湛江一中2018-2019学年度第一学期“第二次大考”
高二级 英语科试卷
考试时间:120分钟 满分:150分 命题人:卢向群 审题人:甘露 做题人:周媚媚
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Safety and Security Procedures
Your safety and the security of your personal property are of the primary concern to those of us who welcome you as our guest. We urge you to take advantage of the following suggestions.
GUEST ROOM SECURITY
For additional security, use the deadbolt (插锁) provided on your door and make sure the windows are locked. As an additional precautious measure, please secure the secondary locks provided. Do not admit anyone to your room without first making identification. A one-way viewer is provided in your door to assist with identification. If there is any doubt about the person’s identity, please contact the Front Desk.
SAFETY BOXES
Do not leave money or valuables in your room or vehicle. We provide free safety boxes for you. We are not responsible for items left in room valued over $200.
KEYS
Safeguard your key. Please do not leave it in the door. Do not give your key to others or leave it unattended. Please leave your key at the Front Desk when you check out.
FIRE
Please familiarize yourself with the nearest fire exits. Report fire or smoke to the hotel operator. In the unlikely event of a fire, please move quickly and calmly to the nearest safe exit and leave the building. Avoid the use of the elevator.
1. What should you do with a suspicious-looking stranger who knocks at your door?
A. Pretend you are not in the room. B. Send him to the police station.
C. Get in touch with the Front Desk. D. Let him in to make sure of his identity.
2. Where are you advised to put your valuable things when you go out?
A. In your cars. B. In the room.
C. At the Front Desk. D. In the free safety box.
3. What should you do when a fire breaks out according to the passage?
A. Try your best to put out the fire.
B. Report fire to your leader first.
C. Leave the building through the safe exit.
D. Use the electric lift to leave as fast as possible.
4. Where might you see these suggestions?
A. At a gym. B. At a hotel. C. At a shop. D. At a bank.
B
My 16-year-old son, Anton, had gone to the local swimming hole. Most kids swam there, and there were plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, so I had no fears for his safety.
Still, the firefighter’s first words “You need to come up here to the Stillwater River” made me catch my breath and his follow-up words gave me relief: “Your son is OK.”
When I got to the river, I immediately saw the firetruck, ambulance and Anton, wrapped with a towel about his shoulders, sitting quietly on a low platform of the fire engine.
I hurried over to him. “You OK?” I asked.
“Yeah,” was all that he said. But my eyes begged for an explanation, I didn’t get it from my son, however, who tends to play his cards close to his vest.
The story was this: A woman was being swept under water. Hearing the cries, Anton and his friend Tyler, without hesitation, swam out to her, and brought her safely to shore.
In an age in which the word “hero” is broadcast with abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who make it through the day, I realized the real thing in my son. The teens are stubborn and self-centered, but that didn’t mean they have no desire to do good.
Still shocked by my son’s daring, I drove him home. Along the way, I tried to dig out some more information from him-but he had precious little to say. The only words he said were, “What’s for supper?”
I spent some time alone that evening, thinking about the tragedy that might have been. The next morning, when Anton got up, I half expected him to tell me the story. But all he did was toast some bread, pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new day. Watching from the window, I was reminded that still water often runs deep.
5.Why did the mother allow her son to swim there?
A. Because he was an excellent swimmer.
B. Because the water of the river was shallow.
C. Because he was old enough to swim.
D. Because the rocks could be of help if there is danger.
6.The underlined part “who tends to play his cards close to his vest” probably means ______.
A. Anton is a boy fond of swimming with other kids
B. Anton is unwilling to tell others what he thinks
C. Anton always has a desire to help others
D. Anton seldom changes his mind
7.In the mother’s eyes, what her son did was _________________.
A.dangerous but interesting B. unexpected and courageous
C. meaningful but difficult D. awful and absurd
8. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. My son, my hero B. Anton, a silent boy C. A good deed D. A proud mother
C
Staying positive through cold season could be the best defence against getting sick, a new American study suggests.
In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny character were less likely to fall ill. The findings, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence that a “positive emotional style” can help keep away from the common cold and other illnesses.
“People with a positive emotional style may have different immune responses to the virus,” explained lead study author Dr. Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. “And when they do get a cold, they may experience their illness as less severe.”
Cohen and his colleagues had found in a previous study that happier people seemed less susceptible to catching a cold, but some questions remained as to whether the emotional quality itself had the effect.
For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults complete standard measures of personality qualities, physical health and “emotional style”. Those who tended to be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional style, while those who were often unhappy, tense and hostile had a negative style.
Afterwards, the researchers gave them nose drops containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus that causes flu-like symptoms. Over the next six days the volunteers reported on any aches, pains, sneezing they had. Cohen and his colleagues found that happy people were less likely to develop a cold. What’s more, when happy folks did develop a cold, their symptoms were less severe than they would be expected based on objective measures.
In contrast, people with negative characters were not at increased risk of developing a cold based on objective measures, though they did tend to get down about their symptoms.
“We find that it’s really positive emotions that have the big effect”, Cohen said, “not the negative ones.”
So can a bad-tempered person fight a cold by deciding to be happy?
9. The purpose of Cohen’s new study was to _______________.
A. find effective ways to fight illnesses
B. test people’s different immune responses to cold virus
C. tell differences between happy people and unhappy people
D. examine whether health was related to emotional styles
10. How did Cohen reach his conclusion?
A. By comparing the experimental results of different groups.
B. By asking the volunteers to complete a form.
C. By collecting data among people with a cold.
D. By observing the volunteers’ symptoms.
11. We can conclude from the text that_______________.
A. success is the twin of positive spirits
B. we get more by being more positive
C. the happier we are, the fewer colds we will suffer
D. physical health is more important than mental health
D
Eco-friendly Vauban, located in the southwest of Germany, is a city where less than 20% residents(居民) own cars, since parking spots are a no-no on private property. Most of the residents get around Vauban by walking or biking, according to a report from ABC news. Can an eco-friendly city like Vauban be a model for Americans to stop their over-reliance on the cars?
Sometimes when I watch a news report what’s in the back of my mind is what isn’t being reported or stressed. While this eco-friendly city is inspiring in that it shows residents getting exercise and fresh air through the majority use of bicycles, as well as good old fashioned walking, common sense would tell you that even for a place like Vauban, Germany, it owes its existence to the cars.
Do you think that bicycles were able to transport all the construction materials that were needed to build and maintain the eco-friendly homes and businesses in Vauban? It took cars to help build this utopia. It is one of the paradoxes(矛盾) of life that sometimes in order to get away from relying on something like the car, you actually have to rely on that very thing at the beginning and into the foreseeable future to some degree.
I myself haven’t owned a car for more than 14 years, and mostly get around town running, walking, or using public transportation. There are times I wish I had one, since it would make many things easier, but overall I’m glad not to have to deal with the headaches of owning a car, which caused me to get rid of it in the first place. And all the walking and running has helped to keep me fit and healthy.
To get even close to being like eco-friendly Vauban, Americans will need to absolutely change the way they live. Commuting (乘车上下班) patterns will have to change, public transport will have to be invested in, etc. And though ending our love affair with the car will be impossible during my lifetime, we may at least start to see more Vauban-like areas in the USA.
We can hope that Americans will consider using their feet more to get around, cutting down on pollution, and giving themselves some more exercise.
12. Why don’t over 80% of the residents in Vauban own a car?
A.The streets there are very narrow. B. They don’t have private parking spots.
C.The government limits the number of cars. D. They are too poor to buy cars.
13. How does the author feel about not owning a car?
A. Angry. B. proud. C. Great. D. Regretful.
14. What should be done to build a utopia-like Vauban in the USA?
A. Throwing away the cars. B. Forbidding using the cars.
C. Producing more electric cars. D. Improving public transportation.
15. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To warn Americans not to use cars any more.
B. To introduce the eco-friendly Vauban to Americans.
C. To call on Americans to build more eco-friendly cities in the USA.
D. To compare the differences between Vauban and cities in the USA.
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。
Your homework habits might be affecting your grades. 16 However, you can change the way you feel by taking better care of your mind and your body.
Use a planner.
Do you know that poor organization skills can reduce your final scores by a whole letter grade? 17 Who can afford to score a big fat “0” on a paper, just because we get lazy and don’t pay attention to the due date? Nobody wants to get an “F” because of forgetfulness.
Communicate with parents.
It sounds simple enough, but students don’t always realize how much parents can stress out about this. 18 Whenever parents see a small sign of potential failure, they may be afraid of its potential to become a big failure.
19
Studies show that teens’ natural sleep patterns are different from those of adults. This often causes them to have trouble going to sleep at night, and have trouble waking up in the mornings. You can avoid some of the problems by changing some of your night time habits.
Improve your memory.
A great way to improve homework habits is to improve your memory with brain exercise. 20 Ancient accounts show that early Greek orators used the “loci” method of remembering long speeches. You may be able to use this method to enhance your memory at test time.
A. Get the sleep that you need.
B. Parents are concerned about your success.
C. Never sleep later than your parents at night.
D. There are many ideas about improving memories.
E. You may feel bored when it comes to homework time.
F. Students often do their homework late at night every day.
G. That’s why you should learn how to use a day planner the right way.
第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节,满分 45)
第一节 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a mid April-a time when the planet Earth turns under the hot rays of the Sun. There
was a large desert in Africa with no trace of 21 except a little rose. There was not a bird or a tree in 22 . The sand dunes(沙丘) became piles of burning coal as the days 23 . But the little rose 24 the cruelty of the Sun. The Sun was very 25 to have seen the rose’s ability to 26 such unfavorable conditions.
One afternoon, the Sun said to the little 27 , “Dear Rose! I am the supreme power in this universe. I have the 28 to give and take life. Thousands of living things 29 every day, as they are not able to bear with my heat. But, you have been weathering even my hottest rays 30 any complaint. May I know the source that gave you this great 31 ?”
“Oh, mighty Sun,” the little rose said 32 , “I don’t know much about this desert. But it appears 33 and there seems to be no one else in the whole world my eye could stretch. I began to feel 34 for the loneliness of this desert and 35 to help it as possible as I could. And in this process, I never 36 anything that causes pain to me. My whole 37 has been to be a good friend to this desert and 38 its loneliness.”
39 by the little rose’s care for the large desert, the Sun offered a(n) 40 -millions of other roses filled the desert with their sweet smells and thus turned the entire stretch into a great oasis of life.
21.A. history B. human C. life D. death
22.A. silence B. sight C. turn D. trouble
23.A. passed on B. set down C. came up D.got through
24.A. stood B. avoided C. conquered D. disliked
25.A. pleased B. surprised C. disappointed D. frightened
26.A. change B. follow C. improve D. survive
27.A. child B. friend C. flower D. animal
28.A.power B. chance C. duty D. right
29.A.grow B. die C. stop D. live
30.A. with B. over C. through D. without
31.A. failure B. force C. strength D. success
32.A. gently B. proudly C. fluently D. rudely
33.A. small B. far C. thick D. large
34.A. sorry B. lucky C. happy D. angry
35.A. refused B. decided C. agreed D. accepted
36.A. experienced B. collected C. solved D. forgot
37.A. courage B. bravery C. kindness D. concern
38.A. play jokes on B. think highly of C. get rid of D. pay attention to
39.A. Attracted B. Touched C. Injured D. Educated
40.A. expense B. salary C. praise D. reward
第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
Some unusual words describe how a person spends his or her time. For example, someone who likes to spend a lot of time sitting or 41 (lie) down while watching television is sometimes called a couch potato. A couch is a piece of furniture for people to sit on.
Couch potatoes enjoy watching television just 42 mouse potatoes enjoy working
on computers. A computer mouse is the device that moves the pointer 43 a computer screen. The 44 (describe) of mouse potatoes became popular in 1993. American writer Alice Kahn is said to have invented the term to describe young people who use computers a lot.
Too much time inside the house using a computer or watching television can cause someone 45 (get) cabin fever. A cabin is a simple house usually 46 (build) far away from the city. People go to a cabin to relax and enjoy quiet time.
Cabin fever is not really 47 disease. However, people can feel 48 (bore) if they spend too much time inside their homes. This is 49 (especial) true during the winter 50 it is too cold or snowy to do things outside. Often children get cabin fever if they cannot go out to play. So do their parents.
第三部分 写作 (共三节 满分 65分)
第一节 完成句子:根据已给的词或提示完成句子,(每空一词,每词1分,共30分)
51. Having been cheated by that company, he lost all his (possess).
52. My parents didn’t approve of my studying abroad and I had to accept their ___________(approve).
53. The Apollo program was not so much a scientific achievement as a ___________(technique) accomplishment.
54. She felt lucky to work as a/an _________ (assist) for the Prime Minister.
55. The ________ job _________ more patience and passion. (demand)
56. The villagers were saved in the earthquake thanks to the proper _______(predict).
57. A teacher should not show any (prefer) for any one of his pupils.
58.如遇紧急情况,请拨打110。
________ _______ emergency, please dial 110.
59.这是农民们第一次把这种新技术用在农业上。
It is the first time farmers ______ ______this new technology ________ farming.
60.如果提前被告知你的来访,我就不会出门了。
I wouldn’t have gone out if I of your visit ____ _____ ______.
61.他早年的经历对他后来作为一名记者的生活有很大影响。
His early experience to his later life as a journalist.
62.只有所有的东西放在合适的地方,下次你需要时才能容易找到。
Only if everything is put _____ you ______ ______ _____ on them easily next time you need them.
第二节 短文改错(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。
Last week our class has a heated discussion on Earth Hour. Different students hold different opinion about this activity. About 60% of the students are in favor of it. Which is known to us all, global warming is a big problem in the world. Earth Hour can raise people’s awareness of global warming. However, turning off lights for an hour is energy-saving. Only through our joint efforts can we make it our earth a better place to live. However, about 40% of the students say this activity is not very meaningful. They think it is only a show or that it makes no difference. What’s more, turning off lights for an hour may cause inconvenient to people’s life, work and study. In our opinion, this activity is of great importance. But one activity alone is not enough if we want to save energy and protecting our earth. Let’s act through our day-to-day habits.
第三节 书面表达(满分25分)
你校将要举办一次主题为 “How to Communicate with Our Parents”的英语演讲比赛,请你用英语写一篇演讲稿。要点如下:
1. 尊重并信任父母;
2. 常与父母聊天;
3. 换位思考。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,使文章层次分明,行文连贯。
How to Communicate with Our Parents
Hello, everyone! I’d like to share my ideas about the topic of communicating with our parents. ______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
湛江一中2018-2019学年度高二英语科第一学期“第二次大考”答案
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)
1–4 CDCB 5–8 DBBA 9–11 DAC 12–15 BCDC
第二节(共 5 小题,每小题 2 分,满分 10 分)
16–20 EGBAD
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)
21–25 CBAAB 26–30 DCABD 31–35 CADAB 36–40 ADCBD
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
41. lying42.as/like43. on44. description45. to get
46. built47. a48.bored 49. especially 50. when
第三部分 写作 (共三节 满分 65)
第一节 完成句子(每空一词,每词1分, 共30分)
51.possessions52.disapproval53.technical54.assistant55.demanding; demands 56.prediction57.preference 58.In case of 59. have applied... to
60. had been informed; ahead of time/schedule61.made a great difference
62. in place, can, put your hands
第二节 短文改错(共10小题:每小题1分,满分10分)
1.has---had 2.opinion--- opinions 3.Which---As 4.However---Besides 5.it
6.live后面加in 7.or---and 8.inconvenient---inconvenience 9.our---my
10. protecting---protect
第三节 书面表达(满分25分)
How to Communicate with Our Parents
Hello, everyone! I’d like to share my ideas about the topic of communicating with our parents.
Parents are the people who are most concerned about us, so it’s necessary for us to establish a good relationship with them. Here are my ideas on how to make it easier to communicate with parents.
First of all, we should respect and trust our parents. Don’t come into conflict with them even if they have misunderstood you. They have experienced more and always try their best to protect us from dangers. Second, if we often share with them our life and experiences, we will know each other better. What’s more, we can often tell our parents how much we love them. If sometimes we don’t agree with our parents’ decisions, we should try to put ourselves into their shoes. Keep in mind that what they really want is only the best for us.
Thank you for listening.