黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市实验中学2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

齐齐哈尔市实验中学2015-2016学年度高二上学期期中考试
英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：（共5小题；第小题1.5分，满分7.5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答案，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. Who is the man most probably speaking to?
A. His wife. B A travel agent staff . C. A waitress.
2. What does the man mean?
A. He needs a lot of help. B. He is hungry now. C. The work is easy for him.
3. What does the woman mean?
A. She is not so sure about the vote now.
B. She will of course vote for Bob.
C. She has found out another candidate who is more suitable.
4. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At an airport. B. In a restaurant. C. In a waiting room.
5. What do we know about the man?
A. He is allergic to cats. B. He had a bad cold on his first day of work.
C. He often brings his cat to work.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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.
请听第6段材料，回答6至7题
6. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a store. B. At the airport. C. In the street.
7. What does the man suggest the woman do first?
A. Turn left. B. Drive back to the traffic lights .
C. Drive along the road for a mile.
请听第7段材料，回答8至9题。
8. What does the woman worry about?
A. The result of a football match. B. A heavy rainstorm.
C. The arrangement of a TV program .
9. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a park. B. At the weather station. C. At home.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why is the woman here?
A. To buy a present. B. To look for some cheap things.
C. To get another wallet.
11. Why does the woman dislike the brown wallet ?
A. It is too big and heavy. B. It is too expensive.
C. It doesn’t have a place to put pictures.
12. How much does the woman spend in the end?
A. $25.9 B. $13.99 C. $5.00
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16 题。
13. What is the man’s trouble?
A. He lost all his data in his work. B. He can’t find his data in the computer.
C. His computer has crashed in the middle of his work. .
14. How can the man retrieve his data ?
A. Asking for help from the company suggested by the woman.
B. Switching off his computer.
C. Changing an advanced antivirus software.
15. What does the woman suggest the man do when he’s calling the company ?
A. Try again before switching off the computer.
B. Refer to her name when speaking to Kit.
C. Mention his computer’s name.
16. What is the company’s phone number?
A. 0238-356-789 B. 0208-346-789 C. 0208-356-739.
请听第10段材料，回答17至20题。
17. What is intelligence according to this passage?
A. The ability to study well. B. The ability to get high scores on some tests.
C. The ability to deal with life.
18. What will an intelligent person do when meeting a new situation?
A. Care more about what might happen to him.
B. Concentrate on what to do about the situation.
C. Care more about himself.
19. What will an intelligent person do if he fails?
A. Learn from his mistakes. B. Try not to feel ashamed.
C. Regret as much as possible.
20. Which is not the quality of a bright child?
A. Trying to find out about life.
B. Building a wall between him and life.
C. Having a special outlook on life.
第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题，每题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
Museums in Texas
Depot Museum And Children’s Discovery Center
The museum is in the depot’s waiting room and office. The warehouse is a hands-on learning center. See the 1908 “Arnold Outhouse”, log cabin, doctor’s office, dogtrot cabin, oil derrick, cotton gin, print shop, and syrup mill.
Open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.–Fri. and 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Sat.
Admission charge.
Address: 514 N. High St. in the restored 1901 Missouri Pacific Railroad depot, Henderson
Phone: [phone]

Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum
It is designed to preserve, collect, operate and interpret a collection of autos and auto transportation equipment. Library and archive collection available.
Open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat. and 1–5 p.m. Sun.
Admission charge.
Address: 217 Laurel St., Texarkana
Phone: [phone]

Jefferson Historical Society Museum
Find four floors of documents and antiques, including mementos of pioneer days, early steamboat commerce and antebellum society. See paintings and sculpture from the D.D. Feldman collection. It also has an outstanding doll collection.
Open 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. daily.
Admission charge.
Address: Old Federal Building, Austin and Market streets, Jefferson
Phone: [phone]

The Woodlands Children’s Museum
The museum provides hands-on, interactive exhibits designed to immerse children and adults in play that stimulates curiosity and provides opportunities for learning in a nurturing environment.
Open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tue.–Sat. and noon–5 p.m. Sun.
Admission charge.
Address: 4775 W. Panther Creek Drive, the Woodlands
Phone: [phone]
21. What do the four museums have in common?
A. They all have a long history.
B. They all charge for admission.
C. They all provide hands-on programmes.
D. They are all in the same city.
22. If you are free on Sunday afternoons, you may visit the following museums except _______.
A. Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum
B. The Woodlands Children’s Museum
C. Jefferson Historical Society Museum
D. Depot Museum And Children’s Discovery Center
23. Which of the following is not true according to the advertisement?
A. Interactive exhibits are offered in the Woodlands Children’s Museum.
B. Dolls are on display in Depot Museum And Children’s Discovery Center.
C. Paintings and sculpture can be seen in Jefferson Historical Society Museum.
D. You can read and borrow books in Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum.
B
When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go out there and pet it．I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years．I spent at least 20 minutes，knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care．
Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat．These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．
The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape．People said that the cat came to the right place．He's getting treated like a king．This was true．but as I watched I was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds．Some may even talk about making prisons more kind．But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness．Not receive it，but give it．After more than two decades here，I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged．It's often seen as a weakness．
Instead，the culture encourages keeping your head down，minding your own business，and never letting yourself be weak．
The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here．By simply saying，”I need some help here”，he did something important for us．He needed us．And we needed to be needed．I believe we all do．
24．Which of the following statements is true?
A．The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison．
B．The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat．
C．The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds．
D．The author realized the importance of practising kindness．
25．We can infer from the third paragraph that______．
A．showing love to others can make prisoners strong
B．the American prison culture will be improved
C．the author is not content with the prison culture
D．caring for others is encouraged in American prisons
26．What is the best title for the passage?
A．Caring Makes US Human． B．Prison Culture is Important．
C．Animals Need Care． D．Everyone Needs to be Cared for．
27. In Paragraph 2，the author mentioned that "Several times I saw an officer in the
Group, not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with
the prisoners." to______ ．
A．show us the officer and prisoners get along well with each other
B．show us the American prison culture does need improvement
C．show us the officer and prisoners all like cat
D．show us the American prison culture is great

C
Market analysts in the United States have recently been quoted as saying that the biggest threat to the luxury (奢侈品) industry in the US is the tech industry. This is according to an article by fellow journalist Ashley Lutz. Her suggestion is sound. The main idea of her article is that products from Tiffany & Co. find their biggest competition not from other luxury brands but from companies like Apple. Lutz points out that luxury products are often only for “show,” while the attraction behind tech products is functionality.
You find few people in the United States today willing to purchase luxury goods at full price. It didn’t use to be that way. Luxury goods used to be actually exclusive. That meant you needed to travel to the right store to purchase them, and you didn’t even have the option of getting a deal.
Today, no one wants to pay full price for luxury goods. People have the unfortunate belief that fakes (赝品) somehow are equal to originals, and if you can’t get a deal on eBay, Amazon, or in an outlet store, purchasing a luxury product probably isn’t worth it. Luxury brands struggle to remain high-end (高档的) images despite the reality that the American consumer is motivated much more by discounts than they are by brand names or image.
Yet people stand in line to pay full price for a new product from Apple and crowds gather to hear about a new smart phone. While electronics are updating every day, people are purchasing technology at full prices much more than they are purchasing luxury goods. What are high-tech makers doing right that luxury makers are pitifully failing at?
Carefully looking at the situation, it would appear as if the Internet didn’t hurt the luxury industry, expectation from the consumers did. What people want these days more than anything is stuff that does something. They want cars that drive, shoes that are comfortable, games that are fun to play, screens that are beautiful to look at, tools that are useful, and entertainment that is entertaining. Little of that fits into what the luxury industry has typically offered with its status, image, and fine materials. The sad reality is that luxury products aren’t that luxury any more.
28. What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. Nobody likes luxury goods any more.
B. Luxury goods are of poor quality nowadays.
C. Tech products become the new “luxury goods”.
D. Iphones have taken the place of luxury products.
29. The underlined word “exclusive” in paragraph 2 means _______.
A. unique and with no bargain B. low in price
C. hard to find D. easy to sell
30. From paragraph 3 we can know that _______.
A. people have found that some luxury goods are fakes
B. people can buy luxury goods at a low price on eBay
C. luxury brands will give up high-end images
D. consumers prefer brand names to discounts
31. What do people pay most attention to nowadays?
A. The Internet service. B. The images of luxuries.
C. The function of products. D. The expectation from the consumers.
D
When Johnny Cash sings, people listen. His big, deep voice rumbles out of radios and juke-boxes across North America. His records sell by the million. Country-music fans everywhere, know his big hits. They love songs like "Hey Porter", "Ring of Fire", and "Folsom Prison Blue".
Johnny Cash sings about a hundred concerts a year. People like what they hear--and what they see, too. Rugged and big-shouldered, the singer stands six-two without his black boots on. He's a two-hundred-pound package of muscle and talent. And that scar(疤痕)on his cheek? It's a bullet (子弹) hole, of course!
In the minds of most people, Johnny Cash is "Mr Tough( violent) Guy". He'san ex-drug addict (上瘾者)who was once put in prison. His grandmother was an Indian. To keep from starving he once had to live on wild rabbits killed from forty feet away with a knife. Some people say he even killed a man.
In fact, most of the Johnny Cash story is just that--a story. True, years ago he had a "drug habit "for a short time. He "popped" pills. But he never used heroin or other "hard "drugs. Sometimes he'd go wild and get locked up for a few hours .But he never served a prison sentence.
There's no Indian blood in his veins. He's been a killer only in song. As for the "bullet hole", it's an old scar left by a doctor who opened a cyst(囊肿). People who know Johnny Cash well say he's a "gentle guy", a "generous guy'--anything but a "tough guy". How did the stories get started? Some of them, like the story about the "Indian grandmother", he made up long ago to add excitement to his career. Others, like the "bullet hole", simply got started. Now there's little the singer can do to change people's minds. "They just want to believe it," he says.
32. Johnny Cash is a favorite of many.
A. opera lovers B. country music fans
C. hard-rock fans D. jazz music lovers
33. In truth, Johnny Cash.
A. invented the "Indian grandmother"
B. served a long prison sentence
C. had a bullet hole on his cheek
D. used to kill rabbits for a living 
34. In his private life, Johnny Cash is,
A. much wilder than he looks
B. much smaller than he is on stage
C. much tougher than he is in public
D. much more gentle than most people suppose
35. The passage shows us that many people believe .
A. only what they see 
B. what they are sure is true
C. what they find interesting 
D. only what they hear

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。
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College, university: what’s the difference? 37 . Both offer undergraduate degrees in the arts and sciences, for example. And both can help prepare young people to earn a living.
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