英语浙江省嘉兴市学年高二下学期期末考试.docx

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英语浙江省嘉兴市学年高二下学期期末考试

浙江省嘉兴市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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.Whereistheman’smothernow?

A.Athome.B.Atabusstop.C.Inahospital.

2.Howdidthemanfeel?

A.Nervous.B.Proud.C.Excited.

3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Driverandpassenger.C.Teacherandstudent.

4.Whendidthefootballmatchstartyesterday?

A.At7:

45.B.At8:

45.C.At9:

15.

5.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hehasworkedwiththewomanfortwelveyears.

B.Hethinksthepricesinthestorearetoohigh.

C.Hehasaslighthearingproblem.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或对白，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.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inadrugstore.B.Inahospital.C.Inthestreet.

7.Whatwillthemandolater?

A.Pickupsomemedicine.B.Waitforthewoman.C.Gobackhome.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Alecture.B.Anexam.C.Ahabit.

9.HowdoesthemanfeelaboutMissKelly’sgrade?

A.Angry.B.Disappointed.C.Surprised.

10.WhatdoweknowaboutMissKelly?

A.Shehasabettertimeschedule.

B.Sheneverstudiesuntilthelastday.

C.Sheoftencopiesfromotherstudents.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatdidthespeakersfindwhentheycameback?

A.Allthefoodinthefridgewentbad.

B.Therewasnofoodleftinthefridge.

C.Someonehadbrokenintotheirhouse.

12.Whatsmeltbadinthekitchen?

A.Thefish.B.Thebread.C.Thesandwiches.

13.WhatdoweknowaboutRichard?

A.Heisaresponsiblecaretaker.B.Hehasn’tcleanedupthehouse.C.Hehasgonetobuysomefood.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.InlateJune.B.Inmid-July.C.InlateJuly.

15.WhatwillJennydothisSeptember?

A.GobacktoEngland.

B.Takeacourse.

C.Teachinaschool.

16.WhowillJennymostprobablyteach?

A.Childrenaged5to7.

B.Childrenaged7to9.

C.Childrenaged9to11.

17.WhatmadeJennywanttobeateacher?

A.Herpassionforteaching.

B.Hermother’ssuggestion.

C.Herteacher’sencouragement.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhatistrueaboutDeepSprings?

A.Itislocatedinacollegetown.

B.Itslibraryisoftencrowdedwithstudents.

C.Itsschoolbuildingsareancient.

19.HowmanybooksarethereinthelibraryofDeepSprings?

A.70,000.B.17,000.C.9,000.

20.WhatcanstudentsatDeepSpringsdointheirsparetime?

A.Takeawalkinthemountains.B.Gotothecinema.C.WatchTV.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分25分）

第一节（共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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

Pinkhasneverbeenoneofthefavoritecolorsofthefashionindustry,asit’softenseenassillyandnotcoolenough.Butthisspring,it’shavingitsmomentinthespotlight,allthankstothefactthatthecolorisnolongerallaboutbeinggirlyandsweet.Instead,pinkistakingonanewmeaningofindependenceandpower.

ThisshifthappenedlastmonthduringtheWomen’sMarch.TensofthousandsofwomenfilledthestreetsofmajorcitiesintheUSandincountriesallaroundtheworldtoprotest（抗议）againstthedisrespecttowomen.Whatwasunusualabouttheprotestsisthatalotofpeopletakingpartwerewearingpinkhats,makingthestreetsappearlikea“seaofpink”.Eventhoughthehatswerewithoutanyslogan（标语）,theirpinkcoloristhoughttohavesentoutamessagethatislouderthananywords.“Wewomenhavepowerandwe’renotgoingtositdownandshutup,”AileenGildea,oneoftheprotestersintheUS,toldTheBostonGlobe.

Nowyoungpeoplearechangingtheirattitudestopink.Theyarenolongertryingtoescapepink,butgivenewmeaningstoitinstead.

“Womenwhocamebeforeus...tobetakenseriouslytheyhadtogetawayfromthesymbolsusedtomakewomenseemlesscapable.Youngerwomendon’thavethatreaction.They’remoreinterestedinbreakingandrebuildthosesymbols,”AudreyGelman,abusinesswomanintheUS,toldTheWallStreetJournal.

Sosometimesit’snotthethingitselfthatneedstobechanged,butthewaywelookatit.Andinthecaseofpink,whatusedtobeseenassillymaybeturnedintosomethingreallyserious.

21.Ingeneral,peopletendtorelatepinkto.

A.independenceB.weaknessC.powerD.sadness

22.AccordingtoAileenGildea,whatweretheirprotestsmeanttoconvey?

A.Womenactuallypreferpinktoanyothercolor.

B.Womenneedtogetawayfromthosesymbolsofsilliness.

C.Womenoughttohaveabiggervoiceinsociety.

D.Womenshouldhavetherighttochoosewhatevercolors.

23.Thelastparagraphimpliesthatsometimesitisnecessaryto.

A.changeourtraditionalconceptsB.showgreaterrespectforwomen

C.havedoubtsabouttheso-called“truth”D.tellsomethingsillyfromsomethingserious

B

Recently,peopleinUSeducationhavegottenextremelyworriedbecauseanewreporthasshownthatAmericanstudentshaveamathproblem.

The2015ProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment（评估）（PISA）showsmathscoresintheUSgettinglowerandnoimprovementinscienceorreading.PISAtests15-year-oldsfromdifferentcountriesandregionsintheirmath,scienceandreadingskills.About540,000studentsfrom72countriesandregionstookpartintheassessmentin2015.

USscoresinreadingandsciencewereaboutthesameasthreeyearsago,leavingAmericansnearthemiddleofthebiggergroup.Butthesituationinmathismuchmoreworrying.TheUSaveragescorewas470,be;owtheOECD（经合组织）testaverageof490,meaningtheUSwasNo.40amongthe72countriesandareas.Itwas12pointslowerthanin2012and18pointslowerthanin2009.So,whatisgoingonwithAmericanstudents’mathskills?

OnereasonmaybethattheUSdoesnotteachmathinenoughdepth.“StudentsareoftengoodatansweringthefirstpartofaproblemintheUnitedStates,”saidAndreasSchleicher,directorofeducationandskillsatOECD.“Butassoonasstudentshavetogodeeperandanswerthemorecomplicatedpartofaproblem,theyhavedifficulties.”Incomparison,manyhigh-performingcountriesandregionsinmathteachalotlessbutfocusinmuchgreaterdepth,especiallywhenyoulookatEastAsia,JapanandSingapore,accordingtoSchleicher.

AnotherreasonmaybethefactthatmanypeopleintheUSareunwillingtotraveltoforeigncountriestolearnbetterteachingpractices.“OneofourbiggestchallengesintheUSisthattheteachersarenotgoingoutandseeingwhathigh-performingcountriesdodifferently,”saidWendyKopp,whostartedTeachforAmerica,inanewsprogram.

24.Whenitcomestothe2015PISAresults,peopleinUSeducationaremoreconcernedabout.

A.theUSaveragescore

B.thedifferencesfromthepreviousPISA

C.Americanstudents’performanceinmath

D.Americanstudents’situationinscienceandreadingskills

25.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Americanstudentsarenotinterestedinsimplemathproblems.

B.Americanstudentsareunwillingtogoabroadforfurtherstudy.

C.Americanmathteachersenvyhigh-performingcountriesbetterteachingskills.

D.Americanmathteachersseldomteachstudentshowtosolvecomplicatedproblems.

26.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.ToinformpeopleofAmericanstudents’2015PISAresults.

B.ToanalyzethecausesofAmericanstudents’problemswithmath.

C.TostresstheimportanceoflearningmathwelltoAmericastudents.

D.TogiveAmericanmathteacherssomeadviceonhowtoteachmath.

C

Floodsaresecondonlytofireasthemostcommonofallnaturaldisasters.Theyoccuralmosteverywhereintheworld,resultinginwidespreaddamageandevendeath.Consequently,scientistshavelongtriedtoperfecttheirabilitytopredictfloods.Sofar,thebestthatscientistscandoistorecognizethepotentialforfloodingincertainconditions.Thereareanumberofconditions,fromdeepsnowonthegroundtohumanerror,whichcauseflooding.

Whendeepsnowmeltsitcreatesalargeamountofwater.Althoughdeepsnowalonerarelycausesfloods,whenitoccurstogetherwithheavyrainandsuddenwarmerweatheritcanleadtoseriousflooding.Ifthereisafastsnowmeltontopoffrozenorverywetground,floodingismorelikelytooccurthanwhenthegroundisnotfrozen.Frozengroundorgroundthatisverywetcannotabsorbtheadditionalwatercreatedbythemeltingsnow.Meltingsnowalsocontributestohighwaterlevelsinriversandstreams.

Riversthatarecoveredinicecanalsoleadtoflooding.Whenicebeginstomelt,thesurfaceoftheicecracksandbreaksintolargepieces.Thesepiecesoficemoveandfloatdowntheriver,Theycanformadamintheriver,causingthewaterbehindthedamtoriseandfloodthelandupstream.Ifthedambreakssuddenly,thenthelargeamountofwaterheldbehindthedamcanfloodtheareasdownstreamtoo.

Brokenicedamsarenottheonlydamproblemsthatcancauseflooding.Whenalargehuman-madedambreaksorfailstoholdthewatercollectedbehindit,theresultscanbedevastating.Damscontainsuchhugeamountsofwaterbehindthemthatwhensuddenbreaksoccur,thegreatforceofthewaterislikeagreattidalwave.Thedamwaterscantraveltensofkilometres,coverthegroundinmetresofmudandlitter,anddrownandcrusheverythingandcreatureintheirpath.

Althoughscientistscannotalwayspredictexactlywhenfloodswilloccur,theydoknowagreatdealaboutwhenfloodsareprobablygoingtooccur.Deepsnow,ice-coveredrivers,andweakdamsareallstrongconditionsforpotentialflooding.

27.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

（“P”standsfor“Paragraph”.）

28.Whydoesfrozengroundprobablyco