英语湖北省宜昌市长阳县第二高级中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题.docx
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英语湖北省宜昌市长阳县第二高级中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题
湖北省宜昌市长阳县第二高级中学2016-2017学年
高一下学期期中考试英语试题
第一卷(三部分,共100分)
第一部分听力(共20小题,1-20小题每小题1.5分,共30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatdothespeakersneedtobuy?
A.Afridge.B.Adinnertable.C.Afewchairs.
2.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inarestaurant.B.Inahotel.C.Inaschool.
3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Cathywillbeattheparty.
B.Cathyistoobusytocome.
C.Cathyisgoingtobeinvited.
4.Whydoesthewomanplantogototown?
A.Topayherbillsinthebank.
B.Tobuybooksinabookstore.
C.Togetsomemoneyfromthebank.
5.Whatisthewomantryingtodo?
A.Finishsomewriting.B.Printanarticle.C.Findanewspaper.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话读两遍听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whatisthemandoing?
A.Changingseatsontheplane.
B.Askingforawindowseat.
C.Tryingtofindhisseat.
7.Whatisthewoman’sseatnumber?
A.6A.B.7A.C.8A.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whydoesn’tthewomantakethegreenT-shirt?
A.It'stoosmall.B.It’stoodark.C.It’stooexpensive
9.Whatdoesthewomanbuyintheend?
A.AyellowT-shirt.B.AblueT-shirt.C.ApinkT-shirt.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.HowlonghasthemanbeeninLondon?
A.Oneyear.B.Afewyears.C.Acoupleofmonths.
11.Whydidthewomanleaveherhometown?
A.Toleadacitylife.B.Toopenarestaurant.C.Tofindajob.
12.Wheredidthewomancomefrom?
A.London.B.Arnside.C.Lancaster.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisadaypack?
A.Abox.B.Abag.C.Alock.
14.Whatsurprisesthegirlatschool?
A.Alotofdiscussionsinclass.
B.Teachersgivinglittlehomework.
C.Fewstudentsaskingquestionsinclass.
15.Atwhattimeoftheschooltermdoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Attheendofit.B.Inthemiddleofit.C.Atthebeginningofit.
16.Whatdoweknowaboutthegirl?
A.Sheisnewtotheschool.
B.Shewritesfortheschoolnewspaper.
C.Sheseldomasksquestionsinclass.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhatdoesMr.HenryStonedo?
A.Abankclerk.B.Ateacher.C.Awriter.
18.WhatdoesHenrylikedoingatairports?
A.Watchingpeople.B.Tellingstories.C.Readingmagazines.
19.WhatdidHenrylearnfromthenewspaperthatday?
A.Avaluablesuitcasewasmissing.
B.Amanstolemoneyfromabank.
C.Awomanranawayfromhome.
20.Whywasthewomanattheairport?
A.Shewastravelingonbusiness.
B.Shewasseeingthemanoff.
C.ShewasleavingforGreece.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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四个选项中,选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
LuXunisoneofthegreatestChinesewritersofthe20th century.Besideshisfamousstories,healsowrotemanyinfluentialarticlesaboutthelivingconditionsofChinesepeople.
Bornin1881toawealthyfamily,LuXunhadahappychildhood.In1893,however,hisgrandfather,aseniorgovernmentofficial,wasputintoprisonfortakingmoney.Atthesametime,hisfatherbecameseriouslyill.Fromthattimeon,hisfamilywerenolongeracceptedbytheirrelativesandfriends.Theseearlyexperiences greatlyinfluencedhiswriting.
BythetimeLuXunarrivedin Nanjing tostudyatuniversityin1899,healreadybelievedthatChinesesocietyhadtochangeandbecomemodern.In1902hewenttostudyin Japan.There,hebeganwritingarticlesforseveralChinesestudentmagazines.Heshoweda gift forwritingandtranslatingandheevenwroteseveralbooks,althoughnonewaspopular.Hereturnedto China in1909becausehewasinneedofmoney.
Afterworkingforseveralyearsasateacherin Beijing,LuXunagainreturnedtowriting.In1918,hewrotehisfamousshortstory DiaryofaMadman.ItwasthefirstChinesenovelpublishedusingtheeverydaylanguagethatpeoplespoke,whichhelpedmakeitagreatsuccess. This,togetherwithhisnovel TheTrueStoryofAhQ (1921),madeLuXunaleadingChinesewriter.
Althoughsuccessful,LuXunstillworried greatlyabout China’sfuture.In1926,hemovedtoShanghai andgaveupwritingstoriesinordertodevotehimselftowhathecalled“penwarfare”.Henowonlywrotearticleswhichcalledonthepeopletofightagainstthegovernment.Forthis,thegovernmentstoppedhim from publishinganymorebooks.Hewasforcedtowritehisarticlesusingfalsenames.
Sincehisdeathin1936,LuXun’simportanceandinfluencehavegrown.Today,manyofhiswritingsareincludedinschooltextbooksandhisworksarereadbymillionsaroundtheworld.
21.Whichofthefollowing greatlyinfluencedLuXun’swritingaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thepeoplehemetin Japan.B.Theexperiencesinhisearlylife.
C.Workingasateacherin Beijing.D.Hisfather’sbeingputintoprison.
22.Accordingtothepassage,whywasLuXun’sstoryDiaryofaMadamsopopular?
A.ItwasbasedonLuXun’sdiary.
B.Itwasthefirstnoveltouseeverydaylanguage.
C.Itsstorytookplaceinmoderntimes.
D.Itwaswrittenusingawesternstyle.
23.Theunderlinedword“This”(Paragraph4)refersto .
A.thesuccessof DiaryofaMadmanB.theuseofeverydaylanguage
C.thefirstChinesenovelD. TheTrueStoryofAhQ
24.Aftermovingto Shanghai,LuXunmainlywrote .
A.funnystoriesB.articlesabouthimself
C.articlesagainstthegovernmentD.storiesaboutgovernmentofficials
B
WhenIwasakid,IusedtospendhourslisteningtoAdamCarollaandDr.DrewPinskyontheirSundaynightradioshowLoveline.IlistenedsooftenthatIbegantouseoneoftheirwell-knownphrases—“goodtimes”—inmydailyconversations.Scientistshaveanameforthisphenomenon:
behavioralmimicry.
You’veprobablyexperiencedthisbefore:
afterspendingenoughtimewithanotherperson,youmightstarttopickuponhisorherbehaviororspeechhabits.Youmightevenstarttodevelopyourfriend’shabitswithoutrealizingit.Thereisalargebodyofliteratureconcerningthissortofphenomenon,anditregularlyhappensforeverythingfrombodygesturetoaccentstodrinkpatterns(模式).Forexample,onestudyfoundthatyoungadultsweremorelikelytodrinktheirdrinkdirectlyaftertheirsame-sexdrinkingpartners,thanforthetwoindividualstodrinkattheirownpaces.
Andtheeffectisn’tlimitedtoreal-lifeface-to-faceactivities.Anotherstudyfoundthatthesameyou-drink-then-I-drinkpatternheldevenwhenwatchingamovie!
Inotherwords,peopleweremorelikelytotakeadrinkoftheirdrinksinatheaterafterwatchingtheactorsonthescreenenjoyadrink.AtleastIdon’tfeelsostrangeanymore,havingpickeduponAdamCarolla’s“goodtimes”.
NewresearchpublishedtodayinthejournalPLOSONEindicatesthatthesamesortofbehavioralmimicryisresponsibleforsocialeating,atleastamonguniversity-agewomenofnormalweight.That’sright:
theyoungwomenweremorelikelytoadjusttheireatingaccordingtotheeatingpaceoftheirsame-sexdiningcompanion.
Aswithmostexperiments,theseresultsraiseawholenewsetofquestions.However,thefindingthatbehavioralmimicrymayatleastpartlyexplaineatingbehaviorisimportant,andhasrealeffectsonhealth.Theresearchersnotethat“aslongaspeopledon’tfullyrecognizesuchimportantinfluencesonintake(eating),itwillbedifficulttomakehealthyfoodchoicesandkeepahealthydiet,especiallywhenpeopleareexposedtotheeatingbehaviorofothers”.
25.Theauthortakeshisownexampleofusing“goodtimes”to_______.
A.expresshisloveforradioshows
B.provethepopularityoftheshow
C.showtheinfluenceofthehosts’words
D.introducethetopicofthepassage
26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanexampleofbehavioralmimicry?
A.Aboyeatshispopcornafterwatchingtheactoreat.
B.AboybuysaNikeshirtwhenhefindshisdesk-matehasone.
C.Agirlunconsciouslysitsstraightjustasothersdo.
D.AgirltakesontheYorkshireaccentafteramonth’sstay.
27.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat_______.
A.behavioralmimicryisbeneficialtoourhealth
B.behavioralmimicrydecidesoureatingbehavior
C.peoplehaverealizedtheeffectofbehavioralmimicryonourhealth
D.It’simpossibletokeepahealthydietwithoutknowingbehavioralmimicry
28.Whatisprobablytheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?
A.Todrawreaders’attentiontopopularradioshows.
B.Tointroducebehavioralmimicryanditsinfluence.
C.Toappealtoreadersnottofallintoothers’habits.
D.Toadvocatehealthyfoodchoicesamongreaders.
C
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