1、1攀枝花市第十五中学校 20162017 学年度下期期中考试高二英语本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分。共 150 分。考试时间 120分钟。第 I 卷1 至 7 页,第 II 卷第 8 页。注意事项：1. 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目用黑色签字笔写在答题卡上，然后将考号、考试科目用用 2B 铅笔涂在答题卡上。2. 每小题选出答案后，用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，再选涂其它答案，不能答在试题卷上。 第 I 卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷
2、上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 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。1. What is the girl using ?A. A washing machine B. An ATM C. A computer2. What are they going to do ?A. Watch TV B. Go swimming. C. Play volleyball3. Who is the man probably?A. A t
3、axi driver B. A hotel manager C. An airport worker4. What is the weather like now?A. Windy. B. Dry. C. Rainy.25. What is wrong with the man？A. He has a headache. B. He has a stomachache. C. He has a toothache.第二节 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
4、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。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6. How often does the woman do such a report?A. Once a day. B. Once a week. C. Once a month.7. Where are they going?A. To a gym. B. To a museum. C. To a park.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8. Where does the man advise the woman to go?A. To the
5、 Louvre Museum. B. To the Eiffel Tower. C. To the Seine River.9. What is the best reason to visit Paris?A. Spring. B. Autumn. C. Summer.听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10. What wont Lisa do this weekend？A. Do her homework. B. Go back home. C. Go swimming.11. How often does Lisa go home now？A. Once a month
6、. B. Twice a month. C. Once a week.12. Who live in New York？A. Lisas brothers. B. Lisas parents. C. Lisas cousins.听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。313. What did they buy last year?A. A car. B. A computer. C. A house.14. Who is Allan?A. Their son. B.Their cousin C. Their brother.15. What kind of gift does t
7、he man want to give Allan?A. Something interesting. B. Something meaningful. C. Something expensive.16. How will they keep in touch with Allan?A. By telephone. B. By letters. C. By computer.听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17. Where did the speaker go before going home two years ago?A. To Japan. B. To Fran
8、ce. C. To Canada.18. How many kinds of things did the speaker buy?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.19. What was the hardest part about each hike?A. Carrying lots of water B. Looking for foods. C. Meeting with bad weather.20. Who shared the hiking experience with the speaker?A. Some local people. B. Some e
9、lderly hikers. C. Some young hikers.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。AWhen I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”, 4My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would wa
10、lk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games . Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.One days, as
11、 I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破) one of Dads shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl.” She looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.Bro
12、wnie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course shed let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many dines when wed be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hai
13、r. She never barked (吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is that she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us.21. Wh
14、at would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?A. Look at them sadly. B. Touch them gently.C. Play games with them. D. Keep them company.22. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie _A. would eat anything when hungry B. felt scary for her mistakeC. loved playing hide-and-seek D. disliked t
15、he authors dad23. Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?A. She was treated as a member of the family.B. She played games with anyone she liked.C. She was loved by everybody she met.5D. She went everywhere with the family.24. Some people got frightened by Brownie when s
16、heA. barked B. smiled C. rushed to them D. tried to be funnyBIts not easy being a teenagernor is it easy being the parent of a teenager. You can make your child feel angry, hurt, or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself. It is important to give your child the space he needs to
17、grow while gently letting him know that you youll still be there for him when he needs you.Expect a lot from your child, just not everything. Except for health and safety problems, such as drug use or careless driving; consider everything else open to discussion. If your child is unwilling to discus
18、s something, dont insist he tell you whats on his mind. The more you insist, the more likely that hell clam up. Instead , let him attempt to solve（解决）things by himself. At the same time, remind him that youre always there for him should he seek advice or help. Show respect for your teenagers privacy
19、 （隐私）. Never read him his mail or listen in on personal conversions.Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family. If your child talks on the familys telephone for too long, tell him he can talk for15 minutes, but then he must stay off the phone for at least an equal period of ti
20、me. This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls, but teaches your teenager moderation（节制）. Or if you are open to the idea, allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part time job25. The main purpose of the text is to
21、 tell parents _.A. how to get along with a teenagerB. how to respect a teenager6C. how to understand a teenagerD. how to help a teenager grow up26. What does the phrase “clam up” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. become excited B. show respectC. seek help D. refuse to talk 27. What should parents do i
22、n raising a teenager according to the text?A. Nor allow him to learn driving or take drugsB. Give him advice only when necessaryC. Let him have his own telephoneD. Not talk about personal things with himCHow I Turned to Be OptimisticI began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were ret
23、urning from my aunts house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to
24、which I listened every morning.I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see-the strange and magical places I had known only fro
25、m books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really losthaving to study in three schools as a result
26、of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I 7got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times.“My responsibilities in the family increased a l
27、ot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.From my experiences I have learne
28、d one important rule: almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.28.How did the author get to know America?A. From
29、her relatives. B. From her mother.C. From books and pictures. D. From radio programs.29.Upon leaving for America the author felt_.A. excited B. confusedC. worried D amazed30. For the first two years in New York, the author _.A. often lost her way B. did not think about her futureC. studied in three
30、different schools D got on well with her stepfather31.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?A. She worked as a translator. B. She attended a lot of job interviews. C. She paid telephone bills for her family. D. She helped her family with her English.8DA rainforest is an area covered by
31、 tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below l6 Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climateWithout the forest cover，these areas would reflect m
32、ore heat into the atmosphere，warming the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns，potentially（潜在的） causing certain natural disasters all over the worldIn the past hundred years，humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources(
33、资源)：land for crops，wood for paper and other products，land for raising farm animalsThis action affects the environment as a wholeFor example，a lot of carbon dioxide (二氧化碳)in the air comes from burning the rainforestsPeople obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will
34、 suffer much more than we will benefit.There are two main reasons for thisFirstly，when people cut down trees，generally they can only use the land for a year or twoSecondly，cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now，but in the long run it actually reduces the wo
35、rlds wood supplyRainforests are often called the worlds drug storeMore than 25 of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforestsHowever，fewer than lof rainforest plants have been examined for their medical valueIt is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere i
36、n the worlds shrinking（收缩的） rainforests32Rainforests can help to adjust the climate because they Areduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earthBbring about high rainfall throughout the worldCrarely cause the temperature to drop lower than l69Dreflect more heat into the atmosphere33What does th
37、e word “this” underlined in the third paragraph refer to?AWe will lose much more than we can gainBHumans have begun destroying rainforestsCPeople have a strong desire for resourcesDMuch carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests34It can be inferred from the text that . Awe can get enough resource
38、s without rainforestsBthe level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns Cwe will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained landDthere is great medicine potential in rainforests35What might be the best title for the text?AHow to Save RainforestsBHow to Protect NatureCRainforests and the EnvironmentDRa
39、inforests and Medical Development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选项。Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 36 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Th
40、ird, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 37 whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 38
41、 The following methods may work best for you. Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.10 Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts. Write your notes in your own words. 39 Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was sai
42、d or written.As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 40 A. Use words, not complete sentences.B. There are three practical note-taking methods.C. You must write your notes on separate pape
43、r.D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understan
44、d and remember it.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 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。In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things come to represent, in fact, what I call _41_and love.I dont remember my fa
45、ther ever getting into a swimming pool. But he did _42_the water. Any kind of _43_ride seemed to give him pleasure. _44_he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being _45_the water, moving through it, _46_it all around m
46、e. I was not a 11strong _47_, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my _48_. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my fathers office and _49_those summer days with my father, who _50_ come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, th
47、e _51_person not in swimsuit.After swimming, I would go _52_ his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me _53_anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk _54_ he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and
48、 tell me perhaps I shouldnt be playing with his _55_. But my father always _56_and said easily, “Oh, no, its _57_.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get _58_ an ice creamA poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is _59_.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but _60_, in that childhood, look at us.41A. desire B. anger C. joy D. worry42A. avoid B. refuse C. praise D. love43A. bus B. boat C. train D. bike44A. But
