1、12018-2019 学年高二年级第二学期期中练习英语试题第一部分:听力理解（共三节，25 分）第一节（共 5 小题;每小题 1 分,共 5 分）听下面 5 段对话，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中,选出能回答问题的最佳选项。每段对话你将听一遍。1. How will users control the mouse with the new tool?A. With their feet. B. With their eyes. C. With their voice.2. Why wouldnt the woman help?A. She is quite busy now.B. She
2、 is poor in grammar.C. She doesnt like grammar.3. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. At a birthday party. B. At a wedding reception. C. At a graduation ceremony.4. What does the man mean?A. The woman can use the printer soon.B. He needs the printer for a longer time.C. The printer i
3、n the library isnt available.5. How much will the woman pay?A. 5 pounds. B. 7.5 pounds. C. 10 pounds.第二节（共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,共 10 分）听下面 4 段对话，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中,选出能回答问题的最佳选项。每段对话你将听两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. Why did the man call the woman?A. To inform her of an accident.B. To tell her the way to the hos
4、pital.C. To invite her to watch the training.27. Whats the possible relationship between the woman and Tom?A. Coach and player. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. What are the speakers doing?A. Learning a language. B. Visiting a gallery. C. Taking photos.9. When did th
5、e man really learn Spanish?A. At college. B. At high school. C. During the summer in Spain.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Education programs. B. Travel preparations. C. Graduation plans.11. Why does the woman choose a private university?A. There is more part
6、ying.B. It offers more scholarship.C. It has better learning atmosphere.12. What do we know about the man?A. He stays close to home.B. He wants to be a teacher.C. Hes going to a private school.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。13. What problem may poor eyesight cause according to Susan?A Writing difficulty. B.
7、 Bad moods. C. Sore eyes.14. What will the man probably do next?A. Read the article himself.B. Take his son to the doctor.C. Call his doctor for advice.15. How does the man feel about having this conversation?A. Grateful. B. Excited. C. Hopeless.第三节（共 5 小题; 每小题 2 分, 共 10 分）听下面一段独白，根据题目要求在相应题号后的横线上写下
8、关键信息， 每空仅填写一个词。这段独白你将听两遍。3Charity-sponsored Walking Holiday for Education AidTime 6th16th in 16Requirements To be physically 17 Raise at least $ 18Aim To help 19 with special needsContact Either by telephone or 20第二部分 知识运用 （共 25 分）第一节 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，共 10 分）在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在
9、给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。AThe moment I was diagnosed with cancer, I decided that I would not let this “beast” win easily. I had no idea _1_ my treatment would be like, and I surely didnt think social media would be a way for me to conquer this “beast”. However, by sharing_2_(feel) on the Internet, I
10、am able to remind myself, and my viewers, that everything is going to be okay. Their words are a big part of what helped me stay_3_(hope). Besides, I have made several “cancer friends” so far, and were determined to fight this battle together.【答案】1. what 2. feelings 3. hopeful【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了被诊断出癌症后
11、，作者通过在网上与别人分享感受以及结交癌友抗癌的故事。【1 题详解】考查同位语从句。句意：我不知道我的治疗会是什么样子。分析句子结构可知，此处为同4位语从句，空格处既作同位语从句的引导词，又在从句中作主语，故填 what。【2 题详解】考查名词。句意：然而，通过在网上分享感受，我能够提醒自己和观众，一切都会好起来的。作动词 sharing 的宾语用名词，feeling 是可数名词，此处用复数表示泛指，故填feelings。【3 题详解】考查形容词。句意：他们的话在很大程度上让我保持希望。此处的 stay 是系动词，后面接形容词作表语，故填 hopeful。BSuccessful communi
12、cation _4_(involve) more than talking to a person. Good listening skills and body language are also important for us to communicate _5_(effective) with others. Studies have shown that of the information that is received from other people, only 10% is from what they say and 40% is from the tone and s
13、peed of their voice. The other 50% is obtained from their body language. Therefore, _6_(read) body language is an important part of developing our social skills.【答案】4. involves 5. effectively 6. reading/to read【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了良好的倾听技巧和肢体语言对我们与他人有效沟通也很重要。【4 题详解】考查时态和主谓一致。句意：成功的沟通不仅仅是与人交谈。文章的基础时态为一般现在时
14、，主语是 Successful communication，谓语动词用第三人称单数，故填 involves。【5 题详解】考查副词。句意：良好的倾听技巧和肢体语言对我们与他人有效沟通也很重要。修饰动词communicate 用副词，故填 effectively。【6 题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：因此，阅读肢体语言是发展我们社交技能的一个重要部分。分析5句子结构可知，此处用动名词或不定式作主语，故填 reading/to read。CWe could learn vocabulary while we are asleep. Researchers showed it is possible
15、_7_ (learn) new information while sleeping deeply, and recall this information later. They did tests to see _8_ a person could remember new words and their translations while sleeping. The answer is yes. The language areas of the brain remember vocabulary during sleep, especially during deep sleep.
16、While sleeping, our brain switches on for about half a second and then switches_9_ for half a second. The active state _10_(call) “up-state”. This is how our brain could learn new vocabulary.【答案】7. to learn 8. if/whether 9. off 10. is called【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了我们的大脑是如何在睡眠过程中学习新词汇的。【7 题详解】考查不定式。句意：研究人员表示
17、，在深度睡眠中学习新信息，并在稍后回忆这些信息是可能的。it is possible to do sth 表示“做某事是可能的” ，其中 it 是形式主语，不定式是真正的主语，故填 to learn。【8 题详解】考查宾语从句。句意：他们做了测试，看一个人是否能在睡觉时记住新单词和它们的解释。此处为宾语从句，表示“是否” ，故填 if/whether。【9 题详解】考查动词短语。句意：睡觉时我们的大脑会打开半秒钟，然后关闭半秒钟。switch off 表示“关闭、切断” ，故填 off。【10 题详解】考查时态语态。句意：这种活动状态被称为“向上状态” 。文章的基础时态为一般现在时，state
18、 与 call 之间是被动关系，所以用一般现在时的被动语态，故填 is called。6第二节 完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，共 15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I grew up on a 40-acre farm in the small rural community of Illinois, as the fifth of six children.My parents, Robert and Patti, often noted during meals how everything on
19、 the table except sugar and wine came from the land._11_ running the farm, Dad was also a carpenter. In the fall of 1980, he was working on a house when all of a sudden the ladder broke. His back was broken.He stayed in hospital for almost a month with his head and feet down _12_his back to align (成
20、直线) correctly so the bones would heal.On Thanksgiving, Dad was still in hospital recovering from his back injury. Normally he would take us to butcher pigs the day after the holiday, and that year my uncle _13_ up with my four cousins to help my two elder brothers _14_ our years supply of pork.When
21、Dad came back home from the hospital, he was still in a back brace (支架) and _15_ to work. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming in as Christmas _16_ . Another day we saw a car coming up the long driveway. Always longing for company, we kids were_17_ about who was visiting. Rose A
22、nderson, our neighbor, was at the door, holding an envelope stuffed with money. She told my dad she had_18_ money in the community and came to deliver it.Dad tried to refuse,_19_ Rose insisted. I can still hear her saying, “Robert, whenever someones baler (压捆机) breaks down, you bale their hay. Whene
23、ver someone passes away, Patti cooks. Its our _20_.”I learned later that we also _21_ gift baskets from more than one organization. That Christmas, I, a 6-year-old kid, understood what being a good neighbor was, and that as my parents were good neighbors, their_22_ would be returned. These tales of
24、Christmas kindness will _23_ our heart, too.My parents were accustomed to being the _24_, not the receivers of such 7generosity. They had a bit of pride to swallow, but continued all of their lives to show us kids the _25_of kindness.11. A. Besides B. About C. For D. By12. A. pushing B. pressing C.
25、attracting D. allowing13. A. put B. broke C. showed D. made14. A. buy B. prepare C. share D. cook15. A. unwilling B. unable C. ready D. eager16. A. approached B. continued C. passed D. ended17. A. worried B. excited C. curious D. anxious18. A. collected B. borrowed C. earned D. saved19. A. for B. or
26、 C. so D. but20. A. rule B. duty C. turn D. favor21. A. refused B. received C. sent D. bought22. A. pride B. kindness C. money D. gift23. A. ease B. open C. win D. warm24. A. givers B. buyers C. workers D. farmers25. A. price B. aim C. value D. hope【答案】11. A 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. A
27、 19. D 20. C 21. B 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者的父母平日里经常帮助有困难的邻居，一次，作者的爸爸受伤不能干活，正当家里没钱过圣诞节时，邻居送来了在社区筹集的一笔钱，这温暖了作者一家人的心。【11 题详解】考查介词词义辨析。A. Besides 除之外（还） ；B. About 大约；C. For 对于；D. By凭借。根据本空后的“running the farm, Dad was also a carpenter.”可知，除了经营8农场，爸爸还是个木匠，故 A 项正确。【12 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. p
28、ushing 推；B. pressing 按；C. attracting 吸引；D. allowing允许。根据本空后的“his back to align (成直线) correctly so the bones would heal.”可知，爸爸在医院躺了一个月，让他的背部成直线，这样骨头就会愈合，故 D 项正确。【13 题详解】考查动词短语辨析。A. put up 建造；B. broke up 打碎；C. showed up 露面；D. made up 编造。根据本空后的“up with my four cousins to help my two elder brothers _4_
29、our years supply of pork”可知，爸爸受伤住院，所以那年我叔叔带着我的四个堂兄来帮我的两个哥哥准备我们一年的猪肉供应，故 C 项正确。【14 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. buy 买；B. prepare 准备；C. share 分享；D. cook 烹饪。根据上文可知，叔叔带着我的四个堂兄来帮我的两个哥哥准备我们一年的猪肉供应，故 B 项正确。【15 题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A. unwilling 不愿意 的 ；B. unable 不能的；C. ready 准备好的；D. eager 渴望的。根据本空前的“When Dad came back home from
30、 the hospital, he was still in a back brace”可知，出院时，爸爸仍带着支架，不能干活，故 B 项正确。【16 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. approached 靠近、临近；B. continued 继续；C. passed 经过；D. ended 结束。根据本空前的“I was too young to realize our family had no money coming in as Christmas”可知，我当时太小了，没有意识到随着圣诞节的临近，家里已经没有钱了，故 A 项正确。【17 题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A. worried
31、 担心的；B. excited 兴奋的；C. curious 好奇的；D. anxious 焦虑的。根据本空前的“Always longing for company,”可知，孩子们总是渴望有人作伴，所以对谁来做客感到很好奇，故 C 项正确。【18 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. collected 筹集、募捐；B. borrowed 借；C. earned 赢得；D. 9saved 节约。根据本空前的“Rose Anderson, our neighbor, was at the door, holding an envelope stuffed with money.”可知，我们的邻居 R
32、ose Anderson 拿着装满钱的信封来我家，她说这笔钱是她在社区筹集的，故 A 项正确。【19 题详解】考查连词词义辨析。A. for 因为；B. or 否则；C. so 所以；D. but 但是。根据本空后的“Rose insisted”可知，爸爸拒绝收下这笔钱，但 Rose 坚持要我们收下，故 D 项正确。【20 题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. rule 规则；B. duty 职责；C. turn 轮流、次序；D. favor 赞同。根据本空前的“Robert, whenever someones baler (压捆机) breaks down, you bale their hay
33、. Whenever someone passes away, Patti cooks.”可知，她说以前谁家有困难时，爸爸总是去帮忙，现在该轮到他们（帮我家了） ，故 C 项正确。【21 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. refused 拒绝；B. received 收到；C. sent 发送；D. bought 买。根据本空后的“gift baskets from more than one organization.”可知，我们还收到了来自多个组织的礼品篮，故 B 项正确。【22 题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. pride 骄傲；B. kindness 善良；C. money 钱；D. gi
34、ft 礼物。根据本空前的“that as my parents were good neighbors, ”可知，我父母也是好邻居，他们的善良得到了回报，故 B 项正确。【23 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. ease 缓和；B. open 打开；C. win 获胜；D. warm 温暖。根据本空后的“our heart, too.”可知，这些圣诞节的善意故事也温暖了我们的心，故 D 项正确。【24 题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A givers 给予者；B. buyers 买家；C. workers 工人；D. farmers 农民。根据本空后的“not the receivers of suc
35、h generosity.”可知，我父母习惯于做给予者而不是接受者，故 A 项正确。【25 题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. price 价格；B. aim 目的；C. value 价值；D. hope 希望。根据本空后的“of kindness”可知，他们一生都在向我们这些孩子展示善良的价值，故 C 项正确。10【点睛】在完形填空的解题过程中，空格前后出现的具有否定意义的词往往是重要线索，例如本篇第 14 题，根据空后的“not the receivers of such generosity.”可知，我父母不习惯做接受者，not 表明此处与 receivers 的意思相反，故选 givers
36、。第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，35 分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACourses choose B for FALSE if the statements dont agree with it; choose C for NOT GIVEN if the information the statements carry is not mentioned anywhere in the passage.根据文章内容判断下列表述。如果表述与文章内容一致，选 A 项；表述与文章内容不一致，选 B 项；文章中未提及的信息，则选 C 项。Questi
37、ons 6-9: Choose the correct headings for Paragraphs 1-4 from the box. Note that there are two choices more than you need.请为文章的四段匹配小标题，从AF 中选择。 （提示：6 个选项中有 2 项是多余的）A. The proper attitude to AIB. The history of AlphaZeroC. The limitations of machinesD. The influences of AlphaZeroE. The working theory
38、of AlphaZeroF. The fast development of machines36. Machine dominance plays an important role in cognition study.37. AlphaZero knows opening and endgame moves before playing.38. AlphaZero develops chess strategies by playing against itself.39. Chess coaches have already been laid off throughout the w
39、orld.40. Sometimes artificial intelligence may not discover exceptions to its rules.41. Paragraph 142. Paragraph 243. Paragraph 344. Paragraph 445. The author uses the underlined sentence in the last paragraph to _.A. argue for the advantages of AI over humansB. inform readers of machine dominance i
40、n chessC. advise people to work together to fight against AID. call on people to combine strengths with the machines【答案】36. C 37. B 38. A 39. B 2140. A 41. F 42. E 43. D 44. A 45. D【解析】本文是一篇说明文，以 AlphaZero 为例介绍了人工智能的发展以及我们应该对人工智能所采取的正确态度。【36 题详解】根据文章内容可知，文章并没有提到机器的优势在认知研究中起重要作用，故填 C。【37 题详解】根据第二段中的“
41、Unlike the traditional program Stockfish, which employs many preset evaluation functions as well as opening and endgame moves, AlphaZero starts out knowing only the rules of chess, with no preset human strategies.”可知，与 Stockfish 预设了开局和结尾的走法不同的是，AlphaZero 一开始只知道国际象棋的规则，没有预设的策略，由此可知 AlphaZero 在游戏开始前不知
42、道开局和结尾的走法，故填 B。【38 题详解】根据第二段中的“In a few hours, it plays more games against itself than have been recorded in human chess history. It teaches itself the best way to play,”可知， AlphaZero 通过与自己对弈来发展国际象棋策略，故填 A。【39 题详解】根据第三段中的“its not going to put chess coaches out of business just yet.”可知，国际象棋教练还没有失业，故填
43、 B。【40 题详解】根据最后一段中的“There will be cases where an AI will fail to detect exceptions to its rules.”可知，在一些情况下，人工智能无法发现规则的异常，故填A。【41 题详解】根据第一段内容，特别是“machines keep getting faster”可知，本段介绍了机器的迅速发展，故选 F。【42 题详解】根据第二段内容，特别是“AlphaZero starts out knowing only the rules of chess, 22with no preset human strategi
44、es.”可知，AlphaZero 一开始只知道国际象棋的规则，没有预设的人类策略，由此可知，本段主要介绍了 AlphaZero 的工作原理，故选 E。【43 题详解】根据第三段内容，特别是“AlphaZero shows that machines can be the experts, not merely expert tools.”可知， AlphaZero 证明了机器也可以成为专家，而不仅仅是专家的工具，由此可知，本段介绍的是 AlphaZero 的影响，故选 D。【44 题详解】根据第四段中的“We must work together to combine our strength
45、s. I know better than most people what its like to compete against a machine. Instead of raging against them, its better if were all on the same side.”可知，我们必须共同努力，把我们的优势结合起来，与其对它们大发雷霆，不如我们都站在一边，由此可知，本段介绍了我们应该对人工智能采取的正确态度，故选 A。【45 题详解】推理判断题。画线部分的意思是我们必须共同努力，把我们的优势结合起来，与其对它们大发雷霆，不如我们都站在一边，由此可知，作者通过画线部
46、分来号召人们将人类和机器的优势结合起来，故 D 项正确。第四部分:书面表达（15 分）46.假设你是红星中学学生李华， 这学期你加入了学校的英语阅读沙龙并收获颇丰。 最近你收到负责沙龙活动的外教 Jim 的群发邮件，请阅读该邮件， 并给他回复。 回信需包括你收到邮件的感受，以及你对外教所提问题的建议。Dear members,I am afraid I wont be able to run our reading club next semester, as I was asked to teach another class on Thursday afternoonthe same ti
47、me our club usually meets. Besides, it seems we do not have enough people joining this club, although some students did ask about registering. If you really want to keep this club, can you think of any suggestions? Please write to me soon.Yours,Jim23（请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域内）_【答案】Dear Jim,As I read your email, I felt surprised, disappointed, and even a bit angry. The English reading club has been an important part of my life and Ive gained so much out of it. For me, one of the best things
