河北省正定中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word文档格式.docx
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每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatdoesthemanlikeabouttheplay?
A.Thestory.B.Theending.C.Theactor.
2.Whichplacearethespeakerstryingtofind?
A.Ahotel.B.Abank.C.Arestaurant.
3.Atwhattimewillthetwospeakersmeet?
A.5:
20.B.5:
10.C.4:
40.
4.Whatwillthemando?
A.Changetheplan.B.Waitforaphonecall.C.Sortthingsout.
5.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
A.Seeafilmwiththeman.
B.Offerthemansomehelp.
C.Listentosomegreatmusic.
第二节(共15小题;
每小题1分,满分15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,你将有时间阅
读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;
听完后,各小题给出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.WhereisBen?
A.Inthekitchen.B.Atschool.C.Inthepark.
7.Whatwillthechildrendointheafternoon?
A.Helpsetthetable.B.Haveaparty.C.Dotheirhomework.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
A.AFamilyholiday.B.Abusinesstrip.C.Atravelplan.
9.WheredidRachelgo?
A.Spain.B.Italy.C.China.
听第8段材料,回答第10至l2题。
10.Howdidthewomangettoknowaboutthird-handsmoke?
A.Fromyoungsmokers.
B.Fromanewspaperarticle.
C.Fromsomesmokingparents.
11.Whydoesthemansaythatheshouldkeepawayfrombabies?
A.Hehasjustbecomeafather.
B.Hewearsdirtyclothes.
C.Heisasmoker.
12.Whatdoesthewomansuggestsmokingparentsshoulddo?
A.Stopsmokingaltogether.
B.Smokeonlyoutsidetheirhouses.
C.Reducedangerousmatterincigarettes.
听第9段材料,回答第13至l6题。
13.WheredoesMichelleRaycomefrom?
A.Amiddle-sizedcity.B.Asmalltown.C.Abigcity.
14.WhichplacewouldMichelleRaytakehervisitorstoforshopping?
A.TheZenGarden.B.TheHighlands.C.TheRedRiverarea.
15.WhatdoesMichelleRaydoforcompletequiet?
A.Gocamping.B.Studyinalibrary.C.Readathome.
16.Whatarethespeakerstalkingaboutingeneral?
A.Late-nightshopping.B.Asianfood.C.Louisville.
听第l0段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhydosomepeoplesaytheyneverhavedreamsaccordingtoDrGarfield?
A.Theyforgetabouttheirdreams.
B.Theydon'
twanttotellthetruth.
C.Theyhavenobadexperiences.
18.WhydidDavisstophavingdreams?
A.Hegotaseriousheartattack.
B.Hewastoosadabouthisbrother'
sdeath.
C.Hewasfrightenedbyaterribledream.
19.WhatisDrGarfieldsopinionaboutdreaming?
A.Itisveryuseful.B.Itmakesthingsworse.C.Itpreventsthemindfromworking.
20.Whydosomepeopleturnofftheirdreamscompletely?
A.Tosleepbetter.B.Torecoverfromillnesses.C.Tostayawayfromtheirproblems.
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中(A、B、C和D),选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
HaveyouheardaboutPostOfficeCatsinBritain?
Theyaremousehunters.Thepostofficehasactuallyemployedcatssince1868.Theyarenotemployedtosortordelivermail,ofcourse,buttoprotectthemailandkeepthepopulationofmiceundercontrol.Theymakesureyourmorningpostarrivesfreefromdamagescausedbyratsandmice.
Londonpostofficeswerethefirsttotryouttheexperiment.Withinafewmonthsthepopulationofmicehadshrunksharply.Otherpostofficesalloverthecountryweresoonusingcatsinthewaragainstratsandmiceaswell.Withintenyearsthepayofthecatswasimprovedfromoneandahalfoldpenceadaytosixorninepenceaday.Nowtheaveragerateofpayisaboutafewpoundsamonth.
Someofthehard-workingcatshavebecomequitefamous.In1980,acatnamedLuckystoppedanattemptedrobberyinaWorcestershirepostofficeonherown.Asthetwoburglarsmadetheirwayinthroughthewindow,Luckystartedanattackandtheyfledempty-handed.AnotherexcellentcatwasJerry,ofEarlsCourtpostofficeinLondon.Heservedthebuildingfor16yearsandwasondutyfor24hourseveryday.Hedroveallthemiceaway.
However,therearefewercatsemployedbythepostofficethanatanytimeinthepast.Withthefastermovementofthemailandbettersurroundings,postofficecatsarenotalwaysneeded.Butmanypostofficesstillemploythemandtheybecomegreatfriendswiththepostmen.Accordingtothepostoffice,thereisnoplanfortheirservicestobediscontinuedintheforeseeablefuture.
21.CatswereintroducedtoBritishpostofficesto________.
A.helpsortanddelivermailsandpapers
B.guardthebuildingagainstthieves
C.keepmailsandpapersundamaged
D.searchforcertaindangersinmails
22.Theunderlinedword“shrunk”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“________”.
A.decreasedB.increasedC.narrowedD.expanded
23.ThecatnamedLuckybecamefamousbecause________.
A.Sheservedthepostofficefor16yearsaroundtheclock.
B.Shealonedrovetwoburglarsawayfromthepostoffice.
C.Sheprotectedmailsfrombeingbittenbymice.
D.Shewasemployedtosortanddelivermail.
24.Wemaylearnfromthelastparagraphthat________.
A.thedutyofthecatshasbeenreplacedbymachines
B.allthepostofficesarenowcompletelymicefree
C.catsarenowconsideredoflittleuseinpostoffices
D.catswillstillbeseeninserviceforquitealongtime
B
Whendidyoulastgooutsideforsports?
Somestudentsmightneedawhiletoremember.ButforstudentsinYangzhouUniversityitiseasytorememberastheyneedtoruninthemorningatleastthreetimesaweekduringtheirtwoterms.Theuniversityevenusesfingerprintpunch-inclocks(指纹签到机)tomanagestudents’records.However,somestudentsstilltrytoskip(不参加)morningrunning.Tothem,sportsarejustnotimportantenough.
NowcollegesareseeingachangeinthestudentlifestylefromoutdoorenthusiaststoindoorcouchpotatoesandInternetaddicts.TheInternetandvariouson-campusservices,fromfooddeliverytolaundry,areleadingtoastudentcultureofstayingindormitories.Astudentcanhaveeveryneedmetwithoutleavingthedormitory.
InthepasttwoyearsZhangYi,20,ajuniormajoringinlawatYangzhouUniversity,hasneverbeenoutsideforsportsexceptduringphysicaleducationclass.“Idon’tthinkthereisanythingwrongwithsleepinglateinthemorningandwantingtostayinthedormitoryinmysparetime.Ihavemorefundoingthingsonmycomputerthanplayingonthesportsgroundinwetclothes.”saidZhang.
“Withsocialnetworkingsites,onlinegamesandmicro-bloggingaddedtoalreadytightschedules,sportsareoftenthelastthingtobeconsidered.”saidChengJie,21,aseniormajoringincivilengineeringattheSoutheastUniversityinNanjing.
ButJinYinghua,aprofessoratBeijingSportsUniversity,saidthatsportsarenotonlyforkeepingfit,butalsoanirreplaceable(不能替代的)“education”forstudents.Sportsarenotonlyawayforstudentstotraintheirbody,butalsoanimportantwaytolearnresponsibility,teamworkanddevotion.
25.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus________.
A.thefingerprintpunch-inclocksarewidelyused
B.somecollegestudentshavepoormemories
C.studentscannotskipmorningrunninganymore
D.theproblemofstudentsskippingsportsisserious
26.AccordingtoChengJie,collegestudents________.
A.lovesportsmorethananythingelse
B.preferInternetgamestosports
C.enjoysleepinglateinthemorning
D.aretoobusywithstudytodoanysports
27.ProfessorJinthinksthat_______________.
A.sportsplayanimportantroleinstudents’over-rounddevelopment
B.themostimportantgoalforstudentstodosportsistokeephealthy
C.universitiesshouldtaketoughmeasuresinstudentmanagement
D.thespiritofresponsibilitycanbedevelopedinmorethanoneway
28.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe________.
A.MorningrunningatcollegesB.Anewcollegelife
C.SportslosingattractionD.P.E.classatcolleges
C
Whatarethetwodifferentthingsthatmakehumandifferentfromotheranimals?
Oneislanguage,andtheotherismusic.Itistruethatsomeanimalscansing.However,thesongsofanimalsareverysimple.Itisalsotruethathumans,notanimals,havedevelopedmusicalinstruments.
Musicisclearlydifferentfromlanguage.However,peoplecanusemusictocommunicatewithothers,especiallytheiremotions.Whenmusiciscombinedwithspeech,it’saverypowerfulformofcommunication.
Ifmusicistrulydifferentfromspeech,thenweshouldprocessmusicandlanguageindifferentpartsofthebrain.Thescientificstudieshaveprovedthatitistrue.Forexample,VissarionShebalin,aRussiancomposer,hadastroke(中风)in1953.Itinjuredtheleftsideofhisbrain.Hecouldn’tspeakorunderstandspeech.However,hestillcouldcomposemusicuntilhisdeath.Ontheotherhand,sometimesstrokescausepeopletolosetheirmusicalability,buttheycanstillspeakandunderstandspeech.
Whydoesmusichaveastrongeffectonusphysicallyandemotionally?
That’sahardquestiontoanswer.GeoffreyMiller,aresearcheratauniversity,thinksthatmusicandlovehaveastrongconnection.Musicrequiresaspecialtalent,practiceandphysicalability.Forexample,playingamusicalinstrumentrequiresfine,muscularcontrol.Youalsoneedgoodmemorytorememberthenotes.Andplayingthosenotescorrectlysuggeststhatyourhearingisinexcellentcondition.Finally,whenamansingstothewomanheloves,itmaybeawayofshowingoff.
However,Miller’stheorystilldoesn’texplainwhycertaincombinationsofsoundsinfluenceouremotionssodeeply.Forscientists,thisisclearlyanareathatneedsfurtherresearch.
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