湖北省枣阳市高级中学学年高二年级上学期期中考试英语试题解析.docx

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湖北省枣阳市高级中学学年高二年级上学期期中考试英语试题解析

枣阳市白水高级中学2016-2017学年高二年级上学期期中考试英语试题

（时间：

120分钟分值150分）

本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。

2．全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

听下面5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。

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.Howmuchshouldthemanpayifherentstheroomfortwoweeks?

A.＄150.B.＄300.C.＄400.

2.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Inaclothingshop.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inanoffice.

3.Whydoesthewomandisliketherestaurant?

A.Itisnoisy.B.Itiscrowded.C.Itisexpensive.

4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Neighbors.B.Friends.C.Workmates.

5.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Getapart-timejob.B.Keepitaclosesecret.C.Tellhisparentsaboutit.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独自。

每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独自读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.WhatballgamesdoesthemanlikewatchingonTV?

A.Football.B.Volleyball.C.Basketball.

7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhissupportingteam?

A.Good.B.Justso-soC.Disappointing.

8.Howmanymoregamesdoestheman’steamhavethisseason?

A.3.B.4.C.5.

听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。

9.Whatisthewomantalkingabout?

A.Herwell-paidjob.B.Herwayofrelaxing.C.Herproblemsatwork.

10.Whatdoesthewomandoassoonasshegetshome?

A.Shehasdinner.B.Sheliesinbed.C.Shesitsinachair.

11.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Trythewoman’sidea.B.Buysomenewfurniture.

C.Startlookingforanotherjob.

听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。

12.Howoldisthewoman’scat?

A.2years.B.6years.C.8years.

13.Whatdoweknowabouttheman’sdog?

A.Hestaysintheparkallday.B.Heistakentotheparkeveryday.

C.Hespendslesstimeoutdoorsthanbefore.

14.Whatdothewoman’skidswant?

A.Arabbit.B.Amouse.C.Afish.

听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。

15.HowisthemangoingtoSunCollege?

A.Bybike.B.Onfoot.C.Bycar.

16.HowfarisitfromMainStreettoWaterSquare?

A.Afewyards.B.2blocksaway.C.20minutes’walk.

17.Wherewillthemanhavetoaskthewayagain?

A.AtRainAvenue.B.AtMassHospital.C.AttheFarmers’Bank.

听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。

18.Wheredoesthespeakermostprobablymakethespeech?

A.Ataparty.B.Atareception.C.Ataconference.

19.WhatisMr.Brown?

A.Aclothingmerchant.B.Anassistantmanager.

C.Agovernmentofficial.

20.WhyareMr.BrownandhispartycomingtoEngland?

A.Topartfromhisfriends.B.Topayaninformalvisit.

C.Toseeknewcooperation.

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。

A

Menwhowearpinkshirtstoworkearnmoreandareeasiertogetahigherpositionthanthosewhoprefertraditionalshirtcolors,suchaswhiteandblue,accordingtoarecentsurvey.Researchersalsofoundthatmenwhoworepinkweremorelikelytogetpraisefromfemaleco-workersandweremoreconfidentintheoffice.

Aclassicalpinkshirtwearerearns£1,000moreayearthanthosewhochooseothercolors,researcherssurveyedamong1,500maleofficeworkers.MenwhowearpinkarealsotwiceaslikelytohavetheMaster’sdegreeasthosewhopreferwhiteshirts,withoneintenpinkshirtwearershavingaPHD.

StephanieThiers-Ratcliffe,InternationalMarketingManagerforCottonUSA,whotookchargeofthestudy,said,“Youcantellalotaboutsomeonebythecolorhewears.Pinkisacolorthatmoreandmoremenhavebeenembracingrecently,anditisencouragingthattheyarenotafraidtoexperimentwiththatbrightcolor.Theyspendmostoftheirdaysatworkandtheirownconfidenceneedstoremainsmart.Itisgoodforcompanystandards,butthatdoesn’tmeanthattheyhavetowearboringclothes.”Pinkshirtwearersontheotherhandaremorelikelytohavealow-carbon（低碳的）lifeforhalfofthemprefertochoosepublicmeansoftransportationtogotowork.

Thereportalsofoundmenwhopreferredgreenshirtswerethemostlikelytobelateforwork,whilewhiteshirtfanswerethemostpunctual（准时的）.

21．Accordingtothesurvey,pinkshirtmen____.

A.usuallygraduatefromfamousuniversitiesorcolleges

B.prefertogotoworkbycarwiththeirco-workers

C.earnmoremoneythanthoseinothercolors

D.arebetteratpleasingtheirbossesintheoffice

22．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____.

A.thecoloramanwearscaninfluencehispersonality

B.thecoloramanwearscanshowalotabouthim

C.pinkisthebestofallthecolorsamanlikes

D.wearingpinkcanmakeamanbecomehappy

23．Accordingtothepassage,whoistheleastlikelytobelateforwork?

A.Jackwhooftenwearspinkshirts.

B.Mikewhooftenwearsgreenshirts.

C.Tomwhooftenwearswhiteshirts.

D.Alanwhooftenwearsblueshirts.

24．Ifyouwanttogetahigherplaceinyourcompany,you’dbetterwear____.

A.purpleB.pinkC.greenD.white

B

Whenthinkingaboutquitting（停止）smoking…

Listallthereasonswhyyouwanttoquit.Everynightbeforegoingtobed,repeatoneofthereasons10times.

Decidepositivelythatyouwanttoquit.Trytoavoidnegativethoughtsabouthowdifficultitmightbe.Developstrongpersonalreasonsaswellasyourhealthandresponsibilitytoothers.Forexample,thinkofallthetimeyouwastetakingcigarettebreaks,rushingouttobuyapack,huntingalight,etc.Setadateforquitting---perhapsaspecialdaylikeyourbirthday,aholiday.Ifyousmokeheavilyatwork,quitduringyourvacation.Makethedateholyseriously,anddon'tletanythingchangeit.Begintoconditionyourselfphysically;startamodest（适当的）exercise;drinkmorewater;getplentyofrest.

Immediatelyafterquitting...

Thefirstfewdaysafteryouquit,spendasmuchfreetimeaspossibleinplaceswheresmokingisprohibited,e.g.libraries,museums,theatres,departmentstores,etc.

Drinklargequantitiesofwaterandfruitjuice.Trytoavoidwine,coffee,andotherdrinkswhichremindyouofcigarettesmoking.

Strikeupaconversationwithsomeoneinsteadofamatchforacigarette.

Ifyoumissthefeelingofhavingacigaretteinyourhand,playwithsomethingelse-apencil,apen,aruler.Ifyoumisshavingsomethinginyourmouth,tryafake（仿制的）cigarette.

25．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Wheneveryoufeellikeacigarette,trytoforgetitbysleeping.

B.Trytostartaconversationbeforeaskingforalight.

C.Ifyoumissthefeelingofhavingacigaretteinyourmouth,playwithapen.

D.Everynightbeforegoingtobed,repeatallthereasons10times.

26．Fromthepassage,weknowsmokers__________.

A.shoulddrinkalotofcoffee

B.havetostoptosmokefromtimetotime

C.shoulddrinkalotofwine

D.shouldnotdoanyexercise

27．Accordingtothepassage,whatdoestheunderlinedword“prohibited”mean?

A.forbiddenB.allowedC.receivedD.welcomed

28．Ifthepassageisinanewspaper,whichsectionisitin?

A.SportsB.NewsC.HealthD.Culture

C

Thepowerofhumorandlaugherisnumerous.Theyentertainusandmakeusfeelgood.But,aboveall,wehavediscoveredthathumorandlaughterarethebestmedicine.Theyrelievepain,reducestressandanxiety,andareanti-agingandlongevityfacilitators（促进者）.

Theyareextremelynecessaryforhelpingustofindandmaintainabalancebetweenlifeandwork.However,theyareslippingawayfromus.Wehavebecomefartooserious.Theonlyoneswhostillenjoyhumor,laughter,funandplaytothefullestareyoungchildren.Childrentendtolaughanaverageof200timesaday.Foradults,however,itisatotallydifferentstory.

Inthe1950speoplelaughedonaverage18timesaday.Today,weareluckyifweaveragebetween4-6timesaday.

Asamatteroffact,arecentstudyfoundthatpeoplelaugh6moretimesinthepresenceofonepersonbut30moretimesinagroupofpeople.Youcangetachuckle（咯咯笑）fromjokesyougetontheInternet,butitisnotthesameasbellyjigglinglaughter（adeeplaugh）yougetwhenyouinteractwithothers.

Socializing（交际）withfriendsandrelativeswasmuchlookedforwardto.However,thisisnolongerthecase.Infact,themajorityofpeoplecanhardlyfindtime,nordotheyhavetheinclinationtowardssocializingoutsidehome.Theyturntoelectronicmediasuchastelevision,computers,theInternet,videos,CDs,andaudioequipment,whichcanprovidethemwithinstantself-entertainmentatthepushofabutton.

Theworkplacedoesnotfare（进展）muchbetter.Duetothepressurestoproducemoreinthesameorfewerhoursavailableandtocompete,forexample,inamanufacturingfieldwithcheaperlaborelsewhereintheworld,humorandlaughterintheworkplacehavegraduallyeroded（逐渐毁坏）away.

Ihavedevelopedarealappreciation,perhapsclosertoastrongdesireforthepowerofhumorandlaughter.Thisencouragedmetowritemyfirstbooktitled“ThePowerofHumor”andsubsequentlymysecondbooktitled“KidsSaytheGoggonestThings”basedonthenaturalhumor,laughter,playandfunthatkidsexperienceandtheyfreelysharewithparents,grandparentsandteachers.

Fromwritingabouthumorandlaughter,peoplestarttoaskmetospeakupforthem.Todate,Ihavedevelopedanumberofhumor-laughtertopicsthatIuseinmykeynotepresentations.Youareinvitedtosubscribetomyfreemonthlye-magazine“TheHumormeister’sForum”byclickingontheFreeHumorE-zinenavigationbuttononthewebsite.

29．Accordingtotheauthor,laug