2016—2017学年第二学期高二年级期中考试试题
英 语
本试卷分第I、II卷，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷 (共115分)
第一部分 听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 1. What did the speakers want to buy? A. A pair of shoes.
B. A cheap shirt.
C. An expensive coat
2. When will the woman most probably meet the man? A. At 6:15.
B. At 6:00.
C. At 6:30.
3. What are the speakers doing? A. Discussing sports.
B. Watching TV.
C. Talking about news.
4. What would the woman probably think of the man? A. He is a sports fan.
B. He used to be an excellent athlete. C. He is a real sportsman. 5. What does the man mean?
A. Professor Smith is going to speak some other night. B. He’s never heard of Professor Smith.
C. He didn’t know Professor Smith was speaking tonight. 第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题 6. Why is Mark worried?
A. He failed in his last test. B. He missed his medical checkup. C. His exams will start soon. 7. Why does Mark turn to Ann for help? A. Ann is Mark’s elder sister. B. She had a similar experience.
C. She works in health services. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题
8. What are the speakers talking about? A. An interview.
B. A meal.
C. A job.
9. How is the man feeling? A. Tired.
B. Nervous.
C. Hopeless.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题
10. What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife.
B. Brother and sister. C. Boss and secretary.
11. When will the man meet Diane according to the two speakers? A. On July 24th.
B. On August 20th.
C. On June 23th.
12. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The telegram is from New York. B. The woman couldn’t forgive the man. C. The man met Diane on a plane ten years ago. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题
13. How long has the man been playing the guitar?
A. For about 13 years. B. For about 15 years. C. For about 20 years. 14. Where does the man play the guitar?
A. Only in local clubs. B. On the streets. C. On the tours. 15. What is the best thing about being in the band according to the man? A. It can make you very famous.
B. It’s good for relaxing and having fun. C. It can make you earn money easily. 16. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman plays the drums.
B. The woman wants to play in the band. C. The man plays in the band just for fun. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题
17. Which hand do babies use most for touching when they are at 16 weeks old?
A. The left hand. B. Both hands. C. The right hand.
18. Until how old will a child’s one hand be strongly dominant(占优势的) over the
other one? A. 4 years old.
B. 8 years old.
C. 3 years old.
19. What do we learn about babies’ using their hands? A. Most children in the world are born right-handed.
B. The younger they are, the less they use both of their hands.
C. They become one-handed and start using both hands alternately（交替地） 20. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. 19% of people are left-handed.
B. Parents often force children to use the right hand. C. Most children of age two use the right hand. 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
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In many countries, schools have long summer holidays, with shorter holidays in between. However, a new report suggests shortening school holidays to stop children forgetting what they have learnt during the long summer break. Instead of three school terms, it says, there should be five eight-week terms. And there should be just four weeks off in the summer, with a two-week break between the other terms.
Sonia Montero has two children at primary school and works full-time. She supports the idea. “The kids,” she says, “have much longer holidays than me and I can’t afford to take several weeks off work, so I need someone to take care of them. But nobody wants the work in the summer months — they all have holidays of their own.”
Not surprisingly, some young people disagree. Student Jason Panos says, “It’s a stupid idea. I would hate staying at school in the summer. It’s unfair, too. The people who suggest this had long school holidays when they were young, but now they want to stop us enjoying the summer. The kids in Spain and America have much longer holidays than here, but they don’t forget everything they’ve learnt in a few