二中学16—17学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题(附答案) (1)

保密★启用前 乌丹二中2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试 英语试题 考生注意： 1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。第Ⅰ卷1至8页，第Ⅱ卷8至10页。共120分，考试时间100分钟，请按要求在答题卷（X-X页）作答，考试结束后，将答题卷交回。 2、答题前，考生在答题卷上务必用黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、考号、班级填写清楚。请认真核对考号、姓名、班级和科目。 3、本试卷主要考试内容：高考内容 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共60分） 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分） 第一节(共10题：每小题2分，满分20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 Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada Wood Buffalo National Park is Canada’s largest national park and one of the largest parks in the world. The park was established in 1922 to protect the last remaining herds of bison(野牛) in northern Canada. The park was designated a World Heritage(遗产) Site in 1983. Contact Information: Phone: (780) 697-3663 Fax: (780) 697-3560 E-mail: wbnp.info@pc.gc.ca Banff National Park of Canada Banff’s rich history dates back to 1885, when three railway workers met with hot mineral springs surfacing from deep within the mountains. This discovery led to the establishment of Banff National Park, and marked the beginning of Canada’s national parks system. Spanning 6,641 square kilometers of valleys, mountains, glaciers, forests, meadows(牧场) and rivers, Banff National Park is one of the world’s premier(首选的) destination spots. Contact Information: Phone: (403)762-1550 Fax: (403)762-3380 E-mail: Banff.vrc@pc.gc.ca St. Lawrence Islands National Park of Canada Conceived in the 1870’s, St. Lawrence is one of Canada’s oldest national parks. Located in the scenic 1000 Islands tourist area, this tiny jewel has a rich and complex natural human history. Centuries ago, aboriginal peoples (土著居民) referred to it as the “Garden of the Great Spirit”. Today, 24 scenic islands, along with a mainland area at Mallorytown Landing, are included in the park. Contact Information: Phone: (613)923-5261 Fax: (403)923-1021 E-mail: ont.sli@pc.gc.ca 1. If you are going to visit the largest national park in Canada you should call the phone number _______. 2. A. (306)298-2257 B. (403)762-1550 C. (780)697-3663 D. (613)923-5261 3. In order to learn the natural human history on the islands you’d better go to _____. 4. A. St. Lawrence Islands National Park of Canada 5. B. Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada 6. C. Grasslands National Park of Canada 7. D. Banff National Park of Canada 8. The underlined word “Spanning” in Paragraph 2 means “________”. 9. A. expanding B. enlarging C. covering D. holding 10. It is possible that the passage is taken from ___________. 11. A. a student’s textbook B. an entertaining book 12. C. a personal diary D. a travel guide B In the early 1990s, the word”Internet”was strange to most people. But today, Internet has become a useful tool for people all over the world. Maybe Internet has been the greatest invention in the field of communication in the history of mankind（人类） Communicating with others on the Internet is much faster. We can chat with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. We can e-mail our friends and they can read the e-mails within a minute. Giving all kinds of information is probably the biggest advantage of the Internet. We can use search engines to find the information we need. Just type in a keyword or keywords and the search engine will give us a list of suitable websites to look at. We can enjoy a lot on the Internet by downloading games, visiting chat rooms or surfing （浏览）websites. There are some games for free. We can meet new and interesting people in the chat now. We can also listen to music and see films. Now ,there is a lot of service on the Internet such as online banking ,job finding and ticket buying. We can also do shopping and find nearly all kinds of goods. Sometimes we can find something that is quite good but very cheap. 13. How many main advantages of the Internet are talked about in the passage? A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six. 14. What fact doesn’t the passage provide? A. We can find almost anything we want to know on the Internet. B. Some games on the Internet are free. C. We can buy most things we need on the Internet. D. Goods on the Internet are more expensive than those in real shops. 15. Which title best gives the main idea of the passage? A. Online Shopping B. Exchanging Information on the Internet C. The Advantages of the Internet D. Surfing the Websites on the Internet C If you could have one superpower, what would it be? Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds, see through walls, or have superhuman