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中学1516学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案7
西宁市第四高级中学2015—2016学年第一学期期末考试卷
高二英语
命题人：
审题人：
第Ⅰ卷
注意事项：
答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。
第一部分：
听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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.whatisthewomangoingtodo?
APracticeskatingBDosomeshoppingCSignupfortheclub
2.Whatarethetwospeakersprobablydoing?
AHavingawalkingBVisitingafriendsCChoosingapresent
3.Howdidthewomanknowaboutthefire?
AShereaditinthepaperBShesawitonTVCShewitnessedit.
4.Whichcoursedoesthemanwanttotakenextyear？
ATheartcourseBTheEnglishcourseCThecomputercourse
5.Wherewillthetwospeakersmeet?
AAtthestationBAtthecinemaCAtthechurch
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。
请听6段材料，回答6至7题。
6．Whenwillthemeetingheld?
Aonthe2ndBonthe5thConthe7th
7.Whatkindofroomdoesthemanusuallyuse?
A.AsmalloneB.Amid-sizedoneC.Alargeone
请听7段材料，回答8至9题
8.Inwhichplacewillthetourstart?
ABigBenBTrafalgarSquareCPiccadillyCircus
9.Howmuchshouldthemanpay?
A＄30B＄39C＄45
请听8段材料，回答10至12题。
10.Whatdoesthemanprobablydo?
AAmusicianBAjournalistCAdentist
11.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.MotherandsonBDoctorandpatientCSisterandbrother
12.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthewoman’ssuggestion?
AHeisdisappointedBHeisinterestedCHeisconfused
请听9段材料，回答13至16题。
13.Whywillthemanbeaway?
A.ForbusinessB.ForholidayC.Forhisweddingparty
14.WhatwillthemandoonMonday?
AMeetthecompanybossB.VisitafactoryC.Climbmountains
15.WhatclothesdoesthemanprepareforWednesday?
A.sweaterB.AsuitC.Acoat
16.Whendoesthemanplantoweartheblueshorts?
A.OnTuesdayB.OnThursdayC.OnFriday
请听10段材料，回答17至20题
17.Whenwillthenewschooldistrictbeopenfully?
A.NextyearB.NextmonthC.Nextweek
18.Whowon’tmoveatall?
A.TheAgriculturestudentB.TheLawstudentC.TheArtsstudent
19.WhatistheplanfortheHistoryDepartment
A.Thestaffwillstayintheoldbuilding
B.Thestudentswillmovedowntown
C.Theteacherswillbeleft.
20.WhatdoweknowabouttheEngineeringDepartment?
A.labhasbeendone
B.Teaches’officesarebeingpainted
C.themoveforengineerwillbefinishednextweek.
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
BigBen,thelandmarkofLondon,aclockfamousforitsaccuracyandchimes（和谐的钟声）,stoppedworkingfor90minutes,anengineersaidSaturday.
Peopledonotknowwhythe147-year-oldclockonthebanksoftheRiverThamesstoppedat10:
07p.m.Friday.Itcontinuedkeepingtime,butstoppedagainat10:
20p.m.andremainedsilentforabout90minutesbeforestartingupagain,aspokeswomanfortheHouseofCommonssaid.
Therehasbeenspeculation（推测）thatarecentperiodofhotweathermayhavebeentoblame（责备）.TemperaturesinLondonreached90℉onSaturday,andforecasterscalleditEngland’shottestdayinMaysince1953.
Theclockhasexperiencedoccasionalproblems.In1962,snowcausedtheclocktostopbeforetheNewYear.In1976,theclockstoppedwhenapieceofitsmachinerybroke.BigBenalsostoppedonApril30,1997,andoncemorethreeweekslater.
21:
HowmanytimeshasBigBenstoppeduptonow?
A.ThreeB.FiveC.SixD.Eight
22:
TheprobablereasonforBigBenstoppingworkingthistimeis________.
A.hightemperatureB.lowtemperatureC.brokenmachineD.heavysnow
23:
Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.
A.BigBen’shistoryB.thesolutiontoBigBen’sproblem.
C.thelandmarkofLondonD.BigBen’ssilence
B
Peoplewithbiggerbrainstendtoscorehigheronstandardizedtestsofintelligence,accordingtonewstudyfindings.
However,thestudyauthorDrMichaelA.McDanieloftheVirginiaCommonwealthUniversityinRichmondemphasizedthatthesefindingsrepresentageneraltrend,andpeoplewithsmallheadsshouldnotautomaticallybelievetheyarelessintelligent.Forinstance,AlbertEinstein’sbrainwas“notparticularlylarge”,McDanielnoted.“There’ssomerelationshipbetweenbrainsizeandintelligenceontheaverage,butthere’splentyofroomforexceptions,”hesaid.
Interestintherelationshipbetweenbrainsizeandintelligencegrewinthe1830s, whenGermananatomist（解剖学家）FrederichTiedmannwrotethathebelievedtherewas“anunquestionableconnectionbetweenthesizeofthebrainandthementalenergydisplayedbytheindividualman”.Sincethatstatement,scientistshaveconductednumerousstudiestodetermineifTiedmann’s assertionwas,infact,correct.Moststudieshavelookedintothelinkbetweenheadsizeandintelligence.Morerecently,however,researchershavepublishedadditionalstudiesonbrainsizeandintelligence,measuredusingMRIscan（核磁共振成像扫描）.
Forhisstudy,McDanielanalyzedmorethan20studiesthatlookedintotherelationshipbetweenbrainsizeandintelligenceinatotalof1,530people.Thestudiesshowedthatontheaverage,peoplewithlargerbrainvolumetendedtobemoreintelligent.Therelationshipbetweenbrainvolumeandintelligencewasstrongerinwomenthanmen,andinadultsthaninchildren.McDanielnotesinthejournalIntelligence.
McDanielisnotsurewhytherelationshipwasstrongerforadultsandwomen.“Otherresearchhasshownthatwomen,ontheaverage,tendtohavesmallerbrainsthanmen,butscorejustaswell—ifnothigher—intestsofintelligence,”hesaid.
McDanielinsistedthattherelationshipbetweenbrainsizeandintelligenceisnota“perfect”one.“Onecancertainlyfindlotsofexamplesofsmaller-sizedpeoplewhoarehighlyintelligent,”hesaid,“But,ontheaverage,therelationshipholds.”
24:
.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?
A.MRIscansareappliedtointelligence.B.Ontheaverage,abiggerbrainmeanshigherIQ.
C.DrMcDanieldidwellinhisintelligencestudy.D.ScientistsareinterestedinTiedmann’sidea.
25:
BymentioningAlbertEinstein,thewriterwantstoshow.
A.AlbertEinsteinwasintelligentB.theresultofintelligencetestwasfalse
C.beinghardworkingismoreimportantthanintelligence
D.brainsizedoesn’tnecessarilydecidethelevelofintelligence
26:
Theunderlinedword“assertion”inPara.3probablymeans“”.
A.experiment B.statement Cproof D.demand
27:
AfterFrederichTiedmannwrotehisarticle,.
A.manyscientistsagreedwithhimB.numerousstudieshavefailedtoprovehisidea
C.MRIscanbecamepopularlyused
D.lotsofresearcherswereinterestedintheconnectionsbetweenheadsizeandintelligence
C
Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriends,buttheydon’tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdon’tlastlong.Tohaveafriend,youmustlearntobeone.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules:
behonest;begenerous;beunderstanding.
Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmust:
beabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudonottellthetruth,peopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven’tbeenhonest,youmaylosethefriend’strust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.
Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdonothavetogiveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothes.Naturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeelings,Thesecanbeveryvaluabletoafriend.Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthem,youhelpyourfriendknowyoubetter.
Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpingwithaproblem.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.Talkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolve.Turningtoafriendcanbethefirststepinsolvingtheproblem.Sotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstand.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.
Notwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalike.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriends,youmustpractisehonesty,generosityandunderstanding.
28.Somefriendshipsdon’tlastverylongbecause .
A.therearetoomanypeoplewanttomakefriends
B.somepeoplereceivefriendshipbutdon’tgivefriendshipback
C.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriend-shipfromothers
D.theydon’tknowfriendshipissomethingserious
29.Accordingtothepassage,honestyis .
A.somethingcountableB.thebaseoffriendship
C.asimportantasmoneyD.moreimportantthananythingelse
30.Whichofdiefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Alwaystellyourfriendsthetruth.
B.Sharingyourmindwithyourfriendsisofgreatvalue.
C.Discussingyourproblemswithyourfriendsoftenhelpstosolvetheproblem
D. Afriendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefriend.
31.Thebesttitleforthispassageis“ ”。
A.HonestyisthebestpolicyB.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed
C.HowtobefriendsD.Threeimportantpointsinlife
D
Haveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?
Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterall,youprobablysingwhenyouarehappy.
Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.However,theysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.
Doyouknowwhata“territory”i
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