高二英语下学期期中试题10

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。湖北省黄石市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题第卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。1What will the speakers probably do tonight?AEat out. BTake fast-food home.CCook at home.2What is the woman looking for?AHer iPad. BA book on snooker players. CHer exercise book for physics.3Who is receiving a fax?AJane. BTom.CMark.4What does the woman think of computer programming?APopular. BDull. CUnpractical.5Why has the man been calling the landlady?ATo have the walls repaired.BTo ask her to clean the apartment.CTo have the apartment painted.第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6What do we know about the man?AHe surfed the Internet to find hotels. BHe hasnt booked the plane tickets.CHe booked a smoking room.7What does the “extra” refer to?AAn extra free night. BAn extra bed in the room. CAn extra free theater ticket.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8How long has the man been late?AFor 10 minutes.BFor 30 minutes. C For 15 minutes.9What can we learn from the conversation?AThe woman wears white shorts. BThe man doesnt like playing tennis.CThe man may be unfamiliar with the woman.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Where does the conversation probably take place?A At a hotel. BAt the Customs. CAt a tourist site.11What will the woman do for the first part of her trip?ATour the capital.BStay with her parents. CHave a meeting.12What is the man doing?AIntroducing some places of interest. BHelping the woman check in.CExamining the womans baggage.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13According to the woman, where was she heading when she saw the bag?ATo a barbers. BTo her house. CTo a clothes shop.14What does the woman request the man to do at first?AGive her money back.BTell the manager to see her at once.CChange her bag for a new one.15Why does the man refuse the womans request?AShe didnt buy the bag in his shop. BThe bag is in bad condition.CShe lost the receipt of the bag.16How does the woman feel in the end?AAshamed. BApologetic. CAngry.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What will the temperature be in Seoul tomorrow?AFrom 16 to 19. BFrom 14 to 17. CFrom 21 to 24.18What will the weather be like in Tokyo tomorrow?ACloudy. BStormy. CFoggy.19Which place will be sunny and partly cloudy tomorrow?ABangkok. BHong Kong. CSingapore.20Which place has the temperatures from 24 to 27 tomorrow?ABeijing. BBangkok. CTaipei.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A“ Asias Challenge 2020 ” Essay PrizeDESCRIPTIONWhat is the most important challenge facing Asia over the next decade? Why? What should be done about it?The best answer in 3,000 words or less will win a prize of $2,500. Two runners-up will be awarded prizes of $1,000 each. These three prize winners will be invited to Singapore for an expenses-paid awards ceremony. The winning articles will be posted on Time. com.PURPOSEThe main purpose of the essay prize is to generate fresh ideas for tackling key challenges to Asias continued competitiveness and development, as well as encourage young professionals to make an impact on public policy and business in Asia.SELECTION CRITERIAThe essay will be judged according to creativity, innovation, rigor of research and writing, as well as achievability of idea. It can be focused on one or more areas relevant to Asia, such as macro-economics, business, international relations, trade and investment, education, healthcare, urban development, science and technology, and energy and the environment. The essay must be written in English. It should not have been previously published in English in a publication with broad international circulation.CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTSThe candidate authoring the essay must be under 32 years of age as of December 31, 2010. The candidate must be an Asian national.SUBMISSIONREQUIREMENTSThe essay should be submitted electronically to prize asiabusinesscouncil. Org. by August 31, 2010. Prize winners will be announced in September 2010.The submission should contain the candidates full name, nationality, and month and year of birth. The essay should include a title and word count.21.What is the main purpose of the essay prize?A. To select young professionals of both ability and imagination.B. To inspire brilliant ideas for solving problems in Asia.C. To issue the challenges facing Asia.D. To predict the prospects of Asia in the next decade.22.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. The winners of the essay prize can travel to Singapore for free.B. The candidates article can deal with several aspects of developments in Asia.C. Young people from Russia or Australia are excluded from the essay prize. D. Articles published in local newspapers will not be accepted.23.The candidates article should be sent _. A. by air mail B. by express mail C. by surface mail D. by e-mailBHave you ever found yourself in this situation: You hear a song you used to sing when you were a child a bit of nostalgia (怀旧) or “blast from the past,” as we say. But it is not a distant childhood memory. The words come back to you as clearly as when you sang them all those years ago.Researchers at the University of Edinburgh studied the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They found that remembering words in a song was the best way to remember even one of the most difficult languages.Here is what they did. Researchers took 60 adults and randomly divided them into three groups of 20. Then they gave the groups three different types of “listen-and-repeat” learning conditions. Researchers had one group simply speak the words. They had the second group speak the words to a rhythm, or beat. And they asked the third group to sing the words.All three groups studied words from the Hungarian language for 15 minutes. Then they took part in a series of language tests to see what they remembered.Why Hungarian, you ask? Researchers said they chose Hungarian because not many people know the language. It does not share any roots with Germanic or Romance languages, such as Italian or Spanish. After the tests were over, the singers came out on top. The people who learned these new Hungarian words by singing them showed a higher overall performance. They did the best in four out of five of the tests. They also performed two times better than those who simply learned the words by speaking them.Dr. Katie Overy says singing could lead to new ways to learn a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are contained in a catchy 3, or memorable 4, tune 5.Dr. Ludke said the findings could help those who struggle to learn foreign languages. On the University of Edinburghs website Dr. Ludke writes, “This study provides the first experimental evidence that a listen-and-repeat singing method can support foreign language learning, and opens the door for future research in this area.”24. The “song” mentioned in the first paragraph is intended to_.A. recall the past B.compare the childhood with the presentC. attract the readers D. introduce the topic25. According to the passage which language doesnt share the same root with Germanic or Romance languages?A.Spanish B. English C. Italian D. Hungarian26. Based on the last two paragraphs, we can conclude that _A. the brain probably works best when the foreign language learners sing the words.B. a listen-and-repeat method is very effective for any language learner.C. singing is the best way to learn a language.D. Dr. Katie Overy and Dr. Ludke disagree with each other.27. In which situation can the finding of the research be applied?A. A mother is going to teach her baby how to speak.B. An American is going to learn some Chinese.C. A student is going to learn a new English song.D. A child is going to have his first music lesson.CNot long ago, people could only buy organic food in small shops. Today it is common in most major supermarkets. The reason for the increase is that more and more people are demanding food grown without chemicals. Since the 1990s, organic farm production has gone up 20 percent every year. This pattern is expected to continue around the globe.Australia leads the worldin land used for organic agriculture. It has four times as much land devoted to organic farming as all of Asia. However, most of the land is not very fertile, and it only produces a modest amount of food. Argentina is a distant second, followed by Brazil, the United States and China. In Africa, only a very small amount of land is registered for organic farming. That does not mean Africa relies on chemicals. In fact, many farmers do not use chemicals because they cannot afford them. Yet there are no programs for these farmers to prove they do not use chemicals. Without these programs their food can never be approved organic. India has had the most dramatic recent increase in organic farming. Like many other countries, India sees continual growth in organic food sales around the world. This, of course, leads to growth in profits. Sales of organic food were more than doubled from 2000 to 2005. Like India, many countries are trying to increase commercial organic farming to get a share of the sales. This has led to criticism. Some people believe that organic farming should not just be about making money. They think the goal is to help the environment. Others say organic farming will not continue if it is not profitable. They say that people should be able to make money while providing food that is healthy to mankind. 28.What is the passage mainly about?A.Countries all want to make money from organic farming.B.Farming organically is growing around the world.C.People do not want to eat food with chemicals in it.D.Organic food has become much more common.29.Why do people want to increase organic farming?A.Profits from organic farming help make approval programs.B.More and more people demand chemicals to grow food.C.Organic food is good for the Earth and the human beings. D.There are fewer chemicals available to the human beings.30.From the passage, it can be said that _.A. the US is the fourth largest organic farming countryB. India uses the least land to farm organicallyC. China and India have the same amount of organic farmlandD. Brazil uses less land to farm organically than China31.It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. India will soon become the largest grower of organic foodB. people who eat food with chemicals have shorter lifespanC. there will be fewer organic farms if demand for organic food goes downD. more countries will farm organically as the environment gets worseDIn Antarctica, you learn not to take anything for granted. Everything people depend on has to be shipped or flown into the continent. Why? There are no farms on the icy continent. There are certainly no cows, pigs or chickens. As for drinking water, special systems and a great deal of energy are needed to take the salt out of seawater to make it useable.Then there is the matter of waste. The US Antarctic Program is committed (致力于) to reducing its impact- or footprint-on the Antarctic environment. That means that every bit of garbage a person might produce in a day has to be transported off the continent. Thats true whether its the wrapper from your candy bar, the green beans you didnt want to eat or the paper towels you used to wipe your hands,McMurdo Station has put into place technology that helps it reduce its footprint. It starts with energy. The US research base has partnered its nearby neighbor, New Zealands Scott Base, to share energy produced from three large wind turbines. Scott Base gets 100% of its power from wind, says Ron Blevins, manager at a power plant, while the American base gets about 35% of its energy from wind. The much larger US base uses oil-fired generators(发电机) to supply the rest of its energy needs. The waste heat produced by the generators is then used to warm many of its buildings.The McMurdo base also has a wastewater treatment plant. Yubecca Bragg, an organic farmer, manages the treatment plant. Bragg explains that treatment depends on allowing microorganisms(微生物) to break down the waste until the liquid part of the waste can be safely released into the ocean. Between 150, 000 and 180,000 pounds a year of the remaining solid waste is packed into containers and sent back to the US.32. We can learn from the first paragraph that .A. it is not easy to live in AntarcticaB. people like taking the ships in AntarcticaC. farmers have to raise cows in AntarcticaD. water in Antarctica is useless at all33.How do people in Antarctica deal with the solid garbage?A. They ignore it completely. B. They wrap it in the paper towels.C. They have it taken away later. D. They keep it in the dustbins.34.It can be inferred from Ron Blevins words that .A. Scott Base tries to remove its footprintB. the US base doesnt need too much energyC. the US base gets its most energy from windD. New Zealands technology is advanced35.Which of the following is harmful to the environment of Antarctica?A. The large wind turbine. B. Scott Bases power plant.C. A wastewater treatment plant.D. An oil-fired generator.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 What will you do if you cant eat everything bought in the canteen? 36 According to a survey, what students waste every year could feed over 10 million people. 37 According to Xinhua News Agency, the food wasted by Chinese people is about 50 million tons of grain every years, which could feed 200 million people. Food waste, which has become a global issue, serves as a mirror that reflects various cultural and social issues in different countries. In the West, for instance, consumerism, the belief that its good to use a lot of goods and services, is often to blame for food waste. 38 Chinese people are well known for being hospitable and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food. On campus, a generation of single children is less aware of the food waste issue. Students nowadays are well protected by their families and hardly have any concept of how much toil others go through in order to provide them with the food they eat. 39 There are 925 million hungry people in the world. They dont have enough food to eat. And farmers work very hard to grow the crops. 40 Its also important that everyone thinks about how they can do their bit to reduce food waste. Recently a campaign against food waste launched on line in China might make you think twice about being so wasteful.A. Students can never realize the serious food waste situation.B. Most of us would simply throw away any leftover food.C. But canteen waste is merely the tip of the iceberg.D. So we shouldnt waste our food.E. Students waste is extremely serious.F. To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time.G. China, in turn, features its own eating culture.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，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佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Once a wise man and his student traveled to a remote, mountainous place. They were well 41 at a cottage by a family of five. The wise man asked: “How do you 42 in such a poor place?” “Thats what keeps us going,” said the host, 43 to a thin, tired cow. “She gives us milk, some of which we drink and some we make into 44 . When there is extra, we 45 the milk and cheese for other types of food.” The wise man thanked them and left. When he reached the first 46 in the road, he said to his student: “Get the cow, take it to the 47 , and push it off.” 48 and angry though the student was, he obeyed. As years passed by, the 49 became too much to bear and the student returned to that cottage to find out what he could do. Upon rounding the bend, he could not believe his eyes. In place of the 50 there was a beautiful house with trees all around, several cars in the 51 , a satellite dish, and on and on. He 52 the man from several years before, strong and confident. He went 53 to the man and asked: “What happened? ” The man 54 with a smile: “Our cow fell off the cliff and died. To survive, we had to 55 new ways of doing things and 56 new skills. And so, we are now much 57 .” Sometimes our 58 on something small and limited is the biggest obstacle(障碍)to our growth.Once you 59 yourself of the thought “its little but its certain,” then your life will really change. May you have the 60 to recognize your “cow” this new year, and the courage to push it off the cliff.41. A. educatedB. acceptedC.received D. behaved42. A. succeedB. communicate C. accommodate D. survive43. A. referringB. attendingC. stickingD. pointing44. A. cheeseB. yogurtC. creamD. butter45. A. exchangeB. substituteC. replaceD. change46. A. treeB. villageC. bendD. bridge47. A. cliffB. riverC. valleyD. cave48. A. ExcitedB. BoredC. Puz