浙江省东阳市第二高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案doc.docx

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浙江省东阳市第二高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案doc

2015年下期高二英语期中考试试卷

（注意：

所有选择题做在答题卡上。

满分150分，时间120分钟）

一、听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

第一节听下面5段对话。

选出最佳选项，并标在答题卡的相应位置。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Howmanystudentsarethereattheschoolthisyear?

A.300.B.400.C.700.

2.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Buyacomputer.B.Sellhiscamera.C.Repairhisbike.

3.Whatprogrammewillbeshownafterthenews?

A.Afoodprogramme.B.Acartoonmovie.C.Afootballmatch.

4.Whatinformationdoesthemanwant?

A.Flights.B.Hotels.C.Cars.

5.Wherearethespeakers?

A.OntheroadB.Atastadium.C.Inanoffice.

第二节选出最佳选项，并标在答题卡的相应位置。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6,7题。

6.WhatshouldJackdowhenhegetsoffthebus?

A.Crosstheroad.B.Turnleft.C.Turnright.

7.Whereistheman’shouse?

A.Infrontofashop.B.Nearabookstore.C.Behindaschool.

听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。

8.Howmuchmoneyshouldthemanpay?

A.￡315.B.￡350.C.￡375.

9.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanwilldelivertheprinterfortheman.

B.Themanwillgetacomputerforfree.C.Themanwillpaybycheck.

听第8段材料，回答第10,11,12题。

10.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Ahobby.B.Ajob.C.Aplan.

11.Whatdidthemanthinkoflearningtomakevideos?

A.Difficult.B.Enjoyable.C.Boring.

12.Whatdoesthemantellthewomanintheend?

A.Whenhewillgraduate.

B.Whyhewillstopmakingvideos.C.Whatheplanstodointhefuture.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wherewillthemangofirst?

A.Toahall.B.Toaclassroom.C.Toameetingroom.

14.WhatwilltheDirectoroftheStudiestalkabout?

A.Studentdormitories.B.Differentcourses.C.Socialactivities.

15.Howlongwillthemanstayinthehall?

A.Onehourandfifteenminutes.

B.Oneandahalfhours.C.Onehourandforty-fiveminutes.

16.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthetest?

A.Glad.B.Nervous.C.Confident.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdoweknowaboutthecyclingholiday?

A.ItstartsfromthenorthofEngland.B.Itcoversover600miles.

C.Itlastsnearlyaweek.

18.Whatshouldthetouristspayforthemselvestodo?

A.Hireabike.B.Bookahotel.C.Findaguide.

19.Whatentertainmentwillthetouristshaveonthefirstday?

A.Aquiz.B.Aparty.C.Amusicalevening.

20.Howcanpeoplegetmoreinformationaboutthetrip?

A.Byvisitingawebsite.B.Byphoningthecompany.C.Bytalkingtoaformertourist.

二、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分30分）从每题所给（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Americanresearchersfoundfemalesarethemoretalkativesexbecauseofaspecial“languageprotein（蛋白质）”inthebrain.

Thestudy,conductedbyneuroscientists（神经学家）andpsychologistfromtheUniversityofMaryland,concludedthatwomentalkedmorebecausetheyhadmoreoftheFoxp2protein.Theresearch,publishedintheJournalofNeuroscience,foundthathigherlevelswerefoundamonghumansthatwerewomenbutinratsthatweremales.Theirfindingscameafteritwaspreviouslyclaimedthatladiesspeakabout20,000wordsaday–over13,000morethanmen.“Thisstudyisoneofthefirsttoreportasexdifferenceintheexpressionofalanguage-associatedproteininhumansoranimals,”saidProfMargaretMcCarthy,wholedthestudy.Intheirstudy,theresearchersattemptedtodeterminewhatmightmakemaleratsmorevocalthantheirfemalefriends.

Theyseparatedfour-day-oldratsfromtheirmothersandthencountedthenumberoftimestheycriedoutinthe“ultrasonicrange”,thefrequencieshigherthanhumanscanhear,overfiveminutes.Whilebothsexescalledouthundredsofcries,themalescalledouttwiceasoften,theyfound.Butwhenthepupswerereturnedtotheirmother’scage,shefussedoverhersonsfirst.TestsconductedonthepartsofthebrainknowntobeassociatedwithvocalcallsshowedthemalepupshaveuptotwiceasmuchFoxp2proteinasthefemales.Theresearchersthenincreasedtheproductioninthebrainsoffemalepupsandreduceditinmales.Thisledtothefemaleratscryingoutmoreoftenandtheirmothersshowingmoreinteresttothem.Incontrast,malesbecameless“talkative”.

Theresearchersthentestedsamplesfromtenchildren,agedbetweenthreeandfive,whichshowedthatfemaleshadupto30percentmoreoftheFoxp2proteinthanmales,inabrainareakeytolanguageinhumans.

“Basedonourobservations,weassumehigherlevelsofFoxp2ingirlsandhigherlevelsofFoxp2inmaleratsisanindicationthatFoxp2proteinlevelsareassociatedwiththemorecommunicativesex,”saidProfMcCarthy.“OurresultsimplyFoxp2asacomponentoftheneurobiologicalbasisofsexdifferencesinvocalcommunicationinmammals.“

21.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanlearnthat________.

A.menalwaysspeakmorewordsthanwomen

B.menandmaleratshavelowlevelsoflanguageprotein

C.McCarthyisn’tthefirsttofindfemalesmoretalkative

D.womenandmaleratshavesimilarlevelsofFoxp2

22.Theunderlinedphrase“fussedover”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans______.

A.putpressureonB.relatedtoC.paidattentiontoD.countedon

23.Theresearcherscarriedouttheexperimentsonratsinorderto_______.

A.testwhichpartofthebrainiskeytolanguageinratsandhumans

B.provethelevelsofFoxp2proteininhumansandratsaredifferent

C.determinethereasonwhyfemaleratsaremoretalkativethanmalerats

D.discovertheassociationbetweenFoxp2proteinandvocalcommunication

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TestsonhumansandratsB.Whywomenarethetalkativesex

C.SexdifferencesinFoxp2proteinD.Foxp2proteindeterminesoralability

B

WhydoIvolunteerwithBigbrothers/BigsistersofAmerica?

Ihavemanyreasons.Perhapsthebiggestreasonisthatpeopleoncevolunteeredtohelpme.

Yearsago,Iwasontheothersideofthetable.IwaslonelyandIfeltkindoflost.It’salittleembarrassingtotalkaboutitnow,butwhatevertherightdirectioninlifewas,Iwasgoingtheoppositeway.Morethanonce,Ifoundmyselfonthewrongsideofajailcell.Ifsomeonehadn’tsteppedinwhenhedid,Iprobablywouldn’tevenbeherenow.

I’veseentheworkthatbigbrothers/sistershavebeendoingalloverthecountryandI’mpleasedtobepartofit.I’veneverdoneanythingthatmademeprouderthanmyvolunteerwork.Bigbrothersandsistershelpedmegetoversadnessanddepressionassoonaspossible.Then,ifIcanhelpanyoneliketheyhelpedme,Iamwillingtoserveforaslongastheywillhavemeservethem.TherearenowordstodescribethejoyIgetfromhelpingsomebodyturntheirlifearound.EverytimeIthinkthatthat’smenow,I’mproudandhappy. 

Volunteeringisprobablythefastestwaytogetoversadnessordepression.EverytimeIstarttofeelbad,Italktosomeonewhoneedsmyhelpanditmakesmefeelbetterandworseallatthesametime.Ifeelbetter,becausedoinggoodthingsfillsmewithasenseofpride.IfeelworsebecauseIfeelIhavenorighttocomplainaboutmysituationespeciallywhenIhearwhatothersaregoingthrough.

I’vecomealongwayfromwhereIwasandVolunteeringishowIwanttoleavemymarkontheworld.Irecommendvolunteeringworktoeverybody,especiallytosomebodywhoisn’tsurewheretheyaregoinginlife.Helpingsomeonefindtheirpathisoftenthebestwaytofindyours.Beavolunteer,andyouwillfindyourpurposeinlife.

25.Butfortheonewhohelpedhim,thewriter_________.

A.wouldhavegonetoprisonB.wouldbeadangerousguynow

C.wouldhavebeenkilledbyothersD.wouldbestillaloneandlostnow

26.Whydoesthewritersometimesfeelworsewhenvolunteering?

A.Becauseheissosorryforhiscomplaining.

B.Becausevolunteeringisinfactnotapieceofcake.

C.Becauseheisforbiddentocomplainabouthisdifficulties.

D.Becausehelpingotherscan’talwaysgivehimasenseofpride.

27.Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmeans_______.

A.goingbackhasbeenimpossible.B.volunteeringhasimprovedthewriteralot.

C.thewriterhasalongwaytogobeforegettingnoticed.

D.thewritervaluestheoldgooddaysatBigBrothersBigSisters.

28.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Onlybyhelpingotherscanwefindthepathinlife.

B.BigbrothersBigSisterswillbecomefamousoneday.

C.Thewriterhasdecidedtodevotehislifetovolunteering.

D.BigBrothersBigSisterswillleaveeverymember’smarkontheworld.

C

ABritishdognamedMuglyhastakenthetitleoftheWorld’sUgliestDogattheannualcontest,whichwasheldinNorthernCaliforniaonFriday.

Muglyisan8-year-oldChinesecrested冠毛犬withseveraluglyfeatures,includingacrookednose,whitewhiskersandlarge,beadyeyes,whichhelpeditwintheaward.Thedogbeatout28othersfromallaroundtheworldfortheprize,whichincludes$1,000andayear’ssupplyofdogtreats.ItwillalsogettodoaphotoshootandaVIPstayatthelocalSheratonhotel.

“Icouldn'tspeakwhentheyannouncedMugly'sname,”saidBevNicholson,thedog'sowner,afterMuglywascrownedthewinner.“Ididn'tknowwhichwaytolook.Iwasshakingasmuchasthedog.”NicholsonaddedthatMuglywaspreviouslynamedBritain’sugliestdogin2005.

IncaseyougetworriedthatMuglymightfeelinsultedbytheaward,hostand petpsychic SonyaFitzpatricktoldMercuryNewsthatMuglyandtheothershavenoobjectiontobeingcalled“ugly.”Theyjustlovetheattentiontheyget.

Muglyandtheotherswerejudgedontheirnaturaluglinessandthencompetedagainstpastwinners,whoareknownasthe“RingofChampions.”Judgesandtheaudiencepickedtheeventualwinner.ThecompetitiontookplaceattheMarin-SonomaFairgroundsinPetaluma,justnorthofSanFrancisco.Chinesecrestedsappeartobefavoritestowineveryyear