浙江省湖州市学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

浙江省湖州市学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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浙江省湖州市学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

2016学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试题卷

考生须知：

1.本试卷分卷一（选择题）和卷二（非选择题）两部分。

共150分。

考试时间120分钟。

2.每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如有改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再涂其他标号，答在试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，考生将答题卷交回。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共95分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

请听下面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。

1.Whatisthemanprobably?

A.Apatient.B.Apoliceman.C.Adoctor.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inahotel.B.Inacar.C.Inagarden.

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Howtodoajobinterview.

B.Howtomentionpersonalinformation.

C.Whethertotalkaboutcollegeexperience.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shewon’thavetimetoreadabook.

B.Shehastofinishherreportonthetrip.

C.Sheneedstohaveagoodsleeponthetrip.

5.Whatistheman’sfavoriteinstrumentnow?

A.Thepiano.B.Theviolin.C.Theguitar

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面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秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatwilltheweatherprobablybeliketomorrowmorningaccordingtotheman?

A.Rainy.B.Sunny.C.Cloudy.

7.Howmanytimeshasthemangonesurfing?

A.Fourtimes.B.Eighttimes.C.Sixteentimes.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whattimedidtheaccidenthappen?

A.Atabout3:

00p.m.B.Atabout1:

00p.m.C.Atabout12:

00p.m.

9.Whathappenedtothewoman?

A.Shefelloffthechair.

B.Shewashitbyafallingfile.

C.Shegotabigcutonherhead.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Sonandmother.C.Bossandsecretary.

11.Whowillthemanmeettomorrowmorning.?

A.MsFlaxon.B.PaulFrazier.C.BillCallahan.

12.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Makeaphonecall.B.Fetchtheman’sshirt.C.Havelunchwiththeman.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wherearethespeakers?

A.InHongKong.B.InTaiwan.C.InOttawa.

14.Whatdoesthecourseallowstudentstodo?

A.Formtheirownmusicaltheory.

B.Followtheirownpaceoflearning.

C.Uploadtheirownexamplesofmusic.

15.WhatcanwelearnaboutNotaAbilityLite?

A.Itpresentsone’sownmusiconthecomputer..

B.Itisprogrammedbasedonacoursebook.

C.Itusesvariousinstrumentstopresentmusic.

16.Whatdoesthewomanneedtotakethecourse?

A.Acomputer.B.ACDplayer.C.Amusicalinstrument.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthemostpopularsuggestion?

A.Buymorecomputers.B.Setupabookingsystem.C.Openformorehours.

18.Whatisoneofthesolutionsthemanmentions?

A.Tolimitthetimethatstudentsspendonthecomputers.

B.Todividethecomputerroomsintotwokindsofroomsbyuses.

C.Toforbidstudentstocheckpersonale-mailsinthecomputerrooms.

19.Whatistheproblemofopeningthecomputerroomsfor24hours?

A.Apersonisneededtobeonduty.

B.Theequipmentmaygetbrokeneasily.

C.Studentswillbeinmuchdangeratnight.

20.Howdosomeuniversitiesusethesystem?

A.Bysendingoutqueuingnumbers.

B.Byputtingnumberedticketsoneachcomputer.

C.Byaskingstudentstoqueueoutsideofthecomputerrooms..

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Attimesmymomhasbeenuncomfortableseeingthesequalitiesinme.Forexample,whenIwas12,IwenttoPuertoRicoallbymyselftostaywithmygrandmotherforthesummer.Mymomwasextremelynervousaboutit.ShekepttellingmehowthingsweredifferentinPuertoRico,toalwaysputonsuncream,nottowanderawayfrommygrandmother,andotherwarnings.Shehelpedmepackanddidnotleavetheairportuntilshesawmyplanetakeoff.

Butdespiteherworries,sheletmegoonmyown.AsImovedintomyteens,shecontinuedtogivemespacetogrowandlearn,evenwhenitmighthavebeendifficultforher.WhenIreachedmysenioryear,Idecidedtomoveawayforcollege.OnceagainIfoundthatIdifferedfrommypeers.Whilemanyofthemwantedtostayclosetohome,Icouldn’twaittobeoutintheworldonmyown.IhadbeenlookingforwardtothischanceforlongerthanIcouldremember.Andonceagain,whilemymommaynothavebeenhappyatthethoughtofmegoingaway,shewassupportiveandexcitedforme.Sure,thereweretimeswhenshe’dnag（不断地唠叨）meaboutcertainchoicesImade,butforthemostpartshedidnotstandinmyway.

OnebigthingIrealizedduringmysenioryearwasthatsheactuallybelievesinmeandtrustsme.Thatmeansalot.Mostofmylife,andespeciallywhenIwaslittle,themainpersonItriedtoimpresswasmymother.Iknewsheexpectednothingbutthebestforme.Sometimesitwashardtoliveuptoherstandards;gettingasingleBonmyreportcardwouldmakemefeelbadbecauseIknewshewantedmetohaveA’s.

Iknowthatherhighstandardshavehelpedmestayfocusedonwhat’simportant,likeeducation,andmademewhoIam.Iamthankfulforhersupportandinvolvementinmylife.MostofallIrespecther;sheisthestrongestwomanIknowandthat’swhyIhaveturnedoutsostrongandindependent.

21.Theauthordecidedtomoveawayforcollegeto________.

A.bedifferentfromhispeersB.goagainsthismother’swill

C.keepawayfromhismotherD.beindependentintheoutsideworld.

22.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthattheauthor’smother________.

A.wastoostrictwithhimB.wasnevercontentwithhisperformance

C.hadhighexpectationsofhimD.caredlittleabouthislearning

23.Inthispassage,theauthormainlywantstotellus________.

A.hislongwaytobecomeindependent

B.hisappreciationforhismother’strustandsupport

C.hisgoodrelationshipwithhismother

D.hismother’sdeeploveforhim

B

Brrriiinnng.Thealarmclockannouncesthestartofanotherbusyweekdayinthemorning.Youjumpoutofbed,rushintotheshower,intoyourclothesandoutthedoorwithhardlyamomenttothink.Astressfuljourneytoworkgetsyourbloodpressureclimbing.Onceattheoffice,youglancethroughthenewspaperwithdepressingstoriesorreportsofdisasters.Inthatsortofmood,whocangetdowntowork,particularlysomecreative,originalproblem-solvingwork?

Thewaymostofusspendourmorningisexactlyoppositetheconditionsthatpromoteflexible,open-mindedthinking.Imaginativeideasaremostlikelytocometouswhenwe’reunfocused.Ifyouareoneofthoseenergeticmorningpeople,yourmostinventivetimecomesintheearlyeveningwhenyouarerelaxed.Sleepypeople’slackoffocusleadstoanincreaseincreativeproblemsolving.Bynotgivingyourselftimetotuneintoyourwanderingmind,you’remissingoutonthesurprisingsolutionsitmayoffer.

Thetripyoutaketoworkdoesn’thelp,either.Thestressslowsdownthespeedwithwhichsignalstravelbetweenneurons（神经细胞），makinginspirationslesslikelytooccur.Andwhileweallshouldreadalotaboutwhat’sgoingonintheworld,itwouldnotmakeyoufeelgoodforsure,soputthatnewswebsiteornewspaperasideuntilaftertheday’sworkisdone.

Sowhatwouldourmorningslooklikeifwewantedtostartthemwithafullcapacityforcreativeproblemsolving?

We’dsetthealarmafewminutesearlyandlieawakeinbed,followingourthoughtswheretheylead.We’dstandalittlelongerunderthewarmwateroftheshower,stoppingthinkingabouttasksinfavorofafewmoreminutesofrelaxation.We’dtakesomedeepbreathsonourwaytowork,insteadofcomplainingaboutheavytraffic.Andonceintheoffice---Afterwegetacupofcoffee---we’dclickonlinksnottothenewsofthedaybuttothefunniestvideosthewebhastooffer.

24.Accordingtotheauthor,wearemorecreativewhenweare________.

A.relaxedB.focusC.awakeD.busy

25.By“tuneintoyourwanderingmind”（inParagraph2）,theauthormeans“________”.

A.wanderintotheworldB.stopconcentratingonanything

C.switchtothetrafficchannelD.listentoabeautifultune

26.Theauthorwritesthelastparagraphinorderto________.

A.summarizepastexperiencesB.suggestvariouswaysoflife

C.offerpracticalsuggestionsD.setaroutineforfuture

C

Somepeoplearesorude!

Whosendsane-mailoratextmessagethatjustsays“Thankyou”?

Wholeavesavoicemailmessageratherthantextsyou?

WhoasksforafacteasilyfoundonGoogle?

Don’tthesepeoplerealizethatthey’rewastingyourtime?

MaybeI’mtherudeonefornotappreciatinglife’slittlepoliteness.Butmanysocialagreedstandardsjustdon’tmakesensetopeopledrowningindigitalcommunication.

Intexts,youdon’thavetodeclarewhoyouareorevensayhello;E-mail,too,isslowerthanatext;Voicemailisnowimpolitewayoftryingtoconnect.

Myfatherlearnedthislessonafterleavingmeadozenvoicemailmessage,noneofwhichIlistenedto.Exasperated,hecalledmysistertoexpresshisdissatisfactionthatIneverreturnedhisphonecalls.“Whyareyouleavinghimvoicemails?

”mysisterasked.“Justtexthim.”

Intheageofthesmartphone,thereisnoreasontoaskonce-acceptablequestionsabout:

Theweatherforecast,abusiness’sphonenumber,ordirectionstoahouse,arestaurant,whichcanbeeasilyfoundonGoogleMaps.Butpeoplestillaskthesethings.Andwhenyouanswer,theyrespondwithathank-youe-mail.

Howtohandlethesedifferingstandards?

Easy:

Consideryouraudience.Somepeople,especiallyolderones,appreciateathank-youmessage.Others,likeme,wantnoreply.

Theanthropologist（人类学家）MargaretMeadoncesaidthatintraditionalsocieties,theyounglearnfromtheold.Butinmodernsocieties,theoldcanalsolearnfromtheyoung.Here’shopingthatpolitenessnevergoesoutoffashionbutthattime-wastingfor