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宜昌市第一中学2015年秋季学期高二年级期中考试

英 语 试 题

命题、审题：彭桔、李蓓、胡文菊 考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分

★祝考试顺利★

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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 does the man?s new T-shirt have on it? A. Some circles. B. Some words. 2. When does the woman want to receive her order? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. 3. What does the woman think of the cover design? A. Colorful. B. Disappointing. 4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a hotel. B. At a travel agency. 5. What are the speakers discussing? A. What to choose as a pet. B. How to look after a dog. C. Whether to keep a cat.

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、7题。 6. How much will the man pay in total? A. $200. B. $400. C. $600. 7. How will the man pay? A. By cheque. B. In cash. C. By credit card. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What does the man do first?

A. Fill out a form. B. Confirm the time. C. Ask about the price. 9. How much should the man pay each month? A. ￡21.00. B. ￡36.50. C. ￡41.50. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What sport does the man have on Tuesday? A. Swimming. B. Basketball. C. Football.

C. Some crosses. C. In the evening. C. Attractive. C. At an airport.

11. What does the man do on Thursday? A. He attends a baseball class. B. He practices football. C. He plays volleyball.

12. Who does the speaker play tennis with at the weekend? A. His classmates. B. His father. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Why is the man ringing the woman? A. To offer help.

B. To invite her to dinner. C. To discuss work schedule.

14. Where will the man go on Monday evening? A. To the woman?s house. B. To a restaurant. 15. What will the woman do on Tuesday morning? A. Attend a meeting. B. Go to the dentist?s. 16. When will the speakers meet? A. On Wednesday morning. B. On Thursday evening. C. On Saturday afternoon.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does the new boss of Radio Western pay attention to? A. Listeners? attitudes to her.

B. Listeners? questions in the show.

C. Listeners? opinions on Radio Western. 18. What did Tony Marsons do last week? A. He hosted Talk Back.

B. He took a few days off work. C. He sent out a letter to the speaker.

19. What was the speaker disappointed at about his trip? A. The food. B. The weather. 20. What advice does John give to the show? A. Provide an after-show online program. B. Answer more questions during the show. C. Invite fewer guests to the show.

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）

C. His teacher.

C. To an airport. C. Go shopping.

C. The locals.

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The English proficiency of Chinese women is much better than that of men, according to a study released in Shanghai yesterday, Chinese women scored three points higher than men in the English Proficiency Index(英语水平指数) released by EF Education, a language training company, mainly English. “This shows that Chinese women are more used to the Chinese education mode”, the report said. “Chinese women use their gift of language to gain success.”

However, Chinese mainlanders? English proficiency ranked second to last in Asia, despite the great time and effort that people devote to learning the language, the report said. China?s mainland is ranked the

36th in the index of 54 countries and regions where English is not the native language. That?s down by seven places comparing with that last year. The Chinese mainland belongs to the low-proficiency level and is ranked just above Thailand in Asia. This year?s index has increased the weight of listening tests, while decreasing the importance of grammar and vocabulary exams, which partly caused the ranking change, researchers said. Moreover, test-oriented(以考试为目的) and rote-based(死记硬背)learning methods often used in China hurt the language skills of Chinese students, education experts said.

The study compared test scores of more than 1.7 million adults in the 54 countries and regions. Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands have the best command of English, while Libya has the lowest English proficiency level. European countries generally performed well. But Italy, Spain and Portugal, some of the countries at the heart of the euro zone crisis, are being dragged down by poor English, according to the report. Singapore is 12th, the best in Asia, followed by Malaysia and India, South Korea, at 21st, and Japan, at 22nd, performed disappointingly low despite their focus on education, the report said. One in every four people frequently uses English at work on China?s mainland, nevertheless nearly 15 percent said they never use English, lower than the world average level, according to the study. 21. What is EF Education?

A. It is a language test organization. B. It is an English teaching school.

C. It is a language training company. D. It is an organization studying human. 22. By what do Chinese women gain success in English learning? A. Cheating. B. Gift. C. Learning by heart. D. Asking for help. 23. What can we learn from paragraph 3?

A. Chinese mainlanders? English proficiency ranked 29th last year.

B. Chinese English proficiency ranked second in 54 countries and regions. C. The Chinese mainland belongs to the mid-proficiency level.

D. This year?s index has increased the weight of grammar and vocabulary exams. 24. Which of the following order is TRUE in the ranking of the English Proficiency Index? A. Denmark > India > Japan > Singapore > Libya B. Denmark > Japan > Singapore > India > Libya C. India>Japan > Denmark > Singapore > Libya

D. Denmark > Singapore > India > Japan > Libya B

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