安徽省合肥八中2015-2016学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷(无答案)

合肥八中2015～2016学年第一学期期末考试高二英语试卷考试说明：1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)，试题分值:150分，考试时间:120分钟。

2.所有答案均要填涂在答题卷上，否则无效。

考试结束后只交答题卷。

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 will the woman do tomorrow?A. Go to a dance partyB. Care for her motherC. Go to the hospital2. Where is Jim now?A. In ChinaB. In the USC. In France3. What’s the weather like now?A. CloudyB. FineC. Rainy4. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. A bookB. The man’s eyeC. The man’s interest5. What will the meeting begin?A. At 2:30 pmB. At 3:00 pmC. At 3:30 pm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，每小题将给出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. What does the man most probably want to do?A. Eat at a restaurantB. Watch a movieC. Go to a hotel7. How far is it from the hotel to the white building?A. A five-minute walkB. A ten-minute walkC. A fifteen-minute walk 听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。

8. How often does the newspaper come out?A. Every dayB. Once a weekC. Twice a week9. What kind of movies does the man like watching the most?A. Horror moviesB. Funny moviesC. Science fictions听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。

10. How does the man go to work now?A. By busB. By subwayC. By bike11. What does the man think of cars?A. ConvenientB. UnnecessaryC. Bad for environment12. How does the man react to the woman’s advice?A. He wants to follow itB. He is very disappointedC. He is really surprised听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。

13. Why does the woman go to Bath?A. To visit relativesB. To do sightseeingC. To learn about history14. What do we know about the Jane Austen Centre?A. Jane Austen once lived thereB. It’s the most famous place in BathC.Two of Jane Austen’s books were set there15. Why has the woman booked tickets?A. To save timeB. To save moneyC. To avoid ticket shortage16. What’s the man’s plan for the summer?A. To travel to OxfordB. To go with the womanC. To visit tea houses听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。

17. When may they enter the Forbidden City on October 10th?A. At 7:00 amB. At 7:30 amC. At 7:45 am18. What will they do on the night of October 11th?A. Watch showsB. Go shoppingC. Walk around the city19. What will they do next?A. Go to their hotelB. Go to a restaurantC. Go to Tian’ anmen Square20. Who is the speaker speaking to?A. Some Chinese touristsB. Some American touristsC. Some Chinese students第二部分单项填空（每小题1分，满分11分）21. Nowadays, children’s creativity has increased, for they are greatly encouraged to develop their talents.A. visuallyB. sharplyC. modestlyD. slightly22. ---That must have been a long trip.--- Yes, it_____ us a whole week to get there.A. takesB. has takenC. tookD. was taking23. The auto exhibition held last week in Hefei drew the eye of both the car-lovers and the _____ visitors.A. severeB. roughC. steadyD. casual24. It’s quite important that English learners __________ an Oxford English-Chinese Dictionary.A. to haveB. haveC. havingD. had25. careful a student is , he/she may make mistakes in solving math problems, for some of them are quite puzzling .A. whicheverB. whateverC. wheneverD. however26. Minions(小黄人) has been one of the most successful cartoon movies of all time since it ______ .A. made outB. came outC. made upD. came up27. Parents and teachers________ particular should set an example to children, because children tend to regard them as models.A. inB. onC. byD. for28. The exact month ________ James and his parents spent together in Spain was October.A. whenB. whereC. whichD. what29. What a day ! No sooner ______ stepped out of the house than it rained heavily.A. have IB. I hadC. had ID. I have30. In Canada, high school students’ final grades depend on their performances in every quiz, test, final exams and their _______ in class.A. strenghsB. participationC. rewardsD. qualification31. ________ as monitor of our class , Davis made every effort to make our class academically superior to the others in Grade 2.A. AppointingB. To appointC. AppointedD. Having appointed第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分34分）第一节（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24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。

AMy morning routine varies little from day to day. I walk the dog, eat breakfast at the kitchen counter with Katie and Matt, and then settle in for a day at the computer. And because I work mostly from home, I have learned that little walks into the outside world are important for psychological well-being. So before I begin attempting to put sentences together, I walk over to a little coffee shop in my neighborhood, and chat with the folks behind the counter.The coffee shop is on the other side of the historic Chesapeaker & Ohio Canal from my house. Whenever in season, tourists line up to take a slow boat, if not to India, at least into the 19th century.One warm day last fall, I turned the corner to see one of the boatmen sitting alone on the boat, bathed in early-morning light. He was playing the violin. The scene stopped me in my tracks. What I witnessed could only be described as a perfect moment. Ten seconds at most. But months later I still remember just standing there, watching, listening, and taking it all in.We all have such moments put before us. Little surprises. Whether we’re wise enough to see them is another thing.I thought of the violin man one Sunday afternoon while reading the biographies of those killed in the Columbia incident. The specialist Laurel Clark, talking from the shuttle a few days before it was to land, said it was blissful to see the simple unexpected wonders of space, like a sunset. “There’s a flash; the whole bay turns this rosy pink,” she said. “It only lasts about 15 seconds, and then it’s gone.”I once had a friend who had a strange habit that never stopped to amuse me, maybe because I never quite knew when she was going to spring it on me. It could come in the middle of a particularly lively dinner with old friends. Out of the blue,she’d say, “Stop! I want to remember this moment.” I realize now, after her death, what wise advice that is.32. The author goes out for a walk every day in the morning mainly because _____.A. she needs to walk the dog and enjoy the fresh airB. she benefits psychologically from contacting the outside worldC.she considers that it is good for her physical healthD. she hates to be left alone at home when others are out33. The underlined word “blissful” in Paragraph 5 probably means _____.A. enjoyableB. valuableC. agreeableD. reasonable34. The main purpose of the passage is to tell people to _____A. develop a good habitB. enjoy life to the fullestC. catch the valuable moments in lifeD. be willing to follow friends’ advice35. “I” in the passage is probably a _____.A. violinistB. waitressC. sailorD. writerBA study of English learning problems was carried out among a total of 106 foreign students. It shows that most students considered understanding spoken English to be their biggest problem on arrival. This was followed by speaking. Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in. Reading remained as a significant problem.The information gained helped us in determining where special attention should be paid in our course. Although many students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation （动机，动力）, we considered it important to note what seemed to encourage interest. Nearly all the students have experienced some kind of grammar-based English teaching in their own country. To use the same method would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past. Therefore a different method may help because it is different.Variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining or increasing motivation. Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest by about halfway through the ten weeks. This led us to a major re-think, so finally we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students.36. What is the text mainly about?A. Foreign students have more problems.B. Teaching should meet students’ needs.C. English learning problems should be studied again.D. There are many ways to improve English.37. Writing became a bigger problem when foreign students________.A. became less interested in readingB. became better at speakingC. had to write their papersD. had fewer problems with listening38. We may infer from the last two paragraphs that ________.A. teaching content should be changed halfwayB. grammar-based teaching seems to be encouragingC. English courses are necessary for foreign studentsD. different teaching methods should be used39. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to “______”.A. re-thinkB. timetableC. motivationD. activityCToday, when a fire breaks out, you can be sure a citizen with a cell-phone camera has posted it to Facebook or Twitter, or sent it to the media. But up to now, that citizen has not been able to easily send images and details of what is happening to the people who need it most: police, firefighters and building-security people who must respond, and whose ability to help is often measured in minutes, if not seconds.That's about to change. A one-year old company called Elerts has developed a system that's designed to mobile and social technologies to speed the flow of information between citizens and emergency workers in time of danger. The system involves free mobile applications—iPhone and iPad app is available now—that eyewitnesses can use to report incidents and get public-safety warnings. And Elerts is offering a management console（控制台）for security firms and universities to receive the reports and distribute warnings and instructions, like a map with the best evacuation route（疏散路线）.The service is the brainchild of Chris Russo, deputy fire chief in the coastal town of Hull, Mass. As mobile communications sped up, he grew increasingly frustrated by his inability to communicate effectively with colleagues and the public, particularly with people who are at the scene and might be able to provide help."Remembering situations when communications failed puts a pit in my stomach," Mr. Russo says. Last summer, he was in a search at a beach for a missing boy, who went into a bathhouse but didn't come out. First responders feared an abduction （绑架）on the beach or shark attack. The child's mother, who didn't speak English well, was so sad that she couldn't remember what color shorts he had on. Mr. Russo had no photo of the child, and no ability to turn to beachgoers.Two long hours later, the boy was spotted by a low-flying helicopter lost and alone on the beach crying—a lucky break. "If 5 percent of beachgoers had an app to receive a message and send in sightings of a lost boy, the happy ending might have come much sooner," Mr. Russo said.40. What is the passage mainly about?A. A moving story of Chris RussoB. An app for reporting emergency．C. A cell-phone instant service．D. An app for firm management．41. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?A. Makes me feel frustrated．B. Causes a stomachache．C. Arouses my interest．D. Leaves a hole in my stomach．42. We can infer from the passage that emergency workers ____．A. have to carry out rescue work in minutesB. must send images and details immediatelyC. need images and detailed information badlyD. have to turn to Facebook and Twitter for details43. The author takes Chris Russo's experience as an example to ____．A. advertise his creativity in communicationB. show readers the working principle of the new systemC. make the passage more interesting to readD. inform readers how Russo got the idea of the service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。