【英语】河北省武邑中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试

2015-2016学年河北武邑中学高二期中考试英语试题命题人：鲍海建本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共10页。

考试结束后，只交答题卡。

保存好试卷。

第Ⅰ卷注意事项：1.答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的班级、姓名、学号、考试顺序号填写清楚2.各小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，在试题卷上作答无效。

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题；每小题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 is the man going to do tonight？A. To a birthday party.B. To visit Jane.C. To the theatre.2. Why does the woman want to buy a clock?A. She has trouble waking up.B. She wants to buy someone a gift.C. Her watch is broken.3. Where did the woman stay while she was in Brighton?A. She stayed in her friend’s house.B. She stayed in a hotel with her friends.C. She camped near the mountains.4. What does Alice ask the man to do?A. Borrow some magazines for her.B. Return some magazines to the library.C. Give some magazines back to her.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about？A. A novel.B. A film.C. A writer.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、7题。

6. When did the woman’s license stop being valid?A. 2 days ago.B. 4 days ago.C. 7 days ago.7. Where does the conversation take place?A. In the police station.B. In the garage.C. In a bank.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How often will the girl attend African Music?A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Three times a week.9. What else is the girl going to take this term?A. Basic Spanish.B. Business classes.C. Spanish Composition.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where was George yesterday?A. At his usual place.B. In the newspaper office.C. At home.11. Why did the woman call George?A. To ask him to a concert.B. To go on a holiday with him.C. To invite him to dinner at home.12. Where did George see Mary?A. At the office.B. At the concert.C. In his sister’s home.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How does the man kill time?A. By eating potato chips.B. By watching TV.C. By taking a walk.14. What does the woman dislike?A. The square.B. The parks.C. The city.15. What does the man think is the most important?A. Entertainment.B. Income.C. Quietness.16. What do the man and woman disagree on?A. Whether the city needs a symbol.B. Whether the amusement park should be built.C. Whether the square is a good place for a walk.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What did Nicholas do at eighteen months？A. He began to learn French.B. He read the newspaper.C. He took telephone messages.18. Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools?A. He had too much homework.B. He almost couldn’t learn anything special.C. His teachers often corrected his spelling.19. Who offered to help Nicholas finally?A. His classmates.B. His parents.C. A college.20. What is Nicholas’life like now?A. Busy without any social life.B. Full but boring.C. Busy at college and free at home.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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AAs you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year.One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny. Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. “I always wanted t o have a farm then,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. Howe ver, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.”21．The passage tells us that .A．people seldom work long hours to make moneyB．people hardly buy more things than necessaryC．people are sure everything they own is in the right placeD．people realize there is more to life than just making money22．When Daniel was a reporter he ___.A．lived in central London B．disliked his jobC．missed his children D．was well paid23．What does the author mean by saying “the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives” in the second paragraph ?A．People work long hours to earn their living.B．To make more money through hard work is the aim of people’s life.C．Long hours of hard work occupy too much of people’s life.D．People spent too much time and money eating meals.24．The underlined word “downshifting” in the second paragraph refers to _________.A．repairing your car by yourselfB．spending money carefullyC．moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better lifeD．living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a weekB.The website "FarmersOnly. com" calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man, Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.As he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o’clock at night, when she had to start her day at five the next morning.So, in 2005, Jerry Miller launched his website. "You don’t have to be a farmer to be on "FarmersOnly. com". But you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America’s heartland. "You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students orworkers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.Some farmers have also found love through a group, Singles in Agriculture, which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986.It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its website, "", says there are more than l,000 members across the nation and as far away as France.25. Jerry Miller started "" in order to_____________.A. help farmersB. support traditionsC. understand farmersD. represent farmers26. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate?A. She dislikes city lifestyle.B. She prefers late night coffee.C. Country life isn’t well understood.D. It’s tiring to get up early.27. Which of the following is true of""?A. Its services are free.B. It provides dating services.C. Only farmers can become its members.D. Farmers in France can’t benefit from it.28. It can be inferred from the text that______________________.A. all farmers desire marriageB. farmers are easy to meet new peopleC. more farmers get divorced in the USAD. the Internet helps improve farmers’ social lifeDA green roof is a roof of a building that is covered with vegetation over a waterproof membrane (防水膜). It is a proper method of growing plants on the roof and does not refer to the mere green color of the roof. People benefit a lot from these green roofing systems, and they are gaining popularity day by day.Human beings have occupied major areas of land and transformed them into huge buildings, which has severely affected the environment and the natural habitat of bird and insects. Green roofing compensates for that. It creates a natural habitat for creatures like bees, grasshoppers and other insects.Modern roofs need a lot of energy to control the temperatures in winter and summer. However, green roofs reduce the amount of energy required for controlling temperatures, thus making them energy-efficient. As green roofing is highly energy-efficient, it can act as a encouragement for people who are interested in green roofing systems and their benefits. It will increase the market value of the building and fetch the owner a great share of profit.As the vegetation requires a water supply, there is a inbuilt water preservation layer in the green roof system. This layer helps to keep the rainwater. It makes full use of the rainwater and prevents wastage. During heavy rains, the water runs off the flat roof. The green roof prevents this overflow by slowing down the volume of running water.Green roofs can compensate for the lost greenery in urban areas and increase the artistic value of an area. Your building will look beautiful, coated with green vegetation. Green roofs can serve as local community garden and create a natural atmosphere, giving physical and psychological benefits like reducing stress levels in people and keeping them physically fit. Besides, people can start their own small-scale cultivation (栽培)and experience the pleasure of gardening.29．What do we know about a green roof?A. It is painted green for a specific purposeB. It uses solar energy to produce electricityC. it is designed for kids to enjoy themselvesD. it is covered with grass, flowers or other plants30．Mr. Black who owns two buildings is interested in the green roofing system probably because_____.A. it can solve the problem of air pollutionB. it produces more energy to power the buildingsC. it creates natural habitats for birds and insectsD. it can save him spending a lot of money on energy31．How do the plants on green roofs get watered?A .Rainwater is often kept in the green roof system for later useB. They mainly make use of the wasted water in people’s livesC .The plants on green roofs usually need little waterD .People have to water the plants from time to time32．According to the last paragraph, a green roof is a place _____.A. where people can get close to natureB. where people can relax and enjoy gardeningC. where people can hold all kinds of activitiesD. where people can stay away from the city lifeCStudents who date(约会) in middle school have significantly worse study skills. They are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use as their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.“Romantic relationships are a trademark of adolescence, but very few studies have examined how ad olescents differ in the development of these relationships,” said Pamela Orpinas, study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade.Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires abo ut the students’ academic(学术的) efforts. He found that some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students always had the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school.“At all points in time, teachers considered the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,” according to the journal article. Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit (学分), being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.“Dating a classmate may be as complicated as dating a co-worker,” Orpinas said,“when the couple break up, they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps see the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and could divert (转移) attention from studying.”“Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school,” Orpinas concluded.33. According to the passage, students who date in middle school may_____A. have poorer academic performancesB. be more likely to hurt othersC. enjoy better school livesD. be less likely to use alcohol and tobacco34. When doing his study, Orpinas ________________.A. followed a group of students of 6th and 12th gradeB. completed a survey and a report each yearC. found that the students’ study skills have connection with their frequency of datingD. completed questionnaires about the students’ academic efforts35. What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?A. They don’t want to see each ot her any longer.B. They will think it’s reasonable to get depressed.C. They will miss their ex-partners sometimes.D. Their attention to studying will be affected.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。