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英语试题
试题说明 1、 本试题满分 150 分，答题时间 120 分钟。
2、 请将答案填写在答题卡上，考试结束后只交答题卡。
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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A，B，C，D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Passage A
Smart Home Products for Living a Connected Life
What makes something a smart home product? Generally, it’s defined by its ability to connect to a
Wi-Fi network, allowing users to interact（互动）with it from their smartphones.We’ve rounded up some
cool, diverse offerings that you’ll love to have in your home.
Nest Cam IQ
walmart.com
$299.00
The Nest Cam IQ is a beautifully designed home security camera that can recognize faces. It can warn
you if there’s a stranger in your home. The device also supports two-way communication via built-in
microphones and a powerful speaker.
Logitech Harmony Elite
amazon.com
$249.99
The Logitech Harmony Elite is one of the best universal remote controls available on the market. It can
control just about every piece of electronics you own（it supports over 270，000 devices！）in every room of
your house or apartment, including TVs，streaming devices, and sound systems.
Apple HomePod
bhphotovideo.com
$349.00
The Apple HomePod has better audio quality than any other smart speaker available today. Available in
white or space gray, the Siri-powered device also allows you to control a number of devices with your voice.
August Smart Lock Pro
amazon.com
$279.99
The August Smart Lock Pro is compatible（兼容的）with most locks. A mobile app allows you to
manage access to the lock, check its usage history, and get informed when someone opens the door. You can
control it and check on the state of your door with voice commands.
1. What can the Nest Cam IQ help you do？
A. Properly use your smartphone camera
B. Control electronics with your voice.
C. Check the locks of your house.
D. Keep your home safe.
2. Which device can help you operate almost all your electronic equipment remotely？
A. Nest Cam IQ.
B. Apple HomePod.
C. August Smart Lock Pro.
D. Logitech Harmony Elite.
3. Which column of a website is the text most probably taken from？
A. Technology. B. News. C. Society. D. Education.
B
The morning after an evening struggle to care for my three-year-old daughter, I couldn't wait to get her
to school. I, as a mother, was tired from the anger and her inability to communicate because of her slowed
language development.
As I accompanied her into the car, I felt desperate. Nothing was right with our world. She'd been born
around the same time when the nation was witnessing the birth of another Great Recession. My job and my
house had been victims. Then this happened. My child's language delay was identified, but doctors struggled
to properly help her. I felt like we both needed to be rescued.
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I returned that afternoon as disenchanted with the little girl I loved as when I left. Walking slowly
toward the school’s playground gate, I found her preschool teacher racing to greet me.
"You should have seen her today!" His breathy words were supported by excitement. I didn't interrupt.
"See that climber." He pointed to a wooden piece of playground equipment that looked like a rock wall. I
nodded. "Well, every day since she started school, she's tried and failed to make it to the top." He took a
breath. "And today she did it!”
He expressed his joy just as he'd witnessed her conquering Mount Everest! "She cheered and celebrated!
I wish I'd recorded it!” His words comforted me. My daughter had conquered her mountain.
As she ran toward me, I recognized something I hadn't before. I saw her perseverance（毅力）, I saw
her strength. I saw a hero.
Everyday greatness celebrates ordinary people who do unusual things in big and small ways, showing
courage, kindness, love and selflessness. We encourage you to click these brief accounts and invite you to
share your own story.
4. Why did the author rush her daughter to school?
A. She was busy with her work as a doctor.
B. She had a fight with her daughter last night.
C. She broke down when dealing with her daughter.
D. She had to sell their house due to Great Recession.
5. Which of the following best explains "disenchanted" underlined in paragraph 3?
A. Optimistic. B. Concerned. C. Neutral. D. Disappointed.
6. Why did the little girl's preschool teacher feel excited?
A. She succeeded in standing on Mount Everest.
B. She managed to climb up the wooden equipment.
C. She got the first place in the school sports meet.
D. She began to communicate with others normally.
7. From which is the text most probably taken?
A. The radio. B. A magazine.
C. A newspaper. D. The Internet.
C
In colleges around the country, most students are also workers.
The reality of college can be pretty different from the images presented in movies and television. Instead
of the students who wake up late, party all the time, and study only before exams, many colleges are full of
students with pressing schedules of not just classes and activities, but real jobs, too.
This isn’t a temporary phenomenon. The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970s,
and one-fifth of students work year round. About one-quarter of those who work while attending school have
both a full-course load and a full-time job. The arrangement can help pay for tuition (学费) and living costs,
obviously. And there’s value in it beyond the direct cause: such jobs can also be critical（关键的） for
developing important professional and social skills that make it easier to land a job after graduation. With many
employers looking for students with already-developed skill sets, on-the-job training while in college can be
the best way to ensure a job later on.
But it’s not all upside. Even full-time work may not completely cover the cost of tuition and living
expenses. The study notes that if a student worked a full-time job at the federal（联邦政府的） minimum
wage, they would earn just over $15,000 each year, certainly not enough to pay for tuition, room, and board at
many colleges without some serious financial aid. That means that though they’re sacrificing time away from
the classroom, many working students will still graduate with at least some debt. And working full time can
reduce the chance that students will graduate at all, by cutting into the time available for studying and attending
classes.
There is little reward for attending but not finishing college. Students who end up leaving school because
of difficulty in managing work and class are likely to find themselves stuck in some of the same jobs they might
have gotten if they hadn’t gone at all. The difficulty of working too much while in school can create a cycle that
pushes students further into debt without receiving any of the financial or career benefits.
8. According to the passage, the reality of college students is that ________.
A. they throw parties a lot B. they stay up late every night
C. they work besides attending classes D. they pay no attention to exams
9. What is the indirect cause of an increasing number of working students?
A. The need of developing social networks.
B. The lack of summer jobs for young adults.
C. The chance of finding a job after graduation.
D. The expenses of high tuition and living costs.
10. We can learn from the passage that _________.
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A. working students are more likely to finish college
B. students can cover their college expenses through working
C. students receive a huge reward for managing work and class
D. working while attending school may not help students get career benefits
11. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Difficulties of Landing a Job
B. The Struggle of Work-School Balance
C. The Reward of Working While Studying
D. The Images of Working College Students
D
Scientists, psychologists and English academics at Liverpool University have found that reading the
works of the classical writers like Shakespeare and Wordsworth has a great effect on the mind, catches the
reader’s attention and triggers moments of self-examination.
Using a special machine, they monitored the brain activity of 30 volunteers as they read works by
William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, T.S. Eliot and others.
In the first part of the research, the brain activity of 30 volunteers was monitored as they read passages
from Shakespeare’s plays, including King Lear, Othello, Coriolanus and Macbeth, and again as they read the
text rewritten in a simpler form or modern language.
While reading the common texts, normal levels of electrical activity were shown in their brains. When
they read the works of Shakespeare, however, the levels of activity jumped because of his use of words
which were unfamiliar to them. The result of the test showed that the more challenging passages cause a
greater degree of electrical activity in the brain than the common ones.
Scientists went on to study the brain activity as it responded to each word and recorded how it lit up as
the readers came across unusual words, surprising phrases or difficult sentences in the classical works. As a
result, this lightening up process of the mind lasted longer than that when volunteers read common texts,
encouraging further reading.
The research also found that reading poetry especially increases activity in the right hemisphere(半球) of
the brain, an area connected with “autobiographical memory”, driving the readers to think carefully about
their own experiences based on what they have read. The academics said this meant the classical works of
literature are more useful than self-help books.
Philip Davis, an English professor who has worked on the study in the university’s magnetic resonance
center, announced this week: “Classical literature acts like a rocket-booster（火箭加速器） to the brain,
which provides extra power for the brain. You may never imagine how powerful it is. The research shows
such kind of literature can create new thoughts and connections in the young and the old.”
12.The underlined word “trigger” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. depends on B. picks up C. sets off D. changes into
13.Which of the following is NOT true about reading classical literature?
A. It makes readers’ brain more active than reading common texts.
B. It makes readers’ electrical activity of brain return to normal.
C. It’s helpful for readers to come up with new ideas.
D. It’s an activity that is suitable for people of all ages.
14.From the research, we can learn that ______.
A. the readers prefer Shakespeare’s works to the other writers’ works
B. the words of classical works make it hard for volunteers to read further
C. reading classical works produces a good and long-lasting effect on the mind
D. poetry increases left-brain activity more than other literary forms
15.What does the author mainly tell us in this passage?
A. Shakespeare’s plays deserve to be read. B. Common books are unpopular anymore.
C. Poetry is best for developing people’s brain. D. Classical works help the brain develop better.
第二节（共 5 个小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
根据短文，从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。
How to Become a Top Student
Successful students use different techniques to study, which brings them more success. 16 Here
are the four techniques almost all top-performing students use.
They are regular. Almost all successful students study regularly, because they know “what you give is
what you get”. If you put in regular hours of studying, then you will learn more and get better grades. 17
This will help you to study regularly.
They have clear goals. All top-performing students have definite, specific goals. 18 They
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motivate you and drive you to study more. But make sure that you do not get carried away. Set realistic goals
which can challenge you, but do not seem impossible or too difficult to achieve.
They study without strain (压力). Successful students study a lot. But they study without putting strain on
themselves. Most students make the mistake of studying too hard or studying continuously for a long time.
19 Studying should be done in a balanced manner. Take a break for a few minutes, after studying for 30
or 45 minutes. Relax, walk around your room or house, or drink some water and return to studying. Such
short breaks will refresh your brain and you will learn more.
20 Studying is not something you do just because your parents ask you to do it. It’s actually very
important for you. Studying gives you knowledge and skills that will remain with you for the rest of your life.
It gives you the ability to get a job and earn money. And successful students recognize the value of studying
well.
A. This creates tension and actually slows down learning and memory.
B. But to score high grades in English, you should make well-planned efforts.
C. Set aside some hours, each day or each week, for studying.
D. Having such goals gives you a purpose to study better.
E. Learn their techniques, and you will also join their rank.
F. They finish their homework on time.
G. They give importance to study.
第二部分 语言知识运用
（共两节，满分 75 分）
第一节 （分 A，B 两段；共 40 小题；）
A
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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳
选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was the fool at school, regarded as a special needs student. I was termed as such. Obviously, because
I was not interested in school and did not care for my 21 .
Over time, I started to believe in my stupidity. I 22 the fact that I was in special needs classes
and poured it out as anger and depression. But one activity 23 this view of myself: chess.
I started to play chess with my father after school simply because I wanted to 24 him at
something. My father was a 25 man, fond of physics, writing, religion, ..., almost every 26 .
He was called a walking dictionary. So, winning in chess against my father would be a 27 that I had
intellectual power. On the small chessboard, I had a chance to 28 my so-called inability.
Game after game, I wanted to beat my father even more. I started to study chess books and play
against a chess computer to 29 my skills. One weekend, I finally checkmated(将杀) my father on a ferry
ride, which made me feel 30 .
Two years later, I became the second board on my school chess team, with our top board being the
best high school player in the state. But before the tournament season, our top player 31 to come.
There came my chance to play as top board against the best players in other states.
I was determined to show who I had become: a(n) 32 person able to win with calculation,
logic and will. My most 33 game came in the final round. Our team was facing a high school which
only excellent students attended. It was 34 a match between a special needs student and a smart soul.
My opponent(对手) was playing well and kept 35 while I kept defending to keep my king safe. He spent
long trying to break down my defenses, but could not find the final push. I 36 with more defensive
moves, trying to make it as difficult for him as possible. With little 37 left, he started to make rapid
moves. 38 he could make the final decision, he ran out of time. Honestly, as his clock flag fell, I
jumped up out of my seat and kissed the floor out of excitement. Of course it was not the most sportsmen-like
39 , but I could not control my emotions.
While holding my winner’s cup, I knew I was not 40 . The inferiority complex(自卑感) had
melted away, and I realized that underneath our thoughts, each person is a genius.
21．A. habits B. grades C. plans D. benefits
22．A. noticed B. explained C. accepted D. ignored
23．A. changed B. supported C. questioned D. showed
24．A. please B. comfort C. beat D. disturb
25．A. smart B. strict C. quiet D. strong
26．A. method B. topic C. event D. field
27．A. dream B. lesson C. theory D. sign
28．A. prove B. expose C. overcome D. promote
29．A. teach B. sharpen C. choose D. invent
30．A. overjoyed B. disappointed C. puzzled D. interested
31．A. promised B. managed C. happened D. failed
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32．A. brave B. lucky C. active D. intelligent
33．A. terrible B. memorable C. dangerous D. popular
34．A. normally B. possibly C. actually D. partly
35．A. attacking B. smiling C. pausing D. escaping
36．A. returned B. quit C. won D. exchanged
37．A. patience B. time C. energy D. wisdom
38．A. Once B. Until C. Before D. Unless
39．A. spirit B. thought C. comment D. behavior
40．A. proud B. stupid C. bright D. lazy
B
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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳
选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Growing up in a military family, I moved a lot. I mostly went to ___41___ with other kids whose parents
were also in the military. But when my dad ___42___ from the Marines after twenty years of service, I found
myself ___43___ a civilian school with twelve-year-olds who shared no similar life experience with me.
I was a stranger in a strange land. Everyone in my class had grown up together, and they had no ___44___
to spare for a newcomer. I wore different clothes, had different thoughts, and spoke with an accent. I ___45___
for the first few weeks of school. I had no friends, no activities, and no __46___ of a bright future. To deal
with it all, I began ___47___ in my diary every day—stories of adventure, of old friends, of feelings that I could
not speak. I wrote as if my life depended on it, as if the very next breath I took could not happen ___48___ I
wrote down words.
One day, my teacher, Mrs. Bush, came to me and asked why I always sat there writing instead of playing
with others. I told her I enjoyed writing and ___49___ writing to playing. She smiled at me and walked away.
About three weeks later, Mrs. Bush gave us a writing assignment. I was ___50___ that I could now
participate in something I knew I excelled in.
That night I worked and worked on the essay. I wrote with great ___51___. It was my one chance to feel
important and ___52___ by the class.
A few days after we handed in our assignments, Mrs. Bush called me up to the ___53___ of the classroom.
I stood before thirty pairs of eyes looking at me, and I got ___54___. Was I in trouble? Did I do something
wrong?
Then Mrs. Bush told the class how much she ___55___ all the work that went into the essay and everyone
had done a great job. But, she said, one student stood ___56___ as an excellent writer, one with imagination,
creativity, and word mastery. That student was me!
The class clapped politely and Mrs. Bush handed me my paper, with the following ___57___ on it:
“Malinda, you are an excellent writer. You fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. Please keep on
writing and share your ___58___ of writing with the world. I am proud of you and glad you are in my class.”
Mrs. Bush helped me feel a sense of ___59___, a place of purpose, and a way to survive a transition in life.
She helped me gain ___60___ in myself that stayed with me beyond sixth grade.
41. A. church B. school C. war D. work
42. A. separated B. withdrew C. quit D. retired
43. A. visiting B. attending C. running D. leaving
44. A. idea B. plan C. chance D. room
45. A. struggled B. played C. laughed D. exercised
46. A. memory B. control C. promise D. need
47. A. reading B. drawing C. writing D. copying
48. A. unless B. once C. while D. when
49. A. compared B. applied C. turned D. preferred
50. A. astonished B. satisfied C. excited D. embarrassed
51. A. anxiety B. curiosity C. wonder D. passion
52. A. impressed B. accepted C. challenged D. rejected
53. A. front B. corner C. door D. outside
54. A. annoyed B. disappointed C. worried D. surprised
55. A. appreciated B. expected C. recognized D. enjoyed
56. A. out B. up C. by D. off
57. A. descriptions B. remarks C. suggestions D. accounts
58. A. advantage B. purpose C. gift D. idea
59. A. responsibility B. belonging C. devotion D. relief
60. A. interest B. imagination C. creativity D. confidence
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
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My experience of teaching students was a wonderful adventure. I had to deal with various challenges
again and again.
The 61 (great) part of it was the relationship I developed with two students. One of the students
was Michael, 62 I met when I was working for a kindergarten. Before I became a morning bus assistant,
I 63 (hear) that Michael was a student who would always shout, stand up on the bus, make fun 64
other students, and distract the bus driver. So I decided that each morning, 65 he got on the bus, I'd have
Michael sit beside me. At first he didn't like this idea. But soon he settled down, 66 (know) he had no
choice. I began to talk to him about little things outside of school life, such as his weekend 67
(activity) and things that he liked to do. I also listened 68 (close) to him. As I gave Michael the attention
that he needed, little by little, he began to behave better and better.
Another student I took a special interest in was a boy 69 (name) Tony, a third grader. To some
degree, Tony seemed to be a slow or passive learner. So I decided to see if I could find a way to encourage Tony
70 (stay) at the task. Before long, he was paying more attention to his studies and scored high in all tests.
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）
下面短文中共有 10 处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
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限一词；
2、只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。
The other day, it was my birthday and I was looking forward to see my friends. We were meeting at a
my favorite Italy restaurant. I was exciting and got to the restaurant at exactly 7 o’clock. I looked around for a
familiar face but failed. Still, I decided to wait for him patiently. The restaurant quickly filled up with
customer, but none of them were my friends. I called Lily, but she didn’t answer. I felt lonely and sadly. My
friends had forgotten my birthday. I went home, opened the door and walk into the dark house. Suddenly the
lights went off and my friends jumped up and shouted “Surprise!” They hadn’t forgotten, it was the best
birthday ever.
第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）
假设你是李华，即将去澳大利亚一所学校短期交流，被安排住在 Eric 先生家，请你写封电子邮件
与他联系并询问以下情况：
1. 住宿条件；2. 膳食安排；3. 交通情况。
Dear Eric,
I am Li Hua ,a student from China.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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大庆铁人中学高二上期末英语答案
1-3 DDA 4--7 CDBD 8--11 CCDB 12--15 CBCD 16--20 ECDAG
21-25 BCACA 26-30DDCBA 31-35 DDBCA 36-40 ABCDB
41-45 BDBDA 46-50 CCADC 51-55 DBACA 56-60 ABCBD
61. greatest 62. whom/who 63. heard/had heard 64. of 65. after/when
66. knowing 67. activities 68. closely 69. named 70. to stay
短文改错
The other day, it was my birthday and I was looking forward to seeing my friends. We
were meeting at a my favorite Italian restaurant. I was excited and got to the restaurant at
exactly 7 o'clock. I looked around for a familiar face but failed. Still, I decided to wait for
them patiently. The restaurant quickly filled up with customers , but none of them were my
friends. I called Lily, but she didn't answer. I felt lonely and sad . My friends had forgotten my
birthday. I went home, opened the door and walked into the dark house. Suddenly the lights
went on and my friends jumped up and shouted “Surprise ！” They hadn’t forgotten，^and
it was the best birthday ever.
书面表达
Dear Eric,
I am Li Hua, a student from China. I’m writing to ask about my stay with your family.
To begin with, I’d like to express my thanks for your kindness of accepting me. To better
prepare for my life in Australia, I’d like to know if I will have a room for myself and if there is
a kitchen I can use. I plan to have lunch at school, and it would be great if I could join you for
breakfast and supper. Finally could you tell me how far your place is from the school? Is it
within walking distance or do I need to take a bus?
I am excited about my visit to Australia. I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
Yours Sincerely
Li Hua
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