1、学年陕西省延安市实验中学大学区校际联盟高二下学期期中考试英语试题B延安市实验中学大学区校际联盟20162017学年度第二学期期中考试试题（卷）高二英语（B）考试时间100分钟 满分100分说明：卷面考查分（3分）由教学处单独组织考评，计入总分。第卷 选择题 （共60分）第一部分：听力（满分10分）听下面10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.What are the speakers talking about? A.A film. B. A
2、 journey. C. Unexpected news.2.What will the woman do? A. Stay at home B. Visit a clothes shop. C. Go to a fashion show.3.Who is over there? A. Tom. B. Henry. C. Alices brother.4.When does the restaurant close? A. At 9:00 pm. B. At 9:30 pm. C. At 11:00 pm.5.What happened to the woman last weekend? A
3、. She had an unpleasant trip.B. Dirty water went into her kitchen.C. Her new apartment was flooded.6. What is the mans original plan? A. Go to the picnic B. Work in the company C. Do his gardening7. What will the man do? A. Change his jacket. B. Buy a tie C. Have an interview8. Where does the woman
4、want to get married? A. In a church B. In the open air C. In a country house9. What is the man doing? A. Taking a test B. Reading a book C. Having a class10. What do we know about the man? A. He is on the diet. B. He likes eating salad. C. He has a good appetite.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分
5、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。ABy May, after three months, I had lost 22 pounds and reached my goal of 115 pounds. My friends would say “Alice, you look great!” or “How did you lose so much weight?” Those compliments made me feel good and confident.Soon I dropped to 110 pounds.
6、A few of my friends told me that I needed to stop dieting, because I was starting to look sick. They brought me a presenta bag of chocolates, which I later gave to my sister. My mom would come to my room, with tears in her eyes, and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to st
7、op. My dad would leave worried messages on my cell phone at school, telling me that it would do serious harm to my body.By mid-June, when school was coming to an end, I was down to an only alive state of 95 pounds. All of a sudden, I knew I had to do something. I guessed the number itself scared me.
8、 I recalled my doctor. He told me about a girl who was 95 pounds and was at the risk of dying. I knew I was putting my life at risk, but for what? To make those who love me worried? Was it worthwhile to be thin?Now I realize that models in magazines, TV and movies are not realistic. The price to pay
9、 for the “perfect body” is living with a dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder. And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are.11. The underlined word “compliments” in Paragraph 1 probably means _.Aquestions Bpraise Cunderstanding Dexperiences12Why did the authors
10、mother come to her room in tears?ABecause the mother was worried about her daughters health.BBecause the mother thought her daughter was brave enough.CBecause the mother was sorry to have helped her daughter go on a diet.DBecause the mother was deeply moved by her daughters friends.13The author deci
11、ded to stop dieting _.Aafter her parents persuaded her out of it Bwhen her weight dropped to 95 pounds Cafter she reached her goal of losing weight Dafter her friends told her to stop dieting14From the text we learn that _.Athere are no models with a perfect body in real lifeBit is too expensive for
12、 people to lose weightCyou will be healthy as long as you stop dietingDan unhealthy diet can lead to serious health problems15The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to _.Athe present from the authors friends Bhaving long chats in the nightCthe authors diet to lose weight Dthe author
13、s cell phoneB“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is one of the most common sayings in the English languages. This is because apples were one of the first foods that medical professionals recognized as healthytheir benefits became obvious when, quite simply, doctors found that people who ate apple
14、s were sick less often than those who did not. Today we have a more specific understanding of why apples are so beneficial to overall health.Apples can help keep your levels of bad cholesterol (胆固醇) down. The pectin (果胶) in apples helps you to maintain cardiovascular health and reduce LDL cholestero
15、l(which is the “bad” kind). Apples themselves do not add cholesterol to your diet and are full of water and fiber to help prevent the cholesterol in other foods you might digest. According to Health Diaries, people who eat two apples per day may lower their cholesterol by as much as 16 percent.Apple
16、s are naturally low in calories and high in water content. Eating an apple can satisfy your hunger and keep you from reaching for high-sugar, high-calories snacks. By eating apples, you will be more able to maintain a healthy weight because they fill you up, potentially stopping you from eating food
17、 that encourages a waistline increase.Apples contain respectable levels of boron (硼), which helps build healthy bones, and can also prevent diseases like arthritis. Apples are rich in vitamin C, which is known to help build immunity.Studies have shown that apples can decrease the risk of breast canc
18、er, colon cancer, and liver cancer. One theory is that the apple skins are responsible for this, so be sure not to peel your apple before you eat them, as you could remove some of the health benefits.16. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. An explanation of an English saying. B. How to make full u
19、se of apples.C. Apples are beneficial to our health. D. How to keep healthy in our daily life.17. By eating apples we can get many benefits EXCEPT_.A. lowering the cholesterol B. keeping a healthy weightC. building immunity D. preventing heart disease18. Which of the following can most probably repl
20、ace the underlined word “respectable”?A. Admirable. B. Considerable. C. Reliable. D. Valuable.19.Which plays an important role in reducing the risk of breast cancer?A. The pectin. B. The apple skins. C. The flesh of apples. D. The fiber of apples.20. Whats the authors attitude towards the effect of
21、eating apples?A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Doubtful. D. Uncertain.CI went up to my mothers bedroom after her death and found a box full of papers. Inside was a letter. “Dearest Andrew,” it began, “there was never a right time to tell you.”Along with the letter was my adoption paperwork“Parents: unkn
22、own”and two newspapers. The first described a newborn baby, wrapped in a pink blanket, discovered on a doorstep by a paperboy. The second was from a year later, reporting that the baby was still in a childrens home, yet to be adopted.It was a shock. My childhood was happy; my adoptive father died wh
23、en I was eight, but my mother made sure I couldnt have had a more loving home. I didnt do anything about trying to find out my birth parents for 15 years. However, there were so many questions. Why did my mother abandon me? Did she get into trouble? I didnt feel angry with her for leaving me, but I
24、wanted to know more about the circumstances surrounding my birth.I started to research my history and went on local television news. Amazingly, a man called Ronnie got in touch with the TV station, saying I reminded him of his father, Angus. We met up and I was surprised to see a man 20 years my sen
25、ior. We arranged a DNA test. The results were positiveRonnie was my half-brother.Ronnie told me that my father would have been 60 when I was born. He died before I started my search. My father was having an affair with a young woman during the year of my birth, but she is now married with her own fa
26、mily and I should respect her privacy. I would like my questions answered, but not at the expense of her happiness. “Abandoned” is such a sensitive word, but I dont feel any sadness or rejection, because I dont know the circumstances of my birth. Instead, I feel unique.21. From the passage we can kn
27、ow that Andrew .A. was wrapped in a blanket when foundB. was brought up in a childrens homeC. served as a paperboy when his mother diedD. was abandoned by his birth parents a year after birth22. What contributed to Andrews looking for his birth parents?A. Anger. B. Curiosity. C. Bitter childhood. D.
28、 Present poor life.23. What can we know about Andrew and Ronnie from the passage?A. Neither has seen Angus. B. Neither is the son of Angus.C. Both have the same father. D. Both are at the same age.24. Why did the author give up searching for his birth mother?A. He hated her because she abandoned him
29、 on a doorstep.B. He didnt have evidence due to his fathers death.C. He felt it lucky enough to find his birth father.D. He didnt want to put her into trouble.25. Which of the following words can best describe the authors attitude towards his adoptive mother?A. Dissatisfied. B. Forgiving. C. Gratefu
30、l. D. Concerned.第二节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5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。（E涂AB; F涂AC; G 涂AD）The world is an interesting place. Different people like different things. Some people like loud music. Other people dont. _26_.Many people like sports, but they dont all like the same sports. In some co
31、untries, cricket is a very popular sport. In other countries, it is not popular at all. No one plays it or watches it on TV. However, most people like soccer. The World Cup is very popular. _27_.Different people like different foods. Some people do not like meat. _28_. Some people dont like potatoes
32、 or bread. They prefer rice._29_ . Most people have their favorite colors. Some people like bright colors. Others prefer pale colors.Many people like travelling. Different people like different places. Some people like to go to the country. They like the fresh air. Some people like to go to the cities, because they
