常州市2016-2017学年第一学期高二年级期中英语试卷

1、常州市2016-2017学年第一学期高二年级期中英语试卷（考试时间120分钟，满分120分）第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21. Chinas first big aircraft, which has a _ of up to 5,555 kilometers, will probably make its first test flight in 2016.A. length B. performance C. channel D. range22. Now ev

2、idence has _ that it was the man wearing a black hat that stole the car.A. confirmed B. contained C. considered D. consulted23. -Do you know Professor Steward well? -Not really, just a nodding _,A. acquaintance B. applicant C. recognition D. association24. The teacher _ us the importance of learning

3、 English well.A. impressed on B. believed in C. absorbed in D. reminded of25. The young man has achieved a lot in his new career, so he said he owed his success to many people, his parents _.A. after all B. by chance C. on purpose D. in particular26. With the rapid development of industry these year

4、s, large quantities of fuel _.A. has been used B. have been used C. is used D. are used27. If you have made your decision, _ yourself to it until you accomplish your goal.A. devoting B. not devoting C.do devote D. dont devote28. Chinas first aircraft carrier, _ as long as 304 meters, was handed over

5、 to the Peoples Liberation Army navy in 2012.A. measures B. measuring C. to measure D. measured29. _ Chinese culture with foreign cultures is a challenging job, but you will learn a lot from it.A. Compare B. Compared C. Comparing D. Having compared30. With a large amount of work _, the chief manager

6、 couldnt spare time for a holiday.A. remained to be done B. remained being doneC. remaining to be done D. remaining to do31. Brendan hurriedly got to the airport, only _ the plane had taken off.A. to find B. to finding C. to be finding D. to have found32. Dressed in a newly-bought skirt, _.A. I coul

7、d hardly recognize her B. nobody could recognize herC. she could hardly be recognized by me D. there was nobody who could recognize her33. There is an old saying _ hope is _ keeps life going.A. what; that B. which; that C. what; which D. that; what34. A typhoon is on the way, but people are still lo

8、oking forward _ the football match.A. to not call off B. not to calling off C. not to call off D. to not calling off35. -James is a moneyed businessman, who always has many friends to be around. -But _.A. the only way to have a friend is to be oneB. a man cant have too many friendsC. true friends ha

9、ve hearts that beat as oneD. a fair-weather friend is not worth having 第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 “Dont you want to consider studying business?” It was 2003 and I was in Class 10. Why did Papa ask me that? He knew I wanted to be a 36 . “If youre t

10、hinking of studying mass media after class 12,” Papa added, “ 37 should be more helpful than science.” “But I 38 to be a cardiologist（心脏病学家), Papa!” I protested. “ 39 thats where your heart really lies, Im sorry I 40 this up,” he said. In 2006, after I had spent two difficult years trying to study s

11、cience, I brought up the 41 again with my father, a teacher who 42 his own training institute in Ujjain, MP. “What made you 43 . Id make a better journalist than a doctor?” I asked Papa. “You have been my 44 , too,” he said, smiling. I was just eight years old when I 45 evening classes at his instit

12、ute. It was very different from regular school. We shared anecdotes, made presentations, staged plays, listened to and watched tapes from the BBC. Always thinking about his students, Papa 46 takes leave but when he absolutely has to, he feels guilty. It 47 him when a student doesnt show the same ent

13、husiasm. Every year, Teachers Day, the 5th of September, is like a 48 in our house. The phone 49 ringing. Papa takes every call 50 it were the only one he got. It turned out to be journalism and not cardiology for me. In June 2006, when I joined St Xaviers College, Mumbai, for my bachelors(学士的) degr

14、ee in mass media, it felt like Papas classes. Soon I was writing 51 for the news magazine Outlook. In 2009, it was Papa again who 52 me decide not take a postgraduate degree in mass media. “Youll only study the 53 things again,” Papa explained. “Sociology is such a lively subject, and if you want to

15、 be a good journalist you 54 know about society and people.” I got my MA in sociology two years later.This Fathers Day, June 21, when I called him, I will have completed nearly four fruitful years working as a journalist, thanks to Papas 55 .36. A. journalist B. doctor C. businessman D. sociologist3

16、7. A. business B. literature C. sociology D. communication38. A. hesitate B. refuse C. want D. agree39. A. If B. So C. When D. But40. A. picked B. put C. brought D. gave41. A. concept B. project C. question D. subject42. A. supports B. runs C. holds D. shares43. A. feel B. doubt C. hope D. prefer44.

17、 A. son B. student C. fellow D. friend45. A. chose B. taught C. attended D. received46. A. sometimes B. always C. never D. hardly47. A. hurts B. defeats C. strikes D. amuses48. A. show B. lecture C. meeting D. festival49. A. keeps B. begins C. continues D. stops50. A. in case B. as if C. even if D.

18、now that51. A. regularly B. partly C. fluently D. mainly52. A. saw B. let C. found D. helped53. A. different B. same C. general D. boring54. A. may B. could C. would D. must55. A. patience B. power C. guidance D. understanding第四部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项

19、涂黑。AMusic Opera at Music Hall: 1243 Elm Street. The season runs June through August, with additional performances in March and September. The Opera honors enjoy the Arts membership discounts. Phone：241-2742. . Chamber Orchestra: The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm

20、 Street, which offers several concerts from March through June. Call 723-1182 for more information. http:. Symphony Orchestra: At Music Hall and Riverbend. For ticket sales, call 381-3300. Regular season runs September through May at Music Hall in summer at Riverbend. http:/www.sym

21、/home.asp. College Conservatory of Music (CCM): Performances are on the main campus(校园)of the university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theater. CCM organizes a variety of events, including performances by the well-known Lasalle Quartet, CCMs Philharmonic Orchestra, and vatious groups of musi

22、cians presenting Baroque through modern music Students with I. D card can attend the events for free. A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 556-4183. /events/calendar. Riverbend Music Theater: 6295 Kellogg Ave. Large outdoor theater wit

23、h the closest seats under cover (piece difference).Big name shows all summer long! Phone:232-6220. .56. When can you go to a concert by Chamber OrchestraA. February B. May C. August D. November 57. Where can student go for free performances with their ID cards?A. Music Ha

24、ll. B . Memorial Hall. C. Patricia Cobbett Theater. D. Riverbend Music Theater58. How is Riverbend Music Theater different from the other places?A. It has seats in the open air. B. It gives shows all year roundC. It offers membership discounts. D. It presents famous musical works.B Two things change

25、d my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and its true. I would be a different person if my mom hadnt turned a silly bicycle accessory into a life lesson I carry with me today. My mother and father were united in their way of raising children, but it

26、 mostly fell to my mother to actually carry it out. Looking back, I honestly dont know how she did it. Managing the family budget must have been a very hard task., but she made it look effortless. If we complained about not having what another kid did, wed hear something like, “I dont care what so a

27、nd so got for his birthday, you are not getting a TV in your room a car for your birthday a lsvish sweet 16 party.” We had to earn our allowance(零花钱) by doing chores around the house. I can still remember how long it took to polish the legs of our coffee table. My brothers can no doubt remember hour

28、s spent cleaning the house. Like the two little girls growing up at the White House, we made our own beds (no one left the house until that was done)and picked up after ourselves. We had to keep track of our belonging, and if something was lost, it was not replaced. It was summer and, one day, my mo

29、ther drove me to the bike shop to get a tire fixed-and there it was in the window, White, shiny, plastic and decorated with flowers, the basket winked at me and I knew -I knew-I had to have it. “Its beautiful,” my mother said when I pointed it out to her, “What a neat basket.” I tried to hold off at

30、 first, I played it cool for a short while. But then I guess I couldnt stand it any longer:“Mom, please can I please, please get it? Ill do extra chores for as long as you say, Ill do anything, but I need that basket, I love that basket. Please, Mom. Please?” I was desperate. “You know,” she said, g

31、ently rubbing my back while we both stared at what I believes was the coolest thing ever, “If you save up you could buy this yourself.” “By the time I make enough itll be gone!” “Maybe Roger here could hold it for you,” she smiled at Roger, the bike guy. “He cant hold it for that long, Mom. Someone

32、else will buy it. Please, Mom, please?” “There might be another way,” she said. And so our paying plan unfolded. My mother bought the beautiful basket and put it safely in some hiding place I couldnt find. Each week I eagerly counted my growing saving increased by extra work here and there (washing

33、the car, helping my mother make dinner, delivering or collecting things on my bike that already looked naked without the basket in front). And then, weeks later, I counted, re-counted and jumped for joy. Oh, happy day! I made it! I finally had the exact amount wed agreed upon. Days later the unthink

34、able happened. A neighborhood girl Id played with millions of times appeared with the exact same basket fixed to her shiny, new bike that already had all the bells and whistles. I rode hard and fast home to tell my mother about this disaster. This horrible turn of events. And then came the lesson. I

35、ve taken with me through my life: “Honey, your basket is extra-special,” Mom said, gently wiping away my hot tears. “Your basket is special because you paid for it yourself.”59.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?A. The children enjoyed doing housework.B.The author came from a well-off f

36、amily. C. The mother raised her children in an unusual way.D.The children were fond of the US presidents daughters.60. By using “naked” (Paragraph 12), the author seems to stress that the basket was _.A. something she could afford B. something important to herC. something impossible to get D. someth

37、ing she could do without61.To the author, it seemed to be a horrible turn of events that _.A. something spoiled her paying planB. the basket cost more than she had savedC. a neighborhood girl had bought a new bikeD. someone else had got a basket of the same kind62. What is the life lesson the author

38、 learned from her mother?A. Save money for a rainy day B. Good advice is beyond all price.C. Earn your bread with your sweat D. God helps those who help themselvesC Search-and-rescue operations in dangerous environments are often seen as the first activities that will employ advanced robots. But the

39、re is another part of everyday life that may soon see many robots taking jobs usually reserved for humans: the restaurant industry.At the DARPA Robotic Challenge competition held in California, robots were required to complete tasks that are quite simple for humans -drive a vehicle, climb up steps,

40、shut a valve(阀门). Some spectacular failures showed how hard it is to design efficient walking machines.Only a few days later, at an annual food machinery and technology exhibition in Tokyo, a stationary(静止不动的) robotic chef prepared food with remarkable versatility(多功能性), while other machines cooked

41、baked pastries(酥皮糕点), and even wrapped perfect sushi(寿司).Akihiro Suzuki, assistant manager at Yaskawa Electric, said his companys robot, MOTOMAN-SAD5, could be an excellent kitchen assistant because he never gets tired. “Obviously, its difficult for him to taste or adjust heat or seasonings(调料) prop

42、erly to get the best flavor.” Suzuki said. “But if its simple cooking with a specific proportion of seasoning, he can repeat the same movement to reproduce the same dish.” Visitors were impressed. Masayo Mori, watching the robot at work, said: “I wouldnt mind getting a husband like this for myself.”

43、Suzumo Machinery displayed its sushi maker, which takes over the repetitive task of wrapping the increasingly popular Japanese delicacy. Hiroshi Monden, one of the company managers, said sushi “has been spread to the world, but sushi chefs have not so much. With this machine, anybody can make sushi

44、easily and repeatedly.”Another new technology that impressed onlookers was a machine designed by the Furukawa Kikou company for scooping(挖出) and moving soft ingredients without leaving any residue(残渣). Manager Takuya Furukawa said the machine, SWITL, was perfect for the fast-food industry. “This mac

45、hine is devised to scoop up soft material like hamburger patties(肉饼) or dough(面团) to put them into ovens or freezers without spoiling their shapes.” he said.Other robots, such as those that frost cakes or peel(削皮) apples, may also find their way into todays kitchens.63. What is the article mainly ab

46、out?A. Jobs that robots are most likely to take over in the future.B. Robots that could be soon employed in kitchens.C. Robots that stood out in the DARPA Robotic Challenge competition.D. Scientists difficulties in developing efficient walking machines.64. Which of the following it TRUE about MOTOMA

47、N-SDA5?A. He can adjust seasoning properly to give a dish the best flavor.B. Many visitors think his cooking is even better than their husbands.C. He is able to repeat simple movements to cook simple dishes.D. He is a good sushi maker who can help to promote sushi across the world.65. According to T

48、akuya Furukawa, the machine his company designed could _.A. scoop up even hard materialB. make perfect food in a short timeC. be helpful and economical in the fast-food industryD. put hamburger patties or dough into ovens or freezers66. This writing would be most likely to appear in _.A. a newspaper

49、 ad B. a womens magazineC. a science news report D. a science fiction storyD Her frozen fingers touched the flame trying to feel alive. She could feel the warmth but it was a cold heat, as if the candle was rejecting her. Her arms turned red because of the cold, her short sleeved shirt not giving he

50、r enough warmth. The winter air grabbed(抓住) at her arms, causing her pain, but she didnt mind. She knew she should put her jacket on, it was winter in Connecticut, but that would be giving up. Up here, in this tree she felt safe. She looked at the candle, surrounded by hardening wax(蜡). She placed h

51、er fingers gently on the warm green wax. This candle was a reminder of her life inside that house, a life she would have to return to eventually. As a child, she had gotten this candle. She spent all she had on it. The beautiful crystal box （水晶盒）had caught her eye. Five whole nickels（五分币） had brough

52、t her that candle. She gave it to her mother for Mothers Day. Her mother had managed a smile and put it on a shelf. “Its very pretty, honey! I will put it right here.” Since then that candle had never been moved, never been lighted, sitting dusty on a cluttered shelf that no one could see. Later on,

53、 her parents got divorced. By now the candle was colder than the air and the darkness was complete. The snow on the ground made the night lighter and less satisfying than it had been before the first snowfall. She liked the darkness because she felt safe in it. From the glances of her friends who liked the girl she used to be. From the boys who could never figure out who she was. From her guidance counselor(顾问) whose endless worried looks never made her feel any better. No one was outside at this time of night. She was alone in the world, just how s