高二英语上学期周练试题1230承智班.docx

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高二英语上学期周练试题1230承智班

河北定州中学2016-2017学年第一学期高二承智班英语周练试题（12）

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Lifegetsnoisiereverydayandveryfewpeoplecanbefreefromnoiseofsomesortoranother.Itdoesn’tmatterwhereyoulive----inthemiddleofamoderncity,orafarawayvillage---thechancesarethatyou’llbedisturbedbyjetplanes,transistorradios,oil-poweredengines,etc.weseemtobegettingusedtonoise,too.Somepeoplefeelquitelonelywithoutbackgroundmusicwhilethey’reworking.

Scientifictestshaveshownthattotalsilencecanbeaveryfrighteningexperienceforahumanbeing.However,somepeopleenjoylisteningtopopmusicwhichisveryloud,andthiscandoharmtotheireardrums（耳鼓）

.Thenoiselevelinsomediscosisfarabovetheusualsafetylevelforheavyindustrialareas.

Onerecentreportaboutnoiseandconcentrationsuggestedthatalthoughalotofpeoplesaythatanynoisedisturbstheirconcentration,whatreallyinfluencestheirabilitytoconcentrateisachangeinthelevelofnoise.Itgoesontosaythatabackgroundnoisewhichdoesn’tchangetoomuch（music,forexample）mayevenhelptoconcentrate.

1．Accordingtothispassage,thenoisepollution____________________.

A.hasbecometheworstinthecountryside

B.hasbecomebetterinbigcities

C.hasspreadfromcitiestovillages

D.hasbeencontrolledinmoderncities

2．Somepeoplehavetheirhearingharmed_____________.

A.whilelisteningtopopmusic

B.incompletesilence

C.whenspeakingloudly

D.whilewatchingTV

3．Whichofthefollowingisn’tincludedamongthethingscausingnoise?

A.trucksB.motorcycles

C.electricenginesD.jetplanes

4．Scientistshavediscoveredthatwhatpreventspeoplefromconcentratingonsomethingis_______.

A.allkindsofnoiseB.greatchangesinthelevelofnoise

C.backgroundnoiseD.popularmusic

London’sChinesecommunity（社区）datesbacktothe18thcentury,whenasmallnumberofChinesesailors（水手）movedtothecitytoworkinLimehouse,eastLondon.Astimewenton,otherChinesepeoplecametothisareaandLimehousebegantobeknownas"Chinatown".Atthestartofthe20thcentury,therewerejust545ChinesepeopleinBritain.However,thissituationchangedgreatlyaftertheSecondWorldWar.Atthistime,manyfarmersinHongKonglosttheirjobs,anddecidedtomovetoLondon.

Inthe1950s,asmallChineserestaurantopenedincentralLondon.ManyBri

tishpeoplevisiteditandsaidthatChinesefoodwaswonderful.Suddenly,Chineserestaurantsstartedopeningineverypartofthecity.Insteadoftoolittlework,thenewChineseimmigrants（移民）nowfoundthattheyhadtoomuch.Mostofthenewimmigrantsenjoyedtheirlifeandthechancestheywereoffered.Manyaskedtheirfriendsandrelativestojointhemfromtheirhometowns,andalotoffamilieswerereunitedagainatthistime.

Astimewentby,London’sChinesecommunitybecamemoreandmoresuccessful.Thesonsanddaughtersofthefirstrestaurantworkers,encouragedbytheirparents,studiedveryhardatschoolanduniversity.Andmostofthemcouldgethighly-paidjobs.Asaresult,increasingnumbersofChinesefamiliesleftChinatownandmovedtothemoreexpensiveplaces.Chinatown,however,isstillaslivelyasever,andamustseeplaceforeveryvisitortoLondon.

5．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatthefirstmembersof“Chinatown”were________.

A.restaurantworkers

B.earlyChinesesailors

C.HongKongfarmers

D.visitorstoLondon

6．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Beforethe20thcentury,“Chinatown”inLondonwasstillverysmall.

B.Inthe1950s,ChinesefoodbecamequitepopularinBritain.

C.Mostofthenewimmigrantscouldfindajobinthe1950s.

D.WiththehelpoftheBritishgovernment,Chinatownwasverysuccessful.

7．Accordingtothepassage,nowmostoftheChineselivinginLondon________.

A.areclever

B.worklonghours

C.havehighly-paidjobs

D.liveanunhappylife

8．Canyouguessthemeaningof“Chinatown”？

A.唐人街B.瓷器C.中国镇D.中国

Doeshappinesshaveascent?

Whensomeoneishappy,canyousmellit?

Youcanusuallytellwhensomeoneishappybasedonseeingthemsmile,hearingthemlaughorperhapsfromreceivingabighug.Butcanyoualsosmelltheirhappiness?

Surprisingnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessdoesindeedhaveascent,andthattheexperienceofhappinesscanbetransmittedthroughsmell,reportsPhys.org.

Forthestudy,12youngmenwereshownvideosmeanttobringaboutavarietyofemotionswhileresearchersgatheredsweatsamplesfromthem.Allofthemenwerehealthyandnoneofthemweredrugusersorsmokers,andallwereaskedtoabstainfromdrinkingoreatingsmellyfoodsduringthestudyperiod.

Thosesweatsampleswerethengivento36equallyhealthyyoungwomentosmell,whileresearchersmonitoredtheirreactions.Onlywomenwereselectedtosmellthesamples,apparentlybecausepreviousresearchhasshownthatwomenhaveabettersenseofsmellthanmenandarealsomoresensitivetoemotionalsignaling—thoughit'sunclearwhyonlymenwerechosentoproducethescents.

Researc

hersfoundthatthebehaviorofthewomenaftersmellingthescents—particularlytheirfacialexpressions—indicatedarelationshipbetweentheemotionalstatesofthemenwhoproducedthesweatandthewomenwhosniffedthem.

“Humansweatproducedwhenapersonishappybringsaboutastatesimilartohappinessinsomebodywhobreathesthissmell,”saidstudyco-authorGunSemin,aprofessoratKocUniversityinTurkey.

Thisisafascinatingfindingbecauseitnotonlymeansthathappinessdoeshaveascent,butthatthescentiscapableoftransmittingtheemotiontoothers.Thestudyalsofoundthatotheremotions,suchasfear,seemtocarryascenttoo.Thisensurespreviousresearchsuggestingthatsomenegativeemotionshaveasmell,butitisthefirsttimethishasprovedtobetrueofpositivefeelings.

Researchershaveyettoisolate（分离）exactlywhatthechemicalcompoundforthehappinesssmellis,butyoumightimaginewhatthepotentialapplicationsforsuchafindingcouldbe.Happinessperfumes,forinstance,couldbeinvented.Scenttherapies（香味疗法）couldalsobedevelopedtohelppeoplethroughdepressionoranxiety.

Perhapsthemostsurprisingresultofthestudy,however,isourbroadenedunderstandingofhowemotionsgetcommunicated,andalsohowourownemotionsarepotentiallymanagedthroughoursocialcontextandtheemotionalstatesofthosearoundus.

9．Whatisthemainfindingofthenewresearch?

A.Pleasantfeelingscanbesmeltout.

B.Negativeemotionshaveasmell.

C.Menproducemoresweats.

D.Womenhaveabetter

senseofsmell.

10．Theunderlinedpart“abstainfrom”inParagraph3probablymeans_________.

A.continueB.practiceC.avoidD.try

11．Whatistheapplicationvalueofthenewresearch?

A.Perfumescouldhelppeopleunderstandeachother.

B.Somesmellscouldbecreatedtoimproveourappearance.

C.Perfumescouldbeproducedtocurephysicaldiseases.

D.Somesmellscouldbedevelopedtobetterourmood.

12．Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.happinesscomesfromascentofsweat

B.socialsurroundingscaninfluenceouremotions

C.peopleneedmoreemotionalcommunication

D.positiveenergycandeepenunderstanding

二、完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

CommunicationwithaStranger

LastweekendIsatonthebustalkingwithexcitementandsoreadytospendtime

inNewYorkCitywithoneofmybestfriendsfromcollege.AsItookthewindowseatandworeheadphonesoverears,Ialmostdidn't____theelderlymansittingbesideme.

TwohourspassedandIwasstillabsorbedinmyownworld.____theelderlymanaskedmeaquestion,asimplequestion____thebus'sWi-Ficonnection,whichturnedintoatwo-hour____.Infact,itd

irectly____mypersonallife.

Wetalkedalotaboutmydreams,myfearsandmylife.I____morewiththisstrangeronthebusthanIhavewithanyfriendorfamilymemberinmonths.Maybeithadsomethingtodowithmejustbeing____toletanyoneIknowclosetome.Iwas____thatthestrangerwasnotonlysodeeplyinterestedingettingtoknowme,butalsojustaswillingto____metomygreatestabilities.HelistenedcarefullytoeverywordIsaidandmadesomeuseful____attimes.Insteadofpolitely____hisheadwhenImentionedmymajor,hetoldmethatmystronglikingseemedtobepsychology,butnottheoneIwasstudying.HesaidthatheknewIwouldfacedifficultiesifIstudied

psychologyandthathefullyunderstoodmy____forthefailure.

Thiselderlymanmademe____theplansthatIhadlaidoutformylifewithjustthatsimplestatement.Hehelpedmerealizethatmyneatly____planforthenextfiveyearsofmylifewasn'tallthatneat,butactuallycomplexandfilledwith____.Mostofall,hehelpedme____thecomplex,notstayawayfromitbecauseofmyfearfortheunknown.I_____alotfromtalkingwiththeelderlystranger.

Afewdayslater,heemailedme,saying,"Ithinkyou're____forgreatthingsnomatterwhatyoudecidetodo."Theemailwasfilledwithwordsof____.Inafewhoursastrangershowedmeasenseofkindnessthatmademerealizethatlifeissometimes____butitisgoingtobeokay.

13．A.checkB.noticeC.excuseD.believe

14．A.ThenB.InsteadC.AgainD.Also

15．A.throughB.withC.duringD.about

16．A.introductionB.explanationC.conversationD.competition

17．A.affectedB.controlledC.interruptedD.created

18．A.searchedB.sharedC.demandedD.reviewed

19．A.sorryB.curiousC.anxiousD.afraid

20．A.puzzledB.botheredC.amazedD.disappointed

21．A.pushB.inviteC.treatD.admit

22．A.choicesB.suggestionsC.decisionsD.efforts

23．A.raisingB.droppingC.turni