莆田第六中学2015-2016学年上学期期末考试卷
高二英语 2016-1-20
第I卷 （共三部分，满分100分）
第一部分：听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，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.Which country makes the man’s favorite coffee? A. Brazil B. Ireland C. America 2. Where did the woman meet Paul?
A. At the airport B. At Paul’s house C. In the post office 3. What is the woman going to do next?
A. Wait for a reply B. Talk to her boss again C. Ask for leave 4. Why won’t the boy copy the girl’s homework? A. There isn’t enough time. B. The girl didn’t do a good job. C. The boy thinks copying is wrong. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. Something that happened to a friend. B. A TV show they enjoy watching.
C. The woman’s bad experience last night. 第二节
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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6--7题。
6. Why did the man fail in his interviews? A. He was not qualified（合格）.
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B. His degree was too high.
C. He performed poorly in the interviews. 7. What does the man want to be?
A. An insurance salesman B. A full-time coach C. A teacher 听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。
8．What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Builder and manager. B. House buyer and agent. C. Co-workers in an office. 9. What are the speakers going to do? A. Find more workers.
B. Increase the speed of construction. C. Have a meeting.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. According to the woman, what is different about A Bite of China? A. It only shows food being prepared. B. It is more honest than other programs.
C. It connects food with people and their culture. 11. How many cities did the makers of the TV show visit? A. 30 B. 50 C. 60
12. Where did the woman first see the show? A. At a friend’s apartment. B. At the man’s apartment. C. At her apartment.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the man doing in the beginning? A. Emptying a trash can. B. Throwing away a bottle.
C. Pouring waste water into a river.
14. According to the woman, where does all trash end up?
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A. In the dump B. In the ocean. C. Under the earth. 15. What causes the death of fish in the sea according to the woman? A. The water is poisonous.
B. There’s not enough food for fish.
C. The tiny pieces of plastics make fish unable to breathe. 16. How does the man feel about what the woman says?
A. It’s ridiculous. B. It’s understandable. C. It’s interesting. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题．
17. How many people died in Taiwan because of Typhoon “Saola”? A.1 B.6 C.23
18. What is the wind speed of Typhoon “Saola”?
A. 80 kilometers an hour. B. 112 kilometers an hour. C. 170 kilometers an hour.
19. When will Typhoon “damrey” arrive in Zhejiang Province? A. Around 4:00 this afternoon. B. Around 8:00 this evening. C. Around 10:00 this eveing. 20. What is true about the storms? A. They will not affect Shanghai.
B. They have caused a lot of damage in Fujian Province. C. It is unknown when they will end. 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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
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Nick Vujicic is an Australian motivational speaker born with no arms or legs, but the brave man plays football and golf, swims, and surfs. Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enables him to kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up between his toes.
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“I call it my chicken drumstick,” joked Nick. “I’d be lost without it. When I get in the water I float because 80 percent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨).”
When Nick was born, his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit(呕吐). His distraught mother couldn’t bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.
“It was so hard for them, but right from the start they did their best to make me independent. My dad put me in the water when I was 18 months old and gave me the courage to learn how to swim,” said Nick.
Throughout his childhood Nick dealt with the typical challenges. At the age of seven, Nick tried out some specially designed electronic arms and legs, in the hope that he would be more like other kids. During the short trial(试用) period of the electronic arms and legs, Nick realized that even with them, he was still unlike his peers （同辈）at school, and they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly.
“When I was 13 I read a newspaper article about a disabled man who had managed to achieve great things and help others,” said Nick. “I realized why God had made us like this—to give hope to others. It was so inspirational to me that I decided to use my life to encourage others and decided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angry about what I don’t.”
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they fall and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person then my job in this life is done.” By now, he has visited 35 different countries, touring the world as a motivational speaker. 21．What makes it possible for Nick to swim in the water?
A. His small size. B. His small foot. C. His light weight.
D. His big lungs.
22. The underlined word “distraught” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.
A. really crazy
B. cold-blooded
D. bad-tempered
C. extremely upset
23. Which of the following statements is true?
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