陕西省西安市学年高二英语下册期中考试题2无详细答案Word文件下载.docx

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2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shedoesn’thaveabike.

B.Hermothermadeupthestory.

C.Shedidn’ttellthemanthetruth.

3.Whatisthewomanmostprobably?

A.Aclerk.B.Alibrarian.C.Awaitress.

4.Whereisthewomangoingforholidaythisyear?

A.Canada.B.Turkey.C.Italy.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hedoesn’twantthewomantoopenthewindow.

B.Hehascaughtacold.

C.It’stoocoldoutside.

第二节（共15小题;

每小题1分，满分15分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.What’stheweatherlike?

A.Warmandsunny.B.Coldandcloudy.C.Snowy.

7.Whowilldrivethemantowork?

A.Themanhimself.B.Thewoman.C.Fred.

8.Whenisitnow?

A.Inthemorning.B.Athome.C.Intheevening.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whenaretheygoingtomeet?

A.OnWednesdaymorning.

B.OnFridayevening.

C.OnWednesdayevening.

10.Whatistheprobablejobofthewoman?

A.Afilmstar.B.Amusician.C.Afootballplayer.

11.Whataretheygoingtodo?

A.Toseeafilm.

B.Tohavedinnertogether.

C.Toenjoyaconcert.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题

12.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Atthewoman’shome.

B.Atamuseumofart.

C.Attheman’shome.

13.Wheredidthewomanbuytheprints?

A.InBoston.B.InNewYork.C.InaEuropeancity.

14.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

A.Makeanothermuseumtour.

B.Organizeanexhibitionofart.

C.VisitsomeEuropeanpainters.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题

15.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Sheishavingajobinterview.

B.Sheisinterviewingafamoussportsstar.

C.Sheismakingaself-introductioninpublic.

16.Whywasthewomanoutofschoolforhalfayearduringhighschool?

A.Becauseshewasbadlyill.

B.Becauseshehadtoactinafilm.

C.BecauseherfathertookhertoAmerica.

17.Whatpart-timejobdidthewomandoatcollege?

A.Adesigner.B.Ateacher.C.Atravelguide.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题

18.WhatpercentofthefouryearschoolsbeganaspublicagriculturalcollegesinAmerica?

A.About1/4.B.About1/24.C.About1/6.

19.Whenwastheideaofthelandgrantcollegedeveloped?

A.In1826.

B.Morethan100yearsago.

C.About200yearsago.

20.WhatdoweknowabouttheinternationalstudentsthisyearattheCollegeofAgriculturalSciences?

A.Thereare5graduatestudentsaltogether.

B.MostofthemarefromAfrica,AsiaandEurope.

C.Thereare205internationalstudents.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分30分）

第一节阅读理解（共10小题；

每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Whatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?

Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestion，youhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbiotechnology（生物技术）.Withthehelpofnewmedicine，thehumanbodywilllastaverylongtime.Deathwillcomemainlyfromaccidents，murderandwar.Today’sleadingkillers，suchasheartdisease，cancer，andagingitself，willbecomedistantmemories.

Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges，theInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesedays.Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourtimes.Howlongcanhumanslive?

Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Cellsarethebasicunitsofalllivingthings，anduntilrecently，scientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyond120yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcells，suchasthoseofbraincells，wouldnotlastforever.Buttheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewmedicine.Sometimebetween2050and2100，medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorso，peoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans.Themedicine，madeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflife，willbuildnewbraincells，heartcells，andsoon，inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.

Itisexcitingtoimaginethattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionofhumanexistence，butmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothiswonderfulfuture.

21.Accordingtothepassage，humandeathisnowmainlycausedby________.

A.diseasesandagingB.accidentsandwar

B.accidentsandagingD.heartdiseaseandwar

22.Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause________.

　　A.heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromus

　　B.humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeath

　　C.thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforever

　　D.humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine

23.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.

　　A.humanlifewillnotlastmorethan120yearsinthefuture

　　B.humanshavetotakemedicinetobuildnewskincellsnow

　　C.muchneedstobedonebeforehumanscanhavealongerlife

　　D.wehavealreadysolvedthetechnicalproblemsinbuildingnewcells

B

Fiveyearsago,DavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.“Iwasaclothesaddict（迷）,”hejokes.“IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled（皱的）.”TodayDavidwearscasualclothes—khakipantsandasportsshirt—totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsanecktie.“I’mworkingharderthanever,”Davidsays,“andIneedtofeelcomfortable.”

Moreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestowork.IntheUnitedStates,thechangesfromformaltocasualofficewearhavebeenslow.Intheearly1990s,manycompaniesallowedtheirworkerstowearcasualclothesonFriday（butonlyonFriday）.Thisbecameknownas“dress-downFriday”or“casualFriday”.“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforworkershasreallybecomeaneverydaything,”saidbusinessadviserMaislyJones.

Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheirworkerstowearcasualclothes?

Onereasonisthatit'

seasierforacompanytoattractnewworkersifithasacasualdresscode.“Alotofyoungpeopledon'

twanttodressupforwork,”saystheownerofasoftwarecompany,“soit'

shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservativedresscode.（保守的着装要求）”Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudymadebyLeviStraussandCompany,85percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasasideeffectonwork.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsosaythatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.“Suitsareexpensive,ifyouhavetowearoneeveryday,”onepersonsaid.“Forthesameamountofmoney,youcanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.”

24.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen“aclothesaddict”because______________.

A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirt

B.hecouldn'

tstandacleanappearance

C.hewantedhisclothestolooktidyandcleanallthetime

D.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes

25.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnow,because______________.

A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworking

B.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothes

C.helookshandsomeincasualclothes

D.henolongerworksforanycompany

26.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingisFALSE?

A.Manyworkersdon’tlikeaconservativedresscode.

B.Comfortableclothesmakeworkersmoreproductive.

C.Acasualclothescodeiswelcomedbyyoungworkers.

D.AlltheemployersintheU.S.areforcasualofficewear.

C

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:

Mother’sDay,onthesecondSundayinMay,andFather’sDay,onthethirdSundayinJune.

Mother’sDaywasproclaimed（公告）adayfornationalobservancebyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1915.AnnJarvisfromGrafton,WestVirginia,hadstartedtheideatohaveadaytohonormothers.ShewastheonewhochosethesecondSundayinMayandalsobeganthecustomofwearingacarnation.

In1909,Mrs.DoddfromSpokane,Washington,thoughtoftheideaofadaytohonorfathers.Shewantedtohonorherownfather,WilliamSmart.Afterhermotherdied,hehadtheresponsibilityofraisingafamilyoffivesonsandadaughter.In1910,thefirstFather’sDaywasobservedinSpokane.SenatorMargaretChaseSmithhelpedtoestablishedFather’sDayasanationalcommemorative（纪念）day,in1972.

Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.Theygiveloveandcare.

Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizes（象征）alivingmother.Awhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead．Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery.

Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathome,aswellasinrestaurants.Theyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecues

forFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.

27．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutthesecondSundayinMayisnottrue?

A．Itisadaytoshowlovetomothers

B．Itisadaytowearcarnations

C．Itisadayforpeopletovisitthecemetery

D．Itisadayformanypeopletoattendreligiousservices

28．WhoplaysthemostimportantroleinFather’sDaybecominganationalcommemorativeday?

A．Mrs.DoddB．MargaretChaseSmithC．AnnJarvisD．WoodrowWilson

29．Fromthepassage,weknowintheU.S________________.

A．oneshouldweararedcarnationifone’smotherpassaway

B．onMother’sDay,familiesoftengoouttohavebarbecues

C．onFather’sDay,peopleoftenstayathometocelebratethespecialday.

D．Thepurposetohavethesetwospecialdaysistoshowlovetoparents

30．Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto__________