1、英语甘肃省兰州市第九中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题20162017学年第二学期期中考试高二英语题号一二三四五总分得分总分人注意事项：1.本试卷共120分,考试时间100分钟。2.作答时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回，试卷自己保留。 第卷第一部分：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AMichelle was a student at University of California, Los Angeles. She is here to tell us
2、 how she feels about the city.What were the best things about Los Angeles?One of my favorite things about Los Angeles is the weather. I hate the cold and it never really gets that cold there. Plus, most of the time its usually sunny, which is good because I love going to the beach during the summer.
3、 Theres so much to do at the beach, but my favorite thing in L.A. was having a picnic on the sand with my friends.What were the worst things about being there? I disliked having to drive everywhere to get around because the city is so spread out. Los Angeles has a lot of traffic and sometimes it tak
4、es a long time to get somewhere close by just because the streets are so crowded. Also, a lot of people complain about the pollution.Did you have any problems there? Just the normal problems of living in any city, like watching out for pickpockets (扒手). Some people think Los Angeles has a lot of cri
5、me, but I think its as safe as any other city. Also, many people think driving is difficult because there is a lot of traffic and road rage (路怒症), but it just takes a little practice and a lot of patience.What are the people like in Los Angeles? There are all types of people in Los Angeles since the
6、 city is pretty diverse. For the most part, though, most of the people are friendly, calm and relaxed. Some people say that everyone in Los Angeles is beautiful, but I think thats just a stereotype (模式化的印象).Would you go back to Los Angeles? Certainly. Los Angeles is one of my favorite cities in the
7、world. I love the fact that it has all the nightlife and shopping of a big city, but also has access to beaches, parks, mountains and other places you cant usually find in large cities. Between the weather and the beaches and all the fun things to do, its a great place to be.1. We can learn from the
8、 text that Michelle _.A. hates the heavy traffic in Los AngelesB. dislikes the cold weather in Los AngelesC. thinks Los Angeles is small and crowdedD. enjoys driving everywhere in Los Angeles2. Whats Michelles impression of the people in Los Angeles?A. They get angry easily. B. All sorts of people l
9、ive there.C. They are patient and amusing. D. Everyone is kind and beautiful.3. How does Michelle find Los Angeles?A. Safe but noisy. B. Relaxing but busy.C. Polluted and dangerous. D. Diverse and interesting.BNow, we know that if we do not get enough vitamins, we are at risk of developing a number
10、of diseases. As a result, vitamin supplements（补品），though expensive, are popular with people who worry that they are not getting enough vitamins from the foods they eat. But contrary to what many people think, medical experts have found little evidence that most supplements do anything to improve hea
11、lth or protect against disease. In fact, medical experts warn that taking too many of some vitamins can be harmful. For example, too much vitamin E can cause bleeding. People should discuss what vitamins they take with their doctors, as some vitamins can produce harmful side effects when mixed with
12、medicines.Experts, however, say that sometimes vitamins can help prevent disease. People who know they lack a particular vitamin should take vitamin supplements. Some older adults, for example, may not have enough vitamin B-twelve. This is because, as people get older, their body loses its ability t
13、o take it from foods. Also, people who spend much time inside may need some extra vitamin D as the skin makes this vitamin from sunlight.Different vitamins are found in different foods. Vitamin A is found in fish liver oil. It also is in the yellow part of eggs. Sweet potatoes, carrots and other dar
14、kly colored fruits and vegetables contain substances that the body can change into vitamin A. Vitamin B-twelve is found in green leafy vegetables and other foods, like fruits. Vitamin K can be found in pork products.In fact, for most people, a balanced diet can ensure enough of the vitamins our bodi
15、es need. So, it is important for us to eat a mixture of foods every day to ensure that we get enough vitamins our bodies need. 4. What is probably talked about before this passage? A. How many vitamins a persons body needs. B. How many vitamins some foods contain. C. The benefits that vitamins bring
16、 to our health. D. What people should do to stay healthy. 5. Vitamin supplements are popular with people because _. A. people mistakenly think that they are good for their healthB. they contain more vitamins than the foods people eatC. food does not provide enough vitamins people needD. people fear
17、that a lack of vitamins will lead to disease6. From the passage, we can learn that medical experts advise people _. A. never to take any vitamin supplements B. to depend only on food for their vitamins C. not to take any vitamins together with medicinesD. to consult doctors before taking vitamin sup
18、plements7. For people who lack Vitamin B-twelve, they can eat more from _. A. sweet potatoes B. green leafy vegetables C. pork products D. eggsCDear editor, You can find language pollution whenever you open a newspaper or turn on your TV set, listen to a popular song at various advertisements. Langu
19、age pollution exists almost everywhere and can be seen in the following places:1. Chinese characters are written in the complex (复杂的 ) form. Although simplified（简化的） Chinese characters were accepted for use many years ago, it seems that more and more people like Chinese characters written in the com
20、plex form.2. Many goods are produced in China but carry foreign names, which sound strange and have no meaning at all.3. Words and expressions being used have a bad meaning. Ba(霸), which means bully in Chinese, is one example. Now there are a lot of goods, restaurants, even factories or firms, with
21、Ba in their names.4. There are too many incorrect grammatical expressions. Some films have strange names and incorrect grammatical structures. Ai ni mei shang liang, which means I love you without consulting, is grammatically incorrect and this kind of expression is now becoming popular.Some languag
22、e experts point out that language pollution must be done away with, which is an idea shared by myself and many others. Fan Yongqian8. The writer of the letter suggests that _. A. something be done to make our language pure (纯正) B. the Chinese language not have the word ba C. everything have a good n
23、ame and a good meaning D. everybody try their best to stop pollution9. What the writer wants to say is that _.A. great difference exists between the Chinese characters written in the complex form and simplified form B. many people agree with the experts on language pollution in China C. our newspape
24、rs, TV programs, pop songs and advertisements are gettingpolluted D. some film writers havent studied Chinese grammar10. The expression do away with in the last paragraph means _. A. clean B. recycle C. get away D. end11. What do you guess Fan Yongqian is? He or she probably is _.A. a reader B. a si
25、nger of pop songs C. a language expert D. an expert of grammarDHave you ever heard of blogs (博客)? If you havent, you should have. Its here, its growing and its having an influence on our life. Surf the Internet and youll find blogs everywhere. A blog, shortened from “weblog”, is a public Internet jo
26、urnal written by one person or a group of people. It is a website in which a person or a group can place news, personal thoughts, text, photos, video or audio files, or links upon which visitors can comment. A blog lets you post on the Internet without having to know web design or be technical. You
27、are given an environment to make dated entries on the topic of your choice which are “published”, so other people can read them. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called “blogging”. Blogging has revolutionized Internet publishing in the last several yea
28、rs because it gives everyone with Internet access the opportunity to become an online writer. Objects, such as “text and photos” in a blog can be called “blog posts”, “posts”, or “entries”. The person who posts these entries is called a “blogger”.Now, somewhere around the world, a blog is created al
29、most every 6 seconds. Because its great potential, Bill Gates views it as important as e-mail, BBS, and MSN. Hes trying to make blogs the important tools for future business communications.12. A blog is .A. a comment B. an Internet journal C. a design D. a link13. A person can do the following thing
30、s in a blog EXCEPT _. A. talk to others B. give comments C. read articles D. enjoy photos14. Who is a blogger?A. A person who posts letters. B. A person who writes articles.C. A person who posts text or photos in a blog.D. A person who is an online publisher.15. According to the passage, the reason
31、why blogs are so popular is that they _.A. give everyone the chance to be an online writerB. can be created by people without much knowledge of computer technologyC. enable a blogger to place news, personal thoughts, text and photos and give commentsD. all of the above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
32、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。Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways._16_ . Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interes
