1、江苏省扬州中学2016-2017学年第一学期期中考试高二英语第卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1分，满分 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. What does the woman want to do?A. Make an appointment.B. Meet the manager.C. Find the way.2. How much more will the man spe
2、nd totally?A. 48 dollars.B. 39 dollars.C. 30 dollars.3. How long did the woman stay in the park?A. 9 hours. B. 3 hours. C. 6 hours.4. Where is the woman going?A. To the barbers. B. To the bar. C. To the bus station.5. What do we know about the woman?A. She is helping others.B. She is busy doing some
3、thing.C. She is carrying the suitcase.第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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至8题。6. What did the man speaker do after leaving the lecture hall yesterday afternoon?A. He went to a bookstore
4、.B. He went to the library.C. He went to the classroom.7. Where was the woman speaker yesterday afternoon?A. In the reading room.B. In the library. C. In the lecture hall.8. How many professors gave speeches?A. 4. B. 5. C. 6.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. In what season does the man get up early according to th
5、e conversation?A. Summer. B. Winter. C. Spring.10. What does the man usually do in the morning?A. He visits friends. B. He does housework. C. He watches TV.11. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman has retired.B. The man plays sports very well.C. The man can cook meals.听第8段材料，回答第12至15
6、题。12. Which room does the man live?A. In Room 1213. B. In Room 1123. C. In Room 1312.13. What is the man doing now?A. Checking out. B. Changing money. C. Ordering hotel services.14. How long has the man been here?A. For 4 days. B. For 6 days. C. For 8 days.15. Which of the following is TRUE accordin
7、g to the conversation?A. The man shared the room with his friend.B. The man didnt have breakfast this morning.C. The woman refused to give the man a discount.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。16. The information sent by the robots from Mar
8、s has offered a scientific proof _ there existed water on Mars. A. ifB. whetherC. whereD. that17. Chinas political advisers _ increasing use of micro-blogging to get public opinions. A. make B. are makingC. are made D. have made18. The contract cannot be signed by anyone _ yourself.A. better than B.
9、 more than C. rather than D. other than19. The lorry _ with empty beer bottles pulled up all of a sudden and hundreds of bottles slid on to the road. A. loadedB. loadingC. having loadedD. to be loaded20. Mr. Lin, a 68-year-old retiree, rescued two 6-year-old drowning boys in the icy water, _ his own
10、 safety. A. in favor ofB.apart fromC. regardless ofD. in honor of21.In the opening ceremony of Rio Olympic Games,Brazilcalled on the world to _ the Amazon rainforest from further destruction.A. reserveB. preserve C. deserve D. observe22. _ you keep the children quiet? Im trying to concentrate. A. Ca
11、ntB. ShouldntC. Neednt D. Mustnt 23. Studying at PrincetonUniversity offers its students a special social experience _ they can make lasting connections with their peers or faculty.A. thatB. whenC. whereD. which24. If, from the air, we _ a few landmarks, we will find it easier to understand the grow
12、th of London.A. pick upB. pick outC. put upD. put out25. We are all _ individuals. Those who may work for me may not work for you. A. normalB. averageC. uniqueD. typical26. They have a 22:00 _. That is, they have to be in their dorm by 22:00 on school nights. A. limit B. entryC. scheduleD. block27.
13、Researchers are puzzled over the results, which were completely opposite to what they _. A. expectB. expectedC. had expectedD. were expecting28. -Do you think you can finish your paper by five oclock this afternoon? -_. Ill be busy in the lab with experiments all day long.A. Dont mention it B. Out o
14、f the questionC. Not a big deal D. You have my word29. -Was Jack nervous when he performed on the stage yesterday?-Not a bit. _ full preparations, he went onto it confidently and played the piano well. A. Making B. Made C. To make D. Having made30. _ not necessary, booking in advance is recommended
15、in order to avoid waiting in line. A. OnceB. SinceC. IfD. While第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。We all love our parents and turn to them when were in need, but would you like them to hear the 31 you have with your friends in the school playground or lunch q
16、ueue? Social networking sites, such as micro-blog, blog and the Facebook, have actually become 32 of the school hallways(走廊), so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to 33 your online 34 and conversations with friends?In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where
17、children were 35 with latest technology and parents were left behind, contentto continue their day-to-day lives as they always had because they had no 36 to be good at new technology.37 , more and more parents are beginning to 38 just how important social networks are in their lives. This realizatio
18、n has given many parents the 39 to educate themselves about social networking sites.These days many people are 40 to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; theres also a certain amount of control over 41 that we dont get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privac
19、y is 42 when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.Its a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our 43 lives. On the one hand we dont want to “refuse” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something t
20、o 44 . On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a(n) 45 of being watched and no longer feel 46 to comment or communicate the way you did before.A recent survey suggested that parents shouldnt take it personally if their child ignores their request: “When a teen ignores a parents frien
21、d request, it doesnt 47mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be truly 48 .” Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the 49 if you do choose not to 50 them to your friends list.31. A. quarrelsB. con
22、versationsC. debatesD. bargains32. A. explosionsB. focusesC. extensions D. definitions33. A. spreadB. decideC. repeatD. view34. A. habitsB. activitiesC. imagesD. shows35. A. in associationB. in conflictC. side by sideD. up to date 36. A. needB. choice C. moneyD. time37. A. HoweverB. IndeedC. ThusD.
23、Otherwise38. A. advocateB. realize C. denyD. doubt39. A. excuseB.abilityC. motivation D. chance40. A. exposedB. attracted C. adaptedD. committed41. A. privacy B. privilege C. personality D. process42. A. interpreted B. interacted C. insulted D. invaded 43. A. schoolB. online C. family D. social44. A
24、. avoidB. dislikeC. hideD. refuse45. A. guiltB. memoryC. sense D. obligation46. A. worriedB. satisfied C. real D. free47. A. nevertheless B. necessarily C. possibly D. entirely48. A. independent B. availableC. popularD. responsible49. A. voice B. hatred C. resultD. blow 50. A. showB. applyC. add D.f
25、orce第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALets say you want to hit the gym more regularly this year. How do you make that happen? Consider putting the habit loop to use.Heres how it works:A habit is a 3-step process. First, theres a cue, something that tells y
26、our brain to operate automatically. Then theres a routine. And finally, a reward, which helps your brain learn to desire the behavior. Its what you can use to create-or break-habits of your own. Heres how to apply it:Choose a cue, like leaving your running shoes by the door, then pick. a reward-say,
27、 a piece of chocolate when you get home from the gym. That way, the cue and the reward become interconnected. Finally, when you see the shoes, your brain will start longing for the reward, which will make it easier to work out day after day. The best part? In a couple of weeks, you wont need the cho
28、colate at all. Your brain will come to see the workout itself as the reward. Which is the whole point, right?51. Which of the following best fits in the box with a “?” in THE HABIT LOOP?A. Pick a new cue.B. Form a new habit.C. Choose a new reward. D. Design a new resolution(决定).52. According to THE
29、HABIT LOOP, you can stick to your plan most effectively by _.A. changing the routine B. trying it for a weekC. adjusting your goal D. writing it down53. “This year when I see the Harry Potter poster, I will read 30 pages of an English novel or an English newspaper in order to watch TV for half an ho
30、ur. What is the cue in this resolution?A. The Harry Potter poster.B. Reading 30 pages of an English novel.C. An English newspaper.D. Watching TV for half an hour.BSleep is surprisingly little understood. Scientists still havent agreed on how it evolved, or what its purpose is. What we do know, howev
31、er, is that it is vitaland that many of us arent getting enough.This is partly a symptom of the so-called “great acceleration”the speeding up of everyday life, driven largely by technology. As we work and play harder, sleep gets squeezed out. Studies show that were getting less and worse sleep: in o
32、ne survey only 15% of Britons said they felt refreshed by it.The great acceleration has pushed our bodies out of synch(同步) with the day/night cycleand the result is what experts call social jet lag(时差). We live at “work oclock”, forcing ourselves back to normal at weekends. According to Till Roenneb
33、erg, one of the worlds leading sleep researchers, “the majority of the population in the industrialized world” suffers from this “forced synchrony” and pays the price in terms of health and wellbeing.Shift work is now classified as a probable cause of cancer by the World Health Organization, followi
34、ng monitoring of night workers as well as studies in which mice were forced to change their day/night cycle. As well as increased cancer risk, the animals developed all kinds of other problems and had shorter life spans.Long night shifts have been held responsible for all manner of accidents. One of
35、 the key symptoms of sleep lossis that you dont realize how badly off you are. When scientists monitored junior doctors at night, they found “micro-sleep” events happening all over their brains: they would be partly or largely asleep in the middle of conversations, and even operations.Even those wit
36、h kinder schedules suffer and social jet lag can cause us to fall into an odd circle: caffeine to wake us up in the morning, alcohol to calm us down in the evening. But alcohol or sleeping tablets dont give us proper, natural sleep, meaning that we need even more stimulants to get going again.So how
37、 can we fix this? We can also find and follow our “chronotype”. Being a lark(云雀) or an owl(猫头鹰) is not just a matter of psychological preference, its genetically determined. People should probably be working hours that suit their chronotype; jobs with shifting schedules should go to those in the mid
38、dle of the spectrum, who find it easier to adjust. If we built our schedules around when we were biologically programmed to feel best, wed be more productiveand happier and healthier, too.54. People now have worse sleep mainly because of _. A. the fast life paceB. social jet lag C. shift working hou
39、rsD. too much caffeine55. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. people dont live a normal life on weekdaysB. night workers are more likely to suffer cancer C. doctors working in the daytime may fall asleep in operations D. people using sleeping tablets find it hard to get refreshed in the m
40、orning56. “Chronotype” in the last paragraph refers to our _. A. sleeping patternB. interest in birds C. genetic charactersD. working scheduleCDear Alcohol,Youve been around forever. I can remember all the pain youve caused for me.Do you remember the night you almost took my fathers life? I do. He l
41、oves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. Hes addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning(旋转) through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasnt the only one hurt b
42、y you that night.Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. “
43、Im so embarrassed,” they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit(呕吐). “Im sorry,” they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. “This wont happen again,” they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-ye
44、ar-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He
45、died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didnt realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And its all your fault.I wish
46、 youd walk out of my life forever. I dont want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain youve caused. Sure, youve made people happy too from time to time. But the damage youve caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring(诱惑) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.Sincerely
47、,Anonymous57. What is authors purpose in writing to alcohol?A. To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readersB. To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.C. To show how much alcohol can hurt people.D. To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to peoples life.58. What did alcohol do to the authors f
48、ather?A. It made him crash into two other cars and took his life.B. It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.C. It made him kill two other people when driving.D. It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.59. What is the tone of the article?A. Critical.B. Dou
49、btful.C. Unconcerned.D. Humorous.60. What is the main writing technique of the passage? A. Making something less noticeable than usual. B. Representing something in the form of a person. C. Describing something by listing its harmfulness.D. Comparing one thing with another to make his point clear.DW
50、e can spend hours choosing the right paint color for a room to create just the mood we want. Doctors surgeries are painted white to give us that sense of clinical cleanliness, fast food shops are red or yellow and some prison cells are painted pink in the hope of reducing aggression.We might think w
51、e know which colors do what. The idea that red wakes us up or blue calms us down is deeply engrained in Western culturetothe point that many consider it a fact. But do they really change our behavior in the ways that we assume?When it comes to scientific research, the results are mixed and at times
52、questioned. Some studies have found that people do better on cognitive(认知的) tasks when faced with red rather than blue or green; others show the opposite. The mechanism(机制) most often cited is conditioning. The idea is that if you repeatedly have a particular experience surrounded by a certain colou
53、r, then you eventually begin to associate that color with the way you were feeling or behaving. Its been suggested that a school career spent reading your teachers red writing circling your mistakes forever makes you link red with danger and this is strengthened by the fact that poisonous fruits are
54、 often red. Blue meanwhile is more likely to be associated with calmer situations like staring at the sea or marveling at a big blue expanse of sky.Of course there will always be exceptionsthecomment from the teacher saying “well done” is also written in red and raspberries are red, but perfectly ed
55、ible. It is true that people do make different associations with different colors, but whether this translates into behaving in a certain way or succeeding at a particular task is a different question.After so many mixed results in the past, in 2009 researchers at the University of British Columbiat
56、ried to clarify the situation once and for all. They sat their participants at computer screens colored blue, red or “neutral” and tested them on various tasks. With a red screen people did better on tests of memory and proof-reading, tasks requiring attention to detail, but when the screen was blue
57、 they did better on creative tasks, such as thinking of as many uses as possible for a single brick. The authors speculated(推测) that red signaled “avoidance” and so they were more careful, while blue motivated the opposite: an “approach” behavior that encouraged them to be freer with their thinking,
58、 resulting in more creativity. When another team from Appalachian State University tried to replicate(复制) the study with a larger group of people in 2014, the effect of colour disappeared. The initial study comprised just 69 people. In this new, bigger study, of 263 volunteers, background colour mad
59、e no difference.The same team also raised questions about another landmark finding, originallyconducted by Oliver Genschow at the University of Basel in Switzerland. Genschows team had offered their volunteers a plate of pretzels(椒盐饼干), and told them to eat as many as they felt they needed to make a
60、 judgment about the taste. The color red once again seemed to serve as a warning, and people offered pretzels from a red plate took fewer. Yet when the Appalachian team followed the same procedure their results were the exact oppositepeople with red plates ate more pretzels.Clearly, studying the eff
61、ect of color is much harder than it looks. Colors might well have an effect, but so far those effects have been difficult to demonstrate consistently and sometimes dont seem to exist at all. Better-controlled studies are slowly emerging, but it may be some time before we get a full picture of how co
62、lor affects us, let alone understand the exact mechanisms through which it happens. For the time being, interior decoration should be, as ever, a mix of personal taste and artistic flair.61. The word “engrained” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.A. rootedB. understoodC. influencedD. practise
63、d62. According to the passage, people associate their behaviour with a certain colour largely due to _.A. their inborn characterB. social expectationC. surrounding circumstancesD. researchers speculations63. Where could the following sentence best added to the passage?In any case, question marks are
64、 now hanging over the discovery itself.A. B. C. C. 64. Which of the following is true about the three researches mentioned in the passage?A. In the 2009 research participants sitting at a blue screen were more creative.B. The 2009 research had the same number of participants as the 2014 research.C.
65、The 2009 research and Genschows team reached similar conclusionsD. The red color of the plate spoiled peoples appetite.65. It can be concluded from the passage that _.A. the comment saying “well done” written in red dont work well for studentsB. scientific research has confirmed the effect of colors
66、 on peopleC. the conclusions drawn from scientific research are unreliableD. it takes more time to fully understand the effect of colours第卷第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。Was Jesus Happy?Americans tend to think Jesus was happy, extro
67、verted(外向的), agreeable, kind and caring. Koreans, on the other hand, associate Jesus more with suffering, sacrifice, and pity, according to a recent analysis in Personality and Social Psychology Connections.Responses to the simple question about Jesus and happiness, whose Biblical description is ess
68、entially the same worldwide, turn out to involve complex factors, such as shared life histories, culture and possibly even genetics. “Americans meet far more strangers than others and need to be more extroverted than the Japanese, Koreans and others who tend to interact with a small number of people
69、 repeatedly, so extroversion is a highly valued asset(优点) in the U.S.,” ShigehiroOishi, lead author of the study, told Discovery News. “In the end, happiness, extroversion, and kindness are all highly valued qualities among Americans, and they might just see Jesus to have these highly desirable char
70、acteristics.”Oishi said that “Buddhism and other religions had been firmly in place in Korea before the introduction of Christianity, and life is suffering in Buddhism. The main goal of Buddhism was to reduce pain and suffering.”Other cultural differences may further explain the American and Korean
71、responses. Oishi said such differences pose “an egg and chicken problem” involving genetics and shared life experiences, since one can affect the other. It is also unclear if the image of Jesus might be culturally constructed to fit an existing ideal, or if it could reflect an individuals self-image
72、.Casey Eggleston, a researcher at the University of Virginia, told Discovery News that language differences also come into play, with the meaning of happiness differing across cultures over time.“The historical definition of happiness included concepts of luck and good fortune, but that meaning has
73、fallen out of use in the U.S., where many believe they can pursue and obtain happiness by their own effort, while it remains a major part of the concept in most other cultures,” she explained.“Similarly, the emotional connotation(涵义) of the word happy varies greatly. While the American concept typic
74、ally includes upbeat positive emotions like excitement, the concept in East Asia tends to focus more on calm positive emotions like peace and contentment.”The researchers chose to focus on two particular countries, but they expect respondents in other nations with a large Christian base would also p
75、rovide different, culture-predicted responses to the question, “Was Jesus happy?”As for Oishis answer to whether or not Jesus was happy, he said, “I dont know for sure, but I dont think so. He had a tough life.”ThemeWas Jesus happy?Different (66)Americans are more likely to associate Jesus with (67)
76、meanings while Koreans with negative ones.Various (68) in the differencesLife historyMore social (69) leads Americans to value extroversion more than KoreansCulture Long before Christianity was (70) to Korea, Koreans believe in Buddhism, whose teachings focus on (71). The image of Jesus may be creat
77、ed to fit or (72) the culture. (73) Happiness has different meanings (74) on different cultures over time. Historically, happiness is no longer associated with luck in the US as in other cultures. (75), happiness can mean excitement to Americans but peace and contentment to Asians.ConclusionThere is
78、 no definite answer to the question. 第五部分：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据所给首字母或中文提示写出英文单词。76. Nowadays physical stores can hardly compete (经济上)with online stores.77. The US government accused Russia of (非法地) carrying out a wide-ranging campaign to interfere with the 2016 election.78. The rumors of divorce
79、 has been c(证实) by the actor himself in his WeChat.79. Big data can offer teachers (技术的) assistance in course designing. 80. After the girl went missing, the local police searched the area on a large (规模).81. John has the speech written but he wants to p it up before he delivers.82. China doesnt hav
80、e a really money-making c card system, so Chinese people just went straight to mobile payments.83.True eccentrics d social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.84. A d bargain hunter must have patience and is able to recognize the worth of antiques at the fi
81、rst sight.85. Reward and punishment are m out quite independent of human interference.第六部分：书面表达（满分20分）86.请阅读下面短文，并按照要求写一篇150词左右的文章。Parental expectations, if realistic, can help the development of children, says one scholar, but another says high expectations from parents give children too much stres
82、s.Considering Chinas social reality, culture and traditions, parents whose main motivation in life is their childrens development are beyond blame. In fact, parental expectations can motivate children to build a strong mind and encourage them to achieve their best academic performance. Therefore, th
83、ere is nothing wrong with parents who hold expectations for the development of their children.But nowadays, many children get depressed and stressed by their parents high expectations. Even worse, quite a number of parents restrict childrens development only to academic performance. As is known to a
84、ll, childrens development involves different aspects. If parents restrict their expectations for childrens development just to intellectual level, usually in form of exam results, they are actually harming the overall development of their children.【写作内容】1.以约30个词概括这段短文内容；2.以约120个词就“父母对孩子的期望”这一话题表达自己的
85、观点，内容包括以下要点：分析父母对孩子期望值的现状及其原因；谈谈你父母对你的期望及其影响；就父母对孩子的期望值谈谈你的看法。【写作要求】1作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如姓名、学校名等。【评分标准】内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。命题人：刘人杰审核人：顾霞答 案第一部分：听力1-5 BCCAB6-10 BCAAB11-15 CBACA第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空16-20 DBDAC21-25BACBC26-30ACBDD第二节完型填空31-35BCDBD36-40AABC
86、B41-45ADBCC46-50DBADC第三部分：阅读理解51-53CDA54-56ADA57-60 CDAB 61-65ACBCD第四部分：任务型阅读66. responses / reactions / attitudes67. positive68. factors / elements69. communication / interaction 70. introduced71. suffering72. reflect73. Language 74.depending75. Emotionally第五部分：单词拼写76. economically77. illegally78.
87、confirmed79. technical80. scale81. polish82. credit83. disregard84. dedicated85. meted第六部分：书面表达Possible version:There is nothing wrong with Chinese parents who have high expectations of their children. However, parental expectations should be realistic and general rather than just focus on the acade
88、mic performance.As is often the case nowadays, many parents are setting too high expectations for their children. With the increasingly fierce competitions, parents hold the view that high expectations can help their children achieve more both in studies and future life.Luckily, may parents never pu
89、t too much pressure on me. When I achieve something, they give me a lot of praise, and when I fail, they keep encouraging me. Thanks to it, I have made much progress in many aspects.Personally, high parental expectations surely serve as necessary drive for childrens lifetime development, but going too far, in return, does great harm to children. When the goals are far beyond their reach, childrens interest and self-confidence may suffer seriously.