高二英语上学期期中试题30.docx

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高二英语上学期期中试题30

周口中英文学校2016—2017学年度上期期中考试试题

高二英语

第I卷（三部分，共70分）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节20小题；每小题2分，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，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

A

Manypeoplegotoschoolforagoodeducation.Theylearnlanguages,history,mathsandotherlessons.Schooleducationisveryimportantanduseful.Yetnoonecanlearneverythingfromschool.Nomatterhowmuchateacherknows,hecannotteachhisstudentseverythingthey

wanttoknow.Hisworkistoshowhisstudentshowtolearn.Heteachesthemhowtoreadandhowtothink.So,muchmoreistobelearnedoutsideschoolbythestudentsthemselves.Itisalwaysmoreimportanttoknowhowtostudybyoneself.I

tisquiteeasytolearnsomethinginalanguageoraformula（公式）inmaths，butitisdifficulttouseaformulainfindingtheanswertoamathsproblem.Greatinventorsdonotgeteverythingfromschoolbuttheycaninventmanythingsandchangetheworldalot.ThoughThomasEdisoninventedmanythingshedidn’thavemuchschooleducation.Howdotheydoallthese?

Becausetheyknowhowtostudy.Alotofthingsarenottaughtintheclassroom.Theygetknowledgefrombooksoutsideschool.Theyworkhardallthe

irlives,andthemostimportantthingisthattheyknowhowtousetheirhead.

21.Whatdomanypeoplegotoschoolfor?

A.TomakefriendsB.Togeteverything

C.TogetagoodeducationD.Tostudybythemselves

22.Whatshouldastudentlearnt

odofromschool?

A.Trytoremembermoreknowledgeandformulas.

B.Trytolearnhowtoreadandhowtothink.

C.Trytorememberwhattheteachersteach.

D.Trytoinventtheworld.

23.Howcananinventorinventthings?

Themostimportantthingishowto:

A.beagreatinventorB.studybyhimself

C.usehisheadwellD.rememberwhathe’sbeentaught

24.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Schooleducationisimportantforaperson.

B.Astudentcannotlearneverythingfromschool.

C.Astudentshouldlearnhowtorememberaformula.

D.Inventorscaninventthingsandchangetheworldalot.

B

PerhapseverytownintheUnitedStateshasapostoffice.Someareverysmall,andyoumayalsofindtheminthecornerofashop.Othersarelargebuildings.TheyareopenfivedaysaweekandonSaturdaymornings.FromMondaythroughFridaytheyareusuallyopenfrom8:

30a.m.to4:

30p.m..

Ifyouknowhowmuchthepostage（邮资）isforyourletter,youcanbuystampsatanywindows.Insomepostofficesyoucanbuystampsfrommachines.Stampsaresoldatmanydifferentprices,fromonecenttomanydollars.Ifyouarenotsurehowmuchpostageisforyourletter,youcanasktheclerk.Heorshewillgiveyouthestampsyouneed.Ifyouaresendingyourlettersfaraway,writeontheenvelopethatyouwantthemtogobyairoruseanairmailenvelope.Rememberthatpostagewillbemoreexpensiveforaletterthatyouwanttosendtoforeigncountries.

Atapostofficeyoucanalsobuypostcards.Apostcardischeaperthanaletter.Usuallythepriceofpostageforapostcardisabouthalfthatofaletter.Thepostcardsthatyoubuyatapostofficedonothavepictures.However,theyarealsonottobesentoutsidethecountries.Lettersareaneasyandcheapwaytokeepintouchwithpeopleinmanydifferentcountries.

25.IntheUnitedStates,everypostoffice,largeorsmall,isopen____.

A.everydayexceptSunday

B.fromMondaytoFriday

C.from8:

30to5:

30everyday

D.fiveandahalfdaysaweek

26.InapostofficeintheUSA,peoplecanbuyallthefollowingexcept____.

A.lettersB.stampsC.envelopesD.postcards

27.IfsomeonewantstosendaletteronSaturdayafternoon,heorshe____.

A.canbuystampsatanyshops

B.canuseanairmailenvelope

C.mustgotolargepostbuildings

D.mustwaittillnextMonday

28.Peoplesometimespreferpostcardstolettersbecausepostcards____.

A.needn’tbesentbyair

B.costpeoplelessmoney

C.don’th

aveanypictures

D.canbeboughtinpostoffices

C

WhenMr.Davidretired,heboughtasmallhouseinavillagenearthesea.Helikeditandhopedtoliveaquietlifeinit.

Buttohisgreatsurprise,manytouristscametoseehishouseinsummerholidays,foritwasthemostinterestingbuildinginthevillage.Frommorningtonightthereweretouristsoutsidethehouse.TheykeptlookingintotheroomsthroughthewindowsandmanyofthemevenwentintoMr.David’sgarden.ThiswastoomuchforMr.David.Hedecidedtodrivethevisitorsaway.Soheputanoticeonthewindow.Thenoticesaid:

“Ifyouwanttosatisfyyourcuriosity（好奇心）,cameinandlookroundPrice:

twentydollars.”Mr.Davidwassurethatthevisitorswouldstopcoming,buthewaswrong.MoreandmorevisitorscameandMr.Davidhadtospendeverydayshowingthemaroundhishouse.“Icameheretoretire,nottoworkasaguide.”hesaidangrily.Intheend,hesold

thehouseandmovedaway.

29、Mr.David’shousewasthatmanytouristscametoseeit.

A．sosmallB．soquietC．sointerestingD．sobig

30、Mr.Davidputanoticeonthewindowinorder.

A．todrivethevisitorsaway

B．tosatisfythevisitor’scuriosity

C．toletvisitorscomeinandlookround

D.togetsomemoneyoutofthevisitors

31、Thenoticemadethevisitors.

A．moreinterestedinhishouseB．lostinterestinhishouse

C．angryattheunfairpriceD．fe

elhappyabouttheprice

32、AfterMr.Davidputupthenotice.

A．thevisitorsdidn’tcomeanylonger

B．fewerandfewervisitorscametoseehishouse

C．moreandmoretouristscameforavisit

D．notouristwouldpaythemoneyforavisit

D

Weeachhaveamemory.That’swhywecanstillrememberthingsafteralongtime.Somepeoplehaveverygoodmemoriesandtheycaneasilylearnmanythingsbyheart,butsomepeoplecanonlyrememberthingswhentheysayordothemagainandagain.Manyofthegreatmenoftheworldhavegotsurprisingmemories.

Agoodmemoryisagreathelpinlearningalanguage.Everybodylearnshismotherlanguagewhenheisasmallchild.Hehearsthesounds,remembersthemandthenhelearnstospeak.Somechildrenarelivingwiththeirparentsinforeigncountries.Theycanlearntwolanguagesaseasilyasonebecausetheyhear,rememberandspeaktwolanguageseveryday.Inschoolitisnotsoeasytolearnaforeignlanguagebecausethepupilshavesolittletimeforit,andtheyarebusywithothersubjects,too.

Butyourmemorywillbecomebetterandbetterwhenyoudomoreandmoreexercises.

33、Somepeoplecaneasilylearnmanythingsbyheartbecause.

A．theyalwayssleepverywellB．theyofteneatgoodfood

C．theyreadalotofbooksD．theyhaveverygoodmemories

 34、Inschoolthepupilscan’tlearnaforeignlanguagewellbecause.

A．theyhavenogoodmemoriesB．theyhavenorecorders

C．theyhavetoomuchtimeforitD．theyarebusywithothersubjects

35、Yourmemorywillbecomebetterandbetter.

A．ifyouhaveplentyofgoodfood

B．ifyoudomoreandmoreexercises

C．ifyoudomorningexerciseseveryday

D．ifyougetupearly

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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

NotenoughAmericanstudentswanttobeengineers,mathematicians,orscientists.TheUSgovernmentwan

tstochangethat.ThegovernmentwillspendthreebilliondollarsontheeducationofyoungAmericansinscience,technology,engineering,andmath.（36）____________.

ManyjobsintheSTEMfieldswillopeninthecomingyears.Thepurposeofthegovernment’sinvestment（投资）istoincreasethenumberofAmericanswhocantakethosejobs.（37）____thanboys.Only25percentofSTEMstudentsaregirls.

CamsieMcAdamsisattheUSEducationDepartment.ShesaysgirlssimplydonotfeelwelcomedinSTEMsubjects.

DebbieSterlingisanengineer.Sheinventedatoyforgirls.Thenameofthetoyis“GoldieBlox”.Tointerestgirls,Sterlingcreatedthecharacter“Goldie”.（38）_____.Goldietellsstories,solvesdifficultproblemsandbuildsnewworlds.

Miaisaseven-year-oldgirlwholikesscience.Inherroom,shehasnofashiondolls.Instead,shereceivedasetofGoldieBloxfromhergrandmother.（39）______.

ExpertssayparentsshoulddomorethanjustbuytoystointeresttheirgirlsinSTEMsubjects.（40）_____.Atschool,girlsshouldtakepartinprojectsthatrequireteamworkandcreativethinking.

A.Goldiedoesnotcareaboutbeautyorclothes

B.Shelearnedtomakeamachinewiththeblocks（积木）

C.YetgirlsappearfarlessinterestedinSTEMsubje

cts

D.Theyshouldalsoprovideagoodeducation

E.ThefourareastogetherareknownasSTEM

F.Allowlifetohappenlikeit’ssupposedto.

G.Inlife,wedon’tgetwhatwewishfor;wegetwhatweworkfor.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Everyoneneedsfriends.Butdoyouknow41tofindrealfriendshipandkeepit?

AnAmericanwriter42Sallytellsyoungstudentssomegoodwaystofind43.

Sallysaysfindingfriendshipisjustlike44atree.Youplanttheseedand45ittomakeitgrow.Shesaysyoushouldfirstchoosesomeone46canbeagoodfriend.Itdoesn’t

matterwhetherhehasmoneyorgood47.Agood

friendshouldbekindand48.Ifyouhaveabadday,agoodfriendshould49yourcomplaintsanddohis50tohelpyou.Ifyouwanttomakeaf

riend,youshouldmakeeachother51.

Butthingscannot52behappy.53thebestfriendsmayhavequarrels.Whatshouldyoudowhenyou54withyourfriend?

Youmaytrytohaveanhonesttalkwithhimwhenthereisnoonearound.Ifhe55wanttotalk,youcanwritealettertotellhim56youarefeeling.

Sallyalsotellsussomesmall57importantthings,58example,celebratingyourfriend’ssuccess.

Rem