2017 学年高二英语期中考试英语试卷（考试时间：90 分钟满分：100分）Ⅱ. Grammar.If you logged on to weibo over the weekend, chances are your newsfeed was flooded with videos of US celebrities drenching(使湿透) themselves in ice water. It seems everyone is getting in on the fun, from popular singers like Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake, _____17____ high-ranking of tech executives ____18_____(include) Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.Is it some kind of new, cool way to cope with the summer heat? Of course not.It’s a fundraising game called the Ice Bucket Challenge(冰桶挑战）, and it aims to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).（肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症）The challenge’s premise is straightforward. It involves daring a person to dump(倾倒) ____19___ bucket of ice water over their head within 24 hours, or donate money toward fighting ALS. ____20___ ____20_____ a person completes the challenge, they’re more than welcome to donate money anyhow.Once a person complete s the challenge, they’re supposed to issue the same challenge to several other people, usually three. This is __21____ the challenge has been growing and growing.Since the beginning of June, the game ___22____(spread ) across social media timelines and late-night talkshows in the US. According to Facebook, more than 15 million people so far have posted, commented, or liked a post about the challenge. It has raised more than $2.3 million (14 million yuan)______23_______ (support) research for the illness.As for the origins of the craze, new data from the Facebook data science team heavily supports one theory: that the ice bucket challenge originated with Pete Frates, a former captain of the Boston College baseball team. Frates, 29,_____24___ was diagnosed with ALS in 2012, can no longer speak and uses a wheelchair. After Frates posted his own ice bucket challenge video on July 31,the game took off and has now become one of ___25____(big) stunts in the online community.VocabularyDirections: complete the following passage by using the words in the box .Each wordTOKYO-Japan was recognized as the land of the $80 watermelon and $90 cabbage. Many foreigners even thought it unlikely to use the word "affordable" and "Tokyo" in the same sentence. Yet as urban real estate valued rise globally, and as prices for Japanese 41 like food and clothing drop, Japan is being seen as less expensive. Except three 42 Japanese money consumers-buying property, high-end dining, and taxi-costs are 43 these days.One reason given is "globalization." As wealth and lifestyle mix, urban costs are starting to 44 .Another reason is greater price diversity , 45 by the government to narrow the huge rich-poor gap. Cheaper goods are on the shelves. Large discount retail stores have 46 .Food and goods from countries like Korea and Thailand are slowly and steadily pouring in. Eased import restrictions are felt at the grocery store. Bananas used to cost $8 a bunch. Now organicbananas were $3.20 for three in most supermarkets.Food imports from foreign countries especially have lowered family ____47____. But such a falling 48 is also due to Japanese consumer demands for cheaper goods. Japan dealers are experiencing various types of restructuring and new 49 .Now Japanese are more sensitive to prices in other areas of the world and begin making demands. After all, Japan has become comparatively ____49___.Ⅲ. Reading ComprehensionSection A ClozeTo be a successful speaker, it is essential for you to know why you are speaking and what you wish to accomplish by your speech. The four most common __51__ of speech are to inform, to convince (说服), to move to action, and __52__. Do you, like a teacher or an expert in a field, wish to make your ideas clear to people __53__ with your subject? Or, like a debater, wish to convince the judges or the audience? Or, like a fund raiser for a foundation, wish to _54__ money? Or, like a comedian, wish to entertain? The language and tone that you use must be __55__ for your purpose, for your audience, and for the occasion. A speech to the graduating class will have quite different language, tone and manner, for example, __56__ information conveyed (表达) to a group of your friends.__57__, no matter how talented the speaker is, a talk without adequate preparation is usually a __58__. To speak without preparing is to shoot without taking __59__. Decide what your objective is, then state it in a complete topic sentence __60__”my purpose is to convince the class that cats as wel l as dogs should require licenses in our community.”Make sure that your subject is definite and not too broad.51. A. purposes B. means C. tasks D. aspects52. A. entertaining B. to entertain C. entertainment D. to entertainment53. A. unknown B. dealing C. agreement D. unfamiliar54. A. spend B. collect C. invest D. account55. A. necessary B. important C. appropriate D. peculiar56. A. in B. from C. about D. peculiar57. A. However B. Furthermore C. Firstly D. Therefore58. A. game B. disaster C. technique D. failure59. A. point B. advice C. aim D. action60. A. that is B. such as C. so that D. in thatSection B( A )People are being invited to sit down to eat with their neighbors in a nationwide lunch party designed to promote community spirit. The Big Lunch is the idea of the Eden Project in Cornwall. It aims to persuade people up and down the country to hold street lunch parties.Tens of thousands of vegetables, fruits and flowers were used to construct a giant 2,000-square-foot lunch invitation in London’s Convent Garden. More than 9,000 cauliflowers and 800 bananas were used.According to the organizers, people who decide to take part in the activity will get support from large companies which will supply many of the necessities, including plants to be given outto people to grow. The organizers think that the Big Lunch is a great opportunity for people to get together and spend time with their neighbors, friends and families. Events like this also help build strong communities. People can show their talents, get over their embarrassment, shake hands and get to know their neighbors, and realize that the neighborhood where they live can be a great source of happiness and enjoyment.The Eden Proje ct’s leader, Tim Smith, says, “It’s a good way to face this recession. Imagine a day on which millions of us, throughout the UK, sit down to have lunch together with our neighbors in the middle of our streets, around our tower blocks, and on every patch of common ground. We’ll have cooked our own food, made our own entertainment, and created our own decorations. It will be a day to share bread with our neighbors, and put a smile on Britain’s face.”61. The Big Lunch aims to _____.A. persuade people to eat healthy foodB. encourage people to cook at homeC. help poor people in the communityD. develop community spirit62. Which of the following is false?A. Large companies will give participants enough money to hold the lunch parties.B. The Big Lunch may be a good opportunity to show talents and make friends.C. The Big Lunch is a nationwide activity designed by The Eden Project.D. The giant lunch invitation in London used a lot of vegetables, fruits and flowers.63. Big Lunch is a good opportunity for people to _____.A. enjoy free foodB. have fun with neighbors and familiesC. shop on the streetD. eat without cooking( B )On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the Over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.At six o’clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? Had someone got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry.Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door—“a master key ”perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, d ressed as usual, but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly toward the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.64. Mrs. Clarke looked forward to Thursday because________________.A .she worked at a club on the dayB .she had visitors on ThursdayC .she visited a club on ThursdayD .a special visitor came on Thursday65. What does the expression “a master key” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A .A key to all the doors.B .A key only to the woman’s door.C .A key only its master can use.D .A key not everyone can use.66. On the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out ____________.A .because she didn’t want to miss the club againB .to see if the thief was wandering outsideC .to the club but then changed her mindD .in an attempt to trick the thief67. The lock on the front door was one which ____________.A .needed a piece of wire to open itB .could be opened from inside without a keyC .couldn’t be opened without a keyD .used a handle instead of a key( C )In Western countries people have been using the installment plan since the first half of the twentieth century. Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by installments. In the U. S., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan.The price of an article bought on installments is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash. There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price is paid up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made.Installment buying has advantages and disadvantages. It can help couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and employment. There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly, making business much worse. This may result in a great increase in unemployment. If the people on the installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of people are not able to pay their installment debts there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it becomes more likely to have a depression. This is why, in some countries, the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and installments to discourage people from buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan. 1. Which of the following is NOT true about the installment plan? A. A lot of British families use the installment plan.68. Which of the following is NOT true about the installment plan?A. A lot of British families use the installment plan.B. More than 10 percent American families buy things on installments.C. Americans depend more on installment than British people do.D. Americans spend one tenth of their income on installment buying.69. Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because _____.A. the buyer has to pay extra money as interestB. the delivery of the goods charges extra moneyC. the buyer has to pay a down paymentD. the service offered by installment plan charged extra money70. The advantage of installment buying might include all the following EXCEPT that _____.A. purchasing power is strengthenedB. employment might be increasedC. people develop a good habit of saving moneyD. young couples are able to furnish their homes71. In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to _____.A. increase employmentB. avoid depressionsC. ensure that businesses make good profitsD. ensure that people can pay for what he buySection C:Emotional eating is when people use food as a way to deal with feelings instead of satisfying hunger. Believe it or not, we’ve all been there.. Have you ever finished a whole bag of chips out of boredom or downed cookie after cookie while preparing for a big test? But when done a lot —especially without realizing it —emotional eating can affect weight, health, and overall well-being.Not many of us make the connection between eating and our feelings.________72___________. One of the biggest myths about emotion al eating is that it’s caused by negative feelings. Yes, people often turn to food when they’re stressed out, lonely, sad, anxious, or bored. But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too, like the romance of sharing dessert on Valentine’s Da y or the celebration of a holiday feast. Sometimes emotional eating is tied to major life events, like a death or a divorce. __________73_________.Emotional eating patterns can be learned: A child who is given candy after a big achievementmay grow up using candy as a reward for a job well done. _______74_______. It’s not easy to “unlearn(抛弃)” patterns of emotional eating. But it is possible. And it starts with an awareness of what’s going on.We’re all emotional eaters to a degree. But for some people emo tional eating can be a real problem, causing serious weight gain or other problems. The trouble with emotional eating is that once the pleasure of eating is gone, the feelings that cause it remain. ______75______. That’s why it helps to know the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger.Next time you reach for a snack, wait and think about which type of hunger is driving it.Translation :1. 尽管困难重重，但是他还是设法登上了山顶。
