湖北省长阳县第一高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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湖北省长阳县第一高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
长阳一中2016-2017学年度第一学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
满分：
150分时间：
120分钟
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，共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.Whatdoesthemanwanttobuy?
A. Hamburgers.B.Frenchfries.C.Asalad.
2.Whenwillthespeakersbepickedup?
A.At3:
30pm.B.4:
00pm.C.At4:
30pm.
3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Aperson.B.Anovel.C.Afilm.
4.Whydoesthemancometothewoman?
A.Toaskaboutherparents
B.Toaskhertodohimafavor
C.Tohelpherwithherhousework.
5.Whatcolortiewillthemanprobablywear?
A.Brown.B.Grey.C.Red.
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，从每题所给的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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。
6.Whatdoesthebooklooklike?
A.Asmallbutthickbook.
B.Abigbookwithahardcover.
C.Abookabout200pagesthick.
7.Whydoesthemanwantthebook?
A. Toprepareforatest.B.Toreaditforfun.C.TolearnaboutAmerican.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。
8.WhatwillthemandothisSaturday?
A.Gotoastaffmeeting.B.Goonabusinesstrip.C.Movetohisnewhouse.
9.Howlongdoesthemanplantostayattheparty?
A.Foranhour.B.Foroneandahalfhours.C. Fortwohours.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。
10. WhowasJackieRobinson?
A. Afamouswriter.B.Agreatactor.C. Abaseballplayer.
11.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthebook?
A.Itisabiography.B.Itisaboutfriendship.C.ItistitledtheHero.
12.Whoseprospectivewasthebookwrittenfrom?
A.StephenSatlow’s.B.SharonRobinson’s.C.JackieRobinson’s.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。
13.Howlongwillthespeakersprobablybeaway?
A.Twodays.B.Threedays.C.Fivedays.
14.Wherewillthespeakersgoonholiday?
A. Greece.B.Spain.C.Switzerland.
15.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirstcottage?
A. It’sanapartment.B.It’sveryquiet.C.Itisnearthetown.
16.Whichcottagedothespeakerschooseintheend?
A. Theoneinsideanoldpalace.
B.Theonewithagardenview.
C.Theoneinthecitycenter.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17.WhendidMr.Jonesjointhecompany?
A.Fiveyearsago.B.Thirtyyearsago.C.Fortyyearsago.
18.WhatwasMr.Jonesfirstpromotedto?
A.Officemanager.B.Headdriver. C.Vicepresident.
19.HowdidMr.Jonesgethisdegree?
A. Bypayingthefeehimself.
B.Bytakingnightclasses.
C.Byworkingpart-time.
20.Whydoesthespeakergivethespeech?
A.TocongratulateMr.Jonesonhispromotion.
B.TocallonotherstolearnfromMr.Jones.
C.TosaygoodbyetoMr.Jones.
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
Wedonotusuallythinkabouthowourlanguageworks.Talkingissuchanatural,everydayactivitythatwedonotoftenstoptoconsiderhowitactuallyworks.Whenwedostudyourlanguage,though,weareoftensurprisedthatweareabletounderstandourconversations.Wordscanmeansomanydifferentthings.However,itturnsoutthatthespeaking
situationhelpsalotinmakinglanguagework.
First,thespeakingsituationhelpsmakewordsmoreparticular.Forexample,theword“dog”candescribeadogthataspeakersawinadream.Itcanalsobeusedtodiscussaneighbor’sdog.Nolanguagehasaseparatewordfortheidea“dogthatIsawyesterday”andanotherwordfortheidea“dogthatIsawinadream.”Thisisbecausethespeakingsituationmakesitclearwhatspeakersmeanwhentheyusewords.So,whenyouhaveaconversationwithyourneighbor,theknowledgethatyouhaveadogtellsyourneighborwhattheword“dog”probablymeansinthatsituation.
Thespeakingsituationalsohelpsmakelanguageclearer.Forexample,theword“bank”hastwopossiblemeanings.Itcanmean“aplacewherepeoplekeepmoney,”butitcanalsomean“thesideofariver.”Sothesentence“Iwenttothebank”isnotclear.ItcouldmeanIwenttothesideoftheriveroritcouldmeanIwenttotheplacewheremymoneyiskept.However,ifthespeakeristalkingaboutfishingorgoingtothemountains,othersprobablyknowthat“bank”means“thesideofariver.”
Thethingsthatspeakerssaymaynotalwaysbeclear.Sometimesthewordsarenotveryparticular,butthespeakingsituationcanprovidethemeaning.Othertimeswordsmayhavemanymeanings.Thenthespeakingsituationlimitstherightmeaning.Thisextraknowledgefromthesituationisveryimportanttounderstandlanguage.
21.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.
A.thebesttimeandplacetotalktoothers
B.howspeakingsituationhelpslanguagework
C.whattosayindifficultsituations
D.howourlanguageworks
22.Accordingtothepassage,wecansafelysaythat_____.
A.aspeakingsituationdoesnotaffectthemeaningofwords
B.speakingisnotverynaturalformostpeople
C.aspeakingsituationisnotimportant
D.peopleoftendonotconsiderhowtalkingworks
23.Byusingtheexampleoftheword“dog”,thewriterwantstoshowthat_____.
A.awordmayneedtobeexplainedinaconversation
B.awordmayhavedifferentmeanings
C.speakingsituationhelpspeopleunderstandtheparticularmeaningofaword
D.themeaningofwordsisnotparticular
24.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthemeaningoftheword“bank”byreferringto_______.
A.thetimeandtheplacewheretheconversationhappens
B.theoccupationofthepersonwhousestheword
C.earlierorlaterpartsoftheconversation
D.areliabledictionary
B
Iturned16onFriday,buttheDriver’sLicenseOfficeinmysmallhometownwasonlyopenonTuesday,soIhadtowaitthroughthatextremelylongweekendandanendlessMondaybeforegoinginformyexamination.
IcametotheDriver’sLicenseOfficehalfanhourearlierthatTuesdaymorning,pacingbackandforthonthewornporchwaitingfortheofficetoopenateight.Ireviewedthedriver’smanualforthehundredthtime.Iwasready.Iknewthemanualbackwardandforward;Ihadmadean“A”inmydriver’strainingcourse,andIwasageniusbehindthewheel.
Finally,thedooropenedandaweary-lookingmaninabrownuniformletmein.
“Letmeguess.Youwanttotakethedriver’stest.”hisvoicewasnotenthusiastic.
“Yes!
”Iansweredinexcitement.
“Ok,fillthisout,andifyoupasswe’llgoforadrive.”
IgrabbedthetestandrushedtothedeskwhereIfilleditoutinrecordtime.Aquickcheckshowedthatmypaperwasperfect.
“Let’sgetinthecar.”Hetossedmeasetofkeys,andIslidbehindthewheel.Everythingwasgoingsmoothlyaswepulledoutoftheemptyparkinglot.Isignaledarighthandturn,andwewereonadesertedstreet.Thiswasgoingtobeeasy.
“TurnleftandgoupYoungBloodHill,”heordered.Myhometownisinthemountains,andYoungBloodHillwasalmostvertical.AsIeasedupthesteephillandcametoastopatthetop,Iheardthecar’senginedie.Myheartsank.Iwouldhavetostartitagainwithoutrollingbackdownthehill.Iswallowedhardandturnedthekey;asImovedmyfootfromthebrake,thecarbegantoroll.IsupposeIcouldhaverolledallthewaybacktothebottomexceptforonething.Therewassomethingbehindmewhichstoppedmyrollwitharoughshakeandcrashofglass—apolicecar.
ThepolicemanwrotemeaticketasIlookedoverthedamage,andthemanfromtheDriver’sLicenseOfficeslidbehindthewheel.IwaiteduntilwehadparkedbeforeIaskedhowlongapersonhadtowaitbeforetakingthetestagain.
25.Whattimedoes“thatTuesdaymorning”inParagraph2referto?
A.Themorningwhenhemadean“A”inhisdriver’strainingcourse.
B.Themorningwhenheknewthedriver’smanualperfectlywell.
C.ThefirstTuesdaymorningimmediatelyafterhis16thbirthday.
D.TheTuesdaymorningrightbeforehis16thbirthday.
26.ThemanfromtheDriver’sLicenseOfficehelpedmakeitstop.Fromtheunderlinedsentence“IgrabbedthetestandrushedtothedeskwhereIfilleditoutinrecordtime”,wecanknowthat______.
A.thewriterdidn’tlikethemanfromtheDriver’sLicenseOffice.
B.thewriterwasexcitedandeagertogoforthedriver’stest.
C.timeforthetestwastight.
D.thetestpaperwasveryeasy.
27.Whydidn’tthecarrollbacktothebottom?
A.Theenginedied.
B.Ithitapolicecar.
C.Thewriterbrakedithard.
D.ThemanfromtheDriver’sLicenseOfficehelpedmakeitstop.
28.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.ThemanfromtheDriver’sLicenseOfficegotaticket.
B.Thepolicemandrovethecarawayaftertheaccident.
C.Thewriterfailedthedrivingtest.
D.Thewriterdidn’twanttotakethedrivingtestagain.
C
“Eatlocal.”It’sonewaytoreducehumaneffectontheplanet.Eatinglocalmeanstotrytobuyandconsumefoodsthataregrowninplacesclosetohome.However,mostofthefoodsoldatsupermarketsisnotlocallygrownorproduced.Trucksandplanesdeliverthesefoodsfromhundredsorthousandsofmilesaway.Duringthetransportation,greenhousegasesareproduced,causingglobalwarming.Sotheshorterthedistanceyourfoodsmusttravel,thelesstheharmisdonetotheenvironment.
Buthowdoyougetlocalfoodifyouliveinalargecity,hundredsofmilesawayfromfarms?
EnvironmentalhealthscientistDicksonDespommierandhisstudentscameupwiththeideaofa“verticalfarm”.
Averticalfarmisaglass-walledstructurethatcouldbebuiltastallasaskyscraper.Sincethegardenisbuiltupwards,ratherthanoutwards,itrequiresmuchlessspacethananordinaryfarm.Theworldisquicklyrunningoutofroomforordinaryfarming.Vert
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