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云南省xx州201X学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
楚雄州2016—2017学年末高中教学质量监测
高二英语试卷
考试时间：
120分钟满分：
150分
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、座位号和准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号，在试题卷上作答无效。
3.回答主观题时，将答案写在答题卡上对应位置，写在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
第I卷（共三部分，共115分）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
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.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.At5:
00B.At5:
15C.At4:
45
2.Whohastakenthestamps?
A.ThewomanB.Theman’sclassmatesC.Thewoman’ssister
3.Howlongwillthemanstayinthishotel?
A.JustonemonthB.32daysC.34days
4.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.InapostofficeB.InahotelC.Inabank
5.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Hewentmountainclimbing
B.Hedoesn’twanttogetatall
C.Hehasn’ttraveledaroundtheworld
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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6-7题。
6.Whatarethespeakersdoing?
A.WatchingamovieB.Havingdinner.C.Makingsoup
7.Whatmakesthemanunhappy?
A.Thewomandoesn’tcookverywell.
B.Thewomanseldomtalkstohimatdinner.
C.Thewomanwatchestoomanyadvertisements.
听第7段材料,回答8-9题。
8.Whydoesthewomanwanttosellherhouse?
A.Becauseshehastiredoflivingthere.
B.becauseshehasretiredandisshortofmoney.
C.Becauseshewantstoliveinthequietcountry.
9.Howmuchdoesthewomanwantforherhouse?
A.$150,000B.$15,000C.$105,000.
听第8段材料,回答第10-12题。
10.HowoldisMary’smother?
A.FiftyyearsoldB.Fifty–fiveyearsoldC.Forty–fiveyearsold
11.WhatwillMary’smotherreceiveforbirthday?
A.AbeautifuldiamondnecklaceB.AbeautifulskirtC.Abeautifulshirt
12.WherewillMary’sfamilyhaveaspecialdinner?
A.AtaChineserestaurantB.Atafast-foodrestaurantC.Athome
听第9段材料,回答第13-16题。
13.Howdoesthewomanfeelatthebeginningoftheconversation?
A.AngryB.SurprisedC.Sad
14.Whatsizebagdoesthewomanwant?
A.A24-inchbagB.A29-inchbagC.A32-inchbag
15.WhenwillthewomanleaveforMexico?
A.OnThursdayB.OnSaturdayC.OnFriday
16.Wheredoesthemanwork?
A.Atamailorderpany.
B.Ataninternationaltravelservice.
C.Attheairportinformationdesk.
听第10段材料,回答第17-20题。
17.WhereisTomstudyingnow?
A.Inanartschool.B.Inauniversity.C.Inamedicalschool.
18.WhatdoesTomthinkofstudyingmedicine?
A.It’sinteresting.B.It’sboring.C.It’stoomuchhardwork.
19.WhydoTom’sparentswanthimtobeeadoctor?
A.Becauseadoctorcanearnmoremoney.
B.Becauseadoctorcanhelppeople.
C.Becauseadoctorcanworkinthehospital.
20.Whycan’tTommakeuphismindtobeanartist?
A.Becauseheisn’tsurewhetherhecansupporthimself.
B.Becausehedoesn’tknowwhatanartschoolis.
C.Becausehedoesn’twanttospendtoomuchofhisfather’smoney.
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
Fourbooksthatwillinspireyoutotraveltheworld.
There’strulynothingliketravelwhenitestogainingperspective（远景）andexposingyourselftoothercultures.Togetyouintheadventuringmood,weaskedAmazonSeniorEditorChrisSchleptohelpuseupwithalistofbooksthattransportreaderstoanothertimeandplace.Below,seehislistoffourbooksthatwillinspireyoutotravelaroundtheworld.Formoreinformation,pleaseclickAmazon..
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WhereYoudGo,Bernadette
Price:
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ITALY:
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ENGLAND:
WolfHall
Price:
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Youcan’ttraveltoThomasCromwell’sEnglandwithoutatimemachine，butreadingHilaryMantel’sprize-winningnovelisthenextbestthing.ItwillmakeyoulongtoseetheancientbuildingsandgreengrassoftheEnglishcountryside,muchofwhichisstillthere.BuyitonAmazon.
NANTUCKET:
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Price:
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EliHildebrandhasbuiltawritingcareeroutofwritingaboutherhometownislandofNantucket.HerlatestisHere’stoUs,which,perhapsnotsurprisingly,isagreatbeachread.
21．Whosebookhasbeenmadeintoafilmaccordingtothetext?
A.HilaryMantel’s.B.JessWalter’sC.MariaSemple’s.D.ElinHilderbrand’s.
22．Whatcanyoubuyifyouhaveonly$32?
A.BeautifulRuinsandWhereYou’dGo,Bernadette.
B.WhereYou’dGo,BernadetteandWolfHall.
C.BeautifulRuinsandWolfHall.
D.WolfHallandHere’stoUs.
23．Whatdothefourbookshaveinmon?
A.Theyhavethesameprice.B.Theyhavethesimilarcontent.
C.Theyhavethesimilarbackground.D.Theyhavethesameplaceofsales.
24．Wheredoesthetextprobablyefrom?
A.Awebsite.B.Amagazine.C.Anewspaper.D.Atextbook.
B
Onedayanout-of-workmime（哑剧演员）isvisitingazooandattemptstoearnsomemoneyasaperformer.Assoonashestartstodrawthecrowd,azookeepergrabshimanddragshimintohisoffice.Thezookeeperexplainstothemimethatthezoo’smostpopularattraction,agorilla,diedsuddenlyandthekeeperfearsthattheattendanceatthezoowillfalloff.Heoffersthemimeajobtodressupasthegorillauntiltheycangetanotherone.Themimeaccepts.
Sothenextmorningthemimeputsonthegorillasuitandentersthecagebeforethecrowdes.Hediscoversthatit’sagreatjob.Hecansleepwhenhewantsto,playandmakefunofpeopleandhedrawsbiggercrowdsthanheeverdidasamime.However,eventuallythecrowdsgettiredofhimandhedoesn’tlikejustswingingonwiresanylonger.Hebeginstonoticethatthepeoplearepayingmoreattentiontothelioninthecagenexttohis.
Notwantingtolosetheattentionofhisaudience,heclimbstothetopofhiscage,crawlsacrossapartition（隔开物）,anddangles（悬荡）fromthetopofthelion’scage.Ofcourse,thismakesthelion furious ,butthecrowdlovesit.Attheendofthedaythezookeeperesandgivesthemimearaiseforbeingsuchagoodattraction.Well,thisgoesonforsometime,themimekeepslaughingatthelion,thecrowdsgrowlarger,andhissalarykeepsgoingup.
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Helpme!
”,butthelionisquickandpounces.Themimesoonfindshimselflyingonhisbacklookingupattheangrylionandthelionsays,“Shutup,youidiot!
Doyouwanttogetusbothfired?
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25.Themimegoestothezooinorderto .
A.performtomakesomemoney
B.takepartinaninterview
C.lookforabetterjobasaworkerinthezoo
D.helpthezookeepertodrawmorevisitors
26.Themimedoesn’tlikehisjobanylongerprobablybecause .
A.hecan’thaveenoughsleepeveryday
B.thevisitorsthrowsomethingathim
C.peoplearelessinterestedinhisperformance
D.hewantstostaywiththelioninthecage
27.Theunderlinedword“furious”（inParagraph3）means“ ”.
A.happy B.angryC.frightened D.satisfied
28.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat .
A.thelionwantstocatchholdofthemimeB.boththelionandthemimewillbekilled
C.anotheremployeedressesupasthelionD.thezookeeperwillfirebothofthem
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PolishzoologistWojciechCzechowskiandhisteambeganstudyingtheundergroundcolonyin2013.Theyfoundtheantsbuilta60-cmhighnestinthesoildirectlyoverthestorehouseverticalairpipe.Asyearspassed,themetalcoveringonthepipeeroded,leavingbehindaholethatthousandsofworkerantsaccidentallyslipintoeachdayastheygoabouttheirdailychores.Thescientistssaythattherearenosourcesoffoodinthestorehouse.Thismeansthattheinsectsliveinastateofnearstarvation.
InJuly2015,theresearchersdisturbedpartoftheantnestinsearchoflarvae（幼虫）,cocoons（茧）,andqueens.Theyfoundnothing,leadingthemtosuspectthatthelackoffoodandcoldtemperaturesmadereproductionimpossibleandthatthegrouptendingthenestisentirelymadeupofnon-reproductivefemaleworkers.Theirpopulationisrefilledeveryyear,byanewrainofunfortunateantsthatslidedownthehole.TheresearcherssaythatwhentheyreturnedinJanuary2016,thenesthadbeenrepaired.Itappearsthatdespitetheterribleconditions,theworkerantsdonotstopconstructingtheirnest.
Woodantsareknownfortheirabilitytoadapttobadlivingconditions.Inthiscase,themillionsofworkerantstrappedinthestorehousehavenochoice.Butinsteadoflosinghope,theyaremakingthebestofthesituation—aclassicexampleof“whenlifegivesyoulesionsmakelemonade.”
29．Howdidthewoodantsarriveinthestorehouse?
A.Theyfelldowntherebyaccident.B.Ther
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