黑龙江省青冈县一中2017_2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题A卷201805290346.wps

青冈一中高二学年期中考试英语试题(A(A 卷) ) （时间 100 分钟 总分 120分） 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分). 第一节（共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A A Sydney Cultural Festival Sydney Cultural Festival WhatsWhats on today! on today! European Art ShowEuropean Art Show Location: Art Gallery of New South Wales. Today is the final day of the exhibition featuring 18th and 19th century paintings by some of the greatest European artists, such as Van Gough and Monet. Posters of these great works are available for purchase at the Visitors Centre. Time: 8.30am 7pm Cost: $12 adults; $7 children and students Nature WalksNature Walks Location: Sydneys Royal Botanic Garden. Come and celebrate our natural environment in one of the worlds only nature parks inside a major city. Join our hourly guided tours, starting at the Eastern Gate, and enjoy breathtaking forests, stunning city escapes and the magnificent Sydney Harbour. Time: 9am 4pm Cost: Free Sydney Symphony Orchestra ConcertSydney Symphony Orchestra Concert Location: Sydney Opera House. Australias most famous orchestra is best known for its performances of classical French and German music. But in tonights concert, the world-famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang is the special guest artist and will perform a series of classic Chinese compositions including Yellow River. Time: 8.30pm 11.30pm Cost: $175 adults; $90 students and children Moonlight CinemaMoonlight Cinema Location: Centennial Park. Sit on the grass and enjoy the latest movies or classics from the past under the stars at Australias best and largest outdoor cinema. Tonight features the wonderful Australian film Red Dog. Besides the movie, there will be a display of classic Australian film posters. Time: 8pm 10.30pm Cost: $19 adults; $14 children and students 1. Where should people wishing to join a Nature Walk meet? A. The Visitors Centre. B. The Harbour Bridge. C. The Eastern Gate. D. The guides building. 2. What kind of music will be played at the Opera House this evening? A. Australian. B. German. C. French. D. Chinese. 3. At which activity can guests buy a poster as a souvenir? A. European Art Show. B. Nature Walks. C. Sydney Orchestra Concert. D. Moonlight Cinema. - 1 - B B Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student, and said:” Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have 45 minutes today and 45minutes each day for the rest of the week.” A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see what the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations. Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students. Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare, “But Im just not creative.” “Do you dream at night when youre asleep?” “Oh, sure.” “So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “Thats pretty creative. Who does that for you?” “Nobody. I do it.” “Reallyat night, when youre asleep?” “Sure.” “Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?” 4. The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to _? A. know more about the students B. make the lessons more exciting C. raise the students interest in art D. teach the students about toy design 5. What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3? A. He liked to help his teacher. B. He preferred to study alone. C. He was active in class. D. He was imaginative. 6. What does the underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Mistake. B. Drawback. C. Difficulty. D. Burden. 7. Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams? A. To help them to see their creativity. B. To find out about their sleeping habits. C. To help them to improve their memory. D. To find out about their ways of thinking. C C The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth. On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earth's atmosphere with a - 2 - massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned. Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north won't escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun won't be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million people remain alive. Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldn't live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end? 8.What is mainly described in the passage? A. An event of imagination. B. A historic discovery. C. A scientific adventure. D. A research on space. 9.When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes _. A. an earthquake B. an Earth explosion C. huge waves D. damages to cities 10.Why can't the northern half of the earth escape for long? A. Because the land is covered with water. B. Because wars break out among countries. C. Because people there can not live at the temperature of zero. D. Because the light and heat from the sun can not reach the earth. 11.By giving the example of dinosaurs, the author tries to prove _. A. animals could not live in the cold climate B. the Earth could be hit by other objects in space C. the human beings will die out in 2094 D. what happened 65 million years ago was an invented story D D Climate change will force exhausted birds migrating to Europe from Africa to travel further, with possibly disastrous consequences, according to a study. The annual voyage of some species, which fly north in search of food and suitable habitats, could increase by as much as 400 kilometers (250 miles), the research found. “Marathon migrations for some birds are set to become even longer,” said Stephen Willis, a professor at Durham University in Britain and the main architect of the study. “This is bad news for birds like the White throat, a common farmland bird. The added distance is a considerable threat. As temperatures rise and habitats change, birds - 3 - will face their biggest challenge since the Pleistocene era (更新世), which ended 11,000 years ago,” he said in a statement. Some 500 million birds migrate each year from Africa, some weighing as little as nine grams (three-tenths of an ounce). To complete a voyage that can be thousands of kilometers long, birds have to fatten themselves up to twice their normal weight. Some even shrink their internal organs (收缩内脏) to become more fuel efficient, so any additional distance may be dangerous. The study finds that from 2007 to 2010, nine out of 17 species examined are going to face longer migrations, particularly birds that cross the Sahara Desert. Some birds travel the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea in a one go, while others have a break in northern Africa before crossing. Many fly at night, when temperatures are cooler. A few such as the Blackcap have started to adapt by spending winters in Britain, but such behavior remains exceptional, the study said. The study forecasts that the migration distance of the Orphean Warbler will jump from 2,700 kilometers (1,700 miles) to between 3,050 and 3,350 kilometers (1,900 and 2,100 miles), with even longer increases for the Subalpine and Barred Warblers. 12. What does traveling extra distance mean for some migrating birds? A. Better living conditions. B. Better physical health. C. Stronger ability to fly. D. Bigger threat to life. 13. To complete the marathon migrations, some birds have to do the following except _. A. have a break in the Sahara B. put on more weight C. reduce the size of internal organs D. fly at night to avoid the heat 14. What can we infer from the text? A. Birds have to migrate from Africa to Europe in winter. B. Global warming is bad for all birds worldwide. C. Birds that are of small size dont need to migrate. D. Some birds have to migrate unless they adapt to climate change. 15. Whats the best title of the text? A. Climate change leads to disastrous consequence B. The annual voyage of some species C. How birds migrate for longer distances D. Climate change pushes birds to migrate farther 第二节 七选五 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to plan for a perfect holiday People often dream of a perfect holiday with white sands, blue beaches and so on. But traveling or sometimes even planning a trip can be more of a stress. Here are some tips to make your holiday a memorable one. Set a budget. Before making a plan for the holiday, the most important thing is to set a budget. 16 Plan ahead. The first thing you need to do is to be sure of what you need from this trip. Do you want to experience the local culture or just have fun on those sandy beaches? 17 Read up before you go. 18 Buy a good guidebook and read up on the culture, history, local attractions of the place. You can read the local - 4 - publications online or surf the Net for more information. The more you know, the better you can enjoy the place and its traditions. Pack light and right. 19 Avoid carrying unnecessary things around. A heavy luggage may sometimes influence your holiday spirit. Carry clothes that are comfortable and right for the season. As much as possible try to put everything you need in a single carry-on bag. 20 Unreasonable expectations can lead to unwanted stress, so enjoy the holiday by managing what you can with the time you have. Enjoy each moment, whether good or bad. A. Always book your stay. B. Have realistic expectations. C. Pack only the important things. D. Plan your trip according to your needs and likes. E. It helps you to plan and enjoy the trip within your limits. F. Prepare yourself before visiting an unknown holiday place. G. All you need is to get away from busy people and the world. 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分） 第一节 完型填空 (共 20小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）) Every day on the way to work I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular 21 my attention. It must have suffered some 22 . Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to 23 its own course of life. The trunk took a 90-degree turn _24_ to stand tall and stretch toward the sun. This tree became a 25 for me. Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be 26 . It was a reminder to me that 27 I may not have had the best start in life, I could change 28 in the parts of my life at any time. I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect _29_ of my kindred-spirit (志趣 相同) tree. But that week I was 30 . After that busy week, I still didnt take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would _31_ myself, “Tomorrow, Ill stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I _32_ by “my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my 33 , I found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that symbolic tree had stood. Gone. I had 34 my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too 35 . A picture of a tree is not of great 36 . But my lesson rang through clearly 37 I found out one of my colleagues had been 38 with stage-four cancer. He may no longer have many 39 . What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would 40 have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow? 21.A. escaped B. fixed C. caught D. paid 22.A. sadness B. damage C. experience D. failure 23.A. change B. design C. continue D. imagine - 5 -