河北省盐山中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语精校Word版含答案文档格式.docx

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听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，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。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

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

“Ican’tlivewithoutmymobilephone!

”iswhatIoftenhearpeoplesayastheytalkabouthowmobileshavebecomeanessentialpartoftheirlives.

Thesocommonsightofheadsbent,eyesstaringatmobilescreensandfingersbusytappingawayrepeatsitselfacrossmajorcitiesaroundtheworld.Wheneverthereisamomenttosparewhileonthetrain,taxiorwaitinginaqueue,peoplebusythemselveswiththeirmobilephones.

Somepeoplebelieveourunhealthyobsession（着迷）withmobilephonesisdestroyinghowweappreciatethelittlethingsinlifeormissthemomentsthatmatter.Thetruthisthattechnologyoverallshouldbeseenasjustatooltoimproveourlives.

Mobilephoneshavecertainlyhadagreatinfluenceonourlives,butItrulybelieveitisforthebetter.

It’schangedthewaywecommunicate,whetherforworkorplay.Wearenowlessconstrained（限制）bytimeandgeographicallocation.Withmymobilephone,Icandialintoconferencecallswhilestuckinatrafficjam,orreplytourgente-mailswhileonthego.Icansendatextmessageorsharephotosandvideoswithfriendswhoaren’tlivinginthesamecountry.Myphonecalendarkeepsmylifeorganized,andevenFacebook,Twitter,andinstantmessagingarenowaccessiblefrommobilephones!

Themobilerevolutionisn’tjustchangingthelivesofurbanities（都市人）likemyself.IknowofayoungBangladeshiwomannamedShompaAkhterwhoiscrazyaboutfashionanddesign.Shedreamtaboutstartingherownbusinessandshedidjustthat,openingashopinKushtiafeaturingherowncreations.DealingwithsuppliesindifferenttownswasaproblemforShompa---purchaseordershadtoeitherbehanddeliveredormailedouttosupplies.Shompaalsofoundittoughpublicizingherbusinesstopotentialcustomersoutsidehertown.Butonceshelearnttooperatethemobilephone,shewasaddicted.The25-year-oldbusinesswomannowstaysintoucheasilywithhersuppliers.Mobilee-mailisablessinginherlife.

Whowouldhavethoughtthatmobilitycouldbringaboutsuchenormouschange?

Itshouldn’treallybeasurprisethough.

21.Inthefirsttwoparagraphs,theauthorwantstoshow___________.

A.mobilephonesmakepeoplecommunicateless

B.mobilephonesmakepeople’slifemoreenjoyable

C.people’shealthisgreatlyaffectedbymobilephones

D.peoplebecomeaddictedtomobilephonesindailylife

22.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsmobilephones?

.

A.DoubtfulB.SupportiveC.CriticalD.Uninterested

23.Paragraph5ismainlyabout__________.

A.ThedisadvantagesofmobilephonesB.NewchangesinInformationAge

C.TheadvantagesofmobilephonesD.Theauthor’spersonalexperiences

24.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?

A.Byinferring.B.Byanalyzingcauses.

C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bycomparingdifferentideas.

B

Areyoulearningaforeign1anguage?

Doyoufinditchallengingtolearnaforeignlanguage?

However,thereareafewtipsyoucanuseinordertoearnatopgradeaswellasactuallyusetheskillsyou'

velearned．

Oneofthemostimportantandbasiclessonsindealingwithaforeignlanguageistolearnandunderstandeachconceptandlessonbeforemovingontothenextone.Ifyoudon’tunderstandoneconceptbutmoveontothenextchapteranyway,you'

relesslikelytounderstandthenewmaterial.

Learninganewlanguageisnotonlyanacademictool，butcanhelpyouinyoureverydaylifeaswell.Beinggoodatanotherlanguagecanhelpyoucommunicatewithotherpeople,aidyouwhentravelingtoforeigncountries,andevenmakeyourresumelookbetter.

Anditisimportanttolearncorrectpronunciationassoonaspossibleforpoorpronunciationcanbehardtobreak.Nativespeakersofthelanguageaswellasothersfluentinthelanguageyouare1earningwillappreciateyoureffortstolearncorrectpronunciation.

Gatheroutsidematerialssuchasbooks,studyguides,booksontape,andtravelbookstoaidyouinlearningthelanguage.Yourtextbookscan'

tpossiblyteachyoueverythingyouneedtoknow,soseekingout—sidesourcesisgenerallyagoodruleofthumbtokeepinmind.

Asignificantmotivatorinlearningaforeignlanguageistravelingtothecountrywherethelanguageisspoken.Thatway，youcanseefirsthandhowthelanguageisused,learntheculture,andmeetnativespeakersofthelanguage.Nativespeakersappreciatesincereattemptsofotherswhotakethetimetolearntheirlanguage.

Seekoutnativespeakersofyournewlanguageinyourschoolorneighborhood.Theycanhelpyouwithmanyskills,includingpronunciation,andtheycanprovideimmediatefeedbackonyourprogress.

25.Thispassageiswrittento__________.

A.explainwhylearningaforeignlanguageischallenging

B.tellustheimportanceoflearningforeign1anguages

C.tellussomewaysofearningatopgrade

D.giveussometipsonlearningforeignlanguages

26.What'

sthebestsubtitle（副标题）ofParagraph3?

A.Thinkbeyondacademictool.B.Learneachconcept.

B.Planatriptouseyourskills．D.Consideralanguageasanacademictool.

27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.

A.textbooksarenotgoodforuswhen1earningaforeignlanguage

B.1earningpronunciationwellfromtheverybeginningisveryimportant

C.poorpronunciationcanbeeasytobreakwiththehelpofnativespeakers

D.seekingtoomanyoutsidesourceswillbemoreharmfulthanbeneficial

C

Nexttimeyouhearafunnyjokeyou’dbetternotlaughtoohard.AccordingtoapaperpublishedbytheBritishMedicalJournal,laughterisn’talwaysthebest 

medicine.Sometimesitcanevenbeharmful.ProfessorRobinFernerfromtheUniversityofBirmingham,oneoftheauthorsofthestudy,foundthatbadthingscouldhappentopeoplewholaughedtoomuch.Hesays:

“Wefoundpeoplewithheartbeatproblemswhichhadstoppedtheirheart,wefoundpeoplewhohadfainted（昏倒）,andwefoundpeoplewho’d 

dislocatedtheir 

jaws 

orbursttheirlungs.”

Itseemsthatlaughingcanbe 

nolaughingmatter.But 

it’snotall 

doomandgloom.ProfessorFernersaystherearebenefitstolaughingwhenyouwantto 

loseweight,forexample.Yes,that’sright:

laughandbeslimmer!

ProfessorFernerexplainsthat:

“Youuseenergywhenyoulaugh,youmoveyour 

diaphragm（横膈膜）,youexpandyourlungs,andboththosethingscanbehelpful.”

Accordingtotheresearch,laughingforaquarterofanhourcanburnupto40calories,andifyoulaughedalldayyou’duseupabout2,000calories,whichiswhatmostpeopleconsumeinaday.Butdon’tdothatoryoumightendupwitha 

painful 

jaw. 

Ouch!

Oryoumightfindpeoplelookingatyouina 

funny 

way.

ButIdon’twanttofinishthisarticleleavingyoufeeling 

desperate.Laughtercomesnaturallyformostofus.Babiesbegintolaughataround3-6months.Sogiveintoyour 

senseofhumour 

andkeepsmiling.Lifeisshortanyway.

28.LaughingtoomuchmaycausethefollowingharmfulresultsEXCEPT_________.

A.heartstopB.diaphragmmovement

C.lungburstD.jawdislocation

29.Theunderlinedphrase“doomandgloom”inParagraph2probablymeans_______.

A.hopelessB.funnyC.painfulD.nervous

30.Howmanycaloriescanyouuseifyoulaughforhalfaday?

A.About40.B.About1,000.C.About2,000.D.About2,040.

31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardslaughinginthelastparagraph?

A.Uninterested.B.Disapproving.C.Worried.D.Favorable.

D

InmylifeI'

vebeentoldthatteamworkisgolden.Thereisno“i”in“team”.Andformanyyearsitistrue.Livingalonegetsabadrap（受到责备）inoursociety.ButI'

vefoundthatlivingalonecanbeapositiveexperience.

I'

mnotthefirstpersontonoticetheappealofbeingourownroommate—31millionpeoplearelivingaloneintheU.S.,makingup28percentofthetotalpopulation,accordingtoasurvey.InNYC,thenumberjumpsto1in2.Comparingthatnumbertothe9percentofpeoplewholivedalonein1950,weknowwehaveatrendonourhands.

Inmyopinion,manypeopleareafraidofbeingtotallyalone.ButI'

velearnedtoreallyenjoymyowncompany.WhenIfirststartedlivingalone,IfoundthatIcouldgoanywherewithoutusingmyvoice.SometimesIwouldstopatagrocerystoreandbuysomethingIdidn'

tneedjusttotestthatIcouldsay“thankyou”tothecashier.ButthenIdiscoveredsomethingfareasier—Istartedtalkingtomyself.

Livingaloneisn'

tthesamethingaslivinglonely.WhenI'

mfeelinganeedforcommunication,Ireachoutforit.OrIcanpickupthephonetocallmyfamilyorthoseroommates.Whenthetimeisright,Ihopetolivewithapartnerandevenraisechildren.Inthemeantime,it'

sjustmeandme.

32.Fromthetextweknowtheauthor________．

A.refusesteamworkB.suffersloneliness

C.isthefirstpersontovaluelivingaloneD.experienceslivingalonepositively

33.What'

sParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Thetrendin1950.

B.Theappealofhavingnoroommate.

C.Thewayofbeingourownroommate.

D.Therisingnumberofpeoplelivingalone.

34.Whydidtheauthorsometimesbuywhathedidn'

tneed?

A.Toseewhetherhecouldspeak.B.Todiscoversomethingnew.

C.Toshowhewaswealthy.D.Toenjoyothers'

company.

35.Bysayingtheunderlinedsentence，theauthormeans________．

A.hecantellexactly“alone”from“lonely”

B.hefeelsitnecessarytoliveinafamily

C.h