1、20182019学年度第一学期期中模块考试高二英语试题（考试时间100分钟，满分120分）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AThe Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity ChallengeDare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites, even dares
2、school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world.Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter
3、the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue, Cambridge 02139 by Friday, February 8th.Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honoured at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunda
4、y, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.Between March 10th and March
5、15h, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The programme guidelines and other related information are available at：http：/cambridgesciencefestival.org.1. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?A. School students.B. Cambridge loc
6、als. C. CSF winners. D. MIT artists.2. When will the prizegiving ceremony be held?A. On February 8th. B. On March 10th. C. On March 15th. D. On April 21st.3. What type of writing is this text?A. An exhibition guide. B. An art show review.C. An announcement D. An official report.BThe American book Wh
7、o Moved My Cheese（奶酪） has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teens. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, dont be afraid. Instead, us
8、e this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a stor
9、y about two mice, two “little people” and some cheese.The four are in a maze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they cant change what has happened and have
10、 to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, cant do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this
11、 can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.4.The book Who Moved My Cheese is _.A. written all over the world B. read across the worldC. sold only in America D. loved only by teens5. What does the text main
12、ly discuss?A. Never change in our life B. Change when you like to doC. Change with the changes D. Pay attention to the changes6. The underlined word “four”（paragraph 3）refers to _.A. Mice and little people B. students C. Cheese D. Readers7. In our lives, we should learn from _.A. mice B. little peop
13、le C. Chris D. Spence Johnson8. Which of the following statements is true?A. The author is Britain. B. There are three terms in every school.C. Most teens dont understand Chris story.D. The book tells teens how to face changes in their lives. CMark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little
14、 school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname. Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In f
15、act, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mothers care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didnt like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the
16、 direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times. After his fathers death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner.
17、 During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full time writer. In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books includingTom Sawyerin 1876, andHuckleberry Finnin 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune. Unfortunately
18、, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his childrenpassed away. At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white f
19、rom head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.9. In Mark Twains childhood, _.Ahe learned a lot at schoolBhe often went swimming with other boysC his mother often worried about his safetyDhe often played games with other boys10. Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twains expe
20、riences?a. He became a miner. c. He got into debts. e. He became a full-time writer.b. He worked as a printer.d. His father died.F. He joined the army.AadbcefBdbfaecCdafebcDcbdfea11 Before his death, Mark Twain _.Abecame a white manBwas in low spiritsCliked to buy all kinds of clothesDhad nothing on
21、D Many people go to work each day to a job they hate. The harmful feelings influence their entire life, putting a negative cloud over the home, their friends and many of their other activities. There is a better way to live your life. Meaningful purpose is a driving force that adds enthusiasm to you
22、r days. Here are a few steps to get the new career rolling: Do some self-analysis. Ask yourself - What really matters to me? What problem or wrong would I like to fix? What do I enjoy? Where are my interests and hobbies? What are my priorities? What is my secret passion? What do I want to do with th
23、e rest of my life? Reviewing these questions can give you new insight to where you want to go. Use your unique genius and talents. Every person is born with a unique set of natural abilities. Talents, such as managing, creating, researching, training others, drawing, can all seem like easy work beca
24、use you have a natural flair（才能）for them. True happiness comes from combining your natural talents, developing and excelling in them, and working in a field, job, industry that you have a passionate interest in. Make a decision. Only action can change your life. Read a book. Take vocational tests. U
25、se a good career-management professional. Do some career exploration and gather all the information you need. Then make a decision and go forward. Outline the action steps to reach your career goal. Finding meaning, passion and purpose every day you go to work is the wonderful reward, so dont wait a
26、ny longer. Begin right now and set in motion your own plan to live a happier, more satisfying life. 12. Which is the best title of the passage? A. Suggestions on How to Build a More Meaningful Career B. Steps on How to Live Happily and Comfortably C. Do not Hate Your Job Any Longer. D. Find Out Your
27、 Natural Talents and Make a Success.13. According to the passage, by analyzing ourselves, we can . A. know the true meaning of our life B. understand better about the career we want C. find out our own unique genius and talents D. improve relations with our family and friends14. According to the pas
28、sage, its easier to make success in the work which we . A. have much experience at B. have professional knowledge aboutC. have been performing for a long time D. have a natural talent for15. The purpose in writing this passage is to _. A. persuade people to work hard to make a happier life B. reveal
29、 some wrong-doings at work C. direct people to choose their career D. give some solutions to deal with troubles at work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:
30、ability, money, and time. _16_ Money is a topic Ill save for another day. So today I want to give 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. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are
31、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 have the right materials already? _17_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 maki
32、ng one loaf of bread? _18_ It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.3. _19_ 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 an
33、d 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 control of your food and your schedule.Hopefully that gives you a good start. _20_ And dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in th
34、e way you eat and live!A. Try new things.B. Ability is easily improved.C. Make three or four instead.D. Understand your food better.E. Cooking is a burden for many people.F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.第二
35、部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文， 从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 There was once a woman who decided to kill all the monsters in the world. This _21_ took her on a dangerous journey. She met with many _22_ along the way, each testing her strength and abilities. She hadnt traveled long _23_
36、 she began chasing the monster of hunger. She _24_ him and declared, “Youve been causing hunger; _25_ to die.” This monster said, “I acknowledge I bring _26_, but I also bring benefits as well. There would be no 27_ to find food and survive without me. So look at the ways I might be _28_; dont destr
37、oy me.” The woman saw the _29_ in what the monster said, so the monster wasnt killed.Then she found the monster of suffering and said, “Nobody _30_ to suffer. Youre _31_ and I want to kill you.” But he also _32_ for his life, saying, “I do cause pain and sorrow. Yet because of me people _33_ and dev
38、elop. Remember as a child when you put your hand too close to a fire and experienced the pain of the _34_ ? Your suffering was short, but you learned from the _35_ . This learning has protected you, and this short suffering may have helped to _36_ your life.” The woman then realized another truth- t
39、hrough pain we learn to _37_ pain and appreciate pleasure. So perhaps even suffering has its place if we learn how to _38_ from it. So she learned that it isnt what the object is, but how we _39_ it, that makes the difference. Experiences of the past _40_ what we do in the present. We can never tell
40、 how the unexpected bad events lead to unexpected beautiful new experiences.21. A. hobby22. A. aids23. A. while24. A. joined25. A. agree26. A. regret27. A. doubt 28. A. useful29. A. difficulty30. A. refuses31. A. ugly32. A. defended33. A. grow34. A. disease35. A. experience36. A. improve37. A. toler
41、ate38. A. escape39. A. see40. A. bringB. orderB. surprisesB. beforeB. foundB. decideB. fearB. motivationB. stressfulB. theoryB. wantsB. stupidB. waitedB. thinkB. heatB. effortB. acceptB. avoidB. hearB. doB. suggestC. promiseC. challengesC. untilC. punishedC. prepareC. disappointmentC. ideaC. harmful
42、C. truthC. asksC. worthlessC. appliedC. tryC. woundC. failureC. riskC. overcomeC. benefitC. expressC. damageD. goalD. competitionsD. afterD. approachedD. turnD discomfortD. possibilityD. hopefulD. beliefD. pretendsD. embarrassingD. calledD. learnD. incidentD. journeyD. saveD. reduceD. sufferD. belie
43、veD. Change第三节 单句语法填空（共10个小题，每小题1.5分，共计15分）41. His parents died in the earthquake , _(leave) him an orphan.42.A bit more effort ,_you will pass the exam.43. Anxiously, she took the dress out of the package and tried it on, only _(find) it didnt fit.44. I have great difficulty _(solve) this problem45
44、.Sara went to Africa as a volunteer in order to make a _(different) to the life of the children. 46.The young lady rushed the room _(direct) she heard the noise.47._(determine) to be No. 1 in Senior 3, he studied hard.48. Are you available this afternoon to talk with me about rights and _.(free)49.
45、Qingdao is a beautiful city,_Ill pay a six-day visit. 50 Most of the children are still _(confuse) about the ending of the film.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）I had an amazing experience last Spring Festival. On the second day of the holiday, it was snowing heavily but we had a very im
46、portance relative to visit, that lived in a distant mountain village. We have to take risks to drive on our journey. Though the road was bad, but we arrived safe.The family welcomed us warmly or we said “Happy new year” to them. We were treated a good dinner. Later in the afternoon, we said goodbye
47、and started back home.Sadly, our car was sticking in the snow halfway and couldnt move. Just then the villager walked by, offering to push his car. It was this stranger who helped us out!第二节 书面表达（25分）请根据下面的提示，以 “I want to be a journalist”为题写一篇短文，词数120词左右，可以适当加入自己的观点，用第一人称写。1. 作为记者应真实的报道事件；满足人民群众的需求。
48、2. 要有敬业奉献，不利用职务之便获取非法所得；尊重他人的权益。3. 记者是受人尊重的职业，是自己向往的职业。高二年级英语试题答案阅读：1-3 ADC 4-7 BCAAD 8-11 CBB12-15 ABDC 16-20 BGCAF完型:21-25.DCBDC 26-30.DBACB 31-36.CADBA 36-40.DBCAD语法填空1.leaving 2.and 3to find 4.solving 5.difference 6.directly 7.Determined 8.freedom 9which 10confused改错I had an amazing experience l
49、ast Spring Festival. On the second day of the holiday, it was snowing heavily but we had a very importance relative to visit, that lived in a distant important who mountain village. We have to take risks to drive on our journey. Though the road was bad, but we had 去掉 arrived safe.safely The family w
50、elcomed us warmly or we said “Happy new year” to them. We were treated and a good dinner. Later in the afternoon, we said goodbye and started back home.toSadly, our car was sticking in the snow halfway and couldnt move. Just then, the villager stuck awalked by, offering to push his car. It was this
51、stranger who helped us out！ OurV.书面表达: I Want to Be a Journalist The journalist is called the king without crown by people. I want to be a journalist in the future. If I am a journalist, I will report the events as what they are. And Ill serve people heart and soul to meet their requirements. If I a
52、m a journalist, Ill devote all my life to the career and respect other peoples legal rights. Of course, Ill be strict with myself and will never do anything illegal. I know journalists are respectable, so I will study hard to go to a college of media to learn the major.I want to be a journalist, a competent one.
