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　　2015-2016学年度第二学期
　　高二级英语科期末考试试卷
　　本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共14页，满分140分，考试用时120分钟。
　　注意事项：
　　1．答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考号、座位号等相关信息填写在答题卡指定区域内。
　　2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B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，再选涂其它答案；不能答在试卷上。
　　3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
　　4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。
　　第Ⅰ卷
　　第一部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
　　第一节 阅读理解（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）
　　Experience the newly opened Grand Canyon (大峡谷) West Skywalk in Colorado. Departing from Grand Canyon’s South Rim by Airplane to Grand Canyon’s West Rim, you will land and take a ground tour to the Skywalk! Walk on air for 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West.
　　This Skywalk has been open since March 28, 2007. Daily visitorship to the Skywalk has been over 4,000 people. Please be patient to enjoy your moment on the Skywalk.
　　After you have experienced the one and only Grand Canyon Skywalk Glass Bridge, you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and tar Airplane for a flight back to the South Rim of the Canyon. This is a tour never to be forgotten as you will have walked on air over the Grand Canyon.
　　Tour Itinerary (行程)
　　Tour Duration 5.7 Hours The Grand Canyon Adventure Skywalk
　　Flight from Grand Canyon South Rim to Grand Canyon West 1 Hour Experience a bird’s-eye view of the Grand Canyon as you mar way to Grand Canyon West.
　　Light Lunch at Guano Point at Grand Canyon West 2 Hours You’ll be taken by bus to Guano Point with breathtaking views of the western part of the Grand Canyon where the Calorado River makes its way into Lake Mood. Every table for lunch has a view.
　　Walk on the World Famous Skywalk 1.5 Hours Finally you’ll board your bus to Eagle Point, home of the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Now it is time for you to walk on air for 70 feet over the Grand Canyon.
　　Flight Back to Grand Canyon South Rim 1.2 Hours After time on the Skywal’ll return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and return to Grand Canyon South Rim in time for dinner and sunset.
　　1. This advertisement is for __________.
　　A. Grand Canyon West     B. Grand Canyon South
　　C. Grand Canyon        D. the Skywalk
　　2. The package fee does NOT cover the cost of _______.
　　3. According to the Tour Itinerary, the route is ______.
　　A. South Rim→Guano Point→West Airport→Eagle Point→West Airport→South Rim
　　B. South Rim→West Airport→Guano Point→Eagle Point→West Airport→South Rim
　　C. South Rim→West Airport→Eagle Point→Guano Point→West Airport→South Rim
　　D. South Rim→West Airport→Eagle Point→West Airport→Guano Point→South Rim
　　（B）
　　Alex Pang’s amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or computer. And that, he claims, is pretty much all of us. When we’re not online, where we spend four months annually, we’re engaged in the stressful work of trying to get online.
　　The Distraction Addiction is not framed as a self-help book. It’s a thoughtful examination of of how technological advances change consciousness. A “professional futurist”, Pang urges an approach which he calls “contemplative (沉思的) computing.” He asks that you pay full attention to “how your mind and body interact with computers and how your attention and creativity are influenced by technology.”
　　Pang’s first job is to free you from the common misconception that doing two things at once allows you to get more done. What is commonly called multitasking is, in fact, switch-tasking, and its harmful effects on productivity are well documented. Pang doesn't advocate returning to a pre-Internet world. Instead, he as to “take