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2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的
A, B, C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

What will the man do next?
Drink something. B. Learn to drive. C. Take a taxi.
What does the man mean?
He hates to smell smoke too.
He will leave the office soon.
The woman can open the window.
What do the speakers plan to do at the weekend?
Help with conference on drug abuse.
Learn about a healthy lifestyle.
Take a class on drug abuse.
How is the woman feeling right now?
Angry. B. Excited. C. Scared.
What does the man suggest?
Selling the old MP3 player.
Having the old MP3 player repaired.
Buying a new MP3 player.
第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

What will the man do first on Friday night？
Return a book. B. Watch a game. C. Buy two tickets. Why does the woman agree to go in the end?
She is tired of watching TV.
She thinks the man is fun.
She wants to listen to the music.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

Where are the speakers probably right now?
At home. B. At a barber shop. C. At Brad’s house. When will the speakers probably arrive at the restaurant?
At 7:00. B. At 7:25. C. At 7:55.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

How much will it cost to send the package by sea?
$20. B. $80. C. $ 100.
How long will it take to send the package by air?
4 to 6 weeks. B. 2 to 3 weeks. C. 10 to 14 days. What is the woman sending?
Books. B. Clothes. C. Toys.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

Why did the woman’s sister hold the party?
She got married.
Her child got married.
Her children were leaving home.
What is Uncle Tony?
A photographer. B. A designer. C. A sales manager. Where does Roger live?
In . B. In . C. In .
What do we know about Mark?
He has long hair and a beard.
He graduated from of .
He is the tallest one in his family.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

Who saw the blue whales an hour ago?
A passenger. B. Some fishermen. C. The captain. What sea animals are commonly seen in this season?
A. Blue whales.
B. Large sea turtles.
C. Sea birds. What does the speaker suggest that passengers bring with th em?
A hat or sunglasses. B. A heavy jacket. C. Light shoes. What do we know about the tour?
It will take two days.
Passengers will have dinner on the boat.
The price doesn’t include drinks.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,和D）中，选出最佳选项.
A
Best Places to Visit in Iceland
Welcome to , a land that comes across as being a unique and beautiful destination. It is open to visitors who like to study an
unknown course, and everything about waits to be explored. Here are just a lot of places you can take on.
Dettifoss
Dettifoss waterfalls, located 90km from the town Húsavík, is t he most powerful waterfall in Europe. You can access the wat erfall either by hiking or driving down along the road leading t o the falls. The access roads, however, remain closed during t he winter months. That is from January to April. Landmannalaugar
Landmannalaugar or the people's pools, is a major tourist attr action in . Known as the heart for hikers, the area is popular f or . Open only during summers, it is accessible from Thorsmo rk Biking in this area. However, it is relatively difficult, and is r ecommended only for trained mountain bikers.
Reykjavik
Reykjavik, which actually means “Steamy Bay”, got its name f rom the sight of steam rising from the geothermal , which attra cted the Vikings when they landed at the bay. You can relax b y hiking, or go fishing in the . Don't forget to go skinny-dipping in the famous Blue Lagoon, a geothermal（地热的）pool in the area.
Gotafoss
Gotafoss, also known as the waterfall of the gods, is one of th e most impressive attractions in . Located on the Skjalfandaflj
ot river flowing south of road 1 or the Ring road, it is easily ac cessible, thus attracting tourists and divers alike. As the story goes, it was these falls that the Lawspeaker Thorgeir Ljosvetn ingagoti threw the statues of his Norse gods into, hence givin g it the name Gotafoss.
Jökulsárlón
Known to be a museum of ice sculptures, Jökulsárlón is a larg e glacier lake on the South Eastern border. The lake which is around 200meters deep is home to some of the big icebergs. During the summer months, you can use boat rides that will ta ke you face to face with the ice sculptures that melt away sple ndidly. In the winters, you will spot a number of seals and the great Skua at the lake.
21. The writer's purpose in writing the passage is to ______ ．
A. praise the beauty of nature in Iceland
B. persuade more people to visit the places in Iceland
C. tell people the culture and history of Iceland
D. attract more people to explore the fields in online
22. Which two places have the same attraction? ______ .
A. Dettifoss and Gotafoss
B. Jökulsárlón and Dettifoss
C. Gotafoss and Landmannalaugar
D. Landmannalaugar and Jökulsárlón
23. It can be inferred from the passage that ______ ．
A. we can see some attractions only in summer
B. Iceland now is totally powered by the sun
C. we can enjoy swimming in
D. in winter we can drive down the road to visit waterfall
B
According to a legend, a young man while roaming the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-
clear water. The water was so sweet, he filled his leather cant een so he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had be en his teacher. After a four-
day journey he presented the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student lavishly fo r the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy heart.
Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was very smelly. It apparently had become sta le because of the old leather container. The student asked the teacher, “Master, the water was foul. Why did you pretend to like it?”
The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the gi ft. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter."
I think we understand this lesson best when we receive innoc ent gifts of love from young children. Whether it’s a piece of p aper or a ruler, the natural and proper response is appreciatio n and we express thankfulness because we love the idea with in the gift.
Gratitude doesn't always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many adults value only the thing given rather tha n the feeling embodied in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are reall y gifts of the heart.
24. Where did the young man get the water?
A. In the field.
B. In the river.
C. In his house.
D. In the desert
25.Which of the following can be used to describe the water fr om the desert?
A. Dirty and terrible.
B. Clear and sweet.
C. Clean but strange.
D. Delicious but dirty.
26. What does the underlined word “foul” mean?
A. Wrong.
B. Wonderful.
C. Smelly.
D. Tast y.
27. From the legend, we should thank a kid’s worthless gift be
cause of_______________.
A. his kind words.
B. his love within the gift itself.
C. his small gift itself.
D. his help and courage.
C
Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educato rs call the summer learning gap. Some call it the summer lear ning setback. Put simply, it means the longer kids are out of s chool, the more they forget. The only thing they might gain is weight. Recent studies show that children gain weight more q uickly in the summer vacation than when they are in school. Most American schools follow a traditional nine-
month calendar. Students get winter and spring breaks and a bout ten weeks of summer vacation. Some schools follow a y ear round calendar. They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time, with a few weeks off in between. But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-
round school is generally the same as in a traditional school. Last year, a study at reported that year-
round students did not learn any more than other students. Le ad researcher Paul von Hippel said "year-
round schools don’t really solve the problem of the summer le arning setback. They simply spread it out across the year". Across the country, research shows that students from po
or families fall farther behind over the summer vacation than o ther students. Experts say this can be prevented. They note t hat many schools and local governments offer the programs t hat can help.
But calling them "summer schools" could be a problem. T he director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins, Ron Fairchild, recently wrote about this issue on his blog. He said that in American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to the beliefs about freedom and the joys of childh ood. He said research with groups of different parents in Chic ago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the t erm summer school. They said it created an image of children being forced to do work they missed during the school year.
28. According to the first parag
raph, the summer learning gap
______.
A. helps children to gain weigh
t
B. leads children to work hard
er
C. improves children’s memori
es
D. affects children’s regular st udies
29. Compared to traditional sc hools, students in the year-round ones______.
A. perform better and have mo re learning gains
B. have much less time for rel axation every year
C. have generally the same nu mber of class days
D. hold more classes with mor
e free weeks off
30. Which of the following stat ements is true?
A. Students from poor families often fall behind after the vac ation.
B. Year-
round schools can solve the pr oblem of the learning gap. C. There are schools in each s
tate following a year-
round calendar.
D. Nothing can help the stude
nts who fall behind after the va
cation.
31. Why did almost all parents
dislike the term “summer scho
ol”?
A. They cherish the children’s
rights of freedom very much.
B. They are worried about the
quality of the “summer school”
.
C. They want their children to
be forced to make up the gap.
D. They can’t afford the further
study during the vacation
D
While drunken driving may be on the decline, traffic safety ex perts remain puzzled over how to deal with another alcohol rel ated danger：drunken pedestrians.
Pedestrians struck and killed by cars often are extremely d
runk. In fact, they are drunken more frequently―and with high er blood alcohol levels―than drunken drivers who are killed in accidents various studies have shown. Forty percent of adult pedestrians involved in fatal crashes have a blood alcohol lev el of at least 0.10―which by law in most states signifies intoxic ation (醉
酒) compared to only 25 percent of drivers in deadly accidents according to recent federal data.
Some types of pedestrian accidents have been declining n ationally especially those involving children but the number of adult pedestrians who are drunk when killed in traffic has rem ained relatively steady at 2500 a year. The total number of pe destrians killed annually in US traffic accidents is at least 7 00 0 or one of every seven highway accidents resulting in death.
“We're dealing here, we think, with a very severe drinking p roblem that leads to a severe highway safety problem”, said R ichard Blomberg, president of Dunlap and Associates Inc., in Norwalk Coon.
Blomberg, whose consulting company found a very high ra te of alcohol involvement in a controlled study of pedestrian a ccidents in New Orleans, was among several researchers wh o spoke on the topic at the annual meeting of the Research C ouncil's Transportation Research Board (TRE) in in January.
Pedestrian accidents have not received enough attention i n the past according to Kay Colpitts who chairs the board's co mmittee on pedestrians. Few methods exist to monitor walkin g habits she said and researchers have been puzzled about h ow to prevent disasters.
32. Which of the following would be the best title for the passa ge?
A. Traffic Safety.
B. Drunken Drivers.
C. Drunken Pedestrian Accidents.
D. A Severe Highway Safety Problem.
33. Among the causes of walkers' accidents the most serious problem is ______.
A. long delays in traffic signals causing pedestrians to lose p atience
B. former drunken drivers whose licenses are not allowed to use for a time
C. a lack of adult keeping eyes on many children involved in accidents
D. taking too much alcohol and then hanging along the roads
34. According to recent federal data drunken drivers with an o
ver 0. 10 blood alcohol level in deadly accidents______.
A. are relatively steady at 2 500 a year
B. are 15 percent less than drunken adult walkers
C. are at least 7 000 in US traffic accidents
D. make up one seventh of highway accidents
35. From the passage we know that Blomberg is______.
A. a researcher
B. a specialist in traffic safety
C. a clerk of a consulting company
D. a government official
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Have you ever had someone in your organization who was al ways agreeable? A type of person who always agrees with ev eryone else. 36
We have most likely all met a yesman at one time or another. Yesmen are eager to please, but find it very difficult to voice t heir opinion. So what can you do as a leader to cope with the m?
Talk to them. The first step is an honest and objective convers
ation about their behavior. 37 Try to get them to see how th ey respond in these situations so they can start to see themse lves objectively(客观地) as well.
38 Start with a recent time when they agreed with a decisi on, and ask for their opinion. Keep asking "why?" or "how co me?" Acknowledge their views and let them know that the rest of the team is waiting to hear what they say.
Find out why they always agree. It may be they are just very a greeable people. 39 Identify the causes and work with the m to reduce the external (外部
的) barriers to having their voice heard.
Tell them they need to disagree, constructively, when they ha ve the next opportunity. When that time comes about, don't e mbarrass them by putting them on the spot. Instead, ask them what they think, avoid yes-
no questions, and use "why" and "how come" questions to get their thoughts out there for the benefit of the team. Thank the m for their ideas._ 40
A. Ask what their opinions are.
B. They should provide value to the organization
C. Or they feel like they will be saying something stupid.
D. Even if all the ideas presented conflict with each other!
E. Sometimes the person does not realize that they agree wit h everything.
F. Yesmen are a challenge in any organization that values ind ividual contributions.
G. This will build their confidence and allow them to continue doing what you have started in the future.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Historians already know that Winston Churchill often took high -risk gambles（赌博）
in his political life . But that Churchill was a gambler in 41 a spects of his life has tended not to catch his biographers’ 42 .
Two new books attempt to fill this 43 .
The first is No More Champagne written by David Lough, a pri vate-banker-turned-
historian who looks at Churchill’s personal 44 during the up s and downs of his career. It is the first 45 to focus on this a spect of his life .
Mr. Lough has 46 through Churchill’s personal accounts an
d found that h
e was as much a 47 when it came to his mon ey as he was when he was 48 at the Admiralty or in Downi ng Street . 49 Churchill was a descendant（后裔）
of the Dukes of Marlborough, his 50 had “ very little money on either side ”– but that never 51 them living the 52 life. Indeed, between 1908 and 1914 the Churchill household spe nt an average of ￡1,160 on wine 53 each year--
$145,000 in today’s money. It is no 54 that Churchill spent most of his life leaping from one cash flow crisis to another , b eing constantly behind his suppliers’ 55 .
Another new book , Winston Churchill Reporting , by Simon R ead , an American journalist , looks at one of the 56 Church ill eventually paid some of them : 57 .
Mr. Read investigates how Churchill went from a young army officer to being ’s highest-
earning war journalist by the age of 25 .
The Churchill name 58 helped open newspaper editors’ do ors across . But it was that the young 59 was willing to take risks on 60 across the world that marked out his columns fr om those of his contemporaries .
41. A. some B. the other C. the same D. other
42. A. breath B. smile C. attention D. voice
43. A. gap B. hole C. post D. bill
44. A. letters B. beliefs C. donations D. finances
45. A. biogra
phy
B. diary
C. song
D. poem
46. A. travell
ed
B. searched
C. cut
D. got
47. A. troubl
e-maker
B. passer-by
C. looker-on
D. risk-taker
48. A. keepi ng secrets B. making d
ecisions
C. taking ste
ps
D. giving les
sons
49. A. Since B. When C. Although D. Until
50. A. childr en B. parents C. wife D. colleague
s
51. A. reliev ed B. encourag
ed
C. stopped
D. banned
52. A. low B. miserable C. high D. new
53. A. alone B. joint C. combined D. separate
54. A. use B. doubt C. need D. wonder
55. A. produ B. bills C. price D. service
cts
56. A. ways B. friends C. ideas D. dreams
57. A. readin
g
B. writing
C. fighting
D. risking
58. A. hardly B. involuntar
ily
C. illegally
D. certainly
59. A. histori
an
B. banker
C. reporter
D. editor
60. A. battlef ields B. farms C. rivers D. playgroun
ds
第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式填空。

Daniel Delvin lives in the same house as his children and see s them every day yet he is unable to recognize them at all. Mr . Devlin, 46, from Nunhead, , is suffering from an 61 (ill) call ed prosopagnosia(人面失认症), also 62 (know) as face-blindness, meaning he struggles to recognize faces—
even those of his own family.
Mr. Delvin, 63 painter, has been forced to memorize his f amily’s voices and body language in order to know who they a
re. 64 reading voices and body language doesn’t always w ork, and he has even mistaken another boy his son when 65 (pick) his children up from school.
Mr. Delvin said, “Humans have a special ability to recogniz e people by seeing their 66 (face), but I really don’t have thi s ability.
“Maybe a good way to imagine what it’s like to have proso pagnosia is to try and recognize people by 67 their hands look like.
“If I 68 (see) my wife Katarina somewhere unexpected an d she pretended not to know me, then I’m not sure I would kn ow it was her. It often leaves me in some awkward situations, 69 （especial）
when I don’t recognize the people 70 I should know or I think I know the people that I don’t.”
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Jin Jing,
Your problem is common one among middle school studen ts. Maybe the following advices can help you. First in all, belie ve in yourself. Your greatest problem is that you lack self-confidence. The first thing you must do is to smile at your clas smate. One smile speaks loud about your wish to make friend s than any word. Your smile will show that you are friendly to him. Next, trying talking with a student who is as shy as you o r who share the same interest as you. You can discuss your s tudies with a classmate, and you can also talk about your hob bies. Unless anyone is in trouble, you should be ready to help him or her. Once when you have confidence, you can make a s many friends as possible.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
你所在的中学决定举行一次万米赛跑活动，请你以学生
会的名义用英语写一个书面通知,词数100左右，具体
内容如下：为推动全民健身活动，学校决定万米长跑。

时间：4月30日下午2：00 （风雨无阻）
参加人数：每班10人（欢迎教师参加）
注意事项：
1. 1:30前在学校操场集合，请不要迟到。

2. 长跑路线：沿人民大街跑到交通信号灯向右转，一
直跑到邮局向右转；在第二个
拐弯处右转，最后回到学校。

3. 通知发出时间为2017年4月 30日
全民健身活动：the national fitness programme
Notice
Dear students,
The students’ Union
April 30, 2017 2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A, B, C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。