陕西省西安市2016_2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题(平行班)

陕西省西安市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题（平行班）第I卷第一部分听力（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。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What time did Julie leave?A.At 8:00.B.At 8:15.C.At 8:50.2.What is the woman?A.A teacher.B.A librarian.C.A student.3.What did the woman forget to do?A.Buy some salt.B.Put salt in the dish.C.Make the dish for the man.4.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A.At home.B.In a hospital.C.In an office.5.How old is the man probably?A.19 years old.B.26 years old.C.33 years old.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。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Where probably is Mary now?A.In Florida.B.In New York.C.In Washington.7.What happened to Mary’s father?A.He died in a fire.B.He was wounded.C.He got seriously ill.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.What does the man think of getting up in the morning?A.It’s easier in cloudy days.B.It’s harder in summer time.C.It’s easier in sunny days.9.What do most recent articles about the sun discuss?A.Only cheerful things.B.Its negative effects.C.Its role in the universe.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.How did the woman feel at first?A.Angry.B.Sorry.C.Puzzled.11.Where did the speakers plan to meet?A.At the bus station.B.Outside the cinema.C.In the shopping center.12.What is the woman going to do next?A.Go to the cinema.B.Go shopping.C.Go home.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.Who does the man think the woman is shopping for in the beginning?A.Her niece.B.Herself.C.Her daughter.14.What does the man say about schools in Oregon?A.They have a long history.B.They offer good programs.C.They have beautiful scenery.15.Which university did the woman study in?A.Brown University.B.Harvard University.C.The University of Pennsylvania.16.What will the woman do next?A.Attend a party.B.Visit a nearby university.C.Go on with her shopping. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.Where does the talk take place?A.In England.B.In Australia.C.In the United States.18.When was The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry published?A.In 2014.B.In 2012.C.In 2007.19.What award has Rachel Joyce won?A.The Commonwealth Book Prize.B.The Tinniswood Award.C.The Man Booker Prize.20.What did Rachel Joyce work as?A.An actress.B.A TV hostess.C.A writer.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。

ＡHere is a leaflet (传单) to introduce different foreign destinations for Chinese students to further their study.21. Which country has recognized China’s educational certificate?A. The USB. The NetherlandsC. AustraliaD. The UK22. If you want to live in a country after graduation, which one may be the best choice?A. The US.B. The Netherlands.C. Australia.D. The UK.23. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the leaflet?A. The UK offers various scholarships and tuition free programs.B. The US has always been on the top destination list for Chinese students.C. The government-funded universities in Holland are tuition free.D.The new Australia visa policy will last twelve weeks in application.BThe writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind，first published in 1936.Her book and the movie based on it，tell a story of love and survival during the American Civil War.Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta，Georgia，can go where she lived when she started composing (创作) the story and learn more about her life.Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the writer’s life.She was born in Atlanta in 1900.She started writing stories when she was a child.She started working as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal newspaper in 1922.One photograph of Ms.Mitchell，called Peggy，shows her talking to a group of young college boys.She was onlyand sure of herself.The tour guide explains："Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech，asking them such questions as"Would you really marry a woman who works?"And today it would be"Would you marry one who doesn’t?"The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained several apartments.Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms.Mitchell lived with her husband，John Marsh.They made fun of the small apartment by calling it"The Dump".Around 1926，Margaret Mitchell had stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury.Her husband brought her books to read from the library.She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book.Our guide says Gone with the Wind became a huge success.Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for the book. In 1939the film version was released.It won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.24.The book Gone with the Wind was ________.A.first published on a newspaperB.adapted from a movieC. about love and survival in the warD. written in 193625.The underlined phrase"tower over"in Paragraph 2is closest in meaning to ________.A.be very pleased withB.be much taller thanC.show great respect forD.show little interest in26.We can know about Margaret Mitchell from the passage that ______ .A.her height made her marriage unhappyB.writing stopped her working as a reporterC.her interest in writing continued as an adultD.her life was full of hardship and sadness27. Which is the best title for the passage？ ______A.Gone with the Wind：A Huge Success.B.Margaret Mitchell：A Great Female Writer.C.An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House.D.A Trip to Know Margaret Mitchell.CEvery day, hundreds of thousands of us visit coffee shops. While we drink our coffee, we may connect our smartphone to the shop’s Wi-Fi network, and keep in touch with friends via services such as Facebook.As well as socializing, we may use the time and free access to a wireless connectionis nothing more than a few taps on your screen.But what coffee drinkers do not realize is that lurking(潜伏) among their fellow coffee-lovers are bank robbers.Unknown to you, this modern form of bank robber is silently collecting all your private data. The only sign of his thievery is perhaps a little smile as your bank log-in details appear on his screen.Y ou’ll only realize when you later go to a cash machine to withdrawsome money, and discover that every penny in your account has been cleared out.The common method for thieves is to use your smartphone’s Wi-Fi connection. They rely on the fact that most of us are not careful about the security of networks we connect to.For example, when you are in a coffee shop, your smartphone will present you with a list of available Wi-Fi networks that you can use to connect your phone to the Internet. Most of these networks are run by legitimate(合法的)companies, but sometimes they are actually created by a thief sitting nearby with little more than a laptop.These networks are often given names, such as “Free Public Wi-Fi”, which deceive smartphone users into logging in. On the surface, everything seems normal, and you will be able to connect just as you are with a legitimate Wi-Fi service.However, because you have connected to a network controlled by a thief, he can monitor (监视) everything you do, enabling him to collect passwords and log-in details about your bank account.28.The underlined phrase “get on top of” can be replaced by________.A. deal withB.give upC.cut offD.set up29.What can we learn from the passage?A.Transferring money from your account to others’ is a complex process.B.It’s easy for you to tell bank robbers from other coffee drinkers.C.Online thieves could steal money because people pay little attention on thenetworksecurity.D.All the networks available in a coffee shop are illegal.30.What’s the author’s attitude towards Wi-Fi traps?A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Objective.D.Indifferent.31.What’s the best title of this passage?A.Be cautiousabout free Wi-Fi networks.B.The thief who withdraws our money.C.The convenience of free Wi-Fi networks.D.The process of stealing money.DA current topic of debate is the amount of support and services we are willing to provide for disabled people.Many people believe that society has become more caring over the old.However，if we look back in time，this may not prove to be true.A good example can be found by looking at some remains(遗骸) of a prehistoric culture.Several skeletons(骨架) were found in the Shanidar Cave in Iraq.It was the home of a tribe (部落) of Neanderthals who existed more than 40 000 years ago.One of these skeletons was a man about 40 years old，an old age for that period.He is thought to have been killed by a falling stone.Careful study of t he bones has shown that the man’s right arm had never fully developed and had been cut off below the elbow(肘).The condition of the teeth was also unlike that of other Neanderthal men’s.They showed signs of excessive(过多)use，as if they had been used to make up for the lack of a right arm.How could someone so disabled from his earliest years have survived to become an adult，and even live on to old age？Societies in such early times faced severe conditions. People who could hunt for meat were few.A disabled person must have needed to keep close to the cave and been provided with meat.In fact，more care were shown towards this disabled man during that time, which suggests that the ancient people did better in caring their disabled people than we do in present-day societies. Such concern indicates a sense of unity(团结) and cooperation that made possible the future achievements of humanity.With this in mind，are we doing enough for the disabled? Rather than being too proud of the efforts that modern society has made，it would be wise to consider if we even equal the effortsof the old societies.32.Considering the remains of this prehistoric culture makes us______.A.believe that society has become more caring over timeB.look back at Iraq history with admirationC.question if society has become more concerned about the disabledD.want to give more support to primitive societies33.The man could live until such an old age because______.A.he could use his teeth very wellB.he didn’t have to do any huntingC.he was taken good care ofD.the environment was excellent34.The example of this ancient tribe suggests that ______.A.everyone could take part in most of the hunting activitiesB.it was easy to find enough meat to feed everybodyC.life was not as difficult as modern man may thinkD.they had greater care for human life than people commonly think35.The author believes that true civilization is achieved______.A.by looking to the future achievements of humanityB.by modern people taking pride in their accomplishmentsC. by supporting and taking care of all its membersD.only when we show proper concern for people living in the ancient time.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。