贵州省思南中学2015_2016学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

思南中学 2015---2016 学年度第二学期期末统考高二年级英语科试题第一部分: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。

例：How much is the shirt?A.19.5.B.9.15.C.9.18.1. What is the woman going to do ?A. Get a coat.B. Have a walk.C.Stay athome2. What will the speakers order?A. Coke and orange juice.B. Coffee and Coke.C . Orange juice and coffee.3. How did the woman know about the fire?A. She read about it.B. She saw it on TV.C. She witnessed it.4. What is the man worried about ?A. The match may be delayed.B. They may arrive late for the game.C. Their car may go out of control. 5. What does the man mean?A. He had a terrible holiday.B. He remained at home all the time.C. The woman asked a silly 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 ask the woman to do?A. To work for her former employer.B. To join his company.C.To recommend a customer.7. What is the woman doing?A. Working for a company.B. Running a business.C. Hunting for a job.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．Why did the woman give up her dream to be a gym teacher?A. She didn’t have the equipment.B. She found the training too hard.C. he couldn’t afford the expenses9. How does the woman feel about her job?A. Satisfied.B. Regretful.C. Disappointed.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the woman say about the science book?A. It’s of little value.B. It’s in bad condition.C. It’s an old edition.11. How much will the woman pay the man?A. $21.B. $23.C.$30.12. Why is the woman unwilling to buy more textbooks?A. She isn’t sure what textbooks will be used.B. She hasn’t enough money to buy more.C. She doesn’t like books marked with notes.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where is the man?A. At home.B. At the office.C. At a travel agency.14. What are the speakers going to do?A. To travel abroad.B. To go to the theatre.C. To meet their friends.15. When will the speakers meet?A. At 3:15 pmB. At 7:00 pm .C. At 6:15 pm.16. What do we know abo ut the man?A. He is sensitive.B. He is dishonest.C. He is humorous.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the first news headline about?A. Personal safety.B. Street violence.C. Students’health.18. Why did some parents gather at schools in Glasgow?A. To prevent the close-down of the schools.B. To call for better primary education.C. To participate in school activities.19. What are the litter pickers doing?A. Collecting private rubbish.B. Having a one-day break.C. Cleaning themselves up.20. Which teams will play in the European Cup final?A. Liverpool and AC Milan.B. Barcelona and Liverpool.C. AC Milan and Barcelona.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。

AFilms provide more than just entertainment．For many people,watching English films is a way to develop language skills．While watching a film，you are immersed（沉浸在）in the language and can pick up new expressions that you might not find in a textbook．Some difficult ies can arise when watching English films-for example，unfamiliar colloquial language or strong regional accents．With this in mind，here are my tips to help yo u make progress in English learning while enjoying the films．Choose a film genre类型) that you enjoy.If you like action films，watch an action film-for example Indiana Jones．If you prefer comedies，watch a comedy-anything with Hugh Grant in always provides a laugh！It's simple enough，but if you choose something you enjoy watching in your native language，you're more likely to enjoy it in English．Choose something that you are familiar with.It's best to start off with something simple because in this way you have a higher chance of understanding the film．Disney films such as The Lion King，or the more recently released Tangled，are classic examples．Other cartoons such as Up and The Lego Movie are also worth a watch．Ask friends for advicePerhaps you have friends who have already seen English film ?If so ,they may be able to recommend oneIf you need to，use the English subtitlesSubtitles are very helpful for beginners．using subtitles in your own language is the easiest choice，but for more advanced learners why not consider using English subtitles？This way，you can match the written subtitles to the words spoken on .screen．It helps you to develop your language further.21.What can we know from the first paragraph ?A .Some expressions from textbooks can be found in English films.B .Unfamiliar spoken language can be neglected when we watch English films .C.Foreign language films can help us improve our language skills.D Strong regional accents cannot influence the understanding of English films.22What kind of film will you probably watch if you like Hugh Grant ?A.Action films .B. Cartoon filmsC. Comedy filmsD. Detective23. One way to get the most out of English films is watching films .A. with a foreignerB. about familiar topicsC. native speakers recommendD.without words on the screen24.What does the underlined word “subtitles “means in the text ?A. Translators .B. Chinese charactersC. English dictionariesD. Words on the screenBFrom the moment that an animal is born it has to make decisions. It has to decide which of the things around it are for eating, and which are to be avoided ; when to attack and when to run away. The animal is, in fact, playing a complicated and potentially dangerous game with its environment, discomfort or destruction.This is a difficult and unpleasant business and few animals would survive if they had to start from the beginning and learn about the world wholly by trial and error ,for there are too many possible decisions which would prove fatal .So we find ,in practice ,that the game is always arranged in favor of the young animal in one way or another .Either the animal is protected during the early stages of its learning about the world around it ,or the knowledge of which way to respond is built into its nervous system from the start.The fact that animals behave sensibly can be attributed partly to what we might call genetic learning ,to distinguish it from individual learning that an animal does in the cause of its own life time.Genetic learning is learning by a species as a whole , and it is achieved by selection of those members of each generation that happen to behave in the right way .However , genetic learning depends upon a prediction that the future will more or less exactly resemble the past .The more variable individual experience is likely to be , the less efficient is genetic learning as a means os getting over the problems of thesurvival game .It is not surprising to find that very few species indeed depend wholly upon genetic learning .In the great majority of animals ,behavior is a compound of individual experience and genetic learning to behave in particular ways25. The survival game is considered complicated and potentially very dangerous because________.A decisions made by animals may prove fatalB animals are often in danger of being attackedC.animals make decisions entirely by trialD. environment is not fit for animals to survive26.Most animals survive because they can make right decisions by __________________.A. a series of trials and errorsB. knowledge obtained in their life timeC.the nervous systemD.genetic learning and individual experience27.Concerning the relationship between genetic learning and individual experience ,whichof the following is right ?A.They develop side by sideB.They are contradictory , but individual experience is the dominantC.Genetic learning is likely to function more if individual experience doesn’t vary muchD. Genetic learning is more efficient than individual experience28“Genetic learning”refers to ________________.A.learning after an animal is bornB. learning obtained by some members of each generation who happen to behave properlyC.learning gained by all the members in a speciesD learning gained by young animals from their experience29 What cannot be inferred from the article ?A The majority of animals depend thoroughly upon genetic learningB Animal behave in particular ways as a result of both individual experience and genetic learningC If animal depended wholly upon individual experience ,its chance of survival would be littleD. Genetic learning depends on the assumption of resemblance between the future and the past .CT here are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped environmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities.Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a ch ild , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.30. A person’s intelligence ___________A. stays unchanged in a certain environment.B. develops with the change of environmentC is born at the same level as anyone else’s.D.is affected by th e environment as well as the sort of brain he is born with31 What is meant by “he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.”?A He will never fail to develop his intelligenceB.He won’t become so intelligent as he shouldC. He is able to reach a high level of intelligenceD.It is impossible for him to develop intelligence32Which of the following statements is true concerning the twins ?A.The sorts of brain they are born with differ greatlyB.They set up an example for studying the environmentC.They became orphans once they were bornD.They were adopted boys33.According to the text , the environment in which the twins were reared differs in the following aspects except ____________.A.intelligence level of the parents .B.family economic status.C.the age of their parents .D. community surroundings.DIf you’re looking for the place that has everything, there’s only one place to visit, and that’s New York. It’s a whole world in a city.The World of Theatre: All of New York is a stage. And it begins with Broadway. Where else can you find so many hit shows in one place? Only in New York!The Worm of Music: Spend an evening with Beethoven at Lincoln Center. Swing to the great jazz of Greenwich Village. Or rock yourself silly at the hottest dance sports found anywhere.The World of Art: From Rembrandt to Picasso. From Egyptian tombs to Indian teepees. Whatever kind of art you like, you’ll find it in New York.The World of Fine Dining: Whether it’s a roast Beijing d uck ( 北京烤鸭 ) in Chinatown, lasagna in Little Italy, or the finest French coqauvin found anywhere, there’s a world of great taste waiting for you in New York.The World of Sights: What other city has a Statue of Liberty ( 自由女神像 )? A Rocke feller Center? Or a Bronx Zoo? Where else can you take a horse-drawn carriage through Central Park? Only in New York!34Which of the following programmes can a visitor have only in New York?A.To enjoy roast Beijing duck.B.To taste the finest French coqauvin.C.To spend an evening with Beethoven.D.To see the Statue of Liberty.35What the writer really wanted to do is to ________________.A.try to persuade readers to pay a visit to New York.B.give readers some information about New York.C.supply readers with some wonderful programmes in New York.D.help readers to get a better understanding of New York.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。