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学年秋季高二英语下学期期末考试试题无答案

山西省阳高县第一中学2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（无答案）

（本试卷满分：

150分考试时间：

120分钟）

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15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

Houseworkisafrequentsourceofdisputes（争论）betweenlazyhusbandsandtheirhard-workingwives,butwomenhavebeenwarnednottoexpectmentopulltheirweightanytimesoon.

AstudyfromOxfordUniversityhasfoundthatmenareunlikelytobedoinganequalshareofhouseworkbefore2050.Mothers,theresearcherswarned,willcontinuetoshouldertheburdenofchildcareandhouseworkforthenextfourdecades,largelybecausehouseworksuchascleaningandcookingisstillregardedas“women’swork”.

Thegapbetweentheamountoftimemenandwomenspendonhouseworkhasnarrowedslowlyoverthepast40years.Butitwilltakeanotherfourdecadesbeforetruehouseworkequality（平等）isachieved,thestudyconcluded.TheresearchfoundthatintheNordiccountries,theburdenofhouseworkissharedmoreequallybetweenmenandwomen.IntheUK,womenspendanaverageoffourhoursandfortyminuteseachdayonhousework,comparedwithtwohoursandtwenty-eightminutesformen.Thisisanimprovementfromthe1960s,whenBritishwomentypicallyspentsixhoursadayonhousework,whilemenspentjust90minuteseveryday.

Butprogresstowardshouseworkequalityappearstobeslowinginsomecountries.Dr.OrielSullivan,aresearchreaderfromOxford’sDepartmentofSociology,said,“We’velookedatwhatisaffectingtheequalityinthehome,andwehavefoundthatcertaintasksseemtobegivenaccordingtowhethertheyareviewedas‘men’swork’or‘women’swork’.”

Dr.Sullivansaidculturalattitudestaughtatschoolmayberesponsiblefortheviewsofhousework.“Atschoolitismucheasierforagirltobeatomboy,butitismuchmoredifficultforaboytoenjoybakinganddancing,”shesaid.

1.Theunderlinedpart“pulltheirweight”inParagraph1probablyrefersto“”.

A.loseweightB.belazyC.earnmoneyD.doequalhousework

2.Womenwillcontinuetodomorehouseworkbefore2050mainlybecause.

A.menaretoobusytohelp

B.theywouldliketodoso

C.theycandobetterinhousework

D.houseworkwillstillbeconsideredaswomen’swork

3.FromParagraph4weknowthatintheUK.

A.mennowspendjust90minutesadayonhouseworkonaverage

B.womennowaretoobusywiththeirworktodohousework

C.womennowspendlesstimeonhouseworkthanbefore

D.houseworkissharedequallybetweenmenandwomen

4.InDr.Sullivan’sopinion,whatistoblameforthehouseworkinequality?

A.CulturalattitudestowardshouseworkB.Policiesmadebythegovernment

C.ThetimespentonworkD.Thetypeofhousework

B

Astheymigrate（迁移）,butterfliesandmoths（飞蛾）choosethewindstheywanttoflywith,andtheychangetheirbodypositionsiftheystartfloatinginthewrongdirection.Thisnewfindingsuggeststhatinsectsmayemploysomeofthesamemethodsthatbirdsusefortravelinglongdistances.Scientistshavelongthoughtthatinsectsweresimplyatthemercyofthewind.

Fascinatingastheirskillsofflightare,migratingbehaviorhasbeendifficulttostudyininsectsbecausemanylongdistanttripshappenthousandsoffeetaboveground.Onlyrecentlyhavescientistsdevelopedtechnologiesthatcandetectsuchlittlecreaturesatsuchgreatheights.

Totheirsurprise,though,theinsectsweren’tpassivebutactivetravelersonthewinds.Inautumn,forexample,mostlightwindsblewfromtheeast,buttheinsectssomehowsoughtoutonesthatcarriedthemsouthandtheypositionedthemselvestonavigate（导航）directlytotheirwinteringhomes.

Eveninthespring,whenmostwindsflowednorthward,theinsectsdidn’talwaysgowiththeflow.Ifbreezesweren’tblowingintheexactdirectiontheywantedtogo,theinsectschangedtheirbodypositionstocompensate（抵消）.Manymigratingbirdsdothesamething.

Thestudyalsofoundbutterfliesandmothsactivelyflewwithintheairstreamsthatpushedthemalong.Byaddingflightspeedstowindspeeds,thescientistscalculatedthatbutterfliesandmothscantravelasfastas100kilometersanhour.Thefindingsmayhavereal-worldapplications.

Withclimatewarming,migratinginsectsaregrowinginnumber.Knowinghowandwhenthesepestsmovecouldhelpwhenfarmersdecidewhentospraytheircrops.

5.What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A.InsectsmigratewiththeseasonsB.Windhelpsinsectsgreatlyinmigrating

C.insectshaverealdirectionD.Scientistshavetroubleinobservinginsects

6.Scientistsoriginallythoughtthat.

A.insectsalwayswaitedfortheirfavorablewinds

B.insectschosethewindstheywantedtoride

C.insectswerejustblownaboutbythewind

D.insectspositionedthemselvesinthewinds

7.Itisnoteasytostudythemigratingbehavioroftheinsectsbecause.

A.thelittlecreaturescanflyveryfast

B.theirflightislongandhighaboveground

C.thewind’sdirectionishardtoforesee

D.theyhavenoregularmigratingcourses

8.Accordingtothepassage,thefindingscan.

A.increaseinsectsinnumberB.instructfarmerswhentospray

C.preventclimatewarmingD.helpprotectinsects

C

Doyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive（欺骗）?

Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistrue,butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincluded,hecangiveyouafalsepicture.

 Forexample,somemightsay,"Ijustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery（彩票）.Itwasgreat.I tookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!

"

 Thisguy'sawinner,right?

  Maybe,maybenot.Wethendiscoverthathebought $200worthof tickets,andonlyonewasawinner.He'sreallyabigloser!

 Hedidn'tsayanythingthatwasfalse,butheleftoutimportantinformationonpurpose.That'scalledahalf-truth.Half-truthsarenottechnicallylies,buttheyarejustasdishonest.

 Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let'ssaythatduringGovernorSmith'slastterm,herstatelost onemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm.Oneofheropponentssays,"DuringGovernorSmith'sterm,thestatelostonemillionjobs!

"That'strue.However,an honeststatementwould havebeen,"DuringGovernorSmith'sterm,thestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs."

 Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It'sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth.Anadvertisementmightsay,"NineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothache."ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany.

 Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstoooften.It'sasadfactoflife:

Liesarelies,andsometimesthetruth canlieaswell.

9.Howmuchdidthelotterywinnerlose?

A.Onehundreddollars.B.Twohundreddollars.

C.Threehundreddollars.D.Fourhundreddollars.

10.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould___________.   

A.buylotteryticketsB.makeuseofhalf-truths

C.nottakeanythingatfacevalueD.nottrusttheYuckyCompany

11.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"netgain"inParagraph5mean?

A.finalincrease.                 B.bigadvantage.

C.largeshare.                    D.totalsaving.

12.WhatcanweknowfromtheexampleoftheYuckyPilladvertisement?

A.Falsestatementsareeasytoseethrough.

B.Half-truthsareoftenusedtomisleadpeople.

C.Doctorsliketoactinadvertisement.

D.Advertisementsarebasedonfacts.

D

SMCardCutter

ChangeregularSMcardstosmallerSIMcards.

DidyouknowyoucancutaregularsizephoneSIMcardtoasmallersizeSMcardanditwillstillwork?

Thistoolwillhelpyoudoit.JuststickaSIMcardinit,pressitdownlikeastapler（订书机）.AperfectlyshapedsmallerSIMisthere.I'veuseditmanytimeswhenswappingSIMsfromonephonetoanother.

03/7/17-MarkFrauenfelder

ProfiCheeseSlicer

Usesathinwiretosliceuptomedium-hardcheesesinfourinchsections.

Imayowneverycheeseslicerevermade.IpreferawiretypecheesecuttersoIcancutslicesthatworkwellonapieceofbreadandsandwich.

Thischeeseslicerisgreatforbothtasks.Itevenhasadjustabletensiononthetwocuttingwires.Apointofinformation:

Ididbreakawirecuttingaveryhardpieceofcheesewithblackpepper.Goodnews,thewireisreplaceable,andIwasabletopurchasenewwirestofixit.Maybebesttouseonsoftercheeses.Lessonslearned.But,highlyrecommendedforeveryotheruseexceptforthoseextremelyhardcheeses.

03/6/17-KentBames

AshBucket（桶子）

Bucketwithlidkeepsyourfireplace（壁炉）clearofashes.

Ipurchasedthisashbucketrecommendedbymyfriendandhavefounditinvaluable.PreviouslyIhadanoldbucketthatgotleftoutsideandusuallyfilledupwithrainandbecameamesstoclean.Thisashbuckethasaraisedbottomandthermalinsulation（隔热层）topreventanyaccidentalhotcoalsinyourashtodamageyourfloororcauseafire.Youcanstorethisbucketindoorssincethelidisniceandtight.

03/3/17-SethWilson

13.WhatcanSIMCardCutterdo?

A.CutupaSMCard.B.Helpstoremoreinformation.

C.Deletetheinformation.D.MakeaSIMcardsmallershape.

14.WhatkindoffoodisProfiCheeseSlicermostsuitablefor?

A.Cheesesliceswithcrackedblackpepper.B.Verydrysandwich.

C.Medium-softcheeses.D.Extremelyhardcheeses.

15.WhichisoneofthecharactersabouttheAshBucket?

A.Itiswaterproof.B.Itisfireresistant.

C.Itisusefuloutdoors.D.Itisofnovalue.

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。

（注意：

此题16-20的答案要写到答题卡上）

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