高二英语上学期期中试题15.doc

2016-2017学年度上期期中考试高二英语本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷注意事项：1. 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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分；满分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 is the man doing?A. Listening to the radio. B. Sleeping. C. Bothering the woman.2. Which statement is true about the post office according to the man?A. The post office is far away. B. The woman needs to go south to get there. C. The post office is within walking distance.3. What do they think of the city parks?A. Too crowded. B. Beautiful. C. Dirty.4. What can be inferred from the dialogue?A. There is a fire in the room. B. Smoking is not forbidden in the room. C. People are smoking in the room including the two speakers.5. Where are they going to have lunch?A. In the park. B. In the restaurant. C. At home.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，你都有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出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. Who does the woman not like?A. Dirty Harry. B. Clint Eastwood. C. James Dean.7. What movie are they going to see?A. Rebel withot a Cause. B. Dirty Harry. C. Clint Eastwood. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. To be her date for the party. B. To help find a date for her. C. To throw a party for her.9.What does the woman think of the man? A. Humorous. B. Serious. C. Boring.10. What will the man do next? A. He will arrange a meeting for the woman and Bob. B. He will go to the party with the woman. C. He will find something in common with the woman.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Who is a smoker? A. The manB. The womanC. Both the man and the woman12. How much does smoking cost the woman every year? A. About 1,200 dollars B. About 1,600 dollars C. About 2,000 dollars13. What does the woman want to do at the end of the dialogue? A. She wants to quit smoking B. She wants to chew her nails. C. She wants to smoke a cigarette.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. They are director and actor. B. They are husband and wife. C. They are reporter and actor.15. What does the man do in the play? A. He acts an old professor. B. He directs the play. C. He writes the play.16. What does the man want to be after this play? A. He wants to be a singer. B. He wants to be a director. C. He wants to be a film star. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What special food did Mrs. Wilson cook that day? A. Some beef. B. Some meat. C. Some fish.18. Which statement is NOT true about the lunch? A. It was a total failure because no one loked the dish. B. They had a great time eating,talking and laughing. C. It was not until 4:00 p.m.that her friends left.19. Why was Mrs. Wilson frightened to see the neighbors cat? A. She was worried about the friends lives. B. She was frightened at the sight of the bloody dead cat. C. Her neighbors cat was very fierce.20. What did the neighbors call mean to Mrs. Wilson?A. She didnt need to worry about anything. B. She would be sorry to hear the news. C. She would regret inviting her friends for lunch.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。ADear Friend,The recent success of childrens books has made the general public aware that theres a huge market out there.And theres a growing need for new writers trained to create the $3 billion worth of childrens books bought each year plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers .Who are these needed writers? Theyre ordinary folks like you and me.But am I good enough?I was once where you might be now. My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self-doubt, and I didnt know where to turn for help.Then, I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing ability, and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed.The promise that paid offThe Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability:You will complete at least one manuscript（手稿）suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course.I really didnt expect any publication before I finished the course, but that happened. I sold three stories. And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute.Since graduation, I have authored 34 nationally published childrens books and over 300 stories and articles.Free test and brochureWe offer a free ability test and will send you a copy of our brochure（小册子）describing our recognized home-study courses on the basis of one-on-one training.Realize your writing dream today. Theres nothing sadder than a dream delayed until it fades forever.Sincerely, Kristi Hill , Instructor Institute of Childrens Literature21. The first two paragraphs tell us that _ . A. magazines for children and teenagers have drawn public attention B. there is a growing need for writers of childrens books C. publishers are making $3 billion each year D. childrens books are usually bestsellers22. You are promised to publish one manuscript when you _ . A. show basic abilityB. finish the course C. have sold three storiesD. have passed the test23. Kristi Hill mentions her own experience mainly to _ . A. prove she is a qualified instructor B. introduce the home-study courses C. show she has realized her dreamD. promote the writing programBPeople are interested in eating raw foods or whole foods partly because eating these types of food reduces the risk of acid accumulation（酸堆积）in our body.Raw and whole foods are usually digested more efficiently than cooked and processed foods. When we cook foods , we destroy the natural enzymes（酶）that are part of the food in its raw form. These enzymes were intended by nature to help us digest the food . When we consume food without these natural enzymes, our bodies either digest the food improperly or allow too many nutrients to be absorbed into the bloodstream. In both cases, the result is obesity . When too many nutrients are absorbed at once, the body grows fat.Processed foods contain chemical elements, which might confuse the appetite system that tells us when weve had enough to eat ; as a result, people often overeat. Processed foods also upset the digestive cycle. The body will either identify these foods as allergens and then store them safely away from the organs as fat, or the remains of undigested food will become acidic and enter the bloodstream as acid waste, which will stick to the blood vessel walls（血管壁）and block the passage of vital oxygen and nutrients heading for the bodys cells . The bodys metabolism（新陈代谢）becomes inactive , and the result is weight gain and obesity.To stop this vicious circle in its tracks, people need to consume food and supplements that will balance the acid already accumulated in body . Eating the right types of raw and whole foods can help. Its also important to restore our enzyme balance. We need to identify and avoid the foods that cause acid accumulation and consume the foods that increase enzyme production . If we truly want to change and help our body heal itself, we need to take an active approach.24. We can learn from the 2nd paragraph that _. A. it is essential for us to digest some fat B. cooked and processed foods are healthier C. foods with natural enzymes help us keep fit D. absorbing many nutrients is beneficial to our health25. Processed foods will probably _. A. stop bodys metabolismB. be difficult to digest C. destroy bodys cells D. lead to obesity26. The underlined word “ vicious ” in the last paragraph probably means _. A. harmfulB. violentC. progressiveD. positive27. To change and help our body heal itself, we need to _ . A. consume enough acid foods B. identify enzyme production C. avoid restoring our enzyme balance D. eat the right types of raw and whole foodsCCan dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.However, it wasnt all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission (屈服、投降).In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each others language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk dog, and dogs can learn how to talk cat.Whats interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn how to read each others body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected. Once familiar with each others presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.The significance of the research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets-to people who dont get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.28. What is the passage mainly about? A. How cats and dogs develop their intelligence. B. Whether cats and dogs can live in harmony. C. What cats and dogs have in common. D. Why cats and dogs can understand each other. 29. Some cats and dogs may fight when _. A. they are cold to each otherB. they look away from each other C. they are introduced at an early age D. they misunderstood each others signals30. It is suggested in Para.4 that cats and dogs _. A. have common interestsB. have a common body language C. are less different than we thoughtD. are less intelligent than we expected31. What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs? A. We should learn to live in harmony. B. We should know more about animals. C. We should live in peace with animals. D. We should learn more body languages.DIn ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老) treated the message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.Shades of that spirit spread over todays conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out of the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says its going to rain.” I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, but for his smile.Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile, “Oh, that bus left five minutes ago.” Dreams of head cutting!Its not the news that makes someone angry. Its the unsympathetic attitude with which its delivered(传送). Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didnt get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know，when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When youre tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isnt ready yet？When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as a traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, “Oh, thats all right. Ill catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news, deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的)person is sure to have.32. In Paragraph 1, the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to_.A. make a comparisonB. describe a sceneC. introduce a topic D. offer an argument 33. In the writers opinion, his neighbor was_.A. not helpful B. not considerate C. friendly D. warm-hearted34. From “Dreams of head-cutting!” (Paragraph 3), we learn that the writer_.A. was reminded of the cruel pharaohB. was mad at the sales agent C. wished that the sales agent would have bad dreamsD. dreamed of cutting the sales agents head that night35. What is the main idea of the text? A. Delivering bad news with sympathy is important in communication.B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.C. Receiving bad news requires great courage.D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.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。Have you ever felt sick to your stomach during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you ended up with a terrible headache?If so, then you know what its like to feel stress. Youve probably heard people say, “Wow, Im really stressed out.” 36 But children have lots of things going on in their lives that can cause stress, too.What is stress?Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something. This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, frustrated, scared, or afraid - which can give you a stomachache or a headache.What causes stress?Plenty of things can cause stress in a childs life. 37 Good or normal stress might show up when youre called on in class or when you have to give a report. Have you ever gotten butterflies in your stomach or sweaty hands? Those can be signs of good stress. 38 For example, you may do a better job on your book report if the anxiety inspires you to prepare well before you get up and read it to the class.But bad stress can happen if the stressful feelings keep going over time. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if youre having problems at school, or if youre going through anything else that makes you upset every day. 39 Once you recognize that youre feeling stressed, there are several things you can do. You can try talking about whats bothering you with an adult you trust, like a parent or teacher. 40 An adult may have ideas about how to solve whatever is worrying you or making you uncomfortable.A. This kind of stress can help you to get things done.B. Maybe you hear adults say those kinds of things all the time.C. Bring up whats been on your mind and how it makes you feel.D. Everyone experiences stress at times - adults, teens, and even kids.E. There are ways to reduce stress and manage the stress thats unavoidable.F. That kind of stress isnt going to help you, and it can actually make you sick.G. The trick is to remember that some types of stress are good and others are bad.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（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。I was born in New York City . My first seven years were spent in Manhattan , and then we moved to the Bronx . As a child with a strong 41 for knowledge , I went to a public school and received a good 42 education there .At the end of my high school I decided to major in science and , in particular , 43 . One of the 44 factors may have been that my grandfather , whom I loved dearly , died of cancer when I was 15 . I was 45 motivated to do something that might eventually 46 a cure for this terrible disease .With great efforts and help from my parents , I 47 graduate school at New York University in 1939 . I was the only female in my graduate chemistry class , and 48 my Master of Science degree in che