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2015-2016学年度下学期有色一中期中考试英语试卷（高二）

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分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.Howmuchshouldtheman’srentbe?

A.$500.B.$150.C.$125.

2.Whatwillthewomanprobablythinkoftheman?

A.Heusedtobeanexcellentathlete.B.Heisarealsportsman.

C.Heisasportsfan.

3.Whathasthemanbeendoing?

A.Fillingoutaform..B.Havinganinterview

C.Askingforinformation.

4.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Sheistoobusytogo.B.She’swillingtogoswimming.

C.Shedoesn’twanttowaitlong.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.It’sterribletogoabroadalone.

B.Itdoesn’tmatterifthemanisnotgoodatEnglish.

C.ThemanshouldimprovehisEnglish.

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.Whatisthewomangoingtobe?

A.Acook.B.Ateacher.C.Adoctor.

7.Howlongwillthewomanworkeveryday?

A.8hours.B.5hours.C.4hours.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anexam.B.Aninterview.C.Awritingcontest.

9.Howaretheyfeelingatthemoment?

A.Prettyhappy.B.Verysad.C.Alittleconfused.

10.Whichpartdidtheybothfinddifficult?

A.Theoralself-introduction.B.Theessay.C.Theimitationwriting.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.WhatwillDianadothisafternoon?

A.Gotoclass..B.AttendalectureC.Writeanessay.

12.WhatdoweknowaboutDr.Rich?

A.HeteachesEnglishculture.B.He’sbeenabsentthreetimes.C.He’sverystrict.

13.WhatdoesMikesayaboutthebusinesscommunicationcourse?

A.Thereisnotmuchcourseworktodo.

B.Hehasalreadyhandedinthreeessays.

C.Hehasa3000-wordtermpapertowrite.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Howmuchmoneytheyspendonmeals.

B.Thechangesofthefoodserviceintheschool.

C.Thechangesoffoodinthedininghall.

15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthechanges?

A.Hedoesn’tlikethem.

B.Studentswillbenefitfromthechanges.

C.Hecan’tunderstandthemastheyaretoocomplicated.

16.WhatplandidTomchoosetobuy?

A.Aseven-mealplan.B.Aten-mealplan.C.Afourteen-mealplan.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Wheredopeoplebelievethelefthandisunclean?

A.InMalaysia.B.InPakistan.C.InIndonesia.

18.WhenmightelderlyWesternersbeoffended?

A.Whenotherstrytohelpthemwithouttheiragreement.

B.Whenothersteachthemnewthings.

C.Whenothersaskthemtoomanyquestions.

19.Whydon’tItaliansgivehandkerchiefsasgifts?

A.Handkerchiefsmeansayinggoodbye.

B.Handkerchiefsareusedinfunerals.

C.Handkerchiefsareconnectedwithunhappyfeelings.

20.Whommightthetalkbeaddressedto?

A.Peoplewhoaregoingabroad.[

B.Guestsfromallovertheworld.

C.Thosewhowillworkforaninternationalconference.

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）

 A

Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice．Giftsareeasy—they’regivenafterall．Choicecanbehard．

IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago．IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear．I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast，andtheideaofbuildingallonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold，andI’dbeenmarriedforayear．ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’tandIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect．MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit．Asayoungboy，I’dbeenagarageinventor．I’dalwayswantedtobeallinventor，andshewantedmetofollowmypassion．

IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeopleandIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired．IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet．HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark，listenedcarefullytome，andfinallysaid，“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea，butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob．”That1ogicmadesomesensetome，andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision．Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice，butfinally，IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot．Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing．AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonottryatall.

Aftermuchconsideration，Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion，andI’mproudofthatchoice．Forallofus，intheend，weareourchoice．

21．Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?

A．Hisdreamofbeinganinventor．B．Thesupportofhiswife．

C．ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet．D．Millionsofexcitingtitles,

22．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?

A．Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout．

B．Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim．

C．Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry．

D．Thedecisiontonottrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim．

23．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ClevernessandKindnessB．TheStartingofAmazon

C．FollowingMyPassionD．WeAreWhatWeChoose

B

SixvolunteersareabouttofindoutwhatitwouldbeliketoliveonMarswithouteverleavingtheEarth.ThreemenandthreewomenwillspendeightmonthslivinginaspecialplaceonthesideofavolcanoinHawaii.Theyarepartofanexperimentthatisdesignedtomimic（模仿）lifeonMars.TheirmissionbeganonOctober15,2014.

NASAsaysitcouldsendastronautstoMarsasearlyasthe2030s.Themissionwouldtakemorethantwoyears,soNASAneedstoknowhowpeoplewouldreacttolivinginasmallgroup,isolatedfromtherestoftheworld,forsuchalongtime.Somepeoplemaybecomedepressedorboredlivingunderthoseconditions.BystudyingpeoplelivinginsimilarconditionshereonEarth,NASAhopestolearnhowtochoosethemostsuitablepeopleforaspacemission,andhowtohelpthemgetalong.

Theywillliveinatwo-storybuilding.Thegroundfloorisabout86squaremeters,roughlythesizeofasmalltwo-bedroomapartment.Itincludessharedareaslikekitchen,diningroom,bathroom,laboratoryandanexerciseroom.Theupstairsislessthanhalfthesizeofthedownstairs.Itcontainsanotherbathroomandsixsmallbedrooms.Thebuildingislocatedinanabandonedquarry（采石场）about2,400metersupthesideofMaunaLoa,thesecondbiggestvolcanointheworld.Itisconstantlymonitoredforsignsofvolcanicactivity.NASAchosethelocationbecausetheappearancelooksverysimilartoMars.

TomakeitmorelikebeingonMarsinthefuture,theyareonlyabletocommunicatebyemailduringtheexperiment.Meanwhile,therewillbea20-minutedelaybetweenthetimewhenamessageissentandthatwhenitisreceived.Whentheygooutside,theywillhavetosuitupinfullspacesuits,justasiftheywereonMars.

ThecommanderisMarthaLenio,a34-year-oldCanadian.Duringthemission,shewillrunexperimentsongrowingfood.Theothermembershavebackgroundsinphysicsandsoon.Noneofthemareastronauts.

24．WhenwillthesixvolunteersendtheirmissionaboutmimickinglifeonMars?

A.OnJune15,2015.

B.OnOctober15,2015.

C.OnOctober15,2030.

D.OnJune15,2032.

25．What’sthemainpurposeoftheexperiment?

A.Tomonitorsignsofvolcanicactivity.

B.ToprepareforaspacemissiontoMars.

C.Totrainthesixpeopletobecomeastronauts.

D.Tostudythedifferencebetweenmenandwomen.

26．MaunaLoawaschosenastheexperimentalsitebecause_________.

A.itislocatedneararocketbase

B.otherpeoplecanhardlyfindthelocation

C.itslandscapeissomuchlikethatofMars

D.itisasafeplacetoconducttheexperiment

27．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Marthaisafamousexpertonagriculture.

B.ThesixvolunteerswillbesenttoMarsin2030.

C.Alltheexperimentalactivitiesaredoneindoors.

D.Ittakesabout40minutestogetareplytoanemail.

C

ThedaysofthehunterarealmostoverinIndia.Thisispartlybecausethereispracticallynothinglefttokill,andpartlybecausesomestepshavebeentaken,mainlybybanningtiger-shooting,toprotectthoseanimalswhichstillsurvive.

SomepeoplesaythatManisnaturallyahunter.Idisagreewiththisview.Surelyourearliestforefathers,whoatfirstpossessednoweapons,spenttheirtimediggingforroots,andwerenodoubtthemselvesoftenhuntedbymeat-eatinganimals.

Ibelievethemainreasonwhythemodernhunterkillsisthathethinkspeoplewilladmirehiscourageinoverpoweringdangerousanimals.Ofcourse,therearesomewhotrulybelievethatthekillingisnotreallytheimportantthing,andthatthechiefpleasureliesinthejoyofthehuntandthebeautiesofthewildcountryside.Therearealsothoseforwhomhuntinginfactoffersachancetoprovethemselvesandriskdeathbydesign;thesemengooutafterdangerousanimalsliketigers,eveniftheysaytheyonlydoittoridthecountrysideofathreat.Icanrespectreasonslikethese,buttheyareclearlydifferentfromtheneedtostrengthenyourhighopinionofyourself.

Thegreatestbig-gamehuntersexpressedintheirwritingssomethingofthesefinermotives.Oneofthemwrote:

“Youmustproperlyrespectwhatyouareafterandshootitcleanlyandontheanimal’sownterritory.Youmustfixforeverinyourmindallthewondersofthatparticularday.Thisisbetterthanlettinghimgrowafewyearsoldertobeattackedandwoundedbyhisownso