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浙江省临海市杜桥中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
杜桥中学2015学年第一学期高二年级期中考试
英语试题
命题:
张思佳审题:
潘玉梅
1、听力(共两节,满分20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.Whenwillthemanwakeup?
A.At2:
00p.m.B.At7:
00p.m.C.At2:
00a.m.
2.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inacafe
B.Onthestreet.
C.Atthewoman’shouse.
3.Whatwillthemandonext?
A.Tryontwopairsofjeans.
B.Buyasize34andasize36.
C.Looksomewhereelseforasize35.
4.Whatdidthewomanplantomakefordinner?
A.ChickenB.Pizza.C.Nothing.
5.Wherewasthemansleeping?
A.Onthestreet.B.Inthepark.C.Inahotel.
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.Whatisthewomangoodat?
A.Typing.B.Cooking.C.Talkingwithpeople.
7.Whatkindofadviceisthemangivingthewoman?
A.Howtobeagoodlistener.
B.Howtomakefriends.
C.Whatjobsuitsher.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Howmuchisthegarbagebillthismouth?
A.Exactly$33.
B.Almost$70.
C.Morethan$90.
9.Whathasgoneupinpricelately?
A.Gas.B.Water.C.Electricity
10.Whatdothespeakerscareaboutthemost?
A.Savingmoney.
B.Usinglessenergy.
C.havingthenicestgarden.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Howmucharethetickets?
A.$20each.B.$48each.C.$50each.
12.Howlatedothebusesrunintheevening?
A.Untilteno’clock.
B.Untileighto’clock.
C.Untilseveno’clock.
13.Whatdoyouneedtogethiredbythebuscompany?
A.AdeepknowledgeofSeattle’shistory.
B.Alotofexperiencedrivingabus.
C.BeingbornandraisedinSeattle.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.Whatwasbuiltrecentlyinthecity?
A.Abridge.B.Aschool.C.Apool.
15.Whenwillthecityfixtheproblem?
A.Rightaway.
B.Inafewyears.
C.Thenexttimeitrains.
16.Whyisthewomanangry?
A.Shecan’trunforoffice.
B.Thebridgeworkersaretoolazy.
C.Cityleadersaretakingmoneyawayfromschool.
听第9段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Wherewillfreesamplesofpizzabegiven?
A.Inthefrozenfoodarea.
B.InfrontofSectionD.
C.NexttiSectionF.
18.WhatcanshoppersfindnearSectionL?
A.Chinesefriedrice.B.Pasta.C.Icecream.
19.Whenwillthestoreclose?
A.Atsixo’clock.B.Atseveno’clock.C.Atteno’clock.
20.Whatdoshopperhavetooffertogetadiscount?
A.Nothing.
B.Aspecialcreditcard.
C.Amembershipcard.
二、阅读理解(每小题1.5分,满分30分)
A
Forthelastcoupleofweeks,Ihadbeenstuckinfrontofmycomputerworkingonaprojectthatwasveryimportanttome.MyeverywakinghourwasconsumedbytheprojectandalthoughIimaginedthatIwouldfeelhappyaftercompletingpartsoftheproject,Iwasconfusedtofindthatinstead,Iwasfeelingratherdepressed.Itriedarangeofmethodstohelpcheermyselfup.Ihadarelaxingbath,cookedadeliciousmealtoenjoywithmyfamilyandevenwatchedalightheartedmovie,buttonoavail.ItwasonlywhenIturnedtomeditation(沉思)forasolutionthattheanswercametome:
turntonature!
Theverynextday,Igrabbedmycameraandabottleofwaterandsetofftospendafewhourswalkinginanaturereserve,eventhoughitwaspouringwithrain.WithinacoupleofminutesIfeltaliveagain.Tobehonest,Ifeltlikeayoungschoolgirlagainandhadtostopmyselffromhoppingalongthepathsinging,"I'msingingintherain",asongIusedtosingwhenIwasachild.Ithinkasadultsweoftentrytoohardtocontrolourinnerchildrenandasaresultwerestrain(限制)ourownspirits,whichonlyleadstodepressionandstress.
Interestingly,ithasbeenshownthatpeoplewhospend40minuteswalkinginanaturereservehaveadropintheirbloodpressurelevels,butthisdoesnothappenwhentheyspendasimilaramountoftimewalkinginabusycitycentre.
Ifyoufeelalittlelowinspiritandknowthatyouhavespenttoomuchtimeindoors,relaxcompletely,removeyourshoesandletyourinnerchildcomeoutandplay.
21.Theauthorwalkedinanaturereserveintheraininorderto__________.
A.takephotos
B.cheerherselfup
C.hopalongthepath
D.findasolutiontotheproject
22.Theunderlinedpart"tonoavail"inParagraph1probablymeans"__________".
A.uninterestingB.unrelated
C.unsuccessfulD.unexpected
23.Intheauthor'sopinion,__________.
A.abathcanmakepeoplerelaxed
B.adultsshouldexpresstheirinnerfeelingsfreely
C.walkinginabusycitycentreharmspeople'shealth
D.depressionisusuallycausedbyhardwork
24.Thelastparagraphmainlyservesasa(n)__________.
A.suggestionB.explanation
C.introductionD.reminder
B
Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal(信号).Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.
Differentculturesemphasize(强调)theimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“smalltalk”,usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries—liketheUKorFrance—peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcafésratherthanattheoffice.
Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;instead,therewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.
EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecausetheculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.
Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticulturalenvironment(多元文化环境)willofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.
25.Insomecountries,eatingtogetheratrestaurantsmaymakeiteasierforpeopleto______.
A.developcloserrelationsB.sharethesameculture
C.gettoknoweachotherD.keepeachothercompany
26.TheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat_____.
A.theEnglishprefertomakelongspeeches
B.toomanywordsareofnouse
C.peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynature
D.eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferent
27.Accordingtothetext,howcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeachotherbetter?
A.Bysharingdifferentwaysoflife.
B.Byacceptingdifferenthabits.
C.Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.
D.Byspeakingeachother’slanguages.
28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.MulticulturalEnvironment
B.Cross-CulturalDifferences
C.HowtoUnderstandEachOther
D.HowtoBuildUpaRelationship
C
AnewwordhassuddenlybecomewildlypopularinChina—"tuhao"—whichlooselytranslatedmeans"nouveauriche".Therehavebeenmorethan100millionreferencestotheword"tuhao"onsocialmediasinceearlySeptember.
It'sbeingusedtodescribeeverythingfromthenewPeople'sDailybuilding,toexpensivecelebrityweddingsfullofbling,andthenewgold-colourediPhone.
InChinese"tu"meansearthand"hao"meansrich.Tosaysomeoneistuhaoistoimplytheycomefromapoorpeasantbackground,andhavemadeitrichquick—butdon'tquitehavethemanners,orsophisticationtogoalongwithit.It'sliketheterm"nouveauriche",saysProfessorSteveTsangattheSchoolofContemporaryChineseStudiesinNottingham-buthasevenmorenegativemeanings,suggestingacertainvulgarity(粗俗).
"Tuhao"isactuallyanoldword,datingbackperhapsasfarastheSouthernDynasty1,500yearsago,butithasalwaysmeantsomethingratherdifferent.Duringthecommunistrevolution,fromthe1920stoearly1950s,itwaswidelyusedtorefertolandholdersandgentrywhowouldbullythosebeneaththem.
ThisnewusageofthetermtookoffinSeptemberafterawidely-sharedjokeaboutarich,butunhappyman,whogoestoaBuddhistmonkforadvice,expectingtobetoldtoliveamoresimplelife.Themonkrepliesinsteadwiththephrase:
"Tuhao,let'sbefriends!
"
ChineseInternetusersarehighlycreativeintheiruseoflanguage,andareconstantlyinventing,andre-inventingwordsasawayofgettingpastcensorship(审查)rules.Butinthiscase,itspopularityseemstobedowntothefactthatitexpressesChina'schangingsocietysowell—manypeoplesneeratthosewithwealth,butaresecretlyjealous.
29.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Tuhao,anewpopularwordinChina
B.ThelonghistoryofTuhao
C.ThenewusageofTuhao
D.Tuhao,anewly-inventedChineseword
30.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeconsidered“tuhao”?
A.Avulgarnouveauriche
B.Abullylandholder
C.Aquick-richpeasantwithoutpropermanners
D.ABuddhistmonk.
31.Thelastbutoneparagraph(倒数第二段)mainlytellsus______.
A.whatthenewusageofthewordis
B.howthewordbecomespopularagain
C.whytheunhappymanwenttotheBuddhistmonk
D.whatadvicethemonkgavetheunhappyman
32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmean?
A.respectB.envy
C.laughD.disbelieve
D
Thetroublewithschoolisthatyoucan’tchoosethepeopleyougettoseeeveryday.Ifyou’reunluckyenought