1、赤峰二中2017级高二上学期考试英语试题第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；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。AWelcome to the Electronic Village to explore new ways of language teaching and learning.Electronic Village Program (Thursday, June 18, 2015)Nearpod9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Room 501Nearpod is a software pr
2、ogram that creates a rich context（语境）for students to learn vocabulary. The presenter will show how to use it.TEO 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Room 502Our students come from different backgrounds but have the same desire to learn on-line. The presenter will use examples from his first on-line class to expl
3、ain how any teacher can begin teaching on-line with TEO.Kahoot10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Room 601Kahoot software can be used to create grammar tests which can be graded on a network. It can provide students with instant feedback（反馈）,including reports about their strengths and weaknesses.Prezi3:30 p.m.
4、 to 4:20 p.m. Room 602Uses of Prezi in listening and speaking courses draw students attention to speaking more fluently. The presenter will show how students can use Prezi to confidently present on a variety of topics, including introducing family, friends, and hobbies.1. Nearpod can be used to_.A.
5、offer grammar testsB. teach listening on-line C. help vocabulary learningD. gain fluency in speaking2. If you want to improve your speaking skills, you can go to_.A. Room 501 B. Room 502 C. Room 601 D. Room 6023. Which of the following can assess your grammar learning?A. Nearpod. B. Kahoot. C. TEO.
6、D. Prezi.4. A teacher who wants to learn on-line teaching is expected to arrive by _.A. 9:00 a.m. B. 10:30 a.m. C. 2:00 p.m. D. 3:30 p.m.BI go out of my way to say “thank you” to my partner frequently, and hes the same way. We were both raised by parents who valued politeness, and more than that, I
7、want to do all those little things that psychologists say help couples stay together. Expressing gratitude is one of those things, so a quick “thanks” seems like an easy one.But according to a recent study, were not at all typical. The study looked at over 1,000 recordings of casual conversations am
8、ong families and close friends. In only about one out of 20 times were expressions of thanks observed. Phrases that meant “thanks” but werent a direct translation of the word were counted, including physical gestures of thanks.The researchers looked at a wide variety of people from different places,
9、 representing eight languages: Polish, Russian, Italy, English, Murrinh-patha (an Aboriginal language), Cha palaa, Lao and Siwu.The Brits thanked people close to them the most, about 14.5 percent of the time, and close behind them were the Italians at 13.5 percent. The Murrinh-patha came next at 4.0
10、 percent and following them were the Russians, the Polish, the Laotians and the Siwu speakers. The lowest? Well, the Cha palaa speakers of Ecuador dont have a word for “thank you” at all.As the linguists explained, “Expressing thanks, in some cultures, is more of a linguistic tradition than a true e
11、xpression of feelings. In cultures where thanks are less often said, its because social cooperation is taken for granted, and thank you isnt really needed or necessary. ”The idea that you dont need to thank others because its assumed that youre appreciative is beautiful. But it is a bit hard for me
12、to accept. So Ill keep saying “thanks” as frequently as I do. But as a frequent traveler, Ill keep in mind to watch the local custom and follow suit.5. What might be psychologists opinion about expressing thanks?A. It can show a persons values. B. It is passed down from parents.C. It can contribute
13、to close relationship. D. It is a little and unnecessary thing.6. What is typical among family members according to the study?A. They seldom express thanks. B. They say thanks at any time.C. They often show thanks using gestures. D. They often use indirect translation of thanks.7. Who never say “tha
14、nk you”?A. The Polish. B. The Italians. C. The Russians. D. The Cha palaa. 8. What is mainly talked about in the text?A. Family members dont need to thank each other.B. People thank close friends and family less.C. Close friends have different ways to express thanks.D. Different cultures have differ
15、ent ways to express thanks. CLike toolmaking, teaching was once thought to be an exclusive(独有的) capacity of the human mind. It is not actually.“Teaching” requires this: one individual must take time from their own task to demonstrate and instruct with effort and the student must learn a new skill. T
16、hats a tall order.When a young chimpanzee watches a skilled adult and then imitates (模仿), thats learning. But the adult has not taken time specifically to instruct, so it is not teaching. In the honeybees amazing dance, the dancer takes time to indicate information about a source of food, but observ
17、ers learn no new skill. They do take time to show, but they do not pass on new skills to learners.Dolphins teach. Atlantic spotted dolphin mothers sometimes free a caught fish in the presence of their youngsters and let their youngsters chase it, catching it again if its getting away. Dolphin youngs
18、ters also position themselves alongside mothers who are scanning sandy bottoms for hidden fish, and the mother spends extra time demonstrating.Other teachers include: housecats who bring back live prey and let their young learn to catch it, and meerkats (猫鼬)who first bring to their growing young dea
19、d scorpions (蝎子), then disabled ones, to demonstrate how to remove the poisonous part on their tails.Like toolmaking and teaching, imitation is also considered to reflect high intelligence. In South Africa lived a baby dolphin named Dolly. One day while she was just six months old, Dolly was watchin
20、g a trainer standing at the window smoking a cigarette, blowing puffs of smoke. Dolly swam to her mother, got a mouthful of milk, then returned to the window and released a cloud of milk that surrounded her head. The trainer was “absolutely astonished”.Somehow Dolly came up with the idea of using mi
21、lk to represent smoke. Using one thing to represent something else isnt just imitation. It is art. 9. What does the underlined phrase “a tall order” probably mean in paragraph 2?A. A clear instruction. B. A high risk.C. A useful purpose. D. A difficult requirement.10. What do we know about honeybees
22、 dance?A. Imitating. B. Learning. C. Presenting. D. Teaching.11. What can we infer about animals that can teach?A. Bees show their dance to younger generations.B. Young dolphins must learn how to free a fish.C. Housecats teach in a way similar to dolphins.D. Meerkats have poisonous parts on the tail
23、s.12. Why does the author use Dollys example?A. To prove smoking can affect other animals.B. To show animals can be surprisingly intelligent.C. To explain dolphins are capable of making art.D. To stress milk is to dolphins what smoking is to men.DWhen there are some strangers in front of us, which o
24、f them will we trust?According to a new study in the online PLOS One, people make their decisions to trust others largely based on their faces. Your appearance can do a lot for you, especially if you are in the financial（金融） industry. The more trustworthy you look, the more likely people will buy wh
25、at youre selling.Researchers from Britains University of Warwick Business School, University College London, and Dartmouth College, US, did a number of experiments.The research team used computer software to make 40 faces, from the least to the most trustworthy-looking.The study said that the differ
26、ence between a trustworthy face and one that isnt as trustworthy comes from features that look slightly angry or slightly happy, even when the face is at rest. However, a slightly happy face is more likely to be trusted.Researchers gave participants some money and asked them which face they trusted
27、to invest the money. Then researchers gave some good and bad information about the people with these faces, and asked the participants again whom they trusted.The results showed that even if they got different information, the participants didnt change their choices. They were still more likely to i
28、nvest their money with the more trustworthy-looking faces.Chris Olivola, one of the studys authors, said in the University of Warwicks press release: “It seems that we are still willing to go with our own instincts (本能) about whether we think someone looks like we can trust them. The temptation (诱惑)
29、 to judge strangers by their faces is hard to resist.”13. According to the study, which of the following faces is most likely to be trusted? A. A sad face. B. An angry face. C. A crying face. D. A smiling face.14. Which of the following about the experiment is TRUE?A. The trustworthy faces were give
30、n good information.B. Researchers took photos of the 40 peoples faces in college.C. Participants liked to choose the faces with good information.D. Most participants gave their money to the trustworthy-looking faces.15. What did the researchers learn from their experiment?A. People cant refuse tempt
31、ations.B. People often judge strangers by their faces. C. People do things with their instincts all the time.D. People dont trust strangers with sad faces. 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。The winners guide to successDo you know what makes people successful? To find out
32、the answers, an American scholar recently visited some of the most successful people in America.16 Be responsible for yourself. Sometimes you may want to blame others for your failure to get ahead. In fact, when you say someone or something outside of yourself is stopping you from making success, yo
33、u are giving away your own power. 17 Write a plan It is very difficult to try to get what you want without a good plan. It is just like trying to drive through strange roads to a city far away. 18 Without this map, you may waste your time, money and also your energy; while with the map youll enjoy t
34、he trip and get what you want in the shortest possible time. 19 Nothing great is easy to get. So you must be ready to work hard - even harder than you have ever done. If you are not willing to pay the price, you wont get anything valuable. Never give up 20 When you are doing something, you must tell
35、 yourself again and again: giving up is worse than failure because failure can be the mother of success, but giving up means the death of hope.A. A good plan is like a map to you. B. It seems to us that everyone knows this. But it is easier said than done.C. Some people achieve success much later in
36、 life because they didnt work harder earlier. D. You are saying they have more control over your life than you do. E. Someone elses opinion of you doesnt have to become your reality.F. Be willing to pay the price.G. Here are some keys to success that they give.第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题；每题1.
37、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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Learning to dive is something Ive always found excuses to not learn how to do. Something always comes up. I dont have the money, I dont have anyone to go with, Im too 21 , Ill learn when I get to Thailand, etc. The list goes on and on.Travelin
38、g to Fiji with Gary, a French boy, I was finally 22 by him to go scuba diving. “If you dont do it, Ill 23 you on Twitter.” he said. With the thought of public embarrassment and the 24 hed come on my first dive, I 25 . I was going to learn to scuba dive.Making our way down the island chain, we found
39、a dive shop. The dive master, John, had been 26 for 13 years and the surrounding area had some of the best diving in the Yasawa Islands. There was no better time or place to 27 .Dive day came, and the 28 took Gary and me on a shallow dive across from the island. They taught us how to 29 , put on our
40、 equipment, and what to do in an 30 . I took a deep breath, asked not to get the bends, grabbed the instructors 31 , and began to descend(下沉).We began the dive on the surface, and I felt like I was 32 . I felt I was there for ages. Then I stopped and 33 . Whoa! I was underwater. I was five meters un
41、derwater! We continued diving down, reaching a depth of about nine meters. The 34 had some good corals, but the fish were 35 , though their colors were amazing. And then, before I knew it, it was over. The 36 was gone, and it was time to 37 .Reaching the surface, I was grinning from ear to ear. “Can
42、 we 38 again?” I asked. And there it was. I was 39 . Back on the shore, I went to John and said 40 , “You were right. I loved it.”21. A. short B. sensitive C. busy D. humorous22. A. attempted B. urged C. fooled D. encouraged23. A. look down upon B. keep away fromC. get rid of D. make fun of24. A. pr
43、omise B. possibilityC. expectation D. evidence25. A. calmed down B. gave in C. dressed up D. set off26. A. fishing B. boatingC. diving D. sailing27. A. learnB. restC. travel D. live28. A. guides B. instructorsC. teachers D. helpers29. A. breatheB. gestureC. react D. greet30. A. explosion B. adventur
44、e C. accident D. emergency31. A. ropeB. equipmentC. hand D. tube32. A. floatingB. freezingC. flying D. falling33. A. watched over B. looked aroundC. cheered up D. got close34. A. area B. bottomC. surface D. island35. A. activeB. freshC. small D. smooth36. A. waterB. coralC. fish D. air37. A. come up
45、B. go aheadC. slide away D. keep on38. A. playB. go C. work D. compete39. A. terrified B. disappointedC. hooked D. confused40. A. seriously B. gentlyC. coldly D. gratefully第二节 (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。 When someone has 41 (deep) hurt you, it can be very difficult
46、 to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible and it can be surprisingly 42 (benefit) to your physical and mental health. So far, studies 43 (show) that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show 44. (little) anger and more hopefulness
47、, ”says Dr Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help reduce the tiredness out of the immune system and allow people 45. (feel) more energetic. ”So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something 46. gives you pleasure: a beautif
48、ul scene in nature, or someone you love. Dont wait for an 47 (apologize). “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing, ”says Dr Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just dont see things in 48. same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting
49、for a very long time. ”Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean 49. (accept) the action of the person who upsets you. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things from the other persons perspective. You may realize that he or she
50、 was acting out of ignorance. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to 50. _(you) from that persons point of view.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)以下短文中共有10处错误，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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改
51、均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者 (从第11处起) 不计分。 “Cool” can be used to expressing a temperature that is a little bit cold or feelings of interest in almost anything. Sometimes we maximized the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead many other word such as “new” or “surprising”. Heres an interesting story we c
52、an use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall she had visited. On the one students paper was just one sentence, “Its so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show how he saw and felt. The story shows lack of words. With “cool”, some peopl
53、e have no words to show the same meaning. Can you think of any expression made your life as colorfully as the word “cool” ?第二节 书面表达（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的朋友David近来沉迷于游戏王者荣耀（King of Glory）不能自拔，你在得知此事后非常担忧。请你给他写一封信予以劝说，内容包括：1.你对他的担心；2.游戏的危害；3.摆脱游戏的办法。注意：1、词数100词左右； 2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； Dear David，_Yours,Li Hua
54、注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。答案阅读理解1-4 CDBC 5-8 CADB 9-12 DCCB 13-15 DDB 16-20 GDAFB完形填空21-25 CBDAB 26-30 CABAD 31-35 CDBAC 36-40 DABCD语法填空41. Deeply 42. beneficial 43. have shown 44. less 45. to feel 46. whcih/that 47. apology 48. the 49. accepting 50. yourself短文改错 书面表达 Dear David,Im sorry to hear
55、 that you are addicted to King of Glory. Spending too much time and energy on games is harmful to our health and they are not real. If you lose yourself in the games, you may become isolated from the real world and ignore the beauty and love in life.In my opinion, you can try other things to distrac
56、t your attention. For example, you can play basketball or take part in other sports with your friends, which can not only help you keep healthy, but strengthen your friendship. Besides, you can also communicate with your parents and friends, sharing your happiness and sorrow with them. Last but not least, you can read some interesting books to expand your knowledge in your spare time.I will be happy if you could get rid of the game, looking forward to your good news. Yours,
