英语四川省西昌市学年高二下学期期中考试试题.docx

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英语四川省西昌市学年高二下学期期中考试试题

四川省西昌市2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试

英语试题

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题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：

Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

1.Whatarethespeakersdoingnow?

A.Listeningtotheradio.B.Havingaclass.C.Attendingaconcert.

2.Whatisthewomanplanningtodo?

A.Buysomeclothes.

B.Getahaircut.

C.Gototheman’shome.

3.Whatwillthewomando?

A.LeaveLondon.

B.MakefriendsinLondon.

C.VisitafriendinLondon.

4.Whydoesn’tthemangooutwithhisfriends?

A.Hedoesn’tlikegoingout.

B.Thingsareexpensive.

C.Hehasnotime.

5.Howlongwasthewomanlate?

A.Morethananhour.B.Exactlyanhour.C.45minutes.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分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三个选项中选出最佳选项，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，每小题5秒钟；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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.What’sJenny’sproblem?

A.Shedislikeshistoryclass.

B.Shedoespoorlyinhertests.

C.Shedoesbadlyinassignments.

7.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Patientanddoctor.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Husbandandwife.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Wheredidthemanhearaboutthefootballmatchatfirst?

A.Ontheradio.B.OnTV.C.Fromthewoman.

9.Whenwillthefootballmatchbeheld?

A.Onthe4th.B.Onthe21st.C.Onthe28th.

10.Whatdoesthewomanoffertodofortheman?

A.Buyhimdinner.B.Buyhimaticket.C.Helphimstudy.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.WhatisAmazonTreeHouses?

A.Itisahotel.B.Itisaprogram.C.Itisacompany.

12.Whyisthewomaninterestedinthearticle?

A.ShewantstotravelinAmazon.

B.Shewantstorunatreehousehotel.

C.Shewantstoliveinatreehouse.

13.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’splan?

A.Notpractical.B.Quitegood.C.Justso-so.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whendidpopcorngrowmorepopular?

A.In1621.B.Inthe1930s.C.In1947.

15.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theeffectofpopcornonfilms.

B.Thevarioususesofpopcorn.

C.Thebriefhistoryofpopcorn.

16.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inacinema.B.Inagrocery.C.Inabookstore.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatistheman’sfathernow?

A.Aretiredoldman.

B.Apilot.

C.Anairplanemechanic.

18.WhereisRobertlivingnow?

A.InNewYork.B.InOregon.C.InChicago.

19.What’stheman’sfather’shobby?

A.Buildingairplanes.

B.Testingairplanes.

C.Sellingairplanes.

20.Whowilltesttheplane?

A.SomeonefromNewYork.

B.Theman’sfather.

C.Theman.

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。

A

FansidaDine

OurmenuconsistsofclassicEuropeandishesmadefromthefreshestingredientswithgreatcarepaidtoeverylittledetail.Thatiswhyourdishescanbeconsideredasfoodartthatimpressesbothvisionandtaste.LocatedatFansidaBuilding,itisnearAljuniedMRT.ComeandjoinushereatFansidaDineforatrueblueEuropeanfinediningexperiencelikenoother.

PillarsRestaurant

Pillarsisequippedwithagoodteamwithvastexperiencesincatering.Creativityiswhatourteamofchefsareequippedwithtocreatesurprisesforcustomers.Ourtraditionaldisheshavealsoreceivedgoodandpositivecommentsfromourgroupofcustomers.Withastrongandorganizedteam,wedelivertimelyandqualityservicestocustomersatalltimes.Yousayit;wedoit.

Char-GrillBar

Char-GrillBarhaswon“Asia’sNo.1BrandWesternCuisine（西餐）Bar”.Withitslargecentralkitchenasasupport,Char-GrillBar’slongtermgoalistosincerelyinvitethosewhowishtoowntheirbusinessinwesterncuisinetojointhechainandsetupashoptoprogressandgrowtogether.

Ireland’sPotato

OriginatingfromTaiwan,Ireland’sPotatowasinspiredbytheIrish’spassionforpotatoes.Asthere’sanIrishsaying,“Therearetwothingsintheworldthatcannotbejokedabout:

1isMarriage,2isPotato.”Ireland’sPotatofirmlysupportthisbelieftoservecustomers.

21.WhycanthedishesinFansidaDinebeconsideredasfoodart?

A.Theyhavespecialfooddesign.

B.TheyaremadeatFansidaBuilding.

C.Theyhavemanydifferenttraditionaltastes.

D.Theyaremadefromfreshestingredientswithgreatcare.

22.Whichoneisyourbestchoiceifyouarehungryat1:

00am?

A.FansidaDine.

B.PillarsRestaurant.

C.Char-GrillBar.

D.Ireland’sPotato.

23.WhowillpayspecialattentiontoChar-GrillBar?

A.TomwholivesnearAljuniedMRT.

B.Sarawhowantstobecomeateacher.

C.Jakewhowantstohaveawesterncuisinebar.

D.Lucywholikeseatingpotatoesverymuch.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutIreland’sPotato?

A.ItisrunbyanIrish.

B.ItisfamousinIreland.

C.ItoriginatedfromIreland.

D.Ithasastrictworkingprinciple.

B

Twomen,whosenamewereRobertandHill,bothseriouslyill,occupiedthesamehospitalroom.Robertwasallowedtositupforanhouradaytoremovetheliquidsfromhislungs.Hisbedwasnexttotheroom’sonlywindow.Hillhadtospendallhistimeflatonhisback.EveryafternoonwhenRobertcouldsitup,hewouldpassthetimebydescribingtohisroommateallthethingshecouldseeoutsidethewindow.Hillwouldliveforthoseone-hourperiodswherehisworldwouldbebroadenedbyalltheactivityandcoloroftheoutsideworld.

OneafternoonRobertdescribedaparadepassingby.AlthoughHillcouldnotheartheband,hecouldseeitinhismind’seye.Unexpectedly,astrangethoughtenteredHill’shead,“WhyshouldhehaveallthepleasureofseeingeverythingwhileInevergettoseeanything?

Itdoesn’tseemfair.”Asthethoughtexpanded,Hillfeltashamedatfirst.Butasthedayspassedandhemissedseeingmoresights,hisenvychangedintohate.Heshouldbebythatwindow,andthatthoughtnowcontrolledhislife.

Lateonenight,asHilllaystaringattheceiling,Robertbegantocough.Robertwaschokingontheliquidsinhislungs.HillwatcheditasRobertstruggledtocallforhelp.Listeningfromacrosstheroom,Hillnevermoved.Inlessthanfiveminutes,thecoughingandchokingstopped,alongwiththesoundofbreathing.

Thefollowingmorningthenursearrivedtobringwaterfortheirbaths.WhenshefoundthelifelessbodyofRobert,shewassadandcalledthehospitalattendanttotakeitaway.Assoonasitseemedappropriate,Hillaskedifhecouldbemovednexttothewindow.Thenursewashappytomaketheswitch,andthenshelefthimalone.Slowly,painfully,Hillgothimselfup.Nervous,heslowlyturnedtolookoutofthewindowbesidethebedbutonlysawablankwall...

25.Robertdescribedtheoutsideworldto.

A.getpraisesfromHill

B.showoffhisownabilitytoobserve

C.lightHill’slifeandcheerhimup

D.attractHilltomovenexttothewindow

26.WhydidHillhateRobertatlast?

A.HedislikedRoberttalkingsomuchtohim.

B.HeenviedRobert’srecoveringfromtheillness.

C.Hewantedtolivenearthewindowtoseemoresights.

D.Hewantedtogetabetterbedtoaidinhisrecovery.

27.WhatdidHilldowhenRoberttriedtoaskforhelp?

A.Sleptdeeply.

B.Keptunmoving.

C.Wentouttocallanurse.

D.ListenedtoRobert’slastwords.

28.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.RobertwasinworseconditionthanHill.

B.Hillwouldmovetoanotherbedverysoon.

C.NursesinthehospitalhatedHillverymuch.

D.Robertcouldn’tseeanysceneryoutofthewindow.

C

Nearlytwentyyearsago,ChristinaCyrandLindaInagawastartedworkingatMicrosoftonthesameday.Allweektheykeptfindingtheirnewcolleaguesmixingthemup,untilontheFridaytheyfinallymet.They’vebeenfriendseversince,andnowthey’veteameduptochangethewaymobilephonesaredesigned.

CyrandInagawa’scompanyiscalledDtoor,whichstandsfor“Designingtheoppositeofrectangle”,andtheirfirstplannedproductistheCyrcle,aroundmobilephone.

It’sbeenyearssincesmartphoneslookedfun.Thestrangelooksoftheteardrop-shaped（水滴形）Nokia7600orstick-likeNokia7280areadistantmemoryinthisageofshinyrectangles.Butthepotentialofadifferentdesignisn’tjustaboutnovelty.WithsomanymainstreammanufacturersusingthesameAndroidsoftwareinacrowdedmarket,companiesaredesperatetodifferentiatetheirproducts.InfactApple,Samsungandothersarealreadydiversifyingtheirmobileline-upwithsmartwatchesandvirtualrealitydevices.So,maybeit’stimetoredesignthesmartphoneitselfwithsomemoreinterestingdesignsthantheboringoldrectangle.

That’sthegoalofDtoor.FounderChristinaCyr,whohasworkedonnuclearsubmarines,AIDSresearchinLosAngeles,andasabiochemistinJapanaswellasworkingforNECandMicrosoft,wentfromcomplainingaboutherphonetoattendingmakerspacestobeginworkonadevicethatwoulddothethingsshewanted,andnotdothethingsshedidn’twant.

29.HowlonghaveCyrandInagawabeenfriends?

A.About10years.B.About20years.

C.About30years.D.About40years.

30.Theunderlinedword“novelty”inthethirdparagraphrefersto.

A.somethingnewandinteresting

B.somethingoldanddull

C.someonekindandfamous

D.someoneselfishandrude

31.What’sthegoalofDtoor?

A.Tohelppeopledoanythingtheywant.

B.Toplayanimportantroleinotherfields.

C.Tobecomethebiggestsmartphonecompanyintheworld.

D.Todesignsmartphoneswithsomemoreinterestingdesigns.

D

Rollercoastersarefastandexciting.Butpassingapainfulkidney（肾）stoneisnot.Theprocessispainfulandcantakealongtime.ButAmericanresearchershavefoundthatarollercoaster