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广东省广州市学年高二英语下学期期中试题
广州市2016-2017学年度第二学期期中检测
高二英语
试卷共10页，100小题，满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
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考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）
第一节听力理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
每段播放两遍。
各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。
请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段对话，回答第1-2题。
1.Thewomanmustbea____________.
A.cleanerB.waitressC.guide
2.Atwhattimewillthebreakfastbeservedfortheman?
A.8a.m..B.8:
30a.m..C.8:
05a.m..
听第二段对话，回答第3-5题。
3.Thewholeconversationcanbedescribedasa____________.
A.longdiscussionB.heatedtalkC.shortinterview
4.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedbythewoman?
A.Sheusedtoworkinasmallfirm.
B.Herformersalesmanagerpositionwasnotwell-paid.
C.Shedislikesstayingatthesameworkingplace.
5.Whatwilldeterminethewoman’sfuture?
A.Theapplicationform.
B.Hersuitableexperience.
C.Herownperformance.
听第三段对话，回答第6-8题。
6.Wheredoesthemanwanttogoto?
A.Philadelphia.B.Miami.C.EasternAfrica.
7.Whenwillthemanarriveathisdestination（目的地）?
A.At5:
10.B.Notknown.C.At7:
45.
8.WhichofthefollowingflightisNOTmentioned?
A.Astandbyflight.B.Aunitedflight.C.Aconnectingflight.
听第四段对话，回答第9-10题。
9.Whatisbeingdiscussedbythetwospeakers?
A.Terribleweather.B.Greenhouseeffect.C.Pollution.
10.Iftheaveragetemperaturenowis22℃,whatwillthefutureonebewithinnextcentury?
A.28℃.B.48℃.C.26℃.
第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面一段独白。
请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入题中标号为11-15的空格中。
听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅读时间。
录音读两遍。
（请把答案填在答题卡上）
Howtokeepthebalancebetweenahealthyenvironmentandmodernlifestyle?
First
Wecanconserve11andwater.
Second
Wecanuse12transportation.
Third
Wecanputrubbishin13insteadofthrowingitontothe
14.
Last
Wecansupportnew15andinventions.
第二部分单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
（从第16题开始填涂答题卡）
16.He_______sleep,althoughhetriedto,whenhegotonsuchahuntforanideauntilhehadcaughtit.
A.wouldn’tB.couldn’tC.shouldn’tD.mustn’t
17.Oneofourrulesisthateverystudentwearschooluniformwhileatschool.
A.mightB.couldC.shallD.will
18.Youboysreally_______ontheseatsthatwerereservedfortheoldandthepregnantwhenyoutookthebushere.
A.notoughttohavesatB.oughttohavenotsat
C.oughtnottohavesatD.oughtnottosit
19.MustIgetthroughthebusinessinoneevening?
No,you__________.
A.mustn’tB.haven’tC.needn’ttoD.don’thaveto
20.Itwasneverclear___________themanhadn’treportedtheaccidentsooner.
A.whyB.howC.whenD.that
21.Noonecanbesure______inamillionyears.
A.whatmanwilllooklikeB.whatwillmanlooklike
C.manwilllooklikewhatD.whatlookwillmanlike
22.____________breakshispromiseswillnotbetrustedbyhisfriends.
A.WhoB.AnyoneC.ThoseD.Whoever
23.Weallknowthetruth____________thereareair,waterandsunlight,therearelivingthings.
A.whereB.whereverC.thatwhereverD.that
24.Theotherdaymybrotherdrovehiscarat___________Ithoughtwasdangerousspeed.
A.whichB.whatC.thatD.as
25.Youaresayingthateveryoneshouldbeequal,andthisis__________Idisagree.
A.whereB.whichC.thatD.what
第三部分阅读理解（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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Inthefallof1985,Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversity,aimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.
Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.
ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:
buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptedandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantastic–andveryemotional.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003,anotherboywasborn.
YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof8!
Ourhomewasacompletezoo–ajoyouszoo.Notsurprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:
tofindaway.Thatmeanttakingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.
ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquit,butIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.
In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree!
Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyou’reinthemidstofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Remember:
littlestepsadduptobigdreams.
26.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?
A.Shewantedtostudybyherself.
B.Shefellinloveandgotmarried.
C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.
D.Shedecidedtolookafterhergrandma.
27.Whatdoestheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?
A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.Littlebylitter,onegoesfar.
C.Everycoinhastwosides.D.Wellbegun,halfdone.
28.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?
A.Caringanddetermined.B.Honestandresponsible.
C.Ambitiousandsensitive.D.Innocentandsingle-minded.
B
TheSpringFestivalholidayissupposedtobeaperiodoftimeentirelyforfamilyreunion.However,aspeople’senthusiasm（热情）fordigitalhongbaoincreased,theamountoftimetheyspendwithfamilymembersduringtheholidaydecreases.Therehasbeenwidespreadcriticism（批评）overdigitalhongbaothatithasseparatedfamilyreunion.
“IusedtodiscussprogramsintheSpringFestivalGala（春晚）withmyfamilymembers,butthisyear,IbarelyhadtimetowatchthegalabecauseIwasstaringatmycellphoneallthetime,”saidKang,a30-year-oldradiostationeditor.“Iwenttokaraokewithmycousinsduringtheholiday,and1wasgraspingdigitalhongbaothewholetime,evenwhenIwassingingkaraoke.”
“Onthelastdayoftheholiday,Istartedtoregretspendingtoomuchtimeonthesedigitalhongbao.Therefore,insteadoffightingforhongbao,IwatchedTVwithmymomthatnight.Ilefthomefeelingsosorry!
Ishouldhavespentmoretimewithmyparents.”
ButKangsaidregretcamewithasenseofachievementwhenhemanagedtobringclassmatestogether.
“Nextyear,Iwillstillplaythisgame,butwithlessmoneyandforasmalleramountoftime,”Kangsaid.
DongChenyu,ateacherfromBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity,saidit’sunfairtoblamehongbaofordestroyingfamilyreunion.
“Whentelevisionwasinvented,peopleaccuseditofstandinginthewayofface-to-facehumancommunication.Thesameaccusation（谴责）cameupontelephoneandtextmessageserviceswhentheywerefirstinvented.Thesamegoeswithdigitalhongbao,”Dongsaid.
“Itdoesnothingbutoffersanewwayofhumancommunication.Therestispeople’schoice.Aslongasnooneexpectstoearnmoneyfromthisandtakesthisasameansofgambling（赌博）,it’sagoodwaytoimprovehumanconnections,”Dongsaid.
29.HowdidMr.KangfeelaboutdigitalhongbaoaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Hefeltregrettedspendingtoomuchmoney.
B.Hewashappytospendtoomuchofhistime.
C.Hehadastrongpreferenceforit.
D.Hefeltasenseofguiltyingettingit.
30.FromtheunderlinedsentenceweknowthatMr.Kangfelt___________.
A.bothregrettedandsuccessfulB.eitherregrettedorsuccessful
C.notonlyhappybutalsosatisfiedD.notpleasedbutstressed
31.WhatcanweinferfromwhatMr.Dongsaidaboutdigitalhongbao?
A.Itwillbringustroubleinholidayreunion.
B.Itwillbeoutoffashioninnearfuture.
C.Lotsofpeoplewilluseittoearnmoney.
D.Mr.Dongisinfavourofdigitalhongbao.
32.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.SpringFestivalReunionB.Double-edgedSword
C.NewHolidayEnthusiasmD.FamilyReunionDestruction
C
“Peoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore‘timepoor’thaneverbefore,”saysPatsyRowe,“Mannershavefallenofftheradar（雷达）.”Duetoourstrongattractiontoelectronicequipmentitisawonderthatmorepeopledon’twakeupeachmorningandgreetthesingingbirdswithacomplaint（抱怨）aboutthenoise.Herearesomeexamplesofrudeness.
SomepeopleprefertodoalmosteverythingovertheInternet.Tothem,dealingwithanactualhumanislikeanevolutionarystepbackward.Itfeelsveryslowbecausehumansdon’tworkat4Gspeeds.Whenyouhavedinnerwithfriends,youwilloftennoticesomeonepayingmoreattentiontohismobilephone.Wehaveprogrammedourselvestothinkthateverynewmessagebringslife-changingnews,sotakingcallsandcheckingourtextsaremoreimportantthantalkingtothepeoplewearewith.Whatisworse,somepeopleeventendtosendanonymous（匿名的）rudemessagesbyemail.
However,rudenessisneveracceptable.Don’tassumeitisOKtoberudeifthepersonyou’reintouchwithwon’trecognizeyou.Ifyouhavesomethi
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