英语黑龙江省海林林业局第一中学学年高二上学期期末考试试题.docx
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英语黑龙江省海林林业局第一中学学年高二上学期期末考试试题
2015——2016学年高二上学期期末英语试题
第I卷(共80分)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项
第一节(共15题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Haveyoueverhadthestrangefeelingthatyouwerebeingwatched?
Youturnedaroundand,sureenough,someonewaslookingrightatyou!
Parapsychologists(灵学家)saythathumanshaveanaturalabilitytosensewhensomeoneislookingatthem.Toresearchwhethersucha“sixthsense”reallyexists,RobertBaker,apsychologist(心理学家)attheUniversityofKentucky,didtwoexperiments.
Inthefirstone,Bakersatbehindunknowingpeopleinpublicplacesandstared(盯着)atthebacksoftheirheadsfor5to15minutes.Thesubjects(受试者)wereeating,drinking,reading,studying,watchingTV,orworkingatacomputer.Bakermadesurethatthepeoplecouldnottellthathewassittingbehindthemduringthoseperiods.Later,whenhequestionedthesubjects,almost allofthemsaidtheyhadnosensethatsomeonewasstaringatthem.
Forthesecondexperiment,Bakertoldthesubjectsthattheywouldbestaredatfromtimetotimefrombehindinalaboratorysetting.Thepeoplehadtowritedownwhentheyfelttheywerebeingstaredatandwhentheyweren’t.Bakerfoundthatthesubjectswerenobetterattellingwhentheywerestaredatandwhentheyweren’t.
Bakerconcludesthatpeopledonothavetheabilitytosensewhenthey’rebeingstaredat.Ifpeopledoubtthe outcome ofhistwoexperiments,saidBaker,“Isuggesttheyrepeattheexperimentsandseeforthemselves.”
1.Theaimofthetwoexperimentsisto ________.
A.explainwhenpeoplecanhaveasixthsense
B.studyhowpeopleactwhilebeingwatchedinthelab
C.studywhetherhumanscansensewhentheyarestaredat
D.provewhyhumanshaveasixthsense
2.Theunderlinedword“outcome”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans ________.
A.value B.result C.performance D.connection
3.Inthesecondexperiment,thesubjects_________.
A.couldtellwhentheywerestaredatB.couldtellwheretheyweren’tstaredat
C.couldn’ttellwhotheywerestaredatorwhotheystaredat
D.couldn’ttellwhentheywerestaredatorwhentheyweren’t
4.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?
A.Peoplearebornwithasixthsense.
B.Theexperimentssupportparapsychologists’idea.
C.Thesubjectsdonothaveasixthsenseintheexperiments.
D.Peoplehaveasixthsenseinallplaces.
B
Mr.Bakerlivedinanoldandlowhouse.Hiswifewasblindinbotheyesandthetwochildrenwereveryyoung.Allhisfamilyoftenwenthungry.Hehadnothingbutasmallpieceoffield.Oneautumnhegrewsomewheatinhisfield.Hehopeditwoulddowellbecauseallfamilywoulddependonit.Thewholewinteritoftensnowed.Andthenextspringthewheatwasdoingwell.Mr.Bakerwashappy.OnedayMr.Bakerwenttowatchhiswheat.Tohissurprise,alotofcropswereeatenupbyahorse.Hebecameangrybutcouldnotfindoutwhosehorsehadeatenthem.Hethoughtthehorsewouldgothereagain.Sohedecidedtostayinhisfieldandtriedtocatchthehorse.
Afewdayslaterayellowhorsecameinhisfieldagainandbegantoeatthewheat.Mr.Bakerranafteritquickly,withastickinhishand.Butthebeastranmuchfasterthanhe.Hetriedhisbest,butcouldnotcatchupwithit.
Thenextmorning,whenMr.Bakerwasworkinginhisfield,hesawtheyellowhorsepullingcarriageontheroad.Hepickedupastickatonce,ranclosertothehorseandbegantobeatitup.
Thedriverwassurprisedandstoppedhim.Heasked,“Whyareyoubeatingmyhorse?
”
“Ithasnothingtodowithyou,”Mr.Bakersaidangrily.“ThebeastknowswhyI’mbeatinghim!
”
5.WhatwasMr.Baker?
A.Adriver B.Afarmer C.Akeeper D.Adoctor
6.WhywasMr.Bakerhappyatfirst?
A.Becausehefoundoutthebeastthatateuphiswheat.
B.Becausehewouldsoongetagoodharvest.
C.Becausewheatwasdoingwell.
D.Becausehisfamilywouldnotgrowanymorewheat.
7.Mr.Bakertriedhisbesttocatchthehorseto____________.
A.sellitforsomemoney B.beatitup
C.makeitworkforhim D.findouttheownerofthehorse
8.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Thehorseknewthatithaddonewrong.
B.Thehorsehadnothingtodowiththedriver.
C.Thehorsebelongedtothedriver.
D.Thehorseknewwhosewheatithadeatenup.
C
AnewwordhassuddenlybecomewildlypopularinChina—“tuhao”—whichlooselymeans“nouveauriche”.Therehavebeenmorethan100millionreferencestotheword“tuhao”onsocialmediasinceearlySeptember.
It’sbeingusedtodescribeeverythingfromthenewpeople’sdailybuilding,toexpensivecelebrityweddingsfullofmillionaires,andthenewgold-colorediPhone.
InChinese“tu”meansearthand“hao”meansrich.Tosaysomeoneistuhaoistoimplytheycomefromapoorpeasantbackground,andhavemadeitrichquickly—butdo