孝感高中2016—2017学年度高二上学期期末考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟分值：150分注意事项：1. 本试卷分为I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名﹑准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。
3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
4. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30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 are the speakers mainly talking about?A. textbook.B. A friend.C. A present.2. Where is Mr. Fluffs likely to be?A. In his cage.B. In the garden.C. In the kitchen.3. What does the man mean?A. He is tired of eating out.B. The woman is not a good cook.C. The woman should open her own restaurant.4. What will Luke do for his mother?A. Get her the newspaper.B. Get her something to eat.C. Bring her book to her.5.What is the woman’s nationality probably?A. She is Chinese.B. She is American.C. She is French.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．Why has the woman been exercising recently?A．To keep fit．B．To train for a race. C．To lose weight.7．How does the woman feel after running?A．Tired．B．Energetic．C．Sick.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8．Which of the speakers' things is gone?A．The television．B．The man's coat. C．The radio.9．Where do they lose the things?A．In the taxi．B．At home. C．In the company.10．What is the relationship between the speakers?A．Husband and wife. B．Waiter and customer. C．Boss and clerk.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11．Where are the speakers talking to each other?A．On the Internet． B．In a computer store. C．Somewhere in front of a computer. 12．How much will the man pay for the player?A．$1,500．B．$1,100．C．$400．13．What can we learn from this conversation?A．Most people prefer the Internet shopping because of the low prices.B．People can only use credit cards while shopping on the Internet.C．Shopping on the Internet is easier than that in the stores.听第9段材料,回答第l4至l6题。
14．What is the woman?A．A college student．B．A laid-off worker. C．A computer lover. 15．What is she worrying about?A．Her exa m results．B．How to find a job．C．How to send emails. 16．What does the man advise her to do?A．Go to the companies in person. B．Try on the Internet.C．Send out more applications.听第10段材料,回答17至20题。
17．What is the speaker probably?A．An air hostess．B．A woman clerk. C．A flight engineer.18．What is the flight number?A．6157．B．7156． C．7517．19．What should we do in case of emergency according to the speaker?A．Fasten the seat belt. B．Turn off mobile phones. C．Use oxygen masks. 20．When does the speaker give the talk?A．Before a flight．B．During a flight. C．After a flight.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.D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ATravelling BrochureTravelling Information in Melbourne, AustraliaTour Name: Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and KangaroosPrice: Starting from AUD $115 per person●Tour Highlights✧Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm. Enjoy the opportunity to pat and feedkangaroos, wallabies and host of farm animals.✧Watch koalas in their natural habitat at the Koala Conservation Centre.✧View impressive coastal scenery at Nobbies. From the walkway, see Australia’slargest population of fur seals living along the southern coastline.✧Visit the educational and interesting Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre.✧Viewing Platform Penguin Plus —More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stand.● Additional info✧This tour must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your travel date.✧Confirmation for this product will be received within 24 hours, subject toavailability.✧Please remember to bring warm, waterproof clothing on this tour. You may also wishto bring a towel or a rug to sit on at the Penguin Parade viewing platform.●Pricing Policy✧Children aged between 3 and 14 years inclusive qualify for child rate.✧Kids aged 2 years and under travel free of charge, providing they don’t occupya coach seat.Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos Per personSeason Aug 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2013 Tour Code Days of Week Adult ChildTour only Mon…Sun$115.00 $58.00Mon…Sun$140.00 $83.00 Tour includingViewing PlatformPenguin Plus●Travel Voucher (凭据)Please download Travel Voucher from this website. For every confirmed booking you will be required to print a voucher which is presented at the destination. You will receive a link to your voucher by email once your booking is confirmed.21. The visitors will go to all the following places EXCEPT ______.A. Warrook Cattle farm.B. Koala Conservation Centre.C. Australian Eastern coastline.D.Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre.22. Which of the following groups needs to pay $58 per person?A. Adult tourists.B. 2-year-old kids.C. Kids between 3 and 14.D. Babies in arms.23. Tourists are reminded to bring a towel or a rug because _____.A. they will lie on the coastB. they will swim during the tourC. it makes them warmD. they may want to sit on the platformBIt's rare that you see the words "shyness" and "leader" in the same sentence. After all, the common viewpoint is that those outgoing and sociable guys make great public speakers and excellent networkers and that those shy people are not. A survey conducted by USA Today referred to 65 percent of executives who believed shyness to be a barrier to leadership. Interestingly, the same article stresses that roughly 40 percent of leaders actually are quite shy—they're just better at adapting themselves to situational demands. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Charles Schwab are just a few "innies".Unlike their outgoing counterparts who are more sensitive to rewards and risk-ta king, shy people take a cautious approach to chance. Rather than the flashy chit-chat that defines social gathering, shy people listen attentively to what others say and absorb it before they speak. They're not thinking about what to say while the other person is still talking, but rather listening so they can learn what to say. Along the same lines, shy people share a common love of learning. They are intrinsically（内在地） motivated and therefore seek content regardless of achieving an outside standard.Being shy can also bring other benefits. Remember being in school and hearing the same kids contribute, until shy little Johnny, who almost never said a word, cut in? Then what happened? Everyone turned around to look with great respect at little Johnny actually talking. This is how shy people made good use of their power of presence：they "own" the moment by speaking calmly and purposefully, which translate to a positive image.Shyness is often related to modesty. Not to say that limelight-seekers aren't modest, but shy people tend to have an accurate sense of their abilities and achievements. As a result, they are able to acknowledge mistakes, imperfections, knowledge gaps and limitations.Since shy people have a lower sensitivity to outside rewards than outgoing ones, they're more comfortable working with little information and sticking to their inner desires. Shy people are also more likely to insist on finding solutions that aren't primarily apparent. Don't believe me? Maybe you'll believe Albert Einstein, who once said, "It's not that I'mso smart, it's that I stay with problems longer." Obviously, finding certainty where uncertainty is typically popular is a huge plus for any successful person.The myth that shy people are less effective leaders than their outgoing fellows is just a misunderstanding. Make wise use of your personality strengths to lead your business no matter what side of the range you fall on.24. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ___________.A. shy people are sensitive to re wardsB. outgoing people are more careful about chancesC. shy people care more about contentD. outgoing people consider what to learn while listening25. The example of Johnny shows ____________.A. shy people are likely to be modestB. hardworking students speak little in publicC. some students keep silent on purpose at schoolD. shy people may have an advantage in discussion26. We can learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 that ____________.A. shyness contributes to popularityB. success results from devotionC. outside reward leads to insistenceD. uncertainty counts more than certainty27. The author supports his ideas mainly by ____________.A. making contrasts and giving examplesB. giving definitions and presenting reseach resultsC. quoting authorities and making evaluationsD. explaining problems and providing solutionsCNever Talk to Strangers?“Never talk to strangers.” Many children are taught this simple rule as a precaution against abduction(诱拐). In June, 2005, an 11-year-old boy was lost in the Utah wilderness for four days. During that time, he stayed on the path. He saw people searching for him but deliberately hid from them, afraid someone might “steal” him. Eventually, the unfortunate game of “hide-and-seek(捉迷藏) ”didn’t end until his parents appeared.According to the Canada Safety Council, this alarming incident shows how unwise it is to tell children a fear of strangers. The “stranger danger” message can prevent children from developing the social skills and judgment needed to deal effectively with real-life situations. In a difficult situation, a stranger could be their lifeline to safety.To have a child go missing is a parent’s worst nightmare(噩梦). However, abduction by a stranger is much less when compared with other possible reasons for a disappearance. In 2004, there were 67,266 missing-children cases in Canada. Only 31 involved abduction; in most of those cases the abductor was a relative, friend, or person known to the family. There were 671 cases of children wandering off, and 332 cases of abductions by a parent. Almost 80 percent of all cases were runaways. These figures throw doubt on the idea that children should never talk to strangers. Lost children may have to turn to a stranger for help, and must develop the ability to judge what kind of people to approach. The “never talk to strangers” rule does not protect children in the situations they are most likely to face. On top of this, it can be confusing. Adults do not model the behaviour; they often talk to strangers. A child may not know how to tell who is a stranger, and who is not.For young children, nothing replaces close supervision(监管). Pre-schoolers do not understand risk and tend to act without thinking. Children need to develop habits and attitudes that will protect them from the real threats and dangers they may face. The Canada Safety Council encourages parents to give their children age-appropriate positive messages about safety, bearing in mind how youngsters may understand their world.28. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the 11-year-old boy?A. He practiced the “never talk to strangers” rule.B. He hid from the rescuers to avoid possible abduction.C. He eventually showed up after his hide-and-seek game ended.D. He stayed where he was, only expecting the arrival of familiar people.29. Among the possible reasons for the missing-children cases in Canada, which one is the most frequent?A. Being abducted by a parent.B. Wandering off.C. Being abducted by strangers.D. Running away.30. The “never talk to strangers” rule is confusing to children because _________.A. a friendly and attractive person may be dangerousB. adults do not follow the rule and strangers are hard to tellC. the rule can’t protect children in the situation of abductingD. a lost child may have trouble communicating with a stranger31. What is the author’s attitude towards “never talk to strangers” rule?A. Supportive.B. DoubtfulC. Subjective.D. Positive.DIn a class this past December, after I wrote some directions on the board for students about their final examination, one young woman quickly took a picture of the board using her smart phone. When I looked in her direction, she apologized, “Sorry. Was it wrong to t ake a picture?”“I can’t read my own handwriting,”the you ng woman explained. “It’s best if I take a picture of your writing so I can understand the notes.”That remark started a class-wide conversation about taking a picture instead of taking notes. For those in the photo-taking camp, motivations extended beyond their inability to understand their own handwriting. Some took pictures of notes because they knew their phone was a safe place to store material. They might lose paper, they reasoned, but they wouldn’t lose their phones. Some took photos because they wanted to record exactly the manner in which I had noted information on the board. Others told me that during class they liked to be able to listen to the discussion attentively.Yet the use of cameras as note takers, though it may be convenient, does raise significant questions for the classroom. Is a picture an effective replacement for the process of note-taking?Instructors encourage students to take notes because the act of doing so is more than merely recording necessary information—it helps prepare the way for understanding. Encouraging students to take notes may be an old-fashioned instructional method, but just because a method has a long history doesn’t mean it’s out of date. Writing things down engages a student’s brain in listening, visual, and kinesthetic(触觉的) learning—a viewsupported by a longstanding research. The act of writing down information enables a person to begin committing it to memory, and to process and combine it, establishing the building blocks of learning new concepts.Taking a picture does indeed record the information, but it misses some of the necessary mental engagement that taking notes employs. So can the two be equally effective?32. The woman apologized in the class because she_________.A. had the bad handwritingB. missed the teachers’ directionsC. disturbed other students’ learningD. took a picture of the board33. According to the passage, which of the following may NOT explain students’unwillingness to take notes?A. They want to listen more attentively in class.B. They lack proper techniques for taking notes.C. They believe smart phones are much safer for storing notes.D. They want to have the exact version of the notes on the board.34. According to the passage, taking notes by hand__________.A. requires students to think independentlyB. helps students actively participate in learningC. proves to be an old and useless learning methodD. seems unsuitable for students to learn new ideas35. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Note-taking by hand is not out of date.B. A modern way of note-taking is catching on.C. The traditional way of note-taking should be replaced.D. A picture is worth a thousand words.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。