河南名校高二英语第二次联考试题及答案.docx

1、河南名校高二英语第二次联考试题及答案2016-2017学年河南名校高二第二次联考英语试题命题人：罗征 审题人：张晓燕 时间：120分钟 分数：150分一、阅读理解 AI was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left an message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meet

2、ing and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didnt care about my work, and he didnt care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Le

3、t me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”At that time I didnt realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the w

4、astebasket.I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth.?She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the test of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room-if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”Then she turned to me. Kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn h

5、ow to take control.” With that, she left the room.After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight , I noticed that something in my mood （情绪） had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her aunties helped me realize I had been driven crazy b

6、y small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him and talk to him calmly.21Why did the author shout at the telephone?、A. He was mad at the telephone. B. He was angry with his agent.CHe was anxious about his wife. D. He was impatient with the secretar

7、y.22What did the authors wife do after she heard his shouting?A. She said nothing. B. She shouted at him.C. She called the agent. D. She threw the phone away.23What made the author laugh?A. His own behavior B. His wifes suggestionC. His changeable feelings. D. His wifes sweet kiss.24What does the un

8、derlined word “aunties” refer to?”A. Smart words B. Unusual actions.C. Surprising Looks D. Anxious feelings. BI believe that my country, Poland, is a perfect example for a place where food is particularly important. When we were little children, we began to understand how much a loaf of bread meant

9、to our parentsto some it might sound silly but for me the custom of kissing bread before you started cutting it was simply amazing. Its not so common nowadays to treat food that way, since you hardly ever bake your own bread. Besides, everyone would call you crazy if you tried to kiss every bread ro

10、ll before you ate them! But though we no longer make our food from scratch(起点),some customs have been keptthats why I feel so sorry every time I have to throw any food awayeven though I no longer live with my parents and nobody would blame me for this anymore!Many people of our nation are still work

11、ing as farmers, eating what they grow and harvest and therefore enjoying everything more. Its widely known that you value more anything that needs your effort in the first place. In most homes in Poland, especially those of farmers, the whole family would try and have their meals togetherextremely d

12、ifficult now, but so rewarding(值得)!You can share other members troubles and successes, give your children some attention, or just sit down for a moment instead of rushing through life aimlessly. Furthermore, your body, and stomach in particular will be very grateful(感激) for such a time!In Poland, a

13、wedding, Christmas or even a birthday is celebrated with a great meal. Women in the house get together and cook, sometimes for a few days before the event, and the extremely good or unusual food will be remembered and widely talked about.You cannot over-value the importance of food in the country. W

14、hats more, almost everyone in Poland will be as interested in the topic as I am.25When the writer was a child, he/she _.A. found people were crazy about breadB. began to realize the importance of foodC. thought that cutting bread was amazingD. learned people hardly baked their own bread26The writer

15、feels very sorry when he/she has to throw away any food because _.A. he/she makes food from scratchB. his/her parents would blame him/herC. some customs still have effect on him/herD. many people are still working hard as farmers27From the text, we can learn that, in Poland,_.A. most meals can be in

16、teresting topics for a long timeB. the whole family often have meals together nowadaysC. its common for women to get together to cook for a few daysD. family members can know more about each other by having meals togetherC When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneou

17、sly（同时的）about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen - they can t do both - and they don t understan

18、d that women can. Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships - not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship b

19、etween the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally. Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully

20、in order to maintain relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to relate the facts.Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a m

21、eans of bonding. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk m

22、ore than boys. Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents res the brain bias of their children. Since a girl s brain is bett

23、er organized to send and receive speech ,we therefore talk to them more. Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short grunts in reply.28.While watching TV with others, women Usually talk a lot because they_A. are afraid of awkward silence with their f

24、amilies and friendsB. can both talk and watch the screen at the Same timeC. think they can have a good time and develop relationshipsD. have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands29. After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in orde

25、r to_ .A. experience the happy time again B. keep a close tie with herC. recommend her a new scenic spot D. remind her of something forgotten30. What does the author want to tell us most?A. Women s brains are better organized for language and communicationB. Women love to talk because they are more

26、sociable than men.C. Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts.D. Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking.31. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Women Are Socially Trained to Talk B. Talking Maintains RelationshipsC, Women Love to Tal

27、k D. Men Talk Differently from WomenDMost people, when they travel to space, would like to stay in orbit for a few days of more. And this stands to reason, if youre paying $20,000 for your trip to orbit! So in order for tourism to reach its full potential theres going to be a need for orbital accomm

28、odation-or space hotels. What would a space hotel actually be like to visit? Hotels in orbit will offer the services you expect from a hotel-private rooms, meals, bars. But theyll also offer two unique experiences: impressive views-of Earth and space-and the endless entertainment of living in zero g

29、ravity-including sports and other activities that make use of this.The hotels themselves will vary greatly-from being quite simple in the early days to huge luxury structure at a later date. Its actually surprising that as later as 1997, very few designs for space hotels were published. This is main

30、ly because those who might be expected to design them havent expected launch costs to come down far enough to make them possible. Lots of people whove been to space have described vividly what its like to live in zero gravity. There are obviously all sort of possibilities for dancing, gymnastics, an

31、d zero-G sports. Luckily, you dont need to sleep much living in zero gravity, so youll have plenty of time for relaxing by hanging out in a bar with a window looking down at the turning Earth below. Of course all good things have come to an end. Unfortunately, And so after a few days youll find your

32、self heading back enough youll be much more expert at exercising in zero gravity than you were when you arrived. Youll be thinking how soon you can save up enough to get back up again-or maybe you should change jobs to get to work in an orbiting hotel.32When traveling in space, most people would like to stay in orbit for a few days because _.A. It is expensive to travel in space B. they would find the possible life in other star systemsC