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1、2016-2017学年度第一学期高二期中考试英语试题本试卷满分 150 分 考试时间 100 分钟 命题人 阎翠红第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 60分）第一节（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen I was nine years old I lived in a small town. I found an ad for selling greeting cards in the back of a childrens magazine. I thought to myself
2、 I could do this. I begged my mother to let me send for the kit (配件). Two weeks later the kit arrived. The next three hours later, I returned home with no card and a pocket full of money shouting, “Mama, all the people couldnt wait to buy my cards!” A salesperson was born.When I was twelve years old
3、, my father took me to see Zig Ziegler. I remember sitting in the dark hall listening to Mr. Ziegler raise everyones spirits up to ceiling. I left there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to make people feel like that.” My father as
4、ked me what I meant. “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziegler,” I replied. A dream was born.Recently, I began pursuing my dream of motivating(inspire) others. I realized that everything I had accomplished the graduate degree, the successful sales career, speaking appointments, trai
5、ning and managing for a major fortune 100 company as a senior manager had prepared me for this moment. I told my boss who was a great leader I would leave the company though I might not reach such a height in career. He told me to proceed and he believed I would succeed.Having made that decision, I
6、was immediately tested. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job. We had recently bought a new home and needed both incomes to make the monthly mortgage (抵押) payment and now we were done to no income. I even planned to turn back to my former company, knowing they wanted me
7、to stay but I was certain that if I went back, I would never leave. I decided I still wanted to move forward rather than end up with a mouth full of “if onlys” later on. A motivational speaker was born.When I held fast to my dream, even during the tough times, the miracles（奇迹）really began to happen.
8、 In a short time period my husband found a better job. We didnt miss a mortgage payment. And I was able to book several speaking appointments with new clients (客户).I discovered the incredible power of dreams. I loved my old job, my workmates and the company I left, but it was time to get on with my
9、dream. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one wall she marked, “The world always makes way for the dreamer.”1Why was the kit sent for?A. Selling greeting cards. B. Collecting greeting cards.C. Buying greeting cards. D. Sending greeting cards.2
10、When did the author decide to become a motivational speaker?A. After buying a new home by mortgage.B. After giving notice to leave her secure position in the company.C. After finding a job in a major fortune 100 company.D. After listening to Mr. Zieglers inspiring speech.3What does the underlined se
11、ntence mean in the last paragraph?A. Carry on with your dreams and you will be successful.B. Risk everything you have for a dream and you will succeed.C. The world belongs to dreamers.D. Everyone will find their dreams.BLondon started its first major bike hire scheme (方案) on July 30th. Transport For
12、 London (TFL), the agency responsible for moving people around Englands capital, put 5,000 bicycles in 400 different places around the city. The idea is to cut traffic, reduce pollution and provide a greener way of getting around Londons streets. The scheme had a few small problems on its first day
13、as people could not lock the bikes properly once they had finished riding them. As a gesture of goodwill, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced all rentals (租金) on the first day would be free of charge. The bikes are available for free for the first 30 minutes but costs go up sharply since then. Rent
14、ers have to pay $1.60 for the first hour and $78 for 24 hours. The bikes are clearly designed for very short trips.TFL says it sees a “cycle revolution” happening in London. It predicts there will be around 40,000 new cycle journeys every day on the rental bikes. Mr. Johnson says he wants to see a r
15、eturn to the turn of the 20th century, when 20 per cent of journeys in London were made by bicycle. The scheme has received a lot of positive feedback (反馈) in the first two days. Many Londoners believe it is a great alternative (替代品) to Londons overcrowded and overpriced trains and buses. One person
16、, Andy Clark, told the Reuters news agency, “Its a great idea. Ive seen it operating in Paris and Barcelona and thought why dont we have one?” The Londonist Blog said the bikes were very strong and were “designed to bear a beating from both careless cyclists and drunken people”.4. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. London starts a new bike hire scheme. B. London needs better measures to cut traffic.C. London encourages people to buy bikes.D. London decides to prot
