黑龙江省东方红林业局高级中学学高二英语下学期期中试题精.docx

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黑龙江省东方红林业局高级中学学高二英语下学期期中试题精

2014---2015学年度下学期期中考试

高二英语试题

满分：

150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A

A

newstudyshowsstudentswhowritenotesbyhandduringlecturesperformbetteronexamsthanthosewhouselaptops（笔记本电脑）．

Studentsareincreasinglyusinglaptopsfornotetakingbecauseofspeedandlegibility（清晰度）．Buttheresearchhasfoundlaptopusersarelessabletorememberandapplytheconceptstheyhavebeentaught.

Researchersperformedexperimentsthataimedtofindoutwhetherusingalaptopincreasedthetendencytomakenotes“mindlessly”bytakingdownwordforwordwhattheprofessorssaid.

Inthefirstexperiment，studentsweregiveneitheralaptoporpenandpaper.Theylistenedtothesamelecturesandweretoldtousetheirusualnotetakingskills.Thirtyminutesafterthetalk，theywereexaminedontheirabilitytorememberfactsandonhowwelltheyunderstoodconcepts.

Theresearchersfoundthatlaptopuserstooktwiceasmanynotesasthosewhowrotebyhand.However，thetypistsperformedworseatrememberingandapplyingtheconcepts.Bothgroupsscoredsimilarlywhenitcame

tomemorizingfacts.

Theresearchers'reportsaid，“Whilemorenotesarebeneficial，ifthenotesaretakenmindlessly，asismorelikelythecaseonalaptop，thebenefitdisappears.”

Inanotherexperimentaimedattestinglongtermmemory，studentstooknotesasbeforebutweretestedaweekafterthelecture.Thistime，thestudentswhowrotenotesbyhandperformedsignificantlybetterontheexam.

Thesetwoexperimentssuggestthathandwrittennotesarenotonlybetterforimmediatelearningandunderstanding，butthattheyalsoleadtosuperiorrevisioninthefuture.

1．Moreandmorestudentsfavorlaptopsfornotetakingbecausetheycan________.

A．writemorenotes

B．digestconceptsbetter

C．gethigherscores

D．understandlecturesbetter

2．Whiletakingnotes，laptopuserstendtobe________.

A．skillfulB．mindless

C．thoughtfulD．tireless

3．Theauthorofthepassageaimsto________.

A．examinetheimportanceoflongtermmemory

B．stressthebenefitoftakingnotesbyhand

C．explaintheprocessoftakingnotes

D．promotetheuseoflaptops

4．Thepassageislikelytoappearin________.

A．anewspaperadvertisement

B．acomputertextbook

C．asciencemagazine

D．afinancereport

B

AliisfromaMiddleEasterncountry.HenowstaysintheUSA.Hesmokesalotofcigarettes（香烟）everyday.Hehassmokedfornineyears.Alisays，“Itriedtoquit（放弃）smokinginmyhometown，butitwasimpossible.Mybrotherssmoke.Allmyfriendssmoke.Atpartiesandatmeetings，almostallthemensmoke.HereintheUnitedStates,notasmanypeoplesmoke.Itwillbeeasiertochangemyhabithere.”

ManysmokersarelikeAli：

theywanttostopsmoking.Thesmokersknowthatsmokingisbadfortheirhealth.Theyknowitcancausecancerandheartdisease.Butitisdifficultforthemtogiveupsmokingbecausecigaretteshaveadruginthem.Thedrugisnicotine（尼古丁）.Peoplewhosmokealotneednicotine.

Whenapersonfirstbeginstosmoke,heusuallyfeelsterrible.Thenicotinemakeshimsick.Inafewdays,thesmoker'sbodyisusedtothenicotine，andhefeelsfine.Later,thesmokerneedsnicotinetokeepfeelingfine.Withoutnicotine,hefeelsbad.

Itisveryhardtoquitsmoking,andmanypeoplewhoquitwillsoonsmokeagain.Atapartyoratworktheywilldecidetosmoke“justone”cigarette.Thentheywillsmokeanothercigarette，andanother.Soontheybecomesmokersagain.Maybethereisonlyoneeasywaytoquitsmoking:

neverstart.

5．HowlonghasAlismoked?

A．Nineyears.B．Sevenyears.

C．Fiveyears.D．Threeyears.

6．Howdothesmokersfeelwithoutnicotine?

A．Fine.B．Happy.

C．Worried.D．Bad.

7．AccordingtoParagraph2,manysmokerswanttostopsmokingbecausethey________.

A．wanttogotoparties

B．can'tsmokeatwork

C．maysufferfromcancer

D．neednicotine

8．Bywritingthistext,thewriterhopesthatpeoplewill________.

A．stayintheirhometown

B．neverstartsmoking

C．eatlessandsmokemore

D．notliveintheUnitedStates

C

Theearthquakeaffectedthestudentsofthedestroyedareasinmanyways:

losingparents,beingscaredandfeelinglonely.Howcanwehelpthem?

TeensreportertalkedwithLinDan，theprogramdirectoroftheSunshineinYourHeartProjectattheRedCrossSocietyofChina.

Howwilltheearthquakeaffecttheteenagersmentally?

They'llhavefeelingsoffear，angerandfeeltheyarenotsafe.Theywillfindithardtofocus.Theywilltendtocryandshoutandtremble.Andtheymightbeafraidtobealone.

Whatwillhappeniftheyarenothelped?

Theteenagerswillfindithardtoliveinabalancedway.Ifthingsgetworse，theymightnotbeabletofocusontheirstudies.Theymightgiveuponlife.

Howcanwehelpthemovercometheseproblems?

Thefirstthingistobuilduptrustwiththem.Showyoursympathyandsadness,andbetheirfriends.Thenyouhavetogivethemasenseofsafety.Tellthemthatthere'sasolutiontoeveryproblem.Thirdly,trytosatisfytheirpsychologicalneeds.Beagoodlistenerifheorsheneedstotalk.

SomeofuswerenotdirectlyaffectedbythequakebuthaveseenimagesonTVandfeelscared.Whatshouldwedo?

Talkwithanadultorshareyourfeelingswithsomeonewhomightfeelsimilar.Ifthisdoesn'thelp,thenyoushouldseeadoctorforprofessionalhelp.

9．What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．Thescarecausedbytheearthquake

B．Dealingwiththepainleftbehindaftertheearthquake

C．Howtogetasenseofsafety

D．Thepsychologicalneeds

10．Theearthquakewillaffecttheteenagersmentally.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTincluded?

A．They'lltendtocryandshoutandtremble.

B．Theymaybeafraidtobealone.

C．They'llfeelunsafe.

D．They'llfeelsympathetic.

11．Theunderlinedword“psychological”inParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto“________”．

A．mentalBphysical

C．materialD．professional

12．Fromthepassage，wecaninferthat________.

A．thescarecausedbytheearthquakecanberelievedquickl

y

B．seeingadoctoristhemostimportantmeasuretodealwiththeproblems

C．theimagesonTVcanalsoaffectpeopleandevencauseproblems

D．tohelpthemovercometheseproblems，weshouldalwaystalkwiththem

D

SteveSparkswasayoungsuccessfullawyerwhenabruise（挫伤）ononeofthelegsofhis3yearolddaughterchangedhislife.Thebruiseledtoadoctor'svisit.Thedoctorsaidhisdaughterwassufferingfromleukemia（白血病）．

Stevesaidthatinamomenthislifechangedfromwhatrestauranthewasgoingtotakehisclients（客户）tolunchtowhetherhisdaughterKatiewasevergoingtoseeherfourthbirthday.

ForthreeyearsKatiereceivedalotoftreatmentattheNemoursHospitalforChildreninWilmington,Delawareandwiththehelpofwonderfuldoctors,kindnurses,whomSteveandhiswifeMichellecalledheroes,Katie'sleukemiawascured（治愈）．

ForeverchangedbytheexperienceandencouragedbytheheroesatNemourswhosavedhisdaughter'slife,Stevefelthecouldn'tgobacktobusinessasusual.HefelttherewassomethingelsehewasmeanttodoandthatsomethingelseledhimtojointheNemoursFoundation（基金会）attheageof28.Thejobchangecamewitha65%paycutfromwhathewasmakingasalawyer,butStevethoughthewasrightanditwasmoreimportanttohelpthosewhoneedhelp.Steveisgladtohavemadesuchachoice.

Katieisnowahealthy22yearoldcollegestudentand53yearoldSteveisoneoftheleadersoftheNemoursFoundation.InthreeweeksStevewillhaveapartyforKatie's23rdbirthday,andgivebigthankstotheNemoursbyridinghisbicyclefromNemoursinJacksonville,FloridatoWilmington,Delaware.He'llride900milesin9daysandraise$100,000fortheNemoursFoundationwiththehopeofsavingmorechildren'slives.

13．Fromthetextwecanlearnthat________.

A．Stevehatedbeingalawyer

B．Katie'sbruisecausedleukemia

C．Katiesufferedfromleukemiaatfour

D．StevehadeverdoubtedwhetherKatiecouldsurvive

14．WhatdidSteveandhiswifethinkofthedoctorsandnurses?

A．Theywereunfriendly.

B．Theyweregreat.

C．Theywereinexperienced.

D．Theywereclever.

15．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatStevejoinedtheNemoursFoundationintheyearof________.

A．1990B．1998

C．2001D．2011

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whenchildrencelebrateaweddinganniversaryfortheparents,it'snotjustacelebrationfortheparentsbutfortheentirefamily.Therearemanytypesofweddinganniversarygifts.__16__.

Choosingagiftforparentsthatinvolvesthewholefamilymakestheeventmorespecialforthem.

Budget

Childrenshouldn'tspendtoomuchmoneyonthegift.Parentsusuallyknowthefinancialconditionsoftheirchildren.__17_

Considerations

Ananniversarygiftforparentsshouldhavetwocharacteristics：

customized（订制的）,andsomethingtheycanusetogether.Itisnotagoodideatochooseagiftthatonlylooksgood.Thegiftiscelebratingtheirtimespenttogether,soithastobesomethingtheybothwillenjoy.

Familycelebration

Oneofthebiggestachievementsofparentsisraisingchildren.Sosomechildrendecidetobuyananniversarygiftthatinvolvestheentirefamilysuchasaspecialfamilyvacation__18__

Apartyasagift

__19__Ifitisamilestoneanniversarysuchasa25thor50thweddinganniversary,somechildrenchoosetoholdaparty.Theguestlistincludesallfamilymemberswhohavebeenclosetothemovertheyears.

Familythemedgif

ts

Onechoiceisafamilyphototakenbyaprofessionalorevenapaintingcreatedbyaprofessionalartistusingafamilyphotoastheimagetobepainted.__20__Iftheparentsdon'thaveaDVDplayer,theplayercanbeincludedaspartofthegift.

A．Sometimes