湖南省衡阳市高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

衡阳市2017年下期高二期中考试题英 语第一部分 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 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.how is the weather in the womans opinion?a. warm b. cold c. hot2. what does the man mean? a. he already has plans. b. the woman should decide c. he will make a reservation3. why did the man go to beijing? a. to visit his parents. b. to have an interview c. to receive job training4. what are the two speakers talking about? a. what to take up as a hobby b. how to keep fit c. how to handle pressure5. what will the man do first? a. tidy his room. b. go on a picnic. c. wear clothes第二节听下面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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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. what are the two speakers doing? a. seeing a movie. b. having dinner. c. making soup.7. what makes the man unhappy? a. the woman doesnt cook very well. b. the woman seldom talks to him at dinner. c. the woman watches too many commercials.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what is the woman going to do after dinner? a. watch tv. b. give a speech. c. listen to a speech.9. what do we know about the woman? a. she feels very tired. b. she enjoys the election very much. c. she likes to shake hands with many people.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. where is the woman from? a. the uk b. america c. russia11. what do the kids ask for on halloween? a. candy. b. masks. c. clothes.12. what will the woman do? a. buy some candy. b. attend a party. c. make masks.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what is the man reading? a. a textbook. b. a magazine. c. a novel.14. why are some people against kung fu novels? a. they think kung fu novels are bad for teenagers. b. they think kung fu novels are not useful today. c. they dont think highly of kung fu writers.15. what are kung fu novels considered as by some people? a. old chinese literature. b. modern chinese literature. c. future chinese literature.16. what does the woman think of the new textbooks? a. she is indifferent (漠然，无所谓) to them. b. she is in favor of them. c. she is against them.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. how long has the woman been coughing? a. two days. b. three days. c. four days.18. what is wrong with the woman? a. she has a headache. b. she is tired. c. she has got the flu.19. what does the man tell the woman to do? a. stay in bed for some time. b. go around from time to time. c. come to see him tomorrow morning.20. where does the conversation most probably take place? a. in the street. b. in the mans office c. at the womans第二部分阅读技能(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。aeventsbicycle tour and racea bike tour and race will be held on august 26 and 27 (sat. & sun.). at 5：30 am., the riders will leave tiananmen square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. then the next 55 kilometers leg, from yanjiao to jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. the riders and their bikes will then be taken from jixian to changli.the second racing leg of the tour will be from changli to the seaside of nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. saturday night includes the stay at nandaihe and supper. sunday morning is free for playing at the seaside. at noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to beijing.cost: 200 yuantelephone: 84675027rock climbingthe third national rock climbing competition will be held on august 2627 at the huairou mountainclimbing training base. more than 10 teams from beijing, wuhan, dalian, jilin and other places will take part in it. a japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. free for spectators(观众)time/date: 912 am. august 2627telephone: 87143177, 87144850, wang zhenghua21. if you take part in the bike tour, you will ride _ kilometers.a. 35 b. 55 c. 75 d. 11022. the underlined word “leg” in the first paragraph probably means “_”a. race b. practicec. part of the training d. part of the tour23. what is special about the rock climbing competition?a. a foreign team takes part in it.b. you can watch it without paying.c. you dont have to be a sportsman to take part in it.d. the bus trip to the place of competition is free.24. which telephone number(s) will you call, if you want to know more about the third national rock climbing competition?a. both 84675027 and 87143177. b. both 87144850 and 84675027.c. either 87143177 or 87144850. d. 84675027. ba blessed teacheri remembered ricky came back to see me ten years after he was in my class. he told me how i had inadvertently(不经意地) changed his life.ricky often gazed out the window during one of my ninth-grade history classes early in my teaching career. he was quiet, and his good grades and mild manner were why i did not move him away from the seat by the window.one day, i leaned over his shoulder and quietly asked, “what are you looking at? you gaze out of this window during every class.”he said, “i am looking at the band.”according to ricky, i said, “if you like the band so much that you have to look at them during this class every day, i want you to go down to mr. overby (the band teacher) and tell him that i sent you. tell him that you want to be in the band. now turn around and finish working before the bell rings.”the next day ricky went to mr. overby and told him i had sent him and he wanted to be in the band. he added that he did not know how to play any instrument.when ricky visited me ten years later, he thanked me for telling him to go to mr. overby because he fell in love with music and discovered his musical talent that had not been tapped. his musical talent resulted in him getting a scholarship to college and earning a degree that now allowed him to provide for his family. most of all, music had brought great pleasure and satisfaction to his life.after ricky thanked me, i pointed out that he did all of the hard work it took to become the wonderfully talented person that he was. i did not make him walk downstairs to join the band, practice his instrument, and get the good grades that led to his college scholarship.ricky responded that i could have yelled at him for looking out the window. instead, i gave him an alternative that changed his whole life.after he left, i thought about his words. i realized that i was teaching children with every word i said, every action i took, and with every decision i made. rickys story raised my teaching bar. most of all, i have never forgotten the lesson ricky taught me, a blessed teacher.25. which of the following words can best describe the author?a. curious and helpful. b. independent and creative.c. tolerant and responsible. d. courageous and professional.26. what did the author do when he found ricky gazed out?a. he yelled at ricky. b. he moved him away from the seat.c. he took ricky to mr. overby. d. he asked ricky to finish working first.27. ricky thanked his teacher because his teacher .a. encouraged him a lot b. taught him to practice the instrumentc. discovered his musical talent d. made a difference in his lifecireland has had a very difficult history. the problems started in the 16th century when english ruler tried to conquer(征服) ireland. for hundreds of years, the irish people fought against the english. finally, in 1921, the british government was forced to give independence to the south of ireland. the result in that today there are two “irelands”. northern ireland, in the north, is part of the united kingdom. the republic of ireland, in the south is an independent country.in the 1840s the main crop, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. this, and a shortage(短缺) of work, forced many people to leave ireland and live in the usa, the uk, australia and canada. as a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.for many years, the majority of irish people earned their living as farmers. today, many people will work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.the irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly. oscar wilde, a famous irish writer, once said that the irish were “the greatest talkers since the creeks”. since independence, ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. different areas have different styles of old irish songs which are sung without instruments. other kinds of irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.28. what does the author tell us in paragraph 1?a. how the irish fought against the english.b. how ireland gained independence.c. how english rulers tried to conquer ireland.d. how two “irelands” came into being.29. we learn from the text that in ireland _.a. food shortages in the 1840s led to a decrease in populationb. people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countrysidec. it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory workerd. different kinds of old irish songs are all sung with instruments30. the last paragraph is mainly about_.a. the irish character b. irish culturec. irish musical instruments d. a famous irish writer31. what can be the best title for the text?a. life in ireland b. a very difficult historyc. ireland, past and present d. the independence of irelanddwhy do people blink their eyes?people blink(眨眼) their eyes tens of thousands of times every day. scientists have long believed blinking was an involuntary movement and served mainly to keep the eyeballs wet. but a new study suggests it has a more important purpose.an international team of scientists from the university of california at berkeley studied the blinking of human eyelids. the journal current biology published their findings. the team said they found that blinking “repositions our eyeballs so we can stay focused” on what we are seeing. they said that when we blink our eyelids, the eyes roll back into their socketsthe bony area that surrounds and protects the eyes. however, the researchers found the eyes dont always return to the same position. they said this causes the brain to tell the eye muscles to reorganize our eyesight.gerrit maus is the lead writer of the report. he serves as an assistant professor of psychology at nanyang technological university in singapore. maus said, “our eye muscles are quite sluggish(迟缓的) and imprecise, so the brain needs to constantly adapt its motor signals to make sure our eyes are pointing where theyre supposed to. our findings suggested that the brain measures the difference in what we see before and after a blink, and commands the eye muscles to make the needed corrections.” the researchers said that without such corrections our surroundings would appear unclear and even jumpy. they said the movement acts “like a steadicam(摄影稳定器) of the mind.”the researchers said they asked volunteers to sit in a dark room while staring at a small dot on a flat surface. they used special cameras to follow the volunteers blinks and eye movements. after each blink, the dot was moved one centimeter to the right. the volunteers did not notice this, but the brain did. it followed the movement and directed the eye muscles to refocus on the dot. after the dot was moved in this way 30 times, the volunteers eyes changed their focus to the place where they predicted it would be.professor maus said, “even though participants did not consciously register that the dot had moved, their brains did, and adjusted with the corrective eye movements. these findings add to our understanding of how the brain constantly adapts to changes, commanding our eye muscles to correct for errors in our bodies own hardware.”32. according to the new study, blinking eyes can _.a. serve to keep the eyeballs wet b. reposition eyeballs to stay focusedc. consciously correct eye movements d. make our eyes adapt to motor signals33. from the experiment, we can learn that _.a. volunteers could see the moving dot with special camerasb. the eyeballs could stay in the place as they were predictedc. participants were aware of the dots movements to the rightd. the brain commanded the eye muscles to refocus on the dot34. the underlined word “register” in paragraph 5 probably means _.a. realize b. refocus c. reserve d. reason35. this passage shows that _.a. eye muscles are quite inactive and impreciseb. the research is of great value in the eye movementc. the brain plays an important role in seeing things clearlyd. volunteers control their blinks to follow the changes of the dots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。are you embarrassed to recite in class because you might give the wrong answer? are you ashamed to share your ideas in a group？if you find yourself being shy about a lot of things, you need to understand that being shy is a very big obstacle(障碍) to ones success. _36_first of all, you need to discover and understand the causes of your shyness._37_ one of the biggest reasons why people are shy is that they were branded as a shy person. because you heard it over and over, you believed it and thought it is true. if this is the cause, you need to stop this in your mind._38_one way to stop your shyness in your mind is to focus less on your weakness._39_we all have our own unique strength. so if speaking in front of many people isnt your strength, thats okay. maybe the strength youre given is in writing. and if you think there still a lot for you to improve on your strengths and talents, thats okay too. _40_a. all you need to do is spending time training yourself to be a master in your strengths.b. you need to dig deep and get to the roots of your shyness.c. then try to replace it with positive things in your life.d. when you doubt yourself, others will doubt you.e. the good thing is that you can overcome it.f. stay fearless in everything you will have to do.g. instead, focus more on your strength.第三部分 英语基础知识运用 （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。joe simpson and simon yates were the first people to climb the west face of the siula grande in the andes mountains. they reached the top _41_ , but on their way back conditions were very _42_ . joe fell and broke his leg. they both knew that if simon _43_ alone, he would probably get back _44_ . but simon decided to risk(冒险) his _45_ and try to lower joe down the mountain on a rope（绳）.as they _46_ down, the weather got worse. then another _47_ happened. they couldnt see or hear each other and, _48_, simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. it was _49_ for joe to climb back or for simon to pull him up. joes _50_ was pulling simon slowly towards the precipice. _51_ , after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, simon had to _52_ . in tears, he cut the rope. joe _53_ into a large crevasse（裂缝）in the ice below. he had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. he couldnt walk, but he _54_ to get out of the crevasse and started to _55_ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers _56_.simon had _57_ the camp at the foot of the mountain. he thought that joe must be _58_ , but he didnt want to leave _59_ . three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard joes voice. he couldnt _60_ it. joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.41. a. hurriedly b. carefully c. early d. successfully42. a. similar b. difficult c. special d. normal43. a. climbed b. worked c. continued d. rested44. a. safely b. unwillingly c. slowly d. regretfully45. a. fortune b. time c. health d. life46. a. went b. lay c. settled d. looked47. a. storm b. trouble c. change d. damage48. a. by choice b. by chance c. by mistake d. by luck49. a. unnecessary b. impossible c. important d. practical50. a. height b. strength c. weight d. equipment51. a. quickly b. patiently c. surely d. finally52. a. stand back b. make a decision c. take a rest d. hold on53. a. fell b. jumped c. escaped d. backed54. a. waited b. planned c. managed d. hoped55. a. move b. skate c. run d. march56. a. away b. around c. above d. along57. a. headed for b. traveled to c. returned to d. left for58. a. hurt b. late c. weak d. dead59. a. secretly b. immediately c. tiredly d. anxiously60. a. find b. accept c. make d. believe第二节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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，并将答案转写到答题卡上。what makes a good student?in china most teachers share this opinion that a good s