广东省汕头市学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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广东省汕头市学年高二英语上学期期中试题

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.

►18Anapologyshouldshowthatyouhavelearnedfromwhatyoudid.Showthatyoumeanwhatyousay.

►Makeitclearthatyouareapologizing.Justsaying“Iamsorry”isnotenough.Talkaboutwhatyoudidandthensaythatyoufeelbadaboutdoingit. 19 

►Bepreparedfortheunexpected.Bepreparedforittotakesometimeforyourapology