寧夏銀川一中2016-2017學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試 英語(yǔ).doc

1、銀川一中2016/2017學(xué)年度(上)高二期中考試英 語(yǔ) 試 卷命題教師：李素萍本試卷分第卷（選擇題）和第卷（非選擇題）。第卷 (選擇題）第一部分 聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分20分）做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)：（共5小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分5分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)。每段對(duì)話(huà)后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話(huà)后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話(huà)僅讀一遍。1. What does the man mean? A. The woman isn't h

2、elpful. B. His new shirt doesn't fit him. C. He hasn't worn his new shirt.2. What is the man worried about? A. He hasn't heard from his sister since last month. B. He can travel to the western areas alone. C. He isn't familiar with public transportation.3. Where will the woman go? A.

3、 To the post office. B. To the fruit store. C. To the supermarket.4. How much time is there until the movie begins? A. About five minutes. B. About fifteen minutes. C. About twenty five minutes.5. Why is the woman so disappointed? A. The man was too busy to watch the play. B. The man watched the pla

4、y without her. C. The man didn't get the ticket for her.第二節(jié)：（共15小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白前后，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6. What does the man want to do? A. Buy a pair of shoes. B. Have his shoes mended.

5、C. Sell his shoes.7. How will the man get to the place? A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By car.聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8. Why does the man come to the woman? A. To help her with her work. B. To have a talk with her. C. To ask her to help him.9. What is the woman doing right now? A. Preparing for a test on Friday.B

6、. Chatting with her history teacher. C. Working on her history paper.聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. When did the man finish high school? A. Last year. B. Last month. C. Last week.11. How many sisters does the man have at least? A. One. B. Two. C. Three.12. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Discuss hi

7、s situation with his parents. B. Ask his parents to help with his decision. C. Find a chance to go to college.聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Writer and reader C. Interviewee and interviewer.14. Why might people be eating insect

8、s in the future? A. They are easy to get. B. They are especially rich in vitamin. C. They are a good source of calcium.15. What does the man say about work in the future? A. People won't operate machines any longer. B. There will gradually be fewer new jobs. C. Computer engineers won't worry

9、 about being fired.16. What does the man tell the woman at last? A. What love will be like in the future. B. That she should let other students ask some questions. C. That he would ask others their opinion about her question.聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17. What was Mark Twain famous as according to the talk?

10、A. A public speaker B. A story writer. C. A joke teller.18. What happened to one of Mark Twain's friends? A. He left his wallet at home. B. He lost his money. C. He lost his ticket.19. What was the friend doing when the conductor (火車(chē)售票員) came to check the tickets? A. He was lying on the seat. B.

11、 He was sitting on the seat. C. He was lying under the seat.20. Why did Mark Twain speak in a loud voice? A. To make his friend hear him. B. To make the conductor hear him. C. To make the others around hear him第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分30分 ）第1節(jié) （共10小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分20分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑

12、。AAs a little child，I was always plump (胖的)In college I started blowing up. It got out of control when I went to law school.Id made a decision a thousand times：Im going to lose weight now. But what motivated （激發(fā)）me to get serious about it was turning 30. I weighed 414 pounds. I was always tired

13、. Some of my family members have suffered from heart disease, and I was frightened. I also wanted to look better. So after my birthday, I walked into the office of a weight loss doctor.She was very understanding. Her focus was on balanced meals and she wanted me to exercise.Walking was all I could d

14、o at first. I started by walking a few blocks and gradually increased the distance, until one weekend，I heard myself saying，“Wow，this seems pretty easy.” So I started to run.I was losing nine or ten pounds a month，and I had more energy. I started to think about the New York City Marathon. For years，

15、I watched the runners and thought，“This looks like fun，but I could never do that.” But now I realized that maybe I could. I joined the New York Road Runners. I ran a 10km，then a half marathon. I still wasnt confident I could run a full 26 miles. But I told myself I was going to do it，no matter what.

16、By my 33rd birthday，I was down to 180 pounds. I started formally training for the marathon. And on the morning of November 1，I stood on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island with more than 40,000 other runners，waiting for the event to start.It was unbelievable to have the audience cheering me on，han

17、ding me cups of water. And I crossed the finish line. My friends sprayed (向噴射) me with beer，as if Id won the Super Bowl. And at that moment，I knew：If I set my mind to something，nothing is impossible.21. The underlined phrase “blowing up” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_.A. going weaker 

18、                                B. growing high C. becoming healthier D. becoming fatter22. From the passage we can know that the author _.A

19、. controlled his weight at collegeB. may have a family history of heart attackC. was satisfied with his figure as a kidD. began to consider losing weight at 3023. Which of the following sayings can best summarize the passage?AA good beginning is half done.BPride comes before a fall.CWhere there is a

20、 will，there is a way.DPractice makes perfect. BThe forest in Senegal, a country in western Africa, is full of the chimps usual noises. Suddenly dogs bark. Larger male chimps drop from the trees to face the threat while the others climb to safety. Then the dogs young human masters appear.One mot

21、her chimp with a tiny baby tries to run. The dogs attack and separate them. The two teenage boys quickly catch the baby chimp. But they dont act out of sympathy - they save the baby so they can sell it.After the teenagers return to their hometown, they visit a man who is said to be very interested i

22、n chimps. When they ask the man, Johnny Kante, if he wants to buy the baby, he replies, “Thats not what we do.” Kante is a member of a scientific team. Although Kante is angry with the teens for capturing the chimp, he hides his anger and persuades them to take him to the baby chimp.Unsure of what t

23、o do next upon seeing the chimp, Kante calls Jill Pruetz, the head of the chimp research team. “Im really worried,” says Pruetz, doubtful that the mother is still alive. But knowing that wild chimps sometimes adopt orphans（孤兒）， Kante and pruetz decide they must try to return the baby chimp to its wi

24、ld community.Kante pays another visit to the teenagers. After he explains how much trouble they are in, because chimps are an endangered species, he requests they should give him the frightened baby without payment. They agree. Kante takes the baby chimp to his home and feeds her milk from a bottle

25、whenever she cries.The next morning, Pruetz and Kante leave the baby with another team member and begin their search for the wild chimps. Pruetz quickly finds the group in the woods. She recognizes the female that is without her child.Pruetz is so excited that she runs the entire mile back to bring

26、the baby chimp to the tree where the chimps are hanging out. The researchers place the baby on the ground near the tree and back away. Almost immediately, a male chimp drops to the ground and stares at the baby curiously. He carries her back to where the mother is waiting.Pruetz still cant believe h

27、ow fortunate they were to have reunited the mother and child. “Surprising is the only word I can think of,” she says.24The dogs master visit Johnny Kante to _.Asell the baby chimpBask him to take care of the baby chimpCwash the baby chimps woundDask him to return the baby chimp to its wild community

28、25When Kante sees the little chimp the first time, hes _.Aa bit at a loss BexcitedCangry Dclear about how to save her26It can be learned from the passage that _.AKante feeds the baby chimp carefully in the labBlarger male chimps protect other chimps when there are dangersCthe teenagers get some mone

29、y after setting the baby chimp freeDPruetz and Kante take the baby chimp with them to search for the wild chimps.27What is the main idea of the passage? _AHow precious chimps are.BAn adult chimps deep love for her baby.CThe dangers the wild chimps are facing.DHow caring people reunite a baby chimp w

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39、（共5小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中的兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. They also want their chil

40、dren to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head start in life. 31 So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. 32 However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early educat

41、ion they can give their children is usually very cheap.Parents can see that their childrens skills differ. Some children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. 33 The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, b

42、ut parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever.Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework. Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life.

43、34 It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully step by step. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence.Some old machines, such

44、 as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to repair them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. 35 And that is more important.A. Even poor couples will buy a computer f

45、or their son or daughter.B. The more cost in education, the better the result will be.C. Cooking requires patience and time.D. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children are badly off for self-respect and self-confidence.E. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an e

46、ducation is, the better it is.F. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. G. Thus, the more the children use the computer, the better the result will be.第三部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分45分)第一節(jié)：完形填空 (共20小題，每小題1.5分, 滿(mǎn)分30分) 閱讀下面短文。從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出

47、可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。A cactus(仙人掌)stood all alone in the desert, wondering why it was stuck in the middle of nowhere“I do nothing but 36 here all day,” it sighed“What 37 am I ? I'm the ugliest plant in the desert. I can't 38 any passing traveler with shade or juicy fruitI don't see w

48、hat I can do 39 ”All it did was stand in the sun day after day, growing taller and fatterIts spines grew longer and its leaves tougherIt truly was strange-looking“I wish I could do something useful,” it 40 By day, eagles circled high overhead“What can I do with my life?” the cactus calledWhether the

49、y heard or not, the eagles sailed  41 At night, the moon floated into the sky and 42 its pale light on the desert“What good can I do with my life?” the cactus calledThe moon only stared coldly as it went on its wayA lizard（蜥蜴）moved by, 43 a little trail （痕跡）in the sand with its tail“What worthy

50、 thing can I do?” the cactus called“You?” the lizard laughed, pausing a moment“Worthy deed? Why, you can't do 44 ! You do nothing but get uglier every day”And so it 45 year after yearAt last the cactus grew 46 , and it knew its time was short“Oh, God” it cried out, “I've 47 so long, and I

51、9;ve tried so hard 48 me if I've failed to find something worthy to doI am afraid that now it is too 49 .”But just then the cactus felt a strange stirring and unfoldingA flow of joy drove away all 50 . At its very tip, like a sudden crown, a beautiful 51 suddenly opened. 52 had the desert known

52、such a blossom. Its fragrance went through the air far and wide and brought 53 to all passing byIn the desert, a voice was sounding“You have waited long, and the heart which seeks（尋求）to do good will always bring something 54 to the world, something for which all can be happy - 55 for only a moment.”

53、36. A. lieB. sitC. sleepD. stand37. A. goodB. advantageC. useD. help38. A. provideB. lendC. offerD. make39. A. after allB. at lastC. at allD. in all40. A. smiledB. statedC. announcedD. sighed41. A. awayB. outC. upD. down42. A. turnedB. threwC. litD. burnt43. A. sweepingB. runningC. leavingD. passing

54、44. A. anythingB. nothingC. somethingD. everything45. A. went backB. went downC. went offD. went on46. A. strongB. bigC. oldD. ugly47. A. grownB. missedC. movedD. wondered48. A. TellB. ForgiveC. PromiseD. Kill49. A. lateB. longC. earlyD. young50. A. hopeB. depressionC. contentD. optimism51. A. flowe

55、rB. fruitC. seedD. weed52. A. NeverB. EverC. EvenD. Always53. A. sadnessB. enjoymentC. laughterD. freedom54. A. considerateB. modestC. subjectiveD. worthwhile55. A. as ifB. now thatC. even thoughD. only if第II卷 (非選擇題)_ 班級(jí)_ 學(xué)號(hào)_閱讀第二節(jié)七選五答案：31._ 32._ 33._ 34._ 35._第三部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分45分)第二節(jié)：（共10小題；每題1.5分，

56、共15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Once upon a time, a blind man was sitting at the roadside with a hat by his feet. There was a sign beside him, 56. _ (say), “I am blind. Please help me.” 57. _ good many passers-by walked by him, but few of them helped him. A creative young man named Tom was going to his office. While walking by the blind man, he stopped 58._(see) that the man only had a few coins in his hat.