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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.