定兴三中20152016学年第一学期第二次月考高二英语试卷（考试时间：120分钟 分值：150分）第I卷（共90分）第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分) 第一节 （共5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分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。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15. B. 9.15 C. 9.18答案是B。1 .Where is the woman going with her children？ A. To AustraliaB. To Canada.C. To Japan.2 .How much should the man pay？ A.16.B.32.C.60.3 .What does the woman expect the man to do on Saturday？ A. Celebrate their mums birthday. B. Take Brian out for the day. C. Help Brian move house.4 .What does the woman mean？ A. She doesnt like the job. B .She will take the job right away. C .She isnt sure whether to take the job.5 .What are the speakers mainly talking about？ A. A novel.B. A film.C. A writer.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 .What will the woman do this evening？ A. Attend a party.B. Visit her grandma.C. do some shopping.7 .What does the man advise the woman to do？ A. Make a skirt.B. Buy a handbag.C. Wear a necklace.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8 .Where does the conversation take place？ A. At a hotel.B. At an airport.C. At a police station.9 .What does the man suggest the woman do？A. Wait where she is. B. Make a request for the loss. C. Give him her telephone number.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whats the relation between the speakers？A. Husband and wife.B. Friends.C. Boss and worker.11.Why does the woman look worried？ A .She has been late for work recently. B .She is not getting on well with her boss. C .She has trouble taking her children to school.12.What might the woman think of Alices way to deal with her problem？ A. Practical.B. Strange.C. Wrong.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How long will the course run this year? A. Six weeks.B. Seven weeks.C. Eight weeks.14.What was the woman surprised at？ A. The lack of assistants. B. The condition of weather.C. The number of children15. What new activities can the children have this year？ A. Adventure sports.B. Fun programs.C. Creative classes.16. What is expected about the course this year? A. It will run better.B. It will last longer.C. It will start earlier.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What difficulty did the speaker have when starting to learn French？ A. Grammar.B. Vocabulary.C. Pronunciation.18.Why did the speaker go to France？ A. To settle there.B. To look for a job.C. To continue her studies.19.What did the speaker think of her French after she arrived in France？ A. Poor.B. Acceptable.C. Excellent.20. What is the most important in learning a language according to the speaker? A. Mastering the grammar rules. B. Using the language in real life. C. Knowing a large number of words.第二部分：阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADo you remember the man who contributed a lot to the understanding of British and American English? Noah Webster, born on October 16, 1758, is known for The American Dictionary of the English Language. He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education”. His “Blue-Backed Speller” books were used to teach spelling and reading to five generations of American children. But how much do you know about him beyond that?At the age of 16, Noah Webster began attending Yale College. Unfortunately, he spent his four years at Yale during the American Revolutionary War, and, because of food shortages, many of his college classes were held in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Later, he served in the army.Having graduated from Yale in 1778, Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degree. He had to teach school in order to pay for his education. He set up many small schools that didnt survive, but he was a good teacher because instead of forcing his students to learn, like most teachers did, he rewarded them. He earned his law degree in 1781, but did not practice law until 1789. Once he started he found the law was not to his liking. Webster did not have much money.In 1793, Alexander Hamilton lent him$1500 to move to New York City to edit a newspaper.In December,he founded New Yorks first daily newspaper, American Minerva, and edited it for four years. For decades, he published textbooks,political essays, a report on some diseases, and newspaper articles for his party, He wrote so much that a modernlist of his published works required 655 pages.Noah Webster died on May 28,1843 and was buried in the Grove Street Cemetery.21.Whats the main idea of Paragraph l? A.Websters college education.B.Websters famous dictionary. C.Websters daily routines.D. Websters mainachievements.22.Which of the following best describes Websters life at Yale? A. Tirin