广东省深圳市明珠学校学年高二上学期英语期中试题及答案.docx
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广东省深圳市明珠学校学年高二上学期英语期中试题及答案
明珠学校2017~2018学年第一学期期中考试试卷
年级高二学科英语
（满分150分时量120分钟）
Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mygoodfriendandneighborisdying.Shehas1morehealthproblems throughtheyearsthananyoneshouldhavetotolerate.Nowassheapproaches her57thbirthdaysheknowsthatitwill2beherlast.Shehas started3alotofherthings.Shehasgivenallofusaroundhermuchmorethanjustherthingsthough. Shehasalsogivenusherfriendship,herkindness,andher4smile. Shehasgivenusher shiningspiritthathasmadeallofourlivessomuch5.Whenalocaldogwas6killedby abear,myfriendwelcomeditintoherhomeandnurseditbackto7. Whenanyofusneededanythingshewastheredoingallthatshecouldwith a8fullofloveandasoulfullofgoodness.
Shedidallofthistoowhileherhealth9togrowworseandworse.Myfriend,10,isnotafraidofdeath.Shehastoldmeseveraltimes thatshebelievesitwillonlybelikeabrief11andthenshewill awakeninParadise（天堂）.Iam12aswellthatshewillfitrightinthere becauseshealreadyhasalotofparadisewithinherself.Itisthe paradisewithinherthatshehasso13andbeautifullygiventousall.
Weallhaveabitofparadisewithinourselves.Shehasshownmethatthebestwaytoenjoythatparadiseisto14itwitheveryoneyou meet.Iwishmyfriendonlyjoyinher15dayshereandendless loveandlifeinhercomingdaysinParadise.
1.A.asked
B.battled
C.raised
D.checked
2.A.probably
B.temporarily
C.unbelievably
D.hardly
3.A.collecting
B.purchasing
C.consuming
D.donating
4.A.arficifical
B.bitter
C.cold
D.joyous
5.A.tougher
B.stranger
C.brighter
D.heavier
6.A.nearly
B.accidentally
C.suddenly
D.cruelly
7.A.death
B.health
C.happiness
D.heaven
8.A.story
B.purpose
C.heart
D.friend
9.A.refused
B.stopped
C.intended
D.continued
10.A.however
B.therefore
C.instead
D.also
11.A.report
B.sleep
C.journey
D.account
12.A.sure
B.doubtful
C.afraid
D.pleased
13.A.easily
B.bravely
C.freely
D.quickly
14.A.charge
B.create
C.provide
D.share
15.A.terrifying
B.remaining
C.coming
D.interesting
第二节:
语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。
Inourlife,wehaverarelyexpressedourgratitudetotheonewhohavelivedwithus.Infact,wedon’thavetowait16_______anniversariestothanktheonesclosetous----theonesso17_______（easy）overlooked.IfIhavelearnedanythingaboutgivingthanks,itis“giveitnow!
”Sayingthanksissuch18_______easywaytoincreasetheworld’shappiness.
Ofcourse,therearetimes19_______youcan’texpressgratitudeimmediately.Inthatcasedon’tletembarrassmentsinkyouinto20_______（silent）----speakupthefirsttimeyouhavethechance.
Onceayoungminister,MarkBrian,21_______（send）toaremoteparishofKwakiutlIndiansinBritishColumbia.TheIndians,hehadbeentold,didnothaveawordfor“thankyou”.ButBriansoonfoundthatthesepeoplehadexceptionalgenerosity.Insteadof22_______（say）thanks,itistheircustomtoreturneveryfavorwithafavoroftheirown,andeverykindnesswithanequalorsuperiorkindness.Theydotheirthanks.
Iwonder23_______wehadnowordsinourvocabularyforthankyou,wouldwedoa24_______（good）jobofcommunicatingourgratitude?
Wouldwebemoresensitive,morecaring?
Thankfulnesssetsinmotionachainreactionthattransformspeopleallaroundus—25_______（include）ourselves.
Ⅱ阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
AmansatatametrostationinWashingtonDCandstartedtoplaytheviolin;itwasacoldJanuarymorning.HeplayedsixBachpiecesforabout45minutes.Duringthattime,sinceitwasrushhour,1,100peoplewentthroughthestation,mostofthemontheirwaytowork.
Threeminuteswentby,andamiddleagedmannoticedtherewasmusicianplaying.Heslowedhispace,andstoppedforafewseconds,andthenhurrieduptomeethisschedule.
Aminutelater,theviolinistreceivedhisfirstdollartip:
awomanthrewthemoneyinthetillwithoutstopping,andcontinuedtowalk.
Afewminuteslater,someoneleanedagainstthewalltolistentohim,butthemanlookedathiswatchandstartedtowalkagain.Clearlyhewaslateforwork.
Theonewhopaidthemostattentionwasa3-year-oldboy.Hismothertaggedhimalong,hurried,butthekidstoppedtolookattheviolinist.Finally,themotherpushedhard,andthechildcontinuedtowalk,turninghisheadallthetime.Thisactionwasrepeatedbyseveralotherchildren.Alltheparents,withoutexception,forcedthemtomoveon.
Inthe45minutesthemusicianplayed,only6peoplestoppedandstayedforawhile.About20gavehimmoney,butcontinuedtowalktheirnormalpace.Hecollected$32.Whenhefinishedplayingandsilencetookover,noonenoticedit.Nooneapplauded,norwasthereanyrecognition.
Nooneknewthis,buttheviolinistwasJoshuaBell,oneofthemosttalentedmusiciansintheworld.Hehadjustplayedoneofthemostbeautifulpieceseverwritten,onaviolinworth$3.5milliondollars.
Twodaysbeforehisplayinginthesubway,JoshuaBellsoldoutatatheaterinBostonwheretheseatsaveraged$100.
Thisisarealstory.JoshuaBellplayinginthemetrostationwasorganizedbytheWashingtonPostaspartofasocialexperiment.
Theoutlineswere:
inacommonplace（普通的）environmentataninappropriatehour:
Doweenjoybeauty?
Dowestoptoappreciateit?
Dowerecognizethetalentinanunexpectedsituation?
Oneofthepossibleconclusionsfromthisexperiencecouldbe:
Ifwedonothaveamomenttostopandlistentooneofthebestmusiciansintheworldplayingthebestmusiceverwritten,howmanyotherthingsarewemissing?
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26.FewpeoplestoppedtolistentoJoshuaBellplayingbecause____________.
A.peoplewereinahurry
B.theywerenotinterestedinmusic
C.itwastoocoldinthesubway
D.theperformancewasnotgoodenough
27.Whenchildrenstoppedtolookattheviolinist,theirparents____________.
A.wouldgivehimsomemoney
B.wouldstoptoenjoythemusic
C.wouldapplaudfortheperformance
D.wouldurgethemtocontinuewalking
28.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutJoshuaBell’sperformance?
A.Nobodygavehimmoney
B.Nobodyrecognizedhim.
C.Nobodyappreciatedit
D.Nobodyorganizedit
29.JoshuaBellplayedinthemetrostationinorderto____________.
A.makemoremoney
B.practicehisskillsinplayingmusic
C.madeanadvertisementforhisconcert
D.findoutpeople’sreactionundersuchacircumstance
30.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_________.
A．setustothinkaboutourlife
B．showushowtoplaymusic
C．tellustheimportanceofmusic
D．reportasubwayperformance
B
Kidsundergoalargeamountofpressureandstressduringtheirschoolexams,whichcanoftenbecomequiteoverwhelmingforthem.Itmaybethefirstexperienceofstress,atthislevel,theyhaveeverexperiencedandthereforequitefrightening.Yes,youmaysaythatit'sallapartofgrowingupandthereforegoodlessonsforthemtolearn,andtoanextentIagreewithyou.However,it’simportanttolearnhowtoprepareforlife’schallengessothattheyaren’toverwhelmingorscaryandsothatweareabletomanagethemthebestwecan.
Herearesometipsyoucanuseduringyourkidsexamtime.
Breaktheirrevisionplandownintosmallparts.Doingthiswillhelptransformwhatonceseemedlikeahugeimpossibletaskintoamoremanageableone.
Helpthemarrangeproperlysothatthesubjectstheyliketheleast（perhapsonesthatrequiremoretimeandeffort）areworkedonfirst;oncetheyareoutoftheway,itwillhelpreducetheworry.
Planweekonweektomakesuretheyareontrack.Tickingitemsofalisteachweekwillhelpthemtofeelgoodaboutthemselvesandtheirprogress.
Createrewardsforalltheticks-afavouriteTVprogramme,adelicioussnack,anhour’ssurfingtheInternet,computergamesorwhateveritwasthattheyenjoythemost.Thiswillencouragethemtocarryonandmakethemfeelgood.
Thinkofstrategiesonhowtodealwithexamscalmlysotheiranxietiesdon'tgetthebetterofthem.
Talkabouttimesintheirliveswhentheyhadbeensuccessfulatsomethingandlookatthequalitiestheyusedtogetthemthere-determination,persistence,hardwork,patience,positivity,dedication-discusshowtheycanapplytheseskillstotheirexams.
Acknowledgethatiftheydotheirbestthatisgoodenough
Ensuretheyrealizethatthisperiodintheirliveswillpassandthatexamsareonlyatemporarytimeintheirlives;nothingcananddoeslastforever.
Ensuretheykeeptheireyeontheprize:
enjoyingtheirlongsummerholidaywhentheexamsarefinished;givingthemsomethingtolookforwardtowillhelptomotivatethemandprovideapositiveendinsight.
31.Accordingtoparagraph1,it’simportanttolearnhowtoprepareforexamsbecause___.
A.itisapartofgrowingup.
B.Itisthefirstexperienceofstress
C.ithelpskidreleasestressanddobetter.
D.itisimportanttogetagoodmarkinexams.
32.Whichsubjectsshouldbeworkedonfirst?
A.Theirbestones.B.Theirfavouriteones.
C.theeasiestonesD.themostdifficultones
33.TheunderlinedexpressiongetthebetterofinParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto______.
A.defeatB.worryC.keepsb.calmD.makesb.feelbetter
34.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Kidshouldbecomeawareoftheimportanceofexams.
B.Kidsshouldlearntodealwithexampressureindependently.
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