青海省西宁市沛西中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题

青海省西宁市沛西中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：
1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、考号用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡上。

并检查条形码粘贴是否正确。

2．选择题使用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，非选择题用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写在答题卡对应框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

3．考试结束后，将答题卡收回。

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小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What is the woman looking for?
A.Her glasses.
B. Her keys.
C. Her books.
2.What kind of weather does the man like?
A.Rainy.
B. Sunny.
C. Cloudy.
3.What happened to the woman?
A.She was late for work.
B. She offered bad service.
C. She was asked
to leave her job.
4.Where are the speakers?
A.On a bus.
B. On a train.
C. On a plane.
5.What are the speakers talking about?
A. A dress.
B. A sale.
C. Some shoes.
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.What did the woman do this morning?
A.She played tennis.
B. She prepared the fish.
C. She
cooked a meal.
7.What will the man put on the table?
A.Glasses.
B. Knives.
C. Forks.
听第7段材料，回答8-9题。

8.Who does the man think he saw today?
A.The girl’s art teacher.
B. The girl’s history teacher.
C. The
girl’s woodwork teacher.
9.What does the girl’s history teacher look like?
A.He has a beard.
B.He has no hair at all.
C.He has some hair around the sides.
听第8段材料，回答10-12题。

10.When does the boy go to the language club every week?
A.On Tuesday.
B. On Wednesday.
C. On Thursday.
11.What language will the boy learn next month?
A.French.
B. Chinese.
C. Japanese.
12.Where do the language club members meet?
A.In Room 2.
B. In Room 3.
C. In Room 4.
听第9段材料，回答13-16题。

13.What is the topic of the picture for this year’s art competi tion?
A. Family.
B. The countryside.
C. Friends.
14. Why can’t the girl take part in the art competition?
A. She is not interested in it.
B. She isn’t good at drawing.
C. She is over the age limit.
15. What may the boy’s sister use to draw in the competition?
A. Colored pencils.
B. Oil paints.
C. Water colors.
16. What is the prize for the winner this year?
A. A computer.
B. A camera.
C. A television.
听第10段材料，回答17—20题。

17. When did the speaker and his family come back to the United States?
A. Three years ago.
B. Four years ago.
C. Twenty years ago.
18. Why don’t the speaker’s family return to Britain now?
A. They don’t like Britain.
B. The daughter has to continue her study.
C. They’re happier living in the United States.
19. What is the purpose of the speaker’s six-week trip in England?
A. To see his friends.
B. To go sightseeing.
C. To advertise his new book.
20. What does the speaker think of his six-week trip?
A. Expensive.
B. Difficult.
C. Satisfying. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21．What a great weight the mother felt _______ her mind the moment she found her lost son.
A．turned off B．taken off C．set off D．brought off 22．The famous poet the professor often referred _______ , and paid a visit to our university last week.
A．to arrive B．arrived C．to arriving D．to arrived
23．The train arrives in Liverpool at 10 p.m. tonight. The plane I would like to take from there ______ by then.
A．will leave B．would have left C．will have left D．has left
24．It was reported that it was eleven o’clock________ the group of soldiers began attack the beachhead．
A．when B．that C．before D．since
25．A group of students led by their teacher reached _____ was once an old temple______ the villagers used as a primary school for children’s education.
A．which , where B．what , which C．where , which D．what ,where 26．--- How dare she do that ?
---_______ to what you did , whatever she did was reasonab le. What’s more, it is none of your business. Can’t you get down to ______ your lessons?
A．Comparing, doing B．Comparing, do C．Compared ,doing D．Compared ,do
27．Last mid-term examination our teacher set such a difficult mathematics problem ______ none of us could work out .
A．that B．as C．which D．where
28．At the press conference the president stepped onto the platform and sat down, ________ for answering the questions about some mid-east issues.
A．had prepared B．being prepared C．preparing D．prepared
29．I think a book, though cheap, will_______ a good birthday present for your daughter,
which will benefit her a lot .
A．give B．make C．turn D．do
30．My advice is that you should avoid _______ as if you are objecting to others.
But don’t be afraid to offend them if worth it.
A．sound B．to sound C．sounding D．being sounded 31．--- Do you think an advertisement is _____ help when you look for a new job? --- Well, it all depends. Anyway, it gives me more of ____ chance to try .
A． a ; a B． / ; / C． the ; the D． a ; the
32．--- What makes you so worried?
--- _______ .
A．Because of my weight B．I’ve lost some weight
C．That I’m putting on weight D．Because I’ve put on weight
33．--- How about putting some pictures into the report?
--- ________. A picture is worth a thousand words.
A．No way B．It couldn’t be better
C．All right D．Not a bit
34．--- Nancy is not coming tonight.
--- But she ______ me. I don’t understand why she ___ her mind．A．promised ; has changed B．promised ; changed
C．has promised ; has changed D．has promised ; changed
35．--- On what way do you think Amy will use her new bicycle?
--- ________ for going to work.
A．Mostly B．Nearly C．Most D．Almost
21—25BDCAB 26—30 CBDBC 31—35ACBAA
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分）
My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open twenty-four hours a day, six day a week．And my first real job，when I was six years old，was 36 the diners’ shoes．My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me 37 to do it efficiently，telling me to 38 to Re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t 39 .
Working in the restaurant was a cause of great 40 because I was also working for the good of the family．But my father 41 that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team．I 42 to be punctual(守时的)，hard-working，and polite to the
43 ．
I was 44 paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he 45 give me $10 a week．He said，“OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And 46 the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He 47 I owed him about $40 a week．
I remember returning to Seattle after being 48 in the US Army for about two years．I had just been promoted to Captain at that time．And full of pride，1 walked into my parents’ restaurant，but the 49 thing Dad said was，“How about your 50 up tonight?” I couldn’t 51 my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t 52 as far as Dad was concerned，I was just 53 member of the team．I reached for the mop(拖把)．Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a 54 is above all．It has nothing to do with 55 that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army．
36．A．cleaning B．shining C．removing D．keeping 37．A．why B．what C．when D．how
38．A．offer B．refuse C．love D．learn 39．A．interested B．annoyed C．relaxed D．satisfied 40．A．fun B．pride C．trouble D．effort
41． A．got it right B．kept it a rule C．made it clear D．took it for granted 42． A．had B．tended C．hated D．managed 43．A．family B．workers C．customers D．friends 44．A．never B．always C．seldom D．ever
45．A．must B．should C．might D．could
46．A．at B．before C．around D．for
47．A．worked out B．found out C．put out D．thought out 48．A．alone B．away C．outside D．off
49．A．usual B．last C．next D．first 50．A．washing B．taking C．cleaning D．moving 51．A．ignore B．follow C．believe D．understand 52．A．happen B．care C．go D．matter
53．A．no B．other C．some D．another 54．A．team B．family C．leader D．restaurant 55．A．why B．whether C．when D．how
36—40BDADB 41—45CACAB 46—50DABDC 51—55CDDAB
第二节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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Top Music Festivals
Summer festival season is just kicking off, and there is a lot to look forward to in the upcoming months.
Pitchfork Music Festival
Anyone who likes indie(独立的)music and up-and-coming artists will have an amazing time at the Pitchfork Music Festiv al in Chicago’s Union Park. This is an indie rock haven that explores more underground and lesser-known bands than the other big Chicago summer festival, Lollapalooza.
Date: July 14—16, 2018
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Music Type :Indie rock
Price: $126- $2, 700
Essence Music Festival
No matter what time of the year it is, New Orleans is an incredible place if you love live music. The Essence Music Festival is a celebration of legendary(大名鼎鼎的)artists like Diana Ross, Chaka Khan and Mary J. Blige.
Date: June 29—July 2, 2018
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Music Type :R& B，soul, rock
Price :$75- $365
Sziget Festival
Budapest knows how to hold a party, and Sziget is one of the biggest celebrations of music and culture in all of Europe. You can expect to find favorite artists like Bad Religion and Mac DeMarco taking the stages here during this three-day festival. Date :August 9-11，2018
Location :Budapest, Hungary
Music Type: Indie rock
Price: $70- $296
Flow Festival
The Flow Festival is a great excuse to explore the city of Helsinki. Artists including Lana Del Rey and The XX will be playing, among many others. Come to this festival to enjoy a relaxing atmosphere with an earth-friendly belief.
Date: August 11-13, 2018
Location :I Helsinki, Finland
Music Type :Rock, soul, jazz
Price: $106- $199
21. What do the music festivals have in common ?（A）
A. They include rock music.
B. They are held in the USA.
C. They are given in the open air.
D. They lake place from July to August.
22. Compared with Essence Music Festival, the Pitchfork Music Festival introduces more (B) .
A. types of music
B. less famous bands
C. music knowledge
D. top artists
23. What does the author think of Flow Festival?(D)
A. Its style is wild and unlimited.
B. Every music lover can afford it.
C. Participants in it are all friendly.
D. It will attract many visitors to Helsinki.
B
No messy coins—and more importantly -- no embarrassment. This is how young Chinese "go Dutch" these days—scan a QR code and pay their share via smart phones in one easy click.
It was the first time most of the 13 people at my dinner table last weekend had used the function on social networking tool WeChat."It has made going Dutch less embarrassing and so much more fun," said Zhou Ye, a Beijing-based journalist. "Young people think splitting bills this way is fun, and older ones may find it fashionable to do so." Most importantly, it saves people the embarrassment of figuring out who owes what.
Splitting the bill is a relatively new idea to most Chinese. It's being popular among the young people, but for many older folks, who fear "losing face," it feels embarrassing. At dinner parties, families and friends often fight over who will cover the expense.
Used by 600 million Chinese, WeChat is similar to WhatsApp but has many more features. One of them, WeChat Wallet, allows people to pay for almost any service by smart phones. The bill splitting function was launched last year. Owned by Chinese Internet giant Tencent, the payment platform competes with Alibaba's Alipay, which is widely used and also has a bill splitting function.
The smart phone apps that rely on these payment platforms have transformed the lives of many urban Chinese. Massages, haircuts, house cleaning, laundry services and personal trainers can be ordered in your own home. Zhao Mengsha, 28, an editor in a magazine enjoys a manicure （美甲）once every month, and pays half of the price charged in salons. "It's just really convenient," she said. "I wouldn't have thought about getting a massage at work without the apps." Like millions of others, Zhao uses Alipay and WeChat to pay for the services. "You can make do without a wallet but can't live without your smart phone when you go out these days," Zhao said.
24. What is the advantage for the young people to pay their share via smart phones?
A. Saving much money.
B. Avoiding embarrassment of paying the bills.
C. Contacting others more easily after dinner.
D. Having more convenience than other ways.
25. According to the article, why do many old folks "fight" at dinner parties ?
A. Because they think splitting bills funny.
B. Because they want to know who is rich.
C. Because they want to pay the bill.
D. Because they figure out who owes what.
26. What do people think about WeChat wallet and Alipay wallet ?
A. Smart phones with them cost a lot of money.
B. Neither of them will win in the competition.
C. Both of them are acceptable.
D. The payment platform should be improved.
27. What Zhao said in the last paragraph means _____.
A. the wallets are not necessary any more
B. she bought all that she needs through the Internet.
C. she doesn’t know how to work with phones
D. the smart phone apps change people’s life
答案：BCCD
C
Despite the general rule for quiet demanded by libraries, they’ve been the subject of some fairly significant noise_______Children’s Laureate(儿童桂冠作家), Chris Riddell, along with eight former Children’s Laureates, has written an open letter to Justine Greening, the British Secretary of State for Education, demanding an investigation into school library service closures(关闭).
Why should parents or pupils be concerned whether or not school libraries close? Are they surely just mausoleums(陵墓) to the paper-bound past? Or are they rooms that are of little use to today’s Internet-connected student population, who have access to a world of books and information through their digital devices?
Quite simply, school libraries, as well as their librarians, are critical to our children’s future.
Research has proved this to be the case. The level of development of a school library is a highly accurate predictor of academic success, which means that parents should perhaps go so far as to compare the libraries of the schools they are considering, rather than look at league tables, when seeking the right schools for their children. Chris Riddell and his fellow former Laureates are absolutely right to emphasize the importance of librarians in introducing children to life-changing books and turning them into lifelong readers. Reading is a skill that needs to be developed.
Librarians play the crucial role of introducing pupils to different genres or authors, as well as encouraging children of varying abilities to read—from the reluctant readers to those with higher than average reading ages.
However, if libraries were to have a "job description", cultivating a love of reading and promoting literacy(误写能力) is just one of their essential roles. The other role is, to be at the very centre of learning, a resource, for students to use in acquiring knowledge. Ultimately, as students get older they need to become increasingly experienced readers for information, as well as, hopefully, for pleasure. They need to be able to find out and access, through reading and understanding, the answers to their questions themselves.
Independent learning skills are very much in demand by pupils and parents, as well as universities and employers, because real education is about so much more than just academic success or grades on a piece of paper. As Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, pointed out, "the simple truth is that we can't teach all that we would like them to know." The emphasis therefore must now be on teaching children how to learn for themselves.
Talking of libraries, we would always focus on the collection of books and the
dissemination(传播) of knowledge to aid learning. Therefore surely, it makes sense that if libraries are given the right status and adequate resources, they will play a vital role in the development of these much-needed independent learning skills. This has never been more important than in today's information age, when everything we need to know is only a few clicks away.
Libraries and librarians should be central in helping pupils understand how to access data or knowledge for their studies or interests—regardless of whether this is from a book an online resource or a journal.
It is equally important that libraries guide students on how to "read" the information that is available to them—a vitally important skill given that the Internet contains a large amount of mistakes and misinformation. But, of course, libraries can only offer this support and guidance if they are properly valued and resourced, which means that we need as many voices as possible to be "shouting" about the importance of libraries in the education of our children.
Chris Riddell is encouraging children to ask their teachers where their school library is. Perhaps parents also need to be asking their current and prospective schools about the same question. Let’s make the "noise" far louder—it needs to be uncomfortably deafening(震耳欲聋的).
28．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Schools have realized the importance of libraries.
B. More rules should be established for libraries.
C. Libraries are not quiet any more.
D. Libraries have been a hot topic.
29．According to the passage, it has been confirmed that ______.
A. libraries are almost useless to today’s Internet-connected students
B. libraries can reflect the academic success of schools
C. parents have begun to prioritize libraries when selecting schools for their children
D. librarians are crucially important to students’ future development
30．The author thinks that libraries should play a role in______.
A. turning students into lifelong readers
B. introducing students to different genres
C. developing students’ ability to read and write
D. encouraging children of different abilities to read
31．Why should independent learning be emphasized according to the passage?
A. It helps students achieve high grades in their exams.
B. Universities and parents don’t pay much attention to it at present.
C. Students can’t acquire enough knowledge through being taught by others.
D. Real education is about learning independently rather than about academic success.
32．In the last but one paragraph, the author thinks that ______.
A. libraries may be a source of false information
B. students’ ability to obtain information is vitally important
C. libraries should teach students how to seek the available information
D. students should learn to distinguish between true and false information
答案：DBCCD
D
A few years ago, Darla Hoff painted a pumpkin face onto a round straw bale(捆) at Al and Karen Goldman's farm in Idaho Falls to advertise her u-pick pumpkin field While Darla has stopped growing pumpkins, the annual tradition of straw bale art lives on at the farm and has drawn friends and neighbors to participate in it. Past creations have included an owl, Minions, tractors and a teddy bear.
To make the tractors, Al baled round straw bales in two different sizes- smaller ones for the tractor's front tires and larger ones for the rear(尾部). Large square bales made up the bodies. Jerry Kienlen used his farming equipment to arrange the bales in the shape of two tractors. Then it was time to bring the tractors to life. Karen and her daughter, Lana Hedrick, secured some green paint, and Al got some red paint. Darla's husband, James, sprayed the creation with a paint gun. For the finishing touches Steven donated two shiny exhaust stacks(排气管), and Al and Karen donated two steering wheels from their farm parts.
The farm's annual straw bale art projects have now become a way for everyone to celebrate the end of another growing season. it's just something fun to do together after harvest. This neighborhood has always been close. Generations of these families have grown crops in this soil. Raised on the farms where they live now, they grew up together as their elders did before. Al and Karen are truly super neighbors. Every year they also grow about two acres of corn to give away. Anyone can pick some, or Aland Karen will even deliver. And during long Idaho winters, everyone gathers at the farm to enjoy fresh coffee and cookies.
This year's straw bale creation theme is Straw Wars. And all eyes will be on Al and Karen's farm as their creation takes shape.
32. Why did Darla paint a pumpkin face onto a straw bale?
A. To recycle straw bales
B. To please his neighbors
C. To create a new tradition
D. To make an advertisement
33. What does the underlined phrase"the creation"in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The straw bale tires
B. The square straw bales.
C. The straw bale tractors
D. The farming equipment
34. What do local people think of the straw bale art show?
A. It needs something fun
B. It's a good way to celebrate harvest.
C. It makes Al and Karen famous in the town
D. It stands for the beginning of
a new season
35. What kind of neighbors are Al and Karen according to Paragraph 3
A. Generous.
B. Creative
C. Funny.
D. Determined.
答案：DCBA
第四节（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。

（湖北省武汉市武昌区2018届高三1月调研）On December 22, 2016 I landed in the land of the “American Dream.” ____36____ Here is one of the things I’ve struggled with during my almost one year in the States.
___37___ My uncle and aunt joked that I brought rain from Saigon to America. Saigon, where I come from, is the old name of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Vietnam is a tropical country where it rains most of the year. Before going to the U.S., actually, I had no idea what to expect about its weather, but the big rain on my arrival gave me the first expectation of what the weather here might be like.
California is known for having a great climate — more sunshine, cooler in summer and warmer in winter. ____38____ However, having been here for a pretty long while now, I have experienced various forms of climate in California.
___39___ Most of the time I was living in Silicon Valley, where the weather is a bit colder than where I study in Orange County. But I was really surprised to find chill-to-the-bone weather in San Francisco — a big shift from Silicon Valley in only about an hour’s drive. How strange!
___40___ The worst is that I get n runny nose whenever I wake up in the morning. Because I am allergic to the cold and windy weathers, I keep sneezing badly, and even more badly if I get caught in the cold. I think that my body needs more time to get used to this climate, but as many people said, I am luckier to be in California where I don’t have to fight with extreme weathers as in other stales.
A. I am sensitive to weather change.
B. Such strange weather has affected my health.
C. So the amount of rain this year is considered unusual.
D. LAX airport in California welcomed me with a big rain.
E. So I quickly get used lo the unchangeable climate in California.
F. The weather varies widely depending on where you are in the state.
G. Since then, I have discovered tons of dilemmas about life in America.
36. G 37. D 38. C 39. F 40. B
第四部分写作（共两节满分 35）
短文改错（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。

（2018版全国百所名校高三示范卷六）Today, millions of people want learn or improve their English. Which is good, to study in Britain or in your own country?
The benefits of going to Britain seems obvious. You will listen to the language all the time, surround completely by the language wherever you would go and have to speak English if you are with the local people. In China, there is always possible to speak
Chinese in class and the learning is slower. However, there are also advantage of studying at home. You don’t have to make big changes to your life. Beside, it’s much cheaper than going to Britain.
In my view, for most people without enough money, being al home is their only choice.
A most important thing to do in this situation is make good use of your opportunities —speaking only English in class and using English whenever possibly outside the class.
答案：
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to better
in your own country?
The benefits of going to Britain seems obvious. You will listen to the language all the time, surround
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it
advantage of studying at home. You don’t have to make big changes to your life. Beside, it’s much cheaper
advantages Besides
than going to Britain.
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A most
The important thing to do in this situation is make good use of your opportunities —speaking only English in class and using English whenever possibly outside the class.
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第二节书面表达（满分30分）
假设你是李华,你的英国朋友来信询问你们的学习情况.请根据下图提供的信息,写一封回信,谈谈你校学生开始尝试一种新的学习方法以来,你们学习情况的变化.
Dear Tom,
It was great to hear from you again. There are many things going on in our school. In fact things have got much better since we started a different way of learning. In the past our teachers stood in front of the class talking all the time while we students listened , busily taking notes. After a tiring day at school , we always had a lot of homework to do . Sometimes we even work late into the night. Now we are active in class . We often have discussions in pairs or in groups . After class we enjoy all kinds of activities, such as going in for sports, doing experiments
or surfing the Internet.
We are extremely happy about the changes in our studies.
All the best,
Yours, Li Hua。