江苏省盐城市2015-2016学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷(Word版含答案)

/第二学期高二年级期终考试英 语 试 题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20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 （共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一种小题，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，你均有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 does the man mean? A. Hell be happy to help. B. His hands are already full. C. The suitcase is too heavy for him. 2. What are the speakers going to do this evening? A. Go to the cinema. B. Do their homework. C. Attend the womans sister. 3. What is the weather like now? A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny. 4. Where will the woman put her sports bag? A. In her car. B. On the desk. C. On the floor. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. An exam. B. A book. C. A story. 第二节 （共15小题；每题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种小题，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 color dress would the man like to buy? A. Purple.B. Blue.C. Red.7. How much should the man pay? A.120. B.100.C.80. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the woman doing? A. Asking for directions. B. Checking job information. C. Having an interview. 9. What do we know about the woman? A. She has been working for three years. B. She teaches second-year students. C. She is a student reporter. 听第8段材料，回答第11至12题。10. Where is the man? A. In Chicago. B. In New York. C. In Los Angeles. 11. How will the woman go to meet the man from the airport? A. By car. B. By taxi. C. By bus. 12. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Book a hotel for her. B. Talk to the staff. C. Spend some time with her. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why will the woman move out of her aunts home？A. Her cousin needs the room. B. Her aunt is leaving for Singapore. C. She prefers to live in a homestay family. WWW14. How long has the woman been in Sydney? A. Half a year. B. One year. C. One and a half years. 15. What does the woman plan to study next year? A. General English. B. Academic English. C. Medicine. 16. What will the speakers talk about next? A. When the woman can move out. B. What kind of place the woman likes. C. What kind of house the man has got. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long did Westlife last? A. 19 years. B. 14 years. C. 12 years. 18. Which is Westlifes first single? A. Flying Without Wings. B. If Let You Go. C. Swear It Again. 19. What do we know about Westlife? A. They broke up in . B. They sold over 15 million records in all. C. Their first three singles topped the lists in the UK. 20. Which country did Westlife fail to break into? A. The US. B. Ireland. C. The UK. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单选（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. In the Spring of , she _ a challenging program designed for senior people at a local TV station. A. hatched B. possessed C. scanned D. tuned22. This kind of medicine should not be placed _ it is accessible to young children. A. when B. why C. where D. if23. The talks between the two companies _ due to some conflicts over their interests. A. broke out B. broke away C. broke in D. broke down24. Through superior production techniques the factory is able to gain the competitive _ in the international market. A. support B. edge C. reputation D. balance 25. Difficult as French is _, my elder brother goes all out for it. A. mastered B. to be mastered C. mastering D. to master 26. My computer has got another kind of virus. If only I _ that program!A. didnt run B. shouldnt run C. hadnt run D. wouldnt run27. KFC opens concept store in Shanghai, which _ to attract more young and middle class customers. A. will be expected B. has been expected C. was expected D. is expected 28. My sister got the job she had been dreaming about all the time. Never in all her life _ so happy.A. had she felt B. did she feel C. she had felt D. she felt29. Nowadays more and more people tend to buy things on the Internet, _ they believe the qualities are good.A. at which            B. of which           C. in which                 D. for which30. As is well-known to us, education for all would be _ to promote social and economic development. A. content B. vital C. reliable D. sensitive31. We are all eager to see whether or not the chairman himself is going to _ the commitment he has made.A. get down to B. look forward to C. live up to D. think back to 32. I wonder if you can tell me how to use this new type of machine. _ . I know nothing about it. A. Youve got me there B. You name it C. You are welcome D. You said it 33. Students must be taught the skills to locate, _ and communicate information from the Internet. A. ensure B. evaluate C. contain D. cast34. Many diseases arise from _ people really dont know about in their daily life. A. how B. that C. what D. why 35. _ too much to TV programs, many children are performing badly in their studies. A. Being exposedB. Exposing C. To expose D. Exposed第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A 12-year-old California student who already has three community college degrees said he plans to go to college in the fall. The boy named Tanishq Abraham 36 to turn doctor and medical researcher by age 18. Tanishq has been 37 to University of California, where he received an official 38 . “I think Ill be 18 when I get my M.D.,” Tanishq said, 39 to a doctor of medicine degree. As for what comes next for the child, he hopes to become a doctor, a medical researcher, and in the end, 40 of America. He started community college at 7, and last year he 41 associates degrees from American River College, 42 general science, math and physical science, and foreign language studies. 43 , professors at the college didnt want Tanishq in their classes because of his age. 44 finally a professor agreed to let him enter his class if his mother, a doctor of medicine, also 45 the class.Tanishq looks into a microscope(显微镜) in a 46 at American River College in Sacramento, California. “There were 47 when I had to explain general relativity and 48 relativity to my mom,” he said.Biology professor Marlene Martinez said the boy was not 49 to ask lots of questions. In lecture he would always raise questions 50 like “so, does that mean”or “what about this?” “I think 51 he puts his heart into it, he can achieve whatever he wants.” Martinez said.Tanishq is also unique in that he can 52 to people of all ages. He says child geniuses are often seen as odd（怪人）. “When you think of a 53 , you think of a mad scientist kind of thing,” he said. But he 54 hes just an ordinary kid who likes learning and 55 for experiments but also playing video games. “I just think learning is fun,” Tanishq said.36. A. remains B. aims C. agrees D. promises 37. A. committed B. opposed C. accepted D. condemned38. A. diploma B. license C. membership D. scholarship39. A. referring B. pointing C. sticking D. taking40. A. professor B. president C. chemist D. captain41. A. offered B. applied C. employed D. earned42. A. about B. in C. with D. beyond43. A. GraduallyB. EventuallyC. Initially D. Directly44. A. So B. And C. But D. Or45. A. gave B. taught C. held D. took46. A. library B. lab C. stadium D. store 47. A. times B. hours C. weeks D. years48. A. universal B. diverse C. effective D. special49. A. afraid B. ready C. willing D. anxious50. A. suddenly B. shortly C. deliberately D. sincerely51. A. while B. unless C. as D. if52. A. lead B. connect C. come D. return53. A. genius B. doctor C. professorD. researcher 54. A. votes on B. thinks outC. points out D. focuses on资*源%库55. A. ideas B. materialsC. microscopesD. books第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHow to Book Tours with TravelChinaG?Step 1：Selection & Sending an InquiryBrowse the ready-made tour routes on our website and select the route most suitable for you. Please click the “Free Inquiry” button below the price, fill in the form and then submit it to us.If there is no route in our ready-made tours that meets your demands, just click “Tailor My Trip” on the above site navigation(导航) part of the tour page, fill in the form with your requirements and then submit it to us. Step 2：Getting a Quote (报价) within 24 HoursAfter receiving your inquiry, our professional travel counselors will go to work for you. He/she will arrange a very reasonable route and quote our best price. You will receive our reply within 24 hours.Step 3：Free Changes per Your RequestsUpon your receipt of our reply, please carefully study the route and quotation we have prepared for you. After that, should you have any questions or further requirements regarding the route, please feel free to e-mail us. We will be pleased to make any changes according to your requests. No matter how long the tour discussion may take, our aim is to make you completely satisfied with the final plan.Step 4：Booking & PaymentWhen our proposal is in accordance with your plans, please show your acceptance of our offer by phone or email and indicate to us your preferred method of payment. We accept payment by Cable transfer, Credit Card, Western Union and PayPal. We will provide you some suggestions and offer detailed instructions about the payment procedure in the email.Step 5：ConfirmationThe tour is officially confirmed at the moment that we receive your payment. We will write an e-mail to confirm this with you. A travel bill will be provided.About ten days prior to your trip starting date, we will send you all necessary contact details for each city, climate information and some further travel advice to help you with your packing. We are all excited about your choice to visit China!56. What can you do if you want to have your own tour routes? A. Click the “Free Inquiry” button on the page.B. Ask travel counselors to tell you the quote.C. Present your requirements to the website. D. Ask for all necessary contact details.57. What can we know about the website?A. It offers satisfactory replies to any questions within 24 hours.B. It introduces procedures for paying for the tour on phones.C. It provides information for those who want to visit China. D. It requires travelers to follow the advice on how to pack. BTheres a thin line between downtime and wasting time.Were surrounded with statistics and stories about how were all overscheduled and underslept. “Busy-ness,” described as both a virtue and an epidemic, inspires countless blog posts and a healthy number of books.Experts warn parents and educators against overscheduling children, whose growing minds and bodies need downtime to develop in every field social, emotional, academic and physical. But we dont spend as much energy defending unstructured time for adults.“Theres a misunderstanding with downtime,” says Shimi Kang, a Harvard-trained child and adult psychiatrist.“It sounds a little ridiculous to say you prioritize rest,” she says. “People judge you as not very ambitious, not very competitive.”In truth, Kang says, restorative downtime is critical for our mental and physical health.“Breaks are moments of breakthroughs,” Kang says. “Certain biological processes occur only during moments of relaxed wakefulness, when the brains default-mode (预设模式) network becomes activated.”Productivity, problem-solving, attention, creativity, a moral compass all are strengthened and improved when our bodies have a chance to rest, Kang says.“A time of relaxed wakefulness is when we integrate what weve felt or heard,” she says. “Its when we make sense of our past and apply it to our future, so our sense of morality and our sense of self are shown to improve.”But all downtime is not created equal, says time use expert Laura Vanderkam. “Theres a big difference between consciously doing nothing versus actually wasting time,” Vanderkam says. “Wasting time is spending it on things that arent particularly meaningful or even enjoyable to you.”“You want to make sure downtime is doing what its supposed to do, which makes you return to your busy life more refreshed,” Vanderkam says.Her patients often tell her they dont have time to build rest into their lives, Kang says.“I tell people, then youre too busy for best health,” she says. “Youre too busy to perform best. Too busy to be brilliant, to be the best athlete, to be the best CEO, writer, homemaker whatever it is youre trying to achieve. Because you need rest to do all of those things.”58. The underlined word “unstructured” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _.A. travellingB. relaxingC. precious D. perfect59. Downtime differs from waste time in that it makes people _. A. spend more time on relaxingB. have a good understanding of the pastC. improve efficiency in work or studyD. have a full schedule for the future60. Whats the purpose of the last paragraph? A. To indicate the consequence of being too busy. B. To analyze why people fail to become successful.C. To advise people to spare time to relax themselves. D. To urge people to apply themselves to achieving goals. 61. What can we infer from the passage? A. Downtime can result in a person lacking motivation. B. Its generally unacceptable if people regard rest as high priority. C. Being hardworking is no longer a virtue in society nowadays. D. “Busy-ness” damages people both emotionally and physically. CSince the start of the deadly AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, scientists have been working towards a cure. Now, they may be close to finding one.Researchers have developed a method to cut the viral (病毒) DNA from a persons infected cells. It is called CRISPR/Cas9 and it means the person could be virus-free.DNA is a substance that carries genetic information in the cells of animals and plants.This gene-editing took place in a scientific lab, but has not been tested on humans yet.“Its a big step,” said Kamel Khalili, Ph. D. He is lead researcher and chair at the Department of Neuroscience at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He and his team made the discovery.But more tests have to be done to know if it will be a cure for the millions of patients infected with the HIV virus, which causes AIDS.Antiretroviral drugs have been doing a good job of keeping the AIDS virus from reproducing. Such a good job that levels of HIV are just about undetectable in infected people who take the medicine.But even with the drugs, the virus stays in the bodys “T-cells,” which are T-lymphocytes. AIDS damages the immune system, hurting the bodys ability to fight off disease.So the drugs are kind of a “Band-Aid solution,” Khalili explained. They keep the virus from growing. But they do not remove the memory of the virus from the cells.And, the moment antiretroviral drugs are stopped, the HIV comes back to life and begins making more HIV, which is the AIDS virus.Khalili and his team of scientists appear to have found a way to cut this viral DNA from infected peoples cells.In their lab, they took cells from people infected with the HIV virus. They removed the part of the cell that was holding the virus.He said they had “in some cases, near 90 percent of the virus replication (复制) or production dropped in the patient samples after treatment in the laboratory.”Khalili and his team have not actually cured any patients yet. However, he believes this gene-editing technology could possibly cure AIDS.“Removal of the virus can lead to the cure.” He said, “its an exciting time, and the reason is the technologies are available and the methods are in place and our knowledge has increased.”“And hopefully, there will be funding to take us toward this exciting moment for developing the cure strategy by getting rid of viral DNA using editing techniques.”62. The newly found way is intended to cure AIDS by _. A. doing damage to the immune systemB. removing viral DNA from infected cellsC. doing research into antiretroviral drugsD. taking cells from those infected with the HIV virus63. What can we know about antiretroviral drugs from the passage? A. They are likely to make more AIDS virus. B. They can help body to fight against disease. C. They are unable to cure people of their HIV virus. D. Virus will disappear from T-cells because of them. 64. Kamel Khalilis words in the last two paragraphs indicate that _. A. his new method is bound to be a perfect cure for AIDSB. antiretroviral drugs will be dropped in the near futureC. their discovery has made great contributions to human beingsD. they will succeed curing AIDS if they arent lacking in moneyD Last summer, after 16 years in the United States, I traveled to the city in Russia where I grew up. I was the first in my family to return after all those years. My mom gave me a hand-drawn map showing the location of my grandfathers tomb at the local cemetery, and she asked me to visit it.It was really important to her that I go there. My grandfather died when I was little, and she wanted me to remember him. He was still very much alive in her mind, and she wanted him to continue to live in my mind as well.So I promised that the first thing Id do when I arrived would be to visit the cemetery. However, I got caught up in work, and I had a lot of catching up to do with my childhood friends. It wasnt until a day before I was leaving that I found time to go to the cemetery.It was late in the afternoon, and right by the entrance was a lady who was selling flowers. By then she had only seven carnations left in her bucket. I bought them all, but when I reached for my wallet, I realized I didnt have the map with me. I had no idea what had happened to that map. And I had no idea where my grandfathers tomb was located.I could call my mom and ask her. But the problem was that I had already told her Id gone to the cemetery. What was I going to say? I found the main office. Fortunately it was open, and inside was a small office. Behind the counter was an old woman, and she said shed help me locate my grandfathers records.A couple of minutes later, she came back with a printout. It turned out there were 17 Abraham Pikarskis on the list. I chose the two whose age I believed closely matched my grandfathers.I set off to look for them. I hoped that at least one would have a portrait on the tombstone. This way Id know which tomb was mine.I found the first tomb and it said Abraham Pikarski on it, but there was no portrait. Only an inscription (碑铭) : From the Loving Wife and Children.I had no idea whether this was the right one, so I went off to look for the other one. I found it, too, and it was virtually indistinguishable from the first one. It said Abraham Pikarski, no portrait. The inscription was slightly different. It said: From the Grieving Family.I had no idea what to do. Was my family the loving one or the grieving one? I was standing there waiting, thinking maybe some sort of special feeling would come to