新疆乌鲁木齐市第四中学2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

第四中学2016～2017学年第（二）学期期中考试高二年级《英语》试卷（总分：100分时间：100分钟）

I. 请根据提示词用适当的词补全下列句子。（10×1=10分）

1. They reached an agreement that would be ________ to both sides.

2. Please look after my house during my ________ ．

3. Anyone will be punished if he ________ the laws.

4. The meeting is held ________.

5. I am always looking forward to hearing ________ him, but I haven't had any reply so far.

6. As far as I am ______, we should encourage students to learn English.

7. The drought has caused the river to dry ________ and many people are leaving because of no running water.

8. It took her a while to adjust ________ living alone after the divorce.

9. I came ________ this old photograph when looking for a book yesterday.

10. . Day in and day ____, no matter what the weather is like, she walks ten miles.

II.请选择最佳答案。（10×1=10分）

11. Today the Red Cross provides a number of services for the public, such as helping

people , teaching first aid and providing blood.

A. in need

B. in return

C. in preparation

D. in anger

12.He is such an experienced teacher we all like and respect.

A what

B which

C who

D whom

13. The two sportsmen congratulated each other ____ winning the match by shaking hands.

A. on

B. to

C. with

D. for

14. She was sent there ________ for space flight.

A. to trian

B. to be trained

C. training

D. to have been trained

15. It’s very dangerous _______ children to cross the busy street.

A.for

B. to

C.of

D. With

16. Last Sunday I _____ a traffic accident on my way home.

A. abandoned

B. witnessed

C. abolished

D. accompanied

17. They urged that the library ________ open during the vacation．

A. be kept

B.to keep

C.being kept

D.kept

18. No country has the privilege _________ fishing in our coastal(临海的) water.

A. for

B. on

C. of

D. To

19. —Dad，I have won the first prize in the English competition.

—Congratulations.________and get prepared for studying abroad.

A．All the best B．Keep it up C．Never mind D．Take it easy

20. This is the first time that we ________ a film in the newly-built cinema together.

A．see B．had seen C．have seen D．saw

III..阅读理解。（10×2=20分）

A

A serious problem for today's society is who should be responsible for our elderly(老年人)and how to improve their lives.It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society.I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.

First，employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees.To make this possible，a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose.But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees，it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.

Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual.This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement.This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years.This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.

In addition，the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly.This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions(养老金)．Furthermore，some institutions should be created for senior citizens，which can help provide a comfortable life for

them.Unfortunately，as the present situation in our country shows，this is not a truly viable answer.The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly，particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.

One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.

To sum up，all these options(选择)have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore，it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.

21．What is the passage mainly about?

A．The problems faced by the old in society.

B．Why we should take responsibility for the old.

C．How we can improve the lives of the old.

D．Where the old can go to get their pensions.

22．According to the passage，how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people? A．Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire.

B．Increase savings levels of people during their working years.

C．Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old.

D．Make available pensions for those who have retired.

23．The underlined word “viable” most probably means“________”．

A．impossible B．practical C．actual D．successful

24．What can be concluded from the passage?

A．Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money.

B．Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age.

C．Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people.

D．There is no single solution to the problems of the old.

25．What is the writer's main purpose in writing this article?

A．To point out the need for government support for old people.

B．To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people

C．To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem.

D．To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life.