山東省臨沂市2017-2018學年高二英語下學期期中試題

山東省臨沂市20172018學年高二英語下學期期中試題第Ⅰ卷第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.WhathasPaulbeendoinglately?A.Writingshortstories. B.Writingsongs. C.Writingpoems. 2.WhathappenedtoPatrickthismorning?A. Hewashitbyacar. B.Hisdogwasdead. C.Hewasillinhospital.3.Whatdoesthemanprobablydonow?A.He’sawaiter. B. He’sanoperasinger.C.He’sastudent. 4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo? A. Buyacoffeemaker. B.Makesomecoffee. C.Learntomakeavideo.5.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeelintheend?A.Anxious. B.Surprised. C.Confused.第二節(jié)：（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6.Wherearethespeakers?A. Inabookstore. B.Inachurch. C.Inalibrary.7.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A. Technology. B.Security. C.Books.聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.InThailand. B.InJapan. C.InEngland.9.Accordingtotheman,whatisManchestermostlyknownfor?A.Itsindustry. B.Itsmuseums. C.Itsmusic. 聽第8段材料，回答第10至l2題。10.Whydoesthemantakevitamins?A.Tohelpwithstress. B. Tofightillness. C.Tohavemoreenergy.11.Whichvitaminsdoesthemandecidetobuy?A.VitaminBandVitaminD.B.VitaminKandVitaminB.C.VitaminCandVitaminD.12.Howmuchmoneywillthemanspend?A.$30. B. $18. C.$36.聽第9段材料,回答第13至16題。13.Whichmonthisitnow?A.November. B. January. C.December. 14.Whatdoesthemaninvitethewomantodo?A.Goouttoeatatthemall.B.Goshoppingwithhim.C.Havedinnerathishouse.15.Whatdoestheman’sfamilyliketodo?A.WatchTV. B. Goonline.C.Readbooks.16.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemangetforhiswife?A. Aromancenovel. B.Anewputer. C.Somejewelry.聽第10段材料,回答第17至20題。17.Whatdoesthespeakerdoforaliving?A.Heplaysbaseball. B. Hesellscars. C.Hesellsgroceries.18.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofbeingfamous?A.Hehatesit. B. He’sannoyedbyit. C.Heenjoysit.19.Whopointedatthespeakertheotherday?A.Aboy. B.Amother. C.Areporter.20.Whoislisteningtothespeakerrightnow?A.Littlekids. B.Customers. C.Schoolworkers.第二部分閱讀理解（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）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在題卡上將該項涂黑。AOneofthemostexcitingandinterestinginternationalcitiestovisitisLondon,England.HereisalookatfourfreethingstododuringavacationtoLondon.VisittheTrafalgarSquareBuiltmorethan200yearsago,TrafalgarSquareisapopulargatheringplaceforlocalsandtravelers,too.Theareaisclosetogoodshoppinganddiningopportunities,andthereareusuallysomesortsofpubliceventsorcelebrationsgoingonthereduringmostweekends.WanderAlongtheThamesVisitorswantingtoseesomegreatarchitecture,attractionsandviewsshouldspendanafternoonwalkingalongtheRiverThames.ThebestplacetostartisattheworldfamousLondonBridgecrossingovertheriverandyoucanwalkallthewaytoWestminsterBridgeashortdistanceaway.Travelersdoingthiswillfindthemselvespassingbyagreatmanyhistoricbuildings.ExploretheLocalMarketsWhilepurchasingitemsatanyoftheopenmarketsinLondonisnotnecessarilyfree,walkingthroughthemtoviewthemerchants,theirproductsandtheothershoppersisofgreatfun.SomeofthepopularopenmarketsinLondonworthvisitingincludeSpitafieldsMarket,PortobelloRoadMarketandLeadenhallMarket.VisittheBritishMuseumOneofthetopmuseumsintheentireUnitedKingdomcanbefoundinLondon,anditchargesnoadmissionforentry.Thismuseumissohighlyregardedthatitisnotonlypopularwithlocalsandtourists,itisalsoseenasamajorandvaluablescholarlyresource.21.WhatcanweknowabouttheTrafalgarSquare?A.ItborderstheThames.B.Fromherevisitorscaneasilydosomeshopping.C.Therearemanyfactoriesaroundit.D.Ithasahistoryofoverthreecenturies.22.Whatwillattractvisitors’attentionwhilethey’rewalkingalongtheThames?A.Famousbuildings.B.Localproducts.C.Greatrestaurants. D.Someoldtrees.23.Welearnfromthetextthat.A.LondonBridgeisfarfromWestminsterBridgeB.PortobelloRoadMarketislocatedinManchesterC.visitorsshouldpaysomemoneytoentertheBritishMuseumD.theBritishMuseumisamajorandvaluablescholarlyresourceBIT’Salwaysexcitingtothinkaboutthefutureandwhatkindoftechnologymightexistinyearstoe.Butwhatifthatfutureiscloserthanyouthink?

ThenameMagicLeapisstartingtospreadacrosstheInternet,andforagoodreason.TheMagicLeaptechnologypanyintheUShasbeenworkingonsomethingnewandexciting,keepingitsosecretthateventhepeopleworkingontheprojecthavebeenhiddenfromthemedia.Butrecentlytheyhavestartedtoreleasemoreinformation,anditseemslikethefutureofputingisabouttochangedramatically.

MagicLeap’spreviewshowsthepossibilityofaclassroomwhereyoucaninteractwithaminiature3Dmanandwatchanimalsfloatinginfrontofyoureyes.Youcouldefacetofacewithfiercecreaturesliketigersandsharks,andmoremightbepossibleverysoon.

Thepanyhopestocreatenewtechnologythatmixesrealityandvirtualrealityputing.Thismeansthatthewayweinteractwithputerscouldchangepletely,andsocouldthegamingindustry.

Imagineagameinwhichyoucannotonlylookafteradragononascreen,butalsoseeitwalkingaroundyourhome,feeditandplaywithit.Thisisaworldwheremovieswillmakeyoujumpasthingse,flyingatyou.RioCaraeff,thepany’schiefcontentofficer,saidthatinsteadofstaringataphonescreen,“theworldbeesyourscreen”.

AllofthiscouldbethenextstepforMagicLeap,andtheirnewlyreleasedvideosuggestsso.Thevideoshowsasmallelephantfloatinginthehandsofitsuser,avirtualrealitypetthattheusercaninteractwith.Excitingtothinkabout,no?

Itseemsthattheexcitementhasinspiredotherpanieswhoarelininguptojoininonthisnewproject.Thetechnology,calledCinematicReality,isattractingtheattentionoflargepanieslikeGoogle,whoarealreadyinvestinglargesumsofmoneyintheprojecthopingtoseeitbeeareality.24．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheMagicLeaptechnologypany?

A.Thepanyisworkingonnewtechnologythatcouldimprovethefutureofputing.B.Thepanyhasjustdiscoveredawaytomixrealityandvirtualrealityputing.

C.Thepanykeepsupdatingthemediaonitsprogress.

D.Thepany’snewlyreleasedvideoisabouttheinteractionbetweenadragonpetanditsuser.25.Whatcouldaclassroominthefuturelooklike,accordingtoMagicLeap?

A.Aminiature3Dmancouldtaketheplaceofteachers.

B.Thegamingindustrycouldbeinvitedtohelpstudentsimprovetheirstudies.

C.Studentscouldbeencouragedtoraiseavirtualrealitypetoncampus.

D.Studentscouldinteractwith?virtualrealityanimals.26.HowcouldMagicLeap’stechnologychangetheworldaccordingtothearticle?

A.Itcoulddiscouragepeoplefromplayingalotofputergames.

B.Itcouldhelppeopleimprovetheirabilitytointeractwithothers.

C.Itcouldturnthewholeworldintoaninteractivescreenforitsusers.D.Itcouldmakeithardforpeopletodistinguishbetweenvirtualrealityandreality.27.WhatisGoogle’sattitudetowardthetechnologynamed“CinematicReality”?

A.Worried.B.Negative.C.Optimistic.D.Unconcerned.CSincesomuchwrittenlanguageweseetodayesfromaglowingscreen,languagehasbeguntochangethroughourinteractionwithtechnology.SocialmediaandtheInternethavehadarapidandgreateffectontheEnglishlanguage,andnotnecessarilyforthebetter.Moreandmorepeoplehavefoundthemselveswritinginpiecesofwordsandusingunclearacronyms(單詞首字母)bothinwrittenandspokenlanguage. Howmanytimeshaveyoutyped“LOL”inresponsetoahumorousmessage?Referredtosomeoneasyour“BFF”?Exclaimed,“OMG!”duringaparticularlyshockingevent?Socialmediahasaffectedthewordsweuseinoureverydaylife.Abbreviationsandacronymsmonlyknownas“texttalk”havemadetheirwayintobothspokenandwrittenlanguage.ThesearebeingincreasinglypopularaspeoplestruggleforbriefexpressionstomeetwordlimitsonsocialmedialikeWeiboandTwitter.Inaddition,thespeedoftheInternetmeanslanguageischangingfasterthanever.Younolongerhavetobepublishedthroughphysicalandtraditionalmeanstobringwordtrendstopublicattention. Manypeoplebelievetheoveruseofthesenewtermsisapassingtrend,andnobodywillbeusingtheminjustacoupleofdecades.Withthechangeoflanguage,oldertermswillsurelydisappearandfalloutofstyle,andnewerandmoreInternetlanguagewilltaketheirplace. ButtheOxfordEnglishDictionarythinksthecontrary.In2011,alotofInternettermsincluding,“LOL,”“BPB,”“OMD,”and“BFF”wereaddedtothedictionary,makingtheseacronymsofficialpartsoftheEnglishlanguage.Accordingtothedictionarywriters,thesetermsaren’tgoinganywhereanytimesoon. Thewordsyouuseineverydaylifeareareflectionofyourself;thisisespeciallytrueontheInternetwiththelackofinteractioninreallife.WiththeInternetandsocialmediarapidlygettingpopular,soonyourwordsmaybeallyouhaveleft.Makethemgoodones.28.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SocialMediaandtheEnglishLanguageB.TheUseofNewInternetLanguageC.TheInternetandSocialMediaD.TheChangeoftheInternetandEnglish29.Whatisonereasonforpeople’suseofacronyms?A.ThedecreaseofphysicalandtraditionalbooksB.People’sneedforquickresponsetodifferentmessagesC.Thelackofpeople’sinteractionwithtechnologiesD.People’sneedtomeetwordlimitsonsocialmedia30.The“newterms”areconsideredtobepartofapassingtrendbecause_________.A.theyarenotpublishedinatraditionalwayB.theyarenotusedasformallanguageC.they’llbereplacedbyevenneweronesD.theyarenotsupportedbydictionarywriters31.ThewriterofthepassagethinksthatInternetlanguages________.A.havepositiveinfluence B.shouldbeproperlyusedC.aregettingmorepopular D.areuselessforinteractionDTherewasatimewhenatriptothesupermarketintheUnitedStatesoftenendedwithaseeminglysimplequestionfromthecashier:“Paperorplastic?”Well,whichtypeofbagwouldyouchoose?Whilealltypesofbagshavesomeinfluenceontheenvironment,ithaslongbeensupposedthatpaperbagsarekinder.Theyaremadefromarenewablesource,breakdowneasily,burnwithoutgivingoffthicksmokeandcanberecycled.However,theproducingprocessbehindpaperbagsusesmoreenergythanthatofplasticones.Howcanthisbetrue?Studiesshowthatpaperbagproductionrequiresfourtimesasmuchenergyasplasticbagproduction.Andtheamountofwaterusedtomakethemistwentytimeshigher.Besides,theinfluenceonforestsisveryserious.Ittakesaboutfourteenmilliontreestoproducetenbillionpaperbags,whichhappenstobethenumberofbagsusedintheUnitedStatesyearly.Intermsofrecycling,theideathatpaperbagsaremoreenvironmentfriendlythanplasticonescanbequicklydiscarded.Researchshowsitrequiresabout98%lessenergytorecycleplasticthanitdoespaper.Eventhoughpaperbagsmightbemoreharmfulthanplasticones,plasticstillseemstobeconsideredbygovernmentsasthemoreharmfulofthetwo.InIreland,forexample,ataxhasbeenintroducedtodiscouragetheuseofplasticbags.Peoplehavetopay22centsforeveryplasticbag,andasaresult,theirusehasdroppedquickly.There’snodoubtthatitmakesmoresensetoreusethesebags.However,wedon’tseemtobedoingthatatpresent.Thatmaybebecausetheyfallapartquickly.Ifso,clothbagsareabetterchoice,butstill,theirproductionalsohasabadinfluenceontheenvironment.Sowhattodo?Howshouldweanswerthequestionof“Paperorplastic?”Itseemsthatwefirstneedtoaskourselvesonemoregeneralquestion:“WhatcanIdotohelptheenvironment?”32.ThequestionsinParagraph1areusedto___________.A.introducepointsfordiscussionB.tellreadershowtosavemoneyC.expresstheauthor’sdoubtsD.showthekindnessofthecashier33.paredwithplasticbags,paperbags___________.A.takemoretimetobreakdownB.requirelessenergytorecycleC.needmorewatertoproduceD.havelessinfluenceonforests34.Theunderlinedword“discarded”inParagraph3probablymeans“______”.A.sharedB.putforwardC.discussedD.givenup35.Whichquestiondoestheauthorprobablyhopethecashierwillask?A.Paperorcloth?B.Anewbagoryourownone?C.Asmallbagorbigone?D.Paperorplastic?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，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Everythingisonlinethesedays,andit\ssoeasytosearchonlineforwhateveryouwant.TheInternetisavaluabletool,butitseasytofindyourselfdisturbedbyit.Forexample,you’reworkingonanessay,andyouneedtodosomesearchonline._36_Beforeyouknowit,you’vespentanhourreadingmoreinformationthanyou’llbeabletouse.Maybeyounoticeanattractivetitleorsomethingelsethatdrawsyouawayfromyourwork._37_AddictiontosocialmediaiscloselyrelatedtoourgeneraladdictiontotheInternet.Everyoneisalwaysontheirphones._38_Asaresult,whenIgettowork,Idon*thaveenoughattentionandenergytoputtowardthetask.Ifthissoundslikeyou,thenyourproductivityhassufferedbecauseofthewayyouusetheInternet._39_Soweshouldlearntolivewithit.TheonlywaytostoptheInternetfromoccupyingallyourtimeandconcentrationistodisconnect.Whenyoudisconnect,you’llgetyourattentionbackandworkproductively.Thus,whenworkingonachallengingtask,keepyourphoneoutofreach.Meanwhile,gointoyourworkwiththeintentionofhavinggreaterfocusandenergysothatyou’llbediscouragedfromusingtheInternet._40_Thispressurewillhelpyougetthejobdoneontime.A.Asaresult,timedisappearsbutyoustilldon’tfinishyourwork.B.Itwilldrawyourattentiontomoreimportantmatters.C.Ihavesurelycaughtmyselfcheckingmyphoneeverytenminutes.D.Besides?youcanforceyourselftopleteyourtaskinthefixedtime.E.Onthewhole,theInternetcanbeahelporablock.F.Yoursearchtermsbringback20pagesofresults.G.TheInternethaschangedthewayourworldfunctions.第三部分英語知識運用(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(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Awomanprofessorwasgivingalessontoherstudentson___41___management.Assheraisedaglassofwater,everyoneintheclass___42__theywouldbeaskedthe“halfemptyorhalffull”question.___43___,thatwasnotthecase.Withasmileonherface,sheaskedthestudents,“Howmuchdoyouthinkthisglassofwaterweighs?”Answerscalledout___44__fromeighttotwentyounces(盎司).Shequietedthestudentsdownandthenreplied,“Theabsoluteweightdoesn’t___45___.Butitcountshowlongyouholdit.IfIholditforaminute,itisOK.IfIholditforanhour,Iwillhaveanacheinmy___46___.IfIholditforaday,myarmwillfeelnumb.Ineachcase,the___47___oftheglassofwaterdoesn’tchange,butthe___48___Iholdit,theheavieritbees.Why?”Lostin___49_,allthestudentskeptsilentandlistenedtotheprofessorcarefully.“Ourstressesand___50___inlifearelikethatglassofwater.Ifwe___51___ourburdensallthetime,soonerorlater,wewillfeelexhausted,evenunableto___52___.”___53___youhavetodoisputallyourburdensdown,as___54__intheeveningaspossible.Don’tcarrythemthroughtheeveningintothenight;bydoingthis,wecanget___55___nextmorningandare___56___tomoveforward.Moreoftenthannot,lifegetsterriblewhenwe___57___toomuch.Andthemomentyou___58___yourburdens,you’llfindyourselffeelingsomuchmorerelaxed.Soratherthanbeingupsetandfeeling___59___foryourself,startdoingsomethingaboutit.Afterall,lifeistooshortto___60___yourselftoanythingthatisnotmakingyouhappy.41.A.classB.stressC.timeD.emotion42.A.wonderedB.arguedC.agreedD.expected43.A.AnyhowB.MeanwhileC.HoweverD.Therefore44.A.repliedB.rangedC.readD.exchanged45.A.matterB.changeC.existD.increase46.A.headB.legC.armD.stomach47.A.weightB.positionC.shapeD.size48.A.betterB.deeperC.furtherD.longer49.A.fantasyB.dreamsC.thoughtD.discussion50.A.doubtsB.worriesC.surprisesD.joys51.A.coverB.showC.hideD.carry52.A.carryonB.workoutC.pickupD.breakoff53.A.SomethingB.NothingC.AllD.Anything54.A.eagerlyB.earlyC.quicklyD.naturally55.A.depressedB.entertainedC.refreshedD.amazed56.A.ambitiousB.anxiousC.passiveD.able57.A.thinkB.fearC.restD.get58.A.catchupwithB.1etgoofC.lookdownonD.putupwith59.A.sorryB.happyC.disappointedD.greedy60.A.helpB.treatC.abandonD.drive第II卷第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Iwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLife”beforethewholeclass!Youcanimaginehow61(terrible)shyIwaswithsomanyeyesfixeduponme.Ihadnochoicebut62(prepare)forit,though.Firstofall,Iwastowritethespeech,63wasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriter.Butthehardestpart64(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory—fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed.TherealmomentbeganwhenIstoodintheclassroomwithmylegs65(tremble)andmymindblank.Butmylistenerswerewaitingpatientlywithoutanysignsofrushingme.GraduallyIfoundmyselfback,66(deliver)myspeechwithdifficulty.After67seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudiencesatisfied—Imadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeanaudiencedisappeared.Actuallywithmy68(confident)buildingup,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourway69successisourfear.Overeitandwe70(achieve)ourgoals.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(∧)，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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：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。IbroughtRosetohomefiveyearsago.Myneighbor,Mrs.Black,fellinlovewithherimmediateshesawher.Twoyearsago,however,Mrs.Blackgetscancer.Havingtreatedinhospital,shedecidedtoreceivetreatmentathome.SincemyhusbandandIwerebusywithourworks,weseldomwenttoseeher.Sadly,Mrs.Blackpassedawaythreemonthsago.Tooursurprised,herhusbandcametothankusforkeepRoseoneday.Hesaidinthepastseveralmonths,RosewenttoacpanyhiswifeeverydaybeforemyhusbandandIwenttowork.Withheraround,hiswifefeltsowarmbutwasn’tinsomuchpainful.第二節(jié)書面表達(滿分25分)假如你是李華，最近你的美國網(wǎng)友Tom看到了有些城市共享單車(sharedbike)非常流行但是也有各種亂象的新聞，來郵件詢問你中國共享單車的現(xiàn)狀。你給他寫一封回信，介紹共享單車并分享你的看法，回信包含以下要點：1.共享單車的好處（兩點）2.共享單車的亂象（兩種）注意：1詞數(shù)100左右2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文流暢。3.開頭已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearTom,How’severythinggoing?InyourlastletteryouwereaskingaboutthecurrentsituationoftheBikesharingPrograminChina._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________