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淮安市2014—2015学年度第二学期期末高二调研测试

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说明：1. 本试卷共12页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。

2. 在答题纸的密封线内填写学校、班级、姓名、考号等，密封线内不要答题。

3. 请将所有答案均按照题号填涂或填写在答题卡/纸相应的答题处，否则不得分

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

1. Where will the woman go first?

A. To the beach.

B. To the bank.

C. To the bathroom.

2. What does the woman mean?

A. The man forgot to do his hair.

B. The man forgot to put on a tie.

C. The man is wearing clothes that don’t match.

3. How does the woman probably feel?

A. Annoyed.

B. Hungry.

C. Excited.

4. Why didn’t the man answer the phone?

A. He lost it.

B. He didn’t hear it.

C. His phone ran out of power.

5. Who did the woman want to call?

A. James.

B. Drake.

C. Daniel.

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 does the man order?

A. Hot dogs and fries.

B. Burgers and fries.

C. Sandwiches and sodas.

7. How much does the man give the woman as a tip?

A. Three dollars.

B. Two dollars.

C. One dollar.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Where are the speakers?

A. In a car.

B. On a boat.

C. On a motorcycle.

9. What is the woman doing?

A. Looking at a paper map.

B. Trying to find a website.

C. Using a phone to give directions.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the man like about YouTube?

A. Watching funny home videos.

B. Learning about the special TV channels.

C. Putting his own videos on the website.

11. What kind of meals do the guys make in Epic Meal Time (《超级开饭时间》)?

A. Low fat meals.

B. Unhealthy meals.

C. Vegetarian meals.

12. What happens to the meals in the end?

A. They are tasted by the audience.

B. They are given to the homeless.

C. They are eaten by the cooks and their friends.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Their vets.

B. Money spent on pets.

C. Ways to buy dogs’ medicines.

14. What is the man’s dog’s name?

A. Brett.

B. Fargo.

C. Ferguson.

15. What doesn’t the woman like about her vet?

A. The limited services.

B. The prices her vet charged.

C. The difficulty of getting an appointment.

16. What isn’t one of the man’s suggestions?

A. Going to his vet.

B. Looking online.

C. Going to a special pet store. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When will the fire arrive close to Lakewood?

A. By six o’clock in the evening.

B. By five o’clock in the evening.

C. By six o’clock in the morning.

18. Where shouldn’t residents go to escape the fire?

A. Springfield.

B. Western Hill.

C. Point Cabina Station.

19. How long will it take residents to reach the safe zone?

A. Less than ten minutes.

B. Less than twenty minutes.

C. Less than thirty minutes.

20. What are residents advised to do before they leave?

A. Leave all pets behind.

B. Stay calm and do not panic.

C. Tell the state police where they are going.

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