天津市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

天津市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题
本试卷分为第 I 卷（选择题）、第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分，共 100 分，考试用时
90 分钟。第 I 卷 1 至 4 页，第 II 卷 1 至 1 页。考生务必将答案涂写规定的位置上，答在 试卷上的无效。
祝各位考生考试顺利!

I. 听力 (10%)
第一节 (共 5 小题)
第一卷

听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳 选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题 和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are they talking about?
A. A dictionary. B. A bookshop. C. A movie.
2. When will the meeting begin?
A. 9:00. B. 10:00. C. 12:00.
3. How much is the woman going to pay for the hat?
A. $80. B. $72. C. $88.
4. What do you think the man has bought?
A. A bowl of ice cream. B. A nice dress. C. Some strawberries.
5. What can we learn about the woman in the conversation? A. She is a good friend of Mary’s.
B. She never uses make-up herself.
C. She was unhappy to hear the man’s ment. 第二节 (共 15 小题)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选 项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听 完后， 各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. Where is the conversation most probably taking place?
A. At home. B. On a bus. C. In the bank.
7. Why do the two speakers want to buy a car? A. They want to save money.
B. The woman’s office is too far from her home. C. The man lives too far away from his office.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. How does Bob feel about his interview?
A. Worried. B. Confident. C. Uncertain.

9. What makes him think he has a very good chance?
A. He did better than the others in the interview. B. He was the only one with related experience. C. The director seemed to like him.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Who are the speakers?
A. Office workers. B. College students. C. Senior students.
11. What can we learn about the woman’s grandpa?
A. He serves in the army. B. He runs a small farm. C. He works on a farm.
12. Why does the woman often go to the country? A. She enjoys the beautiful scenery in the country. B. She has to help her grandpa with his farm work. C. She wants to stay with her grandpa.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What are the man and his friend doing in the street? A. They are looking for a park.
B. They are looking for a bank. C. They are looking for a river.
14. What’s the problem with the leaflet? A. It gives the wrong information.
B. The details it gives are not clear.
C. There’s no information about the concert in it.
15. How could you describe the man and his friends?
A. Natives. B. Sports fans. C. Tourists.
16. Where will the man and his friends probably end up going?
A. The park downtown. B. Lakeshore Park. C. Back to the hotel. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What is the speaker talking about? A. How to bee a good writer.
B. How to write a diary.
C. How to organize a story.
18. How can writing a diary be helpful to people? A. It can distract people from their daily worries. B. It can leave space for people to think.
C. It can improve people’s writing ability.
19. Where does the speaker like to write her journal?
A. In a blog. B. On puter. C. In a notebook.

20. What form does the speaker suggest using?
A. In any form you like. B. In a letter form. C. In the first person.
II. 单项选择 (20%)
21. –Do you like ties, sir?
–I like neither of them. Please show me third one.
A. the; the B. the; a C. /; the D. /; a
22. –_ ! We are ing late.
–But I can’t find my ticket.
A. Get a move on B. Take your time
C. Help yourself D. Go straight ahead
23. The magazine is __reading, so he advised me it.
A. well worth; to buy B. very worth; buying C. worthy; buying D. worthy; to buy
24. The dying man sounded out of breath, he had been running a long way. A. like B. as though C. as D. even if
25. the two designs, and you will find what problem there is with yours. A. paring B. pared C. To pare D. pare

26. New Zealand
surrounded by sea.
a north island and a south island, both of which are

A. consists of B. is consisted of C. consisting of D. consisted of
27. He had just sent an email to his pal on the Internet the system broke down.
A. while B. when C. after D. since
28. Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we _ during the day.
A. may be doing B. could have done
C. must have done D. might have done
29. –Who is the girl standing over there?
–Well, if you know, her name is Mabel.
A. may B. can C. must D. shall
30. I hate when people talk with their mouths full.
A. it B. that C. these D. them
31. –He looks so and the kids are really scared.
–He often uses that look to frighten them.
A frightened; frightened B. frightened; frightening
C. frightening; frightened D. frightening; frightening
32. –Do you think the movie is wonderful?
–Yes. It’s quite .
A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything

33. The way he did it was different _ we were used to.
A. in which B. in what C. from what D. from which
34. –We didn’t see Smith attending the lecture.
–No one him about a lecture today.
A. told; there to be B. had told; there to be
C. told; there was D. had told; there being
35. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.
A. took up B. took over C. carried out D. made up
36. The British use prepositions Americans sometimes omit them.
A. when B. which C. that D. where
37. A heavy snow fell on the first day of this year；you'll imagine what difficulty we had home in the snow.
A. walked B. walk C. to walk D. walking
38. The girl in bed _ to us that she had _ the book on the bookshelf. A. lay; lied; lay B. lying; lay; laid C. lying; lied; laid D. lied; lied; laid
39. Hearing the steps of their teacher on the floor, the students pretended
something attentively.
A. having read B. reading C. to reading D. to be reading
40. He tried many times to cross the border to a neighboring country without a permit, each time.
A. being caught B. only to be caught C. only to catch D. only catching
III. 完形填空 (20%)
Did you feel like the negative remark was more influential than the pliments that you received earlier? If the answer to the question is “Yes”, then you are not _41 _. There are many people feeling like this, but you all need to learn how to _42 _ negative remarks.
When negative remarks e about, you remind yourself that it is 43 _ someone’s opinion and everyone is entitled (使享有权利) to express their opinions. They have the 44_ to say anything they want to say. Meantime, you
choose to do whatever you think is correct and 45 the negative ones. When I was a kid, I heard a saying --- “A barking dog won’t stop a moving carriage.” That is to say if a carriage is moving and a dog is _46 it while barking, the carriage won’t _47_ because of that dog’s barking.
One morning, as I was 48 to work from the nearest train station, a drunken man approached me. _49 , he grasped my left arm and said, “Hey, man. Your clothes are so ugly.” Then he 50_ my arm, and walked off. A few people on the street stopped, 51_ at me, and were most likely expecting a

reaction from me. I replied _52 “Good morning to you, sir”, and _53 .
The people watching this 54_ started laughing. I just walked away without paying any attention to them. About an hour later, a 55_ and I went back on that street to buy some fruits. Guess what? We saw the police speaking to that man, and he was in handcuffs (手铐). I told my workmate what had happened to me 56 _.
In an article in Psychology Today, Dr Raj Raghunathan says, “The 57_
between ordinary people and extraordinary (非凡的) people is simple.
Extraordinary people choose to listen to their _58 and ignore other people’s negativity.” They see things differently. _59 _ you should learn how to deal

with negative remarks and not let them   60_  your emotions and thoughts.
41. A. confident
B. alone
C. calm
D. correct
42. A. make
B. avoid
C. stop
D. handle
43. A. always
B. possibly
C. usually
D. only
44. A. right
B. reason
C. time
D. ability
45. A. oppose
B. notice
C. ignore
D. solve
46. A. walking around B. looking for C. running after D. passing by
47. A. stop
B. close
C. move
D. follow
48. A. driving
B. riding
C. running
D. walking
49. A. Unfortunately
B. Disappointedly
C. Suddenly
D. Pleasantly
50. A. hurt
B. let go of
C. caught
D. broke away
from

51. A. looked
B. shouted
C. swore
D. laughed
52. A. weakly
B. slowly
C. angrily
D. politely
53. A. cried
B. left
C. smiled
D. agreed
54. A. performance
B. activity
C. turn
D. accident
55. A. friend
B. colleague
C. leader
D. policeman
56. A. earlier
B. expectedly
C. again
D. unwillingly
57. A. secret
B. relationship
C. difference
D. similarity
58. A. advice
B. experience
C. heart
D. positivity
59. A. And
B. So
C. When
D. But
60. A. control
IV. 阅读理解 (30%)
B. show
C. change
D. mix
A
From visiting museums to watching Changing the Guard, there are some
amazing experiences for you to get while in London. Here we pick some of the best free activities in London.

Changing the Guard
For a display of British ceremony, watch Changing the Guard outside Buckingham Palace. This is where one member of Queen’s Guards exchanges duty with the old guard. Both guards are dressed in traditional red uniform and bearskin hats, and the handover is acpanied by a Guards band. Guard Mounting takes place at 11:30 am. It is held daily from May to July, and on alternate (间隔的) dates throughout the rest of the year.
Sir John Soane’s Museum
Sir John Soane was an architect. During his lifetime he collected some valuable antiquities from all four corners of the globe. They are now on display in Sir John Soane’s Museum which gives a real insight into the life of this outstanding Victorian gentleman.
Geffrye Museum
A very unique experience, the Geffrye Museum, located in 18th century almshouses, gives a fascinating insight into the lives of the British middle classes from the 1600s to the present day. Explore a series of room sets, plete with furnishing and textiles (纺织品) from each period.
Hogarth’s House
Hogarth was very famous and criticized 18th century society in his engravings (雕刻), such as A Harlot’s Progress, A RAKE’S Progress and Marriage-a-la-Mode. As the name suggests, Hogarth’s House is where he lived before he died in 1764, and it’s here that you’ll find the largest collection of his paintings on public display.
Bank of England Museum
The splendid Bank of England Museum traces the history of the bank from its foundation by Royal Charter in 1694 to its role today as the country’s central bank. There are many items you have never expected to see.
61. What can we learn about the ceremony of Changing the Guard? A. Visitors need to pay when watching the ceremony.
B. Visitors can listen to some music at the ceremony.
C. The ceremony is held at 11:30 am every day throughout the year. D. Changing the Guard involves two groups of guards every time.
62. What can visitors learn about the British people at Geffrye Museum?
A. The home life. B. The social life. C. The political life. D. The cultural life.
63. What can we learn from the text?
A. Sir John Soane was a painter who lived in the Victorian era.
B. Hogarth’s paintings were criticized by other painters of his time. C. The Bank of England Museum no longer functions as a bank now.

D. Sir John Soane’s Museum is a good place to see old and valuable objects.
64. What would be the best title for this text?
A. Active Life in London B. Free London Attractions
C. Famous Museums in London D. Enjoy Your Stay in London
B
For nine days in October, the New Mexico skies are painted as hundreds of balloons lift off from Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta Park. For ballooning fans worldwide, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a pilgrimage (朝圣之旅). There's something for everyone to enjoy --- special shapes filled with equal parts of hot air and wonder, and Balloon Glows that create a magical night landscape
for spectators (观众) to wander.
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a world-famous attraction and destination for kids of all ages. For more than three decades, the first week in October brings the smell of roasting chilies (辣椒) and the beautiful, magical moving picture show of hot air balloons sailing silently through the fall air.
Guests from all over the world e to Albuquerque to celebrate ballooning. Hundreds of balloons will be taking flight from the Balloon Fiesta Park this year.
From its beginnings in 1972 with 13 balloons launching from a shopping mall parking lot, the Balloon Fiesta has grown to multiple events launching year-round at the custom designed, 365-acre Balloon Fiesta Park. With 700 balloons, it is the largest ballooning event on earth, the most photographed event on earth, and the largest international event held in the United States every year.
Imagine 54 football fields, all put together. That’s the size of Balloon Fiesta Park’s 78-acre launch field! And at this Park’s “playing field”, there are no losing teams and no viewing stands. Guests walk the field and are part of the action.
Hundreds of thousands of smiling, upturned faces, attracted by the beauty of hot air balloons filling the big blue New Mexico sky. What you can’t hear until you walk our field at nightfall is the thrilling roar (喧闹声) of hundreds of burners setting fire, turning the Park into a huge lighted Christmas tree of colorful
balloons. What you can’t feel until you join us is the great joy everywhere around you.
Balloon Fiesta Park is located north of Alameda Boulevard, one mile west of
Interstate-25.
65. What can we learn about the Balloon Fiesta from the text?
A. It has a history of 30 years. B. It is only held in the daytime. C. It exhibits pictures and photos.
D. It is held at the beginning of October.

66. Which of the following word best describes the scene in Paragraph 6?
A. Inspiring. B. Peaceful. C. Exciting. D. Touching.
67. The text most probably es from _.
A. a travel magazine B. a special report
C. a personal diary D. a history textbook
C
Some people ran to the seaside and tried to escape in boats. There were huge waves, and many boats were overturned, but some families got away. Other
people ran into the country, away from the mountain. In the end, most of the people escaped from Pompeii in time. But about 2,000 people didn’t get away. They died under the ashes. In fact, the city was covered with about 15-20 feet of ashes. When it rained later, the ashes became as hard as rock.
Not far from Pompeii was another small city. The people who lived there could see the volcano, and they talked to the people who escaped. A boy named Pliny watched and listened to everything. When he grew up, he wrote about Pompeii, but his writings were lost.
After many years, people built a new town over Pompeii. The old Roman city was forgotten. Then, in the 19th century, people found some of Pliny’s