2017英语期中考试试卷.docx

益阳高平迎风中学2017年下学期高二英语期中考试试卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节（共5个小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。1. Which book does the man suggest the woman borrow?A. The novel. B. The cook book. C. The law book.2. What is the man tired of?A. Chinese food. B. Japanese food. C. American food.3. What has the man grown in his garden?A. Vegetables. B. Flowers. C. Fruits.4. Why doesnt the man go out with his friends?A. He is busy in earning money. B. Things are expensive. C. He has no time.5. How late is the woman?A. Over an hour. B. An hour. C. 45 minutes.第二节（共15小题:每小题1分，满分15分） 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和第7题。6. Why does the man make the phone call?A. To make an appointment.学 B. To ask for some information.C. To offer some suggestions.7. What will the man do afterwards?A. Find a house. B. Hunt for a new job. C. Read some materials.听第7段材料，回答第8和第9题。8. Where are the speakers?A. At a meeting. B. At a party. C. At a wedding.9. Who is in Toronto?A. Jim. B. Anne. C. Mary.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How long does the exhibition last in total?A. About one week. B. About three weeks. C. About one month.11. When is the gallery closed on weekends?A. At 3:00 pm. B. At 4:00 pm. C. At 5:00 pm.12. What does the man want to see?A. Old pictures. B. Modem paintings. C. Modem sculpture听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Fellow workers. B. Strangers. C . Guide and tourist.14. What does the man do?A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A nurse.15. Where does the woman come from?A. Nepal. B. France. C. Switzerland.16. What do we know about the woman?A. She will go back next week. B. B. She doesnt know Elizabeth Morath.C. She came to the place for work.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17. What is the speaker?A. A ticket seller. B. A bus conductor. C. A tour guide.来18. Where are the listeners probably?A. On a bus. B. At the airport. C. At a tourist spot.19. How much does a ticket cost a child above 14?A. $14. B. $15. C. $25.20. Where will the listeners have lunch?A. At the Nicolet Shopping Center. B. At the St. Anthonys Falls.C. At the Waller Art Center.第二部分 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）A Long long time ago, the Jade Emperor, organized an animal race. He told all the animals that the first 12 animals to win could get a place in the Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖)，and have a year named after them. The cat and the mouse both asked the ox to wake them up early on the day of the race. That day, the ox tried to wake them up, but without success. So the kind ox carried them on his back and started running when the race began. The mouse woke up just when the ox was going to across the last river. He knew that he could never beat the cat. So he pushed the cat off the oxs back. When the ox reached the other side of the river, the mouse jumped off and ran to the finishing line, just before the ox. So the 12-year cycle（循环）begins with the mouse. The ox comes after him. The tiger follows the ox. The rabbit , dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig come after them. The cat didnt get a place in the Zodiac. Thats why the cat hates the mouse and always wants to kill it.21.Who could get a place in the Chinese Zodiac? A. The first 12 animals to win . B. All the animals. C. The cat. D. 12 animals.22. According to the race, which of the animal probably ran the fastest? _. A. The cat B. The ox C. The mouse D. None of them23. Why does the cat hate the mouse and always want to kill it? A. Because the mouse pushed the cat off the oxs back and the cat didnt get a place in the Zodiac. B. Because the mouse could never beat the cat. C. Because the mouse jumped off and ran to the finishing line, just before the ox. D. Because the mouse didnt wake the cat up and the cat didnt get a place in the Zodiac.24.Whats the best title of the passage? A. The story of the Chinese Zodiac. B. The cat hates the mouse. C. An animal race. D. The mouse could never beat the cat. BA young man was taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path. They thought it belonged to a poor man who worked in a field nearby.The student turned to the professor, saying, “Let us play the man a trick: we will take away his shoes, and conceal ourselves behind those trees, and wait to see what will happen when he cannot find them. That must be very interesting.”“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never play jokes on others because of their being poor. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the discovery changes him.”The student did so, and they both hid themselves behind the bushes close by. The poor man soon finished his work, and came back. While putting on his coat, he put his foot into one of his shoes. Feeling something hard, he bent down to see what it was and found the coin. Surprise was seen on his face. And he looked it again and again and put the money into his pocket. When he put on the other shoe, he was surprised again to find the other coin. He then looked up to the sky and said aloud some thanksgiving words to the person who gave him the coins.The student stood there deeply moved, and his eyes were filled with tears. “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the truth of these words, which I never understand before, “A small act of kindness brings great joy,” he said. 25. The underlined word “conceal” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to A. Enjoy B. Lose C. Show D. Hide 26. The student wanted to play the poor man a trick to A. Find the truth B. Please himself C. Teach him a lesson D. Show his wisdom27. What did the poor man do when he found the second coin in his shoe? A. He put it in his pocket without saying a word B. He looked around him and hid it in the bushes. C. He thanked the person who gave him the coins. D. He picked up the coin and ran away quickly.28. The passage tells us the truth that A. Seeing is not always believing. B. Giving is more pleasant than receiving. C. God helps those who help themselves. D. Playing tricks on others is playing tricks on yourself.C The government in China plans to end its one-child policy(政策) and let families have two children instead. The plan was given on Thursday after political meetings in Beijing. There are a number of reasons for the change in policy. The change is meant to balance population development, stop a falling birth rate and strengthen the countrys labor(劳动力) force. China, with the largest population in the world, started the one-child policy in 1980. But the government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, some families in the countryside could have two children, if the first-born child is a girl. In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children if one of them was an only child. Jiang Quanbao, a teacher and population expert, explained how Chinese families react（反应） to the newest policy. “Too many young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second child,” he said. “People in the countryside are more interested. But some of them are already allowed to have two children. ” At the end of 2014, China had 1.37 billion people. A total of 800 million of them have jobs. But the labor market population will drop in 35 years. That is to say, the country will be in great need of labor by the year 2050. With the two-child policy, an increase in births can solve this problem. Boys and girls, what do you think of the two-child policy? Do you want to have a new-born brother or a sister? 29.Why does the government plan to end the one-child policy? A. Because we need a larger population. B. Because millions of people have jobs. C. Because most families want to have a second child. D. Because we need to strengthen the countrys labor force. 30.How do most young people in the cities react to the two-child policy?A. They support the policy. B. They dont think it is good. C. Theyre very interested. D. Theyre not interested any more. 31.When will our country be in great need of labor if the one-child policy continues? A. In 2015. B. In 2035. C. In 2050. D. In 2070 32.The Two-Children Policy mainly _.A. helps solve the problems of aging population and labor shortages.B. doesnt allow one couple to have two children.C. has a bad influence on ones mental health.D. encourages one couple to have more than two children.第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出正确选项，其中有一项多余的。Eating too much food makes you fat and this is very bad for your heart. There are two things to do. 33._ Eat food with proteins and vitamins. Fish and meat have a lot of protein in them. Fruit and vegetables have lots of vitamins. You need to eat some fat but dont eat too much. Because its not good for your heart . Also drink lots of water or fruit juice. Dont drink too much coca cola because its bad for your teeth! Do some anaerobic exercise every day. 34._The important thing is to keep moving until you breathe quickly and your heart beats fast. The heart gets stronger when it works hard. This helps your blood go around your body better. 35._ Smoking is bad for your heart, and your health. A. You can go swimming or do walkingB. Eat healthily and take lots of exerciseC. Second, do as much exercise as you can D. Finally, dont smoke if you want to be fit第三部分 知识运用（共三节，满分25分）第一节 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Dear EditorI read your article about human cloning with great 36. _. I first heard of 37. _ animals from a single cell when I went to a lecture about Dolly the sheep, which was 38._ cloned in 1996, in Britain. At the time, I thought that the whole concept of cloning was 39. _. Why do some people think they have the right to 40. _ nature, 41._ will be responsible for the possible negative consequences? If we interfere with nature, we might create problems. It seems that I was correct your article says that Dolly died at a much 42._age than a non-cloned sheep. Also, I cannot accept the idea of cloning 43. _. We have no right to experiment with human life. I believe that strict laws should be 44._ and governments should do more to stop human cloning. For example, the work of the 45._doctor, Severino Antinori, must be stopped. If I were the president of Italy, I would think about taking away his license. Yours faithfully. Wang Lin36. A. doubt B. concern C. trouble D. interest37. A. being cloning B. cloning C. cloned D. having cloned38. A. succeeded B. managed to C. successful D. successfully 39. A. reasonable B. immoral C. moral D. good40. A. fight against B. against C. destroy D. toy with41. A. what B. where C. who D. when42. A. young B. elder C. younger D. youth43. A. animals B. living things C. human beings D. wild life44. A. set B. put down C. put out D. set out45. A. Chinese B. Italian C. Italy D. China 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或括号内单词的正确形式。My name is Andrew. I am 17 years old I have a problem. My best friend Matthew has stopped 46._ (talk) to me. We have been best friends 47._ childhood and play together in the school football team. Last week, we had 48._ important match against another school. The other team was superb and we really had to focus. I was determined49._win, but Matthew was playing 50._(bad). He could not keep pace with the game and as a result of his careless playing, we lost.Afterwards, I got really angry with him and I told him I thought he was not trying hard enough. He got annoyed, 51._(say) it wasnt his fault if he couldnt play as well as me, and 52._ I shouldnt talk to him in this manner. Then we both started shouting at each other and it turned into a horrible 53._(argue). He 54._(accuse) me of some really bad things just to hurt me. I feel really guilty because I made some cruel remarks too, but I dislike seeing our team lose. Football is very important to me, but 55._ is our friendship.第三节 改错（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）下列句子各有一处语言错误，请把错处改正，其他部分不得更改。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。56. Several month later, I still didnt find the job. 56. _57. Working out regularly is good for your healthy. 57. _58. We have class meeting to discuss. 58. _59. Im fond of play piano. 59. _ 60. We are making progress because of he helps us a lot. 60. _第四部分 写作技能 （共两节，满分25分）第一节 双向翻译（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）请根据上下文内容，将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。Friendship means being committed to others. 61. The best way to have a friend is to be a friend. Because I am a friend, 62. I have had to learn patience and mercy. Once I had a quarrel with Jenny, and she made some cruel comments about me. Even though I was hurt, 63. 我还是原谅了她 and she later made an apology. Through this incident, 64.both of us have become better people. However, if I had ended our friendship, 65. 我们都会一无所得.61. _62. _63. _64. _65. _第二节 应用文写作(共1小题，满分15分）请你以