黑龙江省哈尔滨市第十九中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx
《黑龙江省哈尔滨市第十九中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《黑龙江省哈尔滨市第十九中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx(15页珍藏版)》请在冰点文库上搜索。
黑龙江省哈尔滨市第十九中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
哈十九中学2016-2017年度下学期
高二英语学科期中考试试题
考试时间:
90分钟分值:
150分
命题时间:
2017年4月18日
第一部分听力(共两节,满分20分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一小题,从题中所给的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.Wherewillthewomango?
A.Hainan.B.Beijing.C.Xi’an.
2.Whoisusingthewoman’slaptop?
A.Tom.B.Tina.C.Jenny.
3.WhenisJessica’sbirthday?
A.September8.B.September9.C.September10.
4.Whatwillthewomandonext?
A.Walktotheuniversity.
B.Getoffatthenextstop.
C.Takethebusheadeddowntown.
5.Whatdoesthewomanlikebestabouttheshirt?
A.Thecolor.B.Theprice.C.Thematerial.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
听下面5段话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话或独白后,每小题将有10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至7题。
6.Whatisthewoman’sattitudetowardsJim’sgettingacomputernow?
A.Negative.B.Doubtful.C.Supportive.
7.Howoldwasthemanwhenhegothisfirstcomputer?
A.Eight.B.Twelve.C.Fourteen.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Whatdidthewomanfindinherhouselastnight?
A.Astranger.B.Aneighbor.C.Acat.
9.Whywasn’tthewoman’shusbandathome?
A.Hewasoutoftownforwork.B.Hewasatafriend’shome.
C.Hewenttovisithisson.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
A.Writeapaperforher.B.Helpfixhercomputer.
C.Spendtimeoutdoors.
11.Whatistheweatherliketoday?
A.Hot.B.Cold.C.Cool.
12.Whatdoesthemandecidetodoatlast?
A.Gotothewoman’sapartment.B.GiveHenryaphonecall.C.Gooutswimming.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatdayisitprobablytoday?
A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.
14.Whatdoesn’tthewomanwanttoclean?
A.Thefamilyroom.B.Thekitchen.C.Thebathroom..
15.Whatwillthewomandoaftercleaningthetableinthelivingroom?
A.Tidyherboys.B.Mopthefloor.
C.Wipethewalls.
16.Whatwillthemandowhilethewomanisdoingherchores?
A.Makeabigmilkshake.B.Prepareforlunch.C.Sweepupleaves.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?
A.Providinginformation.B.Sharingexperiences.C.Expressingdissatisfaction.
18.WhydidthespeakergotoEdinburgh?
A.Forstudy.B.Forbusiness.C.Forholiday
19.Hoedidthespeakertravelthenarrowstreet?
A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.
20.Whatdoweknowabouttheguide?
A.Theguidefailedtperformedhisduties.B.Theguideorganizedculturalactivities.
C.Theguidehadagoodknowledgeofthecity.
二、阅读理解(共15题,每题2分,满分30分)
(A)
Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving(铺砌)aroadcanleadtolessusablefreshwater.Amajorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers.Itcomesfromunderground.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepave,thelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.
Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages(短缺).Areasofdrierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughts(干旱)thanoneswithmorerainfall,butinanycase,goodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.
Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifference,too.IntheUnitedStates,afamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!
Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolive,butthere’salotwecandotolowerthenumber.
Youcantakestepstosavewaterinyourhome.Tostartwith,usethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasheronlywhenitisfull.Helpyourparentsfixanyleaksinyourhome.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.
21.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoleadtolessgroundwater?
A.Usingriverwater.B.Throwingbatteriesaway.
C.Pavingparkinglots.D.Throwingrubbishintolakes.
22.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetest?
A.Allwatershortagesarebecauseofhumanbehavior.
B.Ittakesalotofeffortstomeetourwaterneeds,
C.Thereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysize.
D.TheaveragefamilyinAmericamakesproperuseofwater.
23.Thelastparagraphisintendedto_________.
A.showushowtofixleaksathome
B.tellushowtorunadishwasher
C.provewhatdrinkingglassisbestforus
D.suggestwhatwedotosavewaterathome
24.Thetextismainlyabout_________.
A.whypavingroadsreducesourwater
B.howmuchwedependonwatertolive
C.whydroughtsoccurmoreindryclimates
D.howhumanactivityaffectsourwatersupply
(B)
Youmayvisitbarsorcafes,andyouoftenwritesomethingonstickynotes(便利贴).Youcanwriteyourthanks,sadness,happinessandsoon.Andthewaiterwillstickthemonthewalls.ButinHomer,Alaska,abarcoveredallitswallswithdollarbills.Theyareallwrittenbyitscustomers.AndSaltyDawgSaloonnowisthemostfamousbuildingofHomerSpit.
TherearealotofbarsinthetownofHomer.ButpeoplelikedrivingalittlefarthertoSaltyDawg.Somedon’tevendrinkthere.Theplaceisfamousforitsmoney—coveredinside.Andmanytouristsjuststopbytoseeit.
Thetraditionofstickingdollarbillsstartedseveraltensofyearsago.Avisitorwalkedinandstuckadollaronthewall.Hesaidthathisfriendwouldcomelater.Hisfriendcouldusethedollartobuyhimselfadrink.Theactsooncaughton.Andbytheearly1900s,everyonewhocameinstartedtostickbillsonthewall.Today,it’shardtofindaspottoputanewdollarbill!
Thebarwasonceafarmhouse.Itwasoneofthefirstbuildingsthatwentupin1897.Itwasthetown’spostofficeandgroceryformanyyears.In1957,itwaschangedintotheSaltyDawgSaloon.AnditisnowtheonlybarlocatedinHomerSpit.
25.WhatisspecialinSaltyDawgSaloon?
A.Itiscoveredwithdollarbillsoutside.
B.ItistheonlybarinthetownofHomer.
C.customerswritewordsondollarbills.
D.Allcustomersaresatisfiedwithitsdrinks.
26.Howdidthe“stickingdollarbills”traditionfirststart?
A.Theownercameupwiththeidea,
B.Avisitorleftadollarasagift.
C.Acustomerwantedtotreathisfriendwiththedollar.
D.Acustomerusedadollarbilltoshowthanks.
27.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“caughton”inthethirdparagraphmean?
A.DiedB.AppearedC.BecamestrangeD.Becamepopular
(C)
London-Here’sanewwarningfromhealthexperts:
Sittingisdeadly.
Scientistsareincreasinglywarningthatsittingforlongperiods-evenifyoualsoexerciseregularly-couldbebadforyourhealth.Anditdoesn’tmatterwherethesittingtakesplace-attheoffice,atschool,inthecarorbeforeacomputerorTV-justtheoverallnumberofhoursitoccurs.Severalstudiessuggestpeoplewhospendmostoftheirdayssittingaremorelikelytobefat,haveaheartattackorevendie.
InaneditorialpublishedthisweekintheBritishJournalofSportsMedicine,ElinEkblom-BakoftheSwedishSchoolofsportandHealthSciencessuggestedthatauthoritiesrethinkhowtheydefinephysicalactivitytohighlightthedangersofsitting.
Whilehealthofficialshaveissuedguidelinesrecommendingminimumamountsofphysicalactivity,theyhaven’tsuggestedpeopletrytolimithowmuchtimetheyspendinaseatedposition.
“Afterfourhoursofsitting,thebodystartstosendharmfulsignals,”saidEkblom-Bak.Sheexplainedthatgenesregulating(调节)theamountofglucose(葡萄糖)andfatinthebodystarttoshutdown.
Evenforpeoplewhoexercise,spendinglongperiodsoftimesittingatadeskisstillharmful.TimArmstrong,aphysicalactivityexpertattheWorldHealthOrganization,saidpeoplewhoexerciseeveryday-butstillspendalotoftimesitting-mightgetmorebenefitifthatexercisewasspreadacrosstheday,ratherthaninasinglebout(一回).
Expertssaidmoreresearchisneededtofigureoutjusthowmuchsittingisdangerous,andwhatmightbepossibletooffsetthoseeffects.
“Peopleshouldkeepexercisingbecausethathasalotofbenefits,”Ekblom-Baksaid.“Butwhentheyareintheoffice,theyshouldtrytointerruptsittingasoftenaspossible,”shesaid.
28.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.NotSittingTooMuchWhileWorking.
B.HowtoAvoidSittingTooMuch.
C.SittingTooMuchCouldBeDeadly.
D.MoreandMorePeopleSitTooMuch.
29.Accordingtoresearch,______________.
A.themoretimeyouspendinexercisinginasinglebout,thehealthieryouwillbe.
B.thosewhooftensittoomucharesuretogrowfatorsufferfromaheartattack.
C.regularexerciseiseffectivetogetridofthesideeffectsofsittingtoomuch.
D.you’dbetternotsitformorethanfourhoursinasinglebout.
30.Theunderlinedword“offset”mostprobablymeans_______.
A.improveB.avoidC.ignoreD.achieve
31.IntheopinionofEkblom-Bak,you’dbetterhavearestintheofficeby____.
A.sendingyourfriendse-mails
B.havingawalkaroundyouroffice
C.chattingonlineorplayingcomputergames
D.listeningtomusicwithyourheadonthedesk
(D)
First-bornchildrendobetterinschoolandhavehigherIQs.Theyalsotendtobeconsideredmoreaccomplished(有成就的)bytheirparents-andit’sbeinglinkedtothefactthattheyarebroughtupmorestrictlythantheiryoungersiblings(兄弟姐妹).
Thestudyfoundthat33.8percentofmothersclaimedtheirfirst-bornisoneofthebeststudentsintheclass---andonly1.8percentputtheirchildrenatthebottom.Witheachsuccessive(依次的)sibling,theformerfellandthelatterfigurerose:
essentially,moremothersconsidertheirsecondorthirdbornchildrenlessintelligent,Ofthewomensurveyed,31.8percentsaidtheirsecond-bornwasoneoftheb