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学1617学年下学期高二开学摸底考试英语试题附答案
虎林市高级中学高二学年开学摸底考试
英语试题
第一部分听力略
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)
(A)
VeryfewpeoplewerecomingtoeatattheWhiteRoseRestaurant,anditsownerdidnotknowwhattodo.Thepricewasreasonableandthefoodwasofgoodquality,butnobodyseemedtowanttoeatthere.
Thenhedidsomethingthatchangedallthat,andinafewweekshisrestaurantisalwaysfullofmenwiththeirladyfriends.Wheneveragentlemancameinwithalady,asmilingwaitergaveeachofthemamenu(菜单),Themenulookedexactlythesameontheoutside,buttherewasanimportantdifferenceinside.Themenuthatthewaitergavetothemansuppliedthecorrectpriceforeachdishandeachbottleofwine.whilethemenuthathegavetotheladysuppliedamuchhigherprice!
Sowhenthemancalmlyordereddishafterdishandwineafterwine,theladythoughthewasmuchmoregenerous(慷慨)thanhereallywas.
31.Whydidn’tpeoplecometotheWhiteRoseRestauranttoeatatfirst?
A.Becausethepricewashigh.
B.Becausethefoodwastoocheap.
C.Becausethefoodwasnotgood.
D.Thepassagedidn’tmention.
32.Accordingtothepassagewecanconcludethatthepeoplewhoeatatthisrestaurantaremostly_______________.
A.pooroldpeopleB.richyoungpeople
C.menwiththeirgirlfriendsD.parentswiththeirchildren
33.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthatwhenmenwiththeirgirlfriendseatatthisrestaurant,thefoodwaspaid____________.
A.alwaysbytheladiesonly
B.alwaysbythemenonly
C.sometimesbytheladies
D.eitherbythemenorbytheladies
B
BERLIN---AGermanwoman,fearfulthataburglarwastryingtobreakintohersecond-storeyapartment,calledpoliceaftersheheardsomeoneclimbinguptoherbalconyshortlyaftermidnight,policesaidThursday.
Policediscoveredthe“burglar”wasamancarryingflowersandabottleofwinewhoturnedouttobethewoman'sboyfriend.Butthenarrestedhimonanoutstandingreason.
“Hewastryingtosurpriseherwiththeflowersandabottleofwinebutitallwentwrong,”saidKorbachpolicespokesmanVolkerKoenig.Hesaidthemanjumpeddownfromthebalconyandtriedtoescapebutwasquicklycaughtbypolice.
“Hegavethepolicewhoweretakinghimtojailthebottleofwineasagestureofthanksforthefriendlytreatmentafterthearrest.”Koenigsaid.
LONDON---Asmokerwhodiedafterbattlingemphysema(肺气肿)hashadhisdyingwishgrantedwiththeplacementofa“SMOKINGKILLEDME”signonhishearse(灵车)andhisgrave.
AlbertWhittamoreblamedhisyouthfulsmokinghabitforthelungdisease.HesaidbeforehediedinFebruarythathewantedthesigntoserveasawarningtoyoungpeopleaboutthedangersoftobaccosmoking.
Thesignwasdesignedtolooklikethehealthwarningonapacketofcigarettes.Theprintednoticeathisgravewillbeleftinplaceforaweek.ThehearsecarryinghisbodythroughthetownofDover100miles(160kilometers)southeastofLondonandseveraloftheprintedsignsshowninthewindows.
34.Themanclimbinguptothegirl'sbalcony_______
A.wasactuallyawantedthiefB.wasputintoprisonintheend
C.thankedthepoliceforsettinghimfreeD.wastreatedbadlybythepolice
35.Thebesttitleforthefirstnewsitemmightbe“_______.”
A.Aburglar'sloveB.Aburglarboyfriend
C.FlowersandwineD.Priceforbeingromantic
36.Thepublicpaidmoreattentiontothesmokerbecause_______.
A.hediedaftersmokingformanyyears
B.hehadthesignputonhishearseandhisgrave
C.hediedofalungdiseasewithoutanytreatment
D.hewantedthesignleftonhisgraveforoneday
37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Thesignwillbeprintedonthepacketofcigarettes.
B.Thesignswerealsoshowninthewindowsofthehearse.
C.Thesmokerwantedtotellpeoplehowbaditwastosmoke.
D.Thesmokerregrettedformingthehabitofsmoking.
C
Doyouwanttoliveforever?
Bytheyear2050,youmightactuallygetyourwish-ifyouarewillingtoleaveyourbiologicalbodyandliveinsiliconcircuits(半导体电路).Butlongbeforethen,perhapsasearlyas2020,somemeasureswillbeginofferingasemblanceofimmortality(虚的永生).
Researchersareconfidentthatthetechnologywillsoonbeabletotrackeverywakingmomentofyourlife?
Whateveryouseeandhear,allthatyousayandwrite,canberecorded,analyzedandaddedtoyourpersonalchronicles(履历).Bytheyear2030,itmaybepossibletocatchyournervoussystemsthroughelectricalactivities,whichwouldalsokeepyourthoughtsandemotions.
ResearchersatthelaboratoriesofBritishTelecommunicationshavegiventhenameofthisideaasSoulCatcher.SmallelectronicequipmentwillmakepreparationforSoulCatcher.Itwoulduseawearable
supercomputer,perhapsinawristwatch,withwirelesslinkstomicroseosorsunderyourscalp(头皮)andinthenervesthatcarryallfivesensorysignals.Sowearingavideocamerawouldnolongerberequired.
Atfirst,theSoulCatcher'scompanionsystem-theSoulReader-mighthavetroublecopyingyourthoughtsincompletedetails.Evenin2030,wemaystillbestrugglingtounderstandhowthebrainisworkinginside,soreadingyourthoughtsandunderstandingyouremotionsmightnotbepossible.Butthesesignalscouldbekeptforthedaywhentheycanbetransferredtosiliconcircuitstorevitalizemindseverlastingentities(永生实体).Researcherscanonlywonderwhatitwillbeliketowakeuponedayandfindyourselfaliveinsideamachine.
Forpeoplewhochoosenottoliveinsilicon,semblanceofimmortalitwouldnotbeasuselessastheythought.Peoplewouldknowtheirliveswouldnotbeforgotten,butwouldbekeptarecordofthehuman raceforever.Andfuturegenerationswouldhaveamuchfullerunderstandingofthepast.Historywouldnotbecontrolledbyjusttherichandpowerful,Hollywoodstars,andafewthinkersintheuppersociety.
38.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_____.
A.humanbeingslongforlivingforever
B.therearemanydifficultiesinmakingtheSoulCatcher
C.peoplecanliveforeverastechnologydevelops
D.theinventionofSoulCatcherhasgreatimportance
39.Accordingtothispassage,aSoulCatcherwillbe______.
A.anewmachineonwhichresearchmeasureshavealreadybeenmade
B.anewinventioninordertocatchandkeephuman'sthoughts
C.madebyBritishscientiststooffersomethingthatlookslikelivingforever
D.madeofsiliconcircuitswhichcancatchpeople'snervousactivity
40.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatsemblanceofimmortalityis______.
A.tobearealitysoonerorlater
B.farfromcertain
C.justanideathatcouldn'tberealizedatall
D.afadinghope
41.Themeaningoftheunderlinedwordrevitalize,inthefourthparagraphiscloseto___.
A.makedead B.makefamous C.makeknown D.makeactive
D
ResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson'sshoes.“Shoesconveyusefulinformationabouttheirwearers”,theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.
LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestyle,cost,colorandconditionofsomeone'sshoes.Inthestudy,63UniversityofKansasresearcherslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy'sparticipants.Volunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoes,andthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire.
Someoftheresultswereexpected:
Peoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoes,andflashiershoesweretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.However,someofthemorespecificresultsarestrangeenough.Forexample,“practicalandfunctional''shoesweregenerallywornbymore“pleasant"people,whileanklebootsweremorelinkedwith“aggressive”personalities.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhowore“uncomfortablelooking”shoestendtohave“calm”personalities.Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeextremecareofthem,youmaysufferfrom“attachmentanxiety",spendinglotsoftimeworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourappearance.Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithmoreliberal(主张变革的)typeswearing“shabbierandlessexpensive”shoes.
Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewillchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalities,butresearchersnotedthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswereshowingthedeepsideoftheirpersonalities.
42.Whatdoesthistextmainlytellus?
A.ShoesCallhidepeople'srealpersonalities.
B.Shoesconveyfalseinformationaboutthewearer.
C.People'spersonalitiescallbejudgedbytheirshoes.
D.Peopleknowlittleabouttheirpersonalities.
43.Whichoftheresultsisbeyondpeople'sexpectation?
A.Wealthypeopleoftenwearexpensiveshoes.
B.Pleasantpeoplelikewearinguncomfortableshoes.
C.Aggressivepeoplearelikelytoweal"ankleboots.
D.Flashiershoesaretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.
44.Peoplesufferingfrom“attachmentanxiety”tendto
A.wearstrangeshoesB.worryabouttheirappearance
C.haveacalmcharacterD.becomeapoliticalleader
45.Theauthorwrotethetextinorderto
A.informusofanewstudyB.introducearesearchmethod
C.teachhowtochooseshoesD.describedifferentpersonalities
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分。
满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Ourmoodmaychangesuddenlylikeastormwithlightningandthunderboltsthatcomeswithoutnotice.
Thegoodnewsisthatbadmoodscanleaveassuddenlyastheyhavecome.Exceptionstothisruleofcoursearecaseswherethereareotherproblemssuchasdepressionoranyothermentaldestruction.