高二英语上学期期中试题19.doc

安徽省铜陵市第一中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷第一部分 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1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. Which activity will the man take part in?A. Singing. B. Street dancing. C. Playing in a band.2. What does the man mean?A. Karen is very forgetful.B. He knows Karen better than before.C. The woman should have reminded Karen earlier.3. When will the woman come tomorrow?A. At 9:00 a.m. B. At 11:00 a.m. C. At 12:00 p.m.4. Why are few people calling to see the apartment?A. The price is high. B. It is far from the city center. C. Too many people live there.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Whales. B. The weather. C. A voyage.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、7题。6. What is the man?A. A policeman. B. A salesman. C. A driver.7. What is in the womans handbag?A. Some money. B. An ID card. C. A few books.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How did the man get to know the cause of the traffic jam?A. By phoning the hotline.B. By listening to broadcast news.C. By checking the online information.9. What does the man mean in the end?A. The traffic lights will get repaired soon.B. Itll take long for the road to be clear again.C. The woman will be in time for her daughters birthday.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Father and daughter.11. What does the woman think of Advanced Math?A. Boring. B. Difficult. C. Time-wasting.12. What do the grades of the course depend on?A. The essay. B. The exam. C. The course work.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What can background music do according to the man?A. It improves peoples physical health.B. It influences peoples behavior.C. It increases peoples appetite.14. Why do factories use background music?A. To entertain the workers.B. To increase the production.C. To avoid workers complaints.15. What is the purpose of playing fast music in hamburger places?A. To get more customers. B. To delight the staff. C. To improve the atmosphere.16. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. In a factory.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is the speaker?A. In a hotel. B. On a plane. C. In a travel agency.18. What is good about the Swan Hotel?A. Its location is ideal for traveling abroad.B. Its rooms are comfortable and low-priced.C. Its surroundings are suitable for entertainment.19. Where is the Backpacker Hotel?A. Beside an airport. B. Close to a shopping center. C. Near an underground station.20. What can we learn about the Backpacker Hotel?A. Internet service is offered in each room.B. Cash and cheques are both accepted there.C. A fax machine is provided in a special room.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。AJiajia, a third grader who was born with anemia, a medical condition in which there are too few red cells in blood, wrote an affecting article that moved many netizens. In the article, she shared her biggest wish: to survive so she could take care of her grandparents. Jiajia, 9, currently lives in the city of Suining in Sichuan province. In the article, she writes, My heart gets heavier each time I see my grandma cry for me. If I ever get to grow up, I will take good care of her.Jiajia contracted pneumonia when she was 4 months old. Since then, she has required a blood transfusion every two weeks. After her parents divorce, her grandparents took her in and faced many challenges in the process of raising her. The girls article was only 235 words long, and it was handed in as a school assignment. Nevertheless, Jiajias words deeply impressed her elementary school teacher, who then posted the article online, where it struck a chord with many people. Up till now, a fund started by teachers at Jiajias school has reached more than 30,000 RMB, which will be put toward Jiajias future blood transfusions.21. What is Jiajias biggest wish?A. to have her parents return B. to have more netizens read her articleC. to surviveD. to have her grandparents survive22. Who put the article online? A. Jiajia B. Jiajias teacher C. Jiajias grandparents D. Jiajias parents23. How can Jiajia survive?A. by receiving a blood transfusion every two weeks.B. by being in hospital every day.C. by receiving a big operation at once.D. by being looked after by her parents.BGabby Douglas stood beneath the Rio Olympic Arena, still in her Team USA leotard, trying hard to understand how she had become the most unpatriotic athlete in Rio. Tears filled in her eyes. She tried hard to talk but no words came out. Her pauses were long and uncomfortable. “Ive been trying to stay off the Internet because theres so much negativity,” she said. The attacks against her have been everywhere these last few days. The bullies blamed her for not putting her hand over her heart while the US national song played. Besides, some other people attacked her for not jumping up and cheering hard enough for team-mates at the all-around final. All of this prompted her mother, Natalie Hawkins, to tell Reuters this weekend, that Douglas is “heartbroken”. It showed on Sunday, in Douglass final performance of this Olympics and maybe in the Games ever. Douglas finished sixth in the uneven bars, far from the medal stand she owned four years ago in London, and shook her head, confused. What had she done wrong? Nothing made sense. “I mean, you do Olympics for your country, and you do it for yourself, how have I offended them? What have I done? I was standing in respect for USA. Im coming out there representing them to the best of my abilities, so how would I be in disrespect?24. Why was Douglas heartbroken?A. Because she lost the chance to take part in the Olympic Games.B. Because she didnt win any medal.C. Because she was criticized by many people for her unintentional behaviors.D. Because she made a big mistake.25. Which sports event do you think Douglas is most likely to be in?A. gymnastics B. high jump C. dance D. triathlon26. Which of the following is an improper behavior?A. Putting hands over ones heart while the national song played.B. Jumping up and cheering hard enough for team-mates.C. Taking part in the Olympic Games for ones country.D. Attacking athletes who dont win golden medals.27. Whats the writers attitude towards Douglas?A. Enthusiastic B. Neutral C. Critical D. AngryCApple is to open a research lab in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, according to Tim Cook, its chief executive, as it seeks to boost sales in the country and improve ties with the authorities.Beijing has been encouraging foreign technology companies to carry out more high-end work on the mainland as part of efforts to revitalize local industry.It will be Apples second facility in China. It already has a new research and development facility in Beijing.The two R&D centers were “aimed at strengthening relationships with local partners and universities as we work to support talent development across the country”, Apple said in a statement.A closer relationship with the Chinese authorities has been a priority following setbacks for the US technology company this year.The iPhone has been losing market share to high-end handsets made by local competitors including Huawei, Vivo and Oppo, which topped the rankings in the second quarter, while Apple languished in fifth place, according to Canalys data.Analysts said the announcement of the R&D centre was Mr. Cooks latest attempt to gain favour with Beijing, following the US groups $1billion investment in Didi Chuxing, the Chinese car-hailing company, in May.Apple has had to change its approach in China as it faces rising nationalism and high-quality local competition, according to Ge Jia, a tech blogger, who wrote yesterday: “Its time for Apple to cast aside their pride.” “Their previous strategy of only selling devices to China without leaving anything behind is not working any more and they are starting their process of localisation in China through the Shenzhen lab.”28. Apple is going to open a research lab in Shenzhen to _.A. promote Shenzhens economyB. promote its sales in ChinaC. get help of Chinese expertsD. join in local competition29. Which of the following is true?A. There is only one research facility in China.B. Apple has always been in good relationship with Chinese authorities.C. Huawei has ranked to No.1 in the second sales quarter.D. Apple is changing its strategy in order to boost sales.30. What caused Apples sales in China to fall?A. Its bad quality and high price.B. Nationalism and high-quality local competition.C. Out-of-date design and false advertisement.D. Chinese governments ban on purchase.31. According to Ge Jia, what is Apples previous sales approach in China?A. taking part in high-quality local competition.B. choosing certain customers in China.C. only selling devices.D. selling devices as well as technology. DYoung people frequently say that they want to exercise, but they just cant find the time.The solution just might be in-office interval training.Recent studies show that very short but intense exercise rapidly builds and maintains fitness and health, even when the workout is only a few minutes long.Work the stairsYou can complete an excellent, effective and very brief workout in an office stairwell, says Martin Gibala, a professor of kinesiology at McMaster University in Canada and an expert on interval training.For a study that he and his colleagues presented earlier this year, they asked 12 out-of-shape women in their 20s to warm up for two minutes by slowly walking up and down stairs in a campus office building.They completed three of these abbreviated stair workouts per week for six weeks.By the end, their aerobic fitness had improved substantially, the researchers reported, by about as much as if they had been running or cycling each week for hours.Fidget your way to fitness.Parents and teachers may once have urged you to sit still, but wiggling, tapping your toes, standing briefly, and otherwise fidgeting as much as possible at your desk is in fact good for your body.In one recent study, college students showed healthier blood flow in their lower legs if they fidgeted than if they did not.Even better, a 2008 study found that among office workers, those who frequently fidgeted burned as many as 300 calories more each day than those who resolutely stayed still.32. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?A. several ways to work out within short timeB. short exercise does no good to healthC. how to find time to exerciseD. fitness can be improved 33. According to the experiment, women spending two minutes working stairs for six weeks _.A. didnt benefit from workoutB. felt more unhealthyC. became fatter in figureD. benefited a lot34. How many studies are shown in the passage?A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four35. The writer may agree _.A. sitting still during work hoursB. lying as often as possibleC. trying to frequently walk back and forthC. standing and working without any stop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。How many ways are there to reach the state of being happy?1. Happiness is not an aim, but a journey. If you seek for pleasure in the course of the journey, the course will become a destination, and whats more, it will be a prolonged, boundlessly beneficial destination for all your life.2. 36 Remain standing here, seize the present moment, and you will be happy.3. Happiness is mental before it is physical. 37 It is better to eat without meat than to have a load on your mind.4. Happiness is the opposite of unhappiness. 38 Release yourself from the unhappy mood and you will be happy.5. Happiness is a matter of giving; the more you give out, the more you will get back. Share your happiness with others and you will enjoy it more.6. Happiness is a very strange thing. It will not turn up when you beckon it, call it, and solicit it. But when you pretend complete indifference, it will pay too much attention to you, learn close to you and live with you. 39 7. 40 It is unwise as well as useless to try to keep it. You have got to keep on making new happiness, so that one happiness follows in the wake of another.8. The greatest happiness you can gain is realizing that you are not necessarily in need of it.A. In dealing with happiness, you should adopt the strategy of leaving it at large to understand it better.B. The decline of one means the growth of the other.C. When you meet everyone, try smiling to them.D. The happy place is this place, and the happy moment is this moment.E. Happiness is drifting from place to place.F. Smiling is a gift that God gives us.G. In order to be physically happy to the full, you must first feel at ease and be free of worry.第三部分 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。A poor farmer had a friend 41 was famous for the 42 apple he grew. One day, his friend gave the farmer a(n) 43 and told him to 44 it home. The farmer was 45 with the gift, but when he got home he did not know 46 to plant it.He was 47 that if he planted the tree 48 the road, the fruit would be stolen. If he planted the tree in one of his field, his neighbors would come 49 and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. 50 he planted the tree in his wood where no one could see it. The farmer was very 51 of what he did. However, as time went on, he found that the tree didnt 52 any fruit. He didnt know without 53 and good soil, the tree soon 54 after he planted it. Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a 55 place. Whats the difference? the farmer said 56 . If I had planted the tree near the road, 57 would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my field, my neighbors would have come and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.Yes, said the friend, but at least someone could have 58 the fruit. Now you not only have robbed every one 59 the fruit, but also you have 60 a good apple tree!41. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose42. A. beautiful B. wonderful C. bad D. usual43. A. apple B. tree C. book D. shovel44. A. bring B. fetch C. take D. reach45. A. careful B. sad C. pleased D. busy46. A. what B. how C. why D. where47. A. confused B. happy C. afraid D. puzzled48. A. near B. on C. in D. down49. A. at night B. during their spare time C. at their convenience D. at noon50. A. Gradually B. Finally C. Exactly D. Actually51. A. worried B. concerned C. embarrassed D. proud52. A. take B. develop C. bear D. get53. A. air B. sunlight C. water D. rain54. A. ruined B. stopped C. destroyed D. died55. A. strange B. special C. poor D. ill56. A. angrily B. confidently C. seriously D. happily57. A. neighbors B. strangers C. children D. farmers58. A. got B. taken C. enjoyed D. owned59. A. with B. of C. for D. off60. A. destroyed B. stopped C. planted D. created第卷第二节 （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。It is 61 (say) that in the year of 300 AD, there was a kind old man and his name was Saint Nicholas. He was always ready to help the poor and often gave 62 (present) to them. Today, Father Christmas is 63 imaginary figure, but 64 (near) all young children believe in him. They think he is an 65 (attract) old man with a long white beard 66 a long red robe. 67 the night of the twenty-fourth of December every year, Father Christmas from some cold northern land comes down the chimney of the fireplace 68 (put) presents by the beds of children or to fill their stockings. So children go to bed that night, 69 (hang) up their stockings, and on Christmas morning they wake to find them full of presents. Of course, its really 70 (they) parents who fill the stockings. 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