高二英語(yǔ)期中考試

第二學(xué)期高二英語(yǔ)期中考試.4命題人：馬霄燕審題人：徐欣幸I.ListeningComprehension(20%)SectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Agarageboss. B.Aparkdoorman.C.Apoliceofficer.D.Acarsalesman.2.A.Togoshopping. B.Totakeaflight. C.Todineout. D.Torepairacar.3.A.8:00. B.7:40. C.7:20. D.8:20.4.A.Worried. B.Confident. C.Frightened. D.Disappointed.5.A.Jack. B.John. C.David. D.Johnson.6.A.Onthestreet. B.Inadepartmentstore.C.Atthepolicestation. D.Inthewoman’shouse.7.A.Heistalkingwithsomeoneelse. B.Heisonthephone.C.Heisinthemiddleofatrip. D.Heisbusynow.8.A.Themanisverybusy. B.Themandoesn’tlikeseeingmovies.C.Themanispretendingtobebusy. D.Themandoesn’tlikethewoman.9.A.Tojoininthediscussion. B.Tohavethedooropen.C.Tohavethedoorclosed. D.Tosleepwithoutbeingdisturbed.10.A.Heisgoodathumanrevolution. B.Helikesmusicalot.C.Helovesnaturealot. D.Heisagreatscientist.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedtoquestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Hisperformanceatschool. B.Howmuchhouseworkhedoes.C.Whetherhisfamilyisrichorpoor. D.Whetherhehasapart-timejob.12.A.Kidscanhaveenoughmoneyanddon’twanttostudy.B.Part-timejobstakekidsawayfromstudies.C.Teachersdisagreewiththeidea.D.kidsmakebadfriends,whichwillaffecttheirstudies.13.A.Poorstudygrades. B.Irregularworkinghours.C.Drugsandalcohol. D.Safety.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.6.2330. B.6.3203. C.6.3230. D.6.0333.15.A.Denmark. B.Sweden. C.Italy. D.India.16.A.Itwasrainingheavilyatnight.B.Itwastoolateatnightandthedrivercouldn’tseeclearly.C.Thetrainwasrunninginawrongdirection.D.Thetruckdriverwantedtocrosstheblockanddrovetooquickly.SectionCDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.HotelInquiriesCustomer:____17.Technology.Restaurantsavailable:Chinese,French,______18._______.Entertainment:Twoswimmingpools,onebowlinghallandone____19.______.Pricepersingleroom(withdiscountcalculated)____20.______.Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.Whenisthespeech?This___21._____.WhichbookdidBillJacksonwrite?_____22._____.HowfarisFudanUniversityfromthehotel?About__23._____drive.WhicheventwillJaneattend?Hersister’s___24._____.II.Grammarandvocabulary(26%)SectionADirections:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperfromofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.(A)SouthKorea'sleadingcosmeticsurgeryindustryassociationhasofficiallydeclareda50-year-oldChinesewomanbraindeadfollowingasurgeryinSeoullastTuesday.TheAssociationofPlasticSurgeonssaysthewoman'sheartsuddenlystopped25______(beat)andshesufferedbraindeathduringaprocedureatasmallclinicinthebusyGangnamDistrict.Thewoman26.________(send)tothenearbySamsungSeoulHospitalimmediatelybutshedidn'tregainconsciousnessuntilFriday.Theclinichasbeenaccusedofconductingcosmeticsurgeriesagainstthecountry'shealthlaw.JoSoo-young,memberoftheAssociationofPlasticSurgeons,sayssuchprivateclinics,27.________anymedicallicenses,areusuallyoperatedbybusinessmeninsteadofprofessionaldoctors."Suchkindsofhospitals28.________(operate)bybusinessmenaresetuptomakemoney.Comparedwithsafetyandhealth,moneyis29.________(important)forthem.Theywillalwaystrytogetmoneybyanymeans."Josaysfewerthan2,000surgeonsareofficiallyregisteredinSouthKorea.However,30._________numberofcosmeticsurgeonsinthemarketis10timesmorethanthat.SouthKorea31.__________(develop)afameforcosmeticsurgeries,andhasseenmoreandmoreChinesepeoplerushingtothecountryforprocedures.ButsomeintermediaryagentsinChinaaresaid32._________(introduce)manypeopletoillegalclinicsforhigherbenefits.(B)Colorhaslongbeenusedtocreatefeelingsofcomfortorspaciousness.However,33.________peopleareaffectedbydifferentcolorstimulivariesfrompersontoperson.\o"Blue"Blueisthetopchoicefor35%ofAmericans,followedby\o"Green"green(16%),\o"Purple"purple(10%)and\o"Red"red(9%).Apreferenceforblueandgreenmaybeduetoapreferenceforcertain\o"Habitat"habitats34.________werebeneficialintheancestral（祖輩）environment.Thereisevidencethatcolorpreferencemaydependonthetemperaturearound.35.________whoarecoldpreferwarmcolorslikeredandyellow36.________peoplewhoarehotprefercoolcolorslikeblueandgreen.Someresearchhasconcludedthatwomenandmenrespectivelyprefer"warm"and"cool"colors.Afewstudieshaveshownthatculturalbackgroundhasastronginfluenceoncolorpreference.Thesestudieshaveshownthatpeoplefromthesameregionregardlessofrace37._______(have)thesamecolorpreferences.Also,oneregion38._________havedifferentpreferencesthananotherregion(i.e.,adifferentcountryoradifferentareaofthesamecountry),regardlessofrace.Somestudiesfindthatcolorcanaffectmood.However,thesestudiesdonotagreeonpreciselywhichmoodsarebroughtoutbywhichcolors.Astudybypsychologist\o"AndrewJ.Elliot"AndrewJ.Elliottestedtosee39._________thecolorofaperson'sclothingcouldmakethemappearmoresexuallyappealing.Hefoundthattomen,womendressedinthecolorredweresignificantlymorelikelytoattractromanticattentionthanwomeninanyothercolor.However,forwomen,thecolorofone'sshirtmadenodifferenceintheirlevelofattractiveness.40.________cross-culturaldifferencesregardingwhatdifferentcolorsmeant,therewerecross-culturalsimilaritiesregardingwhatemotionalstatespeopleassociatedwithdifferentcolorsinonestudy.Forexample,thecolorredwasconsideredasstrongandactive.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.miraculousB.similarC.suspendedD.substitutedAB.modernizationAC.requireAD.involveBC.smallerBD.mythCD.secretlyABC.concernsApracticaljokeis“practical”becauseitconsistsofsomeonedoingsomethingphysical,incontrasttoaverbalorwrittenjoke.Apracticaljokerecalledashisfavoritebythe\o"Playwright"playwright\o"CharlesMacArthur"CharlesMacArthur,41.________theAmericanpainterand\o"Bohemianism"bohemian(波西米亞)character\o"WaldoPeirce"WaldoPeirce.Whilelivingin\o"Paris"Parisinthe1920s,Peirce"madeagiftofaverybig\o"Turtle"turtletothewomanwhowasthe\o"Concierge"concierge(看門(mén)人)ofhisbuilding".Thewomantookgoodcareofit.AfewdayslaterPeirce42.________asomewhatlargerturtlefortheoriginalone.Thiscontinuedforsometime,withlargerandlargerturtles43.________introducedintothewoman'sapartment.Theconciergewashappyanddisplayedher44.________turtletotheentireneighborhood.Peircethenbegantosneakinandreplacetheturtlewith45.________ones,tohersadness.Modernandsuccessfulpranks(惡作劇)oftentakeadvantageofthe46.________oftoolsandtechniques.InCanada,engineeringstudentshaveareputationforannualpranks;atthe\o"UniversityofBritishColumbia"UniversityofBritishColumbiatheseusually47._________leavingaVolkswagenbeetle（甲殼蟲(chóng)車(chē)）ina(n)unexpectedlocation(suchas48.________fromtheGoldenGateBridgeandtheLionsGateBridge).A(n)49.________prankwasundertakenbyengineeringstudentsat\o"CambridgeUniversity"CambridgeUniversity,England,wherean\o"Austin7"Austin7carwasputontopofthe\o"SenateHouse(UniversityofCambridge)"SenateHousebuilding.Prankscanalsoadapttothepoliticalcontextoftheera.Studentsatthe\o"MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology"MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)areparticularlyknownfortheir\o"HacksattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology""hacks".Likethe\o"StoneLouse"StoneLouse（石頭虱子）ofGermany,intheAmericanWestthe\o"Jackalope"jackalope(鹿角兔)hasbecomeaninstitutionalizedpracticaljokeplayedon\o"Tourism"tourists,mostofwhomhaveneverheardofthedecades-old50._________.III.ReadingComprehension(27%)SectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Whensomeonesmiles,aglum(悶悶不樂(lè))moodislifted.Butchangethecastofasmile,andtheconsequences___51____.Understandingthenuances(細(xì)微差異)helpsensurethatyousendandreceivetheright_____52.____ofmouth.Herearesomeinterestinginsightsaboutthisfamiliargesture.*OuterSmile,InnerDarkness____53___,asmilecanexpresscontempt(蔑視).Bulliesmaywantotherstoseetheirsmilesand___54____theirevilintention.Theresultisaconsciousdisconnectbetweenoutwardexpressionandinnerfeelings.Othertimes,thedisconnectmaybeunconscious—theresultof____55____negativefeelings.Apersonmayhaveheardasachildthatangryfeelingsshouldneverbeexpressed,sosometimestheindicationofangeriscoveredwith____56___.*Don’tBelieveItLiarsdon’tsmilemorethantruthtellers,arecentstudyconfirmed.___57____,theydodisplaymoremanufacturedsmiles.Theyusethese___58____todivertothersfromthefactthatthey’relying.One___59____:liarshavetomakeupalieonthespotwhentheyhavenotimetopreparetheirstory.Theytendedtodisplayspontaneous(不由自主)embarrassedsmiles,whichsuggestsdiscomfortwiththeirattempttofakesomeoneout.*The____60___DivideStudiesrevealthatwomensmilesignificantlymorethanmendo,especiallyintheirlateteensandasyoungadults.Also,menarelesslikelyto___61____asmile,especiallywhenanotherguysmilestohim.Buttherearetimeswhensmilingisthebestwaytoconveymasculinity(男子氣概).Whenmensmileunderthreatorlaughatfear,theyareshowingthateverythingis__62____.*TheMostPowerfulExpressionEvenafleeting(一閃即逝)smilehasthecapacitytomakepeopleseethingsaroundtheminamore___63____light.Boringmaterialbecomesmoreinteresting,somefoodseventastebetter.___64____,theseexpressionsarecontagious(傳染):inonestudy,whenparticipantswereexposedtothesesmiles,eventhoughtheycouldn’trememberseeingthem,theirownfaces___65____whatthey“saw.”51.A.follow B.arise C.shift D.remain52.A.report B.notice C.reply D.message53.A.Ironically B.Negatively C.Frankly D.Similarly54.A.restore B.realize C.overlook D.make55.A.comingacross B.takingaway C.puttingaside D.givingaway56.A.quarrels B.shouts C.cries D.smiles57.A.Otherwise B.However C.Thus D.Moreover58.A.expressions B.lies C.facts D.suggestions59.A.example B.exception C.illustration D.signal60.A.Age B.Sex C.Height D.Weight61.A.force B.return C.maintain D.face62.A.outoffashion B.tothepoint C.undercontrol D.athand63.A.positive B.difficult C.curious D.general64.A.Onthewhole B.Forexample C.Inconclusion D.What’smore65.A.changed B.examined C.hid D.mirroredSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Youaregivenmanyopportunitiesinlifetochoosetobeavictimorcreator.Whenyouchoosetobeavictim,theworldisacoldanddifficultplace.“They”didthingstoyouwhichcausedallofyourpainandsuffering.“They”arewrongandbad,andlifeisterribleaslongas“they”arearound.Oryoumayblameyourselfforallyourproblems,thusinternalizing(內(nèi)化)yourvictimization.Thetruthis,yourlifeislikelytostaythatwayaslongasyoufeelaneedtoblameyourselforothers.Thosewhochoosetobecreatorslookatlifequitedifferently.Theyknowthereareindividualswhomightliketocontroltheirlives,buttheydon’tletthisgetintheway.Theyknowtheyhavetheirweaknesses,yettheydon’tblamethemselveswhentheyfail.Whateverhappens,theyhavechoiceinthematter.Theybelievetheirdancewitheachsacred(神圣)momentoflifeisagiftandthatstormsareanaturalpartoflifewhichcanbringtherainneededforemotionalandspiritualgrowth.Victimsandcreatorsliveinthesamephysicalworldanddealwithmanyofthesamephysicalrealities,yettheirexperienceoflifeisworldsapart.Victimsrelish(沉溺)inanger,guilt,andotheremotionsthatcauseothers---andeventhemselves---tofeellikevictims,too.Creatorsconsciouslychooselove,inspiration,andotherqualitieswhichinspirenotonlythemselves,butallaroundthem.Bothvictimsandcreatorsalwayshavechoicetodeterminethedirectionoftheirlives.Inreality,allofusplaythevictimorthecreatoratvariouspointsinourlives.Oneperson,onlosingajoboraspecialrelationship,mayfeelasifitistheendoftheworldandsinkintoterriblesufferingformonths,years,orevenalifetime.Anotherwiththesameexperiencemaychoosetofirstexperiencethegrief,thenacceptthelossandsoonmoveontobeapowerfulforceinhislife.Ineverymomentandeverycircumstance,youcanchoosetohavefuller,richerlifebysettingaclearintentiontotransformthevictimwithin,andbyinvitingintoyourlifethepowerfulcreatorthatyouare.66.Whatdoestheword“they”inParagraph1probablyreferto? A.Peopleandthingsaroundyou. B.Opportunitiesandproblems. C.Creatorsandtheirchoices. D.Victimsandtheirsufferings.67.AccordingtoParagraph2,creators______. A.seemwillingtoexperiencefailuresinlife B.possesstheabilitytopredictfuturelife C.handleonlyfailuresoflifecreatively D.havepotentialtocreatesomethingnew68.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage? A.Creatorsandvictimsfacequitedifferentthingsinlife.B.Comparedwithvictims,creatorsaremoreemotional.C.Strongattachmenttosufferingsinlifepullspeopleintovictims.D.One’sexperiencesdeterminehisattitudetowardlife.69.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage? A.Todefinevictimsandcreators. B.Toevaluatevictimsagainstcreators. C.Toexplaintherelationshipbetweenvictimsandcreators. D.Tosuggestthetransformationfromvictimstocreators.(B)Asanyonewhohastriedtoloseweightknows,realisticgoal-settinggenerallyproducesthebestresults.That'spartiallybecauseitappearspeoplewhosetrealisticgoalsactuallyworkmoreefficiently,andexertmoreeffort,toachievethosegoals.What'sfarlessunderstoodbyscientists,however,arethepotentiallyharmfuleffectsofgoal-setting.Newspapersrelaydailyaccountsofgoal-settingpopularinindustriesandbusinessesupanddownbothWallStreetandMainStreet,yettherehasbeensurprisinglylittleresearchonhowthelong-trumpetedpracticeofsettinggoalsmayhavecontributedtothecurrenteconomiccrisis,andimmoralbehavioringeneral.“Goalsarewidelyusedandpromotedashavingreallybeneficialeffects.Andyet,thesamemotivationthatcanpushpeopletoexertmoreeffortinaconstructivewaycouldalsomotivatepeopletobemorelikelytoengageinimmoralbehaviors,”saysMauriceSchweitzer,anassociateprofessoratPenn’sWhartonSchool.“Itturnsoutthere’snoeconomicbenefittojusthavingagoal-youjustgetapsychologicalbenefit”Schweitzersays.“Butinmanycases,goalshaveeconomicrewardsthatmakethemmorepowerful.”AprimeexampleSchweitzerandhiscolleaguesciteisthecollapseofenergy-tradinggiantEnron,wheremanagersusedfinancialstimulustomotivatesalesmentomeetspecificincomegoals.Theproblem,Schweitzersays,istheactualtradeswerenotprofitable.Otherstudieshaveshownthatburdeningemployeeswithunrealisticgoalscanforcethemtolie,cheatorsteal.Suchwasthecaseintheearly1990swhenSearsimposedasalesquota(定額)onitsautorepairstaff.Itcausedemployeestooverchargeforworkandtocompleteunnecessaryrepairsonacompanywidebasis.Schweitzeradmitshisresearchgoesagainstaverylargebodyofliteraturethatcomplimentsthemanybenefitsofgoal-setting.Advocatesofthepracticehavetakenissuewithhisteam’suseofsuchevidenceasnewsaccountstosupporthisconclusionthatgoal-settingiswidelyover-prescribed.Inarebuttalpaper,Dr.EdwinLockewrites:“Goal-settingisnotgoingaway.Organizationscannotthrivewithoutbeingfocusedontheirdesiredendresultsanymorethananindividualcanthrivewithoutgoalstoprovideasenseofpurpose.”ButSchweitzerarguesthe“mountingcausalevidence”linkinggoal-settingandharmfulbehaviorshouldbestudiedtohelpspotlightissuesthatmeritcautionandfurtherinvestigation.“Evenafewnegativeeffectscouldbesolargethattheyoutweighmanypositiveeffects,”hesays.“Goal-settingdoeshelpcoordinateandmotivatepeople.Myideawouldbetocombinethatwithcarefuloversight,astrongorganizationalculture,andmakesurethegoalsthatyouusearegoingtobeconstructiveandnotsignificantlyharmtheorganization,”Schweitzersays.70.Whatmessagedoestheauthortrytoconveyaboutgoal-setting?A.Itsrolehasbeenlargelyunderestimated.B.Itsnegativeeffectshavelongbeenneglected.C.Thegoalsmostpeoplesetareunrealistic.D.Thegoalincreasespeople’sworkefficiency.71.HowdidSears’goal-settingaffectitsemployeesinparagraph7?A.Theywereobligedtoworkmorehourstoincreasetheirsales.B.Theyresortedtoimmoralpracticetomeettheirsalesquota.C.Theycompetedwithoneanothertoattractmorecustomers.D.Theyimprovedtheircustomerserviceonacompanywidebasis.72.Whatdoadvocatesofgoal-settingthinkofSchweitzer’sresearch?A.Itexaggeratesthesideeffectsofgoal-setting.B.Itagreeswiththeexistingliteratureonthesubject.C.Itsconclusionisnotbasedonsolidscientificevidence.D.Itsfindingsarenotofmuchpracticalvalue.73.WhatisSchweitzer’sargumentagainstEdwinLocke?A.Goal-settinghasbecometoodeep-rootedincorporateculture.B.Thelinkbetweengoal-settingandharmfulbehaviordeservesfurtherstudy.C.Studyinggoal-settingcanthrowmorelightonsuccessfulbusinesspractices.D.Thepositiveeffectsofgoal-settingoutweighitsnegativeeffects.SectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.TheSiouxpeople(蘇人，美國(guó)印第安人),whooncelivedthroughouttheGreatPlainsfromIowatoMontana,arefamousforthetriangular,portablehomes,calledtepees,inwhichtheylived,andfortheirtalentsashorseridersandbuffalohunters.Lessfamiliar,perhaps,istheirliterature.Thesestorieswerealteredineachretellingastheywerepasseddownfromparentstochildren.ThestoriesdealtwiththeSioux’senvironmentanditsbirdsandanimals,geography,andweather.RecurringcharactersincludedUnktomi,amischievousspiderwhoseappearancegenerallyforetoldmisfortune.Corn,abasicpartoftheSiouxdietformorethan1,000years,wasanotherpopularsubjectforlegends.Accordingtotradition,cornwasintroducedintheSiouxworldbywayofahermit,amedicinemanwholivedasolitaryexistenceintheforestdistantfromSiouxvillages.Irritatedbynightlyvisitation