山西省怀仁县高二英语下学期期中试题实验班.docx

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山西省怀仁县高二英语下学期期中试题实验班山西省怀仁县高二英语下学期期中试题实验班山西省怀仁县2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题（实验班）AImsureyouknowthesong“HappyBirthday”.Butdoyouknowwhowrotethesongandforwhomitwaswritten?

Theretiredprofessor,ArchibaldA.HillinLucasville,USAcouldtellusthestory.Ninety-sevenyearsago,twoofMr.ArchibaldHillsaunts,MissPattyHillandMissMildredHillwereaskedtowritesomesongsforabookcalled“SongStoriedfortheSundayMorning”.MissPattyHillandMissMildredHillwerebothkindergartenteachersthen.Theylovedchildrenverymuchandwrotemanybeautifulsongsforthebook.Oneofthemwasthefamous“GoodMorningtoYou.”Thesongsaid,“Goodmorningtoyou,goodmorningtoyou,dearchildren,goodmorningtoall.”Thissongwasverypopularatthattimeamongkindergartenchildren.Butnotmanygrown-upsknewit.AfewyearslaterlittleArchibaldwasborn.Ashisaunt,MissPattyHillsangthesong“HappyBirthday”tothemelody（曲调）of“GoodMorningtoyou”toherlittlenephew（侄子）.Shesangthesonglikethis:

Happybirthdaytoyou!

Happybirthdaytoyou!

Happybirthday,dearArchie!

Happybirthdaytoyou!

MissPattyHillandhersisterhadneverexpectedthatthissongwouldbecomesopopular,butitreallydid.Peopleallovertheworldlikethesongbecauseofitssimplicityintune（曲调简单）andfriendlinessinwords.1.ArchibaldA.Hillwas_.A.EnglishB.RussianC.AmericanD.Australian2.ProfessorArchibaldA.HillwasMissMildredHills_.A.sonB.studentC.brotherD.nephew3.Thesong“HappyBirthday”hasahistoryof_years.A.97B.about90C.morethan90D.lessthan904.WhydidMissHisswrotesongs?

A.Becausetheyaremusicians.B.Becausetheylovechildren.C.Becausetheywereaskedtowriteforabook.D.Becausetheirnephewaskedthemtodoso.BHiphoporrap（说唱）musicasitisalsocalled,startedonthestreetandintheclubsoftheNewYorkCityinthe1970s.Buttodaymanycountrieshavetheirownkindofhiphopmusic.Thiskindofmusiccomesfromreggae,discoandfunkmusic.Rappingmeansspeakingtotherhythmofthemusic,anditisanimportantpartofthemusic.Peopleraptoexpresshowtheyfeelabouttheirlivesandproblems.Rappinginclass.Wouldyouliketorapinclass?

Wellactually,hippopmusicisplayedinmorethan10,000schoolsintheUSA.Why?

Thereisanewschoolprogramcalled“Flocabulary”inwhichteachersusetextsandhiphopCDstohelpteachdifferentschoolsubjects.Thewordsofthesongsarejustwhatstudentsarestudying.Thismakeslearningeasyandfun.Studentsandteachersareexcitedaboutthepositiveresultsithashadonexammarks.Oneteachersaid,“Iveusedhiphopsongsinclass,andIhaveneverseenmystudentssocrazyabouthistory!

YoucantimaginehowwelltheyimaginehowwelltheyrememberwhatIteach!

Weeventrytowriteourownsongs.”WhoseideawasFlocabulary?

BlakeHarrison,ahighschoolstudent,wasthefirstpersontocomeupwiththeideaofFlocabulary.Theword“Flocabulary”comesfromtheword“flow”and“vocabulary”.“Flow”isarapwordfor“style”,orthewayarappersaysthewordsofasong.“Vocabulary”meansthewordsyouhavetolearninalanguage.Howdidhegettheidea?

Well,herealizedhecouldrememberthewordsofahiphopsongveryeasily.So,whynotmakelessonsintosongs?

TodaytogetherwithAlexRappaport,asongwriter,Blakeproduceshiphopsongsformaths,scienceandliterature（文学）.Theyarenowusedinschoolswithgreatsuccess.5.Rapmusicstarted_inNewYorkcity.A.inthe1970sB.InahighschoolC.inthe19thcentury.D.Inamusicclass.6.Fromthepassage,wecanlearn“Flocabulary”isaprogramto_.A.Writerapmusic.B.Singasongbytalking.C.Rememberthewordsofasong.D.helpteachsomeschoolsubjects.7.Theunderlinedwordpositiveinparagraph2mostprobablymeans_A.badB.goodC.finalDdirect8.BlakeHarrisonhasproducedhiphopsongsforschoolsubjectEXCEPT_.A.mathsB.scienceC.historyD.literatureCIbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyauntshouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtoseethestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingandnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism（乐观）,buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylosthavingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.”MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers（移民局官员）,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:

Almostallcommontroublesgoawayatlast!

Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!

Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.9.HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?

A.FromradioprogramsB.FrombooksandpicturesC.FromhermotherD.Fromherrelatives10.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt_.A.excitedB.confusedC.worriedD.amazed11.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor_.A.oftenlostherwayB.didnotthinkaboutherfutureC.studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD.gotonwellwithherstepfather12.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?

A.Sheworkedasatranslator.B.Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.C.Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.D.ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish.DMr.Jacksonwastiredoflivinginhisoldhouseinthecountrysideandwantedtosellitandbuyabetterone.Hetriedtosellitforalongtime,butwasnotsuccessful,soatlasthedecidedtogotoanestateagent.Theagentadvertised（登广告）thehousestraightaway,andafewdayslater,theownersawaverybeautifulphotographofhishouse,withawonderfuldescriptionofhisgardeninanexpensivemagazine.Havingreadtheadvertisementthrough,thehouseownerhurriedtophonetheestateagent,saying,“Imsorry,Mr.Jones,butIvedecidednottosellmyhouseafterall.”“Why?

”theagentaskedinasurprisedvoice.“BecausefromtheadvertisementinthatmagazineIcanseeitsjustthekindofhouseIvewantedtoliveinallmylife.”13.Mr.Jacksonwantedtosellhishousebecause.A.heneededsomemoneytosupporthisfamilyB.hishousewastoooldtoliveinC.hewantedsomemoneytobuyanewoneD.hedidntwanttoliveinthehouseanylonger14.ThereasonwhyMr.Jacksonwenttotheestateagentwas.A.hehadfailedinsellinghishousebyhimselfB.hewantedtheestateagenttohelphimtogetagoodpriceC.hewassurethattheestateagentcouldhelphimD.hewantedtheestatetoadvertisehishouseinthemagazine15.AtlastMr.Jones.A.wassuccessfulinsellingthehouseB.feltsorrytohavelostasalebyhisdoingtoogoodajobC.wassatisfiedwithwhathehaddoneintheadvertisementD.didntunderstandwhyMr.Jacksonhadchangedhismind第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

（注意：

如果选择AB,AC,AD这三个选项，必须在卡上同时涂两个字母）Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabatterstudentinseveralways.16Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.Youwillwanttotakenotesduringclassroomdiscussionsandwhilereadingatextbookordoingresearchforareport.17Wheneverorhoweveryoutakenotes,keepinmindthatnote-takingisaselectiveprocess.18Thefollowingmethodsmayworkbestforyou.Readthetextquicklytofindthemainfactsandideasinit.Carefullyreadthetextandwatchforwordsthatcanshowmainpointsandsupportingfacts.Writeyournotesinyourownwords.19Noteanyquestionsorideasyoumayhaveaboutwhatwassaidorwritten.Asyoutakenotes,youmaywanttouseyourownshorthand（速记）.Whenyoudo,besurethatyouunderstandyoursymbolsandthatyouusethemallthetime.20A.Usewords,notcompletesentences.B.Therearethreepracticalnote-takingmethods.C.Youmustwriteyournotesonseparatepaper.D.Otherwise,youmaynotbeabletoreadyournoteslater.AB.youwillalsowanttodevelopyourownmethodfortakingnotes.AC.Thatmeansyoumustfirstdecidewhatisimportantenoughtoincludeinyournotes.AD.First,thesimpleactofwritingsomethingdownmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandandrememberit.第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。

IhaveafriendnamedMontyRobertswhoownsahorseranch（大牧场）.ThelasttimeIwastherehetoldmeastoryabout21.Hewasthesonofahorsetrainerwhousedtogofromranchtoranch,traininghorses.Asaresult,theboyshighschoolcareerwascontinually22.Whenhewasasenior,hewas23towriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhe24.Hewroteaseven-page25describinghisgoalofsomeday26alargehorseranchandhandedittohis27.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanote28,“Seemeafterclass.”Montywenttoseetheteacherandask