人教版高中英語(yǔ)選修六高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題

人教版高中英語(yǔ)選修六高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題-(6)孝感高中2014—2015學(xué)年度高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題命題人：馮麗花考試時(shí)間：120分鐘分值：150分注意事項(xiàng)：1、本試卷分第I卷（選擇題）和第II卷（非選擇題）兩部分。2、答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在本試卷相應(yīng)的位置。3、全部答案在答題卡上完成，答在本試卷上無(wú)效。4、考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第I卷（選擇題）第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題并閱讀下一小A.Wineandsteak. B.Waterandsteak. C.Fishandbeer.9.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Makeaphonecall. B.Orderthefood. C.Findaseat.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Whatfooddoesthemandislikethemost?A.Fries. B.Noodles. C.Fish.11.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman?A.Hedaresnottotrynewthings.B.Hehashadtoomanynewexperiences.C.Heishardtopleasewithnewfood.12.Whydoesthewomanfeeltheman’srequestisfair?A.Themanagreeswithhersuggestion.B.Themanchoosestherestaurantforher.C.Themandoesn’tforcehertoeatnewfood.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.Wheredidthemanputhiswallet?A.Inhisbackpack. B.Inhisbackpocket. C.Inhisfrontpocket.14.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftherobber?A.Greedy. B.Careless. C.Skillful.15.Whodidthecamerabeongto?A.Theman’syoungersister.B.Theman’solderbrother.C.Themanhimself.16.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inthemorning. B.Atnoon. C.Intheafternoon.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.WhichofthefollowingiswhatChinese-Alldoeseveryyear?A.Publishingabout100,000e-books.B.Workingwith400famouswriters.C.ProducinggoodfilmsorTVseries.18.Howmuchdoesitcostuserstohaveaccesstoallthee-booksonthewebsite?A.28yuan. B.30yuan. C.32yuan.19.WhatdoweknowaboutHanYingya?A.Shejustreadsfreee-booksonline.B.Shehashadmorethan1,000e-books.C.Shehasbeenane-bookreaderforseveralyears.20.Whatisthefutureofthee-bookmarket,accordingtothespeaker?A.Unpredictable. B.Difficult. C.Promising.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ATheInternethasgreatlychangedthewaypeoplecommunicate.Butsometeachersthinkthechangesarenotallforthebetter.EleanorJohnson,anEnglishprofessor,thinksthattextmessaginghasmadestudentsbelievethatitisfarmoreacceptablethanitactuallyistojustmaketerriblespellingandgrammaticalerrors.AndshesaysherstudentsoverthepastseveralyearshaveincreasinglyusedlessformalEnglishintheirwriting.Wordsandphraseslike“guy”and“youknow”nowappearinresearchpapers.ProfessorJohnsonsupposesthereisastrongrelationshipbetweentheriseofinformalonlinecommunicationandanincreaseinwritingmistakes.Butshesaystheremaynotbemuchscientificinformation,atleastnotyet.DavidCrystal,aBritishlinguist(語(yǔ)言學(xué)家),saystheactivelychangingnatureoftheInternetmakesitdifficulttokeepup-to-dateinstudingitseffects.Buthebelievesitsinfluenceonlanguageissmall.ThemaineffectoftheInternetonlanguageisthewayithasaddedtotheexpressiverichnessoflanguage,providinglanguagewithanewsetofcommunicativetoolsthathaven’texistedinthepast.ErinJansenisfounderofNetL,anonlinedictionaryoftheInternetandtextmessagingterms.Shesaysthenewtechnologyhasnotchangedexistinglanguagebuthasgreatlyaddedtoitsvocabulary.Basicallyit’sfreedomofexpression.Andwhataboutthoseteacherswhofindthesenewkindsofmistakesinspellingandgrammarintheirstudents’work?Whatishermessagetothem?ErinJansensaid,“Iamalwaysonthestudents’sideandwon’tgetangryorupsetaboutthat.Ifit’shelpingthekidswritemoreorcommunicatemore,that’sgreat.That’swhatteachersandeducatorswant—togetkidscommunicating.”ButErinJansenandDavidCrystalagreewithEleanorJohnsononatleastonething.Teachersneedtomakesurestudentsunderstandtheusesandrulesoflanguage.21.WhichofthefollowingisEleanorJohnson’sviewontextmessaging?A.Itbecomesfarmoreacceptable.B.Itcausesanincreaseinwritingmistakes.C.Ithelpsstudentslearninformalexpressions.D.Itmakesinformalexpressionsacceptedbyeducators.22.DavidCrystalandErinJansensharetheviewthattheInternet______.A.haschangedourlanguagesystem B.hasinfluencedourlanguagegreatlyC.makeslanguagericherinexpression D.makeslanguagehardertounderstand23.Theauthorwantstotellusthat_______.A.differentopinionsoninformalexpressionsexistB.whatlanguageisnowusedontheInternetC.informalexpressionsarepopularamongteachersD.whytheInternetiswelcomedbyallstudentsBDearEditor,Iwassurprisedtoreadyourrecentarticleonthequestionofstudents’part-timejobs.Youappeartobemakingalotofgeneralizations(歸納)onthebasisofjustoneunfortunateincident(Iassureyouthatnotallyoungpeoplewhodelivernewspapersareasfoolishanddishonestasthetwoyouthsmentionedinyourarticle).ThefirstpointIwouldliketomakeisthattherearemanyjobsteenagerscandowhichgivethemusefulexperienceoftheworkingworld.Theyarebroughtintocontactwithavarietyofpeople,oftenolder,andaregivenexperienceofexpresingthemselvesclearlyandfluently.Iamthinkinghereofjobssuchastravelguidesandshopassistants.Anotherargumentforschoolchildrenandcollegestudentshavingholidayorweekendjobsisthatmanyparentsneedthefinancialassistance.Ifwetake,forexample,afamilyinwhichthefatherisunemployedorperhapsasingle-parentfamilyonalowincome,itseemslogicalandfairthatasonordaughtershouldtrytobringmoneyintothefamily.OnefurtherthingIwanttosayisthatalotofjobsfortheyoungcanbebothfunforthepeoplewhodothemandusefultothecommunity.Youngpeoplewhohelpinschoolsandhospialsoftengetagreatdealofpleasureandsatisfactionaswellascontributingsomethingvaluabletolocalsociety.Inconclusion,IwouldaddthatwhenIwasagirl,myfathersaidmyteenswereatimeforbooks,hobbiesandacademicstudies.Thinkingback,IfeelIwouldhavelearntmuchmore—aboutmyself,otherpeopleandlifeingeneral—ifhehadallowedmetodoalimitedamountofrealwork.Certainly,whensheisoldenough,Ishallencouragemyowndaughtertodoso,ratherthanwastehertimeonsoapoperasandcomputergames.Yourssincerely,MargaretWilliams(Mrs)24.WhydidMargaretwritethelettertotheeditor?A.Toaskforsomeadvice. B.Toexpreshersupport.C.Toshowherthankfulness. D.Togiveadifferentopinion.25.Whatwastheeditor’sattitudetowardsstudents’part-timejobs?A.Supportive. B.Indifferent. C.Opposed. D.Tolerant26.Margaretbelievesthatstudents’part-timejobs______.A.helpimprovetheirspeakingability B.haveagoodinfluenceontheirstudiesC.mightcausehigherunemployment D.usuallyofferthemverylittlepay27.WhenMargaretwasastudent,herfather______.A.encouragedhertosupportherselfB.didn’tallowhertodopart-timejobsC.thoughtshecoulddoalittlepart-timeworkD.didn’tletherspendtoomuchtimelearningCThemostcommonproblemthatworriesallofustodayisthefearofinsecurity.Lifehasbecomesocompetitivethateverynowandthenwearestruck(遭遇)bythefearoftheunknown.Witheverynewturnofeventsourself-confidencetakesablow.Thebiggestchallengebeforeeverypersontodayisnottoloseconfidenceinone’sability.Thereareseveralreasonsthataffectaperson’sself-confidence.Themostimportantreasonislackofsuccess.Notbeingabletosucceedaffectsone’sself-confidencegreatly.Thisiswhenonebeginstodoubthisownability.Inmanycasesone’sself-confidenceislowwhenhefeelsrejectedbysociety.Forexample,apersonwholoseshisjobgivesawideberthtootherpeopleforfearofbeingquestionedabouthiswork.However,thisisn’trightatall.Oneneedstothinkalongpositivelinesinspiteoffailures.Afterallitisyourlifeandyouhaveeveryrighttoliveyourlifeasyouwish.Thechallengeliesinnotallowingyourself-confidencetodecrease.Itisveryimportanttobelieveinyourself.Selfbeliefisthesecrettosuccess.Whensuccessdoesn’tcometoyou,youshouldnotallowyourselfbelieftobeaffected.Alwayskeepinmindthatsuccessissuretocomeintime.So,thereisnothingwrongwithyourability.Wheneverlackofsuccesscausesyoutodoubtyourability,don’tforgettoremindyourselfthatquicksuccessdoesnotlastlong.Alsoremembernottocompareyoursleftoothers.Thesetipswilldoaworldofgoodtoyourconfidence.Inordertobeself-confident,youneedtohavealifestylethatisrightforyou.Createoneandlivealifeasyouwantto.Leaveotherstothemselves.28.Accordingtothetext,whatcausespeopletofeartheunknown?A.Thelowabilities. B.Thelackofsecurity.C.Thelossofself-confidence. D.Theseverecompetitioninlife.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“giveawideberthto”inParagraph2mean?A.Introducesomethingto. B.Holdabirthdaypartyfor.C.Makefriendswith. D.Keepawayfrom.30.What’sParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Howtoachievesuccess.B.Howtokeepone’sself-confidence.C.Thechallengesthatoneshouldovercome.D.Thereasonsthataffectone’sself-confidence.31.Intheauthor’sopinion,it’simportantthatone_____.A.shouldnotforgethisfailures B.shouldfollowothers’adviceC.shouldnotloseheart D.shouldadjusttolifeDAreyouaforgetfulperson?Youmightbeabletoblameyourgenes,anewstudyinthejournalNeuroscienceLetterssuggests.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofBonnhaveidentifiedavariant(變種)ontheDRD2genethatseemstobeassociatedwithincreasedforgetfulness.EveryonehasoneoftwovariantsoftheDRD2gene.Thedifferenceisjustoneletterinthegeneticcode:Somepeoplehavethecytosine(C)variant,whileothershavethethymine(T)variant.Theresearcherswantedtoseehowhavingonevariantoveranotherwasassociatedwithforgetfulness.Totestthis,theyanalyzedtheDRD2geneof500studyparticipants,andalsohadtheparticipantsanswersurveysabouttheirforgetfulness(suchashowoftentheymisplacedtheirkeys,orforgotnames).Mostofthestudyparticipants—threequartersofthem—hadthethyminegenevariant,whiletheotherquarterhadthecytosinegenevariant.ResearchersfoundanassociationbetweenmoreforgetfulnessproblemsandhavingthethyminegenevariantofDRD2.Meanwhile,thecytosinegenevariantseemedtohaveaprotectiveeffectagainstforgetfulness.However,“therearethingsyoucandotocompensateforforgetfulness:writingyourselfnotesorputtingyourkeysdowninaspecificlocation—andnotjustanywhere,”studyresearcherDr.SebastianMarkett,oftheUniversityofBonn,saidinastatement.Researchhasalsosuggestedthatsomeagegroupsaremoreforgetfulthanothers.Arecentnationalsurveyshowedthatmillennials,whowerebornbetweentheearly1980sandtheearly2000s,areactuallymorelikelythanseniorstobeabsent-mindedwiththingslikewhatdayoftheweekitis,wheretheyputtheirkeysandrememberingtobringtheirlunch.Meanwhile,anotherstudyrecentlypublishedinthejournalBMCPsychologyshowedthatmenaremorelikelythanwomentoexperienceminormemoryproblems.32.WhatdoweknowabouttheDRD2gene?A.Ithastwosimilarvariants. B.Somepeopledon’thaveit.C.Itisbadforpeople’smemory. D.Everyonehasoneofitsvariants.33.Wecaninferfromthestudythat_____.A.mostpeoplehavetheCgenevariantB.about75%ofthestudyparticipantsareforgetfulC.peoplewiththeCgenevariantaremoreforgetfulD.theTgenevarianthelpsimprovepeople’smemory34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Maleshaveabettermemorythanfemales.B.Seniorshaveapoorermemorythanyouth.C.Forgetfulnesshassomethingtodowithgenes.D.Forgetfulnesshasnothingtodowithhabits.35.Whichsectionofanewspaperisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A.Health. B.Nature. C.People. D.Science.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Weightlossisahardtopic.Lotsofpeoplearen’tsatisfiedwiththeirpresentweight,butmostpeoplearen’tsurehowtochangeit.YoumaywanttolooklikethemodelsoractorsinmagazinesoronTV,butthosegoalsmightnotbehealthyorrealisticforyou.36Sowhatshouldyoudoaboutyourweightcontrol?37Thebestwaytofindoutifyouareatahealthyweightorifyouneedtoloseorgainweightistotalktoadoctorordietitian（飲食學(xué)家).38Ifitturnsoutthatyoucanbenefitfromweightlossthenyoucanfollowafewofthesimplesuggestionslistedbelowtogetstarted.39Peoplewholoseweightquicklybycrash（速成的）dietingorotherextrememeasuresusuallygainbackallofthepoundstheylost,becausetheyhaven’tpermanentlychangedtheirhabits.Therefore,thebestweightmanagementwaysarethosethatyoucanmaintainforalifetime.Smallchangesarealoteasiertostickwiththanlargeones.Tryreducingthesizeofwhatyoueat.40Onceyouhavethatdown,startgraduallyintroducinghealthierfoodsandexerciseintoyourlife.It’sagoodideatomaintainahealthyweightbecauseit’sjustthat:healthy.A.Trygivingupregularsodaforaweek.B.Trytopayattentionasyoueatandstopwhenyou’refull.C.Weightmanagementisaboutlong-termsuccess.D.Besides,nomagicaldietwillmakeyoulooklikesomeoneelse.E.Beinghealthyisreallyaboutbeingataweightthatisrightforyou.F.Changingfromwholetononfatorlow-fatmilkisalsoagoodidea.G.Theywillcompareyourweightwithhealthystandardsandhelpyousetgoals.第三部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Asashygirlgrowingup,DelanaPencegotalotofteasingfromotherchildren.Itwasbecauseofher41name.“Peoplewouldmispronounceitor42it,”saidPence.“I43myselfwhymy44namedmethis.Whycouldn’tIbeaCindyoraRhonda?”Lifegot45injuniorhighschoolwhensomeonestartedcallingherDee.“IhavebeencalledDeeeversince,exceptbymyfamily,whohas46calledmeDelana.Ilikethenickname(綽號(hào)).”Finally,Pence47hername.“It’saprettyname,48Her49ofheartdoesn’tsurpriseClevelandKentEvans,anassociateprofessorofpsychologyatBellevueUniversity,whohas50givennamesformorethan30years.“Agreatmanypeoplegothroughaperiodduringtheiradolescencewherethey51theirnames,”hesaid.“ButIthinkformostpeoplethesefeelings52bythetimetheyareintheir30s.”Mostpeople,Evansandotherpsychologistssay,gothroughlifewitha53viewoftheirnames.Whatisitaboutnamesthatmakesthem54,anyway?Whydotheymatter?InthebookTheLanguageofNames,JustinKaplanandAnneBernaystryto55suchquestions.“Namesareaformofpoetry,storytelling,andcompressed(被壓縮的)history,”theauthorswrite.“56therehasneverbeenasocietyabletogetalong57them.Theyareamongthe58thingsweaskorlearnwhenwemeetsomeonenew.Andweusethemtoform59butoftenunreliableconclusionsaboutpersonality.”Namesdefine(給下定義)us.“Theyaretheanchor(精神支柱)aroundwhichwebuildour60,”Evanssaid.41.A.proper B.unusual C.pretty D.official42.A.makeuseof B.thinkabout C.makefunof D.worryabout43.A.asked B.told C.reminded D.warned44.A.friends B.parents C.teachers D.classmates45.A.quieter B.busier C.healthier D.easier46.A.never B.sometimes C.always D.seldom47.A.hated B.knew C.accepted D.paused48.A.and B.unless C.since D.but49.A.risk B.change C.beauty D.kindness50.A.studied B.forgotten C.carried D.signed51.A.bear B.obtain C.choose D.dislike52.A.increase B.return C.decrease D.disappear53.A.general B.popular C.favorable D.clear54.A.important B.common C.attractive D.strange55.A.raise B.answer C.avoid D.face56.A.Surprisingly B.Gradually C.Apparently D.Luckily57.A.without B.beyond C.except D.beside58.A.best B.worst C.last D.first59.A.unbelievable B.immediate C.obvious D.correct60.A.world B.dream C.future D.identity第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題）注意事項(xiàng)：用0.5毫米黑色筆跡的簽字筆將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無(wú)效。第三部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。InBritainsomeonewhohelpschildrencrossthestreet61(call)“l(fā)ollipopperson”,becausetheirsignlookslikealollipop(棒棒糖).Thejobofalollipoppersonistowalktothemiddleoftheroadata(n)62(suit)time,holdingupthesign.Itisalegal63(require)fortraffictostopatthiscommand.Thelollipoppersonwillsingalthat64isallrighttocrosstheroadsafely.Trafficmayonlymoveoncethesignhasbeenlowered.Generallyspeaking,schoolcrossingsaremannedforapproximately3hoursadayorless.Asar