1516学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案3.docx

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1516学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案3

2015~2016学年度第一学期期中试卷

高二英语

第Ⅰ卷　客观卷（共60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）

A

Iwasinashoppingmallrecently,andIdecidedtogoandgetacupoftea.AsIwasmakingmywaytothecoffeeshop,Inoticedanoldgentlemanratherpoorlydressedsittingonabenchnearby.Iknewfromthefirstsightthathewasinneedofsomekindofhelp.Hehadalittlelunchinfrontofhimandwaswholeheartedlyenjoyingit.

Therewasayoungmaninfrontofmeinthelinealsowaitingtobeserved.Theyoungmanhandedtheservantatwenty-dollarbillandaskedforanorangejuiceaswellasafavor.Theservantlookedattheyoungmanwithalittlesurprise,notfullyunderstandinghim.Theyoungmanaskedhertogivethejuicetotheoldgentlemaneatinghislunchoutsideonthebench.Theyoungmanalsotoldherthathewouldbewatchingeverysecondsothatshewouldbecompletelysafeatalltimes.Later,therewasawonderfulexchangebetweenthewaitressandtheoldman.IonlywishedIhadtakenaphotoofthesmilesonbothoftheirfaces.

AsIwasthinkingaboutthiseventlateron,Iwonderedwhytheyoungmandidn’tjustperformthisactofkindnesshimself.Ithoughthewashopingthatthisactofkindnessmightinspireotherstodosomethingfortheoldmanaswell.Thinkingofthehappysmilesontheoldman’sface,Ifelthowworthwhileitistohelpothers.

1.Theunderlinedword“favor”inPara.2refersto________.

A.passingtheyoungmanacupoforangejuice

B.buyinglunchfortheoldman

C.exchangingmealswiththeoldman

D.givingthejuicetotheoldman

2.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribetheyoungman?

A.KindandconsiderateB.Generousandproud.

C.Richandfriendly.D.Humorousandhelpful.

3.Intheauthor’sopinion,theyoungmanaskedtheservanttotakethejuicetotheoldmansothat____________.

A.theoldmancouldprobablyacceptit

B.hewouldbecomefamousforhisgooddeed

C.morepeoplewouldbeinspiredtodogooddeeds

D.hewouldbecomeafriendoftheservant

B

TheHornofPlentyisoneofthelargestnaturalhealthfoodstoreswithintheGreaterHamiltonarea.Wearebigsupportersofbuyinglocallyandweareheretotellyouwhyitissoimportantforyourfamily,thecommunityandtheenvironment.

Theconceptofbuyinglocallyissimple:

buyfoodproduced,grown,orraisedasclosetoyourhomeaspossible.Notonlywillyourfoodbefresherandtastier,butyouarehelpingprotecttheenvironmentandaresupportingbusinesseswithinyourcommunityandreducingpollution.

Betterfortheenvironment

Sustainability（持续性）andglobalwarmingaresuchhottopicsatthemoment,andmanypeoplewanttodotheirbittohelpsupportahealthierenvironment.Smallactioncarriedoutbymanypeoplecanmakeabigdifference.MostmaterialsinanaverageNorthAmericanmealhavetraveledabout1,500milestogetfromfarmtoplate.Tocutoutabigpartofthistravelwouldgreatlyreducenotonlypollutionfromtransportationandrefrigerationbutalsocustomers’expensesaswell.

Tasteandnutritionalcontent

Locally-grownfruitsandvegetablesareusuallysoldwithin24hoursofbeingharvested.Becausetheyarepickedattheheightofripeness（成熟）andtravelonlyashortdistancetothemarket,theirfreshness,nutrition,andflavorarekept.Producetruckedinfromfarawaymaylosebothtasteandnutritionalcontent.

Communityandhomevalues

Whenyoubuydirectfromafarmerorbuylocally-grownfoods,youareengagedinatime-honoredtraditionbetweenagrowerandaneater.Youalsohelpkeepdollarswithinyourcommunity.

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat___________.

A.globalwarmingisthemostseriousproblemnow

B.NorthAmericanfoodisrichinvariouskindsofmaterials

C.theincreasedcostoftransportingfoodispassedontothecustomers

D.mostpeoplesupportbuyinglocally

5.Locally-grownfruitsandvegetablestastegoodmostlybecause___________.

A.theyarepickedwhentheyarefullygrown

B.theyarenotpollutedbychemicalfertilizer

C.theycanbeharvestedatanytime

D.theyaresenttothemarketatahighspeed

6.Accordingtotheauthor,whenyoubuylocally-grownfoods___________.

A.youcanseehowfruitsandvegetablesgrow

B.youwillcontributetoprotectingtheenvironment

C.youwillbecomemuchhealthierandprettier

D.youaremakingmoneyfromyourcommunity

7.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Thewaytokeepyourfoodtastyandhealthy.

B.ThepopularityoftheHornofPlenty.

C.Theimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.

D.Thebenefitsofbuyinglocally.

C

AclassicalguitaristwasexcitedtohearfromNewYorkCitypolicethathisvaluableguitarhadbeenfound.Itdisappearedalmostayearagowhenhegotoutofacabandforgottotaketheguitarwithhim.LaurenceLennon,44,saidhewasrunninglatethatday.Hewastalkingtohismanageronhiscellphonewhenhedashedoutofthetaxi.Hesaidthathegavethedriver$60andtoldhimtokeepthechange.Hewalkedthroughthefrontdoorsoftheconcerthallstilltalkingonthephonetohismanager.

Upondiscoveringhisloss,Lennonusedhiscellphonetocallthepolice.Thepolicewomanaskedhimforthenameofthecabcompany,thenumberofthecab,andthenameofthedriver.Hesaidthatshehadtobekidding.

ShetoldLennonthathecouldfileamissingitemsreportatthepolicestationoronline.Lennonaskedfortheonlineaddress.Shetoldhimthatfindingtheguitarmighttakeacoupleofyears—findingguitarswasnotasimportantasfindingmurderersandmarijuanasmokers.Thenshetoldhimtohaveaniceday.

“Thisyearhasbeendepressing，”saidLennon.“IhadtoputofftherecordingoftwonewCDs.I'vebeenusingborrowedguitars.AndIwaslosinghopeofeverrecoveringmyguitar.”

Lennonwasreunitedwithhis$100,000musicalinstrumentyesterday.ThecaseandtheguitarhadbeendiscoveredinthecornerofacoffeehouseonlytwoblocksfromwhereLennonhadlostitinthefirstplace.Lennonhadoffereda$10,000rewardforitsreturn.Hesaidhewouldgivetherewardtothecoffeehouseowner,whohadinformedthepolice.

8.Itcanbeinferredfromthisreadingpassagethat________.

A.Lennoncouldn'tgiveanyusefulinformationaboutthedriverandhiscab

B.Lennongavethedrivermuchmoremoneythanwhatwasactuallyneeded

C.Lennonwastoobusytalkingtohisfriendtoremembertopaythecabdriver

D.LennonusedtoworkattheconcerthallinNewYorkCity

9.ThepolicewomantoldLennon________.

A.nottoworryabouttheguitar

B.tohaveanicedayinNewYorkCity

C.towaitwithpatience

D.tofindthecabdriverandtalktohim

10.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantaccordingtothepolicewoman?

A.Findingalostguitar.B.Findingthecabdriver.

C.Enjoyingone'sownlifeD.Findingmurderers.

11.Theunderlinedword“depressing”canbebestexplainedby“________”．

A.makingpeopleunfortunate

B.makingpeoplefeelsad

C.makingpeoplelosingmoney

D.makingpeoplelosinggoodluck

D

Havingagreatcollectionofbooksathomedoesn’treallymeanthatyouareapersonwhohasapassionforliteratureandreading.Itcanbeafamilyinheritance（继承）oritcanbejusttoimpresspeoplearoundyouaboutthefactthatyouareapersonofculture.Ontheotherhand,therearemanypersonswhocannotaffordtobuybooks,becausesomeofthemarequiteexpensive,buttheyusuallygotolibrariesandspendhoursreadingsomethingthatintereststhemalot,orjustborrowbookstoreadathome.

Frommypointofview,literatureisveryimportantinourlivesfromseveralpointsofview.Forexample,readingisameansofgainingcultureandenrichingourknowledgeindifferentareasofactivities.Itcanhelpushaveagreatimaginationanditmakesthingseasierwhenitcomestomakingcompositionsondifferentthemes.Itgivesyouthepossibilitytospeakaboutscience,evenifyoudon’tworkinthisfield,oryoucanexpressyouropinionaboutapoliticalaspect,justbecauseyouhavereadsomethingconnectedtothat.

Secondly,literatureoffersusthepossibilitytoentertheworldofimagination,andtoleaveaparttherealoneforacoupleofhours.Wecometomeetkingsandqueensmanyyearsago,dreamintheworldoftherichorimaginehowlifewillbeinthefuture.Sometimes,weidentifyourselveswiththecharactersinthestorieswereadandtheycangiveussomecluestosolveourproblemsandhowtoreactincertaincircumstances.

Toconclude,Iwouldliketosaythatliteratureistheperfectmeanstoenrichourculture,toexpresscorrectlyandhavearichvocabulary,tobeabletointerfere（干涉）inconversationsindifferentfieldsofinterestandtoreallybeconsideredaneruditeperson.

12.Thepeoplewhoarefondofliteraturearethosethat_________.

A.gotolibrariesonweekends

B.buyexpensivebooksinthebookstore

C.keepmanybooksintheirstudies

D.havemuchinterestinreading

13.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat_________.

A.wecanbringkingsandqueensbacktolife

B.whatwereadcanbeusefulinourdailylife

C.itisverygoodforustostayaloneforsomehours

D.wecanmakefriendswiththepeopleinthestories

14.Theunderlinedword“erudite”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.

A.hard-workingB.enthusiastic

C.learnedD.creative

15.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage？

A.Toadvisereaderstolikereading.

B.Toexplainthetruemeaningofreading.

C.Totellreadershowtoreadabook.

D.Totellreaderswhohastherealpassionforliterature.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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