山西大学附中
2018~2019学年高二第二学期5月（总第四次）模块诊断
英语试题
考试时间：100分钟 考察范围：高考范围
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60）
第一节（共15小题：每题3分，满分45）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
★ Windsor Castle occupies 10.5 hectares（公顷）.
★ In the Upper Ward there are 951 rooms (including corridors and staircases), of which 225 are bedrooms.
★ State Banquets are held in St. George’s Hall (55.5×9metres), at a table seating up to 160 guests.
★ The State Apartments have been open to the public throughout the year since the 1840s. During the winter period, from October to March, the tour is now extended to include the Semi-State Apartments. Use of the Castle by the Royal Family may sometimes cause the published opening times to vary for short periods.
THE ROYAL COLLECTION
The Royal Collection is held by The Queen for her successors (继承者) and the nation. Displayed within the State Apartments are some of the finest works of art in the Royal Collection, many of them still in the historic settings for which they were collected or commissioned（委托） by successive monarchs（君主）, notably George IV. The income from admissions to Windsor Castle passes to the Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity which uses part of the income to maintain the fabric of the Castle, and to run the College of St. George.
1. What can we learn about the State Banquets?
A. The State Banquets are held in the Sate Apartments.
B. The State Banquets are open to the public.
C. The State Banquets offer 225 rooms for the guests to rest.
D. The State Banquets can seat 160 guests at most.
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?
A. Some artistic masterpieces are displayed in the State Apartments.
B. The Royal Collection Trust contributes to running a college.
C. The maintenance of the Castle depends on the financial aid from the government.
D. Part of the income from tourists to the Castle is used to maintain the fabric of the Castle.
3. Where is this passage extracted?
A. A tourist guide B. A news report
C. A history textbook D. A fashion magazine
B
I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf (幼崽) struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.
There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk (象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.
Just at this moment she fell back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.
While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mother’s love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring (吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music.
4. The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw _______,
A. Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock
B. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water
C. the calf was washed away by the rising water
D. the calf was about to fall into the river
5. How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?
A. By putting it on a safe spot. B. By pressing it against her body.
C. By taking it away with her. D. By carrying it on her back.
6. How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?
A. It was a musical note. B. It was a sign of danger.
C. It was a call for help. D. It was a great comfort.
7. What can be the best title for the text?
A. A Deadly River B. A Matter of Life and Death
C. A Mother’s Love D. A Brave Act
C
It’s 3 o’clock and you’ve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesn’t. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mum used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.
Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger”. When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (激素) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.
A craving is more complex. It activates brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. Because of this, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger”. People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure.
In a 2007 study, researchers at Cambridge University found that dieting or restricted eating generally increases the possibility of food cravings. So, the more you deny yourself a food that you want, the more you may crave it. However, fasting (禁食) is a bit different. They found that eating no food at all for a short period of time lessened food cravings.
So, the next time you crave something very specific, know that your brain may be more to blame than your stomach.
8. What is the function of the first paragraph?
A. To deepen the understanding of hunger.
B. To lead to the topic of the whole passage.
C. To report the discovery of craving study.
D. To remind readers of their own special food.
9. What do we learn about food cravings?
A. It means the stomach functions well. B. It ensures a person survives hunger.
C. It shows food is linked to feelings. D. It proves the brain decides your appetite.
10. What’s the likely result of dieting?
A. The increase of food desire. B. The decrease of chemicals.
C. The refusal of fat and sugar. D. The disappearance of appetite.
11. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The findings of food cravings. B. What hunger is all about.
C. The functions of brain areas. D. What dieting may bring us.
D
A build-it-yourself solar still (蒸馏器) is one of the best ways to obtain drinking water in areas where the liquid is not readily available. Developed by two doctors in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it’s an excellent water collector. Unfortunately, you must carry the necessary equipment with you, since it’s all but impossible to find natural substitutes. The only components required, though, are a 5’5’ sheet of clear or slightly milky plastic, six feet of plastic tube, and a container — perhaps just a drinking cup — to catch the water. These pieces can be folded into a neat little pack and fastened on your belt.
To construct a working still, use a sharp stick or rock to dig a hole four feet across and three feet deep. Try to make the hole in a damp area to increase the water catcher’s productivity. Place your cup in the deepest part of the hole. Then lay the tube in place so that one end rests all the way in the cup and the rest of the line runs up — and out — the side of the hole.
Next, cover the hole with the plastic sheet, securing the edges of the plastic with dirt and weighting the sheet’s center down with a rock. The plastic should now form a cone (圆锥体) with 45-degree-angled sides. The low point of the sheet must be centered directly over, and no more than three inches above, the cup.
The solar still works by creating a greenhouse under the plastic. Ground water evaporates (蒸发) and collects on the sheet until small drops of water form, run down the material and fall off into the cup. When the container is full, you can suck the refreshment out through the tube, and won’t have to break down the still every time you need a drink.
12. What do we know about the solar still equipment from the first paragraph?
A. It’s expensive. B. It’s delicate.
C. It’s complex. D. It’s portable.
13. What does the underlined phrase “the water catcher” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The tube. B. The hole. C. The still. D. The cup.
14. What’s the last step of constructing a working solar
still?
A. Dig a hole of a certain size. B. Weight the sheet’s center down.
C. Put the cup in place. D. Cover the hole with the plastic sheet.
15. When a solar still works, drops of water come into the cup from ________.
A. the plastic tube B. outside the hole
C. the open air D. beneath the sheet
第二节（共5小题，每小题3分， 满分15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。
Imagine that you’re an actor or actress performing in a play for the first time. You’ve learned all your lines and you know where to walk on stage. Waiting behind the closed curtain, you can hear the audience whispering. Then your big moment arrives! The curtain goes up, and the crowd falls silent. All you can see is the spotlight shining down on you. 16 ________ The inside of your mouth is dry, and your hands are wet.
If you’ve experienced a moment like this, you know all too well what it means to have stage fright. It’s one of the most common types of fear. 17 ________ You can experience this kind of fear when playing sports, giving a talk, or even speaking in class.
18 ________ The experience differs from person to person, but the same chemical process occurs on each of us. In reaction to anxiety, our bodies produce a chemical that prepares us to either fight or run away quickly. Scientists refer to this as our bodies’ “fight for fright” reaction. As a result, we feel the great energy that makes our hands sweat, our hearts race and knees shake.
19 ________ Practicing your performance and following some simple tips can help you calm down and manage the feelings caused by anxiety. Firstly, dress comfortably and appropriately. Secondly, before the performance, take deep breaths and stretch to help relax your body. Thirdly, stay away from drinks that contain caffeine (咖啡因). 20 ________ Instead, try a banana! Some doctors believe that eating a banana can help calm your heart and the rest of your body. Finally, when you look into a crowd, try to focus on particular people rather than the whole group. These tips have helped many people learn to deal with their fears.
A. They might make your heart race even faster.
B. Maybe you don’t have to be onstage to get stage fright.
C. Stage fright is really part of the body’s reaction to stress.
D. With practice, we can learn how to relax while playing sports.
E. Then you try to speak your lines, but nothing seems to come out.
F. There’s a time when stage fright prevents you from stepping onstage.
G. However, the good news about stage fright is that there are ways to deal with it.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出是和填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
It was a Wednesday night. A middle-aged man came in for a tooth extraction (拔牙). He was sitting 21 in the waiting hall when I took his blood pressure, which was 22 at 160．
I was a little worried because we are not supposed to extract teeth from patients with high blood pressure. Understanding my 23 , he explained that he was just 24 . I led him to the dental chair, trying to calm him down.
Most patients are a little nervous before treatment, so we normally 25 with them to help them relax. I said, “Extraction can be scary, but we will try to make it less 26 .”
He said, “No, you don’t understand.” After a while, he 27 , “ My father died of heart attacks on the dental chair. And last week I was 28 with cancer. So it’s hard for me to 29 .”
1 was 30 . I tried hard to say something to 31 him, but I failed and sank into silence.
The doctor came in. He 32 the patient and started to talk about the extraction. The patient, 33 , told his story. The doctor 34 and said, “Okay, I see. Let me know if you don’t feel well during the 35 .” He started the procedure, constantly asking the patient how he 36 . When we successfully pulled his tooth, I 37 a sigh of relief.
We doctors will meet different patients in our 38 . Sometimes they come with 39 memories of treatment. What we can do is to try our best to help them.
To be a doctor means serving patients with a 40 heart.
21. A. happily B. excitedly C. anxiously D. breathlessly
22. A. high B. low C. strong D. weak
23. A. role B. concern C. desire D. behavior
24. A. curious B. lonely C. cautious D. nervous
25. A. speak B. inform C. chat D. tell
26. A. effortless B. painless C. unbearable D. uncomfortable
27. A. added B. explained C. thought D. evaluated
28. A. diagnosed B. checked C. examined D. infected
29. A. cheer up B. come in C. set out D. calm down
30. A. speechless B. noiseless C. soundless D. wordless
31. A. encourage B. comfort C. motivate D. indicate
32. A. welcomed B. greeted C. waved D. operated
33. A. however B. therefore C. again D. thus
34. A. laughed B. nodded C. shook D. realized
35. A. extraction B. discussion C. treatment D. relaxation
36. A. felt B. judged C. recognized D. expected
37. A. blew B. sighed C. squeezed D. breathed
38. A. jobs B. lives C. careers D. performances
39. A. good B. hopeful C. serious D. bad
40. A. kind B. heavy C. caring D. sinking
第二节 （共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
On April 16, a fire 41. ________ (destroy) the spire (尖塔) and roof of the 580-year-old cathedral Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院). Citizens of Paris gathered around the giant church, 42. ________ (sing) hymns (圣诗) and praying. The church, 43. ________ was built in 1163, is a historical and 44. ________ (art) treasure. It combined Gothic art with Christian architecture 45. ________ it led to taller and 46. ________ (awesome) churches throughout Europe. Notre Dame is also home 47. ________ many religious artifacts (手工艺品), paintings and sculptures. 48. ________ (fortune), its world-famous stained glass rose windows survived the fire. Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel, the Hunchback of Notre-Dame, brought the church to the world’s attention. French President Emmanuel Macron promised 49. ________ (reconstruct) the building. “ Notre Dame is our history, it’s our literature, it’s our imagery,” he said in 50. ________ public speech.
第三部分 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）
Nearly five years before, and with the help by our father, my sister and I planted some cherry tomatoes in our back garden. Since then — for all these year—we had been allowing tomatoes to self-seed where they please. As result, the plants are growing somewhere. The fruits are small in size, but juicy and taste. There are so much that we often share them with our neighbors. Although we allow tomato plants to grow in the same place year after year, but we have never had any disease or insect attack problem. We are growing wonderfully tomatoes at
no cost!
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，正在美国交流学习。你的美国老师Amy邀请你下周五下午3点到她的班里为美国小学生上一节课，介绍中国传统艺术——国画。请给她回复一封电子邮件，要点如下：
1. 接受邀请，表示感谢；
2. 国画简介（题材：山水、人物、花鸟；工具材料：毛笔、墨等等）；
3. 课前学生需做的准备。
参考词汇：国画： Chinese ink painting
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Amy,
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Yours
Li Hua
山西大学附中
2018~2019学年高二第二学期5月（总第四次）模块诊断
英语参考答案
阅读理解（每小题3分，共45分）
1-3 DCA 4-7 BADC 8-11 BCAA 12-15 DCBD
七选五（每小题3分，共15分）
16-20 EBCGA
完形填空（每小题2分，共40分）
21-25 CABDC 26-30 DBADA 31-35 BBCBA 36-40 ADCDC
语法填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）
41. destroyed 42. singing 43. which 44. artistic 45. and
46. more awesome 47. to 48. Fortunately 49.to reconstruct 50. a
短文改错（每小题1分，共10分）
1. before-ago 2. by-of 3. year-years 4. had-have 5. As∧result-a
6. somewhere-everywhere 7. taste-tasty 8. much-many
9. but-yet或去掉but 10. wonderfully-wonderful
书面表达（25分）
One possible version:
Dear Amy,
As an exchange student in America, I’m very thankful to be invited to give a lesson to your class about traditional Chinese painting at 3 p.m. next Friday afternoon.
As you know, traditional Chinese painting is one of Chinese unique art forms, enjoying wonderful fame in the world, mainly including landscape painting, figure painting, bird-and-flower painting. Painted mainly on cloth or paper with ink and brush, traditional Chinese painting is an art form expressing different topics through a variety of special skills. Besides, it’s better for students to prepare some paper, brushes, and ink for the class in advance.
Thanks again for your invitation.
Yours,
Li Hua
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