山西省平遥中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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山西省平遥中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题

平遥中学2016-2017学年第二学期高二期中考试

英语试题（文理科）

本试卷满分150分考试时间100分钟

第I卷

第一部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分100分）

第一节阅读理解（共四篇，共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分

A

LandArt,sometimesreferredtoasEarthArtorEarthworks,isaformofartwhichinvolvesusingphysicallandscapestocreateart,takingartoutofthemuseumandintotheoutsideworld.ModernLandArtmovementreallygotgoinginthe1960swhenAmericanartistsbegancreatingLandArtonalargescale.Today,worksofmodernLandArtcanbeseenallovertheworld,sometimesrightalongsidemucholderpiecesofLandArtcreatedbypeoplewholivedthousandsofyearsago.

LandArt,whichisnotnecessarilyunchangeable,cantakeanumberofforms.Forexamples,in1970RobertSmithsoncreatedtheSpiralJetty（螺旋状防波堤）,madeofacollectionofstonesandmud,intheGreatSaltLake.TheAmericanartistmadealargejettyinaspiralshapewhichsticksoutintothewatersofthelake.

ReshapingthelandscapeisacommoncharacteristicofLandArt,whichcanbecreatedbymovingpartsaround.PeoplecanalsoaddthingstotheenvironmenttocreateLandArt,likesalt,whichisaddedtotheSpiralJetty.Itispossibletouseplants.Inallcases,LandArtisimmovable.

LandArtisdesignedtograduallyform,change,andeventuallydecay（衰落）.That’soneofthebiggestdifferencesbetweenLandArtandmostoftheartoneseesinthemuseums.Someworksofartcanexistonlyforafewhoursordays.Othersareexposedtorainandwindsothattheydevelopanddecayovertime,whichispartoftheattractivenessintheeyesoftheartists.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutRobertSmithson?

A.Heisagreatcreativeartist.B.HelivesneartheGreatSaltLake.

C.HemadethemostfamousLandArt.D.HewasapioneerincreatingLandArt.

2.OneoftheuniquecharacteristicsofLandArtliesin_______.

A.itshowstheextremebeautyofnature

B.itdevelopsanddecaysgraduallyovertime

C.itcombinesthelandscapesaroundcompletely

D.itofferstheartistsachancetogetclosetonature

3.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.WorksofLandArt.B.HistoryofLandArt.

C.ChangesofLandArt.D.IntroductionofLandArt.

B

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.

Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenz（奔驰）withafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.

Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.

TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate（价钱）.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly（相应地）.

Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.

Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?

4.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,_________.

A.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogo

B.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride

C.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver

D.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleavewithoutpaying5.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_________.

A.providemealsforonlythosewholiveinthehotels

B.providemealsforanydiners

C.providefreewineandchargeforfood

D.aremostlypoorlymanaged

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.

B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.

C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.

D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.

7.Itcanbeconcludedthat___________.

A.Finnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylife

B.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats

C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel

D.alltheFinnsarerich

C

Itwasadark,wetNovembermorning.Itseemedlikeitwouldtakeamillionyearstogettosummeragain.Ithoughtbearshavegotitright----whataperfectideatosleepthroughtheworstpartoftheyearandwakeupwhenspringcomes!

“Wantsomewordsofaffirmation（肯定）?

”acoworker,seeingmymood,kindlysuggested.“Youdon’tthinktheywouldcheeryouup?

”

“Today?

No.”Ishookmyhead.

“Iusedtothinksotoo,”hesaid,“untilIrealizedtheeffectmywordshadonacertainperson.Well,itwassomeoneIknewprettywell.IhavetosayItreatedhimratherbadly.”

“You?

Butyouarealwayssopositive!

Howdidyoutreathimbadly?

”

“ItoldhimIdidnotlikeanythingabouthim,really.ItoldhimIdidnotevenlikehisname.Infact,itwasn’tonlywhatIsaid.Ialsodidprettybadthingstohim.Whenhewashungry,Ididnotgivehimthechancetoeatproperfood.Whenhefeltlikedoingsomethingfun,Isaidtohimthathewasbeingchildishandhavingfunwasnotproductive（有成果的）.Andworstofall,whenhewassickandneededcare,Ididnotcare.Itoldhimtogetupandgettowork.Andwhenhedid,Inevertoldhimhedidgoodwork.YoucouldsayIwasashamedofhim,”hesaid.“Iwantedtogetridofhimbecausehejustwasn’tgoodenoughforme---butcouldn’t.”

“Butthatwasheartless!

”

Henodded.“Thenonedayitallchanged.Istoodthereinfrontofthebathroommirroronemorning.Isawthedarkcirclesunderhiseyes,Isawtheexcess（过量的）weight.Isawthehairthatneededcutting.AndIsawtheeyesthatoncehadlookedattheworldeagerly.Nowtheyweresosadandtired.AndthereandthenIrealizedhedeservedbetter.SoItoldthemanIhaddislikedforsomanyyearsthathewasagoodpersonafterall.”

Myjaw（下巴）dropped.Ilookedathim---fullofpositiveenergy,ingoodshape,alwaysreadytoencourageothers.

“Wow…”

Hewinked（眨眼）atme.“Sohowabouthavingalittlepositiveconversationwiththebathroommirror?

Thepersonintherehasthegreatesteffectonyou!

”

8.Thefirstparagraphimpliesthat.

A.theauthorfeltfrustratedthatmorning

B.theweatherinNovemberwastheworstinayear

C.theauthordidn’tenjoyhisworkenvironment

D.theauthoralwaysfeltbadinwinter

9.Theauthor’scoworkerusedtobeapersonwho.

A.wasveryproudofhimself

B.treatedpeopledifferently

C.workedhardtokeepfit

D.criticizedhimselfalot

10.Whichparagraphgivesaclueaboutwhothepersonthataauthor’scoworkertreatedbadlywas?

A.Paragraph4.B.Paragraph8.C.Paragraph6.D.Thelastparagraph.

11.Whatdoestheauthor’scoworkersuggesttheauthordo?

A.Behelpfultothoseinneed.

B.Beconfidentinthefaceofdifficulty.

C.Bepositiveabouthimself.

D.Bekindtothosewhomakemistakes.

D

Edmonton'sDowntownParkistransformedintoonehugestageforfivedayswhereartistsareabletosharetheirtalents,andwherepeopleareabletocelebrateandenjoythemselves.Sinceitsbeginningin1980,theEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalhasbeencommemorating（纪念）thetruefeelingofwhatfolkmusicisallaboutandthat’sthetraditionaltogetherness（友爱）thatisfeltwhenpeoplegathertosharestoriesandfeelingsthroughsong.

　　ThisyearwillbethesixthyearwhenvolunteerRiedelwillbeofferinguphertimetothefestival.“Peoplecomingoffabusyspringandsummerhaveamomentofrelaxation,”Riedelsaid.“It’sreallyeasytorelax,andit’sgreatseeingfamilyandfriendshavefuntogether.”Thesefamiliesandfriendscomefromalldifferentkindsofmusicaltastes.PeoplewhotakepleasureinBluesarethere,soarepeoplewholoveBluegrass.Thisfestivaldoesitsbesttodevelopeveryone'smusicalinterests.

　　Withsomanyyearsofexperience,thefestivalhasbecomeawell-oiledmachine,anddoeswhateveritcantomakeattendeesfeelascomfortableaspossible.Therearefreewaterstationsthroughoutthevenue（举办地）forpeopletofilluptheirtravelcups.Whenpeoplebuyfood,reusabledishesaregivena$2platefee,butthatisreturnedwhentheplateisbroughtback.

　　Thefestivalhascompletelysoldoutoftickets,andinrecordtime.ButwithbignamessuchasVanMorrisonandJakobDylan,it’seasytoseehowthatwasgoingtohappen.Thereisnoparkingareaduringthefestival,sousingthePark&RidesystemorEdmontonTransitishighlyrecommended.Abikelock-upareaisprovidedandwillbeavailableThursdayuntilSundayonehourbeforethegatesopenuntil45minutesafterthegatesclose.

　　TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalbeginsonWednesday,Aug.4withVanMorrisonplayingthespecialdonationfundconcert,andwillfinishuponSunday,Aug.8.

12.TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalisheldmainlyto_______.

A.gatherpeoplewithdifferentmusic