安徽省宣城市宣城中学、郎溪中学、广德中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

2015-2016学年宣、郎、广三校高二年级第一学期期中联考英语试卷分值：150分时间：120分钟第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Boss and clerk.B. Driver and passenger.C. Teacher and student.2. What present will Tim give Jack?A. A schoolbag.B. A watch.C. A T-shirt.3. Who made the biscuits?A. The woman herself.B. The woman’s mother.C. The man’s daughter.4. How much does one ticket cost?A. $1.50.B. $4.50.C. $5.00.5. What does the man tell the woman to do?A. Straighten her back.B. Take a break.C. Keep his head up.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。

听第6 段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Which of the following can the new product be used to clean well?A. Paper.B. Glass.C. Metal.7. What does the man say about the new product?A. It is suitable for all kinds of floor.B. It can be used on plastic.C. It is made of wood.听第7 段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What kind of job will the woman probably do?A. A job about law.B. A job about garden.C. A job about teaching.9. When will the woman begin to work?A. On May 14th .B. On May 16th .C. On September 1st .听第8 段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Action adventure movies.B. The man’s travel experiences.C. The woman’s desire to be a writer.11. What does the man probably do?A. An actor.B. A reporter.C. A teacher.12. What do we know about the man?A. He went on a trip to North Africa.B. He likes traveling in groups.C. He is afraid of snakes. 听第9 段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How long did the man’s family stay in Denver?A. For one day.B. For two days.C. For three days.14. Which highway did the man’s family take from Denver?A. Highway 14.B. Highway 40.C. Highway 90.15. What problem did the man’s family have when they were in Phoenix, Arizona?A. Jimmy got sick from eating grapes.B. They had some trouble with their car.C. John was prevented from going fishing.16. What does the man think of the vacation?A. Disappointing.B. Satisfying.C. Just so-so.听第10 段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the speaker most interested in?A. Sports.B. Science.C. Music.18. Why does the speaker think he is lucky?A. He lives in a big city.B. He lives near the school.C. He lives very near the ocean.19. How long does the speaker work each day after school?A. 1 hour.B. 2 hours.C. 3 hours.20. What can we know about the speaker?A. He wants to become a swimmer.B. He earns money to help his parents.C. He will probably study PE at university.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)AWhat kind of pets do people have in your country? Dogs? Cats? How about a duck, hippo or lion? Here are two cases of animal owners with unusual pets.Barrie Hayman has a pet duck called Star. Barrie adopted (领养) him after his brothers and sisters stayed away from him at birth. Barrie, a duck breeder, realized the little duck needed special attention. So he began taking Star with him everywhere he went. “I would put him in my pocket wh ile I did my shopping,” said Barrie. Now, at five months, Star is too big for Barrie’s pocket, but the two are still inseparable. They watch sports together and even share a drink together. Barrie said, “He is one fantastic duck. I’ve never known any like him.” Star even has his own Facebook page, with more than 2,000 Facebook friends.Then there’s the case of Tonie and Shirley Joubert in South Africa. They live with their pet hippo, Jessica. Tonie saved Jessica from floodwaters when she was only a day old. Jessica lives outside their riverside house, but she knows how to open the kitchen door, and often goes there for a snack. Tonie recently said, “I don’t know whether Jessica sees me as a hippo or whether she sees herself as a human.” Shirley is more certain, “Jessica sees herself as our child and I see Jessica as my daughter. I can’t imagine my life without Jessica.” Jessica is free to leave, and often visits wild hippos that live nearby. But she always returns home at night. Jessica’s website notes that s he has three hippo boyfriends, but one in particular, Fred, is her favorite. They often go grazing (吃青草) together and Fred has recently moved onto the Jouberts’ house as well.21.What’s the main idea of the passage?A.Some websites are set up to protect pets.B.Some unusual pets are adopted by people.C.People should take good care of their pets.D.Pets sometimes can be very interesting.22.What does the underlined word “inseparable” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Always together.B. Always separated.C. Always friendly.D. Always healthy.23. Barrie took Star everywhere he went because .A. he had never seen a duck like StarB. he set up a Facebook page for StarC. he wanted to care more about StarD. he needed Star to drink with him24. We can learn from the passage that Jessica .A. came to the Jouberts’ home when she was 5 months oldB. loves eating in the Jouberts’ kitchenC. doesn’t see herself as a human beingD. has more than three boyfriendsBLe Val de Cantobre, Aveyron (France)It’s in the grounds of a medieval house. There’s a swimming pool, a river and a pizza restaurant. The scenery (景色) around the park is beautiful and great for walking. A week’s stay will cost you about €280.For more information please go to .Four Seasons Tented Camp, Golden Triangle (Thailand)This must be one of the best campsites ( 野营地) in the world. Instead of tents, there are “canvas cabins (帆布船舱)”. And there’s a gourmet restaurant, a spa and a pool. There are only 15 of cabins to rent so you’ll have to book early. The campsite can only be reached by river boat, but once there you can learn to ride an elephant. Unfortunately, it isn’t cheap, and two nights at the Four Seasons will cost you about €1,500!For more information please go to /goldentriangle.Three Cliffs Bay, Gower (Wales)The Three Cliffs Bay is in a beautiful part of the country, and it won’t cost you much either: a family tent (2 adults, 2 children) is about €28 a day. There’s a camp shop where you can buy food and drinks, and there are pubs and restaurants nearby so you won’t even have to cook. You can water-ski from the beach, or go walking along the Gower Way.For more information please go to .Longitude 131, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia)Situated in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, near the massive (巨大的) red rock formerly known as Ayer’s Rock, this is more like a hotel than a campsite. There’s a restaurant, a pool and even a library. The only problem is that it’s a bit expensive —around €1,500 a night.For more information please go to .au.25. If a couple want to stay in Le Val de Cantobre for two days, they will have to pay about .A. €56B. €280C. €160D. €8026. Visitors can do all the following in Four Seasons Tented Camp EXCEPT .A. enjoy a spaB. rent a cabinC. ride an elephantD. visit a pub27. If families like water-skiing, they can find information on .A. B. C. .auD. /goldentriangle28. What do we know about Longitude 131?A. It is the most expensive.B. It is made of rocks.C. It is located on a bay.D. It is a real hotel.CYou’ve probably heard of the expression “A leopard can’t change its spots.” This, of course, is true of leopards. But isn’t it true of people? Can people change themselves? Are we humans just creatures of habits? Do we not have any control over our actions and habits?One guy said, “Bad habits are like a comfortable bed. They’re easy to get into, but hard to get out of.” Someone else said, “The chains of habits are too small to feel until they’re too strong to break.” So breaking the mo uld of our bad habits takes effort.Habits are like the roads we take through our life every day. The problem is that not every road takes us where we need to go. Actually, our routes through life often become our ruts (惯例) in life. We end up stuck in them and f ind it hard to dig ourselves out. That’s why we must change our bad habits as soon as possible before they become our second nature. You see, our habits become our character and our character becomes our life. As one wise person said, “First we make our ha bits, and then our habits make us.”But we humans don’t like to change. So we come up with excuses, like “I can’t be different; that’s just the way I am.” And the good excuse is “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Butthat’s just it: we’re not dogs or animals. In fact, we’re the only creatures who have the freedom and power to change and choose the kind of person we want to become.29. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that .A. getting rid of bad habits is very hardB. people can’t find the ir bad habits themselvesC. entering bad habits is hardD. people don’t have the courage to change their bad habits30. What’s mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?A. What bad habits are.B. How bad habits are formed.C. How to change our bad habits.D. Why we should change our bad habits.31. The author’s attitude towards changing one’s bad habits is .A. doubtfulB. optimisticC. negativeD. indifferentDIt just may be the world’s most costly vacuum cleaner ( 吸尘器). The price of CleanSpace One is eleven million dollars. But yet, it has a big job to do. Recently, researchers in Switzerland said they planned to build this new cleaning machine.CleanSpace One will not be for use in homes or businesses. It will be shot into space to help remove thousands of pieces of space junk floating around up there.Last year, we reported on the problem of space junk. Over time, many unused spacecraft have hit each other far above the Earth. Big pieces break into thousands of small pieces. Sometimes they fall back into the atmosphere (大气层) and burn up. But when they do not, it creates big problems.Scientists fear that if something is not done to remove these objects, it may soon become too dangerous to send people and machines into space. There is a large chance that they might hit some of this junk. So that is why the Swiss researchers are developing the new machine.CleanSpace One is not really a vacuum cleaner. It will not be used to take away space junk. But scientists plan to move it close to an old satellite that is no longer being used. Then a claw-like instrument will catch the satellite, and force it back through the atmosphere. There, the satellite will be destroyed by the heat of friction (摩擦) with the air.Researchers say that all they need to do is slow down the speed of some of these unwanted objects. Once they begin to move more slowly, they will fall back to the Earth. There is little chance that they will fall through the atmosphere and harm the people or things below.32. Space junk is created when .A. unused spacecraft hit each otherB. people in space throw away rubbishC. a new spaceship is sent upD. an old spaceship creates friction with the air33. What’s the danger of space junk?A. It will pollute space.B. It will hurt people on the Earth.C. It will hit a spaceship.D. It will burn in the atmosphere.34. Unwanted objects will fall back to the Earth when .A. they are made to move slowlyB. they meet other objects in spaceC. they are not used for yearsD. they are near the atmosphere35. The passage is most probably a .A. science research paperB. science fiction storyC. newspaper adD. science news report 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。