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抚顺市六校联合体2015-2016下学期高二期末英语试题 第一卷第一部分:听力(共分两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. what does the man say about zhang haidi?a. she started writing in1983. b. she has to stay in wheelchair.c. she taught herself english.2. what does the man decide to do ?a. study steven hawkings works. b. work hard at physicsc. do many maths exercises.3. why does the woman like yang guang?a. yang guang sings very well. b. yang guang treats his audience wellc. yang guang attended a famous program.4. what do we know abut evans?a. he has many pairs of glasses. b. he is good at playing the piano.c. he often plays the piano for a prince.5. what did zhang yuxia do in 2012?a. she moved to taiwan. b. she started imitating deng lijun.c. she attended a tv program.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5 分， 满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答6,7 题。6. who was in the house that was on fire?a. a little boy b. a little girl c. a young lady7. where is the man probably now? a. at home b. in the hospital c. in his office.请听第7段材料，回答第8,9 题。8. what does the woman want to have at the weekend? a. a dancing party b. a drinking party c. a dinner party9. what does the woman tell the man to do ?a. call the browns after work. b. talk less with the brownsc. invite the browns next time.请听第8段材料，回答第10 至12 题。10. what does the man think is the most important thing in his job? a. to make people laugh and think about life. b. to make people think about his situation. c. to give shows to a wide audience.11. which language did the man learn at college? a. german b. english c. french12. when will be the greatest moment in the show according to the man? a. when he speaks a foreign language. b. when he sings a sweet song. c. when he walks like a scientist.请听第9段材料，回答第13 至16 题。13. when is fathers day? a. five days later b. ten days later c. fifteen days later.14. what is the womans father? a. a teacher b. a taxi driver c. a coach15. which massage chair costs the most? a. the white one. b. the red one. c. the black one.16. how much does the woman spend at last? a, $6,200 b. $5,800 c ￥5,700请听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题。17. how old is the speaker? a. five b. seventeen c. twenty-two18. why has the speaker long been looked down upon? a. shes hearing-disabled. b. she cant get on well with her classmates. c. she has something wrong with her brain.19. what does the speaker want to prove? a. she studies better than any other students. b. shes the best at sports among the students.c. shes not different from the average students.20. what makes the speaker a strong person? a. her physical limitation and her courage. b. her gift for studies and sports. c. her family and school background.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节阅读（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四项个选项（a，b，c和d）中选出最佳选项。 alast august, i traveled with a group of volunteers to tres de mayo, a small community near tela, honduras to help renovate(整修) a community centre. during my stay there, i learned many things and i also had plenty of opportunity to interact(互动) and work with local children, and i often could not help but think about the hardships they faced day to day, all factors considered to place children at-risk for problems later in life.one young boy in particular, javier, 16, stood out for me. javiers father had left a year earlier for the u. s., and the family had not heard from him since. this put his mother in a difficult position, stay in tres de mayo with no job and no source of income. in the end she decided to move to another province to find work. javier with his little brother had to stay to live with their grandfather in a small house. many of the children we met in tres de mayo were in similar situations.as our last day approached, i remember the look in javier s eyes, as they welled up（涌出）with tears when we told him we were leaving. one of the volunteers held him close, but it did little to console him. he had already experienced so much loss, his father abandoning him, his mother leaving to find work, and it was hard to realize that our departure（离开）was adding to the list.as i looked beyond javier, i could see the many men and women whom javier looked up to, depended on, and gathered strength from. i did know that without parents to raise him, he was not left alone. instead, the adults in the community took responsibility for the care of their collective young.21. which of the following statement is true? a. javier established good relationship with the author and his team.b. javier faced a number of challenges that put him at some risks. c. javier shared the same sufferings with other kids in tres de mayo. d. javier had to learn to be independent even since he was a little boy.22. we can replace the underlined word “console ” in the third paragraph with _. a. affect b. inspirec. comfort d. protect23. according to the author, what plays an important part in the growth of javier? a. the united effort from the whole global village. b. the good quality from the foreign volunteers. c. the great care from the adults in his community. d. the positive support from some of his family.bsaturday was my husbands birthday, but we spent most of the time in the car. we were driving to phoenix for the weekend to celebrate his birthday and see the warriors play the suns.my husband is a lucky man. not only has he lived to see another birthday, but he doesnt mind driving 200 miles to see an nba basketball game.in the car, his cellphone kept ringing with birthday greetings from family and friends. he put them all on the speakerphone so he could drive with both hands and i could listen in even though it wasnt my birthday.meanwhile, on the cd player, the reverend al green began to sing love and happiness. a little good music makes a bad road better. four hours later, we checked into hotel, got dinner and sat out a rooftop feeling glad to be alive.we had a great weekend-we ate too much, slept too little and the warriors, well, they lost. but still, it was worth the drive.on the way home, i started thinking about birthdays. in our family, we celebrate four in january, four in february, and all the others throughout the year. mine is next week.i felt lucky, like my husband, i will get cards and calls and maybe a few videos. i dont need presents any more. when youve seen as many birthdays as i have seen, the only gift you truly want is to see one more.birthdays are the mile markers on the road of life. they tell us how far we have come, but not how far we have gone.life is a journey more than a destination. what matters is whom we choose as traveling companions, and how often we get to sit back and enjoy the ride.24. what helps to make their long journey drive to phoenix better? a. the phone calls from their friends. b. the music played on their cd player. c. the beautiful view along the road.d. the desire to celebrate a nice birthday.25. what kind of birthday gift does the author really want? a. a wish to live another year. b. calls and cards from friends. c. a live nba game d. videos from friends and family. 26. what is the major lesson that the author took from the journey? a. people should learn to appreciate life together with their loved ones.b. taking a long drive is a great way to celebrate a birthday. c. a meaningful life is like a journey with a clear destination. d. people shouldnt rest on what they have but try to make new achievements.27. what could be the best title for this passage? a. my lucky husband b. driving to see a basketball game c. mile markers on the road of life d. a birthday journey c it has been more than 50 years since harvard business school started admitting women, yet the institution(机构) is still trying hard to find out how to best attract and support them. its latest effort: a program targeting womens collegesplace that are not traditional feeding grounds for the male-majority business school.the program is called peek. it offers juniors, seniors and recent graduates from womens colleges the opportunity to read and discuss four hbs case studies in class specially taught by top hbs members. about 50 to 70 promising students will pay $500 for their stay there.women make up 41 percent of harvard business school class of 2016-the most the school has had. in 1985, women made up only one-quarter of the graduating class. harvard is not alone when it comes to struggling with a gender gap (性别差别). at wharton, the class of 2016 is 40 percent women; at standford business school, its 42 percent. no top business school had gotten to 50 percent yet.despite the peek programs good intention, the $500 fee bothered someone, said john a. byrne, the editor of business school new site. ”the fact that hbs would charge women for the chance of coming to campus rubbed a lot of people the wrong way,” said byrne. hbs said the $500 fee was a “fair price” for room and daily meals at the business school for a weekend, and didnt actually cover the full costs of the program.for years, women students at harvard business school failed to keep pace with men. in 2010, harvard business school got a new manager, nitin nohrin, who promised a turnaround. nohrin designed a program to encourage women students and professors. he promised to change the schools case studies so that at least 20 percent of the people in the business texts would be women.28. what can we learn about the program peek? a. it is free for new students b. it offers all kinds of business classesc. it is helped by the best teachers d. it is intended for high school students29. what is the main idea of the paragraph 3?a. women are not good at business management.b. women are less interested in business school. c. women students are less talented than men students.d. women students are becoming fewer and fewer in college.30. in the eyes of byrne, harvards program_. a. will be a total failure b. will waste lots of money c. doesnt have many good intention d. will shut some students out 31. what is the text mainly about?a. hbss new plan to attract more women studentsb. hbss new manager nitin nohria c. hbss effort to attract talented students d. hbs, the best business school ever world-wide dmore and more americans are showing an interest in healthy and locally-produced food. as the interest increases, raising chickens has been gaining popularity in some american cities.“look, we get three eggs this time.” collecting eggs is a daily pleasure for the hurst family. naomi hurst says her family started to raise chickens in back of their home in maryland a month ago. “we have wanted to try having backyard chickens for a couple years now. and really just didnt have the time to build my own coop（鸡笼；鸡舍） and look out where to buy chickens. and then we met rent a coop,” said naomi hurst. rent a coop is a chicken rental business. tyler phillips launched the company with a partner 18 months ago. it comes with a mobile coop on wheels, two egg-laying hens, feed, bedding, water bowl, feed bowl, and our 24-hour chicken hotline. you can call with any questions. the price is 185 dollars for four weeks. after the four weeks passed, individuals can extend the rental agreement, return everything or purchase the animals and supplies. tyler phillips designs and makes the coops. he says he wants to do as little damage as possible to the environment. “we always try to have as many recycled materials as possible. and i want the coops to be safe for kids. i want the chickens to be comfortable and they have access to the grass while being inside the coop. i want it to be easily movable, light weight,” he said.some cities require people have large pieces of land, if they want to raise farm animals. others require an agreement with neighbors, limit the number of chickens, or, even ban the birds. tyler phillips expects that would change as interest in small poultry (家禽) coops grows. “i see cities around the d. c. area changing laws almost monthly and different cities will change the law to being prochicken(赞成养鸡). that is happening all around the united states,” he said,he believes that there will be chicken rental businesses in most american cities within five years.32. according to the passage people raise chickens probably to _. a. save the living cost b. reduce farmers burden c. solve the employment problemsd. get safe and healthy food33. the hurst family used to have trouble in _.a. building a website for raising chickensb. building the coops and buying the chickensc. finding some place to raise the chickensd. persuading the neighbours to accept their idea34. we can learn from the passage that _.a. you can enjoy the rent a coop service after 18 months.b. you can search online for any questions related to raising chickens.c. you can pay for keeping the supplies and the chickens for everd. you can pay 185 dollars a week for renting things to raise the chickens.35. tyler phillips designed and made the coops _a. based on the environmentally friendly concept b. based on the governments supporting policyc. to help advertise the organic and local foodd. to meet his neighbors need of raising chickens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。things to keep in mind before moving to new york city 36 so, reading up on new yorks history, facts, statistics, facilities, etc, is always a good idea. learn about the culture, how to deal with people, taxi drivers, manners, or lack of manners that is exhibited there, and so on. it is always best to know what exactly you are getting into rather than landing there and getting a complete shock.before you buy your clothes or shoes, you always try them out first, right? in the same way, before you move to new york, you need to visit it for a couple of days, just do that you can see what the city is like. 37 the best and worst thing about new york is that this city is controlled by money. 38 then, you need to set aside (留出) an amount for emergencies only. if you are moving to new york with a job, or are planning to get a job once you are in the city, then you need to make sure that your salary covers up all your expenses and the amount that you would set aside for emergencies.finding a neighbourhood in new york is the key to actually enjoying your stay there. if you are moving to the city due to work, then look for living accommodations close to your workplace. 39 do you see yourself living in a place that is quiet, like the upper west side or east side, or do you want noisy setups, like the east village, lower east side, or west village?give the city a chance, make some good memories, and enjoy your stay there. be safe wherever you go, and dont worry too much. 40 a. the easiest way to survive in new york is to have a friend who knows this city really well.b. once you are in new york, you would never want to leave it.c. before you move to any city, it is always best to know a little about the city.d. to start with, you will need to make a budget.e. you need to decide what kind of neighborhood you want.f. take a tour of the city and try to imagine yourself living there.g. the experience of moving to new york depends on how the city treats you and what you make of the city. 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。an american teacher walked up and down in a classroom while she was teaching stress management to her students. as she_ 41 _a glass of water, everyone 42 they would be asked the “half empty or half-full” question._43 , with a smile on her face, she asked, “how 44 is this glass of water?”answers called out 45 from eight to twenty ounces(盎司).she quieted the students down and then replied, “the absolute weight doesnt 46 _. it all depends on how long i hold it. if i hold it for a minute, its not a 47 . if i hold it for an hour, ill have an ache in my _48 . if i hold it for a day, my arm will feel 49 and paralyzed. in each case, the 50 _of the glass of water doesnt change, but the longer i hold it, the heavier it becomes. do you know why? ”all the students kept silent and listened carefully, lost in thought.she continued, “our 51 and worries in life are like that glass of water. think about them for a while and 52 happens. think about them a bit longer and they begin to 53 . and if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed - 54 to do anything.”its important to remember to 55 your stresses. as early in the evening as possible, put all your 56 _down. dont carry them through the evening and into the night. remember to put the glass down!more often than not life gets terrible 57 we think too much. and the moment you remove your burden, youll find yourself feeling so much more 58 .so rather than moping around (闲逛) and fe