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广东省汕头市高二英语上学期期中试题整理
广东省汕头市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题
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2017—2018学年第1学期高二英语期中考试题
(笔试答题时间120分钟,满分135分;)
第I卷
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:
话题语篇(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Hummingbirds(蜂鸟)areverysmallbirds.Thissmallbirdisquiteanacrobat(杂技演员).Onlyafewbirds,suchaskingfishersandsunbirds,canhover,whichmeanstostayinoneplaceintheair。
Butnootherbirdcanmatchtheflyingskillsofthehummingbird.Thehummingbirdcanhover,flybackwardandflyupsidedown!
Hummingbirdsgottheirnamebecausetheirwingsmoveveryquicklywhentheyfly。
Thiscausesahummingsound.Theirwingsmovesofastthatyoucan’tseethematall.Thistakesalotofenergy.Theselittlebirdsmusthavefoodaboutevery20minutestohaveenoughstrengthtofly.Theirfavoritefoodisnectar(花蜜)。
Nectaristhesweetwaterdeepinsideaflower.Hummingbirdsusetheirlong,thinbillstodrinkfromflowers。
Whenahummingbirddrinksnectar,ithoversinfrontofaflower.Itnevertouchestheflowerwithitswingsorfeet。
Ofallthebirdsintheworld,thehummingbird’scolorsareamongthebrightest。
Somearebrightgreenwithredandwhitemarkings。
Somearepurple.Onekindofhummingbirdcanchangeitscolorfromreddish—browntopurpletored!
Thehummingbird’snestisspecial,too。
Itlookslikeasmallcup。
Theinsideofthenestisverysoft.Thisisbecauseoneofthethingsthemotherbirdusestobuildthenestisthesilkfromaspider’sweb(蜘蛛网).
1.Whatisspecialabouthummingbirds?
A。
Theyaretheonlybirdsthatcanhover.B。
Theyhaveexcellentflyingskills.
C.Theycanwalkonwater。
D。
Theycanflyveryhigh。
2.Hummingbirdsgottheirnamefrom_____.
A。
theirfood B.theirsmallbodies
C。
thesoundtheymake D。
thecoloroftheirwings
3.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?
A.Hummingbirds’markingsaredark.
B.Akindofhummingbirdhasonecolor。
C。
Thehummingbirdisoneoftheprettiestbirds.
D.Somehummingbirdschangetheircolorsforprotection.
4.Accordingtothetext,ahummingbird’snestis_____。
A.difficulttofind B。
hardandstrong
C。
madebythefatherbirdD.builtpartlyfromspidersilk
B
Wejustlovegivingcardsin Britain。
Ifthere’saspecialoccasioncomingup,there’snodoubtthatwe’llbethere,cardinhand,tocelebrateit. Andthisisn'tjustforbirthdays;wealsogivecardswhenpeopleareillorwhentheyhavegotanewjob。
Andevenifyouforgotsomebody'sbirthday,thereareeven“sorryit'slate”cards. Soyoucanprettymuchfindacardforanyoccasion。
Beforecomingto Italy Ihadneverevenconsideredthatourloveforcardgivingmightnotbesharedbyothercountries。
Infact,myworkmatestoldmethathardlyanyonesendsChristmascardsin Italy andthattheyactuallydon’treallygivebirthdaycardseither!
Unbelievable!
Inthe UK,ifaclosefriendorfamilymemberdidn’tgetmeacardI’dfeelupset!
However,theonlyplaceyoucanbuycardsin Italy isinashopwhichsellsschoolthings.Incomparison,wehavewholeshopsthatselltheminthe UK andweevenhavedifferenttypesofcardshops。
Althoughcardscantakeupyourtime,fromchoosingtheperfectone,tothinkingupthepersonalmessageinside,Ithinkit’sareallynicegesture。
AndespeciallywithChristmascards,itaddstothatfestivefeeling.WhenIsitdowntowritecountlesscardstofriendsandfamily,IgetthatlittlebithappierthatitwillbeChristmassoon!
EspeciallywhenIseemyownChristmascards,proudlysittingonmydeskwishingmeaverymerryChristmas.
Ofcourse,theproblemcomeswhenthey’renolongerneeded,whenChristmasisover.Itmakesmesadjusttothrowthemallaway,soItryandhangontomyfavoriteones.
5.AccordingtoParagraph1,inthe UK cardgiving_____。
A。
isverypopular
B。
ischangingpeople’slives
C。
ismainlycarriedoutonbirthdays
D。
ismorecommonbetweenfamilymembers
6。
Afterarrivingin Italy,theauthorfoundthat_____.
A.Italiansseldomsendcards
B。
cardsaresoldincardshops
C.therelationshipbetweenpeopleisbad
D。
cardgivingislosingitsattractionslowly
7.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?
A.Self-madecardsmakeChristmashappy。
B。
Givingcardsdoesn’ttakeupanytime。
C。
Throwingcardsawayisabadgesture.
D.Thereisnoneedtosaveeverycard。
8。
What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardscardgiving?
A。
Hesupportsit。
B.Hedoubtsit。
C。
Hedisagreeswithit. D.Heisuninterestedinit.
C
Peoplearealwayslookingforlostcitiesandoccasionallyoneisfound:
Borobudurin Indonesia,forexample.Butperhapssomeoftheplacespeoplelookforneverexisted - ordidthey?
Herearejustafewfamousmythical(传说中的)cities.
ElDorado
ElDorado isastorythatbeganin1537,whenSpanishexplorersfoundtheMuiscapeopleinthemountainsofwhatisnow Colombia.Theyheardthestoryofamanwhocoveredhimselfwithgoldanddivedintoalake。
Thenpeoplebegantotalkof ElDorado —‘thegoldenman’.Soonpeoplestartedtothinkof ElDorado asaplace,too—acityofgoldandamazingriches.Nowadays,thename‘ElDorado’isstillusedtomean‘aplacewhereyoucangetrichquickly’.
Atlantis
Therewasonceanislandinthemiddleofthe AtlanticOcean.Itwasthemythical island of Atlantis。
Thepeopleoftheislandwereveryrich,thankstothenaturalresources(资源)ontheirisland。
Forhundredsofyears,theylivedsimplelives.Butslowlytheybegantochange。
Theystartedtowantpower。
SothegodsdecidedtodestroyAtlantis。
Suddenly,theislandanditspeoplewereswallowed(淹没)bytheseaandwereneverseenagain.
Shambhala
InTibetanBuddhisttradition,Shambhalaisamystical(神秘的)countrythatishiddensomewherebehindtheHimalayas。
Shambhalaisawordfromanoldlanguagethatmeans‘placeofpeace’or‘placeofhappiness’。
ItissaidthatthereisnowarinShambhala,andinthefuture,whentheworldisfullofwar,ahugearmywillcomeoutofShambhala,destroytheworld’sbadrulers,andstartanewGoldenAge.Somepeoplesaythiswillhappenin2424。
9。
Nowadays,‘ElDorado'means‘_____’.
A。
Colombia B.thegoldenman
C.aplaceofgreatwealth D。
thecitywithmountains
10.Atlantiswasdestroyedby_____。
A。
thegodsB.itspeople
C.itspowerfulenemiesD.itsneighboringcountry
11.Whatwillprobablyhappenin2424accordingtothelastparagraph?
A。
TheHimalayaswilldisappear。
B.Theworldwillbefullofpeace.
C。
Shambhalawillsavetheworld. D.TherewillbeawarinShambhala。
12。
Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A。
Richlands B。
Mythicalcities
C.Famoustouristattractions D.Newly-foundancientcountries
D
WithDisneyparksrecentlyraisingtheirticketpricesto$89nowistheperfecttimetostartthinkingaboutsmaller,regionalthemeparks。
Herearefourthemeparkswherethedailypriceofadultadmissionisunder$50。
Luna Park, ConeyIsland, NY.
Howmuchyouspendinenjoying Luna Park reallydependsonwhichridesyouchoosetogoon.ForanyoneasindecisiveasIam,stickwiththe$29four-hourUnlimitedLunaParkRideWristbandorthe$39RideandPlaypackage,afour-hourunlimitedridewristbandthatcomeswitha$20gamecard。
Dorney Park, Allentown, PA.
Dorney Park isapopularthemeparklocatedaboutanhouroutsideof Philadelphia.KidslovePlanetSnoopy,afunareawithattractionscenteredaroundthelovableSnoopy。
Adultticketsareavailableonlinefor$39。
99(oratthegatefor$49。
99)andkidsare$27。
99onlineor($29.99atthegate).YoucanalsobuyaStarlightAdmission($27.99onlineoratthegate),goodforvisitsbetween5p.m。
and10p。
m.duringthesummermonthswhentheparkisopenlate,orfrom3:
30p.m。
to8p。
m。
whentheparkclosesearlier.
Knotts Berry Farm, BuenaPark, CA.
Hometosomeofthecountry’scraziestrides,KnottsBerryFarmalsohascalmer,morefamily-friendlyrides。
Ages12-61getinfor$39。
99whenticketsareboughtonline,whilechildrenages3-11andadultsover62pay$26。
99.
SantaCruz Boardwalk, SantaCruz, CA。
Sittingonthewarmbeachesof SantaCruz —about90minutessouthof SanFrancisco —theBoardwalkishometobigrollercoasters,mini-golf,enoughfoodandgamestokeeppeopleofallagesbusy.Thebestpart?
Anall—dayunlimitedrideswristbandisonly$31。
95。
13。
Allofthefourthemeparks_____.
A。
havecalmridesB。
arefamily—friendly
C。
requireonlinebookingsD。
arecheaperthanDisneyparks
14。
TheRideandPlaypackageat Luna Park costsyou_____。
A。
$20 B。
$29C.$39 D。
$59
15.WhatcanwelearnabouttheStarlightAdmissionat Dorney Park?
A。
Itisaimedforkids。
B。
Itcanbeusedtwice.
C.Itisdesignedforsummeruse。
D。
It’sforvisitsinthelaterpartofaday。
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.
Howtomakeasuccessfulapology
Haveyoudonesomethingthatyoufeelbadabout?
Isthereapersonwhoyouhavetreatedbadly?
Doyouneedtosay“Iamsorry”tosomeone?
Herearefivethingsyoucandotohaveasuccessfulapology.
►Makeyourapologyreal.16Peoplecantellifyoutakeresponsibilityforwhatyoudidorifyouarelying。
►Donotmakeexcuses。
17 Itissayingthatyouwerewrongtodoit.
►18Anapologyshouldshowthatyouhavelearnedfro