高二英语上学期期末考试试题201.docx
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高二英语上学期期末考试试题201
赤峰二中(2015级)2016-2017学年度上学期期末考试
英语试卷
满分:
150分时间:
100分钟
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Onceagain,Iwasatanewschool.SowasagirlinmyclassnamedParis.Thatwaswherethesimilaritiesended.
Iwastallandshewassmall.Iwasoneoftheoldestintheclasswhileshewastheyoungest.Myhairwasthick,shortanduglywhileherswaslongandbeautiful.Iwasawkwardandshy.Shewasn't.Icouldn'tstandher,consideringhermyenemy.Butshewantedtobefriends.
Oneday,sheinvitedmeoverandIsaidyes–Iwastooshockedtosayno.Actually,noonehadinvitedmeovertoplaybefore.Butthisgirl,whoworethelatestfashions,wantedtoseeme.
Shelivedonthefourthfloorinatwo-roomplacewithhermother,herstepfather,hertwobrothersandhersister.Whenwegottotheroomshesharedwithhersister,shetookoutabigcaseofBarbies–whichwasmynextsurprise.Iwouldhavethoughtshehadoutgrownthem.Ihadneverplayedwiththem.Butwesatonthefloorofawalk-incupboardlaughingaswemadeupcrazystoriesabouttheBarbies.That'swhenwefoundoutthatwebothwantedtobewriterswhenwewereolder.Webothhadwildimaginations.
Wehadagreattimethatafternoon.Ourjawsachedfromsmilingsomuch.Sheshowedmeheroutfits(服装),whichhadmostlycomefromadesignerclothingstoredowntheblock.Thewomanwhoowneditsometimesusedherasamodelforhernewspaperadsandgaveherclothesinexchange.
Parischarmedthewholeneighborhood.Thebookstoreownerslentherfashionmagazines,themovietheatergaveherfreepassesandthepizzaplaceletherhavefreepieces.SoonIwasincludedinhermagicworld.Wesleptoverateachother'shousesandspenteveryfreemomenttogether.Iletmyhairgrowoutandlearnedtolovebeingtall.
Paris,myfirstrealfriendsincechildhood,helpedmegetthroughmytoughteenageyearsandtaughtmeanamazingthingaboutmakingfriends:
Your"worstenemy"canturnouttobeyourbestfriend.
1.Atthetimedescribedatthebeginningofthearticle,______.
A.theauthorfeltshehadlittleincommonwithParis
B.theauthorenvied(嫉妒)Parisforbeingconfident
C.theauthorfeltshewasineverywayinferior(不如)toParis
D.theauthorstayedawayfromParisbecauseoftheirdifferences
2.Inthearticle,thewriterdescribesParisasagirlwho_______.
A.knewhowtoexchangeservices
B.refusedtogrowup
C.hadgoodpeopleskills
D.boughtalotofdesignerclothing
3.Fromthearticle,wecantellthatthroughherfriendshipwithParis,thewriter______.
A.startedtoacceptherself
B.alsobecameaneighborhoodstar
C.learnedmoreaboutfashion
D.wasabletofitinathernewschool
4.Whichanswerbestsumsupthearticle'smainmessage?
A
.Lifeholdsalotofsurprisesforus.
B.Ifyouhatethedifferencesbetweenyouandsomeoneelse,you'llbeboredtodeath.
C.Neverjudgeapersonfromtheirappearance.
D.Sometimesyoucanmakefriendsifyougetpastwhatseemtobedifferences.
B
Inabookstore,wecanloseourselvesandforgetwhattimeitis.Beingsurroundedbywallsandwallsofstoriesgivesusendlesschancestofindexactlywhatwearelookingfor,oranovelwehadnoideaevenexisted.Walkingupanddownabookstore,wecanlookathundredsofcoversandreadthebacksofmanydifferentbooks.Wecanopenabookandturnthepages,findingaparagraphandseeingifitgrabsourattention.
Butwithonlinestoresande-booksbecomingmorepopular,manyfindithardtorememberthelasttimetheysatdowninabookstoreandenjoyedapeacefulmoment.
However,thisdoesnotmeanthatbookstoresarelosingtheirappeal.Forexample,tobringinmorereaders,XinhuaBookstoreopenedabeautifulFreshAirBookstoreinBaoding,Hebeiprovinceearlierthisyeartohelppeopleescapefromcitylifeandfindsomewheretosettledownforawhile.
Thisisjustoneofthenewwaysinwhichpeoplearetryingtobringbacktheworldofbooksinthedigitalage.AccordingtoQianXiaohua,whostartedLibrairieAvant-Garde,anindependentbookstorebasedinNanjing,Jiangsuprovince,theexperienceofreadingrealbooksmaybeagoodwaytobringreadersback.
“Thereisnoalternativetoreplacethetouchofdifferentkindsofpaperandthesmellofprint,”Qiansaid."Forreaders,visitingabookstoreisanexperienceoflettingthemselvesslowdownandthink.Mostreadersinabookstorecomenotonlyforthebooks,butalsofortheatmosphereandsocialsetting.That'sthereasonwhymanybookstoresarecreativelydesignedordecorated;theywantpeopletocommunicatewithandenrichtheirinnerworld."
Whenreadersshoponline,they'reoftenlookingforonespecificthing.Butinabookstore,theymayfindanovelthatneverwouldhaveshowedupintheirsearch,andthattheyneverwouldhaveotherwiseread.
“Lookingaroundastoreallowsustostepoutofourcomfortzone,sometimeswithoutusevenknowing,becausesomanymorechoicesaregiventousinashortwalkaroundthestorethanonanonlinesearchpage,”theEliteDailywebsitereported.
Sowhynotgooutandfindastorythatspeaks
toyou?
Pickitup,lookthroughitspagesandunderstandthatwhenyouwalkoutwithabook,you'restartinganewadventure.
5.Whichofthef
ollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?
A.Bookstoresarenolongerneededthesedays.
B.Mostpeoplegotobookstoresjusttogetacertainbook.
C.Morebooksareprovidedinbookstoresthaninonlinestores.
D.Bookstorescanofferpeoplesurprisesandadventures.
6.Theunderlinedword"appeal"inParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto______.
A.functionB.attractionC.creativityD.independence
7.WhichofthefollowingsentenceswouldQia
nXiaohuaprobablyagreewith?
A.Bookstoresshouldberunintheold-fashionedway.
B.Bookstoresshouldofferapleasantreadingenvironment.
C.Bookstoresshouldallowpeopletocommunicatefreely.
D.Theatmosphereinabookstoreismoreimportantthanthereadingexperience.
8.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardtheideaofvisitingabookstore?
A.Supportive.B.Negative.C.Uninterested.D.Neutral.
C
Newresearchsuggeststhatthereareonlyfourbasicfacialexpressionsofemotion.However,howtheseexpressionsareunderstoodmightdependonwhereyouarefrom.
ResearchbyscientistsfromtheUniversityofGlasgowintheUKhaschallengedthetraditionalviewofhowthefaceexpressesemotions.Manyscientistshadbelievedthatthereweresixbasicemotionsthatpeoplefromallculturesrecognized.Thesewerehappiness,sadness,fear,anger,surpriseanddisgust.However,theUniversityofGlasgow'sworknowsuggeststhatthehumanfaceonlyhasfourbasicexpressionsofemotion.Thisisbecausesomepairsofemotionsareimpossibletotellapart,especiallywhentheyarefirstshownontheface.Fearandsurprise,forexample,bothsharewide-openeyes.Thefacialexpressionsforangeranddisgustalsolookthesame.
Soifourfacesareonlyabletoexpressfourbasicemotions,howdowecommunicatemuchmorecomplexfeelings?
Thestudyfoundthatthewayexpressionsareunderstoodisdifferentindifferentcultures.LeadresearcherRachaelJackwasstudyingthisbecause"facialexpressionswereconsideredtobeuniversal",sheexplained.However,whilelookingathowpeoplefromtheEastandWestrecognizedifferentpartsoftheface,theyfoundthatalthoughtherearesomecommonfeaturesacrosscultures,thesixbasicfacialexpressionsofemotionarenotrecognizeduniversally.
"Wesaidwedon'tknowwhatadisgustfacelookslikeinChina,sothebestwaytogoaboutthatistomakeallcombinationsoffacialmovementsandshowtoChinesepeopleandaskthemtochoosetheonestheythinkaredisgustfaces."Withthesoftwaretheydeveloped,theydiscoveredthatintheearlystagesofsignalingemotion,fearandsurprise,andangeranddisgust,wereoftenconfused.Jackexplainedthatthisdevelopmentoffacialexpressionsisrelatedtobiologyandsocialsituations.
Whathascaughtpeople'sinterestisthecross-culturalaspectofthework."Thisstudyshowswhichemotionsweshare,andwhicharedifferentindifferentcultures,"Jacksaid.Thisfindingcouldhelpus
developnewcommunicationtechnologies,forexampleonesthatusevideo-callingprogramslikeSkype.WhenyoutalktosomeoneinJapaninthefuture,aprogramcould"read"yourfacialexpressionsandthen"translate"themfortheJapaneseperson.TheJapanesepersonwouldseetheJapanesefacialexpressionontheirscreen.Inthisway,peoplefromdifferentculturescouldunderstandeachotherbetter.
9.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanconcludethatnewresearch______.
A.hasshownthattraditionalopinionsoffacialexpressionsofemotionsarecorrect
B.hasshownthatourfacesonlyshowhappiness,sadness,fearandsurprise
C.hasfoundthatpeoplemaynotrecognizethedifferencebetweenlooksoffearandsurprise
D.hassuggestedthatwecanrecognizesixbasicemotionsfromfacialexpressions
10.WhichofthefollowingshowsthemainpointofParagraph3?
A.Differentpeopleunderstandfacialexpressionsdifferently.
B.Facialexpressionsareconsideredtobeuniversal.
C.Peopleacrossculturesshowdifferentkindsoffeelings.
D.Facialexpressionshavesomecommonfeaturesacrosscultures.
11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheresearch?
A.Ourfacialexpressionshavedevelopedmainlyaccordingtoculturalbackgrounds.
B.ChinesevolunteershadasimilarideaofadisgustedfacetovolunteersfromtheWest.
C.ResearchersaskedChinesevolunteerstopulldisgustedexpressionsandtookphotographsofthem.
D.Thisresearchcouldhelpfuturecross-c
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