河北省隆化县存瑞中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版无答案doc.docx

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河北省隆化县存瑞中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版无答案doc

存瑞中学2015—2016学年第二学期高二年级期中考试

英语试题

命题人：

饶永刚刘丽欣

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共100分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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．Whataretheytalkingabout?

A.Givingtips.B.Reducingtheprice.C.Orderingadinner.

2．WhattimeshouldJennycomehere?

A.At1:

50p.m..　B.At2:

20p.m..　C.At2:

30p.m..

3．Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Athome.B.Atschool.C.Inalibrary.

4．Howmuchdidtheypayfortherepairofthebike?

A.25yuan.B.50yuan.C.100yuan.

5．WhywillTombeinvitedtotheparty?

A.Becausethewomanlikeshim.

B.Becauseheistheman'sgoodfriend.

C.Becausetheman'smotherwantshimtocome.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

6．Whyisthemanstillintheoffice?

A.Hehastocleanthefloor.

B.Heneedstotypealetter.

C.Heiswaitingforthewoman.

7．Whatwillthemandothisevening?

A.SeeafilmwithMary.

B.GoshoppingwithMary.

C.Watchaplaywiththewoman.

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

8．Wherewasthematchheld?

A.InEngland.B.InAmerica.C.InSouthAfrica.

9．Whendidthehostteamgetitsgoal?

A.Inthefirsthalf.B.Inthesecondhalf.C.Neartheendofthematch.

听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。

10.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Popularsportsevents.

B.Thingspeopledoafterwork.

C.TVprogramspeoplelikebest.

11.Howdidthewomandotheresearch?

A.Shetalkedtopeople.

B.Shesentletterstopeople.

C.Shecollectedinformationfromnewspapers.

12.Whatdomostpeopleliketodointheirsparetime?

A.WatchTV.B.Gotomovies.C.Readbooks.

听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。

13.Whyisthemanreadingthebook?

A.Totakeatest.B.Towriteareport.C.TolearnEnglish.

14.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.OnWednesday.B.OnFriday.C.OnSaturday.

15.Wheredoesthewomancomefrom?

A.Britain.B.Italy.C.Canada.

16.What'sJohn'splanforthefuture?

A.TotourBritain.B.Togetajobabroad.C.Toopenashoeshop.

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17.Howmanypeoplearethereinthewoman'sfamilynow?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.

18.Whatdidthechildrenthinkabouthavingmealstogetherathome?

A.Theydislikedtheideaatfirst.

B.Theythoughtitwasfunny.

C.Theypreferredeatingwithfriends.

19.Howoftendidthefamilyfinallydecidetohavemealstogether?

A.EverySunday.B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.

20.Whichofthefollowingwasnotmentioned?

A.Playingsports.B.Planningtrips.C.Cookingmeals.

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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Just10yearsago,Isatacrossthedeskfromadoctor.“Yes,”hesaid,“thereissomethingwrongwiththeleft,upperlobe（肺叶）.Youhaveamoderatelyadvancedcase...You'llhavetogiveupworkatonceandgotobed.Lateron,we'llsee.”

Feelinglikeamanwhoisinmidcareerhassuddenlybeenplacedundersentenceofdeath,Ileftthedoctor'soffice,walkedovertothepark,andsatdownonabench.Ineededtothink.Inthenext3days,Iclearedupmyaffairs,thenIwenthome,gotintobed,andsetmywatchtotickoffnottheminutes,butthemonths.Twoyearslater,Ileftmybedandbeganthelongclimbback.ItwasanotheryearbeforeImadeit.

Ispeakofthisexperiencebecausetheseyearsthatpassedsoslowlytaughtmewhattovalueandwhattobelieve.IrealisenowthatthisworldI'mlivinginisnotmyoyster（牡蛎）tobeopenedbutmyopportunitytobegrasped.Eachday,tome,isapreciousthing.Thesuncomesupandpresentsmewith24brandnew,wonderfulhours—nottopass,buttofill.

I'velearnedtoappreciatethoselittle,allimportantthingsIneverthoughtIhadthetimetonoticebefore：

theplayoflightonrunningwater,themusicofthewindinmyfavouritepinetree.Iseemnowtoseeandhearandfeelwithsomeoftherecoveredfreshnessofchildhood.Howwell,forinstance,IrecallthetouchofthespringyearthundermyfeetthedayIfirststeppeduponitaftertheyearsinbed.

Frequently,Isitbackandsaytomyself,“LetmemakenoteofthismomentI'mlivingrightnow,becauseinitI'mwell,happyandhardatworkdoingwhatIlikebesttodo.Itwon'talwaysbelikethis,sowhileitis,I'llmakethemostofit—andafterwards,Iremember—andbegrateful.Allthis,Iowetothatlongtimespentonthesidelinesoflife.”

21.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor'sfeelingaftervisitingthedoctor?

A.Hopeless.B.Curious.C.Confused.D.Energetic.

22.Howlongdidittaketheauthortorecoverfromhisdisease?

A.Twoyearsandahalf.B.Threeyears.

C.Threeyearsandahalf.D.Fouryears.

23.Theunderlinedwords“theseyears”inParagraph3refertotheyearswhentheauthor

________.

A.wasillB.startedhiscareer

C.cleareduphisaffairsD.struggledtogobacktohiswork

24.Byfightingwithhisdisease,theauthorrealised________.

A.patientsshouldknowhowtogetonwithdoctors

B.doctorsshouldtreatpatientsmorecarefully

C.weshouldpayenoughattentiontodiets

D.weshouldvalueandappreciatelife

B

TaykaHoteldeSal

Where：

Tahua,Bolivia

Howmuch：

about$95anight

Whyit'scool：

You'vestayedathotelsmadeofbrickorwood,butsalt?

That'ssomethingfewcanclaim.TaykaHoteldeSalismadetotallyofsalt—includingthebeds（thoughyou'llsleeponregularmattressesandblankets）.ThehotelsitsontheSalardeUyuni,aprehistoricdrieduplakethat'stheworld'sbiggestsaltflat.Buildersusethesaltfromthe4,633squaremileflattomakethebricks,andgluethemtogetherwithapasteofwetsaltthathardenswhenitdries.Whenrainstartstodissolvethehotel,theownersjustmixupmoresaltpastetostrengthenthebricks.

GreenMagicNatureResort

Where:

Vythiri,India

Howmuch:

about$240anight

Whyit'scool:

Ridingapulleyoperated（滑轮操控的）lift86feettoyourtreetoproomisjustthestartofyouradventure.Asyoulookoutofyouropenwindow—thereisnoglass—youwatchmonkeysandbirdsintherainforestcanopy.Lateryoumighttestyourfearofheightsbycrossingthehandmaderopebridgetothemainpartofthehotel.Youdon'tevenhavetocomedownforbreakfast—thehotelwillsendituponthepulleydrawn“elevator”．

DogBarkParkInnB&B

Where:

Cottonwood,Idaho

Howmuch:

$92anight

Whyit'scool:

Thisdoghouseisn'tjustforthefamilypet.SweetWillyisa30foottalldogwithguestroomsinhisbelly.Climbthewoodenstairsbesidehishindlegtoenterthedoorinhisside.Youcanrelaxinthemainbedroom,goupafewstepstotheloftinWilly'shead,orhangoutinsidehisnose.

GamirasuCaveHotel

Where:

Ayvali,Turkey

Howmuch:

between$130and$475anight

Whyit'scool:

Experiencewhatitwaslike5,000yearsago,whenpeoplelivedinthesemountaincavesformedbyvolcanicash.Butyourstaywillbemuchmoremodern.Bathroomsandelectricityprovidewhatyouexpectfromamodernhotel,andthewhitevolcanicash,calledtufa,keepstheroomscool,about65℉insummer.

25.WhichofthefollowingaboutTaykaHoteldeSalisTRUE?

A.Thehotelisthecheapestamongthefourhotels.

B.Everythinginthehotelismadeofsalt.

C.Rainhasnoeffectonthehotel.

D.Itislocatedonanoldlake.

26.Whatisthesimilarityofthefourhotels?

A.Beingold.B.Beingunique.C.Beingnatural.D.Beingbeautiful.

27.Itcanbeinferredthat________.

A.itisthesamemanwhodesignedthefourhotels

B.GreenMagicNatureResortisthedearestinIndia

C.thebuildingofDogBarkParkInnB&Bislikeadog

D.GamirasuCaveHotelistheoldestamongthefourones

28.What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Toshowhiswideknowledge.B.Todevelopbusinessintourism.

C.Toattractattentionfromreaders.D.Tointroducesomeinterestinghotels.

C

Thebehaviourofabuilding'susersmaybeatleastasimportantasitsdesignwhenitcomestoenergyuse,accordingtonewresearchfromtheUKEnergyResearchCentre（UKERC）.TheUKpromisestoreduceitscarbonemissions（排放）by80percentby2050,partofwhichwillbeachievedbyallnewhomesbeingzerocarbonby2016.Butthisreportshowsthatsustainablebuildingdesignonitsown—thoughextremelyimportant—isnotenoughtoachievesuchreductions:

thebehaviourofthepeopleusingthebuildinghastochangetoo.

Thestudysuggeststhatthewaysthatpeopleuseandliveintheirhomeshavebeenlargelyignoredbyexistingeffortstoimproveenergyefficiency（效率），whichinsteadfocusonarchitecturalandtechnologicaldevelopments.

“Technologyisgoingtoassistbutitisnotgoingtodoeverything，”explainsKatyJanda,aUKERCseniorresearcher，“consumptionpatternsofbuildinguserscandefeatthemostcarefuldesign.”Inotherwords，oldhabitsdiehard,eveninthebestdesignedecohome.

Anotherpartoftheproblemisinformation.Householdsandbillpayersdon'thavetheknowledgetheyneedtochangetheirenergyusehabits.Withoutspecificinformation，it'shardtoestimatethecostsandbenefitsofmakingdifferentchoices.Feedback（反馈）facilities,likesmartmetersandenergymonitors，couldhelpbridgethisinformationgapbyhelpingpeopleseehowchangingtheirbehaviourdirectlyaffectstheirenergyuse;somestudieshaveshownthathouseholdscanachieveupto15percentenergysavingsusingsmartmeters.

Socialscienceresearchhasaddedafurtherdimension（方面），suggestingthatindividuals'behaviourinthehomecanbepersonalandcannotbepredicted—whetherpeoplethrowopentheirwindowsratherthanturndownthethermostat（恒温器）,forexample