1、甘肃省天水市第一中学2017-2018学年高二暑假作业检测考试英语试题本试卷分为第II卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,满分100分。考试时间为60分钟。第I卷(满分50分)第一部分 阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADoctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best loved and most successful childrens book writers in the worl
2、d. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report said many childrens books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongl
3、y hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than
4、 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children.
5、In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Mi
6、llions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, I do not write for children. I write for people.1. Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _.A. some
7、 school children could not read with interestB. many childrens books were interestingC. children wanted to learn to writeD. a writer for children was wanted2. People like his books because the books _.A. are cheap and easy to get B. were written in different languagesC. are easy and interesting to r
8、ead D. were written with invented words3. He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _.A. 50 B. 53C. 56 D. 874. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United Sta
9、tes.C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D【解析】这是一篇记叙文。介绍了一位受美国儿童欢迎的作家苏斯博士的个人信息、生平成就、著作等信息。2. 细节理解题。根据“It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too.”这是个
10、有趣易读的故事,孩子们和家长们都很喜欢。可知,苏斯博士的书受到人们的喜爱是因为它们有趣又易读,故选C。3. 细节理解题。根据“Doctor Seuss was born in 1904.”苏斯博士出生于1904年,以及“In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat.”苏斯博士在1957年写了戴帽子的猫,可知,他是53岁写这本书的,故选B。4. 细节理解题。根据“He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their par
11、ents.”他因作品给美国儿童和父母带来教育意义与娱乐而获奖,可知,他的书对美国人民是寓教于乐的,故选D。【名师点睛】在做阅读理解这样的题型时,尤其是介绍某人、某事时,一定要注意观察文中所给的时间。经常会考查根据已知时间来计算的题型。例如第3题,问道“He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _.”我们在文章开头可以找到苏斯博士的出生日期 1904年,再迅速找文中发表戴帽子的猫的时间, “In 1957”。通过简单的计算1957-1904=53,可知,他是53岁写这本书的,故选B。BSome colors people see lat
12、e at night could cause sings of clinical (临床的)depression(沮丧). That was the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals(个人)who live or work in low levels of light overnight(整夜)can develop clinical depression. Doctors use the word “clinical depression” to descr
13、ibe severe from of depression. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death of suicide.In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters(仓鼠)to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because th
14、ey are nocturnal(夜行的),which means they sleep during the day and are active at night.The animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night-time period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light, a third group slept in front of a white light
15、, while a fourth was put in front of a red light.After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.Randy Nelson heads the Department of Neuroscience at Ohio State University. He was animals tha
16、t slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed. “What we saw is that these animals didnt show any sleep uneasiness(不安)at all but they did mess up biological clock genes and they did show depressive sign while if they were in the dim(微弱)red light, they did not.”Randy Nelson notes t
17、hat photosensitive(感光)cells in the eyes have little to do with eyesight. He says these cells send signals to the area of the brain that controls what has been called the natural sleep-wake cycle.He says theres a lot of blue in white light. This explains why the blue light and white light hamsters ap
18、pear to be more depressed than the hamsters seeing red light or darkness.5. Researchers use hamsters in the experiment because _.A. they are similar to humans in dealing with colorsB. they are easy to observe and studyC. they are sensitive to colors like human beingsD. they are active at night and s
19、leep during the day6. What sign shows that the hamsters are being depressed?A. They drink less sugary water B. They dont sleep wellC. Their eyesight becomes worse D. Their energy level becomes low7. What can help people who work late at night to avoid being depressed?A. Not being exposed to dim red
20、light when using computersB. Equipping their computer screens to put it more in the reddish lightC. Living or working in low levels of light overnightD. Going to see doctors of clinical depression regularly for help【答案】5. D 6. A 7. B【解析】文章主要介绍的是一项科学研究。人们在深夜看到的一些颜色能够引起临床沮丧的症状。研究发现,整夜在较暗的环境中生活或工作的人可能会
21、表现出临床沮丧。相关症状包括对活动失去兴趣和乐趣,精神不振和产生死亡或自杀念头等。5. 细节理解题。The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and are active at night.”可知,研究人员选用仓鼠的原因是,它们白天睡觉,晚上变得活跃,故选D。6. 推理判断题。They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.”可知,最沮丧的仓鼠
22、,它们喝的糖水也是最少的,说明仓鼠喝的糖水量能够说明它们的沮丧程度,故选A。7. 推理判断题。while if they were in the dim(微弱) red light, they did not”和最后一段“the blue light and white light hamsters appear to be more depressed than the hamsters seeing red light or darkness”可知,蓝色光和白色光比红色光更能引起沮丧,因此,为了避免感到沮丧,应该让自己处于红色光中,故选B。CDuring the cold winter d
23、ays, there are some interesting festivals in the world. Look at the following ones.Harbin Ice and Snow FestivalPlace: ChinaTime: January 5 to February 5People build incredible things out of ice and snow, decorating them with lights.The Carnival of VenicePlace: ItalyTime: between February and MarchOn
24、e of the most beautiful festivals in the world, people wear masks and elaborate costumes to hide differences among classes, and there are contests for the best costumes.Holi FestivalPlace: IndiaTime: late February/ March, on the last full moon dayHindus and Sikhs, in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka cele
25、bratethe main day of this incredibly fun 16-day festival by throwing colored powder and water at each other.Sundance Film FestivalPlace: Utah, the USTime: end of FebruaryThe largest independent film festival in the US. Watch both feature films and shorts. You need to buy a ticket.8. Which country wi
26、ll you go if you life watching movies?A. America B. ChinaC. India D. Italy9. Which festival may you go If you want to see sculptures made of ice?A. Sundance Film Festival. B. The Carnival of Venice.C. Holi Festival. D. Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.10. When can you enjoy Holi Festival?A. In early Jan
27、uary B. In late FebruaryC. In early March D. In late January【答案】8. A 9. D 10. B【解析】本文主要介绍了世界上一些有趣的节日:哈尔滨冰雪节、威尼斯狂欢节、胡里节、圣丹斯电影节。8. 细节理解题。根据“Sundance Film Festival”和“Place: Utah, the US”可知,想要看电影要去美国。故选A。9. 细节理解题。根据Harbin Ice and Snow Festival 部分中“People build incredible things out of ice and snow, deco
28、rating them with lights.”可知,想看冰雕就要去“Harbin Ice and Snow Festival”。故选D。10. 细节理解题。根据“Time: late February/March, on the last full moon day.”可知,要看胡里节,要在二月底或三月初。故选B。【名师点睛】阅读理解旨在考查考生对于文章整体的理解与细节的把握与分析,要在了解整篇文章框架的基础上进行选择。本篇文章较简单,可直接通过题目在文中寻找答案。例如第1题细节理解题,用细节定位法:细节理解题属于直接解答性问题,是阅读理解题中最简单的一种,根据题目“Which count
29、ry will you go if you like watching movies?”由movies直接定位到最后一个节日:圣丹斯电影节。根据“Sundance Film Festival”和“Place: Utah, the US”可知想要看电影要去美国圣丹斯电影节。故选A。第二部分完型题空(每小题2分,共15小题;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。It is a hard thing to forgive people. My best friend and I had a(n)_11_recently and we
30、decided not to_12_to each other over the summer. For me it was really difficult not to talk to her, since we had always been together for so many years. We hurt each others feelings_13_and I was not sure how to_14_the problem. I apologized to her but nothing seemed to_15_.I had the same_16_once, and
31、 that taught me a couple of lessons. Being wronged by another person is a way of _17_us how easily we can be hurt, and perhaps we will be less_18_to hurt someone else because we, ourselves, have been hurt or wronged.I realized that we are not_19_and that its not possible to meet others standards all
32、 the time and that its also painful _20_we cant meet our own. I always hoped that I wouldnt _21_it to the next level, that is, to the worse situation but I just did. _22_seems to be the key to the bad cycled of the mistakes we made.I was not clear whether we were going to be friends after the summer
33、 or not, but I did learn something valuable. We need forgiveness in our lives, _23_when the problems cannot be solved immediately, that is the only way to make things better. Now all I can do is _24_that our wounds we caused to each other will be healed. I trust that forgiveness can make a big diffe
34、rence in our lives and that our_25_ is strong enough to overcome the difficulties standing in our way.11. A. meeting B. change C. argument D. discussion12. A. listen B. talk C. belong D. turn13. A. suddenly B. deeply C. carefully D. purposely14. A. fix B. cause C. look at D. check into15. A. appear
35、B. work C. remain D. stop16. A. experience B. question C. sense D. thought17. A. helping B. reminding C. testing D. asking18. A. pleased B. eager C. likely D. willing19. A. proud B. honest C. perfect D. important20. A. when B. where C. how D. why21. A. push B. throw C. take D. lift22. A. Respect B.
36、Confidence C. Freedom D. Forgiveness23. A. but B. because C. though D. until24. A. prove B. forget C. hope D. agree25. A. friendship B. feeling C. reaction D. power【答案】11. C 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. C 20. A 21. A 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. A【解析】文章主要讲述了作者与朋友发生了争执,深深的伤害了彼此。作者的这次经历使她明白了
37、我们的生活需要宽恕,因为当问题不能立即解决时,这是使事情变得更好的唯一方法。11. 考查名词辨析。句意:我和我最好的朋友最近争吵了一番,我们决定在夏天不要互相交谈。meeting 会议;change变化;argument 争论;discussion讨论。根据“It is a hard thing to forgive people.” 原谅别人是件很难的事;以及“We hurt each others feelings”我们互相伤害了彼此。可知两人发生了争执。根据题意,故选C。12. 考查动词辨析。句意:我和我最好的朋友最近争吵了一番,我们决定在夏天不要互相交谈。listen 听;talk 说
38、;belong 属于;turn转动。根据“For me it was really difficult not to talk to her”对于我来说不与她说话很难。根据题意,故选B。13. 考查副词辨析。句意:我们深深地伤害了彼此的感情,我不知道该如何解决这个问题。suddenly突然;deeply强烈地;carefully小心谨慎地; purposely故意地。根据“I apologized to her but nothing seemed to_5_.”我向她道歉但是不起作用,可知两人深深的伤害了彼此。根据题意,故选B。14. 考查动词辨析。句意:我们深深地伤害了彼此的感情,我不知道
39、该如何解决这个问题。Fix修理,修复;cause 引起;look at看着;check into调查。根据“I apologized to her”我向她道歉。可知作者想解决这个问题。根据题意,故选A。15. 考查动词辨析。句意:我向她道歉,但是似乎没有任何作用。appear出现,显现;work工作;remain 仍然;stop停止。根据“I apologized to her but”中“but”转折,表示她的道歉不起作用。根据题意,故选B。16. 考查名词辨析。 句意:我曾经有过同样的经历,这给了我一些教训。experience经验;question问题;sense 感觉;thought想
40、法。根据第一段描述的内容,可知作者有同样的经历。根据题意,故选A。17. 考查动词辨析。句意:被别人误会这提醒了我们是多么容易受到伤害。helping 帮助;reminding提醒;testing测试;asking问,要求。根据题意,故选B。18. 考查形容词辨析。句意:也许我们不太可能伤害别人,因为我们自己受到了伤害或委屈。pleased高兴的;eager渴望的;likely可能的;willing乐意的。根据题意,故选C。19. 考查形容词辨析。句意:我意识到我们并不完美。proud自豪的;honest诚实的;perfect完美的;important重要的。根据“hat its not po
41、ssible to meet others standards all the time” 不可能总是符合别人的标准。可知,我们不是完美的。根据题意,故选C。20. 考查副词辨析。句意:而且当我们不能满足自己的标准时也很痛苦。when当时候;where哪里;how怎样;why为什么。When引导时间状语从句。根据题意,故选A。21. 考查动词辨析。句意:我一直希望我不会把它推到下一个层次。push推;throw扔;take带走;lift举起。根据“that is, to the worse situation”也就是说,更糟糕的状况。可知作者不想将事情推至更糟糕的境地。根据题意,故选A。22.
42、 考查名词辨析。句意:宽恕似乎是解决我们犯下的错误循环的关键。Respect 尊重;Confidence自信;Freedom自由;Forgiveness宽恕,原谅。根据下文“We need forgiveness in our lives” 我们的生活需要宽恕。根据题意,故选D。23. 考查连词辨析。句意:我们的生活需要宽恕,因为当问题不能立即解决时,这是使事情变得更好的唯一方法。but但是;because因为;though 虽然;until直到。根据句意,前后为因果关系。根据题意,故选B。24. 考查动词辨析。句意:现在我所能做的就是希望我们的伤口能愈合。prove 证明;forget忘记;
43、hope希望;agree同意。根据“I trust that forgiveness can make a big difference in our lives”我相信宽恕可以改变我们的生活。可知作者期盼他们之间的关系会有改善。根据题意,故选C。25. 考查名词辨析。句意:我们的友谊足够强大,可以克服阻碍我们前进的困难。friendship 友谊;feeling感觉;reaction 反应;power力量。根据题意,故选A。【名师点睛】1. 首先要做的肯定是通读全文,了解大意,不要急于把我们能想到的单词填上去,先大致浏览一遍掌握文章中心思想,一篇短文中有许多空格,使文章不完整。所以,必须先通
44、读全文1-2遍,尽力做到基本了解文章的主题句。注意文章提到的人物(who)、事物(what)、时间(when)、地点(where)、原因(why)、及过程(how)。切记不要看一句,做一句。.3. 在遇到我们不会的小题时,将给出的四个答案一个一个代入文章当中,看语句是否通顺,排除错误,确定答案,答题时应考虑一下命题人的意图,四种供选择的答案有何区别?每一小题考什么?明显错误的答案或不可能的首先剔除,这样可能一下子就化难为易了。有时也可能有两个答案一时难确定,如果近义词就要注意细微的区别,推敲琢磨一下,注意词的搭配和习惯用法。4. 在我们确定好所有答案后我们再次通读全文,仔细比对答案是否合理,语
45、句是否通顺,最后可用铅笔把选的词写在空格处,把短文从头到尾细读一遍,这时凭自己的语言知识和语感可感知全文是否流畅通顺。第II卷(满分50分)第一节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5 分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。I was always a runner and in pretty good shape for most of my life so far. Then I lost my job and each day I just couldnt get myself out there _26_ (run). I put on weigh
46、t _27_ just made me feel worse about _28_(I).I finally run again but its much _29_(hard)than it used to be. I went out for_30_run the other day and I aha almost convinced myself to give up when I _31_(hear)someone say “You can do it! Its hard, but you can do it!” There was a lady_32_(walk)the other
47、way and had the biggest smile _33_her face.Those words of _34_(encourage)came at a time when I was ready to give up. I finished my run and now every time I feel like giving up I hear her in my head and it gives me motivation.Ive never seen her again, so Ive never been able to thank her and let her k
48、now the effect of a few simple words from a _35_(strange) had (and sill have)on m e.【答案】26. to run 27. which 28. myself 29. harder 30. a 31. heard 32. walking 33. on 34. encouragement 35. stranger【解析】文章主要讲述了作者在失业后不再跑步,等他意识到身体越来越糟糕后考试跑步,但他发现比以前困难很多,想要放弃的时候,一位陌生人简单的话语给了他很大的鼓励。26. 考查动词不定式。句意:我失业后不再出去跑步
49、。动词不定式表目的,故填to run。27. 考查定语从句。句意:体重增加后是我自己感觉非常糟糕。“I put on weight”作为先行词,关系词which引导定语从句,在从句中做主语。故填which。28. 考查反身代词。句意:体重增加后是我自己感觉非常糟糕。根据题意,应填反身代词myself。29. 考查形容词比较级。句意:我再次开始跑步,但比以前难多了。根据句意以及“than”可知前后比较,应填形容词的比较级。故填harder。30. 考查不定冠词。句意:前几天我出去跑步。run跑步,可数名词。for a run跑步。31. 考查动词时态。句意:前几天我出去跑步,我几乎要说服自己放弃
50、的时候突然我听到有人说“你能做到!很难,但你能做到!”。故事描述的是过去发生的事情,应使用一般过去时,故填heard。32. 考查动名词作定语。句意:有一位女士走在另一条路上,脸上带着最灿烂的笑容。现在分词作定语,修饰lady。与lady处于主动关系。故填walking。33. 考查介词。句意:有一位女士走在另一条路上,脸上带着最灿烂的笑容。have a smile on ones face.面带微笑。故填介词on。34. 考查名词。句意:那些鼓励的话是在我准备放弃的时候出现的。介词of后需加名词,故填encouragement。35. 考查名词。句意:我再没见过她,所以也没有感谢过她,想让她
51、知道来自于一个陌生人的简单话语对我有很大的影响。stranger陌生人。【名师点睛】语篇型语法填空题的形式为:在一篇200词左右的语篇(短文或对话)中留出10处空白,部分空白的后面给出单词的基本形式,要求考生根据上下文填写空白处所需的内容或所提供单词的正确形式,所填写词语不得多于3个单词。考生须灵活运用语法知识,如单词词性、单词时态、名词单复数、连接词、代词、冠词等判断各空白处应填写的内容。一、 给出动词基本形态,填写词性词形转化(转为名词、形容词),或填写谓语部分,可能需要填写两个或三个词,或是填写非谓语动词;二、 给出形容词,需要填写比较级、最高级,或词性词形转化,转化为副词,或是填写反义
52、词(前缀); 例如:第4个小题,填写形容词比较级。三、 给出副词,填写比较级、最高级,或是填写反义词;四、 不给提示词,主要填写介词、连词、冠词和代词。有提示词:考查谓语动词非谓语动词形容词副词。无提示词:考查冠词介词连词代词。第二节短文改错(每小题1.5分,共10小题;满分15分)36. 下面短文有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.每处错误及其修改仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处。The blue w
53、hale is certainly the largest animals on the planet today. Just the heart of a blue whale can weight as many as a family car. You might think that such a big animal would need to eat another big animals to surviving. Surprising, the blue whale feeds on some of the smaller ocean animals.A blue whale
54、can live between 80 and 90 years. Unfortunately, it is believe that there were only 10,000 to 25,000 alive. They were hunted for in the 1900s but hundreds of thousands of them were killed. Lets hope number of whales on the planet starts to increase in the coming years.【答案】【解析】考查名词单复数。句意:蓝鲸是地球上体积最大的动
55、物。形容词最高级后加名词单数,故将animals改为animal。考查形容词辨析。句意:一只蓝鲸的心脏可以和一辆家用车一样重。weight为不可数名词,故使用much修饰不可数名词。将many改为much。考查代词。句意:你可能会认为这么大的动物需要吃掉另一只大动物才能生存下来。another是三者或三者以上的另一个;other表示“别的”,“另外的”,只能与复数名词连用。故将another改为other。考查动词。句意:你可能会认为这么大的动物需要吃掉另一只大动物才能生存下来。动词不定式表目的。故将surviving改为survive。考查副词。句意:令人惊讶的是,蓝鲸以一些较小的海洋动物为
56、食。surprising令人吃惊,形容词。句子中作状语,故将Surprising改为Surprisingly。考查固定句型。句意:不幸的是,据说只有10000到25000活着。据说“It is believed that”为固定句型,故将believe改为believed。考查动词时态。句意:不幸的是,据说只有10000到25000活着。文章使用的是一般现在时,故将were改为are。考查动词用法。句意:在20世纪初的时候几十万只被猎杀。hunt猎杀,为不及物动词,故去掉介词for。考查连词。句意:在20世纪初的时候几十万只被猎杀。根据前后句意,前后为并列关系不为转折,故将but改为and。考
57、查固定短语。句意:希望未来数年地球上的鲸鱼数量会开始增加。a number of许多,大量。故填不定冠词a。第三节 书面表达(满分20分)37. 假如你是李华,担任校报英文版编辑,应广大同学的要求,下一期计划刊登一篇介绍美国中学生如何过暑假的文章。请你补习班一封信给你美国的笔友Tom,请他为你写一篇文章。稿件要求:1.词数:300左右; 2.截稿日期:3月10日。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。_【答案】Dear Tom,How is everything with you? Im writing to invite you to write an article
58、on how American middle school students spend their summer holidays for our schools English newspaper.Our schools English newspaper is very popular among us students. It carries articles with a lot of topics from English learning methods to news stories around the world. Many students in our school a
59、re interested in the way you and your schoolmates spend summer holidays. So would you please write something about it? It is my belief that all of us will like it very much. By the way, 300 words will be fine. May I have your article before March 10?Looking forward to hearing from you.Yours,Li Hua【解
60、析】这是一篇提纲类作文。文章只给出了背景以及提示。考生在成文时应注意:合理发挥想象力,使文章的表达自然,丰满。文章的写作要点要齐全。注意文章的人称:以第一人称为主。时态:一般现在时。注意使用高级词汇和句型,以提高文章的档次;恰当使用一些连词、插入语,使文章表达自然,流畅。注意词数:100词左右。【范文亮点】Im writing to invite you to write an article on how American middle school students spend their summer holidays for our schools English newspaper.宾语从句。Many students in our school are interested in the way you and your schoolmates spend summer holidays.短语“be interested in”对感兴趣。It is my belief that all of us will like it very much.同位语从句。