高二英语上学期期中联考试题.doc

安徽省宣城市四校2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分（全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。）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）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；听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟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. When does the office open?A. At 7:45.B. At 8:15.C. At 8:00.2. How much does the woman know about planting flowers?A. Only a little.B. Quite a lot.C. Nothing.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a train station.B. In a travel agency.C. In a park.4. What does the woman want to drink?A. White coffee without sugar.B. Black coffee with some sugar.C. White coffee with some sugar.5. What will the two speakers probably do first?A. Have breakfast.B. Visit the art museum.C. Read the guidebook.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5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至8题。 6. What do we learn about Susan?A. She went to Japan after graduation.B. She is now working in a restaurant. C. She has just moved into a new house. 7. What does John look like?A. Much thinner and his hair is shorter.B. Much fatter and his hair is longer. C. Much thinner and his hair is longer.8. How many people are there in Susans family?A. Four B. Five C. Six听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Where does the smoke come from?A. A fire in the forest.B. A fire near the forest.C. A house in the forest.10. Who are having a picnic?A. Some students.B. The two speakers.C. Some adults.11. What will the two speakers do?A. Put out the fire themselves.B. Phone the fire fighters.C. Phone the police.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。212. When will the painting classes start?A. On February 7.B. On February 17.C. On February 20.13. How often will a learner go to the painting classes in a week?A. Twice.B. Three times.C. Four times.14. What can we know about the woman speaker?A. She works at the painting club. B. She is good at painting. C. She will attend the painting class herself.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What did the man have for supper?A. Fried chicken, sandwiches and tea.B. Only some chicken.C. Only sandwiches and chicken.16. Which is NOT true about the chicken?A. Its from Kentucky Fried Chicken. B. Its delicious. C. The woman cooked it herself.17. Where did the conversation most probably take place?A. In Qianmen. B. In a restaurant. C. At home.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What do Nancy and Peter usually do in summer?A. Go boating.B. Go surfing. C. Go swimming.19. When did Nancy and Peter listen to the weather forecast?A. On Thursday evening.B. On Friday evening. C. On Friday morning.20. What will the weather be like on Sunday?A. Cold and cloudy. B. Cold and sunny.C. cold and snowy.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。 ATeenagers who drink alcohol are at higher risk of becoming victims(受害者) of violence, a Cardiff University study has found.A team from the School of Dentistrys Violence Research Group studied drinking habits in children aged 11-16 in England. They found not only a link between drink and violence but also that children who drank were more likely to be hit, even if they werent violent themselves.The researchers are now calling for measures to prevent alcohol misuse to reduce injury risks. Current policy focuses on reducing aggression(攻击性行为) but this research shows that there should be equal effort to reduce victimization.More than 4,000 children were surveyed at 13 schools at four local authorities in the North, the Midlands, London, and the South. The study found that 25% of 11-year-olds were drinking monthly and 3.6% daily, with 12.8% admitting to get drunk 3 to 5 times a year. By the age of 16, 40% were drinking weekly and 6.2% were drinking every day. The research also showed 22.6% of 16-year-olds were getting drunk more than 21 times a year.The study, which has just been published in the Journal of Adolescence, found a strong link between frequency of drinking and frequency of hitting other people.However, children who were reported to drink monthly were also three times more likely to be hit. Adolescents who drank but didnt get into fights were more likely to be hit than those who did fight.Professor Jonathan Shepherd, who led the research, said a lot of previous alcohol-related violence work had focused on the offenders（犯罪者） rather than the victims. His team is calling for more prevention work from parents and teachers in the first two years of secondary school by taking advantage of the “teachable moment”, that is, immediately after a student has missed school because of drunkenness.Previous work by Professor Jonathan Shepherd has shown drinkers may be more at risk of violence because of reduced physical co-ordination, poor decision-making in threatening situations and isolation while out late at night.He said, “This new study seems to be the first to show a direct link between alcohol misuse and victimization. There now needs to be much more effort put into reducing alcohol misuse in order to reduce injury.”21. The main idea of the passage is that teenagers who drink alcohol _. A. often offend other people B. are more likely to become victims of violence C. often become injured D. are more likely to fight with others22. Drinkers may be more at risk of violence because of all the following EXCEPT _. A. a high frequency of hitting other peopleB. reduced physical co-ordination C. isolation while out at nightD. poor decision-making in threatening situations23. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to Professor Jonathans research? A. The frequency of children getting drunk increases with age. B. Some children missed school because of drunkenness. C. His previous alcohol-related violence work had focused on the offenders. D. This new study shows a direct association between alcohol misuse and victimization. B“Angie, I know you like to sing,” her father, a worker, told Angela Brown, “but you must have something to fall back on (依靠).”Brown took her fathers advice. She got a degree in secretarial science before entering Oakwood College, in Huntsville, Alabama. However, her aim was to become a singer at religious meetings. So after graduation she headed for Indiana University to study with the famous soprano (女高音歌手) Virginia Zeani.Once, when Brown was troubled by self-doubt, Zeani said to her, “If you want to be the next Aretha Franklin, you need no more lessons,” Brown remembers her saying. “But if you want to be the best Verdian soprano this world has ever seen, you must work.”Work she did. Three times she competed in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (试演). Three times she failed to make the final round in New York. Then, in 1997 at age 33, the age limit for sopranos to audition, she gave it one more try. She signed up at the last minute and didnt even practice, thinking, “All they could do was to tell me no, and that didnt hurt my feelings anymore.” She had the strength she needed to fall back on if she failed.She won. But making it in New York was just the beginning. It took her three more years to become an understudy (替角) at the Met. But waiting in the wings was fine with her. Finally, her time came. When the featured singer fell ill, Brown earned the chance to sing the lead role in Aida. And The New York Times described her performance as a great success. Angela Brown, who had prepared for 20 years, was an “overnight” successful singer at age 40.24. The underlined words “Aretha Franklin” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to “_”.A.one of Virginia Zeanis studentsB. an unsuccessful singerC. another famous singerD. an understudy at the Met25. We can learn from the fourth paragraph that Angela Brown _.A. was about to give up if she failed again in 1997B. failed to make the final round because of her old ageC. failed many auditions because she hadnt practiced hardD. cared much about the results of the audition in 199726. Which of the following sayings can best express the message of the passage?A. No pains, no gains.B. The early bird catches the worm.C. Never too old to learn, never too late to turnD.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.27. Which of the following words can best describe Angela Browns father?A. Helpful and confident.B. Understanding and practical.C. Humorous and open-minded.D. Strict and strong-willed.C Going on a road trip? The St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty, and Golden Gate Bridge are common great tourist sites. If you prefer offbeat places, check out the following roadside attractions.Worlds Largest Ball of PaintAlexandria, Ind.In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create the biggest ball of paint anywhere. Starting with a baseball as centre, he painted layer by layer of paint day after day, year after year. The ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint, which is recognized by Guinness World Record. Visitors can paint the wall themselves and become part of the history.The Museum of DirtBoston, Mass.The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson. Labeled (贴有标签的) glass bottles contain such treasures as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France. Best of all, the cost of seeing this museum is dirt cheap: Its free.Mount Horeb Mustard MuseumMount Horeb, Wis.Its heaven for hotdog lovers! This museum says it has to have the worlds largest collection for prepared mustard(芥末). Its more than 4,100 bottles of spices(香料) come from 60 nations, including Turkey and China. Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how its made to how its advertised and sold. The museums creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice-cream!Paper HouseRockport, Mass.Swedish immigrant(移民) Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper. At the time, people didnt give much-if any-thought to recycling paper. In fact, “recycling” wasnt even a word yet. The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 210 layers of newspaper. In all, he used about 100,000 newspapers. 28. The underlined word “offbeat” in the first paragraph can be best replaced by _. A. greatB. unusualC. foreignD. historical29. If you want to add your own labour to what you visit, you may choose_. A. Worlds Largest Ball of PaintB. The Museum of Dirt C. Mount Horeb Mustard MuseumD. Paper House30. What can be inferred from the text? A. Michael must have the largest ball in the world. B. Glenn must have paid a visit to China. C. Ellis could be seen as a pioneer in his time. D. Barry loves ice-cream especially.31. From the text, we can learn that _. A. Michael will never stop painting the large ball. B. people need to pay for visiting the Museum of Dirt. C. Paper House was completely made of paper D. Barry founded the Mustard Museum.D Would it surprise you to learn that，like animals，trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation?UBC Professor Simard explains how trees are much more complex(复杂的) than most of us ever imagined.Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest，Simard shows just how wrong he was.In fact，the opposite is true：trees survive through their cooperation and support，passing around necessary nutrition “depending on who needs it”Nitrogen(氮) and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi(真菌) networks，making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy.This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons(神经元) in our brains，and when one tree is destroyed，it affects all.Simard talks about “mother trees”，usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend.She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation，transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow.When humans cut down “mother trees” with no awareness of these highly complex “tree societies” or the networks on which they feed，we are reducing the chances of survival for the entire forest.“We didnt take any notice of it，” Simard says sadly，“Dying trees move nutrition into the young trees before dying，but we never give them chance.” If we could put across the message to the forestry industry（林业），we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.32The underlined sentence “the opposite is true” in Paragraph 2 probably means that trees _.Acompete for survival Bprotect their own wealthCdepend on each other Dprovide support for dying trees33“Mother trees” are extremely important because they _.Alook the largest in size in the forestBpass on nutrition to young treesCseem more likely to be cut down by humansDknow more about the complex “tree societies”34The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _.Ahow “tree societies” work Bhow trees grow oldChow forestry industry develops Dhow young trees survive35What would be the best title for the passage?AOld trees communicate like humansBYoung trees are in need of protectionCTrees are more impressive than you thinkDTrees contribute to our society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。（注意答案填涂方法：E同时涂AB；F涂AC；G涂AD）School doesnt have to be a prison. Whether you find school difficult, boring, or just stressful, you can learn to make school easier and bring a lot more fun. Here are some ways to help you. l Try a team sport. Some schools offer team sports that allow you to make friends with your fellow students. Soccer, track and field, basketball and football, can all make school have a little more fun. 36 . If you dont want to play sports , consider joining in the games and cheering for your team with your friends. l 37 . One of the most stressful parts of school can be making sure you have everything youre supposed to have. Wheres your English homework? Wheres that math assignment? Is your pencil sharp? The less you have to worry about these little things, the more youll be able to focus and enjoy school. 38 . l Take it easy on your teachers. Teachers are like students: some are great, some are less than great. But teachers are in charge of the classroom. So even if youre feeling frustrated or bored in class, you should be nice to your teachers. 39 .l Ask for help if you are having trouble with homework. 40 . Make it easy. Ask for helpat school by joining an after-class study group, if your school has one. Ask your teacher if you can stay 10-15 minutes after school to ask a few questions about your homework, if youre embarrassed to ask during class. Its always better to ask.A. Stay organized.B. Manage your homework better. C. So you can choose one of them to take up. D. Try to find kids you can talk to and play with. E. As a result, they will possibly be friendly back to you. F. Be prepared for class and everything will be easier. G. If youre struggling in school, dont try to take it all on by yourself. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）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, 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。 Hope in my armsLast year, I was invited to participate in a carnival for Tuesdays Child, an organization that helps children with AIDS.All the children that had 41 at one particular room could42a square on a piece of cloth. Later the squares would be sewn(缝) together to43a quilt. The quilt would be44to a man who had devoted his life to theorganization and would soon be 45.The kids were given paints in bright colors and asked to paint something that would make the quilt46. As I looked around at all the 47 , I saw pink hearts, blue clouds, orange sunrises and red flowers. The pictures were all bright and inspiring. All48one.One boy was painting a heart, but it was dark and lifeless. It49the bright colors that his fellow artists had used. I asked why. He told me that he was very50and so was his mom. He said that his sickness was not ever going to get better and neither was his moms. He looked51into my eyes and said, “There is no _52_ in my life.”I told him I was 53 and I could understand why he had made his heart a dark color. I told him that54we couldnt make him better, we can give55, which can really help when you are feeling sad. I told him that if he would like, I would behappy to give him one. He crawled into my lap(爬到我腿上). I thought my own heart would burst with the love I felt for this sweet little boy.He sat there for a long time. Finally he56down to finish his coloring.As I was getting ready to57 home, I felt a tug (猛拽) on my jacket. Standing there was the little boy,58 . He said, “My heart is changing59 . It is getting brighter. I think those hugs really do60 .”On my way home I felt my own hear