高二英语第二学期阶段考试试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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每段对话后有一个小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Howmuchmoneydoesthemanprobablyhave?

A.20dollars.B.30dollars.C.50dollars.

2.Whatwillthewomandothisafternoon?

A.Readabook.B.Gofishing.C.VisitAnn.

3.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthevideo?

A.disappointing.B.Stupid.C.Funny.

4.Whatdoesthemansuggest?

A.Stayingathome.B.Goingfishing.C.Goingtothecinema.

5.Howlongdoesthewomanusuallysleep?

A.Forabout4hours.B.Forabout6hours.C.Forabout8hours.

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，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6和7题。

6.Whatwasthewomanbeforeprobably?

A.Asecretary.B.Aputerprogrammer.C.Afactoryworker.

7.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shegetsalongwellwithhercolleagues.B.Sheworksovertimeeveryday.

C.Shegetsabadsalary

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whydidthemanstayafterschoolyesterday?

A.Hesleptinclass.B.Hetalkedinclass.C.Heplayedgamesinclass.

9.Inwhatclassdidthemanfallasleep?

A.History.B.English.C.Physics

10.Whatistheman’splanforthefuture?

A.Tofindajob.B.Tostudyincollege.C.Torunasupermarket.

听第8段材料，回答第11和12题。

11.Whatdidthemandowhenhestayedathisaunt’s?

A.Hewentswimming.B.Hewentsurfing.C.Hewentdiving.

12.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Livebytheseaoneday.B.Travelwithhimthissummer.C.Gotohisaunt’snestsummer.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatdoesthemanthinkofLinda’sstaywithhim?

A.Itwasinteresting.B.Itwasunpleasant.C.Itwasboring.

14.WhatisLindalike?

A.Impolite.B.Lovely.C.Silent.

15.WhydoesthewomanknowLindasowell?

A.Shetaughtherfortwoyears.B.Sheoncelivedwithher.C.Shewasherneighbor.

16.WhatdoweknowaboutLinda’sparents?

A.TheyarestrictwithLinda.B.TheyhavegoodmannersC.Theyaretoobusywithwork.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatwasthespeakerlookingfor?

A.Abirthdaypresent.B.AChristmaspresent.C.AFather’sDaypresent

18.Whydidn’tthespeakerbuyashirt?

A.Itcosttoomuch.B.Shedidn’tknowherfather’ssize.

C.Shewasafraidherfatherwouldn’tlikeit

19.Whatdidthespeakerbuyintheend?

A.Somecigarettes.B.Alighter.C.Atie.

20.Whydidthespeakerhavetolookforanotherpresent?

A.Herpresentwastoocheap.

B.Herfatherdidn’tlikeherpresent.

C.Herpresentwasuselesstoherfather.

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。

A

Sea,sun,sandandSouthAfrica:

reader’sfavoritebeaches

TheWildCoastfive-dayhikefromKeiMouthtoCoffeeBayinSouthAfricaissurelythebestexperienceforbeachlovers.

RobbenIslandbeaches

Onavisittotheprisonmuseumhere,besuretoleavetimetoexploretheisland’sbeaches.Fewvisitorsrealizethattheisland’sshoresarethenaturalhabitatofsizablepenguins:

enjoywatchingthemwithfarfewertouristshere.Birdlifeisplentifulandincludesoystercatchers,ibis,egretsandcormorants.Sharksanddolphinscanoftenbespottedoffshoretoo.

Sand,seaandsculpture,Durban

There’smoretoDurban’sGoldenMilethansunbathingandsurfing.Notonlyisthereagalleryofsandsculpturesanddrawings,butLucas,oneofthebestlocalartists,offerslessons.Hisamazingrhino（犀牛）istheonlypermanentiteminafrequentlychangingexhibition.LucaschargesamodestR50（£

3）forafunandsurprisinglyphysicalhourofcreativity.Or,youcouldaskhimtocreateapersonalizedsculptureforaspecialoccasion.

Paternoster,WesternCape

Paternosterisasmallbeachmunityabout150kmnorthofCapeTown.Thetownhasanumberofrentals（租赁）,alltheCapeDutcharchitectureyoucouldwantforaweekendawayandsomegreatfood.Longwalksonthebeach,eatinganddrinkingandwatchingthefishingboatsmakeforapeacefulbreak.And,unlikeinCapeTown,youcandipyourtoesintheseawithoutyourlegsfreezingsolid.

21.Whatisthesuggestedwayfortravelerstomaketheirtripsonthebeaches?

A.BycarB.ByboatC.OnfootD.Bybicycle

22.Whichdestinationisthebestchoiceforabeachloverwholikesanimals?

A.PaternosterB.RobbenIslandbeachesC.KeiMouthD.Durban

23.WhatcanbelearnedaboutDurban?

A.Ithasamuseumforicesculpturesanddrawings.

B.Visitorscanhavetheirspecialsandsculpturemade.

C.Rhinoscanalwaysbefoundeverywhereonthebeach.

D.Artlessonsaregivenbylocalartistsforalittlemoney.

24.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toinformthegovernmentofenvironmentalprotection.

B.Toattractbusinessmentodevelopthebeaches.

C.Tosharetraveltipswithbeachlovers.

D.Tointroduceactivitiestoartlovers.

B

Thediscussiononrenewableenergyhasbeengoingonforatleastadecadeandpeoplehavereliedonfossilfuelsalmostentirelyformorethanacentury.However,thesituationwhenfossilfuelswerethemostefficientandthecheapestsourceofenergyhasbeenleftfarinthepast.ManycountriessuchasGermanyandSwedenhavealreadymadesignificanteffortstofixthissituation,employingnumerouspowerplantsworkingontherenewableresourcesofenergy.Themosteffectiveamongtheseresourcesisgeothermal（地热的）energy.

Geothermalenergydoesnotdependontheworld’seconomicandpoliticalsituationasstronglyasfossilfuelsdo.Besides,extracting（提炼）fossilfuelsaddsuptothepriceofenergyproducedfromthem.Therefore,geothermalenergyismuchcheaperthantraditionalones,savingupto80%ofthecoastsoverfossilfuels.

Beingarenewableresource,geothermalenergyproduceslesswasteandpollutionthantraditionalenergysources.Ingeothermalsystems,carbondioxidemakesupabout10%ofairproduced.Overall,inordertoproducetheelectricitythatcanbeusedforonehour,thegeothermalsystemsproduce0.1poundofcarbondioxideandotherharmfulgases.Foraparison,apowerplantproducingelectricityfromgasproducesupto2poundsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,andthosepowerplantsthatworkoncoal（煤）produceanastonishing3.6poundsofgreenhousegases.

Lowcostsmakeanotherreasonwhyusinggeothermalpowerplantsshouldbethefirstchoiceformanycountries.Geothermalheatsystemsrequire25%to50%lessenergyforworkparedwiththetraditionalsystemsforheatingorcooling.Besides,geothermalequipmentislessbulky:

duetotheverynatureofgeothermalenergy,geothermalpowerplantshaveonlyafewmovingparts,allofwhichcanbeeasilyshelteredinsidearelativelysmallbuilding.What’smore,thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentisratherlong.Allthesemakegeothermalpowerstationseasytobuildandkeep.

25.Fossilfuelsaremoreexpensivethangeothermalenergypartlybecause_____.

A.fossilfuelsarenearlyusedup

B.geothermalenergydoesn’tdependonpoliticalsituation

C.theproductionoffossilfuelscostsalot

D.itisfreetousegeothermalenergy

26.Accordingtoparagraph3,whatcanbeconcludedfromtheparison?

A.Coalismuchmoreefficientthangas.

B.Geothermalenergyisenvironmentallyfriendly

C.Gasandcoalareoftenusedtoproduceelectricity.

D.Thegeothermalsystemsdon’tproduceharmfulgases.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bulky”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Beingreallybigandheavy.B.Beingconvenienttooperate.

C.Beingexpensiveandloweffective.D.Beingunfriendlytotheenvironment.

28.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Manycountrieshavebenefitedfromgeothermalenergy.

B.Geothermalenergyiswellaccepted.

C.Geothermalenergyhasmanyadvantages.

D.Fossilfuelsarebeingrunoutof.

C

IncelebrationoftheseventhannualNationalDyofUnplugging（NDU）,fromsundownFriday,March4,tosundownSaturday,March5,2016,thenon-profitRebootisaskingindividualsandfamiliestoputdowntheirsmartphonesandputersfor24hourstoexperiencelife,disconnectingfromtechnology.

Tosupportpeoplewithunplugging,ReboothaspartneredwithglobaldesignpanyIDEOtodeveloptheFRIDAYApp,amobileapp,whichisnowavailableforfree.Thesoftwareencouragesuserstoslowdownandchangefromthestressfulworkweektoaamorerestfulweekend.EachFriday,30minutesbeforesunsettheFRIDAYAppwillsendareminderandencourageuserstounplug.

Today,smartphoneuseisatanall-timehigh.Ina2015studybythePewResearchCenter,89percentofcellphoneownerssaidtheyusedtheirphonesduringthelastsocialgatheringtheyattended.Buttheyweren’thappyaboutit;

82percentofadultsfeltthatthewaytheyusedtheirphonesinsocialsettingshurttheconversation

Whiletechnologyisanimportantpartofeverydaylives,theNDUaimstohelppeopleslowdown,considerminimizingscreentimeandunplugregularly.

“Weknowsmartphones,putersandotherformsoftechnologyareapermanentpartofourlives,”saidShaneHankins,Reboot’schiefoperatingofficer.“Weallneedtoconsiderfindingwaystospendlesstimeonemails,socialmediaandphonecalls,andfocusmoreonthepeopleandplacesthatareimportantinourlives.TheNDUisareminderforallofustotakeapausefromtechnology,bemorepresentandliveinthemoment.”

TheFRIDAYApphasetolifethankstothepartnershipandgeneroussupportoftheRighteousPersonsFoundation（RPF）.“Withthesocialstandardofbeingonline24/7（24hoursaday,7daysaweek）,takingtimetounplugeachweekhasbeemoreimportantforourwelfarethaneverbefo