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1、1 桂林市第一中学20162017 学年度上学期期中质量检测试卷 高二英 语 （用时 120 分钟，满分150 分） 注意事项 ：1试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分，在本试题卷上作答无效 ； 2考试结束后，只将答题卡交回，试题卷不用交 ，自己保管好以备讲评使用。 第 I 卷：（共115 分，请在答题卡上答题，否则答题无效） 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
2、小题。每段 对话仅读一遍。 1. Whats the relationship between the two speakers? A. Waitress and customer. B. Employer and employee. C. Mother and son. 2. Where was the man born? A. In Sydney. B. In Ireland. C. In Scotland. 3. What are the two speakers doing? A. Watching television. B. Listening to the radio. C. M
3、aking the program. 4. Which tablecloth is cheaper? A. The green one. B. The red one. C. The blue one. 5. What does the man mean? A. He will go to the library. B . He will borrow these books. C.He will go to school this morning. 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
4、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 至 7 题。 6. Where does this conversation most probably take place? A. At a party. B. In an office. C. In the womans house. 7. Why is the man feeling down ? 2 A. He doesnt know anybody there. B. He is al
5、one at Christmas. C. He doesn t like Christmas. 听第 7 段材料，回答第8 至 10 题。 8. How does the man get the information about homeless population? A. From an article. B. From radio. C. From TV. 9. How many homeless people are there in India? A. One million. B. Two million. C. Three million. 10. Which country
6、has the highest percentage of homeless people? A. India. B. The US. C. Germany. 听第 8 段材料，回答第11 至 13 题。 11. What is the man doing? A. Questioning about an evening school. B. Asking about reading habits. C. Exchanging reading experience with the woman. 12. How much time does the woman spend a week rea
7、ding newspapers? A. About two or three hours. B. About four or five hours. C. About seven or eight hours. 13. What does the woman like best? A. Newspapers. B. Textbooks. C. Novels. 听第 9 段材料，回答第14 至 16 题。 14. What does the woman think of surfing the Net at first? A. It is a waste of time. B. It can s
8、ave time. C. It is fun. 15. What is the man doing? A. Doing shopping. B. Writing a paper. C. Searching for information. 16. What does the man recommend to his mother? A. E-shopping. B. E-mail. C. E-card. 听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。 17. Which event is going to be held next? A. Men s 50-meter freestyle. B
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17、r was 44 and knew he wasnt going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life. Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a
18、 time-killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.“ Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.“ He didnt know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when Ive
19、felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask. “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going?“ A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, Ive come to believe hed want me to move on to what co
20、mes next: to be proud of and believe in, somebody else. Its time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids dont hold back because theyre afraid to fail. Theyre only afraid of failing us. They dont worry about being disa
21、ppointed. Their fearas mine was until my fathers letteris of being a disappointment. Give your children permission to succeed. Theyre writing for you to believe in 5 them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me. That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belie
22、f in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts, “Dont worry; youll do something great.“ Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back. 24. We learn from the text that the author _. A. asked his fathers permission to believe in himself B.
23、worked hard before he read his fathers letter C. lost his father when he was young D. knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do 25. What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph? A. His fathers letter removed his fear of failing his parents. B. Children are afraid to be disappoin
24、ted. C. His childrens fear of failure held them back. D. Children need their parents letters. 26. Which of the following is true of the author? A. He got no access to success. B. He was sure his parents loved him. C. He wrote back to his father at 12. D. He once asked his father about the letter. 27
25、. The main purpose of the text is to _. A. describe childrens thinking B. answer some questions children have C. stress the importance of communication D. advise parents to encourage their children C Almost Human? Scientists are racing to build the worlds first thinking robot. This is not science fi
26、ction: some say they will have made it by the year 2020. Carol Packer reports. Machines that walk, speak and feel are no longer science fiction. Kismet is the name of an android which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Kismet is different from the traditional r
27、obot because it can show human emotions. Its eyes, ears and lips move to show when it feels happy, sad or bored. Kismet is one of the first 6 of a new generation of androids- robots that look like human beings- which can imitate human feelings. Cog, another android invented by the MIT, imitates the
28、action of a mother. However, scientists admit that so far Cog has the mental ability of a two-year-old. The optimists say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids with brains similar to those of an adult human being. These robots will be designed to look like people to make them more att
29、ractive and easier to sell to the public. What kind of jobs will they do? In the future, robots like Robonaut, a humanoid invented by NASA, will be doing dangerous jobs, like repairing space stations. They will also be doing more and more of the household work for us. In Japan, scientists are design
30、ing androids that will entertain us by dancing and playing the piano. Some people worry about what the future holds: will robots become monsters(怪物）？ Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro-computers, connected to the In
31、ternet, in the future. People will have micro-chips in various parts of their body, which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets(小装 置). Perhaps we should not exaggerate (夸大） the importance of technology, but one wonders whether, in years to come, we will still be falling in love, and whether
32、 we will still feel pain. Who knows? 28. Kismet is different from traditional robots because _. A. it is able to show human feelings B. it is made in the MIT, USA C. it is the first modern robot D. it is able to express its own feelings 29. The underlined word “one “in the last paragraph refers to _
33、. A. some experts B. people in general C. some scientists D. the writer himself 30. It can be inferred from this passage that _. A. robots will take the place of human beings in future B. the importance of technology has been exaggerated C. scientists have designed different kinds of robots D. robot
34、s might be a helper or a danger 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项 7 中有两项为多余选项。 Visiting London can be an expensive trip. 31 The following steps can help you find cheap alternatives(选择） for transport for your London trip. Familiarize yourself with the city. Do some
35、homework about different parts of London ahead of time and determines specifically the area where you will be staying. How to establish where in the city you will be staying and the distance you are from the major tourist attractions you want to visit? 32 . Find a local provider of Transport for Lon
36、don tickets or travel cards, since your first bargain purchase will be an Oyster Card. Traveling around London with an Oyster Card will give you access to the cheapest option of transportation methods. The Oyster Card is accepted citywide on buses, boats and the London Underground, known by the loca
37、ls as “the tube ”. 33 . The Tube is the cheapest and most reliable form of transportation and runs from around 6 am. until around 1 am., depending on the line or the station. Make the most of the Oyster Card. 34 , with a high concentration in central London. If you are staying anywhere in central Lo
38、ndon, there will be a tube station less than 10 minutes away. The Transport for London website offers a tube station search facility ( 设施 ) to find the nearest subway station to any location in the city. When you find a tube station, you can easily locate the closest bus top by using the comparison
39、bus-tube maps at th e station s entrance. Follow the Transport for London Tube Guide to your destinations (目的地 ) and always plan ahead. 35 , wasted trips on the tube and doubling back on your journey. A. You can use a street map, or an online map search engine. B. By visiting the Transport for Londo
40、n website, people can avoid getting lost. C. So establishing a budget (预算 ) and finding bargains will help you get around London on the cheap. D. The bus is the cheapest means of transport in London. E. Seek out your nearest Tube Station. F. Making a plan for transport will save your unnecessary exp
41、enses. G. There are 287 tube stations in London that accept the Oyster Card. 第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分55 分） 8 第一节：完型填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5, 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，选出最佳选项。 When Hannah, a ten-year-old fifth grader, came home from school, she was in a panic. She told her parents that all students w
42、ere required to 36 a sport - no exceptions. Hannah thought of herself as totally uncoordinated（不协调的） - she 37 couldnt master a two-wheeler. “Now everyone will see what a 38 I am,” she cried. At last, Hannah chose soccer. 39 the first soccer meeting was held one week later, she was 40 . She got a com
43、plete surprise when the coach spoke. He told the schoolgirls, “All I 41 is that you try your best; 42 you can achieve a victory is unimportant. I want you to keep 43 , as a member of this team, to develop your skills.” At the 44 practice on Monday, Hannah was standing on the field, not 45 what she w
44、as supposed to be doing, when the coach yelled, “Hannah - I can see that you re 46 what you should do. Good attitude!” Hannah was 47 . Two days later, she ran for a ball, tried to kick it, and 48 it entirely. The coach said, “Good girl, I like your initiative（积极性） . Keep it up.” That Friday, Hannah
45、decided to go for a ball, ran hard, gave it a kick, 49 , and eventually fell heavily to the ground. She was extremely 50 . The coach shouted, “See that, girls? Thats the kind of effort were looking for!” Hannah was laughing as two of her teammates helped her 51 . By the end of the season, Hannah was
46、 not a 52 soccer player; her team didnt win either. However, Hannah gained a sense of pride. She learned that she could 53 new things without fear of making a fool of herself, and be valued for her 54 . And that s what a(n) 55 teacher can do. 36 A. talk about B. take up C. bring in D. look into 37 A
47、. soon B. also C. justD. even 38 A. student B. danger C. loser D. liar 39 A. After B. If C. When D. Though 40 A. anxious B. excited C. shocked D. angry 41 A. agree B. decide C. suggest D. demand 42 A. whether B. where C. how D. why 43 A. studying B. working C. waiting D. discussing 44 A. first B. ne
48、xt C. last D. only 9 45 A. showing B. knowing C. hearing D. repeating 46 A. doing B. accepting C. considering D. explaining 47 A. scared B. satisfied C. amused D. astonished 48 A. missed B. ignored C. wasted D. dropped 49 A. slipped B. waved C. tried D. played 50 A. confused B. concerned C. embarrassed D. annoyed 51 A. down B. up C. in D. out 52 A. professional B. successful C. gifted D. respected 53 A. make B. witness C. attempt D. expect 54 A. method B. confidence C. ambition D. effort 55 A. inspirational B. experienced C. primary schoo