1、2017-2018学年度高二年级第一学期期中联考英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5个小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.What time is it now?A. 9:10 B. 9:50 C. 10:002.What does the woman think of the weather?
2、A. Its nice B. Its warm C. Its cold3.What will the man do?A. Attend a meeting B. Give a lecture C. Leave his office4.What is the womans opinion about the course?A. Too hard B. Worth taking C. Very easy5. What does the woman want the man to do ?A. Speak louder. B. Apologize to her. C. Turn off the ra
3、dio.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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、7题。6. How long did Michael stay in China?A. Five days. B. One week. C.Two weeks.7. Where did Michael go last year?A. Russia. B. Norway. C.
4、India.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8.Whet food does Sally like?A.chicken. B.Fish. C.Eggs.9.What are the speakers going to do?A.Cook dinner. B.Go shopping. C.Order dishes.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题.10.Where are the speakers?A.In a hospital. B.In the office. C.At home.11.When is the report due ?A.Thursday. B.Friday. C.Next Mo
5、nday.12.What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report?A.Improve it. B.Hand it in later. C.Leave it with him.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A.Salesperson and customer. B.Homeowner and cleaner. C.Husband and wife.14.What kind of apartment do the spe
6、akers prefer? A.One with two bedrooms. B.One without furniture. C.One near a market.15.How much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment? A.350 B. 400 C. 41516.Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see? A.On Lake Street B.On Market C.On South Street.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What per
7、centage of the worlds tea exports go to Britain? A.Almost 15% B.About 30% C.Over 40%18.Why do tea taster taste tea with milk? A.Most British people drink tea that way. B.Tea tastes much better with milk. C.Tea with milk is healthy.19.Who suggests a price for each tea? A.Tea tasters. B.Tea exporters.
8、 C.Tea companies.20.What is the speaker talking about? A.The life of tea tasters. B.Afternoon tea in Britain. C.The London Tea Trade Centre.第二部分 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。AThere are usually both parents and two children in a typical British family. In mo
9、st British families both parents work. Very young children go to nursery schools or stay at home with a childminder. Old people usually live in their own homes or a nursing home if they cannot look after themselves. British parents try to spend their free time with their children going to the cinema
10、, museums or parks. During the week they usually have dinner together.Americans often move house from city to city or from state to state. For this reason American families live far away from their relatives. However, they keep in touch with each other by telephone or letter. During the holidays or
11、at celebrations like Thanksgiving, families often visit each other. A typical American family is the same as a British family. Both parents work. Like British families, American parents try to spend time with their children at weekends. They often visit museums. They also go to the cinema or to the
12、park.There are many different kinds of houses in the UK. More than half of the people in the UK own their houses. Other people rent houses or flats. British people like to feel comfortable and safe in their homes. They like to make their homes and gardens look attractive. Perhaps thats why gardening
13、 is one of their most popular pastimes.The buildings in American cities are similar to those in British cities. There are tall tower blocks, skyscrapers(摩天楼),houses and large brick buildings. In the suburbs, however, the houses are very different. A lot of Americans live in wooden houses with front
14、and back gardens. Two thirds of Americans own their houses. Other Americans rent houses, apartments or rooms. Americans are usually very house-proud and take good care of their homes.21. Many couples today in Britain _A. usually have two children B. have difficulty in finding good jobs C. dont like
15、living with their parents D. have to work hard to support their children22. Americans usually keep in touch with their relatives by telephone or letter because _.A. they live too far away B. they dont like traveling C. they are too lazy to pay a visit D. they are too busy to meet each other 23. The
16、underlined word “pastimes” in Paragraph 3 refers to something you enjoy doing in your _.A. housework time B. hard time C. spare time D. pleasant time 24. We can be sure that _.A. Americans like children better B. more Americans live in the suburbs C. Americans think more highly of their families D.
17、Americans like living in wooden houses with front and back gardens in the suburbsBMy 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 digging in the ground.As a child, I loved following Dad around in th
18、e 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 com, and our favoritered tomatoes.As I grew into a teenager, I didnt get so excited about gardening with
19、 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 gardening like never before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, h
20、e 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 multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let t
21、hem be.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 garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair am
22、ount of soil, something caught the comer of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.25. Why did the author like the garden when he was a child?A. He wanted to be a garden-crazy like his father.B. He loved being in the garden with his
23、 father.C. The garden was full of his favorite food.D. The garden was just freshly tilled.26. When all the kids started their own families，the authors father .A. stopped his gardeningB. turned to other hobbiesC. devoted more to gardeningD. focused on planting tomatoes27. What happened to the garden
24、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.28. Why did the author start his garden with tomatoes?A. He wanted to honor his father.B. His son liked the fiel
25、ds of tomatoes.C. He only knew how to grow tomatoes.D. He thought tomatoes were easy to manage.CLondons transport services offer you a special experience of the city. Heres a round-up of the transport choices available to you. London UndergroundThere are 11 colour-coded Underground lines. Services r
26、un regularly from around 5:00 to 00:30 (Sunday 07:30 to 23:30).Visit tfl.gov.uk/tube for more information.Tip:Always stand on the right when using the escalators (电动扶梯) at Tube stations. It can get hot and busy on the Tube during peak travel times, so you may prefer to travel outside these hours. Bu
27、sesA cheap and easy way to travel around London. They generally run from 5:00 to 00:30. Night buses operate on many major routes from around midnight to 05:00, and some operate a 24-hour service.It is not possible to pay for your London bus fare in cash. Instead you can pay with a Visitor Oyster car
28、d, Oyster card, Travelcard or UK-issued contactless payment card. A single bus journey is 1.50 with an Oyster card or UK-issued contactless payment card.To help you get home, if you dont have enough credit (存款) on your Oyster card, you will be able to make one more bus journey.After this you will ne
29、ed to add the credit on your card before you use it again. If your contactless payment card has been issued outside the UK, please check tfl.gov.uk/contactless before you use your card to travel on our bus services. For more information visit tfl.gov.uk/buses.Tip:Some bus routes are especially good
30、for sightseeing - try routes 9, 14, 15 and 22. The New Routemaster bus featured in the James Bond film Skyfall and runs on routes 9, 11, 24, 38 and 390.29. At what time do London Underground services begin to operate on Sundays? A. Midnight B. 00:30 C. 05:00 D. 07:3030. During the rush hour, visitor
31、s at Tube stations are advised to _. A. stand side by side B. avoid using the escalators C. take the tube at fixed times D. take advantage of off-peak hours31. If you find only 1.00 left on your Oyster card for your home journey, you _ . A. will be given one more chance to take a London bus B. will
32、not be allowed to get on a London bus C. should pay 0.50 more in cash on the bus D. should add more credit on your card first 32. What type of writing is this text? A. Job advertisements. B. Activity announcements. C. Service introductions. D. Project reportsDAlbert Einstein was probably the most fa
33、mous scientist of the twentieth century. He changed scientific thinking in the modern world. He is generally considered as the greatest physicist who ever lived. Whats more, he devoted a lot of his time and energy to working for human rights and progress.In 1933, while Einstein was visiting England
34、and the United States, the Nazi government of Germany took all his things away, including his position and his citizenship. Einstein then settled down in the United States. In 1934, Einstein, who loved peace afraid of a world in which only Hitler would have an atomic bomb (原子弹) tried hard to persuad
35、e President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a famous letter to have the United States start uranium (铀) research. That Germany, after all, had no bomb, and that the first bomb would fall on Japan, could not have been expected. After the war, Einstein never stopped working for peace and reducing the number
36、of soldiers in the world.Although he wasnt connected with any accepted religion (宗教), Einstein felt that trusting in a personal God was too special an idea to be suitable to the God at work in this universe, but he never believed that the universe was one of chance or disorder. The universe to him w
37、as one of pure law and order. He once said, God may know everything, but he is not hateful.33From the passage we know that_ .A.no scientist is as great as Albert Einstein during this centuryB.Albert Einstein was likely to be the greatest scientist of his timeC.Albert Einstein made the first atomic b
38、omb for the United StatesD.Albert Einstein gave up his German citizenship for political reasons34If Einstein had known that Hitler had no atomic bomb and that the first atomic bomb would fall on Japan, he would_ .A. have continued his scientific researchB. have won another Nobel Prize for PhysicsC.
39、not have advised starting uranium research in the U.S.A.D. not have moved to the U.S.A.35Einstein_ in 1933.A. visited England and the U.S.A.B. advised the United States to start uranium researchC. became a man without citizenshipD. both A and C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
40、为多余选项。If you want to keep fit, please refer to the following.Move MoreMake it a daily thing to find ways to move your body.36. Climb stairs instead of taking the elevator.Walk your dog.Play with your kids.It doesnt have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute dance class.But thats great when youre u
41、p to it.At the same time,move more.Quit SmokingEver since 1960 when it was announced that smoking was harmful to health,Americans have been reducing their use of tobacco products.Just recently,weve seen more and more teens smoking.Could it be the Hollywood influence?37. Take care! Warn your children
42、 against smoking.38.While recent studies show a glass of wine or one drink a day can help protect against heart disease,more than that can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney(肝肾)disease and cancer.Reduce StressEasier said than done,stress comes in many ways.39. Spend 30 minutes a da
43、y doing something you like such as walking on the beach or in a park,reading a good book,visiting a friend,listening to relaxing music,and watching a funny movie.Protect Yourself from PollutionIf you cant live in a smog-free environment,at least avoid smoke-filled rooms.40._. Exercise indoors in air
44、 conditioning when air quality is good.A.Avoid Excessive DrinkingB.Keep a Positive Mental OutlookC.Think carefully about what you will do.D.Exercise outside when the smog rating is low.E.It seems that the stars in every movie smoke cigarettes.F.There are many things you can do to move your arms and
45、legs.G.Some techniques given by experts are to think positive thoughts.第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）The Voice of America began during the World War. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 41 , American officials believed they should 42 the German bro
46、adcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 43 . “The 44 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 45 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.After the World Warended in 1945, some Ame
47、ricans felt VOAs 46 had to be changed, 47 the Soviet Union became enemy of AmericaThey wanted to 48 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 49 “ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959VOA knew that m
48、any listeners did not know 50 English to completely understand its 51 English broadcast. So VOA 52 a simpler kind of English, 53 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 54of course, it is special English. In the 55 of most VOA listeners, the most 56 program is the news report. News from around the worl
49、d 57 into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 58 cities and also from other 59 like BBCVOA writers and editors use these materials to 60 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.1AbusinessBculture CsupportDinformation2Areply BanswerCjoinDint
50、errupt3AsameBshortCEnglish DGerman4AnewsBproblemsCeffects Dopinions5AstationsBnewsCannouncers Dofficials6Ahome BpositionCpurpose Dresults7AifBsupposing Cconsidering Din order that8AreachBsatisfyCattack Dsupport9Aknown Breported CcalledDprinted10AAmericanBBritishCstandardDenough11AnormalBfast Cgood D
51、exact12Ainvented Bdiscovered Ctaught Dstopped13AitBwho Cwhich Dthat14Aslowly Brapidly Cnormally Dloudly15Apleasure Bcourse Copinion Dadvice16Adifficult BimportantCvariousDcommon17AfliesBsends Cdelivers Dpasts18AallBmajor CAmerican Dnews19AbroadcastsBforms CnewspapersDcountries20AbroadcastBannounce C
52、translateDprepare第二节 语法填空（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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。（注意：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。）The University of Oxford is a collegiate (由学院组成的) research university 61._(locate) in Oxford，England. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear，there is 62._(evident) of te
53、aching as far back as 1096.The university has 63._long history. It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry banned English students 64._attending the University of Paris. After conflicts between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209，some academics fled northeast to Cambridge，where they established 65._beca
54、me the University of Cambridge.The University of Cambridge is the secondoldest university in the Englishspeaking world after Oxford. It 66._(situate) in the town of Cambridge，England. According 67._legend，the university was founded in 1209 by scholars 68._(escape) from Oxford after a fight with loca
55、ls there. Cambridge has produced more Nobel Prize winners than any 69._university in the world，about 70 of 70._were students there.第四部分 写作(共两节 满分35)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。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
56、改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。In the summer vacation, our family travelled to Xiamen and paid visit to my brother there. The journey we were walking on was long and bored. But as soon as I arrived, I fall in love with the city. The reason is because it is a ve
57、ry charming place. The streets are cleaning and the sky is blue. If you walk along the coast, you can feel the wind to blowing on your face. The sea is vast and sometimes you can find a boat or a ship. You may also do some fishing as far as it is permitted. Besides, I think the driver there drive to
58、o fast in the street. You can never be too careless when crossing the street.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是中学生李华，你市正在创建文明城市，请以“Changes I have Seen”为题发表演讲，呼吁大家为“创建文明城市”做贡献。要点：1.分享你看到的变化（如交通志愿者）；2.你的呼吁。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增减细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：文明城市civilized city行人pedestrian闯红灯jump the red lightGood mo
59、rning, everyone!Its a great honor for me_Thank you for listening.2017-2018学年度高二年级第一学期其中联考英语试题（答案）听力 ACABC BABCB ABCAB CBAAC阅读理解AACD BCBA DDAC BCD FEAGD完形填空 CBDAC CCACD AACAC BABAD语法填空61.located62. evidence63.a64.from65.what66.is situated67.to68.escaping69.other70.whom改错：71. pay后加a 72. bored-boring 7
60、3.fall-fell 74.because-that 75.cleaning-clean 76. to blowing的to去掉77. far- long 78.Besides-However 79. driver-drivers 80. careless-careful作文Good morning, everyone !Its a great honor for me to talk about some changes. Ive witnessed in the process of creating a civilized city. What has impressed me mos
61、t us the traffic. We often saw pedestrians jump the red light. But now many volunteers stand at the crossroads, reminding the pedestrians to obey the traffic regulations. Of course, as educated citizens, we can do more to help our city to be more civilized, such as arousing the publics traffic aware
62、ness and helping more people to become more self-disciplined.Just as the saying goes, “Individuals together can make a difference. ”I believe our city will become more civilized and harmonious through our joint efforts. So Im here to appeal to everyone to do your bit for you city. Only in this way w
63、ill our city take on a new look and become a better place to live in.Thank you for listening.听力原文第一节Dialog 1:W: What time is your train leaving?M: It leaves at 10. Ive got 50 minutes left.W: Youd better hurry, or you wont be able to catch it.Dialog 2:M: Nice weather were having! Dont you think?W: No
64、, it is too cold.M: I think it is just right.W: Id prefer a few degrees warmer.Dialog 3M: Now, lets stop talking and get going. I need to be in my office in 15 minutes. Or Ill be late for a meeting.W: OK. Bye!Dialog 4M: This course is really difficult.W: I dont think its all that bad. And well benef
65、it a lot from it.M:So youre taking it, too.W: Thats true.Dialog 5W: Could you turn that off? I can t hear myself think！M: What?W: The radio.M: Oh, sorry.第二节Dialog 6W: Hi, Michael! I heard you just came back from a holiday?M: Yes. I stayed for a week in China and 5 days in India.W: You do travel a lo
66、t, dont you? Last year, you went to Norway, right?M: Well, Ive been to quite some countries, but not yet to Norway. Last summer, I toured Russia for two weeks.Dialog 7M: Sally, do you like seafood?W: Yes, of course.M: Is there anything you especially like?W:Well, I really dont know. I can never reme
67、mber the name.M: Ok. Is there any food you dont eat?W: Well, I dont eat chicken, and I dont like eggs, either. But I like all kinds of fish and vegetable.M: Then, lets look at the menu , and see what theyve got for us.Dialog 8M: You look pale, Stephanie! Whats wrong?W: I dont feel good. I have a bad
68、 headache. In fact, I havent got much sleep this past week, and I feel really tired.M: Why dont you go to see a doctor?W: Yeah, I think I should. But I have a report to do tomorrow. Ms. Jenkins means it for the board meeting next Monday.M: Well, its Wednesday today. Why dont you talk to Ms. Jenkins
69、and ask if you can hand it in on Friday morning?W: Maybe I should try. I guess I just need a good sleep. Thanks, Gorge.M: If you need any help for the report, just let me know.Dialog 9W: Anything interesting in the paper today, dear?M: Well, yeah. There are a few here that might interest us. Here is
70、 one for just four hundred dollars. It only has one bedroom, but it sounds nice, near Lake Street.W: Yeah, let me see what the cheapest two-bedroom apartment is. Oh, here is one on Market Street. Its a real bargain. Only 350 dollars. But it doesnt have any furniture.M: Well, it costs a lot to buy al
71、l the furniture.W: Oh, here is another one for just over four hundred dollars. This sounds very interesting. Its on South Street. Thats a nice area!M: Yes, its quiet. Did you say two bedrooms?W: Yes, at 415 dollars.M: Why dont we go and have a look?W: OK, Ill give them a call.Monolog 10Look at this
72、picture. Its the London Tea Trade centre. As you can see, it is on the North Bank of the River Thames. It is the center of an important industry in the everyday life of the British people. Tea is the British national drink. Every man, woman and child over ten years of age, has an average over four c
73、ups a day, or some one thousand five hundred cups annually. About 30 percent of the worlds export of tea makes its way to London. And Britain is by far the largest importer of tea in the world.Now in the second picture, you can see how tea is tasted in the Tea Trade Centre before it is sold. Here, d
74、ifferent types of tea are tasted by skilled tea-tasters before they are sold at each weeks tea sale. Its amazing to see them at work! Over a hundred kinds of tea are laid out in a line on a long table. The tasters generally taste tea with milk, since that is how the majority of British people drink their tea. The tasters move down the line with surprising speed, tasting from a spoon and deciding what is a fair price for each tea.