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瓦房店市高级中学2018-2019 学年度下学期高二期中考试英语试题时间：100分钟 总分：120分第二部分 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。A Amsterdam guidebookTime out Amsterdam guide is written by writers who live in the city, with a unique insider perspective on local culture. This guide is filled with useful tips and ideas on everything from room rates to the detailed clear color maps, from world-class museums and markets to the citys great bars and restaurants, and top sightseeing tips from the popular sites to the unusual.Customer reviewsI bought several books on a recent trip to Amsterdam, but this was the only one I used while walking and sightseeing. The books small size makes it convenient to hold, but dont be fooled: this book is jam-packed with useful information. And, unlike the Eyewitness Travel Guides, which are also great, this book lists a good number of budget acmodations and also provides important details that I found, for the most part, very accurate. The section on what to do outside Amsterdam was also extremely useful. My glasses broke during the trip, and the book actually listed places to get them fixed or replaced! It was amazing how much practical information they squeezed into a small book. Overall, the best travel guide Ive seen to Amsterdam!RRP: $ 12.99Price: $ 8.44You save: $ 4.55(35% off regular price)Availability: In stock(有货)Note : This item will be delivered within 24 hours in the UK. All other destinations are sent by airmail.21. Which of the following is NOT included in Amsterdam guidebook? A. Top sightseeing tips. B. World famous museums. C. Film and drama information. D. The citys great bars and restaurants.22. According to the passage, Amsterdam guidebook_. A. is handy to carry B. has a remended price of $ 8.44 C. will be sent by air to all the buyers D. is written by people living in London23. If you buy Amsterdam guidebook, _. A. you can receive it two days later B. you should buy it in a post office C. you may know some local culture D. you can have a 4.5% discount of the regular price BGates told a crowd of Harvard students last Thursday he spent two years there taking math and puter science courses as a pre-law student, but never finished up his degree (though he was gifted an honorary diploma from the Ivy League university) “My eldest graduates from Standford in June, so Im optimistic she wont fall into my footsteps,” Gates joked.Gates said he and his wife have been quite deliberate about the 1970s “Love and Logic” parenting model theyve used to raise their three children, who are now 15, 18, and 22 years old, the core idea of the model is centered on the idea that applying emotional control, essentially minimizing emotional reactions like shouting kids. “One of the greatest benefits of the model is that it helps us learn how to keep a tighter control on our emotions and on our tongues,” co-founder Charles Fay wrote in a blog post. Gates admits he and his wife havent been perfect at carrying out the approach. “Can you get rid of the emotion? You cant totally do it.” He said.Apart from holding hot-blooded parent tempers, the love and logic model also stresses the importance of not leaning into rewards for kids, but instead demonstrating unconditional love and admiring kids for who they are, not what they do (or dont) achieve. Fay wrote on his site. “Whats most important is that our children develop good character, curiosity, and problem-solving skills.The model is a bit like the Socratic method, in that it pushes parents to focus on asking questions of their kids and getting them to think about how to solve their own problems, instead of feeding them answers.24. What can we infer about Gatess children?A. They were given an honorary diploma.B. They have graduated from the college.C. The eldest one hasnt finished her study in college.D. They didnt take math and puter science courses.25. How do Gates and his wife teach their children? A. In an unintended way. B. In a rude way like shouting. C. By applying the “Love and Logic” parenting model. D. By rewarding their children for their good performance.26. What do we know about the “Love and Logic” parenting model in Para. 2?A. Its widely used to raise children.B. One of its functions is to mand temper. C. It is the best approach to help parents teach their children.D. Gates regards it as the most effective way to get rid of the emotion.27. Whats the authors attitude to the model? A. objective B. approving C. opposed D. doubtful CFinding fruits and vegetables at your typical grocery store that have been grown without the extensive use of pesticides(农药) can be difficult. Fortunately, The Environmental Working Group(EWG) has done all of the work for you in finding healthy and pesticidefree produce.EWG has created the 2018 Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce, which helps shoppers to find unpolluted produce. Many consumers do not realize that pesticide residues(残留) are very mon on traditionally grown produce products, even after they have been washed or peeled. Because of this, EWG has created their series of guides to lead consumers to safer food choices.In order to create these guides, EWG analyzed the USDA pesticides tests, which found a total of 230 different pesticides and pesticides breakdown products on thousands of produce samples. Analyzing this information, EWG observed the big differences of the amount of pesticides found from product to product.The guides two lists highlight the cleanest and dirtiest produce concerning pesticides. These two lists, Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen, show consumers how certain foods continue to carry trace amounts of pesticides with them to the grocery store shelves, while others make it to your kitchen almost pesticide-free.Some of the highlights from their analysis included the following findings： More than one-third of strawberry samples analyzed in 2016 contained 10 or more pesticide residues and breakdown products. Spinach(菠菜) samples had, on average, almost twice as much pesticide residue by weight pared to any other crop. No single fruit sample from the Clean Fifteen tested positive for more than four pesticides.Only 25 years ago, the National Academy of Sciences raised concerns about exposure to poisonous pesticides in our food, yet consumers still consume a mixture of pesticides every day in America.28. Why did EWG create the 2018 Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce?A. To warn some food panies.B. To advertise organic produce.C. To help consumers make safer choices. D. To analyze the USDA pesticides tests29. What is the result from the analysis of the USDA pesticides tests?A. 230 pesticides are banned. B. All the samples are polluted.C. All strawberries are poisonous. D. Pesticide amounts vary in products.30. Where are shoppers most likely to find spinach?A. Safer food list. B. Dirty Dozen list. C. Clean Fifteen list. D. Organic food advertisement.31. What can be inferred from the passage?A. All tradiyional produce is safe. B. Produce safety remains a problem.C. Consumers never worry about pesticides.D. No pesticides were used on crops 25 years ago. DIn 1949 when the Peoples Republic of China was founded, only 117,000 students were attending colleges or universities. But the number soared to 37 million in 2015-the worlds largest student population. Now, one in every five college students is in China, according to the countrys first quality reporton higher education, which was released by the Ministry of Education on Thursday. Chinas higher education system,one of the largest in the world, has evolved quickly and contributed greatly to the countrys development in the past seven decades, the report said. The report also shows that cost on higher education has increased greatly in recent years-as has the number of educators and teaching resources. “The fast development of higher education in China has offered more ordinary Chinese people the opportunity to attend college. It has also providedintelligent support for the dramatic transformation of Chinese society,” said Wu Yan, director of the Higher Education Evaluation Center.” Colleges and universities are playingincreasingly important roles in the countrys efforts to innovate(创新).” But the report also found that Chinas higher education system has problems to overe. It mentions a low transfer rate for scientific research achievements, inadequate education in the fields of innovation and a phenomenon that gives more weight in educators research success than to their teaching ability.“To improve Chinas higher education, reforms should be continued, more resources should be allocated(分配) and advanced educational ideas should be introduced to create a good learning atmosphere and to cultivate students innovative abilities.32. Which of the following can serve as the best title for the news report? A. China has 1 in 5 of all college students in the world. B. Expense on higher education has increased greatly. C. Chinas universities try to catch up with world-class universities. D. Advanced educational ideas should be introduced to Chinas universities.33. What can we know from the report about Chinas higher education system? A. It tells us the system can greatly benefit students innovative abilities. B. It says the system emphasizes the educators teaching ability. C. It speaks of a low transfer rate for scientific achievements. D. It mentions adequate education in the field of innovation.34. Para.4 mainly tells us_. A. more ordinary Chinese people have the opportunity to attend college B. the benefits of the fast development of higher education in China C. Chinas efforts to innovate and the advantages innovation brings about D. the dramatic transformation of Chinese society35. The underlined word “cultivate” in the last Para. can be replaced by_. A. burden B. trust C. analyze D. develop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。Soccer fans in rural Zambia are able to watch live 2018 World Cup broadcasts for the first time thanks to a Chinese pany. The pany helped the villagers get their first taste of satellite television through a project that aims to offer the service to villages in Africa. 36 . The youngsters really treasured this chance. The satellite television project started last August by the pany StarTimes. 37 . It wants to help African countries accelerate agricultural modernization and realize independent and sustainable（可持续的）development.38 . According to a local newspaper, rural farmers will have access to monitoring weather patterns and market prices for agricultural products. Locals will be able to watch members of government during live broadcasts. The program is an example of how Chinese panies can make profits and be socially responsible at the time.39 . It also has its own channels that broadcast Chinese television programs such as talent shows, soap operas that have been translated into local languages, and other programs that attempt to introduce Chinese culture. To overe the problem of power shortages in rural Africa, StarTimes will also provide television sets that will be outfitted with a solar power system. 40 .Besides political and economic exchanges, this kind of people-to-people interaction is a significant part of chinas efforts to increase its soft power and build a better global image.A. Doing so will allow people to watch TV for six hours after sunset.B. And primary school students in Zambias remote areas can also enjoy watching the World Cup.C. The pany not only provides satellite equipment and services.D. Introducing more diverse Chinese culture to Africa is also one of its goals.E. The service helps rural Africans keep up with current events and news.F. The Chinese pany make a healthy profit on this project while helping them.G. The pany aims to provide digital television signals to 10,000 villages in Africa.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） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It was 25 years ago. I participated in an undergraduate program to chat with specific 41 . But introducing myself to strangers was not one of my natural 42 .On one particular 43 , I entered a dark room to find an elderly man lying in the bed alone. He was 44 asleep, not knowing my ing, but when I 45 him, I realized he was awake, but also confused and anxious. He desperately wanted to 46 something, but I couldnt understand what he was saying. I felt so 47 and unfortable that I had to leave the room after only a couple of minutes. The next time I was at the hospital, I was 48 assigned（分配）to chat with the same patient. I 49 my time with the confused man to be just as 50 as the last time. As I arrived at the room, I firstly noticed the 51 was on. He looked better than before. “You must forget me,” I said. He 52 me immediately, saying I was the very person that 53 in his darkest hour! I was so 54 .In the short moment of my previous 55 with him, I did absolutely nothing to help him except 56 . However, somehow, he found in me something he needed at a(n) 57 point in his life when he almost gave up hope, which was, just because I was there. I have thought about this 58 meeting often over the past 25 years. It has 59 the way see myself, and others. Obviously, we cant know how our mere 60 is important to others.41.A. strangersB. patientsC. teachersD. students42. A. manners B. virtuesC. selectionsD. talents43. A.visit B. wardC. experimentD. subject44. A. sound B. halfC. notD. seemingly 45. A. interruptedB. contactedC. approachedD. served46. A. municateB. achieveC. admireD. understand47. A. shocked B. fearfulC. regretfulD. lost48. A. even B. againC. neverD. yet49. A. expectedB. managedC. considered D. planned50. A. meaningfulB. longC. briefD. tense51. A. televisionB. lightC. electricityD. performance52. A. praisedB. greetedC. scoldedD. corrected53. A. shoneB. respondedC. assistedD. cared54. A. gratefulB. joyfulC. amazedD. disappointed55. A. discussionB. interactionC. cooperationD. quarrel56. A. make upB. take upC. show upD. stand up57. A. vitalB. memorable C. interestingD. impressive58. A. surpriseB. chanceC. qualityD. wonder59. A. madeB. guidedC. polishedD. influenced60. A. enthusiasmB. kindnessC. presenceD deed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。Most people nowadays are so busy with their lives that they do not have time to enjoy a healthy and 61. (balance) diet. For most individuals, as a result of eating foods rich in fat and sugar several years, they choose to go 62. a diet but do not succeed in the end. Be sure to be with a strong 63 (aware) that you are 64 you eat! Therefore, maintaining a healthy diet not only 65 (supply) your body with energy but also numerous health benefits. One is that you will keep a healthy weight and it is also the most beneficial way 66. you can be 67. (energy) and protect yourself from a number of diseases when 68. (grow) old. Another benefit is that you will meet your everyday nutritional requirements. 69 (Basic) speaking, you should ensure that you take the good amount of vegetables, grains, milk and proteins. In most cases, a healthy diet can help you decrease the risk of 70. (get) some diseases like diabetes and cancer.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。 How time flies! I have been in Britain for nearly three months. And Ive met with some trouble either in life and study recently. Im writing to you for help. First of all, Im feeling exhausting and lonely. I am a totally stranger here. Beside, the western di