学1617学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案.docx

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学1617学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案

忻州第十中学2016-2017学年第一学期期中考试

高二年级英语

注意事项：

1.本试卷分为两卷，所有答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

2.本试卷共150分，考试时长120分钟。

第一卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15个小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

WhilewatchingtheOlympicstheothernight,Icameacrossanunbelievablesight.Itwasnotagoldmedal,oraworldrecordbroken,butashowofcourage.

Theeventwasswimmingandstartedwithonlythreemenontheblocks.Foronereasonoranother,twoofthemfalsestarted,sotheyweredisqualified.Thatleftonlyonetocompete.Itwouldhavebeendifficultenough,nothavinganyonetoraceagainst,eventhoughthetimeontheclockisimportant.

Iwatchedthemandiveofftheblockandknewrightawaythatsomethingwaswrong.I¹mnotanexpertswimmer,butIcantellagooddivefromapoorone,andthiswasnotexactlymedalquality.Whenheresurfaced,itwasevidentthatthemanwasnotoutforgoldbecausehisarmswerewavinginanattemptatfreestyle.Thecrowdstartedtolaugh.Clearlythismanwasnotamedalcompetitor.

Ilistenedtothecrowdbegintolaughatthispoormanwhowasclearlyhavingahardtime.Finallyhemadehisturntostartback.Itwaspitiful.Hemadeafewdesperatestrokesandyoucouldtellhewaswornout.

Butinthosefewawfulstrokes,thecrowdhadchanged.

Nolongerweretheylaughingbutbeginningtocheer.Someevenbegantostandandshout“Comeon,youcandoit!

”andhedid.

Aclearminutepasttheaverageswimmer,thisyoungmanfinallyfinishedhisrace.Thecrowdwentwild.Youwouldhavethoughtthathehadwonthegold,andheshouldhave.EventhoughherecordedoneoftheslowesttimesinOlympichistory,thismangavemoreheartthananyoftheothercompetitors.

Justashortyearago,hehadneverevenswum,letalonerace.HiscountryhadbeeninvitedtoSydney.

1.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheyoungman____.

A.madehisturntostartbackpitifully

B.wasskillfulinfreestyleinthegame

C.swamfasterthantheaverageswimmer

D.wasnotcapableenoughtowinthemedal

2.Thecrowdchangedtheirattitudesbecause____.

A.theyfeltsorryfortheyoungman

B.theyweremovedbytheyoungman’scourage

C.theywantedtoshowtheirsympathy

D.theymeanttopleasetheyoungman

3.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CompeteforGold!

B.Tryagain!

C.BreakaRecord!

D.Goforit!

B

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Doyouenjoyinterestingstories,funnygamesandexcitingdances?

CaptainGoodFellowwillbereadytoteachallthesethingstochildrenofallagesattheCityTheatreonSaturdaymorningat10：

00，free．

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ForgetyourworriesonSaturdaymorning．Takeabeautifulwalkandlearnaboutthelocalhistory．MeetatthefrontentranceofCityHallat9：

30．Wearcomfortableshoes!

FilmsattheMuseum

TwoEuropeanfilmswillbeshownSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheatre．SeeBrokenWindowat1：

30．TheWorkerswillbeat3：

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InternationalPicnic

Areyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday?

CometoCentralParkonSaturdayandenjoyfoodfromallovertheworld．Deliciousandinexpensive．Fromnoonto5：

00p.m.

TakemeouttotheBallgame

It’sOctober，andtonightisthelastchancetoseetheRedbirdsthisyear．Getyourticketsatthegate．Itmightbecold…．Don’tforgetsweatersandjackets．

Doyouwanttohear“theZoo”？

“TheZoo”，thepopularrockgroupfromAustralia，willgivetheirfirstU．S．concerttomorrownightat8atRoseHall，CityCollege．

4．YoucanprobablyeatChinese，Italian，andArabianfoodat．

A．CentralParkonSaturdayB．theballgameoutside

C．5：

00intheafternoonD．thefrontentranceofCityHall

5.Youcanseemoviesat．

A．theCitvCollegeB．theCentralPark

C．theCityTheatreD．theMuseumTheatre

6.IfyouaregoingontheWalkingTour，don’tforget·

A．yourworriesB．yourcomfortableshoes

C．yourbeautifulwalkD．yourlearningaboutlocalhistory

7．“TheZoo”is．

A．aparkwithlotsofanimalsB．thefirstconcertfromtheU．S．

C．amusicgroupfromAustraliaD．apopularrockbandfromEurope

C

Peoplebelievethatclimbingcandogoodtohealth.Wherecanyoulearntheskillofclimbingthen?

Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetogotothemountainstolearnhowtoclimb,you’rewrong.ManyAmericansarelearningtoclimbincitygyms.Here,peoplearelearningonspecialclimbingwalls.Theclimbingwallgoesstraightupandhassmallholdingplacesforhandsandfeet.

Howdopeopleclimbthewall?

Toclimb,youneedspecialshoesandaharness（保护带）aroundyourchesttoholdyou.Thereareropestiedtoyourharness.Theropesholdyouinplacesothatyoudon’tfall.Abeginner’swallisusuallyabout15feethigh,andyouclimbstraightup.Therearesmallpiecesofmetalthatstickoutforyoutostandonandholdonto.Sometimesit’seasytoseethenextpieceofmetal.Sometimes,it’snot.Themostdifficultpartistocontrolyourfear.It’snormalforhumanstobeafraidoffalling,soit’sdifficultnottofeelfear.Butwhenyoumoveawayfromthewall,theharnessandtheropesholdyou,andyoubegintofeelsafe.Youmoveslowlyuntilyoureachthetop.

Climbingattractspeoplebecauseit’sgoodexerciseforalmosteveryone.Youuseyourwholebody,especiallyyourarmsandlegs.Thissportgivesyourbodyacompleteworkout.Whenyouclimb,bothyourmindandyourbodycanbecomestronger.

8.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Peoplearefairlyinterestedinclimbingnowadays.  

B．It’simpossibletobuildupone’sbodybyclimbing.

C．Peoplecanonlylearntheskillofclimbingoutdoors.

D．It’salwayseasytoseeholdingplacesinclimbing.

9.Themostdifficultthingtodoinwallclimbingis_________.

A．totieropestoyourharness          B．tocontrolyourfear

C．tomoveawayfromthewall          D．toclimbstraightup

10.Theword“workout”underlinedinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans      .

A.settlement          B.exercise

C.excitement          D.tiredness

11.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?

A．Totellpeoplewheretofindgyms.

B．Toprovethebasicneedforclimbing.

C．Toencouragepeopletoclimbmountains.

D．Tointroducethesportofwallclimbing.

D

Normally,about10percentofthehaironyourheadisresting（notgrowing）.Afterafewmonths,therestinghairfallsoutandnewhairbeginstogrowinitsplace.Thegrowingtimecanlastfrom2to6years.Duringthegrowingperiod,hairwillgainabout1centimeteramonth.Itisnormaltoexperiencehairlosseveryday.Somepeopleexperiencetoomuchhairlossfromavarietyofcauses.

Mostpeopleerroneouslybelievethathairlossiscausedbythingslikestress,scalp（头皮），orwearinghats.Withtheexceptionofstress,noneofthesefactorshasbeenproventobeacauseofhairloss.Stressisalsonotverylikelyunlessyouhaveexperiencedextremephysicalorpsychologicalsuffering.Thishairlossalsodoesn’tlastlong.

Therealcauseofhairlosslieswithhormonal（荷尔蒙的）problems.Hairlossoccurswhenmaleorfemalehormonesareoutofbalance.Animbalanceofhormonesisusuallygeneticandcannotbecured.Maleandfemale-patternbaldnessisthemostcommonformofhairloss.ThisiscausedbyahormonecalledDHT,whichhelpsinsexualdevelopment.AnincreaseinDHTinagrown-upcanleadtohairloss.

Therearealsoothercausesofhairloss.Blood-thinners,somekindofmedicines,andanexcessofvitaminA,haveallbeenshowntoincreasehairlossincertainpeople.Infectionsofthescalpcancausehairlossaswellascertaindiseaseslikediabetes.

（）12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“erroneously”inParagraph2mean?

A.Luckily.B.Wrongly.C.Strangely.D.Honestly.

（）13.Ifamanexperiencesextremephysicalsuffering,he___.

A.willlosemuchhairB.won’tgrownewhair

C.maylosesomehairD.maysufferfromseverediseases

（）14.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Therealcauseofhairlossisstillunknown.

B.Animbalanceofhormonesiseasytocure.

C.ThemoreDHTapersonhas,themorehairhewillhave.

D.TakingtoomuchvitaminAmayleadtohairloss.

（）15.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Thecausesofhairloss.B.Theeffectsofhormones.

C.Thesideeffectsofmedicines.D.Somewaystoprotectyourhair.

第二节（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Confidence–BuildingTipsToMakeYourLifeBetter

Confidenceiswhatseparatesthegoodfromthebad.However,itiseasytoloseyourconfidenceinlife.Evenonebadthingcanmakeyoulessconfidentthroughouttheday.___16___Herearefourconfidence-buildingtipstomakeyourlifebetter.

1.___17____

Smileandyouwillfeelbetter.Yes,smiling,orforcingasmileonyourfacecanhelpkeepapositiveattitudeforyouduringtheday.Bysmilingyouwillbecomemorepositiveandconfidentinyourabilities.

2.Killnegativethoughts.

____18_____Iftheyeverhaveanegativeview,theirnextthoughtisawaytotryandfixthatproblem.Doyouthinkyouarenotsmartenough?

Aconfidentpersonwillstudyortakeaclasstohelpthemfixthat.Doyounothavethesuppliesorskillstodothat?

Getthesuppliesandpractice.Don’tletnegativethoughtskillyourconfidence.

3.Changeyourbodylanguage.

Yourposturereflectsthewayyoufeel.Therefore,ifyouwanttofeelconfident,youshouldtrytomakeyourselflookconfident.____19____Lookasconfidentasyoucan,andsoonyourtruefeelingswillreflectthatposture.

4.Volunteer.

Thosewhovolunteerbuilduptheirconfidencewhilehelpingthecommunity.Byvolunteering,youwillgrowmoreconfidentasyoucanlearnnewskillsandcanhelpfindsolutionstoothers’problems