辽宁省阜新二高高二英语下学期期中试题2

1、辽宁省阜新二高 2017-2018 学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分：阅读理解（共两节；第一节：共 15 小题，每小题 2 分， 满分 30 分）a 1sunday ,31 augustwe ve been in china for a month now. dad, mom, harry and i moved to tianjin on 25 august. we re not very far from beijing. two days ago, we celebrated my 16th birthday. it was great celebrating in china; th

2、e only thing that was strange was the cake 一 here they re not as sweet as the ones in new york. on monday school starts i wonder what it will be like.monday, 1 septemberon my first day i was looking around for a locker to put my books in. however, here all the students keep all of their books at the

3、ir desks. we stay in the same classroom because apparently we don t have to go from class to class teachers come to us!today we selected teacher assistants for each subject. their duties are to collect homework, make announcements, and do other stuff for the teachers and the students. it s kind of a

4、 big deal here! since i am from the us, i was asked to be the english assistant. i felt so proud but quite nervous at the same time because i wasn t sure what i had to do,but i accepted the job anyway.friday ,3 octoberboy, what a week! now we have nine classes every day, including the morning class,

5、 a combination of our american schools“ homeroom ” and “ study hall ” .i think chinese students work too much! i have to do my homework when i get back home. i don t even have time to watch tv or surf the internet like before. i sometimes miss new york and my school because we didn t have to study s

6、o much. we had more time to hang out with our classmates and neighbors; here, besides their usual classes, students are involved in weekend classes in subjects such as english, chinese and math.i get a lot of attention, being from another country. everyone wants to practice english with me! a really

7、 cute girl even asked me for my phone number on my second day and sent me a text message! i m making a lot more friends now. i just need a lot of help to improve mychinese. somestudents want to do a language exchange program with me. nice!1. the passage mentions all the following points except .a. f

8、ood flavor b. physics study c. language exchange programs d. free time activities2. according to the passage, which of the following is not the teacher assistant sduty?a. making announcements. b. collecting homework.c. teaching classmates.d.helping teachers with small errands （ 差事）3. where is this p

9、assage most probably from?a. a guide book. b. a storybook. c. a magazine. d. a diary.4. the passage is best described by .a. multi-cultureb. culture shock c. cultural background d. uniqueculturebif you think it is cold where you are at the moment, then a visit to the russian village of oymyakon migh

10、t just change your mind.with the average temperature for january standing at 50 c, it is no wonder that the villag e is the coldest inhabited settlement in the world. knownas the “ pole of cold ” , the coldest temperature recorded in oymyakon is- 71.2 c,which is thelowest recorded temperature for an

11、y inhabited location on earth.ironically, oymyakon actually means non-freezing water due to a nearby hot spring. most homes in oymyakon still bum coal and wood for heat and enjoy few modem conveniences.nothing grows there so people eat reindeer （ 驯鹿 ） meat and horse meat. a single shop provides the

12、town s bare necessities and the locals work as reindeer-breeders, hunters and ice-fisherman.the village is located around 750 metres above sea level and the length of a day varies from 3 hours in december to 21 hours in summer. and despite its terrible winters, in june, july and august temperatures

13、over 30 c are not uncommon.there are few modem conveniences in the village with many buildings stillhaving outdoor toilets and most people still burning coal and wood for heat. when coal deliveries are irregular, the power station starts burning wood. if the power ceases, the town will shut down in

14、about five hours, and the pipes will freeze and crack.daily problems that come with living in oymyakon include pen ink freezing, glasses freezing to people s faces and batteries losing power. locals are said to leave their cars running all day for fear of not being able to restart them.even if there

15、 is coverage for mobile phone reception, the phones themselves could not work in such cold conditions.another problem caused by the frozen temperatures is burying dead bodies, which can take anything up to three days.5. according to the text, oymyakon .a. has got frozen water all over the year b. is

16、 the coldest location on the earthc. can enjoy quite a few modemconveniences d. gets its name because of a nearby hot spring6. mobile phones could not work in oymyakon because .a. the extreme coldness makes them lose power b.the batteries are ofpoor qualityc. the phone reception is too far away to r

17、eceive the signalsd. there is no coverage for phone reception7. we can learn from the text that .a. the town often stops working because of no coal delivery- 2 -b. daily problems usually accompany the localsc. locals have no awareness of saving their resourcesd. locals only live on reindeer meat and

18、 horse meatthe siesta competition took place in a supermarket, with plenty of shoppers, screaming babies, talking voices, and footsteps to take the competitors attentionaway from their after lunch sleeps.five bright blue sofas were laid out, and five competitors at a time were allowed to take a 20-m

19、inute sleep. a doctor measured their pulse to time how long they actually spent on asleep. competitors earned extra points for snoring （ 打 鼾）,sleeping in strange positions, or wearing silly pajamas （睡衣）.the winners ofeach round advance to the next stage in the competition.it s amazing that any of th

20、ose people would fall asleep in the middle of such a busy place, while on couches that they are not used to. yet, many of them did. they hugged pillows or soft toy bears. they covered their eyes with sleep masks, too. whatever it took to help them fall asleep fast and stay asleep.the siesta is a tra

21、dition in spain that many feel is becoming forgotten. it used to be that people would take a brief nap after lunch every day. this would energize them, and keep them going for the rest of the day. not to mention the health benefits of a good nap. but, that s all changing. people are too busy making

22、money or watching gossip shows on tv after lunch to care about taking a nap.the national association of friends of the siesta wants to bring spain back to their traditional roots. they are doing this by having the siesta competition.they set up the competition to reward the best sleepers with money.

23、 actually, they were paid to sleep.thereare really health benefits to a midday nap. wecould all learn from thistradition. it s a much better way to get more energy than drinking acup of coffee.it is also believed that a nap, and in fact a good night s sleep, can help reduceheart disease. the more re

24、sted we are, the less stress we feel with day-to-day life.8. the underlined word “ siesta here probably means a. oversleep b.night sleep c. a short sleep after supper d. a short sleepafter lunch9. in what situation did the competition take place?a. in a noisy place. b. in a quiet place. c. in a comf

25、ortable place. d. in a familiar place.10. when the competitors went to sleep, they could.a. have their own beds b. use nothing to cover their eyesc. have doctors to help them d. use something to help them sleep11. the competition is held because the association wants to.a. know if people still know

26、the traditional habitb. call on people to have their traditional habitc. do some research on how people sleepd. give people money in this wayd wicked! note the intonation（ 语 调）.it means “wonderful great cool ”“splendid ” .it came into english from united states slang in the 1980s or maybe earlier. c

27、ertainly it arrived in britain in the late 1980s.it was part of a trend which goes back decades to use bad words to mean good concepts,or the other way round. i mean you might remember saying, that sgreat meaning it isn t great ” .and always there s been this use of the word “naughty“ to mean nice”

28、. so it s part of a general trend.it s mainly used as an adjective in front of a noun,for example“we hada wicked time! ” or, of course, you can use it on its own by just saying“wicked!”as a reaction - that s how youngsters use it. and youngsters,of course, knowingthat grown-ups are now using it as w

29、ell, have decided to use other bad words in the same sort of way i ve heard young people in recent years use words like evil meaning good ,or brutal meaning good .“wicked is still around. this means, of course, that the traditional sense of wicked is now being squeezed out （ 挤出）.so with “wicked” ,to

30、ne of voice is the only way to tell the old meaning from the new meaning, and even that s ambiguous（模糊的）sometimes, so you have to be careful, and pay very careful attention to the context.and notice that the word is extending its use. the other day, for the first time, i heard somebody say u wicked

31、cool ” , meaning “very cool .12. what does the text mainly tell readers?a. the change of the word wicked “in meaning. b. the changing meaning of english words.c. english words from american slang. d. the way to use english words.13. the author tells readers to pay attention to the intonation of the

32、word “wicked” because .a. its intonation decides its meaningb. the word is easy tomisunderstandc. there are many meanings of the word d. there is another word with the same pronunciation14. according to the text, which of the following words is often used to express its opposite meaning?a. wonderful

33、. b. cool. c. evil. d. splendid.15. according to the text, we know that the word“wicked”.a. is only used in front of a noun b. has been used on its ownc. was first used by american children d.hasn t lost its old meanings第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）it s easy to talk yourself out of exercising. intentions to

34、 work out, excuses are so easy to findeven when you have the besti m too tired ”or t m-4 -busy ” or “ the weather is bad ” . don t worry! _16take baby steps. you would never try to run 10 miles on one day, right? when youdo too much too soon, you ll end up injured and discouraged. take it easy as yo

35、uget started. maybe you only run a quarter of a mile during your first week. _17show the clock who is a boss. health experts say you should aim for at least 150minutes of exercise a week, plus weight training at least twice a week. if you worktoo late to get to a gym, keep a set of weights at home.

36、if you can t exercise for30 minutes once, break the exercise up into several sections, for example, 10 or 15 minutes once._18you should let your workout become a habit, like brushing your teethor eating breakfast. when it s part of your routine, you won t even have to think about it. in a few months

37、, fitness can be regular in your day.keep it real. you re not going to lose 30 pounds in a week. _19 for example,increase your workout time from 2 to 3 days a week, or exercise for more minutes each time.celebrate!_20 therefore, even a pound of weight loss or a pound of musclegain is the reason to r

38、eward yourself. go out with friends, or buy a new pair of jeans.a. do it for yourself.b. get used to it.c. keep a fitness journal to record your progressd. it takes weeks to see real changes.ab. the following tricks can keep your fitness routine on track.ac. aim for something that s realistic as a f

39、irst step.ad. when it becomes easy for you, you can make it more challenging.第二部分 英语知识运用 第一节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）in 2012, i had just recovered from a serious illness when i received an invitation to a writers conference in orlando, florida. my family persuaded me that a(n) _21_might be ju

40、st what the doctor ordered, so off i_22_.arriving in the sunshine state was rather tiring, but i_23_tocatch a taxi to my_24_ and settle in. next morning, i took another_25_to the shopping centre to buy a few souvenirs._26_ i went to a cafe to have lunch,but all the tables were _27_.then i heard a fr

41、iendly voice saying, “you can_28_my table. ”i gratefully sat down with the _29_ lady and we had a happy lunch together. as the _30_ drew to a close she asked how long i would be in orlando. i had already told her that i hadnt _31_ a car, and hadn t realized how _32_ takingtaxis would be. after a whi

42、le she said,“ my dear, don t use any more taxis. i mretired and it would be my pleasure to_33_ you wherever you wish. ” i told herthat i couldn t put her to that_34_ , but she brushed aside my protests (反对 ). she asked mewhere i was _35_ and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the_36_ ti

43、me to take me to disney world. she spent some time with me before- 11 -leaving me to_37_ alone. at the end of the day, she_38_ to take me backto my accommodation. i_39_ her money but she refused to take any.i ll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her_40_ , filledmy brief holiday in florid

44、a with wonderful memories.21.a.ceremonyb. holidayoperation22.a.keptb. wentknockedc. experimentd.c. droppedd.23.a. promisedb. intendedc. deservedmanaged24.a.hospitalb.companyuniversityd. accommodation25.a. passengerb.colleaguetaxid. suitcased.c.c.26.a.insteadb. firstlaterd. once27.a. occupiedb.classi

45、fiedpaintedd. decorated28.a.shareb. reservesetd. possess29.a. poorb.oldstubbornd. innocent30.a.journeyb.mealspeechd. interview31.a.repaireddonatedc. guidedd. hired32.a.convenientb.worthwhileunfortunated. expensive33.a. entertainb.inspiredrived. call34.a.businessb. argumenttroubled. challenge35.a.sta

46、yingworkingc. shoppingd. moving36.a.appointedb.limitedfavorited. regular37.a.exploreb. digestc.calculated. perform38.a.forgotb.refusedreturnedd. preferred39.a. lentb.sentd. offeredowedc.c.c.c.c.b.c.c.c.b.c.c.c.40.a.confidence curiosityc.b. dignityd. kindness第二节：语篇填空（共 10小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15分）阅读下面材料，在空

47、白处填入适当的内容（ 1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。as i board the plane, i say my final goodbye to the white sand beaches of _41（sun） miami.“ don t you wish we could live in miami? ” my mother asks. her 42_（word）are filled with hope and envy. poor mother, i think, you would not understand. there is only one place 43_ i c

48、ould ever dream of living, and i live there.i live in chicago, the windy city. the image of the vast waters of lake michigan always _44（flow） inside my head. sure, miami has theocean, but_45doesn t give me the feeling of being in my own hometown.just the _46（think） of being home again makes me feel

49、warm and peaceful.my mind _47（overcome） with fine memories of the high buildings and the enjoyablelakefront （湖畔） . i long _48seeing them all once more.how could i live in miami? i cannot even imagine 49_（cheer）for anybasketball team but the bulls or eating any hot dog that s not chicago-style_50chic

50、ago is my home. the pleasant beaches of miami will always be in my heart, but my heart is always going to be in chicago.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35 分）第一节：短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（人），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。apologizing can be harder than realizing you ve acted poor. to truly apologizeto a frie