高二英语上学期期末统考试题

“讲忠诚、严纪律、立政德”三者相互贯通、相互联系。忠诚是共产党人的底色，纪律是不能触碰的底线，政德是必须修炼的素养。永葆底色、不碰底线河南省焦作市2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末统考试题 本试题卷分第卷和第卷两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上（答题注意事项见答题卡），在本试题卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Do you just love animals? Do you go out of your way to take care of them? Whether you have a pet，volunteer at an animal shelter, or help animals in another way, we want to know how you “Love Animals”. Kids aged 5-15 can write a short essay or poem describing what y0U do or have done for an animal you care about.Contest Rules：1.Qualification： This Contest is open only to legal residents of the U.S. who are aged 5 through 15.2. How to enter： All entries must be finished and received by RIF on November 31,2017. Limit one entry per person. A complete entry must include： *E-mail address of the child s parent，guardian(监护人）,or teacher (to be contacted only if the child should bechosen as a winner). * Childs age and grade level * Childs home address * Childs name Incomplele entries are void(无效的).3.Judging： All entries should be written in English with correct spelling and grammar. The essay or poem must be original and should not go beyond 1,000 words in length. Essays and poems will be judged based on creativity, writing style, grammar, and spelling. Winners will be selected on December 20, 2017.Prizes ： Entries will be sorted into three age groups： ages 5 8，911，and 1215. There will be one grand prize winner and three runners up in each age group f with a total of 12 prizes.1. What should your entry center on?A. What service you do to animals,B. Whether you have a lovely animal.C. Where your pet takes shelter.D. What food you feed your pet on.2.Which of the following is unnecessary for your entry?A. Your name.B. Your e-mail address.C. Your home address.D. Your age and grade level.3.Expecting to be a winner, you .A. must be more than 10 years oldB. should hand in a short essay and a poemC.must write a new entry of proper lengthD. have to follow the common writing styleB “Do you want me to send the Alpine Rescue Team to get you? John asked, his voice firm, friendly, and far away. Considering that I wasn t injured, the correct answer seemed “no.” So I replied, “I dont think that will be necessary. I have plenty of water and daylight. ” I had been following a three-mile out-and-back hike a friend had suggested. But after a while, I was lost in the woods. Pulling out my cellphone, I saw that it read “no service”. I opened my text messages and checked the last one 1 d sent to my mom. It was marked “not delivered”. I put my phone away and began yelling： “Help! Im lost! s anybody out there?* Every so often, I d stop to listen, but I never heard or saw anyone. I got out my phone again. I climbed to find a place where I could get service. When I did, I called my mom. It went through! In a shaky voice, I said, “Mom?” and then the call dropped. More than 1,500 miles away, my mom instantly knew something was wrong with her daughter. She called the Denver Police Department and was directed to the US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. This is how I met John, and that was why his voice was now in my ear instructing me, “Head due east.” Looking ahead, I saw a wolf about 75 yards ahead of me. Shethe wolf seemed female, to meturned and looked at me for a moment，probably judging whether I posed a threat to her children. Then she coolly ran off the path. It happened so quickly that I didn t have lime to feel afraid. It made me think of my mother who had sensed that one of her children was in danger and had immediately come into action. This, after all, is the protective woman who d have me wear a life jacket in the pool. When 1 was a baby, shed break my biscuits in half to be certain I wouldnt choke. I followed the trail and finally appeared from the woods.4.Why did the author refuse Johns advice?A.She didn11 believe a strangers words.B.She was in good health at that time.C. She had enough water and food then.D. She knew her location from her phone.5. What did the author do immediately after getting lost in the woods?A. Called for help in a loud voice.B. Sent a text message lo her mom.C. Checked the service of her phone.D. Searched for a signal of rescuers.6. How did the author * s mom sense the danger 1,500 miles away?A. By failing to receive text messages from the author.B. By receiving a call from US Forest Service.C. By judging from the trembling voice of “mom”.D. By calling the Denver Police Department,7.What did the wolf remind the author of?A. How friendly John was.B. How fierce a wolf would be.C. How dangerous it is being lost,D. How protective her mom was.C Just a few hours before the Bombadils started singing al the 0 Hair Salon, Lindsay was cutting hair and Taraera was doing facials. Then, the Bombadils made music in the front part of the hair salon, near the hair dryers and make-up table. “This is our first show at a hair salon,” Sarah Frank of the Bombadils told concertgoers. Frank said they had a great rime “interacting” with the audience. “Maybe one day we will play in bigger places,” Frank said “If that is the case we hope our experience playing in small places will help us remember the real reason we are playing music. ” House concerts have an atmosphere that is so rewarding for a performer/ finger and songwritet Parsons said. She said performers can take their time, tell stories and talk with concertgoers. She explains that one of her songs, Talk to Me, is based on an ex-boyfriend who was unwilling to say what he was really thinking. Being a singer-songwriter is a great way to have the last word on a failed relationship, she joked. At house concerts, people get time before and after concerts to meet the performers. Often, the hosts or guests will provide food and drink, Libbie Schrader is a New York City-based singer-songwriter. House concerts are the best possible way to tour for independent musicians,” Schrader said. Al music clubs, the owners take a share of money made from ticket sales, but all the money goes to he performer when people pay to attend a house concert. Malt Hart and Aubrey Zoli make up Local Strangers, a folk-rock group based in Seattle, Washington. They often perform at house concerts* But they also have performed at more unusual places. For example, they sang for travelers at Seattie-Tacoma International Airport. They also made music on a former ferry now used for boat tours of the city1 s lakes. Hart describes house concerts as “showing up at a party”. “People really like listening to music in tlie living room of a friend,” Hart said. At many such concerts, they does not need microphones. Yet, every word of their songs can be heard.8.What did Frank think of their playing in the 0 Hair Salon?A. They could play music while working.B. It was needed most successful performance.C. They needed bigger space to perform their music,D.They communicated well with the listeners.9. Why did Parsons enjoy performing at house concerts?A.The performing almosphere was relaxing.B.She could express her thoughts freely,C.She could get the concertgoers full attention.D.TV last word of a song might be rewarding.10. What is an advantage of house concerts over music clubs to musicians?A.They have enough time to collect donations.B. They can get all the money from ticket sales.C. They can experience the audience1 s true love of music,D.They are always provided with free food and drink.11. What is Hart s attitude towards singing at house concerts?A.Doubtful.B.Uninterested.C.Supportive D.NegativeD Imagine being able to visit any foreign country without having to worry about the language barrier. Until recently, universal translating devices only existed in science fiction movies and TV shows. Bui companies worldwide are excitedly working to introduce universal translators.Among them is New York-ba.sed startupWaverly Labs. Their solution, named the Pilot,is a smart earpiece that inslantiy translates spoken language, allowing the user to have a conversation, despite not knowing the speakers language. Waverly Labs founder and CEO, Andrew Ochoa, says he came up with the idea after being unable to talk with a French girl he liked. The Pilot, which will appear in the spring of 2017, fits comfortably in the ear, justas an earbud( 耳塞) might. The companyprovides two earpieces，one for eachuser. When either talks, the device in their oar picks up the sound of the speech, which then goes through a smartphone app that changes it into text, translates it into a spoken form,and then “whispers” it back to the listener in his or her language.As a result,the user is able to understand the other person despite not knowing the language. The smart device also keeps out ambient noice,allowing users to focus on the talk.When not needed for translation, the earpieces double as earbuds that can be used to listen to music. The Pilot smarlphone app can also used even for conference calls allowing participants speaking different languages to talk. Like all machine-based trannlators, the Pilot is not perfect. Currently,the deviceisdependentonhaving a data connection andcanonly translate one-on-one conversations. Developershopefuture generationsofthePilotwillbe ableto translate all that is going on around a person t and work offline. They also hope to decrease the few second delays between speech and translation. The first version of the Pilot available on phones will come equipped with English, Spanish t French, Italian and Portuguese. More languages will be available during the latter half of 2017.12.What is the third paragraph mainly about?A. How the Pilot works.B. Why Andrew invented the Pilot.C. Where the Pilot is used widely.D. When the Pilot will be available.13. What does the underlined word 44ambientin Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Deep.B. Surrounding.C. Dull.D. Familiar.14. What do we know about the Pilot?A. It I ran skies several conversations at the same Time. B. It is equipped with some Asian languages.C. It only works when being online at present.D. It makes speech and translation go without delays.15. What might be the best title for the text?A. The first wearable translator is sold in America.B. Universal translating devices are widely researched.C. A phone app will save you from learning English.D. Smart earpiece trandlates foreign languages in real time.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。Some Ways to Look at Failure DifferentlyWhen we think of failure,we usually think about how bad it is or can get.Rarely do we think of ways to look at failure differently.1. Failure is just feedback.Fail 100 times, and you may look at those one hundred times as very painful moments. But how about this? Change your perspective：It was one hundred things that did not work. As a result，you now know what not to do when you try again. One view gets you nowhere. 162. If you fail, you simply have a knowledge gap.17 Start looking for new and innovative ways on how you can do so. Accept the learning experience and enjoy making mistakes, for we learn from our mistakes.3. Life is a game.And it is the same for everything else you do. You find out what rules you can break, what rules you cannot, and what rules you can bend to your will. The only way to figure this all out is by making mistakes. 18 In other words, by failing, you find out what works and raore importantly what does not.4. 19 Be grateful that you are taking progressive action towards your goal. Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal. Express gratitude (感激)because you are playing a game finding more ways that will not work, receiving feedback, and living your life fully and your passions purposefully. You have chosen to live on purpose.5. Failure is a part of success.One, of the common signs of success is that failure is inevitable (不可避免的）.20 You cannot have happiness without sadness. In other words, when you have experienced both you have a basis for comparison. How can you come to appreciate success when youve never experienced serious defeat?A. Its also called “failing”.B. Failure is a common thing.C. The other keeps you moving forward.D. Express gratitude for failure.E. You just need to work at filling it in.F. You cannot have success without failure.G. You will experience less failure after success.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） 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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The Way You FeelWhen I was eleven years old my family moved to a new home on the top of a mountain. It was a lovely, little house, but il only had well water that was21iniron and unfit to drink and the only source of heat was a wood stove in thekitchen. My dadhad become 22 with a back injury so it was up to me and my brother to 23 thewoodforthe stove and to carry home five-gallon containers of drinking water 24a nearby spring. Ihated both chores and 25 them whenever I could. For the first few years there then my older brother did 26 of the work.Whenmy brother left home for the army, though, it was up to me to 27 these chores.At first I 28 to myself a lot but after a whileI found that I didnt 29 doing them at all.Maybe I was 30 or maybe I was becoming a little less spoiled. All I knew was that I felt 31 being able to help Mom and Dad. It felt good being able to show my 32 for them inthissmallway. It made me feel alive, 33, even while I was 34 my musdes and working up a sweat.It isnt the 35 that matters* It is the way you feel 36 you do the work (hat matters. In this life we are all going to have hard work of one kind or another. It can he a 37 to us or it can be a sadness. The 38 is ours. When we choose to do our work with love, however, it 39 being work at all. It instead becomes a(n)40that we giveto ourselves and to others.May all of your work be filled with love. May ail of your life be filled with love. And may sunlight shine bright within you always.21. A. slight B. rare C. heavy D. normal22. A. challenged B. disabledC. scared D. charged23. A. cut B. sell C. bum D. waste .24. A. of B. for C. in D. from25. A. avoided B. reduced C. limited D. performed26. A. little B. none C. most D. some27. A. care about B.take over C. give up D. sort out28. A. shouted B.admitted C. explained D. complained29. A. mind B. enjoy C. appreciate D. miss30. A calming down B. breaking downC. growing up D. keeping up31. A. bored B. exhausted C. brave D. proud32. A. sympathy B. love C. need D. ability33.A, happy B. grateful C. reliable D. comfortable34. A. building B. strengtheningC. tiring D. using35. A. success B. time C. money D. work36. A. before B. when C.though D. because37. A. joy B. burden C. glory D. support38. A. pleasure B. result C. choice D. pain39. A. requires B. promises C. continues D. stops40. A. gift B. honor C. reward D. comfort第卷第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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A处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式.并 将答案填写在答题卡上。A Tree HouseMy children have begged my husband for years ta build them a tree house. He has said “No” for a long time, but last year, 41 some reason, he changed his mind. _42_ (personal) , I always agreed with the kids，because I think 43 would be very exciting to have a tree house. So, when he told us that he wanted our ideas about 44 project，we were all excited. The kids 45 (draw) all sorts of designs, some reali