内蒙古包头市第三十三中学学年高二下学期期中考试Ⅱ英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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内蒙古包头市第三十三中学学年高二下学期期中考试Ⅱ英语试题Word版含答案
包33中2017-2018学年度第一学期期中II考试
高二年级英语试题
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：
英语听力（共20题；每小题1.5分满分30分）
第一节（共5小题，每题1.5分，满分7.5分）
请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1.Wheredoesthewomanlivenow?
A.Intheheartoftown.B.Inthesouthoftown.C.Nearthecenteroftown.
2.Whatcolorsuitdidthemanwearyesterday?
A.Brown.B.Green.C.Gray.
3.Howmuchdoesthemanhavetopay?
A.Fiveyuan.B.Tenyuan.C.Fifteenyuan.
4.Whatwillthetwospeakersprobablydonext?
A.GotoMary’shome.B.Gobackhomeatonce.C.Goandbuyanumbrella.
5.What’sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwo
speakers?
A.Motherandbabysitter.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Husbandandwife.
第二节（共15小题，每题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6.Howwillthemangotothetrainstation?
A.Bysubway.B.Bytaxi.C.Bybus.
7.Whatwillthewomando?
A.Catchatrain.B.Visithercousin.C.
Goshopping.
请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8.Wheredidthemanprobablyworkbefore?
A.Inahospital.B.Inalanguageschool.C.InaFrenchcompany.
9.Howlongwillthemanworkathisnewjob?
A.Foraboutoneyear.B.Forabouttwoyears.C.Foraboutthreeyears.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Howmanypersonsplannedtospendtheweekendwiththeman?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.
11.Whycan’tthewomangotoDisneylandthisweekend?
A.Shehastoprepareforatest.B.Sheplanstoseesomeoldfriends.
C.Shewantstogetsomerestathome.
12.Withwhomwillthemanprobablyspendtheweekend?
A.Tom.B.Mike.C.Sam.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whydidn’tthewomananswerthephone?
A.Shedidn’ttakeherphonewithher.B.Shedidn’thearthephoneringing.C.Therewassomethingwrongwithherphone.
14.Whatdayisittoday?
A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.
15.WhathasthemanpreparedforAnn’sbirthday?
A.AnewCD.B.Aspecialgift.C.Asurprisingparty.
16.WhatwillAnn’spenfrienddo?
A.CometoseeAnn.B.GotoFrancetomorrow.C.BuyAnnaplaneticket.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.InwhichcitydidthespeakerfirstmeetJenny?
A.NewYorkCity.B.LosAngeles.C.Chicago.
18.HowlongdidJennystayinthespeaker’scity?
A.Foroneyear.B.Forsixyears.C.Fortenyears.
19.HowdidthespeakerandJennykeepintouchatfirst?
A.Bywritingletters.B.Bychattingonline.C.Bymakingphonecalls.
20.Whathappenedtothespeakerlastmonth?
A.ShecameacrossJenny.B.ShelosttouchwithJenny.C.ShegotintouchwithJennyonline.
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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
A
In1939,twobrothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-inrestaurantinSanBernardino,California.Theycarefullychoseabusy
cornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyears,firstatheater,thenabarbecuerestaurant,andthenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperation,theyofferedanew,shortenedmenu:
Frenchfries,hamburgers,andsodas.Tothissmallselectiontheyaddedonenewconcept:
quickservice,nowaitersorwaitresses,andnotips.
Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity（一致性）,forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutineforthepreparationoftheirfood,andtheyinsistedontheircooks'stickingtotheirroutine.Theirnewdrive-inbecameincrediblypopular,particularlyforlunch.Peopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontime.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened.TheywerecontentwiththismodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroc.
KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954,whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawtheuniqueappealofthebrothers'fast-foodrestaurantsandboughttherighttofranchise（特许经营）othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementincludedtherighttocopythemenu,theequipment,eventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldenarches.
TodayMcDonald'sisreallyahouseholdname.Itsnamesforitssandwicheshavecometomeanhamburgerinthe
decadessincethedayRayKrocwatchedpeoplerushuptoorderfifteen-centhamburgers.In1976,McDonald'shadover$1billionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthemostincrediblesuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.
21.Thispassagemainlytalksabout________.
A.thedevelopmentoffastfoodservices
B.howMcDonald'sbecameabillion-dollarbusiness
C.howtobuildupasuccessfulrestaurant
D.RayKroc'sbusinesstalent
22.MacandDickmanagedallofthefollowingbusinessesexcept________.
A.ad
rive-inB.acinemaC.atheaterD.abarbecuerestaurant
23.Wemayinferfromthispassagethat________.
A.MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthyfortheysoldtheirideatoKroc
B.ThelocationwastheonlyreasonforthegreatpopularityoftheMcDonalds’drive-in
C.Fortyyearsagotherewerenumerousfast-foodrestaurants
D.RayKrocwasagoodbusinessman
24.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutMacandDickMcDonald
A.Theywerealwayssatisfiedwiththeirmodestsuccess.
B.Theysoldcheesefor19centsintheirrestaurant.
C.TheyallowedRayKroconlytocopytheirmenu.
D.Theystucktotheroutinefortheirfood.
B
EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices,whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingintoilets. Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareawayfromphysicalreality.
Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted. Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices. Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingthe allure ofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.
Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife. Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease. Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.
Iseepeopletrappedinapathological（病态的）relationshipwithtime-suckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem. Icallthistechnologyservitude. Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.
Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?
Thatisthevitalquestion. Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?
Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology. Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,becomethemasteroftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology. MaeWestisfamousforproclaimingthewisdomthat“toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.” Butit’stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.
RichardFernandez,anexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies.” Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday’soverusedtechnology.
25.Theunderlinedword“allure”inParagraph2probablymeans ______.
A.advantage B.attraction C.adaption D.attempt
26.Fromthepass
age,technologycompaniesaimto______.
A.attractpeopletobuytheirproducts B.providethelatestinformation
C.improvepeople’squalityoflife D.dealwithculturaldiseases
27.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatpeople______.
A.considertoomuchtechnologywonderful
B.haverealizedtheharmofhigh-techdevices
C.canregainfreedomwithouthigh-techdevices
D.mayenjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology
28.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhigh-techdevices?
A.Neutral. B. Doubtful C.Disapproving.D.Sympathetic.
C
WhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoines,Iowa,hetoldmeabouttheonlytimehehadbeenthere.Itwasinthe1930s,whenhewasaneditorintheliterarymagazineofSouthernMethodistUniversity（SMU）inDallas,Texas.HealsoworkedasaprofessoratSMU,andtherewasagirlstudentinhisclasswhosufferedfromaseriousbackdisease.Shecouldn’taffordtheoperationbecauseherfamilywaspoor.
HermotherranaboardinghouseinGalveston,aseasidetownnearHouston,Texas.Shewascleaningouttheattic（阁楼）onedaywhenshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript（手稿）.Onitstoppagewerethe
words,“ByO.Henry”.Itwasanicestory,andshesentittoherdaughteratSMU,whoshowedittomyfather.Myfatherhadneverreadthestorybefore,butitsoundedlikeO.Henry,andheknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.SoitwaspossiblethatthefamousauthorhadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGainestownboardinghouse,andhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.MyfathervisitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork,whoauthenticatedthestoryasO.Henry’s.
Myfatherthensetouttosellit.Eventfully,hefoundhimse
lfinDesMoines,meetingwithGardnerCowles,atopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovesthestoryandboughtitonthespot.Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.Itwasjustenoughforhertohavetheoperationshesodesperatelyneeded.
MyfathernevertoldmewhattheO.Henrystorywasabout.Butidoubtthatitcouldhavebeenbetterthanhisownstory.
29.WhofoundtheO.Henry’smanuscript?
A.Thegirl’smother.B.Theauthor’
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