甘肃省靖远县17学年高二英语下学期期中试题无答案.docx

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甘肃省靖远县17学年高二英语下学期期中试题无答案

2016—2017学年度高二年级第二学期期中考试试题

科目：

英语总分：

120考试时间：

100分钟

第一部分阅读（满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分）

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WhenIwassix,Dadbroughthomeadogoneday,whowascalled“Brownie”.MybrothersandIalllovedBrownieanddiddifferentthingswithher.Oneofuswouldwalkher,anotherwouldfeedher,thentherewerebaths,playingcatchandmanyothergames.Brownie,inreturn,lovedeachandeveryoneofus.Onethingthatmosttouchedmyheartwasthatshewouldgotowhoeverwassickandjustbewiththem.Wealwaysfeltbetterwhenshewasaround.

Oneday,asIwasgettingherfood,shechewedup（咬破）oneofDad’sshoes,whichhadtobethrownawayintheend.IknewDadwouldbemadandIhadtoletherknowwhatshedidwaswrong.WhenIlookedatherandsaid,“Badgirl,”shelookeddownatthegroundandthenwentandhid.Isawatearinhereyes.

Brownieturnedouttobemorethanjustourfamilypet.Shewenteverywherewithus.Peoplewouldstopandaskiftheycouldpether.Ofcourseshe’dletanyonepether.Shewasjustthemostlovabledog.Thereweremanytimeswhenwe’dbeoutwalkingandasmallchildwouldcomeoverandpullonherhair.Sheneverbarked（吠）ortriedtogetaway.Funnythingisshewouldsmile.Thisfrightenedpeoplebecausetheythoughtshewasshowingherteeth.Farfromthetruth,shelovedeveryone.

NowmanyyearshavepassedsinceBrowniediedofoldage.Istillmissthedayswhenshewaswithus.

1.WhatwouldBrowniedowhensomeonewasillinthefamily?

A.Keepthemcompany.B.Lookatthemsadly.

C.Playgameswiththem.D.Touchthemgently.

2.WecaninferfromParagraph2thatBrownie__________.

A.wouldeatanythingwhenhungryB.feltsorryforhermistake

C.lovedplayinghide-and-seekD.dislikedtheauthor’sdad

3.WhydoestheauthorsaythatBrowniewasmorethanjustafamilypet?

A.Shewastreatedasamemberofthefamily.

B.Sheplayedgameswithanyonesheliked.

C.Shewaslovedbyeverybodyshemet.

D.Shewenteverywherewiththefamily.

B



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YourtourbeginsinMilan,Italy,andmovesontotheprettyItalianLakeDistrictandtheattractiveresort（胜地）ofStresa,yourhomefortwonights.ColletteVacationshascarefullychosentheCostaVictoriaasyourhomeawayfromhomeforyour7-nightjourneyalongthewaterwaysoftheMediterranean.ThecruiseshipisfilledwiththewarmthandcultureofItalyandisrichlydesignedwithentertainment（娱乐）areasandverygoodlivingconditions.Itwilltakeyoutotheplacesofyourdreams.

You’llspend4daystouringGreekcitiesyou’vealwaysheardabout.InKatakolon,youwillhavetheonlyunguidedtourtonearbyOlympiaonthewholejourney.ThenwithalocalguideyouwillvisittheGreekisl

andsofSantorini,whichisoftenrelatedtothestoryofthelostcityofAtlantis,andMykonos,awonderfulislandwithbeautifulbeaches.

YourjourneyendsinVerona,homeofthelovestoryRomeoandJuliet,withafun-filledfarewelldinner—aperfectendingtoapleasantjourney.

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4.Howisthejourneyplanned?

A.ItstartsandendsinItaly.B.

ItstartsandendsinGreece.

C.ItstartsinItalyandendsinGreece.D.ItstartsinGreeceandendsinItaly.

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetravelplan?

A.Thepricemaygetlowerthanthoseintheplan.

B.Thepricesincludethreemealsaday.

C.Thepriceisthehighestinsummer.

D.Thepricesincludeentertainmentservice.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“theCostaVictoria”mostprobablyreferto?

A.Afamoushotel.B.Abeautifulresort.

C.Acomfortableship.D.Along-distancebus.

7.Touristswillt

ravelontheirownin   .

A.StresaB.OlympiaC.MykonosD.Verona

C

Imagine,oneday,gettingoutofbedinBeijingandbeingatyourofficeinShanghaiinonlyacoupleofhours,andthen,afterafulldayofwork,goingbackhometoBeijingandhavingdinnerthere.

Soundsunusual,doesn’tit?

Butit’snotthatunrealistic,withthedevelopmentofChina’shigh-speedrailwaysystem.Andthat’snotall.Chinahasanevengreaterhigh-speedrailwayplan-----toconnectthecountrywithSoutheastAsia,andeventuallyEasternEurope.

Chinaisnegotiatingtoextenditsownhigh-speedrailwaynetworktoupto17countriesin10to15years,eventuallyreachingLondonandSingapore.Chinahasproposedthreesuchprojects.ThefirstwouldpossiblyconnectKunmingwithSingaporeviaVietnamandMalaysia.AnothercouldstartinUrumqiandgothroughKazakhstanandUzbekistan,andpossiblytoGermany.ThethirdwouldstartinthenortheastandgonorththroughRussiaandthenintoWesternEurope.IfChina’splanforthehigh-speedrailwaygoesforward,peoplecouldzipoverfromLondontoBeijinginundertwodays.

ThenewsystemwouldstillfollowCh

ina’shigh-speedrailwaystandard.Andthetrainswouldbeabletogo346kilometersanhour,almostasfastassomeairplanes.China’sbullettrain（高速客车）,theoneconnectingWuhantoGuangzhou,alreadyhastheworld’sfastestaveragespeed.Itcovers1,069kilometersinaboutthreehours.

Ofcourse,therearesometechnicalchallengestoovercome.Therearesomanyissuesthatneedtobesettled,suchassafety,railgauge（轨距）,maintenanceofrailwaytracks.So,it’simportanttopayattentiontoeverydetail.

Butthekeyissueisreallymoney.Chinaisalreadyspendinghundredsofbillionsofyuanondomesticrailwayexpansion.Chinaprefersthattheothercountriespayinnaturalresourcesratherthanwithcapitalinvestment.ResourcesfromthosecountriescouldstreamintoChinatosustaindevelopment.It’llbeawin-winproject.Forothercountries,therailwaynetworkwilldefinitelycreatemoreopportunitiesforbusiness,tourismandsoon,nottomentionthebettercommunicationamongthosecountries.

ForChina,suchaprojectwouldnotonlyconnectitwiththerestofAsiaandbringsomemuch-neededresources,butwouldalsohelpdevelopChina’sfarwest.Weforeseethatinthecomingdecades,millionsofpeoplewillmigratetothewesternregions,wherethelandisemptyandresourcesunused.Withhigh-speedtrains,peoplewillsetupfactoriesandbusinesscentersinthewestonceandforall.Andthey’lltradewithCentralAsianandEasternEuropeancountries.

8.China’snewhigh-speedrailwayplanwillbeawin-winprojectbecause____________.

A.Chinawillgetmuch-neededresourcesanddevelopitswesternregions

B.Chinaandthecountriesinvolvedwillbenefitfromtheprojectinvariousways

C.Chinawilldevelopitsrailwaysystemandcommunicationwithothercountries

D.theforeigncountriesinvolvedwilldeve

loptheirrailwaytransportation,businessandtourism

9.Accordingto

thepassage,thegreatestchallengetothenewhigh-speedrailwayplanis___________.

A.technicalissuesB.safetyofthesystem

C.financialproblemsD.maintenanceofrailwaytracks

10.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetowardsChina’shigh-speedrailwayplan?

A.Critical.B.Reserved.C.DoubtfulD.Positive.

11.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NewRailwayStandardsB.BigRai

lwayDreams

C.High-speedBulletTrainsD.InternationalRailwayNetwork

D

Parentsarefightingfortheirchild’srighttorestacrossthecountry.Twenty-threeelementaryschoolsinOrangeCounty,Florida,havebeencuttingbackonrest,andevencancelingittoincreaseclasstime.

InarecentOrangeCountySchoolBoardmeeting,parentsdemandedthatresttimebecarriedoutinalllocalschoolsforallstudents.AngelaBrowning,aparentinthearea,saidthatschools’restisrangingfromzeroto30minutesperday.“Five-year-oldsnotgettingrestmeansabuse,”saidBrowning,whosetwinsinthesecondgradebenefitfromtakingabreakandlearnbetter.

ThemainreasonforreducingtheresttimeisCommonCoreexamsincludingmath,languageartsandliteracy,wherethestudents’performanceoftencontrolsteachers’payandsometimesteachersmaylosetheirjobs.Manyteachersareusingthatextra20minutesthatwouldhavebeenspentontheschools’scores,everybodyisstressful,”saidDianaMoore,presidentoftheOrangeCountyClassroomTeachersAssociation.

Thedecisionofwhetherreducingresttakesplaceisupto（取决于）eachschool’srule.“Floridalawrequiresthatdistrictsprovide900teachinghoursduringtheschoolyear,”Florida’sDepartmentofEducationpresssecretaryCherylEtterssaidinastatement.“Whetherrestispartoftheschooldayisadecisionmadebytheschoolboard（校领导）.”

Reducingrestalsocantakeawayanopportunityforchildrentolearnsocialskills,accordingtomanyexperts.“Insociety,whocaresifyouhavestraightA’sandyougetascholarshiptoHarvardifyoulacksocialskills?

”saidMallet,amotheroftwochildren.

12.WhatwillAngelaBrowningagreewith?

A.Properresttimeimproveschildren’slearningefficiency.

B.Kidsoffiveyearsoldhadbettergetmorebreaktime.

C.Themorerestchildrenhave,thehighergradestheywillget.

D.Elementaryschoolsshouldlimitkids’resttimeto30minutes.

13.Whatdrivessomanyteacherstoreducestudents’resttime?

A.Parents’demandB.Thelinkbetweentheirpayandschool’sscores

C.Students’badbehaviorD.Students’lackofsocialskills

14.Whatcanwe