二中2015-2016學(xué)年度上學(xué)期期中考試高二英語試卷

2015-2016第一部 （共兩節(jié)，滿分30分第一節(jié)（5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分聽下面5段。每段后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題，每段WhatisthewomangoingtoAbookon B.Abookon C.PicturesofWhatdoesthemanthinktheweatherwillprobablybelike B. C.WheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeAta B.Ina C.InaWhatdoesthemanHewantstohavemoreHeneedsmoresleepthantheHedoesn’tneedasmuchsleepastheWhatdoesthemanThewomaniscarelesswithThewomanhashadenoughHe’llbuythesuitforthe第二節(jié)（151.522.5分聽下面5段或獨白。每段或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段或獨白讀兩遍。WhywillthemangotoTobeinaTowatchaTovisitthestatueofAbrahamWhenwillthemanOnFriday B.OnFriday C.OnSaturdayWhydoesthewomancometotheTohaveanTogoonasightseeingToattendabusinessHowlonghasthewomanbeenworkingafterForsix B.Fortwo C.FormorethanthreeWhydidthemanfailtoseethewomanatSheendedherbiologyclassShewasbusypreparingfortheShehadalotofquestionstoaskafterWhatistheman’sweak B. 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C.第二部 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分第一節(jié)（15230分）（A、B、CD）中,選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AIalwaysexperiencedguiltwhenIpassedbywithoutgivingacoinortwotoaMyconsciencewasprickedagainonatourofVenicein2010.Ihadtakenrefugefromthecrowdsinaquiet -sidecafé.Outsidethecaféwasanoldwomankneelingontheancientcobbledstones,begging.Steadystreamsoftouristswerewalkingpasther.Aloneyoungback-packerstoodawayfromthecrowdsdrinkingsomething,butInoticedhewasalsoobservingthewoman.Atouristgroupglancedatthewomanandwalkedon.Anothergroupoftouristsarrivedand,again,walkedpasther.Thebackpackerwatched.Then,asIpreparedtoleave,Istoppedatthesightofthebackpackerstepforwardandplacingsomemoneyinthewoman’scup.Hedidthisratherostentatiously（炫耀地）,justbeforethearrivalofanothertouristgroup.Iwatchedastheleaderofthegroupstoppedandputsomemoneyinthecup.Havingbeenshowntheway,othertouristsfollowedsuitandaddedmorecoinstothewoman’scup.Theyoungbackpackerrepeatedthisprocessinfrontofthenexttourpartygoingpast.Onceagain,thesubtlepeer（同伴）pressureworkedonthetourists,whoalladdedcoinstothecup.Hisworkdone,theyoungmanwalkedovertotheoldbeggarwoman,pattedhershoulderandsaid,“Ihopethathelpsabit.”Idon’tknowifthewomanunderstoodhisEnglishorrealizedwhathadjusthappened,butIdid.Iplacedsomemoneyinthewoman’scupandcontinuedmytravels,light-heartedafterwitnessingsuchanactofcaring.Thebackpackerplacedsomemoneyinthewoman’scupratherostentatiously hewantedtostopthetourists nghewantedpeopletoknowthathewasrichandhewantedtohelpthewomanbyhewantedthetouristgrouptofollowTheauthorwenttoaquiet -sidecafe avoidmeetingthe B.getawayfromtheC.takea D.watchthewomanWecaninferfromthepassage touristscanbecheatedbypeopleusuallyhavepityonanoldtouristsarewillingtohelppeoplecandokindactsduetopeerBeforethebackpackerdroppedsomemoneyinthewoman’scup,the allshowedpityforthe B.didn’tnoticetheC.walkedbywithoutgivingany D.gavealittlemoneytotheBTechnologyismakinglifeeasierforsomedairyfarmers.Theyuseroboticsystemstomilktheircows.Cowsaretrainedtofollowaseriesofpathsthatleadtomilkingstations.Onlyonecowatatimecanenterastation.Onceinside，thecowisrewardedwithfood.Asthecoweats，aroboticarmcleansandconnectstheanimaltothemilkingmachine.Afewminuteslater，milkingiscomplete.Thegateisopened，thecowisreleasedandthenextcowenters.Theroboticsystemsaredesignedtooperate24hoursaday.Thecowsgettodecidewhentheywanttobemilked.Cowsaremilkedanaverageofaboutthreetimesaday.Somearemilkedfourtosixtimesaday.Thecowswearcollarsaroundtheirnecksthatidentifythemtothesystem.Acomputerkeepsrecordsontheireatingandmilking.Acowisreleasedfromthestationifthecomputerdecidesitshouldnotbemilked.Theautomatedsystemalsomeasuresthetemperatureandcoloroffreshlyproducedmilk.Milkisthrownawayifitdoesnotpassthetests.ProfessorPlautbelievesthesystemswillappealespeciallytothenextgenerationoffarmers.Sheyoungpeoplewhoaremoreinterestedintechnologyandlessinterestedinworkingallthetimeonthefarm.Still，shesaysthepriceofroboticmilkingsystemswillcontinuetolimittheiruse.DougandTinaSuhrhavemorethan100cowsontheirfamilyfarm.LastyearitbecamethefourthfarminsoutheastMinnesotatogetaroboticmilkingsystem.Arecentstoryinalocalagriculturalnewspapersaidthefirstrobotcosts175,000dollars.Thesecondcosts150,000dollars.DougtoldAgriNewsthatwagesthatwouldhavebeenpaidforoneemployeeinfiveyearswillpayforonerobot.Hesaystheincreaseinmilkproductionreachesahighofmorethansixkilogramspercowperday.AccordingtoDoug，whatisthewageofanemployeeperyear? D．overBesidesmilkingcows，theroboticsystemalso judgethequalityoffreshkeepfreshmilkfortwoadjustthetemperatureofmilkingimprovetheappetiteofWhyistheroboticsystemnotpopularBecauseitusuallycausesthewasteofBecauseitisdifficulttolearnhowtouseBecauseyoungpeoplehavenointerestinBecausepeoplecan'taffordtobuyFromthefirstparagraph，wecan cowscanberaisedbyrobotsintherobotsdirectcowsintomilkingtheroboticsystemisdesignedtoreducecowsarekeptcleanbyrobotsonsomeCWhatdoworkingmothersworryaboutthemost?It'sthekidsofcourse.Whateverthesetting,thequestionIgetaskedthemostis"Willthekidsbealright?"Ithasmademerealizethatwetendtolookattheglasshalf-emptyratherthanhalf-filledwhenitcomestomixingworkandfamily.Weforgetaboutallthebenefitsthatwebringtoourchildrenwhenwework-andI'mnottalkingabouttheobviousfinancialbenefits,althoughtheseofcourseshouldn'tbetakenforgranted.AboutayearagoIremembergettingacallfromtheschooljustasIwaspullinguptothehouseafterhavingdriven20minutestotheschooland20minutesback."Mrs.BrownQuinn,yoursonaskedustocall.Heforgothissportsclothes.Canyoucomebacktotheschoolanddropthemoff?"Iwasexasperated(惱火Ihadalreadyspent40minutesinaggressiveweekdaymorningtraffic.Ireplied,Sorry,I'mworkingatthemoment.I'mafraidmysonneedstolearntobeorganized."Beingagoodparentrequiresdeliveringtoughlovesometimes.Kidsneedtolearntobeindependent.Itcanbeacruelandcompetitiveworldoutthere.Seekinginterests,includingbusiness,outsideofyourkids,cangiveyouthatextraideathatyouneednotcareforyourkidswithattention.Thisbenefitofworkingisn'talwaysimmediayItwasn'tuntilourdaughterwentawaytocollegethatsherealizedwhywehadraisedherinthewaythatwedid."Mom,Ican'tbelievehowsomanyofmyfriendsstruggletomanagethingsontheirown.Theyareconstantlycallingtheirparentsforhelp."You'lllovethatmoment!Afterallthoseyearsofcomplainingaboutwhyyoudon'tdothisorwhyyoudon'tgivethemthat,yourkidsrealizethattoughlovehasmadethembetterpeople.Thepurposeoftheauthoris describeherownexperienceinraisingadviseustomixworkandthrowlightonaspecialbenefitofargueforworkingHowcan ebetterpeopleaccordingtotheByshowingthemyourdeepBygivingthemallyourBygivingthemtoughBygivingthemfreedomtodothingsontheirThedaughter'sattitudetowardstheauthor whenshegrows B.C. D.Theauthorrefusedtodropoffherson'ssportsclothes shewantedhersontobeshewascaughtinheavyshethoughthersonwasshewasbusyDAtreasuretrovehiddenforcenturieshasbeendiscoveredintheundergroundvaults(墓穴)ofatempleinsouthern.Thetreasuresincludegold,diamondsandpreciousstones.Theestimatedvalueofthehoardisreportedly22billionUSdollars.Hundredsofarmedhavebeendeployedaroundthetemple.Meanwhile,adebateabouthowtousetheinthesouthernnstateofKerala,thelocalernmenthasassuredsecurityofthetemple.Elaboratingonthesecurityarrangements,VenugopalanNair,AdditionalDirectorGeneraloftheKerala,saysthelatestsecuritydevicesarebeingusedtoguardthetemple.VenugopalanNair,AdditionalDir.Gen.ofKerala,said,"Wearetryingtobringinthelatesttechnologywithregardstosurveillance(監(jiān)視)cameras,withregardsto,youknowdigitalizingthevariousthingswhichareavailableinside.Wearekeeaconstantsortofsurveillanceforeverymovement,whichhappensinthewholeareasurroundingthetemple."Accordingtotempleauthorities,thecrowdatthetemplehasincreasedsteeplyafternewsofthediscoveryofthetreasuretrove.AndtheAdministrativeOfficeroftheTemplesaystheernmenthasinitiatedappropriatestepstocontrolthecuriouscrowdsvisitingthetemple.G.JayasekharanNair,administrativeofficer,said,"Tocontrolthecrowdstheernmentitselfistakingalotofmeasures.Theyaretryingtodowhateverispossiblefromthepremisesofthetemple.Apartfromallthat,ernmenthastakenafavorablestepandwearesatisfiedwithOverthelastweek,aseven-memberteamofinvestigatorsbrokeintofivesecretsubterraneanvaults,anddiscoveredjewelsthathavebeenlyinguntouchedforhundredsofyears.Asestimatesofthetreasures'worthrise,afiercedebateisgrowingregardingwhattodowiththediscovery.Kerala'stopelectedleadersaidthewealthwouldremainwiththetemple,whileotherssayitshouldbeusedtopayforpovertyalleviation().However,theernmentisadheringtotheSupremeCourt'srulingonownershipofthetreasurefoundinthetemple.HowwilltheernmentdealwiththetreasurementionedintheItwillbeusedtopayforpovertyItwillbereturnedtoitsItwillbekeptintheIthasn’tbeendecidedWhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtotheThetreasuresincludegold,diamondsandsomeoldThetreasuretrovehasbeenlyingunknownforhundredsofyearsbeforeitisThelocalpeopleareverycuriousaboutthetreasureandtheThewholeareasurroundingthetempleisundercloseWhatG.JayasekharanNairsaidmeans what ernmentdoesmeansthecrowdwillmaketroublewithoutpropercontromoreeffectivemeasuresshouldbethetempleisofgreat第二節(jié)（5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分BasedonSueMonkKidd’sbestsellingnovel，TheSecretLifeofBeesisamovieofhopeandfaithforeventheunlovedandoppressed.Justasinthebook,36.37.LilyconvincesRosaleen,theblackhousekeepertoescapewithher,afterRosaleenisbeatenwhensheattemptstovote.WhenLilyasksRosaleenwhysheriskedherlifestandinguptotheangrymenwhowantedtokillher,shehears“Givingintothemwouldbejustanotherwayofdying”.That’sLily’sstory,too.38.TheycometoTiburon,atownwhosenameiswrittenonalabelfromajarbelongingtohermotherbeforeherdeath.InTiburon,thereisnoplacewhereRosaleencaneatorstay,despitethefactthatJohnsonjustsignedtheCivilRightsactin1964.(It’sstilljustapieceofpaper,Rosaleensays.)SoLilygoesintobuyfoodforthem,andseesthejaronsale.39.ThegoodheartedAugustwhorunsasuccessfulcompany,offersthemthehoneyhousetolivein.From40.Sheseesaworldwhereinligence,independenceandculturearehonoredandrewarded.ShewatchesRosaleenbegintounderstandthatthedreamoffreedomfromoppressionshegaveupwhenshewasbeatenisnowpossibleforher.ItisAugustwhohelpsLilyseethatloveisallaroundherandalltheothers.ShefinallystandsuptoherLilytriestomakealivingbykeeLilylearnshoneybusinessandalifelessonfromtheLily’slifeisfullofsufferingandcruelty,whichisunbearableforayoungThemovielsthestoryoftheyoungwhitegirlwhorunsawayfromhercruelWhenLilyfindsoutitismaderightthereinafarmhouse,theygothereandaskforyoungLily’sthoughtssoundandreadlikepoetry,fromthefirstmomentwhenherroomfillswithbees.第三部 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分第一 完型填空（共20小題；每小題.5分，滿分30分閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、CD）WhenIwasateenagerIvolunteeredtoworkatthewaterstationata10,000mrace.My41wastopassoutwatertotherunners.Irememberbeingsoexcitedtoseeallthedifferentkindsof42whopassedbyand43acupofwater.ThenextyearIsignedupfortheraceandgaveit Thefirst10,000mracewasquiteanexperience.Ijogged,Iwalked,IjoggedandIwalked.Attimes,Ididn’t45ifIcouldfinish.Atonepointneartheend,a70-year-oldmanranpastmevery46,andIfeltembarrassedthatIwas50yearsyoungerthanhimandIcouldn’tevenkeepupwithhim.Ifelt47forasecond.ButthenI48something.HewasrunninghisraceandIwasrunningmine.Hehad49capacities,experience,trainingandgoalsforhimself.Ihadmine.Remembermy50wasonlytofinish.Afteraminute,it51 methatthiswasalessonIcoulddrawfrom.Ilearned52 aboutmyselfinthatmoment.Iturnedmy 53intoinspiration.IdecidedthatIwouldnot54runningraces.Infact,IwouldrunevenmoreracesandIwouldlearnhowtotrainand properlyandonedayIwouldbeoneofthose70-year-oldswhowerestillrunning.As 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