高二英语上学期四调考试试题

一岗双责落实还不到位。受事务性工作影响，对分管单位一岗双责常常落实在安排部署上、口头要求上，实际督导、检查的少，指导、推进、检查还不到位。河北省衡水中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期四调考试试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答，用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5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 is the woman probably doing? A. Waiting for her plane B. Seeing the man off C. Complaining to the man2. What does the woman want to buy? A. Beach blankets B. Some pictures C. Some film3. Why does the man apologise to the woman? A. He ordered the wrong table B. He called her by mistake C. He went to the wrong address4. What does the man think is wrong with the plant? A. It needs to be watered at present B. It should be moved into a large pot C. It is not getting enough sunshine5. What is the man concerned about? A. The time to fix the problem B. The problem of the car C. The way to get home第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 听下面5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where are the speakers? A. In the mans office B. In a restaurant C. In the womans house7. What is the man complaining about? A. The low salary B. The heavy work C. The new boss听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How much should the man pay in total? A. $115 B. $120 C. $1259. What does the woman advice the man to do? A. Think it over before having the pants shortened B. Have a professional tailor his pants C. Use a plastic bag to put his pants in听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why doesnt the woman take the direct flight? A. She wants to visit Chicago B. Its much more expensive C. Its time is too early11. When does the womans flight leave? A. On Saturday afternoon B. On Sunday morning C. On Sunday evening12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Customer and travel agent B. Manager and secretary C. Guide and tourist听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When will the woman present? A. On September 7 B. On September 8 C. On September 914. What did Rachel and Sam ask about? A. The time of the meeting B. The information on the hotel C. The change of the schedule15. How will the man get everyone to know the details of the meeting? A. By phone B. By e-mail C. By letter16. What will the woman do in the morning? A. Write several reports B. Meet Rachel and Sam C. Prepare her lunch听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where was Jean Dunant from? A. Italy B. Australia C. Switzerland18. Why was the Red Cross started at first? A. To help the wounded in the war B. To provide food for the poor C. To fight against the war19. What do we know about the Red Cross? A. It can be used to represent the first aid stations B. It can only refer to the international organization C. It is an official symbol of hospital and medical treatment20. What will Mr John Francis talk about next? A. Something about First Aid B. The law about the Red Cross C. The Red Cross organization in Australia第二部分 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。AJOHANNESBURGThey say cats have nine lives. Now a Chinese toad(蟾蜍) has joined that club of clever survivors.South Africans are shocked at the endurance of a toad that got trapped in a cargo shipment from China to Cape Town, after jumping into a porcelain(瓷器) candlestick（烛台） that was made there. South African officials reportedly planned to put down the creature, fearing it would cause harm as an invasive species if it were let go in the wild. But the toad got a last-minute pardon. Mango Airlines, a South African airline, transported the toad on Friday to Johannesburg for delivery to an animal shelter, after officials decided to find a way to let the toad live. The two-hour fight was a breeze compared to the trip from China, a long way of many weeks and thousands of kilometers across the Indian Ocean. Airline spokesman Hein Kaiser said the toad got “first-class treatment”, sitting in a transparent plastic container with escort Brett Glasby, an animal welfare inspector. There was even a ceremony, in which the toads boarding pass was handed to Glasby. “He was the star of the show on the flight,” Kaiser said of the amphibious(两栖的) passenger. “I think every passenger stopped to have a look.” On landing in Johannesburg, the toad was brought out of its container for a celebrity-style photo shoot. Observers said the brown toad seemed like a cool customer. It belongs to the Asian Toad species, which breeds during the monsoon(季风) season. It is believed to have survived the trip from China by hardening its skin to prevent it from drying out, and also by slowing its breathing and heart ratemethods that help the species survive in times of drought.“Weve had snakes in imported timber and scorpions(蝎子) in fruit. We were called because the toad was right inside the candlestick, and we had to break it to get it out” Glasby, the inspector, told The Star, a South African newspaper.21. What is the passage mainly aboutA. An Asian toad gets a new home in South Africa.B. Asian toads cant get used to the life in South Africa.C. Workers shipped a toad to South Africa on purpose.D. South Africa ignores the protection of animals.22. What would/might happen if the toad were released into the wild?A. It would make the locals feel shockedB. It might harm the native speciesC. It would lose its life in the wildD. It might flee into another country23. Why was the toad able to arrive in South Africa alive?A. Because it escaped all attacks and huntsB. Because it used to stop its breath in winterC. Because it formed hard skin to protect itselfD. Because it was lucky to be given a chance24. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Sometimes animal are transported accidentallyB. 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Bradford Publications offers a treatment to hearing impaired parentsD. you can when you invent a new model of hearing aidCIf your preschoolers turn up their noses at carrots or celery, a small reward like a sticker(贴画) for taking even a taste may help get them to eat previously disliked foods, a UK study said.Though it might seem obvious that a reward could encourage young children to eat their vegetables, the idea is actually controversial, researchers wrote in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Thats because some studies have shown that rewards canbackfireand cause children to lose interest in foods they already liked, said Jane Wardle, a researcher at University College London who worked on the study. Verbal praise, such as “Brilliant! Youre a great vegetable taster”, did not work as well.The study found that when parents gave their small children a sticker each time they took a “tiny taste” of a disliked vegetable, it gradually changed their attitudes. The children were also willing to eat more of the vegetableseither carrots, celery, cucumber, red pepper, cabbage or sugar snap peasin laboratory taste tests, the study said.Researchers randomly assigned (分派) 173 families to one of these groups. In one, parents used stickers to reward their children each time they took a tiny sample of a disliked vegetable. A second group of parents used verbal praise. The third group, where Parents used no special vegetable-promoting methods, served as a “control”.Parents in the reward groups offered their children a taste of the “target” vegetable every day for 12 days. Soon after, children in the sticker group were giving higher ratings to the vegetablesand were willing to eat more in the research lab, going from an average of 5 grams at the start to about 10 grams after the 12-day experience. The turnaround(转机) also seemed to last, with preschoolers in the sticker group still willing to eat more of the once-disliked vegetable three months later.Why didnt the verbal praise work? Wardle said the parents words may have seemed “insincere” to their children.28. What is the purpose of writing the passage?A. To show the procedure of an experiment on childrens dietB. To introduce a practical method of making children eat vegetablesC. To explain why children hate to eat vegetablesD. To present a proper way of verbal praise to parents29. What does the underlined word “backfire” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Shoot from behind the back B. Make a fire in the backyardC. Produce an unexpected result D. Achieve what was planned30. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Most children are born to dislike carrots or celery.B. Children in the sticker group will never lose interest in eating vegetables.C. Oral praise works quite well in encouraging children to eat vegetables.D. It remains a question whether rewarding is a good way to get children to eat vegetables.31. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Children like rewards, not verbal praise.B. Parents should give up verbal praise.C. Children are difficult to inspire.D. Parents should praise their children in a sincere tone.DMany of us know what it feels like to be an outside in high school. Some give in to the pressure to fit in; others remain “on the bottom of the social food chain”. However, Alexandra Robbins, the author of the book The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth believes what makes people unpopular in high school, mainly an unwillingness to obey, tends to translate into success as an adult.Robbins has spent the past decade analyzing the behavior of high school students. She found the things that make a student different make them a target. But in adulthood and outside of the school setting, the things “that make you different make you interesting, fun, and often successful,” she told the UKs Daily Mail.She researched the qualities that people found most valuable in adults. The top qualities are: creativity, free-thinking, vision, authenticity, self-awareness, honesty, curiosity, love of learning, and courage. “Those are qualities that are far more likely to be found in school outsiders than in the popular kids,” she said.According to Robbins, when people are in with a popular crowd, they are more likely to hide aspects of their identity in order to fit into the group. As she put it to Y, “You are more likely to have goals of social dominance(强势)rather than forming actual true friendships. You are more likely to let other people pressure you into doing things. None of those things is admirable or useful as adults.”Meanwhile, in the eyes of Robbins, the outsiders are much more self-aware and much braver than the popular students. They are brave because they are sticking to being themselves in a challenging environment.There are many celebrity examples of progress from unpopularity to later fame. Hollywood director Steven Spielberg was laughed at for being Jewish in high school. JK Rowling, author of hugely popular Harry Potter, was teased in school as a glasses-wearing child who lived mostly in books and daydreams.Robbins encourages students to participate in out-of-class activities. “They will automatically meet people with similar tastes,” she told Daily Mail.32. According to Robbins, what can make a student a target in high school? A. Difference to others B. Pressure to fit in C. Unwillingness to obey D. Behavior of high school students33. Which quality is NOT considered to be valuable in adults? A. Being creative B. Being authentic C. Being different D. Being curious34. Why do popular kids tend to be not as successful as outsiders? A. They may have goals of forming actual true friendships B. They may hide aspects of their identity to fit in C. They may force others into doing things D. They may stick to being themselves in the society35. Which of the following statements is true? A. Young people who are outside are successful as adults B. JK Rowling is one of celebrities of unpopularity C. Unpopular students develop skills while the popular dont D. Robbins encourages young people to be themselves 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。The Importance of Accessibility AwarenessAt a recent Teen Leadership of Jewish Family Services meeting, people with disabilities talked about their lives. _36 However, what amazed me most was the great importance of education about handicap accommodations(残疾人便利设施).One schoolteacher who is blind, and a woman who has used a wheelchair all her life are two important members of the National Group for Disabled Persons, devoted to raising awareness about disabilities. 37These include handicap parking spots, handrails(扶手), and wheelchair ramps(斜坡). One big concern is the people who take advantage of aids, such as handicap parking spaces. 38And the meeting focused on educating the public.Some handicap spots have extra room next to them, marked with the “No Parking” signs. “As long as Im not in the spot, I can take the no-parking area next to it, ”some people say. However, the woman who uses a wheelchair disagrees to this. The space exists to allow someone in a wheelchair to have room to get in or out of their car. 39Some walkways have handrails next to them to help those who require extra assistance. Whether it is a blind person seeking guidance or an elderly person seeking support, the rail is there for walking. Sometimes the rail is blocked, by a parked bicycle for instance, and consequently made useless. 40People who are informed of the rails use would be less likely to mistake it for a bike rack.Meeting some of the people who are affected by the lack of education about accommodations made me see that there is work to be done. If more people were educated about the proper uses of accommodations, there would be fewer challenges for people with physical disabilities.A. Accommodations will vary according to the needs of the disabledB. As with the parking spot, this is more likely a case of lack of educationC. They educate about all the accommodations for people with disabilitiesD. Improvement must be made so that disabled people can fully participateE. If there is a car in that space, the handicap parking spot is no longer usefulF. So people without disabilities need to be educated about these accommodationsG. I was amazed to hear about the challenges faced by people with physical disabilities第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，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。 A gray sweater hung limply on Tommys empty desk, a reminder of the sad boy who had just followed his classmates out of our third-grade room. Soon Tommys parents, who had recently 41 , would arrive for a conference on his 42 schoolwork and bad behavior. 43 parent knew that I had sent for the other. Tommy, an (a) _44_ child, had always been a happy, cooperative and excellent student. How could I _45_ his father and mother that