2016-2017学年陕西省延安市实验中学大学区校际联盟高二下学期期中考试英语试题(A)

延安市实验中学大学区校际联盟
2016—2017学年度第二学期期中考试试题（卷）
高二英语（A）
考试时间100分钟满分100分
说明：卷面考查分（3分）由教学处单独组织考评，计入总分。

第Ⅰ卷选择题（共60分）
第一部分：听力（满分10分）
听下面10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 are the speakers talking about?
A.A film.
B. A journey.
C. Unexpected news.
2.What will the woman do?
A. Stay at home
B. Visit a clothes shop.
C. Go to a fashion show.
3.Who is over there?
A. Tom.
B. Henry.
C. Alice’s brother.
4.When does the restaurant close?
A. At 9:00 pm.
B. At 9:30 pm.
C. At 11:00 pm.
5.What happened to the woman last weekend?
A. She had an unpleasant trip.
B. Dirty water went into her kitchen.
C. Her new apartment was flooded.
6.What is the man’s original plan?
A. Go to the picnic
B. Work in the company
C. Do his gardening
7.What will the man do?
A. Change his jacket.
B. Buy a tie
C. Have an interview
8.Where does the woman want to get married?
A. In a church
B. In the open air
C. In a country house
9.What is the man doing?
A. Taking a test
B. Reading a book
C. Having a class
10.What do we know about the man?
A. He is on the diet.
B. He likes eating salad.
C. He has a good appetite.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Of the three major drinks of the world—tea, coffee, and cocacola—tea is drunk by the largest number of people.
China is the homeland of tea. It is believed that China had tea as early as five to six thousand years ago, and the history of tea planting dates back to two thousand years.
At present, more than forty countries in the world produce 90% of the world’s total tea. All tea trees in other countries have their beginnings directly or indirectly from China. The word for tea leaves or tea as a drink in many countries comes from the Chinese character “cha”.
The habit of tea drinking spread to Japan in the 6th century, but it was not introduced to Europe and America till the 17th and 18th centuries. Now the number of tea drinkers in the world is very large and is still growing.
Tea has been a necessary part of people’s daily lives in China for a long time. Countless numbers of people like to have a cup of tea after a meal.
In summer, tea seems to drive away the heat and bring on a cool feeling together with a feeling of relaxation.
In medicine, the tea leaf is very important to people who live mainly on meat. A popular saying says, “I’d rather go without salt for three days than without tea for a single day.”
Tea is also rich in various vitamins and, for smokers, it helps to remove nicotine from the body. After drinking wine, strong tea may prove to be a good way to keep one’s mind clear.
The above, however, does not mean that a stronger tea is better. Too much strong tea is bad for the stomach and can cause indigestion(消化不良). Drinking strong tea just before bedtime
will make it hard for people to fall asleep. Often drinking very strong tea may give some people heart and blood pressure disorders, and make the teeth of young people turn brown. But it is not difficult to prevent these undesirable (不受欢迎的) effects: just don’t make your tea too strong.
11. ________ is the most popular drink in the world.
A. coffee
B. tea
C. juice
D. cacacola
12. _____ is the second earliest country that has the habit of tea drinking.
A. Japan
B. China
C. England
D. America
13. 90% of the world’s total tea is produced in ________ nowadays.
A. China
B. more than 45 countries
C. Japan
D. England
14. For a drunken man, tea is a good way to _____.
A. relax him
B. make him sleep
C. drive away the heat
D. keep his mind clear
15. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Drinking strong tea can make people keep clear mind.
B. Drinking too much strong tea has bad effects on people.
C. Drinking strong tea helps to make smokers give up smoking.
D. Drinking strong tea too often may cause people’s blood pressure disorder.
B
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is one of the most common sayings in the English languages. This is because apples were one of the first foods that medical professionals recognized as healthy—their benefits became obvious when, quite simply, doctors found that people who ate apples were sick less often than those who did not. Today we have a more specific understanding of why apples are so beneficial to overall health.
Apples can help keep your levels of bad cholesterol (胆固醇) down. The pectin (果胶) in apples helps you to maintain cardiovascular health and reduce LDL cholesterol(which is the “bad” kind). Apples themselves do not add cholesterol to your diet and are full of water and fiber to help prevent the cholesterol in other foods you might digest. According to Health Diaries, people who eat two apples per day may lower their cholesterol by as much as 16 percent.
Apples are naturally low in calories and high in water content. Eating an apple can satisfy your hunger and keep you from reaching for high-sugar, high-calories snacks. By eating apples,
you will be more able to maintain a healthy weight because they fill you up, potentially stopping you from eating food that encourages a waistline increase.
Apples contain respectable levels of boron (硼), which helps build healthy bones, and can also prevent diseases like arthritis. Apples are rich in vitamin C, which is known to help build immunity.
Studies have shown that apples can decrease the risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, and liver cancer. One theory is that the apple skins are responsible for this, so be sure not to peel your apple before you eat them, as you could remove some of the health benefits.
16. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. An explanation of an English saying.
B. How to make full use of apples.
C. Apples are beneficial to our health.
D. How to keep healthy in our daily life.
17. By eating apples we can get many benefits EXCEPT________.
A. lowering the cholesterol
B. keeping a healthy weight
C. building immunity
D. preventing heart disease
18. Which of the following can most probably replace the underlined word “respectable”?
A. Admirable.
B. Considerable.
C. Reliable.
D. Valuable.
19.Which plays an important role in reducing the risk of breast cancer?
A. The pectin.
B. The apple skins.
C. The flesh of apples.
D. The fiber of apples.
20. What’s the author’s attitude towards the effe ct of eating apples?
A. Positive.
B. Negative.
C. Doubtful.
D. Uncertain.
C
I went up to my mother's bedroom after her death and found a box full of papers. Inside was
a letter. “Dearest Andrew,” it began, “there was never a right time to tell you.”
Along with the letter was my adoption paperwork—“Parents: unknown”—and two newspapers. The first described a newborn baby, wrapped in a pink blanket, discovered on a doorstep by a paperboy. The second was from a year later, reporting that the baby was still in a children’s home, yet to be adopted.
It was a shock. My childhood was happy; my adoptive father died when I was eight, but my mother made sure I couldn’t have had a more loving home. I didn’t do anything about trying to
find out my birth parents for 15 years. However, there were so many questions. Why did my mother abandon me? Did she get into trouble? I didn’t feel angry with her for leaving me, but I wanted to know more about the circumstances surrounding my birth.
I started to research my history and went on local television news. Amazingly, a man called Ronnie got in touch with the TV station, saying I reminded him of his father, Angus. We met up and I was surprised to see a man 20 years my senior. We arranged a DNA test. The results were positive—Ronnie was my half-brother.
Ronnie told me that my father would have been 60 when I was born. He died before I started my search. My father was having an affair with a young woman during the year of my birth, but she is now married with her own family and I should respect her privacy. I would like my questions answered, but not at the expense of her happiness. “Abandoned” is such a sensitive word, but I don’t feel any sadness or rejection, because I don’t know the circumstances of my birth. Instead, I feel unique.
21. From the passage we can know that Andrew .
A. was wrapped in a blanket when found
B. was brought up in a children’s home
C. served as a paperboy when his mother died
D. was abandoned by his birth parents a year after birth
22. What contri buted to Andrew’s looking for his birth parents?
A. Anger.
B. Curiosity.
C. Bitter childhood.
D. Present poor life.
23. What can we know about Andrew and Ronnie from the passage?
A. Neither has seen Angus.
B. Neither is the son of Angus.
C. Both have the same father.
D. Both are at the same age.
24. Why did the author give up searching for his birth mother?
A. He hated her because she abandoned him on a doorstep.
B. He didn’t have evidence due to his father’s death.
C. He felt it lucky enough to find his birth father.
D. He didn’t want to put her into trouble.
25. Which of the following words can best describe the author’s attitude towards his adoptive mother?
A. Dissatisfied.
B. Forgiving.
C. Grateful.
D. Concerned.
第二节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5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。

（E涂AB; F涂AC; G 涂AD）
The world is an interesting place. Different people like different things. Some people like loud music. Other people don’t. ____26__.
Many people like sports, but they don’t all like the same sports. In some countries, cricket is a very popular sport. In other countries, it is not popular at all. No one plays it or watches it on TV. However, most people like soccer. The World Cup is very popular. _27___.
Different people like different foods. Some people do not like meat. __28__. Some people don’t like potatoes or bread. They prefer rice.
____29_ . Most people have their favorite colors. Some people like bright colors. Others prefer pale colors.
Many people like travelling. Different people like different places. Some people like to go to the country. They like the fresh air. Some people like to go to the cities, because they like shopping. __30__.
A.They like soft music.
B.Not everyone likes the same color.
lions of people watch the games on the TV.
D.Different people like different kinds of pets.
E.They eat fruit and vegetables most of the time.
F.So they don’t raise pigs in their countries.
G.Some other people enjoy beautiful places like the mountains or beaches.
第三部分完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，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。

There was once a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before being sent away this boy was the brightest student in his class.
But the boy_ 31 ___after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His grades started __32___. He hated being in a group and he was __33___ all the time. And there were
especially dark times when he felt like 34 himself. All of this happened because he felt worthless and no one loved him.
His 35__ started worrying about the boy. But they even didn’t know what was wrong with him. ____36__ his Dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.
They sat ___37__ the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him casual questions about his classes, teachers and__38___. After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, _39___ I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To check my grades?”
“No, no,” his dad ___40__, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t __41_ grades. I care about _42___. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY WORLD.”
Those words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He ___43__ his dad. They didn’t say __44__ to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He meant the __45__ to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
31.A. changed B. improved C. escaped D. regretted
32.A. increasing B. rising C. balancing D. dropping
33.A. disappointed B. careless C. lonely D. busy
34.A. teaching B. killing C. helping D. enjoying
35.A. parents B. classmates C. teachers D. friends
36.A. And B. But C. Or D. So
37.A. toward B. along C. on D. opposite
38.A. work B. study C. sports D. education
39.A. when B. where C. why D. how
40A. replied B. smiled C. called D. talked
41A. check out B. are about C. worry about D. think about
42.A. it B. myself C. you D. us
43.A. forgave B. shook C. hugged D. begged
44.A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
45. A. life B. world C. hope D. need
第II卷（共40分）
第一部分：单词拼写（每小题1分，满分10分）
46.___________(浪漫主义的)poems are always popular with the youth.
47.All students without ______________(例外) must take the English examination.
48.I ___________(惊慌) when I saw smoke coming out of the engine.
49.Our English teacher is always ___________ (优雅地) dressed.
50.Many people went to California during the 1900s to make a _____________(财富).
51.You all know who I am ___________(提及) to when I say “that nice man”.
52.The man must do many things, ________(包括) directing the traffic.
53.Early _______________(移民者) on the American continent were mostly Europeans.
54. The Sprifg Festival is the most important __________ (传统) festival in China.
55. Did you go to watch the football match held in the _____(体育场)
第二部分：语法填空（每小题1分，满分10分）
Communicating with the old can be challenging, 56 (especial) when considering the fact that their abilities are failing.
First of all, you are 57 (suppose) to respect the old’s thoughts, backgrounds and life experience. Do not correct their opini ons even when you can’t reach any 58 (agree). And when old people are talking, listen 59 (careful). Let them finish because letting them express their thoughts and emotions 60 (be) important.
When you’re together with them, try to know if they wo uld like 61 (chat) or be quiet. And when you feel they want to be quiet, just be there, because 62 _(spend) time with them is as important as talking to them or cheering them up.
As communication with old people can be difficult, it is 63 (importance) to be always patient. When you are explaining something 64 them, you should remain patient when they ask you to repeat yourself. Try using gestures while you talk with them, or write down what you want to say when 65 is necessary.
第三部分：短文改错（每小题1分，满分10分）
My neighbor is a old woman who is 70 year old. We both have gardens, but sometimes her garden is covered grass. I think she is too old to taking care of hers. This Saturday, when I was
cutting the grass in her garden, I was noticing that she is trying her best to cut her grass. It would take her a few hour to cut the grass unless I didn’t help her. So I decided to help her. She was very gratefully to me. And she gave me some cookies which were tasted delicious.
第四部分：写作（满分10分）
有一家英文报社征稿，介绍中国的端午节。

请你根据下面提示用英语写篇短文应征。

名称：端午节（Dragon Boat Festival）；
时间：中国农历5月5日；
庆祝活动：吃粽子（由糯米，肉等包在竹叶或芦苇叶里做成）；观看赛龙舟（在南方流行）；目的：纪念屈原（中国古代伟大的诗人，相传投河自尽）；
重要性：是中国最重要的传统节日之一。

注意：1.词数：120左右；
2.短文必须包括以上所有要点，可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯；
3.参考词江：农历——traditional Chinese calendar；糯米——glutinous rice；竹叶或芦苇叶——bamboo or reed leaf；自尽——commit suicide
高二英语A参考答案
听力：1---5 AABCB 6---10 CCBAA
阅读：11---15BABDC 16---17CBBBA 21---25ABCDC 26---30ACEBG
完型：31---35ADCBA 36---40 DCBCA 41---45BCCAB
单词拼写：Romantic; exception; panicked; elegantly; forture regerring; including; settlers; traditonal; stadium
语法填空
especially; supposed; agreement; carefully; is; to chat; spending; important; to; it
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