内蒙古包头市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题092602127.docx

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内蒙古包头市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题092602127

2016～2017学年度第二学期期末考试

高二英语试卷

本试卷共9页，满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

第一部分听力（略）

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，在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Markfeltthatitwastimeforhim,totakepartinhiscommunity,sohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.Thearea'scitycouncilwoman（女议员）wasleadingadiscussionabouthowthequalityoflifewasdecreasing.Theneighborhoodfacedmanyproblems.

Marklookedatthechartstapedtothewalls.Therearechartsforparkingproblems,crime,andforproblemsinvacantbuildings.Peopleweresupposedtosuggestsolutionstothecouncilwoman.

ItwastoomuchforMark."Theproblemsaretoobig,"hethought.Heturnedtothemannexttohimandsaid,"Ithinkthisisawasteofmytime.NothingIcoulddowouldmakeadifferencehere."

Markthoughtsomemoreonhiswaytothebusstop."Peopleshouldjusttakecareofthemselves,"hedecided."That'senoughtodo.Ican'ttakeonalltheproblemsoftheworld."

Ashenearedthebusstop,Marksawawomancarryingagrocerybagandababy.Shewastryingtounlockhercar,butshedidn'thaveafreehand.AsMarkgotcloser,herotherchild,alittleboy,suddenlydartedintothestreet.Thewomantriedtoreachforhim,butasshemoved,herbagshiftedandthegroceriesstartedtofallout.Markrantotaketheboy'sarmandledhimbacktohismother.Thenhepickedupthegrocerieswhilethewomansmiledinrelief."Thanks!

"shesaid."You'vegotgreattiming!

"

"Justbeingneighborly,"Marksaid.Asherodehome,heglancedatthewallsofthebus.Ononeofthemwas"Smallactsofkindnessaddup."Marksmiledandthought,"Maybethat'sagoodplacetostart."

21.InMark'sopinion,_________.

A.nobodywassoableastosolvetheproblems

B.hewasnotinthepositiontosolvesuchproblems

C.manypeopleweretooselfishtothinkaboutothers

D.healreadyhadmorethanenoughworktodo

22.Theunderlinedword"darted"inparagraph5canbebestreplacedby________.

A.walkedB.marchedC.wanderedD.rushed

23.WhatistheimplicationoftheWordsonthebuswall?

A.Youshouldbekindtoyourneighborsandtheywilltreatyouthesameway.

B.Everyonecanplayhisownparttomakethingsbetter.

C.Allsmallactswilladduptokindness.

D.It'sasmallacttohelpapersoninneed.

24.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A.howindividualscanhelpmakeadifference

B.runninganeighborhoodmeetingtosolveitsproblems

C.citizens'reactionstotheproblemstheyface

D.solvingproblemsthroughgroupaction

B

CometoourEnglishlanguageschoolandlearnEnglishinDublin

Becharmedbythemagicandcharmofthisgreenisland!

FlytoDublinandlivelikeHarryPotter，inamagicallandscapeandoldstonebuildings．YouwillexperienceIreland'swonderfulnatureandfarmswithIrishhorses．Youwilltakepartinsportsactivitiesanddancing．Dublinisaninsider'stiptolearnEnglish．

Briefinformation

Classsize：

12，maximum15

Minimumage：

12

Languagelevels：

all

Internetaccess：

forasmallfeeintheInternetcafé

Accommodation

Family：

Youwillliveinfriendlyhostfamiliesinsinglerooms．

Theaveragedistancetotheschoolwillbe25minutesbypublictransport．

Residence：

Youwillliveinasingleroomontheschoolcampusinaresidencetogetherwithothercourseparticipants．Theschoolisonlyafewminutesawayonfoot．

Theleisureprogram

Theschool'sfacilitiesoffergreatleisuretimechoices；youwillalsobeabletotakepartinexcursions（远足）withyourschoolteamduringtheweek，aswellas，duringtheweekend．Theorganizedleisureprogramisincludedinthecoursefee．

Possibleactivities

TherearesportssuchasfootballandvolleyballandafternoontripstotheGAAMuseum，thebotanicalgarden，theNationalMuseumortheGuinnessStorehouse．Twiceaweekadiscowillbeorganizedintheevening．Thereiskaraoke，filmnights，talentshowsandboardgames．

Coursesandprices

StandardCourse（12to17years）

15lessons（60minuteseach）perweek

Prices￡

Family

Residence

Twoweeks

935

1，183

Threeweeks

1，283

1，685

Fourweeks

1，635

2，135

Extraweeks

400

525

25．Ifyouliveinaresidencefor4weeks，youwillpay　　．

A.1，635B.1，658C.2，135D.1，183

26．Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage？

A．DublinisthehometownofHarryPotter．

B．YouarefreetohaveaccesstotheNetatschool．

C．Thereareatleast15studentsinaclass．

D．Ittakesmoretimetogotoschoollivinginafamilythaninaresidence．

27．Itisanadvertisementfor　　．

A．alanguagecourse　　　　　B．atriptotheGAAMuseum

C．asummercampD．aholidaytravel．

C

TheiPhone，theiPadandtheiPod．EachofApple'sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafashion．Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletter"i"andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit．TheBBC'siPlayer，whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet，adoptedthetitlein2008．Alovelybear（popularintheUSandUK）thatplaysmusicandvideoiscalled"iTeddy"．Aslimmed﹣downversionofLondon'sIndependentnewspapercameoutlastweekunderthename"i"．

Ingeneral，single﹣letterprefixeshavebeenpopularsincethe1990s，whentermssuchase﹣mailande﹣commercefirstcameintouse．

Most"i"productsareaimedatyoungpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent's"i"，itisnosurprisethatthey'vechosenthisfashionablename．

Butit'shardtoseewhat'ssospecialabouttheletter"i"．Whynotuse"a"，"b"or"c"instead？

AccordingtoTonyThorne，headoftheLanguageCenteratKing'sCollege，London，"i"worksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous．WhenAppleuses"i"，nooneknowswhetheritmeansInternet，information，individualorinteractive，Mr．ThornetoldBBCMagazines，"EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPad，itseemsitdidn'thaveonecleardefinition．"

"However，thankstoApple，thetermisnowassociatedwithportability（轻便），"addsThorne．

Clearlytheletter"i"alsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual．Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneeds，andtheylovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason．

Alongwith"Google"and"Twitter"，readersofBBCMagazinesvoted"i"asoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecade．

Butashistoryshows，fashionscomeandgo．Fromthe1900sto1990s，productswith"2000"intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasassociatedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern．However，asweenteredthenewcentury，thetrendinevitablydisappeared．

28．PeopleusetheiPlayerto　　．

A．listentomusicB．makeacallC．readnewspapersD．watchTVprogramsonline

29．Fromthepassage，weknowthattheIndependent's"i"isaimedat　　．

A．oldreadersB．youngreadersC．fashionablewomenD．engineers

30．Nowadays，the"i"termoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare　　．

A．portableB．advancedC．recyclableD．environmentallyfriendly

31．Theauthorofthepassagewouldprobablyagreethat　　．

A．"i"productsareoftenofhighqualityB．all"i"productshavesomethingtodowithInternet

C．thepopularityof"i"productsmaynotlastlongD．theiTeddyisalivebear．

D

Whetherit’sacarol（圣诞颂歌）serviceoraneveningofkaraokeinthepub,manypeoplewillenjoyagoodoldsingsongthisChristmas.Singingaloudwillnotjustliftthespirits---it’sgoodforyourphysicalhealthaswell.Fillingthelungs（肺）withair,increasingtheheartrateandgettingbloodpumpingroundthebodyfastercanallhelpourphysicalhealth.

ForthepastfewyearsHeartResearchUKhasbeenholdingaChristmascampaignaimedatgettingpeoplesinging,simplyforthebenefititcanbring.Theorganizerofthecampaignsayssingingisasafe,simpleandsocialactivitythateveryonecanenjoy.“Singingislinkedtolonglife,stressreduction,andgeneralhealthprotection.Italsobringsagreatamountofhappiness.Itisimpossibletosingwellwithalongfacebecauseitaffectsyourpitch（音高）.”

ProfessorGrahamWelch,wholeadstheInternationalMusicEducationResearchCentreattheUniversityofLondon,hasspentmorethan30yearsstudyingtheeffectsofsinging.Hesaysthatsingingisaformofexercise.Itmeanswe’realsohavingastrongaerobicactivity（有氧运动）whenwe’resinging,whichresultsinincreasingthefeelingofpleasurewhiledecreasingthatofstress.

“Andcommunal（共同的）singing—likeinasinginggroup,achurchserviceorevenasingsonginthepub—helpsimproveoursenseofself-respect.Itincreasesoursenseofsatisfactionwithourselves,agreatersenseoffeelingincluded.”

HelenAstrid,asingingteacher,alsoseesthegreateffectsthatsingingbrings.“Itliftsusuponaspirituallevel,ithelpsourself-respect,andit’sgreatforallagesfromsmallkidstogrannies—youcanhaveagoodsingandletyourhairdown.”

Butshewarnspeoplenottohavetoomanybeersorglassesofwine,thoughaglassmayhelpthemgathercouragebeforetakingtothestageduringtheholidays.

32.WhatarethebenefitsofsingingaccordingtoGrahamWelch?

a.Singers’livinglonger.

b.Singers’generalhealthprotection.

c.Singers’feelinghappier.

d.Singers’stressreduced.

e.Singer’sself-respectimproved.

A.a,b,cB.b,c,dC.c,d,eD.a,b,e

33.Theunderlinedpart“letyourhairdown”probablymeans__________.

A.feelatease                 B.protectyourself

C.dresscasually              D.coveryournervousness

34.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.SingingatChristmasisgoodforhealth.B.Inalowmoodoneisnotabletosingwell.

C.Expertshavedisagreementonsinging.D.Singingisthesameasotheraerobicactivities.

35.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Karaoke—BestPlaceforSinging!

B.Christmas—BestTimeforSinging!

C.Singing—HealthybutDifficultD.ForHealth—Let’sSing!

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