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1、广东省潮州市潮安区颜锡祺中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分、 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,并在答题卡将该项涂黑。A Neighbors play an important role in our lives. Their lifestyle, friends, and social habits can have a strong influence on our lives. So its a good idea to get along well wi
2、th neighbors and build a better relationship that will last for many years to come. But how should you get along with your neighbors?When you hear of a special need you can meet, do it, such as sitting with a sick child while your neighbor goes to work or taking an elderly parent to a doctors appoin
3、tment when their car wont start.If you hear that someone close by is ill, has an accident, or is out of work, give him or her a hot meal or a fresh dessert. Your kindness will add a special feeling during a difficult time. If your neighbor is cutting down a tree or building a doghouse, offer helping
4、 hands to him or her. There is no better way to build relationships. Besides, you never know when the favor might be returned.Exchange holiday cards, gifts or traditions. Invite your neighbors over for a cup of coffee or lunch. A backyard barbecue can be a great way to share food and fun. If theyve
5、watched your kids grow up or been concerned about your family events, they may want to share these special events.Plan a party. Invite all your neighbors to your party. Planning and carrying out the activity helps everyone to know and understand each other.Your neighbors are like your family in many
6、 ways since you have to live with them, or near them for a long time. Appreciate their strong points and ignore weak points, and everyone will get along well.1.The purpose of the first paragraph is to_.A. introduce how you can get along well with your friends B. explain the importance of getting alo
7、ng well with your neighborsC. show how to make friends with your new neighborsD. list the advantages of building strong family relationships2.According to the passage, to build a good relationship with your neighbors, you should _.A. try to give them a helping handB. do housework for them when they
8、are sickC. give them a good job if theyre out of workD. lend them money when their parents are ill3.What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Tips on how to form a healthy lifestyleB. The best way to form good habitsC .The importance of being helpfulD. Tips on how to get along with your neighbors4.
9、This passage most probably belongs to_.A. a physical science magazine B. the travel newsC. a magazine of social life D. the technology newsBWhatsonElectric Underground7: 30 pm-1: 00 am Free at the Cyclops TheeatreDo you know whos playing in your area? Were bringing you an exciting evening of live ro
10、ck and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contracta(合同)? Ifso, come early to the talk at7:30 pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. hes going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.Gee Whizz8:
11、 30 pm-10: 30 pm Comedy at KaleidoscopeCome and see Gee Whizz perform. hes the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7: 00 pm for drinks and snacks(快餐)
12、.simons Workshop5: 00 pm-7: 30 pm Wednesdays at Victoria StagThis is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years experience of teachi
13、ng comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.Charlotte stone8: 00 pm-11: 00 pm Pizza WorldFine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pic
14、kering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta (面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails coffee, beer, and white wine。5. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?A. Jules Skye B. Gee WhizzC. Charlott
15、e Stone D. James Pickering.6. At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?A. The Cyclops Theatre. B. KaleidoscopeC. Victoria Stage. D. Pizza World7. What do we know about Simons Workshop?A. It requires membership status.B. It lasts three hours each time.C. It is run by a comedy cl
16、ub.D. It is held every Wednesday.8. When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?A.5:00pm-7:30pm B.7:30pm-1:00amC.8:00pm-11:00pm D.8:30pm-10:30pm CSince I became a full-time free lancer(自由作家), Ive found one of the hardest things to do is to get up early. Without the danger of being fired, there just
17、hasnt been a lot of motivation(动机) to get out of bed.Ive quickly learned that getting up is the key to success and better yet: waking up early is really just a habit. The most important thing to keep in mind is that you must have strong reasons to get out of bed. Motivation is the only thing keeping
18、 us from lying in bed all day.Writing down all the big and important things youll do the next day can give you an extra push in your goal to wake up early and quickly.Dont read in bed. Spending as little time as possible in bed will actually help your body realize that the bed is for sleeping, and n
19、ot lying awake for hours. The goal of reading in bed is just to help you fall asleep within 10 minutes.Stress is one of the main causes of poor sleep. Relax yourself before getting into bed. Try controlled breathing exercises or yoga(瑜珈) to lower your stress level.These are just a few ways you can u
20、se to wake up earlier. Finding the best way is most important, and it requires a little work. The key thing is that waking up should be a pleasant experience. If you can make waking up something you are looking forward to, youre already halfway on your journey toward becoming an early riser.9.What d
21、o we know about the author?A. He has a full-time job outside. B. He likes lying in bed all day.C. He was once fired by a company. D. He has difficulty getting up early.10.Which of the following is NOT true about doing yoga according to the passage?A. It is a good way to reduce stress.B. It can help
22、you sleep.C. It can make you worried.D. It can improve your ability to wake up earlier.11.What is the point of getting up early?A. Motivation B. Experience C. Success D. AbilityDThere is an old saying in English: “Laughter is the best medicine”. Until recently, few people took the saying very seriou
23、sly. Now, however, doctors have begun to investigate laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found evidence that laughter really can improve peoples health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films, while doctors checked thei
24、r heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises
25、the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be capable of reducing the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group, which tolerated the pain for the longest time, was
26、 the group, which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce endorphins（内啡肽）in the brain. These are natural chemicals that diminish both stress and pain.There is also some evidence to suggest that laughter helps the bodys immune system,
27、that is, the system which fights infection. In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while another group served as the control group-in other words, a group with which to compare the first group. Doctors checked the blood of the students in both groups and found that the people
28、in the group that watched the video had an increase in the activity of their while blood cells, that is, the cells which fight infection.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists（精神病学家）in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients
29、conditions by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.12. We learn from the first paragraph that laughter .A. is good for ones health. B. is
30、related to some illness.C. has been investigated long since. D. has no effect on the body.13.Doctors have found that laughter .A. keeps down blood pressure. B. has similar effects to physical exercise.C. decreases the heart rate. D. increases stress.14. Which of the following statements is NOT true
31、of laughter, according to the passage?A. It reduces(减少)pain. B. It exercises the body.C. It improves the bodys immune(免疫的） system. D. It can cure cancer.15. In a laughter clinic, doctors .A. laugh at their patients. B. encourage their patients to laugh.C. smile when they dont feel like laughing. D.
32、never stop laughing.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列短文,从短文后所给的七个选项中（A、B、C、D、E、F、G）中,选出能填入每空的最佳选项,并在答题卡将该项涂黑。其中两项为多余项。Everyone knows that fish is good for health（16） But it seems that many people dont cook fish at homeAmericans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year，but we eat twice as mu
33、ch fish in restaurants as at homeBuying，storing，and cooking fish isnt difficult（17） This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way（18） Fresh fish should smell sweet：you should feel that youre standing t the oceans edgeAny fishy or strong smell means the fish isnt fresh（19） When you have
34、bought a fish and arrive home，youd better store the fish in the refrigerator if you dont cook it immediately，but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or twoFrozen fish isnt as tasty as the fresh oneThere ar many common methods used to cook fish（20） First，clean it and season it w
35、ith your choice of spices（调料）Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs about one pound（A larger one will take more time） Then，its ready to serveAThe fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart diseaseBDo not buy itCThe easiest is to steam itDThis i
36、s how you can do itEIt just requires a little knowledgeFThe fish will go bad within hoursGWhen buying fish，you should first smell it第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football tea
37、m. That meant 21 Miller King, who was the best 22 at our school.Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for 23 .Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from 24 . He
38、looked very 25 , but he didnt cry.That season. I 26 all of Millers records while he 27 the home games from the bench. We went 10:1 and I was named most valuable player, 28 I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for(因自责) Millers 29 .One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw
39、 Miller 30 going over a fencewhich wasnt 31 to climb if you had both arms. Im sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept 32 from. But even that challenge he accepted, I 33 him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally 34 on the other side, he said to me,You know, I didnt tell
40、 you this during the season, but you did 35 . Thank you for filling in for 36 .His words freed me from my bad 37 . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader.Damaged but not defeated. he was 38 ahead of me. I was right to have 39 him.From that day on, I grew 40 and a little
41、 more real.21. A. cheering for B. beating out C. relying on D. staying with22. A. coach B. student C. teacher D. player23. A. practice B. show C. comfort D. pleasure24. A. school B. vacation C. hospital D. training25. A. pale B. calm C.relaxed D. ashamed26. A. held B. broke C. set D. tried27. A. rep
42、orted B. judged C.organized D. watched28. A. and B. then C. but D. thus29. A. decision B. mistake C.accident D. sacrifice30. A. stuck B. hurt C. tired D. lost31. A. steady B.hard C. fun D. fit32. A. praise B.advice C. assistance D.apology33. A. let B. helped C. had D. noticed34. A. dropped B. read C
43、. trapped D. safe35. A. fine B. wrong C. quickly D. normally36. A. us B. yourself C. me D. them37. A. memories B.ideas C. attitudes D. dreams38. A. still B. also C.yet D. just39. A. challenged B. cured C. invited D. admired40. A. healthier B. bigger C.cleverer D.cooler第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读
44、下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Walking around in the huge department store, Kate had to admit it was really difficult to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that her father was _41_ easy to please as her mother，_42_ was always delighted with perfume(香水）.Besides, shopping at
45、 this time of the year is _43_ unpleasant experience: people step on your shoes, push you with their elbows and almost knock you over in their hurry to get to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Kate paused in _44_ of a counter where some attractive ties were on display. “They are real sil
46、k and worth the price，” the saleswoman _45_(say) to Kate. But Kate knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father. She moved on and then quite by chance stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes (烟斗) _46_ sale
47、, and the prices were reasonable(合理的). Kate did not hesitate（犹豫） for long: _47_ her father only smoked a pipe occasionally（偶尔）, she knew that this was a present which was sure _48_ please him.When she got home with her small but well _49_(choose) present in her bag, her parents were already at table having supper. Her mother was in especially chee
