新疆哈密地区第二中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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新疆哈密地区第二中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

2017-2018学年第二学期高二英语学科期中考试试卷

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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WhenIwasachild,IoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.Welivedonafarm,inthewinterespecially,wewearquiteoutofffromtheoutsideworld.AssoonasIleftschool,Ipackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital. 

   However,Isoondiscoveredthatonebigdisadvantageismoney.Itcostssomuchtogoout,nottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma（哮喘）,and theairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutside.Thenthereistheproblemoftravelinground.AlthoughIhaveacar,Iseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicycle,butthatcanbequitedangerous.

   Ofcoursethereareadvantages.First,thereissomuchtodointhecity,whateveryoutastesincultureorentertainment（娱乐活动）.Besides,therearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finally,ifyoulikeshopping,thevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising---and,whatismore,shopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.

   Islifebetterthen,inthecity?

Perhapsitis,whenyouareinyourteens（十几岁）ortwenties.However,asyougetolder,andespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildren,thepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferable.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.

1.Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?

  A.Stayingonthefarm.               B.Leavinghomeforthecity. 

  C. Movingtothecountryside.        D.Runningawayfromtheschool.

2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?

  A.Helivesinthecitynow.                B.Heisingoodhealth.

  C.Heprefersdrivingacar.            D.Heisveryoldnow.

3.Inthepassage,thewritertriesto__________.

  A. persuadethereadertoliveinthecity B.describehislifeinthecountryside

  C.showaninterestintheoutsideworld      D.expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflife

4.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?

  A.Byinferring. B.Bylistingexamples.C.Bycomparing.D.Bydiscussing.

B

Beliefsformabigpartofourlives.Successfulpeoplehavealwaysbelievedthattheycanbeandwillbesuccessfulintheirlives,suchasMichaelPhelps.ManyofushaveseenMichaelPhelpswin8goldmedalsinasingleOlympicGames.Thathascreatedahistoryforhimself.Manypeoplehaveadmiredhissuccessandthefirstreactionintheirmindwillbe,“Wow,howIwishIcouldbelikehim!

”Haveyoueverwonderedwhatbroughthimsuccess?

Infact,anyonecanachievewhattheyhavewantedtoachieve.Itisaboutbeliefs.Everyoneisabornwinner.Itisthisbeliefthatdrivesanindividualtobesuccessfulinhisorherownfield.Allsuccessfulindividualshavestrongbeliefsanditisoneofthebasesfortheirsuccess.Ifwestarttobelieveinourselves,thethingsthatwecanachievewilldefinitelygiveusapleasantsurprise. 

Otherthanhavingastrongbelief,itistheattitudethatdrivestheindividualtocreatetheirownhistory.Thedevotiontowardsthemselvesandthedrivemustalsobepresent.Imaginehavingastrongbeliefinoneselfandhavingapoorattitudetowardslife.Thenhowwouldthatindividualturnouttobe?

One’sattitudecomprisesthedrive,thedevotionandthedesiretoachievehisgoals.Ifonehasstrongbeliefsaboutthegoalsthathecanachieveandhedisplaysgoodattitudestowardsthem,itwouldbenosurprisetoanyonethathewillbeabletoachievehisgoals.

Startbelievinginyourselfandyouwillachieveyourgoalsandwiththerightpositiveattitude,youwilldefinitelybeabletocreatethemiraclethatyouhavealwaysdreamtof.

5.WhichofthefollowingisthebestsummaryofParagraph2?

A. Goodbegunishalfdone. B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.  

C.Nopains,nogains.       D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.

6.TheunderlinedwordcomprisesinParagraph3mostprobablymeans_______?

A.serveas            B.belongsto         C. standsfor                 D.consistsof 

7.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.attitudescanbelearnedfromone’sparents

B.copyingother’sbehaviorsisagoodwaytosucceed

C.onlystrongbeliefscan’tensureyouapromisingfuture

D.attitudescanonlybelearnedthroughone’ssuccess

8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DifferencesBetweenBeliefsandAttitudes  

B.TheNatureofBeliefsandPositiveAttitudes

C.RelationshipBetweenBeliefsandAttitudes  

D.ThePowerofBeliefsandPositiveAttitudes

 C

TheFutureofTechnology

William,abusinessman,arrivesinaforeignairport.Hedoesn’tshowhispassport.Instead,amachineinthewallreadsthecomputerchip（芯片）inhisarm.Thiscontainsinformationabouthim:

hisname,age,andI.Dnumber.Heexitstheairport,andacardooropenswhenit“sees”him.Thecartakeshimtohishotel.Hisroom“knows”hehasenteredthebuildingandit“reads”hisbody.Heiscold,sotheroombecomeswarmer.Williamthenwatchesabusinesspresentationonavideowall.Whenhetakesabath,thepresentation“followshimandcontinues”onthebathroomwall.Finally,theroomplaysmusictohelphimsleep.Itturnsoffthemusicwhenit“sees”himsleeping.

Williamdoesn’texist,andnoneofthisisreal.Butitmightbesoon.“Infivetotenyears,computingandcommunicationsaregoingtobefreeandeverywhere,inyourwalls,inyourcar,onyourbody,”saysVictorZue,leaderofProjectOxygen.

ProjectOxygenhasonebigidea:

tocreatebetterrelationshipsbetweenmachinesandpeople.Thedreamisthatcomputerwilllearntounderstandwhatpeoplewant.

So,whatchangeswilltherebeatwork?

Firstly,thebuildingwillknowwhereeveryoneis,allthetime.Youwanttotalktosomeone?

Typetheperson’snameonthenearestcomputer.Itwillshowyouamapofthebuildingandexactlywherethispersonis.Youthencallthisperson,whopicksupthenearesttelephone,alsoshownonthecomputer.Ifheorsheisbusywithaclient（客户）orinameeting,thecomputerwilltellyou.

    Isallthisreallypossible?

VisittheSiebelCenter,Illinoisandseeforyourself:

computersinthedoorsandwalls,cameraseverywhere,thetechnologyofthefuture,butheretoday.

9.Williamdoesn’tshowhispassportbecause__________.

A.hisinformationcanbereadbyamachine

B.hedoesn’tneedapassportinthatairport

C.heisnotrequiredtoshowhispassport

D.onlyamanfromforeigncountryneedstoshowhispassport

10.ThecomputerchipinWilliam’sarmcontainshisinformationexcept_______.

A.hisname            B.hisage C.hisjob      D.hisI.D.number 

11.ThedreamofProjectOxygenisthatcomputerswill________

A.showyouwherethepersonisyouarecalling B.letyoupickupthenearesttelephone

C. showyouamapofeverybuildingD.learntounderstandwhatpeoplewant

12.IntheSiebelCenter,Illinois,________.

A.computersareeverywhere 

B.thetechnologyofthefutureistheretoday

C.therearecamerasinthedoorsandwalls

D.thefuturetechnologywillbetherein5-10years

D

Openingweekspecials（大特惠）atMunchiesFoodHall.

AtthecornerofGreenandBrownStreetsinthecity

Monday7thofJanuaryuntilSunday.13rdofJanuary2008

Feastuntilyou’refull!

ComedowntoMonetizestimeweektoenjoythespecialdishesonofferitallofourfoodoutlets.Orderfromthefollowing:

●Succulentchickenrice            ●spicystaysbeef

●Deliciousnoodledishes         ●plumpporkychips

●seafoodspecialties               ●crunchyvegetables

●sweettropicalfruit

Halalfood（清真食品）isavailableatthestall. MalayMoodHeaven

WinPrizesandGifts!

Spend＄20.00ormoreandwininstantprizesfromourluckydrawbox.

Collectafreepartyballoonandwhistleforeachyoungdiner.

Enjoyafreemealifyouarethefirstcustomerofthedayatanyofourstalls.

WinaholidaytoWesternAustralia. 

Afreeraffleticket（彩劵）isgivenwitheveryreceipt（收据）.Justfillinyourinformationandplaceyourentryintheboxprovided. 

WinnertobeannouncedinTheStraitTimesonthe15thofJanuary.

JoinintheFun!

Between7:

00pmand8:

00pmeacheveninguntilthe15thofJanuary,yourfavoriteChannel3televisionactorsandsingerswillentertainyou:

●MayLee                    ●JackieChen

●KimYap                    ●Kamala

Autographsessionswillfolloweachperformance!

Andwhowillbeourextraspecialmysterystar?

ComedownonSaturdayatnoontofindout.

13.MunchiesFoodHalldoesNOTsell____.

A.  pork     B.beef      C.lamb        D.chicken

14.EveryonewhoeatsatMunchieswillreceivea______.

A. freemeal   B.luckydrawcoupon C.freeraffleticket       D.balloonandwhistle

15.IwillfindoutwhohaswonthetoptoWesternAustraliawhenI______.

A.readTheStraitsTimesonthe5thofJanuary       B.comedowntoMunchiesatnoon

C. watchChannel3television      D.attendtheluckydrawatMunchiesFoodHall

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whatshouldyouthinkaboutintryingtofindyourcareer（职业）?

Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers. 16Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.17Soitisimportanttodowellatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongorweaksubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.18Knowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeus