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英语河北省黄骅中学学年高二下学期期中考试题
黄骅中学2016－2017年度高中二年级第二学期期中考试
英语试卷
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷两部分。
第Ⅰ卷1至8页，第Ⅱ卷9至11页。
共150分。
考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷（客观题共100分）
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.Whatwillthemandonext?
A.TalkwithMr.Black.B.Seeanengineer.C.Attendameeting.
2.Whatwillthewomanprobablyeat?
A.Somefruit.B.Somecookies.C.Somenuts.
3.WhatdidthemanaskJustintodo?
A.Bringsomemagazines.
B.Designamagazinecover.
C.Readthemagazinesonhistable.
4.Whendidthemangethomelastnight?
A.At11:
20.B.At11:
30.C.At12:
00.
5.Whereisthewomangoing?
A.Toalampfactory.B.Toarepairshop.C.Toagarage.
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，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答6、7题。
6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Anexam.B.Acourse.C.Alecture.
7.Whattopicdidtheessayquestioncover?
A.ArthurMiller’splays.B.MarkTwain’snovels.C.WaltWhitman’spoems.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?
A.Tochangeherflight.B.Tobookanairticket.C.Tocheckherflight.
9.WhatistheactualflyingtimetoNewYork?
A.9hours.B.14hours.C.16hours.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Atagasstation.B.Atacarfactory.C.Atagarage.
11.Whichpartofthecarexistspotentialrisk?
A.Thetire.B.Theradiator.C.Thewindshield.
12.Howdoesthewomanpay?
A.Bycreditcard.B.Incash.C.Bycheck.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.Whatwasthewoman’sfirstjob?
A.Ateacher.B.Anactress.C.Anartist.
14.Howdidthechildrenreacttowardstheplayaboutalion?
A.Theywerefrightened.
B.Theylaughedaboutit.
C.Theycomplainedtotheirparents.
15.Howdoesthewoman’sdaughterhelpher?
A.Performintheshows.
B.Recordthemusicfortheshows.
C.Giveopinionsonthenewstories.
16.Whatcontributesmosttothesuccessofthewoman’sshows?
A.Herluck.B.Herpassion.C.Herintelligence.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.HowlongdidDennisTitostayattheInternationalSpaceStation?
A.10days.B.14days.C.22days.
18.WhereisKatefrom?
A.Canada.B.TheUK.C.Australia.
19.WhatdoesBenwanttodo?
A.Travelonearth.
B.Takeactiontoprotecttheearth.
C.Exploreinspaceanddiscoveritssecrets.
20.Whatdoesthespeakerexpectthelistenerstodo?
A.Shareopinionsaboutspacetravel.
B.Collectinformationaboutastronauts.
C.ShowrespectforDennisandMartin.
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
ItwasMother’sDaymorninglastyearandIwasdoingmyshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldson,Tenyson.Aswewereleaving,wefoundthatonlyminutesearlieranelderlywomanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhadhitherheadontheconcrete.Herhusbandwaswithher,buttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearlyinshock.
Walkingtowardsthescene,Tenysonbecameveryupsetaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouple.Hesaidtome,“Mum,it’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryone.”
Atthefrontofthesupermarketacharitygrouphadsetupastandsellingcookedsausagesandflowerstoraisefunds.Tenysonsuggestedthatweshouldbuytheladyaflower. “Itwillmakeherfeelbetter,” hesaid.Iwasamazedthathe’dcomeupwithsuchasweetidea.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.“Justtakeit,”shereplied.“Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesture.”
Bynowparamedics（救援人员）hadarrived,andwereattendingtheinjuredwoman.Aswewalkeduptoher,mysonbecame intimidated byallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher.
InsteadIgavetheflowertothewoman’shusbandandtoldhim,“Mysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.”
Atthat,theoldmanstartedcryingandsaid,“Thankyousomuch,youhaveawonderfulson.HappyMother’sDaytoyou.”
Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflower,tellingherwhoitwasfrom.Thoughbadlyhurtandshaken,theoldladylookedupatTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmile.
21.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?
A.Onecanneverbetoocareful.B.Asmallactofkindnessbringsagreatjoy.
C.Lovebeginswithalittlesmile.D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Tenyson’sideaofbuyingaflowergainedhismother’ssupport.
B.TheelderlywomanwasknockeddownbyTenyson.
C.Tenyson’scarefortheelderlywomanpuzzledtheflowerseller.
D.TheelderlywomanwasmovedtotearsbyTenyson’sgesture.
23.Theunderlinedword“intimidated”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans“___________”.
A.astonishedB.struckC.excitedD.frightened
24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AnAccidentalInjuryB.Mother’sDay
C.FlowerPowerD.AnEmbarrassingMoment
B
Are you looking for some new and exciting places totakeyourkidsto?
Trysomeofthese places:
Visitartmuseums.Theyofferavarietyofactivitiestoexciteyourkids'interest.Manyofferworkshops for makinghand-madepieces,travelingexhibits,booksignings（签名）bychildren'sfavoritewriters, and evenmusicalperformances and otherarts.
Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.Thisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfromdinosaurmodelstorockcollections and picturesofstarsinthesky.Also,askwhatkindofworkshops and educationalprograms are prepared for kids and anyspecialeventsthat arecomingup.
GotoaYoutheater. Look for oneinyourareaofferingplays for child and familyvisitors.Pre-showplayshops are conductedbyareaartists and educatorswherekidscandiscoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet（木偶）making and stagemake-up are justacoupleofthespecialofferings you mightfind.
Tryhands-onscience.Visitoneofthemanyhands-onsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry.Thesescienceplay-lands are greatfun for kids and grown-upsalike.They'llkeepyourchildmentally and physicallyactivethewholedaythroughwhilepushingbuttons,experimenting, and building.Wheneveryoneistired,enjoyafunfamilyscienceshow,commonlyfoundinthesemuseums.
25.Ifachildisinterestedintheuniverse,heprobablywillvisit___________
A.aYoutheaterB.anartmuseum
C.ahands-onsciencemuseumD.anaturalhistorymuseum
26.Whatdoes"hands-onscience"meaninthelastparagraph?
A.Learningsciencebydoingthings.B.Sciencegamesdesignedbykids.
C.Ashowofkids'sciencework.D.Readingsciencebooks.
27.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?
A.Asciencetextbook.B.Amuseumguide.C.Atouristmap.D.Anewsreport.
C
Which comes first，happiness or money?
Arericherpeoplehappier?
Andifso，howdopeoplegetmuchricher?
Arecentstudycouldtellyoutheanswer.
Thestudylookedintothousandsofteenagersandfoundthatthosewhofeltbetteraboutlifeasyoungadultstendedtohavehigherincomesbythetimetheyturned29.Thosewhowerehappiestearnedanaverageof$8,000morethanthosewhowerethemostdepressed.
Theresearchers，fromUniversityCollegeLondonandtheUniversityofWarwick，saythatverygloomyteens，nomatterhowtall or smarttheywere，earned10%lessthantheirpeers，whilethehappieronesearnedupto30%more.
Happierteenagershaveaneasiertimegettingthroughschool，collegeandthejobinterview，chieflybecausetheyalwaysfeelbetteraboutlife.Itmayalsobetruethathappierpeoplefinditeasiertomakefriends，whoareoftenthekeytohomeworkhelp or networking.
AreportinJunesuggestedthatprofessionalrespectwasmoreimportantthandollarsintermsofworkplacehappiness.InAugustscientistsannouncedthattheyhadfoundthegenefor happiness inwomen，Alas（thesamegenedoesn’tappeartohavethesameeffectonmen）．AndinOctoberresearchersintheUKandintheUSannouncedthatpeoplewhoeatsevenportionsoffruitandvegetablesadayreportbeingthehappiest.
Thebigquestionis:
ifitisreallytruethathappierkidsendupbeingwealthierkids，isitnecessaryforparentstogettheirkidstodothehomework?
Thefactisthatnohomeworkwillmakekidshappybutsurelyhurttheirgrades.Studiesdoshow，afterall，thatmoreeducationleadstobetter-paidjobs，which maygiveusadeepthought.
“Thesefindingsshowthattheteenagers’ happiness isimportanttotheirfuturesuccess，”oneofthereport’sauthorswrites.“Butwhatisthemostimportantisthatweshouldfindawaytohelpchildrengainmoresatisfactionfromdoingschoolwork.”
28.Whatconclusion cantheresearchersdrawfromtherecentstudy?
A．Money canmakepeoplebecomehappier.
B．Happyteenagersgrowuptobewealthier.
C．Wealthhasnothingtodowith happiness atall.
D．Schoolworkcanhelpteensachievesuccess.
29.Themainreasonwhyhappierpeoplehavemorechancestosucceedisthat__.
A．theyareeasytocommunicatewithothers
B．theyaregoodatdoingtheirschoolwork
C．theyeatmuchmorefruitandvegetablesaday
D．theyarehopefulandoptimisticabouttheirlife
30.Theunderlinedword“gloomy”inParagraph3probablymeans“________”．
A．happy B．glorious C．upset D．wealthy
31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A．Thewaytoeducatekids.B．Thesecretofbeingwealthier
C．Howtoachieveyourgoal.D．Thesourceo
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