2015實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高二期考試題

2014—2015學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期中考試試題（卷）高二年級英語第一部分（略（45分（15115分--Thenumberofforestsison increasenowadays.Andourclubisgoingtolaunchaplanting-treeproject.--Soundsgreat.Theremustbealotofschoolmatesin favourofA.the; B. D.a;Don’ttake forgranted everyoneshouldadoreA.that; B.that; C.it; D.it;Inourfactorythereare2000workers,twothirds areA. B. C. D.EveryCanondigitalcamerawesellcomeswithatwo- A. B. C. 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C.tobe D.being--Someonemightsee- ?WearenotnganythingA.So B.What C.Why D.What’s（201.530分unusual.Theyacceptthelifestyleas ernmentworkersinWashington,32,frequentlyworksixtytoseventyhoursaweek.Theydonotdothisbecausehaveto;theydoitbecausethey33to.Workaholismcanbea34problem.Becausetrueworkaholismwouldratherworkthandoanythingelse,they35havenoideaofhowtorelax;thatis,theymightnot36movies,sports,orothertypesofentertainment.Mostofall,they37tositanddonothing.Thelivesofworkaholicsareusuallystressful,andthistension（緊張）andworrycancause38problemssuchasheartattacksanddiseases. ,typicalworkaholicsdon’tpaymuchattentiontotheirfamilies.marriagesmayendin astheyspendlittletimewiththeirIsworkaholism dangerous?Perhapsnot.Thereare,certainly,peoplewhowork understress.Somestudiesshowthatmanyworkaholicshavegreatenergyandinwork.Theyfeel issopleasurablethattheyareactuallyveryhappy.Formostworkaholics,workandentertainmentisthesamething.Theirjobs44themwithachallenge;thiskeepsthembusyandcreative.45doworkaholicsenjoytheirjobssomuch?Thereareseveral46towork.Ofcourse,itprovidespeoplewithpaychecks,andthisisimportant.Butitoffers47financialsecurity.Itprovidespeoplewithself-confidence;theyhaveafeelingofsatisfaction48theyhaveproducedachallengingpieceofworkandareabletosay“I49it”.Psychologistsclaimthattheirgivespeopleanidentity.Aftertheytakepartinwork,they50asenseofselfindividualism.31.A.B.C.D.32.A.forB.ontheotherC.what’sD.after33.A.B.C.D.34.A.B.C.D.35.A.B.C.D.36.A.B.C.D.37.A.B.C.D.38.A.B.C.D.39.A.B.C.D.40.A.B.C.D.41.A.B.C.D.42.A.B.C.D.43.A.B.C.D.44.A.B.C.D.45.A.B.C.D.46.A.B.C.D.47.A.noB.moreorC.nomoreD.more48.A.B.C.D.49.A.B.C.D.50.A.B.C.D.第三部分閱讀理解（40分）（15230分）閱讀下列短文，從A、B、C、DAAlbertEinsteinhadagreateffectonscienceandhistory,andhisachievementwasevengreaterthanonlyafewothergreatscientistshaveachieved.AnAmericanuniversityoncesaidthatEinsteinhadmadeanewoutlook,anewviewoftheuniverse.ItmaybesometimebeforetheaveragemindunderstandsfullytheidentityoftimeandspaceandsoonbutordinarymennowunderstandthattheuniverseissomethinglargerthaneverthoughtBy1914youngEinsteinhadbeenworld-famous.Heacceptedtheofferto eaprofessoratthePrussianAcademyofScienceinBerlin.Hehadfewduties,littleteachingandunlimitedchancesforstudy,butsoonhispeaceandquietnesswerebrokenbyWorldWarI.Einsteinhatedfightingandkillig.Thegreatsufferingofwaraffectedhimdeeply,andhesatunhappilyinhisofficenglittle.Helostinterestinhisresearch.Onlywhenpeacecamein1918washeabletogetbacktowork.IntheyearfollowingWorldWarIhonorswereincreasinglyputinhim.HebecameheadoftheKaiserWhihemInstituteofTheoreticalPhysics.Buthehimselfrefusedtheefforttoputhiminapositionfaraboveotherpeople.Hewaswellknownforhishumblemanner.Heoftensaidthathissuccesswouldcertainlyhavebeenachievedbyothersifhehadneverlived.In1921hewintheNobelPrize,andhewashonoredinGermanytilltheriseofNazismwhenhewasdrivenfromGermanybecausehewasaJew.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis thedifficultyofEinstein’sthoughttothefeelingofanAmericanuniversitytowardsthedifferencebetweenscienceandthechangeinhumanthoughtproducedbyItseemstotheAmericanuniversitythat EinsteinachievedmorethananyotherscientistineverybodyunderstandsEinstein’sscientificthenewviewoftheuniversecanbequicklylearnedbyourideasabouttheuniversearedifferenttodayfromthoseinthepastbecauseofBetween1914and1918Einstein receivedworld-widehadnochancesforalmostdidnothinginhisstillcontinuedhisscientificresearch54.Einsteindidhisgreatestwork whenNazism B.whenhewas D.afterheleftFromthepassagewecanknow A.GermansusuallyhaveahighrespectforscienceB.EinsteinhadotherinterestsbesidesscienceC.Einsteinwasforcedtoworkagainin1918D.EinsteinledaquietlifeduringWorldWarISincethe800’s,November1stisaholidayknownasAllSaints’Day.TheeveningbeforeisknownasAllHalloweenorHalloween.Duringthefestival,poorpeoplewouldbegforgoodandfamilieswouldgivethem“soulcakes”inreturnfortheirpromisetoprayforthefamily’sdeadHalloween,however,hasaspecialmeaningforchildrentoday,whodressinfunnyorghostlyclothesandknockatneighborhooddoorsshouting“TrickorTreat!”Princesses,ghostsandwitchesallholdbagsopentocatchthecandiesorcakesthattheneighborsdropin.Todayschooldancesandneighborhoodpartiescalled“blockparties”arepopularamongyoungandold.Theydressupahistoricalorpoliticalfiguresandtogocostumeparties.Teenagersenjoycostumedancesattheirschoolsandthemoreoutrageousthecostumethebetter!Certaintrickssuchassoacarwindowsandknockingattheneighbors’windowsareexpected.ButpartiesandtricksarenottheonlythingsthatHalloweenng.Somecollectmoneytobuyfoodandmedicineforpoorchildrenaroundtheworld.Halloweenbeganasacelebrationconcernedwithbadspirits.BlackisoneofthetraditionalHalloweencolors,probablybecauseHalloweenfestivalandtraditionstakesplaceatnight.PumpkinsarealsoasymbolofHalloween.CarvingpumpkinsintoJack-o-LanternsisaHalloweencustomoriginatinginIreland.WhentheIrishbroughttheircustomstotheUnitedStates,theycarvedfacesonpumpkinsinsteadofturnipsbecauseintheautumnpumpkinsweremoreplentifulthanturnips.ToadyJack-o-lanternsinthewindowsofahouseonHalloweennightletcostumedchildrenknowthattherearecandieswaitingiftheyknockandsay“TrickorTreat!”Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutHalloweenisA.PeoplecelebrateHalloweentohonortheB.OnlychildrencanenjoythemselvesonC.PeopleusebeautifulflowerstodecoratetheirhousesduringtheD.Overtheyears,therehavebeensomechangesinHalloweenThe“Princesses,ghostsandwitches”inparagraph2refersto peopleexitingintheimaginationofthegrown-upsdressinguptopleasethechildrendressinguponthisspecialtheactorsoractressesinvitedtocelebratetheChildrencelebrateHalloweeninthefollowingways playingsomelittletricksontheirdressingupandattendingcostumengdestructivethingswhichareusuallynotngsomegooddeedstohelpthoseinAccordingtothepassage,whydidIrishchoosepumpkinsinsteadofA.BecausepumpkinsweremuchB.BecausepumpkinsweresuitabletomakeC.BecausetherewerepumpkinsinD.BecauseIrishpeoplewantedtomakesomeThespaceshuttleColumbiaflaredandbrokeupintheskiesoverTexasonSaturday,February1,2003,killingthesevenastronautsonboardinwhatNASAandBushcalledatragedyfortheentirenation.NASAlaunchedaninvestigationintothedisasterandbegansearchingfortheastronautsremains.Itsaidthatalthoughtherehadbeensomedatafailuresitwastooearlytonaildownaprecisecause.Thebreak-up,16minutesbeforetheshuttlewasduetolandatKennedySpaceCanterinFlorida,spreadpossiblytoxicdebris(的殘骸)overawideswathofTexasandneighboringstates.Dramaticevisionimagesoftheshuttle’sdescentclearlyshowedseveralwhitetrails(痕跡)streakingthroughblueskiesaftertheshuttlessuddenlyfellapartItwasalmost17yearstothedaythattheChallengershuttleexplodedonJan.28,1986,killingallsevenastronautsonboard.Take-offandre-entryintoEarth’satmospherearethemostdangerouspartsofaspacemission.In42yearsofUS’humanspaceflight,therehadneverbeenanaccidentinthedescenttoEarthorlanding.Challengerexplodedjustaftertake-off.Rescueteamsscrambledtosearchfortheremainsofthecrew,whichincludedthefirstIsraelitoflyontheshuttleformercombatpilotCol.IIanRoman.Therewerewarningsthatpartsofavast120--longcorridorofdebriscouldbetoxicbecauseofpoisonousrocketpropellant(推進(jìn)器).“Wearenotreadyconfirmthatwehavefoundanyhumanremains,”NacogdochesCountySheriffThomasKerrssaid.Headdedthatamongtheroughly1,000callsreportingdebris,somepeoplesaidtheyfoundremainsofcrewmembers.“TheColumbiaislost.Therearenosurvivors,…Theirmissionwasalmostcompleteandwelostthemsoclosetohome.…America’sspaceprogramwillgoon,”saidagrim-facedBushinamessagebroadcastonevision,whichincludedcondolencestothefamiliesofthedeadTheword“descent”inthepassagemeansA.takingoffB.landingC.orbitingD.walkingTheColumbiadisasterandtheChallengerdisasterweresimilarinthatthereweresevenastronautskilledonboththeshuttlesexplodedwhentheytookboththeshuttlesexplodedwhentheywereabouttonohumanremainswereWhichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothe A.TheUSAwillgiveupthespaceprogrambecauseoftheaccidentB.NASAhasn’tfoundthecauseoftheColumbiadisaster.C.BeforetheColumbiadisaster,noshuttleshadexplodedinthecourseofD.Take-offandre-entryintoEarth’satmospherearethemostdangerouspartsofaspaceThebaldeagle,probablythemostpopularbirdofprey,haslongbeenanendangeredspecies.Thebaldeaglewasonceacommonsightacrosstheentirecontinent,butitspopulationreducingrapidlyinthetwentiethcenturyduetonaturalandhumanmadereasons.Thereareanumberofreasonsbehindtheendangermentofthisspecies.Thechiefreasonoftheendangermentofthebaldeaglewasthelossofthehabitatandthethinningofeggss.Thethinningoftheeggsshasbeensometimessaidtobecausedduetotheuseofthepesticide(殺蟲劑)DDT.Thisthinningtheeggstobreakbeforetheyhatched(孵化),resultinginareductionofpopulation.Illegalshootingofthebaldeaglehasalsobeenregardedasacauseofthedeclineinthenumbersofthisspecies.Anothermainreasonforthereductionofthebaldeaglepopulationisthepoisoning(毒)oftheirprey(獵物).Thebaldeagle’smaindietconsistsoffish,theyalsoeathares,rabbitsandothersmallwildanimalsThewatersofthecontinenthavebeenpollutedbythevastrangechemicalsthathavepoisonedthewater-waysandthereforetheeagle’sfoodsources.Poisoning,therefore,hasalsoplayedamajorpartinthedeclineofthebaldeaglewasconsideredastatussymbolinhuntingcirclesandhasthereforecausedadeclineofthebaldeaglepopulation.Thepopulationofthebaldeagleisnowincreasingslowlyduetovariousactionstakenbytheernment.Forone,theuseofDDThasbeencompleybanned,thoughsomestatesinsouthernAmericastilluseit.ThebanofDDThasbeeneffectiveinincreasingthepopulationofbaldeagle.TodaythereareaboutfivethousandnestingpairsandabouttwentythousandofthebirdsinfortystatesoftheUnitedStates.WhatcanwelearnfromthelastActionstakenbytheernmenthavebeenAllstatesinSouthernAmericanhaveagreednottouseTheauthoriscallingonpeopletoprotectbaldeaglesimmediaEveryoneintheworldmustbeeducatedonthepresentsituationofthebaldWhat’sthemainideaoftheAnintroductiontothehabitatofthebaldThereasonswhybaldeaglesbecameanendangeredMeasuresthatpeoplehavetakentosavebaldeaglesD.People’sattitudestowardshuntingbaldeagleWheredoesthetextprobablycomeA. B.Anews C.Awildlife D.Atravel第二節(jié)（5210分閱讀以下短文，根據(jù)內(nèi)容，從下框的A-G選項(xiàng)中選出能概括每一段的最佳選項(xiàng)。請將EasyWaystoKeepYourBrainEveryoneisforgetful,butasweage,westarttofeellikeourbrainsareslowingdownabit—andthatcanbeaveryannoyingthing.66Readonforsometechniquesworthtrying.1.Peoplewhoregularlymadeplansandlookedforwardto ingeventshada50percentreducedchanceofAlzheimer'sdisease(早老性癡呆癥),accordingtoarecentstudy.68Something assimpleassettingagoaltohaveaweeklycoffeedatewithafriendwilldo.There'sevidencethatpeoplewhohaveapurposeinlifeorwhoareworkingonlongorshort-termgoalsappeartodobetter.Inotherwords,keepyourbrainlookingGoforaMildlyraisedglucose(葡萄糖)levelscanharmtheareaofthebrainthathelpsyouformmemoriesandphysicalactivitycanhelpgetbloodglucosedowntonormallevelsInfactexerciseproduceschemicalsthataregoodforyourbrain.69LearnsomethingTakeaSpanishclassonline,joinadrawingclub,orlearntoplaycards.Astudyfoundthatmentalstimulation刺激)limitstheweakeningeffectsofagingonmemoryandthemind.Butthebestthingforyourbrainiswhenyoulearnsomethingnewandarephysicallyactiveatthesametime.70_Orgodancingwithyourfriends.FocusontheThiscanbeespeciallyharmfultotheItshouldbesomethinglikelearningSotakeafewminuteseachdaytodosomeButdon'tworryifyourscheduleisn'tfilledwithlife-changingLuckily,researchshowsthereisalotyoucandotoavoidthoseInotherwords,whenyoutakecareofyourbody,youtakecareofyour第二卷（題第四部分英語知識運(yùn)用（101.515分ThemostimportantholidayinChinaistheSpringFestival,also71(know)astheChineseNewYear.Usuallythisannualcelebration72(fall)inthelateJanuaryorearlyFebruary.ItactuallybeginsontheeveoftheSpringFestivalandendson73lanternFestival,the15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth.BeforetheSpringFestival,peopleusuallyclean74decoratetheirhouses.OnChineseNewYear’sEve,traditionallyfamilymemberswillgathertogethertohaveabigmeal,setofffireworksandwatchtheSpringFestivalGala.Accordingorcustom,eac