高二英语下学期入学考试试题

四川省成都外国语学校2017-2018学年高二英语下学期入学考试试题注意事项:

1.试题分第Ｉ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。

2.考试时间120 分钟，满分150分。

3.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号准确无误地填写在答题卡规定

的位置上；使用2B铅笔填涂。

4.考试结束后将答题卡交回，不得折叠、损毁答题卡。

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。

A

Smart Cameras to Help You Take Better Photos

Google Clips

One of the latest to launch is Google Clips. It is designed to be put somewhere in a room to take pictures by itself. It can also be attached to an object or a person’s clothing.

Google says machine learning helps the camera choose the best times and situations for taking pictures and videos. Interested buyers can join a waiting list to be informed when it is on the market.

GoPro Hero

GoPro also uses machine learning to power its QuikStories characteristic. This tool takes existing photos and videos and automatically creates a finished video piece, complete with music and effects.

Snap Spectacles

Messaging app Snapchat sells a pair of sunglasses with a built-in camera that can record short videos with the push of a button. Snap Inc. says the product, called Spectacles, is designed to “catch the moment, without taking you out of it.”

The glasses can record short video clips that can be shared with Snapchat users. Snap Inc. has started selling its Spectacles sunglasses online in the United States. Apple iPhone X

Apple’s new iPhone X is being launched with its new Face ID system that it says will unlock the phone just by having the user look at it. This replaces the Touch ID on previous ones that used a fingerprint to unlock the phone.

Apple says the system works by projecting more than 30,000 dots on the face to create a kind of map. Apple says its facial recognition is even secure enough to allow payments through its Apple Pay service.

1. What is the special function of Google Clips?

A. It can play videos by itself.

B. It can take pictures automatically.

C. It can change photos into videos.

D. It can provide music and effects.

2.Which of the following can now be bought on the Internet?

A. Google Clips

B. GoPro Hero

C. Snap Spectacles

D. Apple iPhone X

3.How is Apple iPhone X unlocked?

A. By a fingerprint.

B. By a fingerprint.

C. By pushing a button.

D. By making a map.

B

If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds, see through walls, or have superhuman strength may sound silly, but it actually gets to the heart of what really matters in your life.

Every day in our work, we are inspired by the people we meet doing extraordinary things to improve the world. They have a different kind of superpower that all of us possess: the power to make a difference in the lives of others.

We’re not saying that everyone needs to contribute their lives to the poor. Your

lives are busy enough doing homework, playing sports, making friends, seeking after your dreams. But we do think that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some of your time and energy to something much larger than yourself. Find an issue you are interested in and learn more. Volunteer or, if you can, contribute a little money to a cause. Whatever you do, don’t be a bystander. Get involved. You may have the opportunity to make your biggest difference when you’re older. But why not start now?

Our own experience working together on health, development, and energy the last twenty years has been one of the most rewarding parts of our lives. It has changed who we are and continues to fuel our optimism about how much the lives of the poorest people will improve in the years ahead.

4. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Your life style.

B. Your life value.

C. Your trouble in life.

D. Your life experience.

5. Why does the author say they are inspired every day?

A. They possess different kinds of superpowers.

B. They have got the power to change the world.

C. Some people around them are making the world better.

D. There are many powerful people in their life and work.

6. What does the author stress in Paragraph 5?

A. Learning more and contributing more to a cause.

B. Rising above self and acting to help others.

C. Working hard to get a bigger opportunity.

D. Trying your best to help the poor.

7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. The author believes the lives of the poorest will get better.

B. Much more progress will be made in the near future.

C. The work on health is the most valuable experience.

D. People’s efforts have been materially rewarded.

C

Many kids help out around the house with chores such as emptying the dishwasher, putting laundry away, and taking out the trash. In exchange, some kids get allowances or other rewards such as extra computer time.

But some people do not think that kids should get rewards for doing chores. Susie Walton, a parenting educator and family coach, believes that by rewarding kids, parents are sending a message that work isn’t worth doing unless you get something in return. ’’Running any kind of household is a team effort, Susie said. "A home is a living space fo r everyone in the family. It’s important for kids to see that we all have responsibilities in the house, and that families decide together how they want their home to look, and how they are going to keep it looking like everyone wants it to look.”

Other people believe that getting a cash allowance or other rewards motivates kids to do chores, and it also teaches them real world lessons about how we need to work to earn money. There are also new applications that give kids points and digital gifts that can be redeemed (兑取) either online or in the real world. With the ChoreMonster app, kids earn digital points by completing chores that they can turn in for real-life rewards such as extra Xbox time or a trip to the mall. “Our goal is to encourage kids to earn rewards,’’ says Chris Bergman, founder of ChoreMonster. “Kids need positive reinforcement to help motivate them."

What do you think? Should kids be rewarded for doing chores? Or should kids help out around their homes without getting anything in return?

Write a 200-word response. Send it to tfkasks4you@https://www.360docs.net/doc/587369351.html,. Your response may be published in a future issue of Time For Kids. Please include your grade and contact information of your parent or teacher if you want your response to be published. The deadline for responding is February 18.

8. How does the author start the passage?

A. By presenting some facts.

B. By listing some evidence.

C. By comparing different views.

D. By stating his own experiences.

9. According to Susie Walton, .

A. kids should be rewarded for doing chores

B. parents decide what kids can do for the family

C. kids have the responsibility to share housework

D. kids can get extra computer time for doing chores

10. Paragraph 3 is mainly about.

A. Chris Bergman’s opinion on ra ising kids

B. main reasons why kids need encouragement

C. how to motivate kids to try new applications

D. the advantage of rewarding kids for doing chores

11. The purpose of writing the text is to .

A. invite readers to express their opinions

B. inform readers of two different opinions

C. call on readers to reflect on their behavior

D. present the author's viewpoint about parenting

D

They say the average person makes 35, 000 decisions a day. Yet in her new book, How Woman Decide, Therese Huston explores a widespread phenomenon that many women fail to notice. “There’s a huge double standard when it comes to how men and women are viewed as decision makers, ”explains Therese, a psychologist from SeattleUniversity. Therese decided to write the book after looking at her bookshelf: At one end, there were bestselling books about how to be a brilliant decision maker--all written by men and featuring interviews with men like athletes. At the other end were books aimed at women on gaining leadership skills and confidence.

“Once those women are at the table, will their decisions be taken as seriously as men’s? ”Therese wondered. “Men are respected as decision makers more than women,

especially in the workplace, largely because there’s this cu ltural belief that women are unable to make smart choices at work.”

So, Therese began to pick apart the stereotypes (固有印象) to see what scientific research had found. “Scientific research shows that men and women struggle with decision-making equally. The only disadvantage I found was that during the teenage years, teenage girls are more indecisive than teenage boys. Otherwise, there’s little difference between the genders.”

However, there are some differences. “Women are more cooperative, ” says Therese, “A female boss is more likely to ask the opinions of those around her when making a choice. Women ask for input, which helps make better decisions. However, this is often seen as a weakness rather than a strength.”

Therese also found that during times of stress, men and women make different choices, and the outcomes are often better when women are involved.

Study after study backs this view up. Neuroscientists Mara Mather and Nicole Lighthall from the University of Southern California studied the way men and women make decisions and found that in times of stress, they react very differently.

During their study, which involved playing a virtual gambling (赌博) game, they found that when the females became stressed, they made smart decisions-quitting while they were ahead or taking safe bets. But when the men became stressed, they did the opposite, risking everything for a slim chance of a big win.

12.Why did Therese Huston write her book How Women Decide?

A.Women are less respected as decision makers.

B.Women are not equally treated in workplaces.

C.Women are unable to make smart choices.

D.Women are poor at making big decisions.

13.What is women’s weakness in decision-making according to Therese Huston?

A.Men can make quicker decisions than women.

B.Women easily get stressed when making decisions.

C.Women are likely to ask for input when making decisions.

D.Teenage girls are 1ess able to make decisions than teenage boys.

14.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.Women show less confidence in times of stress.

B.Men tend to make risky decisions in times of stress.

C.Men demonstrate great bravery in times of stress.

D.Women quit making decisions when ahead in games．

15.What’s Therese’s final conclusion according to the text?

A.Women are brilliant as decision makers.

B.Men are weaker in making smart decisions.

C.We should give up all cultural beliefs about gender.

D . Great difference exists between the two genders in decision-making.

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项。

Most of us in China are used to paying for everything with our phones. 16 At least, this was the case for Lim Swee Say from Singapore, who found his first experience with Chinese payment methods quite impressive. Lim was waiting in line

to buy nuts at a street stall(货摊) in Shanghai and saw other customers show their

phone and take the nuts without giving cash. 17 It seems that Singapore

falls behind in mobile payments. Some Chinese tourists find it inconvenient when they

have to use cash in Singapore.

18 According to Xinhua News Agency, many countries now accept mobile payment services for Chinese tourists, with WeChat Pay covered in 13 overseas countries and regions and Alipay over 200. It’s now common to see the familiar green

or blue logos in tourist destinations around the world, from a tiny shop in the Scottish Highlands to a huge department store in New York.

Mobile payments are now a normal part of life in China, and the trend is sweeping

other nations. According to Forrester Research, in America, mobile payments rose by

37 percent in 2016. 19 This may be partly because western mobile payment

services require businesses to install expensive equipment before customers can use them.20 .

A. While in China, all it takes is a QR code (二维码) and a phone.

B. The popularity of Chinese mobile payments has pushed some foreign companies to accept them.

C. Foreign tourists don’ t like to pay with their mobile phones.

D. But for foreign visitors who aren’t familiar with this method, it may see m strange.

E. He was trying to figure out how they got paid.

F. Still, Chinese mobile payments were nearly 50 times greater than those in the US.

G. Soon after, he realized that the customers were using WeChat Pay.

第二部分完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all.In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, __21__ across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, __22__ at school for practice hours __23__ anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to__24__music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

__25__, one day, in the music class that was __26__ of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly（随意地） on the piano and found it __27__ to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually __28__ doing it. He tried to hide his __29__ pleasure from the music teacher, who had __30__ over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, __31__ the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good__32__ and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there __33__ him. There he decided to give the cello（大提琴） a __34__. When he began practicing, he took it very __35__. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was __36__ to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This __37__, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, __38__ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the __39__ looks of the non-musicians he had left__40__.

21. A. travelling B. marching C. pacing D. struggling

22. A. rising up B. coming up C. driving up D. turning up

23. A. before B. after C. until D. since

24. A. betray B. accept C. avoid D. appreciate

25. A. Therefore B. However C. Thus D. Moreover

26. A. part B. nature C. basis D. spirit

27. A. complicate B. safe C. confusing D. easy

28. A. missed B. disliked C. enjoyed D. denied

29. A. transparent B. obvious C. false D. similar

30. A. run B. jogged C. jumped D. wandered

31. A. because B. but C. though D. so

32. A. ear B. taste C. heart D. voice

33. A. occurred to B. took to C. appealed to D. held to

34. A. change B. chance C. mission D. function

35. A. seriously B. proudly C. casually D. naturally

36. A. committed B. used C. limited D. admitted

37. A. proved B. showed C. stressed D. meant

38. A. pushing B. dragging C. lifting D. rushing

39. A. admiring B. pitying C. annoying D. teasing

40. A. over B. aside C. behind D. out

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。

1.Arson is seen as a vicious crime _____________(danger) public security.

2.The poor little child led a ___________(misery) life with no one taking caring of him.

3.The professor together with his students _____________(be) concerned about the side effect of

the medicine over the past 2 years.

4.We all have natural strengths and talents that can ___________ (dramatic) help those around us.

5.You needn’t tell him the news. He seems _____________(know) it.

6.By the time he retires, 70% of the houses in the urban areas ___________(purchase).

7.He is taking an active part in voluntary work, __________is usual.

8.I ___________(consult) a lawyer when he interrupted.

9.The volunteers are working day and night, __________(send) supplies to the earthquake-stricken

area.

10.—Where did you meet him for the first time? —It was in the company _________ he worked.

第二节首字母填空.（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.This building should be preserved because of its historical s_________.

2.Since our research so far has not produced any answers to this problem, we need to a_________

a different approach to it.

3.In a warm climate where flesh d_________ rapidly, there is more risk of infection from

dead animals.

4.It will be the second time that Tokyo will host the Olympic Games after being the first Asian city

to s_________ the event in 1964.

5.For years people thought the picture was a g_________Van Gogh, but in fact it's a fake.

6.She shouted for help but nobody came to her a_________.

7.All Wiki articles must be written from a n_________ point of view, representing views fairly

and without bias.

8.I wish you'd give my decisions due respect –even if they c_________ with your opinion.

9.In the event of difficulties, please do not h_________to contact our Customer Service.

10.Children, pregnant women, elderly people, malnourished people, and people who are ill are

particularly v_________ when a disaster strikes.

第三节：选变填（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.Thanks to the activists’ protest, the park which _____________swans and ducks was preserved.

2.Having made preparations, we could eventually __________ on our project.

3.I __________ my English while studying in London.

4.__________ as a clown, he amused the little children playing in the amusement park.

5.When the robbery happened, I happened to be __________. Therefore, I told the policemen what I had witnessed.

6.The large-scale advertising campaign caused the product __________, which frustrated their

competitors.

7.All the children should have access to education ___________ their family background.

8.I had to walked to work with my car __________.

9.The reason why I voted for the Party was that I quite agreed with what they

__________.

10.__________ protecting the environment, Greenpeace has made great contributions.

第四节：语法填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）

The Internet is an 1 (amaze) information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as ___2___ investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the 3 (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it 4 shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from other countries and cultures. 5 , while there are many positive developments ___6___ (associate) with the Internet, there are also certain fears and concerns. One concern relates to a lack of control over 7 appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programmes, and with television there are 8 (restrict) on other aspects, for example, what kinds of programmes can 9 (broadcast) and at what time of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable for their children 10 (see).

第五节：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。

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。

Dear Amy,

I am writing to thank you for your congratulations at my success in the translation competition. In your letter, you told me that you want to know how to do well in translation. Here are some piece of advice.

First, you need to grasp the basic grammar knowledge, that enables you to understand

the sentences correctly and translate the originally language to the target language

properly. Second, you’d better to master a wide range of knowledge belonged to

different fields. It’s true that the more you know, the easier is for you to make

clear what the passage talks about.

I hope my suggestions are of great helpful for your future study and translation.

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第六节：书面表达（25

分）

假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack对汉字毛笔书法非常感兴趣，写信向你咨询学习毛笔书法

的建议。请你用英语回信，内容包括：

1. 学习毛笔书法的必备工具

2. 你认为学好毛笔书法的有效方式

3. 学好毛笔书法的好处

注意：

1.词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：书法 calligraphy 毛笔 writing brush 砚台 ink stone

高二英语期末笔试答案

一、阅读理解：

1-3 BCB 4-7 BCBA 8-11 ACDA 12-15 ADBD

二、七选五：

16-20 DGBFA

三、完形填空：

21-25 DDACB 26-30 ADCBD 31-35 AACBC 36-40 ADBBC

四、单句语法填空：

1. endangering

2. miserable

3. has been

4. dramatically

5. to have known

6. will have been purchased

7. as

8. was consulting

9. sending 10. where

五、首字母填空：

1.significance

2. adopt

3. decays

4. stage

5. genuine

6.assistance

7. neutral

8. conflict

9. hesitate 10.vulnerable

六、选变填：

1. was home to

2. set out

3. picked up

4. Dressed up

5. on the spot

6. to take off

7. regardless of

8. breaking down

9. stood for 10. Dedicated to

七、语篇语法填空：

1.amazing

2. an

3. latest

4. for

5. However

6. associated

7. what 8. restrictions 9. be broadcast 10. to see

八、短文改错：

1. at改为on

2. want改为wanted

3. piece改为pieces

4. that改为which

5. originally 改为original

6. to master去掉to

7. belonged改为belonging

8. easier后面加it

9. helpful改为help 10. since改为when或者if

九、书面表达：

One possible version：

Dear Jack,

I’m glad to know you’re interested in Chinese Calligraphy. It’s my pleasure to tell you how to learn Chinese calligraphy.

As we all know, the four treasures of the study are writing brush, ink, paper and ink stone, which are essential to learn Chinese calligraphy. As to the way to learn it, I think, for one thing, you may study the basic structure of each Chinese character step by step；for another, choosing a good model book to copy is of great benefit to you. Chinese calligraphy is a fine art of the excellent traditional cultures in China. Not only does it do good to health, but also it can cultivate morality and purify our souls.

Hoping you can come to China to enjoy it personally.

Yours，

Li Hua