广东省东莞市高二下学期期末考试英语试题含参考答案.docx

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广东省东莞市高二下学期期末考试英语试题含参考答案

广东省东莞市高二下学期期末考试英语试题

本套试卷客观题80分，主观题70分，共150分。

考试时间120分钟。

I.听力（共两节，满分15分）

第一节听力理解（两段共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

共两小段，每段播放两遍。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1〜2题。

1.Whatkindofmusicdoesthemanplaymostly?

A.Popmusic.B.Countrymusic.C.Rockmusic.

2.Whichinstrumentdoesthemanlikebest?

A.Theguitar.B.Thepiano.C.Theviolin.

听第二段对话，回答第3〜5题。

3.Wheredoesthemancomefrom?

A.France.B.Germany.C.Japan.

4.HowdoesthewomanlearnEnglish?

A.Bytakingclasses.B.Byteachingherself.C.Bywatchingmovies.

5.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Motherandson.C.Husbandandwife.

第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段独白。

请从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为6〜10的空格中。

听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。

ARecoveredGuitar

Lossoftheguitar

Lennonlosthisguitarona6night.

Thecalltothepolice

Thepolicewomantoldhimthatfindingtheguitarmighttakeacoupleof7.

Lennon’ssituation

Lennonhasbeenusing8guitars.

Therecoveryoftheguitar

Theguitarhadbeendiscoveredinthecomerofa9.

Rewardforreturningtheguitar

Lennonhadoffereda$10rewardforitsreturn.

Ⅱ.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Foundedin2007,VolunteeringSolutionsisaninternationalorganizationthatoffersvolunteeringandlearningopportunitiesinmorethan20differentcountriesacrosstheworld.Thissummervacation,theorganizationhasalsodesigneddifferentoverseasprogramswhereyoucaneitherexploreaforeigncultureorimproveyourlanguageabilityaswellasotherskills.Areyouinterestedinthefollowingprograms?

Argentina:

LandofDiscovery

ExperiencethelivelycultureofBuenosAiresasyouworktobuildlow-incomehousingforlocalfamiliesinneed.

Duration:

14to21days

ProgramType:

FindYourPassion

Tuition:

$4,999（21days）;$3,399（14days）

CommunityServiceHours:

45（21days）;35（14days）

LanguageHours:

N/A*（Notavailable.）

Belize:

RhythmsoftheCaribbean

Makeadifferenceasyouworktopromotechildren’sreadingandwritingability,exploreBelize’sdiverseecosystems,andexperiencethecolorandcultureofthisforeignnation.

Duration:

21days

ProgramType:

FindYourPassion

Tuition:

$4,999

CommunityServiceHours:

60

LanguageHours:

N/A

CostaRica:

SpanishServiceAdventure

NavigatethroughdiversemountainsceneryandimproveyourSpanishskills.

Duration:

14to21days

ProgramType:

LanguageImmersion（沉浸）

Tuition:

$4,999（21days）;$3,399（14days）

CommunityServiceHours:

55（21days）;36（14days）

LanguageHours:

45（21days）;30（14days）

Panama:

ProtectingthePacific

ProtecttheoceansthroughvolunteerprojectsonthePacificcoast.

Duration:

14days

ProgramType:

EnvironmentalConservation

Tuition:

$3,399

CommunityServiceHours:

30

LanguageHours:

N/A

11.Whichprojectoffersthelongestcommunityservicehours?

A.LandofDiscovery.B.RhythmsoftheCaribbean.

C.SpanishServiceAdventure.D.ProtectingthePacific.

12.HowisSpanishServiceAdventuredifferentfromotherprograms?

A.Itistheshortestprogram.

B.Itisthecheapestprogram.

C.Itprovidesdifferentcommunityservicehours.

D.Itoffersgreatopportunitiestolearnalanguage.

13.Whichprogramaimstoimprovethelivingconditionsofthepoor?

A.LandofDiscovery.B.RhythmsoftheCaribbean.

C.SpanishServiceAdventure.D.ProtectingthePacific.

B

Atmydaughter’sgraduationceremony,theschoolheadmasterremindedthekidsofonetruth:

theycouldhavemultiplecareersintheirlifetimes.AsIlayinbedthatevening,Ithoughtaboutanothertruth.Itisnotjustdifferentcareersthatawaiteachchild.Itisasetofcompletelydifferentlives.

Ithinkaboutmyownlifeandhowmuchithastransformed.Fiveyearsago,Iwasinanunhappymarriage.IlivedinahousethatIfeltwasn'tmine.Ifeltanxiousmostofthetimeandnotincontrolofmyownfuture.Now,Iliveinmyownbeautifulapartment.Myfamilylifeispeacefulandfilledwithlaughter.Idateandhaveabunchofnewfriends.Mylifeishardlyrecognizable.Ihavecreatedawholenewreality.

Ihavealwaysknownthatgreatchangesarepossible.Iamthegreat-grandchildofEasternEuropeanimmigrantswholefttheircountrieswithalmostnothing.Buttheycreatedbusinessesandcommunitieshere.Myownparentsmovedtoanewcitywithtwosmallchildrenandstartedabrandnewlifewithanewsetoffriends.Andevenmylategrandmotherlivedtwocompletelydifferentliveswithinherlifetime.Inmychildhood,shewasawidow（遗孀）aftermygrandfatherdiedat43.Sheraisedherdaughtersalone,rarelytravelingoutofherhometown.However,afterbeingsinglefor26years,shesurprisedusallbyfallinginloveandremarrying.SheandHarrysocializedendlessly,traveledaroundthecountryandspentsummersattheirsecondhomebythesea.Theylivedtheirnew,adventurousliveswellintotheirnineties.

Lifeisfullofpossibilities.Itisfullofchanges.Weassumethatourlivesarelinear（直线的）,leadingfrombirthtodeathinastraightpath.Buttheycanchange.Theycanhavesharptwists.Theycandoublebackandleapforwardandbeginanotherstoryaltogether.

14.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’slife?

A.Sheisleadingatotallydifferentlifenow.

B.Shefeelsasifshelosescontrolofherlife.

C.Herunhappymarriagelastedfiveyears.

D.Shemakesnewfriendsbutforgetsoldones.

15.HowdoestheauthorproveherargumentinParagraph3?

A.Byexplaininginalogicalway.

B.Bydescribinginvividwords.

C.Bytellingimaginarystories.

D.Bygivingproperexamples.

16.Theunderlinedword“twists”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.endingsB.turns

C.conflictsD.edges

17.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthechangesoflife?

A.Positive.B.Doubtful.

C.Uninterested.D.Disappointed.

C

Scientistsbelievethatknowledgecouldbedirectlyfedintoyourbrainwhileyouarefallingasleep,justlikewhathappenedinthefamoussciencefictionfilm-TheMatrix.Researchersclaimtohavedevelopedastimulatorwhichcanfeedinformationdirectlyintoaperson'sbrainandteachhimnewskillsinashorteramountoftime.

InthefilmcalledTheMatrix,theheroNeoisabletolearnkungfuinsecondsafterthefightingskillsare‘'uploaded”straightintohisbrain.

ResearchersfromtheHRLLaboratoriesinCalifornia,saytheyhavefoundawaytomultiplylearning,onlyonamuchsmallerscalethanseenintheHollywoodfilm.Theystudiedtheelectricsignalsinthebrainofatrainedpilotandthenfedthedataintothenewlearnersastheylearnedtopilotaplaneinarealisticflightsimulator.Thestudy,publishedinthejournalFrontiersmagazine,foundthatnewlearnerswhoreceivedbrainstimulation（刺激）improvedtheirpilotingabilitiesandlearntthetask33percentbetterthanthosewhodidn'tacceptbrainstimulation.

“Oursystemisoneofthefirstofitskind.It’sabrainstimulationsystem,”explainedDr.MatthewPhillips.“Itsoundskindofscientific-fiction,butthereisenoughlargescientificbasisforthedevelopmentofoursystem.Whenyoulearnsomething,yourbrainphysicallychanges.Whatoursystemdoesisthatitactuallytargetsthosechangestospecificpartsofthebrainasyoulearn,''headded.Itturnsoutthatcertainfunctionsofthebrain,likespeechandmemory,arelocatedinveryspecificareasofthebrain,aboutthesizeofoneofyourfingers

DrMatthewbelievesthatbrainstimulationcouldeventuallybeappliedtodailytaskslike]learningtodrive,exampreparationsandlanguagelearning.

Themethoditselfisactuallyquiteold.Infact,theancientEgyptians4000yearsagousedelectricfishtostimulateandreducepain.

18.Whydidtheauthormentionthesciencefictionfilm-TheMatrix?

A.Toinventanewscientificsimulator.

B.Todevelopthispassagemoredirectly.

C.Tomakehisideaunderstoodmoreeasily.

D.Tointroduceanewinterestingfilmtoreaders.

19.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudyinthepassage?

A.Thetrainedpilothashelpedthenewlearners.

B.Thenewlearnersonlylearned33%ofthetask.

C.Allthenewpilots'brainshavebeenfeddatainto

D.Thebrainstimulationimprovedthenewlearners'learning.

20.HowdoesthesystemworkaccordingtoDr.MatthewPhillips.?

A.Itchangesthebrainphysically.

B.Itinfluencesthebrainmentally.

C.Itaimsatthechangesinthespecialpartofthebrain.

D.Itinfluencesthefunctionsofthebraininmanyways.

21.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Abrain-changingsystem

B.Feeddataintoyourbrain

C.Asciencefictionhasbeenrealized

D.BrainStimulationhelpslearnbetter

D

Havingayear-roundcomfortableclimateandbeingclosetomanyEuropeancountries,manypeoplethoughtthatPariswastheperfectlocationforEurope'sfirstDisneyland.Butculturallyspeaking,Pariswasprobablytheleastlogicalchoice.ThisisbecauseFrancehadareputationforlaughingatanythingAmerican-anattitudecalled“anti-Americanism”.

Despitethis,DisneybuiltaparkinParisanyway.Openingin1992,thisyearmarksits25thanniversary.Sohowhasitmanagedtosurviveforsolonginacountrythatmaynotwelcomeit?

AmericacreatesadangertoeverythingtheFrenchcherish.Forexample,Franceisfamousforitsfancycuisineandpeoplethereusuallyspendalongtimeovermeals.ButtheAmericanfastfoodlikehotdogsandhamburgersintroducesacompletelydifferentdiningstyle.Andinthefilmindustry,Frenchculturevalueshigh-artfilmswhileHollywood'sfast-food-stylefilmproductionsmayseemlow-tasteintheeyesoftheFrench.

“Inthelandof