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1516学年下学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案3

2015-2016学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，考试用时120分钟。

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第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

A

Openingin1934,theBrookfieldZooquicklyreceivedaworldwidereputationforitsspecialdisplaysandunique（独一无二的）exhibits.

Address:

1stAvenuebetweenOgdenAvenueand31stStreet,Brookfield,Illinois

Phone:

708-688-8000

GettingtotheBrookfieldZoobyPublicTransportation:

TheMetraRailBurlingtonNorthernlinerunsfromUnionStationdowntowntothe“ZooStop”（HollywoodStation）andfromthereit’sonlya2-blocknortheastwalktothezoo.

DrivingfromDowntown:

DrivealongtheEisenhowerExpresswaywesttoFirstAvenueexit.Headsouthabout2.5milesandfollowthesignstothezooentrance.

ParkingattheBrookfieldZoo:

Parkingfeesare$9forcarsand$12forbuses.

TheBrookfieldZooHours:

TheBrookfieldZooisopen365daysperyear.

Monday-Saturday:

9:

30a.m.to6:

00p.m.

Sunday:

9:

30a.m.to7:

30p.m.

TheBrookfieldZooTickets:

Adults（ages12-64）,$13.50;

Seniors（ages65+）,$9.50;

Children（ages3-11）,$9.50;

Children（ages2andunder）,free

TheBrookfieldZooFeaturedExhibits:

TropicWorld;WolfWoods;LivingCoast;SevenSeas;FragileKingdom;AustraliaHouse;HavitatAfrica.

AbouttheBrookfieldZoo:

TheBrookfieldZooislocatedjust14mileswestofdowntownChicago.It’shometoavarietyofanimalspecies,anditsuseofnaturalbarriersandmoats（壕沟）issomuchmorerelaxingandenjoyablethanwatchingalionpacebackandforthinacage.Theabsenceofbarsalsomakesforgreatwildlifephotoopportunities.TheBrookfieldZooalsofocusesoneducation,withdetaileddisplaysabouttheanimalsbeingviewedandtheinteractiveprogramthatletskidsgetsomehands-onexperiencetolearnwhatittakestorunazooaswellasfacepaintingandcrafts.

FormoreinformationabouttheBrookfieldZoo,visitwww.brookfieldzoo.org.

1.WhereistheentrancetotheBrookfieldZoo?

A.At31stStreet.B．AtFirstAvenue.

C.AtOgdenAvenue.D．AttheHollywoodStation.

2.Howmuchshouldacoupleintheirthirtiesandtheir5-year-oldtwinspayiftheywanttovisitthezoo?

A．$23.B．$32.5C．$36.5D．$46

3.Whatmake（s）theBrookfieldZoomoreattractiveandenjoyable?

A.Itscheaptickets.B.Itsvariousactivities

C.Itscage-lessdisplays.D.Itsgeographicaladvantage.

B

Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn’tknow.Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.

Shesaid,“Hi,girl!

MynameisRose.I’m87yearsold.Cangiveyouahug?

”

Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay!

”andshegavemeagiantsqueeze.

“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung,innocentage?

”Iasked.Shejokinglyreplied,“I’mheretomeetarichhusband,getmarried,haveacoupleofchildren,andhenretireandtravel!

”

“Noseriously.”Isaid.Iwascuriousaboutwhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatherage.

“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI’mgettingone!

”shetoldme.

Overthecourseoftheyear,Rosebecauseacampusiconandsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandshereveledintheattentionbestoweduponherfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup.

AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.I’llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.

“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold”;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlytwosecretstostayingyoung,beinghappy,andachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.You’vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie!

”shesaid.

“Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingtheopportunityinchange.”Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon’thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.”

Sheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheSongofRose.”Shechallengedeachofusstudythelyrics（歌词）andlivethemoutinourdailylives.

Attheyear’send,Rosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.

4.Rosemadeherselfknowntotheauthorina_______manner.

A.seriousB.coldC.crazyD.humorous

5.Fromtheinformationprovidedinthepassage,weknow________.

A.Rosefinishedthecollegedegreewithinayear

B.Rosedidrealizeherdreamofmeetingarichhusbandandgettingmarriedthroughcollegeeducation

C.Roseenjoyedhercampuslifeverymuch

D.Rosegrewsooldthatshestoppedplaying

6.Accordingtoherspeech,________.

A.wheneveryouhaveadream,yousucceed

B.Allpeopledon’tgrowupwhilegrowingolder

C.Roseusuallyregrettedhavingdonesomething

D.anine-year-oldisasoldasa87-year-oldifhedoesn’tdoanything

7.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe________.

A.GrowingOlderorGrowingUpB.It’sNevertooOldtolearn

C.HumourDoesCountD.ChallengeYourself

C

PacingandPausing

SaratriedtobefriendheroldfriendSteve'snewwife,butBettyneverseemedtohaveanythingtosay.WhileSarafeltBettydidn'tholdupherendoftheconversation,BettycomplainedtoStevethatSaranevergaveherachancetotalk.Theproblemhadtodowithexpectationsaboutpacingandpausing.

Conversationisaturn-takinggame.Whenourhabitsaresimilar,there'snoproblem.Butifourhabitsaredifferent,youmaystarttotalkbeforeI'mfinishedorfailtotakeyourturnwhenI'mfinished.That'swhatwashappeningwithBettyandSara.

ItmaynotbecoincidentalthatBetty,whoexpectedrelativelylongerpausesbetweenturns,isBritish,andSara,whoexpectedrelativelyshorterpauses,isAmerican.BettyoftenfeltinterruptedbySara.ButBettyherselfbecameaninterrupterandfoundherselfdoingmostofthetalkingwhenshemetavisitorfromFinland.AndSarahadahardtimecuttinginonsomespeakersfromLatinAmericaorIsrael.

Thegeneralphenomenon,then,isthatthesmallconversationtechniques,likepacingandpausing,leadpeopletodrawconclusionsnotaboutconversationalstylebutaboutpersonalityandabilities.Thesehabitualdifferencesareoftenthebasisfordangerousstereotyping（思维定式）.Andthesesocialphenomenacanhaveverypersonalconsequences.Forexample,awomanfromthesouthwesternpartoftheUSwenttoliveinaneasterncitytotakeupajobinpersonnel.WhenthePersonnelDepartmentgottogetherformeetings,shekeptsearchingfortherighttimetobreakin–andneverfoundit.Althoughbackhomeshewasconsideredoutgoingandconfident,inWashingtonshewasviewedasshyandretiring.Whenshewasevaluatedattheendoftheyear,shewastoldtotakeatrainingcoursebecauseofherinabilitytospeakup.

That'swhyslightdifferencesinconversationalstyle–tinylittlethingslikemicrosecondsofpause–canhaveagreateffectonone'slife.Theresultinthiscasewasajudgmentofpsychologicalproblems–eveninthemindofthewomanherself,whoreallywonderedwhatwaswrongwithherandregisteredforassertivenesstraining.

8.WhatdidSarathinkofBettywhentalkingwithher?

A.Bettywastalkative.B.Bettywasaninterrupter.

C.Bettydidnottakeherturn.D.BettypaidnoattentiontoSara.

9.Accordingtothepassage,whoarelikelytoexpecttheshortestpausesbetweenturns?

A.Americans.B.Israelis.C.TheBritish.D.TheFinns.

10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.

A.communicationbreakdownresultsfromshortpausesandfastpacing

B.womenareunfavorablystereotypedineasterncitiesoftheUS

C.one'sinabilitytospeakupisculturallydeterminedsometimes

D.oneshouldreceivetrainingtobuildupone'sconfidence

11.Theunderlinedword"assertiveness"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.

A.beingwillingtospeakone'smindB.beingabletoincreaseone'spower

C.beingreadytomakeone'sownjudgmentD.beingquicktoexpressone'sideasconfidently

D

Aneweight-kilometreroadisunderconstructionthatlinkstheportareawiththemotorwaysystem.Itisexpectedtocarry20,000trucksandcarsaday,whichgreatlyreducestheovercrowdedtrafficinthecenterofthecity.Aspartoftheproject,twofour-kilometreroadtunnelsarebeingbuiltbelowthecentralareaofthecity,onefortraffictothenorthandtheotherfortraffictothesouth.Thetwotunnelsareabout20metresbelowthesurfaceandare12metreswide,providingfortwolanesoftrafficineachdirection.

Intheupperpartofthetunneltwoair-conditioningpipesremovethewastegasoftrucksandcarsandkeepthequalityofairinsidethetunnel.Thelightingisatthetopofthetunnel,practicallyatitshighestpoint.Therewillalsobeelectronicsignsatfrequentintervals（间隔）.Theyshowtrafficconditionsahead,andcanbeseenclearlybydrivers.Thewallismadeupoffourmainelements,whichincludeawaterproofingcoveringand,ontheinsideofthetunnel,aconcretelining（混凝土衬砌）.

Eachtunnelisroughlyroundandthelowerpartofthetunnelissomewhatflat.Thesurfaceoftheroadliesonthebase,whichismadeofconcreteandsteel.Thedrainagesystem（排水系统）,justbelowtheroadsurfaceononeside,removesanyextraliquid,particularlywater.Intheeventoffire,thefiremain,whichismadeofsteel,pipeswatertomanyfirehydrantstationsatregularintervalsalongthelength