2018-2019学年湖南师大附中高二(上)期中英语试卷

1、2018-2019 学年湖南师大附中高二（上）期中英语试卷副标题题号IIIIIIIVVVI总分得分一、阅读理解（本大题共15 小题，共30.0 分）ALIPITORABOUT LIPITORLipitor is a prescription medicineAlong with diet and exercise， it lowers bad cholesterol（胆固醇） in your blood It can also raise good cholesterol Lipitor can lower the risk of heart attack in patients with s

2、everal common risk factors， including family history of early heart disease， high blood pressure， age and smokingWHO IS LIPITOR FOR ？Who can take LIPITOR：-People who cannot lower their cholesterol enough with diet and exercise -Adults and children over 10Who should NOT take LIPITOR ：-Women who are p

3、regnant， may be pregnant， or may become pregnant Lipitor may harm your unborn baby-Women who are breast-feeding Lipitor can pass into your breast milk and may harm your baby-People with liver（肝脏）problemsPOSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF LIPITORSerious side effects in a small number of people：-Muscle（肌肉） prob

4、lems that can lead to kidney（肾脏） problems，including kidney failure-Liver problems Your doctor may do blood tests to check your liver before you start Lipitor and while you are taking itCall your doctor right away if you have：-Unexplained muscle pain or weakness， especially if you have a fever or fee

5、l very tired-Swelling of the face， lips， tongue， and/or throat that may cause difficulty inbreathing or swallowing-Stomach painSome common side effects of LIPITOR：-Muscle pain-Upset stomach-Changes in some blood testsHOW TO TAKE LIPITORDo：-Take Lipitor as prescribed by your doctor第1页，共 22页-If you mi

6、ss a dose（一剂）， take it as soon as you remember But if it has beenmore than 12 hours since your missed dose， wait Take the next dose at yourregular timeDont：-Do not change or stop your dose before talking to your doctor-Do not start new medicines before talking to your doctor1.aking Lipitor is helpfu

7、l for _A. breast-feeding womenB. women who are pregnantC. adults having heart diseaseD. teenagers with liver problems2.Which of the following is a natural side effect of taking Lipitor？ _A.Face swellingB.Upset stomachC. Kidney failure D. Muscle weakness3. What is the main purpose of the passage？ _A.

8、 To teach patients ways for quick recovery B. To present a report on a scientific research C. To show the importance of a good lifestyle D. To give information about a kind of medicineBNeither rain nor snow nor gloom of night can separate Tennessee postal carrier Mike Crenshawfrom his 4-and-a-half-y

9、ear-old friend Carter Lawson or keep them from their appointed rounds They really hit it off over the past nine months ， when Carter started bringing his neighbourhood postman ， known affectionately as Mailman Mike ， some water and asnack The mailman brought the preschooler candy in return The two h

10、ave teamed up every day for a few minutes of delivering mail and chatting with fellow residents While some kids dream of being Spiderman or Batman ， Carter has a different hero in mind： Mailman Anyone could just be like Go away ， kid ， but Mike has really gone out of his way to talk with Carter ， sa

11、id Cassie Lawson ， Carters mom She even got her son a matching ， a mini-sized postal service uniform so that he could look the part while walking the route with his buddy Every letter carrier has stops he looks forward to and this is the one I look forward to every day ， said Mike Hes the end of my

12、day， and the best part of my day， not just because its the end， but because hes such a cute little guy Mike once invited Carter to the post office to see the inner workings of the mailindustry During his visit ， Carter learned how mail was delivered and witnessed the thrilling process of sorting mai

13、l and more ， which has fueled his dream of someday becoming a mailman ， tooThe man and the little boys connection isnt a surprise to Fredric Rolando ， president of the National Association of Letter Carriers In his opinion ， kids respond to mailmen because letter carriers are a friendly part of the

14、neighbourhood who bring something to their house every day and are someone they come to recognize and trust4. What would Mike and Carter do every day ？ _A. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of night B. Send letters and talk with neighbours C. Have an enjoyable picnic together D. Visit the place where Mike

15、 worked 5.Why did Mike look forward to the end of a day？ _第2页，共 22页A. He wanted to finish his work early B. He looked forward to going home C. He enjoyed staying with the kid D. He could work with his role model 6. From the last paragraph， we can infer that _ A. mailmen play an important role in peo

16、ples lifeB. children are taught to be careful of strangersC. mailmen are good at getting along with kidsD. kids should often come out to make new friends7. What would be the best title for the text ？ _A. Hero Mailman MikeB. The Best ColleagueC. Little Boys Big DreamD. An Unusual FriendshipCPaperless

17、 office was first coined in 1975Four decades later were still chasingthe（追逐）paperless office dream Take the financial industry for example， it is one of the slowerindustries to hug digital transformation Many financial institutions today still send out trade confirmations by mail I can tell you from

18、 first-hand experience that going paperless is by no means impossible The Centric Digital office is a paperless work environment where all theoffice operations go digital ， which has amazed our business partnersActually ， companies need to stress the benefits of a digital culture forcommunications G

19、oing paperless can save time and money You could say goodbye to costly repairs ， office supply orders ， wasted employee time and so on Besides， forbidding paper in the office forces information to be 100% digital ， where you can make endless amounts of backups（备份）， which easily increase transparency

20、（透明） Not to mention ，top talents want to work for digital companiesYou might think the secret to a paperless company is purely technology Well ， notreally Thanks to products like iPads ， smartphones and cloud services， the ability to go paperless is highly accessible Yet ， even with all this technol

21、ogy ， companies continue to rely on paper Its not because they dont have access to the technology， but because theyrelacking the policies organizational structure and strong desire to change In order to gopaperless， companies need to change the way they think and operate The decision needs to be mad

22、e and carried out and everyone needs to work together to make it Yes， the paperless office has been a very long time in the making ， but it no longer has to be With numerous amounts of software ， services， apps， and technology available today ， the only thing we need to do is make the decision to go

23、 paperless and see it through 8.The practice of going paperless in the financial industry is _A. disappointingB. encouragingC. satisfyingD. disgusting9. A paperless company can _ A. raise staff salaryB. attract talented staffC. promote product salesD. increase time consumption10.What actually preven

24、ts people from going paperless ？ _A. The company policies B. Operational researchC. The equipment available D. Technological limitations 11. The writer believes going paperless _ A. still needs a long time preparationB. offers people a lot more chances第3页，共 22页C. should be made to happen right nowD.

25、 brings convenience and trouble as wellDMore than four decades ago， British scientist Robert Edwards first witnessed the miracle of human life growing inside a test tube at his Cambridge lab Since that ground-breakingmoment ， more than four million babies have been born through IVF（体外受精） and in 2010

26、 his great contribution to science was finally recognized as he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine The prize for Dr Edwards， who was given a Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Award in 2008，includes a 900， 000 cheque The Nobel Assembly described IVF as a milestone in modernmedicine With the help of

27、 fellow scientist Patrick Steptoe ， the Manchester-born physiologist developed IVF - leading to the birth of the worlds first test tube baby Dr Steptoe died 10 years later but their work has transformed fertility （生育） treatment and given hope to millions of couples It was a scientific breakthrough t

28、hat changed the lives of millions of couples They said， His achievements have made it possible to treat infertility ， a disease which makes humans unable to have a baby This condition has been afflicting a large percentage of mankind ， including more than 10% of all couples worldwide Professor Edwar

29、ds， who has 5 daughters and 11 grandchildren ， began his research at Cambridge University in 1963 ， after receiving his PhD in 1955 He once said， The most important thing in life is having a child Nothing is more special than a child With the help of fellow scientist Patrick Steptoe ， Prof Edwards f

30、ounded the Bourn Hall clinic in Cambridgeshire ，which now treats more than 900 women a yearEach year， more than 30， 000 women in Britain now undergo IVF and 11 ，000 babies are born as a result of the treatment But his work attracted widespread criticism from some scientists and the Catholic Church w

31、ho said it was unethical and immoral Martin Johnson ， professor of reproductive（生殖的） sciences at the University of Cambridge ， said the award was long overdue He said， We couldnt understand why the Nobel has come so late but he is delighted - this is the cherry on the cake for him Professor Edwards

32、was too ill to give interviews but a statement released by his family said he was thrilled and delighted 12. What is Robert Edwards contribution to science ？ _A. Challenging a disease which stops couples having a baby B. Seeing the wonder of the first tube baby growing C. Enabling millions of couple

33、s to live a better lifeD. Helping couples with infertility to have test tube babies13.What does the underlined word afflicting in Paragraph 4 most probably refer to？_A. Troubling B. Developing C. Improving D. Frightening 14. It can be inferred from Paragraph 6 and Paragraph 7 that _ A. some people e

34、nvied Professor Edwards for his being awardedB. different opinions were voiced on Professor Edwards workC. Professor Edwards deserved the prize for his breakthroughD. the prize was late because the finding was first considered immoral15. What might be the best title for the passage ？ _第4页，共 22页A. Li

35、fe Stories of Robert EdwardsB. Preparations for Having a BabyC. Nobel Prize for IVF Expert EdwardsD. Treatment of Infertility in a Lab二、阅读七选五（本大题共5 小题，共10.0 分）With so many universities in the world ， it is not hard to find your way to a university But to get a quality education and valuable credenti

36、als（证书）， you need to think about to attend and make the right choice (1)Study programDifferent universities offer different majors The career you are interested in should guide you in finding the major You can choose to go to a university that specializes in a specific area or you can find one that

37、offers the course you are interested in (2)Professional trainersUniversity professors and lectures own different abilities and the best you can do is ensure that the trainers at the university are qualified If you are trained by an expert in the area， you are more likely to stand out in your area (3

38、) Only in this way can you get professionally trained (4)The tuition fees vary from one university to another and you need to make sure that you can afford the fees in the university you wish to attend If you are a student with good grades，youmay be likely to get a scholarship ， so fees wont be a pr

39、oblem for you Study durationThis may be determined by the course you want to take and the levels of the university (5) And the duration may vary from university to university When choosing a university ， you should make sure it is suitable for you A University ranking in the worldB Financial aspects

40、 of the universitiesC Do careful research before you make up your mind D What really matters when you are selecting a university ？E A Bachelors degree may take much longer than a Masters degree F Find out as much information about the teacher resources as you can GTherefore ， think about what you re

41、ally want to get from the study at university16.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF. FG. G17.A. AB. BC. CD.EF. FG. G18.A. AB. BC. CD.EF. FG. G19.A. AB. BC. CD.EF. FG. G20.A. AB. BC. CD.EF. FG. G三、完形填空（本大题共20 小题，共30.0 分）DDDDE.E.E.E.In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life ， a woman r

42、emembered the first meeting of an introductory(21) course about 20 years ago The professor(22)the lecture hall ，placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans（豆）， and invited the students to(23)how many beans the jar contained After (24)shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a

43、 thin，dry smile ，announced the(25)answer，and went on第5页，共 22页saying， You have just (26) an important lesson about science That is：Never(27)your own sensesTwenty years later ， the (28) could guess what the professor had in mind He(29)himself ，perhaps， as inviting his students to start an exciting (30

44、)into an unknown world invisible（无形的）to the(31) ， which can be discovered only through scientific(32) But theseventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even(33)the invitation She was just (34) to understand the world And she (35) that her firsthand experience could be the (36) The professor， howeve

45、r， said that it was (37) He was taking away her only(38)for knowing andwas providing her with no substitute I remember feeling small and(39) ， the woman says， and I did the only thing I could do I (40)the course that afternoon ， and I havent gone nearscience since 21.A. artB. historyC. scienceD. mat

46、h22.A. searched forB. looked atC. got throughD. marched into23.A. countB. guessC. reportD. watch24.A. warningB. givingC. turning awayD. 1istening to25.A. readyB. possibleC. correctD. difficult26.A. 1earnedB. preparedC. taughtD. taken27.A. loseB. trustC. sharpenD. show28.A. 1ecturerB. scientistC. spe

47、akerD. woman29.A. describedB. respectedC. sawD. served30.A. voyageB. movementC. changeD. rush31.A. professorB. eyeC. knowledgeD. light32.A. modelB. sensesC. spiritD. methods33.A. hearB. makeC. presentD. refuse34.A. suggestingB. beginningC. pretendingD. waiting35.A. believedB. doubtedC. provedD. expl

48、ained36.A. growthB. strengthC. faithD. truth37.A. firmB. interestingC. wrongD. acceptable38.A. taskB. toolC. successD. connection39.A. cruelB. proudC. frightenedD. brave40.A. droppedB. startedC. passedD. missed四、短文改错（本大题共1 小题，共10.0 分）41.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

49、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：在错的词下画一横线，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It is important to deal with the rubbish in cities Many citizens who unaware of theimportance of protecting the environment throw away their rubbish in a way unfriendly to the

50、 environment Rubbish must be treated properly Thus， it may cause a lot of problems It may result in the air and water is polluted When people breathe and drink which has been polluted ， we will get ill To our happiness， our city has begun to pay attention to the problems As far as I know ， some rubb

51、ish is sorted and sent to different factory Rubbish ， such as glass and old newspapers， are recycled Some harmful rubbish is sent to the certain place and第6页，共 22页buried Waste air is cleaned before it goes into the air Waste water is treated before it is poured into rivers To protect the environment

52、 ， the government has passed laws to prevent people from throwing rubbish everywhere ， made our city much cleaner than before As individuals ， we should do our part to fight against illegal actions at anytime we find them 五、单句语法填空（本大题共15 小题，共15.0 分）42.You swear that your friendship is as important a

53、s your life， so dont let a small_（ agree） destroy your friendship 43. Dont use this medicine if you have very_ （sense） skin44. This group of artists_ （ commit ） to helping the children in poor areas by offering some necessities to them frequently45.The efforts of the Chinese government and people_ （ protect） the Yangtze Riverwill be appreciated for years to come 46. The sunlight is white and blinding ，_（ throw ） hard-edged shadows on the ground47. Though_（ tell ）to learn new words by heart，he didnt follo