云南省腾冲市第八中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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云南省腾冲市第八中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

腾八中2015—2016学年度高二上学期期末考试

英语试卷

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.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.AtaTVstore.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.

2.What’sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Customerandwaiter.C.Teacherandstudent.

3.Whatdoesthemansayaboutturtles?

A.Theyarecuteandstart.B.Theyareuglyandlazy.C.Theyarenoisyanddirty.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Themandoesn’thavetomoveatall.

B.SheoncelivedonVictoriaStreet.

C.Theman’snewapartmentisnearhisschool.

5.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.PlaygamesonhisIpad4.

B.SurftheInternettogether.

C.BuyaniPad4thisweek.

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。

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，每小题将给出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.WhyisthewomanintheUnitedStatesthistime?

A.Tovisitherfriends.B.Tohaveaholiday.C.Todosomebusiness.

7.Whichofthefollowinghasthewomanplannedwell?

A.Thehotelsshewillstay.B.Therouteofhertrip.C.Thedateshewillreturn.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题.

8.Howlongdidthemanworkintheradiofactory?

A.Forthreemonths.B.Foronemonth.C.Fortwomonths.

9.Whydoesthemanwanttoworkinthewoman’scompany?

A.Itisthecompany’sbusyseason.

B.Hecanmakealotofmoney.

C.Hewantstobecomeaskilledengineer.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题.

10.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Heismarried.B.Hehasafour-dayvacation.C.Hetookatriplastsummer.

11.Whywon’tthemangotoAustraliabyship?

A.Hedoesn’thaveenoughtime.

B.Hehasbookedtheplanetickets.

C.Goingbyshipisn’trelaxing.

12.Whatdoesthemanwanttovisitmost?

A.GoldenBeach.B.WaveRock.C.TheGreatOceanRoad.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题.

13.Howlonghasthemanbeenfeelingill?

A.Aboutthreeorfourdays.

B.Aboutfiveorsixdays.

C.Abouttwoorthreedays.

14.Whendidthemangiveupsmokingforthefirsttime?

A.Threeyearsago.B.Twoyearsago.C.Oneyearago.

15.Whatdidthemandothismorning?

A.Hetooksomecoughmedicine.

B.Hehadsomelemonjuice.

C.Hetookhistemperature.

16.Howmanycapsulesshouldthemantakeeachday?

A.3B.5C.8

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题.

17.Whenwerethethreefishermenprobablyrescued?

A.InJanuary.B.InAugust.C.InJune.

18.Howdidthethreefishermenmanagetosurvive?

A.Byeatinganimalstheycaught.

B.Byeatingdriedfoodtheyhadbrought.

C.Byeatingfishboiledinwater.

19.Howwerethethreefishermenwhentheywererescued?

A.Theyweredesperateabouttheirfuture.

B.Theywereinpoorhealthbutingoodspirits.

C.Theywereveryfrightened.

20.Whatcanwelearnfromthetalk?

A.Theboatthethreefishermentookwas25feetlong.

B.AKiribatifishingboatfoundthethreefishermen.

C.Thethreefishermenwereblown5,000kilometersoffcourse.

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：

.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．

A

Long,longago,therelivedaprofessorofmedicine,whowasverystrictwithhisstudents.Wheneverhetookthechairontheexamcommittee,thestudentswouldbeinfear,becausehewasseldompleasedwiththeanswerstheygave.Astudentwouldbeluckyenoughifheorshecouldreceiveagoodmarkfromhim.Attheendoftheterm,thestudentsofmedicinewouldtaketheirexamagain.Nowastudententeredtheexamroomandsatbeforethecommittee.Thisstudentwasalittlenervousasheknewitwouldnotbesoeasytogetthroughtheexamatall.

Theprofessorbegantoask.ThestudentwasaskedtodescribeacertainillnessandhisdescriptionwasOK.

Thentheprofessoraskedaboutthecurefortheillness,andthestudent,too,answeredjustasright.

“Good,”saidtheprofessor,“andhowmuchwillyougivethepatient?

”

“Afullspoon.”Answeredthestudent.

“Nowyoumaygooutandwaitforwhatyoucanget,”saidtheprofessor.Atthesametime,thecommitteediscussedcarefullytheanswersthestudenthadgiven.Suddenlythestudentnoticedthattherewassomethingwrongwithhislastanswer.“Afullspoonistoomuch,”hethoughttohimself.Anxiouslyheopenedthedooroftheroomandcried,“Mr.Professor,I’vemadeamistake!

Afullspoonistoomuchforthepatient.Hecantakeonlyfivedrops.”

“I’msorry,sir,”saidtheprofessorcoldly,“Butit’stoolate.Yourpatienthasdied.”

21.Thestudentswereafraidoftheprofessorbecause.

A.theiranswersseldomsatisfiedhim.

B.theyoftenangeredanddisappointedhim.

C.theiranswersoftenastonishedhim.

D.heoftenmisunderstoodthemandgivethembadmarks.

22.Thestudent’sdescriptionoftheillnesswas.

A.notcorrect.

B.notsatisfying.

C.accepted.

D.completelydiscouraging.

23.Beforehelefttheroom,thestudentwasalmostsurethat.

A.hislastanswerwassatisfying.

B.hehadmadeamistake.

C.hehadnotdonewellintheexam’.

D.hehadpassedtheexam,andtheonlythingwastowaitforthemark.

24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thepatientwillbeindangerifhe’stakenasmuchasafullspoon.

B.Sinceonespoonislessthanfivedrops,thepatientwillbeallrightsoon

ifhetakesonlyonefullspoonatatime.

C.Thedoctorwillbeintroubleifhe’sgiventhepatientafullspoon.

D.Ifthepatientwantstoremainsafe,heshouldtakenomorethanfivedrops

atatime.

B

MakeachoiceofyourOne-DayTours

TourA—Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge--￡37until26Marchand￡39afterthat.

Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum.Stone-hengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.

TourB—Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnnHathaway’shouse--￡32until12Marchand￡36afterthat.

Oxford:

IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires（尖端）”fromStMary’sChurchTower.

Stratford:

IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC--WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtincludingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace--￡34until11Marchand￡37afterthat.

IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVIII’sfavouritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宫）whereiteasytogetlost!

TourD–CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat--￡33until18Marchand￡37afterthat.

IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18century.

25.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestUniversitycity?

A.TourBB.TourAC.TourCD.TourD

26.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March ?

A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt.

B.Oxford&Stratford.

C.Cambridge.

D.Bath&Stonehenge.

27.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze.

B.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain.

C.Itisaworld-famouscastle.

D.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies.

C

InourmodernsocietyasmoreandmorepeoplebecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeoplerememberingless?

Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?

ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.

Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetaySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowhowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.

Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationonthecomputer.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder（文件夹）.Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberedthefolderlocation（位置）betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememory（交互记忆）.”

AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn’tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.

28.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto.

A.showtheauthor’sattitudeB.introducethemaintopic

C.describehowtousetheInternetD.explainhowtostoreinformation

29.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?

A.TheSparrow’steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.

B.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheinformation.

C.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.

D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.

30.Intr