【解析】2018-2019学年四川省棠湖中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含解析

此卷只装订不密封班级 姓名 准考证号 考场号 座位号 2018-2019学年四川省棠湖中学高二上学期期中考试英 语注意事项：1答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第I卷（选择题）一、阅读理解Basketball Statistician Help WantedThe Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2018, Winter 2018 2019 and Spring 2019 semesters（学期）. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics （计分）during basketball games. Students must meet all of the following requirements:Good computer skillsAvailable evenings and weekendsKnowing basketball rules and statisticsStudents interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their own campuses(校区).TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone, 240-567-1308Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga, 240-567-7589Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller, 240-567-2273Germantown Athletic Coordinator, Gauri Chavan, 240-567-69151When will the job start?A In May 2018. B In May 2019.C In September 2019. D In September 2018.2Who is more likely to get the job?A Ted, computer major, basketball fan, free on evenings and weekends.B Judy, IT staff with night classes, childrens basketball team coach.C Sam, English major, member of the college football team.D Molly, part-time programmer, high school basketball player, new mother.3Whom should you contact if you want to apply for the job in Rockville?A Michael B JorgeC Gauri D GaryVincent Van Gogh was the son of a pastor (牧师) in Holland. Around his early twenties he decided to become an artist. He felt that color was his main influence and he used it to express himself. The way he painted was very unusual during the late 1800s because he paid much attention to colorful abstract art. Van Gogh had many paintings that have changed the way we look at art. His paintings werent popular during his lifetime because of an illness that was possibly a mental disorder. However, they are now considered to be the most popular forms of art in the world today. In what ways can we appreciate his paintings?Learn about the artistic style of expressionism. In Van Goghs artwork, the style that he used was expressionism, which was the only one of this kind compared to other paintings. Look for key symbols that would help you understand his artwork better such as the background of the objects.Try to understand the artists aims. You can do this by watching the use of colors, perspectives, and the subject. Knowing the artists aims, you will be able to understand why he created the work.Take what you have learned from the artwork and put it in your feelings to see how it affects you and is related to you. This will allow you to make a connection with the artist.4The article is mainly about _.A how we should appreciate Van Goghs paintingsB how Van Gogh expressed himself in paintingsC why Van Gogh wanted to become an artistD why Van Gogh wasnt famous in his lifetime5Van Gogh wanted to become an artist because _.A his father was a famous artist B he liked to express himself with colorC he had a serious mental illness D he grew up in a religious culture6According to the passage, which of the following about Van Gogh is NOT true?A Expressionism was usually used to describe his work.B He was likely to have suffered from a mental disorder.C When he was alive, his artwork wasnt popular.D Like many others, he focused on colorful abstract art.7What can we learn from the passage?A Van Goghs paintings were difficult to understand.B Van Goghs illness helped him paint.C Only after death can painters become famous.D We cant understand Van Goghs feelings from his artwork.Suppose youre in a rush, feeling tired, not paying attention to your screen, and you send an email that could get you in trouble.Realisation will probably set in seconds after youve clicked “send”. You freeze in horror and burn with shame.What to do? Here are four common email accidents, and how to handle.Clicking “send” too soonDont waste your time trying to find out if the receivers has read it yet. Write another email as swiftly as you can and send it with a brief explaining that this is the correct version and the previous version should be ignored.Writing the wrong timeThe sooner you notice, the better. Respond quickly and briefly, apologizing for your mistake. Keep the tone measured: dont handle it too lightly, as people can be offered, especially if your error suggests a misunderstanding of their culture(I.e. incorrect ordering of Chinese names).Clicking “reply all” unintentionallyYou accidentally reveal(透露)to entire company what menu choices you would prefer at the staff Christmas dinner, or what holiday youd like to take. In this instance, the best solution is to send a quick, light-hearted apology to explain your awkwardness. But it can quickly rise to something worse, when everyone starts hitting “reply all” to join in a long and unpleasant conversation. In this instance, step away from your keyboard to allow everyone to calm down.Sending an offensive message to its subjectThe most awkward email mistake is usually committed in anger. You write an unkind message about someone, intending to send it to a friend, but accidentally send it to the person youre discussing. In that case, ask to speak in person as soon as possible and say sorry. Explain your frustrations calmly and sensiblysee it as an opportunity tic hear up any difficulties you may have with this person.8After realizing an email accident, you are likely to feel _.A curious B tiredC awful D funny9If you have written the wrong name in an email, it is best to _.A apologise in a serious manner B tell the receiver to ignore the errorC learn to write the name correctly D send a short notice to everyone10What should you do when an unpleasant conversation is started by your “reply all” email?A Try offering other choices. B Avoid further involvement(参与).C Meet other staff members. D Make a light-hearted apology.11What is the passage mainly about?A Defining email errors. B Reducing email mistakes.C Handling email accidents. D Improving email writing.I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight yard in Atlantic City and landing on my headNow I am thirty twoI can slightly remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red isIt would be wonderful to see again, but a calamity（灾难） can do strange things to peopleIt occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadnt been blindI believe in life nowI am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply, otherwiseI dont mean that I would prefer to go without my eyesI simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had leftLife, I believe, asks a continuous series of adjustments to reality. The more readily a person is able to make these adjustments, the more meaningful his own private world becomes. The adjustment is never easy. I was totally confused and afraid. But I was luck. My parents and my teachers saw something in me-a potential to live, you might call it -which I didnt see, made me want to fight it out with blindness.The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myselfThat was basicIf I hadnt been able to do that, I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my lifeWhen I say belief in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase aloneThat is part of itBut I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person; that somewhere in the sweeping, intricate（错综复杂的） pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fitIt took me years to discover and strengthen this assuranceIt had to start with the simplest thingsOnce a man gave me an indoor baseballI thought he was making fun of me and I was hurtI cant use this I saidTake it with you, he urged me, and roll it around The words stuck in my headRoll it around! By rolling the ball I could hear where it wentThis gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseballAt Philadelphias Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a successful variation of baseballWe called it ground ballAll my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a timeI had to learn my limitationsIt was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only invited the bitterness of failureI would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress12We can learn from the beginning of the passage that _A the author lost his sight because of a car crashB the author wouldnt love life if the disaster didnt happenC the disaster made the author appreciate what he hadD the disaster strengthened the authors desire to see13Whats the most difficult thing for the author?A How to adjust himself to realityB Building up assurance that he can find his place in lifeC Learning to manage his life aloneD How to invent a successful variation of baseball14According to the context, “a chair rocker on the front porch” in paragraph 3 means that the author _A would sit in a rocking chair and enjoy his lifeB would be unable to move and stay in a rocking chairC would lose his will to struggle against difficultiesD would sit in a chair and stay at home15What is the best title for the passage?A A Miserable Life B Struggle Against DifficultiesC A Disaster Makes a Strong Person D An Unforgettable Experience二、完形填空Several decades of years ago, I ran a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide. One very cold, wet night at about 330 a.m., there was a_16_ on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from_17_ to toe, explained that he had_18_ out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant wife and his two children_19_ at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.Once I had_20_a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both_21_, saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he_22_me back.Before leaving, I had turned the heater_23_ in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and_24_.While the little ones played and ran_25_ , I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the_26_.It was about 5 a.m. before they_27_ .The young fellow asked me how much he_28_ me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵)had_29_ $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldnt accept it.About a month later, I received a_30_ from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to_31_to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It_32_out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most_33_person in the company.In his letter, he thanked me again and_34_ me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this_35_, a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.16A kick B hit C beat D knock17A shoulder B finger C hand D head18A used B driven C run D come19A behind B away C out D over20A poured B supplied C filled D equipped21A crying B sleeping C fighting D quarreling22A ring B allow C follow D lead23A off B on C over D in24A hot B neat C attractive D warm25A inside B around C along D nearby26A guests B drivers C adults D customers27A arrived B left C disappeared D ate28A paid B gave C offered D owed29A exhibited B appeared C shown D calculated30A letter B call C notice D check31A force B get C hope D requite32A turned B pointed C found D worked33A successful B generous C powerful D serious34A persuaded B praised C convinced D informed35A business B lesson C case D aspect第II卷（非选择题）三、其他What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? 36 Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than leadYou tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings.37 If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.38. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.39. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area-until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.40 It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.AOn the other hand, black is depressing.BThey tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up -we are born with our preference.CThe rooms are painted in different colours as you like.DIf you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.ELight and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.FLife is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.GColours do influence our moods-there is no doubt about it四、语法填空阅读下面材料，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。When we talked about NBA, many people will think of Yao Ming. There is no doubt that Yao Ming is a Chinese hero. On October 16, 2013, Yao Ming announcedhe41open the NBA Yao School. This was really42（excite）news!43（look）at the name of the school, many people would think that the school is going to train NBA44（talent）. But the truth is not like45they expected. The NBA Yao School provides after-school basketball training and health programs. Its students include boys and girls over 16 years old 46 are very good at playing basketball. The school aims 47（teach） the importance of teamwork, leadership(领导素养) and communication in a fun basketball environment.Yao is quite glad to be a part of the school, because it has always been his dream to48（positive）influence young peoples life through sports.Now, basketball fans in China are looking forward to getting basketball training, and the NBA Yao School is a great choice. In the school, students have chances to meet NBA stars. The stars can offer 49（suggest）on how50（play） basketball well.五、短文改错51假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I saw a example of kindness during the Special Olympic Games in 1968. Kim, a severe disabled boy, took part in the 50-meter dash. He was racing against two other athlete who were in wheelchairs. In the race, Kim quickly moved ahead the other two. Ten meters from the finish line, he has turned to see how the others were doing. The other boy was pushed forward with his hands. The girl had turned her wheelchair around, but he was stuck against the wall. Kim stopped, went back, but pushed the girl across the finish line. The boy in the wheelchair won the race, and the girl comes in second place. Kim lost the race. However, the crowd, included me, didnt think so, so we all gave him a cheer for his kindness.六、提纲类作文52假定你是李华，计划和同学去敬老院(nursing home)陪老人们过重阳节(the Double Ninth Festival)。请给外教露西写封邮件，邀她一同前往，内容包括：1出发及返回时间；2活动：包饺子、表演节目等。注意：1词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3结语已为你写好。_Looking forward to your reply.Yours，Li Hua2018-2019学年四川省棠湖中学高二上学期期中考试英 语 答 案1 D 2 A 3 B 【解析】【分析】本文是一则招聘广告，招聘篮球数据统计员，详细介绍了该职位的具体要求：擅长操作电脑、晚上及周末有空并了解篮球规则和数据统计规则等。1细节理解题。根据第一句“The Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2018, Winter 2018 2019 and Spring 2019 semesters（学期）.”可知这份工作从2018年秋天开始一直到2019年春天，也就是说从2018年9月份开始，故D项正确。2细节理解题。根据“Students must meet all of the following requirements: Good computer skills；Available evenings and weekends；Knowing basketball rules and statistics”可知这份工作要求应聘者善于操作电脑，晚上和周末有空并了解篮球规则及数据统计规则。A项中Ted完全符合这些要求，故选择A项。3细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三行“Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga, 240-567-7589”可知在Rockville 的学生可以联系Jorge Zuniga,故B项正确。4 A 5 B 6 D 7 A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，现在梵高的作品非常受人欢迎，我们究竟应该从哪些方面去欣赏他的作品？文章介绍了我们可以