C. It can increase one’s confidence.

2015-2016学年度上学期期末考试高二英语试题

时间120分钟 总分150分

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. Why does the man need help? A. He is not familiar with the area. B. He couldn’t get in touch with his friends. C. He doesn’t know where to play baseball. 10. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a park. 11. What time is it now?

A. 2:00.

B. 3:00.

C. 4:00.

B. In a hotel.

C. At a subway station.

第I卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

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. What has the woman done? A. She has typed a paper. B. She has written another report. C. She has changed some numbers. 2. What is the woman going to do? A. Get on a bus. A. A newspaper.

B. Get out of a car. B. A novel.

C. Wait there for the man. C. Movie reviews. C. It looks cool to wear.

3. What are the speakers talking about? 4. Why does the woman buy a new jacket? A. It is perfect for skiing. 5. What does the woman mean? A. She doesn’t like opera.

B. She would like to go with the man. C. She prefers to see the opera another day.

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. How do people usually feel after agreeing to do something they don’t want to? A. Angry.

B. Sad.

C. Comfortable. C. Friendship.

7. What does it take to say “no” to others? A. Consideration.

B. Courage.

8. What does the woman think of rejecting requests? A. It usually harms friendships.

B. It can sometimes improve relationships.

B. It was on sale.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 12. Where does the conversation take place? A. At the airport.

B. In a restaurant.

C. On a bus.

13. Why does the woman like San Francisco? A. There is less traffic there. B. People there are friendly.

C. It has many good foods and much good music. 14. Where does the man come from? A. Pennsylvania.

B. San Francisco.

C. Washington D.C.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. What’s the purpose of the man’s call? A. To find Tony Parker.

B. To book a room. B. Single rooms.

C. To confirm his reservation. C. Double rooms. C. Tomorrow afternoon.

16. What kinds of rooms does the woman handle? A. Standard rooms. A. This evening.

17. When will Tony call the man back?

B. Tomorrow morning.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. When did the speaker start playing basketball? A. In primary school. A. About three hours. A. He taught himself.

B. In high school. B. About two hours. B. Sonny taught him.

C. After high school graduation. C. About one hour. C. Skip taught him.

19. How many hours did the speaker play basketball every morning? 20. How did the speaker learn to shoot?

第二部分：阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)

高二英语 第1页 共7页

第一节: (共15小题，每小题2分) 阅读下列短文，并从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

After the examination, the doctor told my parents my sight would get worse and that I would lose my sight finally. On the way home from hospital, no one said a word. One day, would I only imagine the scenery beyond the glass rather than see it?

That September, I entered middle school. Most nights I had homework that included an armful of books to read. To keep up with other children, I took great trouble to finish the task. With my nose a couple of inches from the page, I was tired easily. What’s worse, after I had read several pages on my own, the words slipped off the page into inky pools.

However, then I did not have audio books and electronic devices like kids do now. Instead, Mom volunteered to read out loud. Mom worked part-time, cleaned the house, cooked and spent time with Grandma. In spite of being so busy, she showed up in my room like clockwork. She put on her reading glasses. Mom always thought those glasses made her look old. To me, she looked like a teacher.

In my room, Mom’s voice raced with the ticking of the clock. Being forced to focus on listening, I found a way to keep my marks up and compete with the other kids. When the teacher asked a question, I raised my hand with confidence. Teachers praised me for having a good memory. Reading removed my fear for my failing sight, reading also made me curious about other people’s challenges and how they managed. Though I could not use my eyes to fix on each passage, my mind lit up with every new book.

True to what the doctor said, the worst came, but thanks to Mom, my sense of hearing now allows me to “see”. This was the most precious gift from a mother to her child.

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