辽宁盘锦第二高级中学18-19学度高二下期初考试题-英语

辽宁盘锦第二高级中学18-19学度高二下期初考试题-英语
【一】单项填空〔共15小题，每题1分，总分值15分〕
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处的最正确选项。

1、Iearn10dollars________houras________supermarketcashieronSaturday.
A、an；the
B、the；a
C、an；a
D、a；an
2、Youdidnotperformaswellastheothercompetitors—________，youfailed.
A、inotherwords
B、afterall
C、intheend
D、atthesametime
3、It________methatshejustexpectsustohelp，butIhavesomanythingstodotoday.
A、annoys
B、surprises
C、excites
D、delights
4、Theharearrivedatthetreeexhausted，
only________thatthetortoisehadalreadybeenthere.
A、finding
B、find
C、tofind
D、found
5、—Howareyourchildrenintheirnewhome?
—
Fine.Thegoodthingisthatthey've_______veryeasilytonewenvironments.
A、used
B、belonged
C、adapted
D、turned
6、Inmyopinion,ashortstayinthecountryforsometimewillbe________toherheal th.
A、available
B、accessible
C、beneficial
D、especial
7、Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,evenpeopleinremotevillagescanhave______ __tocomputers.
A、possibility
B、entrance
C、independence
D、access
8.He________thethingsintheoldcasewhichhewantedtokeep.
A.leftaside
B.setaside
C.testedout
D.turnedaround
9.Tomthoughtitwasanhonor___________tospeakintheceremony.
A.toinvite
B.tobeinvited
C.inviting
D.havinginvited
10.ItwaswhenMozartwasjustalittleboythathis______formusicbecameobvious .
A.talent
B.gifted
C.present
D.tale
11、Itis________tobelievethatthenumber13bringsbadluck.
A、ridiculous
B、absurd
C、foolish
D、impossible
12、Her________tobecomeateacherwasheldbackbyherpoorspokenEnglish.
A.instruction
B.situation
C.ambition
D.condition
13.Willyou___________andtakethislettertothepostoffice?
A.domeafavor
B.makemeafavor
C.givemeafavor
D.bringmeafavor
14.HebegantotakeEnglish_______onlywhenheleftschool.
A.carefully
B.truly
C.seriously
D.strictly
15、—I’msorry，sir.Ididn’tmeantohurtyoubyshowingyouthosepictures?
—________Itjustremindedmeofmyoldfriends.
A、Notatall.
B、Allthebest.
C、Nosorry，please.
D、Nevermind.
二、完型填空〔共20小题，每题1.5分，总分值30分〕
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项〔A.B.C.D〕中，选出能够填入空白处的最正确选项。

I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasmothersatdoinglette rs.Standingbyherchair,lookingattheinkbottle,pen,andwhitepaper,Idecide dthattheactof16mustbethemost17thingintheworld.
Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,mother18differentthingsformysisteran dbrother.“Butthe19”,shesaid,“isforElizabeth”. Ineversawherangry,andneversawhercry.Iknewshe20me,sheshoweditinaction. But21ayounggirl,Iwantedheart-to-hearttalks22motheranddaughter.Theynev erhappened.Andagulf(深渊)openedbetweenus.Iwas “tooemotional”.23shelived“onthesurface”. AsyearspassedandIgraduatedfromcollege,IlovedmymotherandIwrotetoherin2 4wordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedid25me. Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.26came.Myhopeturnedto27,thenl ittleinterest,finally,peace---itseemedthatnothinghappened.Icouldn’tbesurethatthe28hadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,andIcou ld29tryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.
Nowthe30ofherdesktoldme,asshe’d31beenableto,
thatshewas32thatwritingwasmychosenwork.I33thedeskcarefullyandfoundsom epapers34---aphotoofmyfatherandaone-pageletter,foldedandrefoldedmanyt imes.
“Givemeananswer”,myletterasks,“inanywayyouchose”.Mother,youalwayschosethe35thatspeakslouderthanwo rds.
16.A.speaking B.writing C.looking D.listening
17.A.wonderful B.tiringC.funny D.productive
18.A.bought B.gaveC.designed D.kept
19.A.pen B.paperC.chair D.desk
20.A.loved B.dislikedC.appreciated D.sympathized
21.A.like B.asC.be D.unlike
22.A.with B.amongC.beside D.between
23.A.So B.AndC.But D.Or
24.A.careful B.activeC.thankful D.serious
25.A.ignore B.acceptC.forgive D.dislike
26.A.Noone B.NoneC.Something D.Neither
27.A.surprise B.joyC.disappointment D.happiness
28.A.ides rmationC.news D.Letter
29.A.stand B.stop C.continue D.practice
30.A.present B.appearance C.shape D.sight
31.A.always B.ever C.never D.often
32.A.sorry B.encouraged C.regretful D.pleased
33.A.moved B.cleaned C.fixed D.emptied
34.A.inside B.outside C.below D.above
35.A.gesture B.method C.actionD.way
【三】阅读理解〔共两节，总分值40分〕
第一节〔共15小题，每题2分，总分值30分〕
A LastyearwhenTomgraduatedfromschool,hecametoTaibei.Hedidn'tliketoworko nhisfather'sfarmandhopedtofindajobinabigcity.Hewentfromonecompanytoan otherbutnoonewantedhim.Withlittlemoneyleft,hegottothestation,sadandti red.Allhewantedtodowasgobacktohissmalltown.Itwasverylateatnightandthe stationwasfullofpeople.Theywerewaitingtobuyticketsofthelasttrain.Hebo ughtthelastticket,andhewasveryhappy.
Atthattime,awomanwithacryingbabywalkedtohimandaskedhimtosellherthetic ket.Hegavehertheticketbecausehethoughttheyneededitmorethanhedid.After thetrainleft,hesatonthebenchanddidn'tknowwheretogo.Suddenly,anoldmanc ameandsaid,
“Youngman,Ihaveseenwhatyoudidtothewoman.Iamtheownerofabigcompany.Ine edagoodyoungmanlikeyou.Wouldyouliketoworkforme?”
36.Tomcametothestationto_______.
A.findajob
B.takethetrainhome
C.selltheticket
D.takethetraintoTaibei
37.ThewomanwalkedtoTombecause_______.
A.shewasTom'soldfriend
B.herchildwantedtotalktoTom
C.sheneededtotakethetrain
D.shehadnomoneytobuyaticket
38.Tomdidn'ttakethetrainbecause_______.
A.hedidn'ttakeatrainticket
B.hemissedthetrain
C.hewantedtotalktotheoldman
D.hegavehistickettothewoman
39.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?
A.Manypeoplefindjobinatrainstation.
B.Don'tbuythelastticketofthetrain.
C.Ifwetryourbesttohelpothers,otherswillhelpus.
D.Weshouldnotgiveourtickettoothersinatrainstation.
B
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Lost
Ablackbagwithapencil-boxandsomebooksleftinthereadingroom.Willthefinde rpleasecometoClass3,Grade1?
Found
Agreenjacketwasleftonthesportsgroundyesterdayafternoon(April15th).Wil ltheownerpleasering656-6688
40.Ifyouwantedtoplaceanad.,whatnumberwouldyoucall?
A.800-0739
B.800-1932
C.800-5224
D.800-0667
41.“ClassifiedAds”mayprobablymean“________”.
A.adsabouteveryone’slife
B.adsgivingonesomenecessaryinformation
C.adsdividedintodifferentgroupsaccordingtoacertainrules
D.adsforwhichyouneedn’tpayanymoney
42.Ifyouwanttofindapart-timejob,youwilllookat________.
A.ForRent
B.ForSale
C.HelpWanted
D.Lost
C
ItwaswhenIwasattendinghighschoolthatIfirstreadAsimov’sstories.Atthetime,afewsciencefictionmagazinesbegantointroducethisaut hor,andtotranslateafewpiecesfromhis“RobotSeries”.OfAsimov’sworks,theonethatleftthedeepestimpressiononmewasPebbleintheSky.Thisno veldirectlyinfluencedmyearlysciencefictionwriting.Asimovwasoneofthele adingwritersofwesternsciencefiction’sGoldenAge,soalthoughhiswritingmaynothaveadirectinfluenceonwritersoft oday,hisunderlying(潜在的)influenceonmanylevelsisundeniable—thefamousThreeLawsofRobotics,andmanyclassicwritingtechniques,forexamp le.Asimov’snovelsaremarkedbyafullyintegrated(完整的)logicalsystem,andhisstoriesareapleasuretoread.Thisisthereasonhisno velsstillattractreaderstoday.Naturally,westernsciencefictionhasfewpeo plethesedayswhofollowAsimov’screativemethods.ButstillthemajorityofChinesesciencefictionreaderswou paredwiththe “RobotSeries”,Asimov’s“FoundationSeries”isalittlelesswell-knowninChina.Infact,the“FoundationSeries”createsanentireworld,evengranderthanthatofthe
“RobotSeries”;thissciencefictionhadadirectinfluenceonlaterwesternsc iencefiction,themostfamousexamplebeingStarWars.
43.Welearnfromthepassagethatthewriterisprobablya_________.
A.sciencefictionwriter
B.sciencefictionpublisher
C.highschoolstudent
D.sciencefictionfan
44.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_________.
pareAsimovwithothersciencefictionwriters
B.advisepeopletoreadAsimov’sstories
C.givesomecommentsonAsimov’sinfluence
D.explainwhyAsimovispopularinChina
45.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Asimoviscriticizedbytoday’ssciencefictionwriters.
B.AsimovstillhasmanyreadersinChina.
C.AsimovwroteStarWarsinhislaterlife.
D.Asimov’swritingtechniquesarestillwidelyused.
46.Inthewriter’sopinion,Asimov’s“FoundationSeries”_________.
A.wasnotassuccessfulashis“RobotSeries”
B.isbetterknowntoreadersthanhis“RobotSeries”
C.wasmorelogicallyorganizedthanhis“RobotSeries”
D.waswrittenbetterthanhis“RobotSeries”insomeways
D
Everheardtheoldsaying,
“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway”?Itistrue!Appleshavealotofnutritiona lvalue!
Amediumsizedapplehasonly80calories(卡).Whatagreatsnackchoice!Notonlyi sanapplelowincalories,theycontainabsolutelynofat.Thus,eatingapplesass nacks,asopposedtochipsorcakes,willhelpreducetheriskofcancer. Ontopofreducingtheriskofcancer,thelowsodium(钠)amountsinapplesalsoh elpreducehighbloodpressureandheartdisease.Theyarecholesterol(胆固醇)free.TheyarealsorichinvitaminA,whichhelpsstrengthenvision(视力)alongwithboneandtoothdevelopment. Nowthatweknowthenutritionalfacts,let’stakealookatsomeofthefunfacts—That’sright!Applescanbefun,aswellashealthy!
Ifanappleisfresh,itwillfloatonwater.Twenty-fivepercentofanappleisair, thusallowingittofloat.Canyouimaginebobbing(上下浮动)forapplesthatsink?
And,didyouknowthatanappleiscoveredwithanaturallayerofwax(蜡)?That’swhatthepeeling(剥下的皮)is.Itprotectstheapple’shigh
watercontent,keepingtheapplefresh.
Applesareaveryimportantpartofahealthydiet,butkeepinmindtheycanbefu n.Andalwaysremember,ifanapplesinksinwater,pickanotheronetobobfor!
47.Howmanykindsoffactsaboutapplesarementionedinthepassage?
A.Two.
B.Three.
C.Four.
D.Five.
48.Applescontainno_________.
A.caloriesandsodium
B.fatandsodium
C.fatandcholesterol
D.cholesterolandsodium
49.Welearnthatanappleisprobably_________ifitsinksinwater.
A.toohighinwatercontent
B.stillgreen
C.sweetandrichinvitamins
D.unsuitabletoeat
50.Whydoapplesstayfreshforalongtime?
A.Becausetheycontainmuchwater.
B.Becausetheyhavepeelingwithalayerofwax.
C.Becausetheycontainmuchair.
D.Becausetheyhavepeelingwithnutritionalvalue.
第二节(共5小题；每题2分，总分值10分)
依照短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Weareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlife,butmostofusdon’tdoaverygoodjob.__51__
So,youhavetogiveaspeechandyouareterrified.Yougetnervous,youforgetw hatyouwanttosay,youstumble(结结巴巴)overwords,youtalktoolong,teryouthink，“ThankGoodness,it’sover.I’mjustnotgoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.”
Cheepup！__52__Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyoursel fthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?Whyareyouspeaking?Then,gath erasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyofyourtimedoingyourrese arch.Thenspendplentyofyourtimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechi easmanyexamplesaspossible,andusepictures,char ts,andgraphsiftheyhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.__53__Don’ttalkovertheirheads,anddon’ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourth oughtfulness.
Justremember:Beprepared.Knowyoursubject,youraudience,andtheoccasio n.Bebrief.__54__Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoum akeperson­to­personcontactwithyouraudience.
Ifyoufollowthesesimplesteps,youwillseethatyoudon’thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infact,youmayfindtheexperiencesoenjoy ablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!You’renotconvincedyet?__55__
A、Itdoesn’thavetobethatbad.
B、Takeseveraldeepbreathsbeforeyourspeech.
C、Thisarticlegivessomeadviceonhowtogiveagoodspeech.
D、Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.
E、Don’tsaywhatyouaren’tfamiliarwith.
F、Neverforgetyouraudience.
G、Giveitatryandseewhathappens.
【四】短文改错〔共10小题；每题1分，总分值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。

错误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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词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.只同意修改10处，多者〔从第11处起〕不计分。

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mgoodatallthesubjects,andalwaysreadytohelpothers.AtschoolIgetalongwel lwithmyclassmates.Therefore，Ihaveaproblemthattroublesmyselfallthetime.It’stherelationshipamongmydeskmateandme.Heisahard­
workingstudent,whokeepsschoolrulewell.Buthe’sapersonwithfewwords.What’smore，hegotangryeasily.Idon’tknowwhattodealwithhim.Maybeit’swhywe’veseldomsatdowntoexchangeourfeelingsorthoughts.Ivalueourfriendship.Ih opewecanknowmoreaboutwitheachotherandunderstandeachotherbetter.Idohop ewewillbeclosertoeachotherthanbefore.
第二节书面表达(总分值25分)
在2017年春晚上，刘谦的魔术--手穿玻璃取硬币，又一次震撼了电视观众，使他再次成为中国内地最热的魔术师。

请你依照下表提示，用英语对刘谦做一简单介绍，写一篇120-150词的英语作文。

盘锦市二高中2017—2018年第二学期期初考试
英语试卷答案
51.C52.A53.F54.D55.G
改错
参考范文
AsayoungmagicianfromTaiwan,he ispopularwideforhismagicshows.Countrieshehas performedinincludethe UnitedStates,Japan,SouthKorea,theUKandsoon.Heisknown forhisinteractionwithhisaudiences.Hethinksitisactuallythinkingratherthanone 'scontrollingskillsthatmakesmagicalshowssuccessful.What'smore,hesuggeststhe magicianthinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreativelytomakethemappearmor einteresting.。