山西省陽(yáng)高縣高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期中試題

1、山西省陽(yáng)高縣2016-2017學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期中試題第i卷第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分60分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題3分，滿分45分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。aan organization, eye care 4 kids, is bringing much-needed eye care to poor kids. it provides free eye examinations for kids from poor families. founded by joseph carbone in 2001, the organization has

2、helped around 100,000 children in utah and nevada.now, cecil swyers, a biomedical engineer who was once a poor child himself, is bringing the charitys services to poor students in arizona, so that vision impairment（視力受損）doesnt stand in the way of their education.“eye care 4 kids is bringing eye care

3、 and glasses to families that wouldnt have the means to pay for them,” said mario ventura from isaac elementary school district, the first school district in arizona to receive its services.good vision is important to a childs learning experience. according to a study, up to 80 percent of learning h

4、appens through sight for children between 6 and 18 years old. without proper eye care, its difficult for students to learn better and succeed.swyers is hoping that by bringing the organization to arizona hell help a lot more students. he teamed up with two other organizations to get doctors to volun

5、teer their time with the group. using eye care 4 kids mobile clinic, swyers visited alta e. butler elementary school and has already helped 40 students.the school was grateful to receive the eye care, especially since the services came to them. “its is great for us,” said assistant pricipal cindy al

6、onso.swyers is hoping to bring eye care 4 kids services to other schools in the state. he said that hopefully his work will have a positive effect on students futures. “if we can help students while theyre young, we can make a difference in their futures,” he said.1. eye care 4 kids helps students b

7、y _.a. giving them sunglasses for free b. offering money to their familiesc. examining their eyes for freed. solving their problems in study2. who is in charge of the organizations services in arizona?a. joseph carbone.b. cecil swyers.c mario ventura.d. cindy alonso.3. where do students take an eye

8、examination?a. in the classroom.b. in the mobile clinic.c. in the nearby hospital.d. in the places where students live.4. what would be the best title for the text?a. eye care 4 kids was founded by the poorb. eye care 4 kids develops at a fast speedc. eye care 4 kids poor kids succeedd. eye care 4 k

9、ids fights for better educationba heated debate is currently going on in our town. should we allow the cinema to be constructed in the havenswood shopping center? there is just one large lot left to build on, and the theater would use up all of that space. some people are excited at the idea of fina

10、lly having our own movie theater. others would rather travel ten miles to the nearest theater to keep our quiet town the way it is. they say it is enough to have marvins movie video rentals. after all, marvins store keeps thousands of the latest videos.there are certainly benefits to renting videos.

11、 for one thing, you can plan your own schedule when it is convenient for you. you can relax on your sofa, and take a break whenever you need one. you can also talk to others without bothering any strangers seated nearby. in additional, it is a less expensive way to view a movie compared to going to

12、a theater.on the other hand, seeing a movie in a theater is an experience all its own. first, you can see the movie on wide screen as the filmmaker intended. to be viewed on a television screen, a film must be changed in some way to make it smaller. one is the “pan-and-scan” method, which involves r

13、emoving some of the details in the picture. the other way, called “l(fā)etterboxing”, keeps the image the way it is on the big screen, with one annoying exception; because the big-screen version is wide, the same picture on a television screen must be long and narrow.another problem is sound. the sound

14、from a television cannot compare to the sound system in a theater. your experience of a movie improves when you can clearly hear all of the sounds. furthermore, at home, viewing companions often talk during a movie, which makes you miss out on whats happening in the film.besides, having a movie thea

15、ter will not mean that you cant still go to marvins! you will just have a choice that you didnt have before. isnt it time for havenswood residents to enjoy a little progress?5. the underlined word “l(fā)ot” in paragraph 1 means “_”.a. a great numberb. a complete groupc. an area of landd. a result of cha

16、nce6. how does the author mainly state his point?a. by using examples.b. by making a comparison.c. by carrying out a surveyd. by presenting different peoples view.7. why do some people think it is enough to have marvins movie video rentals?a. marvins store stocks lots of recent videos.b. it very con

17、venient to go to marvins store.c. the owner of the store is friendly and helpful.d. it is more comfortable to see films at home than in the theater.8. what is the authors attitude towards building a new cinema?a. cautious.b. approving.c. doubtful.d. worried.cwinter is coming. it's time for the a

18、rctic ground squirrel（地松鼠) to get her underground home ready. she chooses a quiet spot, hidden from wolves and foxes. she gathers grass and fur to keep her home warm.     winter is long and cold in northern canada.  many days, the air is colder than the air in your freezer. plant

19、s can't grow, so there are no leaves or grass for animals to eat. they must find other ways to live. the arctic ground squirrel "sleeps" the winter away.     for months the ground squirrel has been eating lots of seeds, mushrooms, and berries. now she is fat. the extra f

20、at will keep her alive through the winter. at last she crawls through a tunnel into the nest she has made.  she curls up, wraps her tail around herself, and goes to "sleep". only she won't really be sleeping. she will be hibernating(冬眠).     the ground squirrel'

21、s body is usually as warm as yours. when she hibernates, her body becomes just colder than ice, but she doesn't freeze.  in the warm season, when the ground squirrel is active, she uses most of the food she eats to make heat to stay warm.  when she hibernates, she doesn't need much

22、 food.    her heart beats just one or two times each minute.  she will take only about three breaths each minute. she won't move, even if someone touches her or shines a light into her eyes. these changes in the ground squirrel's body let her live through the winter. 

23、60; the ground squirrel will not stay in hibernation all winter.  her body warms up and becomes active for a few hours once every few weeks. over the winter, these active times use up more than half of the energy that she worked so hard to store. why does she do this? scientists aren't sure

24、. some think arctic ground squirrels must warm up in case their bodies need to fight off any germs(病菌) that would make them sick.    in april or may the arctic ground squirrel will stop hibernating. she will be skinny because she did not eat anything during the winter. now she will have ju

25、st a few months to have babies and fatten up before winter comes again.9. the arctic ground squirrel must hibernate in winter because she       .    a. needs to have a comfortable rest         b. can keep warm while hibernating    c. m

26、ust hide from wolves and foxes        d. doesn't have enough food in winter10. while hibernating, the arctic ground squirrel's body _  .    a. freezes up completely                   b. is as warm as usual 

27、  c. drops just below 0                     d. makes heat to stay warm11. in winter, the arctic ground squirrel         .    a. doesn't breathe at all                

28、   b. becomes active sometimes     c. stays in hibernation all the time         d. won't move unless touched12. the arctic ground squirrel is very thin usually when _        .    a. winter comes to an end      

29、          b. she starts to hibernate     c. autumn is approaching                    d. she has young babiesdthere is a serious problem to our earth. that's global warming. no doubt the tons of carbon dioxi

30、de being thrown up into the air are dangerously warming the earth. it is clear that average temperature has risen during the last century. not everyone can believe that carbon dioxide is responsible. a new study shows us it is not all the fault of carbon dioxide. some scientists studied the sun and

31、found that when the sun becomes more active，the earth warms up. when the sun quiets, as it did in the 1950s and 1960s，temperature takes a dip (下降)so some scientists said the sun's changeable moods may be more important than carbon dioxide in warming the earth. you might think that “global warmin

32、g” means nothing more than a rise in the world's temperature. but rising sea levels caused by it have affected our environment and living standard in many ways.we can't change the sun's moods .so in order not to make the earth warming up, what we can do is to control the amount of giving

33、 off carbon dioxide. studies have shown that human­related emissions (排放物) of carbon into the atmosphere is causing，and will in the future cause seriously global warming. many countries have already made some laws to stop sending carbon dioxide into the air directly. as an ordinary person，we us

34、e fewer cars when we go out. we can ride a bike or walk. it is not only good for environment, but also good for our health.are you ready？it is the time that we do something for the global warming. let us go for it.13what makes the earth become warmer and warmer?acarbon dioxide bthe sun cthe air da a

35、nd b14the scientists also said that the sun's changeable moods may be_than carbon dioxide in warming the earth.amore serious bmore difficult cmore important dmore terrible15what should we do in order not to make the global warming?awe should control sending carbon dioxide into the air directly.

36、bwe should try to change the sun's changeable moods.cwe should make some laws to prevent people from driving.dwe should make the sun become more active.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題3分，滿分15 分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。a good book can be satisfying. if reading is a habit youd like to get into, ther

37、e are some ways to develop it. realize that reading is enjoyable if you have a good book. if you have a difficult book and you are forcing yourself through it, it will seem like a task. (16) set time. you should have some time during every day when youll read for at least 5 to 10 minutes. (17) for e

38、xample, make it a habit to read during breakfast and lunch and even dinner if you eat alone. always carry a book. (18) when i leave the house, i always make sure to have my car keys and one book at hand. the book stays with me in the car, and i take it into the office and to appointments and pretty

39、much everywhere i go. (19) find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair. dont lie down unless youre going to sleep. there should be no television or computer near the chair, and no music or noisy family members / roommates. if you dont have a place like this, create one. reduce

40、 television / the internet. if you really want to read more, try cutting back on time on tv or the internet. (20 )still, every minute you reduce of the internet / tv, you could use for reading. this could create hours of book reading time. a. go to bookstores.b. find a quiet place.c. this may be dif

41、ficult for some people.d. wherever you go, take a book with you.e. have some good tea or coffee while you read.f. it means you will read no matter how busy you are.g. if this happens, give up the book and find another one that youll really love.第二部分 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分55分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下面短文

42、，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c和d）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。in august 1999, yuriko noticed that her daughter, ayako, was looking thin and pale,_21_ she insisted that the 22-year-old see a doctor. as they waited for the rest results, the doctor_22_ gave yuriko a note while her daughter wasnt noticing.in the r

43、estroom, yuriko opened the note, “it is stomach cancer,“ said the doctor.“please_23_.there is no time.”on september 21,ayako had a(n)_24_.three quarters of her stomach were removed. the doctor _25_ the situation to yuriko but the medical terms sounded like a foreign language.ayako was put on anti-ca

44、ncer drugs, and over the next three months, she _26_ from side effects, and lost seven kilograms.yuriko decided to do more to _27_ her daughter. she read all kinds of books on cancer. as a single mother, she had no one to share her _28_ with._29_ the difficulties, yuriko was able to help her daughte

45、r. when ayako started experiencing breathing difficulties, yuriko _30_ if it could be a side effect of the anti-cancer drug. she told ayakos doctor and he _31_ to take her off the drug._32_,in november 2002,ayakos treatment came to an end. although she felt her pain _33_,yuriko couldnt forget how lo

46、st and _34_ she felt during her daughters treatment. she wrote a letter to the local newspaper _35_ the creation of a support group for cancer patients.phone calls and letters _36_ her idea started pouring in. in december 2002,yuriko formally _37_ ikkikai, roughly meaning “sharing the joy”, with the

47、 _38_ of providing hope and information for people with cancer, and their families.ikkikais message has begun to _39_.yuriko says, “the simple act of talking to other people who understand your problems can make the greatest _40_.i hope that more people would join in the group.”21.a. otherwiseb. orc

48、. sod. but22.a. nervouslyb. secretlyc. weaklyd. kindly23.a .imagineb. guessc .lookd. hurry24.a .operationb. trainingc .restd. examination25.a. expressedb. explainedc. recognizedd. repeated26.a. learntb. survivedc. sufferedd. escaped27.a .pleaseb. praisec. helpd. comfort28.a burdenb. pleasurec. benef

49、itd. disappointment29.a. in honor ofb. in spite ofc. instead ofd. because of30.a. realizedb. discussedc. recognizedd. wondered31.a .meantb. regrettedc. agreedd. preferred32.a. actuallyb. finallyc. obviouslyd. surprisingly33.a. relievedb. shockedc. convincedd. encouraged34.a. lonelyb. angryc. defeate

50、dd. ashamed35.a. mentioningb. suggestingc. runningd. complaining36.a. describingb. consideringc. testingd. supporting37.a .foundedb. discoveredc. assistedd. joined38.a. choiceb. memoryc. problemd. goal39.a. existb. spreadc. arrived. continue40.a. promiseb. recordc .jobd difference第卷第二節(jié) 語(yǔ)法填空（共10小題；每小

51、題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。according to a recent survey，violence 41 (exist) in schoolsstudents showed their fear and parents and teachers also expressed their great concern 42 it43（expert）suggest the whole society will pay attention to the health of adolescents（青少年）nowadays

52、，school violence is 44 hot issuei think this is a society phenomenon，45 calls for our great concernwe should try every effort 46（prevent） violence happening at school. for more and more students, they would drop out of school if their personal 47（safe）could not be guaranteed. 48 ( actual), viol

53、ence can be learned . children learn violent behavior from adults or from 49 they see on television or on the internetif i meet with school violence，i will not answer violence with violence，for it will result in 50（much） fightingi will tell my teachers or parents about iti think they will help

54、me deal with it well and they will protect me from the bad guysall in all, every student should behave himself  and keep away from violence41_42_43_ 44_ 45_46_47_48_ 49_ 50_第三部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò) (共l0小題；每小題l分，滿分l0分)假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處中加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線()劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。id like to share a unforgettable experience with you. it happened in a warm sunday afternoon in august. i go shopping with my cousin,