内蒙古太仆寺旗学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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内蒙古太仆寺旗学年高二英语下学期期中试题

内蒙古太仆寺旗2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题

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1．英语试题卷共10页，考试时间为100分钟，满分为120分。

2．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷选择题和第Ⅱ卷非选择题两部分。

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3.作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。

第I卷（选择题，满分70分）

第一部分阅读理解（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型（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Thinkaboutthedifferentwaysthatpeopleusethewind.Youcanuseittoflyakiteortosailaboat.Windisoneofourcleanestandrichestpowersources,aswellasoneoftheoldest.Evidenceshowsthatwindmills（风车）begantobeusedinancientIranbackinthe7thcenturyBC.TheywerefirstintroducedtoEuropeduringthe1100s,whenarmiesreturnedfromtheMiddleEastwithknowledgeofusingwindpower.

Formanycenturies,peopleusedwindmillstogrind（磨碎）wheatintoflourorpumpwaterfromdeepunderground.Whenelectricitywasdiscoveredinthelate1800s,peoplelivinginremote（偏远的）areasbegantousethemtoproduceelectricity.Thisallowedthemtohaveelectriclightsandradio.However,bythe1940swhenelectricitywasavailable（可利用的）topeopleinalmostallareasoftheUnitedStates,windmillswereseldomused.

Duringthe1970s,peoplestartedbecomingconcernedaboutthepollutionthatiscreatedwhencoalandgasareburnedtoproduceelectricity.Peoplealsorealizedthatthesupplyofcoalandgaswouldnotlastforever.Then,windwasrediscovered,thoughitmeanshighercosts.Today,thereisaglobalmovementtosupplymoreandmoreofourelectricitythroughtheuseofwind.

1．Fromthetextweknowthatwindmills__________.

A.wereinventedbyEuropeanarmies

B.usedtosupplypowertoradioinremoteareas

C.haveahistoryo

fmorethan2,800years

D.haverarelybeenusedsinceelectricitywasdiscovered

2．Whatwasanewuseforwindpowerinthelate19thcentury?

A.Producingelectricity.

B.Sailingaboat.

C.Grindingwheatintoflour.

D.Pumpingwaterfromground.

3．Oneofthereasonswindwasrediscoveredinthe1970sisthat______.

A.thesupplyofcoalandgasfailedtomeetneeds

B.itisoneoftheoldestpowersources

C.itwascheapertocreateenergyfromwind

D.windpoweriscleaner

4．Thepassageismainlyabout______________.

A.theglobalpollutionfromburningcoalandgas

B.theworldwidemovementtosaveenergy

C.thehistoryofusingwindpower

D.theadvantagesofwindmills

B

GrandparentsAnsweraCall

AsathirdgenerationnativeofBrownsville,Texas,MildredGarzaneverplannedtomoveaway.EvenwhenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelpwiththeirchildren,shepolitelyrefused.OnlyafterayearoffriendlydiscussiondidMs.Garzafinallysayyes.Thatwasfouryearsago.Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemoveasasuccess,givingthemacloserrelationshipthantheywouldhavehadinseparatecities.

Nostatistics（数据）showthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertoadultchildrenandgrandchildren.Yetthereareevidenceshowingthatthetrend（趋势）isgrowing.EvenPresidentObama’smother-in-law,MarianRobinson,hasagreedtoleaveChicagoandmoveintotheWhiteHousetohelpcareforhergranddaughters.Accordingtoastudybygrandparents.com,83%ofthepeoplesayMrs.Robinson’sdecisionwillinfluencegrandparentsintheAmericanfamily.Two-thirdsbelievemorefamilieswillfollowtheexampleofObama’sfamily.

“Inthe1960swewereallalittlewil

dandcouldn’twaittogetawayfromhomefarenoughorfastenoughtoprovewecoulddoitonourown,”saysChristineCrosby,publisherofGrand,amagazineforgrandparents.“Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportantitistobenearthem,especiallywhenyou’reraisingchildren.”

Movingisnotforeveryone.Almosteverygrandparentwantstobewithhisorhergrandchildrenandiswillingtomakesa

crifices（奉献）,butsometimesitiswisertosaynoandvisitfrequentlyinstead.Havingyourgrandchildrenfarawayishard,especiallyknowingyouradultchildisstruggling,butgivingupthelifeyouknowmaybeharder.

5．WhywasGarza’smoveasuccess?

A．Itstrengthenedherfamilyrelationship.

B．Itimprovedherlivingconditions.

C．Itofferedherchancestom

akemorefriends.

D．Ithelpedherknowmorenewplaces.

6．WhatwasthereactionofthepublictoMrs.Robinson’sdecision?

A．Themajoritythinkitwillbeatrend.

B．Fewpeoplerespondedsympathetically.

C．83%believedithadabadinfluence.

D．17%expressedtheirsupportforit.

7．WhatdidCrosbysayaboutpeopleinthe1960s?

A．Theywereunsureofthemselves.

B．Theywantedtolivefarawayfromtheirparents.

C．Theywereeagertoraisemorechildren.

D．Theyhadlittlerespectfortheirgrandparents.

8．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthegrandparentsdointhelastparagraph?

A.Sacrificefortheirstrugglingchildren.

B.Asktheirchildrentopaymorevisitstothem.

C.Makedecisionsforthemostgoodoftheirown.

D.Gettoknowthemselvesbetter.

C

Amongagroupofmiddle-agedmenandwomen，whowerediscussingbringingaboutqualityeducation（素质教育），wasayoungmandressedinawhiteshirt．Withinminutes,hewascalledontothedais（讲台）．Twenty-two-year-oldBabarAliwassurroundedbyeducatorsfromacrossIndia．Hewaspopularlyknownastheworld’syoungestheadteacher．

TheschoolthatBabarstartedinpoorBhabtavillagehascompletelychanged．When

hewasnineyearsold,hehadonlyeightstudentsinhisschool．Nowtheschoolhas300studentsand10teachers.TheschooliscalledAnandaSikshaNiketan.ItisrecognizedbytheWestBengalgovernment．

TodayBabarisastudentinthemorning．HeislearningEnglishliteratureatBerhamporeKrishanathCollege．Buthecomeshomeintheafternoontoteachhisstudents．

BaberwasdiscussingeducationattheNationalSummitonQualityinEducation（NSQE）．ThemeetingwasheldinBangalore，capitalofKarnatakaStateinsouthernIndia．

“ItallstartedasagamewhenIusedt

oteachmysister,myfirststudent,inmybackyard．Later,somechildrenfromthevillageoftencametomyclassesandthatwashowtheschoolwasborn,”hesaid．

Hisbiggestachievementisthatsixofhisstudentshavenowstartedteachinginhisschoolaftertheircollegehours．

Inanothermonth,Babar’sdreamofaschoolbuildingwillsooncometrue．Manypeople,alargepartofwhomarefromKarnataka，havehelpedhimrealizethedream．Theyhavegivenhisschoolalotofmoney．

Althoughhehasreceivedsomuchattentionandrecognition（认可），heisstillnotfulfilled．“Therearepeopleinmyvillagewhodonotgotoschoo1．Andthereisalongwaytogoassomanychildrenstillneedtoreceiveaneducation，”hesays．

9．WherewereBabarandagroupofmiddle-agedpeople?

A．AtBabar’scollege

．

B．Inaclassforchildren．

C．InthevillageofBhabta．

D．Atanimportantmeeting．

10．TheschoolAnandaSikshaNiketanwascreatedby_______．

A．BabarAli

B．sixcollegestudents

C．awomaninBhabtavillage

D．theWestBengalgovernment

11．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fulfilled’’inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A．Angry．B．Satisfied．

C．Worried．D．Surprised．

12．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．HighereducationinIndia

B．ProblemswithAnandaSikshaNiketan

C．BabarAli：

theworld’syoungestheadteacher

D．NSQE：

ameetingthatmakesadifferenceinIndia

D

MyheroesaretheSingaporeWomen’sEverestTeam．In2009，theybecamethefirstall-wo

menteamtoclimbMountEverest．Theteamofsixyoungwomentrainedforsevenyearsbeforetheyclimbedthemountain．Itwasdifficultforthe

mtotrainbecauseSingaporedoesn’thaveanysnoworanymountains．Buttheydidn’tstop，andintheendtheymadeit．TheyWorkedhardeverydayfortheirdreamsoIreallyadmirethem．

——LanceReed,16,fromBritain

Mymum，MaryEvans，isarealhero．Ihaveaverybigfamily,withtwobrothersandthreesisters．Mymumworksveryhardeverydaytolookafterus,andsheisverybusy．ShealwaysmakestimeforeveryoneandshealwayslistenstomeifIhaveaproblem．Ireallyrespectmymumbecauseshealwayslooksaftermyfamilyandmakessurewehaveeverythingweneed．

——MarkSterling，l7，fromAmerica

IadmiretheSalwenfamilyfromAtlanta，USA．In2006,theymadeaveryunusualchoice．Theydecidedtoselltheirhouseandgivehalfofthemoneytocharity（慈善）．Theymovedintoasmallerhouseandgave$800,000tocharitiesinGhana.Ireallyrespectthembecausetheygavetheirmoneytopeopleinneed．

——WilliamKloster,17,fromCanada

IreallyadmireSteveJobs,theformerCEOofApple．Heinventedanewkindoftechnology．Appletechnologyisveryintelligent（智能的）．Theproductsthathemadearealsoreallybeautiful．SteveJobscreatedasuccessfulbusinessinIT．IwasverysadwhenhediedinOctober2011．Irespecthimbecausehechangedthewaypeopleusetechnologyallovertheworld．

——RichardHal

e,18，fromAustralia

13．WhatdoweknowabouttheSingaporeWomen’sEverestTeam?

A．Theythoughtofgivingupduringtraining．

B．TheytrainedveryhardoutsideSingapore．

C．Theymadehistoryasmountaineers．

D．Theyneverexpectedtomakeit．

14．WilliamadmirestheSalwenfamily’s______．

A．wealthB．courageC．successD．kindness

15．Whoisclosesttohishero?

A．Mark．B．William．C．Richard．D.Lance．

第二节（共5小题：

每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

其中有两项为多余项。

Itcanbechallengingtofindtimetoworkout（锻炼）whenyourscheduleisfull,butunlessyouwanttodealwithawaistline（腰围）thatkeepsincreasinginsize,stayingactiveisimportant.16．__

Workday

Youmightnothavetimetoescapetheofficeandvisitthegymduringyourlunchbreak,butthatdoesn’tmeanyoucan’tburncaloriesthroughoutyourworkday.Inst

eadofdrivingtoworkorridingthebus,walkorcycle,dependingonhowfaryoulivefromtheoffice.A30-minutebikerideatjust12to13.9mphwillhelpa155-pound