安徽省滁州市定远县育才学校2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

定远育才学校2017-2018学年第一学期期末考试
高二英语试题
考生注意：
1.本卷分第I卷和第II卷，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卷上。

2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标题涂黑。

3.非选择题的作答:用签字笔直接答在答题卷上对应的答题区内。

第I卷
第一部分听力（共20题，每小题1.5分，共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小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How might the weather be this afternoon?
A. Sunny.
B. Windy.
C. Stormy.
2. What does the woman recycle?
A. Plastic.
B. Glass.
C. Paper.
3. What is probably the man?
A. A doctor.
B. A professor.
C. A hairdresser.
4. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Do some cleaning.
B. Have a beach party.
C. Look for part-time work.
5. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At Pepi’s Pizza.
B. On the phone.
C. At home.
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。

6. Who took the photo?
A. Ella.
B. Ella’s uncle.
C. Ella’s brother.
7. What do we know about Joe?
A.He wears glasses.
B. He is younger than Ella.
C.He is taller than Ella . 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What happened to David?
A. He fell off a horse.
B.He was bitten by a dog.
C. He had a car accident.
9.How does the man feel about learning to drive?
A. Interesting.
B. Dangerous.
C. Necessary.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the woman doing when the man comes?
A.Having a class.
B. Having a meeting .
C. Correcting homework.
11. Why does the man say sorry?
A. He broke the woman’s alarm clock.
B. He didn't finish his homework.
C. He was late for school again.
12. How many times has the man forgotten to bring his homework this month?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Six.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where does the conversation most likely take place?
A. In a restaurant.
B. In a post office.
C. In a shop.
14.How long will the woman wait according ti the man?
A. 5 minutes.
B.10 minutes.
C.15 minutes.
15. Why does the man apologize at the end of the conversation?
A. He smoked in front of the woman.
B. He made a mistake.
C.He shouted at the woman.
16. What can we know from the conversation?
A. The woman booked a table in advance.
B. The man brought the woman the wrong order.
C. The woman got a table in the smoking section.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why is the speaker usually hungry by lunchtime?
A. She never eats snacks in the morning.
B. She only has a drink for breakfast.
C. She seldom has breakfast.
18. When does the speaker’s lunchtime end?
A. At about 1:15.
B.At about 2:00.
C. At about 2:15.
19. What does the speaker always drink for lunch?
A. Tea.
B. Water.
C. Coffee.
20. Which meal is the richest meal?
A. Breakfast.
B. Lunch.
C. Supper.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
A family’s socioeconomic status (SES) affect s more than just their lifestyle , and it can also impact the intellectual development of children as early as 18 months old . Researchers Betty Hart and Todd Risley identified what they call “ The 30 Million Word Gap ” , which shows that children in highe r income families will hear approximately 30 million more words than children in families on welfare by the time they are three years old . The researchers found that these discrepaneies are even visible in children’s brain scans . And this gap doesn’t jus t disappear after age three : hearing additional words so early in life leads to higher IQs and more academic success later . More recently , the result has been reconfirmed by the LENA Foundation , a non-profit organization .
Todd Risely , co-author of the study , emphasized that being born into a low SES family does NOT prevent a child from realizing his or her full potential or from
competing with children from higher socioeconomic status families , especially if a parent or caregiver , such as a grandparent , engages in daily and frequent intelligent interaction with the child during the critical first three years of life ; being born into a high ESE does NOT assure that a child will realize his or her full potential , especially if child-raising is outsourced to a nanny who does not have active interaction with the child during the first three years .
“ Language is like nutrition for your brain . The more words you hear , the more your brain develops , ” Betty Hart said . “ If you don’t have language , you can’t progress . Language is the key . ” Based on the research , several pilot programs designed to help parents get into the habit of talking with their babies , a practice that scientists say can do wonders for a child’s future literacy are being set up .
21.The underlined word “ discrepancies ” possibly means __________ .
A. similarities
B. possibilities
C. differences
D. difficulties
22.What can be inferred from the second paragraph ?
A. Todd Risley has a disapproving attitude towards the research .
B. The research result does not necessarily apply to specific situations .
C. Attention shall be attached to the accumulation of spoken words after 3 .
D. A grandparent is considered as a better caregiver than a part-time nanny .
23.What Betty Hart said suggests that __________ .
A. language is crucial to develop babies’ future academic performance
B. more talks are recommended to improve babies’ reading ability .
C. the higher the SES is , the more intelligent the child will be
D. relevant measure s should be taken to help develop babies’ brain
24.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage ?
A. SES Is the Key to Babies’ Future
B. High SES Leads to Future Success
C. Parents Impact Babies’ Development
D. More Talks Benefit Babies’ Dev elopment
B
She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.
The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed.
“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current (现在的) chemical state.
Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision (视觉) is excellent at picking up details, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”
However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to the king of France, Francis I, in 1519.
In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later. During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces. Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.
25.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa .
A. is losing its value
B. is being damaged after so many years
C. is getting more valuable with years passing
D. will rot away
26.Choose the right order about the happenings onto the Mona Lisa.
a. It was stolen from the Louvre.
b. Its painter sold it to King Francis I.
c. Its state of health was checke
d.
d. It was returned to France and housed in the Louvre Museum.
e. It was hidden and protected against German forces.
A. b-a-d-e-c
B. d-e-c-b-a
C. d-a-e-c-b
D. b-c-a-d-e
27.What makes her smile so mysterious according to Professor Livingstone?
A. The materials the Italian artist used.
B. The way she smiles.
C. The way da Vinci painted the smile.
D. It plays a trick upon the human eye.
C
Are you preparing for a big test? If so, you may want to go to play some basketball in between hitting the books. Doctors are starting to find more and more information that suggests a connection between exercise and brain development. Judy Cameron, a scientist at Oregon Health and Science University, studies brain development. According to her research, it seems that exercise can make blood vessels (血管), including those in the brain, stronger and more fully developed. Dr. Cameron is sure that this allows people who exercise to think better. As she says, “While we already know that exercise is good for the heart, exercise can actually cause physical changes in the brain.”
The effects of exercise on brain development can even be seen in babies. Babies who do activities that require a lot of movement show greater brain development than babies who are less physically active. Even a little movement can show big results. Margaret Barnes, a scientist, also believes in the importance of exercise. She thinks that many learning disabilities that children have in primary school or high school can result from a lack of movement as babies. Babies need movement that encourages and excites their five senses. They need to set up a connection between motion and memory. In this way, as they get older, children will begin to connect physical activity with h igher learning,” says Margaret.
Older people can develop their brains as well. Cornell University studied a group of seniors who have a short-term memory increase of up to 40 percent after exercising just three hours a week. The exercise does not have to be very difficult, but it does have to increase the heart rate. Also, just like the motion for babies, exercise for older people should not be too simple. Learning some new skills or actions, such as with yoga or tat- chi helps to open up memory paths in the brain that may not have been used for a long time. For most people, any type of physical activity that increases the heart rate is helpful. The main aim is to increase the brain’s flow of blood. And your brain can benefit from as little as two to three hours of exercise
a week.
28.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. How exercise makes people strong.
B. How to get good scores in a test.
C. How exercise helps the brain develop.
D. How the brain can change one’s memory.
29.According to the passage, what is the connection between exercise and brain development?
A. Exercise helps soften our blood vessels.
B. Physical exercise helps us think better.
C. The brain needs special mental exercise.
D. The more exercise, the bigger the brain.
30.For ordinary people, the smallest amount of exercise required to gain any benefit is ______.
A. two hours per week
B. 40 hours per week
C. three hours per day
D. 40 hours per month
31.Why is yoga suggested for seniors?
A. It does good to the joints of old people.
B. It does not increase the heart rate.
C. It includes learning new actions.
D. It can be done in groups.
D
When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority(优先). This view is short－sighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our characters and values. It give us identity as a society.
Music provides a kind of perception(感知) that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotive(情感的) meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all. The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries and our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.
Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be humans. The arts do. Music is an important way we express human suffering, celebration, the meaning and value of peace and love. So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.
32.According to Paragraph 1, students ________.
A. regard music as a way of entertainment
B. disagree with their parents on education
C. view music as an overlooked subject
D. prefer the arts to science
33.In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to ________.
A. compare it with rock music
B. show music identifies a society
C. introduce American musical traditions
D. prove music influences people's lifestyles
4Which can explain how the sun rises and sets?
A. Music.
B. Science.
C. The arts.
D. Technology.
35.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Music education deserves more attention.
B. Music should be of top education priority.
C. Music is an effective communication tool.
D. Music education makes students more imaginative.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

In so many ways, cyberspace mirrors the real world. 38. Others buy and sell products. Still others look for friendship, or even love. Unlike the real world, however, your knowledge about a person is limited to words on a computer screen. Identity (身份) and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. 39. So even the shyest person can become a chat-room star. Usually, this “faceless” communication doesn’t create problems. Identity doesn’t really matter when you’re in a chat room discussing politics or hobbies and it makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation. Where else can so many people come together to chat about their interests? 40. They’re looking for serious love relationships. Is cyberspace a good place to find love? That answer depends on whom you ask. Some of these relationships actually succeed. Others fail miserably.
Supporter of online relationships claim that the Internet allows couples to get to
know each other. Personal appearance doesn’t get in the way. But critics of online relationships argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace. Why?
41. Internet users can carefully make their words fit whatever image they want to give. In a sense, they’re not really themselves. All of this may be fine if the relationship stays in cyberspace. 42. With so many unknowns, it’s easy to let one’s imagination “fill in the blanks”. This leads to disappointment when couples me et in person. So, before looking for love in cyberspace, remember the advice of Internet pioneer Clifford Stoll: “Life in the real world is far richer than anything you’ll find on a computer screen.”
A.When we talk with others on the line, we can express ourselves freely.
B.But some Internet users want more than just someone to chat with.
C.People ask for information, play games and share hobby tips.
D.Generally speaking, online friends and love are worth seeking for.
E.Because the Internet gives users a lot of control over how others view them.
F.Rather, a person’s thoughts or at least the thoughts they type—are what really count.
G.But not knowing a person is a big problem in a love relationship.
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）
Waking up one morning at the age of six, young Charles Mulli found his family missing. He soon realized that he had been______ by his poor parents and seven brothers and sisters.
Mulli was forced to become to become a beggar（乞丐）in order to stay______ . But even in the middle of his poverty and despair, he still dreamed of being a (an) ____ man someday.
When Mulli turned 16, he walked for three days to Kenya’s capital, Nirobi, looking for ____ , In the years that followed, he took many difficult jobs. Mulli ____ his money and bought a car. Which he began using as a taxi in 1971. Later, he invested （投资）many vehicles to start “Mullyways”, a ____ company. Mulli then went on to become the _____ of a rich oil company. All of his business was successful. These
experienc es made Mulli a millionaire. ____ he didn’t stop working hard. His life soon took another of _____ children in Kenya, who ______ him of his own childhood. One day he told his wife and children that he was to spend his life ____ the street kids.
Soon the Mulli House was filled with 100 orphans（孤儿）, but that was just the beginning. In 1989, Mulli and his wife _____ the Mulli Children’s Family, whose aim was to provide a ____ . They provided children with food, cloth, medical care and education. Most importantly, they offered something these kids had never ___ —parents’ love. He side, “I believed we can change the world, one child at a time. As a child I wanted to be important, but where I am now is important for mankind.”
41.A. allowed B. loved C. treated D. abandoned
42.A. healthy B. safe C. alive D. happy.
43.A. important B. wise C. honest D. creative
44.A. food B. work C. home D. money
45.A. wasted B. borrowed C. lent D. saved
46.A. transport B. sport C. public D. medical
47.A. trainer B. boss C. competitor D. worker
48.A. But B. So C. Or D. Because
49.A. fall B. break C. turn D. place
50.A. disabled B. homeless C. talented D. careless
51.A. reminded B. warned C. cured D. informed
52.A. visiting B. watching C. teaching D. helping
53.A. invited B. purchased C. established D. sold
54.A. life B. school C. hospital D. shelter
55.A. learned B. experienced C. imagined D. hoped
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

A rainforest is an area 56. (cover) by tall trees with the total high rainfall
spreading quite equally through the year. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate.
57. the forest cover, these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere, 58. (warm) the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns, potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world. In the past hundred years, humans 59. (begin) destroying rainforests in search of three major resources: land for crops, wood for paper and other products, land for raising farm 60. (animal). This action affects the environment as a whole. For example, a lot of carbon dioxide in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People 61. (obvious) have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees, 62. we will suffer much more than we will benefit.
Rainforests are often called the world’s drug store. More than 25% of the medicines v/e use today come from plants in rainforests. However, fewer than 1% of rainforest plants have been examined for their 63. (medicine) v2alue. It is extremely likely 64. our but chance to cure diseases 65. (lie).somewhere in the worlds shrinking rainforests.
第II卷
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短文。

短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

Dear Jack,
I’m glad to know that you will come to China for further study. Now let me to tell you what you might be interested in.
It is known to all, Peking University is one of the top university in China. Study
there, you are sure to get improved. It is the first time that you lived in a foreign country alone, but you don’t need to worry, because it was located in the business center of Beijing. It is extreme convenient for you to live there. Beside, most people in Beijing are very kind and friendly. Had you been to Beijing, you would have known about it.
I’ll help you find a proper host family nearby if necessary. I’m looking forward to meet you.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是新华中学的学生李华，在互联网上看到一个名为Peter的美国高中生所登出的一则征友信息，他希望结识一位中国朋友。

请你用英语给Peter写一封电子邮件，主要内容包括：
1.得知其愿望，并愿意交友；
2.可以带他参观北京，学习汉语，品尝中国美食。

注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,
I am Li Hua, a Chinese student studying in Xinhua Middle School.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
I’m looking forwa rd to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
高二英语试题答案1—5 CBCAB
6-10 BCABA 11-15 CCACB 16-20 CACBC
21.C22.B23.D24.D25.B26.C27.D
28.C29.B30.A31.C32.A33.B34.B35.A
36.C37.F38.B39.E40.G41.D42.C43.A
44.B45.D46.A47.B48.A49.C50.B51.A
52.D53.C54.D55.B
56.covered
57.Without
58.warming
59.have begun
60.animals
61.obviously
62.but
63.medical
64.that
65.lies
66. It→As
67. university→universities
68. Studied→Studying
69. 在lived前加have
70. was→is
71. the→a
72. extreme→extremely
73. Beside→Besides
74. meet→meeting
Dear Peter,
I am Li Hua, a Chinese student studying in Xinhua Middle School. I’ve learned from the Internet that you want to make friends with a Chinese student. I’m so delighted that you show great interest in China and I’d like very much to be your frie nd.
I am 17 years old and fond of traveling and making friends. As an outgoing young man, I like traveling with my friends and learn more about other people and their hometown. I’m also interested in your life in America. So I’m sure we’ll have a lot to share with each other.
I will try my best to introduce you Chinese culture. If you have a chance to come to China. I’ll show you around Beijing, teach you some Chinese and treat you to delicious Chinese food.
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua。