仙桃、潜江、天门2016年春季学期期末考试高 二 英 语 参考答案
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
1—5 ABCAC 6—10 AB AC B 11—15 CA ABC 16—20 BBABC
21—23 ABC
本文是应用文。文章介绍了家庭摄影大赛的四幅获奖作品。
21. A。推理判断题。根据第一段中的It was taken with a camera fastened to my husband's chest及wonderfully creative and powerfully visual可知，这幅作品是把相机固定在Anna Marriage丈夫的胸前拍摄的，因此它的拍摄方式很特别，呈现出来的视角也不同寻常。
22. B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的This picture has our three children playing in a sand hole on the beach可知答案。
23. C。细节理解题。通读全文可知，只有18岁以下组的两幅作品介绍中提到了宠物狗。再根据Rhiane Cunningham在介绍自己的作品时，以自己的宠物狗为主题及Hope Simpson的作品是一张全家福（This is a photo of me, my mum and dad, my brother and our dog）可知，只有Rhiane Cunningham的作品是以宠物为主的。
24—27 AACD
本文是记叙文。人类让卷尾猴先适应人类社会的家庭生活，然后接受更多的训练，从而能更好地为四肢瘫痪者服务。
24. A。推理判断题。根据第一段中的trains monkeys to be helpers for quadriplegics以及第二段中的This close human contact is important to help it develop a strong attachment to people可知，卷尾猴与人类的亲密接触是为了将来更好地为四肢瘫痪者服务，也能更好地适应它日后所处的人类社会的家庭生活。
25. A。词义猜测题。根据第二段中的it is placed with a foster family以及该词后的in a human environment可猜测，卷尾猴是被“养育（reared）”在人类环境里的。
26. C。推理判断题。根据第四段中卷尾猴所受到的训练以及最后一段提到的It is ready to work in the home of a quadriplegic可知，卷尾猴被送回训练中心就是要让它学会如何去帮助四肢瘫痪者。
27. D。细节理解题。根据第四段中的Each time it obeys her command, Lisa gives it a grape. Winston learns that it will get a reward if it exhibits the correct response可知，卷尾猴接受的是反应和奖赏训练。
28—31 DCCB
本文是议论文。美国一些大学鼓励高中毕业生在入学前休学一年做其他事情，对此许多家长感到很担忧。
28. D。细节理解题。根据第二段中的... tired of riding the academic conveyor belt from preschool all the way to university. They're burnt out. Or not quite ready. Or they want to explore a few interests before deciding what to study in college可知，学生们想要休学一年主要有三个原因：一、一直上学太累了，需要暂时抽离；二、没有对大学生活作好准备；三、不知道自己的兴趣所在，所以决定不了大学应该选择什么专业。故选D项。
29. C。推理判断题。根据第三段中的But a gap year does not mean that a student will remain degree-less forever ... evidence from admissions officers across the country says very few actually leave college without finishing their courses不难推测，家长们主要担心孩子们休学一年后不愿意再回学校完成学业。
30. C。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的The reason behind higher education's support of the gap year is clear: Better-prepared students mean higher completion rates可知，休学一年后的学生对大学生活准备得更充分，重返校园后能更加专注学习，因此毕业率也更高，这就是一些大学鼓励这一行为的原因。
31. B。推理判断题。根据全文内容，尤其是第三段中的Taking a gap year can actually make kids more focused and ready for future academic life可以判断，作者支持休学一年的做法。
32—35 DBDA
本文是说明文。文章介绍了谷歌新推出的智能装置——Nest恒温器。
32. D。推理判断题。根据第一段中的He'd sometimes forget to turn down the thermostat when he traveled, which raised his heating bills. But he hasn't had to worry about that since buying one of Google's Nest thermostats可知，Andy Law有时外出时忘记调低恒温器的温度，以致取暖费用大增。不过，自从他买了谷歌的Nest恒温器，他就不用担心这个问题了。由此可推断，Nest恒温器帮助Andy Law节约了取暖费用。
33. B。推理判断题。根据第二段中的so the Nest thermostat first provides a good example of what is fast coming down the road可知，谷歌的Nest恒温器跨出智能装置领域的第一步，由此可推断，许多这类的智能装置仍“在设计阶段（on the drawing board）”。
34. D。推理判断题。根据第三段中的the Nest thermostat can understand what its owners want以及After four days, Nest learns enough to keep the house as hot or cold as the person generally prefers at different times可知，通过几天的设置，Nest恒温器能够掌握主人平常对温度的具体喜好。
35. A。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的 “Nest Leaf,” which gives the user feedback whenever the temperatures they set save energy ... a green leaf appears on the thermostat可知，每当使用者设定的温度有助于节能，Nest恒温器就会出现一片绿叶为使用者提供反馈。
36—40 FGACD
话题：语言学习
本文是说明文。一项研究统计出在英语中常用的100个高频词。
36. F。F项中的the top 100 words 与该空后的these top 100 words相呼应。
37. G。G项举例说明了该空前提到的the top 10 words in English (the, be, to, of, and, a, in, that, have, I) make up 25% of all the words we use。
38. A。第二段提到高频词的出现使得学好英语看似很容易，该空后提到由中心词可以衍生出很多词，前后形成对比，A项符合语境。
39. C。根据该空后举例说明run一词有很多意思可知，C项符合该语境。
40. D。根据该空后提到学会中心词即可猜测其它短语的意思可知，D项符合该语境。
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41. A.42. C.43. A.44. B.45. A.46. A.47. C.48. C.49. A.50. D.
51. B.52. B.53. D.54. A.55. B.56. C.57. B.58. D.59. C.60. C.
本文是说明文。文章说明了孩子在一个家庭中的出生顺序会影响孩子的个性发展。
41. A。第二段具体介绍The oldest children, The youngest children以及middle children，由此可知此处填middle符合语境。
42. C。根据该空前的an only child可知，此处指没有兄弟姐妹的独生子女，填with。
43. A。根据下文可知，此处指出生顺序影响我们“成为（become）”什么样的人。
44. B。根据下文可知，此处指不同出生顺序的孩子在家庭中用各自“不同的（different）”方式获得优势。
45. A。根据该空后的do everything correctly可知，最大的孩子总是努力做得 “完美（perfect）”。
46. A。根据前一句可知，最小的孩子习惯了别人给予自己，所以他们可能更 “关心（concerned about）”自己而不是别人。
47. C。根据该段第一句中的gain an advantage in the family可知，此处填advantages。
48. C。由rebel和peace可知，该空前后形成对比，故用But表转折。
49. A。50. D。独生子女常常可以想要什么“得到（get）”什么，他们不需要 “争夺（competition）”父母的时间和财产。
51. B。“与成人呆在一起的时间长”与“驾驭语言的能力强”之间是因果关系，故填because。
52. B。根据下文的make them competitive and hardworking可知，独生子女也会有很多“压力（pressure）”，压力使得他们有竞争意识并很努力。
53. D。一些人“发现（find）”出生顺序理论与他们自身的情况相符。
54. A。与前一句形成对比，该空表示其他人认为出生顺序理论不“起作用（work）”。
55. B。根据下文的具体说明可知，此处指很多不同的“情况（situations）”可能改变出生顺序对个性的影响。
56. C。这些变化因素“包括（include）”每个孩子的性别、年龄以及兄弟姐妹的数量。
57. B。该空所在句子谈到文化和教育这两个变化因素，故用also符合语境。
58. D。联系上文可知，出生顺序理论应用于家庭，故此处填family符合语境。
59. C。根据上文中的change the effects of birth order on personality可知，此处填personality。
60. C。人类很复杂，但那并不意味着我们不能从出生顺序理论中学到“一点东西（something）”。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
61. has changed 62. a 63. what 64. encouragement 65. happily
66. But 67. fifth 68. thinking 69. independent 70. knew
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Your problem is ＼a common among middle school students. Maybe the following can help you. First all，believe in yourself. Your greatest problem is you lack(缺少) self-confidence. The first thing you must do is to smile at your classmates. One smile speaks about your wish to make friends than any word. Your smile will show that you are friendly to . Next， talking with a student who is as shy as you or who the same interest as you. You can discuss your studies with a classmate，and you can talk about your hobbies as well. anyone is in trouble，you should be ready to help him or her. Once you have confidence，you can make as many friends as .
笫二节 书面表达（满分25分）
参考范文
To whom it may concern，
I’m one of your customers. I ordered a set of Bookworm Series on your website two weeks ago，but I didn’t receive them until yesterday. And much to my disappointment，the books were so poorly packed up that the cover of one book was torn. To make matters worse，it is not a complete set，as I found one book missing.
I’m sorry to have received such poor service，and I believe I have every right to ask you to deal with this problem. I hope that you either return my money or deliver a new set of books to me. Besides，I’d like to be informed of the process of your dealing with my complaint.
Looking forward to your reply.
Li Hua
听力原文
(Text 1)
W：I want to see the film in English in the cinema．
M：I have a VCD here. Here it is．
W: Thanks a lot. It’ll save me a trip out.
(Text 2)
W: Hi, Rob. Shall I see you at your house?
M: Well, I’m just finishing some homework at school. Can you come and meet me here? We can go to the restaurant later.
W: OK.
(Text 3)
W: Dad, remember you and Mum have to come to the school this evening to meet all my teachers.
M: I know. It starts at a quarter past six, doesn’t it? So we can leave home at ten to six and walk there together.
(Text 4)
M: The newspaper says it will be rainy today.
W: Really? I doubt it. Look! The sun is out, and there is not one cloud in the sky. You must be looking at the paper from the day before yesterday.
(Text5)
M: I'd like to go to a Chinese restaurant tonight. Where is the best place?
W: The best one is a little far from here. You'll probably want to take a taxi instead of a bus.
M: Don't worry. I can use Mike's car tonight.
(Text 6)
W: Garden Hotel. May I help you?
M: Oh, this is James Turner. Last week I booked a double room and a room for three from the 3rd to the 6th of April.
W: Oh, yes Mr. Turner. I remember.
M: And now I’d like to book a single room, for a workmate, for the 4th of April.
W: Let me see. Oh, I’m very sorry, Mr. Turner, but we’re fully booked on April 4th, because of a great show. Well, you can try another hotel nearby. It’s newly-opened.
M: OK, but I need to tell my workmate about that first. Thanks a lot.
(Text 7)
M: You are Linda Powell, from Britain, aren't you?
W: Yes, I am. I registered online for this summer course on February 15. Are you Mr. Lee?
M: Yes. I'm one of the teachers for this course. I hope you enjoy your time here studying Chinese. What do you major in at your college?
W: I major in architecture. I want to learn more about Chinese culture.
M: This is a two-month course. When will you have to return to Britain?
W: I'll be returning to London this coming December.
M: OK, good. I hope you'll gain a lot from our summer course.
(Text 8)
M: Molly, come and get your dinner. I cooked your favorite.
W: Thanks, Dad. It’s Sunday today, and I’m going on the plane to Aunt Diane’s city on Wednesday. Shall I pack my bags on Tuesday?
M: Yes, that’s fine, Molly.
W: Who’s meeting me at the airport?
M: Well, Aunt Diane and Uncle Matt will be at work, but your cousin David can meet you.
W: Good! What clothes will I need? I know it’s hot there now.
M: Yes, but it rains a lot. You can borrow an umbrella or a jacket if it’s wet. Just pack your dresses.
W: OK. What will we do while I’m there?
M: Well, I know Diane wants to show you the forest.
(Text 9)
M: Zara, what do you do to celebrate Thanksgiving?
W: Some years everybody comes over to our place here in Boston, but other years we go to my sister, Suki’s house in New York, or sometimes we go to my mum and dad’s house in Florida.
M: Where did you celebrate last year?
W: Everyone came to stay with us.
M: And who cooked for everyone?
W: Well, we all did really. I did the turkey. Suki made her famous apple pie for dessert. Grandma brought me some fresh fruit and vegetables from her garden.
M: And what about all the cleaning up after the party?
W: Oh, we all do that together. Thanksgiving is the only time I see some of my family. We all live so far apart. That’s why I love Thanksgiving so much. You should come next year and see what it’s all about!
M: I’d love to.
(Text 10)
W: The full football match will be after the news at 6 o'clock. Now, the other big event this weekend was the New York Marathon. To bring us up to date with the news from New York, here's Martin.
M: Yes, it's all over here in New York. The biggest event of the afternoon for the visitors in Manhattan's Central Park was the arrival on the line of the two Britons, Ranulph Fiennes and Mike Stroud. Fiennes and Stroud crossed the line together with an official time of 5 hours 25 minutes and 46 seconds and will surely be in the Guinness Book of Records. Perhaps the most surprising thing about this achievement is that Ranulph Fiennes suffered a heart attack earlier this year and had a heart operation just three months ago. But at the party tonight in New York's Central Park to celebrate the end of the race, their fans were disappointed to find that Fiennes and Stroud were not there. A spokesman for the British Heart Foundation said that they are completely tired and they have gone home. They caught a plane to London earlier this morning. Fiennes has gone to join his wife before going into hospital for a check-up on his heart next week. Stroud has gone to London for a day of rest before returning to work on Tuesday morning. This is Martin reporting from New York's Central Park.
W: Thank you, Martin. It is now six o'clock, Greenwich Mean Time.