廣東省汕頭市潮南實驗學(xué)校高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

潮南實驗學(xué)校高中部20172018學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期中考試高二英語試題試題分值：120分考試時間：120分鐘第Ⅰ卷第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AFeedingacrowdofhundredsdoesn’tmakeKennySealsNuttnervous.Infact,helovesbeinginthekitchen.BythetimeKenny,16,reachedhisthirdyearofhighschoolinCharlotte,US,hehadbeevicepresidentofhisschool’scookingclub.Kennysaidhedevelopedhisloveofcookingbywatchinghisgrandmother,whoownedabusiness.Andattheageof5,hecookedhisfirstdish.Takingittoschoolforlunch,hewarmeditupintheschool’smicrowave,whiletheotherkidsatetheirsandwiches.“Ilovetoeat,anditstartedtobeemorefuntocookthantohavefoodpreparedforme,”hesaid.CookingcameeasytoKenny,andheenjoyedaddingnewingredientsintomondishes.“ItstartedwithapassionandIwantedtoknowmore,”hesaid.Lastsummer,Kennyputhisskillstothetestbyworkingwithhisgrandmothertocaterhisuncle’swedding.Kennyaddednewchangestothetraditionaldishesthathisgrandmahadprepared.ChefFrederickMookieHicks,ownerofacateringbusiness,saidKenny’ssuccessesfromhisabilitytomultitaskinthekitchen.“He’ssoenthusiasticaboutcookingthathedoesn’tletanythingstophim,”Hickssaid.21.WhatinspiredKenny’sinterestincooking?

A.Thecookingclubinhisschool.

B.Hisloveforeating.

C.Hisdesiretorunacateringbusinessalone.

D.Thesightofhisgrandmothercooking.22.Theunderlinedword“cater”inParagraph8probablymeans“to______”.

A.havefunat B.bepresentat

C.providefoodfor D.makeaplanfor23.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKenny’scooking?

A.Traditional.B.Creative.C.Simple.D.Strange.24.WhatdoesHicksthinksetsKennyapartfromotherstudents?

a.Hispassionforcooking.

b.Hiscooperationwithothers.

c.Hisabilitytomultitask.

d.Hisspecialfamilybackground.

A.a,bB.a,cC.b,cD.c,dB Inmysecondtolastsemesterofcollege,myfavoriteprofessorannouncedthathewouldbeteachingastudyabroadcourseoverwinterbreakinCambodia.Themorehetalkedabouttheopportunity,themoreinterestedIbecame.IleftclassthinkingImightactuallydoit.Myimmediateexcitementgaveintoexcusesastheweekspassed.Thetripwouldbeexpensive,Iwouldhavelesstimetospendwithmyfamilyoverwinterbreak,andIhadn’treallytraveledbefore.Mostofall,Iwasterrifiedoftakingtherisk.OnthedayImademydecision,IsuddenlyfeltasifIhadfinallyopenedmyeyesandseenmyselfclearly.WhywasIsoscaredtotakethischance?Ihadmovedawayfromhome,almostgraduatedcollegeandovereplentyofsmallscalefears.HowcouldIletfeargetinthewayofaonceinalifetimeopportunity?Besides,Ihadalwaysdreamedoftravelingtheworldandstudyingabroadwasamajorpointonmybucketlist(人生目標(biāo)清單).SoItookthechallenge.Iwasscaredyetexcitedontheplane,butmyfearsfadedassoonasthewheelstouchedtherunway.Isoonfoundmyselfimmersed(沉浸)inancient,ornate(華麗的)mountaintoptemples.IspentmydaysteachingpoororphanssimpleEnglish,learnedalittleKhmermyselfandbecameanexpertatavoidingterribletrafficandbargainingwithCambodianstoreowners.Bytheendofmystay,Ihadfalleninlovewithtravel,explorationandalifeofdailywonders.MyexperienceinCambodiawasincredibleandlifechanging.Icamebackadifferentperson,butabetterone:abetterfriend,sister,daughter,girlfriendandstudent.Icamebackagrownwomaninsteadofayounggirl.AfterCambodia,mylifeclickedintoplace(步入正軌).Beforethetrip,Ihadn’tknownwhatIwantedtodoaftergraduation.NowIamplanningonteachingEnglishabroad.Iamstillamazedbymyexperienceandthankfulforeverythingittaughtme.Inowhaveapassionforconquering(征服)fears,bigorsmall,andhavearenewedfaithinmyself.25.Theauthor’sexcitementtogotoCambodiafadedmainlybecause.A.shecouldnotaffordtheexpensivetripB.shehadnoexperienceoftravelingabroadC.shewasscaredoftheriskshewouldbetakingD.shepreferredspendingtimewithherfamilytotraveling26.HowdidtheauthordecidetogotoCambodiaintheend?A.ShehadahearttohearttalkwithherfamilyB.ShethoughtaboutwhatmighthavemadeherscaredC.ShewentthrougheveryitemshehadputonherbucketlistD.Sherealizedthechallengesandfearsshehadoverebefore27.WhatdidtheauthordoinCambodia?A.ShetaughtKhmerB.ShestudiedEnglishC.ShehelpedlocalchildrenwithEnglishD.Shestudiedtrafficproblems28.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherstayinCambodia?A.ItwasrelaxingandrefreshingB.ItgaveherabetterideaofherselfC.ItimprovedhermunicationskillsD.ItledhertoofferherhelptovolunteerservicesC (CNN)AkillerwhalekilledatrainerWednesdayafternoonatSeaWorld’sShamuStadiuminOrlando,Florida,apublicinformationofficerfortheOrangeCountySheriff’sOfficesaid.The40yearoldwoman,identifiedbysheriff’sspokesmanJimSolomonsasDawnBrancheau,wasinthewhaleholdingareaabout2p.m.when“sheapparentlyslippedorfellintothetankandwasfatallyinjuredbyoneofthewhales,”hesaid.ButawitnesstoldCNNthatthewhaleapproachedtheglasssideofthe35footdeeptankatShamuStadium,jumpedupandgrabbedthetrainerbythewaist,shakinghersoviolentlythathershoecameoff.ASeaWorldemployeewhoaskednottobeidentifiedconfirmedthedescriptionoftheattackandaddedthatthewhaleinvolvedisnamedTillikum.Theincidentoccurredafterashowcalled“DinewithShamu,”saidPaulaGillespie,whoattendedwithherdaughter.“Duringtheshoweverythingwasperfectlyfine,”shesaid.Afterward,“wewentdowntolookathisfullbodyunderneaththeisolationtank,”shesaid.“EverythingseemedcalmandOK.Thetrainerwaslayingherselfdownonhimandkissinghisnoseandrubbinghim.”Butthescenechangedquickly,shesaid.“Withinfiveminutes,shewasdowninthetankandwesawallthethrashing(撲騰)andthebubblesandhimpushingherwithhisnose,”shesaid.“Itwasjustso,soupsetting.”Withinmoments,sirens(警笛)wentoffandSeaWorldemployeesaskedhertoleavethebuilding,shesaid.JackHanna,directoroftheColumbusZooandAquariuminOhio,saidheknewBrancheauandthatshewouldwantherworktocontinue.HealsohopesSeaWorldcontinueswiththeworkitdoeswithkillerwhales.ButaspokesmanforPeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimalscalledthedeath“atragedythatdidn’thavetohappen.”JaimeZalacsaidtheorganizationhadcalledon“SeaWorldtostopconfining(禁閉)oceangoingmammalstoanareathattothemislikethesizeofabathtub,andwehavealsobeenaskingtheparktostopforcingtheanimalstoperformsillytricksoverandoveragain.”29.Whatprobablycausedthedeathofawhaletraineraccordingtothetext? A.Akillerwhalekissedhertodeath B.Shewasattackedbyaviolentkillerwhale C.Awhalejumpedoutofthebrokentankandkilledher D.Shemissedherstepsbecauseofcarelessnessandfellintothetank30.What’sthebesttitleofthetext? A.Agreattrainerandawildwhale B.SeaWorldtrainerkilledbykillerwhale C.Whathappenedissomethingthathappens D.SeaWorldgettingridofitskillerwhaleshow31.Fromthetextweknowthat. A.SeaWorldwouldwantBrancheau’sworktocontinue B.SeaWorld’skillerwhaleshowbringinalotofmoney C.Differentpeoplehavedifferentreactionstotheaccident D.keepingthekillerwhalesinatankisboundtocausedeathD Robotsandhumanswillsoonbelivinginharmony.Asingingrobotisbeingtaughttocreatejazzwithahumaninaprojectthatresearchershopewillthrowlightonthenatureofconsciousness. AntonioChellafromItalyisworkingwithaTelenoidrobot.Tostartwith,theTelenoidwillbetrainedtoimitatethemovementsandsimplesoundsmadebyahumansinger,andtoconnectmusicwithdifferentemotionsstates.Chellathenplanstoseeiftherobotcanusetheseconnectionstocreatemusic. Somejazzmusicianssaythattheyshouldhaveamentallibraryofmusicalphrasessothattheyareabletobinetheminnewways.Moreimportantly,however,thisbinationhappensinastatethatissimilarinasensetodreaming.Chellawantstocopythesestatesinamachine.“Thisworkraisesinterestingquestionsaboutthelinkbetweenconsciousnessandmusicmaking,”saysPhilippePasquier,amusicianandputerscientist.Butheisskepticalaboutwhetherarobotmusicianneedsaphysicalbody.Pasquerarguesthatrobotarefacedwithtwochallenges.SoftwarethatcanimitateBachhasalreadybeendeveloped.Butinterpretation(演繹)involveshuman’sdifferenttastesandjudgments.“whatmadetheBeatlesfamouswasnotsomuchtheirpositions(作品),butthefactthattheinterpretationsofthepositionswerebrilliant,”hesays.Itisnotyetclearhowarobotwouldgoaboutinterpretingmusicinanewway.Butbyimitatinghumansandthenlearningtosing.Chella’srobotcouldprovideclues.Whatseemstobeimportantisthathumanposeroftenlistentolotsofmusicmadebyothers.SoChella’srobothadbetterlistentothosejazzstandardsfirst.32.Whichofthefollowingistherobot’sfirststepbeforeittriestocreatejazz?A.ItwilllivewithhumanbeingsinharmonyB.Itwillconnectactionswithhuman’semotionsC.ItwilllearntomunicatewithhumanbeingsD.Itwillcopyahumansinger’smovementsandsounds33.Theunderlinedword“skeptical”inParagraph4couldbereplacedby“”.A.doubtful B.worried C.certain D.concerned34.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat.A.Chella’srobotneedsaphysicalbodytomakemusicB.HowtointerpretjazzisapieceofcakeforChella’srobotC.AnewkindofsoftwareshouldbedevelopedtoimitateBachD.Chella’srobotshouldlistentolotsofjazztocreatesomethingnew35.Inwhichcolumnofonenewspapercanwereadthetext?A.Education B.Culture C.Science D.Health第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。SelftalkhelpsusallTalkingtoyourselfmayseemalittleshameful.Ifyou’veeverbeenoverheard(無意中聽到)criticizingyourselfforafoolishmistakeorpracticingaspeech,you’llknowthesocialproblemsitcancause. 36Talkingtoourselves,whetheroutloudorsilentlyinourheads,isvaluable.Farfrombeingasignofmadness,selftalkallowsustoplanwhatwearegoingtodo,manageouractivitiesandcontrolouremotions.Psychologists(心理學(xué)家)callthisprivatespeechlanguagethatisspokenoutloudbutdirectedatyourself.Wedoalotofitwhenweareyoung.Aschildren,weuseprivatespeechtocontrolouractionsinthesamewaythatweusepublicspeechtocontrolthebehaviorofothers.37Psychologicalexperimentshaveshownthatthissocalledinnerspeechcanimproveourperformanceintasksliketellingwhatotherpeoplearethinking.Onerecentstudysuggestedthatselftalkismosteffectivewhenwetalktoourselvesinthesecondperson:as“you”ratherthan“I”. Wekeeptheprivatespeechweuseaschildreninside–butwenevertrulyputawaytheoutloudversion.38You’resuretoseeanathleteshoutingathimselforherself.39Hearingdifferentpointsofviewmeansourthoughtscanendupindifferentplaces,justlikearegulardialoguecan,andmightturnouttobeoneofthekeystohumancreativity.Bothkindsofselftalkthesilentandoutloudseemtobringmanydifferentbenefitstoourthinking.40A.Butthere’snoneedforembarrassmentB.Ifyouwantproof,turnonasportschannelC.Aswegrowolder,weinsteadkeepthissysteminsideD.TakeatriptoanypreschoolandwatchasmallchildplayingwithhertoysE.Accordingtothewellknownsaying,talkingtoyourselfisthefirstsignofmadnessF.Wordstotheself,spokensilentlyoraloud,aresomuchmorethanjustchatter(閑聊)G.Selftalkseemstobeaverygoodwayofsolvingproblemsandworkingthroughideas第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每題1.5分，滿分30分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 Iwasattheshopslastnightandsawahomelesswomanwithatrolley(手推車)fullofallherthings.Shewassittinginsidetokeep41.Iwentuptoherandtriedtogiveher42forhertogetsomethingtoeat.Shewouldn’t43it.IsaidIwantedtohelpher,butshesaidthatifshehad44giventoherthatdayandshehadmoney45her,otherhomelesspeoplewouldstealitfromherwhilesheslept. I46thatIwantedtohelpherandaskedifIcouldbuyhersomethingwarm.47,shesaidno.Shethankedmeandsaidhow48shewasthatIhadspokentoherandoffered49.WeintroducedourselvesandshesaidthatwhenIsawhernexttime,shewouldaccepthelp.Whata(n)50woman. Iwalkedoutintothecold51andgavethemoneytoahomelessmanwhowasfreezing.Heappearedtohavehadadrinkingordrug52butIwas53thatheacceptedmyhelp. Ihadthis54thatstayedwithme.IfeltthatIhadbeeninthepresenceofsomeonereallyspecial.Ialways55whatitwouldbeliketobeinahomelessperson’sshoes,or56thatwereoneofmychildren.Iknowhow57IamandhowgratefulIamforwhatIhaveinmylife.Ilearnedaverybig58fromtheladyImet:Notall59peoplewilltakemoneyorhelpiftheyfeeltheyhavehadenoughgiventothemforthatday.Shewasgratefulfortheday.IwillmakesureI60heragain.41.A.calm B.warm C.busy D.different42.A.time B.place C.money D.choice43.A.take B.make C.get D.receive44.A.no B.little C.great D.enough45.A.beside B.on C.over D.along46.A.agreed B.wondered C.apologized D.explained47.A.Again B.Besides C.Instead D.Once48.A.proud B.curious C.regretful D.grateful49.A.help B.food C.chance D.advice50.A.funny B.amazing C.poor D.proud51.A.morning B.noon C.afternoon D.night52.A.question B.report C.problem D.business53.A.glad B.afraid C.surprised D.disappointed54.A.hope B.feeling C.doubt D.courage55.A.predict B.notice C.imagine D.remember56.A.if B.unless C.when D.since57.A.unique B.lucky C.serious D.confident58.A.fact B.quality C.lesson D.subject59.A.lonely B.unsuccessful C.helpless D.homeless60.A.call B.ask C.meet D.follow第II卷第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分） 閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)所給單詞的正確形式，并將答案填寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)的位置上。 Itwasabeautifulearlyautumnday.ThesunwasbeatingdownonmygirlfriendandI.WehadjustclimbedMoonHillinYangshuo,andtakenintheamazingview.Weweretrying61(get)backtoourhostel(旅店).However,therewas62problem—theroadwasfullofcarsdrivenbyGoldenWeektourists. Luckily,therewasanother63(small)roadtothesideofthecrowdedroad.Wedecidedtotakeittogetaway64thecrowds,andtoourgreatsurprise,wefoundthattherewashardlyanyoneonit.Itturnedoutthateveryone65wasjustgoingthewaytheythoughttheyweresupposedtogo,andfewpeoplehadconsidered66(take)thesideroad. WecycleddownwhatUSpoetRobertFrostmighthavecalledthe“roadlesstraveled”andweresurprisedby67wesaw.Abambooboatmade68(it)wayslowlydownariverandwentdownasmallwaterfallwhileafamilyshoutedtheirenjoyment.Strangersshouted“hello”atusina69(friend),relaxedway.Bythetimewearrivedatourhostelwewere70(sunburn),tiredandexcitedbytakingthe“roadlesstraveled”.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分） 假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。 增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。 刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。 修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。 注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞； 2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。 WhenIcametoEngland，IknowlittleEnglish．Asyoucanprobablyguessit，mylifewasdifficultyforatime．Simpletaskslikeorderingfoodortakeataxiwerequitestressful．Isignedupforclassesandstudiedonmyownaswell，soImadepoorprogress．Ibecameverydiscouraging．Finally，IfoundbestwaytolearnEnglishwastomakefriendswithnativespeakersandspendtimewiththem．IappreciatedplayinginabandwithanEnglishwomanwhichbecameoneofmybestfriendinLondon．MyEnglishimprovedgreatbyhangingoutwithher．第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分） 假如下周將有一些來自友好學(xué)校的英國師生到你校進行一周的友好訪問，請你代表全體師生用英語寫一篇歡迎詞，內(nèi)容包括：

1.歡迎英國客人的到來；

2.介紹在你校期間活動安排（參觀學(xué)校；共同進行環(huán)保項目研究；足球比賽；參觀中國家庭、吃中國美食）；

3.希望達到的目的：交流文化，相互學(xué)習(xí)。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右，開頭結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。HonorableBritishguests,dearteachersandfellowstudents,