第二局部 阅读理解〔共两节，总分值40分〕 第一节〔共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分〕
阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C、D〕中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Visiting Joshua Tree National Park, California
Joshua Tree National Park is nearly 800,000 acres (英亩) large and surrounds parts of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts in South-central California. Although deserted at first sight, the park is full of wildlife and provides a variety of entertainment activities from hiking to climbing. Within a three-hour drive, Joshua Tree National Park takes at least a full day to visit.
Things to do
Hiking opportunities within the park include several choices, from 12 self-guided nature routines to all-day back-country hikes.
Joshua Tree NP has nine camping grounds, and back-country camping is also allowed. Rock climbing is a popular activity in the park, which has 10 mountains greater than 5, 000 feet in height. When to visit
Joshua Tree NP is open 365 days a year, although the best time to visit is October through April, when temperature is milder. The peak season is when the wild flowers bloom, and the summer months are the least crowded.
What to bring
In addition to your camera and telescope, be sure to carry lots of water. Park and guiding maps can be picked up at any of the three visitor centers.
Fees
Parking fees: You can buy a seven-day vehicle permit (周票) for $ 15, a single entry permit for $ 5, or Joshua Tree National Park annual (每一年的) pass for $ 60.
Camping fees: They vary by camping ground 21. When is the best time to visit Joshua Tree NP? A. September
B. March
C. June
D. May
22.If one goes to Joshua Tree NP by car and stays there for 9 days, how much at least one should pay for the parking fees? A. $ 60
B. $ 15
C. $ 25
D. $ 30
23.What can be inferred from the text?
A. The camping fees at the nine camping grounds are different. B. Tourists can easily visit the whole park within a day. C. There are guides for nature trails.
D. Tourists must take park and trail maps with them when visiting the park
B
Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia〔念旧〕. It’s fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. You’ll realize what’s changed is you. Home is where we can remember pain，love，and some other experiences: We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.
If I close my eyes，I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glasstop wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. It’s empty，but it’s where my earliest memories are.
There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays，and where I cried on Halloween—when I didn’t want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table，I can see my favorite room in the house，my parents’ room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime—waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.
I’m lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart，on a physical property 〔住宅〕 on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived，I grew and I learned.
Sometimes when I feel lost，I lie down and shut my eyes，and I go home. I know it’s where I’ll find my family，my dogs，and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I’ll be reproached by Mom. But I don’t mind，because I want to hear her say my name，which reminds
me I’m home.
24. Why does the author call her parents’ bed her “safe zone〞？
A．It is her favorite place to play.
B．Her parents always play together with her there. C．Her grandparents’ photos are lined on each side. D．Her needs can be satisfied there. 25. What can be learned from the passage?
A．The old furniture is still in the author’s first bedroom. B．The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles. C．The author’s favorite room in her first home is the dining room.
D．Many people of the author’s age can still find their first physical homes. 26. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “reproached〞 in Paragraph 5?
A．punished B．beaten C．blamed D．teased 27．What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A．To look back on her childhood.
B．To declare how much she loves her first house. C．To describe the state of her family.
D．To express how much she is attached to her home.
C
Herbal medicine (草药), which has been used for medicinal purposes, is the use of plants to treat diseases. Many herbalists use the entire plant, from the flowers, stems, leaves, and roots, in the form of everything from teas to pills. These plants contain natural, chemical things that can treat the body for a variety of diseases- such as allergies, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, migraine, chronic fatigue, and cancer, among others.
Nowadays an increasing number of people prefer to adopt these plants to treat their diseases because, compared with chemical medicine, herbal medicine has its own advantages. Herbal medicine and remedies (医治) are more effective than chemical medicine for certain diseases. The chemical medicine given by a chemist could have certain negative side effects. However, many of the herbal medicine and remedies do not have negative side effects. If any, they are softer than chemical medicine. Obesity is the cause of many of the health problems. Herbal medicine can help weight-loss more effectively and improve overall health.
However, the cure using herbal medicine and supplements (营养品) would take some time, and therefore
people are supposed to possess enough patience. Worse still, herbal medicine contains a variety of ingredients (成份) and people have to be sure that their body agrees with the ingredients and that it is not allergic (过敏).
A point worth mentioning here is herbal remedies and medicine for certain illnesses may have negative side effects. These side effects may not be shown at once, but would take months or even years. In the early stages, if the herbal medicine is not agreeing with you, it is wise to stop using it.
When used correctly and directed by doctors, herbs can help treat a variety of diseases. But keep in mind that the herbal medicine industry is not regulated, so herbal products are often misleading and may contain additives (添加剂) and that are not listed on the label (标签). Some herbs may cause allergic reactions or interact with other drugs, and some are poisonous if used improperly or at high doses (剂量). Taking herbs on your own increases your risk. 28．What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?
A. The origin of herbal medicine. B. The history of herbal medicine.
C. The definition and function of herbal medicine.
D. The naturally harmless characteristics of herbal medicine. 29．How does the author explain the advantages of herbal medicine?
A. By using examples. B. By making a comparison.
C. By analyzing research statistics. D. By performing lots of experiments. 30．What is the author’s attitude towards herbal medicine?
A. Negative. B. Disapproving. C. Unclear. D. Supportive. 31．Which of the following will the author agree with?
A. Choose safe herbal medicine freely.
B. Take herbal medicine under the guidance of doctors.
C. Use herbs together because the combination is more effective.
D. Purchase herbal medicine from reliable manufacturers to ensure quality.
D
Researchers in the psychology department at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) have discovered a major difference in the way men and women respond to stress. This difference may explain why men are more likely to suffer from stress-related disorders.
Until now, psychological research has maintained that both men and women have the same “fight-or-flight〞 reaction to stress. In other words, individuals either react with aggressive behavior, such as verbal or physical conflict (“fight〞), or they react by withdrawing from the
stressful situation (“flight〞). However, the UCLA research team found that men and women have quite different biological and behavioral responses to stress. While men often react to stress in the fight-or-flight response, women often have another kind of reaction which could be called “tend and befriend〞. That is, they often react to stressful conditions by protecting and nurturing their young (“tend〞), and by looking for social contact and support from others--especially other females (“befriend〞).
Scientists have long known that in the fight-or-flight reaction to stress, an important role is played by certain hormones released by the body. The UCLA research team suggests that the female tend-or-befriend response is also based on a hormone. This hormone, called oxytocin, has been studied in the context of childbirth, but now it is being studied for its role in the response of both men and women to stress. The principal investigator, Dr. Shelley E. Taylor, explained that “animals and people with high levels of oxytocin are calmer, more relaxed, more social, and less anxious.〞 While men also secrete(分泌) oxytocin, its effects are reduced by male hormones.
In terms of everyday behavior, the UCLA study found that women are far more likely than men to seek social contact when they are feeling stressed. They may phone relatives or friends, or ask directions if they are lost.
The study also showed how fathers and mothers responded differently when they came home to their family after a stressful day at work. The typical father wanted to be left alone to enjoy some peace and quiet. For a typical mother, coping with a bad day at work meant focusing her attention on her children and their needs.
The differences in responding to stress may explain the fact that women have lower frequency of stress-related disorders such as high blood pressure or aggressive behavior. The tend-and-befriend regulatory(调节的) system may protect women against stress, and this may explain why women on average live longer than men.
32. The UCLA study shows that in response to stress, men are more likely than women to .
A. turn to friends for help
B. solve a conflict calmly
C. find an escape from reality D. seek comfort from children
33. Which of the following is true about oxytocin according to the passage?
A. Men have a higher level of oxytocin than women. B. People with low levels of oxytocin are more relaxed. C. Both animals and people have high levels of oxytocin. D. Oxytocin has more of an effect on women than on men. 34. What can be learned from the passage?
A. Male hormones help build up the body's resistance to stress. B. In a family a mother cares more about children than a father does. C. Biological differences lead to different behavioral responses to stress. D. The UCLA study was designed to confirm previous research findings.
35. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. How men and women get over stress. B. How men and women suffer from stress. C. How researchers overcome stress problems. D. How researchers handle stress-related disorders. 第二节〔共5小题；每题2分，共10分。〕
按照短文内容，从短文后的选项当选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
People who are confident really seem to be naturally outstanding and just seem to do everything with more styles than others. 36 It is a habit that everyone can develop in life. Try these simple tips to drill and build up your confidence:
1. Admit your shortcomings calmly.
Do not try to flee from them or cover them. Face them bravely. 37 Fight against them every day until the day when you could break away and conquer them.
2. Dress for self-confidence.
38 And therefore pay attention to your dress, display your unique physical advantages and exhibit your best image. In addition, on formal occasions such as a business conference or a wedding ceremony, elegant dressing contributes to building your confidence.
3. 39
You should break your routine that deals with the work passively. Concentrate your efforts immediately on overcoming it, because it will make your restless mind at ease and build your self-confidence.
4. Be positive.
Feel pity neither on yourself nor on others. If you are used to hating and accusing yourself, others would tend to do that and believe it. Instead, you should speak positively about yourself, your progress, and your bright future. 40 A. Don’t judge a person by appearance. B. Build your confident vocabulary.
C. Don’t put off what you eventually have to do.
D. Actually, true self-confidence is neither born nor acquired overnight. E. By doing so, you would encourage your growth in a positive direction. F. Then talk about them to a reliable mate, a friend or a family member. G. Your appearance could put you into embarrassment or increase your confidence. 第三局部 英语知识运用〔共三节，总分值55分〕
第一节 完形填空〔共20小题；每题1.5分，总分值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正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Whenever Michael Carl goes out to dinner with friends, he plays something called the “phone stack〞 game: Everyone 41 their phones in the middle of the table; whoever looks at their device before the check arrives 42 for dinner.
Brandon Holley had trouble 43 her mobile phone when she got home from work. So about six months ago, she 44 putting her phone into a milk tin the moment she walked in. It remains there until after dinner. And Mare Jacobs, a fashion designer, didn’t 45 to sleep close to a beeping gadget. So he 46 digital devices from his bedroom — a house rule he 47 with audiences during a recent screening of Disconnect.
As smart phones 48 to make their way into our lives, and wearable devices like Google Glass 49 to destroy our personal space even further, overtaxed users are carving out their own device-free zones. Whether it’s a physical 50 (no ipads at the dinner table) or a conceptual one (turn off devices by 11 p.m.), users say these disconnecting 51 are improving their relationships.
“Disconnecting is a luxury that we all 52 ,〞 said Lesley, a writer who keeps her phone away from the dinner table at home. “The expectation that we must always be 53 to employers, colleagues and family creates a real problem in trying to 54 private time. But that private time is more important than ever.〞
A popular method for disconnecting is to choose a box for your cellphone, like the milk tin that Ms. Holley uses. “ 55 my phone is buzzing or lighting up, it’s still a distraction, so it 56 in the box.〞 said Ms. Holley. Others choose new 57 . “No screens after 11 p.m.〞 said Ari. Melber, a TV host. “Now evenings are more 58 and I am sleeping better.〞 he added.
Sleep is a big factor, which is why some 59 to leave their phones out of their bedrooms. So does Mare Jacobs. “It 60 is a headclearer and distinguishes daytime and sleep time.〞 41. A. stores 42. A. pays 43. A. examining 44. A. stopped 45. A. hate 46. A. banned 47. A. talked
B. organizes B. waits B. ignoring B. forgot B. want B. lost B. agreed
C. arranges C. prepares C. missing C. began C. expect C. collected C. provided
D. places D. reaches D. finding D. suggested D. refuse D. adjusted D. shared
48. A. intend 49. A. defend
B. choose B. threaten
C. continue C. improve
D. happen
D. occupy
50. A. barrier 51. A. methods 52. A. learn 53. A. dependable 54. A. figure out 55. A. Unless 56. A. goes 57. A. games 58. A. flexible 59. A. admit 60. A. definitely
B. suffering B. performances B. consider B. available B. save up B. If B. fills B. orders B. urgent B. prefer B. rarely
C. issue C. activities C. accept C. friendly C. set aside C. Until C. buries C. steps C. relaxing C. refuse C. finally 第II卷
D. disadvantage D. achievements D. need D. appealing D. take up D. Although D. lays D. rules D. upsetting D. permit D. originally
第三局部 英语知识运用(共三节, 总分值55分) 第二节(共10小题; 每题1. 5分, 总分值15分)
阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Internet recently raised its eyebrows after Chinese state media claimed that online shopping, high-speed rail, bike sharing and electronic payment systems are China’s “four new great inventions.〞
Last week, Xinhua News Agency said the country deserved credit for the discoveries, 61 (compare) them to the inventions of ancient China: compass, gunpowder, paper, and printing.
According to SCMP, the so-called “four new great inventions〞 were based 62 last year’s research conducted by the Silk Road Research Institute. In a survey, China’s foreign students from 20 countries near the “Belt and Road Initiative〞 63 (ask) to pick China’s “four new inventions〞 that they wanted their home countries 64 (use).
Xinhua’s article notes that “Among 65 four, online shopping was invented and pioneered by Michael Aldrich in the UK in 1979, while the Japanese operated the first modern high-speed rail in 1964. 66 it is Chinese people that bring the inventions to the world’s top level with 67 (they) intelligence and creativity.〞
Despite the origins, in recent years, a number of China’s technological 68 (advance) have been making their moves in the world. Among them, four stand out with a reputation of China’s “four great new inventions〞 in modern times, 69 have made the daily life of the public more 70 (convenience). 第三节 根底辞汇检测
按照以下句子所给汉语意思或英语单词，写出空缺处单词的正确形式〔每空1分，共10分〕 71. We are p________________ to welcome you as our speaker this evening.(荣幸的) 72. He presented two solutions, of which the _________ (后者) seemed much better. 73. On ______ of our school, I would like to express our warm welcome to you.(代表) 74. All these ________________mentioned above do exist in our society.(现象) 75. Only by this _________ can we make our dreams come true.(方式〕
76. It is ________ of you to keep us informed of these changes in advance.(consider) 77. Many women felt angry with the ___________ they got in employment.(equal) 78. We need to be ________________ of different points of view.(tolerate) 79. Photos can not be taken without _______________.(permit)
80. He asked several questions ____________ the future of the company.(concern) 第四局部：写作〔共两节，总分值35分〕
第一节 短文改错〔共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分〕
假定英语课上教师要求同桌之间互换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号〔∧〕，并在此符号下面写出该加的词． 删除：把多余的词用斜线〔\\〕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．
Many people like eating junk foods, because they thought they are delicious. But in fact, these foods are not healthy. That we need most is a balanced diet. Eating a balanced diet mean choosing a wide variety of foods from all the food groups. A balanced diet provides different kinds of nutrition(营养) with our body. We need a balanced diet to keep healthy. Therefore, many people still have unhealthy eating habit, which will do harm to their health. I think necessary for us to have three meals a day properly. When eat, we should eat different kinds of foods. For an example, we should eat both meat and vegetables to get different kinds of nutrition.
All in all, it’s importantly for us to keep a balanced diet. 第二节 书面表达〔总分值25分〕
假设你是李华，你校校门口在下学时间常常出现交通拥堵，给师生和路人带来很多不便。你校英文报就此向学生征集解决拥堵的良策。假设你是高二学生李华，请按以下要点用英语写一封信，向校报投稿。
要点：1.分析学校门口拥堵的原因。 2.提出2-3点建议。 注意：词数100左右。 Dear Editor,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours, Li Hua
高二期初三试英语答案
听力：1--5BCCCA 6--10ABACA 11--15ACACB 16--20CBCBA 阅读理解：
21-23 BCA 24-27 DBCD 28-31 CBDB 32-35 CDCA 36-40. DFGCE 完形填空：
41-45 DABCB 46-50 ADCBA 51-55 ADBCB 56-60ADCBA 语法填空：
61. comparing 62. on 63. were asked 64. to use 65. the 66. But 67. their 68. advances 69. which 70. convenient 根底辞汇检测： 短文改错：
1. thought---think考察时态。此处陈述的是事实，要用一般此刻时态。
2. That---What考察主语从句的引导词。句意：咱们最需要的是平衡的饮食。表示“什么，内容〞用What引导，在句中做we need的宾语，故That---What.
3. mean---means.考察主谓一致。动名词Eating a balanced diet做主语谓语用第三人称单数形式，故mean---means.
4. with---for.考察介词。此处表示为咱们的身体提供各类营养，“为了〞用for，故with---for. 5. Therefore---However.考察副词。句意：咱们需要平衡的饮食来维持安康。许多人仍然有不安康的饮食习惯。前后句是转折关系且有逗号和下句分开，用However. Therefore “因 此〞 表因果，故Therefore---However.
6. habit---habits.考察名词的单复数。habit为可数名词，按照句意许多人的饮食习惯应为复数。 7. think ---think it .考察句子构造。I think是主谓，it是形式宾语，necessary是宾补，不定式to have three meals a day properly.是真正宾语。故添加it.
略句。When 引导的时间状语从句中省略了主语和谓语的一局部，完整句子应该是when we are eating，表示动作正在进展，故eat---eating.
9. an example---删去an.考察固定搭配。For example“例如，例如〞，用于举例子，故an
example---example.
10. importantly---important.考察形容词。句意：维持平衡的饮食对咱们来讲是超级必要的。此处是形容词做is的表语，故importantly---important. 书面表达 Dear Editor，
I am Li Hua，a senior high school student from Grade 2. I am writing to discuss the traffic problem near our school gate.
With so many parents coming to pick up their children, traffic jams are frequent near the school gate, causing a lot of inconvenience to us.
In order to avoid traffic jams, I strongly recommend some effective measures be taken . First, we should encourage students to make good use of public transportation instead of private cars. Second, riding a bike or going to school on foot is also a good choice, which not only helps to reduce traffic jams, but also build up students’ health. Besides, private cars should not be allowed to park in front of the school gate.
I do hope my suggestions will be considered and the problem can be solved soon.
Yours, Li Hua
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