新疆昌吉回族自治州玛纳斯县第一中学2018-2019年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

2018 —2019 学年高二第二学期期中
英语试卷
第一部分：阅读理解(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节(共10小题; 每小题2分, 满分20分)
A
Ten-year-old Riley Christensen and her mother, Lynn, were looking at models and prices of bikes on the Internet. “Let’s pick one out for Dad’s birthday,” Lyn n suggested to her daughter. Suddenly, a bike shop in their town with a video linking Project Mobility caught Riley’s eyes. She clicked it out of curiosity, which told how Bike Rack owner Hal Honeyman had created an organization to provide special bicycles to people with disabilities(残疾). It showed the happy faces of those who were riding them —accident victims, injured soldiers, and children with disabilities, including Hal’s own son, who had been born with disease.
“I’m going to buy a bike for one of those kids,” Riley told her mother. Two days later, she showed her mother a letter asking for donations. “I think it’s amazing for a guy to make bikes for kids who can’t walk,” the letter said. “I saw how happy a boy was when he got one. I’m writing to ask f or your help.”
Lynn was impressed by her daughter’s effort, but doubts quickly emerged. The cost of just one of those special bikes was as high as $4,000. So she advised her daughter to ask their relatives and friends for help. Within three days, checks and cash began arriving. Then word got around about Riley’s campaign, and as Christmas approached, more and more donations arrived. Riley raised more than $12,000 in the end.
On Christmas Eve, Riley wore a Santa hat and delivered the bicycles to three lucky kids. “This is the best Christmas I ever had,” said Riley. She is determined to keep her campaign going every holiday season. “I want kids to feel the wind in their faces,” she says.
1. At first Riley wanted to buy a bike online to .
A. give it to her father as a birthday gift
B. help Hal Honeyman’s organization
C. celebrate her own birthday
D. give her mother a surprise
2. The underlined word “emerged” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”.
A. transformed
B. appeared
C. survived
D. settled
3. According to the text, it can be inferred that .
A. Riley’s father was moved by what she did
B. Riley managed to make every child ride happily
C. Riley donated all her money to Hal’s organization
D. Riley got a lot of support from many people
B
Everyone needs entertainment to take his or her mind away from the boring chores of everyday life. Entertainment can be in the form of music, movies, plays and various other activities. The most common form of entertainment is movies, which are watched by people of all ages.
Movies are entertaining, but some movies can have a negative effect on their audience. Little children may watch animated movies(动画片) played by their favorite superheroes, who do supernatural things, or by some other characters they admire, like Mickey Mouse, who does all sorts of things that are not possible in real life. These movies can lead children into thinking that they too can do all these things.
Many young people like watching action movies, and the violence in these movies also has an effect on their minds. It makes them think more about violence and extremism, and may lead them into committing crimes and other acts that can hurt others. These young people may watch their favorite actors do other things that are disliked in society. Their favorite actors and characters may take drugs and smoke cigarettes in their movies, which negatively influences the young audience. They may begin smoking too, or they may think that smoking is “cool” or it will raise their s ocial status.
Although some movies have a negative effect on their audience, others may have a positive effect too. There are many educational movies that are informative. These movies are very few in number compared to other movies that are not informative. These educational movies are not liked by young audience, so generally speaking movies have a bad influence on young people.
4. The first paragraph serves as a(n) .
A. explanation
B. introduction
C. comment
D. background
5. The author uses Mickey Mouse as an example to show .
A. movies should focus more on education than on entertainment
B. animated movies are gaining great popularity among children
C. some movies tend to fill children’ s minds with unrealistic ideas
D. children are interested in characters with magic power
6. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. Most young people like action movies.
B. Young people use smoking as a way to change their images.
C. Young people may do bad things by imitating their favorite actors.
D. Movies are responsible for the rise in crimes.
C
I was born and raised in Chicago. I am one of thirteen children who were raised by a single mom after my father passed away. As a child, I used sports and studying as the way to struggle against the dangers and temptations (诱惑) of urban life. I left home at an early age to attend school at Lake Forest Academy and then attended college.
Being away from home was difficult. Growing up on the streets was lonely and hurtful. I was able to enjoy being around different, educated people and learned a great deal about life from them.
The reason I wrote Emotional Core Therapy is that I have seen too much needless suffering and wanted to do something about it. Writing a book was the best way that I can let the world know that feelings of anxiety, depression, and anger are treatable. Many humans have suffered because they were not taught how to properly love themselves. My book works from the reader’s perspective and world view.
My book uses five easy steps to treat emotional issues and emphasizes the root cause of emotional or psychic problems. My book teaches people how to identify (鉴别) and release those
feelings.
The book will benefit anyone as long as they put in the time and effort to change their relationships. Feelings of fear and sadness are going to enter our lives, whether we like them or not. Why not be prepared? I use rain, thunderstorms, and hurricanes to describe spiritual pain. We can never really know when bad weather hits. Why not carry an umbrella? Why not know where the nearest shelter is located?
7. The first two paragraphs mainly tell us that .
A. the author was well educated at a young age
B. the author likes reading books and doing sports
C. the author likes to get on with educated people
D. the author lived a difficult life at a young age
8. Why did the author decide to write Emotional Core Therapy?
A. He wanted to prevent himself from being hurt.
B. He wanted to teach people how to love themselves.
C. He wanted to become famous through writing this book.
D. He wanted to remind people of the influence of bad feelings.
9. The questions in the last paragraph suggest that .
A. everybody should buy a book of such kind
B. relationships play a key role in our happiness
C. it’s necessary to read Emotional Core Therapy
D. it’s helpful for us to experience spiritual pain
10. What does the author intend to talk about in this text?
A. His new-published book.
B. His emotional problem.
C. His own experience.
D. His attitude towards his life.
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。

How to develop courage by overcoming daily fears
Sometimes when thinking of courage, we think it only applies to rare and uncommon situations. Yet our ordinary lives can also be full of courage, even if we are not facing the end of a gun, a wild animal or a dangerous criminal. Courage doesn’t just mean doing heroic (英雄的) acts.
11 In fact, where there is fear on a daily basis, there are opportunities for you to show your courage. Here are some suggestions to develop courage by overcoming daily fears.
Recognize your fears.
By realizing that you’re fearful, you’re more likely to get to the bottom of what your fear is.
12 You might come to understand that you’re afraid of failing or taking chances. You may be fearful simply because you don’t have confidence in yourself. The key is not to dwell on your fear, but rather to understand what it is that you’re worried about.
Ask yourself what is the worst that can happen.
If you’re hesitant to take action, ask yourself this: What’s the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst. Is failure the worst thing that can happen? No, absolutely not. 13 Doing nothing is actually the worst thing that can happen. When you take no action, you are assured of getting nowhere.
Take action.
Courage is cultivated through taking action. 14 You need to act to overcome your fear. Your action may put you in discomfort, but you have to just do it. And your action can prevent you from being stuck.
15
To build up your confidence, you need to do the same thing over and over again. Soon you will discover that less courage is needed because you have already gained mastery. You are able to move decisively forward.
A. Share your fears with others.
B. Practice, practice, and practice.
C. So you are already in a comfort zone.
D. You cannot think courage comes just in one day.
E. Each undesired result is just one more step towards your goal.
F. Find out what is truly holding you back.
G. You needn’t wait for an emergency to occur to develop courage.
第二部分：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）
Ruth was one of the youngest passengers on the Titanic at 12 years old. She was one of the few remaining Titanic 16 . Her story is frightening, but it’s inspirational that someone so young was so 17 , even in the face of the 18 disaster.
Ruth was born in Guntur, India in 1899. When her brother became ill, her mother took him and the rest of the family to Michigan for medical 19 . Ruth, her mother, and her younger brother and sister boarded the RMS (皇家邮轮) Titanic, with her father waiting behind in 20 to meet them later.
Ruth and her family were 21 the beauty of the ship, but their trip took a horrible 22 when disaster struck. The Titanic struck an iceberg and began 23 rapidly.
Ruth’s mother 24 to get into Lifeboat No. 11 with her two youngest children, but there was no 25 left for Ruth. Mother 26 as she was separated from her daughter, who was in Lifeboat No. 13.
As Ruth’s lifeboat was lowered into the water, it was 27 crushed (压碎) by Lifeboat No. 15, which was lowered too quickly. The air was filled with the sound of 28 . A young Polish woman in Ruth’s lifeboat cried for her29 baby, who had been separated from her much like Ruth had been separated from her family. Ruth did her 30 to comfort(安慰) the upset mother.
Finally, the lifeboat was 31 by the RMS Carpathia. After several hours of waiting, Ruth was 32 to see her mother and brother and sister alive and well. She was also happy to 33 that the Polish woman from her lifeboat had been reunited with her baby.
Ruth 34 to talk about the Titanic sinking incident for many years. 35 later she began to talk about it, and made appearances at Titanic Historical Society conventions along with other Titanic survivors.
16. A. designers B. directors C. survivors D. researchers
17. A. stubborn B. brave C. careless D. confident
18. A. endless B. impressive C. exciting D. terrifying
19. A. education B. service C. exchange D. treatment
20. A. America B. India C. Michigan D. hospital
21. A. exposed to B. devoted to C. worried about D. amazed at
22. A. turn B. way C. choice D. decision
23. A. sinking B. running C. operating D. sliding
24. A. stopped B. prepared C. managed D. dreamed
25. A. room B. bed C. seat D. house
26. A. argued B. begged C. cried D. shouted
27. A. clearly B. nearly C. actually D. hardly
28. A. apologies B. doubts C. whispers D. screams
29. A. missing B. dying C. sick D. lovely
30. A. most B. effort C. best D. promise
31. A. repaired B. observed C. touched D. rescued
32. A. honoured B. inspired C. delighted D. encouraged
33. A. realize B. discover C. expect D. accept
34. A. agreed B. refused C. appealed D. determined
35. A. But B. And C. As D. So
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The person I love most is my mother. She was 36________Chinese teacher in a high school for over 40 years before she retired (退休) in 1990. Mother 37______(do) a lot for me when I was a child. She always cooked us delicious and 38_______(health) foods. In fact, she was the 39______(good) cook in the world in my eyes.
Mother is 80 years old now and is 40_______old to cook. One day I invited her 41______(go) out for dinner. We went to a restaurant, 42_______was not big, but very nice and quiet. Mom took my arm as if she were the First Lady. 43________we took our seats, I had to read the menu. She could not see very well. While reading the menu, I raised my eyes and saw Mom 44________(sit) there looking at me. There was a proud smile on her face. “I read the menu when you were small,” she said. “Then it’s ti me that you relaxed and let me return 45________you have done for me,” I replied.
第三部分：写作(共两节，满分25分)
第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请修改下面的短文。

短文中共有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. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Health is more important than wealth. Good health makes it possible for us to enjoy our life and achieve what we hope in our career. To keep fit, firstly, it is much important for us to take more fruits and vegetable because they provide vitamins. And we should keep a balancing diet and avoid food what is rich in sugar and fat. Secondly, we’d better to exercise every day to make our bodies strongly. Besides, we should avoid too much work pressure. Finally, we should get rid of
bad habits that damaged our health, such as drinking and smoking. Until we stick to the advice given up, we will lead a healthy life.
第二节书面表达（满分15分）
世界戒烟日那天，你在China Daily报上发表了你的一篇文章，内容如下：
1．吸烟危害我们的健康，如减少Vc、身体变弱、引发多种疾病。

2．你爸爸曾吸烟，每早起床前咳嗽不止，并多次戒烟失败。

3．学习了"A healthy life"一文后，向父亲解释吸烟的后果，父亲戒烟成功，身体也更强壮了。

4．希望刚开始吸烟的人赶快戒烟。

注意：1．不能逐字翻译。

2．字数100左右。

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2018 —2019 学年高二第二学期期中英语试卷答案
选择题：
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16-35 CBDDB DAACA CBDAC DCBBA
语法填空：
36. a 37. did 38. healthy 39. best
40. too 41. to go 42. which 43. After
44. sitting 45. what
短文改错：
Health is more important than wealth. Good health makes it possible for us to enjoy our life and achieve what we hope ∧ in our career.
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To keep fit, firstly, it is much important for us to take
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more fruits and vegetable because they provide vitamins. And
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we should keep a balancing diet and avoid food what is rich in
balanced that/which
sugar and fat. Secondly, we’d better exercise every day to make
our bodies strongly. Besides, we should avoid too much work
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pressure. Finally, we should get rid of bad habits that damaged
damage
our health, such as drinking and smoking. Until we stick to the
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advice given up, we will lead a healthy life.
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书面表达：
Smoking can do great harm to our health．Smoking will reduce Vc in our body，make us weaker and cause many diseases．
My father used to be a heavy smoker．Every morning he coughed and coughed before he got up．He tried more than once to stop smoking but failed．After I got some knowledge about smoking，I explained to him the bad result of smoking．Now he has given up smoking and is in good health．
I hope new smokers will soon realize the importance of giving up smoking and try their best to give up smoking．。