中学1617学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案 12.docx

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中学1617学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案12

商丘市一高2016--2017学年第一学期期中考试）

高二英语试卷

命题人审题人

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1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。

A

WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.

　　MymotherhaslongrealizedthelimitationsofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonthephonetopretendIwasshe.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker（股票经纪人）.Isaidinanadolescentvoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,"ThisisMrs.Tan."

　　Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,"Whyhedon’tsendmecheck,alreadytwoweekslate."

　　Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid,"I’mgettingratherconcerned.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn’tarrived."

　　Thenshetalkedmoreloudly."Whathewant?

IcometoNewYorktellhimfrontofhisboss."AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,"Ican’ttolerateanymoreexcuse.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediately,IamgoingtohavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek."

　　ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,therealMrs.Tan,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.

　　WhenIwasateenager,mymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isvivid,direct,andfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld.

21.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved?

A.Shewasoftenmisunderstood.B.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish.

C.Shewasnotclearlyheard.D.Shewasnotverypolite.

22.FromParagraph2,weknowthattheauthorwas.

A.unwillingtophoneforhermotherB.rudetothestockbroker

C.readytohelphermotherD.goodatpretending

23.Aftertheauthormadethephonecall,.

A.theyforgavethestockbrokerB.theywenttoNewYorkimmediatelyC.theyfailedtogetthecheckD.theyspoketotheirbossatonce

24.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow?

A.Itconfusesher.B.Itembarrassesher.

C.Ithelpshertoleraterudepeople.D.Ithelpsherunderstandtheworld.

B

GiselleandFinneganhavegivenMother’sDayastrangenewstyle.Itseemsthatamotherdoghasadopted（收养）ababysquirrel（松鼠）whodoesn’thaveparents.

WhenFinneganwasinneedofhelp，Itookhimin.Tomysurprise，mydogGiselle，whogavebirthtobabiesaweekago，likedthelittleanimalandtookhimintoherhome.Giselleseemedtoknowthatthebabywasinneedofsomelove.Finneganwasperfectlyhappytostaywiththelittledogs.

Amotherdogismuchlikeahumanmotherwhofeeds，protects，andteachesherchildrentoliveintheirworld.Intheearlyweeks，amotherdogwillprotectherbabies，keepthemwarm，nursethemandcleanthem.Astheygrowolderandbegintowalk，sheteachesthemtoplayoutsideandkeeptheirlivingplacesclean.

Shealsoteachesthemhowtodealwithothersandhowtoobeyparents.Itisnaturalforlittledogstoplay，butwhentheydonotbehavewell，themotherdogwillstepin.Iftheplaybecomestoorough（粗暴的），shewilldiscipline（使守纪律）allthelittledogsbyholdingthemdownuntiltheystopstruggling.That’swhyitisbestforlittledogstostaywiththeirmotheruntilatleast7or8weeksofage.

Giselle’sdoggymethodsofmotheringmaygoagainstthesquirrel’sinstincts（本能）ashegrowsolder.IhavenodoubtthatGiselle’slovingcarehelpedthelittlesquirrelliveduringthoseearlydays.

25．Accordingtothispassage，Finneganis________.

A．alittlesquirrelthatisbeinglookedafterbyadog

B．awarmheartedwomanwholovesanimals

C．alittledogwhoseparentslefthim

D．adogmotherwhoisgoodattakingcareofbabies

26．WhichofthefollowingdoesamotherdogNOTdo?

A．Feedandprotectherlittledogs.

B．Provideherbabieswithmilk.

C．Teachherbabieshowtofightothers.

D．Showherbabieshowtokeepclean.

27．Whywillthedogmotherstepinifthelittledogsstarttoplayroughly?

A．Shewantstoplaywiththem.

B．Shewantstopunishthem.

C．Shewantsthemtorespectandloveeachother.

D．Shewantstocorrecttheirbehavior.

28．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．AMotherDog’sLoveforBabies

B．AnimalsandHumans

C．AMotherDog’sDay

D．ADogandItsOwner

C

Yourjobisimportantandpartofwhatshowswhoyouare.However,inordertobetrulysuccessfulinlifeyouneedtobebalanced.AfterfifteenyearsintheInformationTechnologyindustry,Ihavelearnedafewlessonsthathavehelpedmemaintainmysanity（明智）atwork.

Thekeyformehasalwaysbeentohavehobbiesandinterestsoutsideofwork.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatyoudo,butyouneedtimeawayfromyourwork,timeawayfromyourfamilyandtimethatisstrictlyyoursforenjoyment.Thisblog,forexample,isoneofmynewhobbies.Withouthobbies,oratleastatimetodecompress,IfeelthatbytheendoftheweekI’mdeadandnousetomyfamilyalltheweekendlong.

Iputfamilyfirst.Thisdoesn’tmeanI’maclock-watcheratwork,butmeansthatIleavemyworkatworkandmaketimeformyfamily.ImakesureI’mthereforsupperalmosteverynightandIspendtimewithmyfamily（AndwatchingTVdoesn’tcount）.MyoverallliferunsalotbetterwhenImakesureIgivetimetomyfamily.

IfIdon’tdosomethingactivelikerunning,playingsoccerorrockclimbing,Itendtobeill-tempered.ThisisthewayIdealwithmystress;it’snotonlysomethingthatmakesmefeelgood,butalsomeansthatIcanfocusonwork.

Itaketimeforpersonalreflection（反省）.ItmakesmefeellikeallthosegoalsIhaven’treachedyetareattainable（可达到的）ifIstayfocusedandoncourse.

29.Wecanlearnfromthetextthattheauthor　　　.

A.thinkspeoplearewhattheydo

B.postedthistextinhisblog

C.seldomhassupperwithhisfamily

D.workedintheITindustry15yearsago

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decompress”inParagraph2mean?

A.Playsports.B.Reducestress.

C.Bewiththefamily.D.Improveoneself.

31.Theauthorputsfamilyfirst,　　　.

A.forhedoesn’tlikehisworkmuch

B.soheoftenwatchesTVwiththem

C.foragoodfamilylifedoesgoodtohisoveralllife

D.sohealwaysexpectstogohomeatwork

32.Accordingtotheauthor,weshould　　　todealwithstress.

A.domuchreadingB.focusonourwork

C.keepagoodmoodD.dosomethingactive

D

Areyouadogpersonoracatperson?

Withsomanyphotosandvideosofcatsanddogsdoingcutethingsonline,it’seasierthanevertoanswerwhichofthesefurryfriendsyoulikemore.Therearemanyreasonswhypeoplepreferonetypeofpetovertheother.So,haveyoueverwonderedwhatyourpreferenceforcatsordogssaysaboutyou?

Infact,a2010studydonebySamGosling,apsychologistattheUniversityofTexas,US,andhisgraduatestudentCarsonSandyfoundthatdogpeoplearemoreextroverted（外向的）,agreeable（有礼貌的）andcon-scientious（认真的）thancatpeople.

“Catswilloccasionallyengageinsocialactivities,butusuallyafteronlyafewminutestheywillabandonthegame.Dogs,ontheotherhand,willoftenengageinplay,likefetchingathrownball,forhoursatatime,”saidModernDogmagazine.

Justonthebasisofdogs’naturebeingmoresociablethancats’,youmayexpectthatthepersonalitiesofdogpeoplealsoreflecthighersociability.AndGosling’sstudyfoundthatdogpeoplearegenerallyabout15percentmoreextrovertedand13percentmoreagreeable,bothofwhicharelinkedwithsocialorientation（态度）.

Inaddition,dogpeopleare11percentmoreconscientiousthancatpeople.“Conscientiousness”isatendency（趋势）toshowself-discipline（自律）,tocompletetasksandaimforachievement.Thistrait（特点）alsoshowsapreferenceforplannedratherthanspontaneous（一时冲动的）behavior.

Incomparison,catpeopleareabout12percentmoreanxious,buttheyarealso11percentmore“open”thandogpeople,duetoageneralappreciationforart,emotion,imagination,curiosity,adventure,unusualideasandvarietyofexperience.Andpeoplehighonopenness（率直的）aremorelikelytoholdunconventional（非传统的）beliefs.

Despitevastdifferences,therearesomethingsthatcatpeopleanddogpeoplehaveincommon.“Bothtypesofpeopleconsiderthemselvesclosetonature,dislikeanimal-printclothingandaregenerallyoptimists,”notedMotherNatureNetwork.

33．Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?

A.Differencesbetweendogsandcatsintheirpersonalitytraits.

B.Factorsthatinfluencepeople’spreferencefordogsorcats.

C.Howraisingapethelpsshapeyourpersonality.

D.Whatyourpreferencefordogsorcatstellsaboutyou.

34．AccordingtothestudydonebySamGosling,dogownerstendto______thancatowners.

A.bemoreimaginativeandcreative

B.liveamoreorganizedlife

C.bemoreeasygoingandadventurous

D.lovetogetclosetonaturemore

35．Accordingtothearticle,bothdogpeopleandcatpeople______.

A.aregenerallyself-disciplined

B.liketowearanimal-printclothing

C.arelikelytoholdunconventionalbeliefs

D.areusuallypositiveandcareaboutnature

第二节　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。

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