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安徽省淮南市学年高二英语下学期期中试题
安徽省淮南市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题
时间120分钟满分150分
第Ⅰ卷
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。
1.Howdidthemanknowabouttheclub?
A.Ontheradio.B.FromtheInternet.C.Fromafriend.
2.Whycan’tthemanreturnhiscamera?
A.Itisbroken.B.Itwasboughtonsale.C.Itwasboughtlastweek.
3.Whatistheweatherlike?
A.Cloudy.B.Sunny.C.Windy.
4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Atanairport.B.Athome.C.Atadrugstore.
5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Aclub.B.Atheft.C.Acupboard.
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.Howmuchistheextralargetentperday?
A.$10.B.$50.C.$60.
7.Whatwillthemandonext?
A.Returnthetent.B.Gocamping.C.Reserveatent.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Wherearethespeakerslivingatthemoment?
A.Inatown.B.Inacity.C.Inthecountryside.
9.Wherewillthespeakersprobablygofortheweekend?
A.Tothepub.B.Totheircousins’.C.Totheirhouse.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10
.Whyisthemantalkingwiththewoman?
A.Tobookatrip.B.Tofindaplace.C.Toaskforinformation.
11.Atwhattimewillthemantaketherailwayexpress?
A.9:
30a.m.B.10:
30a.m.C.11:
00a.m.
12.Whatwillthemandobeforetakingthe792bus?
A.Taketherailwayexpressbus.
B.Walkafewkilometers.
C.Changetoanotherbus.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Interviewerandapplicant.
B.Reporterandinterviewee.
C.Salesmanandcustomer.
14.Whydidn’tRoseentercollegeafterfinishingschool?
A.Becauseshehadpoorgrades.
B.Becausesheservedinthearmy.
C.Becauseshehadtoearnsomemoney.
15.WhichmajordoesRosewanttostudyincollege?
A.Sports.B.Biology.C.Science.
16.WhenwillRoseknowtheresult?
A.In7days.B.
In14days.C.In2days.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatdidtheauthordoattheseaside?
A.Sunbathing.B.FishingC.Swimming
18.Wheredidtheauthor’swifebuythewatch?
A.InBarbin.B.InSwitzerland.C.InSweden.
19.Howistheauthor’swatchdifferent
fromacommonwatch?
A.Itisagoldwatch.B.Itisadigitalwatch.C.Itisawaterproofwatch.
20.Howdidthepolicegettheauthor’swatch?
A.Amanfromthehotelpickeditup.
B.Athiefcaughtbythepoliceturneditin.
C.APLAsoliderfounditandhandeditin.
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)
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Parentswilldoanythingfortheirchildren.Whetheritwouldbethefood,clothes,ortheplacetheylivein,parentswillalwaysmakesuretheirchildrenhavethebestofeverything.Oneofthebiggestconcernsthatparentscurrentlyhaveiseducatingtheirchildren.Theyarefacedwithlotsofdifficultieswhenitcomestoeducationfortheiryoungones.Choicesincludeprivateschool,charterschool,publicschoolorhomeschooling.
Fortunatelyforparents,thereareavarietyofdifferentstrategiesthattheycantakeinordertoincreasetheirchild’soverallintelligence.AccordingtoRossA.Thompson,PhD,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,achild’sbrainwillactuallyreach90%ofitsfullsizebythetimetheystartkindergarten.
ResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinChicagoconcludedthatplayingamusicalinstrumentdirectlyaffectedthebrainstem,thelowersectionofthebrain.Moreover,childrenthatlearnaninstrumentatanearlyagetendtocontinueitwhentheyareolder.Andnumerousstudiesshowthatawellbalancedmealisessentialforachild’smentalaswellasphysicalhealth.Someotherresearchersrecommendedthatasecondlanguageshouldbetaughtwhenchildrenareinpreschool.Theystatethatthreetofouryearsofageistheperfecttimeandthatanyageunderfourwouldworkperfectlywellforachild’sbraindevelopment.
Theaveragechildwilllearnhowtoreadbetweenkindergartenandsecondgrade.Manyparentscangivetheirchildrenajumpstartbyteachingthemtoreadbeforetheystartschool.Childrencouldhaveanadequatebackgroundofthealphabetandsoundsofwordsbeforeattendingschool.Thiscanbedonebysimplyreadingtothemwheneveryouwant.Themorecomfortabletheyget,theeasiertheprocesswillbe.
25.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat.
A.parentsfindithardtosatisfytheirkids’variousdemands
B.parentsmeetanewchallengewhenraisingtheirkids
C.parentshavemorechoicesinofferingeducationtotheirkids
D.parentsgetactivelyinvolvedintheprocessoftheirkids’growth
26.Whatsuggestionmaytheresearchersinthepassagemake?
A.Totrainkidsasearlyaspossible.B.Totryasmanymeansaspossible.
C.Tohelpkidsdevelopasfullyaspossible.D.Touseasmanyavailableresourcesaspossible.
27.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Theeffectivewaystohelpdevelopchildren’sbrains.
B.Thepropertimetoteachchildrentolearnlanguages.
C.Thevitalfactorstohaveagreateffectonchildren’shealth.
D.Thepracticalstepstoarousechildren’sinterestinstudy.
28.Wecanreplacethewords“jumpstart”inthelastparagraphwith.
A.inspirationB.introductionC.promotionD.suggestion
C
LaGomeraistheonlyplaceintheworldthathasawhistlelanguage.Wedonotknowhowandwhyitbeganbecausewedonotknowthecompletehistoryoftheisland.Butwecancertainlyimaginethereasonsforthebeginningofthewhistlelanguage.Therearemanydeepvalleysontheisland.Apersonononesideofavalleycannoteasilyshouttoapersonontheotherside.Buthecanwhistleandbeheard.Someofthebestwhistlerscanbeheardfromfourmilesawayandtherecordissevenmiles.
Thepeoplewholiveontheislandusuallyhavegoodteeth,
andthishelpsthemtowhistlewell.Theymustalsohavegoodearssothattheycanhearotherwhistlers.
Wecanunderstandwhythewhistlelanguagecontinues.Itisveryusefulontheisland,andquiteeasytolearn.Whensomebodyishurtorill,thewhistlelanguagetakestheplaceoftelephone.Ifthesickpersonisquitefarawayfromthetown,peoplepassthemessagefromonetoanother.Aboyguardingcattleonahillsidewhistlestoamanfishingfromhisboat.Thelastoneisabletodescribethetroublefullyandexactlytothedoctorintown.Peoplehelponeanotherinthesamewaywhenacarbreaksdownoracowislost.
Thewhistlelanguageishundredso
fyearsold,andprobablyitwillcontinuetoliveonforhundredsofyearsmore.RadioandTVoftenkillthespecialwaysofspeakingindifferentpartsofacountry.ButonLaGomerayouarenobodyifyoucannotwhistle.PerhapssoonafterTVarrivesontheisland,peopletherewillbewhistlingthenewsandother