广东省中山市高二年级2016-2017学年度上学期期末统一考试英语试卷

中山市高二年级2016-2017学年度第一学期期末统一考试英语科试卷本试卷共10页，三部分，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡的卷头上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B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，答案不能答在试卷上。非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分阅读理解（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。APlanningforforeignholidaysbecomesmoreeasyandconvenientwithInternationalTravelTours.Withus,youcangetmostefficientandextensiveinformationoninternationallyfamousplacesoftouristsinterest.Alsoyoucangetmoreaccesstodetailsaboutinternationaltoursandknowmoreabouttheculture,weather,primeattractions,cuisine,localshoppingdestinations,entertainmentoptionsofdifferentexcitinginternationaltouristsspots.Hereisalistofsomehotspotsoftouristsinterestaroundtheglobe,thatyoumustvisit.DubaiDubaiistrulyaparadiseforthetravelersfromworldaround.Beaches,desert,safari,food,cultureallintogethermakethiscountrythelatesttouristhot-spot.TherearemanyinternationalpackagetoursforDubaithatwilltakeyouonajoyrideofthiscountry.WestIndiesLovewaterthen,WestIndiesisaperfectdestinationforyou.Surroundedbywaterfromallsides,thebeautifulbeachesandislandsmakeWestIndiesanexotictouristsdestinationofferinggreatinternationaltravelpackages.ApartofCaribbeanIslands,WestIndiesofferexcitingholidayoptions.ThailandLovebeachesandwildlifethenThailandisaperfectdestinationforyou.ClearbluewaterbeachesandthelushgreenforestsaccountfortheworldwideacceptanceofThailandasoneofthemostlovedplacesoftouristsinterests.BangkokandPattayaaresomeofthemostvisitedtouristsdestinationsinThailand.AustraliaThelandofKangaroos,Cricket,andimmensenaturalbeauty,Australiaisamongthemostadmiredinternationalpackagetourdestinationsintheworld.Explorethebeautifullocations,wildlife,adventuresandexoticbeachesofthefunfilledAustraliawithexcitinginternationaltravelpackages.MostastoundingcitiesofSydney,Perth,Brisbane,Melbourne,AdelaideandCanberrawillgetyouspellboundwiththeirdazzlingcharm.1.WhatinformationcanwegetfromInternationalTravelTours?ThequickestwaytoreachdestinationsInformationabouttravellingabroad.Differenthotspotsathomeandabroad.Manypracticaltraveltips.WherecantheparentstakethekidifheiscuriousabouthowaKangaroojumps?Dubai.B.WestIndies.C.Australia.D.Thailand.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthesimilarityofDubai,WestIndies,ThailandandAustralia?Visitorscanhaveabreathtakingviewofdesert.Visitorscanenjoydifferentformsofarchitecture.Visitorscanseedifferentkindsofrarewildanimals.Visitorscanenjoythemselvesonthebeaches.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?Ageographytextbook.B.Aguidebook.C.Afashionmagazine.D.Asportsnewspaper.BLastSeptember,DobbsFerrySchoolDistrictjoinedasmallbutgrowingnumberofschoolsaroundtheUSthathavestartedpushingbacktheirmiddleandhighschoolstarttimesinanefforttopreventstudentsfrombeinggroggy.Dr.LisaBrady,theheadteacheroftheschools,tellsBusinessInsiderthatinthepast2015-16schoolyear,middleschoolstartedat8:15a.m.andhighschoolat7:30a.m.Underthenewpolicy,eachschoolnowstartsandends45minuteslater.Bothschoolshavebenefitedalot,Bradysays.Followingasurveyattheendoftheschoolyear,Bradysays“itwasclearfromboththeparentsandthekids,thatthemorningswerejustlessstressful.”Manyofthekidsreportedhavingmoretimetoeatbreakfastandgetreadyforschool,whileparentssaidtheydidn'thavetodragkidsoutofbedoryellatthemtohurryup.Oncestudentsgottoschool,theyfeltmoreactive.Atnight,theytendedtogotobedatthesametime,eventhoughthenewscheduleleavesthemanextra45minutes.Tonyisalsoamathteacher,andhesays,kidsseemmorerelaxednowinthecampusandhisstudentsalreadyproducebetterworksteadily,eventhoughtheschedulejustamonthold.Aroundthecampus,kidsseemmorerelaxednowthatthey'renotjugglingasmuchworkasearlyintheday.Negativeresponsestolaterstarttimesarerare,buttheydohappen.BradysayssomeparentsatDobbsFerryhavefoundithardertocompletethenecessarymorningroutinesandgettoworkontime.Meanwhile,Tonysaystheproblemforschoolisfindingenoughbusesforkids.Andsomestudentssayoncetheyfinallygethome,manysaytheyhavelesstimeforallthehomeworkthey'vebeenassigned.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“groggy"inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?Active.B.Ill.C.WeakD.Sleepy.6..Underthenewpolicy,whendoesthehighschoolbeginintheDobbsFerrySchoolDistrict?8:15a.m.B.9:00a.m.C.7:30a.m.D.8:05a.m.Whichofthefollowingisnotaresultofthenewschoolpolicy?Studentscanhavemoresleepthanbefore.Boththeparentsandthekidshavelessstressfulmornings.Thetimethatstudentsspendatschoolislessthanbefore.Studentsaremakingprogressinstudy.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepolicyoflaterstarttimes?Subjective.B.Objective.C.Indifferent.D.Negative.|CItmaycomeasashocktoowners,butdogshatebeinghugged,astudyhasshown.Animalpsychologistssaydogsfeelstressedandunhappywhentheyarehuggedbytheirowners,becauseitstopsthembeingabletorunaway.Inastudywhichanalysed25picturesofdogsastheywerebeinghugged,eightoutof10animalslookedclearlyuncomfortable.ExpertsatTheKennelClub,andBatterseaDogs&CatsHome,alsoagreedthatownersshouldnottreattheirdogslikechildren,becausemostpetsdidnotliketobehugged.ThenewstudywascarriedoutbyDrStanleyCoren,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.HeanalysedimagesofdogsbeinghuggedbyadultsandchildrenhefoundontheInternet,lookingforsignsofstress.Atanextremeend,whenadogisespeciallyanxiousitshowsitsteethormaybite,butDrCorensaidthereareothersignsthatitmaybeuncomfortablebuttheyaresmallandnotobvious.Signsofstressincludethedogfoldingitsearsdown,half-mooneyesorturningitsheadawaytoavoideyecontact.Ifthedoghasitseyesclosed,itcouldalsobeasignofanxiety.Openitsmouthorraisingonepawisanotherwarningsign.“Theclearsuggestiontocomeoutofthisresearchistosaveyourhugsforyourtwo-footedfamilymembersandlovers.“Itisclearlybetterfromthedog'spointofviewifyouexpressyourfondnessforyourpetwithapat,akindword,andmaybeatreat.“Somepeoplethinkthatgivingtheirdogahugisanicethingtodo,buttherealityisthatafamilypetwilloftentolerateahugbutdoesn'tlikeit.“Onthewholedogsaresociableanimalsandlovecommunicatingwithpeople,butanyactionthatrestrictsadog'smovementcouldmakethemuncomfortableanditisimportantforanownertorecognizethesignsofstressoranxiety.”Accordingtothestudy,whatmightadognotfeelwhenitisbeinghugged?Stressed.B.Uncomfortable.C.Shocked.D.Unhappy.Whichofthefollowingisnotthesignofstressfordogs?ShowingitsteethFoldingitsearsdown.Raisingonepaw.Keepingeyecontact.Accordingtothepassage,whataredogownerssuggestedtodo?A.Hugtheirfamilymembersmore.Stoptouchingtheirdogs.Stoptreatingtheirdogsasfriends.D.Leavetheirdogsalone.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Astudyshowsthatdogshatebeingtreatedlikechildren.Astudytellsownersthatdogsdislikebeinghugged.Astudyteachesownershowtotreatastresseddog.Astudyteachesownershowtorecognizeanuncomfortabledog.DAlongwiththemusic,Iwatchpeopledancing.Themusicisfast,butthebeatingofmyheartisfaster.Iwanttodance,butI'mafraidI'mnotgoodenough.Thesongends,andasanotherbegins,awhite-hairedgentlemanwithasmileoffersmehishandandpullsmeontothefloor,wavingawaymyshynessthatI'monlyabeginner.Okay.Ifhecandothis,socanI.Imanagetodancewell,butwheneverhetriestoleadmeinanythingotherthanthebasicsteps,Istumble绊倒）.AllIcandoissmilealotandapologizeevenmore.AfterI'vesaidsorryforthetenthtime,helaughsandsays,“It'sokay.You'reblonde（头发金黄的）DoIactblonde?Butlater,aftertheshoeshavecomeoffandI'minmyownquietroom,hiswordskeepdancingthroughmyhead.Blondesarethoughttobehelplessandshallow.NowIknowthesefeatureshavenothingtodowithhaircolor.Still,somethinginthisideamakesmethinkmore.WhydoIapologizesomuch?InwhatwaysdoIminimize（贬低）myselfandmyefforts?HowseriouslydoItakemyself?Inanefforttoanswerthesequestions,Idyemyhairbrownandbegincollectingdata.IdiscoverthatIfeelplainer,andmoreaveragewithdarkerhair.Ialsofeelmorethoughtfulandmoresincere.InthewordsofOscarWilde,“Lifeistooimportanttobetakenseriously.”IsuspectthatwhatIwantisnottobetakenseriously,buttofeelimportant.IforgetaboutmyhaircolorandfocusinsteadonthewaysImatter.AndIknowwhichthingsmattermosttome.Backonthedancefloor,thesamemaninvitesmeagain.ThreemonthshavepassedandIhaveadvanced.Ifinallyknowthestepsandcanholdmyown.“Okay,nowyou'vegottoworkit,”hesays.“Givemesomeattitude.”Ismile,notmissingabeat.He'sright.Thisisseriouslyfun.Whydoestheauthorstumblewhiledancingwiththemanforthefirsttime?A.Becausesheistoonervousasabeginner.Becauseherheartbeatsfasterthanthemusic.Becausetheman'sstepsgobeyondthebasicones.Becausetheman'sstepsaretoofasttofollow.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Themanminimizedtheauthorforherbeingblonde.Themanfellinlovewiththeauthoratlast.Theauthorisverykindandpolitebutlacksconfidence.Theauthordidalottoimproveherdance.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbywritingthepassage?A.Oneshouldtakehimselforherselfseriously.Oneshouldnotapologizetoomuchwhiledancing.Oneshouldpaymoreattentiontohisorherhaircolor.Oneshouldbemorethoughtfulandmoresincere.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。With750,000wordsandspelling,Englishcanthrowoffeventhemostskilledlearner,butI'mheretotellyopthatyoucanlearnitfastaslongasyouhavetherightstrategy.Don'tbeafraidtomakemistakes16.Youneedtostopthinking“WhatIf”'.Nooneisperfect.Everyonemakesmistakes.Themoreyoudosomething,thebetteryougetatit.TobeabetterEnglishspeakerandunderstandmoreEnglish,youneedtostopbeingafraidofmakingmistakes.SetgoalsFirst,knowwhyyouarelearningEnglish.Whatdoyouwanttoget?DoyouwanttogetajobthatrequiresyoutospeakEnglish?AreyougoingtotraveltotheUnitedStates?DoyouwanttolearnEnglishbecauseallofyourfriendsspeakEnglish?17.18Tomemorizewordsbetter,getintothehabitofcarryingaroundanotebookorusingatoollikeEvernote.Wheneveryouhearorreadanewwordorexpression,writeitdownincontext:thatis,inasentenceandwithitsmeaningnoted.AskalotofquestionsCuriositymayhavekilledthecat,butitalsoenablesthelanguagelearnertobefluent!AsyoulearnEnglish,you'llsooncollectamountainofquestions.19.Youcanaskyourteacher,otherlearners,orevenfindanswersinblogsorlanguagewebsites.20Professionalathletesweren'tbornprofessionalathletes.Theycouldneverbeprofessionalsoccerorbaseballplayerwithouttrying.ThemoreyoupracticeEnglish,readingEnglish,listeningtoEnglish,andwritinginEnglish,thebetteryouwillget.Youwon'tbeabletospeakEnglishfluentlyinaveryshorttime.KeeptryingandnevergiveupJusttrytospeakasmuchaspossibleActivelytakenoteofnewvocabularyFearcanstopyoufromlearningEnglishThinkaboutthesequestionsandbemoredeterminedDon'tsitonyourdoubts-becuriousandsolvethemYoucouldwriteitdownbecauseyoumayuseitoneday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）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。Ioftendrovepastpeopleholdingsignssaying,“HungryandHomeless".OnedayIwasstuckin21waitingtoenterthefree-way.Amanwasstandingonthecorner22asign.Iwatchedhowother23treathim;mostdroverightpasthim,andafewpeoplegavehimsomesmall24.Asmycarslowly25nexttohim,Ireadhissign,“Lostmyjob.262girlswholosttheirmomtocancer.Ineedtogivethemthelifethey27."Hissignbroughttearstomyeyes.WhenIlookedupathisface,hewasstaring28atme,andhenoticedhow29Iwasgetting.Ireachedinmy30androlleddownmywindow.Themancameuptomycar,andI31himsomemoney.Hetookthemoneyfrommyhandandheldmyhandforwhat32likealifetime,butI'msureitwas33afewseconds.Heopenedhismouthandthewords“Godblessyou"34out.AsIdroveoff,Ilookedaccidentally,throughmymirrorandsawhimwipinghistears.Idon'tknow35webothgotsoemotional,butIdoknowIwillneverforgethim.SometimesIthinkifhestartedcryingbecausehesawhowbroken-heartedIwasafterreadinghissign,his36mightnotbehonest.SometimesIthinkmaybehewasatthelow37inhislifeandmybehaviorshowedhimthattherewasstillhope.Iwillneverknow.ButIdothinkwewere38toeachotherforareasonthatday.Thekindnessthatweshowtoastrangermightbea（n）39tohisterribleday.Idobelieveourkindnessisa（n）40gesturetoonepersonbutahugelightattheendofadarktunnelforthenext.21.A.trafficB.streetC.rainD.sight22.A.readingB.postingC.answeringD.holding23.A.passengersB.cyclistsC.driversD.tourists24.A.helpB.changeC.thingsD.surprises25.A.crossedB.flewC.stoppedD.passed26.A.RisingupB.BringingupC.LookingupD.Takingup27.A.rememberB.reserveC.intendD.deserve28.A.simplyB.closelyC.gratefullyD.straight29.A.emotionalB.physicalC.crazyD.special30.A.luggageB.seatC.purseD.account31.A.handedB.chargedC.wavedD.threw32.A.consideredB.lastedC.soundedD.left33.A.stillB.evenC.quiteD.just34.A.putB.turnedC.cameD.broke35.A.whenB.whyC.whetherD.that36.A.curiosityB.intentionC.reputationD.design37.A.pointB.basisC.wayD.altitude38.A.attractedB.pushedC.forcedD.brought39.A.instructionB.traditionC.comfortD.introduction40.A.smallB.differentC.valuableD.instructive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。Regardlessofage,shynesscanhaveanegativeimpactonyourlife,41maymakeyoumissopportunitiestomakenewfriends.However,youcanovercomeitandgetbetterwhen42(use)thefollowingmethods.CollectConversationTopics・Beingsocial43(require)youtoatleasthavesomethingtotalkabout一especiallyifyouwanttobeabletostartaconversation.Keepaneyeonbignewsstories.44youspendafewminuteseachdaylookingatheadlines,you'llhavesomethingtosharewithfriendsorstrangers.Thesecanrangefromlocalorforeignevents45newmoviesandtelevisionshows.OpenYourEars・Youdon'talwayshavetobepreparedwithafreshnewsstory.Sometimesallyouneedtodoistobe46goodlistener.Askapersonquestionslike,"Sowhat'syourdreamjob?"or“Whatareyourfavorite47(hobby)?"Somepeopleenjoytalkingabout48(them),sodon'tbeafraidtoasksomebasicquestions.Theconversationcanbekeptgoing49(easy)inthisway.Besides,itwillalsohelpyougettoknowpeople.Itisalsostrongly50(suggest)thatyoushouldbepreparedtoanswerafewquestionsaboutyourselfinreturn.第三部分写作(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。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A)并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1..每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Peoplehavedifferentcharacters.Manythings,suchasenvironment,hassomethingtodowithaperson'slife.Itiscertainthattheenvir