龙岩市非一级达标校2015∽2016学年第一学期期末高二教学质量检查英语试卷、参考答案及录音稿

龙岩市非一级达标校2015∽2016学年第一学期期末高二教学质量检查英语试题（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）注意：请将试题的全部答案填写在答题卷上。

第I卷（选择题共100分）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. What does the man say about the TV drama?A. It’s too long.B. It’s not interesting.C. There are lots of ads.2. When will Bob get to Amy’s house?A. At 11:20.B. At 10:20.C. At 10:00.3. How many guests can the hotel hold at a time?A. 30.B. 32.C. 60.4. What is this conversation about?A. Buying a computer.B. Getting a computer fixed.C. Taking a computer lesson.5. How will the man probably feel?A. Angry.B. Relieved.C. Excited.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. What does the man want to do?A. Work hard.B. Go to Ireland.C. Pay for the woman’s vacation.7. What does the woman think of her trip last year?A. It costs too much.B. It wasn’t fun enough.C. It made her exhausted.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Where did Sara paint the pictures?A. In her bedroom.B. In the kitchen.C. In her classroom.9. What is in the sky in Sara’s pictures?A. A house.B. A plane.C. Her father.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Who is the second book about?A. A famous scientist.B. A Chinese writer.C. A national hero.11. What is the woman’s daughter interested in?A. Sports.B. Science.C. History.12. Where are the speakers?A. In a library.B. In a bookstore.C. In a book fair.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is in the kitchen drawer?A. An eraser.B. A ruler.C. Some pens.14. What grade is the girl in?A. The seventh grade.B. The eighth grade.C. The ninth grade.15. What will the man buy for the girl?A. An MP3 player.B. A computer.C. A calculator.16. How much of his own money will the man pay?A. $89.B. $99.C. $10.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does the boy look like?A. He has red hair.B. He has blue eyes.C. He is wearing a white T-shirt.18. What information can the boy give?A. His name.B. His address.C. His mother’s name.19. Where was the boy found?A. In the book section.B. In the toy section.C. In the clothing section.20. What does the speaker want the boy’s mother to do?A. Come back to the store.B. Finish her shopping.C. Pick up the boy.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。

ABananas belong to the most popular and most eaten fruits in the world. They were first recognized as an edible fruit in the Southeastern part of Asia as far back as 5000 BCE and they were first grown in tropical India and Southeast Asia, from where they were brought to all parts of the world.However, the banana is in danger of becoming extinct. Scientists have found that a virus has been attacking Cavendish bananas, the most widely-eaten banana, in Asia and Australia for some years. At the moment there is no way to fight off thedisease. Because bananas are grown in plantations（种植园）, where a disease can attack all of the bananas of the same kind. It spreads through infected plants, soil and water.The new virus is similar to the Panama disease（黄叶病）which wiped out certain types of bananas in the 1800s. The disease attacked the banana plant and killed it off completely. Scientists fear that the new virus called Tropical Race 4, a mutation（突变）of the Panama disease, will eventually spread to Latin America, where most of the world’s bananas are produced. It has already destroyed whole plantations in south-east Asia and northern Australia.Although Tropical Race 4 has been around for some decades, it has spread more quickly in the past few years. At present, food experts are trying to contain the disease and stop it from spreading to other continents. Millions of people around the world rely on the banana as a source of food. About 12% of the world’s banana production of over 140 million tons are exported.21. The underlined word “edible” in the first paragraph means .A. beautiful in sightB. delicious to tasteC. unsuitable for use as foodD. safe to eat and not poisonous22. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. the disease can spread through the airB. the Panama disease is not infectious at allC. food experts are doing research to fight off the diseaseD. the virus attacking bananas will be killed very soon23. Which section of a newspaper is the passage most probably taken from?A. Entertainment.B. Culture.C. Science.D. Sports.BThe first step to taking care of yourself and reduce stress is to make sure that your environment is in order. Seeing your house in a mess can affect your mood and make your personal space a place you want to escape from. Here are some things you should consider cleaning from your home:Old magazines and booksGet rid of old magazines and books you have lying around and no chance to read again. Find places where you can donate to such as child care centers, doctor’s offices, nursing homes, and libraries. If there’s an article that really speaks to you, scan a digital image of it and keep it in your computer.Receipts（收据、发票）, bills and documentsThrow away receipts for items that you aren’t planning on returning. If you’re cautious about throwing away receipts, you can make a digital copy of them with a basic scanner.ClothesUse the two-year-rule for clothes--get rid of clothes that you haven’t worn in two years. Sell them to a second-hand store or donate them to the needy.Medicine and vitaminsTake a look at your medicine closet and clear out drugs that have expired, medicine that has sat on your shelf for too long, or ones that you no longer use. Check to see what the proper disposal methods are for the medication.JewelryGo through your jewelry and deal with the broken jewelry and make plans to sell ones that you don’t wear. For fine jewelry, look up appraisers（鉴定者）from the National Association of Jewelry Appraisers. Once you have a quoted price, shop around at auction houses, pawnshops（典当铺）, and jewelers to see if you can find a better deal.Some souvenirsMany organizing experts advise throwing away souvenirs like cards and gifts you don’t use. I agree, but I think you can keep some of them by perhaps creating some sort of poster with old cards or designating a small shoe box for souvenirs. Decide to throw away anything that can’t fit into the box.24. This passage gives some advice on how to .A. make your place in orderB. throw away all the unwanted thingsC. donate the unwanted thingsD. recycle the unwanted things25. The underlined word “expired” in Paragraph 5 means “”.A. existedB. begun to be takenC. become uselessD. stayed long26. According to the passage, can be donated.A. old magazines and clothesB. old books and jewelryC. old souvenirs and documentsD. receipts and medicine27. From the passage, we can learn that .A. all the unwanted jewelry should be removedB. all the souvenirs can’t be throw awayC. the medicine are too expensive to be deservedD. none of the receipts can be got rid ofCI wanted to act since I was six years old, after seeing Star Wars, but my goals were more “wear a sweet costume and pretend to be cool” than “be famous.” So the fact that I starred in the sitcom（情景喜剧）iCarly at age 14 and was thrown into teen stardom was both an exciting and unexpected journey.When iCarly first started growing in popularity back in 2007, my colleagues and I quickly felt the swell in attention. I started getting invited to movie premieres （首映）, designers were sending me clothes, old friends were reaching out, and I could no longer get to a public place without getting asked for a picture or an autograph. It was all pretty cool. At the time I didn’t realize I was losing myself, but I was.Somewhere in 2009, the show hit a really sweet spot in its success and the ratings were huge. iCarly was watched in millions of households on a daily basis, and once I had to be escorted（护送）from a water park with my colleagues because of danger issues caused by the overwhelming crowd of fans.As the show grew in success, so did my desire to get back to a private life. I started feeling like I was always on my guard. It seemed everywhere I went, someone wanted or needed something from me.People had expectations of me. My job was simple: Do everything anyone around me wanted and smile doing it. There were times when I considered walking away from it all...But I couldn’t. For every “negative” thing of fame, they were positives. Being on television made me cooler, made people love me, gave me the ability to do things others couldn’t dream of, and let me get away with more. What’s not good about that?People start in entertainment to make art in the way they know best, and they try to leave their marks on the world. That’s such a pure, hopeful, dreamer’sgoal--we’re here to entertain, and we’re lucky to do so.28. The writer wanted to act when she was very young because .A. she hoped to be famous.B. she was invited to movie premieresC. She wanted to be pretty and pretend to be coolD. the sitcom was so popular29. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The writer’s private life was greatly disturbed because of her popularity.B. The writer once gave up because of the great pressure from work.C. The writer didn’t know whether to go on with her career.D. The writer didn’t think it a good thing to be famous.30. What did the writer think of being in the entertainment industry?A. She was tired of it.B. She wanted to run away from it.C. She felt lucky to be there to entertain people.D. She was there because she was wanted.31. Which is the best title of the passage?A. My Life as A StarB. My Rewards as An ActorC. My Road to SuccessD. My Role in EntertainmentDIs a college education worth the price? This is a question more Americans are asking as college costs continue rising and the job market remains weak.According to College Board, a private company, attending a four-year college in the USA can cost more than $40,000 a year. Many college people are drowning in student debt. They had to borrow money to finance their education.A recent study from the Hamilton Project suggests that a college education is worth it, at least in the USA. The study found someone with a 4-year college education earns two times as much as a high school graduate over a lifetime. And for nearly all study programs, an individual with a four year bachelor’s degree earns even more than someone with a two-year degree.But not all college majors have a guarantee of good salaries. For example, a chemical engineer can expect to earn double the earnings of a social worker over a lifetime. On average, a finance graduate makes more than a nurse or medical aide, while the nurse makes more than a primary school teacher.Generally, college majors that require skill in mathematics have high lifetime earnings. Graduates in computer science, engineering, and physics have the highest wages. Majors that involve teaching children or counseling（咨询）have the lowest pay.The study did not explore the earnings of people with master’s degrees or doctorates.The Hamilton Project noted that future earnings should not be the only reason for choosing a college major. It says, “Personal enjoyment, engaging in meaningful work, and filling a social need should also enter into a student’s decision-making.”Study organizers hope the report will help students make better decisions about higher education. In 69 heir words, “College degrees may not be a guarantee of higher income, but they come closer than just about any other investment one can make.”32. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. When choosing a major, students should consider their family income.B. A student with a 4-year college education is sure to earn much more money than one with a2-year degree.C. The earnings of students with higher degrees are not discussed.D. All college majors don’t have better earnings.33. The study intends to .A. help students choose suitable subjects in the college.B. persuade high school students to receive higher educationC. show that a college education is worth the priceD. make high school students aware of their decisions about higher education34. What can we infer from the passage?A. A student from a low-income family can’t go to college.B. Students are more likely to major in computer science because of the high wage.C. The nurse has the lowest income among all the majors.D. Students should take many factors into consideration when choosing a major.35. The passage mainly talks about .A. whether it is worthwhile to go to collegeB. how to choose a major at collegeC. whether it is necessary to go to collegeD. how to guarantee good salaries in the future 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。