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四川省巴中市平昌中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期第二次月考（5月）试题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What happened to the man’s car?
A. It is hit by another car. B. It is completely destroyed. C. The man crashed his car into a tree.
2. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a bank. B. At a hotel. C. In a store. 3. Why does the woman look thinner now?
A. Because she has lost some weight. B. Because she has grown taller. C. Because she has been on a diet. 4. What is the woman looking for ?
A. A young woman. B. A wristwatch. C. A man about 20 years old. 5. How does the man feel about the woman’s being late?
A. He is totally fine with it. B. He is very annoyed with it . C. He doesn’t want her to be late again.
第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 科§听下面 5 段对话或独白。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 didn’t the woman take an umbrella? A. She thought the sunny spell would continue.
B. The weather report said it would be sunny in the afternoon. C. She lent her umbrella to the man. 7.What was the weather like in the afternoon?
A. It was sunny. B. It rained heavily. C. It was cloudy and windy. 8. Which statement is true according to the dialogue? C. The man wishes the weather were more predictable. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。 9. What would the man like to do ?
A. Run his own farm. B. Get up early every morning. C. Help his uncle on his farm. 10. What is the man tired of?
A. Physical work. B. 9 to 5 office work. C. Getting up early every morning. 11. What do we know about the woman?
A. She would love to escape the city life for a while. B. She would like to work on a farm too.
C. She is totally into the city life. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。 12. What does the man like?
A. Buying things online. B. Looking at things on the Internet. C. Anything technological. 中小学最新教育资料
A. The woman likes sunny weather. B. The man enjoyed the rain very much.
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13. Why does the woman not buy things online?
A. She is worried about the quality . B. She is worried about safety. C. She is worried about prices. 14. How does the man prevent safety issues from happening?
A. By buying from real stores. B. By using advanced facilities. C. By buying from reliable companies with safe websites. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。 15. What does the woman do?
A. A policewoman B. A librarian. C. A student. 16. When did the man return the book?
A. On a rainy day . B. On September 17. C. On September 7. 17.How does the woman feel?
A. Angry. B. Patient. C. Serious. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
18. What did the speaker use to do after class?
A. Play sports. B. Write short stories. C .Read inside the classroom . 19. When did the speaker fit in?
A. In middle school . B. In high school . C. In the college . 20. What is the speaker’s favorite activity now?
A. Traveling around the world. B. Reading books. C. Talking about her writing.
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)
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WASHINGTON The head of the World Bank says for the first time in human history, it is possible to end poverty around the world．Jim Yong Kim told a Washington audience Tuesday, he wants to make ending world poverty by 2030 a top goal for the bank and governments around the world．
World Bank President Jim YongKim says that the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality are wide, urgent and a matter of survival of millions．
\people living in extreme poverty, 870 million who go hungry every day, and 6.9 million children under five dying every year,\．
But Kim told a Washington audience that the previous successful efforts to cut the number of people living in extreme poverty by half give them hope．
\are at an auspicious moment in history, when the successes of past decades and an increasingly favourable economic outlook combine to give developing countries a chance--for the first time ever--to end extreme poverty within a generation,\．\must be to ensure that these favourable circumstances are matched with deliberate decisions to realize this historic opportunity．\
Kim says success will require increasing the speed of economic growth, particularly in South Africa and South Asia．
But he warned that civil unrest(动乱)could happen if economic growth does not help people at all income levels, and also include women and youth．
Kim says that the World Bank and other development agencies will have more resources to get this job done right．\． 中小学最新教育资料
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However, Kim warned that all the progress in fighting poverty could be destroyed by climate disasters unless the nations of the world do more to prevent climate change． 21．In the opinion of Jim Yong Kim, world poverty _____．
A．is not quite hard to end by 2030 B．exists only in Africa and Asia
C．will be sure to disappear by 2030 D．is difficult but hopeful to end by 2030 22．The underlined word \． A．unforgettable B．urgent C．disappearing D．important 23．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．The key of ending world poverty is preventing climate change
B．A top goal - ending world poverty will possibly be achieved by 2030 C．The success of ending poverty - economic growth D．The progress in fighting poverty
B
Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I checked my e-mail. Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed（推特简讯）. Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation, but my head wasn’t.
So this year I made up my mind to try something different: withdrawal（退出）from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m bad at self-control. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife.
The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past, making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration （沮丧）. I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan. Largely cut off from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for the radio—and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had to do what I had planned to do all along: read books.
This experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem. I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “I don’t need it,” I said.
However, as we return to post-vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when I’m back at work?
There are times when the need to know what’s being said right now is great. I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation （诱惑）to check my e-mail every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two
I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive. Here I hope this one worked.
24. What do we know about the author’s last summer vacation? A. He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view.
B. His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel.
C. He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable. D. He hated himself for acting as if he were working on vacation. 25. What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year?
A. He handed his iPad to his wife. B. He cut off his cellphone signal. 中小学最新教育资料
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C. He refused to cheat in his house. D. He listened to the radio most of the time. 26. When back at work, the author will probably choose to ________.
A. stay away from the Internet for ever B. continue to read more and more books C. keep control of when and how to use the Internet
D. stop checking what is being said right now completely
27. What is the author’s opinion of a great vacation in the passage?
A. A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day.B. A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued.
C. A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wishes to. D. A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative.
C
The IC bus cards are free to applicants of any age who meet any of the following criteria: First of all, If you are a person who lives, works, attends school or pays property taxes in Beijing, you are eligible to receive a Beijing IC bus card free of charge. Adult and teen users may either apply online or in person at any Beijing IC bus location. Second, Applications for children ages 11 and under must be completed in person, and require the signature of a parent. When you apply for a card online, you will receive a 7-digit temporary barcode(条码). This allows you to set a secret code. After you receive your permanent barcode, which is required to borrow materials, search IC bus databases, or reserve a computer, you must renew your card.
Renew or Validate Your Card
All adult, teen and child IC bus cards for cardholders must be renewed every three years. New IC bus card applicants who applied for a card online must renew their card before full cardholder privileges can be extended. Cardholders can visit any Beijing Public Transportation location to present the required forms of identification in order to renew or validate their card. Cardholders may also email copies of the required forms of identification to patronaccounts@nypl.org. Alternatively, this information may be faxed to 212.621.0278.
Forget Your Secret Code?
If you forget your secret code, you can provide the IC bus card with a valid email address, and click on the link ---“Forgot Your secret code?” A link with instructions on changing your secret code will be sent to the email address on your account, giving you a brief period of time to update your information. You must select a 4 digit numeric secret code, with no repeating or obvious numbers (e.g. 1234 or 2222). If you have not provided us with a valid email address, you may visit a IC bus card location to reset your secret code.
28. Who can’t apply for a Beijing IC bus card for free?
A. Those who work in Beijing. B. Those who travel in Beijing.
C. Those who live in Beijing. D. Those who go there for further study. 29. Children ages 11 and under________.
A. are required to apply for a free IC bus card online B. must apply for a IC bus card in person with a parent C. should change their IC bus cards every three years D. can enjoy extended privileges before renewing the card 30. IC bus cards may NOT be renewed _______.
A. by email B. by fax C. by phone D. in person 中小学最新教育资料
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31. Which of the following can be a secret code?
A. 1368 B. 5188 C. 5678 D. 8888
D
Have you ever heard of donating blood? Medical workers on board collect blood from volunteers. The blood is then stored up and given to people who have lost a large amount of it due to accidents or diseases. Blood is one of the most important substances (物质) supporting our lives. But for now, the only way we can get more of it is through donation. And donated blood has its own problems. First of all, certain blood types are extremely rare. Type O negative blood (O-), for example, only exists in 7 percent of people, according to Sunday Times. There are fewer donors and therefore there isn’t enough of this type of blood for everybody who needs it. In addition, donated blood comes from various people, which means that it has to be examined carefully for disease such as hepatitis (肝炎) and HIV to make sure that it’s safe for transfusion.
This is why scientists all over the world have been trying to make blood in labs. And now, someone finally succeeded—Marc Turner at the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service has produced blood fit for transfusion, reported Forbes.
Unlike many other scientists, who have tried to make blood substitutes by mixing up different ingredients together, Turner chose to grow blood directly from human stem cells (干细胞). He developed a special technique to create a chemical environment similar to that in our bone marrow (骨髓). This environment encourages stem cells to develop fully into red blood cell.
According to Turner, his version of artificial blood is unlikely to contain disease viruses or produce side effects. And the best part is that what he managed to produce was type O- blood. Not only is it a rare blood type, it’s also a universal type, which means it can be transfused into any patient. The new blood is scheduled for human tests in 2016. However, Turner stressed that the new study should not be taken as a signal for people to stop donating blood because it could be another 20 years before the artificial blood can be manufactured on a large scale. “It is one thing to bake a cake and another thing to bake a cake 100 times the size,” said Turner. “It’s not just a matter of putting in 100 times the ingredients.”
32．According to the text, a potential danger of blood transfusion is that_____.
A. it is impossible to store up large amounts of blood B. blood transfusion may lead to some terrible infections C. it is very hard to find matches for certain blood types D. blood transfusion often leads to serious side effects
33．The study Marc Turner did is different from those of many other scientists in that _____.
A. he grew artificial blood using human stem cells
B. he was able to discover the special function of type O- blood C. he produced the first artificial blood in the world
D. he used special ingredients to produce artificial blood cells 34．We can know from the text that__________.
A. people with type O- blood can receive blood transfusion from anyone B. the practice of blood transfusion will end in 20 years
C. the new blood produced by Turner has been experimented on human beings D. the artificial blood produced by Turner will be a safe and universal type 35. Which of the following words best describes Turner’s attitude towards the application of his artificial
blood?
A. Pessimistic. B. Doubtful. C. Cautious. D. Uninterested. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 中小学最新教育资料
