湖北省黄石市有色第一中学高二英语11月月考(期中)试题

2015－2016学年度上学期11月月考英语试卷(高二)注意事项：1、本试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分。

考试时间为120分钟，满分160分。

2、考生在答题前请阅读答题卡中的“注意事项”，然后按要求答题。

3、所有答案均须做在答题卡相应区域，做在其他区域无效。

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，从试题所给的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 will the woman do this weekend?A. Go hiking.B. Camp in the mountain.C. Go swimming.2. Who catches the fish?A. Jason.B. The woman.C. The man.3. How many people will go to the park?A. 2.B. 4.C. 3.4. What is going to be cleaned?A. The bedrooms.B. The toilets.C. The living room.5. What will the man buy?A. Nothing.B. A computer.C. A cellphone.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’s the man’s father?A. A businessman.B. A travel agent.C. A scientist.7. What does the man probably like most now?A. Science.B. Business.C. Travel.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How soon must the speakers finish lunch?A. In an hour.B. In half an hour.C. In 45 minutes.9. Why won’t the speakers go to Dave’s?A. It is too far away.B. It is closed today.C. It is usually crowded.听第8段材料，回答第10至12三个小题。

10. What does the man show to the woman?A. An alarm clock.B. A new phone.C. A toy car.11. How is the new product different from others?A. It can ring and talk.B. It can sing and move.C. It can roll and jump.12. Who doesn’t need the new product?A. The man.B. The woman’s nephew.C. The woman.听第9段材料，回答第13至16四个小题。

13. Where does the conversation probably take place？A. In a shop.B. At the seaside.C. In a travel agency.14. What does the man plan to do?A. Book a ticket.B. Go traveling.C. Buy new sunglasses.15. What will the man do first?A. Learn to swim.B. Surf the internet.C. Learn to surf.16. Why is May the best time to visit Hawaii?A. The expense is the lowest.B. The sceneries are the most beautiful.C. The weather is pleasant.听第10段材料，回答第17至20四个小题。

17. Why does the speaker give the talk?A. To apologize for an accident.B. To announce some changes.C. To inform passengers of leaving.18. From which platform will the train to London leave?A. 9.B. 6.C. 3.19. When will the train to Bristol leave?A. At 12:20 pm.B. At 10:55 am.C. At 10:15 am.20. What do we know about Mr. Green?A. He lost his computer at the railway station.B. He works in the luggage office.C. He is travelling to London.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）AChinese female scientist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine on October 5 for her discoveries concerning a novel treatment against Malaria（疟疾）. This is the first Nobel Prize given to a Chinese scientist for work carried out within China.Tu shared the prize with Irish-born William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan, who were honored for their revolutionary anti-roundworm treatment. 84-year-old Tu is awarded this prize for her contribution to cutting the death rate of malaria, reducing patients’ suffering and promoting mankind’s health. Although she received several medical awards in the past, the 2015 Nobel Prize is definitely the most privilege reward that recognizes Tu’s dedication and perseveranc e in discovering artemisinin（青蒿素）, the key drug that battles malaria-friendly parasites（寄生虫）.However, her route to the honor has been anything but traditional. She won the Nobel Prize for medicine, but she doesn’t have a medical degree or a PhD. In China, she is even being called the “three-noes” winner: no medical degree, no doctorate, and she’s never worked overseas. No wonder her success has stirred China’s national pride and helped promote confidence of native Chinese scientists.The fact that Tu has none of these three backgrounds reminds us that science shouldbe more accessible to all. One shall be able to become a scientist no matter what kind of background he or she comes from, as long as one dives into scientific research. There have been discussions on people who really love science but are never able to achieve much during their whole life. Their contributions can never be ignored. They work so hard to prove the wrong way so that the future researchers will be closer to the right one.As the fir st Chinese mainland Nobel Prize Winner of natural science award, Tu’s record-breaking winning also serves as a reminder to those who are too eager for instant success. Science is never about instant success. Tu spent decades on scientific research before its value is officially acknowledged. There is no way to measure how much one devotes to science and compare it with how much reward he or she may get.21. It can be concluded from the text that __________.A. Tu worked home and abroad to conduct her researchB. Her discovery of artemisinin has helped to cut Malaria death rateC. The Nobel Prize is the first award to recognize her workD. Tu got the Nobel Prize for her anti-roundworm treatment22. The author seems to agree that a person who is more likely to become a scientistis the one with__________.A. a sense of national prideB. enthusiasm for scientific researchC. a desire to achieve successD. relevant academic knowledge23. In writing the passage, the author intends to ___________.A. remind readers of the principles of scientific researchB. discourage the pursuit of instant success in scienceC. inform readers of the news and make commentsD. praise the award winner and encourage scientific researchBAs you grow older, you’ll be faced with some challenging decisions—like whether to cut class or try cigarettes. Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but whenother people get involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers. When they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, it’s called peer pressure.Peers can have a positive influence on each other. Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in the solar system. Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book, and now everyone’s reading it. These are examples of how peers positively influence each other.Sometimes peers influence each other in negative ways. For example, a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with them; your soccer friend might try to convince you to be mean to another player and never pass him the ball.It is tough to be the only one who says “no” to peer pressure, but y ou can do it. Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do.You’ve probably had a parent or teacher advising you to “choose your friends wisely.” Peer pressure is a big reason why t hey say this. If you choose friends who don’t cut class, smoke cigarettes, or lie to their parents, then you probably won’t do these things either, even if other kids do.If you continue to face peer pressure and you’re finding it difficult to handle, talk to someone you trust. Don’t feel guilty if you’ve made a mistake or two.24. For whom is the passage most probably written?A. Students.B. Teachers.C. Parents.D. Doctors.25. In the last three paragraphs, the author mainly_____.A. explains why friendship is so importantB. gives advice on how to deal with peer pressureC. discusses how peers influence usD. shows how to make more good friends26. Which of following may help handle peer pressure?A. Choosing friends with no bad habits.B. Taking up more relaxing hobbies.C. Spending more time with classmates.D. Helping others who are in trouble.27. What is the topic of the passage?A. Friendship.B. Peer pressureC. Self-confidenceD. Making decisionsCRobots are being used for the first time in hospitals. “Robot-nurses” perform a variety of tasks such as delivering medicine, food and laboratory samples to sickrooms and taking away waste. Patients aren’t treated by robots, as this is still done by medical staff. The idea is to employ robots to transport supplies between departments.“Nurses often have to break off from what they are doing to gather supplies,” says Peter Seiff, who makes the robots called TUGs. Research shows any interruption in medical work can lead to errors --- a nurse may forget whether she has given medicine and may give a patient double the dose (剂量) or none at all.The robots vary in size according to what job they perform, but normally take the shape of a metal box on wheels, with a box on the side containing their software.After being programmed, the robots are able to find their way around a hospital unassisted. They also contain scanning technology to create electronic pictures or a “memory” of routes on their hard drives to help them go through passages, doors and other obstacles. Each robot is also monitored at the producer’s headquarters (总部) in case it runs into any difficulties.Trials show TUGs reduce the time it takes for a patient to receive medicine, and stop drugs from going missing. A study at the University of Maryland Medical Centre in the U.S. found that when three TUGs were used over the course of a year, the average length of time from the drugstore receiving a prescription to the patient receiving it dropped from 74 minutes to 30 minutes and saved nurses 6,123 hours finding medicines. It also cut the number of medicines that went missing to zero.“The biggest complaints we receive from patients is that the nurses don’t spend enough time with them. Anything that frees nurses is a boon,” says Katherine Mulligan, director of nursing at the hospital, “The TUGs allow nurses to spend more time focusing on patient care. Nurse satisfaction has improved.”28. Which of the following activities are robot-nurses NOT programmed to deal with?A. Taking care of patients.B. Taking away waste.C. Transporting supplies.D. Creating electronic pictures.29. The underline word “boon” in the last paragraph probably means .A. habitB. dreamC. benefitD. complaint30. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Robots are unable to find their way by themselves.B. All robots have the same size.C. Robots can help nurses save a lot of time.D. Robots cannot get help if they run into difficulties.31. What is the attitude of the author towards robot-nurses?A. Neutral.B. Unknown.C. Negative.D. Positive.DHave you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name — phubbers（低头族）.Recently, a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of the world.Although the ending sounds overstated, the damage phubbing can bring is real.Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it. “Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted. “the neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually, according to the report.But that’s not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills anddrive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people tend to stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.32. Why does the author give the example of a cartoon in Para. 2?A. To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers.B. To advertise the cartoon made by students.C. To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing.D. To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients.33. Which of the following is NOT a risk a phubber may have?A. He will some day lose the power of speech completely.B. His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed.C. His social skills could be affected.D. He might get separated from his friends and family.34. Which of the following may be the author’s attitude towards phubbing?A. Supportive.B. Opposed.C. Optimistic.D. Objective.35. What may the passage talk about next?A. Advice on how to use a cell phone.B. People addicted to phubbing.C. Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing.D. Consequences of phubbing.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。