2018年11月
绵阳南山中学2018年秋高2017级半期考试英语试题
命题人：张伟审题人：胡山
(满分150分；考试时间：120分钟)
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5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 does the man suggest the woman do?
A.Buy a new book.
B.Take the novel out of the library.
C.Borrow a novel from her teacher.
2. Where does the man want to go?
A. The supermarket. B. The bridge. C. The bookshop.
3. What does the woman need?
A. A new fish tank.
B.Someone to take care ofher fish.
C.Someone to help water the garden.
4. Why are the speakers buying tickets probably?
A.For a movie. B.For a concert. C.For a baseball game.
5. What will the speakers probably do during the holidays?
A. Get away and have fun. B. Listen to some lectures. C. Write some essays.
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2 至4 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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题; 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 does the woman feel about the circus?
A. It's childish. B. It's expensive. C. It sounds really fun.
7. What does the man want to do?
A. Go to the circus by himself.
B. Take Jill out for fun.
C. Get work done from the office.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does the woman say about the boy?
A. He didn't finish the assignment.
B. He did a better job this time.
C. He didn't try as hard as he could.
9. What does the woman think the assignment should be like?
A. It should be beautiful.
B. It should be well organized.
C. It should express one's thoughts.
10. Who are the speakers?
A. Boss and employee. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
1. What can you know about the woman's mother?
A. She has been sick.
B. She misses her original country.
C. She is fond of staying at home all day.
2. Where does the woman live?
A. In America. B. In India. C. In Britain.
3. What does the woman plan to do next year?
A. Study a new language.
B. Travel abroad with her parents.
C. Visit her mother's native country.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
4. Who is Buster?
A. A child. B. A dog. C. A cat.
5. What does Buster often do?
A. Walk with Lily to school.
B. Wait for the man in the park.
C. Play with the woman.
6. What has the woman been doing?
A. Asking the man to give up.
B. Comforting the man.
C. Criticizing the man.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
7. Where can students get the weekly film and concert schedules?
A. Outside the library.
B. Outside the student club.
C. Outside the dining room.
8. How many meals will the dining room serve on weekends?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
9. What will happen to the library hours during the holiday?
A. No special hours.
B. Shorter hours on weekends.
C. Special hours during the week.
10. What does the speaker talk about in the end?
A. The library services. B. Summer courses. C. Bus schedules.
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。
A
Homes & Gardens
12mths: £27.04
Established for over 80 years, Homes & Gardens has always been engaging and accessible. Delivering inspirational decorating through real-life stories and beautiful photography, it is the ultimate sourcebook of beautiful ideas and detailed information, and inspires its readers to become their own interior designers.
Delicious
12mths: £29.99
Whether you are passionate about cooking and entertaining, or simply love food, Delicious is the magazine for you. Every month it’s packed with mouth-watering recipes, including menus from Jamie Oliver, tasty mid-week suppers and children’s meal ideas.
Mother & Baby
12mths: £19.50
Mother & Baby is the UK’s best-selling parenting magazine, and is full of information on pregnancy, birth and caring for your baby. Mother & Baby has over 40 years of experience on advising mothers how to care for their babies and is a well loved and trusted brand.
TIME
12mths: £34.99
TIME brings you the pick of the most interesting and relevant new stories, delivering accurate knowledge at all times on all topics, which allows you to anticipate trends. With more than 30 million eager readers every week, can you afford not to take TIME?
ON THE WHEEL
12mths: £55.00
The perfect read for anyone interested in classic cars, as it has the best buying advice, road tests and features. Features on restorations, road tests, reader models, keep the car fan entertained every month. The classified section and buyers guide provide a rich source of valuable information on price and makes and models.
21. Mrs. Smith has a baby of only three and she likes to make her home unique, so she may be interested in _______.
A. TIME and Delicious B. Delicious and Mother& Baby
C. TIME and ON THE WHEELD. Homes & Gardens and Mother & Baby
22. What is the purpose of writing this passage?
A. To talk about the contents of these magazines.
B. To introduce these magazines to readers.
C. To get more readers to subscribe to these magazines.
D. To encourage readers to read as much as possible.
23. The readers of these magazines are possibly _______.
A. men B. grown-upsC. women D. children
B
We might not be alone in the universe. Actually, it may be confirmed as a very crowded place by new computer models developed to help identify habitable planets.
Estimates of places where life can exist have been based on the possibility of them having surface water. But software recently developed by the Aberdeen University allows researchers to identify planets with underground water kept liquid by heat from planets.
Water is fundamental for life and planets too close to the sun lose water to the atmosphere through evaporation. On the other hand, planets located in distant reaches from their star have their surface water locked away as ice.
Sean McMahon, who is carrying out the work, explained: "Traditionally people have said that if a planet is in this Goldilocks zone—not too hot and not too cold—then it can have liquid water on its surface and be habitable."
But this concept might change when considering that planets can receive two sources of heat—heat direct from the star and heat generated deep inside the planet.
It is easy to observe it in our own planet. As you go down through the crustof the Earth, the temperature gets higher and higher. Even when the surface is frozen, water can exist below ground.
There could be immense quantities of water in fact—full of primitive life.
Professor John Parnell, also from Aberdeen University said: "There is a significant habitat for microorganisms below the surface of the Earth, extending down several kilometers".
"And some believe that the majority of life on Earth could even reside in this deep biosphere."
So the Aberdeen team are developing models to predict which distant planets might harbor underground reservoirs of liquid water with the possibility of alien life.
24.What is considered as the symbol of life existence traditionally?
A. Solid water on its surface. B. Solid water below ground.
C. Liquid water on its surface. D. Liquid water below ground.
25. Why did John Parnell mention the fact about Earth?
A. To prove that there is majority of life on Earth.
B. To prove that life may also exist in other planets.
C. To prove that there is primitive life down through Earth.
D. To prove that there is a habitat for microorganisms below Earth.
26.What theory is the Aberdeen team’s study based on?
A. Planets can receive heat generated deep inside the planet.
B. Planets can receive heat direct from the star.
C. Planets can have their surface water locked away as ice.
D. Planets can lose water through evaporation.
27.What can we know about the computer models?
A. They have already located some habitats for life.
B. They will help researchers find Goldilocks zones.
C. They have helped find some significant discoveries.
D. They will help identify planets where there is life.
C
People laugh and people cry. But it is thought that tears, whether out of sorrow, anger or joy, make Americans feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. The shedder of tears（落泪者）is likely to apologize, even when a great tragedy was the cause. The observer of tears is likely to do everything to put an end to the emotional tears. But judging from recent studies of crying behavior, both those responses to tears are often not proper and may even be counterproductive（适得其反）.
Humans are the only animals clearly known to shed emotional tears. Since evolution has given rise to few purposeless physiological responses(生理反应), it is logical to assume that crying has one or more functions that increase survival.
Although some observers have suggested that crying is a way to ask for help from others (as a crying baby might from its mother), the shedding of tears is hardly necessary to get help. Crying loudly would have been quite enough, more likely than tears to gain attention.So, it appears that there must be something special about tears themselves.
Indeed, the new studies suggest that emotional tears may play a direct role in easing stress. University of Minnesota researchers who are studying chemicals of tears have recently separated two important chemicals from emotional tears. Both chemicals are found only in tears that are shed in response to emotion. Tears shed because of exposure to cut onion, containing no such chemical.
Other researchers are looking into the usefulness of tears as a means of diagnosing human illness and monitoring drugs. At Tulane University’s Teat Analysis Laboratory, Dr. Peter Kastl and his colleagues report that they can use tears to test drug abuse, to study the causes of “dry eye” syndrome（综合征）and the effects of eye surgery, and perhaps even to measure exposure to environmental pollutants.
28. What does the phrase “both those responses” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Crying out of sorrow and shedding tears for happiness.
B. The embarrassment and unpleasant feelings of the observers.
C. The tear shedder’s apology and the observer’s effort to stop crying.
D. Linking illness with crying and finding the chemicals of tears.
29. What does the author say about crying?
A. It is a pointless response to the environment.
B. It must have played an essential role in man’s survival.
C. It usually produces the desired effect.
D. It is meant to get attention and help.
30. From the passage we can infer that _____.
A. we can reduce our stress by shedding tears
B. it is unnatural for people to shed tears
C. shedders of tears cannot get help by crying loudly
D. unlike animals, humans can shed tears for survival
31. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. Humans are the only animals to shed tears.
B. New studies show that tears have many benefits and functions.
C. Researchers have found people’s responses to tears.
D. Emotional tears are very important in medical science.
D
One morning, I stepped out of bed and put my feet on the floor. Suddenly, a mean little man jumped out from under the bed and stabbed (刺，扎) an ice pick (碎冰锥) through my left foot.
Figuratively (比喻地) speaking, yes.
I took another step and he stabbed it again. This went on all day. Step, stab, scream. Over the next few days, I started limping (跛行). My whole body hurt. Even my hair. I kept thinking that the little man would get tired of stabbing me and go pick on somebody else. We often take things for granted until we lose them or they start to hurt.
My brother deals with pain every day. He’s also blind and suffers from cerebral palsy (脑瘫), needs a walker to walk, doesn’t take much for granted. I had to wonder: What would he think about my foot?
Finally, after a week of pain, I went to see a very nice foot doctor. The doctor studied my foot, took X-rays, shook his head, and said the little man’s name: Arthur Itis, or Arthritis (关节炎).
I knew it well. I’d often heard it hissed angrily by my grandparents and parents, all attacked by
Arthur’s ice pick when they got older.
“Wait,” I said. “Doesn’t Arthur usually just pick on old people?”
The doctor smiled, looking at my chart. “How old are you?”
I gave him a look. “Never mind,” I said. “Can you fix it?”
“Well,” he said, “we can try.”
He listed several options and I chose the injection (打针). It didn’t hurt much. Not half as much as the ice pick.
That was yesterday. This morning, I awoke, took a few careful steps and … hallelujah! It hurt just a bit, but no ice pick. I looked under the bed. No sign of Arthur. Maybe he was hiding in the closet, waiting for another day. But for now, he was gone, and I was grateful. My mind began to race with plans to do all the things I’d been putting off for days: unpack, clean the house, wash my hair …
Then it hit me. Another stab. Not in my foot. In my heart. I remembered that I hadn’t called my brother in a long time.
It’s easy to take some things for granted. But it should never be the people we love.
32. Why didn’t the author go to see the doctor for the first week?
A. Because she was afraid that her brother would laugh at her.
B. Because she expected that the pain would gradually disappear.
C. Because she thought it was too cold to step out of her room.
D. Because she believed that she could endure the pain like her brother did.
33. Who had a disease that was different from the other people mentioned?
A. The author. B. The author’s parents. C. The author’s brother. D. The author’s grandparents.
34. After having the injection, the author’s _______.
A. felt regretful because it hurt so much
B. felt better but could still feel the “ice pick” pain
C. was satisfied with her recovery
D. was busy with housework that had been delayed for days
35. From her experience of arthritis, the author learned that _______.
A. a stabbing pain in the heart is as painful as one in the foot
B. we should always remember to show our love to those we love
C. people who help us relieve pain should be thanked properly
D. we should never take for granted the pain we experience in life
第二节（共5个小题；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。
College Student Guide to Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving break, for many college students, is a big gift in the middle of fall semester. Lots of students go home for Thanksgiving, but some stay on campus. 36 Whatever your situation is, though, there are things you can do to make sure you squeeze every last drop out of the long weekend.
Thanksgiving is nearly always about friends and family. However, every college student has a unique situation. Not all the students choose to return home for Thanksgiving. 37 If you find being back home stressful, try planning to see friends or a trip to your favorite coffee shop.
For many students, it’s the first chance they have to visit friends from high school. If you have a large circle of friends, getting to see everyone you want to see may be hard.38So it is wise to try to plan group activities where you can spend time with as many of your old friends as possible.
Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel times of the year, so knowing what to expect can prevent
a fun trip home from turning into a travel nightmare. 39 The other half is planning your route home. If you plan to fly back home, book tickets at least six weeks in advance.
For most students, Thanksgiving falls either right before or right after midterms. So while you’re relaxing over the break, it doesn’t mean you can let your academics slide.40 Even if your professors don’t assign you anything over the break, you probably have a larger project to work on. Remember the end of the semester is really only a few weeks away.
A. When returning home for Thanksgiving, you might have changed in many ways.
B. Knowing what to pack when heading home is half the battle.
C. After all, the Thanksgiving break is only a few days.
D. Some families are less supportive than others.
E. Learn what to do and make the best of the long weekend.
F. It is your first chance to learn how to manage homework over a college break.
G. Others head to a friend’s house to celebrate the holiday.
第三部分：语言知识运用（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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。
I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic __41 ; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe（假想的）little friend and I’ll never forget the words she said, even though it was imagined.
She said, “Suzie’s in the corner because she’s not been very 42 . She didn’t listen to a word I 43 or do the things she should.” In the 44 I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was 45 she’d been put to sit alone and 46 .
My daughter 47 her “conversation”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I’m all fed up. I just don’t know 48 to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She never 49 me do the things that I just have to do. She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot50 . And she doesn’t know how to fold towels. I don’t have the 51 to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don’t have the time to sit and play — Do you 52 what I mean?”
And that day I thought a lot about making some 53 in my life, as I listened to her words that 54 me like a knife. I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what I hold most 55 . I’d been caught up in responsibilities that increased 56 the years.
But now my 57 has changed, because, in my heart, I realize that I’ve seen the world in a different light through my little darling’s eyes. So, let the cobwebs（蜘蛛网） 58 the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor. I’m not going to worry about keeping up with them __59 .
I’m going to fill the house with 60 of a child and her mother, for we are granted only one childhood, and we will never get another.
41．A．cup B．camera C．phoneD．knife
42．A．gentle B．happy C．good D．helpful
43．A．said B．heard C．learned D．found
44．A. bed B．corner C．room D．box
45．A．obvious B．possible C．common D．unusual
46．A．recover B．pretend C．sleep D．think
47．A． stopped B．continued C．repeated D．interrupted
48. A．what B．whether C．why D．how
49．A．has B．watches C．lets D．makes
50．A．arrive B．settle C．reach D．handle
51．A．skill B．energy C．duty D．reason
52．A．mind B．feel C．see D．learn
53．A．influences B．plans C．changes D．troubles
54．A．cut B．hurt C．broke D．harmed
55．A．clever B．heavy C．funny D．dear
56．A．during B．after C．for D．over
57．A．attitude B．principle C．interest D．purpose
58．A．make B．manage C． have D．stop
59．A．either B．any more C．neither D．anywhere
60．A．explanations B．messages C．imaginations D．memories
第二节：语法填空（10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the world's longest bridge over water, _61___(complete) last year. The bridge wasput into use on October 23, 2018. A journey by land, ___62___can take up to four hours, will be___63___(great) shortened.
From an artificial island near Hong Kong International Airport, the structure___64____(run) west to another artificial island in Macao, a distance of 55 kilometers, 20 times the ___65____(long) of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. ___66___total of 400,000 tons of steel were used in the project, equal to 60 times the steel used___67____ (build) the Eiffel Tower.
Engineers were faced with complex geological conditions and technical challenges. The building of the bridge combines the___68___(late) engineering technology and design, ___69___(enable) the structure to withstand(承受) a severe earthquake, a super typhoon or a strike by a ship___70___(weigh) 300,000 tons. According to historical data, most big, cross-sea bridges last 100 years while Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is designed to last 120 years.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题I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。
A big storm destroyed two villages in South Africa on last Friday, causing 4 death. Over 200 people became homeless as a result of the storm. A farmer said the storm began early in the morning and last one hour. He said,“I was cooking in the kitchen with my wife and children while we heard a loud noise. A few minutes late, our house fell down. I managed to climb out. But much to my shocked, one of my boys were missing. I quickly went back inside and found them safe but frightened.” Soldiers came to rescue those burying under the ruins, and the government provided food, clothes, and shelters for homeless.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
我校将承办中美高中生文化交流周活动，校团委委托你向来访我校的美国师生介绍学校社团活动开展情况。请准备一个简要的发言稿，内容包括：
1. 南山中学目前学生共创立了30个社团，包括慈善社、戏剧社等；
2. 每周有两节社团活动课，每学年有一次盛大的社团文化节；
3. 简单介绍自己最喜欢的一个社团活动。
注意：
1. 词数不少于100；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示：慈善社：Charity Club
Dear teachers and fellow students,
Welcome to our school! ______________________________________________________________
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Thank you for listening.
绵阳南山中学高2020届英语半期考试答案
第一部 分
1-5AABBA 6-10 ABCCC 11-15BACBA 16-20BBBBA
第二部 分
21-23 DCB 24-27 CBAD 28-31CDAB 32-35 BCCB
36-40GDCBF
第三部 分
41-45 CDABA 46-50 DBACC 51-55 BCCAD 56-60 DACBD
61. was completed 62. which 63. greatly 64. runs65.length
66. A 67. to build 68 . latest 69.enabling 70. weighing
第四部 分
第一节 ：
第一句：删掉on; death改为deaths.第三句：last改为lasted.第四句：while改为
when.第五句：late改为later;第七句：shocking改为shock;were改为was.第八句：them改为him.第九句：burying改为buried;homeless前面加the
第二节：
参考文章一
I’m honored to give you a brief introduction about the club activities in our school. In total, 30 clubs were initiated by us students, among which are Charity Club, Drama Club, etc. Apart from the weekly two periods set aside especially for club activities, a grand annual Club Activity Festival will be organized within the campus. As for me, I feel proud of being a member of Debate Club where rational and creative minds meet and communicate with each other. By participating in debate activities, my problem-solving and critical-thinking skills are cultivated.
参考文章二
It's a great honor for me to introduce to you our school's student clubs which consists of a wide range of clubs amounting to 30, including charity club, play club and etc. Every week two lessons for club activities will be open to club members in addition to an annual grant student club festival. For me, English club is always my favorite where I can make new acquaintances as well as promote my English proficiency. With diverse activities to choose from, every student feels greatly relieved from hectic study life.
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