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学年浙江省嘉兴市高二下学期期末英语试题解析版
2016-2017学年浙江省嘉兴市高二(下)期末英语试卷
第一部分听力
1.(1分)Whereistheman'smothernow?
A.Athome.B.Atabusstop.C.Inahospital.
2.(1分)Howdidthemanfeel?
A.Nervous.B.Proud.C.Excited.
3.(1分)Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Doctorandpatient.B.Driverandpassenger.C.Teacherandstudent.
4.(1分)Whendidthefootballmatchstartyesterday?
A.At7:
45.B.At8:
45.C.At9:
15.
5.(1分)Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Hehasworkedwiththewomanfortwelveyears.
B.Hethinksthepricesinthestorearetoohigh.
C.Hehasaslighthearingproblem.
6.(2分)听第6段材料,回答第6、7题.
6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inadrugstore.B.Inahospital.C.Inthestreet.
7.Whatwillthemandolater?
A.Pickupsomemedicine.B.Waitforthewoman.C.Gobackhome.
8.(3分)听第7段材料,回答第8至10题.
8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Alecture.B.Anexam.C.Ahabit.
9.HowdoesthemanfeelaboutMissKelly'sgrade?
A.Angry.B.Disappointed.C.Surprised.
10.WhatdoweknowaboutMissKelly?
A.Shehasabettertimeschedule.
B.Sheneverstudiesuntilthelastday.
C.Sheoftencopiesfromotherstudents.
11.(3分)听第8段材料,回答第11至13题.
11.Whatdidthespeakersfindwhentheycameback?
A.Allthefoodinthefridgewentbad.
B.Therewasnofoodleftinthefridge.
C.Someonehadbrokenintotheirhouse.
12.Whatsmeltbadinthekitchen?
A.Thefish.B.Thebread.C.Thesandwiches.
13.WhatdoweknowaboutRichard?
A.Heisaresponsiblecaretaker.
B.Hehasn'tcleanedupthehouse.
C.Hehasgonetobuysomefood.
14.(4分)听第9段材料,回答第14至17题.
14.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.InlateJune.B.Inmid﹣July.C.InlateJuly.
15.WhatwillJennydothisSeptember?
A.GobacktoEngland.B.Takeacourse.C.Teachinaschool.
16.WhowillJennymostprobablyteach?
A.Childrenaged5to7.B.Childrenaged7to9.C.Childrenaged9to11.
17.WhatmadeJennywanttobeateacher?
A.Herpassionforteaching.B.Hermother'ssuggestion.C.Herteacher'sencouragement.
18.(3分)听第10段材料,回答第18至20题.
18.WhatistrueaboutDeepSpringsCollege?
A.It'slocatedinacollegetown.
B.Itslibraryisoftencrowdedwithstudents.
C.Itsschoolbuildingsareancient.
19.Howmanybooksarethereinthelibrary?
A.70000.B.1700.C.9000.
20.WhatcanstudentsatDeepSpringsdointheirsparetime?
A.Takeawalkinthemountains.
B.Gotothecinema.
C.WatchTV.
第二部分阅读理解第一节(满分15分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
21.(4.5分)Pinkhasneverbeenoneofthefavoritecolorsofthefashionindustry,asit'softenseenassillyandnotcoolenough.Butthisspring,it'shavingitsmomentinthespotlight,allthankstothefactthatthecolorisnolongerallaboutbeinggirlyandsweet.Instead,pinkistakingonanewmeaningofindependenceandpower.
ThisshifthappenedlastmonthduringtheWomen'sMarch.TensofthousandsofwomenfilledthestreetsofmajorcitiesintheUSandincountriesallaroundtheworldtoprotest(抗议)againstthedisrespecttowomen.Whatwasunusualabouttheprotestsisthatalotofpeopletakingpartwerewearingpinkhats,makingthestreetsappearlikea"seaofpink".Eventhoughthehatswerewithoutanyslogan(标语),theirpinkcoloristhoughttohavesentoutamessagethatislouderthananywords."Wewomenhavepowerandwe'renotgoingtositdownandshutup,"AileenGildea,oneoftheprotestersintheUS,toldTheBostonGlobe.
Nowyoungpeoplearechangingtheirattitudestopink.Theyarenolongertryingtoescapepink,butgivenewmeaningstoitinstead.
"Womenwhocamebeforeus…tobetakenseriouslytheyhadtogetawayfromthesymbolsusedtomakewomenseemlesscapable.Youngerwomendon'thavethatreaction.They'remoreinterestedinbreakingandrebuildthosesymbols,"AudreyGelman,abusinesswomanintheUS,toldTheWallStreetJournal.
Sosometimesit'snotthethingitselfthatneedstobechanged,butthewaywelookatit.Andinthecaseofpink,whatusedtobeseenassillymaybeturnedintosomethingreallyserious.
21.Ingeneral,peopletendtorelatepinkto .
A.independence
B.weakness
C.power
D.sadness
22.AccordingtoAileenGildea,whatweretheirprotestsmeanttoconvey?
A.Womenactuallypreferpinktoanyothercolor.
B.Womenneedtogetawayfromthosesymbolsofsilliness.
C.Womenoughttohaveabiggervoiceinsociety.
D.Womenshouldhavetherighttochoosewhatevercolors.
23.Thelastparagraphimpliesthatsometimesitisnecessaryto .
A.changeourtraditionalconcepts
B.showgreaterrespectforwomen
C.havedoubtsabouttheso﹣called"truth"
D.tellsomethingsillyfromsomethingserious.
24.(4.5分)Recently,peopleinUSeducationhavegottenextremelyworriedbecauseanewreporthasshownthatAmericanstudentshaveamathproblem.
The2015ProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment(评估)(PISA)showsmathscoresintheUSgettinglowerandnoimprovementinscienceorreading.PISAtests15﹣year﹣oldsfromdifferentcountriesandregionsintheirmath,scienceandreadingskills.About540,000studentsfrom72countriesandregionstookpartintheassessmentin2015.
USscoresinreadingandsciencewereaboutthesameasthreeyearsago,leavingAmericansnearthemiddleofthebiggergroup.Butthesituationinmathismuchmoreworrying.TheUSaveragescorewas470,be;owtheOECD(经合组织)testaverageof490,meaningtheUSwasNo.40amongthe72countriesandareas.Itwas12pointslowerthanin2012and18pointslowerthanin2009.So,whatisgoingonwithAmericanstudents'mathskills?
OnereasonmaybethattheUSdoesnotteachmathinenoughdepth."StudentsareoftengoodatansweringthefirstpartofaproblemintheUnitedStates,"saidAndreasSchleicher,directorofeducationandskillsatOECD."Butassoonasstudentshavetogodeeperandanswerthemorecomplicatedpartofaproblem,theyhavedifficulties."Incomparison,manyhigh﹣performingcountriesandregionsinmathteachalotlessbutfocusinmuchgreaterdepth,especiallywhenyoulookatEastAsia,JapanandSingapore,accordingtoSchleicher.
AnotherreasonmaybethefactthatmanypeopleintheUSareunwillingtotraveltoforeigncountriestolearnbetterteachingpractices."OneofourbiggestchallengesintheUSisthattheteachersarenotgoingoutandseeingwhathigh﹣performingcountriesdodifferently,"saidWendyKopp,whostartedTeachforAmerica,inanewsprogram.
24.Whenitcomestothe2015PISAresults,peopleinUSeducationaremoreconcernedabout .
A.theUSaveragescore
B.thedifferencesfromthepreviousPISA
C.Americanstudents'performanceinmath
D.Americanstudents'situationinscienceandreadingskills
25.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Americanstudentsarenotinterestedinsimplemathproblems.
B.Americanstudentsareunwillingtogoabroadforfurtherstudy.
C.Americanmathteachersenvyhigh﹣performingcountriesbetterteachingskills.
D.Americanmathteachersseldomteachstudentshowtosolvecomplicatedproblems.
26.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.ToinformpeopleofAmericanstudents'2015PISAresults.
B.ToanalyzethecausesofAmericanstudents'problemswithmath.
C.TostresstheimportanceoflearningmathwelltoAmericastudents.
D.TogiveAmericanmathteacherssomeadviceonhowtoteachmath.
27.(6分)Floodsaresecondonlytofireasthemostcommonofallnaturaldisasters.Theyoccuralmosteverywhereintheworld,resultinginwidespreaddamageandevendeath.Consequently,scientistshavelongtriedtoperfecttheirabilitytopredictfloods.Sofar,thebestthatscientistscandoistorecognizethepotentialforfloodingincertainconditions.Thereareanumberofconditions,fromdeepsnowonthegroundtohumanerror,whichcauseflooding.
Whendeepsnowmeltsitcreatesalargeamountofwater.Althoughdeepsnowalonerarelycausesfloods,whenitoccurstogetherwithheavyrainandsuddenwarmerweatheritcanleadtoseriousflooding.Ifthereisafastsnowmeltontopoffrozenorverywetground,floodingismorelikelytooccurthanwhenthegroundisnotfrozen.Frozengroundorgroundthatisverywetcannotabsorbtheadditionalwatercreatedbythemeltingsnow.Meltingsnowalsocontributestohighwaterlevelsinriversandstreams.
Riversthatarecoveredinicecanalsoleadtoflooding.Whenicebeginstomelt,thesurfaceoftheicecracksandbreaksintolargepieces.Thesepiecesoficemoveandfloatdowntheriver,Theycanformadamintheriver,causingthewaterbehindthedamtoriseandfloodthelandupstream.Ifthedambreakssuddenly,thenthelargeamountofwaterheldbehindthedamcanfloodtheareasdownstreamtoo.
Brokenicedamsarenottheonlydamproblemsthatcancauseflooding.Whenalargehuman﹣madedambreaksorfailstoholdthewatercollectedbehindit,theresultscanbedevastating.Damscontainsuchhugeamountsofwaterbehindthemthatwhensuddenbreaksoccur,thegreatforceofthewaterislikeagreattidalwave.Thedamwaterscantraveltensofkilometres,coverthegroundinmetresofmudandlitter,anddrownandcrusheverythingandcreatureintheirpath.
Althoughscientistscannotalwayspredictexactlywhenfloodswilloccur,theydoknowagreatdealaboutwhenfloodsareprobablygoingtooccur.Deepsnow,ice﹣coveredrivers,andweakdamsareallstrongconditionsforpotentialflooding.
27.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?
("P"standsfor"Paragraph".)
28.Whydoesfrozengroundprobablycontributetofloodingwhendeepsnowmelts?
A.Itislikelytoformanicedam.
B.Itistoohardforwatertorunoff.
C.Itcannottakeinmorewater.
D.Itmakesthesnowmelttooquickly.
29.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword"devastating"inParagraph4?
A.Positive.
B.Disappointing.
C.Impressive.
D.Damaging.
30.Whatismainlytal