【英语】浙江省东阳中学2015-2016学年高二下学期期中考试试题

东阳中学2016年上学期期中考试卷（高二英语）命题：马芳审题：王灵仙第一部分：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答案，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. Where will the speakers go this weekend?A. To the seaside.B. To the city center.C. To the forest.2. What will happen to the cans?A. Someone will take them out.B. The man will sell them.C. They will be recycled later on.3. How much are the shoes now?A. $50.B. $60.C. $120.4. What do we know about the man’s weekend?A. He has to work.B. He will take a rest.C. He will play the music with the woman.5. What will the man do next?A. Dial a different phone number.B. Talk to Patrick on the phone.C. Ask Mrs. Robinson a question.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。

听完每段对话或独白前，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 present did the boy give the woman?A. A ball.B. A pet dog.C. A picture.7. What do we know about the boy’s grandpa?A. He is sitting in the backyard.B. He has passed away.C. He works on the plane.听第7段材料，回答第8---10题。

8. What time is it now?A. A quarter to nine.B. Nine o’clock.C. A quarter past nine.9. What does Bobby ask the woman to do?A. Read him a story.B. Give him some cookies and milk.C. Let him finish watching a movie.10. What is the woman’s attitude toward Bobby?A. Patient and firm.B. Nervous but professional.C. Violent and mean.听第8段材料，回答第11---13题。

11. According to the man, what is the best thing about the kitchen?A. It gets the best light.B. It has a dishwasher.C. It is a good size.12. Why does the woman say she will never see the sun?A. She is a busy student with a part-time job.B. She is a busy teacher.C. She works all day.13. What does the woman think is the most important?A. The size of the apartment.B. The safety of the building.C. The view from the living room.听第9段材料，回答14---16题。

14. Who introduced the speakers to each other?A. Stephanie.B. MaryC. Joanne.15. What happened to the woman last year?A. She had a baby.B. She got her first job in advertising.C. She stopped working to take care of her mother.16. How much does the man offer the woman?A. As much as she wants.B. Fifteen thousand dollars for three months.C. Three thousand dollars a month to start.听第10段材料，回答17---20题。

17. What is the first change of policy?A. Guests are not allowed in the gym.B. A member can only bring one guest per month.C. The membership fee is $10 more per month.18. How many towels could one member use every time in the past?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.19. What is the purpose of the towel policy?A. To save water.B. To ensure better health.C. To save money on staff.20. How much does it cost to rent a towel?A. $1.B. $3.C. $10.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节：（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。

AEach of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process. But all too often we convey to our children either by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but top performance meets our approval.Donnie was my youngest third-grader. His fear of failure kept him from classroomgames that other children played excitedly. He seldom answered questions ---he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he repeatedly checked with me to be sure he hadn’t made a mistake.I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, admired her. But even enthusiastic, loving Mary was baffled by this little boy who feared he might make a mistake.Then one morning we were working math problems. Donnie had copied the problems with painstaking neatness and filled in answers for the first row. Pleased with his progress, I left the children with Mary. But when I returned, Donnie was in tears. He’d missed the third problem.Mary looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face brightened. From the desk we shared, she got a canister (小筒) filled with pencils.“Look, Donnie,” she said, “I’ve got something to show you.” She removed the pencils and placed them on his desk. “See these pencils, Donnie?” she continued. “They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are worn? That’s because we make mistakes too. Lots of them. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That’ what you must learn to do, too.”She kissed him and continued, “I’ll leave one of these pencils on your desk so you’ll reme mber that everybody makes mistakes, even teachers.” Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and just a glimmer (少许) of a smile.The pencil became Donnie’s prized possession.That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement and praise for even Donnie’s small successes, gradually persuaded him that it’s all right to make mistakes ---as long as you erase them and try again.21. The word “baffled” in Paragraph 3 most probably means __________.A. easedB. confusedC. defeatedD. impressed22. Which of the following words best describe Mary Anne as she is shown in the article?A. Patient and inspiring.B. Creative and modest.C. Determined and strict.D. Considerate and proud.23. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?A. Each of us should try our best to be perfect.B. The story was written mainly to sing high praise for Mary Anne.C. The author seems to believe that failure is an opportunity to learn and make progress.D. Donnie rarely finished his work because he seldom answered questions and thus haddifficulties.BFor some people, music is no fun at all. About four percent of the population is what scientists call “amusic.” People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes (音调). Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale.As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their inability to enjoy music sets them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition. In fact, most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music. However, this can resu lt in withdrawal and social isolation. “I used to hate parties,” says Margaret, a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex, and it doesn’t involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can’t see certain colors.Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed. For years, Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert, I just say, ‘No thanks, I’m amusic,’” says Margaret. “I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”24. Which of the following is true of amusics?A. They can easily tell two different songs apart.B. Their situation is well understood by musicians.C. Listening to music is far from enjoyable for them.D. They love places where they are likely to hear music.25. According to Paragraph 3, a person with “defective hearing” is probably one who __________.A. has a hearing problemB. can hear anything nonmusicalC. dislikes listening to speechesD. lacks a complex hearing system26. What is the passage mainly concerned with?A. Amusics’ strange behaviours.B. Some people’s inability to enjoy music.C. Musical talent and brain structure.D. Identification and treatment of amusics.COne of the Queen’s closest relatives and oldest friends was allowed to give a deep description into the family life of the Royals. Although there have been hundreds of other books declaring to offer a quick look behind the Palace doors, this is the first written by someone who is closely related to the Royal Family and has shared their lives—not only throughout the Queen’s rule but also through that of her father, King George VI.The Final Curtsey was written by her Majesty’s cousin and childhood pl aymate the Honorable Margaret Rhodes. It tells in details the story of Mrs. Rhodes’s relationship with the Royal family over eight decades. The book, with delightfully informal and never-before-seen pictures, has been written with the full knowledge of the Queen, who has read and approved parts of it.Born in 1925, the Honorable Margaret Rhodes has led an extraordinary life. She was the childhood playmate of her cousin, the Queen; a wartime M16 spy; and she was a lady-in- waiting (宫女) to her aunt, the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, from 1991 until the latter’s death in 2002. At the Queen’s 80th birthday in April 2006, Margaret gave an interview to the BBC which she proved that, in her own opinion and despite several false reports, the Queen would not abdicate(退位).In this charming autobiography, she told how she was offered a house to live in the Royal farm in Windsor Great Park unexpectedly. One day when she and the Queen were outriding outside, she suddenly returned and said, “Could you bear to live in the suburb?” “I think it should be OK.” Therefore Mrs. Rhodes is now still living there.27. Compared with other books about the Royal Family, the biggest advantage of The FinalCurtsey is that _______.A. its author is very famousB. its author knows the Queen wellC. it presents readers a very different QueenD. it has pictures that have never been seen28. When Mrs. Rhodes was offered to live in the Royal farm, she was _______.A. unhappyB. disappointedC. sadD. surprised29. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that Mrs. Rhodes ________.A. has lived quite a long lifeB. was so famous that BBC interviewed herC. has a close relationship with the royal familyD. has been very busy and kept on changing jobs30. The passage is mainly about________.A. a book about royal familyB. the Queen’s lifeC. the life of Margaret RhodesD. the Queen’s abdication第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）。