2017-2018学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷
时间：120分钟 满分120分
第I卷 选择题（共85分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. How did the man find the lecture? A. Good. B. Boring. C. Average. 2. What will Susan do very soon? A. Leave Beijing. B. Go to Beijing. C. Take a job in Beijing. 3. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Manager and secretary. B. Taxi driver and passenger. C. Customer and waiter. 4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In an office. B. At home. C. In the street. 5. How does the man think the woman plays the piano? A. Worse than him. B. Better than him. C. As well as him. 第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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. When does the woman arrive in Wellington? A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Friday. 7. What do we know about the woman? A. She will have a rather busy week. B. She will have a comfortable journey. C. She will meet her friend in Australia. 听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。 8. Who is Jackson popular with? A. The teachers. B. The students. C. The reporters. 9. Why does Jackson give his students little homework? A. To play football with them. B. To give them enough free time. C. To relax himself and have a rest. 10. What is Jackson like in his free time? A. Active. B. Helpful. C. Hard-working. 听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。
11. What kind of music is the woman’s favorite? A. Pop music. B. Country music. C. Classical music. 12. What does the man suggest the woman do?
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A. Go to a concert. B. Go out for a walk. C. Go to the cinema. 13. How will the man find out the information? A. By making a call. B. By asking a friend. C. By going downtown. 听第9段材料，回答第14至第16题。 14. Why does the man refuse the first flat? A. It’s too small. B. It’s too expensive. C. It’s not on the top floor. 15. Why does the woman let the man look at the flat first? A. He is clean and quiet. B. He is kind and polite. C. He is poor and honest. 16. How much will the man pay before moving in? A. $100. B. $50. C. $30. 听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。
17. What does the speaker want to help students do? A. To realize their problems. B. To analyze their problems. C. To overcome their problems.
18. How do students usually learn English? A. In their own language. B. By practicing every day. C. Through the radio and TV.
19. Why can students hardly understand English-speaking people? A. Those people speak too fast.
B. Those people have different accents. C. Students lack practice in listening. 20. Which is the speaker’s advice?
A. To learn English in English-speaking countries. B. To speak with English natives as much as possible. C. To stop learning English in language laboratories. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。
21.Life is like _________ ocean; only ________ strong-willed can reach the other shore. A. an; a B. an; the C. the; the D. the; a
22. People who tend to focus on ______ while speaking a foreign language may find that they worry too much about making mistakes. A. fluency B. agency C. policy D. accuracy
23.To some extent, uncontrolled information from the website that many people turn _______ false.
A. to prove B. to proves C. prove D. proves
24. Scientists ______ thousands of chemicals before they decided on the right one in the end. A. tried out B. found out C. worked out D. turned out
25._____ of their bad habits, the boys switched from being dependent on their parents to _____ for others.
A. Having rid; sacrificing B. To rid; sacrifice
C. Rid; sacrificing D. Having been rid; sacrifice
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26. ______ the terrible earthquake in Japan not happened, people’s awareness _______drawn to the risk of being exposed to nuclear radiation. A. If; wouldn’t have been B. If; wouldn’t have C. Had; wouldn’t have been D. Had; wouldn’t have 27. It was sad to me that they, so poor themselves, ___________ bring me food.
A. might B. would C. could D. should 28. Money is a needful and precious thing, and when ______, a noble thing, but I never want you to think it is the first or only prize to strive for. A. well used B. well using C. to well use D. being well used 29. — It seems that you are familiar with this city.
— I ______ English in a high school here for three years. It' s great to be back! A. have taught B. have been teaching C. had taught D. taught
30. In my home breakfast ______ at 7 o’clock, which has ______ unchanged for 20 years. A. ordered; lasted B. is served; remained
C. serves; stayed D. is ordered; developed
31.The argument is extremely heated ______ there are necessary conditions of existence such as water on the Mars.
A. that B. whether C. if D. which
32. Whitney Houston’s sudden death suggests that drug abuse is such a serious problem ______ we should deal with properly. A. as B. that C. which D. where 33. —Was it under the tree ______ you went away talking to a friend? —Sure. But when I got back there, the bike was gone. A. that B. when C. where D. while 34. —How about camping this weekend, just for a change? —OK, ______ you want.
A. whichever B. however C. whatever D. whoever 35. —Are you going to take part in the speech contest? — ___________. It’s too good an opportunity to miss.
A. No problem! B. That’s for sure. C. Why me? D. Why bother? 第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、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 used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so 36 as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was 37 the street from our home and I would often 38 the kids as they played during breaks.
I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in 39 as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just 40 their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but nobody could.
I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone. She would practice dribbling（运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes 41 dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She looked me in eyes and without a moment of 42 she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a scholarship. I like basketball. I 43 that if I were good enough, I would get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to
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be the best. My 44 told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” Then she smiled and ran towards the court to repeat the routine. Well, I had to admit that she was 45 . I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her school team to victory.
One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. 46 I asked what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply. “I am just too 47 .” The coaches told her that at 5’5” she would probably 48 get to play for a top ranked team— much less offered a scholarship — so she should stop dreaming about college.
She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I 49 her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet.
She 50 her head from her hands and told me that her father said those 51 were wrong. They just did not understand the 52 of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college and if she truly wanted a scholarship, nothing could stop her except one thing — her own 53 . He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college basketball coach. She was indeed offered a 54 , and admitted to the college team. She was going to get the college education that she had 55 of and worked toward for all those years.
It’s true: If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count. 36. A. small B. strong C. tall D. fat 37. A. in B. along C. beside D. across 38. A. see B. observe C. notice D. watch 39. A. terror B. satisfaction C. wonder D. disappointment 40. A. on B. over C. by D. with 41. A. until B. in C. after D. before 42. A. hesitation B. silence C. rest D. relief 43. A. wondered B. decided C. suspected D. declared 44. A. Mom B. coach C. Daddy D. teacher 45. A. determined B. enthusiastic C. optimistic D. smart 46. A. Quietly B. Secretly C. Impatiently D. Briefly 47. A. young B. slow C. short D. weak 48. A. soon B. never C. later D. afterwards 49. A. recognized B. judged C. sensed D. understood 50. A. turned B. lowered C. shook D. lifted 51. A. coaches B. statements C. players D. facts 52. A. key B. role C. truth D. power 53. A. performance B. idea C. attitude D. ability 54. A. reward B. hand C. scholarship D. job 55. A. talked B. dreamed C. thought D. heard 第三部分：阅读理解（共15题，每题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
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