1、2016-2017学年第一学期高二年级英语学科期中考试 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节：（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Where is the hospital?A. Opposite a hotel B. Behind a cinema C. Next to a cinema2.What does the man probably want to do this afterno
2、on? A. Go swimming B Stay at home C. Watch a movie3. What did the man collect?A. Magazines. B. CDs C.Stamps4. Where are the speakers most probably?A. At a store B. At a hotel C.In a bank 5. What are the speakers talking about? A.A painting B. The womans hometown C. The womans grandmother 第二节：（共15小题；
3、每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the man want to do?A.Learn a new language B. Look for work in ChinaC. Go back to college7.What is the most probable relationship between t
4、he two speakers?A.Classmates B. Colleagues C.Husband and wife 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the woman doing?A. Shopping at a store B. Buying movie tickets C. Buying tickets to a park 9.How much should the woman pay?A. $ 8 B. $ 16 C. $24听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Where was the woman in her dream?A. In a forest
5、B.In a village. C.In a red house11. How did the woman feel probably when seeing the two men?A. Exicted B. Scared C.Angry12. What did the womans mother do?A. She told her where to go B. She woke her upC. She saved her life 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why does the man talk to the woman?A. To ask about her ho
6、liday B. To ask about hotelsC. To ask about the city14.How will the woman get back home?A. By riding in the man s carB. On footC. By riding in a friends car15. What does the man want to do in the city?A. Do sightseeing B. Visit friends C. Look for work16.Whats the relationship between the two speake
7、rs?A. Old friends B. Strangers C. Traveler and guide听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is the speaker most probably speaking?A. In a classroom B. At a radio station C. in a restaurant 18. Who prepares breakfast for the speaker?A The speakers mother B.The speakers father C.The speaker19. When does the speak
8、ers mother usually begin to prepare supper?A. At about 5:00 pm B. At about 5:30pm C. At about 6:00pm20. Which of the following does the speaker often eat at home?A. Pork B. Beef C. Chicken 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）ANo trip to Chicago is complete without a visit to the Art Institute,
9、 which is the second largest art museum in the nation.Opening hours:Mon - Wed & Fri - Sun, 10:30 am - 5 pm; Thu, 10:30 am- 8 pm; closed on New Years Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.Highlights:l The Modern Wing contains contemporary masterpieces by Dali, Matisse, Miro, Picasso, Pollock, and Warh
10、ol. View one of the worlds finest Impressionist collections, including masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Renoir, Seurat, Gauguin, and Van Gogh. Thorne Miniature Rooms offer a detailed view of European homes from the 16th century through the 1930s and American homes from the 17th century to 1940. The pas
11、t returns as over 550 works from 4,000 years of art come together in Of Gods and Glamour, located in the beautiful new Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art.Advice for visitors: Free guided tours are available daily at noon. Free art-making activities are available fo
12、r children each weekend from 11 am to 2 pm. Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center, open daily from 10:30 am 5 pm, and introduce your child to the museums collections with a variety of hands-on activities. Assemble (组装) puzzles based on masterpieces youll see in the galleries, build arch
13、itectural wonders with colorful blocks, and learn about art through stories and games at Curious Corner. Check out the Lions Trial tour for children ages 5-10. This tour is especially designed for the young people in your group! Dont miss it!Getting there:You can take the follow buses: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7
14、, 14, 26, 28, 126, 143.21. The Art Institute of Chicago can be visited except on _.A. Christmas DayB. Independence DayC. Thanksgiving DayD.源来New Years Day高考网22. Whose works can you see in the Impressionist collections?A. PicassosB.PollocksC. Monets D. Warhols 23. If you are interested in Greek art,
15、you can go to _. A. the Modern WingB. Thorne Miniature RoomsC. the Impressionist collections来源:学优高考网gkstkD. the Of Gods and Glamour collections24. At Curious Corner, children can _.A. take part in many hands-on activitiesB. join the Lions Trail tour来源:学优高考网C. enjoy free art-making activitiesD. get f
16、ree guidanceB A store that sells husbands has just opened in Ottawa where a woman may go to choose a husband from many men. The store consisted of 6 floors and the men increase in positive attributes（品质，特点）as the shopper goes up the flights. There is, however, a catch（陷阱）. As you open the door to an
17、y floor you may choose a man from that floor, but if you go up a floor, you cannot go back down except to exit the building. So a woman goes to the shopping center to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 These men have jobs. The woman reads the sign and says to hers
18、elf, “Well, thats better than my last boyfriend, but I wonder whats further up?” So up she goes. The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 These men have jobs and love kids. The woman remarks to herself, “Thats great, but I wonder whats further up?” And up she goes again. The third floor sign reads: Floo
19、r 3 These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good-looking. “Hmm, better.” The fourth floor sign reads: Floor 4 These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good-looking and help with the housework. “Wow!” exclaims the woman, “Very tempting. But, there must be more, further up!” And again sh
20、e heads up another flight. The fifth floor sign reads: Floor 5 These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good-looking, help with the housework and have a strong romantic character. “ Oh, mercy me! But just thinkwhat must be awaiting me further on?” So up to the sixth floor she goes. The sixth fl
21、oor sign reads: Floor 6 You are visitor 3, 456, 789,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. Thank you for shopping Husband Mart and have a nice day.25. Women tend to go up the floor until they reach the top floor because _. A. they know the catch very well B. they think the husbands downs
22、tairs are not suitable C. they are sure that the best husbands are on the top floor D. they think even better husbands may be upstairs 26. The writer intends us to believe that _. A. women cant be too careful when choosing husbands B. husbands are hard to shop C. women are hard to please D. women th
23、ink they are better than men27. We can infer from the passage that _. A. women are more kind than men B. women are not good at shopping husbands C. more women will leave the shop alone D. women are romantic CThirty-two people watched Kitty Genovese being killed right beneath their windows. She was t
24、heir neighbor. Yet none of the 32 helped her. Not one even called the police. Was this in gunman cruelty? Was it lack of feeling about ones fellow man?Not so, say scientists John Barley and Bib Fatane. These men went beyond the headlines to seek the reasons why people didnt act. They found that a pe
25、rson has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice that is an emergency.Suppose you see a middle-aged man fall to the side-walk. Is he having a heart attack? Is he in a coma from diabetes(糖尿病)? Or is he about to sleep off a drunk?Is the smoke coming into the room from a leak
26、 in the air conditioning? Is it steam pipes? Or is it really smoke from a fire? Its not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency.Second, and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personally responsible. He must feel that he must help, or the person wont get t
27、he help he needs.The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They had college students in to be tested. Some came alone. Some came with one or two others. And some came in large groups. The receptionist started them off on the tests. Then she went into the next room. A cu
28、rtain divided the testing room and the room into which she went. Soon the students heard a scream, the noise of file cabinets falling and a cry for help. All of this had been pre-recorded on a tape-recorder.Eight out of ten of the students taking the test alone acted to help. Of the students in pair
29、s, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped.In other words, in a group, Americans often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, neednt. They do not feel any direct responsibility. Are people bothered by situations where people are in trouble? Yes. Sci
30、entists found that the people were emotional, they sweated, they had trembling hands. They felt the other persons trouble. But they did not act. They were in a group. Their actions were shaped by the actions of those they were with. 28. The purpose of this passage is _.A. to explain how people feel
31、in emergenciesB. to explain why people fail to act in emergencies C. to explain when people will act in emergencies D. to explain what people will do in emergencies29. The researchers have conducted an experiment to prove that people will act in emergencies when _.A. they are with their friends B. t
32、hey are in pairs C. they are in groups D. they are alone 30. The main reason why people fail to act when they stay together is that _.A. they do not have any direct responsibility for those who need helpB. they are afraid of emergenciesC. they are unwilling to get themselves involvedD. others will a
33、ct if they themselves hesitate31. The author suggests that _.A. when you are in trouble, people will help you anywayB. we shouldnt blame a person if he fails to act in emergenciesC. a person must feel guilty if he fails to helpD. people should be responsible for themselves in emergenciesD Read a lot
34、, I mean a lot! You have to increase your ability for reading. Many students are in the habit of reading only when their exams are coming while some others read only what they are taught or things that must be read because it is in their textbooks. But listen to me now, I am telling you from my own
35、experience that it is a very bad habit and it is not enough to improve your intelligence（智力）.You have to learn and get ready to become versatile in your reading. The fact that you are studying medicine in school does not mean that you should not know one or two things on politics.Many people have co
36、mplained（抱怨） to me that they find it hard to read things like novels but I just shake my head in pity for them because it is obvious they have failed to realize the truth in that wise saying by Margaret Fuller that “today a reader, tomorrow a leader!” When you read, you get to “see” so many places a
37、nd it will be as if you have visited those places in real life. This is because reading will improve your imagination, creativity and understanding. You also get experience from learning about how people dealt with their various problems, saving you from going through the pains and difficulties they
38、 must have gone through!Reading will also help you in improving your vocabulary（词汇） because you will certainly start coming across so many new words which you will try as much as possible to get used to with the help of the dictionary. The good thing about increasing your vocabulary is that it will
39、also improve your thinking ability. After all, we think in words and the more words you know, the easier it will become for you to express yourself or your thoughts. And when you read, make sure you read so wide because the more you read, the more you know and the more you know the smarter you can b
40、ecome.32. The underlined word “versatile” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.A. interested B. excitedC. satisfiedD. many-sided33. What is the best title for the passage?A. Increase your ability for reading B. Read wide to improve your vocabularyC. Reading improves your intelligenceD. Reading
41、makes you a leader tomorrow34. What is the benefit of knowing more words?A. You will get used to asking the dictionary for help when meeting with new words.B. You will have less difficulty expressing your opinions.C. Vocabulary will improve your creativity.D. You can pass your exams with ease.35. Wh
42、ich of the following statements （表述）does the writer not agree with?A. Reading is a habit but not what must be done in a short time for special purpose.B. Reading helps you to experience things in your imagination.C. Readers find it hard to learn some life or work experience through books.D. Vocabula
43、ry helps with your thinking.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Home on the Way People need homes. Children assume their parents place as home. Boarders call school “home” on weekdays. Married couples work together to build new homes and travelers have no place to call “hom
44、e”, at least for a few nights.36? Dont they have the right to a home? Of course they do. Some regular travelers take their own belongings like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them feel like home no matter where they are. Some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result
45、become very familiar with service and attendants. 37.Furthermore, driving a camping car during ones travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like homeonly mobile! And how about keeping relationships while in transit(运输中)?38. Some send letters and postcards, or even photos. Others may jus
46、t call and say Hi just to let their friends know that theyre still alive and well. People find ways to keep in touch. Making friends on the way helps travelers feel more or less at home.39. Nowadays, fewer people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a sense of belonging? Whenever
47、 we step out of our local boundaries, there is always another “home” waiting to be found.40, we can make the place we stay “home”.A. Hostels（招待所） provide a clean safe place to stay while you are traveling the worldB. Others may simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homelyC.
48、 Backpackers in youth hostels may become very good friends, even closer than siblings (手足)D. So how about people who have to travel for extended periods of timeE. No matter where you go in the world, hotels are there, tooF. Some keep contact with their friends via InternetG. Wherever we are, with ju
49、st a little bit of effort and imagination第三部分：语言知识运动（共两节，满分45）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was in my third year of teaching creative writing at a high school in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Micky, gave me a note from his m
50、other. It 41 his absence from class the day before.I had seen Micky himself writing the note at his desk. Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my 42. The forged(伪造的) excuse notes made a large pile, with writing that ranged from imaginative to crazy. The 43 of those notes didnt realiz
51、e that honest excuse notes were usually 44 : “Peter was late because the alarm clock didnt go off.”The students always said that it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject, but when they 45 excuse notes, they were brilliant.So one day I gave the excuse notes to my classes, saying, “Theyre
52、 46 to be written by parents, but actually they are not. True, Micky ? ” The students looked at me 47 .“Now, this will be the first class to study the 48 of the excuse notes - the first class, ever, to practice writing them. Youre so 49 to have a teacher like me who has taken your best writing and t
53、urned it into a 50 worthy of study. ” Everyone smiled as I went on, “You used your 51 . So try more now. Today Id like you to write An Excuse Note from Adam/Eve to God.” 52 went down. Pens raced 53 paper. For the first time ever I saw students so 54 in their writing that they had to be asked to go t
54、o lunch by their friends.The next day everyone had excuse notes. 55 discussions followed. The headmaster entered the classroom and walked 56 , looking at papers, and then said, “Id like you to see me in my office.” My heart 57 .When I stepped into his office, he came to 58 my hand and said, “I just
55、want to tell you that that lesson, that task, whatever the hell you were doing, was 59 . Those kids were writing on the college 60 . Thank you. ”41. A. announced B. explainedC. described D. introduced 42. A. partners B. parents C. students D. teachers 43. A. speakers B. editors C. readers D. writers
56、 44. A. dull B. true C. false D. easy 45. A. delivered B. producedC. considered D. imagined 46. A. improved B. designedC. collected D. supposed 47. A. coldly B. eagerlyC. nervously D. excitedly 48. A. art B. form C. difficulty D. meaning 49. A. active B. lucky C. helpful D. lovely 50. A. subject B.
57、talent C. habit D. product 51. A. Information B. devotion C. imagination D. concentration52.A. ears B. hands C. eyes D. heads 53. A. behind B. across C. with D. against 54. A. calm B. curious C. careful D. casual 55. A. Lasting B. Separated C. Surprising D. Heated 56. A. up and down B. day and night
58、C. in and out D. now and then57. A. hurt B. sank C. rose D. flew 58.A. catch B. watch C. touch D. shake 59. A. great B. sure C. dim D. tough 60. A. theme B. base C. level D. paper 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Table manners vary from culture to culture. What is acceptabl
59、e in one country 61 be considered extremely rude in another. Here we will tell you about the traditional table manners 62 the modern table manners in Korea. 63 (tradition), it was the womans job to cook food and 64 (set) the table. The woman would sit 65 her husband to make sure that he had everythi
60、ng he needed for a pleasant meal. Only 66 the husband finished, would the woman and her children eat. Nowadays, table manners have changed a lot. 67 of the family members eat together at the same time. It is common to see everyone help with the meal, 68(include) the husband. One tradition, however,
61、has not changed. It is that the oldest person starts the meal. 69 (stay) until the oldest person is finished is considered to be 70 basic tradition of Korean table manners. 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有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。增加：在缺
62、词处加一个漏子符号（）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。Mary is a 16-year-old high school student, who devoted herself to her lessons every day. Last Saturday, as usual, she went to several class. In the evening, she continued to study until dee
63、ply into night. She was too sleepy and tired that she couldnt work effectively. On the Sunday morning, she was about to do her lessons while her father came up and advised her to take a break. Soon they came up a good idea. We decided to go cycling in the countryside. Mary had great fun, competing a
64、nd chatting with her father, and felt relaxing inthe open air. On Monday, Mary was energetic but active in class.第二节：写作(满分25分)假如你叫李华，上个月刚刚大学毕业，某公司要招聘临时翻译，你向该公司递交一份申请书，谋求这个职位。可从个人英语水平、类似工作学习经历、与人交往能力等方面进行阐述。词数100字左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Sir or Madam, In an advertisement I know that your company is in ne
65、ed of a temporary interpreter. I would like to _ Yours faithfully Li Hua期中英语答案听力1-5 CBAAA 6-10 ABBCA 11-15 BCBCA 16-20 BACBC阅读21-24 BCDA 25-27 DCC28-31 BDAB32-35 DCBC七选五 DBFCG 完型41-45 BCDAB46-50 DCABA 51-55 CDBCD56-60 ABDAC语法:31. may 32. and 33. traditionally 34. set 35. bybeside 36. after 37. All 3
66、8. including 39. Staying 40. a 短文改错【小题1】devoted改为devotes 【小题2】class改为classes【小题3】deeply改为deep 【小题4】too改为so【小题5】去掉the 【小题6】while改为when【小题7】加上with 【小题8】We改为They【小题9】relaxing改为relaxed 【小题10】but改为and书面表达Dear Sir or Madam, In an advertisement I know that your company is in need of a temporary interpreter
67、. I would like to apply for the job.Having learned English for fourteen years, I can well manage it. I took great interest in English from early years, which must contribute greatly to my English level. Thanks to my fluent spoken English, Ill be equal to the job. I once participated in an English sp
68、eaking contest and finished first place and that proved my perfect oral English and enhanced my confidence. Besides, Im outgoing and like communicating with others, and as a result, I make friends with people from all walks of life. I can keep a calm mind even facing strangers, which may assure me to be a qualified interpreter.In a word, Im full self-confident that I can get the position and do it well.Thank you for your consideration. I wish to get your answer soon. Yours faithfully Li Hua