吉林省辽源五中学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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吉林省辽源五中学年高二英语下学期期中试题

吉林省辽源五中2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

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第一部分：

听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题）

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.Whereisthemangoingforholiday?

A.India.B.Australia.C.Italy.

2.WhydidthewomangetaticketwhileViviandidn’t?

A.Viviandidn’tbringenoughmoney.

B.Viviandidn’twanttogototheshow.

C.Vivianwasafterthewomanintheline.

3.Whataretheygoingtodo?

A.Theywillgototheparty.

B.Theywillgotosleep.

C.Theywillgotohavebreakfast.

4.Whereistheman?

A.Inahotelentrance.B.Inamovietheatre.C.Inaclothingstore.

5.What’stheweatherlikenow?

A.Hot.B.Cloudy.C.Raining.

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秒钟时间作答。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatpartydoesthewomanwanttohave?

A.AdancingpartyB.AdinnerpartyC.Adrinkingparty

7.WhydoesthemanwanttoinvitetheBrowns?

A.HelikesMrandMrsBrown.

B.Hehasn’tseenthemforlong.

C.Theyinvitedhimtotheirparty.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题

8.Whatcausestheconversation?

A.ATVprogramme.B.Anarticle.C.Anadvertisement.

9.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?

A.Therelationshipbetweenshoppingandtimespentonshopping.

B.Thetimerequiredforshopping.

C.Howtoselectgoods.

10.Whatdoesthemansayaboutpeoplewhoshopquickly?

A.Theyknewwhattheywanttobuy.

B.Theyhadlittletimetospend.

C.Theyshoppedinthecheapestshop.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题

11.What’sthemandoingnow?

A.Fishing.

B.Preparingthefishingequipment.

C.Doinghousework.

12.What’sthewoman’shobby?

A.Makinghomemovies.B.Seeingmovies.C.Takingphotos.

13.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuy?

A.Amoviecamera.B.Amovieticket.C.AJapanese-madecamera.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题

14.What’stheboydoing?

A.Buildingahouse.B.Pointingahouse.C.Decoratingahouse.

15.What’sthewomangoingtodofortheboy?

A.Cleanthehouse.B.Buyacarpet.C.Makesomecurtains.

16.Whydoestheboysaysorrytothewoman?

A.Hedroppedsomepaintonthecarpet.

B.Hemadethewholehousedirty.

C.Heusedacolourthatthewomandoesn’tlike.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17.HowmanydifferencesabouteatingbetweenIndonesiaandAmericaarementioned?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

18.What’sthemainfoodinIndonesia?

A.Meet.B.Rice.C.Vegetables.

19.HowlongdotheAmericanspreparethefoodbeforeeating?

A.Oneandahalfhours.B.Onehour.C.Twohours.

20.WhichoffollowingdotheIndonesiapeoplelike?

A.Sweettaste.B.Coolfood.C.Hottaste.

第二部分:

阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

A

Songshelpmemories

Thepowerofmusic

Mostpeoplecanrememberimportantnewsstoriesclearly,whetheritwasthemurderofPresidentKennedyintheUSortheeventsof9/11.ButnowpsychologistsMartinConwayandCatrionaMorrison,fromtheUniversityofLeedsintheUK,areinvestigatinghowmusiccancreate“autobiographicalmemories”ofthemaineventsinourlives.Thestudyisonline.PeoplehavetochooseasongbytheBeatlesanddescribethememoriesthattheyhavewhentheylistentoit.

Reminiscencebump

Morrisonexplainedthattheylookedatdifferentagegroupsandtheirmemories.Weoftenremembermorefromwhenweareteenagers,andthisiscalled“thereminiscencebump”.Thisisthetimeinyourlifewhenyouformyourideaofwhoyouare.ForoldpeoplewhohavememoriesrelatedtotheBeatles’music,mostofthosememoriesarefromwhentheywereteenagers.Butyoungerpeoplealsohadclearpersonalmemoriesfromtheirpast.

Shelovesyou

Thisstudywasdifferentfromothermemorystudies,becausepeoplerememberedeventsfromtheirpastwithlotsmoredetails.Morrisonexplained:

“Itwaslikepeoplehadtravelledbacktothepast,andtheyhadveryclearmemoriesofthingsthathadhappened.WhentheyheardasonglikeSheLovesYoubytheBeatles,theycouldrememberonenightinautumn1963.Theyrememberedwhattheywerewearing,whattheweatherwaslikeandwhattheirfriendsaidtothem.Yougetalotmoreinformationthanifyoujustsay,‘tellmeaboutanightyouremember’.”

Thestudyhasfoundthatmusiccouldbeusedwithpeoplewhohaveproblemsrememberingthepast.“Youcouldusemusictohelpimprovepeople’sabilitytoremember,”saidMorrison.“Inthefuture,wewouldliketodomoreexperimentstoseehowusefulmusicisinhelpingpeopletorememberthepast,andcompareittootherthingsthatmightalsohelp.”

21.ProfessorConwayandDrMorrison’sresearchaimsto_______?

A.seehowmusiccanhelppeoplerememberthepast

B.studyoldsongs’influenceonpeople’sbehaviour

C.findoutwhatinfluencespeople’smemoriesofthepast

D.findwaystohelppeoplewithmemorydifficulties

22.WhichisTUREabouttheresearchaccordingtothearticle?

A.Olderpeopleremembertheirpastmoreclearlythanyoungerpeople.

B.Differentagegroupshavedifferentresponsestothemusic

C.Peopleremembermorethingsthathappenedintheiryouth

D.People’smemoriesareoftenofmomentswhentheyhaddoubtsaboutthemselves

23.TheexampleofSheLovesYouisusedtoshowthat______.

A.lovesongscanhelppeopletohaveclearermemories

B.songstellstoriesthataresimilartoourexperiences

C.musiccantakepeoplebacktotheirteenageyears

D.peoplecanremembermoredetailswiththehelpofmusic

24.Morrison’steam’sfutureresearchisprobablyon______.

A.whysomepeoplehavememoryproblems

B.whatmethodscanbesthelppeoplebringbackmemories

C.howmusiccanhelppeopleintheirstudiesorwork

D.howtohelpolderpeopleremembermoredetailsaboutthepast

B

WalkthroughtheAmazonrainforesttodayandyouwillfinditsteamy,warm,dampandthick.Butifyouhadbeentherearound15,000yearsago,duringthelasticeage,wouldithavebeenthesame?

Formorethan30years,scientistshavebeenarguingabouthowrainforestsmighthavereactedtothecold,dryclimateoftheiceages,buttillnow,noonehasreachedasatisfyinganswer.

RainforestsliketheAmazonareimportantformoppingupCO2fromtheatmosphereandhelpingtosolveglobalwarming.CurrentlythetreesintheAmazontakeinaround500milliontonsofCO2eachyear:

equaltothetotalamountofCO2givenoffintheUKeachyear.ButhowwilltheAmazonreacttothefutureclimatechange?

Ifitgetsdrier,willitsurviveandcontinuetodrawdownCO2?

Scientistshopethattheywillbeabletolearninadvancehowtherainforestwillmanageinthefuturebyunderstandinghowrainforestsreactedtoclimatechangeinthepast.

Unfortunately,collectinginformationisincrediblydifficult.Tostudythepastclimate,scientistsneedtolookatfossilizedpollen（花粉）keptinlakemud,Goingbacktothelasticeagemeansdrillingdownintolakesediments（沉淀物）,whichrequiresspecializedequipmentandheavymachinery.Thereareveryfewroadsandpaths,orplacestolandhelicoptersandaeroplanes.Riverstendtobetheeasiestwaytoentertheforest,butthisstillleavesvastareasbetweentheriverscompletelyunsampled（未取样）.Sofar,onlyahandfulofcoreshavebeendrilledthatgobacktothelasticeageandnoneofthemprovideenoughinformationtoprovehowtheAmazonforestreactstoclimatechange.

25.Howdoscientistsstudythepastclimatechange?

A.Bypredictingtheclimatechangeinthefuture.

B.Bydrillingdowndeepintolandsediments.

C.Byanalyzingfossilizedpolleninlakemud.

D.BytakingsamplesfromriversintheAmazon.

26.Whyisitdifficulttocollectinformationaboutthepastclimatechange?

A.Becausescientistscan'tfindproperequipmentandmachinery.

B.Becauseitisverydifficulttoobtaincompletesamples.

C.Becausehelicoptersandaeroplaneshavenoplacetoland.

D.Becausenoneofthecoresprovideanyinformation.

27.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Amedicaljournal.B.Anewsreport.

C.Atravelbrochure.D.Asciencemagazine.

28.Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe______.

A.SecretsoftheRainforests

B.ClimatesoftheAmazon

C.TheHistoryoftheRainforest

D.ChangesoftheRainforest

C

TheAmericanRelayforLifeisalife-changingeventthatgiveseveryoneincommunitiesacrosstheglobeachancetocelebratethelivesofpeoplewhohavebattledcancer,rememberlovedoneslost,andfightbackagainstthedisease.AtRelay,teamsofpeoplecampoutatalocalhighschool,park,oranopenplaceandtaketurnsinwalkingorrunningaroundatrackorpath.Eachteamisaskedtohavearepresentativeonthetrackatalltimesduringtheevent.Becausecancerneversleeps,it’sanovernighteventofupto24hoursinlength.

Relaybeganin1985whenDr.Klatt,asurgeoninTacoma,Washington,ranandwalkedaroundatrackfor24hourstoraisemoneyfortheAmericanCancerSociety.Sincethen,Relayhasgrownfromasingleman’spassionforfightingcancerintotheworld’slargestmovementtoendthedisease.Eachyear,morethan3.5millionpeoplein5,000communitiesintheUnitedStates,alongwithadditionalcommunitiesin19othercountries,gathertotakepartinthisglobaleventandraisemuch-neededfundsandawarenesstosavelivesfromcancer.

AnyonecanparticipateinRelayforLife.Friends,families,neighbors,classmates,sportsteams,etc.,canformtheirownteams.Nomatterwhoyouare,there’saplaceforyouatRelay.

TheonlyrequirementtoparticipateinRelayforLifeisthe$10registration/commitmentfeeperperson.Itisrecommendedthateachparticipantsetapersonalgoaltoraise$100.Ifyouraisemore,that’sevenbetter.Evenifyoudo