湖南省宁远二中学年高二上学期期中考试英语.docx

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湖南省宁远二中学年高二上学期期中考试英语

2016-2017学年上期高二期中考试英语试卷

时间：

120分钟，满分：

150分

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（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项。

（A）

ShanghaiDisneyResortNowOpen!

StartingonJune16,2016,ChineseGuestsofallagesnowhavethechancetoimmersethemselvesagainandagainwithinoneofthemostspectacularandinnovativeDisneythemeparksinhistory.

Openinghours

·June&August:

Monday—Thursday09:

00—21:

00

Friday—Sunday08:

00—22:

00

·September:

Monday—Friday10:

00—19:

00

Weekends09:

00—21:

00

Attractions

AsthesixthintheworldandthesecondinChina（afterHongKongDisneyland）,ShanghaiDisneylandcreatesmanyrecordsamongtheexistingDisneyparks:

·thetallestthemeCastle

·thefirstgarden-designedzone

·thefirstpirate-themedgarden

ItalsocombinesmoviefigureswithChineseculture,liketheChineseZodiacMurals（生肖壁画）intheGardensofImagination.Withinspiringmusic,themoviefiguresputoninterestingperformancesonthestreetandgiveguestsanunforgettablegreattime.Besides,visitorscanenjoyclassicalmusicalsandstageplays,likeTarzan:

CalloftheJungle,Frozen:

ASing-alongCelebration,andtheLionKing.

Tickets24

One-dayTicket:

E

CNY370onordinarydays;w

CNY499onweekends,publicholidays,JulyandAugust.7

Two-dayTicket:

5

A5%discountonthebasisoftheoriginalprice.P

Note:

c

Childrenbelow3.3feet（1meter）canenterforfreewhenaccompaniedbyanadult.c

Childrenbetween3.3and4.6feet（1-1.4meters）andseniorsabove65yearsoldcanenjoya25%discount.N

Transportationm

BySubway:

A

TakeSubwayLine11andgetoffatDisneylandParkStation.h

ByBus:

Y

TakebuslinePudong50,Pudong51orPudong52andgetoffatSouthPublicTransitHub.2

Visitorscanbookticketsontheofficialwebsiteoftheparkorbycalling400-180-0000or86-21-31580000.Letthemagicbegin!

U

21.WhatcanweknowaboutShanghaiDisneylandPark?

P

A.YoucantakebusLine11there.Q

B.IthasthebiggestthemeCastleinChina.5

C.YoucanenjoyclassicalfilmslikeTarzan.W

D.ManyrecordsarecreatedinShanghaiDisneyland.r

22.IfacouplewanttovisitShanghaiDisneylandonAugust27-28,2016,howmuchshouldtheypay?

F

A.AboutCNY1400.B.AboutCNY2200.C.AboutCNY15000.D.AboutCNY1900l

23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

g

A.Atraveljournal.B.Anadvertisement.=

C.Anexhibitionreview.D.Anewsreport.=

（B）

MyproblemsstartedafterIwenttoaboarding（寄宿）school.Iwasonly14,andatfirstImissedmyfamilyalot.Ioftencalledthemandcriedonthephone.Butaftertwoweeks,IfoundthatIenjoyedbeingwithmyclassmatesatschool.Ihadmanyfriendswhowereboys.Ithoughtofthemasmybestfriends–butonlyfriends.Ineverguessedmyfriendshipswithboyswouldbecomeaproblem.

Then,threemonthslater,myfriendstoldmethatsometeachersandgirlssaidIwasstayingwithboysalldaylonginordertogetattentionfromthem.Sevenmonthsafterthat,theheadteacherMr.WangaskedtheclasstochoosesomestudentstojointheStudentUnion.IthoughtIcouldwin,forIwasdoingwellinschool.IhadalreadywonprizesforthebestmathandEnglishexams.Aweeklater,thelistcameoutanditdidn’tincludeme.Iwassad.

Mr.Wangcametomeandsaid,“Don’tbesad.Iknowyou’reexcellent!

Maybeyouarealittledistantfromthegirlsinourclass.Theydon’tknowmuchaboutyou,sosomeofthemdidn’tchooseyou.Itdoesn’tmatter.DoyourbesttogetalongwellwitheveryoneandIthinkyou’llmakeitnexttime.”

24.Whatwasthewriter’sproblemwhenshewasfirstintheboardingschool?

A.Shedidn’tlikehernewschool.

B.Shemissedherfamilyverymuch.25126784

C.Shedidn’tlikehernewteacher.25126784

D.Shedidn’tgetalongwellwithherclassmates.

25.WhydidthewriterfailtojointheStudentUnion?

A.Herteachersdidn’tlikeher.B.Somegirlsdidn’tchooseher.

C.Shewasapoorstudent.   D.Shelikesshowingoffherself.

26.Manyofthewriter’sfriendsinhernewschoolwere_______.

A.teachers   B. women C.girlsD.boys  

27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A.Theteacherthoughtshewasanexcellentstudent.

B.ThewriterwonprizesforthebestscienceandEnglishexams.

C.ThewriterwassadbecauseshefailedtojointheStudentUnion

D.Thewriterdidn’trealizeherfriendshipswithboyswouldcauseproblems.

（C）

HowAmericansBegantoEatTomatoes

Peoplehavestrangeideasaboutfood.Forexample,thetomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetable.Itisoneofusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutritionandvitamininit.Butinthe18thcentury,Americansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous（有毒的）.Theycalledtomatoes“poisonapples.”

PresidentThomasJefferson,however,knewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoParis,wherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresident’sparty.Thegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygood.Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonoredguestsaboutthefact.

28.Afteryoureadthepassage,whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?

A.Americansneveratetomatoesaftertheybegantoplantthem.

B.Americansdidn’teattomatoesbefore19thcentury.

C.EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.

D.Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotoftomatoes.

29.ThepassagetellsusthatJeffersonwasapresidentwholearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.

A.whilehewasinParisB.whenhewasalittleboy

C.becausehisparentstoldhimsoD.frombooks

30.FromthepassageweknowallthehonoredguestsinvitedbyJeffersonwere.

A.peoplefromothercountriesB.fromFrance

C.menonlyD.peopleofhisowncountry

31.Accordingtothetext,_______madethebeautifulpinksoupservedatthePresident’sparty?

A.thePresidenthimselfB.aFrenchcook

C.thePresident’scookD.thePresident’swife

（D）

Agroupofpeopledecidedtoclimbamountaintogether.Theythoughtitwasgoingtobeaneasyclimb,sotheylaughedandtalkedamongthemselvesanddidn’tnoticetheskygrowingdarker.Theysoongotlostfortheycouldn’tseeveryfarinfrontofthem.Theyhuddledtogetherthatnightoverafire.

Noonewalkedtoofarawayfromthegroupbythemselvesbecauseitwouldsurelyleadtodeath.Theysatclosetoeachotherthroughoutthedarkhoursnotjustforwarmth,butforthefactthatstayingwiththegroupwastheironlyhopeforsurvival.Afterwhatfeltlikeacentury,thesunstarteditsslowclimbupthesky.Theywerenowabletoseeasfaraheadofthemastheyliked,sotheybegantogodownthemountain.

Theystillremainedasagroupatthistimeeventhoughtherewasnorealneed.Abond（凝聚力）hadformedthroughoutthegroupthatcouldnotbebrokenorignored.Theykneweachotherjustaswellastheyknewthemselves.Astheyreachedtheplacewheretheyhadstartedtheirjourney,theyknewitwastimetosaygoodbye.Feelingatpeace,theybowed（鞠躬）deeplytoeachother.Allofthemkeptthelovetheycreatedasagroupclosetotheirheartsastheymadetheirwayoutintotheworldalone.

32.Whatwasthedifficultythegroupofpeoplemetinthemountain?

A.Losingtheirway.B.Animals’attack.

C.Damagedroads.D.Runningoutoffood.

33.Whatwasthemostimportantthingtheydidinordertosurvive?

A.Theymadeafiretokeepwarm.B.Theykeptclosetoeachother.

C.Theytoldstoriestoencourageothers.D.Theysentsomepeopletofindtheway.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“huddled”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A.Talkedalot.B.Satclosetoeachother.

C.Playedhappily.D.Exploredthemountain.

35.Theyremainedasagroupwhengoingdownthemountainbecause______.

A.thewaywasstillnotclearB.thewaybecamedifficulttowalkon

C.theyneededotherstopullthemD.theyenjoyedbeinginagroup

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分。

）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

SomeWaystoHaveaGoodReadingHabit25126784

Agoodbookcanteachyouthingsbeyondyourclass.Itcanopenyoureyesandclearyourminds.Gettingintoagoodreadinghabitisnoteasy.Butwecanmakeit.36

●Planyourtime.Makeitahabittoreadeveryday.Youshouldgiveyourselfatleastthirtyminutesforreadingeachdayonweekdays.Andyoushouldspendmoretimeinreadingatweekends.37

●Alwayscarryabook.Whereveryougo,takeabookwithyou.Whenyouleavethehouse,makesurethatyoualwayscarryagoodbookaswellasyourschoolthings.Thusitisquiteconvenientforyoutoreadanytimeandanywhere.

●38Findaplaceinyourhomewhereyoucansitinacomfortablechair.Whenyoureadabook,noonewilltroubleyou.Thereshouldbenotelevisions,computers,musicorevennoisyfamilymembersaroundyou.

●Havealibrarycard.39Andyoucanreadasmanybooksaspossibleinthelibrary.Makeaweeklytriptothelibrary.Inthisway,youwillsavealotofmoneyforbooks.

●Shareyourideas.Oneofthebestwaystodevelopagoodreadinghabitistoshareyourideaswithothers.40NowWechat（微信）isoneofthemostpopularways,inwhichyoucanexchangedifferentviewswithyourfriends.

A．Buyadictionary.

B．Bysharingyourideaswithotherreaders,youcanbroadenyourhorizons.

C．Whentimeisset,nothingcanchangeit.

D．It’sreallyhelpfulforyoutohavealibrarycard.

E．Herearesomewaystohelpyou