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包33中2015-2016学年度第一学期期中ii考试 高二年级英语试题 第卷第一部分： 英语听力 （共20题；每小题1.5分满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. where does the woman live now? a. in the heart of town. b. in the south of town. c. near the center of town.2. what color suit did the man wear yesterday? a. brown. b. green. c. gray.3. how much does the man have to pay? a. five yuan. b. ten yuan. c. fifteen yuan.4. what will the two speakers probably do next? a. go to marys home. b. go back home at once. c. go and buy an umbrella.5. whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers? a. mother and babysitter. b. teacher and student. c. husband and wife.第二节（共15小题，每题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，回答第6至7题。6. how will the man go to the train station? a. by subway. b. by taxi. c. by bus.7. what will the woman do? a. catch a train. b. visit her cousin. c. go shopping.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. where did the man probably work before? a. in a hospital. b. in a language school. c. in a french company.9. how long will the man work at his new job? a. for about one year. b. for about two years. c. for about three years.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. how many persons planned to spend the weekend with the man? a. two. b. three. c. four.11. why cant the woman go to disneyland this weekend? a. she has to prepare for a test. b. she plans to see some old friends. c. she wants to get some rest at home.12. with whom will the man probably spend the weekend? a. tom. b. mike. c. sam.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. why didnt the woman answer the phone? a. she didnt take her phone with her. b. she didnt hear the phone ringing. c. there was something wrong with her phone.14. what day is it today? a. wednesday. b. thursday. c. friday.15. what has the man prepared for anns birthday? a. a new cd. b. a special gift. c. a surprising party.16. what will anns pen friend do? a. come to see ann. b. go to france tomorrow. c. buy ann a plane ticket.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. in which city did the speaker first meet jenny? a. new york city. b. los angeles. c. chicago.18. how long did jenny stay in the speakers city? a. for one year. b. for six years. c. for ten years.19. how did the speaker and jenny keep in touch at first? a. by writing letters. b. by chatting online. c. by making phone calls.20. what happened to the speaker last month? a. she came across jenny. b. she lost touch with jenny. c. she got in touch with jenny online.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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑. ain 1939, two brothers, mac and dick mcdonald, started a drive-in restaurant in san bernardino, california. they carefully chose a busy corner for their location. they had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue restaurant, and then another drive-in. but in their new operation, they offered a new, shortened menu: french fries, hamburgers, and sodas. to this small selection they added one new concept: quick service, no waiters or waitresses, and no tips. their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents. cheese was another four cents. their french fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity (一致性), for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the preparation of their food, and they insisted on their cooks sticking to their routine. their new drive-in became incredibly popular, particularly for lunch. people drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime. the self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened. they were content with this modest success until they met ray kroc. kroc was a salesman who met the mcdonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milk shake-mixing machines. he quickly saw the unique appeal of the brothers fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise（特许经营）other copies of their restaurants. the agreement included the right to copy the menu, the equipment, even their red and white buildings with the golden arches.today mcdonalds is really a household name. its names for its sandwiches have come to mean hamburger in thedecades since the day ray kroc watched people rush up to order fifteen-cent hamburgers. in 1976, mcdonalds had over $ 1 billion in total sales. its first twenty-two years is one of the most incredible success stories in modern american business history.21. this passage mainly talks about _. a. the development of fast food services b. how mcdonalds became a billion-dollar business c. how to build up a successful restaurant d. ray krocs business talent22. mac and dick managed all of the following businesses except _. a. a drive-in b. a cinema c. a theater d. a barbecue restaurant23. we may infer from this passage that _. a. mac and dick mcdonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to kroc b. the location was the only reason for the great popularity of the mcdonalds drive-in c. forty years ago there were numerous fast-food restaurants d. ray kroc was a good businessman24. what can we learn from the passage about mac and dick mcdonalda. they were always satisfied with their modest success.b. they sold cheese for 19 cents in their restaurant.c. they allowed ray kroc only to copy their menu.d. they stuck to the routine for their food.beverywhere i look outside my home i see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets.when connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.people have been influenced to become technology addicted.one survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to ipad and similar devices.one study found that people had a harder time resisting theallureof social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol. the main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life.they have successfully created a cultural disease.consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.i see people trapped in a pathological（病态的）relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them.i call this technology servitude.i am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money. what is a healthy use of technology devices?that is the vital question.who is really in charge of my life?that is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology.when we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology.mae west is famous for proclaiming the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.”but its time to discover that it does not work for technology.richard fernandez, an executive coach at google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.”to break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without todays overused technology.25. the underlined word “allure” in paragraph 2 probably means_.a. advantage b. attraction c. adaption d. attempt26.from the passage, technology companies aim to _.a. attract people to buy their products b. provide the latest informationc. improve peoples quality of life d. deal with cultural diseases27. it can be inferred from this passage that people _.a. consider too much technology wonderful b. have realized the harm of high-tech devicesc. can regain freedom without high-tech devices d. may enjoy life better without overused technology28. whats the authors attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?a. neutral. b.doubtful c. disapproving. d. sympathetic. cwhen i told my father that i was moving to des moines, iowa, he told me about the only time he had been there. it was in the 1930s, when he was an editor in the literary magazine of southern methodist university（smu）in dallas, texas. he also worked as a professor at smu, and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease. she couldnt afford the operation because her family was poor. her mother ran a boardinghouse in galveston, a seaside town near houston, texas. she was cleaning out the attic（阁楼）one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript（手稿）. on its top page were the words, “by o. henry”. it was a nice story, and she sent it to her daughter at smu, who showed it to my father. my father had never read the story before, but it sounded like o. henry, and he knew that o. henry had once lived in houston. so it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the gainestown boardinghouse, and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. my father visited an o. henry expert at columbia university in new york, who authenticated the story as o. henrys. my father then set out to sell it. eventfully, he found himself in des moines, meeting with gardner cowles, a top editor at the des moines register. cowles loves the story and bought it on the spot. my father took the money to the girl. it was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed. my father never told me what the o. henry story was about. but i doubt that it could have been better than his own story.29. who found the o. henrys manuscript?a. the girls mother. b. the authors father. c. the girl. d. the author.30. which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic?a. o. henry once worked in houston. b. o. henry once stayed in galveston.c. o. henry once moved to des moines. d. o. henry once taught at smu.31. according to the text, why did the authors father go to des moines?a. to talk with the o. henry expert. b. to meet the author himself.c. to sell the o. henry story d. to give money to the girl.dfrancethe france company that spread a europe-wide cheating of food supply by passing off（冒充）750 tons of horse-meat as beef was allowed on monday to restart production of minced meat, sausages and ready-to-eat meals. but the company will no longer be allowed to stock frozen meat, agriculture minister stephane foll said.united kingdoma new virus that broke out in the middle east last year and killed five people is well adapted to infecting humans but could practically be treated with drugs that improve the immune(免疫)system. “the virus is from the same family as the common cold and as sars.” a scientist from oxford on tuesday.south africaolympian runner oscar pistorius broke into the door of a small bathroom where his girl friend was bathing after a shouting match on valentines day, hitting her three times, a south african prosecutor(检察官) said on tuesday as he charged the sports star with planned murder.egyptformer egyptian prime minister and presidential(总统的) candidate ahmed shafiq was referred to the cairo criminal court on tuesday over corruption and money laundering charges, the official news agency reported. shafiq has left egypt has left egypt for the united arab after losing the presidential race.32. according to the passage, the french company_.a. spread a virus across europe. b. sold 750 tons beef as horse-meat.c. restarted production of frozen meat. d. was again allowed to produce sausages.33. the planned murder took place in _a. egypt b. america c. south africa d. the united kingdom34. we can learn from this passage that_.a. the french company once cheated its customers.b. patients with the new virus can not be cured by now.c. pistorius killed his girl friend all by chance on tuesday.d. the former prime minister of egypt has left the united arab.35. this passage is taken from the section of _in a newspaper.a. nation b. world c. sports d. science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。writing a funny speech is possibly a lot harder than writing a serious-minded one. are you up for it. well, if you think you are, try these steps.choose a funny topic. ask your partner, friends, etc., if they agree with you that you have chosen a funny topic. nothing is less funny than choosing a topic that only satisfies your sense of humor but not anybody elses. if you cant think of a funny topic, choose one on an everyday activity.36research your topic. if you cant think of enough witticisms (妙语) of your own, go online and hunt down other peoples.37but if youre performing in public, be sure to acknowledge others or to paraphrase (改写) it so that you are not copying.write in a humorous way.38dont choose unclear references. choose something that everyone is bound to know and understand. naturally, this will depend on the make-up of those listening to your speech. make jokes about your topic; that way, everyone will understand, unless the audience has a horrible sense of humor.39if they dont laugh, this might be a sign to rewrite your speech. get a good listener. someone who is a lot like the majority of your audience would be a good listener, because you will know exactly what to say to make them laugh.have fun! if you go up to give your speech and youre shaky and nervous because you dont think anyone will laugh, everyone will be more focused on terrifying you than listening to your speech.40chances are that youll never have to speak in front of them again.a. ask your listeners to come back.b. humor works best when everyone “gets it.”c. just have a good time giving the speech and dont mind your audience.d. that way, you can push the boundaries and make it amusing.e. people do get stage frights, but if youre confident, then everything will go just fine.f. read your speech out to someone trusted before giving itg. if youre at a private party, you wont need to be too concerned about using other peoples materials.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)the tourist bus winded its way into a mountainous area. it was 41 to make a turn when two passengersa 42 of young loverswere so attracted by the beautiful scenery that they 43 a stop to get down. they were left behind and the bus went 44 . suddenly they heard a loud boom 45 of the road. it was a huge rock rolling down in the landslide that hit the bus and fell with it into a deep valley. the lovers were greatly 46 by the news that no passengers on board 47 . when they calmed down they 48 and expressed their feelings in a few words.the above story was told by a guide when we were riding a tourist 49 to a scenic mountain. he asked us to guess what the lovers said immediately after the disaster that they had 50 escaped. often we read reports about traffic accidents, among which there were 51 ones who missed the bus and 52 the disaster. those people usually said with a sigh of 53 “fortunately i was not on board.” on our bus the passengers 54 to the guide were various.but the answer was quite out of our expectation. “if we hadnt got down and 55 the bus, it would have 56 the dangerous spot and all the passengers would have survived.”the story passed from person to person as a sort of wit (智慧) test, but i think 57 . it actually serves as a(n) 58 of a persons mind. i pay my heart-felt respect to the couple who, instead of feeling lucky, 59 themselves for causing the loss of lives. people all have heart for 60 , but it is often a flashing thought across ones mind that decides whether it is good or evil (邪恶的).41. a. rapid b. due c. eager d. about42. a. couple b. group c. party d. row43. a. got to b. called for c. set up d. looked for44. a. away b. in c. on d. by45. a. along b. ahead c. across d. opposite46. a. shocked b. scared c. moved d. confused47. a. died b. saved c. survived d. witnessed48. a. shouted b. screamed c. fought d. sighed49. a. car b. bike c. road d. bus50. a. narrowly b. extremely c. hardly d. nearly51. a. lazy b. selfish c. lucky d. strange52. a. missed b. avoided c. caused d. trapped53. a. injury b. concern c. relief d. regret54. a. emotions b. expressions c. replies d. attitudes55. a. caught b. delayed c. missed d. took56. a. seen b. passed c. jumped d. landed57. a. differently b. actually c. exactly d. sincerely58. a. examination b. change c. quality d. state59. a. thought b. blamed c. enjoyed d. helped60. a. happi