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高二英语上学期期中试题无答案1
四川省中江县龙台中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题(无答案)
第I卷
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
第1节,听对话,选择正确选项。
1、Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Atabusstation.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inahotel.
2.What’stherelationbetweenthemanandthewoman?
A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Waiterandcustomer.
3.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’shair?
A.It’scool.B.It’sawful.C.It’sbeautiful.
4.What’sthewoman’sopinionaboutthemovie?
A.Sheonlylikesitssong.B.It’saprettygoodmovie.C.Shehasn’tseenthemovie.
5.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
A.Aradio.B.Adinner.C.Theweather.
第2节、听第6段材料,回答第6、7小题。
6、Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Atahotel.B.Atastation.C.Atabar.
7.Howlongwillthemanliveinthehotel?
A.About3days.B.About7days.C.About15days.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9小题。
8.Whatarethetwospeakersdoingnow?
A.Theyaretalkingonthephone.B.Theyarehavingapartyintheman’shouse.C.TheyaretravelingintheSaharatogether.
9.WherewillthewomanprobablybenextApril?
A.InNewYork.B.IntheSahara.C.InLondon.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12小题。
10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inashop.B.Inarestaurant.C.Atthewoman’shouse.
11.Howmanyeggsdoesthewomanwant?
A.ThreeB.Two.C.One.
12.Howwouldthewomanlikehertea?
A.Withlemon.
B.Withmilk.C.Withhoney.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16小题。
13.Who’sthewoman?
A.SheisJulie’sdaughter.B.She’sJulie’smother.C.She’sJulie’ssister.
14.Whatprobablyhappenedbeforetheconversation?
A.Atrafficjam.B.Acaraccident.C.Acarrace.
15.Whatmaythemanbe?
A.Aheadmaster.B.Acardriver.C.Adoctor.
16.HowisJulienow?
A.Shefeelssick.B.She’sOKbutfrightened.C.Sheisbadlyinjured.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17、Whathappenedtotheboy?
A.Hefellintotheriver.B.Heranintodangerwhenswimmming.C.Hehadsomethingwrongwithhisleftle
g.
18.Whatdidtheoldmandowhenheheardtheboy’scry?
A.Heranaway.B.Heshoutedoutforhelp.CHejumpedintotheriveratonce.
19.Whatdidtheboydoafterhewasrescued?
A.Hesaidnothingandranaway.B.Hegavehisnameandthenranaway.C.Heaskedwhattheoldman’snamewas.
20.Whatdidtheoldmanthinkofthisevent?
A.Theboyshouldhavethankedhim.B.Othersshouldhavehelpedhimsavetheboy.C.Itwasnotnecessarytomindtoomuch.
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
A
ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned£35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabankpreparedtolethimhaveacheckcard.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.
HeworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheremostyoungpeopleofhisagearefindingjobs.David’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdriveacar,orgetcreditcards(信用卡).
Davidgothisjobfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levels(普通成绩)andworkingforatimeinacomputershop.“IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms,”hesaid.
“Isuppose£35,000soundsalotbutIhopeitwillcometomorethanthatthisyear.”Hespendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes,andgiveshismother£20aweekasheliveswithhisparents.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.
“Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatsc
hool,”hesaid.“ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement(退休)isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.”
21.WhyisDavidsodifferentfromotheryoungpeopleofhisage?
A.HeearnsanextremelyhighpaymentB.Hehasgotajob
C.HelivesathomewithhisparentsD.Hedoesnotgooutmuch
22.David’sgreatestproblemisthat_______.
A.hecan’tbetreatedasanadultbythebankB.hedoesn’tmakeasmanygamesashewishes
C.hedoesn’tknowwhattobuywiththemoneyD.heistooyoungtodriveacar
23.Hewasemployedbythecompanybecause_______.
A.hehadworkedinacomputershopB.hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms
C.heiscleverandworkshardat
hislessonsD.hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool
24.HeleftschoolaftertakingsixO-levelsbecause_______.
A.hewasafraidofgettingtoooldtostartcomputingB.hedidnotenjoyschool
C.hewantedtoworkwithcomputersD.hewantedtoearnalotofmoney
B
December15,2014
DearAlfred,
Iwanttotellyouhowimportantyourhelpistomylife.
Growingup,IhadpeopletellingmeIwastooslow,though,withanIQof150+at17,I’manythingbutstupid.ThefactwasthatIwasfoundtohaveADHD(注意力缺陷多动障碍).Anxiousallthetime,Iwasunabletokeepfocusedformorethananhouratatime.
However,whensomethingdidinterestme,Icouldbecomeabsorbed.Inhighschool,Ibecamecuriousaboutthecomputer,andbuiltmyfirstwebsite.Moreover,IcompletedtheseniorcourseofComputerBasics,plusfiverelevantpre-collegecourses.
WhileIwasexploringmycuriosity,mydiseasegotworse.Iwantedtogotocollegeafterhighschool,butcouldn’t.So,IwaskillingmytimeathomeuntilJune2012whenIdiscoveredtheonlinecomputercoursesofyourtrainingcenter.
Sincethen,IhavetakencourseslikeDataScienceandAdvancedMathematics.Currently,I’mlearningyourProbabilitycourse.Ihavehundredsofprinterpaper,coveredinself-writtennotesfromyourvideos.Thishasgivenmeapurpose.
Lastyear,Ispentallmytimelookingforajobwhere,withoutdealingwiththepublic,Icouldworkalone,butstillhaveateamtotalkto.Luckily,Idiscoveredthejob—DataAnalyst—thismonthandhavebeengoingfullsteamahead.IwanttoprovethatIca
nteachmyselfarespectfulprofession,withoutgoingtocollege,andbejustasgoodas,ifnotbetterthan,mycompetitors.
Thankyou.You’vegivenmehopethatIcanfollowmyheart.Forthefirsttime,IfeelgoodaboutmyselfbecauseI’mdoingsomething,notbecausesomeonetoldmeIwasdoinggood.Ifeelwhole.
Thisiswhyyou’resavingmylife.
Yours,
Tanis
25.Whydidn’tTanisgotocollegeafterhighschool?
A.Shehadlearnedenoughaboutcomputerscience.
B.Shehadmoredifficultykeepingfocused.
C.Shepreferredtakingonlinecourses.
D.Shewastooslowtolearn.
26.As
fortheworkingenvironment,Tanisprefers_________.
A.workingbyherself
B.dealingwiththepublic
C.competingagainstothers
D.stayingwithADHDstudents
27.Taniswroteth
isletterinorderto_________.
A.explainwhyshewasinterestedinthecomputer
B.sharetheideasshehadforherprofession
C.showhowgratefulshewastothecenter
D.describethecoursesshehadtakensofar
C
Afewyearsago,acompanycalledSpaceMarketingcameupwithaplantosendamile–longadvertisementintospace.Toadvertisingagencies(机构),itwouldhavebeen“adreamcometrue”.However,advertisingstandardsagenciesfinallydecidednottoallowSpaceMarketingtogoaheadwiththeirplansandtheywereforcedtogivethemup.
Spacemayindeedbethefinalplaceforadvertisers,becauseonEarthwearealreadysurroundedbyadvertisingwhereverweareandwhateverwearedoing.ApartfromtheobviousadvertsthatweseeeverydayonTV,andinnewspapersandmagazines,thereisawhole‘otherworld’ofadvertisingmessagesforourattention.Thereareadsthatweseeonthesideofthebuswecatchtowork,forexample.Andwhataboutthelogos(商标)weseeontheclothingofthepeoplewewalkpastinthestreets?
Mostofth
etime,weareprobablynotevenawareof(意识到的)theselessobviousadvertisingmethods,butthatdoesn’tmeanthattheydon’twork.Take‘productplacement’,forexample.Youareinacinema,watchingthelatestHollywoodmovie.Lookcarefullyatthemakeofcaryourfavoriteactorisdriving.Andwhatabouthiswatch?
Canyouseewhatbranditis?
Chancesare,youcan,andthecompanythatownsthebrandislikelytohavepaidthousandsforittoappearinthefilm.
So,whetherSpaceMarketingfinallysucceedsinsendingadsintospaceornotisperhapslessimportantthanitmightseem.Thiswouldnotchangeathing.Oureverydaylivesarealreadystronglyinfluencedbyadvertisingwhetherwerealizeitornot.
28.Whathappenedtotheplanofsendinganadintospace?
A.Itcametonothing.
B.Itwasadreamcometrue.
C.Ithadtowaitafewyearsbeforeitwascarriedout.
D.Itwassupportedbytheadvertisingstandardsagencies.
29.Howdoestheauthorexplainthe“otherworld”ofadvertisingmessages?
A.Byshowingresearchfindings
B.Byexplainingresearchfindings
C.Bygivinginstructions
D.Byusingexamples
30.Asaformofadvertising,productpla
cement.
A.costsalittle
B.doesn’twork
C.islessobviousthanTVads
D.mainlyappearsinHollywoodmovies
31.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestattheendofthetext?
A.Weliveinaworldofadvertising.
B.We’vechangedalotbecauseofadvertising.
C.SpaceMarketingleadsintheadvertisingindustry.
D.Spaceadswillmarkthebeginningofanewworld.
D
AnotherReason
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OnceMr.Whitewasillinbed.Hecould