarm clock, called Hello Sense, can not only be beautiful but also improve your sleep. It can control the temperature, light and even air quality in your bedroom to help you have a perfect sleep environment. It can wake you up when you’re in the lightest part of your sleep cycle and ready to wake. You can also speak to Sense to find out how well you sleep.

The Folding Bike Helmet

People refuse to wear a helmet because it’s thick and heavy. The morpher, a bike helmet made from interweaved(交织的) plastic is just as strong as the traditional ones, but flexible enough to fold almost totally flat, making it easier to carry.

Shoes That Tie Themselves

Almost everyone who sees the movie Back to the Future wants a pair of shoes which tie themselves. Now, thanks to Nike, the shoe dream is a reality. When you press a button near the tongue, the sneakers themselves tighten and loosen around your feet. Simplified shoe fastening could be helpful for the athletes during the competition, and it’s especially useful for people with the impaired(受损的) motor nerve.

Sweet Potatoes That Could Save Lives

In sub-Saharan Africa, the lack of vitamin A puts children at risk of blindness, and other diseases. Plant scientists are helping some countries grow their own solutions in the form of sweet potatoes. And they fight against droughts. Last year, the orange-colored sweet potatoes won the World Food Prize and have been seen as a healthy crop for all.

21. What do we know about Hello Sense?

A. It shows you ways of sleeping well.

B. It can serve as a light in your bedroom.

C. It tries its best to improve your quality of sleep.

D. It can wake you up at any time every day.

22. Who are more suitable to wear shoes that tie themselves?

A. Ones who enjoy seeing Back to the Future.

B. Ones who practice running.

C. Ones who are fans of Nike.

D. Ones who have trouble with the motor nerve.

23. From the last paragraph, we can infer Sweet Potatoes__________.

A. make a difference in sub-Saharan Africa

B. can keep children off any disease

C. are often used to prevent droughts

D. have taken place of other crops in Africa

24. Which column is the passage probably taken from?

A. History. B. Travel. C. Science. D. Culture.

B

As computers become more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.

Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more widely spread among university students. Almost all their assignment and essays are typed on a computer.

All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.

It’s faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that’s why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.

“When I’m writing with a pen, I find I often can’t remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it.”

“I’m not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”

Many students don’t feel this is something to worry about. Now that it’s more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?

Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei, headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said, “Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer’s emotion. Through one’s handwriting, people can get to know one’s thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”

To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory（必修的）and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.

25. The underlined expression “taking stock in” in paragraph 4 probably means.

A. getting bored with B. getting dependent on

C. becoming crazy about D. getting curious about

26. The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because ___________.

A. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently

B. they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essays

C. they find it not easy to remember how to write a character

D. computers have become a trend and fashion in China

27. Which of the following statement is NOT true of the advantage of handwriting?

A. Handwriting contains the writer’s emotions.

B. Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.

C. Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s self-confidence.

D. The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting

28. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A. To Type or to Handwrite.

B. The Importance of Handwriting and Typing.

C. Writing by Computer Will Replace Writing by Hand.

D. Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters.

C

Can you imagine what 680,000 tons of food look like? That's the amount of food wasted in Britain each year, and at the top of the list of wasted food is bread. In the British diet, bread appears in every meal. It is eaten for breakfast, used for sandwiches for lunch and put in soups at dinner. Almost everyone in Britain buys bread.

Bread is so important to the British that they use the word “bread” to mean “money” and the word “loaf”(一条面包) to mean “head”. So let's use our “loaves” to understand why so much “bread” is wasted!

Even though bread is still sold in such a popular way and in such a large amount, that doesn't mean it's made full use of. It seems people are simply buying much more than they need, so they throw away the bread that they don't need.

Baker Chris Young explains that the British aren't valuing their bread because bread is no longer respected. “None of the bread that is thrown away is ‘real’ bread—homemade or carefully­made bread, but is bought from the bread shop.”

Another baker Mark Boyle agrees. “If you make something by yourself, you don't want to waste it because you know how much energy you've put into it. But although home baking is a nice idea, for many it's out of their ability because they have to work such long hours every day that they don't have time to make bread by themselves at home. So they simply buy bread and just bring it home to eat.”

Perhaps the British should try to bake bread by themselves, which can probably make their dustbins lighter.

29. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Bread plays an important part in British diet.

B. Different British people like different foods.

C. Bread will become less popular in Britain.

D. Bread is the favorite food for the British.

30. If a British boss says to his workers “Please bring your loaves here，” he ________.

A. wants his workers to eat healthily

B. advises his workers to buy more bread

C. asks his workers to work more cleverly

D. promises to give his workers more money

31. Mark Boyle believes that the British throw away much bread mainly because ________.

A. they are tired of eating bread

B. they are too rich to value bread

C. they don't like the taste of bread

D. they don't put any energy into making bread

32. Many British people fail to make bread by themselves at home because ________.

A. they are very busy

B. they don't earn much money

C. they become lazier than before

D. they don't know how to bake bread

D

Hybrid cars （混合动力车） are cars that run on petrol and electricity. They have a small standard petrol engine and a battery electric motor to provide electric power.

There are some differences between different models of hybrid cars, but the general principle is that the car runs on petrol, and the electric motor kicks in when additional power is required, for example, when going uphill or accelerating. In some hybrid cars the petrol engine turns itself off when not needed, for example when the car has stopped at traffic light, keeping only the electric engine running.

Conventional cars have large engines to deal with driving uphill and accelerating. Hybrid cars have much smaller petrol engines, improved by electric motors when needed, so they use less petrol. Another way that fuel consumption is cut by a system of “regenerative (再生的) braking”. The electric motor is used to slow down the car, rather than conventional brakes. The energy produced by slowing the car is changed into electrical power, which is automatically stored in the battery. In effect, the battery recharges when you brake. In conventional cars the energy produced when braking is wasted.

In 1928 Ferdinand Porsche built an experimental hybrid car. The first mass-produced hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, came out in Japan at the end of 1997. However, hybrid cars became available in the USA only in 1999. As they use less fuel, hybrid cars are cheaper to run. There are also many voices in place to encourage people to buy them. In some countries, hybrid car owners pay a lower rate of tax, and don’t have to pay on certain roads. In some cities, hybrid cars are allowed to park for free.

33. Hybrid cars consume less energy than conventional cars because hybrid cars .

A. have large engines to deal with accelerating

B. have conventional brakes to slow down the car

C. have electric power to assist when needed

D. have no energy consumption when stopping

34. From the last paragraph we can learn that Hybrid cars .

A. were first available in the USA B. will gain more popularity

C. free their owners from tax D. are free to park anywhere in the city

35. The main purpose of this text is to .

A. show how hybrid cars slow down

B. encourage people to buy hybrid cars

C. inform people of a kind of energy-saving cars

D. explain why hybrid cars use less energy

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。

On a hot summer day, there are few things that are more wonderful than a nice cool pool. 36  And it is completely relaxing. Of course, if you have children, there are certain measures you should take to keep them safe, whether you have a pool in your backyard or you are going to a public pool.

Go swimming together. No person should ever swim alone. Though many people do, the simple truth is that it only takes a second for people to become injured or drown. 37      Having someone there with you can make the difference between life and death. This is especially true for young children. If your children is under the age of 5, you should never allow them to swim out of arm’s length.

38      Kids love to chase one another through the water and to splash and jump around. But it is important to teach children not to jump on top of one another and to watch their surroundings in the water, so that they do not accidentally knock into others, injuring them. Playing around in the pool is very interesting but dangerous.

Keep it locked. If you have a pool, you must have a locking gate around your pool. 39     Keep the gate locked at all times, even when you are in the pool. It is terrible for children to steal into the pool.

Know the way out. 40    Make sure that they know where all ladders are and how to enter and get out of the pool properly. Although your children may be able to lift themselves out of the pool using the side, that is not the safest way to go.

A. Don’t play around in the pool.

B. Be sure to show all children the proper way to exit the pool.

C. Swimming under water is forbidden in the pool.

D. This is to prevent children from entering the pool without your permission.

E. Slipping into the water seems like the perfect way to deal with the heat.

F. Something sad happens every year.

G. Make sure kids know food should be eaten either before or after swimming.

第二卷

第三部分：英语知识运用

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。

It was a cold morning and there was almost nobody walking on the icy road. James, an elderly man, walked with great  41   on the road. As is well-known to us, aging is something that everybody must   42 . Both his eyesight and  43   failed. Just as he was  44  his steps cautiously, a   45 was approaching by and sent him falling into the ditch(小水坑) by the road.  46   what had happened, the driver was scared but he didn’t   47 . On the contrary, he fled away in no time.   48 and overweight, James was  49 injured and he couldn’t move a bit. He could only lie there  50 , hoping  51 kind man could aid him. Cold and injured, James gradually lost his  52 .
About 10 minutes later, another car  53   near. When the driver, Steven, saw someone lying in the ditch by the roadside, he  54  stopped and went out of the car. He put one finger in front of James’s nose and  55 the breath, knowing he was still living. He shouldered him up and carried him into his car. Having wrapped a  56 blanket around James, he took off his own coat and covered James. After that he 57  for the nearby hospital. Because of the warmth of the blanket and Steven’s coat, James slowly  58 . Knowing it was the young man who had saved him, he erupted into tears, saying “Thank you, kind boy!  59  you I would have died!”
  60     for Steven it is a small case, we should always remember those who have helped us when we are in great need.
41. A. care    B. patience     C. force     D. strength
42. A. fight     B. think      C. learn     D. experience
43. A. sense      B. ability     C. hearing     D. appearance
44. A. noticing     B. minding    C. seeing    D. witnessing
45 . A. man    B. car    C. horse      D. train
46. A. Frightening   B. Feeling   C. Conducting  D. Observing
47. A. pick up     B. pull over    C. go over   D. cut down
48. A. Poor     B. Sad     C. Strong     D. Frightening
49. A. greatly      B. badly     C. slightly   D. sharply
50. A. quiet      B. still     C. calm     D. safe
51. A. every      B. other      C. some     D. another
52. A. consciousness    B. life       C. way    D. concept
53. A. pulled     B. pushed    C. dragged   D. drew
54. A. immediately    B. unwillingly     C. bravely    D. suddenly
55. A. touched    B. felt     C. smelt    D. confirmed
56. A. warm    B. beautiful    C. cold     D. elegant
57. A. set     B. ran     C. headed     D. rowed
58. A. gave back   B. got up      C. came to    D. looked around
59. A. For     B. With     C. Without    D. Besides
60. A. When     B. As      C. Because    D. While

第二节 语法填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或者括号内单词的正确形式。

Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in

61 (total) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.

The term “third—culture kid” __62 (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon while 63 (research) North American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids benefit from 64 (they) intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results.

Yet many 65 (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt themselves completely 66 their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard 67 (develop) new friendship. Additionally, for 68 third-culture kid, it is often easier to move to a new country than to return to his homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to the country 69 she was born. She didn’t know anything about current TV shows 70 fashion trends. And she didn’t share the same values as other teens of her age.

第四部分： 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一部分：短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改l0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

This morning I was about to leave to school while suddenly I heard my name called. It was mother. “John, put on more clothes, and you will catch a cold.” “I don’t think it is cold today,” I said impatient, and ran away before he could say a word. Seating in front of the classroom, I was listening to my teacher carefully. However, it was not yet nine o’clock when it was started to snow. I began to shake with cold. I caught a bad cold. I wished I has followed mother’s advices.

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

假如你是李华,你们班最近就校园安全问题组织了一个主题班会,请你用英语写一篇发言稿,谈一谈你对这个主题的看法。短文应包括下面的内容:
    1. 加强学生的安全意识;
    2. 在校内外活动中注意安全;
    3. 同学间发生矛盾时,一定要保持冷静、理智;
    4. 逐步把学校建成一个更安全的场所。
    注意:1.不要逐句翻译,可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
             2. 词数100左右;
             3. 文章开头已给出,不计人总词数。
My dear classmates,
    Recently our class has discussed about how to make our campus a safe place to stay on

安徽省霍邱县第二中学2018 - 2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题