英语江苏省泰安市长城中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题.docx

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英语江苏省泰安市长城中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题

泰安长城中学2016-2017学年度高二下学期期中测试

英语试卷

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.WhatwillthewomandothisFriday?

A.Watchamovie.B.Gotohisbrothers.C.LookafterLois.

2.What’sthetimenow?

A.4:

00.B.6:

00.C.7:

00.

3.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Drivethecar.B.Fastentheseatbelt.C.Takeiteasy.

4.WhoisworkingfortheschoolTVstation?

A.Tom.B.Mike.C.Thewoman.

5.Whycan’tthewomanlendthemanhernotes?

A.They’renotwithher.B.Shedidn’ttakenotesC.Shecan’tfindthem.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whycan’tthemangetintouchwiththewoman?

A.Shewasontheway.

B.Shewasbusyattherestaurant.

C.Shedidn’tbringherphone.

7.Whatdidthewomandolastnight?

A.Shemetsomefriendsatarestaurant.

B.ShegotTomClancy’sautograph.

C.ShehelpedTomClancyoutoftrouble.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Wheredotheyhavedinner?

A.AtMcDonald’s.B.AtKFC.C.Athome.

9.Whyhavetheyalwayshadthesamefood?

A.Fatherisunabletocook.B.They’retootiredtogoout.C.Motherisnotathome.

10.Whatdotheyhave?

A.Friedchicken.B.Hamburgers.C.Friedeggs.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’snewskirt?

A.It’stoocheap.B.Itseemscomfortable.C.It’sfashionable.

12.Wheredoesthewomanoftenbuyclothes?

A.Atsecond-handstores.B.Atthelocalmarket.C.Atforeignshops.

13.Howoftendoesthewomangoshopping?

A.Onceaweek.B.Onceamonth.C.Onceayear.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.What’therelationshipbetweenthem?

A.Friends.B.Parentsandchild.C.Teacherandstudents.

15.What’stheman’sattitudetowardsMark?

A.Heisworriedabouthim.

B.Heispleasedwithhim.

C.Heisunsatisfiedwithhim.

16.WhatdoesMarkoftendoaccordingtotheman?

A.Heoftenliestotheman.

B.Heoftenplaysbasketball

C.Heoftenbreakshispromise.

17.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofMark’slies?

A.They’reharmful.B.They’reserious.C.They’reharmless.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofglobalwarming?

A.It’sbecomingmoreserious.

B.Wecandonothingaboutit.

C.Itcanbesloweddown.

19.Whencouldthecitiesneartheoceanbefloodedaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Whenitrainstoomuchanditiswindy.

B.Whenthetemperaturesrisetoohigh.

C.Whentherearetyphoons.

20.Whatdoesthespeakeradviseustodo?

A.Sharelights.B.Buylessfridges.C.Saveenergy.

第二部分：

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项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

DouglasFlorianteachesreadersaboutbeesinanewbookofpoemscalledUnBEElievables.Inhislatestbook,eachpoemispairedwithacolorfulimagethatillustrates（图解）adifferenttypeofbeeanditsroleinthegroup.Everypageisfulloffunandinterestingfactsaboutthesesocialinsects.

TFK:

Whenyoubrainstormforastory,whichcomesfirst:

theimagesorthepoems?

FLORIAN:

Usuallythepoemscomefirst.Forabookof21poems,forexample,I'llactuallywriteabout50poemsfirst.AlthoughIsometimeshaveimagesinmymindtogoalongwiththewords,IhavetochoosewhichonesIwanttoincludeinthebook.

TFK:

Manyofyourbooks,includingUnBEElievables,areaboutinsectsandanimals.Howdidthesebecomeyourfavoritesubjects?

FLORIAN:

Thereissomuchhumorintheanimalworld.Peoplehavealotofknowledgeaboutanimalsandideasaboutanimalsthatarefuntoexploreinwriting.Animalsarejustsointeresting.WhenIresearch,Ifindoutsomanynewandamazingfacts.ThepoemisoftenhalfwrittenbythetimeIhavedonewithmyresearch.

TFK:

Whydidyouchoosebeesasthesubjectofyourlatestbook?

FLORIAN:

Isawrecentlyinthenewsthatmanybeesaredyingout.Scientistsbelievethistobecausedbyvariousdiseases.Iwantedtocreateawarenessandlearnmoreaboutbeesafterhearingthis.Somanyofthefruitsandvegetablesweeataredependentonpollination（授粉）byhoneybees.Ifbeesdisappear,sowillmuchofourfood.

TFK:

Doyouhaveafavoritebee?

FLORIAN:

Oneofmyfavoritesisthepoemandpaintingabouttheworkerbees.Iwantedthepaintingtobeveryplayfulandlight.Thesebeeshavetoworkallday,andit'skindoflikeafactory.Andeventhoughthesebeeshavetoworkveryhard,theymanagetosmile.

21.UnBEElievablesisabookabout .

A.insectsB.imagesC.storiesD.fruits

22.WhydidDouglasFlorianchoosebeesasthesubjectofhislatestbook?

A.Becausebeesareeasytoexploreinwriting.

B.Becausehewantspeopletoprotectbees.

C.Becausehehasnoideaaboutbees.

D.Becausebeesaregoingtodieout.

23.DouglasFlorianlikestheworkerbeesbestmainlybecauseoftheir .

A.hardworkB.greatcontribution

C.dangeroussituationD.attitudetowardsworking

B

Readingcanbeasocialactivity.Thinkofthepeoplewhobelongtobookgroups.Theychoosebookstoreadandthenmeettodiscussthem.Now,thewebsiteBookCturnsthepageonthetraditionalideaofabookgroup.

Membersgoonthesiteandregisterthebookstheyownandwouldliketoshare.BookCrossingprovidesanidentificationnumbertostickinsidethebook.Thenthepersonleavesitinapublicplace,hopingthatthebookwillhaveanadventure,travelingfarandwidewitheachnewreaderwhofindsit.

   BrucePederson,themanagingdirectorofBookCrossing,says,“Thetwothingsthatchangeyourlifearethepeopleyoumeetandbooksyouread.BookCrossingcombinesboth.”

   Membersleavebooksonparkbenchesandbuses,intrainstationsandcoffeeshops.Whoeverfindstheirbookwillgotothesiteandrecordwheretheyfoundit.

Peoplewhofindabookcanalsoleaveajournalentrydescribingwhattheythoughtofit.E-mailsarethensenttotheBookCrossingtokeepthemupdatedaboutwheretheirbookshavebeenfound.BrucePetersonsaystheideaisforpeoplenottobeselfishbykeepingabooktogatherdustonashelfathome.

   BookCrossingispartofatrendamongpeoplewhowanttogetbacktothe“real”andnotthevirtual（虚拟）.Thesitenowhasmorethanonemillionmembersinmorethanonehundredthirty-fivecountries.

 24.Whydoestheauthormentionbookgroupsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplainwhattheyare.

B.TointroduceBookCrossing.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofreading.  

D.Toencouragereaderstosharetheirideas.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A.Thebook.  B.Anadventure. C.Apublicplace.   D.Theidentificationnumber.

26.WhatwillaBookCrosserdowithabookafterreadingit?

A.Meetotherreaderstodiscussit.  B.Keepitsafeinhisbookcase. 

C.Passitontoanotherreader.   D.Mailitbacktoitsowner.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.OnlineReading:

AVirtualTour  

B.ElectronicBooks:

AnewTrend 

C.ABookGroupBringsTraditionBack  

D.AWebsiteLinksPeoplethroughBooks

C

InthemovieJurassicPark,scientistsclonedinosaursbyusingtheDNAthatwaspreservedformillionsofyears.However,thereistroublewhenthecloneddinosaursturnoutfiercerandsmarterthanexpected.Candinosaursreallybecloned?

Theoretically,theycan;allthatwouldberequiredisDNAfromanextinctdinosaurandacurrentlylivingcloselyrelatedspecieswhichwouldactasasurrogatemother（代孕母亲）.Infact,thereiscontinuingresearchtoclonetheWoollyMannothbyextracting（提取）theDNAfromfrozenanimals.

Actually,cloningisaphenomenonthatoccursnaturallyinawidevarietyofspecies.Wheneveryouseeapairofidenticaltwins,theyareexamplesofnature’sclones.Althoughscientistshavebeencloningcertainplantslikethecarrotquitesuccessfullyfordecades,attemptsatcloninganimalshavenotbeenassuccessful.However,theybeganlongbeforethebirthofDolly,thesheep—thefirstmammaltobesuccessfullycloned.

Cloninghumansdoesgiverisetosomemisgivings,raisinganumberofmoralproblemsinvolved.Infact,thesocialinfluencesofproducinghumansartificiallywerebrilliantlyexploredinthefamousnovelBraveNewWorldbyAldousHuxley,andalsointhemovieTheIsland.

Humancloningisbasicallyaboutcreatingageneticallyidenticalcopyofapreviouslyexistingperson.Whywouldsomepeoplechoosetoclonehumanbeings?

Well,generally,itcouldmakecouplesunabletohavebabieshavetheirownchildren.Replacingadeadchildisalsoanotherreasonwhysomepeoplehaveexpressedinterestinthetechnology.

28.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat________.

A.Moreandmorepeopleareinterestedincloning

B.Cloninghassavedmanyanimalsfromdyingout

C.Cloninghasaveryshorthistory

D.Cloningplantsismucheasier

29.Inwhatwayishumancloninguseful?

A.Itcanbringadeadpersonbacktolife.

B.Itmakesitpossibletoreplaceadeadchild.

C.Itcanhelpcuresomehumandiseases.

D.Itcanhelppeoplehavemorehealthychildren.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“misgivings”inthethirdparagraphmean?

A.Worries.B.Aims.C.Regulations.D.Principles.

31.Whatattitudedopeoplehavetowardshumancloning?

A.Theythinkhumancloningisuseless.

B.Theybelieveitcanhelphumansinmanyways.

C.Theybelieveitcancausemanymoralproblems.

D.Theydoubtwhetheritcansucceedornot.

D

ThenationalparkserviceintheUnitedStateswillmarkitsonehundredanniversarythisyear.Asitnearsitssecondcentury,theParkSer