高二英语人教新课标选修七2017-2018学年下学期期中考试试题

高二英语2017-2018学年度下学期期中考试试题

说明：答题时间120分钟，总分150分。

第I卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分 5 分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Why does the man feel awful?

A. He can’t find his keys.

B. He’s not good at studies

C. He missed many lessons.

2. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a park. B. At a theater. C. In a parking lot.

3. What happened to Tim?

A. He knocked someone down.

B. He was hit by a motorbike.

C. He was seriously ill.

4. How many cups did the woman buy online?

A. 10 B. 20 C. 30

5. What are the speakers supposed to do?

A. Watch a performance. B. Visit a museum.

C. Buy some books.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15 分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. When does the conversation take place?

A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon.

C. In the evening.

7. How long does the man give the woman?

A. 30 minutes. B. 20 minutes. C. 10 minutes.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Who was the winner in last night’s game?

A. Toronto Raptors. B. Denver Nuggets. C. Utah Jazz.

9. When should the speakers hand in their English homework?

A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow morning.

C. Tomorrow afternoon.

请听第8段材料回答第10至12题。

10. Where is the woman going this summer?

A. New York. B. Boston. C. Chicago.

11. What does the woman think the man wants to be?

A. A storyteller B. An actor.

C. A stage director.

12. Which of the following is the woman’s opinion?

A. One needs a gift to study creative writing.

B. Music school is a waste of time.

C. Hard work pays off.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How long has the man been working in the zoo?

A. For 25 years. B. For 20 years. C. For 15 years.

14. How does the man describe his work?

A. Hard. B. Well-paid. C. Interesting.

15. When does the zoo close in winter?

A. At 4:30 pm. B. At 5:30 pm. C. At 6:30 pm.

16. What does the man do in the zoo?

A. He clears out cages.

B. He feeds the animals.

C. He does the management work.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How much time on average does a retired person spend on leisure activities per day?

A. Less than five hours.

B. About six hours.

C. Over seven hours.

18. What activity do retired people like to do besides reading and resting?

A. Watching TV.

B. Surfing the Internet.

C. Chatting with friends.

19. What do retired people spend the most time on?

A. Physical exercise.

B. Leisure activities.

C. Sleep.

20. Which of the following is one reason that retired people still work?

A. They want to earn more money.

B. They enjoy the fun during work.

C. They want to make more friends.

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）

A

With online courses, anyone can gain knowledge in any field of interest for free. You can educate yourself and get a certificate after finishing the course.

Coursera

It offers high-quality courses from top universities for free to everyone to improve your resume, advance your career, expand your knowledge, and gain your confidence. This online learning website provides courses from Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California, and University of Pennsylvania. Learn more at https://coursera.com

Udemy

Its goal is to promote education by enabling anyone to learn online. It seeks to hugely change education by inviting millions of experts worldwide to teach and share what they know. Whether you want to learn business, arts, health, music or technology, there is a course for you. Learn more at https://udemy.com

iTunes U

If you are a student who uses Apple devices, you will be happy to know that you have access to iTunes U, which gives you access to different educational courses from all leading universities for free! Learn more at https://iTunesU.com

Skillfeed

If you hope to learn a new skill, or improve your Photoshop skills, it offers unlimited access to high-quality video courses from a worldwide community of instructors. You have a month’s free trial, after which you will pay a monthly fee to gain unlimited access to all courses. Learn more at https://skillfeed.com

UC Berkeley

It offers courses in Japanese, legal studies and public health. Since they are recordings of actual lectures, they are short of lecture notes and extra materials. However, each course has audio recordings of lectures through iTunes U or video recordings of lectures through YouTube. Learn more at https://ucberkeley.com

1. What do Coursera and iTunes U have in common?

A. They’re aimed at providing career guidance.

B. Experts worldwide will give lectures on them.

C. Learners take their courses only by using apple devices.

D. They provide free courses from top universities.

2. Which of the following asks for money for offering courses all the time?

A. Coursera B. Udemy

C. Skillfeed D. UC Berkeley

3. The main purpose of this text is to ________ .

A. to show how to get a certificate online

B. to advertise some courses from top universities

C. to introduce some websites to people to study online

D. to develop education by asking people to learn online

B

After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, "Drink your juice." Such a gesture, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom "Why doesn't Dad love me?" Mom frowned, "Who said he doesn't love you?" "Well, he never tells me," I complained. "He never tells me either," she said, smiling. "But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That's how your father tells us he loves us."

I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap (片) metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. Dad fed scrap steel into a machine which looked like a giant pair of scissors with blades thicker than my father's body. If he didn't feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. "Why don't you hire someone to do that for you?" Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders . "Why don't you hire a cook?" Dad asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.

Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, "I love you, Dad." From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.

4. The father always prepared a glass of orange juice for him because ________.

A. that was the author's favorite

B. that was a gesture of love

C. the author was always complaining

D. he was sure the author would be thirsty

5. The author's father didn't hire a helper because ________.

A. his job was too dangerous

B. his job required high skills

C. he was not good at communicating with others

D. he wanted to save money

6. We may infer from the passage that ________.

A. the author quite understood his father as time went on

B. the author's father lacked a sense of humor

C. the author's father didn't love him very much

D. the author's father was too strict with him

7. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. I just couldn't understand my father B. Silent fatherly love

C. My father never loved me D. My hard-working father

C

A mechanical bicycle lock, like a U-lock, should be attached to a solid and immobile object like a rack (架子) to ensure safety. However, these racks are quite rare and popular, thus often occupied and although a bicycle lock prevents the bike from being carried away, as it fixes single parts like the frame or the wheels, other parts can be dismounted. Therefore an electronic system, consisting of several sensors, can extend the range of protection with only few components and less effort.

The ‘RFID Bikealarm’ is a motion sensitive electronic alarm system that is attached to the rails of a bike saddle (座椅). Featuring omnidirectional (全方位) movement sensing to detect tiny movements or speeding-up and a small whistle emitting >120dB alarm sound to scare off potential thieves by arousing attention.

The internal microcontroller uses a complex computer program to distinguish between a serious theft and harmless shaking movement as it senses and adapts to the environment. The usage is quite simple: identify yourself by holding the RFID tag close to the case to lock or unlock the alarm system signaled by feedback sounds. The RFID-technology is predestined for achieving this simple and secure interaction because it doesn’t require any complex system, interaction or other devices—just a small tag.

The ‘RFID Bikcalarm’ is meant to be a useful add-on to mechanical bicycle locks as it massively extends the range of protection with few components. It is low-cost, durable and easy to use. The internal battery can be charged by USB.

8. What does the underlined word “dismounted” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?

A. fixed up B. found out

C. taken away D. locked up

9. Which of the following shows the right position of the RFID Bikealarm on a bicycle?

10. What will happen when someone steals a bike with the RFID Bikealarm?

A. Noises will be made. B. The bike will be locked.

C. The thief will be identified. D. Messages will be sent to the owner.

11. Which of the following is a feature of the RFID Bikealarm?

A. It uses complex parts.

B. It needs a rack to prevent bike theft.

C. Its high price scares away its buyers.

D. It works together with a mechanical lock.

D

Scientists have always been interested in the high level of organization in ant societies. American researchers have watched ants build life-saving rafts to keep afloat during floods. They also have recorded how ants choose their next queen — the female whose job is to produce eggs.

New technology is helping to improve researchers’ understanding of the insects. But there is still a lot to be learned.

Fire ants living in Brazilian forests are perfectly at home in an environment where flooding is common. To save themselves, the insects connect their legs together and create floating rafts. Some ant rafts can be up to 20 centimeters wide.

David Hu is an engineer with the Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as Georgia Tech, saying, "If you have 100 ants, which means 600 legs, 99 percent of those legs will be connected to a neighbor. So they're very, very good at keeping this network. "

David Hu and other Georgia Tech researchers wanted to study ants and the secret of their engineering. They froze ant rafts and then looked at them with the help of computed technology, or CT images. The pictures showed that larger ants serve in central positions to which smaller ants hold. The larger ants create pockets of air that keep the insects afloat.

Scientists say small robots or materials that can change shape could be programmed in a similar way, working towards a shared goal.

Researchers at North Carolina State University are also studying ants. They examined how Indian jumping ants choose the leader of the colony when they lose their top female or queen.

12. The author takes fire ants as an example to tell us _____ .

A. how ants seek food B. how ants survive

C. how ants communicate D. how ants live together

13. What can we know from what David Hu said in paragraph 4?

A. Ants know the way to join together closely.

B. Ants know the way to keep safe in the river.

C. Ants know the way to look for each other.

D. Ants know the way to build a large raft.

14. Why did the larger ants serve in central positions in their ant rafts?

A. To stress their importance. B. To help all the ants float.

C. To fight against the enemies. D. To defend their top female.

15. What ideas do the ants give us according to the passage?

A. We can use similar-shaped machines in flooding areas.

B. We can combine small robots or materials into larger ones.

C. Small and shape-changeable things might work just like ants do.

D. Small robots or materials in the shape of ants can be made.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The increasing environmental problems and need for eco-friendly products and services are creating a new job section of green-collar jobs. ___16___ It is expected that by 2025 about 25% of the jobs in developed countries will be of green-collar jobs. Doesn’t the data look promising for the future?

___17___ And jobs will pop up at every income level, from environmental manager to gardener. For example, many countries including the United States have understood that fossil fuels have negative effect on the environment which can later become a serious danger to mankind. ___18___ The increasing demand of newer resources has created the need for experts and researchers who can find better ways to deal with the ongoing needs. In addition, in order to meet the increasing demand of environment-friendly equipment, both green product designer and trained workers are needed. Management of environmental organizations also demands a large number of environmental managers.

___19___ Internet is undoubtedly the best way to find information on almost any matter. Nowadays, different kinds of jobs are being posted online. Search through a couple of job websites to look for a bright future in energy conversion and recycling of waste management. Check regularly and find the right work for yourself. ___20___

A. People who read newspapers can also find different kinds of green-collar jobs.

B. People who take green careers will be well paid.

C. Where can you find green-collar jobs?

D. Green-collar jobs have become a bright career chance for all.

E. Many countries have realized the importance and need for energy-saving products and services.

F. Therefore, possibilities are being explored to find alternatives to meet demands in a better way.

G. Forget the blue–collar and white–collar categories.

第三部分：语言知识运用（共三节，满分55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、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I don't know your name, and I'm guessing that you are about high school age. I ___21___ you in action yesterday as you saved a little boy from ___22___ at Lake Elmo beach.

I was sitting on a bench with my friends, ___23___ their children played in the water. I remember ___24___ you taking off your shorts, grabbing your ___25___ device and heading into the water. My friends and I noticed at that moment the little boy's ___26___ moving up and down. He couldn't have been more than two years old and ___27___ to be alone in the water.

You got to him, put your flotation device around him, and ___28___ him back to shore. We could see the boy was ___29___ as you carried him out of the water and laid him on the ___30___. You started doing compression（按压）on his chest, and that is when we knew it was a bad ___31___. We reached you and knew you needed ___32___. I picked up my phone and dialed 911.

Soon, the ambulance ___33___ and several doctors were there to assist you. You appeared ___34___ as you walked away, as anyone would be. I ___35___ if this is your first rescue — it doesn’t matter. What you did was heroic, and I ___36___ you.

Had you been a few seconds later, this ___37___ could have ended quite differently. You were alert and ___38___ what was going on in the water, responsible for watching over a hundred kids at that time. ___39___ your fear, you took action. Because of you, the little boy and his family are ___40___ together today.

21. A. accompanied B. witnessed C. expected D. ignored

22. A. drowning B. missing C. bleeding D. falling

23. A. although B. because C. if D. while

24. A. imagining B. minding C. stopping D. noticing

25. A. button B. favor C. rescue D. guard

26. A. feet B. head C. legs D. arms

27. A. pretended B. determined C. appeared D. prepared

28. A. allowed B. lifted C. swam D. wept

29. A. frozen B. weak C. excited D. calm

30. A. beach B. stone C. board D. bench

31. A. meaning B. process C. presentation D. situation

32. A. food B. money C. help D. time

33. A. pulled in B. set out C. passed by D. ran away

34. A. professional B. confident C. independent D. frightened

35. A. know B. predict C. wonder D. believe

36. A. applaud B. protect C. doubt D. greet

37. A. idea B. performance C. game D. story

38. A. curious about B. aware of C. afraid of D. confused about

39. A. But for B. Regardless of C. Except for D. Thanks to

40. A. pitifully B. strictly C. happily D. sincerely

第二节 单项选择（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

41. Kevin studied very hard last term and as _____ result, he made _____ great progress.

A. a; / B. /; a

C. a; a D. /; /

42. _____ I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A.

A. While B. Once

C. If D. Until

43. Some scientists don't deny the existence of aliens ,but further evidence is still needed to _____ it.

A. compromise B. confirm

C. commit D. concern

44. The doctor recommended that you _____ swim after eating a large meal.

A. wouldn’t B. couldn’t

C. needn’t D. shouldn’t

45. _____ some people regard as a drawback is seen as a plus by many others.

A. Whether B. What

C. That D. How

46. The athlete’s years of hard training _____ when she finally won the Olympic gold medal.

A. made up B. got through

C. paid off D. came out

47. _____ from the top of the tower, the south foot of the mountain is a sea of trees .

A. Seen B. Seeing

C. Having seen D. To see

48. Not until he retired from teaching two years ago ______ having a holiday abroad.

A. he dad considered B. had he considered

C. he considered D. did he consider

49. — Was it by cutting down staff _____ she saved the company?

— No, it was by improving work efficiency.

A. when B. what

C. how D. that

50. The experiment shows that proper amounts of exercise, if_____ regularly, can improve our health.

A. being carried out B. carrying out

C. carried out D. to carry out

第II卷

第三节 语法填空（共10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。

Chinese are the first people to have tea. One thousand and two hundred years ago，Lu Yu wrote a book called “The Classic of Tea”, ___51___ is honored as “The Bible of Tea”. The book gives a detailed _____52_____( explain) of the origin, the processing skills and the classification of tea.

However, Chinese tea culture goes far beyond tea ___53___ (it). Take green tea for instance，the ideal temperature of the water should be around 80 degree Celsius. If the water is too hot, nutrients in the tea ___54___ (destroy). On the other hand, if the water is not hot enough, the tea ___55___ (leaf) won’t open up and you will miss the pleasantly fresh flavor. So Chinese people are used ___56___ drinking hot tea. When you visit a Chinese friend，your friend will ___57___ (constant) add hot water to your empty cup of tea. It is polite ___58___ (offer) the tea cup to guests with both hands. Of course, the guests should pay respect as well, ___59___ (take) the cup with both hands.

Talking about adding water to the tea cup, there is ___60___ saying: wine full, full cup. Tea half, half cup. For wine, the full cup symbolizes whole heartiness. For tea, the half cup means modesty.

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)

61. 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。

While the Greens went to the theatre, they left their German dog to guard his home. When two burglars broke into and the burglar alarm rang, the dog was waiting for them. Unfortunately, one of the burglars was dog-lover, and he quickly made friends with it. While the alarm was ringing, but the burglars were stealing cash and jewelry, worth over \$10,000 from a safe, the dog lied down in its basket and went to sleep. When the police arrived at twenty minutes later, the burglars have gone. The dog was proud guarding the empty safe. When the first policeman entered the room, it immediately attacked him, tearing his trousers and bit him in the leg.

第二节：书面表达 （满分25分）

62. 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Eric最近对中国成语很感兴趣，给你写信想要了解更多有关中国成语的信息，请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：

1. 学习成语的益处；

2. 如何学好成语；

3. 表示祝愿。

注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：中国成语—Chinese idioms

Dear Eric,

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Yours,

Li Hua

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