精选高二英语上学期第二次单元检测试题.docx

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精选高二英语上学期第二次单元检测试题

2016年下学期高二年级第二次单元测试试卷

英语

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

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。

1.Whendoesthewoman’strainleave?

A.At10:

00tonight.

B.At5:

10tomorrowmorning.

C.At10:

00tomorrowmorning.

2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Gooutoftheroom.B.Letthemanin.

C.Openthewindow.

3.Howlonghasthemanbeenwaitingforthewoman?

A.5minutes.B.15minutes.C.20minutes.

4.Whatmaythespeakersdothisweekend?

A.Watchamovie.B.Playtabletennis.C.Climbamountain.

5.Howwillthemanprobablygodowntown.

A.Bybus.B.Bytaxi.C.Bysubway.

笫二节（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.Whathappenedtotheman’sbike?

A.Itwashitbyacar.

B.Itwasstolenyesterdayafternoon.

C.Itwasbrokenwhenhewasridingit.

7.Whatdayisittodayprobably?

A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atnight.B.Intheafternoon.C.Inthemorning.

9.Whatisthewomanprobablydoing?

A.Listeningtotheradio.B.Writingsomereports.C.WatchingTV.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?

A.Australia.B.Singapore.C.NewZealand.

11.WhattimewillFlight212takeoff?

A.At12:

30pm.B.At1:

30pm.C.At2:

00pm.

12.Howlongwillthewholejourneytake?

A.Abouttwenty-threehours.B.Abouttwenty-onehours.

C.Aboutnineteenhours.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13.Wholaughatthewoman?

A.Herneighbors.B.Herrelatives.C.Hercolleagues.

14.Howhasthewomanbeentryingtoloseweight?

A.Byeatinghealthyfoodmore.

B.Bytakingsomemedicine.

C.Byeatingless.

15.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Sheprefershamburgerstohotdogs.

B.Shewantstofindanewjob.

C.Sheisreallywealthy.

16.Whatadvicedoesthemangivethewoman?

A.Goingtoagymatregulartimes.

B.Takingthebusonestopfewer.

C.Stoppingusingtheelevator.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.WhichfactofSydneydoesthespeakermention?

A.Ithasapopulationoflessthanthreemillion.

B.Itisaplaceofnaturalbeautywithgreenparkland.

C.Ithastheworld’sbiggestdeepwaterharbor.

18.Whatdate（s）backtotheearlynineteenthcentury?

A.TheRocks.B.HousesinPaddington.C.TheKoalaBearPark.

19.HowdomanypeopleliketheOperaHouse?

A.It’soneoftheoldestbuildingsintheworld.

B.It’soneofthelargestbuildingsintheworld.

C.It’soneofthemostoutstandingbuildingsintheworld.

20.WhatisthetemperaturedifferencebetweensummerandwinterinSydney?

A.8℃B.12℃C.20℃

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，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TounderstandhowAmericansthinkaboutthings,itisnecessarytounderstand"thepoint".Americans mentionitoften:

"Let'sgetrighttothepoint."Theywillsay,"Mypointis…""What'sthepointofallthis?

"　　

    The"point"istheideaorpieceofinformationthatAmericanssupposeis,orshouldbe,atthecenterof people'sthinking,writings,andspokencomments.Speakersandwritersaresupposedto"maketheirpointsclear",meaningthattheyaresupposedtosayorwriteclearlytheideaorpieceofinformationtheywishto express.　　

    Peoplefrommanyothercultureshavedifferentideasaboutthepoint.Africanstraditionallytellstories thatexpressthethoughtstheyhaveinmind,ratherthanstatingthepointclearly.Japanesetraditionallyspeak indirectly,leavingthelistenertofigureoutwhatthepointis.Thus,whileanAmericanmightsaytoafriend, "Idon'tthinkthatcoatgoesverywellwiththerestofyouroutfit,"aJapanesemightsay,"Maybeanother coatwouldlookevenbetterthantheoneyouhaveon."Americansvalueapersonwho"getsrighttothepoint". Japanesearelikelytoconsidersuchapersoninsensitiveifnotrude.　

TheChineseandJapaneselanguagesarecharacterizedbyvaguenessandambiguity.Theprecisionand directnessAmericansassociatewith"thepoint"cannotbeachieved,atleastnotwithanygrace,inChineseandJapanese.SpeakersofthoselanguagesthushavetolearnanewwayofreasoningandexpressingtheirideasiftheyaregoingtocommunicatesatisfactorilywithAmericans.

21.Accordingtothepassage,Americansexpectspeakersandwritersto_____.　

A.expresstheirpersonalviews　　

B.beclearabouttheirmainideas　　

C.behonestabouttheirtruefeelings　　

D.giveasmuchinformationaspossible

22.Whichofthefollowingpeopleswilltellastorytoexpresswhattheyhaveinmind?

A.Americans.

B.Chinese.C.Japanese.　　　　 

D.Africans.

23.InordertocommunicatewithAmericanssatisfactorily,speakersofChineseneedto_____.　

A.mindtheirman

ners　　

B.explaintheirreasonsclearly　

C.changetheirwaysofexpressingideas　　

D.becarefulabouttheirchoicesofwords

B

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esewebsitesusethepowerofgroupbuyingtogetcompetitivediscount（打折）foradailydealonsomebeststufftodo,see,eatandbuyinthecitiesacrossChina.Discounts（打折）areavailablewithinjustoneclick.Zhaolei,asoftwareengineerinBeijing,lovestheone-hourlunchbreakatnoonasitisthebesttimeforhimtocheck“today’sspecial”athisfavoritegroupbuyingwebsites.Sometimeshesearchesforgreatdealsatdirectorysitesdevotedtothenewshoppingspace.Zhaospendsaround800yuan（$117.65）ongroupbuyingeverymonth,mostlytobuyfoodcoupons（优惠劵）foreatingatsomenicerestaurantsandoccasionally（偶尔的）tofindsomethingfuntodo.“Ilovegroupbuying.Inadditiontothecompetitivediscountsitoffers,ithelpsmegetsomethingfun,excitingandnew,andsuchsurprisesgivemeareasontotrysomethingnew,”hesaid.Whenhefindsareallygoodbargain,hewillsendthelinktofriendsorcolleaguesthroughMSN,QQ,ore-mail,orsharetheinformationatsomesocialnetworkingwebsites.Indoingso,heoftengetsacertaincutofftheprice.Atsomesites,buyersareinvitedtoleavenotesaboutwhattheywanttobuyandthewebsitewillconsideritifsimilarapplication（申请）reachacertainnumber.ThatishowZhaogotherdigitalcameraafterwaitingfortwomonths.“Itiscool.IwanttobuyanewdigitalcameraformytriptoSwitzerlandthiswinter,butIneverexpectedsuchcheapprices!

”Zhaosaid.

24．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________．

A.Chinaisthefirstcountrytostartgroupbuying

B.thepriceofgroupbuyingdependsonthemarket

C.youcan’tgetthebestyouneedthroughgroupbuying

D.groupbuyingisbecomingpopularinChina

25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ZhaoLeihastospendabout800yuanongroupbuyingpermonth.

B.ZhaoLeineversurfsatotherdirectorysitesforgroupbuying.

C.ZhaoLeifindsiteasytodogroupbuying.

D.ZhaoLeican’tbuyfoodcouponstoeatatanicerestaurant.

26.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ZhaoLei`sonlinepurchasinglife.

B.Groupbuying

C.TheUShotwebsites

D.Anewdigitalcamera

27.ZhaoLeisucceededingettingacertaincutoffthepriceby__________．

A.bargainingfacetoface

B.discussingwiththesellers

C.providingthelinktoothers

D.invitingotherstotalkabouttheprice

C

AbiologistfromtheNationalParkService

discoveredarareandunusualmammoth（猛犸）skull（颅骨）buriedina13,000-year-oldrocklayerontheSantaRosaIsland,thesecondlargestlandmassintheChannelIslands,California.The

fossiloftheextinctgiantanimalisleavingmanypaleontologists（古生物学家）scratchingtheirheads.Despitethefactthatit’spossiblythebestpreservedmammothskulleverfoundandofhighscientificimportance,thespeciesoftheindividualitbelongedtocan’tseemtobeidentifiedyet—it’stoobigtobeapygmy（特别矮小的）mammothandtoosmalltohavecomefromaColumbianmammoth.Somesayit’sanewspecieswhileothersbelievethetruthliessomewhereinbetween.

ThefirstmammothsshowedupinNorthAmericaaroundtwomillionyearsago,butitwasonlydur

ingthelasttwoiceagesthattheColumbianspecies,whichcouldgrowtobeupto14feettall,madeitswaytotheChannelIslands100mileswestofLosAngeles.Oncetheicemelted,manypopulationsbecametrappedontheislandandevolvedinto

pygmymammoths,anendemicspecies（地方种）totheChannelIslandswhichgrewonlytosixfeettall.

Judgingfromitssize,thenewlyfoundmammothskulldoesn’tseemtofitanyofthetwospecies,Columbianorpygmy.Tomakethingsevenmoreconfusing,oneofitstwotusks（象牙）isnearlyfivefeetlongandcoiledinamannerthatresemblesthoseoffullygrownmammothsbutthelefttuskisshorterandsloped,morelikeajuvenile（青少年）.

ThishascausedsomescientiststosaytheSantaRoseskullmaybelongtoatransitionalspecies.Whatever’sthecase,afollowingexaminationofthemammoth’steethshouldputthemattertorest.Theanalysiswillalsotellushowoldthemammothwaswhenitdied,sowecantellforsurewhetheritwasanadultorjuvenile.

Moreinterestingthanthemammoth’slineage,however,mightbeitsstory.Thegiantmammallived13,000yearsagoorroughlythesametimelineofthe“ArlingtonMan”,a13,000-year-oldhumanskeletonalsofoundonSantaRosa.Some3,000yearslaterhumanswerealreadyspreadthroughoutthecontinentandtheChannelIslands’mammothwentextinct.Thepresentfindingmighthelprevealalinkbetweenthetwo.

Theremainsalsoseemtoconfirmalong-heldassumptionthatthereweretwomammothmigrationstotheChannelIs