山西省阳高县第一中学2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题(无答案)

山西省阳高县第一中学2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
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（本试卷满分：150分考试时间：120分钟）
第I卷
第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项
A
Housework is a frequent source of disputes(争论) between lazy husbands and their hard-working wives, but women have been warned not to expect men to pull their weight any time soon.
A study from Oxford University has found that men are unlikely to be doing an equal share of housework before 2050. Mothers, the researchers warned, will continue to shoulder the burden of childcare and housework for the next four decades, largely because housework such as cleaning and cooking is still regarded as “women’s work”.
The gap between the amount of time men and women spend on housework has narrowed slowly over the past 40 years. But it will take another four decades before true housework equality(平等) is achieved, the study concluded. The research found that in the Nordic countries, the burden of housework is shared more equally between men and women. In the UK, women spend an average of four hours and forty minutes each day on housework, compared with two hours and twenty-eight minutes for men. This is an improvement from the 1960s, when British women typically spent six hours a day on housework, while men spent just 90 minutes every day.
But progress towards housework equality appears to be slowing in some countries. Dr. Oriel Sullivan, a research reader from Oxford’s Department of Sociology, said, “We’ve looked at what is affecting the equality in the home, and we have found that certain tasks seem to be given according to whether they are viewed as ‘men’s work’ or ‘women’s work’.”
Dr. Sullivan said cultural attitudes taught at school may be responsible for the views of housework. “At school it is much easier for a girl to b e a tomboy, but
it is much more difficult for a boy to enjoy baking and dancing,” she said.
1. The underlined part “pull their weight”in Paragraph 1 probably refers to “”.
A. lose weight
B. be lazy
C. earn money
D. do equal housework
2. Women will continue to do more housework before 2050 mainly because .
A. men are too busy to help
B. they would like to do so
C. they can do better in housework
D. housework will still be considered as women’s work
3. From Paragraph 4 we know that in the UK .
A. men now spend just 90 minutes a day on housework on average
B. women now are too busy with their work to do housework
C. women now spend less time on housework than before
D. housework is shared equally between men and women
4. In Dr. Sullivan’s opinion, what is to blame for the housework inequality?
A. Cultural attitudes towards housework
B. Policies made by the government
C. The time spent on work
D. The type of housework
B
As they migrate(迁移), butterflies and moths(飞蛾) choose the winds they want to fly with, and they change their body positions if they start floating in the wrong direction. This new finding suggests that insects may employ some of the same methods that birds use for traveling long distances. Scientists have long thought that insects were simply at the mercy of the wind.
Fascinating as their skills of flight are, migrating behavior has been difficult to study in insects because many long distant trips happen thousands of feet above ground. Only recently have scientists developed technologies that can detect such little creatures at such great heights.
To their surprise, though, the insects weren’t passive but active travelers on the winds. In autumn, for example, most light winds blew from the east, but the insects somehow sought out ones that carried them south and they positioned themselves to navigate(导航) directly to their wintering homes.
Even in the spring, when most winds flowed northward, the insects didn’t always
go with the flow. If breezes weren’t blowing in the exact direction they wanted to go, the insects changed their body positions to compensate(抵消). Many migrating birds do the same thing.
The study also found butterflies and moths actively flew within the air streams that pushed them along. By adding flight speeds to wind speeds, the scientists calculated that butterflies and moths can travel as fast as 100 kilometers an hour. The findings may have real-world applications.
With climate warming, migrating insects are growing in number. Knowing how and when these pests move could help when farmers decide when to spray their crops.
5. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. Insects migrate with the seasons
B. Wind helps insects greatly in migrating
C. insects have real direction
D. Scientists have trouble in observing insects
6. Scientists originally thought that .
A. insects always waited for their favorable winds
B. insects chose the winds they wanted to ride
C. insects were just blown about by the wind
D. insects positioned themselves in the winds
7. It is not easy to study the migrating behavior of the insects because .
A. the little creatures can fly very fast
B. their flight is long and high above ground
C. the wind’s direction is hard to foresee
D. they have no regular migrating courses
8. According to the passage, the findings can .
A. increase insects in number
B. instruct farmers when to spray
C. prevent climate warming
D. help protect insects
C
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗) ? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture.
For example , some might say, "I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票) . It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in
for one hundred dollars! "
This guy's a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He's really a big loser!
He didn't say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That's called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Some politicians often use this trick. Let's say that during Governor Smith's last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents says, "During Governor Smith's term, the state lost one million jobs!" That's true. However, an honest statement would have been , " During Governor Smith's term , the state had a net gain of two million jobs. "
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It's against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, "Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache. " It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.
This kind of deception happens too often. It's a sad fact of life: Lies are lies , and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
9. How much did the lottery winner lose?
A. One hundred dollars.
B. Two hundred dollars.
C. Three hundred dollars.
D. Four hundred dollars.
10. We may infer that the author believes people should___________.
A. buy lottery tickets
B. make use of half-truths
C. not take anything at face value
D. not trust the Yucky Company
11. What do the underlined words " net gain" in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. final increase.
B. big advantage.
C. large share.
D. total saving.
12. What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?
A. False statements are easy to see through.
B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people.
C. Doctors like to act in advertisement.
D. Advertisements are based on facts.
D
SM Card Cutter
Change regular SM cards to smaller SIM cards.
Did you know you can cut a regular size phone SIM card to a smaller size SM card and it will still work? This tool will help you do it. Just stick a SIM card in it, press it down like a stapler(订书机).A perfectly shaped smaller SIM is there. I've used it many times when swapping SIMs from one phone to another.
03/7/17-Mark Frauenfelder Profi Cheese Slicer
Uses a thin wire to slice up to medium-hard cheeses in four inch sections.
I may own every cheese slicer ever made. I prefer a wire type cheese cutter so I can cut slices that work well on a piece of bread and sandwich.
This cheese slicer is great for both tasks. It even has adjustable tension on the two cutting wires. A point of information: I did break a wire cutting a very hard piece of cheese with black pepper. Good news, the wire is replaceable, and I was able to purchase new wires to fix it. Maybe best to use on softer cheeses. Lessons learned. But, highly recommended for every other use except for those extremely hard cheeses.
03/6/17-Kent Bames Ash Bucket(桶子）
Bucket with lid keeps your fireplace(壁炉）clear of ashes.
I purchased this ash bucket recommended by my friend and have found it invaluable. Previously I had an old bucket that got left outside and usually filled up with rain and became a mess to clean. This ash bucket has a raised bottom and thermal insulation(隔热层）to prevent any accidental hot coals in your ash to damage your floor or cause a fire. You can store this bucket indoors since the lid is nice and tight.
03/3/17-Seth Wilson
13.What can SIM Card Cutter do?
A. Cut up a SM Card.
B. Help store more information.
C. Delete the information.
D. Make a SIM card smaller shape.
14. What kind of food is Profi Cheese Slicer most suitable for?
A. Cheese slices with cracked black pepper.
B. Very dry sandwich.
C. Medium-soft cheeses.
D. Extremely hard cheeses.
15.Which is one of the characters about the Ash Bucket?
A. It is waterproof.
B. It is fire resistant.
C. It is useful outdoors.
D. It is of no value.
第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两
项为多余选项。

（注意：此题16-20的答案要写到答题卡上）
Every living thing has genes. Genes carry information. 16 They make sure that humans give birth to humans and cows give birth to cows. They also make sure that a dog doesn’t give birth to a frog, or an elephant to a horse. However, genetic engineers take genes from one species-for example, a snake, and transfer them to another-for example, corn. 17 Such new life forms have been described, by some scientists as a real-life Frankenstein(科幻怪人).
Genetic engineers put duck genes into chicken to make the chickens bigger. They put hormones(激素) into cows to make them produce more milk. They put genes from flowers into beans and from fish into tomatoes. 18 It just makes them easier and faster for the farmer to grow.
The effects of genetic engineering on the natural world may be disastrous. The engineers may create strange life beings, or monsters that we cannot control. 19 They’ll have to find one, fight for one -or kill for one. It may be your land they fight for-or you that they kill. Moreover, the effects of these experiments can often be cruel. In America, pigs were given human genes to make them bigger and less fatty. The experiment failed. The pigs became very ill and began to lose their eyesight. We would all like a better, healthier and longer life, and genetic engineering might give us this. On the other hand, it may be a dangerous experiment with nature. In the story of Frankenstein, the doctor created such a terrible and dangerous monster that he had to destroy it. 20
A. The information tells us what to do or what not to do
B. We must make sure that this tale remains a story-and no more than that
C. This doesn’t make them cheape r, tastier, or healthier
D. The new life forms have no natural habitat or home
E. Then they feed the tomatoes to the fish
F. In this way a new life form is created
G. They are passed on from generation to generation
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处
的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Jennifer was halfway down the stairs when she turned and took one last look at her room. 21 high school and going away to college was like the 22 pause at the ending of a chapter in a good book, and she was 23 to turn the page.
Jennifer went down the stairs to where her mother and father, 24 quiet, were waiting. She even felt a sense of guilt deep 25 her when she admitted to herself how longingly she had 26 getting away from her home and starting a new life in the college.
They went out through the front door. Dad put the suitcases in the back of the 27 , and then came forward to hold the front door open. “Sit in the 48 , dear,” her mother suggested, touching her arm gently, and Jennifer noticed that her mother was 29 one of those sad-looking smiles. In fact, she was afraid her mother might even 30 at the train station.
Her father pulled out of their driveway and Jennifer turned for one last look at the house.
They pulled up at the station then. The train was coming. There were last-minute questions, words of advice, and then 31 .
“Well, I’m on my way. Don’t worry about me, everything will be OK,” Jennifer said 32 .
When her father too k the picture, she noticed her mother wasn’t weepy at all---the smile on her face wasn’t 33 sad-looking.
Through the window, Jennifer held 34 with her eyes as the train moved away slowly. They were standing close together, and somehow it 35 the memory of that
day when she was seven-when she had persuaded them to let her 36 the big Ferris wheel(摩天轮) all by herself. She had sat still in the 37 middle of the seat as she did just now in the car, feeling 38 that even if she fell, even if the Ferris wheel itself fell, she had known they would catch her.
Suddenly she felt tears 39 her eyes. She wiped her eyes and found her parents out of 40 when she looked back again.
21.A. Finishing B. Attending C. Entering D. Continuing
22.A. frequent B. sudden C. brief D. regular
23.A. sad B. slow C. eager D. quiet
24.A. strangely B. badly C. normally D. definitely
25.A. from B. within C. into D. of
26.A. looked up to B. got used to C. got bored with D. looked forward to
27.A. seat B. wheel C. car D. driveway
28.A. middle B. back C. front D. side
29.A. flashing B. wearing C. forcing D. shaping
30.A. arrive B. escape C. faint D. cry
31.A. decisions B. hugs C. changed D. rushes
32.A. proudly B. sadly C. impatiently D. heartily
33.A. all B. even C. only D. once
34.A. it B. her C. him D. them
35.A. kept away B. stuck to C. wiped off D. brought back
36.A. ride B. catch C. play D. drive
37.A. same B. proper C. exact D. similar
38.A. afraid B. certain C. sorry D. peaceful
39.A. controlling B. rolling C. emptying D. flooding
40.A. sight B. mind C. station D. memory
第Ⅱ卷
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Xuexiang Village, formerly known as a forestry farm, has been transformed into a booming tourist resort. 41 (locate) at the southern foot of Changbai Mountain,
it has much snow. The snow here starts falling in October and begins to melt in April.
A unique scene is the “snow mushrooms”, 42 are formed after snow falls onto wood piles. Together with log cabins, pine trees and snowy mountains, 43 place looks like a fairy tale world. Several decades ago, people 44 (come) here as loggers. Years of excessive logging resulted 45 a resource-shortage problem. After the natural forest protection project 46 (launch) in 1999, the forestry farm stopped logging and started to make good use of the snow to develop the tourism industry. Amateur photographers first promoted the beautiful scenery, then, with the help of the internet, it 47 (gradual) became famous and tourists began coming. 48 (sense) the new opportunities, loggers started to open family hotels and restaurants. Nearly 80 49 (family) are now involved in tourism business. “My family can make 200,000-300,000 yuan each year, which 50 (able) us to live a much better life”, said Fan, a used-to-be logger.
第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
英语课上，老师要求同桌相互修改作文。

假设以下作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修。

共有10处销误，每句中最多有两处。

铝误涉及一个单词的增加、到除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出改加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横钱，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Li Hui, my friend in high school, has dreamed becoming a cartoon artist since she was young. To her disappointed, her parents don't agree with her decision at first Therefore, Li Hui would not change her mind. She worked hardly to perfect her skills. Just before he finished high school, the chance came: the famous art school was holding a cartoon drawing competition The first three winners would be given a scholarship to study drawing there. Li Hui told herself not to missing the chance. She readily entered the competition and came second. She is now a student in that school and I feel certain what her dream would come true.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华。

你校英语演讲协会将选举新一届主席，你欲参选。

请用英语写一篇演讲稿，要点包括：
1.你的个人优势；
2.未来活动设想；
3.希望当选。

注意：1.字数100词左右；
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾己为你写好，但不计入总词数。

Good afternoon, dear friends! My name is Li Hua. I am honoured to have a chance to run for the president of the English Speech Association.
Thank you
答题卡
七选五（每小题3分，满分15分）
16________17______18________19_______20_________
语法填空(每小题1.5分，满分15分)
41______ _ 42_________ 43__________44________ 45_________
46_________47_________ 48__________49_________50________
第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Li Hui, my friend in high school, has dreamed becoming a cartoon artist since she was young. To her disappointed, her parents don't agree with her decision at first Therefore, Li Hui would not change her mind. She worked hardly to perfect her skills. Just before he finished high school, the chance came: the famous art school was holding a cartoon drawing competition The first three winners would be given a scholarship to study drawing there. Li Hui told herself not to missing the chance. She readily entered the competition and came second. She is now a student in that school and I feel certain what her dream would come true.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华。

你校英语演讲协会将选举新一届主席，你欲参选。

请用英语写一篇演讲稿，要点包括：
1.你的个人优势；
2.未来活动设想；
3.希望当选。

注意：1.字数100词左右；
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾己为你写好，但不计入总词数。

Good afternoon, dear friends! My name is Li Hua. I am honoured to have a chance to run for the president of the English Speech Association. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
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