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重庆市望江中学2016-2017学年度下学期半期考试高二 年级 英语 试卷 听力部分(共20小题 每小题1.5分 总分30分）第一节：听下面五段对话。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.On which floor is the library?A. The first floor B. The second floor C. The third floor2.When will the woman have the evening classes?A. On Tuesdays B. On Thursdays C. On Fridays3.How many members are there in the womans family?A. Four B. Five C. Six4.What does the woman do?A. A student B. A tour guide C. A waitress5.How did the man feel before his speech?A. Relaxed B. Nervous C. confident 第二节：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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。6.What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates B. Workmates C. Teacher and student7.What does the woman suggest doing?A.Taking a break B.Having some Indian food C.Going to a Japanese restaurantr听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。8.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The mans hometown B.A visit to an art museum C. Food in the restaurant9.What is right in the center of the city?A. Parks B. Museums C. Theaters听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10.Who did the man go to Hawaii with?A. His sister B. His friend C. His cousin11. What was the weather like when the man was in Hawaii most of the time?A. Sunny B. Cloudy C. Windy12. What did the woman do during the vacation?A.She went sailing B.She had a barbecueC.She went to her sisters house 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。13.What percentage of the time does the woman spend on shopping?A. 8% B. 10% C. 15%14.What does the woman like doing?A.Doing housework B.Visiting friends C.Reading books15.What does the woman think of watching TV?A.Interesting B. Worthless C. Useful16. What would the woman like to do in the future?A. Learn to cook B. Become a film-maker C. Do more exercise听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。17.What is the speaker?A. A teacher B. A host C.A student 18.What differences does the speaker mainly talk about?A. Pronunciation B. Vocabulary C. Grammar19.What does the speaker say about the differences between American and British English?A.There are fewer differences in daily lifeB.People neednt pay attention to the differencesC.The differences may cause misunderstandings 20.What does the speaker ask the listeners to do?A.Study more English wordsB.Find more about language differencesC.Learn about American and British cultures 笔试部分第二部分 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。 AMr. Black and Mr. White were two very famous artists in the city. Their drawings were also very popular in the city. But they tried to see who could draw the best picture. One day they asked an old man to be the judge. Mr. Black drew an apple tree. He put his picture in the field. Soon the birds came and tried to eat the apples. The old man saw it and said, “You have certainly won. Mr. White cannot draw so good a picture as yours. But we will go to see his picture.” They went to Mr. Whites house. There were nothing but red beautiful curtains on the wall. The old man asked, “Where is your picture, Mr. White?” He said, “Lift the curtains, and you will find my picture.” The old man tried to lift the curtains but found that they were drawn there. They were Mr. Whites picture. The old man said, “Birds thought the apples were real. Men thought the curtains were real. So Mr. White won. His picture is the best one.”21. The old man thought Mr. Blacks picture was good because . A. it was in the field B. it was an apple tree C. the birds liked it D. the birds thought it was real22. Mr. Whites picture was . A. an apple tree B. curtains C. nothing D. an old man23. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The birds came and ate the apples up. B. The old man said Mr. Whites picture was the best one at last. C. The two pictures were not so good. D. The curtains on the wall were real.B“A thousand-mile journey begins with a single step,” as the saying goes. However, what it doesnt tell us is that once the journey is started, it might meet with uncertainties, which is the case for Tang Renli, a college student at Nanjing University of Technology, who has been to more than 200 cities in China during four years of college.To share his experiences, Tang has hosted a photo exhibition Play Hooky, Go Travel at the Beijing 798 Art Zone. On display are over 300 photos of his travels.“Its a commemoration of my trips as well as a graduation gift to myself,” Tang said.The 22-year-old never thought of going to so many places when he finished his first trip to Yangzhou during the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday in his first year. From then on he was crazy about travel. “There was a strange yet fresh feeling that Ive never felt before,” Tang said. “Its curiosity that keeps me exploring new places.”Tang, who is a city planning major, has never failed a compulsory course at college.“I spent more time and effort on my study, especially during the finals weeks,” Tang said. “But thinking of traveling afterwards was my biggest motivation.”Schoolwork was not the only obstacle Tang had to face. His travel budget was limited, so Tang had to make the most of what he had. “Sometimes I felt lonely, helpless and even found myself in danger,” Tang said. “But now that I look back, these setbacks enriched my journey, and my life.” Thanks to the hard times, Tang now has more stories to tell. Tang said. “Dont think too much about the uncertainties because youll cross that bridge when you get to it.”24.We can infer from the first paragraph that_.A. Tang Renli is a university student at Nanjing UniversityB. Tang Renlis travel has been a difficult oneC. Tang Renli traveled to many cities on vocations.D. Tang Renli must be in a comfortable family.25.Tang has hosted a photo exhibition Play Hooky to_.A. share what he has gone through in the travelB. arouse more peoples motivation to travel C. earn some extra money by charing the visitorsD. appeal to his university to support students travel26.The main problems for Tangs travel doesnt contain _.A. schoolwork B.travel expenses C. peoples objection D. loneliness27. We can see that Tang Renli is a _ person from the last paragraph.A. courageous B. hopeful C. curious D. sensitiveCAmericans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, homeless dogs lead a different kind of life. The expression“ to lead a dogs life” describes a person who has an unhappy life.Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person becomes successful at a particular time of his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new skills. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things.Husbands and wives use this doghouse term when they are angry at each other. For example, a woman might get angry at her husband for coming home late or forgetting their wedding anniversary (结婚纪念日). She might tell him that he is in the doghouse. She may not treat him nicely until he says sorry. Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.28. What is this passage mainly about?A. How to take care of dogs. B. The reasons why Americans love dogs. C. Expressions with the word dog. D. A dog-eat-dog world.29. Americans like dogs, so . A. all the dog expressions mean something good. B. they take good care of dogs C. dogs lead a different kind of life. D. they teach an old dog new skills. 30. Whats the meaning of “every dog has its day” according to this passage?A. Every dog has its own life. B. Every dog wants to be successful one day.C. Older people do not like to learn new things.D. Everyone can get success in some period during lifetime.31. By saying _, we mean a woman gets angry with her husband. A. “he is in the doghouse” B. “he leads a dogs life”C.“he lives in a dog-eat-dog world” D. “every dog has its day” DThere have been times in my life when I felt satisfied. Sometimes it was because I had finished a goal I had set. Other times it was because I had overcome a struggle or test of life. However, every time I feel that way, I learn again that full isnt full. There always seems to be a little more room. When I was a little boy, I felt that the love I had for my Mom and Dad, and the love they had for me, just filled me up. Surely in a house full of nine people a young boy loved and was loved as fully as a person could stand. Imagine my surprise as I then extended that love to include grandparents, my uncle & aunt, cousins, etc. As I grew older, I met and married a beautiful woman that I thought completely filled me up with love. I could not imagine there would be any more room. Then a few short years later we added one daughter and then another daughter to our family. Again, I had room to love and be loved. See what I mean? Every time I feel that life and love is as good as it can get-it gets better.There is a lesson here for us. We ought to always have a heart that is open to expanding. To do more, love more, live more, learn more, overcome more, forgive more and the list could go on. Each of us knows 100 stories about men and women who proved the impossible to be possible. Every day we stand at the crossroad and must decide if we are going to be a better person today than we were yesterday. You are not full yet. Young or old, there is still room for more.32. The author feels satisfied because_. A. he makes a decision to achieve his goal B. he is brave when facing difficultiesC. he thinks he has little room to develop D. he has realized one of his dreams33. When the author was a child, _.A. he had to love to his siblings B. he grew up in a large familyC. he got all of his parents love D. he hoped to be loved deeply34. The author got married with a lady_.A. because they fell in love at first sight B. so that he could love herC. and he felt happy and satisfied D. but he felt no emotion in life35. What does the author want to tell us in the passage?A. Content makes poor men rich. B. Love is never without jealousy.C. Open your heart to the world. D. Nothing is difficult to human.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。There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two birds. 36 She took care of them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a beautiful song. The girl felt great love for the birds. She wanted their singing to last forever. 37 The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as he flew above her. She was so frightened that he would fly away and she would never see him. So as he flew close, she caught him quickly. She felt very happy. 38 Her love had killed him. She noticed the other bird standing at the door of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom and his need to fly into the clear, blue sky. 39 The bird flew around her once, twice, three times. The girl looked happily at the birds enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. 40 Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her hand. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard. The fastest way to lose love is to hold on too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings! A. One day the girl left the door to the cage open. B. She lifted him from the cage and freed him. C. She took them home and put them in a small cage. D. The birds were so beautiful that she loved them very much. E. She wanted the bird to be happy.F. She realized her mistake. G. However, when she opened her hand, she found the bird had died. 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。The English Language can date back to 1500 years ago. Since then it has been spoken, changed and 41 around the world in many different42 . The language we now recognize as English43 became the most important language in Great Britain during the Middle Age. From there it has been exported to 44 corners of the globe. “International English”, “World English” or “Global English” are terms 45 to describe a type of “General English” that has, over the 46 of the twentieth century, become a way of communication47 the world.The first lasting English-speaking colony(殖民地) was 48 in North America in the early 1600s. The Americans soon 49 a form of English that was 50 in a number of ways from the British English. In some 51 older forms were kept and still used._52 the Americans also invented many new words to 53 landscapes, wildlife, food andso on. Different pronunciations of words 54 as new settlers arrived from different parts of the UK and lived along the East Coast. After the USA 55 independence(独立) from Great Britain in 1776, any sense of who “owned” and 56 the “correct rules” for the English Language became increasingly57. Different forces operating in the UK and in the USA influenced the new concept(概念) of a Standard English. The differences are perhaps first 58 raised in the spelling practicebrought by Noah Webster in The American Spelling Book (1786) and laterused in his later work, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). 59 of these publications were very successful and founded spellings such as center and color. They were therefore major steps 60 scholarly acceptance that the difference between British English and American English were clear.41. A. broughtB. given C. soldD. sent42. A. formsB. names C. voyagesD. usages43. A. finallyB. never C. firstD. slowly44. A. noB. all C. some D. any45. A. introducedB. used C. translatedD. requested46. A. roadB. expressionC. courseD. voyage47. A. all overB. far fromC. along with D.inthe middle of48. A. put upB. picked upC. looked up D. set up49. A. discoveredB. foundC. ignoredD. developed50. A. differentB. entireC. fluent D. official51. A. languagesB. accentsC. expressionsD. foreigners52. A. BecauseB. WhenC. Unless D. But53. A. carryB. describeC. takeD. show54. A. disappearedB. appearedC. came D. left55. A. won B. lostC. requestedD. celebrated56. A. addedB. settled C. setD. followed57. A. importantB. useless C. unclearD. clear58. A. officiallyB. graduallyC. quietlyD. frequently59. A. NeitherB. None C. Either D. Both60. A. fromB. forC. towardsD. in第二节 语法填空（共10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。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。The adobe dwellings(土坯房）61(build) by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even 62most modern of architects and engineers. In addition to their simple beauty, what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their 63(able) to “a