2018年秋高二英語期中試題(學生卷)

精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔傾情為你奉上精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔傾情為你奉上專心專注專業(yè)專心專注專業(yè)精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔傾情為你奉上專心專注專業(yè)高二英語期中考試題一、閱讀理解（共5大題；每小題2分，共40分）AOnaFridaynight,apooryoungartiststoodatthegateoftheNewYorkrailwaystation,playinghisviolin.Themusicwassogreatthatmanypeoplestoppedtoputsomemoneyintothehatoftheyoungman.

Thenextday,theyoungartistcametothesameplace,andputhishatonthegroundgracefully.Differentfromthedaybefore,hetookoutalargepieceofpaperandlaiditunderhishat.Thenhebegantoplaytheviolin.Itsoundedmorepleasantthanever.

Soonhewassurroundedwithpeoplewhowereattractedbythewordsonthatpaper.Itsaid,"Lastnight,agentlemannamedGeorgeSangputanimportantthingintomyhatbymistake.Pleasecometoclaim（認領(lǐng)）itsoon."

Afterabouthalfanhour,amiddle-agedmanrushedthroughthecrowdtotheviolinistandsaid,"Yes,it'syou.Iknewthatyouwereanhonestmanandwouldcertainlycomehere."Theyoungviolinistaskedcalmly,"AreyouMr.GeorgeSang?"Themannodded.Theviolinistasked,"Didyoulosesomething?""It'salotteryticket（彩票）,"saidtheman.TheviolinisttookoutalotteryticketonwhichGeorgeSang'snamewasseen."Isit?"heasked.Georgenoddedandtookthelotteryticketandkissedit,thendancedwiththeviolinist.

TheviolinistwasastudentatanartscollegeandhadplannedtoattendadvancedstudiesinVienna.Laterhisclassmateaskedtheviolinist,"Atthattimeyouneededmoneytopaythetuition（學費）andyouhadtoplaytheviolinintherailwaystationeverydaytomakemoney.Whydidn'tyoukeepthelotteryticketforyourself?"Theviolinistsaid,"AlthoughIdon'thavemuchmoney,Ilivehappily.ButifIlosehonestyIwon'tbehappyforever."

Throughourlives,wecangainalotandlosesomuch.Butbeinghonestshouldalwaysbewithus.1.WhatdidtheyoungartistdoattherailwaystationonFriday?A.

HewalkedaroundtheNewYorkrailwaystation.

B.

HewaitedforthetraintoVienna.

C.

HecametobuyatraintickettoVienna.D.

Heplayedtheviolintomakesomemoney.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothewordsonthepaper?A.

ThehatbelongedtoGeorgeSang.B.

TheyoungartistneededGeorgeSang'sadvice.

C.

GeorgeSanghadlostsomethingimportant.D.

TheyoungartistwantedsomemoneyfromGeorgeSang.3.Fromthisarticle,wecanlearnthat______.A.

beinghonestisveryimportanttous

B.

playingtheviolincanmakeyouhonest

C.

it'sacceptabletokeepthelotteryifyoufindone

D.

weshouldsharesomethingvaluablewithothersBTheEuropeanUnion(EU)isanorganizationofEuropeancountries.Thecountriesareindependentandaregovernedindifferentways.IntheUnitedKingdom,forexample,theheadofstateisakingorqueen.InFrance,ontheotherhand,theheadofstateisapresident.ButeachofthemsendsrepresentativestoEuropeanParliament,whichhassomecontroloverwhathappensineachofthemembercountries.

TheideaoftheEUbeganinthe1950s.ThefirstmemberswereFrance,Germany,Belgium,Luxembourg,theNetherlandsandItaly.Littlebylittle,thenumberincreasedduringsecondhalfofthetwentiethcentury.Bytheyear2000,therewere15membercountries.ThenewcountrieswereAustria,Denmark,Finland,Greece,Ireland,Portugal,Spain,SwedenandtheUnitedKingdom.

In2004,theEUincreasedto25members.TheCzechRepublic,Estonia,Hungary,Latvia,Lithuania,Poland,theSlovakRepublicandSlovenia,plustheMediterraneanislandsofCyprusandMaltaallbecamemembers.TheexpandedEUhasapopulationofmorethanhalfabillionpeople,twiceasbigasthepopulationoftheUS.4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.

TheUKwasnotincludedinthefirstmembersB.

ThethoughtoftheEUfirstcameintobeinginthe1950s.

C.

ThemembercountriesoftheEUareindependent.D.

IrelandbecameamembercountryoftheEUlaterthanPoland.5.HowmanycountriesjoinedtheEUaftertheyear2000?A.

9B.

10C.

15D.

256.HowaretheUKandFrancegoverned?A.

Inbothcountries,theheadofstateisakingorqueen.B.

Inbothcountries,theheadofstateisapresident.

C.

IntheUnitedKingdom,theheadofstateisapresidentwhileinFrance,akingorqueenD.

IntheUnitedKingdom,theheadofstateisakingorqueenwhileinFrance,apresident.7.whichcountryhadtheideaoftheEUfirst?A.

TheUK.B.

France.C.

Germany.D.

Thepassagedoesn'tmention.CAnoldmanwenttolivewithhisson,hisdaughter-in-law,andafour-year-oldgrandson.Theoldman'shandstrembled,hiseyesightwasverypoor,andhecouldn'twalksteadily(平穩(wěn)地).Thefamilyatetogethernightlyatthedinnertable.Buttheelderlygrandfather'sshakyhandsandfailingsightmadeeatingratherdifficult.Riceoftendroppedonthefloor.

Thesonandthedaughter-in-lawbecameangrywiththeoldman,sotheyputasmalltableinthecorner.There,thegrandfatheratealone,whiletherestofthefamilyenjoyeddinneratthetable.Sincethegrandfatherhadbrokenadishortwo,hisfoodwasservedinawoodenbowl.

Thefour-year-oldsonwatcheditallinsilence.Oneeveningbeforesupper,thefathernoticedhissonplayingwithapieceofwoodonthefloor.Heaskedthechildsweetly,"Whatareyoumaking?"Theboyanswered,"Oh,IammakingalittlebowlforyouandmamatoeatyourfoodfromwhenIgrowup."Thefour-year-oldsonsmiledandwentbacktowork.Thewordsstrucktheparentssothattheywereinsilence.Thentearsstartedtostreamdowntheircheeks(臉頰).Thoughnowordwasspoken,bothknewwhatmustbedone.Thateveningthehusbandtookgrandfather'shandandgentlyledhimbacktothefamilytable.8.Whywastheoldman'sfoodservedinawoodenbowl?A.

Becausethewoodenbowlwaslightenough.B.

Becausetheoldmanhadbrokenafewbowls.

C.

BecausetherewasonlyawoodenbowlleftD.

Becausethesonandthedaughter-in-lawbecameangrywiththeoldman.9.Theword"struck"inParagraph3refersto______.A.

annoyedB.

worriedC.

scaredD.

shocked10.Whydidthehusbandleadtheoldmanbacktothefamilytable?A.

Becauseherealizedhismistakes.B.

Becausetheoldmandidn'tdropriceontheflooranymore.

C.

Becausetheoldmanwasservedinawoodenbowl.D.

Becauseagentlemanledhimbacktothefamilytable.11.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.

AnoldmanandhissonB.Acoupleandtheirson

C.

AwoodenbowD.

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B.

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C.

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C.

Freedigitalcamerasareprovidedforeverybody.D.

Festivalfoodwillbeservedwithoutextracharge.E請閱讀下面一段對話，根據(jù)其情景，從方框內(nèi)七個選項中選出能填入對話的五個選項。M:HaveyoulivedinAmericaformanyyears?

W:Yes,Ihavelivedtherefor10years,why?

M:TomorrowIwillgotoanAmericanfriend'shometocelebrateChristmas.___16_____

W:OK.Noproblem.

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M:___18_____

W:Ifyou'regoingtobemorethanfifteenminuteslate,Iadvisecallingyourhoststotellthem.

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A.ShouldIarriveontimeorfivetotenminuteslate?A.ShouldIarriveontimeorfivetotenminuteslate?B.WhatshouldIdoatthedinnertable?C.Haveyougivemesomeadvice?D.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?E.IworryImightmeetterribletraffic.F.ShouldIbringagift?G.ShouldIarriveearly?二、語言運用（共兩小節(jié)；共45分）第一節(jié)：完形填空（每小題1.5分，共30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Oneday,aprofessorenteredtheclassroomandaskedhisstudentstoprepareforasurprisetest.Theywaitedanxiouslyattheirdesksforthetesttobegin.Theprofessor21

thequestionpapers,withthetextfacingdownasusual.22hehandedthemallout,heaskedhisstudentsto23

thepageandbegin.Toeveryone'ssurprise,therewereno24,justablackdotinthecenterofthepage.

Theprofessor,seeingtheexpressiononeveryone'sface,toldthemthefollowing：

“Iwantyoutowritewhatyou25

there.”

Thestudents,26,gotstartedontheinexplicable(費解的)task.

Attheendoftheclass,theprofessor27

alltheanswerpapersandstartedreadingeachoneofthemaloudinfrontofallthestudents.Allofthem,withno28,describedtheblackdot,tryingtoexplainitspositioninthemiddleofthesheet,etc.Afterallhadbeen29,theclassroomwassilent,andtheprofessorbegantoexplain：

“I'mnotgoingtograde(打分)this.I30

wantedtogiveyousomethingtothinkabout.Noonewroteaboutthe31

partofthepaper.Everyonefocusedontheblackdot,andthesamehappensinour32.Wehaveawhitepapertoobserveand33,butwealwaysfocusonthedarkspots.Ourlifeisa34giventouswithloveandcare,andwealwayshave35-

tocelebrate:naturerenewingitselfeveryday,ourfriendsaroundus,thejobthat-36-

ourlivelihoodandthemiraclesweseeeveryday.

37,weinsistonfocusingonlyonthedarkspots：thehealthissuesthatbotherus，thelackofmoney,the38

relationshipwithcolleagues,the39

withafriend,andetc.

Thedarkspotsarevery40

comparedtoeverythingwehaveinourlives,buttheyaretheonesthatpolluteourminds.”21.A.handedoutB.wrappedupC.referredtoD.pointedat22.A.SinceB.UntilC.IfD.After23.A.foldB.turnC.openD.use24.A.exercisesB.choicesC.questionsD.scores25.A.rememberB.imagineC.studyD.see26.A.surprisedB.confusedC.curiousD.displeased27.A.collectedB.finishedC.markedD.selected28.A.excuseB.doubtC.exceptionD.explanation29.A.saidB.answeredC.returnedD.read30.A.alsoB.justC.evenD.finally31.A.bigB.blackC.beautifulD.white32.A.livesB.classroomsC.collegesD.studies33.A.sendB.keepC.enjoyD.show34.A.burdenB.giftC.pressureD.lesson35.A.reasonsB.timeC.freedomD.festivals36.A.threatensB.ruinsC.providesD.changes37.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Moreover38.A.closeB.complicatedC.specialD.strong39.A.stayB.contactC.satisfactionD.disappointment40.A.darkB.roundC.smallD.dirty高二英語期中考試題答題卡姓名：班級：12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940第二節(jié)：閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當?shù)脑~，或填入括號中所給單詞的正確形式。（每小題1.5分，共15分）Idon'tthinkit'smyparents'jobtocheckmyhomework.Sincewehavealreadygrownup,wecannotactlikelittle____41____(baby)anddependonourparentsallthetime.Wemustlearntobe___42_____(independence).

IrememberwhenIwasinGradeThree,myparents____43____(ask)metocheckmyhomeworkbymyself.Ididn'tknowwhattodoatfirst,soIonlycried.Butafterthat,Igotusedto_____44___(check)myownhomeworkinmystudies.

Checkinghomeworkbyourselvesis____45____goodhabit.Itcanhelpusfindmistakesinexamsmore____46____(easy),itcanalsosavetheteachersalotoftime____47____theycheckourhomework,anditcanalsoletourparentsworry___48_____(little)aboutourstudies.

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