甘肃省天水市17学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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甘肃省天水市17学年高二英语下学期期中试题

2016—2017学年度第二学期期中试卷

高二英语

第一部分单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）

1.Itisoftensaidthat______teachershave______verysimplelife.

A.不填；不填B.the;aC.不填；aD.the;不填

2.Doyouknowthereason_____studentsaresolazy.

A.thatB.whichC.forwhichD.withwhich

3.Nowanderyoucouldnotgetthrough.Youhave_______theimportantinformation.

A.leftoutB.leftoverC.leftasideD.leftbehind

4. In the 19th century the government _____ land to settlers willing to take care of it. 

A. gave B. separated C. divided D. distributed

5.Itisaremotetown_______nameIhaverememberedforever.

A.whichB.ofwhichC.whoseD.whom

6.Afteralongjourney,wecametoavillage______wassurroundedbywater.

A.thatB.whereC.inwhichD.不填

7.YourEnglish______muchbetternowifyouhadtakentheteacher’sadvice.

A.wouldbeB.wouldhavebeenC.willbeD.shouldbe

8.Sorry,there’sonlyoneappleleft;_____you_______hecanhaveit.

A.neither;norB.either…orC.both;andD.not;but

9.Moreworksrequire_____toachieveourfinalsuccess.

A.beingdoneB.todoC.doingD.done

10.Thatwasn’tthesecondtimethatI______herinthesameplace.

A.metB.hadmetC.meetD.havemet

11._____shesawtheskirt,shedecidedtobuyit.

A.ThefirsttimeB.Forthefirsttime

C.WhenthefirsttimeD.Thetime

12.Pleasesendmealltheinformation_______youhaveaboutthecandidatefortheposition.

A.whichB.thatC.whereD.which

13._____isnoneedforyoutoworryabouthissafety,Afterall,heisnolongerachild.

A.ThereB.ItC.ThatD.What

14._____mothercouldsayaword,Ihadrushedintotheroom.

A.WhenB.AndC.BeforeD.While

15.Ihadnothingtodobut_____outsidethegate.

A.towaitB.waitedC.waitingD.wait

16.Theflowers_________sweetinthegardenattractthevisitorstothebeautyofnature.

A.smellsB.smellingC.beingsmelledD.smelt

17.Thesequestionsaredifficultforchildren______.

A.toreplyB.replyingC.toberepliedD.toreplyto.

18.Myoldfriendcamebackfromabroad,______mademeveryhappy.

A.thatB.whoC.whatD.which

19.Themoney,_____________heboughtthebike,wasgivenbyhisgrandmother.

A.withwhichB.withwhomC.bywhichD.inwhich

20._________ to an Australian home, you will probably eat outside. 

A. Asking B. Being asked C. If asked D. If asking 

第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

WhenIwasthreeyearsold,myparentsdiscove

redIwastotallydeaf.Afterconsultingwithmanydoctors,theymadeadecisionaboutmy21.Insteadofsendingmetoaprivateschoolforthedeaf,theydecidedtosendmetoa

22one.

Fromthefirstdaythere,theotherkids23meandcalledmenames24myhearingaidandthewayItalked.Iexperiencedgreat25because,inadditiontotheproblemsof“fittingin”withtheotherstudents,Ialsostruggledwithmy26.IseemedtospendeverysparemomentdoinghomeworkjustsoIcould27.Theteachersdidn’tknowwhattodowithme.Becauseofmyhearingdisability,Iwasconstantly28everyone,“Whatdidhe/shesay?

”ButI29thateveryonewouldsoongrowtiredofrepeatingeverythingbacktome.Sincefittinginwasso30tome,everytimepeoplearoundmelaughedorsmiled,IdidthesameeventhoughI31hadnoideawhatwasgoingon.Onthesurface,Iwas32,butinreality,myself-esteem（自尊）wasquitelow.Mrs.Jordan,my5thgradeteacher,33allofthatwithasimplethree-wordphrase.Onemorning,sheaskedtheclassaquestion.Ireadherlipsand34raisedmyhand.Icouldn’t35it–foronceIknewthe36.But,whenshecalledonme,Iwas37.ItookadeepbreathandnervouslyansweredMrs.Jordan’squestion.

I’llneverforgetwhat38next.Withsparklingeyesandawidesmileshecried,“That’sright,Stephen!

”Forthefirsttimeinmyyounglife,Iwasaninstantstar.Myheartburstwithpride.Isatalittletallerinmychair.My39soared（猛增）asneverbefore.Fromthatdayforward,my40andspeechimprovedgreatlyandmypopularityamongmyclassmatesincreased.

21.A.perfo

rmanceB.journeyC.careerD.

education

22.A.specialB.newC.normalD.big

23.A.laughedatB.talkedaboutC.waitedforD.thoughtof

24.A.exceptforB.becauseofC.insteadofD.accordingto

25.A.anxietyB.fearC.regretD.shock

26.A.friendshipB.schoolworkC.singingD.dancing

27.A.getoutB.speedupC.growupD.keepup

28.A.remindingB.helpingC.askingD.doubting

29.A.ensuredB.expectedC.imaginedD.worried

30.A.easyB.naturalC.importantD.strange

31.A.finallyB.usuallyC.graduallyD.regularly

32.A.smartB.flexibleC.outgoingD.energetic

33.A.explainedB.supportedC.coveredD.changed

34.A.immediatelyB.frequentlyC.luckilyD.carefully

35.A.haveB.believeC.rememberD.make

36.A.answerB.ruleC.planD.secret

37.A.angryB.quietC.afraidD.helpless

38.A.arrivedB.improvedC.beganD.happened

39.A.confidenceB.memoryC.kindnessD.patience

40.A.experimentsB.gradesC.relationshipsD.conditions

第三部分阅读理解（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.

A

Lastwinter,whenIwasheavilypregnant,Iwasvisitingmysisterandbrother-in-law’shouseandhadtoparkinanearbyparkinglotbecausetheydidn’thaveaccessibleparking.Thesnowwasextremelyheavyandtherewaslotsoficeontheground—notmanypeoplehadventuredoutthatevening!

WhenIreturnedtomycararound11pm,InoticedthatIwastheonlycarleft.Nervously,Ihoppedintothecarandletitwarmupabit.WhenIfinallytriedtodriveaway,mywheelsbegantospin.Iwasstuck!

Ispunandspunandwonderedwhattodo.

Allofasudden,inmyrearviewmirror,Isawfourteen-agedboysapproachingmycar.Theywerewalkingsidebysideinalineanddressedabitlikegangmembers—atleastIthoughtthat’swhattheylookedlike.MycarwasinaveryisolatedareaandIbegantopanic.Iwascertaintheywerecomingtomycartoharmme.Terrified,Ijustfroze.Oneoftheyoungmentappedonmywindowandsaid“Excuseme,Ma’am,canwehelpyou?

Youseemstuck.”Stillafraidandfearingtheworst,Isaid“Iamstuck.”Andtheyoungmansaid“It’sokay,stayinyourcarandwe’llpushyououtofthesnow.”Andtheydid!

Whentheyfinallygotmeoutofthesnow,theysmiledandwaved.Irolleddownmywindowandthankedthem,embarrassedtohavejudgedthemsopoorly.

41.Whydidtheauthorjustfreezewhenthefouryoungmenwerewalkingtowardhercar?

A.Becauseshewascoldindeedinthatfreezingevening

B.Becauseshesatinhercarfortoolongatime.

C.Becauseshewasafraidofbeingharmed.

D.Becausesheknewtheywouldrobherofthecar.

42.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Oneofthefourteenagerswasagangmember.

B.Theyoungmenenjoyedpushingcarsoutofthesnow.

C.Theauthorwouldhaveababyinhercar.

D.Thekidswantedtohelptheauthoroutoftrouble.

43.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe________.

A.Everymanhashisfaults

B.Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover

C.Fortunefavorsthosewhousetheirjudgment

D.Thinktwicebeforeyoudo

B

FestivalsinIndiaarethespecialoccasionswhenthecountryholdsmanycelebrations.Socially,thewholenationbecomesactiveincelebrations.ThisisthemainreasonwhyfestivalsinIndiaarecelebratedbythewholesociety.Onsuchoccasions,familieswillgettogether,exchangegiftsandgreetings,andtakepartinalotofcelebrationsandevenspecialfairs.Allthesearedonetokeepthefestivespiritaliveinmoderntimes.

WhatisspecialaboutthesecelebrationsinIndiaisthatpeoplecelebrate

theircommoncultureintheircommunities.ThereisawidevarietyoffestivalsinIndiabecauseofthepresenceofmanydifferentreligions,beliefs,ideasandcultures.Itisevensaidthatsomeplacesinthecountrycelebratefestivals365daysayear.Therearemainlyreligiousfestivals,culturalfestivalsandtouristfestivalsthatareorganizedtokeepthetraditions,valuesandheritage（遗产）oftheregion.

ReligiousfestivalsarecelebratedaspartoftheIndianbeliefsystem.Theyareorganizedtohonorgods,spiritualpersonalitiesandeventsrelatedtothejourneyofareligion.CulturalfestivalsinIndiaareorganizedtoprovideaplatformfordifferentformsofmusic,danceandotherart.Tokeeptheirartistictraditionsaliveandevenmakethembecomemorepopularinthefuture,manycitiesinIndiaareactiveinculturalevents.TherichculturalheritageofIndiaattractstheWesternworldduringthecelebrationofimportantfestivalssuchasOnam,HoliandDurgaPuja.Touristfestivalsinthecountryareorganizedtocelebratetheheritageofthelandfortourismpurposes.Thesecelebrationseveryyearbringgoodresultsandattractalargenumberoftourists,bothwithinthecountryandabroad.

ThesefestivalsinIndiafocusonenrichingpeople’s“indian”experienceinthemostrealway.Forthispurpose,foreignersareveryinterestedinattendingthefestivals,whichareorganizedtoshowtherichandcolorfulsideofthecountry.

44.InIndia,thewholenationoftencelebratesfestivalsactivelyto_________.

A.meetwithalltheirfamilymembersandrelatives

B.keepthetraditionsoftheirfestivals

C.exchangespecialgiftsandgreetings

D.havemuchfunonspecialoccasions

45.Indiahassomanyfestivalsbecause________.

A.thereareagreatnumberofoldattractions

B.theIndianswanttoattractmoretourists

C.therearemanydifferentreligions,ideasandcultures

D.theIndianslikesinginganddancing

46.Paragraph3mainlytellsus_______.

A.threetypesofimportantfestivalsinIndi