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市一中2015-2016学年度第二学期期末
高二英语试题

第一部分 听力( 共两节，满分20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 are they most possibly?
A. At the post office B. The bookstore C. At the bank
2. What’s the man doing?
A. Borrowing a book 　　　　　B. Reading a book 　C. Buying a book
3. How is the man today?
A. He is better B. He is very angry C. He is still very sick
4. What is the total cost for them?
A. 100 yuan B.50 yuan C.150 yuan
5. Where is Mr Black now?
A. He is at the Friendship Hotel.
B. He is in the office.
C. He is at lunch.
第二节
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7题。
6. What are talking about?
A. The weather of London
B. Travelling to Britain
C. The traffic of London
7. What does the woman think of the London buses?
A. Rather slow B. Very good C. Too expensive
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What’s the woman going to do?
A. Attend her friend’s wedding party
B. Attend Lan’s party
C. Do some shopping with some of her friends
9. What does the man suggest to the woman ?
A. Wear her new dress to attend the party.
B. Wear the light blue dress
C. Wear a more formal one
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the woman go to the office for?
A. To ask for a job B. To see her friend C. To make fun of the man
11. Which place did the woman want to go?
A. A larger country B A nearer country C.A new and different country
12. Why did the woman dislike working in the Middle East?
A. She hated living there B. It was far from home C. She’d lived there for years
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What did the driver enjoy?
A. Driving his car fast
B. Singing along the way.
C. Buying a famous Model T Ford car
14. Why did Henry go to a store when it began to get dark?
A. For something to eat
B. For a new light bulb
C. To get some tyres.
15. Who was the man with the white hair sitting in the back seat of the car?
A. The owner of the car
B. The builder of the car
C. The inventor of the light bulb.
16. Who was the driver himself?
A. Thomas Edison B.A tyre-maker C. Henry Ford
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How old was Miss Jenkins?
A. Less than twenty B. Thirty C. More than thirty
18. Why did Miss Jenkins get fatter?
A. Because something was wrong with her.
B. Because she liked fat and sugar very much.
C. Because she never had any sports.
19. Why couldn’t Miss Jenkins get on well with her workmates.
A. Because she was richer than her workmates
B. Because she was fatter than any of her workmates.
C. Because she was often laughed at
20. With whom did Miss Jenkins go to the restaurant?
A. With her servants B. By herself C. With her friends
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
The Chinese put up with a lot living in the world’s most populous country: standing on over-crowded trains for 40 hours; sleeping outside hospitals to secure a doctor’s appointment; waiting more than a year to earn a driver’s license.
Add getting a U.S. entry visa to the list. Applicants here have waited as long as 60 days to secure an appointment at one of five U.S. consular locations（领事馆）in China that process visas. There, they’re often greeted by long lines, followed by a face-to-face interview that can end badly in a matter of seconds.
Now there are only about 100 U.S. visa officers in China, facing considerable challenges during the summer when tourists and students travel the most. “It’s not easy work,” Charles Bennett, minister-counselor for Consular Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, said to his staff. “You’re making, in some cases, life-changing decisions many times a day, and that can cause great tiredness.”
To adapt, US consular services expanded their hours, took on about a dozen additional staff and hope to have another 20 officers by spring. More facilities are also being expanded.
Despite the shocking numbers, the embassy remains troubled by charges that it rejects applicants unreasonably and that the process is unfairly burdensome. “I’m fed up,” said Wendy Liu, 24. The single woman from Beijing said she was recently refused a visa and told to re-apply when her personal life and finances were more stable. “I’ll go anywhere but the U.S. now,” she said. “I thought America was supposed to be a country of freedom.”
To visit the US, Chinese nationals must prove that they have enough money and family or business ties that make it likely they’ll return to China. The Department of Homeland Security said it did not keep records on how many Chinese overstay their visas.
Student visas can be refused on grounds of national security. Beijing native Tan Ge, 25, believes he was not accepted after he stated his interests in infrared（红外线的）technology and nanoelectronics（纳米电子学）on his application. He now studies in Canada after being forced to abandon a full scholarship to Arizona State University.
By its very nature, the on-the-spot process at the U.S. Embassy can feel unbearable to Chinese applicants, who are asked to take their bank statements, property deeds（房产证）, marriage licenses and HUKOU, a Chinese household ID.
“It made me feel very uncomfortable,” said Xu Yong, 28, a journalist who needed a business visa last month to cover a conference in New York. “They made me feel like someone from a Third World country up to no good.”
After giving his fingerprints, Xu waited to be called for his interview, sitting in an area that was as quiet as a library. Each passing minute seemed to be as long as a century.
After an hour, Xu was called with three other people to a window for their interview. Two were rejected before his turn. Then the American officer, speaking fluent Chinese, reached for Xu’s paperwork, asked some simple questions and said, “Congratulations.”
“I was so nervous. The first thing I did when I got out was to call my mom and tell her I passed,” Xu said. “She was the one who warned me it wasn’t going to be easy.”
21. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that in China ________.
A. you may quickly be rejected for a U.S. visa after a long wait
B. getting a U.S. visa is not as hard as getting a driver’s license
C. an applicant has to wait two months to get a visa for the U.S.
D. there are more than five US consular locations stamping visas
22. Beijing native Tan Ge was refused a U.S. visa probably because he ________.
A. had no stable income B. was supposed to be unsafe for the U.S.
C. had too wide interests D. had got a full scholarship in the U.S.
23. Why does the author give a detailed description of Xu Yong’s experience?
A. To show how lucky Xu is to make it to New York.
B. To reflect the problems in processing a U.S. entry visa.
C. To stress what a hard-won success it is to get a U.S. visa.
D. To persuade readers out of working or studying abroad.
B
All hotels redecorate regularly．However，very few do it as frequently as Sweden’s Ice hotel. As the name indicates，the hotel that is located in the remote village of Jukkasjarvi，is built entirely from ice and，therefore，has to be rebuilt annually! The 26th version of Ice hotel，which welcomed its first visitors on December 11th，features 69 rooms．To make them affordable for everyone，they range from expensive luxury suites to basic accommodations．
Among this year’s unique suite offerings is the “Elephant in the Room”，which features a massive 3-m tall sculpted African elephant overlooking an ice—framed bed．The “Counting Sheep” suite features frozen sheep that may help those who don’t sleep well get a good night’s rest. Though the atmosphere between the luxury suites and the budget rooms may differ，they are all subject to the bone-chilling-5℃ temperatures．To get a good night’s rest guests have to lie inside sleeping bags and keep their gloves and hats on．Though that seems a little uncomfortable，visitors say it is an experience like none other．
The hotel also features a beautifully crafted ice church where over 100 couples will get married this year and an Ice Bar that will serve drinks in ice glasses．Though dining options are limited to the hotel’s only restaurant，guests will have little to complain about with Michelin—trained chef Alexander Meier．To keep customers entertained，the hotel offers a variety of fun activities like snowshoeing，moose or snowmobile safaris，dog sledding，and even overnight wilderness camping．
The 26-year-·old tradition began accidentally in 1989 when locals organized an art exhibition to draw winter visitors to the remote village that lies 200 km north of the Arctic Circle．Among the many tourists was an adventurous group and they announced their intention of spending the night in the place where the exhibition was being held．That’s when the idea of building the icy accommodations dawned on the locals．
24．Why is Sweden’s Ice hotel rebuilt every year?
A．It needs more rooms． B．It is entirely built from ice．
C．It follows old traditions． D．It can be easily decorated．
25．What is unique about the hotel this year?
A．It opens earlier than ever before． B．More expensive rooms are available．
C．Room prices are more affordable． D．Some rooms have theme sculptures．
26．What can be inferred about the hotel in Paragraph 3?
A．Its service needs improving． B．Its activities may be boring．
C．It tries to appeal to customers． D．Its food is not delicious at all．
C
University — the best days of my life! I made lots of friends in my student dorm, went to great parties, joined the debating society…and, well, I did some work too — but I must admit my lecturers were very patient with my tardiness（拖拉）.
It's easy to look back at our university days through rose-tinted spectacles but the truth is that when we first arrived on campus, most of us were out of our comfort zone.
In fact, a survey of students at Imperial College London has revealed that 3 out of 4 students experience high levels of stress, or a mental health condition, during their time at college. The survey, completed by over a thousand students, also found that 70% of those that experience stress do so at least once a week, and 9% of students feel stressed constantly.
Kirsty, a student at Exeter University, didn't enjoy her first days in college. She says: “When I first got to university I don't think I'd realized that I'd forgotten how to make friends. I'd been with the same school friends for seven years, and so I was trying to balance social success with academic success while learning how to look after myself at quite a young age.”
Dr Ruth Caleb of the counseling service at Brunel University in London has some tips that should make life easier for students before they set off for university. She says: “Certain things that I think it would be very helpful for students to have put in place are an ability to do the practical things of life – to do the washing, to do the cleaning and so on — being able to cook. Budgeting is extremely important in university life.” And Caleb adds: “You should learn how to spend time on your own comfortably.”
I graduated and learnt how to take care of myself the hard way. I hope that new students these days remember to acquire some life skills before they make the big jump.
27. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined part in Paragraph 2?
A. rose-shaped glasses B. positive perspectives
C. negative sides D. flower-like tools
28. What did Kirsty find most difficult to do during her first days in college?
A. Not knowing how to make new friends.
B. Not realizing the importance of making friends.
C. Looking after herself at quite an early age.
D. Trying to achieve academic success.
29. Which of the following tips are helpful or important EXCEPT _____ according to Dr. Ruth Caleb?
A. having the ability to cook
B. being able to do the cleaning
C. learning how to spend money on one’s own
D. balancing social success and academic success
D. Acquiring some life skills isn’t that important to new students.
30. What does the author probably mean by saying “I graduated and learnt how to take care of myself the hard way”?
A. He quickly adapted to the new environment when he first arrived on campus.
B. He graduated from college with many achievements.
C. It might have taken him some time to get used to college life.
D. It might have made him proud by leading an independent life at college.
第二节：六选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
下面文章中有5个段落需要添加首句(第31-35 题)。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E 和F)中选出适合各段落的首句。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A．Get to know yourself.
B．Take care of your body.
C．Practice basic respect towards yourself.
D．Be honest with yourself and with others.
E．Think about what it means to respect someone.
F．Recognize when people disrespect you and take steps to stop it.
How to Respect Yourself
A lack of self－respect can prevent you from fulfilling your potential and developing healthy relationships. Here are some steps to help you know how to respect yourself.
31．________The qualities that we respect vary from person to person，and the way we express it varies from culture to culture. Generally，we respect people who have more experience and are more accomplished than ourselves. But there is also a basic level of respect that most people will agree is a right，and does not need to be earned. So think about what it means to respect others .Here are some widely agreed－upon signals of respect: You don't steal from，harm，or insult them; you are honest with them; you listen to what they say，consider their opinions，and avoid interrupting them.
32．________We often do things for ourselves that we would never dream of doing for someone we care about. Whatever you believe to be respectful，apply it to yourself .Don't harm yourself. Don't