【英语】江西省于都县第三中学2015-2016学年高二下学期第二次月考(期中)试题

2015-2016学年于都县第三中学高二下学期第二次月考英语试卷本试卷分Ⅰ卷（选择题）和Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两大部分，共150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（115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. How does the woman usually go to work ?A. By bus.B. On foot.C. By bike.2. What is the speakers’ final destination?A. The beach.B. The bookstore.C. The library.3. What will the man do for the woman?A. Get her car back.B. Buy her a bus ticket.C. Give her a lift.4. Why does the man choose to buy coffee from lmelda’s?A. To save money.B. To find a quiet place.C. To support a local business.5. Where are the speakers?A. In a store.B. On the bus.C. In a bank.第二节(共15小題；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 woman offer to do for the man?A. Order some new toys.B. Work longer than usual.C. Help him look for a new job.7. What does the man say about last Christmas holiday?A. Their sales were not satisfactory.B. The shopping mall was not big enough.C. They made a lot of money.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why doesn’t the man want something cold to drink?A. He prefers warm drinks.B. It isn’t hot outside.C. He has a stomachache today.9. What does the man think of the drinks in American stores?A. They are really expensive.B. They are all cold.C. They have strange taste.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the woman complaining about?A. Her manager.B. A tour she’s taking.C. Her recent business trip.11. What do we know about the woman’s hotel room?A. The air conditioner was broken.B. Something was wrong with the TV.C. There was no hot water in the bathroom.12. How does the man deal with the matter?A. Responsibly.B. Casually.C. Impolitely.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What do the speakers think of the first two melons?A. Not fresh enoughB. Very expensive.C. Too small.14. How much is the Nature’s Best melon?A. Two dollars a pound.B. Six dollars a pound.C. Ten dollars a pound.15. What does the woman imply about the apples?A. They are cheaper than the melons.B. They taste better than the melons.C. They look better than the melons.16. Why are the melons in the cart so cheap?A. They are going bad.B. They are not in season.C. They don’t look perfect.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When does the sports center close in the evening?A. 7:00B. 8:00C. 9:0018. Which place is open all day?A. The basketball courts.B. The tennis courts.C. The shop.19. For how long is the swimming pool open in the morning?A. Two hours.B. Seven hours.C. Nine hours.20. What will the listeners do next?A. Buy some books.B. Follow the speaker.C. Enjoy some coffee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。

AApple SeedsCirculation: 1 Year,9 IssuesCover Price: MYM44.55Price For You: MYM 33.95Product Description: Apple Seeds is an award winning magazine filled with stories for kids aged from 7 to 9. The cover is very soft, providing durability(耐用性) that allows each issue to be enjoyed for many years to come. Besides, there is a big surprise for you—it’s being sold at a more favorable discount than usual.Better LifeCirculation: 1 Year, 12 IssuesCover Price: MYM44.55Price For You: MYM 15.00Product Description: Designed for those who have a strong interest in personal lifestyle, Better Life is America’s complete hom e and family service magazine. It offers help with food, recipes,decorating, building, gardening, family health, money management, and education.Humor TimesCirculation: 1 Year, 12 IssuesCover Price: MYM36.00Price For You: MYM 11.95Product Description: Humor Times Magazine is for those who love to laugh! Full of cartoons and humor columns, it shows up in your mailbox once a month and keeps you smiling all year round! In today’s world, you need a reason to laugh. So let’s find it in Humor Times.News ChinaCirculation: 1 Year, 12 IssuesCover Price: MYM 47.88Price For You: MYM 19.99Product Description: News China Magazine is the English edition of China Newsweek. The magazine covers the latest Chinese domestic news in politics, business, society, environment, culture, sports and travels, etc. It is the first comprehensive news magazine for readers interested in China.21. What is the purpose of the text ?A. To tell us why these magazines are popular.B. To help us make right decisions.C. To advise us to subscribe to the magazines.D. To encourage us to contribute articles to the magazines.22. Better Life can probably help you in .A. making your house beautifulB. ordering food from restaurants.C. finding interesting stories for your kidsD. learning about sports and travels23. Which magazine may best help relieve your work stress?A. Apple Seeds.B. Better Life.C. Humor Times.D. News China.BIt was a bad time for me . I was low emotionally and tired physically. Probably because of this I hadn’t shaved for a few days. Also, because I had been doing some repairs at my daughter’s house, I was dressed quite scruffily. Boarding the bus to go home I saw it was almost full so Ifound a rail to lean against.That was when a young woman, sitting with her child, stood up and offered me her seat. “Wow !” I thought. Out loud I said, “Do I look that old and tired?” She replied,” You look like you’ve had a tough day.” I thanked her since rely and stayed standing.A moment later a man rose from his seat at the back of the bus and made his way towards me, squeezing past several people on the way. Then he told me about his addiction problems, asked for my advice, and just chatted about life for a few minutes. Then he went back to his seat. Very random!Watching him go, I also looked at the bus－load of people between me and his seat. He hadn’t chosen to talk to those strangers. He chose to talk to this stranger, for whatever it meant to him and whatever comfort it brought him. Why?That’s when it occurred to me. I must have looked like I had been where he was. I probably looked like a man who would understand a difficult life. I was humbled and uplifted at the same time by the realization that even when we are at our lowest we can still help others—if we look like we might be able to meet them where they live or walk a while in their world.24. Why did the young woman offer her seat to the writer?A. Because she thought the writer looked very old.B. Because the writer looked very friendly.C. Because the writer looked humorous.D. Because the writer looked exhausted.25. What can we learn about the man from Paragraph 3 ?A. He was an acquaintance of the writer.B. He felt familiar with the writer.C. He might took drugs heavily.D. He lacked confidence in life.26.The underlined words “this stranger” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to“.”A. the young womanB. one passengerC. the writerD. the driver27. Which of the following may be the best title for the text?A. Unusual Appearance Interests Strangers.B. Meet Them Where They Live.C. Small Talks Make a Difference.D. Accept What They Are.CImagine that 7 out of 10 working Americans got fired tomorrow. What would they all do? It’s hard to believe it would happen. But that is what the industrial revolution did to the labor force of the early 19th century.Two hundred years ago, 70 percent of American workers lived on the farm. Today automation(自动化) has eliminated all but one percent of their jobs, replacing them with machines. But these workers did not sit, doing nothing. Instead, automation created hundreds of millions of jobs in completely new fields. Those who once farmed were then working in factories that produced farm equipment, cars, and other industrial products.It may be hard to believe, but before the end of this century, 70 percent of to day’s jobs will likely be replaced by automation. Yes, dear reader, even you will have your job taken away by machines. In other words, robot replacement is just a matter of time, First, speedy robots being able to lift 150 pounds all day long will carry boxes, sort them, and load them onto trucks. Fruit and vegetable picking will continue to be robotized until no humans pick outside of specialty farms. Next, The work of cleaning in offices and schools will be taken over by late-night robots. The trucks will be driven by robots.We need to let robots take over. They will do jobs we have been doing, and do them much better than we can. They will do jobs we can’t do at all. They will do jobs we never imagined even needed to be done, and they will help us discover new jobs for ourselves and new tasks that expand who we are. They will let us focus on becoming more human than we were.28. What happened in the early 19th century?A. Some working Americans in factories got fired.B. Jobless workers had no choice but to sit there doing nothing at all.C. Many American workers had to leave factories to work on the farm.D. The industrial revolution caused many Americans to lose their jobs.29. How does the author support the underlined statement in Paragraph 3?A. By giving advice.B. By giving examples.C. By following the order of time.D. By explaining cause and effect.30. How does the author feel about robots taking over our jobs?A. Afraid.B. Happy.C. Puzzled.D. Angry.31. What does the author want to tell us in the text ?A. Why robots should take over our jobs.B. 70% of working Americans will be jobless.C. The industrial revolution led to the automation.D. Robots will do more things for us to live better.DIn business, there's a speed difference: It's the difference between how important a firm's leaders say speed is to their competitive(竞争的) strategy(策略) and how fast the company actually moves. The difference is important regardless of industry and company size. Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track. What's more, the firms that “slowed down to speed up” improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-year period.How did they disobey the laws of business physics, taking more time than Competitors yet performing better? They thought differently about what “slower” and “faster” mean. Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operational speed (moving quickly) and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value)．Simply increasing the speed of production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.In our study, higher performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary. They became more open to ideas and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look back and learn. By contrast (相比而言), performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improving efficiency, stuck to tested methods, didn't develop team spirit among their employees, and had little time thinking about changes.Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership. Teams that regularly take time to get things right, rather than plough ahead full bore, are more successful in meeting their business goals. That kind of strategy must come from the top.32.What does the underlined part “gain an edge” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Increase the speed.B. Get an advantage.C. Reach the limit.D. Set a goal.33.The underli ned part “the laws of business physics” in Paragraph 3 means ________.A. spending more time and performing worseB. spending more time and performing betterC. spending less time and performing worseD. spending less time and performing better34.What can we learn from the text?A. How fast a firm moves depends on how big it is.B. How competitive a firm is depends on what it produces.C. Firms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes.D. Firms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit.35.Which could be the best title for the text?A. Improve quality? Serve better.B. Deliver value? Plough ahead.C. Reduce time? Move faster.D. Need speed? Slow down.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，选项中有两项为多余选项。