2018北京海淀高二(下)期中英语

英 语

第一部分 听力理解（共三节节,15分）

第一节（共4小题；每小题1分,满分4分）

听下面4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 does the woman want to try? A. Ballet. B. Folk dance. C. Ballroom dance.

2. How will the woman go to the park? A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By bike.

3. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At a hotel. B. At a store. C. At a clinic. 4. What time is it now? A. 5:00pm. B. 6:00pm. C. 7:00pm.

第二节（共7小题；每小题17分,共7分）

听下面3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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第5段材料,回答第5至6题。 5. What's the woman doing? A. She is working on her essay. B. She is cooking Chinese food.

C. She is searching for tour information. 6. Who may have lunch with the two speakers? A. Sunny. B. Cherry. C. Vicky.

听第6段村料,回答第7至8题。

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7. Why does the man want to pick French? A. It is popular. B. It sounds beautiful. C. It's not difficult.

8. Which course will the woman probably take? A. Cooking. B. Painting. C. Fashion design.

听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。

9. What is Professor Henderson's main area of research? A. Climate. B. Policy. C. Economics.

10. According to Professor Henderson, how can we deal with climate change? A. By taking action from a scientific view. B. By applying low carbon energy systems. C. By having meetings between Russia and USA.

11. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student.

B. Interviewer and interviewee. C. Manager and secretary. 第三节(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)

听下面一段对话, 根据题目要求在相应题号后的横线上写下关键信息,每空只填一词。这段对话你将听两遍。

Accommodation Application Form Name Date of birth Nationality Interests Tel. number Anu 12 30 13 ,1999 14 15 and sports 783-79 th第二部分：阅读理解（共两节,35分） 第一节 （共10小题；每小题2分，共20分）

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Planning a cruise on a budget often involves searching for the best cruise deals and specials. While it's true that one of the best ways to save on cruises is to choose major lines' seasonal promotional offers, there are other ways to significantly reduce the cost of your trip. You might even be able to enjoy a cruise on as little as $100 a day.

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We consulted with Colleen McDaniel, senior executive editor of Cruise Critic, to get even more money-saving tips. Read on to discover how you can enjoy cruises for cheap. Purchase an all-inclusive package

An easy way to rack up(增加) a high cruise bill is by taking advantage of every extra that a cruise line has to offer without knowing which extras are included in the package you've purchased. If you're worried about spending too much on activities, beverages, food and accommodations, book an all-inclusive package, which could help you save money in the long run. Seek unadvertised discounts

Though they don't always advertise them, many cruise lines offer special prices for certain groups. Royal Caribbean, for example, extends special pricing on all cruises to airline employees.

Call the cruise line to find out if it offers discounts for any groups, employers or

organizations you are affiliated with, and you could save up to S100 or more a day on your booking. Use an app to track prices

If you can be flexible with your travel dates, you might be able to get a great deal on a cruise by using an app like Cruise Critic. The app lets you monitor prices of upcoming cruises and informs you of any major changes on prices as the days go by. If the price on your cruise drops after you've booked, you can contact the cruise line to negotiate the difference. The cruise line might refund you in the form of an onboard credit that you can use for cruise activities and other amenities during your trip. Look for local deals

Many cruise-goers extend their vacations by booking stays and planning activities in port cities before and after the cruise. If this is your plan, save money on dining and adventures by looking for local deals ahead of time.

16. According to the passage, who might get unadvertised discounts of Royal Carribbean? A. Senior editors. B. Royal members. C. Airline employees. D. Local cruise-goers.

17. The main purpose of the passage is to____. A. advertise a cruise app

B. present the advantages of a cruise C. inform people of what to do on a cruise D. offer tips on saving money for a cruise trip 18. The passage is most probably taken from a ______. A. sailing blog B. science journal C. travel brochure

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D. finance magazine

B

The Power of a Name

My full name is Lily Myunghi M. When my parents gave me this name, they created an important part of my identity that will be part of me forever.

My first name, Lily, was inspired by a story my mom heard a long time ago. Some people wanted to get rid of their tiger lilies, so they dug a deep, deep hole and threw the tiger lily plants in. For years, they felt they had succeeded in killing the lilies. But one spring, strong, green stocks rose to the surface. My mom named me Lily because she hoped for a beautiful daughter, who would also be strong and resilient, just like those orange blossomed lily plants.

My middle name is Myunghi. My mom, who is of Korean heritage, wanted to honor our Asian roots. The middle name means \"clear-eyed girl\" in Korean. My parents chose it because they believe life is difficult, and they hoped being \"clear-eyed\" would help me find my way in the world.

However, in English, Myunghi loses its beautiful meaning. It becomes the hesitation on people's faces as they stumble over its mere two syllables(音节). It becomes the surprised expressions of classmates who have never heard a name anything like it before It becomes a blushing(脸红的)little girl, embarrassed by her own name, a name that her parents put so much thought into.

When I was younger, I hid my middle name, pre tending it didn't exist. Looking back, I pity the girl who was too ashamed to reveal her full name to anyone.

My grandparents were raised in Korea, where parents take great care choosing a name with a meaning that will help their child through life. My grandparents were born into the Japanese Occupation of Korea and assigned Japanese names, which stripped(剥夺) away their cultural identities bit by bit.

I've grown to love and appreciate my name. I no longer hide my name, but instead, proudly announce it, since my grandparents could not. I accept this special part of my identity that was chosen especially for me.

My full name is Lily Myunghi M. It paints a magnificent picture of unconditional love, hope, and heritage coming together to form a girl. And that girl, is me.

19. We can know from the story that tiger lilies A. are strong plants B. are green stocks C. have white blossoms D. grow in deep holes

20. Why did the author try to hide her middle name when she was younger? A. She was ashamed of her Asian roots. B. She felt awkward about her unusual name. C. She felt it difficult to pronounce the name.

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D She was too shy to fit in with her classmates. 21. What does the author intend to tell us? A. A good name brings a bright future. B. Her name helps to keep her identity. C. She appreciates the love from her parents. D. Parents often pick an unusual name for the child.

C

What defines who we are? Our habits? Our tastes? Our memories? I would say it must be my deep-seated sense of right and wrong.

And yet, like many other people who speak more than one language, I often have the sense that I'm a slightly different person in each of my languages-more confident in English, more relaxed in French. Is it possible that my moral compass also points in somewhat different directions depending on the language I'm using?

Several recent psychological studies suggest that when people are faced with moral dilemmas, they do respond differently when considering them in their native and foreign tongue.

In a 2014 paper led by Albert Costa, volunteers were presented with a moral dilemma known as the \"trolley problem\": imagine that a runaway trolley is dashing toward a group of five people standing on the tracks, unable to move. You are next to a switch that can shift the trolley to a different set of tracks, thereby sparing the five people, but resulting in the death of one who is standing on the side tracks. Do you pull the switch?

Most people agree that they would. But what if the only way to stop the trolley is by pushing a large stranger off a footbridge into its path? People tend to be very reluctant(不情愿的) to say they would do this. But Costa and his colleagues found that posing the dilemma in a language that volunteers had learned as a foreign tongue dramatically increased their willingness, from fewer than 20%o of respondents working in their native language to about 50% of those using the foreign one.

Why does it matter whether we judge morality in our native language or a foreign one? According to one explanation, such judgments involve two separate and competing modes of thinking—one of these, a quick, gut-level \"feeling,\" and the other, careful deliberation about the greatest good for the greatest number. When we use a foreign language, we unconsciously sink into the more deliberate mode simply because the effort of operating in our non-native language cues our cognitive (认知) system to prepare for strenuous(费力的)activity. An alternative explanation is because our childhood languages change with greater emotional intensity than do those learned in more academic settings. As a result, moral judgments made in a foreign language are less burdened with the emotional reactions.

What then, s a multilingual(多语言的) person' s true\" moral self? Is it my moral memories? Or is it the reasoning i'm able to apply when free of such unconscious restrictions? Or perhaps, as

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the research implies, regardless of how many languages we speak: that our moral compass is a combination of the earliest forces that have shaped us and the ways in which we escape them.

22. In the author's opinion, it is your_____that defines who you are. A. habit B. taste C. memory D. morality

23. In the \"trolley problem\" study,_______. A. most volunteers agree to pull the switch

B. most volunteers attempt to push a stranger off a footbridge C. 20% of the volunteers choose to shift the tracks of the trolley

D. 50% of the volunteers are reluctant to kill the five people on the tracks 24. Researchers find that when faced with a moral dilemma, people______. A. make decisions unconsciously in a foreign language B. take more time to make decisions in a foreign language C. learn a lot about academic settings in their native language

D. are more likely to be influenced by emotions in their native language 25. Which of the following would he the best title for the passage? A. What is Our True Moral Self

B. How Languages Shape People's Personality C. What is the Key Factor in Decision Making D. How Morality Changes in a Foreign Language 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)

Read the following passage and men answer ne questons. For a More Creative Brain, Travel

There are plenty of things to be gained from going abroad: new friends, new experiences, new stories. But living in another country may come with a less noticeable benefit, too: Some scientists say it can also make you more creative.

6 Writers and thinkers have long felt the creative benefits of international travel. Ernest Hemingway, for example, drew inspiration for much of his work from his time in Spain and France. Aldous Huxley, the author of Brave New World, moved from the U. K. to the U.S. in his 40s to branch out into screenwriting. Mark Twain, who sailed around the coast of the Mediterranean in 1869, wrote in his travelogue Innocents broad that travel is \"fatal to prejudice and narrow-mindedness.\"

In recent years, psychologists and neuroscientists have begun examining the potential traveling abroad has to affect mental change. In general, creativity is related to how the brain is wired. Neural pathways are influenced by environment and habit, meaning they're also sensitive to change: New sounds,smells, languages, tastes, sensations, and sights spark different synapses(突触)in the

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brain and may have the potential to refresh the mind.

\"Foreign experiences increase cognitive flexibility,\" says Adam Galinsky, an author of numerous studies on the connection between creativity and international travel. Cognitive flexibility is the mind's ability to jump between different ideas, a key component of creativity. But it's not just about being abroad, Galinsky says: \"The key, critical process is multicultural engagement (参与), immersion, and adaptation. Someone who lives abroad and doesn't engage with the local culture will likely get less of a creative boost (促进)than someone who travels abroad and really engages in the local environment.

The researchers also found that the more countries CEOS had lived in, the more creative the products tended to be--but only up to a point. Those who had lived and worked in more than three countries, the study found, still tended to show higher levels of creativity than those who hadn't worked abroad at all. but less creativity than their peers who had worked in a smaller number of foreign countries. The authors assumed that those who had lived in too many countries hadn't been able to properly immerse themselves culturally; they were bouncing around too much. \"It gets back to this idea of a deeper level of learning that's necessary for these effects to occur,\" Galinsky says.

Cultural distance, or how different a foreign culture is from ones own, may also play a role: Surprisingly, Galinsky and his colleagues found that living someplace with a larger cultural distance was often associated with lower creativity than living in a more familiar culture. The reason for that, they hypothesized, was that an especially different culture might come with a bigger intimidation factor, which may discourage people from immersing themselves in it—and no immersion, they explained, could mean none of the cognitive changes associated with living in another country.

Of course, although a new country is an easy way to leave a \"social comfort zone,\" the cultural engagement associated with cognitive change doesn't have to happen abroad. If a plane ticket isn't an option, maybe try taking the subway to a new neighborhood. Sometimes, the research suggests, all that's needed for a creative boost is a fresh cultural scene.

Questions 26 to 30. Judge if the following statements agree with the information given in the passage. Choose A for TRUE if the statements agree with it, choose B for FALSE if the statements don't agree with it, choose C for NOT GIVEN if the information the statements carry is not mentioned anywhere in the passage.

26. New environment may influence people's mind.

27. The more foreign experiences one has. the more flexible one's mind will be.

28. People who have lived and worked in two countries show the highest level of creativity. 29. A place of completely different culture contributes more to one's creativity than a familiar one.

30. A neighborhood of fresh culture is not necessarily a bad choice to boost creativity.

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Questions 31 to 34. Match the following words with their meanings in the passage. Note that there are four choices more than you need. 66. branch 67. fatal 68. wired 69. immersing

A. important B. connected C. putting into liquid D. extend E. telegraphed F. grow G. destructive H. involving oneself in Question 35. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. 35. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To show the advantages of traveling. B. To share research findings on traveling. C. To advocate traveling benefits for creativity. D. To suggest an alternative to traveling abroad.

第三部分:知识运用(共三节，35分)

第一节 单项填空(共10小题;每小题1分,共10分)

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 36. Dolphins are said _____ friendly animals. A. to be B. be

C. to have been D. being

37. There is great chance that the patient suffering from cancer____ survive with medical advances.

A. must B. need C. might D. should

38. Some theories believe ____ quality input ensures quality output in English learning. A. how B. that C. why D. what

39. Most of the parents think their approaches to raising children different from _____ of their parents.

A. that B. this

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C. it D. those

40. At 9: 00 am next Sunday, I _____ to Professor Willard talking about brain. A. am listening B. will be listening C. will listen D. have listened

41. _______ English curriculum encourages is that teachers should create a rich language environment in the classroom.

A. That B. Which C. What D. When

42. Sometimes people move their shoulders upwards away from their upper body and then let them fall, _____“I don't know\".

A. to mean B. meant C. having meant D. meaning

43. There is a discount for the cost of the 6-week English course _____ you pay in advance. A. provided that B. in case C. even if D. as though

44. By the end of the next seminar, many issues like the development in biochemistry and medicine______.

A. will discuss B. will be discussing C. will be discussed D. will have been discussed

45. If Wu Dajing _____ the record in 2018 Winter Olympics. he would not be world famous now. A. hadn't broken B. hasn't broken C. didn't break D. doesn't break

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面一篇短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该

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项涂黑。

\"Mom,\" my daughter told me, \"I didn't fit in there at all!\" I laughed to hear her say so. We

were leaving a Korean grocery store after 46 up some ingredients for a recipe.

For context, my daughter and I both speak English as our first language, And even though she attends a public school with a very 47 student body, she's not used to being 48 by people who don't speak her language.

The reason she got the 49 to step outside her comfort zone is that I stepped outside of mine. I have four children, and they love 50 outside. When a new family moved in next door, my children started to play with their children, and I got to meet the mother of the family, Lydia.

Lydia is Korean, and her family 51 to our city. We started talking, and she was apologetic about how 52 her English was, but I didn’t care. After all, her English was so much better than my Korean, I 53 chatting with Lydia as we watched our kids play.

It was what came next that me: Lydia asked if Id he willing to help her with her English. I am not a teacher. Yet I 55 teachers for what they do so much that I was sure that I couldn't do it myself. But Lydia was sure that she wanted my help. I was 56 . I wasn't sure my \"help\" was even worth being called by that name.

But because she asked me, I said \"yes\".

And that was the beginning of a 57 . Lydia and I spent afternoons reading the newspaper, and 58 we did, she asked me questions not only about language, but also about the new 59 she found herself in. In turn, I asked my own questions, growing 60 about her home country and culture. When I complimented(赞美)her cooking, she began to 61 me about Korean food, eventually leading to a shared trip to 62 the Korean grocery stores in our city.

I'm still not sure that i' m any good as a teacher. But I’m 63 I said \"yes\" when my neighbor asked me to her with her English. That meant spending extra time with my neighbor, and that extra time meant she didn't 65 just my neighbor.

She became my friend. 46. A. picking 47. A. wide

B. turning B. social

C. taking

D. looking D. complex D. complex D. chance D. traveling D. contributed D. poor D. began D. confused D. admire D. fearless

C. diverse C. diverse C. hope

48. A. informed 49. A. way

B. surrounded B. difference B. playing B. applied B. bitter

50. A. walking 51. A. returned 52. A. silly

C. fighting C. moved C. funny

53. A. enjoyed . A. challenged 55. A. support 56. A. regretful

B. suggested B. cheered B. need

C. practised C. concerned C. recognize C. speechless

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B. doubtful

57. A. journey 58. A. though 59. A. family 60. A. tolerant 61. A. teach

B. life B. if

C. friendship C. as C. career C. numb

D. story D. until D. field D. curious D. remind D. discover D. energetic D. provide D. remain

B. culture B. cautious B. inquire B. search B. amazed B. help B. make

C. request C. explore C. determined C. equip C. seem

62. A. inspect 63. A. grateful . A. greet 65. A. prove

第三节短文填空(共5小题;每小题1分,共5分)

下面是一段课文的缩写,请从方框中选用合适的词组并将其适当形式填在空白处,使短文完整,其中有三个多余的词或词组。

When consist of while differ from affection unconscious afford be used to Body language is used every single day by people of different nationalities all over the world. It is a language without words that 66 gestures, facial expressions and body movements that greatly add to and sometimes even replace spoken language. Body language 67 communicate both attitudes and feelings from 68 to anger just like any other language, but it 69 spoken language as it is not always explicit. Somebody jumping for joy is easy to see 70 a raised eyebrow conveying doubt is easier to miss.

第四部分： 书面表达（15分）

假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。5月19日是中国旅游日,英文报刊 Teens Senior面向中学生就旅游话

题征稿。请根据以下表格内容向其投稿,简单介绍近现代中国旅游业的发展,并畅想它的未来。

注意:

1.请适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 2.词数不少于60 提示词:旅游业 tourism

中国旅行社 China Travel Service 过去 二、1927年，中国第一家旅行社——中国旅行社诞生 三、80年代初，旅游也开始快速发展 现在 （2）游客增多 （3）行程舒适 （4）选择多样 将来

……

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英语试题答案

第一部分：听力理解

第一节 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. A 第二节 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. C

9. A

10. B 11. B

第三节 12. Bhatt 13. November 14. India/Indian 15. Music/music 第二部分：阅读理解（共35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，共20分） 16. C 17. D

18. C 19. A

20. B

21. B 22. D 23. A 24. D

25. D

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分） 26. A 27. B 28. C

29. B

30. A 31. D 32. G 33. B 34. H

35. C

第三部分: 知识运用（共35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分） 36. A 37. C

38. B

39. D 40. B

41. C 42. D 43. A 44. D

45. A

第二节（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分） 46. A 47. C

48. B

49. D 50. B

51. C 52. D 53. A . A

55. D

56. B 57. C 58. C 59. B 60. D 61. A 62. C 63. A . B 65. D

第三节（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）

66. consists of 67. is used to 68. affection 69. differs(is different) from 70. while 第四部分: 书面表达（15分） A possible version:

As a Chinese saying goes, “Read a lot of books and travel a long way.” Chinese people have always had the desire to explore and travel. The first travel agency---China Travel Service was

established in 1927, which marked the beginning of modern tourism in China. Since the early 1980s, Chinese tourism has witnessed a rapid development.

Nowadays, travelling has become one of the best-loved options of recreation. First of all, with the increasing income that financially guarantees the cost, a lot more people start travelling around, their footprints covering almost every corner of the world. Besides, thanks to the great advances in transportation, the journeys have become much more convenient and comfortable. In addition, travel agencies are providing all sorts of packages to satisfy various demands of the customers. Looking into the future, people are more likely to enjoy eco-friendly travel and explore the unknown world, such as the underwater world and outer space. Another possibility might be virtual tourism. With VR, you can see, feel and touch the world without stepping out of your home.

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