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学年浙江省温州市十校联合体高二下学期期末联考英语试题
2015学年第二学期十校联合体高二期末联考
英语试卷
（满分150分，考试时间：
120分钟）
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。
第I卷1至7页，第II卷8至9页。
第I卷（共95分）
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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
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1.5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。
例：
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Havingabirthdayparty.B.Doingsomeexercise.C.GettingLydiaagift.
2.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?
A.Helptheman.B.Takeabus.C.Getacamera.
3.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
A.TellKatetostop.B.CallKate’sfriends.C.StayawayfromKate.
4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inawineshop.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inarestaurant.
5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Keepthewindowclosed.B.Gooutforfreshair.C.Turnonthefan.
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.Whatisthemangoingtodothissummer?
A.Teachacourse.B.Repairhishouse.C.Workatahotel.
7.Howwillthemanusethemoney?
A.Tohireagardener.B.Tobuybooks.C.Topayforaboattrip.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Schoolmates.B.Colleagues.C.Roommates.
9.WhatdoesFrankplantodorightaftergraduation?
A.Workasaprogrammer.B.Travelaroundtheworld.C.Starthisownbusiness.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?
A.Tobookahotelroom.
B.Toaskabouttheroomservice.
C.Tomakechangestoareservation.
11.Whenwillthewomanarriveatthehotel?
A.OnSeptember15.B.OnSeptember16.C.OnSeptember23.
12.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforherroompernight?
A.$179.B.$199.C.$219.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthewoman’splanforSaturday?
A.Goingshopping.B.Goingcamping.C.Goingboating.
14.WherewillthewomanstayinKeswick?
A.Inacountryinn.B.Inafive-starhotel.C.Inheraunt’shome.
15.WhatwillGordondoovertheweekend?
A.Visithisfriends.B.WatchDVDs.C.Jointhewoman.
16.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofGordon’scomingweekend?
A.Relaxed.B.Boring.C.Busy.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WhoisWangMing?
A.Astudent.B.Anemployer.C.Anengineer.
18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthecollegejobmarketthisyear?
A.It’sunpredictable.B.It’squitestable.C.It’snotoptimistic.
19.Whatpercentageofstudentjobseekershavefoundajobbynow?
A.20%.B.22%.C.50%.
20.Whyareengineeringgraduatesmorelikelytoacceptajob?
A.Theyneedmoreworkexperience.
B.Thesalaryisusuallygood.
C.Theirchoiceislimited.
第二部分：
阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
AcrossBritain,burnttoastwillbeservedtomothersinbedthismorningasoldersonsanddaughtersrushtodelivertheirsupermarketbunchesofflowers.But,accordingtoanewstudy,weshouldbeplacingahighervalueonmotherhoodallyear.
Mothershavelongknownthattheirhomeworkloadwasjustasheavyaspaidwork.Now,thenewstudyhasshownthatiftheywerepaidfortheirparentallabors,theywouldearnasmuchas￡172,000ayear.
Thestudylookedattherangeofjobsmothersdo,aswellasthehourstheyareworking,todeterminethefigure.Thiswouldmaketheiryearlyincome￡30,000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.
Byanalyzingthenumbers,itfoundtheaveragemotherworks119hoursaweek,40ofwhichwouldusuallybepaidatastandardrateand79hoursasovertime.Afterquestioning1,000motherswithchildrenunder18,itfoundthat,onmostdays,mumsstartedtheirroutineworkat7amandfinishedataround11pm.
Tocalculatejusthowmuchmotherswouldearnfromthatlabour,itsuggestedsomeoftherolesthatmumscouldtakeon,includinghousekeeper,part-timelawyer,personaltrainerandentertainer.Beingapart-timelawyer,at￡48,98anhour,wouldprovetobethemostprofitableofthe“mumjobs”,withpsychologistaclosesecond.
ThestudyshowsmothersmatterallyearlongandnotjustonMother’sDay.Theemotional,physicalandmentalenergymothersdevotetotheirchildrencanbenever-ending,butchildrenarealsosourcesofgreatjoyandhappiness.Investing（投入）intimeforparentingandraisingrelationshipsismoneywellspent.
21.HowmuchwouldamotherearnayearifworkingasthePrimeMinister?
A.￡30,000.B.￡202,000.C.￡172,000.D.￡142,000.
22.Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?
A.mothers’importanceshowsinfamilyallyearlong.
B.Investingtimeinparentingwouldbringafinancialreturn.
C.Mothers’devotiontochildrencanhardlybecalculated.
D.Thesacrificesmothersmakearehugebutworthwhile.
23.Whatcanweconcludefromthestudy?
A.Mothers’workinghoursshouldbelargelyreduced.
B.Mothers’laborisofahighervaluethanitisrealized.
C.Mothersshouldbalancetheirtimeforworkandrest.
D.Mothersshouldbefreedfromhouseworkforsociallife.
B
Ilogontoacomputeratthedoctor’sofficetosayIhavearrivedandthenwaituntilavoicecallsmeintotheexaminationroom.
There,aroboticnursedirectsmeontoadeviceandthentakesmybloodpressure.Sometimelater,instepsthedoctor,whoisalsoarobot.Henotesdownmysymptomsandgivesmeaprescription（处方）.Ipayformyvisitusingacreditcardmachineandreturnhomewithouthavingmetanotherhumanbeing.
WhenIcallmydentist’sofficeandactuallygetahumanbeingontheline,Iamthrilled.AndwhenIseetheintroductionofyetmoreself-servicecheckoutstationsatthegrocerystore,Ifeellikeshouting,“Whenitcomestocashiers,makeminehuman,please!
”
Afterall,humancashierssometimesgiveyouastorecoupon（优惠券）foritemsyouarebuying.Evenmorethanthat,real-lifecashiersoftentakeaninterestinparticularlycutechildren,whichcanbrightenayoungmother’sday.Acashiermayalsoshowcompassion（同情）foranelderlypersonstrugglingtogetthatlastpennyoutofherpurse.
Whattechnologicaldevicewoulddoanyofthis?
Idon’twanttogobacktotheStoneAge,butI’malsoworriedaboutaworldrunbymachines.Sometimeswhenyou’rechattingwithsomeone,youdiscoverthingsyouneedtoknow.Maybeareceptionistneedsprayerssaidforasickchild.Maybeasalespersoncanofferabitofencouragementtoacustomerwhoisfeelingtired.
Machinescanbeefficientandcost-effectiveandtheyoftengetthejobdonejustfine.Buttheylackanelementsoimportanttoeverydaylife.
Callitthespirit,thesoulortheheart.Itissomethingnomachinewilleverhave.Itisbeinghumanthatencouragesustosmileatothers,whichmaybewhattheyneedatthatmoment.
24.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Todescribeapossiblefuturescenewhererobotstakecontrolofourlife.
B.Toindicatehightechnologycanmakeourfuturelifeveryeasy.
C.Towarnreadersofthepossibledangersofroboticnursesanddoctors.
D.Topredicthowtechnologycanaffectthewayweseeadoctorinthefuture.
25.Whydoestheauthorpreferbeingservedbyhumansratherthanbyrobots?
A.Robotsdon’toffertogivestorecoupons.
B.Robotscan’tprovideefficientservices.
C.Robotsareindifferentandemotionless.
D.Robotsareunabletodoajobaswellashumans.
26.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsmachines?
A.Hewishesonedaytheywouldcometolife.
B.Heisabsolutelyagainsttheirexistenceinhislife.
C.Heisafraidtheywouldtaketheplaceofhumanbeings.
D.Hedoesn’tliketheyaffecthislifetoomuch.
C
Theworld’smostpopularbananaisfacingamajorhealthcrisis.Accordingtoanewstudy,adiseasecausedbyapowerfulfungus（真菌）iskillingtheCavendishbanana,whichaccountsfor99%ofthebananamarketaroundtheglobe.Thedisease,calledTropicalRace4（TR4）,hasaffectedbananacropsinsoutheastAsiafordecades.Inrecentyears,ithasspreadtotheMiddleEastandtheAfricannationofMozambique.NowexpertsfearthediseasewillshowupinLatinAmerica,wherethemajorityoftheworld’sbananasaregrown.
OnceabananaplantisinfectedwithTR4,itcannotgetwaterandnutrients.TR4livesinsoil,andcaneasilyenduponaperson’sboots.IfthecontaminatedbootsarethenwornonafieldwhereCavendishbananasaregrown,thediseasecouldbetransferred.“Onceafieldhasbeencontaminatedwiththedisease,youcan’tgrowCavendishbananasthereanymore,”Ploetzsays.
Cavendishbananasarepopularamongconsumers.Ploetzsays,“ConsumerslikethewayCavendishlooksandtastes.”
ButCavendishisalsoparticularlyattackedbyTR4.“Andtheyarealleasilyinfectedwiththisdisease.Soonceoneplantgetsinfected,itjustrunslikewildfirethroughoutthatentireplantation.”
Bananashavefacedthiskindofcrisisbefore.Inthemid-1900s,themostpopularbananaatthetimewasnearlywipedoutbyanearlierversionofTR4.
Onesolutiontotheproblem,Ploetzsays,istotrytodevelopnewbananasthatcanresistTR4.“Itreallyneedstobedone,butwedon’thaveityet.”HenotesthatwestillhavetimebeforeweneedtoworryabouttheCavendishbananadisappearing.
27.Theunderlinedword“contaminated”inParagraph2canbereplacedby“______”.
A.replacedB.suppliedC.preventedD.infected
28.IfabananaplantisinfectedwithTR4,thebananaplantwillprobablydieof____.
A.thirstB.coldC.heatD.poison
29.Wecaninferthatthe
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