内蒙古通辽甘旗卡第二高级中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

姓名：考号：姓名：考号：密封线高二英语试题本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间100分钟。注意：1．答卷前，将姓名、考号填在答题卡的密封线内。2．答案必须写在答题卡上，在试题卷上答题无效。第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAreyoulookingforwardtowatchingsomegreatfilmsinthissummer？Herearefourfilmsyouwon’tmiss.WonderWomanWonderWomanisthissummer’smosingfilm.Thoughbeingasuperherofilm,itisthemostunique:youwillseethefirstfemalesuperherostarredbyGalGadot.Ongeneralreleasefrom1June.TheMummyTomCruiseawakensanancientprincesswhohasnowbeeamummy.Cruisejumpsfromthesky,runsaroundalotandwakesupnakedinasleepingbag–butit’sSofiaBoutellaastheMummywhodrawsthemostattention.DirectorAlexKurtzmanspeakshighlyofSofiaBoutellaastheMummy:“Ifyoulookathereyes,there'sawholeperformancegoingonhere.Evennotsayinganything,shecanconveysomethingveryemotionaltome.”Ongeneralreleasefrom8June.BabyDriverAnselElgortisagetawaydriver,whoisforcedtoworkforacrimeboss.ThisisaedyactionromancefromBritishwriterdirectorEdgarWright.Thesoundinthefilmisasgreatasthevisuals,whichmakesitmuchlikeamusical,butitisquitedifferentfromLaLaLand.BabyDriverisn’tjustaseriesofsongpieces.Instead,itfindsitsformintheelegant,rapidfirebinationofmovementandsound.Released28JuneinCanadaandtheUS.AManCalledOveThisfilmhasbeeoneofSweden’smostpopularedies.Inthefilmalonelyretireewhohasgivenuponlife,wastryingtokillhimself,butallhisattemptsfailed.Meanwhile,hedevelopedanunlikelyfriendshipwithhisPersianneighbor.Itisreallyatearjerker(赚人热泪的)film,whichisfunny,tragic,andheartwarmingaswell.Released25MayinHongKong,30JuneintheUK.21.IfyouareabigfanofBatmanandSuperman,whichfilmwillyoulikebest?A.WonderWomanB.TheMummyC.BabyDriverD.AManCalledOve22.AlexKurtzmanspeakshighlyofSofiaBoutellabecause________.A.hereyesareverybeautifulB.shedoesn’tsayanythingasthemummyinthefilmC.shegivesanexcellentperformanceD.sheisawomanwithstrongemotions23.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaccordingto?A.Wonderwomanisthefirstfemalesuperhero.B.SofiaBoutellaperformsaswellasTomCruise.C.BabyDriverisamusicallikeLalaLand.D.TheaudienceofAManCalledOvemayexperiencedifferentfeelings.BAcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbeealmostatraditionistorespecttheselfmademanthemanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisownefforts,usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandmandsgreaterrespectinthemunitythanthemonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworker,hemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.Thisattitudetowardmanual(体力的)laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlyfortablybutevenluxuriously(豪华地)furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollegeeducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,willserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterward,furthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrary,thehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecar,digginginhisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhisliving,orduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.24.FromParagraph1,wecanknowthatinAmericaA.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheselfmademanB.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirowneffortsC.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfrommonworkersD.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslaborers25.Accordingtothepassage,thehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecauseA.servantsinAmericaarehardtogetB.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherselfC.shecanhardlyaffordservantsD.itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood26.Theexpression"waitontable"inthesecondparagraphmeansA.workinafurnitureshopB.keepaccountsforabarC.waittolaythetableD.servecustomersinarestaurant27.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ARespectableSelfmadeFamilyB.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLaborC.CharacteristicsofAmericanCultureD.TheDevelopmentofManualLaborCAnItalianpanyhascreatedtheworld’sfirstunderwaterfarm.ThestationnamedNemo’sGardenconsistsoffivebiospheres(生物圈)fixedtothebottomoftheseaoffthecoastofSavona,Italy.They’rebeingusedtogrowstrawberries,beans,

garlic,andlettuce.“Themaintargetofthisprojectistocreateothersourcesofplantproductioninareaswhereenvironmentalconditionsmakeitdifficulttogrowcropsthroughtraditionalfarming,includinglackoffreshwater,fertilesoil,andextremetemperaturechanges,’’saidprojectspokespersonLucaGamberini.Thefivebiospheres,currentlyfloatingbetweendepthsof18and36feet,areconstantlywatchedbyOceanReefGroup——adivingequipmentpany——fromacontrolcenterondryland.Accordingtovariousnewsreports,theplantsarewateredbydripsofwaterontheinnerwallsofthebiospheres.Withaconstanttemperatureof79degreesdayandnight,andhumidity(湿度)ataround83percent,theconditionsareidealforplantstogrowwell.Thehighamountofcarbondioxidealsoencouragesgrowth.OceanReefpresidentSergioGamberinisaidhecameupwiththeideaofgrowingplantsunderwaterduringasummervacationin

Italy.Inhisownwords,hewantedtodosomethingthat’sdifferentandtoshowthebeautyoftheocean.Aftertwoyearsoffailedattempts,theyfinallywereabletogetthesefivebiospheresworking.Theirsuccessmaylaythefoundationforanewformofcropproductionthatcanbedonewithoutharmingtheenvironment.Infact,thebiosphereseemstobeattractingwildlife.Octopuses(章鱼)andendangeredseahorsesaretakingshelterunderthestructure,whilecrabs(螃蟹)areclimbinguptheanchorsandintothegreenhouses.Noneofthecreatureshavedamagedtheplantssofar.“It’ssokindofsciencefictiontoseethesetwodifferentformsoflifeinteract,”Gamberinisaid.28.

Whywastheunderwaterfarmcreated?A.

Tohelpexplorethesea.

B.

Toprotectseacreatures.C.

Toimprovetheseaenvironment

D.

Tofindanewwayofgrowingcrops.29.

SergioGamberinigottheideaofgrowingplantsunderwater_______.A.

bychance

B.

fromsciencefictionC.

afterreadinganewsreport

D.

aftertwoyearsoffailedattempts30.

Thelastparagraphiswrittenmainlytotellusthat_____.A.

theplantsinthebiosphereisprotectedB.

thebiosphereisenvironmentallyfriendlyC.

seacreaturesmaydoharmtothebiosphereD.

seacreaturesliketheplantsinthebiosphere31.

Whatismainlyabout?A.

Theunderseaexploration.B.

Growingplantswithoutsoil.C.

Abiospherethatattractswildlife.D.

Theworld’sfirstunderwaterfarm.D

Doyouknowhowitiswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?Well,apparentlyit’sbecausewehavemirrorneurons(神经元)inourbrains.Putsimply,enceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitateit,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthowwelearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther:mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareawhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento(forexample:“Thehandtookholdoftheball”),thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed(inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball).Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavior.Muchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfullyfunctioning.However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders.Researchintomirrorneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevermoreinformationconcerninghowhumansbehaveandinteract.Indeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalentforneuroscienceofwhatEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywasforphysics.Andimeyoufeeltheurgetocoughinthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoeswell,perhapsyou’llunderstandwhy.32.Mirrorneuronscanexplain.A.whywecrywhenwearehurtB.whywecoughwhenwesufferfromacoldC.whywesmilewhenweseesomeoneelsesmileD.whyweyawnwhenweseesomeoneelsestayuplate33.Theunderlinedword“triggered”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“”.A.setoff B.cutoff C.builtup D.brokenup34.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmirrorneurons.A.relatetohumanbehaviorandinteractionB.controlhumanphysicalactionsandfeelingsC.resultinbadbehaviorandsocialdisordersD.determineourknowledgeandlanguageabilities35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Waystofindmirrorneurons. B.Problemsofmirrorneurons.C.Existenceofmirrorneurons. D.Functionsofmirrorneurons.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。Itisnecessarytobereasonableandflexibleenoughtoavoidconflictsasmuchaspossibleandliveinpeacewithothers.36Ifyouhavedoneallyourbesttoavoidconflictsandyouarestillarguing,thenreadtheseeffectivetipsonhowtoavoidconflicts.Don’tgetinthecenteroftheconflict.Sometimespeoplecangetinthecenterofconflictsduetotheirenthusiasmforofferinghelp.Franklyspeaking,itisveryunwise,becauseitcanmakeyouthemainfigureoftheconflict.37Youshouldfocusonyourownlifeissues.Bekind.38Lifeisfullofconflictsanddisagreements,andthat’swhyyoushouldfindmoreconservativewaysofdealingwiththem.Forexample,kindnesscanlessentheconflict.Trytobeapeacekeeper.Peacekeeperstendtocooperatewithpeoplewithoutbademotionswhichusuallyleadtoargumentsandevenconflicts.‘‘39”Thissayingisthelifemottoofanaturalbornpeacekeeper.Don’tworryifyouarenotanaturalbornpeacekeeper;youcangainthisskillduringlife.Walkoff.Whentheconflictisgatheringpaceandyoucan’tmanagetocontrolyourself,youshouldchoosetohandlethesituationinanotherway.Byallmeans,trytokeepyourselfawayfromstress.40Youshouldgetawayfromthesituationforawhile.Thegreatestvictoryisabattlenotfought.B．Conflictsareunavoidable,sotrytoacceptthem.C．Weakpeopleusuallydesireotherstoofferhelpandsupport.D．Letotherpeoplesolvetheirproblemswithoutyourpresence.E．Itishelpfultoputsomedistancebetweenyourselfandtheopponent.F．Whensomeonepushesyoutothelimit,trytoactkindlytowardsthisperson.G．Arguingcaneitherbreakyourfriendshiporaffectyourrelationshiptosomedegree.第三部分英语知识运用（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）

AllQuietinaDarkenedLibraryAftermymotherdied,myfather,whowas75atthetime,begantoregularlyvisitthelocallibraryinEpping.Helovedgoingthere41heenjoyedreadingdifferentkindsofbooks,especiallyreadingthenewspapersonSaturdays.Thelibraryhadasmallarea,wherethesoftcarpet,foldingchairsandlapdesks42afortablespaceforindependentreading.Mydadwouldsitthereforhours.ThisparticularwinterySaturday,atabout12noon,afterbeingtherefortwohours,mydad43thatitwasveryquietanddarkerthanusual.Helookedaround,realizingthatallthestaffhadleftandhehadbeen44lockedin.Mydadwasa“panicmerchant”atthebestoftimes,soIcanonly45whathewaslikewhenthishappened.Thedoorshadbeenlockedfromtheoutsideandhehadnoway46.Hemusthavefeltpletelyata47,sincehedidn’tknowsome48forhandlingthiskindofcrazysituation.Mydadlookedatthenoticeboardstotrytofinda49phonenumber—astaffmemberorsomeonehecouldringtohelplethimout—butwithout50.Soherangthepolicestationandtheykindlygotintouchwiththeheadlibrarian.Theheadlibrarianimmediatelyrangmydadbackatthelibrary,and51thatshewouldbesoonthere.Shetriedto52himandevenexplainedhowhecouldmakeacoffeeifhewished.Thiswasverynice,butmydadwasintoomuchofa“53”todoso.Thankfully,theheadlibrarianarrived54thehourandletmydadout.Sheapologizedforthe55ithadcausedmyfatherandsentmyfatherbackhomeinperson.Wewereverygrateful,sinceshecouldeasilyhavebeen56athavingtoebacktowork.daymydadseemedto57fromthisaccident.Healmostforgotallabouttheunpleasantness,andevenfoundhisexperiencequite58.Iguesstheentirestaffnowmakesextrasurethatthelibraryis59beforetheyleave.What’smore,mydadhaslearnedanimportantlessonbyhimself—neveragainbecamequiteso60inhisreading.41.A.as B.if C.till D.though42.A.measured B.occupied C.replaced D.created43.A.expected B.noticed C.admitted D.doubted44.A.accidentally B.constantly C.properly D.illegally45.A.acquire B.witness C.imagine D.explore46.A.along B.back C.down D.out47.A.failure B.loss C.risk D.distance48.A.tips B.marks C.notes D.senses49.A.convenient B.flexible C.relevant D.temporary50.A.trouble B.effort C.permission D.success51.A.promised B.informed C.assumed D.reminded52.A.forgive B.fort C.instruct D.persuade53.A.result B.choice C.state D.trend54.A.over B.near C.beyond D.within55.A.conflict B.anxiety C.regret D.blame56.A.ashamed B.confused C.annoyed D.pleased57.A.recover B.reflect C.struggle D.suffer58.A.satisfying B.amusing C.scaring D.astonishing59.A.tidy B.open C.quiet D.empty60.A.distributed B.blocked C.absorbed D.exposed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或括号内单词的正确形式。Iwillneverforgetwatchingmysonplaysoccerinthismiddleschool.Mysonwasnotastarplayer.Infact,hedidn’thavetheopportunitytoplayforlongineachgame,61therulesatthattimemadesureeveryonewasinvolved.Inonegame,withthescoretiedandtime62(run)out,hewasplayingadefensiveposition.Theotherteam’sstarplayergot63ballbutmysonwasinhisway.Somehow,whentheymet,theresultwasthatthestarplayer64(fall)onthegroundandmysongottheball.Heranwith65andhadaclearpathtothegoal.Hiscoachjumpedupanddown66(yell)“go”andmostoftheparentsyelledforvictory.Whenmysonkickedtheballseveralyardstowardsthegoal,he67_(sudden)stoppedandwentbacktothestarplayer,helpinghimgetup.Whenweallgotenthusiastic68_thegameandforgotaboutthebasicvaluesoffairnessandfun,mysonhelpedaplayeroftheotherteam.I69(touch)deeply.Afterthegame,Ihuggedmysonproudly.Iwassogladthatmysonknewtherewassomethingmoreimportant70winning.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(∧)，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。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。Asiswellknow,booksteachustolearnlife,truth,scienceandmanyotherusefulthings.Theyincreasedourknowledge,broadenourmindsandstrengthenourcharacter.Intheotherwords,theyareourgoodteachersandwisefriend.Thisisthereasonthatourparentsalwaysencourageustoreadmorebooks.