新疆昌吉玛纳斯县第一中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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新疆昌吉玛纳斯县第一中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

新疆昌吉玛纳斯县第一中学2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

A

Dodogsunderstandus?

Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.

AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee（黑猩猩）.

Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,Ricogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.

Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedoghadneverheardbefore.

Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutofl0tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination（排除法）.Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.

Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreed（品种）knownforitsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.

It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan'ttalkback.Still,itwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissinreturn!

1.Fromparagraph2weknowthat__.

A.animalsareascleverashumanbeings

B.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzees

C.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskills

D.dogshavesimilar'learningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren

2.Bothexperimentsshowthat.

A.Ricoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsright

B.Ricocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoys

C.Ricohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematics

D.Ricowon'tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem

3.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Totrainyourdog.B.Totalktoyourdog.

C.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.

B

WhenfamiliesgatherforChristmasdinner,somewillsticktoformaltraditionsdatingbacktograndma'sgeneration.Theirtableswillbesetwiththegooddishesandsilver,andthedresscodewillbeSundaybest.

Butinmanyotherhomes,thischina-and-silverelegancehasgivenwaytoastoneware（粗陶）andstainlessinformality,withdressesassuminganequallycasual-Fridaylook.Forhostsandguests,thechangemeansgreatersimplicityandcomfort.FormakersoffinechinainBritain,itspellseconomichardtimes.

LastweekRoyalDoulton,thelargestemployerinStoke-on-Trent,announcedthatitiseliminating1,000jobs--one-fifthofitstotalworkforce.Thatbringstomorethan4,000thenumberofpositionslostin18monthsinthepottery（陶瓷）region.Wedgwoodandotherpotteryfactoriesmadecutsearlier.

AlthoughastrongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthedownsizing,thelayoffsinStokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsocialshifts.AspokesmanforRoyalDoultonadmittedthatthecompany"hasbeensomewhatslowincatchingupwiththetrend"towardcasualdining.Familieseattogetherlessoften,heexplained,andmorepeopleeatalone,eitherbecausetheyaresingleortheyeatinfrontoftelevision.

Evendinnerparties,iftheyhappenatall,havegonecasual.Inatimeoflongworkhoursanddemandingfamilyschedules,busyhostsinsist,rightly,thatit'sbettertoshareatakeoutpizzaonpaperplatesinthefamilyroomthantowaitfortheperfectmomentora"real"dinnerparty.

Toooften,theperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patternedtablecloth?

Forgetit.Polishthesilver?

Whohastime?

Yetthelossofformalityhasitsdownside.Thefinepointsofetiquette（礼节）thatchildrenmightoncehavelearnedatthetablebyobservationorinstructionfromparentsandgrandparents（"Chewwithyourmouthclosed.""Keepyourelbowsoffthetable."）mustbepickedupelse-where.Somecompaniesnowofferetiquetteseminarsforemployeeswhomaybeableprofessionallybutinexperiencedsocially.

4.Whydopeopletendtofollowthetrendtocasualdining?

A.Familymembersneedmoretimetorelax.

B.Busyschedulesleavepeoplenotimeforformality.

C.Peopleprefertoliveacomfortablelife.

D.Youngpeoplewon'tfollowtheetiquetteoftheoldergeneration.

5.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat'RoyalDoulton”is.

A.asellerofstainlesssteeltablewareB.adealerinstoneware

C.apotterychainstoreD.aproduceroffineChina

6.Themaincauseofthelayoffsinthepotteryindustryis.

A.theincreasedvalueofthepound

B.theworseningeconomyinAsia

C.thechangeinpeople'swayoflife

D.thefiercecompetitionathomeandabroad

7.Formaltablemanners,thoughlesspopularthanbeforeincurrentSociallife,.

A.arestillamustoncertainoccasions

B.arecertaintoreturnsoonerorlater

C.arestillbeingtaughtbyparentsathome

D.canhelpimprovepersonalrelationships

　C　

Doyouwanttoimprovethewayyoustudy?

Doyoufeelnervousbeforeatest?

Manystudentssaythatalackofconcentration（注意力）istheirbiggestproblem.Itseriouslyaffectstheirabilitytostudy,sodotheirtestresults.

Ifso,usethesetipstohelpyou.

StudyTechniques

●Youshouldalwaysstudyinthesameplace.Youshouldn’tsitinapositionthatyouuseforanotherpurpose.Forexample,whenyousitonasofatostudy,yourbrainwillthinkitistimetorelax.Don’twatchTVwhileyouarestudying.Expertswarnthatyourconcentrationmaybereducedby50percentifyouattempttostudyinthisway.Alwaystrytohaveawhitewallinfrontofyou,sothereisnothingtodistract（makelessconcentrated）you.Beforesittingdowntostudy,gathertogetheralltheequipmentyouneed.Apartfromyourtextbooks,pens,pencilsandknives,makesureyouhaveadictionary.Ifyourstudydeskortableisneededwhenyouarenotstudying,storeallyourequipmentinaboxbesideit.

●Youreyeswillbecometiredifyoutrytoreadatextwhichisonaflatsurface.Positionyourbookatanangleof30degrees.

●Berealisticanddon’ttrytocompletetoomuchinonestudyperiod.Finishonethingbeforebeginninganother.Ifyouneedabreak,getupandwalkaroundforafewminutes,buttrynottotelephoneafriendorhavesomethingtoeat.

Test-takingSkills

●Allyourhardworkwillbefornothingifyouaretoonervoustotakeyourtest.Gettingplentyofrestisveryimportant.Thismeansdonotstudyallnightbeforeyourtest!

Itisabetterideatohavealong-termstudyplan.Trytomakeatimetableforyourstudywhichlastsforafewmonths.

●Exerciseisagreatwaytoreducepressure.Doingsomeformofexerciseeverydaywillalsoimproveyourconcentration.Eathealthyfoodtoo.

●Whenyouarriveintheexaminationroom,findyourseatandsitdown.Breatheslowlyanddeeply.Checkthetimeontheclockduringthetest,butnottoooften.Aboveall,takenonoticeofeveryoneelseandgivethetestpaperyourundividedattention.

8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youshouldstudyinadifferentplaceeveryday,soyoudon’tgetbored.

B.YourconcentrationwillimproveifyoustudyandwatchTVatthesametime.

C.Checkthetimeduringtheexamatacertaintime.

D.Stayingupallnightandstudyingistiring,butyouwilllearnalotusingthismethod.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?

A.Yourstudydeskortable.B.Yourtextbook.

C.Yourdictionary.D.Theequipmentyouneed.

10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Youshouldn’tlookateveryoneelseduringthetest.

B.Youwillhaveenoughenergytodealwithyourstudyandexamsbyeatinghealthydiet.

C.You’llconcentratemoreifthereisnothingtodistractyou.

D.Ifyoufeeltiredduringstudy,youcanwalkaroundforafewminutes.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

Weareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlife,butmostofusdon’tdoaverygoodjob.___11___

So,youhavetogiveaspeech—andyouareterrified.Yougetnervous,youforgetwhatyouwanttosay,youstumble（结结巴巴）overwords,youtalktoolong,andyouboreyouraudience.Lateryouthink,“ThankGoodness,it’sover.I’mjustnotgoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.”

Cheepup!

____12___.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?

Whyareyouspeaking?

Then,gatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyofyourtimedoingyourresearch.Thenspendplentyofyourtimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossible,andusepictures,charts,andgraphsiftheyhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly._____13____.Don’ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.

Justremember:

Beprepared.Knowyoursubject,youraudience,andtheoccasion.Bebrief.____14_____.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactwithyouraudience.

Ifyoufollowthesesimplesteps,youwillseethatyoudon’thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infact,youmayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!

You’renotconvincedyet?

_______15____.

A.Itdoesn’thavetobethatbad.

B.Takeseveraldeepbreathsbefor