1、C.$120.C. He is kept alone in his room.C. At a coffee shop.B. Chatting on the phone.B. It should be strictly forbidden.B. He doesnX like it at all.莆田一中20102011學年度上學期期末考試試卷高二 英語選修6一、聽力（30分，每題1.5分）第一節（聽下面5段對話，每段僅讀一遍）.How much did the woman pay for the blouse?A. $60.B. $100.Why is Tony crying?A. He has

2、 to sit still. B. He lost his pet dog.Where are the speakers?A. At a restaurant. B. At a train station.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Chatting on the Internet.C. Some interesting chat sites.What does the woman think of cloning?A. It has no side effect at all.C. It may cause trouble to

3、 humans.第二節（聽下面5段對話或獨白，每段讀兩遍） 聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。.Why does the man refuse to go cycling?A. He is not good at it.C. He isrit in the mood for it.What do the speakers agree to do?A. Play table tennis. B. Go hill walking. C. Have a barbecue. 聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。.Where are the speakers?A. At a show.B. At a meeti

4、ng.C. At a party.Why will Andrea come here late?A. She has another appointment.B. She doesrt know what to wear.C. There is something wrong with her work.What do we know about the man?A. He is wearing a lovely yellow hat. B. He got the shoes from his mother.C. He was lucky to get a new job.聽第8段材料，回答第

5、11至13題。.What can the woman do at the festivals?A. Buy paintings. B. Have a picnic. C. Talk with painters. What do we know about the paintings at the festivals?A. Most of them are modern paintings. B. Most of them are landscapes.C. They are from different countries.When will the international exhibit

6、ion start?A. At 3:00 p.m. on Sunday.B. At 11:00 a.m. on Sunday.C. At 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。. How will the man go to the interview tomorrow?A. He will drive there.B. He will go there by taxi.C. The woman will drive him there. What kind of job does the man want to get?A. A salesman.B

7、. An engineer. C. A translator.What impressed the woman most?A. The mans German.B. The mans experience.C. The mans business skills. How does the man feel about his interview tomorrow?A. He is sure hdl make it.B. He is worried about it.C. He is looking forward to it.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。.What do we know

8、 about the kitchen?A. It has good light.B. The dog loves it best.C. The family have all the meals here.What has been in the speake is family for generations?A. The chairs.B. The table. C. The cooker.What can the speaker see through the window?A. A park.B. The street.C. A garden.二、單項選擇（共15分，每題1分）.We

9、are still at the airport. If it weren t for the delayed flight, we the concertright now.A. can beB. must have enjoyedC. would be enjoyingD. should have enjoyed. I know nothing about him he is an advanced engineer.A. apart from B. except for C. besides D. except that. I d like to go the Blue Moon Res

10、taurant because I prefer soft music while eating. Loud music makes me tense!A. My pleasure. B. How so? C. At your service D. Me too!. The picture on the wall is painted by my nephew.A. having hung B. hanging C. hangs D. being hung. Have a good rest because you need to energy for the tennis match thi

11、s afternoon.A. leaveB. saveC. holdD. get. My money. I must draw some before I have none in hand.A. has been run outB. is running outC. has run outD. is being run out. Don t expect too much of him. After all, he is a child of intelligence.A. averageB. strange C. slight D. common28.our invitation to t

12、he ceremony made us rather disappointed.A. The presidents not acceptingB. The president not to acceptC. The president did not acceptD. The president would not acceptAfter four months of investigation, he was found guilty and lost his job of it.A. as a consequenceB. at a consequence C. in the result

13、D. with the resultYoud better your diet rather than eat the same thing all the time.A. changeB. varyC. transform D. differ-I wonder that has made him so upset these days.-Losing his newly-bought computer, I am afraid.A. what is it B. what it isC. why is itD. why it is.to train his daughter in Englis

14、h, he put an ad. like this in the paper, , an English teacher for a ten-year-old girl.A. Determined; wantedB. Determined; wantingC. Determine; wantedD. Determining; wanting. -Do you need any help, Lucy?-Yes. The job is I could do myself.A. less than B. more thanC. no more thanD. muchmore.all day, he

15、 was terribly hungry.A. Having not eatenB. Eating nothingC. Not having eatenD. Nothing having eaten35. The story was written in a style to the age of the youth.A. properB. suitable C. appropriate D. fit三、完形填空（共30分，每題1.5分）I was brought up in a small mountain area. My parents 36 the necessities of lif

16、e 37 they couldn gtve much more. If I asked my father 38 a pair of jeans, he would say,“If you want them, make the money and buy the39 . ” Hewasn t being mean; he just couldn 40 them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.When I 41 from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boo

17、t camp at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily 42. These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock thebattles. Completing these tasks successfully 43 discipline , team-work and responsibility. It didn t 44 whether you were bla

18、ck, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the 45 of the company.I went 46 to graduate from the U. S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I 47 most was the counseling玲詢）meetings I 48 with the family members of the men and women in my 49 , trying to help th

19、em deal with the long periods of 50 . These proved popular and word of them spread. 51 I was being asked to give encouraging 52 to business groups, educators and kids across the country.But I consider the boot camp my first real 53 , and my life is still guided by the 54_lessons I learned there. It

20、taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to 55 it.36. A providedB. gotB. butC. madeC. soD. boughtD. or37.A. while38.A. aboutB. withC. forD. of39.A themselvesB. ourselvesC. yourselfD. myself40.A. payB. findC. produceD. afford41.A. cameB. retu

21、rnedC. escapedD. graduated42.A. drillsB. tasksC. exercisesD. reports43.A. includedB. askedC. requiredD. met44.A. matterB. meanC. existD. work45. A goodB. bossC. restD. right46.A. outB. onC. awayD. off47.A. tookB. hatedC. enjoyedD. did48.A.endedB. beganC. continuedD. held49.A. chargeB. situationC. po

22、sitionD. choice50.A. lessonsB. meetingsC. trainingD. separation51.A. Long beforeB. Before longC. As usualD. Once againA. performancesB. descriptions C. speechesD. giftsA. vacationB. placeC. jobD. travelA. importantB. bitterC. normalD. difficultA. gain四.閱讀理解（共B. achieveC. showD. match20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分

23、）I was brought up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves. Most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping persp

24、ectives 觀點）by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in.With this unshakable belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has

25、 to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people writing can one discover what works, what does

26、n t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, whvoice he has.Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction 儀； 學作品）.As a law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter-the volume （量）of what I have to read for classesevery week means there is li

27、ttle time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my o

28、wn armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldnt necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.What can be inferred about the author as a child?A.He never watched TV.B.He read what he had to.C.He found reading unbelievable.D.He considered readingpart of his life.The un

29、derlined word voice in the second paragraph most probably means.A.an ideaB.a sound qualityC.a way of writingD.a world to write aboutWhat effect does reading have on the author?It helps him to realize his dream.It increases his interest in worldwide travel.It makes his college life more interesting.I

30、t opens up a wider world for him.Which of the following can be the best title of this text?A. Why do I Read?B. How do I Read?C. What do I Read?D. When do I Read?BWe all know that sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on

31、 the grassland, you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environmentSome sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water . Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used

32、 to keep its course s （球場）in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areasThere are many environment-friendly sports . Power walking is one of them that you

33、 could take up today. You dont need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes; and you dont have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power

34、 walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and have better weight controlWhatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be green gyms . They are better replacements

35、 for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces There is no special requirement for you to start your membership . And best of all, its free.Which of the following is the author most probably in favor of?A.

36、Cycling around a lakeB. Motor racing in the desert.C. Playing basketball in a gymD. Swimming in a sports center. What do we know about golf from the passage?It needs water and electricity to keep its courses greenIt causes water shortages around the worldIt pollutes the earth with chemicals and wast

37、es.It is popular in Portugal and SpainThe author uses power walking as an example mainly becauseA. it is an outdoor sportB. it improves our healthC. it uses fewer resourcesD. it is recommended by expertsThe author writes the passage toshow us the function of major sportsencourage us to go in for gre

38、en sportsdiscuss the major influence of popular sportsintroduce different types of environment-friendly sportsCRaising a teenager is just like fighting a long war for many parents, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is

39、about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents point of view, the only cause of their

40、fight is their adolescents unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trappedIn this article, I ll describe three n-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win s

41、ituation is quarrels over unimportant things. Examples includ e the color of the teen shair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming b

42、attle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesn t matwhat the topic is politics, the laws of physics or the proper way to break an egg the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person

43、 is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority someone who actually knows something and therefore to command respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real pro

44、gress 64. Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict?Both can continue for generations. B. Both are about where to draw the lineC. Neither has any clear winner D. Neither can be put to an end 65. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?A. The teens blame their par

45、ents for starting the conflict.The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflictThe teens accuse their parents of misleading themThe teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents 66. Parents and teens want to be right because they want to.A. give orders to the otherB. know m

46、ore than the othergain respect from the otherD. get the other to behave properlyWhat will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?Causes for the parent Veen conflictsSolutions for the parent 十een problemsExamples of the parent Veen warFuture of the parent-teen relationshipDEdu

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49、titute, 350 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix: $195-$220: www. thebni, com. (602) 716-2028.Digital Kids World Summer Camp: a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, July 30 through Aug. 17. For kids 6-14. Choose from a variety of technical classes, such as comic book design and video game design. Morning and after

50、noon camps held in weekly sessions (一段時間).Digital Kids World, 5070 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $150 weekly for kids 6-9; $225 weekly for kids 10-14. www. digitalkidsworld, com. (602) 445-3925.Kids Advanced College Progra: m Mondays through Thursdays, July 30 through Sept. 19. For ages 8-14. Classesinc

51、lude lively computer design, engineering and writing. Prices and times vary. Paradise Valley Community College, 18401 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $99-$379. HYPERLINK . (602) 787-6804.Camp Zoo Mondays through Fridays, July 30 through Aug. 13. For ages 4-14. Younger kids work with smaller animals, basic car

52、e giving and art projects, while older children explore animal medicine. Morning afternoon, evening and full-day sessions available. Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix. $153-$280 per week. www. . (602) 273-1341.According to the passage, these activities are mainly intended for.A. college st

53、udents B. teachers C. parents D. childrenIf Mary, aged 12, wants to learn how to behave well, which of the following will she choose?A. Barrow Institute Summer Camp. B. 21st Century Princess Program.C. Digital Kids World Summer Camp. D. Kids Advanced College Program.Which of the following can offer

54、you information about animals and animal medicine?A. (602) 716-2028.B. (602) 273-1341.C. www. digitalkidsworld. com.D. HYPERLINK .According to the passage, we know that .all these activities are held in the same city21st Century Princess Program lasts the longestthe price of Camp Zoo is the highest

55、per weekKids Advanced College Program is popular with plant loversEHow Much to TipYou re out to dinner. The food is delicious and the service is fine. You decide to leave a big fat tip. Why? The answer may not be as simple as you think.Tipping, psychologists have found, is not just about service. In

56、stead, studies have shown that tipping can be affected by psychological reactions to a series of different factors from the waiteri cesocfiwords, to how they carry themselves while takingorders, to the bill s total. Even how much waiters remind customers of themselves can determine how much change t

57、hey pocket by the end of the night.“ Studies before have shown that mimicry實仿)brings into positive feelings for the mimicker, wrote Rick van Baaren, a social psychology professor.“These studies sithat people who are being mimicked become more generous toward the person who mimics them.”So Rick van B

58、aaren divided 59 waiters into two groups. He requested that half serve with a phrase such as, “Coming up! ” Those in the other half were instructed to repeat the orders and preferences back to the customers. Rick van Baaren then compared their take-home. The results were clear it pays to mimic your

59、customer. The copyca吸仿者)waiters earned almost double the amount of tips to the other group.Leonard Green and Joel Myerson, psychologists at Washington University in St.Louis, found the generosity of a tipper may be limited by his bill. After research on the 1,000 tips left for waiters, cabdrivers, h

60、air stylists, they found tip percentages in these three areas dropped as customers bills went up. In fact, tip percentages appear to plateau (達到穩定水平)when bills topped $100 and a bill for $200 made the worker gain no bigger percentage tip than a bill for $100.“That s also a point of tipping, Green sa