浙江省宁波诺丁汉大学附属中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

浙江省宁波诺丁汉大学附属中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节：请听下面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 going to do? A. Have a coffee. B. Clean her office.C. Attend a meeting.2. What does the woman ask for? A. A dress of different size.B. A dress of better quality.C. A dress of a bright color.3. What does the man want to do? A. Borrow a ladder.B. Take his leave.C. Clean the roof.4. What will the woman probably do next? A. Go to the mans place.B. Call the Hillsboro Hotel.C. Reserve an exhibition hall.5. Where are the speakers? A. At home.B. In a museum.C. In the city square.第二节: 请听下面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至7题。6. Why has the man hardly seen the woman lately? A. She had a traffic accident. B. She moved to another place. C. She is working unusual hours.7. Where does the conversation take place? A. In an office.B. At a bus stop.C. In an apartment.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What does the man have to do now? A. Plan a trip.B. Look for a job.C. Make a decision.9. What does the woman think of the journey to South America? A. Dangerous.B. Exciting.C. Expensive.10. What advice does the woman give to the man? A. Going abroad.B. Staying at home.C. Opening a bookstore.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the radio program for? A. Sharing personal feelings. B. Discussing language skills. C. Promoting munity service.12. What is the second point Prof. Sheffield mentioned? A. To give details and facts. B. To introduce main ideas. C. To conclude the article.13. What makes an excellent article according to Prof. Sheffield? A. Formal language. B. Detailed facts.C. Personal style.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A summer job.B. A birthday party.C. A food pany.15. What does the mans pany do? A. Design furniture.B. Organize concerts.C. Offer food services.16. What will the man do before the party? A. Set tables.B. Cook food.C. Play music.17. What does the woman think of the mans work? A. Difficult.B. Interesting.C. Valuable.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What do the Hoffmans do for a living? A. They are gardeners. B. They sell vegetables. C. They run a guesthouse.19. How much direct sunshine to tomato plants actually need every day? A. Five hours.B. Eight hours.C. Twelve hours.20. Why do Irish potatoes grow better in the shade? （在荫凉处） A. They have deeper roots.B. They have wider leaves.C. They have bigger flowers.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AOlympic gold medalist Morolake Akinosun walked through the halls of Waubonsie Valley High School in Illinois in the US, surprised at how little had changed at her old high school other than the green color on the walls. “Thats the corner where I used to hang out,” she said, pointing to a spot outside the cafeteria near the doors to the gym. “I heard you cant sit on the floor anymore.” Akinosun won her medal with the 400-meter relay team at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer. Her return to her high school recently included a chance for the young woman to tell what shes learned since running track (参加田径赛) for Waubonsie more than four years ago. Her first piece of advice to the crowd of students was asking them to listen to their parents. “They see things you cant see,” she said. “In high school I thought I was on the top of the world.” In Akinosuns case, her parents encouraged her to consider going to the University of Illinois, which at the time had a team that was coached by Olympic medal winner Tonja Buford-Bailey. “I wouldnt be where I am today without my parents,” she said. Her parents saw Buford-Bailey as a good fit to coach their daughter, something Akinosun said she didnt understand at the time. It didnt take long, however, for her to see they were right and she ended up following Buford-Bailey to the University of Texas at Austin when the coach took a job there. Akinosun admitted it was three years before she told her parents they were right. Being an excellent athlete who can take part in the Olympics needs serious dedication. She says her success came from viewing herself as an athlete-student instead of a student-athlete. “I always put track and field first, and then es school,” Akinosun said. A social life es last. “Its about sacrifices (牺牲). You cant be on the track team unless youre chosen,” she added. Making athletics the most important thing in her life meant mitting (完成) fully, no matter how she might feel on a given day. “I never missed a training session (环节) in my four years in college,” she said. “Its my job; its what I do. Think about that when you want to sleep.”21. Akinosuns first piece of advice suggests _. A. she was a big fan of Buford-Bailey in high school B. she made up her mind to win Olympic medals in high school C. she still doesnt want to admit that her parents helped her a lot D. she is thankful to her parents for finding her the right coach22. According to Akinosun, she became a successful athlete because _. A. she had great confidence in herself B. she always put training before anything else C. she was pushed by her coach to train hard D. she could keep a good balance between school and training23. The underlined word “dedication” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _. A. a strong desire B. knowing oneself C. a clear purpose D. mitting fully24. If asked to make a newspaper, which part will you put the article in? A. FashionB. Celebrities C. Science D. EventsBIf you have spent any time living in or visiting a big city in China, you have most likely used the service that Didi provides. The convenient ride-sharing pany, now known as Didi Chuxing, was praised last month by Fortune magazine. According to the magazine, it is changing the world with its environmentally friendly solution to getting around in major cities. As the magazine reported: “Didi concluded that last year its car-pooling services helped reduce total car trips in the country by 1 million a day, which saved 500 million liters of gas, cutting 13.5 million tons of carbon emissions (排放) per day.” The transport service was the only Chinese pany to make the important magazines list, and its influence can be felt in many parts of Chinese society.Didi is just one example of what is being called the “sharing economy”. The sharing economy is one in which regular people exchange goods and services, usually using an online marketplace. Other similar panies include panies that allow people to rent out their homes to strangers like Airbnb and Couchsurfing, and similar ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft.All of these services are possible partly because many people are realizing that they have underused assets in their lives. Millions of people around the world have started renting them out online to earn extra money. They rent their apartments while they are away for the weekend, lend people their cars for money and even sell their spare time.The sharing economy is the latest example of the Internets value to customers. This model is now big enough for regulators and panies to have woken up to it. That is a sign of its great potential. It is time to start caring about sharing.25. What does the first paragraph imply?A. Didi Chuxing can bring down the price of gas.B. Didi Chuxing has solved the traffic jam in China.C. Didi Chuxing is helpful to environment.D. Didi Chuxing is the best transport service in China.26. What does the underlined word “assets” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Possessions.B. Services.C. Houses.D Cars.27. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To stress the importance of online services.B. To introduce the “sharing economy”.C. To advertise a new means of transport.D. To explain the benefits of using Didi.CWhat horrors hide in our subconscious (潜意识）？ According to a new French study on sleep-talking, researchers found the most monly used word is “no”, and the French swearword (骂人的话）“putain” occurred, reports the New York Times, “800 times more often in sleep than when awake”. The study also found that men sleep-talked more than women and used more swearwords.Sleep-talking is a form of sleep disorders. “In my experience, it can be linked to the nervous system being overactive, which can be related to the overuse of technology before bed or too much coffee, says Dr Nerina. “But these sorts of behaviors can happen with people who are quite hard on themselves. Theyre perfectionists, but they often hold back on saying what they really want to say. When they go to bed at night, it es out into the sleep.”The idea that you can find someones deepest secrets while they are asleep is irresistible. There are apps that record sleep-talking. But can you admit to a murder in your sleep? Or to having a lover? Prof. Horne suggests we shouldnt read too much into what is said. “Sleep-talking lends to occur in very light sleep,” he says. Sleep-talking isnt related to dreaming but to the lighter sleep. Its really the wanderings of a rather confused mind. ”It is much more mon in children, and the majority of people grow out of it. “Anxiety and stress tend to bring it on,” says Horne. “Sleep-talkers are generally reflecting some sort of aspect of a worry. I think its best not to place too much concern on sleep-talking and not take the words said by someone seriously.”However, sleep-talking might tell you one thing. Someone who often does it is probably quite anxious and it might be a good idea to find out what is worrying them.28. What can we learn from the text?A. Swearwords occur more often when people are awake.B. Adults sleep-talk less since they are happier than kids.C. Sleep-talking has an obvious connection with dreaming.D. People dont need to worry too much about sleep-talking.29. According to the text, the most likely cause of sleep-talking is _ .A. hard work and lack of sleepB. advances in modern technologyC. ones deepest secrets D. constant worry and tension30. What is the text mainly about? A. How subconscious works. B. When sleep disorders arise.C. What sleep-talking means. D. Why people feel anxious.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。Your beliefs are very powerful and have the power to create or to destroy your life. 31 If you believe that you are loser, that you never get a break in life or that you cant acplish anything, these things will be your reality. Believe you are unlimited and that you can do anything you mit to doing. When you do, your acplishments will know no doubts.You control your beliefs, and that is how you finally control your life. This is a very important point. 32 Many of our beliefs e from our environment, the world we live in on a daily basis. 33 If you are constantly around people who are negative and limiting, find other people to hang out with. Get around positive and successful people. 34 That is why it is so important to experience on a regular basis. Set small, achievable goals, and try your best to reach them. I will finish this project by early afternoon. I will exercise for 20 minutes tonight. When you experience success, you will believe in success, and that leads to more successes.Beliefs e from knowledge. The more you learn, the more you will know to be possible. Always take advantage of opportunities to learn something new. It will bring new possibilities into your beliefs and your life.Most importantly, you can develop new beliefs by setting new goals for your life. 35 Then, in your mind, see yourself achieving them in all of their sensory details. Mentally live the experience, see the sights, hear the sounds, smell the aroma and feel the feelings. Your developed beliefs will lead you to their reality.A. If your environment is limiting your beliefs, work hard to change it.B. Set your goals in your mind and attempt to reach them.C. Whatever you believe is what you will bee.D. Beliefs also e from past experience.E. Set your goals clearly and exactly.F. Belief es from achievable goals.G. So how do you develop beliefs?第三部分语言运用（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。Its easy for grown-ups to forget just how hard kids have it sometimes. 36 , a 3rd grade teacher Annie went out of her way to turn a students day from “ worst day ever” to “best” in the world, for she didnt 37 .One Monday, Mark came to school extremely 38 about his haircut, for an older student had 39 him about a spot at Marks head just as he arrived. The sad 3rd grader was 40 by the older students remarks. “He 41 to e into our classroom and would not 42 his hat.” Annie said.Seeing tears in Marks eyes, Annie decided to 43 to the boy that if he came in his class and took his 44 off, she would let Mark cut her hair, too.45 a little, Mark made Annie promise. “Ill run home and get the 46 at lunch,” Annie said. With a big smile on his face, Mark finally came in to 47.After lunch, all of Annies 3rd grades 48 around while Mark cut her hair short with the scissors. Annie told Mark, “Now we will 49 the focus since we have the same hairstyle.” To Annies 50, surrounded by his classmates, Mark was an 51 rock star, cheerful and proud.“I 52 being in a situation when I can help others cheer up,” Annie said. “He cut my hair after lunch and now no one is 53 or embarrassed except maybe my 54.”Nice work, Annie. And were sure shell love your 55 too after your mom hears the story.36. A. StrangelyB. LuckilyC. Apparently D. Typically37. A. careB. quitC. bendD. forget38. A. particularB. curiousC. upsetD. careless39. A. enviedB. teasedC. instructedD. reminded40. A. torn apartB. cheered upC. amusedD. impressed41. A. refusedB. decidedC. hopedD. attempted42. A. wearB. dirtyC. loseD. remove43. A. introduceB. explainC. promiseD. appeal44. A. necklaceB. hatC. sunglassesD. mask45. A. HesitatingB. TremblingC. WhistlingD. plaining46. A. uniformB. schoolbagC. permissionD. scissors47. A. playB. chatC. learnD. apologize48. A. lookedB. gatheredC. hungD. turned49. A. beeB. adjustC. chooseD. attack50. A. amusementB. disappointmentC. concernD. delight51. A. immediateB. innocentC. energeticD. absurd52. A. missB. admitC. loveD. regret53. A. ashamedB. unfortunateC. ordinaryD. sympathetic54. A. motherB. friendC. studentD. colleague55. A. figureB. kindnessC. fashionD. haircut第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共小题；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。Good morning, everyone. Its good to see you all here today. I believe some of you once dreamed of 56 (bee) famous. I was one of you. Now Id like to share my story with you. As a young actor, I first arrived in Los Angeles in 1984. I saw the shining lights of the city as the plane landed and I felt 57 (excite) as the first step that would lead me to fortune got under way. I imagined that the development of my dream would move 58 (smooth) and soon, I would be one of the best known 59 (face) on cinema screen throughout the world. I was confident in my first performance in 1986. I 60 (know) the lead role was perfect for me. I was anxious to bee well-known. But when they offered me 61 small role, I saw that my plans for quick success had been ruined. Over the years I tried out for other roles, but I never got a good part. Sometimes I thought of giving up. Five years later, I found 62 ( I ) working in the offices of a movie pany. And eventually I ended 62 as a manager of this pany after years of hard work. You know, it isnt easy doing this job. There are a lot of things you need to consider, always be ready 64 (take) responsibility if things go wrong. And you need to deal with actors who think they are the master of the world boy, you cant imagine 65 a pain that is!第四部分: 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 应用文写作(满分15分）假定你是校英语俱乐部负责人李华,你校即将举行“英语角”活动，你想求助于你的朋友一某国际高中学生会主席Jack帮忙选派5位学生参加活动。请给Jack写一封电子邮信, 内容包括：1.活动时间； 2.活动主题； 3.希望选派什么样的学生。注意：1.词数80左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯. 第二节 读后续写（共1题，满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。It was one oclock in the morning. In the Rivesville town art gallery, a window opened and a man came in. His name was Harry Black, and he was a thief. It was dark in the art gallery, but Harry had a light. He looked across the room at a painting.“There it is!” he said.Harry moved quickly across the room. He stood and looked at the painting.“A million dollars for this?” he thought. “I dont understand it.”But he took a knife from his coat. Then he took the painting very, very slowly from its frame. Harry went back across the room to the window, but he walked into a table. There was a beautiful blue glass vase on the table. It fell on the floor and broke into pieces. He ran across the piece of glass to the window.Harry rented a room in Mrs. Allens house. He went quietly up to his room and closed the door. In his room, Harry took the