山西省山西大学附属中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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山西省山西大学附属中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题

山西省山西大学附属中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题

（满分：

100分，测试时间：

90分钟）

注意：

本考试严禁使用手机，电子词典或其它电子存储设备，违者按作弊处理。

第I卷（选择题共50分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Ihadtoknockonthetaxitogethisattention.Finally,thedriver,amanabout60,lookedupfrombehindthewheelandapologized,“I’msorry,butIwasreadingaletter.”Hesoundedasifhehadacoldoracough.

SinceIwasinnohurry,Itoldhimtofinishhisletter.Heshookhishead,explainingthathehadalreadyreaditseveraltimesandalmostknewitbyheart.Curious,Iaskedwhetheritwasfromachildormaybeagrandchild.“Thisisn’tfamily,”hereplied.“thoughhemightjustaswellhavebeenaregularmemberofthefamily.OldEdandIgrewuptogether.”

Theywerealwaysfriends.Butsincehemovedawayfromtheneighborhood30yearsago,it’dgenerallyjustbeenpostcardsatChristmastimebetweenthem.Acoupleofweeksago,Eddied.“Ishouldhavekeptintouch.”Herepeatedthis,moretohimselfthantome.Tocomforthim,Isaidsometimeswejustdidn’tseemtofindthetime.“Butweusedtofindthetime,”hesaid.“Takealook.”Hehandedtheletterovertome.

Thefirstsentence“I’vebeenmeaningtowriteforsometime,butI’vealwaysdelayedit.”remindedmeofmyself.Itwentontosaythatheoftenthoughtaboutthegoodtimestheyhadhadtogether.WhenIreadthepartwhereitsaid“Yourfriendshipreallymeansalottome,morethanIcansaybecauseI’mnotgoodatsayingthingslikethat”,Ifoundmyselfnoddinginagreement.

Wehadgoneseveralkilometersandwerealmostatmyhotel,soIreadthelastparagraph:

“SoIthoughtyou’dliketoknowthatIwasthinkingofyou.”Anditwasendedwith“YourOldFriend,Tom.”

“Ithoughtyourfriend’snamewasEd,”Isaid.

“I’mTom,”heexplained.“It’saletterIwrotetoEdbeforeIknewhe’ddied.Ineverputitinthemailbox.IguessIshouldhavewrittenitsooner.”Hisfacewaspaleashewipedhiseyeswithahandkerchief.

WhenIgottomyhotelroomIdidn’tunpackrightaway.Ihadtowritealetterandpostit.

1.FromParagraph4,welearnthattheauthorofthepassage_______.

A.oftenfailstowritetohisfriends

B.doesn’twanttowritetohisfriends

C.hadmanygreatmomentswithhisfriends

D.wasgoodatexpressinghisfeelingstofriends

2.Whowrotetheletter?

A.OldEdB.Thedriver’sgrandchildC.TheauthorD.Tom

3.Whatmessagedoesthepassageprobablytrytoconvey?

A.Comfortyourfriendswhentheyarefeelingdown.

B.Lifeisunpredictablesoliveeachdayasifitwereyourlast.

C.Alwaysmaketimetovalueandexperienceyourlastingfriendships.

D.Remembertoalwaysmailyourlettersafterexpressingyourwords.

B

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.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutRobertSmithson?

A.Heisagreatcreativeartist.B.HelivesneartheGreatSaltLake.

C.HemadethemostfamousLandArt.D.HewasapioneerincreatingLandArt.

5.OneoftheuniquecharacteristicsofLandArtliesin_______.

A.itshowstheextremebeautyofnature

B.itdevelopsanddecaysgraduallyovertime

C.itcombinesthelandscapesaroundcompletely

D.itofferstheartistsachancetogetclosetonature

6.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.WorksofLandArt.B.HistoryofLandArt.

C.ChangesofLandArt.D.IntroductionofLandArt.

C

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?

7.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,_________.

A.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogo

B.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride

C.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver

D.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleavewithoutpaying

8.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_________.

A.providemealsforonlythosewholiveinthehotels

B.providemealsforanydiners

C.providefreewineandchargeforfood

D.aremostlypoorlymanaged

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.

B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.

C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.

D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.

10.Itcanbeconcludedthat___________.

A.Finnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylife

B.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats

C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel

D.alltheFinnsarerich

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出最佳选项，并将其答案标号涂在答题卡上对应题目的选项处。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Maybeyouhaveheardtheexpression“WheninRome,doastheRomansdo”.SowhenyouwanttodobusinessinFrance,youhavetogettoknowFrenchculture,tomakemarketingplans,andtorunyourbusinessbylocallaws．

11TheFrenchtakegreatprideintheirlanguage,soanyonewhodoesnotspeakitmayruntheriskofbeingdisrespectedbyhisFrenchcolleaguesorbusinesspartners.Also,anotherreasonwhylearningFrenchisimportantisthatitisagreatwaytoshoweverypossibleFrenchbusinesspartnerthatyoucareandrespecttheircountry’scultureandlanguage．

Thefirstthingthatyoushoulddowhenmeetingsomeonenewistoshakehishandfirmlyandalwayslookthepersonintheeye.Insocialmeetingswithfriends,kissingiscommon．

Usefirstnamesonlyafterbeinginvitedto.12TheFrenchwillsometimesintroducethemselvesusingtheirsurnamefirst,followedbytheirfirstname．

Dresswell.13Yourbusinessclothingisareflectionofyoursuccessandsocialstatus.Alwaystrytobetastefulandstylish. Womenareadvisedtodresssimplybutelegantly. Wearingmake-upispracticedwidelybybusinesswomen．

TheFrencharepassionateaboutfood,solunchesarecommonindoingbusinessinFrance,whichusuallyconsistofanappetizer,mainmealwithwine,cheese,dessertandcoffee,andnormallytakeuptotwohours．14

Donotbegineatinguntilthehostsays,“bonappetite”.Passdishestotheleft,keepwristsabovethetableandtrytoeateverythingontheplate.15Thismaysuggestthatyoufindthefoodtasteless.Ifeatinginarestaurant,thepersonwhoinvitesalwayspays．

A． TheFrenchdrawinformationaboutpeoplebasedontheirappearance．

B． Thisisatimeforrelationshipbuilding．

C． Remembertobeaspoliteaspossible．

D．LanguageshouldbethefocusofanyoneplanningtodobusinessinFrance．

E． Becarefulwithaddingsalt,pepperorsaucestoyourfood．

F．UseMonsieurorMadamebeforethesurname．

G．Makeanappointmentwithyourbusinesspartnerinadvance．

第二部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，