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高二英语上学期期中试题
2016-2017学年上学期期中考试试卷
高二英语
考试时间：
120分钟分值：
150分
注意事项：
1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
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2．答题前考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息。
3．考试作答时，请将答案正确地填写在答题卡上。
第I卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatdoestheman’sbrotherlooklike?
A.Hehaslonghair.B.He’sstrong.C.He’stall.
2.Howmuchchangeshouldthewomangivetheman?
A.$20.B.$50.C.$70.
3.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inashop.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.
4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Anewfilm.B.Afootballgame.C.Plansfortheweekend.
5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Theyoftengetlost.B.Theygotonthewrongbus.C.Theyshouldn’tgotoAltadena.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Howwillthewomanprobablygettoherbranchoffice?
A.Byplane.B.Bycar.C.Bytrain.
7.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoing?
A.Makingaphonecall.B.Checkingtheinternet.C.Writingane-mail.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Wifeandhusband.B.Waitressandcustomer.C.Hostandguest.
9.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeel?
A.Sad.B.Embarrassed.C.Annoyed.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whyistheapartmentcheap?
A.It’sfarfrompublictransportation.B.Itdoesn’thaveagoodview.
C.Itdoesn’thavemuchspace.
11.Whatisincludedintherentalfee?
A.Telephoneservice.B.Electricity.C.Furniture.
12.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodonext?
A.Cleanthehouse.B.Completethepaperwork.C.Lookatanotherapartment.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Howmanyshowingsarethereattheweekend?
A.4.B.5.C.6.
14.Whycan’tthemanbuyticketsforthe11pmshowingtonight?
A.Therearen’tenoughticketsleft.B.Afriendofhiscan’tmakeit.C.Hethinksitistoolate.
15.Whatdayisit?
A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.
16.Whichshowingdoesthemanendupbuyingticketsfor?
A.Thenoononetoday.B.The8pmonetoday.C.Themidnightonetomorrow.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whydoestheboywanttobeascientistinthefuture?
A.Hewasencouragedbyhismother.B.Helikesscientificresearch.
C.Hewantstomakecontributionstotheworld.
18.WhatdoweknowaboutCopernicus’theory?
A.Itconcludedthatthesunisspinning.
B.ItwasinfluencedbyNewtonandEinstein.
C.Itisthebasisofideasabouttheuniversetoday.
19.WhatdidpeoplebelievewasthecenteroftheuniverseduringCopernicus’time?
A.TheEarth.B.Thesun.C.God.
20.WhydidCopernicuspublishhistheorywhilehewasdying?
A.Hewasn’tsureofhistheoryuntilthen.
B.Hewasafraidofbeingpunished.
C.Hisfriendstoldhimnottopublishit.
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。
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Date:
Monday,4April2016/10/26Time:
17:
00to20:
00
Wearealocalbusinessthathasbeenoperatingfor25yearsandwewouldlovetointroduceyoutothewondersoftheYorkshireDalesunderground.
Wewillmeetyouattheparkingplacenearestthecaveanddirectionswillbegivenonbooking.Everyonewillchangeintothecavingkit（装备）attheroadheadandwalkashortdistancetothecavebeforebeginningyouradventureunderground.Thetripinvolveswalkinginastreamway,somestooping（俯身）andsomecrawling（爬行）.Therearesomesimpleclimbs,afewdeeppoolsandawaterfalltodealwithtoo.Youjustneedareasonableamountoffitnessandflexibility（柔韧性）tomovethroughthecaveasthereisbendingandsomesortcrawlingsections.MinimumAgeis8yearsold.Wearelicensedtotakechildrenwithoutaparentwiththemifnecessary.
Thetripstartat5:
00pmandfinishby8:
00pm.
Whatwesuppy:
Cavingsuits,helmets,lights,belts,wellies（雨靴）,andallsafetyequipment.
Whattowear:
Eachpersonshouldwearwarmclothingi.e.trousers（NOTjeans）,twopairsofsocks,underwear,twolayersofupper-bodywear（e.g.sweatshirt（厚运动衫）/pullover/fleece（羊毛衣）etc）,atleastoneofwhichshouldhavefulllengtharms.Atcertaintimesoftheyearhat,glovesandascarfarealsorecommended.
Whattobring:
AcompletechangeofclothesandatowelasyouwillgetWET,abagforyourwetclothes.
Whatwewillneedfromyoubeforetheevent:
Acontactnumberforwhenyouareinthearea,thename（s）ofparticipantsandtheirfeetsize,approximateheightandbuild（S,M,L,XL,XXL,etc.）.
Theageofanyunder18s:
Wewillprovideyouwithamedicalformorparentalconsent（同意）formasappropriateonbooking.
Charge:
Adult£25.00,Child£25.00
Othercharges:
Bookingisessential
Forfurtherinformationortobook,contact:
Tel:
01729824455
Email:
info@yorkshiredalesguides.co.uk
Web:
www.yorkshiredalesguides.co.uk
21.Wherewilltheparticipantsinthiseventmeet?
A.AttheentranceofthecaveB.Attheparkingplace
C.AttheinformationtableD.Inthecrawlingarea
22.Beforeyoustartthetrip,youareadvisedto_______.
A.exerciseforacertainperiodoftimeB.bringyourownsafetyequipment
C.bringextraclothestochangeintoD.bringatleasttwoT-shirts
23.Teenagersunder18yearsold________.
A.shouldbeaccompaniedbytheirparents
B.willbechargedlessthanadults
C.musthaveasignedmedicalformorparentalconsentform
D.willgoonadifferentroutespeciallypreparedforthem
B
Whenyou’reajuniorinhighschool,threelittlelettersquicklybecomelargerthanlife:
SAT.
Atthestartofmyjunioryear,IrealizedthattheenvironmentwasmorecutthroatthanIhadeverthoughtitcouldbe.Surprisingly,thispressuredidn’tcomefromadults.Itcamefromtheotherhighschoolstudents.Everyoneinmygradehadcollegeonthebrain.Togetintothecollegeofourchoice,weallbelieved,wehadtooutcompete,outscoreandoutstudyeveryoneelse.Andgetlesssleep.Becausetimesleepingwastimeyoudidn’tspendstudyingfortheSAT.
Iletmyselfgetsweptupinthepressure.Mynewmottowas,ifIwasn’tineverysinglehonorlevelclass,Iwasn’tdoingenough.Iwasirritable（易怒的）,Icouldn’tfocus,Istoppedtalkingtomyfriendsandmymom,andIcouldn’tfigureoutwhoIwas.Ileanedbackfrommysupportnetworks,andIdidn’thavetheconfidencetobelievethatmyownpassionsanduniqueskillswerewhatwouldmakemestandouttocolleges.
That’swhenIrealized:
IamnotmySATscore.Tryingtoconformto（遵守）whatIthoughtcollegeswantedmaskedwhoIreallyam.IdecidedtorelyonmystrengthsandgetawayfromthecrazypressureIwasputtingonmyself.
Insteadofforcingmyselfintohigherlevelsofmath,Itookonanextrahistoryclass.InsteadofforcingmyselftodoextracurricularsthatIhated,IcutbackandfocusedontheonesIloved.IlearnedhowtolovewhatIwasdoingandnotwhatIthoughtIwassupposedtodo.Ilearnedtoshineasanindividual,notafacelessmemberofthecrowd.AndIfoundthatnotonlywasthisbetterformyhappiness,itmadememoreeffectiveandefficientwhenIstudied.
Tome,individualitymeanshavingtheconfidencetodecidewhoIamandwhoIwanttobe,andanumberonapageisnevergoingtochangethat.Iammoresureofmyself,andmorereadytoapplyforcollege,thanever.
24.Atthestartofthejunioryear,theauthordecidedtostudyfortheSAT______.
A.toovercomethepressurefromadults
B.totesthowgoodshewasatstudyingcomparedtootherpeers
C.becauseitwasexcitingtocompetewithotherpeerstogetintocollege
D.becauseshewasworriedshewouldbeleftbehindinthiscompetitioninwhichscoresareimportant
25.Whichofthefollowingcausedtheauthortorealizesheshouldn’tjustcompeteforscores?
A.Shewasnolongerherusualself.
B.Everybodystoppedtalkingtoher.
C.ShegotineverysingleHonor’sLevelclass.
D.Sheforcedherselftotakeahigherlevelofmath.
26.Howdidtheauthorbecomeamoreeffectiveandefficientlearner?
A.Bycuttingbackonextracurriculars.B.Bytakinganextrahistoryclass.
C.Byfocusingonherownstrengths.D.Bythinkingaboutwhatcollegeswant.
27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Pressurebringsoutthebestinyou.
B.Tostandouttocolleges,oranywhere,trytobeyourbestself.
C.Ifyoudon’tmakethingshappen,thenthingswillhappentoyou.
D.Lifeisjustaseriesoftimeswhenyouaretryingtomakeupyourmind.
C
Ilikewriting;Ilikemeetingpeople;Ilikediscoveringnewthings,thentellingeveryoneaboutthem;andIcouldn’tkeepasecretifyoupaidme.SoIbecameajournalist.
Iwroteformyschoolmagazine,didunpaidworkonmylocalpaper,tookamaster’sdegree,gotapart-timejobandthenbecameafull-timejournalist.
Oratleastthatiswhatmyresume（简历）wouldsay;butthelifeofajournalistismoreexcitingthanthat–evenifthatexcitementcancomewithpainandfrustration.
IhavelostcountofthenumbersofemailsIhavehadignored.IhavespenthoursatmeetingslisteningashardasIcouldforastory–onlytogohomeempty-handed.
OnceIranaroundknockingondoorsinadark,dangerous-lookingstreetinthesnowtofindawomanwho（myeditorhadtoldme）“wokeinthenighttofindwaterpouringonherhead”.SomehowIfoundher.Itookphotos.Iinterviewedher,thebuildingownerandthefiremen.Iwrotethestory…thenIopenedthepapertofinditattheback,withnonameonit,only100wordslong.
Strangely,though,thatchallengemademewanttokeepgoing.Ifyoudosucceed,therewardsofjournalismaretrulygreat.
Ioncewroteaboutanoldpeople’shomewhereresidents（居民）,includin
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