1、20172018学年第二学期期末试题高二 英语第卷（共85分）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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ANow is the best time for Hong Kong shopping lovers, as most shops and markets are having their seasonal sales. With the same amount of money, you can find different kinds of food
2、s in this city. Women, young and old, rarely resist the attraction of this shopping paradise(乐园,天堂) at this time of year. Lovers will surely have an exciting Christmas and New Years Eve celebrations at the Time Square or in the western styled bars. Spending your holiday in Hong Kong will be easy too
3、, as several package tours are available from GZL Travel Service, with four-day tours for less than 15 000yuan.Tour package 1(3200yuan):a four-day-tour including three nights accommodation(膳宿供应), scenic helicopter flight, night ferry tour of Victoria Harbor and shuttle bus to the Peak to view the ci
4、ty at night.Tour package 2 (1880yuan): a four-day-shopping-tour including three nights accommodation, tours to Golden Beach and the Vexwork Museum, shuttle bus to the Peak and shopping opportunities.Tour package 3(1480yuan):a four-day-DIY-tour including three nights accommodation in a four-star hote
5、l and total freedom to do what you want.1. This advertisement is given by_.A. a Travel Service Company B. a shopping center C. a hotel D. Hong Kong government2. If you want to decide by yourself youd better choose_. A. Tour package 1 B. Tour package 2 C. Tour package 3 D. Tour package 2 and 33. Acco
6、rding to the text, if you want to visit the Victoria Harbor at night with the tour guide, you can choose _. A.Tour package 2 B. Tour package 1 C. Tour package 3 D. Tour package 1 and 2BIf you get into the forest with your friends, stay with them always. If you dont, you may get lost. If you really g
7、et lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Dont try to find your friendslet them find you by staying in one place.There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal (信号) by shouting or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Any signal gi
8、ven three times is a call for help.Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gun-shots (枪声). When
9、someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.If you dont think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house-cover up to the holes with branches (树枝) with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.What should you do if you get hungry or
10、need drinking water? You would have to leave your little house to look for a river. Dont just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back. The most important thing to do when you are lost isstay in one place.4.If you lost in the forest, you should
11、_.A. try to find your friends as soon as possible B.walk around the forest and shout so that your friends could hear youC. stay where you are and give signals three timesD.try to get out of the forest and shout for help5.When you hear two shouts, or whistles, or gunshots, _.A. it is an answer to you
12、r call for help B. you can whistle three timesC. you should shout more loudly D. you should try to run to them6.When you want to leave your place to get drinking water, you should _.A.just go to the riverB. leave marks so that you can find your way backC. make a fire so that you can have some teaD.
13、find some glasses or bottles before you go7.This passage mainly tells you _.A.when you hear a signal always three times, it is a call for helpB. how you can live longer in a forestC.any signal given twice means an answer to a call for helpD. What you should do if you get lost in a forestCComputer pr
14、ogrammer David Jones earns 35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card(信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people
15、of his age is finding a job. Davids firm releases(推出) two new games for the fast throwing computer market each month. But Davids biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage(抵押贷款), or get credit cards. David got his job with th
16、e Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs, he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives hi
17、s mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working. Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school, he said. But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Mo
18、st people in this business are fairly young, anyway. David added: I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement(退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.8. In what way is David different from people of his age?A: He has a handsome income.B: He lives with h
19、is mother.C: He often goes out with friends.D: He graduated with six O-levels.9. What is one of the problems that David is facing now?A: He has very little spare time.B: He has no time to learn driving.C: He is too young to get a credit card.D: He will soon lose his job.10. Why was David able to get
20、 the job in the company?A: He had done well in all his exams.B: He had written some computer programs.C: He was good at playing computer games.D: He had learnt to use computers at school.11. Why did David decide to leave school and start working?A: He received lots of job offers.B: He was eager to h
21、elp his mother.C: He lost interest in school studies.D: He wanted to earn his own living. DBefore a new type of airplane goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others.The first is called the tank test. A modem airpl
22、ane must fly very high in the sky. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure (结构)of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure (压力) on a small w
23、indow is like a huge foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to fail, the plane would explode in the sky. To test the structure of the plane, the plane is lowered into a huge tank or container of water. Then it is filled with air. Vne pressure inside the plane is greater th
24、an it ever will be when it is high up in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has broken. Then that part is made stronger.The most dangerous test happens when the ne
25、w plane is going through test flights in the air. The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines (发动机) are all shut off at once. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilot s job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how
26、 planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.12. By doing the tank test, the engineers can find out _.A. the amount of air in the plane B. the power of the airplane enginesC. the. pressure inside and outside the plane D. the strength of the plane structure 13. What will happen to the plan
27、e under the tank test?A. It will be broken. B. It will be made stronger. C. It will be filled with water. D. It will be tested by pilots,14. According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous?A. The plane may explode in the air. B. The pilot may lose control of the plane. C. The engines may
28、be damaged. D. Too much air may get into the plane.15. What might be the most suitable title for the text? A. How Airplanes Are Made and TestedB. The Importance of Flying Safely C. The Danger of Testing Airplanes D. Two Important Tests on Airplanes 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。H
29、aveyoueverhadawonderfulideaandthoughtitwouldmakeagreatinvention，butdidntknowwhattodonext？16_-TheywillhelpyoumakeyourdreamscometrueandbecomeafamousinventorThefirstthingthatyoushoulddoisdosomeresearchontheInternettoseeifanyoneelsehasinventeditIfnot ，youshouldsearchthroughtheUSPatent（专利）informationtose
30、eifapatentwasevercreatedforyourtypeofinvention17_.Theeasiestthingtodoisworkingwithanagency（代理机构）thatcanhelpyoutomakeyourdreamsarealityItcanhelpyoupresentyourideasandgetyourproducttotherightcompaniesOneagencythatisveryreputable（声誉好的）isLambertinMinnesota 18_.Iftheythinkyourproductismarketable（有销路的），th
31、eywillhelpyoutogetittothe rightcompanyCalltheagencyandmakeanappointmentYouwillwantto bringinamodelofyourinventionandacompletedescriptionofyourideas 19_Thenwhenyoumeetwiththem,youcanpresentitandtheywilltellyouhowmarketableitisIftheydecidetohelpyou,theywillworktopresentittodifferentcompaniesandhelpyou
32、togotothenextstepOnceyourinventionhasbeensoldtoalargecompany，getreadytogetthebenefitsofbecomingthenextgreatinventor20_ .Butthebenefitsareworththewait AItmaytakeayearortwo BIfnot，gotothenextstep CYouwillfindsomethingnewontheInternet DYouwillbethenextinventor EWritedownexactlyaboutyourinvention FHerea
33、resomestepsthatyoucantake GTheyofferfreeadviceforgoodideas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; 每小题1.5 分, 满分30 分)TheyearIwenttocollegewasaverydifficulttransition（过渡期）forme.21 isprobablytruewithmanypeople，Igotquitehomesickand22 thoughtaboutgoinghome.Althoughthe23 timeformanystudentsisgetting24 fr
34、omhome，mymailbox(邮箱)wasfrequently25 .OnedaywhenIwenttothemailbox,therewasapostcard26 outatmeIsatdowntoreadit,27 anotefromsomeonebackhome28 Ibecameincreasinglypuzzledas29 postcardswerelikethis；ItwasafullnewsreportaboutawomannamedMabelandhernewbornbabyItookthecardbacktomyroomand30 aboutitSeveraldaysla
35、ter,I31 anotherpostcard，thisone32 newsaboutMaybelline，MabelscousinSoonafter，anothercardarrivedandthenanother, 33 fullofnewsofdifferentpeopleIbeganto 34 lookforwardtothenextOne，35 toseewhatthisauthorwouldcomeupwith36Iwasnever37 Finally，thecards38 coming，rightaboutthetimeIhadbeguntofeel 39 aboutcolleg
36、elife.Theyhadbeensuchahappydistraction（调剂）thatIhave 40 allthepostcardsandstillbringthemouttoreadwheneverIneedalift21AItBAs CSoDWhat22AoftenBcarefullyCseldomDmerely23AhardBlastCbusiestDhappiest24AvisitorsBcallsClettersDdirections25AemptyBfullCclosedDopen26ApouringBreachingCstaringDrolling27Adescribin
37、gBconsideringCexpectingDenjoying28AButBThusCAlsoDEven29AanyBnoCsomeDsuch30AjokedBtalkedCcaredDforgot 31AmailedBacceptedCreceived Dwrote32AdeliveringBdemandingCdiscoveringDdeveloping33AoneBeachCeitherDboth34AnearlyBpossiblyCusuallyDreally35ApromisingBsurprisedCpretendingDinterested36AbelowBlatelyCnex
38、tDbehind37Adisappointed BfrightenedCexcitedDpleased38AcontinuedBstoppedCstartedDavoided39AsafeBeasyCtiredDanxious40AlostBcollectedCtornDsaved第二节 语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。Before the 17thcentury, most of the native English
39、 speakers lived in England. After the 17thcentury, British people began to move to other_41_(country). Gradually, English was spoken there. At present_42_(many) people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before._43_(luck), native English speakers can understand each
40、other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.English_44_(change) and developed when cultures met and communicated with each other over the past centuries. The English_45_(speak) in England between about AD450 and 1150 was very different_46_the modern English we speak today. It was the new
41、settlers that enriched the English language and_47_(especial) its vocabulary. The English language was settled by the 19thcentury_48_two big changes in English spelling happened. English now is also spoken as a foreign_49_second language in South Asia. China may have the_50_(large) number of English
42、 learners.第卷（共35分）第四部分-写作（共两节，满分15分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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：把多余的词用斜钱（）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. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只充许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I have a good friend whos name is Liu Mei. She is our monitor and one of the excellent student in our class. Although she
43、is clever, but she works very hard. We have a lot on common and have a lot to talk .One evening she told me that something happened when her parents was out. She was doing her homework one Sunday morning when she smelt something burning. Look out of the window , she find a cloud of smoke coming out
44、of her neighbors house . She called 119 immediate. Ten minutes late, the firemen came and put out the fire. Her neighbor was very thankful for her help.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter曾表示希望来中国教书。你校现在需招聘外教，请给他写封信，告知招聘信息。内容主要包括：1.教授课程：英语口语、英语写作等2.授课对象：高中生（至少三年英语基础）3.工作量：每周12学时，任选三门课, 担任学生英语俱乐部或英语校报顾问（
45、advisor）注意：1. 词数120左右2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Peter, YoursLi Hua 高二英语期末考试题答案阅读理解答案：A篇：1-3 ACB B篇：4-7CABDC篇：8-11 A C B C D篇：12-15DABD七选五答案：16-20 FBGEA完形填空答案： 21-25 BADCA 26-30 CCABD 31-35 CABDD 36-40 CABBD语法填空答案:41.countries 42.More 43.Luckily 44.has change 45.spoken46.from 57.Especially 48.When
46、49.Or 50.largest短文改错答案: 1.Whos -whose 2.Student-students3.去掉but 4.on-in5.talk后加about 6.was-were 7.Look -Looking 8.find-found9.immediate- immediately 10.late-later作文范文：Dear Peter,I remember you told me you were interested in teaching in China. Our school now is looking for a native-speaker to teach s
47、ome courses to senior high students. If you come, you can choose three of the following four courses: Speaking, Writing, and so on, and teach 12 hours a week. The students who are going to take these courses have at least three years of English learning experiences. Besides teaching, you will also work as an advisor to our students English club or our schools English newspaper.Please let me know if you are interested and if you have any other questions. Id be more than happy to help. YoursLi Hua
