2015-2016学年度下学期第一阶段测试
高二年级英语科试卷
命题人：高二英语组 校对人：高二英语组
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）。
第 I 卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题）
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. What do you suppose the woman is
A. A computer engineer. B. A policewoman. C. A doctor.
2. What do you think the woman can most probably be
A. A restaurant waitress. B. A shop assistant. C. A school teacher.
3. Who is Mr. King
A. An actor. B. A director. C. A scene designer.
4. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Salesman and customer. B. Husband and wife. C. Doctor and patient.
5. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Waitress and customer.
第二节（共15小题）
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. What will the two speakers most probably do tomorrow
A. Go shopping together.
B. Stay home and have a rest.
C. Have a picnic.
7. Why does the man urge the woman to open the door quickly
A. Because someone indoors is anxious to see him soon.
B. Because the packages he’s holding are extraordinarily heavy.
C. Because they’ll get the air tickets to catch the plane.
8. Where is the key to the door in actual fact
A. In the woman’s purse.
B. On the table in the kitchen.
C. In the man’s pocket.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9. What kind of room does the man want
A. A double room with a bathroom.
B. A single room with a bathroom.
C. Three single rooms.
10. How long does the man want to stay
A. Two nights. B. Three nights. C. One night.
11. What will the man do after the conversation
A. Take a double room in the hotel.
B. Take a room with a private bathroom.
C. Go to another hotel.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12. What does the magazine talk about
A. Junk food with too much fat.
B. Some guidelines on a healthy diet.
C. Principles of good nutrition.
13. What can we know about the woman’s diet
A. Food without too much fat.
B. Food with much oil and sweet.
C. Food that is salty.
14. What does the man think of the woman’s diet
A. It is not as healthy as the man’s.
B. It is not so healthy and needs improving.
C. It is healthy but not so delicious.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers
A. Friends.
B. Passenger and air hostess.
C. Customer and shop assistant.
16. What kind of gift does the man want to buy for his brother
A. Something that has good weight.
B. Something extraordinary and light.
C. Something expensive and wonderful.
17. What does the man buy in the end
A. A crocodile leather wallet.
B. A model ship and a model plane.
C. A toothbrush that can be folded.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. What does the speaker think of one’s appearance
A. More important than anything else.
B. Not important at all on all occasions.
C. Its importance varies on different occasions.
19. What does the speaker think of being in jeans and a sweater for an interview for government job
A. Cheerful. B. Foolish. C. Wise enough.
20.What does this speech suggest
A. Different places, different appearances.
B. Always be in the latest fashion.
C. The same appearance though in different places.
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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
American Malinois (玛伦牧羊犬)
We have extra large, strong and healthy puppies born on May 29,2014 and raised on 2.5 acres fenced in Williston Highlands by American Malinois Foundation.
They are not caged or home-raised Malinois. They have taken swimming training and full exercise routine with their parents to make sure they know how to guard themselves and other things this breed can do. I work specifically on the ones which have service dog qualities.
My ideal buyer would be a disabled person in need of a mobile or medical alert service dog. The American Malinois is a working dog and is most content to bond with one person and only follow this person’ s orders. Potential owners should be familiar or experienced with this breed.
My fee represents the cost of feeding, grooming, boarding, training, medical and registration with the CKC(Continental Kennel Club).Puppies will have health certificates from vets.
To see videos of the puppies and their parents, go to YouTube and search: American Malinois Foundation.
Mini Schnauzers(雪纳瑞犬)
We have 4 males and 4 females. Our puppies come with a health guarantee. They are trained and all of them have great personalities and would be a great addition to any home. These puppies are for pets only. To keep our bloodlines pure, we do not allow our puppies to be bred. We have been breeding for over 13 years and we only breed Mini Schnauzers. They are the best dogs. They are very smart. We will not ship our puppies. We have had people drive over 1500 miles to purchase our babies.
Tel:805-216-2753
21.From Paragraph 3,we can infer that the American Malinois is .
A. lonely B. active C. experienced D. loyal
22.Which of the following can be used to describe Mini Schnauzers
A. Socialized and cute. B. Clever and brave.
C. Healthy and clever. D. Professional and strong.
23.What is the author’ s purpose in writing this passage
A. To show two kinds of dogs he loves.
B. To advertise two kinds of dogs on sale.
C. To show that dogs are our best friends.
D. To prove that dogs are well-trained.
B
New research shows that kids from low-income families may be falling behind their peers because an important part of their brains is underdeveloped.
Researchers from MIT’ s McGovern Institute for Brain Research compared the brains of 12-and 13-year-olds from rich families with the brains of their peers from lower-income families. They found that one particular area of the brain—the neocortex(新皮质),which plays a key role in memory and learning ability—is thinner in children from lower-income households.
This is a crucial part of the brain for young students, who are often tested based on their ability to recall large chunks of information. Children who had a thinner neocortex performed poorly on standardized tests, researchers found. More than 90% of high-income students scored above average on a statewide math and English/Language Arts standardized test, compared with less than 60% of low-income students. Differences in cortical(脑皮层) thickness could account for almost half of the income-achievement gap in this sample, researchers wrote.
“Just as you would expect, there’ s a real cost not living in a supportive environment. We can see it not only in test scores, in educational attainment, but within the brains of these children,” says psychological scientist John Gabrieli, a professor of brain and cognitive sciences at MIT and one of the study’s authors.
Since a 2011 study published by Stanford University professor Sean Reardon found that the gap between standardized test scores of high-income and low-income students has grown by about 40% since the 1960s,there’ s been a lot of research aimed at finding links between income and achievement, rather than race alone. The MIT study found low-income children were equally likely to have a thinner neocortex, no matter their races.
Gabrieli and his co-authors can’ t say exactly why poor children’ s brains develop differently because there are too many possibilities to count. Their findings do, however, underline the importance of early intervention(干预) to ensure that low-income kids get the tools they need to succeed.
24. What’ s the function of the first paragraph
A. To list some findings. B. To give some advice.
C. To do some comparisons. D. To show the main idea of the text.
25.What does the underlined word “crucial” in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Special. B. Important. C. Separate. D. Unknown.
26.What John Gabrieli says in Paragraph 4 mainly shows the importance of .
A. cognitive ability
B. educational attainment
C. having developed brains
D. living in supportive surroundings
27.What is the main idea of the passage
A. Wealthy parents do better in raising children.
B. Differences exist between poor children and rich ones.
C. Poor children study harder due to their financial conditions.
D. Poor children have thinner neocortex than their wealthy peers.
C
We all use money every day. It is essential because we can pay money for whatever we want. Money is recognized as banknotes and coins.
However, many years ago people couldn’ t go to the shop and buy what they wanted. They had to get what they wanted through the barter trade(实物交易).It was really difficult, for the barter often depended on coincidence of wants. For example, the seller of grain has to find a buyer who wants to buy grain and who also could offer something the seller wants to buy. And one more example, if a wheat farmer needs what a fruit farmer produces, a direct exchange is impossible because seasonal fruit would spoil before the grain harvest. The solution is to trade fruit for wheat indirectly through a third intermediate commodity(中间的商品),such as cattle, salt, shells, wine. However, commodity money had their disadvantages. For example, cattle, fur, precious stones couldn’ t be cut into smaller pieces and it was inconvenient to keep and transport them. Thus coins were invented.
The earliest known coins in the western world came from Lydia in about 650 B.C. Greek cities, the Great Persian Empire and Roman Empire quickly adopted the new useful technique of metal currency. And by the end of the 6th century, coinages were common throughout the region. However, coins as well as commodity money had many disadvantages. For instance, coins quickly show wear(磨损) and they usually have small value, so it’ s difficult to count large sums of coins.
At first, paper money was used in China in about 650 A.D. After then, it was used in Persia and Japan. In Europe, paper money was firstly produced in the Netherlands in the 16th century and in the USA in the 17th century. Paper money is worthless but symbolic. In other words, paper money is just a note. It has a purchasing power because the government announces it as money and citizens accept it universally.
28.The writer explains the difficulty of barter trade by .
A. telling stories B. using examples
C. presenting a theory D. making a comparison
29.What do we know about the early coins
A. They usually had large value.
B. They were first used in Greece.
C. They still had many disadvantages.
D. People didn’ t like the metal currency.
30.Paper money was used earlier in .
A. Rome B. Greece C. the USA D. the Netherlands
31.What is the passage mainly about
A. Function of money. B. History of money.
C. Invention of money. D. Types of money.
D
When you’re a parent to a young child, you spend a lot of time talking about feelings: about having to share, about being disappointed because you may not have a cookie instead of broccoli (绿花椰菜), about the great injustice of a parent pressing the elevator button before the child has a chance to.
And in a parenting culture that’s increasingly concerned with centering children’s needs above all else, mothers and fathers have become skillful at talking about their kids’ feelings while masking their own. But new research suggests that parents who hide their negative emotions are doing their children, and themselves harm.
A study published this month says that when parents put on a faux-happy (假开心) face for their kids, they do damage to their own sense of wellbeing and authenticity.
“For the average parent the findings suggest when they attempt to hide their negative emotion expression and overexpress their positive emotions with their children, it actually comes at a cost: doing so may lead parents to feel worse themselves,” researcher Dr Emily Impett, says.
It makes sense that parents often fall back on amping up (扩大) the positivity for the sake of their children—there are a lot of things in the world we want to protect our kids from. But children are often smarter than we expect and are quite in tune with what the people closest to them—their parents—are feeling.
There was a time about a year or so ago, for example, when I received some bad news over the phone; I was home with my four-year-old and so I did my best to put on a brave face. She knew immediately something was wrong though, and was confused.
When I finally let a few tears out and explained that Mom heard something sad about a friend, she was, of course, just fine. My daughter patted my shoulder, gave me a hug, and went back to playing. She felt better that she was able to help me, and the moment made a lot more sense to her emotionally than a smiling mom holding back sobs. I was glad that I could feel sad momentarily and not have to work hard to hide that.
Relaying positive feelings to your children when you don’t feel them is a move the researchers called high cost — that it may seem like the most beneficial to your child at the time but that parents should find other ways of communicating emotions that “allow them to feel true to themselves”.
But this is also about children seeing the world in a more honest way. While we will want to protect our children from things that aren’t age-appropriate or harmful, it’s better to raise a generation of kids who understand that moms and dads are people too.
32. What is the typical behavior of parents when they bring up their children
A. Allowing their children chances to do things themselves.
B. Expressing their dissatisfaction with their children.
C. Hiding their true emotions from their children.
D. Sharing their favorite food with their children.
33. If parents put on a faux-happy face, _______.
A. their children will be protected
B. their children will be taken in
C. they will feel happy as a result
D. they will undergo worse feelings
34. The author mentioned the example of her daughter to illustrate ______.
A. children are not so clever as parents think
B. children can often understand parents’ true feelings
C. it’s meaningful for parents to always look positive
D. it’s necessary to expose children to harmful things
35. We can conclude from the passage that _______.
A. protecting children from age-inappropriate things is important
B. it makes sense for children to know their parents’ negative feelings
C. children will admire their parents more because of being protected
D. separation from negative feelings helps children see the world honestly
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，并在答题卡上将
该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
（请将答案涂在答题卡上E=AB F=AC G=AD）
Tricks to Learn from Super Sleepers
Do you want to sleep soundly each night and wake up energized the next day Here’s a peek at some smart, surprising habits of great sleepers.
Exercise early.
Morning fitness class or gym time before work Go ahead, give it a try.36. While experts aren’t exactly sure why, it could have something to do with morning exercise’s ability to help regulate the secretion(分泌物) of certain hormones involved in blood pressure management, which may lead to better sleep.
Eat light at night.
Desiring a midnight snack If your stomach starts rumbling(发出咕噜声) before bed, try reaching for good-for-you foods that actually promote sleep, like walnuts, tart cherries, or Greek yogurt instead.37. Eating too much of anything within a few hours of going to bed could suppress(抑制) your body’s ability to produce sleep-promoting melatonin.
Power down at night.
Smart phones, tablets, and laptops let you do everything from shopping to watching movies to working in bed. What they don’t let you do Fall asleep.38. In addition to reducing your blue light exposure, you’ll probably feel less stressed, which in itself can help you sleep better.
Keep their rooms chilly.
39. But being too warm can make it harder to have quality sleep, say experts at the National Sleep Foundation. Instead, they recommend keeping your bedroom at around 20℃,which research suggests is the most suitable temperature for great sleep.
40.
Consistency is key to healthy sleep. Though it’s tempting to stay up late, then get up early for work and sleep in on the weekend, doing so can cause damage to your body’s internal clock. Over time, that can make it harder to fall asleep, not to mention making it more unpleasant to wake up in the morning.
A. The idea of a comfortable bedroom and piles of soft, fuzzy blankets is very appealing.
B. Find ways to cope with stress.
C. Go to bed at the same time every night.
D. Still, try not to go overboard even with healthy stuff.
E. You don’t have to give up alcohol altogether in the name of better sleep.
F. Working out in the morning could lead to better sleep than afternoon or evening sweat sessions.
G. Put your devices away at night—ideally, two to three hours before you plan to go to sleep.
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和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。
In the early 1980s,I interviewed a young man who began to quote(引用) information that agreed with the company he was applying to. He quoted the 41 income figures, the number of employees, and other related information. Needless to say, I was 42 ,so he got the paring him with the other candidates, I found his 43 of the company was overall and colorful. My impression was that he had 44 much time researching the company. None of his 45 had done so. Months later, I asked him where he’d done his research to 46 so much about our company. He smiled and said, “Remember our meeting was 47 at 2 p.m. but that day you were running 15 minutes behind ”I nodded.“Well, 48 I sat in the reception area waiting for you, I 49 among the magazines on the coffee table was a year-end report. It 50 the company’s complete history. Fifteen minutes gave me plenty of time to ‘research’ the company.”This story is very 51 although what he did is simple. He only learned more than others in a short time. As a result, he 52 twenty other candidates.
53 ,“Little Things” can make “Big Difference”. We need only look at the Olympic athletes. Sometimes the runner who crosses the finish line 1/100th of a second 54 than the next wins Gold. A gold medal can 55 the difference of millions of dollars. One might ask: Is this gold medal 56 ten times faster or better than the second runner No, he is 57 1/100th of a second faster. It 58 much training and practice to become a gold medal winner. How 59 it is to pass all the other athletes! So if we want to be successful, we have to 60 more and practice more.
41. A. present B. next C. future D. previous
42. A. puzzled B. bored C. impressed D. disappointed
43. A. understanding B. business C. progress D. instruction
44. A. saved B. killed C. wasted D. spent
45. A. competitors B. friends C. partners D. opposers
46. A. do B. find C. add D. use
47. A. left B. prepared C. scheduled D. made
48. A. since B. though C. if D. as
49. A. imagined B. noticed C. reached D. invented
50. A. contained B. explained C. explored D. published
51. A. wrong B. meaningful C. funny D. strange
52. A. admired B. ignored C. beat D. attacked
53. A. Eventually B. Generally C. Gradually D. Actually
54. A. more casually B. more bravely C. faster D. stronger
55. A. catch B. bring C. offer D. care
56. A. winner B. dreamer C. follower D. helper
57. A. yet B. ever C. just D. even
58. A. exists B. appears C. shares D. takes
59. A. simple B. difficult C. interesting D. famous
60. A. learn B. give C .think D. insist
第 II 卷
注意： 将答案写在答题纸上。写在试卷上无效。
第三部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Are you about to go to college Or maybe you and your family have just moved and you are starting a new school Lots of situations arise where you ____61___(force) to make new friends, __62____is a great thing! 63 ,it’s important to stay in touch with your old friends as well!
While moving to a new town or starting a new school can be upsetting, you can ____64____ (success) handle it by making new friends! But it’s much ____65___ (hard) to keep ___66__ touch with your old ones! An extra phone call or text message to say you are thinking of them will really make a ___67____ (different)!
Making a special effort to visit your old friends is important. Whether you are close enough to visit each other once a month or only once a year, it’s important to make those visits count! ____68____ (plan) a yearly reunion around the holidays is always a good idea! It gives you something to look forward to, making your time apart seem shorter!
So when you are having fun with your new friends, don’t forget about the old ones. You ____69___(have) great time with them too, and don’t forget ____70____ (remind) them about those great memories once in a while!
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Today our class have an outing to Dayan Mountain but we really had a wonderful time.
We set off by bikes from our school on time at 6:00 in the morning, but it was foggy. We arrived to the foot of the mountain at about 7.After a short rest, we began to climb the mountain, that took us about two hours. By the time we made it to the top, the fog has already cleared. So we had a great fun enjoying the beautiful scenery, take photos, and exploring wild plants.
The outing provided us a good chance to build up our health and get closely to nature.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
英国某教育机构寒假期间在伦敦举办国际高中生交流活动(international high school students’ exchange project),现征集参加人员。假定你是高中生李华,对此很感兴趣,请根据以下写作要点用英语给活动的负责人写一封申请信。
要点如下:
1.表示对该活动的兴趣;
2.简要介绍你具备的能力。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
2015—2016学年度下学期阶段测试高二年级英语科试卷
参考答案
听力部分：
1~5.CBABC 6~10.CBCAB 11~15.CBACC 16~20.BCCBA
阅读部分： A.DCB B. DBDD C. BCDB D. CDBB
七选五：FDGAC
完形填空： DCADA BCDBA BCDCB ACDBA
语法填空
61.are forced 62.which 63.However 64.successfully 65.harder
66.in 67.difference 68.Planning 69.had 70.to remind
短文改错:
Today our class an outing to Dayan Mountain we really had a wonderful time.
We set off by from our school on time at 6:00 in the morning, but it was foggy. We arrived the foot of the mountain at about 7.After a short rest, we began to climb the mountain, took us about two hours.By the time we made it to the top, the fog already cleared. So we had a great fun enjoying the beautiful scenery, take photos, and
删去a taking
exploring wild plants.
The outing provided us a good chance to build up our health and get to nature.
参考范文:
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am Li Hua, a senior high school student from China. I’m very excited to know that an international high school students’ exchange project will be held in London during this winter vacation. To be frank, I have an interest in it, so I’m writing to apply to be a member of it.
I’m good at English and Chinese culture. On the one hand, I have no difficulty in communicating. On the other hand, it’s a good chance to help other foreign students know more about China. In addition, I can handle my daily life quite well and I’m able to live independently.
I am sure this program will benefit me a lot. Looking forward to your positive reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【听力材料及答案】
（Text 1）
W:What’s wrong with you,sir
M:I’ve got a headache and a slight fever.Besides,I cough badly.
W:How long have you been like this
M:Three days.
W:Let me take your temperature.
（Text 2）
W:May I help you,sir
M:Can I have a look at that suit,please
W:Sure.Here you are.
M:Could I try it on,please
W:Yes,the fitting room is over there.
（Text 3）
W:Why are you always so busy,Mr King
M:Because I have to learn my role’s lines by heart and take part in the rehearsals and performances all the time.
（Text 4）
M:Oh,I can’t find my glasses.Do you know where they are,darling
W:I put them on the high shelf so that our naughty children couldn’t reach them.
（Text 5）
W:How do you like the dishes in our restaurant
M:Oh,they are wonderful.It’s quite some time since I have enjoyed myself so much.And your service is perfect,too.
（Text 6）
W:Would you help me for a minute,please
M:Of course.What do you want me to do
W:Could you hold these packages while I look for the key to the door
M:I’d be glad to.What’s in these packages They’re extremely heavy.
W:Just the things we need for the picnic tomorrow.
M:Well,hurry up and open the door.I told you these things were very heavy.
W:I can’t find the key.You must have it.
M:You’re right,but how can I get the key while I’m holding all these packages
（Text 7）
M:Hello.
W:Good morning.Can I help you
M:Oh,good,you speak English.
W:Yes.
M:I’m looking for a double room for the next three nights...with a bathroom.
W:That’s until Thursday
M:Yes,have you got one
W:Mm.We’ve got a double room for tonight and tomorrow night,but not for Thursday night.
M: Oh,dear.Nothing for Thursday night
W:I’m afraid not.
M:Mm.And what about the price
W:150 francs a night.That’s for a double room without a bathroom.We’re very full.We haven’t got any more rooms with private bathrooms.
M:Oh...no bathroom....Well,thanks anyway.
（Text 8）
M:Look at this.This magazine has some guidelines for having a healthy diet.
W:When you have finished it,I’d like to see that.I’ve been thinking about what I am eating recently.I want to get some more ideas about nutrition and good health.
M:I’ve noticed that you aren’t eating much junk food and are avoiding food with too much fat.I know this diet is healthy,but...
W:What are you thinking Isn’t this diet very tasty or satisfying
M:No,I don’t think it’s tasty but I know it is important to have healthy food to keep fit.
W:Following the principles of good nutrition will help us to be healthy and enjoy a better life.
M:But sometimes I’d like to enjoy a piece of rich cheesecake.
W:Having one serving of cheesecake once in a while is not a problem.We just can’t have too much and too often.
（Text 9）
W:May I help you,sir
M:Yes,please.I want to buy a personal gift for my brother.He’s taking a trip to South America.
W:Is he going by ship or by plane
M:He’s flying.My gift will have to be something light in weight.What can you suggest
W:What about this leather wallet It’s made of crocodile leather.
M:My sister has already given him one.I’d like something unusual.
W:Here is a gift for the man who has everything.
M:Oh,a folding toothbrush.That’s a wonderful idea.How much is it
W:?3.
（Text 10）
Today,society is much freer and easier than it used to be.It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else.You can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should just because it is the fashion.The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashions of the top fashion shops.
At the same time,appearance is still important on certain occasions and then we must choose our clothes carefully.It would be foolish for us to go to an interview for a job in the government wearing jeans and a sweater,and it would be considered impolite if we visited our elderly relatives looking as if we were going to a disco party or the beach.However,you needn’t feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo.Look around you and you’ll find that nobody else does either!
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