广东省梅州市学年高二第二学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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广东省梅州市学年高二第二学期期末考试英语试题

梅州市2015--2016学年第二学期期末考试试题（2016.7）

高二英语

本试卷共页，满分150分。

考试用时130分钟。

本试卷分两部分：

第一部分听说部分（共15分）；第二部分笔试部分（共135分），第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，满分120分（最终成绩按135分进行折算，即120×1.125=135分）。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号填写在答题卡上。

用2B铅笔将答题卡试卷类型填涂在答题卡上。

在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号，并用2B铅笔将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑。

2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B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，答案不能答在试卷上。

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

听说部分（共15分）

一、听说部分（共两节，满分15分）

第二节：

情景介绍（共两节五小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

情景介绍：

角色：

你是Lisa的朋友。

任务：

（1）与Lisa谈论她的新书。

（2）根据对话内容，回答问题。

PleasegetreadytoaskthreequestionsinEnglishaccordingtothefollowingChinesetips.

Q1.迪士尼公园是最古老的主题公园吗？

IsDisneyParktheoldestthemepark?

Q2.你参观过的公园中，你最喜欢哪个？

Ofalltheparksyouvisited,whichwasyourfavorite?

Q3.参观这些主题公园需要排队吗？

Doyouhavetoqueuetovisitthesethemeparks?

PleasegetreadytoanswerfivequestionsinEnglish.

（1）学生答：

_______________________________

（2）学生答：

_______________________________

（3）学生答：

_______________________________

（4）学生答：

_______________________________

（5）学生答:

_______________________

第三节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分。

满分5分）

听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，然后填入标号为6-10的空格中。

Toproducelesswasteatwork

Why

Theofficehasbeenaplacewherepeople’sattitudestowardusingnaturalresources6starttofallbehind.

Manylightsareleftonwhenpeopleleave;muchpaper,electricityandwaterarebeingwasted;much7wasteisbeingthrownoutinthetrashcans.

How

Makeonlythecopiesyouneed;usebothsidesofthepaperwhenwritingsomething8;Turnoffthelightswhenyouleave;usealower-energybulbinyour9;drinkyourcoffeeorteaoutofyourowncup;setuprecyclingboxesforcansand10;don’tletthetaprunwhilebrushingteethorwashingface.

笔试部分（共120分）

第Ⅰ卷

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.

TipsforSelectingaSummerCampinPittsburgh

Summercampisatimeforyourchildtomakemanyfriendsandevenmorememories.It'satimeforthemtolearnnewthingsandrevisitthingsthattheyalreadyknew.Byfollowingthesummercamptips,youshouldbeabletogetyourchildintoacampthattheywillloveandthatyoucanbecomfortablesendingthemtoo.

LengthsofCamp

Summercampscomeindifferentlengths.Forchildrenthathaveneverbeentocamp,daycampsandhalfdaycampswillprobablybebetter.Manychildrenarenotusedtobeingawayfromtheirparentsovernight,andcampcanbescary.Residential（住宿型的）campscanlastfromaweektotheentiresummerdependingontheprogramthatyouchoose.Thiswillgiveyourchildthechancetodeveloptheirindependenceandspendalittlemoretimewiththefriendstheymakethere.Residentialcampsaremoreexpensivethandaycampsofcourse,ranginganywherefrom$50to$200aday.

TypeofCamp

Therearetwodifferentkindsofcamps;traditionalandspecialized.Thetraditionalhasalittlebitofeverythingfromsportstodrama.Ifyourchildhasavarietyofintereststhenthismaybethebestwaytogoforthem.Thespecializedversionisalittledifferent;itconcentratesononeinterestsuchascheerleading,football,orartsandentertainment.Thiskindisgreatforkidswholoveonecertainactivityaboveallothers.

CampSecurity

Everyparentworriesaboutthesecurityoftheirchildren.Youshouldmakesurethatthecampthatyouchoosehasgoodsecurityfortheircampers.Youmustalsomakesurethattheyhaveplentyofcampinstructorstohandlethechildrenthattheyareresponsiblefor.Thismaybeoneofthemostimportantthingsthatyouneedtolookforwhensearchingforaplaceforyourchildtospendthesummer.Youaresendingthemtheretohavefun,notbeignored.Puttheirsafetyfirst.

CampLocation

Thelocationofthecampshoulddependonthechild.Adaycampthatisclosetohomewillbebetterforachildthathasnevergonetocamp.Iftheygetscaredthenyoucaneasilygettothem.Ontheotherhand,iftheperfectplaceforyourchildisquiteawaysaway,don'tletthatstopyoufromgivingthemthatlife-longmemory.Campissupposedtobefun,don'tletfearstopthemfromhavingaball.

TheCost

Whenyouarelookingintoyourmanyoptionsfortheperfectsummerexperienceforyourchild,makesurethatyougetthetotalcostfortheirtimethere.Youneedtofindoutifeverythingisincludedinthepriceofthestayorifmeals,someactivitiesandtransportationareextra.Ofallthesummercamptipsthisistheonethatyouwanttoremembermost,makesurethatyouaskwhattherefundpolicyisifyourchildgetssickandhastoleavethecamp.Somecampswillnotrefundyourmoneyandyouhavejustlostoutifyourchildhastocomehome.

11.Whoshouldchoosetheresidentialcamps?

A.Childrenwhoenjoysummercampeveryyear

B.Childrenwhohaveneverbeentocamp

C.Childrenwhoareyoungandnotbraveenough

D.Childrenwhohaven’tbeenawayfromparentsovernight

12.Whatcanthechildrendointhespecializedcamps?

A.VariousdramasB.Cheerleadingorarts

C.DifferentoutdooractivitiesD.Allkindsofsports

13.Whichofthefollowingisasafesummercamp?

A.Itlastsonlytwodays.B.Itjustconcentratesonfootball.

C.Ithasenoughcampinstructorstohandlethekids.D.Itcostsmuchbuteverythingincluded.

14.Whydidtheauthorwritethisarticle?

A.Toadvertisesomewonderfulsummercamps

B.Tohelpthechildrenwhowillattendsummercamps

C.Toencourageparentstobooksummercampsforkids

D.Togivesomesuggestionsonhowtochooseasuitablesummercamp

B

Chinaisfacingareadingcrisis,withmorethan50percentofpeoplesurveyedbelievingtheirreadingisfarfromenough,andonly20percentsatisfiedwiththemselves,ChinaDailysaid.

AccordingtoXuShengguo,headoftheChineseAcademyofPressandPublication,thecountry'sreadingratelastyearwas78.6percent,whichmeansthatpercentageofpeoplereadbooks,periodicals,newspapersorwereinvolvedinonlinereading,while21.4percentreadnothingatall.

XusaidtheacademylaunchedanannualsurveyonthereadingquantityofChinesepeoplein2005,andfoundthateachread4.5to4.7booksonaverageperyearbetween2005and2014.Lastyear,Chinesepeoplereadonly4.56books,comparedwith12inFrance,11inSouthKorea,nineinJapanandaboutsevenintheUS.Inaddition,morethan40percentofChinesepeoplereadlessthanonebookthroughouttheyearoutsideoftextbooks.

SupportedbyBeijingMunicipalBureauofPress,Publication,Radio,FilmandTelevision,atrainingmeetingonreadingwasheldinBeijingonSaturday.Itwasthefirstmeetingofthe"LeadingReader"project,atrainingseriesforteachers,officials,collegestudentsandbookstoreownersonthepromotionofnationwidereading.ItwillbeheldonweekendsduringSeptemberandOctober.

InadditiontofactorssuchasthelargepopulationbaseinChinaandimbalanceofregionaleconomicdevelopment,theshortageofpubliclibrariesiswidespread.Readingpartiesinthecommunityareinneedofgreaterpromotion.Ifwewanttopromotethenationwidereadingrate,wehavetoencouragemoregrassrootsreadingprograms.

15.WhatisthereadingrateofChinalastyear?

A.20%B.21.4%C.40%D.78.6%

16.WhichisNOTthefactorofthereadingcrisis?

A.Chinahasalargepopulationbase.B.MostChinesepeoplenolongerlikereading.

C.SomeregionshavenoenoughpubliclibrariesD.Thereisanimbalanceinregionaldevelopment.

17.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?

A.MoreChineselikereadingnow.B.Chinahastopromotethereadingrate.

C.Chinafacesareadingcrisisatpresent.D.Moregrassrootsshouldbeencouragedtoread

C

Whileproudlyreadingmywordsonthereport,Iglancedaroundtheroom,onlytofindmyclassmatesbearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyes.Confused,Iglancedtowardsmystone-facedteacher.Havingnochoice,IslowlyraisedthereportIhadslavedover,hopingtohidemyself.“Whatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway?

”

Quickly,IflashedbacktothedayMissLancelotgavemethetask.ThiswasthefirstrealtaskIreceivedinmynewschool.Itseemedsimple:

goontheInternetandfindinformationaboutamannamedGeorgeWashington.Sincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountry,Ihadneverheardofthatnamebefore.AsIsearchedthenameofthisfellow,itbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedcompletelydifferent!

Oneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanuts,whiletheotherledsomesortofarmyacrossAmerica.Istaredatthescreen,wonderingwhichonemyteachermeant.Icalledmygrandfatherforagoldenpieceofadvice;flip（掷）acoin.Heads—thecommander,andtails—thepeanutsguy.Ah!

Tails,myreportwouldbeaboutthegreatmanwhoinventedpeanutbutter,GeorgeWashingtonCarver.

Weekslater,standingbeforethisunfriendlymass,Iwastotallylost.Ohwell,Iloweredthepaperandsatdownatmydesk,burningtofindoutwhatIhaddonewrong.Asaclassmatebeganhisreport,itallbecameclear,“MyreportisonGeorgeWashington,themanwhostartedtheAmericanRevolution.”Thewholeworldbecamequiet!

HowcouldIknowthatshemeantthatGeorgeWashington?

Obviously,mygradewasawful.Heartbrokenbutfearless,Idecidedtoturnthisaround.ItalkedtoMissLancelot,butsheinsisted:

Nore-dos;nonewgrade.Ifeltthatthepunishmentwasnotjustified,andIbelievedIdeservedasecondchance.Consequently,Ithrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear.Tenmonthslater,thatchanceunfoldedasIfoundmyselfsittingintheheadm