白银市二中2018-2019学年度第一学期期中考试

页白银市二中2018—2019学年度第一学期期中考试高三年级英语（命题：李晓婷满分：120分时间：100分钟）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，共40分。）第一节（共15题，每小题2分，满分30分）AFourappsforstudentstolearnEnglishQuizletQuizletisalearningappacomputerprogramyouuseonyourmobiledevice.ItcanhelpusersbuildandtesttheirknowledgeofEnglishwordsandterms.Quizlethaswordsetsformillionsofsubjects.And,itisquicklybecomingausefulmobiletoolforlanguagelearners.SocrativeInSocrative,teacherscancreatetimedlearninggames.Inclass,studentscompeteindividuallyoraspartofateamagainstclassmates.OnegamestudentsloveiscalledspaceRace.Inthisgame,ifateamanswersaquestioncorrectly,theirrocketmovesforward.Thisteamwhoserocketgetstotheendfirstwins.Also,teacherscanuseSocrativeasan“exitticket,”aquestiontheycanaskstudentsaboutwhattheylearnedinthatday’sclass.Studentswritetheiranswersontheirmobiledevices.Then,theteachercanshowtheanswersonasharedvideoscreen.QRCodesAQRCodeisakindofsignthatasmart-phonecanreadwithitscamera.WhenyourphonecamerareadsaQRcode,ittakesyoutoawebsite,image,videooranythingyouwanttoshare.Forexample,onewilltakeyoutotheVOALearningEnglishwebsite.EvernoteEvernoteletsusersstoreandsharenotes,imagesandrecordingsinoneplace.TeacherscanalsouseEvernotetogivehomework.1.Whichisthebestforstudentstobuildupvocabulary?A.Quizlet.B.QRCodes.C.Evernote.D.Socrative.2.WhatcanateacherdobyusingSocrative?A.Givehomework.B.Carryoutaclassroomtest.C.Lookupnewwords.D.VisitanEnglish-learningwebsite.3.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.Tomakeanadvertisement.B.Toencourageusingmobilephones.C.ToimproveEnglishlearning.D.Tointroducesomelearningapps.BWhenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.

Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes.Everythingelseseemsblurry(=unclear).Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewingbecomenear—sighted.Peoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too.

Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism(散光).This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts(白内障).Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.

Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlydifferentangle.Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye.Youwillfindtheobject’srelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged.Thedifferencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis.Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes.

4.Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes.A.onlywhenwecanseewellB.onlywhenwecannotseeperfectly

C.evenifwecanseewellD.onlywhenwerealizehowimportantoureyesare

5.Whenthingsfarawayseemindistinct(模糊不清),oneisprobably.

A.near-sightedB.far-sighted

C.astigmaticD.sufferingfromcataracts

6.Havingtwoeyesinsteadofoneisparticularlyusefulfor.

A.seeingatnightB.seeingobjectsfaraway

C.lookingoverawideareaD.judgingdistances

7.Peoplewhosufferfromastigmatismhave.

A.oneeyebiggerthantheother

B.eyesthatarenotexactlytherightshape

C.adifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperation

D.aneyedifficultythatcannotbecorrectedbyglassesCForthekidswhohavejuststartedtoread,choosingtherightbooksisessentialandtheirparentsshouldbetheretohelpthem.Aproperbookclassificationsystemwouldbeofgreathelpinthisregard,sincemostparentsdonotknowwhichbookssuittheirchildren’sreadinglevelsthemost.Aneffectiveclassificationsystemforchildren’sbookswouldhelpovercomethisproblem.Chinesebookstores,onlineoroffline,stillprefertouseageratherthanreadingabilitytocategorizewhattheysell.Infact,readingabilityandinterestsvaryfromchildtochildevenwhentheyareatthesameage.Thisearlyformofclassificationisacceptedbymostbookstoresandpublishers,yetmanyyoungreadersgetbooksthatarenowhereneartheirtargetedreadinglevels.Chinahasatleast200millionchildrenundertheageof14,andtheirenthusiasmforreadinghasincreasedovertheyears.Thepublishersofchildren’sbooksshouldtrytointroduceajuvenile-centeredclassificationsystemtohelptheirreaderschoosebooksthataresuitablefortheirreadingabilities.Somedon’ttrustthecallformoreeffectivebookclassification,mentioningtheneedforyoungsterstoreadextensivelyandavoidrestrictingthemselvestooneortwocategories.Thereisastrongcaseforresistingselectivereading,butnotbookclassification,whichisdesignedtohelpyoungchildrendevelopgoodreadinghabitsandholdontotheminthelongrun.Studieshavefoundthatkidsarelesslikelytobeintoreadingiftheyhavenotdevelopedsuchahabitbeforetheageof10.Thatsaid,itisintheirbestintereststoadopttargetedreadingduringchildhood,asthiscangreatlyimprovetheircomprehensionabilities.Sogreatereffortsshouldbeputintodesigningabookclassificationsystemthatmeetstheneedsofyoungreaders.8.Aproperbookclassificationsystemshould________.A.beonanagebasisB.limitreaderstooneortwocategoriesC.helpreadersgetbookssuitablefortheirreadinglevelsD.benefitallthebookstoresandpublishers9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph5referto?A.Youngchildren.B.Publishers.C.Readinglevels.D.Readinghabits.10.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph5?A.Thereisastrongcaseforresistingbookclassification.B.Everyonedoesn’tsupportamoreeffectivebookclassification.C.Youngstersshouldberestrictedtoafewcategoriesofbooks.D.Youngstersdon’tneedtoreadextensively.11.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Theauthorissatisfiedwiththecurrentbookclassificationsystem.B.Theauthorthinksthecurrentbookclassificationsystemneedstobeimproved.C.Thecurrentbookclassificationisextremelyeffective.D.Thereisnoneedtoimprovethecurrentbookclassification.DChina’sSinglesDay,whichfallsonNov.11everyyear,hasfarsurpasseditsU.S.counterpartsofBlackFridayandCyberMonday—combinedLastyear,Americansspentarecord$12.8billiononlinebetweenThanksgivingDayandCyberMonday.It’simpressiveuntilyoucompareittothe$17.6billioninsalesmadebyChineseconsumersinasingle24-hourperiodduring2016’sSinglesDay.SinglesDayisknownas“BareSticksDay”or“BareBranchesDay”inChinese-becausethedate“11/11”lookslikebarebranchesand“one”istheloneliestnumber.SinglesDaybeganintheearly1990sinthedormroomsofNanjingUniversitywhenagroupofsinglefriendsweresorryaboutthelackofsignificantothersanddecidedtomarkthedaybyorganizingactivitiesasagroupofsinglesandreducingtheirlonelinessbybuyingthemselvesagift.Thenin2009,sensingabreakbetweenthesalesperiodofChina’sNationalDayonOct.1andChineseNewYearinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruary,Alibaba’sJackMasawanopening:selltocomfortlonelyhearts.Thefirstyeardidonly$7.5millioninsales,butjust8yearslater,shoppersspent$25.3billion,or168.2billionyuan,thisyear—a40percentjumpfromlastyear’s$17.6billion.Forcomparison,BlackFridayandCyberMondayintheU.S.onlynetted$6.79billionin2016.Amazondoesn’treleasesalesfiguresforJuly’sPrimeDay,butit’sprettysafetobelievethenot-quite-national-holidaydoesn’tcomecloseto$25billion.“Morethan$25billioninonedayisnotjustasalesfigure,”AlibabaGroupCEODanielZhangsaidinastatement.“ItrepresentsthedesireforqualityconsumptionoftheChineseconsumer,anditreflectshowmerchantsandconsumersalikehavenowfullyacceptedthecombinationofonlineandofflinesales.”12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“others”refertoinParagraph2?A.Roommates.B.Goodfriends.C.Boyfriendsorgirlfriends.D.Relatives.13.WhatistheoriginalpurposeofChina’sSinglesDay?A.Topromotetheonlinesaleofgoods.B.ToreducelonelinessofsinglesinChina.C.TocreateaholidayforallChineseyouth.D.Tofindboyfriendsorgirlfriendsforsingles.14.China’sSinglesDaybecameconsumers’dayin.A.theearly1990sB.2016C2017D.200915.WhichofthefollowingwordscandescribeDanielZhang’sattitudetoonlinesales?A.Optimistic.B.Indifferent.CWorried.D.Confused.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。Weallknowitisnotalwayssoeasytobehappy.Wealsoknowhowstressed（有压力的）youare,withhomework,exams,sportsmeetsandextraoutdooractivities,letalonetryingtohavealifeoutsideschool.16ExercisePhysicalactivityproducesallsortsofthingswhichhelpustorelaxandfeelgood.Exercisecanalsomakeusfeelmoreconfident,whichcertainlymakesushappier.Youdon’thavetobeafutureOlympian.17IfyouhateP.E.,findsomethinglesscompetitive:goforawalk,goforawalk,dancearoundyourroomorhitapark.ThankfulnessItiseasytotakethegoodthinginlifewithoutthinkingaboutthemorshowingyou’rethankful.18Aneasywaytodothisistomakealistbeforebedoffivethingsyou’rethankfulfor.Theycanbebigthings,likeyourfamilyandfriends,orlittlethings,likeagoodhairday.Laugh19Butresearchhasshownthatagoodlaughreducesstressand,evenifyoustartbyforcingyourselftolaugh,improveshowyoufeel.SleepGetenoughZZZs20.Notgettingenoughsleepmakesyouangryandsad,soleaveyourphoneoutsideyourroom,turnoffthelightsandletyourselfhaveagoodsleep.Sweetdreams!A.Teensespeciallyneedatleasteighthours.B.Ifyou’refeelingblue,knowthatyou’renotalone.C.Youcanincreasehappinessifyouexercisewithafriend.D.Sohereareourtoptipsonbeinghappyandstayinghappy.E.Everyonecangetsomethinggoodfrommovingalittlebit.F.Butstudieshaveshownthatgivingthankscanmakeyouhappier.G.Somedays,laughingisjustaboutthelastthingyoufeellikedoing.第二部分：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）OnThanksgivingday,Mrs.Kleintoldherfirstgraderstodrawapictureofsomethingforwhichtheywerethankful.Shethoughtthat,livingina______21______neighborhood,mostofthesechildrenwoulddrawpicturesof___22___oroffullyladenThanksgivingtables.Thatwaswhattheybelievedwas_____23_____ofthem.WhattookMrs.Kleinby_____24_____wasDouglas’spicture.Douglaswassoaloneandlikelytobefound___25___inhershadowastheywentoutsideforplay.Douglas’sdrawingwassimplya(n)_____26_____,obviously,butwhose?Theclasswas____27____byhisimage.“IthinkitmustbethehandofGodthat____28____usfood,”saidonestudent.“A_____29_____,”saidanother,“becausetheygrowtheturkeys.”“Itlooksmorelikeapoliceman,andthey______30______us.”“Ithink,”saidLavinia,whowasalwaysso______31______,“thatitissupposedtobeallthehandsthat_____32_____us,butDouglascouldonlydrawoneofthem.”Mrs.Kleinhadalmost_______33_______Douglasinherpleasureatfindingtheclasssoactive.Whenshe_____34_____theothersatworkonanotherproject,she______35______andaskedDouglaswhosehanditwas.Douglas_____36_____,“It’syours,teacher.”ThenMrs.Klein______37______thatshehadtakenDouglasbythehandfromtimetotime;she_____38_____didthatwiththechildren.Butitshouldhave______39______somuchtoDouglas!Perhaps,shereflected,thiswasherThanksgiving,andeverybody’sThanksgiving—notthematerialthings____40____tous,butthesmallwaysthatwegivesomethingtoothers.21.A.wealthy B.friendly C.poor D.crowded22.A.friends B.turkeys C.clothes D.flowers23.A.asked B.given C.informed D.expected24.A.surprise B.excitement C.accident D.relief25.A.leftB.sad C.close D.shut26.A.handB.image C.face D.finger27.A.amused B.puzzled C.shocked D.moved28.A.lends B.donates C.cooks D.brings29.A.servant B.mother C.waiter D.farmer30.A.guide B.teach C.protect D.arrest31.A.naughty B.serious C.curious D.stupid32.A.help B.love C.shelter D.lead33.A.praised B.kissed C.thanked D.forgotten34.A.had B.took C.changed D.stopped35.A.stoodup B.wentover C.turnedover D.lookedup36.A.lied B.burstin C.whispered D.criedout37.A.recognized B.wondered C.imagined D.recalled38.A.often B.never C.seldom D.sometimes39.A.remained B.meant C.cost D.came40.A.shown B.opened C.given D.said第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

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