广东省广州市番禺区高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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广东省广州市番禺区高二英语上学期期末考试试题

广东省广州市番禺区2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

第一部分听力理解（共两节，满分20分）

第一节：

听力理解（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分）

每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听下面一段对话，回答1-3小题。

1.WhydidthewomancallthemanlastSaturday?

A.Becauseshewantedtoinvitehimtodinner

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B.Becauseshemeanttogoshoppingwithhim.

C.Becausesheplannedtogoonarivertripwithhim.

2.WhatdoesthemanthinkofwhathedidlastSunday?

A.Disappointing.B.Interesting.C.Encouraging

3.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.ShespentlastSaturdayeveningalone.

B.ShestayedwiththemanlastSundayevening.

C.ShehadagoodtimelastSundayevening.

听下面一段对话，回答4-6小题。

4.Whatdidthemandojustnow?

A.Heservedothercustomers.B.Hedidasurvey.C.Heatesomething.

5.Whatisthewoman’sopinionaboutthisrestaurant?

A.Thefoodisverybad.B.Thepriceisreasonable.C.Theserviceistooslow.

6.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivethemanabouttherestaurant?

A.Thewa

itersshouldbetrained.

B.Heshouldcleanthetoiletsassoonaspossible.

C.Heshouldmaketheplaceasbeautifulaspossible.

听下面一段独白，回答7-9小题。

7.Whatisthespeaker’smothertongue?

A.EnglishB.SpanishC.Japanese

8.Howdidthespeakerspenddaysinthefirsttenyears?

A.Shelivedfreelyandcomfortably.

B.Shemadefriendswithnativepeople.

C.Shepreferredactivitiesrelatedtoherhometown.

9.Whereisthespeakernow?

A.InAmericaB.InMexicoC.InSpain.

听下面一段对话，回答10-12小题。

10.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.HowthenativeAmericandancersaretrained.

B.ThedancesofanativeAmericandanceteam.

C.NativeAmericantribes.（部落）

11.Whatisthepurposeoftheinterview?

A.Tointroduceadanceteam.

B.Toinvitepeopletothetheatre.

C.Toinformpeopleofaperformance.

12.Whoapprovedeverythingthedancersdo?

A.theeldersofthetribesB.theIndiansC.theaudience

听下面一段对话，回答13-15小题。

13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Employerandemployee.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Doctorandnurse

14.Whydoesthemancometoseethewoman?

A.Hewantstotalkwithherabouthisjobs.

B.Hehastoaskherforafewdaysoff.

C.Heplanstoaskherforhelp.

15.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthehospit

alB.Attheman’shome

C.Inthewoman’sofficeD.Intheman’soffice

第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为16-20的空格中。

听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。

你将有60秒钟的作答时间。

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Description

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havethenameofthecollegeonthefront

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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。

A

Duetotheincreasingnumberofviolenceactsproducedinschoolsallovertheworld,moreandmoreparentsprefertohavetheirchildreneducatedathomeratherthanatschool.Thiswaytheycanensuretheirsafetyandwell-being,althoughteachersandschoolrepresentativesaretryingtoimprovethesituationinschoolsbyincreasingthenumberofthepersonsinchargeofthesafetyofthestudents.

Themainreasonforviolenceactsarethefilmsandcartoonsthatfillthechildren'stime．TheywanttodoeverythingtheywatchonTVandneverthinkoftheconsequences,andtheymayhurtaclassmateorateacher．

Ontheotherhand,parentsarenotfullysatisfiedwiththechildren'sresultsobtainedinclassesandtheyconsiderprivateclasseswouldhavebetterresults．

Whenateacherhastowatch30studentsinclasshecan'tprobablyseewhateachofthemisdoing,howheiswriting,orifheunderstandstheexplanations．Athometheteachercanexplainindetailseverythingthechilddoesn'tunderstandasmanytimesasheconsidersproper．

Andmanytimesthechildgrowsfondoftheteacherathome,whobecomeshisbestfriend,andwhohelpshimwheneverheneedssomeonetotalkto．

However,thebestsolutionwouldbeamixturebetweentheeducationreceivedatschoolandthatathome,becauseschoolmakeschildrencommunicateandsocialize．Keepingachildathomeforfeartheremighthappensomethingbadtohimonlymakesthechild'scharacterweakandpreventshimfromknowingwhatreallifeis．Stayinginacrystalballonlydoesharmtothechild．

Allinall,schoolshavebeencreatedtohelpchildren,nottoharmthem,soit'sbesttokeepchildreninthesespecialplaces,wheretheylearn,laugh,havefunandmakenewfriends．

21.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthetextisto________________.

A.teachparentsthewaystokeeptheirchildrensafe

B.showsolutionstodevelopingchildren'scharacter

C.analyzeaneducationproblemandgiveopinions

D.explainthemainreasonforviolenceactsinschools

22.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofPrivateClasses

B.WhoistoBlame,ParentsorSchools?

C.WhichIsBetter,SchoolStudyorHomeStudy?

D.TheRelationshipbetweenTeachersandChildren

23.Whatdoes"acrystalball"inthepassagereferto?

A.Atoythatcanbeusedforentertainment．

B.Asafeandcomfortableenvironment．

C.Aroundobjectthatismadeofcrystal．

D.Anobstaclethatishardtoovercome．

24.Wecallinferfromt

hepassagethat___________________________________.

A.violenceTVprogramshavebadeffectsonchildren'sbehavior

B.theteacherathomeismorepatientthantheteacheratschool

C.childrentodayareweakfromlackofsenseofrightandwrong

D.therearetoomanystudentsinclassforateachertoteach

B

Iwasdesperatelynervousaboutbecomingcar-free.Buteightmonthsagoourcarwashitbyapassingvehicleanditwasdestroyed.Noproblem,Ithought:

we’llbuyanother.Buttheinsurancepayoutdidn’tevenbegintocoverthecostsofbuyinganewcar—Iworkedoutthat,withtheloan（贷款）we’dneedpluspetrol,insurance,parkingpermitsandtax,wewouldmakeapaymentasmuchas£600amonth.

Andthat’swhenIhadmyfancyidea.Whynotjustgiveuphavingacaratall?

IliveinLondon.Wehavearailwaystationbehindourhouse,atubestation10minutes’walkaway,andabusstopattheendofthestreet.Anewcarclubhadjustopenedinourarea,andoneofitsshinylittleredPeugeotswasparkednearby.IfanyfamilyinBritaincouldlivewithoutacar,Ireasoned,thensurelywewerethatfamily.

Butmynewcar-freeidea,sadly,wasn’tsharedbymyfamily.Myteenagedaughterswerehorrified.What

wouldtheirfriendsthinkaboutourfamilybeing“toopoortoaffordacar”?

（Iwasn’tthatbotheredwhattheythought,andIsuggestedthegirlsshouldtakethesameapproach.）

Myfriends,too,wereastonishedatourplan.Whatwouldhappenifsomeonegotseriouslyillovernightandneededtogotohospital?

（anambulance）Howwouldthechildrengettoandfromtheirmanyevents?

（busesandtrains）Peoplesmiledasthoughthiswasanotherofmymadideas,beforesayingtheyweresureI’dsoonrealizethatacarwasanecessity.

Eightmonthson,Iwonderwhetherwe’lleverownacaragain.Theideathatyou“haveto”ownacar,especiallyifyouliveinacity,isallinthemind.Ilive—andmanyothercitizensdotoo—inaplacethathasneverbeenbetterservedbypublictransport,andyetcarownershiphasneverbeenhigher.Weworryaboutrisingcarcosts,butwe’dbebetteroffaskingsomethingmuchmorebasic:

doIreallyneedacar?

Certainlytheanswerisno,andI’malotricherbecauseIdaredtoaskthequestion.

25.Theauthordecidedtoliveacar-freelifepartlybecause______.

A.mostfamilieschosetogocar-free

B.hewashurtinaterriblecaraccident

C.thecostofanewcarwastoomuch

D.thetrafficjamwasunbearableforhim

26.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor’sfamilytowardhisplan?

A.Supportive.B.Disapproving.C.Optimistic.D.Unconcerned.

27.Whatdidtheauthorsuggesthisdaughtersdoabouttheirfriends’opinion?

A.Argueagainstit.B.Taketheiradvice.C.Thinkitover.D.Leaveitalone.

28.Whatconclusiondidtheauthordrawaftertheeight-monthcar-freelife?

A.Lifecannotgowithoutacar.

B.Lifewithoutacarisalittlebithard.

C.Hislifegetsimprovedwithoutacar.

D.Acar-freelifedoesnotsuiteveryone.

C

Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthat,likeanimals,treescommunicatewitheachotherandpassontheirwealthtothenextgeneration?

UBCProfessorSimardexplainshowtreesaremuchmorecomplexthanmostofuseverimagined.AlthoughCharlesDarwinthoughtthattreesarecompetingforsurvivalofthefittest,Simardshowsjusthowwronghewas.Infact,theoppositeistrue:

treessurvivethroughtheirco-operationandsupport,passingaroundnecessarynutrition“dependingonwhoneedsit”.

Nitrogen（氮）andcarbonaresharedthroughmilesofundergroundfungi（真菌）networks,makingsurethatalltrees

intheforestecologicalsystemgiveandreceivejusttherightamounttokeepthemallhealthy.Thishiddensystemworksinaverysimilarwaytothenetworksofneurons（神经元）inourbrains,andwhenonetreeisdestroyed,itaffectsall.

Simardtalksabout“mothertrees”,usuallythelargestandoldestplantsonwhichallothertreesdepend.Sheexplainshowdyingtreespassonthewealthtothenextgeneration,transportingimportantmineralstoyoungtreessotheymaycontinuetogrow.Whenhumanscutdown“mothertrees”withnoawarenessofthesehighlycomplex“treesocieties”orthenetworksonwhichtheyfeed,wearereducingthechancesofsurvivalfortheentireforest.

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