四川省雅安市天全中学2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题

-1-2015—2016学年高二（上）期英语期中测试卷(满分150分，考试时间为120分钟)本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分第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.Whyarebearsenteringtheneighbourhoods?A.Theyarescared.B.Theyarehungry.C.Theyarehomeless.2.Whatdoesthemanoftenputinhispocket?A.Keysandpens.B.Pencilsandknives.C.Booksandpens.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Chinesefood.B.Speakingskills.C.Tablemanners.4.Whatisthemanworryingaboutthehouse?A.Theparking.B.Theprice.C.Thenoise.5.What’stheman’sproblem?A.Hewascheatedonline.B.Hehadacaraccident.C.Helosthiscreditcard.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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各个小题将给出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.Wheredidthewomanpretendtobeamiddle-agedman?A.Inaplay.B.Onthenet.C.Inthestreet.7.Whatdoesthewomanintendtodo?A.Cheatyounggirls.B.Helpyounggirls.C.Makemorefriends..听第7段材料，回答第8至第9题。-2-8.What’swrongwiththeman’sAmericanfriendoneday?A.Hecaughtacold.B.Hehadafever.C.Hegotaheadache.9.Howdidtheman’sAmericanfriendreacttohisconcern?A.Thankful.B.Confused.C.Unhappy.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。10.Wherewouldthemangoifhehadaplanetickettoanywhereintheworld?A.NewYork.B.London.C.Home.11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftravellingabroadalone?A.Rewarding.B.Encouraging.C.Challenging.12.Whydoesthewomanwanttotakealaptopcomputer?A.TopractiseEnglish.B.Tocheckemails.C.Tochecktheroute.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13.Wherearethespeakersnow?A.InAmerica.B.InChina.C.InEngland.14.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofpandas?A.Dangerous.B.Clever.C.Heavy.15.Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydotohelppandas?A.Havethemaspets.B.Raisetheirnewbornbabies.C.Traintheminthewild.16.Whatdotheydecidetodoatlast?A.Visitazoo.B.Goshopping.C.Seeamovie.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17.Howmanypeoplegotinjuredinthefire?A.34.B.29.C.15.18.HowdidthemanstartthefireinaHangzhoucitybus?A.Byusinggasoline.B.Byusingcookingoil.C.Byusingbananaoil.19.Howisthepurposeoftheman’sattack?A.Certain.B.Clear.C.Unclear.20.WhatwilltheHangzhouFoundationforJusticeandCouragedo?-3-A.Honorthosefightinginthefire.B.Helpthosegettingseriouslyinjured.C.Rewardthoseofferingemergencyservices.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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AJapan’syoutharelosinginterestinscienceandasaresult，threateningthenation’sindustrialprogress.AccordingtoJapanScienceandTechnologyAgency，youngJapanesearesurroundedbyhigh­techdevices(设备)，butarenotinterestedinhowtheywork.Japanesebusinesseshavesucceededpartlybecausethey’veagreatmanyengineers.Adropininterestcouldleadtoadeclineintheirnumbersandquality.“Inthepast，theyounghadabiginterestinscienceandtechnology.”saidHirano，directoroftheagency’spolicydepartment.Therearetwomainreasonsfortheproblem.Thefirstisknownas“blackboxsyndrome”ofmoderntechnology.Electronicdevicesdependontinysiliconchips，whichcanonlybemadeinbigfactories，whoseworkingscan’tbeseenbytheeyes.Thedevices，unlikemachinesofthepastdrivenbygearsandwheels，aresimplyboxes.YoungJapanese，broughtuponvideogamesandathomewithcomputers，enjoyusingmoderntechnology，butthisisapassiveinterestanddifferentfromthecuriosityabouthowthingswork.“Youneedanactiveinteresttogetinterestedinscience.Thisisdecliningintheyoung.”saidHirano.Abouttwo­thirdsofJapaneseintheir20susePCs，twicethenumberofthoseintheir50s.Butonly40%ofthoseintheir20ssaytheyareinterestedinnewsaboutscienceandtechnology，comparedto60%ofthe50to60yearolds.“AnotherreasonforitisthatlifeinmodernJapanistoocomfortable，”hesaid，“Awealthysocietyreducespeople’sdesiretomodernizeanddeveloptheircountry.Toadegree，youcan’tavoidthiswhenthefruitsofscienceandtechnology-4-arefullydeveloped.”Similarly，scienceinEuropeandtheUShasalsosufferedalackofinterest.21.Japaneseyouth’sinterestinscienceisdroppingprobablybecause________.A．scientistsdon’tmakemuchmoneyinJapanB．therearetoomanyscientistsinJapanalreadyC．scienceismoredifficultforyoungpeopletolearnD．they’renotcuriousabouthowhigh­techdeviceswork22．Theunderlinedword“their”inParagraph2refersto________.A．Japanesebusinesses’B．Japaneseengineers’C．Japan’syouth’sD．high­techdevices’23．WhydoessciencemeetthesameprobleminJapan，theUSandEurope?A．Peoplearesatisfiedwiththeconveniencehigh­techdevicesbringstothem.B．Peoplebelievetheydon’tneedtodeveloptheirscienceanymore.C．Peoplethinkhigh­techdevicesdestroystheenvironment.D．Peopledon’twanttolivethemodernizedlife.BThere’snothingsadderthanreadingaboutalostchildinthenewspaperorseeingthestoryofachildgonemissingonthenews.FortunatelyforusasparentsthereisawaytoavoidthistypeoftragedythroughGPStrackingforchildren.Globalpositioningsystemtechnologycanmakeitsothatweneednotworryaboutourchildrenbeinglostasmuchasweusedtointhepast.GPSsystemsforkidsaresmalldevicesthatcanbewornlikeapager(呼机)，implantedinawatchorattachedtothechild’sclothingorbackpack.Itwillthendeliverinformationtoyouaboutthechild’slocationatalltimesprovidingyouwithpeaceofmind.TheGPSsystemscanbeprogrammedtosendinformationinintervalsasshortas15seconds.Youcanimaginehowmuchmorerelaxedyouwouldbewhenyou’reabletologyourcomputeratanytimeandkno