山东省济南市历下区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题 本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分，满分为150分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目填写在规定的位置上。2第卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3第卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的位置；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，不得使用涂改液，胶带纸、修正带和其他笔。第卷（共90分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。第一节 听下面5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. When does the conversation take place? A. At the beginning of a term. B. At the end of a term. C. During a vacation. 2. Why cant the man drive the woman tomorrow? A. His car is being fixed. B. He has a doctors appointment. C. He will be working in a shop.3. What will the woman do? A. Charge her cell phone. B. Visit her mother. C. Make a call. 4. Who will throw a party for the woman next Sunday? A. The woman herself. B. The man. C. Nancy. 5. What does the woman mean? A. Her mother is a housewife. B. Only 10% of American mothers work. C. Most American mothers work. 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A festival. B. A birthday party. C. A class reunion. 7. What does the woman decide to do? A. Stay with her family. B. Go to a party with the man. C. Go on vacation. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How does the man feel? A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Excited. 9. What does the man want to do next? A. Continue talking with the woman. B. Go to the bathroom. C. Drink some water. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the girl want to have a car? A. To travel with her friends. B. To show off. C. To be independent.11. Where does the girl study? A. In a middle school. B. In a high school. C. In a university.12. Why doesnt the man buy his daughter a car now? A. He thinks his daughter is too young to drive. B. He wants his daughter to earn a car. C. He cant afford another car.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. With whom does the woman travel? A. She is alone. B. Her family. C. Her business partner.14. What do the speakers have in common? A. They both live in New York. B. They are both traveling on business. C. They have both stayed in the hotel before.15. What is the mans favorite part of the hotel? A. The service. B. The breakfast. C. The facilities.16. What does the woman imply about the hotel? A. The prices are reasonable. B. It doesnt seem like a nice hotel from the outside. C. The service didnt use to be anything special.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is The Bookworm? A. A literary festival. B. A caf. C. A bookstore.18. Who is Peter Hessler? A. A photographer. B. A public speaker. C. A writer.19. What was the speaker excited about? A. Seeing someone give a speech. B. Hearing a famous band play music. C. Finding his favorite magazine.20. What was the speakers mistake? A. Mistaking the place. B. Mistaking the year. C. Mistaking the day.第二部分 阅读理解（共满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑A Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day 1642, in the rural English county of Lincolnshire. Isaacs early years were spent in the care of his grandmother. At age 12, he was sent away to school in the town of Grantham. Living in the house of an apothecary (药剂师) called Clark, young Isaac showed a keen interest in the mans chemistry books and laboratory. He also built devices to amuse Clarks stepdaughter. Newton was said to be attracted to the girl, but she later married someone else, while he remained single all his life. Newton entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1661. After graduating in 1665, Newton planned to study for a masters degree, but the university was closed due to an outbreak of the plague (瘟疫). He returned to his home village for 18 months, during which time he did most of the thinking that led to his later work on gravitation and optics. Newton returned to Cambridge in 1667, completed his studies, and at the age of 27, became a Professor of Mathematics there. He was given this position on the recommendation of his predecessor, and held it for 27 years. Newtons experiments in optics led to improvements in the effectiveness of telescopes. He sent his results to the Royal Society, Englands best-known scientific organization. The Societys positive reaction encouraged him to send in a paper introducing his experiments on light. Some of the Societys members opposed Newtons revolutionary