宜昌市人文艺术高中2018年春季期中考试英语试题

宜昌市人文艺术高中2018年春季高二年级期中考试

英语试题

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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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．Where does this conversation probably take place? A．In a bookstore. B．In a classroom. C．In a library.

2．At what time will the film begin? A．7：20. B．7：15. C．7：00.

3．What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A．Their friend Jane. B．A weekend trip. C．A radio programme.

4．What will the woman probably do? A．Catch a train. B．See the man off. C．Go shopping.

5．Why did the woman apologize? A．She made a late delivery. B．She went to the wrong place. C．She couldn’t take the cake back. 第二节

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。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。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6．Whose CD is broken?

A．Kathy’s. B．Mum’s. C．Jack’s.

7．What does the boy promise to do for the girl? A．Buy her a new CD. B．Do some cleaning. C．Give her 10 dollars.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8．What did the man think of the meal? A．Just so-so. B．Quite satisfactory. C．A bit disappointing.

9．What was the 15% on the bill paid for? A．The food. B．The drinks. C．The service.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10．Why is the man at the shop? A．To order a camera for his wife. B．To have a camera repaired. C．To get a camera changed. 11．What colour does the man want? A．Pink. B．Black. C．Orange. 12．What will the man do afterwards? A．Make a phone call. B．Wait until further notice. C．Come again the next day.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday? A．Go to a play. B．Stay at home. C．Visit Kinston.

14．What is Ariel going to do in Toronto? A．Attend a party. B．Meet her aunt. C．See a car show.

15．Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave?

A．To call up Betty. B．To buy some DVDs. C．To pick up Daniel.

16．What might be the relationship between the speakers? A．Classmates. B．Fellow workers. C．Guide and tourist.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17．Where does Thomas Manning work? A．In the Guinness Company. B．At a radio station. C．In a museum.

18．Where did the idea of a book of records come from? A．A bird-shooting trip. B．A visit to Europe. C．A television talk show.

19．When did Sir Hugh’s first book of records appear? A．In 1875. B．In 1950. C．In 1955.

20．What are the two speakers going to talk about next? A．More records of unusual facts. B．The founder of the company. C．The oldest person in the world.

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和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Have you got any wonderful plans for your coming vacation? Here are some wonderful films for you to kill time.

Away We Go

With a baby on his way, a young couple, Burt and Verona, look at their lives and are puzzled about what they really want. So they hit the road and look for a place to call home. On their journey, they visit some characters and learn a lot. It's about taking the scenic route in life, preparing for the hope and excitement and fear of new beginnings, while never forgetting to look out of the window.

500 Days of Summer

Tom is in love with Summer from the moment he sees her. Can he accept that she simply likes him for now, not for forever? The movie is about Tom struggling with that reality. Tom remembers his love Summer as a series of joys and puzzlement. But Summer is just herself and he cannot have her. Here is a rare movie that begins by telling us how it will end and is about how the hero has no idea why.

Orphan（孤儿）

Esther, a bright and well-behaved child, however, is not as good as she appears. Soon after being taken home, the peace of her adoptive family is completely changed. If you want a good horror film about a child from hell, then you got one! Do not, in any case, take children to see it. 21.What do we know about Away We Go? A. It tells us to be satisfied with our life.

B. Burt and Verona always like looking out of the window C. Burt and Verona have been married for a long time. D.. It shows Burt and Verona's life journey. 22.What is the theme of 500 Days of Summer ?

A. Season. B. Love. C. Success. D. Education. 23.What should you pay attention to when you are watching Orphan?

A. Making children stay away from it. B. Buying enough food to eat. C. Going to a big cinema to watch it.

D. Watching it at night.

24.The author's purpose in writing the text is to . A. introduce films for a film firm B. advertise several films for a website C. introduce several films for people

D. advertise some films for a cinema B

A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back. What she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman herself was hurt for the pain she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done, she went to an old, wise man in the village, explained her situation, and asked for advice.

Listening to her, the old man sensed the younger woman's distress and knew he must help her. He

also knew he could never relieve the pain, but he could teach. He knew the outcome would depend solely on the character of the young woman. He said, \

feather on the doorstep of each house in the town before the sun rises.\

The young woman hurried home to prepare, even though the feather pillows were very dear to her.

All night long, she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting light, she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she returned to the old man.

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and then everything will be as it was before.\

\know that's impossible! The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the

doorsteps!\

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spoken, no amount of effort, regardless how heartfelt or sincere, they can never return to your mouth. Choose your words well and guard them in presence of those you love.\25.The old wise man agreed to help because he knew . A. the young woman should know the wisdom of choosing her words well B. the good woman could take her words back through efforts C. he could ease the pain of the young woman

D. the young woman deserved to be punished for those irresponsible words 26.How did the wise man teach the young woman?

A..By giving her advice directly. B. By telling her a story. C. By letting her experience a similar situation 27.What can be the best title for the text? A. Actions speak louder than words. C. It's never too late to mend.

C

The Spring Festival holiday is supposed to be a period of time entirely for family reunion. However, as people’s enthusiasm (热情) for digital hongbao increased, the amount of time they spend with family members during the holiday decreases. There has been widespread criticism (批评) over digital hongbao that it has separated family reunion.

“I used to discuss programs in the Spring Festival Gala (春晚) with my family members, but this year, barely had time to watch the gala because I was staring at my cellphone all the time,” said Kang, a

B.. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. D. Don't cry over spilt milk D. By showing her others' opinions.

30-year-old radio station editor. “I went to karaoke with my cousins during the holiday, and I was grasping digital hongbao the whole time, even when I was singing karaoke.”

“On the last day of the holiday, I started to regret spending too much time on these digital hongbao. Therefore, instead of fighting for hongbao, I watched TV with my mom that night. I left home feeling so sorry! I should have spent more time with my parents.”

But Kang said regret came with a sense of achievement when he managed to bring classmates together. “Next year, I will still play this game, but with less money and for a smaller amount of time,” Kang said.

Dong Chenyu, a teacher from Beijing Foreign Studies University, said it’s unfair to blame hongbao for destroying family reunion.

“When television was invented, people accused it of standing in the way of face-to-face human communication. The same accusation (谴责) came up on telephone and text message services when they were first invented. The same goes with digital hongbao,” Dong said.

“It does nothing but offers a new way of human communication. The rest is people’s choice. As long as no one expects to earn money from this and takes this as a means of gambling (赌博), it’s a good way to improve human connections,” Dong said.

28. How did Mr. Kang feel about digital hongbao according to Paragraph 2? A. He felt regretted spending too much money. B. He was happy to spend too much of his time. C..He felt a sense of guilty in getting it. D. He had a strong preference for it

29. From the underlined sentence we know that Mr. Kang felt ___________. A. either regretted or successful

B. both regretted and successful

C. not only happy but also satisfied D. not pleased but stressed 30. What can we infer from what Mr. Dong said about digital hongbao? A. It will bring us trouble in holiday reunion. B. It will be out of fashion in near future. C. Mr. Dong is in favour of digital hongbao. D. Lots of people will use it to earn money.

31. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Double-edged Sword B. Spring Festival Reunion C. New Holiday Enthusiasm D. Family Reunion Destruction

D

Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the

environment. “We didn’t know at that time that there even was an environment，let alone that there was a problem with it.” says Bruce Anderson，president of Earth Day USA.

But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement. Business

people，political leaders，university professors，and especially millions of grassroots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many，many times，”says Gaylord

Nelson，the former governor from Wisconsin，who thought up the first Earth Day.

According to US government reports，emissions（排放）from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3

million tons a year to 5.5 million tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with，the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of “green thinking” has become part of practices.

Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs；today in

1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lights，motors，and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.

Twenty-five years ago，there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today，it’s hard

to find a public school，university，or law school that does not have such a kind of program. “Until we do that，nothing else will change！”says Bruce Anderson.WWW.ziyuanku.com 32. According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about

A. the social movement.

B. recycling techniques.

C. environmental problems. D. the importance of Earth Day. 33. Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from? A. The business circle

B. The grass-roots level

C. Government officials D. University professors

34. What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?

A. They have cut car emissions to the lowest.$来&源：ziyuanku.com B. They have settled their environmental problems. C. They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.

D. They have reduced pollution through effective measures.

35. What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph? A. Education B. Planning

第二节（本节共5小题；每小题2分，共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。 Too many of us are waiting too long to live our best lives. We keep putting everything off until tomorrow. Then, before we know it, we find ourselves asking, \

So we’d better make today the beginning of our new life. Take time to figure ourselves out. Take time to realize what we want and need. Take time to love, laugh, cry, and learn. ____36____ Here are five things we should start doing today:

Accept ourselves. The secret to happiness and success is the acceptance of ourselves. We will never become who we want to be if we rely on everyone else to qualify us. ____37____ So always go with ourselves, never against ourselves. Be who we were created to be and we will set the world on fire.

Make ourselves a priority. To tell the truth, there are only a few people in this world who will stay 100% true to us, so we should stay true to ourselves. Put our own needs into the list of things to do.

____38___ Don’t sit back and let things happen to us. Go out and make things happen. We are what we do, not what we say we’ll do. Stop saying \eams into plans.

Do the work. We can’t underestimate(低估) a person who always works hard. Be that person. ___39____ Always remember that the task ahead of us is never greater than the strength within us. Do what’s right, not what’s easy. Our dreams are worth it.

____40____ We can’t force things to happen; we can only drive ourselves trying crazily. There’s a time and place for everything. So don’t force what’s not yet supposed to fit into our life. When it’s meant to be, it will be. Work hard, and be patient. A. Life is shorter than it often seems. B. Enjoy every moment of life.

C. Allow life to happen like it’s supposed to. D. Everyone has a different way of life.

E. In life, we don’t get what we wish for; we get what we work for. F. Take positive action.

G. Accept ourselves just the way we are.

第三部分 语言知识运用（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）

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

C. Green living D. CO reduction

Last week I questioned the work I was doing. I found myself wondering if all my time and effort was 41 . Will my new business provide the income I need? Is my work good enough for others to want to 42 ?These are only a few of the 43 that ran through my mind. With every question, my self-confidence was 44 !As my doubts swirled（纷乱）in my mind , I could feel my attitude changing. I doubted whether it is really worth the 45 . Realizing that these 46 thoughts were affecting my attitude,1 went to the website to read quotes on 47 .I found I did not have a category of \found 48 quotes on self-confidence. So I 49 establishing a category on self-confidence.

As I worked on the web page, my self-confidence was being 50 .I could feel my outlook changing, and gave myself a(n) 51 adjustment. Many times in my life I have found the quotes have 52 changed my outlook. The quotes I was reading reassured me, and provided me with the 53 to realize that what I was doing was in fact what I 54 to do. Like everything else in life, it takes time; 55 does not happen overnight. Then my attitude has become 56 .

As I was reading a quote from Rosalyn Carter, \ 57 if you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your 58 ,and then be 59 enough to follow through, \realized I do have confidence in my ability. What I was 60 was the persistence and determination to follow it through! 41.A.limited 42.A. buy 43.A.jobs

B. worthwhile C. small B. do

C. refuse C. questions

D. endless D. quit D. suggestions D. decreasing D. praise D.final

B. chances B. forming B. money B. negative B. career B. .honest B. ended up B. ignored B. attitude B. slightly B. promise

44.A. continuing 45.A effort 46.A. proper 47.A.dream

C. improving C. .trust

C. normal

C. self-confidence D. self-control C. strict C. made up C. forgotten C. study C. actually

D. comfortable D. put up D. restored D. work D. normally D. wealth

48.A wonderful 49.A. gave up 50.A.tested 51.A.life

52.A.hardly 53.A. motivation

C. condition

54.A disliked 55.A.honor 56.A.angry

B..loved B. tragedy B. patient B. wonder B. ability B. skilled

C. advised C. friendship C. positive C. know

D. remembered D. success D.nervous D. check D. background D. tough D. gaining

57.A. doubt 58.A. knowledge 59.A.clever

C. experience C. curious

60.A. lacking

B. considering C. expecting

第二节 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。

The long history of the Chinese knot(中国结) dates back 61 ancient times when people first used knots for fastening, wrapping, hunting and fishing. Recent 62 (discover) include 100,000- year- old bone needles used for sewing and bodkins(锥子), which were used to untie knots, but because of the nature of the materials, few examples of prehistoric Chinese knotting exist today.

The knot was developed into 63 art form during the Tang and Song dynasties and it became much 64 (popular) later in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

One major characteristics of decorative knot work is 65 all the knots are tied using one thread. When 66 (finish), the knot looks the same from both front and back. The knot can come in a variety of colors such as gold, green, blue or black. However, the most 67 (common) used color is red. This is because it stands for good luck and prosperity(繁荣).

Making the Chinese knot is a three- step process, which includes tying, tightening and adding. There are many different shapes of Chinese knots, 68 (offer) blessings of happiness, love and good luck.

In Chinese, “knot” means reunion, friendliness, 69 (warm), love,etc. Up to now, many people in China 70 (use) the art of the Chinese knot in their necklaces, buttons and even hangings for cars or mobile phones.

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I was very sensitive to music and even when I dipped into music books briefly, I could sing or play good. To be honesty, I always dreamt of becoming a famous folk actor. I was such confident that I never decreased my devotion. I formed my first band calling “Rolling Frog”. At the beginning, we relied on performing on instruments in pubs or to passersby, and then we wear false beards to pretend to be the musicians with who people were familiar. In an addition, we added humorous acts our performances and played jokes on each other. Soon, our “funny jazz” became famous and afterwards, we made a record in a studio. A million or so copy were sold, but which was painful was that the band broke up finally.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你的美国网友Tom因身材瘦小经常受到同学们的欺凌（bully），这令他感到非

常苦恼。请你用英语给他写封邮件，主要内容包括：

1.表示安慰； 2.进行劝解； 3.给出建议。 注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Tom,

I'm worried about your being bullied by your classmates.

Yours,

Li Hua

注意：

1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I was very sensitive to music and even when I dipped into music books briefly, I could sing or play good. To be honesty, I always dreamt of becoming a famous folk actor. I was such confident that I never decreased my devotion. I formed my first band calling “Rolling Frog”. At the beginning, we relied on performing on instruments in pubs or to passersby, and then we wear false beards to pretend to be the musicians with who people were familiar. In an addition, we added humorous acts our performances and played jokes on each other. Soon, our “funny jazz” became famous and afterwards, we made a record in a studio. A million or so copy were sold, but which was painful was that the band broke up finally.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你的美国网友Tom因身材瘦小经常受到同学们的欺凌（bully），这令他感到非

常苦恼。请你用英语给他写封邮件，主要内容包括：

1.表示安慰； 2.进行劝解； 3.给出建议。 注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Tom,

I'm worried about your being bullied by your classmates.

Yours,

Li Hua

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