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中小学资料云南省曲靖市学年高二英语下学期期中试题
云南省曲靖市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
全卷共150分，考试时间为120分钟。
注意第Ⅰ卷的内容，请用2B铅笔做答在机读答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）
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l0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.Whatdoesthewomanneed?
A.Morework.B.Moretime.C.Morehelp.
2.Whatisthemandoing?
A.Expressinghisappreciation.B.Makinganapology.C.Acceptingtheinvitation.
3.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?
A.Tochangehisjob.B.Tosharehisexperience.C.Tohavearest.
4.Wheredidthewomancelebrateherbirthdaylastyear?
A.Athersister’shome.B.Onaplane.C.Attheschool.
5.Whatwillthemando?
A.Asksomeonetofixthestairs.B.Takenonoticeofthestairs.C.Fixthestairshimself.
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。
每段对话后有几个小题，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。
听每段对话前，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秒钟的做答时间。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料.回答第6.7题。
6.Whatistheadvantageofsmallshops?
A.They’renotsocrowded.B.Thefoodisfresher.C.Theproductsarecheaper.
7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisstaff?
A.Theyarebusy.B.Theyareenergetic.C.Theyarefriendly.
听第7段材料.回答第8、9、10题。
8.What'sthewomanspeaker?
A.Areporter.B.Aprofessionalcyclist.C.Abusconductress.
9.WhydidSusanworkovertime?
A.Totakepartintherace.B.Tobuyaracingcycle.C.Tolearncycling.
10.WhatisSusangoingtodonext?
A.Takeabath.B.Havearest.C.Gooncycling.
听第8段材料，回答第I1至13题。
11.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Classmates.B.Colleagues.C.Strangers.
12.Whatistheotherbenefitaccordingtotheman?
A.Higherwage.B.Betterworkingcondition.C.Extravacationtime.
13.Whydoesthewomanwanttochangeherjob?
A.She’snotwellpaid.B.Thejobistooboring.C.Thejobistoohardtodo..
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.HowdoesBobfeelaboutthename"Fatty"?
A.Funny.B.Meaningful.C.Upsetting.
15.WhatdoweknowaboutBob?
A.Heisastudent.B.Heisgoodatsports.C.He’ssatisfiedwithhimself.
16.Wherearethetwospeakerstalking?
A.Inameeting-room.B.Onthephone.C.InaTVstudio.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhatchangeshavehappenedinAnchorage?
A.Therearemorehighbuildings.B.Thereisnoforestanymore.C.Thecity’ssizeisreduced.
18.Whatisthemaincauseofthesechanges?
A.Thediscoveryofoil.B.Theincreasedwealth.C.Themoderntransportation.
19.WhatdecisiondoAlaskansneedtomake?
A.Howtobuildtheoilpipeline.B.Howtoprotectnature.C.Howtoachieveawin-winsituation.
20.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?
A.TalkaboutAlaskans’decisions.
B.Takeenvironmentalscienceclasses.
C.GivealectureusingPowerPoint.
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）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填在答题卡上。
A
Severaltimesmydaughterhadtelephonedtosay,“Mum,youmustcomeandseethedaffodils（水仙花）beforetheyareover.” Iwantedtogo,butitwasatwo-hourdrivefromLakeArrowhead."IwillgonextTuesday,"Ipromised,alittleunwillingly,onherthirdcall.
ThenextTuesdaydawnedcoldandrainy.Still,Ihadpromised,andsoIdrovethere.WhenIfinallywalkedintoCarolyn’shouseandhuggedandgreetedmygrandchildren,Isaid,"Forgetthedaffodils,Carolyn!
The roadisinvisible（看不见的）inthecloudandfog,andthereisnothingintheworldexceptyouandthese childrenthatIwanttosee!
"
Mydaughtersmiledcalmlyandsaid,"Wedriveinthisweatherallthetime,Mum.Youwillneverforgiveyourselfifyoumissthisexperience."
Afterabouttwentyminutes,weturnedontoasmallroadandIsawasmallchurch.Onthefarsideofthechurch,Isawahand-letteredsignthatread"DaffodilGarden."
Wegotoutofthecarandeachtookachild’shand,andIfollowedCarolyndownthepath.Then,weturnedacornerofthepath,andIlookedupamazed.Beforemelaythemostbeautifulsight.Flowsofflowersofdifferentcolorsseemedpoureddownthepeakandslopes.Therewerefiveacresofflowers!
Aseaofdaffodil!
Itwaslikeafairylandallbeyonddescription.
"Butwhohasdonethis?
"IaskedCarolyn."It’sjustonewoman."Carolynanswered."That'sherhome."Carolynpointedtoawell-keptA-framehousethatlookedsmallandmodestinthemidstofallthatglory.Wewalkeduptothehouse.Onthepatio（露台）,wesawaposter."AnswerstotheQuestionsIKnow YouAreAsking"wastheheadline.
Thefirstanswerwasasimpleone."50,000bulbs（鳞茎）"itread.Thesecondanswerwas,"Oneatatime, byonewoman."Thethirdanswerwas,"Beganin1958."
IthoughtofthiswomanwhomIhadnevermet,who,morethanfiftyyearsbefore,hadbegunonebulbatatimetobringthebeautyandjoytothemountaintop.Justplantingonebulbatatime,yearafteryear,hadchangedtheworldwhereshelivedandcreatedsomethingofmagnificence,beauty,andinspiration.
Whenwemultiplytinypiecesoftimewithsmallamountsofdailyeffort,wetoocanaccomplishgreatthings.Everyonecandosomethingtochangetheworld.
21.Thewriterwasn’tgoingtoseethedaffodilsatfirstbecause______.
A.shecaredmoreaboutthechildrenB.theywereonaremotemountaintop
C.theweatherwasnotgoodenough D.itwasnoteasyforhertodrivethere
22.Whatdoweknowfromthepassageaboutthewomanwhogrewdaffodil?
A.Shemusthavebeenamodestwoman.
B.Ittookhergreatdeterminationtogrowthedaffodils.
C.Sheworkedasaprofessionalgardener.
D.Beingpoor,shemadealivingbysellingdaffodils.
23.Whathasthewriterlearnedfromthisexperience?
A.It’snevertoolatetolearn
B.Wemustputtheinterestsofothersaboveourown.
C.Accumulationofsmallstepsmayleadtosomethingmagnificent
D.Peoplecanchangetheworldwheretheylivebygrowingflowers
24.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.OneBulbataTimeB.ILoveDaffodils
C.TheDaffodilGardenD.AnUnforgettableExperience
B
Noonecandenythatbuttonsareanimportantdevice.Wheneverweseeabutton,weareeagertopressitbecauseweknowsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexampleonadoorbellandonthe“on/off”buttonontheTV.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake,likethe“close”buttononalift.
Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareacompletescam（骗局）,atleastintheUS － thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.
Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoor-closingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.
Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tcompletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.
“Perceived（能够感知的）controlisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being,”EllenJ.Langer,apsychologyprofessor,said,“havingalackofcontrolisassociatedwithdepression.”
Expertshaverevealedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlives forthissamepurpose.Forexample,manyofficesintheUShavefakethermostats（温度调节器）becausepeopletendtofeelbetterwhentheythinktheycancontrolthetemperatureintheirworkspace.
Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies”,theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.
“Thathabitisheretostay,”JohnKounios,apsychologyprofessor,said.“EventhoughIhaverealdoubtsaboutthetrafficlightbuttons,Ialwayspressthem.Afterall,I’vegotnothingelsetodowhilewaiting.Sowhynotpressthebuttoninthehopethatthisonewillwork?
”
25. Whatwastheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?
A.Toexplorepeople’sdifferenthabitswhenitcomestopushingbuttons.
B.Todescribesomedifferentkindsoffakebuttons.
C.Toexplaintheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffakebuttons.
D.Toanalyzethefunctionsoffakebuttons.
26. InAmerica,the“close”buttonsonlifts_______.
A.arefakefortheconvenienceofdisabledpeople
B.workonlywhenpeoplepressthemhardforawhile
C.werespeciallydesignedtogivepeopleasenseofcontrol
D.cannotspeeduptheprocessofclosingthedoorinanycase
27. Theunderlinedpart“forthissamepurpose”inParagraph6refersto_______.
A.makingpeoplemorepatient B.givingpeopleperceivedcontrol
C.helpingpeopletobuildupconfidenceD.makingpeoplewithdepressionfeelbetter
28.AccordingtoJohnKounios,peoplewhopressfakebuttons______.
A.shouldgiveupthishabit
B.considerwhattheydotobemeaningless
C.probablydosotokilltime
D.don’tknowthatwhattheypressisfake
C
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