高二期中考試

江蘇省揚州中學(xué)20172018學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期中考試高二年級英語試卷總分120分考試時間120分鐘命題人：朱如忠竇青楊審核人：劉娟第Ⅰ卷第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分20分)第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）1.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.Tousethetoilet. B.Tohavearest. C.Toaskforalift.2.Whydidthemangivethemoneytotheoldwoman?A.Togetmoremoney.B.Tohelpthewoman.C.Tohavesomecandy.3.WhatdowelearnaboutShawn?A.Hechangesjobsfrequently.B.Heiscarelessabouthislooks.C.Heshaveseveryotherday.4.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoingfirsttonight?A.Playingtennis. B.Seeingamovie. C.Havingabigdinner.5.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?A.Togettheworkdonesoon.B.Toworkextrahoursatnight.C.Tocountontheinformation.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6.Howlongwillittakethemtogettothemuseum?A.Around6minutes.B.Morethan20minutes.C.Lessthan20minutes.7.Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?A.Thewomanhasbeentotheplaceseveraltimes.B.Thewomanmusthavelookedupatthetallbuildings.C.Thewomandoesn’tlikeMexicanfood.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8.Whatispossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Relatives. B.Colleagues. C.Strangers.9.Whatdidthemandotohelpthewoman?A.Hecalledtheambulance.B.Hefetchedhersomechocolates.C.Herushedhertothehospital.10.Whatisherson’stelephonenumber?A.20243282576. B.20243282756. C.20242576326.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11.Whydidthemanhesitatewhenfirsttoldthenews?A.Heknewhewasnotqualified.B.Hewasafraiditwouldtaketoomuchtime.C.Hewasnotinterestedinbeingastudentleader.12.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutbeingastudentleader?A.Itwillaffectone’sstudies.B.Itisnotsuitableforawoman.C.Ithelpstogainexperienceinsocialwork.13.Whathasthewomanbeendoing?A.Doingsomeresearch.B.Attendingthemelectures.C.Workingonabook.聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。14.Whatdoesthemanclaimaboutthespeedlimitsign?A.Itisnotclearlyvisible.B.Hedidnotnoticeit.C.Itsays45milesanhour.15.Whatdoweknowabouttheman’sdrivinglicense?A.Itshouldhavebeenrenewedtwomonthsago.B.Itistakenawaybythepolice.C.Itisnolongervalid.16.Whatseriouspunishmentdoesthemanget?A.Heisgivenaticket.B.Hislicenseiscanceled.C.Heisnearlygivenawarning.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.Whatistherealgiftthespeakertalksabout?A.Adiamondring. B.Ahitechitem. C.Abraincancer.18.Whendidthespeakergetthegift?A.Aboutfivemonthsago.B.Aboutthreemonthsago.C.Aboutthreedaysago.19.Whatdoesthespeakerbenefitfromthegift?A.Shesetsupanewfamily.B.Sheismorelovedandappreciated.C.Shemakesfiftyfivethousanddollars.20.Whydoesthespeakertellusthisstory?A.Tosharewithusapositiveattitudetomisfortunes.B.Topushustobemorecreativeandopenminded.C.Toencourageustoseekthissortofgiftlikehers..xx15.]第二部分英語知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分35分)第一節(jié)單項填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)請認真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Accountingisdescribedas______scienceofclassifying,recording,andreporting_____importantfinancialevents.A.a,the B.a,/ C./,/ D./,the22.ThereisnodoubtthatSyrianpeoplehavethewisdomtofindadevelopmentpath________fortheirnationalconditions.A.considerateB.accessibleC.suitableD.ample23.ThefilmYouth,thethemeof_abouttheyouth,hasenjoyedgreatpopularityrecently.A.itB.whichC.that D.what24.Muchas____,Icouldn’tlendhimthemoneybecauseIsimplydidn’thavethatmuchsparecash.A.IwouldhavelikedtoB.IwouldliketohaveC.IshouldhavetolikeD.Ishouldhavelikedto25.AlthoughFacebook______theiruserpolicyupdateswillmakethings"clearer",it'snotclearhowmanyuserswillactuallyreadthem.A.mandsB.claimsC.correspondsD.circulates26.Amassivecyberattackusingtoolsbelieved________fromtheUSNationalSecurityAgency(NSA)hasstruckorganizationsaroundtheworld.A.tobestolenB.tohavebeenstolenC.beingstolenD.tosteal27.

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A.wearingoutB.droppingoutC.lettingoutD.tryingout28.Fortuneshowsherpower________thereisnowisepreparationforresistingher.A.when B.unless C.before D.until29.Whenmostpeople_______21,theyspendtoomuchtimepartyingandhavingfun.ButAdeledidsomethingpletelydifferent.A.passB.beeC.getD.turn30.—TheCollegeEntranceExaminationising;weneedtohitthebooksandprepareit.—_________.Let'sburnthemidnightoiltogether.A.Youarewhatyouwear B.YouhavemethereC.Youcansaythatagain D.Youdon'tsayso31.ChinesePresidentXiJinping______hisfourdayvisittoSwitzerlandandhisaddressesatthe2017WorldEconomicForum(WEF)haveshowntheworldChinesewisdomandconfidence.A.windsupB.swellupC.pickupD.dialup32.Theemployerconfirmedhisclaimhehadmadetotheemployees_______hesaidhewouldimprovetreatmentandworkingconditions.A.what B.that C.when D.where33.Aboytrembledinthecoldwinter，wrappinghisarmsaroundhimselfonabusstopbench.He_______warmclothesandthetemperaturewas－10℃.A.hadn’twearB.wouldn’twearC.wasn’twearingD.didn’twear34.____thecenterofourplanetarysystemwasconsideredasheresybythechurchintheMiddleAges.A.ItisthesunandnottheearthB.ThatthesunandnottheearthC.BeingthesunandnottheearthD.Thesunandnottheearth35.WhenVanGoghwasalive,nobodyboughthispaintings.Butnowrichpeoplewill_________forone,sometimesmorethanfivemilliondollars.A.flyoffthehandle B.paythroughthenoseC.puttheirheadstogether D.pulleachother’sleg第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Ifyou’vebeenpayinganyattentiontothenewsoverthelastfewyears,mostpeopleseemtoagreetheactofreadingisindecline.Asenthusiasticreadersandauthors,MarcandIaremadeunfortablebythestatisticssometimes.Butwe’re36foranotherreason.Areadershipcatastropheisreallyjustaleadership37.Inotherwords,forpeoplewhoknowhowtorespond38,any“disaster”isjustanotherwayofsaying“there’sanopportunityfor39here.”Wehavebeenenthusiasticreadersfordecades.Mostpeoplethinkofusaswriters,butweknowtheonlywaytobeagoodwriteristobeagreat40first.Readinghas41ustolearnandgrowintotheleadershiprolesviaourblog,bookandcourse.We’renot42either.Weknowveryfewleaderswhoare43inreading,regardlessoftheirindustryorprofession.Andmanyofthemreadevenmore44thanwedo.Thebiggest45thatreadinggivesus,Ithink,isthefactthatit’soneofthemostefficientwaysto46newinformation,and,weallneedalotofeverydayinformationtokeepthingsinperspectiveandseizegoodopportunities.Butreadingdoes47justgiveusanewsetoftoolsforthinking;itactually48allofourexistingintellectualtoolsaswell,especiallyourproblemsolvingandanalyticalabilities.Speakingformyself,Iknowmyreadinghabithas49myedge.I’malways50whenI’mworkingonapuzzlingissueandsomepiecesofinformationestomindfromsomethingI’vereadthathelpsme51allthepieces.Sowiththe52ofreadinginmind,it’stimetoreadorrereadour12mostpopularpostsbasedonthenumberofreader53fromthispastyear.54yougivethemachance,eachoneofthesequickreadshasthepowertochangethewayyouthink,liveandlove,soyoucanstayontracktolivingatyourgreatest55.36.A.optimisticB.realisticC.artisticD.energetic37.A.substituteB.opportunityC.requirementD.quality38.A.ambiguouslyB.roughlyC.positivelyD.regularly39.A.improvementB.encouragementC.explanationD.application40.A.leaderB.learnerC.playerD.reader41.A.forcedB.urgedC.pushedD.enabled42.A.aloneB.mistakenC.typicalD.rigid43.A.hardworkingB.uninterestedC.energeticD.aimless44.A.surprisinglyB.directlyC.currentlyD.frequently45.A.advantageB.challengeC.imaginationD.convenience46.A.spreadB.previewC.acquireD.offer47.A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.lessthanD.morethan48.A.increasesB.indicatesC.bettersD.replaces49.A.weakenedB.sharpenedC.softenedD.lightened50.A.confusedB.excitedC.shockedD.disappointed51.A.putawayB.putbackC.puttogetherD.putoff52.A.importanceB.lackC.problemD.wisdom53.A.explanationsB.argumentsC.plaintsD.ments54.A.IfB.UntilC.AlthoughD.Before55.A.convenienceB.potentialC.desireD.cost第三部分閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AReuelTolkien(1892～1973)，theBritishlinguist，writer.Hecreatedafantasynovel“TheLordoftheRings”thewell-knowntrilogy．TolkienwasborninBloemfontein，SouthAfrica.Whenhewas4yearsold，hisfatherdiedandhisfamilymovedbacktoEngland.TolkiengraduatedfromOxfordUniversitywhenhewas23yearsold，andparticipatedintheFirstWorldWar.Duringthewar，Tolkiensufferedfrom“trenchfever”andstayedinthehospitaluntiltheendofWorldWarⅠ.Itwasthedaysinthehospitalthathebeganhiswritingcareerfirst.Afterthewar，Tolkienbecamealinguist.Hewasaneditorofthe“NewEnglishDictionary”of1918～1920.However，hewasmoreresearchingintoAnglo－SaxonlanguagewhichmakeshisextensivecontactsinBritainandtheNordicspreadalloverthefolkloreandmythology.In1937，Tolkienpletedhisfirstwork“TheHobbit”Althoughthiswasafairytale，itwasalsosuitableforadultstoread.Becauseofgoodsales，thepublisherAllen&UnwinconvincedTolkientowriteitssequel.ThisencouragedTolkientopletehismostfamousworkstheepictrilogy“TheLordoftheRings”．TheworksofwritingwentonforalmostayearwiththesupportfromhisgoodfriendLewis.Atthebeginning“TheLordoftheRings”wassimilarworksforchildren，butafterthatwritingstylequicklybecameseriousanddark.“TheLordoftheRings”wasoneofthemostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcenturyintermsofsalesandreaders'evaluation.Tolkien'sinfluenceisimportant，forthesuccessof“TheLordoftheRings”makesthefantasynovelsofthisliteraturegenredeveloprapidly.56．WhendidTolkientakepartinWorldWarI?A．in1896. B．in1915.C．in1916. D．in1937.57．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Tolkien'sfatherdiedof“trenchfever”．B．Tolkienwrotethe“NewEnglishDictionary”himself.C．“TheLordoftheRings”wasfinishedabouthalfayear.D．Tolkienbeganhiswritingcareerinthehospital.58．WhatisTolkien's“TheLordoftheRings”consideredtobe?A．ThefirstworksofTolkien.B．Alwaysseriousanddark.C．Beneficialtothedevelopmentofthefantasynovels.D．Themostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcentury.BWanttoimproveyourmathskillswithoutworkinghard?Simplyzap(擊打)thebrainwithaweakcurrentofelectricityandthen,allyourproblemswillbesolved!Atleastthat'stheclaimbeingmadebyateamofBritishscientistsfromLondon'sOxfordUniversity.Themainaimoftheexperiment,conductedonagroupofstudentvolunteersfromOxfordUniversityandUniversityCollegeLondon,wastotestifpartsofthebraincouldbeshockedintogettingittoworkbetterwithnumbers.Totestthis,15students,dividedintothreegroups,wereaskedtosolvethesametwomathematicalproblemseverydayforaweek.Theproblems,whichinvolvedidentifyingthelargeroftwonumbersandplottingoneonanumberline,weremadealittlemorechallengingbyreplacingthenumbers1-9withsymbols.However,beforestartingthetest,twoofthegroupsweresubjectedtoa20-minutesessionofalightelectriccurrenttotheparietallobe,whichthescientistsbelieveisthebrain'snumbercruncher(能迅速運算者).Forthefirstgroupthecurrentflowwaspassedrighttoleft,whilefortheseconditwastransmittedlefttoright.Thethirdgroupreceivednohelpatall.Thegroupthatgotzappedrighttoleftseemedtoshowanamazingimprovementintheirmathskills.However,theonesthatgotzappedlefttorightwerereducedtothelevelofalmostsix-yearold!Theresultsforthepeoplewhogotnohelpweresomewhereinbetween.Whilescientistsarenotsurewhythedirectionofthecurrentwouldmakesuchadifference,theybelievethatzappingitfromtherightside,seemedtoturnuptheactivityofthebraincellstomath,whilegoingtheotherwayturnedorclosedthemdown.Luckily,theimpactisexpectedtolastforonlysixmonths!Whilethisisgreatnews,donotfireyourmathtutoryet.That'sbecausetheresearch,nomatterhowsuccessful,isnotbeingdonetoaidlazystudents,buttohelppeoplewhosufferfromdyscalculia(計算障礙),adiseasewhichmakespeopleunabletocopewithsimpleday-to-daynumericalissues,likecountingchangeorfiguringouttheirexpenses.59.Inwhichtimeorderwastheexperimentcarriedout?a．Dividethestudentsintogroups.b．Testthestudentswithproblems.c．Givesomestudentssomeelectriczapping.A.a，b，cB.a，c，bC.b，a，cD.c，a，b60.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat________．A.thedirectionofzappingthebrainisveryimportantB.theimpactofzappingthebrainwilllastforeverC.scientistsdon'tknowhowtozapthebraincorrectlyD.peoplewithdyscalculiacan'trecognizenumbers61.Whatistheaimoftheexperiment?A.Tohelpstudentstoimprovetheirmathgrades.B.Totestwhichpartofthebraincontrolscalculation.C.Tohelppeoplewhosufferfromacertaindisability.D.Tostudywhetheralightelectriccurrentwilldamagestudents'brain.62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.DyscalculiaisnolongeraproblemB.AgoodwaytoimproveyourmathskillsC.BenefitfromzappingthebrainD.ImprovemathskillsbyzappingthebrainCEnough“meaninglessdrivel”.That’sthemessagefromagroupofmembersoftheUKgovernmentwhohavebeenexamininghowsocialmediafirmslikeLinkedIngatherandusesocialmediadata.TheHouseofmonsScienceandTechnologymittee’sreport,releasedlastweek,hasblamedfirmsformakingpeoplesignuptolonginprehensiblelegalcontractsandcallsforaninternationalstandardorkitemark(認證標(biāo)記)toidentifysitesthathavecleartermsandconditions.“Thetermandconditionsstatementthatweallcarelesslyagreetoismeaninglessdriveltoanyone,”saysAndrewMiller,thechairofthemittee.Instead,hesays,firmsshouldprovideaplainEnglishversionoftheirterms.Thesimplifiedversionwouldbecheckedbyathirdpartyandawardedakitemarkifitisanaccuratereflectionoftheoriginal.Itisnotyetclearwhowouldadministerthescheme,buttheUKgovernmentislookingatintroducingitonavoluntarybasis.“weneedtothinkthroughhowwemakethatworkinpractice,”saysMiller.Wouldwepayanymoreattentiontoakitemark?“Ithinkifyouwentanddidthesurvey,peoplewouldliketothinktheywould,”saysNigelShadboltattheUniversityofSouthampton,UK,whostudiesopendata.“Wedoknowpeopleworryalotabouttheinappropriateuseoftheirinformation.”Butwhatwouldhappeninpracticeisanothermatter,hesays.Otherorganisationssuchasbanksaskcustomerstosignlongcontractstheymaynotreadorunderstand,butMillerbelievessocialmediarequiresspecialattentionbecauseitissonew.“Westilldon’tknowhowsignificantthelongtermimpactisgoingtobeofunwisethingsthatkidsputonsocialmediathatebackandbitethemin20years’time,”hesays.Shadbolt,

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B.laJoanofArcC.MotherTeresa D.Pocahontas68.Wecanconcludefromthewriter,MothercanpossiblydothefollowingExcept________.A.Supplyinghomemadesoupregularlywithoutaskingforit.B.Diagnosingwhetherherchildrunsahighfeverwithherhand.C.Offeringherchildrenahelpinghandwhennecessary.D.Neverleavingherhusband’sbedsideexceptgoingtothebathroom69.Thewritermentionsherfriend,daughterandhusband,whichimpliesthat________..A.herdaughterhasmuchlessexperiencethanherhusbandinlookingafterpatientsB.herhusbandfortedhermuchlessthanherdaughter.C.thoughtheylookedafterherwell,theycouldn’treplacetheroleofMother.D.paredwithliterature,historyandcurrentstudies,theyhavedonebetter.70.Asawhole,thispassagesuggeststhewriter________.A.missesherdeadmother B.hopestogetfortandcarefromhermotherC.blameshermotherforbeingoutD.needshermother’shelpwithhousework第=1\*ROMANII卷(兩部分,共35分)第四部分任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)請認真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)短文在文章后表格中的空格里填上一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~。Weallneedtofeelunderstood,recognizedandaffirmedbyourfriends,familyandromanticpartners.Weallneedtofindourtribe.Researchhasshownthatamongthebenefitsthatewithbeinginarelationshiporgroup,feelingacceptedisregardedasthemostimportantdriverofmeaning.Whenotherpeoplethinkyoumatterandtreatyouasifyoumatter,youbelieveyoumatter,too.Thoughweallshareaneedtobelong,inthefirstdecadesofthe20thcentury,manyinfluentialpsychologistsandphysiciansdidnotacknowledgethisfundamentalaspectofhumannature.Theideathatchildrenneededparentalloveandcaretoliveafullandmeaningfullifewasnotonlyconsideredmedicallydangerous,butalsodismissedasimmoralanddisgusting.Asbehavioralpsychologycameintofashionandacademicpsychologiststurnedtheirattentiontochildraising,thisviewshiftedandtheybegantoexamineandaffirmthevitalimportanceofattachmentinearlylife.Theydiscoveredthatpeople,whatevertheirage,neededmorethanfoodandsheltertolivefullandhealthylives.But,sadly,manyofuslackcloseties.Atatimewhenwearemoreconnecteddigitallythaneverbefore,ratesofsocialisolationarerising.TheresultsofanAgeUKpollpublishedrecentlysuggestthathalfamillionpeopleovertheageof60usuallyspendeachdayalone,andit'snotunusualforanotherhalfamillionpeopletogowithoutsomeonetospeaktoforfiveorsixdays.Allthesefiguresrevealmorethanariseinloneliness—theyrevealalackofmeaninginpeople'slives.Insurveys,welistourcloserelationshipsasourmostimportantsourcesofmeaning.Researchshowsthatpeoplewhoarelonelyandisolatedfeeltheirlivesarelessmeaningful.Whilecloserelationshipsarecriticalforlivingameaningfullife,theyarenottheonlyimportantsocialbondsweneedtocultivate.Psychologistshavealsodiscoveredthevalueofsmallmomentsofintimacy.“Highqualityconnections”,asoneresearchercallsthem,arepositive,shortterminteractionsbetweentwopeoplewhenacoupleholdshandsonawalkorwhentwostrangershaveanempathetic(移情作用的)conversationonaplane.Highqualityconnectionshavethepotentialtounlockmeaninginourinteractionswithacquaintances,colleaguesandstrangers.Wecan'tcontrolwhethersomeonewillmakeahighqualitycon