高二英语下学期开学考试试题Word下载.docx

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A.Thewomanthoughttheticketswouldbeavailablesoon.

B.Thewomanthoughttherewerenoticketsleft.

C.Theaudienceweredeeplyimpressedbytheconcert.

3.Whatkindofteadoesthewomanwant?

A.Teawithmilk.B.Teawithsugar.C.Teawithmilkandsugar.

4.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Sunday.B.Saturday.C.Thursday.

5.Whatdidthewomanthinkofthemovie?

A.Terrible.B.Average.C.Fantastic.

第二节（共15小题；

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。

6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Salesmanandcustomer.B.Husbandandwife.C.Teacherandstudent.

7.Whatkindofdressdoesthewomanfinallybuy?

A.Alightsilkdress.B.Adarkcottondress.C.Alightcottondress.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatcanweinferaboutthewoman?

A.Sheoftengetsupearlyinthemorning.

B.Shefeelsnervousaboutherexams.

C.Shecannotsleepatnight.

9.Whatdidthedoctoradvisethewomantodo?

A.Takesomemedicine.B.Getenoughsleep.C.Gotoanotherhospital.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?

A.Heisquiet.B.Heisactive.C.Heisboring.

11.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.TeachherChinese.

B.Writeanarticleforamagazine.

C.TellherwhathesawandheardinLondon.

12.Inwhatlanguagewillthemanwritethearticle?

A.Japanese,B.Chinese.C.English.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Inwhichfielddoesthemanhaveamaster^degree?

A.Chemistry.B.Nuclearphysics.C.Literature.

14.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofchemistry?

A.Difficult.B.Interesting.C.Popular.

15.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?

A.Heprefersphysicstochemistry.

B.Hejustgraduatedfromhighschool.

C.Hehasyearsofhardstudyaheadofhim.

16.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobe?

A.Adoctor.B.Awriter.C.Ateacher.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthemanmostprobably?

A.Ateacher.B.Astudent.C.Amoviecritic,

18.Whatisthemoviemainlyabout?

A.A1Gore.B.Globalwarming.C.Speeches.

19.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthemovie?

A.It’sveryperfect

B.It’sagoodeducationalfilm.

C.Itsnotforthegeneralpublic.

20.Whichistheman’sleastfavoritepartofthemovie?

A.Thediagramsinthespeeches.

B.Thefactsaboutclimatechange.

C.ThepartsaboutA1Gorehimself.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Moststudentsspendtheirschooldayssittingatdeskslearning.AureliousWoolfolk,however,doesalotmorethansitatadeskwhenheisinschool.Hescramblesuphighladders,walksdownthesidesofbuildings,andridesinafireengine.HeislearningtobeafirefighterattheNewHavenFireAcademy.

Woolfolkand28otherstudentsarecurrentlylearningwhatittakestobecomeafirefighter.Classesatthefireacademy,whichisinConnecticut,lastforabout22weeks.Fortwodayseachweek,thestudentssitinaclassroomtolearnscience,math,andemergencymedicine.Theylearnthescienceoffires,howtocalculatewaterpressure,andhowtotreatmedicalemergencies.Duringtheotherthreedays,thestudentsgooutsideandlearnhowtohookhosestofirehydrants（消防栓）,climbbuildings,rescuepeopletrappedinburningbuildings,andmanyotherthings.

“Firefightershavetoknowlotsofdifferentthings,”saidPabloMenendez,aninstructorattheschool.“Wehavetotreatmedicalemergencies,knowhowtohandledangerouschemicals,andrescuepeoplewhohavefallenfromcliffs.”

Teamworkisoneofthemostimportantlessonsstudentslearnattheschool.“Workingtogethersaveslives,”saidCapt.WilliamSeward,thedirectoroftheacademy.“Studentsneedtolearnthattheyarepartofateam.”

Fightingfiresisnoteasy.Thesuitsandequipmentafirefighterwearsweighabout40pounds.

Firefightersareverybusy.InNewHaven,theyrespondto32,000emergencycallsayearEachtimefirefightersgoout,theyknowtheymightnotcomeback.AcrosstheUnitedStatesabout100firefightersdieeachyear.“That’swhythelessonslearnedhereattheacademyaresoimportant,”saidSeward.“Whattheylearnherecansavetheirlives.”

Firefightersknowhowdangeroustheirjobsarc.Theirtraininghelpsthemovercometheirheightsandfires.“Whenyou’reupthereontheladderlookingdown,it’sscary,”saidonestudent.“Todothisjob,you’vegottowipeoutthefear.”Firefightersovercometheirfearforonereason.“Iwantedtohelpotherpeople,”saidLeahHarwin.“Ithinkitisimportanttohelpotherpeoplewheneveryoucan.”

21.Accordingtothepassage,whichactivitymustastudentattheFireAcademycomplete?

A.handlingdangerouschemicals

B.swimmingunderpressure

C.jumpingfromabuilding

D.sittingintheclassroom

22.WhyisitimportantforstudentsattheFireAcademytohavelessonsinsideandoutsidetheclassroom?

A.Firefightersneedtopracticeemotionalskillstocalmpeopledown.

B.Firefightersneedtopracticementalandphysicalskillstosucceed.

C.Firefightersneedtopracticewearingheavygeartogetusedtotheweight.

D.Firefightersneedtopracticeclimbingaladdertoovercomeafearofheight

23.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.todescribetheactivitiesattheNewHavenFireAcademy

B.toinformthereaderofthedangersofbeingafirefighter

C.tocomparetheNewHavenFireAcademytopublicschool

D.toforcestudentstoattendtheNewHavenFireAcademy

B

Somecolorspeopleseelateatnightcouldcausesignsofclinicaldepression（临床抑郁症）.Thatwasthefindingofastudythatbuildsonearlierstudyfindings.Theyshowthatindividualswholiveorworkinlowlevelsoflightovernightcandevelopclinicaldepression.Doctorsusetheword“clinicaldepression”todescribesevereformofdepression.Signsmayincludelossofinterestorpleasureinmostactivities,lowenergylevelsandthoughtsofdeathorsuicide.

Inthenewstudy,Americaninvestigatorsdesignedanexperimentthatexposedhamsters（仓鼠）todifferentcolors.Theresearcherschosehamstersbecausearenocturnal,whichmeanstheysleepduringthedayandareactiveatnight.

Theanimalswereseparatedintofourgroups.Onegroupofhamsterswaskeptinthedarkduringtheirnight-timeperiod.Anothergroupwasplacedinfrontofabluelight,athirdgroupsleptinfrontofawhitelight,whileafourthwasputinfrontofaredlight.

Afterfourweeks,theresearchersnotedhowmuchsugaryWaterthehamstersdrank.Theyfoundthatthemostdepressedanimalsdranktheleastamountofwater.

RandyNelsonheadstheDepartmentofNeuroscience（神经系统科学）atOhioStateUniversity.Hesaysanimalsthatsleptinblueandwhitelightappearedtobethemostdepressed“Whatwesawisthattheseanimalsdidn’tshowanysleepuneasinessatallbuttheydidmessupbiologicalclockgenesandtheydidshowdepressivesignwhileiftheywereinthedimredlight,theydidnot.”

RandyNelsonnotesthatphotosensitive（感光的）cellsintheeyeshavelittletodowitheyesight.Hesaysthesecellssendsignalstotheareaofthebrainthatcontrolswhathasbeencalledthenaturalsleep—wakecycle.

Hesaysthere’salotofblueinwhitelight.Thisexplainswhythebluelightandwhitelighthamstersappeartobemoredepressedthanthehamstersseeingredlightordarkness.

24.Researchersusehamstersintheexperimentbecause,________.

A.theyareeasytoobserveandstudy

B.theyaresimilartohumansindealingwithcolors

C.theyaresensitivetocolorslikehumanbeings

D.theyareactiveatnightandsleepduringtheday

25.Whatsignshowsthatthehamstersaredepressed?

A.Theydrinklesssugarywater.

B.Theirenergylevelbecomeslow.

C.Theireyesightbecomesworse.

D.Theydon’tsleepwell.

26.________tendstocausehamsterstobedepressed.

A.Dimlight`B.Redlight

C.BluelightD.Darkness

27.Whatcanhelppeoplewhoworklateatnighttoavoidbeingdepressed?

A.Notbeingexposedtodimredlightwhenusingcomputers.

B.Equippingtheircomputerscreentoputitmoreinthereddishlight.

C.Livingorworkinginlowlevelsoflightovernight.

D.Goingtoseedoctorsofclinicaldepressionregularlyforhelp.

C

1We’veallhearditbefore:

tobesuccessful,getoutofbedearly.Afterall,AppleCEOTimCookgetsupat3:

45am,FiatCEOSergioMarchionneat3:

30amandRichardBransonat5:

45am—and,asweknow,“theearlybirdcatchestheworm.”

2Butjustbecausesomesuccessfulpeoplewakeupearly,doesthatmeanit’satraitmostofthemshare?

Andiftheideaofhavingexercised,plannedyourday,eatenbreakfast,visualizedanddoneonetaskbefore8ammakesyouwanttorolloverandhitsnooze（打瞌睡）tillnextSaturday,areyoureallydoomedtoalesssuccessfullife?

3Forabouthalfofus,thisisn’treallyanissue.It’sestimatedthatsome50%ofthepopulationisn’treallymorningorevening-oriented,butsomewhereinthemiddle.Roughlyoneinfourofus,though,tendmoretowardbright-eyedearlyrisers,andanotheroneinfourarenightowls.Forthem,theeffectscangobeyondfallingasleepinfrontoftheTVat10pmorbeingregularlylateforwork.

4Numerousstudieshavefoundthatmorningpeoplearemoreself-directedandagreeable.Andcomparedtonightowls,they’relesslikelytobedepressed,drinkorsmoke.

5Althoughmorningtypesmayachievemoreacademically,nightowlstendtoperformbetteronmeasuresofmemory,processings