1华鑫中学 2015-2016 学年第一学期第二次月考试卷 高二英语第一部分第一部分 听力听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节 (共 5 小题)听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。1.How often does the restaurant offer its dinner specials?A. Twice a day. B. Twice a week. C. Once a week.2.When did the woman make a speak?A. This morning. B. The day before yesterday. C. Yesterday.3.Which are sold in the store?A. Computers. B. Furniture. C. Eggs.4.What does the woman probably do?A.A nurse. B. An editor. C.A teacher.5.How will the man probably go downtown.?A. He is likely to take a bus.B. He is likely to take a taxi.C. He is likely to take the underground.第二节 (共 10 小题)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6，7 题。6.How long will the woman take her holiday this year?A. Six weeks B. Four weeks. C. Ten weeks.7.Where will the woman spend her summer vacation?A. At home. B. In Europe C. In America听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。28.Which of the following is true?A. The two speakers play the violin and take pictures together.B. The man and the woman have similar hobbies.C. The man and the woman have different hobbies.9.What are they going to do?A. They are gone to travel together.B. They are going to play instruments together.C. Each is going to show his or her hobby to the other.10.How old is woman right now?A.13 B.18 C.35听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.How many people will attend the meeting?A. Two B. Three. C. Four.12.Which day is fine with the two speakers?A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Friday.13.What is Roland going to do on Friday?A. Go to Washington. B. Meet his friend. C. Stay at home.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14.When does the woman play her pop record?A.When she is at home.B.When she takes part in parties.C.When she performs in the concert.15.Where does the woman listen to jazz?A.On the Internet. B.On the tape recorder. C.On the radio.16.What is the man mainly studying in England?A.English B.Music C.Painting17.Who can visit the are museum for free?A.All but children. B.Children and art students. C.All but foreigners.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18.Who is the man probably speaking to?3A.Children B.Students. C.Teachers.19.Where is the speaker?A.In the classroom. B.In the library. C.In the office.20.How does the man treat his job?A.He doesnt care about it. B.He is serious about it.C.He is tired of it.第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 60 分）分） 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 45 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 ANew York, 10 November 5:27 pm, yesterday. Biggest power failure in the citys history.* Thousands of people got stuck in lifts. Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and 22nd floors of the Empire State Building. “There were twelve of us. But no one panicked. We passed the time telling stories and playing word games. One man wanted to smoke but we didnt let him. Firemen finally got us out.”* “It was the best night weve ever had,” said Angela Carraro, who runs an Italian restaurant on 42nd Street. “We had lots of candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying candles on their trays. The place was full and all night, in fact, for after we had closed, we let the people stay on and spend the night here.”* The zoos had their problems like everyone else. Keepers worked through the night. They used blankets to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm. While zoos had problem keeping warm, supermarkets had problems keeping cool. “All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted,” said the manager of a store in downtown Manhattan. “They were worth $ 50,000.”* The big electric clock in the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started ticking again at 5:25 this morning. It was almost on time.21Throughout the period of darkness, Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were _.A. nervous B. excited C. calm D. frightened22In what way was the night of November 9 the best night for Angela Carraro?4A. She had a taste of adventure.B. Burning candles brightened the place.C. Business was better than usual.D. Many people stayed the night in her restaurant.23How long did the power failure last?A. Nearly 12 hours. B. More than 12 hours.C. Nearly 24 hours. D. More than 24 hours.BMany people write to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writers full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his vo