内蒙古呼和浩特市高二英语下学期期中试题.docx
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内蒙古呼和浩特市高二英语下学期期中试题
2016--2017学年度第二学期期中考试
高二年级英语试卷
考试时长:
100分考试总分:
120分
第一部分:
阅读理解(共2节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Nottoolongago,ourteacher,beinga“tree-hugger”(asthekidscallher),haduswriteanessayonanenvironmentalissue.Iwaseage
rtostart,butsomethingmademestop.
“Whatisanenvironmentalissue?
”onekidasked.“Whatifwedon’tcareabouttheenvironment?
”anothercomplained.“It’snotlikeitaffectsme.”
Thesecommentsastoundedme.Ihavealwayscaredabouttheenvironmentandassumedthatothersdidtoo.Fromthesurprisedlookonmyteacher’sface,Icouldtellshefeltthesameway.
Innotime,Ifinishedmyessay.InmyessayIwroteaboutlogging(伐木),whichisanimportantindustry,butifwecontinuetocutdowntreeswithoutreplacing,itwilldamagetheenvironment.
Therearesomanythingsthatwecandotosaveourworld.Recycling,ofcourse,isalwaysagoodthing,butnoteveryonehasarecyclingplantnearby(Idon’t).Thereareotherwaystohelptheenvironment.Plantatree.Don’twastewater.
Ican’tstanditwhenaperson’sexcusefornotcaringis“Nothingisgoingtohappeninmylifetime,sowhyshouldIcare?
”Sure,thechancesofsomethingterriblehappeningareslim,butIwantpeopletorealizethatifwedon’tdealwithit,someonewillhavetoeventually.Doyouwantthattobeyourchildren?
Oryourchildren’schildren?
Whenmyteachertoldmetoreadmyessaytomyclass,IwasalittleembarrassedbecauseIdidn’twanteveryonetocallme“tree-hugger”.Irealizenowthatifbeingatree-huggermeansyoucareabouttheenvironment,I’matree-hugger100percent.Ijustwishmorepeoplewere.
1.Whydothestudentscalltheirteacher“tree-hugger”?
A.Shelikeshuggingtrees.
B.Sheknowsalotabouttrees.
C.Shegrewupinthecountryside.
D.Shecaresalotabouttheenvironment.
2.Atthebeginning,theauthorstoppedwriting_____.
A.toasksomequestions
B.becauseofotherkids’comments
C.tolistentotheteacher’sinstructions
D.becausehehadnoideaaboutthetopic
3.Theunderlinedword“astounded”inParagraph3canbereplacedby“_____”.
A.helpedB.changedC.shockedD.interested
4.Paragraph5ismainlyabout_____.
A.whatwecanrecycle
B.howwecansavetheeart
h
C.whyweshouldprotecttheearth
D.whatdamagewearedoingtotheearth
5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.
A.thestudentsdon’tliketheteacher
B.theteacherlikedtheauthor’sessay
C.theauthorisashamedofbeingatree-hugger
D.theauthorshouldhavewrit
tenabetteressay
B
TheHearstCastle
HearstCastleisaparkonthecentralCaliforniacoastandaNationalHistoricLandmark.ItwasdesignedbyJuliaMorganforWilliamRandolphHearstfrom1919until1947.In1957,theownerdonatedthefortunetothestateofCalifornia.Sincethattimeithasbeenastatehistoricparkwhereitslargecollectionofartandantiquesareopenforpublictours.Despiteitslocationfarfromanyurbancenter,thesiteattractsroughlyonemillionvisitorsperyear.
GuidedTours
•TourOneisrecommendedforfirsttimevisitors.Itnowincludesthemovie,HearstCastleBuildingtheDream.
•TourTwogivesvisitorsacloserlookatthemainhouse'supperfloors,Mr.Hearst'sprivatesuite,thelibraries,andthekitchen.
•TourThreelooksattheCastle'sNorthWing,guestroomsandguesthouseCasaDelMonte.
•TourFourincludestheimpressivegardensandgrounds,thelargestguesthouse,thewinebasement,andtheHiddenTerrace.
•TheeveningtourisaspecialtourthatallowsvisitorstoexperiencetheCastleatnightasoneoftheHearst'sownvisitorsmighthave.
TicketPrices
HearstCastleacceptsVISA,MasterCard,AmericanExpressandDiscover.Freedayuseparkingisavailableforautomobiles,motorcycles,tourbusesandrecreationalvehicles.
Tours
Adult
Ages6-17
Tour1
$24
$12
Tours2,3or4
$24
$12
Eveningtour
$30
$15
*Childrenunder6arefreewhenaccompaniedbyapayingadult.
Reservation(预订)Information
ReservationCallCenterHours
Dates
Monday-Friday
Saturday-Sunday
March-September
8amto6pm
8amto6pm
October-February
9amto5pm
9amto3pm
WhileticketsmaybepurchasedattheVisitorCenteruponarrival,tourreservationscanbemadeonlinenoworbycalling1-800-444-44
45,seebelowfortimes.
Visitwww.hearstcastle.orgformoreinformation.
6.WhodoestheHearstCastlebelongtoatpresent?
A.WilliamRandolphHearst.B.JuliaMorgan.
C.TheHearstCorporation.D.ThestateofCalifornia.
7.Ifyouarequiteinterestedinwine,whichtourwillyouchoose?
A.TourOne.B.TourTwo.C.TourThree.
D.TourFour.
8.IfacoupletakeTourOnewiththeir5-year-oldson,howmuchwilltheypayforthetickets?
A.36.B.48C.60.D.75.
9.Whichofthefollowingistheavailabletimetobookticketsbyphone?
A.At8amonMondayinFebruary.B.At9amonSundayinMarch.
C.At7pmonFridayinSeptember.D.At6pmonSaturdayinOctober.
C
Theflyingfoxisnotafoxatall.Itisanextralargebatthathasgotafox’shead,andthatfeedsonfruitinsteadofinsectslikeallbats.Flyingfoxeshangthemselvesbytheirtoeswhenatrest,andtravelingreatcrowdswhenoutflying.Agroupwillliveinonespotforyears.Sometimesseveralhundredofthemoccupyasingletree.Astheyreturntothetreetowardsunrise.
Flyingfoxeshavebabiesonceayear,givingbirthtoonlyoneatatime.Atfirstthemotherhastocarrythebabyonherbreastwherevershegoes.Latersheleavesithangingup,andbringsbackfoodforittoeat.Sometimesababybatfallsdowntothegroundandsqueaksforhelp.Thentheolderonestrytopickitup.Iftheyfailtodoso,itwilldie.Oftenhundredsofdeadbabybatscanbefoundlyingonthegroundatthefootofatree.
10.Thepassagetellsusthatthereisnodifferencebetweentheflyingfoxandtheordinarybatin______.
A.theirsize.B.theirappearance.
C.thekindoffoodtheyeat.D.thewaytheyrest.
11.Atdaybreakeverydayflyingfoxesbeginto______.
A.flyouttowardthesun.
B.comebacktotheirhome
C.lookforanewrestingplace.D.gooutandlookforfood.
12.Howdoflyingfoxescarefortheiryoung?
A.Theyonlycarefortheirownbabies.
B.Theysharethefeedingoft
heiryoung.
C.Theyhelpwhenababybatisindanger.
D.Theyoftenleavehomeandforgettheiryoung.
D
PersonalcomputersandtheInternetgivepeoplenewchoicesabouthowtospendtheirtime.
Somemayusethisfreedomtosharelesstimewithcertainfriendsorfamilymembers,butnewtechnologywillalsoletthemstayincloserto
uchwiththosetheycaremostabout.Iknowthisfrompersonalexperience.
E-mailmakesiteasytoworkathome,whichiswhereInowspendmostweekendsandevenings.Myworkinghoursaren’tnecessarilymuchshorterthantheyoncewerebutIspendfewerofthemattheoffice.ThisletsmesharemoretimewithmyyoungdaughterthanImighthaveifshe’dbeenbornbeforeelectronicmailbecamesuchapracticaltool.
TheInternetalsomakesiteasytosharethoughtswithagroupoffriends.Sayyoudosomethingfun,seeagreatmovieperhaps---andtherearefourorfivefriendswhomightwanttohearaboutit.Ifyoucalleachone,youmaytireoftellingthestory.
WithE-mail,youjustwriteonenoteaboutyourexperience,atyourconvenience,andaddress(述说)ittoallthefriendswhoyouthinkmightbeinterested.Theycanreadyourmessagewhentheyhavetime,andreadonlyasmuchastheywantto.Theycanreplyattheirconvenience,andyoucanreadwhattheyhavetosayatyourconvenience.
E-mailisalsoaninexpensivewaytostayinclosetouchwithpeoplewholivefaraway.MorethanafewparentsuseE-mailtokeepintouch,evendailytouch,withtheirchildrenoffatcollege.
WejusthavetokeepinmindthatcomputersandtheInternetofferanotherwayofstayingintouch.Theydon’ttaketheplaceofanyoftheoldways.
13.Thepurposeofthispassageisto______.
A.explainhowtousetheInternet
B.tellthemerits(价值)andusefulnessoftheInternet
C.describethewriter’sjoyofkeepingupwiththelatesttechnology.
D.introducethereadertobasicknowledgeaboutpersonalcomputersandtheInternet
14.TheuseofE-mailhasmadeitpossibleforthewriterto______.
A.spendlesstimeworking
B.workathomeonweekends
C.havemorefreetimewithhischild
D.workataspeedcomfortabletohim
15.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.
A.Computer:
NewTechnologicalAdvances
B.Internet:
NewTooltoMainta
inGoodFriendship
C.ComputersHaveMadeLifeEasier
D.Internet:
aConvenientToolforCommunication
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
Areyousimplymovingthroughyourdaywithoutfullyliving?
Ithinkmanyofushavedonethis.Everyonewantstofullyliveeveryday.16.SoI’vedecidedtosharewithyousomewaystohelpyouenjoyeverymoment.
Sitinthemorning.Whenyouwakeup,inthequietofthemorning,sitonthefloor.Ioftenusethisopportunitytostretch(伸展).17.Ialsojustsit,andfocusonmybreathinggoinginandout.
18.Iliketotakebreaksfromwork,andgooutsideforaslowwalk.Payattentiontoyourbreathing,toeverythingaroundyou,tothesoundsandlightofobjects.
Readinsilence.Findaquiettime,andaquietplace,andreadagoodnovel.Havenotelevisionorcomputersonnearby.Andjustputyourselfintheworldofthenovel.Itmightseemdifficulttoletyourmindmovefromthepresentintothetimeofthenovel,butit’sagreatpracticeinfocus.19.
20.Eachday,findsomeoneyoucareaboutandbegratefulforhisexistence.Ifyouwant,youcant
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