辽宁省沈阳市实验中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题 英语含答案.docx

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辽宁省沈阳市实验中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题英语含答案

辽宁省沈阳市实验中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试试题

英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第1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.Whatistheweatherlike?

A.It’sraining.B.It’scloudy.C.It’ssunny.

2.WhowillgotoChinanextmonth?

A.Lucy.B.Alice.C.Richard.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theman’ssister.B.Afilm.C.Anactor.

4.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?

A.InRoom340.B.InRoom314.C.InRoom223.

5.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Inanoffice.C.Athome.

第2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，每个小题5秒钟；听完后，每个小题将给出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至8题。

6.WhydidthewomangotoNewYork?

A.Tospendsometimewiththebaby.B.Tolookafterhersister.

C.Tofindanewjob.

7.HowoldwasthebabywhenthewomanleftNewYork?

A.Twomonths.B.Fivemonths.C.Sevenmonths.

8.Whatdidthewomanlikedoingmostwiththebaby?

A.Holdinghim.B.Playingwithhim.C.Feedinghim.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Awaytoimproveairquality.B.Aproblemwithtrafficrules.

C.Asuggestionforcityplanning.

10.Whatdoesthemansuggest?

A.Limitingtheuseofcars.B.Encouragingpeopletowalk.

C.Warningdriversofairpollution.

11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheman’sidea?

A.It’sinteresting.B.It’sworthtrying.C.It’simpractical.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.HowlongwillthemanprobablystayinNewZealand?

A.Oneweek.B.Twoweeks.C.Threeweeks.

13.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetotheman?

A.GotoNewZealandafterChristmas.B.Bookhisflightassoonaspossible.

C.Savemoremoneyforhistrip.

14.WhatcanwelearnaboutflightstoNewZealandatChristmastime?

A.Theyrequireearlybooking.B.Theycanbetwiceasexpensive.

C.Theyareonspecialoffer.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.WhydidJanecallMike?

A.Toaskhimtomeether.B.TotellhimaboutTom.C.Toborrowhiscar.

16.WherewillJanebeinaboutonehour?

A.AtMike’splace.B.Attheairport.C.Atagarage.

17.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

A.Janehasjustlearnedtodrive.B.Jane’scarisinbadcondition.

C.Mikewillgototheairport.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatdidthespeakeraskthestudentstodotheweekbefore?

A.Writeashortstory.B.Prepareforthelesson.C.Learnmoreaboutthewriter.

19.Whydoesthespeakeraskthequestions?

A.Tocheckthestudents’understandingofthestory.

B.Todrawthestudents’attentiontoreadingskills.

C.Toletthestudentsdiscussfather-sonrelationships.

20.Whatwillthestudentsdoin10minutes?

A.Askmorequestions.B.Discussingroups.C.Givetheiranswers.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分） 

第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分） 

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Haveyoueverdreamedofhavingafashionablewatchofgreatvalue?

AsmallwatchmakerinSwitzerlandin1922designedthefirstautomaticwatchtoshowtheday,month,anddate.Onlysevenofthesesplendidwatcheswereevermadeandthesewatcheswerealmostlosttohistory.Today,itissohardtogetanoriginalwatchthatsomewatchhistoriansareevenwillingtooffer$200,000forone.

Thesewatchesattractedalotofpeoplefortheirsplendidcolor,fashionablestyle,andnewusesinthe1920s.Theownersofthewatcheswereadmiredandsetapartfromthecrowd.Becausethenumberoftheoriginalwatchesisverylimited,owningsuchawatchwillmakeyoufeelveryspecial.

Today,youareofferedthesamekindofwatchwithimprovement.Ithasa24-jewelmechanicalmovement,thekinddesiredbywatchcollectors.Thewatchmakerhasmadethemovementofthewatchmuchmoremodernwithanautomaticrotorsothatthewatchneverneedstobewoundbyhand.Thewatchcomesinaverybeautifulcasewithacrocodiledesignonit.Togetawatchinsuchaperfectdesignmeanstogetachancetoknowapieceofwatch-makinghistoryandtowearsuchawatchwillshowyourpersonaltasteandsocialposition.

Youcangetthewatcheitherinpersonorbymailatanaffordableprice.Youwillalsoreceivegoodservicefromthewatchseller.Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththewatchafteryougetit,youmaysimplyreturnitwithin30days.Don’tmissthechancetorealizeyourdream.

21.Theoriginalautomaticwatchesarevaluablebecause________.

A.thewatchesweremademanyyearsago

B.onlyafewwatchesofthekindweremade

C.onlyrichpeoplecanaffordthewatches

D.thewatchesweremadebyaSwisswatchmaker

22.Watchcollectorswanttogettheimprovedwatch,especiallyforits________.

A.newuses

B.splendidcolor

C.fashionablestyle

D.mechanicalmovement

23.Thepassageisprobablytakenfroma_______.

A.magazine

B.report

C.textbook

D.sciencebook

B

Unlikemodernanimalscientists,dinosaurscientistscannotsitonahillsideandusetelescopestowatchdinosaursinordertoknowhowtheylivedandwhethertheyweregoodparents.Instead,theyhavetosearchhardforinformationfromdinosaurs’fossilsbecausedinosaursdiedoutmillionsofyearsago.

It’sverydifficultforthescientiststoreachanagreementbecausedifferentresultscanbegotfromthesamefossils.Manyfossilsofthesamekindofdinosaurshavebeendugoutfromoneplace.Theymighthaveformedwhenanentiregroupofdinosaursgotstuckallatonce,ortheymighthavelearnttheresultofdinosaursgettingstuckoneafteranotheroveracourseofafewcenturies.Thuswecansaythatdinosaursmighthaveinthefirstcaselivedinbiggroupsandinthesecondlivedalone.

Thoughtherearetwodifferentresults,dinosaurscientistsnowgenerallyagreethatatleastsomekindsofdinosaurslivedinbiggroups.“That’sprettymuchsettledatthispoint,”saysPaulSereno.AkindofdinosaurscalledSauropodsleftbehindtracksinthewesternUnitedStatesthatappeartorunnorthandsouth,suggestingthattheyevenmovedlongdistancestogether.

Astowhetherdinosaurscaredfortheiryoung,dinosaurscientistshaveturnedtotheclosestlivingrelativesofdinosaurs—birdsandcrocodiles—forpossiblemodels.Birdsgivealotofcaretotheiryoung,whilecrocodilesjusthelptheiryoungtothewater.Thediscoveredfossilsofdinosaurssittingontheireggsandstayingwiththeiryoungsuggesttheparentsweretakingcareoftheirbabies,butwestillcannotsaythatalldinosaursdidthesame.

Thereisstillalongwaytogobeforetheabovequestionscouldbeanswered.Dinosaurscientistswillhavetofindmoreprooftoreachanagreement.

24.Dinosaursscientistscangetinformationdirectlyby________.

A.examiningmodernanimalsB.studyingdinosaurfossils

C.watchingdinosaursD.usingtelescopes

25.WhatisprettymuchsettledaccordingtoPaulSereno?

A.Halfofthedinosaurslivedalone.B.Mostdinosaursmovedlongdistances.

C.Manydinosaurssettledinthenorth.D.Somedinosaurslivedinbiggroups.

26.Dinosaurscientistscanprobablyknowwhetherdinosaursweregoodparentsby______.

A.watchingmanykindsofanimalsB.followingthetracksleftbehind

C.studyingdinosaurs’livingrelativesD.workingondug-outdinosaureggs

27.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothelastbutoneparagraph?

A.Somedinosaurstookcareoftheiryoung.

B.Birdshardlypayattentiontotheiryoung.

C.Babycrocodilescanlookafterthemselveswell.

D.Birdsandcrocodilestakegoodcareoftheiryoung.

C

Arecentstudyshowsthatmorethan90%ofadultsreporthearingearwormsongsonaweeklybasis.Theycan’twalkintotheirofficewithoutRihanna’svoicesinging“work,work,work”intheirmind.Thatwascommonlyknownasearwormsongs—thosestickytunesthatcontinuetoplayintheirheads.

Luckily,mostpeoplereportearwormsongsaspleasant.Butothersfindthemannoyingorevenmaddening.“Somepeoplearetroubledbythemtothepointthatitdisturbslife,”saysElizabethMargulis,aprofessorwhohasstudiedearwormsongs.

Margulissaysearwormsongstendtohavesomepredictablecharacteristics.Foronething,theytendtobesmallpartsofasong—notthewholetrack.And“thesongsyou’veheardrecentlyalsohavethemostpossibilitytogetstuckinyourmemory,”shesays.

Butsometimessomethingstrangeandunpredictablecanalsostartatrackplayinginyourhead.“OnceIwasatthedoctor’sofficeandsawaposterofamanwhoIthoughtlookedlikeGaston—acharacterfromBeautyandtheBeast,”Margulisrecalls.Acoupleminutespassed,andsherealizedshecouldn’tget“BeourGuest”,thesonginthemovie,outofherhead,eventhoughshehadn’tthoughtofthetuneinyears.Inthatinstance,shewasabletoidentifywhattouchedoffherearworm:

theGaston-lookingmanintheposter.“Buttheconnectionscanbereallyunclear,”shesays.

Margulispointsoutthat,inallofhumanhistory,recordedmusicisaverynewphenomenon.Shesayssomehaveinferredthatearwormsongsarealsonew—theunintendedconsequenceofbeingabletohearthesamesongplayedeverywhereinthesamewayoverandoveragain.Sofar,theconvincingexplanationforwhyhumanbeingsexperienceearwormsongsremainsamystery.Buttherearesomewell-establishedwaystocastofftheearwormsongs.

“Findingamentallydemandingtaskandputtingyourmindonitusuallyshiftsattentionawayfrominternalmusic.Peopletendtogetearwormswhenperformingtasksthatdon’trequiretheirfullattention—stufflikedoingthedishes,”Margulissays.

Chewinggumcanalsohelp.Whenasongisstuckinourheads,it’salmostlikewe’resingin