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　　河北定州中学2016-2017学年第一学期高四第二次月考英语试题
　　第Ⅰ卷　(共90分)
　　第一部分　听力(共两节, 满分30分)
　　第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
　　听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的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. What is the woman’s nationality?
　　A. Australian.  B. American.    C. Indian.
　　2. Why was the woman able to get an A on the test?
　　A. She read the whole textbook.
　　B. She reviewed all the notes.
　　C. She attended every lecture.
　　3. What does the man plan to do on the weekend?
　　A. Host a dance party.
　　B. Visit Bill with the woman.
　　C. Help the woman with a party.
　　4. When will the woman meet the man tomorrow?
　　A. At 10:00 am.    B. At 10:30 am. C. At 11:00 am.
　　5. What do we know about the man?
　　A. He worked abroad for a few years.
　　B. He is planning to go to Canada.
　　C. He wants to meet the woman again.
　　第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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至7题。
　　6. What did the woman do a quarter of an hour ago?
　　A. She left her purse on the table.
　　B. She went to the restroom.
　　C. She came back from the restroom.
　　7. Where was the purse found?
　　A. On the table.          B. In the restroom.    C. Under the table.
　　听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
　　8. Who invited the speakers for Thanksgiving last year?
　　A. The man's brother. B. The woman's sister.    C. The man's sister.
　　9. What does the woman ask the man to do?
　　A. Go shopping with her.
　　B. Cook a big turkey for her.
　　C. Help her make some sandwiches.
　　听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
　　10. What are the man’s hobbies?
　　A. Fishing and collecting stamps.
　　B. Reading and watching TV.
　　C. Watching TV and collecting stamps.
　　11. What does the man say about the woman?
　　A. She is popular.    B. She is bad-tempered.     C. She lacks patience.
　　12. Where does the conversation probably take place?
　　A. In a library.    B. By a lake.   C. At a cinema.
　　请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
　　13. What is the relationship between the speakers?
　　A. Teacher and student.
　　B. Interviewer and interviewee.
　　C. Manager and clerk.
　　14. Why did the man leave his previous job in the bank?
　　A. His family moved to another place.
　　B. He had never gotten a raise.
　　C. He just wanted to make a change.
　　15. What are the man's best qualities?
　　A. Hard-working and responsible.
　　B. Faithful and energetic.
　　C. Smart and capable.
　　16. What do we know about the man?
　　A. He worked for a private company for three years.
　　B. He took a part-time course in Finance and Trade.
　　C. He doesn’t have much experience in sales.
　　请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
　　17. What did Don buy in the men’s department?
　　A. A gray suit and two pairs of trousers.
　　B. A blue suit and two pairs of trousers.
　　C. A gray suit and one pair of trousers.
　　18. Where is the shoe department located?
　　A. Opposite the men’s department.
　　B. Opposite the shirt department.
　　C. Opposite the sweater department.
　　19. Why did Bob fail to buy a sweater?
　　A. There were no sweaters in his size.
　　B. There were no sweaters he could afford.
　　C. There were no sweaters that looked good on him.
　　20. How did Bob and Don go home?
　　A. On foot.           B. By bike.         C. By bus.
　　二、阅读理解
　　“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy –they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.”––Jeff Bezos.
　　I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
　　I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.”That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think