三明二中2015-2016学年第二学期高二阶段(1)考试_英语

三明二中2015-2016学年第二学期阶段（1）考试高二英语试题(考试时间:2016年03月22日下午 3:00—5:00 命题人:陈婷婷审核人:徐烨) 注意事项：1.全卷共12页，1—10页为试题部分， 11—12页为答题卷；试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷，共10页，满分150分2.答题前，考生务必先将答题卷上的年段、原班级、原座号、姓名、准考证号、考试座位号用黑色字迹签字笔填写清楚；3.请严格按照答题卷上题号在相应答题区内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题、草稿纸上答题无效。

第I卷（选择题共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，共20小题；每小题1.5分，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 correct time?A. 2:35B. 1:25C. 2:252. How long did it take the woman to finish the paper?A. Less than one and a half hours.B. Not over an hour.C. Over an hour and a half.3. What’s Jack’s telephone number?A. 68649987.B. 69634987.C. 68634987.4. What does the man really want to do?A. To read the advertisement.B. To call the manager.C. To get a job.5. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Typist and boss.B. Wife and husband.C. Friends.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、7题。

6. What does the man find most difficult in learning English?A. Speaking.B. Listening.C. Reading.7. What does the woman advise him to do?A. To practice more.B. To buy a radio.C. Both A and B.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What can we learn from the text?A. Tom is never late.B. Tom is always late.C. Tom is always on time.9. What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?A. Teacher and student.B. Boss and worker.C. Husband and wife.10. What does Tom like to do?A. He likes English.B. He likes poems.C. He likes exercises.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a conference.B. At a job interview.C. In class.12. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A. Interviewer and interviewee.B. Friends.C. Teacher and student.13. What does the woman think of herself?A. Creative.B. Energetic.C. Hard-working.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What are they mainly talking about?A. Holidays spent with their friends.B. Summer holiday plan.C. Travel experiences.15. Where did the woman go last winter holiday?A. Paris.B. London.C. Sydney.16. What is the woman’s decision?A. To go with the man.B. To stay at home.C. She hasn’t decided yet.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When is Halloween celebrated?A. In September.B. In October.C. In November.18. What do children do on Halloween’s Eve?A. Go to parties.B. Make candies themselves.C. Play “Trick or Treat” from door to door.19. What’s the main popular symbol of Halloween?A. Candy.B. Eggs.C. Various toys.20. What do you know from the passage?A. The nation will spend a lot of money on Halloween.B. If it snows or rains, Halloween will be cancelled.C. Many people think the money spent on Halloween is not of good value.第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2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。

A21. You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on _________.A. MondayB. SundayC. FridayD. Wednesday22. The person who teaches Computer Science is from___________.A. AustraliaB. CanadaC. AmericaD. New Zealand23. If you want to learn something about satellites, you can go to the class from______.A. 19:00 to 21:00 on MondayB. 8:30 to 11:30 on SundayC. 18:30 to 21:00 on FridayD. 19:30 to 21:00 on WednesdayB“I will never marry，”the future Elizabeth I declared at the age of eight, and, to the terror of her people, the Great Queen kept her word.For four centuries, historians have guessed why Elizabeth never married. In her own day, her decision to remain single was considered absurd and dangerous. A queen needed a husband to make political decisions for her and to organize and lead her military campaigns. More importantly, she needed male heirs to avoid a civil war after her death.There was no shortage of suitors (追求者) for the Queen, both English courtiers (朝臣) and foreign princes, and it was confidently expected for the best part of 30 years that Elizabeth would eventually marry one of them. Indeed, although she insisted that she preferred the single state, she kept these suitors in a state of permanent expectation. This was a deliberate policy on the Queen's part, since by keeping foreign princes in hope, sometimes for a decade, she kept them friendly when they might otherwise have made war on her kingdom.There were, indeed, good political reasons for her avoiding marriage. The disastrous union of her sister Mary I to Philip II of Spain had had an unwelcome foreign influence upon English politics. The English were generally prejudiced against the Queen taking a foreign husband, particularly a Catholic one. Yet if she married an English, jealousy might lead to the separation of the court.There were other, deeper reasons for Elizabeth's unwillingness to marry, chief of which, I believe,was her fear of losing her autonomy as Queen. In the 16th century, a queen was regarded as holding supreme dominion(统治权)over the state, while a husband was thought to hold supreme dominion over his wife. Elizabeth knew that marriage and motherhood would bring some harm to her power.She once pointed out that marriage seemed too uncertain a state for her. She had seen several unions in her immediate family break down, including that of her own parents.Some writers, based on very fragile evidence, have argued that Elizabeth was frightened or incapable of the sex act, but it is more likely that she feared childbirth. Two of her stepmothers, her grandmother and several acquaintances had died in childbed.Elizabeth's father, Henry Ⅷ, had had her mother, Anne Boleyn, killed; her stepmother Catherine Howard later suffered the same fate. When Elizabeth was 14 she was all but attracted by Admiral Thomas Seymour, who also went to the prison within a year. Witnessing these terrible events at an early age, it has been argued, may have put Elizabeth off marriage.Elizabeth had to decide her priorities. Marriage or being single? Elizabeth was far too intelligent. The choice she made was courageous and revolutionary, and, in the long run, the right one for England.24. To the suitors including English courtiers and foreign princes，Elizabeth ________.A. kept them expecting deliberatelyB. said she preferred the single stateC. held back the truthD. gave a definite answer “no”25. If Elizabeth had married a foreign prince, there might have been ________.A. separation of the courtB. prejudice against herC. a negative impact on English politicsD. jealousy among English courtiers26. Which of the following implications is right according to the passage?A. Catherine Howard was killed by Anne Boleyn.B. Some foreign princes made war on Britain.C. Queen Elizabeth was not a Catholic.D. Admiral Thomas Seymour was killed by Henry Ⅷ.27. What is the attitude of the author towards Queen Elizabeth never marrying in her life?A. Pitiful.B. Neutral.C. Negative.D. Approving.CAs we know, many teen celebrities(名人) feel and think that having a slimmer figure can do great good to them. But, does size really matter? Are teenage fans trying hard to become like their celebrity idols? Do celebrities really have the power to influence people, especially teenagers?For the longest time, many parents blame teen idols for influencing the way their kids act. Have you noticed how teens idolize the celebrities these days? Even, their personal affairs are being followed by kids these days. Take for example the case of Lindsay Lohan and Mary Kate Ashley. They are definitely famous teen stars. But, since they are trying to project an image to satisfy a lot of people in show business, their health and body suffer. Many kids are aware of this problem. But they are easilyinfluenced by these celebrities to exercise and eat less.It is a fact that the media, and especially famous teen celebrities, can influence people powerfully. But teenagers are easily influenced because teenage years are the period when our personality and identity developments take place. Teens watching TV shows and reading magazines are easily pulled into the dieting and harmful eating habits because the media have some ways to pull these acts. They use thin models and celebrities to endorse(做广告宣传) products or to star in an up-and-coming shows or movies. With fierce competition, celebrities are forced to eat less and do extreme exercise routines to get the roles or offers that come their way.Living in today’s time and generation is a bit disturbing to a lot of parents. Media, especially as well as the celebrities, have a very powerful influence to drive teenagers to good or bad. It’s good that we can control ourselves to avoid bad things from happening. If not, parents should really be aware and guide their teens to determine what’s in ad what’s out.28. From the passage we can find Lindsay Lohan________. .A. sets a good example for teenagersB. lives an unhealthy lifestyleC. doesn’t get any exerciseD. lives a rich and happy life29. According to the writer, why are teenagers easily influenced by some TV shows?A. They’re in their development period.B. They have nothing to do in their spare time.C. They are tired of school.D. Their celebrity idols appear in many TV shows.30. Many celebrities have to be on diet_______. .A. to keep healthy to face competitionB. to survive under pressureC. to keep a slim sizeD. to satisfy their teenage fans31. W hat’s the title of the passage?A. Parents’ responsibilities.B. Advice on self-control.C. Media’s bad influences.D. Bad influences of celebrities.DSome colors people see late at night could cause clinical depression(临床抑郁症). That was the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals who live or work in low levels of light overnight can develop clinical depression.Doctors use the word clinical depression to describe severe form of depression. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death.In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters（仓鼠）to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and are active at night. The animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night-time period. Another group was placed in blue light, athird group slept in white light, while a fourth was put in red light. After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the more depressed animals drank the least amount of water.Randy Nelson, at Ohio State University, says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed.“What we saw is that these animals didn’t show any sleep uneasiness at all but they did have messed up biological clock genes and they did show depressive sign but if they were in the dim red light, they did not.”Randy Nelson notes that photosensitive（感光）cells in the eyes have little to do with eyesight. He says these cells send signals to the area of the brain that controls what has been called the natural sleep-wake cycle.He says there’s a lot of blue in white light. This explains why the blue light and white light hamsters appear to be more depressed than the hamsters seeing red light or darkness.32. From the text we know that_______made the hamsters feel depressed.A. the amount of the waterB. the level of energyC. the color of the lightD. the loss of pleasure33. What sign shows that the hamsters are being depressed?A. They drink less sugary water.B. They don’t sleep well.C. Their eyesight becomes worse.D. Their energy level becomes low.34. The author explains the clinical depression by_______.A. giving his own experienceB. reporting an experiment processC. setting down general rulesD. presenting research data35. Where can we probably find the text?A. In a tourist guidebook.B. In a physics textbook.C. In a science magazine.D. In a tourist guidebook.第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空（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, 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。