高二英语上学期期中习题16

重庆市合川大石中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题考试时间：120分钟总分：150分第一卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatistheman?A.Adoctor.B.Alawyer.C.Ateacher.2.Whatwillthewomanhavetodo?A.Returnthetapetotheman.B.Keepthetapeforanotherweek.C.Borrowataperecordertomorrow.3.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Judyisagoodstudent.B.Judyisverypoorinherlessons.C.Judyshouldfocusonherstudy.4.Whatdoesthethieflooklike?A.Mediumheight,withayellowT-shirt.B.Quiteshort,withlongblackhair.C.Verytall,withlongyellowhair.5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inalibrary.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inameetingroom.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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。听第6段材料，回答第6至第8题。6.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Studentandteacher.B.Colleagues.C.Classmates.7.Whydoesn’tthemanstayintheofficeoften?A.Becausehefindsittoonoisy.B.Becausehe’stoobusywithhiscourse.C.BecauseJackishardtogetalongwith.8.WhatdoesStansuggesttheydo?A.Movetoanotheroffice.B.Askforameetingroom.C.TalktoJack’sstudentsopenly.听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Sheismuchthinnerthanlastyear.B.Sheisalittlefatterthanlastyear.C.Shelikesthereddressverymuch.10.Howoftendoesthewomanplantogotothegym?A.Everyday.B.Everytwodays.C.Everyweek.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Whatdoestheladywanttofindout?A.What’son.B.What’swrong.C.What’sup.12.Howlongdoestheafternoonperformancelast?A.120minutes.B.150minutes.C.165minutes.13.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Thewomanmightbeavisitortothecity.B.Allchildrenunder7aren’tallowedtoenter.C.Anyticketsarehalfprice30minutesbeforetheperformance.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Whousedtoliveintheroom?A.Thewoman.B.Thewoman’sson.C.Thewoman’shusband.15.Howdoesthemanfeelabouttheroom?A.Itisaniceroombutnotsoquiet.B.Itisagoodplacebuttherentisabithigh.C.Itisnotthekindofroomheisinterestedin.16.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Tothinkaboutit.B.Tocomeagainanotherday.C.Topayher80dollarsinadvance.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatcanbefoundontheannouncementboardinthelocalstores?A.Somefunnystories.B.Someserviceinformation.C.Someentertainmentnews.18.WhatcanwedobyusingtheCraigslistsite?A.Watchmovies.B.Playcomputergames.C.Dosomeshoppingonline.19.Whatdoeslookingforajobrequireaccordingtothetalk?A.Knowingwhatkindofjobiseasy.B.Knowingwhatjobpaysthemostmoney.C.Knowingwhatkindofworkyouwanttodo.20.Howmanywaysoffindingajobarementionedinthetalk?A.Lessthanthree.B.Three.C.Morethanthree.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共12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。AApple’slogoisoneofthemostfamiliaricons(图标)aroundtheworld．Butwhat’sthestoryabouttheApplelogo?Theimageoftheappleisobvious，becausethat’sthenameofthecompany．Whataboutthebite?ThefamousstoryisthatthelogoshowsrespectandhonorforAlanTuring．Hewasthefatherofcomputerscience．Heresearchedartificialintelligence(人工智能)andunlockedGermanwartimecodes(密码)．However，afterthewar，hewasputintoprison，becauseofhisbeliefs．Hecouldnotstandthelookingdownandchosetobiteapoisonedappletoendhislifeintheprison．However，RobJanoff，whodesignedthefamousApplelogo，said，“It’snotthetruth,butonlyalegend．TherealreasonwhyIdesigneditwithabiteisverysimple．Iwantedpeopletogetthatitwasanapplenotacherry．WhenIgotomarketstobuyapples，Ialwaysmistakeapplesforcherries．Itreallyhasnothingtodowiththescientist．”Areyoukidding?Anappleismuchbiggerthanacherry.It’sveryeasytotell.Butifyouuseanappletodesignalogo,somepeoplemaymistakeitforacherry.21.Boththeappleandthecherryarealmostthesameactuallyin________．A.shapeB．sizeC．colorD．weight22.Accordingtothepassage，AlanTuring________.A．usedanappletodesignalogoB．diedintheprisonC．wasputintoprisonduringthewarD.wasthefatherofacomputercompany23.What’sthepurposeofwritingthepassageabouttheapplelogo?A．Tointroduceitsdesign．B．Totellusalegend．C．Totrytofindthetruthofit．D．Toexplainitsmarketresearch．BHowmanytimesdoyoucheckyourMomentsorFacebookpageinadaytoseewhetheryourlatestposthasgotanother“like”or“thumbsup”?Althoughyoumightbeembarrassedtoadmithowmanytimesyoudothis,don’tworry.Psychologicalfindingshaveshownit’scompletelynormal.Infact,thepleasurewederivefrom(取自)gettinga“like”isequaltothatofeatingchocolateorwinningmoney,andwecan’thelpwantingmore.AccordingtothefindingsoftheUCLABrainMappingCenter,whichobserved32teensagedbetween13and18,thefeedbackcircuit(反馈电路)intheteens’brainsareparticularlysensitive,andthe“social”and“visual”partsoftheirbrainswereactivated(激活)whentheyreceived“likes”onasocialnetwork.Theresearchalsoshowedthatthoughthethumbsupmightcomefromcompletestrangers,thegoodtheyderivefromitworkedequally.Sodoesitmeanweshouldtryourbesttowinasmanythumbsupaspossible?Notnecessarilysoifweknowthereasonsbehindourdesireforattention.In“Whydopeoplecrave(渴望)attention”byM.FaroukRadwan,heexplainedseveralcasesinwhichpeoplenaturallylongedforattention.Radwansaidpeoplewhowereanonlychild,whowereusedtobeingthecenterofattentionintheirhouse,maytrytoreproducetheseconditions.Feeling“overlooked（被忽略）andunappreci