注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必用2B铅笔在“考生号”处填涂考生号。用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己所在的学校以及自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型(A)填涂在答题卡相应位置上。 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选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。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．作答选做题时，请先用2B铅笔填涂选做题题组号对应的信息点，再作答。漏涂、错涂、多涂的，答案无效。 5．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，收卷时只交答题卷。I 听力：（共两节，满分15分）第一节： 听力理解：（4段共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）听下面一段对话，回答第1—2题。How long has the man been working?Two hours. B. Two and a half hours. C. Three hours.What happened to the man last time?A. He was late for work. B. He was scolded by Maria. C. He broke a coffee cup.听下面一段对话，回答第3—5题。What is the man most probably?A. A teacher. B. A salesman. C. A scientist.What does the woman want the robot to do?A. Talk with her. B. Do her homework. C. Do the housework.What do we know about the robot from the conversation?A. It is not for sale at the moment. B. It can do a lot of dangerous work. C. It doesn’t operate on batteries.听下面一段对话，回答第6—8题。Which grade was the new student in?A. The third grade. B. The fourth grade. C. The fifth grade.What could the new student do when he met his new classmates for the first time?A. Do experiments with them. B. Recognize them by their names. C. Immediately remember their names.What does the new student usually like to do after class?A. Spend time with teachers. B. Help the elderly with shopping. C. Shake hands with the sixth graders.听下面一段对话，回答第9—10题。What does the woman think of Linda?A. Intelligent and pretty. B. Popular and lovely. C. Hard-working and smart.What will the man probably do next?A. Go to the library. B. Go to the dormitory. C. Go to the teaching building.第二节：听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为11—15的空格中。Get your children to11.______ and succeed in school.Make sure children are 12.______Require children to 13.______ in class.Make children 14.______Teach children 15.______Ⅱ 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分） 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were 16 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her. Seizing the 17 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 18__ explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 19 that the child was missing. Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In __20 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 21__ picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. At that moment, the great piano master made his 22 , quickly moved to the piano, and __23 in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.” Then 24 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 25 experience. The audience was strongly 26 . That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish (实现 on our own is hardly 27 . We try our best, but the 28 aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 29 can be beautiful.Next time you set out to 30 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”16.A. seatedB. satC. dressedD. rested17.A. factB. difficultyC. opportunityD. risk18.A. actuallyB. occasionallyC. fortunatelyD. eventually19.A. discoveredB. toldC. acceptedD. offered20.A. joyB. trustC. horrorD. pleasure21.A. quicklyB. personallyC. generallyD. innocently (纯洁地.A. entranceB. disappearanceC. arrangementD. opening23.A. shoutedB. repeatedC. promisedD. whispered24.A. turningB. bendingC. risingD. handing25.A. creativeB. effectiveC. annoyingD. fearing26.A. addicted(入了迷的B. invitedC. attackedD. attracted27.A. abnormal (反常的B. remarkable (卓越的C. unimportantD. ordinary28.A. goalsB. intentionsC. resultsD. purposes29.A. luckilyB. trulyC. slightlyD. fortunately30.A. overcomeB. enjoyC. accomplishD. become第二节：语法填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的 词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31—45的相应位置上。They reached an agreement that would be __________ ( benefit ) to both sides.I have a very busy life with no time __________ ( sit ) around feeling sorry for myself._________ ( badly wound ), the whale soon died.Please look after my house during my ___________ ( absent ) .I saw James __________ ( hold ) up in the water by Old Tom.Anyone will be punished if he __________ ( obey ) the laws.I could see he was terrified of __________ ( abandon ) by us.I am happy __________ ( find ) many things I can do.__________ pausing we jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bay.Both he and I __________ ( satisfy ) with the result.The meeting is held __________ ( annual ).What a sweet victory __________ ( envy ) by those women!__________ ( reflect ) that this was her last chance, she was very careful.It will take several days for your computer _______ ( repair ) .__________ ( look ) after my pets properly takes a lot of time but I find it worthwhile.III 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABarack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs—what do they have in common? They are, of course, all Americans. And according to a survey by social networking site badoo. com, they all best illustrate(举例说明) the word “cool”. But just what does it mean to say someone is “cool”? Most would answer that it is something to do with being independent-minded and not following the crowd. Yale University art professor Robert Farris Thompson says that the term “cool” goes back to 15th century West African philosophy(哲学). “Cool” relates to ideas of grace(优雅) under pressure. “In Africa, ” he writes, “coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness, silence, and life. ”The modern idea of “cool” developed largely in the US in the period after World War Ⅱ. “Post-war ‘cool’ was in part an expression of war-weariness (n. 厌战情绪. . . it went against the strict social rules of the time, ” write sociologists Dick Pountain and David Robins in Cool Rules:Anatomy of an Attitude. But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for “cool” in the hugely successful 1955 movie Rebel without a Cause. Dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the authorities. He always gets the girl, smokes cigarettes, wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies(欺凌弱小者). In the movie, Dean showed what “cool” would mean to American you广东省东莞市南开实验学校2015-2016学年高二下学期起初考试英语试题
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