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河北省唐山市滦县学年高二英语下学期期中试题
2016-2017学年度第二学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题）
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.Whydoesthewomanrefusetheinvitationfortonight?
A.Shedoesn'tliketheman.B.Shehasanotherappointment.C.Sheistoobusywithherwork.
2.Whatdoesthemanthinkofclassicalmusic?
A.Hedoesnotlikeitatall.B.Heprefersittoothermusic.C.Heenjoysitatbedtime.
3.Whatdidthetwogirlsdoyesterday?
A.TheywenttotheEnglishEvening.B.TheywenttomeetJeff.
C.TheybecamefriendsattheEnglishEvening.
4.Whattimeisitnow?
A.9:
00.B.9:
10.C.9:
40.
5.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Hesawoffhisfatherattheairportyesterday.
B.Hewaslateforclassyesterdaymorning.
C.Hewenttomeethiscousinyesterdaymorning.
第二节（共15小题）
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至8题。
6.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.WhentheysurftheWeb.B.WhattheydoontheInternet.
C.Howtheylookupinformationonline.
7.HowoftendoesthemanprobablysurftheInternet?
A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Severaltimesaweek.
8.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.HegetssomehelpfromtheWeb.B.HeshowsnointerestintheInternet.
C.Hehasneversentemail.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?
A.Onatrain.B.Nearabusstop.C.Inadepartmentstore.
10.Whatdidthemando?
A.Hehurtthewoman.
B.Hehelpedthewomancarrythebags.
C.Hemadethewomandropthebagstotheground.
11.Whatisthewomanlike?
A.Sheiskind.B.Sheisrude.C.Sheisproud.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?
A.Inarestaurant.B.Inahospital.C.Attheoffice.
13.Whendoesthewomangetapaininstomach?
A.Aboutanhouraftershehaseaten.B.Aboutanhourbeforeshehaseaten.
C.Justwhenshebeginstoeat.
14.Whatcanyouconcludeaboutthewoman'shusbandfromthisconversation?
A.Heeatsveryquickly.B.Hedoesn'teatasquicklyashiswife.
C.Hesometimeseatsmoreslowlythanhiswife.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.Wheredidthetwospeakersgofordinner?
A.ToMcDonald's.B.ToKFC.C.ToaChineserestaurant.
16.Whydidn'ttheyeatathome?
A.BecauseJill'smotherwasnotinthehouse.B.BecauseJill'sfatherwantedtoeatfriedchicken.
C.BecauseJillwastiredofherfather'scooking.
17.WhatdidJillwantforherdinner?
A.Hamburger,salad,coffeeandchicken.B.Hamburger,salad,Coke,andicecream.
C.Hamburger,vegetablesandcoffee.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.WhatdoweknowaboutManhattanIsland?
A.Itusedtobeasmallcountry.B.ItwascontrolledbytheDutchbefore1609.
C.OnlyIndianslivedtherebefore1609.
19.WhydidHenryHudsongotoManhattanIsland?
A.HewantedtotradewiththeIndians.B.HehopedtofindashorterwaytotheFarEast.
C.Hewantedtofindmorelandforhiscountry.
20.HowdidtheIndiansreacttoHenryHudson'sarrival?
A.Theycapturedhim.B.Theydidn'tallowhimtoland.
C.Theywerefriendlytohim.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
King’sCollegeSummerSchool
King’sCollegeSummerSchoolisanannualtrainingprogramforhighschoolstudentsatalllevelswhowanttoimprovetheirEnglish.CoursesaregivenbytheteachersofKing’sCollegeandothercollegesinNewYork.Tripstomuseumsandculturecentersarealsoorganized.Thisyear’ssummerschoolwillbefromJuly25
toAugust15.
Moreinformationisasfollows:
Applicationdate
StudentsinNewYorkshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly18,2017.
StudentsofothercitiesshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly16,2017.
ForeignstudentsshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly10,2017.
Courses
EnglishLanguage
SpokenEnglish:
22hours
ReadingandWriting:
10hours
AmericanHistory:
16hours
AmericanCulture:
16hours
Steps
Aletterofself-introduction
Aletterofrecommendation
﹡ThelettersshouldbewritteninEnglishwithallthenecessaryinformation.
Cost
Dailylessons:
$200
Sportsandactivities:
$100
Travels:
$200
Hotelservice:
$400
﹡Youmaychoosetolivewithyourfriendsorrelativesinthesamecity.
Pleasewriteto:
Thompson,Sanders
1026King’sStreet
NewYork,NY10016,USA
E-mail:
KC-Summer-School@yahoo,com
21.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutKing’sCollegeSummerSchool?
A.Onlytopstudentscantakepartintheprogram.
B.King’sCollegeSummerSchoolisruneveryotheryear.
C.Visitstomuseumsandculturecentersarepartoftheprogram.
D.OnlytheteachersofKing’sCollegegivecourses.
22.IfyouaretolivewithyourrelativesinNewYork,youwillhavetopaytheschool_______.
A.$200B.$400C.$500D.$900
23.Whatinformationcanyougetfromthetext?
A.Theprogramwilllasttwomonths.
B.YoucanwritetoThompsononlyinEnglish.
C.AsaChinesestudent,youcansendyourapplicationonJuly14,2017.
D.Youcangetintouchwiththeschoolbye-mailorbytelephone.
B
Toooften,Ihearpeoplesay“I’mjustahousewife”whentheyintroducethemselves.Idon’tunderstandwhytheirintroductionisalwaysfilledwithregretandself-pity.Isitreallyacrimetobeahousewife?
Isitreallyembarrassingwhenyouchoosenottoworkoutsideandinsteadchoosetoworkinyourhome?
Howcouldyoube“justahousewife”whenthebasicsocialunitofsocietydependsonyouandyourservice?
Ahousewifeworksforthelongesthour,supportingyourhusband,child’sstudies,caringforelders,managingfinances,payingbills,groceryshopping,cookingaccordingtoindividualtaste,cleaning,etc.ahousewifecouldbeanyone:
daughter,wife,mother,teacher,financialadviser,fashiondesignerandnurse,gardener,driver,cook,andsoon.Don’tthinkyouarenotbeingpaidforit.Yougettherewardthatnomoneycanoffer—theloveandaffectionofyourfamily,theirtrustinyou,ahappyhomeandyourownsatisfaction.
Itisyouwhochoosetobeinthisoccupation,willinglyorforanyotherreason.Afterabusyday,allwaittoreturntothecomfortablehomesetbyyou.Theyknowyouwillbetheretoabsorballtheirstressandtirednessandrelaxthem.Wouldthelifehavebeenthesameifyouhadbeenworkingoutsidetoearnsomemoney?
Wouldyoualongwithyourfamilyhavebeenabletobuyallthecontentinlifethatyouareenjoyingnowwiththatmoney?
Respectyourselfforwhatyouare.Introduceyourselftotheworldwiththesamedignity.Theworldunderstandstheimportanceofyourjob.It’stimetomakethemacceptit.Introduceyourselfwithprideandwithtwinkleinyoureyes“Iamahousewife”.Kickthat“just”out.
24.Peoplefeel______whentheysay“I’mjustahousewife.”
A.regretfulB.satisfiedC.proudD.anxious
25.Listingthehousewife’sduties,theauthorimpliesahousewife___________.
A.usuallyleadsaterriblelifeB.playsamoreimportantrole
C.makesagreatcontributiontothefamilyD.doesnotalwaysgetherreward
26.Ifahousewifeworkedoutside,shewould_________.
A.havethesamelifelikebeforeB.losethecontentthatsheisenjoying
C.setacomfortablehomeforherfamilyD.absorbherfamily’sstress
27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhousewives?
A.SupportiveB.DoubtfulC.OpposedD.Disappointed
C
Usingacomputerorsmartphoneatnightcancauseustopileonthepounds，newresearchhasrevealed．
Thestudyfoundalinkbetweenbluelightexposure（bluelightisproducedbysmartphonesandcomputers）andincreasedhunger．Itfoundthatexposuretobluelightincreaseshungerlevelsforseveralhoursandevenincreaseshungerlevelsaftereatingameal．Bluelightexposurehasalsoalreadybeenshowntocausedecreasedsleepinessintheevening，increasingtheriskofsleeplessness．
TheleadingresearcherIvyCheung，fromNorthwesternUniversityinChicagosaid,“Asinglethree-hourexposuretoblue-enrichedlightintheeveninggreatlyaffectedhungerandmetabolism（新陈代谢）．Theseresultsareimportantbecausetheysuggestthatcontrollingenvironmentallightexposureforhumansmayrepresentanovelapproachofinfluencingfoodintakepatternsandmetabolism．”
Thestudygroupconsistedof10healthyadultswithregularsleepandeatingschedules.Theycompletedafour-daytrialunderdim（昏暗的）lightconditions，whichinvolvedexposuretolessthan20lux（勒克斯，照明单位）during16hoursawakeandlessthan3luxduringeighthoursofsleep．Onthethirddaytheywereexposedtothreehoursof260lux，blue-enrichedlightstarting10.5hoursafterwakingup．andtheeffectswerecomparedwithdimlightexposure.
IvyCheungsaidmoreresearchisneededtodeterminethefunctionsinvolvedintherelationshipbetweenlightexposure，hungerandmetabolism．
28．WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?
_____
A．Howbluelightexposureaffectshunger．
B．Whybluelightexposureinfluencessleepiness．
C．Whatisthelinkbetweenbluelightexposure，hungerandsleepiness．
D．Whohasfoundtheeffectsofbluelightexposureonhungerandsleepiness．
29．Theunderlinedword“novel”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“___________”.
A．unusualB．unforgettableC．temporaryD．controversial
30．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
_____
A．Bluelightexposurecanmakeusloseweightatnight．
B．Bluelightexposurehasnoeffectonsleeplessness．
C．Theresearchersdrewtheirconclusionbycomparation．
D．IvyCheunghasfoundtherelationshipbetweenlightexposureandhunger．
31．Wherewouldyoubemostlikelytofindthepassage?
_____
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