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学年第二学期高二段考试题

广州市培正中学2016学年第二学期三月段考

高二英语试题

（满分：

150分；考试时间：

120分钟）

第一部分：

听力（共20分）

第一节；听力理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Conversation1

1.Whendoesthebakeryclose?

A.Atabout6:

15.B.Atabout7:

00.C.Atabout7:

30.

2.Whatdoesthemanwant?

A.Bread.B.Cookies.C.Juice.

Conversation2

3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Onthestreet.B.Intheman’shome.C.Atahotel.

4.Howmuchdoesthewomanhavetopay?

A.72dollars.B.40dollars.C.80dollars.

Conversation3

5.Howdidtheaudiencefindtheperformance?

A.Notgood.B.Justso-so.C.Excellent.

6.Whatkindofperformancewasitprobably?

A.Aconcert.B.Agame.C.Afashionshow.

Conversation4

7.Whydoesn’tthemangethiswatchrepaired?

A.Becausethereisnoseriousproblem.

B.Becauserepairingthewatchisexpensive.

C.Becausehedoesn’tthinkitisworthrepairing.

8.Whenwillhegetanewwatch?

A.NextMondayafternoon.B.Thisweekend.C.Thisafternoonafterthevisit.

9.Whatdoesthemanprobablydo?

A.Afarmer.B.Ateacher.C.Aworker.

Conversation5

10.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Strangers.B.Classmates.C.Motherandson.

11.Howmanyschoolbusesaretherealtogether?

A.2.B.3.C.4.

12.Howlongdoesthewomanhavetowaitforthebus?

A.20minutes.B.30minutes.C.40minutes.

Conversation6

13.Whydoesthewomancometovisittheman?

A.Becauseshehasadmiredhimforalongtime.

B.Becauseshewantstosayhellotohim.

C.Becauseshewantstoaskhimaboutplantingtrees.

14.Whatkindofactivityisthemangoingtohold?

A.Environmentalprotection.B.Savinganimals.C.Helpingthepoor.

15.Whatisthelady?

A.Ajournalistaswellasaboss.B.Aprofessorofacollege.C.AhostessofaTVprogram.

第二节：

听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，然后填入标号为16－20的空格中。

FamilyShoppinginaShoeStore

Father:

______16________.Withthem,hewillgoonahikingtrip.

Bella:

High-heeledshoesfor______17____

David:

____18_____casualshoesfordailyuse.

Tom:

Sportsshoesforplayingoutsideandforhis____19____atschool.

Mother:

______20______.

第二部分：

阅读（共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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Canyouresistcreamcakes?

Imissmysugar!

I’vedecidedtoloseweightandIhadtogiveupcakes.It’sdifficultbecauseIhaveasweettoothandIlovecreamcakes.

Nothavingtreatscanbegoodforyourhealth.I’veheardthattheBurts,afamilyoffiveinSouthEastEngland,livedsugarfreeforawholeyearaftertheyfoundouttheirdaughterhaddiabetes（糖尿病）.Itwasn’teasy.Toavoidtemptation,Idon’tgotoanybakeries,butthisfamilyactuallyownsone,whichmakesupto3,000cakesaweek.

Andhowdoesitfeeltolivewithoutsugarforawhile?

JasonBurtsaidthatforamonththeyfeltweak.Butlateronitallchanged.Hesayshefeels“moreawake”andfullofenergy.

AndwhatabouttheBurtsfamilybusiness?

Ithadtokeepusinghalfatonofsugaraweekandanycookworthhissaltknowsthatyouhavetotastearecipetoknowifit'sright.Noproblemthere,saysJasonBurt’swife,Clare.Shepointsoutthatshe’sgotlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakesforthem.Thefamilyisalsothinkingaboutsellingmoredeliciousproducts.

Iwonderwhatmakesushaveastrongdesireforsweetfood.Anyway,I’vedecidedtoforgetaboutthesweettasteofsugarforawhile.AsBritishmodelKateMosssays:

“Nothingtastesasgoodasskinnyfeels.”

21.Fromthepassage,whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Theauthorisonadiet.B.Theauthor’sdaughterhaddiabetes.

C.Theauthorrunsabakery.D.Theauthorhatessweettaste.

22.WhatdidtheBurtsdoafterhearingthedoctor’sadvice?

A.Theyweregreatlyshocked.B.Theyusedhalfatonofsugaraweek.

C.Theyavoidedsugarcompletely.D.Theywenttoofaraboutit.

23.Fromthepassagewecanlearnitisnecessaryforacook_________.

A.tomakeupto3,000cakesaweek.B.togetlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakes

C.tosellmoredeliciousproductsD.totastearecipetoknowifit’sright

24.WhatdoesthesentencebyKateMossmean?

A.Thereisnothingtastingasgoodassweets.B.Itisworthwhiletoresistfoodtolookskinny.

C.Nobodycanresistthedesireforsweets.D.Nothingtastesgoodwhentheskinfeelsterrible.

B

Parentswilldoanythingfortheirchildren.Whetheritwouldbethefood,clothes,ortheplacetheylivein,parentswillalwaysmakesuretheirchildrenhavethebestofeverything.Oneofthebiggestconcernsthatparentscurrentlyhaveiseducatingtheirchildren.Theyarefacedwithlotsofdifficultieswhenitcomestoeducationfortheiryoungones.Choicesincludeprivateschool,charterschool,publicschoolorhomeschooling.

Fortunatelyforparents,thereareavarietyofdifferentstrategiesthattheycantakeinordertoincreasetheirchild’soverallintelligence.AccordingtoRossA.Thompson,PhD,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,achild’sbrainwillactuallyreach90%ofitsfullsizebythetimetheystartkindergarten.

ResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinChicagoconcludedthatplayingamusicalinstrumentdirectlyaffectedthebrainstem,thelowersectionofthebrain.Moreover,childrenthatlearnaninstrumentatanearlyagetendtocontinueitwhentheyareolder.Andnumerousstudiesshowthatawell-balancedmealisessentialforachild’smentalaswellasphysicalhealth.Someotherresearchersrecommendedthatasecondlanguageshouldbetaughtwhenchildrenareinpreschool.Theystatethatthreetofouryearsofageistheperfecttimeandthatanyageunderfourwouldworkperfectlyfineforachild’sbraindevelopment.

Theaveragechildwilllearnhowtoreadbetweenkindergartenandsecondgrade.Manyparentscangivetheirchildrenajumpstartbyteachingthemtoreadbeforetheystartschool.Childrencouldhaveanadequatebackgroundofthealphabetandsoundsofwordsbeforeattendingschool.Thiscanbedonebysimplyreadingtothemwheneveryouwant.Themorecomfortabletheyget,theeasiertheprocesswillbe.

25.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat_________.

A.parentshavemorechoicesinofferingeducationtotheirkids

B.parentsfindithardtosatisfytheirkids’variousdemands

C.parentsgetactivelyinvolvedintheprocessoftheirkids’growth

D.parentsmeetanewchallengewhenraisingtheirkids

26.Whatsuggestionmaytheresearchersinthepassagemake?

A.Totryasmanymeansaspossible.

B.Totrainkidsasearlyaspossible.

C.Tohelpkidsdevelopasfullyaspossible.

D.Touseasmanyavailableresourcesaspossible.

27.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydiscussabout?

A.Theeffectivewaystohelpdevelopchildren’sbrains.

B.Thepropertimetoteachchildrentolearnlanguages.

C.Thevitalfactorstohaveagreateffectonchildren’shealth.

D.Thepracticalstepstoarousechildren’sinterestinstudy.

28.Wecanreplacethewords“jumpstart”inthelastparagraphwith_________.

A.inspirationB.promotionC.suggestionD.introduction

C

Oneofthegreatestgiftsonegenerationcangivetoothergenerationsisthewisdomithasgainedfromexperience.Thisideahasinspiredtheaward-winningphotographerAndrewZuckerman.Heinterviewedandtookphotosoffiftyover-sixty-five-year-oldsallovertheworld.Hisprojectexploresvariousaspectsoftheirlives.Thephotosandinterviewsarenowavailableonourwebsite.

Clickontheintroductionstoreadthecompleteinterviews.

Letusnowhaveacultureofpeace.

——FedericoMayorZaragoza,Spain

FedericoMayorZaragozaobtainedadoctorateinpharmacy（药学）fromtheComplutenseUniversityofMadridin1958.Aftermanyyearsspentinpolitics,hebecameDirector-GeneralofUNESCOin1987.In1999,hecreatedtheFoundationforacultureofPeace,ofwhichheisnowthepresident.Inadditiontomanyscientificpublications,hehaspublishedfourcollectionsofpoemsandseveralbooksofessays.

Writingisadiscovery.

——NadineGordimer,SouthAfrica

Duetoaweakheart,NadineGordimerattendedschoolanduniversitybriefly.Shereadwidelyandbeganwritingatanearlyage.Shepublishedherfirstshortstoryattheageoffifteen,andhascompletedalargenumberofworks,whichhavebeentranslatedintofortylanguages.In1991,GordimerwontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.

Jazzisabouttheonlyformofarttoday.

——DaveBrubeck,USA

DaveBrubeckstudiedmusicattheUniversityofthePacificandgraduatedin1942.AfterWorldWarTwohewasencouragedtoplayjazz.In1951,herecordedhisfirstalbum（专辑）.Brubeck’s1959albumhasbecomeajazzstandard.HereceivedaGrammyLifetimeAchievementAwardin1996.

FormorefiguresCLICKHERE.

29.WhydidAndrewZuckermanchoosethefiftyeldersforhisproject?

A.Becausetheirwisdomdeservestobepassedon.

B.Becausetheyarephysicallyimpressive.

C.Becausetheiraccomplishmentsinspiredhim.

D.Becausetheyhavesimilarexperiences.

30.Accordingtothewebpage,FedericoMayorZaragoza_________.

A.haswonmanyawardsforhisworkinpolitics

B.hasmadeachievementsindifferentareas

C.hasdevotedallhislifetothefieldofscience

D.hasservedasthepresidentofauniversity

31.Whomostprobablysaid“Myeducationhasbeenthelibraryandbooks”intheinterviewwhenreflectingonhis/herexperience?

A.NadineGordimer.B.FedericoMayorZaragoza.

C.AndrewZuckerman.D.DaveBrubeck.

32.Whatisthemainpurposeofthiswebpage?

A.ToshowZuckerman’sawards.

B.TopublicizeZuckerman’sproject.

C.Tocelebrateth