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广西钦州市钦州港经济技术开发区学年高二英语下学期期中试题
广西钦州市钦州港经济技术开发区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中考试卷
第I卷
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.Whereisthemangoingtoputhisplants?
A.Inhisbackyard.B.Byhiswindow.C.Onhisbalcony.
2.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutthemagazine?
A.Thefilmreviews.B.Thepoliticalcartoons.C.Thetravelsection.
3.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheelection?
A.Annoyed.B.Uninterested.C.Enthusiastic.
4.Whatdoesthemanwanttodothissummer?
A.TraveltoItaly.B.Getapart-timejob.C.TakeaChinesecourse.
5.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Attheairport.B.Atabusstation.C.Atatrainstation.
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。
听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出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.Whatdoesthemanwantthegirltodo?
A.Gotobed.B.Takeashower.C.Wearperfume.
7.Whydoesthemansaythegirlcansmellhim?
A.Heneedsabath.B.Hewearsdeodorant.C.Hisclothesaredi
rty.
听第7段材料.回答第8-9题。
8.Whatdoesthewomanusuallydointhemorning?
A.WatchTVB.Readonlinenews.C.Readthenewspaper.
9.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewomandomostoften?
A.Sherentsmovies.
B.Shegoestothetheatertowatchmovies.
C.Shedownloadsmovies.
听第8段材料.回答第10-12题。
10.Who
doesthewomanwanttospeakto?
A.MrGrist.B.MsGrist.C.MsJones.
11.Whatisthewomangoingtodointheafternoon?
A.Goswimming.B.Gotoameeting.C.Shopforsomeclothes.
12.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?
A.At
1o’clockthisafternoon.B.At3o’clockthisafternoon.C.At3o’clockonThursday.
听第9段材料.回答第13-16题。
13.Wherearethespeakersgoing?
A.Toapark.B.Toaparty.C.Toarestaurant.
14.Accordingtothewoman,what’swrongwiththemapsprogram?
A.Itishardtouse.B.Itturnsoffallthetime.C.Itgivesthewrongdirections.
15.Whatcompanydoesthewomanworkfor?
A.Yahoo.B.Apple.C.Goo
gle.
16.Wherearethespeakersgoingtogonext?
A.Toagasstation.B.Toaninternetcafé.C.Tothehouseacrossthestreet.
听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。
17.Wheredidtheaccidenthappen?
A.Atthestation.B.Atthetopofthehill.C.Aroundthecorner.
18.Whatcausedtheaccident?
A.Toomuchtrafficontheroad.B.Ahighspeedandawetroad.C.Theenginebeingoutoforder.
19.WhocalledthefirstAidCenterforhelp?
A.Thespeaker.B.Ayoungwoman.C.Apoliceman.
20.Whatdidthepolicemando?
A.Hetookthedriveroutofthecar.
B.Hequestionedthespeakercarefully.
C.Heimmediatelysentthedrivertothehospital.
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）
A
Duolingo
Cost:
Free
ThislanguagelearningappofferscoursesinSpanish,French,Italian,GermanandPortuguese.Andit’snotallaboutreadingandwriting—itusesthephone’smicrophonetotestusers'pronunciationskillsaswell.
Lumosity
Cost:
Freetrial;$14permonth.
Lumosityaimstoimproveusers'thinkingabilitiesbyusingsimplegamesandteststhatadapttousers'cognitive.（认知的）levelstoimprovetheirmemo
ryandattention.Thecompanysaysnotwouserswillhavethesameexperience.Morethan18millio
npeoplehavedownloadedit.
Dailyart
Cost:
Free.
Eachdaytheapppresentsadifferent-classicpaintingfromstoriedartistssuchasVincentVanVoghandMonet.Evenifyouhaveknownthework,youmaynotknowallthefascinatingdetailstheappservesuponthebackstoryoftheart.
Vocabulary.com
Cost:
$2.99permonth.
Neveragaingetembarrassedusingthewrongwordatadinnerpartywiththisapp.Ithas
morethan120,000questionsthatcanhelpyoulearnover12,000words.Userscanevenbattletheirfriendstoseewhothebiggestwordmasteris.
Today'sdocuments
Cost:
Free.
TheU.S.National,Archivesmanagesthiseducationalapp,whichservesupahistoricaldocumentorphotoeachdayoftheyear.Past documentsincludeeverythingfromaletterbyWoodrowWilsoncreatingMother'sDaytoaphotoofGeraldFordasababy.
21.Wheremusttheseappsmentionedinthepassagebeused?
A.Onthecomputer. B.Inthemovie.
C.Inthecar. D.Onthephone.
22.WhatcanweknowabouttheappLumosity?
A.Itprovidesthesametext. B.Itcansolvementalproblems.
C.Itisverypopular. D.It'stotallyfree.
23.Howmuchshouldyoupayperyearforusingtheapptolearnwords?
A.$2.99. B.$14. C.$35.88. D.$168.
24.
Whichwouldyoudownloadifyou'dliketoknowmoreaboutthepast?
A.Today'sdocuments. B.V.
C.Duolingo. D.Dailyart.
B
Owning asmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.TheymayletyousurftheInternet,listentomusicandsnapphotoswhereveryouare...buttheyalsoturnyouintoaworkaholic（工作狂）.Astudysuggeststhat,bygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimes,theall-singing,all-dancingmobilephoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.
Researchers foundthatBritonsworkanadditional460 hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondtoemailsontheirmobiles.ThestudybytechnologyretailerPixmania,showstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetweennineandtenhours,butafurthertwohoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingworkemails,ormakingworkcalls.Almost oneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingworkemails.Someworkersconfess（坦白）theyareoncallalmost24hoursaday,withnineoutoftensayingtheytakeworkemailsandcallsoutsidetheirnormalworkinghours.Nearlytwo-thirdssaytheyoftencheckworkemailsjustbeforetheygotobedandassoonastheywakeup,whileoverathirdhaverepliedtooneinthemiddleofthenight.
Ghadi Hobeika,marketingdirectorofPixmania,said,“The abilitytoaccessmillionsofapps,keepincontactviasocialnetworksandtakephotosandvideoaswellastextandcallhasmadesmartphonesvaluableformanypeople.However,therearedrawbacks.Manycompaniesexpecttheiremp
loyeestobeoncall24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,andsmartphonesmeanthatpeoplecannotgetawayfromwork.Themoreconstantlyincontactwebecome,themoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity（容量）.”
25.Thetextisprobablytakenfrom__________.
A.a scientificreport B.afinancialreport C.a newspaper D.atraveljournal
26.Theunderlinedword“drawbacks”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.
A.disagreements B.disadvantages C.mistakes D.features
27.Ghadi mayagreethat__________.
A.employees aresupposedtobeoncall24hoursaday
B.the abilitytoaccessmanyappsmadesmartphonesworthless
C.smartphones mightturnapersonintoaworkaholic
D.people cannotgetawayfromworkwithoutsmartphones
28.What isthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Smartphones arelengtheningworkinghours.
B.Smartphones arebecomingvaluableformanypeople.
C.Britons workanadditional460hoursayearonaverage.
D.Smartphones aremorebeneficialtoourlifethanwethink.
C
Thesharingeconomyhasgrowninrecentyearstoincludeeverythingfromapartmentsharingtocarsharingtocommunitytoolsharing.Since2009,anewformofsharingeconomyhasbeenemerginginneighborhoodsthroughouttheUSandaroundtheworld——LittleFreeLibrary.Thelibrariesareboxesplacedinneighborhoodsfromwhichresidentscanwithdraw（取出）anddeposit（存入）books.LittleFreeLibrariescomeinallshapesandsizes.Somelibrariesalsohavethemes,focusingonbooksforchildren,adults,ortourguides.
In2009,TodBolbuiltthefirstLittleFreeLibraryasagifttohismother,whowasadevotedreader.Whenhesawthepeopleofhiscommunitygatheringaroundit,exchangingconversationaswellasbooks,heknewhewantedtotakehissimpleideafurther.“IthinkLittleFreeLibrariesopenthedoortoconversationswewanttohavewitheachother,”Bolsaid.
Sincethen,hisideahasbecomeamovemen
t,spreadingfromstatetostateandcountrytocountry.AccordingtoLittleFreeLibrary.org,therearenow18,000ofthelittlestructuresaroundtheworld,locatedineachofthe50USstatesand70countriesinEurope,AfricaandAsia.
TheInternethashelpedtospreadLittleFreeLibraries.ButanAtlanticarticlesaysthelittlestructuresserveasacureforaworldofe-readerdownloads.Thelittlewoodenboxesarerefreshinglyphysicalandhuman.Formanypeople,thesenseofdiscoveryisLittleFreeLibraries’mainappeal.“Agirlwalkinghomefromschoolmightpickupagraphicnovelthatgetsherexcitedaboutreading;amanonhiswaytothebusstopmightfindavolumeofpoetrythatchangeshisoutlookonlife,”sa
ys
theAtlanticarticle.“Everybookisapotentialsourceofinspiration”.
29.HowdoLittleFreeLibrariesgettheirbooks?
A.Thecommunitiesboughtthem.B.TodBoldonatedthem.
C.USgovernmentprovidedthem.D.Citizensshar
edthem.
30.WhydidTodBolwanttobuildmoreLittleFreeLibraries?
A.Theycanofferneighborsmorechancestotalk.
B.Hewasinspiredbythesharingeconomy.
C.Hewantedtopromotehisideaworldwide.
D.Theyareagifttopleasehismother.
31.WhatdoestheauthoroftheAtlanticarticlebelieve?
A.LittleFreeLibrariesaremorepopularthane-readerdownloads.
B.E-readerdownloadsareundoubtedlybeneficial.
C.LittleFreeLibrariesarephysicalandhuman.
D.TheInternethashelpedtospreadLittleFreeLib
raries.
32.LittleFreeLibrariesattractreadersmostinthat________.
A.theyare
invariousshapesandsizesB.theyarelocatedall
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