百强校学年贵州思南中学高二下期末考试英语卷带解析.docx

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百强校学年贵州思南中学高二下期末考试英语卷带解析

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【百强校】2015-2016学年贵州思南中学高二下期末考试英语卷（带解析）

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一、阅读理解（题型注释）

Ifyou’relookingfortheplacethathaseverything,there’sonlyoneplacetovisit,andthat’sNewYork.It’sawholeworldinacity.

TheWorldofTheatre:

AllofNewYorkisastage.AnditbeginswithBroadway.Whereelsecanyoufindsomanyhitshowsinoneplace?

OnlyinNewYork!

TheWorldofMusic:

SpendaneveningwithBeethovenatLincolnCenter.SwingtothegreatjazzofGreenwichVillage.Orrockyourselfsillyatthehottestdancesportsfoundanywhere.

TheWorldofArt:

FromRembrandttoPicasso.FromEgyptiantombstoIndianteepees.Whateverkindofartyoulike,you’llfinditinNewYork.

TheWorldofFineDining:

Whetherit’saroastBeijingduck（北京烤鸭）inChinatown,lasagnainLittleItaly,orthefinestFrenchcoqauvinfoundanywhere,there’saworldofgreattastewaitingforyouinNewYork.

TheWorldofSights:

WhatothercityhasaStatueofLiberty（自由女神像）?

ARockefellerCenter?

OraBronxZoo?

Whereelsecanyoutakeahorse-drawncarriagethroughCentralPark?

OnlyinNewYork!

1、WhichofthefollowingprogrammescanavisitorhaveonlyinNewYork?

A．ToenjoyroastBeijingduck.

B．TotastethefinestFrenchcoqauvin.

C．TospendaneveningwithBeethoven.

D．ToseetheStatueofLiberty.

2、Whatthewriterreallywantedtodoisto________.

A．trytopersuadereaderstopayavisittoNewYork

B．givereaderssomeinformationaboutNewYork

C．supplyreaderswithsomewonderfulprogrammesinNewYork

D．helpreaderstogetabetterunderstandingofNewYork

Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrainheisbornwith.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,somebeingmorecapablethanothers.Butnomatterhowgoodabrainhehastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligenceunlesshehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual—thesortofenvironmentinwhichheisreared.Ifanindividualishandicappedenvironmentally,itislikelythathisbrainwillfailtodevelopandhewillneverattainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheiscapable.

Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual'sintelligencecanbedemonstratedbythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwins,PeterandMarkX.Beingidentical,thetwinshadidenticalbrainsatbirth,andtheirgrowthprocesseswerethesame.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,andtheywereplacedinseparatefosterhomes.Peterwasrearedbyparentsoflowintelligenceinanisolatedcommunitywithpooreducationalopportunities.Markwasrearedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Hewasreadtoasachild,senttogoodschools,andgiveneveryopportunitytobestimulatedintellectually.Thisenvironmentaldifferencecontinueduntilthetwinswereintheirlateteens,whentheyweregiventeststomeasuretheirintelligence.Mark'sI.Q.was125,twenty-fivepointshigherthantheaverageandfullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticalbrother.Givenequalopportunities,thetwins,havingidenticalbrains,wouldhavetestedatroughlythesamelevel.

3、Aperson’sintelligence________.

A．staysunchangedinacertainenvironment

B．developswiththechangeofenvironment

C．isbornatthesamelevelasanyoneelse’s

D．isaffectedbytheenvironmentaswellasthesortofbrainheisbornwith

4、Whatismeantby“hewillneverattainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheiscapable.”?

A．Hewillneverfailtodevelophisintelligence.

B．Hewon’tbecomesointelligentasheshould.

C．Heisabletoreachahighlevelofintelligence.

D．Itisimpossibleforhimtodevelopintelligence.

5、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueconcerningthetwins?

A．Thesortsofbraintheyarebornwithdiffergreatly.

B．Theysetupanexampleforstudyingtheenvironment.

C．Theybecameorphansoncetheywereborn.

D．Theywereadoptedboys.

6、Accordingtothetext,theenvironmentinwhichthetwinswerereareddiffersinthefollowingaspectsexcept________.

A．intelligenceleveloftheparents

B．familyeconomicstatus

C．theageoftheirparents

D．communitysurroundings

Fromthemomentthatananimalisbornithastomakedecisions.Ithastodecidewhichofthethingsarounditareforeating,andwhicharetobeavoided;whentoattackandwhentorunaway.Theanimalis,infact,playingacomplicatedandpotentiallydangerousgamewithitsenvironment,discomfortordestruction.

Thisisadifficultandunpleasantbusinessandfewanimalswouldsurviveiftheyhadtostartfromthebeginningandlearnabouttheworldwhollybytrialanderror,fortherearetoomanypossibledecisionswhichwouldprovefatal.Sowefind,inpractice,thatthegameisalwaysarrangedinfavoroftheyounganimalinonewayoranother.Eithertheanimalisprotectedduringtheearlystagesofitslearningabouttheworldaroundit,ortheknowledgeofwhichwaytorespondisbuiltintoitsnervoussystemfromthestart.

Thefactthatanimalsbehavesensiblycanbeattributedpartlytowhatwemightcallgeneticlearning,todistinguishitfromindividuallearningthatananimaldoesinthecauseofitsownlifetime.Geneticlearningislearningbyaspeciesasawhole,anditisachievedbyselectionofthosemembersofeachgenerationthathappentobehaveintherightway.However,geneticlearningdependsuponapredictionthatthefuturewillmoreorlessexactlyresemblethepast.Themorevariableindividualexperienceislikelytobe,thelessefficientisgeneticlearningasameansofgettingovertheproblemsofthesurvivalgame.Itisnotsurprisingtofindthatveryfewspeciesindeeddependwhollyupongeneticlearning.Inthegreatmajorityofanimals,behaviorisacompoundofindividualexperienceaddedtotheactionpatternsanimalsarebornwith．Thatiswhyanimalscansurvive．

7、Thesurvivalgameisconsideredcomplicatedandpotentiallyverydangerousbecause________.

A．decisionsmadebyanimalsmayprovefatal

B．animalsareoftenindangerofbeingattacked

C．animalsmakedecisionsentirelybytrial

D．environmentisnotfitforanimalstosurvive

8、Mostanimalssurvivebecausetheycanmakerightdecisionsby________.

A．aseriesoftrialsanderrors

B．knowledgeobtainedintheirlifetime

C．thenervoussystem

D．geneticlearningandindividualexperience

9、Concerningtherelationshipbetweengeneticlearningandindividualexperience,whichofthefollowingisright?

A．Theydevelopsidebyside.

B．Theyarecontradictory,butindividualexperienceisthedominant.

C．Geneticlearningislikelytofunctionmoreiftheenvironmentsdon’tvarymuch.

D．Geneticlearningismoreefficientthanindividualexperience.

10、“Geneticlearning”refersto________.

A．learningafterananimalisborn

B．learningobtainedbysomemembersofeachgenerationwhohappentobehaveproperly

C．learninggainedbyallthemembersinaspecies

D．learninggainedbyyounganimalsfromtheirexperience

11、Whatcannotbeinferredfromthearticle?

A．Themajorityofanimalsdependthoroughlyupongeneticlearning.

B．Animalbehaveinparticularwaysasaresultofbothindividualexperienceandgeneticlearning.

C．Ifanimaldependedwhollyuponindividualexperience,itschanceofsurvivalwouldbelittle.

D．Geneticlearningdependsontheassumptionofresemblancebetweenthefutureandthepast.

Filmsprovidemorethanjustentertainment．Formanypeople,watchingEnglishfilmsisawaytodeveloplanguageskills．Whilewatchingafilm，youareimmersed（沉浸在）inthelanguageandcanpickupnewexpressionsthatyoumightnotfindinatextbook．SomedifficultiescanarisewhenwatchingEnglishfilms—forexample，unfamiliarcolloquiallanguageorstrongregionalaccents．Withthisinmind，herearemytipstohelpyoumakeprogressinEnglishlearningwhileenjoyingthefilms.

Chooseafilmgenre（类型）thatyouenjoy.

Ifyoulikeactionfilms，watchanactionfilm—forexampleIndianaJones．Ifyouprefercomedies，watchacomedy—anythingwithHughGrantinalwaysprovidesalaugh！

It'ssimpleenough，butifyouchoosesomethingyouenjoywatchinginyournativelanguage，you'remorelikelytoenjoyitinEnglish.

Choosesomethingthatyouarefamiliarwith.

It'sbesttostartoffwithsomethingsimplebecauseinthiswayyouhaveahigherchanceofunderstandingthefilm．DisneyfilmssuchasTheLionKing，orthemorerecentlyreleasedTangled，areclassicexamples．OthercartoonssuchasUpandTheLegoMoviearealsoworthawatch．

Askfriendsforadvice

PerhapsyouhavefriendswhohavealreadyseenEnglishfilm?

Ifso,theymaybeabletorecommendone.

Ifyouneedto，usetheEnglishsubtitles

Subtitlesareveryhelpfulforbeginners．Usingsubtitlesinyourownlanguageistheeasiestchoice，butformoreadvancedlearnerswhynotconsiderusingEnglishsubtitles?

Thisway，youcanmatchthewrittensubtitlestothewordsspokenonscreen．Ithelpsyoutodevelopyourlanguagefurther.

12、Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A．SomeexpressionsfromtextbookscanbefoundinEnglishfilms.

B．UnfamiliarspokenlanguagecanbeneglectedwhenwewatchEnglishfilms.

C．Foreignlanguagefilmscanhelpusimproveourlanguageskills.

D．StrongregionalaccentscannotinfluencetheunderstandingofEnglishfilms.

13、WhatkindoffilmwillyouprobablywatchifyoulikeHughGrant?

A．Actionfilms.                              B．Cartoonfilms.                              

C．Comedyfilms.                              D．Detective.