山西省太原市第五中学2018_2019学年高二英语下学期5月阶段性检测试题

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1、山西省太原市第五中学2018-2019 学年高二英语下学期5 月阶段性检测试题第 I 卷 选择题 ( 共 60 分)第一部分单项选择( 共 10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分)1. He was so deeply absorbed _ working that he forgot all about eating or sleeping.A. fromB. ofC. byD. in2. I feel _ tohave the opportunity totake part in the voluntary activityin honor of Lei Feng.A. honorB. h

2、onoringC. honoredD. to honor3. It is the way he spoke rather than what he said _ annoyed me.A. whereB. whyC. thatD. which4. A balanced diet can be better for our health when _ with regular exercise.A. combiningB. combinedC. having combinedD.beingcombined5. Driving a car needs a lot of practice and t

3、his is _ of studying maths.A. the sameB equalC. trueD. exact6. Since the lunar New Year, the number of bikes _rapidly.A. have grownB. have been grownC. has grownD. has been growing7. If Tim carries on working like this, hell _ sooner or later.A. break downB. break outC. break upD. break in8. Don t h

4、esitate to make _ with me if you need any further information.A. communicationB. contactC. connectionD. contract9. Marcel painted her sitting in a chair with her hands _.A. foldedB. foldingC. to be foldedD.havingfolded10. I would have come sooner but I _ they were waiting for me.A. don t knowB. didn

5、 t knowC. haven t knownD.hadn tknown第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30 分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 （共10 小题；每小题2 分，满分20 分）AWelcome to the BritishMuseum a museumof the world,forthe world.Explorethe galleries, see a special exhibition and relax in the shops.Visitor informationGalleries are open daily from

6、 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Fridays, they areopen until8:30 p.m. (Pleasenote thatgalleriesstartclosing10 minutesbeforethe published closing times.)Sketching (画速写 ) with pencils is allowed in the galleries.Photography is allowed in selected galleries, for non-commercial uses.To help everyone enjoy th

7、e Museum, please: Keep mobiles in silent mode and dont take callsin the galleries. Dont touch the exhibits. Don t smoke. Dont eat or drink in the galleries.If you have any other questions, ask at the Information Desk.GalleriesSome of the galleries can be very busy at peak times. If you want to avoid

8、the crowds, try visiting these galleries. Room 95: the largestcollectionof Chinese ceramics( 陶瓷制品 ) outsideChina. Room 34: exhibits from the Muslim world, from the 7th century A.D. to the present. Room 1: the Enlightenment Gallery shows how the British Museum was createdin the 18thcentury and is a g

9、reat introduction to the collection.Make the most of your visit Gallery talksFree 45-minute talks by a guest speaker. Tue. to Sat. at 1:45 p.m.Highlights tour( )Availableevery Fri.,Sat.and Sun. at 11:30a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (90 minutes).Book at the Ticket Desk.Eye-opener toursFree daily tours (30-40 mi

10、nutes) introducing areas of the collection (room numbers):11:30 a m. Ancient Greece (17)12:00 a. m. Africa (24)1:00 p. m. Mexico (24)2:00 p. m. Art of the Middle East (34)3:15 p. m. Ancient Rome (70)1 / 6Audio and family guide ( )The Museums audio guide helps you make the most of your visit. Find ou

11、tmore about theMuseums most popular exhibits. Available in ten languagesEnglish, Korean, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Japaneseand Mandarin as well as British Sign Language.Visitingas a family?Try our new digitalfamilyguide.Availablein English,Korean, Spanish and Simplified Chin

12、ese.Maps and souvenir guidesFull-colormaps are available.There are alsosouvenirguidebooksavailablein a number of languages. You can buy them from any of the Museum s shops.THE BRITISH MUSEUMGreatRussellStreet,LondonWClB3DG+44(0)2073238000www.britishmuseum.org11. Which of the following are free? Gall

13、ery talks. Highlights tour. Eye-opener tours. Audio guide. Family guide. Souvenir guidebooks.A.B.C. D. 12. Where can you see exhibits from Mexico in the British Museum?A. In room l.B. In Room 17.C. In Room 24.D. In Room 95.13. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The Museum starts closin

14、g at 8:20 p. m. on Fridays.B. The gallery talks are not available on Mondays and Sundays.C. The Museum allows visitors to take pictures in some galleries.D. The highlights tour begins at 11:30 a.m. and finishes at 1:30 p.m.BA shirt, jacket and tie may not be ingredients for my favorite outfit (装束 ).

15、 However, if I were given the choice, I wouldnt throw away the idea ofschool uniform.In the first place, a uniform shows that you are part of an organization(the school). It gives you a sense of belonging.A school uniform teaches students to dress smartly. Claire Howlett, anEnglish teacher, says,“Un

16、iforms help students prepare for the time whentheyleave school and may have to dress smartly or wear a uniform.”Some peoplesay thata schooluniformcan alsoimprovelearningby reducingdistraction,sharpeningstudents focuson schoolworkand making the classrooma more serious environment.Perhaps most importa

17、ntly,a uniformmeans you donthave toworryaboutpeerpressure when it comes to your clothes. When everyone is dressed the same, younaturallystopworryingaboutwhat you looklike.Thereisno competitionaboutbeing dressed in the latest trend, which would put a great deal of financialpressure on your parents. P

18、otential bullies (恃强凌弱的学生) have one lesstarget.Its hard to make funofwhat someone iswearingwhen everyoneis dressedexactly the same, Macy Vallance, an eighth-grader, says,“I like uniformsbecause everyone is the same and no one can be left out by the way he or sheis dressed.”InAmerica,where a majority

19、of schoolsdo nothave a uniform,roughly160,000 childrenmiss schooleveryday due to fearof attackby otherstudents.Thismightnot be directly linked to what they are wearing, buthaving auniform canbe a safety net for many students who might otherwise suffer from bullying. Auniform gives the impression tha

20、t school rules are strict, perhaps helpingmaintain a sense of order.My uniform might not be what I would wear in my own time. However, it givesme a sense ofbelonging,takesaway the pressureofwhattowear and helps preventschool bullying. School uniformsaren t fashionable,but that s exactly whyI think t

21、hey should be here to stay.14. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word“sharpening ” ?A. Expanding. B. Moving. C. Lowering. D. Strengthening.15.According to the author, which of the followingis not a benefit of the schooluniform?A. Giving students a sense of belongin

22、g.B. Helping students feel more confident in exams.C. Preventing school bullying from happening.D. Helping parents save money.16.By using Macy Vallance s quote, the author wantsto support her viewpointthat_.A. wearing a uniform, students find it easier to focus on their schoolworkB. wearing a unifor

23、m, students stop worrying about their appearanceC. wearing a uniform, students are more likely to observe school rulesD. wearing a uniform, students stop wasting money on fashionable clothes17. We can conclude from the passage that the author _.A. doesn t wear a school uniform on weekendsB. takes a

24、negative attitude towards uniformsC. was once bullied at schoolD. used to care a lot about the latest fashionCFace-to- face with a mother who doesnt immediately praise every gift, mychildrenhave learnedto be verycarefulinchoosinggifts.Buta coupleof weeksago, they came together to give me a gift that

25、 really blew me away.For years now, I ve been wanting to sell ourhouse, the house where theygrew up. There are the funny little love hearts teenagers draw just near theirbeds, thinking their parents wont notice. Theattic (阁楼 ) is stuffed withtheclothesthey couldn tbearto throw away. The highshelvess

26、tillhave lotsof novels for children, likeThe Night Before ChristmasandThe Muddle-headedWombat.Butthoseare notthereasons for beingsad about leavingthishouse. Thereis much more to bind (捆绑 ) me to the home where I brought up our kids. In thefront room, there is a wall. On that wall are hundreds of pen

27、cil marks, namesand dates, recording the way my children grew.Of alltheobjects,allthe memories, its this oneplacein our home thatmakes it hard for me to leave. Friends I know have returned home to discovertheirwallofheightshasbeen freshlypaintedover.A new paintj ob shouldn tbe greeted by tears, but

28、erasing that evidence of growing up hurts more thanit should. My kids grow in so many ways, but here itsgrowth made concrete( 有形的 ) Over dinner， overtheyears,I vetalkedabout how much I would hateleaving that wall, even though the last marks were made ten years ago when mykids stopped growing.So one

29、day, while I was at work, my children decided to do something aboutthe wall. Here was a chance to remove the last traces of their babyhood, buttheydidn tdo that.Instead,theyhiredJacquieManning,aprofessionalphotographer.She came toour house and, overhours,tookphotosofthehundredsof pencil marks, names

30、 and dates. Somehow, she captured all those grey marksand transformed them into the history of my family in just one image.Threeweeks later,thegiftmade itsway to me, one life-sizephotoof lines.Representing love andgrowth, it s a gift that I will cherish forever.18. The author finds it hard to leave

31、the house because_.A. it is the house where she brought up her children with her husbandB. there are too many memories in the old houseC. there are too many things to moveD. there is a wall on which her childrens growth isrecorded19.Who came up with the idea of the photo gift?A. The author.B. The au

32、thor s children .C. Jacquie Manning.D. One of the author s friends.20.Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage? . The author has sold the old house. . The author made friends with Jacquie Manning. . The author is kind of particular about gifts. .All of the authors children hav

33、e grown up.AB CD 第二节根据短文内容，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。 （共 5 小题；每小题2 分，满分10 分）If you re in a bit of depression, it might be due to your brain being abit bored. Sticking to the same daily routine is like eating just white riceeveryday foryourmeals. It s lackingflavorand can be raisedto amazing

34、levelswith just a few basic ingredients. _21_Use th e oppositehand. Ifyoureright-handed,become a leftyfortheday.Simply switching the hand you usually use for routine tasks gets your brainthinking in a different way. _22_ You can really test yourself and trywriting an entire day while using your less

35、 frequently used hand.Talktoyourself.Pickonehouradaytoorallydiscussanythingandeverything with yourself. Describe what you see, what you re doing or yourafternoon plans vocally (发声地 ) instead of keeping it locked up in your head.Sure, you might become totally crazy, which might make you feel embarras

36、sed._23_You mightfindsolutionstoproblemsyouve been strugglingwith._24_Your senses help your brainmake decisionsand buildconnections.The reality is that we often rely too heavily on one or two senses, leaving theothers behind. Stimulate (刺激 ) your brain and close your eyes while washingyourhair,eatin

37、g,orputtingon your clothes.Alongwithbeinga fun challenge,yourbrainisencouraged touse thoseothersensesthathave been forgottenabout.Walk on. Justlikethebody, ourbrainneeds physicalexercise,too.A steadywalk increases blood circulation, which enhances (增强 ) energy production andwaste removal. And walkin

38、g isnt demanding and can be done anywhere anytime._25_A. Wash your hair with your eyes closed.B. When brushing your teeth, use the opposite hand.C. Talking to ourselves is a valuable tool for thought.3 / 6D. But talking while thinking is a great brain stimulus.E. Whether a person is right-handed or

39、left-handed largely depends on chances.F. Try the following fun and free activities to stimulate your brain in amazing ways.G. Park a little farther from work or make time to walk around the block at the end of the day.第二部分完形填空（共20 小题，每小题1 分，满分20 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、 C和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The

40、 word “cool ” has been cool for a long time. _26_ connected withtemperature, by the 16th century, the term had evolved (演变 ) to describe aninternal state of calm. And by the late 1800s, it began to describe style andcarry some of the other meanings _27_which it is associated today. Now,cool is used

41、as a synonym (同义词 ) for almost anything _28_. Music can becool and so_29_ restaurants.But not allexpressions_30_ tillnow. In the 1940s, someone who dressedfashionably might be describedas “spiffy” . These days, teenagers might use“ on fleek ” . Tell someone today that they look _31_ and people will

42、thinkyoure caught in a time warp ( 时间错位 ).Language is constantly evolving. Certain words and phrases catch on whileothersdie _32_. So what leadssome expressionstobecome more successful?Why do some_33_ the test of time while others do not?To studythesequestions,scientiststurnedtoa database of more th

43、anfivemillion books from the last 200 years. They tracked the _34_ of thousandsof expressions over time. Interestingly, they discovered that our senses havea great _35_ on linguistic (语言的 ) success.In the 1800s, _36_,peopleused “suddenincrease ” to _37_ a quickrise insomething.But“ sharpincrease” wa

44、s introducedaround 1900 and isnowmuch more popular._38_,peopleused to use “a promisingfuture” to suggestthat good things would arrive, a“bright future” soon _39_ and is nowused 2.4 times as frequently.Such sensory ( 感觉的 ) expressionsare more successfulbecause they remore_40_. Sensory expressionshelp

45、express abstract( 抽 象 的 )conceptsby_41_ them todirectexperiencesinthe physicalworld.Callingan _42_person“cold, ” for example, suggests that, like a bitter winter, he or sheis not very popular.These findings help explain _43_ certain expressions live on. Just as_44_ selection molds (塑造 ) parrots beak

46、s (鸟喙 )and giraffes necks,the psychological processes of our memory _45_ language. This culturalselectiondetermineswhat succeeds and what fails.It alsoexplains why “cool ”has been cool for so long.26.A. CloselyB. DefinitelyC. EventuallyD. Originally27.A. byB. withC. toD. at28.A. specificB. important

47、C. idealD. fantastic29.A. mayB. mustC. canD. should30.A. lastB. leaveC. changeD. use31.A . coolB. fashionableC. niceD. spiffy32.A. byB. outC. offD. down33.A. failB. takeC. surviveD. set34.A. meaningB. sourcesC. popularityD. frequency35.A. impactB. interestC. abilityD. harm36.A. by contrastB. in addi

48、tionC. at firstD. for example37.A. turn toB. refer toC. stick toD. point to38.A. SimilarlyB. SurprisinglyC. RegularlyD. Directly39.A. took overB. turned upC. gave outD. went along40.A. suitableB. reasonableC. reliableD. memorable41.A. applyingB. comparingC. linkingD. attaching42.A. uncomfortableB. u

49、nfortunateC. unfriendlyD. unfamiliar43.A. whereB. whyC. whatD. when44.A. normalB. naturalC. historicalD. chemical45.A. shapeB. getC. translateD. form第 II卷 非选择题 ( 共 40分)第四部分语篇填空（共10 小题；每小题 1.5分，满分15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Many teenagerslikeeatinghamburgers.But have you ever thoughtaboutthisqu

50、estion: Why are the hamburgers you bought in fast food restaurants different_46_ the way they lookin the advertisements?Well.The answer to thatquestionlies in a job called food stylist. Those people make our food look _47_(beautiful) inan advertisement than in reality. Here, lets see_48_ theydo ever

51、y day. The whole process they go through may take several hours.1. Buns should be round and with few flaws (缺陷 ). Food stylists adjust themcarefully by _49_ (cut) the edge with scissors.2. Choose the ingredients.Ensure theyare as freshas possible.Cut the lettuceedge _50_ a pair of nail scissors. Mak

52、e them look nice and delicious.Fix the lettuce on the bun with toothpicks.3. Color the patty (碎肉饼 ) with _51_ large paintbrush. This is only forphotographing. In this way, the meat will not look dry in the photo.4.Then,food stylistsmeltthe _52_ (freeze)cheese using a specialdryer.The controlling of

53、time is very important. When the edge of the cheese slice( 芝士片 ) _53_ (hang) down naturally, the cheese slice is ready to use.5.Next,they putthepattyand cheesesliceon thelettuce carefully.Then theysqueeze ( 挤压 )some sauceon the edge ofthe lettuce.Somefood stylistsevenuse injector (注射器 ) to do this w

54、ork almost_54_ a surgeon.6. At last, the burger is ready _55_ (photograph). The photos also need post-processing using computer software.第五部分写作（共两节，满分25 分）第一节短文改错（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）假定在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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号( ) ，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余

55、的词用斜线( ) 划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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。Lisa, I m extreme glad to learn that you are going to participate theactivity“ Thumbs up for China” . Let me give you some advice. I suggest thatyou tookthe “ Fuxing ” train,which travelswitha speed of 350 kilometersperhour.I m sure you llget a clearideaof