“讲忠诚、严纪律、立政德”三者相互贯通、相互联系。忠诚是共产党人的底色，纪律是不能触碰的底线，政德是必须修炼的素养。永葆底色、不碰底线云南省玉溪市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试卷第I卷第一部分：听力（共二节，满分30分）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.What are the speakers talking about? A.Holiday plans. B.Moving to New York. C.A party with old friends.2.What is the woman going to do on Sunday? A.Go to the beach with the man. B.Have a dinner with her family. C.Receive some guests at home.3.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A.Colleagues. B.Neighbors. C.Strangers.4.What do we know about Johns new job? A.It is well paid. B.It is near his home. C.It has long working hours.5.What does Kate promise to do? A.Answer phone calls for Jim. B.Go to a meeting with Jim. C.Send a message to Jim.第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。6.When does the museum close? A.At 3:30. B.At 3:40. C.At 4:00.7.What is the man probably going to do? A.Tour the museum quickly. B.Pay full price for the ticket.C.Visit the museum tomorrow. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。8.What problem does Tom have?A.He has no license to drive a car.B.He is too busy to go swimming.C.He cant find the sports center.9.What does Tom offer to do for Jane?A.Pay for her sports center ticket.B.Take her out for a nice dinner.C.Help her with the homework.10.What is Jane worried about?A.Her book report. B.The mid-term exam. C.Toms weekend plan.听下面一段对话，回答第11和第12题。11.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In a ticket office. B.In a department store. C.In an information centre.12.What will the man probably do?A.Tour the city. B.Visit an island. C.Buy a booklet.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。13.How many languages has Dr. Greens new book been translated into?A.5. B.13. C.30.14.Where did the Slow Food Movement begin?A.In Italy. B.In France. C.In Germany.15.What did the study in Britain find out?A.More children make friends on the Internet.B.More children think friendship is important.C.More children say they have no best friend.16.What is the main idea Dr. Green tries to express in the talk?A.To be slow means to focus on quality.B.Friendship should be developed slowly.C.The British support the Slow Movement.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。17.Where does the speaker come from?A.Canada. B.England. C.Thailand.18.How does the speaker view the English lessons here in schools?A.They are not special. B.They are not enough. C.They are not interesting.19.In what way are the speakers English programs different?A.They are designed in various styles.B.They are broadcast live every day.C.They are based on the computer.20.What does the speaker expect people to do?A.Attend their English classes.B.Practice their English every day.C.Watch English movies and TV shows.第二部分阅读理解（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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A A tender woman, or an independent one, which one would you prefer? A recent research shows that most people would choose the latter.This type of woman is called a nhanzi (“tough woman”). Experts believe these characteristics have social and psychological roots among young females in China. Su Haos friends all call her a tough woman, because she can finish tough tasks usually carried out by men. For example, she carries10-litre water to her dormitory on the 5th floor. “I depend on no one but myself,” she says.According to a recent survey by China Youth Daily, tough women have become rather common in society. Of the 21,265 respondents, 78.5 percent said they are familiar with a tough woman. About 50 percent said they like women with tough characteristics, while less than 29 percent expressed the opposite view.Why are tough women gaining popularity? Shen Meng, a psychological consultant, believes the fierce competition in society is contributing to this trend. “Women are often in a disadvantaged position compared to men,” Shen says. “In order to survive, they have to be independent, strong and tough.” Liu Xiaolin, professor of psychology at Wuhan Mental Health Center, believes tough women are brought up this way. They are often on close relationship with their fathers, who teach their daughters to be brave and decisive,” he says. As a result, these women are more likely to be psychologically healthy and more tolerant to stress, according to Liu.Though Liu believes that this is a good trend, Hu Shenzhi, a psychologist at the Guangdong Sunflower Counseling Center, says the popularity of tough woman indicates an unclear line between gender identities, which can lead to relationship problems. “Some women with characteristics t