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包头一中2015 --- 2016学年度第一学期期末考试
高二年级 英语

命题人：高二年级备课组 校对：高二年级备课组 2016.1.20
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 correct time?
A. 2:35     B. 1:25      C. 2:25
2. 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）
请听下面5段对话或独白， 选出最佳选项。
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10题。
8. What can we learn from the text?
A. Tom is always late.       B. Tom is never 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（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.

I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, and then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

21. Why was the bike so important to the couple?
A. The man’s job was bike racing. B. It was their only possession.
C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed. D. They used it for work and daily life.
22. We can infer from the text that ____________.
A. the couple worked 60 hours a week B. people were busy before Christmas
C. the stranger brought over the bike D. life was hard for the young family
23. How did people get to know the couple’s problem?
A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper.
C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.
24. What do the couple learn from their experience?
A. Strangers are usually of little help. B. One should take care of their bike.
C. News reports make people famous. D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.

B

Welcome to my Message Board!
Subject: Slimming down classics?

Mr.
Handsome
2007-5-12
6: 34 AM
Orion Books, which decides there is a market in creating cut-down classics (经典著作), is slimming down some novels by such great writers as L. Tolstoy, M. Mitchell and C. Bronte. Now, each of them has been whittled down to about 400 pages by cutting 30 to 40 pages per cent of original, with words, sentences, paragraphs and, in a few cases, chapters removed. The first six shortened editions, all priced at ￡6.99 and advertised as great reads“in half the time”, will go on sale next month, with plans for 50 to 100 more to follow. The publishing house believes that modern readers will welcome the shorter versions.

Mr.
Edwards
2007-5-12
9: 40 AM
Well, I’m publisher of Orion Group. Thanks for your attention, Mr. Handsome.
I must say, the idea developed from a game of“shame”in my office. Each of us was required to confess (承认) to the most embarrassing blanks in his or her reading. I admitted that I had never read Anna Karenina and tried but failed to get through Gone with the Wind several times. One of my colleagues acknowledged skipping (跳读) Jane Eyre. We realized that life is too short to read all the books you want to and we never were going to read these ones.
As a leading publishing house, we are trying to make classics convenient for readers but it’s not as if we’re withdrawing the original versions. They are still there if you want to read them.
Ms. Weir
2007-5-12
11:35 AM
I’m director of the online book club www.lovereading.co.uk 
Mr. Edwards, I think your shortened editions is a breath of fresh air. I’m guilty of never having read Anna Karenina, because it’s just so long. I’d much rather read two 300-page books than one 600-page book. I am looking forward to more shortened classics!
Mr.
Crockatt
2007-5-12
4:38 PM
I’m from the London independent bookshop Crockatt & Powell.
In my opinion, the practice is completely ridiculous. How can you edit the classics? I’m afraid reading some of these books is hard work, and that is why you have to develop as a reader. If people don’t have time to read Anna Karenina, then fine. But don’t read a shortened version and kid yourself it’s the real thing.

25. According to the message board, Orion Books ___________.
A. opposes the reading of original classics
B. is embarrassed for cutting down classics
C. thinks cut-down classics have a bright future
D. is cautious in its decision to cut down classics
26. In Mr. Edwards’ opinion, Orion Group is shortening classics to _________.
A. make them easier to read B. meet a large demand in the market
C. increase the sales of literary books D. compete with their original versions
27. By describing the shortened classics as“a breath of fresh air,”Ms. Weir ________.
A. speaks highly of the cut-down classics B. shows her love for original classics
C. feels guilty of not reading the classics D. disapprove of shortening the classics
28. Mr. Crockatt seems to imply that _________.
A. reading the classic works is a confusing attempt
B. shortening the classics does harm to the original
C. publishing the cut-down classics is a difficult job
D. editing the classic works satisfies children’s needs

C
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment. “We didn’t know at that time there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.
  But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement. Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement “The understanding has increased many, many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first Earth Day.
According to US government reports, emissions (排放) from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of “Green thinking”has become part of practices .
Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.
   Twenty-five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today, it’s hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does not have such a kind of program. “Until we do that, nothing else will change! ” say Bruce Anderson.

29. According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about ___
A. the social movement  B. recycling techniques
C. the importance of Earth Day D. environmental problems 
30. Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?
A. Government officials B. The business circle 
C. The grass-roots level D. University professors 
31. What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?
A. They have cut car emissions to the lowest 
B. They have reduced pollution through effective measures.
C. They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.
D. They have settled their environmental problems 
32.What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?
A. Green living B. Planning 
C. Education   D. CO reduction
D
If there is no difference in general intelligence between boys and girls, what can explain girls’ poor performance in science and mathematics?

It seems to be that their treatment at school is a direct cause. Mathematics and science are seen as subjects mainly for boys, and therefore, as girls become teenagers, they are less likely to take them. Interestingly, both boys and girls often regard the subjects for boys as more difficult. Yet it has been suggested that girls do not take mathematics courses, not because they are difficult, but for social reasons. Girls do not want to be in open competition with boys because they are afraid to appear less feminine(女性的) and attractive.
However, if we examine the performance of boys and girls who have taken mathematics courses, there are still more high-achieving boys than there are girls. This difference appears to be worldwide. Biological explanations have been offered for this, but there are other explanations too.
Perhaps the difference which comes out during the teenage years has its roots in much earlier experiences. From their first days in kindergarten, boys are encouraged to work on their own and to complete tasks. Facts show that outstanding mathematicians and scientists have not had teachers who supplied answers.
Besides, there can be little doubt that teachers of mathematics and science expect their boy students to do better at these subjects than their girl students. They even appear to encourage the difference between boys and girls. They spend more time with the boy students, giving them more time to answer questions and working harder to get correct answers from them. They are more likely to call on boys for answers and to allow them to take the lead in classroom discussion. They also praise boys more frequently. All of this seems to encourage boys to work harder in science and mathematics and to give them confidence that they are able to succeed.
Such a way of teaching is not likely to encourage girls to take many mathematics and science courses, nor is it likely to support girls who do. When it comes to these subjects it seems certain that school widens the difference between boys and girls.

33. The text mainly discusses _____ reasons for the difference between boys and girls in scientific achievements.
A. biological B. historical
C. social D. personal
34. What are boys usually encouraged to do at school?
A. To get help with their homework. B. To play the leading role in class.
C. To work with girl students in class. D. To learn to take care of others.
35. The author would probably agree that _____.
A.boys and girls learn in the same way
B.boys and girls are equal in general intelligence
C.girls are more