安徽省阜阳市太和县第八中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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安徽省阜阳市太和县第八中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
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太和八中2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考试
高二英语试题
（时间：
120分钟；总分：
150分）
第I卷
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，你将有两分钟的时问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.WhomightJanebe?
A.Thewoman’smother.B.Theman’swife.C.Theman’smother.
2.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?
A.Theseaside.B.Abusstop.C.Apostoffice.
3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.ThemanshouldquitMr.Smith’slessons.
B.Themancan’tgraduate.
C.ThemanhastotakeMr.Smith’slessons.
4.Whatwillthewomando?
A.Lendthemanhertypewriter.B.Typesomethingfortheman.C.Takeachancetoguess.
5.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Shedidn’tlistentotheman.
B.Sheregrettedhavinglistenedtotheman.
C.Shewillchoosemorecoursesthisterm.
第二节（共5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，各个小题将给出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.Whycan’tthewomanhavethepartyonthetwenty-ninth?
A.Shewillattendameeting.B.Shewilltraveltoanothercity.C.Shewillseeherdoctor.
7.Howlongwillthepartyrun?
A.Fourhours.B.Threehours.C.Twohours.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.Whycan’tthewomanusebothherhandswell?
A.Hermotherdidn’tallowhertouselefthand.
B.Shewasbornright-handed.
C.Shewantedtobethesameasotherpeople.
9.Whatdoesthemanthinkofbeingleft-handed?
A.Itissometimesinconvenient.B.Itdoesn’tmattertohim.
C.Itisbetterthanbeingright-handed.
10.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Heoftenlendshiscartoothers.B.Hedriveswithhislefthand.
C.Hisfriendsoftengivehimaride.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodofirst?
A.Drysomedishes.B.Washsomeplates.C.Cleanthestove.
12.Wherewillthemanlookforanothertowel?
A.Ontheshelf.B.Inthedrawer.C.Inthecabinet.
13.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandowiththeoldtowel?
A.Cleanherbike.B.Cleanhercar.C.Cleanthegarage.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14.Whatisthemandoinghere?
A.Takingabusinesstrip.B.Visitinghisgirlfriend.C.Havingaholidayalone.
15.Wherewillhereturnthecar?
A.InSanFrancisco.B.Righthere.C.Inanotheroffice.
16.Whatwillthewomandonext?
A.Bringthemanthekeys.B.Talkabouttheinsurance.C.Bringthemansomeforms.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whatare“mallrats”?
A.Thosewhospendalotoftimeinmalls.
B.Thosewhoshopregularlyinmalls.
C.Thosewhostealthingsfrommalls.
18.WhichisNOTmentionedasareasonwhypeoplelikemalls?
A.Feelingsafe.B.Comfortableenvironment.C.Reasonableprices.
19.HowmanynightclubsarethereintheMallofAmericainMinnesota?
A.350.B.8.C.7.
20.WhenwasthefirstindoormallbuiltinAmerica?
A.In1935.B.In1963.C.In1965.
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）
A
Millionsofyearsagodinosaurs（恐龙）livedontheearth.Inthedaysofdinosaursthewholeearthwaswarmandwet.Thereweregreenforestsandtheycouldfindenoughtoeat.Later,partsoftheearthbecamecoldanddry.andtheforeststheredied.Thendinosaurscouldnotfindenoughtocat.Thismustbeonereasonwhydinosaursdiedout.
Wecanguessanotherreason.Newkindsofanimalscameontheearth.Somehadbigbrainsandwerefastandstrong.Theycouldkilldinosaurs.Theremaybeotherreasonsthatwedon’tknowaboutyet.Scientistsaretryingtomakemorediscoveriesaboutdinosaurs.
Dinosaurswereofmanysizesandshapes（形状）.Somewereassmallaschickens,whilesomewereabout90feetlong.
Therewerealsoterriblefightsbetweendinosaurs.Theymighthavehappenedmorethan100millionyearsago.Thoughtherewasnomantoseeanyofthefights,wecanbetoldbytheanimal’sfootprints（足迹）thatfightdidtakeplace.
21．Accordingtothepassage,dinosaursdidexistonly______ontheearth.
A.formillionsofyears
B.millionsofyearsago
C.morethan100millionsyearsago
D.whenitwaswarmandwetsomewhere
22．Onereasonwhydinosaursdiedoutisthat______.
A.thereweretoomanydinosaurs
B.partsoftheearthbecamecoldanddry
C.thedeadforeststherecouldnotsupplythemwithenoughfood
D.theycouldn’tfindenoughtoeat
23．Onemorereasonmaybethat______.
A.newkindsofanimalscameontheearth
B.somefastandstronganimalswithbigbrainscouldkillthem
C.somedinosaurswereassmallaschickens
D.somebigdinosaursdiedinthefights
24．Wecanseefromthispassage______.
A.scientistsaretryingtomakesomedinosaurs
B.dinosaursaredangerousenough
C.dinosaursareworthstudying
D.scientistsknownothingaboutdinosaurs
B
Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly，believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad；thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother；thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.
Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirselfworthrelied（依赖）onhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem，playingwellandwinningareoftenlifeanddeathaffairs.Intheirsinglemindedpursuit（追求）ofsuccess，thedevelopment，ofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.
However，whilesonicseemtobelostindiedesiretosucceed，otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlydiewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers，theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople，Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying，theyalwayshaveanexcuse：
“Imayhavelost，butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost，thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly，thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sselfrespectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve（缓解）canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.
25．Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.
B.Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.
C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.
D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.
26．Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itpushessocietyforward.
B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.
C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.
D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.
27．Theunderlinedphrase“themostvocal”inParagraph3means.
A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowin
B.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighly
C.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststrongly
D.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess
28．Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewitha“desiretofail”?
A.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.
B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.
C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.
D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried.
C
Inthepastdecadethepopularityofrockclimbinghasgreatlyincreased,andsohasthenumberofinjuries.Ithasbeenestimatedthatrockclimbingisnowenjoyedbymorethan9millionpeopleintheUSeachyear.Studyfindingsrevealeda65%increaseinthenumberofpatientsthatweretreatedinUSemergencydepartmentsforrockclimbing-relatedinjuriesbetween1991and2012.
Thestudy,publishedintheonlineissueoftheAmericanJournalofPreventiveMedicine,foundthatabout40,000patientsweretreatedinUSemergencydepartmentsforrockclimbing-relatedinjuriesbetween1991and2012.Themostcommontypesofrockclimbing–relatedinjurieswerefractures（骨折）andsprains（扭伤）。
Theanklewasthemostcommonbodyparttobeinjured（40%）.Climbersinthestudyrangedinagefrom2to74,withanaverageageof26.Thestudyalsofoundthatwomentookupaquarteroftheinjuries.
Fallsweretheprimaryreasonforinjurywithoverthree-quartersoftheinjuriesoccurringastheresultofafall.Theseverityoffall-relatedinjurieshadalottodowiththeheightofthefall.Patientswhowereinjuredafterfallingfromaheightover20feetwere10timesmorelikelytobetreatedthanpatientswhowereinjuredfallingfrom20feetorlower.
“Wefoundthattheclimberswhofellfromheightshigherthan20feettookup70percentofthepatientstreatedforarockclimbing-relatedinjury,”explainedthestudyauthorLaraMcKenzie,PhD,directorattheCenterforInjuryResearchandPolicyatNationwideHospital.“Thistrend,combinedwiththefactthatrockclimbershaveahigherhospitalizationratethanothersportsandrecreationalinjuries,demonstratestheneedtoincreaseinjurypreventioneffortsforclimbers.”
29．Whichbodypartismostlikelytogetinjuredforaclimber?
A.ThearmB.ThekneeC.TheankleD.Thehand
30．HowmanywomenclimbersinAmericangotinjuredwhileclimbingarockbetween1991and2012？
A.About40,000B.About30,000
C.About20,000D.About10,000
31．Theseverityofclimbers’fall-relatedinjuresismainlyrelatedto______.
A.theheightofthefall.
B.theclimber’sage.
C.theclimber’shealthcondition
D.
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