广东惠阳高级中学1819学度高二上学期年末试题英语.docx

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广东惠阳高级中学1819学度高二上学期年末试题英语

广东惠阳高级中学18-19学度高二上学期年末试题英语

第一学期期末考试高二英语试卷

第一部分完形填空〔共20小题；每题2分，总分值30分〕

GuangdongpeoplearefamousfortheirpassionforYumCha（饮茶）,aCantonesetermwhichliterallymeans"drinkingtea".Andthetraditionofdrinkingmorningteaisthemostspecial1ofGuangdong'steaculture,andalsoanimportantpartofdailylifeformanylocals.

Nowlet’stakeyoutoaGuangdongtearestaurantto2theauthentic（真正的）YumChamorningtea.It'sseveno'clockinthemorning.InthesubwaystationinGuangzhou,capitalofsouthChina'sGuangdongProvince,commuters（往返者）areontheir3toworkorschool.Somearecarryingtheirbreakfastbecausetheyhavenotimetoeatathome.

ButTaoTaoJuRestaurantindowntownGuangzhouisfullofgrey-haired4peoplewhoareleisurely5theirbreakfast.Theyaresittingaround6,chatting,drinkingteaorreadinganewspaper.Somepeoplewillstayhereforthreetofourhours.Actuallymanyyoungpeoplestillenjoythe7timeofdrinkingteaandeatingdimsums（点心）,theyarejusttoo8toenjoythemduringthemorning.SomanyrestaurantsinGuangdongalsobeginto9afternoonandnighttea,whichattractsnumerousyoung10everyday.Twenty-eight-year-oldSun,whoisoneofthem,said."Ioftencomehereatnight.MyfriendhascometoGuangzhouforatour.SotodayIwill11herwithmorningtea.ButI12comeherewithmyhusbandandsonat10p.m.tohave13tea.Wearenotusedtogoingtobedearly."

Astimegoesby,people's14ofYumChaischanging.Teahousesandrestaurantsareworkingto15tothenewcompetitiveenvironment.ThesechangesmayofferaglimpseintothelivesofthepeopleofGuangdong.

1.A.characteristicB.behaviorC.roleD.form

2.A.feelB.tasteC.makeD.eat

3.A.carB.trainC.busD.way

4.A.happyB.elderlyC.lazyD.friendly

5.A.enjoyingB.drinkingC.carryingD.beginning

6.A.roomsB.restaurantsC.tablesD.desks

7.A.freeB.spareC.leisureD.unforgotten

8.A.lateB.earlyC.happyD.busy

9.A.supplyB.serveC.sellD.drink

10.A.customersB.studentsC.couplesD.friends

11.A.entertainB.provideC.cheatD.send

12.A.neverB.seldomC.sometimesD.usually

13.A.afternoonB.morningC.eveningD.night

14.A.styleB.habitsC.wayD.custom

15.A.addB.suitC.adaptD.match

第二部分语法填空〔共10小题；每题1.5分，总分值15分〕

Peoplewhohavelosttheabilitytounderstandorusewordsduetobraindamage16（call）aphasics（失语症患者）.Suchpatients17arementionedherecanbeextremelygoodatsomethingelse.Fromthechangingexpressionsonspeakers’facesandthetonesoftheirvoices,theycantelllies18truths.

Doctorsstudyingthehumanbrainhaveevencomparedthispowertothatofadogwithanabilitytofindoutthedrugs19（hide）inthebaggage.

Recently,scientistscarriedoutteststosee20allthatwassaidaboutaphasicswastrue.Theystudiedamixedgroupofpeople.Somewerenormalwhile21wereaphasics.Itwasprovedthattheaphasicswerefaraheadofthenormalpeopleinrecognizingfalsespeeches--inmostcases,thenormalpeoplewerefooledbywords,buttheaphasicswerenot.

Dr.OliverSacksmentionedaparticularcasein22hospital.Someaphasicswerewatchingthepresident23（give）aspeechonTV.Sincethepresidenthadbeenanactor24（early）,makingagoodspeechwasnoproblemforhim.Buthiswayofspeakinghadtheoppositeeffectonthepatients.Theydidn’tseemtobelievehim.Instead,theyburstinto25（laugh）.Theaphasicsknewthatthepresidentdidnotmeanawordofwhathewassaying.

第三部分阅读理解〔共20小题；每题2分，总分值40分〕

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最正确选项。

A

 MygrandfathercamefromHungaryandwastheonlyoneinhisfamilywhosettleddownintheUnitedStates.TherestofhisfamilyremainedinEurope.WhenWorldWarIbrokeout,heseemedtohavebecomeanotherman,downhearted.Suchobviouschangewasnotbornoutofconcernforhiswelfare,butoutoffear:

ifhisonlyson,myuncle,hadtogotowar,itwouldbecousinfightingagainstcousin.

Onedayin1918,myUncleMiltonreceivedhisdraftnotice.Mygrandparentswereveryupset.Butmymother,attheageof10,feltontopoftheworldabouthersoldierbrothergoingofftowar.Realizinghowhewasregardedbyhislittlesisterandallofherfriends,myuncleboughtthemallservicepins,whichmeantthattheyhadalovedoneintheservice.Allthelittlegirlsweredelighted.

   Themomentcamewhenmyuncleandtheothersoldiers,withoutanytrainingbutallinuniforms,boardedthetrain.Thebandplayedandthecrowdcheered.Althoughnoonenoticed.

I’msuremygrandmotherhadatearinhereyefortheonlyson.Thetrainslowlypulledout,butnotaboutathousandyardswhenitsuddenlypaused.Everyonestaredinwonderasthetrainslowlyreturnedtothestation.Therewasadeadsilencebeforethedoorsopenedandthemenstartedtostepout.Someoneshouted,“Thewarisover!

”Foramoment,nobodymoved,butthenthepeopleheardsomeonebarkordersatthesoldiers.Themenlinedupintwolines,walkeddownthesteps,andwiththebandplaying,marcheddownthestreet,asreturningheroes,tobewelcomedhome.Mymothersaiditwasagreatday,butshewasjustalittledisappointedthatitdidn’tlastatinybitlonger.

26.Whatthegrandfatherwasmostworriedaboutwas______.

  A.thespreadoftheworldwar                           B.thesafetyofhistwocousins

  C.adropinhislivingstandards                   D.hisrelativeskillingeachother

27.Theunderlinedphrase“draftnotice”means“______”.

  A.orderforarmyservice                        B.trainticketforEurope

  C.letterofrejection                               D.noteofwarning

28.Whatdidthe“servicepins”〔inPara.2〕standforintheeyesofthelittlegirls?

  A.Strength.                  B.Courage.          C.Victory.            D.Honor.

29.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheendingofthestory?

  A.Disappointing.       B.Unexpected.        C.Uncertain.           D.Inspiring.

30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thegrandfatherfeltdownheartedbecausehewasafraidofreceivingadraftnotice.

B.Thetrainwastravelingfasttothefrontwhenthenewscamethatthewarwasover.

C.Fewsoldiersonthetrainhadtraininginadvance.

D.Mostpeopleincludingthemotherweredisappointedthatthewardidn’tlastabitlonger.

B

Decisions,decisions!

Ourlivesarefullofthem,fromthesmallonestothelife-changing.Therighttochooseiscentraltoeveryone.Yetsometimeswemakebaddecisionsthatleaveusunhappyorfullofregret.Cansciencehelp?

Mostofusknowlittleaboutthementalprocessesthatliebehindourdecisions.Luckily,whatpsychologistsarefindingmayhelpusallmakebetterchoices.Herearesomeoftheiramazingdiscoveriestohelpyoumakeupyourmind.

Consideryouremotions.Youmightthinkthatemotionsaretheenemyofdecision-making,

butinfacttheyareapartofit.Wheneveryoumakeupyourmind,yourbrain’semotionalcentreisactive.UniversityofSouthernCaliforniascientist,AntonioDamasia,hasstudiedpeoplewithdamagetoonlytheemotionalpartsoftheirbrains,andfoundthattheywereunabletomakebasicchoicesaboutwhattowearoreat.Damasiathinksthismaybebecauseourbrainsstoreemotionalmemoriesofpastchoice,whichweusetohelpthepresentdecision-making.

However,makingchoicesundertheinfluenceofanemotioncangreatlyaffecttheresult.Takeangerforexample.AstudybyNitikaGargoftheUniversityofMississippiandotherscientistsfoundtheangryshoppersweremorelikelytochoosethefirstthingtheywereofferedratherthanconsideringotherchoices.Itseemsthatangercanleadustomakequickdecisionswithoutmuchthinking.

Allemotionsaffectourthinkingandmotivation，soitmaybebesttoavoidmakingimportantdecisionsundertheirinfluence.Yetstrangelythereisoneemotionthatseemstohelpusmakegoodchoices.TheAmericanresearchersfoundthatsadpeopletooktimetoconsiderthevariouschoicesonoffer,andendedupmakingthebestchoices.Infactmanystudiesshowthatpeoplewhofeelunhappyhavethemostreasonableviewoftheworld.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“central”mean?

A.inthemiddleB.easytoreachC.importantD.havingpower

32.Damasia’sstudysuggeststhat________.

A.emotionsaretheenemyofdecision-making.

B.ourbrainhasnothingtodowithdecision-making.

C.peoplewithphysicaldamagefindithardtomakeuptheirminds.

D.ouremotionalmemoriesofpastchoicescanaffectpresentdecisions.

33.Accordingtothetext,whatmayhelpusmakebetterdecisions?

A.Tothinkabouthappytimes.

B.Tomakemanydecisionsatatime.

C.Tostopfeelingregretfulaboutthepast.

D.Tolearnabouttheprocessofdecision-making.

34.Whyareangryshoppersmorelikelytochoosethefirstthingtheyareoffered?

A.Theyoftenforgettheirpastchoices.B.Theymakedecisionswithoutmuchthinking.

C.Theytendtosavetimewhenshopping.D.Theyaretooangrytobargain.

35.Whatdowelearnfromthetext?

A.Emotionsareapartofdecision-making.

B.Sadpeoplealwaysmakeworsechoices.

C.Noemotionseemstohelpusmakegoodchoices.

D.Onlysadfeelingsaffectourthinkingandmotivation.

C

　　Forthoseofyouwhowherebornintheyearofthepig,goodluckandmuchsuccess!

Thisisyouryear.

　　WhentalkingtoaWesterner,however,you’vegottobealittlecarefulwhenyoutalkaboutpigs.Chinesepeopleviewthepigasasmartandprosperousanimal.Westernideastendtobealittlemorenegative.

　　ApigintheWesti