1、益阳市六中2017年下学期高二英语期中考试试卷 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)1. Where did the woman spend her holiday?A. At her uncles B. On her uncles farm C. At a piano school2. When will the woman come back?A. At ten to ten. B. At ten past ten C. At twenty to eleven3. What did the man tell Tom to do?A. K
2、eep quiet. B. Be friendly to others. C. Be kind to his parents.4. What is Mr. Black doing now?A. He is working. B. He is having lunch. C. He is taking a message.5. What does the woman mean?A. She doesnt like English grammar. B. More time should be spent in listening and reading.C. She should spend m
3、ore time on English grammar.第二节 (共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听第6段材料，回答第6、7题6. Why did the woman want to talk to the man?A.She wanted to quit her job.B. She wanted to ask for a pay rise.C. She wanted to look after more children.7. What will the man do next?A. Pick up his children. B. Discuss with his wife.
4、 C. Go to a meeting.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题 8. Why should the man take a vacation?A. He is tired. B. His parents miss him. C. Someone else would replace him9. How long hasnt the man been home?A. For one year. B. For two years. C. For three years.10. What will the man do tomorrow?A. Interview people. B. Quit
5、 his job. C. Have a meeting.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is Mikes job now?A. He is a gardener. B. He is a teacher. C. He is a doctor.12. What does Mike think of teaching?A. It has a good salary. B. It is very boring. C. It needs a lot of preparation.13. What does the woman advise Mike to do?A. Breathe
6、fresh air in gardens. B. Give up his teaching job.C. Think seriously about his future.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. How many cousins does the man have on his mothers side?A. 30 B. 10. C. 8.15. Who is the man close to?A. His older cousins. B. His younger cousins. C. His youngest cousin.16. Who is the head of
7、the mans family?A. His mother. B. His father. C. His grandparents.17. What is the mans mother like?A. She doesnt want to care about things. B. She likes to relax.C. She likes to control things.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What can we learn about a personal websites Internet address?A. It ends with “.com”.
8、B. It has two main endings. C. It ends with “.edu”.19. What does an educational websites focus on?A. The amount of pages. B. High quality content. C. The look of the site.20. What is the purpose of a non-profit organization website?A. To help people with similar interests communicate.B. To improve v
9、isitors learning experience.C. To increase companies sales.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，每小题3分, 满分60分）。AAre you searching for a student job? Student Job offers a large variety of jobs for students!Job One Location: London Salary: 30 per hourType of Job: summer/holiday jobs Do you have any experience of giving lesso
10、ns in subjects such as language, sport, arts, music and so on? Are you interested in education? If so, you cant miss the chance to join Superprof. We are looking for tutors across the UK.Job Two Location: Preston Salary: 10 per hourType of Job: part-time jobs Are you looking for fun and well-paid wo
11、rk that can fit around your studies? Do you want to work at event such as International Football and the Chelsea Flower show? If so, Brightspark is the best choice for you!Job Three Location: Scotland Salary: 1600 per monthType of Job: full-time jobs Do you want to start an adventure abroad? Do you
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14、Btighton is looking for someone just like you to join our team this summer. You can challenge yourself by working at one of the UKs best outdoor cinemas.21. If you want to know more about different cultures, you should choose _ . A. Superprof B. Brightsparks C. Prague D. Big Screen Brighton22. Peopl
15、e who have music teaching experience can choose to work for _ . A. Brightsparks B. Superprof C. Big Screen Brighton D. Prague23.If you work seven hours a day for Brightsparks for a week, you will get _ . A. 490 B. 400 C. 420 D. 21024.Workers can earn 60 per day in_ .A. London B. Brighton C. Scotland
16、 D. ManchesterB Like lots of small-business owners Lola Gonzalez had to lay off one of her nine workers because of the bad economic situation. Unlike other companies, she picked herself to lay off. Her business began to have problems in 2013. There was not enough work for workers to do, so he husban
17、d,Marcos, told her she had to fire one person.Gonzalez said at a meeting, “I want you all to know that I have to fire someone and it has been a very difficult decision. And that person is me.” Workers couldnt believe it after hearing the news. After they knew she was serious, they were grateful for
18、her kindness. Her reason was simple. She thought she could find a job more easily than her workers. Actually, she soon got a job as a social worker for a non-profit organization called Devereux Kids. She enjoys her social-worker job now, but the low pay has required some lifestyle changes. She and M
19、arcos no longer eat out daily, they no longer pay for their sons car and cellphone, and they have changed their car to a smaller one to save 300 a month. Her business has picked up a bit recently. And Marcos has begun to work part-time at Gonzalezs company. Gonzalez says she has no plans to return t
20、o work at her company until the economic situation becomes better. Her workers, however, will get Christmas bonuses(奖金) this year.25. Why did Gonzalez fire herself? A.Because it was easier for her to find a job than her workers. B.Because she wanted to change her job. C.Because her dream was to be a
21、 social worker. D. Because her husband want to run the company.26.How did her workers feel at first when they heard Gonzalezs decision?A. Happy B.Grateful C.Surprised D.Sad27.From the text, we can learn that A. Gonzalez will not return to her company in the future B. Gonzalezs business had become a
22、little better lately C. Gonzalez got her social-worker job with great difficultyD. Marcos has lost his job and has to work at Gonzalezs company CMy father was always a good gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly tilled(翻耕的) soil, my hands blackened from diggin
23、g in the ground.As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden. I remember Dad pushing the tiller(耕作机) ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow corn, and our favorite- red tomatoes.As I
24、grew into a teenager, I didnt get so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to garde
25、ning like never before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.But then, the cancer, bit by bit, invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convinced me that Dad was dying was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rows of multicolo
26、red vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes.For the first few years after he died, I couldnt even bear to look at anyones garden without having strong memories pour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own
27、 garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.28. Why did the author like the garden when he was a chil
28、d? A. He wanted to be a garden-crazy like his father. B. The garden was just freshly tilled C. The garden was full of his favorite food. D. He loved being in the garden with his father.29. When all the kids started their own families, the authors father _. A. stopped his gardening B. turned to other
29、 hobbiesC. devoted more to gardening D. focused on planting tomatoes30. What happened to the garden when the authors father was seriously ill? A. There was a great harvest. B. The garden was almost deserted. C. No plant grew in the garden at all. D. The authors son took charge of the garden.31. We c
30、an infer from the last paragraph that _ . A. the authors son played happily in the garden. B. the authors son was very glad to help the author.C. the authors son reminded him of his own father D. the authors son will continue gardening as well. D Children younger than one year old should not drink a
31、ny fruit juice, according to suggestion from the American Academy of Pediatrics(AAP) (美国儿科学会). In the past years, the AAP has said that children younger than six months old should not drink any fruit juice. They also suggested limits for older babies. Now the suggestion includes all babies who are y
32、ounger than one. One reason behind the suggestion is that fruit juice offers no nutrition to young children, the group said. It is still fine for children older than one to drink fruit juice in small amounts, the group said. However, fresh fruit is a healthier choice for older children. This is beca
33、use it has less sugar and more fiber than juice does. Moreover, drinking too much fruit juice may cause weight gain and toothache, Dr.Steve Abrams from the University of Texas said. “Parents may think fruit juice is healthy, but it cant replace fresh fruit completely”, said Dr. Melvin B. Heyman from
34、 the US. “Small amounts are fine for older kids, but are unnecessary for children under one. Babies aged one to three should drink no more than four ounces (about 118ml) of juice per day,according to the AAP. Children aged four to six can drink up six ounces per day, while children and teens aged se
35、ven to eighteen can drink up to eight ounces of juice per day. Parents should encourage kids to eat whole fruit. They should also teach kids about the nutritional value of eating fruit rather than drinking juice, the AAP said. “Parents who choose to give their older children small amounts of juice s
36、hould make sure that the drinks are 100-percent juice,” said Dr. Steven Abrams.32. Why is fresh fruit healthier than fruit juice for children?A. Because it can make it easier to lose weight.B. Because it has less sugar.C. Because it can protect children from toothache.D. Because it has less fiber.33
37、. If a girl is five years old, she can .A. drink no more than four ounces of fruit juice per dayB. drink six to eight ounces of fruit juice per dayC. drink at least eight ounces of fruit juice per dayD. drink six ounces of fruit juice per day at most34. What does the AAP advise parents to do?A. Help
38、 their children cut fruit into pieces before eating it.B. Keep their children away from fruit juice C. Encourage their children to eat whole fruit D. Teach their children about the nutritional value of drinking juice.35. What can we learn from the text?A. Fruit juice still offers some nutrition to c
39、hildren about one, according to the AAP.B. Its fine for children older than one to drink a lot of fruit juice everyday.C. Dr. Melvin B. Heyman thinks small amounts of juice are also fine for children under one.D. Dr. Steven Abrams thinks parents should choose 100-percent juice for their older childr
40、en.第二节（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。）Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule From my experience , there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often :ability , money , and time 36 Money is a topic Ill save for another day .So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make
41、the most of the time you spent in the kitchen .Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule : Think ahead .The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and theres nothing ready to eat .So think ahead of the coming week .When will you have time to cook ?Do you ha
42、ve the right materials already ? 37 Make your time worth it .When you do find time to cook a meal , make the most of it and save yourself time later on .Are you making one loaf of bread ?38 It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something .So save yourself the effort for future meal
43、 . 39 This may surprise you , but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation .It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take cont
44、rol of your food and your schedule. Hopefully that gives you a good start. 40 And dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!A.Abilityiseasilyimproved.B.Trynewthings. C.Understandyourfoodbetter D. Makethreeorfourinstead. E. Cooking is a burden
45、for many people.F. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.G. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.完形填空。（每小题1分，共20分。）As soon as I saw the cat in our yard, I knew he was a stray (流浪儿). He looked 41 a wounded warrior with a badly scarred(有伤疤的) body.I started
46、 putting out food for him each day, but he wouldnt come near me if other people were 42 . Winter came, and he still wouldnt 43 us. Then, one day, a car hit him so we took him to the vets. After a week, we were eager to bring him home to 44 our family. But when we went to take the cat home, the vet t
47、old us we should put him to 45 immediately because the cat was so fierce(凶猛的) that he would 46_ become tame(驯服的) , let alone a pet. But I have always had 47 in loves power to 48 even the wildest beasts. I told the vet, “I want to take him home.” We 49 him Paws.Three days went by, and we only knew Pa
48、ws was 50 the bed because when we walked past it we heard deep growling(低声吼叫).I wanted to somehow let him know he was 51 and loved. So I put on a hard hat and a pair of welding gloves. I 52 under the bed toward Paws, with my face to the 53 and only the top of my head facing him. I 54 out to stroke (
49、抚摩) him gently over and over again.He growled and tried to scratch and 55 me. It was scarybut I knew he couldnt 56 me, so I just kept going. Slowly, he began to 57 . Then I slid out from under the bed and left the room.Several hours later, I noticed a cat on the bed. It was Pawsall 58 on the pillows
50、! I couldnt believe it.That dear cat became the 59 of our household. Although Paws finally died of cancer, his legacy(遗赠)my 60 and firm belief in the power of love lives on. 41. Aenergetic Bpuzzled Cfierce Dupset42. Aaround Bin Cout Daboard43. Alove Battack Crefuse Dtrust 44. APlease Bjoin Csee Dsat
51、isfy 45. Agone Bfailure C. sleep Dexistence 46. Amostly Bhardly Cproperly Dgradually 47. Apressure Binterest Cfeeling Dbelief 48. Acomfort BconvinceCprotect Dtame49. Anamed B. linked C. contained Dmade50. Aon Bbeside CUnder Dinside 51. A. peaceful Battractive Cpainful Dsafe52. Ahid Bslid Csurvived D
52、slept 53. Abed Bsky Cfloor Dfeet54. Aturned Breached Cpulled Dpicked55. Apull Bbite Cexamine Dpush 56. Ahurt Btrouble Cavoid Dleave57. A. put on Bshow up Crun awayDcalm down58. Astepped out Bstood outCspread out Dwork out 59. Ahope Blove Csupport Dloss 60. A. normal Bamazing Cstrange Dcontinued语法填空。
53、在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。（每题1分，共10分。）When I was a kid, Mom used to cook food for us. One night in particular after61(spend) a long hard day at work, Mom placed a plate of jam and 62(extreme) burnt bread in front of my dad. I remember waiting63(see) if anyone noticed it. But while eating his bread
54、, Dad just asked me64was my day at school. I dont remember what I told him that night,65I do remember I heard Mom apologizing to Dad for burning the bread. And Ill never forget what he said, “Honey, I love burnt bread.”Later that night, I66(go) to kiss Daddy good night and asked him if he really lik
55、ed his bread burnt. He gave me 67big hug and said，“your mom put in a long hard day at work today, really 68(tire). And besides, burnt bread never hurts anyone but cold words do!”What Ive learned over the years 69 (be) that learning to accept others fault is one of the most important 70(key)to creati
56、ng a healthy, growing and lasting relationship.短文改错。（每小题1分，共10分。）Last Wednesday, I asked a repairman fix my computer because there was something wrong with it. At first, I thought it could be an virus. Before half an hours work, the repairman told me that why the hardware had a problem. So he takes
57、my computer apart but replaced the hardware for me. Unfortunate, it still did not work. Then the repairman said that my computers was too old. And it would be cheaper for him to buy a new one than to fix it. I accepted his advice after think about it for a while.书面表达。(共20分。）假如你是李华，原计划周日上午与来自美国的大学生Tom练习口语。但是由于意外原因，此次练习不得不取消。请就此事给Tom发e-mail，说明具体原因，表达歉意，并另约时间。注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅； 3. 称呼和落款已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Tom,_ _ Yours truly, Li Hua