英语广州市执信广雅二中六中四校届高二联考.docx

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英语广州市执信广雅二中六中四校届高二联考

广州市执信、广雅、二中、六中四校2016届高二联考

英语

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共14页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1．答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的校名、姓名、考号、座位号等相关信息填写在答题卡指定区域内。

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；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节听力理解（共15小题：

每小题1分，满分15分）

每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1-3题。

1.WhatjobwouldMrs．Richardsdo?

A.Cookmeals．B．Takecareofthechildren．C．Dohousework．

2.HowmanyhourswouldMrs．Richardsworkaweek?

A．14hours．B．25hours．C．40hours．

3.Whatistherelationbetweenthetwospeakers?

A．Managerandstaff．B．Bossandworker．C．Interviewerandinterviewee．

听第二段对话，回答第4-6题。

4.Whyhasn'tJohnstartedworkingonhispresentation?

A．Itisnotdueyet.B．Ithasbeenpostponed.C．Ithasbeencancelled.

5.WhenwillMarygiveherpresentation?

A．Nextweek.B．OnTuesday.C．Tonight.

6.WherewillJohnandMarymeetafterdinner?

A．InMary'sroom.B．InJohn'sroom.C．Inthedinninghall.

听第三段独白，回答第7-9题。

7.Whatbenefitisbroughtaboutbycarsaccordingtothespeaker?

A．Carshavebroughtconveniencetopeople.

B．Carshavestimulatedmoderncivilization.

C．Carshaveimprovedtheefficiencyoffactories．

8.Whataretheproblemscarshavebroughttomankind?

A．Trafficaccidentsandlossofforests．

B．Airpollutionandshortagesofresources.

C．Trafficjamsandlessbusiness.

9.Whatwouldpeopledowithcarsinthefuture?

A．Theywouldgowithoutthem.

B．Theywoulddependmoreonthem.

C．Theywouldmakegooduseofthem.

听第四段对话，回答第10-12题。

10.WhatdoesMartinwanttodrink?

A．Somehotwater.B．Acolddrink．C．Acupofcoffee.

11.WhatcausedMartinproblemsatthebank？

A．Theexchangeratewasdown.

B．Thecomputersweren'tworking.

C．HeforgotthetimewhentalkingwithHenry.

12.Wherearethetwospeakerstouring?

A.Europe.B．America.C．Oceania.

听第五段独白，回答第13-15题。

13.Whatdidthedonkeycomplainaboutatfirst?

A．Hehadn'tbeengivenenoughfoodtoeat.

B．Thehorseatemorefoodbuttooklessburden.

C．Heatelessthanthehorsebuttookthesameshareofburden．

14.Whydidthemastershiftsomeandlateralloftheloadstothehorse?

A．Becausethedonkeykeptcomplainingabouteatinglessfood.

B．Becausethedonkeypretendedthathecouldn'twalkanylonger.

C．Becausethemasterfoundthedonkeycouldn'tbeartheburden.

15.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A．Higherwagesinvolvemoredifficultworkandheavierpressure.

B．Somepeoplecansometimesgetmorethantheydeserve.

C．Whetheroneiscapableornotcanberecognizedatfirstsight.

第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡

标号为16-20的空格中。

听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。

录音读两遍，你将有60

秒钟的作答时间。

AccommodationRequestForm

Name:

SaraJones.

Age:

Twenty-two.

Lengthoftimein16:

Ayearandahalf.

Presentaddress:

Flat1,539,17,Canterbury,2036.

Presentcourse:

18English

Accommodationrequiredfrom:

Thursday,19

WayofAccommodation:

Ina20family.

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

Ifyouaresendingatext,watchingtheTVorlisteningtotheradio,youmaywanttostopandgivethisyourfullattention.Multi-taskingshrinks（萎缩）thebrain,researchsuggests.

Astudyfoundthatmenandwomenwhofrequentlyusedseveraltypesoftechnologyatthesametimehadlessgreymatterinakeypartofthebrain.UniversityofSussexresearcherssaid,“Simultaneouslyusingmobilephones,laptopsandothermediadevicescouldbechangingthestructureofourbrains.”

Thefindingfollowsresearchwhichhaslinkedmulti-taskingwithashortenedattentionspan,depression,anxietyandlowergradesatschool.Theresearchersbeganbyasking75healthymenandwomenhowoftentheydividedtheirattentionbetweendifferenttypesoftechnology.Thiscouldmeansendingatextmessagewhilelisteningtomusicandcheckingemail,orspeakingonthephonewhilewatchingTVandsurfingtheweb.Thevolunteerswerethengivenbrainscanswhichshowedtheyhadlessgreymatterinaregioncalledtheanteriorcingulatecortex（ACC）.Thefindingsheldevenwhendifferencesinpersonalityweretakenintoaccount.

Thestudy,publishedinthejournalPLOSONE,isthefirsttomakealinkbetweenmulti-taskingandthestructureofthebrain.

ResearcherKepKeeLohsaid,“Mediamulti-taskingisbecomingmorecommoninourlivestodayandthereisincreasingconcernaboutitsimpactsonourcognitionandsocial-emotionalwell-being.”

Headdedthatmoreresearchisneededtoprovethatmulti-taskingshrinksthebrain.ThisisbecauseitisalsopossiblethatpeoplewithlessgreymatterintheACCaremoredrawntousinglotsofsmalldevicessimultaneously.

Scientistshavepreviouslydemonstratedbrainstructurecanbechangedonprolongedexposuretonewenvironmentsandexperience.Otherstudieshaveshownthattraining—suchaslearningtojuggleortaxidriverslearningthemapofLondon—canincreasegrey-matterdensities（密度）incertainparts.Expertshavealsowarnedoftheharmfulimpacttechnologycanhaveonourmemoryandattentionspan.

21.AccordingtoKepKeeLoh,________.

A.thelinkbetweenmulti-taskingandbrainshrinkageneedsfurtherresearch

B.peoplewithlessgreymatterintheACCaremoreattractedtomulti-tasking

C.multi-taskinghasharmfulimpactsonourcognitionandsocial-emotionalwell-being

D.multi-taskingleadstoashortenedattentionspan,depression,anxietyandlowergrades

22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Whatmulti-taskingisprobablylinkedwith.

B.Howresearchersdrawinferencesaboutmulti-tasking.

C.Howdifferenthealthconditionsaffectbrainstructure.

D.SignificanceandlimitsoftheresearchfromUniversityofSussex.

23.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.

A.comparethelatestresearchwithpreviousones

B.provethedangersofmulti-tasking

C.informreadersofresearchonmulti-tasking

D.discussthebenefitsandproblemsofmulti-tasking

B

ArecentsurveyfoundthattheFrencharethesecond-mostinsecurepeopleinEuropeafterItalyabouttheirproficiencyinEnglish.Only13percentoftheFrenchrespondentsbelievedtheyareproficientinthelanguage,accordingtotheEuropeandataagencyEurostat.

Thesituationisnobetterinbusinesscircles,wherethree-quartersofFrenchexecutivesfeelunpreparedtoholdaninterviewinEnglishandonly16percentsaytheyfeelcomfortablewiththelanguage,aseparatesurveyshowed.

Thesurveyresultsaren'tsurprising.TheFrenchseemtohavealwayshadthiscoldand gloomy（沮丧

的）attitudetowardtheEnglishlanguage.Butwhatstruckmeisthat,despitetheFrenchpessimism,living

inPariswithoutbeingabletospeakthelanguageofMoliereiseasierthesedaysthaninthepast.

Newimmigrantsarepartofthereason.Icanhaveaneasychatwiththeownerofthelaundryinmyneighborhood.BuyingthemedicineIneedatthelocalpharmacyiseffortless.OrderingamealinEnglishattherestauranttwoblocksawayfrommyapartmentdoesnotmakemefeel awkward.Itisallbecausethepeoplewhorunthesebusinessesareimmigrants.

Greatertoleranceandacceptanceofnon-FrenchspeakersisareflectionofthefactthatFrance,willinglyornot,hasbeguntoembrace（拥抱）globalizationmorecomfortably.Forinstance,youwillnevergetthesamelookyouwouldhavehad15yearsagoifyouaskfordirectionsinEnglishonthestreetsofParis.

IhavealsometmanynativeFrenchwhoarehappytocommunicateinEnglish.Theyareusuallythekindofpeoplewhoareopen-mindedandaresensitivetothechangesbeyondtheirownterritories.Theyareveryinterestedingaininginsightintowhatishappeningontheothersideoftheglobe.

Inmyhometown,EnglishisalsobeinghotlydebatedsinceBeijingeducationauthoritiesdecidedtoreducetheimportanceofEnglishproficiencyincollegeentranceexamsandincreasethatoftheChineselanguageandliterature.TheChineseandtheFrenchsharesimilaritiesinattitudestowardforeignlanguages.Wearebothsoproudofourownlanguagesandculturesthatwecanfeeluncomfortablewhenweareforcedtocommunicateinanotherlanguage.

Butlikeitornot,Englishisstillthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld,atleastforthe foreseeable（可预知的） future. Afterall,itisnotaboutabandoningone'sownlanguagebutaboutbeingabletofitmoreeasilyintothisglobalizedworld.

24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.FrenchpeoplehavegreatdifficultyspeakingEnglish.

B.EnglishisbecomingincreasinglyacceptableinFrance.

C.GreatchangestakeplaceinFrancebecauseoftheimmigrants.

D.EnglishhelpsFrancetoembraceglobalization.

25.Theexpression“tospeakthelanguageofMoliere”canbeunderstoodas________________.

A.tospeakItalianB.tospeakEnglish

C.tospeakFrenchD.tospeakthelanguageofanimmigrantnamedMoliere

26.WhatisthepurposeofmentioningChineseinthe7thparagraph?

A.ToproveChineseandFrenchsharealotsimilaritiesinculture.

B.ToshowhowwiseitistoreducetheimportanceofEnglishinexams.

C.ToexplainwhyFrenchpeopleareunwillingtospeakEnglish.

D.Toshowhowproudtheyaretoowntheirownlanguages.

27.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.TheimmigrantsinFrancespeakEnglishastheirnativelanguage.

B.InFrancepeoplerefusetocommunicatewitheachotherinEnglish.

C.ItaliansfeelthemostunconfidentinspeakingEnglishinEurope.

D.Frenchpeoplearehappytofacethechangesintheircountry.

C

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