广西桂林市高二英语下学期期中试题1.docx

1、广西桂林市高二英语下学期期中试题1广西桂林市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题注意事项：本试卷共4页，答题卡1页。考试时间120分钟,满分150分； 正式开考前，请务必将自己的姓名、考号用黑色水性笔填写清楚并张贴条形码； 请将所有答案填涂或填写在答题卡相应位置，直接在试卷上做答不得分。第I卷（共90分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Where

2、 is the man going to put his plants?A. In his backyard. B. By his window. C. On his balcony.2. What does the woman like about the magazine?A. The film reviews. B. The political cartoons. C. The travel section.3. How does the woman feel about the election?A. Annoyed. B. Uninterested. C. Enthusiastic.

3、4. What does the man want to do this summer?A. Travel to Italy. B. Get a part-time job. C. Take a Chinese course.5. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. At the airport. B. At a bus station. C. At a train station.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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选

4、项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，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。听第6段材料.回答第6-7题。6. What does the man want the girl to do?A. Go to bed. B. Take a shower. C. Wear perfume.7. Why does the man say the girl can smell him?A. He needs a bath. B. He wears deodorant(香体剂). C. His clothes are dirty.听第7

5、段材料.回答第8-9题。8. What does the woman usually do in the morning?A. Watch TV B. Read online news. C. Read the newspaper.9. Which of the following does the woman do most often?A. She rents movies. B. She goes to the theater to watch movies. C. She downloads movies.听第8段材料.回答第10-12题。10. Who does the woman

6、want to speak to?A. Mr Grist. B. Ms Grist. C. Ms Jones.11. What is the woman going to do in the afternoon?A. Go swimming. B. Go to a meeting. C. Shop for some clothes.12. When will the speakers meet?A. At 1 oclock this afternoon. B. At 3 oclock this afternoon. C. At 3 oclock on Thursday.听第9段材料.回答第13

7、-16题。13. Where are the speakers going?A. To a park. B. To a party. C. To a restaurant.14. According to the woman, whats wrong with the maps program?A. It is hard to use. B. It turns off all the time. C. It gives the wrong directions.15. What company does the woman work for?A. Yahoo. B. Apple. C. Goo

8、gle.16. Where are the speakers going to go next?A. To a gas station. B. To an internet caf. C. To the house across the street.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17. Where did the accident happen?A. At the station. B. At the top of the hill. C. Around the corner.18. What caused the accident?A. Too much traffic on the

9、 road. B. A high speed and a wet road. C. The engine being out of order.19. Who called the first Aid Center for help?A. The speaker. B. A young woman. C. A policeman.20. What did the policeman do?A. He took the driver out of the car.B. He questioned the speaker carefully.C. He immediately sent the d

10、river to the hospital.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 题卡上将该项涂黑。AAmericas Best National ParksPacific: Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaClosest city: Oakland, Calif. (3.5-hour drive)This Golden State treasure has thick forests and rock formati

11、ons like the Half Domea naturalists dream in winter, spring, summer or fall. “Anytime of year, its such an important park,” says Patricia Schultz, author of 1000 Places to See Before you Die. She recommends taking a tour with a naturalist guide to learn about the reintroduction of wolves into the pa

12、rk.Pacific: Denali National Park, AlaskaClosest city: Fairbanks, Alaska (two-hour drive)Denali National Park includes the towering Mt. McKinley. At 20,320 feet, its Americas tallest peak. “But the parks real glory is the wildlife viewing in a setting that is vast, terrific and pristine(原始的),” says S

13、chultz.West: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.Closest city: Jackson, Wyo. (45-minute drive)Home to ski paradise Jackson Hole, the Grand Tetons offer a charming Wild West view in any season. Schultz especially likes the park for its cross-country skiing and wildlife sighting opportunities.East: Aca

14、dia National Park, Maine Closest city: Bangor, Maine (45-minute drive) A former haunt(消磨时光的去处) of an older generation of Americas wealthiest, this stretch of coastline once played host to Rockefeller, Astor and Vanderbilt. Easy hiking trails(小道) lead through forests dotted with small lakes.21. Half

15、Dome is probably the name of _.A. a city B. a forest C. a national park D. a rock formation 22. According to Schultz, the best thing to do in Denali National Park is _.A. watching wild animals B. walking in the forestsC. climbing the mountains D. enjoying pristine scenery23. Whats special about Acad

16、ia National Park?A. It is very close to the city. B. It has a wide variety of forests.C. It is in the east of the U.S. D. It attracted many famous rich people.B The sharing economy has grown in recent years to include everything from apartment sharing to car sharing to community tool sharing. Since

17、2009, a new form of sharing economy has been appearing in neighborhoods throughout the US and around the world Little Free Library. The libraries are boxes placed in neighborhoods from which residents can withdraw (取出) and deposit (存入) books. Little Free Libraries come in all shapes and sizes. Some

18、libraries also have themes, focusing on books for children, adults, or tour guides. In 2009, Tod Bol built the first Little Free Library as a gift to his mother, who was a devoted reader. When he saw the people of his community gathering around it, exchanging conversation as well as books, he knew h

19、e wanted to take his simple idea further. “I think Little Free Libraries open the door to conversations we want to have with each other,” Bol said. Since then, his idea has become a movement, spreading from state to state and country to country. According to Little FreeLibrary.org, there are now 18,

20、000 of the little structures around the world, located in each of the 50 US states and 70 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.The Internet has helped to spread Little Free Libraries. But an Atlantic article says the little structures serve as a cure for a world of e-reader downloads. The little woo

21、den boxes are refreshingly physical and human. For many people, the sense of discovery is Little Free Libraries main appeal. “A girl walking home from school might pick up a graphic novel that gets her excited about reading; a man on his way to the bus stop might find a volume of poetry that changes

22、 his outlook on life,” says the Atlantic article. “Every book is a potential source of inspiration”. 24. How do Little Free Libraries get their books?A. The communities bought them. B. Tod Bol donated them. C. US government provided them. D. Citizens shared them.25. Why did Tod Bol want to build mor

23、e Little Free Libraries? A. They can offer neighbors more chances to talk. B. He was inspired by the sharing economy. C. He wanted to promote his idea worldwide. D. They are a gift to please his mother.26. What does the author of the Atlantic article believe? A. Little Free Libraries are more popula

24、r than e-reader downloads. B. E-reader downloads are undoubtedly beneficial. C. Little Free Libraries are physical and human. D. The Internet has helped to spread Little Free Libraries.27. Little Free Libraries attract readers most because _. A. they are in various shapes and sizes B. they are locat

25、ed all over the worldC. they connect strangers together D. they may give readers a sense of discoveryCMy husband and I are saving thousands of dollars every year by growing our own vegetables in our backyard. We learn something new every year and this website has been made to share tips with other p

26、eople that would like to grow some of their own food.Its true that if you are starting from fresh, it will cost a little bit of money to get started. However, once everything is set up, the cost is very small and the rewards are huge. The size of your family and how many vegetables you eat determine

27、 exactly how much money you can save every year. We do a lot of juicing, so we are saving thousands of dollars by growing some carefully selected greens.There is an amazing sense of accomplishment when you grow your own vegetables. Vegetables out of your vegetable garden dont get any fresher, tastie

28、r or more satisfying. The whole family can get involved in this hobby and kids will learn where food comes from and appreciate nature even more.Our approach to vegetable gardening is completely different from the normal one. We are doing it in the lazy way with zero digging and fertilizing(施肥). The

29、way we grow our vegetables is to emulate natural ecosystems. No rows of carrots can be found in our garden beds. Rain forests seem to do just fine without human interference(干预) or having plants sown in rows, so we have applied the same principle to our vegetable garden and we care producing more ve

30、getables than ever.By copying nature we spend little time working in the vegetable garden but get a much better crop than previous years when we followed the rules. What can I say? Were such rebels.(叛逆者）28. What does the author think about people growing their own vegetables?A. It is a rewarding act

31、ivity. B. It is costly in the beginning.C. People should devote many efforts. D. People should share their tips.29. What does the underlined word “emulate” in paragraph 4 mean?A. Create. B. Imitate(模仿). C. Protect D. Improve.30. Why does the author call her and her husband “rebels”? A. They use unconventional ways to grow vegetables.B. They dont buy vegetables from the market. C. They even try to grow vegetables in the rain forests.D. They dont grow ordinary vegetables.31. Which of the following shows the structure of the text? (P: Paragraph) A. B. C. D. DAs we know, D