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内蒙古包头一中学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案doc

包头一中2015---2016学年度第一学期期末考试

高二年级英语

命题人：

高二年级备课组校对：

高二年级备课组2016.1.20

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.What’sthecorrecttime?

A. 2:

35    B.1:

25     C.2:

25

2. Howlongdidittakethewomantofinishthepaper?

A. Lessthanoneandahalfhours.      B. Notoveranhour.  

C. Overanhourandahalf.

3.What’sJack’stelephonenumber?

A. 68649987.        B. 69634987.     C. 68634987.

4. What doesthemanreallywanttodo?

A. Toreadtheadvertisement.     B. Tocallthemanager.    

C. Togetajob.

5. What isthe relationshipbetweenthe two speakers?

A. Typistandboss.     B. Wifeandhusband.    C. Friends.

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，选出最佳选项。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. WhatdoesthemanfindmostdifficultinlearningEnglish?

A. Speaking.    B. Listening.   C. Reading.

7. Whatdoesthewomanadvisehimtodo?

A. Topracticemore.   B. Tobuyaradio.     C. BothAandB.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A. Tomisalwayslate.      B. Tomisneverlate.      C. Tomisalwaysontime.

9. What’stherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?

A. Teacherandstudent.    B. Bossandworker.  C. Husband andwife.

10. What doesTomliketodo?

A. HelikesEnglish.       B. Helikespoems.     C. Helikesexercises.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A. Ataconference.    B. Atajobinterview.  C. Inclass.

12. What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A. Interviewerandinterviewee.        B. Friends.C. Teacherandstudent.

13. What does thewoman thinkofherself?

A. Creative.      B. Energetic.       C. Hard-working.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.What aretheymainlytalkingabout?

A. Holidaysspentwiththeirfriends.     B. Summerholidayplan.     

C.Travelexperiences.

15. Wheredidthewomangolastwinterholiday?

A. Paris.      B. London.      C. Sydney.

16. Whatisthewoman’sdecision?

A. Togo with theman. B. Tostayathome.  C.She hasn’tdecidedyet.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhenisHalloweencelebrated?

A. InSeptember.    B. InOctober.      C. InNovember.

18. WhatdochildrendoonHalloween’sEve?

A. Gotoparties.        B. Makecandiesthemselves.

C. Play “TrickorTreat” fromdoortodoor.

19. What’sthemainpopularsymbolofHalloween?

A. Candy.      B. Eggs.      C. Varioustoys.

20. What doyouknowfromthepassage?

A. ThenationwillspendalotofmoneyonHalloween.

B.Ifitsnowsorrains,Halloweenwillbecancelled.

C.ManypeoplethinkthemoneyspentonHalloweenisnotofgoodvalue.

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）

A

Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.Whilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.

Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,puttingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries,savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.

IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabike,andthencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.Itreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbefore.

Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity（人性）asawhole.Andithasinfluencedustobemoremindfulofwayswe,too,cansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.

21.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?

A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.B.Itwastheironlypossession.

C.ItwasaniceKona18speed.D.Theyuseditforworkanddailylife.

22.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____________.

A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweekB.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmas

C.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily

23.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblem?

A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.

C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.

24.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?

A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.Oneshouldtakecareoftheirbike.

C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.

B

WelcometomyMessageBoard!

Subject:

Slimmingdownclassics?

Mr.

Handsome

2007-5-12

6:

34AM

OrionBooks,whichdecidesthereisamarketincreatingcut-downclassics（经典著作）,isslimmingdownsomenovelsbysuchgreatwritersasL.Tolstoy,M.MitchellandC.Bronte.Now,eachofthemhasbeenwhittleddowntoabout400pagesbycutting30to40pagespercentoforiginal,withwords,sentences,paragraphsand,inafewcases,chaptersremoved.Thefirstsixshortenededitions,allpricedat￡6.99andadvertisedasgreatreads“inhalfthetime”,willgoonsalenextmonth,withplansfor50to100moretofollow.Thepublishinghousebelievesthatmodernreaderswillwelcometheshorterversions.

Mr.

Edwards

2007-5-12

9:

40AM

Well,I’mpublisherofOrionGroup.Thanksforyourattention,Mr.Handsome.

Imustsay,theideadevelopedfromagameof“shame”inmyoffice.Eachofuswasrequiredtoconfess（承认）tothemostembarrassingblanksinhisorherreading.IadmittedthatIhadneverreadAnnaKareninaandtriedbutfailedtogetthroughGonewiththeWindseveraltimes.Oneofmycolleaguesacknowledgedskipping（跳读）JaneEyre.Werealizedthatlifeistooshorttoreadallthebooksyouwanttoandweneverweregoingtoreadtheseones.

Asaleadingpublishinghouse,wearetryingtomakeclassicsconvenientforreadersbutit’snotasifwe’rewithdrawingtheoriginalversions.Theyarestillthereifyouwanttoreadthem.

Ms.Weir

2007-5-12

11:

35AM

I’mdirectoroftheonlinebookclubwww.lovereading.co.uk 

Mr.Edwards,Ithinkyourshortenededitionsisabreathoffreshair.I’mguiltyofneverhavingreadAnnaKarenina,becauseit’sjustsolong.I’dmuchratherreadtwo300-pagebooksthanone600-pagebook.Iamlookingforwardtomoreshortenedclassics!

Mr.

Crockatt

2007-5-12

4:

38PM

I’mfromtheLondonindependentbookshopCrockatt&Powell.

Inmyopinion,thepracticeiscompletelyridiculous.Howcanyouedittheclassics?

I’mafraidreadingsomeofthesebooksishardwork,andthatiswhyyouhavetodevelopasareader.Ifpeopledon’thavetimetoreadAnnaKarenina,thenfine.Butdon’treadashortenedversionandkidyourselfit’stherealthing.

25.Accordingtothemessageboard,OrionBooks___________.

A.opposesthereadingoforiginalclassics

B.isembarrassedforcuttingdownclassics

C.thinkscut-downclassicshaveabrightfuture

D.iscautiousinitsdecisiontocutdownclassics

26.InMr.Edwards’opinion,OrionGroupisshorteningclassicsto_________.

A.makethemeasiertoreadB.meetalargedemandinthemarket

C.increasethesalesofliterarybooksD.competewiththeiroriginalversions

27.Bydescribingtheshortenedclassicsas“abreathoffreshair,”Ms.Weir________.

A.speakshighlyofthecut-downclassicsB.showsherlovefororiginalclassics

C.feelsguiltyofnotreadingtheclassicsD.disapproveofshorteningtheclassics

28.Mr.Crockattseemstoimplythat_________.

A.readingtheclassicworksisaconfusingattempt

B.shorteningtheclassicsdoesharmtotheoriginal

C.publishingthecut-downclassicsisadifficultjob

D.editingtheclassicworkssatisfieschildren’sneeds

C

SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn’tknowatthattimethereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.

 Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfrom Wisconsin,whothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.

AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions（排放）from carsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5tons.Thenumberof cities producingCObeyondthestandard hasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughserious problemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“Greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.

Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.

  Twenty-fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducation programsforenvironment.Today,it’shardtofindapublicschool,university,or lawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.“Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!

”sayBruceAnderson.

29.AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Amer