江苏省盐城市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

the world, Silicon Valley, 27 miles to the south, Millbrae is known mostly as a place to fly away from, at high speed.

It was a cloudless, warm afternoon as a shuttle bus deposited me in Millbrae. Locals were taking their dogs for walks along the bay while couples wandered hand in hand beside an expanse of blue that, in San Francisco, would have been crowded with people and official “attractions.” I checked in to my hotel and registered.

Suddenly I was enjoying a luxury I never allow myself, even on vacation: a whole day free. And as I made my way back to my hotel, lights began to come on in the hills of Millbrae, and I realized I had never seen a sight half so lovely in glamorous, industrial Osaka. Its neighbor Kyoto is attractive, but it attracts 50 million visitors a year.

Who knows if I’ll ever visit Millbrae again? But I’m confident that Nowhere will slip into my schedule many times more. No place, after all, is uninteresting to the interested eye. Nowhere is so far off the map that its smallest beauties are a discovery.

The Unexpected Joys of a Trip to Nowhere Passage outline Supporting details ●Although many choose to travel beyond the (71) ▲ , they actually hope Introduction to to get somewhere. Nowhere ●Getting nowhere can be the best adventure when we are (72) ▲ out of options. ●You don’t have to be (74) ▲ on a guidebook entry or others’ advice. (73) ▲ of ●With limited information of a place and little expectation, we will Nowhere encounter a (75) ▲ high energy that doesn’t exist when visiting Paris or Kyoto. ●The airline wasn’t (76) ▲ for unexpected delays and there were no The author’s alternative flights available. of ●He decided to visit the mysterious Millbrae, (77) ▲ between San experience getting nowhere Francisco and Silicon Valley. ●He (78) ▲ to enjoy such a luxurious and free time in big cities before. Conclusion ●Though (79) ▲ about whether to visit Millbrae again, Nowhere will be included in his schedule. ●Nowhere is entirely uncharted with its beauties to be (80) ▲ . 第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）

81. 请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

Chen Yifan, the student from a local senior high school, hit a BMW car parking along the street when he was passing by on a bicycle on February 4, leaving the rearview mirror broken and several scratches over the body of the car.

Chen left a letter of apology to the car owner, together with an envelope of 311 yuan he had earned from part-time jobs during the winter holiday. He put them at the inside of a door handle.

The car owner surnamed Xue found the letter and cash the next day and got so touched by Chen’s honesty. With the help of local police Xue located the student on February 10 in the hope of returning the money. He told the police that he also wants to fund Chen’s education if the family cannot afford it.

On February 11, Chen’s mother, after knowing what her son had done, voluntarily contacted Xue trying to compensate for the repair of 13,000 yuan. But Xue turned her down firmly.

The next day, Xue’s daughter visited Chen’s family with a grant of 10,000 yuan for his education. 【写作内容】

1. 用约30个单词写出上文概要；

2. 用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：

（1）如果你是那位中学生，你会怎么做？你又如何看待这位车主的行为？ （2）如何理解“穷有信、富而仁”这句话？ 【写作要求】

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句； 2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称； 3. 不必写标题。 【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

2016/2017学年度高二年级第二学期期终考试

英语试题参考答案

听力 1-5 CBCBA 单项填空 21-25 BCCBA 完形填空 36-40 BCADA 阅读理解 56-57 CD 任务型阅读

71. boundaries/borders 72. running 75. rare

73. Benefits/Advantages 74. dependent/reliant 77. located/lying

78. failed

58-60 BCA

61-64 ADCC

65-70 BACBDB

41-45 BBCAD

46-50 ACBCD

51-55 AADCB

26-30 ACDAB

31-35 DBCBA

6-10 BCACC

11-15 ABBAC

16-20 ABBAC

76. responsible

79. uncertain/unsure 书面表达

80. discovered/explored

81. One possible version:

Chen Yifan and his mom decided to pay all they could afford for compensation after Chen accidentally bumped into a parked BMW. Moved by his deed, the car owner declined and offered to sponsor Chen’s education.

Chen has really set a good example to our fellow Chinese students. Though he could have left the scene unpunished, he decided to shoulder the cost of repairs. Meanwhile, that car driver Xue didn’t pale in comparison with the boy. Contrary to the common reaction when their cars get scratched, Xue displayed a high degree of tolerance and compassion, which contribute to the harmony of the story.

As far as I am concerned, such harmonious relationship between them shows great advances in social morality. Despite the difference in wealth, the inferior should always put honesty in the first place, and those who enjoy a better life should show more empathy with the inferior.

录 音 稿

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。 (Text 1)

W: I am going to take Friday off and not come back to work until next Wednesday. M: Wow! Pretty good! (Text 2)

M: I’m in trouble. I have to get these letters to the post office before it closes at 6 p.m., and it’s almost 6 p.m. already.

W: Take it easy. This clock is 20 minutes fast. (Text 3)

M: Have you seen Mr. Black yet?

W: No, I haven’t. What’s he like? Is he a short man?

M: No, he is quite tall and has brown hair and wears glasses. He is quite nice to students. (Text 4)

W: Look at this photo of me in my red dress! I hate it! M: It’s a lovely dress. What’s wrong with it? W: The dress is all right, but my hair is really a mess!

M: But your eyes are beautiful and the dress is great, so what’s the problem? (Text 5)

M: So what do you suggest?

W: Maybe you would like to try our dish of the day. It’s made with local vegetables. 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7两个小题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。 (Text 6)