广东省广州市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题
广东省广州市普通高中2016_2017学年高二英语期中模拟试题02201801020285
广州市2016-2017学年下学期高二年级英语期中模拟试题02第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节：（共5小题；第小题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答案，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 can we learn from the conversation?A. John is going to give a speech.B. J ohn won’t come to the meeting.C. The woman doubts whether John will come.2. What are the speakers discussing?A. A book by a new author.B. A book they have both read.C. A book by an author they both know.3. Which is the woman going to choose next year?A. Extra sport.B. Cooking.C. Art.4. How is the woman getting along with her piano lessons?A. She is tired of them.B. She is making progress.C. She wants to give them up.5. Why did Mr. Green knock the girl down?A. He was driving fast.B. He didn’t see the girl.C. He was drunk.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话。
广东省广州市普通高中2016_2017学年高二英语期中模拟试题05201801020288
广州市2016-2017学年下学期高二年级英语期中模拟试题05第一卷（共69分）Listening Comprehension (17)Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.1. A. Receptionist and guest. B. Hairdresser and customer.C. Doctor and patient.D. Boss and staff.2. A. On Thursday morning. B. On Monday night.C. On Friday morning.D. On Thursday night.3. A. In a library. B. In a classroom.C. In a furniture store.D. In a computer shop.4. A. The time of the lecture. B. The boredom of the lecture.C. The length of the lecture.D. The problem of the clock.5. A. Go to the movie alone. B. Check the Reader.C. See a movie with the woman.D. Find a nice movie.6. A. The cost of fixing the window.B. The difficulty of cleaning up the broken glass.C. The possible harm to the people involved.D. The type of punishment he will give Tommy.7. A. The clerk doesn’t like to be bothered.B. The machine was just repaired.C. The man couldn’t make any more copies.D. The woman can teach the man to use the machine.8. A. The man will buy some envelopes for the woman.B. The man will take the woman to town.C. The woman will have to go and buy some envelopes herself.D. The woman has written several letters today.9. A. Because she doesn’t feel tired.B. Because the seat is occupied.C. Because she feels tired.D. Because she feels terrible when sitting on the bus.10. A. He is surprised that Dan did not fail.B. He is working especially hard on physics.C. He wonders how Dan’s history course went.D. He wants to pass the management course.Section BDirections:Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. The change of the weekend. B. Attitudes towards leisure activities.C. Shifting job opportunities.D. Attitudes towards employment.12. A. How many weeks there are in a month. B. Which day begins the week.C. Which days people should work.D. How the week is divided into days.13. A. It would make the workday longer.B. It would allow people to work on weekend.C. It would create much more free time.D. It would make leisure activities expensive.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.II. Gram mar and Vocabulary （16）25. A new study shows anger may help people reduce the negative impacts ______ stressand help you become healthier.A. inB. ofC. onD. at26. Mrs. Richardson couldn’t find her ring for ages, but after a few days it______ in her hand bag.A. turned outB. turned overC. turned toD. turned up27. The newspaper's owner and editor ___ away on holiday.A. isB. areC. beD. have been28. After the doctors’discussion about the mistakes they were making, new life-savingsystems were designed to prevent those errors from ______.A. repeatingB. repeatedC. being repeatedD. to be repeated29. We all need knowledge from the past —______ it comes from personal experienceor from studying history. It is our only guide to the future.A. asB. whetherC. howD. when30. The man _______ from serious heart trouble needs a surgery badly.A. sufferedB. sufferingC. who sufferingD. who was suffered31. He said that the study was the first he had seen ____ massage in such depth.A. to analyzeB. analyzingC. analyzeD. analyzed32. The cause he had devoted himself to _______ a perfect success.A. provingB. provedC. was provedD. has been proved33. Later in this chapter cases will be introduced to readers __ consumer complaintshave resulted in changes in the law.A. whereB. whenC. whoD. which34. As for space exploration, we should take the fact into consideration____ manycountries can not afford the expenses.A. whatB. whichC. /D. that35. The pressure _______ causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts them undera constant emotional strain.A. to competeB. to be competedC. competingD. having competed36. ______along either bank of the Huangpu River, trees and flowers added beauty tothe newly-decorated bund.A. PlantingB. PlantedC. To plantD. To be planted37. Unfortunately, when I got there she ______, so we only had time for a few words.A. just leftB. has just leftC. was just leavingD. had just left38. We are not conscious of the length _____ work provides the psychologicalsatisfaction that can make the difference between a full and an empty life.A. thatB. in whichC. to whichD. as39. The footballer scored a winning goal from ________ seemed like an impossible angle.A. thatB. whichC. itD. what40.. ________ a hole in one of the walls. Otherwise, we couldn’t have seen what wasgoing on inside the room.A. There happened to beB. It happened to beC. There happened to haveD. It happened to haveSection B: Vocabulary(9%)Directions: Complete the passage by choosing the proper words in the box. Each wordTHINK spiders are boring? Think again. These little animals can produce some of the strongest material in the world, scientists say.Spider thread is four times stronger than __41____, according to . Their thread can be used to join together skin or tissue after an operation, or as fiber in machines. But scientists have long wondered what makes spider thread so strong. Now the secret has been ___42_____, thanks to Professor Horst Kessler’s research team at the Technical University of Munich and Professor Thomas Scheibel’s team at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. They discovered that spider thread contains long chains of protein molecules (分子). These are built up of thousands of amino acids (氨基酸). In some parts of the thread, protein chains ___43____ together, making the thread fiber stable. In other parts, proteins are separated, which helps keep them ___44____ as well as strong.Spiders keep these proteins in good condition before they turn them into thread. Before the proteins go into the spinning __45____, they are kept in the spider’s saltgland (腺体). This stops them becoming clumped (结块) together. Once they move into the spinning passage, however, the proteins will quickly __46_____ parallel structures. This keeps the thread structure stable.__47_____, even the best ___48____ synthetic fibers cannot match the strength of spider thread. These new findings may provide chemists with a __49_____ for creating new and improved materials.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15)ClozeMuch time and effort has been devoted to researching the mental health benefits of flexible work environments, but can the ability to leave work early to watch your son’s soccer game, or arrive at the office a bit later in the morning in order to 50 some personal matters, have broader physical health benefits 51 making you feela bit less tired?According to new research published in the Cochrane Library's Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, it seems so. In a review of 10 previous studies examining the health effects of flexible work conditions for more than 16,000 people, 52 from the U.K.'s Durham University and University of Newcastle, as well as the University of Montreal, found that flexible work schedules — when employees can 53 their starting times, for example —were associated with improvements in a person’s overall health. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, in all of the studies included in the review, researchers found no evidence for 54 effects of more flexible work schedules. This initial analysis was intended to throw light on the potential health benefitsof flexible work options, which are increasingly 55 throughout Scandinavia, and have recently gained some ground in the U.K. 56 , last April, the British government 57 a policy that allowed parents of children ages six and under to request flexible work arrangements to include parents of children ages 16 and younger.In the U.S., the phenomenon is a bit slower to catch on. Yet, the economic slowdownof recent years may have contributed to 58 in workplace flexibility — as companies 59 to reward employees with bonuses(奖金) or raises may 60 other forms of compensation(补偿), Reuters reported early last year.Previous research too, of course, has indicated the benefits of flexible work environments toward positive mental health outcomes. And while these latest findings are promising, the researchers stress that more study is vital to understanding the detailed 61 between flexible work and improved health outcomes. To truly 62 the benefits of flexible working conditions, the researchers say, additional study analyzing health outcomes among a wide 63 of workers — from high-ranking executives to hourly employees —is 64 , which helps to gain a deeper understanding of the issue, and to shape future workplace policy.50. A. see to B. keep to C. point to D. look to51. A. across B. besides C. before D. over52. A. officials B. employers C. executives D. researchers53. A. spend B. devote C. shift D. cancel54. A. changeable B. positive C. considerable D. negative55. A. popular B. interesting C. adaptable D. multiple56. A. In particular B. As a result C. For example D. In return57. A. extended B. adopted C. made D. implemented58. A. decrease B. beginning C. freedom D. growth59. A. willing B. unable C. determined D. ready60. A. turn to B. set aside C. help out D. get across61. A. difference B. relationship C. progress D. movement62. A. grasp B. follow C. fight D. apply63. A. variety B. change C. range D. gap64. A. critical B. possible C. feasible D. demandingSection B: Reading: 16%ATWO deer jumped out in front of 16-year-old Amanda Floyd’s car. She stepped on the brakes . and stopped just in time.But then she started texting. Distracted , Amanda turned left and right, then crashed into another car.Luckily she wasn’t in a real car. She was in a driving simulator at Roosevelt High School, Ohio, US.“I never really realized you swerve that much,” Amanda, a junior, said. She added that she doesn’t text while driving any more. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and State Highway Patrol brought the simulator to the school. They said they wanted to help students learn about the dangers of driving drunk, while texting, or while talking on the phone.Last year, state authorities reported 39 fatalities (死亡案例), 454 serious injuries and 12,410 crashes caused by distracted driving. Experts said that real numbers are probably higher.The simulator is basically a computer game. Like many computer games, it was a hit with the students. They lined up and crowded around to watch each other take turns. The simulator has a steering wheel , brake and gas pedals . It is made up of three large computer screens on a table.Students choose a distraction, for example driving drunk or driving while texting. They always crash, of course. Then they are pulled over by police, and learn the bad results of their driving: how much damage they’ve caused, what their fine is, if anyone died in the accident, and if they’re going to go to prison.“It teaches how to drive without being on the road,” said Shante Thompson, 16. She had just crashed into a deer.ODOT spokesman Justin Chesnic said hundreds of kids have gone behind the wheel so far. He said even more have benefited from watching their classmates.“Driving is such a major responsibility, so take it seriously,” he said. “Put away your cell phone. Don’t put your makeup on. Don’t be eating or playing with the radio.“A lot of the accidents out there are because of distracted driving. It cannot only change your life, but it can change someone else’s life forever. The resu lts are serious.”MCT65. The purpose of the first three paragraphs is to ______.A. show the damage Amanda Floyd caused by texting while drivingB. warn drivers to watch out for deer on the roadC. introduce the driving simulator at Roosevelt High SchoolD. teach people not to swerve too much while driving66. The driving simulator project at Roosevelt High School is meant to ______.A. teach students how to driveB. help students understand the dangers of distracted drivingC. let students have fun between classesD. test the students’ ability to stay focused67. Which of the following statements about the driving simulator is TRUE accordingto the article?A. It is connected to the local police station.B. It looks like a real car but has large computer screens.C. Students who use it benefit more than those who only watch.D. It lets students find out in detail the consequences of their “accidents”.68. We can conclude from the article that ______.A. students at some schools performed better with the simulator than kids at otherschoolsB. the simulator has served its purpose wellC. driving with the radio on proved to be quite safeD. more courses should take the form of computer gamesB69. Ghostwritten work in “CONTEST RULES” might be ________.A. written by someone other than the authorB. science fiction difficult to understandC. a long essay in a very strange writing styleD. full of citations from other writers70. To enter the writing contest, one ________.A. has to pay a feeB. must submit work by January 1, 2013C. needs an eye-catching title for his word documentD. can submit any form or style of writing but a poem71. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. The final results will come out on December 31, 2013.B. All entries must be emailed to contest2013@.C. One can not add a note to a 1,500-word essay for the contest.D. the winning entries will be edited and published.(C)A weather map is an important tool for geographers. A succession of three or four maps presents a continuous picture of weather changes. Weather forecasters are able to determine the speed of air masses and fronts（冷暖空气团接触的锋）to determine whether an individual pressure area is deepening or becoming shallow and whether a front is increasing or decreasing in intensity. They are also able to determine whetheran air mass is retaining its original characteristics or taking on those of the surface over which it is moving. Thus, a most significant function of the map is to reveal a synoptic picture of conditions in the atmosphere at a given time.All students of geography should be able to interpret a weather map accurately. Weather maps contain an enormous amount of information about weather conditions existing at the time of observation over a large geographical area. They reveal in a few minutes what otherwise would take hours to describe. The United States Weather Bureau issues information about approaching storms, floods, frosts, droughts, and all climatic conditions in general. Twice a month it issues a 30-day “outlook” which is a rough guide to weather conditions likely to occur over broad areas of the United States. These 30-day outlooks are based upon an analysis of the upper air levels which often set the stage for the development of air masses, fronts, and storms.Considerable effort is being exerted today to achieve more accurate weather predictions. With the use of electronic instruments and earth satellites, enormous gains have taken place recently in identifying and tracking storms over regions which have but few meteorological stations (气象站). Extensive experiments are also in progress for weather modification（改变）studies. But the limitations of modification have prevented meteorological results except in the seeding of super-cooled, upslope mountainous winds which have produced additional orographic (山岳形态的) precipitation on the windward side of mountain ranges. Nevertheless, they have provided a clearer understanding of the fundamentals of weather elements.72. By reading weather maps, students majoring in geography can .A. design a project of weather modificationB. interpret the weather condition before the time of observationC. obtain data on atmospheric conditions over a wide areaD. survey ever-changing fronts in local meteorological stations73. A thirty-day forecast is determined by examining .A. daily weather mapsB. upper air levelsC. satellite reportsD. changing fronts74. The observation of weather conditions by satellites is advantageous because______.A. electronic instruments are usedB. it enables man to alter the weatherC. it makes weather prediction more time-consumingD. information not obtained readily otherwise can be gained75. At the present time, experiments are being conducted in .A. controlling and influencing weatherB. determining density of pressuregroupsC. 30-day “outlooks”D. predicting stormsSection CDirections: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F76.Getting the support you need plays a big role in lifting the fog of depression and keeping it away. On your own, it can be difficult to maintain perspective and sustain the effort required to beat depression. But the very nature of depression makes it difficult to reach out for help. However, isolation and loneliness make depression even worse, so maintaining your close relationships and social activities are important.77.Depression puts a negative spin on everything, including the way you see yourself, the situations you encounter, and your expectations for the future. But you can’t break out of this pessimistic mind frame by “just thinking positive.” Happy thoughts or wishful thinking won’t cut it. Rather, the trick is to replace negative thoughts with more balanced thoughts.78.In order to overcome depression, you have to take care of yourself. This includes following a healthy lifestyle, learning to manage stress, setting limits on what you’re able to do, adopting healthy habits, and scheduling fun activities into your day.79.When you’re depressed, exercising may be the last thing you feel like doing. But exercise is a powerful tool for dealing with depression. In fact, studies show thatregular exercise can be as effective as antidepressant medication at increasing energy levels and decreasing feelings of fatigue. Scientists haven’t figured out exactly why exercise is such a potent antidepressant, but evidence suggests that physical activity triggers new cell growth in the brain, increases mood-enhancing neurotransmitters and endorphins, reduces stress, and relieves muscle tension —all things that can have a positive effect on depression.80.If you find your depression getting worse and worse, seek professional help. Needing more help doesn’t mean you’re weak. Sometimes the n egative thinking in depression can make you feel like you’re a lost cause, but depression can be treated and you can feel better!I. Translation(15)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 人们总把爱尔兰与绿色联系在一起。
2016-2017广州越秀区二外高二下期中考英语试卷
广州市第二外国语学校2016学年高二年级期中考试试题英语I选择题（共两节，满分80分）第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you travel in some areas in India, you will be lucky enough to be waited on by special guide monkeys. Dressed in waistcoat, the 1 are always ready to be of service to you. Hungry, you only have to 2 your own stomach and they will lead you to the restaurant. 3 , you put both your hands behind your head and monkeys will take you to the hotel. 4 you want to drink, monkeys will send you to a bar. But do not 5 when they put out their hairy hands after the service is done. They're just asking for 6 money as a tip. After that, they wave their hands as if they were saying 7 to you .Believe it or not, the monkey belong to the school for monkeys in India, 8 they were trained for one year to get their diplomas. They're not 9 monkey students in the world. Some are now being trained 10 nurses in an American medical college. These monkeys 11 to look after patients and help them with housework after school.A three-year-old monkey named Helen had learned to turn 12 the light, use a recorder and open doors and windows 13 he is told to .In the tropical Malaysia, if coconut trees (椰子树) high up to the sky, monkeys would 14 the top and pick off the coconut for people 15 the job is done, they would rush to their master, hoping to get some wild fruits as rewards.1. A. guide B travelers C. people D. monkeys2. A. show B. point C. point to D. point out3. A. Tired B. Thirsty C. Angry D. Sorry4. A. Yet B. Though C. Unless D. If5. A. afraid B. feel puzzled C. surprised D. wonder6. A. a bit B. a few C. little D. a little7. A. sorry B. hello C. good-bye D. thanks8. A. Which B. that C. where D. /9. A. the only B. the same C. only D. living10. A. like B. as C. for D. with11. A. are able B. are unable C. are about D. have to12. A. up and down B. in and out C. over and over D. on and off13. A. when B. before C. unless D. till14. A. climb up B. jump to C. jump on D. jump up15. A. Although B. Since C. Once D. Because第二节阅读理解（共25小题，每小题2分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
广东省广州市荔城中学2016年-2017学年高二下期中英语测试卷-教学文档
增城区荔城中学2019年-2019学年第二学期期中考试笔试120分第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）一阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）ASlang(语) is one of those things that everybody can recognize and nobody can define(下定义）Not only is it hard to wrap slang in a definition, it is also hard to distinguish (区别)it from such similar things as colloquialism (口语) , provincialism (方言) , jargon (行话) or trade talk (行业话).Usually, slang tends to be transient. Thus parents are often laughed at by their children when this older generation uses slang which was considered to be the height of fashion in their own youth.Of course, the slang teenage children use today is very different from that of their parents. Indeed it might ever be some obscure foreign language as far as the older generation is concerned for it istotally beyond their understanding.It is often said that a slang term stops to be slang when it is "accepted by the dictionary". This is not really the ease. You will find many slang terms listed in dictionaries are still slang terms. The term stops to be slang when it drives its respectable synonym (同义词)out of use, or when it gets a meaning that cannot be expressed otherwise.Such things have happened. The term "hot dog" was once a slang term, but it couldn’t be considered so now. No one in America would go up to a counter and order "a sausage sandwich". Similarly "vanity", originally a slang contraction (缩写) of university, has acquired a special meaning which only it expresses and is no longer slang. Jazz, when it means a particular kind of music, is scarcely a slang form, since there is no more respectable word meaning that kind of music.(1)Which would be the best title for this passage?A. SlangB. Slang terms and their meaningsC. How to understand slang termsD. Slang terms and other forms of language(2)Parents are often laughed at by their children when _____.A. they want to be at the height of the fashionB. they use out-of-date slangC. they try to learn from their childrenD. they want to follow the fashion(3) The last paragraph is intended to show_______.A. when a slang word is no longer slangB. when a slang word disappearsC. how slang words are usedD. how to understand slang words1，A; (,2)B; (3)A;1，A 主旨归纳题。
广东省广州市番禺中学高二期中卷英语试卷
广东番禺中学2016-2017学年度下学期期中考试高二级英语科试题第1卷第一部分阅读理解（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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThe value-packed, all-inclusive sight-seeing package that combines the best of Sydney’s harbor, city, bay and beach highlights.A SydneyPass gives you unlimited and flexible travel on the Explorer Buses: the "red" Sydney Explorer shows you around our exciting city sights while the "blue" Bondi Explorer visits Sydney Harbour bays and famous beaches. Take to the water on one of three magnificent daily harbour cruises(游船). You can also travel free on regular Sydney Buses, Sydney Ferries or CityRail services (limited area), so you can go to every corner of this beautiful city.Imagine browsing at Darling Harbour, sampling the famous seafood at Watsons Bay or enjoying the city lights on an evening ferry cruise. The possibilities and plans are endless with a SydneyPass. Wherever you decide to go, remember that bookings are not required on any of our services so tickets are treated on a first in, first seated basis.SydneyPasses are available for 3, 5 0r 7 days for use over a 7 calendar day period. With a 3 or 5 day pass you choose on which days out of the 7 you want to use it. All SydneyPasses include a free Airport Express inward trip before starting your 3, 5 or 7 days, and the return trip is valid (有效的) for 2 months from the first day your ticket was used.SydneyPass FaresAdult Child* Family**3day ticket $90 $45 $22.55day ticket $120 $60 $3007day ticket $140 $70 $350*A child is defined as anyone from the ages of 4 years to under 16 years. Children under 4 years travel free.**A family is defined as 2 adults and any number of children from 4 to under 16 years of age from the same family.1. A SydneyPass doesn’t offer unlimited rides on ______.A. the Explorer BusesB. the harbour cruisesC. regular Sydney BusesD. CityRail services2. With a SydneyPass, a traveller can________.A. save fares from and to the airportB. take the Sydney Explorer to beachesC. enjoy the famous seafood for freeD. reserve seats easily in a restaurant3. If 5-day tickets were to be recommended to a mother who travelled with her colleague and her children, aged 3, 6 and 10, what would the lowest cost be?A. $225.B. $300.C. $360.D. $420.BVisitors to London's Millennium Dome building on the morning of November 7, 2000 would have seen much more than they had expected. The Dome, a building which was built to celebrate the beginning of the new millennium, had a special display, called “Money”, containing some of the world’s most famous diamonds.Shortly after opening time, four men disguised as workmen drove a large digging machine past security guards at the entrance. After coming near the exhibition, they put on masks and released smoke bombs.Their target was the Millennium Star, a 203-carat perfect blue diamond, thought to be the most beautiful large diamond in the world, and the third largest ever discovered.Unfortunately for the thieves, the police had been keeping an eye on them for months, after seeing two gang members videotaping the diamonds two months earlier. As the thieves used hammers to break into the glass case containing the diamonds, police dressed as cleaners quickly surrounded and arrested them. The police had also swapped the diamonds for fakes a few hours before the robbery attempt.The gang had planned to get away by speedboat along the river outside the exhibition. The two drivers of the boat were also arrested after a high-speed chase along the river. If the robbery attempt had succeeded, it would have been the largest in history-----worth 5, 000 million. The thieves were given a total of 71 years in prison, with the two main leaders receiving 18 years each.Two years later, in February 2002, another gang of thieves succeeded in stealing millions of dollars’ worth of diamonds in Antwerp, a diamond-dealing city in Belgium. They used copied stolen keys and security passes to getinto the area containing the diamonds on Sunday night. The robbery wasn’t discovered until Monday morning. The four thieves might have gotten away with the robbery, except for their carelessness----they were captured after they left a garbage bag containing security passes, videotapes, and documents with their names on the side of a road.4. Why was the first robbery unsuccessful?A. Because the robbers’ actions were under close observation b y police.B. Because the robbers didn’t designed the robbery carefully beforehand.C. Because an unexpected thing happened by chance.D. Because the real diamonds had been replaced.5. Why were the second gang of robbers caught eventually?A. Because they were too careless.B. Because they copied the wrong keys.C. Because they were videotapedD. Because they used security passes.6. What’s the similarity between the two robberies?A. Both of them were unsuccessful.B. Both of them happened in the same city.C. Both of them were planned carefully in advance.D. Both of the two gangs were caught on the spot.7. What’s the best title of the passage?A. Careless RobbersB. Smart PolicemenC. Diamond RobberiesD. Famous DiamondsCThe UK spy agency GCHQ is facing a legal challenge in the European courts over claims that its mass online surveillance(监察) programmes have invaded the privacy of tens of millions of people across the UK and Europe. Three campaign groups – Big Brother Watch, the Open Rights Group and English PEN – together with the German internet activist Constanze Kurz, have filed papers at the European court of human rights claiming that the collection of vast amounts of data by GCHQ is illegal.The move follows revelations by Edward Snowden that GCHQ has the ability to collect more than 21 petabytes of data a day – equal to sending all the information in all the books in the British Library 192 times every 24 hours.Daniel Carey, lawyer at Deighton Pierce Glynn, which is taking the case, said: "We are asking the court to declare that unlimited surveillance of much of Europe's internet communications by the UK government, and the outdated regulatory system that has permitted this, invade our privacy." Files leaked by Snowden show GCHQ and its American partner, the National Security Agency, for which he worked, have developed abilities to undertakeindustrial-scale surveillance of the web and mobile phone networks. This is done by searching for the servers of internet companies and collecting raw data from the undersea cables that carry web traffic. Two of the programmes, Prism and Tempora, can sweep up vast amounts of private data, which is shared between the two countries.The revelations have led to widespread concern in Europe and the US about the power of the UK and US security services to gather online communications. Last week Lord King, a former Conservative defence secretary, called for a review of the laws used to justify surveillance and interception(窃听) techniques.Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch, said the regulatory system was no longer fit for purpose."The laws governing how internet data is accessed were written when barely anyone had broadband access and were intended to cover old-fashioned copper telephone lines," he said."Parliament did not intend those laws to permit collecting details of every communication we send, so it's absolutely right that GCHQ is held responsible in the courts for its actions."（371w）8. What is GCHQ accused of according to the passage?A. Sending all the information in all the books in the British Library.B. Collecting vast amounts of information of the US government.C. Invading the privacy of a great number of Britons and Europeans .D. Claiming its mass online surveillance programmes.9. Who revealed the secret of GCHQ?A. Constanze KurzB. Edward SnowdenC. Daniel CareyD. Lord King10. What doe the word “This” in Paragraph 3 refer to ?A. Collection of raw data from the undersea cables.B. Search for the servers of internet companies.C. Ability of GCHQ to undertake surveillance of the web and mobile phone network.D. Leaks of national security by its American partner.11. Which is TRUE according to the passage?A. Lord King considered it necessary to review the laws on justifying surveillance and interception techniques.B. The revelations haven’t caused any concern in related countries.C. Private data from Prism and Tempora is shared by Germany and The UK.D. Nick Pickles believ es that the laws on how internet data is accessed needn’t updating.DOne side effect of globalization（全球化）and the related phenomenon of greatly increased mobility is that the traditional definition（定义）of “foreigner” has passed its sell-by date.Is a European who has lived in China longer than in his home country, becoming fluent in the language and culture in the process, still a foreigner in China, or has he become more of a foreigner in his own home town? What about a Beijinger who did her schooling in Canada and then lived and worked in mainstream society there for another 20 years while raising a family, who has no intention of returning to China? Does she think and act like a foreigner? What do we mean by this label（标签）?When I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, the faces you would see during a walk through a local shopping mall back in the 1960s and 1970s included almost none of Asian descent. Today the same malls are full of Asian faces, and a glance at the ranks of top scoring students in local schools reveals lots of Asian surnames.To some extent, this is no great surprise in the American context, because America is a land of immigrants, and a cultural melting pot. Apart from the native American Indians, Americans are (or were), in some way, all foreigners anyway. Absorbing a large number of immigrants is an established pattern in American history.In most places, the traditional foreigners were people who didn’t speak or read the local languages well, were unfamiliar with local customs and lifestyles, often engaged in relatively third-class work, and certainly not the type of people you would want your sons or daughters to marry. But, nowadays, a foreigner down the street may have better SAT scores than you did, or higher degree from a better university. He might also be your son’s or daughter’s next employer.The traditional role models are getting mixed up, and it looks like this is just the beginning of a new chapter. Today, the whole thing has totally changed. It’s not about where people are from or what color their skins are. It’s about who they are, what values and skills they bring, and how they think.12. By mentioning a European and a Beijinger , the author tends to tell us______.A. it’s no long proper to define foreigners according to their birthplacesB. the label of foreigners can never be removedC. most foreigners can do well in learning languagesD. it’s impossible for a foreigner get recognition abroad13. What can be inferred from the 3rd paragraph?A. In 1960s and 1970s, Asians didn’t shop in Chicago.B. Today, more and more Asian travelers like to shop in Chicago.C. There are more Asian immigrants today than in 1960s and 1970s in Chicago.D. Most Asian students do well academically in the schools in Chicago.14. Which is Not the feature of the traditional foreigners according to the author?A. They didn’t have good command of the local languages.B. It’s hard for them to marry local people.C. They rarely got familiar with the local customs and lifestyles.D. Most of them didn’t live at the bottom of the local society.15. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Globalization and mobility caused more and more immigrants.B. The standards of defining “foreigner” has thoroughly changed.C. America is a cultural melting pot.D. Immigration is a global social phenomenon.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。
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广州市2016-2017学年下学期高二年级英语期中模拟试题01PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A （15%）Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letters (A,B or C) on the question booklet.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. When does the conversation probably take place?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.2. How long has the restaurant been open?A. Over 60 years.B. Over 16 years.C. Over 6 years.Conversation 23. For how long haven’t the two speakers met?A. 10 years.B. 15 years.C. 20 years.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At the airport.B. In a hospital.C. In a restaurant. Conversation 35. What will the man do on Monday?A. Meet a visitor.B. Have a business trip.C. Have dinner with the woman.6. When will the man go to the dentist?A. On Tuesday.B. On Wednesday.C. On Thursday.Conversation 47. Where does the man come from?A. Canada .B. America .C. France .8. Why does the man want to buy some records of Charles?A. He broke the same ones.B. His sister likes them very much.C. He wants to give them to his father.9. Where does the woman find the records?A. In the window .B. On the shelf.C. In the suitcase. Conversation 510. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. colleagues.B. couple.C. business partners.11. What is the woman’s attitude to Vincent’s management style?A. Admirable .B. Doubtful.C. Indifferent.12. Who plays a big part in getting the job for Vincent?A. His uncle .B. His father.C. His aunt.Conversation 613. What will the woman do?A. Have a class.B. Attend a meeting.C. Have a test.14. Why does the man come to see the woman?A. To give his drawings.B. To ask for permission for a course.C. To borrow drawing books with her work.15. When will the woman give the man a reply?A. Tomorrow.B. This evening.C. The day after tomorrow.SECTION B （5 %）Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.You will hear the short passage TWICE.PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGESECTION A （15%）Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B ,C and D. Choosethe one answer that best completes the sentence.21．According to _____ UN report, 70 percent of the world population have____ access to huge amounts of information through the Internet from their homes.A．an；不填 B．a；an C．an；an D．a；不填22. Though Typhoon Muifa didn’t strike Wenzhou in the end, it still caused great _______ to the local economies.A. damageB. destroyC. ruinD. injury23. Tonghua’s novel “Bu Bu Jing Xin” ha s been ______ for both television and computer games.A. adoptedB. adaptedC. accompaniedD. annoyed24. The father has been ____ for many years in order that his only son can be ____ with higher education.A. fighting; servedB. struggling; equippedC. working; offeredD. labo ring; received25. As for our seniors in West Lake high school, we have reached a point in our life ______ we are supposed to make decisions of our own.A.which B. whatC. whereD. that26. The captain stood on board, ________ her face and arms _______ in the sun.A. to leave; burntB. to leave; burningC. leaving; burntD. leaving; burning27. I was fortunate to pick up a wallet ______ on the ground, but unfortunately forme I found my color TV set _______ when I got home.A. laying; stealingB. lying; stolenC. lay; stolenD. lying;stealing28. The retired workers in Shanghai will have their social security payments ________30 per cent before New Year’s Day.A. raisedB. raisingC. having been raisedD. to be raised29. The film “Let the Bullets Fly” ______ a great success and ______ a large profitto the cinema.A. appreciated; took upB. won; accounted forC. enjoyed; brought inD. seized; cut down30. What surprised me most was that there appeared a ____ look on her face on hearing the unexpected news.A. worryingB. worriedC. worryD. worries31. The limits of a person’s intelligence, generally speaking, are decided at birth, but ______ he reaches these limits will depend on his environment.A. whereB. thatC. whyD. whether32. To a high school student, going to university means a new leaf. ______ before him and being independent is the starting point.A. to be turnedB. being turnedC. to have been turnedD. turned33. _____ his head high, the manager walked into the room to attend the meeting ______ then.A. Holding; being heldB. Held; holdingC. Having held; heldD. Held; to be held34. Only after a person has realized the importance of knowledge, ____________.A. he can devote himself to learnB. he may devote himself to learningC. can he devote himself to learnD. can he devote himself to learning35. ______ the economic crisis getting more and more serious, the government issearching for ways to improve people’s life.A. AsB. WithC. WhenD. IfSECTION B （12%）Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.As a teacher, my daily activity involves driving to a new school almost everyday.On one particular day during my lunch break, I drove to a nearby square to get a coffee. Upon returning to the 36, I realized I had locked my phone and my 37 inside!I had about 15 minutes to get back to the 38. So I hurried into a McDonald’s i n the same square, and asked the man at the counter, who happened to be the 39, to call a taxi for me. After I 40 explained my situation to him, he rushed inside to make the phone while I waited anxiously in the restaurant. I had less than 10 minutes to41 to my school at this point.A moment later, the manager returned only to tell me that the line was 42, and that he had not been able to 43 the taxi yet. I think both 44 and fear could be seen in my face.Without a thought, he grabbed his coat and 45 to drive me to the school. Without hesitation, I followed him into his car and got back to the classroom with two minutes to 46 before the bell rang!This experience made me 47 that out of every seemingly hopeless situation, there is the opportunity for acts of kindness to happen, which has an unimaginable influence on those who receive them.36. A. shop B. bar C. counter D. car37. A. textbooks B. cards C. keys D. gloves38. A. home B. school C. party D. restaurant39. A. manager B. secretary C. guest D. waiter40. A. slowly B. briefly C. effectively D. successfully41. A. get across B. get around C. get back D. get over42. A. busy B. broken C. full D. ready43. A. take B. repair C. drive D. get44. A. excitement B. anger C. hopelessness D. surprise45. A. offered B. refused C. wanted D. hesitated46. A. wait B. go C. waste D. spend47. A. doubt B. argue C. regret D. realizeSECTION C （8%）Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.The Dutch have come up with a new way of catching criminals, that's even better 48. ______ fingerprints, it's called smell prints. Apparently, each of us not only has one unmistakable fingerprint and DNA, but we also have a unique scent (嗅觉) 49. ______ is identifiable(可辨认的). In solving a crime, the police can retrieve（检索） an article used by the perpetrator（罪犯）(such as a gun), and extract a smell print 50. ______ the object in as little as 20 minutes. The smell can then be stored for as long as 4 years. 51. ______ a suspect is apprehended(逮捕), he is asked to wash, and then handle a cloth for a few minutes. The cloth is then placed in a line 52. ______ and a specially trained dog is given the original smell print to examine. The dog is then asked to identify all the smells in the line up. 53. _______ the dogfinds a match, he barks at the container identifying which one. To make the evidence admissible(可采纳) in court, the process is repeated 54. _______ this time without the suspects smell. This new crime fighting tool has solved hundreds of 55. _______ in Holland, and they are now starting to archive(存档) known criminals' smells to compare against outstanding crimes.PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION （15%）Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AI went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap, etc. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds, wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card, to which I replied no, becauseI lived in Switzerland, to which he replied asking if, as I lived abroad, would likea tax rebate form(退税表). After that he showed me what to do, produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities(程序). That was fabulos! I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone, to which he answered: “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”. With that, a tall man in a grey suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying, “Can I introduce myself? I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard…”He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands-on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman, whose face, I can hardlydescribe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer?56. The writer went to Harrods to __________.A. kill timeB. buy some giftsC. go sightseeingD. shop for her wedding57. What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?A. driveB. arriveC. rushD. leave58 Which of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is requiredat Harrods” in th second paragraph?A. “I’m an honest man.”B. “I must obey the rules.”C. “Harrods is strict with its employees.”D. “Anybody will receive ourgood service.”59. As soon as she bought what she wanted, the writer________.A. went to a meeting.B. flew back to GenevaC. visited one of her friendsD. attended a wedding ceremony60. The writer wrote the above passage because she thought what she had experience was so ______.A. pleasantB. strangeC. excitingD. amusingBAt just six years old, Joey Kilpatrick is Australia’s unofficial hide-and-seek champion after he hid in a bedroom cupboard for eight hours while playing his favourite game, causing a massive rescue operation.The determined little boy’s disappearing act led to a full-scale search, including nine police officers, five State Emergency Service volunteers, tracker dogs and almost all of the residents(居民) of the town of Goombungee.His mother, Chris, says she called the police when Joey disappeared one afternoon after telling his older brother, Lachlan, 14, that he was off to play hide-and-seek.“I called the two boys for dinner, ”Chris says. “After about 20 minutes I started to worry. I was shouting to Joey, ‘OK, we can’t find you, time to come out!’”But there was no sign of her little boy. Within minutes of Chris calling the authorities, the police started on of the biggest grou nd searches in the town’s history.“I was really scared. I rang my husband, Kris, who works out of town, and he immediately hit the road, calling me every 10 minutes, ” Chris recalls. “They searched the house from top to bottom; everyone was out looking for him. When a neighbour asked if I’d checked the water tank, that’s when reality hit. I was terrified.”After hours of searching the town, confused police decided to search the house one more time.“I just sat there waiting, ” Chris says. “Then a strange feeling came over me, and I wandered into the bedroom and put my hand on a pile of blankets in the cupboard. As I pulled them out, there he was --- asleep and completely unaware of what was going on! I’ve never hugged him so hard.Senior constable(巡警), Chris Brameld, from Goombungee police, says he is glad that Joey’s game had a happy ending: “When we realized he was safe, we agreed that it doesn’t get much better than that!”And young Joey promises that next time he won’t be so intent on finding t he best hiding place. “I want to say sorry to the policemen and to Mummy for scaring them, ” he says. “ I promise next time I’ll hide where they can find me and I won’t fall asleep!”61. Why did the boy hide in a bedroom cupboard?A. He wanted to start a massive rescue operation.B. He didn’t think he could be easily found there.C. He is Australia’s unofficial hide-and-seek champion.D. He thought it was good place to sleep.62. What did the boy’s mother do the moment she couldn’t find her son?A. She turned to her neighbors for help.B. She called the police and her husband.C. She checked the water tank.D. She searched the town from top to bottom.63. What can we learn from the passage?A. The boy felt very cold when he was found.B. The boy knew clearly what was going on.C. The mother was very grateful to find her boy.D. The mother usually hugged her boy very hard.64. How did the boy feel after he found out what had happened?A. Pitiful.B. Funny.C. Scared.D. Guilty.65. According to the passage, what was the best thing in the end about what happened?A. The boy was found safe.B. The boy fell asleep.C. The boy won the championship.D. The boy found the best hiding place.CWhen parents talk about school safety these days, they’re usually referring to the increase in violence（暴力）at schools. But research shows that school-age children are actually nine times more likely to suffer an injury while doing sports than to be the victim of violence while at school. Accidents can be prevented if parents are on the lookout for potential（潜在的）dangers. To help you keep your kids free from harm, here are some safety tips:a. Teach your child never to talk to strangers or accept rides or gifts from strangers. Remember, a stranger is a nyone you or your child doesn’t know well or trust.b. Be sure that your child walks to and from school with a sibling, friend or neighbor.c. Teach your kid, whether walking, biking or riding a bus to school , to obey all traffic signals, signs and traffic officers. Remind him to be extra careful in bad weather.d. When driving your kid, deliver and pick them up as close to the school as possible. Don’t leave until they are in the schoolyard or building.e. If your child rides a bike to school, make sure he wears a standard helmet（头盔）. Research shows that a helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85%.f. Teach your kid to arrive at the bus stop earlier, stay off the street, and wait for the bus to come to a complete stop.g. Be sure that your kid knows his or her home phone number and address, your work number, the number of another trusted adult and how to call 911 for emergencies（紧急情况）.66. The underlined word “sibling” probably means “_______”.A. strangerB. neighborC. friendD. brother or sister67. If your kid walks to school, tell him or her to _______.A. wear a helmetB. go alone every dayC. walk as fast as possibleD. be more careful in bad weather68. Which of the following statements is Not True according to the text?A. Kids should be taught never to talk to strangers.B. Kids should obey the traffic rules.C. Kids should be taught to call 911 for anything.D. Kids should stay off the street while waiting for the bus.69. The intended readers of the text are _________.A. teachersB. parentsC. childrenD. officers70. The main purpose of the text is to ________.A. talk about school safetyB. call on readers to fight against school violenceC. discuss the injuries at schoolD. give advice on school-age children’s safetySECTION A (10%)Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Laurie and Jake Rohrer live near the small town of Ha’iku on the Hawaiian island of Maui. They have a recording studio in their home. They are helping to support the music of artists who they say are extremely talented yet largely unknown.Jake built a recording studio in their garage. The couple produced a CD with a singer named Ata.The Rohrers wanted to continue producing music, so they established their own record label. They chose the name that one of their artists had given to their home ------ Ululoa.The Rohrers decided to invite only native singers they liked to record with them. They say they give their artists freedom of expression and cultural respect. They also give them half the profits once sales have paid back the cost of producing a CD.There are no contracts (合同). Jake Rohrer says everything is settled with a handshake based on the Hawaiian tradition of pono.In Hawaiian culture, stories are passed down from generation to generation through songs. Many artists say the Rohrer are helping to save this oral tradition. But Laurie Rohrer says they are just trying to produce good music.Laurie Rohrer said, “It cannot be said that we are doing what we do to preserve Hawaiian culture. But if recording Hawaiian people and their music has an end result, we would be very happy.”Laurie and Jake Rohrer are already watching the next generation of Hawaiian singers. When the best of them are ready, they will be invited to record on the Ululoa label.PART FOUR WRITING (20%)Translation（5%）81. I must have sounded very proud of myself after the test, saying loudly how easy it was and how I was sure to get a good mark..________________________________________________________________________.82. What I’m here to say is that having worked side by side with many environmentalists , I know that a healthy environment and a stable economy should be possible at the same time._________________________________________________________________________.83. Rapid development and an increase in population have meant that the amount of water taken from the river is rising, and that the waste being put back into the river has been increasing ._________________________________________________________________________.84.__________________________(当问到男孩时), boys usually hesitate before responding.85. However, some people believe that cloning human embryos with the intention ofdestroying them_____________________________________________________(对人类生命的不尊重)。
2016-2017广州越秀区执信高二下期中考英语
2016-2017学年度第二学期高二级英语科期中考试试卷本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共13页，满分为150分。
考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的铅笔将自己的姓名和学号写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。
2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。
3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。
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I卷（共88分，其中选择题为80分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
APassenger InformationCarry-on Bag RulesWhen travelling on China Southern planes, we ask our customers to follow our simple bag rules.—Each passenger is allowed to bring one bag onto the plane.—Weight limit: Each carry-on bag may weigh up to 10 kilos.—Size limit: Each carry-on bag can be up to 110cm long, 60cm high and 30cm wide.—Additional bags and oversized/overweight bags may be allowed on the plane if there is enough room. There will be a fee for such bags (see the table below). Please note that if your bag breaks more than one rule then you must pay a fee for each rule broken.Safety RulesFor the safety of our passengers, the following items must not be taken onto the plane:—Bottles containing gas (e.g. cigarette lighter)—Bottles containing any cream, oil or other liquid that are over 100ml.Note:If you have any liquid medicines over 100ml that you must use during your flight, please contact our customer service manager on 34533566 to make arrangements at least 24 hours before your departure. You will need to have a doctor’s letter explaining why you need the medicine.**No bag over 150cm long or 80cm high may be taken on the plane. Passengers must put such bags in the plane’s storage.1. How much will a passenger pay for a carry-on bag that is 110cmX50cmX25cm in size and weighs 13 kilos?A. 850 yuanB. 550 yuanC. 300 yuanD. 250 yuan2. When must a passenger speak with the manager about taking over 100ml of liquid medicine onto their flight?A. When they arrive at the airportB. Six hours before their flightC. At least one day before their flightD. After they get on the plane3. What is not allowed to be taken onto the plane by a passenger?A. A 100ml bottle of creamB. A bag that is 120cm longC. Medical equipmentD. A gas bottleBAs a professor at a large American university, there is a phrase that I hear often from students: “I’m only a 1050.” The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice, or even have a chance to get a higher education at all. The SAT score, whether it is 800, 1100 or 1550, has become the focus at this time of their life.It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores, then a great amount of their serf-respect is put in the number. Students who perform poorly on the exam are left feeling that it is all over. The low test score, they think, will make it impossible for them to get into a good college. And without a degree from a prestigious university, they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.According to a study done in the 1990s, the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performance in most cases. Interestingly, it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators—like a student’s high school grades. Even if standardized tests like the SAT can show a student’s academic proficiency, they will never be able to test things like confidence, efforts and willpower, and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities (潜力). This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process. The SAT is an excellent test in many ways, and the score is still a useful means of testing students. However, it should be only one of many methods used.4. This passage is mainly about ______.A. stress caused by the SATB. how to prepare for the SATC. American higher educationD. the SAT and its effects5. A prestigious university is most probably ______.A. a technical universityB. an expensive universityC. a traditional universityD. a famous university6. The purpose of the SAT is to test students’ ______.A. confidence in school workB. full potentialitiesC. academic abilityD. strong will7. Students’ self-respect is influenced by their ______.A. achievements in mathematicsB. scores in the SATC. money spent on educationD. job opportunitiesCManufacturers of products that claim to be environmentally friendly will face tighter rules on how they are advertised to consumers under changes proposed by the Federal Trade Commission.The commission’s revised “Green Guides” warn marketers against using labels that make broad claims, like "eco-friendly". Marketers must qualify their claims on the product packaging and limit them to a specific benefit, such as how much of the product is recycled.“This is really about trying to cut through the confusion that consumers have when they are buying a product and that businesses have when they are selling a product,” said Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the commission.The revisions come at a time when green marketing is on the rise. According to a new study, the number of advertisements with green messages in mainstream magazines has risen since 1987, and peaked in 2008 at 10.4%. In 2009, the number dropped to 9%.But while the number of advertisements may have dipped, there has been a rapid spread of eco-labeling. There are both good and bad players in the eco-labeling game. In the last five years or so, there has been an explosion of green claims and environmental claims. It is clear that consumers don’t always know what they are getting.A handful of lawsuits have been filed in recent years against companies accused of using misleading environmental labels. In 2008 and 2009, class-action lawsuits (集体诉讼) were filed against SC Johnson for using “Greenlist” labels on its cleaning products. The lawsuits said that the label was misleading because it gave the impression that the products had been certified by a third party when the certification was the company’s own.“We are very proud of our accomplishments under the Greenlist system and we believe that we will prevail in these cases,” Christopher Beard, director of public affairs for SC Johnson, said, while acknowledging that “this has been an area that is difficult to navigate.”Companies have also taken it upon themselves to contest each other’s green claims. David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims. “About once a week, I have a client that will bring up a new certification I’ve never even heard of and I’m in this industry,” said Kevin Wilhelm, chief executive officer of S ustainable Business Consulting. “It’s kind of a Wild West, anybody can claim themselves to be green.” Mr. Wilhelm said the excess of labels made it difficult for businesses and consumers to know which labels they should pay attention to.8. What do the revised “Green Guides” require businesses to do?A. Attach green labels to all of their products.B. Specify in what way their products are green.C. Manufacture as many green products as possible.D. Indicate whether their products are recyclable.9. What does the author say about consumers facing an explosion of green claims?A. They are not clear which products are truly green.B. They have doubt about current green certification.C. They have to spend lots of time choosing products.D. They can easily see through the businesses’ tricks.10. What was SC Johnson accused of in the class-action lawsuits?A. It gave a third party the authority to label its products as environmentally friendly.B. It gave consumers the impression that all its products were truly green.C. It sold cleaning products that were not included in the official “Greenlist”.D. It misled consumers to believe that its products had been certified by a third party.11. What does Kevin Wilhelm imply by saying “It’s kind of a Wild West” In the last paragraph?A. Anything produced in the West can be labeled green.B. Businesses compete to produce green products.C. Each business acts its own way in green labeling.D. Consumers grow wild with products labeled green.DA new study suggests that contrary to most surveys, people are actually more stressed at home that at work. Researchers measured people’s cortisol, which is a stress marker, while they were at word and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.“Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work that at home,” writer one of the researchers, Sarah Damaske. In fact women even say they feel better at work, she notes. “It is men, not women, who report being happier at home that at work.” Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with children and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why people who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the blurring (难以区分) of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women it’s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it’s not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what they’re supposed to be doing to be doing: wording, making money, doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure: Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done, there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues-your family-have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into is, of if they’re teenagers, threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they’re teenagers, threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they’re your family. You cannot fire your family. You never really get to go home from home.So it’s not surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are the tasks apparently infinite, the co-workers are much harder to motivate.12. According to Paragraph 1, most previous surveys found that home ______.A. offered greater relaxation than the workplaceB. was an ideal place for stress measurementC. was an unrealistic place for relaxationD. generated more stress than the workplace13. According to Damaske, who are likely to be the happiest at home?A. Working mothersB. Working fathersC. Childless wivesD. Childless husbands14. The underlined word “moola” most probably means ______.A. skillsB. earningsC. energyD. nutrition15. The blurring of working women’s roles refers to the fact that ______.A. it is difficult for them to leave their officeB. there is often much housework left behindC. they are both bread winners and housewivesD. their home is also a place for kicking back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项。
广东省广州六中 2016-2017 学年度第二学期 高二级英语科期中考试试卷
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I卷（共95分）一. 听力（共两节，满分15分）【试卷原题型】二. 单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）【题型】单项选择16. The disaster is so serious that the people in that area really have a lot of difficulty ________ with their lives.A. with goingB. to go onC. going onD. in going17. There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars ________ road conditions need ________.A. that; to be improvedB. which; to be improvedC. where; improvingD. when; improving18. ---- Why didn’t she ask for help at that time?---- You know, at such a midnight, there was no one ________.A. She could turn toB. for whom to turnC. who to turn toD. for her to turn19. The reason ________ at the meeting for being late was not reasonable.A. Why he gaveB. what he gaveC. he gaveD. on which he gave20. I want to use the same tools ________ used in your factory a few days ago.A. as wasB. which wasC. as wereD. which21. ________ you have seen things like these before doesn’t matter.A. IfB. WhetherC. WhatD. When22. That was the first time I ________ there and I was impressed by the friendly people very much.A. goB. was goingC. had goneD. have gone23. A group of ________ are eating ________ and ________ at the foot of the hill.A. deer; grass; leafB. deer; grass; leavesC. deers; grasses; leafD. deer; grasses; leaves24. Niki is always full of ideas, but ________ is useful to my knowledge.A. nothingB. no oneC. neitherD. none25. The ________ an object is from us, the ________ it looks.A. farther; lessB. further; smallerC. farther away; smallerD. farthest away; smallest26. The bank is reported ________ in the evening newspaper yesterday.A. being robbingB. to be robbedC. having been robbedD. to have been robbed27. ---- The singer together with her band ________ invited to the concert. Did you enjoy that part?---- No, no sooner ________ than they sang their top hit Another Way to Die.A. was; I had leftB. were; I have goneC. was; had I leftD. were; did I leave28. To ret urn to the problem of water pollution, I’d like you to look at a study ________ in Australia in 2012.A. having conductedB. to be conductedC. conductingD. conducted29. The general at last got a chance to visit the village ________ he used to fight, ________ he had been dreaming of for years.A. that; whichB. where; thatC. in which; whatD. where; which30. With no arrangements reached, the leaders in the six-side talks will spend another two hours, ________ in the hotel, discussing the nuclear problem of North Korea.A. lockingB. having lockedC. lockedD. being locked31. The other day I went past an ancient tower, on ________ roof sat a very beautiful bird I had never seen before.A. whichB. whereC. whoseD. whom32. The photo was taken ________ stood the famous statue, a landmark of the city he paid a visit last July.A. whichB. in whichC. whereD. what33. Perseverance is a kind of quality and that’s ________ it takes to do anything successfully.A. howB. whichC. whereD. what34. In many ways, the education system in the US is not very different from ________ in the UK.A. thatB. whatC. oneD. it35. Since the gallery ________ after the brilliant artist was built in honor of his great contribution, it is open to the public for free the whole year.A. being nameB. namedC. to nameD. to be named【参考答案】16-20 CAACC 21-25 BCBDC 26-30 DCDDC 31-35 CCDAB【试卷原题型】三. 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）【题型】阅读理解AGetting a GrantWho Pays?The Local Education Authority ( LEA) for the area in which the student is living.Who Can Get the Money?Anyone who gets a place on a first-degree course, although a student who has already attended acourse of advanced further education may not. Students must also have been resident(常住的) in theUK for at least three years, which can exclude(排除) some students from overseas.Special ClassesIf a Student Has Studied in a College?A student who is 26 0r more before the course starts and who has worked for at least three of theprevious(早先的)six years will get extra money $ 155 a year at 26, increasing to a maximum (最多的)of $ 615 at 29 or more.If a Student Is Handicapped?LEAs will give up to $ 500 to help meet extra expenses-such as buying a tape recorder for blind students, extra heating or special food.Banking?Most of the big banks offer special services to students who open accounts(账户) (in the hope thatthey will stay with the bank when they become rich officials). A student won't usually have to pay bankcharges as long as the account stays in credit (信用). Some banks allow students to overdraw by $ 100or so, and still don't make charges (though they do charge interest).36. The underlined phrased phrase “a grant”in the title most probably means ________.A. bank interestB. a credit cardC. financial aidD. an education fee37. A 31-year-old nurse wishes to qualify as a doctor at a university. She has worked since she was 25. How much extra money will she get a year?A. None.B. $ 155.C. $515.D. $615.38. A big bank offers a new student special services because ________.A. they need student accounts badlyB. they charge students extra interestC. they hope he’ll be a potential customerD. they know he can get money regularly【参考答案】36-38 CDCB（2016四川高考D篇）A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off—if it is milked from a cow at night.Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.39. According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk_______.A. started sleep more easilyB. were less activeC. were more anxiousD. woke up later40. Which of the following is TRUE of melatonin according to the text?A. It’s used in sleeping drugs.B. It exists in milk in great amount.C. It can make people more energetic.D. It’s been tested on mice for ten years.41. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Milk Drinking and HealthB. Fat, Sugar and HealthC. An Experiment on MiceD. Night Milk and Sleep42. How does the author support the theme of the text?A. By giving examples.B. By providing research results.C. By explaining statistical data.D. By stating arguments.【参考答案】39-42 CADBCEvery April I am troubled by the same concern-that spring might not occur this year. he landscape looks dull, with hills, sky and forest appearing gray. My spirits ebb, as they did during an April snowfall when I first came toMaine 15 years ago. "Just wait," a neighbor advised. "You'll wake up one morning and spring will just be here."And look, on May 3 that year I awoke to a green so amazing as to be almost electric, as if spring were simply a matter of flipping a switch. Hills, sky and forest revealed their purples, blues and green. Leaves had unfolded and daffodils were fighting their way heavenward.Then there was the old apple tree. It sits on an undeveloped lot in my neighborhood. It belongs to no one and therefore to everyone. The tree's dark twisted branches stretch in unpruned (未经修剪的)abandon. Each spring it blossoms so freely that the air becomes filled with the scent of apple.Until last year, I thought I was the only one aware of this tree. And then one day, in a fit of spring madness, I set out with pruner to remove a few disorderly branches. No sooner had I arrived under its boughs than neighbors opened their windows and stepped onto their porches. These were people I barely knew and seldom spoke to, but it was as if I had come uninvited into their personal gardens.My mobile-home neighbor was the first to speak. "You're not cutting it down, are you" Another neighbor frowned as I cut off a branch. "Don't kill it, now," he cautioned.Soon half the neighborhood had joined me under the apple tree. It struck me that I had lived there for five years and only now was learning these people's names, what they did for a living and how they passed the winter. It was as if the old apple tree gathering us under its boughs for the dual purpose of acquaintanceship and shared wonder. I couldn't help recalling Robert Frost's words:The trees that have it in their pent-up budsTo darken nature and be summer woodsOne thaw(融雪期) led to another. Just the other day I saw one of my neighbors at the local store. He remarked how this recent winter had been especially long and complained of not having seen or spoken at length to anyone in our neighborhood. And then, he looked at me and said, "We need to prune that apple tree again."43. By saying that “my spirits ebb” (Para 1), the author means that _______.A. he feels blueB. he feels relievedC. he is surprisedD. he is tired44. The apple tree mentioned in the passage is most likely to ________.A. have been abandoned by its original ownerB. be regarded as a delight in the neighborhoodC. have been neglected by everyone in the communityD. be appealing only to the author45. According to Para.4, why did the neighbors open their windows and step onto their porches?A. they were surprised that someone unknown was pruning the tree.B. they wanted to prevent the author from pruning the tree.C. they were concerned about the safety of the tree.D. they wanted to get to know the author46. It can be inferred that author’s neighbor mentioned in the last paragraph most cared about _____.A. the neighborhood gatheringB. how to pass the long winterC. when spring would arriveD. the pruning of the apple tree【参考答案】43-46 ABCADTaste is such a subjective matter that we don’t usually conduct preference tests for food. The most you can say about anyone’s preference is that it’s one person’s opinion. But because the two big cola companies—Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed so aggressively, we’ve wondered how big a role taste preference actually plays in brand loyalty. We set up a taste test that challenged people who identified themselves as either Coca-Cola or Pepsi fans: Find your brand in a blind tasting.We invited staff volunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola or Pepsi, Diet Coke, or Diet Pepsi. These were people who thought they’d have no trouble telling their brand from the other brand.We eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers. Then we fed them four unidentifiedsamples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other. We asked them to tell us whether each sample was Coke or Pepsi; then we an alyzed the records statistically to compare the participants’ choices with what mere guess-work could have accomplished.Getting all four samples right was a tough test, but not too tough, we thought, for people who believed they could recognize their brand. In the end, only 7 out of 19 regular cola drinkers correctly identified their brand of choice in all four trials. The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse----only 7 of 27 identified all four samples correctly.While both groups did better than chance would predict, nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times. Two people got all four samples wrong. Overall, half the participants did about as well on the last round of tasting as on the first, so tiredness, or taste burnout, was not a factor. Our preference test results suggest that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by taste and price.47. According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to ________.A．show that a person’s opinion about taste is mere guess-workB．show which cola is more to the liking of the drinkersC．find out the role taste preference plays in a person’s choice of drinkingD．compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks48. It is implied but not stated in the first paragraph that ________.A．the competition between the two colas is very strongB．the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companiesC．the purpose of taste tests is to promote the sale of colasD．blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans49. The statistics recorded in the preference tests show that ________.A. Coca-Cola and Pepsi are people’s two favorite drinksB. few people had trouble telling Coca-Cola from PepsiC. people’s tastes differ from one anotherD. there is not much difference in taste between Coca-Cola and Pepsi50. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ________.A．argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategyB．show that taste preference is highly subjectiveC．emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each otherD．recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colas【参考答案】47-50 CADB【试卷原题型】第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）【题型】七选五Lost in the PostHow would you feel if the letter you penned carefully and posted to your favorite star ended up in the recycling bin? That's where unopened fan mail sent to singer Taylor Swift was found in Nashville. ___51___ Swift’s management said it was an accident, but dealing with piles of letters is a burden for most public figures. According to the BBC reporter Jon Kelly, at the height of his fame, Johnny Depp was said to receive up to 10,000 letters a week. ___52___The dawn of the digital age in which public figures with a Twitter account can be messaged directly has made the process easier. The White House says it deals with 20,000 messages addressed to President Barack Obama each day.Some celebrities don’t want letters. In 2008, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr said that he would throw them out because he was too busy. ___53___ Robert Pattinson, star of the Twilight films, claims that he reads tonnes and tonnes of letters from fans, which takes up almost all his free time.Many artists, however, outsource(外包) the task of opening, reading and replying. Sylvia “Spanky” Taylor, 58, has run a service in California that does just that since 1987. ___54___ Most letters are simply declarations of affection and admiration, she says. A few ask for money. A small number contain threats which require her to contact the celebrity’s security team and law enforcement.The biggest problem for Taylor is working out how to deal with the correspondence(通信). Presents such as soft toys are sent to local hospitals, and most of the letters just get shredded and recycled.___55___ For some, this is enough, according to Lynn Zubernis, an expert at West Chester University. She says that the relationship between fan and celebrity may exist only in the mind of the former but it comes from a deeply-rooted human need for community.A. This incident has caused a wide public concern about how the public figures deal with the letters or mails from the fans.B. She and her staff deal with up to 20,000 items of mail a month on behalf of 26 celebrities.C. Accordingly, the correspondence problem has been difficult for the computer to automate.D. Typically, correspondence is acknowledged by a photo with a printed “signature”.E. How could he have enough time to skim through these letters one by one?F. In fact, there is no alternative to deal with the problem.G. Others do attempt to get through it themselves.【答案】51-55．AEGBD【考点】信息匹配阅读还原句子【解析】51. 根据前面一句中出现的some，可知此句中会出现others，因为这是一个句型。
2016-2017广州越秀区广附高二下期中考英语试卷
广大附中2016-2017学年下学期期中考试试卷高二英语命题人：唐文林审卷人：郭婧本试卷共十页，八小题，满分150分。
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二、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）ACultural TV programs have experienced a come-back at the start of the Chinese New Year. Two weeks after the conclusion of the hit show Chinese Poetry Competition, a new program, Readers, has become a nationwide sensation. Airing on China Central Television (CCTV) over the weekend, it is sparking fresh enthusiasm for literature in China.The weekly talk show, produced and hosted by renowned TV personality Dong Qing, invites people from all walks of life to read aloud excerpts of poems, essays and books they like or wrote. The participants also share stories from their own life explaining why particular pieces touched their hearts or shaped their lives.Three days after its debut on CCTV-1 on Saturday, Readers has been rated 9.2 points out of 10 on Douban, one of China’s most popular review sites. Internet users have hailed it as “a breath of fresh air” among variety shows in China, a refreshing change from the usual dance and singing shows that dominate live television.Participants were given different topics in each episode. The first, about 80 minutes long, was themed “Encounter”, starred eminent Chinese translator Xu Yuanchong, who has translated more than 100 classics from Chinese to both English and French, highly-respected Chinese actor Pu Cunxin, Chinese tech giant Lenovo founder Liu Chuanzhi and Beijing doctor Jiang Li, who has helped treat people in war-torn Afghanistan.The 80-minute episode has struck a chord with thousands of people online, earning high praise.“The show is a a breath of fresh air in such a fickle world, where people are too busy to sit and read something in peace” said an Internet user named @Pan xiaopanQing_ke on China’s Twitter-like Sina Weibo.“We need such programs to call for all people to read and also to promote Chinese culture. It will help purify the social atmosphere, and bring more nutrients to the younger generation,” @yln-yiyiyiyi posted.The Readers is only one of the culture-themed TV programs that have reignited the country’s passion for literature in recent years. Others include the Chinese Poetry Competition, Chinese Characters Dictation Contest, and Chinese Idioms Contest. When the 10-episode Chinese Poetry Competition was sired from Jan 29 and Feb 7, it attracted more than 1.16 billion viewers nationwide.11. Who can participate in the program of Readers?A. Anyone who is interestedB. famous peopleC. walking peopleD. experts12. Why do people call the program “a breath of fresh air”?A. When people watch the program, they can breathe the fresh air.B. The program is very different from other live programs on TV.C. There are no tiresome singing and dancing shows in the program.D. It gets high mark on Douban, one of view sites in China.13. What does the underlined word “fickle” mean in this passage?A. 繁华的B. 忙碌的C. 物质的D. 浮躁的14. What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Readers is not the best TV program in CCTV.B. Chinese people like reading poems very much..C. People showed great enthusiasm to the culture-themed programs.C. Chines culture is warmly welcomed all over the world.BTick, tick, tickOn and on your hands flickTime to bed, time to wakeBe you well, and be you sick,Don’t you fancy a little stroll be the lack?No hour is different, every minute is the same,I don’t hear if for joy you laugh, I don’t care how loud you cryNever do I rush, and never slow I go, say you to me.But sometimes you drag. I’m sure, and sometimes you fly.Why would an hour in my joyous dreams flee.Why forever must a minute last when I’m high and dry?To every single one, say you, I am truly fair.Yet a different moment you have, In the same second you share.Though each one is different, to me, you are all the same.Whatever day you want it to be, the decision is yours to make,Do you want to fly high, or fancy you an idle break?As for me, on your happy days, on your gloomy nights.I will, as always, tick, tick, tick15. In the poem, what does “tick, tick, tick” refer to?A. the heartbeat of the human being.B. the sound of a clock.C. the sound of a little stroll by the lake.D. the sound of water in the lake.16. In line 6, why do you think “no hour is different”?A. It is because life is boring.B. It is because time goes too slowly.C. It is because time goes too quickly.D. It is because no hour is longer than another.17. What is the writer trying to say in lines 12 to 14?A. Although we live at the same time, our experiences are different.B. We have the same experience although in different time.C. Everyone is the same because we all have both happy and dad time.D. Time is fair because everyone lives as long as the others.18. The poem is ______A. a dialogue between a child and his parents.B. a dialogue between a child and his friend.C. a dialogue between a child and a clock.D. a dialogue between a child and a dream.CUnderstanding one’s own history is important for young people’s learning an d development. Students are often asked to write a story about their own family’s history or about a special person in their family. But too rarely do students focus on the history of their own community or their own people, in a way that helps them to understand why they find themselves in a particular place.When people understand their own history, they are able to grapple with the influence of the social structures that sometimes limit the possibilities in their lives. Taking this approach opens the door for young people to be managers of their own learning and development as they understand why they find themselves where they are.Many people I have been talking to about this issue agree that not only schools but also pubic bodies and families have failed to educate young people about their own history. Ana I know from my own experience how difficult it was for my father to talk about his family’s experience in 1944. This may be a reflection of the sadness that people feel about that history and not wanting to make it a burden on their young people. But In today’s situation, those I spoke with now clearly see that as a mistake.If our society is ever going to find a way to properly deal with the influence of our own history, including what has happened to our Native American, African-American and Latino friends, our neighbors’ schools must step up to help young people understand their own stories. Families and related social bodies must do the same.19. According to Paragraph I, a good knowledge of our own history can help us ______A. become good at writing storiesB. make our influence on the society strongerC. gain a good understanding of our present situationD. understand the importance of learning and development20. What does the underlined phrase “grapple with” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. manageB. recoverC. exerciseD. forget21. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that the author’s family’s experience in 1944 was ______A. interestingB. surprisingC. harmfulD. painful22. The passage mainly encourages us to ______.A. write our own storiesB. learn our own historyC. understand the importance of history.D. have a proper attitude towards historyDTesting new drugs for safety and effectiveness is a costly process in the United States. It also can take a lot of time. Some scientists are now designing silicon computer chips （硅计算机芯片）that act like human organs. The scientists think they have found a way to make the process faster and more economical.The silicon computer chips are smaller than a child’s hand. Each one has living cells that act and react like a human organ. The chips are being created as part of a program to test the safety of drug compounds. It is called the Tissue Chip for Drug Screening Program.It is a project of the US National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences，or NCATS.Danil o Tagle is the center’s Associate Director. He says a three-dimensional computer chip can be designed to act like a human lung.Some computer chips contain very small models of the human digestive system. They copy the real function or duties of the human stomach and intestine (肠), moving when breaking down food.Drugs are added to the tiny organs for testing through instruments known as micro-tubes. Experiments with the tissue chips have produced more detailed information than tests using animal or cell models.NCATS just announced＄17 million in grants (拨款) to develop an entire human organ system over the next three years.23. Why are scientists designing silicon computer chips acting like human organs?A. To treat the patients whose body organs don’t w ork well.B. To examine the health condition of human organs.C. To make testing new drugs faster and cheaper.D. To further study the function of human organs.24. What can we know about the silicon computer chip?A. Its size is like a child’s hand.B. Cells in it can act like human organsC. It is first created by British scientists.D. Its function is more complete than computers.25. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. It is necessary to test new drugs for safety.B. NC’ATS announced a new p rogram of medicine.C. Scientists design chips to act like human organs.D. Scientists develop an entire human organ system.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。
广东省广州市第二中学2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案
广州市第二中学2016—2017学年度第二学期期中检测高二英语试卷共10页，100小题，满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡的卷头上.2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案,答案不能答在试卷上。
3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。
不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。
考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分)第一节听力理解（共10 小题;每小题1 分,满分10 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秒钟的阅读时间。
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.听第一段对话，回答第1-2题。
1.The woman must be a ____________。
A. cleaner B。
waitress C. guide2. At what time will the breakfast be served for the man？A. 8 a.m。
.B. 8：30 a.m.。
C。
8：05 a.m。
.听第二段对话，回答第3-5题。
3. The whole conversation can be described as a ____________。
A。
long discussion B. heated talk C。
short interview4. Which of the following is not mentioned by the woman？A。
She used to work in a small firm.B。
广东省广州市2016-2017第二学期增城一中高二英语试题
2016—2017学年第二学期增城一中高二级英语科期中考试试题（满分150分）第I 卷（共85分）II. 阅读（共两节；满分40分）第一节阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项（A、B、C和D）中，选择最佳选项。
AA Guide to the Library’s FacilitiesTo use or reserve the facilities of the library, follow the procedures given at the circulation desk.Group Study Rooms (2F)Students and teaching staff can use these rooms for group study. Students are advised to use unlocked rooms (3 rooms for 2 people, 2 rooms for 4 people) available for free. When you use locked rooms (2 rooms for 4 people, 1 room for 10 people), you need to go through reservation procedures at the circulation desk. These rooms are available for group discussion.Individual Reading Rooms (1-3F)There are 4 single rooms available for use by teaching staff and visiting scholars. Each room is equipped with a computer together 1 printer and 6 scanners. Reservation of these rooms is available for a period up to seven days on end.Meeting Rooms and Seminar Rooms (1-3F)Only teaching staff and graduate students can apply to use these rooms and reserve them one day in advance. The total number of seats is 40. They are available for workshops and small seminars.Computer Rooms (4F)These rooms are available for classes or seminars and so on. The total number of seats is 88. Only teaching staff can apply to use the computer rooms and reserve them one day in advance.1. How many locked rooms can students and teaching staff use?A. OneB. ThreeC. FourD. Ten2. If teachers want to print, they can go to ___________.A. a seminar roomB. a computer roomC. a group study roomD. an individual reading room3. Who can apply to use the computer rooms?A. TeachersB. Visiting scholarsC. Graduate studentsD. Teachers and students【答案】1. B2. D3. ABA daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know she was going to make it and want to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling .It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.Her father, a cook, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire .Soon the pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and in the last he placed ground coffee beans. He led them sit and boil, without saying a word.The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the burners, He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them a bowl. Then he ladled the coffee out and placed it in a mug. Turning to her he asked," Darling, what do you see?""Carrots, eggs, and coffee." she replied.He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft .He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee .She smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma."What does it mean, Father?" she humbly asked.He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity, boiling water, but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and weak. The egg had being fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water."Which are you?" he asked his daughter.When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?4. What can you know from paragraph 1?A. The daughter complained to her father about her food.B. They were very poor and the daughter complained about it.C. The daughter found it was full of troubles in her life for her to solve and she was tired of them.D. The daughter was fighting and struggling with her classmates so she was not satisfied with it.5. What happened after the father turned off the burners?A. The father took an egg and broke it.B. Each of them changed differently and the water was changed by coffee.C. The egg became softened and weak.D. Each of them faced the same adversity in the boiling water, so all reacted similarly.6. The underlined word “adversity” most probably means _________.A. hardshipB. temperatureC. requirementD. attitude7. The passage is intended to ____________.A. show that there is one difficulty after another, so it is natural for people to complain about their difficulties in lifeB. describe that a father as a cook taught her daughter how to cook carrots, eggs and coffee.C. narrate how carrots, eggs and coffee changed when they are cooked.D. show with story that we can become tough and can change them in front of difficulties.【答案】4. C5. B6. A7.DCIt is only praise or punishment that determines a child’s level of confidence. There are some other important ways we shape our kids-particularly by giving instructions and commands in a negative or positive choice of words. For example, we can say to a child “Don’t run into traffic!” or “Stay on the footpath close to me.” In using the latter, you will be helping your kids to think and act positively, and to feel competent in a wide range of situations, because they know what to do, and aren’t scaring themselves about what not to do.Why does such a small thing make a difference? It is all in the way the human mind works. What we think, we automatically rehearse (预演). For example, if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minut es, you wouldn’t be able to do it. When a child is told “Don’t fall off the tree,” he will think of two things: “don’t” and “fall off the tree”. That is, he will automatically create the picture of falling off the tree in his mind. A child who is vividly imagining falling off the tree is much more likely to fall off. So it is far better to use “Hold on to the tree carefully.”Clear, positive instructions help kids to understand the right way to do things. Kids do not always know how to be safe or how to react to the warning of the danger in negative words. So parents should make their commands positive. “Sam, hold on firm to the side of the boat” is much more useful than “Don’t you dare to fall out of the boat?” or worse still “How do you think I’ll feel if you drown?” The changes are small but the difference is obvious.Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we guide them with our words, so it pays to be positive.8. Positive choice of words helps kids to __________.A. do things carefullyB. build up their confidenceC. improve their imaginationD. learn in different situations9. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A. A child will act on what is instructedB. One can’t help imagining what is heard.C. A child will fall off the tree when told not to.D. One won’t think of a blue monkey when given money.10. Which of the following commands helps kids to be safe?A. Fasten your seat belt.B. Don’t play by the lake.C. How do you think I’ll feel if you get hu rt?D. Don’t you dare to walk through the red light?11. The main idea of the passage is that __________.A. praise makes kids confidentB. right instructions keep kids safeC. clear commands make kids differentD. choice of words can make a difference答案8-11 BBAD【解析】8. B。
精选广东省广州市高二英语下学期期中试题
广东省广州市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节听力理解（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10）听下面三段对话或独白，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。
听下面一段对话，回答第1~2题。
1. What are the speakers discussing?A. A piece of artwork.B. A house in Hollywood.C. The current demand for art.2. According to the woman, why should the man accept her offer?A. It will help his career.B. It’s what he had asked for.C. It’s the best choice in the long term.听下面一段对话，回答第3~6题。
3. What makes Kopi Luwak different?A. It’s grown on the ground.B. It’s made with blackberries.C. It’s made with the help of an animal.4. What does the man think of the coffee?A. It’s delicious.B. It’s disgusting.C. It’s just like regular c offee.5. Where was the coffee purchased?A. In the U.S.B. In Indonesia.C. In the Philippines.6. What is the woman’s reaction to the price?A. She is impressed.B. She thinks it’s funny.C. She can’t believe it.听下面一段独白，回答第7~10题。
广东省广州市南沙区2016-2017学年高二第二学期期中英语试卷
广东省广州市南沙区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共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。
AFor the first time in Hong Kong’s history, an entertainer has been written into middle school textbooks. He is considered one of the best actors in Hong Kong. Yes, he is Chow Yun-fat.The example of his long hard struggle for success has been used in a chapter in a Hong Kong middle school textbook. Using his experience, students can learn to make the most of their time and grab every opportunity to succeed.On hearing about this, Chow said happily, “I really hope that my experiences can make young people understand that one should not be afraid of difficulties and setbacks, for they are the only way to success.”Indeed, Chow has traveled a long and difficult path to reach his success. In 1955, he was born into a poor family in Hong Kong. When he was 17, he had to leave school. He worked in a number of jobs---- as a postman, camera salesman and taxi driver. These experiences paved the way for him to play all kinds of roles later in life.Chow broke into the film industry in the late 1970s. He was one of the hardest working actors and starred in a number of popular TV dramas and films including” Shanghai Bund”and “ A Better Tomorrow”. Since 1985, he has won many awards including Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards and Hong Kong Film Awards.In 1995, he went to Hollywood. Although he was already in his 40s, he had to learn English. He even put chopsticks in his mouth to practice pronouncing certain sounds.His film, “Crouching Tiger, Hid den Dragon”, began to gain him more fame and recognition around the world. In 1998, the mayor of Chicago set aside January 12 as Chow Yun-fat Day.”1. Chow Yun-fat has been written into middle school textbooks mainly because ___.A. he plays best in Hong KongB. his experi ences are very specialC he keeps on struggling for successD. he is well thought of2. Chow Yun-fat felt ___ when he learned that he had been written into middle school text books.A. surprisedB. sadC. shyD. happy3. What can we infer from the passage?A. Chow Yun-fat is proud of his success.B. Chow Yun-fat is popular both at home and abroad.C. Chow Yun-fat prefers to make a living by selling cameras rather than by perform ing.D. Chow Yun-fat has won more awards than other actors.4. The underlined sentence suggests ___.A. chopsticks if of great help to practice English pronunciationB. Chow Yun-fat is willing to struggle with difficultiesC. Chow Yun-fat has suffered a lot since he went to HollywoodD. it is hard for a person who is over 40 years old to learn spoken English5. The author wrote this passage to ___.A. introduce Chow’s way to successB. praise Chow for his excellent performanceC. call on people to learn from ChowD. show why Chow is popularBHappy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the day we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests anotheryear of growth and maturity（成熟）---or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we’re getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle of growth in others,as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud.For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old? That’s a different story.Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “You’re。
广东省广州市普通高中高二英语期中模拟试题04(new)
广州市2016—2017学年下学期高二年级英语期中模拟试题04I。
语音(共5题，每小题1分,满分5分）1. spare A。
fear B。
earn C。
pear D. beard2. navy A neighbor B。
nationality C 。
relative D. valley3。
rush A. dull B。
butcher C. sugar D push4. occur A. ocean B。
opposite C。
official D。
offer5。
breathe A。
health B.deaf C。
increase D.pleasureⅡ。
补全对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)Pinky： Hello， Ann! This is Pinky。
How was your weekend？Ann: 6Pinky: Your whole family?Ann： Yes, all of us. 7Pinky: I didn’t know that was your favorite。
It’s mine， too.Ann：8__，but we started dinner late. My brother Paul’s car broke down。
He and Jennifer got there after nine。
We were all feeling very hungry by then。
Pinky: I thought his car was a new one。
What was the trouble?Ann: 9__ Paul says that new cars are not as good as old ones. He says their steering wheels are not so good.Pinky： By the way, Ann. Can you do me a favor？ My computer doesn't work. Can I use yours for several days？Ann： Sorry, Pinky，but I’ve lent it to Nancy. 10__ I’m sure she’ll lend you hers.A. Nancy is now busy preparing for the examination next week。
广东省广州市番禺区高二英语下学期期中试题-人教版高二全册英语试题
广东省广州市番禺区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题总分为150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一局部听力(共两节，总分为30分)第一节 (共5小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为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三个选项中选出最优选项，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。
例：How much is the shirt?A. ￡19.15.B. ￡9.18.C. ￡9.15.答案是 C。
1. What does the woman want to do?A. Have her car repaired.B. Get a lift.C. Borrow a car.2. How much extra money does the man need to pay?A. $7.50.B. $1.50.C. $0.50.3. At what time will the woman arrive at the office tomorrow?A. 8:00.B. 8:30.C. 9:00.4. How does the man feel about his test?A. Worried.B. Surprised.C. Satisfied.5. How did the boy get home from school yesterday?A. By car.B. By bus.C. By bike.第二节 (共15小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为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三个选项中选出最优选项，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，每一小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出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。
2016-2017学年广东省广州市天河区高二(下)期末英语试卷
2016-2017学年广东省广州市天河区高二（下）期末英语试卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．1．（6分）KoreaWhile many Koreans prefer Western﹣style weddings in which the bride wears a white wedding dress，some couples are still carrying out the"Pyebaek"﹣a Korean wedding custom．The Pyebaek is held after the official ceremony，and is when the bride pays respects to her parents﹣in﹣law for the first time．The new couple bow deeply before the parents，and they exchange jujube （枣）and chestnuts （栗子）﹣symbols for children and good fortune．﹣Sujean Park，HuffPost KoreaJapanFor Japanese weddings，it's customary for guests to bring cash as a gift for the new couples．The amount depends on the guest's relationship to the couple﹣on average，friends would give﹩300，and family members may give up to﹩l，000．The bills should be unfolded，freshly printed．They're typically put in a special envelope signed by the guest．Guests leave the envelopes at a reception desk at the ceremony and receive wedding favors in return．﹣Ryan Takeshita，HuffPost JapanBrazilIn Brazilian weddings，the best man cuts the groom's tie into several pieces and sells them to the wedding guests at whatever price they choose to pay for it．The money that's collected usually goes toward the couple's honeymoon．Brazilian weddings wouldn't be complete without pastries called"bem﹣casados"or"happily married"．These are tiny sweet cakes with a condensed milk （炼乳）filling that are meant to bring good luck to the new couples．﹣Andrea Martinelli，HuffPost Brazil1．In Korean weddings，．A．only western﹣style weddings are favoredB．some couples still observe their traditionsC．the bride shows respects to her parentsD．the couple must both wear a white dress2．When attending a Japanese friend's wedding，you'd better．A．fold the new bills in an envelopeB．carry an envelope with a letter as a giftC．contain﹩300 in a special envelopeD．give more than﹩1，000 to the new couple3．Why do people make pastries in Brazilian weddings？A．To express good wishes to the new couples．B．To raise money for the new couples．C．To show their excellent cooking skills．D．To share the new couples'stories．2．（8分）Life really should be one long journey of joy for children who are born with a world of wealth at their tiny feet．But experts on psychological research now believe that silver spoons can leave a bitter taste．If suicide （自杀）statistics are a sign of happiness，then the rich are a miserable lot．Figures show that it is the rich who most often do away with themselves．Dr．Robert Coles，an internationally famous doctor，is the word's top expert on the influence of money on children．He has written a well﹣received book on the subject，The Privileged Ones，and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little．"Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich，"says the 53﹣year﹣old doctor，"such as better health，education and future work expectation．But most important is the quality of family﹣life．Money can't buy love．"It can buy a lot of other things，though，and that's where the trouble starts．Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused．Their parents'over favoring can make them spoiled．They tend to travel more than other children，from home to home and country to country，which often makes them feel restless．"But privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world，"adds Mr．Coles，"and they are more self﹣confident．"Today's rich parents perhaps have realized that their riches can be more of a burden than a favor to their children．So they do their best to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money．4．What does the underlined word"silver spoons"in Paragraph 1 refer to？A．Long journeysB．Great wealthC．Tiny feetD．Kitchen tools5．Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 1？A．Life is one long journey of joy for rich children．B．Poor people never feel miserable in life．C．Many rich people often suffer from unhappiness．D．Rich people are happier than poor people．6．What is the book The Privileged Ones most probably about？A．What are the advantages to being rich．B．How rich people deal with their money．C．Why the rich should help the poor．D．How money affects the wealthy people．7．According to Dr．Robert Coles，what is the most important to guarantee a happy life？A．Good family﹣lifeB．Good educationC．Good jobsD．Good health．3．（8分）If you think a high﹣factor sunscreen （防晒霜）keeps you safe from harmful rays，you may be wrong．Research in this week's Nature shows that while factor 50 reduces the number of melanomas （黒瘤）and delays their occurrence，it can't prevent them．Melanomas are the most aggressive skin cancers．You have a higher risk if you have red or blond hair，fair skin，blue or green eyes，or sunburn easily，or if a close relative has had one．Melanomas are more common if you have periodic intense exposure to the sun．Other skin cancers are increasingly likely with long﹣term exposure．There is continuing debate as to how effective sunscreen is in reducing melanomas﹣the evidence is weaker than it is for preventing other types of skin cancer．A 2011 Australian study of 1，621 people found that people randomly selected to apply sunscreen daily had half the rate of melanomas of people who used cream as needed．A second study，comparing 1，167 people with melanomas to 1，101 who didn't have the cancer，found that using sunscreen routinely，alongside other protection such as hats，long sleeves or staying in the shade，did give some protection．This study said other forms of sun protection﹣not sunscreen﹣seemed most beneficial．The study relied on people remembering what they had done over each decade of their lives，so it's not entirely reliable．But it seems reasonable to think sunscreen gives people a false sense of security in the sun．Many people also don't use sunscreen properly﹣applying insufficient amounts，failing to reapply after a couple of hours and staying in the sun too long．It is sunburn that is most worrying﹣recent research shows five episodes of sunburn in the teenage years increases the risk of all skin cancers．The good news is that a combination of sunscreen and covering up can reduce melanoma rates，as shown by Australian figures from their slip﹣slop﹣slap campaign．So if there is a heat wave this summer，it would be best for us，too，to slip on a shirt，slop on （抹上）sunscreen and slap on a hat．8．What does the research in Nature say about a high﹣factor sunscreen？A．It is ineffective in case of intense sunlight．B．It is ineffective with long﹣term exposure．C．It is ineffective in preventing melanomas．D．It is ineffective for people with fair skin．9．What do we learn from the 2011 Australian study of 1，621 people？A．Daily application of sunscreen helps reduce the incidence of melanomas．B．High﹣risk people benefit the most from the application of sunscreen．C．Irregular application of sunscreen does women more harm than good．D．Sunscreen should be applied alongside other protection measures．10．What does the author say about the second Australian study？A．It misleads people to rely on sunscreen for protection．B．It helps people to select the most effective sunscreen．C．It confirms the results of the first Australian study．D．It is not based on direct observation of the subjects．11．What does the author suggest to reduce melanoma rates？A．Using covering up instead of sunscreen．B．Staying in the shade whenever possible．C．Applying the right amount of sunscreen．D．Using both covering up and sunscreen．4．（8分）Pacing and PausingSara tried to befriend her old friend Steve's new wife，but Betty never seemed to have anything to say．While Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation，Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk．The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing．Conversation is a turn﹣taking game．When our habits are similar，there's no problem．But if our habits are different，you may start to talk before I'm finished orfail to take your turn when I'm finished．That's what was happening with Betty and Sara．It may not be coincidental that Betty，who expected relatively longer pause between turns，is British，and Sara，who expected relatively shorter pauses，is American．Betty often felt interrupted by Sara．But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland．And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel．The general phenomenon，then，is that the small conversation techniques，like pacing and pausing，lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities．These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping （思维定式）．And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences．For example，a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel．When the Personnel Department got together for meetings，she kept searching for the right time to break in and never found it．Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident，in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring．When she was evaluated at the end of the year，she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up．That's why slight differences in conversational style﹣tiny little things like microseconds of pause﹣can have a great effect on one's life．The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems﹣even in the mind of the woman herself，who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training．12．What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her？A．Betty was talkative．B．Betty did not take her turn．C．Betty was an interrupter．D．Betty paid no attention to Sara．13．According to the passage，who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns？A．Americans．B．The British．C．Israelis．D．The Finns．14．We can learn from the passage that．A．communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacingB．one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimesC．women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the USD．one should receive training to build up one's confidence15．The underlined word"assertiveness"in the last paragraph probably means．A．being quick to express one's ideas confidentlyB．being able to increase one's powerC．being ready to make one's own judgmentD．being willing to speak one's mind．第二节（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．5．（10分）If something that you're doing doesn't challenge you，then it doesn't change you．We all need some normal stress in our lives，after all．（16）So challenge the following limits：（1）Figure out what you are scared of and do it continuously．If you are a salesman，and you're scared of talking to people personally or over the phone，now，instead of being scared and thinking you will fail，spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call．（17）But don't stop on the first try!Eventually，you can look at fear in the eyes and say，"Go on，I'm not scared!"（2）Take a class for a hobby you've been wanting to develop．Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career，you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this．（18）Apart from helping you challenge yourself，taking a class for you hobby may also give you extra income．（3）Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise．A simple 9﹣minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself．（19）Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight，but also make you feel better about yourself．（4）（20）Don't just limit yourself to your fellow travelers﹣try to connect with the service staff．You never know what kind of people they're going to be．Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class．Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself．A．You should do it continuously．B．You don't need to go the gym．C．Someone may make you disturbed．D．Running in the gym may be a better choice．E．Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people．F．Some examples might be cooking，sewing，painting and so on．G．You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone．第二部分英语知识运用（共四节）第一节完形填空（满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，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．6．（20分）It is widely believed that inner beauty is the most impressive in the world．On the outskirts of a town in England lies a nice cottage with a large garden where there lives an old and aged man．The old man is （21）pruning （修剪），watering or fertilizing his flowers all the time．The garden （22）bees andbutterflies dance and colorful flowers blossom all year around is so well﹣tended that every passer﹣by cannot but stop for a （23）with admiration．One day a young（24）went by the old man's garden．He stopped and gazed at the splendid garden and the special cottage，totally （25）the admiration at the beauty of these sceneries，（26）how happy he could be （27）he lived in such a beautiful place．Then，all of a sudden he found the old gardener was （28）．Greatly shocked，the young painter （29）that old man，asking"why are you busy（30）these flowers every day which you can't see？"The blind gardener gave a wide smile，explaining"First，I was a gardener when I was young，and I （31）like this job．Second，while I can't see these flowers I can （32）them．Third，I can smell the sweetness of them．（33）the last one，that's you．""Me？But you don't know me．"responded the young painter．"Yeah．But I know flowers are angels which everyone knows and nobody would （34）．I know a great many people who show （35）for life would stop by and the beauty of my garden will get them into a good（36）．In the meantime，it also gives a （37）to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us．"The old man can't see the beauty he's created．（38），every flower has eyes （39）which they can see the beauty and kindness of the old man's heart and the sweetness of his soul．The blind man grows flowers in his heart．Failing the sight of the beauty of blossoming，he surely can （40）the voice of it，I suppose．21．A．seen B．kept C．left D．made 22．A．that B．which C．where D．what 23．A．chat B．glance C．discussion D．return 24．A．traveler B．neighbor C．photographer D．painter25．A．faced with B．devoted to C．lost in D．moved by 26．A．thinking B．picturing C．wondering D．believing 27．A．when B．since C．even if D．if 28．A．blind B．special C．particular D．energetic 29．A．prevented B．reached C．watched D．approached 30．A．planting B．watering C．tending D．fertilizing 31．A．easily B．really C．accidentally D．eventually 32．A．give a touch to B．get rid of C．come up with D．have funwith 33．A．Without B．And for C．In spite of D．Even so 34．A．pick them up B．give them up C．let themown D．turn themdown 35．A．enthusiasm B．calmness C．kindness D．caution 36．A．place B．condition C．mood D．life 37．A．way B．time C．chance D．hand 38．A．Therefore B．Anyway C．Besides D．However 39．A．With B．In C．from D．for 40．A．change B．hear C．remind D．accept第二节英语语法知识填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．7．（1分）He is driving ______ a speed of 100 kilometers per hour．（）A．at B．with C．in D．for8．（1分）Tom，my neighbor from ______ European country，has formed ______ habit of playing ______ chess after school．（）A．an；/；the B．a；a；a C．an；the；/ D．a；the；/．9．（1分）______ of danger in the street at night，she had to go home，with a friend ______ her．（）A．Warned；accompaniedB．Having been warned；accompanyingC．Having warned；accompaniedD．Warning；accompanying10．（1分）Many people have donated that type of blood；however，the blood bank needs _____．（）A．some B．less C．much D．more11．（1分）his love，Chris sent his mom a thank﹣you note on Mother's Day．（）A．Expressing B．ExpressedC．To express D．Having expressed12．（1分）In Australia，many road signs are now both in English and Chinese，it easier for Chinese tourists to travel．（）A．making B．made C．make D．makes13．（1分）We are living in an age QR codes（二维码）are becoming more and more popular in our daily life．（）A．why B．that C．whose D．when14．（1分）It is generally considered unwise to give a child ________ he or she wants．（）A．however B．whatever C．whichever D．whenever15．（1分）When and why he came here ______ yet．（）A．is not known B．are not knownC．has not known D．have not bee16．（1分）The fact ______ Dolly seemed to develop normally was very encouraging．（）A．how B．what C．that D．which第三节（满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式．17．（10分）Mr．Robinson had to travel on business．As he was in a hurry，he decidedto go （51）by air．When he got aboard the plane，he tried to look for （52）window seat and he found only one was left．There was a soldier （53）（sit）in the seat beside it．Mr．Robinson at once went towards it．When he reached it，however，he saw that there was a notice on it．It was written in ink and said，"This seat （54）（preserve）for proper load balance，thank you．"Never had Mr．Robinson seen such an unusual notice in a plane before，but he thought the plane must be carrying something （55）（particular）heavy，so he walked on and found （56）empty seat．Several（57）（passenger）tried the same but they also read the notice and went on．When the plane was nearly full，a very beautiful girl （58）（hurry）into the plane．The soldier，（59）was watching people coming in，quickly took the notice off the seat．And（60）was in this way that he succeeded in having the company of the girl during the whole trip．第四节单词拼写：根据中文提示写出正确的单词形式．（共10小题；每小题1分）18．（1分）In 1940 the civil authorities（改革）the system so that many more Chinese people were able to grasp the opportunity of settling in the USA．19．（1分）Dolly's appearance raised a storm of（反对）and had a great impact on the media and public imagination．20．（1分）All efforts of cloning an animal will be in（徒劳的）if there is not enough diversity in the group to overcome illnesses．21．（1分）Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered（同情心）by a robot．22．（1分）Being very（稳定的），it has proved invaluable in the design of bridges．23．（1分）The gift you give is a（自愿的，无偿的）contribution towards the lives of people who really need it．24．（1分）The snakes abruptly disappeared into a（方便的，快捷的）hole in the wall．25．（1分）Xie Lei's preparation course is helping her to get used to the（学术的）requirements of a Western university．26．（1分）Here was a chance for me to（彰显）myself by inventing something novel．27．（1分）I came to England to make your（认识）．第三部分写作（共三节）第一节完成句子根据中文提示，完成下列句子．（共5题；每小题2分，满分10分）28．（2分）只有你得到这种认可，你才可以说是一个真正的发明家．Only after you have had that recognition．29．（2分）接受他们，给予他们鼓励，让他们能像你一样过着丰富多彩，充实美满的生活．Just accept them for who they are，and give them encouragement to live．30．（2分）这是她第一次离开自己的祖国．It was the first time．31．（2分）直到五天之后贝尔才把他的第一条电话信息传给了他的助手华生．Bell sent his first telephone message to his assistant Watson．32．（2分）和汤贝一家度过一天，真是一种特别优待．to have spent a day with Tome's family．第二节短文改错（满分10分）33．（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．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），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）每处错误及其修改仅限一词；（2）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．Dear Sir，Thank you for inviting me to the winter English course in your school．As for your choice between two courses，I prefer a four﹣week course because it will give me more time to do some traveling and make a few new friends．Of all the subject I'm learning at school，I like English best．I had learned English for 6years but my spoken English remains poorly．But I hope to take this chance improve it．If possible，I'd like to stay with a family in a few days in order that I can learn about some customs in England，where I'm especially interested in．I believe I will have a wonderful time in this summer．Yours truly，Li Hua．第三节书面表达（满分25分）34．（25分）假定你是李华．你的英国笔友杰克打算来中国旅行，来信让你推荐几个最值得去的旅游目的地．请你用英语给他写封回信，并说明推荐理由．注意：1．词数100左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．Dear Jack，Yours，Li Hua．2016-2017学年广东省广州市天河区高二（下）期末英语试卷参考答案与试题解析第一部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．1．（6分）KoreaWhile many Koreans prefer Western﹣style weddings in which the bride wears a white wedding dress，some couples are still carrying out the"Pyebaek"﹣a Korean wedding custom．The Pyebaek is held after the official ceremony，and is when the bride pays respects to her parents﹣in﹣law for the first time．The new couple bow deeply before the parents，and they exchange jujube （枣）and chestnuts （栗子）﹣symbols for children and good fortune．﹣Sujean Park，HuffPost KoreaJapanFor Japanese weddings，it's customary for guests to bring cash as a gift for the new couples．The amount depends on the guest's relationship to the couple﹣on average，friends would give﹩300，and family members may give up to﹩l，000．The bills should be unfolded，freshly printed．They're typically put in a special envelope signed by the guest．Guests leave the envelopes at a reception desk at the ceremony and receive wedding favors in return．﹣Ryan Takeshita，HuffPost JapanBrazilIn Brazilian weddings，the best man cuts the groom's tie into several pieces and sells them to the wedding guests at whatever price they choose to pay for it．The money that's collected usually goes toward the couple's honeymoon．Brazilian weddings wouldn't be complete without pastries called"bem﹣casados"or"happilymarried"．These are tiny sweet cakes with a condensed milk （炼乳）filling that are meant to bring good luck to the new couples．﹣Andrea Martinelli，HuffPost Brazil1．In Korean weddings，B．A．only western﹣style weddings are favoredB．some couples still observe their traditionsC．the bride shows respects to her parentsD．the couple must both wear a white dress2．When attending a Japanese friend's wedding，you'd better C．A．fold the new bills in an envelopeB．carry an envelope with a letter as a giftC．contain﹩300 in a special envelopeD．give more than﹩1，000 to the new couple3．Why do people make pastries in Brazilian weddings？AA．To express good wishes to the new couples．B．To raise money for the new couples．C．To show their excellent cooking skills．D．To share the new couples'stories．【解答】1﹣3 BCA1．B．细节理解题．根据"While many Koreans prefer Western﹣style weddings in which the bride wears a white wedding dress，some couples are still carrying out the"Pyebaek"﹣a Korean wedding custom．"可知在韩国的婚礼上，一些夫妇仍然遵守他们的传统．故选B．2．C．推理判断题．根据"The amount depends on the guest's relationship to the couple﹣on average，friends would give﹩300，and family members may give up to ﹩l，000．The bills should be unfolded，freshly printed．"可知当参加一个日本朋友的婚礼，你最好在一个特殊的信封里装﹩300．故选C．3．A．细节理解题．根据"These are tiny sweet cakes with a condensed milk （炼乳）filling that are meant to bring good luck to the new couples．"可知人们在巴西婚礼上做糕点是为了向新婚夫妇表达良好的祝愿．故选A．2．（8分）Life really should be one long journey of joy for children who are born with a world of wealth at their tiny feet．But experts on psychological research now believe that silver spoons can leave a bitter taste．If suicide （自杀）statistics are a sign of happiness，then the rich are a miserable lot．Figures show that it is the rich who most often do away with themselves．Dr．Robert Coles，an internationally famous doctor，is the word's top expert on the influence of money on children．He has written a well﹣received book on the subject，The Privileged Ones，and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little．"Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich，"says the 53﹣year﹣old doctor，"such as better health，education and future work expectation．But most important is the quality of family﹣life．Money can't buy love．"It can buy a lot of other things，though，and that's where the trouble starts．Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused．Their parents'over favoring can make them spoiled．They tend to travel more than other children，from home to home and country to country，which often makes them feel restless．"But privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world，"adds Mr．Coles，"and they are more self﹣confident．"Today's rich parents perhaps have realized that their riches can be more of a burden than a favor to their children．So they do their best to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money．4．What does the underlined word"silver spoons"in Paragraph 1 refer to？B A．Long journeysB．Great wealthC．Tiny feetD．Kitchen tools5．Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 1？CA．Life is one long journey of joy for rich children．B．Poor people never feel miserable in life．C．Many rich people often suffer from unhappiness．D．Rich people are happier than poor people．6．What is the book The Privileged Ones most probably about？DA．What are the advantages to being rich．B．How rich people deal with their money．C．Why the rich should help the poor．D．How money affects the wealthy people．7．According to Dr．Robert Coles，what is the most important to guarantee a happy life？AA．Good family﹣lifeB．Good educationC．Good jobsD．Good health．【解答】4．B．细节理解题．由children who are born with a world of wealth at their tiny feet．Figures show that it is the rich who most often do away with themselves．可知，silver spoons为一大笔财富．故选C．5．C．细节推断题．由If suicide （自杀）statistics are a sign of happiness，then the rich are a miserable lot．得自杀的统计是幸福的标志，富人是非常痛苦的．故选C．6．D．细节推断题．由He has written a well﹣received book on the subject，The Privileged Ones，and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little．可知他的书主要是写金钱对人的影响．7．A．细节推断题．由But most important is the quality of family﹣life．Money can't buy love．"可知，更重要的是家庭生活的质量．故选A．3．（8分）If you think a high﹣factor sunscreen （防晒霜）keeps you safe from harmful rays，you may be wrong．Research in this week's Nature shows that while factor 50 reduces the number of melanomas （黒瘤）and delays their occurrence，it can't prevent them．Melanomas are the most aggressive skin cancers．You have a higher risk if you have red or blond hair，fair skin，blue or green eyes，or sunburn easily，or if a close relative has had one．Melanomas are more common if you have periodic intense exposure to the sun．Other skin cancers are increasingly likely with long﹣term exposure．There is continuing debate as to how effective sunscreen is in reducing melanomas﹣the evidence is weaker than it is for preventing other types of skin cancer．A 2011 Australian study of 1，621 people found that people randomly selected to apply sunscreen daily had half the rate of melanomas of people who used cream as needed．A second study，comparing 1，167 people with melanomas to 1，101 who didn't have the cancer，found that using sunscreen routinely，alongside other protection such as hats，long sleeves or staying in the shade，did give some protection．This study said other forms of sun protection﹣not sunscreen﹣seemed most beneficial．The study relied on people remembering what they had done over each decade of their lives，so it's not entirely reliable．But it seems reasonable to think sunscreen gives people a false sense of security in the sun．Many people also don't use sunscreen properly﹣applying insufficient amounts，failing to reapply after a couple of hours and staying in the sun too long．It is sunburn that is most worrying﹣recent research shows five episodes of sunburn in the teenage years increases the risk of all skin cancers．The good news is that a combination of sunscreen and covering up can reduce melanoma rates，as shown by Australian figures from their slip﹣slop﹣slap campaign．So if there is a heat wave this summer，it would be best for us，too，to slip on a shirt，slop on （抹上）sunscreen and slap on a hat．8．What does the research in Nature say about a high﹣factor sunscreen？C。
广东省广州市47中高二2016-2017学年第二学期英语科期中测试诊断-教育文档
广州市第47中学2019-2019学年第二学期高中教学诊断试题高二英语本试卷包括选择题和非选择题两类题型，全卷共12页，总分150分，考试时间120分钟。
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Ⅰ听力（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）略Ⅱ语言知识与运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）When you are living a fully-scheduled life, every minute counts. No matter how many ways you divide your 11 ，there’s never enough time in a day to catch up.Six years ago, I was 12 with a care-free, stop-and-smell-the-roses type of 13 . When I needed to rush out, she wa s taking her sweet 14 picking out a purse and a shining crown. When I needed to have a 15 lunch, she'd stop to speak to the elderly woman who looked like her grandma. Whenever my child caused me to deviate(偏离) from my main 16 , I thought to myself, we don’t have time for this.17 , the two words I most commonly spoke to my little lover of life were: " 18 ！"Then one day, things 19 . We'd just picked up my older daughter from kindergarten and were getting out of the car. Seeing her little sister not going fast enough for her liking, my older daughter said, "You are so 20 ." When the older one crossed her own arms, it dawned on me that her annoyed look 21 that of mine. I saw the damage my hurried existence was doing to 22 of my children.Though my 23 to slow down was made almost three years ago, living at a slower pace still takes great effort. My younger daughter is my living 24 of why I must keep trying. In fact, she reminded me once again the other day. When I thought my little child was going to eat the last 25 of an ice cream, she held out a spoonful of it. "I saved the last for you," she said. At that moment, I 26 I'd just got the deal of a lifetime. I gave my child a little time, and unexpectedly, 27 , she reminded me that things taste 28 and love comes easier when you stop 29 through life.Pausing to delight in the simple joys of daily life is the only way to truly live. Trust me, I learned from the world's born 30 in joyful living.11. A. experience B. memory C. love D. attention12. A. bored B. ashamed C. blessed D. patient13. A. daughter B. grandma C. son D. sister14. A. step B. ice cream C. time D. lunch15. A. big B. nutritious C. quick D. joyful16. A. goal B. schedule C. interest D. responsibility17. A. Unusually B. Frankly C. Surprisingly D. Consequently18. A. Cheer up B. Hurry up C. Shut up D. Pull up19. A. changed B. improved C. appeared D. worsened20. A. silly B. excited C. slow D. careful21. A. silenced B. contradicted C. encouraged D. mirrored22. A. all B. both C. some D. neither23. A. promise B. offer C. demand D. mistake24. A. memory B. reminder C. candidate D. example25. A. half B. cup C. bite D. piece26. A. recognized B. valued C. wondered D. realized27. A. in return B. in short C. in fact D. in conclusion28. A. bitter B. softer C. sweeter D. hotter29. A. surviving B. going C. getting D. rushing30. A. expert B. magician C. scientist D. designer第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）We often hear people say “You’ve a greater chance of 31._________(hit) by lightning.” It is used to describe something 32.___________(likely) to happen. However, 33.__________ truth is that lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths among natural disasters in the US. The first is floods. Around 400 Americans are struck by lightning each year, of 34.__________ about 70 people die. In fact, there are more deaths 35.__________(cause) by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes. And in India, at least 2019 people 36.___________(kill) in lightning strikes since 2019.Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention 37.__________ other disasters. The US has made June 22-28 National-Lightning Safety Week, aiming to deepen the public’s 38._____________(understand) of the dangers of lightning and provide safety tips during thunderstorms.“If you hear thunder, you are in danger of lightning,” said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at he American Red Cross. “The most important thing is to seek a 39.________(hide) place. If you are near wide, open places, move indoors as 40.__________(quick) as possible and stay there untilafter the storm has ended.Ⅲ阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AModern life can be stressful. It’s full of pressure and hardships, worries and annoyances. But after years of being dosed up by doctors and seeking solutions on the self-help shelves, can most common complaints be cured through your next holiday?A. empty your mind with meditation sessionsB. burst into tears by watching comedy filmsC. be thrilled and your depression will be removedD. have discussions on the meaning of life42. If you are thinking too much about work, you can spend a few days at _________.A. the Wanderlust FestivalB. Ireland’s matchmaking festivalC. Just for LaughsD. How The Light Gets In43. According to the passage, we can learn the festival doctor specializes in _________.A. offering a cure through the festival formB. celebrating the festivals with the patientsC. treating people falling ill during festivalsD. listening to people’s complaints during festivalsBNeed for closure is a psychological term that describes a person's desire for a firm answer to a question. Our need for closure is our natural preference for definite answers over confusion and uncertainty. Every person has their own baseline level of need for closure. It likely evolved via natural selection.What I find really fascinating is how our need for closure is affected by the situation we're in. Our need for closure rises when we have to act rather than just observe, and it matters much more when we're rushed, or bored, or tired. Any stress can make our discomfort with uncertainty increase, and a high need for closure negatively influences some of our most important decisions: who we decide to trust, whether we admit we're wrong and even how creative we are.In hiring, for instance, a high need for closure leads people to put far too much weight on their first impression. It's called the Urgency Effect. In one experiment, psychologists tried to lower people's need for closure by telling them, right before participants are about to make various judgments of a job candidate, that they'll be responsible in some way for them, or that their judgments have serious consequences.In making any big decision, it's not enough just to know that we should take our time. We all know that important decisions shouldn't be rushed. The problem is that we don't keep that advice in mind when it matters. So, one of the best solutions is to formalize the reminders. Before making important decisions, write down not just advantages and disadvantages but what the consequences could be. Also, think about how much pressure you're under. If your need for closure is particularly high that day, it's even more important to think twice.44. How does "need for closure" probably come into being?A. By nature.B. By accident.C. By acquiring.D. By imitating.45. It can be inferred that a high need for closure_____.A. brings about more stressB. causes discomfort and uncertaintyC. leads to not so good decisionsD. promotes one's creativity46. In the experiment the psychologists reduced participants ' need for closure by telling themto_____.A. be cautious about their judgmentsB. value their first impressionC. be responsible for their bossD. pay little attention to the consequences47. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A. Another strategy to escape the pressures of modern life.B. Some serious consequences of making decisions.C. Other approaches to making important decisions.D. More helpful solutions to high need for closure.CThe Verizon Innovative App Challenge gives kids a chance to create apps (计算机应用程序) that can solve problems in their community.Do you want to make a difference in your community? The Verizon Innovative App Challenge can get you started. The first step is to think of a problem in your community. The next step is to create an app that can solve the problem.Groups of five to seven students in middle school or high school, led by a teacher, can enter the contest. First, teams compete on a local level. Teams that make it to the next round receive $5,000 for their schools. Finalists present their app ideas to judges in a live webinar (网络研讨会)．Next, the judges pick national winners. The top eight teams receive an additional $15,000 for their schools, and each team member receives a Samsung tablet. Plus, the winning teams get the chance to bring their app to life.A group of six girls from Los Fresno, Texas, won the second annual V erizon Innovative App Challenge. They came up with the Hello Navi app concept, short for “hello navigation”. The ap p was designed to help visually-impaired students navigate their school by using an internal compass and voice-over technology. Read more about the team in September 19, 2019 issue of TIME For Kids: Edition 3－4.Do you have an app idea that could help solve a local issue? The deadline to register is November 24, 2019. Find more information and register your team at www. verizonfoundation. org/appchallenge.Here are some tips from the Verizon Foundation to get you started：•Get your team together for a brainstorming meeting. Write out all the ideas that come to mind.• Don't ignore challenges. Think of the problems that exist in your community.•Ask family, friends, and people in your community to share their thoug hts about problemsthat they want to see solved48．The Verizon Innovative App Challenge was launched to ________.A．let students create apps to solve problemsB．call on students to put their ideas into practiceC．inspire students to focus on social problemsD．encourage students to cooperate with teachers49．In which order should one follow to enter the Verizon Innovative App Challenge?①You think of a problem in your community.②Your team compete against others in your city.③You invent an app with your partners and teachers.④Winning teams can compete to become national winners.A．①②③④B．①③②④C．①④②③D．④①③②50．What does the 5th paragraph mainly talk about?A．The winning team and their app of the second Verizon Innovative App Challenge.B．An app designed to help the disabled to work on the computer.C．An app concept that navigates blind students to explore nature.D．Six girls from Los Fresno, Texas who signed up for the contest.51．What's the purpose of the passage?A．To tell readers how to solve a local issue.B．To invite kids to join in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge.C．To offer readers information about a talent show.D．To appeal to adults to make contributions to society.DWomen who own cats are more likely to have mental health problems and kill themselves because they can be infected by a common parasite that can be caught from cat litter，a study has found．Researchers found women infected with the Toxoplasma gondii (T.gondii) parasite（刚地弓形虫），which is spread through contact with cat waste or eating undercooked meat or unwashed vegetables, are at increased risk of attempting suicide．The study involved more than 45，000 women in Denmark．About a third of the world's population is infected with the parasite，which hides in cells in the brain and muscles，often without producing symptoms．The infection，which is called toxoplasmosis（弓形虫病），has been linked to mental illness，such as schizophrenia（精神分裂症）, and changes in behavior．The study's senior author Doctor Teodor Postolache，an associate professor of psychiatry（精神病学）at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in the United States，said，"We can't say with certainty that T．gondii caused the women to try to kill themselves，but we did find a predictive association between the infection and suicide attempts later in life that deserves additional studies."Doctor Albert Reece，vice president of medical affairs at the University of Maryland，said，"T．gondii infection is a major public health problem around the world，and many people don't realize they're infected．"Dr Postolache is a leading expert on suicide neuro immunology（神经免疫学）．Suicide is a critically important mental health issue．About one million people commit suicide and another 10million attempt suicide worldwide each year．We hope that this type of research will one day help us find ways to save many lives that now end too early in suicide．"Dr．Postolache's research team at the University of Maryland was the first to report a connection between T．gondii and suicidal behavior in 2009．He is cooperating with researchers in Denmark，Germany and Sweden to confirm and investigate the way leading to this association．The T．gondii parasite thrives in the intestines of cats，and it is spread through their waste．All warm﹣blooded animals can become infected through contact with it．Humans can become infected by changing their infected cats' litter boxes，eating unwashed vegetables，drinking water from a polluted source，or by eating undercooked or raw meat．Not washing kitchen knives after preparing raw meat before handling another food item also can lead to infection．Pregnant women can pass the parasite directly to their unborn babies and are advised not to change cat litter boxes to avoid possible infection．Babies don't produce antibodies to T．gondii for three months after they are born，so the antibodies present in their blood represented infection in the mothers．The scientists studied Danish health patients to determine if any of these women later attempted suicide，including cases of violent suicide attempts which may have involved guns，sharp instruments and jumping from high places．The study found that women infected with T．gondii were one and a half times more likely to attempt suicide compared to those who were not infected，and the risk seemed to rise with increasing levels of the T．gondii antibodies．Dr Postolache noted limitations to the study，such as the inability to determine the cause of the suicidal behavior．The findings were published online in the Archives of General Psychiatry．52．The common way which is more likely to be infected with the disease is _______．A．to eat unwashed vegetables or undercooked meatB．to clean a place where a cat once lived for a timeC．to pass the infection to her unborn baby during a woman's pregnancyD．to reuse kitchen tools which have been used to cut raw meat53．What is the consequence if a woman is infected with the parasite in the passage？A．Having a high fever．B．Doing deliberate self﹣harm．C．Keeping a depressed mood．D．Becoming bad tempered．54．What can be inferred from the passage？A．Women have a higher risk to be infected by the parasite than men．B．The result of the research may help the scientists to find ways to stop suicide in advance．C．The scientists will continue their research into the possible connection．D．The risk of being infected seems to rise with the decreasing levels of the antibodies．55．Which of the following statements would probably be the best title of the passage？A．Why are women more likely to commit suicide？B．Women should keep away from cats．C．Ways found to deal with women's mental problems．D．Are women who own cats at a suicide risk？第二节阅读选择填空（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。
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广州市2016-2017学年度第二学期期中检测高二英语试卷共10页，100小题，满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
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第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节听力理解 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)每段播放两遍。
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听第一段对话，回答第1-2题。
1.The woman must be a ____________.A. cleanerB. waitressC. guide2. At what time will the breakfast be served for the man?A. 8 a.m..B. 8:30 a.m..C. 8:05 a.m..听第二段对话，回答第3-5题。
3. The whole conversation can be described as a ____________.A. long discussionB. heated talkC. short interview4. Which of the following is not mentioned by the woman?A. She used to work in a small firm.B. Her former sales manager position was not well-paid.C. She dislikes staying at the same working place.5. What will determine the w oman’s future?A. The application form.B. Her suitable experience.C. Her own performance.听第三段对话，回答第6-8题。
6. Where does the man want to go to?A. Philadelphia.B. Miami.C. Eastern Africa.7. When will the man arrive at his destination (目的地)?A. At 5:10.B. Not known.C. At 7:45.8. Which of the following flight is NOT mentioned?A. A standby flight.B. A united flight.C. A connecting flight.听第四段对话，回答第9-10题。
9. What is being discussed by the two speakers?A. Terrible weather.B. Greenhouse effect.C. Pollution.10. If the average temperature now is 22℃, what will the future one be with in next century?A. 28℃.B. 48℃.C. 26℃.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。
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（请把答案填在答题卡上）第二部分单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）(从第16题开始填涂答题卡)16. He _______ sleep, although he tried to, when he got on such a hunt for an idea until he had caught it.A. wouldn’tB. couldn’tC. shouldn’tD. mustn’t17. One of our rules is that every student wear school uniform while at school.A. mightB. couldC. shallD. will18. You boys really _______ on the seats that were reserved for the old and the pregnant when you took the bus here.A. not ought to have satB. ought to have not satC. ought not to have satD. ought not to sit19. Must I get through the business in one evening? No, you __________.A. mustn’tB. haven’tC. needn’t toD. don’t have to20. It was never clear ___________ the man hadn’t reported the accident sooner.A. whyB. howC. whenD. that21. No one can be sure ______ in a million years.A. what man will look likeB. what will man look likeC. man will look like whatD. what look will man like22. ____________ breaks his promises will not be trusted by his friends.A. WhoB. AnyoneC. ThoseD. Whoever23. We all know the truth____________ there are air, water and sunlight, there are living things.A. whereB. whereverC. that whereverD. that24. The other day my brother drove his car at ___________ I thought was dangerous speed.A. whichB. whatC. thatD. as25.You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is __________ I disagree.A. whereB. whichC. thatD. what第三部分阅读理解（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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AIn the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic – and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No.3. In 2003, another boy was born.You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo – a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.26. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?A. She wanted to study by herself.B. She fell in love and got married.C. She suffered from a serious illness.D. She decided to look after her grandma.27. What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?A. Failure is the mother of success.B. Little by litter, one goes far.C. Every coin has two sides.D. Well begun, half done.28. Which of the following can best describe the author?A. Caring and determined.B. Honest and responsible.C. Ambitious and sensitive.D. Innocent and single-minded.BThe Spring Festival holiday is supposed to be a period of time entirely for family reunion. However, as people’s enthusiasm (热情) for digital hongbao increased, the amount of time they spend with family members during the holiday decreases. There has been widespread criticism (批评) over digital hongbao that it has separated family reunion.“I used to discuss programs in the Spring Festival Gala (春晚) with my family members, but this year, I barely had time to watch the gala because I was staringat my c ellphone all the time,” said Kang, a 30-year-old radio station editor. “I went to karaoke with my cousins during the holiday, and 1 was grasping digital hongbao the whole time, even when I was singing karaoke.”“On the last day of the holiday, I started to regret spending too much time on these digital hongbao. Therefore, instead of fighting for hongbao, I watched TV with my mom that night. I left home feeling so sorry! I should have spent more time with my parents.”But Kang said regret came with a sense of achievement when he managed to bring classmates together.“Next year, I will still play this game, but with less money and for a smaller amount of time,” Kang said.Dong Chenyu, a teacher from Beijing Foreign Studies University, said it’s unf air to blame hongbao for destroying family reunion.“When television was invented, people accused it of standing in the way of face-to-face human communication. The same accusation (谴责) came up on telephone and text message services when they were first invented. The same goes with digital hongbao,” Dong said.“It does nothing but offers a new way of human communication. The rest is people’s choice. As long as no one expects to earn money from this and takes this as a means of gambling (赌博), it’s a good way to improve human connections,” Dong said.29. How did Mr. Kang feel about digital hongbao according to Paragraph 2?A. He felt regretted spending too much money.B. He was happy to spend too much of his time.C. He had a strong preference for it.D. He felt a sense of guilty in getting it.30. From the underlined sentence we know that Mr. Kang felt ___________.A. both regretted and successfulB. either regretted or successfulC. not only happy but also satisfiedD. not pleased but stressed31. What can we infer from what Mr. Dong said about digital hongbao?A. It will bring us trouble in holiday reunion.B. It will be out of fashion in near future.C. Lots of people will use it to earn money.D. Mr. Dong is in favour of digital hongbao.32. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Spring Festival ReunionB. Double-edged SwordC. New Holiday EnthusiasmD. Family Reunion DestructionC“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “Manners have fallen off the radar (雷达).” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder that more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint (抱怨) about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness.Some people prefer to do almost everything over the Internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous (匿名的) rude messages by email.However, rudeness is never acceptable. Don’t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you’re in touch with won’t recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings. Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly ack nowledge good manners when we see them.33. What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?A. People can tell good from bad behavior.B. Radar is able to observe human behavior.C. People care little about their behavior.D. Radar can be used to predict human behavior.34. Some people are less willing to deal with humans because ___________.A. they are becoming less patientB. they are growing too independentC. they have to handle many important messagesD. they have to follow an evolutionary step backward35. The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is ____________.A. ridiculousB. disgustingC. acceptableD. reasonable36. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. We should applaud good behavior.B. Technology can never be blamed.C. We should keep pointing out mistakes.D. Technology will take over lives one day.DWanting to lose weight or quit smoking are often resolutions (决心) made at the beginning of the New Year. Meg Baker, one University of Alabama at Birmingham wellness expert says there is a key ingredient to being successful health-wise in the coming year. About half of the most popular resolutions made each year are health-related, according to the United States government. In addition to losing weight and quitting smoking, they include eating healthier foods, getting fit, managing stress and drinking less alcohol.Meg Baker says while the focus on self-improvement is good, an individual must be ready to ma ke a change in order to actually do so.“Readiness to change is a big factor,” Baker said. “Based on the stages of the change model: precontemplation (unwilling to make a change), contemplation (considering a lifestyle change) and action, you have to want to change your lifestyle to successfully improve your health.”Develop small, short-term goals that will fit into your schedule; these should be realistic. Consider the benefits and reasons for the change. Talk to a family member, friend or co-worker about goals; this accountability (责任) will increase the possibility of your staying committed to a new gym plan or quit-smoking plan, and they may want to join you.Baker says starting small increases the possibility of success. Find a form of exercise that you love, make small nutritional changes like packing a lunch or cooking dinner at home, and get digital reinforcements (增强) by using tracking systems and apps.Additionally, Baker says, because so much time is spent at work, it is a good idea to c onsider signing up for workplace wellness programs, if offered. “Many companies want to see their employees thrive, so they will offer incentives (鼓励) to help them improve their health, like the My Health Rewards program we are starting at UAB,” Baker said. “Whether it is to improve your energy level, improve mood, combat health conditions and disease, or to be there for your kids’ future, there’s always a reason that a resolution was made,”Baker said.“So when the going gets tough, remind yourself of why you’re making a lifestyle change, and this will keep you motivated.” Also, consider modifications to the new plan if it isn’t viable. Baker said.“If the new plan proves it can’t be done, switch things up. Variety is the key to life and can keep you from getting burned out.37.What does the passage mainly tell us?A. At the beginning of the New Year people want to lose weight.B. At the beginning of the New Year people want to quit smoking.C. Readiness to keep fit is the most popular New Year’s resolution.D. Readiness to change is important to commit to the New Year’s resolutions.38.We can know from the passage that ____________.A. if you develop small, short-term goals, you will succeedB. people should not develop big, long-term goalsC. sharing goals with others can help people keep to their plansD. the resolutions made at the beginning of the New Year are hard to achieve39. What’s Baker’s attitude towards the My Health Rewards program?A. Negative.B. Positive.C. Unconcerned.D. Doubtful.40. The underlined word “viable” in the last paragraph can be replaced by _________.A. practicableB. detailedC. originalD. perfect第二节七选五（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。