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山东省德州市武城县第二中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题
山东省德州市武城县第二中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题
注意事项：
1.本试题分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。
第Ⅰ卷为选择题，共100分；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题，共50分；满分150分。
考试时间为120分钟。
2.考生务必把第一卷的选择题涂在答题卡上,第二卷的非选择题答在答题卷上。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题 （满分100分）
第一部分听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，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.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
A.Borrowaphone.B.Buyamap.C.Asktheway.
2.Whatdoesthewomanlikecollectingbest?
A.Stamps.B.Coins.C.Traintickets.
3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Astudy.B.Acountry.C.Theirfavoritesongs.
4.Whatdoesthewomanasktheboytodoafterschool?
A.Putawayhisschoolbag.B.Movethekitchentable.
C.Hanguphiscoat.
5.Howmanyticketshasthewomangot?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.
第二节听下面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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.Howdidthemanplantochoosethemusicatfirst?
A.Letsomeonedecideonit.
B.Askpeoplefortheiradvice.
C.Alloweveryonetobringapiece.
7.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?
A.InviteSoniatotheparty.B.Sendthemanamessage.
C.Helppreparefortheparty.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.Whatwillthewomandofirst?
A.Washacar.B.Goshopping.C.Doherhomework.
9.Whatdayisittoday?
A.FridayB.Saturday.C.Sunday.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.Whatdoesthewomanplantodo?
A.Studyforschool.B.Workintheshop.
C.Travelwithhermother.
11.Wherewillthemanspendhisholiday?
A.Athome.B.Athisbrother'shome.C.Attheseaside.
12.Whatlessonsdoesthewomanwanttotake?
A.Piano.B.Swimming.C.English.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.Whatdidthewomanstudyincollege?
A.Art.B.Writing.C.Advertising.
14.Whendidthewomanstartwritingchildren'sbooks?
A.Whenshegotmarried.
B.Whenshehadherownkids.
C.Whenshegraduatedfromcollege.
15.Howmanybookshasthewomanpublished?
A.Three.B.Eight.C.Ten.
16.Whyisthemaninterviewingthewoman?
A.Forresearch.B.Forhishomework.C.Fortheschoolnewspaper.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.Whoisthespeaker?
A.Adoctor.B.Afitnesscoach.C.APEteacher.
18.Howlonghasthespeakerbeenrunning?
A.18years.B.20years.C.27years.
19.Whatdoesthespeakeradviserunnerstodo?
A.Increasetherunningdistancegradually.
B.Avoiddoinganyhardexercise.
C.Trytobefast.
20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlywanttotellus?
A.Howtochooseexercise.B.Howtokeephealthy.
C.Howtoruncorrectly.
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,选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
ApairoftwinsstudyingatTsinghuaUniversityhasbecomehotonlineafteravideoofoneofthesisterspresentingherdailyscheduleduringanoralexamforatopscholarshipwaspostedonlineinOctober.
Thescheduleshowsthatsheplansherdailyactivitiesbythehour,dividingthemintoclassarrangements,learningtasks,andsocialactivities.Areviewofeachdayisalsoincluded.Itseemsthatthetwinssleeponlyanaverageoffivehoursaday.
MaDonghanandMaDongxin,24,bothpostgraduates（研究生）,havebeendubbedthe“Tsinghuatwinsistersxueba（studyoverlords）”onRenren,apopularChinesesocialnetworkingservicewebsiteforstudents.Thepostaboutthemhasreceivedtensofthousandsofviews.
“Someonecalledme‘astudygod’，butIthinkitreferstopeoplewithgreattalentwhocangetgoodscoreswithlittleeffort，”saidMaDonghan.“Studyoverlordismoreappropriatebecauseitmeansthatyouworkhardwithaclearpurpose.Youhavetomanageyourlifewell.”
MaDonghan,whohadthetopaveragegradesinherclassatschoolforthreeconsecutiveyearsandscoredover95inmanysubjects,saidthatshefirstbegantomakeadailystudyscheduleduringthesecondtermatuniversity.Shefoundithardtoadapttouniversitylifeandfaceddifficultiesshehadnotexpected.“IfeltIhadtoomanythingstodo,andthatIcouldn’tdoeverythingwell，”shesaid.SoMaDonghanlearnedhowtomanagetimefromhersisteranddesignedadetailedscheduleforherself.Besideslistingherassignmentseveryday,shealsowrotedownherstateofmindaftercompletingthem.
ThetwinsisterswonTsinghuaUniversity’sspecialscholarshipin2011,whichisawardedtoonlyfivestudentsayear.MaDonghanrecalledthatsheexplainedherscheduleduringtheoralexamtoconfirmherlearningmethod.“Ididn’texpectitwouldcausesuchastir，”shesaid.
LotsofschoolsanddepartmentsinvitedMaDonghantotalkaboutherlearningexperience.Butafterseveraltalkssherealizedthatwhatshecandoforothersislimited.“Youneedtorelyonyourself，”shesaid.
21．WhatmakesMaDonghanandMaDongxinpopularonline?
A．TheirexcellentperformanceatTsinghuaUniversity.
B．TheirbeautifulappearanceontheInternet.
C．Avideoofoneofthemshowingadailyscheduleinanoralexam.
D．AvideoabouttheirdailylifeatTsinghuaUniversity.
22．Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribetheschedule?
A．Simple. B．Detailed.C．Ordinary.D．Ridiculous.
23．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A．Thetwinshavehadtopaveragegradesforthreeyears.
B．Thetwinsbothhavedetailedlearningplans.
C．ThetwinswonTsinghuaUniversity’sspecialscholarshipin2011.
D．MaDonghanbelievesweshoulddependonourselvesinourstudy.
B
LONDON（Reuters）－OxfordUniversityhasintroducedconfidenceclassesforfemalestudentstogetthemtocompeteforjobsinfutureandwinchancestoworkinbestcompanies.
Theymaybeyoungandgifted，butresearchattheexcellentinstitutionhasfoundthatfemaleundergraduates（大学生）areshyingawayfromapplyingforjobsinbanking，finance，managementconsultancy，engineeringandresourcemanagement.Partlyasaresult，startingsalariesforwomenwhentheygraduateareonaverage￡2，000to￡3，000lowerthantheirmalepeers.
“WomenareearninglessonleavingOxfordUniversity.Itisridiculous，”saidJonathanBlack，directoroftheCareersServiceattheuniversity.“Wehavehighquality，highachievingstudentsofbothgenders.Butitappearsthatwomenareselectinglower－paidjobs.Theyacceptmoreprejudice（偏见）incertainindustriesandaresaying‘Iwon'tstruggleforthatreallyhigh－paidjob’．Wearenottryingtopushloadsofwomenbuttryingtosaytheyshouldfeelabletoapplyforthesesortsofjobs.Menseemtohavemoreself－confidenceandseethebiggerpicturegenerally，evenwhentheirself－beliefisnotnecessarilybasedonanygreateracademicadvantage.”
Thefour－dayprogrammeatOxfordUniversitywillhelp45femaleundergraduatesimprovetheirself－confidenceanddecision－making，thinkpositivelyandbuildontheirstrengths.Confidencetrainingwillteachthemhowtodealwithchallengingsituations.
SuccessfulfemaleemployeesfromRBS（苏格兰皇家银行）andBP（英国石油公司），whicharesupportingthecourse，willtalkabouttheirlivesandcareers.RBS'sinvolvementfollowsapromisebythebanktoincreaseitsnationalpercentageoffemalegraduateapplicationsfrom35percentto50percentby2014.
SophieKelley，20，studyinglawatOxfordUniversity，ishopingthecoursewillmakehermoreconfidentincoursesandinterviews.“IamapplyingtoLondonlawfirmsforvacationschemesanditissocompetitive，”shesaid.“Therejectionlettersdon'tgiveanyrealfeedback（反馈的意见），soI'mexpectingtheprogrammemightgivemeahandandadvice.”
24．OxfordUniversitybringsinconfidenceclassesinordertohelp________．
A．femaleundergraduatesbuildontheirstrengthsindailylife
B．maleundergraduatesmakefriendswithfemalesattheuniversity
C．femaleundergraduatesfindhigher－paidjobswithmoreconfidence
D．femaleundergraduatesfightagainstchallengesinthefaceofdanger
25．Whatistheworryingsituationforfemaleundergraduates?
A．Theyarelookeddownuponbymostcompanies.
B．Theiropportunitiesarelimitedandtheirsalariesarelower.
C．FewerofthemareadmittedtoOxfordUniversity.
D．Theyarerefusedtoworkinbankingandfinancefields.
26．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph5?
A．FemalesfromRBSandBPareverysuccessful.
B．RBSwillcreatemorejobchancesforfemaleundergraduatesinfuture.
C．RBSwillbetheonlychoiceforfemaleundergraduates.
D．AllfemaleundergraduatesfromOxfordUniversitycanapplyforRBS.
27．WhatcanwelearnaboutSophieKelley?
A．Shehopestobenefitmorefromtheprogramme.
B．ShehasbeenrefusedbytheprogrammeatOxfordUniversity.
C．Shefeelstheprogrammeisridiculousinmodernsociety.
D．Sheisn'tfitfortheworldofcompetitionandchallenges.
C
Somepeoplecanstayupallnightandstillgetworkdonethenextday.I'mnotoneofthem.Afteranightwithoutenoughsleep,Ifeelbad-tempered.Ihavetroublerememberingthings.AndallIwanttodoistocrawlintobedandsleep.
Howdoyoufeelafteryou'vestayeduplatetofinishschoolwork?
Orthedayafteranovernightparty?
Scientistsnowsaythatyouranswerstothesequestionsmaydependonyourgenes.
Newresearchsuggeststhatagenecalled“period3”affectshowwellyoufunctionwithoutsleep.The“period3”genecomesintwoforms：
shortandlong.Everyonehastwocopiesofthegene.So,youmayhavetwolongs,twoshorts,oroneofeach.Yourparticularcombinationdependsonwhatyourparentspassedontoyou.
ScientistsfromtheUniversityofSurreyinEnglandstudied24peoplewhohadeithertwoshortortwolongcopiesof“period3”．Studyparticipantshadtostayawake40hoursstraight.Then，theytookteststhatmeasuredhowquicklytheypushedabuttonwhennumbersflashedonscreenandhowwelltheycouldrememberlistsofnumbers.
Resultsshowedthatthepeoplewiththeshortformof“period3”performedmuchbetterontheseteststhanthepeoplewiththelongformdid.Inbothgroups，peopleperformedworstintheearlymorning.
Afterthefirstroundofe
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