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辽宁省大连市甘井子区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题 考试时间:100 分钟 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、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a hi, everybody! welcome to our newly-opened richards cinema bookstore! now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store. are you chinese film fans? ok, here comes the latest 25 new takes about chinese films. it is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different chinese films from the 1930s to the present. in recent years, chinese films are very popular in the states, such as crouching tiger and hidden dragon, hero, and flowers of shanghai. do you like french films? well, here is the french cinema book. it covers french films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. it is written for all lovers of french cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on. maybe you are indian film fans and star-chasers. then here is encyclopedia ( 百科全书 ) of indian cinema. the book is a complete introduction to all the best indian films. it also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. you know, the indian film industry is the largest in the world after our hollywood. if you like british films, we have the british cinema book. it is a good review of british cinema. this book contains a good many nice pictures. in our bookstore, you can also find books about mexican, japanese, australian, german and italian films. well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!21. the speaker of the passage is most probably _. a. the author of 25 new takes b. a tourist in the cinema bookstore c. the manager of the cinema bookstore d. a reader of encyclopedia of indian cinema22. how many asian countries does the speaker refer to when he talks about the film books? a. two. b. three. c. four. d. nine.23. which of the following statements is not mentioned in the passage？ a. indian cinema is second only to hollywood. b. the british cinema book includes a complete list of names of stars. c. crouching tiger and hidden dragon is well received in the states. d. the french cinema book covers over a centurys french films.24. the purpose of the speaker is _. a. to satisfy the customers various tastes b. to keep the authors in the cinema bookstore c. to offer the tourists chances to meet the film stars d. to take the readers into film producers bdanielle steel, americas sweetheart, is one of the hardest working women in the book business. unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. her research before writing takes at least three years. once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to dive into the book, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.danielle steel comes from new york and was sent to france for her education. after graduation, she worked in the public relations and advertising industries. later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for. her achievements are unbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty new york times best-selling novels, and a series of max and martha picture books for children to help them deal with the real-life problem of death, new babies and new schools. her 1998 book about the death of her work shot to the top of the new york times best-selling list as soon as it came out. twenty-eight of her books had been made into films. she is listed in the guinness book of world records for one of her books being the times best-seller for 381 weeks straight.not content with a big house, a loving family, and a view of the golden gate bridge. danielle steel considers her readers to be the most important resource and has kept in touch with them by e-mail. while she is often compared to the heroines of her own invention, her life is undoubtedly much quieter. but, if she does have anything in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable (独特的)style. there is only one danielle steel.25. danielle steel is different from other writers in that _. a. she can write several books at the same timeb. she often does some research before writing a bookc. she is one of the most popular american women writersd. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break26. children who have read max and martha picture books may know_. a. how to deal with affairs at schoolb. what to do if max and martha diec. what to do when new babies are born into their familiesd. how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes27. one of danielle steels achievements is that _. a. some tv plays were based on her booksb. her picture books attracted a lot of young menc. one of her books became a best-seller in 1998d. she wrote the guinness book of world records28. we can learn from the passage that danielle steel _. a. lives an exciting lifeb. values her readers a lotc. writes about quiet women d. is pleased with her achievements cwhen we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power. but what are these really, and how do they operate?leadership today is not about forcing others to do things. if this is even possible, it is short-term, and tends to backfire. if you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel they must, but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term, they will also experience fear.fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best. if they associate you with this emotion of fear. they will become less functional around you, and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot, but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively. fear has no place in leadership.the way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion. we can order someone to do something, which may be part of the work day; or we can employ them at the emotional level, so they became fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation (积极性). todays work place is all about relationships.anyone works harder in a positive environment in which they are recognized and valued as a human being as well as a worker. everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like. leaders understand the way things work. they know the pay check is not the single most motivating factor (因素) in the work life of most people.the true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligenceknowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others. developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills.29. an employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when _.a. he is forced to do thing b. he cannot work at his bestc. he feels his brain shut down d. he thinks of his work as too heavy30. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. people tend to associate leadership with fear.b. working conditions affect peoples physical health.c. good relationship is the key to business success.d. smart people are more functional in the work place.31. to positively influence employees a leader should first of all _.a. provide better suggestions b. develop his own personalityc. give his employees a pay rise d. hide his own emotion of fear32. good leadership is mainly seen in a leaders ability to _.a. provide a good working environmentb. help raise employees living standardsc. give employees specific instructionsd. deal wisely with employees emotions d a few years ago i had an aha! moment regarding handwriting. i had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. it occurred at first that i did not recognize the handwriting, and then i realized whose it must be. i finally became aware of the fact that i had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and yet i did not recognize her handwriting at that point. it was a very important event in the computerization of lifea sign that the informal, friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. there was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters, and we recognized one anothers handwriting the way we knew voices or faces. as a child visiting my fathers office, i was pleased to recognize, in little notes on the desks of his staff, the same handwriting i would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridgeexcept that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “rfw”. all this has been on my mind because of the talk about the rise and fall of handwriting, a book by florey. she shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well，but many others argue that people in a digital age cant be expected to learn to hold a pen. i dont buy it. i dont want to see anyone cut off from the expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. for many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting. what some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century italy. that may sound impossibly grandas if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. however, they have worked in many school systems. 33. why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleagues handwriting? a. he had worked with his colleague long enough. b. his colleagues handwriting was so beautiful. c. his colleagues handwriting was so terrible. d. he still had a 1ot of work to do. 34. the authors father wrote notes in pen _. a. to both his family and his staff b. to his family in small letters c. to his family on the fridge d. to his staff on the desk35. according to the author, handwritten notes _. a. are harder to teach in schools b. attract more attention c. are used only between friends d. carry more message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。last sunday i was thinking about the difference between successful people and those who dont achieve anything significant. i made an interesting discovery. this difference may at first look obvious, but its quite opposite. 36 everyone has a purpose behind their actions. if they dont, they wouldnt take action! 37 when they take action, at the back of their minds they think about success that this action is going to bring them. 38 whats the purpose behind your actions? do you work to thrive（成功）or to survive? do you go to work to feed your family or to create an amazing lifestyle?different purposes will result in completely different life experiences. people who work to survive are the ones who fear that some unexpected bill will arrive. they go to bed worrying about money and unimportant things. they hate their employment but dont quit because they doubt their own abilities to create something greater. i know this kind of feeling because i was like that once. thats a very uncomfortable state to be in because you are constantly worried about insignificant things. 39 therefore, you cannot achieve anything great.now there are some people who dont accept the life is hard story and they are fuelled by an entirely different purpose. they work to thrive. 40 they have a beautiful vision and they take constant action to make that vision a reality. a. and they dont think about why something cannot be done.b. such attitude invites great opportunities to you.c. it lies in what motivates people to take action.d. so let me ask you a few questions. e. and this makes you take even more or better quality actions.f. this state does not allow you to be creativeg. but successful people have a completely different purpose behind the actions they take. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第1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（，和）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。 in the doorway of my home, i looked closely at my 23-year-old son, daniel. in a few hours he would be flying to france to 41 a different life. it was a transitional time in daniels life. i wanted to 42 him some words of significance. but nothing came from my lips, and this was not the 43 time i had let such moments pass.when daniel was five, i took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. he asked, what is it going to be like, dad? can i do it? then he walked 44 the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. the bus drove away and i said nothing. a decade later, a similar 45 played itself out. i drove him to college. as i started to leave, i tried to think of something to say to give him 46 and confidence as he started this new stage of life. again, words 47 me.now, as i stood before him, i thought of those 48 opportunities. how many times have i let such moments 49 ? i dont find a quiet moment to tell him what they have 50 to me or what he might 51 to face in the years ahead. maybe i thought it was not necessary to say anything.what does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 52 as i stood before daniel, i knew that it did matter. my father and i loved each other. yet, i always 53 never hearing him put his 54 into words. now i could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. why is it so 55 to tell a son something from the heart?my mouth turned dry, and i knew i would be able to get out only a few words clearly. daniel, i said, if i could have picked, i would have picked you. thats all i could say. he hugged me. for a moment, the world 56 , and there were just daniel and me. he was saying something, but tears filled my eyes, and i couldnt understand what he was saying. all i was 57 of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed 58 mine. what i had said to daniel was 59 . it was nothing. however, it was 60 .41. a. experienceb. spendc. enjoyd. shape42. a. showb. sendc. leaved. instruct43. a. lastb. firstc. veryd. next44. a. upwardb. intoc. downd. up45. a. signb. scenec. sceneryd. sight46. a. interestb. instructionc. couraged.direction47. a. failedb. discouraged c. struckd. troubled48. a. futureb. embarrassing c. obviousd. lost49. a. lastb. passc. flyd. remain50. a. countedb. meantc. valuedd. eared51. a. thinkb. wantc. expectd. wish52. a. butb. andc. instead d. so53. a. wonderedb. regrettedc. minded d. tried54. a. viewsb. actions c. feelings d.attitudes55. a. importantb. necessary c. hard d. basic56. a. disappearedb. changedc. progressed d.advanced57. a. afraidb. convinced c. aware d. tired58. a. byb. againstc. on d. with59. a. simple b. gentle c. meaningful d. moving60. a. noneb. nobodyc. anything d.everything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，在空白处填入合适的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 were you the first or the last child in your family? or were you a middle or an only child? some people think 61 matters where you were born in your family. but there are different ideas about 62 the birth order means. some people say that the oldest children, 63 are smart and strong-willed, are very likely 64 (succeed). the reason 65 this is simple. parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. an only child will succeed for 66 same reason. what happens to the other children in the family? middle children dont get so much attention, so they dont feel that important. if a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. the youngest child, however, often gets special 67 (treat), growing up to be funny. but a recent study thought things quite 68 (difference). the study found that first children believed in family rules. they didnt take many chances in 69 lives. they usually 70 (follow) orders. rules didnt mean as much to later children in the family. they took chances and they often did better in life. 第四部分：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) 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 when people think about valuable things, they usually think about money or jewelry. i am not very