河北省定州中学学年高二下学期英语周练试题49.docx

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河北省定州中学学年高二下学期英语周练试题49

河北定州中学2016-2017学年第二学期高二英语周练试题（4.9）

一、阅读理解

Formanypeople,beingonthejobmightjustsoundlikeapicniccomparedtoadayathomefilledwithhousework,mealsandchildcare.Evenforthosewithahappyfamilylife,homecansometimesfeelmoretaxingthanwork.

Inanewstudy,researchersatPennStateUniversityfoundsignificantlyandconsistentlylowerlevelsofcortisol（皮质醇）releasedinresponsetostress,inamajorityofsubjectswhentheywereatworkcomparedtowhentheywereathome.Thiswastrueforbothmenandwomen,andparentsandpeoplewithoutchildren.

Bothmenandwomenshowedlessstressatwork.Butwomenweremorelikelytoreportfeelinghappierthere.Menweremorelikelytofeelhappierathome.Expertssaythereareotherreasonswhyworkislessstressfulthanhomeformany.“Paidworkismorevaluedinsociety,”saysSarahDamaske,theleadresearcheronthestudy.“Householdworkisboringandnotparticularlyrewarding.”

Wegetbetteratourjobwithtimeandtheincreasedcompetencemeanslessstressandmorerewards.Yetnoneofus,nomatterhowlongwe’vebeendoingit,evertrulyfeelslikeanexpertatparentingorevenatmarriage.

Thesupportandfriendshipofco-workersalsoofferstressrelief.Athome,meanwhile,stressspreadsandaccumulatesquickly.“That’sthereasonwhymosthousewiveswishtheywerethebreadearners,”Dr.Damaskesays.

Muchoftheadvicetofamiliesandcouplesincludethewarningto“leaveworkstressattheoffice”andeventochangeourmind-setfromworktohome,forexample,awalkaroundtheblock.Therecentfindings,though,suggestourhomelife,notourattitude,mightbedueforsomechange.

1．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“taxing”?

A.stressful.B.cheerful.C.worthwhile.D.rewarding.

2．Whatdidtheresearchinthesecondparagraphprove?

A.Menfeltbetterathome.

B.Womenfelttheyhadlesstime.

C.Womenwereeasiertofeelhappier.

D.Mostpeoplefeltmorestressathome.

3．Whatdomostpeoplethinkofworkatoffice?

A.Itiscompetitive.B.Itimprovesability.

C.Itcan’trelievestress.D.Itdoesn’talwayspayoff.

4．Accordingtotherecentfindings,whatshouldwechangetosolvetheproblemmentioned?

A.Ourattitude.B.Ourmind-set.

C.Ourhomelife.D.Ourworkingstyle.

It’sanordinarymorning，likealltheothers．Butinsteadofbeingwokenupbythebuzzingofanalarmclock,you’llberousedbythesmelloffreshlymadecoffee，lightenteringyourroomasthecurtainsopenautomatically，andagentlebackmassage（按摩）providedbyyourhigh-techbed.

Thisiswhatatypical（典型的）person'slifewillbeliketwodecadesfromnow，accordingtoTheGuardian.Wanttoknowmore?

Afteryougetup,yourapartmentwillbelikeanelectronicorchestrawithyouastheconductor.Withsimplemovesofyourhandandspokeninstructions,you’llbeabletocontrolyourapartment’stemperature,humidity,musicandlighting.You’llbeabletolookthroughtheday’snewsontranslucentscreenswhileyourbreakfastwaitsforyouintheautomaticoven.

Asyoumoveintoyourkitchen,youmightaccidentallyhityourtoeonacupboard.Ifyoudo,you’llgrabyourcellphoneandopenthediagnostics（诊断）app.Insideyourphonetherewillbeatinymicrochip（芯片）thatusesX-raywavestoscanyourbody.Thescanwilltellwhetheryourtoeisbruisedorbroken.

Afterbreakfast,yourdriverlesscarwilltakeyoutowork.Whileyou“drive”,yourcentralcomputersystemwillsuggestalistofchores（家务事）thatyourhousekeepingrobotscandothatdayanditwillalsoremindyoutobuyagiftforyourmother’supcomingbirthday.

Asyoucansee,withthehelpofadvancedtechnology,ourliveswillbemoreefficient（有效率的）.Technologywillmitigateourforgetfulnessandfreeusofmanysmallburdensthatdistractus,suchasbuyingaticket.Ourbrainwillthereforebeabletofocusonmoreimportantthingslikepreparingforapresentationordoing“deepthinking”.

However,thedevelopmentoftechnologymighthavesomedisadvantagesaswell.By2036,we’llberelyingheavilyonthevirtual（虚拟的）world,whichwillmeanthatallofourdatawillbestoredinthecloud,aremotedigitalstoragesystemwithnearlimitlesscapacity（容量）.Thatwillincreasethepossibilityofsomeoneelseaccessing,sharingormanipulating（操控）ourpersonalinformation.

5．Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Tostresstheimportanceofdevelopingtechnology.

B.Toremindpeoplenottodependtoomuchoncomputers．

C.Tointroduceonenewinventionthatwillbenefitourfuturelives.

D.Todescribehowadvancedtechnologieswillaffectourfuturelives.

6．Accordingtothetext,intwodecades,________.

A.you’llbeabletorelyonanelectronicorchestratowakeyouupinsteadofanalarmclock

B.atinymicrochipinyourphonewilltreatyouwhenyouaresick

C.youwillbeabletoadjusttheconditionsofyourapartmentviaoralinstructionsorsimplehandgestures

D.technologywillbesmartenoughtohelpuswithimportantthingslikepreparingforapresentation

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mitigate”inParagraph6mean?

A.Makeupfor.B.Worsen.C.Cure.D.Takeadvantageof.

Whenweknowsomewherewell，wesaywe“knowitlikethebackofourhand”.Butnewresearchhasshownthatwedon’tactuallyknowasmuchaboutourhandsaswethinkwedo.

Widerandshorter

ProfessorMatthewLongoattheUniversityofLondonandhisteamdidanexperiment,coveringthelefthandsof100people.Thentheyaskedthepeopletopointtowheretheythoughttheirfingertipsandknuckles（指关节）were.Theymadesomequitebigmistakes.

“Peoplethinktheirhandiswiderthanitactuallyis,”saidLongo.Thefingersalsoseemshorterthantheyare.Thismistakegetsworseasyougoacrossthehandfromthethumbtothelittlefinger.

Senseofposition

“Itisconnectedtooursenseofposition,”explainedLongo.Thisisourabilitytotellwheredifferentpartsofourbodiesare,evenwhenwecan’tseethem.“Ittellsuswhetherajointisstraight,ornot”hesaid.Italsotellsuswhetherwearegoingupordowninanelevator.Allthisinformationcomesfromsignsfromnervesinrealtime.It’slikeourbrainhasmaps—mapsthatshowthesizeandshapeofourbody.“Thisexperimenttriedtofindthosemaps,”saidLongo.

Strength（强度）offeeling

Butthesemapsmakemistakes.Thesemistakesmaybemadebecauseofhowthebrainunderstandsdifferentpartsoftheskin.“Ourbrains‘see’areasaslargerwheretheskinfeelstouchstrongly,”saidLongo.Bodypartsdon’tappearastheirtruesize,butappearbiggerorsmallerdependingonhowstronglytheyfeeltouch.Ourlips,forexample,havemorenervesthanournose.Sobrain“sees”lipsonitsmapofthebodyasbeingbiggerthanournose.Thesamethinghappensforotherpartsofthebodythathavelotsofnerves.

Longobelievesthatmoreresearchinthisareamayhelpustounderstandeatingproblembetter,becausepeoplesufferingfromtheseproblemsmaynotknowtheirbodiesproperly.

8．WhichoffollowingstatementisTRUEabouttheexperimentaccordingtothearticle?

A.Peoplethinktheirbodypartsarelargerthantheyactuallyare.

B.Peoplemademoremistakesabouttheirlittlefingerslengththantheirthumbs’length.

C.People’sfingersareactuallyshorterthantheythink.

D.Peoplewereaskedtodrawtheirhandsfrommemory

9．Whatdoestheunderlined“it”inParagraph4referto?

A.Thenewexperiment.B.Thelocationinformation.

C.Themistakepeoplemade.D.Thesizesoffingersandhands.

10．Wecanlearnfromthearticlethat________.

A.themapsofpeople’sbodiesformbeforetheyareborn

B.themapsofourbodyarebasedoninformationfromnerves

C.oursenseofpositiontellshowdifferentpartsofthebodywork

D.howwefeelaboutourbodyshapeisonlydecidedbyoursenseofposition

11．Wecaninferfromthearticlethat________.

A.thehandfeelstouchmorestronglythanfingersdo

B.ourlipshaveaweakersenseoftouchthanournose

C.therearemorenervesinthefingerthaninthehand

D.oursenseofpositionshouldnotbetrustedbecauseitistoooftenincorrect

二、完形填空

WhenmysisterDianebeganplayingtheviolin,shewasseven.Howdidshesound?

Terrible.Butshedidn’t_____.Attwelve,sheaskedourparentsifshecould_____afull-timemusicschool.Theysaidno.Actually,everyoneagreedthatmysister______talent.

Iwasbetteratmy_____.MyteacherhadtoldmyparentsthatIhadgreat_____.Somyparentsfoundthebestpianoteacherintheareato______me.Buttheonlytimehewas____wasSaturdayafternoonsat3p.m.Backthen,Iwas_____abouttheBritishTVshow“TheAvengers”,whichwas______everySaturdayat3p.m.Iletnothingtakeupmy“Avengers”hour.SoI_____thisamazingopportunity.Today,Idon’tevenhavea_____inmyhouse.

Mysisterbecameanengineer,butshe______stoppedmakingmusic.Whenshewasinher40s,sheswitched______.Shewentbacktocollege,gota（n）_______inmusiceducation,andbecameamusicteacher.Shestartskidsoutontheirfirstinstrumentandgivesthemalltheencouragementandsupportshenever______.

Recently,sheandapianistpalputonarecital.Abigcrowdoffriendsandfamily_____forher.Assheplayed,Ilookedaroundatthe_____.Everyonewas_____enjoyingthemusic.ItoccurredtomethatIwastheonlypersonwhorememberedthat7-year-oldkidmakingthoseperfectly_____soundsandknewhowfarshehadcome,despite_______.

Talentisimportant.Butenthusiasmisevenmoreimportant.

12．A.advanceB.quitC.reflectD.listen

13．A.inspectB.openC.attendD.visit

14．A.lackedB.spottedC.possessedD.admired

15．A.majorB.projectC.compositionD.instrument

16．A.patienceB.ent