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北京临川学校2015-2016学年下学期高二月考英语试题

第一卷（选择题 共100分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

1. What’s the man’s plan for tonight?

A. To see a movie B. To see his brother C. To do some reading

2．What’s the woman’s favorite music?

A. Country music B.Jazz C. Rock

How is the weather today?

A. Cool B. Warm C. Hot

How much did the dress cost the woman?

A. 40 dollars B. 60 dollars C. 120 dollars

What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A. A restaurant B. A meal C. A sad experience

第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料并回答第6至7题。

6.Why didn’t the woman go to the lecture yesterday?

A. Because she was injured B. Because she disliked the topic

C. Because she couldn’t afford the time

7. What was the lecture mainly about?

A. Car accidents B. Space C. Wildlife

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.How does the man probably look now?

A. Tall B.Overweight C. Fit

9. What is the woman doing there?

A. Doing shopping for a trip B. Looking for a place to eat fast food

C. Going sightseeing with her husband

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What kind of book is the man reading?

A. A novel B. A non-fiction C. A textbook

11. How did the man get the book?

A. He borrowed it from the library B. He bought it from a bookstore

C. He borrowed it from someone

12. Where are most probably the two speakers?

A. At home B. In the classroom C. In the reading room

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What did the man do during the 2015 Special Olympics?

A. He competed in a sport B. He interviewed some athletes

C. He watched the closing ceremony

What do we know about the 2015 Special Olympics?

A. About 5,600 athletes took part in it B. Over 165 countries sent athletes to it

C. It was held in the city of Macau

What event did Ian Wong take part in?

A. Track and field B. Golf C. Swimming

16. How many people performed better than Kirk Wint in his event?

A. 2 B. 3 C.4

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What may be served to go with the dishes?

A. Imported German beers B. Beers form around the world

C. Nice wine from around the world

18. How long is lunch served from Wednesday to Friday?

A. For three hours B. For Three and a half hours C. For four and a half hours

19. On which day is lunch NOT served at the restaurant?

A. Saturday B. Friday C. Wednesday

20. What is the text meant to ?

A.To advertise German beers B. To introduce traditional German foods

C. To advertise a German-owned restaurant

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Technology is making life easier for some dairy farmers.They use robotic systems to milk their cows.These systems are designed to reduce labor and increase milk production.

Cows are trained to follow a series of paths that lead to the milking stations.Only one cow at a time can enter the station.Once inside，the cow is rewarded with food.As the cow eats，a robotic arm cleans and connects the animal to the milking machine.A few minutes later，the milking is completed.The gate is lifted.The cow leaves and the next cow enters.The robotic systems are designed to operate twenty-four hours a day.Cows are milked on average about three times a day.Some are milked four to six times a day.The cows wear collars(颈圈) around their necks that identify them to the system.A computer keeps records on their eating and milking.A cow is released from the station if the computer decides it should not be milked.The system also measures the temperature and color of the freshly produced milk.Milk is thrown away if it does not pass the tests.Cows need two to four weeks to learn to use the robotic milking systems.Once trained，the cows no longer require human assistance，unless something goes wrong.

Professor Plaut heads the Department of Animal Science at Michigan State University.She believes the systems will attract especially the next generation of farmers who are more interested in technology and less interested in working all the time on the farm.Still，she says the price of robotic milking systems will continue to limit their use.Doug Suhr has more than one hundred milking cows on his farm.Last year it became the fourth farm in southeast Minnesota to get a robotic milking system.A recent story in a local agricultural newspaper said the first robot cost $175，000 and the second cost $150，000.Doug says the increase in milk production reaches a high of more than 6kg per cow per day.

21．Under robotic milking systems，______ decide(s) whether a cow is suitable to be milked.

A．the robotic arms B．the dairy farmers C．the cows themselves D．a computer

22．When is human assistance needed during the milking?

A．When the cows enter the milking station every morning.

B．When a robotic arm connects a cow to the milking machine.

C．When the cows are trained to use the robotic milking system in the first two to four weeks.

D．When the temperature and color of the freshly produced milk are measured.

23．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the last paragraph?

A．Since Doug got the robotic milking system，milk production on his farm has increased.

B．The price of milking machines decreases $25，000 every year.

C．Doug has the largest farm in southeast Minnesota.

D．There are four farms in southeast Minnesota that have robotic milking systems so far.

24．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A．the price of robotic milking systems will greatly decrease

B．robotic milking systems are still too expensive to be popular

C．most farmers are too old to use robotic milking systems

D．robotic milking systems don't need to work at night

B

Should parents ever hit their children?

Research suggests many of us are likely to respond “no”, and public support for spanking（打屁股） has been falling over the years．But surveys also show that 75 percent to nearly 90 percent of parents admit to spanking their child at least once．

I was raised in a zero-tolerance home for disrespect, and my parents often turned to physical punishment．And, no, I don' t feel I was damaged by it．

Nothing is more annoying than watching ill-mannered behavior from children．

But there is data to suggest that a return to old-school spanking isn't the answer．

Two years ago, Newsweek reported that it had found data suggesting that teens whose parents used physical punishment were more likely to become aggressive．

Murray Straus, professor
at the University of New Hampshire in America, has studied the topic of children and spanking for decades．He said that children who were physically punished have lower IQs than their peers．It may be that children with lower IQs were more likely to get spanked, but the punishment may have been counterproductive （反作用的） to their mental development, as well．

Some researchers make the argument that occasional open-handed smacks （用巴掌打） on the bottom are not only harmless but can have some benefit．

Last year, Marjorie Gunnoe, a psychologist at Calvin College, studied teens who have never spanked．There are a greater number of children growing up without ever having been physically punished．Gunnoe’s research suggests they don' t turn out any better than those who were sometimes spanked．

There are some parents who simply cannot control their tempers （脾气）．But I still believe that the best parents are the ones who are able to offer fair and firm discipline without ever turning to physical punishment．

25．According to the first three paragraphs, the author was probably hit by her parents when____________.

A．they were dissatisfied with her grade

B．she showed no respect for the elder

C．they cannot control their temper

D．their discipline turns out to be not strict enough

26．According to Murray Straus, children who are physically punished ____ __．

A．are less aggressive toward others when they get older

B．have slower physical development

C．benefit from occasional spanking

D．may develop lower IQs than their peer

27．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A．40 percent of children grow up without ever being spanked

B．Children who suffer less physical punishment are better students

C．Occasional open-handed spanking on the bottom are mentally harmful

D．Researchers disagree over whether smacking is mentally harmful to children

C

A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “Wait a minute” someone might say, “are you talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?”

The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for briefcase (公文包) and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “Hello, class. I’m Mr. Davis.” Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.

I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.

“All right then,” I said. “Okay, here we go.” Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forests of hands. Every student would yell. “Calm down, you’ll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!”

A terrible silence ruled the room, and