2017湖南高二下学期人教版高中英语期中考试

1. 详细信息

Here are the responses from parents to the posts(帖子)about toys.

●Michele Manhire

My son Aaron is 8. It’s been 8 birthdays and 9 Christmases of “What can we get, Aaron?” without proper toys along the way. He is just simply particular about toys. I can honestly tell you, I am printing this list, and heading to a couple of stores (some online) that I can get some of these items! Maybe this won’t be such a depressing Christmas.

●Vera

Do you have any yam balls (纱球)I bought a giant one for my classroom but ended up keeping it for my own kids. They’re strong enough to throw but soft enough to use as a doll bed.

●Natalie

Excellent post! Thank you so much for putting this together. I have been looking through special needs toy lists to find one that I thought would be most helpful to my followers. This post agrees to our personal experience most closely. I have shared it with many other groups and the feedback has been wonderful.

●Meagan

This is a great list. My son loved his egg chair and empty bottles are always a win. He also loves to turn a globe and look at wonder tubes. Wonder tubes are about $ 6 on Amazon. This year one of his gifts is a gel (凝胶)filled medicine ball.

21. What are the four posts responding to?

A. A game list      B. A party list     C. A toy list      D. A food list

22. What is Michele’s problem?

A. She has no money for toys.         B. She can’t find good toys for herself.

C. Her son has a special taste for gifts.    D. Her son missed too many birthdays.

23. Who suggests a good toy which can be used as a bed for dolls?

A. Michele Manhire.     B. Natalie.     C. Meagan.       D. Vera.

2. 详细信息

Owning a smart phone may not be as smart as you think.They may let you surf the Internet,listen to music and snap photos wherever you are…but they also turn you into a workaholic(工作狂),it seems.

A study suggests that,by giving you access to emails at all times,the smart phone adds as much as two hours to your working day.Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles.The study shows the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours,but a further 2 hours is spent responding to or sending work emails,or making work calls.

Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails.Some workers confess they are on call almost 24 hours a day.Nearly two-thirds say they often check work emails just before they go to bed and as soon as they wake up,while over a third have replied to one in the middle of the night.The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m and 7 a.m,with more than a third checking their first email in the period,and a quarter checking them between 11p.m.and midnight.

Ghadi Hobeika,marketing director of Pixmania,said:“The ability to access millions of Apps has made smart phone invaluable for many people.However,there are disadvantages.Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day,seven days a week,and smart phones mean that people cannot get away from work.The more constantly in contact we become,the more is expected of us in a work capacity.”

24.With a smart phone the average UK working day is         .

A.11 to 12 hours        B.9 to 10 hours      C.8 hours      D.2 hours

25.It could be inferred from the text that the British people         .

A.prefer to check emails in the morning       B.are crazy about different smart phone

C.work extra hours with smart phones        D.shorten their normal working hours

26.What does Ghadi Hobeika feel about smart phones?

A.They are unimportant for most of people. B.They have disadvantages for some companies.

C.They are useful to improve a work ability.        D.They make it impossible for people to rest.

27.What can we conclude from the text?

A.Every coin has two sides.        B.All that glitters is not gold.

C.It never rains but pours.         D. It’s no good crying over spilt milk.

3. 详细信息

Owning a pet makes us healthier and happier,but for many of us,long hours at work,tight budgets and small flats means it’s just not practical.But there’s good news for animal lovers;you can now cosy up with a cup of tea while spending time with furry friends,as the global movement of animal cafes has reached the UK.

       The international phenomenon originated in Taipei,where the world’s first cat cafe,Cat Flower Garden,opened in 1998.Curious tourists soon discovered the pet paradise and brought the concept over to Japan.The first Japanese cat cafe opened in Osaka in 2005,and now there are said to be nearly 40 in Tokyo alone.

       Japan has now gone far beyond the original concept,and some of the trendiest places to visit nowadays have owls,rabbits and goats hanging around.Tokyo’s Fukuro no Mise,which means the “Shop of Owls”,has full guest lists for up to two months.

       Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium was the first of its kind to open up in East London last year.The successful cat cafe takes bookings 50 days ahead and usually about 90% of them book out about 5-6 weeks in advance,Though the business has been a success,the owner Lauren Pears worries a little bit about the sudden rise of cat cafes everywhere.

       “Cat cafes are still in their beginnings here and we’ve seen a very recent cautionary tale springing up in Singapore with the sudden burst of cat cafes in the city.Earlier this year, one of

them was closed down after serious                                                                                                           
animal welfare issues resulted in the deaths of several cats.” She emphasizes that even though the job is fun and rewarding,it also comes with serious responsibility.

28.Which country does the text mainly report about?

A.UK.            B.China.                C.Taipei.                D.Singapore.

29.Why are cat cafes so popular?

A.They offer great services.                B.They promote a new concept.

C.They stay open for a long time.        D.They provide practical means to enjoy pets.

30.What does the underlined part “cautionary tale” in the last paragraph refer to?

A.Greeting.    B.Warning.       C.Interview.          D.Development.

31.What is the concern of Lauren Pears?

A.The blind expansion of cat cafes.             B.The sudden rise of illegal cat cafes.

C. Cat Cafe owners’ lack of responsibility.   D.The possibility that cats may be unfriendly.

4. 详细信息

       A company has designed a water bottle,the Memobottle,which is ideal for the office worker’s bag,because it’s completely flat.With the same shape as a piece of paper,the Memobottle is a reusable water bottle that slides into your bag to lie next to books and laptops.The bottle,which can also be washed in a dishwasher,is designed to help reduce the number of plastic bottles in landfills(填埋).

       Two creative people Jesse Leeworthy and Jonathan Byrt,both 28,designed the bottle to be convenient to carry and environmentally friendly.It is made from a durable and dishwasher-friendly“green” plastic.

       Leeworthy and Byrt,from Australia,say more than 600 billion single-use bottles were sold globally last year.In America alone,studies show that around 1,500 single-use water bottle are consumed every second—only 20 percent of these are recycled.And the cost of buying more and more plastic bottles adds to— the pair say that bottled water costs approximately 1,400 times more than tap water.

       “We’ve always been passionate about the environment,” said Leeworthy.“For years we have been focused on creative design that provides environmental remedy while improving social convenience.The Memobottle was designed to overcome two problems that we see in our society: our attachment to the outdoors,and our inability  to fit water bottles in laptop bags.”

       The bottle will be available in three different sizes— A5 which holds 750 ml,A4 which holds 1.25 litres and letter size which stores 1.25 litres.The product is seeking funding on Kickstarter and has already soared(飙升)past its primary goal of raising £8,310 ($13,500),reaching it in just 36 hours.Jonathan Byrt said,“The feedback we’ve received has been overwhelmingly positive! The emails of support and interest,and social media comments have been amazing!”

       The product is expected to be on the market by Christmas and will be available for global delivery.

32.What is the main character of the newly-designed water bottle?

  A.Clean and easy to wash.              B.Practical and friendly to environment.

  C.Flat and popular with housewives.   D.Cheap and convenient to carry in bags.

33.What are the two designers most concerned about?

  A.Materials and shape.                 B.Price and production.

  C.Comments and popularity.           D.Environment and convenience.

34.What is people’s attitude towards the water bottle?

  A.Opposed.      B.Indifferent.      C.Supportive.     D.Doubtful.

35.What can be the best title of the text?

  A.The way to protect water resource.  B.Round water bottles are out of date.

  C.Seeking fund for an ideal water bottle.  D.Two creative Australian young designers.

5. 详细信息

How to relax your mind

Nowadayspeople everywhere seem to find less and less time available to them, and more and more things to achieve. It’s quite common to find people running around like headless chickens meeting deadlines that they create. One doesn’t have to live this way, in stress and struggle.   36 

Breathe I can’t stress enough the importance of learning how to breathe properly, and not only when you’re stressed, but at all times that you can. Learning how to breathe properly at all times is essential. You should try to deepen and lengthen your breath to lower the stress level and promote relaxation.   37 

Relax We often think that just going to the gym and working out is the right way to go to relax ourselves.   38   A good hard workout is good from time to time, but you are still running at full steam ahead and not giving yourself time to relax. So lighting some fragrant candles, taking a slow hot bath or a shower, or meditating for even 10 minutes will do wonders to help you relax your mind and get out of the stress zone.

Let it all out   39   So calling or meeting up with a person who can listen and empathize with us, is often a great way to relax. It’s important that we don’t go into victim mode and get too negative. When we let out our frustrations, it should be done in a positive manner, and with lightheartedness, even joking about the stress we’re under.

  40    Probably one of the most difficult skills at first to master, but in the end one of the most rewarding to learn in our fast-paced society is the attitude of gratitude. We can do some gratitude list making right on the spot to get out of our heads and away from all that we wished we had but don’t, and to be thankful for all that we do have. I swear learning how to do this will relax you in a way that will change your life for the better.

Hopefully this article helped you to find an answer to your question about how to relax your mind from stress. Try these techniques and let us know, what works best for you.

A. Be thankful to your friends.

B. Be grateful for what you have.

C. But this pace doesn’t do much for our mind or stress levels.

D. You can either lie down on the floor or sit comfortably to relax yourself.

E. In this article we will present a few tips on how to relax your mind from stress.

F. In addition, deeper breathes help to get rid of harmful substances in your lungs.

G. Sometimes we need to just let out our frustrations and worries to a close friend.

6. 详细信息

 Before I realized what had happened, we were off the ground. The earth just seemed to drop away from the hot air balloon. I   61   (honest) felt nothing when the ropes were unfastened and we started to fly into the sky. John reminded us   62  (relax). He then set out to point out some of the best sights and photo opportunities,  63  (start) with the sunrise. Once the sun was up, the temples and pagodas were even   64   (beautiful). John was too anxious to introduce some of his personal favorites, as well as those buildings experiencing repair work.

With the end of our flight    65   (approach), John began to describe some final sites to us, including a small village and a farm area. He then reminded us of landing procedures and asked us to hold additional sightseeing   66   (question) while he concentrated on the landing.    67   I really appreciated was that he was so clear and responsible   68   safety! Our gentle landing went off smoothly and we were soon back on solid land. Hot air balloon rides 69   (be) an unbelievable travel experience and I cannot think of   70  more exciting place to enjoy them than in Bagan.

7. 详细信息

Like many families in Sanyati, a small countryside town in western Zimbabwe(津巴布韦), Johnson’s family does not have a television. One day after school, Johnson arrived home and 41.______ something unusual in the house. At first, he 42.______ his father had bought a television, but when his mother said it was a computer, he was 43.______.

It’s not that Johnson didn’t like the 44.______; he just didn’t know how to use it. Johnson and his father didn’t even know how to turn it on. "Nobody in our neighborhood knew how to 45.______ a computer," Johnson said.

But things 46._____ when Nikon, a young family friend, came from a big city to visit. Nikon knew all about computers.

“At first, I was always 47.______ the wrong button,” Johnson recalled. “But I kept on going 48.______I was eager to learn.” After three weeks, Johnson had mastered some computer 49._______, such as opening and closing files.

Johnson kept on practicing after Nikon 50.______. His speed slowly improved. Soon, Johnson felt 51.______ with the computer. Meanwhile, Johnson’s friends 52._____ what had happened to him. He no longer played soccer after school like he  used to. Johnson’s friends 53.______. Were Johnson’s parents 54._____him from playing with them? Did he have new friends?

One day, three of Johnson’s friends surprised him at home. They couldn’t 55.______ what they saw — a computer, and Johnson was operating it. After that, Johnson began to teach them how to use the computer.

It wasn’t long before the neighborhood kids wanted to learn, too! The computer began to experience 56._____ because the kids were pressing too many buttons. So he 57.______a plan. He began charging for lessons. But this did not stop more kids from coming. Those whose parents did not have money 58._______with chickens or goats.

Johnson has taught computer skills to 30 students from his local school. With the money earned from 59.______, Johnson has bought a television and a radio for his 60._______. And he plans to buy a new computer and keep on teaching.

41.A. realized

B. noticed      

C. received

D. achieved

42.A. felt

B. found

C. thought

D. decided

43.A. disappointed

B. interested

C. satisfied

D. excited

44.A. television

B. radio

C. telephone

D. computer

45.A. operate

B. repair

C. manage

D. control

46.A. finished

B. ended

C. changed

D. corrected

47.A. editing

B. pressing

C. pulling

D. putting

48.A. but

B. and

C. because

D. so

49.A. systems

B. files

C. languages

D. basics

50.A. left

B. returned

C. arrived

D. disappeared

51.A. confused

B. comfortable

C. valuable

D. considerable

52.A. remembered

B. discussed

C. suspected

D. wondered

53.A. screamed

B. hoped

C. worried

D. laughed

54.A. preventing

B. escaping

C. protecting

D. separating

55.A. understand

B. admit

C. prove

D. believe

56.A. challenges

B. problems

C. tasks

D. chances

57.A. kept up with

B. put up with

C. came up with

D. caught up with

58.A. paid

B. greeted

C. filled

D. played

59.A. working

B. begging

C. teaching

D. competing

60.A. friend

B. neighbor

C. student

D. family

8. 详细信息

  假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

 注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

      2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

 Dear Diary,

     Here I am in the middle of a city, 350 miles far away from our farmhouse. Do you want to know why we move last week? Dad lost his job . As Mom explained, “He was lucky to find other one.”  His new job meant I had to say goodbye to my classmate, my school, or just everything else I love in the world. To make matters bad, now I have to share a room with my younger sister, Maggie. Tomorrow is first day of school. I am awfully tiring, but I know I will never fall sleep. Good night and remember you, dear Diary, is my only souvenir(纪念品; 礼物) from my past life and my only friend.

9. 详细信息

假如你是张小民, 下个星期六是你妈妈的生日, 你和你爸爸昨天悄悄地策划了一次家庭活动给她庆祝生日。请你写信告诉你的姐姐/哥哥, 陈述你和你爸爸的想法和原因, 以及最后的决定。

注意:开头和结尾已写好, 不计入总词数(不少于100)

Dear sister/brother,

  How is everything?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Love,

Zhang xiaoming