河北省定州中学2016-2017学年高二下学期开学考试英语试卷

河北定州中学2016-2017学年第二学期高二英语开学考试

一、阅读理解

Hands-on experience is still attractive to many buyers, although online ordering is popular in the UK today.

Oxford Street

London is shoppers’ paradise, and most visitors head for Oxford Street. Halfway along is Sel-fridges, one of the world’s first department stores where the architecture and window dressing impress even before you go in. There are at least four other major stores on this street, plus Europe’s largest music shop. In December the atmosphere is especially festive because of the Christmas lights which are always lighted by a politician, a great sportsman, or a super star.

Kensington High Street资*源%库

A fashionable area for shopping is Kensington High Street. One of its department stores even has a roof garden—good for relaxing between purchases. There’s also an organic food superstore.

Borough Market

You can’t visit London and not go to a supermarket. One of the oldest and best for food is probably Borough Market on the south bank of the Thames. Get off the underground at London Bridge and wander among fresh fish stalls, bakeries, and fruit and vegetable sellers. You can also buy specialist food to take away, like cheeses, pork pies, mustard and chutney.

More places for bargains

Portobello Road on a Saturday is your best choice for jewelry or collector’s items. It’s a short walk from the subway station at Notting Hill Gate and you never know what you will find. For clothes, Camden Market is the place. It gets a little crowded at the weekends, though. Convent Garden offers great experience for the simple pleasure of looking at jewelry and gifts.

1．Oxford Street becomes special in December for ________.

1. the wonderful window dressing
2. the Europe’s largest music shop
3. the lights lit by a famous person
4. many bargains to choose from

2．To enjoy food, you can go to ________.

1. Borough Market B. Camden Market

C. Kensington High Street D. Portobello Road

3．Where is this passage probably taken from?

1. A science book. B. A traveler’s journal.
   C. A trip guide. D. A news report.
   For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?
   Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their teenagers’ complete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trapped.
   In this article, I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends .Second, blaming, the goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right, It doesn’t matter what the topic is –politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg –the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority(权威) --- someone who actually knows something --- and therefore to win respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to think that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.
   4．Why does the author compare the parent—teen war to a border conflict?
   1. both can continue for generations.B. Both are about where to draw the line.
      C. Neither has any clear winner.D. Neither can be put to an end.
      5．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?
      A. The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict.
2. The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict.
3. The teens accuse their parents of misleading them.
4. The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents.
   6．Parents and teens want to be right because they want to ________.
   1. give orders to the otherB. know more than the other
      C. gain respect from the otherD .get the other to behave properly
      It seems that every week someone becomes “the first” or “the youngest” or even “the first married couple” to do something that doesn’t seem to be very useful to the rest of us.
      Why do they do it? Don’t they have better things to do with their time and money? And why should I be interested anyway? Human beings have already climbed the highest mountains, sailed across the oceans and flown around the world. Many of these things were done a long, long time ago. There just isn’t anything left to explore nowadays. I suppose there’s still a lot of the universe left, and the bottom of the ocean is still a bit of a mystery, but you need a lot of technology to explore areas like that. So, those people who feel the need for adventure can only do things that have been done before.
      In May of this year a British man became the first person to walk alone from Canada to the North Pole. Personally, if I wanted to visit the Arctic, I’d rather go as a tourist on a cruise ship, with a helicopter trip to the North Pole included in the price. But OK, this man decided that he wanted to walk. The problem was that he went in the spring when the ice begins to melt and break up. So he got stuck on a longely piece of ice and a plane had to be sent in to rescue him.
      These sorts of rescues are making many Australians angry with these record breakers. People trying to break sailing or rowing records get into trouble in the seas. So the Australian navy has to send ships to save them and this costs the government millions of dollars. I suppose we can’t just leave them to drown but we should give the bill to the people who are rescued.
      7．According to the author, the so-called record breakers .
      A．do not benefit other people at all
      B．inspire people to continue exploring
      C．are boring and should be stopped
      D．are usually not wealthy enough
      8．We can infer from the second paragraph that .
      A．there are no high mountains for people to climb
      B．nothing is left for people to explore in the universe
      C．it’s beyond ordinary people to explore the unknown
      D．human beings could fly around the world long ago
      9．Many Australians are angry because the record breakers .
      A．often get into trouble
      B．never use a cruise ship or a helicopter
      C．never pay their own costs
      D．satisfy their needs at the cost of others’ interest
      10．What is the writer’s attitude towards the record breakers?
      A．Positive.B．Negative.
      C．Uninterested.D．Neutral（中立的）.
      Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond our everyday lives.
      This sense of wonder is universal. Look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy literature or movies like The Lord of the Rings. This sense of wonder draws us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make-believe. But have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us?
      Human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms. However, people, especially in big cities, often lead rather isolated lives. In a study of British schoolchildren, it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows and video games than with common wildlife. Without modem technology, a small pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects, birds, and animals. When we lack meaningful interaction(交互) with the world around us, and sometimes even with our families and friends, we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen。
      The world of make-believe is not necessarily bad. But when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet(出路) for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. We are missing a connection with the living world. Other wonderful worlds exist all around us. But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough, we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense, are really part of our own.
      11．The popularity of The Lord of the Rings proves        
      A. the close connection between man and the fantasy world
      B. the wonderful achievements of fantasy literature
      C. the fine taste of moviegoers around the world
      D. the general existence of the sense of curiosity
      12．What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?
      A. People are far less familiar with the world of fantasy.
      B. The world around us could serve as a source of wonder.
      C. The world of fantasy can be mirrored by a small and lively pond.
      D. Modern technology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder.
      13． If our sense of wonder relies totally on the world of make-believe, we will        
      A. fail to appreciate the joy in our lives
      B. be confused by the world of make-believe
      C. miss the chance to recognize the fantasy world
      D. be trapped by other worlds existing all around us
      14． What is the main purpose of the passage?
      A. To show us the hidden beauty in our world.
      B. To warn us not to get lost in the fantasy world.
      C. To argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder.
      D. To discuss the influence of the world of make-believe.
      二、完形填空
      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。
      Rolling, dark clouds covered much of the sky. The warm wind suddenly became cold and picked up wildly, sending some dead leaves flying across the sky. A few drops of rain mixed with ice began to fall, then into heavy .
      Doug, my older brother, and I first rode the bus to a bus stop. Then we off and began our long walk home. The wind was the snow around us like a huge blanket, making it________to see clearly. The only sounds we heard were the of the wind as well as the crunch of our footsteps on the snow. Slowly but , my brother and I were to death. Looking to my left, I saw a pine tree and squatted(蹲下) down.
      “What are you doing here, Bud? Come on!” said Doug, “There’s no behind this little tree. If we rest here, we will die from the freeze.”
      “You go on, and I’ll soon.” I replied.
      Doug was for a moment. Then he spoke, “Bud, do you remember the four pine
      trees at the side of the road? we get there, we can rest a while and get warm. You just stick your hand down the back of my , keep your head down and hold on.”
      As we struggled through the snow, my hand from my brother’s belt and I fell to my knees.
      “Where are the trees?” I said, as the snow up around me like a feather bed. Once again, Doug pulled me to my feet.
      “Just a few more and we’ll be home and warm,” he said.
      As the darkness closed around us, we approached home, . I only heard a worried shouting not in the distance. Then someone took my hand and me into a warm, bright light. And then I survived.
      Now, I still think about the lesson learned from our winter story: Never
      , no matter what the odds and whatever to come.
      15．A. slowlyB. elegantlyC. peacefullyD. fiercely资*源%库
      16．A. snowB. stormC. smogD.fog
      17．A. cameB. brokeC. showedD. got
      18．A. meltingB. rollingC. pollutingD. clearing
      19．A. difficultB. simpleC. availableD. likely
      20．A. callB. shoutC. toneD. whistle
      21．A. surelyB. carefullyC. secretlyD. hardly
      22．A. scaringB. freezingC. fightingD. starving资*源%库
      23．A. attractionB. recreationC. protectionD. radiation
      24．A. catch upB. fall behindC. look onD. hang around
      25．A. braveB. silentC. proudD. confident
      26．A. BeforeB. UnlessC. AlthoughD. When
      27．A. dressB. bootC. beltD. coat
      28．A. slippedB. brokeC. separatedD. shook
      29．A. wentB. clearedC. mixedD. folded
      30．A. stopsB. stepsC. milesD. blocks
      31．A. discouragedB. dynamicC. unconsciousD. enthusiastic
      32．A. persuadedB. followedC. forcedD. pulled
      33．A. survivalB. travelC. explorationD. research
      34．A. hold onB. took offC. give upD. set aside
      三、七选五
      Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? __35．_ The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
      ※ Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
      ※ Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. ___36．_
      ※ When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self-pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.资*源%库
      ※ __37． These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
      ※ ___38．___ Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
      ※ Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
      ※ Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. __39．__
      A. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.
      B. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.
      C. Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．
      D. These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.
5. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
6. There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
7. It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.

四、书面表达

40．假设你叫李鸣，得知郑州国际会展中心(ZZICEC)正在招募志愿者的消息，你想在2016年寒假当志愿者，现在你需要根据志愿者的报名条件写一封英文申请信。

志愿者报名条件：

1． 年龄大于15岁，身体健康； 2． 英语口语好，乐于助人； 3． 能参加培训，寒假期间能连续服务两周以上。

注意：词数100左右，信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a senior one student, applying to be a volunteer for ZZICEC in the winter of 2016.

___________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Ming

参考答案

1．C

2．A

3．C

4．B

5．A

6．C

7．A8．C9．D10．B

【解析】略

11．D

12．B

13．A

14．B

15．D

16．A

17．D

18．B

19．A

20．D

21．A

22．B

23．C

24．A

25．B

26．D

27．C

28．A

29．D

30．B

31．C

32．D

33．A

34．C

35．D

36．B

37．E

38．G

39．C

40．

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a senior one student, applying to be a volunteer for ZZICEC in the winter of 2016. I’m 16 years old. I think I’m old enough to have some social service so that I can gain more experience. English is my favorite at school and I can express myself well in English. Being healthy and active, I’m glad to help others. I hope to improve myself by volunteering and giving help to people. Next winter I will have a two-month holiday. I prefer a different holiday then. I hope I can join in the training activities and work for ZZICEC.

I’m looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Ming