2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试卷(含解析).doc

2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试卷(含解析)试卷类型：A说明：试卷分为第I卷和第II卷，考试时间为100分钟，试卷满分120分。考试结束，只交答题卡。第I卷 (满分70分)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。San Francisco Fire Engine ToursSan Francisco Winery TourRunning: February 1st through April 30thThis delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in tickets price)Departing from the Cannery: Tell time upon request.Duration(时长)：2 hoursPrice: $90Back to the Fifties TourRunning: August 16th through August 31stThis tour transports you back in time to one of San Franciscos most fantastic periods, the 1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream.Departing from the Cannery 5:00 pm and 7:00 pmDuration:2 hoursPrice:$90Spooky Halloween TourRunning: October 10th through October 31stJoin us for a ride through the historical Presidio district .Authentic fire gear （服装）is provided for your warmth as our entertainers take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San FranciscoDeparting from the Cannery:6:30 pm and 8:30 pmDuration :1 hour and 30 minutesPrice: Available upon requestHoliday Lights TourRunning: December 6th through December 23ndThis tractive four takes you to some of San Franciss most cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.Departing from the Cannery 7:00 pm and 9:00 pmDuration: 1 hour and 30 minutesAdvance reservations required.1. Which of the tours is available in March?A. Back to the Fifties Tour. B. San Francisco Winery Tour.C. Spooky Hallowen Tour. D. Holiday Lights Tour.2. What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tours?A. Go to Treasure Island B. Enjoy the holiday scenes.C. Have free ice cream. D. Visit the Presidio district.3. What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour?A. Take some drinks. B. Make reservations in advance.C. Set off early in the morning. D. Wear warm clothes.【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了旧金山的四个旅游活动及路线。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据San Francisco Winery Tour部分中的“Running: February 1st through April 30th”可知，旧金山酒厂之旅的时间是2月1日到4月30日，可以在3月份参加，故B项正确。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据Back to the Fifties Tour部分中的“Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream.”可知，参加重返五零年代之旅可以免费品尝冰淇淋，故C项正确。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据Holiday Lights Tour部分中的“Advance reservations required.”可知，参加节日灯之旅需要提前预定，故C项正确。【点睛】广告类应用文的设题多为细节理解题，解答这类题型一般采用寻读法，先看试题，再看文章，对有关信息进行快速定位，再分析、对比相关信息，排除干扰项，选出正确答案，解答此类题型一定要注意不要遗漏相关信息，例如本篇的三道题都可以根据题干定位到相关的部分，从而得出答案。BWhen I was young, I wished for a good car and a big house. That was my idea of success. I took all the advanced classes and tried to do well in the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew that I would somehow bee famous and be able to afford the car and the dream house. All the way through junior years, my mind was planning this beautiful future.Then in the eleventh grade, many losses changed my mind. First, one of my friends died at 16. Soon after, my great-grandmother passed away, followed by my beloved fourth-grade teacher. These events left me not knowing what to do or where to go. Death had never touched me so closely.After a long period of emptiness, it finally struck me: Life is not promised and neither is future success. Though I was attempting to achieve material success, I was not enjoying my daily life. I realized that finding inner peace, purpose and happiness will stick with me forever and that is real success.Enjoying lifes precious quirks (偶发事件) makes an ordinary person more successful than a wealthy person who isnt content and takes everything for granted. The summer before senior years, my attitude changed greatly. Instead of memorizing facts, I began learning skills. Instead of focusing on the future, I focused on today and the many blessings and successes that came with it.I still get excellent grades, but now I devote weeks to studying instead of struggling for exams, and I think about the future with a deeper sense of meaning. For me, being successful means truly living life each day.4. The reason why the author changed his idea of success is that _.A. he cant afford his houseB. he lost a few beloved persons in a short timeC. he didnt know what to do or where to goD. his beloved teacher died5. According to the author, which of the following is the real success for a person?A. Being famous. B. Material achievements.C. Good car and big house. D. Truly living life each day.6. What does the author want to tell the readers?A. His opinion about success. B. The true meaning of studying.C. How to achieve success. D. The true meaning of life.7. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. The author didnt want to take all the exams.B. The author s teacher died before the death of his great-grandma.C. The author didnt do well in all the exams.D. The author thinks that success is not promised.【答案】4. B 5. D 6. A 7. D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者小时候认为成功就是拥有豪车和大房子，然而，短期内好几位亲人和朋友的相继离世让他改变了对成功的看法，现在作者意识到认真过好每一天就是最大的成功。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Then in the eleventh grade, many losses changed my mind”可知，短期内好几位亲人和朋友的相继离世让作者改变了对成功的看法，故B项正确。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“For me, being successful means truly living life each day.”可知，作者认为成功就是过好每一天，故D项正确。【6题详解】作者意图题。通读全文可知，作者小时候认为成功就是拥有豪车和大房子，然而，短期内好几位亲人和朋友的相继离世让他改变了对成功的看法，现在作者意识到认真过好每一天就是一个人最大的成功，由此可知作者写这篇文章就是为了告诉我们他对成功的看法，故A项正确。【7题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“After a long period of emptiness, it finally struck me: Life is not promised and neither is future success.”可知，作者认为生活和成功都难以保证，故D项正确。【点睛】作者意图题是阅读理解的常见题型，也是难度较大的一种题型，解答此类题型，一定要理清文章思路，把握作者的真实意图，抓不住这一点很容易误选，本篇作者讲述了自己小时候认为成功就是拥有豪车和大房子，然而，短期内好几位亲人和朋友的相继离世让他改变了对成功的看法，他意识到自己在拼命追求物质上成功的同时却忘记了享受生活，现在他认为认真过好每一天就是一个人最大的成功，通篇都围绕着对成功的看法，由此可知作者写这篇文章的目的是告诉我们他对成功的看法，而不是生活的意义或是成功之道。CMore students than ever before are taking a gap year (间隔年) before going to university. It used to be called the “year off” between school and university. The gap-year phenomenon originated (起源) with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year.This year, 25,310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year, according to statistics on university entrance provided by the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS).That is a record 14.7% increase in the number of students taking a gap year. Tony Higgins from UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education. “Students who take a well-planned year out are more likely to be satisfied with, and plete, their chosen course. Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible?” he said.But not everyone is happy. Owain James, the president of the National Union of Students (NUS), argued that the increase is evidence of student hardshipyoung people are being forced into earning money before finishing their education. “New students are now aware that they are likely to leave university up to 15,000 in debt. It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree. NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacation periods,” he said.8. What do we learn about the gap year from the text?A. It is flexible in length. B. It is a time for relaxation.C. It is increasingly popular. D. It is required by universities.9. According to Tony Higgins, students taking a gap year .A. are better prepared for college studiesB. know a lot more about their future jobsC. are more likely to leave university in debtD. have a better chance to enter top universities10. How does Owain James feel about the gap-year phenomenon?A. Hes puzzled. B. Hes worried.C. Hes surprised. D. Hes annoyed.11. What would most students do on their vacation according to NUS statistics?A. Attend additional courses. B. Make plans for the new term.C. Earn money for their education. D. Prepare for their graduate studies.【答案】8. C 9. A 10. B 11. C【解析】试题分析：本文提到大学的学费高使得很多大学生在上大学学前就要先去挣钱然后再上大学学习。这样的好处是让学生更珍惜大学的时光，更成熟有责任感。但是也给人们带来了思考。视频【8题详解】C 推理判断题。由短文第一段及第三段第一句话可知间隔年越来越受到欢迎，因此选C。【9题详解】A 细节理解题。由人名定位到短文第三段。第三段在说它的优点，有间隔年之后再去上大学，会让人更成熟有责任感，对大学的学习有帮助。故选A。【10题详解】B 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段But not everyone is happy.然后提到Owain，他说越来越多的学生会在gap year期间是要去挣大学的费用。故选B。【11题详解】C细节理解题。根据文章最后一句话可知：90%的学生要在假期挣学费。【考点定位】社会社会类短文阅读DTwo of the saddest words in the English language are“if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they express regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment.My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right”. I always try to live by the “ extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment，whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫)onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.I dont only avoid those “if only” moments when it es to safety. Its equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you” . When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday，I told him that it was a holiday for my pany and I wouldnt be here. But then I thought about the fact that he 84 years old and I realized that I shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that possibility. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that Im doing the right thing. Im buying myself peace of mind and thats the best kind of insurance for my emotional happiness.12. Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule?A. Start the car the moment everyone is seated.B. Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.C. Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.D. Move an object out of the way before it trips someone.13. The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to_.A. keep her appointment with the eye doctorB. meet her father who was already an old manC. join in the holiday celebration of the panyD. finish her work before the deadline approached14. The underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to“_”.A. abandoned B. lackedC. avoided D. wasted15. What is the authors attitude to the words if only?A. Positive. B. Doubtful.C. Indifferent. D. Negative.【答案】12. D 13. B 14. A 15. D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇社会生活类文章，作者认为世界上最悲伤的词就是“要是就好了”，因为其意味着后悔、错误和失望，因此，作者运用“额外一分钟”原则来避免说“要是就好了”。【12题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段中的“When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an if only moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.”可知，作者运用“额外一分钟”原则的例子包括把一杯热咖啡从柜台边缘拿开以免烫到孩子，由此可知，在绊倒别人之前，把障碍物挪开符合“额外一分钟”原则，故D项正确。【13题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday. I told him that it was a holiday for my pany and I wouldnt be here. But then I thought about the fact that he 84 years old and I realized that I shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.”可知，父亲说星期五那天会路过作者的公司，虽然那天是假日，但想到父亲已经84岁了，自己不应该放弃每一次见父亲的机会，于是作者改口说那天上班，故B项正确。【14题详解】词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had”可知，我们都知道一些人失去了心爱的人，他们后悔失去了一个说“我爱你”或“我原谅你”的机会，由此可知画线词词义为“放弃、失去”，故A项正确。【15题详解】观点态度题。文章第一段点明主题，作者认为世界上最悲伤的词就是“要是就好了”，因为它意味着后悔、错误和失望，因此，作者毕生都努力避免说“要是就好了”，由此可知作者对“要是就好了”持否定态度，故D项正确。【点睛】观点态度题是阅读理解题中难度很大的一种题型，考生很容易在此题型上失分，解答这种题型要学会根据语言的褒贬判断作者的态度，特别注意句中带有感情色彩的词，例如本篇开篇就表明了作者的态度，作者认为世界上最悲伤的词就是“要是就好了”，作者毕生都避免说这两个词，由此判断出作者对“要是就好了”的态度是否定的。第二节 阅读填空（每小题2分, 共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。Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while youre trying to get work done._16_, there are several ways to handle things. Lets take a look at them now._17_. Tell the person youre sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.When people try to interrupt you, have set hours planned and let them know to e back during that time or that youll find them then._18_. It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions.When you need to talk to someone, dont do it in your own office._19_, its much easier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are.If you have a door to your office, make good use of it. _20_. If someone knocks and its not an important matter, excuse yourself and let the person know youre busy so they can get the hint(暗示) that when the door is closed, youre not to be disturbed.A. If youre busy, dont feel bad about saying noB. If youre in the other persons office or in a public areaC. When you want to avoid interruptions at workD. Set boundaries for yourself as your time goesE. Its important that you let them know when youll be availableF. It might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt youG.Leave it open when youre available to talk and close it when youre not【答案】16. C 17. A 18. E 19. B 20. G【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了如何避免在工作的时候被别人打扰的几点建议。【16题详解】上文提到在努力工作时被打扰是最麻烦的事情，下文又介绍了几点建议，因此此处是说当你想避免在工作时被打扰时，尝试一下这几种处理方法，故C项正确。【17题详解】根据本空后的“Tell the person youre sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.”可知，告诉那个人你有很多事情待处理并和他另约时间，因此此处是说忙的时候要学会拒绝，故A项正确。【18题详解】根据本空前的“When people try to interrupt you, have set hours planned and let them know to e back during that time or that youll find them then.”可知，当别人试图打扰你的时候，安排好时间，让他们知道你什么时候会找他们，因此此处是说让他们知道你什么时候有空很重要，本空后的“It”指的就是“让他们知道你什么时候有空”，故E项符合语境。【19题详解】根据本空前的“When you need to talk to someone, dont do it in your own office.”可知，不要在你的办公室里与他谈话，下文解释原因，因此此处是说如果你在别人的办公室里或是公共场所，找个理由回到你的工作比找借口让人离开容易得多，故B项符合语境。【20题详解】根据本空前的“If you have a door to your office, make good use of it.”可知，要充分利用办公室的门，接下来介绍的是具体做法，因此此处是说空闲的时候开着门，忙的时候关上门，G项中的“it”指代的就是前面的“door”，故G项符合语境。【点睛】在七选五的解题过程中，读懂空白处前后的句子是至关重要的，读懂这些句子后，根据意思的连贯性和逻辑性从选项中筛选答案，同时要特别注意空白处前后及选项中出现的代词，这些指代关系往往是解题的关键，例如本篇第3题空白处后的“It”指的就是空白处缺少的内容（让他们知道你什么时候有空）；第5题答案选项中的“it”指代的就是前面的“door”。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）Learn to Meet ChallengesMy classmates called me “the alien” ,and they avoided me like the plague（瘟疫.As a young boy, I_21_from a serious skin disease ,which filled my arms with scars(伤疤). The true_22_of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness. Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that any difficulty could be overe. I therefore took a / an_23_role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health_24_greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal_25_had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.Years later,_26_my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about_27_by overing difficulties. I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I_28_a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my_29_,while preparing for our first presentation, I was_30_with my team members and often refused their_31_.Iperformed most of their tasks myself , allowing them to_32_me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful, which_33_me, and I spoke of it to the clubs director. She responded that she_34_my ability to succeed in the future. This ment filled me with_35_,for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members._36_they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately_37_my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to plete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave_38_to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were_39_and eager to devote time to the program , and I learned what true leadership is.My experiences_40_improved my ability to handle challenging situations.21. A. judged B. suffered C. preve