学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题word版.docx

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学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题word版

市一中2015-2016学年度第二学期期末

高二英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20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.Wherearetheymostpossibly?

A.AtthepostofficeB.ThebookstoreC.Atthebank

2.What’sthemandoing?

A.Borrowingabook　　　　　B.Readingabook　C.Buyingabook

3.Howisthemantoday?

A.HeisbetterB.HeisveryangryC.Heisstillverysick

4.Whatisthetotalcostforthem?

A.100yuanB.50yuanC.150yuan

5.WhereisMrBlacknow?

A.HeisattheFriendshipHotel.

B.Heisintheoffice.

C.Heisatlunch.

第二节

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至7题。

6.Whataretalkingabout?

A.TheweatherofLondon

B.TravellingtoBritain

C.ThetrafficofLondon

7.WhatdoesthewomanthinkoftheLondonbuses?

A.RatherslowB.VerygoodC.Tooexpensive

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.What’sthewomangoingtodo?

A.Attendherfriend’sweddingparty

B.AttendLan’sparty

C.Dosomeshoppingwithsomeofherfriends

9.Whatdoesthemansuggesttothewoman?

A.Wearhernewdresstoattendtheparty.

B.Wearthelightbluedress

C.Wearamoreformalone

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdidthewomangototheofficefor?

A.ToaskforajobB.ToseeherfriendC.Tomakefunoftheman

11.Whichplacedidthewomanwanttogo?

A.AlargercountryBAnearercountryC.Anewanddifferentcountry

12.WhydidthewomandislikeworkingintheMiddleEast?

A.ShehatedlivingthereB.ItwasfarfromhomeC.She’dlivedthereforyears

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdidthedriverenjoy?

A.Drivinghiscarfast

B.Singingalongtheway.

C.BuyingafamousModelTFordcar

14.WhydidHenrygotoastorewhenitbegantogetdark?

A.Forsomethingtoeat

B.Foranewlightbulb

C.Togetsometyres.

15.Whowasthemanwiththewhitehairsittinginthebackseatofthecar?

A.Theownerofthecar

B.Thebuilderofthecar

C.Theinventorofthelightbulb.

16.Whowasthedriverhimself?

A.ThomasEdisonB.Atyre-makerC.HenryFord

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.HowoldwasMissJenkins?

A.LessthantwentyB.ThirtyC.Morethanthirty

18.WhydidMissJenkinsgetfatter?

A.Becausesomethingwaswrongwithher.

B.Becauseshelikedfatandsugarverymuch.

C.Becausesheneverhadanysports.

19.Whycouldn’tMissJenkinsgetonwellwithherworkmates.

A.Becauseshewasricherthanherworkmates

B.Becauseshewasfatterthananyofherworkmates.

C.Becauseshewasoftenlaughedat

20.WithwhomdidMissJenkinsgototherestaurant?

A.WithherservantsB.ByherselfC.Withherfriends

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分30分）

第一节阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

TheChineseputupwithalotlivingintheworld’smostpopulouscountry:

standingonover-crowdedtrainsfor40hours;sleepingoutsidehospitalstosecureadoctor’sappointment;waitingmorethanayeartoearnadriver’slicense.

AddgettingaU.S.entryvisatothelist.Applicantsherehavewaitedaslongas60daystosecureanappointmentatoneoffiveU.S.consularlocations（领事馆）inChinathatprocessvisas.There,they’reoftengreetedbylonglines,followedbyaface-to-faceinterviewthatcanendbadlyinamatterofseconds.

Nowthereareonlyabout100U.S.visaofficersinChina,facingconsiderablechallengesduringthesummerwhentouristsandstudentstravelthemost.“It’snoteasywork,”CharlesBennett,minister-counselorforConsularAffairsattheU.S.EmbassyinBeijing,saidtohisstaff.“You’remaking,insomecases,life-changingdecisionsmanytimesaday,andthatcancausegreattiredness.”

Toadapt,USconsularservicesexpandedtheirhours,tookonaboutadozenadditionalstaffandhopetohaveanother20officersbyspring.Morefacilitiesarealsobeingexpanded.

Despitetheshockingnumbers,theembassyremainstroubledbychargesthatitrejectsapplicantsunreasonablyandthattheprocessisunfairlyburdensome.“I’mfedup,”saidWendyLiu,24.ThesinglewomanfromBeijingsaidshewasrecentlyrefusedavisaandtoldtore-applywhenherpersonallifeandfinancesweremorestable.“I’llgoanywherebuttheU.S.now,”shesaid.“IthoughtAmericawassupposedtobeacountryoffreedom.”

TovisittheUS,Chinesenationalsmustprovethattheyhaveenoughmoneyandfamilyorbusinesstiesthatmakeitlikelythey’llreturntoChina.TheDepartmentofHomelandSecuritysaiditdidnotkeeprecordsonhowmanyChineseoverstaytheirvisas.

Studentvisascanberefusedongroundsofnationalsecurity.BeijingnativeTanGe,25,believeshewasnotacceptedafterhestatedhisinterestsininfrared（红外线的）technologyandnanoelectronics（纳米电子学）onhisapplication.HenowstudiesinCanadaafterbeingforcedtoabandonafullscholarshiptoArizonaStateUniversity.

Byitsverynature,theon-the-spotprocessattheU.S.EmbassycanfeelunbearabletoChineseapplicants,whoareaskedtotaketheirbankstatements,propertydeeds（房产证）,marriagelicensesandHUKOU,aChinesehouseholdID.

“Itmademefeelveryuncomfortable,”saidXuYong,28,ajournalistwhoneededabusinessvisalastmonthtocoveraconferenceinNewYork.“TheymademefeellikesomeonefromaThirdWorldcountryuptonogood.”

Aftergivinghisfingerprints,Xuwaitedtobecalledforhisinterview,sittinginanareathatwasasquietasalibrary.Eachpassingminuteseemedtobeaslongasacentury.

Afteranhour,Xuwascalledwiththreeotherpeopletoawindowfortheirinterview.Twowererejectedbeforehisturn.ThentheAmericanofficer,speakingfluentChinese,reachedforXu’spaperwork,askedsomesimplequestionsandsaid,“Congratulations.”

“Iwassonervous.ThefirstthingIdidwhenIgotoutwastocallmymomandtellherIpassed,”Xusaid.“Shewastheonewhowarnedmeitwasn’tgoingtobeeasy.”

21.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatinChina________.

A.youmayquicklyberejectedforaU.S.visaafteralongwait

B.gettingaU.S.visaisnotashardasgettingadriver’slicense

C.anapplicanthastowaittwomonthstogetavisafortheU.S.

D.therearemorethanfiveUSconsularlocationsstampingvisas

22.BeijingnativeTanGewasrefusedaU.S.visaprobablybecausehe________.

A.hadnostableincomeB.wassupposedtobeunsafefortheU.S.

C.hadtoowideinterestsD.hadgotafullscholarshipintheU.S.

23.WhydoestheauthorgiveadetaileddescriptionofXuYong’sexperience?

A.ToshowhowluckyXuistomakeittoNewYork.

B.ToreflecttheproblemsinprocessingaU.S.entryvisa.

C.Tostresswhatahard-wonsuccessitistogetaU.S.visa.

D.Topersuadereadersoutofworkingorstudyingabroad.

B

Allhotelsredecorateregularly．However，veryfewdoitasfrequentlyasSweden’sIcehotel.Asthenameindicates，thehotelthatislocatedintheremotevillageofJukkasjarvi，isbuiltentirelyfromiceand，therefore，hastoberebuiltannually!

The26thversionofIcehotel，whichwelcomeditsfirstvisitorsonDecember11th，features69rooms．Tomakethemaffordableforeveryone，theyrangefromexpensiveluxurysuitestobasicaccommodations．

Amongthisyear’suniquesuiteofferingsisthe“ElephantintheRoom”，whichfeaturesamassive3-mtallsculptedAfricanelephantoverlookinganice—framedbed．The“CountingSheep”suitefeaturesfrozensheepthatmayhelpthosewhodon’tsleepwellgetagoodnight’srest.Thoughtheatmospherebetweentheluxurysuitesandthebudgetroomsmaydiffer，theyareallsubjecttothebone-chilling-5℃temperatures．Togetagoodnight’srestguestshavetolieinsidesleepingbagsandkeeptheirglovesandhatson．Thoughthatseemsalittleuncomfortable，visitorssayitisanexperiencelikenoneother．

Thehotelalsofeaturesabeautifullycraftedicechurchwhereover100coupleswillgetmarriedthisyearandanIceBarthatwillservedrinksiniceglasses．Thoughdiningoptionsarelimitedtothehotel’sonlyrestaurant，guestswillhavelittletocomplainaboutwithMichelin—trainedchefAlexanderMeier．Tokeepcustomersentertained，thehoteloffersavarietyoffunactivitieslikesnowshoeing，mooseorsnowmobilesafaris，dogsledding，andevenovernightwildernesscamping．

The26-year-·oldtraditionbeganaccidentallyin1989whenlocalsorganizedanartexhibitiontodrawwintervisitorstotheremotevillagethatlies200kmnorthoftheArcticCircle．Amongthemanytouristswasanadventurousgroupandtheyannouncedtheirintentionofspendingthenightintheplacewheretheexhibitionwasbeingheld．That’swhentheideaofbuildingtheicyaccommodationsdawnedonthelocals．

24．WhyisSweden’sIcehotelrebuilteveryyear?

A．Itneedsmorerooms．B．Itisentirelybuiltfromice．

C．Itfollowsoldtraditions．D．Itcanbeeasilydecorated．

25．Whatisuniqueaboutthehotelthisyear?

A．Itopensearlierthaneverbefore．B．Moreexpensiveroomsareavailable．

C．Roompricesaremoreaffordable．D．Someroomshavethemesculptures．

26．WhatcanbeinferredaboutthehotelinParagraph3?

A．Itsserviceneedsimproving．B．Itsactivitiesmaybeboring．

C．Ittriestoappealtocustomers．D．Itsfoodisnotdeliciousatall．

C

University—thebestdaysofmylife!

Imadelotsoffriendsinmy studentdorm,wentto great parties,joinedthe debatingsociety…and, well,Ididsomeworktoo—butImustadmitmy lecturers were very patientwithmy tardiness（拖拉）.

It'seasytolookbackatouruniversitydays throughrose-tintedspectacles butthetruthisthatwhenwefirstarrivedon campus,mostofuswere outofourcomfortzone.

Infact,asurveyofstudentsatImperialCollegeLondonhasrevealedthat3outof4students experience highlevelsofstress,o