2016__2017学年度上学期高二期中考试_副本

2016--2017学年度上学期高二期中考试英语试题第一节阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）AAfter living in Michigan all my life, I can’t help but say that there are so many things to do here and so many places to visit. Just have a careful look at the following ones.Sleeping Bear DunesIf you want to be more adventurous in summer, make a trip here. Spending your day climbing the mountains of sand isn’t only a physical challenge ,but a perfect way to challenge your courage. Making it to the water might take a little while, but the view at the end is completely worth it.Grand HavenI’m a little prejudiced because this is where I was born and grew up. Beside staying at the beach all day, visitors can walk along the downtown street next to the water, watch the musical fountain at night, or even go boating. Near Holland and Muskegon, Grand Haven is not a place that you will get bored with in summer.Machinac IslandIt’s one of the most beautiful places to spend your time in summer. Take a weekend trip to the island where there are no cars. Take time to go biking around the island and visit historical buildings to make your trip more unforgettable.The Upper PeninsulaThere are so many beautiful places in the UP that it takes you a week just to cover the places you should visit. The pictured Rocks on Lake Superior are a beautiful site St.Ignace borders the Straits of Mackinac and features lighthouses, hiking and fishing. Tahquamenon Falls State Park is the second largest park of the Michigan State Park and features waterfalls that you won’t be able to stop staring at in summer.1.Which of the following words can best describe a visit to Sleeping Bear Dunes?A.interesting but exhaustingB. Challenging but rewardingC. Frightening but appealingD. Encouraging but demanding2.How can visitors tour around Mackinac Island?A.By bikeB. By carC. By busD. By boat3.Where can visitors have a good view of waterfalls?A.In St.IgnaceB. At Lake SuperiorC. On the Straits of MackinacD. At Tahquamenon Falls State Park4. What can we conclude about the four places from the text?A. They have beautiful beachesB. They are only open in summerC. They deserve visiting in summerD. They need a long time to exploreBThe New York baseball players had a busy week, but they didn’t just stay on the practice field.The baseball players exchanged bats for books at their 8th annual Hope Week, which let the players have a chance to get involved in serving the local community, this time with Barbershop Books, a program centered on encouraging reading among young men of color. The founder wanted to create a space for kids to feel comfortable and read at the same time, and the kids did just that in a small barbershop in the middle of Harlem, an area of New York City in northeast Manhattan ,where many black people live.It was pretty much a dream that came true for the boys, who got to spend the day hanging out with the players and reading, of course, before attending an evening game as guests of honor. And the players were just as excited to be there.The team’s participation could attract people’s attention to both the community and the kids. “Their coming here and using their stage for something as small as this, but as big as this, is just an amazing thing,” said Denny Mitchell, the barbershop owner.What was more significant was the positive influence the activity had on the community and on the children.Forget the baseball games played each fall between the winning teams of the American League and the National League to decide the championship. Participating in the activity isa big win!5.What do you know about Barbershop Books?A. It was held at the players’ request.B. It was held in a black community.C. It was aimed at sending books to kids.D. It was for all of the American children.6. What did the players do at the end of their activity?A. They chatted with the kids.B. They read books to the kids.C. They played a baseball game.D. They donated books to the kids.7. Where does the true meaning of the activity lie?A. The chance the kids got to read more books.B. The things the kids learned from the players.C. Its focus on the place where the activity was held.D. Its positive influence on the kids and the community.CMany cars advertisements（广告）in the United States are red, blue or green. But nearly 75% of the new cars sold in the United States are black, white, silver or gray.Les Jackson is a reporter who writes about cars. He says Americans prefer the cars whose colors do not show dirt clearly. In this way, the owners can wash their cars less to save money. In fact, some areas that are short of water do not allow people to wash their cars often.Dan Benton works for a company called Axalta, which sells paint（涂料）to international car markers. He says white cars are usually sold at a better price than cars of other colors. And they absorb（吸收）less energy, which means temperatures inside them are lower in warmer areas. Besides, research at Monash University in Australia suggests that there is a lower risk of car accidents during the day for white cars compared with darker ones. In China, many buyer say white makes a small car look bigger.Axalta says about 11% of the cars sold in North America are red and 8% are blue. In South America, 10% of the new cars sold are red.“Green cars have become less popular,” Dan Benton says. “In the mid 1990s, green was the most popular color in North America. But today, green cars a re hard to find.”In the future, people may not have to choose the color of their cars---technology may let owners change their cars’ paint color anytime.8.Americans like to buy cars that don’t show dirt clearly in order to _________A. save energyB. save moneyC. follow the government policyD. reduce car accidents9..According to the text, white cars have many features except _________A. looking more beautifulB. absorbing less heatC. being more expensiveD. being safer10.________ people think white cars appear to be bigger than they really are.A. south AmericanB. AustralianC. ChineseD. North American11.Nowdays in North American, which color car may be dislike by most people?A. RedB. WhiteC. BlueD. GreenDAs we all know, human has very advanced intelligence compared with plants and other living creatures. People’s capacity to fully understand, reason, organize, solve problems, display emotional intelligence, learn, communicate and think abstractly is out-standing. It is believed to be much more emphasized (强调) nowadays, when bright folks are normally one level higher than everyone else.Nowadays many people are of the view that a high intelligence quotient (IQ) is an excellent assistance in pulling through life. Statistics reveal that whatever activity enabling the brain to function and operate, no matter whether in the form of difficulties or other obstacles (障碍) that can be overcome by this specific body area, has a positive effect on it.So every time you are making full use of your mind for right answers in a quick crossword（纵横字谜游戏）or if you are answering difficult riddles（谜语）, you might be, in fact, raising the probabilities of increasing your intelligence. You could play effective brain games like crosswords, chess, riddles, puzzles, Internet games, word games and other games. These are useful in raising your intelligence primarily because they let you think in a different way as you make an effort to uncover answers to certain problems. Aside from this, this form of brain training continually encourages the brain to function and widen its capacity（能力）to concentrate and learn.Needless to say, you’ve to make sure that you make the most of these brain exercises by not cheating yourself. Lastly, if you progress to a much more complicated level, try your best to answer difficult problems with no hints or clues so that you are able to further force your brain to work on its own.12. The first paragraph mainly talks about_____.A. the high level of human intelligenceB. the difference between mankind and other creaturesC. the reasons for emphasizing human intelligenceD. the benefits of thinking and other brain exercises13. According to the author, many people increase their IQ in order to _____.A. be one level higher than othersB. play games such as riddlesC. deal with difficulties in lifeD. enable the brain to function14. According to the text, through continuous brain training, people can _____.A. learn a certain skill quicklyB. concentrate in their classC. become a confident personD. communicate with others well15. What does the author mainly advise in the text?A. Getting rid of Internet games.B. Playing brain games to prevent brain disease.C. Solving difficult problems on your own.D. Making good use of brain exercises to increase your intelligence.EMy mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 16 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 17 She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.18 Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 19 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 20 This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.A. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.C. Can you tell us something about your mother?D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.E. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.F. She enjoys listening to classic music.G. She loves her students and cares for them.第二节．完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）The first time I saw Kai, she was sitting in my front yard bugging my dog. Seeing me, she __21__,smiled,and waved. She introduced herself as my __22__ neighbor while she continued petting my dog. I like her __23__ but didn’t kn ow then what an impact（影响）she would have on my __24__.Soon we were not only neighbors but good __25__. When Kai greeted you with her __26__ voice, you always felt like the most special person in the world. Anyone who came to her door was treated like __27__. Whenever my sons, daughters, and I visited her, she would __28__ us in with a smile, sit us down, and __29__ us a piece of cake. She was always __30__ others and encouraging others. No matter who you were, you __31__ left her house feeling a little happier.All of the time I was getting to know Kai, though, she was __32__. She told me that her illness was terminal(晚期的). She was battling(搏斗) with several health problems and was slowly losing the __33__. Her husband and she had their own business,__34__ after a while, Kai was too __35__ to work anymore. She had to spend most of her time in __36__. Finally, on a cold morning, her __37__ gave out and she died in her home. The day she__38__. I walked back to my house, closed the door to my bedroom and __39__. She had touched me so much. I had become a __40__ person because of her. I still miss her today.21.A.looked around B. went away C. came back D. stood up22.A.next B. only C. new D. friendly23.A.gradually B. immediately C. finally D. actually24.A.job B. life C. children D. parents25.A.friends B. classmates C. partners D. writers26.A.funny B. sweet C. low D. loud27.A.family B. leaders C. passengers D. guests28.A.call B. follow C. push D. welcome29.A.buy B. cut C. send D. tell30.A.feeding B. watching C .helping D .teaching31.A.never B. sometimes C. often D. always32.A.falling B. missing C. dying D. leaving33.A.fight B. opportunity C .interest D. wealth34.A.because B. so C. but D. and35.A.old B. angry C. nervous D. weak36.A.town B. office C. bed D. school37.A.body B. patience C. house D. husband38.A.turned up B. passed away C. broke down D. gave up39.A.cried B. waited C. stopped D. slept40.A.richer B. braver C. taller D. better第三节语法填空Peter is three times the size of other children of his age. He is so heavy that he stops breathing while sleeping, leaving his 41_______(terrify) parents fearing that one day he may not wake up.“Everything is hard for him---he is a baby 42_______(carry) an adult’s weight. His heart must be working under a lot of 43_______(press). If he doesn’t get the treatment he requires ,there is a very good chance 44_______he will pass away,”said his father.Peter was born healthy, 45_______immediately started gaining weight. Doctor believe he may be suffering from Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare genetic condition which means he is 46_______(able) to stop eating.He now 47_______(weigh) 178 pounds and is still gaining weight though he has been 48_______(strict) following a low-fat diet and walks for 40 minutes each day.Despite their constant struggle, his parents refuses to give up on him, and say they will do anything they can 49_______(improve) his quality of life.Peter visits the doctor every three months to try to control his condition, but currently there is no cure 50_____ Prader-Willi syndrome.第四节短文改错In order to encourage us take more exercise, we are going to organize a mountain-climbing activity in October 10. We are to gather at the school gate and started at 7:20 a.m. by the bus and get back at 7:00 p.m. We will climb Mangshan mountain in the morning ,and have a picnic at noon. In the afternoon we will be dividing into groups and have some freely time. Remember to take photo and make notes for the photo exhibition at our school. Besides, takes your lunch and drinking water with you. Whether you want to join, please come to the Student Union or sign up before October 5.第五节作文假若一个澳大利亚教育参观团要到你校，他们想了解中国教育的基本情况，请根据以下所给提示，用英语写一篇题为Education in China Today的短文，为来客做介绍。