遼寧省葫蘆島市第一高級(jí)中學(xué)2017-2018學(xué)年高二英語下學(xué)期期中試題滿分：120分 考試時(shí)間:100 分鐘 第I卷 第一部分： 聽力（略）第二部分： 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)；滿分40分）第一節(jié) （共15題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A,B,C,和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AWant a journey that is really more interesting than the destination? Then you might want to fly to one of these airports.The runway where planes have been known to drop off a cliffTaking off at the Matekane airstrip (飛機(jī)跑道) in Lesotho, South Africa, is a frightening experience, as the plane soars over an about 600-metre cliff face after taking off.Matekanes runway sits 2,286 metres up on a mountain gully (溝渠), so it takes nerves of steel to both land and take off. If a plane doesnt manage to pick up enough speed on the 400 metre-long airstrip, it falls off the cliff before it takes flight.The ice runwayMany travellers find plane landings a terrifying enough prospect ordinarily, but imagine if the runway were made of ice!Thats a reality for anyone flying into Doris Lake Aerodrome - a privately owned ice runway located on Doris Lake in Nunavut, Canada. The small airport is open from January to April and it mainly operates for gold mining.The failed runwayThe French tried to build a concrete airstrip at their Dumont D Urville research station in the Antarctic more than two decades ago.But they failed when the area was badly damaged by a storm, just months before its pletion.Work was stopped because attempts to rebuild the airstrip would have negatively affected local wildlife, but small aircraft still use the long, snow-free area to land.The inner-city water airstripVancouvers seaplane terminal in Canada is home to the worlds largest all-seaplane airline.Flying down at high speed and then landing on water is exciting enough for most passengers, but what really makes this particular port so special is its location. Its located in the middle of downtown Vancouver, among the citys tallest skyscrapers.21. What is special about the Matekane airstrip?A. It is constructed on ice. B. It is open for one month every April.C. It was built for scientific research. D. It is on the edge of a cliff.22. Where is the inner-city water airstrip located? A. In Canada B. In France C. In South Africa D. In the Antarctic23. Due to the environmental protection factor, _ was never pleted. A. the runway on Doris Lake B. the runway at the Dumont D Urville research station C. the airstrip in the middle of downtown Vancouver D. the Matekane airstrip in Lesco BWhen I flew into this country, the sides of the runway were littered with destroyed aircraft, large and small. On the seven-hour drive to our hospital, we passed old stone houses built into the sides of mountains with seemingly normal country life going on in the small villages, and I wished I were visiting this place as a tourist. But the conflict, which has been ongoing for almost two years, is impossible to ignore: we saw broken-down bridge, destroyed overpasses (天橋) and pieces of shrapnel (彈片) everywhere.You can hear shooting and air attacks throughout the day and night in the hospital. You very quickly get to know the direction of the shooting. I couldnt help but think about the people living in this situation for much longer than I have, trying to get on with their normal lives surrounded by conflict and fear. The markets are running, and there are people in the streets, but you never know when and where theres going to be an air attack. Its very sad to think about the fear that they are forced to live with.Our hospital is in a building originally intended as a hotel. Our focus is on children and reproductive health services.Ill never forget the first twins delivered at the hospital. They were born at just seven months to a young first-time mother, and were small enough to hold in the palm of my hand. Because they were so premature, the chance of their survival was low, but the staff finally saved their lives. And seven weeks later we discharged two very healthy twins, Ola and Osman. Their parents were so appreciative - it was a joy to see the satisfaction on their mothers and fathers faces as they left the hospital.Its amazing to see the direction of the local health staff. The war is affecting them and their families, yet they still show up for work, sometimes crossing frontlines to get there.24. What does the author want to tell us in the first paragraph? A. The country is heavily affected by war. B. The country isnt worth visiting for tourists. C. The villages are full of destroyed building. D. It took the author a long time to get to the country by air.25. The hospital is _. A. quite far away from the frontline B. built for child delivery and mother care C. built in a hotel to protect it from air attacks D. a place for the homeless to live temporarily26. What happened to the twins? A. They were born early. B. Their mother died after their birth. C. They were abandoned during the war. D. They grew up in the hospital.27. What is the authors attitude towards the local doctors and nurses? A. Ashamed B. Disappointed C. Admiring D. EnviousCHumanoid robots were out of fashion at this years BoboBusiness, the annual exhibition in San Jose, California, which claims to be the most important robotics event in the world. However, the iPal, a child-size robot designed to take over adult responsibilities, was an exception.The three-foot tall iPal has wide eyes, working fingers, and a touchscreen tablet on its chest. It can talk with children, answer questions like "why is the sun hot?", and provide video chat for absent parents. "Its a robot for children, " said Avatar Mind founder, Jiping Wang. "It s mainly for panionship." The iPal, he said, could keep children aged three to eight occupied for " a couple of hours" without adult supervision.The iPal takes the debate over the automation of human jobs to the next level. The ethics of how robots should interact with children is necessarily more fraught than the ethics of robots in the workforce. Childcare has rarely, if ever, been a respected job, but it is essential.Noel Sharkey, an emeritus (名譽(yù)) professor of robotics and artificial intelligence at the University of Sheffield, has been raising concerns about robotic nannies (保姆) since2008."Robot are a great educational tool for children. It inspires them to learn about science and engineering," Sharkey told the Guardian in March. "But they do not have the sensitivity or understanding needed for childcare."The iPal will be available to Chinese consumers by the end of the year, Wang said. He hopes to start selling it in the United States next year. The robot has been tested in China. Wang said , "80% love it, 15% have no reaction, and 5% are scared." Of course, not all of the innovations (創(chuàng)新) on display at RobotBusiness are so alarming.The Obi, for example, bines a special plate with a motorized arm to help people with disabilities feed themselves. The Obi does not replace a caretaker -someone still needs to cook the meal and serve it-but it does allow its user more independence.28. What do we know about the iPal from the passage? A. It was designed to take care of the disabled or old. B. It is not very popular with Chinese children. C. It is to be sold in American stores by the end of this year. D. It can help parents babysit their children when theyre away.29. The underlined word in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by _. A. attractive B. cheerful C. worrying D. popular30. What does Professor Sharkey think of robotic nannies? A. They cannot replace real nannies. B. They are intelligent and have feeling. C. They are good for the moral development of children. D. They can teach children about science and engineering.31. What might be the best title for the passage? A. Ready for the Robot Revolution? B. Robots Will Soon Be Raising Children in America C. A Robot Babysitter Is Launched at BoboBusiness D. What will Happen When Robots Can Do All the Human Jobs?DReintroducing beaver(海貍) to Britain could help clean up rivers, prevent flooding and minimise soil loss, an expert has claimed.Professors Richard Brazier, a researcher at the University of Exeter, said unpublished results from a trial area in Devon showed muddy water entering an area where beavers were living was three times cleaner when it left. "Our trial has shown that the beavers are able to dam(筑壩) our streams in a way that keeps soil in the headwaters of our catchment(流域) so it doesnt block up rivers downstream and pollute our drinking and bathing waters. If we bring beavers back its just one tool we need to solve Britains crisis of soil loss and agriculture pollution of waterways, but its a useful tool," he said.Prof Braziers claims were disputed by the National Farmers Union (NFU), which warned that the reintroduction of beavers to Scotland had led to fields and forests being damaged. Spokesman Mark Pope said:"The knowledge of the impacts beavers have had on farmland, riverbanks and flood defenses in Scotland is concerning. We await the results of the Devon trial and will analyze the outes then."Prof Brazier, an expert in Earth Surface Processes, insisted the animals could even play a useful role in preventing flooding. He told BBC News:" The public is currently paying people to build leaky dams to keep storm waters in the uplands. The beavers can do it free of charge and even build their own homes."However, Professor Jane Rickson, a soil specialist from Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, joined the NFU in sounding a note of caution. She agreed that in some places in the UK there was evidence of worrying soil loss, and said new policies were urgently needed. Beavers may in fact reduce the river channel and remove vegetation, exposing banks to greater erosion(侵蝕) and increasing, rather than decreasing, the risk of flooding, she warned. And she said beaver dams should be "leaky" to avoid build-ups of large volumes of waters.32. How do beavers help clean up rivers, prevent flooding and minimise soil loss?A. By damaging their dams to avoid build-ups of large volumes of water.B. By protecting the forests or fields.C. By building their own homes in the riverbank.D. By building dams in their own way. 33. What can we learn from the passage?A. Beavers cant clean up rivers.B. Mark Pope supports Professor Richard Brazier.C. The scientists havent decided to introduce beavers.D. Beavers have positive effects on agriculture.34. Professor Jane Rickson didnt agree with Professor Richard Brazier because she thought that _.A. beaver dams are not leakyB. beavers couldnt decrease the risk of flooding C. it would take a lot of time to introduce beaversD. the environment problems were extremely serious35. In which section of a website can you most probably find this passage?A. Technology B. Environment C. Education D. Culture 第二節(jié) （共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。將答案寫在答題紙上。 Today we explore expressions using the word “wheel.” The first wheels, it is believed, were not used for transportation. They were created to serve as potters wheel around 3500 B.C. in Mesopotamia. 36 We can be proud of our ancient human ancestors. So, after going through all that trouble to invent something like the wheel, it would be foolish to reinvent it. This gives us our first expression: to reinvent the wheel. 37 For example, in the United States there are many schools that have Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs). 38 So, if you are a parent who wants to start a PTA at your childs school, you dont need to reinvent the wheel. You can simply copy the structure already created by many thousands of parents many times over.Just as the wheel is an important invention, a big wheel is an important person. Like gears in a large machine, the big wheel makes the other smaller wheels turn. 39 A big wheel is powerful and can affect other people.If we talk about important people, like a big wheel, we should also talk about unimportant people. They can be called a fifth wheel. A car only needs four wheels to operate. 40 A fifth wheel is someone who is not needed or who is being ignored in a situation.A. These groups allow parents to help teachers in many different ways.B. The invention of the wheel was a big deal for human being.C. So a fifth wheel would be unnecessary.D. It means to waste a lot of time or effort to create something that already exists.E. It means you are being careless and you dont notice what is going on around you.F. The same can be said for a person.G. This idiom means that the problem plained about most loudly usually gets fixed first.第三部分： 英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)；滿分45分）第一節(jié) 完型填空 (共20 小題; 每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Last night , I bought a sunflower to put on the windshield(擋風(fēng)玻璃) of someone Im attracted to. After some 41 I decided not to, since we had only been on one date, the previous night. Dont want to e off too strong, right? 42 , I grabbed the flower on my way out this morning with the intention to give it to someone so that it wouldnt 43 alone. What happened next has 44 me changed in ways I dont even have words for yet.While I was sitting and drinking a coffee at the coffee shop which I 45 go to, I saw a woman reading something quietly with 46 in her eyes. It was like there was a magnet(磁鐵) in the sunflower that was being 47 to her, because I knew at that moment she was the one who I was going to 48 the sunflower to.When I got to her table I said, “hey, 49 me. I have this sunflower that I was 50 to give to someone special and that someone I had in mind didnt work out, but I can feel that youre 51 too, so I want you to have it."Before I could even hand her the sunflower, this plete 52 flew into my arms with tears flowing down her face, as if I were someone she once 53 and lost. Next, she said she was crying because her fiance had died the week before, just months before they were going to get married. On her first 54 he had brought her sunflower, 55 she was the light of his life. Im shaken awake and feeling raw. You never know how much a simple 56 of giving someone a US $5 flower will 57 their life, as well as yours. Life is about giving and being of service to 58 . I challenge you all to find a way to make someone elses life just a little bit 59 today and be of service. You 60 know the impact you could have.41. A. inspiration B. consideration C. intention D. explanation42. A. Although B. Anyway C. However D. Otherwise43. A. break B. shrink C. hurt D. die44. A. brought B. left C. lost D. taught45. A. typically B. carefully C. quietly D. immediately46. A. doubt B. water C. tears D. ideas47. A. drawn B. received C. confirmed D. caught48. A. throw B. give C. buy D. provide 49. A. promise B. watch C. pardon D. help50. A. expressing B. delivering C. sharing D. hoping51. A. special B. beautiful C. considerate D. generous52. A. colleague B. newer C. friend D. stranger53. A. thanked B. trusted C. loved D. struck54. A. date B. marriage C. shopping D. challenge55. A. so B. if C. since D. because56. A. sign B. gesture C. behavior D. mark57. A. touch B. encourage C. change D. impress58. A. another B. other C. others D. one59. A. harder B. warmer C. healthier D. brighter60. A. never B. yet C. ever D. still第II卷第三部分： 英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)；滿分45分）第二節(jié) 語法填空 （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。When Omar Gomez signed on as a volunteer fireman for the Grand Fire Department, he was simply looking for “something (61) _ (differ).” Now, a little more than three years later, he s addicted.“Theres some excitement in it,” says Gomez, adding that the munity service has turned out to be much more intense than he (62) _(original) thought.Gomez has been recognized as Grandviews most improved fireman of the year by his peers and superiors recently.Gomez says that when possible, he goes on every call the department gets, (63) _it is an aid call, vehicle accident or fire.When (64) _ (arrive) at the scene of an emergency, Gomez says its almost as though hes operating on auto-pilot(自動(dòng)駕駛). “Your body just starts to do it. Its (65)_ we train for.” In the past year, Gomez has been learning how to operate the pump engines. Gomez s learning doesnt stop there, though. Hes training in the officers program now. That training (66) _ (take) about a year.Gomez says there are many (67) _(reward) that e with the job of being a volunteer firefighter. In the case of a recent fire in Grandview, firefighters(68) _able to quickly begin moving valuables, (69)_ pictures and furniture, from the house.Gomez says he is surprised (70) _(learn) hes been named the most improved fireman. “Its very surprising. We all do our part,” he says.第四部分 ： 寫作 （共兩節(jié)； 滿分35分）第1節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。 增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏子符號(hào)（/），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。 刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。 修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。 注意：1. 每處錯(cuò)誤僅限1詞； 2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。 Last week, I was invited to go for the interview. This interview would be in English, but to prepare myself for the interview, I joined an English forum. That made me worried was that I only had a week sharpen my language skills. On the day of the interview, before I met the interviewer, there were an essay test that I should take. Although I was given only half an hour to do it, I manage to plete it in time. Fortunate, I did not perform very well in speaking. But the interviewer seemed interesting in my writing. Thanks so much to all those who helped him on the English forum, otherwise I couldn t have pleted of the essay in time.第2節(jié) ： 書面表達(dá)（共1題， 滿分25分）中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)手工藝是中國(guó)文化的重要組成部分。然而由于種種原因，中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)手工藝的傳播與發(fā)展正面臨窘境，某英語論壇對(duì)此現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行了討論。假如你是李華，請(qǐng)用英語發(fā)一篇帖子，談?wù)勀銓?duì)中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)手工藝的看法。要點(diǎn)提示：1. 中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)手工藝的現(xiàn)狀；2. 中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)手工藝發(fā)展正面臨窘境的原因；3. 談?wù)勀銓?duì)保護(hù)中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)手工藝的建議。注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右；2. 可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3. 參考詞匯：手工藝handcraft 繼承者successor參考答案閱讀 A 2123 DABB 2427 ABAC C 2831 DCACD 3235 DCBB 七選五 3640 BDAFC完型 4145 BBDBA 4650 CABCD 5155 ADCAD 5660 BCCDA語法填空61 different 62 originally 63 whether 64 arriving 65 what 66 will take 67 rewards 68 were 69 like 70 to learn改錯(cuò) 第1句 the 改為an 第2句 but 改為so； 第3句 That改為What； week 后面加to 第4句 were改為was； 第5句 manage改為managed 第6句 Fortunate 改為 Unfortunately 第7句 interesting 改為 interested 第8句 him 改為 me；of 去掉One Possible Version: Chinese traditional handicrafts are an important part of Chinese culture. There are many kinds of traditional handicrafts, such as paper cutting and pottery. But in recent years, their state of development has been embarrassing. Many traditional skills are slowly disappearing. The development of modern technology is making peoples lives easier. On the other hand, many people neglect this kind of Chinese culture, and so no successors to take over from those who have the skills. I think that there are many ways to protect Chinese traditional handicrafts. First, we can gather the information about those skills and send it to a museum so that more people can see and know about the sk