河南省淅川县学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案doc.docx

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河南省淅川县学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案doc

2017—2018学年度高二期末考试

英语试卷

时间：

120分钟分值：

120分

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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中.选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Loudnoisesineverydayactivitiescandamagetheinnerear.Thistypeofhearinglosscan’tbehealed.Butitcanbeprevented.Blockthenoisefromenteringyourears;walkawayfromit;andturnitdown.Thoseareyourfirststepsinstayingsafe.

Onaverage,15%ofallschool-agechildrenlivewithsomehearingloss.Andit’sagrowingproblem.AstudypublishedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationin2012founda31%risefrom2003to2010inhearinglossamongkidsages12to19.

A2013studybyHarvardMedicalSchooldidnotfindthesamesignificantincrease.ButtheHarvardstudyfoundthatteenagegirlshavemorehearingproblemsthanteenageboys.Thestudydidnottrackkidsintoadulthood.

“Imagineahandfulofpipecleaners（烟斗通条）.Theyrepresentthehaircells（毛细胞）inyourear,”AndreaBoidmanofResearchFoundationsaid.“Beingexposedtoareallyloudnoiseislikeshakingthepipecleanersreallyfast.Whenyou’redone,thepipecleanersareallbent.Youcanneverreallymakethemstraightagain,”shesays.“That’slikewhathappenswithyourhaircells.Oncetheyaredamaged,theynevergobacktobeingperfectagain,andeventuallythedamagewillstarttoaffectyourhearing.”

Mostpeopledon’tknowthatlisteningtoheadphonesatfullvolumeputsyourearsatrisk,“IfyouriPodisonthemaximumvolume（最大音量），it’stooloud,”saysBoidman.“Ifyoulistentoitatthatleveleveryday,itwillcausehearingloss.”Sometimes,stayingsafeandsoundisassimpleasturningitdown.

21WecanconcludefromthestudybyHarvardMedicalSchoolthat______.

A.theincreaseofhearinglossamongkidsreached31%

B.moreteenageboyssufferhearinglossthanteenagegirls

C.teenagegirlsexperiencemorehearinglossthanteenageboys

D.thenumberofadultswithhearingproblemsincreasedgreatly

22.Whydoestheauthorcomparethepipecleanerstothehaircells?

A.BothcanbestronglyshakenB.Neithercouldbeseenclearly

C.BothshouldbeprotectedcarefullyD.Neithercanrecoverfullyifdamaged

23.Accordingtothetext,whenlisteningtoaniPodoneshould______.

A.avoidusingheadphonesB.setthepropervolumelevel

C.takeawalkwhilelisteningD.checkthesafetyrulesfortheheadphones

24.Thetextismainlyabout______.

A.teenagers’badhabitB.aresearchonteenagesafety

C.listeningabilityandhearinglossD.everydayactivitiesandhearingloss

B

WhenIwasgrowingup,Idreamedaboutbecomingacowgirl,aspyoragreatactress.Notadentist,likemyfather,orahomemaker,likemymother—certainlynotawriter,althoughIalwayslovedtoread.Ididn’tknowanythingabutwriters,eventhoughIlovedtomakeupstoriesinsidemyhead.

ImadeupstorieswhileIbounced（反弹）aballagainstthesideofourhouse.Imadeupstoriesplayingwithpaperdolls.AndImadethemupwhileIpracticedthepiano,bypretendingtogivepianolessons.Ialwayshadanactiveimagination.ButIneverwrotedownanyofmystories.

WhenIgrewup,myneedforstorytellingdidn’tgoaway.Sowhenmyowntwochildrenstartedpre-schoolIbegantowriteandI’vebeenwritingeversince!

MycharactersliveinsidemyheadforalongtimebeforeIactuallystarttowriteabookaboutthem.Then,theybecomesorealtomethatItalkaboutthematthedinnertableasiftheywerereal.Somepeopleconsiderthisweird.Butmyfamilyunderstand.

ManyofmybooksaresetinNewJerseybecausethat’swhereIwasbornandraised.Ilivedthereuntilmykidsfinishedelementaryschool.ThenwemovedtoNewMexico,thesettingforTigerEyes.IalsospenttwoyearsinConnecticut,whereJustAsLongAsWe’reTogetherandHere’sToYou,RachelRobinsonareset.Idon’tthinkIcouldsetabookinaplacewithoutknowingitreallywell.

NowIliveinNewYorkCitywithmyhusband,GeorgeCooper.Betweenuswehavethreegrownchildrenandonegrandchild.Ourlivesarebusy,sometimestoomuchso,butneverdull.Andyes,I’mstillwriting.

25.Whenthewriterwasyoungshe______.

A.heardmanylovestoriesB.enjoyedwritingstorybooks

C.neverthoughtofbecomingawriterD.couldmakeupstoriesofdifferentpeople

26.Thewriteralwayshadagiftfor______.

A.playingathomealoneB.creatingallkindsofstories

C.attractingother’sattentionD.solvingproblemsbyherself

27Thewriterstartedtowritewhen______.

A.shebeganprimaryschoolB.herfirstgrandchildwasborn

C.herchildrenstartedpreschoolD.shegotmarriedtoGeorgeCooper

28.Whatcanbeconcludefromthetext?

A.Itisnevertoolatetolearn.B.Wellbegunishalfdone.

C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D.Interestisthebestteacher.

C

Americansgetsomeoftheirnewsandentertainmentfrompublictelevisionandradio.Thesepublicmediareceivemoneytooperatefromprivatecitizens,organizationsandgovernment.Manyoftheirprogramsareeducational.ButmostoftheAmericanmediaarerunbybusinessforprofit.Theseprivatelyownedmediahavechangedgreatlyinrecentyears.Newspapers,magazinesandtraditionalbroadcasttelevisionorganizationshavelostsomeoftheirpopularity.Atthesametime,online,cableandsatellitemediahaveincreasedinnumbersandstrength.Sohavemediathatserveracialgroupsandthosecommunicatinginforeignlanguages.

Ingeneral,moremediathanevernowprovideAmericanswithnewsandentertainment.Atthesametime,fewerownerscontrolthem.Hugecompanieshavemanyholdings（股份）.Insomeareas,onecompanycontrolsmuchofthemedia.OnedramaticchangeinAmericanmediaistheincreasedsuccessofcabletelevision.Itcomesintomosthomesoverwires.Itdoesnotusethepublicairwavestopresentprograms,asbroadcasttelevisiondoes.Likebroadcasttelevision,mostcabletelevisionprogramsperformadvertisements.Thisistruealthoughpeoplemustpaytoseecabletelevisionintheirhomes.Thirtyyearsago,fewpeoplehadcable.Today,abutsixty-eightpercentofAmericanhomeshavecabletelevision.Televisionbysatelliteisalsogainingpopularity.

Overtheyears,traditionalbroadcastorganizationshavetriedtoappealtoasmanywatchersaspossible.Manycablecompanies,however,presentprogramsforonespecialgroupofviewers.Forexample,therearecablestationsforpeoplewholikebooks,cooking,travel,golforcomedy.

29.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutAmericanpublicmedia?

A.Theydependonthegovernment.B.Theyarecontrolledbythegovernment

C.TheyarefreeD.Theycanearnmoney

30.Fromthesecondparagraph,welearnthat______.

A.broadcastTVandcableTVprogramsincludesalesmessages

B.moremediaareoutofcontrol

C.Americanmediaisdramatic

D.cableTVisfree

31Theunderlinedword“airwaves”inParagraph2couldbestbereplacedby______.

A.TVchannelsB.TVstationsC.radiostationsD.satellitemedia

32.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AmericannewsandentertainmentB.Publictelevisionandradiomedia

C.MediaintheUnitedStatesD.CableprogramsintheUnitedStates

D

Dogshavebeenman’sbestfriendforthousandsofyearssincetheStoneAge.Nowscientistssuspecttheyhavediscoveredtherootoftherelationship-adogreallydoesunderstandhismaster’svoice.Researchershavefoundthatpetdogsprocessthelanguageinasimilarwaytohumans.

Theylearntorecognizethewordsthatarespoken-thegroupsofconsonants（辅音）andvowels.Buttestssuggesttheyalsonoticethemoresubtle（微妙的）aspectsofhumancommunication-theemotionaltone,intonationandvolumechangesthatinfluencethemeaningoflanguage.ScientistsatSussexUniversitythinkthisisbecausedogsprocesslanguageinthesamewayaswedo.

Twenty-fivedogswereplacedbetweentwospeakersplayingrecordedcommands.Duetocross-writing（交错的）inthebrain,ifadogturneditslefteartowardsthevoiceitmeanttherightsideofthebrainwasprocessingthesound.Onthecontrary,turningtherightearforwardmeantsoundwasbeingprocessedinthelefthemisphere.

ResearchersDrDavidReby,fromtheUniversityofSussex,said,“Thisisparticularlyinterestingbecauseourresultssuggestthattheprocessingofspeechpartsinthedog’sbrainisdividedbetweenthetwohemispheresinawaythatisactuallyverysimilartothewayitisseparatedinthehumanbrain.Althoughwecannotsayhowmuchorinwhatwaydogsunderstandinformationinspeechfromourstudy,wecansaythatdogsreacttobothspokenandspeaker-relatedinformationandthatthesepartsappeartobeprocessedindifferentareasofthedog’sbrain.”

33What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Dog’sprocessinglanguageissimilartohuman’s

B.Dogsaregoodatprocessinghumanlanguage.

C.Dog’slanguageisattractingscientists’interest.

D.Dogsareagoodcompanyforpeople.

34Accordingtotests,themeaningoflanguageincommunicationisnotaffectedby______.

A.theexpressionB.theemotionaltoneC.intonationD.volumechanges

35HowdoesDavidRebyfeelaboutthestudyfromhiswords?

A.SatisfiedB.DisappointedC.AnxiousD.Amazed

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，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Identitytheft（身份盗用）isoneofthefastest-growingcrimes.Identitytheftisacrimeinwhichyourpersonalinformationisstolenbysomeoneandisusedinanillegalway.Whenyouridentityisstolen,thethiefoftendoesfraud（诈骗）withthat.36Andyouhavetoberesponsibleforthetrafficaccidentshecauses.

Whyisidentitytheftbecomingsocommon?

37AndthewealthofpersonaldetailspeoplepostonsocialnetworkssuchasFacebookalsomakesite