浙江省绍兴市学年高二英语下学期期中试题0114.docx
《浙江省绍兴市学年高二英语下学期期中试题0114.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《浙江省绍兴市学年高二英语下学期期中试题0114.docx（15页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。
浙江省绍兴市学年高二英语下学期期中试题0114
浙江省绍兴市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）。
满分100分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷
注意事项:
1.答第I卷前,务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。
2.每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
不能答在试卷上，否则无效。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 are the speakers talking about?
A. Who will attend the meeting.
B. When to announce the news.
C. What to discuss on Wednesday.
2. What will the man do?
A. Have a cup of tea.
B. Make tea for Christine.
C. Boil more water.
3. Why is Sheila late?
A. She argued with her boss.
B. She forgot the time.
C. She had to finish work.
4. What is the weather normally like?
A. Warm. B. Rainy. C. Cold.
5. What does the man mean?
A. He likes his professor. B. He needs more time. C. He wants a new task.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
听下面4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罝。
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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6.Whathappenedtotheman?
A.Hebrokehisphone.B.Hiscarbrokedown.C.Helosthisway.
7.Whydidthemanfailtocallthewoman?
A.Heforgotthenumber.B.Hehadnocoins.C.Hehadnotime.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。
8.Howmanypiecesofclothingneedtobecleanedandironed?
A.ThreeB.FourC.Five.
9.Howmuchistheextrachargeforthequickservice?
A.15%.B.50%.C.55%
10.Whencanthemanpickuphisovercoat?
A.Nineo’clocktoday.B.Tomorrowafternoon.C.Sundaymorning.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。
11.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’soldjob?
A.Itwasfartherfromherhome.
B.Itofferedbetterpay.
C.Itprovidedcomputertraining.
12.Whatdowelearnaboutthetraining?
A.Itispaidbythewoman.
B.ItrunsfromWednesdaytoFriday.
C.Itispartlydoneonworktime.
13.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouthernewjob?
A. Critical. B. Satisfied. C. Anxious.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至15题。
14. What do we know about the man?
A. He smokes less than ten cigarettes a day.
B.He is probably a long time smoker.
C. He gave up smoking three years ago.
15. What change will the test probably bring to the speakers?
A. They will exercise more.
B. They will restmore.
C.They will work harder.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
YoumightnoticesomethingnewinthenextfewyearsasyouwatchDisneyprograms:
Startingin2015,therewon’tbeanycandy,sugarycerealorfast-foodcommercials（广告）aimedatkids.
TheWaltDisneyCompanyhasbecomethefirstmajormediacompanytobanadsforjunkfoodonitsTVchannels,radiostationsandwebsites.Ithopesthiswillstopkidsfrommakingpoorfoodchoices.FirstLadyMichelleObamacalledita“gamechanger”thatissuretosendamessagetotherestofthechildren’sentertainmentindustry.“Justafewyearsago,ifyouhadtoldmeoranyothermomordadinAmericathatourkidswouldn’tseeasingleadforjunkfoodwhiletheywatchedtheirfavoritecartoonsonamajorTVnetwork,wewouldn’thavebelievedyou,”saidtheFirstLady,whoheadsacampaigntohelpstopchildobesity.
ThebanwouldapplytoDisney-ownedABCstationsaswellasRadioDisneyandDisney-ownedwebsitesaimedatfamilieswithyoungchildren.Inaddition,Disneyplanstomakechangestoitskids’menusatthemeparksandresorts（度假胜地）.Fast-foodoptionswillbereplacedwithhealthierchoices,suchassmoothies（果汁）,apples,vegetablesandyogurt.
Inadditiontocandybarsandfast-foodmeals,otherfoodsthatdon’tmeetDisney’snutritionalstandardswillbebannedfromthecompany’skid-targetedmedia.Anycerealwith10gramsormoreofsugarperservingwillbeofftheair.Therewillbenoadsforfullmealsofmorethan600calories.Juiceswithhighlevelsofsugarandfoodswithtoomuchsaltwillalsobepulled.
LeslieGoodman,Disney’sseniorvice-presidentofCorporateCitizenship,saidacompanythatwantstoadvertisewillneedtoshowthatitoffersarangeofhealthyoptions.
Disneyisn’ttheonlyonepushingawayunhealthyfoods.Lastweek,NewYorkCityMayorMichaelBloombergsuggestedabanondrinksover16ouncessoldinmovietheaters,restaurantsandconveniencestoresintheBigApple.Hesayslarge,sugarydrinksarepartlytoblameforobesity.
16.WhatwilltheWaltDisneyCompanydofrom2015?
A.Producemoreandbettercartoonsforyoungkids.
B.Helpkidsdevelophealthylifestyleintheprogram.
C.StopbroadcastingadvertisementsforjunkfoodonTV.
D.Providehealthierfoodforkidswhiletheyarewatchingprograms.
17.WhatMichelleObamasaidsuggeststhatwhilewatchingcartoons,_______.
A.kidsdidn’tbelievewhatthecommercialssaid
B.kidsweretoseealotoffast-foodcommercialsonTV
C.kidsfindpleasureinwatchingfast-foodcommercials
D.kidsenjoyeatingcandy,sugarycerealorjunkfood
18.AccordingtoMichaelBloomberg,tofightchildobesity,kidsshould_______.
A.watchfewercartoonsB.takemorephysicalexercise
C.notgotomovietheatersD.drinklesssugarydrinks
B
ArecentdocumentaryproducedbytheBritishBroadcastingCorporation（BBC）hascausedastirinChinaandintheUK.
Thedocumentary,titledAreOurKidsToughEnough?
focusesonfiveChineseteacherswhoaresenttoteach50UKteensataschoolinHampshire.
Theteachersinstructthestudentsforamonth.Thepupilsarethentested,andtheresultsarecomparedtotheonesofthosewhohavecontinuedintheregularUKeducationsystem.TheideaistoseeiftheChinesemethodimprovesacademicperformance.
TheChineseteachersusetheirownteachingmethodsbutreceivestrongresistancefromthestudents.Aclipfromthedocumentaryonlineshowssomeproblems,withChineseteacherscallingtheirstudentslazyandlackingindiscipline,whilethestudentssaythehighpressureandharshteachersaredrivingthemcrazy.
ThishasarousedanewdebateinbothChinaandtheUK,withsomearguingtheteenagersneedmoreregulationanddiscipline.OtherssayChinesemethodsencouragerotelearning（死记硬背）insteadofindependentthinking.Forinstance,Chineselanguageteachersshoulddomorethanpassonknowledgeaboutwordsandcharacters.Theyshouldinspirestudents,helpingthemfeelthesentiment（情操）fromChineseliterature.Thisisahigherlevelofteaching.
YangDongping,deanofthe21stCenturyEducationResearchInstitute,says,“TheChineseteachingmethodsaredesignedtostrictlytrainthemajority.Foreignteachingmethods,however,aremorenaturalandrelaxing,anddesignedtoinspirestudents’interestinlearning.Educationmethodsarebasedonculture.Thatiswhyasuccessfuleducationmethodinoneplacemaynotworkthatwellwhensimply‘transplanted’intoanotherplace.”
YangDongpingsays,“ThedocumentarydoesreflectsomeproblemsrootedintraditionalChineseteachingmethods.Nobelprizewinner,YangZhenning,gaveaveryfaircommentonthisissue.HesaidtheChinese-styleeducationmethodworksformostordinaryqualifiedstudentseffectively,helpingthemreachhighstandards.However,itmayweakenthetrainingforhigh-potentialoutstandingstudents.”
19.WhyarefiveChineseteacherssenttoteach50UKteens?
A.TotesttheeffectivenessofChineseteachingmethods.
B.Tohelptheschoolimprovetheirteachingefficiency.
C.TodosomepracticalresearchintotheUKeducationsystem.
D.TotesttheintelligenceoftheUKteens.
20.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“harsh”inthefourthparagraph?
A.quitefriendlyB.extremelystrict
C.rathercoldD.veryattractive
21.AccordingtoYangDongping,Chineseteachingmethods______.
A.fitallcountriesB.arethebestintheworld
C.couldbeimprovedD.arenotasgoodasBritishmethods
C
Etymology,thestudyofwordsandwordroots,maysoundlikethekindofthingdonebyboringlibrariansinsmall,dustyrooms.Yetetymologistsactuallyhaveauniquelyinterestingjob.Theyareinmanywaysjustlikearchaeologists（考古学家）diggingupthephysicalhistoryofpeopleandevents.Thespecialaspectofetymologyisthatitdigsuphistory,sotospeak,throughthewordsandphrasesthatareleftbehind.
TheEnglishlanguage,inparticular,isagreatfieldtoexplorehistorythroughwords.Asalanguage,Englishhasanextraordinarynumberofwords.Thisispartlyduetoitsabilitytoadaptforeignwordssoreadily.Forexample,“English”wordssuchaskindergarten（fromGerman）,croissant（fromFrench）,andcheetah（fromHindi）havebecomepartofthelanguagewithlittleornochangefromtheiroriginalsoundsandspellings.SoEnglish-languageetymologistshaveavastworldofwordstoexplore.
Anotherenjoyablethingaboutetymologyformostwordexpertsissolvingwordmysteries（谜）.No,etymologistsdonotgoaroundsolvingmurders,likethegreatdetectiveSherlockHolmes.Whatthesewordexpertssolvearemysteriousoriginsofsomeofourmostcommonwords.
OneofthebiggestquestionsEnglishlanguageexpertshavepursuedishowEnglishcametohavethephraseOK.Thoughitisoneofthemostcommonlyusedexpressions,itsexactbeginningisapuzzleeventothisday.Evenitsspellingisnotentirelyconsistent--unlessyouspellitOkay,itishardeventocallitaword.
EtymologistshavebeenabletonarrowOK’sorigindowntoalikely,althoughnotcertain,source（来源）.ItbecamewidelyusedaroundthetimeofMartinVanBuren’srunforpresidentin1840.HisnicknamewasOldKinderhook.WhattroubleswordexpertsaboutthisexplanationisthatthephraseappearedinsomenewspapersbeforeVanBurenbecamewellknown.I
升级会员 