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西藏日喀则区第一高级中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）卷面总分：100分 考试时间：90分钟第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题：每小题2分，满分20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。AThe first day of the month of May is known as May Day. It is the time of year when warmer weather begins. People celebrate the coming of summer with customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter. Today, May Day activities have been moved to the May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month. It is a public holiday when families take advantage of the time off to visit some of the UKs many attractions, including parks, zoos, historic buildings, ancient towns and villages and beautiful countryside. May Day celebrations have their origins in the Roman festival of Flora, the goddess of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. People would decorate their houses and villages with leaves and flowers they picked at daybreak in the belief that the vegetation spirits would bring good luck. In the very early morning, young girls went into the fields and washed their faces with dew (露水). They believed this made them very beautiful for the following year. May Day was an important day in the Middle Ages and was a favorite holiday of many English villages. People of the time used to cut down young trees and stick them in the ground in the village to mark the arrival of summer. This is the origin of the maypole (五月柱). People danced around them in celebration of the end of winter. Maypoles were once common all over England and were kept from one year to the next. The tallest maypole is said to have been put up in London on the Strand in 1661. It stood more than 143 feet high and was cut down in 1717, when it was used by Newton to support a new reflecting telescope (反射式望远镜) invented by Dutch scientist Huygens. 1. How do British people celebrate May Day? A. They visit friends and family members. B. They celebrate it on the first Monday of May.C. They spend a lot of time shopping around. D. They show great love for the long winter. 2. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to _. A. washing the face with dew B. going into the fields C. picking flowers at daybreak D. getting up early in the morning3. What can we learn about the maypole? A. People climb it on May Day. B. It was usually found in the cities. C. It dates from the Middle Ages. D. People used old, tall trees to make it. 4. The purpose of the text is to _. A. describe Roman customs B. suggest spring family activities C. explain the origins of maypoles D. introduce a British festivalBChina Daily-Last week, the Beijing municipal government released a list of 192 areas in the capital where spring blooms, including peach, magnolia, apricot and winter jasmine, can be enjoyed from March to May. The recommended spots cover an area of 22 square kilometers. Apart from admiring blooms, folklore performances, botany exhibitions and other activities will be put on. 20 travel routes for tourists looking to appreciate floral beauty in the countryside are issued in Hubei, too.South Korean drama Descendants of the Sun太阳的后裔 has collected more than 200 million views on iQiyi, the Chinese streaming website said Tuesday.Descendants of the Sun, the first Korean show to premiere simultaneously in South Korea and China (中韩同步首播), is a love story between an Army captain (Song Joong-ki) and a doctor (Song Hye-kyo) who find themselves in a fictional war-torn country called Uruk, where both try to save lives.The show has become the talk of the town everywhere. Some shows even had live phone conversations with viewers to discuss its popularity, a Chinese entertainment official said.To put things into perspective, a fifth of South Koreas population is 10 million people. Just a little over that number tuned in to watch Descendants of the Sun.Enthusiastic customers snapped up(抢光) the first batch of tickets in just five minutes on Monday for the opening day of the Shanghai Disneyland park on June 16, temporarily crashing the official website. Within half an hour, clicks on the website () reached more than 5 million. The massive volume resulted in our ticketing system temporarily malfunctioning. 5. Which of the following statements is true according to the information above? A. Tourists can enjoy flowers in 192 areas. B. The spots cover an area of 22 square kilometers. C. During the spring blooms, visitors are only allowed to admire flowers D. Hubei Government also issued some travel routes for visitors 6. We can infer from the information about drama Descendants of the Sun. A. It is the first Korean show broadcast in China B. It is more popular in Korea than in China C. It is a romantic story between a captain and a doctor D. Korea has a population of 10 million people7. What topic do the three pieces of information belong to? A. Society. B. Astronomy. C. Economy. D. Entertainment.CA telescope (望远镜), called Gaia, is being designed by astronomers in Europe, and it couldnt be more different from Pan-STARRS, which is another telescope being designed. While Pan-STARRS will be looking for asteroids (小行星) and comets headed for Earth, Gaia will be looking at our entire galaxy (银河系). Gaia is designed to draw a map of the Milky Way, our home galaxy. Just as a map of your town gives you a picture of where things are located, Gaias map of the galaxy will tell astronomers where the stars are. Over five years, Gaia will observe (观察) about a billion stars and other objects in our galaxy. Each object will be observed about 70 times. Gaia will be sent into space connected to a rocket. It contains two telescopes, each focused at a different angle (角度). These two telescopes act like Gaias “eyes”. The reason why humans can see things in 3D is that we have two eyes focused on the same object, at slightly different angles. By using two telescopes like eyes, Gaia can produce the first 3D map of the positions of the stars it views. Gaia, which is to be sent into space in 2011, will be a powerful telescope. If you were to use it on Earth, for example, you could stand 600 miles away from your best friends and still get a clear picture of their hair. Gaia is one of more than a dozen telescopes being designed by scientists right now. The next generation of telescopes will reveal new parts of our universe that will seem surprising. The universe, with all its planets, stars and other strange objects, is a puzzle with pieces that we can see by using powerful telescopes. 8. How many different angles can Gaia focus at each time?A. 2.B. 3. C. 4 .D. 5.9. The map to be drawn by Gaia _.A. can show every building on EarthB. can show you where your town isC. will just show the stars around EarthD. will show where the stars are in our home galaxy10. Whats Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. What Gaia will do in space.B. When Gaia will start to work.C. How powerful Gaia will be.D. What Gaia will do to Earth.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。Food safety is a problem in all places around the world and people in different areas of the world prepare foods in different ways. The WHO released (发布) five simple rules for preparing food in a safe way. They call these rules the “Five Keys to Safer Food”. Key 1: Keep clean11 . People should wash their hands often before touching food and while they are preparing food. People should wash all surfaces and equipment used for preparing food. Key 2: Separate raw (生的) and cookedRaw foods should not touch prepared foods. 12 .Key 3: 13 People should cook eggs and meat especially carefully. These foods may carry more micro-organisms (微生物) than other foods. Food like soup must be boiled for at least a minute to make it be cooked completely. It is also important that people re-heat cooked food completely.Key 4: Keep food at safe temperaturesWhen people finish eating, they should keep the left food in a refrigerator below 5and shouldnt store it for too long. At room temperature, about 20, the amount of micro-organisms can increase very quickly. But temperatures above 60 or below 5 control the growth of micro-organisms. 14 .Key 5: Use safe water and raw materials15 . Damaged or old food may develop harmful chemicals as it gets older. A. Cook completely B. This key tells about the importance of washingC. Eat healthily D. They can live where we make foodE. People should use safe water and choose fresh foodsF. They cannot grow as quickly in a very hot or very cold environmentG. People should use separate equipment and tools for touching and preparing raw foods第二部分：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 a hot summer day in America, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. He dived into the cool water, Not 16 that as he swam towards the middle of the lake, a crocodile (鳄鱼) was swimming toward him. His mother 17was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In great 18, she ran toward the water, 19 to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became 20 and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. 21 , it was too late. Just as he reached her, the 22 reached him. From the shore, the mother 23 her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war (拔河) between the 24 The crocodile was much 25 than the mother, but the mother wouldnt 26 . A farmer 27 to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and 28 the crocodile. 29 , after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His 30 were extremely scarred(留下疤痕) by the attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches(抓痕) where his mothers fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved. The newspaper reporter, who 31 the boy, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then, with obvious 32, he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them 33my Mom wouldnt let go.”Never judge another persons 34, because you dont know 35 they were made.16.A. understandingB. imagingC. realizingD. balancing17. A. behind the houseB. in the house C. in the lakeD. on the shore18. A. fearB. angerC. sadnessD. joy19. A. beatingB. frighteningC. screamingD. apologizing20. A. alarmedB. amazed C. calmD. hopeful21. A. ThusB.SoC. thereforeD. However22. A. authorB. hunterC. motherD. crocodile23. A. huggedB. staredC. grabbed D. combined24. A. twoB. threeC. sceneD. journey25. A. fiercer B. strongerC. fasterD. heavier26. A. cut downB. take chancesC. go ahead D. let go27. A. happenedB. predicted C. pretendedD. bet28. A. gatheredB. gainedC. shot D. cut29. A. importantlyB. beneficiallyC. surprisinglyD. Fortunately30. A. armsB. legsC. fingersD. spot31. A. helpedB. savedC. interviewedD. consulted32. A. prideB. satisfactionC. strengthD. gratitude33. A. whereB. becauseC. unlessD. while34. A. appearanceB. limitC. debt D. scar35. A. whenB. howC. whereD. as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。There are all kinds of festivals and 36._(celebrate) around the world, which are held for different reasons. The ancient festivals were 37._ (main) held at three times a year. Some festivals are held 38. _(honor) the dead or satisfy 39. _ ancestors in case they might return either to help or to do 40. _(harmful),while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food 41._ (gather)for the winter and the 42._(agriculture)work is over. And the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the 43._(come) of spring, such as the