高二英语上学期期中试题70.docx

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高二英语上学期期中试题70

浙江省桐乡市茅盾中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题

考生须知：

本考卷分试卷和答题卷，其中31-35题答在答题卷上，其他题号不变涂在机读卡上。

一、听力（共20题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

第一节：

听下面5段对话，每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantogetforhim?

A.Somebooks.B.Somepencils.C.Someenvelopes.

2.Whatistheman’shobby?

A.Playingcomputergames.B.Climbingmountains.C.Collectingcoins.

3.Whereisthemangoingfirst?

A.Toapostoffice.B.Toalibrary.C.Toastore.

4.WhichT-shirtwillthewomanbuy?

A.The$7one.B.The$8one.C.The$10one.

5.Howwillthemangotowork?

A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Byunderground.

第二节：

听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatwasthecampingholidaylikeonthewhole?

A.It’spleasant.B.It’sterrible.C.It’stiring.

7.Whatdidthemanlikeaboutthecampingholiday?

A.Swimminginthelake.B.Cookingdinner.C.Puttinguptents.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Aninterview.B.AnEnglishclass.C.Apieceofhomework.

9.WhatdidMr.Graytalkalotabout?

A.ThemethodsoflearningEnglish.B.Thecultureofsomecountries.

C.Therulesintheclassroom.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whoistheman?

A.Apoliceman.B.Ataxidriver.C.Asalesman.

11.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Returnawallet.B.PickupRichardC.Cleanacar.

12.HowdidthemanknowwhereRichardlives?

A.HefollowedRichard.B.Richardtoldhimtheaddress.

C.HeknewtheaddressfromRichard’scard.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Atschool.C.Atarestaurant.

14.Whodoesthegirlusuallytalktowhensheisupset?

A.Herfriends.B.Herparents.C.Herteachers.

15.Wherewouldthegirltalkwithherfriend?

A.Inashoppingcenter.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inacafé.

16.Whatdoesthemansuggestthegirldo?

A.Studyhard.B.Shopwithherfriends.C.Getintouchwithherfriendsoften.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whyisthespeakerusuallyhungrybylunchtime?

A.Shedoesn’teatbiscuitsatwork.B.Sheonlyhasadrinkforbreakfast.

C.Sheworksveryhard.

18.Whendoesthespeakerendherlunchbreak?

A.Atabout1:

15.B.Atabout2:

00.C.Atabout2:

15.

19.Whatdoesthespeakerdrinkforlunch?

A.Tea.B.Water.C.Coffee.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofherlife?

A.Stressful.（压力大的）B.Enjoyable.C.Unhealthy.

二、阅读理解（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）

第一节：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Fatandshy,BenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam.“Football,tennis,cricket—anythingwitharoundball,Iwasuseless,”hesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheonealwaysmadefunofinschoolgymclassesinDevonshire,England.

Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsthewentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.Thenhebegantoridethebikealongwitharunnerfriend.Gradually,Saunderssethismindonbuildinguphisbody,increasinghisspeedandstrength.Attheageof18,heranhisfirstmarathon.

Thefollowingyear,hemetJohnRidgwayandstartedtoworkasateacheratRidgway’sschoolofAdventureinScotland,wherehelearntaboutRidgway’scold-waterexploits.Greatlyinterested,SaundersreadallhecouldaboutNorthPoleexplorersandadventures;hedecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuture.

In2001,afterbecomingaskillfulskier,Saundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpedition（探险）towardstheNorthPole.Ittookunbelievableenergy.Hesufferedfrostbite,ranintoapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimit,pullinghissledupandovertheRockyMountains.

SaundershasbecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthPole,andhe’sskiedmoreoftheNorthPolebyhimselfthananyotherBritishman.Hisoldplaymateswouldnotbelievethechange.

NextOctober,Saunders,27,headssouthfromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandback,a2,900-kilometrejourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.

21.WhatchangehappenedtoSaundersafterhewas15yearsold?

A.Hebecamegoodatmostsports.B.Hebegantobuilduphisbody.

C.Hejoinedasportsteam.D.Hemadefriendswitharunner.

22.Theunderlinedword“exploits”（Paragraph3）isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.journeysB.researchesC.adventuresD.operations

23.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheeventsthathappenedtoSaunders?

a.Heranhisfirstmarathon.

b.HeskiedalonetotheNorthPole.

c.Herodehisbikeinaforest.

d.HeplannedanadventuretotheSouthPole.

A.acdbB.cdabC.acbdD.cabd

B

Cyprus（塞浦路斯）hasover320daysofsunshineeveryyearandthetemperatureseldomdropsbelow18℃eveninwinter.Soifit’ssunshineholidaysyouareafter,thenperhapsyoushouldconsidertakingyournextvacationinCyprus.

OnceyouarriveinCyprusyoucouldbeforgivenforthinkingthatyouhaveinfactlandedbackintheUKbecauseCyprushasoftenbeenreferredtoasEnglandwiththesun.MostCypriotsspeakexcellentEnglishasasecondlanguageandit’staughtinalltheschoolsevenatprimarylevel.TheydriveontheleftandalltheroadsignsareinEnglishaswellasGreek.

Therearen’tmanyplacesleftintheworldwhereyoucanleaveyourdoorsunlockedorwalkdownthestreetsinthedeadofnightbutCyprusisoneofthem.TheIslandhasoneofthelowestcrimeratesinEuropewhichmakesitgreatplacetolivein.

Forpeoplewhojustwanttorelax,Cyprusistheperfectholidaydestination.Withmilesofsandybeachesanddelightfulbays,youaresuretofindsomewheretocalmdownwhileyouenjoyallthatCyprussun.TheIslandhasarichculturalhistory,andifyouwanttoseemoreofCypruswhileonyourholiday,besuretocheckoutmanytripsthatareonoffertoallthoseplacesofinterest.

HoweveryoudecidetoenjoyyourholidayinCyprusandwhetherit’srelaxingonthebeachortakinginthenightlifeofmanybarsandrestaurants,theIslandhassomethingforeveryone.UntilyouexperienceCyprusforyourselfyoucannevercompletelyunderstandwhysomanyholidaymakersreturntoherbeautifulshoresyearafteryear.Infactsomeofthosevisitorshavesofalleninlovewithherthattheyhaveboughtahouseoftheirownthere.

EnjoyCyprus!

24.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.

A.explainwhyCyprusissosimilartoEngland

B.introduceaperfectholidaydestinationtoreaders

C.recommendthebestseasontogotoCyprus

D.encouragepeopletotravelaroundtheworld

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutCyprus?

A.AlltheroadsignsinCyprusarewritteninGreekonly.

B.ThenativelanguageofCyprusisEnglish.

C.Itishotinsummerandcoldinwinter.

D.Itissunnymostofthetime.

26.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.

A.Cyprusisacountrywithgoodpublicsafety

B.itisexpensivetoliveinacountrylikeCyprus

C.Cyprusisasmallcountrywithalargepopulation

D.theenvironmentinCyprushasbeendamagedbytravelers

C

You'rerushingtoworkandamanaheadofyousuddenlyfallsdown.Doyoustoptohelp?

Inastudyofbystanders（旁观者）,itwasfoundthatsomepeoplelookawayorkeeponwalking.

“Thereisainclination（倾向）todecidethatnoactionisneeded,”saysErvinStaub,apsychologistattheUniversityofMassachusettsatAmherst,whostudiestheroleofbystanders.“Thefirstthoughtsthatcomeintoyourmindoftenkeepyoufromofferinghelp.”

Timeandagain,goodandcaringpeoplefailtohelpothers.Theyknowtheyshouldactandyet,forreasonstheythemselvesdon’tunderstand,peoplesometimesdon’trespond.Longtimeresearchersofbystanderbehaviorcontinuetostrugglewiththequestion,“Why”?

Onethingwedoknowisthatthemoreambiguousasituation,thelesslikelypeoplearetohelp.Let’ssayyouseevapor（水汽）comingoutofabuilding.Youaskyourself,“Isitsteamorsmoke?

”ifyouarenotsure,youlooktootherpeopleforaclue（提示）abouthowtoreact.Ifyouseeotherpeoplearedoingnothing,youthink,“Ofcourse,that’sjuststeam.”Youdon’twantittobesmoke,becausethenyouwouldhavetodosomethingaboutit.

Anotheroneisknownas“thebystandereffect”.Thissaysthatthemorepeopletherearewatchinganemergency,thelessresponsibleeachoneofthempersonallyfeels.Forexample,ifyouaretheonlypersonintheworldwhocanacttosavesomeoneinadangeroussituation,youaremorelikelytoact.However,ifyouareoneof100,000peoplewhocouldsavethesituation,youwouldbehappierifoneoftheother99,999peopledidit!

“Ifyounoticetrouble,forceyourselftostopandjudgethesituationinsteadofwalkingon,”saysErvinStaub.”Thentrytoinvolveotherpeople;youdon'thavetotakeonalltheresponsibilityofbeinghelpful.AccordingtoStaub,itissometimesjustamatterofturningtothepersonnexttoyouandsaying,“Itlookslikeweshoulddosomething.”Onceyoutakeaction,mostpeoplewillfollowyou.

27.AccordingtoErvinStaub,whenaccidentshappen,people’sfirstthoughts________.

A.forcethemtolendahandB.preventthemfromhelping

C.oftenleadtoembarrassmentD.dependonothers’reaction

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ambiguous”inParagraph4mean?

A.Difficult.B.Dangerous.C.Unclear.D.Unpleasant.

29.Theauthoruses“thebystandereffect”toshowthat________.

A.manypeoplehavethesameideas

B.morepeoplecarrymoreresponsibility

C.peopleusuallythinkalotbeforedifficulties

D.peoplebehaveinthesamewayasmostothersdo

30.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Don’tJustStandThereB.SticktoYourDecision

C.ThinkBeforeYouleapD.It’stheThoughtthatCounts

第二节：

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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