四川省成都市龙泉第一中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期入学考试试题.doc

成都龙泉一中高2014级第四学期开学检测试题英 语第一部分 听力测试（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节（共5个小题：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 does the woman want to do? A. Return her shoes.B. Repair her shoes.C. Buy new shoes.2. Where does the conversation take place? A. At an airport.B. At a hotel.C. At a travel agency.3. Who will probably decide the place to go? A. The man.B. The woman.C. Harry.4. What makes the man so happy?A. Tom will play football with him.B. Tom will tell him the best news.C. Toms father will play football with him.5. What does the woman like to watch in her spare time? A. Advertisements.B. TV plays.C. Art shows.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8题。6. Why is the woman so excited? A. Her grandpa will cook for them.B. Her grandpa will come here.C. Her grandpa will give her a valuable present.7. How does the grandpa come here?A. By plane.B. By bus.C. By train.8. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The grandpa was independent.B. The grandpa will arrive at 6 oclock in the morning.C. The speakers will book a room for the grandpa.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Which two countries will have a football game tonight?A. Brazil and Japan.B. China and England. C. Brazil and England.10. What is the man busy with recently?A. His driving test. B. His final exam. C. His basketball training.11. When will the game start?A. 1:00 a.m.B. 1:00 p.m. C. 11:00 p.m.听第8段材料，回答第12至13题。12. What is the womans problem?A. Her screen isnt clear.B. Her printer doesnt work.C. Her computer has stopped working.13. What is the cause of the problem?A. The screen is too old. B. The printer has no ink. C. The connector was loose.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Landlord and tenant(房客). B. Agent and tenant. C. Agent and landlord.15. What does the woman want the man to do?A. To cut down the rent. B. To discuss with the landlord.C. To do some repair work.16. What is the mans reply for the request?A. He needs time to consider it. B. He thinks it is impossible. C. He cant decide it.17. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman hasnt made the decision yet.B. The man doesnt know how much the rent is.C. The woman doesnt think the house is good.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. How often is the lab class given?A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Three times a week.19. What is the result if one misses 3 lab classes?A. He cant graduate.B. He will get a low mark.C. He will be dropped.20. What is forbidden in the lab?A. Washing hands.B. Wearing short hair.C. Wearing large clothes.第二部分 阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） ( A ) Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy-theyre given after all. Choice can be hard. I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year. Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me, I had just turned 30 years old , and Id been married for a year, I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work since most start-ups dont , and I wasnt sure what to expect, MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, Id been a garage inventor, Id always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion. I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didnt think Id regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and Im proud of that choice, For all of us, in the end, we are our choice.21. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?A. His dream if being an inventor. B. The support of his wife.C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet. D. Millions of exciting titles.22. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.C. He would be always having a doubt if he didnt try.D. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.23. We can know from the passage that _. A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB. the author wanted someone else to try the ideaC. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaD. the author might go back to his boss if he failed24. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Cleverness and Kindness B. The Starting of AmazonC. Following My Passion D. We Are What We Choose( B )No one would much like the idea of eating 61 pounds of tomatoes a day. But if their goodness was put into an easy-to-swallow pill that you were told might prevent strokes(中风) and heart attacks you would probably be putting in an order tomorrow. Researchers believe they may have come up with just that after trials. The daily pill contains a chemical called lycopene (番茄红素) which makes tomatoes red and is known to break down fat in the vessels(血管). A Cambridge University study found taking the pills improved blood flow and the lining of vessels in patients with pre-existing heart conditions. It also increased the flexibility(灵活性) of their vessels by 50 percent. The scientists believe it could limit the damage caused by heart disease-responsible for 180,000 deaths a year, and help cut the 49,000 deaths a year from strokes. They also hope it could benefit those with arthritis(关节炎), diabetes(糖尿病) and even slow the progress of cancer. Each pill is equal to eating around 61 pounds of ripe tomatoes. Studies have shown eating a Mediterranean-style diet rich in tomatoes fish, vegetables, nuts and olive oil can significantly reduce cholesterol(胆固醇) and help prevent cardiovascular disease. Preliminary (预先的) results from a two-month trial, in which the pill was given to 36 heart disease patients and 36 healthy volunteers with an average age of 67, were presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association. It was shown to improve the function of the layer of cells lining blood vessels. It also improved their sensitivity to nitric oxide(氧化氮), the gas which causes the enlargement of the vessels in response to exercise. Ian Wilkinson, head of Cambridge Universitys clinical trials unit, said “These results are potentially very significant and it meets the goal, but we need more trials to see if they translate into fewer heart attacks and strokes.” Further studies are planned, with researchers hoping it could offer a choice for heart disease sufferers who can not take the cholesterol-lowing drugs. Mike Knapton, head of the British Heart Foundation, said, “Although this showed lycopene improved blood flow in people with heart disease, thats a long way from demonstrating that taking it could improve outcomes for people with heart disease. The best way to get the benefits of a good diet is to eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.”25. What can we infer from Paragraph 1?A. We can eat too much tomato food. B. Tomatoes are helpful to strokes and heart attacks.C. Tomatoes will lose healthy elements when were put into pills. D. We had better not eat tomatoes.26. We can learn from the passage that the pills _.A. are at the experiment stage B. can cure all the diseaseC. are widely used among patients D. cost patients so little money27. Who were the volunteers by taking part in the trial?A. Children. B. Youth. C. Working people. D. old healthy people. 28. What Was Ian Wilkinsons opinion on the trial?A. Disappointing. B. Surprising. C. Satisfactory. D. Terrible.（ C ） We know the famous ones-the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells -but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper (雨刮器) ? Shouldn t we know who they are? Joan Mclean thinks so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she' s developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning "who" invented "what" , however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the "why" and "how" questions. According to Mclean, when students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try. " Her students agree. One young man with a patent（专利）for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLean's statement. “If I had not heard the story of the windshield wipers invention,” said Tommy Lee, a senior physics major, “I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rain storm into something so constructive.” Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer. So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn' t be a built-in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper. Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. Its hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan' s traffic light. Its equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett' s innovation that makes glass invisible. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?29. By mentioning "traffic light" and "windshield wiper”, the author indicates that countless inventions are_. A. beneficial, because their inventors are famous B. beneficial, though their inventors are less famous C. not useful, because their inventors are less famous D. not useful, though their inventors are famous30. Professor Joan McLeans course aims to _. A. add color and variety to students' campus life B. inform students of the windshield wipers inventionC. carry out the requirements by Mountain University D. prepare students to try their own invention31. Tommy Lee' s invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _ A. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer B .inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper C. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm D. not related to Professor Joan McLean' s lectures32. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage? A. How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers? B. How to Design a Built -in Device for Cleaning the Window? C. Shouldnt We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper? D. Shouldnt We Develop Invention Courses in Universities? ( D )Tired of Working in Your Country?With over 500 instructors and 20 years of experience, we are the leader in the field of teaching foreign languages. 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To introduce a language school in Japan.B. To hire language teachers to work in Japan.C. To describe working conditions in Japan.D.To make clear the requirements for Japanese teachers.34. We know from the text that those who are going to Japan will _.A. teach English only in Osaka B. receive a degree from a universityC. have free accommodation D. get trained for the job35. If you want to work in Japan, you should _.A. have some working experienceB. know how to use computersC. present good teaching plansD. speak several languages第二节 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，选项中有两项为多余选项。请将答案写在答题卷上。 (每小题2 分，满分10 分)Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesnt mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, youll have to stand up and sayproblem, I dont want you in my life. _36_.Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and childrenthe list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes, colors and feelings. But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on how to solve your problems. Talk about your problems. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. _37_ Talking helps you move on and let go.Write your problems. _38_ When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You ca