高二英语期中卷.docx

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高二英语期中卷

壶镇中学高二英语期中考试

考生须知：

1．本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟；

2．答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写学校、班级、姓名、试场号、座位号及

准考证号。

3．所有答案必须写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效；

4．考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。

第I卷

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）

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.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSusan?

A.Susanisafastworker.

B.SusandidJack’shomework.

C.Susandidn’tdoallherownhomework.

2.Whatdoesthemansuggestthatthewomanshoulddo?

A.Putherreportonhisdesk.

B.Improvesomepartsofherpaper.

C.Mailherreporttothepublisher.

3.Iftheyleavenow,howlongwilltheybelatefortheshow?

A.5minutes.B.10minutes.C.Halfanhour.

4.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthecar?

A.Thecarlooksfine.

B.Itrunswell,butitlooksold.

C.Theengineisgood,butthebrakesneedwork.

5.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Aweekendplan.B.Afootballgame.C.Aweekendmovie.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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、7题。

6.HowmanyforeignersarestudyingintheUnitedStates?

A.About30,000.B.Morethan300,000.C.Lessthan30,000.

7.Wheredothenon-USresidentscomefrom?

A.Europe.B.Asia.C.Almostallovertheworld.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?

A.Toseewhat’swrongwiththeman.

B.Tosayhellototheman.

C.Toaskthemantoplaytenniswithher.

9.Whathashappenedtotheman?

A.Hehurthisfeet.B.Hegotacold.C.Hegotahighfever.

10.Whenwillthewomancallhimagain?

A.Nextweekend.B.Laterthisweek.C.Laternextweek.

听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。

11.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodo?

A.Takesomepictures.B.Gotoagame.C.Keeptheshopopen.

12.Whatistheman?

A.Aphotographer.B.Ashop-keeper.C.Aplayer.

13.WhoisEva?

A.Theman’ssister.B.Thewoman’sfriend.C.Thewoman’sdaughter.

14.HowwillEvagobackhometonight?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.What’sthemaintopicofthisconversation?

A.Varietiesofeyeglasses.

B.Shoppingforeyeglasses.

C.Thecolorsofeyeglasses.

16.Accordingtotheconversation,howmuchdoesapairofglassesandaneyeexamcost?

A.AboutthesamepriceasacolorTV.

B.Halftheregularprice.

C.Lessthan$100.

17.Whatwilltheoptometrist’sofficeinthenewmallgiveawayduringthepromotion?

A.Onefreepairofdesignerglasses.

B.Afreelenscoatingwithnewlenses.

C.Onefreeeyeexam.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whataretheygoingtodotomorrowmorningaccordingtothepassage?

A.Haveameeting.

B.Haveaperformance.

C.Visitthesickspeaker.

19.Whydoesthechairmanhavetochangetoday’splan?

A.Becausethefirstspeakerissick.

B.BecauseDianawantstospeakfirst.

C.Becausetheywanttohavecoffeeearlier.

20.Whenaretheygoingtohavecoffeebreak?

A.At9:

00.B.At9:

30.C.At10:

00.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

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

A

TheUberexecutive（主管）isleavingthecompany,anditstruggleswithregulatorydifficultiesinEuropeandfundraisinginChina.

NiallWass,seniorvice-presidentforEurope,MiddleEastandAfrica,andAsia-Pacific,wasseenascofounderTravisKalanick’smostseniorexecutiveoutsidetheUS.Hewillleavethecompanyattheendoftheyear.

Mr.Wass’sleavecomesafterthecompanyexperiencedalargerebuildingoverthesummer.VariousinternationalbusinessunitswerebroughtunderasingleglobalumbrellarunfromSanFranciscobyRyanGraves,seniorvice-presidentofUber’sglobaloperations,accordingtopeoplefamiliarwiththematter.

Mr.Wass,whopreviouslyreporteddirectlytoMr.Kalanick,Uber’schiefexecutive,wasofferedanewrolereportingtoMr.Gravers,butdeclined（refuse）theopportunity.HejoinedUberinJune2014,followingasix-monthemploymentasthechiefexecutiveofWonga,thecontroversial（引起争议的）paydaylenderthatwasundersevereregulatoryexaminationatthetime.

Ubersaid:

“Ourinternationalbusinesshashadhigh-growthwithNiallbehindthewheel…Niall’scontributiongoesbeyondthebusiness,totheteamandculturehehasbuiltacrosstheworld.Hisjourneywilltakehimelsewherenextyearandwewishhimwellinhisfuture.

Mr.Wassdeclinedtocommentonthecircumstancesofhisleave,sayingonly:

“Likeanyexecutive,ImayexploreanyopportunitiesbutrightnowI’mstillatUber.”PeoplefamiliarwiththemattersaidMr.Wasshadbeen“underalotofpressurefromTravis”duetoconcernsovertheapp’sinternationalrollout（首次展示）.Mr.WassalsooversawfundraisingeffortsfortheUber’sChineseunitsinceJuneatapre-moneyvaluationof$7bn.InSeptember,Ubersaidithadclosed$1.2bnaspartofthatround,andwasstillraisingfunds.

ApersonfamiliarwiththeseeffortssaidUber’sUSexecutivesconsideredtheefforttobe“expensive”,withtheChineseunitraisinglessmoneythanhadbeenexpected.

21..WhatproblemistheUbercompanyfacedwithinChina?

A.Fundraising.B.Regulatorydifficulties.

C.Materialpurchasing.D.Marketplanning.

22.Whowillbetheseniorvice-presidentofUber’sglobaloperationsinSanFrancisco?

A.MarkZuckberg.B.RyanGraves.

C.NiallWass.D.TravisKalanick.

23.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Uber’sinternationalbusinesshasdecreasedduringNiall’semployment.

B.NiallhasmadeacontributiontotheUber.

C.NiallhasraisedenoughfundsforUberinChina.

D.TheinternationalrolloutofUber’sappwentsmoothly.

B

Thissummer,themedianrentforaone-bedroominSanFranciscorosehigherthanManhattan’s,becauseofahousingshortagefueledinpartbythearrivalofcrowdsofnewcomersheretomine（开采）techgold.

Andso,asthestoryofsuchcitiesgoes,thepriced-outmoveoutward—inNewYorkCity,toBrooklynand,increasingly,toQueens.ForSanFranciscans,therentrefugeishereinOakland,wheretheratesareincreasingaswell—somuchsothatyoungprofessionalsarelivinginrepurposed（赋予新的用途的）shippingcontainerswhilethehomelessarecarryingcoffin-likesleepingboxesonwheels.

Thesetwoimprovised（临时的）housingarrangementshaveappearedinanindustrialpocketofOaklandwherethemedianrenthasgoneupby20percentoverthepastyear.One,inawarehouse,iscalledContainertopia（集装箱乌托邦）,acommunityofyoungpeoplewhohavesetupavillageof160-square-footshippingcontainerslikeonesusedinthePortofOakland.Eachresidentpays$600amonthtoliveinacontainer,whichcanbeimprovedwiththingslikeinsulation（保温设施）,glassdoors,electricaloutlets,solarpanelsandaself-containedshowerandtoilet.

ContainertopiawasstartedlastyearbyLukeIseman,32,andHeatherStewart,30,whowerethenacouple.ForMr.Iseman,whograduatedfromtheUniversityofPennsylvania’sWhartonSchoolandworksintechnology-mostrecentlydevelopingautomatedsystemsforwateringplants—containerlivinghasbeenasocialexperimentinstrippingdowntothebasics,onethathehopestoteachotherstoreplicate

“Ifwecandoitinoneofthehighest-costplacesintheworld,”hesaid,“peoplecandothisanywhere.”

Justoutsidethewarehousedoorsisanothercommunitytoo,incontainersofasort.Here,thehomelessliveinplacesmadebyalocalartistnamedGregoryKloehn,setonwheelsandmadeforthestreets.Eachisabouteightfeetlongandtallenoughforapersontositupin.

24.Accordingtothetext,whydidthemedianrentinSanFranciscorise?

A.BecausethereisahousingshortageinSanFrancisco.

B.Becauselotsofnewcomersaretheretominegold.

C.Becausethehousethereisbigger.

D.Becausethecityisunderdeveloped.

25.Accordingtotheauthor,whatistheContainertopia?

A.Itreferstothepeoplewhohavelotsofcontainers.

B.Itreferstoaplacewheretherearelotsofcontainers.

C.Itreferstothelifeoflivinginacontainer.

D.Itisawarehouse.

26.Whichwordhastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“replicate”?

A.Reduce.B.Produce.C.Relate.D.Copy.

C

Halfwaythroughyourwalktoschool,awildPikachuappears.JustafewthrowsofaPokéball,anditcouldbeyours.Willyoustoptocatchit?

Nintendoisbettingyouwill.Notjustthat,they’rebettingthatyou’vewaitedmostofyourlifetoseeaPokémonintherealworld.

PokémonGo—theiOSandAndroidappfromNintendo,ThePokémonCo.,anddeveloperNianticLabs—promisestoletanyonewithasmartphone“find”andtrainthedifferentcreaturesofPokémonallaroundthem.Forthesecompanies,PokémonGooffersthebiggestopportunitytobringaugmented（增强的）reality（AR）intothemainstreamaswellasachancetoprovenotonlythatARtechnologyisreadyforpeople,butthatpeoplearereadyforAR.UnlikeVR（virtualreality虚拟现实）,whichcopiesanenvironment,realorimagined,toallowforusers’interaction（互动）,thepurposeofARistoaddpeople’sinteractionswiththeirworld,usuallybyofferinginformationthatcanbeseen.“It’sanewkindofexperience,aboutmixingthegameplaywithotherthingsyou’redoing,”saysJohnHanke,CEOandfounderofNianticLabs.

Niantichassomeexpertise（specialskillsandknowledge）inthisfield.Thecompany—whichbeganasastartupinsideGoogleandhassincegoneindependent—isbehindthepopularARmobileappIngress.Inthatgame,thescreenshowspointsofenergyspringinguparoundamapoftheuser’ssurroundings.Theenergyappearsatimportantreal-worldlocations,likemuseumsormonuments,andusershavetoexploretheworldtovisit,andthenbattleoverthosespots.LikeIngress,Po