内蒙古乌兰察布市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题(西校区)

1、2017 2018 学年第一学期期中考试高二年级英语试题试卷说明：本套试卷总分120 分，考试时间 100 分钟。第I卷（选择题共 70 分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.AHow do you address（ 称呼） people in En glish whe n you want to talk to them? Thefollowing may be some simple rules the beginners sh

2、ould follow.1.When talk ing to stra ngers there is ofte n no special form of address in En glish.Usually, if you want to catch the attention of a stranger it is necessary to use such phrases as“ Excuse me”2. I n British English “Sir ” and “Madam are considered to be too formal formost situatio ns. T

3、hey are used mostly to customers in shops or restaura nts. Whilein American English “Sir ” and “ Madam are not so formal and are commonly used between strangers,espec ially with old people whose names you don t know.3.Whenyou talk to somepeople you know, you can use their names. If you arefriends,us

4、e their first n ames; if your relati on ship is more formal, use “ Mr., “ Mrs. ”, “ Ms,etc, before their family n ames.4. There are many other forms of address which can be used betwee n friends andstrangers. However, many of these are limited in use. For example, “pal ” and “mate”can be used betwee

5、n strangers, but are usually only used by men talkingto other men.1. According to the passage, “Excuse me is mainly used to_.A.address a person you don t knowB. apologize to othersC. catch the atte nti on of a stra ngerD. suggest good manners2.If Joh n Smith is your best friend, accord ing to the pa

6、ssage you should ofte n call himA. Joh nB. Smith C. Mr. Joh nD. Mr. Smith3.Which of the following is NOT true?- 2 -A.“Sir ” and “Madam are used more often in America than in England.B. People often use “Mr. ” ,“Mrs. ” or “Ms. before the first names of those people who theydon t know very well.C.“Pal

7、” and “mate” are usually only used among men.D. While address ing frien ds, people just use their first n ames4. The passage is most likely take n from an En glish_ .A. textbook B. card C. storybook D. grammar bookBLast year, I took a sightseeingtrip to Washington, DC. I heard a voice say, “Canyou h

8、elp me? ”When I turned aroun d, I saw an elderly bli nd woma n with her hand exte nded.Immediately, I pulled out all of my cha nge and placed it on her hand without evenlooking at her. But the blind woman smiled and said,“I don t want your money. Ijust n eed help finding the post office.”In an insta

9、nt, I realizedwhat I had done. I acted with prejudice I judged anotherperson simply for what I assumed（ 假设）she had to be. I hated what I saw in myself.The thing I had forgottenabout myself is that I aman immigrant.I left Hondurasand arrived in the US at the age of 15. I started my new life with two

10、suitcases, my brother and sister.Through the years, I have been a doorkeeper, cashier and pizza delivery driver among many otherhumble （卑微的）jobs, and eventually I became an etwork engin eer.In my own life, I have experie need prejudice. I remember a timeat the age of17 when I was a busboy, I heard a

11、 father tell his little boy that if he did notdo well in school, he would end up like me.But now,livi ngin my America n middle class lifestyle, it is too easy to forgetmy past, to forget who I am, where I have bee n, and to lose sight of where I want to be going. That bli ndwoma n on the street cure

12、d me of my bli ndn ess. She remin ded me of my belief in humility （谦虚）. Bythe way, I helped that lady to the post office. I hope to tha nk her for the priceless less on.5. How did the writer give the blind woman money?A. I n a modest way.B. In a polite way. C In an impatie nt way.D. In a painful way

13、.6. Accord ing to the text, the writer_ .A. still lives a poor lifeB. was busy with his workC. was born in HondurasD. was a native of Washington D.C.- 3 -7. Accord ing to the text, the author most probably agrees that one should_.B. try to experie neediffere ntkinds ofA. be nice to the elderly and t

14、he disabledculturesC.treat others equally with lovean dD.th inkabout ones past as ofte n asrespectpossible8. What would be the best title of the text?A. A priceless less onB. An act of prejudiceC. A sightsee ing tripD. A humble mome ntCTurning on the TV, a won derful scene comes to your eyes a group

15、 of men, tall,strong and han dsome, and wome n, young, beautiful and attractive, too. Together they eat in the fin estrestaura nts, traveli ng everywhere around the world by luxurious pla nes and pleasure ships. They aremodels.Do you envy them? What sort of life are models leadi ng? Is it a won derf

16、ullife for a young lady or a young man?A few models are well-known actors or actresses who can make a lot of money only byshowing themselves off in commercials（商业场合 ）.But the majority of themare just curious to see what it is like. They d like to be models just because theyare attracted by what they

17、 imagi nemodels earn a lot of money and lead a gloriouslife. This is true for those who are very successful. However, most models find it difficult to get work. Veryfew can earn eno ugh to live on, and for all models their expenses are high. Their agents（经纪人）claimabout 20%of the earnings, and no mod

18、el will get very far without a clever age nt. Besides, they have tobuy good cloth ing.They also have to pay to travel to in terviews and reach the places where the workis to be done.In terviews for a model job are known as cattle-markets in the modeli ng world, and not withouta good reas on. A top m

19、odel can choose his or her work, dema nd and receive high fees and has his or herexpenses paid. But for most models, the situation is quite differe nt. And age nt or employer in spects eachmodel muchas a farmer in spects cattle at a market. Intelligenee, qualifications and personalcharacteristicscou

20、ntfor little aga inst good looks and tight figures. For all except the very few lucky on es, the life of a model isa con ti nual search for work, trying to sell himself or herself in the face of fierce competition and,- 4 -sometimes, not particularly moral sta ndards on the part of some employers.Im

21、migration officials at airport look suspiciously at a girl whose passport shows her occupationas “ Model” , and these are men and women of considerable experience of the world. It comes nosurprise to find that some models prefer to putSecretary ” or“Businessman” as their jobs in their passports.Mode

22、ling is a changeable world with great rewards for a tiny minority but not for the majority.9. For models, their good looks and tight figures are compared with their intelligence and qualifications.A. more importa ntB. less n eededC. less esse ntialD. more looked dow n upon10. Models ofte n put“ Secr

23、etary ” or“ Bus in essman” in stead of “ Model” in theirpassports because _.A. they want to avoid being stopped to sig n their n ames by fansB. a pers on with the occupati on of a model is easily attacked by black societiesC. models are sometimes looked dow n uponD. secretaries and bus in essme n ar

24、e free of custom duty11 .What may be the author s attitude towards modeling?A. It is a worthwhile life for a young lady or a young man.B. He is in favour of young people to try modeling.C. Before being crazy about a model job, young people should be aware of the difficulties.D. It is a field in whic

25、h every one has a great cha nce to succeed.12.Theun derl inedword “ suspiciously ” can most probably be replacedby _ .A. doubtfully B. excitedly C. proudly D. sadlyDHsieh, a n ever-say-die young man, has mastered the tech nique of pain ti ng byholdi ng the pain tbrush in his mouth. When he was sixte

26、e n, Hsieh had a terribleelectrical accident. Both of his arms and the lower part of his right leg were cutoff. He also lost sight in his right eye. But Hsie h didn t lose heart. Hsieh decided to lear n art, and tookthe first difficult step toward cha nging his life.“At first, I tried to hold a pen

27、in my mouth. But I couldn t control it, Hsieh said, Fi nally,after tryi ng over and over aga in,I lear ned to write my ownn ame.Lear ning to paint was even more difficult. At first, every brushstroke hemade caused deep cuts in his mouth. It was extremely pain ful. But Hsieh did nt let- 5 -the pain d

28、iscourage him.“ In stead, I held the pain tbrush even tighter, ” Hsiehexpla ined in a firm voice.“ I knew if I gave up,it would not only be the end ofmy painting,but also the end of my struggle for a better life.No matter what the obstacle （障碍）is, Hsieh always man ages to find thebright side of a si

29、tuati on.Hsieh works hard to in spire others. He is a tireless lecturer, givi ng about four hundred formalspeeches a year! If a person like me can lead a happy life, Hsieh expla in ed, “ why would regular peoplefeel un happy? ”It does nt always take two arms to achieve your dreams. All it takes isa

30、warm heart.13. What happe ned to Hsieh whe n he was young?A. He was struck by electricity. B. His left leg was hurt.C. He lost heart because of failure. D. He was ill for two mon ths.14. Which of the followi ng is his character?A. Realistic thought.B. Impressive works.C. Un expected n ews.D. Belief

31、in success.15. Which of the followi ng is right?A. Hsieh once got the help from the government.B. Only such a pers on like Hsieh can succeed.C. He touched himself before he bega n to paint.D. It does nt always take two arms to realize one s dreams.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

32、佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。16_ It is divided into two types: short term memory and long termmemory. Short term memory helps the brain to remember the in formatio n from a few seconds to a fewminutes, for example, searching a phone number in the phone directory. This type of information is notstored for a long

33、time, and slips from the brai n. 1718_There is no exact defi niti on of brain exercises. The keyto brain exercises is to stimulate（刺激）the gray cells of our mind. For example,tryi ng out differe nt problem solvi ng exercises can be a good practice for improvi ng the an alytical skillsof brain. 19_ If

34、 you regularly exercise it, youwill develop a good body, or else you will have an unfit body, and thus, our brain n eeds exercisesregularly. Here are some memory improveme nt tips for adults: Regular exercises help to keep away diseases that are harmful to the memory. Besides, regular- 6 -exercising

35、improves the feelingof well-beingand improves blood circulationto the brai n. Dont be stressed, as stress holds back the ability of the mind to concen trate.A stress-free mi nd will collect and store more in formatio n that a stressed mi nd, soavoid being over-stressed. But in moder n times people h

36、ave great pressure from work and life. 20.Sleep is n ecessary for keep ing the mind and body fitand the side effects of lack of sleep in clude a lack of concen trati on.A. Ask your doctors for advice on memory.B. Develop ing good sleep ing habits helps a lot.C. The memory is just like our body in so

37、me way.D. Memory is the remembering of any information taken in by the brain.E. Not all people have the power to recite so many things at a time.F. Long term memory, on the other hand, is the memory where we make conscious efforts to keep theinformation for a long time.G. Brain exercises are one of

38、the simplest ways of improvi ng memory power.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）第一节完形填空（共 20 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ A, B, C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空 白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。There are many brands of chocolate. If you love it, you can t forget DOVE themost famous chocolate brand. But do you know what the meani

39、ng of DOVE is?Dove chocolate is born because of_ 21. One day in 1919Princess Bazaar of Luxembourgs royal family first met the royal kitchen helper Leon.Many ni ghts Leon slipped into the kitche n and_22_various ice creamsfor Bazaar. They soon fell in love. Unfortunately owing to their quite differen

40、tsocial _23, both of them had to24_ the deep feeli ngs in heart.Afterwards Bazaar was made to _ 25_ an arrangedroyalmarriage against her wishes. For many days Leon could not see Bazaar, and he was burning with_ 26. Fin allyBazaar turned up at the table a month later. Whileserving desserts, Leon _27_

41、 the letters DOVE which is anabbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaars ice cream. Leon 28 that Bazaar couldun dersta nd his feeli ng.A few days later, Bazaar got_29_ . Leon, broke n-hearted,could not _ he mental suffering and left for America, where he and- 7 -his own family _31a

42、candy store years later but lived unhappily.Many years later, they met aga in before Bazaar s death.Bazaar32that she did eat the ice cream that after noon but did ntsee the33letters and also did nt receive any promise from Leon andshe had to _ o her fate and missed him all her lifetime.Hearing this,

43、 Leon broke down in tears. If that chocolate hadbeen _35, those letters would never have melted and he would not havelost his last _ Leon decided to create a solid chocolate whichcan37a long time.After lots of research, he succeeded and each piece of chocolatewas_ ngraved （亥 U） with the letters DOVE

44、. It is a _39_ ofthe love betwee n Leon and Bazaar.Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate . Giving some oneDOVE mea ns sen di ng the _ f love: DO YOU LOVE ME?21.A.loveB. sorrowC. angerD. envy22. A.servedB. madeC. drewD. heated23.A.opi nionB. viewC. attitudeD. status24.A.discoverB.

45、 forgetC. buryD. struggle25.A.acceptB. knowC. tryD. practice26.A. sympathyB. impatie neeC. joyD. humor27. A.mixedB. sentC. wroteD. pressed28.A.allowedB. promisedC. declaredD. expected29. A.marriedB. sickC. boredD. changed30.A.repeatB.bearC. reduceD.keep31.A.supportedB. foundC. ranD. sold32.A.recalle

46、dB. lear nedC. heardD. believed33.A.a nnoyingB. confusingC. in terest ingD. melt ing34.A.give upB. give inC. give outD. give away35.A. powerfulB. liquidC. solidD. froze n36. A.beliefB. promiseC. courageD. chanee37.A. eatB. missC. preserveD. sell38.A.quicklyB. firmlyC. happilyD. stron gly39.A.studyB.

47、 sig nC. surveyD. symbol40.A.whisperB. secretC. rumorD. story第n卷（非选择题共 50 分）- 8 -第二节 （共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Jea n is a 17-year-old high school stude nt. On Saturday mornin gs, Jea n and herfriends take part in the programme 41_ (call) SAVETHEKIDS. They tra

48、velto a poor area of Washington D. C. They help 41_(young) students learnhow to read and to solve mathematics problems. Many American teenagers joininprogrammes43servetheircom mun ities.44_ weeke ndsJea nsometimes works at an ice-creamstore.45 _ she is not working, she getstogether with her girlfrie

49、nds.They might go to a movie,to a shopp ing mall or to an eat ing place. Or they mightattend 46 _ sports event of their high school. They also often stayat one girl s house fo r the night.Like teenagers in most parts of the country, Jean began driving a car whenshe was 16 years old.47 _, she does no

50、t have her car. She must sharethe family car with her pare nts. About 70 perce nt of America n tee nagers have theirown cars. Many of them drive their cars to school every day. Jea n does not smokecigarettes or drink alcohol. Neither do her friends. But many teenagers at her school do. Drinking alco

51、holis a major problem there. Every weekend teenagers have parties, where 48 drink alcohol. Then theydrive to other parties. People underthe age of 21_ 49_(not allow) to drink alcohol in the Un ited States. Andit is dan gerous to drink 50_ drive a car. Yet this does not stop someteen agers.第三部分：写作(共两

52、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)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 处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(A)，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。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。Practice makes perfect ” was an old say in g. It tells us that it does not any matter if we are slowat doing something. As long as we keep on trying and practice,we ll do a good job in the end. The saying is especial useful in English study. Since a stude nt is poor at- 9 -speak ing, he should grasp（抓住）every cha nee to ope n her mouthand speak