学年辽宁省葫芦岛协作校高二上学期第二次阶段考试英语试题.docx

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学年辽宁省葫芦岛协作校高二上学期第二次阶段考试英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.

A

TheO.HenryMuseum

TheaimoftheO.HenryMuseumistocollect,preserve,andinterpretartifacts，worksandarchival（档案的）materialsrelativetotheauthor,forliterary»educational,andhistoricalpurposesthatareaccessibletothepublic.Themuseumwassetupin1934,undertheauthorityoftheCityofAustin,andisbothaNationalRegisterPropertyandaNationalLiteraryLandmark.

TheO.HenryMuseumisopenfromWednesdaytoSunday,noonto5:

00pm.Admissionisfree.Toursarealsoavailableforfree.Pleasecontactthemuseumatleastoneweekinadvancetoscheduleatourforagroupof10ormore.Meteredparkingisavailableonthestreetinfrontofthemuseum.Themuseum’sgiftshophasforsaleT-shirts,coffeemugs,DVDs,andanarrayofbooksbyandaboutO.Henry.

Grouptours:

Weaskforone-weekadvancenoticeofgroupsmorethan10people,includingschools,churchgroups,andorganizations.

Donations:

Donationsgreatlybenefitthemuseumanditsprograms.Inquireaboutcontributing.

Volunteer:

Contactusaboutvolunteeringatthemuseum.Wearecurrentlyinneedofagardenerandavolunteerdocent（讲解员）.

Staff:

ValerieBennett,Curator

valerie.bennett@ci.austin.tx.us

MichaelHoinski,Culture&ArtsEducationSpecialist

michael.hoinski@ci.austin.tx.us

ElizabethTaylor,Docent

Location:

409EastFifthStreet,Austin,Texas78701

1.Accordingtothetext,wecanknowtheO.HenryMuseum.

A.openstothepublicforawholeday

B.wonitsfamewhenitwassetup

C.focusesoncollectingworksofO.Henry

D.teachespeoplehowtowriteliteraryworks

2.WhenvisitingtheO.HenryMuseum,visitorscan.

A.getpaidbybecomingadocent

B.buybookswrittenbyO.Henry

C.getmanydonationsfromthemuseum

D.parkcarsnearthemuseuminanytime

3.Whatisamustifschoolteachersplantotaketheirstudentstovisitthemuseum?

A.Goingthereonaworkday.

B.Contactingthemuseuminadvance.

C.Donatingsomemoneytothemuseum.

D.Preparingwelltobeherstudents’guide.

B

Our“MommyandMe”timebegantwoyearsago.Mynext-doorneighborandfellowmother,Christie,andIwereoutinourfrontyards,watchingsevenchildrenofage6andunderridethebikesupanddown.“IwishIcouldtakeoneofmychildrenoutalone,”saidChristie.

Thenweworkedoutaplan:

WhenChristietakesoneofherchildrenout,I’llwatchherotherthree.Andwhenshewatchestwoofmine.I’lltakesomeoneout.

Thechildrenwereextremelyquicktoaccepttheideaof“MommyandMe”time.Christie’sdaughter,McKenzie,wentfirst.Whenshereturned,theotherchildrenshoweredherwithtonsofquestions.McKenziewassmilingbroadly.Christielookedrefreshedandhappy.“She’slikeadifferentchildwhenthere’snooneelsearound,”Christiesharedwithmequickly.Withhermotheralltoherself,McKenziedidn’thavetomakeanefforttogainattention.

JustasChristiehadnoticedchangesinMcKenzie,Ialsodiscoveredsomethingdifferentineachofmychildren.Forexample,Iamalwayssurprisedwhenmydaughter,whoisseldomclosetome,holdsmyhandfrequently.Mystuttering（口吃的）son,Tom,doesn’tstutteronceduringouractivitiessincehedoesn’thavetostruggleforachancetospeak.Andanotherson,Sam,who’salwaysafollowerwhenaroundotherchildrenshinesasaleaderduringourtimestogether.

The“MommyandMe”timeallowsustobesimplyaloneandawaywitheachchild-talking,sharing,andlaughing,whichhasbeenthebiggestgain.Everychilddeservestobeanonlychildatleastonceinawhile.

4.Whatwastheauthorandherneighbor’splan?

A.Toteachtheirchildrenhowtostayalone.

B.Tochangetheirownchildren’sbadhabits.

C.Tomakeachildliveintheotherhomeforalongtime.

D.Tohelpeachotherspendsometimewithonechildatatime.

5.Howmanychildrendidtheauthorhave?

A.Five.B.Four.C.Three.D.Two.

6.Aftergoingthroughtheplanttheauthor’ssonsbecame.

A.braverB.clevererC.moreactiveD.moreselfless

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Everychildneedsparents’fullattention.

B.Havingbrothersandsistersisfun.

CIt’stiringtotakecareofothers’children.

D.Parentsshouldlookafterothers’children.

C

Peoplehavebeenactinglikepeople-inotherwords,they’vebeenmakingtools,creatingceremonies,andsharingfood—foralongtime.That’stheconclusionofarecentstudyfromSouthAfrica’ssoutherncoast.

There,inacavelyingabovethesea,researchersfromArizonaStateUniversityhavefoundevidencethathumanswerebehavinginsurprisinglycomplexwaysasearlyas164,000yearsago.Ourspecies.Homosapiens,appearedanestimated200,000yearsago.

ThecaveheldthreeimportantevidencesaboutthebehavioroftheseStoneAgepeople.

First,theresearchersfoundtheremainsofallkindsofshellfish.Thepeoplewholivedinthecaveprobablycollectedthesecreaturesfromrockyshoresandtidepoolsandbroughtthemtothecavetoeat.

TheresearchersconsidertheearlyAfricansmovetotheSouthAfricancoastbetween195,000and130,000yearsago.Aroundthattime,theclimateinlandturnedrelativelycoldanddry.Therefore,therewerefewerplantsandanimalstoeatawayfromthecoast.

Whentheseancientpeoplemovedtothecoast,theyprobablyexperiencedamajorculturalshift,theresearcherssuspect.That’sbecauseobservationsofmodemhunter-gatherersocietiessuggestthatmenaremorelikelytohuntforbiganimalswhenpeopleliveinland.Onthecoast,womenplayamoreimportantroleinprovidingfoodbygatheringplantsandshellfish.

Asforthesecondclue,theresearchersunearthed57piecesofreddishpigment（颜料）.Theresearchersthinkthatthecavehabitantsusedthepaintforcoloringtheirbodiesorforotherceremonies.Symbolicbehaviorisaclearlyhumanfeature.

Finally,thesearchdiscoveredover1,800stonetools,includingwellcraftedblades（刀片）.Thesebladescameinvarioussizes.Thesmallestwerejustlessthanahalfinchwide.Ancientpeoplemayhaveattachedthesebladestotheendofasticktomakespearsorothertools.

8.WhydidtheearlyAfricansmovetotheSouthAfricancoastaccordingtothetext?

A.Toavoidcoldanddryweather.

B.Tolookforenoughfoodtoeat.

C.Toseektheculturaldevelopment.

D.Tocollectmoreshellfishtomaketools.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unearthed”inParagraph7mean?

A.Found.B.Produced.C.Used.D.Introduced.

10.Accordingtothetext*wecanlearnthatthecavehabitants.

A.knewhowtousecolorsforpaintinghouses

B.couldhuntforfishintheseabyship

C.madealivingmainlybyeatingshellfish

D.mightmaketoolswithkindsofblades

11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ThefindingoftheStoneAgetools

B.NewfeaturesoftheStoneAgecave

C.ThebehavioroftheStoneAgepeople

D.Humanbehavior’sdevelopment

D

Wearenaturallydrawntofriendsandcolleagueswithfamiliarvoices,scientistshavefound.Peoplepreferthosewhohaveasimilaraccent,intonationandtoneofvoicetothemselves,theydiscovered.

Previousresearchhasfocusedonhowmaleorfemaleavoicesounds.Menwithdeepervoicesandwomenwithslightlyhighervoiceswerethoughttosoundmoreattractive,becausetheysuggestabiggerorasmallerbody.

Butthenewstudy,publishedbyalinguisticsexpertinCanada,suggeststhereisamorecomplexmechanism（机制）atplay.DrMollyBabel,fromtheUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanada,said,“Thevoiceisanamazinglyflexibletoolthatweusetoconstructouridentity.Veryfewthingsinourvoicesarechangeless,sowefeltthatourpreferenceshadtobeaboutmorethanaperson’sshapeandsize.”

Sherecorded30volunteers’voicesandaskedeachtoratetheothers’attractivenessonarangefromonetonine.EachparticipantwasfromwesternAmerica,withsimilaraccents.Thepeopleweassessedwereallinthesamedialectgroup,buttheyshowedthatdialecttodifferentdegrees.

“Weseemtolikepeoplewhosoundlikewesound,andwelikepeoplewhofitwithinwhatweknow,”DrBabelsaid.Shealsofoundthatbreathyvoicesinwomen—typifiedbythefamousAmericanactressMarilynMonroe-wereseenasmoreattractive.

Thebreathytone,causedbyyoungerandthinnervocalcords（声带）,impliedyouthfulnessandhealth.Acreaky（咯吱作响的）voice,suggestingapersonhasacold,istiredorsmokes,wasseenasunattractive.Theparticipantspreferredmenwhospokewithashorteraveragewordlengthanddeepervoices.

12.Themainpurposeofthetextisto.

A.comparemalevoiceswithfemalevoices

B.informreadersofthenewfindingsofvoices

C.argueagainstwomen’svoicesofspeaking

D.encouragementousedeepervoicestospeak

13.DrMollyBabelmentionsMarilynMonroeinorderto.

A.explainabreathyvoice

B.introduceacreakyvoice

C.challengepreviousresearch

D.promoteherreputation

14.Intermsofvoicepreferences,thenewfindingsstress.

A.bodysizeandshape

B.shorterwordlength

C.thickervocalcords

D.thesamesocialgroups

15.Whosevoicemaybeunattractiveaccordingtothetext?

A.Ayoungladywithathinvoice.

B.Anoldladywithasilveryvoice.

C.Adeep-voicedmanwithadrythroat.

D.Alittlemanwithaquietandgentlevoice.

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。

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