1、- 1 -靖远四中 2018-2019 学年度第一学期期中考试试卷高 二 英 语本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，全卷满分 150 分。考试用时120 分钟，请将答案填在答题卡上。第 I 卷第一部分 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。并填在答题卡上。AWhats On？7.30pm-1.00am Free at the Cyclops TheatreDo you know whos playing in your area.Were bri
2、nging you an evening of liverock and pop music from the best local bandsAre you interested in becoming a musician and gettinga recording contract（合同）？If so come early to the talk at 7.30pm by Jules Skye a successful record producerHes going to talk about how you can find theright person to produce y
3、ou music8.30pm-10.30pm Comedy at KaleidoscopeCome and see Gee Whizz performHes the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy sceneThisjoyful show will please everyone from the youngest to the oldestGee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinks and snacks（快餐） 5.0
4、0pm-7.30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage- 2 -This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedyThe workshop looks at every kind of comedy，and practices many different ways of making people laughSimonis a comedian and actor who has 10yearsexperience of teaching comedyHis workshops ar
5、e exciting and funAn evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny8.00pm-11.00pm Pizza WorldFine food with beautiful jazz music； this is a great evening outCharlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD，with James Pickering on the pianoThe menu is Italian，with excellen
6、tmeat and fresh fish，pizzas and pasta（面食）Book early to get a tableOur bar is open all day，and serves cocktails，coffee，beer，and white wine1Who can help you if you want to have your music produced？_AJules Skye BGee WhizzCCharlotte Stone DJames Pickering2At which place can people of different ages enjo
7、y a good laugh？_AThe Cyclops Theatre BKaleidoscopeCVictoria Stage DPizza World3What do we know about Simons Workshop？_AIt requires membership status BIt lasts three hours each timeCIt is run by a comedy club DIt is held every Wednesday4When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs？_A.5.00pm-7.30pm B.7
8、.30pm-1.00amC.8.00pm-11.00pm D.8.30pm-10.30pmBWant to become a better reader? Here are four important things to remember about reading rate :- 3 - Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly. Some things should be read
9、 slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems(算术运算问题), science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea. Some things should be read
10、rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news letters from friends, pieces of news from local, or home-town, papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors. In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along
11、. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.5. The underlined word “rate“ in the first sentence means _.A. fast B. slow C. speed D. skill6. Which should be read slowly according to the passage?
12、A. Stories for enjoyment B. Arithmetic problemsC. Letters from friends D. News from hometown newspapers7. How fast should we read?A. The faster, the better. B. The more slowly, the better.C. Neither too fast nor too slow. D. It depends on what we are reading.8. According to the passage which of the
13、following is NOT true?A. Read slowly when you are reading something important to you.B. Read fast when you are reading something unimportant to you.C. Read the materials that you are interested in slowly.D. Read the materials that you are interested in fast.CWe talk about people being“color-blind”bu
14、t very few of us areEven those who describe - 4 -themselves as color-blind are normally just color lackA strongly color-blind person will still be able to tell 20 different colors，compared to the 100 or so that normal-sighted people seePingelap，a tiny island in the Pacific is a beautiful spot but on
15、e that has a genetic troubleIt isknown as Color Blind Island because so many people who live on this remote island can only see in black and whiteNot being able to see in color is bad enoughBut one islander，Herrol，whos a fisherman also struggles in full sunlight because all he sees is a painful burn
16、t-out image“I findit difficult to go outside in the sun，”he says，“because when its sunny I cannot see to do my work”But if being truly color-blind is rare, why is it that around 10% of the population of Pingelap live in a totally black and white world？Well, we know that in 1780 the population of Pin
17、gelap was all but wiped out by a tsunami(海啸)As few as 20 people survived ,one of whom was the kingIts believed he had a genetic fault that causes color-blindness and he passed this fault on to his many generationsThere is one advantageHerrol can see well，really well，in the darkSo when it gets dark，H
18、errol and his friends get in their boats and hunt flying fishThey hang up flaming torches and the fish are attracted to the flames“This type of fishing is fun，” Herrol says “especially if we catch plentySo eventhough its hard work, we enjoy it”9What is Pingelap famous as？_AA tiny island BA color-bli
19、nd island- 5 -CA mentally troubled island DA beautiful island10What can we infer about Herrol？_AHe may stay at home when its sunnyBHe is interested in burnt-out imagesCHe likes taking photos very muchDHe doesnt live in Pingelap any more11What would be the best title for the text？_AThe history of Pin
20、gelap BThe disadvantage of HerrolCThe island of color blindness DThe advantage of color blindnessDHe met her at a partyShe was so outstanding that many guys were chasing after her，while he was so ordinaryAt the end of the party ,he invited her to have coffee with himShe was surprised but due tobeing
21、 polite，she promisedThey sat in a nice coffee shop，he was too nervous to say anything and she felt uncomfortable，tooSuddenly he asked the waiter， “Would you please give me some salt? Id like to put it in my coffee”Everybody stared at himIt was so strange! His face turned red but still he put the sal
22、t in his coffee And drank itShe asked him curiously， “Why do you have this hobby？”He replied， “When I was a little boy，I lived near the sea，I liked playing in the sea，I could feel the taste of the sea，just like the taste of the salty coffeeNow every time I have the salty coffee，I always think of my
23、childhood，my hometown，and my parents who are still living there” While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was - 6 -deeply touchedThen she also started to speak，speaking about her faraway hometown，her childhood，and her familyThat was a really nice talk also a beautiful beginning of their loveThey
24、 continued to dateShefound that actually he was a man who met all her demandsHe had tolerance，kind-hearted warm and carefulThanks to his salty coffee! They marriedAnd，every time she made coffee for him，she put some salt in the coffee，as she knew that was the way he liked itAfter 40 year she passed a
25、way and left her a letter which said， “My dearest，please forgive mywhole lifes lieRemember the first time we dated？I was so nervous at that time，actually I wanted some sugar，but said saltIt was hard for me to change so I just went ahead.I didnt like the salty coffee then，what a strange bad taste! Bu
26、t I have had the salty coffee for my whole life，for it was prepared by you ”12The man was nervous at the coffee shop，because_Aeverybody stared at him at that timeBmany guys chased after the womanChe didnt feel himself a match for the womanDhe had the strange habit of drinking salty coffee13From this
27、 passage，we can infer that_Athe mans lie won the womans loveBthe mans parents once lived near the seaCthe woman talked with the man，for they had the same experienceDthe woman realized what salty coffee had to do with a good man14What can be concluded about the man？_AHe had intended to give his wife
28、a surprise at his deathBHe unwillingly developed a taste for salty coffee after marriageCHe was so stubborn as to drink for a life what he didnt like- 7 -DHe enjoyed his lifelong bitter salty coffee out of love15Which of the following could be the best title for this passage？_AA Foolish Lie BSalty C
29、offeeCA Sad Love Story DLove in a Coffee Shop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。As we know, everyone can make mistakes, but dont worry about it. _16_ Just admit it. Dont think that our mistakes are caused by others. _17_ Dont blame other people, and dont cheat ours
30、elves, either. _18_ In order to stop the problem from getting worse, we should act quickly to solve it. If we dont act and deal with the problem quickly, itll only make us feel more stressed. Also it is necessary to make a plan of action and correct the mistake according to it. _19_ Realize that mak
31、ing mistakes is the best way to learn. Those who have made the most mistakes can get an A, for they are the ones who have learned the most. The more we learn from our mistakes, the cleverer we are. Think about what we can learn from our mistakes. What caused us to make the mistake? _20_ When we act
32、with a method to get a good result, do it that way next time. If we dont, we should stop, think about it, change it and try again.A. The following is what we should do when we make mistakes.B. Dont be afraid of failure.C. Be brave and face the fact that we have made the mistakes.D. Solve it at once.
33、E. So be away from stress.F. So decide quickly and act.- 8 -G. How can we avoid making the same mistake in the future? 第二部分 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。When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 21 took me by train o
34、r by car to a hotel by the 22 . All day, I seem to remember, I 23 on the sands with strange 24 children. We made houses and gardens, and 25 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we 26 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.In those days the 27 seemed to shine always br
35、ightly 28 the water was always warm. Sometimes we 29 beach and walked in the country, exploring(搜寻) ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 30 in ones pockets or good places where one could 31 ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.Although I am now thirty-five years old, my ide
36、a of a good 32 is much the same as it was. I 33 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 34 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 35 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 36 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.Sometimes I 37 what my ideal(理想的) holiday w
37、ill be like when I am 38 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 39 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves 40 on too many ices 21Ateacher Bparents Cnurse Dyounger sister22Asea Blake Cmountain Driver23Aplayed Bslep
38、t Csat Dstood24Amoving Bexciting Canxious Dnervous25Amade Bbrought Cwatched Dheard26Acollected Bjumped Cturned Dclimbed- 9 -27Alight Bsun Cmoon Dlamp28Aand Byet Cbut Dor29Aleft Bcame to Cstood by Dplayed by30Asweets Bsand Cice-creams Dmoney31A. make Bsell Cbuy Doffer32Ahouse Bholiday Cgarden Dtide33
39、Ahardly Balmost Cstill Dperhaps34Awaves Btides Chands Dfeet35Adestroy Bfix Cuse Dbuild36ABut BHowever COtherwise DBesides37Awonder Bfeel Cunderstand Dbelieve38Astrong Bweak Cyoung Dold39Achildren Bboys Cgirls Dgrown-ups40Ahappy Btired Csad Dsick第 II 卷第三部分 英语基础知识（共三节，满分 45 分）第一节 英汉互译 （共 20 小题，每小题 1 分
40、，满分 20 分）1Put _ 提出 2_.to 使显露；暴露 3_ 弄明白，搞清楚 4_ from 除之外；此外5_ 与相似 6make _ 讲得通；有意义7. _ 得出结论 8. _ 提到，说起9. _ 结果；因此 10. _看不见11.depend on_ 12. consist of _ 13. make an appointment _ 14. act as_ 15.make a difference _ 16. - 10 -prevent.from._17. keep sth. in mind_ 18.divide.into _19. accuse.of _ 20. over an
41、d over again _第二节 词汇拓展 （共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）1. injure vt.使受伤， 弄伤_n. 伤害，损害；受伤处2. conclude vt 结束，推断出_n.结论，结束3.poison n. 毒药，毒害 _adj. 有毒的4. willing adj. 乐意的 _adj. 不愿意的，不乐意的5. convenient adj. 便利的合意的_n. 便利，方便6. settle v. 定居，解决_n. 定居，解决7. delight v. 使高兴_adj. 快乐的，欣喜的8. approve v. 赞成，认可，批准_ n. 赞成，批准9. va
42、ry v. 变化，变动 _n. 变化，多样化10.profession n. 职业，专业 _adj. 专业的，职业的第三节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 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。1. _(worry) about the time available，Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London.2.She is _ a good teacher that all of us love and respect her.3.
43、Only if you put the sun there _ the movements of the other planets in the sky make sense.4. Not knowing what was wrong with his car, Martin decided to send for an experienced man _ (handle) the problem.5. Follow the_ (instruct) when you operate the machine.6. _ from being fun and good exercise,swimm
44、ing is a very useful skill.7. Under his _(guide) we finished the work smoothly.8. My first _(impress) on this city was its air was too dirty.9. When I stay with my friends, I sometimes quarrel _ them over little things and dont show much respect for them.10. It seemed that the water was _(blame).- 1
45、1 -第四部分 写作（共二节；满分 35 分）第一节 单句改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）每句中只有一处，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。1. They can neither read or write.2In respect of the problem，we dont have to draw conclusion.3. Every time which I pass the school, I think of my first English teacher.4. I have got some unfinished business to attend .5. Have you read the novel writing bu Dickens.6. If necessary, I go there myself.7. She is senior by me,so I
