安徽省宣城市学年高二下学期期末调研测试英语试题.docx

1、安徽省宣城市学年高二下学期期末调研测试英语试题第I卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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. What does the man mean?A. He will drive the woman home. B. The woman should wait until it stops raining.C. He will go for a

2、 walk with the woman.2. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a photo shop. B. At the post office. C. At the airport.3. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son. C. Employer and employee.4. How much should the woman pay?A. $1.40. B.

3、$4.30. C. $8.60.5. What do the two speakers think of the newcomer?A. Humorous. B. Careless. C. Energetic.第二节（共15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和第7两个小题。6. How many times has the woman

4、been to London?A. Several times. B. Only once. C. Never.7. What is the woman going to do?A. Apply for a passport. B. Refuse the offer. C. Take the new job.听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What is the woman looking for?A. Her plane ticket. B. Her bag. C. Her passport.9. When will the plane leave?A. At 3:45. B.

5、At 4:15. C. At 4:45.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Boss and secretary. C. Salesman and customer.11. When did the woman show Mr. Wellbore around the company?A. Yesterday morning. B. Yesterday afternoon. C. At lunchtime yesterday.12.

6、 What is Mr. Smiths position in the company?A. The sales manager. B. The planning manager. C. The boss.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. Why does the woman say “this is a great location”？A. Its near the schools and the parks. B. Theres a shopping center nearby.C. The transportation is convenient.14. What doe

7、s the man say about the size of the apartment?A. Its smaller than his place. B. Its bigger than his place.C. Its the same size as his place.15. How many bedrooms does the apartment have?A. 1. B. 2. C. 3.16. What does the man think about the rent?A. A little expensive. B. Very cheap. C. Average.听第10段

8、材料，回答第17至第20四个小题.17. Where will the swimming competition be held?A. At the school swimming poo1. B. At the Jackson Sports Center.C. At the New Town Swimming Pool.18. At what time will Grade 8 gather?A. 9:30. B.9:35. C.9:45.19. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Students dont

9、have to bring cold drinks. B. Students can get their lunch for free.C. Students have to pay for the bus ride.20. What is the announcement about?A. The arrangements for the day. B. The location of the Spots Center.C. The result of the competition.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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给

10、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。AOur Summer Pix 16 competition has been on for a week and we have already had hundreds of entries (参赛作品). Keep the entries coming in: the contest still runs for three more weeks. So seize the moment and join us now!How to enterWe want your best photographs of the s

11、ummer. Send your pictures to summerpix16 irishtimes. com to be in with a chance of winning our prize - a Canon digital camera，which is sold at a price of 549 in shops. Each Friday, well display the best photos sent in that week, and at the end of August well print the winning photograph. The photos

12、can be taken with any kind of camera or phone. We regret we cannot respond to each entry, but we will be in touch with you if your photograph is going to be published.Terms & conditions The photos must be taken this summer. 5 photographs may be submitted by any individual person at most. Employees o

13、f The Irish Times and their families or other persons connected with the organizer are not suitable to enter. All entries without an e-mail address are disqualified. By handing in your photograph, you give The Irish Times the right to use your photograph to promote the competition within the newspap

14、er and online in printed and electronic formats. The Irish Times may also use the photograph for the promotion of any other photographic competition with The Irish Times both in print and online.21. How long does the contest last in all?A. Only a week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks. D. Four weeks.22.

15、 What will a winner of the competition enjoy?A. 549. B. His photo being printed.C. A Sony digital D. A job offer from the organizer.23. Which may meet Terms & conditions?A. Anyone has access to the competition.B. Over 5 photos can be submitted by any person.C. Entries without e-mail addresses are no

16、t accepted.D. You can send pictures taken at any time.24. What can The Irish Times use participants photos to do?A. Promote itself as a better newspaper.B. Advertise other photographic competitions.C. Display all of the photos each Friday.D. Sell the photos for money.BEveryone seems to be living for

17、 someone else.I had once helped a friend run a watermelon stall. I noticed something interesting: almost every buyer would lift the melon up to their ear, and tap it, apparently trying to listen to something. I wondered what they expected to hear. Finally I could no longer hold back my curiosity and

18、 asked a customeran elderly gentlemanabout this. Hearing my question, he roared with laughter. Then he replied in a self-mocking (自嘲) tone, “Young lady, I have been doing this for more than fifty years. But all I know is that everybody would stare at you as if you were a fool if you just pick up a m

19、elon and leave!”Not long after that, my watermelon stall friend sent me an invitation to her wedding, which really surprised me. I asked her, “Why are you seized by a sudden desire to get married? I dont remember ever hearing you mention that youve got a boyfriend.” She answered while counting money

20、, “Everyone has to get married anyway, so it is better to get married sooner than later.”I could think of no word to refute (反驳) her. It seems that everybody is living for everybody else and has forgotten the need of their own heart. It may be safe and save a lot of worries by following others suit

21、in doing things. The use of WE or US will give one a steady and sure sense of pride. But why do people usually feel uneasy when using “I”?.I find all these things somewhat funny. We have got used to following others example. We feel at ease and justified simply because this is a way of US, a way whi

22、ch has been practiced by so many people. But is this massive practice really right?25. Why did the elderly gentleman tap the watermelon before buying it?A. Because he expected to hear something.B. Because he was a fool.C. Because he just wanted to follow the crowd.D. Because it was his habit and it

23、was hard for him to give it up.26. Which word can replace the underlined word “justified” in the last paragraph?A. reasonable B. embarrassed C. excited D. disappointed27. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. It may be safe to do what most people do.B. People should live for othe

24、rs and forget their own heart.C. The writer felt unexpected when her friend wanted to get married.D. The use of We or I will give speakers themselves quite different senses.28. In which section of a magazine can you read the passage?A. Nature and Art B. Sport and HealthC. Science and Technology D. C

25、ulture and SocietyCThe modem open office was originally designed for team building but now it is mostly distinguished by its high noise levels and lack of privacy.The noise of the open office is one of employees chief complaints, and research shows that the constant noise can actually destroy our mo

26、tivation. In a study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, 40 female workers suffered from open - plan office noise for three hours. Another group experienced three hours of blessed quiet. Afterwards, both groups were given puzzles which had no solution. The participants whod been treated

27、to a quiet work setting kept working hard at the puzzles， while the participants whod stood the noisy conditions gave up after fewer attempts.Look around any open - plan office today and you will see that many workers deal with this problem by wearing earplugs or headphones. Although it might seem t

28、hat importing ones own noise wouldnt be much of a solution, experts say that this approach could be effective in at least one aspect.Another frequent complaint is the lack of privacy in an open office. Designers and managers believed that workers would be more likely to have casual conversations tha

29、t can inspire new ideas. However, research shows conversations among employees in open offices tend to be short and skin - deep.The original promoters also hoped that the setting would make co - workers available to help one other. Thats great for the help seeker; not so great for the help giver who

30、 has her own work to do.29. What was the original purpose of open - plan offices?A. To spare more room. B. To promote cooperation.C. To reduce work stress. D. To save office expenses.30. Whats experts opinion about wearing earplugs?A. It will make more noise. B. It destroy workers motivation.C. It i

31、s helpful in a way. D. It will fix the problem completely.31. What can we learn about open offices?A. Conversations seldom lead to creativity.B. They create more sincere communicating opportunities.C. Help seekers are disturbed too much.D. Help givers enjoy more respect.DUp to 60 Shanghai maths teachers are to be brought to England to raise the UK maths teachers standards, in an exchange arranged by the Department for Education. The announcement comes as a campaign that is launched to ra