高二英语上学期第二次双周考试题.docx

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高二英语上学期第二次双周考试题

湖北省沙市中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第二次双周考试题

考试时间：

2018年9月27日

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的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.WhatwillthemandoonSaturdayevening?

A.Attendaparty.B.Dothecooking.C.Gocycling.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inaclothesshop.B.Inatailor's.C.Inalaundry.

3.Howdoesthemangotoworkeveryday?

A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Onfoot.

4.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhispresentjob?

A.Challenging.B.Boring.C.Well-paid.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Aphoto.B.Aplay.C.Adress.

第二节（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.Whyisthemanattheairport?

A.Toboardaplane.B.Topickupsomepassengers.C.Tomeetthewoman.

7.Whichflighthasbeendelayed?

A.TheFrenchflight.B.TheSpanishflight.C.TheItalianflight.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8.Wherecanthemanputhisbag?

A.Behindthedoor.B.Inthelocker.C.Onthedesk.

9.Whatshouldthemandoaftergettingintotheexamhall?

A.Findhisexaminationnumber.

B.Turnoffhismobilephone.

C.ShowhisstudentIDcard.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatwillthespeakersdoduringthesummerbreak?

A.Earnsomemoney.B.Enjoysomearts.C.Dosomeshopping.

11.WhatcanthespeakersdoinRosemount?

A.Havesomenicemeals.

B.Findagoodvarietyoflocalartworks.

C.Buysomepaintingsandhandmadejewellery.

12.Wherewillthespeakerssleepduringthesummerbreak?

A.Intheirhouse.B.Inahotel.C.Inatent.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatkindofclubdoesthewomanwanttotake?

A.Theonethathasabignumberofmembers.

B.Theonethatoffersmanydifferentactivities.

C.Theonethathasalowentryfee.

14.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthecross-countrycyclingclub?

A.Ithasmanymembers.B.Itlooksquiteinteresting.C.Itistooexpensive.

15.Howmuchdoesthefilmclubcost?

A.$15.B.$30.C.$50.

16.Whichclubwillthewomanprobablyjoin?

A.Thestreetdanceclub.B.Thetabletennisclub.C.Thefilmclub.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howlongdoesittakethebusestogettothecampingarea?

A.About8hours.B.About6hours.C.About2hours.

18.Whatwillthelistenersdofirstwhentheyarriveatthecampingarea?

A.Goshopping.B.Checkthee-mails.C.Setupthetents.

19.Whatdoesthespeakeradvisethelistenerstodo?

A.Stayinthecampinstormyweather.

B.Listentotheweatherreport.

C.Prepareclothesforwetweather.

20.Whatarethelistenersprobablyunabletodointhehills?

A.AskMrs.Sandersonquestions.

B.Godowntothetown.

C.Usetheirphones.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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

Wouldyoustopifyousawa6-year-oldgirlaloneinapublicplace?

AsocialexperimentconductedbyUNICEFshowshowdifferentlypeoplereacted—dependingonthegirl’sappearance.

ThevideopostedtoYouTubeonTuesdayfeaturesa6-year-oldchildactornamedAnano.WhenAnanowasdressedinanicedressandcoat,peoplestoppedtoaskifshewaslost,triedtocomfortherandmadephonecallsonherbehalf.

Thenmakeupartistscoveredherfacewithsootanddressedherindirtysweatsandaknitcap.Thevideoshowspeoplewalkingrightpastherwithoutasecondglance.

UNICEFthenrepeatedtheexperimentinsidearestaurant.WhenAnonowascleananddressednicely,dinerswelcomedherattheirtables.Strangerssmiledather,pattedherarmandevenrubbedhercheeks.

Whenshereturnedtotherestaurantinthedirtysweatsandknitcap,peopleclutchedtheirpursesandbagswhenshepassedby.Onemansignaledtoanemployeeandasked,“Canyoutakeheroutplease?

”

ThevideoshowsAnanorunningoutoftherestaurantintears.

“WestoppedtheexperimentbecauseAnanobecametooupset,”UNICEFsaid.

“Theywerealltellingmetogoaway,”UNICEFquotedthelittlegirlassaying.

“Everyday,millionsofchildrenlivinginpovertyareignored,pushedasideanddeprived（剥夺）ofeverythingtheyneedtogrowup,”UNICEFstatedonYouTube.“Itdoesn’tneedtobethisway.Our2016StateoftheWorld’sChildrenReportisacalltoactionfortheworldtotreatitsleastfortunatechildrenthewayittreatsitsluckierchildren.”

21.Fromthevideoweknowthatthelittlegirl’s_________changehowstrangerstreather.

A.wordsB.behaviorC.mannersD.clothes

22.Whywastheexperimentstoppedhalfway?

A.Becausetoomanypeoplestoppedtoaskifthelittlegirlwaslost.

B.Becauseherdirtysweatersandcapneededtobewashed.

C.Becausepeoplewerecoldtothelittlegirlandshewasverysad.

D.Becausenooneeverpaidattentiontoherandboughtherahotdrink.

23.WhatisthepurposeofUNICEF’s2016StateoftheWorld’sChildrenReport?

A.Topersuadetherichpeopletodonatemoneyforthepoorchildren.

B.Toblamepeoplewhoshownomercytoothers.

C.Toasktheclothesfactoriestomakemorebeautifulclothesforchildren.

D.Tocallonpeopletotreattheworst-offchildrenequally.

B

Manypeoplebelievethattheonlywaytomakeourcommunitiessaferistobuildmoreprisons.Butthere’sawaytobetterprotectcitiesandtownsbydoingjusttheopposite.

Inmanycountriesthroughouttheworld,prisonpopulationshaverisensuddenlyoverthepastdecade.Oneofthemainreasonsforthisisthelargenumberofrepeatoffenders;thatispeoplewhobreakthelawagainoncefreedfromjail.Statisticsshowthataboutoneinfourprisonersfreedeveryyearreturntojailwithinthreeyears.

Thisispartlybecauseex-prisonersfacehugedifficultyfindingemployment.Morethanathirdofthemcannotfindanyjobatall.Datashowthathavingajobgreatlyreducesthechancesthatapersonwillcommitacrimeagainorcommitoneinthefirstplace.Releasedprisonerswhodomanagetofindsteadyemploymentare50percentlesslikelytoreturntoprison.Ratherthanharmingacommunity,havingajobhelpsex-prisonerstochangetheirwaysandmakeapositiveandproductivecontributiontotheircommunities.

What’smore,helpingthesemenandwomenfindjobswouldalsosavetaxpayersalotofmoney.Fewprisonerswouldsavegovernmentsmillionsorpossiblyevenbillionsofdollarsannually:

thecostsofbuildingandoperatingjails.

Therearemanythingsthatthegovernmentcandotohelpex-prisonersfindwork.Morejobtrainingprogramsshouldbeintroducedtoprovideprisonerswithworkskillsbeforetheyarefreed.Companiesandfactoriesshouldalsobegiventaxbenefitsiftheyemployex-prisoners.Suchprogramshavebeenshowntoworkinseveralcountries.

Suchpoliciesofcourseassurethatfreedcriminalsactuallywanttowork.Butshouldn’ttheybegiventhechance?

Ourgoal,afterall,shouldn’tbetoincarcerateasmanyprisonersaspossible,buttobuildasocietythatdoesn’tneedtoputsuchalargepercentageofitspopulationinjail.Weshouldtakeastepinthatdirectionandhelpprisonersfindself-respectandpurposethroughwork.

24.Whatpercentageoffreedprisonersreturnstoprisonwithinthreeyears?

A.65%B.50%C.33%D.25%

25.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthecontentofthefifthparagraph?

A.FactsB.ArgumentsC.RecommendationsD.Requirements

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incarcerate”inthelastparagraph?

A.setfreeB.lockupC.employD.separate

27.Whichofthefollowingwouldbeauthoragreewith?

A.Tougherpunishmentwillreducecrime

B.Mostprisonersdonotdeservetobeinprison

C.Economicconditionsareamajorcauseofcrime

D.Prisonpopulationsarelikelytoincreaseinthefuture

C

Didyouhearwhathappenedatyesterday’smeeting?

Canyoubelieveit?

Ifyoufindthosesortsofquietlywhisperedquestionsaboutyourco-workersirresistible（无法抗拒的）,you’rehardlyalone.Butwhyarewedrawntogossip?

Anewstudysuggestsit’sbecausetherumorsareallaboutus.“Gossipreceiverstendtousepositiveandnegativegroupinformationtoimprove,promote,andprotecttheself,”writesaresearchteam,ledbyElenaMartinescuoftheUniversityofGroningenintheNetherlands.InthejournalPersonalityandSocialPsychologyBulletin,theresearchersdescribedtwoexperimentstestingthepersonalvaluegossipreceiversget.

Thefirstfeatured178universityundergraduates,whohadallpreviouslyworkedonatleastonecourseassignmentwithagroupoffourormorestudents.Participantswereaskedtorecallandwriteashortdescriptionofanincident,inwhichagroupmembersharedwiththemeitherpositiveornegativeinformationaboutanothergroupmember’ssecret.Theythenreportedtheirlevelofagreementwithaseriesofstatements.Someofthesemeasuredtheself-improvementvalueofthegossip（“TheinformationreceivedmademethinkIcanlearnalotfromX”）;othersmeasureditsself-promotionvalue（“TheinformationIreceivedmademefeelthatIamdoingwellcomparedtoX”）.Stillothersmeasuredwhetherthegossipraisedpersonalconcerns（“TheinformationIreceivedmademefeelthatImustprotectmyimageinthegroup”）.

Inthesecondexperiment,122undergraduateswereassignedtheroleof“salesagent”atamajorcompany.Theyreceivedgossipfromacolleaguethatathirdpersoneitherdidverywellorverybadlyataperformanceevaluation,andwerethenaskedabouttheemotionsthatinformationcaused.Theyalsorespondedtotheabove-mentionedsetofstatementspresentedtotheparticipantsinthefirstexperiment.

Ineachexperiment,participantsfoundbothnegativeandpositivegoss