湖北剩州市学年高二英语下学期阶段检测试题.docx

1、湖北剩州市学年高二英语下学期阶段检测试题20162017下学期高二年级五月阶段检测英 语 卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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1.5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 will the woman do next?A. Get a discount card . B. Fill in a f

2、orm . C. Spend some money. 2. How will the woman stay cool?A. By opening the window. B. By using the air-conditioner. C. By turning on the electric fan. 3. What does the man offer to do? A. Rearrange the schedule. B. Meet the woman at three oclock. C. Inform everyone of the teleconference.4. Who is

3、the woman talking to?A. A test administration staff. B. A driver. C. A car salesman.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A general impression of an island. B. A trip to an island. C. A schedule of a normal day.第二节（共15小题；每题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。

4、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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。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、7题。6. Where are the speakers?A. At home. B. In a Net bar. C. In a gift store.7. What

5、 is the womans attitude towards the man in the end?A. Impatient. B. Doubtful. C. Approving.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where did the woman go just now?A. To a hotel. B. To a hospital. C. To a supermarket. 9. Why did the woman late for the appointment?A. She helped a woman with a baby. B. She was caught in the

6、 traffic jam. C. She went to watch a big football game.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why isnt the woman interested in the game?A. She doesnt like the team. B. She has never played it before. C. She cant understand the game.11. When did the man play football?A. In college. B. In high school. C. In elementary

7、school.12. What sport does the woman like best?A. Football. B. Baseball. C. Basketball.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the woman probably do?A. A hostess. B. A saleswoman. C. An airline clerk.14. What is the man talking about?A. A new way of pricing. B. Setting sales targets. C. Marketing new product

8、s.15. When are the air fares the lowest?A. When they are for business travel. B. When they include weekend travel. C. When they are booked well in advance.16. What does the man thinking of income management?A. Strange. B. Reasonable. C. Complex.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What will the visitors have to do

9、 first when walking into the museum?A. Put on boots. B. Register their names. C. Talk about the global warming.18. What can the visitors see on all the walls of the museum?A. Informative posters. B. Photos of huge blocks of ice. C. Descriptions of the exhibition.19. What can the visitors use the com

10、puters to do in the exhibition?A. Talk with famous scientists online. B. Search the up-to-date information. C. E-mail their friends about global warming. 20. What is the main purpose of the exhibition?A. To explain the reasons for global warming.B. To raise public awareness of global warming.C. To s

11、how the latest information on global warming.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，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AShopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided

12、in advance. He knows what he wants, and his aim is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock (有现货的), the business of trying it on follows at once. All being well, the deal can b

13、e and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyones satisfaction.For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer so

14、mething else. No good salesman brings out a substitute impolitely; he does so with skill: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, Sir, but would you like to try it on for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: “Th

15、is is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”Now how does a woman buy clothes? In almost every aspect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she

16、is only “having a look round”. She is always open to persuasion; indeed she is influenced by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. What she wants is to find something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most wom

17、en have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend hours going from one shop to another, to and fro. It is a tiring process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops

18、provide chairs for the waiting husbands.21. The underlined sentence “the price is a secondary consideration” in the second paragraph means when a man is shopping .A. he buys things without considering its price B. he buys whatever he likes without considering its value C. he buys things of good qual

19、ity even if they are very dearD. he cares about whether the thing is what he needs first and then the price 22. What does a man do when he can not get exactly what he wants?A. He usually does not buy anything.B. So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.C. He buys a similar thing because of t

20、he color he wants.D. At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys.23. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?A. Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes.B. They welcome suggestions from almost anyone.C. They try to buy clothes for more than its real value.D.

21、Women buy things without giving the matter proper thought.24. What is the main difference between men and women shoppers? A. Women buy more clothes than men.B. Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.C. Men go shopping based on need, but women often not.D. Men do not try clothes on in a shop

22、 while women do.BThe Museum: The Charles Dickens Museum in London is the worlds most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist and social commentator. The only surviving London home of Dickens (from 1837 until 1839) was opened as a museum in 1925 and is still welcomin

23、g visitors from all over the world. On four floors, visitors can see paintings, rare editions, manuscripts, original furniture and many items relating to the life of one of the most popular and beloved personalities of the Victorian age. Opening Hours:The Museum is open from Mondays to Saturdays 10:

24、00-17:00; Sundays 11:00-17:00.Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.Special opening times can be arranged for groups, who may wish to book a private view.Admission Charges: Adults:5.00; Students:4:00; Seniors:4.00; Children:3.00; Families:14.00 (2 adults & up to five children).Group Rates

25、: For a group of 10 or more, a special group rate of 4.00 each applies. Children will still be admitted for 3.00 each.Access: We are constantly working to improve access to the Museum and its collection. Our current projects involve the fitting of a wheelchair ramp (活动坡道) for better access, a custom

26、er care kit and an audio tour for visitors with impaired vision. Our Handling Sessions are also suitable for the visually impaired. The Museum has developed an online virtual tour through the Museum. Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.Hire the Museum: The Museum can be hired for

27、private functions, parties and many other social occasions.Find Us: The Museum may be reached by using the following buses: 7, 17, 19, 38, 45, 46, 55, 243. And by these underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line. For a map, please click here. The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are

28、within walking distance.25. Compared to going there separately, if a family with two adults and four children go to the Museum together they will save .A. 22. 00 B. 14. 00 C. 11. 00 D. 8. 0026. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Anyone cannot hire the Museum for o

29、ther uses. B. Visitors with poor vision cannot enjoy the Museum. C. The Museum is not very far from the British Museum.D. In any case people cannot visit the Museum after 17:00.27. The passage is probably from a . A. magazine B. website C. guidebook D. newspaperC“How are things back at the office?”

30、one of the gentlemen in my bicycle tour group asked me as we were nearing the end of another lengthy ride through Croatias scenic countryside.“I assume they are going fine,” I said. “I havent had any contact and I dont plan to.”“Your phone isnt on?” he asked, incredulously. “You havent checked your

31、email?”“My phone is off and no, Im not planning on checking email,” I said.My wife Heidi and I took my children, Daniel and Rachel, on a two-week trip to Croatia, one of the most beautiful countries in the world. We made the choice to spend some of our money on this wonderful experience so we could

32、spend time bonding with each other and the kids.Why would I destroy the environment we had traveled thousands of miles to create by bringing my work environment into it? That would be counter-productive to everything I wanted out of this trip. If I worked during this experience, I would be taking time away from my family