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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。重庆市巫溪县2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题 (时间：120分钟满分：150分)第一部分：听力理解（共两节：每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节 听下面5段对话。1. What does the woman like about the performance？A. Acting. B. Music. C. The set.2. What is Peter doing now？ A. Watching TV. B. Listening to music. C. Making a phone call.3. Which bus goes to Dong fang Park？A. The No.9 bus. B. The No.16 bus . C. The No.60 bus.4. Where is Joan？A. In the reading room. B. In the library. C. In the laboratory.5. What can we learn about Gloria？A. She lost her job. B. Her car broke down. C. She was in the hospital.第二节 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the woman think of making cookies？A. It is difficult. B. It is very easy. C. It is very funny. 7. What will the man do tonight？A. Eat the chocolate cookies. B. Make some cookies himself. C. Invite some of his friends to his party.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where will the man drive first？A. In the First Street. B. In the Sixth Street. C. In the main street.9. What is next to the womans new house？A. The 20-story building. B. The country museum. C. A big department store.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the probable relationship between the two people？A. Headmaster and teacher. B. Teacher and student. C. Father and daughter.11. What reason did the woman give for being late yesterday？A. She visited her grandfather. B. She was ill and went to the hospital.C. Her alarm clock didnt work and the bus broke down.12. Who is in hospital according to the woman？A. Her grandfather. B. Her grandmother. C. Her father.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How many children does the woman have？A. Three sons and two daughters. B. Three daughters and two sons. C. Three daughters and one son.14. What can we learn from this dialogue？A. Laura is a librarian. B. Rita works in a restaurant. C. Roland drives a bus.15. Who is Rosemary married to？A. A conductor. B. An engineer. C. A pilot.16. Which countries does Roland fly to？A. Australia and France. B. France and Russia. C. Australia and America.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is the speakers house？A. In the countryside of England. B. In the countryside of France.C. In the countryside of the US.18. When did the speaker and his wife start teaching？A. Ten years ago. B. Five years ago. C. Eight years ago.19. Why does the speaker make the ad？A. To make more friends. B. To admit more students. C. To sell his house, car and business.20. What will the speaker probably do？A. Travel in the world. B. Teach more students. C. Look for a job in a city.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，选出最佳选项。APicture an Ireland hiking tour (徒步之旅）designed especially for you. Our goal is to make your hiking trip a happy one. Remember, its your holiday. Your job is to relax and enjoy yourself. Let us pay attention to the details. Why go hiking on the Dingle Way? Ever wanted to visit “the most beautiful place on Earth”? Well, now you can! In 2006, the National Geographic Traveller magazine officially awarded this title to the Dingle Peninsula (半岛). Of course, Hollywood film-makers have known about this spot for yearsTom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were here to film scenes for the film Far and Away in 1992. But Dingle is not all about beauty. With a series of monuments and historical artifacts (人工制品), theres plenty of history too. Why go hiking on the Beara Way? Brighten up your life with a trip to colourful Atlantic fishing villages such as Eyeries and Allihies Wilder. The Beara Peninsula is the best-kept secret in this beautiful area of Ireland. Why go hiking along the Wicklow Way? Just 90 minutes south of Dublin Airport, its so easy to get to the Wicklow Mountains. Older than the Himalayas and the Alps, the Wicklow Mountains have the magic to put your mind at ease. Explore the simple and quiet village of Glendalough, a community first established in the 6th Century AD. At the end of your hiking tour, treat yourself to a city-break with an overnight stay in Dublin. Why go hiking on the Sheeps Head Way? Want a relaxing walking holiday far from the bright lights of big city life? Then, youll love the Sheeps Head! One of the most distant places in Ireland, the Sheeps Head is well-known for the simple lifestyle and the friendliness of the local people. The highest point on the peninsula is just 345m so the Sheeps Head is perfect for “part-time” hikers!21. What is the Dingle Peninsula known for?A. Its rare artifacts. B. Its long history.C. Its beautiful scenery. D. Its ancient monuments.22. Which one is a best place to go fishing?A.The Dingle Peninsula. B. The Beara Peninsula.C.The Wicklow Mountains. D. The Sheeps Head.23. Who will be most interested in hiking on the Sheeps Head Way?A. A couple who are tired of the busy city life.B. A man who wants to climb a high mountain.C. A student who wants to see historical buildings.D. A young man who wants to become a full-time hiker.24. What can we infer about the tours mentioned in the text?A. They are full of adventures. B. They are full of memories.C. They are all in Scotland. D. They are relaxing trips.B On the third Sunday in June, Americans take time to recognize and thank a special person in the familyfathers! Fathers Day celebrates the importance of fathers, young and old, and the men thought of as father figures. “Like father, like son” is probably the most common father expression. It means a boy is very much like his father, and sons often do what their fathers did before them. This can be a good thing or a bad thing. Harry Chapins song, “Cats in the Cradle”, was popular in the 1970s. He sings about a father who did not spend time with his son. His son grew up to be a man who did not have time for his aging father. Like father, like son. The words “the child is father of the man” come from William Wordsworths poem “ My Heart Leaps Up”. In everyday speech, one could say, “In his case, the child was father of the man; he loved nature as a child and now works as a botanist(植物学家).” Lets say you want to tell children a story about something that happened long before they were born. You could say it happened when they “were just a twinkle in their fathers eyes”. This expression has a humorous and dreamy feel. Here, the word “twinkle” suggests the interest your father had in your mother. The expression “daddys little girl” is understood to mean that, in a fathers eyes, his daughter can do no wrong. There is usually not a dry eye at any wedding during the traditional father-and-daughter dance, especially if they are dancing to a song like Michael Bubles “Daddys Little Girl”.25. What does the expression “the child is father of the man” mean?A. A boy will become a father sooner or later.B. Fathers can learn from their children in some ways.C. A child can be successful if he learns from his father.D. The personality in adulthood is consistent with that in childhood.26. How does the author mainly support his ideas in the text?A. By comparing.B. By listing reasons.C. By explaining and giving examples.D. By raising and answering questions.27. How does a father feel when hearing “ Daddys Little Girl” at his daughter s wedding?A. Moved. B. Excited. C. Satisfied. D. Proud. CThere are many simple, powerful phrases we use. “I love you” is a big one. “Im sorry” is another. “I forgive you” is powerful for both the speaker and the recipient(接受者). But the phrase that can change the way we relate to others and the way we view the world has become unpopular: “I need your help”.When we acknowledge our need for help, we go beyond just connecting with others; we show our needs and allow ourselves to receive. Why is this so hard? It isnt just our own skills or strengths that help us survive and bounce back from difficult times; its also making the choice to reach out to others. Its easy for most of us to give. It feels life affirming to help others, to give of ourselves. But asking for help and being willing to receive help from others is much harder. When we take that riskthe risk that the answer might be rejection, or unwillingness to help-we are not being weak. We are being vulnerable(易受伤害的), which is perhaps our greatest untapped strength.Life is never “stress-free”; we all have those times that seem particularly overwhelming, where we get so tired that the word “tired” just doesnt do it justice anymore. These are the times when it seems hardest to reach out, and these are the times when we need to do it the most.When we ask for help:We are choosing to trust the person we ask for help; this shows our respect for him/her.We are using our resources wisely. It is a wise person that chooses to ask for help before a problem is out of control.We are helping to break down this idea of asking for help as weakness.28.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A .Phrases can be powerful when used correctly.B. We should use powerful phrases more often.C. People dont need as much help as before.D. People dont tend to ask for help today.29. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Life is a matter of choice. B. Asking for help is very important.C. Its actually very easy to ask for help. D. We need a lot of skills to survive hard times.30. Which of the following statements would the author agree with?A. Showing our weakness is our strength. B. Offering help is harder than asking for help.C. People are usually willing to offer help. D. We should be ashamed of being vulnerable.31. What does the author mainly want to show in the text?A. Asking for help when necessary doesnt mean weakness.B. Todays people love depending on themselves.C. We should do our best to help others in need.D. Its not a bad idea to show our weakness. DEvery time we get behind the wheel of a car, we put our lives and the lives of others at risk. Self-driving cars are designed to reduce those risks by letting technology control our vehicles. Accident rates for self-driving cars have been much lower than those for human-driven cars. Googles self-driving car has had only 13 crashes after traveling 1.8 million miles.As humans, we can make moral (道义上的) choices in avoiding accidents. But what moral choices can self-driving cars make? Researchers at MIT studied this issue. They have developed the Moral Machine website to help explore the choices self-driving cars should make. MIT says the Moral Machine is “a platform for gathering a human perspective （观点）on moral decisions made by machine intelligence such as self-driving cars”.You can use the Moral Machine to be the judge and help self-driving cars decide what to do in different driving situations, Moral Machine choices can help MIT researchers examine the decisions selfdriving cars should make.The Moral Machine website lets you choose how you would react in a crash.You are shown two possible traffic situations and you choose between them. In these situations, the brakes(制动器) have failed on the self-driving car. The car will remain driving in the current direction or it will turn. An accident will take place. You choose how many living beings would be hurt or killed, and who those victims should be. The Moral Machine website has many situations and many possible results. When you click on the situation of your choice, it will be highlighted. Then the next situation is shown. At the end of the session, you are shown the results, based on the choices you made. The results show which character you were most likely to save and which character you were most likely to have die. Results also show how much each factor(因素)means to you , such as age ,societal importance or obedience to traffic laws. 32.What is the purpose of making self-driving cars?A. To introduce a new technology. B. To replace human workforce.C. To reduce safety risks. D. To offer useful advice.33.What do we know about the Moral Machine?A. It helps humans make better choices. B. Its a part of Googles self-driving car.C. It costs a lot and cant be applied worldwide. D. It aids self-driving cars in decision-making.34.Which one best concludes the last three paragraphs?A. How do we make moral decisions? B. How does the Moral Machine work?C. How does your choice make a difference? D. How do we fully operate the Moral Machine?35. What does the text mainly talk about?A. An introduction to MIT Moral Machine. B. An account of when to use Moral Machine.C. A market research on MIT Moral Machine. D. A discussion about moral decision-making.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从文后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。How to cool yourself without air conditioningIn summer, with the temperature slowly rising, we turn to air conditioning for comfort. 36. Actually, you can do many things to keep you cool without air conditioning.Dress appropriately. Be dressed in light-colored cotton clothes. Light colors reflect heat, while dark colors absorb heat. 37 . This will help since sitting on leather will actually make you feel a lot hotter.If your house is surrounded by a lawn or garden, plant trees that throw enough shade on the building. 38 . Grow vines（藤本植物）on the sides of your house which get hotter.39. Turn off the fans and lights if they are left on. To heat food, use the microwave instead of the gas stove （煤气灶）. Finish off cooking in the morning before the heat gets to you, or put it off until late in the evening. Avoid standing for long hours in front of the gas stove during the afternoon.Most of the methods mentioned above are not only economical, but also environment-friendly. 40 .A. Sit in the shadeits cooler.B. Dont open the windows till the sun goes down.C. But what can you do if the air conditioning system fails？D. If you have a leather sofa, cover it with a white bed sheet.E. These will keep your house cooler by blocking direct sunlight.F. So why not help the earth by avoiding using air conditioning at all？G. Turn off all sources of heat, especially those that arent being used.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)On my way to work, I usually see homeless people sleeping in doorways or on sidewalks. Most people walk by, 41 they dont exist and dont offer any help at all, not even a 42 . It breaks my heart. Recently, it has been extra cold in Vancouver, which makes things extra 43 for the homeless. Most of the time I arrive at work at around 8:00 in the morning. Today, I 44 someone sitting on the sidewalk, trembling with 45 . I had a little bit of time before I was due to start work, so I 46 across the street to ask if I could get anything for him to drink or eat. He seemed to be 47 at first, but then told me that some bread might satisfy his 48 . So I went to the nearest shop and 49 some bread, along with some apples and bananas. I gave the bread and 50 to him, and then went back to my office across the street to get a bag that I recently 51 with items like a warm hat, a pair of socks, a reusable raincoat, a toothbrush, toothpaste and hand warmers. I had been planning to 52 the bag to someone in need, so this was a great 53 to do so. I hurried back outside to give the bag to the stranger. His eyes 54 as I handed him the bag.Many people may feel 55 with homeless people, but we must 56 that they are just like us. They are just down on their 57 for different reasons. If we reach out to help those in need, we will surely make a 58 in their life.Singer Phil Collins sang a song titled Another day in Paradise, which reminds us to be grateful for the many blessings we have and not to forget those who are 59 fortunate. Next time you meet someone in need, please dont 60 him/her.41.A. complainingB. imaginingC. pretendingD. believing42. A. wordB. lookC. handD. lesson43. A. impossibleB. toughC. complexD. unforgettable44. A. caughtB. preventedC. mindedD. noticed45. A. coldB. fearC. angerD. excitement46. A. cameB. parkedC. struggledD. rushed47. A. impatientB. surprisedC. stubbornD. annoyed48. A. hungerB. curiosityC. thirstD. family49. A. used upB. put upC. took upD. picked up50. A. tipsB. clothesC. fruitD. drinks51. A. decoratedB. packedC. coveredD. replaced52. A. hand downB. hand inC. give inD. give away53. A. opportunityB. pleasureC. exerciseD. place54. A. shoneB. openedC. wateredD. narrowed55. A. unsatisfiedB. disappointedC. familiarD. uncomfortable56. A. rememberB. promiseC. preferD. regret57. A. hopeB. confidenceC. luckD. happiness58. A. decisionB. differenceC. choiceD. discovery59. A. alwaysB. alreadyC. lessD. far60. A. leaveB. ignoreC. judgeD. frighten第卷(非选择题，共50分)第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。When we say someone “blows his own trumpet(小号)”，we mean he talks too much about achievements 61 (connect) to himself. That expression usually shows disapproval. 62 a girls school in Britain encourages its students to blow their own trumpet.Many excellent girls find 63 diff