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　　荆州中学2015～2016学年度上学期
　　期末考试卷
　　年级：高二科目：英语
　　注意事项: 1.答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上,否则无效。(试卷总分：150分；考试时间：120分钟)
　　第I卷
　　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。听力结束后,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
　　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. Where does the conversation probably take place?
　　A．In the woman’s house.         B．In a hotel.         C．In a supermarket
　　2.Why is the man late for the concert?
　　A．He didn’t catch the bus.        
　　B．He had a car accident.  
　　C．His bike broke down.
　　3.What does the woman imply?
　　A．Betty went shopping yesterday.
　　B．Betty doesn’t like shopping.
　　C．Betty prefers shopping to studying.
　　4.Where does the man think he left his wallet?
　　A．In the restaurant.            B．In the bookstore.        C．In the taxi.
　　5.What are the speakers talking about?
　　A．An actor.                  B．A teacher.              C．A role.
　　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，并标在席卷的相应位置。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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
　　请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
　　6. How did the man travel around the world?
　　A．By car.                B．By motorbike.          C．By train.
　　7. Why didn’t the man choose cycling?
　　A．It was a bit boring        
　　B．It was not adventurous.
　　C．It was unpractical sometimes.
　　请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
　　8. Why does the woman call the man?
　　A．To visit his factory.       
　　B．To invite him to her party.
　　C．To ast his Christmas plan.
　　9. When will the customer come to London?
　　A．On the 20th.            B．On the 22nd.           C．On the 25th
　　10. Where is the factory?
　　A．In London.             B．In Leeds.              C．In Bath.
　　请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
　　11. Why does the man give up the tickets in the lower balcony?
　　A．The tickets have been sold out
　　B．He prefers the seats in the centre.
　　C．There are no four seats together.
　　12. How will the man get the tickets?
　　A．He will collect them himself.
　　B．The woman will mail them to him.
　　C．He will ask his friends to picp.
　　13. When will the man get to the theatre on Thursday night?
　　A．By 6︰00.          B．By 7︰00.            C．By 8︰00.
　　请听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
　　14. Where did the woman go today?
　　A．To a company downtown.
　　B．To a college office.
　　C．To a job fair.
　　15. What is the woman?
　　A．A clerk.            B．A graduate.          C．A manager.
　　16. What can we learn about the IT company?
　　A．It has international branches.
　　B．It is in banking and tourism business.
　　C．It takes on 35 new employees each year.
　　请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
　　17. What should the passengers do with their passports before they get to Italy?
　　A．Lock them away.               
　　B．Carry them at all times.   
　　C．Leave them with their trainmen.
　　18. When should the passengers be in the restaurant car for dinner?
　　A．At about 8︰15 P.m.      B．At about 8︰00 P.m.     C．At about 7︰45 P.m.
　　19. What will the passengers do when the train gets to Italy?
　　A．Change trains.           B．Go on a tour.           C．Have lunch in a café.
　　20. What does the speaker forbid the passengers to do?
　　A．Open the windows on the train.
　　B．Eat their own food on the train.
　　C．Leave the train before it gets to Italy.
　　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）
　　阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　Misery and setbacks are not always as terrible as one imagines. Hard times can offer new ways of looking at life that would otherwise never be known. And if you are a writer, this can be the source of much of your success.
　　Popular British author, Charles Dickens' family could hardly make ends meet. They could only afford to send one of their six children to school. Dickens was not that child. His parents chose to send a daughter, who had a talent for music, to an academy. Then at the age of 12, Dickens' life took another turn for the worse. His father, a clerk, was placed in prison for unpaid debts. And being the oldest male left at home, Dickens