学年高二英语上学期期中试题 考试时间100分钟满分100分Word文档格式.docx
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00pmonSundaysinAugust.
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Youngpeopleaged13—19willbeabletoproducetheirownmusic,competeinsportsactivities,ortrytheirhandatcookingatSaxonYouthClub,SaxonCommunityCentre,NormanRoad,PeterborougheveryMondayandWednesdayfrom3:
00pm.PLUSanaeroballtournamentwilltakeplaceonThursday,12thAugustbetween3:
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HoughtonMill
Through
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Looking
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30pm,performance6:
30pm—8:
30pm.Tearoomwillbeopenuntiltheendoftheinterval.Adult
£
10.Child
£7.Family
£20.
Booking
advisableon08454505157.
FarmlandMuseumandDennyAbbey
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1.Ifyouareinterestedincooking,youcangoto________.
A.PeterboroughMuseum
B.HoughtonMillC.SaxonYouthClub
D.FarmlandMuseum
2.Youwanttowatchthenewplaywithyourparents,soitwillcostyou________.
A.
7
B.
17C.
27
D.
20
3.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesneedsparents'
company?
A.Playingfarmlandgames.
B.Watchingthenewplay.
C.Competinginsportsactivities.
D.Visitingthedinosaurexhibition.
B
SunnydaysinSeattlearequiterare.I’dplannedtospendmyweekendinthesun,pottingflowersoutdoors.Butthatwasbeforethepairofcrows(乌鸦)
arrived.Outofnowhere,theyhadsetuptheirbasecampinourbackyard.
WefirstdiscoveredourfeatheredenemiesonFridaymorning.Itwasearly,andthesoundthebirdsmadetraveledthroughourneighborhood.Ifiguredthey’dgoawaysoon.But,no.Theyweregettinglouderandprobablyannoyingmyneighborsnearlyasmuchasuswiththenoise.IadmitIgotalittledesperate.
Then,onSundayafternoon,IlookedoutofthekitchenwindowtoseeourdogQuatchistaringatsomethingontheground.Iwenttoexploreandfoundasmallcoal-blackbirdinthegrass.Itseyesweremilky,anditstayedperfectlystillasmydogwalkedtowardsit.OnlywhenQuatchitouchedhisnosetoitsheaddiditwalkaway.Igrabbedthedogandlockedhiminsideandcamebackwithmycamera.
Itneveroccurredtomethattheyoungwouldbehangingoutontheground,growingandgainingstrengthasitsparentsguardeditfromabove.ThesecondIsawthislittlecreatureIforgavethecrows.
Tobehonest,I’veneverbeenmuchofabirdperson.Ialsohaveahealthyrespectforbirdsandbyhealthy,Imeanslightlyfear-based.
They’rebasicallylivingdinosaurs.
Iwishthey’dchosenanotherbackyard.ThereareonlysomanysunnydaysinSeattle,andIstillcan’tdoanygardeningoutthere.ButI’malsogratefulthatIgottoseethislittlebitofnatureunfoldupclose.It’sprettyamazing.
Theexperiencehasalsostrengthenedmydesiretocreateabeautifulbackyardgardenthatattractslotsofbees,butterflies,andyes,birds.Theyarewelcomehere.
4.Thearrivalofthetwocrows______.
A.disturbedtheauthor’slife
B.frightenedtheauthor’sdog
C.angeredtheauthor'
sneighbors
D.damagedtheauthor'
sbackyard
5.Whydidtheauthorlockherdogup?
A.Shewantedtotakesomephotos.B.Thedogkeptmakingloudnoises.
C.Shewantedtoprotectthelittlebird.D.Theparentcrowsweretoattackthedog.
6.Afterseeingthelittlecrow,theauthor______.
A.decidedtohelplookafteritB.plannedtodrivethecrowsaway
C.fellinlovewiththepairofcrowsD.appreciatedknowingitsgrowingprocess
7.Bysaying“They’rebasicallylivingdinosaurs”inparagraph5,theauthormeans
______
A.birdsarerare
B.birdsareveryugly
C.sheisafraidofbirds
D.sheisrespectfultobirds
C
ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.
Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakthe'
declineofclass'
and'
classlesssociety'
inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.
Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.Arecentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;
73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;
and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.Thus,classmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.
OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'
sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.AstudyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoice.Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'
educated'
soft'
.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudy,ontheotherhand,wereregionalcityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'
common'
ugly'
.However,asimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudice.
Inrecentyears,however,younguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondon,havebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccents,inordertohidetheirclassorigins.Thisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticed.However,the1995popsong'
CommonPeople'
putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'
wanttolivelikecommonpeople'
theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlife.
8.ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.
A.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent
B.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclass
C.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclass
D.itistimetoendclassdistinction
9.Theword“stratification”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.variety
B.qualification
C.authority
D.division
10.Britishattitudestowardsaccent________.
A.arebasedonregionalstatus
B.havealongtradition
C.aresharedbytheAmericans
D.havechangedinrecentyears
11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Themiddleclassisexpanding
B.Aperson’saccentreflectshisclass
C.ClassisakeypartofBritishsociety
D.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.
D
Strangelyenough,musicisnofunatallforsomepeople.Aboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall"
amusic"
Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheability
torecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwosongs.Amusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscale.
Asaresult,songssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetthemapartfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.Infact,mostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusic.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.Thatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusic.However,thiscanresult
inwithdrawalandsocialisolation."
Iusedtohateparties,"
saysMargaret,aseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusic.
BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaret,scientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.
Scientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusic.Thedifferenceiscomplex,anditdoesn'
tinvolve
defective
hearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan'
tseecertaincolorls.
Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinaldiagnosed.Foryears,Margaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusic.Nowsheknowsthat
sheisnotalone.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain."
Whenpeopleinvitemetoaconcert,Ijustsay,No,thanks,Iamamusic'
"
saysMargaret."
IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy."
12.Amusicshavethefollowingcharacteristicsexceptthat___________
A.theyarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizemusicalnotes
B.theyhatemusicandoftenkeepoffplaceswherethereismusic
C.theyaresetapartfromothersastheyfailtoenjoymusic
D.theyprefertomakemetalnoiseratherthanlistentomusic
13.How
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