高二英语下学期期中试题_2

我们在这里，召开私营企业家联谊会，借此机会，我代表成都市渝中工商局、渝中区私营企业协会，祝各位领导新年快乐、工作愉快、身体健康，祝各位企业家事业兴旺湖南省株洲市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题时量：120 分钟分值：150 分第一部分听力（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） 每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the woman mean?A. The man can carry on with the game.B. The man should draw a picture on the computer. C. The man should review his lessons.2. Where are the speakers?A. In a bookstore.B. In a library.C. In a zoo.3. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Do some exercise.B. Go out for a walk.C. P ut on more clothes.4. How much will be left after the woman buys the tickets?A. $1.B. $3.C. $4.5. What is the woman going to do after school?A. Have a cup of coffee.B. Buy some books.C. Go to the post office.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分） 每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. How long will the man be away?A. One week.B. One month.C. O ne year.7. Where would the woman probably set up their picture?A. On the wall.B. O n the stove.C. On the refrigerator.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9、10 题。8. Why did the man come to school early?A. To meet the woman.B. To avoid the rush hour.C. To prepare for the exam.9. Which subject does the woman find most difficult?A. Physics.B. English.C. C hinese.10. What will the man do during the coming vacation?A. Work as a C hinese teacher.B. Work as a tour guide.C. Visit his grandparents.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. What does the woman ask the man for?A. A new job.B. A new car.C. A watch.12. How much money can the woman afford for a car?A. About $5,000.B. At most $3,500.C. About $7,500.13. What does the man think of the car the woma n mentioned?认真组织会员学习，及时将党的路线、方针、政策，及时将新的法律和规章，传达到会员，协会编印了会员之家宣传资料共四期A. It is too expensive.B. It is worth the price.C. It isnt a very good car.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. What is the man p robably?A. A host.B. An athlete.C. A cook.15. What is the woman good at?A. Swimming.B. Baking.C. S inging.16. What does the woman think of her ab ilities at dancing?A. She can do ballet very well.B. S he is an excellent dancer. C. She doesnt do well in it.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who created the first seat belt?A. George Cayley.B. N ile Bohlin.C. Edward J. C laghorn.18. Which country first recognized the invention of an automobile seat belt?A. Britain.B. The United S tates.C. Sweden.19. When did Bohlins seat belt first appear in Europe?A. 50 years ago.B. 100 years ago.C. 150 years ago.20. Why did Bohlin design seats for an airplane?A. For the pilot to sit steadily.B. For the pilot to be comfortable. C. For the pilot to escape in case of emergency.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。ALondons transport services offer you a special experience of the city. Heres a round - up of the transport choices available to you . London Unde rgroundThere are 11 colour-coded Underground lines. Services run regularly from around 5:00 to 00:30 (Sunday 07:30 to 23:30).Tip:Always stand on the right when using the escalators (电动扶梯) at Tube stations. It can get hot and busy on the Tube during peak travel times, so you may prefer to travel outside these rushhours. BusesA cheap and easy way to travel around London. They generally run from 5:00 to 00:30. N ight buses operate on many m ajor routes from around midnight to 05:00, a nd some operate a 24- hour service.It is not possible to pay for your London bus fare in cash. Instead, you can pay with a VisitorOyster card, Oyster card, Travelcard or UK - issued contactless payment card. A single bus journey is1.50 with an Oyster card or UK-issued contactless payment card.To help you get home, if you dont have enough credit (存款) on your Oyster card, you will be able to make one more bus journey.After this you will need to add the credit on your card before you use it again. If your contactless payment card has been issued outside the UK, please check .uk/contactless before you use your card to travel on our bus services.Tip:Some bus routes are especially good for sightseeing - try routes 9, 14, 15 and 22. The NewRoutemaster bus featured in the James Bond film Skyfall and runs on routes 9, 11, 24, 38 and 390.21. At what time do London Underground services begin to operate on S undays?A. MidnightB. 07:30C. 05:00D. 00:3022. When travelling in London, visitors at Tube stations are advised to .A. stand side by sideB. avoid using the escalatorsC. take the tube at fixed timesD. make use of off-peak hours23. If you find only 1.00 left on your Oyster card for your home journey, you .A. should pay 0.50 more in cash on the busB. will not be allowed to get on a London busC. will be given one more chance to take a London busD. should add more money on your card first24. What type of writing is this text?A. Service brochure. B. Activity announcements. C. Job advertisements.D. Project reports.BArriving in S ydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in a strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant cou ntry while trying to settle down in a new one.Later in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papersin their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath.My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents（文件）. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most ofthe documents. At last they had seen a half- written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish in their way.25. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A. Go shopping.B. F ind a house.C. Join his family.D. Take a vacation26. The girls parents got Rashids phone number from _ .A. a letter in his papersB. a friend of his familyC. a Sydney policemanD. a stranger in S ydney27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. From India to Australia.B. Living in a New Country. C. Turning Trash to Treasure.D. In Search of New Friends.CWe live in a d igital world now, and a students technology needs have changed. For the early years, say when you are in primary school, you can get by with no technology at all. Even if you have a computer, its a good idea to get children familiar with libraries. At this age, trips to the library are like family outings.As you get closer to middle school, a computer w ith Internet access becomes more of a necessity. Teachers will often give assignments that require a student to use the Internet for research. After a computer, technology choices for student s become more difficult to make-especially when it comes to cell-phones. K ids will beg their parents for a cell-phone, especially in middle school. For many parents, its a safety issue: They want to know that their kids can reach them quickly if necessary. For teachers, cell phones can be used to record lessons when students are absent. But many teachers dislike cell-phones. Some kids send messages or have talks in the class. Sending messages also raises the problem of cheating on exams. More and more schools are now forbidding the use of cell-phones.Many kids see iPods as necessary things to have. iPods are great for music, but do they do anything good for your childrens education? Maybe they do. Thats the opinion of Doug Johnson, an educator for 30 years. Johnson says that educators should accept all new forms of technology in the classroom, including iPods. “Some do more with their cell- phones than we can do with our laptops, ” he jokes. “I dont think we should be afraid. The truth is that it s easier to change the way we teach than to change the technology habits of an entire generation. ”28. According to author, primary school children should .A. go to libraries to read more booksB. ask their parents to buy them cell-phonesC. buy iPods to listen to musicD. use the computer and the Internet regularly29. Why do parents agree to buy their children cell-phones?A. They want their children to be cool.B. They think cell-phones be helpful to their study. C. They want to keep in touch with their children. D. They want their children to keep up to date.30. The following are all reasons why many teachers dislike cell-phones EXCEP T .A. cell-phones can be used to cheat on examsB. cell-phones can be used to record lessonsC. schoolchildren will send messa ges during classD. schoolchildren might talk on them during class31. We can infer from what Doug Johnson said that .A. cell-phones are not useful to studentsB. teachers should let students use cell-phonesC. its better for teachers to change their teaching methodsD. schoolchildren should follow the trends(潮流) of fashionDWhen Taking an Ube rShould You Tip or Not?Taking an Uber car may no longer be a direct driver-passenger and guilt- free experience. The ride-sharing experience is about to get awkward.With the wide application of the Internet, Uber, a new approach to your destination instead oftaking an ordinary taxi, has become more popular recently. However, benefits wont come without itsfair share of drawbacks.Uber drivers are a part of the so-called sharing economy: They use their own vehicles, receive customer reviews via the apps five-star rating system and make their own hours. Unlike other services, Uber claimed that drivers all over the country could clearly alert customers whether tipping is included or not. Those drivers that expect to be tipped can make their wishes known. But on the other hand, the company is holding to its official no-tip-required line, according to its website. “Once you arrive at your destination, your fare is automatically charged to your credit card on file Theres no need to tip.” Although drivers value their independence and freedom, however, lack of a specific policy leaves Uber drivers in a n embarrassing position: If they ask a customer for a tip or put up a sign, that customer could give the driver a bad comment, and the driver could finally be deac tiva ted from the app.Providing an option to tip on an app sends a clear message to customers to reach into their pockets. Nearly 30% people would be more likely to leave a tip if they were presented with a “no tip” button, according to Guinns 2015 survey of roughly 500 people. When people are presented with three tip choices20%, 25% or 30%theyre more likely to choose the middle option even if its more than the traditional 20%, according to a separate 2014 analysis of 13 million New York C ity taxi rides.If the service is twice as expensive during a rainstorm or public transport delay, the customer has the right not to tip. However, if the driver is extra helpful or avoids traffic to reach your destination in a more timely manner, you could give an extra tip, says Uber, who will leave tipping options in the hands of the consumer rather than the app.32. Compared with taxi drivers, Uber drivers .A. receive customers reviews directlyB. support the companys practiceC. clock up the miles while drivingD. enjoy more freedom and choices33.The underlined word “deactivated” in Paragraph 3 probably means .A. removedB. employedC. trackedD. charged34.From the survey, how many customers would not do as the “no tip” sign suggests?A. 20%B. 25%C. 30%D. Not clear35.What causes the awkwardness between Uber drivers and their customers?A. Customers take advantage of the new grey area for tipping. B. There is no clear policy from the Uber to follow.C. Its up to customers to decide the drivers earnings.D. Customers tend to pay least among the 3 choices.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。Tips for cooking on a Tight ScheduleFrom my experience, there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often: ability, money and time. 36 Money is a topic Ill save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think about of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready? 37 Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making only one loaf of bread? 38 Because it takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal. 39 This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is to keep trying. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule . The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.Hopefully, these tips will give you a good start. 40 And dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!A. Understand your food better.B. Make three or four more instead. C. Ability is easily improved.D. Try new things.E. Cooking is a burden for many people.F. These are some of the questions to consider when planning. G. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a b urden.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, 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。If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go? That is the question that 41 my life forever.One day l went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was the flu, and less than 24 hours later, I was in a 42 on life support with less than two percent 43 of living. It wasnt until days later that the doctors diagnosed me with a 44 blood infection.During the 45 of two and a half months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee. When my parents 46 me out of the hospital, I 47 that I had been puttogether like a patchwork(拼缝物) doll and I had to live with 48 legs. I was absolutelyphysically and emotionally broken, 49 welling up.But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the O ld Amy and 50 the New Amy. It was at this moment that I asked myself that significant 51 . And that is when it 52 me that I didnt have to be five- foot- five anymore, 53 I could be as tall as l wanted. And 54 of all, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were 55 here.Four months later, I was back upon a 56 . And this February, I won two Board World C up gold medals, 57 me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world.So, instead of looking at our 58 and our limitations as something 59 , we can begin looking at them as a wonderful 60 that can be used to help us go further than we ever know wecould go.41.A.changed42.A. clubB.riskedB.hospitalC.ruinedC.fieldD.puzzledD.studio43.A.thoughtB.degreeC.decisionD.chance44.A.mildB.severeC.potentialD.slight45.A.processB.breakC.journeyD.schedule46.A.draggedB.wheeledC.pulledD.delivered47.A.made sure48.A.muscledB.put forwardB.heavyC.worked outC.shapelyD.felt likeD.false49.A.bloodB.tearsC.sweatD.water50.A.fixB.abandonC.hugD.introd uce51.A.questionB.planC.informationD.favour52.A.stick to53.A.thoughB.occurred toB.soC.knocked intoC.whileD.looked intoD.but54.A.firstB.strangestC.bestD.luckiest55.A.strugglesB.prizesC.benefitsD.conflicts56.A.snowboardB.stageC.trackD.playground57.A.allowing58.A.challengesB.givingB.changesC.callingC.devotionsD.makingD.hesitation59.A.activeB.negativeC.amazingD.terminal60.A.abilityB.skillC.toolD.gift第二节 （共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。In the USA, the Amish- 61 Christian group are famous because they drive carriages instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do 62 have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 63 (religion) reasons for their many r ules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology 64 (introduce), the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on 65 they will accept it. The Amish reject cars because they like having tight communities where everyone 66 (live) close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because 67 homes do not have electricitythey do