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1、 2016-2017学年度第二学期高二年级期中考试试题英语（普通班） 时长： 120分钟 分值： 150 分 注意事项：1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和准考证号填写在答题卡和机读卡上相应的位置。3. 1-40小题填涂在机读卡上。第I卷（共两部分，共100分）第一部分 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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，并在机读卡。 (A)Most people who work in the office have a boss (老板). So do I (

2、我也是). But my boss is a little unusual. Whats unusual about him? Its a big dig. Many men have dogs, but few men bring their dogs to the office every day. My bosss dog. Robinson, is big and brown. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meetings and he takes the dog to lunch. When th

3、ere is telephone call for my boss, I always know if he is in the office. I only look under his desk. If I see something brown and hairy (毛绒绒的) under it, I know my boss is somewhere in the office. If there is no dog , I know my boss is out. 1. People _bring dogs to the office. A. usually B. often C.

4、seldom (几乎不) D. sometimes 2. My boss is Robinsons _. A. boss B. master C. classmate D. teacher 3. Robinson goes to meetings _ my boss.A. for B. without C. instead of (代替) D. with (B)Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everythingtutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning cent

5、ersin short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school. After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didnt kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread

6、 (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day wh

7、ile the mother tried to understand what was happening. Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心).

8、She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I kn

9、ew they werent joking. ”根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。4. Why did Tommys parents send him to a catholic school?A. Because he could eat well there. B. Because he could earn more about nuns. C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. D. Because his parents didnt want him to learn math a

10、ny more. 5. Tommys mother felt surprised that his son _. A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinnerC. kissed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little6. The last sentence in the passage shows that _. A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail B. Tommy was afraid of being nailedC. Tomm

11、y didnt like the plus sign D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others（C） Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana(加纳), Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning, she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to ge

12、t enough clean water for daily(日常) cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They cant get enough clean water to keep healthy. Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember it. The water w

13、e use is the most important natural resource(自然资源) on the earth.Water covers 70% of the earths surface(表面). But most of that is sea water. We cant use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earths surface. You probably feel lucky that your life isnt as hard as Napogas. But that d

14、oesnt mean you dont have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make ourrivers, lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too.

15、Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out. How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain(酸雨), is also bad for plants, animals and buildings. Scientists say

16、 that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world wont have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water:Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters(升) each month. Lea

17、ky taps(漏水的龙头) waste a lot of water. Fix them right away! You can easily cut your 10-minute showers(沐浴) in halfand youll be just as clean. When you wash dishes, dont let the water run. Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isnt full, youre wasting water!7. Every morn

18、ing Napoga went to get clean water _.A. before she went to school B. after she finished school C without going to school D. after she played with her friends 8. On the earth, _. A. sea water is widely used than fresh water B. there is very little water for our livingC. there is 71% of fresh waterD.

19、we dont need to worry about water 9. Acid rain _. A. is only bad for living thingsB. can be produced in factoriesC. doesnt do harm to people, but its bad for plants, animals and buildingsD. doesnt just do harm to human beings but to animals, plants and buildings10. Which of the following wastes wate

20、r?A. We need ten minutes if we want a clean shower. B. We should put in enough clothes when we wash them in washing machines. C. You can keep yourself clean by having a shower for five minutes. D. Dont let the water run when we brush our teeth and wash dishes. (D)When people meet each other for the

21、first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?”and shake hands(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they havent met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.Last year a group of German students went to E

22、ngland for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in fr

23、ont and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。（25） 11.It is if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.A.not usefu B.not helpful C.very helpful D.very bad 12.English people usually shake hands when they .A.meet every time B.meet

24、for the first time C.say goodbye to each other D.say hello to each other 13.Usually English people dont shake hands .A.when they will be away for a long timeB.when they say“How do you do?”C.when they just meet or say goodbyeD.after they havent met for a long time 14.Which is right? A.German people s

25、hake hands as often as possible.B.English people like shaking hands very much.C.German people hardly shake hands.D.Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands. 15.This story is about .A.shaking hands B.languagesC.customs D.languages and customs 第二节 七选五（每小题3分，共15 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的

26、最佳选项。该项中有两项为多余选项。（注意：如果选择AB,AC,AD这三个选项，必须在卡上同时涂两个字母） There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two birds. 16 She took care of them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a beautiful song. The girl fe

27、lt great love for the birds. She wanted their singing to last forever. 17 The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as he flew above her. She was so frightened that he would fly away and she would never see him. So as he flew close, she caught him quic

28、kly. She felt very happy. 18 Her love had killed him. She noticed the other bird standing at the door of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom and his need to fly into the clear, blue sky. 19 The bird flew around her once, twice, three times. The girl looked happily at the birds enjoym

29、ent. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss (损失). 20 Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her hand. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard. The fastest way to lose love is to hold on too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings! A. One day the girl left the d

30、oor to the cage open. B. She lifted him from the cage and freed him. C. She took them home and put them in a small cage. D. The birds were so beautiful that she loved them very much. AB. She wanted the bird to be happy.AC. She realized her mistake. AD. However, when she opened her hand, she found th

31、e bird had died第二部分 英语知识应用 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。The difference between life in one country and in 21 is quite often 22 the difference between city life and village life in 23 country. In an English 24 everybody 25 everybody else; they know

32、 what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you usually have 26 dinner. If you want any help, you will always 27 it and be glad to help 28 in return. In a large city 29 London, there are many things to see and many places to go to. 30 people often do not know each other 31 . It 32 happen

33、s that you have 33 seen your next-door neighbor, dont know his name or 34 about him. People living in London are often very 35 , particularly 36 . This is because the people who they are with all day are scattered over large areas in the evenings and weekends. 37 you walk 38 the street in London on

34、a Sunday, it is almost like an empty town. One is 39 for old people who do not live with their 40 and have no work to go to during the day. 21. A. other B. others C. the other D. another 22. A. not so big as B. so big as C. isnt so big as D. as big as 23. A. same B. the same C. different D. differen

35、t 24. A. village B. town C. city D. country 25. A. needs B. knows C. helps D calls 26. A. at B. for C. in D. with 27. A. get B. take C. bring D. pay 28. A. any other B. any C. anyone else D. any people 29. A. like B. as C. of D. in 30. A. So B. Then C. Though D. But 31. A. good B. well C. better D.

36、best 32. A. sometimes B. some times C. some time D. sometime 33. A. ever B. had C. never D. been 34. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything 35. A. lonely B. happy C. angry D. tired 36. A. before work B. at work C. after work D. by work 37. A. If B. After C. Before D. Because 38. A. in B.

37、through C. to D. across 39. A. lucky B. happy C. surprised D. sorry 40. A. daughters B. sons C. children D. people第II卷（非选择题，共50分）第一节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填上适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。Camels certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass. But _41_(strange), camels always keep looking for dry grass

38、 _42_ their stomachs are filled up.A classmate of _43_() whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin in Xinjiang told me his home has two camels; he said you could imagine a camels appetite, for it can slowly swallow dozens of kilograms of hay(干草). I asked him _44_ camels eat hay, not green grass. He

39、said the camel is a kind of animal with _45_ strong sense of suffering, _46_(fear) its master letting it travel through the desert the next day, and the hay in its stomach is more hungerresistant _47_ green grass.The camel has the best tolerance. Unfortunately, many people can only see a camels outs

40、tanding performance, but few understand its preparations 48 (make) for it.Life, _49_ a camel traveling through the desert, _50_(need) the adequate accumulation, but not everyone can understand it.第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每l小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌中间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改

41、。增加：把缺词处叫个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountain

42、s are green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirtier and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out. We must fou

43、nd ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so, well live to regret it. 第三节 书面表达(满分25分) . 假如你叫李华，你的英国朋友Peter给你写信来咨询怎样提高中文水平。请你根据以下提供的要点，写一封回信： 1、参加中文学习班； 2、多看中文书刊、收看中文电视； 3、听中文歌 4、交中国朋友要求：1、100字左右； 2、为使行文连贯，你可以适当增加一些内容；3、信的开头和结尾已经给出。Dear Peter,Im glad to receive your letter asking for my a

44、dvice on how to learn Chinese well. 高二英语期中答案(普） 1-5CBDCD 6-10 BCBDA 11-15CBCAC16C 17A 18AD 19B 20AB21-25 DABAB26-30BACAD 31-35BACDA 3640 CABDC41.strangely 42.until/till/before 43. mine 44.why 45.a46. fearing 47. than 48. made 49. like 50.needs短文改错1. think thought 2. 在in和countryside之间添the。3. or改为and

45、4. on改为with 5. 删去been 6. seriously 改为serious。7. airs改为air 8. much改为many。9. found改为find。 10. your改为our或者the。书面表达:参考范文： Im glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well. Firstly, its important to join in Chinese learning class, as you will be able to learn from a teache

46、r.Secondly, it would be a good idea if you could read some Chinese books and magazines or watch Chinese TV programs. Thirdly, if I were you, I would learn and sing some Chinese songs, because by doing so, you can remember Chinese words more easily. Finally, I hope you can make more Chinese friends who you can chat with in Chinese and help you learn Chinese well. These are only my personal suggestions. I hope you will find them useful. 版权所有：高考资源网()