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广东省普宁高二英语上学期期末考试试题
普宁市英才华侨中学2016—2017学年上学期期末考试
高二英语
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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分20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答案，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.Whyistheairfresherthanbefore?
A.Therearefewercarsinthecity.
B.Therearefewerfactoriesinthecity.
C.Thereisagreenbeltaroundthecity.
2.
Whatistheboydoing?
A.Doingnothing.B.Climbingatree.C.Cuttinghisnameonatree.
3.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Harris?
A.Helosthiswallet.B.Hewasn’tinhisroom.C.HestoleJim’swallet.
4.Whatdoesthewomanhate?
A.Workinginthehotel.B.Thepeopleinthehotel.C.Thefoodinthehotel.
5.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodotomorrowafternoon?
A.Goshopping.B.Gotothepark.C.SeeJoeandLinda.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题
6.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Atatravelagency.B.Atanairport.C.Atahotel.
7.Whendoesthewomanplantoleave?
A.OnWednesdaymorning.B.OnFridayafternoon.C.OnSaturdaynight.
8.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthecost?
A.Cheap.B.Expensive.C.Reasonable.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inaswimmingpool.B.Inafactory.C.Byariver.
10.Whydidthemancometotheriverwhenhewasachild?
A.Tofish.B.Toswim.C.Togrowplants.
11.Whatdoweknowabouttheriver?
A.Ithaslesswaterinit.B.Ithasgotterriblypolluted.C.Ithasbeenmademuchcleaner.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12.Whatisthewoman?
A.Amanagerofmarketingdepartment.
B.Agirlofpublicrelations.
C.Aclerkofafter-salesservice.
13.Howlonghasthemanhadthecar?
A.Forafewdays.B.Forafewweeks.C.Forafewmonths.
14.Whatiswrongwiththeman’scarnow?
A.Theoillightisalwayson.
B.Theenginedoesn’tworkwell.
C.Thewheelskeepupaterriblenoise.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.Whydoesthewomansuggestgoingbyship?
A.It’sfaster.B.It’scheaper.C.It’smorecomfortable.
16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman’swife?
A.Sheisnotingoodhealth.B.Sheisbusywithherwork.C.Shealwaysworriestoomuch.
17.Whatwillthemanandhiswifeprobablydointheend?
A.GotoEgypt.B.Stayathome.C.Gototheseaside.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.Whendoesthefirstshowbegin?
A.At3:
00.B.At4:
00.C.At4:
30.
19.Whatanimalscanpeopleseeinthesecondshow?
A.Tigers.B.Birds.C.Monkeys.
20.Whatcanweknowaboutthelastshow?
A.It’sfree.B.It’saguidedtour.C.ItwillbeputoninAmerica.
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）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Oneearlymorning,IwentintothelivingroomtofindmymotherreadingathickbookcalledBestLovedPoemstoReadAgainandAgain.Myinterestwasarousedonlybythefactthattheword“Poems”appearedinbig,hotpinkletters.
“Isitgood?
”Iaskedher.
“Yeah,”sheanswered.“There’soneIreallylikeandyou’lllikeit,too.”Ileanedforward.
“PattyPoem,”shereadthetitle.WhoisPatty?
Iwondered.Thepoembegan:
Sheneverputshertoysaway,
Justleavesthemscatteredwheretheylay,…
Thepoemwasjustthreeshortsections.Thefinalonecamequickly:
Whenshegrowsan
dgatherspoise,
I’llmissherharum-scarumnoise,
Andlookinvainforscatteredtoys.
AndI’llbesad.
Aterriblesorrowwashedoverme.WhoeverPattywas,shewasameangirl.Then,theshock.
“It’syou,honey,”Mymothersaidsadly.
Tomymother,thepoemrevealedaparent’saffectionwhenherchildgrowsupandleaves.Tome,the“she”inthepoemwashorror.Itwasmymamawhowouldbesad.ItwassoterribleIburstoutcrying.
“What’swrong?
”mymotherasked.
“OhMama,”Icried.“Idon’twanttogrowupever!
”
Shesmiled.“Honey,it’sokay.You’renotgrowingupanytimesoon.Andwhenyoudo,I’llstillloveyou,okay?
”
“Okay,”Iwasstillweeping.Mypanichasgone.ButIcouldnothelpthinkingaboutthatsillypoem.Afterwhatseemedlikeasafeamountoftime,Ireadthepoemagainandwasconfused.Itallfitsowelltogether,likeapuzzle.Thelanguagewassimple,sosimpleIcouldplainlyunderstanditsmeaning,yetitwasstillbeautiful.Iwasnowfascinatedbytheideaofpoetry,wordsthathadthepowerto
makeorbreakaperson’sworld.
Ihavesincefalleninlovewithotherpoems,but“PattyPoem”remainsmypoem.Afterall,“PattyPoem”gavememyloveforpoetrynotbecauseitwasthepoemthatliftedmyspirits,butbecauseitwastheonethathurtmethemost.
21.WhywasthewriterattractedbythebookBestLovedPoemstoReadAgainandAgain?
A.Itwasathickenoughbook.
B.Somethingonitscovercaughthereye.
C.Hermotherwasreadingitwithinterest.
D.Ithasameaningfultitle.
22.Thewriter’smotherlikedtoread“PattyPoem”probablybecause______.
A.itreflectedherownchildhood
B.itwaswritteninsimplelanguage
C.itwascomposedbyafamouspoet
D.itgaveherahintofwhatwouldhappen
23.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat“PattyPoem”leadsthewriterto_______.
A.discoverthepowerofpoetry
B.recognizeherloveforpuzzles
C.findhereagernesstogrowup
D.experiencegreathomesickness
B
AtasupermarketintheUSA,inJune1974,somethinggroundbreakinghappened.Insteadofinputtingthepriceofabarofchocolatebyhand,thecashierusedabeamoflight.Shescannedaseriesifblackbarsandspacesonthebackofthepacketandthenameandpriceofthechocolateappearedinstantly.
Itwasthefirsttimethatthebarcodewasusedonasupermarketproduct.Eversincethen,thisspecialmeansofdatastoragehasbeenintroducedtosupermarketsallovertheworld,makingshoppingmucheasier.
A2-D
Butaproblemarosewhenscientiststriedtoincludemoreinformationinthebarcode.Thestripgotwiderasmoredatawasadded,whichmeantbarcodescouldnotbeprintedandscanned.Luckily,asolutionwasbornintheformofthe2-Dbarcode.
Shortfor“two-dimensionalbarcodes”,2-Dbarcodesareabletoincludemoredata.Unlikethetraditionalbarcode,a2-Dbarcodespansinboththehorizontalandverticaldimensions,whichmakesitcapableofstoringthesameamountofdatainaboutone-tenththespaceofatraditionalbarcode.Infact,2-Dcodescanstoreanaverageof1,000characters,significantlymorethanatraditionalbarcode,whichcanonlyholdamaximumof20characters,accordingtotheBBC.
“Wethinkthatourtechnologywillcreateanewwayoftagging,”saidAnkitMohan,PhD,fromtheMassachusettsInstituteifTechnology,US.
Lookinglikelotsofsmallblackandwhitesquaresinanareasimilartothesizeofastamp,the2-Dbarcodecanbeseeneverywhere-onmagazines,buses,businesscards-almostanythingthatusersmightneedinformationabout.Allyouhavetodoisphotographthecodeswiththecameraonyoursmartphone,i.e.iphone,equippedwithabarcodereader,anditwillinterprettheencodedinformation.Thiscanbedonewithinamatterofmilliseconds.
Forexample,Nikeused2-Dbarcodesonitsposters,whichgivesyouaccesstopictures,videosanddataofproducts;andsomenewspapersprovide2-Dbarcodesalongwithstoriestolinkmobileuserstomoredetailedinformation.Wenowevenhave2-Dbarcodesontrainticketssothattheticketsarehardertocopy.
24.Theunderlinedword“groundbreaking”inthefirstparagraphisclosedinmeaningto_______.
A.interestingB.surprisingC.challengingD.revolutionary
25.Whatwasthemaindisadvantageofthetraditional1-Dbarcode?
A.Itcouldn’tincludealargeamountofdata.
B.Itcouldonlybeusedonsupermarketproducts.
C.Itcouldnotbeprintedandscanned.
D.Itwashardtoincludeinformationintothebarcode
.
26.Whichofthefollowingarethebenefitsof2-Dbarcodeaccordingtothearticle?
a.Theycanbeusedinmanydifferentfields.
b.Theyarecheaperthantraditional1-Dbarcodes.
c.Theyaremoresecurethantraditional1-Dbarcodes.
d.Theencodedinformationcanbeinterpretedinstantlybysmart-phones.
e.Theycanstore50timesmor
einformationthantraditional1-Dbarcodes.
A.a,b,cB.a,c,eC.b,d,eD.c,d,e
27.Howdoestheauthorintroducetheadvantagesof2-Dbarcodeinthearticle?
A.Bypresentingresearchfindings.
B.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.
C.Bymakingacomparisonandgivingexamples.
D.Byexplaininghowitwasinventedandimproved.
C
ElNino,aSpanishtermfor the“Christchild”,wasnamedbySouthAmericanfishermanwhonoticedthattheglobalweatherpattern,whichhappenseverytwotosevenyears,reducedtheamountoffishescaughtaroundChristmas.ElNinoseeswarmwater,collectedoverseveralyearsinthewesternPacific,flowbackeastwardswhenwindsthatnormallyblowwestwardsweaken,orsometimestheotherwayround.
Theweathereffects,bothgoodandbad,arefeltinmanyplaces.RichcountriesgainmorefrompowerfulNino,onbalance,thantheylose.AstudyfoundthatastrongNinoin1997helpedAmerican’seconomygrowby$15billion,partlybecauseofbetteragriculturalharvest,farmersintheMidwestgainedfromextrarain.Thetotalriseinagriculturalinrichcountriesingrowththanthefallinpoorones.
ButinIndonesiaextremelydryforestsareinflames.Amulti-yeardrought insouth-eastBrazilisbecomingworse.ThoughheavyrainsbroughtaboutbyElNinomayrelievethedroughtinCalifornia,theyarelikelytocausesurfacefloodingandotherdisasters.
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