重庆市杨家坪中学2015-2016学年高二下学期第二次月考(期中)考试英语试题含答案

杨家坪中学高2017级高二下期第二次月考第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面5段对话或独白。

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。

听每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话读两遍。

1.What does the woman think of Mike?A.PositiveB. HelpfulC. Negative2. What is the woman concerned about?A.The partner’s safety.B. The working files.C. The broken bridge.3.Why is the woman nervous?A. She doesn’t feel well.B. She lost some needles.C. She is worried about her work.4. What does the woman plan to do on the weekend?A. Watch TV at home.B. Attend a concert.C. Go to a restaurant.5. What did the man do?A. He went to Canada.B. He played computer games.C. He chatted on line.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，标在试卷相应位置。

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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。

6.When will the man be busy?A. On WednesdayB. On SaturdayC. On Sunday7.What might the man be?A. An hourly workerB. A secretaryC. A repairman听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。

8.Why does the woman complain?A. She gets home late everyday .B. She has to do lots of work.C. She forgot to watch her favorite show.9.How does the man like his boss?A. DullB. ActiveC. Happy10.What will the woman do first?A. Watch TV.B. Do her work.C. Have a bath.听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。

11.On which floor is baby furniture?A. The 5th floor.B. The 8th floor.C. The 9th floor.12.When will the shopping mall close today?A. At3:00 pm.B. At6:00 pm.C. At9:00 pm.13.What do we know about the shopping mall?A. There is a sale today.B. It is famous for its umbrellas.C. It is open during the national holiday.听下面一段对话，回答第14至16题。

14.What is Mary White related to Gordon Brown?A. His doctor.B. His neighbor.C. His assistant.15.What’s wrong with Gordon Brown?A. He has something wrong with his voice.B. He missed an important class.C. He will be late for 30 minutes.16. What does Gordon Brown want someone to do?A. Cancel the class.B. Teach the class.C. Hand out the midterm exams. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。

17.When was the baby born?A. The day before yesterday.B. Yesterday morning.C. Uncertain.18.How did the police feel when they found the baby?A. Surprised.B. Angry.C. Worried19. What did the baby’s mother call?A. A fire station.B.A baby rescue hotline.C. A hospital.20.What can we learn from the passage?A. The mother was eager to hide her identity.B. The Hope Foundation couldn’t help the woman.C. The baby wasn’t healthy.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，共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。

AI could still remember that hot afternoon when my mother ordered me to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. In this way, she hoped to defeat my strange problem — inability to read.In the library, I found my way into the “Children's Room.” I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal friend I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle.There on the book's cover was a beagle which looked similar to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.My mother's call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be so wonderful. I was going to read them.I never told my mother about my wonderful experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in the literature, and published his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.21.The author's mother told him to borrow a book in order to ___________.A. help cure him of his reading problemB. encourage him to do more walkingC. let him spend a meaningful summerD. make him learn more about animals22. The author managed to read the book through because .A. he was forced by his mother to read itB. the book told the story of his pet dogC. the book reminded him of his own story with his dogD. the happy ending of the story attracted him23. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The author's mother read the same book.B. The author has become a successful writer.C. The author has had happy summers ever since.D. The author's mother rewarded him with books.24.Which one can be the best title of the passage?A. The Charm of a BookB. Mum's Strict OrderC. Reunion with My BeagleD. My Passion for ReadingBWE NEED FOREIGN TEACHERS ALL OVER CHINAAd No. 90374Posted: Mar 12,2016 13:27 by Amanda Expire Date: Apr 12, 2016Tag: Beijing Language Teaching Part TimeWe are looking for teachers, whose native language is English, willing to teach in China. Most schools are in South of China.The benefit package for foreign teachers includes:One-year Contract: 1st September 2016 to 31st August 2017Salary: 4,000RMB to 5,000RMB/MonthTeaching load & schedule: 20 teaching hours per weekA rent-free apartment with a living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom with full furnitureKitchen facilities provided, other electric appliances will be supplied, water, heater, microwave, etc.If you are interested, please read the information above and kindly send your application to attach the following do cuments (in .doc or JPEG format). The subject to be mentioned, as “teach in China”.1. CV/Resume (简历)2. A copy of academic degree/diploma/certificate/or college transcript3. A photocopy of the data page of valid passport4. A recent color photo5. A letter of recommendation or release letter from your previous Chinese school (Only if you worked in China previously)6. Any other related information that you think might help your application25. This advertisement is about_______.A. introducing a schoolB. taking on foreign studentsC. looking for English teachersD. seeking a teaching position26. What is NOT needed to apply for the job if you come to work in China for the first time?A. Your resumeB. Your personal passport data.C. Your photo.D. A recommendation letter.27. If you are employed, you will_______.A. work full timeB. not have to prepare the furnitureC. pay for apartment rentD. work four months for two yearsCOne hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and they make many banking services available as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. For many of us the “cashless society” is not on the horizon---it’s already here.While computer offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages forsellers too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when and to whom. This information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how far they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly. And they also identify preferred customer for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. Computer analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.Numerous other commercial enterprises, from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric utilities to milk processors, bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the use of computers.28. From the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that ___________ .A. in the future all the Americans will use credit cadsB. credit cards are mainly used in the United States todayC. nowadays many Americans do not pay in cashD. it is now more convenient to use credit cards than before29. If computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, what will businessmen do?A. They will fire some employees and raise the work efficiency.B. They will arrange for different employees to do different jobs according to their abilities and performance.C. They will assign more work for the employees to do.D. They will allow the personnel to do whatever work they want to do.30. What does the underlined phrase “ring up sales” in paragraph two mean?A. make an order of goods.B. record sales on a cash register.C. call the sales manager.D. keep track of the goods in stock.31. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. Approaches to the commercial use of computers.B. Advantages of credit cards in business.C. Significance of automation in commercial enterprises.D. Conveniences brought about by computers in business.DNow scientists believe that global warming affects hibernating animals, causing them to wake up earlier. While this may seem a little concern, it is in fact a serious environmental problem. The shortened hibernation period could actually lead to significant decreases in the population of several species.Some of the first evidence of the problem came from Colorado, where researchers at the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab have been observing marmot (旱獭) hibernation behavior since the 1970s. In the early days of their studies, marmots generally hibernated several weeks into the month of May. Nowadays, however, temperatures in the area have risen by 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit, and the marmots wake up about a month earlier.At least the marmots are still hibernating. Several other animals have not been hibernating at all recently. Brown bears in the Spanish Cantabrian Mountains did not hibernate last year. Chipmunks (花鼠) in the US and some snakes in Australia also skipped the hibernation period. The bears seem to have survived without losing many individuals. The chipmunks and snakes, however, were not so lucky. Many of the animals died of starvation during the winter.The problem with animals waking up early, or skipping hibernation altogether, lies with the creatures' metabolism (新陈代谢). When the animals hibernate, their metabolism drops significantly. The animals' heart rate slows, and they require very little energy to live. When the animals awake in the spring, their metabolism returns to normal.But while their metabolism may be as active as it was before hibernation, food sources aren't as available as they were before. A marmot may wake up when temperatures get warmer, thinking it's spring, but plants will not have got the amount of sun they need to grow. So until the plants grow, the marmots have no reliable food source.Many scientists believe the problem will continue to get worse. For many biologists, that's a scary prospect. Terry Root, an animal expert at Stanford University, said, “I do think what we wil lbe facing is the extinction of many species.”32. What is the viewpoint of the writer?A. Global warming will continue to get worse as time goes on.B. Waking up early in spring may lead to the extinction of some animals.C. Shortened hibernation will definitely decrease the population of animals.D. Animals which do not hibernate die of starvation.33. The writer sets the example of the marmot in order to .A. indicate that global warming influences animals' hibernationB. explain that the weather gets warmer and warmer nowC. show that the weather in the United States is quite differentD. say some animals do not hibernate now due to warm weather34. Judging from recent observation, which of the following animals suffered the LEAST fromshortened hibernation?A. Brown bears.B. Marmots.C. Some snakes in Australia.D. Chipmunks in the US.35. Why can't marmots find enough food when they wake up?A. Because there are too many marmots in the wild now.B. Because more and more animal species skip hibernation now.C. Because winter days end much earlier than before.D. Because plants haven't received enough sunlight for spring growth.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。