广东汕头达濠华桥中学20172018年高二上阶段考英语试题

2017-2018学年度高二第一学期第二次联考英语科第1页/共8页2017-2018学年度第一学期高二级阶段2考试英语科（本试卷分四部分，共8页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟）注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必用黑色笔迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卷上。2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AYou'rerushingtoworkandamanaheadofyoucollapsesonthesidewalk.Doyoustoptohelp?Inastudyofby-standers,itwasfoundthatsomepeopleaverttheirgazeandkeeponwalkingratherthanstopandgetinvolved.“Thereisatendencytodecidethatnoactionisneeded.”saysapsychologist.“Thefirstthoughtsthatpopintoyourmindoftenkeepyoufromofferinghelp.Inordertotakeaction,youhavetoworkagainstthem.”Herearesomecommonthoughtsthatmightpreventyoufromhelping.◆WhyshouldIbetheone?I'mprobablynotthemostcompetent(有能力的)personinthiscrowd.Youmightthinksomeoneolderorwithmoremedicalknowledgeshouldofferassistance.◆Whatifhedoesn'treallyneedmyhelp?Thefearofembarrassmentispowerful;noonewantstorisklookingfoolishinfrontofothers.◆Nooneelselooksconcerned—thismustnotbeaproblem.Wecanfollowthepeoplearoundus,butmostpeopletendtoholdbacktheiremotionsinpublic.“Ifyouspottroubleandfindyourselfexplaininginaction,forceyourselftostopandassessthesituationinsteadofwalkingon,”saysthepsychologist.“Thenretrytoinvolveotherpeople;youdon'thavetotakeontheentireresponsibilityofbeinghelpful.Sometimesit'sjustamatterofturningtothepersonnexttoyouandsaying,‘Itlookslikeweshoulddosomething.’Oraskingsomeoneifanambulancehasbeencalledand,ifnot,tocallforone.Onceyoutakeaction,mostpeoplewillfollowyou.”1.Accordingtoastudyofby-standers,whatwillsomepeopledowhenamanaheadfallsdownonthesidewalk?A.Theywillcallforhelpandthenwalkaway.2017-2018学年度高二第一学期第二次联考英语科第2页/共8页BThePoetryFoundation,recentlynamedAmericanpoetJackPrelutskyasthenation'sfirstchildren'spoetlaureate(桂冠诗人).Thegroupcreatedtheawardasawaytoincreasechildren'sloveofpoetry.Aschildren'spoetlaureate,JackPrelutskywillgivetwopublicreadingsinthenexttwoyears.HewillalsoadvisethePoetryFoundationaboutchildren'sliteratureandtakepartinprojectsconcerningchildrenandpoetry.JackPrelutskyhasbeenwritingpoetryforchildrenforoverfortyyears.Hehaswrittenmorethanthirtyfivebooksofpoems.HisfirstbookwascalledAGopherintheGarden.Itwaspublishedin1967.HislatestiscalledBeholdtheBoldUmbrellaphantandOtherPoems.JackPrelutskyiswellknownforcreatingnewwordsbycombiningtwowordstocreateanewkindofcreature.Forexample,hecombined“radish”with“shark”toget“radishark”.“Lion”and“broccoli”became“broccolion”.Healsocreated“umbrellaphant”，amixtureofthewords“umbrella”and“elephant”．JackPrelutskysaysthatchildrenlikehispoemsbecausehewritesaboutthingstheycareabout.PoetryresearcherssaythatJackPrelutsky'spoemsrecognizechildren'sfeelings.AnexampleofthisisthepoemMySisterIsaWerewolfwhichisabouthowitfeelstobedifferent.JackPrelutskyalsowritespoemsaboutAmericanholidays.HispoemIt'sHalloweenisaveryfamousoneabouttheholidaycelebratedattheendofOctober.2017-2018学年度高二第一学期第二次联考英语科第3页/共8页A.b—c—d—aB.d—a—c—bC.b—d—c—aD.a—b—c—d10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrectaboutJackPrelutsky?A.Hisfirstbookwaspublishedin1967.B.HispoemsarealsoaboutAmericanholidays.C.Hehasbeenwritingpoetryforchildrenforoverfortyyears.D.Heisfamousforcreatingnewwords.CIamsurewe’veallcomeacrossinspiringquotes（引言）thatmadeusnodinagreementormadeusthink,“Wow,that’sgoodquotes”.Butweendupgoingbacktoprocrastinating（拖延）onwhateveritwaswewereprocrastinatingon.Soisitworthwhiletoreadtheseinspirationalquotes?Well,thatdepends.Quotes,books,articles,audioprograms…allofthesethingsarejusttoolsandthey’reonlyeffectivewhenyouusethem.Idon’tknowaboutyoubutmostquotesIreaddon’tdoanythingforme.However,everynowandthen,Iwillcomeacrossonethatwillpositivelyaffectmeinsomewaysuchasremindingmetobegrateful,gettingmetoworkoutextrahardatthegymwithoutbeingpressedbymywife,ornevergiveupwhenthingsgettough.Frommyexperience,readingquotesismoreeffectivewhenyou’reactuallytryingtomotivateyourselfratherthanjustreadingthemforthesakeofreadingthem.Thesecondyoufeeltheurgetotakeaction,you’dbetterimmediatelygetupoffyourchairandtakeaction.2017-2018学年度高二第一学期第二次联考英语科第4页/共8页Thesequotesaren’tforeveryone.Ifyouhavereadtonsofthemandhaveneverbeenmotivatedorhadapositivechangeinthewayyoulookatlifeorhowyoutreatothers,orthesequotesdon’thelpyoutoinsistondoingsomethingwhenyoufeellikegivinguponit,thenit’sprobablynotworthwhiletoreadmoreofthem.Ifyouhavedonesomethingabunchoftimesandit’snotgivingyoutheresultsyouwant,don’tkeepdoingit.Trysomethingelse.Nowifyou’vefoundsomevalueinreadingthesequotesinthepast,continuetomakethemmoreeffectivebylettingthemguideyourlife.11.Whatattitudedoestheauthorhavetowardsmostquoteshehasread?A.Negative.B.Grateful.C.Doubtful.D.Interested.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。FoursimplewaystostaypositiveTryingtostaypositive,bothingoodtimesandbad,isagreatwaytoimproveyourqualityoflife.Trythesefourmethodsonadailybasis.Don’tthinkalotaboutnegativity.Ofcourse,stayingpositive24hoursaday,sevendaysaweekisabitdifficult.Lettingth