高二英语上学期入学考试试题

射洪中学高2015级第三学期入学考试英语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

第I卷1-9页，第II卷9-10页，共10页；满分150分，考试时间 120分钟。

注意事项：1、答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

2、答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。

3、答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。

4、所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。

5、考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。

第I卷（选择题，共100分）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. When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.2. What did the man do last night?A. He played video games.B. He studied all night.C. He went to a movie.3. Why is the man late?A. The traffic was heavy.B. There was an accident.C. He took the wrong bus.4. What is the woman going to do this evening?A. Go out dancing.B. Look after Mary.C. Dance at home.5. What is true about this flight?A. It will take off in two hours.B. It stops in San Francisco.C. It goes to Seattle directly.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，你将有时间阅读每个小题，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 did the man suggest the woman do?A. Be direct.B. Be patient.C. Be generous.7. When did the man buy his car?A. Today.B. Yesterday.C. Last week.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What are the speakers getting ready for?A. A camping trip.B. Their friends’ visit.C. A very big storm.9. How will the woman prepare?A. By buying the food.B. By buying some candles.C. By cleaning the refrigerator.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why is the man upset?A. He lost his job.B. His field is very competitive now.C. His wife couldn’t pay her credit card bills.11. What is the man’s wife’s reaction?A. She is very angry.B. She is worried but understanding.C. She doesn’t care at all.12. What will the woman do to help the man?A. Ask other friends to help him.B. Solve his financial problems.C. Chat with his wife.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What didn’t the woman know?A. How tea is grown.B. How tea is grouped.C. How to taste tea.14. How are teas grouped?A. Based on the method of making the tea.B. Based on the color of the tea.C. Based on the time the tea is picked.15. What tea is good to drink in summer according to the man?A. Black tea.B. Flavored tea.C. Green tea.16. What does the woman want to know more about?A. Tea culture.B. History of China.C. Chinese food.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What was John busy with recently?A. Practicing tennis.B. Studying for exams.C. Looking after his pets.18. What has the weather been like in England?A. Rainy.B. Cold.C. Sunny.19. Where do people leave food for cats in the neighborhood?A. On newspaper.B. In a box.C. On a plate.20. For whom does the family cook buy the fish tails and the fish heads?A. For herself.B. Only for the family.C. For the two cats.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）阅读下面两篇短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AIt was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d liked my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Pe rhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture, a cook for a perfect meal．But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact, to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort．21.Which of the following Can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?A.She was tired.B.She was busy.C.She was sorry.D.She was confident.22.According to the passage, which of the following is least likely to be given praise?A.An artist.B.A cook.C.Awaitress. D.A laundry manager.23.The underlined word “chary” in Paragraph 2 most probably means_________.A.curiousB.carefulC.unwillingD.pleased24.What is the best title of the passage?A.Why Do You Praise Others?B.Why do You Criticize Others?C.Be Generous to Give Others Praise!D.Don’t Criticize Oth ers!BDoes this situation seem familiar to you? Your English is progressing well, the grammar is now familiar, the reading comprehension is no problem, you are communicating quite fluently, but listening is STILL a problem! First of all, remember that you arenot alone. Listening comprehension is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English as a foreign language. The most important thing is to listen as often as possible. The first step is to find listening resources. The Internet is reallya useful tool for English students. You can download The RealPlayer from . The RealPlayer allows you to use the Internet like a radio station.Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated (懊恼) by limited understanding. What should you do?Here is some of the advice I give my students:●Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything.●Stay relaxed when you do not understand —even if you continue not to understandfor a long time.●Do n ot translate what you hear into your native language.●Listen for the general idea of the conversation. Don’t concentrate on detail until you have understood the main ideas.I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany. In the beginning, when I didn’t understand a word, I insisted on translatingit in my mind. This method usually resulted in confusion. Then, after the first six months, I discovered two very important facts. Firstly, translating creates a wall between the listener and the speaker. Secondly, most people repeat themselves constantly. By remaining calm, I noticed that —even if I didn’t pay much attention,I could usually understand what the speaker had said.25.The best way to improve our listening is to _____.A.practise as much as possibleB.find as many listening resources as possiblee the Internet like a radio stationD.speak naturally and read as much as possible26.Which of the following is a good habit when listening?A.Try to understand everything.B.Try to get the main ideas.C.Pay much attention to details.D.Translate each word in your mind.27.Why did the writer mention his / her experience in Germany?A.To prove the importance of translating.B.To show the problems of speaking a foreign language.C.To tell us the importance of staying calm.D.To point out an ineffective method of listening.28.The underlined part “a wall” in the last paragraph refers to “_____”.A.a communication barrier (障碍）B.culture shocknguage understandingD.a little misunderstandingCA simple flower made headlines in the British press last week. How could that be? British Prime Minister David Cameron and his ministers were attending a reception(招待会）hosted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. They insisted on wearing poppies (罂粟花) in their buttonholes.What's wrong with that?According to the Global T imes, Chinese officials had clearly asked the UK delegation no t to we ar poppies. The British said that poppies meant a great deal to them on that day and they would wear them all the same.So what's the importance of the poppy? It's a flower which has different cultural and symbolic meanings for British and Chinese people.From the Chinese point of view, the poppy is a symbol of China's humiliation（耻辱）at the hands of European powers in the Opium Wars（鸦片战争） of the 19th century. Britain forced China to open the borders to trade — including in the opium — which was made from poppies grown in India.Yet from the British viewpoint the poppy is a reminder of the killing during World War Ⅰ. Red poppies grew on the battlefields of Flanders in Belgium where many thousands of British soldiers died or were buried. Since then, Poppy Day (November 11 ) has become atime in the UK to wear poppies and remember the sacrifices of British soldiers and civilians in times of war.So you can see that the poppy sets off strong feelings in the hearts of Chinese and British people for different reasons. And it makes sense for us to try to understand each other's standpoint.Of course cultural differences can also be interesting and funny. And what one nation thinks is an acceptable gift may be viewed differently by their guest from overseas. US President Barack Obama gave a gift of an iPod to Britain's Queen — a dull person with no interest in music. Obama also presented Gordon Brown with a fine selection of American movies. But they were in US format and impossible to play on British DVD players.Many countries have diplomats（外交官）stationed overseas. Diplomats provide information and advice to their governments back home. However, sometimes it would seem that even diploma ts can overlook the cultural importance of a small flower.29.British Prime Minister David Cameron probably attended a reception in Beijing on ________.A. October 1B. November 11C. December 31D. January 130.The poppy reminds the Chinese of________.A.the shame caused by European countries in the 19th centuryB.the British soldiers who were killed an d buried during World War ⅠC.the Chinese soldiers killed during World War ⅡD.the suffering caused by Britain during World War Ⅰ31.The diplomatic problem in Beijing is mainly caused by ________.A. the translation mistakeB. the language differenceC. the cultural differenceD. the different lifestyle32.We can infer that ________.A. Britain's Queen is not interested in artB. Gordon Brown was fond of American movies US President Obama sent himC. US President Obama received a gift for musicD. Britain's Queen may not like the iPod US President Obama presented herDScientists around the world have been studying the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean known as El Nino. The appearance of El Nino is known to affect the weather around the world. Scientists still do not completely understand it. Yet they now find they can use it to tell about the future in different areas of the world.One example is the work of two scientists at Columbia University in New York, Mark Cane and Gordon Eshel. A scientist of Zimbabwe（津巴布韦）, Roger Buckland worked with them. They have found that when El Nino appears, Zimbabwe has little or no ra in. This means corn cro ps in Zimbabwe are poor. The last El Nino was in 1991 to 1993. That was when southeastern Africa suffered a serious lack of rain.The scientists wrot e about their recent work in the publication Nature. Their computer program can tell when an El Nino will develop up to a year before it does. They suggest that this could provide an effective early warning system for southern Africa, and could prevent many people from starving.33. El Nino is known as _______.A. the changing of the weather in southern AfricaB. the warming of waters in the Pacific OceanC. the weather which brings drought（旱灾）to AfricaD. the weather phenomenon that brings heavy rains to Africa34. Scientists study El Nino in order that ______.A. they can provide a kind of early warning to the place that will suffer from droughtB. they can tell why Zimbabwe has little or no rainC. they can do some research work in this field.D. they can put all this information into their computers.35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Scientists come to understand how El Nino appears.B. Three scientists from the USA work on this subject.C. Southern Africa suffered a serious drought and many people died from hunger.D. El Nino has something to do with Zimbabwe’s poor crops.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，选项中有两项为多余选项。