山西省阳泉市郊区玉泉中学校学年高二下学期第一次学情反馈英语试题 Word版含答案Word下载.docx

1、每小题3分，满分45分）A Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happyAfter all，you probably sing or whistle when you are happy Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happyHowever，they sing most of the time for a very different rea

2、sonTheir singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.Do you know what a“territory”is? A territory is an area that an animal，usually the male，claims（声称）as its ownOnly he and his family are welcome thereNo other families of the same species（物种）are welcomeYour yard and h

3、ouse are your territory where only your family and friends are welcomeIf a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you，you might shoutProbably this would be enough to frighten him away If so，you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight himA bird does the same thingBut

4、 he expects an outsider almost any time，especially at nesting（筑巢） seasonSo he is screaming all the time，whether he can see an outsider or not . This screaming is what we call a birds song，and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attra

5、ct a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs You can see that birds have a language all their ownMost of it has something to do with attracting mates and setting up territories21Some scientists believe that most of the time birdssinging is actually Aa way of warning Ban expression

6、of happinessCan expression of anger Da way of greeting22What is a birds“territory”? AA place where families of other species are not accepted BAn area which a bird considers to be its own CAn area for which birds fight against each otherDA place where a bird may shout at the top of its Voice23Why do

7、 birds keep on singing at nesting season? ABecause they want to invite more friends BBecause they want to find outsiders around CBecause their singing helps frighten outsiders away DBecause their singing helps get rid of their fears24How does the writer explain birds singing?ABy comparing birds with

8、 human beingsBBy reporting experiment resultsCBy describing birds daily life DBy telling a birds storyBOf all the famous English writers, probably the best known is William Shakespeare. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 on April the 23rd. His father was an important man in town so Shakespea

9、re had a good upbringing. Shakespeare probably went to school （although no records survive to prove this） but not university. He got married when he was 18 to Anne Hathaway and the couple had 3 children.Shakespeare wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets （a sonnet is a kind of poem）. He began working in his

10、home town of Stratford but by 1592 was writing in London. He became rich enough to buy a house in the capital and one in Stratford. He wrote sad stories called tragedies, like Romeo and Juliet, funny stories or comedies, romantic stories and stories about historical figures such as Julius Caesar. Sh

11、akespeare died on his birthday in 1616, almost 400 years ago. But why is his work still popular today?His work looked at common human themes, such as betrayal, murder, lust, power, ambition and love. These themes are as much a part of human nature today as they were all those years ago and are the t

12、hemes we see in modern soap operas and Hollywood films. Even though his theatre, The Globe, burned down in 1613 it was rebuilt in London in 1997 and you can still see his plays performed there today.Shakespeares influence on the English language can still be felt today. We talk about fair play, mean

13、ing honest behavior but this phrase was first used by Shakespeare. He coined the phrase you can have too much of a good thing. And it was Shakespeare who came up with the expression to disappear into thin air which we still use today when we lose something.Shakespeares work has been translated into

14、every major language in the world. And perhaps well still be as fascinated by his work 400 years from now as weve been for the last 400.25. What can be learnt about Shakespeare from Paragraph 1?A. He wrote more English stories than other writers.B. His father was the richest in England at the time.

15、C. He didnt go to college because he married early.D. He was taken good care of when he was young.26. What do we know about Shakespeares work?A. It covers different themes. B. It mainly talks about love.C. It is only shown in his theatre. D. Its only about the life in London.27. Why does the passage talk about the phrase “fair play”?A. To tell readers Shakespeare is an honest man. B. To show Shakespeares influence on English.C. To encourage people to invent more phrases. D. To let readers feel t