陕西省西安市学年高二英语下学期期中试题平行班.docx

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陕西省西安市学年高二英语下学期期中试题平行班

陕西省西安市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题（平行班）

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.WhattimedidJulieleave?

A.At8:

00.B.At8:

15.C.At8:

50.

2.Whatisthewoman?

A.Ateacher.B.Alibrarian.C.Astudent.

3.Whatdidthewomanforgettodo?

A.Buysomesalt.B.Putsaltinthedish.

C.Makethedishfortheman.

4.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Inahospital.C.Inanoffice.

5.Howoldisthemanprobably?

A.19yearsold.B.26yearsold.C.33yearsold.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5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置。

每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.WhereprobablyisMarynow?

A.InFlorida.B.InNewYork.C.InWashington.

7.WhathappenedtoMary’sfather?

A.Hediedinafire.B.Hewaswounded.C.Hegotseriouslyill.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.Whatdoesthemanthinkofgettingupinthemorning?

A.It’seasierincloudydays.

B.It’sharderinsummertime.

C.It’seasierinsunnydays.

9.Whatdomostrecentarticlesaboutthesundiscuss?

A.Onlycheerfulthings.

B.Itsnegativeeffects.

C.Itsroleintheuniverse.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.Howdidthewomanfeelatfirst?

A.Angry.B.Sorry.C.Puzzled.

11.Wheredidthespeakersplantomeet?

A.Atthebusstation.B.Outsidethecinema.C.Intheshoppingcenter.

12.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?

A.Gotothecinema.B.Goshopping.C.Gohome.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.Whodoesthemanthinkthewomanisshoppingforinthebeginning?

A.Herniece.B.Herself.C.Herdaughter.

14.WhatdoesthemansayaboutschoolsinOregon?

A.Theyhavealonghistory.

B.Theyoffergoodprograms.

C.Theyhavebeautifulscenery.

15.Whichuniversitydidthewomanstudyin?

A.BrownUniversity.B.HarvardUniversity.

C.TheUniversityofPennsylvania.

16.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Attendaparty.B.Visitanearbyuniversity.C.Goonwithhershopping.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.Wheredoesthetalktakeplace?

A.InEngland.B.InAustralia.C.IntheUnitedStates.

18.WhenwasTheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFrypublished?

A.In2014.B.In2012.C.In2007.

19.WhatawardhasRachelJoycewon?

A.TheCommonwealthBookPrize.

B.TheTinniswoodAward.

C.TheManBookerPrize.

20.WhatdidRachelJoyceworkas?

A.Anactress.B.ATVhostess.C.Awriter.

第二部分阅读理解（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。

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Hereisaleaflet（传单）tointroducedifferentforeigndestinationsforChinesestudentstofurthertheirstudy.

21.WhichcountryhasrecognizedChina’seducationalcertificate?

A.TheUSB.TheNetherlandsC.AustraliaD.TheUK

22.Ifyouwanttoliveinacountryaftergraduation,whichonemaybethebestchoice?

A.TheUS.B.TheNetherlands.C.Australia.D.TheUK.

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtotheleaflet?

A.TheUKoffersvariousscholarshipsandtuitionfreeprograms.

B.TheUShasalwaysbeenonthetopdestinationlistforChinesestudents.

C.Thegovernment-fundeduniversitiesinHollandaretuitionfree.

D.ThenewAustraliavisapolicywilllasttwelveweeksinapplication.

B

ThewriterMargaretMitchellisbestknownforwritingGonewiththeWind，firstpublishedin1936.Herbookandthemoviebasedonit，tellastoryofloveandsurvivalduringtheAmericanCivilWar.VisitorstotheMargaretMitchellHouseinAtlanta，Georgia，cangowhereshelivedwhenshestartedcomposing（创作）thestoryandlearnmoreaboutherlife.

OurfirststopattheMargaretMitchellHouseisanexhibitareatellingaboutthewriter’slife.ShewasborninAtlantain1900.Shestartedwritingstorieswhenshewasachild.ShestartedworkingasareporterfortheAtlantaJournalnewspaperin1922.OnephotographofMs.Mitchell，calledPeggy，showshertalkingtoagroupofyoungcollegeboys.Shewasonlyaboutoneandahalfmeterstall.Theyoungmentoweroverher，butsheseemsveryhappyandsureofherself.Thetourguideexplains：

"NowinthispicturePeggyisinterviewingsomeboysfromGeorgiaTech，askingthemsuchquestionsas"Wouldyoureallymarryawomanwhoworks?

"Andtodayitwouldbe"Wouldyoumarryonewhodoesn’t?

"

TheMargaretMitchellHouseisabuildingthatoncecontainedseveralapartments.NowweenterthefirstfloorapartmentwhereMs.Mitchelllivedwithherhusband，JohnMarsh.Theymadefunofthesmallapartmentbycallingit"TheDump".

Around1926，MargaretMitchellhadstoppedworkingasareporterandwasathomehealingafteraninjury.Herhusbandbroughtherbookstoreadfromthelibrary.Shereadsomanybooksthatheboughtheratypewriterandsaiditwastimeforhertowriteherownbook.OurguidesaysGonewiththeWindbecameahugesuccess.MargaretMitchellreceivedthePulitzerPrizeforthebook.In1939thefilmversionwasreleased.ItwontenAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.

24.ThebookGonewiththeWindwas________.

A.firstpublishedonanewspaper  B.adaptedfromamovie

C. aboutloveandsurvivalinthewar        D.writtenin1936

25.Theunderlinedphrase"towerover"inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.beverypleasedwith            B.bemuchtallerthan

C.showgreatrespectfor          D.showlittleinterestin

26.WecanknowaboutMargaretMitchellfromthepassagethat______.

A.herheightmadehermarriageunhappy

B.writingstoppedherworkingasareporter

C.herinterestinwritingcontinuedasanadult

D.herlifewasfullofhardshipandsadness

27.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage？

______

A.GonewiththeWind：

AHugeSuccess.

B.MargaretMitchell：

AGreatFemaleWriter.

C.AnIntroductionoftheMargaretMitchellHouse.

D.ATriptoKnowMargaretMitchell.

C

Everyday,hundredsofthousandsofusvisitcoffeeshops.Whilewedrinkourcoffee,wemayconnectoursmartphonetotheshop’sWi-Finetwork,andkeepintouchwithfriendsviaservicessuchasFacebook.

Aswellassocializing,wemayusethetimeandfreeaccesstoawirelessconnectionto getontopof ourfinances.Transferringmoneyfromyouraccounttoothers’accountsisnothingmorethanafewtapsonyourscreen.

Butwhatcoffeedrinkersdonotrealizeisthatlurking（潜伏）amongtheirfellowcoffee-loversarebankrobbers.

Unknowntoyou,thismodernformofbankrobberissilentlycollectingallyourprivatedata.Theonlysignofhisthieveryisperhapsalittlesmileasyourbanklog-indetailsappearonhisscreen.

You’llonlyrealizewhenyoulatergotoacashmachinetowithdrawsomemoney,anddiscoverthateverypennyinyouraccounthasbeenclearedout.

Thecommonmethodforthievesistouseyoursmartphone’sWi-Ficonnection.Theyrelyonthefactthatmostofusarenotcarefulaboutthesecurityofnetworksweconnectto.

Forexample,whenyouareinacoffeeshop,yoursmartphonewillpresentyouwithalistofavailableWi-FinetworksthatyoucanusetoconnectyourphonetotheInternet.Mostofthesenetworksarerunbylegitimate（合法的）companies,butsometimestheyareactuallycreatedbyathiefsittingnearbywithlittlemorethanalaptop.

Thesenetworksareoftengivennames,suchas“FreePublicWi-Fi”,whichdeceivesmartphoneusersintologgingin.Onthesurface,everythingseemsnormal,andyouwillbeabletoconnectjustasyouarewithalegitimateWi-Fiservice.

However,becauseyouhaveconnectedtoanetworkcontrolledbyathief,hecanmonitor（监视）everythingyoudo,enablinghimtocollectpasswordsandlog-indetailsaboutyourbankaccount.

28.Theunderlinedphrase“getontopof”canbereplacedby________.

A.dealwith                 B.giveup                 C.cutoff                 D.setup

29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Transferringmoneyfromyouraccounttoothers’isacomplexprocess.

B.It’seasyforyoutotellbankrobbersfromothercoffeedrinkers.

C.Onlinethievescouldstealmoneybecausepeoplepaylittleattentiononthenetworksecurity.

D.Allthenetworksavailableinacoffeeshopareillegal.

30.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsWi-Fitraps?

A.Positive.               B.Negative.              C.Objective.             D.Indifferent.

31.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.BecautiousaboutfreeWi-Finetworks.      

B.Thethiefwhowithdrawsourmoney.

C.TheconvenienceoffreeWi-Finetworks.   

D.Theprocessofstealingmoney.

D

Acurrenttopicofdebateistheamountofsupportandserviceswearewillingtoprovidefordisabledpeople.Manypeoplebelievethatsocietyhasbecomemorecaringovertheold.However，ifwelookbackintime，thismaynotprovetobetrue.Agoodexamplecanbefoundbylookingatsomeremains（遗骸）ofaprehistoricculture.

     Severalskeletons（骨架）werefoundintheShanidarCaveinIraq.Itwasthehomeofatribe（部落）ofNeanderthalswhoexistedmorethan40000yearsago.Oneoftheseskeletonswasamanabout40yearsold，anoldageforthatperiod.Heisthoughttohavebeenkilledbyafallingstone.Carefulstudyoftheboneshasshownthattheman’srightarmhadneverfullydevelopedandhadbeencutoffbelowtheelbow（肘）.TheconditionoftheteethwasalsounlikethatofotherNeanderthalmen’s.Theyshowedsignsofexcessive（过多）use，asiftheyhadbeenusedtomakeupforthelackofarightarm.

     Howcouldsomeonesodisabledfromhisearliestyearshavesurvivedtobecomeanadult，andevenliveontooldage？

Societiesinsuchearlytimesfacedsevereconditions.Peoplewhocouldhuntformeatwerefew.Adisabledpersonmusthaveneededtokeepclosetothecaveandbeenprovidedwithmeat.Infact，morecarewereshowntowardsthisdisabledmanduringthattime,whichsuggest