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1、1 广东省揭阳市惠来县第一中学2016-2017 学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题考试分值： 135 分；考试时间：120 分钟。本试卷分第I 卷( 选择题 ) 和第 II卷( 非选择题 ) 两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。2. 选择题答案使用2B 铅笔填涂 , 如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案的标号；非选择题答案使用0. 5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。

2、3. 请按照题号在各题的答题区域( 黑色线框 ) 内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。4. 保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。第 I 卷第一部分阅读理解（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。A Holidays Holiday News Vacations (空位 ) now and in the school holidays at a country hotel in Devon. This comfortable, friendly home-from-home lies near

3、the beautiful quiet countryside, but just a drive away from the sea. The food is simple but good. Children and pets are welcome. Reduced prices for low season. The Snowdonia Centre The Snowdonia Centre for young mountain climbers has a mountain climbing lesson. The beginners costs are 57 for a week,

4、 including food and rooms. Equipment is included except walking shoes, which can be hired at a low cost. You must be in good health and prepared to go through a period of body exercises. This could be the beginning of a lifetime of mountain climbing adventure. The World Sea Trip of a Lifetime名师资料总结

5、- - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 1 页，共 14 页 - - - - - - - - - 2 Our World Sea Trip of 2008 will be unlike any holiday you have ever been on before. Instead of one hotel after another, with all its packing and unpacking, waiting and travelling, you just go to b

6、ed in one country and wake up in another. On board the ship, you will be well taken care of. Every meal will be first-class (一流的 ) and every cabin (船舱 ) like your home. During the trip, you can rest on deck (甲板) ，enjoy yourself in the games rooms and in the evening dance to our musical team and watc

7、h our wonderful play. You will visit all the places most people only dream about from Acapulco and Hawaii to Tokyo and Hong Kong. For a few thousands, all youve ever hoped for can be yours.1. What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets? A. Choose the holiday in Devon. B. Visit Acapulco a

8、nd Hawaii. C. Join the World Sea Trip of 2008. D. Go to the Snowdonia Centre. 2.In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different from the other two holidays? A. It provides chances of family gatherings. B. It offers comfortable rooms. C. It offers a sports lesson. D. It provides customers with good foo

9、d. 3. What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2008? A.You can have free meals on deck every day. B.You can sleep on a ship and tour many places. C.You have to do your own packing and unpacking. D.You will have chances to watch and act in a play. BSAN FRANCISCO A phone app （应用程序） in San Francisco

10、 gives information about open parking spots. City officials in San Francisco introduced the app to try to reduce traffic jams in the city, but some say it raises safety concerns. In this city, drivers searching for parking spots lead to 30 percent of all downtown 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - -

11、 - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 2 页，共 14 页 - - - - - - - - - 3 jams, city officials think. Now San Francisco has found a solution a phone app for spot-seekers that shows information about areas with available spaces. The system, introduced last month, relies on wireless sensors （感应器） fix

12、ed in streets and city garages that can tell within seconds if a spot has opened up. But the system could come with serious consequences. Some people say that drivers searching for parking could end up focusing on their phones, not the road. “It could be really distracting（使分心的） , ” said Daniel Simo

13、ns, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois. City officials admitted the hidden problem. They are urging drivers to pull over before they use the city s iPhone app, or to do so before they leave home. Nathaniel Ford, executive director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Ag

14、ency, said safety could actually improve if drivers quickly found a spot instead of circling and getting frustrated. San Francisco has put sensors into 7,000 parking spots and 12,250 spots in city garages. If spaces in an area open up, the sensors communicate wirelessly with computers that in turn m

15、ake the information available to app users within a minute, said Mr. Ford, of the transportation agency. On the app, a map shows which blocks have lots of places (blue) and which are full (red). More than 12,000 people have downloaded San Franciscos app, which is available now only for the iPhone. 4

16、.What is the phone app mentioned in the text mainly aimed at? A. Benefiting iPhone users. B. Preventing traffic accidents. C.Making the traffic flow smoothly. D. Making full use of the parking spots. 5.According to the text, San Francisco city officials _. A. don t consider the app distracting B. ar

17、e aware of the apps disadvantages C. believe more parking spots are needed D. advise drivers to park cars slowly 6.The phone app mentioned in the text _. 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 3 页，共 14 页 - - - - - - - - - 4 A. is a bit slow in reacting B. has

18、n t been put into service C. was introduced several years ago D. can t be downloaded to all phones7.Whats the main idea of the passage? A. A phone app has been introduced to relieve the pressure on traffic in the city. B. Safety concerns are voiced about a phone app aimed at helping drivers find par

19、king spots. C. Looking for parking spots contributes greatly to downtown traffic jams. D. Drivers attention is distracted in one way or another when they are driving.C The Boy Made It! One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was p

20、lanning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! He didnt have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute. Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried

21、 not to panic. He thought about all the survival shows he had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use. He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put. The first thing he did was to find shelter from the freezing wind and snow. If

22、 he didn t, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him. Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could. By that evening, Nic

23、holas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldnt lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could he huddled (蜷缩 ) in his cave and slept. The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he cou

24、ldnt find anyone. He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesday, Nicholas went out again to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After two days stuck in the snow, Nicholas was 名师资料总结 - - -精

25、品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 4 页，共 14 页 - - - - - - - - - 5 saved. Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV. He had often watched Grylls survival show Man vs. Wild. Thats where he learned the tips that saved his life. In each episod

26、e (一期节目 ) of Man vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out. When Grylls heard about Nicholas amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive. 8. What happened to Nicholas one S

27、unday afternoon? A. He got lost. B. He hurt his eyes. C. He broke his skis. D. He caught a cold. 9. How did Nicholas keep himself warm? A. He lighted some branches. B. He found a shelter. C. He kept on skiing. D. He built a snow cave. 10. On Tuesday, Nicholas _. A. returned to his shelter safely B.

28、was saved by a searcher C. stayed where he was D. got stuck in the snow 11. Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he _. A. did the right things in the dangerous situation B. watched Grylls TV program regularly C. was very hard-working D. created some tips for survival D Do you want to

29、live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings. Heres an example to show h ow honorable actions create happiness. Say a store clerk fails to charge us for a

30、n item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerks mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky (暗中的) excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for

31、 our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul. 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 5 页，共 14 页 - - - - - - - - - 6 Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness? In the first case, where

32、we dont tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and frie

33、nds. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerks attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable act

34、ions we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility. There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And its easy to think and act honorab

35、ly again when were happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once its started, its easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness. 12. According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our _. A. a

36、dvertising ability B. financial rewards C. self-respect D. friendly relationship 13.The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to _. A. lying B. stealing C. cheating D. advertising 14.How will we feel if we let the clerk know the mistake? A. Well be very excited. B. Well

37、 feel unfortunate.C. Well have a sense of honor. D. Well feel sorry for the clerk.15.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage? A. How to Live Truthfully B. Importance of Peacefulness 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 6 页，共 14 页 - - -

38、- - - - - - 7 C. Ways of Gaining Self-respect D. Happiness through Honorable Actions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。There is no better feeling than walking away from your desk in the evening with a sense of deep satisfaction for a job well done. 16 Here are some w

39、ays to help you do just that: Empty your inbox (收件箱). _17_ You will find that an empty inbox late in the day will give you a strong sense of accomplishment and order in your life. If you want an empty inbox, it means everything is in a particular spot：either in the trash, or sent to someone else. 18

40、 If you leave a tiring and undesirable task until the next day, you will walk away from your desk with a dark cloud hanging over you and a sense of fear. On the other hand, try to complete the task before you leave the office, and you will walk away with a feeling of freedom and victory. Do somethin

41、g nice for someone else.The key here is intentionality. Plan to end your day by doing something specific and beneficial for someone in your life a partner， friend, family member, customer, etc._19_ It is impossible to do something nice for someone without feeling better yourself. Say thank you. Take

42、 a moment before you shut things down for the day to be thankful for your life. 20 When you feel grateful to people around you, you will get a new idea on the difficulties of any given day. A. Determine what will make tomorrow special. B. Finish the task as far as possible before you leave. C. Keepi

43、ng your inbox empty makes you more effective. D. You will feel better when doing a good deed to others. E. Nothing else throughout your day could possibly be so bad. F. In fact a whole unproductive day can end with just 15 hyper-productive (高效的 ) minutes. G. Regardless of what else has happened in a

44、 day，ending it with thanks is a rewarding approach 第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 7 页，共 14 页 - - - - - - - - - 8 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，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A couple in South Carolina has been eagerl

45、y seeking an organ donor. They havent found one 21 . But they did find something else: friends. Larry Swilling and his wife Jimmie Sue have been happily 22 for 56 years. So happily, in fact, that Larry has now come to realize he cant 23 without his wife. “Shes my heart, ” he said. The problem with J

46、immie Sue is that she 24 a kidney (肾). Jimmie Sue was born with only one, and now that doesnt 25 . She needs a transplant but neither her husband, nor anyone tested in her family, is a 26 match. Jimmie Sue is trying to get on a donor list, but the 27 is about two or three years long and that s for a

47、 kidney from a dead donor. Transplant patients who get their kidneys from living donors tend to live 28 . That is why Larry decided to try to ask for it, from total strangers. “I don t 29 what people think,” Larry said. He tells his wife, “I m going to 30 you a kidney. ” And on the street, wearing a

48、 signboard “Need kidney for my wife ”, he s not shy in asking 31 : “Could I use your kidney?” For the last couple weeks, Larry, at 77, has been walking all over his hometown and the surrounding towns-basically 32 a kidney. He didn t really think it would work. 33 he said, “I had to do something.” He

49、 didn t feel 34 when the phone rang. “I m willing to donate a kidney for your 35 , ” one caller said. “I d like nothing more than to help you out, ” said another.Believe it or not, over the last few days the 36 hasnt stopped ri nging. Hundreds of people who either saw his sign or heard about it have

50、 37 . One volunteer said, “I ve got two, but I 38 need one. ” Larry hasnt found a match for his wife, but at least he has already had enough volunteers and 39 enough awareness to save someone. “If I get a kidney, its fine. If I dont, I hope someone else does,” the wife said. And that s why Larry is