北京市西城區(qū)2016高二上學期期末試卷英語試題

1、北京市西城區(qū)20162017學年度第一學期期末試卷高二英語 20171 試卷滿分：140分 考試時間：120分鐘 A卷滿分90分第一部分I. 聽力理解 (共三節(jié), 滿分22.5分) 第一節(jié): (共4小題; 每小題1.5分，滿分6分)聽下面四段對話,每段對話后有一道小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。每段對話你將聽一遍。1. What is the mans suggestion about the womans watch?A. Repair it. B. Buy a new one. C. Keep it.2. How does the man go to work now?

2、A. By car. B. By bike. C. By subway.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A wedding.B. A dress. C. The weather.4. Where will the man go first?A. To the theatre. B. To the library. C. To the office.第二節(jié):（共6小題;每小題1.5分，滿分9分）聽下面三段對話, 每段對話后有兩道小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。每段對話你將聽兩遍。聽第5段材料，回答第5至第6小題。5. Whi

3、ch was the best part of the womans tour?A. Hiking. B. Bungee jumping.C. Visiting friends.6. Why did the man stay inside and watch TV?A.It was raining.B. He was too tired. C. He was with his friends.聽第6段材料，回答第7至第8小題。7. Why did David skip classes last week?A. Because he wanted to surf on the Internet.

4、B. Because his parents quarreled a lot at home.C. Because his friend asked him to chat in a café.8. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student.B. Mother and son.C. Good friends.聽第7段材料，回答第9至第10小題。9. What is the woman doing? A. Selling her articles to Disco

5、veries Magazine. B.Having an interview with Discoveries Magazine.C. Getting information about Discoveries Magazine. 10. Why did the woman steal something?A. To visit friends in prison.B. To get public attention.C. To report on prisons.(聽力理解第三節(jié)見試卷第7頁). 完形填空(共15小題; 每小題1.5分, 滿分22.5分)閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,從各題所給的

6、A、B 、C、D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。In a lot of ways, Jamie Dudge seemed below average. Although he tried to do his best, it never got him very far. He wasnt very 11 , so his school grades were always low. He wasnt good at music or sports. He had an ordinary face and a personality to match. He didnt get in

7、vited to many 12 . Jamie was not likely to become famous, or rich, or popular. In one important way, though, he was a very 13 boy. Although he was not as successful as many other kids, he 14 to be unhappy about it. And he didnt waste time wishing he were someone else. “I am what I am,” he 15 . “Tryi

8、ng to deny(否認) it wont help. Dreaming impossible dreams is for the movies, not for me.”O(jiān)f course, Jamie wanted to know what was possible. “I am good for something,” he thought. And as he wondered about this, he began to notice other people. He didnt focus on their looks, or their money, or their tal

9、ents. Instead, he noticed their needs. He began to 16 that many peopleeven the very talented oneshad trouble or pain in their lives. So he decided to find 17 to help people. He decided to care.Jamies first opportunity to 18 came up in math class. Jamie noticed that his teacher, Mrs. Hebert, was havi

10、ng a bad day. The class wasnt paying attention, and she looked really 19 . After class, as Jamie left the room, he 20 dropped a little note on Mrs. Heberts desk. It simply said, “Mrs. Hebert, I 21 what you do for us. I think youre a great teacher.”When Mrs. Hebert read the note later, she cried. Wri

11、ting that anonymous note to Mrs. Hebert made Jamie feel great. So he wrote more 22 to encourage other people. He knew some students were quite poor. So he began giving them money from his part-time job. He would slip the money into their desks, along with a note saying, “Someone cares.” Jamie found

12、lots of other secret ways to 23 others. Soon, many thankful people were wondering who was being so kind to them. By now, you probably think you know the rest of the story: People 24 Jamie was the one helping them. They finally understood what a great guy he was. They started inviting him to parties.

13、 Sorry. That would be one of those impossible dreams. No, people never did uncover Jamies secret. 25 he didnt mind. That was one thing he just didnt care about. 11. A. active B. smart C. popular D. lucky12. A. classes B. movies C. parties D. dinners13. A. unusual B. unknown C. strange D. curious 14.

14、 A.intendedB. refusedC. managed D. chose15. A. reported B. questionedC. complained D. decided 16. A. believe B. guessC. realize D. imagine 17. A. organizationsB. support C. ways D. money18. A. care B. notice C. react D. change19. A. frightened B. amazed C. delighted D. discouraged20. A. secretly B.

15、simply C. accidentally D. carelessly 21. A. admit B. praiseC. remember D. appreciate 22. A. notes B. letters C. articles D. messages 23. A. trustB. treatC. visit D. help24. A. supposed B. predicted C. discovered D. suspected 25. A. And B. But C. So D. Then III. 閱讀理解(共11小題; 每小題2分, 滿分22分)閱讀下面短文，從各題所給的

16、A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AShould online learning be encouraged?Editor's note: As many parents have tried to give their children a head start, online education services, with their relatively cheap prices, are mushrooming across the world. What do you think? Should this mode of teaching be encouraged?T

17、ed M (UK)Online education is not new. It has been found effective in many countries where access to schools is difficult. It lacks the opportunity for social learning of course, but in most systems there are weekend, summer and winter "camps" where students can arrange to meet and interact

18、 with others as part of the courses. Such education is valuable for remote learning in inaccessible regions.Linda (China)I find that children today spend less and less time playing outdoors than we did when we were young. We have the technology to enable us to teach students to learn with an amazing

19、 variety of resources but I do hope not at the expense of losing their childhood.Breathing (Canada)I think education is not about learning or gathering only textbook knowledge. It's about communicating with others, discussing, group work etc. Online education means distance education. At present

20、 it is spread all over the world. It has some good results too. But I like face-to-face education. It helps a student to build up his or her mental and physical strength besides textbook knowledge.Jimmy (US)It really depends on what kind of learner you are. If you are a self-motivated student and ca

21、n manage your own time, online learning is for you. So long as you have the ability to learn on your own.Sunny (Australia)Online schools offer students with customized learning and help them gain access to courses that may not be provided in their assigned school. This is one of the primary reasons

22、for the increased demand in online learning. Online learning is providing new options for kids and more choices for parents.26. Which of the following is Lindas opinion on online learning?A. It limits the time children spend playing outdoors.B. It is valuable for learning in remote regions.C. It lac

23、ks the opportunity for social learning.D. It is very popular all over the world.27. Who is totally supportive to online learning?A. Ted M B. Breathing C. Jimmy D. Sunny28. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To list the benefits of online learning.B. To introduce the access to online learning.C. T

24、o show the quick spread of online learning.D. To present different opinions on online learning. BA plane made a dangerous trip to the South Pole to rescue a sick worker from a U.S. research base.The U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is home to a crew of 48 scientists. A rescue plane flew there

25、on June 21 to rescue a sick worker. Battling subzero temperatures, total darkness, and other dangerous flying conditions, a plane left the South Pole on Wednesday after rescuing a sick worker from a U.S. research base. After the patient and flight crew rest, the plane will make its way to South Amer

26、ica, where the patient will receive medical care.The daring rescue mission began last week when two planes flew from Canada to Rothera, a British base on the Antarctic Peninsula. On Tuesday, just one of the planes left Rothera on a nine-to-ten-hour trip to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, wher

27、e the sick worker was located.The station is usually unreachable during Antarcticas long, harsh winter, from February to October. Forty-eight people live at the base, including a doctor and a physicians assistant. But when the crew there determined the worker needed medical help that couldnt be prov

28、ided on site, the emergency rescue mission began.The Twin Otter is the only type of plane capable of flying in Antarcticas subzero winter temperatures. A small crew, including a pilot, copilot, medical worker, and flight engineer, made the 1,500-mile trip from Rothera in a Twin Otter plane. It is th

29、e only type of plane capable of flying in Antarcticas winter cold. It can operate in temperatures as low as -103° Fahrenheit. The temperature in the South Pole on Tuesday was -73°F. In such conditions, an aircrafts fuel and even its batteries need to be warmed up before it can take off.The

30、 pitch-black sky and the threat of high winds and sudden weather changes make such flights extremely risky and rare. "The air and Antarctica are unforgiving environments," Tim Stockings told the Associated Press. He is the operations director at the British Antarctic Survey, in London. “Th

31、ings can change very quickly down there."This rescue is only the third time an emergency mission has been made to the research base since 1999. The National Science Foundation, which runs the station, has not said who was rescued, or the medical condition of the person. The names of the crewmem

32、bers who made the daring flight have not been made public either. But according to Peter West, a National Science Foundation spokesman, the mission “went all according to plan.”29. Why did the plane fly to the South Pole to rescue the worker?A. The worker was trapped in an emergency mission.B. Neces

33、sary medical care couldnt be provided there.C. The worker was sick for home at the research base. D. The reason for the flight rescue was not made public.30. During the rescue, the plane had to battle the dangerous flying conditions EXCEPT for _.A. the threat of high winds B. the total darknessC. su

34、bzero temperatures D. the lack of fuel31. What is the Twin Otter?A. A small crew. B. A Type of plane.C. A British Antarctic Survey. D. A National Science Foundation.32.What is the best title of the passage?A. A Well-planned TripB. The Importance of TeamworkC. A Daring RescueD. The Advantage of High-

35、tech CStanding desks. Love em or hate em, there are plenty of articles to back up whatever opinion you have. On the one hand, studies have shown that standing desks could help reduce your risk of obesity (肥胖）and diabetes (糖尿病）. On the other, experts have said standing desks dont help with weight los

36、s and could give you back problems. Now, another study has come out, this one in favor of standing desks. Researchers at the Texas A&M Health Science Center found that standing desks helped employees get more done during the day. Though the results might not translate for all types of work envir

37、onments, they should give standing desk supporters a reason to be pleased. Published last week in the journal IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, the study followed 167 employees in a call center over six months. Seventy-four of them used standing desks, and researchers fo

38、und that they were 46 percent more productive than those who sat at their desks. The participants employer, a health services company thats not named in the paper, sponsored the study to better understand the returns on the standing desks it had bought for the office. Productivity was determined by

39、the number of successful calls to clients that the health and clinical advisors made per hour. The company earned money for each successful call, during which an advisor checked in on a clients progress in an exercise program, for example, or checked to see that a client was taking proper medication

40、. Employees typically made between 400 and 500 calls a month, and the company wanted them to average around two successful calls each hour. Those who had standing desks met that quota, while those who remained seated averaged 1.5 successful calls per hour, Gregory Garrett, a public health doctoral s

41、tudent and lead author on the study, told The Huffington Post. If an advisor was unable to reach a client over the phone, that was counted as an unsuccessful call. Interestingly, the people who stood actually made more phone calls than the ones who sat, Garrett said. The results almost seem too good

42、 to be true after all, who wouldnt want a nearly 50 percent boost in productivity just from using a standing desk? “How do you prove this desk makes me feel happier, and I feel better? Thats not going to pay the bills,” Garrett said. But, he continued, the study shows that standing desks can in fact

43、 “affect a companys performance. Thats really significant.”33. According to the passage, standing desks could result in _.A.obesityB. back problemsC. diabetesD. medication problems34. What does that quota in Paragraph 7 refer to?A.400 and 500 calls a month.B.2 successful calls each hour.C.1.5 succes

44、sful calls every hour.D.The average number of calls per day.35. It can be concluded from the passage that standing desks _.A. are worthy of much further researchB. can be used in all work environmentsC.can help create a boost in productivityD. are more comfortable than normal desks36. What is the wr

45、iters attitude towards standing desks?A. Objective.B. Subjective.C. Positive.D. Negative.第二部分I. 聽力理解第三節(jié)：（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面一段獨白, 根據題目要求在相應的橫線上寫下第1題至第5題的關鍵信息。每小題僅填寫一個詞。這段獨白你將聽兩遍。The Swimming CompetitionTimeJanuary14th, this SaturdayPlacethe City Swimming PoolWhere to meetat the school hallWhen t

46、o leaveat 1 a.m. How to get thereby 2 What to wearsports 3 and sports shoesWhat to bringthe student card, some food and 4 Whatto remembernot to 5 aroundnot to swim if not feeling wellII. 語法填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）在下列句子中的空白處填入適當內容，或括號內單詞的正確形式。1. Oh no! Were too late. The train _ (leave). Thats OK. Well

47、catch the next train.2. China's Yaogan-27 remote sensing satellite _ (send) into space on August 27，2015 from Taiyuan launch site in Shanxi Province, north China.3.If we had known your telephone number, we _ (call)you last night.4. I stopped the car _ (take) a short break after three hours drivi

48、ng. 5. _ (find) more energy sources is very important, for traditional sources of energy like oil and gas may run out some day.6. Well come back to some of the issues _(discuss) during todays meeting.7. _ (try) in some provinces, the new method of farming resulted in a marked rise in grain productio

49、n. 8. They have three daughters but _ of them lives nearby.9. You will achieve nothing unless you follow the advice _ Professor Li gave you yesterday.10.I cant find my ticket. I think I _ (lose) it. III. 完成句子(共5小題; 第1、2小題每小題2分, 第3、4、5小題每小題3分, 滿分13分)根據括號中所給提示完成下列句子。1. 樂于助人的人值得贊揚和尊重。 (be willing to )_

50、2. 使我們寬慰的是，大部分孩子有機會接受良好的教育。(have access to )_3. 由于壓力，他們最終離開了足球隊。(end up )_4. 毫無疑問，情商高的人更容易適應新環(huán)境。(adapt to)_5. 用不了多久，他們就會提出解決問題的方案。(put forward)_B卷滿分50分I. 選詞填空 (共7小題; 每小題2分, 滿分14分)用方框中單詞或短語的適當形式完成下列句子，每個單詞或短語只能使用一次。respond come up with pay off devote anxious comfortable inspire1. How did you _ the go

51、od idea which helped us recycle some used materials?2. With the important exam around the corner, the students are full of _, which makes them unable to concentrate.3. It is natural for children to seek _ from parents when they are ill.4. Tu Youyou contributed most of her time to the research, and e

52、ventually her efforts _.5. Charles Dickens has gained worldwide admiration due to his _ to writing and the achievements he made.6. We were all impressed by the professors _lecture and determined to achieve our goal.7. Jim made no _ to my suggestion, which made me annoyed.II. 閱讀表達(共4小題; 每小題2分, 滿分8分)

53、閱讀下面的短文和問題，根據短文內容，在相應題號后的橫線上寫下相關信息，完成對該問題的回答。答語要意思清楚，結構正確，書寫工整。There is nothing worse than fumbling 1 around in your pocket trying to find some small change to pay for a newspaper or a coffee. So it's good to know that new technology is making cash, banknotes and coins a thing of the past, turni

54、ng us into a cashless society.Today, many of us already use credit and debit cards so there's no need to carry around huge amount of cash. And now it's possible to usetap-and-go cards which are regular bankcards but with a built-in chip and antenna. The card reader sends out a radio frequency and, when you bring the card close to the reader, the antenna picks up the signal to make the payment. Paying this way or spending on“plastic”an informal name for a credit card - can put you at risk of fraud2.