学年浙江省桐乡市凤鸣高级中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版+听力Word文件下载.docx

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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。

1.WheredidthemanmeetGeorge?

A.AtJohn’shouse.B.AtGeorge’shouse.C.Attheman’shouse.

2.Whydoesthewomanwanttoloseweight?

A.Tofitintoadress.B.Tofindahusband.C.Tokeepfit.

3.Whenwillthepartybegin？

A.In10minutes.B.In15minutes.C.In30minutes.

4.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Checkingtheproject.B.Callinganengineer.C.Interviewingsomebody.

5.Whydothespeakershavetomovethistime?

A.Becauseofajob.

B.Becauseoftheman’sparents.

C.Becauseoftheirchildren’seducation.

第二节（共15小题；

每小题0.5分，满分7.5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.Whatdidthewomanlose?

A.Herticket.B.Herpurse.C.Hermoney.

7.Wheredidthewomanprobablyloseit?

A.Inthebank.B.Inthegym.C.Intheshop.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatwillMarydotomorrow?

A.Stayathome.B.Climbamountain.C.Gotoseeamovie.

9.WhatdiscountisavailableonSundayatthecinema?

A.50%.B.30%.C.20%.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Moderntechnology.B.Environmentalproblems.C.Industrialdevelopment.

11.Accordingtotheman,what’stheprobleminAfrica?

A.Farmlandisturningintodesert.

B.Thecountryneedswood.

C.Peoplearefightingwitheachother.

12.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Bossandsecretary.B.Managerandworker.C.TVhostessandguest.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What’stheman’sdaytimetelephonenumber?

A.626195.B.646159.C.646195.

14.Whatistheman’smainjob?

A.Anengineer.B.Aprojectmanager.C.Abankclerk.

15.Howoftenwillthemanreceivehisstatements?

A.Daily.B.Weekly.C.Monthly.

16.Whatdoesthewomanoffertodointheend?

A.Setuptheman’sInternetservice.

B.Givethemansomeadditionalinformation.

C.SendthemantotheInternetcompany.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whenweretheminersaskedtoleavethepark?

A.Inthe1960s.B.In1975.C.In1986.

18.Whatisstillpresentintheparktoday?

A.Hunters.B.Miners.C.Woodmen.

19.Whyaretheresomanyanimalsinthepark?

A.Touristsfeedthem.

B.Theparkisbythewater.

C.Therearemanyplantsforthemtoeat.

20.Whatisthemainattitudetowardtourisminthepark?

A.Totallydiscouraged.B.Cautiouslywelcomed.C.Celebratedbyeverybody.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；

每小题2分，满分20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

OnaFridaynight,apooryoungartiststoodatthegateoftheNewYorkrailwaystation,playinghisviolin.Themusicwassogreatthatmanypeoplestoppedtoputsomemoneyintothehatoftheyoungman.

Thenextday,theyoungartistcametothesameplace,andputhishatonthegroundgracefully.Differentfromthedaybefore,hetookoutalargepieceofpaperandlaiditunderhishat.Thenhebegantoplaytheviolin.Itsoundedmorepleasantthanever.

Soonhewassurroundedwithpeoplewhowereattractedbythewordsonthatpaper.Itsaid,“Lastnight,agentlemannamedGeorgeSangputanimportantthingintomyhatbymistake.Pleasecometoclaim（认领）itsoon.”

Afterabouthalfanhour,amiddle-agedmanrushedthroughthecrowdtotheviolinistandsaid,“Yes,it’syou.Iknewthatyouwereanhonestmanandwouldcertainlycomehere.”Theyoungviolinistaskedcalmly,“AreyouMr.GeorgeSang?

”Themannodded.Theviolinistasked,“Didyoulosesomething?

”“It’salotteryticket（彩票）,”saidtheman.TheviolinisttookoutalotteryticketonwhichGeorgeSang’snamewasseen.“Isit?

”heasked.Georgenoddedandtookthelotteryticketandkissedit,thendancedwiththeviolinist.

TheviolinistwasastudentatanartscollegeandhadplannedtoattendadvancedstudiesinVienna.Laterhisclassmateaskedtheviolinist,“Atthattimeyouneededmoneytopaythetuition（学费）andyouhadtoplaytheviolinintherailwaystationeverydaytomakemoney.Whydidn’tyoukeepthelotteryticketforyourself?

”Theviolinistsaid,“AlthoughIdon’thavemuchmoney,Ilivehappily.ButifIlosehonestyIwon’tbehappyforever.”

Throughourlives,wecangainalotandlosesomuch.Butbeinghonestshouldalwaysbewithus.

21.WhatdidtheyoungartistdoattherailwaystationonFriday?

A.Heplayedtheviolintomakesomemoney.

B.HewaitedforthetraintoVienna.

C.HecametobuyatraintickettoVienna.

D.HewalkedaroundtheNewYorkrailwaystation.

22.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothewordsonthepaper?

A.ThehatbelongedtoGeorgeSang.

B.GeorgeSanghadlostsomethingimportant.

C.TheyoungartistneededGeorgeSang’sadvice.

D.TheyoungartistwantedsomemoneyfromGeorgeSang.

23.Fromthisarticle,wecanlearnthat______.

A.weshouldsharesomethingvaluablewithothers

B.playingtheviolincanmakeyouhonest

C.it’sacceptabletokeepthelotteryifyoufindone

D.beinghonestisveryimportanttous

B

Dolphinsarenotfish,butwarm-bloodedanimals.Theyliveingroups,andspeaktoeachotherintheirownlanguage.Inthiswaytheyarelikeotheranimals,suchasbeesandbirds.Butdolphinsareverydifferentfromalmostalllandanimals.Theirbrainisnearlythesamesizeasourown,andtheylivealongtime—atleasttwentyorthirtyyears.

Likesomeanimals,dolphinsusesoundtohelpthemfindtheirwayaround.Theyalsomakethesesoundstotalktoeachotherandtohelpthemfindfood.Wenowknowtheydonotusetheirearstoreceivethesesounds,butthelowerpartofthemouth,calledthejaw.

Strangely,dolphinsseemtolikeman,andforthousandsofyearstherehavebeenstoriesaboutthedolphinanditsfriendshipwithhumanbeings.

Thereisastoryaboutsailorsinthe19thcentury.InadangerouspartoftheseaoffthecoastofNewZealand,theylearnttolookforadolphincalledJack.From1871to1903Jackmeteveryboatintheareaandshowedittheway.Thenin1903apassengeronaboatcalledThePenguinshotandwoundedJack.Herecoveredandfornineyearsmorecontinuedtoguideallshipsthroughthearea－exceptforThePenguin.

Today,somepeoplecontinuetokilldolphins,butmanycountriesoftheworldnowprotectthemandintheseplacesitisagainstthelawtokillthem.

24.Dolphinsaredifferentfrommanyotheranimalsinthatthey______.

A.liveingroupsB.havetheirownlanguage

C.arewarm-bloodedD.havelargebrains

25.Whichofthefollowingdoesthedolphinusetohelpitfinditswayaround?

A.Itsnose.B.Itsears.C.Itsmouth.D.Itseyes.

26.BytellingthestoryofJack,theauthorwantedtoshowthat______.

A.peoplearecrueltoanimals

B.dolphinsarefriendlyandclever

C.Jackisdifferentfromotherdolphins

D.dolphinsshouldbeprotectedbylaw

C

Ourlivesarefullofdecisions,fromthesmallonestothelife-changing.Therighttochooseiscentraltoeveryone.Yetsometimeswemakebaddecisionsthatleaveusunhappyorfullofregret.Cansciencehelp?

Mostofusknowlittleaboutthementalprocessesthatliebehindourdecisions.Luckily,whatpsychologistsarefindingmayhelpusallmakebetterchoices.Herearesomeoftheiramazingdiscoveriestohelpyoumakeupyourmind.

Consideryouremotions.Youmightthinkthatemotionsaretheenemyofdecisionmaking,butinfactthey'

reapartofit.Wheneveryoumakeupyourmind,yourbrain’semotionalcenterisactive.UniversityofSouthernCaliforniascientist,AntonioDamasio,hasstudiedpeoplewithdamagetoonlytheemotionalpartsoftheirbrains,andfoundthattheywereunabletomakebasicchoicesaboutwhattowearoreat.Damasiothinksthismaybebecauseourbrainsstoreemotionalmemoriesofpastchoices,whichweusetohelpthepresentdecisionmaking.

However,makingchoicesundertheinfluenceofanemotioncangreatlyaffecttheresult.Takeanger,forexample.AstudybyaUniversityofMississippifoundtheangryshoppersweremorelikelytochoosethefirstthingtheywereofferedratherthanconsiderotherchoices.Itseemsangercanleadustomakequickdecisionswithoutmuchthinking.

Allemotionsaffectourthinkingandmotivation,soitmaybebesttoavoidmakingimportantdecisionsundertheirinfluence.Yetstrangelythere’soneemotionthatseemstohelpusmakegoodchoices.TheAmericanresearchersfoundthatsadpeopletooktimetoconsiderthevariouschoicesonoffer,andendedupmakingthebestchoices.Infactmanystudiesshowthatpeoplewhofeelunhappyhavethemostreasonableviewoftheworld.

27.Accordingtothetext,whatmayhelpusmakebetterdecisions?

A.Tothinkabouthappytimes.

B.Tomakemanydecisionsatatime.

C.Tostopfeelingregretfulaboutthepast.

D.Tolearnabouttheprocessofdecision-making.

28.Damasio’sstudysuggeststhat______.

A.emotionsaretheenemyofdecisionmaking

B.ourbrainhasnothingtodowithdecisionmaking

C.ouremotionalmemoriesofpastchoicesaffectpresentdecisions

D.peoplewithphysicaldamagefindithardtomakeuptheirminds

29.Whyareangryshoppersmorelikelytochoosethefirstthingtheyareoffered?

A.Theyoftenforgettheirpastchoices.

B.Theymakedecisionswithoutmuchthinking.

C.Theytendtosavetimewhenshopping.

D.Theyaretooangrytobargain.

30.Whatdowelearnfromth