廣東省惠州市2017-2018學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期中試題

1、廣東省惠州市 2017-2018 學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期中試題本試卷共四部分，滿分150 分。考試時間 120 分鐘。第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分）第一節(jié)（共 10 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C 和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AMetro Pocket GuideMetrorail （地鐵）Each passenger needs a farecard （ 車票） to enter and go out.Up to two children under age five maytravel free with

2、 a pay ing customer.Farecard mach ines are in every statio n.Bri ng small bills because there are nochange machines in the stations and farecard machines only provide up to $5 in change.Get one day of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass.Buy it from a farecard machine inMetro stations.Use i

3、t after 9：30 a. m.until closing on weekdays, and all day on weeke nds and holidays.Hours_of_serviceOpen：5 a.m. Mon day -Friday7 a.m.Saturday-S un day.Close : midnight Sunday.-Thursday.3 a.m.Friday.-Saturday.Last train times vary.To avoid （ 避免） missing the last train , please check the last train tim

4、esposted in stations.MetrobusWhen paying with exact change, the fare is $1.35.When paying with a SmarTrip card the fare is$1.25Fares for senior/disabled customers_Senior citizens65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular?fare.On Metrorail and Metrobus , use a senior/disabled f

5、arecard or SmarTrip card.For more informationabout buying senior/disabled farecards , SmarTrip?cards and passes , please visit MetroOpensD or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-8000.-2 -Senior citize ns and disabled customers can get free guide onhow to use properMetrobus and Metrorail services by callin

6、g 202-962-110Travel_ti _Avoid riding during weekday rush periodsbefore 9 : 30 a.m.and between 4 and 6p.m.If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station , please call Lost & Found（失物招領(lǐng)）at 202-962-1195.1. At what time is Metrorail closed on Saturday?A.At midnight.B. At 7 a.m.C . At 3 a.m.

7、D . At 7 p.m.2.What is good about a SmarTripcard?A.It saves money for its users.B.It is convenient for old people.C. It can be bought at any time.D. It is sold on the Internet.3. Which Number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?A.202-637-8000B. 202-962-1100C. 202-637-7000 D . 202-962-

8、1195BMany years ago, whenl was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where Iwas planning to stop and visit a friend. WhileI was standing in line at the cash register （收款臺）,I

9、 said hello to an older couple who were also pay ingfor gas.I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. Istopped and won dered what I should do. A car pulled up beh ind me. It was the couple I had spoke n toat the gas stati on. They said they would take

10、 me to my friend s. We chatted on the way into the city, andwhen I got out of the car,the husba nd gave me his bus in ess card.I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmaspresent from them. Their note that camewith it said that helping me had made

11、their holidays meanin gful.Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late after noon I returned to mycar and found that I d left the lights on all day, andthe battery （ 電池）was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership ashop selli ng carswas right n ext door.

12、I walked over and found two salesme n in the0.-3 -showroom.“Just how friendly isFriendly Ford? ” I asked and explained my trouble. Theyquickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so whe n I got home,I wrote them a note to say tha nks. I received a letter back

13、 from one of the salesme n. No one had evertake n the time to write him and say tha nk you, and it meant a lot, he said.“Thank you ” 一 two powerful words. They re easy to say and mean so much.4. What happe ned whe n the author found smoke coming out of his car?A. He had it pulled back to the gas sta

14、ti on.B. The couple offered to help him.C. The couple sent him a bus in ess card.D. He called his friend for help.5. The battery of the author s car was dead because_ .A. Someth ing went wrong with the lightsB. The meet ing lasted a whole dayC. He drove too long a dista neeD. He forgot to turn off t

15、he lights6. Which of the followi ng is true?A. The salesman was very happy to receive the writer s note.B. The old couple worked in the gas stati on.C. The writer sent the couple a prese nt.D. the salesma n drove the writer home.7. By tell ing his own experie nces, the author tries to show_ .A. the

16、kind - hearted ness of older peopleB. the importa nee of express ing tha nksC. how to deal with car problemsD. how to write a tha nk - you letterCOnce an old man rose early to read each morning. His gra ndson wan ted to be just like his grandfather, so tried to emulate him every way he could.One day

17、 the grandson asked,“Grandpa, I try to read just like you do, but I don tun dersta nd most of it, and I forget whatever I do un dersta nd immediately I close the book. So whatgood is it for me to read?”The grandfather,who was putting coal on the fire, said,Take this coal basketdow n to the river and

18、 bring me back a basket of water.”The boy did as told to, but the water leaked out before he could get the basket home.The gran dfather laughed, say ing,“ You ll have to move a little faster.” Thistime he ran faster, but again the basket emptied. Out of breath, he decided it was impossible to carryw

19、ater in a basket, and he went to get a bucket（桶）.But thegran dfather said,“ I want a basket of water in stead of a bucket of water. You rejust not trying hard eno ugh. ”The boy knew what he was trying to accomplish was impossible. However, he decided to show his-4 -gran dfather a third time.The boy

20、dipped the basket i nto the river and ran as hard as he could. With the empty basket, hegasped （喘氣說），“ See Grandpa? It s useless! ”“So you think it useless? ” the old man asked. “Then look at the basket. ” To his surprise, theboy found it washed clea n of the dirty coal sta ins and now clea n in sid

21、e and out.“My child, that s what happens when you read the book. You might not understan d orremember everyth ing, but the words will cha nge you in side and out. That is the work of readi ng in ourlives.”8. Why did the man tell the boy to fetch a basket of water?A. He meant to in spire the boy thro

22、ugh an example.B. He intended to train the boy to run faster.C. The work could test how fast the boy ran.D. The work was too much for himself.9. What does the underline word“emulate ” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?A. en courage. B. admire. C. copy（模仿）D. challe nge.10. Which of the follow ing wor

23、ds can be used to describe the gra ndfather?A. Healthy and smart.B. Thoughtful and lovi ng.C. Serious and kno wledgeable.D. Wise and dilige nt.11. What would be the best title for this passage?A. Old Man and His Grandson. B. On Readi ng BooksC. The Power of Readi ng. D. A Basket of Water.DOne after

24、noon I toured an art museumwhile wait ing for myhusba nd to finish a bus in ess meeting.Iwas looking forward to a quiet view of the art works.A young couple view ing the pain ti ngsahead of mechatted non stop betwee n themselves .Iwatched them a mome nt and decided the wife was doing all the talk .I

25、 admired the husba nd s patie neefor putt ing up with her con ti nu ous talk.Distracted by their no ise,l moved on.I met with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art.Each time I heard her consta nt burst of words,I moved away quickly.I was sta nding at the coun ter of the mu

26、seum gift shop making a purchase whe n the couple came nearto the exit.Before they left,the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object.He exte nded itinto a long stick and the n tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife s jacket.“He s a brave man. ” The clerk at the counter sai

27、d, ” Most of us would give up if wewere bli ndedat such a young age.Duri ng his recovery he made a promise that his life wouldn t change. So, asbefore,he and his wife come in whenever there s a newart show. ”“But what does he get out of the art? ” I asked, “He can t see. ”“Can t see?You re wrong.He

28、sees a lot.More than you or I do. ” The clerk said, “His wifedescribes each pain ti ng so he can see it in his head.”I lear ned someth ing about patie nce,courage and love that day.I saw the patie nee ofa young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who woul

29、d notallow blindness to change his life.And I saw the love shared by two people as I wat ched this couple walk-5 -away hand in hand.12. The young couple were at an art museum_ .A. to discuss pain ti ngs B.to show their loveC.to appreciate artD.to describe pain ti ngs13. I moved away quickly. ” in Pa

30、ragraph 3 shows that the writer_ .A.was in the hope of visit ing more roomsB.was in a hurry to buy some giftsC. was not in terested in the art showD.was tired of the non stop talk ing14. We can infer from the passage that the husba nd_.A. couldn t stand his wifeB.was not born blindC.k new nothing ab

31、out artD.completely depe nded on his wife15. After heari ng what the clerk had said about the couple,the writer was_.A. touched （感動的）B.excited C.encouragedD.annoyed （氣惱的）第二節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余 選項(xiàng)。A major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxie

32、ty（焦慮）is notun com mon. When you recog nize your tee n is un der stress， how can pare nts help yourteen stay calm before an exam?Be involved. Parents need to be involved in their teen s work. 16 What theylook for is your presenee to listen, to talk， to cry, or simply to sit with themquietly.Communic

33、ate openly with your teen. Encourage your teen to express his worriesand fears ，but don t let them focus on those fears.Help them get organized. 17 Together， you and your teen can work out a time-tablein which he/she can study for what he/she knows will be on the test.Provide a calm setting.Help you

34、r teen set up a quiet place to study and protecthis/her privacy. Give them a nutritious diet. It s important for your teen to eata healthy ，balaneed diet during exam times to focus and do his/her best. 18 If this happens，encourageyour teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. A healthy diet ， rather th

35、an junk food ， is best for reducingstress.19 Persuade your teenager to get somesleep and do something active when he/she needs a realbreak from studying. Making time for relaxation， fun ， and exercise isall important in reducing stress. Help your teen balanee his/her time so that he/she will feel co

36、mfortabletaking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.Show a positive attitude. 20 Yourpan ic, an xiety and blame con tribute to yourteen s pressure. Make your teen feel accepted and valued for his efforts. Most importantly ， tell yourteen that things will be all right ， no matte

37、r what the results are.A. They will only make the situati on worse.B. A pare nt s attitude will in flue nee their tee n s emoti ons.C. The best thing is simply to liste n.D. Help your tee n think about what he has to study and pla n accord ingly.E. Exam stress can make some tee ns lose their appetit

38、e（胃口）F. En courage your tee n to relax.G. Your tee n may also make n egative comme nts about themselves.-6 -第二部分英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45 分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（ A B、C 和 D）中，選出可以填入空白處 的最佳選項(xiàng)。A lady wan ted a birthday gift from her husba nd. For many mon ths she had liked a bea

39、utiful21, andknowing her husba nd could 22 it, she told him that was all she wan ted. On the morning of the 23, herhusba nd told her how 24 he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He 25 hera_beautiful gift package （纟紙盒）.She opened it and 26 a Bible. 27, she raised her voice and s

40、aid to her husband, “With all your money,you give me a Bible? ” She was so 28 that she left him.Many years passed and the lady was very 29 in business. She owned two large compa ni es. She30_her husba nd was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to 31 him. But before she could, she32 a letter

41、telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions（ 財產(chǎn)） to her. She needed to comeback and 33 thingsWhen she arrived at his house, sad ness 34 her hart. She saw the still new 35,_just as she had left it years before. With 36, she ope nd it and bega n to turn the pages. A ring 37 from theB

42、ible to the floor and a 38 could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wan ted in thosedays. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the wordsLUV U ALWAYS.39 your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it s because it is betterpackaged the way it is! Always appreciate lit

43、tle thin gs; they usually lead you tobigger thin gs! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be see n oreven touched for they must be felt with the 40._21. A. watchB.coatD. box22. A.affordB. like23. A. holiday24 A. braveB. birthdayB. kind25. A.gave26. A. foundB. askedB. carriedC. miss

44、edC. ringC. desig nD. guessC.performa neeD. meetingC. sorryD. proudC.le ntD. moved27. A. PolitelyB. LightlyD. heldC.An grilyD. Patie ntly28. A. calm29. A.successful30. A. won dered31. A. visit32. A. passedB.carelessB. lo nelyB. hopedB.catchB. received33. A. give away B. pay for34. A. coveredB.filled

45、C. tha nkfulC.faili ngC. realizedC.un dersta ndC. sentC. look forC. leftD. upsetD. poorD. expla inedD. helpD. wroteD. take care ofD. brokeD. table36. A. smilesB. laughter37. A. hidB.disappeared38. A.flowerB. pen39. A. ButB. If40. A. heartB. eyeC.i nterestsD. tearsC. droppedD.madeC. cardD.bookC. Alth

46、oughD. SoC. faceD.hand35. A. BibleB. car C. letter-7 -第n卷（共 50 分）- 8 -注意：將答案寫在答題卷上，寫在本試卷上無效。第二節(jié)(共 10 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 15 分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容( 1 個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。First, reading books _41_(be)fun. You can always keep yourself_42_(interest) and it can help you have an enjoyable time if you like reading.

47、 This is especially usefulwhen the weather is bad. It is a _43_(relax) hobby too.Next ， you can read a book anywhere ： in a car ，in a waiting room, on a plane, inbed even in the bath._44_ you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stopand then start again.Another good reason

48、for reading books is _45_ it is useful. If you read as a hobby ，you_46_(get)better and better at it. This means that you will read fasterand will become _47_(good) at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you willprobably find your school work becomes much easier. Many school subjec

49、ts depend _48_ goodreading and, as you read you learn more and more.Good readers are most likely to be good _49_(write),too. They are usually goodat _50_(spell)as well, and have more things to write about. Reading books is reallya wonderful hobby.第三部分：詞匯與句型 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 30 分) 第一節(jié)：詞匯基礎(chǔ) (共 9 小題；每空 1 分，滿分 9

50、 分) 根據(jù)下列各句句意、括號中漢語提示填空，并把完整單詞填寫在答題卷相應(yīng)的位置上51. Everyone should_ ( 做貢獻(xiàn) ) what he or she can afford.52. The cinema has little_ (attract) for some people.53. His car_ (break) down on the way to work yesterday.54. His collection of paintings is most_ (impress).55. The area is_ (constant) hit by droughts.5

51、6. Im_ (delight) at your success.57. It all _ ( 視情況而定 ).58. That they saved the drawing girl was_(admire).59. Your first job here will be an _ (assist) journalist.60. You will have a _ (profession) photographer with you to take photographs.61. It took three years to win his fathers _ (approve)62. He

52、 is a _(gift) musician.第二節(jié)：句型結(jié)構(gòu) (共 7 小題；每空 1 分，滿分 21 分)63. 他起床起得早為了趕上第一班火車。He got up early _ catch the first train.64. 他提前完成了工作。He fini shed his work _ _ _ .65. 我們從這些事實(shí)中得出了結(jié)論。We _fromthefacts.66. 你不應(yīng)該受到責(zé)備。You _ not _ _ .-9 -67. 他對他的隊員要求很嚴(yán)格。He_ very _ _ the members of his team.68. 在一種非常真實(shí)的意義上，光污染使我們看

53、不見我們在地球上的真正位置。In a very real sense， light pollution causes us to_ _ our true placein the uni verse.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35 分）第一節(jié)短文改錯（共 10 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 10 分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（A）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線（）,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞

54、。1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2. 只允許修改 10 處，多者（從第 11 處起）不計分。Last ni ght I was prepari ng for the coming exam in ati on while the no ise from my n eighbor interrupts me. The no ise went on and on .It was so loud that I could hardhim: “Excuse me, would you please turn down the TV? Iexam.” When he heard these word

55、, his face went the red. And he said,“I m sorryto have madeso much no ise. Just now, the football was very won derful.I m too excit ingto control me. I won t do that again. Good lucky in your coming exam.” After that,I got dow n my study.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分 25 分）學(xué)校將為高學(xué)生舉辦一場英語沙龍。假如你是學(xué)生會主席李華，請根據(jù)以下提示準(zhǔn)備一份英語發(fā)言稿，呼

56、吁高二學(xué)生調(diào)節(jié)好學(xué)習(xí)和生活，保持良好的心態(tài)。內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：1.描述周圍同學(xué)現(xiàn)狀；熬夜多（stay up late）,運(yùn)動少，學(xué)習(xí)效率不高。2.提出至少兩條建議。注意：1.詞數(shù) 100 左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。2 可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。Good morning , every one ! It s my honor to be here to make a short speech.pay atte nti on to my study any Ion ger. SoIwent to my neighbor s house but said tom preparing for tomorrow s-10 -英語期中考試參考答案閱讀理解1-3 CAD 4-7 B D A B 8-11AC D C12-15C D B A16-20 C D E F B-11 -完形填空（每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分）21-25CABDA 26-3