四川省成都外国语学院2017-2018学年高二上学期12月考试题英语

成都外国语学校学年度上期12月考试高二英语试卷注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AChooseYourOneDayTours!TourABath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld'smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.TourBOxford&StartfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary'sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway's￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland'soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe"cityofdreamingspires(尖顶）"fromStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.TourCWindsorCastle&HamptonCourtincludingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL'sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(TourDCambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.1.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?A.TourA B.TourB C.TourC D.TourD2.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt B.Oxford&StratfordC.Bath&Stonehenge D.Cambridge3.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?A.ItusedtobethehomeofroyalfamiliesB.ItusedtobeawellknownmazeC.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritainD.ItisaworldfamouscastleBAmanaccusedoffailingtoreturnmorethan700children’sbookstofivedifferentlibrariesinthecountywasreleasedfromprisonafterabookpublisheragreedtoposthisbond(保释金)of$1,000.Thepublishersaid,“There’sastoryhere.Thisisamanwholovesbooks.Hejustcan’tletgoofthem.Hehasn’tstolenasinglebook.Sowhat’sthecrime?WethinkthatMr.Barushhasastorytotell.Weplantopublishhisstory.”Whenaskedwhyhedidn’treturnthebooks,Mr.Barushsaid,“Well,howcouldI?Theybecamefamilytome.Iwasafraidtoreturnthem,becauseIknewthatkidsordogswouldgetholdofthesebooksandchewthemup,throwthemaround,tearthepages,spillsodaonthem,getjamandjellyonthem,anddrowntheminthetoilet.”Hecontinued,“Booksarepeople,too!Theytalktoyou,theytakecareofyou,andtheyenrichyouwithwisdom,humorandlove.Abookisaguestinmyhome.HowcouldIkickitout?Irepairedtornpages.Idustedthemwithasoftcleancloth.Iturnedtheirpagessotheycouldbreatheandgetsomefreshair.”“EveryweekIreorganizedthemontheirshelvessotheycouldmeetnewfriends.MybookswereHAPPYbooks.Youcouldtelljustbylookingatthem.Nowthey’reallbackinthelibrary,onthelowershelves,onthefloors,atthemercyofallthoserunnynosedkids.Icanhearthemcallingme!Ineedtorescuethem.Excuseme.Ihavetogonow.”4.Whywasthemanputintoprison?A.Becausethebookpublisherpersuadedthepolicetodoso.B.Becausehestole700children’sbooksfromthefivedifferentlibraries.C.Becauseherefusedtoreturnthebooksthathehadborrowed.D.Becausehewantedtopublishhisstory.5.Howdidthemantreatbooks?A.Hetreatedthemasrealpeople.B.Hetreatedthemashisownchildren.C.Hetreatedthemashisfurniture.D.Hetreatedthemashisjob.6.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthemanis_____.A.athief B.crazyaboutbooks C.awriter D.unfortunate7.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthispassage?A.Afunnythiefwholovesstealingbooks.B.Apersonwhomayhavesomementalproblems.C.Apersonwhoiscrazyaboutbookssohekeepsstealingthemfromthelibrary.D.Apersonwhorefusestoreturnborrowedbooksandwantstolookafterthem.CHometomemeansasenseoffamiliarityandnostalgia（怀旧）.It’sfuntoehome.Itlooksthesame.Itsmellsthesame.You’llrealizewhat’schangedisyou.Homeiswherewecanrememberpain,loveandsomeotherexperiences:Wepartedhere;Myparentsmethere;Iwonthreechampionshipshere. IfIclosemyeyes,Icanstillhaveaclearpictureinmindofmyfirsthome.Iwalkinthedoorandseeabrownsofasurroundingalowglasstopwoodentable.Totherightofthelivingroomismyfirstbedroom.It’sempty,butit’swheremyearliestmemoriesare. ThereisthediningroomtablewhereIcelebratedbirthdaysandwhereIcriedonHalloweenwhenIdidn’twanttoweartheskirtmymothermadeforme.Ialwayslikedstandingonthattablebecauseitmademefeeltallandstrong.IfIsitatthistable,Icanseemyfavoriteroominthehouse,myparents’room.Itissimple:abrownwoodendresserlinestherightsideofthewallnexttoatelevisionandacoupleofphotosofmygrandparentsoneachside.Theirbedismysafezone.IcanjumponitanytimewakingupmyparentsifIamscaredorifIhaveanimportantannouncementthatcannotwaituntilthemorning. I’mluckybecauseIknowmyfirsthomestillexists.Isinmymindandheart,onaphysicalproperty（住宅）onWest64thstreetonthewesternedgeofLosAngeles.ItisproofIlived,Igrew,andIlearned. SometimeswhenIfeellost,Iliedownandshutmyeyes,andIgohome.Iknowit’swhereI’llfindmyfamily,mydogs,andmybelongings.IpurposelyleavethewindowopenatnightbecauseIknowI’llbeblamedbyMom.ButIdon’tmind,becauseIwanttohearhersaymyname,whichremindsmeI’mhome.8.Whydoestheauthorcallherparents’bedher“safezone”（Paragraph3）? A.Itisherfavoriteplacetoplay. B.Herneedscanbesatisfiedthere. C.Hergrandparents’photosarelinedoneachside. D.Herparentsalwaysplaytogetherwithherthere.9.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage? A.Theoldfurnitureisstillintheauthor’sfirstbedroom. B.TheauthorcanstillvisitherfirstphysicalhomeinLosAngeles. C.Theauthor’sfavoriteroominherfirsthomeisthediningroom. D.Manypeopleoftheauthor’sagecanstillfindtheirfirstphysicalhomes.10.Sometimeswhenshefeelslost,theauthorwill. A.openthewindowatnight B.liedowninbedtohaveadream C.trytobringbackasenseofhome D.gotoLosAngelestovisithermom11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage? A.Toexpresshowmuchsheisattachedtoherhome. B.Todeclarehowmuchshelovesherfirsthouse. C.Todescribethestateofherfamily. D.Tolookbackonherchildhood.DAGermanstudysuggeststhatpeoplewhoweretoooptimisticabouttheirfutureactuallyfacedgreaterriskofdisabilityordeathwithin10yearsthanthosepessimistswhoexpectedtheirfuturetobeworse.Thepaper,publishedthisMarchinPsychologyandAging,examinedhealthandwelfaresurveysfromroughly40,000Germansbetweenages18and96.Thesurveyswereconductedeveryyearfrom1993to2003.Surveyrespondents(受访者)wereaskedtoestimatetheirpresentandfuturelifesatisfactiononascaleof0to10,amongotherquestions.Theresearchersfoundthatyoungadults(age18to39)routinelyoverestimatedtheirfuturelifesatisfaction,whilemiddleagedadults(age40to64)moreaccuratelypredictedhowtheywouldfeelinthefuture.Adultsof65andolder,however,werefarmorelikelytounderestimatetheirfuturelifesatisfaction.Notonlydidtheyfeelmoresatisfiedthantheythoughttheywould,theolderpessimistsseemedtosufferalowerratio(比率)ofdisabilityanddeathforthestudyperiod.“Weobservedthatbeingtoooptimisticinpredictingabetterfuturethanactuallyobservedwasassociatedwithagreaterriskofdisabilityandagreaterriskofdeathwithinthefollowingdecade,”wroteFriederR.Lang,aprofessorattheUniversityofErlangenNuremberg.Langandhiscolleaguesbelievedthatpeoplewhowerepessimisticabouttheirfuturemaybemorecarefulabouttheiractionsthanpeoplewhoexpectedarosyfuture.“Seeingadarkfuturemayencouragepositiveevaluationsoftheactualselfandmaycontributetotakingimprovedprecautions(预防措施),”theauthorswrote.Surprisingly,paredwiththoseinpoorhealthorwhohadlowines,respondentswhoenjoyedgoodhealthorinewereassociatedwiingagreaterdecline.Also,theresearcherssaidthathigherinewasrelatedtoagreaterriskofdisability.Theauthorsofthestudynotedthattherewerelimitationstotheirconclusions.Illness,medicaltreatmentandpersonallosscouldalsohavedrivenhealthoutes.However,theresearcherssaidapatternwasclear.“Wefoundthatfromearlytolateadulthood,individualsadapttheirexpectationsoffuturelifesatisfactionfromoptimistic,toaccurate,topessimistic,”theauthorsconcluded.12.Accordingtothestudy,whomadethemostaccuratepredictionoftheirfuturelifesatisfaction?A.Optimisticadults. B.Adultsoflowerine.C.Adultsinpoorhealth. D.Middleagedadults13.Pessimismmaybepositiveinsomewaybecauseitcausespeople______.A.tofullyenjoytheirpresentlifeB.totakemeasuresagainstpotentialrisksC.toestimatetheircontributionaccuratelyD.tovaluehealthmorehighlythanwealth14.Howdopeopleofhigherineseetheirfuture?A.Theywillsuffermentalillness B.Theywillbeepessimistic.money..willearnlessmoney.. D.Theywillhavelesstimetoenjoylife.15.Whatistheclearconclusionofthestudy?A.Pessimismguaranteeschancesofsurvival.B.Goodfinancialconditionleadstogoodhealth.C.Expectationsoffuturelifesatisfactiondeclinewithage.D.Medicaltreatmentdetermineshealthoutes.第二节（共5小题；每题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。TheguywhotriedtoeditEnglishTheEnglishvocabularyisnotonlyhuge,it'salsofullofwordsthatmeanpracticallythesamething.Get,obtain,acquire.Shine,gleam,glow,sparkle.16

ThatwasthethinkingofaBritishwriternamedC.K.Ogden,whointhe1930sproposedanewformofEnglishwithavocabularyofjust850words.HecalledtheprojectBasicEnglish.17

Ogdenarrivedathis850wordlistthroughexperimentation,rephrasingsoverandoveruntilhewassatisfied.Thewordshefinallyincludedwerenotnecessarilytheshortestormostconcrete.18Becauseanyverbalideacouldbeexpressedwithasmallnumberof“operators”—wordslikee,go,get,take,have,make,be,anddo—Ogdenarguedthatmostverbswereunnecessary.InBasicEnglish,eatis“haveameal”andforgetis“gofrommemory."

WinstonChurchillwasafanoftheconceptasawaytogetforeignerstospeakEnglish,andheencouragedtheBBCtouseit.19Roosevelt,whoexpressedmildinterest,jokedthatChurchill'sfamousspeechaboutofferinghis“blood,toil,tears,andsweat”tohiscountrywouldn’thavebeensoexcitingifhe“hadbeenabletooffertheBritishpeopleonlyblood,work,eyewater,andfacewater,whichIunderstandisthebestthatBasicEnglishcandowithfivefamouswords."

20Churchilldidn'tuseiteither.Whenseekingtoexpressourselves,wedon'tnecessarilyneedfewerwords;weneedtherightwords.Soit'stoourbenefittohavealargesupplyonhand.

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E.HealsotriedtopersuadePresidentFranklinRoosevelttopromoteit.

F.Hebelieveditwouldmakethelanguagemoreefficientandeasiertolearn.

G.Despiteattentionfromworldleaders,BasicEnglishnevergotveryfaroffthedrawingboard.第二部分：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ihadbeenstaringatthewhitewallsofthevideogamestoreforabout2hourssincelunch.Itwasavery

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peopleintheworld,therearestillthosegenerouspeoplejustlikethatlittlegirl.21.A.good B.cold C.warm D.slow22.A.beat B.ached C.ran D.sank23.A.almost B.also C.still D.never24.A.moods B.dreams C.pains D.thoughts25.A.firstly B.finally C.quickly D.excitedly26.A.greeted B.found C.recognized D.told27.A.wore B.made C.washed D.bought28.A.date B.job C.birthday D.disease29.A.enough B.little C.easy D.big30.A.carried B.opened C.sold D.left31.A.buy B.change C.return D.donate32.A.plan B.decision C.discussion D.regulation33.A.money B.backpack C.games D.receipt34.A.smile B.expression C.unhappiness D.difficulty35.A.card B.cake C.surprise D.gift36.A.victims B.workers C.charities D.typhoons37.A.grateful B.willing C.unhappy D.afraid38.A.poor

B.unfortunate C.indanger D.inneed39.A.Since B.Until C.While D.Although40.A.selfish B.unlucky C.poor D.rich第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共80分）注意事项：必须使用黑色墨迹签字笔在答题卡上题目所指是的答案区域内作答。答在试题卷上无效。第一节单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读每个小题，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。Ifyouaretraveling___________thecustomsarereallyforeigntoyourown,pleasedoastheRomansdo.Couldn’tweasksomeonetodotheworksecretlywithoutit(know)?It’snoteasytosetupagoodreputation.Onceenvironmentaldamage(do),ittakesmanyyearsforthesystemtorecover.Ifweworkwithastrongwill,wecanovereanydifficulty,greatitis.Theresearchersweretotallysurprisedthatachildshouldworkouttheproblemtheythemselveshadnoideaaboutit.Hard_________hetried,hehastofacetherealityoffailure.“Youcan’texplainityoureallyunderstandit.”saidourphysicsteacher.Allthewoodenfencesaroundthecampus___________(tear)downbythetimeJackreturnedtoschoolfromhome.Inhisbook,thedrama___________(criticize)menteduponalltheplayshehadseen.Hehadnosoonerfinishedhisspeech________thestudentsstartedcheering.第二节首字母填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）GeorgeW.BushadmittedthatSep.11,2001wasthemostm__________dayduringhisadministration.Thesedogsarereallya_________.You’dbetterkeepawayfromthem,otherwisetheymaybiteyoufornoreason.Alltheevidenceproveshewasathomewithhiskidswhentherobberyhappenedandhewasi___________.Someofthecelebritieschoosetoc________moneytothecharityconstantlytofulfilltheirsocialresponsibility.Allthedocumentsneedtobec__________atfirstandthenwecanstudyoneachcategory.Thewordsthatonlymencanbegoodpilotsobviouslyprovedthathewasb_________againstwomen.Hesuffereds________injuryintheaccident,whichforcedhimtoreceivedozensofsurgeries.Thosewhohaddecidedtoremainn__________inthestrugglenowfoundthemselvesrequiredtotakesides.peoplelivinginthei_________villagecouldhardlygetintouchwiththeouterworld.Oldpeopleareparticularlyv__________membersofoursocietysincetheyaretoooldtodefendthemselves.第三节选短语填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）breakdownbreakdown dressup takeover takeoff consistof etoanendeout eoff onend see…as datebackto moreorless1. __________theQinDynasty,thetraditionalcrosstalkshows,orXiangshengshows,havemadepeoplealloverChinaroarwithlaughterforcenturies.2. Itisamonsubjectinmanysciencefictionstoriesthattheworldmayoneday_______byAI.3. Thetalkbetweenthe2countriesonthetradecooperation_________asignofhopeforpeace.4. Thegeneralmanagerinsistedthatthemeaninglessargument_______soon.5. Iwouldratherchildren________asadorableicfiguresinsteadofhorribleghostsonHalloween.6. Themedicalteam__________30memberswassenttothefloodstrickenarea.7. Thelittleboywaswildboutputergames.Hewouldstayonlinefor12hours_____aday.8. Ihadjustdrivenfor5minuteswhenmycar_______.Ihadtocallforhelp.9. Isuspectthatheis__________involvedintheaffairbecauseheissoconcernedaboutit.10. Thepaint_______astheresultofexposuretotherain.第四节语篇型语法填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式（不超过3个单词）。Therehasbeenarecenttrendinthefoodserviceindustrytowardlowerfatcontentandlesssalt.Thistrend,whichwasstartedbythemedicalmunity（医学界）61amethodoffightingheartdisease,hashadsomeunintendedside62(effect)suchasoverweightandheartdiseasetheverythingthemedicalmunitywastryingtofight.Fatandsaltareveryimportantpartsofadiet.Theyarerequired63(process)thefoodthatweeat,torecoverfrominjuryandforseveralotherbodilyfunctions.Whenfatandsalt64(remove)fromfood,thefoodtastesasifismissingsomething.As65result,peoplewilleatmorefoodtotrytomakeupforthatsomethingmissing.Even66(bad),theamountoffastfoodthatpeopleeatgoesup.Fastfood67(be)fulloffatandsalt;by68(eat)morefastfoodpeoplewillgetmoresaltandfatthantheyneedintheirdiet.Havingenoughfatandsaltinyourmealswillreducetheurgetosnack(吃点心)betweenmealsandwillimprovethetasteofyourfood.However,be69(care)nottogoremes.Likeanything,itispossibletohavetoomuchofboth,70isnotgoodforthehealth.第五节短文改错(共10处错误；每处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。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。Whatdoyoudoifyougetsickorneedmedicalcare?Youprobablygotohospital.ButintheUS,anewwayofvisitingthedoctorise—telemedicine.Telemedicineisamethodthatitusestechnologyconnectdoctorsandpatients.Ittakesadvantageofapps,phoneandvideoconferencing.Underthe