广东省广州市高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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广东省广州市高二英语下学期期中试题

广东省广州市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）

第一节听力理解（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10）

听下面三段对话或独白，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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1~2题。

1.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?

A.Apieceofartwork.

B.AhouseinHollywood.

C.Thecurrentdemandforart.

2.Accordingtothewoman,whyshouldthemanacceptheroffer?

A.Itwillhelphiscareer.

B.It’swhathehadaskedfor.

C.It’sthebestchoiceinthelongterm.

听下面一段对话，回答第3~6题。

3.WhatmakesKopiLuwakdifferent?

A.It’sgrownontheground.

B.It’smadewithblackberries.

C.It’smadewiththehelpofananimal.

4.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthecoffee?

A.It’sdelicious.

B.It’sdisgusting.

C.It’sjustlikeregularcoffee.

5.Wherewasthecoffeepurchased?

A.IntheU.S.

B.InIndonesia.

C.InthePhilippines.

6.Whatisthewoman’sreactiontotheprice?

A.Sheisimpressed.

B.Shethinksit’sfunny.

C.Shecan’tbelieveit.

听下面一段独白，回答第7~10题。

7.Whatwasthecreditcardfeeforsmallbusinessesadecadeago?

A.Between4%and5%ofthetotalamount.

B.Between3.5%and4%ofthetotalamount.

C.Between2.5%and3%ofthetotalamount.

8.WhatwasthefirstservicethatSquareoffered?

A.Acreditcardreaderforsmartphones.

B.Largeequipmentformarketsellers.

C.Dataanalysistoolsforbigbusinesses.

9.Whathappenedin2014?

A.Squareprocessedpaymentsforfree.

B.Squarestartedgivingbusinessadvice.

C.Squarebecameapubliccompany.

10.WhatdoesSquarealsoown?

A.FirstData.

B.Twitter.

C.Afooddeliveryservice.

第二节听取信息（共5题，每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段独白。

请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卷标号为11~15的空格处。

听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。

TicketTypes

Notes

StandardSingle

Buyonthedayoftravel

StandardReturn（ticket）

1.Makebothtripsonthesameday

2.Travelafter（11）______________

（12）_______________

1.45%discount

2.Ifyoubooka（13）________inadvance

AstraReturn

1.（14）__________discount

2.Ifyoubook4weeksinadvanceandreturnwithin6months

Roamer

Usethe（15）_________with£247foramonth

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节篇章阅读（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，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。

A

LastFourthofJuly,Pete,a14-year-oldboy,wasenjoyingthelit-upski

esandloudboomsfromthefireworksbeingsetoffinhisneighborhood.Suddenly,theeveningtookaterribleturn.Abottlerocketshotintohiseye,immediatelycausinghimterriblepain.Hisfamilyrushedhimtotheemergencyroomfortreatment.Asaresultoftheinjury,Petedevelopedglaucoma（青光眼）andcataracts（白内障）.Today,Petehaspermanentvisionlossinhisinjuredeyebecauseofhisbottlerocketinjury.

JuneisFireworksEyeSafetyAwarenessMonth,andthroughitsEyeSmartcampaigntheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmologywantstoremindconsumerstoleavefireworkstoprofessionals."ThereisnothingworsethanaFourthofJulycelebrationruinedbysomeonebeinghitintheeyewithabottlerocket,"saidDr.JohnC.Hagan,clinicalcorrespondentfortheAcademyandanophthalmologistatDiscoverVisionCentersinKansasCity."Asafecelebrationmeanslettingtrainedprofessionalshandlefireworkswhileyouenjoytheshow."

AccordingtotheU.S

.ConsumerProductSafetyCommission,morethan9,000fireworksrelatedinjurieshappeneachyear.Ofthese,nearlyhalfarehead-relatedinjuries,withnearly30percentoftheseinjuriestotheeye.One-fourthoffireworkseyeinjuriesresultinpermanentvisionlossorblindness.Childrenarethemostcommonvictimsoffireworkabuse,withthosefifteenyearsoldoryoungermakingup50percentoffireworkseyeinjuriesintheUnitedStates.Dr.Haganestimatesthathispracticeseesmorethan30injurieseachyearfromfireworks.

Evenfireworksthatmanypeopleconsidersaferepresentathreattotheeyes.

Forchildrenundertheageoffive,apparentlyharmlesssparklersaccountforone-thirdofallfireworksinjuries.Sparklerscanburnatnearly2,000degreesFahrenheit.

16.TheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmologycallsonconsumersto_________.

A.celebratetheFourthofJulywithfireworks

B.leavefireworkstoprofessionalsintheircelebrations

C.stopcelebratingtheFourthofJulyaltogetherwithfireworks

D.setofffireworkstogetherwithtrainedprofessionals

17.HowmanyfireworkseyeinjuriesoccurintheUSeachyear?

A.About9,000.B.About4,500.C.About1,350.D.About30.

18.FireworkseyeinjuriescanresultineachofthefollowingEXCEPT_________.

A.blindnessB.permanentsightloss

C.glaucomaandcataractsD.head-relatedinjuries

19.WhichisNOTTRUEofsparkers?

A.Theyareharmlesstochildren.

B.Theyareconsideredsafebymanypeople.

C.Theyareathreattotheeyes.

D.Theycanburnatveryhighdegrees.

B

You’vejustcomehome,afterlivingabroadforafewyears.Sinceyou’vebeenaway,hasthiscountrychangedforthebetter—orfortheworse？

Ifyou’vejustarrivedbackintheUKafterafortnight’sholiday,smallchangeshaveprobablysurprisedyou—anythingfromalocalgreengrocersuddenlybeingreplacedbyamobile-phoneshoptosomeoneinyourstreetmovinghouse.

SohowhavethingschangedtopeoplecomingbacktoBritainafterseven,tenoreven15yearslivingabroad?

Whatchangesinsocietycantheyseethattherestofushavehardlynoticed—ornowtakeforgranted?

Tofindout,weaskedsomepeoplewhorecentlyreturned.

Debi:

Whenweleft,Cheltenham,myhometown,wasatownofwhite,middle-classfamilies—allveryconservative（opposedtogreatorsuddensocialchange）.ThetownisnowhometomanyeasternEuropeansandlotsofAustralians,whocomeheremainlytoworkinhotelsandtourism.Thereareevenseveralshopsonlyforforeigners.

Havingbeenanimmigrantmyself,Iadmirepeoplewhogooverseastofindajob.MaybeifIlivedinaninnercitywhereunemploymentwashigh,I’dthinkdifferently,butIbelieveforeignsettlershaveimprovedthiscountrybecausethey’remoreopen-mindedandoftenworkharderthanthenatives.

Christine:

AsweflewhomeoverBritain,bothofusremarkedhowgreeneverythinglooked.Butthedifferencesbetweentheplacewe’dleftbehindandtheonewereturnedtowerebroughtsharplyintofocusassoonaswelanded.

Toseepolicemenwithgunsintheairportforthefirsttimewasfrightening—inCyprus,they’reveryrelaxed—andIgotpulledoverbycustomsofficersjustfortakingawoolensweaterwithsomemetal-madebuttonsoutofmycaseinthearrivalshall.Everyoneseemedtobeonguard.Eventheairportcar-hirefirmwantedacreditcardratherthancashbecausetheysaidtheirvehicleshadbeenusedbybankrobbers.

Butanyway,thisisstillagreen,beautifulcountry.Ijustwishmorepeoplewouldappreciatewhatthey’vegot. 

20.Afterashortoverseasholiday,peopletendto_______.

A.noticesmallchangesB.expectsmallchanges

C.welcomesmallchangesD.exaggeratesmallchanges

exaggerate:

tomakesth.seemlarger,better,worse,ormoreimportantthanitreallyis

21.HowdoesDebilookattheforeignsettlers？

A.Cautiously.B.Positively.C.Sceptically.D.Critically.

22.WhenarrivingattheairportinBritain,Christinewasshockedby_______.

A.therelaxedpolicemenB.themessyarrivalshall

C.thetightsecurityD.thebankrobbers

23.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage？

A.LifeinBritain.B.BackinBritain.C.BritaininFuture.D.BritaininMemory.

C

OneofBritain’sleadingfee-payingschools,WellingtonCollege,istoofferclassesonhappinesstofightagainstthenegativeinfluencesinsocietycausedbymaterialismandcelebrityobsession,itsheadteacherannounced.

“Weareintroducingclassesonhappiness,”saidAnthonySeldon,masterofWellingtonCollege,inCrowthorne,Berkshire,westofLondon.“Wehavebeenfocusingtoomuchonacademicsandmissingsomethingfarmoreimportant.”

“Thatsocietiesarebecomingricherbutnotnecessarilyhappierisalesson”,hesays,“youngpeopleneedtolearn,inordertounderstandthatcontentmentdoesnotcomefromwhatyouconsumebutratherwhoyouare,howyouthink,andyourattitudetotheworldaroundyou.Moneyjustcan’tbuyit.”

Apsychologistwilloverseeapilotprojectteaching“happinesslessons”fromthestartofthenextacademicyear.Pupilsaged14to16willbegivenonelessonaweek,learningskillssuchashowtomanagerelationships,physicalandmentalhealth,negativeemotionsandhowtoachieveone’sambitions.

Thecollege’sreligiouseducationstaffwillteachthecourseasacomplementto,ratherthanasubstitutefor,usualreligiouseducationclasses,saidSeldon,whoisalsoapoliticalcriticandauthor.

“Tome,themostimportantjobofmyschoolistoturnoutyoungmenandwomenwhoarehappyandsecure—moreimportantthatthelatestbulletinfromtheDepartmentforEducationaboutwhatever,”explainedSeldon.“Celebrity,moneyandpossessionsaretoooftenthetouchstonesforteenagersandyetthesearenotwherehappinesslies.Ourchildrenneedtoknowthatassocietiesbecomericher,theydon’tbecomehappier—afactregularlyshownbysocialscienceresearch.”

Wellingtonschoolwasfoundedin1853andcurrentlyhas750boysaged13to18and50girlsaged16plus.Feesrangefrom6,132pertermfordaypupilsto7,665poundspertermforboarders.

24.Wellingtonschoolistoofferstudentsclassesonhappinessbecause_________.

A.studentswanttolearnmoreaboutmaterialismandcelebrityobsession

B.studentshavepoorknowledgeaboutmaterialismandcelebrityobsession

C.studentsareoftenunhappyaboutthecoursestaughtatschool

D.theschoolwantstosmoothawaythebadeffectscausedbymaterialismandcelebrityobsession

25.Theunderlinedword“contentment”