河南省豫西名校学年高二上学期第二次联考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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河南省豫西名校学年高二上学期第二次联考英语试题Word版含答案

高二英语试题

（考试时间：

100分钟试卷满分：

120分）

第I卷

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黒。

A

Blowingournose,burping（打饱嗝）afterdinnerandpooping（排便）…Unpleasantas

theyare,thesethings,accordingtoLiveScience,makeup“theimpolitescienceofthehumanbody”.

Snot（鼻涕）

Snot'sjobistoprotectourbodyfromharmfulviruses.Quiteoften,dirt,ash,orsandfilltheairwebreathe.Butthankfully,snotstopstheseunhealthythings,whicharetakenoutofournosewhenweblowit.

Apartfromprotectingournose,snotcantelluswhetherwe？

rehealthyornotaccordingtoitsappearance.Whenit’sdearandcolorless,that’sasignofgoodhealth.Ifitturnsgreenoryellow,however,itcouldbeasignthatourbodyisbeingattackedbyavirus.

Gas

Fromdrinkingfizzy（起泡的）drinkstoeatingfood,weoftenbreatheingaseslikecarbondioxide,whichendupinourstomach.Naturally,ifwetakeintoomuchgas,ourstomachwillbefilledwithpressureandwemaysufferfrompainandcramps（痉挛）.Tostopthisfromhappening,burpingisaneffectivewaytogetthesegasesoutofourstomach.

Occasionalburpingbenefitsourbody.However，burpingtoomuchisn’tagoodsign.That’sbecauseitmaysuggestthatwe’resufferingfromadigestivedisorder.

Poop

Poopingisanextremelyimportantfunctionofthebody.Everytimeweeat.thefoodispassedthroughourdigestivesystem.Onceourbodyhastakeneverythingitneedsfromthefood,itleavesourbodyaspoop.

Andthoughit’sgross,checkingourpoopafterwegotothebathroomcouldtellusmoreaboutourhealth.

1.Whatdoesitsuggestifsnotisgreen？

A.Theremightbedirtinit.B.Itisprotectingournose.

C.Youareveryhealthy.D.Yourbodymightbefightingavirus.

2.Whatdoweknowaboutburpingfromthearticle？

A.Fizzydrinksmakepeopleburpmorethanfooddoes.

B.Peoplemaysufferfrompainorcrampswhenburping.

C.Itmakesgaseslikecarbondioxideleaveourstomach.

D.Burpingalotcanmakedigestivedisordersgoaway.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gross’’intheparagraphprobablymean？

A.Unpleasant.B.UnnecessaryC.Unimportant.D.Unhealthy.

B

ImovedfromthebusydowntowntothecountrysidearoundShanghaiwhenIstartedelementaryschool.Atfirst,IthoughtIwasgoingtohateit,buttomysurprise,IfoundthatIpreferredthequietcountrylifeoverthenoisycitylife.

Thenextmovewasmoreofasurpriseforme.Iwashavingagoodtimewithmyfriendsatschool.Butallofasudden,mymomtoldmethatweweregoingtomovetotheUnitedStates.CanyouimaginehowImusthavefelt？

MyEnglishwasn’tthatgood,thoughIdidknowthebasics.

ThedayIarrivedintheUSwasasnowyday.ForagirlwhogrewupinShanghaiandhadn’tseenrealthicksnowontheground,itwasabigthing.ComparedwithmyschoolinChina,therewerealotmorecreativethinkingquestions,whichIwasbetteratanyway.

TimeflewbyandithadbeenalmostfouryearssinceImoved.Thenagain,IwastoldweweregoingtomovetoSingapore.

AsI’mwritingthisarticle,Iamstillnewhereandhavebeengoingtoschoolforabouttwoandahalfmonths.Ifoundoutthattheeducationhereisquitespecial.DifferentfromAPsystemintheUS,theSingaporeCISusestheIBsystem.

Thisswitchdrownedmeinconstantstress.Iwasconfusedaboutthenewcurriculum,andIknewitwouldtakemealongtimetoadapt.ButwhatI’vegottenoutofmyexperienceoverthreecountriesisthatnomatterwhereyouarestudying,youarealwayslearning.Andapieceofadvicetopeoplewhoaregoingtomovearoundtheglobe：

It’salwaysbesttojustrollwithit.

4.Whatdidthewriterthinkoflifeinthecountryside？

A.Itwasn’tasinterestingassheexpected.

B.Itwasnobetterthancitylife.

C.Shewishedshehadmovedtothecountrysideearlier.

D.Shelovedtoliveinthecountryside.

5.WhatdidthewriterworryaboutmostaboutbeforemovingtotheUS？

A.Itwouldbedifficulttomakenewfriends.

B.Languagewouldbeabigproblemforher.

C.Shewouldn’tgetusedtotheweatherthere.

D.Shewouldn’tliketheschoolsthere.

6.WhatdoesshesayaboutherschoollifeinSingapore？

A.Creativethinkingismorecommon.

B.Studentsareaskedtodomanyprojectstogether.

C.StudentshavemorefreedomtochooseclassesthanintheUS.

D.ItisdifferentfromtheUSschoolsystem.

7.Whatisthewritersrudetowardsherworldwideschooling？

A.PositiveB.NegativeCCriticalD.Doubtful

C

Inourlife,theyaretwodifferenttypesofdreamer，一low-recalldreamersandhigh-recalldreamersAccordingtoresearchersattheLyonNero-scienceResearchCenterinFrance,high-recalldreamersreportedtheyrememberedtheirdreamsalmosteverydaywhilelow-recalldreamerssaidtheyonlyrememberedtheirdreamsonceortwiceamonth,reportedLiveScience.

PerrineRuby,aleadscientistattheresearchcenterinLyon,studied41people（21high-recalldreamersand20low-recalldreamers）andrecordedtheirbrainactivity.Shefoundthatapartofthebraincalledthetemporo-parietaljunction（颞顶叶交界处）wasmoreactiveinhigh-recalldreamers.Thiswastruebothwhentheyweresleepingandawake.Thisareaofthebrainisresponsibleforcollectingandprocessinginformationfromtheoutsideworld.Thismeansthathigh-recalldreamersaremoresensitivetowhatishappeningaroundthem.Forexample,whentheyareawake,theyrespondmorestronglytohearingtheirownnames.Whentheyaresleeping,theytendtobewokenupmoreeasilybysoundsandmovements.

Bycloselystudyingpeople’sbrainactivity,Rubyfoundthathigh-recalldreamershavetwiceasmuch“wakefulnesstime”duringsleepaslow-recalldreamersdo.Anditisduringtheseshortperiodsofwakefulnessthatthebrainmemorizesdreams.

Thisisnothardtounderstand.Justtrytothinkofyourownsleepingexperience.Ifyouarerestlessduringthenight,youaremorelikelytorememberyourdreams,butifyousleepwellandsoundly,youtendtorememberverylittleinthemorning.Thisisbecause“younevergetachancetoremembe”,rRobertStickgold,aHarvardMedicalSchoolresearcher,toldTheWashingtonPost.

AsanotherresearchprojectattheUniversityofTurkuinFinlandshowed,dreamcontentcanalsoaffectourmemory.Negativedreamsareeasiertorecallthanordinarydreams.Nightmaresareoftenrecalledbecausetheyareemotionallynegative,andsuchdreamscausefear.

8.Whatcanweknowabouthigh-recalldreamersaccordingtothearticle？

A.Theyhaveverylittlebrainactivitywhentheysleep.

B.Theycanremembertheirdreamsclearly.

C.Theydon’tknowhowtodescribetheirdreams.

9.Theyremembertheirdreamstwiceaweek.Whichistrueaboutlow-recalldreamerscomparedtohigh-recalldreamers？

A.Theyhavehigherqualitysleep.

B.Theyhavemoresleeplessnights

C.Theyaremoreeasilywokenatnight

D.Theyrespondfasterwhenhearingtheirnames.

10.Whatisthemainpurposeofthesecondtolastparagraph？

A.ToexplainRuby’sfindings.

B.Toattractreaders,interestinfuturestudies.

C.Toshowtheadvantagesofbeingalow-recalldreamer.

D.Tosuggestwhattodotobecomealow-recalldreamer.

11.WhatdidtheresearchprojectinFinlandfind？

A.Ordinarydreamscanhelpourbrainrest.

B.Dreamsareoftenaffectedbyouremotions.

C.Nightmaresoftenhappenwhenwedon'tsleepwell.

D.Negativedreamsaremorelikelytoberecalled.

D

Asimplewoodenboxattachedto8-year-oldAlexBenitez-Alvarez？

swalkermadeiteasierfortheboytocarryschoolsuppliesandallowedhimtodomorethingsonhisown.

“Nowifhewantstogotothelibraryandgetabookout,hecan.”saidTommyJohnson,oneofthreehighschoolstudentswhohelpedBenitez-Alvarez.

Theirideacamefromanengineeringprojectthatpairsyoungengineerswithpeoplefromlocalspecialeducationprograms.EngineeringteamsfromShakopeeEastandWestjuniorhighschoolsdesignedmodelsofseveraldevicestomaketheirdisabledpartners’liveseasier.Someofthesimplestideaswerethemostuseful,suchasanadjustablechairtohelpachildputhisorhershoeson.Theyalsocameupwithspecialbuildingblocksthatcanhelpblindbabieslearnbytouch.

Inaneducationsystemdrivenbyexams,engineeringteacherTJHendricksonsaidtheprojectgavestudentsthechancetocreatesomethingtheycouldactuallyseeforthemselves.“Studentsstoppedworryingabouttheirgradesandstartedworryingaboutfailingtheirclients,saidHendrickson,ateacheratShakopeeWestJuniorHigh.

Groupprojectsencourageteamworkandmotivatestudentsdifferentlyfromindependentprojects.Inthiscase,theprojectalsotaughtamuch-neededlessonindevelopingpeopleskills.Themeetingsalsohelpedengineersaddspecialtouchestotheirfinishedproducts.Benitez-Alvarez,wholovessoccer,gottheMinnesotaUnitedlogoandasoccerballprintedonhiswoodenstoragebox.

Theprojectencouragedstudentswithspecialneedstodescribetheirphysicaldisabilitieswhilealsoteachingengineersaboutthestrugglesoflivingwithadisability.

“Everyoneintheworldshoulddothis.”saidStephanieBetley,ateacheratShakopeewhohopestoseetheprojectspreadtootherschools.“It’sforsomeoneelseratherthanyourself.”

12.Whatwasthepurposeoftheengineeringproject？

A.Toshowhowspecialeducationhelpsdisabledkids

B.Totryoutengineeringknowledgelearnedinclass.

C.Toimprovethelifeofdisabledkids.

D.Toprovidejobstoagroupofyoungengineers.

13.HowdidtheprojectinfluencetheengineersinHendrickson'sopinion？

A.Ithelpedthempasstheirexamsmoreeasily.

B.Itcausedthemmorestressthantheirexams.

C.Ithelpedthemputtheirknowledgeintouse.

D.Itimprovedtheircommunicationskills.

14.Wh