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高二下学期期中考试
新泰二中2013级高二下学期期中考试
英语试题2015-04-29
第Ⅰ卷(共90分)
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
第二部分单选(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
21.—Whyhasn’tshecometotheparty?
—Iamafraidshecan’t.Sheisbeing________herreport.
A.coveredwithB.filledwith
C.occupiedwithD.crowdedwith
22.Itisoftenrecommendedthatchildren________chancestogetclosetonature.
A.areofferedB.beoffered
C.shouldofferD.mustbeoffered
23.—Whydidn’tsheaskforhelpatthattime?
—Youknow,atsuchamidnight,therewasnoone________.
A.shecouldturntoB.forwhomtoturn
C.whototurntoD.forhertoturn
24.Withtheguide_______theway,wefinallygottothevillagewhichwewerelookingfor.
A.ledB.leadingC.toleadD.hadled
25.Studentsareencouragedto_________thedesigncompetitionforrobotsattheuniversity.
A.takepartB.operateC.jointoD.participatein
26.Thesearchwas______whennightcame,eventhoughthechildhadnotbeenfound.
A.approvedB.acquired
C.achievedD.abandoned
27.Thefilmstarhasasked________butthejournalistsjustkeepfollowinghimwhereverhegoes.
A.toleavealoneB.leftalone
C.tobeleftaloneD.beingleftalone
28.Shegotsoangrythatsheranafterthem.Shewassoon________,butshecontinuedtorun.
A.outofsightB.outofbreath
C.insightD.inbreath
29Thenewpolicywill________theeldersalotthatpeopleover65cantakebusesfreeofcharge.
A.discountB.supportC.approveD.benefit
30.Thereason______atthemeetingforbeinglatewasnotreasonable.
A.whyhegaveB.whathegave
C.hegaveD.onwhichhegave
第三部分阅读理解(共2节,满分30分)
第一节(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
A
Hi,everybody!
Welcometoournewly-openedRichardsCinemaBookstore!
Nowletmeintroducetoyousomeofthenewfilmbooksinourstore.
AreyouChinesefilmfans?
OK,herecomesthelatest25NewTakesaboutChinesefilms.Itisacollectionof25freshreadingsofdifferentChinesefilmsfromthe1930stothepresent.Inrecentyears,ChinesefilmsareverypopularintheStates,suchasCrouchingTigerandHiddenDragon,Hero,andsoon.
DoyoulikeFrenchfilms?
Well,hereisTheFrenchCinemaBook.ItcoversFrenchfilmsfromthe1890stotheendofthe21stcentury.ItiswrittenforallloversofFrenchcinema:
studentsandteachers,specialistsandfans,andsoon.
MaybeyouareIndianfilmfansandstar-chasers.ThenhereisEncyclopedia(百科全书)ofIndianCinema.ThebookisacompleteintroductiontoallthebestIndianfilms.Italsooffersafulllistofnamesofthefamousandsuccessfulfilmstarsinthepasttenyears.Youknow,theIndianfilmindustryisthelargestintheworldafterourHollywood.
IfyoulikeBritishfilms,wehaveTheBritishCinemaBook.ItisagoodreviewofBritishcinema.Thisbookcontainsagoodmanynicepictures.
Inourbookstore,youcanalsofindbooksaboutMexican,Japanese,Australian,GermanandItalianfilms.
Well,pleasehelpyourselvestosomecoffeeortea,andhaveagoodtimehere!
31.Thespeakerofthepassageismostprobably_______.
A.theauthorof25NewTakes
B.themanagerofthecinemabookstore
C.atouristinthecinemabookstore
D.areaderofEncyclopediaofIndianCinema
32.HowmanyAsiancountriesdoesthespeakerrefertowhenhetalksaboutthefilmbooks?
A.Two.B.Nine.C.Four.D.Three.
33.Thepurposeofthespeakeris_______.
A.toofferthetouristschancestomeetthefilmstars
B.tokeeptheauthorsinthecinemabookstore
C.tosatisfythecustomers'varioustastes
D.tomakethereadersintofilmproducers
B
Handshaking,thoughaEuropeanpractice,isoftenseeninbigcitiesofChina.NobodyknowsexactlywhenthepracticestartedinEurope.ItissaidthatlonglongagoinEuropewhenpeoplemet,theyshowedtheirunarmed(无武器的)handstoeachotherasasignofgoodwill.Astimewentonandtradeincitiesgrewrapidly,peopleincitiesbegantoclapeachother’shandstomakeadealortoreachanagreement.Thispracticewaslaterchangedintoshakinghandsamongfriendsonmeetingorleavingeachother.“Let’sshake(hands)onit”sometimesmeansagreementreached.
DotheEuropeansshakehandswherevertheygoandwithwhomevertheymeet?
No.SometimestheChineseabroadreachouttheirhandstoooftentobepolite.Itisreallyveryimpolitetogiveyourhandwhentheotherparty,especiallywhenitisawoman,showslittleinterestinshakinghandswithyouandwhenthemeetingdoesnotmeananythingtohimorher.Evenif,forpoliteness,heholdsouthisunwillinghandinanswertoyouruninvitedhand,justtouchitslightly.Thereisgenerallyamisunderstanding(误解)amongtheChinesethatwesternersareusuallyopenandstraightforward,whiletheChineseareratherreserved(保守的)inmanner.ButinfactsomepeopleinwesterncountriesmorereservedthansomeChinesetoday.Soitisagoodideatoshakehandswithawesterneronlywhenheshowsinterestinfurtherrelationswithyou.
34.IntheolddaysinEurope,peopleputouttheirunarmedhandstoeachother______.
A.tomakeadeal
B.toshowfriendliness
C.togreeteachother
D.toreachanagreement
35.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus______.
A.wherehandshakingwasfirstpracticed
B.abouttherelationshipbetweenhandshakingandtrade
C.howhandshakingcameabout
D.aboutthepracticeofhandshakingbothinEuropeandinChina
36.Themainpurposeofthetextis______.
A.totellussomedifferencesbetweentheEastandtheWest
B.togiveussomeadvicebeforewetravelabroad
C.tointroduceustosomedifferentcustomsintheWest
D.toofferussomeimportantfactsabouthandshaking
C
Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageoffifty.Infact,theysaybytheageofeighty-five,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywereeighteenyearsold.
ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesoftwenty-twoandtwenty-five.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Happinesswashighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearlyseventies.Thepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheirseventiesandeighties.
ThefindingsappearedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.
Theresearchersconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.
Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.
37.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Theolderapersonis,themorestressedhefeels.
B.Themorelightheartedapersonis,thehappierheis.
C.Theolderapersonis,thehappierhegrows.
D.Theolderapersonis,themorecleverhegrows.
38.Wecanlearnfromtheresearchthat________.
A.onlywhenpeoplegetolder,willtheyfeelhappier
B.olderpeopleusuallyhavenoworriesintheirlife
C.olderpeoplearemorelikelytobethankfulinlife
D.stresslevelsamongtheyoungestarethehighestofall
39.Accordingtotheresearchers,whatisprobablythereasonwhypeoplegrowhappierwhentheygetolder?
A.Whenpeoplegetolder,theycan’trememberbadexperiences.
B.Whenpeoplegetolder,theylearntoadjusttheirfeelings.
C.Whenpeoplegetolder,theyhavenoyoungchildrentocareabout.
D.Whenpeoplegetolder,theydon’tcareabouttheirfeelings.
40.Whatwouldthewriterprobablydealwithinnextparagraph?
A.Advicetotheyoungpeopleonhowtokeephappy.
B.Advicetotheoldpeopleonhowtolivelonger.
C.Whypeoplewillgrowhappierwiththeirages.
D.Whywomenatallagesaremoresad,stressedandworried.
第二节:
七选五(共5小题;每小题两分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
(涂卡时,请将E涂为A+B,将F涂为A+C,将G涂为A+D).
Gettingyourchildrentostudycanbealittlelikegettingthemtoeattheirvegetables.
__41__Makeastudytimeandhaveitatthesametimeeveryday.Thiswillhelpyourkidstolearntoscheduletheirdayandwillgivethemasenseofcontroloverhowtheyspendtheirtime.Allowthemtostudyinblocksoftime,suchasforhalfanhourwithafiveminutebreakinthemiddle.__42__Ideal(理想的)studytimesareafterdinnerorrightafterschoolbeforedinner.
Neverallowyourchildrentostudyinfrontofthetelevision,asthatwillencouragepassiveactivity.__43__
You'llalsoneedtohelpyourkidsfindtherightplacetostudy.Afteryou'vesetupagoodstudytimeforlittlelearners,setupagoodplacewheretheycangetthosecreativejuicesflowing.__44__Makesurethereisatableoradeskandacomfortablechair.
__45__Thisincludeshelpingthemoutwiththeirhomeworksometimesandbeingthereforthemwiththeanswerstoanyquestions.Theinputyougiveyourchildrenduringstudyperiodswillhelpformabondandhelpmakestudyingenjoyable.
A.Holdthemtothescheduletheycreateforthemselves.
B.Instead,useTVasatreatorarewardwhenthehomeworkiscompleted.
C.Oneofthebestwaystoformgoodstudyhabitsforyourkidsis
todesignaschedulethattheykeepto.
D.Keeptheatmospherelightandofferlotsofencouragement,too.