绍兴一中2015学年第二学期期末考试高二英语试卷第一部分:听力(共两节,满分10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.Whatsoupdidthemangivetothewoman?A.Tomatosoup.B.Mushroomsoup.C.Anewkindofsoup.2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?A.Sheistryingtobehealthy.B.Sheusuallydrinkshercoffeeblack.C.Sheneedstoaddmilkandsugartohercoffee.3.Whattimeisitnow?A.6:45.B.6:30.C.6:00.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Aneighbor.B.Anoise.C.Ameal.5.WhatwillthewomandoonSaturday?A.Gotoapartyattheman’shouse.B.Writeapaperatthelibrary.C.Taketheman’scomputerhome.第二节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)听下面2段对话。每段对话后有2-4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。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话,回答第6、7题。6.Whatisthewomantryingtodo?A.Persuadethemantojoinaclub.B.Encouragethemantodomoreexercise.C.Advisethemantopaymoreattentiontohishealth.7.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.Takeexercisewiththewoman.B.Gotoaswimmingpool.C.Applyformembership.听下面一段对话,回答第8至10题。8.Accordingtotheman,whenisthebesttimetomailsomething?A.Earlyinthemorning.B.Inthemiddleoftheday.C.Inthelateafternoon.9.Whatwasthecoolthingafterthemanhelpedthedisabledwoman?A.Hewaspraisedbyhisboss.B.Hedidn’thavetowaitinline.C.Hewasgivenadiscount.10.Howdidtheotherpeoplefeelintheend?A.Angryandjealous.B.Frustratedbutpatient.C.Understandingandpleased.第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共10个小题;每小题2分,满分20分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAsanold-fashionedexplorer,PaulSalopeksetsoutonfoottocirclearoundtheworld.Heisalsoamodern-dayexplorer.Ontopofafewclothes,asmallfirst-aidkitandnotebooks,heiscarryingarecorder,avideocamera,asmallcomputerandasatellitephone—atelephonethatconnectstoasatelliteandcanbeusedinmanyplaceswherecell-phonesdon’twork.Thejourneyislong:21,000miles!Itwilltakesevenyearstocompleteit.SalopekwasborninCaliforniaandspenthischildhoodinMexico.Hesayshehasalwayslikedtotravelanddoesn’tliketorush.Attheageoffourteen,heclimbedMountWhitneyinCaliforniaandcrossedthestate’sSierraNevadaMountainsalone.Whenhewasfifteenyearsold,hewalkedthelengthofDeathValley.Heoncerodeamule2,000milesthroughmountainsinMexico.Asalongtimereporter,SalopekhasreportedfromAfrica,AsiaandMexico.Now51yearsold,heplanstokeepwriting.Ashetravelsaroundtheworld,heiswritingstoriesaboutthepeoplehemeetsandthewaytheylive.Helooksforhowpeoplefindlocalsolutionstobigproblemssuchaslackoffoodandwater.HealsorecordsthesoundshehearsandtakesphotosoftheskyandtheEarth’ssurface.ThelongwalkstartedintheRifeValleyinEthiopiainEastAfrica.ManyconsiderEastAfricatobehometothefirsthumans,wholived160,000yearsago.SalopekisretracingthepathsourancestorstookastheyleftAfricaandsettledinpartsoftheMiddleEast,Europe,AsiaandtheAmericas.AsSalopekiswalking,heislearningmoreabouthimselfandallofhumankind.11.Theunderlinedphrase“ontopof”inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby______________.A.atthetopofB.incontrasttoC.inadditiontoD.onthebasisof12.Theauthordevelopsthethirdparagraphmainlyby______________.A.providingexamplesB.makingcomparisonsC.makingacarefulanalysisD.followingtheorderoftime13.Accordingtothepassage,PaulSalopekisa______________.A.doctorwholikescarryingthesmallfirst-aidkitB.journalistwholikestraveling,exploring,writingandstudyingC.writerwholikestraveling,exploringandstudyingD.photographerwhoisgoodatusingsatellitecommunicationequipment14.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.PaulSalopek:FollowingMan’sFirstFootstepsB.PaulSalopek:ReflectingPeople’sRealLivesC.PaulSalopek:GoingforaSeven-yearStudyD.PaulSalopek:LookingbackupontheChildhoodBAworld-famousCanadianauthor,MargaretAtwood,hascreatedtheworld’sfirstlong-distancesigningdevice,theLongPen.Aftermanytiringbooksigningsfromcitytocity,Atwoodthoughttheremustbeabetterwaytodothem.Shehiredsometechnicalexpertsandstartedherowncompanyin2004.TogethertheydesignedtheLongPen.Here’showitworks:Theauthorwritesapersonalmessageandsignatureonacomputertablet(手写板)usingaspecialpen.Onthereceivingend,inanothercity,aroboticarmfittedwitharegularpensignsthebook.Theauthorandfancantalkwitheachotherviawebcams(网络摄像机)andcomputerscreens.WorkontheLongPenbeganinAtwood’sbasement(地下室).Atfirst,theyhadnoideaitwouldbeashardasitturnedouttobe.Thedevicewentthroughseveralversions,includingonethatactuallyhadsmokecomingoutofit.Theinvestingfinallycompleted,testrunsweremadeinOttawa,andtheLongPenwasofficiallylaunchedatthe2006LondonBookFair.Fromhere,AtwoodconductedtwotransatlanticbooksigningsofherlatestbookforfansinTorontoandNewYorkCity.TheLongPenproducesauniquesignatureeachtimebecauseitcopiesthemovementoftheauthorinrealtime.Ithasseveralotherpotentialapplications.Itcouldincreasecreditcardsecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovince.ThevideoexchangebetweensignerandreceivercanberecordedonDVDforproofwhenlegaldocumentsareused.“It’sreallyfun,”saidtheownerofabookstore,whowaspresentforoneofthetestruns.“Obviouslyyoucan’tshakehandswiththeauthor,buttherearechancesforaconnectionthatyoudon’tgetfromaregularbooksigning.”Theresponsetotheinventionhasnotbeenallfavorable.Atwoodhasreceivedcriticismfromauthorswhothinksheistryingtoendbooktours.Butshesaid,“Itwi