四川省彭州市五校联考学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

四川省彭州市五校联考学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

《四川省彭州市五校联考学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《四川省彭州市五校联考学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx（17页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

四川省彭州市五校联考学年高二英语下学期期中试题

2015-2016学年度下学期半期5校联考英语试题

考试时间：

120分钟总分：

150分

一、听力（听力）（共20小题；共30分）

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.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Walkindoors.B.Goshopping.C.Walkbythewater.

2.Whereisthemangoing?

A.CityHall.

B.Thetrainstation.

C.TheChildren'sMuseum.

3.Whatdidthewomanlearn?

A.Sheworkedbadly.

B.Sheshouldn'tlietoherparents.

C.Lyingdoesn'tusuallywork.

4.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthemanandhiscat?

A.Alittleunhappy.B.Extremelyangry.C.Understanding.

5.Whydidthemaninvitethewomantotherestaurant?

A.Shelovestoeatmeat.

B.Shelovestotrynewthings.

C.Therestauranthasgreatvegetarianfood.

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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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.Accordingtotheman,howoftenshouldshoesbereplaced?

A.Every200miles.B.Every300miles.C.Every500miles.

7.Whatisthewomanmostconcernedabout?

A.Savingmoney.

B.Protectingherfeet.

C.Buyingfashionableshoes.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthenews?

A.Puzzled.B.Excited.C.Worried.

9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Motherandson.B.Husbandandwife.C.Brotherandsister.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howdoesthewomanfeelafterhikingupthesestairs?

A.Shefeelssotired.

B.Shedoesn'tfeelverytiredactually.

C.Shefeelsrefreshed.

11.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hewastootired.

B.HethoughthewasatthetopoftheGreatWall.

C.Hefrankallthewater.

12.Whatwastheweatherlikethismorninginthecity?

A.Itrained.

B.Theairqualitywasbad.

C.Itwasabeautifulday.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthenecessaryconditionwhenthemanhiresapersonalshopper?

A.Fillingintheapplication.

B.Beinghelpful.

C.Havingworkingexperience.

14.Howdidthewomanlearnaboutthejob?

A.Fromasigninthewindow.

B.Fromawebsite.

C.Fromanewspaperad.

15.Whydoesthewomanwantthejob?

A.Shelikestoshopforherself.

B.Shecanhelppeopleshop.

C.Shewantsachallenge.

16.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthejob?

A.Confident.B.Nervous.C.Disappointed.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatactionhavethehospitalstakentopreventthievesfromstealingchildren'stoys?

A.Tocatchthieves.

B.Tolockthedoors.

C.Tochainchildren'stoys.

18.HowdoesMr.Fidickfeelaboutchildren'stoysbeingstolen?

A.Indifferent.B.Annoyed.C.Embarrassed.

19.Wheredidthetoysoriginallycomefrom?

A.Thehospital.

B.Thechildren'sparents.

C.ThecityofGlasgow.

20.Whatdidthehospitalspokesmanadvisevisitorsandthestafftodo?

A.Becareful.B.Limitvisitors.C.Addextrasecurity.

二、阅读理解（共15小题；共30分）

A

IwenttoArizonaearlierthismonthtoseewhatthecollegeofthefuturemightlooklike.WhatIfoundisanexcitingneweraofhighereducationthatwillhelpmorestudentsgetagreat,personalizededucationatanaffordableprice.

Thisfuturemaynotalwaysincludethelecturehalls,dormitories,andotherfeaturesofthetraditionalcollegeexperience.Instead,thecollegesIvisitedareexperimentingwithwaysforstudentstogettheirdegreesonline,allowingthemtotakecoursesanyplaceandatanytime.

These“collegeswithoutwalls,”astheyaresometimescalled,areattheforefrontoftheefforttobroadenaccesstohighereducation,especiallyforlow-incomestudentswithfull-timejobsandfamilies.Duringmyvisit,Iheardencouragingstoriesofstudentswhoweretakingadvantageoftheseflexiblelearningmodelstopursuedegreesthatcouldputthemonpathstonewcareers.

OneofthosestudentswasShawnLee.Hehadacompellingstory:

Afterdroppingoutofcollegedecadesago,hefoundhimselfinaseriesoflow-paying,oftenback-breakingjobs.Herecentlydecidedtogethisdegreewhenhehadhisfirstchildandwantedtostartbuildingabetterlife.

TuckedawayinanindustrialparkinTempe,RioSaladodidn’tlookmuchlikeatraditionalinstituteofhighereducation.Therewerenostudentsrunningtoclass.Justacoupleofglass-facedofficebuildings.Thecollegehadjust22full-timefacultyserving60,000students,withmorethanhalfofthemattendingclassesonline.

SeveralstudentsImetduringmyvisitsaidtheylikedlearningonline.“I’vetakencollegeclassesinabigauditoriumwithherdsofpeople.Therewasnopersonalconnection,”onestudentsaid.“NowIcanreachmyteacherwiththeclickofamouse.”

Afterseveraldays’visit,IleftArizonafeelingquiteoptimisticaboutwhatthefutureholdsforhighereducation.

21.Whatdoes“collegeswithoutwalls”inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Collegesthathavenowallsaround.B.Collegesthatstudentsattendonline.

C.Collegesthatcanbeenteredfreely.D.Collegesthatgivestudentsmorefreedom.

22.WhatmadeSha

wnLeereturntoattendcollegeagain?

A.Thathehasnothingtodo.B.Thathecouldn’tfindajob.

C.Thatthecostofthecollegeislow.D.Thathewantedtofindabetterjob.

23.Howdidthewriterfeelafterthevisit?

A.Hopeful.B.Dissatisfied.C.Disappointed.D.Upset.

24.Whatisthewriter’spurposebywritingthispassage?

A.Toexplainwhat“collegeswithoutwalls”are.B.Toadvertisethecolleges.

C.Toencouragepeopletoattendhighereducation.D.Tointroduceanewmodelofeducation.

B

Children'sliveshavechangedgreatlyoverthelast50years.ButdotheyhaveahappierchildhoodthanyouorIdid?

It'sdifficulttolookbackonone'sownchildhoodwithoutsomeelementofnostalgia（怀旧的）.Ihavefourbrothersandsisters,andmymemoriesareallaboutbeingwiththem,playingboardgamesonthelivingroomfloor,orspendingdaysinthestreetwiththeotherneighborhoodchildren,racingupanddownonourbikes,orexploringthenearbywoods.Myparentsscarcelyappearinthesememories,exceptasproviderseitherofmealsorofsevereblameaftersomeparticularlyriskyadventure.

Thesedays,intheUKatleast,thenatureofchildhoodhaschangeddramatically.

Firstly,familiesaresmaller,andtherearefarmoreonlychildren.Itiscommonforbothparentstoworkoutsidethehomeandthereisthefeelingthattherejustisn'ttimetobringupalargefamily,orthatnoonecouldpossiblyaffordtohavemorethanonechild.Asaresult,today'sboysandgirlsspendmuchoftheirtimealone.Anothermajorchangeisthatyoungsterstodaytendtospendahugeamountoftheirfreetimeathome,inside.Morethananythingthisisduetothefactthatparentsworryfarmorethantheyusedtoaboutrealorimagineddangers,sotheywouldn'tdreamoflettingtheirchildrenplayoutsidebythemselves.

Finally,thekindoftoyschildrenhaveandthewaytheyplayistotallydifferent.Computerandvideogameshavereplacedtheboardgamesandmoreinterestingactivitiesofmychildhood.Theirony（令人啼笑皆非的事情）isthatsomanywaysofplayinggamesarecalled“interactive”.Thefactthatyoucanplayelectronicgamesonyourownfurtherincreasesthesenseoflonelinessfeltbymanyyoungpeopletoday.

DothesechangesmeanthatchildrentodayhavealessrelaxingchildhoodthanIhad?

Ipersonallybelievethattheydo,butperhapseverygenerationfeelsexactlythesame.

25.Whatisthepurposeofthedirectquestiongiveninthefirstparagraph?

A.Toshowwhothepassageiswrittenfor.

B.Togatherpeople'sopinionsonchildhood.

C.Togetpeople'sattentionandleadinthetopic.

D.Tocomparethechildhoodlivesoftwogenerations.

26.WhichisNOTareasonforthechanges?

A.Familiesaresmallertoday.

B.It'stoodangeroustoplayoutside.

C.Toyscanbeplayedbychildrenaloneathome.

D.Parentsworriedtoomuchabouttheirchildren.

27.Whathasthewriterfocusedoninthefourthparagraph?

A.Youngpeopletodayshouldn'tplayelectronicgames.

B.Computerandvideogameshavereplacedtheboardgames.

C.Somegamesthatyoungpeopleplaytodayaren'treallygood.

D.Boardgamesaremuchmoreinterestingthancomputergames.

28.Thewriter'sattitudetowardsthechildhoodchangingis .

A.approvingB.objectiveC.unconcernedD.optimistic

C

NSESummerSchoolissuitableforthosewhoareat,orareabouttostartuniversity.ItwillbeginacceptingapplicationsinJanuary,2015.

Courses:

AccountingandFinance;Economics;Management;Law;InternationalRelations;GovernmentandSociety

Dates:

Session1:

7July-25July

Session2:

28July-15August

Rate:

StandardRate:

Onesession:

$1400;Bothsessions:

$2400

ReducedStudentRate:

Onesession:

$1100;Bothsessions:

$1875

Thereducedstudentrateappliestofull-timestudentsregisteredatauniversityorcollegeanywhereintheworld.Accommodationisnotincluded,and

feesrangefrom$500to$1000for20nights.

Applicantrequirements:

IfyouhavestudiedintheUSAthenyoudonotneedanyadditionalEnglishqualifications.StudentsfromothercountrieswillgenerallynotrequireavisatostudyatSummerSchool.YouwillentertheUSAasa"StudentVisitor".Youarepermittedtochangecoursesbeforethestartoftheprogramandwithinthefirstthreedaysofthesession.

Contacthoursandteachingmethods:

SummerSchoolcoursesarefull-timeandnormallyconsistof48contacthoursoverthethree-weekperiod,takingtheformof36hoursoflecturesand12hoursofclasses.Lectures,attendedbyallstudents,takeplaceineitherthemorningorafternoonsupplementedbysmallone-hourclasses,ofapproximately15students.

Assessmentandexaminations:

Asses