1、精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上市一中20162017學年度第一學期期末考試試題高二英語答題要求：請將I卷的答案用2B鉛筆涂在答題卡上；將II卷的答案寫在答題紙上。考試結束只交答題卡和答題紙。第卷 第一部分 閱讀理解(共兩節，滿分40分) 第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。AInternational Robotics Forum（論壇）Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan, December 4-5The Robotics Society of Japan ( RSJ) , to provide

2、 opportunities for young robot lovers to learn more about industrial and service robots, is going to hold the International Robotics Forum that will cooperate with this years International Robot ExhibitionThe lectures and explanations throughout the Conference will be given in Japanese but will be i

3、nterpreted into English at the same timeThe Conference will offer a great opportunity for senior high school students from all around the world to communicate with each other through robotsTherefore, we look forward to your active participationThe event will take place for two daysOn the morning of

4、Day One, ProfShin ichi Yuta of the Shibaura Institute of Technology will give a lecture on basic mobile robotics and learning through robots.This will be followed by a talk by Mr.Kazuhiko Yokoyama of Yasukawa Electric Corporation who will explain the mechanism and control of robots and also poi

5、nt out the highlights(最精彩的部分）of the International Robot Exhibition    We will prepare a challenge for all the participants.We will send you themes for robot researchYou will study them in advance, and on the afternoon of Day One ,you will visit the Tokyo International Exhibition

6、Center and investigate (詳細研究）real robotYou will be able to experience fun and excitement of advanced robot technologies.On the morning of Day Two, you will present your study and investigation resultsOn the afternoon of Day Two，as the final event, awards will be given by the RSJ to groups that have

7、given outstanding presentationsWe hope that many future robot researchers and engineers will be born today1Who is the Conference intended for? AThe RSJ professors              BRobot lovers of all ages CJapanese robot researchers 

8、       DSenior high school students worldwide2When can the participants study the real robots? AOn the morning of December 4     BOn the morning of December 5 COn the afternoon of December 4    DOn the afternoon of December 5

9、3What type of writing is this text? AA  research paper                   BAn exhibition guide CAn announcement                 

10、60; DA newspaper articleBIts exciting to imagine how future humans will have solved the problems we have now, or what amazing new inventions will make our lives more convenient and interesting. We asked top scientists to share their predictions on what the world will be like in a century. If theyre

11、right, the 2114 is going to be really cool.1. Robots will do your chores and more.Robots will be doing most of our jobs, from building homes to teaching math. There are already robots that clean floors and pump gas. In the future they will be more complicated and useful. Unfortunately, with robots t

12、aking all the jobs, unemployment will be high.2. You will read minds.Speaking of being social, we will communicate in an entirely different way. Forget texts and emails. Mind-reading technology will allow us to send thoughts to each other without speaking a word. We will also be able to send thought

13、s to objects around us. (Instead of pressing start on the microwave, you could just think start.) Meanwhile, chips implanted(植入) in our brains will improve memory and intelligence.3. Your car will drive you.Today, around 30,000 Americans die in car accidents each year. One hundred years form now, ac

14、cidents will be a thing of the past. According to Mark Safford, consultant or the U.S. Department of Transportation, future cars will drive themselves. These electric cars will communicate with other cars on the road to travel safely in close formation at high speeds.4. You will eat fake meat.Raisin

15、g animals is not an efficient way to produce food, and it harms the environment: Cows, chickens, and pigs eat a lot, and then we have to deal with all that poop(糞便). Whats more, that poop can poison lakes, rivers, and streams. Today, scientists can grow meat in a lab from animal cells, but its expen

16、sive and not very delicious. In the future, they will have perfected the process. Youll order hamburgers that come from factories, not cows. Scientists may even find ways to make lab-grown meat tastier and healthier than the real thing.4. According to the passage, what is likely to happen when robot

17、s become more common in the future?A. People will be much lazier. B. More people will lose their jobs.C. People may become physically weaker. D. More people may become less intelligent.5. Mind-reading technology will help people to _.A. have a good memoryB. talk to other creaturesC. read books effic

18、ientlyD. convey messages silently6. Future meat will be _.A. much more affordableB. less tasty but healthierC. more organic and deliciousD. more environmentally friendly7. What is the passage mainly about?A. The history of human life.B. The predictable future life.C. The development of science.D. Th

19、e latest scientific findings.C I am always nervous when I get an email from my parents with"FYI(For Your Information)". My parents are in their late 70s, and while they are quite healthy for their ages, I worry about what messages they are going to give me. I got such an email in September

20、 from my father. He sent an email from my cousin who told that her father, my uncle Reese, had passed away. The news made my mind go blank though I have met him less than a dozen times in my life, because Reese was the first of my parents siblings(兄弟姐妹) to die, and I was simply not ready for that. T

21、he memorial service was set in Florida, and I quickly decided I needed to go. I needed to be there for my father, and I needed to go for myself. Reese is about nine years older than my father, and I started to do the math in my head. I know that doesnt make sense, but I will do anything to reason th

22、at I still have a lot of time before I will be in my cousins shoes. Reeses memorial service was small with only family and perhaps a dozen of his friends. The funeral (葬禮)was attended by an even smaller number, and then, the family gathered at a nearby bar to look at old photographs found among Rees

23、es possessions when he died. As we drove back to the Orlando International Airport, I thought about how I am not sure what my parents want, not only in their memorial services, but also how they want to be remembered and where they want to be laid to rest. These are going to be difficult conversatio

24、ns, but I know I need to have them. Maybe not right now, but we do need to open the discussion at some point. It may feel too early, but I trust my parents will know that when adult children raise these questions, we do it out of love to honor their lives and their wishes.8Why do emails with"FY

25、I"make the author uneasy? A.Shes too busy to read those emails. B.She dislikes her parents nonstop talking. C.They often bring unpleasant news. D.Shes afraid to get bad news about her parents.9How did the author feel about the email from her cousin? A.Disappointed. B.Shocked. C.Confused. D.Anno

26、yed.10What do we know from the third and fourth paragraphs? A.A get-together was held at home. B.Reeses friends didnt appear. C.Not many people attended the funeral. D.The author hesitated to go to Florida.11What does the author decide to do after the funeral? A.Express her love for her parents brav

27、ely. B.Have a talk with her parents about death. C.Value her parents wishes. D.Get everything ready for her parents.DTwo of the saddest words in the English language are if only. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes

28、, and disappointmentMy father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right”. I always try to live by the extra minute rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an if only moment，whether it was somethi

29、ng minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (襯墊)onto the sharp comers of a glass coffee tableI dont only avoid those if only moments when it comes to safetyIts equally important to avoid if only i

30、n our personal relationships.We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say I love you or I forgive you. When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday，I told him that it was a holiday for my

31、company and I wouldnt be here. But then I thought about the fact that he s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after allI know there will still be occasions when I have to say if only about

32、 something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventualityAnd even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that Im doing the

33、right thing. Im buying myself peace of mind and thats the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being12Which of the following is an example of the extra minute rule? AStart the car the moment everyone is seated    BLeave the room for a minute with the iron working  &#

34、160;    CWait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better    DMove an object out of the way before it trips someone13The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to               

35、0;    Akeep her appointment with the eye doctor       Bmeet her father who was already an old manCjoin in the holiday celebration of the company              Dfinish her work

36、before the deadline approached  14The underlined word foregone in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to             Aabandoned          Blacked    Cavoided   

37、60;                  Dwasted  15What is the best title for the passage?      AThe Emotional Well-being             

38、 BThe Two Saddest Words     CTo do the right thing           DThe Peace of Mind第二節 （共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據短文內容，選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is no

39、t necessarily so, however. 16 Heres how:1. Make plans carefully. You should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule. First, make a plan for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then plan your study well. 17 A weekly schedule may not solve all your pr

40、oblems, but it will force you to be aware of what is happening to your life.2. 18 Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be simply a corner of your room with only study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject

41、.3. Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Take notes if necessary, because the notes will help you remember what the teacher says and study better.4. Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the i

42、mportant points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, reading that material. This will help you understand the next class. 19 5. Develop a good attitude towards tests. 20 They help you remember your new knowledge. The world wont end if

43、you dont pass a test, so dont be overly worried.There are other methods that might help you with your study. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these methods.A. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it for a longer t

44、ime.B. And still it doesnt end.C. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to.D. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.E. Dont forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.F. Find a good place to study.G. Remember to put your books in order before l

45、eaving the room.第二部分 英語知識運用(共四節，滿分55分)第一節 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 People from every corner flooded into the streets that Christmas Eve. “Frosty the Snowman” and “Jingle Bells” 21 in stores; on the pavements, the street singers performed happily. Everyone

46、, was  22  by someone else, delighted and cheerful. I was alone.    As one of 8 kids of a Brazilian family, brought up in America's crowded apartment, I'd spent several years searching for aloneness. Now,   23  , at 27, a college student after the 

47、0;  24   with my girlfriend , every cell inside me wanted to be alone,   25   not at Christmas. My family had   26   to Brazil and my friends were   27   with their own lives. Dusk was approaching, and the fact that I ha

48、d to return to my   28   home made me sad. Lights from windows blinked, and I hoped someone would   29   from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and   30   presents. At a market, I fe

49、lt more   31   when people were buying lots of goods, which   32   me of the gifts we received as children in my mind . I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it. Outside the church , a manger(小耶穌) had been set

50、60;  33   . I stood with others watching the scene, some of them  34    themselves, praying. As I walked home, I realized that leaving Brazil was still a painful experience as I struggled with   35  I had become in 15 years in America. I'd m

51、ourned the   36   , but for the first time, I recognized what Id gained. I was independent,   37    and healthy. My life was still ahead, full of  38  . Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself

52、60; 39   for what I'd obtained up to now and promise to go forward. It is the best gift I've ever got, the one that I most   40   .21Ashared     Bplayed Cserved Dheld22Aaccompanied    Bemployed Cattended

53、0;Dsupported23Ausually   Bextremely Creally Deventually24Abreakup   Bdate Csympathy Dconcern25Aso   Bbut Cand Dor26Amoved   Bslipped Ccame Dreturned27Apleased   Bsatisfied Coccupied Dbored28Ashabby &#

54、160;Bempty   Cwarm Dcozy29A turn up   Bhang out   Cgo away Dbreak in30A dealt    Bdiscounted Cwrapped Ddonated31Atired   Bnervous Cexcited Dupset32Areminded    Bremained    Cmentioned &

55、#160;  Dintroduced33Adown     Bup   CasideDabout34Ahugging   Bbowing Ccrossing Dbending35Ahow   Bwhich CwhatDthat36Acases   Blimits Closses Dworries37Alonely  Beducated   Cshy

56、 Dwealthy38Apossibility     Bsight Csadness Dhardship39Asurprise   Bdefeat Cprize Dcredit40Aselect   Bvalue Csave Dadmit第二節 單項選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分） 閱讀下列小題，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。 41.He has a good sense of humor, which _

57、his being a good lecturer. A refers to B turns to C contributes to D subscribes to42._ herself with routine office tasks, she had no time to attend to her children. A To be occupied B Occupied C Being occupied D Occupying43.The man didnt know _ the thief broke into the house and stole all his valuab

58、le things. A. was it when that B when it was that C that it was when D it was when that 44. -I _ your mobile number, otherwise I would have rung you while in London. -Oh, Id rather you _me. A didnt know; had rung B hadnt known; would ring C dont know; rang D havent known; will ring45. _to computer g

59、ames, the boy has lost all interest in his lessons. A .Addicted B Having addicted C Addicting D Addict46.-Do you doubt _he has passed the examination? -I am not doubtful at all _ he has passed all the examination. A that, whether B whether, that C that, that D whether, whether47.In art criticism, yo

60、u must assume the artist has a secret message _within the work. A. to hide B. hidden C. hiding D. being hidden48 _ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin. A. Exposed B. Having exposed C. Being exposed D. Exposing 49. If he doesnt go to the concert, _. A. neither do I B. neither I do

61、. C. neither will I D. neither I will50. Though _ money, his parents managed to send him to a university. A.lacked B.lacking C.was lacking D. was lacked第卷第二部分 英語知識運用(共四節，滿分55分)第三節 語法填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10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。Today it_51_(find)that most middle school students pay little attention to sports. Is it because they have no interest in sports?” It may not be_52_fact. They often say they have other_53_(importan