四川成都外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)院2017-2018學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期中試題

四川成都外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)院20172018學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期中試題注意事項(xiàng):1、本試卷分第Ｉ卷（選擇題）和第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題）兩部分。2、本堂考試120分鐘，滿分150分。3、答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、學(xué)號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上并使用2B鉛筆填涂。4、考試結(jié)束后將答題卡交回。第Ｉ卷（選擇題共70分）第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）（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(gè)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。ACityCollege

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D.Onaneducationwebsite.BSpendingmoneyontimesavingservicesreducesstressandboosts(增進(jìn))happiness,accordingtoanewresearch,butshockingly,fewofusdoit.Whillans,aprofessoratHBSsaid,“Buyingtimehelpstoprotectusfromthestressinourlivescausedbytimepressure,andthefeelingthatwedon’thaveenoughminutesinthedaytopleteourtasks.’’TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.Oneweekend,theyweretoldtospendthemoneyonamaterialpurchase—agiftforthemselves.Thenextweekend,theywereinstructedtospendthe$40onanythingthatsavedthemtime,frompayingtheneighbor’skidtorunerrands(跑腿)totakingaUberinsteadofabus.“Onthedaytheymadethetimesavingpurchase,theyfelthappier,inabettermood,andlowerfeelingsoftimestressthanonthedaytheyboughtamaterialpurchase”saidWhillans.Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontimesavingservices.Whentheyasked98workingadultshowtheywouldspenda“windfall”of$40,onlytwopercentnamedapurchasethatwouldsavethemtime.“Onereason,’’saidWhillans,“isthatwe’reverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehatedoingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.Thatmakesuslesslikelytotakeactivestepstoavoidthatoverburdenedfeelinginthefuture.”Butanotherpossiblecauseisgoodoldfashionedguilt.“Ifyoufeelguiltyaboutgettingsomeonetocleanyourhouseforyou,thenyoumightgetlesshappinessfromoutsourcingthattask,”saidWhillans,oryoumightjustbelesslikelytospendyourmoneyinthatway.’’IntheCanadianexperiment,theparticipants .weredividedintotwogroupsweregiven$40everytwoweekswereaskedtogivemoneytoaneighbor’skidwereaskedtospendthemoneyindifferentwaysAccordingtotheauthor,whatcanmakepeoplelesstimestressed?Payingmuchforaconcertticket.Takingaregularbustogettowork.Employingsomeonetocleanthegarden.Buyingthemselvesanexpensivepresent.Whenitestospendingmoneyon‘‘buyingtime”, .nopeoplewouldliketodoitasmallpercentageofpeoplechoosetodoitmorepeoplewilldoitifextramoneyisgivenmostpeopleliketheideabutdon’tpracticeitinlife7.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thatoverburdenedfeeling”inParagraph6referto?A.Thegoodoldfashionedguilt.B.Thefeelingofspendingmoneyongoods.C.Thestressofhavingsomeonecleanyourhouse.D.Thedisfortwhenpletingtaskswehatedoing.CGermanartistHASchultisanunusualartistwhousestrashtomakesculptures.“Wearelivinginthetimeofgarbage,”saysSchult.“Icreatedathousandsculpturesofgarbage.Theyareamirrorofourselves.”Here,Schultwastalkingabouthis1,000trashsculpturesintheformofhumans.Hefirstexhibitedthemin1996inthewesternGermanstateofNorthRhineWestphalia.“Theyaresocialsculptures,”heexplains.“Theyarenotonlysculpturesfortheeyes.Theyaresculpturestospreadtheideathatweliveinatimeofgarbage.”Sofar,Schult’ssocialsculptureshavebeenonshowinParis,inMoscow’sRedSquare,ontheGreatWallofChina,andinthedesertnexttotheGizaPyramidsnearCairo.HASchult’sworkisunforgettable.Althoughhisworkhashadabiginfluenceontheartworld,Schultremainsmodestabouthiscreations:“Artistshavetolearneverytime.Wearenotimportant.Allthatcountsisthetimeinwhichweareliving.”Trasharthasbeenaroundforyears.Butitseemsthatonlythepopularartistsareregardedastrueartistswhenworkingwithtrash.Whycan’tmonpeoplebeconsideredartistswhentheyusethesamethingsandchangethemintosomeformofpersonalart?Maybeit’sbecauseweallhaveourownpresetideasofwhatartisandisn’t,orwhoartistsareorshouldbe.YoucanbeanartistlikeSchultifyoutry.Lookatusedmetalcans.Whatmightbedonewiththem?Imaginetheminanynumberofnewuses,orimaginethemsimplyasanartform.Whataboutboxesorclothing?Boxescanusuallyserveasnewstoragecontainersandhousesforpets.Andclothing?Imaginetakingoldclothesandturningthemintohatsorhangingorganizers.8.WhatdoweknowaboutSchult’ssculptures?A.Theyservedasgarbagecontainers.B.Theyreflectedenvironmentalissues.C.TheywerefirstshowninParis,France.D.Theyweretoraiseeconomicawareness.9.HASchult’sartisticworksalsogetthemessageacrossthatanartistmust__________.A.besociallyresponsibleB.beasmodestaspossibleC.makegarbagerecyclableD.takediverseartisticforms10.Accordingtothelast2Paragraphs,theauthorprobablyagreesthat__________.A.ittakestalenttobeatrashartistB.presetideasareimportanttoartistsC.trashartcan'tbeseenasarealartformD.averagepeoplecanalsomaketrashartists11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.CouldYouBeaTrashArtist?B.WhatAreSocialSculptures?C.DoYouKnowAboutTrashArt?D.HowCanWeDealwithUsedCans?DAsachild,visitingthezoowasmoreapunishmentthanatreat.Ididn’tfindthechimps’teapartiesfunny,northebirdshowsentertaining.Feedingtimeforsealswaslesspainful,buttheirperformancesstillseemedliketheybelongedmoreinacircus.AndIhatedcircuses,especiallytheanimalacts—menteasinglions,girlsbalancingonelephantsandmonkeysplayingfootball.Iknewthateverytrickacircusanimaldidwasunnatural,achievedthroughstricttrainingandquitepossiblycruelty.Happily,duringmylifetimepublicattitudesandthelawhavechanged.Circusesusingwildanimalsarenowalmostextinct,andzooshavedefinitelyevolved.Whenmychildrenwereyoung,Ioccasionallytookthemtoourlocalzoo.Theelephantswereintinycagesandthegorillaslookedboredastheysatpeelingbananasandstaringatteasingvisitors.Eachcagehadasignwhichlistedtheanimal’snameandwhereitcamefrom.But,backthen,therewaslittleinformationincludedabouttheenvironmentalchallengestheyfaced.Asaresult,environmentalistsandanimalloversoftenopposezoos.“Animalsbelonginthewild,”isamonandunderstandableplaint.Butwhatdotheanimalsthemselvesprefer?Generallyspeaking,zooanimalshavealongerlife.But—youmayprotest—theyarenotfree.What?Freetobehuntedandkilled,freetodieofhungerorthirst?Maybesittinginacageeatingbananasisn’tsobad.Notthatsuchconditionsareacceptableinmodernzoos,duetotheworkofBIAZA,theBritishandIrishAssociationofZoosandAquariums.ThesedayseveryzoorequiresBIAZA’sapprovaltooperate,andtheassociationsetsthestandards,observesconditionsinzoosanddevelopsanimalresearchprogrammes,bothintheUKandabroad.BIAZAalsoorganisestheanimalexchangesbetweenzoosallovertheworld.Consequently,today,mostzooanimalsarebornandraisedinzoos,liveinlarge,fortableenclosuresandarecaredforbywelltrained,knowledgeableandcaringzooemployees.Ofcourseit’snosubstituteforlivinginthewildbutunfortunatelythisisn’talwayspossible.Meanwhile,whynotvisityourlocalzooanddecideforyourself?12.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A.howzooshaveimprovedB.whetherazooshouldbecloseddownC.anewenvironmentalorganisationD.thedifferencebetweenzoosandcircuses13.FromParagraph2,wecanguessthatthewriterbelievescircusanimals__________.A.hadmuchshorterlivesthanthoseinthewildB.werenottreatedwellbytheirtrainersC.shouldhavebeenplacedinzoosD.werenotasintelligentasthoseinzoos14.WhichofthefollowingrolesareperformedbyBIAZA?A.Organisinganimalstudyprojectsandtrainingzooworkers.B.Checkingzooconditionsandarranginganimalexchanges.C.Designingzoosandapprovingzoooperations.D.Caringforillanimalsandsettingzoostandards.15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutzooswouldthewriteragreewith?A.Zooanimalsshouldbefreedintothewild.B.Zoosaremorepopularnowthaninthepast.C.Zooanimalsaremorerestrictedthaninthepast.D.Zoosnowprovidecaringlivingconditionsforanimals.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)為多余項(xiàng)。Languageispartofourdailylives,nomatterwhereweliveintheworld.Itisthesamewithmusic,whetheryoulistentoitontheradioonyourdrivetoworkorsitbeforeanorchestra.Bothlanguageandmusicplayahugeroleinourculture.16____Bothlanguageandmusichaveawritingsystem.InEnglishwerecordlanguageusingthealphabet,whichisacollectionofletters.Inthesameway,weusenotestokeeparecordofmusic.Justasyouarereadingthiscollectionoflettersonthescreenandfindmeaninginit,musiciansreadnotesandcreatemeaningintheformofmusicwhichwecanhear.17Bywritingpiecesoftextormusic,weareabletoshareexperiencesthroughtime.Icanreadtheideasorhearthepositionofsomeonewholivedhundredsofyearsago,whichisreallyquiteexciting.18Youcanmakeagoodguessatwheresomeoneisfrombylisteningtothelanguagetheyuse.Inthesameway,weknowthatstylesofmusicaredifferentaroundtheworld,givingustheopportunitytoexploremanydifferentculturesthroughtheirmusicandprovidinguswithmusicforeverysituation.19Evenifyoudon’tlikeBritpopmelodies,youmaylovetheenergyofLatinAmericansalsamusic.Bothshareemotion.HowdoyouknowthatIamangry?Ofcourseyoumaybeabletoseeitinmyface,butyouwillknowforsurethroughmywords.20Musiccanshowyouexactlyhowtheposerwasorisfeeling,andallowsustoshareinthatemotion.Whenyoufeelhappy,youmightwanttosinganddancetoahappysongtocelebrateyourhappiness.Incontrast,youhaveprobablyalsolistenedtosadmusicwhenyouwerefeelingdown.Ithinkwehaveallusedmusictoexpressorprocessouremotions,oftenbiningitwithlanguageintheformofsonglyrics.A.Bothvarywithculture.B.Herearesomeoftheirsimilarities.C.Theyhavesomedistinguishingcharacteristics.D.SojustasyoureadEnglish,youcanreadmusic.E.Similarly,musiccansoundangry,sadorhappy.F.Thisalsomeansthatthereissomethingforeveryone!G.Thisalsomeanseveryonecanlearnlanguageandmusicwell!第二部分完形填空（共20題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。SincefinishingmystudiesatHarvardandOxford.I’vewatchedonefriendafteranotherlandhighranking,highpayingWallStreetjobs.Asexecutiveswithbanks,consultingfirms,establishedlawfirms,andmajorcorporations,manyarenow

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outofsmallapartmentsintohighbuildings.Theymadereservationsatrestaurantswherethecostofabottleofwine25

acollegeyear'smonthlyrent.Theyreplacedtheirbelovedoldcarwithexpensivenewsportscars.Thethingis,anumberofthemhave

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inpursuingmoneyovermeaning?Theseareexactlythekindsofcostsmanyofustendtoignoreandtheveryonesweneedtoconsidermost.21.A.much

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D.well22.A.policies

B.standards

C.experiments

D.regulations23.A.last

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D.best24.A.cycled

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D.looked25.A.shared

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D.collected26.A.advertised

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D.demanded27.A.plain

B.dream

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D.approve28.A.distribute

B.hate

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D.neglect29.A.calm

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D.empty30.A.family

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D.project31.A.accustomed

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D.available32.A.yet

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D.believein34.A.fundamental

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D.unforgettable35.A.takeoff

B.dropoff

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D.payoff36.A.missing

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D.shining37.A.harmful

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D.normal38.A.measure

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D.deliver39.A.disasters

B.motivations

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D.reduced第II卷（非選擇題共80分）注意事項(xiàng)：必須使用黑色墨跡簽字筆在答題卡上題目所指是的答案區(qū)域內(nèi)作答。答在試題卷上無(wú)效。單句語(yǔ)法填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀每個(gè)小題，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。The

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artist.Hisnot___________(allow)toseehismotherworriedhimmost.首字母填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）Recently,agreatmanyyoungpeoplehavebeeno__________withMusical.ly,ahugelypopularsocialvideoapp.Therefore,theycan’tconcentrateontheirworkorstudy.Theproductisenvironmentallyfriendlybutthed__________isthatit’stooexpensive.Thenumberofthestudentsinyourgroupexceededten.Youhadtobes___________intotwogroups.Feelinga___________atthefactthattheirchildrenwereaddictedtoplayingwiththeirmobilephone,someparentsconsultedtheexpertsonhowtogetridoftheaddiction.It’snotacceptabletob___________withgreengrocersaboutthepriceofvegetablesandfruit.Theywillfeelinsulted.Iusedtodrink3cupsofcoffeeeverydaybutnowIhavetor____________myselftoonecuptokeepinshape.Icouldn’tgetthroughtohim.Thelinewase____________thewholemorning.Theannouncementofthespringoutingt___________thelittleboy,makinghimwideawakeinthedeepnight.Inthelongandtoughjourney,hep__________areliablemanwhoalwayslentahandtoanyoneinneed.Hise_____________holidaywasdevotedtothevoluntarywork.Hehadnotimetotakecareofhisownfamily.第三節(jié)根據(jù)語(yǔ)境選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)亩陶Z(yǔ)并用其正確形式填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）hangaroundrefertogothroughleavebehindleaveoutinadditioneupwithsetoutputdownputoutholdoutshowupThe

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sayingthetwonationswerenotnaturallybornenemies.第四節(jié)（共10小題；每題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(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Haveyouevernoticedthatyoufeelhappierandmorerelaxedafteryoueatbread,pastaorfruit?Doyoufindthatyouaremoreenergeticandawakeaftereatingyogurtorbeans?Thesethingsarenotaccidents.Foodaffect1wefeelmorethanwethink.Scientistsresearching2(it)effectonourmoodsarebeginningtounderstandthatwecaninfluenceourfeelingswithwhatweeat.Althoughourmoodsrelate3havingvariousfoods,itisnotquiteassimpleaschoosingthefoodsfortherightoccasions.Ifthat4(be)thecase,athleteswouldnoteatalotofcarbohydratesbeforearace.

Anotherchemical5(connect)withourmoodiscaffeine,which6(find)incoffee,chocolateandmanytypesoftea,isperhaps7worstthingyoucanhavewhenyouarefeelingstressed.

Ofcourse,8(enjoy)anicemealwithfriends,whateverweeat,canalsoimpactourspirits.Beingwithfriendsandfamilyplaysabigpartinexperiencinghappiness.Most____9____(important),though,rememberthefollowingoldrule:trytoeatdifferentfood,10___nottoomuch.第五節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同學(xué)們交換修改作文,請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧),并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。Duringthetravelbacktomyhometown,intheplane,Isatnexttoanoldladywholookedveryscary.Sheclosedhereyestightandgraspedherredbagonherlap.IthoughtImightbenervous,soIplannedtochatwithhertomakehertofeelrelaxed.Wetalkalotaboutourfamiliesandexperiences.Whentheflightover,Ialsohelpedhercarryherluggages.Shewassogratefulaboutmyhelpthatshegavemethebighugwhenweweregoingtoleave.Onourwayout,wewavedgoodbye.Shekeptonturningbacktoseemeunlesswecouldn'tseeeachotheranylong.第六節(jié)：書(shū)面表達(dá)（25分）

假定你叫李華，是我校高三（2）班的學(xué)生。你在校報(bào)英語(yǔ)專欄看到了學(xué)?！坝⒄Z(yǔ)文化節(jié)”的一則招募啟事，請(qǐng)閱讀啟事，并根據(jù)寫(xiě)作要點(diǎn)和寫(xiě)作要求寫(xiě)一封應(yīng)征郵件。VolunteersWantedOurannualEnglishFestival,whichwillbeheldonNovember12,2018,isnowlookingfor20studentvolunteerstoprovideserviceforTalentShow,SpeechContest,andEnglishDebate.Ifyouareinterested,pleasesen