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河北省武邑中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
2015-2016学年河北武邑中学高二期中考试英语试题
命题人：
鲍海建
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共10页。
考试结束后，只交答题卡。
保存好试卷。
第Ⅰ卷
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的班级、姓名、学号、考试顺序号填写清楚
2.各小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，在试题卷上作答无效。
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.Whatisthemangoingtodotonight？
A.Toabirthdayparty.B.TovisitJane.C.Tothetheatre.
2.Whydoesthewomanwanttobuyaclock?
A.Shehastroublewakingup.B.Shewantstobuysomeoneagift.C.Herwatchisbroken.
3.WheredidthewomanstaywhileshewasinBrighton?
A.Shestayedinherfriend’shouse.B.Shestayedinahotelwithherfriends.
C.Shecampednearthemountains.
4.WhatdoesAliceaskthemantodo?
A.Borrowsomemagazinesforher.B.Returnsomemagazinestothelibrary.
C.Givesomemagazinesbacktoher.
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout？
A.Anovel.B.Afilm.C.Awriter.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Whendidthewoman’slicensestopbeingvalid?
A.2daysago.B.4daysago.C.7daysago.
7.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inthepolicestation.B.Inthegarage.C.Inabank.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.HowoftenwillthegirlattendAfricanMusic?
A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.
9.Whatelseisthegirlgoingtotakethisterm?
A.BasicSpanish.B.Businessclasses.C.SpanishComposition.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.WherewasGeorgeyesterday?
A.Athisusualplace.B.Inthenewspaperoffice.C.Athome.
11.WhydidthewomancallGeorge?
A.Toaskhimtoaconcert.B.Togoonaholidaywithhim.C.Toinvitehimtodinnerathome.
12.WheredidGeorgeseeMary?
A.Attheoffice.B.Attheconcert.C.Inhissister’shome.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Howdoesthemankilltime?
A.Byeatingpotatochips.B.BywatchingTV.C.Bytakingawalk.
14.Whatdoesthewomandislike?
A.Thesquare.B.Theparks.C.Thecity.
15.Whatdoesthemanthinkisthemostimportant?
A.Entertainment.B.Income.C.Quietness.
16.Whatdothemanandwomandisagreeon?
A.Whetherthecityneedsasymbol.
B.Whethertheamusementparkshouldbebuilt.
C.Whetherthesquareisagoodplaceforawalk.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WhatdidNicholasdoateighteenmonths？
A.HebegantolearnFrench.B.Hereadthenewspaper.C.Hetooktelephonemessages.
18.WhywasNicholasboredandunhappyatthetwoschools?
A.Hehadtoomuchhomework.B.Healmostcouldn’tlearnanythingspecial.
C.Histeachersoftencorrectedhisspelling.
19.WhoofferedtohelpNicholasfinally?
A.Hisclassmates.B.Hisparents.C.Acollege.
20.WhatisNicholas’lifelikenow?
A.Busywithoutanysociallife.B.Fullbutboring.
C.Busyatcollegeandfreeathome.
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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Asyoumovearoundyourhome,takeagoodlookatthethingsyouhave.Itislikelythatyourlivingroomwillhaveatelevisionsetandavideo,andyourkitchenawashingmachineandamicrowaveoven.Yourbedroomdrawerswillbefilledwithalmostthreetimesasmanyclothesasyouneed.Youalmostcertainlyownacarandpossiblyahomecomputer,holidayabroadatleastonceayearandeatoutatleastonceaweek.
Now,perhaps,morethaneverbefore,peoplearewonderingwhatlifeisallabout,andwhatitisfor.Seekingmaterialsuccessisbeginningtotroublelargenumbersofpeoplearoundtheworld.Theyfeelthatthelonghoursworkculturetomakemoremoneyiseatinguptheirlives,leavingthemverylittletimeorenergyforfamilyorpastimes.Manyareturningtootherwaysoflivinganddownshiftingisoneofthem.SixpercentofworkersinBritaintookthedecisiontodownshiftlastyear.
OnecouplewhodownshiftedisDanielandLiz.TheyusedtoworkincentralLondon.Hewasanewspaperreporterandsheusedtoworkforaninternationalbank.Theywouldgotoworkbytraineverydayfromtheirlargehouseinthesuburbs,leavingtheirtwochildrenwithananny.MosteveningsDanielwouldn’tgethomeuntileightornineo’clockandnearlytwiceamonthhewouldhavetoflytoNewYorkformeetings.Theybothearnedalargeamountofmoneybutbegantofeelthatlifewaspassingthemby.
Nowadays,theyrunafarminthemountainsofWales.“Ialwayswantedtohaveafarmthen,”saysDaniel,“andwetookalmostayeartomakethedecisiontodownshift.It’stakensomegettingusedto,butit’sbeenworthit.Wehavetothinktwicenowaboutspendingmoneyoncarrepairsandwenolongerhaveanyholidays.However,Ithinkit’smadeusstrongerasafamily,andthechildrenarealothappier.
Liz,however,isnotquitesure.“Iusedtoenjoymyjob,eventhoughitwashardworkandlonghours.I’mnotreallyacountrygirl,butIsupposeI’mgraduallygettingusedtolookingaftertheanimals.OnethingIdolike,though,isbeingabletoseemoreofmychildren.Myadviceforotherpeoplewantingtodothesameisnottothinkaboutittoomuchoryoumightnotdoitatall.”
21．Thepassagetellsusthat.
A．peopleseldomworklonghourstomakemoney
B．peoplehardlybuymorethingsthannecessary
C．peoplearesureeverythingtheyownisintherightplace
D．peoplerealizethereismoretolifethanjustmakingmoney
22．WhenDanielwasareporterhe___.
A．livedincentralLondonB．dislikedhisjob
C．missedhischildrenD．waswellpaid
23．Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“thelonghoursworkculturetomakemoremoneyiseatinguptheirlives”inthesecondparagraph?
A．Peopleworklonghourstoearntheirliving.
B．Tomakemoremoneythroughhardworkistheaimofpeople’slife.
C．Longhoursofhardworkoccupytoomuchofpeople’slife.
D．Peoplespenttoomuchtimeandmoneyeatingmeals.
24．Theunderlinedword“downshifting”inthesecondparagraphrefersto_________.
A．repairingyourcarbyyourselfB．spendingmoneycarefully
C．movingouttothecountrysidetoliveasimplerandbetterlife
D．livinginabighouseinthesuburbsanddiningoutonceaweek
B.
Thewebsite"FarmersOnly.com"callsitselfanonlinedatingandfriendshipfinder.Theideastartedinthemindofaman,JerryMillerinOhio.Hewonderedhowfarmerscouldmeetnewpeoplewhounderstandthelifeofafarmer.JerryMillerisnotafarmerbutherepresentsalotoffarmers.
Ashetellsit,theideaforthesitewasplantedwhenafarmertoldhimonedaythatshewasrecentlydivorcedandwouldliketodate.Butsomeonewouldinvitehertomeetforcoffeeatnineo’clockatnight,whenshehadtostartherdayatfivethenextmorning.
So,in2005,JerryMillerlaunchedhiswebsite."Youdon’thavetobeafarmertobeon"FarmersOnly.com".Butyoudohavetohavethegoodold-fashionedtraditionalvaluesofAmerica’sheartland."
YoualsohavetoliveintheUnitedStatesorCanadatobeamemberofthesite.Someservicesarefree,butafullmembershipcostsfiftydollarsforayear.Asoflastweekthesitelistedmorethan58,000members.ManyofthemarefarmersintheUnitedStates.Othersarestudentsorworkersinvolvedinsomewaywithagriculture.JerryMillertellsusaboutthirtymarriagesinthelastyearhaveresultedfromhiswebsite.
Somefarmershavealsofoundlovethroughagroup,SinglesinAgriculture,whichwasformedasanonprofitorganizationin1986.Itorganizesgatheringsthatusuallyendwithadance,butisnotadatingservice.Thepurposeistosupporteducationalandsocialactivitiesthatofferpeopleachanceforfriendship.Itswebsite,"singlesinag.org",saystherearemorethanl,000membersacrossthenationandasfarawayasFrance.
25.JerryMillerstarted"FarmersO"inorderto_____________.
A.helpfarmers B.supporttraditions
C.understandfarmers D.representfarmers
26.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2indicate?
A.Shedislikescitylifestyle.B.Shepreferslatenightcoffee.
C.Countrylifeisn’twellunderstood.D.It’stiringtogetupearly.
27.Whichofthefollowingistrueof"singlesinag.org"?
A.Itsservicesarefree.B.Itprovidesdatingservices.
C.Onlyfarmerscanbecomeitsmembers.D.FarmersinFrancecan’tbenefitfromit.
28.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______________________.
A.allfarmersdesiremarriage
B.farmersareeasytomeetnewpeople
C.morefarmersgetdivorcedintheUSA
D.theInternethelpsimprovefarmers’sociallife
D
Agreenroofisaroofofabuildingthatiscoveredwithvegetationoverawaterproofmembrane（防水膜）.Itisapropermethodofgrowingplantsontheroofanddoesnotrefertothemeregreencoloroftheroof.Peoplebenefitalotfromthesegreenroofingsystems,andtheyaregainingpopularitydaybyday.
Humanbeingshaveoccupiedmajorareasoflandandtransformedthemintohugebuildings,whichhasseverelyaffectedtheenvironmentandthenaturalhabitatofbirdandinsects.Greenroofingcompensatesforthat.Itcreatesanaturalhabitatforcreatureslikebees,grasshoppersandotherinsects.
Modernroofsneedalotofenergytocontrolthetemperaturesinwinterandsummer.However,greenroofsreducetheamountofenergyrequiredforcontrollingtemperatures,thusmakingthemenergy-efficient.Asgreenroofingishighlyenergy-efficient,itcanactasaencouragementforpeoplewhoareinterestedingreenroofingsystemsandtheirbenefits.Itwillincreasethemarketvalueofthebuildingandfetchtheowneragreatshareofprofit
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