英语贵州省湄潭县湄江中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题.docx

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英语贵州省湄潭县湄江中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题

湄江高级中学2016—2017学年第二学期期中考试

高二英语

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Hikingandfast-pacedwalkingaregreatwaystoloseweightandimprovecardiovascular（心血管的）fitness.Getoutinthesunshineandpickupthepace.

WalkingMusts

Startfrom10minutesandgraduallyincreaseyourtime.Makeyourdailygoal30minutesoffast-pacedwalking.Cross-trainers,walkingshoesorothersupportiveshoeswilldo.Considerwearingcushionedsockstohelpprotectyourfeet.

StepItUp

Pictureyourselfwalkingfastbecauseyoudon’twanttobelateforthebus.Thiswillbeafasterpacethanaveragewalking.Ifyoucan’tmaintainaconversationwithyourfriendwithoutgettingoutofbreath,thenyou’rewalkingtoofast.

PioneeringAdventure

Hikesareusuallylongerthan30minutes;bringwaterandtrailmixforcontinuedenergy.Don’tdrinkwaterfromastreamorriverunlessyouhaveapurificationsystem.Hikingrequireswatchingeachstepyoutake.Don’tplanonrace-walking,butgraduallypickupspeedasyoufamiliarizeyourselfwiththetrail.

Thechallengeofinclinesanddeclineswillcauseyourheartratetoincrease.Theyalsorequirespecialattentionbecauseofloosegravelordirt.Ahikingstickmayhelpwithstability（稳定性）.Takeyourtime.Iftheuphillgetsdifficultandyou’rebreathinghard,stopandenjoytheviews.

Hikingaloneisneveragoodidea.Takeafriend,atrustedadultandyourcellphone.

1.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto___.

A.tellpeopleajokeB.coversomeinformationabouttraveling

C.deliveralessononsunshineandwaterD.encouragepeopletotakeawalk

2.WhatcanwelearnfromWalkingMusts?

A.Catchingthebusandtakingafriend.B.Timeandshoes.

C.Breathingandheartrate.D.Bringingwaterandenjoyingtheviews.

3.Bysaying“StepItUp”,theauthorprobablymeans___.

A.weshouldchangeourwaysforexerciseB.wemustaskforatrustedadulttogowith

C.wemustkeeptalkingwhilewalkingD.weshouldcontrolourwalkpace

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouthikingisNOTtrue?

A.Don’tdrinkwaterfromapurificationsystem.B.Hikingrequireswatchingcarefully.

C.Ahikingstickisveryuseful.D.Takingafriendandacellphoneisagoodidea.

B

Agroupofgraduates,successfulintheircareers,gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor．Conversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsaboutstressinworkandlife．

Beforeofferinghisguestscoffee,theprofessorwenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandavarietyofcups-porcelain,plastic,glass,crystal,someplainlookingandcheap,someexquisiteandexpensive-tellingthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee．

Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid:

"Ifyounoticed,allthenicelookingexpensivecupsweretakenup,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones．Whileitisnormalforyoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthesourceofyourproblemsandstress．Beassuredthatthecupitselfaddsnoqualitytothecoffee．Inmostcasesitisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecasesevenhideswhatwedrink．Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,butyouconsciouslywentforthebestcups．．．Andthenyoubeganeyeingeachother'scups．

Nowconsiderthis:

Lifeisthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups．TheyarejusttoolstoholdandcontainLife,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine,norchangethequalityoflifewelive．Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup,wefailtoenjoythecoffeeGodhasprovidedus．

"Godbrewsthecoffee,notthecups．Enjoyyourcoffee!

"

"Thehappiestpeopledon'thavethebestofeverything．Theyjustmakethebestofeverything．"

Livesimply．Lovegenerously．Caredeeply．Speakkindly．LeavetheresttoGod．

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3referto?

A．thenice-lookingcupB．theordinary-lookingcup

C．thecoffeeofgoodqualityD．thecoffeeofpoorquality

6．Whydidtheprofessorofferhisstudentscoffeewithvarietiesofcups?

A．Totellhisstudentstherightattitudetolife

B．Toteachhisstudentshowtoenjoycoffee．

C．Toshowthestudentshiscollectionofcups．

D．Togivehisstudentsmanymorechoices．

7．Accordingtotheprofessor,thehappiestpeoplearetheoneswho_____．

A．getthebesttypeofcoffeecupsB．makethebestofwhattheyhave

C．haveawiderangeofcoffeecupsD．careaboutsocialstatusandwealth

8．Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_____．

A．ThePressureofLifeB．God'sCoffee

C．TheHappiestPeopleD．Professor'sCoffeeCups

C

IfyouarethinkingofafamilyholidayundertheCaribbeansun,Jamaicaisyourfirstchoice．Sowhatmakesitsopopularwithpeopleallovertheworld?

First,Jamaicaenjoysawarmclimatethr