英语内蒙古北重三中学年高二下学期期中考试试题.docx

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英语内蒙古北重三中学年高二下学期期中考试试题

北重三中2016～2017学年第二学期

高二年级期中考试英语试题

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40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。

A

Stillseekingadestinationforyourweekendbreak?

Therearesomeplaceswhichareprobablyamerewalkawayfromyourcollege.

King’sArtCentre

AdayattheCentrecouldmeanavisittoanexhibitionoftheworkofoneofthemostinterestingcontemporaryartistsonshowanywhere.Thisweekendseestheopeningofanexhibitionoffourlocalartists.

Youcouldattendaclassteachingyouhowto‘learnfromthemasters’orgetmorecreativewithpaint–freeofcharge.

TheCentrealsorunstwolifedrawingclassesforwhichthereisasmallfee.

TheBotanicGarden

TheGardenhasover8,000plantspecies;itholdstheresearchandteachingcollectionoflivingplantsforCambridgeUniversity.

Themulti-branchedTorchAloehereisimpressive.TheAfricanplantproducesredflowersaboveblue-greenleaves,andisnotonetomiss.

GettothedisplayhousetoseeDionaeamuscipula,aplantmorecommonlyknownastheVenusFlytrapthatfeedsoninsectsandothersmallanimals.

TheGardenisalsoaplaceforwildlife-enthusiasts.Lookforgrasssnakesinthelake.Asnakecalled‘HissingSid’isregularlyseenlyingintheheatofthewarmsun.

Byron’sPool

ManystoriessurroundLordByron’stimeasastudentofCambridgeUniversity.Arrivingin1805,hewrotealettercomplainingthatitwasaplaceof“messanddrunkenness”.However,itseemsasthoughByrondidmanagetopassthetimepleasantlyenough.I’mnotjusttalkingaboutthepetbearhekeptinhisrooms.Hespentagreatdealoftimewalkinginthevillage.

ItisalsosaidthatonoccasionByronswamnakedbymoonlightinthelake,whichisnowknownasByron’sPool.AcoupleofmilespastGrantchesterinthesouthCambridgeshirecountryside,thepoolissurroundedbythefields.Thecriesofinvisiblebirdsmakethetripalovelyexperienceandonthewayhomeyoucandropintothevillageforafternoontea.Ifyoudon’ttrustme,thenperhapsyou’lltakeitfromVirginiaWoolf,afamouswriter,—overacenturyafterByron,shereportedlytookatriptoswiminthesamepool.

1.Themainideaofthepassageis__________.

A.interestingstoriesofLord.Byron

B.anapproachtobecomingcreativeinart

C.thecolorfullifeinthecountryside

D.someplacesforweekendbreak

2.Ifyouareawildlifeenthusiast,you’dbettergoto__________.

A.Byron’sPoolB.theBotanicGarden

C.King’sArtCentreD.Cambridgeshire

3.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingstatementsarewrongexcept__________.

A.Thereisasmallchargeforattendingthemasters’class

B.Byronlikedswimmingnakedinthelake

C.Byronseemedtolikekeepingpetbears

D.HissingSidandFlytrapareimpressiveanimals

4.Theauthor’spurposeinmentioningVirginiaWoolfistoshow__________.

A.shewasafamouswriter

B.shewasfondofswimming

C.shewasByron’sadmirer

D.Byron’sPoolisapleasantplace

B

WhenIlivedinSpain,someSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar.Beforetheyleft,theyaskedmeforadviceabouthowtofindaccommodation.Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat‘bedandbreakfast’houses,becausethiskindofplacegivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvice,buttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories

“Wedidn’tstayatbedandbreakfasthouses,”theysaid,“becausewefoundmostfamilieswereawayonholiday.”

Ithoughtthiswasstrange.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappened.MyfriendsspokelittleEnglish,andtheythought‘VACANCIES’meant‘holidays’,becausetheSpanishwordfor‘holidays’is‘vacaciones’.Sotheydidnotgotohousewherethesignoutsidesaid‘VACANCLES’,whichinEnglishmeanstherearefreerooms.Thenmyfriendswenttohousewherethesignsaid‘NOVACANCLES’,becausetheythoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday.Buttheyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull.Asaresult,theystayedathotels!

Welaughedaboutthisandaboutmistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns.InSpanish,theword‘DIVERSION’meansfun.InEnglish,itmeansthatworkmenarerepairingtheroad,andthatyoumusttakeadifferentroad.Whenmyfriendssawtheword‘DIVERSION’onaroadsign,theythoughttheyweregoingtohavefun.Instead,theroadendedinalargehold.

Englishpeoplehaveproblemstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages.OnceinParis,whensomeoneofferedmesomemorecoffee,Isaid“Thankyou”inFrench.ImeantthatIwouldlikesomemore.However,tomysurprise,thecoffeepotwastakenaway!

LaterIfoundoutthat“Thankyou”inFrenchmeans“No,thankyou.”

5.MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout______.

A.learningEnglishB.findingplacestostayinEngland

C.drivingtheircaronEnglishroadsD.goingtoEnglandbycar

6.‘NOVACANCIES’inEnglishmeans______.

A.nofreeroomsB.freeroomsC.notawayonholidayD.holidays

7.WhensomeoneofferedmemorecoffeeandIsaid“Thankyou”inFrench,I______.

Adidn’treallywantanymorecoffeeB.wantedthemtotakethecoffeepotaway

C.reallywantedsomemorecoffeeD.wantedtoexpressmypoliteness

8.IwassurprisedwhenthecoffeepotwastakenawaybecauseI______.

A.hadn’tfinisheddrinkingmycoffeeB.wasexpectinganothercupofcoffee

C.meantthatIdidn’twantanymoreD.wasnevermisunderstood

C

Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff（打盹）—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.

Researchershavediscoveredthat“nightmilk”containsmoremelatonin,whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.

Thestudy,byresearchersfromSeoul,SouthKorea,involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.

Thosegivennightmilk,whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin,werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.

Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.

Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow,takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.

Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent,whichhelpspeopletorelax.

Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.

9.Accordingtothetext,themicefedwithdaytimemilk_______.

A.weremoreanxiousB.wokeuplater

C.werelessactiveD.startedsleepmoreeasily

10.Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?

A.It’sbeentestedonmicefortentimes.

B.It’susedinsleepingdrugs.

C.Itcanmakepeoplemoreenergetic.

D.Itexistsinmilkingreatamount.

11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.MilkDrinkingandHealthB.AnExperimentonMice

C.Fat,SugarandHealthD.NightMilkandSleep

D

Parentshavetodomuchlessfortheirchildrentodaythantheyusedtodo，andhomehasbecomemuchlessofaworkshop.Clothescanbeboughtreadymade;washingcangotothelaundry;foodcanbebought,cooked，cannedorpreserved;breadisbakedanddeliveredbythebaker;milkarrivesonthedoorstep;meatscanbehadattherestaurant，theworker’scanteen，andtheschooldining-room.

Itisunusualnowforfathertopursuehistradeorotheremploymentathome，andhischildrenrarely，ifever，seehimathisplaceofwork.Nowadaysboysareseldomtrainedtofollowtheirfather’soccupation，andinmanytownstheyhaveafairlywidechoiceofemploymentandsodogirls.Theyoungwage-earneroftenearnsgoodmoney，andsoonacquiresafeelingofeconomicindependence.Intextile（纺织物）areasithaslongbeencustomaryformotherstogoouttowork，butthispracticehasbecomesowidespreadthattheworkingmotherisnowanotunusualfactorinachild’shomelife，thenumberofmarriedwomeninemploymenthavingmorethandoubledinthelasttwenty-fiveyears.Withmotherearningandhisolderchildrendrawingsubstantialwages,fatherisseldomthedominant（占主导的）figurethathestillwasatthebeginningofthecentury.Whenmotherworks,economicadvantagesincreasing，butchildrenlosesomethingofgreatvalueifmother’semploymentpreventsherfrombeinghometogreetthemwhentheyreturnfromschool.

12.Thewritermentionshomeasworkshopinthepastbecause______.

A.fathersoftenpursueemploymentathome

B.parentshadtomakefoodandnecessitybythemselves

C.manyfamiliesproducegoodsathomeforsale

D.bothfathersandmothersinmostfamiliesareworkers

13.Thechiefreasonthatboysareseldomtrainedtofollowtheirfather’soccupationisthat____.

A.childrenrarelyseetheirfathersattheirplaceofwork

B.fathersdonotliketopursueemploymentathome

C.thereisawidechoiceofemploymentforchildren

D.childrenalsoliketohavejobsandearnmoneyoutside

14.Whatmakesfathernolongertheonlydominantpersoninafamily?

A.Mother’sandchildren’searningenablethemnotjusttodependonfatherforlife.

B.Therearemanychoicesofemploymentformothersandchildrennowadays.

C.Fatherdoesmuchlessforhischildrenandearnmuchlesstodaythanheusedto.

D.Thenumberofmarriedwomeninemploymenthasincreasedgreatlynow.

15.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthechangeat