广西柳州铁路第一中学2016_2017学年高二英语上学期期考试题.docx

柳州铁一中学20162017学年度高二上学期期考英语试题 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）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,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. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Mother and son.B. Wife and husband.C. Doctor and patient.2. What is the man?A. A taxi driver.B. A restaurant waiter.C. A traffic policeman.3. What do we know about the woman?A. She missed Janes birthday party. B. She hasnt received Janes invitation.C. She will attend Janes birthday party.4. Where is Mr. Baker now?A. At his office.B. At a restaurant.C. At the travel service.5. What happened to the woman?A. A thief broke into her garden. B. Some of her money was stolen.C. One of her windows was broken.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共22.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从每题所给的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。听下面一段材料，回答第6和第7题。6. Why doesnt the woman book hotel rooms?A. She cant find a hotel.B. She wants to save money.C. She is staying with her friends.7. What is the man going to do in the vacation?A. Take piano lessonsB. Go to the beach, too.C. Give piano lessons.听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10题。8. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a seafood shop.B. In a dining hall.C. On the phone.9. What do we know about the restaurant?A. It is famous for seafood.B. It seldom accepts large parties.C. Famous people often come to dine.10. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The restaurant is by the sea. B. Seafood is very popular nowadays.C. Regular customers have advantages there.听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13题。11. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A part-time job.B. A computer lesson.C. A summer holiday plan.12. How did the man get this information?A. He asked the computer centre. B. He received a letter. C. He received an e-mail.13. What does the woman think of herself?A. She knows little about computers. B. She doesnt have much experience.C. She has little interest in the Internet.听下面一段材料，回答第14至第16题。14. What is the womans problem?A. She has some friends in her room.B. She is looking for a place to study.C. She cant walk in the rain.15. Why cant the woman use the classroom?A. It is closed for repairs. B. It is not quiet enough there.C. A club is having a meeting.16. Where will the woman probably go?A. To the city library.B. To the mans home.C. To the reading room听下面一段材料，回答第17至第20题。17. How many people died in the accident?A. Four. B. Over ten.C. More than thirty.18. How many people were in the bus?A. Forty-two.B. Forty-seven.C. Forty-nine.19. What were the students doing when the accident happened?A. Sleeping.B. Enjoying music.C. Preparing for a concert.20. What else can we learn from the news?A. School had to be closed on Friday. B. Some of the injured are still under treatment.C. The accident was caused by careless driving.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）ABounty hunting is a job that exists in just two countries the US and the Philippines. A bounty hunters main job is to catch fugitives for an amount of money as a reward. A fugitive is a person who is running away to avoid punishment. Theyve gone missing and are probably on their way to the Mexican or Canadian border. The bounty hunter must find the fugitive and bring them back.The bounty hunter has to work quickly. They will check up on the fugitives friends, family and workmates to try to find a lead. They may also get in touch with underground criminal(罪犯的) movements to see if anyone can tell them something about the fugitive. Sometimes they get lucky, other times they have to be patient.Making the arrest(逮捕) is the hardest part of the job. In some cases, the fugitive has no intention of returning to the legal system. They may face a life in prison and will do anything to avoid that. The bounty hunter has to prepare the ground carefully so the arrest can be made as smoothly as possible.One of the most famous bounty hunters from the 19th century was John Riley Duncan (1850-1911). He was a Texas lawman who was most famous for his part in catching Wes Hardin(1853-1895). Hardin was a tough gunman who had killed over thirty men.John Duncan joined the Texas Rangers in July 1877. The Texas Rangers were (and still are) an organization working to catch fugitives. Duncan found out that Hardin and several of his friends had bought tickets for a train leaving from Pensacola station in Florida. On August 24, Duncan placed his men in key positions in the train and around the station. After a fight, Hardin was caught, but one of his mates (Jim Mann) was killed. Later, Hardin was transported by train back to Texas. In the end, he served 17 years in prison for his crimes. Duncan ended his service with the Texas Rangers shortly after arresting Hardin, and spent the rest of his life as a bounty hunter, working mostly in Dallas.21. What do bounty hunters try to do at the beginning of a job?A. Spend some time with the fugitive. B. Wait for the appearance of the fugitive.C. Look for information about the fugitive. D. Communicate patiently with the fugitive.22. What can we infer about bounty hunting according to Paragraph 3?A. It is dangerous. B. It is poorly paid.C. It is very relaxing. D. It is against the law.23. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Hardin went to prison at the age of 34. B. The fugitive was caught in Florida.C. Mann was murdered by Hardin. D. The arrest was made smoothly.24. What is the authors main purpose in writing the text?A. To help arrest criminals. B. To show who a fugitive is.C. To describe an unusual job. D. To introduce a bounty hunter.BIn Wiltshire, England, volunteers are being searched for to visit a nature protection area to count the butterflies living there and in nearby fields. The project is started by an environmental protection organization, which has been devoted to improving the living environment for wild animals. Recently, the organization has issued an appeal(呼吁)to help it observe environmental changes based on the record of butterflies and protect the environment.In the area, the local people have planted many special flowers with the help of the organization. They want to see whether these flowers will interest the rare and beautiful butterflies. The project officer Sarah Marshall says, “It will be a suitable habitat for butterflies. They are great indicator species as they are easily affected by climate changes. So they make a brilliant early-warning system for the environment.” She also points out that volunteers are needed to record the number or species of butterflies, and based on the change happening to the butterflies, the hidden environmental problems in the area can be found out in time.The organization is searching for volunteers to help monitor (监测) butterflies from April through to September. They will walk a fixed route and record the different butterflies they meet along the way. Each visit should take no more than two hours, and each volunteer is expected to visit once a month to count the wildlife. “Staff will provide backup (后备人员), so if the weather is poor on the day you are to visit (butterflies dont like to fly in the rain, wind or if its too cloudy) we can have someone else do your job,” Sarah points out.No previous experience is necessary as training and support will be provided, but a strong interest is essential. If you are interested, please contact Sarah on (01380) 725670, ext 278, or email .25. Why are special flowers planted in the nature protection area? A. To attract visitors.B. To attract butterflies.C. To improve the environment.D. To help the local people make money.26. According to Sarah Marshall, butterflies are .A. reducing in number in Wiltshire B. particular about their habitatC. unable to keep up with climate changes D. sensitive to environmental changes27. According to the text, a volunteer .A. will take a different route each timeB. must know a lot about butterfliesC. will visit the area 6 times in totalD. must have previous experience28. What is the purpose of the text?A. To persuade people to visit Wiltshire. B. To advertise for volunteers with a project.C. To encourage people to protect butterflies. D. To show a way to indicate climate change.CEating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease. But there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately: the air you breathe.Previous studies have linked high exposure (暴露）to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problem, but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke (中风）within as little as a few hours after exposure. In one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants (污染物）were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. A separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers to be of “moderate” (良好）quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure.The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. However, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. So stricter regulation by the EPA of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health.29. The text mainly discusses the relationship between .A. heart problems and air qualityB. heart problems and exercisingC. heart problems and smokingD. heart problems and fatty food30. The underlined word “modest” in Paragraph 3 most probably means .A. relatively high B. extremely lowC. relatively low D. extremely high31. What can we learn from the text?A. Eating fatty food has immediate effects on your heart.B. The EPA conducted many studies on air quality.C. Moderate air quality is more harmful than smoking,D. Stricter regulations on pollutants should be made.32. The authors purpose of writing the text is most likely to . A. informB. persuadeC. describeD. entertainDBack in the 1970s and early 1980s, Tim Harrison had kept many pets that included lions, bears and wolves. He cared for the animals day and night. But in 1985, Harrison traveled to Kenya, in Africa. There he saw wild animals as he had never seen them before. “Im sitting there, and this herd of giraffes comes running along, as beautiful as youve ever seen,” he says. At that moment, he decided that wild animals should not live in a persons home.When Harrison returned home, he made the decision to part with his pets. After a life in captivity(圈养), they would not have known how to live alone in the wild. So he moved them to sanctuaries-places where they would be protected and allowed to live freely.Thousands of wild animals are kept in backyards all around the country. These privately owned wild animals are known as exotic pets. “There are at least 5000 tigers in private hands in the USA,” says Adam Roberts, the CEO of Born Free USA. The number of privately owned monkeys and chimpanzees is much higher, he says: 15000 or more.The laws on keeping exotic pets are not always the same in different parts of America. Scott Shoemaker lives in Nevada. He keeps a large group of animals, including tigers, bobcats, lions and a lemur. He says taking care of those animals is not easy, but you develop a close relationship with them. “Its a relationship born out of love for the animal,” he thinks.33. After his visit to Kenya, Tim Harrison .A. became a wild animal loverB. planned to send his pets thereC. began to raise giraffes as petsD. tried to help his pets return to nature34. According to Adam Roberts, . A. exotic animals are not dangerous B. many tigers are kept privately C. monkeys are not popular as pets D. he prefers exotic pets to family pets35. What does Scott Shoemaker think of keeping wild animals as pets?A. He shows no interest in it. B. He is doubtful about it.C. He thinks highly of it. D. He has no idea of it.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。Our peers usually have a great influence on our lives. However, when it comes to learning valuable lessons about life, we learn much more from older people than our peers. Unlike our peers, older people have a better understanding of life.36. So we can learn more from their seasoned knowledge. Many of my friends spend little time on their lessons and they just use their time to have fun. However, my uncle has taught me that if I focus on studying instead of playing, my life will be more fulfilling（有成就的）later on. 37. Also older people can point us in the right direction and away from the mistakes they have made. If we simply follow our peers, we will often run into similar problems 38. My brother tried out for the football team last year and did not make it. Many of his peers told him to give up on the sport forever. But my father helped him realize that giving up was not the answer. Then my brother practiced harder. 39. In the end, older people can help us make the right decisions when we are in difficulties.40. Older people have more life experience, and they can give us excellent advice.A. People who are your age are called peers.B. Thats because they have already been through it.C. In short, we learn more from older people than our peers.D. Its human nature to learn from other people in your age group.E. However, we can avoid them if we listen and learn from our elders.F. This year, not only did he make the team, but he was also the captain.G. Without his advice, I would not realize the importance of a good education.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）第一节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）Isnt it amazing that you have never watered the weeds or nurtured(培养) them, but they still grow thickly?I can remember as a young 41 growing up in Santa Cruz, California my grandfather showed me how to 42 this tiresome weed called Bermuda grass. It would really 43 if you didnt get it out by the roots.Recently when my wife and I bought our first home, I had to deal with 44 , too. There was a certain weed that was similar to Bermuda grass.After getting the inside of our home 45 , it was time to work on the outside. On my hands and knees I 46 attacked the weeds with a trowel(小铲子) getting each one out by the 47 . Spring after spring that was my ritual(老规矩).Just this spring I 48 that as soon as one weed was got rid of, another one 49 . So again, I got down on my hands and knees and got down to removing them 50 my yard. When I was finished, my yard was 51 . What hidden message does this true story 52 ? Sometimes our life can be so 53 . We all have weeds in our life. These weeds can be 54 , obstacles(障碍) or problems, and the list can go on and on. When dealing with these weeds of life, the solution is to get to the roots and 55 them one by one and 56 you will conquer this round. And when another crop of weeds show up, deal with them 57 before they spread, because now that you know 58 to do with them, it will give you more 59 and wisdom the next time a problem comes up.Actually we all need weeds in our life to challenge us to 60 . Once you know how to handle the weeds in your life, you will make your life more beautiful.41. A. girl B. sailor C. boy D. farmer42. A. dig up B. burn up C. pick up D. use up43. A. bend B. bear C. die D. spread44. A. treesB. visitors C. weeds D. animals45. A. removed B. settled C. repaired D. completed46. A. violently B. slightly C. easily D. patiently47. A. fruits B. stems C. leaves D. roots48. A. remembered B. recalled C. realized D. promised49. A. died B. flourished C. survived D. dried50. A. from B. in C. out D. of51. A. worn out B. used up C. worse off D. better off52. A. leave B. give C. convey D. show53. A. beautiful B. similar C. different D. difficult54. A. challenges B. plans C. dreams D. goals 55. A. cut B. water C. plant D. remove56. A. immediately B. naturally C. eventually D. slowly57. A. suddenly B. directly C. happily D. silently58. A. what B. how C. when D. where59. A. inspirationB. excitement C. honesty D. courage60. A. prepare B. change C. grow D. think第二节：语法填空（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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。This is a true story 61. happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. 62. his astonishment, his three-year-old son was 63. (happy) hammering dents(凹痕) into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away,