甘肃省天水市一中2017-2018学年高二下学期第二学段考试英语试题

天水一中高二级20172018学年度第二学期第二阶段考试英语试题（满分100分，时间90分钟）第I卷选择题（共60分）=1\*ROMANI.阅读理解（共10小题每小题2分，满分20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。AThewriterMargaretMitchellisbestknownforwritingGonewiththeWind,firstpublishedin1936.Herbookandthemoviebasedonit,tellastoryofloveandsurvivalduringtheAmericanCivilWar.VisitorstotheMargaretMitchellHouseinAtlanta,OurfirststopattheMargaretMitchellHouseisanexhibitareatellingaboutthewriter’slife.ShewasborninAtlantain1900.Shestartedwritingstorieswhenshewasachild.ShestartedworkingasareporterfortheAtlantaJournalnewspaperin1922.OnephotographofMs.Mitchell,calledPeggy,showshertalkingtoagroupofyoungcollegeboys.Shewasonlyaboutoneandahalfmeterstall.Theyoungmentoweroverher,butsheseemsveryhappyandsureofherself.Thetourguideexplains:“NowinthispicturePeggyisinterviewingsomeboysfromGeorgiaTech,askingthemsuchquestionsas‘Wouldyoureallymarryawomanwhoworks?’Andtodayit’dbe‘Wouldyoumarryonewhodoesn’t?’”TheMargaretMitchellHouseisabuildingthatoncecontainedseveralapartments.NowweenterthefirstfloorapartmentwhereMs.Mitchelllivedwithherhusband,JohnMarsh.Theymadefunofthesmallapartmentbycallingit“TheDump”.Around1926,MargaretMitchellhadstoppedworkingasareporterandwasathomehealingafteraninjury.Herhusbandbroughtherbookstoreadfromthelibrary.Shereadsomanybooksthatheboughtheratypewriterandsaiditwastimeforhertowriteherownbook.OurguidesaysGonewiththeWindbecameahugesuccess.MargaretMitchellreceivedthePulitzerPrizeforthebook.In1939thefilmversionwasreleased.ItwontenAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.1．ThebookGonewiththeWindwas_________.A.firstpublishedonanewspaper B.awardedtenAcademyAwardsC.writtenin“TheDump” D.adaptedfromamovie2．Theunderlinedphrase“towerover”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_________.A.beverypleasedwith B.showgreatrespectforC.bemuchtallerthan D.showlittleinterestin3．WhydidMs.Mitchellstopworkingasareporteraccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseshewasrichenough. B.Becauseshewasinjuredthen.C.Becauseherhusbanddidn’tlikeit. D.Becauseshewantedtowritebooks.4．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.GonewiththeWind:AHugeSuccess. B.MargaretMitchell:AGreatFemaleWriter.C.AnIntroductionoftheMargaretMitchellHouse. D.ATriptoKnowMargaretMitchell.BPeoplewhohavelosttheabilitytounelse.Fromorusewordsduetobraindamagearecalledaphasics（失语症患者）.Suchpatientscanbeextremelygoodatsomethingelse.Fromthechangingexpressionsonspeakers'facesandthetonesoftheirvoices,theycantellliesfromtruths.Doctorsstudyingthehaphasics.Somevegivenanumberofexamplesofthisamazingpowerofaphasics.Somehaveevenparedthispowertothatofadogwithanabilitytofindoutthedrugshiddeninthebaggage.true.Theypeople.Someaphasics.Itteststoseeifallthatwassaidaboutaphasicswastrue.Theystudiedamixedgroupofpeople.Somewerenormal;otherswereaphasics.Itwasprovedthattheaphasicswerefaraheadofthenormalpeopleinrecognizingfalsespeeches—inmostcases,thenormalpeoplewerefooledbywords,buttheaphasicswerenot.Dr.Oliveraphasics.HeDr.OliverSackswroteinhisbookabouthisexperienceswithaphasics.Hementionedaparticularcaseinahospital.SomeaphasicswerewatchingthepresidentgivingaspeechonTV.Sincethepresidenthadbeenanactorearlier,makingagoodspeechwasnoproblemforhim.Hewastryingtoputhisfeelingsintoeverywordofhisspeech.Buthiswayofspeakinghadtheoppositeeffectonthepatients.Theydidn'tseemtobelievehim.Instead,theyburstintolaughter.Theaphasicsknewthatthepresidentdidnotmeanawordofwhathewassaying.Hewaslying!Manydoctorsseeaphasicsaspeoplewhoarenotpletelynormalbecausetheylacktheabilitytounderstandwords.However,accordingtoDr.Sacks,theyaremoregiftedthannormalpeople.Normalpeoplemaygetcarriedawaybywords.Aphasicsseemtounderstandhumanexpressionsbetter,thoughtheycannotunderstandwords.5．Whatissosurprisingaboutaphasics?A.Theycanfoolotherpeople. B.Theycantellwhetherpeoplearelying.C.Theycanunderstandlanguagebetter. D.Theycanfindoutthehiddendrugs.6．Howdidthescientistsstudyaphasics?A.ByaskingthemtowatchTVtogether. B.Byorganizingthemintoactinggroups.C.Byparingthemwithnormalpeople. D.BygivingthemchancestospeakonTV.7．Whatdowelearnfromthistext?A.Whatonessaysreflectshowonefeels. B.Aphasicshavericherfeelingsthanothers.C.Normalpeopleoftentellliesintheirspeeches. D.Peoplepooratonethingcanbegoodatanother.CDoyouwanttogethomefromworkknowingyouhavemadearealdifferenceinsomeone’slife?Ifyes,don’tcareaboutsexorage!eandjoinus,then

you’llmakeit!Position:VolunteerSocialCareAssistant(NoPaywithFreeMeals)Place:ManchesterHours:PartTimeWearcnowlookingforvolunteerstosupportpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiestoliveactivelives!Only4daysleft.Don’tmissthechanceoflendingyourwarmhandstohelpothers!Role:Youwillprovidepeoplewithlearningdisabilitieswithallaspectsoftheirdailylives.Youwillhelpthemtodevelopnewskills.Youwillhelpthemtoprotecttheirrightsandtheirsafety.Butyourprimaryconcernistoletthemknowtheyarevalued.SkillsandExperienceRequired:Youwillhavetherightvaluesandgreatlisteningskills.Youwillbehonestandpatient.YouwillhavetheabilitytodriveacarandtomunicateinfluentwrittenandspokenEnglishsinceyou’llhavetohelpthosepeoplewithdifferentlearningdisabilities.Previouscarerelatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?A.You’llmakeothers’livesmoremeaningfulwiththisjobB.You’llarrivehomejustintimefromthisjobC.You’llearnagoodsalaryfromthisjobD.You’llsucceedingettingthisjob9．Thevolunteers’primaryresponsibilityistohelppeoplewithlearningdisabilities______.A.togetsomefinancialsupport B.toproperlyprotectthemselvesC.tolearnsomenewlivingskills D.torealizetheirownimportance10．Whichofthefollowingcanfirstbechosenasavolunteer?A.TheonewhocandriveacarB.TheonewhohasdonesimilarworkbeforeC.TheonewhohaspatiencetolistentoothersD.TheonewhocanuseEnglishtomunicate=2\*ROMANII.阅读七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）。Likeitornot,therewillbedifficulttimesinourlives.Youmightloseyourjob,failinyourexamsorhaveanillness.11．Herearesomewaysnottolosehopeduringdifficulttimes.1.Havefaith.12．Nomatterhowbadthesituationis,thingswillturnouttobegoodintheend.SeveralyearsagoIfailedtogetmymaster’sdegree.Itwasareallybadexperience.13．Itwasofmuchbetterqualitythanmypreviousuniversity.Experienceslikethisstrengthenmybeliefthathavingfaithisimportantduringdifficulttimes.2.Bearoundsupportivepeople.Goingthroughdifficulttimesishard,andgoingthroughthemaloneisevenharder.Youneedagroupofpositivepeoplewhocansupportyou.14．Ifyoudon’t,mysuggestionistostartlookingforone.Don’twaituntilyouneedit,becauseitwillbetoolatebythen.Youneedthemunitybeforedifficulttimese.3.Helpothers.Anadditionalbenefitofbeinginagoodmunityisthatitencouragesyoutothinkaboutotherpeople.Itpushesyoutohelpothersand,therefore,thinkaboutotherpeople.15．Asaresult,yoursituationwon’tlookasbadasitwouldbeotherwise.Oftenthesituationlooksworsethanitreallyisbecausewegivetoomuchattention.Shifting（移开）someofyourattentionawaywillputthesituationinabetterview.A.Yourmunityhelpsalot.B.Whateveritis,it’simportantnottolosehope.C.However,Ichangedmyattitudetowardsfailure.D.Inthiswayyoushiftyourfocusawayfromyourself.E.ButIgotascholarshipatanoverseasuniversitylater.F.Youmustbelievethatthingswillworkoutwelleventually.G.Youshouldbeepartofamunitythatcaresforoneanother.=3\*ROMANIII.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。Fromthatdayon,wheneightyearoldJackwithgrayeyesbeganridingmyschoolbus,hewasatroublemaker.Hisfatherpassedawayandhedidnotlivewithhismother.Ifafight16,itmusthaveJack.Ifagirlwascrying,17werethatJackhadpulledherhair.Ipracticedeverybitof18,talkingtohimagainandagain,butnouse.NomatterhowIspoketohim,19orstrictly,hewouldstareatmewiththosebiggrayeyes20aword.Towardstheendoftheyear,Ireceivedmanysmallgiftsfromkidsonmybus.Alittlegirlsentmeastarkeychain.Shehadwritten,“IlovePollyandPollylovesme.”OnthelastdayofschoolIwas21becauseoftalkingtotheheadmaster.WhenIgotonthebusI22thatthestarkeychainwasgone.“Jackwasthefirstonetogetonthebus.Checkhis23,”insistedthegirlwhohadgivenmethegift.Iaskedhimtoeforward.I24myhandintoonepocket.ThenIfeltit–the25shapeofthekeychain.Jackstaredatmeforalongtime.Therewasno26inthosebiggrayeyes,andnoplea(请求)for27.Heseemedtobewaitingforwhatwouldhappen.Iwasaboutto28thekeychainoutofJack’spocketwhenI29myself.”Lethimkeepit,”a30seemedtowhisper.“ItmusthavefallenoffbeforeIgothere,”Isaidtothekids.Manyyearslater,Iwasinadepartmentstore31someonesaid,“Polly?”Iturnedtoseethebiggrayeyes.Tomy32,hehuggedmeandpulled33fromhispocketthekeychainthat34,“IlovePollyandPollylovesme.”“Youweretheonlyonewhokept35”heexplained.Wehuggedagain…A.buildup B.gaveup C.brokeout D.pickedoutA.challenges B.changes C.choices D.chancesA.interest B.respect C.patience D.hopeA.slowly B.gently C.coldly D.rudelyA.without B.through C.after D.uponA.observed B.doubted C.plained D.punishedA.wondered B.doubted C.admitted D.realizedA.seat B.hands C.pockets D.schoolbagA.expanded B.raised C.hid D.reachedA.charming B.original C.familiar D.normalA.pride B.regret C.pleasure D.angerA.encouragement B.admission C.mercy D.escapeA.pick B.slide C.rid D.pullA.stopped B.enjoyed C.helped D.preparedA.sound B.voice C.tone D.noiseA.until B.when C.before D.whileA.delight B.fear C.surprise D.amusementA.something B.anything C.nothing D.everythingA.wrote B.repeated C.appeared D.saidA.asking B.persuading C.trying D.arguing第II卷非选择题（共40分）=4\*ROMANIV.语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下列材料，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。IthappenedinaholidaywhenIwas18yearsold.I36(be)toflytoBrussels.Isetmyalarm37(get)upearly.Therewasoneproblem:Ihadneverusedanalarmbefore.Iwasuncertainwhetherthebuttononthetophadtobeupordown.IgotlittlesleepasIworriedaboutitallnightI38(obvious)hadmadethewrong39(choose)becausethenextmorningIwokeonlyashortwhilebeforesunrise.Ipanicked(惊慌)andgrabbedmybelongings.Ididn’tevenhavetimetoshower40setofftotheairport.NowIhadlessthananhourbeforemyflightleft.Not41(have)muchexperienceonbuses,I42(make)extremelyangrybythebusdriver43pulledoverandwaitedeveryfewstreets.Ihadtodosomething,soIwenttohimandinformedhimthatIwaslateformyflightandsow