高二英语下学期开学考试试题Word下载.docx

1、A. The woman thought the tickets would be available soon.B. The woman thought there were no tickets left.C. The audience were deeply impressed by the concert.3. What kind of tea does the woman want?A. Tea with milk. B. Tea with sugar. C. Tea with milk and sugar.4. What day is it today?A. Sunday. B.

2、Saturday. C. Thursday.5. What did the woman think of the movie?A. Terrible. B. Average. C. Fantastic.第二节（共15小题；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. What is the probable relationship between the two spe

3、akers?A. Salesman and customer. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student.7. What kind of dress does the woman finally buy?A. A light silk dress. B. A dark cotton dress. C. A light cotton dress.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What can we infer about the woman?A. She often gets up early in the morning.B. She fee

4、ls nervous about her exams.C. She cannot sleep at night.9. What did the doctor advise the woman to do?A. Take some medicine. B. Get enough sleep. C. Go to another hospital.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What can we learn about the man?A. He is quiet. B. He is active. C. He is boring.11. What does the woman wa

5、nt the man to do?A. Teach her Chinese.B. Write an article for a magazine.C. Tell her what he saw and heard in London.12. In what language will the man write the article?A. Japanese, B. Chinese. C. English.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. In which field does the man have a master degree?A. Chemistry. B. Nuclear

6、physics. C. Literature.14. What does the woman think of chemistry?A. Difficult. B. Interesting. C. Popular.15. What can we learn about the man?A. He prefers physics to chemistry.B. He just graduated from high school.C. He has years of hard study ahead of him.16. What does the woman want to be?A. A d

7、octor. B. A writer. C. A teacher.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the man most probably?A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A movie critic,18. What is the movie mainly about?A. A1 Gore. B. Global warming. C. Speeches.19. What does the man think of the movie?A. Its very perfectB. Its a good educational film.

8、C. It s not for the general public.20. Which is the mans least favorite part of the movie?A. The diagrams in the speeches.B. The facts about climate change.C. The parts about A1 Gore himself.第二部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMost students spend t

9、heir school days sitting at desks learning. Aurelious Woolfolk, however, does a lot more than sit at a desk when he is in school. He scrambles up high ladders, walks down the sides of buildings, and rides in a fire engine. He is learning to be a firefighter at the New Haven Fire Academy.Woolfolk and

10、 28 other students are currently learning what it takes to become a firefighter. Classes at the fire academy, which is in Connecticut, last for about 22 weeks. For two days each week, the students sit in a classroom to learn science, math, and emergency medicine. They learn the science of fires, how

11、 to calculate water pressure, and how to treat medical emergencies. During the other three days, the students go outside and learn how to hook hoses to fire hydrants（消防栓）, climb buildings, rescue people trapped in burning buildings, and many other things.“Firefighters have to know lots of different

12、things,” said Pablo Menendez, an instructor at the school. “We have to treat medical emergencies, know how to handle dangerous chemicals, and rescue people who have fallen from cliffs.”Teamwork is one of the most important lessons students learn at the school. “Working together saves lives,” said Ca

13、pt. William Seward, the director of the academy. “Students need to learn that they are part of a team.”Fighting fires is not easy. The suits and equipment a firefighter wears weigh about 40 pounds.Firefighters are very busy. In New Haven, they respond to 32,000 emergency calls a year Each time firef

14、ighters go out, they know they might not come back. Across the United States about 100 firefighters die each year. “Thats why the lessons learned here at the academy are so important,” said Seward. “What they learn here can save their lives.”Firefighters know how dangerous their jobs arc. Their trai

15、ning helps them overcome their heights and fires. “When youre up there on the ladder looking down, its scary,” said one student. “To do this job, youve got to wipe out the fear.” Firefighters overcome their fear for one reason. “I wanted to help other people,” said Leah Harwin. “I think it is import

16、ant to help other people whenever you can.”21. According to the passage, which activity must a student at the Fire Academy complete?A. handling dangerous chemicalsB. swimming under pressure C. jumping from a buildingD. sitting in the classroom22. Why is it important for students at the Fire Academy

17、to have lessons inside and outside the classroom?A. Firefighters need to practice emotional skills to calm people down.B. Firefighters need to practice mental and physical skills to succeed.C. Firefighters need to practice wearing heavy gear to get used to the weight.D. Firefighters need to practice

18、 climbing a ladder to overcome a fear of height23. What is the purpose of the passage?A. to describe the activities at the New Haven Fire AcademyB. to inform the reader of the dangers of being a firefighterC. to compare the New Haven Fire Academy to public schoolD. to force students to attend the Ne

19、w Haven Fire AcademyBSome colors people see late at night could cause signs of clinical depression （临床抑郁症）. That was the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals who live or work in low levels of light overnight can develop clinical depression. Doctors use

20、 the word “clinical depression” to describe severe form of depression. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death or suicide.In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters （仓鼠） to different colors.

21、 The researchers chose hamsters because are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and are active at night.The animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night-time period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light, a third grou

22、p slept in front of a white light, while a fourth was put in front of a red light.After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary Water the hamsters drank. They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.Randy Nelson heads the Department of Neuroscience （神经系统科学） at

23、 Ohio State University. He says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed “What we saw is that these animals didnt show any sleep uneasiness at all but they did mess up biological clock genes and they did show depressive sign while if they were in the dim red light

24、, they did not.”Randy Nelson notes that photosensitive （感光的） cells in the eyes have little to do with eyesight. He says these cells send signals to the area of the brain that controls what has been called the natural sleepwake cycle. He says theres a lot of blue in white light. This explains why the

25、 blue light and white light hamsters appear to be more depressed than the hamsters seeing red light or darkness.24. Researchers use hamsters in the experiment because, _.A. they are easy to observe and studyB. they are similar to humans in dealing with colorsC. they are sensitive to colors like huma

26、n beingsD. they are active at night and sleep during the day25. What sign shows that the hamsters are depressed?A. They drink less sugary water.B. Their energy level becomes low.C. Their eyesight becomes worse.D. They dont sleep well.26. _ tends to cause hamsters to be depressed.A. Dim light B. Red

27、lightC. Blue light D. Darkness27. What can help people who work late at night to avoid being depressed?A. Not being exposed to dim red light when using computers.B. Equipping their computer screen to put it more in the reddish light.C. Living or working in low levels of light overnight.D. Going to s

28、ee doctors of clinical depression regularly for help.C1 Weve all heard it before: to be successful, get out of bed early. After all, Apple CEO Tim Cook gets up at 3: 45 am, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne at 3:30 am and Richard Branson at 5:45 amand, as we know, “the early bird catches the worm.”2 But ju

29、st because some successful people wake up early, does that mean its a trait most of them share? And if the idea of having exercised, planned your day, eaten breakfast, visualized and done one task before 8 am makes you want to roll over and hit snooze （打瞌睡） till next Saturday, are you really doomed

30、to a less successful life?3 For about half of us, this isnt really an issue. Its estimated that some 50% of the population isnt really morning or evening-oriented, but somewhere in the middle. Roughly one in four of us, though, tend more toward bright- eyed early risers, and another one in four are

31、night owls. For them, the effects can go beyond falling asleep in front of the TV at 10 pm or being regularly late for work.4 Numerous studies have found that morning people are more self-directed and agreeable. And compared to night owls, theyre less likely to be depressed, drink or smoke.5 Although morning types may achieve more academically, night owls tend to perform better on measures of memory, processing s