浙江省宁波市效实中学2015-2016学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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第I 卷（选择题）一、阅读理解ATrist an da Cunha, a 38-square-mile island, is the farthest inhabited island in the world, according to the GuinnessBook of Records . It is 1,510 miles southwest of its nearest neighbor, St. Helena, and 1,950 miles west of Africa.Discovered by the Portuguese admiral （葡萄牙海军上将）of the same name in 1506 and settled in 1810, the islandbelongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred.Coming in a close second-and often wrongly mentioned as the most distant island-is Easter Island which lies 1,260miles east of its nearest neighbor-Pitcairn Island, and 2,300 miles west of South America. The mountainous64-square-nile island was settled around the 5th century, supposedly, by people who were lost at sea. They had noconnection with the outside world for more than a thousand years, giving them plenty of time to buildmore than 1,000huge stone figures, called moat , for which the island is most famous.On Easter Sunday, 1722, however, settlers from Holland moved in and gave the island its name. Today, 2,000people live on the Chilean territory （智利领土）. They share one street, a small airport and a few hours of television perday.1．It can be learned from the text that the island of Tristan da Cunha ________.A. was named after its discovererB. got its name from Holland settlersC. was named by the British governmentD. got its name from the Guinness Book of Records 2．Which of the following is most famous for moat ? A. Easter Island. B. Pitcairn Island.C. St. Helena.D. Tristan da Cunha. 3．Which country does Easter Island belong to? A. Britain. B. Chile. C. Holland. D. Portugal. B Children have their own rules in playing games. They seldom need a referee and rarely trouble to keep scores. They don’t care much about who wins or loses, and it doesn’t seem to worry then if the game is not finished. Yet, they like games that They also enjoy games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the determining of which side shall start, is almost a game in it self. Grown-ups can hardly find children’s games exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple games again and again. However, it is fond that a child plays games for very important reasons. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinarily afraid. He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. He can be confident, too, in particular games, that it is his place to give orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught. It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win. 4．What is true about children when they play games? A. They don’t need rules. B. They want to pick a better team.班级姓名准考证号考场号座位号C. They can test their personal abilities.D. They can stop playing any time they like.5．To become a leader in a game the child has to ________.A. play wellB. wait for his turnC. be confident in himselfD. be popular among his playmates6．The writer believes that ________.A. children play games without reasonsB. children’s games can do them a lot of goodC. children should invite grown-ups to play with themD. children should make better rules for their gamesCBeing considered a leader in our society is indeed of high praise. Leadership means power, commands, respect and, most important, encourages achievement. Unlike vitamin C, leadership skills can't be easily swallowed down. They must be carefully cultivated.Different from popular belief, nost good leaders are made, not born. They learn their skills in their everyday lives. But which do they develop? How do they (and how can you) get others to follow?Always give credit. Many leaders note that the most efficient way to get a good performance from others is to treat then like heroes. Giving public credit to someone who has earned it is the best leadership technique in the world. It is also an act of generosity（慷慨）that’s never forgotten.Giving credit is more effective than even the most constructive criticism（批评）, which often hurts rather than helps. Kenneth Blanchard, the author of The One-Minute Manager, agrees, “Catch people doing something right!” he says. Then tell everyone about it.Take in formed risks. “The best leaders know that taking a risk is not a thought less exercise,” says management adviser Marilyn Machlowitz. “Sky divers don’t go up in an airplane without checking the parachutes beforehand.”Because the idea of risk also carries with it the possibility of failure, many of us usually wait for others to take charge. but if you want to be a leader, you must learn to fail-and not die a thousand deaths. Pick yourself up and start all over again.Encourage enthusiasm. “When people understand the importance of work, they lend their mental strengths,” says Lee Duc at. But when they get excited about the work, all their energy gets poured into the job. That’s a great force! Is this the best way to create excitement? Be enthusiastic yourself-You will be followed by everyone.7．The underlined word “cultivated” (paragra ph 1) roughly means ________.A. comparedB. developedC. examinedD. encouraged8．The part “Always give credit” tells us that a leader should ________.A. praise everyoneB. give helpful criticismC. regard others as real heroesD. praise people for their good performances9．To be a good leader, you should _________.A. not be afraid of any risksB. think twice before taking risksC. try to avoid any possible failuresD. know what a thoughtless exercise is10．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. How to Be a LeaderB. Not Many Can Be LeadersC. Leadership Is Very ImportantD. Leadership Is of Ski1ls and Techniques二、七选五How to Be a Pleasant PersonEach of us would love to be appreciated for the positive emotions that are exhibited around our surroundings. 11．The following steps will help you to be a pleasant person.Be modest. Understand that we all are humans. You might be rich or poor, black or white, short or tall etc. But above all we are all humans, which means we are all emotional beings. So treat others the way you would like to be treated.12．By offering a seat to an elderly person or throwing the football back to the young child, the inner self-satisfaction you get is priceless. Once you do so, you will feel good about yourself.Don’t regret. We all are reasonable beings and it is very human to do unreasonable things at times. However, it does not mean that we should regret what we did in the past. Every experience is a lesson which teaches you what to do and what not to do in future. 13．Forgive and forget. Always living in the past will only make one painful on the inside, which will reflect on the outside. 14．By doing so, your heart becomes light.Be grateful. Thank God and the Universe for yourself, your parents, your friends, your clothes, jobs, food, home etc. And every small thing makes a difference. 15．It will make you appreciate life.A. Be inspired.B. Be helpful.C. Little do we know that it is not a hard task at all.D. So be proud that you have learnt a lesson on your own.E. To have a pleasant emotion around you, it is better to let go.F. If possible, express your gratefulness for something every day.G. Throw flowers at others if you wish flowers to be thrown at you.三、完形填空In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The ________ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of ________ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.How did we ________ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to ________ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. ________ modern manufacturing and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and ________.Another cause is our ________ of disposable（一次性的）products. As ________ people, we are always looking for ________ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies ________ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and tissues, to name a few.Our appetite（胃口）for new products also ________ to the problem. We are ________ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that ________ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we ________ useful possessions to make room for new ones.All around the world, we can see the ________ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To ________ the amount of rubbish and to protect the ________, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. ________, this is not enough to solve our problem.Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions ________ throwing them away. We also need to rethink cur attitudes about ________. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best ways to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.16．A. key B. problem C. project D. reason17．A. debt B. gifts C. products D. rubbish18．A. become B. change C. face D. observe19．A. control B. hide C. replace D. withdraw20．A. As to B. Except C. Regardless of D. Thanks to21．A. cheap B. funny C. powerful D. safe22．A. division B. lack C. love D. prevention23．A. brave B. busy C. kind D. sensitive24．A. friends B. jobs C. places D. ways25．A. donate B. preserve C. produce D. receive26．A. adapts B. contributes C. responds D. returns27．A. ashamed for B. addicted to C. tired of D. worried about28．A. higher B. larger C. newer D. stronger29．A. hold onto B. pay for C. pick up D. throw away30．A. advantages B. consequences C. functions D. purposes31．A. decrease B. measure C. record D. show32．A. brands B. consumers C. environment D. technology33．A. However B. Meanwhile C. Otherwise D. Therefore34．A. in favor of B. instead of C. or rather D. other than35．A. advertising B. collecting C. repairing D. spending第II卷（非选择题）四、语法填空Mary families in the United States have a 36．(large) income now than ever before, but people are finding 37．difficult to make ends meet anyway.38．isn’t a dolla r worth as much as it used to be? Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay 39．the necessities of life. For many years now, the cost of living has increased 40．(great), so the value of the dollar has decreased.No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps 41．(increase), but economists believe that workers and producers can make prices go up. As workers earn money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there is a demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go 42．. At the same time, if there’s a 43．(short) of goods, the prices also increase.Families need to know 44．happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget. Budgeting 45．(help) you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.五、提纲类作文46．（题文）学校图书馆需要购置一批新书，现向学生征求意见。

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 will Dorothy do on the weekend?A. Go out with her friend.B. Work on her paper.C. Make some plans.2. What was the normal price of the Tshirt?A. $15.B. $30.C. $50.3. What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?A. To attend a wedding.B. To visit an exhibition.C. To meet a friend.4. When does the bank close on Saturday?A. At 1:00 pm.B. At 3:00 pm.C. At 4:00 pm.5. Where are the speakers?A. In a store.B. In a classroom.C. At a hotel.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。

每段对话和独白后有几个小题，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至7两个小题。

6. What do we know about Nora?A. She prefers a room of her own.B. She likes to work with other girls.C. She lives near the city center.7. What is good about the flat?A. It has a large sitting room.B. It has good furniture.C. It has a big kitchen.听第7段材料，回答第8至9两个小题。

宁波效实中学I. 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. Experts think that _________ recently discovered painting may be_________ Picasso.A. the; aB. a; theC. a; /D. the; /2. According to a UN report, one third of the world population have no _________ to clean drinking water and health care.A. meansB. approachesC. waysD. access3. Ruth sold most of her belongings. She has hardly_________ left in her house.A. anythingB. nothingC. everythingD. something4. The performance of the host, _________ to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with a cold silence,however.A. had intendedB. intendedC. intendingD. to intend5. _______ for the doctor’s careful treatment, he _______ til l last year.A. If it is not; can’t liveB. Were it not; couldn’t liveC. Had it not been; couldn’t have livedD. If it were not; would n’t live6. _______, I lost heart in English learning, but my teacher said to me, “Keep on working hard, and you’l l succeed ________.”A. At a time; in timeB. At one time; in timeC. At a time; on timeD. At one time; on time7. _______ on rescuing her sick son, the poor mother has been working 16 hours a day.A. To bendB. Being bentC. Having bentD. Bent8. ---What makes you decide to buy a new house in the town?---This town is _______ pollution.A. far fromB. apart fromC. free fromD. away from9. He put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself ________ of his own dreams.A. remindedB. remindingC. to remindD. remind10. He didn’t take the airplane from Malaysia to Beijing, otherwise he _______ his life.A. would loseB. had lostC. would have lostD. will lose11. Jane tried to keep up a calm appearance, but her trembling voice ________ her _______.A. gave; inB. gave; outC. gave; upD. gave; away12. I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _________ a room with others.A. to shareB. shareC. sharedD. sharing13. The school shop, ________ customers are mainly students, is closed during class time.A. whichB. whereC. whoseD. when14. I don’t think The Flowers of War by Zhang Yimou is popular among teenagers, _________?A. are theyB. isn’t itC. do ID. is it15. ---Peter, where did you guys go for the summer vacation?---We _______ busy with our work for months, so we went to the beach.A. wereB. had beenC. have beenD. will beII. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）I arrived in the classroom，ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English literature class．Having taught in the US for 17 years，I had no 16 about my ability to hold their attention and to 17 on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue．I was shocked when the monitor shouted，“18 !” The entire class rose as I entered the room，and I was somewhat19 about how to get them to sit down again，but once that awkwardness (尴尬) was over，I quickly 20 calmness and began what I thought was a fact—packed lecture，sure to gain their respect—perhaps 21 their admiration．I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a(n) 22 of achievement．My students 23 diaries．However，as I read them，the happy mood was gradually 24 by a strong sense of sadness．The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today．25 her next lecture will be better．”Greatly surprised，I read diary after diary，each expressing a 26 theme．“Didn’t I teach them anything? I descri bed the entire philosophical framework (哲学体系) of Western thought and laid the historical 27 for all the works we’ll study in class，” I complained．“How28 they say I didn’t teach them anything?”It was a long term，and it 29 became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as 30 of my students．I thought a teacher’s job was to raise31 questions and provide enough background so that students could ＿32 their own conclusions．My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide33 information as directly and clearly as possible．What a difference!34 ，I also learnt a lot，and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a＿35 American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture．16．A．certainty B．idea C．doubt D．experience17．A．impress B．put C．leave D．fix18．A．Attention B．Look out C．At ease D. Stand up19．A．puzzled B．sure C．curious D．worried20．A．found B．returned C．regained D．followed21．A．more B．even C．yet D．still22．A．thought B．sense C．emotion D．idea23．A．shared B．borrowed C．kept D．read24. A. replaced B. taken C. caught D. moved25．A．Naturally B．Perhaps C．Fortunately D．Reasonably26．A．different B．same C．similar D．usual27．A．happenings B．characters C．development D．background28．A．should B．need C．will D．must29．A．immediately B．certainly C．simply D．gradually30．A．that B．what C．those D．ones31．A．difficult B．interesting C．ordinary D．unusual32．A．draw B．get C．decide D．give33．A．strange B．standard C．exact D．serious34．A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Though35．A．stricter B．happier C．worse D．betterIII. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AThere is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.One day, feeling very sad and lonely, she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn (荆棘) bush. The young girl carefully released the butterfly. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.“For your wonderful kindness,” the good fairy said to the girl, “I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied, “I want to be happy.” The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.As the little girl grew up, there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her the secret of happiness. She would only smile and answer, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”When she was very old and on her deathbed, the neighbors all gathered around her, believing that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us, please,” they begged, “Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, no matter how secure they seemed, no matter how old or young, how rich or poor, had need of me.”36. Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn, the orphan girl _______.A. helped the butterfly escape from the thornB. felt sad, but she didn′t go up to help itC. fell down on it tooD. failed to help it release from the thorn37. The butterfly _________ after it was saved by the little girl.A. flew awayB. still diedC. changed into a fairyD. was more beautiful than before38. The only thing that the little girl wanted was_________.A. to be richB. to have her own parentsC. to have a lot of friendsD. to be happy39. The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying, because ______.A. they loved this woman deeply and they didn′t want her to dieB. the woman had lots of money to be shared after she diedC. they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happinessD. they wanted to pray for her after her deathBMoney Matters for StudentsGETTING A GRANT（补助）Who pays?The Local Education Authority (LEA) for the area in which the student is living.Who can get this money?Anyone who gets a place on a first degree course, although a student who has already attended a course of advanced further education may not. Students must also have been resident in the UK for at least three years, which can exclude (排除) some students from overseas.SPECIAL CASESIf a student has worked before going to college:A student who is 26 or more before the course starts and who has worked for at least three of the previous six years will get extra money--￡155 a year if 26, increasing to a maximum of ￡615 at 29 or more.If a student is handicapped (残疾的):LEAs will give up to ￡500 to help meet extra expenses—such as buying a tape recorder for a blind student, extra heating or special food.Banking:Most of the big banks offer special services to students who open accounts (in the hope that they will stay with the bank when they become rich officials). A student won’t usually have to pay bank charges as long as the account stays in credit. Some banks allow students to overdraw by ￡100 or so, and still don’t make charges (though they do charge interest).40. A student from Japan who has been staying in England for a year and intends to go to college in a few months will_________.A. get money if he is taking a first degree courseB. be unable to get money from any LEAC. get money from any LEA when he has finished his courseD. have to open a bank account before he gets any money41. Which of the following is TRUE?A. A student already attending a course of advanced education is sure to get a grant.B. A student aged 30 can get extra money—￡615 a year.C. A student usually must pay back charges when the account is in credit.D. Students are allowed to overdraw by ￡100 or so in any bank.42．Why is it likely that a bank will welcome new students as their customers?A. They know students receive money regularly.B. They charge students extra.C. They hope students will be rich in the future.D. They need student accounts in term-time.43. Where can you probably read this passage?A. A notice-board in a college.B. A dictionary.C. A newspaper.D. A banking office.CSometimes, the simplest ideas are the best. For example, to absorb heat from the sun to heat water, you need large, flat, black surfaces. One way to do that is to build those surfaces specially, on the roofs of buildings. But why go to all that trouble when cities are full of black surfaces already, in the form of asphalt (柏油) roads?Ten years ago, this thought came into the mind of Arian de Bondt, a Dutch engineer. He finally persuaded his boss to follow it up. The result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outside.The heat-collector is a system of connected water pipes. Most of them ran from one side of the street to the other, just under the asphalt road. Some, however, dive deep into the ground.When the street surface gets hot in summer, water pumped through the pipes picks up this heat and takes it underground through one of the diving pipes. At a depth of 100 meters lies a natural aquifer (蓄水层) into which several heat exchangers (交换器) have been built. The hot water from the street runs through these exchangers, warming the ground-water, before returning to the surface through another pipe. The aquifer is thus used as a heat store.In winter, the working system is changed slightly. Water is pumped through the heat exchangers to pick up the heat stored during summer. This water goes into the building and is used to warm the place up. After performing that task, it is pumped under the asphalt and its remaining heat keeps the road free of snow and ice.44. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first two paragraphs?A. Arian de Bondt got his idea from his boss.B. Large, flat, black surfaces need to be built in cities.C. Heat can also be collected from asphalt roads.D. The Dutch engineer's system has been widely used.45. For what purpose are the diving pipes used?A. To absorb heat from the sun.B. To store heat for future use.C. To turn solar energy into heat energy.D. To carry heat down below the surface.46. From the last paragraph we can learn that _________.A. the system can do more than warming up the buildingB. some pipes have to be re-arranged in winterC. the exchangers will pick up heat from the street surfaceD. less heat may be collected in winter than in summer47. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. What we shall do if the system goes wrong.B. What we shall do if there are no asphalt roads.C. How the system cools the building in summer.D. How the system collects heat in spring and autumn.DThe $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like “I never do anything right”into positive ones like “I can succeed”. But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking?Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.The study's authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing (引证) older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your friend who is slow to learn that he has the potential of an Einstein, you’re just underlining his faults. In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays against funding for the disabled. When the essayists were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students’self-esteem (自尊). The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, “I am lovable.”Those with low self-esteem didn’t feel better after the forced self-affirmation (自我肯定). In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren’t urged to think of positive thoughts.The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy(心理治疗) that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Meditation(静思) techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic viewpoint. Call it the power of negative thinking.48. The first paragraph is written _________.A. to raise an argument about positive thinkingB. to introduce the power of positive thinkingC. to encourage people to have positive thoughtsD. to introduce the $11 billion self-help industry49. According to the study of the Canadian researchers, _________.A. positive thinking is not as powerful as negative thinkingB. encouraging positive thinking may actually discourage peopleC. h appy people can think positively while unhappy people can’tD. getting people to think positively can strengthen their confidence50. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?A. You are pointing out the mistakes he has made.B. You are reminding him that he is not intelligent.C. You are not taking his mistakes seriously enough.D. You are showing he has great potential in spite of faults.51. We can learn from the last paragraph that _________.A. negative feelings must be got rid ofB. the re’s no point in thinking positivelyC. it doesn’t make sense to think negativelyD. negative thinking is not always negativeEWhen I was fourteen, I earned money in the summer by cutting lawns (草坪), and within a few weeks I had built up a body of customers. I got to know people by the flowers they planted that I had to remember not to cut down, by the things they lost in the grass or stuck in the ground on purpose. I reached the point with most of them when I knew in advance what complaint was about to be spoken, which particular request was most important. And I learned something about the measure of my neighbors by their preferred method of payment: by the job, by the month—or not at all.Mr. Ballou fell into the last category, and he always had a reason why. On one day, he had no change for a fifty, on another he was flat out of checks, and on another, he was simply out when I knocked on his door. Still, except for the money, he was a nice enough guy, always waving or tipping his hat when he’d seen me f rom a distance. I figured it was a thin retirement check, or maybe a work-related injury that kept him from doing his own yard work. Surely, I kept record of the total, but I didn’t worry about the amount too much. Grass was grass, and Mr. Ballou’s property didn’t take long to trim (修剪).Then, one late afternoon in mid-July, the hottest time of the year, I was walking by his house and he opened the door, mentioned me to come inside. The hall was cool, shaded, and it took my eyes a minute to adjust to the dim light.“I owe you,” Mr. Ballou, “but…”I thought I’d save him the trouble of thinking of a new excuse. “No problem. Don’t worry about it.”“The bank made a mistake in my account,” he continued, ignoring my words. “It will be cleared up in a day or two. But in the meantime I thought perhaps you could choose one or two volumes for a down payment (首期付款).He gestured toward the walls and I saw that books were stacked (堆放) everywhere. It was like a library, except with no order to the arrangement.“Take your time,” Mr. Ballou encouraged. “Read, borrow, keep. Find something you like. What do you read?”“I don’t know.” And I didn’t. I generally read what was in front of me, what I could get from the paperback stacked at the drugstore, what I found at the library, magazines, the back of cereal boxes, comics. The idea of consciously seeking out a special title was new to me, but, I realized, not without appeal-- so I started to look through the piles of books.“You actually read all of these?”“This isn’t much,” Mr. Ballou said. “This is nothing, just what I’ve kept, the ones worth looking at a second time.”“Pick for me, then.”He raised his eyebrows, cocked his head, and regarded me as though measuring me for a suit. After a moment, he nodded, searched through a stack, and handed me a dark red hardbound (精装本) book, fairly thick.“The Last of the Just,” I read. “By Andre Schwarz-Bart. What’s it about?”“You tell me,” he said. “Next week.”I started after supper, sitting outdoors on an uncomfortable kitchen chair. Within a few pages, the yard, the summer, disappeared, and I was thrown into the aching tragedy of the Holocaust, the extraordinary clash of good, represented by one decent man, and evil. Translated from French, the language was elegant, simple, impossible to resist. When the evening light finally failed I moved inside, reading all through the night.To this day, thirty years later, I vividly remember the experience. It was my first voluntary encounter (接触、遇到) with world literature, and I was stunned (震惊) by the concentrated power a novel could contain. I lacked the vocabulary, however, to translate m y feelings into words. So the next week when Mr. Ballou asked, “Well?” I only replied, “It was good.”“Keep it, then,” he said. “Shall I suggest another?”I nodded, and was presented with the paperback (平装本) edition of Margaret Mead’s Coming of Age in Samoa ( a very important book on the study of the social and cultural development of peoples-- anthropology (人类学)).To make two long stories short, Mr. Ballou never paid me a cent for cutting his grass that year or the next, but for fifteen years I taught anthropology at Dartmouth College. Summer reading was not the innocent entertainment I had assumed it to be, not a light-hearted, instantly forgettable escape in a hammock (吊床) (though I have since enjoyed many of those, too). A book, if it arrives before you at the right moment, in the proper season, at an internal in the daily business of things, will change the course of all that follows.52. The author found the first book Mr. Ballou gave him _________.A. light-hearted and enjoyableB. dull but well writtenC. impossible to put downD. difficult to understand53. From what he said to the author, we can infer that Mr. Ballou _________.A. read all books twiceB. did not do much readingC. read more books than he keptD. preferred to read hardbound books54. The following year the author _________.A. started studying anthropology at collegeB. continued to cut Mr. Ballou’s lawnC. spent most of his time lazing away in a hammockD. had forgotten what he had read the summer before55. The autho r’s main point is that _________.A. summer jobs are really good for young peopleB. you should insist on being paid before you do a jobC. a good book can change the direction of your lifeD. a book is like a garden carried in the pocketIV. 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）1. The teacher taught us how to a_________ classic literature. We should know the background of the work, its plot, major characters, character development and so on.2. Recently, our school has put forward a new rule that students are p__________ from eating snacks in the classroom.3. He has been living in Britain for many years and has got a___________ to driving on the left.4. Who will be offered the position of manager when it becomes v_________?5. Unfortunately, she has lost the ring which is one of her most treasured p_____________.6. The speaker r_________ to his past experiences in his speech which was delivered on the previous day.7. On the run from the FBI, he made a d___________ attempt to hijack a plane.8. The acts of v__________ at Kunming train station shocked people all over the country.9. The queen is very pretty, but so proud and v__________ that she can not bear that Princess Snow White should be more beautiful than her.10. The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good r____________.V. 句子翻译(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)1. 罗伯特·彭斯是苏格兰的文学巨匠，他的诗歌作品往往运用想象触及强烈的情感。

浙江省宁波市鄞州区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题第I卷〔共95分〕第一局部：听力理解〔共20小题，每一小题1.5分，计30分〕第一节〔共5小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为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三个选项中选出最优选项，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 is the time now?A. 4:40.B. 5:00.C. 5:20.2. How will the woman help the man?A. By writing a history paper.B. By finding some information.C. By giving him a newspaper.3. What will the man do at 4:00?A. Take a test.B. Have a class.C. Visit a doctor.4. What does the man mean?A. The woman’s idea is not practical.B. The woman should start her own tour company.C. The woman should find her own apartment.5. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a hotel.B. In a hospital.C. In a restaurant.第二节〔共15小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为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三个选项中选出最优选项，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，每一小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

2015—2016学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题第Ⅰ卷（共85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a hospital.B. In a friend‟s house.C. In the man‟s house.2. What is the woman going to buy?A. A book on planes.B. Pictures of ships.C.A book on ships.3. What kind of music does the man like?A. Folk music.B. Pop music.C. Classical music.4. Why doesn‟t the woman buy the coat?A. It is expensive.B. There isn‟t her size.C. She doesn‟t like the color.5. What is the man doing?A. Finishing his homework.B. Doing physical exercise.C. Smoking on the upper floor.第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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。

浙江省宁波市效实中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分听力（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 will Dorothy do on the weekend?A．Go out with her friend. B．Work on her paper. C．Make some plans. 2．What was the normal price of the T­shirt?A．$15. B．$30. C．$50.3． What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?A．To attend a wedding. B．To visit an exhibition. C．To meet a friend. 4． When does the bank close on Saturday?A．At 1:00 pm. B．At 3:00 pm. C．At 4:00 pm. 5． Where are the speakers?A．In a store. B．In a classroom. C．At a hotel.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。

每段对话和独白后有几个小题，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至7两个小题。

6． What do we know about Nora?A．She prefers a room of her own.B．She likes to work with other girls.C．She lives near the city center.7． What is good about the flat?A．It has a large sitting room.B．It has good furniture.C．It has a big kitchen.听第7段材料，回答第8至9两个小题。

2016学年第二学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷第一部分：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.How many students are there in the man’s class?A. 15.B. 30.C. 45.2. Where will the woman go this weekend?A.To a store.B. To a cinema.C. To a gym.3. How does the man probably feel?A. Surprised.B. Annoyed.C. Worried.4. Where is the man?A. At a train station.B. At an airport.C. In an office.5. What does the man mean?A. He wants to eat in the restaurant.B. The restaurant is fine but dark.C. He doesn’t like the restaurant.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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6—7题。

6. What is Greta Carson probably doing?A. Having a meeting.B. Having a Christmas party.C. Having lunch.7. What will the woman probably do next?A. Mail a greeting card.B. Sign a paper.C. Call Greta Carson.请听第7段材料，回答第8—9题。

I. 单项选择( 10% )1. One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain ______ good knowledge of basic word formation.A. /B. theC. aD. one2. I wrote him a letter to show my _______ for his thoughtfulness.A. commitmentB. celebrationC. goodwillD. appreciation3. Though ______ money, his parents managed to send him to university.A. lackedB. lacking ofC. lackingD. lacked in4. As there is less and less coal and oil, scientists are exploring new ways of making use of ______ energy, such as sunlight, wind and water for power and fuel.A. alternativeB. vacantC. urgentD. admirable5. Sam was so angry that he tore the book in his hand ______.A. offB. downC. upD. open6. ______ busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time.A. Apart fromB. Other thanC. Rather thanD. But for7. ______ more effectively with others, more and more people equip themselves with a higher education.A. To competeB. Being competedC. CompetingD. Competed8. The two sportsmen congratulated each other ______ winning the match by shaking hands.A. withB. onC. inD. to 9．—Dad, I‟ve finished my assignment.—Good, and you play or watch TV, you mustn‟t disturb me.A. wheneverB. whetherC. whateverD. no matter10. Alec asked the policeman ______ he worked to contact him whenever there was an accident.A. with himB. to whomC. with whomD. to who11. The problem just ______ is a very important one.A. referring toB. referringC. referred toD. referred12. —The weather has been very hot and dry.—Yes. If it had rained even a drop, my vegetables ______.A. wouldn‟t have diedB. didn‟t dieC. hadn‟t diedD. wouldn‟t die13. He would have come to the meeting, but he ______ yesterday.A. would be busyB. is busyC. was busyD. had been busy14. Facing the economic depression, every possible means ______ this year to save the company from going bankrupt(破产).A. has been triedB. has triedC. have been triedD. have tried15. ______ for the free tickets, I would not have gone to the films often.A. If there were notB. Were it notC. Had it not beenD. If it is not16. In addition to world hunger, some environmental problems human activities have contributed to ______ soon.A. need solvingB. needing solvingC. needing to be solvedD. need to solve17. What the customers demand from the company is that the goods ______ right to their homes.A. deliverB. be deliveredC. should deliverD. are delivered18. —What made you so upset?—______ my house ______ saying goodbye.A. Jim left; withoutB. Jim‟s leaving; instead ofC. That Jim left; withoutD. Jim leaving; instead of19. Was it in the village ________ he was born ________ the talented journalist met the retiredprofessor?A. that, whereB. where, whichC. which, whereD. where, that20. —I didn't know this was a one-way street, officer.—_______.A. That's all rightB. I don't believe youC. How dare you say thatD. Sorry, but that's no excuseII. 完形填空( 20% )I was hard at work on a museum project when the client suddenly canceled it. My 21 told me I was no longer needed. I had just $1,000 in savings.After 22 architecture jobs on the Internet, I got one interview, 23 nothing came of it. 24 , I took a job as a waiter. I knew I‟d have to find a place to live that 25 less than the $500 a month I was paying.I went to see a bedroom for 26 . It was listed for $500, but the landlord said I could27 it for $350 if he used the c loset for storage. I told him later, “I don‟t want the bedroom, but I‟m 28 the closet.” I suggested that I pay $150 a month for it. He thought I was 29 .The closet 30 just 5.5 feet by 14 feet. With my design experience, I was 31 that I could make it into a great living space. I 32 it for three days. I measured old pieces of wood that people donated to me. It was like putting together a 33 .In March, I moved in. The landlord 34 a door so I would have 35 to the kitchen and the bathroom. And I even have a mini-fridge.I have learned to be 36 in small places. If I keep the window 37 , I can just see over the balcony and into the street. Outside my window there is a bench. I‟ve 38 as many as 11 people to my place.On my website, I‟ve posted the 39 of my new home, which brought in some freelance design work. A few more jobs and I‟ll be able to 40 a new place. That is absolutely a good thing. But now I know that I don‟t need much to live well.21. A. parents B. friends C. neighbor D. boss22. A. giving up B. taking on C. holding down D. searching for23. A. and B. but C. or D. so24. A. Directly B. Generally C. Finally D. Gradually25. A. cost B. deserved C. spent D. provided26. A. rent B. price C. sale D. cash27. A. buy . B. have C. repair D. borrow28. A. tired of B. disappointed C. interested in D. puzzled about29. A. lying B. joking C. cheating D. escaping30. A. appears B. measures C. remains D. seems31. A. confident B. afraid C. happy D. proud32. A. built B. painted C. mended D. designed33. A. plan B. story C. puzzle D. house34. A. went through B. knocked down C. broke up D. cut out35. A. access B. application C. attraction D. guide36. A. wealthy B. careful C. comfortable D. healthy37. A. small B. clean C. open D. broken38. A. chosen B. sent C. collected D. invited39. A. pictures . B. positions C. advertisements D. surroundings40. A. find B. afford C. decorate D. exchangeIII. 阅读理解( 30% )A（London）—If it really is what‟s on the inside that counts, then a lot of thin people might be in trouble.Some doctors now think that the internal fat surrounding important organs like the heart or liver could be as dangerous as the external fat which can be noticed more easily.“Being thin doesn‟t surely mean you are not fat,” said Dr Jimmy Bell at Imperial College. Since 1994, Bell and his team have scanned nearly 800 people with MRI machines to create “fat maps” showing where peopl e store fat.According to the result, people who keep their weight through diet rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits of internal fat, even if they are slim.Even people with normal Body Mass Index scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside. Of the women, as many as 45 percent of those with normal BMI scores (20 to 25) actually had too high levels of internal fat. Among men, the percentage was nearly 60 percent.According to Bell, people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat. They eat too many fatty and sugary foods, but they are not eating enough to be fat. Scientists believe we naturally store fat around the belly first, but at some point, the body may start storing it elsewhere.Doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of internal fat, but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes. They want to prove that internal fat damages the body‟s communication systems.The good news is that internal fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your diet. “If you want to be healthy, there is no short cut. Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle.” Bell said.41. What can we learn from the passage?A. Thin people may be fat inside.B. Internal fat is of no importance.C. Internal fat leads to many diseases.D. Thin people also have troubles.42. Doctors have found _____.A. the exact dangers of internal fatB. internal fat is the cause of heart disease and diabetesC. being slim is not dangerous at allD. being slim doesn‟t mean you are not fat inside43. According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?A. Exercise can help to reduce the internal fat.B. People can get rid of internal fat by improving diet.C. Men are more likely to have too much internal fat.D. People with heart disease all have internal fat.44. From the last paragraph, we can find that _____.A. whether internal fat can lead to disease has been provedB. exercise plays a n important role in people‟s life for keeping heal thyC. thin people usually have internal fat even if they are slimD. it is easier to burn off internal fat than external fat45. The underlined part in the last paragraph means _____.A. a long roadB. an easy wayC. a clear differenceD. a short distanceBMost people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness.The first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation —for example, family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, habitual loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person's social contacts, e.g. friends, family members, co-workers, etc. We depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their popularity.Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between habitual loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, habitual loneliness can be a sad and sometimes dangerous condition.46. How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?A. Talk to friends.B. Just ignore it.C. Go to see a doctor.D. Ask your teachers for guidance.47."It" in the last sentence of the second paragraph refers to _____.A. temporary lonelinessB. situational lonelinessC. habitual lonelinessD. sleeplessness48. The topic of the 4th paragraph is that____.A. one problem of loneliness is a person's social contactsB. we depend on various person for different reasonsC. lonely people don't have many social problemsD. lonely people don't have many friends49. Why do psychologists want to help chronically lonely people?A. Chronic loneliness can cause family problems.B. Chronic loneliness can cause serious illness.C. Chronic loneliness can not be overcome.D. Habitual loneliness can lead to various crimes.50. What is the best title for the passage?A. How to Get Rid of LonelinessB. Loneliness and DiseasesC. Loneliness and Social ContactsD. Three Kinds of LonelinessCClose your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you had a hundred dollars less. Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with your eyes closed. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your finger-tips.With existing medical knowledge and skills, two-thirds of the world‟s 42 million blind should not have to suffer. Unfortunately, rich countries possess most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not.ORBIS is an international non-profit organizatio n which operates the world‟s only flying teaching eye hospital. ORBIS intends to help fight blindness worldwide. Inside a DC-8 aircraft, there is a fully-equipped teaching hospital with a television studio and a classroom. Doctors are taught the latest techniques of bringing sight back to people there. Project ORBIS also aims at promoting peaceful cooperation among countries.ORBIS tries to help developing countries by providing training during three-week medical programs. ORBIS has taught sight-saving techniques to over 35,000 doctors and nurses, who continue to cure tens of thousands of blind people every year. ORBIS has conducted 17 plane programs in China so far. For the seven to ten million blind in China ORBIS is planning to do more for them. At the moment an ORBIS is working on a long-term plan to develop a training center and to provide eye care service to Shanxi Province. ORBIS needs your help to continue their work and liberate people from blindness.For just US$38, you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $1,300 helps teach a doctor new skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your money can open their eyes to the world. Please help ORBIS improve the quality of life for so many people less fortunate than ourselves.51. The first paragraph is intended to ______.A. introduce a new way of readingB. advise the public to lead a simple lifeC. direct the public‟s attention to the blin dD. encourage the public to use imagination52. What do we learn about existing medical knowledge and skills in the world?A. They are adequate.B. They have not been updated.C. They are not equally distributed.D. They have benefited most of the blind.53. ORRIS aims to help the blind by ______.A. teaching medical studentsB. training doctors and nursesC. running flying hospitals globallyD. setting up non-profit organization54. What does the author try to do in the last paragraph?A. Appeal for donations.B. Make an advertisement.C. Promote training programs.D. Show sympathy for the blind.A. give birth toB. set freeC. be connected withD. offer helpDThe new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nation‟s largest cities can ever graduate. The studies clearly show that the dropout rate isn‟t dropping.And, in particular, the dropout rate isn‟t dropping for poor and minority students.Amazingly, though so many regret the rising dropout rate, our schools continue to lack formal plans—or any plans—to teach students motivation. Most schools have no game plan to ensure that students understand that schooling will be completely necessary. Schools expect youth and children to act as though schooling is important, but they never teach them to believe that.Years ago, families ensured that the children recognized the value of schooling. But in many modern families, the children may fail to recognize the importance of school life just because these families may actually tell their children that school is not important. Since many families are not motivating their children to be interested students, youth professionals, like teachers may need to provide this training. Otherwise, it is likely that the dropout rate will continue not to drop, but only worsen.Here are some strategies to convince even the most apathetic (无动于衷的) students that they must stay in school.Ask students if they will ever need to work: The world has changed. 100 years ago, factory work was the booming job, and it required no education. Today, factories are increasingly automated. Most computer-related jobs require education and at least a high school diploma(证书).Ask students which century they will be prepared for: In 1900, the most common jobs were farm laborer and domestic servant—education not needed. Now, the most common jobs are office and sales staff—education and diploma usually needed. An amazing 6 out of 10 people today work in a store or office.Ask students to devise a way that the employee could be replaced. For example, the coming trend in fast food is to use computers rather than people to run the restaurant. A prototype is apparently already being tested. The students should discover that most jobs that lack education and diploma requirements may be ripe for automation.56. What does the underlined part mean in Paragraph1?A. Few students can afford to go to school in large cities.B. A large number of the 9th graders can graduate now.C. There are still quite a few 9th graders leaving school early.D. Most schools in large cities have fewer and fewer students.57. Without the help of youth professionals,_____.A. more and more families will gradually recognize the value of school.B. it is likely that the dropout rate in schools won‟t continue to drop.C. some parents will be more convinced of their chi ldren‟s future.D. the schools will make proper plans to solve the problems with dropout.58. The author takes factory work for example mainly to ______.A. tell us that many jobs requires certain education in the pastB. show that there are more factory work and employment in modern societyC. show that employment in the computer field grows at a high rateD. emphasize that modern jobs require education and schools are necessary59. It can be inferred that______.A. both schools and families should answer for the high dropout rateB. many new jobs don‟t need children‟s high school diplomaC. working in a store doesn‟t require a high school diplomaD. most schools are ready to help students recognize the importance of study60. If students play the “Replace Me” game, the result would be “______”.A. They will know that they can …always‟ do without a diplomaB. More of them will drop out early to go to workC. They will discover that lack of education is a disadvantage in choosing jobsD. They will become better at using computers to hunt for a jobIV. 单词拼写( 10% )1. Cultural exchanges will surely s______ the relations between the two nations.2. The number of the v______ of this air crash has reached 149.3. More and more college students are p______ in various volunteer work nowadays.4. My application was turned down because I just graduated from college and had no p______ experience for this job.5. It is believed that a person can rise from p______ to wealth if he or she works hard.6. If we had worked together, we could have a______ the task ahead of time.7. I soon learned that the new c______ introduced by our general manager would work in my department.8. Although you are a new comer, I‟m sure you‟ll soon get a______ to the hot climate here.9. Weather p______, we‟ll have a spring outing this weekend.10. The manager of the company was m______ missing and nobody knew what had happened tohim.V. 短文改错( 10% )This morning, when I was walking along the street, I found a foreign couple read a map with puzzling looks. It seemed that they were lost. I went up to them and asked them that I could give them hand. They told me that they were looking at the Temple of Heaven, but didn‟t know how to get to there. Hearing this, I lead them to the nearby bus stop and advised them to take Bus No.20, that could take them there direct. Seeing them get on the bus, I felt very proud of me because I had done something meaningful.VI. 书面表达( 20% )请以“one thing I regret most”为题，用英语写一篇100-120个词的短文，要求如下：1. 记述事情经过。

浙江宁波实中学2014—2015学年度上学期期中考试高二英语试题I. 听力（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）第一节（共5小题，每小题0.5 分，满分2.5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. Who is the man?A. A doctor.B. A student.C. A professor.2. How is the weather now probably?A. It’s sunny.B. It’s rainy.C. It’s windy.3. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Consult a travel agency.B. Make the arrangement herself.C. Go to Florida with a professional.4. What are the speakers doing?A. Cleaning an apartment.B. Looking for a place to live.C. Visiting a friend’s place.5. What is true about the cleaners?A. Its price is satisfactory to the speakers.B. Its service is very good.C. They mended the woman’s coat.第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5 分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有2 至4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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。