2016-2017学年宝昌一中高二期中考试英语试卷注意事项：1．英语试题卷共10页，考试时间为100分钟，满分为120分。2．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷选择题和第Ⅱ卷非选择题两部分。请考生把姓名、班级写在装订线之内3.作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。第I卷（选择题，满分70分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选型（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThinkaboutthedifferentwaysthatpeopleusethewind.Youcanuseittoflyakiteortosailaboat.Windisoneofourcleanestandrichestpowersources,aswellasoneoftheoldest.Evidenceshowsthatwindmills(风车)begantobeusedinancientIranbackinthe7thcenturyBC.TheywerefirstintroducedtoEuropeduringthe1100s,whenarmiesreturnedfromtheMiddleEastwithknowledgeofusingwindpower.Formanycenturies,peopleusedwindmillstogrind(磨碎)wheatintoflourorpumpwaterfromdeepunderground.Whenelectricitywasdiscoveredinthelate1800s,peoplelivinginremote(偏远的)areasbegantousethemtoproduceelectricity.Thisallowedthemtohaveelectriclightsandradio.However,bythe1940swhenelectricitywasavailable(可利用的)topeopleinalmostallareasoftheUnitedStates,windmillswereseldomused.Duringthe1970s,peoplestartedbecomingconcernedaboutthepollutionthatiscreatedwhencoalandgasareburnedtoproduceelectricity.Peoplealsorealizedthatthesupplyofcoalandgaswouldnotlastforever.Then,windwasrediscovered,thoughitmeanshighercosts.Today,thereisaglobalmovementtosupplymoreandmoreofourelectricitythroughtheuseofwind.1．Fromthetextweknowthatwindmills__________.A.wereinventedbyEuropeanarmiesB.usedtosupplypowertoradioinremoteareasC.haveahistoryofmorethan2,800yearsD.haverarelybeenusedsinceelectricitywasdiscovered2．Whatwasanewuseforwindpowerinthelate19thcentury?A.Producingelectricity.B.Sailingaboat.C.Grindingwheatintoflour.D.Pumpingwaterfromground.3．Oneofthereasonswindwasrediscoveredinthe1970sisthat______.A.thesupplyofcoalandgasfailedtomeetneedsB.itisoneoftheoldestpowersourcesC.itwascheapertocreateenergyfromwindD.windpoweriscleaner4．Thepassageismainlyabout______________.A.theglobalpollutionfromburningcoalandgasB.theworldwidemovementtosaveenergyC.thehistoryofusingwindpowerD.theadvantagesofwindmillsBGrandparentsAnsweraCallAsathirdgenerationnativeofBrownsville,Texas,MildredGarzaneverplannedtomoveaway.EvenwhenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelpwiththeirchildren,shepolitelyrefused.OnlyafterayearoffriendlydiscussiondidMs.Garzafinallysayyes.Thatwasfouryearsago.Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemoveasasuccess,givingthemacloserrelationshipthantheywouldhavehadinseparatecities.Nostatistics(数据)showthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertoadultchildrenandgrandchildren.Yetthereareevidenceshowingthatthetrend(趋势)isgrowing.EvenPresidentObama’smother-in-law,MarianRobinson,hasagreedtoleaveChicagoandmoveintotheWhiteHousetohelpcareforhergranddaughters.Accordingtoastudybygrandparents.com,83%ofthepeoplesayMrs.Robinson’sdecisionwillinfluencegrandparentsintheAmericanfamily.Two-thirdsbelievemorefamilieswillfollowtheexampleofObama’sfamily.“Inthe1960swewereallalittlewildandcouldn’twaittogetawayfromhomefarenoughorfastenoughtoprovewecoulddoitonourown,”saysChristineCrosby,publisherofGrand,amagazineforgrandparents.“Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportantitistobenearthem,especiallywhenyou’reraisingchildren.”Movingisnotforeveryone.Almosteveryg...
