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湖北省宜城市第二中学学年高二下学期开学考
高二年级英语试题
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.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
A.Walkindoors.B.Goshopping.C.Walkbythewater.
2.Whereisthemangoing?
A.CityHall.
B.Thetrainstation.
C.TheChildren'sMuseum.
3.Whatdidthewomanlearn?
A.Sheworkedbadly.
B.Sheshouldn'tlietoherparents.
C.Lyingdoesn'tusuallywork.
4.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthemanandhiscat?
A.Alittleunhappy.B.Extremelyangry.C.Understanding.
5.Whydidthemaninvitethewomantotherestaurant?
A.Shelovestoeatmeat.
B.Shelovestotrynewthings.
C.Therestauranthasgreatvegetarianfood.
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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;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.Accordingtotheman,howoftenshouldshoesbereplaced?
A.Every200miles.B.Every300miles.C.Every500miles.
7.Whatisthewomanmostconcernedabout?
A.Savingmoney.
B.Protectingherfeet.
C.Buyingfashionableshoes.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthenews?
A.Puzzled.B.Excited.C.Worried.
9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Motherandson.B.Husbandandwife.C.Brotherandsister.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Howdoesthewomanfeelafterhikingupthesestairs?
A.Shefeelssotired.
B.Shedoesn'tfeelverytiredactually.
C.Shefeelsrefreshed.
11.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Hewastootired.
B.HethoughthewasatthetopoftheGreatWall.
C.Hefrankallthewater.
12.Whatwastheweatherlikethismorninginthecity?
A.Itrained.
B.Theairqualitywasbad.
C.Itwasabeautifulday.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthenecessaryconditionwhenthemanhiresapersonalshopper?
A.Fillingintheapplication.
B.Beinghelpful.
C.Havingworkingexperience.
14.Howdidthewomanlearnaboutthejob?
A.Fromasigninthewindow.
B.Fromawebsite.
C.Fromanewspaperad.
15.Whydoesthewomanwantthejob?
A.Shelikestoshopforherself.
B.Shecanhelppeopleshop.
C.Shewantsachallenge.
16.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthejob?
A.Confident.B.Nervous.C.Disappointed.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatactionhavethehospitalstakentopreventthievesfromstealingchildren'stoys?
A.Tocatchthieves.
B.Tolockthedoors.
C.Tochainchildren'stoys.
18.HowdoesMr.Fidickfeelaboutchildren'stoysbeingstolen?
A.Indifferent.B.Annoyed.C.Embarrassed.
19.Wheredidthetoysoriginallycomefrom?
A.Thehospital.
B.Thechildren'sparents.
C.ThecityofGlasgow.
20.Whatdidthehospitalspokesmanadvisevisitorsandthestafftodo?
A.Becareful.B.Limitvisitors.C.Addextrasecurity.
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)
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。
A
Everyevening,15-year-oldRashidareturnshomefromschool,changesoutofheruniform,andrushestoaneighboringfarmtohelphermotherharvestvegetables.Herfatherisdisabled,sothemodestprofitthetwoofthemearnmustcoverfood,clothingandothernecessitiesforallsevenchildrenandtheirparents.Despitehavingpreciouslittletimetostudy,Rashidaisoneofthetopstudentsatherjuniorsecondaryschool.Butwithsomuchresponsibilityonhersmallshoulders,sheadmitsthatitissometimeshardforhertoimagineamorepromisingfuture.
Lastyear,Rashidawasinvitedtojoin155othergirlsatCamfedGhana’sfirstGirls’CareerCamp,aprogramdesignedtoinspiregirlsgrowingupinthecountry’sNorthernRegiontodreambig,andtosupportthemtopursuethosedreams.“Weorganizedthiscampbecausewewantedtoletgirlsknowthateveniftheyarestrugglingwithpoverty,theirliveswillnotbedefinedbylimitations,”saysDoloresDickson,CamfedGhana’sExecutiveDirector.
Overthecourseoffivedays,thecampledthejuniorandsecondaryschoolstudentsthrougharangeofexperiencesandcareeropportunitiesthatwereentirelynewtothem.Dr.AgnesApusiga,alecturerfromtheUniversityofDevelopmentStudies,rantheworkshopongoal-settingandcareerchoices,describingtheuniversitiesandtrainingcollegesinGhanathatcouldhelpthemachievetheirdreams.ParticipantsthenvisitedtheUniversityforDevelopmentStudies,wheretheytouredthemedicalschoolandsciencelabs.AnotherhighlightwasaworkshopatthecomputerlabatTamaleSecondarySchool.Manyofthegirlshadstudiedinformationtechnologyfromabookbuthadneverbeforeseenacomputer.
“Whenthegirlsarrivedatcamp,theywerenotambitious,becausetheydidn’thaveanyideawhattheworldheldforthem,”saysEugeniaAyagiba,ProjectOfficerwithCamfedGhana.“Manyhadscarcelytraveledbeyondtheirownvillages.”
“Ithinkthemostimportantthingthathappenedatthecampisthatweopenedawindowofhopeforagroupofgirlscomingfrombackgroundsofpoverty,”saysEugenia.ForRashida,whohasbeenlaughedatinthepastbyherschoolmatesbecauseofherfather’sdisability,theexperiencewasimportant.“Shetoldoneofthecampmentors(辅导员)thatwhensheisatschool,sheoftenfeelslikeamisfit,andshepreferstokeeptoherself,”saysEugenia.“Butatthecamp,itwasdifferent.Shemadefriendswithgirlswhohavesimilarstruggles.Shetookpartineverysingleactivity,everysinglegame.Onthelastday,shesaidtohermentor,‘Thecamphaschallengedmetostudyhard.NowIseethatthereislightattheendofthetunnel.’
21.HowmanyarethereinRashida’sfamily?
A.SevenB.EightC.NineD.Ten
22.Whydidthecampleadthestudentstovisituniversitiesandtrainingcolleges?
A.Toshowtheyarebetterthantheirschools
B.Toencouragethemtogetgoodeducation.
C.Toshowthemwhattheyarelike
D.Togetthemtotouchtheadvancedequipmentthere
23.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Rashidahasbecomefriendswithhermentors
B.Rashida’smentorshasencouragedheralot.
C.Rashidawassadbecauseofherfather’sdisability.
D.Rashidahashadhernewdreamsincethecamp
24.Thebesttitleofthepassageis___________.
A.PoorGirlsinGhanaB.Girls’CareerCamp
C.CamfedGhanaD.StudentsinGhanaDreamBig
Isatwithmyfriendinawell-knowncoffeeshopinaneighboringtownofVenice.Asweenjoyedourcoffee,amancalledthewaiterandplacedhisorder,“Twocupsofcoffee,oneonthewall.”Wegotinterestedandobservedthathewasservedwithonecupofcoffeebuthepaidfortwo.Assoonasheleft,thewaiterattachedapieceofpapertothewallsaying“ACupofCoffee.”Similaroccasionstookplacetwicewhilewewerethere.Itseemedthatthisgesturewasquitenormalatthisplace.However,itwassomethinguniqueandconfusingforus.
Afterafewdays,whenweagainenjoyedcoffeethere,amanentered.Thewaythismanwasdresseddidnotmatchthestandardortheatmosphereofthiscoffeeshop.Povertywasevidentfromhislooks.Asheseatedhimself,helookedatthewallandsaid,“Onecupofcoffeefromthewall.”Thewaiterservedcoffeetothismanwithrespectanddignity.Themanhadhiscoffeeandleftwithoutpaying.Wewereamazedtowatchallthiswhenthewaitertookoffapieceofpaperfromthewallandthrewitinthedustbin.
Nowitwasnosurpriseforus;thematterwasveryclear.Thegreatrespectfortheneedyshownbypeopleinthistownmovedustotears.
Coffeeisnotanecessity.However,thepointisthatwhenwetakepleasureinanyblessing,maybewealsoneedtothinkaboutthosepeoplewhoalsoappreciatethatspecificblessingbutcannotafford.
Notethewaiter,whogetsthecommunicationgoingbetweentheaffordingandtheneedywithasmileonhisface.Thinkaboutthemaninneed:
heentersthecoffeeshopwithouthavingtolowerhisself-dignity;hehasafreecupofcoffeewithoutaskingorknowingaboutwhohasgiventhiscupofcoffeetohim;heonlylookedatthewall,placedanorderforhimself,enjoyedhiscoffeeandleft.Besides,weneedtoremembertheroleplayedbythewallthatreflectsthegenerosityandcareofpeopleinthistown.
25.Whatmadetheauthorinterestedaswellasconfused?
A.Thewaiter’smakingnormalgestures.
B.Customers’buyingcoffeefortheneedy.
C.Thewaiter’sattachingcoffeeordersonthewall.
D.Customers’payingforcoffeeandhavingitputonthewall.
26.Theauthorthoughtthemaninneedwas______.
A.obviouslypoor
B.notproperlydressed
C.notrighttoleavewithoutpaying
D.strangetoordercoffeefromthewall
27.Intheauthor’sopinion,coffeeis_____.
A.necessaryinourlife
B.ablessingsomecan’tafford
C.respectshownfortheneedy
D.ablessingeveryoneshouldhave
28.Thepassageismainlyconcernedabout______.
A.learningfromthewaiter
B.buyingcoffeeforothers
C.caringmoreaboutthepeopleinneed
D.analyzingthecharactersinthecoffeeshop
Newresearchshowsthatkidsfromlow-incomefamiliesmaybefallingbehindtheirpeersbecauseanimportantpartoftheirbrainsisunderdeveloped.
ResearchersfromMIT’sMcGovernInstituteforBrainResearchcomparedthebrainsof12-and13-year-oldsfromrichfamilieswiththebrainsoftheirpeersfromlower-incomefamilies.Theyfoundthatoneparticularareaofthebrain—theneocortex(新皮质),whichplaysakeyroleinmemoryandlearningability—isthinnerinchildrenfromlower-incomehouseholds.
Thisisacrucialpartofthebrainforyoungstudents,whoareoftentestedbasedontheirabilitytorecalllargechunksofinformation.Childrenwhohadathinnerneocortexperformedpoorlyonstandardizedtests,researchersfound.Morethan90%ofhigh-incomestudents