高二上学期期中考试英语试题 含答案Word下载.docx

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3.Howoftendoesthewomaneatout?

A.FivetimesamonthB.FourtimesaweekC.Fivetimesaweek

4.WhatwasPatrick’sformerapartmentpossiblylike?

A.QuitenoisyB.RatherremoteC.Verycomfortable

5.Whichprogramdoesthewomanwanttowatch?

A.AmovieB.AfashionshowC.Internationalnews

第二节

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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Whatmadethegirlsick?

A.ThenightmaresB.TheplanetripC.VisitingthePalace

7.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace？

A.InLondonB.InNewWorkC.InSanFrancisco

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.Whathasthewoman’sfamilystartedtodo?

A.Usecarsthatrunonnaturalgas

B.Bringtheirownbagstothegrocerystore

C.Recycleplasticbottlesandmetalcans

9.Whouseasolarcell?

A.Theman’sfatherB.Theman’suncleC.Theman’sco--worker

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12小题。

10.Whatistheweatherlikeinthewoman’shometownatthistimeofyear?

A.VeryhotB.RatherrainyC.Changeable

11.Wheredidthewomanandhusbandhaveawalklastweek?

A.InaparkB.InthecountrysideC.Attheseaside

12.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanandherhusbandlosttheirraincoats

B.Thewomanandherhusbandshelteredfromtherain

C.Thewomangotabadcold

听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。

13.Whatdoesthemanwanttodothissummer?

A.VisitScotlandB.EarnsomemoneyC.Gotothemountains

14.HowlongwillthewomanspendhersummerinScotland?

A.SvenweeksB.SixweeksC.Fiveweeks

15.Whatwillbethewoman’sregularworkinthehotel?

A.SettingthetableB.ParkingcarsforguestsC.Sellingdrinksandthings

16.Wheredidthewomanfindherjob?

A.OntheInternetB.InanewspaperC.Inabook

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.Howlongbeforeshowtimedoestheboxofficeopen?

A.25minutesB.35minutesC.45minutes

18.Whatmoviewillstartat3:

45pm?

A.ReturntoMarsIIB.RoadTripC.FriendsForever

19.Howmuchdoesaregularticketcosta16-year-oldboyonMonday?

A.＄2.00B.＄4.50C.＄6.00

20.Onwhichdaycanafamilyoffiveseeamoviewith＄10?

A.TuesdayB.ThursdayC.Saturday

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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Welcometoyourfuturelife!

Yougetupinmorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-lookingIn2035,medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleatyouragecouldlivetobe150,soat40,you’renotoldatall/Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging（抗衰老的）treatment.Now,allthreeofyoulookthesameage!

Yousaytoyourshirt,“Turnred”Itchangesfrombluetored.In2035,“smartclothes”containparticles（粒子）muchthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeclothescolororpattern.

Youwalkintothekitchen.Youpickupthemilk,butavoicesays,“Youshouldn’tdrinkthat!

”Yourfridgehasreadthechip（芯片）thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilk,anditknowsthemilkisold.In2035,everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.

It’stimetogotoworkIn2035,carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyour“smartcar”wheretogo.Ontheway,youcancallafriendusingyourjacketsleeve.Such“smarttechnology”isallaroundyou.

SOwillallthesethingscometrue?

“Fornewtechnologytosucceed,”saysscientistAndrewZolli,“ithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready,”TheInternetisoneexample---whatwillbethenext?

21.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture__________

A.peoplewillnevergetold

B.everyonewilllookthesame

C.redwillbethemostpopularcolor

D.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern

22.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth

B.Moredrinkswillbeavailableforsale

C.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation

D.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger

23.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?

A.NothingcanreplacetheInternet

C.Moderateairqualityismoreharmfulthansmoking.

D.Stricterregulationsonpollutantsshouldbemade.

A.informB.persuadeC.describeD.entertain

C

Decision-makingunderStress

Anewreviewbasedonaresearchshowsthatacutestressaffectsthewaythebrainconsiderstheadvantagesanddisadvantages，causingittofocusonpleasureandignorethepossiblenegative（负面的）consequencesofadecision.

Theresearchsuggeststhatstressmaychangethewaypeoplemakechoicesinpredictableways.

"

Stressaffectshowpeoplelearn:

’saysProfessorMaraMather."

Peoplelearnbetteraboutpositive

thannegativeoutcomesunderstress."

Forexample,tworecentstudieslookedathowpeoplelearnedtoconnectimages（影像）witheitherrewardsorpunishments.Inoneexperiment,someoftheparticipantswerefirststressedbyhaving10giveaspeechanddodifficultmathproblemsinfrontofanaudience;

intheother,somewerestressedbyhavingtokeeptheirhandsinicewater.Inbotheases,thestressedparticipantsrememberedtherewardedmaterialmoreaccuratelyandthepunishedmateriallessaccuratelythanthosewhohadn'

tgonethroughthestress.

Thisphenomenonislikelynotsurprisingtoanyonewhohastriedtoresisteatingcookiesorsmokingacigarettewhileunderstress—atthosemoments,onlythepleasureassociatedwithsuchactivitiescomestomind.Butthefindingsfarthersuggestthatstressmaybringaboutadoubleeffect.Notonlyarcrewardingexperiencesrememberedbetter,butnegativeconsequencesarcalsoeasilyrecalled.

Theresearchalsofoundthatstressappearstoaffectdecision-makingdifferentlyinmenandwomen.Whilebothmenandwomentendtofocusonrewardsandlessonconsequencesunderstress,theirresponsestoriskturnouttobedifferent.

Menwhohadbeenstressedbythecold-watertasktendedtolakemorerisksintheexperimentwhilewomenrespondedintheoppositeway.Instressfulsituationsinwhichrisk-takingcanpayoffbig,menmaytendtodobetter,whencautionweighsmore,however,womenwillwin.

Thistendencytoslowdownandbecomemorecautiouswhendecisionsan:

riskymightexplainwhywomenarclesslikelytobecomeaddictedthanmen:

theymaymoreoftenavoidmakingriskychoicesthateventuallyhardenintoaddiction.

29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatpeopleunderpressuretendto.

A.keeprewardsbetterintheirmemory

B.recallconsequencesmoreeffortlessly

C.makeriskydecisionsmorefrequently

D.learnasubjectmoreeffectively

30.Accordingtotheresearch,stressaffectspeoplemostprobablyintheir.

A.waysmakingchoicesB.preferenceforpleasure

C.toleranceofpunishmentsD.responsestosuggestions

31.Theresearchhisprovedthatinastressfulsituation.

A.womenfinditeasiertointocertainhabits

B.menhiveagreatertendencytoslowdown

C.womenfocusmoreonoutcomes

D.menaremorelikelytotakerisks

D

Sportsaccountsforagrowingamountofincomemadeonthesalesofcommercialtimebytelevisioncompanies.Manytelevisioncompanieshaveusedsportstoattractviewersfromparticularsectionsofthegeneralpublic,andthentheyhavesoldaudienceloadvertiser.

AnattractionofsportsprogramsforthemajorU.S.mediacompaniesisthateventsarcoftenheldonSaturdayandSundayafternoons--theslowesttimeperiodsoftheweekforgeneraltelevisionviewing.Sportseventsarcthemostpopularweekendprograms,especiallyamongmaleviewerswhomaynotwatchmuchtelevisionatothertimesduringtheweek.Thismeansthetelevisionnetworksareableloselladvertisingtimeatrelativelyhighpricesduringnormallywouldbedeadtimeforprogramming.

Mediacorporationsalsousesportstoattractcommercialsponsorsthatmighttaketheiradvertisingdollarselsewhereiftelevisionstationsdidnotreportcertainsports.Thepeopleintheadvertisingdepartmentsofmajorcorporationsrealizethatsportsattractmaleviewers.Theyalsorealizethatmostbusinesstravelersaremenandthatmanymenmakefamilydecisionsonthepurchasesofcomputers,carsandlifeinsurance.

Golfandtennisarcspecialeasesfortelevisionprogramming.Thesesportsattractfewviewers,andtheratings（收视率）areunusuallylow.However,theaudienceforthesesportsisattractivetocertainadvertisers.ItismadeupofpeoplefromthehighestincomesgroupsintheUnitedStates,includingmanyandbusinessmanagers.Thisiswhytelevisionreportingofgolfandtennisifsponsorsbycompaniessellinghigh-pricedcars,businessandpersonalcomputers,andholidaytrips.Thisisalsowhythenetworkscontinuetocarrytheseprogramsregardlessoflowratings.Advertisersarcwillinglopayhighfeesloreachhigh-incomeconsumersandthosemanagerswhomakedecisionstobuythousandsof"

companycars"

andcomputersWithsuchviewers,theseprogramsdon'

tneedhighratingstostayontheair.

32.Televisionsportprogramsonweekendafternoons.

A.resultinmoresportevents.

B.getmoreviewerstoplaysports.

C.makemorepeopleinterestedintelevision.

D.bringmoremoneylothetelevisionnetworks.

33.Whywouldweekendafternoonsbecomedeadlimewithoutsportprograms?

A.Becausetherewouldbefewviewers.

B.Becausetheadvertiserswouldbeoffwork.

C.Becausetelevisionprogramswouldgoslowly.

D.Becausevie