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西城区学年第一学期期末高二英语试题及答案
北京市西城区2016—2017学年度第一学期期末试卷
高二英语2017.1
试卷满分:
140分考试时间:
120分钟
A卷满分90分
第一部分
I.听力理解(共三节,满分22.5分)
第一节:
(共4小题;每小题1.5分,满分6分)
听下面四段对话,每段对话后有一道小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
每段对话你将听一遍。
1.Whatistheman’ssuggestionaboutthewoman’swatch?
A.Repairit.B.Buyanewone.C.Keepit.
2.Howdoesthemangotoworknow?
A.Bycar.B.Bybike.C.Bysubway.
3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Awedding.B.Adress.C.Theweather.
4.Wherewillthemangofirst?
A.Tothetheatre.B.Tothelibrary.C.Totheoffice.
第二节:
(共6小题;每小题1.5分,满分9分)
听下面三段对话,每段对话后有两道小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
每段对话你将听两遍。
听第5段材料,回答第5至第6小题。
5.Whichwasthebestpartofthewoman’stour?
A.Hiking.B.Bungeejumping.C.Visitingfriends.
6.WhydidthemanstayinsideandwatchTV?
A.Itwasraining.B.Hewastootired.C.Hewaswithhisfriends.
听第6段材料,回答第7至第8小题。
7.WhydidDavidskipclasseslastweek?
A.BecausehewantedtosurfontheInternet.
B.Becausehisparentsquarreledalotathome.
C.Becausehisfriendaskedhimtochatinacafé.
8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Teacherandstudent.B.Motherandson.C.Goodfriends.
听第7段材料,回答第9至第10小题。
9.Whatisthewomandoing?
A.SellingherarticlestoDiscoveriesMagazine.
B.HavinganinterviewwithDiscoveriesMagazine.
C.GettinginformationaboutDiscoveriesMagazine.
10.Whydidthewomanstealsomething?
A.Tovisitfriendsinprison.B.Togetpublicattention.C.Toreportonprisons.
(听力理解第三节见试卷第7页)
Ⅱ.完形填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Inalotofways,JamieDudgeseemedbelowaverage.Althoughhetriedtodohisbest,itnevergothimveryfar.Hewasn’tvery11,sohisschoolgradeswerealwayslow.Hewasn’tgoodatmusicorsports.Hehadanordinaryfaceandapersonalitytomatch.Hedidn’tgetinvitedtomany12.
Jamiewasnotlikelytobecomefamous,orrich,orpopular.Inoneimportantway,though,hewasavery13boy.Althoughhewasnotassuccessfulasmanyotherkids,he14tobeunhappyaboutit.Andhedidn’twastetimewishingheweresomeoneelse.“IamwhatIam,”he15.“Tryingtodeny(否认)itwon’thelp.Dreamingimpossibledreamsisforthemovies,notforme.”
Ofcourse,Jamiewantedtoknowwhatwaspossible.“Iamgoodforsomething,”hethought.Andashewonderedaboutthis,hebegantonoticeotherpeople.Hedidn’tfocusontheirlooks,ortheirmoney,ortheirtalents.Instead,henoticedtheirneeds.Hebeganto16thatmanypeople—eventheverytalentedones—hadtroubleorpainintheirlives.Sohedecidedtofind17tohelppeople.Hedecidedtocare.
Jamie’sfirstopportunityto18cameupinmathclass.Jamienoticedthathisteacher,Mrs.Hebert,washavingabadday.Theclasswasn’tpayingattention,andshelookedreally19.Afterclass,asJamielefttheroom,he20droppedalittlenoteonMrs.Hebert’sdesk.Itsimplysaid,“Mrs.Hebert,I21whatyoudoforus.Ithinkyou’reagreatteacher.”WhenMrs.Hebertreadthenotelater,shecried.
WritingthatanonymousnotetoMrs.HebertmadeJamiefeelgreat.Sohewrotemore22toencourageotherpeople.Heknewsomestudentswerequitepoor.Sohebegangivingthemmoneyfromhispart-timejob.Hewouldslipthemoneyintotheirdesks,alongwithanotesaying,“Someonecares.”Jamiefoundlotsofothersecretwaysto23others.Soon,manythankfulpeoplewerewonderingwhowasbeingsokindtothem.Bynow,youprobablythinkyouknowtherestofthestory:
People24Jamiewastheonehelpingthem.Theyfinallyunderstoodwhatagreatguyhewas.Theystartedinvitinghimtoparties.Sorry.Thatwouldbeoneofthoseimpossibledreams.No,peopleneverdiduncoverJamie’ssecret.25hedidn’tmind.Thatwasonethinghejustdidn’tcareabout.
11.A.activeB.smartC.popularD.lucky
12.A.classesB.moviesC.partiesD.dinners
13.A.unusualB.unknownC.strangeD.curious
14.A.intendedB.refusedC.managedD.chose
15.A.reportedB.questionedC.complainedD.decided
16.A.believeB.guessC.realizeD.imagine
17.A.organizationsB.supportC.waysD.money
18.A.careB.noticeC.reactD.change
19.A.frightenedB.amazedC.delightedD.discouraged
20.A.secretlyB.simplyC.accidentallyD.carelessly
21.A.admitB.praiseC.rememberD.appreciate
22.A.notesB.lettersC.articlesD.messages
23.A.trustB.treatC.visitD.help
24.A.supposedB.predictedC.discoveredD.suspected
25.A.AndB.ButC.SoD.Then
III.阅读理解(共11小题;每小题2分,满分22分)
阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Shouldonlinelearningbeencouraged?
Editor'snote:
Asmanyparentshavetriedtogivetheirchildrenaheadstart,onlineeducationservices,withtheirrelativelycheapprices,aremushroomingacrosstheworld.Whatdoyouthink?
Shouldthismodeofteachingbeencouraged?
TedM(UK)
Onlineeducationisnotnew.Ithasbeenfoundeffectiveinmanycountrieswhereaccesstoschoolsisdifficult.Itlackstheopportunityforsociallearningofcourse,butinmostsystemsthereareweekend,summerandwinter"camps"wherestudentscanarrangetomeetandinteractwithothersaspartofthecourses.Sucheducationisvaluableforremotelearningininaccessibleregions.
Linda(China)
Ifindthatchildrentodayspendlessandlesstimeplayingoutdoorsthanwedidwhenwewereyoung.WehavethetechnologytoenableustoteachstudentstolearnwithanamazingvarietyofresourcesbutIdohopenotattheexpenseoflosingtheirchildhood.
Breathing(Canada)
Ithinkeducationisnotaboutlearningorgatheringonlytextbookknowledge.It'saboutcommunicatingwithothers,discussing,groupworketc.Onlineeducationmeansdistanceeducation.Atpresentitisspreadallovertheworld.Ithassomegoodresultstoo.ButIlikeface-to-faceeducation.Ithelpsastudenttobuilduphisorhermentalandphysicalstrengthbesidestextbookknowledge.
Jimmy(US)
Itreallydependsonwhatkindoflearneryouare.Ifyouareaself-motivatedstudentandcanmanageyourowntime,onlinelearningisforyou.Solongasyouhavetheabilitytolearnonyourown.
Sunny(Australia)
Onlineschoolsofferstudentswithcustomizedlearningandhelpthemgainaccesstocoursesthatmaynotbeprovidedintheirassignedschool.Thisisoneoftheprimaryreasonsfortheincreaseddemandinonlinelearning.Onlinelearningisprovidingnewoptionsforkidsandmorechoicesforparents.
26.WhichofthefollowingisLinda’sopinionononlinelearning?
A.Itlimitsthetimechildrenspendplayingoutdoors.
B.Itisvaluableforlearninginremoteregions.
C.Itlackstheopportunityforsociallearning.
D.Itisverypopularallovertheworld.
27.Whoistotallysupportivetoonlinelearning?
A.TedMB.BreathingC.JimmyD.Sunny
28.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Tolistthebenefitsofonlinelearning.
B.Tointroducetheaccesstoonlinelearning.
C.Toshowthequickspreadofonlinelearning.
D.Topresentdifferentopinionsononlinelearning.
B
AplanemadeadangeroustriptotheSouthPoletorescueasickworkerfromaU.S.researchbase.
TheU.S.Amundsen-ScottSouthPoleStationishometoacrewof48scientists.ArescueplaneflewthereonJune21torescueasickworker.Battlingsubzerotemperatures,totaldarkness,andotherdangerousflyingconditions,aplanelefttheSouthPoleonWednesdayafterrescuingasickworkerfromaU.S.researchbase.Afterthepatientandflightcrewrest,theplanewillmakeitswaytoSouthAmerica,wherethepatientwillreceivemedicalcare.
ThedaringrescuemissionbeganlastweekwhentwoplanesflewfromCanadatoRothera,aBritishbaseontheAntarcticPeninsula.OnTuesday,justoneoftheplanesleftRotheraonanine-to-ten-hourtriptotheAmundsen-ScottSouthPoleStation,wherethesickworkerwaslocated.
ThestationisusuallyunreachableduringAntarctica’slong,harshwinter,fromFebruarytoOctober.Forty-eightpeopleliveatthebase,includingadoctorandaphysician’sassistant.Butwhenthecrewtheredeterminedtheworkerneededmedicalhelpthatcouldn’tbeprovidedonsite,theemergencyrescuemissionbegan.
TheTwinOtteristheonlytypeofplanecapableofflyinginAntarctica’ssubzerowintertemperatures.Asmallcrew,includingapilot,copilot,medicalworker,andflightengineer,madethe1,500-miletripfromRotherainaTwinOtterplane.ItistheonlytypeofplanecapableofflyinginAntarctica’swintercold.Itcanoperateintemperaturesaslowas-103°Fahrenheit.ThetemperatureintheSouthPoleonTuesdaywas-73°F.Insuchconditions,anaircraft’sfuelandevenitsbatteriesneedtobewarmedupbeforeitcantakeoff.
Thepitch-blackskyandthethreatofhighwindsandsuddenweatherchangesmakesuchflightsextremelyriskyandrare."TheairandAntarcticaareunforgivingenvironments,"TimStockingstoldtheAssociatedPress.HeistheoperationsdirectorattheBritishAntarcticSurvey,inLondon.“Thingscanchangeveryquicklydownthere."
Thisrescueisonlythethirdtimeanemergencymissionhasbeenmadetotheresearchbasesince1999.TheNationalScienceFoundation,whichrunsthestation,hasnotsaidwhowasrescued,orthemedicalconditionoftheperson.Thenamesofthecrewmemberswhomadethedaringflighthavenotbeenmadepubliceither.ButaccordingtoPeterWest,aNationalScienceFoundationspokesman,themission“wentallaccordingtoplan.”
29.WhydidtheplaneflytotheSouthPoletorescuetheworker?
A.Theworkerwastrappedinanemergencymission.
B.Necessarymedicalcarecouldn’tbeprovidedthere.
C.Theworkerwassick