河北省定州中学学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题+Word版含答案.docx
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河北省定州中学学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题+Word版含答案
2017-2018学年度河北定州中学第2次月考
高二英语
第一部分:
听力(满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5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10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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Aliteratureclass.B.Ateacher.C.Anovel.
2.Wherearethecashmachines?
ANexttoanInternetcafé.BBesideadepartmentstore.CAcrossfromabank.
3.Whatisthewomanthinkingabout?
A.WhattobuyforSusan’sbirthday.
B.HowtocelebrateSusan’sbirthday.
C.WhethertogotoSusan’sbirthdayparty.
4Whatdoesthemanmean?
ATheSteelerswillwinthegame.
B.Thebadweatherwillaffecttheresultofthegame.
C.It’sdifficultfortheSteelerstoplayunderbadweather.
5Whatmakesthewomanhappy?
A.Shehasgotapromotion.B.Shehasgotanewjob.C.Shehasrentedanewhouse.
第二节(共15小题,每小题1.5分,满分22.5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。
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秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题
6.Whatisthemanprobably?
A.Asecretary.B.Atourguide.C.Ahotelreceptionist.
7.WhywillthewomanvisitSt.Petersburgagain?
A.Todobusiness.
B.Tovisittheman.
C.Toattendafestival.
请听第7段材料,回答第8-10题
8.Wherearethespeakersprobably?
A.Inarestaurant.B.Intheman’sapartment.C.Inthewoman’sapartment.
9.Whatwouldthemanliketodrink?
A.Milktea.B.Blackcoffee.C.Coffeewithsugar.
10.WhatissaidabouttheTaylors?
A.Theyliveinthesamebuildingasthewoman.
B.Theyhavetwonotebookcomputers.
C.Theywererobbedlastmonth.
请听第8段材料,回答第11、12题
11.Whathappenedtothemanabouttendaysago?
A.Hehadaverybadcold.
B.Hehadasmalloperation.
C.Hefelttootiredtogotowork.
12.Whatisthemangoingtodo?
A.Goforacheck-up.B.Gotowork.C.Visitadoctor.
请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?
A.Getataxiforhim.BShowhimherbag.C.Drivehimtotherailwaystation.
14.Howdoesthewomanreacttotheman’srequest?
A.Sheactspolitely.
B.Sheisrude.
C.Sheturnsadeafear.
15.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Shemighthavedonesomethingillegal.
B.Shelikescollectingmen’swatches.
C.Shesmokesinpublic.
16.Whatwillthemandonext?
A.Apologizetothewoman.
B.Askthewomantohandinherbag.
C.Takethewomanawaybyforce.
请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.Whatisthespeaker?
A.Ahost.
B.Agovernor.
C.Ashopowner.
18.Whatarethepricesinthesurveybasedon?
A.Thepriceofgoodsrepresentingthecountry.
B.Thecostofthesamebasketinacityofthecountry.
C.Moneyspentonbuyingthesamegoodsinthetypicalcityofthecountry.
19.Whichcountryhasthesecondhighestpriceaccordingtothesurvey?
A.Denmark.B.Sweden.C.France.
20.WhatissaidaboutPoland?
A.Ithastheloweststandardofliving.
B.Ithasthelowestpay.
C.Itisatthebottomofthetableofworkinghours.
二、阅读理解
Thatrobots,automation,andsoftwarecanreplacepeoplemightseemobvioustoanyonewho’sworkedinautomotivemanufacturing.ButMITbusinessscholarsErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee’sclaimismoretroublingandcontroversial.Theybelievethatrapidtechnologicalchangehasbeendestroyingjobsfasterthanitiscreatingthem.
Theybelievethattechnologyincreasesproductivityandmakessocietieswealthier,butitbecamecleartothemthatthesametechnologiesmakingmanyjobssafer,easier,andmoreproductivewerealsoreducingthedemandformanytypesofhumanworkers.TechnologiesliketheWeb,artificialintelligence,andbigdataareautomatingmanyroutinetasks.Countlesstraditionalwhite-collarjobs,suchasmanyinthepostofficeandincustomerservice,havedisappeared.
Asevidence,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeepointtoachartonwhichseparatelinesrepresentproductivityandtotalemploymentintheUnitedStates.ForyearsafterWorldWarII,thetwolinescloselytrackedeachother,withincreasesinjobscorrespondingtoincreasesinproductivity.Then,beginningin2000,thelinesdiverge;productivitycontinuestorisesteadily,butemploymentsuddenlyshrinks.By2011,asignificantgapappearsbetweenthetwolines,showingeconomicgrowthwithnoparallelincreaseinjobcreation.
UnitedStatesProductivityandEmployment
Butarethesenewtechnologiesreallyresponsibleforadecadeoflackluster(无生气)jobgrowth?
DavidAutor,aneconomistatMITwhohasstudiedtheconnectionsbetweenjobsandtechnology,doubtsthattechnologycouldaccountforsuchasuddenchangeintotalemployment.Moreover,healsodoubtsthatproductivityhas,infact,risensteadilyintheUnitedStatesinthepastdecade.Ifhe’sright,itraisesthepossibilitythatpoorjobgrowthcouldbesimplyaresultofadepressedeconomy.Thesuddenslowdowninjobcreation“isabigpuzzle,”hesays,“butthere’snotalotofevidencethatit’slinkedtocomputers.”“Tobesure,computertechnologiesarechangingthetypesofjobsavailable,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingtechnologyisaffectingthetotalnumberofjobs,”headds.“Jobscanchangealotwithouttherebeinghugechangesinemploymentrates.”
LawrenceKatz,aHarvardeconomist,saysthatwhiletechnologicalchangescanbepainfulforworkerswhoseskillsnolongermatchtheneedsofemployers,nohistoricalpatternshowstheseshiftsleadingtoanetdecreaseinjobsoveranextendedperiod.Still,Katzdoesn’tdismissthenotionthatthereissomethingdifferentabouttoday’sdigitaltechnologies.Thoughheexpectsthehistoricalpatterntohold,itis“genuinelyaquestion,”hesays.“Iftechnologydisruptsenough,whoknowswhatwillhappen?
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21.WhichperiodonthechartstronglysupportsMcAfee’sclaim?
A.1947—1967.B.1985—1987.
C.1997—2000.D.2011—2013.
22.AccordingtoDavidAutor,thechangeinjobgrowth________.
A.isnotnecessarilycausedbytechnology
B.resultsfromaweakeningeconomy
C.hasnoconnectionwithproductivity
D.affectsthecurrenttypesofjobs
23.WhatisLawrenceKatz’sattitudetowardsthetopic?
A.Optimistic.B.Defensive.
C.Objective.D.Disapproving.
24.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.
A.showtherelationbetweenproductivityandjobcreation
B.discusstheeffectoftechnologicaladvancesonemployment
C.argueagainstthewideuseofartificialintelligence
D.explaintheimpactoftechnologiesonproductivity
Twofriendshaveanargumentthatbleaksuptheirfriendshipforever,eventhoughneitheronecanrememberhowthewholethinggotstarted.Suchsadeventshappenoverandoverinhighschoolsacrossthecountry.Infact,accordingtoanofficialreportonyouthviolence,"Inourcountrytoday,thegreatestthreattothelivesofchildrenandadolescentsisnotdiseaseorstarvationorabandonment,buttheterriblerealityofviolence".Giventhatthisisthecase,whyaren'tstudentstaughttomanageconflictthewaytheyaretaughttosolvemathproblems,drivecars,orstayphysicallyfit?
Firstofall,studentsneedtorealizethatconflictisunavoidable.Areportonviolenceamongmiddleschoolandhighschoolstudentsindicatesthatmostviolentincidentsbetweenstudentsbeginwitharelativelyminorinsult(侮辱).Forexample,afightcouldstartoverthefactthatonestudenteatsapeanutbuttersandwicheachlunchtime.Laughteroverthesandwichcanleadtoinsults,whichinturncanleadtoviolence.Theproblemisn'tinthesandwich,butinthewaystudentsdealwiththeconflict.
Oncestudentsrecognizethatconflictisunavoidable,theycanpracticethegoldenruleofconflictresolution---staycalm.Oncethestudentfeelscalmer,heorsheshouldchoosewordsthatwillcalmtheotherpersondownaswell.Rudewords,name-calling,andaccusationonlyaddfueltotheemotionalfire.Ontheotherhand,softwordsspokenatanormalsoundlevelcanputoutthefirebeforeitexplodesoutofcontrol.
Afterbothsideshavecalmeddown,theycanuseanotherkeystrategyforconflictresolution:
listening.Listeningallowsthetwosidestounderstandeachother.Onepersonshoulddescribehisorherside,andtheotherpersonshouldlistenwithoutinterrupting.Afterward,thelistenercanasknon-threateningquestionstoclarifythespeaker'sposition.Thenthetwopeopleshouldchangeroles.
Finally,studentsneedconsiderwhattheyarehearing.Thisdoesn'tmeantryingtofigureoutwhat'swrongwiththeotherperson.Itmeansunderstandingwhattherealissueisandwhatbothsidesaretryingtoaccomplish.Forexample,ashoutingmatchoverapeanutbuttersandwichmighthappenbecauseonepersonthinkstheotherpersonisunwillingtotrynewthings.Studentsneedtoaskthemselvesquestionssuchasthese:
Howdidthisstart?
WhatdoIreallywant?
WhatamIafraidoff?
Astheissuebecomesclearer,theconflictoftensimplybecomessmaller.Evenifitdoesn't,carefulthoughthelpsbothsidesfigureoutamutualsolution.
Therewillalwaysbeconflictinschools,butthatdoesn'tmeanthereneedstobeviolence.AfterstudentsinAtlantastartedaconflictresolutionprogram,accordingtoEducatorsforSocialResponsibility,"64percentoftheteachersreportedlessphysicalviolenceintheclassroom;75percentoftheteachersreportedanincreaseinstudentcooperation;and92percentofthestudentsfeltbetteraboutthemselves".Learningtoresolveconflictscanhelpstudentsdealwithfriends,teachers,parents,bosses,andcoworkers.Inthatway,conflictresolutionisabasiclifeskillthatshouldbetaughtinschoolsacrossthecountry.
25.From Paragraph 2 we can learn that_______.
A.violence is more likely to occur at lunchtime
B.students tend to lose their temper easily
C.a small conflict can lead to violence
D.the eating habi