高二英语上学期期中试题107.docx

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高二英语上学期期中试题107

2016～2017学年度上学期期中考试

高二英语试卷

第一部分：

听力

第一节

1．Whosewalletprobablyisit?

A.thewoman’sB.Theman’sC.Gina’s

2.Whatisthedatetoday?

A.May1stB.May2ndC.May3rd

3.Whomadethewoman’spersonalwebpage?

A.SheherselfB.Herfriend.C.Theman

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.AtownB.AnaccidentC.Amurder

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Relatives.B.Colleagues.C.Neighbors.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

6.Whatisthemandoing?

A.WatchingTVB.Listeningtotheradio.C.Readingthenewspaper

7.Whyaretherichandfamoustargetsforbeingtalkedaboutaccordingtotheman?

A.Thepublicareinterestedinthem.B.Thepublicwanttolaughatthem.

C.Thepublicwanttomakethemfamous.

听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。

8.Whydoesthemanlooksad?

A.Hehadtostophisstudy.B.Hefailedhistestagain.

C.Hecouldn’tunderstandtheforeigners.

9.HowdidthewomanimproveherFrench?

A.ByreadingFrenchnewspapersB.BywatchingFrenchf

ilms.C.Byspeakingtoherself.

10.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Beconfident.B.TalkwithforeignersC.Asktheteacherforadvice.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Abasketballgame.B.Avolleyballgame.C.Afootballgame.

12.Wheredidthemangotolastnight?

A.Aclub.B.Astadium.C.Ameeting.

13.Whatdidtheaudiencethinkofthegame?

A.ExcitingB.DangerousC.Unbelievable

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthepinkdress?

A.verycheapB.verydullC.ofgoodquality

15.Whatcolorofthesweaterdoesthemanrecommend?

A.White.B.PurpleC.Black

16.Whatkindofjacketdoesthewomanwant?

A.aleatheroneB.alightoneC.anexpensiveone

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.WhatwasProfessorRudd’strouble?

A.lackofconfidenceB.lackofintelligence.C.absent-mindedness

18.Whatdidtheprofessordecidedtodoonehotsummerday?

A.Visithischildrenwholivenearthebeach.

B.Haveaholidaywithhischildrenonthebeach.

C.Takehischildrentovisithisfriendinaseasidetown.

19.Whathappenedtotheprofessorwhenhearrivedatthestation?

A.hecouldn’tcontacthisfriend.B.Hecouldn’tfindhistraintickets.

C.hecouldn’trememberthedestination.

20.Whydidtheprofessorcomebackhomeforthe2ndtime?

A.heforgothisfriend’saddress.B.helostthepaperhiswifehadgivenhim.

C.heforgottotakethetrainticketswithhim.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel,Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaper

advertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid,ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight.Fortunately,Ididn’tgetanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.

ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic（静电）noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles（肌肉）shakingmyset.

Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.

21.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?

A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.

C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.

22.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“signedoff”inParagraph1?

A.endedalltheirprogramsB.providedfewerchannels

C.changedtocommercialsD.showedall-nightmovies

23.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?

A.Byshakingandhittingit.B.Byturningitonandoff.

C.Byswitchingchannels.D.Byhavingitrepaired.

24.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?

A.CuriousB.AnxiousC.CautiousD.Humorous

 B

Michaelfrozeasheheardthevoiceontheradiosayingthatamanhadbeenmurderedbyabulletthathadcomefromthesky．ThinkingthattheshottheyhadfiredpossiblywastheshotthatkilledMr．Ward,heimmediatelydroveoff．Forthenexttwomonths,MichaelandJoehidthesecretthatthebullethadactuallyshotMr．Ward．

Duringthistime,JennaWardstartedtorealizelifewithoutherfather．WhileJennamournedthedeathofherfather,astrangeboystartedtoappearatthefrontstepsofthechurch．Aftermanynightsofwatchingthisboy,shefinallyrecognizedthatitwasMichaelwhowassittingonthestepseverynig

ht．

Aftermonthsoffindingoutwheretheshotcame,thepolicearrivedatMichael'shouse．HisdadmentionedthegunthatMichaelhadreceivedfromhisgrandpaathisbirthdayparty．MichaeltoldthepolicethatJoehadborrowedthegun．Uponthis,JoesaidthatthegunhadbeenstolenoutofhiscaralongwithhisCDplayer．Afterthepoliceweregone,MichaelmetJoeandtoldJoethegunwasunderthewoodpileinhisbackyard．

Oneday,Michaelcamehometofindthepolicesearchinghisbackyardwithmetaldetectors．WhentheSergeant（警官）wentintothewoodsbehindthehouse,hecameoutwithabulletthatJoeandhehadshotoffonhisbirthday．ThebulletmatchedtheonethattheyhadrecoveredfromMr．Ward,butwithoutthegun,thepolicecouldnotplaceMichaelasthekiller．

Withthepressureincreasing,Michaelfinallybrokedownandrealizedhehadtogiveup．OnaSaturdaymorning,hewenttoJenna'shousetoconfess（忏悔）toherandhermotherandthenturnedhimselfin．

25．ItcanbeinferredfromthestorythatMichaelandJoe．

A．shotandkilledMr．WardbyaccidentB．shotandkilledMr．Warddeliberately

C．firedabulletthatkilledWardfromtheskyD．wereexperiencedprofessionalmurders

26．WhydidMichaelsitonthestepsofthechurcheverynight?

A．HewasmonitoringJenna'swhereabouts（行踪）．

B．Hewasprobablyfeelingupsetandguilty．

C．HewantedtomakesurethatWardwasdead．

D．HewantedtoshowsympathyfortheWards．

27．Theunderlinedphrase"turnedhimselfin"inthelastparagraphmeans．

A．returnedhomeB．wentintotheroom

C．fledintothewoodsD．deliveredhimselftothepolice

28．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat．

A．MichaellenttheguntoJoeathisbirthdayparty

B．theguntogetherwithaCDplayerwasstolenfromJoe'scar

C．Michaelhidthegununderthewoodpileinhisbackyard

D．theSergeantdiscoveredthebulletinthewoodpile

C

Chickenfeathersareuseful,andnotjusttoachicken.Somegointopillows,coatsandotherproducts.Butcountlesschickenfeathersgotowaste.

IntheUnitedStates,billionsofchickensareproducedyearly.Mostoftheirfeathersarethrownaway.Butinsteadofbeingburiedinland,somefeatherscouldfindafutureinplastics.

Oneoftheproductstheyhavedevelopedisaflowerpot（花盆）.Itmaylooklikeotherflowerpots.Butthecontainerbreaksdownintheearthwithinonetofiveyears.Andasitbreaksdown,itnaturallybecomesnutrient（营养物）inthesoil.

Theenvironmentallyfriendlyflowerpotistheworkoftworesearchers.WalterSchmidtiswiththeAgriculturalResearchService,partoftheUnitedStatesAgricultureDepartment.MasudHudaiswiththeHorticulturalResearchInstitute,aprivate（私人）organization（组织）.

WalterSchmidthasbeenworkingtofindusesforchickenfeatherssincethe1990s.Progressin2002showedthatplasticmadefromfeatherscouldbeformedlikeotherplastics.

Hesaysfeathersaremuchstrongerandlast（持续）longerthananotherplantmaterial."Feathersarestronger.Bydesign,feathersarealsomoredurable（耐用的）.Andtheotherpartaboutitisiffeathersweretwiceasheavy,orhalfasstrong,thenbirdscouldn'tfly."

Hepointsoutthattraditionalflowerpotsmadefromotherplasticscanlastmuchlonger.Buthewondersifthereisreallyaneed.Hesaysmostflowerpotsareneverre-used."Whywouldyouwantaplasticthatyouuseforayeartolastfortwohundredyears?

Itmakesnosense.Youwanttomatchtheproductwiththeuse."saidWalterSchmidt.

WalterSchmidtandMasudHudaarenowaddinganotherchickenproducttotheirflowerpots--chickenwaste.Thewastewilladdmorenutrientstothesoilasthepotbreaksdown.Thescientistssaytheyhopetheirflowerpotwillbeonthemarketinayearortwo.

29.Whatdopeoplemainlydealwithfeathers?

A.Feathersareusedtomakepillows,coatsandotherproducts.

B.Mostfeathersarepaidnoattentionto.

C.Mostfeathersareusedasnutrient

D.Mostfeathersareusedtomakeflowerpots

30.What’stheadvantageoftheflowerpots?

A.Theywon’tlastlong.B.Theycan’tbreak

C.TheyareenvironmentallyfriendlyD.Theycanbereused

31.WhatdoesWalterSchmidtthinkoftraditionalflowerpots?

A.TooheavyB.Tooold

C.Neverre-usedD.lastinglongerbutunn

ecessary

32.Whatdoyouthinkisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.ChickenanditsfeathersB.Howtodealwithfeathers

C.FeathersmadeintoflowerpotD.Newflowerpots

D

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