中学联盟贵州省湄潭县湄江中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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[中学联盟]贵州省湄潭县湄江中学2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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一、阅读理解（题型注释）

Agroupofgraduates,successfulintheircareers,gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor．Conversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsaboutstressinworkandlife．

Beforeofferinghisguestscoffee,theprofessorwenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandavarietyofcups-porcelain,plastic,glass,crystal,someplainlookingandcheap,someexquisiteandexpensive-tellingthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee．

Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid:

"Ifyounoticed,allthenicelookingexpensivecupsweretakenup,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones．Whileitisnormalforyoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthesourceofyourproblemsandstress．Beassuredthatthecupitselfaddsnoqualitytothecoffee．Inmostcasesitisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecasesevenhideswhatwedrink．Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,butyouconsciouslywentforthebestcups．．．Andthenyoubeganeyeingeachother'scups．

Nowconsiderthis:

Lifeisthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups．TheyarejusttoolstoholdandcontainLife,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine,norchangethequalityoflifewelive．Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup,wefailtoenjoythecoffeeGodhasprovidedus．

"Godbrewsthecoffee,notthecups．Enjoyyourcoffee!

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"Thehappiestpeopledon'thavethebestofeverything．Theyjustmakethebestofeverything．"

Livesimply．Lovegenerously．Caredeeply．Speakkindly．LeavetheresttoGod．

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3referto?

A．thenice-lookingcup                              B．theordinary-lookingcup                              

C．thecoffeeofgoodquality                              D．thecoffeeofpoorquality                              

2、Whydidtheprofessorofferhisstudentscoffeewithvarietiesofcups?

A．Totellhisstudentstherightattitudetolife

B．Toteachhisstudentshowtoenjoycoffee．

C．Toshowthestudentshiscollectionofcups．

D．Togivehisstudentsmanymorechoices．

3、Accordingtotheprofessor,thehappiestpeoplearetheoneswho_____．

A．getthebesttypeofcoffeecups                              B．makethebestofwhattheyhave                              

C．haveawiderangeofcoffeecups                              D．careaboutsocialstatusandwealth                              

4、Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_____．

A．ThePressureofLife                              B．God'sCoffee                              

C．TheHappiestPeople                              D．Professor'sCoffeeCups                              

Hikingandfast-pacedwalkingaregreatwaystoloseweightandimprovecardiovascular（心血管的）fitness.Getoutinthesunshineandpickupthepace.

WalkingMusts

Startfrom10minutesandgraduallyincreaseyourtime.Makeyourdailygoal30minutesoffast-pacedwalking.Cross-trainers,walkingshoesorothersupportiveshoeswilldo.Considerwearingcushionedsockstohelpprotectyourfeet.

StepItUp

Pictureyourselfwalkingfastbecauseyoudon’twanttobelateforthebus.Thiswillbeafasterpacethanaveragewalking.Ifyoucan’tmaintainaconversationwithyourfriendwithoutgettingoutofbreath,thenyou’rewalkingtoofast.

PioneeringAdventure

Hikesareusuallylongerthan30minutes;bringwaterandtrailmixforcontinuedenergy.Don’tdrinkwaterfromastreamorriverunlessyouhaveapurificationsystem.Hikingrequireswatchingeachstepyoutake.Don’tplanonrace-walking,butgraduallypickupspeedasyoufamiliarizeyourselfwiththetrail.

Thechallengeofinclinesanddeclineswillcauseyourheartratetoincrease.Theyalsorequirespecialattentionbecauseofloosegravelordirt.Ahikingstickmayhelpwithstability（稳定性）.Takeyourtime.Iftheuphillgetsdifficultandyou’rebreathinghard,stopandenjoytheviews.

Hikingaloneisneveragoodidea.Takeafriend,atrustedadultandyourcellphone.

5、Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto___.

A．tellpeopleajoke

B．coversomeinformationabouttraveling

C．deliveralessononsunshineandwater

D．encouragepeopletotakeawalk

6、WhatcanwelearnfromWalkingMusts?

A．Catchingthebusandtakingafriend.

B．Timeandshoes.

C．Breathingandheartrate.

D．Bringingwaterandenjoyingtheviews.

7、Bysaying“StepItUp”,theauthorprobablymeans___.

A．weshouldchangeourwaysforexercise

B．wemustaskforatrustedadulttogowith

C．wemustkeeptalkingwhilewalking

D．weshouldcontrolourwalkpace

8、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouthikingisNOTtrue?

A．Don’tdrinkwaterfromapurificationsystem.

B．Hikingrequireswatchingcarefully.

C．Ahikingstickisveryuseful.

D．Takingafriendandacellphoneisagoodidea.

IfyouarethinkingofafamilyholidayundertheCaribbeansun,Jamaicaisyourfirstchoice．Sowhatmakesitsopopularwithpeopleallovertheworld?

First,Jamaicaenjoysawarmclimatethroughouttheyearsopeopledon’treallyhavetowaitforcomfortableweathertovisitit．Theislanddoeshaveashortrainyseasonbutthesuncomesoutafterafewhours．

Jamaicareceivesalargenumberofvisitorsduringthehighseasonwhichisfrommid-DecembertomidApril.JamaicawelcomesmorethanonemillionvisitorstoitsshoreseveryyearandagreatnumberofthesearefromtheUSA.AmericanAirlineshaveaddedthreenewweeklyservicesfromChicagotoJamaicaInternationalAirport．

JamaicawasalsorecognizedastheleadingdestinationintheCaribbeanintheWorldTravelAwardCeremonywhichwasheldinLondonon7lastNovember．Theawardsareconsideredtobethe‘Oscarsofthetravelindustryandareafinaltestimony（证据）tothequalityofthetravelproductsofferedbyacountry．Indeed，theislandwalkedawaywithsevenawardsincludingtheleadingbeachdestinationintheworld．

Finally,Jamaicaisperfectforthebudgettravelers．Awiderangeofrentalscansatisfytheneedsofthetravelers．Thereyoucanexperiencethesamegoodhotelservicecombinedwiththeprivacy，space，freedomandcomfortthatonlyahomecanprovide．Andifyouareworriedaboutthecosts，justaddupthecostsoftherentalyouwouldbookforyourfamilyandthecostsofeatingthroughoutyourstay，youwillfindthattheserentalsaremoreaffordablethananyotherchoice．

9、InwhichseasonaretouristsmostlikelytovisitJamaica?

A．Springandsummer．                              B．Winterandspring                              

C．Autumnandwinter．                              D．Summerandautumn                              

10、WhichstatementisTrueabouttheWorldTravelAward?

A．ItisasfamousasOscars

B．AlltheawardsweretakenawaybytheCaribbeancountries．

C．Forthetravelindustry，itcarriesalotofweight

D．Theceremonyof2010washeldinJamaica

11、PeoplestayinginJamaicanrentalscallenjoy   ．

A．Freemeals                              B．Betterservicethanthatinhotels                              

C．Beautifulviewsfromtherentals                              D．Privacy，spaceandcomfort                              

Drinkingcanmaketeensfeelgood,butthatlastsonlyashorttime.Alcoholcloudsyourbrainandlimitsyourabilitytomakedecisions.Excessivedrinkinggraduallymakesyourbrainshrinkandcancauseseriousdamage.Over-drinkingcancauselearningdisabilitiesanddamageyourmemory.Itdistortsyourvisionandleadstoblackouts.Teenagersoftenthinkthatdrinkingwillgiveyoumoreenergy,butalcoholisn’tanenergydrink;it’sadepressant.

Drinkinganddrivingisoneofthetopcausesofdeathforteenboys.Analcohol-relatedmotorvehiclecrashkillsonepersonevery33minutesandinjuressomeoneeverytwominutes.Therateofteenagersdrivingdrunkissohighthatthegovernmentistryingtopassnewlawsrestricting（限制）teendriving.

Whenwegettohighschool,friendsstartpressuringustodrink.Highschoolstudentsseealcoholawaytobecomepopular.Icreatedasurveyatmyschool.Twenty-fourofthe63respondentspredictedtheywoulddrinkinhighschool.Elevensaidmaybe,and28saidtheydon’tplanondrinking.Regardlessofwhattheysaynow,thingscanchange.Teensstartinghighschoolwanttofitin.

Somepeoplewilldoanythingtobeaccepted,includingpotentiallyhurtingthemselves.Theythinkthatonedrinkwon’tdoanything.Alittlebitofalcoholprobablywon’tkillyou,butitcanleadtopoordecisions.Highschoolisthetimetoexperimentwithwhatyouwanttodoinlife,butifyou’reexperimentingwithalcoholyoucouldhurtsomeone,includingyourself.

12、Thegovernmentispassinglawstorestrictteendrivingbecause_________.

A．Teens’drunkdrivingcausedeathseasily

B．Manyteenslikedriving

C．Alcoholweakensthedrivingskillsofteens

D．Mostteensarepoorindrivingskills

13、Somestudentsinhighschoolstartdrinkingmainlybecause_________.

A．Theythinkdrinkingisquiteinteresting

B．Theywanttofitinwiththesurroundings

C．Theywanttoimitateadultsaroundthem

D．Theydon’tthinkhighschoolanimportantperiod

14、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Mostteensinhighschoolslikedrinking

B．Teenswhodrinkaremostlyforcedtodoso

C．Onelittlesipofalcoholruinsone’smemory

D．Thestartofdrinkingpotentiallydamagesone’slife

15、Wemayinferfromthepassagethat__________.

A．Drinkingcanmaketeensf