山西省太原市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题

2016～2017学年高二第二学期期中(总第二次)考试

英语试题

（满分：100分，测试时间：90分钟）

注意：本考试严禁使用手机，电子词典或其它电子存储设备，违者按作弊处理。

第I卷 (选择题 共50分)

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live. Two dog walkers

passed by and we heard one of them say, “Never seen that dog around here before.”

We looked down the hill and saw an old black dog stumbling (蹒跚) painfully up the hill.

We stopped, bent down, talked gently to the dog and patted it. I checked and there was a

collar with a phone number. I called but no one answered.

The dog was painfully thin. It didn’t have any teeth left.

Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s food while I tried to encourage the dog to

come along with me. Julie got home and came back again when I was only halfway there. So

we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food.

Eventually we got her home. We gave her a blanket and more food, kept her warm and

wondered what to do next.

After trying for many times we got a response from the number. A lady came around with

a bunch of flowers for us. She explained that Tara had been her father’s dog. She was very

old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was safely returned home.

Here is the truth of the story:

Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to

persuade me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing anything.

I was about to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more important than our problem to worry about. There was a

creature in need right before us and we had to work together to help it.

We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.

In the song “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point

he sings, “And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door.”

Sometimes angels come disguised (伪装) as dogs.

1. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The two dog walkers didn’t like the dog.

B. After finding the dog, the writer phoned its owner.

C. The old black dog was sick and weak and couldn’t walk.

D. Most of the dog’s teeth had been pulled out by someone.

2. We can infer from Paragraph 4 that .

A. the dog didn’t go with the writer B. the writer had his own pet dog

C. Julie bought some food for the dog D. the dog didn’t eat any of the food

3. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. An Angel Dog B. A Helpful Couple

C. Saving the Dog D. A Famous Song

B

As anyone who freelances(做自由职业)knows, there are lots of advantages of working at

home alone. But there are drawbacks too, like the potential loneliness. No wonder co-working

spaces are becoming so popular: they permit self-employed individuals to feel like they

are part of all office environment, while making them get some work done too. But renting

a co-working space does cost money.

Now a Swedish project is aiming to change that by turning people’s under-used homes

into temporary co-working spaces, available to freelancers for free. Hoffice was started

by freelancers Christofer Gradin Franzen and Johline Zandra about a year ago in Stockholm

when they invited a few people into their home office to work together. It was a great success,

and the project has since spread to a number of cities in Europe, North and South America,

Australia, India and Japan. Anyone can sign up and offer their home space as a free co-working

space, or go find a Hoffice near them. On a Hoffice day, everyone arrives and starts work at a certain hour. After 45 minutes,

everyone gets up to take a break, stretch, do qigong or yoga for 10 to 15 minutes. Afterwards,

people can gather around again, and re-state their intentions and goals for the rest of

the work day, as a way to motivate each other. Meals can be eaten together at a certain

hour, potluck-style(家常饭)or by bringing your own lunch.

This process creates an encouraging and supportive work environment. As some

freelancers describe, “By working at Hoffice, we give ourselves and each other the gift

to spend our days in a social working environment, where we are extremely productive without

ignoring our other human needs. We also make sure to give us and each other what we need

to feel calm, happy, inspired and creative during the working day.”

So Hoffice is not just about sharing space; it’s also about a free exchange of ideas.

And perhaps the best thing is that Hoffices are free to use．

4. Hoffice was started to________