高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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高二英语上学期期中试题

内蒙古鄂尔多斯市一中2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题

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第一部分阅读理解（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

IwaswaitinginlinetoregisteraletterinthepostofficeatThirty-thirdStreetandEighthAvenueinNewYork.Inoticedthattheclerkappearedtobeboredwiththejob—weighingenvelopes,handingoutstamps,andissuingreceipts—thesamedullworkyearafteryear.

SoIsaidtomyself,“Iamgoingtotrytomakethatclerklikeme.Obviously,tomakehimlikeme,Imustsaysomethingnice,notaboutmyself,butabouthim.”

SoIaskedmyself,“WhatisthereabouthimthatIcanhonestlyadmire?

”Thatissometimesahardquestiontoanswer,especiallywithstrangers.However,inthiscase,ithappenedtobeeasy.IinstantlysawsomethingIadmiredverymuch.

Sowhilehewasweighingmyenvelope,Iremarkedwithenthusiasm,“IcertainlywishIhadyourhair.”Helookedupandhisfacewasfullofsmiles.“Well,itisn’tasgoodasitusedtobe,”hesaidmodestly.

Wecarriedonapleasantconversationandthelastthinghesaidtomewas,“Manypeoplehaveadmiredmyhair.”I’llbetthatpersonwentouttolunchthatdaywalkingonair.I’llbethewenthomethatnight

andtoldhiswifeaboutit.I’llbethelookedinthemirrorandsaid,“Itisabeautifulheadofhair.”

Thereisoneall—importantlawofhumanconduct.Ifweobeythatlaw,weshallalmostnevergetintotrouble.Infact,thatlaw,ifobeyed,willbringuscountlessfriendsandlastinghappiness.Buttheveryinstantwebreakthelaw,weshallgetintoendlesstrouble.Thelawisthis:

Alwaysmaketheotherpersonfeelimportant.

1.AccordingtoParagraph1,itseemedthat           .

A.theclerkwastiredofhisjob

B.theclerkwasworkinghappilythen

C.theauthorhadknowntheclerkforalongtime

D.theauthordidthesamejobastheclerkbefore

2.Theauthorcommentedontheclerk’shairto       .

A.winhiskindnessB.distracthisattention

C.showhisrespectD.expresshisthanks

3.WhatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinParagraph5?

A.Theauthorfeltgoodafterpraisingtheclerk.

B.Theclerkwouldspreadhisgoodfeelingstoothers.

C.Theclerkwouldfocusonhisappearanceinthefuture.

D.Theauthor’swordswouldpositivelyinfluencetheclerk.

4.What’sthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.Theimportanceofawhitelie

B.Alwayshelppeoplewholeheartedly

C.Thesecretofmakingpeoplelikeyou

D.Howtomakeyourworkeasyandinteresting

B

Putyourcarkeysawayandforgetaboutyourtravelpass---it'stimetodoabitofwalking.

NationalWalkingMonthisorganizedeveryMaybyLivingStreets,anorganizationthatcampaignsfortherightsandtheneedsofpedestrians---indeed,theorganizationwaspreviouslyknownasthePedestrians'Association.Theassociation'saimistomakestreetssafe,attractiveandenjoyablespacesforpeopletolive,work,shopandplay.Byputtingpeople（ratherthanvehicles）first,LivingStreetswantstocreatestreetsandspaceswherepeoplefeelhappier,healthierandmoresociable.

Theannualcampaigngivesparticipantsagreatopportunitytoexperiencemanyvirtues（优点）ofwalking.Theseincludethephysicalhealthbenefitsofbecomingfitter;theenvironmentaladvantagesofnotusingvehicles;thejoyoflocaldiscoveriesseeingmoreofyourlocalareaonfoot;theenjoymentofwalkingwithotherpeople,whetherfamily,friendsorworkcolleaguesandfinallythestressreliefthatcomesfromwalking---walkingcanclearyourhead.

WalktoSchoolWeek,19to24May,ispartofthemonth'sactivitiesanditsaimistoencourageparentstosendchildrentoschoolonfoot,ratherthantaketheminthecarorletthemusepublictransport.Themovementwasstartedin1995withonlyfiveparticipatingschoolsandnowtwodecadeslater,morethanonemillionchildrentakepart.

Similarly,thereisWalktoWorkWeek,12to16May,wheregrown-upsareencouragedtowalk.

Inthemorning,gettingoffthebusastopearlyorparkingafewstreetsawayisagoodwaytoaddmorestepstothedailytotal.Andduringtheworkingday,ratherthanhavinglunchatthedesksorinthecanteen,takeawalkandgetsomefreshair.Walkhomewithyourworkmatesandchatawayabouteverythingunderthesunbutwork!

5.LivingStreetsisworkingto_______.

A.helppeoplelivinginthestreet

B.buildsaferwalkwaysforpedestrians

C.helppeoplewalkinthestreetandenjoylife

D.makepeopleawareofenvironmentalpollution

6.Paragraph3isintendedtoshowthatwalkingis______.

A.sointerestingB.veryrelaxing

C.perfectlysafeD.highlybeneficial

7.WalktoSchoolWeek________.

A.isorganizedbythegovernment.

B.isheldbeforeWalktoWorkWeek

C.hasdevelopedrapidlyoverthelast20years

D.encouragesstudentstowalktoschoolalone

8.What'sthetextmainlyabout?

A.ThePedestrians'Association.

B.Anationwidehealthmovement.

C.Theinfluenceofwalkingonlife.

D.NationalWalkingMonth’shistory.

C

Onceschoolisoutforthesummer,studentscanbegintheirvacationtripsinthegreatstateofNewHampshire.Herearesomelowbudgetdestinations.

CannonMountain

Itisnotonlythewell-knownoldestskiareaintheUS,butatopsummerdestination.ThesiteoffersviewsoftheattractionsofNH’sOldManoftheMountain,andthenestsofeaglesfromthesurroundingmount.Youcantreatyourselvestonotonlythesmalltrainride,butawalkthroughtheUSskimuseumandahikealongthesmallroad.Feelfreetochooseapicniclunch,oreatinthehotel.TocomfortablyenjoytheCannonMountaintrip,plantobring$20perpersoninyourgroup.

MountWashingtonAutoRoad

NotriptoNewHampshireiscompletewithouttakingadriveuptotheMountWashingtonAutoRoad.At$28pervehicleanddriver,plus$8foreachadult,youcanarriveatthemountaintop.Youcanstartyourtriptothehighesttopinthenortheast,whereyoucanspendadayclimbingtherocks,exploringtheweatherstationandthehikerrestarea.

CruisingonLakeW

innipesaukee

LakeWinnipesaukeeoffersseasonaltripsonthelargestlakeinNewHampshire.Summercruisesaredesignedforallthevisitors,fromplantstoursandhousesvisitingtoeveningdinnercruises.Ticketschangefrom$15to$123dependingonthenumberofvisitorsandtheseason.

PrescottParkArtsFestival

Since1974,thePrescottParkArtsFestivalinPortsmouthhasbeenhostingafreetheaterexperienceinthelovelyriversidePr

escottPark.PastperformanceshaveincludedAnnie,ShrektheMusical,andotherplays.Thesecommunitytheaterprogramsareadelight.AndtheyrunfromJunetoAugust,wit

hbotheveningshowsandafternoonconcerts.

9.WhatcanwelearnaboutCannonMountain?

A.Itistheoldestskiareaintheworld.

B.Asmalltrainrideisavailablethere.

C.Touristshavetotaketheirfoodthere.

D.Therearenestsofeaglesonthemount.

10.HowmuchshouldyoupayifyoudrivetoMountWashingtonAutoRoadtogetherwithyourparents?

A.$28B.$36C.$44D.$52

11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Summercruisesaremoreexpensiveinthebusyseason.

B.ThePrescottParkArtsFestivallastsforamontheveryyear.

C.TouristscandineinthehotelforfreeintheCannonMountain.

D.TouristscanexploretheweatherstationintheCannonMountain.

D

Fromself-drivingcarstocarebots（care+robots）forelderlypeople,rapiddevelopmentintechnologyhaslongrepresentedapossiblethreattomanyjobsnormallyperformedbypeople.Butexpertsnowbelievethatalmost50percentofoccupationsexistingtodaywillbecompletelyunnecessaryby2025asartificialintelligencecontinuestochangebusinesses.

“Thenextfifteenyearswillseearevolutioninhowwework,andarevolutionwillnecessarilytakeplaceinhowweplanandthinkaboutworkplaces,”saidPeterAndrew,DirectorofWorkplaceStrategyforCBREAsiaPacific.Agrowingnumberofjobsinthefuturewillrequirecreativeintelligence,socialskillsandtheabilitytouseartificialintelligence. 

Thereportisbasedoninterviewswith200experts,businessleadersandyoungpeoplefromAsiaPacific,Europeand NorthAmerica.Itshowsthatinthe UStechnologyalreadydestroysmorejobsthanitcreates.Butthereportstates:

“Losingoccupationsdoesnotnecessarilymeanlosingjobs—justchangingwhatpeopledo.”Growthinnewjobscouldoccurasmuch,accordingtotheresearch. “Thegrowthof20to40personcompaniesthathavethespeedandtechnologicalknow-howwilldirectlychallengebigcompanies,”itstates.

A2014reportbyPewResearchfound52percentofexpertsinartificialintelligenceandroboticswe

reoptimisticaboutthefutureandbelievedtherewouldstillbeenoughjobsinthenextfewyears. Theoptimistspictured“afutureinwhichrobotsdonottaketheplaceofmorejobsthantheycreate,”accordingtoAaronSmith,thereport'sco-author.“Technologywillcontinuetoaffectjobs,butmorejobsseemlikelytobecreated.Althoughtherehavealwaysbeenunemployedpeople,whenwer

eachedafewbillionpeopletherewerebillionsofjobs.Thereisnoshortageofthingsthatneedtobedoneandthatwill

notchange,”Microsoft'sJonathanGrudintoldresearchers.

12.Accordingtothereport,_____.

A.peoplewon'tnecessarilylosejobs

B.bigcompanieswillfacefewerchallenges

C.smallcompanieswillwinagainstbigcompanies

D.mostpeoplewillbecomeinterestedintechnology

13.Wecaninferfromthetextthatinthefuture_____.

A.peoplewillfacemanydifficulties

B.peoplewilltakeupmorecreativejobs

C.artificialintelligencewillthreatenpeop