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陕西省延安市学年高二英语下学期期中试题A
2016—2017学年度第二学期期中考试试题(卷)
高二英语(A)
考试时间100分钟满分100分
说明:
卷面考查分(3分)由教学处单独组织考评,计入总分。
第Ⅰ卷选择题(共60分)
第一部分:
听力(满分10分)
听下面10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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Afilm.B.Ajourney.C.Unexpectednews.
2.Whatwillthewomando?
A.StayathomeB.Visitaclothesshop.C.Gotoafashionshow.
3.Whoisoverthere?
A.Tom.B.Henry.C.Alice’sbrother.
4.Whendoestherestaurantclose?
A.At9:
00pm.B.At9:
30pm.C.At11:
00pm.
5.Whathappenedtothewomanlastweekend?
A.Shehadanunpleasanttrip.
B.Dirtywaterwentintoherkitchen.
C.Hernewapartmentwasflooded.
6.Whatistheman’soriginalplan?
A.GotothepicnicB.WorkinthecompanyC.Dohisgardening
7.Whatwillthemando?
A.Changehisjacket.B.BuyatieC.Haveaninterview
8.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogetmarried?
A.InachurchB.IntheopenairC.Inacountryhouse
9.Whatisthemandoing?
A.TakingatestB.ReadingabookC.Havingaclass
10.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Heisonthediet.B.Helikeseatingsalad.C.Hehasagoodappetite.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35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
Ofthethreemajordrinksoftheworld—tea,coffee,andcocacola—teaisdrunkbythelargestnumberofpeople.
Chinaisthehomelandoftea.ItisbelievedthatChinahadteaasearlyasfivetosixthousandyearsago,andthehistoryofteaplantingdatesbacktotwothousandyears.
Atpresent,morethanfortycountriesintheworldproduce90%oftheworld’stotaltea.AllteatreesinothercountrieshavetheirbeginningsdirectlyorindirectlyfromChina.ThewordfortealeavesorteaasadrinkinmanycountriescomesfromtheChinesecharacter“cha”.
ThehabitofteadrinkingspreadtoJapaninthe6thcentury,butitwasnotintroducedtoEuropeandAmericatillthe17thand18thcenturies.Nowthenumberofteadrinkersintheworldisverylargeandisstillgrowing.
Teahasbeenanecessarypartofpeople’sdailylivesinChinaforalongtime.Countlessnumbersofpeopleliketohaveacupofteaafterameal.
Insummer,teaseemstodriveawaytheheatandbringonacoolfeelingtogetherwithafeelingofrelaxation.
Inmedicine,thetealeafisveryimportanttopeoplewholivemainlyonmeat.Apopularsayingsays,“I’drathergowithoutsaltforthreedaysthanwithoutteaforasingleday.”
Teaisalsorichinvariousvitaminsand,forsmokers,ithelpstoremovenicotinefromthebody.Afterdrinkingwine,strongteamayprovetobeagoodwaytokeepone’smindclear.
Theabove,however,doesnotmeanthatastrongerteaisbetter.Toomuchstrongteaisbadforthestomachandcancauseindigestion(消化不良).Drinkingstrongteajustbeforebedtimewillmakeithardforpeopletofallasleep.Oftendrinkingverystrongteamaygivesomepeopleheartandbloodpressuredisorders,andmaketheteethofyoungpeopleturnbrown.Butitisnotdifficulttopreventtheseundesirable(不受欢迎的)effects:
justdon’tmakeyourteatoostrong.
11.________isthemostpopulardrinkintheworld.
A.coffeeB.teaC.juiceD.cacacola
12._____isthesecondearliestcountrythathasthehabitofteadrinking.
A.JapanB.ChinaC.EnglandD.America
13.90%oftheworld’stotalteaisproducedin________nowadays.
A.ChinaB.morethan45countriesC.JapanD.England
14.Foradrunkenman,teaisagoodwayto_____.
A.relaxhimB.makehimsleep
C.driveawaytheheatD.keephismindclear
15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Drinkingstrongteacanmakepeoplekeepclearmind.
B.Drinkingtoomuchstrongteahasbadeffectsonpeople.
C.Drinkingstrongteahelpstomakesmokersgiveupsmoking.
D.Drinkingstrongteatoooftenmaycausepeople’sbloodpressuredisorder.
B
“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway”isoneofthemostcommonsayingsintheEnglishlanguages.Thisisbecauseappleswereoneofthefirstfoodsthatmedicalprofessionalsrecognizedashealthy—theirbenefitsbecameobviouswhen,quitesimply,doctorsfoundthatpeoplewhoateapplesweresicklessoftenthanthosewhodidnot.Todaywehaveamorespecificunderstandingofwhyapplesaresobeneficialtooverallhealth.
Applescanhelpkeepyourlevelsofbadcholesterol(胆固醇)down.Thepectin(果胶)inappleshelpsyoutomaintaincardiovascularhealthandreduceLDLcholesterol(whichisthe“bad”kind).Applesthemselvesdonotaddcholesteroltoyourdietandarefullofwaterandfibertohelppreventthecholesterolinotherfoodsyoumightdigest.AccordingtoHealthDiaries,peoplewhoeattwoapplesperdaymaylowertheircholesterolbyasmuchas16percent.
Applesarenaturallylowincaloriesandhighinwatercontent.Eatinganapplecansatisfyyourhungerandkeepyoufromreachingforhigh-sugar,high-caloriessnacks.Byeatingapples,youwillbemoreabletomaintainahealthyweightbecausetheyfillyouup,potentiallystoppingyoufromeatingfoodthatencouragesawaistlineincrease.
Applescontainrespectablelevelsofboron(硼),whichhelpsbuildhealthybones,andcanalsopreventdiseaseslikearthritis.ApplesarerichinvitaminC,whichisknowntohelpbuildimmunity.
Studieshaveshownthatapplescandecreasetheriskofbreastcancer,coloncancer,andlivercancer.Onetheoryisthattheappleskinsareresponsibleforthis,sobesurenottopeelyourapplebeforeyoueatthem,asyoucouldremovesomeofthehealthbenefits.
16.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.AnexplanationofanEnglishsaying.B.Howtomakefulluseofapples.
C.Applesarebeneficialtoourhealth.D.Howtokeephealthyinourdailylife.
17.ByeatingappleswecangetmanybenefitsEXCEPT________.
A.loweringthecholesterolB.keepingahealthyweight
C.buildingimmunityD.preventingheartdisease
18.Whichofthefollowingcanmostprobablyreplacetheunderlinedword“respectable”?
A.Admirable.B.Considerable.C.Reliable.D.Valuable.
19.Whichplaysanimportantroleinreducingtheriskofbreastcancer?
A.Thepectin.B.Theappleskins.
C.Thefleshofapples.D.Thefiberofapples.
20.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheeffectofeatingapples?
A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Doubtful.D.Uncertain.
C
Iwentuptomymother'sbedroomafterherdeathandfoundaboxfullofpapers.Insidewasaletter.“DearestAndrew,”itbegan,“therewasneverarighttimetotellyou.”
Alongwiththeletterwasmyadoptionpaperwork—“Parents:
unknown”—andtwonewspapers.Thefirstdescribedanewbornbaby,wrappedinapinkblanket,discoveredonadoorstepbyapaperboy.Thesecondwasfromayearlater,reportingthatthebabywasstillinachildren’shome,yettobeadopted.
Itwasashock.Mychildhoodwashappy;myadoptivefatherdiedwhenIwaseight,butmymothermadesureIcouldn’thavehadamorelovinghome.Ididn’tdoanythingabouttryingtofindoutmybirthparentsfor15years.However,thereweresomanyquestions.Whydidmymotherabandonme?
Didshegetintotrouble?
Ididn’tfeelangrywithherforleavingme,butIwantedtoknowmoreaboutthecircumstancessurroundingmybirth.
Istartedtoresearchmyhistoryandwentonlocaltelevisionnews.Amazingly,amancalledRonniegotintouchwiththeTVstation,sayingIremindedhimofhisfather,Angus.WemetupandIwassurprisedtoseeaman20yearsmysenior.WearrangedaDNAtest.Theresultswerepositive—Ronniewasmyhalf-brother.
Ronnietoldmethatmyfatherwouldhavebeen60whenIwasborn.HediedbeforeIstartedmysearch.Myfatherwashavinganaffairwithayoungwomanduringtheyearofmybirth,butsheisnowmarriedwithherownfamilyandIshouldrespectherprivacy.Iwouldlikemyquestionsanswered,butnotattheexpenseofherhappiness.“Abandoned”issuchasensitiveword,butIdon’tfeelanysadnessorrejection,becauseIdon’tknowthecircumstancesofmybirth.Instead,Ifeelunique.
21.FromthepassagewecanknowthatAndrew.
A.waswrappedinablanketwhenfound
B.wasbroughtupinachildren’shome
C.servedasapaperboywhenhismotherdied
D.wasabandonedbyhisbirthparentsayearafterbirth
22.WhatcontributedtoAndrew’slookingforhisbirthparents?
A.Anger.B.Curiosity.C.Bitterchildhood.D.Presentpoorlife.
23.WhatcanweknowaboutAndrewandRonniefromthepassage?
A.NeitherhasseenAngus.B.NeitheristhesonofAngus.
C.Bothhavethesamefather.D.Bothareatthesameage.
24.Whydidtheauthorgiveupsearchingforhisbirthmother?
A.Hehatedherbecausesheabandonedhimonadoorstep.
B.Hedidn’thaveevidenceduetohisfather’sdeath.
C.Hefeltitluckyenoughtofindhisbirthfather.
D.Hedidn’twanttoputherintotrouble.
25.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetowardshisadoptivemother?
A.Dissatisfied.B.Forgiving.C.Grateful.D.Concerned.
第二节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5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。
(E涂AB;F涂AC;G涂AD)
Theworldisaninterestingplace.Differentpeoplelikedifferentthings.Somepeoplelikeloudmusic.Otherpeopledon’t.____26__.
Manypeoplelikesports,buttheydon’talllikethesamesports.Insomecountries,cricketisaverypopularsport.Inothercountries,itisnotpopularatall.NooneplaysitorwatchesitonTV.However,mostpeoplelikesoccer.TheWorldCupisverypopular._27___.
Differentpeoplelikedifferentfoods.Somepeopledonotlikemeat.__28__.Somepeopledon’tlikepotatoesorbread.Theypreferrice.
____29_.Mostpeoplehavetheirfavoritecolors.Somepeoplelikebrightcolors.Otherspreferpalecolors.
Manypeopleliketrave