黑龙江省友谊县红兴隆管理局第一高级中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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黑龙江省友谊县红兴隆管理局第一高级中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

红兴隆管理局第一高级中学

2015－2016学年度第一学期期末考试

高二英语试卷

注：

卷面分值150分；时间：

120分钟。

第一部分阅读理解（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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

PengLiyuan，wifeofPresidentXiJinping,hasdrawnextensiveattentionfrompeoplebothathomeandabroadforhercharmandgrace/politeness.Accompanyingherhusbandonhisfirstoverseastripafterbecomingpresident,PengLiyuanshowedapleasantpersonalityandwell-chosendress,creatingthe“Liyuanstyle”.

PengLiyuan,asoneofChina’sbest-knownsingers,waspopularamongChinesepeoplelongbeforeherhusbandbecamethepresident.Lovedbyherfans,shehasbeenintouchwiththepeopleforyears.“Liyuanstyle”firstliesinherdressingstyle.ThebeautifulhandbagsPenghascarried,andtheplainbutelegantdressesshehaswornhavebecomepopular.Herchoiceofclothing,made-in-Chinainsteadofluxuriousforeignbrands,showsherbeliefindomesticdressdesigns.

But“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyaboutclothing.ItisalsoaboutdiplomacyandpromotingChina’ssoftpower.InMoscow,Pengvisitedaboardingschoolfororphansandchildrenawayfromtheirparents,encouragingthemtostruggleforabetterlife,whichbroughtoutthematernalsideofhercharacter.InTanzania,shedonatedsewingmachinesandschoolbagstowomenandchildren.AndasaWorldHealthOrganizationambassadorinthefightagainstAIDS,Pengisdevotedtomanypubliccauses,includingthoserelatingtocharityandhealthcare.

1.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“domestic”?

A.ofeleganceB.popularC.ofowncountryD.foreign

2.Thispassageismainlyabout__________.

A.PresidentXi’swifePengB.aculturalphenomenonnamedas“Liyuanstyle”

C.PengLiyuan’scharmingcharacterD.theachievementsofPengoncharityandhealthcare.

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.“Liyuanstyle”isonlyafashionidol.

B.PengLiyuan,asthewifeofPresidentXi,admireslotsofluxuriousbrands.

C.Pengfirstlyappearsinthepublicasthe“FirstLady”inMoscow.

D.PengLiyuaniswillingtofightagainstAIDSandbecomeanambassadorofWHO.

B

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Justliketheanimalsweshelter,peopleareveryspecialtous.TheAnimalShelterofSacramentoCountyhas300activevolunteersandalwayswantstoaddmore.Ifyouhaveafewhourseachweekandalovefordogsandcats,weattheshelterwelcomeyourcoming.

Children10yearsofageorolderareallowedtotakepartinsomeofourprogramsasyouthvolunteerswhenaccompanied（陪伴）byanadult.Theadultcarbeaparent,orguardian（监护人）18yearsofageorolden

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Youthvolunteersmayfillthepositionofdognuzzler,catsnuggler,orkennelaide,ifthereareopenings.Pleasecallourvolunteerinformationhotlineat800-290-5992toheararecordingofthepositionsavailable.

DogNuzzlers

Dogsneedhumancareandexercisetokeeptheirhealthandlevelofcomfortaroundpeople.Dognuzzlerswalkandcleanthedogsstayingattheshelter.Dognuzzlersmustbeknowledgeableaboutdogsandabletodealwithmedium-sizedtolarge-sizeddogs.Youthvolunteerdognuzzlersmustbeabletoworkatleasttwohoursbetween9A.M.and5P.M.onSundays.

CatSnugglers

Helpourcatskeeptheirlovelyqualitiesbygivingthemlotsofattention.Catsnugglersmustbeknowledgeableaboutcatsandtheirneeds.Youthvolunteercatsnugglersmustbeabletoworkatleasttwohoursbetween9A.M.and5P.M.onSaturdays.

KennelAides

Providingfoodandwaterfortheanimalsattheshelterisademandingjob.KennelaidesassisttheAnimalShelterstaffinfeedingtheanimalsinourcare.Kennelaidesmustbeabletoworkatleasttwohoursbetween9A.M.and5P.M.oneitherSaturdaysorSundays.

4.Themainpurposeofthistextisto.

A.callonpeopletoprotectanimalsB.lookforyouthvolunteers

C.introducewhatthevoluntaryworkisD.teachpeoplehowtocareforanimals

5.Anyyoungpersonwhowantstoworksheltershould.

A.callitsinformationhotlinefirstB.beover18yearsold

C.workalldaylongD.haverichexperienceofraisinganimals

6.Whichoneofthosecanbeacatsnuggler_______?

A.someonewhoknowsalotaboutdogsandtheirneeds.

B.someonewhoisabletoworkat10A.M.-3P.M.onSaturdays.

C.someonewhohaslittleattentiontogive.

D.someonewhoisabletoworkatleasttwohoursbetween9A.M.and5P.M.onSundays.

7.What'sthedutyofakennelaide?

A.Towalktheanimals.B.Totraintheanimals.C.Totreattheanimals.D.Tofeedtheanimals.

C

Therearetwokindsofmemory:

short-termandlong-term.Informationinlong-termmemorycanberememberedatalatertimewhenitisneeded.Theinformationmaybekeptfordaysorweeks.However,informationinshort-termmemoryiskeptforonlyafewseconds,usuallybyrepeatingtheinformationoverandover.Thefollowingexperimentshowshowshort-termmemoryhasbeenstudied.

HenningstudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguageremembervocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.TheyrepresentedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:

beginning,intermediate（中等）,andnativespeakingstudents.

Tobegin,thesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadingaparagraphinEnglish.Followingtherecording,thesubjectstooka15-questiontesttoseewhichwordstheyremembered.Eachquestionhadfourchoices.Thesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheardintherecording,someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthatsoundalike.Forexample,weather,whether,wither,andwetterarefourwordsthatsoundalike.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthathavethesamemeaning.Method,way,manner,andsystemwouldbefourwordswiththesamemeaning.Finallythesubjectstookalanguageproficiencytest.

HenningfoundthatstudentswithalowerproficiencyinEnglishmademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthatsoundalike;studentswithahigherproficiencymademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthathavethesamemeaning.Henning'sresultssuggestthatbeginningstudentsholdthesoundofwordsintheirshort-termmemory,andadvancedstudentsholdthemeaningofwordsintheirshort-termmemory.

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Henninggaveaseparatetestonvocabularytohisstudents.

B.Long-termmemorycanbeachievedonlybytraining.

C.Itiseasiertotestshort-termmemorythanlong,termmemory.

D.Informationinshort-termmemoryisdifferentfromthatinlong-termmemory.

9.FromHenning'sresultwecanseethat________.

A.beginnershavedifficultydistinguishingthepronunciationofwords

B.advancedstudentsalwaysrememberwordsbytheirmeaning

C.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthatsoundalike

D.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthathavethesamemeaning

10.Theword"subject"inthepassagemeans_________.

A.thestudentexperimentedonB.thethemeoflisteningmaterial

C.abranchofknowledgestudiedD.memory

11.Thepassagecenterson________.

A.anexperimentonstudentsB.twokindsofmemoryC.short-termmemoryD.memory

D

Caneatingachocolatebareverydayreallypreventage-relatedmemoryloss?

No.Butanewresearchshowsthatlargeamountsofflavones（黄酮）,substancesfoundincocoa, tea andsomekindsofvegetables, mayimproveage-relatedmemoryfailure.

Dr.ScottSmallisaprofessorofneurology（神经学）atColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity.Heisthelead writerofaresearchpaperdescribingtheeffectsofcocoaflavonesonbrainactivity.Hisstudyinvolved37volunteersagedbetween50and69.Researchersgavethemahigh-levelflavonesdrinkmade fromcocoabeansoralow-levelflavonesdrink.Foraperiodofthreemonths,some subjectsgot900milligramsofflavonesaday.Theothersgot10milligramsofflavoneseachday.Brainimagingandmemorytestsweregiventoeachstudysubjectbeforeandafterthestudy.Dr.Smallsaysthatthesubjectswhohadthehigh-levelflavonesdrinkshowedmuchimprovementonmemorytests.

Theresearcherswarnthatmoreworkisneededtobedonebecausethisstudywasperformedonlyonasmallgroup.Dr.JoannMansonisthelead researcherofafour-yearstudyinvolving18,000adults.Thisstudywilluseflavonescapsules.Thestudy subjectswillbedividedintotwogroupsandwilltaketwopillsperday.Thecapsulesusedwillalllookthesame.Butonegroup'scapsuleswillcontainflavones,whiletheothergroupwilltakecapsulesmadeofaninactivesubstance,orplacebo（安慰剂）.

Dr.Mansonsaysit'snotnecessaryforpeopletostarteatingmorechocolate,because3personswouldhavetoeatahugeamountofchocolatetogetthesamelevelofflavonesgiventotherestsubjects.Headdsmanymanufacturershaveplannedtoremovetheflavones from theirchocolateproducts.Similarly,Dr.Mansonsaysacocoa-basedflavonesextract（提取）may bedevelopedinthefutureButhesaysthatmorestudiesareneededtoseehowmuchflavonesisgoodforourhealth.

12．Whatwasdonetothe subjectsafterDr.Small'sstudy?

A.Theywereaskedtotakeahigh-levelflavonesdrink.

B.Theyweregivenbrainimagingandmemorytests.

C.Theyweregivencapsulescontainingflavones.

D.Theywereaskedtotaketwopillsofflavonescapsulesperday.

13．What'sthesimilarityofthetwoexperiments?

A.Bothusehigh-levelflavonescapsules.   

B.Thenumberofthesubjectsisthesame.

C.Drinksandplacebosareusedinbothexperiments.

D.The subjectsaredividedintotwogroupsinbothexperiments.

14．WhywillDr.Mansoncarryoutthefour-yearstudy?

A.Tocarryouttheexperimentfurther.

B.Toprovethefirstexperimentiswrong. 

C.Totesthowmuchflavonescanimproveourmemory.

D.Toshoweatingchocola