浙江省温州市十校联合体学年高二英语下学期期中联考试题.docx

浙江省温州市十校联合体学年高二英语下学期期中联考试题.docx

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浙江省温州市十校联合体学年高二英语下学期期中联考试题

2015学年第二学期十校联合体高二期中联考

英语试卷

（满分120分，考试时间：

110分钟）

第I卷（共75分）

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分15分）

做题时，请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分，满分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.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Inaplane.B.Attheairport.C.Atth

erailwaystation.

2.Howmanychairsareneeded?

A.13.B.14.C.15.

3.Whereisthemannow?

A.InWashington.B.InNewYork.C.InBoston.

4.Wheredoesthisdialoguemostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inaconcert.B.Inamuseum.C.Inarestaurant.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hedoesn’tlikeJapanesefood.

B.Hedoesn’twanttoeatout.

C.Hewantstopay.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

听下面4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至7题。

6.Wheredidthemanfindhisschoolbag?

A.Underatree.B.Inthelanguagelab.C.Inapark.

7.Whatisthepriceofthebag?

A.$69.50.B.$69.15.C.$59.60.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whereisthebank?

A.Besidethesupermarket.

B.Oppositethesupermarket.

C.Nexttothebookstore.

9.Whichdoesthemanchoosetotake?

A.BusNo.104.B.StreetcarB-102.C.StreetcarB-201.

听第8段材料，回答第10至1

2题。

10.Whereisthem

an’smothernow?

A.Inthehospital.B.Athome.C.Intheoffice.

11.Whydoesthemanaskaweekoff?

A.Becausehehastoseeadoctor.

B.Becauseheneedstolookafterhismother.

C.Becausehehasn’thiredanyonetohelphimyet.

12.Whydoesthewomanadmiretheman?

A.Becauseheisagoodson.

B.Becauseheishelpful.

C.Becauseheisasuccessfulman.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13.Whydidthewomandecidetoleavethecollegeinhersecondterm?

A.Shedidn’tlikethebiglectureclasses.

B.Shecouldn’taffordfurthereducation.

C.Shewasnotinterestedineducation.

14.Whatdoe

sshethinkofherworkexperiences?

A.Theywerepersonallyrewarding.

B.

Theyshouldbepartofschoollife.

C.TheygaveherachancetolearnGerman.

15.Whereistheuniversityshedecidestogotointheend?

A.InSouthCarolina.B.InFlorida.C.InOhio.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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，并写在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Hemetherataparty.Shewasoutstandingwhilehewassonormal.Aftertheparty,heinvitedherforcoffee.Shewassurprisedbutbeingpolite,sheagreed.

Astheysatinanicecoffeeshop,hewastoonervoustosayanythingandshefeltuncomfortable.Suddenly,heaskedthewaiter,“Couldyoupleasegivemesomesalt?

I’dliketoputitinmycoffee.”Everyonestaredathim.Heturnedred,butwhenthesaltcame,heputitinhiscoffeeanddrank.Curious,sheasked,“Whysaltwithcoffee?

”Heexplained,“WhenIwasalittleboy,Ilivednearthesea.I

likedplayingonthesea.Icouldfeelthetasteofsea,justlikethissaltycoffee.”

Thatwasareallynicetalk,alsoagoodbeginningoftheirstory.Theycontinuedtodate.Shefoundthatactuallyhewasamanwhometallherdemands.Thenthestorywasjustlikeeverybeautifullovestory:

theygotmarriedandlivedahappylife.

After40years,hepassedawayandleftheraletterwhichsaid:

Mydearest,pleaseforgivemylife-longlie.Rememberthefirsttimewedated?

IwassonervousthatIaskedforsaltinsteadofsugar.Itwashardformetoaskforachange,soIjustwentahead.Ineverthoughtthatcouldbethestartofourconversation.Itriedtotellyouthetruth,butIwasafraidthatitwouldruineverything.Idon’tlikethesaltycoffee.ButIhavehadthesaltycoffeeformywholelifejustbecauseIloveyou!

Hertearsmadethelettertotallywet.Someday,someoneaskedher,“What’sthetasteofsaltycoffee?

”Shereplied,“It’ssweet.”

16.Sheacceptedhisinvitationafterthepartybecause________.

A.shewasprettyB.hemetallherdemands

C.hewashumorousD.shewaswell-mannered

17.Howdoyouunderstandthelastparagraph?

A.Thetasteofsaltycoffeeisspecial.

B.Herhusband’slovetoherissweet.

C.Hermemoryaboutherlifeisgreat.

D.Sheisusedtothetasteofthesaltycoffee.

18.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.

A.TheGreatLoveB.TheSaltyCoffee

C.ASpecialDatingD.ALifelongLie

B

Notonlyfashionandmusicaremakingareturn—housesbuiltin1970shaveproventobebetteratcuttingenergywastethanthosebuilttoday.The“teacosy（茶壶套）”design,createdinthemid-1970sandbuiltintheearly1980sforlow-incomepeople,couldprovideablueprintformeetingtheGovernmentaimsofproducinglessCO2fromhomes.

The200housesweredesignedtoprovidelow-energyhousing,anddependonaninnerconcrete（水泥）structurethatholdsinheat,protectedbyhighlyinsulated（隔热的）settingwhichproducesa“teacosy”effect.Theordinary-lookinghousesalsodependonmorewindowsonsouth-facingsides,withnortherlyfacingdoorsprotectedbyporches（门廊）.

Astudyfoundthehousesare50percentmoreenergyefficientthantheaveragehomeanduseaquarteroftheaverageenergyforspaceheating.Accordingtoresearchers,theyuselessthantwo-thirdsofthepowerofhomesbuilttomeet2010buildingdemands.Andtheywillstillbe25percentmoreefficientthanhousesbuilttoevenmorestrictproposeddemandsfor2013.Thedesignisoneofthefewthatwillbeabletomeet2016demandsforzero-carbonhomes.

Theywereinthebeginningfixedwithjustoneortwogasheatersperhome,althoughmostnowhavecentralheating,dependingontheheatfromthesunandhighinsulationtokeepsteadytemperaturesinside

thehouse.Tobecomfortable,theyonlyneedtouseheatingforthreetofourmonthsayear,comparedwithsevenmonthsforUKhomeonaverage,andcanbelivedwithnoheatingatall.

WithmanyhousebuildersatpresentworryingthatnewhomesaregoingtobemuchmoreexpensivetobuildinordertomeettheGovernment’sambitioustargets,the“teacosy”modelmeetsthisneedperfectly.

19.Theunderlinedword“blueprint”isclosestinmeaningto_________.

A.photoB.modelC.serviceD.map

20.ThewriterdevelopsParagraph3mainlyby_________.

A.analyzingdata

B.givingexamples

C.presentingreasons

D.makingcomparisons

21.Accordingtothepassage,“teacosy”

housesarebetterat__________.

A.savingheatforenergyefficiency

B.producingsolarenergyathome

C.designingandbuildingmaterials

D.savingbuildingmaterialsandenergy

C

OneoftheQueen’sclosestrelativesandoldestfriendswasallowedtogiveadeepdescriptionintothefamilylifeofthe

Royals.AlthoughtherehavebeenhundredsofotherbooksdeclaringtoofferaquicklookbehindthePalacedoors,thisisthefirstwrittenbysomeonewhoiscloselyrelatedtotheRoyalFamilyandhassharedtheirlives—notonlythroughouttheQueen’sreign（统治）butalsothroughthatofherfather,KingGeorgeVI.

TheFinalCurtseywaswrittenbyherMajesty’scousinandchildhoodplaymatetheHonorableMargaretRhodes.IttellsindetailsthestoryofMrs.Rhodes’srelationshipwiththeRoyalfamilyovereightdecades.Thebook,withdelightfullyinformalandnever-before-seenpictures,hasbeenwrittenwiththefullknowledgeoftheQueen,whohasreadandapprovedpartsofit.

Bornin1925,theHonorableMargaretRhodeshasledanextraordinarylife.Shewasthechildhoodplaymateofhercousin,theQueen;awartimeM16spy;andshewasalady-in-waiting（宫女）toheraunt,theQueenElizabeth,theQueenMother,from1991untilthelatter’sdeathin2002.AttheQueen’s80thbirthdayinApril2006,MargaretgaveaninterviewtotheBBCwhichsheprovedthat,inherownopinionanddespiteseveralfalsereports,theQueenwouldnotabdicate（退位）.

Inthischarmingautobiography（自传），shetoldhowshewasofferedahousetoliveintheRoyalfarminWindsorGreatParkunexpectedly.OnedaywhensheandtheQueenwereoutridingoutside,shesuddenlyreturnedandsaid,“Couldyoubeartoliveinthesuburb?

”“IthinkitshouldbeOK.”ThereforeMrs.Rhodesisnowstilllivingthere.

22.ComparedwithotherbooksabouttheRoyalFamily,thebiggestadvantageofTheFinalCurtseyisthat_______.

A.itsauthorisveryfamous

B.itsauthorknowstheQueenwell

C.itpresentsreaderaverydifferentQueen

D.ithaspicturesthathaveneverbeenseen

23.WhenMrs.RhodeswasofferedtoliveintheRoyalfarm,shewas_______.

A.unhappyB.surprisedC.sadD.disappointed

24.WecanlearnfromParagraph3thatMrs.Rhodes________.

A.haslivedquitealonglife

B.wassofamousthatBBCinterviewedher

C.hasacloserelationshipwiththeroyalfamily

D.hasbeenverybusyandkeptonchangingjobs

25.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A.abookaboutroyalfamilyB.theQueen’slife

C.thelifeofMargaretRhodesD.theQueen’sabdication

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项是多余选项。

Areyouaddictedtocomputergames?

Doyoustayupallnightplayingthem?

26Butshouldweworryabouttheireffectsonourhealth?

Choicesarevariouswhenitcomestogaming:

27Andthereareshootinggameswhereyoucanletoutyourangerandfrustrationinviolentsituationswhereyoukillpeoplewithguns.

28PopulargameslikeGrandTheftAutohavebeenblamedforeverythingfromfallingresultsatschooltoprovoking（激起）actsofextremeviolence.Internetsafetyadvisor,AlanMacKenzie,thinks“manypeopleunderstandablywilljustthinkthatagameisjustagameandnotrealisingtheobviouscontentthat’sinthere”.

29Thereisevidencethatplayingvideogamescouldactuallybegoodforus.Studieshavealsoshownthattheskillsusedinplayinggamescancausegrowthincertainareasofthebrain,theabilitytothinkin3Dandevenimproveour