邹城市第一中学2017_2018学年高二英语上学期期中习题（含解析）.docx

山东省邹城市第一中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题2017.11本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。注意事项：1.答第卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案前，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第I卷（共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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罝。听完毎段对话后，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 long will the play last?A. Forty-five minutes. B. Sixty minutes. C. Seventy-five minutes.2. Who does the man think is more beautiful?A. Lily. B. Lucy. C. Jolie.3. What day is it today?A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.4. What does the man mean?A. The woman should get the bag.B. He cant lend the woman any money.C. Mike has some extra money.5. What does the woman like to do best?A. Watch movies. B. Go shopping. C. Read books.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或对白，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.Where does the woman work?A. In London. B. In Tokyo. C. In Oxford.7. What are they going to do together tomorrow?A. Visit Jane. B. See customers. C. Have dinner.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What is the plan for the activity on Friday? .A. A meeting followed by a lunch.B. A lunch followed by a lecture.1C. A lecture followed by a meeting.9. When will Professor Smith finish his talk?A. At about 1:45. B. At about 2:15. C. At about 2:45.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What will Mr. Smith do this afternoon?A. Clean the garden. B. Work on his work report. C. Go to the cinema.11. Whats the weather like now?A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Snowy.12. When will the speakers meet?A. Around three oclock. B. Around four oclock. C. Around five oclock.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the man say about the carpet?A. It has nice colors. B. Its easy lo clean. C. Its in good condition.14. What furniture is not included?A. The tables. B. The chairs. C. The beds.15. How many bedrooms does the apartment have?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.16. What does the woman decide to do in the end?A. Agree to rent the apartment immediately.B. Discuss with her friend later.C. See another department downtown.听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题。17. What do we know about the hotel?A. Its right in the center of the city.B. It has been decorated recently.C. It provides low quality service.18. Which is considered one of the best-equipped places in the area?A. The newly-opened gym. B. The tennis courts. C. The swimming pool.19. Which package allows guests to enjoy all hotels fitness equipment?A. The two-day one. B. The three-day one. C. The five-day one.20. How much does the five-day package cost per person per night?A. S52. B. S60. C. S75.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。ABuy One Give OneBuy One Give One (BIG1) is a Singapore-based business and non-profit organization with a job to create a world full of giving. We help businesses around the world give back in meaningful ways so that they can create measurable and long-lasting influence. Since 2007, we have worked with more than 1,600 businesses creating more than 88 million giving activities.Our business allows consumers, who may feel disconnected from the problems of the developing world, to become involved in social problems while still purchasing (购买)tor themselves. For example, shoe brands like TOMS promise to donate one pair of shoes for every pair purchased. Soapbox gives soap to a needy child with every purchase. Watch company WeWood plants a tree every time you buy a watch. They have helped socially-conscious consumers purchase products and feel good about providing help to others.See what some of our members say about being a part of BIG1.*Karen OrmerodEvery product purchased at our store influences the lives of disadvantaged people in the world. I had never imagined I would be operating a business that could change peoples lives. We are making a real difference by just doing what normally do. It is a wonderful experience.*Ben BakerWhat a good way of giving resources to where they need to be giving people the gifts of giving, and adding value to organizations along the wav. We have already made 160,000 giving activities through BIGI. Giving has become a necessary part of our everyday business. Its truly brilliant.BIGI focuses on the influence of giving on peoples lives rather than simply the amounts donated. Our programs stress giving habitually in order to create growing influence around the world. When you join the BIGI giving program, you create your own unique giving stories.We do hope you can become a member of us! .1. According to the passage, what does BIGI do?A. Donate the profits to the people in need.B. Give away something extra when a product is sold. .C. Help consumers purchase their favorite products.D. Instruct owners how to operate businesses effectively.2. How do the members fed about themselves as a part of BIG1?A. Proud. B. Confident.C. Generous. D. Energetic.3. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To describe the gifts BIGI gives.B. To promote the products BIGI sells.C. To invite businesses to B1G1.D. To introduce the activities BIGI involves.【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C【解析】本文介绍Buy One Give One (BIG1)组织，希望能邀请更多的生意加入到B1G1里来。1. B细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Buy One Give One (BIG1) is a Singapore-based business and non-profit organization with a job to create a world full of giving.和第二段中For example, shoe brands like TOMS promise to donate one pair of shoes for every pair purchased. Soapbox gives soap to a needy child with every purchase.可知，BIG1当产品销售时赠送一些额外的东西。故选B。2. A细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句They have helped socially-conscious consumers purchase products and feel good about providing help to others.可知作为BIG1里的成员感到自豪。故选A.3. C目的意图题。根据文章最后一句We do hope you can become a member of us! .可知本文的写作目的是为了邀请一些生意加入到B1G1。故选C。BYoure happy to let your best friend borrow your mountain bike, but would you be willing to loan it out to a total stranger if you could make some money from the arrangement?Thats the idea behind peer-to-peer (P2P) renting, a new model concluded by sites such as eBay and Craigslist. Instead of selling an idle (闲置) thing, you loan it to people in your town, get paid a small rental fee and gel it back when the borrowers done with it. In the past few years, almost a dozen websites have popped up promising to connect lenders and borrowers. For example, you can use GetAround to rent out your car or motorcycle, SnapGoods to rent out electronics and gadgets, ToolSpinner to rent electric drills and lawnmowers, Zaarly and Knb to rent out a little bit of everything else.Old as it may sound, P2P renting is more high-tech than before, with websites that avoid cash for credit cards. A user creates an online listing for the item she wants to rent out, choosing her own rental fee. When someone wants the item, he keeps it on an online calendar, and the two arrange a time and place for pickup. Each site operates a little differently, but all use technology to make renting easy, safe and relatively inexpensive.Why rent your idle things? You may not make a ton of money, but it is a good way to get some use out of idle things. The people who rent those goods are able to save thousands of dollars by renting instead of buying new.There may be other benefits. It brings convenience, security and adventure, says Ali Hart, JustSharclts spokesperson. “But, more importantly, were really connecting people and building community, too.Get to know your neighbors and make a few dollars in the process? Sounds like a good deal.4. What can GetAround, SnapGoods, ToolSpinner, Zaarly and Krrb possibly be?A. the companies selling idle thingsB. the websites for P2P rentingC. the special people good at P2P rentingD. the courses to teach people to do P2P renting5. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?A. How credit cards are used in P2P renting.B. Why P2P renting should be encouraged.C. How P2P renting works online.D. Where the lenders and borrowers meet.6. According to Ali Hart, whats the greatest benefit of P2P renting?A. Making a considerable sum of money.B. Saving money and protecting the environment. .C. Making the Internet convenient and safe.D. Keeping people in the community connected.7. What might be the purpose of the passage?A. To encourage people to do P2P renting online.B. To teach people how to rent idle things.C. To explain why the Internet changes our life.D. To guide people to be fashion consumers.【答案】4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A【解析】本文介绍P2P租赁，鼓励人们做网上P2P租赁。4. B推理判断题。根据第二段中Thats the idea behind peer-to-peer (P2P) renting, a new model concluded by sites such as eBay and Craigslist.和For example, you can use GetAround to rent out your car or motorcycle, SnapGoods to rent out electronics and gadgets, ToolSpinner to rent electric drills and lawnmowers, Zaarly and Knb to rent out a little bit of everything else.由此可知，GetAround, SnapGoods, ToolSpinner, Zaarly and Krrb可能是P2P renting的网址。故选B。5. C段落大意题。根据第三段中A user creates an online listing for the item she wants to rent out, choosing her own rental fee. When someone wants the item, he keeps it on an online calendar, and the two arrange a time and place for pickup.可知本段讲的是P2P租赁如何在线工作。故选C。6. D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句more importantly, were really connecting people and building community, too.可知，P2P租赁的最大好处使社区中的人保持联系。故选D。7. A主旨大意题。根据第二段第一句Thats the idea behind peer-to-peer (P2P) renting, a new model concluded by sites such as eBay and Craigslist和倒数第二段There may be other benefits. It brings convenience, security and adventure, “But, more importantly, were really connecting people and building community, too.可知本文鼓励人们做网上P2P租赁。故选A。CBy the mid-nineteenth century, the term “icebox” had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States. The ice trade grew with the growth of cities. Ice was used in hotels, pubs, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh meat, fresh fish, and butler. After the Civil War (1861-1865), as ice was used to refrigerate freight cars(货车), it also came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and one-third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, a precursor（前身）of the modem refrigerator, had been invented.Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of the physics of heat, which was essential to a science of refrigeration, was undeveloped. The common belief that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling. Nevertheless, early efforts to economize ice included wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors achieve the delicate balance of insulation(绝缘) and circulation needed for an efficient icebox.But as early as 1803, an intelligent Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the right track. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, for which the village of Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would pass up the rapidly melting butter of his competitors to pay an extra price for his butter, still fresh and hard in neat, one-pound bricks. One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that fanners would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce cool.8. When did the word “icebox” possibly become part of the American language?A. In 1803. B. During the Civil War.C. Sometime before 1850. D. Near the end of the 19th century.9. In the early 19th century, what made it difficult to develop an efficient icebox?A. A lack of networks for the transportation of ice.B. Lacking the knowledge of the physics of heat.C. Not knowing how to prevent ice from melting quickly.D. Competition among the owners of refrigerated freight cars.10. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph3 most probably mean?A. Moores farm was not far away from Washington.B. Moores farm was on the right of the road.C. Moore was suitable for the job.D. Moores design was fairly successful.11. Whats the passage mainly about?A. The development of refrigeration.B. The influence of ice on the diet.C. The transportation of goods to market.D. Sources of ice in the nineteenth century.【答案】8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A【解析】文章介绍了冰箱的发展历史。8. C推理判断题。根据第一段第一句By the mid-nineteenth century, the term “icebox” had entered the American language可知，“icebox”变成美国语言的一部分可能是1850年以前的某个时候。故选C。9. B细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of the physics of heat, which was essential to a science of refrigeration, was undeveloped.可知缺乏对热物理学的了解使它很难建立一个高效的冰箱。故选B。10. D词义猜测题。根据最后一段最后一句One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that fanners would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce cool.可知Moore设计的冰箱相当成功。可知答案为D。11. A主旨大意题。纵观全文，文章介绍了冰箱的发展历史。故选A。DResearchers at Stanford University have developed a new material that can move heat out of buildings and into space. The researchers say the material can cool buildings even on hot days. The cooling material is a very thin sheet with many layers that could be placed on a roof like solar panels(板). However, instead of turning sunlight into energy as solar panels do, the material turns heat into infrared（红外线的）radiation.Shanhui Fan is an electrical engineering professor at Stanford University. He says that the panels have a layer of material that is like sand. The panels act like a mirror. They take heat out of buildings and reflect the light from the sun. And he says both the heat and sunlight arc sent 100 kilometers into outer space. Its a structure that cools itself without electricity input, even under the sun. So, what it docs is basically radiate heat to outer space and also reflect the sunlight so it doesnt get heated up by the sun. Mr. Fan says it is like having a window into space. The heat is sent directly into space without increasing the air temperatureHe says buildings in developing countries that do not have electricity or air conditioning could use the panels. In areas where electricity is out of reach for many people, there is a potential benefit for storing medicine or even food. In many of these situations, being able to reduce the temperature is important. And this would provide a way to do it.”The researchers say the main problem is creating actual cooling systems using the high-tech panels. They say it may be possible to develop a cooling spray(喷涂）that could be used on present solid structures. They believe the cooling spray technology could be developed in the next three to five years. They say as much as 15 percent of the energy used in the United States is spent providing power to air conditioning systems.12. What is the main idea of paragraph 1?A. Living on hot days is no longer a big problem now.B. Researchers are developing new solar panels on roofs.C. A new material is created to cool the buildings.D. The new material is a very thin sheet with many layers.13. According to paragraph2, how does the panel work?A. It takes in the heat and cools it down.B. It uses a mirror to reflect the sunlight.C. It has a window to let out the heat.D. It sends heat away right into space.14. Which of the following can best describe the advantage of the new panel?A. Convenient but impractical.B. Eco-friendly and energy-saving.C. Effective but expensive.D. Creative and cheap.15. What can you infer from the passage?A. The device of the new panel is still under research.B. Some people got benefits from producing the panels.C. It is impossible to solve the problem of creating actual cooling system.D. The new panels may save 15 percent of the energy.【答案】12. C 13. D 14. B 15. A【解析】本文介绍一种被用来使建筑物降温的新材料。这种新panel即环保又节能，它仍在研究中。12. C段落大意题。根据第一段第一、二句Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new material that can move heat out of buildings and into space. The researchers say the material can cool buildings even on hot days.可知第一段介绍了一种被用来使建筑物降温的新材料。故选C。13. D细节理解题。根据第二段中The heat is sent directly into space without increasing the air temperature 可知，the panel将热量送入太空。故选D。14. B15. A推理判断题。根据最后一段中They say it may be possible to develop a cooling spray(喷涂）that could be used on present solid structures. They believe the cooling spray technology could be developed in the next three to five years.可知，这种新panel设备仍在研究中。故选A。第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文的内容，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。Are These the Best Years of Your Life?The ups and downs of life may seem to have no predictable plan. But scientists now know there are very clear life patterns that almost all people share. Even if you have passed some of your best years, you still have other good years to come. _16_When are you smartest? From 18 to 25, according to I. Q. scores; but you are wiser and more experienced with increasing age. Youre sharpest in your 20s; around 30, mental abilities begin to decline, particularly your ability to do maths. _17_ Your vocabu