山西省吕梁市学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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山西省吕梁市学年高二英语下学期期中试题

2016-2017学年第二学期期中试题

高二英语

总分：

150分

第一部分阅读理解

第一节（共15个小题，每小题3分，满分45分）

A

Grandpawasacarpenter（木匠）.Onedayhewasmakingsomeboxesfortheclotheshischurchwassendingtoanorphanage（孤儿院）inEgypt.Onhiswayhome,hereachedintohisshirtpockettofindhisglasses,buttheyweregone.Hedrovebacktothechurch,buthissearchturnedouttobefruitless.

Suddenly,herealizedwhathappened.Theglasseshadslippedout（滑出）ofhispocketandfallenintooneoftheboxes,whichhehadnailedshut（钉住）.HisnewglasseswereheadingforAfrica!

Grandpahadsixchildrenandhehadpaidtwentydollarsfortheglassesthatmorning.“It'snotfair,”hetoldGodashedrovehome.“I'vebeenveryfaithful（忠诚的）ingivingmytimeandmoneytoYOURwork.”

Severalmonthslater,thedirector（院长）oftheorphanagewasonholidayintheUnitedStates.HewantedtovisitallthechurchesthathelpedhiminEgypt,sohecametospeakonSundaynightatmygrandfather'ssmallchurchinChicago.

“Butmostofall,”hesaid,“Imustthankyoufortheglassesyousentlastyear.Yousee,Ihadjustbrokenmyglasses.Thenyourboxesarrived.Tomysurprise,Ifoundapairofglassesinitanditfitmeverywell!

”

Thepeoplelistened,happyfortheamazingglasses,butthoughtthatthemanmusthaveconfused（混淆）theirchurchwithanother.Therewerenoglassesontheirlistofitemstobesentoverseas.Sittingquietlyintheback,withtearsinhiseyes,GrandparealizedthatGodhadplayedabigtrickonhim.

1.Whogottheglassesintheend?

A.TheorphanageB.Thedirectoroftheorphanage

C.Grandpa’sworkmateD.Grandpa

2.Thepeopleexcepttheauthor’sgrandpainthechurch_________.

A.werenotinterestedinthedirector’sspeech

B.sentthepairofglassestoAfricaonpurpose

C.knewtheglassesthatbelongedtoGrandpa

D.thoughtthedirectorhadmadeamistake

3.WherewereGrandpa’sglasseslost?

A.InachurchinEgypt.B.Attheorphanage.

C.Onhiswayhome.D.Intheboxhemade.

4.HowdidGrandpafeelwhenhefoundhisglasseswerelost?

A.Calm.B.WorriedC.DisappointedD.Surprised

B

You’restandingwithyourclassmates.Everyoneistalking—exceptyou.Perhapsyou’reafraidtheywilllaughatwhatyousay.Ormaybeyoujustaren’tbraveenoughtospeak.

I’vebeenthere,andsohavemanyotherpeopleallovertheworld.Shynessislikeasnakethatcrawls（爬进）intoourmouthsandstopsusspeaking.Butweshouldn’tletitstaythere.

Iam29yearsold.Eventoday,thatsnakestillsometimesvisitsme.ButwhenIwasinhighschool,IwassoshythatIwouldn’ttalktoanyoneexceptmyparentsandbestfriends.Ifastrangeraskedmethewaytoalocalshop,itwasasifI’dforgottenhowtotalk.

Onesummer,Igotajobinarestaurantandthathelpedalot.ItmeantIhadtotalktocustomers.Ihadtotellthemhowmuchtheirmealcost.IhadtoaskthemiftheywantedtodrinkCokeorSprite.Ihadtotellthepeopleinthekitchenifsomeonewantedpickle（泡菜）ontheirsandwich.

Thisjobtaughtmehowtospeakwithpeople.

Youmaynotbeoldenoughtofindapart-timejob.Butyoucanlookforotherchancestospeakwithpeople.Youcanoffertohelpanoldwomancarryherheavybag.Oryoucangotogetanewspaperforyourfamily.

Ifyoudothesethingsforawhile,the“shyness”snakewillsoonbegintoleaveyoualone.It’lllookforanothermouthtocrawlinto.

5.Theunderlinedsentence（划线句子）inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans＂_________＂

A.IamsadbecauseIknowIwillalwaysbeshy.

B.LikemanyotherpeopleIhavebeentroubledbyshyness.

C.Ihavebeeninmanysituationsthatmakeotherpeoplefeelshy.

D.I’mconfidentthatIcanfindawaytogetovershyness.

6.Theexampleinthefirstparagraphisusedto    

A.introducethefactthatmanypeoplehaveashynessproblem

B.showthateveryonehastherighttospeakinclass

C.tellreadersthatitisnotrighttolaughatothers

D.arguethatitisrighttokeepsilentinpublic

7.Theauthor’sduties（职责）intherestaurantincluded 

A.cookingthemealsforcustomers   B.discussingthemenu（菜单）withthemanager   

C.takingthecustomers’orders.D.helpingpeopleinthekitchen

8.Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.IamshyB.Howtoovercome（克服）shyness

C.WhatisshynessD.Everybodyisshy

C

Everyonewouldliketobeamillionaire（百万富翁）,apersonwithalotofmoney,butcanyouimaginehavingover$

30millionandonlybeing20yearsold?

BritneySpearsfromKentwood,asmalltowninLouisiana,isonly20yearsold.Sheisaworldfamousfilmstarwithnotonly$30millionbutalsoa$2millionhouseinLA.Atheryoungage,shecanlookafterherfamilyfinancially（经济上）allherlife.ThisyearisabigyearforBritney.Sheisnowona31-daytouroftheUSandeveryconcertisasell-out.Thatmeanssheplaysinfrontofacrowdofaround18,000peopleeverytime.It’satiringschedulebutbringsheralot.Whentouring,shegoestobedaround1a.m.andthenhasalie-inuntil1p.m.thenextday.Herphilosophy（人生观）istotakecareofthebodyandrelaxbutalwaysmakesureyouworkhardandhavefun.Spearsisnotpleasedwithonlytouringandsellingnearly40millionrecordssoshedecidedtostepintothemoviebusinessandtryabitofacting.Shemadeanappearancein“AustinPower3”thisyearandsheisfilmingateenagelightplaythatwillcomeoutinMarch2003.Inthismovie,shehasastarringrole.ForBritney,actingisanotherwaytoexpressherselfandsheisenthusiasticaboutitall.Ifhermoviesaresuccessful,hermoneyinthebankissuretogrowbyanotherfewmilliondollarsbutshedoesitforthelove,notthemoney,assheherselftellsthereporters.

9.AccordingtoBritneySpears,sheworks__________.

  A.tobeagreatactress  B.formoney

C.fortheenjoyment D.tobemorefamous

10.Wecaninfer（推断）fromthetextthatmostmillionairesare__________.  

A.olderthan20    B.around20    C.intheir30s    D.intheir40s

11.Theunderlinedword“you”inthefirstparagraphrefersto__________.  

A.apersoninterestedinmoney      B.aspecialperson  

C.BritneySpears    

D.apersoningeneral

12. Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Thoughyoung,Britneycansupportherfamilynow.  

B.Whiletouring,Britneysleepsabout12hoursaday.  

C.TheteenagecomedymoviewasbasedonBritney’sownstory.

  D.Britneywillbeevenricherwithhermoviessuccessful.

D

Haveyoueverexperiencedanaturaldisaster?

Thethreepeoplesharetheirpersonalexperienceswithus?

Aflood（洪水）hitourvillage.

WhenIwasabout14yearsold,IlivedinSurathanee,thesouthpartofThailand.Afloodhitourvillageafterarainstorm.Theroadswerefloodedwithalotofwater.MyfamilyandIworkedhardtofindthingstocontroltheflowofthewater.Peoplewholivedneartheriverhadtoclimbuptotheroofoftheirhouses.

Thefloodcauseddamagetous.Forexample,myfather’srubber（橡胶）businesswasdamagedbecausehisrubbergotwet.Besides,manyhousesweredestroyed.

------AnotaiUdomwittayakrafromThailand

Thehurricane（飓风）wasanightmare.

Thisstorytookplaceaboutsevenyearsago.AtthattimeIwasonlyelevenyearsold,butIcouldrememberitclearly.

Duringthatweek,wehadtofacethemostpowerfulhurricane.Icouldstillhearthenoiseofthewindblowingonthewindowsthatwereshaking.Outside,everythingwasflyingormoving…cars,bikes,trees,andplasticbags.Duringthewholeweek,wewerenotabletogoout.Alltheroadswerecutoff,andwedidn’thaverunningwaterorcommunication.Underthoseconditions，thehardestpartwashavingnocontractwiththerestofmyfamilylivingaroundtheisland.

---KevinParfaitfromMartinique

Itwasreallyanearthquake.

OnedaymyfriendsandIwerecelebratingourlastdayinhighschoolatafriend’s.Whenwewereallinthepool,Ifeltdizzy（眩晕的）。

Afewminuteslater,myfriendsaid,“It’sanearthquake.”

Itwasreallyanearthquake.Mostofthehousesbuiltinthemountainsweredestroyedandmanypeoplelosttheirlives.

---AlexandraPachecofromVenezuela

13.Whatwasthecommonfeature（相同的特点）ofthethreedisasters?

A.Theyallcausedgreatdamagetopeople.

B.Theyallmadepeoplelosetouchwitheachother.

C.Theyallmadepeoplehavenowaterforsometime

D.Theywerealltheworstinthehistory.

14.WhatdidKevinexperienceinthehurricane?

A.Hewasnotabletocontacthisfamilymembers.B.Hefeltthegroundshaking.

C.Hesaweverythinginhishouseflying.D.Heheardmanypeoplecrying.

15.WhatcanweknowabouttheearthquakeAlexandradescribed?

A.Thoughitwasbig,itcausedlittledamage.

B.Itwasnotforecast（预报）.

C.Itmademanypeoplediefromhunger.

D.Itdidn’taffectthecelebrationofAlexandraandhisfriends.

第二节（共5个小题，每小题3分，满分15分）

Asweknow,everyonecanmakemistakes,butdon’tworryaboutit.Thefollowingiswhatweshoulddowhenwemakemistakes.

Justadmitit.Don’tthinkthatourmistakesarecausedbyothers.16      Don

’tblameotherpeople,anddon’tcheatourselves,either.

17      Inordertostoptheproblemfromgettingworse,weshouldactquicklytosolveit.Ifwedon’tactanddealwiththeproblemquickly,it’llonlymakeusfeelmorestressed.Alsoitisnecessarytomakeaplanofactionandcorre

ctthemistakeaccordingtoit.18        .  

19      ThosewhohavemadethemostmistakescangetanA,fortheyarethe oneswhohavelearnedthemost.Themorewelearnfromourmistakes,theclevererweare.

20    Whatcausedustomakethemistake?

Howcanweavoidmakingthesamemistakeinthefuture?

Whenwea