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共72道小题，约4980字。含听力。

　　2015—2016学年度第二学期半期考试
　　高二英语试卷
　　注意事项:
　　1. 本试卷分第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，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。
　　3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，搭载本试卷上无效。
　　第Ⅰ卷
　　第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
　　做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，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 is the woman’s favorite hobby?
　　A Singing songs.       B. Playing tennis.      C.Going shopping.
　　2. Where are the speakers going ?
　　A. To a park.          B. To a cinema.        C. To a restaurant.
　　3. Why is David quitting(放弃） his job ?
　　A. He has been too busy.          B. He has set up a company. C. He has got a better job.
　　4. How will Lily go home?
　　A. By taxi.           B. By subway.          C. By bus.
　　5. What does the woman do?
　　A. A saleswoman.     B. An inspector(检查官） C. A lawyer.
　　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 和 7 题。
　　6. What does the woman plan to do on Tuesday?
　　A. Tasiness trip.   B. Have meetings.    C. Write a report.
　　7. When will the woman see the doctor?
　　A. On Tuesday.         B. On Wednesday.    C. On Friday.
　　听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 和 9 题。
　　8. Who helped the woman choose the photos?
　　A. Her classmates.    B. The man.     C. Her art teacher.
　　9. What was the result of the competition?
　　A. The woman won one prize.      B. The woman won nothing. C. The woman came last.
　　听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
　　10. Where are the speakers ?
　　A. At school.        B. At a travel agency.   C. At a train station.
　　11. What is the most convenient way to travel around Europe?
　　A. By train.         B. By plane.          C. By car.
　　12. How many countries is the man going to visit this summer?
　　A. Two.            B. Three.             C. Four.
　　听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
　　13. Why does the man recommend West Derby?
　　A. It is near the woman ’s workplace.        B. It has many small houses.
　　C. It is not expensive.
　　14. What is the woman’s main concern?
　　A. She can send her children to good schools.  B. She can share low rent.
　　C. She can live alone.
　　15. Who is John Godfrey?
　　A. The man’s colleague.     B.The man’s customer.   C. The man’s boss.
　　16. When will the woman meet John Godfrey?
　　A. On 9th.                B. On 10th.            C. On 11th.
　　听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
　　17. What is the highest temperature in summer in Oymyakon?
　　A. 25℃.                 B. 35℃.              C. 45℃.
　　18. What do people in Oymyakon have now?
　　A. Indoor bathrooms.      B. Cell phones.         C. Televisions.
　　19. What was Oymyakon famous for in the past?
　　A. The extreme weather.    B. Some oldest people in the country.
　　C. A Hollywood actor’s visit.
　　20. What can we learn about Oymyakon from the talk?
　　A. The young people there dream of modern life.
　　B. Ewan McGregor visited Oymyakon in winter.
　　C.A foreigner built the first hotel.
　　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 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A篇
　　Born in the State of New York on May 14th, 1984, Mark erberg was an instant success. In his high school years, he was considered one of top students in the classics, before moving into the arts, sciences, and literature, again picp high marks and receiving academic praise. It earned him admission to Harvard University.
　　As a rebellious but relatively quiet student, he created a website called Facemash in the university– an instantly controversial website that encouraged students to rate each other based on appearance.
　　The site was controversial for several reasons. The first was its illegal use of photographs, which the university and students tooe with. The second was its controversial nature --- not every student like being ranked based on their appearance. The third was its huge resource use ---  while it was hosted on Harvard servers, it was the most popular page in the university’s entire network.