广东省揭阳市第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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广东省揭阳市第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

揭阳一中2015—2016学年度第一学期

高二级（95届）英语科期中考试试卷

第一部分听力理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Conversation1

1.WhyisthemangoingtoParis?

A.Toattendanartshow.B.Toattendameeting.C.Tovisitfriends.

2.WhendoesthenexttraintoParisleave?

A.At5:

15.B.At6:

35.C.At5:

45.

Conversation2

3.WhendoesMary’spartystart?

A.At7:

30.B.At8:

00.C.At9:

00.

4.Whenwillthewomanprobablyleavefortheparty?

A.At7:

30.B.At8:

00.C.At9:

00.

Conversation3

5.HowdoesLindaprobablyfeelnow?

A.Sorry.B.Worried.C.Happy.

6.HowmanyA’sdidthewomanget?

A.Two.B.Four.C.Five.

Conversation4

7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Nurseandpatient.C.Doctorandnurse.

8.Whydoesthemanchangehisappointment?

A.Hehasanotherappointment.B.DrMartinhadtoaskforleave.

C.Thebadweathermadehimdoso.

9.WhenwillthemanmeetDrMartin?

A.At9:

00pmnextTuesdayB.At9:

00amnextTuesday.

C.At9:

00amthismorning.

Conversation5

10.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthehotel?

A.Itoffersafreesupper.

B.ItisfarfromSilverBeach.

C.Ithasaswimmingpool.

11.Howdoesthewomansuggestspendingthemorning?

A.BysurfingtheInternet.B.Bywalkingalongthebeach.

C.Byswimminginthepool.

12.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknownext?

A.Whethertherearesparerooms.B.Thebreakfasttime.

C.Theextraservice.

Conversation6

13.Whydoesthemanasktogooutforadinnerthisweek?

A.Forhisbirthday.

B.Fortheirweddinganniversary.

C.Forrewardingtheirson.

14.Wherearethespeakersfrom?

A.India.B.Japan.C.Italy.

15.Whenwilltheygototherestaurant?

A.OnMondaynight.B.OnFridaynight.C.OnSaturdaynight.

第二部分阅读（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

Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.Theyhitoneanotherhard.Atthestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashes（撞击）throughawindowandfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead！

Ofcourseheisn'treallydead.Withanyluckheisn'tevenhurt.Why?

Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfastmovingtrains,whocrashcarsorevencatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalledstuntmen.Thatistosay,theyperformtricks.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.However,theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress（床垫）.Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!

Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman'ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexample,whenheis"blownup"inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment. 

Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliff（悬崖）athousandfeethigh.Hisparachute（降落伞）failedtoopen,andhewaskilled.Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Fornowadaystherearestuntgirlstoo！

16.Theunderlinedword“stuntmen”inthefirstparagraphmeansthosewho______. 

A.oftendressupasactors                    B.prefertoleaddangerouslives

C.oftenperformseeminglydangerousactions    D.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlives 

17.Stuntmenearntheirlivingby______. 

A.playingtheirdirtytricks             B.sellingtheirspecialskills 

C.jumpingoutofhighwindows         D.jumpingfromfastmovingtrains 

18.Whenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding,______. 

A.heneedslittleprotection            B.hewillbecoveredwithamattress 

C.hislifeisendangered               D.hissafetyisgenerallyallright 

19.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactor（因素）ofasuccessfulperformance?

A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.Speed.D.Carefulness. 

20.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor'sexampleoftheNorwegianstuntman?

A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.   

B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh. 

C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.             D.Thecliffistoohigh. 

B

Lastnight’smeteor（流星）showerleftmanypeopleinthecommunitydissatisfiedanddemandinganswers.AccordingtoGabeRothsclild,EmeraldValley’smayor,peoplegatheredinthesuburbsofthecity,carryingheavytelescopes,expectingtowatchthebrightlyburningmeteorspassingthroughthesky.Whattheyfoundinsteadwasaskysobrightenedbythecity’slightsthatitdarkenedthelightofthemeteorspassingoverhead.

“Myfamilywassofrustrated,”admittedtownresidentDuaneCosby,“Wewantedtomakethisanunforgettablefamilyouting,butitturnedouttobeahugedisappointment.”

Astronomers---scientistswhostudystarsandplanets----havebeencomplainingaboutthisproblemfordecades.Theysaythatlightpollutionpreventsthemfromseeingobjectsintheskythattheycouldseequiteeasilyinthepast.Theycallonpeopleandthegovernmenttotakemeasurestofightagainstit.

Thereisyetapopulationbesidesprofessionalandamateurstarobserversthatsuffersevenmorefromlightpollution.Thispopulationconsistsofbirds,bats,frogs,snakes,etc.Forexample,outdoorlightingseverelyaffectsmigrating（迁徙的）birds.AccordingtotheInternationalDark-SkyAssociation.“100millionbirdsayearthroughoutNorthAmericadieincrasheswithlightedbuildingsandtowers.”

Countlessmoreanimalscasualties（伤亡）resultfromtheuseofartificiallighting.Clearly,peopleenjoythebenefitsoflightingtheirevenings,butsomescientiststhinkitcanbeharmfulforhumans,too.Theyworrythatexposuretolightwhilesleepingcanincreaseperson’schancesofgettingcancer.

EmeraldValleyisonlyonecommunitythatisbecomingawareofthenegativeeffectsoflightpollution.Foryears,Flagstaff,Arizona,hasenforcedlightingregulationsinitscityinordertoassistastronomersattheLowellObservatory.Similareffortshavebeenmadeworldwide,andamovementisunderwaytoremindustoturnofflightswhenwearenotusingthem,sothatothercreaturescansharethenight.

21.Ithappenedlastnightthat

A.thecity’slightsaffectedthemeteorwatching

B.themeteorsflewpastbeforebeingnoticed

C.thecitylightshowattractedmanypeople

D.themeteorwatchingendedupasocialouting

22.Whatdotheastronomerscomplainabout?

A.Meteorshowersoccurlessoftenthanbefore

B.Theirobservationequipmentisinpoorrepair

C.Lightpollutionhasremainedunsolvedforyears

D.Theireyesightisfailingduetoartificiallighting

23.WhatistheauthorconcernedaboutaccordingtoParagraph4?

A.Birdsmaytakeothermigrationpaths

B.Animals’livinghabitsmaychangesuddenly

C.Varietiesofanimalswillbecomesharplyreduced..

D.Animals’survivalisthreatenedbyoutdoorlighting

24.LightingregulationsinFlagstaff,Arizonaareputintoeffectto

A.Lessenthechanceofgettingcancer

B.createanidealobservationcondition

C.ensurecitizensagoodsleepatnight

D.enableallcreaturestoliveinharmony

25.Whatmessagedoestheauthormostwanttogiveus?

A.Savingwildlifeissavingourselves

B.Greateffortsshouldbemadetosaveenergy

C.Humanactivitiesshouldbeenvironmentallyfriendly

D.Newequipmentshouldbeintroducedforspacestudy

C

It'ssuchahappy-lookinglibrary,painted yellow,decoratedwithpalm-treestickersandsheltered from theFloridasunbyitsownroof.Aboutthesizeofamicrowaveoven,it'spedestrian-friendly,too,waitingforbookloversnexttoasidewalkinPalmBeachCountryEstates,alongthenorthernboundaryofPalmBeachGardens.

It'salibrarybuiltwithlove.

Ayearago,shortlyafterJaneyHenriksensawaBrianWilliamsreportabouttheLittleFreeLibraryorganization,aWisconsin-basednonprofitthataimstopromoteliteracyandbuilda sense ofcommunityinaneighborhoodbymakingbooksfreelyavailable,sheannouncedtoherfamilyoffour,“That'swhatwe'regoingtodoforour spring break！

”

SonAustin,nowa10th-grader,didn'tseethepointofbuildingalibrarythatresemblesamailbox.ButJaneyinsisted,andhusbandPeterunwillinglygottowork.The51-year-oldownerofashipsupply company modifiedasmallwoodenhousethathe'dbuiltyearsearlierfordaughterAbbie'stoyhorses,andmadeadoorofglass.

Afteraddingthelibrary'sfinaltouches（装点）,thefamilyhungasignboardonthefront,instructingusersto“takeabook,returnabook，”andmakingtheHenriksenlibrary,nowoneofseveralhundredlikeitnationwideandamongmorethan2，500intheworld,the only LittleFreeLibraryinPalmBeachCounty.

Theystockeditwith20orsobooksthey'dalreadyread,amixof science fiction,referencetitles,novelsandkids'favorites.“Itoldthem,keepinmindthatyoumightnotseeitagain，”saidJaney,astay-at-homemom.

Sincethen,thecollectionkeepsreplenishing（补充）itself,thankstoongoingdonations from borrowers.Thelibrarynowgetsanaverageoffivevisitsaday.

Theproject's best payoff,saysPeter,arethethank-younotesleftbehind.“Wehadnoideaintheb