吉林省延边二中学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题WORD版含答案.docx

吉林省延边二中学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题WORD版含答案.docx

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吉林省延边二中学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题WORD版含答案

吉林省延边二中2014-2015学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

注意事项：

答案必须写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，本试卷满分120分。

考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共70分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分10分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有1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.Whenwillthespeakerstakethetrainiftheychangetickets?

A.At3:

00p.m.

B.At6:

45p.m.

C.At7:

15p.m.

2.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthewoman’shabit?

A.It’sgoodforherhealth.

B.Itcausesmanyproblems.

C.It’shardtotell.

3.Wheredidthewomanjustgo?

A.Thecleaner’s.

B.Arestaurant.

C.Ashoppingmall.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.China.

B.Ahandbag.

C.Abox.

5.Whywasthemanlate?

A.Hewascaughtintherain.

B.Heforgotwhatthewomansaid.

C.Hemisunderstoodthewoman.

第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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.Whendoesthemanhavetroublewiththebike?

A.Whenheisgettingonit.B.Whenheisridingit.C.Whenheisgettingoffit.

7.Whatwillthemandonow?

A.Keepridinghisbike.

B.Acceptthewoman’soffer.

C.Lowertheseat.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whoisthewoman?

A.Thehousingofficer.

B.Areceptionist.

C.Alandlady.

9.Howsoonwilltheroombeavailable?

A.Inoneweek.

B.Intwoweeks.

C.Inonemonth.

10.Whatshouldthemanbringwithhim?

A.Blankets.

B.Afridge.

C.ATVset.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.HowlonghasthewomanbeenaresidentDJ?

A.Fornineyears.

B.Forsevenyears.

C.Fortwoyears.

12.Whogavethewomantheland?

A.Herfather.

B.Herhusband.

C.Herhusband’sfather.

13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherpresentlife?

A.Sheisquitesatisfiedwithit.

B.Shemissesherfamilyalot.

C.ShewillgobacktoHollandoneday.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatwastheweatherlikewhenthespeakerwokeup?

A.Rainy.

B.Windy.

C.Snowy.

15.Whathappenedtothespeaker’scar?

A.Atreeblockedtheroadsoithadtostop.

B.Itbrokedownbythesideoftheroad.

C.Itgotaflattire.

16.Whohelpedthespeakergettotheairport?

A.Astrangeronamotorcycle.

B.Apolicemandrivingacar.

C.Ayoungmandrivingataxi.

17.Howdidthespeakerfeelonthewaytotheairport?

A.Excited.

B.Anxious.

C.Scared.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatisthebestthingaboutbeingachefaccordingtothewoman?

A.Travelingaroundtheworld.

B.Tastingdifferentkindsoffood.

C.Makingalotofmoney.

19.Whatdoesthewomanthinkisthemostdifficultthingaboutbeingachef?

A.Thebusyschedule.

B.Thedifficultcomplaintsfromcustomers.

C.Thestressfulworkenvironment.

20.Whatistheman’sjob?

A.Achef.

B.Areporter.

C.Astudent.

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Yourbrainisn’tamuscle,butyoucantreatitlikeone

Manypeoplefocusonphysicalfitness,butfewknowthatbrainfitnessisalsosomethingyoucanworkon.Infact,youcanexerciseyourbrainasoftenasyoudotoyourarmsorlegs-andtheresultscanbepositiveandempowering.

Toimproveyourbrain,youcan’tsimplyrepeatthesameexercisesoverandover.Justasliftingatwo-poundweightwillstopchallengingyou,sowillrepetitiveexercisessuchascrosswordsorSudoku.Onceyoumastereasyexercises,youmustmoveontoharderonesinordertopushyourbrain-likeyourmuscles-toanewlevel.

Thesciencebehindbraintraining

Scientistsoncebelievedthatyourmentalabilitieswerefixedinadulthood.Sincestudieshaveshownjusttheopposite,millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldhaveadoptedthenewpracticeofbraintraining.ThemostpopularofthesebraintrainingproductsismadebytheSanFrancisco-basedLumosity.Lumosity’sscientistswithanexperiencedteamofgamedesignershavedevelopedafun，effectiveonlinebraintrainingprogramthatmeasures,tracks,andadaptstoyourprogress,soyou’llalwaysbechallenged.

Promisingstudiesontheeffectsofbraintraining

Ina2013Stanfordstudy,atreatmentgroupof21breastcancersurvivorsused12weeksofLumositytrainingtoworkonprocessingspeed,mentalflexibility,andworkingmemorytasks.Onaverage,thosewhotrainedimprovedontestsoftheseabilities,comparedtoagroupthatdidnottrainwithLumosity.

ThereisevensomeevidencesuggestingthatLumositymaybebeneficialtonormal,healthyadults.Ina2011studybyLumosityandSanFranciscoStateUniversityresearchers.13peoplewhotrainedover5weeksimprovedworkingmemoryscoresby10％andattentionscoresby20％.

Braintrainingisdesignedtomeetreal-lifeneeds

Thedesignofbraintrainingistargetedatreal-lifebenefitsinsteadofimprovinggamescores.Betterattention,forexample,canmeangreaterfocusintheclassroomoratanimportantbusinessmeeting.Withimprovedprocessingspeed,youmightreactandadaptfastertothedemandsofabusylife.Andabettermemorycouldmeanstronger,longerrelationshipswiththepeopleclosesttoyou.

21.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.

A.braintrainingspeedsuptherecoveryofbreastcancer

B.yourbrainislikeamusclebecauseitgivesyoupower

C.people’smentalabilitiescan’tdevelopaftertheygrowup

D.Lumositycanmeasure,trackandsuityourlevelasyouimprove

22.Whichskillmaybraintrainingnotimprove?

A.Betterattention.

C.Betterwritingskills.

B.Abettermemory.

D.Higherprocessingspeed.

23.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Peopleshouldcaremoreaboutphysicalhealthinsteadofmentalhealth.

B.Braintraininghasbeenprovedeffectivethroughscientificresearches.

C.Abadmemoryistheonlyreasonforweakrelationshipswithpeople.

D.Playingonlinegamesisthebestwayofbraintraining.

24.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BrainTrainingMakesaDifference

C.Lumosity,YourBestChoice

B.TrainYourBrainlikeaMuscle

D.HowtoTrainYourBrain

B

ThewordI’mgoingtointroducetoyoutodayis-phubbing.Let’sseethedefinitionofthisterm:

phubbingn.theactofsnubbing（冷落）someoneinasocialsettingbylookingatyourcellphoneinsteadofpayingattention

Asyoucanprobablyguess,phubbingisablendofphoneandsnubbing.Thetermwascoinedbya23-year-oldMelbourneresidentAlexHaigh.Obviously,hegotfedupwithhowpeoplearealwayscheckingFacebookorTwitterontheirphoneswhentheyaresupposedtobeinteractingwithsomeonefacetoface.Hewantedtoputanendtothissocialphenomenon,thereforehecameupwiththiscatchyterm.

Anditdidcatchon.Theword’searliestmediamentiondatesbacktoJune2012,andinalittleoverayear’stime,phubbinghasalreadybeenpickedupbyalmostallthemainstreammediaoutletsonecanthinkof.

HereisatypicalexamplefromtheBritishnewspaperTheIndependent.InthearticletitledTheRiseofPhubbing,whichwaspublishedonAugust5,2013,TomChatfieldwrites,there’sanuncomfortabletruthattheheartofphubbing:

otherpeopleareeasiertohandlewhenseenonscreen.They’relesslikelytodemandunreasonableeffortssuchasundividedattentionorcleanshirts.

Whilethetermphubbinghasundoubtedlytakenoff,somepeoplequestionwhyitiscalledphubbinginsteadofphnubbing.AlexHaighhasnotpersonallyaddressedtheissue,butwordhasitthatphubbingsoundsmorecrispyandthuseasiertoremember.

Phubbingisindeedauniversalproblemthatcannolongerbeignored.Sowhydopeoplekeepphubbingeachotheriftheyknowit’srude?

Isthereanythingwecandotostopit?

Ormaybeweshouldjustbemorekind,becausesometimestherearegoodexcusestophub.

Ithinkthereisplentywecandototryandstopphubbing.Forstarters,wecanjoinAlexHaighinhisStopPhubbingcampaign.Remindourfriendsandfamilythatphubbingisnotappreciated.Wecanalsomakeordownloadsomeanti-phubbingposterstospreadthewordinpublicplaces.Anddon’tforgetthatsomephubberssimplydonotrealizetheharmfuleffecttheirbehaviorhasonothers，sobebraveenoughtostopthem,evenifyouareatotalstranger.

25.Thispassageismainlytalkingabout__________.

A.theriseofphubbinginallthemainstreammediaoutlets

B.anewterm“phubbing”anditsproblem

C.thecampaignofkeepingphubbing

D.differentopinionsonphubbing

26.Theauthor’sattitudetowardstheactofphubbingcanbedescribedas___________.

A.bearable

B.unacceptable

C.reasonable

D.understandable

27.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?

A.Peopleareeasiertohandlewhenseenonscreen.

B.AlexHaighdoesn’tliketheterm“phnubbing”

C.Moreandmorepeoplehavebecomephubbers.

D.Wecanphubifwehaveproperexcuses.

28.Thewritersuggestsweshould__________.

A.stopphubbinginpublicplaces

B.notbeafraidoftheharmfuleffect

C.bebravetosupportastrangerphubbingD.remindourfriendsofStopPhubbingcampaign

C

Notbeingthegreatestfanintheworldofliveperformance,ItookadeepbreathbeforeIenteredthebuilding,thecastletheatre,andpreparedmyselftobebored,expectingtofinditmoreinterestingtowatchtheaudiencethantheshow.ThenIgottheshockofmylife.

WadaikoInchiroareagroupoftenyoungJapanesemenandwomenusingtraditionaldrumswithahistorygoingbackmorethan1500years.Thedrumswereonceusedforfestivalsandreligiousceremoniesandalsoasameansofcommunicationduringwars.Todaytheygiveanear-blastingperformancewhichpunchesoutrhythmswiththepowertowindyou.They’reawelcomerelieffromtheScottishpipers.

Unlikeotherperformances,thebestseatsareatthebackoft