2017内蒙古高二下学期人教版高中英语期中考试

The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety. That didn't stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.

Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up -- how to catch wild elephants.

Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old life. "Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase," she says.

   But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun. "My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.

   The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!

21. For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to___________.             

   A. get long lasting excitement           B. keep both man and elephants safe    

C. send them back to the jungle          D. make the angry elephants tame

22. Before Parbati studied in a boarding school, __________.  

A. she spent her time hunting with her father       

B. she learned how to sing love songs

C. she had already been called an elephant princess  

D. she was taught how to hunt tigers

23. Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because _____.

A. they are caught and sent for heavy work 

B. illegal hunters capture them and kill them

C. they are attacked and their land gets limited 

D. dogs often bark at them and chase them

24. The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India _____.    

A. people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks 

B. the man-elephant relationship is getting worse

C. elephant tamers are in short supply

D. dogs are as powerful as elephants

Goldie's Secret

    She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before. “We're moving house’’; "No space for her any more with the baby coming." "We never really wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a present." People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.

    I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.

    That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.

By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn't know what had happened to her," said the woman at the door. "I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared." "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind her.

I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I've learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.

25. How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house?

   A. Shocked.          B. Sympathetic.    C. Annoyed.      D. Upset.

26. In her first few days at the author's house, Goldie        .

   A. felt worried        B. was angry      C. ate a little     D. sat by the fire

27. Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she       .

   A. saw her puppies                     B. heard familiar barking

   C. wanted to leave the author             D. found her way to her old home

28. The passage is organized in order of ­        .

   A. time             B. effectiveness    C. importance     D. complexity

Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had not legs but stumps(残肢)that could he fitted with a kind of special boots. People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.

Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.

Hank felt himself getting cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs (假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror, for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be-a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.

Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.

When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.

29. Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because ________.

A. he didn’t talk to them                   B. he kept away from them

C. he couldn’t use his arms             D. his arms touched the ground while moving

30. The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross ________.

A. was only glad to give him a job

B. give him a job because he was a good soldier

C. was not willing to give him a job at first

D. gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization

31. When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he ________.

A. took some special training

B. did everything the other soldiers did

C. did some of the things the other soldiers did

D. did most of the things the other soldiers did

Most Americans believe that someone isn’t grown-up until the age of 26 and they should complete their education, have a full-time job, have a family to support and be financially independent. They also believe that becoming a real grown-up is a process which begins at about the age of 20 and takes about five years, according to the report from the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center．
　　The findings are based on a representative sample of 1,398 people over the age of 18 who were surveyed in person. The survey found that people expect the transitions to grown-up status to be completed at the following ages: age 20.9 self-supporting; age 21.1 no longer living with parents; age 21.2 having a full-time job; age 22.3 education completed; age 24.5 being able to support a family financially; age 25.7 getting married; and age 26.2 having a child.
　　“There is a large degree of agreement across social groups on the relative importance of the seven transitions,” said Tom Smith, director of the survey．The only obvious pattern of differences is on views about supporting a family, having children and getting married．Older adults consider these more important than younger adults do．This probably shows in large part a change in values across generations away from traditional family values．The most valued step toward reaching adulthood, the survey found, is completing education, followed by full-time employment, supporting a family, financial independence, living independently, and marriage.
32. According to the first paragraph, someone is a grown-up when he _______．
   A. has found a full-time job     

B. has finished his study in university
   C. can make money and support himself after completing his education
   D. can support a family and be financially independent after graduation

33. A young man of 24 may be busy ________．
A. finding a job                   B. finding a girl friend    

C. making money                 D. preparing for his wedding

34. The underlined word “status” in the second paragraph probably means“_____”．
　 A. position        B. rank         C. level        D. situation
35. The best title for the passage should be“________”
　 A. It takes a long time to grown up.   

B. Are we grown-up yet?
C. Getting married means being grown-up.
D. Completing education means being grown-up.

In general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors.   36         : people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors．
        37      . Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people, those who like to be with others, like red. The cool colors are green, blue and violet. These colors, unlike warm colors are relaxing. Where there are cool colors, people are usually quiet.    38       
   Red may be exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He suggests that a warm color, such as red or orange is a good color for a living room or restaurant. People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass quickly.    39     . Researchers do not know why people think some colors are warm and other colors are cool. However, almost everyone agrees that red, orange, and yellow are warm and that green, blue, and violet are cool.    40     . Because in the north the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow.
A. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue.
B. People who like every kind of color is not possible．
C. Cool colors are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly.
D. The warm colors are red, orange and yellow
E. Perhaps warm colors remind people of warm days and cool colors remind them of cool days.
F. Researchers in psychology think that there are also two groups of people.
G. For example, in my childhood I didn’t know which color is warm.

Husband: Honey, what are you doing with your nose in the newspaper all afternoon? Is it that    61     (interest)?

   Wife: I have no interest in the news reports, but the apartment ads. Don’t you think we should get a larger apartment    62     our present one?

Husband: This apartment is fine. It’s big enough for us.

   Wife:    63   is obvious that this apartment is too small. We   64   (live) here since we got married. We need a change.

Husband: I’d rather stay here. I love this old place.   65   , we don’t need all that extra room.

   Wife: Yes, we do. We need   66   extra bedroom. Then it’ll be more comfortable for our baby.

Husband: Our baby? Are we having a baby?

   Wife: Yeah, we are going to have a baby. I have been waiting for the right moment to surprise you with the news.

Husband: This is a huge surprise! I’m so happy   67    I can hardly believe it! But where will we get enough money   68   (buy) a larger apartment?

   Wife: Don’t worry. I think we can afford a more expensive apartment. Look, you got a raise last month. And my salary will   69   (certain) help.

 Husband: Well, yes, good point. I guess we should look at a few apartments. It’s time we   70         (move).

Many adults see teens as energetic. Many of us see ourselves as proud. This thinking     41      many adults and us, too, to have the idea that if we can’t handle school or    42 life well, we’re just not trying.

But in my opinion that may not be    43   .

Earlier this school year, I was leaving my class one Friday,  44   suddenly it felt like I had pulled a muscle in my back. I knew I was ill.

After a few days I stopped eating. This meant I lost  45  ; the clothes that I bought two weeks earlier began   46   loose. This time my parents got scared.   47  , I started sleeping less. My eyelids（眼皮）were constantly   48  .

I refused to   49   that I was ill. I kept my job working 25 hours a week in a shop; I didn’t   50   any classes. When I was hurting, I didn’t mind and kept on going.   51   it kills you, it makes you stronger, right?

But now I find myself thinking. Is it   52   it? I’m taking the classes and writing for the newspaper because it looks good   53   college applications. And I’m working 25 hours a week so that, once I get into my dream school, I can   54   it.

Here I am, already sick from the   55   of work I’m doing in and out of school. So, what good is a(n) 56   application if I’m badly ill? What is the  57  of doing this work if I can’t enjoy the results?

In fact, by writing my   58   I’m telling all the people who   59   much about the future and worry about it now. This is my warning: Don’t climb the   60   dive if you don’t like the deep end.

41．A．makes            B．forces                C．causes              D．intends

42．A．still                 B．even                  C．just                    D．yet

43．A．true                 B．reasonable       C．useful                D．valuable

44．A．before             B．after                   C．until                   D．when

45．A．relief              B．hope                  C．weight               D．direction

46．A．hanging          B．holding              C．changing          D．dressing

47．A．In fact              B．In addition         C．In disorder        D．In general

48．A．weak               B．shut                   C．loose                 D．heavy

49．A．insist               B．recognize         C．accept              D．consider

50．A．lose                 B．drop                  C．give                   D．take

51．A．Unless            B．If                         C．Though             D．Before

52．A．paid                B．similar to           C．equal to            D．worth

53．A．at                     B．to                       C．on                      D．with

54．A．control            B．manage            C．support             D．afford

55．A．amount           B．set                     C．kind                   D．crowd

56．A．suitable          B．impressive       C．believable        D．unusual

57．A．effect              B．idea                   C．point                  D．tip

58．A．time                B．effort                  C．feeling               D．story

59．A．wonder           B．care                   C．miss                  D．realize

60．A．high                 B．deep                 C．hard                  D．far

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Dear guests,

On behalf of our school, I would like to express our warm welcome to you. We are luck to have you here in middle of our English Week Activities. As planning, we have English Talent Show today. The purpose of this program was to develop our interest in English learning and practically abilities in listening and speaking. The program consists in the following activity: recitation, singing, word spelling, story telling and so on. The show will begin at two o’clock this afternoon at the Student Centre. Dear guests, we are welcome to take part in some activities. I hope we students will be benefit from your presence but I sincerely wish you a pleasant time with us. Thank you.

假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Tony告诉你下个星期他将与其他人一起来中国访问。期间，他们将到你所在的学校作短暂参观。

请你以e-mail的形式给Tony写一封信，欢迎他们来校访问，并说明你的英语学习进展顺利，因为你们认为外语是与外部世界建立友谊的桥梁。最后，请他们提出一些学习英语的建议。词数：100左右。

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