广东省惠州市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题

--#-广东省惠州市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题本试卷共四部分，满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMetroPocketGuideMetrorail（地铁）Eachpassengerneedsafarecard（车票）toenterandgoout.Uptotwochildrenunderagefivemaytravelfreewithapayingcustomer.Farecardmachinesareineverystation.Bringsmallbillsbecausetherearenochangemachinesinthestationsandfarecardmachinesonlyprovideupto$5inchange.GetonedayofunlimitedMetrorailrideswithaOneDayPass.BuyitfromafarecardmachineinMetrostations.Useitafter9：30a．m.untilclosingonweekdays，andalldayonweekendsandholidays.Hoursofservice0pen：5a.m.MondayFriday7a.m.SaturdaySunday.Close：midnightSunday.Thursday.3a.m.Friday.Saturday.Lasttraintimesvary.Toavoid避免）missingthelasttrainpleasecheckthelasttraintimespostedinstations.MetrobusWhenpayingwithexactchange，thefareis$1.35.WhenpayingwithaSmarTripcardthefareis$1.25Fares_for_senior/disabled_customersSeniorcitizens65andolderanddisabledcustomersmayrideforhalftheregularfare.OnMetrorailandMetrobus，useasenior/disabledfarecardorSmarTrip®card.Formoreinformationaboutbuyingsenior/disabledfarecards，SmarTrip®cardsandpasses，pleasevisitMetroOpensDorcall2026377000and2026378000.SeniorcitizensanddisabledcustomerscangetfreeguideonhowtouseproperMetrobusandMetrorailservicesbycalling2029621100.TraveltipsAvoidridingduringweekdayrushperiods—before9：30a.m.andbetween4and6p.m.Ifyoulosesomethingonabusortrainorinastation，pleasecallLost&Found（失物招领）at2029621195.AtwhattimeisMetrorailclosedonSaturday?A．Atmidnight.B．At7a.m.C．At3a.m.D．At7p.m.WhatisgoodaboutaSmarTripcard?A．Itsavesmoneyforitsusers.B．Itisconvenientforoldpeople.C．Itcanbeboughtatanytime.D．ItissoldontheInternet.WhichNumbershouldyoucallifyoulosesomethingontheMetro?2026378000B.2029621100C.2026377000D.2029621195BManyyearsago,whenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkinginDenver,Iwasdrivingtomyparents'homeinMissouriforChristmas.Istoppedatagasstationabout50milesfromOklahomaCity,whereIwasplanningtostopandvisitafriend.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthecashregister（收款台）,Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewhowerealsopayingforgas.Itookoff,buthadgoneonlyafewmileswhenblacksmokepouredfromthebackofmycar.IstoppedandwonderedwhatIshoulddo.Acarpulledupbehindme.ItwasthecoupleIhadspokentoatthegasstation.Theysaidtheywouldtakemetomyfriend's.Wechattedonthewayintothecity,andwhenIgotoutfothecar,thehusbandgavemehisbusinesscard.Iwrotehimandhiswifeathankyounoteforhelpingme.Soonafterward,IreceivedaChristmaspresentfromthem.Theirnotethatcamewithitsaidthathelpingmehadmadetheirholidaysmeaningful.Yearslater,Idrovetoameetinginanearbytowninthemorning.InlateafternoonIreturnedtomycarandfoundthatI'dleftthelightsonallday,andthebattery（电池）wasdead.ThenInoticedthattheFriendlyForddealership—ashopsellingcars—wasrightnextdoor.Iwalkedoverandfoundtwosalesmenintheshowroom.“JusthowfriendlyisFriendlyFord?”Iaskedandexplainedmytrouble.Theyquicklydroveapickuptrucktomycarandstartedit.Theywouldacceptnopayment,sowhenIgothome,Iwrotethemanotetosaythanks.Ireceivedaletterbackfromoneofthesalesmen.Noonehadevertakenthetimetowritehimandsaythankyou,anditmeantalot,hesaid.“Thankyou”—twopowerfulwords.They'reeasytosayandmeansomuch.Whathappenedwhentheauthorfoundsmokecomingoutofhiscar?Hehaditpulledbacktothegasstation.Thecoupleofferedtohelphim.Thecouplesenthimabusinesscard.Hecalledhisfriendforhelp.Thebatteryoftheauthor'scarwasdeadbecause.SomethingwentwrongwiththelightsThemeetinglastedawholedayHedrovetoolongadistanceD.HeforgottoturnoffthelightsWhichofthefollowingistrue?Thesalesmanwasveryhappytoreceivethewriter'snote.Theoldcoupleworkedinthegasstation.Thewritersentthecoupleapresent.thesalesmandrovethewriterhome.Bytellinghisownexperiences,theauthortriestoshow.thekindheartednessofolderpeopletheimportanceofexpressingthankshowtodealwithcarproblemshowtowriteathankyouletterCOnceanoldmanroseearlytoreadeachmorning.Hisgrandsonwantedtobejustlikehisgrandfather,sotriedtoemulatehimeverywayhecould.Onedaythegrandsonasked,“Grandpa,Itrytoreadjustlikeyoudo,butIdon'tunderstandmostofit,andIforgetwhateverIdounderstandimmediatelyIclosethebook.Sowhatgoodisitformetoread?”Thegrandfather,whowasputtingcoalonthefire,said,“Takethiscoalbasketdowntotheriverandbringmebackabasketofwater.”Theboydidastoldto,butthewaterleakedoutbeforehecouldgetthebaskethome.Thegrandfatherlaughed,saying,“You'llhavetomovealittlefaster.”Thistimeheranfaster,butagainthebasketemptied.Outofbreath,hedecideditwasimpossibletocarrywaterinabasket,andhewenttogetabucket（桶）.Butthegrandfathersaid,“Iwantabasketofwaterinsteadofabucketofwater.You'rejustnottryinghardenough.”Theboyknewwhathewastryingtoaccomplishwasimpossible.However,hedecidedtoshowhisgrandfatherathirdtime.Theboydippedthebasketintotheriverandranashardashecould.Withtheemptybasket,hegasped（喘气说），“SeeGrandpa?It'suseless!”“Soyouthinkituseless?”theoldmanasked.“Thenlookatthebasket.”Tohissurprise,theboyfounditwashedcleanofthedirtycoalstainsandnowcleaninsideandout.“Mychild,that'swhathappenswhenyoureadthebook.Youmightnotunderstandorremembereverything,butthewordswillchangeyouinsideandout.Thatistheworkofreadinginourlives.”Whydidthemantelltheboytofetchabasketofwater？Hemeanttoinspiretheboythroughanexample.Heintendedtotraintheboytorunfaster.Theworkcouldtesthowfasttheboyran.Theworkwastoomuchforhimself.Whatdoestheunderlineword“emulate”inParagraph1mostprobablymean?A.encourage.B.admire.C.copy（模仿）D.challenge.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethegrandfather?A.Healthyandsmart.B.Thoughtfulandloving.C.Seriousandknowledgeable.D.Wiseanddiligent.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.OldManandHisGrandson.B.OnReadingBooksC.ThePowerofReading.D.ABasketofWater.DOneafternoonItouredanartmuseumwhilewaitingformyhusbandtofinishabusinessmeeting.Iwaslookingforwardtoaquietviewoftheartworks.Ayoungcoupleviewingthepaintingsaheadofmechattednonstopbetweenthemselves.Iwatchedthemamomentanddecidedthewifewasdoingallthetalk.Iadmiredthehusband'spatienceforputtingupwithhercontinuoustalk.Distractedbytheirnoise,Imovedon.ImetwiththemseveraltimesasImovedthroughthedifferentroomsofart.EachtimeIheardherconstantburstofwords,Imovedawayquickly.Iwasstandingatthecounterofthemuseumgiftshopmakingapurchasewhenthecouplecameneartotheexit.Beforetheyleft,themanreachedintohispocketandpulledoutawhiteobject.Heextendeditintoalongstickandthentappedhiswayintothecoatroomtogethiswife'sjacket.“He'sabraveman.”Theclerkatthecountersaid,”Mostofuswouldgiveupifwewereblindedatsuchayoungage.Duringhisrecoveryhemadeapromisethathislifewouldn'tchange.So,asbefore,heandhiswifecomeinwheneverthere'sanewartshow.”“Butwhatdoeshegetoutoftheart?”Iasked,“Hecan'tsee.”“Can'tsee?You'rewrong.Heseesalot.MorethanyouorIdo.”Theclerksaid,“Hiswifedescribeseachpaintingsohecanseeitinhishead.”Ilearnedsomethingaboutpatience,courageandlovethatday.Isawthepatienceofayoungwifedescribingpaintingstoapersonwithoutsightandthecourageofahusbandwhowouldnotallowblindnesstochangehislife.AndIsawthelovesharedbytwopeopleasIwatchedthiscouplewalkawayhandinhand.Theyoungcouplewereatanartmuseum.A.todiscusspaintingsB.toshowtheirloveC.toappreciateartD.todescribepaintings“・Tmovedawayquickly."inParagraph3showsthatthewriter.A.wasinthehopeofvisitingmoreroomsB.wasinahurrytobuysomegiftsC.wasnotinterestedintheartshowD.wastiredofthenonstoptalkingWecaninferfromthepassagethatthehusband.A.couldn'tstandhiswifeB.wasnotbornblindC.knewnothingaboutartD.completelydependedonhiswifeAfterhearingwhattheclerkhadsaidaboutthecouple,thewriterwasA.touched（感动的）B.excitedC.encouragedD.annoyed（气恼的）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。Amajorsourceofteenstressisschoolexams,andtestanxiety（焦虑）isnotuncommon.Whenyourecognizeyourteenisunderstress，howcanparentshelpyourteenstaycalmbeforeanexam?Beinvolved.Parentsneedtobeinvolvedintheirteen'swork.16Whattheylookforisyourpresence—tolisten,totalk，tocry,orsimplytositwiththemquietly.Communicateopenlywithyourteen.Encourageyourteentoexpresshisworriesandfears，butdon'tletthemfocusonthosefears.Helpthemgetorganized.17Togetheryouandyourteencanworkoutatime—tableinwhichhe/shecanstudyforwhathe/sheknowswillbeonthetest.Provideacalmsetting.Helpyourteensetupaquietplacetostudyandprotecthis/herprivacy.Givethemanutritiousdiet.It'simportantforyourteentoeatahealthy，balanceddietduringexamtimestofocusanddohis/herbest.18Ifthishappens，encourageyourteentoeatlightmealsorsandwiches.Ahealthydiet，ratherthanjunkfood，isbestforreducingstress.19Persuadeyourteenagertogetsomesleepanddosomethingactivewhenhe/sheneedsarealbreakfromstudying.Makingtimeforrelaxatio，nfun，andexerciseisallimportantinreducingstress.Helpyourteenbalancehis/hertimesothathe/shewillfeelcomfortabletakingtimeoutfromstudyingtospendtimewithfriendsorrest.Showapositiveattitude.20Yourpanic,anxietyandblamecontributetoyourteen'spressure.Makeyourteenfeelacceptedandvaluedforhisefforts.Mostimportantly，tellyourteenthatthingswillbeallright，nomatterwhattheresultsare.Theywillonlymakethesituationworse.Aparent'sattitudewillinfluencetheirteen'semotions.Thebestthingissimplytolisten.Helpyourteenthinkaboutwhathehastostudyandplanaccordingly.Examstresscanmakesometeenslosetheirappetite（胃口）.Encourageyourteentorelax.Yourteenmayalsomakenegativecommentsaboutthemselves.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；每小题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。Aladywantedabirthdaygiftfromherhusband.Formanymonthsshehadlikedabeautiful21,andknowingherhusbandcould_22it,shetoldhimthatwasallshewanted.Onthemorningofthe23,herhusbandtoldherhow24hewastohavesuchagoodwife,andhowmuchhelovedher.He25herabeautifulgiftpackage氏盒）.Sheopeneditand26aBible.27,sheraisedhervoiceandsaidtoherhusband,“Withallyourmoney,yougivemeaBible?"Shewasso28thatshelefthim.Manyyearspassedandtheladywasvery29inbusiness.Sheownedtwolargecompanies.She30herhusbandwasveryold,andthoughtperhapssheshouldgoto31him.Butbeforeshecould,she32alettertellingherthathehaddied,andgaveallofhispossessions（财产）toher.Sheneededtocomebackand_33things.Whenshearrivedathishouse,sadness34herheart.Shesawthestillnew35,justasshehadleftityearsbefore.With36,sheopeneditandbegantoturnthepages.Aring_37fromtheBibletotheflooranda38couldbeseen.Shepickeditupandfounditwastheringshewantedinthosedays.Andonthecardwasthedateofherbirth,andthewords“LUVUALWAYS".39yourgiftisnotpackagedthewayyouwantit,it'sbecauseitisbetterpackagedthewayitis!Alwaysappreciatelittlethings;theyusuallyleadyoutobiggerthings!Thebestandmostbeautifulthingsintheworldcannotbeseenoreventouchedfortheymustbefeltwiththe40.21.A.watchjB.coatC.ringD.box22.A.affordB.likeC.designD.,guess23.A.holidayB.birthdayC.performanceD.meeting24A.braveB.kindC.sorryD.proud25.A.gaveB.askedC.lentD.moved26.A.foundB.carriedC.missedD.held27.A.PolitelyB.LightlyC.AngrilyD.Patiently28.A.calmB.carelessC.thankfulD.upset29.A.successfulB.lonelyC.failingD.poor30.A.wonderedB.hopedC.realizedD.explained31.A.visitB.catchC.understandD.help32.A.passedB.receivedC.sentD.wrote33.A.giveawayB.payforC.lookforD.takecareof34.A.coveredB.filledC.leftD.broke35.A.BibleB.carC.letterD.table36.A.smilesB.laughterC.interestsD.tears37.A.hidB.disappearedC.droppedD.made38.A.flowerB.penC.cardD.book39.A.ButB.IfC.AlthoughD.So40.A.heartB.eyeC.faceD.hand第II卷（共50分）注意：将答案写在答题卷上，写在本试卷上无效。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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。First,readingbooks__41__(be)fun.Youcanalwayskeepyourself__42__(interest)anditcanhelpyouhaveanenjoyabletimeifyoulikereading.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhentheweatherisbad.Itisa__43__(relax)hobbytoo.Next，youcanreadabookanywher：einacar，inawaitingroom,onaplane,inbed—eveninthebath.__44__youneedisabook!Readingisaconvenienthobbyasitiseasytostopandthenstartagain.Anothergoodreasonforreadingbooksis__45__itisuseful.Ifyoureadasahobby，you__46__(get)betterandbetteratit.Thismeansthatyouwillreadfasterandwillbecome__47__(good)atunderstandingwhatyouread.Asyourreadingimproves,youwillprobablyfindyourschoolworkbecomesmucheasier.Manyschoolsubjectsdepend__48__goodreadingand,asyoureadyoulearnmoreandmore.Goodreadersaremostlikelytobegood__49__(write),too.Theyareusuallygoodat__50__(spell)aswell,andhavemorethingstowriteabout.Readingbooksisreallyawonderfulhobby.第三部分：词汇与句型(共两节，满分30分)第一节：词汇基础(共9小题；每空1分，满分9分)根据下列各句句意、括号中汉语提示填空，并把完整单词填写在答题卷相应的位置上Everyoneshould(做贡献)whatheorshecanafford.Thecinemahaslittle(attract)forsomepeople.Hiscar(break)downonthewaytoworkyesterday.Hiscollectionofpaintingsismost(impress).Theareais(constant)hitbydroughts.I'm(delight)atyoursuccess.Itall(视情况而定).Thattheysavedthedrawinggirlwas(admire).Yourfirstjobherewillbean(assist)journalist.Youwillhavea(profession)photographerwithyoutotakephotographs.Ittookthreeyearstowinhisfather's(approve)Heisa(gift)musician.第二节：句型结构(共7小题；每空1分，满分21分)他起床起得早为了赶上第一班火车。Hegotupearlycatchthefirsttrain.他提前完成了工作。Hefinishedhiswork.我们从这些事实中得出了结论。Wefromthefacts.你不应该受到责备。Younot.他对他的队员要求很严格。Heverythemembersofhisteam.在一种非常真实的意义上，光污染使我们看不见我们在地球上的真正位置。Inaveryrealsense，lightpollutioncausesustoourtrueplaceintheuniverse.第四部分写作（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）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（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：在错的词下画一横线（）,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastnightIwaspreparingforthecomingexaminationwhilethenoisefrommyneighborinterruptsme.Thenoisewentonandon.ItwassoloudthatIcouldhardpayattentiontomystudyanylonger.SoIwenttomyneighbor'shousebutsaidtohim:“Excuseme,wouldyoupleaseturndowntheTV?I'mpreparingfortomorrow'sexam."Whenheheardtheseword,hisfacewentthered.Andhesaid,“I'msorrytohavemadesomuchnoise.Justnow,thefootballwasverywonderful.I'mtooexcitingtocontrolme.Iwon'tdothatagain.Goodluckyinyourcomingexam."Afterthat,Igotdownmystudy.第二节书面表达（满分25分）学校将为高学生举办一场英语沙龙。假如你是学生会主席李华，请根据以下提示准备一份英语发言稿，呼吁高二学生调节好学习和生活，保持良好的心态。内容要点：1.描述周围同学现状；熬夜多（stayuplate）,运动少，学习效率不高。2.提出至少两条建议。注意：1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Goodmorning，everyone！It'smyhonortobeheretomakeashortspeech.英语期中考试参考答案阅读理解