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名师推荐资料河北省定州中学学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题承智班

定州中学2017-2018下学期第2次测试

高二英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，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.Howlateistheman?

A.20minuteslateB.30minuteslateC.40minuteslate

2.Whendoesthemanhavetofinishhisschoolpaper?

A.ThisWednesdayB.ThisThursdayC.ThisFriday

3.Howhastheweatherbeenrecently?

A.RainyB.CloudyC.Sunny

4.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.GotothetheaterB.GooutfordinnerC.Dohishomework

5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.InahotelB.InaschoolC.Inastore

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听第6段材料回答第6、7题。

6.Whatisthewoman’sfavoritethingtowatchonTV?

A.SportsB.FilmsC.Gameshows

7.Wholikeswatchingtheinternationalnewsbest?

A.RosieB.CarlC.Tim

请听第7段材料回答第8、9题。

8.Wheredidthewoman’smomworkwhenshewasastudent?

A.InafactoryB.InanofficeC.Inacafé

9.Whoworkedinacinema？

A.Thewoman’sdadB.Thewoman’sauntC.Thewoman’sgrandma

请听第8段材料回答第10至12题。

10.Whatkindofroomdoesthemanwant?

A.SingleB.DoubleC.Twin

11.Howlongwillthemanstayinthathotel？

A.ForthreenightsB.ForfournightsC.Forfivenights

12.Whendoesthemanwanttoeataftergettingtothehotel?

A.Around5:

30pmB.Around6:

00pmC.Around6:

30pm

请听第9段材料回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.IntroducingajobB.DoinganinterviewC.Puttinganadvertisement

14.Whatkindofpersonisthecompanylookingfor?

A．SomeonewhohasanMBA.

B.Someonewhohasworkexperience.

C.Someonewhocanspeakforeignlanguages.

15.Whichmonthisitprobablynow?

A.JuneB.JulyC.August

16.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?

A.MeetwiththemanB.CompletetheapplicationC.Emailthemantheadvert.

请听第10段材料回答第17至20题。

17.HowoldwasGrandmaMoseswhenshestartedpainting?

A.InherearlysixtiesB.InherearlyseventiesC.Inherlateseventies

18.HowdidGrandmaMosesmakealivingatagetwelve?

A.Byworkingonafarm

B.Bydrawingcolorfulscenes

C.Bysellingnewspapers

19.WhendidGrandmaMoseshaveherfirstexhibitioninNewYork?

A.In1887B.In1905C.In1940

20.Whichofthefollowingworksappearedonastamp?

A.SugaringoffB.FourthofJulyC.ChristmasHomecoming

二、阅读理解

It'scomfortingtothinkifyouweresomehowswallowedbyawhale,you'dsimplyhangoutinhisstomachuntilheeventuallyspatyouout,unharmedandwhole.Unfortunately,yourchanceofendingupinthistypeofsituationisprettylow.

In2012reporterBenShattuckreadtherecordsattheNewBedfordWhalingMuseumResearchLibrary.Despitehisextensiveresearchatoneofthemostcomprehensivewhalingarchives（档案）,hefailedtofindasinglereportofanyoneeverbeingswallowedalivebyawhale.Hefoundplentyofreportsofwhalerswhowerebittenorinjuredbythecreatures,andseveralwhodiedafterfightingwithawhale,butnonerelatedtoswallowing.

Withwhales'largemouths,itcertainlyseemspossiblethatawhalecouldswallowsomeonewhole,sowhyisitsounlikely?

Baleenwhales,orwhaleswithoutteeth,aresomeofthelargestcreaturesontheplanet.Despitetheirmassivesize,baleenwhalescouldnevergetyouintotheirbelliesthankstotheirrelativelysmallesophagus（食道）.Thesewhalesaredesignedtoeatsmallseacreatures,andtheopeningintheirthroatisonlyaboutaslargeasabasketball,soyou'dnevermakeitthatfar.

Butwhatabouttoothedwhales?

Spermwhaleseatwholeseals,soyoucouldeasilyfitdowntheirthroatsandintotheirstomachs.However,onceyoureachedthefirstofthespermwhale'sfourstomachs,yourjourneywouldprobablyendquickly.Notonlywouldthewhale'sstomachacidmakequickworkofyou,butyou'dexperienceadistinctlackofairontheinside.Actually,you'remorelikelytogeteatenorinjuredasyoutrytomakeitpastthespermwhale'ssharpteeth.Plentyofwhalers,havefoughtwithspermwhalesandlosttheirhandsorlivesduetothesemeanteeth.

21．WhatdidBenShattuck'sresearchin2012show?

A.Manypeoplehadbeenkilledbywhales.

B.Onlyasinglewhalehadswallowedpeople.

C.Whaleshadoftenbeeninjuredbywhalers.

D.Nowhaleshadbeenfoundswallowingpeople.

22．Whatcanwelearnaboutbaleenwhalesinthistext?

A.Theyhaveonlyafewteeth.

B.Theylikebigseacreaturesbest.

C.Theyhaverelativelysmallesophagus.

D.Theyarethelargestanimalsintheworld.

23．Whatisthemostlikelytoolforspermwhalestoinjurehumans?

A.Theirthroats.

B.Thefourstomachs.

C.Theinsideofthestomach.

D.Themeanteeth.

24．Whatmaybethebesttideforthetext?

A.WillWhalesKillHumans?

B.CanWhalesSwallowPeopleAlive?

C.DoWhalesonlyEatSmallCreatures?

D.HowCanPeopleResearchonWhales?

Evenifyoudon'thavetowork,eatorsleep,youwon'tbeabletogetthroughallinformationonblogsandsocialnetworks.Theproblemwefaceisthatmuchofthisinformationseemsveryinterestingatfirstglance.Actually,muchoftheinformationisunimportant,disposableanditdistractsusfrommoremeaningfulpursuits.Worsestill,whenwespendlotsoftimeconsuminginformationfromoursocialmediastreams,wemayfindithardtoconcentrateonwhatwe’redoingandwehaveatendencytoforgetwhatwehaveconsumedanyway.

AnewstudyfromSweden’sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologyhasfoundthattoomuchsocialmediaexposureactuallyreducesyourabilitytoprocessinformationanddepletes（耗尽）yourshort-termworkingmemory.

Ourworkingmemoryplaysacriticalroleinourcapacitytofilter（过滤）informationandrememberwhatisvaluablebutitisnotalimitlessresource.ErikFransen,aprofessorinComputerScienceatKTHandtheleaderofthisisnewstudyonsocialmediaoverloadsaysthiscanexplainwhyourcapacity（容量）forprocessinginformationbeginstofailwhenweattempttoputmoreinformationintheworkingmemory.

Infact,whenyoutrytoprocesstheinformationlikespeechorvideo,youaregoingtoneedpartlythesamesystemofworkingmemory,soyouarereducingyourownworkingmemorycapacity.Andwhenyoutrytostoremanythingsinyourworkingmemory,yougetlessgoodatprocessinginformation.

Itistheperiodsofdowntimeofyourbrain—preferablydisconnectedfromthedistractionsofyourcomputerorsmartphone—thatareneededformemoryconsolidation（巩固）andtransferringimportantinformationtoyourexposuretonewinformation.Besides,youcanemptyyourmindofthoughtsquicklytorelaxcompletely,goforashortwalkorspendafewminuteslisteningtomusic.Thiswillhelpyouimproveyourcapacitytoprocessinformationandincreaseyourproductivity.

25．WhatcanwelearnaboutsocialmediaoverloadfromParagraph1?

A.Itdistractsourattention.B.Itisbeneficialtous.

C.Itbringsuswhateverwewant.D.Itkeepsusinformedofeverything.

26．Whydoesyourcapacityforprocessinginformationbegintofallsometimes?

A.Muchoftheinformationisunimportant.

B.Yourworkingmemoryisalimitedresource.

C.You'relessgoodatprocessinginformation.

D.Youdon'tmakethemostofyourbrain.

27．Whichisrecommendedtorelaxyourbrain?

A.Thinkingoverthingscarefully.B.Listeningtomusicforawhile.

C.Takingenoughphysicalexercise.D.Focusingmoreonthepresent.

Giventherecentinterestingreenbuildingsinthemedia,let’sthinkdifferently.Insteadoffocusingonincreasingthesupplyofenergy,whatifwefocusonreducingdemand?

Canwestartwithendingtheopen-doorpracticeofstreet-frontshops?

Whilecoolairfromtheseshopsisrefreshingtopedestrians,itcarriesacost.Energyisusedintheairconditioningprocess.

Soitmustbepossibletolookforchangesinregulationsthatwouldencouragemoreenergy-savingdesigns.Forinstance,ifwefixceilingfans,air-conditioninghomescouldsurelybeavoidedforpartoftheyear.Ceilingfansusefarlessenergy.Theywereinayearairconditionerscouldstayifceilingfanswerefixed.

Inhomesbuiltunderthesmall-housepolicyinNewTerritories,theceilingmaybetoolowforceilingfans.Ifthe9-metermaximumbuildingheightregulationwererelaxed,ceilingfanscouldbefixedtoreduceenergyuse.Currentthinkinginsustainablebuildingdesignandoperationinvolvesintegrated（协调统一的）design,thatis,bringtogetherallpartiestocreateabuildingwithbetterperformancethatachievesenergyreduction.

Forintegrateddesigntosucceed,allpartiesmustcometogetherandthinkbeyondeachperson’scircleofinfluence.Bettersolutionsareimpossibletoavoidwithintegrateddesign.Buildingswouldnolongerbeengineeredafterthebasicarchitecturewasbuilt.Positiveprojectoutcomesmayincludereducedair-conditioningload,reducedpoweruseforelectriclighting,andareductionintheamountofmaterialsused.

Weneedtoaskifwearereadytolookbeyondourownsmallcirclesandseekanimprovedapproachtobuildingdesign.BythatImeananintegrateddesignresultinginmoresustainablebuildings.

28．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheopen-doorpracticeofthestreetshops?

A.Supportive.

B.Disapproving.

C.Optimistic.

D.Uncaring.

29．Whydoestheauthorsuggestfixingceilingfans?

A.Tofollowanoldpractice.

B.Tohelpreduceenergyuse.

C.Tocompletelyreplaceairconditioners.

D.Tohelpcutdownondailyexpenses.

30．What'sthekeytomakingsustainablebuildingsareality?

A.Allpartiesshouldgetstartedatthesametime.

B.Thebasicarchitectureshouldbefinishedfirst.

C.Properdesignandperformancetoachieveenergyreduction.

D.Seekingthesmall-housepolicyandsomesuccessfularchitects.

31．Whatwouldbethebes