新疆克拉玛依市十三中2015-2016学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

2017届高二年级下学期期中检测英语试卷

第一卷（满分100分）

一、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）

A

Everyone would like to be a millionaire , a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially (经济上) all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. It’s a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生观) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.
Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role.
For Britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (热心的) about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters .
1. We can infer (推断) from the text that most millionaires are __________.
   A. older than 20    B. around 20   C. in their 30s     D. in their 40s
2. The underlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to __________.
   A. a person in general                  B. a special person
   C. Britney Spears                     D. a person interested in money
3. According to Britney Spears, she works __________.
   A. to be a great actress   B. for the enjoyment  

C. for money    D. to be more famous

B

One day，when 12-year-old Sean Redden went to a popular chat room on the Internet, he saw the name of someone he’d never seen there before, Susan Hicks. Her message was “ Would someone help me? I can’t breathe. Help me! I can’t feel my left side.”

At first, Sean thought it was a bad joke and he told his mother Sharon Redden. But she asked, “ It’s not just some game, is it?

The message was not a joke. “ Susan Hicks” was actually 20-year-old Taija Laitinen, a student working late at night at a college library near Helsinki, Finland---almost 7,000 miles away from Sean’s home in Texas. While searching the Internet, she began to feel terrible pain all through her body. The library was empty and the nearest phone was outside in the hallway. She couldn’t move that far because any movement caused the pain to get worse. Then as the pain became worse, she began typing her message for help in the chat room.

“I don’t think it’s a joke, mom,” Sean said. He typed, “ Where are you? The letters appeared, “Finland.” Sean and Sharon couldn’ t believe it. Not knowing what else to do, Sharon called the local police and explained the situation to officer Amy Schmidt. Schmidt told Sharon to try to get the sick girl’s phone number and address.

Meanwhile, the Texas police called the international telephone operator and asked to be connected to the proper agency(机构) in Finland. The Texas police explained the situation and gave Susan’s address to the Finnish operator. When Sean heard that, he typed, “Help is on the way.”

In the few minutes, the library door opened. Doctors and three policemen ran in. Taija turned once more to the computer, “ They are here. Thanks. Bye-bye.”

4. At first when receiving the message for help, Sean__________.

1. didn’t believe it B. took no notice of it

C. called the police at once D. had a joke with the person

5. What was the problem with the person who asked for help?

1. She lost her phone. B. She couldn’t finish her work
   C. She was locked in the library. D. She felt pain and couldn’t move.
   6. What can we learn from the text?
   1. The policeman Sean’s mother called was in Finland.
   2. Susan Hicks was a friend of Taija Laitinen.
   3. Sean and his mother offered help in time.
   4. Sean had seen Taija Laitinen before.
      7. What does the underlined phrase “ on the way.” refer to?
      A. There is a way B. to be arriving soon
      C. have a long way to arrive D. to have almost finished
      C
      How to Become Cleverer
         Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”.
         “That’s easy,” answered the fisherman. “I know one way to make you become cleverer.”
         “Really?”
         “Of course. It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, you’ll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head.” The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him.
         A raw fish head is not good—not even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps.
         “Do you feel anything?” asked the fisherman.
         “Not in my head,” said the boy.
         The boy lay on the ground and thought. “One whole fish costs only two pounds. I had paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why couldn’t I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over?” He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are fooling me!” The fisherman laughed, saying, “The fish head works now, you see.”
      8. The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because he __________.
      A. enjoy it                       B. wanted to taste it
      C. took it as a good medicine      D. was a foolish boy
      9. The boy came to the fisherman in order to __________.
      A. buy a fish head                B. ask the fisherman a question
      C. buy a whole fish               D. A and C
      10. The boy paid three pounds. He should have had __________.
      A. a whole fish                 B. a fish head and one pound back
      C. a whole fish and one pound back   D. a whole fish, a fish head and one pound back
      11. __________ helped the boy become cleverer.
      A. A good meal                 B. The raw fish head
      C. Nothing                     D. What had happened
      
      D
      I think machine power is better than human power because we cannot survive without our daily used machines like bikes, coolers, computers, etc.
      By Smith
      Johnson
      6-May-2008Yes, it’s very clear that machine power is better than man power. But machine power has its limitations (局限). It cannot survive without electricity and manhandling. If it doesn’t have these two then it is completely useless. So man should not completely depend on machines. One more point is that because of the use of machines man has become lazy. This laziness has brought in many problems like obesity, arthritis (关节炎) and other health problems. But I am not saying that man should completely turn from ma-chine power to man power. He should have a balance of both. Even I can’t think of life without a car, a computer and a cooler.
      Sally
      9-May-2008Humans only created the machines. So, human power is greater than machine power. To do the things quickly we created the machines. But machines cannot think. That thinking power beats machine power.
      Tina
      17-May-2008But without humans there is no value of any machine. If someone wants to use his machine perfectly then one must have expert labor or man power.
      Tommy
      19-May-2008Hi to all, my opinion is that human power is more powerful than machine power, because human beings created the machines. Human brain works more compared to machines.
      Mike
      20-May-2008I think human power is better than machine power because even if we travel on foot to near places the money will not be wasted and we can get exercise.
      12. Who agrees with Smith generally?
      1. Tommy.B. Tina. C. Sally. D. Johnson.
         13. According to Johnson, man should ______.
         A. keep a balance between human power and machine power
         B. completely depend on machine power
         C. turn from machine power to man power completely
         D. live a life without a car, a computer or a cooler
         14. Sally thinks that human power is better than machine power because ______.
         A. machines are useless without electricity
         B. machine power can make people become lazy
         C. machines can’t think like human beings
         D. human brain can do things quickly
         15. Which of the following questions are the speakers talking about in the passage?
         A. Will machine power defeat human power?
         B. Which is better, human power or machine power?
         C. What limitations does machine power have?
         D. Will machines think in the future?
         七选五
         __16__ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club． It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays．
         The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club．__17_ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless．
         Next you need some friends to be in your club with you．__18__ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you．
         __19__You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up． That’ll keep you busy for ages．
         At your first meeting you should make up a rule book． And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!
         Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards． These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them．__20__ Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it．
         So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!
         A. That’s easy．
         B. Enjoy your own club!
         C. Invite a designer to join you．
         D. What are you interest in?
         E. Summer vacation is just around the corner．
         F. Then you need to pick a name for your club．
         G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design．
         二、完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
         请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
         The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good ___21____ in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I ___22__ to know him. For a moment, I thought he might be ____23__ , but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was ___24___ . I felt that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to ____25__ that I could possibly have ever met with his friend out of millions of people in Chicago. But, ___26__ , I just smiled and reminded（提醒） him that Chicago was a very __27__ city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be glad to drop the topic and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent(沉默) for a few minutes, and then he ___28__ to tell me all about his friend.
         His friend’s main __29 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player, and he __30__ had his own tennis court（网球场）. There were a lot of people with swimming ___31___, yet there were only two people with private (私人的）tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several ___32__ like that, including my brother, who was a doctor in California. He ___33 that maybe there were more private courts in the country than he __34__, but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me ___35__ my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence (巧合)___36___ his Chicago friend also spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a ___37__ who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had ___38_ the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.
         “Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He ___39__ and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my __40__ to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.
         21. A. friend B. teacher C. neighbour D. brother
         22. A. managedB. tried C. happened D. wanted
         23. A. expecting B. joking C. lying D. talking
         24 .A. funny B. careful C. serious D. disappointed
         25. A. see B. find C. realize D. think
         26. A. indeed B. instead C. actually D. exactly
         27. A. big B. interesting C. noisy D. famous
         28. A. failed B. stopped C. refused D. began
         29 .A. problem B. choice C. interest D. work
         30. A. just B. even C. everD. surely
         31. A. suit B. pools C. habitD. river
         32. A. friends B. players C. strangers D. people
         33. A. advised B. admitted C. argued D. announced
         34. A. recognized B.. visited C. knew D. found
         35. A. where B. whether C. when D. how
         36. A. though B. if C. then D. because
         37. A. player B. friend C. neighbour D. doctor
         38. A. sold B. visited C. designed D. rent
         39. A. smiled B. cried C. laughed D. nodded
         40. A. turn B. pleasure C. time D. chance
         三、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
          阅读下面材料，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。
         In my opinion, we should try our best    1   ____ (realize) our goals even though    2   is little hope. The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness, leading the way to hope and success.
             I used to be    3    shy girl in my primary school. I was weak in English at that time, especially for    4  (speak) English. So I was afraid to answer the teacher’s questions during English classes. After I entered my dream middle school. Something    5  (change). I started to read many   6    (interest) English stories and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot. I studied hard in class and practiced by watching English films and listening to English songs in my free time. Little    7   little, I found    8   more and more interesting to learn English. I could even talk with my classmates   9    (fluent) in English and I was not shy any more. At last, I got high grades in English and I had    10    ( confident) to do it better in the future.
         四、短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
             假段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。共有
         10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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(＼)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：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
         I am happy to stand here make a speech. The topic of my speech is “My school”. My school is very big. There is 2,000
         students. We have a big playground with lots of trees around it. We had fun at school . After the class we play games and do
         sports, like play basketball and football. Sometimes we have class meetings. They are very interested. My school is like a big
         family. The teachers are kind and the students are friendly for each other. In my eye , my school is one of the better schools. I
         am pride of it.
         五、书面表达（满分10分）
         以My life in ten years为题，发挥想象，谈谈自己十年后的会是什么样子。100字左右，注意分段。
         二卷（满分50分）
         请同学们将第七题、第八题各小题答案涂到答题卡相应的位置上
         六、重点词汇句型（每小题1.5分，共15分）
         1、这个俱乐部由200多名会员组成。This club________________________________________.
         2、苏格兰想要从英国脱离出来，成为一个独立的国家。Scotland wants to __________________________ the UK to be an independent country.
         3、我们用信用卡付款非常方面。________________________________for us to pay by credit cards.
         4、这个问题需要重新考虑。This problem ______________________________ (reconsider).
         5、老师给我的建议很有用。The suggestion ________ _______ my teacher is useful.
         6、正在建设的房子将成为我们的图书馆。The building ________ ________ will be our new library.
         7、参观完博物馆后，我们去看图书馆。______________the museum, we went to see the library.
         8、他被控告破坏了别人的汽车。He _________ _________ ________ damaging the car which didn’t belong to him.
         9、记着给别人留下一个好的第一印象。Remember to ________ _______ good first impression ________ others.
         10、他在20岁时开始从教。He ________ _______ ___________ at the age of 20.
         七、语法知识（每小题1分，共25分）
         41. With the college entrance examination near, both the parents and the students are more and more anxious．
         A．drawsB．drawnC．drawingD．is drawing
         42. in a red skirt in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, the little girl Lin Miaoke won the hearts of the people all over the world．
         A．DressedB．WornC．DressingD．Wearing
         43. If _______, the disease may become deadly．
         1. to be treated B. not being treating C. not treatingD. untreated
            44. He raised his voice in order to make himself ________ by the students sitting at the back.
            A. hearB. heardC. to hearD. to be heard
            45. Though _____ money himself, he is always ready to help those in trouble.
            A. lacked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in
            46. My favorite band is one _____ a singer, two guitarists and a drummer.
            A. consisted of B. made up C. making up of D. consisting of
            47. One and a half million people visit this ancient monument each year， it one of the most popular tourist attractions in England.
            A．makeB．makesC．makingD．made
            48. With few people _______ pigs, the price of pork ________.
            A. rising, rises B. raising, raises C. rising, raises D. raising, rises
            49. The boy looked to the right and to the left, ________ what to do.
            1. not to knowB. didn’t know

C. not knowingD. not being known

50. ________ and caught the mouse.

A. Up the cat jumped B. The cat up jumped C. Up jumped the cat D. Jumped up the cat

51. You say he works hard; __________, and __________.

A. so he does; so you do B. so he does; so do you

C. so does he; so do you D. so does he; so you do

52. I don’t think Jack will come today, ___________.

A. nor will Mary B. and Mary doesn’t C. Mary will either D. or Mary does

53. Seldom ________ TV during the day.

A. they watch B. are they watching C. have they watched D. do they watch

54. Nowhere ________as in my garden.

A. the flowers were so beautiful B. were the flowers so beautiful

C. so beautiful were the flowers D. so beautiful the flowers were

55. Hardly ________his homework when he went out.

A. finished he B. he had finished C. did he finish D. had he finished

56. Unsatisfied ________ with the payment, he took the job just to get some work experience.

A. as was he B. as he was C. he was as D. was he as

57.At the foot of the mountain ______.

A. a village lie B. lies a village C. does a village lie D. lying a village

58. Not only___ interested in football, but___ beginning to show an interest in it.
A. the teacher himself is; all his students are B. the teacher himself is; are all his students
C. is the teacher himself ;are all his students D. is the teacher himself; all his students are

59. Lessons learned from the past, _________ forgotten, can serve as a guide for the future.

A. if ever B. if so C. if not D. if possible

60. The driver wanted to park his car near the roadside but was asked by the police___________.

A. not to do B. not to C. not do D. do not

61. ____ I had time, I would have played it again.

A. If     B. Unless    C. Had    D. When

62. The school rules state that no child shall be allowed out of the school during the

day, ______ accompanied by an adult.

A. once B. when C. if D. unless

63. QQ, you can chat with your friends, makes communication easy.

A．asB．whichC．thatD．where

64. Do ____ you think is right, ____ difficulties you may have.

A. what; however B. that; whatever

C. whatever; whoever D. what; whatever

65. ---Grandpa, what did the doctor say?

---He advised me to live______ the air is fresher.

A. in whereB. in which

C. the place whereD. where

八、阅读理解（每小题2.5分，共10分）

I was born and raised in England in a culture where privacy and “keeping yourself to yourself” were valued traditions. Speaking to strangers was not encouraged. People were most hospitable(好客的) and friendly—but only once they had been introduced to new people.

However, I have been lucky enough to spend some time in both Italy and the US, where I found traditions of hospitality and politeness to be very different.

I experienced Italian hospitality first hand on a crowded railway carriage travelling, one afternoon, from Genoa to Florence. Sinking gratefully into an empty seat, I was berated(斥责) in rapid Italian by a gentleman who was returning to this seat－it had not been “spare” after all. I apologized in English, and got up to allow him back into the seat. The gentleman obviously had no understanding of the English language, but he, too, realized my genuine mistake. He smiled and gestured for me to remain in the seat, and he himself remained standing in the corridor for the remainder of the journey. The other occupants of the carriage smiled and nodded at me and made me feel quite welcome amongst them. I feel that if this had been in England, a foreigner who made a mistake would not always be so kindly treated.

Transport also featured in the differences I noticed between English and American culture. I flew to New York on a plane with mainly English passengers. We sat together in near silence. Nobody spoke to me nor, as I expected, to anyone else they did not know. They felt it was not polite to intrude on someone else's privacy. However, when I travelled across the United States, whether by plane or Greyhound bus, I was never short of conversation. Conversation was going on all around me and whoever sat next to me was happy to introduce themselves and ask me about myself. They obviously felt it would have been rude not to speak to another person, whether they were strangers or not.

66.What do we know about the occupants of the carriage when the author was travelling in Italy?

A.They all laughed at the author for his mistake.

B.They were all on the side of the gentleman.

C.They would not bear a mistake like the author's in public.

D.They all showed their understanding of the author's mistake.

67.The author finally believes the Italian people are .

A.cold B. rude C. hospitable D. helpful

68.According to the last paragraph, English passengers sat in near silence because_ .

A.they were all strangers to each other

B.they were too tired to speak

C.privacy was a valued tradition in England

D.everybody had their own share of privacy

69.The purpose of the author is to tell us .

A.his traveling experience

B.cultural differences to show hospitality and politeness

C.the culture shock he experienced in Italy and the US

D.how to adapt ourselves to a new culture

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