英语内蒙古北重三中学年高二下学期期中考试试题.docx

1、英语内蒙古北重三中学年高二下学期期中考试试题北重三中20162017学年第二学期高二年级期中考试英语试题第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40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。 AStill seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.Kings Art CentreA day at the Centre could mean a visit to an ex

2、hibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.You could attend a class teaching you how to learn from the masters or get more creative with paint free of charge.The Centre also runs two

3、life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.The Botanic GardenThe Garden has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above blue-g

4、reen leaves, and is not one to miss.Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called Hissing Sid is

5、regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.Byrons PoolMany stories surround Lord Byrons time as a student of Cambridge University. Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”. However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasa

6、ntly enough. Im not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byrons Pool. A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshir

7、e countryside, the pool is surrounded by the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you dont trust me, then perhaps youll take it from Virginia Woolf ,a famous writer,over a century after Byron, s

8、he reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.1.The main idea of the passage is _.A. interesting stories of Lord. ByronB. an approach to becoming creative in artC. the colorful life in the countrysideD. some places for weekend break2.If you are a wildlife enthusiast, youd better go to_. A. Byro

9、ns Pool B. the Botanic Garden C. Kings Art Centre D. Cambridgeshire3.According to the passage, the following statements are wrong except _.A. There is a small charge for attending the masters classB. Byron liked swimming naked in the lakeC. Byron seemed to like keeping pet bearsD. Hissing Sid and Fl

10、ytrap are impressive animals4.The authors purpose in mentioning Virginia Woolf is to show_. A. she was a famous writerB. she was fond of swimmingC. she was Byrons admirerD. Byrons Pool is a pleasant place BWhen I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before th

11、ey left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation . I suggested that they should stay at bed and breakfast houses, because this kind of place gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny s

12、tories “We didnt stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found most families were away on holiday.” I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought VACANCIES meant holidays, because the Spanish word for holidays

13、is vacaciones. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said VACANCLES, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said NO VACANCLES, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that

14、these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels! We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word DIVERSION means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friend

15、s saw the word DIVERSION on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hold. English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would

16、like some more. However, to my surprise, the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you.”5. My Spanish friends wanted advice about _. A. learning English B. finding places to stay in England C. driving their car on English roads D. going to England b

17、y car6. NO VACANCIES in English means _. A. no free rooms B. free rooms C. not away on holiday D. holidays7. When someone offered me more coffee and I said “Thank you” in French, I _. A didnt really want any more coffee B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away C. really wanted some more coffee D.

18、wanted to express my politeness8. I was surprised when the coffee pot was taken away because I _. A. hadnt finished drinking my coffee B. was expecting another cup of coffee C. meant that I didnt want any more D. was never misunderstoodCA warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice f

19、or those wanting a good nights sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off(打盹)if it is milked from a cow at night.Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin, which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.The study, by researche

20、rs from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, accordi

21、ng to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggl

22、ing to fall asleep at night.Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the

23、least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.9. According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk_.A. were more anxious B. woke up laterC. were less active D. started sleep more easily10. Which of the following is true of melaton

24、in according to the text?A. Its been tested on mice for ten times.B. Its used in sleeping drugs.C. It can make people more energetic.D. It exists in milk in great amount.11. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Milk Drinking and Health B. An Experiment on MiceC. Fat, Sugar and Health D. Nigh

25、t Milk and SleepDParents have to do much less for their children today than they used to do，and home has become much less of a workshop. Clothes can be bought ready made; washing can go to the laundry; food can be bought, cooked，canned or preserved; bread is baked and delivered by the baker; milk ar

26、rives on the doorstep; meats can be had at the restaurant，the workers canteen，and the school dining-room. It is unusual now for father to pursue his trade or other employment at home，and his children rarely，if ever，see him at his place of work. Nowadays boys are seldom trained to follow their father

27、s occupation，and in many towns they have a fairly wide choice of employment and so do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good money，and soon acquires a feeling of economic independence. In textile（纺织物） areas it has long been customary for mothers to go out to work，but this practice has become

28、so widespread that the working mother is now a not unusual factor in a childs home life，the number of married women in employment having more than doubled in the last twenty-five years. With mother earning and his older children drawing substantial wages, father is seldom the dominant（占主导的） figure t

29、hat he still was at the beginning of the century. When mother works, economic advantages increasing，but children lose something of great value if mothers employment prevents her from being home to greet them when they return from school. 12. The writer mentions home as workshop in the past because_.

30、 A. fathers often pursue employment at home B. parents had to make food and necessity by themselves C. many families produce goods at home for sale D. both fathers and mothers in most families are workers13. The chief reason that boys are seldom trained to follow their fathers occupation is that _.

31、A. children rarely see their fathers at their place of work B. fathers do not like to pursue employment at home C. there is a wide choice of employment for children D. children also like to have jobs and earn money outside14. What makes father no longer the only dominant person in a family? A. Mothe

32、rs and childrens earning enable them not just to depend on father for life. B. There are many choices of employment for mothers and children nowadays. C. Father does much less for his children and earn much less today than he used to. D. The number of married women in employment has increased greatly now. 15. What is the writers attitude towards the change at