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襄阳四校联考学年高二下学期英语期中试题及答案
2016—2017学年下学期高二期中考试
英语试题
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
第Ⅰ卷
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.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodo?
A.Stayathome.B.Gofishing.C.Hangoutwithherfriends.
2.What’swrongwiththeman?
A.Heissad.B.Heistired.C.Hegotsandinhiseye.
3.Howdoesthemanmanagetodresssowellallthetime?
A.BywatchingTV.
B.BysurfingtheInternet.
C.Byreadingfashionmagazines.
4.Whatwilltheboydo?
A.Readabook.B.Dosomecleaning.C.Playthevideogame.
5.Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?
A.Keepitasecret.
B.Reportittotheboardofdirectors.
C.Letthenewsreporterknowit.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选中选出最佳选项,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,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答6、7题。
6.Whatprobablyarethespeakersgoingtodosoon?
A.Singsomesongs.B.Dosomeexercise.C.Watchamovie.
7.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Shealwayssupportsherwordswithactions.
B.Sheisunfit.
C.Shedoesn’tliketheman.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatprobablyisthewoman’sjob?
A.Awaitress.B.Ahostess.C.Ateacher.
9.Whycanthemangetthecoffeeforfree?
A.Heknowsthecoffeeshopownerwell.
B.Heownsthecoffeeshop.
C.Hisfriendworkshere.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whendoestheconversationhappen?
A.Inthemorning.B.Atnoon.C.Intheevening.
11.Whatdoesthemanneedanewsuitfor?
A.Abusinessmeeting.B.Abirthdayparty.C.Awedding.
12.Howmuchdoesthegreysuitcost?
A.£500.B.£1,500.C.£2,500.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatdidthemandoinhisholiday?
A.Heenjoyedthesunshineatthebeach.
B.HestayedathomewatchingTV.
C.Heworkedoutinthegym.
14.What’stheadvantageofgoingbackwiththecar?
A.It’slessstressful.B.It’seasytoexplorethecoast.C.It’stimesaving.
15.Wheredidthewomanliveprobably?
A.InLongBeach.B.InLondon.C.InSeattle.
16.Howlongdidittakethewomantoreturn?
A.1.5hoursB.3hoursC.
5hours.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatkindofroutesshouldbechosen?
A.Routeswithlotsoftreecover.
B.Routeswithlotsofpeople.
C.Routeswithlotofriversnearby.
18.What’sthebesttimetohikeinsummerprobably?
A.Intheearlymorning.
B.Between2:
00p.m.to4:
00p.m.
C.Aroundthesunset.
19.Whatkindofclothingshouldbeavoidedwhenhikinginsummer?
A.Shorts.B.Pants.C.Jeans.
20.Whatisrecommendedbesideswater?
A.Milk.B.Sportsdrink.C.Fruitjuice.
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
A
Beforeyouknowit,thesoundofsleigh(雪橇)bellswillbeheardonyourrooftop.Ifyoulovetheholidaysbuthatethecold,whynotwearyourcoatandwoolglovesthisyearandcelebrateawarmChristmas?
Beaufort,SouthCarolina
BeaufortisasmalltownwithahugeheartandislocatedinheartoftheLowcountry.ItisclosetoSavannahandCharleston,andashortdrivetothebeachesofHiltonHeadIsland.Itslocationisgreatforvisitingthelargercitiesandenjoyingthesightsandsoundsofasmalltown.Decembertemperaturesaverageinthelow60s.
Orlando,Florida
EnjoyeverythinginOrlandowithoutthehugecrowdsofsummer.Themeparkshavespecialattractionsthistimeofyear,suchas“Mickey’sVeryMerryChristmas”,butbeawarethatsomeofthespecialattractionsrequireaseparateticket.Orlandotemperaturesaveragearound72degreesinDecember.
SanFrancisco,California
TheCitybytheBaycomesaliveinDecemberasittransformsintoawonderlandoflights.StaynearUnionSquaresoyouareclosetoalltheactivitiesandcaneasilygetaroundvia
thehistoriccablecars.SanFrancisco’sDecembertemperaturesaverageinthehigh50s.
NewOrleans,Louisiana
CelebrateChristmasseasonintheBigEasy.TheOaks,visitedbyover122,000peoplelastyear,hasoneofthemostbeautifulChristmasexhibitionsinthecountry.ManyhotelsintheareaofferPapaNoelspecials,makingthisaveryaffordableholidaydestination.Decembertemperaturesaverageinthe60s.
21.YoucaneasilytravelthroughSanFranciscoby.
A.bikeB.taxiC.cablecarD.bus
22.SpendingtheChristmasinNewOrleans,youcan.
A.enjoyawonderlandoflightsB.avoidthehugecrowds
C.visitvariousthemeparksD.enjoyPapaNoelspecials
23.What’sthepurposeofwritingthispassage?
A.TodescribedifferentcelebrationsduringtheChristmas.
B.TointroducefourplacestospendawarmChristmas.
C.Tointroducefourplaces’specialChristmastraditions.
D.ToattractreaderstospendChristmasthere.
B
Doingtheirbesttocleanuptheirreputation—vultures(秃鹫)equippedwithcamerashavebecomethemainheroesofacreativesocialmediacampaignaimedatraisingawarenessaboutillegalrubbishdumpsinLima.
Besidesitsfourofficiallandfillsites(垃圾填埋场),thePeruviancapitalhasalotofillegaldumps,whereanestimated20percentofitstrashendsupasanopen-airenvironmentalandhealthdanger.“WehavetenvulturesequippedwithaGPS.Wealsohaveabiggergroupofvultures,justover20,thatareonlyequippedwithawingtag.Inall,theprojectisdesignedtolasttwoyears,”explainsvulturetrainerAlfredoCorrea.Thevulturesaretheperfectbirdtotakeonsuchatask.Nopreparationwasneeded:
thebirdsnaturallyflytogethertothelandfillsitestofeed.Theyhavebeentrainedtoflybacktotheirkeepersaftereachouting.Thevideotheyrecordedisthenpostedonline.
ATVandradiocampaignhasbeenlaunchedtopromotetheprogram,whichshowsthebirdsasheroeswhoarehelpingcleanupthecity.Whilethescavengers(食腐动物)aremostlyterrifiedbyLima’sresidents,it’shopedthattheymighttakeadifferentviewfromnowon.“Generallythemajorityofpeoplehaveanegativeviewofthevulture,whichisoftenassociatedwithdeathandothernegativethings.Peopledon’trealizethattheyplayaveryimportantroleinnature,especiallyinLimaastheyhelpcontrolasmallamountofthelargequantityofrubbishwedump,”saysCorrea.Sincetheprojectwaslaunched,otherPeruviancitieshavereportedlyexpressedinterestinjoining.
24.Peopleusevulturesequippedwithcamerasto.
A.recordthelifeofvulturesB.helppeoplegetridoftrash
C.improveawarenessaboutillegaldumpsD.findtheGPS
25.Whatistheadvantageofusingvulturestotakeonthetask?
A.Theydon’tneedpreparations.B.Theyhavenoenemyintheopenair.
C.Theycanfindsomeillegaldumpsquickly.D.Therearesomanyvulturesinthewild.
26.Usually,peopledislikethevultures,because.
A.vultureshavesomethingtodowithaccidents
B.vulturesarelinkedwithdeath
C.vulturesareassociatedwithhunger
D.vulturesarethesymbolofmoney
27.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthispassage?
A.Noothercitywillusevultures.
B.Therewillbenoillegaltrashdump
inPeru.
C.VultureswillbeusedinothercitiesofPeru.
D.Peruvianvillageshavenointerestinusingvultures.
C
DidyouknowthattheNavytraineddolphinstofindmines(地雷)whichoftenblowup?
Apparently,itwasacosteffectivemethod;now,theNavyarepreparingtoreplacethedolphinswithrobots,notbecausetheyweredoingabadjoborbecausetheywanttodoamorehumanjob,butbecause,guesswhat?
Robotsaremorecosteffective.
Notparticularlyknownforbeinghumans,they’realsonotplanningtoreleaseorretirethedolphins,butthey’reconsideringwhatotherjobstheycouldbeassignedto—probablysomejustasdangerous.
“Everyoneisfamiliarwithsecuritypatroldogs.Youmayevenknowthatbecauseoftheirexceptionallykeensenseofsmell,dogslikebeaglesarealsousedtodetectdrugsandbombs,orlandmines.Butadogwouldnotbeeffectiveinfindingaseamine,”readstheNavy’ssite.“Butjustasthedog’skeensenseofsmellmakesitidealfordetectinglandnines,theU.S.Navyhasfoundthatthebiologicalsonar(声呐)ofdolphins,calledecholocation,makesthemuniquelyeffectiveatlocatingseaminessotheycanbeavoidedorremoved.”
TheNavywillnowequipunderwaterrobotswhichwilldothesamejobatabiggerdistance,withoutneedingconstantrestandmannedmonitor.I,forone,hopethedolphinswillbegivenabreakandassignedtoasafertask.
28.Whywillrobotstaketheplaceofdolphinstofindmines?
A.Becausedolphinsdoverybadjobs.
B.Becausedolphinsareendangeredanimals.
C.Becausescientistswanttobefriendlytodolphins.
D.Becauseusingrobotsischeaper.
29.Dogscanbeusedtodetectdrugsdueto.
A.e
xcellentsenseofsmellB.higherIQcomparedwithdolphins
C.echolocationD.biologicalsonar
30.Theunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3refersto.
A.securitypatroldogsB.dolphins
C.seaminesD.theUSNavy
31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Robotsaregoingtotaketheplaceofdolphinstofindmines.
B.Dolphinsaregoodatfindingmines.
C.Robotsarewelcomebyhumansbecauseoftheirefficiency.
D.Comparedtosecuritypatroldogs,dolphinsdowellinfindingseamines.
D
WhenIenteredhighschool,Iwasveryslimandshort.ThoughIhadalwaysbeencute,myheightwasanissue.Myparentswereconsideringgrowthhormones(荷尔蒙).
Thatsummer,ItoleratedsomeoftheworstpainsIhaveeverfelt,worsethananybrokenboneIhadexperienced.YetIdidnotmindtheseconstantpains,recognizingitasgrowingpains.Uponsomeresearch,Idiscoveredthatthereisnomedicaltermforgrowingpains,becausethereisnoproofofarelationb