20162017學年度第一學期期中考試高二英語試題ait feels like every time my mother and i start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. we talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into world war iii. shell talk about my lack of a bright future because i dont plan to be a doctor. and much to her disappointment, i dont want to do any job related to science, either. in fact, when i was pushed to say that i planned to major(主修) in english and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.“why cant you be like my co-workers son?” she bemoans all the time. her co-workers son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. i dont know what to answer except that i simply cant be like mr. perfect as ive called the unnamed co-workers son. i cant be like him. im the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because i love it, not because of fame (名聲) or salary.i understand why my mother is worried about my future major. ive seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. she leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around5 pm or even 6 pm. however, i want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesnt mean ill be successful. id rather follow my dreams and create my own future.1. which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?a. the writers studies. b. the writers future jobc. dinner plans d. wars around the world2. we can infer from paragraph 1 that the writers mother _.a. doesnt want the writer to major in englishb. doesnt think the writer should be a doctorc. gets along very well with the writerd. doesnt think working in the science field is a good idea3.the underlined word “bemoans” in paragraph 2 most probably means _.a. agrees b. shouts c. complains d. smiles4.which of following statements is probable true about the writer?a. he wants to be like his mothers co-workers son.b. he wants to find a job in his community in the future.c. he doesnt think his mothers co-workers son is perfect.d. he wants to do something he really likes in the future. bin todays internet age, the demand for online games continues to grow. online computer game centers exist in many cities and towns throughout asia. facing the pressures of school and life, people tend to the virtual world, expecting a diversion from these problems. too often, however, they can lead to problems and unhealthy addictions. this is most clearly seen in the example of south korea. the country has the worlds highest percentage of high-speed internet services. it also has a high number of online game players and related problems. in 2002, a young man collapsed(突然暈倒) and died while playing online games. he had been playing almost nonstop for 86 hours at an internet caf. another young man killed his sister after becoming confused between the online world and real life. a 12-year-old boy stole us $ 16,000 from his father and ran away from home. he did this to continue his obsession(著迷) with an online game. such problems, however, dont just happen in south korea. they are spreading to other parts of asia, as well.what kinds of people develop online game addiction? what does the problem look like? dr.suehuei chen, a clinical psychologist, researches internet addiction. she discovered some signs of at-risk individuals such as lack friendships and good social skills. those problem individuals feel it so compulsive to play online games that they could sacrifice things such as school or family. they feel the need to spend more and more time. online. and they become upset if anyone tries to limit their online game playing.how many problems game players are there? in mainland china, the potential number of problem online gamers is alarming. in 2004, the china daily reported that china had 13.8 million online game players.furthermore, it stated that 80 percent of these were under 25 and had signs of addiction. such numbers point toward a growing problem among chinese youth. make sure to keep control over your online game playing. if you dont control it, it can get control of you.5. what is mainly discussed in the passage?a. the disadvantages of the internet.b. the online game problems in asia.c. the popularity of online games worldwide.d. the cause of online game addiction.6. according to paragraph 2, which of the following statements is not true? a. the young killers sister was killed in a fictional worldb. online game playing is responsible for the young mans death.c. people in south korea have access to the internet most easily.d. the teenage boy stole money due to his playing games online.7. what can we learn from the passage? a. most people in asia have developed an addiction to online games.b. online game addictions cause many life-and-death arguments in south korea.c. lonely and unsociable people seem to more easily develop internet addictions.d. in the year 2004 there were a total of 13.8 million chinese visiting the internet.8. whatare the signs of at-risk individuals?3 a .feelingit so compulsive to play online gamesb. becomingupset if anyone tries to limit their online game playing.c. feeling the need to spend more and more time onlined. all the abovecthe way to read fastperhaps you have been told about some habits（習慣） which stop a person reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have.do you still have any of these bad habits? check yourself by answering yes or no to these questions:1. do you move your lips(嘴唇) when reading silently？2. do you point to words with your finger as you read?3. do you move your head from side to side as you read?4. do you read one word at a time?if you answer yes to any of these questions, start at once to break the habit.if you move your lips, hold your fingers over them, or hold a piece of paper between your lips while you are reading. then if your lips move, you will know it and can stop them.if you point to words, hold the two sides of your book, one side with your left hand, the other side with your right hand. then you will not have a free finger to use in pointing while reading.if you move your head, place your chin（下巴）in one hand, and hold your head still(不動地，靜止地).if you read no more than one or two or three words at a time, you need to work very hard in learning to take in more words at each glance(看一眼) as your eyes travel across the lines of words.9.you may hold your fingers over your lips while reading_a. to hold a piece of paper between themb. to stop yourself talking to othersc. to tell others to be silentd. to feel whether y our lips move or not10.when your eyes travel across the lines of words,_a. you need to read the words outb. you need to look at every word carefullyc. you need to read several words at a timed. you need to remember every word11. when you read,_.a. dont use your finger to point to wordsb. dont hold your books with your handsc. dont hold your head stilld. dont do any of the things mentioned(提到)above.12. this passage mainly talks about_.a. the importance of fast reading b. the bad habits in readingc. the way to read fast d. both a and bdi came to study in the united states a year ago .yet i did not know the real american society until i was injured in a car accident because after the accident i had to see a doctor and go to court. after the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. i was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. but the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. i was astonished. he had good reasons to charge me, he said. and if i wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, id have to have a good lawyer. and only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that i should pay him. but every day i went to see the doctor, i had to wait about 50 minutes. he would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. yet he charged me $115 each time .the final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215. my lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. but after that he avoided seeing me at all. he knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. he simply waited to collect his money. he was so irresponsible that i decided to dismiss him. and he made me pay him $770.now i had to act as my own lawyer. due to my inexperience, i told the insurance company the date i was leaving america. knowing that, they played for timeand i left without getting a cent.13. the authors roommate offered to help him because_.a. he felt sorry for the authorb. he thought it was a chance to make some moneyc. he knew the doctor was a very good oned. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer14. both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very_.a. friendly b. selfish c. professional d. busy15. what conclusion can you draw from the story?a. going to court is something very common in america.b. one must be very careful while driving a car.c. there are more bad sides in america than good sides.d. money is more important than other things in the us.第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。health is the most important thing in the world. nothing is more important than health. if we take away our money, houses, cars, or even our clothes, we can still survive. 16 that is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly.how can we keep healthy? in order to eat healthily, i usually avoid eating food high in fat, like french fries or cookies, which are junk food. 17 i eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins. 18 taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.whats more, i think friends are an important part of ones health. 19 i always feel better when i am with friends than when i am alone. when i am with friends, i always laugh. laughing is also an important part of health. it is good to stay with my friends.by eating properly and exercising regularly, i can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. by spending time with my friends, i can keep my mind as well as my body happy. these things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them. 20 a. on the other hand, doing exercise is very important.b. there are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy.c. many studies show that people with a range of social contacts dont get sick.d. but if our health was taken away, it is certain that we would surely die.e. i only eat little meat.f. i think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy.g.some people appear fat because they often eat too much.第二部分: 英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）第一節 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（a、b、c和d）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。i live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. luckily therere small ways of helping them and you neednt have a lot of 21. one way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. 22 doing this one day, i got to 23 a young homeless man, he was often 24 the magazine at the train station.he was a poor farmer from another country. after a while, i discovered that his 25 was close to mine. it 26 that we were born in the same month.i met him last year 27 after his birthday, and after congratulating（祝賀） him, without 28 , i asked if he had had a good day. he 29 and said that he hadnt really celebrated. i felt so 30. i just couldnt bear the thought of （不敢想）this nice, young man being 31 on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! so i went home and looked in my yarn（紗線） basket. 32 for me, i had enough yarn 33. i set to work and knitted（編織） a 34 for the young man. the yarn had become a little dirty 35 i didnt knit very often. then i washed the yarn so the scarf would be 36 when he got it. i met him on my own birthday as i was going shopping. i had 37 to meet him so i had 38 the scarf and a piece of my own birthday 39 around with me. he was very happy with these gifts and so was i. the 40 in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!21. a. workb. energyc. moneyd. experience22. a. inb. onc. besidesd. by23. a. realizeb. ignorec. knowd. recognize24. a. sellingb. readingc. coveringd. buying25. a. birthdayb. housec. heightd. hobby26. a. saidb. foundc. guessedd. meant27. a. longb. shortlyc. everd. even28. a. stoppingb. helpingc. praisingd. thinking29. a. looked upb. turned upc. looked down d. got down30. a. foolishb. excitedc. cleverd. worried31. a. calmb. happyc. aloned. hungry32. a. suddenlyb. luckilyc. badlyd. however33. a. usedb. donec. leftd. produced34. a. scarfb. capc. sockd. glove35. a. whenb. becausec. sod. and36. a. differentb. dryc. wetd. clean37. a. likedb. hopedc. promisedd. agreed38. a. madeb. thrownc. receivedd. carried39. a. cakeb. presentc. songd. party40. a. lightb. painc. sightd. tear第二部分: 英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）第二節語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容（1個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。 the american writer mark twain once 41 (say), “i can live for two months on a good compliment.” perhaps his words sound theatrical(夸張的), but its true that compliments(贊美) can really make people feel good. they can give us the 42 (confident) we need to finish a project or to improve ourselves. they can even turn a bad day 43 a good one. compliments also play 44 important role in social communication. they can be used to greet a friend or relatives, to start up a conversation at a party, or to show 45 (we) appreciation to someone. compliments are only meaningful, however, if they are sincere. in 46 (give) a compliment, we should not say something we dont really mean. it is also important to know how to accept a compliment 47 (polite). for english speakers, the best answer is often a simple “thank you” 48 (speak) with a cheerful voice. some comment might also be acceptable，especially if the person 49 gave the compliment is trying to start up a conversation. for example, if someone compliments you on your clothing, you might mention when or where you bought it or some other bit of information. another good way 50 (be) to offer a compliment in return.第三部分：寫作（共兩節，滿分35分）短文改錯（共10小題，每題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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（），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每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞； 2只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分.we had the p. e. lesson this afternoon. our teacher taught us practice the long jump. when the bell rang, we gatheredon the playgro