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1、山西省怀仁县2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（普通班）注意事项：1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和准考证号填写在答题卡和机读卡上相应的位置。3. 1-40小题填涂在机读卡上。第I卷（共两部分，共100分）第一部分 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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，并在机读卡。 (A)Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all.
2、 A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that peopl
3、e stayed in their homes as much as possible.In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street.Fifty years later, there were 120 “Bow Street Runners”, but London had become very bi
4、g and needed more policemen. So in 1829 , the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men.Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who st
5、ill ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.( )1.In 1700, the men who protected the streets were paid .A. a few B. nothing C. a little D. a lot( )2.About 300 years ago, many people .A. wanted to leave London B. had big houses in LondonC. became policemen D. came to live in London( )3
6、.People didnt leave their houses because .A. they had no money B. they were afraid of losing moneyC. the city was not clean D. they liked homes(B)When we want to tell other people what we think, we can do it with the help of words. We can also do it in many other ways, too. Sometimes we move our hea
7、ds up and down when we want to say “yes”, and we shake our heads when we want to say “no ”. Some people cant hear or speak. They talk with the help of gestures（手势）.People from other countries often have to do it if they dont know your language.Here is a story. An American was once having his holiday
8、 in Italy, but he could not speak Italian. One day he went to a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, the American opened his mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again. In this way he wanted to say “Bring me something to eat”. The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea.
9、The American shook his head and the waiter understood that he didnt want tea. So he took it away and brought him a glass of milk. The American shook his head again. He was very hungry now and looked sad. He was just going to leave the restaurant when another man came in. When this man saw the waiter
10、, he put his hands on his stomach(胃). In a few minutes there was a large plate of bread and meat on the table in front of him.( )4.Sometimes people move their heads when they want to say “yes”.A. right and left B. fast and slow C. hard and easy D. up and down( )5.If people want to say ,they may shak
11、e their heads.A.“no” B.“yes” C.“words” D.“OK”( )6.If you can,t ,you may talk with the help of gestures.A. write and read B. say or sing C. hear and speak D. go or come (C) It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp(军营).It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high moun
12、tains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr White was ill in bed. He couldnt work and a young officer, Mr Hunt began
13、to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr Hunt decided to go to the town and see what
14、 was happening to the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.“Im sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way
15、here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldiers turn. He said, “Im sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but”Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, Ill punish you at once!”“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the horse died!”( )7.The military camp was built
