重庆市大学城第一中学校2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

重庆大一中16-17学年下期高2018级半期考试试题

学科：英语命题人：陈技审题人：陈红

第一卷

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. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. Go upstairs to study.

B. Turn down the TV.

C. Stop studying.

2. What date is it today?

A. July 5th.

B. July 8th.

C. July 10th.

3. What will the woman do during the summer vacation?

A. Go camping with the man.

B. Look after her grandparents.

C. Spend her vacation with her grandma.

4. What will the woman do tomorrow morning?

A. Go to school.

B. Pick up her mother.

C. Go to Mrs Black’s home for her study.

5. What do we know about the man?

A. He has been to Japan before.

B. He doesn’t want to have a hair cut.

C. He seldom goes out for his work.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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至7题。

6. What is John doing now?

A. Seeing a movie.

B. Answering the telephone.

C. Playing

basketball.

7. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A. To tell John to give her a call.

B. To tell John to help her look after her grandma.

C. To tell John she will go out with him next week.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where is the man now?

A. At home.

B. In a hospital.

C. On the way to a hospital.

9. What’s wrong with the man?

A. He has got a cold.

B. He feels weak.

C. He has got a cough.

10. What can we know from the conversation?

A. The man has been working hard recently.

B. The man wants to find a new job.

C. The man doesn’t do his job well.

请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What does the woman think of the picnic?

A. Great.

B. Just so-so.

C. Disappointing.

12. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. To ask Lily to go out with them.

B. To work hard at her studies.

C. To have a picnic with him.

13. What do we know about Lily?

A. She is a cook.

B. She cooks well.

C. She hates picnics.

请听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What happened to Jack’s parents last night?

A. They had a big quarrel.

B. They got divorced.

C. They found out something terrible.

15. Why does Jack’s father like that young man?

A. Because the young man is from a rich family.

B. Because the young man is very smart.

C. Because the young man has a gift for music.

16. What do we know about Jack’s mother?

A. She doesn’t like music.

B. She is a full-time housewife.

C. She does n’t think money is important.

17. Why does the woman know the story so well?

A. Because Jack told her the whole story.

B. Because she lives with Jack’s family.

C. Because she lives next door.

请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. When should the students get to the sound lab if they have classes there?

A. 10 minutes earlier.

B. 5 minutes earlier.

C. 3 minutes earlier.

19. How should the students take their seat in the sound lab?

A. According to their height.

B. According to their arrival time.

C. According to their number.

20. What should the students do in the sound lab?

A. Make some noises.

B. Change their seats.

C. Follow the teacher’s instructions.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；第小题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

Welcome to Adventure land!

Everyone loves Adventure land! The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore (探索), enjoy, and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience. You will go away enriched, longing to come back. What are you going to do this time?

The Travel Pavilion

Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different ways of life.

Visit the Amazon jungle (丛林) village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating

market, the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives, and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making nets, fishing…

The Future Tower

This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we’ll be living then. Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator(模拟装置) for the Journey to Mars!

The Nature Park

This is not really one park but several.

In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers: see lions, giraffes, elephants in the wild. Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary to see…

The Pyramid

This is the center of Adventure land. Run out of film, need some postcards and stamps? For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping center. Come here for information and ideas too.

21. The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors ________.

A. learn something about different places in the world

B. become familiar with mountain countries

C. learn how to make things such as fishing nets

D. realize the importance of traveling

22. If you are interested in knowing about what people’s life will be, you may visit ________.

A. the Travel Pavilion

B. the Safari Park

C. the Future Tower

D. the Pyramid

23. If you want to get a toy lion to take home, where will you most likely go?

A. The Nature Park.

B. The Pyramid.

C. The Future Tower.

D. The Travel Pavilion.

B

In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).

I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured （使…放心）me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.

Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favor I’d been given decades e arlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.

After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”

I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.

A. her work delayed her trip to Sydney

B. she was going home for her holidays

C. the town was far away from Sydney

D. she missed the only train back home

25. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2? _________

A. He helped the girl find a ride.

B. He gave the girl a ride back home.

C. He bought sandwiches for the girl.

D. He watched the girl for three hours.

A. she realized he was Gordon

B. she had known him for decades

C. she was going to the nearby town

D. she wanted to repay the favor she once got

27. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story? _________

A. Giving sometimes produces nice results.

B. Those who give rides will be repaid.

C. Good manners bring about happiness.

D. People should offer free rides to others.

C

Florida is celebrating a big anniversary this year. Five hundred years ago, on April 2, 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon arrived on the east coast of what is now Florida. Native Americans had been living there for centuries, but Ponce de Leon was the first European to set foot in what would become the United States.

According to legend(传说), Ponce de Leon may have landed in Florida by mistake. He is said to have been looking for an island called Bimini and its Fountain of Youth. The magical fountain could supposedly make old people young again. Instead, Ponce de Leon landed on the Florida peninsula(半岛) and claimed it for Spain. He named it La Florida, or “flowery place”.

Ponce de Leon explored more of Florida’s coasts over the next few months. He later returned to Spain but went back to Florida in 1521 to attempt to set up a permanent colony(殖民地). However，Native Americans attacked him and his companions, and Ponce de Leon was killed. It wasn’t until 1565 that Spain set up a successful colony at St. Augustine on Florida’s east coast. It is the oldest permanent European settlement in the U.S.

Florida didn’t belong to the U.S. until Spain lost control. It was admitted to the U.S. as the 27th state in 1845.

Today, Florida has one of the fastest-growing populations of any state. More than 19 million people call it home.

It’s a lso a popular destination for tourists. Last year, 89 million people visited the Sunshine State. These days, most visitors come in search of fun in the sun on its sandy beaches and its theme parks, such as Disney World and Sea World.

28．Five hundred years ago, .

A．the United States was founded B．the first European came to Florida.

C．Florida was discovered by human beings.

D．Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon was born.

29. What can we learn about Ponce de Leon from Paragraph 2?

A. He hated the Florida peninsula.

B. He discovered Florida by accident.

C. He finally found Fountain of Youth.

D. He could make old people young again.

30. Ponce de Leon was killed .

A. by his companions

B. on his way to Florida

C. during his second stay in Florida

D. after he set up a permanent colony

31. Which of the following is TRUE about Florida?

A. Tourists are losing interest in it.

B. Its beaches are not well protected.

C. There are 89 million people in Florida at present.

D. Its population has been increasing in recent years.

D

Some people like modern art, while others say that it is rubbish. But a cleaner who works in the Tate Britain Gallery in London isn’t able to tell the difference. The woman, whose name isn’t known, mistook a work of art by the German painter Gustav Metzger for a bag of rubbish, and threw it out with other bags. The plastic bag, which contained pieces of paper and cardboard, was later recovered outside the gallery, but the artist thought that it was too badly damaged to be put on show again, and so he found another bag. 78-year-old Mr Metzger explained that the exhibit, which he said was a copy of a similar work he had created in 1960, was meant to

show that all art is temporary (暂时的) and “finite”.

Embarrassed officials at the museum said that they had had to call a meeting with cleaners to explain which things should not be touched. They would not say whether Mr Metzger would be paid any compensation (赔偿) for the incident. However, to make absolutely sure the same thing would not happen again, they decided to cover Mr Metzger’s work every evening with a coloured cloth. In this way cleaners arriving after the gallery had closed to the general public would realize that they should not touch it.

This is not the first time that museum cleaners have had trouble distinguishing exhibits from rubbish. In 2001, in another London gallery, a cleaner threw away a work by the well-known British artist Damien Hirst. It was an arrangement of empty beer bottles, coffee cups, and overflowing ashtrays (烟灰缸), which were meant to indicate the chaos(混乱) in the life of an artist.

However, cleaners don’t always throw things away—sometimes they clean them! This was the case with a dirty bath, which was on show in a gallery in Germany. Without asking what the ban was doing in the gallery, the cleaner simply scrubbed it clean.

32. The woman cleaner threw away the plastic bag because____________.

A. the plastic bag was badly damaged

B. She didn’t recognize it was a work of art

C. she didn’t like modern art at all and thought it was rubbish

D. Mr Metzger had found another bag to replace the exhibit on show

33. The underlined word “distinguishing” in the third paragraph probably means

“___________”.

A. imitating

B. exchanging

C. replacing

D. telling

34. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Whether Mr Metzger would be paid any money for the incident was unknown.

B. Officials closed the Tate British Gallery to avoid the same thing happening

again.

C. An arrangement of empty beer bottles, coffee cups, and overflowing ashtrays

was once designed as a symbol of the life of an artist.

D. More than one cleaner threw away works of art in galleries.

35. What might be the best title for the passage?

A. Damaged Modern Art Works

B. Good Cleaners Make Mistakes

C. Cleaner Thinks Modern Art Is Rubbish

D. Dangerous Galleries And

Cleaners

第二卷

第二节（共5小题；每小題2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。其中有两项为多余选项。

A great number of people don’t get a good night’s sleep on a regular basis. The following tips can help you achieve restful sleep.

Stick to a schedule, and don’t sleep late on weekends. If you sleep late on Satu rday and Sunday morning, you’ll get Sunday night insomnia（失眠）.

36.________ You don’t need to rely on an alarm clock to wake up when you get enough sleep.

Don’t eat or drink a lot before bedtime. 37._________ If you drink too much liquid before sleeping, yo u’ll wake up repeatedly in the night for trips to the bathroom. Don’t drink alcohol near bedtime.

Exercise. 38.__________ If you’re trying to sleep better, the best time to exercise is in the afternoon.

Sleep only at night. 39._________ Limit daytime sleep to 20-minute, power naps. If you work nights, keep window coverings closed so that sunlight doesn’t interrupt your sleep. If you have a day job and sleep at night, but still have trouble waking, leave the window covering open and let the sun’s light wake you up.

Keep quiet. Turn off the radio and TV. Use earplugs, a fan or some other source of constant, background noise to mask sound that you cannot control, such as a busy street, trains or airplanes.

Make your bed. A good bed is subjective and different for each person. Make sure you have a bed that is comfortable and offers good sleep. 40.__________ If you

don’t fall asleep in 15 minutes, get up and do something else. Go back to bed when you are tired.

A. Don’t read books in bed before sleeping.

B. Daytime naps steal hours from night sleeping.

C. Having enough sleep is important for your health.

D. Go to sleep when you are tired and turn off the lights.

E. Have a light dinner about two hours before sleeping.

F. Instead, go to bed and get up at about the same time every day.

G. Physical activity improves the deep, refreshing stage of sleep.

第三部分英语知识运用（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, 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。

August was a mouse（老鼠）who lived peacefully in a big house. He led a 41 life: warm water, hot food, and plenty of clothes.

A(n) 42 mouse, Percy, lived with August. Though he could live the same life as August, everyday he would 43 something great. He could easily wash in cold water. August often wondered how he could be so 44 .

One night,it snowed heavily, and their house was covered with snow. They did not think they could dig a tunnel (地道) through so much snow. They decided to

45 .

Several days passed, and the snow 46 ; now there was no food left. Percy dealt with it quite well, 47 August was about to lose control.He knew that he could not 48 more than three days without food. This was the 49 amount of time they would need to dig a tunnel.They had no 50 but to get digging.

Percy started digging immediately,and 51 August to do the same. But August didn’t believe he could do it. Then he looked at Percy digging, and understood that that mouse was a lot 52 . What Percy had done everyday was to 53 himself

to deal with terrible conditions. With a feeling of 54 , he lay down on his bed, ready to let himself die.

When he opened his eyes, he thought he saw an angel was smiling at him. Finally he 55 that it was just a nurse. She told him a 56 mouse had arrived at the hospital, his legs frozen, and given 57 on where to find August.

When August ran to 58 Percy for his help, he found him getting much better. 59 Percy had lost several fingers, he looked

60 .From then on, August began to train himself like Percy.

41. A. busy B. hard C. strange D. comfortable

42. A. normal B. unusual C. nervous D. important

43. A. give up B. put off C. worry about D. prepare for

44. A. calm B. wrong C. stupid D.certain

45. A. wait B. hide C. escape D. separate

46. A. fell B. remained C. increased D. disappeared

47. A. so B. or C. but D. before

48. A. work B. imagine C. keep D. stand

49. A. same B. real C. only D. right

50. A. conclusion B. suggestion C. choice D. plan

51. A. governed B. encouraged C. sent D. forced

52. A. happier B. bigger C. better D. wiser

53. A. allow B. train C. direct D. persuade

54. A. helplessness B. peace C. hurt D. hope

55. A. admitted B. explained C. argued D. realized

56. A. familiar B. careless C. brave D. proud

57. A. talks B. reasons C. opinions D. instructions

58. A. ask B. thank C. admire D. praise

59. A. Because B. If C. Though D. Unless

60. A. cheerful B. serious C. disappointed D. confident

第二节语篇填空（共10 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，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。

Think of the situations below.Your mother 61___________ (be) busy in the kitchen. She 62___________(sudden) asks you to pass a bowl to her.You do so.What will your mother’s response be? Maybe she’ll s ay nothing but just go on

63___________(do) the cooking.After a while,the dinner is ready.Your mother hands you a bowl of rice. What’s your response? Probably just begin to eat.

That’s 64___________ I want to say.In Chinese families, we don’t often say “Thank you”to our family members for receiving help 65___________ service. Neither will we say so among good friends.If you say it,the other will think you are treating him/her as a 66___________(strange).

But in the West,people use “Thank you” 67___________ than any other sentences.Teachers will thank a student for answering 68___________ question; husbands will thank 69___________(he) wife for making a cup of coffee.

In Japan, it’s a custom to say “thank you”. No matter among friends or family,Japanese use it all the day. Do you think it is necessary 70___________(say) “Thank you” to your family members or friends?

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）

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，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 Tom,

I’m glad to receive your letter. You told me you were afraid of coming parents’

meeting.In fact,a parents’ meeting is a communic ation meeting,where teachers and parents exchanged their information and opinion about the students’ situation at school and home.As with your problem, you’d better have a well talk with your parents and teachers.Talk polite to your parents,and focus on why you were failed in math and physics this time.When talking with your maths and physics teachers,ask him about proper methods of learning the two subjects.Anyhow,improving your grades are the key to solve the problem.

第二节书面表达（25分）

假如你是李华，你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试，都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信，向某学生英文报编辑反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点：

焦虑症状：头晕、乏力、睡眠不好、食欲不振等

建议：1．考前制定好合适的复习计划

2．考试期间正常作息

3．睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠

其他建议(内容由考生自己拟定)

高二英语半期答案

听力1-5 ABCCA 6-10 CCCBA 11-15 ACBAC 16-20 ACBCC

阅读21-23 ACB 24-27 DADA 28-31 BBCD 32-35 BDBC

36-40 FEGBD

完型41-45 DBACA 46-50 BCDAC 51-55 BDBAD 56-60 CDBCA

单词填空

61. is 62. suddenly 63. doing 64. what 65. or

66. stranger 67. more 68. a 69. his 70. to say

短文改错

Dear Tom,

I’m glad to receive your letter. You told me you were afraid of coming parents’ meeting.In fact,a parents’ meeting is a communication meeting,where teachers and parents exchanged their information and opinion about the students’ situation at school and home.As with your problem, you’d better have a well talk with your parents and teachers.Talk polite to your parents,and focus on why you were failed in math and physics this time.When talking with your maths and physics teachers,ask him about proper methods of learning the two subjects.Anyhow,improving your grades are the key to solve the problem.

71. of后面加the → called 72. exchanged → exchange 73.opinion→ opinions

74. with→for/to 75. well → good 76. polite→politely 77. 去掉were 78.him → them 79.are → is

80. solve → solving