高二英语下学期期中试题21

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。唐山一中2016-2017学年第二学期期中考试高二年级 英语试卷说明：1 考试时间120分钟，满分150分。2将卷答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上,卷用蓝黑钢笔或圆珠笔答在答题纸上。3. 卷卷头和答题卡均填涂本次考试的考号，不要误填学号，答题卡占后5位。卷 (选择题 共100分)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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。1. What are the speakers doing now?A. Taking photos on the beach. B. Having a bath of sunshine along the beach. C. Swimming along the beach.2. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a department store. B. In a post office. C. At a bus stop. 3. How does the woman feel about the school?A. Its not as good as it was. B. Its better than it used to be. C. Its even worse than people say. 4. What are the speakers talking about?A. A fireman. B. An earthquake. C. A fire. 5. How will the woman get to the cinema?A. In the mans car. B. On foot. C. By bus. 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至7题。6. What do we know about the woman?A. She cant sleep well at night. B. She isnt friendly to her roommate. C. She didnt try to talk with her roommate. 7. What does the man advise the woman to do at last?A. Change a room. B. Ask their manager to have a talk with her. C. Have a heart-to-heart talk with her roommate. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Where are the speakers now? A. On a road. B. Under a tree. C. In a truck. 9. What happened to the old man?A. He fell off a truck and hurt himself in the head. B. He rode a bike and ran into a tree. C. He ran into a car and got seriously hurt. 10. Who did the woman call? A. The police. B. The first aid center. C. Her friend. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where does the man work? A. At a hospital.B. In a club. C. At a college. 12. What can we know about the woman from the conversation?A. She won a cup in the national tennis competition.B. She is in charge of the science department. C. She has worked at the college over a year. 13. Why does the man plan to join a club?A. To meet new friends. B. To improve his skills. C. To catch up with the woman. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Who is Mike?A. The womans student. B. The womans teacher. C. The womans husband. 15. What does the woman come here for?A. To interview the man. B. To give a talk. C. To attend a conference. 16. What seems to be the womans major field?A. Literature. B. Physics. C. Medicine.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What kind of life did Jack have when he was seven?A. A happy life. B. A boring life. C. A poor life. 18. Why did Jack feel ashamed when he saw other children studying?A. He was so busy that he didnt have time to study.B. He was so poor that he didnt have the chance to study. C. He didnt do well in his studies. 19. What do you think of Jack?A. He is hard-working. B. He is lazy. C. He is stupid. 20. What did Jack do at last? A. He was a servant. B. He was a teacher. C. He was a librarian. 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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAn elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife, enjoying his extended family. He would miss the pay check, but he needed to retire. The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used shoddy materials to build the house. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.When the carpenter finished his work and the employer came to inspect the house, he handed the front-door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “my gift to you.”What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in a home he hadnt built very well.It is the same with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up with less than the best. At important points, we dont give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that, we would have done it differently.Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall, build wisely. It is the only life you ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plague (牌匾) on the wall says, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.”Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.21. Why was the carpenter ready to retire?A. He wanted to have a relaxed life.B. He found a better-paid job. C. He could still survive without working.D. He was tired of his job.22. What does the underlined word “shoddy” in the second paragraph probably mean?A. Beautiful.B. Best. C. Bad. D. General.23. What is the main idea of the fifth paragraph?A. We should build a good house to live in.B. We always regret what we have done.C. We should try our best to do things well.D. We prefer to react, rather than act.24. What does the author mainly want to tell us in the text?A. We should build a house wisely.B. Life is a do-it-yourself project.C. Building a house is like building a life.D. We should have the right attitude towards life.BPosition: Sales ManagerA Sales Manager with Hilton Hotels and Resorts will develop a sales team and a sales plan that maximizes revenue (收益) by driving the sale of conference facility space and guest rooms.What will it be like to work for the Hilton Brand?One of the most recognized names in the industry, Hilton Hotels & Resorts offers travelers a world of authentic (可信的) experiences. The brand continues to be innovative and forward-thinking. With products and services that meet the needs of tomorrows smart global travellers, we share experiences in which every guest feels cared for, valued and respected.If you understand the importance of upholding a brands reputation, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Team Member with Hilton Hotels & Resorts.What will you be doing?As a Sales Manager, you will work with the Conference & Events Sales Department to maximize revenue opportunities. A Sales Manager will be directly responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:Maximize all Conference & Events revenue opportunitiesMeet the hotels set targetsUnderstand the marketplace to ensure the hotel stays competitive in the local marketEnsure the sales team is developed effectively and embraces a culture of high qualityWork effectively to build relationships with colleagues in the hotelWhat are we looking for?A Sales Manager serving Hilton Worldwide Brand hotels is always working on behalf of our guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the following attitude, behavior, skills and values: Strong leadership skills that motivate the Sales Team to perform beyond expectations Excellent selling capabilities Desire to coach the Sales Team in selling techniques Excellent organizational and planning skillsWhat benefits will you receive?Your benefits will include a competitive starting salary and holiday entitlement. As an employee you will become a member of the Hilton Club, which provides reduced hotel room rates in our hotels worldwide, plus discounts on products and services offered by Hilton Worldwide and its partners.25. Hilton Hotel & Resorts _.A. is the most recognized brand in the industryB. will focus on tourism in the futureC. wants to make every guest feel cared for, valued and respectedD. wants to maximize revenue by growing in size26. Which of the following is NOT one of the tasks of the Sales Manager?A. Meet the hotels set targets.B. Get on well with colleagues.C. Have a good understanding of the competitive market.D. Decide the hotels development strategy.27. What benefits does the hotel provide for the person who gets the position?A. Living in Hilton Hotels worldwide free of charge.B. Enjoying the products and services of the hotel free of charge.C. Many opportunities to travel around the world.D. A competitive starting salary.28. The purpose of the text is to_.A. promote the companyB. look for an employeeC. send an invitationD. present a documentCHans Christian Andersen is a Danish writer famous for his fairy tales, many of which depict (描述) characters who gain happiness in life after suffering and conflict.Andersens father was a poor shoemaker and his mother worked as a washerwoman. As a child he was highly emotional, suffering all kinds of fears and shame because of his unmanly interests. Encouraged by his parents, he composed his own fairy tales and arranged puppet (木偶) theater shows. At the age of 14, Andersen moved to Copenhagen to start a career as a singerhe had a beautiful voice. He succeeded in becoming associated with Royal Theater, but he had to leave it when his voice began to change. When casually referred to as a poet, he changed his plans and began to write plays, all of which were refused.In 1822, Jonas Collin, the director of the Royal Theater, gave Andersen a grant to enter the grammar school at Slagelse. In 1827, Andersen gained admission to Copenhagen University, where he completed his education. In 1828 he wrote a shot story on travel, a fantastic tale in the style of the German Romantic writer, E. T. A. Hofmann. He traveled widely in Europe and remained a passionate traveler all his life. As a novelist, Andersen made his breakthrough with The Improvisatore. The story described a poor boys integration (融合) into society, an Ugly Duckling theme of self-discovery. The book gained international success and remains the most widely read of all his works.In his early collections, Andersen returned to the stories that he had heard as a child, but gradually he started to create his own tales. Most of Andersens works were original. Only 12 of his 156 known fairy stories drew on folktales.The ugliness of the hero or heroine in his stories often conceals (隐藏) great beauty，which is revealed (揭示) after misfortune. Some of Andersens tales reveal a positive belief in the victory of the good, among them, The Snow Queen and The Ugly Duckling, and some end unhappily, like the Little Match Girl. In The Little Mermaid the author expressed a longing for the ordinary life that he had never had. Andersen never married, and he died in his home in Rolighed in 1875.29. Why did Andersen leave the Royal Theater?A. He no longer had a beautiful voice.B. He would rather become a poet than a singer.C. He wanted to travel abroad instead.D. He had to go to school to study.30. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Andersen?A. Most of his works came from folktales he had heard.B. The early plays he wrote achieved great success.C. He had an unhappy life in childhood. D. His parents were against his effort to compose fairy tales.31. What did Andersen try to express in The Little Mermaid?A. Happiness gained after suffering and conflict.B. The desire for an ordinary life.C. The failure to fit into society.D. Great beauty concealed by ugliness.32. What is the text mainly about?A. How Andersen led his childhood.B. How Andersens works finally became well-known.C. The excellent works of Andersen.D. An introduction to Andersens life and works.DHummingbirds (蜂鸟) are one of natures most energetic fliers and the only birds to hover in the air by relying on their strength alone. Now scientists have found that it is the ratio (比值) of the birds wing length to its width that makes them so efficient. The discovery is helping experts compete with 42 million years of natural selection to build helicopters that are increasingly efficient.David Lentink, an assistant professor at Stanford University in California, tested wings from 12 different species of hummingbirds, which he sourced from museums. He placed them on a machine used to test the aerodynamics (气力学) of the helicopter blades (桨叶). Professor Lentinks team used the same machine to test the blades from an advanced micro-helicopter used by the UKs army. They found that the micro-helicopters blades are as efficient at hovering as the average hummingbirds.But while the micro-helicopters blades kept pace with the average hummingbird wings, they could not keep up with the most efficient hummingbirds wing. The wings of Annas hummingbird were found to be about 27 percent more efficient than the man-made micro- helicopters blades.While Professor Lentink wasnt surprised at natures superiority, he said that helicopter blades have come a long way. “The technology is at the level of an average hummingbird,” he said. “A helicopter is really the most efficient hovering device that we can build. The best hummingbirds are still better, but I think its amazing that were getting closer. Its not easy to match their performance, but if we build better wings with better shapes, we might match hummingbirds.”Professor Lentink said that we dont know how hummingbirds maintain their flight in a strong wind, how they navigate (确定方向) through branches, or how they change direction so quickly. He thinks that great steps could be made by studying wing aspect ratiosthe ratio of wing length to wing width. Understanding these abilities and characteristics could be a benefit for robotics and will be the focus of future experiments.33. What did the scientists find about hummingbirds?A. Their wings are long and wide.B. They can hover in the air for a long time.C. The ratio of their wing length to wing width is very important.D. They are the most energetic flier in nature.34. Which is the right order of Professor Lentinks research? Tested wings from different species of hummingbirds. Got resources from museums. Analyzed the results and drew a conclusion. Tested the blades from a micro-helicopter.A. B. C. D.35. According to Professor Lentink, what will be the focus of future experiments?A. To know how hummingbirds can fly in a strong wind.B. To know how hummingbirds change direction so quickly.C. To develop a new kind of helicopter.D. To study the secrets of hummingbirds. 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，选项中有两项为多余选项。Ways to Stop WorryingA little worrying now and then can be self-protective. 36 But too much worrying can lead to many problems, such as reduced concentration, poor sleeping habits and the inability to handle everyday difficulties. Whats more, it may also cause physical health problems, such as high blood pressure.Here are some tips to help you lighten up and enjoy life more.1. Note down your worriesWriting in a worry journal helps create some distance between you and your concerns. Write down your thoughts briefly every day, perhaps the first thing in the morning, before you start your regular routine. 37 2. Pack away your worries 38 Imagine tucking (塞) away your anxieties in a small box and closing the lid (盖子). Set aside some time each day to open the box and examine your worries, but otherwise, keep it closed.3. Share your worries with a friendDont be embarrassed. 39 Then, he or she may give you some practical suggestions. Telling someone your fears helps lift the burden of worry and gives your friends a chance to offer comforting thoughts.4. 40 Select a quiet spot in your home where you can focus on your worries without being interrupted (打扰). Stay there every day for 10 to 20 minutes. Make sure you maintain a strict time limit and try to avoid worrying except when youre in your designated (指定的) “worry space”.A. Create a personal worry space.B. See worries from a different perspective.C. Talk to your friend about your worries.D. If journal writing isnt for you, create a “worry box” in your mind.E. Spend about 15 minutes just writing and reflecting on what is bothering you.F. Check with your local health centre about programs to stop worrying in your area.G. Without anxiety you probably wouldnt lock your door at night or schedule your regular check-up.第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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。When Julio Diaz stepped off the subway platform after work one night, he was simply planning to walk over to his 41 local diner for a meal. But when a teenager boy 42 him with a knife, Diaz knew the evening was about to take a more 43 turn.The young man 44 Diazs wallet, and Diaz passed it over without 45 . But just as the robber turned to walk away, Diaz called after him: “Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something.”The robber turned around, 46 .“If youre going to be 47 people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep you 48 .”The teenager looked at Diaz in 49 , and asked why he would do such a thing. Diaz 50 , “If youre willing to risk your 51 for a few dollars, then I guess you must really need the money.” He told the young man that hed just been heading out for