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2015-2016学年度上学期期末考试高二英语试题

本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。共150分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并收回。

第一卷

注意事项：

1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名，准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。

2.选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂;非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整，笔迹清楚。

3.请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写答案无效;在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

4.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破、弄皱，不准用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)

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。

例:How much is the shirt?

A.19.15     B.9.15      C.9.18                       答案是B。

1. What is the woman going to do next?

A. Go out for coffee.      B. Get some exercise.       C. Work with the man.

2. Why does the man seldom wear the shirt?

A. It is too old.          B. It doesn’t fit him.         C. It has a dark colour.

3. What does the woman think of the dishes in the newly-opened restaurant?

A. Tasty.               B Cheap.                  C. Simple.

4. When should the man hand in his reports?

A. On Tuesday.          B. On Thursday.            C. On Friday.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A painting.           B. A camera.               C. A photo.

第二节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. Check her forms.        B. Fill out applications.       C. Study abroad together.

7. Which country will the woman go to?

A. America.              B. England.                 C. Canada.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why does the woman call the man?

A. To have a phone interview.

B. To know more about a job offer.

C. To inform him of an appointment.

9. When will the woman come back?

A. Next Monday.      B. Next Tuesday.       C. Next Friday.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What kind of apartment does the man want to rent?

A. One with three big bedrooms.

B. One with a bright living room.

C. One with a small bathroom.

11. What does the man think is necessary in the bathroom?

A. A bath.        B. A shower.        C. A curtain.

12. What area of the city would Allan rather live in?

A. The east.      B. The centre.  C. The west.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife.    B. Hotel receptionist and customer.   C. Travel agent and tourist.

14. What are the speakers doing?

A. Booking a hotel.      B. Preparing for a party.        C. Planning on a celebration.

15. What is the hotel most famous for?

A. Its position.          B. Its breakfast.              C Its swimming pool.

16. How will the speakers spend their weekend?

A. By having a swim.     B. By going climbing.          C. By visiting Hyde Park.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What happened last week ?

A. The Hawks was beat in a match.

B. Dave Burchell joined the Hawks.

C. Dave Burchell became a coach.

18. When will the match begin?

A. At 7:45.                B. At 8:15.                C. At 8:30.

19. How does the speaker suggest people go to the match?

A. By car.                 B. By underground.         C. By taxi.

20. Where can people buy tickets for the match?

A. At the sports shop.        B. At the stadium.          C.  At the studio.

第二部分：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项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family were rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had，the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning，the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?” “Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”

“Things aren’t always what they seem.” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement，I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal(封口) the wall so he wouldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”

21.The younger angel was very angry because 　　　　.

A. the older angel treated the two families unfairly.

B. the older angel killed the farmer’s cow.

C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live.

D. the angel of death took the cow away.

22. Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?

A. Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.

B. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.

C. Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

D. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

23. The story tries to tell the reader that 　　　　.

A. the young should always learn from the old

B. angels are always ready to help the poor.

C. angels are always ready to help the rich.

D. sometimes things are not what they seem.

B

It is important for countries to develop. Sometimes development can do more harm than good for a country. Therefore, this development needs to be different from past development, which polluted the environment and wasted natural resources. One possible solution to this problem now being discussed is sustainable development. It focuses on preserving the environment and natural resources. It is all about creating better health care, education, housing and improved standard of living for everyone. This is a simple idea, but one that is hard to put into practice. However, it is something that we must do, because without sustainable development our future and the lives of our children and our grandchildren will be in danger.

Nearly everything we do in our modern lives requires the use of the Earth’s natural resources. These natural resources provide the energy for many important things. The list is almost endless. For all these things, we mostly depend on fuels such as coal, gas and oil to produce energy. We are now consuming these fuels at a much higher rate than they are being produced. On top of this, burning these fuels produces carbon dioxide, which is harmful to the environment. This is why many people are pushing for the use of alternative energy sources.

Alternative energy sources can be used without running out. Some examples of the alternatives are solar energy, wind energy and hydroelectricity. As people are becoming more aware of the need to protect the environment, these types of energy are becoming more and more popular.

In many parts of the world, tentative(试验性的) steps are being taken to introduce these forms of alternative energy. For example, some people in Nigeria are training to use solar power, and in Costa Rica, people are now using hydroelectricity to provide power for their small villages. The introduction of programmes like these will hopefully help end the systematic destruction of the environment and see alternative energy promoted around the world. This will mean good things for our future, our children’s future and our grandchildren’s future.

24. We know from the passage that sustainable development _________.

A. means to develop slowly

B. can bring little good to the people

C. has ended the environmental destruction

D. is an idea being discussed

25. It is important to preserve the natural resources because they _________.

A. consume the energy for important things

B. are running out

C. provide the energy for people to use

D. are being produced at a high rate

26. Hydroelectricity means ___________.

A. using the sun to provide electricity

B. using wind power to produce electricity

C. using water power to produce electricity

D. using water to protect the environment

27. What is the author’s attitude toward sustainable development?

A. Critical.       B. Positive.   C. Tolerant.        D. Doubtful.

C

Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy---they’re given after all. Choice can be hard.

I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me, I had just turned 30 years old , and I’d been married for a year, I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t , and I wasn’t sure what to expect, MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor, I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.

After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice, For all of us, in the end, we are our choice.

28. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?

A. His dream of being an inventor.

B. The support of his wife.

C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.

D. Millions of exciting titles.

29. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?

A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.

B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.

C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.

D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.

30. We can know from the passage that ______.

A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author

B. the author wanted someone else to try the idea

C. the author might not regret if he failed the idea

D. the author might go back to his boss if he failed

31. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Cleverness and Kindness                B. The Starting of Amazon

C. Following My Passion                  D. We Are What We Choose