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湖北省枣阳市高级中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题
枣阳市高级中学2016-2017学年高二年级上学期期中考试
英语试题
（时间：
120分钟分值150分）
本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。
2．全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
第I卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30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。
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。
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。
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.Howmuchshouldthemanpayifherentstheroomfortwoweeks?
A.＄150.B.＄300.C.＄400.
2.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?
A.Inaclothingshop.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inanoffice.
3.Whydoesthewomandisliketherestaurant?
A.Itisnoisy.B.Itiscrowded.C.Itisexpensive.
4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Neighbors.B.Friends.C.Workmates.
5.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
A.Getapart-timejob.B.Keepitaclosesecret.C.Tellhisparentsaboutit.
第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独自。
每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独自读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6.WhatballgamesdoesthemanlikewatchingonTV?
A.Football.B.Volleyball.C.Basketball.
7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhissupportingteam?
A.Good.B.Justso-soC.Disappointing.
8.Howmanymoregamesdoestheman’steamhavethisseason?
A.3.B.4.C.5.
听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。
9.Whatisthewomantalkingabout?
A.Herwell-paidjob.B.Herwayofrelaxing.C.Herproblemsatwork.
10.Whatdoesthewomandoassoonasshegetshome?
A.Shehasdinner.B.Sheliesinbed.C.Shesitsinachair.
11.Whatisthemangoingtodo?
A.Trythewoman’sidea.B.Buysomenewfurniture.
C.Startlookingforanotherjob.
听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。
12.Howoldisthewoman’scat?
A.2years.B.6years.C.8years.
13.Whatdoweknowabouttheman’sdog?
A.Hestaysintheparkallday.B.Heistakentotheparkeveryday.
C.Hespendslesstimeoutdoorsthanbefore.
14.Whatdothewoman’skidswant?
A.Arabbit.B.Amouse.C.Afish.
听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。
15.HowisthemangoingtoSunCollege?
A.Bybike.B.Onfoot.C.Bycar.
16.HowfarisitfromMainStreettoWaterSquare?
A.Afewyards.B.2blocksaway.C.20minutes’walk.
17.Wherewillthemanhavetoaskthewayagain?
A.AtRainAvenue.B.AtMassHospital.C.AttheFarmers’Bank.
听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。
18.Wheredoesthespeakermostprobablymakethespeech?
A.Ataparty.B.Atareception.C.Ataconference.
19.WhatisMr.Brown?
A.Aclothingmerchant.B.Anassistantmanager.
C.Agovernmentofficial.
20.WhyareMr.BrownandhispartycomingtoEngland?
A.Topartfromhisfriends.B.Topayaninformalvisit.
C.Toseeknewcooperation.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Menwhowearpinkshirtstoworkearnmoreandareeasiertogetahigherpositionthanthosewhoprefertraditionalshirtcolors,suchaswhiteandblue,accordingtoarecentsurvey.Researchersalsofoundthatmenwhoworepinkweremorelikelytogetpraisefromfemaleco-workersandweremoreconfidentintheoffice.
Aclassicalpinkshirtwearerearns£1,000moreayearthanthosewhochooseothercolors,researcherssurveyedamong1,500maleofficeworkers.MenwhowearpinkarealsotwiceaslikelytohavetheMaster’sdegreeasthosewhopreferwhiteshirts,withoneintenpinkshirtwearershavingaPHD.
StephanieThiers-Ratcliffe,InternationalMarketingManagerforCottonUSA,whotookchargeofthestudy,said,“Youcantellalotaboutsomeonebythecolorhewears.Pinkisacolorthatmoreandmoremenhavebeenembracingrecently,anditisencouragingthattheyarenotafraidtoexperimentwiththatbrightcolor.Theyspendmostoftheirdaysatworkandtheirownconfidenceneedstoremainsmart.Itisgoodforcompanystandards,butthatdoesn’tmeanthattheyhavetowearboringclothes.”Pinkshirtwearersontheotherhandaremorelikelytohavealow-carbon（低碳的）lifeforhalfofthemprefertochoosepublicmeansoftransportationtogotowork.
Thereportalsofoundmenwhopreferredgreenshirtswerethemostlikelytobelateforwork,whilewhiteshirtfanswerethemostpunctual（准时的）.
21．Accordingtothesurvey,pinkshirtmen____.
A.usuallygraduatefromfamousuniversitiesorcolleges
B.prefertogotoworkbycarwiththeirco-workers
C.earnmoremoneythanthoseinothercolors
D.arebetteratpleasingtheirbossesintheoffice
22．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____.
A.thecoloramanwearscaninfluencehispersonality
B.thecoloramanwearscanshowalotabouthim
C.pinkisthebestofallthecolorsamanlikes
D.wearingpinkcanmakeamanbecomehappy
23．Accordingtothepassage,whoistheleastlikelytobelateforwork?
A.Jackwhooftenwearspinkshirts.
B.Mikewhooftenwearsgreenshirts.
C.Tomwhooftenwearswhiteshirts.
D.Alanwhooftenwearsblueshirts.
24．Ifyouwanttogetahigherplaceinyourcompany,you’dbetterwear____.
A.purpleB.pinkC.greenD.white
B
Whenthinkingaboutquitting（停止）smoking…
Listallthereasonswhyyouwanttoquit.Everynightbeforegoingtobed,repeatoneofthereasons10times.
Decidepositivelythatyouwanttoquit.Trytoavoidnegativethoughtsabouthowdifficultitmightbe.Developstrongpersonalreasonsaswellasyourhealthandresponsibilitytoothers.Forexample,thinkofallthetimeyouwastetakingcigarettebreaks,rushingouttobuyapack,huntingalight,etc.Setadateforquitting---perhapsaspecialdaylikeyourbirthday,aholiday.Ifyousmokeheavilyatwork,quitduringyourvacation.Makethedateholyseriously,anddon'tletanythingchangeit.Begintoconditionyourselfphysically;startamodest（适当的）exercise;drinkmorewater;getplentyofrest.
Immediatelyafterquitting...
Thefirstfewdaysafteryouquit,spendasmuchfreetimeaspossibleinplaceswheresmokingisprohibited,e.g.libraries,museums,theatres,departmentstores,etc.
Drinklargequantitiesofwaterandfruitjuice.Trytoavoidwine,coffee,andotherdrinkswhichremindyouofcigarettesmoking.
Strikeupaconversationwithsomeoneinsteadofamatchforacigarette.
Ifyoumissthefeelingofhavingacigaretteinyourhand,playwithsomethingelse-apencil,apen,aruler.Ifyoumisshavingsomethinginyourmouth,tryafake（仿制的）cigarette.
25．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Wheneveryoufeellikeacigarette,trytoforgetitbysleeping.
B.Trytostartaconversationbeforeaskingforalight.
C.Ifyoumissthefeelingofhavingacigaretteinyourmouth,playwithapen.
D.Everynightbeforegoingtobed,repeatallthereasons10times.
26．Fromthepassage,weknowsmokers__________.
A.shoulddrinkalotofcoffee
B.havetostoptosmokefromtimetotime
C.shoulddrinkalotofwine
D.shouldnotdoanyexercise
27．Accordingtothepassage,whatdoestheunderlinedword“prohibited”mean?
A.forbiddenB.allowedC.receivedD.welcomed
28．Ifthepassageisinanewspaper,whichsectionisitin?
A.SportsB.NewsC.HealthD.Culture
C
Thepowerofhumorandlaugherisnumerous.Theyentertainusandmakeusfeelgood.But,aboveall,wehavediscoveredthathumorandlaughterarethebestmedicine.Theyrelievepain,reducestressandanxiety,andareanti-agingandlongevityfacilitators（促进者）.
Theyareextremelynecessaryforhelpingustofindandmaintainabalancebetweenlifeandwork.However,theyareslippingawayfromus.Wehavebecomefartooserious.Theonlyoneswhostillenjoyhumor,laughter,funandplaytothefullestareyoungchildren.Childrentendtolaughanaverageof200timesaday.Foradults,however,itisatotallydifferentstory.
Inthe1950speoplelaughedonaverage18timesaday.Today,weareluckyifweaveragebetween4-6timesaday.
Asamatteroffact,arecentstudyfoundthatpeoplelaugh6moretimesinthepresenceofonepersonbut30moretimesinagroupofpeople.Youcangetachuckle（咯咯笑）fromjokesyougetontheInternet,butitisnotthesameasbellyjigglinglaughter（adeeplaugh）yougetwhenyouinteractwithothers.
Socializing（交际）withfriendsandrelativeswasmuchlookedforwardto.However,thisisnolongerthecase.Infact,themajorityofpeoplecanhardlyfindtime,nordotheyhavetheinclinationtowardssocializingoutsidehome.Theyturntoelectronicmediasuchastelevision,computers,theInternet,videos,CDs,andaudioequipment,whichcanprovidethemwithinstantself-entertainmentatthepushofabutton.
Theworkplacedoesnotfare（进展）muchbetter.Duetothepressurestoproducemoreinthesameorfewerhoursavailableandtocompete,forexample,inamanufacturingfieldwithcheaperlaborelsewhereintheworld,humorandlaughterintheworkplacehavegraduallyeroded（逐渐毁坏）away.
Ihavedevelopedarealappreciation,perhapsclosertoastrongdesireforthepowerofhumorandlaughter.Thisencouragedmetowritemyfirstbooktitled“ThePowerofHumor”andsubsequentlymysecondbooktitled“KidsSaytheGoggonestThings”basedonthenaturalhumor,laughter,playandfunthatkidsexperienceandtheyfreelysharewithparents,grandparentsandteachers.
Fromwritingabouthumorandlaughter,peoplestarttoaskmetospeakupforthem.Todate,Ihavedevelopedanumberofhumor-laughtertopicsthatIuseinmykeynotepresentations.Youareinvitedtosubscribetomyfreemonthlye-magazine“TheHumormeister’sForum”byclickingontheFreeHumorE-zinenavigationbuttononthewebsite.
29．Accordingtotheauthor,laughteri
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