江苏省泰兴市第一高级中学20152016学年高二英语下学期第二次阶段测试试题

1、2016年春学期高二年级阶段测试（二）英 语 试 卷第I卷（选择题 三部分共69 分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分10分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a hospital. B. In a friends house. C. In the mans house.2. Wh

2、at is the woman going to buy?A. A book on planes. B. Pictures of ships. C.A book on ships.3. What kind of music does the man like?A. Folk music. B. Pop music. C. Classical music.4. Why doesnt the woman buy the coat?A. It is expensive. B. There isnt her size. C. She doesnt like the color.5. What is t

3、he man doing?A. Finishing his homework. B. Doing physical exercise. C. Smoking on the upper floor.第二节（共15小题，每小题0.5分，满分7.5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至8题。6. Whats the matter with Hudsons mother?A. S

4、he was ill, but she felt much better. B. She was seriously ill. C. She went to see him.7. What kind of person is Mr. Hudson according to the dialogue?A. A very good worker. B. A person who often gets angry. C. A person who cares nothing.8. Which may be the reason why Mr. Hudson is so sad?A. His moth

5、ers illness. B. Maybe his son has brought him some trouble.C. His manager wants to fire him.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What are the two speakers generally talking about?A. People served in shops. B. Goods in various qualities. C. Shopping in different places.10.What is the man?A. A salesman in a small shop.

6、 B. A manager of a supermarket. C. A staff of a department store.11. What might the woman think of supermarket staff?A. Theyre unfriendly. B. Theyre very nice. C. Theyre well paid.听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。12. Why is it difficult for the woman to lose weight?A. She enjoys delicious dishes too much. B. She wo

7、rks too long. C. She has no time for exercise.13. Who is Michael?A. Johns manager. B. Julias husband. C. Kates friend.14. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Change her job. B. Stop working and spend more time with her family.C. Eat less and do more exercise.听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。15. Where does Mik

8、e work?A. In a grocery. B. In a language school. C. In an art school.16. What does the woman want to do for a change?A. Learn to dance. B. Learn a new song. C. Learn to draw.17. What is most difficult for the man about learning Arabic?A. Grammar. B. Pronunciation. C. Idioms.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18. Wha

9、t kind of clothes does the speakers sister like?A. Cheap clothes. B. Ordinary clothes. C. Clothes of new design.19. What do the twin sisters have in common?A. They enjoy loud music. B. They enjoy friendship. C .They want to have their children.20. Why doesnt the speaker like living in the same room

10、with her twin sister?A. The speaker likes to keep things neat while her sister doesnt.B. Her twin sister often brings friends home and makes too much noise.C. They cant agree on the color of the room.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.

11、 The cost of renting a house in central Xian is higher than _ in any other area of the city.Athat BthisCit Done22. When asked what original intention led them to volunteer, about half of_ said they were willing to devote themselves. A. whom B. whose C. them D. who23. Evidence has been found through

12、years of study _ childrens early sleeping problems are likely to continue when they grow up.A. whyB. howC. whetherD. that24. Actually you can make learning English a process, _ you can not only learn much knowledge but also interesting cultures.Awhich Bwhere Cwhen Dwhat25. You _ pay too much attenti

13、on to your reading skill. Its so important.A. shouldB. needC. cantD. must26. So hard _ in the past few months that he has made great progress in English.I can see that，only a few mistakes _ in this exam.A. has he worked；did he make B. he has worked；he madeC. he has worked；has he made D. has he worke

14、d；he made27. - I' m surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have _ .    -So am I. They seemed very happy together when I last saw them. A. broken up          B. finished up       C. divided up    

15、;    D. closed up28. Its high time that you _ home and Id rather you _ again sometime in the future.A. go; come B. went; came C. are going; come D. would go; would come29. _, the idea of having to work under a woman was more than he could stand.A. Wanting the job very much B. Alt

16、hough wanting the job very muchC. Though he wanted the job very much D. He wanted the job badly30. The shy girl _ dance before so many strangers, _ she?A. darent; does B. darent; dare C. doesnt dare; dare D. dare not; dares31. The singers flight was _ due to bad weather, resulting in the show _. A.

17、put out; to be canceledB. put off; to be canceled C. put out; being canceledD. put off; being canceled32. I am so excited! At this time tomorrow I _ to Rome, my dream city! A. flyB. will flyC. will be flyingD. have flown33. That is the only way we can imagine_ the overuse of water in students' b

18、athrooms. A. reducing B. to reduce C. reduced D. reduce34. - You dont like the new fashion of my hair style, do you? - _. I like it better _ I look at it. A. Yes; sinceB. No; asC. No; thanD. Yes; the more35.- I love the Internet. Ive made many friends on the Net. - _. Few of them are your real frien

19、ds. A. Thats not the caseB. Thats for sure C. I couldnt agree moreD. Im pleased to know that第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I recall as a young child bringing bunches of brilliant yellow flowers to my mother. It didnt matter that the stems（茎）felt sticky

20、 or that both my parents cursed the 36 of these flowers in the lawn. I thought they were beautiful!And there were so many of them! We spent hours picking the flowers and then breaking the blossoms off with a 37 of our fingers. But the supply of dandelions (蒲公英) never ran out. My father or brothers w

21、ould 38 all the heads with the lawn mower (割草机) at least once a week, but that didnt 39 these amazing wonders. And for those flowers that 40 the honor of being hand-delivered to my mother or the sharp blades of the lawn mower, there was another level of 41 . The soft, round balls of a dandelion gone

22、 to 42 caused endless laughs and voices of delight as we unconsciously spread this flower 43 the yard. As I worked in my garden last week, pulling 44 weeds out of the space that would become a safe place for tomatoes, corn, peas and sunflowers, I was again 45 at the flower that some call a weed with

23、 admiration. And I thought, “If only I had the staying 46 of a dandelion.” If only I could 47 my roots so deep and straight that something dragging my stem couldnt 48 me completely from the source that feeds me life. If only I could come back to 49 the world with a bright, sunshiny face after someon

24、e has run me over with a lawnmower or worse, 50 attacked me in an attempt to destroy me. If only my foliage (叶子) was a nutritious 51 of vitamins that help others grow. If only I could 52 love and encouragement freely and fully 53 this flower spreads seeds of itself. I hope you and I can be different

25、. I hope that we can stretch our roots 54 enough that the strongest poison can't reach our souls. I hope that we can overcome such 55 as anger, fear, hate, criticism and competitiveness. I hope that we can see flowers in a world that sees weeds.36. A. possession B. expression C. dependence D. pr

26、esence 37. A. slip B. snap C. touch D. click38. A. cut down B. break down C. put down D. take down39. A. impress B. create C. stop D. attract40. A. survived B. canceled C. escaped D. accepted41. A. performance B. significance C. absence D. existence42. A. leaf B. root C. seed D. stem43. A. across B.

27、 through C. beneath D. onto44. A. undamaged B. unwanted C. unexpected D. unprotected45. A. frightened B. depressed C. confused D. amazed46. A. energy B. force C. power D. influence47. A. stretch B. reach C. develop D. bend 48. A. prevent B. separate C. shelter D. protect49. A. abandon B. flee C. fac

28、e D. ruin50. A. purposely B. willingly C. accidentally D. aimlessly51. A. component B. origin C. course D. source52. A. claim B. spread C. demand D. substitute 53. A. though B. if C. unless D. as54. A. deep B. wide C. long D. high55. A. limitations B. poisons C. threats D. disasters第三部分：阅读理解（共12小题；每

29、小题2分，满分24分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Surgical teams accidentally leave clamps, sponges and other tools inside about 1,500 patients nationwide each year. The mistakes largely result not from surgeon tiredness, but from the stress arising from emergencies or complications(并

30、发症) discovered on the operating table, the researchers reported. The study found that emergency operations are nine times more likely to lead to such mistakes, and operatingroom complications requiring a change in procedure are four times more likely. It also happens more often to fat patients, simp

31、ly because there is more room inside them to lose equipment, according to the study.Twothirds of the mistakes happened even though the equipment was counted before and after the procedure, in keeping with the standard practice.Most lost objects were sponges, but also included were metal clamps and e

32、lectrodes(电极). In two cases, 11inch retractors (牵引器) metal strips were forgotten inside patients. In another operation, four sponges were left inside someone. When there is significant bleeding and a sponge is placed in a patient, it can sometimes look indistinguishable from the tissue around it. Th

33、e lost objects usually lay around the abdomen (腹腔) or hips but sometimes in the chest. They often caused tears or infections. Most patients needed additional surgery to remove the object. In other cases, patients even sensed nothing about the object, and it turned up in later surgery for other probl

34、ems. To prevent such mistakes from happening, Loyola University Medical Center is becoming one of the first hospitals in the country to use sponges outfitted with bar codes. The new system was brought to Loyola through the efforts of the hospitals operating room nurses. Another effective way is to X

35、ray patients after surgery to reduce the likelihood of objects being left inside patients.56. In which of the following situations are objects most likely to be left inside a patient?A. The nurses are counting the equipment and the patient is being Xrayed.B. The surgeons are doing the last operation

36、 of the day, and everyone is exhausted.C. unexpected happens and some changes must be made in the procedure.D. A complex operation is going on according to the plan made by many experts. 57. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Such mistakes happen more often to fat patients.B.1,500 pati

37、ents suffer from the mistake all over the world every year. C. Xray examination can help to find the lost objects.D. The mistake largely results from stress rather than tiredness. 58. What can we infer from the passage?A. Surgical teams arent to blame for the mistakes.B. Some people never know there

38、 is something left inside their body.C. Most mistakes happen because equipment isnt counted after the procedure.D. Only some small objects may be left inside the patients.59. What is the best title for the passage?A. Never Trust AnyoneB. A Mistake in the Operating Room C. Carelessness and MistakesD.

39、 Tips for Patient Safety BWhen we analyze the salt salinity (盐浓度) of ocean waters, we find that it varies only slightly from place to place. Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important. There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity. One of these is the subtracti

40、on (减少) of water from the ocean by means of evaporation (蒸发). In this manner, the salinity is increased, since the salt stays behind. If this is carried to the extreme, of course, white salt would be left behind; this, by the way, is how much of the table salt we use is actually obtained.The opposit

41、e of evaporation is precipitation, such as rain, by which water is added to the ocean. Here the ocean is being diluted (稀释) so that the salinity is decreased. This may occur in areas of high rainfall or in coastal regions where rivers flow into the ocean. Thus salinity may be increased by the subtra

42、ction of water by evaporation, or decreased by the addition of fresh water by precipitation.Normally, in hot regions where the sun is very strong, the ocean salinity is somewhat higher than it is in other parts of the world where there is not as much evaporation. Similarly, in coastal regions where

43、rivers dilute the sea, salinity is somewhat lower than in other oceanic areas.A third process by which salinity may be altered is associated with the formation and melting of sea ice. When seawater is frozen, the dissolved materials are left behind. In this manner, seawater directly beneat

44、h freshly formed sea ice has a higher salinity than it did before the ice appeared. Of course, when this ice melts, it will tend to decrease the salinity of the surrounding water.In the Weddell Sea, the densest water in the ocean is formed as a result of this freezing process, which increa

45、ses the salinity of cold water. This heavy water sinks and is found in the deeper portion of the oceans of the world.60. This passage mainly tells us about_.A. the analysis of the salinity of ocean watersB. the causes of the variation in oceanic salinityC. the importance of the changes in oceanic sa

46、linityD. the different forms of salts in ocean waters61. It can be known from the passage that increase in the salinity of ocean water is caused by_.A. melting of sea ice B. precipitationC. evaporation D. supplement of salt62. Which of the following is not the cause of the decrease in the oceanic sa

47、linity?A. Precipitation. B. Rain and snow.C. Formation of ice. D. Addition of water by rivers.CWhen I was 16 years old and in foster care (非亲代养)in Tennessee, people told me I was unadoptable. But I desperately wanted a family. I sought the help of a judge, even the commissioner of the Department of

48、Childrens Services, and was adopted just a week before my 18th birthday.  We have a lot to be grateful for and this holiday season lets not forget about the more than 415,000 youth in foster care especially older youth. These youth are the most likely to get overlooked for adoption, but they sh

49、ouldnt be. They need and deserve a family just as much as young children do. Making an older youth a part of your family can bring just as much a joy as adopting a baby or a younger childwithout all the diapers and potty training. My adoption was life changing and probably the best thing that ever h

50、appened to me. I still remember the first gift my parents gave to me. It was a Mickey Mouse key chain with a key to their home. They told me that no matter what happened they would always love me and Id always have a place to come home to. This is our 17th Thanksgiving together. My first Thanksgivin

51、g with my family was a little overwhelming with lots of extended family including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. However, its when I realized that I would never have to spend another holiday alone and that was truly an amazing feeling.  I was always eager to spend time with my little

52、 sister, Beth. She was six when I joined the family. My dad always says he knew we were really sisters, and I was no longer a guest in the house when Beth and I had our first fight. Today, shes one of my best friends, and Im her biggest cheerleader. There were also bittersweet Thanksgivings. One we

53、spent in my moms hospital room. It was there that she helped me plan my wedding but passed away three weeks before the ceremony. My dad walked me down the aisle, and my sister was my maid of honor. Because of our bond, we were able to support each other through that challenging time and thats what f

54、amily is forthe good and bad times.  Its nice having my dad and sister to share holidays and special occasions. But theyre even more important when it comes to the little thingslike having someone to share my bad day with, celebrate my promotion at work, or help me think through a difficult decision. Its in these moments that I just cant imagine being alone in the world. Im so glad that I didnt listen to t