二中2015-2016学年度上学期期中考试高二英语试卷

2015-2016第一部 （共两节，满分30分第一节（5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分听下面5段。每段后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在试卷的相应位置。听完每段后，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WhatisthewomangoingtoAbookon B.Abookon C.PicturesofWhatdoesthemanthinktheweatherwillprobablybelike B. C.WheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeAta B.Ina C.InaWhatdoesthemanHewantstohavemoreHeneedsmoresleepthantheHedoesn’tneedasmuchsleepastheWhatdoesthemanThewomaniscarelesswithThewomanhashadenoughHe’llbuythesuitforthe第二节（151.522.5分听下面5段或独白。每段或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段或独白前，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。每段或独白读两遍。WhywillthemangotoTobeinaTowatchaTovisitthestatueofAbrahamWhenwillthemanOnFriday B.OnFriday C.OnSaturdayWhydoesthewomancometotheTohaveanTogoonasightseeingToattendabusinessHowlonghasthewomanbeenworkingafterForsix B.Fortwo C.FormorethanthreeWhydidthemanfailtoseethewomanatSheendedherbiologyclassShewasbusypreparingfortheShehadalotofquestionstoaskafterWhatistheman’sweak B. 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C.第二部 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分第一节（15230分）（A、B、CD）中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIalwaysexperiencedguiltwhenIpassedbywithoutgivingacoinortwotoaMyconsciencewasprickedagainonatourofVenicein2010.Ihadtakenrefugefromthecrowdsinaquiet -sidecafé.Outsidethecaféwasanoldwomankneelingontheancientcobbledstones,begging.Steadystreamsoftouristswerewalkingpasther.Aloneyoungback-packerstoodawayfromthecrowdsdrinkingsomething,butInoticedhewasalsoobservingthewoman.Atouristgroupglancedatthewomanandwalkedon.Anothergroupoftouristsarrivedand,again,walkedpasther.Thebackpackerwatched.Then,asIpreparedtoleave,Istoppedatthesightofthebackpackerstepforwardandplacingsomemoneyinthewoman’scup.Hedidthisratherostentatiously（炫耀地）,justbeforethearrivalofanothertouristgroup.Iwatchedastheleaderofthegroupstoppedandputsomemoneyinthecup.Havingbeenshowntheway,othertouristsfollowedsuitandaddedmorecoinstothewoman’scup.Theyoungbackpackerrepeatedthisprocessinfrontofthenexttourpartygoingpast.Onceagain,thesubtlepeer（同伴）pressureworkedonthetourists,whoalladdedcoinstothecup.Hisworkdone,theyoungmanwalkedovertotheoldbeggarwoman,pattedhershoulderandsaid,“Ihopethathelpsabit.”Idon’tknowifthewomanunderstoodhisEnglishorrealizedwhathadjusthappened,butIdid.Iplacedsomemoneyinthewoman’scupandcontinuedmytravels,light-heartedafterwitnessingsuchanactofcaring.Thebackpackerplacedsomemoneyinthewoman’scupratherostentatiously hewantedtostopthetourists nghewantedpeopletoknowthathewasrichandhewantedtohelpthewomanbyhewantedthetouristgrouptofollowTheauthorwenttoaquiet -sidecafe avoidmeetingthe B.getawayfromtheC.takea D.watchthewomanWecaninferfromthepassage touristscanbecheatedbypeopleusuallyhavepityonanoldtouristsarewillingtohelppeoplecandokindactsduetopeerBeforethebackpackerdroppedsomemoneyinthewoman’scup,the allshowedpityforthe B.didn’tnoticetheC.walkedbywithoutgivingany D.gavealittlemoneytotheBTechnologyismakinglifeeasierforsomedairyfarmers.Theyuseroboticsystemstomilktheircows.Cowsaretrainedtofollowaseriesofpathsthatleadtomilkingstations.Onlyonecowatatimecanenterastation.Onceinside，thecowisrewardedwithfood.Asthecoweats，aroboticarmcleansandconnectstheanimaltothemilkingmachine.Afewminuteslater，milkingiscomplete.Thegateisopened，thecowisreleasedandthenextcowenters.Theroboticsystemsaredesignedtooperate24hoursaday.Thecowsgettodecidewhentheywanttobemilked.Cowsaremilkedanaverageofaboutthreetimesaday.Somearemilkedfourtosixtimesaday.Thecowswearcollarsaroundtheirnecksthatidentifythemtothesystem.Acomputerkeepsrecordsontheireatingandmilking.Acowisreleasedfromthestationifthecomputerdecidesitshouldnotbemilked.Theautomatedsystemalsomeasuresthetemperatureandcoloroffreshlyproducedmilk.Milkisthrownawayifitdoesnotpassthetests.ProfessorPlautbelievesthesystemswillappealespeciallytothenextgenerationoffarmers.Sheyoungpeoplewhoaremoreinterestedintechnologyandlessinterestedinworkingallthetimeonthefarm.Still，shesaysthepriceofroboticmilkingsystemswillcontinuetolimittheiruse.DougandTinaSuhrhavemorethan100cowsontheirfamilyfarm.LastyearitbecamethefourthfarminsoutheastMinnesotatogetaroboticmilkingsystem.Arecentstoryinalocalagriculturalnewspapersaidthefirstrobotcosts175,000dollars.Thesecondcosts150,000dollars.DougtoldAgriNewsthatwagesthatwouldhavebeenpaidforoneemployeeinfiveyearswillpayforonerobot.Hesaystheincreaseinmilkproductionreachesahighofmorethansixkilogramspercowperday.AccordingtoDoug，whatisthewageofanemployeeperyear? D．overBesidesmilkingcows，theroboticsystemalso judgethequalityoffreshkeepfreshmilkfortwoadjustthetemperatureofmilkingimprovetheappetiteofWhyistheroboticsystemnotpopularBecauseitusuallycausesthewasteofBecauseitisdifficulttolearnhowtouseBecauseyoungpeoplehavenointerestinBecausepeoplecan'taffordtobuyFromthefirstparagraph，wecan cowscanberaisedbyrobotsintherobotsdirectcowsintomilkingtheroboticsystemisdesignedtoreducecowsarekeptcleanbyrobotsonsomeCWhatdoworkingmothersworryaboutthemost?It'sthekidsofcourse.Whateverthesetting,thequestionIgetaskedthemostis"Willthekidsbealright?"Ithasmademerealizethatwetendtolookattheglasshalf-emptyratherthanhalf-filledwhenitcomestomixingworkandfamily.Weforgetaboutallthebenefitsthatwebringtoourchildrenwhenwework-andI'mnottalkingabouttheobviousfinancialbenefits,althoughtheseofcourseshouldn'tbetakenforgranted.AboutayearagoIremembergettingacallfromtheschooljustasIwaspullinguptothehouseafterhavingdriven20minutestotheschooland20minutesback."Mrs.BrownQuinn,yoursonaskedustocall.Heforgothissportsclothes.Canyoucomebacktotheschoolanddropthemoff?"Iwasexasperated(恼火Ihadalreadyspent40minutesinaggressiveweekdaymorningtraffic.Ireplied,Sorry,I'mworkingatthemoment.I'mafraidmysonneedstolearntobeorganized."Beingagoodparentrequiresdeliveringtoughlovesometimes.Kidsneedtolearntobeindependent.Itcanbeacruelandcompetitiveworldoutthere.Seekinginterests,includingbusiness,outsideofyourkids,cangiveyouthatextraideathatyouneednotcareforyourkidswithattention.Thisbenefitofworkingisn'talwaysimmediayItwasn'tuntilourdaughterwentawaytocollegethatsherealizedwhywehadraisedherinthewaythatwedid."Mom,Ican'tbelievehowsomanyofmyfriendsstruggletomanagethingsontheirown.Theyareconstantlycallingtheirparentsforhelp."You'lllovethatmoment!Afterallthoseyearsofcomplainingaboutwhyyoudon'tdothisorwhyyoudon'tgivethemthat,yourkidsrealizethattoughlovehasmadethembetterpeople.Thepurposeoftheauthoris describeherownexperienceinraisingadviseustomixworkandthrowlightonaspecialbenefitofargueforworkingHowcan ebetterpeopleaccordingtotheByshowingthemyourdeepBygivingthemallyourBygivingthemtoughBygivingthemfreedomtodothingsontheirThedaughter'sattitudetowardstheauthor whenshegrows B.C. D.Theauthorrefusedtodropoffherson'ssportsclothes shewantedhersontobeshewascaughtinheavyshethoughthersonwasshewasbusyDAtreasuretrovehiddenforcenturieshasbeendiscoveredintheundergroundvaults(墓穴)ofatempleinsouthern.Thetreasuresincludegold,diamondsandpreciousstones.Theestimatedvalueofthehoardisreportedly22billionUSdollars.Hundredsofarmedhavebeendeployedaroundthetemple.Meanwhile,adebateabouthowtousetheinthesouthernnstateofKerala,thelocalernmenthasassuredsecurityofthetemple.Elaboratingonthesecurityarrangements,VenugopalanNair,AdditionalDirectorGeneraloftheKerala,saysthelatestsecuritydevicesarebeingusedtoguardthetemple.VenugopalanNair,AdditionalDir.Gen.ofKerala,said,"Wearetryingtobringinthelatesttechnologywithregardstosurveillance(监视)cameras,withregardsto,youknowdigitalizingthevariousthingswhichareavailableinside.Wearekeeaconstantsortofsurveillanceforeverymovement,whichhappensinthewholeareasurroundingthetemple."Accordingtotempleauthorities,thecrowdatthetemplehasincreasedsteeplyafternewsofthediscoveryofthetreasuretrove.AndtheAdministrativeOfficeroftheTemplesaystheernmenthasinitiatedappropriatestepstocontrolthecuriouscrowdsvisitingthetemple.G.JayasekharanNair,administrativeofficer,said,"Tocontrolthecrowdstheernmentitselfistakingalotofmeasures.Theyaretryingtodowhateverispossiblefromthepremisesofthetemple.Apartfromallthat,ernmenthastakenafavorablestepandwearesatisfiedwithOverthelastweek,aseven-memberteamofinvestigatorsbrokeintofivesecretsubterraneanvaults,anddiscoveredjewelsthathavebeenlyinguntouchedforhundredsofyears.Asestimatesofthetreasures'worthrise,afiercedebateisgrowingregardingwhattodowiththediscovery.Kerala'stopelectedleadersaidthewealthwouldremainwiththetemple,whileotherssayitshouldbeusedtopayforpovertyalleviation().However,theernmentisadheringtotheSupremeCourt'srulingonownershipofthetreasurefoundinthetemple.HowwilltheernmentdealwiththetreasurementionedintheItwillbeusedtopayforpovertyItwillbereturnedtoitsItwillbekeptintheIthasn’tbeendecidedWhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtotheThetreasuresincludegold,diamondsandsomeoldThetreasuretrovehasbeenlyingunknownforhundredsofyearsbeforeitisThelocalpeopleareverycuriousaboutthetreasureandtheThewholeareasurroundingthetempleisundercloseWhatG.JayasekharanNairsaidmeans what 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英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分第一 完型填空（共20小题；每小题.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、CD）WhenIwasateenagerIvolunteeredtoworkatthewaterstationata10,000mrace.My41wastopassoutwatertotherunners.Irememberbeingsoexcitedtoseeallthedifferentkindsof42whopassedbyand43acupofwater.ThenextyearIsignedupfortheraceandgaveit Thefirst10,000mracewasquiteanexperience.Ijogged,Iwalked,IjoggedandIwalked.Attimes,Ididn’t45ifIcouldfinish.Atonepointneartheend,a70-year-oldmanranpastmevery46,andIfeltembarrassedthatIwas50yearsyoungerthanhimandIcouldn’tevenkeepupwithhim.Ifelt47forasecond.ButthenI48something.HewasrunninghisraceandIwasrunningmine.Hehad49capacities,experience,trainingandgoalsforhimself.Ihadmine.Remembermy50wasonlytofinish.Afteraminute,it51 methatthiswasalessonIcoulddrawfrom.Ilearned52 aboutmyselfinthatmoment.Iturnedmy 53intoinspiration.IdecidedthatIwouldnot54runningraces.Infact,IwouldrunevenmoreracesandIwouldlearnhowtotrainand properlyandonedayIwouldbeoneofthose70-year-oldswhowerestillrunning.As 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