河北省正定中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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河北省正定中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

2015-2016学年高二第一学期期末考试·英语试卷

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，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题，共90分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

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l0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.Whatdoesthemanlikeabouttheplay?

A.Thestory.B.Theending.C.Theactor.

2.Whichplacearethespeakerstryingtofind?

A.Ahotel.B.Abank.C.Arestaurant.

3.Atwhattimewillthetwospeakersmeet?

A.5:

20.B.5:

10.C.4:

40.

4.Whatwillthemando?

A.Changetheplan.B.Waitforaphonecall.C.Sortthingsout.

5.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Seeafilmwiththeman.

B.Offerthemansomehelp.

C.Listentosomegreatmusic.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15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.WhereisBen？

A.Inthekitchen.B.Atschool.C.Inthepark.

7.Whatwillthechildrendointheafternoon?

A.Helpsetthetable.B.Haveaparty.C.Dotheirhomework.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.AFamilyholiday.B.Abusinesstrip.C.Atravelplan.

9.WheredidRachelgo?

A.Spain.B.Italy.C.China.

听第8段材料，回答第10至l2题。

10.Howdidthewomangettoknowaboutthird-handsmoke?

A.Fromyoungsmokers.

B.Fromanewspaperarticle.

C.Fromsomesmokingparents.

11.Whydoesthemansaythatheshouldkeepawayfrombabies?

A.Hehasjustbecomeafather.

B.Hewearsdirtyclothes.

C.Heisasmoker.

12.Whatdoesthewomansuggestsmokingparentsshoulddo?

A.Stopsmokingaltogether.

B.Smokeonlyoutsidetheirhouses.

C.Reducedangerousmatterincigarettes.

听第9段材料，回答第13至l6题。

13.WheredoesMichelleRaycomefrom?

A.Amiddle-sizedcity.B.Asmalltown.C.Abigcity.

14.WhichplacewouldMichelleRaytakehervisitorstoforshopping?

A.TheZenGarden.B.TheHighlands.C.TheRedRiverarea.

15.WhatdoesMichelleRaydoforcompletequiet?

A.Gocamping.B.Studyinalibrary.C.Readathome.

16.Whatarethespeakerstalkingaboutingeneral?

A.Late-nightshopping.B.Asianfood.C.Louisville.

听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhydosomepeoplesaytheyneverhavedreamsaccordingtoDrGarfield?

A.Theyforgetabouttheirdreams.

B.Theydon'twanttotellthetruth.

C.Theyhavenobadexperiences.

18.WhydidDavisstophavingdreams?

A.Hegotaseriousheartattack.

B.Hewastoosadabouthisbrother'sdeath.

C.Hewasfrightenedbyaterribledream.

19.WhatisDrGarfieldsopinionaboutdreaming?

A.Itisveryuseful.B.Itmakesthingsworse.C.Itpreventsthemindfromworking.

20.Whydosomepeopleturnofftheirdreamscompletely?

A.Tosleepbetter.B.Torecoverfromillnesses.C.Tostayawayfromtheirproblems.

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中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

HaveyouheardaboutPostOfficeCatsinBritain?

Theyaremousehunters.Thepostofficehasactuallyemployedcatssince1868.Theyarenotemployedtosortordelivermail,ofcourse,buttoprotectthemailandkeepthepopulationofmiceundercontrol.Theymakesureyourmorningpostarrivesfreefromdamagescausedbyratsandmice.

Londonpostofficeswerethefirsttotryouttheexperiment.Withinafewmonthsthepopulationofmicehadshrunksharply.Otherpostofficesalloverthecountryweresoonusingcatsinthewaragainstratsandmiceaswell.Withintenyearsthepayofthecatswasimprovedfromoneandahalfoldpenceadaytosixorninepenceaday.Nowtheaveragerateofpayisaboutafewpoundsamonth.

Someofthehard-workingcatshavebecomequitefamous.In1980,acatnamedLuckystoppedanattemptedrobberyinaWorcestershirepostofficeonherown.Asthetwoburglarsmadetheirwayinthroughthewindow,Luckystartedanattackandtheyfledempty-handed.AnotherexcellentcatwasJerry,ofEarlsCourtpostofficeinLondon.Heservedthebuildingfor16yearsandwasondutyfor24hourseveryday.Hedroveallthemiceaway.

However,therearefewercatsemployedbythepostofficethanatanytimeinthepast.Withthefastermovementofthemailandbettersurroundings,postofficecatsarenotalwaysneeded.Butmanypostofficesstillemploythemandtheybecomegreatfriendswiththepostmen.Accordingtothepostoffice,thereisnoplanfortheirservicestobediscontinuedintheforeseeablefuture.

21.CatswereintroducedtoBritishpostofficesto________.

A.helpsortanddelivermailsandpapers

B.guardthebuildingagainstthieves

C.keepmailsandpapersundamaged

D.searchforcertaindangersinmails

22.Theunderlinedword“shrunk”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“________”.

A.decreasedB.increasedC.narrowedD.expanded

23.ThecatnamedLuckybecamefamousbecause________.

A.Sheservedthepostofficefor16yearsaroundtheclock.

B.Shealonedrovetwoburglarsawayfromthepostoffice.

C.Sheprotectedmailsfrombeingbittenbymice.

D.Shewasemployedtosortanddelivermail.

24.Wemaylearnfromthelastparagraphthat________.

A.thedutyofthecatshasbeenreplacedbymachines

B.allthepostofficesarenowcompletelymicefree

C.catsarenowconsideredoflittleuseinpostoffices

D.catswillstillbeseeninserviceforquitealongtime

B

Whendidyoulastgooutsideforsports?

Somestudentsmightneedawhiletoremember.ButforstudentsinYangzhouUniversityitiseasytorememberastheyneedtoruninthemorningatleastthreetimesaweekduringtheirtwoterms.Theuniversityevenusesfingerprintpunch-inclocks（指纹签到机）tomanagestudents’records.However,somestudentsstilltrytoskip（不参加）morningrunning.Tothem,sportsarejustnotimportantenough.

NowcollegesareseeingachangeinthestudentlifestylefromoutdoorenthusiaststoindoorcouchpotatoesandInternetaddicts.TheInternetandvariouson-campusservices,fromfooddeliverytolaundry,areleadingtoastudentcultureofstayingindormitories.Astudentcanhaveeveryneedmetwithoutleavingthedormitory.

InthepasttwoyearsZhangYi,20,ajuniormajoringinlawatYangzhouUniversity,hasneverbeenoutsideforsportsexceptduringphysicaleducationclass.“Idon’tthinkthereisanythingwrongwithsleepinglateinthemorningandwantingtostayinthedormitoryinmysparetime.Ihavemorefundoingthingsonmycomputerthanplayingonthesportsgroundinwetclothes.”saidZhang.

“Withsocialnetworkingsites,onlinegamesandmicro-bloggingaddedtoalreadytightschedules,sportsareoftenthelastthingtobeconsidered.”saidChengJie,21,aseniormajoringincivilengineeringattheSoutheastUniversityinNanjing.

ButJinYinghua,aprofessoratBeijingSportsUniversity,saidthatsportsarenotonlyforkeepingfit,butalsoanirreplaceable（不能替代的）“education”forstudents.Sportsarenotonlyawayforstudentstotraintheirbody,butalsoanimportantwaytolearnresponsibility,teamworkanddevotion.

25.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus________.

A.thefingerprintpunch-inclocksarewidelyused

B.somecollegestudentshavepoormemories

C.studentscannotskipmorningrunninganymore

D.theproblemofstudentsskippingsportsisserious

26.AccordingtoChengJie,collegestudents________.

A.lovesportsmorethananythingelse

B.preferInternetgamestosports

C.enjoysleepinglateinthemorning

D.aretoobusywithstudytodoanysports

27.ProfessorJinthinksthat_______________.

A.sportsplayanimportantroleinstudents’over-rounddevelopment

B.themostimportantgoalforstudentstodosportsistokeephealthy

C.universitiesshouldtaketoughmeasuresinstudentmanagement

D.thespiritofresponsibilitycanbedevelopedinmorethanoneway

28.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe________.

A.MorningrunningatcollegesB.Anewcollegelife

C.SportslosingattractionD.P.E.classatcolleges

C

Whatarethetwodifferentthingsthatmakehumandifferentfromotheranimals?

Oneislanguage,andtheotherismusic.Itistruethatsomeanimalscansing.However,thesongsofanimalsareverysimple.Itisalsotruethathumans,notanimals,havedevelopedmusicalinstruments.

Musicisclearlydifferentfromlanguage.However,peoplecanusemusictocommunicatewithothers,especiallytheiremotions.Whenmusiciscombinedwithspeech,it’saverypowerfulformofcommunication.

Ifmusicistrulydifferentfromspeech,thenweshouldprocessmusicandlanguageindifferentpartsofthebrain.Thescientificstudieshaveprovedthatitistrue.Forexample,VissarionShebalin,aRussiancomposer,hadastroke（中风）in1953.Itinjuredtheleftsideofhisbrain.Hecouldn’tspeakorunderstandspeech.However,hestillcouldcomposemusicuntilhisdeath.Ontheotherhand,sometimesstrokescausepeopletolosetheirmusicalability,buttheycanstillspeakandunderstandspeech.

Whydoesmusichaveastrongeffectonusphysicallyandemotionally?

That’sahardquestiontoanswer.GeoffreyMiller,aresearcheratauniversity,thinksthatmusicandlovehaveastrongconnection.Musicrequiresaspecialtalent,practiceandphysicalability.Forexample,playingamusicalinstrumentrequiresfine,muscularcontrol.Youalsoneedgoodmemorytorememberthenotes.Andplayingthosenotescorrectlysuggeststhatyourhearingisinexcellentcondition.Finally,whenamansingstothewomanheloves,itmaybeawayofshowingoff.

However,Miller’stheorystilldoesn’texplainwhycertaincombinationsofsoundsinfluenceouremotionssodeeply.Forscientists,thisisclearlyanareathatneedsfurtherresearch.

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