遼寧省大連渤海高級中學(xué)2018-2019高二英語下學(xué)期期中試題

渤海高中2018-2019學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期中考試高二英語試卷考試時(shí)間：100分鐘試題滿分：120分考試范圍：必修1注意事項(xiàng)：1.答卷前，務(wù)必將姓名，考號填寫在答題紙上并貼好條形碼。2.答題時(shí)，務(wù)必將客觀題答案在答題紙上涂黑，主觀題寫在答題紙上。否則無效。第一部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)：（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A,B,C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案，并在答題紙上涂黑。AFrogmoreHousehasbeenaroyal<皇室的>placesincethe18thcenturyandistodayusedbytheRoyalFamilyforprivateentertaining.ItisespeciallylinkedwithQueenCharlotte,thewifeofGeorgeⅢ,andherdaughters,whoseloveofbotanyandartisreflected<反映>throughoutthehouse.

Unfortunately,partsofavisittoFrogmoreareunsuitableforwheelchair-users.Forinformationaboutaccess,pleasetelephone02077667324.FrogmoreHouseandGarden

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3August—30SeptembereveryTuesday,Wednesday,ThursdayandSaturday,10:00—15:00.

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Priceincludesaguidedtourofthehouse.PrivateEveningTours

17:30—19:00.￡25.00perperson.Priceincludesaguidedtour,acopyoftheofficialguidebookandaglassofchampagne（香檳酒）.

Theminimum（最小的）groupsizeforallvisitsis10people.

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FormoreinformationincludingBSL(BritishSignLanguage)interpretation,pleasetelephone02077667326.1.WhencanyouenjoyavisittoFrogmoreHouseandGarden?

英語試卷第１頁（共8頁）A.At9:00on19May.B.At18:00on20May.C.At13:00on28August.D.At17:30on31August.2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ApersoninwheelchaircaneasilygetaccesstoallpartsofFrogmore.B.PriceforPrivateEveningToursincludesaguidedtour.C.Achildofsixyearsoldcangetfreeadmission.D.Youarepermittedtogothroughtheentranceinyourcar.3.IfavisitortoFrogmoreknowslittleaboutEnglishSignLanguage,heorshecandial

＿forhelp.A.02077667324B.02077667305C.02077667315D.02077667326BAtypicalschooldayintheUKstartsaround8：30am.Thisisoftenevenearlierelsewhereintheworld，withstudentssittingdowntotheirfirstlessonat7：30amintheUS.Theaverageteenagerideallyneedseighttoninehours’sleepeachnight，butinrealityalotofteenagersstruggletogetthismuch.Alotofproblemsarisebecauseoursleeppatternsarenotfixed，andtheychangeaswegrow.Soalaterschoolstarttimecouldhelptosolvethisproblem，byensuringteenagerstogettheireightplushoursofsleepandreactproperlytotheirbody’snaturalrhythms.Therehasbeenageneralshiftoverthepast25yearstoshortentheschoolday.Thisisnotatthecostofteachingtime(whichhasremainedconstant)butatthecostofnaturalbreaks，whichhasledtoreducedlunchtimeandlessonbreaks.Laterstarttimescouldhelpteens’gradesandhealth.Thisismainlybecauseitmakesthemanagementofchildreneasier.Supervising(監(jiān)管)hundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing.Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.Sothetheorygoesthathavingtheminclassandstrictlysupervisedmustbebetter.Butthismeansthatstudentsbarelyhaveenoughtimetoabsorbwhattheyweredoinginmathsbeforesuddenlytheyarethrustintoancienthistory.Andteachingstaffalsotransitfromoneclasstoanother，withhardlyarestortimetorefocus.Clearlyrethinkingtheschooldaycouldbenefiteveryoneinvolved.Anyway，itcouldalsoleadtobetterachievementinteenagersandlessofastruggleforparentsinthemornings.Forteachers，itcouldalsomeanalessstressfuldayallaround—andwhatcouldbebetterthanthat?4．Howdoschoolsoftenshortentheschoolday?A．Theyincreasemoreholidays.B．Theyreducetheteachingtime.英語試卷第2頁（共8頁）C．Theyproperlyadjustchildren’snaturalrhythms.D．Theyreducechildren’slunchtimeandlessonbreaks.5．What’sthepurposeofthechildren’sshortlessonbreaksaccordingtothetext?A．Toreducechildren’sexcitement.B．Tomakechildrenquicklytakeinwhattheylearned.C．Tosupervisechildrenmoreeasily.D．Tomakechildrenbehavebetterinclass.6．Whatcanwelearnaboutlaterschoolstarttimefromthetext?A．Itwilladdtotheteachers’pressure.B．Ithasalwaysbeentherefor25years.C．Itbenefitsthestudentsonly.D．Parentsmaysupportit.7．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheBenefitsofaLessStressfulDayB．HowtoSolveTeenagers’SleepProblemC．TheBenefitsofLaterSchoolStartTimeD．TheReasonsWhyTeenagersSleepDifferentlyCAsachild,Iwasgenerallyhappy,singinganddancingtomyfavoritesongs,smilingandlaughingwithmyfriendsandfamily.Butasfarbackassecondgrade,Inoticeda“darkness”aboutme.Ididn’tenjoyparticipatinginmanythings.

Inmiddleschoolthingsinmylifebegantogetevenworse.IbeganwithdrawingfromeverythingIonceenjoyed.Iwasalwaystired.Everythingwashorrible.Finally,midwaythrougheighthgrade,IwastoldIhadachemicalimbalance,diagnosed(診斷)withclinicaldepression,andhadtotakemedicine.Ittookmonthsformetofeeltheeffectsofthemedicine.

WhenIbegantofeelhappyagainiswhenIrealizedthatIhadtotaketheresponsibilityforgettingbettermyself,ratherthanrelyingonmedicine.Aristotlesaid,“Tolivehappilyisaninwardpowerofthesoul,”andIbelievethatthisquotedescribeswhatIhadtodotoachievehappiness.Happinessisajourney.Everyoneseemstoneeddifferentthingstobehappy.

“Theessentials(要素)tohappinessaresomethingtolove,somethingtodo,andsomethingtohopefor,”aquotefromWilliamBlakesumsupwhatIbelievepeopleneedtorealizetobetrulyhappyinlife.Peopleneedlove;Ifeeltheyneedtheirfamilyandtheirfriendsmorethananythingelseintheworld.Peopleneedworktodo,somethingtomakethemfeeltheyaremakingadifferenceintheworld.Peopleneedtoknowthatmoregoodistocomeinthefuture,sotheycontinuetolivefor“now”insteadofconstantlyworryingaboutthebadthatcouldcome.Loveandhopearehappiness.英語試卷第3頁（共8頁）8.FromPara.2weknowthattheauthor

.A.wasfoundclinicaldepressioninGradeSevenB.spentmonthsrecoveringfromtheclinicaldepressionC.hatedgoingtosleepashecouldn'tsleepwellD.sufferedagreatdealfromclinicaldepression9.Whohelpedtheauthortobehappyagain?A.Theauthor'sfriends.B.Aristotle.C.Theauthorhimself.D.Theauthor'sfriends.10.Whichofthefollowingaboutbeingtrulyhappyisunnecessaryintheauthor'sopinion?A.Love.B.Ambition.C.Hope.D.Work.11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.HappinessIsLoveB.TheEssentialstoHappinessC.EveryoneNeedstoBeHappyD.WaystoOvercomeShortcomingsDNeilJordan,aconservationbiologist,hascomeupwithanovelmethodforprotectingcattlefromAfricanlions:painteyesontheirbehinds.Thelionswillthinktheirintendedprey（獵物）hasseenthemandwillgiveup,sincethey'velosttheelementofsurprise.

Thispsychologicaltrickeryhasbeencalled"iCow",whichisactuallynotasstrangeasitsounds.Theeye-likepatternsonbutterflywingsareknowntopreventpreyingbirdsandwoodcuttersinIndianforestswearmasksonthebacksoftheirheadswhenworkingtodiscouragehungrytigers.

TheinspirationfortheiCowstrategycamewhileJordanwasbasedinavillageinBotswana,whentwolionesseswerekilledbylocalfarmerstorevengetheircattle'sdeath.TheAfricanlionisa

vulnerablespecies,withnumbersdroppingfromover100,000inthe1990stoabout30,000today.Muchofthatdeclineisduetothesekindsofrevengefulkillingsbecausefarmershavenoeffectivestrategiesforprotectingtheirherds.

"Lionsarehuntersthatliketoattackbysurprise.Theymoveslowly,quietly,andcarefullytotheirprey,getclose,andjumponthemunseen,"hesaid.WhenJordanwaswatchingalionfollowanantelopeoneday,henoticedtheliongaveupthehuntoncetheantelopespottedit.

Sohejoinedoneofthelocalfarmersona10-weektrialstudy,paintingeyesonone-thirdofaherdof62cattle.Whenthecattlereturnedeachnight,theytookaheadcounttoseehowmanyhadsurvived.Onlythreecowswerekilledbylionsduringthisperiod-allwithoutthepaintedeyesontheirbehinds.Andallthepaintedcowssurvived.However,Jordanwarnedthatsofarthisisjusta英語試卷第4頁（共8頁）promisingidea.HeisnowbackinBotswanaforamoreambitiousstudy,equippedwithGPSdevicestobettermonitorthemovementofpredators（捕食者）andprey.

12.TheiCowstrategyisdesignedto

.A．killthelionsB．scareoffPredatorsC．identifycattleD．havefun13.Whenhunting,lionsliketo

.A．giveuphalfwayB．hesitatetotakeactionC．chasetheirpreysteadilyD．launchsurprisingattacks14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vulnerable"meaninthethirdparagraph?A．badlybehavedB．likelytoattackC．easilycheatedD．easilydamaged15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．NeilJordangottheinspirationfromthepatternsonbutterflywings.B．Inthe10-weektrialstudy,morecattlewerekilled.C．TheiCowstrategyislikelytobringgreatbenefit.D．Thefarmerswillcontinuetotaketheirrevengeonthelions.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，從文后選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。It’simportantforyouteenagerstoknowhowtosavemoney.Youknowthatthemoneyyousavecanbeforrainydaysandbeusedtopaythroughyourcollegeeducation.Ifyouthinkit’sadifficulttaskanddon’tknowhowtodoit,pleasedoasthefollowings.

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Mydadalwaystellsmethatifonedoesn’trespectmoney,itwillneverrespectyou.Hence,it’simportantthatyoukeeparecordofyourdailyexpenses.Makeitahabittowritedownallthatyouhavespent.Andwhenyoufindoutthetotalexpensesattheendofthemonth,youwillrealizewhatyouhavespentmoremoneyindoing.

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Openasavingsaccount.Openingasavingsaccountisabetterwaytosavemoney.Youcansetagoal;say(forexample),themoneyisforanewnotebookorforcollege,andthensave,untilyouhaveenoughmoneytobuyanotebookoruntilyougotocollege.

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Donotcarrymuchcash.Doyouhavethehabitofnotleavingastorewithoutbuyinganything?Theonlywaytostopthatiscarryinglessmoneyaroundwithyou.Gotothestorewiththeminimumamountofmoney,英語試卷第5頁（共8頁）whichwillnotevenhelpyoubuyadrink.

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Savethechanges.Savethechangesthatyougetback.Ifyouhavegonetoashoptobuysomethingandgetbacksomechanges,thendonotspendthem.

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Andyou’llbesurprisedatthehugeamountofmoneyafterdays.Followthesetipsabove,andthusyoucansavealotofmoney.Andsurely,they’llhelpyoutobemoreresponsibleinyourlife.A.Keeparecordofyourdailyexpenses.B.Afterafewdays,you’llgetridofthishabit.C.Instead,youcansavetheminyourpiggybank.D.Bythattime,youwillrealizetheimportanceofsavingmoney.E.Savingmoneybuildsyourfinancialpowerandpersonalfreedom.F.Nextmonth,youwillautomaticallytryandsavemoreinthatpart.G.Nowadaysinthedevelopedanddevelopingcountries,peopleareallworkingforthesakeofearningmoney.第二部分：語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)：（共20小題，每小題分，滿分30分）閱讀下面的短文，從A,B,C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。Iretiredfrommyfamilybusinessfouryears.ButI’veneverbeen21ofachallenge.I’vesailedaroundtheworldbefore.AndI’vedecidedtoflyeastfromWesternAustraliaina22.ForthelasttwoyearsIhavetrainedhard,spending150hours23withmygroundteam.Whenthebigdaycame,thousandsofpeoplegatheredto24thelaunch.Itwasa25start,withasmoothandsteadytakeoff.Iwas26butstillhadsomedoubts---Iwasflyingintothe27.Icouldn'tguaranteeI’dseemyfriendsandfamilyagain.ThecapsulewhereIstayedwasdesignedto28ifIlandedinwater,butIwasnotsurewhetherIcould29thecrueltyoftheOcean.30,Ikeptwatchingtheweather,communicatingwithmylandteamand31altitudetoachievetheperfectspeedanddirection.Onmyfifthday,IwasterrifiedtonoticeIwaslosingoxygen.32,Imanagedtosavemylifebyadjustingthepressureintheoxygencylinder(氧氣筒)tostoptheoxygenescaping.Iknowitwasvitaltostay33tocontroltheflight,altitudeandmyoxygenflow,soIheldaspoonbetweentwofingers---ifI34,itwouldfallandwakemeup.IneverquestionedwhyIwasdoingthis.Itissuchaunique35toseeourbeautifulplanetfromhighabove.SeeingthecoastofAustraliaagainonmy11thdaywasahuge36.Iknewmyjourneywas英語試卷第6頁（共8頁）nearlyover.Itwastobeanewwouldrecord.Icouldseemyteam37belowasIflewover.This38reallypushedmetomylimits,butithasn’t39me.Nextyear,Iwanttoflyevenhighertobreakanother40forthehot-airballoonflight.21.A.shyB.doubtableC.fondD.confident22.A.planeB.helicopterC.wingsuitD.hot-airballoon23.A.debatingB.preparingC.carvingD.travelling24.A.welcomeB.inspectC.delayD.witness25.A.perfectB.falseC.poorD.fresh26.A.amusedB.amusedC.excitedD.frightened27.A.futureB.unknownC.shelterD.recycle28.A.digestB.recycleC.floatD.fly29.A.surviveB.showC.evaluateD.comment30.A.FinallyB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Besides31.A.losingB.ignoringC.provingD.adjusting32.A.StrangelyB.LuckilyC.NormallyD.Conveniently33.A.calmB.awakeC.patientD.relaxed34.A.lookedaroundB.carriedonC.droppedoffD.turnedup35.A.experienceB.excuseC.dreamD.tradition36.A.lossB.disasterC.burdenD.relief37.A.exercisingB.celebratingC.escapingD.quarreling38.A.challengeB.accidentC.raceD.failure39.A.interestedB.confusedC.annoyedD.discouraged40.A.promiseB.balanceC.recordD.barrier第二節(jié)：（共10小題；每小題分，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(gè)單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。DuringmyfirstyearinChina,Ispentthesummerholiday

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myfamilyattheseasideinBeidaihe.Thehotel

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wewerestayinginwasnearthesea,soweusedtospendmostofourtime

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(swim).Now,mywifeisfromSwitzerlandandwhenshewasathome,sheboughtmeawatchas

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present.Thewatchshebought

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(be)waterproof(防水的)andInevertookitoff,evenwhenIwashavingabath.WhenIwent英語試卷第7頁（共8頁）swimmingatBeidaihe,Ididn’ttakemywatchoffeither.Onthelastdayofourholiday,Iwentswimmingand

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(come)outoftheseawithoutmywatch.AsIwasleaving,themanagerofthehotelsaid,“Leaveyouraddressandphonenumbersothatwecansendyourwatchtoyouifwecanfindit.”IdidsobutIwasn’tvery

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(hope).Oneweeklater,Igotaphonecallfromthehotel.Themanwho

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(day),Igotmywatchbackanditwasstillworking.第三部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)：短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）Nowadays,wecanstillseeafewactagainstpublicmorals.Whenwaitforabus,weoftenseethatmanypeopledon’tstandinline.What’sworse,litteringandspittingcanbeseeneverywhereinpublicplaces.Inourastonishment,somepeopleevenbreaktrafficrulesregardlessoftheirownsafe.Facedwiththeseimpolitephenomena,andwemusttakemeasurestoimprovethesituation.Thegovernmentsupposedtomakelawstomakepeoplebehaveproper.Inmyview,nomatterwhatasmallereffortwemake,theycanmakeadifference.Onlyinthiswaycanweliveinthemorepleasantworld.第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）假定你是李華，你的外籍教師Peter計(jì)劃暑假回國。他寫信向你咨詢有什么禮物可以代表中國文化，他想買給他母親。請回信向他推薦合適的禮物。內(nèi)容包括：1.推薦禮物；2.推薦原因；3.表達(dá)祝福。注意：1.100詞左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文流暢連貫。參考詞：毛筆(brush)；中國結(jié)(Chineseknot)；剪紙(papercutting)；DearPeter,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________