高二英语下学期开学考试试题.docx

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高二英语下学期开学考试试题

广西陆川县中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。

考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

A）听对话回答问题

本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。

在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

（）1.Whichistheseasontoflyakite?

A.

B.

C.

（）2.Whooftencooksathome?

A.

B.

C.

（）3.WheredoesMr.Luwork?

A.

B.

C.

（）4.Whatdoessheenjoyplaying?

A.

B.

C.

（）5.Whataretheydoingnow?

A.Theyarecleaningthereadingroom.B.Theyarecleaningthesittingroom.

C.Theyarecleaningthemeetingroom.

（）6.WhenwasJohnborn?

A.Maythe11th,1983.B.Maythe7th,1985.C.Maythe6th,1979.

（）7.Whereisthewoman?

A.Atschool.B.Athome.C.Inashop.

（）8.Whatisonthetable?

A.Someapples.B.Someoranges.C.Someorangejuice.

（）9.WhatwouldBillliketodrink?

A.Coffee.B.Tea.C.Applejuice.

（）10.WhendidthemangotoHongKong?

A.Lastwinter.B.Onsummervacation.C.Lastspring.

B）听对话和短文回答问题

你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍，听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听下面一段对话，回答第11至12小题。

（）11.HowoldisKatethisyear?

A.17B.16.C.15.

（）12.WhatsportdoesKatelikebest?

A.Ping-pong.B.BasketballC.Volleyball..

听下面一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。

请根据内容从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。

ZigZag’sClothesStore

13socks

3dollars

Brownhats

14dollars

Green,whiteandredT-shirts

7dollars

Yellow15

12dollars

（）13.

A.BlueandbrownB.BlackandbrownC.Blueandblack

（）14.

A.4B.5C.6

（）15.

A.shortsB.pantsC.shoes

听下面一篇短文，回答第16至20小题。

（）16.WhowilltakeLiMingtoDalian?

A.LiMing'smother.B.LiMing'sgrandparents.C.LiMing'sparents.

（）17.Howwilltheygothere?

A.Byplane.B.Bytrain.C.Byship.

（）18.Whenwilltheyleave?

A.OnAugust20.B.OnAugust2.C.OnAugust12.

（）19.WhatwilltheydoinDalian?

A.Theywillgosurfing.B.Theywillgoswimming.

C.Theywillgotovisitgrandmother.

（）20.Howlongwillthewholetriptake?

A.4weeks.B.2weeks.C.6weeks.

第二部分：

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

A

Mylovefordogsgoesasfarbackasmyfirstmemory.Asalittlegirl,Icollecteddogtoys.At5yearsold,Iwasreadyandwillingtorunawaywiththefamilydogafterthethreatofgivinghimawaywhenhechewedupthesofa.Luckilyhestayedandmyaffectionforman'sbestfriendcontinued.Asanadult,myreasonsforwantingtoadoptadogwerepurelyselfish.Iwantedacompanion.Iwantedayoung,energeticdogthatwouldneedlongwalksorrunstohelpkeepmeactivetosticktoanexerciseroutine.

LittledidIknowthatmyfour-leggedfriendandlovefordogswouldhelpmefeelmoreathomeinandfallinlovewithmyShanghaicommunity.Itseemedtomethatbeingatallblondedidn'talreadyattractalotofcuriousstares;adda12-kilogramblackdogthatbelieveseveryoneishisbestfriendtothepictureandlocalsseemevenmoreintrigued.ThedecisiontoadoptXiaoHeidefinitelyfulfilledthoseearlyselfishdesires,buttheexperiencehasalsobroughtmeclosertomyneighborsandmademefeelmoreathome,.

AfewmonthsafterIfirstbroughtXiaoHeihome,IspottedthegroupofelderlyChinesepeoplewhogatheratthepark.Afterrealizingtheygotheremostweeknights,IdecideditwouldbeagoodwaytohelpXiaoHeisocializewithotherdogs.Afterafewvisits,itwasnotonlyanopportunityforhimtoplaybutalsoachanceformetopracticemyChinese."MostChinesegivetheirdogsEnglishnames,butyou'vegivenhimaChinesename.Veryinteresting,"theylaughed.Withthatsimplelaugh,itseemedthatbarrierswerebrokenandwitheachvisitIfeltmoreapartofthecommunity.

21.Whydidtheauthorwanttoadoptadog?

A.TopracticeChinese.B.TounderstandChineseculture.

C.Tofeelathome.D.Tofindacompanion.

22.Whoislikelytobetheauthorofthetext?

A.AShanghainative.B.AChinesedoglover.

C.AforeignerinShanghai.D.AresearcheronChineseculture.

23.Theunderlinedword“intrigued”inParagraph2probablymeans________.

A.interestedB.excitedC.satisfiedD.frightened

24.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Theauthoroncelefthomewithherdog.

B.Theauthorgetsalongwellwithherneighbors.

C.TheauthorisgoodattheChineselanguage.

D.TheauthorwillsettleinShanghaiforever.

B

In1863,thegreatnovelistJulesVernewroteanovelcalledParisintheTwentiethCentury.Inthebookheusedthefullpowerofhisgreatabilitytoforecastthecomingcentury.Unfortunately,themanuscript（手稿）waslostuntilhisgreat-grandsonhappenedtodiscoveritlyinginasafewhereithadbeencarefullylockedawayforalmost130years.Realizingwhatatreasurehehadfound,hearrangedtohaveitpublished（出版）in1994,anditbecameabestselleratonce.

Backin1863,kingsstillruledtheancientworldinEurope,withsomanypoorpeopleperformingbackbreakingworkinthefields.Andsteampowerwasjustbeginningtochangetheworld.ButVernepredictedthatParisin1960wouldhaveglassskyscrapers,airconditioning,TV,elevators,high-speedtrains,gas-poweredvehicles,andevensomethingsimilartotheInternet.VernedescribedlifeinmodernParisalmostwithoutanymistakes.

JusttwoyearslaterVernemadeanotheramazingprediction.HewroteFromtheEarthtotheMoon,inwhichhepredictedthedetailsofthetaskthatsentseveralastronauts（宇航员）tothemoonmorethan100yearslaterin1969.Hecorrectlypredictedthesizeofthespacecapsule,thenumberofastronautswhowouldcarryoutthetask,thelengthoftimethejourneywouldtake,theweightlessnessthattheastronautswouldexperience,andthefinallandingintheocean.

HowwasJulesVerneabletopredict100yearsintothefuturesuccessfully?

Althoughhewasnotascientisthimself,Verneoftenturnedtoscientists,askingthemquestionsabouttheiropinionsofthefuture.Hecollectedavastamountofinformationaboutthegreatscientificdiscoveriesofhistime.Vernerealizedthatsciencewouldmakeitpossibleformanyamazingthingstoappearinthefuture.Thesecretofhissuccessfulpredictionwashisbeliefinthepowerofsciencetochangesociety.

25.ParisintheTwentiethCenturyisanovelthat_____.

A.peoplethoughtlittleofatfirst

B.tookJulesVernefiveyearstofinish

C.didn’tsellwellwhenpublishedatfirst

D.waspublishedlongafteritwasfinished

26.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_____.

A.therequirementsofbeinganastronaut

B.whatFromtheEarthtotheMoonisabout

C.howFromtheEarthtotheMoonwascreated

D.thedifferencesbetweentheearthandthemoon

27.Accordingtothetext,JulesVerne_____.

A.showedstronginterestinwritingandscience

B.couldpredictwhatwouldhappentosomeone

C.waswell-knownasbothanovelistandascientist

D.hadParisintheTwentiethCenturypublishedin1994

28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheearlylifeofJulesVerne

B.JulesVerne’sopinionsaboutscience

C.JulesVerne:

Awriteraheadofhistime

D.JulesVerne’sinventionscametrue

C

Iscursivewriting（草写体）anout-of-dateskillintoday’stechnologicalsociety?

TheneweducationstandardsforEnglishdonotrequirecursive.However,schoolsarestillallowedtoteachcursiveiftheychoose.Someschoolsareconsideringgivingupcursive,sinceitisnotonstandardizedtests.Thistopicisnowbeingdiscussedinteacherlunchroomsaroundthecountry.Weinvitedsomeinspiredteacherstoweighin.Here’swhatoneofthem,EldraAvery,hastosay.

Ifailedahandwritingassignmentineighthgrade,butmyteachertoldmethatIwaswellabletohavethattypeofhandwriting.SoIimprovedmyhandwritingandnowhavebeautifulcursivehandwriting.IteachEnglish,andattimesIaskmystudentstodoassignmentsincursive.Sincetheywillbetakingtimedwritingexamsthroughouttheireducationalcareer,itisnecessarythattheypracticewritingataspeedthatwillallowthemtofinishtheirtask.Whenyouhavethreelettersconnectedinaword,itflows,andwhenyouliftyourpenonlyattheendofaword,itisfasterthanprinting（印刷体）,whichliftsthepenatthecompletionofeachletter.

Handwritingisareflection（反映）ofourhumanity.Wedreamofafuturewithmoreadvancedtechnologyandlesslabor,buttruthfully,iftechnologypreventsusfromusingskillsthatareessentiallyhuman,Iwonderifthatcanbecalled“progress.”Cursiveconnectsustoourpastandourfuture.Ifstudentscan’twritecursive,theycan’treadcursive.Andiftheycan’treadcursive,howcantheyreadhistoricalpapersliketheDeclarationofIndependence?

Writingcursiveisaprocessthathelpsimprovelanguagelearning.Copyingtextbyhanddoesalotofgoodtostudents.Mystudentscompleteapoetryanalysispapereachyear.Manyofthemtellmethattheycouldn’tbegintounderstandtheirpoemuntiltheycopieditbyhand.Handwritingisavaluablecommunicationtool.Communicationthroughhandwritingwillalwaysbeanecessity.Toimaginethatthewholeworldcommunicatesbytypingwouldbearatherpoorview.

29.AccordingtoParagraph1,teachersarediscussing_____.

A.whethercursiveshouldbetaught

B.whetherstudentsshouldreadcursive

C.howtolookathandwritingassignments

D.howtoimprovestudents’cursivewriting

30.WhydoesMs.Averymentionherstudentsinthelastparagraph?

A.Toshowthepositivesideofhandwriting.

B.Tointroduceaneffectivelearningmethod.

C.Toshowtheimportanceofcopyingpoems.

D.Toshareherfirst-handteachingexperience.

31.Ms.Averywouldprobablyagreethat_____.

A.handwritingshouldbereplacedbytyping

B