20172018學年度下學期期中考試高二英語試題第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）（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，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ASomestudentspreferaparttimejobafterclasstoearnsomemoneyandimprovethemselves.HerearesomegoodpaniesINNOutBurgerItisthebesthamburgershopinthewestofAmerica.Regardedasoneofthebestemployers,itoffersflexiblehoursandthehighestparttimesalaries(薪水).Aboveall,thepanytreatsitsemployeesthewaytheywouldliketobetreated:likefamily.However,thereisnodiscountofferedtoitsemployees.Position:sellingassistant(experiencerequired)StarbucksCoffeeStarbuckshasbeenattheforefront(前沿)oftheUnitedStates’coffeerevolution.Workinghoursareflexible.Fittwentyhoursofworkintoyourweek.Thereisalsoa30%discountandafreepoundofcoffeeorboxofteaeveryweek.Position:assistantcoffeetaster(experiencerequired)WholeFoodsMarketWholeFoodsMarketistheworld’slargestnaturalandorganicfoodsellingpany.Withitsfocusonorganicingredients,WholeFoodsMarketisallabouthealth.Workinghoursareflexible.Benefitsincludepaidtimeoffanda20%discountsoyoucaneatlikeakingoratleastlikeatopchefintraining.Therearealsotrainingcoursesonhealthandfoodeveryweek.Position:secretaryWebsite:wwholefoodsmarket.Lands’EndLands’EndisaWisconsinbasedclothesstorethatfocusesoncasualfortandwarmthforthegreatoutdoors.Employees(evenparttimeemployees)havethechancetogotoapanyownedentertainmentcentreandgeta25%discountonthemeparksandmovies,andaninvitationtotheyearlypanypicnic.Besides,forparttimeemployees,workinghoursareflexibleandtheycanetoworkanytimetheylikeaslongastheyworkfor4hoursaday.Position:salespersonWebsite:21.Whichpanyoffersitsemployeesthebestdiscount?A.InNOutBurger.B.WholeFoodsMarket.C.StarbucksCoffee.D.Lands’End.22.Whichwebsiteshouldyouvisitifyouareinterestedinsellingclothes?A.innoutB.landsendC.23.Whatdothefourpanieshaveinmon?A.Trainingcoursesareoffered.B.Workinghoursareflexible.C.Relatedexperienceisrequired.D.Employeescangethighsalaries.BWhenIwasaboytherewerenosmartphones,andourtelevisiononlygotonechannelclearly.Still,Ineverfeltbored.Thefields,hillsandwoodlandsaroundmyhomeweretheperfectplaygroundwhoseadventureswereonlylimitedbymyimagination.Icanrememberoncehikingtonearbylakeandwalkingslowlyaroundit.AtthebackofitIwasamazedtofindanolddirtroadthatIhadneverseenbefore.Itwasfullofmuddytyretracksanddeepwoodsbordereditonbothsides,butexploringitstillseemedlikeafineadventure.Iwalkedonandonforwhatseemedlikehours.Iwassuremyguardianangelwaswhisperinginmyears"turnaroundandheadbackhome",butIwasstubbornandwalkedon.TherewasstillneitheracarnorahouseinsightInoticedthatthesunwasstartingtogodownandIgrewscaredIdidn'twanttoenduptrappedonthisroad,andIwasworriedthatitwouldbedarkbeforeIcouldmakemywaybacktothelakeagain.Icontinuedtowalkonwithsomethinggrowinginsideofme.Myheartwaspoundingandmylegswereaching.IwasalmostintearswhenIsawsomethinginthedistance.ItwasahousethatIrecognized.Ijumpedupanddownandlaughedoutloud.Itwasstilloveramileaway,butmylegsfeltlikefeathersandIhurriedbacktomyhouseinnotime.Iwalkedinwithabigsmileonmyfacejustintimefordinner.ThenIendedmyadventurewithagoodnight'ssleep.Ioftenthoughtofthatexperiencerecently.Actually,inourlife,allroads,nomatterhowtheytwistandturn,canleadushomeagain.Theycanleadustoourhomesinourhearts.Mayyoualwayswalkyourpathwithlove!Mayyoualwayshelpyourfellowtravelersalongtheway!Andmayyourroadsalwaysleadyouhomeagain!24.Whydidtheauthorhardlyfeelboredwhenhewasyoung?A.HecouldwatchTValldayB.Hecouldhavefuninnature.C.HehadmanyfriendstoplaywithD.Heusedtoexploretheolddirtroad25Whatdoestheunderlinedword"something"inParagraph3probablyreferto?A.DoubtB.HopeC.Fear.D.Courage26.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasexploringthedirtroad?A.Hewascontradictoryinmind.B.Hewasunconsciousofdangerahead.C.Hewasworriedtobetrappedinthewoods.D.Hewasafraidofbeingscoldedbyhisparents.27.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EveryEffortIsWorthwhile.B.AllRoadsLeadHome.C.BeDeterminedinYourLife.D.BeBravetoAdventure.CHaveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterall,youprobablysingorwhistlewhenyouarehappy.Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.However,theysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.Doyouknowwhata“territory”is?Aterritoryisanareathatananimal,usuallythemale,claims（聲稱）asitsown.Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelethere.Nootherfamiliesofthesamespeciesarewele.Youryardandhouseareyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewele.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandthreatenyou,youmightshout.Probablythiswouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway.Ifso,youhaveactuallyscaredthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim.Abirddoesthesamething.Butheexpectsanoutsideralmostanytime,especiallyatnesting（筑巢）season.Soheisscreamingallthetime,whetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatwecallabird’ssong,anditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.Birdssingloudestinthespringwhentheyaretryingtoattractamateandwarnothersnottoentertheterritoryoftheirs.Youcanseethatbirdshavealanguageoftheirown.Mostofithastodowithattractingmatesandsettingupterritories.28.Somescie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A.Pleasetakeactiontoplaygames.B.Infact,thereareatleast5morereasons.C.Playingsportsisgoodforyourgrades.D.Thebrainchemicalsreleasedduringexerciseimproveaperson’smood.E.Thoseskillswillserveyouwellatworkandinfamilylife.F.Itbuildsconfidencewhenyouknowyoucanpractice,improve,andachieveyourgoals.G.Youmightthinkthatplayingsportswilltakeupallthestudytime.第三部分英語知識運用（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。Iwentwithsomecolleaguesfrommyofficeforadinnerinaverypopularlocalrestaurant.Itwas41businesstimeandtherestaurantwaspacked.We42foundatableinacornerforthreeofus.Assoonaswesatdown,weheardacrashwhenacleaningboy43thefloorwithalltheplateshewascarrying.Therewas44andnoonewassayingordoinganything.InaflashIrememberedmy45manyyearsago.Once，IpassedoutintheairportbecauseIhadrushedthereonmyownona(n)46stomachIwas47andtakencareofbytwostrangers.Nowthiswasmychanceto48itforward.Irantotheyoungman'ssideimmediately,turnedhimonhisbackandscreamedforsomeoneto49ahotdrink.SoonpeoplestartedaskingifIwasadoctor.IsaidIwasnot,50Iwasskillfulatblackingout(暈厥).Thekidsoonopenedhiseyes,51whathadhappened.I52himbysayingitwasOKandIhadhada53experience.Hehadnoteatenanything.Iheldthe54drinktohismouthtillhefinisheditandsatwithhimtillhefeltOK.Bythenthe55hadarrived.Iaskedhertogivethekidsomethingtoeat.Iofferedtopay.Themanagerwaskindenoughtorefusethe56andagreedtomakesurethekidatebeforehewenthome.Bythetimeallthiswas57,itwasgettinglateformycolleagues.Sincewehadn't58anythingyet,theydecidedtogohome.Islowlywalkedhome,nothungryanymore,feeling59fortheopportunityIpayforwardthe60Ihadreceivedmanyyearsago.41.A.peak B.local C.spare D.regular42.A.actually B.eventually Ceagerly D.gradually43.A.kicked Btouched C.hit D.swept44.A.silence Bdanger Cdoubt D.tension45.A.adventure B.flight Cexperience D.lesson46.A.uneasy B.nervous C.empty D.vacant47.A.setup B.putup Clookedup Dpickedup48.A.pay B.return C.take D.put49.Adrag Bbuy C.serve Dbring50.A.and B.so C.because D.but51.Aknowing B.ignoring Cwondering Darguing52.Areminded Bforted Canswered Dencouraged53.A.memorable B.personal C.similar D.mon54.A.cool B.refreshing C.sweet D.warm55.A.customer B.manager C.waitress D.doctor56.A.payment B.reward Csuggestion Dsupport57.Aup Baway C.over D.behind58.Aprepared Bdemanded C.received D.ordered59.Aready B.anxious C.grateful D.fortable60.Akindness B.honor C.inspiration D.service第II卷第二節（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。將答案填寫在答題卡的相應位置。In1863thefirstundergroundpassengerrailwayintheworldopenedinLondon.Itranforjustundersevenkilometersandallowedpeopletoavoidterrible61(crowd)ontheroadsaboveastheytravelledtoand62work.Ittookthreeyearstopleteandwasbuiltusinganinterestingmethod.Thisincludeddigginguptheroad,63(lay)thetrackandthenbuildingastrongroofover64top.Whenallthosehadbeendone,theroadsurfacewasreplaced.Steamengines65(use)topullthecarriagesanditmusthavebeen66(fair)unpleasantforthepassengers,withallthesmokeandnoise.However,therailwayquicklyprovedtobeagreatsuccessandwithinsixmonths,morethan25,000peoplewereusing67everyday.Later,engineers68(manage)toconstructrailwaysinasystemofdeeptunnels(隧道),whichbecameknownastheTube.Thisdevelopmentwasonlypossiblewiththe69(introduce)ofelectricpoweredenginesandlifts.TheCentralLondonRailwaywasoneofthemost70(success)ofthesenewlines,andwasopenedin1900.Ithadwhitepaintedtunnelsandbrightredcarriages,andprovedextremelypopularwiththepublic.第四部分：寫作第一節：短文改錯（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。HaveyouheardabouttheKolibreetoothbrush?Itwereinventedbyme.Whydidyouwanttoinventsuchatoothbrush?Well,aboutoneyearago,wheneverIebackandaskedmykidsthatiftheyhadbrushedtheirteeth,theyoftensaid“yes”.Therefore,Iwouldfindtheirtoothbrushesdryup.SoIdecidedinventanelectrictoothbrush,whatcansensehowwellonebrusheshisorherteeth.ThetoothbrushcanalsosensehowitismovedbyyouandsendtheinformationstoanAndroidphoneoraniPhonethroughaBluetoothwirelessconnection.Besides,whilebrushedyoucanevenexamineholesbecausethereisacameraonit.Ifyou’reinteresting,buyone.You’llfindit’sreallyworththeprice.第二節書面表達(滿分25分)假設你是李華，你的英國筆友Mary最近在學漢語。她給你發來一封電子郵件，告訴你她對學習漢語興趣濃厚，并且提高很快，在前不久學校舉行的漢語演講比賽中她獲得了一等獎。請你用英語給她寫封回信祝賀她。內容包括：1.收到來信時的心情；2.祝賀筆友取得的成績；3.鼓勵她繼續努力。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結尾已經給出（不計入總詞數）。DearMary,Congratulations!________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Withbestwishes,Yourssincerely,LiHua高二英語試題答案閱讀：（共兩節,滿分40分2123：CBB24—27BCAB2831DACB3235BAAD3640BGEFD第一節：完形填空：41—45ABCAC 46—50CDADD 51—55CBCDB