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英语安徽省安庆市枞阳县白云中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题
白云中学2015―2016学年度第二学期高二年级
期中考试英语试卷
第I卷选择题（共115分）
第一部分：
听力（共二节,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.Whencanthemanseetheheadmaster?
A.At9:
30.B.At11:
45.C.At12:
40.
2.Whydoesthemanwanttokeepthewindowshut?
A.Heisill.B.Hewantstoopenithimself.C.Theairinsideisfreshenough.
3.WhatisMike?
A.Ateacher.B.Astudent.C.Awriter.
4.Whathasmadeworkingathomepossible?
A.Personalcomputers.B.Communicationindustry.C.Livingfarfromcompanies.
5.Whereisthewoman?
A.Inasoapfactory.B.Inherhouse.C.Ataninformationdesk.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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至7题
6.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Athome.B.Onabus.C.Inthebank.
7.Whydothetwospeakerswanttobuyacar?
A.Theyhavealotofmoney.
B.Themanlivestoofarawayfromhisoffice.
C.Thewoman'sofficeistoofarawayfromherhome.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题
8.Whywon'tMr.Stonecometotheclinictomorrow?
A.Hecan'tsparethetime.B.Theclinicwillbeclosed.C.Dr.Miltonwon'tcometowork.
9.Whenistheclinicopeninaweek?
A.FromMondaytoFriday.B.OnweekdaysexceptThursday.C.Duringthewholeweek.
10.WhattimehasfinallybeenfixedforMr.Stonetocome?
A.5:
30p.m.,Wednesday.B.6:
15p.m.,Wednesday.C.6:
15p.m.,Thursday.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题
11.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Neighbors.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Friends.
12.Whendidthewomancoughmostseriously?
A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Atnight.
13.Whatdidthemandoforthewoman?
A.Heexaminedthewomancarefully.
B.Hegavehersomemedicineandsomeadviceaswell.
C.Hejusttoldhernottoworrytoomuch.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题
14.What'sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Husbandandwife.B.Friends.C.Strangers.
15.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Inarestaurant.B.Atthewomanshome.C.Attheman'shome.
16.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?
A.Havesomesoup.B.Havemorerice.C.Bringhiswifenexttime.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
17.WhatdidNicholasdoateighteenmonths？
A.HebegantolearnFrench.B.Hereadthenewspaper.C.Hetooktelephonemessages.
18.WhywasNicholasboredandunhappyatthetwoschools?
A.Hehadtoomuchhomework.
B.Healmostcouldn'tlearnanythingspecial.
C.Histeachersoftencorrectedhisspelling.
19.WhoofferedtohelpNicholasfinally?
A.Hisclassmates.B.Hisparents.C.Acollege.
20.WhatisNicholas'lifelikenow?
A.Busywithoutanysociallife.B.Fullbutboring.C.Busyatcollegeandfreeathome.
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
AllChange!
Thecharity
role-reversal（角色互换）game
So,what'sitallabout?
AllChange!
isafantastic,fun-filled,fancydressfestivalthatwillhelpustoraisemoneyforchildreninneed.
Whendiditgetgoing?
ThefirstAllChange!
role-reversalentertainmenttookplacem2005inaidofalocalchildren’scharity,Everyyearsincethennearly100,000men,womenandchildrenhavewornthestrangestandthemostwonderfulheadgear（头饰）possibletoraisemoneyforagrowingnumberofchildren'scharities.Thisyearwearehelpingarecordnumberofgoodcauses,allaimedtohelpchildreninneed.
Wanttotakepart?
Great!
Wewant100,000ormorepeoplelikeyoutobringasmiletothefaceoflocalchildren.Tofindoutmorecontactusonourwebsiteorphone502389711.Andremember,forthesakeofchildren...
Stillwanttotakepart?
OK!
Here'swhatyouhavetodo.OnFriday15June,gotowork,ortoschool,orshoppingorwhateveryounormallydo,dressedasnormal,BUTonyourheadyoumustwearthestrangest,mostunbelievableheadgearyoucanpossiblyfind!
Areyouapolicemanbutwouldreallylovetobeachef?
AreyouasecretarywithsecretdesirestobeaHollywoodprincess?
Orabakerwhowantstoweartheworld’slargestwig（假发）?
Nowisyourchance!
Becreative!
IT’STIMEFORACHANGE
OnFriday15June
It’sALLCHANGEDAY!
!
21.What’stheaimoftherole-reversalgame?
A.Toamusekids.B.Toraisemoney.C.Tohelpsickkids.D.Tochangetheworld.
22,Accordingtothetext,AllChange!
isafestivalthat.
A.isheldaroundtheworldB.involvesmainlytheyoung
C.hasahistoryofabouttenyearsD.fallsondifferentdateseachyear
23.Whatareyouexpectedtodoon15June?
A.Tryyourdreamjob.B.DressUpaschildren.
C.Skipworkorschool.D.Wearcreativehats.
B
Becomingalexicographer（词典编纂者）wascompletelyanaccident.Icameacrossawantadforaneditorialassistant.IgotcalledfortheinterviewandfoundoutitwasforMerriam-Webster.Ithought,“Oh,Icoulddothat.”Withinacoupleofmonths,IrealizedthiswasexactlywhatIneededtodo.
Myjobistodefinenewwordsandupdateoldones.WhenIfirststarted,IthoughtI’dkeepalistofwordsIwrotenewentriesfor.1gaveupafterayearanda50-page-longlist.Thelistwouldgrowlongandneverend.AtthispointwhenpeopleaskhowmanywordsI’veentered,Ican’ttellthem.Ihaveprobablylookedateverysingleentryinallofourdictionaries.
Tobeanewentry,awordmustmeetthreecriteria.First,widespreaduse.Second,ithastohavesustained（持续的）usageoveracertainperiodoftime（usuallyyears）.Peoplethinkofthedictionaryasbeingthebleedingedge,butit’snot.Bythetimeawordisinadictionary,mostpeoplehaveatleastseenit.Third,ithastohaveameaning.
Mostwordsdon'tenterthelanguageinasmoothway.Wordswilldropout,thenincreaseinuseagain.There’sanunevenupwardtrend.AIDS,Ithink,weenteredwithinayearofitsfirstuse.Itwasclearitwasnotgoingawayanytimesoon.
I’vebeenatthisjobforalmost17years.That’skindofcrazyinthisdayandage,butitdoesn’tgetboring.Atsometimeyouwillhavehadenoughofdoingthesameworkoverandoveragain,butyoucanfindthingsthatarenewandfreshandinteresting.
24.Theauthor’sjobasalexicographer.
A.washerdreamjobB.disappointedheratfirst
C.wentbeyondherexpectationsD.wasduetoseveralmonthsofeffort
25.Whydidtheauthorgiveuponhernewentrylist?
A.Shefeltitwasuseless.B.Thereweretoomanyentries.
C.Therewasnoneedtokeepit.D.Shewastoobusytosticktoit.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thebleedingedge”inParagraph3mean?
A.Somethingthatisnew.B.Somethingthatisright.
C.Somethingthatisformal.D.Somethingthatispowerful.
27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutherjob?
A.Shelikesit.B.Shefindsitboring.
C.Sheiscrazyaboutit.D.Shefeelsitischallenging.
C
Atfirstglance,whyanyonewouldwanttosaveCaliforniacondors（秃鹫）isnotentirelyclear.UnlikethecloselyrelatedAndeancondorswiththeirwhiteneckfeathers,Californiacondorsarenotmuchtosee.Theirdullblackcolor,featherlessheadandneckandoversizedfeetarehardlysignsofbeautyorstrength.Theirappealbeginstobecomeevidentwhentheytakeflight.Californiacondorscanflyalmosteffortlesslyforhours,oftencoveringhundredsofmilesaday------farmorethanothercreaturesoftheair.
Whenitwasdiscoveredthatthecondorpopulationwasbecomingdangerouslysmall,scientistsandzookeeperssoughttoincreaseCondornumbersquicklytopreserveasmuchofthespecies’genetic（基因的）diversityaspossible.Fromstudyingwildcondors,theyalreadyknewthatifapairlostanegg,thebirdswouldoftenproduceanother.Sothefirstandsometimessecondeggslaidbyeachfemalewereremoved,andartificiallyhatched.Suchtechniquesquicklyprovedeffective.
Despitethesesuccesses,theefforttosaveCaliforniacondorscontinuestohaveproblems.Artificiallyhatchedcondorsreleased（释放）tothewildhavediedatwhattosomepeoplearealarminglyhighrates.Othershavehadtobebroughtbackagainaftertheyactedfoolishly.
Someoftheoddbehavioronthepartofthesere-releasedbirdsishardtoexplain.Attimestheylandedonpeople’shouses,walkedacrossroadsandairportrunways,walkedintoparkvisitorcentersandfastfoodrestaurants,andtookfoodofferedbypicnickersandfishermen.Noneareknowntohavediedbydoingso,though.Mostrecently,someofthefirstchickshatchedinthewilddiedaftertheirparentsfedthembottlecaps,piecesofplasticandotherman-madeobjects.
MikeWallace,awildlifespecialistattheSanDiegoZoo,hassuggestedthatsomeofthecondors'problemsrepresentnaturalbehaviorthathelpsthemsurvive.Therealkeytosuccessfulcondorreintroductionliesinproperlysocializingyoungcondorsasmembersofagroupthatfollowandlearnfromolder,preferablyadultbirds.That,heargues,wasmissingfromearliercondorreleasestothewild.
28.WhatistheCaliforniacondor’smostimpressivefeature?
A.Itsbeautifulcolors.B.Itsremarkableflyingability.
C.Thelargesizeofitsneckandfeet.D.ThesimilarityithastotheAndeancondor.
29.Intheinitialstageoftheconservationprogramme,,
A.eggsweretakenfromthenestsofwildcondors
B.femalecondorswerecaughtandstudiedcarefully
C.scientistsandzookeeperstriedtocreategeneticdiversity
D.condorswereencouragedtoproducealotmoreeggs
30.Whatdidsomeofthecondorsreleasedintothewilddo?
A.Theyadaptedsurprisinglyquicklytotheirnewsurroundings.
B.The
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