英语陕西省西安市第七十中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题.docx

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英语陕西省西安市第七十中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题

2016—2017学年第二学期（高二英语）期中考试试卷

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面五段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从小题所给的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’swrongwiththebook?

A.Itissoldout.B.Ithasadiscount.C.Thecoverisdamaged.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Inahotel.C.Inaschool.

3.Howmucharethepotatoes?

A.6centsapound.B.16centsapound.C.60centapound.

4.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Makeaproposaltohisgirlfriend

B.Buyagiftforhisgirlfriend.

C.Holdabirthdaypartyforhisgirlfriend

5.Howwillthewomangotothehotel?

A.Onfoot.B.Bybus.C.Bytaxi.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白.每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从小题所给的A,B,C,三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应的位置.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秒钟作答时间.每段独白或对话读两遍.

听第6段材料,回答第6,7，题.

6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisn’tfamiliarwiththeInternet.

B.Shecan’taffordacamera.

C.Shedoesn’tlikeMA-205.

7.Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodonext?

A.Reducethebudget.B.Changethemodel.C.Orderacamera.

听第7段材料,回答8，9题.

8.WhatdoesthemanwantLilytodo?

A.Helppracticetheplay.B.Lendhimthetextbook.C.Helpreturnabooktothelibrary.

9.WhenwillLilycomebackhome?

A.At3:

00.B.At3:

30.C.At5:

00.

听第8段材料,回答第10，11,12题.

10.Whatkindofactivitywillthetwospeakershave?

A.Abirthdayparty.B.Adancingparty.C.Apicnic.

11.Whendothetwospakersplantohavetheactivity?

A.ThisSaturday.B.ThisSunday.C.NextSaturday.

12.Wherewillthetwospeakershavetheactivity?

A.Intheclassroom.B.Inthecanteen.C.Inthemeetingcenter.

听第9段材料,回答第13,14，15，16题.

13.Whatisthefirstnewsheadlineabout?

A.Streetviolence.B.Personalsafety.C.Students’health.

14.WhydidsomeparentsgatheratschoolinGlasgow?

A.Topreventtheclose-downoftheschool.

B.Tocallforbetterprimaryeducation.

C.Toparticipateinschoolactivities.

15.Whatarethelittlepickersdoing?

A.Collectingprivaterubbish.B.Havingaone-daybreak.C.Cleaningthemselvesup.

16.WhichteamwillplayintheEuropeanCupfinal?

A.ACMilanandBarcelona.B.BarcelonaandLiverpool.C.LiverpoolandACMilan.

听第10段材料,回答第17,18,19,20题.

17.Whatisthemanmainlytalkingabout?

A.ThelegendstoriesofCambridge.

B.Thestudents’lifeinCambridge.

C.ThehistoreyofCambridge.

18.WhatdoesPeterhouselikein1284?

A.ItistheoldestcollegeinCambidge.

B.Therewereplentyofbooksinthelibrary.

C.Studentsenjoyedtotalfreedomthere.

19.InwhichyearHenryVIfoundKing’sCollege?

A.In1513.B.In1511.C.In1440

20.WhoeverstudiedinCambridgeaccordingtothespraker?

A.BaconandNewton.B.ByronandTennis.C.MichelleandWordsWorth.

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、D、）中选出最佳选项。

A

Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.

AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.

Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.

Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.

Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.

21.Crossinglegsaffectyourbloodpressurebecause___________.

A.itcausesyourbodytopushthebloodbacktotheheart.

B.youcan’tfeelanyimmediateeffects.

C.youdon’thaveenoughtimetowalkaround.

D.itisharderforthebloodtocirculate.

22.Tosolvetheproblemscausedbycrossinglegs,you’dbetter_______.

A.sitwithyourfeetplantedflatonthefloorforhours.

B.payattentiontohowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.

C.keepyoursittingpostureandstabilitypermanently.

D.trytobeawareofwhetheryouarecomfortableornot.

23.Whichwordcan’tdescribethefeelingwhenyoucrossyourlegsforalongtime?

A.nervousB.tiredC.numbD.painful

B

Inthe1500’swhentheSpanishmovedintowhatlaterwastobecomethesouthwesternUnitedStates,theycameacrosstheancestorsofthemodern-dayPueblo,Hopi,andZunipeoples.Theseancestors,knownvariouslyasthebasketmakers,theAnasazi,ortheAncientones,hadlivedintheareaforatleast2,000years.Theywereanadvancedagriculturalpeoplewhousedirrigationtohelpgrowtheircrops.

TheAnasazilivedinhousesconstructedofadobe（土砖）andwood.Anasazihouseswereoriginallybuiltinholesandwereenteredfromtheroof.Butaroundtheyear700A.D.,theAnasazibegantobuildtheirhomesabovegroundandjointhemtogetherintogroupsofmultistoriedlargebuildings,whichtheSpanishcalledpueblosorvillages.Separateroomsunderthegroundinthesepueblos–knownaskivas–weresetasideforreligiousceremonies.Eachkivahadaholethatwasbelievedtoleadtotheunderworld.Thelargestpuebloshadfivestoriesandmorethan800rooms.

TheAnasazifamilywasmatrilinear（母系遗传）.Theholyobjectsofthefamilywereunderthecontroloftheoldestfemale,buttheactualceremonieswereconductedbyherbrother,orson.Womenownedtheroomsinthepuebloandthecrops,oncetheywereharvested.Whilestillgrowing,cropsbelongedtothemen,who,incontrasttomostotherNativeAmericangroups,plantedthem.Thewomenmadebasketsandpottery;themenmadeclothandjewelry.

Eachvillagehadtwochiefs.Thevillagechiefdealtwithlanddisputes（争议）andreligiousaffairs.Thewarchiefledthemeninfightingduringoccasionalconflictsthatbrokeoutwithneighboringvillagesanddirectedthemenincommunitybuildingprojects.ThesolidpoliticalandsocialorganizationoftheAnasazimadeitalmostimpossibleforothergroupstoconquerthem.

24.WhatdoweknowabouttheAnasazipeople?

A.TheywereimmigrantsfromSpain.B.Theyweregoodatgrowingcrops.

C.Theystoredtheircropsincaves.D.TheyhadbattlesagainsttheSpanish.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"（Paragraph3）referto?

A.Women.B.Pueblos.C.Crops.D.Rooms.

26.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetext?

A.TheAnasazibenefitedfromtradewiththeSpanish.

B.ThedivisionoflaborinAnasazisocietywasclear.

C.TheSpanishcausedharmtoAnasazisociety.

D.ConstantconflictsexistedinAnasazisociety.

27.WhatcanbestdescribetheAnasazi?

A.Aggressive.B.United.C.Honesty.D.Selfish.

C

Afteraterribleelectricalaccident,whichcausedhimtobecomebothblindanddeaf,thewholeworldbecamecompletelydarkandquietforRobertEdwardsforalmosttenyears.Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislife.Hisfamily,especiallyhiswife,didtheirbesttotendandcomforthimandfinallyheregainedthewilltolive.

Onehotsummerafternoon,hewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatonce.Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoidgettingwet,buthewasstruckbythelightning.Witnessesthoughthewasdeadbuthewokeupsome20minuteslaterlyingfacedowninmuddywateratthebaseofthetree.Hewastremblingbadly,butwhenheopenedhiseyes,hecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw:

aploughandawall.WhenMrsEdwardscamerunninguptohim,shoutingtotheirneighborstocallforhelp,hecouldseeherandhearhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearlytenyears.

ThenewsofRobertregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspread,andmanydoctorscametoexaminehim.Mostofthemsaidthatheregainedhissightandhearingfromtheshockhegotfromthelightning.However,noneofthemcouldgiveaconvincinganswerastowhythisshouldhavehappened.Theonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthat,sinceRobertlosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshock,perhaps,theonlywayforhimtoregainthemwasbyanothersuddenshock.

28.ThereasonforRobert’sattemptstokillhimselfwasthat.

A.hehadtoliveinadarkandsilentworld

B.aterribletrafficaccidenthappenedtohim

C.hewasstruckbythelightningoncemore

D.nobodyintheworldcaredabouthim

29.WhatwasRobertdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightning?

A.Shelteringfromtherainunderatree.

B.Drivingacar.

CTakingawalkwithastick.

D.Lyingontheground.

30.WhatdidRobertseefirstwhenheregainedhissightaftertheshock?

A.Hiswifewhocalledforhelptosavehim.

B.Hisneighbors.

C.Aploughandawall.