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江苏省江阴四校高二英语下学期期中试题
2016-2017学年第二学期高二期中考试英语学科试题
一、听力(共两节,每小题1分,满分20分)
第1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.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.Relaxhimself.B.Finishhiswork.C.Getsomethingtoeat.
2.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemanbuy?
A.Adress.B.Apurse.C.Ajacket
3.Whendoesthemangotothelibrary?
A.OnSaturday.B.OnSunday.C.OnMonday.
4.Wheredoesthisconversationmostlikelytakeplace?
A.Ataclothingstore.B.Atalaundryplace.C.Atarestaurant.
5.Howdoesthewomanrespondtotheman?
A.Sheisdisappointed.B.Sheisimpressed.C.Sheisoptimistic.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whywon’tthewoman’ssistercometodinner?
A.Shehastoworklate.B.Shehasanappointment.C.Sheisinanothertown.
7.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthedinnertonight?
A.Heisveryexcited.B.Heisalittledisappointed.C.Heisquiteangry.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Wheredoesthewomanplantogo?
A.SanFrancisco.B.Sacramento.C.LosAngeles.
9.WhatisthebestwaytoseeCaliforniaaccordingtotheman?
A.Gotherebyplane.B.Takethetrainalongcoast.C.GothroughthecenterofCalifornia.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whydidthemanfallasleep?
A.Heissick.B.HeworksatnightC.Hisclasswasboring.
11.Whydoesthemanhavetowork?
A.Topayforschool.B.Topayhisdebts.C.Topayhishospitalbill.
12.Wherewillthemanprobablygonext?
A.Toaclass.B.Tothefinancialaidoffice.C.Tothestudentemploymentoffice.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Howdidthewomangetthecomputer?
A.Sheorderedit.B.Sheborrowedit.C.Itwasagift.
14.Whatsurprisesthemanaboutthecomputer?
A.Thesize.B.Theprice.C.Thecolor.
15.Whatdidthewomandointhecafetoday?
A.Shetalkedwithafriend.B.Sheworkedontheresume.C.Shelookedforajobthere.
16.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutnoisycafe?
A.Shedislikesthenoise.B.Sheignoresthenoise.C.Sheisinspiredbythenoise.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatisrequiredforguests?
A.AphotoID.B.Alifejacket.C.Gymshorts.
18.Whatmustbereportedtothegymstaff?
A.Spitting.B.Children’s“accident”.C.Anyillnessesafterswimming.
19.Atwhatagecanchildrenswimalone?
A.Nineyearsold.B.Tenyearsold.C.Elevenyearsold.
20.Whichpoolpolicyhaschanged?
A.Thebusinesshours.B.Theshoweringrules.C.Requiredswimmingclothes.
二、单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
21.Generallyspeaking,inwesterncountries________15-percenttipisnormalformost_____restaurants.
A.a;/B./;/C.a;theD./;the
22.Themanageraskedmeto______thereport,becausehedidn’twanttospeakforalongtimeatthemeeting.
A.cutoutB.cutawayC.cutdownD.cutoff
23.----IhearTomhasfa
iledintheoralEnglishtest.
----Yousaidit.Thewrittenrecordofhisconversationdidn’t______towhatwasactuallysaid..
A.correspondB.contributeC.contradictD.commit
24.Wearefrequentlyremindedthatthestandard,_____otherthingsaremeasured,isoftencalledthe“goldstandard”.
A.aboutwhichB.againstwhichC.uponwhichD.towhich
25.Notonce________theirhopeofreturninghomeonthatadventurousjourneyacrosstheunknownseas.
A.thesailorshavelostB.didthesailorslose
C.hadthesailorslostD.thesailorslost
26.LiaoFan,aChineseactor,finallygottoknow_______realsuccesstasteslikewhenhewontheprizeforBestActoratthe64thBerlinfilmfestival.
A.whenB.howC.whatD.where
27.—Ifinditastonishingthatyourdeskmate________besorudetoyou.
—Notastonishingatall.Sheisalwaysrudetoanyoneelse.
A.shouldB.mustC.mightD.oughtto
28.Interestisas___________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand,evenmoreso.
A.vitalB.availableC.specificD.similar
29.Shetookherbabyson,rushedout,and_____himinthecar,drovequicklytothenearestclinic.
A.putB.toputC.havingputD.putting
30.---It’smanyyearssinceIsawyoulast,I_____youatall.
----Iwouldn’thave,either,ifsomeone______youbythename.
A.didn’trecognize;didn’tcallB.didn’trecognize;hadn’tcalled
C.haven’trecognized;didn’tcallD.can’trecognize;hadn’tcalled
31.Thenewsoftheearthquake____whenalargequantityofreliefsupplies______tothedisaster-strickenarea.
A.hadhardlybeenspread;wasdeliveredB.washardlyspread;weredelivered
C.hadhardlyspread;wasdeliveredD.hadhardlyspread;weredelivered
32.It’sdifficultforChinaandAmericatofullyunderstandeachother______economic,politicalandculturaldifferences.
A.intermsofB.inspiteofC.regardlessofD.onaccountof
33.______withhersister,Jerryisevenmore_____to,andmoreeasilytroubledby,emotionalandrelationshipproblems.
A.Compared;sensitiveB.Comparing;addictedC.Compared;availableD.Comparing;skeptical
34.I’msureitwon’tbealongtime_____thescientistscanfindamedicineto______EbolaPlague(埃博拉瘟疫)inwesternAfrica.
A.since;solveB.when;treatC.before;cureD.until;deal
35.---Thefilmwesawlastweekisveryromantic.
---_______.Ididn’tthinkitromanticatall.
A.WithallduerespectB.IbegtodifferC.AspredictedD.Ican’tagreewithyoumore
三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
Mydaystartedjustlikealltheotherdays.Ileftforthetrainstationat7:
35toarriveatworkby8:
30.WhileonthetrainIwouldalwayschooseaseatawayfromthecrowdsoIcanreadthenewspaper36andquietly.Ididn’tknowwhybutforsomereasonwhenIgotonthetraintodayitwasunusually37.Isatdownintheonlyseatavailablebesideamiddle-agedmanthathadhisheaddownandseemedtobe38inhisthoughts.Iwasgladthathedidn’tnoticewhenIsatnexttohimbecausehejust39tolookdowntowardsthefloor.
ShortlyafterthetrainleftIfoundmyself40whatcouldbesoimportantthathedidn’tevenseeme.Itriedtoforgetaboutit.However,forsomestrangereasonthisinner41keptforcingmetotalktothisman.Itriedtoignorethevoice42therewasnowayIwasstartingaconversationwithacompletestranger.FinallyI43andcameupwithanexcusetoaskhimaquestion.Whenhe44hishead,Icouldseeth
athehadsometearsrollingdownthesideofhisface45hisfeeble(微弱的)attempttowipethemaway.Wetalkedforabout20minutesandintheendheseemedtobedoing46
.
SeveralweekshadpassedwhenInoticedanunaddressed47onmydeskafterreturningfromlunch.Itonlyhadtheword48writtenonit.WhenIreadthenoteinsidetheenvelopeIwassofilledwithemotionsthatIcouldn’t49myself.ItwasaletterfromthemanImetonthetrainthankingmeagainfortalkingtohimand50hislifethatday.Apparentlyhehadsomeveryhurtfulpersonalproblemsthatwereso51hewasplanningtotakehislifethatday.
Inhisletterheexplainedthathein52screamedouttoGodthatifGodreallycaredabouthimhewould53someonetopreventhimfromtakinghislife.InhiseyesIwasthatsomeone,thatAngelsentbyGod.
Sothenexttimeyoufeelprompted(冲动)forno54reasontotalktoafriend,relative,neighbororevenacompletestrangerpleaseremembermystory.Youjustmaymakea55insomeone’slifewhenyoulistentoyourinnervoice.
36.A.hopefullyB.peacefullyC.sincerelyD.immediately
37.A.fullB.noisyC.cleanD.empty
38.A.disappointedB.employedC.sunkD.occupied
39.A.decidedB.hesitatedC.beganD.continued
40.A.wonderingB.realizingC.concludingD.discovering
41.A.memoryB.enthusi
asmC.voiceD.affection
42.A.thoughB.ifC.unlessD.as
43.A.brokeupB.brokedownC.brokeinD.brokeout
44.A.draggedB.shookC.raisedD.bent
45.A.forB.throughC.overD.despite
46.A.weakerB.worseC.strongerD.better
47.A.packageB.envelopeC.presentD.directory
48.A.angelB.colleagueC.companionD.client
49.A.exciteB.containC.embarrassD.condemn
50.A.takingB.changingC.improvingD.saving
51.A.uncontrolledB.convincingC.unconsciousD.encouraging
52.A.conclusionB.practiceC.powerD.despair
53.A.carryB.sendC.forceD.hire
54.A.violentB.apparentC.contradictoryD.absurd
55.A.decisionB.scheduleC.differenceD.reservation
四、阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
A
In1693thephilosopherJohnLockewarnedthatchildrenshouldnotbegiventoomuch“unhealthyfruit”toeat.Threecenturieslater,misguidedideasaboutchild-raisingarestillpopular.Manyparentsfearthattheirchildrenwilldieunlessceaselesslywatched.InAmericathelawcanbeequallyparanoid(偏执的).InSouthCarolinathismonthDebraHarrellwasjailedforlettingher9-year-olddaughterplayinaparkunsupervised(无人监督的).
Herseverepunishmentreflectstherichworld’sworryaboutparenting.Bymostobjectivemeasures,modernparentsarefarmoreconscientious(认真的)thanpreviousgenerations.Dadsaremorehands-onthantheirfatherswere,andworkingmothersspendmoretimenurturingtheirchildrenthanthehousewivesofthe1960sdid.However,therearetwoproblemsinthispicture,connectedtoclass.Oneisatthelowerend.Evenifpoorparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthantheyoncedid,theyspendlessthanrichparentsdo.Americaisalaggardhere:
itsgovernmentspendsabundantlyonschool-agekidsbutmuchlessthanotherrichcountriesonthefirsttwoorthreeyearsoflife.IfAmericadidmoretohelppoorpare