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1、宜昌市葛洲坝中学20152016学年第一学期高二年级期中考试试卷 英语试题 考试时间：2015年11月第卷第一部分 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. Why doesnt the man open the door?A. He hasnt got the key. B. The key doesnt work. C. He has got a wrong
2、key.2. What relation is the woman to Tom? A. His manager. B. His girlfriend. C. His colleague.3. What are the speakers mainly doing? A. Having a party. B. Cooking. C. Shopping.4. What does the woman advise the man to do in the end? A. Take a walk alone. B. Wait for her in a park. C. Wait until she f
3、inishes a letter.5. What is the woman going to do? A. See a doctor. B. Go to a party. C. Look after her children. 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至7题。6. What is the woman thinki
4、ng about?A. The exams. B. The English class. C. The coming holiday.7. What makes the man change his mind? A. He thinks hiking is tiring. B. He wants to be with the woman.C. He wants to keep away from the cold weather. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Workmates. B.
5、Classmates. C. Club members.9. Why didnt the woman receive the mans e-mail?A. He sent it to someone else by mistake. B. There was a computer problem. C. She changed her e-mail address.10. What did the woman do last Saturday?A. She attended a party. B. She took part in a meeting. C. She went on a bik
6、e trip.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.12. What did Peter think of poems? A. They are fun to read but difficult to write. B. They are boring to read and hard to write. C. They are fun to read and easy to write.13. W
7、hat did the woman do when Peter was little?A. She asked him to recite poems. B. She read nursery rhymes to him.C. She taught him how to read poems. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What does the man think of the Science Club?A. It is funny. B. It is attractive C. It is not enjoyable.15. Why do so many students
8、like joining the Drama Club?A. To be outstanding on campus. B. To perform another person. C. To develop their talent in drama.16. What do we know about the man?A. He hates drama. B. He is a drama star. C. He is tall and smart. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where do children play games after school?A. On the
9、 street corner. B. At home. C. At school18. What do old people do after breakfast? A. Read newspapers. B. Go to car races. C. Watch TV at home.19. How do young people go on outings at the weekends? A. By bike. B. By car. C. By train.20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?A. Different ways of en
10、joyment for Australians. B. Australians live a busy life.C. Living in Australia. 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。 AFlowers only bloom(开花) when they are planted in the right soil. That is also true for me. I first moved to Foxboro, Massachusetts,
11、 as a single mother with my baby daughter, Darcy. I was drawn to its New England beauty, friendly people and rich history. It happened that there were a lot of forsythia(连翘) bushes around the house in which I lived just like my childhood home. I joined St. Mark s Episcopal Church where I taught the
12、Sunday school. At church, I met my second husband, Dean. For more than 25 years, I bloomed in Foxboro, and I had another two children.Then, when Darcy was a few years out of college, she moved to Alameda, California, to be near friends. I missed her badly. A year later my beloved husband Dean had de
13、adly cancer. He only made it eight months. My heart was broken. Later I moved to Alameda with my children. It was a beautiful Victorian island, and I was grateful to spend more time with Darcy. I even attended a church and made a few friends there. Still, I couldnt help but miss Foxboro. It had ever
14、ything and everyone I loved.One spring day, when I was walking by a school, something yellow caught my eyes. Forsythia bushes! They made me homesick and I kept back my tears. “I miss you, Foxboro,” I whispered. Then I went into a shop and looked at some ceramic(陶瓷的) pots lined up on a shelf. A large
15、 white one seemed to catch my attention. “Thatll be perfect in my living room,” I thought.I turned it over to look at the price. Instead I found these words: “New England Pottery, Foxboro, Massachusetts.” A piece of artwork, from my second hometown, was right here. It was able to spread across the c
16、ountry and so were forsythia bushes. I took it as a sign that I can bloom, right where I am.21. From the text we learn that the author .A. gave birth to three children in FoxboroB. planted forsythia bushes around her houseC. got to know her second husband at churchD. worked as a middle school teache
17、r in Foxboro22. When the author saw forsythia bushes at a school she .A. wanted to buy a ceramic pot to put them inB. thought of her life in FoxboroC. felt they would look great in her living roomD. believed they were real art work23. Why does the author compare herself to flowers?A. Because she wan
18、ted to show she likes flowers.B. Because girls are like flowers that are blooming.C. Because she moved across the country just like flowers.D. Because she can live in any place that is right like flowers.BOK, I admit it: emoticons (表情符号) are popular. Some people even think they are fun. Many seem un
19、able to send an e-mail or Instant Message chat sentence without using one. Some feel that they add feeling and character to otherwise cold digital communications.Some, however, such as editor and Hollywood scriptwriter John Blumenthal, see the use of emoticons as “childish (幼稚的) just like the people
20、 who use them”. He believes that words themselves should be enough. “If youre being funny, happy or sad, that should be obvious from the words that go before the emoticon,” he argues. In the eyes of Blumenthal, the use of emoticons is a gender (性别) issue. “Men dont use emoticons very much. Maybe not
21、 at all,” he said. “Teenage girls and women seem to use them a lot.”Its an interesting opinion, but it is not shared by all.In an interview with The New York Times, Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at the University of California, said that emoticons are popular because our brains are program
22、med “to seek out representations of humanity”. He believes that they appeal (吸引人) not because they are shortcuts for the lazy, but because they tap into (融入) something beyond language. They reach to our need to be with and communicate with people.All of these arguments may be somehow real. Each one
23、of us will choose to communicate in our own way. I do not have much time for emoticons. I tried to use one once and felt like I was stealing in on a primary school class that I had no place being in. Id rather let my words do the talking.Friends, however, send me messages and e-mails full of emotico
24、ns. I have no problem with this. I dont regard any of my friends as lazy or immature (不成熟的). Its just a question of individuality. :)24. According to the article, emoticons are popular because _.A. most of them look funnyB. they are easy for lazy people to useC. they add feeling and character to a c
25、ommunicationD. a reader cannot understand a message without them25. Which of the following views would John Blumenthal agree with?A. Instant Message chatters are childish.B. Its enough to use language in digital communication.C. Men never use emoticons.D. There is an emoticon gene in everybody.26. F
26、rom the text, we can conclude that the author _.A. feels he has no difficulty using emoticons B. thinks emoticons dont suit himC. encourage his friends to use emoticons D. believes that emoticons are suitable for everyone27. What is the main point of the article?A. Advice on language used over the I
27、nternet.B. The history of emoticons.C. Arguments over the use of emoticons.D. Reasons for the popularity of emoticons.CDont be surprised if you see a group of people dancing or shouting on the square. They are a flash mob. Confused by their name? Actually, a flash mob, organized with the help of the
28、 Internet or other digital communications networks, is a group of people who gather suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a period of time, such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and shouting something at the top of their lungs for 30 seconds,
29、 and then quickly disappear before the police can arrive. Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harpers Magazine,organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob gathered on June 3, 2003 at Macys department store involving 100 people gathering on Macys Department Stor
30、e. Following this, about 200 people flooded the lobby of the Hyatt hotel, applauding in one voice for fifteen seconds, and next participants pretending to be tourists on a trip invaded a shoe shop in Soho. A later mob saw hundreds of people in Central Park making bird noises. Wasik claimed that he c
31、reated flash mobs as a social experiment designed to make fun of hipsters （赶时髦的人）, and call attention to the cultural atmosphere Many web logs, chat rooms and Web groups are devoted to the craze. Though flash mobs were originally regarded as useless, the concept has already developed for the benefit
32、 of political and social events. Flash mobbing takes advantage of the efficiency of communicating information on Websites and by email, and protesters can similarly use the “on and off” concept to be involved in political events. Such flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock or frighten people who a
33、re not aware of what is taking place. They also have enormous economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product. The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular. People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, hundreds of Michael Jacksons fans took part in a flash mob to
34、 remember him, gathering outside the railway station in Liverpool, singing and dancing Michaels famous song Beat It together. In another example, some people took part in a flash mob to warn people against negative words. Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together
35、to create a memory. 28. The writer indicates that the flash mob _.A. may perform some positive functionsB. is always a headache for the police C. is now a social experiment to criticize fashion followers D. helps to improve the efficiency of communication29. A flash mob is most likely to _.A. give o
36、ut leaflets of a brand bicycle to the passers-byB. gather in public places performing and leave quicklyC. plan to go mountaineering on the first day of Horse YearD. sit for days in front of the city hall for higher wages 30. According to the passage, what contribute(s) most to the popularity of the
37、flash mob?A. Harpers Magazine B. the government C. political events D. digital networks 31. The purpose of the writing is _.A. to amuse and interest B. to argue and adviseC. to describe and introduce D. to question and commentDHigh-quality customer service is preached (宣扬) by many, but actually keep
38、ing customers happy is easier said than done. Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail（零售） store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangersand anyone who will listen. Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when t
39、heir regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School. “Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers,” said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde Group. “The store loses the customer, but the shopper must also
40、find a replacement.” On average, every unhappy customer will complain to at least four others, and will no longer visit the specific store. For every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due to negative review. The resulting “snowball effect” can be disastrous to retailers. Acco
41、rding to the research, shoppers who purchased clothing encountered the most problems. Ranked second and third were grocery and electronics customers. The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered (塞满了的) shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude
42、 salespeople. During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved parking problems by getting moonlighting (业余兼职的) local police to work as parking attendants. Some hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty parking spaces. This guidance eliminated（消除）the need for customers to circle the parking lo
43、t endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space. Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions. Most importantly, sale
44、speople should be diplomatic and polite with angry customers. “Retailers whore responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who arent so friendly,” said Professor Stephen Hoch. “Maybe something as simple as a greeter at the store entrance would help.” Customers can also i
45、mprove future shopping experiences by filing complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.32. Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?A. Most customers wont bother to complain
46、even if they have had unhappy experiences. B. Customers would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them. C. Few customers believe the service will be improved. . D. Customers have no easy access to store managers.33. What does Paula Courtney imply by saying “the shopper must also
47、 find a replacement” (Line 2, Para. 4)?A. New customers are bound to replace old ones. B. It is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other stores. C. Most stores provide the same kind of service. D. Not complaining to the manager causes the shopper some trouble too.34. What contributes most to smoothing over issues with customers?A. Manners of the salespeople.B. Hiring of efficient employees.C. Huge supply of goods for s