湖南省醴陵市2017_2018学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题.doc

湖南省醴陵市2017-2018学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题时间：120分钟 总分：150分第I卷（共100分）第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where is the woman going for her summer vocation?A. Australia. B. Canada. C. Japan.2. How much should the man pay for the tickets?A. $17. B. $34. C. $70.3. What does the woman ask the man to do on Sunday?A. Take their mum out. B. Celebrate her birthday. C. Help Tim move house.4. What does the woman mean?A. She doesnt like the part-time job. B. She will accept the part-time job right away. C. She isnt sure whether to accept the part-time job.5. What does the man like to collect?A. Stamps. B. Magazines. C. Paintings.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。6. What will the woman do this evening?A. Attend a party. B. Go to work. C. Do some shopping.7. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Make a skirt. B. Buy a handbag. C. Wear a necklace.听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。8. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a hotel. B. At an airport. C. At a police station.9. What can we learn about the woman?A. She has missed her flight. B. She will call the police. C. She is angry.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Where does Mike work?A. In a cultural centre. B. In a language school. C. In an art school.11. What does the woman want to do for a change? A. Learn English.B. Find a job. C. Learn to paint.12. What is most difficult for the woman about learning Arabic? A. Pronunciation. B. Grammar. C. Spelling.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. What is Mr. Lis class about? A. How to dress properly. B. How to write a job application. C. How to get ready for an interview.14. When will Mr. Lis class begin? A. On June 1st.B. On May 1st.C. Next Friday.15. What is the most important thing in an interview?A. Friendliness.B. Honesty.C. Excitement.16. Where does the conversation take place? A. On the phone. B. In the street. C. In the classroom.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What does the special breathing system help the whales do? A. Stay underwater for a while.B. Keep awake all the time. C. Know where the food is.18. Whats special about whales when they breathe?A. They breathe through their noses on the heads.B. They can stop breathing for a long time.C. They know clearly about every breath.19. Why cant whales be asleep completely?A. They may miss their food. B. They may be eaten. C. They may drown.20. What makes different whales feed on different things?A. The size. B. The type. C. The sleeping style.第二部分： 阅读理解 （共20小题; 每小题2分,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。ASan Francisco Fire Engine ToursSan Francisco Winery TourRunning:February 1stthrough 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 times upon request.Duration(时长): 2hoursPrice:$90Back to the FiftiesTourRunning: 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 form 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 Francisco.Departing from the Cannery: 6:30 pm and 8:30 pmDuration: 1 hour and 30 minutesPrice: Available upon requestHoliday Lights TourRunning: December 6th through December23rdThis attractive tour takes you to some of San Franciscos most cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.Departing form the Cannery: 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm.Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutesAdvance reservations required.21. Which of the tours is available in March?A. Holiday Lights Tour.B. Back to the Fifties Tour.C. Spooky Halloween Tour.D. San Francisco Winery Tour.22. What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tour?A. Go to Treasure Island.B. Have free ice cream.C. Enjoy the holiday scenes.D. Visit the Presidio district.23. What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour?A. Take some drinks.B. Set off early in the morning.C. Make reservations in advance.D. Wear warm clothes.BI have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer on my newspaper route when I was twelve-year-old boy back in 1954. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in forgiveness that I can only hope to pass on to someone else someday.On a Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old ladys house. I found a smooth rock and sent it. The stone headed straight for a small window on the old ladys back door. At the sound of broken glass, we took off from the old ladys yard.I was too scared about getting caught that first night. However, a few days later when I was sure that I hadnt been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her misfortune.She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing her.I decided to save my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelop with a note saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.The next day, I handed the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.After several biscuits, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “Im proud of you.”24. What work did the author do at the age of 12?A. Delivering newspapers. B. Collecting old papers.C. Picking rocks. D. Repairing roofs.25. Why did the author and his friend escape from the old ladys yard?A. They broke the old ladys back door.B. They heard the old lady shouting.C. They broke the old ladys window.D. They were seen by the old lady.26. What did the author do to make up for his mistake?A. He saved some money to cover the cost.B. He gave the old lady papers for free.C. He apologized in the old ladys presence.D. He bought cookies for the old lady.27. According to the passage, the old lady was a person who was _.A. strict B. patient C. rough D. generousCFacial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A womans smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians dont smile enough. In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.Our faces show emotions, but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience such emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressions because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotions are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” other persons incorrectly.28. What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.?A. Love.B. Politeness.C. Thankfulness.D. Joy. 29. The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can _.A. show friendliness to strangersB. be used in the wrong placesC. be used to hide true feelingsD. show personal habits30. What should we do before attempting to read people?A. Learn about their relations with others.B. Find out about their past experience.C. Understand their cultural backgrounds.D. Figure out what they will do next.31. What would be the best title for the test?A. Facial ExpressionsB. Smiles and RelationshipsC. Cultural DifferencesD. Habits and Emotions DWhenever something looks interesting or beautiful, theres a natural impulse to catch and own itwhich means, in this day and age, that we cant help reaching for our phones to take a picture when seeing beautiful things.Though this would seem to be a wonderful solution, there are two big problems about taking pictures. Firstly, were likely to be so busy taking the pictures that we forget to look at the world whose beauty and interest inspire us to take a photograph in the first place. And secondly, because we feel the pictures are safely stored in our phones, we never get around to look at them.These problems would seem to be very much of today, a consequence of the tiny phones in our pockets. But they were noticed right at the beginning of the history of photography, when the average camera was the size of a grandfather clock. The first person who noticed them was the English art critic(评论家), John Ruskin. He was a travelling lover who realized that most tourists failed to notice or remember the beautiful things they saw.He argued that humans have a born tendency(倾向) to respond to beauty and desire to keep it, but that there are bad expressions of this desire. At worst, we get into buying souvenirs or taking photographs. But, in Ruskins eyes, theres one thing we should do and that is attempting to draw the interesting things we see, and it doesnt matter whether we happen to have any talent for doing so.Before the invention of photography, people used to draw far more than they do today. It was an active necessity. But in the mid-19th century, photography killed drawing. It became something only artists would ever do, so Ruskin spent four years on a campaign to get people drawing again.So if drawing had value even when it was practiced by people with no talent, it was for Ruskin because drawing can teach us to notice properly rather than watch absent-mindedly(心不在焉地). When describing what lies before our eyes with our own hands, we naturally move from a position of observing beauty in a loose way to one where we acquire a deep understanding of its parts.32. What does the underlined word impulse mean?A. Interest.B. Urge.C. Habit. D. Reaction.33. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A. An effective solution to storing something nice.B. Reasons for taking pictures in the first place.C. Problems related with taking photos.D. Methods of storing pictures in phones.34. It can be inferred that John Ruskin _.A. lived at the origin of photography B. lived at the origin of drawingC. studied the history of photography D. was an English literature critic35. How did John Ruskin advise us to remember our travel?A. By taking photographs. B. By buying meaningful souvenirs.C. By writing some travel notes. D. By trying drawing what we see.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。How to Care for Your Ears?Ears not only let us hear, but they also play a role in keeping our balance, which is important to our ability to function in daily life. Yet, we ignore them. We cant even see our ears, except in a mirror. We take for granted what they do for us day in and day outuntil we notice somethings wrong, such as when an earache strikes or when we start having to ask people to repeat what they say. 36 Clean your ear with a washclothcovered finger only. Never put anything inside your ear canal, including cotton swabs(药签). 37 Leave earwax(耳垢) alone. Wax is your ears way of eliminating(消除) anything foreign that gets into the ear canal. 38 If you find you have too much earwax, use a few drops of earwax remover(去除剂) in the canal. After a few minutes, wash the ear with warm water. Avoid noisy places. Rock concerts and construction sites are just a few places that frequently have noise levels that can damage hearing. Any place where you have to shout to be heard should be avoided. 39 Be careful not to play MP3 too loud, especially if using earphone.Be careful with illness and medications. Respiratory (呼吸的) illnesses should be treated to avoid their spread to the ears. Certain medications can damage hearing, so follow the directions carefully before taking them.See your doctor if you suffer from sudden hearing loss or hear noises in your head. _40 A. Most people dont need to clean wax out of their ears.B. In such case, go to see a doctor as soon as possible.C. These can be symptoms of a serious illness which needs to be treated.D. This article will show you how to care for your ears.E. Turn the volume(音量) down.F. Avoid using earphones while listening to MP3.G. Your ear canal is very narrow, and a swab can damage it.第三部分： 语言知识运用 （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，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Many people spend their New Years Eve getting dressed up and dancing their way to midnight. My brother and I decided to do things a bit 41 .We each filled a backpack with clothes, shoes and other things and headed out to the 42 . The first person we saw was a 15-16-year-old boy picking up 43 plastic bottles on the train platform. We called him over and started up a(n) 44 . 41. A. busilyB. differentlyC. quicklyD. carefully42. A. shop B. bus stationC. train station D. forest43. A. emptyB. new C. usefulD. beautiful44. A. troubleB. game C. experimentD. conversationWe had a look at his 45 and noticed he had 46 fingernails. We explained that it was 47 to keep short nails and then we 48 cutting them for him. When we were 49 , we offered him some chocolate candies, which made him look at us 50 . We talked to him some more and began 51 some of the chocolate ourselves. Finally, he 52 took the chocolate himself and then began telling us his 53 .His name was Raju. After his mother died, his father remarried. Unable to 54 his stepmother, Raju ran away from 55 and has been living on the streets for 3 years, collecting and 56 empty plastic bottles.When we met Raju, he wasnt wearing any 57 . One quick look into our backpacks and we 58 what we were looking for a pair of Nike shoes. When we dressed him in them Rajus eyes were full of 59 . “These shoes are so great. Nothing will hurt my 60 . Thank you so much!” Touched by our actions, he joined us as we walked around and looked for those in need.45. A. head B. legs C. hands D. face46. A. no B. broken C. long D. dirty47. A. difficult B. possible C. strangeD. important48. A. beganB. preferred C. enjoyedD. continued49. A. askedB. done C. acceptedD. advised50. A. gladlyB.bravelyC.doubtfullyD.nervously51. A. sendingB.throwingC.eatingD.keeping52. A. slowly B. secretly C. directly D. hopelessly53. A. wish B. story C. luck D. wealth54. A. catch up withB. make use ofC. get along withD. take hold of55. A. schoolB. platform C. city D. home56. A. borrowingB. selling C. returning D. painting57. A. shoesB. shirts C. glovesD. trousers58. A. forgotB. described C. found D. checked59. A. fear B. happiness C. surprise D. politeness60. A. feet B. heart C. belief D. life第II卷（50分）第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Have you ever stayed up late? If so, you should know that not getting enough sleep can make