山东省淄博市六中学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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山东省淄博市六中学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

山东省淄博市六中2014—2015学年高二上学期期末考试

英语试题

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必用钢笔或签字笔将自己的班别、姓名、考号填写在答题纸和答题卡的相应位置处。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

3．非选择题答案必须写在答题纸相应位置处，不按要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡和答题纸一并收回。

第I卷（选择题共100分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的ABC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。

1Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.InsideabookstoreB.ByanartmuseumC.Byabookstore

2Howmuchdoesthewomanhavetopayifshestaysfor5days?

A.$6B.$11C.$30

3Whatdidthemandothatday?

A.Hedidn’tgoout.

B.Heplayedfootballthoughhewashurt.

C.Hewentoutforawalk.

4HowoldisDicknow?

A.39B.43C.35

5Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Theteacheristhinnerthanbefore.

B.Theteacherisfatterthanbefore.

C.Theteacherisasfatasbefore.

第一节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话后有几个小题，从每题所给的ABC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5秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题

6Whodidthemangoonholidaywith?

A.HisfriendsB.HisparentsC.Onlyhimself

7Wheredidn’tthemango?

A.EdinburghB.StAndrewsC.Highlands

8Whatcanwelearnaboutthelifetheyliveinschool?

A.Everybodylivesahappylife.

B.Everybodylivesaneasylife.

C.Everybodylivesanbusylife.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题

9What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Theyarebossandemployer.

B.Theyaredoctorandpatient.

C.Theyareteacherandstudent.

10What’swrongwiththeman?

A.HehadaheadacheB.HehadastomachacheC.Therewasnothingwrongwithhim.

11Whatcanlearnabouttheman?

A.Heishonest.B.Heisalwaystellinglies.C.Heisoftenill.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题

12What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Theyarestrangers.B.Theyareclassmates.C.Theyareteacherandstudent.

13Howmanybusesaretherealtogether?

A.2B.3C.4

14Howlongdoesthewomanhavetowaitforthebus?

A.20minutesB.30minutesC.40minutes

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题

15Howdidthewomangettheskirt?

A.Sheboughtit.B.Itwasagiftgivenbyherparents.C.Itwasmadebyherself.

16Whatdidthewomandoyesterday?

A.Shewentouttobuysomecloth.

B.Shewentshoppingwithhermom.

C.Shewentouttobuysomeclothes.

17Whatcanwelearnfromtheman’slastsentence?

A.Hethinksthewomanisexcellent.

B.Hethinksthewomanhasagoodjudgment.

C.Hethinksthewomanshouldbeatailor.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题

18Whatisthebasictrainingforrunning?

A.Torunslowlyatthestart.B.Justtocoverthemiles.C.Torunaslongasonecan.

19Whattimeisbestforonetodorunning?

A.Atanytimeoftheday.B.Onlyinthemorning.C.Beforethedark.

20Whatwillbetheresultforarunner?

A.Hewillbebodilystrong.

B.Hewillbeabletojoinothersports.

C.Hewillgetoverhisheartdisease.

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。

A

Scientistshaveclaimedamilestoneinthedrivefornewenergy—developmentofthefirstpracticalartificialleaf,anadvancedsolarcellthatimitatestheprocess，calledphotosynthesis（光合作用），thatgreenplantsusetomakesunlightandwaterintoenergy.

“Apracticalartificialleafhasbeenadreamofscientistsfordecades，”saidDanielNocera，wholedtheresearchteam．“Webelievewehavemadeit．Theartificialleafshowsparticularpromiseasaninexpensivesourceofelectricityforhomesofthepoorindevelopingcountries.OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricasoonpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnology．”

Theleafisliketheshapeofapokercardbutthinner．Placedinwaterinabrightsunlight,itcouldproduceenoughelectricitytosupplyahouseinadevelopingcountrywithelectricityforadaybysplittingwaterintohydrogenandoxygen,whicharestoredinafuelcelltoproduceelectricity．

The“artificialleaf”isnotanewconcept．ThefirstartificialleafwasdevelopedmorethanadecadeagobyJohnTtlrner．However,itwasimpracticalforwideruse，asitwascomposedofrare，expensivemetalsandwashighlyunstablewithalifespanofbarelyoneday．

Nocera’snewleafovercomestheseproblems．Itismadeofinexpensivematerialsthatarewidelyavailable，worksundersimpleconditionsandishighlystable．Laboratorystudiesshowedthatitcouldoperatecontinuouslyforatleast45hourswithoutadropinactivity．

ThekeytothisbreakthroughisNocera’srecentdiscoveryofseveralnewpowerful,inexpensivecatalysts，whichareabletoacceleratethechemicalreactionundersimpleconditions．Rightnow,Nocera’sleafisabout10timesmoreefficientatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalleaf．Yetheisoptimisticthathecanboosttheefficiencyofthedevicemuchhigherinthefuture．

21．DanielNoceradescribeshisartificialleafaspromisingin_________________．

A．makinganartificialplantthatcanfeeditself．

B．findinganewkindofcatalysttoproduceelectricity．

C．changingthesunlightandwaterintoelectricitydirectly

D．providingelectricityforthepoorfamilyatalowcost

22．Accordingtothepassage,catalystsintheartificialleaf________．

A．speeduptheprocessofchemicalreactions

B．reducethelossofenergyduringitsoperation

C．workasamediatostorecollectedenergy

D．slowdownthecourseofchemicalreactions

23．Theunderlinedword“it”inthefourthparagraphrefersto______．

A．photosynthesisB．catalystusedbythesolarcell

C．Turner’sartificialleafD．Nocera’snewleaf

24．Thepassageismostprobablyfrom_________．

A．asciencefictionstoryB．afairytalebook

C．anadvertisementforsolarproductsD．asciencenewsreport

B

Theendofthe2014WorldCupdoesnotmeantheendoftheinternationalcompetitioninBrazil.AmajorfootballeventwhichisknownasRoboCupwillbeheldinthecoastalcityJoaoPessoa.TeamsofrobotsfromaroundtheworldwilltakepartinitandplaythegameknownassoccerintheUnitedStates.Therobotteamsareguidedbyteamsofhumanbeings.

Watchingrobotsplayfootballissimilartowatchingchildrenplaythegame.Thekicksarenotgood,therearealotoffalls,andpeoplearetheretoguideandsupporttherobotplayers.StudentsoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaaretryingfortheirfourthvictoryatthecompetition.ThestudentshavewonthelastthreeRoboCupcompetitionintheNetherlands,MexicoandTurkey.

JianQiaoliisoneoftheleadersoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniateam.Hesaysonegoalhehassetforhisteamistomakesuretherobotscanfindtheballandknowwheretheyareontheplayingfield.Andhewantstheteamtobeabletobettercontrolthewalkingabilityoftherobots.Theyshouldpaymoreattentiontothekickingability,whichisthekeytowinningthegame.

QinHeisanotherleaderoftherobotteam.Shesaystheabilitiesoftherobotsimproveeveryyear.Therobotsknowthedifferencebetweenthecolorsgreenandred,andtheycandecidewheretogoandwheretheballisontheplayingfield.Shesaystherobotsareself-learninganddon’tneedtobetoldwhattodo.Iftherearethreerobotplayersontheplayingfieldatthesametime,theywillcommunicatewitheachothertodecidedifferentresponsibilityforeachofthem.Theyhaveverygoodteamplayrightnow.

Aslongastheradardetection（雷达探测）workswell,therobotswillbeverycompetitive.SoRoboCupwillbeanexcitingtechnologycompetition.Eachteamdevelopstheirownsoftware.Actually,it’sacompetitionofwhohasthebestsoftware.SomeRoboCupparticipantshopetodevelopateamofrobotsthatcanplayagainsthumanbeings.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthefirstparagraphreferto?

A.The2014WorldCupB.JoaoPessoa

C.RoboCupD.Abasketballgame

26.Whatcanwelearnabouttherobotplayers?

A.Theylooklikechildren.B.TheyarefromJoaoPessoa.

C.Theyarenotveryskillful.D.Theyareagainsthumanbeings.

27.Whatisthedecidingfactorfortherobotstowinthegame?

A.Theabilitytofindtheball.B.Theabilitytoknowtheposition.

C.Theabilityofwalking.D.Theabilityofkicking.

28.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Thetechnologycompetition—RoboCup

B.TheinternationalcompetitionsinBrazil

C.Howtodeveloprobotplayers?

D.Canrobotplayersplayfootball?

C

Asyougrowolder,you’llbefacedwithsomechallengingdecisions—likeshouldyouplaysoccerorfieldhockey，orlikewhethertocutclassortrycigarettes．Makingdecisionsonyourownishardenough，butwhenotherpeoplegetinvolvedandtrytopressyouonewayoranotheritcanbeevenharder．Peoplewhoareyourage，likeyourclassmates，arecalledpeers．Whentheytrytoinfluencehowyouact，orgetyoutodosomething,it'scalledpeerpressure．It’ssomethingeveryonehastodealwith—evenadults.Let’stalkabouthowtohandleit．

Peerscanhaveapositiveinfluenceoneachother．Maybeanotherstudentinyourscienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinthesolarsystem．Youmightadmireafriendwhoisalwaysagoodsportandtrytobemorelikehimorher．Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebook，andnoweveryone’sreadingit．Theseareexamplesofhowpeerspositivelyinfluenceeachothereveryday．

Sometimespeersinfluenceeachotherinnegativeways．Forexample，afewkidsinschoolmighttrytogetyoutocutclasswiththem，yoursoccerfriendmighttrytoconvinceyoutobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpasshimtheball，orakidintheneighborhoodmightwantyoutoshopliftwithhim．

Itistoughtobetheonlyonewhosays“no”topeerpressure，butyoucandoit．Payingattentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisfightandwrongcanhelpyouknowtherightthingtodo．