甘肃省兰州市高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

甘肃省兰州市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题注意事项：1. 本试卷共120分,考试时间100分钟。2. 作答时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回，试卷自己保留。第i卷第一部分：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amichelle was a student at university of california, los angeles. she is here to tell us how she feels about the city.what were the best things about los angeles?one of my favorite things about los angeles is the weather. i hate the cold and it never really gets that cold there. plus, most of the time its usually sunny, which is good because i love going to the beach during the summer. theres so much to do at the beach, but my favorite thing in l.a. was having a picnic on the sand with my friends.what were the worst things about being there? i disliked having to drive everywhere to get around because the city is so spread out. los angeles has a lot of traffic and sometimes it takes a long time to get somewhere close by just because the streets are so crowded. also, a lot of people complain about the pollution.did you have any problems there? just the normal problems of living in any city, like watching out for pickpockets (扒手). some people think los angeles has a lot of crime, but i think its as safe as any other city. also, many people think driving is difficult because there is a lot of traffic and road rage (路怒症), but it just takes a little practice and a lot of patience.what are the people like in los angeles? there are all types of people in los angeles since the city is pretty diverse. for the most part, though, most of the people are friendly, calm and relaxed. some people say that everyone in los angeles is beautiful, but i think thats just a stereotype (模式化的印象).would you go back to los angeles? certainly. los angeles is one of my favorite cities in the world. i love the fact that it has all the nightlife and shopping of a big city, but also has access to beaches, parks, mountains and other places you cant usually find in large cities. between the weather and the beaches and all the fun things to do, its a great place to be.1. we can learn from the text that michelle _.a. hates the heavy traffic in los angelesb. dislikes the cold weather in los angelesc. thinks los angeles is small and crowdedd. enjoys driving everywhere in los angeles2. whats michelles impression of the people in los angeles?a. they get angry easily. b. all sorts of people live there.c. they are patient and amusing. d. everyone is kind and beautiful.3. how does michelle find los angeles?a. safe but noisy. b. relaxing but busy.c. polluted and dangerous. d. diverse and interesting.bnow, we know that if we do not get enough vitamins, we are at risk of developing a number of diseases. as a result, vitamin supplements（补品），though expensive, are popular with people who worry that they are not getting enough vitamins from the foods they eat. but contrary to what many people think, medical experts have found little evidence that most supplements do anything to improve health or protect against disease. in fact, medical experts warn that taking too many of some vitamins can be harmful. for example, too much vitamin e can cause bleeding. people should discuss what vitamins they take with their doctors, as some vitamins can produce harmful side effects when mixed with medicines.experts, however, say that sometimes vitamins can help prevent disease. people who know they lack a particular vitamin should take vitamin supplements. some older adults, for example, may not have enough vitamin b-twelve. this is because, as people get older, their body loses its ability to take it from foods. also, people who spend much time inside may need some extra vitamin d as the skin makes this vitamin from sunlight.different vitamins are found in different foods. vitamin a is found in fish liver oil. it also is in the yellow part of eggs. sweet potatoes, carrots and other darkly colored fruits and vegetables contain substances that the body can change into vitamin a. vitamin b-twelve is found in green leafy vegetables and other foods, like fruits. vitamin k can be found in pork products.in fact, for most people, a balanced diet can ensure enough of the vitamins our bodies need. so, it is important for us to eat a mixture of foods every day to ensure that we get enough vitamins our bodies need. 4. what is probably talked about before this passage? a. how many vitamins a persons body needs. b. how many vitamins some foods contain. c. the benefits that vitamins bring to our health. d. what people should do to stay healthy. 5. vitamin supplements are popular with people because _. a. people mistakenly think that they are good for their healthb. they contain more vitamins than the foods people eatc. food does not provide enough vitamins people needd. people fear that a lack of vitamins will lead to disease6. from the passage, we can learn that medical experts advise people _. a. never to take any vitamin supplements b. to depend only on food for their vitamins c. not to take any vitamins together with medicinesd. to consult doctors before taking vitamin supplements7. for people who lack vitamin b-twelve, they can eat more from _. a. sweet potatoes b. green leafy vegetables c. pork products d. eggscdear editor, you can find language pollution whenever you open a newspaper or turn on your tv set, listen to a popular song at various advertisements. language pollution exists almost everywhere and can be seen in the following places:1. chinese characters are written in the complex (复杂的 ) form. although simplified（简化的） chinese characters were accepted for use many years ago, it seems that more and more people like chinese characters written in the complex form.2. many goods are produced in china but carry foreign names, which sound strange and have no meaning at all.3. words and expressions being used have a bad meaning. ba(霸), which means bully in chinese, is one example. now there are a lot of goods, restaurants, even factories or firms, with ba in their names.4. there are too many incorrect grammatical expressions. some films have strange names and incorrect grammatical structures. ai ni mei shang liang, which means i love you without consulting, is grammatically incorrect and this kind of expression is now becoming popular.some language experts point out that language pollution must be done away with, which is an idea shared by myself and many others. fan yongqian8. the writer of the letter suggests that _. a. something be done to make our language pure (纯正) b. the chinese language not have the word ba c. everything have a good name and a good meaning d. everybody try their best to stop pollution9. what the writer wants to say is that _.a. great difference exists between the chinese characters written in the complex form and simplified form b. many people agree with the experts on language pollution in china c. our newspapers, tv programs, pop songs and advertisements are gettingpolluted d. some film writers havent studied chinese grammar10. the expression do away with in the last paragraph means _. a. clean b. recycle c. get away d. end11. what do you guess fan yongqian is? he or she probably is _.a. a reader b. a singer of pop songs c. a language expert d. an expert of grammardhave you ever heard of blogs (博客)? if you havent, you should have. its here, its growing and its having an influence on our life. surf the internet and youll find blogs everywhere. a blog, shortened from “weblog”, is a public internet journal written by one person or a group of people. it is a website in which a person or a group can place news, personal thoughts, text, photos, video or audio files, or links upon which visitors can comment. a blog lets you post on the internet without having to know web design or be technical. you are given an environment to make dated entries on the topic of your choice which are “published”, so other people can read them. authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called “blogging”. blogging has revolutionized internet publishing in the last several years because it gives everyone with internet access the opportunity to become an online writer. objects, such as “text and photos” in a blog can be called “blog posts”, “posts”, or “entries”. the person who posts these entries is called a “blogger”.now, somewhere around the world, a blog is created almost every 6 seconds. because its great potential, bill gates views it as important as e-mail, bbs, and msn. hes trying to make blogs the important tools for future business communications.12. a blog is .a. a comment b. an internet journal c. a design d. a link13. a person can do the following things in a blog except _. a. talk to others b. give comments c. read articles d. enjoy photos14. who is a blogger?a. a person who posts letters. b. a person who writes articles.c. a person who posts text or photos in a blog.d. a person who is an online publisher.15. according to the passage, the reason why blogs are so popular is that they _.a. give everyone the chance to be an online writerb. can be created by people without much knowledge of computer technologyc. enable a blogger to place news, personal thoughts, text and photos and give commentsd. all of the above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。taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways._16_ . second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.you will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report._17_. whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process._18_.the following methods may work best for you.read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts. write your notes in your own words. _19_. note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.as you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). when you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time._20_.a. use words, not complete sentences.b. there are three practical note-taking methods.c. you must write your notes on separate paper.d. otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.e. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.f. that means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes. g. first, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and第二部分：语言知识运用（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和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项yesterday evening i was watching the evening news on tv. the news was about a prize for scientific discoveries. the _21 _ said something that caught my _22_ . “all great discoveries,” he said, “are made by people between the ages of 25 and 30.” being a little over 30 myself, i wanted to _23_ with him. nobody wants to think that he has passed the age of making any _24_ . the next day i went to the public library, spending several hours, and _25_ to find the ages of famous people and their discoveries. the announcer was right!first, i looked at some of the _26_ discoveries. one of the earliest, the famous one that _27 that bodies of different weights _28_ at the same speed, was made by galileo when he was 26. madam curie started her research that led to a nobel prize when she was 28. einstein was 26 when he _29_ his world-changing theory of relativity. well, _30_ of that. yet i wondered if those “best years” were true in other _31_ .then how about this in _32_ ? surely it needs the wisdom of _33_ to make a good leader. perhaps it does, but look when these people _34_ their careers. winston churchill was elected to the house of commons at the age of 26. abraham lincoln _35_ the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? twenty-six!but why dont best years come after 30? after 30, i _36_ , most people dont want to take risks or try new ways. then i thought of people _37_ shakespeare and picasso. the _38_ was writing wonderful _39_ at the late age of 50, _40_ the latter was still trying new ways of painting when he was 90!perhaps there is still hope for me.21. a. announcer b. conductor c. speaker d. hostess22. a. mind b. care c. attention d. surprise23. a. disagree b. talk c. meet d. advise24. a. chance b. discovery c. research d. fortune25. a. happened b. wanted c. succeeded d. managed26. a. last b. scientific c. oldest d. modern27. a. found b. proved c. doubted d. showed28. a. disappear b. move c. drop d. fall29. a. invented b. improved c. published d. made30. a. plenty b. enough c. much d. all31. a. fields b. sciencec. courses d. ages32. a. election b. politics c. leaders d. society33. a. age b. brain c. living d. leadership34. a. finished b. won c. started d. defeated 35. a. led b. devoted c. began d. gave up36. a. guess b. know c. believe d. agree37. a. as b. to be c. like d. about38. a. first b. writer c. poet d. former39. a. painting b. idioms c. fiction d. works40. a. when b. while c. who d. after第卷第二部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式.last night, my dad showed me something special that i had never seen before. it was 41._ old box which contained many silver coins. my dad has been collecting old silver coins 42._ he was a kid. but i didnt know 43._ he had put all his coins he showed them to me. he said his father used to do the same. he decided to give me his collection when i was to move out to live 44._ my own. i knew the 45._(choose) i made was a difficult one, but i wanted to do things by myself.myfatherdividedhiscollectionintotwopartsandtoldmetouse46._onlywhenireallygotintotrouble.ididntunderstandwhathe47._(mean),soheexplainedittome.andididntknow whethericouldsellthemornot,soiaskedmyfathersomeotherquestionsaboutthemandheansweredthem48._(patience)onebyone.hesaidheonlysold49._ofhiscoinstohelphimfinishhisstudiesmanyyearsago.after50._(take)outpartofthecoins,ithankedhimandpromisedthatiwouldusethemwisely.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）when i talked with the man, i found that from his ch