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安徽省滁州市定远县育才学校学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
定远育才学校2017-2018学年第一学期期末考试
高二英语试题
考生注意：
1.本卷分第I卷和第II卷，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卷上。
2.选择题的作答：
每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标题涂黑。
3.非选择题的作答:
用签字笔直接答在答题卷上对应的答题区内。
第I卷
第一部分听力（共20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。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
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.Howmighttheweatherbethisafternoon?
A.Sunny.B.Windy.C.Stormy.
2.Whatdoesthewomanrecycle?
A.Plastic.B.Glass.C.Paper.
3.Whatisprobablytheman?
A.Adoctor.B.Aprofessor.C.Ahairdresser.
4.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?
A.Dosomecleaning.B.Haveabeachparty.
C.Lookforpart-timework.
5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.AtPepi’sPizza.B.Onthephone.C.Athome.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。
6.Whotookthephoto?
A.Ella.B.Ella’suncle.C.Ella’sbrother.
7.WhatdoweknowaboutJoe?
A.Hewearsglasses.B.HeisyoungerthanElla.C.HeistallerthanElla.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.WhathappenedtoDavid?
A.Hefelloffahorse.B.Hewasbittenbyadog.
C.Hehadacaraccident.
9.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutlearningtodrive?
A.Interesting.B.Dangerous.C.Necessary.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whatisthewomandoingwhenthemancomes?
A.Havingaclass.B.Havingameeting.
C.Correctinghomework.
11.Whydoesthemansaysorry?
A.Hebrokethewoman’salarmclock.
B.Hedidn'tfinishhishomework.
C.Hewaslateforschoolagain.
12.Howmanytimeshasthemanforgottentobringhishomeworkthismonth?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Six.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Wheredoestheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?
A.Inarestaurant.B.Inapostoffice.C.Inashop.
14.Howlongwillthewomanwaitaccordingtitheman?
A.5minutes.B.10minutes.C.15minutes.
15.Whydoesthemanapologizeattheendoftheconversation?
A.Hesmokedinfrontofthewoman.B.Hemadeamistake.
C.Heshoutedatthewoman.
16.Whatcanweknowfromtheconversation?
A.Thewomanbookedatableinadvance.
B.Themanbroughtthewomanthewrongorder.
C.Thewomangotatableinthesmokingsection.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whyisthespeakerusuallyhungrybylunchtime?
A.Shenevereatssnacksinthemorning.
B.Sheonlyhasadrinkforbreakfast.
C.Sheseldomhasbreakfast.
18.Whendoesthespeaker’slunchtimeend?
A.Atabout1:
15.B.Atabout2:
00.C.Atabout2:
15.
19.Whatdoesthespeakeralwaysdrinkforlunch?
A.Tea.B.Water.C.Coffee.
20.Whichmealistherichestmeal?
A.Breakfast.B.Lunch.C.Supper.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Afamily’ssocioeconomicstatus（SES）affectsmorethanjusttheirlifestyle,anditcanalsoimpacttheintellectualdevelopmentofchildrenasearlyas18monthsold.ResearchersBettyHartandToddRisleyidentifiedwhattheycall“The30MillionWordGap”,whichshowsthatchildreninhigherincomefamilieswillhearapproximately30millionmorewordsthanchildreninfamiliesonwelfarebythetimetheyarethreeyearsold.Theresearchersfoundthatthesediscrepaneiesareevenvisibleinchildren’sbrainscans.Andthisgapdoesn’tjustdisappearafteragethree:
hearingadditionalwordssoearlyinlifeleadstohigherIQsandmoreacademicsuccesslater.Morerecently,theresulthasbeenreconfirmedbytheLENAFoundation,anon-profitorganization.
ToddRisely,co-authorofthestudy,emphasizedthatbeingbornintoalowSESfamilydoesNOTpreventachildfromrealizinghisorherfullpotentialorfromcompetingwithchildrenfromhighersocioeconomicstatusfamilies,especiallyifaparentorcaregiver,suchasagrandparent,engagesindailyandfrequentintelligentinteractionwiththechildduringthecriticalfirstthreeyearsoflife;beingbornintoahighESEdoesNOTassurethatachildwillrealizehisorherfullpotential,especiallyifchild-raisingisoutsourcedtoanannywhodoesnothaveactiveinteractionwiththechildduringthefirstthreeyears.
“Languageislikenutritionforyourbrain.Themorewordsyouhear,themoreyourbraindevelops,”BettyHartsaid.“Ifyoudon’thavelanguage,youcan’tprogress.Languageisthekey.”Basedontheresearch,severalpilotprogramsdesignedtohelpparentsgetintothehabitoftalkingwiththeirbabies,apracticethatscientistssaycandowondersforachild’sfutureliteracyarebeingsetup.
21.Theunderlinedword“discrepancies”possiblymeans__________.
A.similaritiesB.possibilitiesC.differencesD.difficulties
22.Whatcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?
A.ToddRisleyhasadisapprovingattitudetowardstheresearch.
B.Theresearchresultdoesnotnecessarilyapplytospecificsituations.
C.Attentionshallbeattachedtotheaccumulationofspokenwordsafter3.
D.Agrandparentisconsideredasabettercaregiverthanapart-timenanny.
23.WhatBettyHartsaidsuggeststhat__________.
A.languageiscrucialtodevelopbabies’futureacademicperformance
B.moretalksarerecommendedtoimprovebabies’readingability.
C.thehighertheSESis,themoreintelligentthechildwillbe
D.relevantmeasuresshouldbetakentohelpdevelopbabies’brain
24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.SESIstheKeytoBabies’Future
B.HighSESLeadstoFutureSuccess
C.ParentsImpactBabies’Development
D.MoreTalksBenefitBabies’Development
B
Sheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.But,atnearly500yearsofage,timeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisa.
Thehealthofthefamouspicture,paintedbyLeonardodaVinciin1505,isgettingworsebytheyear,accordingtotheLouvreMuseumwhereitishoused.
“Thethin,woodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsago,”themuseumsaid.Visitorshavenoticedthechangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrent（现在的）chemicalstate.
Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyear,manyattractedbythemysteryofhersmile.“Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingather,sheseemstobesmiling,andthenyoulookatherandshestops,”saidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.“It’sbecausedirectvision（视觉）isexcellentatpickingupdetails,butlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.”
However,theactualhistoryoftheMonaLisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmile.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhim,untilitwaseventuallysoldtothekingofFrance,FrancisI,in1519.
In1911,thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouvrebyaformeremployee,whotookitoutofthemuseumhiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidheplannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater.DuringWorldWarII,FrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces.
Likemanyoldladies,theMonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell.
25.TheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmeanstheMonaLisa.
A.islosingitsvalue
B.isbeingdamagedaftersomanyyears
C.isgettingmorevaluablewithyearspassing
D.willrotaway
26.ChoosetherightorderaboutthehappeningsontotheMonaLisa.
a.ItwasstolenfromtheLouvre.
b.ItspaintersoldittoKingFrancisI.
c.Itsstateofhealthwaschecked.
d.ItwasreturnedtoFranceandhousedintheLouvreMuseum.
e.ItwashiddenandprotectedagainstGermanforces.
A.b-a-d-e-cB.d-e-c-b-a
C.d-a-e-c-bD.b-c-a-d-e
27.WhatmakeshersmilesomysteriousaccordingtoProfessorLivingstone?
A.ThematerialstheItalianartistused.
B.Thewayshesmiles.
C.ThewaydaVincipaintedthesmile.
D.Itplaysatrickuponthehumaneye.
C
Areyoupreparingforabigtest?
Ifso,youmaywanttogotoplaysomebasketballinbetweenhittingthebooks.Doctorsarestartingtofindmoreandmoreinformationthatsuggestsaconnectionbetweenexerciseandbraindevelopment.JudyCameron,ascientistatOregonHealthandScienceUniversity,studiesbraindevelopment.Accordingtoherresearch,itseemsthatexercisecanmakebloodvessels（血管）,includingthoseinthebrain,strongerandmorefullydeveloped.Dr.Cameronissurethatthisallowspeoplewhoexercisetothinkbetter.Asshesays,“Whilewealreadyknowthatexerciseisgoodfortheheart,exercisecanactuallycausephysicalchangesinthebrain.”
Theeffectsofexerciseonbraindevelopmentcanevenbeseeninbabies.Babieswhodoactivitiesthatrequirealotofmovementshowgreaterbraindevelopmentthanbabieswhoarelessphysicallyactive.Evenalittlemovementcanshowbigresults.MargaretBarnes,ascientist,alsobelievesintheimportanceofexercise.Shethinksthatmanylearningdisabilitiesthatchildrenhaveinprimaryschoolorhighschoolcanresultfromalackofmovementasbabies.Babiesneedmovementthatencouragesandexcitestheirfivesenses.Theyneedtosetupaconnectionbetweenmotionandmemory.Inthisway,astheygetolder,childrenwillbegintoconnectphysicalactivitywithhigherlearning,”saysMargaret.
Olderpeoplecandeveloptheirbrainsaswell.CornellUniversitystudiedagroupofseniorswhohaveashort-termmemoryincreaseofupto40percentafterexercisingjustthreehoursaweek.Theexercisedoesnothavetobeverydifficult,butitdoeshavetoincreasetheheartrate.Also,justlikethemotionforbabies,exerciseforolderpeopleshouldnot
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