2016—2017上学期六校期初考试
高二英语试题
考试时间：100分钟 总分150分
第I卷
第一部分：听力（略）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
It was a village inIndia. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, theirforefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day, somevisitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some peopleelsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogsof their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
This seemed likemoney for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and theywere no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement wasreached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every
weeka truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the firsttime, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’tlast long.
The change was hardlynoticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were no
tdoing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and,there seemed to be more insects around lately.
Thevillagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and thechildren getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buypesticides(杀虫剂) andmedicines. Soon there was no money left.
Thenthe people realized what was happening. Itwas the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job—eatinginsects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing morerapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.
Now,the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village squareand listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have amuch deeper me
aning.
21. From paragraph 1 we learn that thevillagers __________.
A. were poor but somewhat content (满足的) B. worked very hard for centuries
C. dreamed of having a better life D. lived a different life from theirforefathers
22. Why did the villagers agree to sellfrogs ?
A. The frogs made too much noise. B. They neededmoney to buy medicine.
C. They wanted to please the visitors. D. The frogs were easy money.
23. What might be the
cause of the children’s sickness?
A. The crops didn’t do well. B.There were too many insects.
C .The visitors brought in diseases. D. The pesticideswere overused.
24. What can we infer推断 from the lastsentence of the text ?
A. The harmony(和谐) between man and nature isimportant.
B. Health is more importantthan money.
C. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.
D. Good old days will neverbe forgotten.[来源:Z。xx。k.Com]
B
Her attractive lips seemed to speak words of kindness,while her eyes appeared to seek（寻找） out the good inpeople. “You have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helpingothers.” She used to say.
It was for thi
srare charm and inner beauty that British movie star Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)was named the most naturally beautiful woman of all time in June, 2004.
“Her skin looks fresh in all her films and her warmand lively personality really shines through,” said one beauty expert.
Life was never easy for Hepburn. Shortly after herparents’ painful divorce when she was nine, she found herself in theNetherlands at the start of World War II. Hepburn watched helplessly as severalof her relatives were killed. She survived by eating tulip bulbs and carriedsecret messages for the resistance in her ballet shoes.
She dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer but was toldshe was too tall and not talented enough to be a success.
Hepburn then turned to musicals and spent most of hertime as a chorus girl (舞女). She had some small movie roles but itwas not until Roman Holiday (1953) that she became a star. With her goodmanners and delicate figure, she was perfect in the role of a Europeanprincess. She took the Best Actress Oscar for her performance.
In 1988 Hepburn began her most important role—as aGoodwill Ambassador(大使) for UNICEF(United Nations Children’sFund). She traveled to the poorest places, doing her best to provide care andcreate awareness of the difficult situations in which some children live.
When Hepburn passed away, a message displayed at herfuneral read, “In losing Audrey,
the world not only lost a movie star, we lost aprincess, an angel, a person who inspired us all and whose selfless and lovingexamples shall always be remembered.”
25. WhenHepburn began to act as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, how many years
had passedsince her parents’ divorce? _________
A.50 B.52 C.38 D.46
26. What is the purpose of the lastparagraph?_________
A. To tell readers about Audrey Hepbur
n’sdeath. [来源:Z*xx*k.Com]
B. To think highly of Audrey Hepburn’swhole life.
C. To tell readers the messagedisplayed at Audrey Hepburn’s funeral.
D. To say goodbye to Audrey Hepburn.
27. Which of the following best describes Audrey Hepburn’slife? _______
A. Difficult andlucky. B. Miserable and smooth.
C. Hard andsuccessful. 
D.Easy and smooth.
28. What would be the best title for thepassage?_______
A. Beauty Is Not Just SkinDeep. B. Beauty Is Just Skin Deep.
C. Beauty Never StaysForever. D. AWorld-famous Beauty expert
C
Iwas never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each ofher objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled(贴标签) everything. Ialways looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. Shewould push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk.We both got tired of each other.
Warbroke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming,“Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying atme. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
Theroom was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a singleminute but for a phone call. Kate answ
eredit. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma wasseriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled(爬)under hercovers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone.All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.
Slowly,I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socksand swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’tnotice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expressionone of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked upinto her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”
Kateand I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but welearned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
29. What made Kate so angry one evening?
A. She couldn’t find herbooks. B. She heard the author shouting loud.
C. She got the news thather grandmawas ill. D. She saw theauthor’s shoes beneath her bed.
30. The author tidied up the room mostprobably because______________.
A. She was scared by Kate’sanger. B. She hated herself for being so messy
C. She wanted to show hercare D.She was asked by Kate to do so
31. How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?
A. By analyzing分析 causes. B.By showing differences.
C. By describing a process过程. D.By following time order.
32. What might be the best title for thestory?
A. My Friend Kate B.Hard Work Pays Off
C. How to Be Organized D.Learning to Be Roommates
D
Therehave always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat anddoing exercise. Some people believe that they can’t help putting on weight asthey get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscleswill turn into fat. Here are some more myths:
I’ll never lose weight---I comefrom a fat family
Wrong! While we can’t change the bodytype we are born with, we can’t blame our genes for making us fat. There’splenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is thatthey share the same habits of eating too much and exercising too little.
I am fat because I burn caloriesslowly
Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slowmetabolism(新陈代谢). Infact, although fat people consume 消耗more energy than slim people, they also fail torealize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your dailyfood intake more accurately.
Exercise is boring
Wrong! Anything will become boring ifyou do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied多样的 program that’sfun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a differenceroute. If you do yoga, try a tai chi class. If you like swimming, set yourselfa distance or time challenge.
No pain, no gain
Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt.Indeed, pain is your body telling you something’s wrong, and continuing toexercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort asyou begin to exercise regularly, but this is adapting to the positive changesin your l
ifestyleand the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If you don’t, rest and seekmedical advice.
33. What does the author think aboutbeing fat?
A. It is the family genesthat make people fat.
B. People are fat becausethey consume too little energy.
C. A diary of exercise canprevent people from becoming fat.
D. It is the result ofpeople’s unbalanced lifestyle.
34. According to the author, how can wemake exercise more interesting?
A. By taking variedexercise. B.By choosing simple exercise.
C. By doing regularexercise. D.By sticking to（坚持）outdoorexercise.
35. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To state the importanceof keeping fit.
B. To clarify(澄清) somemisunderstandings about fatness and exercise.
C. To test what has longbeen believed about keeping fit.
D. To explain some medicalfacts about being fat and doing exercise.
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
I was ten when Ifirst sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台) in her grocery store. __36__ I quicklylearned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”
At first I waspaid in candy. __37__ I worked every day after school, and during the summerand on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up abank account.__38__[来源:学科网ZXXK]
By the time Iwas 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted meto sellingcosmetics(化妆品). Ideveloped the ability tolook customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women wouldask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear?” I took a realinterest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted intomakeup(化妆)ideas. __39__
The job taughtme a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be arocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. __40__ Expect they are nolonger women buying cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me whichtoys they would like to see designed and developed.
A.Later I received 50 cents an hour.[来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K]
B.Before long, she let me sit there by myself.
C. Iended up selling a record amount of cosmetics.
D.Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.
E. Mygrandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility（承担责任）.
F.Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.
G.Watching my money grow was more rewarding/worthy than anything I could havebought.
第三部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My kids and Iwere headinginto the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we spotted a man holding apiece of paper that said, “___41___ my job. Family to Feed.”
At this store, a___42___ like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and make a___43___ on how bad it must be to have to stand ___44___ in the cold wind.
In the store, Iasked each of my kids to ___45___ something they thought our “friend” therewould ___46___. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my17-year-old suggested giving him a ___47___. I thought about it. We were___48___ on cash ourselves, but…well, sometimes ___49___ from our need insteadof our abundance(充裕) is___50___ what we need todo! All the kids ___51___ something they could do away with for the week.
When we handedhim the bag of ___52___, he lit up and thanked us with ___53___ eyes. When Ihanded him the gift card, saying he could use it for ___54___his family mightneed, he burst into tears.
This has been awonderful ___55___ for our family. For days the kids have been looking forothers we can ___56___! Things would have played out so ___57___ if I hadsimply said, “No, we really don’t have ___58___ to give more.” Stepping out notonly helped a brother in ___59___, it also gave my kids the ___60___ taste ofhelping others. It’ll go a long way with them.
41. A.Lost B.Changed C.Quit D.Finished
42. Acondition B. place C.sight D.show
43. A.suggestion B. comment评论 C.decision D.call
44. A. outside B.proudly C.by D.angrily
45. A.draw B.say C.arrange D.pick
46. A.order B.supply C.appreciate D.discover
47. A.dollar B.job C.hot meal D.gift card
48. A.easy B.low C.soft D. loose
49. A.giving B.saving C.spending D.begging
50. A.yet B.even C.still D.just
51. A.declared宣布 B.shared C.ignored忽略 D.expected
52. A. toys B.medicine C.food D.clothes
53. A.sleepy B.watery C.curious D.sharp
54. A.whoever B. whatever C.whichever D.whenever
55. A.experience B. example C.message D.adventure
56. A.rely on B.respect C. learn from D.help
57. A.suddenly B. vividly C.differently D.perfectly
58. A. time B.power C.patience D.money
59. A.fear B.love C.need D.memory
60. A.strong B.sweet C.strange D.simple
第三部分 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。注意：将答案写在答题卷的相应位置。
For Rachael and LeighBarman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year---that theirsick daughter Paige should survive/live until December 25. Fifteen-year-oldPaige suffers from ___61___rare brain disease, ____62___affects(影响)as few as 12 people in the world, and could kill her any day _____63___warning(警告).
And her condition has gone even____64____ (bad) in recent months. Her parents filled the family home withChristmas decorations ___65____ September 1st so she could enjoy therest of her life. Since then, she has ___66___ (regular) opened Christmaspresents and received visitors---but she sleeps for up to 19 hours a day, herparents knowing that each time she closes her eyes, she may never wake up.
Mrs. Barman ____67_____(describe) dealing with the condition as “like being ondeath row” as she never knew if ____68_____ daughter would wake up the nextmorning.[来源:Z+xx+k.Com]
The mother said: “She always loves Christmas and I get my heart_____69____(break) when I see her suffering like this. Our best Christmaspresent would be having Paige with us at Christmas. No matter ____70____ sheleaves the world, we make sure that she is always happy.”
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Tom was havingmuch trouble get up in the morning and was always late with work. His bosswanted to fire him if he didn’t start coming on time, but he went to the doctorfor a help. The doctor gave him some medicine and told him to take them beforehe went to bed. The man does as told and slept really well, wake up before thealarm had even gone off. He had time for a properly breakfast and was the firstreach the factory. “Boss,” he said, “that medicine really works!” “I’m pleasingto hear it,” said his boss, “but where were you yesterday?”
第二节、书面表达（共25分） 请写一篇吸烟危害的短文.
内容要点: 吸烟会导致许多疾病,甚至一些危及生命的疾病.
吸烟不但对吸烟者自己有害,也严重影响不吸烟者的健康.
据报道,美国每年至少有32万人因吸烟而丧生.目前约有四千万人仍在吸烟.
可喜的是,越来越多的人已认识到其危害,开始戒烟.
青年学生不应该养成这一恶习,如有这一习惯,应尽早戒除.
英语答案
第二部分：
阅读 A：ADBA B： ABCA C: DCBD D: DAB
七选五 BAGCD
第三部分：
完形填空：41-45 ACBAD 46-50 CDBAD 51-55 ACBBA 56-60 DCDCB
语法填空: 61.a 62.which 63.without 64.worse 65.on 66.regularly 67.described 68.her 69. broken 70.when
第四部分：
第一节：短文改错
1..get改为getting 2．with改为for． 3.but改为so 4.去掉a 5.them改为it。
6.does---did 7.wake改为waking。8．properly改为proper。9.reach前加to。考查非谓语动词。此处动词不定式toreach作thefirst的后置定语。10． pleasing改为pleased。
书面表达
【参考范文】one possible version:
Ithink smoking is harmful to our health. I hope that smokers will give upsmoking from now on.Smoking cigarettes can lead to heart disease, cancer andother health problems. As we know ,
itdose great harm not only to smokers themselves, but also to those who don‘tsmoke.
Itis reported that at least three hundred and twenty thousand Americans arekilled by smoking each year. And about 40 million smokers continue to smokecigarettes today. Fortunately, m
oreand more people have come to realize the danger of smoking and begin to stopit.
Asa result, you shouldn’t fo
rmsuch a habit. I hope you will make up your mind to stop smoking, for it is easyto do away with cigarettes in the beginning