高二英语下学期期末考试试题实验班.docx

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高二英语下学期期末考试试题实验班

2019-2020年高二英语下学期期末考试试题实验班

时间：

120分钟

满分：

150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.Whatisthemanholding?

A.Atool.B.Aladder.C.Anewlight.

2.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Leavesoon.B.Payhergasbill.C.Getsometestsdone.

3.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Attendingaclass.B.Doingherhomework.C.Helpingthemanwithmath.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thecarisinperfectcondition.

B.Thecarcanbefixedontime.

C.Themancan'tfixthecar.

5.Whatshouldthemandotofindtheglassesstore?

A.Lookintheparkinglot.

B.Turnrightatthefountain.

C.Walkthroughthepetshop.

第二节

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,并标在试卷的相应位置。

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。

听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

6.Whathappenedtotheman?

A.Helosthisjob.B.Hefailedatest.C.Hetaughtaclassincollege.

7.Whoisthemantalkingwith?

A.Hisboss.B.Histeacher.C.Hisclassmate.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8.Whichcityarethespeakersin?

A.SanFrancisco.B.SanDiego.C.LosAngeles.

9.Whatisthewomanwaitingfor?

A.Atrain.B.Herjacket.C.Areport.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10.Whyisthewomanupset?

A.Themandidn'tcall.

B.Themandidn’tturnup.

C.Themandidn’tapologize.

11.Whoisthemanprobablyspeakingto?

A.Awaitress.B.Aprofessor.C.Adoctor.

12.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?

A.Thisafternoon.B.OnThursday.C.OnTuesday.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13.Whatkindofmeatdoesthemanusuallyputinhissandwich?

A.Turkey.B.Beef.C.Ham.

14.Whatdidthewomandothismorning?

A.Shebakedacake.B.Sheatesomechocolate.C.Shemadecheeseburgers.

15.Whyisthewomanbeingverynicetoday?

A.Shehadextratime.

B.Shewasinthemoodtocook.

C.Shewantsthemantotakehertothemovies.

16.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutromancemovies?

A.Boring.B.Funny.C.Wonderful

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeaker'sfavoriteWillSmithmovie?

A.BadBoys.B.MeninBlack.C.TheFreshPrinceofBel-Air.

18.HowdidthespeakerfirstlearnaboutWillSmith?

A.Asaproducer.B.AsaTVstar.C.Asamoviestar.

19.WhendidParentsJustDon'tUnderstandeout?

A.Inthemid-1990s.B.Intheearly1990s.C.Inthelate1980s.

20.WhatawardhasWillSmithwonfourtimes?

A.TheGoldenGlobes.B.Grammys.C.Oscars.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分29分）

第一节（共12小题；每小题2分,满分24分）

A

Scienceisfinallybeginningtohuganimalswhowere,foralongtime,consideredsecond-classcitizens.

AsAnniePottsofCanterburyUniversityhasnoted,chickensdistinguishamongonehundredchickenfacesandrecognizefamiliarindividualsevenaftermonthsofseparation.Whengivenproblemstosolve,theyreason:

henstrainedtopickcoloredbuttonssometimeschoosetogiveupanimmediatefoodrewardforaslightlylater（andbetter）one.Healthyhensmayaidfriends,andmournwhenthosefrienddie.

Pigsrespondmeaningfullytohumansymbols.WhenaresearchteamledbyCandaceCroneyatPennStateUniversitycarriedwoodenblocksmarkedwithXandOsymbolsaroundpigs,onlytheOcarriersofferedfoodtotheanimals.ThepigssoonignoredtheXcarriersinfavoroftheO's.Thentheteamswitchedfromreal-lifeobjectstoT-shirtsprintedwithXorOsymbols.Still,thepigswalkedonlytowardtheO-shirtedpeople:

theyhadtransferredtheirknowledgetoatwo-dimensionalformat,anotinconsiderableskillofreasoning.

I’vebeenguiltyofprejudicedopinions,myself.Atthestartofmycareeralmostfourdecadesago,Iwasfirmlyconvincedthatmonkeysandapesout-thinkandout-feelotheranimals.They'reotherprimates（灵长目动物）,afterall,animalsfromourownmammalclass.Fairlysoon,Icametoseethatalongwithourclosestlivingrelatives,whalestooaremastersofculturallearning,andelephantsexpressprofoundjoyandmourningwiththeirsocialpanions.Long-termstudiesinthewildonthesemammalshelpedtofuelaviewpointshiftinoursociety:

thepublicnolongersoeasilyacceptsmonkeysmadetogothroughpainfulprocedureinlaboratories,elephantsforcedtoperformincircuses,anddolphinskeptinsmalltanksatthemeparks.

Overtime,though,asIbegantobroadenoutevenfurtherandexploretheinnerlivesoffish,chickens,pigs,goats,andcows,Istartedtowonder:

Willthenewscienceof"foodanimals"bringanethical（伦理的）revolutionintermsofwhoweeat?

Inotherwords,willourethicsstarttocatchupwiththedevelopmentofourscience?

Animalactivistsarealreadythere,ofcourse,mittedtonoteatingtheseanimals.Butwhatabouttherestofus?

Canpayingattentiontothethinkingandfeelingoftheseanimalsleadustomakechangesinwhoweeat?

1.AccordingtoAnniePotts,henshavetheabilityof_____________.

A.interactionB.analysisC.creationD.abstraction

2.Theresearchintopigsshowsthatpigs___________.

A.learnlettersquicklyB.haveagoodeyesight

C.canbuildupagoodrelationshipD.canapplyknowledgetonewsituations

3.Paragraph4ismainlyabout________.

A.thesimilaritiesbetweenmammalsandhumans

B.thenecessityoflong-termstudiesonmammals

C.achangeinpeople'sattitudestowardsanimals

D.adiscoveryofhowanimalsexpressthemselves

4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheInnerLivesofFoodAnimals.B.TheLifestylesofFoodAnimals.

C.ScienceReportsonFoodAnimals.D.ARevolutioninFoodAnimals.

B

Someofthebestresearchondailyexperienceisrootedinratesofpositiveandnegativeinteractions,whichhasprovedthatbeingblindlypositiveornegativecancauseotherstobefrustratedorannoyedoreventotuneout.

Overthelasttwodecades,scientistshavemaderemarkablepredictionssimplybywatchingpeopleinteractwithoneanotherandthenscoringtheconversationsbasedontherateofpositiveandnegativeinteractions.Researchershaveusedthefindingstopredicteverythingfromthelikelihoodthatacouplewilldivorcetothechancesofaworkteamwithhighcustomersatisfactionandproductivitylevels.

Morerecentresearchhelpsexplainwhythesebriefexchangesmattersomuch.Whenyouexperiencenegativeemotionsasaresultofcriticismorrejection,forexample,yourbodyproduceshigherlevelsofthestresshormone,whichshutsdownmuchofyourthinkingandactivatesconflictanddefensemechanisms（机制）.Yousupposethatsituationsareworsethantheyactuallyare.

Whenyouexperienceapositiveinteraction,itactivatesaverydifferentresponse.Positiveexchangesincreaseyourbody’sproductionofoxytocin（后叶催产素）,afeel-goodthatincreasesyourabilitytomunicatewith,cooperatewithandtrustothers.Buttheeffectsofapositiveoccurrencearelessdramaticandlastingthantheyareforanegativeone.

Weneedatleastthreetofivepositiveinteractionstooutweigheveryonenegativeexchange.Badmomentssimplyoutweighgoodones.Whetheryou’rehavingaconversation,keepthissimpleshortcutinmind:

Atleast80percentofyourconversationsshouldbefocusedonwhat’sgoingright.

Workplaces,forexample,oftenseethis.Duringperformancereviews,managersroutinelyspend80percentoftheirtimeonweaknessesand“areasforimprovement”.Theyspendroughly20percentofthetimeonstrengthsandpositiveaspects.Anytimeyouhavediscussionswithapersonorgroup,spendthevastmajorityofthetimetalkingaboutwhatisworking,andusetheremainingtimetoaddressweaknesses.

5.Theunderlinedphrase“tuneout”inParagraph1probablymeans.

A.stoplisteningB.gaincourageC.singaloudD.feelstressed

6.Whatwillhappenifyouexperiencenegativeemotions?

A.Thesituationsaresuretobeeworse.

B.Muchofyourthinkingwillbeprevented.

C.Youwillfeelanurgetoimproveandbeebetter.

D.You’llbemotivatedtoresolveconflictswithpeople.

7.FromParagraph4,wecanlearnthat.

A.weneedapositivefeelingtobeatonenegativefeeling

B.positiveinteractionshavegreatereffectsthannegativeones

C.ourconversationshouldcenteronwhatneedsimprovement

D.theeffectofnegativefeelingslastslongerthanthatofpositiveones

8.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HarmfulNegatives.B.MorePositiveInteractions.

C.HowtoBeaProductiveManager.D.LessTimeonStrengthsandPositiveAspects.

C

Onlytwocountriesintheadvancedworldprovidenoguaranteeforpaidleavefromworktocareforanewbornchild.Lastspringoneofthetwo,Australia,gaveupthebadreputationbysettinguppaidfamilyleavestartinginxx.Iwasn’tsurprisedwhenthisdidn’tmakethenewshereintheUnitedStates—we’renowtheonlywealthycountrywithoutsuchapolicy.

TheUnitedStatesdoeshaveoneclearfamilypolicy,theFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct,passedin1993.Itgivesworkerstherightofasmuchas12weeks’unpaidleaveforcareofanewbornordealingwithafamilymedicalproblem.Despiteitsbenefit,themitteeofEnterpriseandotherbusinessgroupsfoughtitbitterly,describingitas“government-runpersonnelmanagement”anda“dangerousprecedent（先例）”.Infact,everystepoftheway,asDemocratic（民主党）leadershavetriedtointroducework-familybalancemeasuresintothelaw,businessgroupshavebeenstronglyopposed.

AsYalelawprofessorAnneAlstottargues,defendingtheappropriatenessofparentalsupportdependsondefiningthefamilyasthesocialgoodsthat,inonesense,societymustpayfor.Parentsareburdenedinmanywaysintheirlives:

thereis“noexit”whenitestochildren.Societyexpects—andneeds—parentstoprovidetheirchildrenwith