英语河南洛阳市学年高二上学期期末试题解析版文档格式.docx

1、Request your tickets to The Steve Harvey ShowThe process for requesting tickets could not be easier. Youll simply give the show your information and the date youd like to attend.You may need to check back in frequently to see when theyre taping. If anything is scheduled, its often only for one or tw

2、o weeks at a time.1. Visit The Steve Harvey Shows official website.2. Youll find a calendar with marked dates. Those are available taping dates. Select one that works best for you.3. Fill out the online form that pops up. Its pretty straightforward-name, email, phone number, address, requested date,

3、 etc.4. Make sure everyone attending is 18 years old or older.Attending The Steve Harvey ShowRemember that your requested date is not guaranteed. The show will do its best to arrange the seat at your request, but it is possible you may receive tickets for a different date.1. Whats the advantage of f

4、ree tickets?A. Your seat is ensured. B. You must get up early to get them.C. Standby tickets are included. D. Good seats are available in advance.2. Who can be the audience of the show?A. An elementary school student. B. A retired teacher.C. A boy aged 8. D. A junior middle school student.3. What wi

5、ll probably change even if you have requested your tickets?A. The host of the show. B. The content of the show.C. The date of your ticket. D. The price of your ticket.【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C【解析】这是一篇应用文。文章是一则“The Steve Harvey Show”演出的公告，告知了如何购买票和其他注意事项。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段“As with many daytime talk shows, ti

6、ckets to see the taping of The Steve Harvey Show are free.（和许多日间脱口秀节目一样，观看Steve Harvey脱口秀的门票是免费的）”以及第三段中“The good is that even if you dont get tickets, you might be able to get standby tickets.（好处是即使你没有票，你也可以买到备用票）”可知，免费票的好处是包括了备用票。故选C。【2题详解】根据倒数第三段“4. Make sure everyone attending is 18 years old or

7、 older.（每个参加的人都必须年满18岁）”可知，A“一个小学生”、C“一个八岁的男孩”和D“一个初中生”无法观看演出，只有B选项“一个退休教师”可能是演出的观众。故选B。【3题详解】根据最后一段“Remember that your requested date is not guaranteed. The show will do its best to arrange the seat at your request, but it is possible you may receive tickets for a different date.（请记住，无法保证按您要求的日期给票。

8、本馆会根据您的要求尽力安排座位，但您也有可能收到其他日期的票）”可知，即使你已经要求了日期，你票的日期也可能会有变动。BThere are many different types of poems.Many people have heard about haiku. In fact, most of us are taught at one point or another usually in elementary school or high school-to write one of our very own. Actually, haiku is a form of poetry

9、 made up of three non-rhyming lines. They often express feelings and thoughts about nature; however, you could write a poem about any subject you like in this form.One of the poetic favorites is pastoral（田园的）poetry because it means wonderful senses of peace and harmony. Examples of this form include

10、 Keatss Ode on a Grecian Urn. Like the haiku, nature is often at the center of this type of poem as well. In general, pastoral poetry will focus on describing a rural（乡村的）place, but the terms will be peaceful. You feel at ease after reading this type of poem. Many pastoral poems are written about sh

11、epherds.Are you familiar with the term “ballad”？ Probably you are, because people sometimes refer to songs - particularly romantic ones -as ballads. In fact, ballad poems are frequently sung or at least they are intended to be sung, and they are often about love. Often, these ballads will tell stori

12、es and they tend to be of a mystical nature.A limerick is a poem that is often silly or funny, written in five lines with AABBA rhyme（押韵）. Often, a limerick tells a short, humorous story. This type of poem has been popular for hundreds of years, particularly in the English language. When limericks f

13、irst became popular, they often expressed ideas that were dirty, but today limericks express all sorts of ideas.4. What do we learn about haiku poems?A. They rhyme. B. Theyre very short.C. They have seven lines. D. Theyre hard to write.5. How do poems like Ode on a Grecian Urn most probably sound?A.

14、 Funny. B. Sad. C. Relaxing. D. Encouraging.6. Who are most likely to write limericks?A. Song writers. B. Famous poets.C. Humorous people. D. People admiring nature.7. Whats the best title for the passage?A. Topics of Poems. B. History of Poems.C. Origin of Poems. D. Forms of Poems.【答案】4. B 5. C 6.

15、C 7. D这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了不同种类的诗歌。【4题详解】根据第二段“Actually, haiku is a form of poetry made up of three non-rhyming lines. （实际上，俳句是一种由三行不押韵的诗句组成的诗歌形式。）”可知，俳句诗歌是非常短的诗歌形式。【5题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段前两句“One of the poetic favorites is pastoral（田园的）poetry because it means wonderful senses of peace and harmony. Examples of thi

16、s form include Keatss Ode on a Grecian Urn. （田园诗是最受欢迎的诗歌之一，因为它意味着美妙的和平与和谐的感觉。这种形式的例子包括济慈的诗歌希腊古瓮颂。）”和第三段“In general, pastoral poetry will focus on describing a rural（乡村的）place, but the terms will be peaceful. You feel at ease after reading this type of poem.（ 一般来说，田园诗的重点是描述一个乡村，但用词将是和平的。读过这类诗，你会感到轻松自

17、在。）”可知，希腊古瓮颂是一首田园诗，所以这种诗歌让人感到轻松自在。【6题详解】根据最后一段“Often, a limerick tells a short, humorous story. ”可知，五行打油诗通常讲述一个短小幽默的故事。由此可推知，幽默的人最有可能写五行打油诗。【7题详解】主旨大意题。阅读文章内容，并根据第一段“There are many different types of poems.”可知，本文介绍了不同种类的诗歌，“诗歌的形式”最适合作文章标题。故选D。CAcross cultures we write different songs for different p

18、urposes. A new study examines how music travels around the world, despite its incredible diversity within cultures.Sam Mehr, a psychologist at Harvard, kept reading a statement that said, Music is universal. But every time there was nothing to back it up. To see if there was any proof to this claim,

19、 he and his fellow researchers created two databases: one with descriptions from anthropologists of what happened when music from the 60s was playing, and another of 118 audio recordings from 86 different societies. He found that there were three characteristics of behavior that consistently charact

20、erized music: formality, arousal （or how calm or exciting a song was）, and religiosity. Most societies had music that fell into more than one category.“People did a good job guessing the themes. Music appears in this huge diversity, but it does so similarly across societies,” says author Manvir Sing

21、h, a Harvard Ph. D. student in the department of human evolutionary biology.Daniel Levitin, whos done similar research on music and evolution, believes this kind of systematic approach to understanding music is long overdue. He also says that the study points to an evolutionary history between music

22、 and humans.For Mehr and his team, the hunt for data is just the beginning. The lab is running more detailed quizzes to dig into how people respond to what they hear. They also hope to do studies on different populations to see how they react to tunes from faraway societies.“Exploring the lyrics all

23、ows us to better understand how music can call for these emotional or behavioral responses,” says Singh, “but also, in a broader way, the world view of the people who are singing.”8. Why did Sam Mehr start his research?A. To support his statement of music. B. To find evidence for Music is universal.

24、C. To prove the diversities of music worldwide. D. To examine music at different periods.9. How is Sam Mehrs research carried out?A. By giving quizzes. B. By observing objects.C. By looking up documentaries. D. By interviewing music writers.10. What does the underlined word category in Paragraph 2 m

25、ost likely mean?A. Tune. B. Version. C. Catalogue. D. Style.11. The writing purpose of the last paragraph is to show A. the necessity of continuing the research B. the significance of exploring lyricsC. the function of music in evolution D. the benefit of understanding music【答案】8. B 9. A 10. D 11. B

26、在不同的文化中，我们为了不同的目的写不同的歌。一项新的研究调查了音乐是如何在世界各地传播的，尽管它在文化中有着难以置信的多样性。文章主要介绍了这项研究开展的过程以及人们对此的看法。【8题详解】根据第二段中“Sam Mehr, a psychologist at Harvard, kept reading a statement that said, But every time there was nothing to back it up. To see if there was any proof to this claim, he and his fellow researchers c

27、reated two databases（哈佛大学的心理学家Sam Mehr一直在读一份声明：“音乐是通用的。”但每次都没有任何证据支持。为了验证这种说法是否有任何证据，他和他的同事们创建了两个数据库）”可知，Sam Mehr开始他的研究是为了寻找“音乐是通用的”的证据。【9题详解】根据倒数第二段中“For Mehr and his team, the hunt for data is just the beginning. The lab is running more detailed quizzes to dig into how people respond to what they

28、hear.（对于Mehr和他的团队来说，寻找数据只是一个开始。实验室正在进行更详细的测试，以探究人们对他们听到的东西的反应）”可知，Sam Mehr是通过测验进行研究的。故选A。【10题详解】词义猜测题。根据画线词上文“He found that there were three characteristics of behavior that consistently characterized music: formality, arousal （or how calm or exciting a song was）, and religiosity.（他发现音乐有三个一贯的特征：正式性、

29、兴奋性或者说歌曲有多平静或刺激和宗教狂热）”可知，Mehr发现大多数社会音乐都不止有一种风格。即画线词意思为“风格”。A. Tune.曲调；B. Version.版本；C. Catalogue.目录；D. Style.风格。【11题详解】根据最后一段“Exploring the lyrics allows us to better understand how music can call for these emotional or behavioral responses,” says Singh, “but also, in a broader way, the world view of the people who are singing.”（Singh说：“探索歌词可以让我们更好地理解音乐是如何唤起这些情感或行为反应的，而且，从更广泛的角度来看，还可以了解歌唱者的世界观。”）”可推知，最后一段的写作目的是为了说明探索歌词的意义。DThe new film from the director of Up and Inside Out h