内蒙古鄂尔多斯市一中2016-2017学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

市一中2016～2017学年度第一学期期中考试试题

高二年级英语

 

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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

I was waiting in line to register a letter in the post office at Thirty-third Street and Eighth Avenue in New York. I noticed that the clerk appeared to be bored with the job—weighing envelopes, handing out stamps, and issuing receipts—the same dull work year after year.

So I said to myself, “I am going to try to make that clerk like me. Obviously, to make him like me, I must say something nice, not about myself, but about him.”

So I asked myself, “What is there about him that I can honestly admire?” That is sometimes a hard question to answer, especially with strangers. However, in this case, it happened to be easy. I instantly saw something I admired very much.

So while he was weighing my envelope, I remarked with enthusiasm, “I certainly wish I had your hair.” He looked up and his face was full of smiles. “Well, it isn’t as good as it used to be,” he said modestly.

We carried on a pleasant conversation and the last thing he said to me was, “Many people have admired my hair.” I’ll bet that person went out to lunch that day walking on air. I’ll bet he went home that night and told his wife about it. I’ll bet he looked in the mirror and said, “It is a beautiful head of hair.”

There is one all—important law of human conduct. If we obey that law, we shall almost never get into trouble. In fact, that law, if obeyed, will bring us countless friends and lasting happiness. But the very

instant we break the law, we shall get into endless trouble. The law is this: Always make the other person feel important.

1. According to Paragraph 1, it seemed that            .

A. the clerk was tired of his job

B. the clerk was working happily then

C. the author had known the clerk for a long time

D. the author did the same job as the clerk before

2. The author commented on the clerk’s hair to        .

A. win his kindness B. distract his attention

C. show his respect D. express his thanks

3. What does the author try to express in Paragraph 5?[来源:学|科|网Z|X|X|K]

A. The author felt good after praising the clerk.

B. The clerk would spread his good feelings to others.

C. The clerk would focus on his appearance in the future.

D. The author’s words would positively influence the clerk.

4. What’s the most suitable title for the passage?

A. The importance of a white lie

B. Always help people wholeheartedly

C. The secret of making people like you

D. How to make your work easy and interesting

B

Put your car keys away and forget about your travel pass --- it's time to do a bit of walking.

    National Walking Month is organized every May by Living Streets, an organization that campaigns for the rights and the needs of pedestrians --- indeed, the organization was previously known as the Pedestrians' Association. The association's aim is to make streets safe, attractive and enjoyable spaces for people to live, work, shop and play. By putting people (rather than vehicles) first, Living Streets wants to create streets and spaces where people feel happier, healthier and more sociable.

    The annual campaign gives participants a great opportunity to experience many virtues（优点）of walking. These include the physical health benefits of becoming fitter; the environmental advantages of not using vehicles; the joy of local discoveries seeing more of your local area on foot; the enjoyment of walking with other people, whether family, friends or work colleagues and finally the stress relief that

comes from walking---walking can clear your head.

    Walk to School Week, 19 to 24 May, is part of the month's activities and its aim is to encourage parents to send children to school on foot, rather than take them in the car or let them use public transport. The movement was started in 1995 with only five participating schools and now two decades later, more than one million children take part.

    Similarly, there is Walk to Work Week, 12 to 16 May, where grown-ups are encouraged to walk. In the morning, getting off the bus a stop early or parking a few streets away is a good way to add more steps to the daily total. And during the working day, rather than having lunch at the desks or in the canteen, take a walk and get some fresh air. Walk home with your workmates and chat away about everything under the sun but work!

5. Living Streets is working to _______.

A. help people living in the street

B. build safer walkways for pedestrians

   C. help people walk in the street and enjoy life

   D. make people aware of environmental pollution

6. Paragraph 3 is intended to show that walking is ______.

   A. so interesting         B. very relaxing    

   C. perfectly safe        D. highly beneficial

 7. Walk to School Week ________.

   A. is organized by the government.

   B. is held before Walk to Work Week

   C. has developed rapidly over the last 20 years

   D. encourages students to walk to school alone

 8. What's the text mainly about?

 A. The Pedestrians' Association.

   B. A nationwide health movement.

   C. The influence of walking on life.

   D. National Walking Month’s history.

C

    Once school is out for the summer, students can begin their vacation trips in the great state of New Hampshire. Here are some low budget destinations.

Cannon Mountain

    It is not only the well-known oldest ski area in the US, but a top summer destination. The site offers