1、桂林市第十八中学13级高二上学期段考试卷英 语命题人：申伟祯 审题人：秦 波注意：1、本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150 分。考试时间：120分钟 。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考号填写或填涂在答题卷指定的位置。2、选择题答案用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试题卷上。3、主观题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卷上作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分
2、，满分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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the weather like? A. Its raining. B. Its cloudy. C. Its sunny.2. Who will go to China next month? A. Lucy. B. Alice. C. Richard.3. What are the speakers talking about? A. The mans sister
3、. B. A film. C. An actor.4. Where will the speakers meet? A. In Room 340. B. In Room 314. C. In Room 223.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place？ A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. At home.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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
4、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至8题。6. Why did the woman go to New York? A. To spend some time with the baby.B. To look after her sister.C. To find a new job.7. How old was the baby when the woman left New York? A. Two months. B. Five months. C. Seven months.8. What did
5、 the woman like doing most with the baby? A. Holding him. B. Playing with him. C. Feeding him.听第7段材料，回答第9 至11题。9. What are the speakers talking about? A. A way to improve air quality. B. A problem with traffic rules. C. A suggestion for city planning. 10. What does the man suggest? A. Limiting the u
6、se of cars. B. Encouraging people to walk. C. Warning drivers of air pollution.11. What does the woman think about the mans idea? A. Its interesting. B. Its worth trying. C. Its impractical.听第 8段材料,回答第 12至 14题。12. How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand? A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Thre
7、e weeks.13. What advice does the woman give to the man? A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas. B. Book his flight as soon as possible.C. Save more money for his trip.14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time? A. They require early booking. B. They can be twice as expensive.
8、C. They are on special offer.听第 9段材料,回答第 15至 17题。15. Why did Jane call Mike? A. To ask him to meet her. B. To tell him about Tom.C. To borrow his car.16. Where will Jane be in about one hour? A. At Mikes place. B. At the airport. C. At a garage.17. What can we infer from the conversation? A Jane has
9、 just learned to drive. B. Janes car is in bad condition.C. Mike will go to the airport.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before? A. Write a short story. B. Prepare for the lesson.C. Learn more about the writer.19. Why does the speaker ask the questions? A. T
10、o check the students understanding of the story.B. To draw the students attention to reading skills.C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships.20. What will the students do in 10 minutes? A. Ask more questions. B. Discuss in groups. C. Give their answers.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分） 第一节 （共15小题
11、；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 题卡上将该项涂黑。AKenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a
12、prison far away. What he did had brought shame (羞耻) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write. When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make mat
13、ters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didnt want him back, they were to do nothing, and he wo
14、uld stay on the train, and go far away. As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convicts shoulder. There it is, he
15、said, his eyes filled with sudden tears. Its all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons.21. For which of the following reasons might the young man be worried?A. His family hadnt written to him frequently. B. His family would not remember him. C. His family might not allow him to go home. D. His
16、 family hadnt visited him for a long time.22. According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means _. A. pleasure B. education C. happiness D. forgiveness23. The word suspense underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by _. A. worry B. interest C. pain D. happiness 24.
17、Why did Michael cry at the end of the story? A. The young man couldnt live with his family. B. he young man was very sad. C. He was moved by the young man. D. T There were many white ribbons on the apple tree.BAttractionsDo you:love the National Park, value it and hope to safeguard its future?Wish t
18、o see the beautiful landscape of the Park protected?Like to enjoy peaceful, informal recreation within the Park?Aims The Friends organization aims to help protect and improve the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park for all to enjoy. We are a voluntary organization and registered charity without financ
19、ial links to the National Park Authority.Activities We encourage everyone to enjoy the National Park through regular talks and visits to interesting places in the Park with expert guides. We keep an eye on planning applications, Park Authority policies and threats to the National Park such as massiv
20、e leisure complexes. We work with like minded organizations such as the Campaign for National Parks to make our voice more effective. We help children to understand the National Park by sponsoring publications such as an adventure booklet and projects in local schools.BenefitsGuided visits to places
21、 of interest which may not always be available to the general public.All members receive our regular News and Views.Talks by experts in their fields on current issues.A discount is available on Friends items for sale.Satisfaction of participation in work parties, for those willing and able to be inv
22、olved. If interested, please complete the Application Form at www.fpnp.org.uk.25. Which of the following is discouraged by the Friends organization?A. To sponsor publications and projects in local school.B. To prevent possible damages to the National Park.C. To help protect and improve the Park for
23、all to enjoy.D. To build massive complexes for public amusement.26. One of the benefits for members of Friends is to _.A. have Friends goods free of charge B. take part in work parties if they want toC. visit any place not open to the public D. give talks in their fields on current issues27. The pur
24、pose of this poster is to invite more people to _.A. raise money for the Friends organizationB. work as managers for Pembrokeshire National ParkC. join the Friends organization and be members of itD. enjoy the landscape of Pembrokeshire National ParkCLast month, Justin Valdez, a college student, was
25、 shot in a subway station in San Francisco. The surveillance video(监控录像) showed that before Justin was killed, the killer pulled out his gun several times, and even wiped his nose with it. However, nobody noticed the killer. The surrounding passengers all focused on their cell phones. We may see the
26、 same scene everywhere in our life: in subway stations, restaurants, elevators and so on, people are watching their cell phones. From a family reunion to a date with a friend, people couldnt stop checking their twitter and facebook on the cell phones and ignoring the persons in front completely, Phu
27、bbing(低头症) not only involves young people, but also the elderly and kids.“Phubbing” is a new term which comes from the words “phone and “snub(冷落)”. It describes the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a cell phone. The word “phubbing” was included in the Australian National Dictionary in 2012. Obv
28、iously, the indifference冷漠) and rudeness of the information age are spreading globally. A Stop Phubbing campaign website has been set up. You can find the slogan of the website as follows: “stop twittering, stop posting photosenjoy your food, enjoy the music and respect others.”Phubbing appears harm
29、less. However, it does influence our life. Jimmy, an epicure(美食家), wrote in his blog: “I can no longer focus on what I am eating since I started twittering. My skill of food photography has improved very fast, while my interest in food drops as a result.”Let us put down our cell phones and re-enjoy
30、the real taste of our food and the warmth of interpersonal communication.28. The case of Justin Valdez is given in the first paragraph to show . A. gun violence happens easily in the US B. phubbing may lead to terrible disasters C. the killer didnt mean to kill him D. the killer had made a careful p
31、lan29. What will probably happen when you ask a phubbing person for help?A. He will give you an immediate reply. B. He will stop looking at his cell phone.C. He will pay no attention to you. D. He will be very angry with you.30. Jimmys words suggest that . A. phubbing is actually harmless B. phubbin
32、g stops people enjoying their life C. phubbing affects peoples eating habits the most D. phubbing helps people improve their photographic skills31. What is the text mainly about?A. The great harm of phubbing. B. The popular campaign of stop phubbing.C. The meaning of the word “phubbing”. D. How the
33、word “phubbing” came into being.DOn Tuesday, the White House and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) set new limits (设置新限定)on advertising food and drinks in schools. The rules ban (禁止)advertisements for unhealthy foods in schools. The ad ban includes sugary drinks that account for more than 90
34、% of unhealthy ads. An ad for Coca-Cola, for example, will be removed from a scoreboard (记分牌) at a high school football game. However, ads for Diet Coke and Dasani water, owned by the same company, are allowed to display(展示).The new rules are part of the First Ladys “Lets Move” campaign to fight chi
35、ldhood obesity (肥胖). Her goal is to get kids to eat healthier food. The marketing limits came after new USDA regulations that put a limit on the calorie, fat and sugar in most school food items. “The idea is simple our classrooms should be healthy places,” the First Lady Michelle Obama said. “Becaus
36、e when parents are working hard to teach their kids healthy habits at home, their work shouldnt be destroyed by unhealthy messages in schools.” However, the healthier food rules are criticized by people who think the government should not control what kids eat and by some students who dont like the
37、healthier foods. It is reported that food companies spend $149 million a year on marketing foods to kids, and many big companies are supporting the new rules. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have started to advertise healthier products. For schools, junk food ads like the Coca-Cola scoreboard will be taken do
38、wn. “The new limits ensure(保证) that schools remain safe places where kids can learn and eat healthy food,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak said. The rules will help guide schools on ways to create standards (标准) for foods and physical activities. They will require parents and the community to be in
39、volved in the campaign. 32. Whats the main idea of the text?A. Having a balanced diet in schools is important.B. New limits on advertising foods in schools have been set.C. Its Michelles duty to make sure schools are safe places.D. Banning advertisements for Coca-Cola in schools is necessary.33. The
40、 “Lets Move” campaign aims to_.A. instruct parents to cook healthy food at homeB. let children keep away from sugarC. warn children of the danger of obesity D. keep American children healthy34. Whats Coca-Colas attitude towards the new limits?A. Supportive.B.unsatisfied.C. Doubtful. D. Disappointed.
41、35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. All advertisements for Coca-Cola in schools will be removed.B. All people approve of banning advertisements for unhealthy food.C. Schools play an important role in forming childrens healthy habits.D. The new limits will have a negative eff
42、ect on all food companies.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选项。Tips for cooking on a Tight ScheduleFrom 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 g
43、ive you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule: 1. 1.Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think about of the coming week
44、. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready? _37_ 2. 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 somethi
45、ng. So save yourself the effort for a future meal. 3. _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
46、more you try, the more ability you have to take control 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. Try new things. B. Understand your food better.C. Ability is
47、easily improved.D. Make three or four instead.E. Cooking is a burden 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.第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分90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
48、入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didnt just want a small 41 in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo 42 somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out 43 and drew the 1,500-mile route along w
49、hich I would be 44 from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I 45 my plans with my dad, he 46 as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous 47 from him, he was all for it. I had only been away from my 48 three days now, but there was an inner 49 going on
50、 inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I 50 could make it. The other part of me was ready to 51 to myself and my family that I could do it by myself. On the road, I met another 52 who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey 53 by bike at the southern part of
51、 Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of 54 . It encouraged me not to 55 . As I listened to my 56 artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was 57 around me for miles. 58 , that wasnt entirely true. There were mosquitoes- millions of them. My arms were
52、so dotted with 59 that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however 60 it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.41.A. partyB. meetingC. conversation D. lecture42.A. flightB. interviewC. performance D. trip43.A. instructions
53、B. maps C. magazines D. newspapers44.A. walking B. flying C. biking D. running45.A. compared B. shared C. prepared D. changed46.A. agreed B. sighed C. left D. cried47.A. stories B. spirits C. skills D. hobbies48.A. hotel B. school C. home D. office49.A. discussion B. activity C. request D. battle50.
54、A. certainly B. really C. usually D. reasonably51.A. turn B. reply C. prove D. adapt52.A. driver B. jogger C. bicyclist D. pilot53.A. alone B. slowly C. patiently D. worriedly54.A. humour B. direction C. balance D. satisfaction55.A. calm down B. break down C. speed up D. give up56.A. favourite B. pe
55、rsonal C. professional D. successful57.A. nobody B. everybody C. anything D. everything58.A. Firstly B.Eventually C. Actually D. Fortunately 59.A. wounds B. cuts C. bites D. dots60.A. boring B. confusing C. complex D. difficult第卷注意事项： 用0.5 毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第二节 完成句子（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）61.
56、 It seemed that the water was to _(责备).62. The southern part of Ireland was _(不愿意的) and broke away to form its own government.63. Hit by a _(缺乏) of fresh air, my head ached.64. Have you ever had a case where someone _(控告) your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?65. The _(皮肤) is an ess
57、ential part of your body and its largest organ.66. A _(典型的) picture at this time was full of religious symbols.67. List poems have a _(灵活的) line length and repeated phrases.68. The expert _ (预言)that there would be an earthquake in that area.69. Anyone can do this job. No _ （早先的）experience is needed
58、for it.70. It is said that this kind of new medicine can _ （治疗）people of heart disease.第三节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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。No one knows what would happen in the future for sure. 71 we often think of the future and wonder what the world would be like 72 a hundred years ti
59、me. Think of space. Perhaps 73 permanent station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as a 74 (tour). Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, permitting long journeys throughout the solar system. 75 that time comes, people will be taking h
60、olidays in space 76 visiting other planets, such as the Mars Colony and the Venus Exploration Outpost. Scientists of the future will almost certainly find other ways to make life last 77 (long). 78 probably will find cures for most diseases. If a hospital 79 (have) a body bank, it will give you almo
61、st any new part you need to keep on 80 (live). People of the future may live to be a lot older than 100 years.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。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()划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线（_），并在该词下面写
62、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,How are you recent? Now I want to tell you something about my English teacher Mr. Li. He is a forty-years-old handsome man. He has a happy family. Hes outgoing and gets along good with us. Her classes are very interesting. After class, he
63、 often helps us on our English. He never smokes. He like sports and he is especially good at playing the chess.Most my classmates like him and think what hes not only a good teacher but also a good friend.I was looking forward to your reply.笫二节 书面表达（满分25分） 某报社就“关爱空巢老人”这一话题进行征文。请你根据所给提示写一篇英文短文投稿。内容主要
64、包括：1. 空巢老人越来越多的原因；2. 他们面临的问题；3. 如何帮助他们。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数。 Old people that live alone with no family member to take care of them are now called the empty-nest elderly. _高二段考试题参考答案听力1.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.A 11.C 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.C 16.A 17.B 18.B 19.A
65、20.C阅读理解21-24 CDAD 25-27 DBC 28-31 BCBA 32-35 BDAC 36-40 CFDAG完形填空4145 ADBCB 46-50 ABCDB 51-55 CCADD 56-60 AACCD词汇题61. blame 62. unwiling 63. lack 64. accused 65. skin66. typical 67. flexible 68. predicted 69. previous 70. cure语法填空71But本句与上一句是转折关系，故用转折连词but。72in 表示将来多长时间之后时用“介词in+一段时间名词”结构。73a stati
66、on是可数名词且表示泛指，前面应有不定冠词a。74tourists.75When 此处表示将来的时间，应用when引导时间状语从句。76and 因两个动作表示并列关系，应用并列连词and连接。77longer由意义可知，此处表示找到延长人类寿命的方式，故long应用比较级形式。78They they用来指代上句中主语scientists。79. has80living keep on doing sth意为“继续”，故此处应用live的现在分词形式。改错81.recent-recently82.forty-years-old 改为forty-year-old83.good-well 84.He
67、r- His85.on-with 86.like-likes 87.the chess 去掉the 88.Most 后面加上of 89.what-that 或者去掉 that 90,was- am书面表达：Old people that live alone with no family member to take care of them are now called the empty-nest elderly. Social and economic developments have led many young people to choose to work and live f
68、ar from their hometowns, leaving their parents alone.The empty-nest elderly cant manage things that require much manual labor. And because of long-term loneliness, they may have mental problems like depression.Therefore, we should pay more attention to them. We should call for volunteers to offer them help on a regular basis. We can help them clean the house, buy household items, carry heavy things upstairs, etc. Besides, the government should spend more money providing places for the elderly to be entertained and communicate.
