陕西省延安市学年高二英语下学期期中试题A.docx

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陕西省延安市学年高二英语下学期期中试题A

2016—2017学年度第二学期期中考试试题（卷）

高二英语（A）

考试时间100分钟满分100分

说明：

卷面考查分（3分）由教学处单独组织考评，计入总分。

第Ⅰ卷选择题（共60分）

第一部分：

听力（满分10分）

听下面10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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Afilm.B.Ajourney.C.Unexpectednews.

2.Whatwillthewomando?

A.StayathomeB.Visitaclothesshop.C.Gotoafashionshow.

3.Whoisoverthere?

A.Tom.B.Henry.C.Alice’sbrother.

4.Whendoestherestaurantclose?

A.At9:

00pm.B.At9:

30pm.C.At11:

00pm.

5.Whathappenedtothewomanlastweekend?

A.Shehadanunpleasanttrip.

B.Dirtywaterwentintoherkitchen.

C.Hernewapartmentwasflooded.

6.Whatistheman’soriginalplan?

A.GotothepicnicB.WorkinthecompanyC.Dohisgardening

7.Whatwillthemando?

A.Changehisjacket.B.BuyatieC.Haveaninterview

8.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogetmarried?

A.InachurchB.IntheopenairC.Inacountryhouse

9.Whatisthemandoing?

A.TakingatestB.ReadingabookC.Havingaclass

10.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Heisonthediet.B.Helikeseatingsalad.C.Hehasagoodappetite.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35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

Ofthethreemajordrinksoftheworld—tea,coffee,andcocacola—teaisdrunkbythelargestnumberofpeople.

Chinaisthehomelandoftea.ItisbelievedthatChinahadteaasearlyasfivetosixthousandyearsago,andthehistoryofteaplantingdatesbacktotwothousandyears.

Atpresent,morethanfortycountriesintheworldproduce90%oftheworld’stotaltea.AllteatreesinothercountrieshavetheirbeginningsdirectlyorindirectlyfromChina.ThewordfortealeavesorteaasadrinkinmanycountriescomesfromtheChinesecharacter“cha”.

ThehabitofteadrinkingspreadtoJapaninthe6thcentury,butitwasnotintroducedtoEuropeandAmericatillthe17thand18thcenturies.Nowthenumberofteadrinkersintheworldisverylargeandisstillgrowing.

Teahasbeenanecessarypartofpeople’sdailylivesinChinaforalongtime.Countlessnumbersofpeopleliketohaveacupofteaafterameal.

Insummer,teaseemstodriveawaytheheatandbringonacoolfeelingtogetherwithafeelingofrelaxation.

Inmedicine,thetealeafisveryimportanttopeoplewholivemainlyonmeat.Apopularsayingsays,“I’drathergowithoutsaltforthreedaysthanwithoutteaforasingleday.”

Teaisalsorichinvariousvitaminsand,forsmokers,ithelpstoremovenicotinefromthebody.Afterdrinkingwine,strongteamayprovetobeagoodwaytokeepone’smindclear.

Theabove,however,doesnotmeanthatastrongerteaisbetter.Toomuchstrongteaisbadforthestomachandcancauseindigestion（消化不良）.Drinkingstrongteajustbeforebedtimewillmakeithardforpeopletofallasleep.Oftendrinkingverystrongteamaygivesomepeopleheartandbloodpressuredisorders,andmaketheteethofyoungpeopleturnbrown.Butitisnotdifficulttopreventtheseundesirable（不受欢迎的）effects:

justdon’tmakeyourteatoostrong.

11.________isthemostpopulardrinkintheworld.

A.coffeeB.teaC.juiceD.cacacola

12._____isthesecondearliestcountrythathasthehabitofteadrinking.

A.JapanB.ChinaC.EnglandD.America

13.90%oftheworld’stotalteaisproducedin________nowadays.

A.ChinaB.morethan45countriesC.JapanD.England

14.Foradrunkenman,teaisagoodwayto_____.

A.relaxhimB.makehimsleep

C.driveawaytheheatD.keephismindclear

15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Drinkingstrongteacanmakepeoplekeepclearmind.

B.Drinkingtoomuchstrongteahasbadeffectsonpeople.

C.Drinkingstrongteahelpstomakesmokersgiveupsmoking.

D.Drinkingstrongteatoooftenmaycausepeople’sbloodpressuredisorder.

B

“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway”isoneofthemostcommonsayingsintheEnglishlanguages.Thisisbecauseappleswereoneofthefirstfoodsthatmedicalprofessionalsrecognizedashealthy—theirbenefitsbecameobviouswhen,quitesimply,doctorsfoundthatpeoplewhoateapplesweresicklessoftenthanthosewhodidnot.Todaywehaveamorespecificunderstandingofwhyapplesaresobeneficialtooverallhealth.

Applescanhelpkeepyourlevelsofbadcholesterol（胆固醇）down.Thepectin（果胶）inappleshelpsyoutomaintaincardiovascularhealthandreduceLDLcholesterol（whichisthe“bad”kind）.Applesthemselvesdonotaddcholesteroltoyourdietandarefullofwaterandfibertohelppreventthecholesterolinotherfoodsyoumightdigest.AccordingtoHealthDiaries,peoplewhoeattwoapplesperdaymaylowertheircholesterolbyasmuchas16percent.

Applesarenaturallylowincaloriesandhighinwatercontent.Eatinganapplecansatisfyyourhungerandkeepyoufromreachingforhigh-sugar,high-caloriessnacks.Byeatingapples,youwillbemoreabletomaintainahealthyweightbecausetheyfillyouup,potentiallystoppingyoufromeatingfoodthatencouragesawaistlineincrease.

Applescontainrespectablelevelsofboron（硼）,whichhelpsbuildhealthybones,andcanalsopreventdiseaseslikearthritis.ApplesarerichinvitaminC,whichisknowntohelpbuildimmunity.

Studieshaveshownthatapplescandecreasetheriskofbreastcancer,coloncancer,andlivercancer.Onetheoryisthattheappleskinsareresponsibleforthis,sobesurenottopeelyourapplebeforeyoueatthem,asyoucouldremovesomeofthehealthbenefits.

16.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.AnexplanationofanEnglishsaying.B.Howtomakefulluseofapples.

C.Applesarebeneficialtoourhealth.D.Howtokeephealthyinourdailylife.

17.ByeatingappleswecangetmanybenefitsEXCEPT________.

A.loweringthecholesterolB.keepingahealthyweight

C.buildingimmunityD.preventingheartdisease

18.Whichofthefollowingcanmostprobablyreplacetheunderlinedword“respectable”?

A.Admirable.B.Considerable.C.Reliable.D.Valuable.

19.Whichplaysanimportantroleinreducingtheriskofbreastcancer?

A.Thepectin.B.Theappleskins.

C.Thefleshofapples.D.Thefiberofapples.

20.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheeffectofeatingapples?

A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Doubtful.D.Uncertain.

C

Iwentuptomymother'sbedroomafterherdeathandfoundaboxfullofpapers.Insidewasaletter.“DearestAndrew,”itbegan,“therewasneverarighttimetotellyou.”

Alongwiththeletterwasmyadoptionpaperwork—“Parents:

unknown”—andtwonewspapers.Thefirstdescribedanewbornbaby,wrappedinapinkblanket,discoveredonadoorstepbyapaperboy.Thesecondwasfromayearlater,reportingthatthebabywasstillinachildren’shome,yettobeadopted.

Itwasashock.Mychildhoodwashappy;myadoptivefatherdiedwhenIwaseight,butmymothermadesureIcouldn’thavehadamorelovinghome.Ididn’tdoanythingabouttryingtofindoutmybirthparentsfor15years.However,thereweresomanyquestions.Whydidmymotherabandonme?

Didshegetintotrouble?

Ididn’tfeelangrywithherforleavingme,butIwantedtoknowmoreaboutthecircumstancessurroundingmybirth.

Istartedtoresearchmyhistoryandwentonlocaltelevisionnews.Amazingly,amancalledRonniegotintouchwiththeTVstation,sayingIremindedhimofhisfather,Angus.WemetupandIwassurprisedtoseeaman20yearsmysenior.WearrangedaDNAtest.Theresultswerepositive—Ronniewasmyhalf-brother.

Ronnietoldmethatmyfatherwouldhavebeen60whenIwasborn.HediedbeforeIstartedmysearch.Myfatherwashavinganaffairwithayoungwomanduringtheyearofmybirth,butsheisnowmarriedwithherownfamilyandIshouldrespectherprivacy.Iwouldlikemyquestionsanswered,butnotattheexpenseofherhappiness.“Abandoned”issuchasensitiveword,butIdon’tfeelanysadnessorrejection,becauseIdon’tknowthecircumstancesofmybirth.Instead,Ifeelunique.

21.FromthepassagewecanknowthatAndrew.

A.waswrappedinablanketwhenfound

B.wasbroughtupinachildren’shome

C.servedasapaperboywhenhismotherdied

D.wasabandonedbyhisbirthparentsayearafterbirth

22.WhatcontributedtoAndrew’slookingforhisbirthparents?

A.Anger.B.Curiosity.C.Bitterchildhood.D.Presentpoorlife.

23.WhatcanweknowaboutAndrewandRonniefromthepassage?

A.NeitherhasseenAngus.B.NeitheristhesonofAngus.

C.Bothhavethesamefather.D.Bothareatthesameage.

24.Whydidtheauthorgiveupsearchingforhisbirthmother?

A.Hehatedherbecausesheabandonedhimonadoorstep.

B.Hedidn’thaveevidenceduetohisfather’sdeath.

C.Hefeltitluckyenoughtofindhisbirthfather.

D.Hedidn’twanttoputherintotrouble.

25.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetowardshisadoptivemother?

A.Dissatisfied.B.Forgiving.C.Grateful.D.Concerned.

第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5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。

（E涂AB;F涂AC;G涂AD）

Theworldisaninterestingplace.Differentpeoplelikedifferentthings.Somepeoplelikeloudmusic.Otherpeopledon’t.____26__.

Manypeoplelikesports,buttheydon’talllikethesamesports.Insomecountries,cricketisaverypopularsport.Inothercountries,itisnotpopularatall.NooneplaysitorwatchesitonTV.However,mostpeoplelikesoccer.TheWorldCupisverypopular._27___.

Differentpeoplelikedifferentfoods.Somepeopledonotlikemeat.__28__.Somepeopledon’tlikepotatoesorbread.Theypreferrice.

____29_.Mostpeoplehavetheirfavoritecolors.Somepeoplelikebrightcolors.Otherspreferpalecolors.

Manypeopleliketrave