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贵州省学年高二英语下学期期中试题
思南中学2015至2016学年度第二学期期中考试
高二年级英语科试题
一、第一部分,听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节
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.Whatdoesthewomando?
A.Shewashesdishes.
B.Sherunsacafeteria.
C.Shedeliversflowers.
2.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Heisafraidofdriving.
B.Hecalledthewomanallnight.
C.Hedidn'tgobackhomeyesterday.
3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.WhattowatchonTV
B.Whetherto
playagame.
C.Whentogotoadanceperformance.
4.Whydidn'tthemantakethejob?
A.Thepayislow.
B.Theworkistoohard.
C.Theatmosphereisterrible.
5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Shehasrunoutofmoney.
B.Shewillpayforthemeal.
C.Shewillmakesomedishesathome.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;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.Whatdidtheman'sfatherwanthimtobecome?
A.Asecretary.
B.Adoctor.
C.Aprofessor.
7.Howmanyjobshasthemanhadaftergraduation?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whatdoestheboyaskthewomantodotomorrow?
A.Wakehimup.
B.Checkhisbike.
C.Buyapenandsomepaper.
9.Whendoestheconversationhappen?
A.Inthemorning.
B.
Intheafternoon.
C.Intheevening.
10.Whatdoestheboythinkofthewoman?
A.Sheisannoying.
B.Sheissupportive.
C.Sheisforgetful.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whydidthemancometoseethewoman?
A.Hewantstolivepastage65.
B.Hehadanormalcheckupappointment.
C.Somethin
gisseriouslywrongwithhim.
12.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?
A.Comebackformoretests.
B.Smokeless.
C.Goonadiet.
13.Whatistheman'sreactiontothewoman'ssuggestions?
A.Hedoubtsifhecanfollowthem.
B.Hethinkstheywon'twork.
C.Heagreeswitheveryword.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.Whyisthewomanmoving?
A.Tosavemoney.
B.Tohaveabettercareer.
C.Toescapethecoldweather.
15.WhathappenedtotheclubsinSanFrancisco?
A.Theyburneddown.
B.Theyweretorndown.
C.Theywereturnedintorestaurants.
16.Wheredoesthewoman'sfamilylivemostly?
A.InPhiladelphia.
B.InNewYork.
C.InSanFrancisco.
17.Howoldisthewoman?
A.24B.26C.30.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Whatdidtherichmanputinthekitchen?
A.Onebottleofwine.
B.Twobottlesofwater.
C.Somemeat.
19.Howdidtheoldmanfeelwhenhecamehome?
A.Satisfied.B.Angry.C.Nervous.
20.Whoateeverythinginthecupboard?
A.Theservant.
B.Theoldman.
C.Theneighbor'scat.
第二部分阅读理解(本大题共两节,共40分)
第一小节(共15小题满分30分)
A
Whenaratherdirty,poorlydressedpersonkneelsatyourfeetandputsouthishandstobegforafewcoins,doyouhurryon,notknowingwhattodo,ordoyoufeelsadandhurriedlyhandoversomemoney?
Whatshouldourattitudetobeggarsbe?
Therecanbenodoubtthattheworldisfullofterriblysadstories.Itmustbeterribletohavenoideawhereournextmealisgoingtocomefrom.Itseemscruelnottogivesomemoneytobeggars.
Certainly,mostoftheworld'sgreatreligionsorderustobeopen-heartedandsharewhatwehavewiththoselessfortunatethanourselves.Butastheworldchanged?
Maybewhatwasmorallyrightintheolddays,whenoneknewexactlywhointhevillagehadsufferedmisfortuneandneededhelp,isnolongerthebestidea.Quiteafewpeoplewillnotgivetobeggars.Letuslookattheirarguments.
First,somebelievethatmanycitybeggarsdressuponpurposetolookpitiableandactuallymakeagoodlivingfrombegging.Givingtobeggarsonlyencouragesthissortofevil(恶行).Secondly,thereistheworrythatthemoney'yougivewillbespentonbeer,wineordrugs.Thirdly,thereistheopinionthatthereisnorealexcuseforbegging.Onemightbepoor,butthatisnoreasonforlosingone'ssenseofprideandself-dependence.
Relatedtothisistheopinionthattheproblemshouldbedealtwithbythegovernmentratherthanordinarypeople.Somepeoplethinkbeggarsshouldgotothelocalgovernmentdepartmentandreceivehelp.
Itishardtocometoanyfinalconclusion;therearevariouscasesandwemustdealwiththemdifferently.Afewcoinscansavealifeinsomesituations,andevenifthemoneyiswasted,thatdoesnottakeawaythemoralgoodnessofthegiver.
21.Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?
A.Moraldeedsofpeople.B.Religiousactivitiesofthechurch.
C.Moralgoodnessofthegiver.D.Argumentsongivingtobeggars.
22.Whatcanweinferfromthesentence"Buthastheworldchanged?
"inthesecondparagraph?
A.Peoplenolongerknowwhosuffersmisfortuneinthevillage.
B.Somepeoplewillnotdowhatwasmorallyrightinthepast.
C.Wedon'tmeetwiththosewhoneedhelpanymore.
D.Nowitisthegovernment'sdutytohelpthebeggars.
23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
A.Somepeopledressuptopretendtobebeggars.
B.Somebeggarswantmoneytohelptheirchildrengotoschool.
C.Somebeggarsusethemoneytobuydrugs.
D.Somebeggarshavenoexcuseforbegging.
24.Inthelastparagraph,thewriterthinksthatitishardtocometoanyfinalconclusion,because.
A.thecasescanbesodifferent
B.therearesomanybeggars
C.thereissomuchmoneywasted
D.thereares
omanydifferentarguments.
B
Youfeelhappiestwhenyoucreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceiving.Ifyougiveandgivewithoutmakingtimetofillyourownneeds,thenit'slikelyyouwillburnout,orfeelupset.Whenyoutakeandtakewithoutgivinganythingback,youneverfeelfulfilled,soyouarealwayssearchingforwaystofillthevoidinyourlife.
Thewaytocreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceivingistoknowandthenlivebyyourvalues.IbreakvaluesupintotwogroupswhichIcallbeingvaluesandhavingvalues.Yourbeingvaluesarethepersonalitiesoftheidealpersonyouwouldliketobe.Isuggesttomyclientsthattheychoosethreebeingvaluesthattheyarewillingtomakeapromisetoliveby.Anexampleofsomebeing
valuesare:
kind,loving,generous,peaceful,wiseandevenpowerful.Byactingonthesevaluesyougive'toothersthroughyouractionsandyouinspireothersbybeingapositiverolemodel.Masteringbeingthesepersonalitiesbecomesyourlifepurpose.
Yourhavingvaluesarethefeelingsyouneedtocreateinordertobehappy.Thesecouldbecompanionship,achievement,support,beingvaluedorfinancialsecurity.Thisiswhatyoureceive.Youtakeresponsibilityforfillingyourownneedsbytakingstepstocreatethesefeelingsandconditionsinyourlife.
Whenyoumakeapromisetolivebyyourbeingvalues,itbecomeseasiertomakeconscious(慎重的)choicesratherthanreactionary(反动的)ones.Ifyourusualpatternistotalkaboutyourproblems,youcouldchoosetothinkandactlikeacalmperson.Acalmpersonmightgoforawalk,orsetatimelimitbeforeresponding.Ifyourusualpatternistoworry,youcouldchoosetoactlikearesponsibleorwiseperson.Inotherwords,youwouldactlikethepersonyouchoosetobe—thisisthekeytopersonalpower.
Whenyouchoosetoactonyourvalues,youwillnotonlyfeelgoodaboutyourself,butalsostrengthenyourchosenbeliefs.Overtime,actinginthiswaychangeshowyouseetheworld,andinturnthewayotherpeoplethinkofyou.
25.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto.
A.persuadethereaderstomakeapromise
B.explaintothereaderswhatpersonalvaluesare
C.informthereadershowtobetrulyhappy
D.instructthereadershowtomakewisechoices
26.Accordingtothetext,livingbyyourbeingvalues,youwould.
A.gainalotofpowerB.formpositivepersonality
C.seekallhumanvirtuesD.fillyourownneeds
27.Theunderlinedword"void"inParagraphlmeans.
A.afeelingofemptinessB.anabsenceofone'smind
C.abreakofcontinuityD.astateofconfusion
28.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Havingvaluesarebetterthanbeingvalues.
B.Acalmpersondoesnotchoosetocomplain.
C.Thewayotherpeoplethinkofyoudecideswhoyouare.
D.Aresponsiblepersondoesnotcareaboutfinancialsecurity.
C
*CARHIRE
Hiringaself-drivecarreallyaddstotheenjoymentofyourholiday.Therearesomanyplacesofinteresttovisit,andifyouenjoymorethanjustthecitycenter,there'snobetterwaytoexplorethanbycar.
CONDITIONSOFHIRE:
What'sincluded
(a)Unlimitedmileage.
(b)Expensesonoil,maintenanceandrepairs,whichwillberepaidonproductionofreceipts(收据)
(c)Fullinsurancecoveredbutexclusive(除外的)ofpersonalaccidents(seebelow)andcontents.
What'snotincluded
(a)Personalaccidentinsurance.
(b)Garaging,petrol,parkingandtrafficfines.
HIRECHARGES:
1.Theminimumrentalperiodatthesespeciallowpricesisthreedays.Forpricesforperiodsofoneortwodaysonlyseeourrepresentative(代表)atthehotel.
2.CarhiremustbebookedsixweeksormorebeforearrivalinLondontoguaranteeacar.Butif'Iyouhavebeenunabletomakeabookinginadvance,pleaseseeourrepresentativeatthehotelwhomay.
stillbeabletohelpyou.
3.Thecartypesspecifiedonthesheetareexamplesofthetypeofvehiclesavailableineachpricerange,butaparticularcarcannotheguaranteed.
Upondeliverythedriver(s)willbeaskedtos
ignthec
arhirecompany'sConditionsofhire.
Ifyoudecidetohireacar,justfillintheBookingFormandreturnittous.Abookingfeeof12aspartofthecarhirecostisrequired.
Shouldyoubeforcedtocancelyourcarhirebookingafterpaymentinfull(twoweeksbeforedate
ofhire),acancellationchargeof£12willbemade.
29.Whatcostdoesacarhirerhavetopayfo