浙江省温州十五校联合体高二年级下学期期中考试英语.docx
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浙江省温州十五校联合体高二年级下学期期中考试英语
浙江省“温州十五校联合体”
2018—2019学年度下学期期中考试
高二英语试题
考生须知:
1.本卷共页满分150分,考试时间120分钟;
2.答题前,在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。
3.所有答案必须写在答题纸上,写在试卷上无效;
4.考试结束后,只需上交答题纸。
第I卷
第一部分:
听力(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
第一节听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Atfirst,MichaelSurrelldidn’tseetheblacksmokeorflamesshootingfromthewindowsofhisneighbors’home.Thentheygotacallfromoneofhisdaughters:
“Thehousenextdoorisonfire!
”Hewentoverandsawthreewomencryingmadlyontheirporch(门廊).
“Thebaby’sinthesecondfloor!
”oneofthewomencried.Thoughthefiredepartmenthadbeencalled,Surrell,then64,bravelyraninside.“Thebaby”wasTiaraRoberts,thewoman’sgranddaughterandaplaymateofSurrell’sthreeyoungestkids.
Enteringtheburninghousewaslike“runningintoabucketofblackpaint,”Surrellsays.Thethicksmokecausedhimtostumbleblindlyaround,burnedhiseyes,andmadeitimpossibletobreathe.Theconditionswouldhavebeendangerousforanyone,butforSurrell,whohaschronicobstructivepulmonarydisease(慢性阻塞性肺病),theywerelife-threatening.
Takingadeepbreath,hemovedaroundintheoverwhelmingdarkness.Becausethehousehadasimilarlayouttohis,hefoundthestairsandmadeittothesecondfloor.Thenheheardasoftbutclearmoan.Stillunabletosee,Surrellfelltohiskneesonthehotwoodfloor.Hecrawledtowardthesound,feelingaroundforanysignofthegirl.Finally,hetouchedsomething.Ashoe,thenanankle.HepulledTiaratowardhim,scoopedherintohisarmsandstood.Turning,hefoughtthroughthesmokeandranblindlyintotheblackness…
Surrellwokeupinthehospitalacoupleofdayslaterandspentoveraweekinthehospital.Tiarawasreleasedfromthehospitalafterafewdays.ThefireworsenedSurrell’spulmonarycondition,andhefeelstheeffectseventwoyearslater.Asaresult,hetakesextramedicationthathelpsopenhisairways.“It’sasmallpricetopay,”hesays.“I’ddoitagaininaheartbeat.Iwouldn’tgiveitasecondthought.”
21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothestory?
A.TiaraRobertswastheSurrell’syoungestgranddaughter.
B.Surrellwasfamiliarwiththestructureoftheburninghouse.
C.Surrellranintothefirebeforethefiredepartmentwascalled.
D.Thefirewaslife-threateningforSurrell,mostlyconsideringhisage.
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overwhelming”probablymean?
A.Normal.B.Unexpected.C.Mild.D.Extreme.
23.Judgingbythestory,whichwordsbestdescribeSurrell’spersonality?
A.Humorousandpatient.B.Outgoingandintelligent.
C.Warm-heartedandselfless.D.Determinedandambitious.
B
Afteryearsoftrying,ourneighborsconvincedmyparentsthaticefishingwouldbeafunwintergetawayfromourdairyfarm.Beforethat,theirideaofentertainmentinvolveddrivingaroundthecountrysidetoseehowtheneighbors’cropsweredoing.
MyparentseventuallybuiltafishhouseandsetituponWoodLake.WeexcitedlyheadedforthelakeonmanyJanuaryandFebruaryweekends.Bythetimewearrivedatourfavoritefishingspotacrossthelakeeachday,somebodyhadusuallymadeaclearpathacrosstheice.Thefishhousesweretogetheratthebestfishingspots,formingsomekindofaneighborhood.
Ourhousewaslargeenoughsoallfourofuscouldfishatthesametime.Eachcornerhadasquarecutoutofthefloor.Wesatincomfort.You’dthinkicefishingwouldbecold,butwehadasmallwoodstove(木炉)inside,andweputsnowaroundthebottomofthehousetokeepthewindfromblowingunderneath.
Besidesthethrillofwatchingyourbobber(钓鱼浮标)dipbelowthewater,lunchwasalwaysthehighlightoftheday.Momwouldfryporkorhamburgersinapan.Thesmellofcookingmeatwastheenvyofeveryotherfishhouseintheneighborhood.
Ourdayspassedwithamixofquiettimeandfamilychatter.Wetalkedaboutthefarmorschool.Andofcourse,wesharedfishingadvice.Partofthefunoficefishingwaslearningtounderstandandtrustthesoundsofthefrozenlake.Healthyice“talks”asitfreezesandshifts.Youcouldoftenhearthesoundofacracktravelingthroughtheice.
Peoplewhohavenevertriedicefishingmaynotthinkitsoundsveryexciting,butitwasforus.Fishingtripswereanadventure.Wedidn’talwayscatchfish,butwealwaysbroughthomegreatmemoriesofadaywithfamilyandfriends.
24.Whichistrueaboutentertainmentfortheauthor’sfamilybeforethefishingtrips?
A.Theyenjoyedvisitingthecountryside.B.Theyhadlittlechoiceforentertainment.
C.Theypreferredtotakecareoftheirfarm.D.Theylovedtodoresearchongrowingcrops.
25.Whydidtheauthorputsnowaroundthebottomofthefishhouse?
A.Toprotectthefishhouse.B.Tofollowanoldlocaltradition.
C.Toblockthewindunderneath.D.Tositinacomfortableposition.
26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Theauthor’smomwasnotquiteinterestedincooking.
B.Theauthor’sfamilysharedfishingadvicewitheachother.
C.Theauthorconsideredthosetripsenjoyableandmeaningful.
D.Theauthor’sfamilyusuallyfishedalone,farfromthecrowd.
C
Ihaveapairofpants.Tellme:
HowmanydifferentwayscanIputapairofpantstouse?
Nowimagineyou’reLadyGaga.BillGates.Ascubadiver.Anarchitect.Youstillhavethepants.Whatotherusescometomind?
Whatyoujustpracticed—theconsciousactof“wearing”anotherself—isanexercisethat,accordingtopsychiatristSriniPillay,MD,isessentialtobeingcreative.
Oneproblemaboutourunderstandingofcreativityisthatwetendtoconnectittoourconceptofself:
Eitherwe’re“creative”orwearen’t,withoutmuchofamiddleground.“I’mjustnotacreativeperson!
”afrustratedstudentmightsayinartclass.
Dr.Pillay,anassistantprofessoratHarvardUniversity,hasspentagoodpartofhiscareerchallengingtheseideas.Hebelievesthatthekeytounlockingyourcreativepotentialistorejecttheoldadvicethaturgesyouto“believeinyourself.”Infact,youshoulddotheopposite:
Believeyouaresomeoneelse.
Dr.Pillaypointstoa2016studywheretheauthors–educationalpsychologistsDenisDumasandKevinDunbar-dividedtheircollege-studentsubjectsintothreegroups,instructingonegrouptothinkofthemselvesas“poets”andanothertoimaginetheywere“librarians”(thethirdgroupwasthecontrol).Theresearchersthenpresentedalltheparticipantswithtenordinaryobjects,includingafork,acarrot,andapairofpants,andaskedthemtocomeupwithasmanydifferentusesaspossibleforeachone.
Thosewhowereaskedtoimaginethemselvesaspoetscameupwiththewidestrangeofideas,whereasthoseinthelibrariangrouphadthefewest.Meanwhile,theresearchersfoundonlysmalldifferencesinstudents’creativitylevelsacrossacademicmajors.Infact,thephysicsmajorspretendingtobepoetscameupwithmoreideasthantheartmajorsdid.
Theseresults,writeDumasandDunbar,suggestthatcreativityisnotanindividualtraitbuta“productofcontextandperspective.”Everyonecanbecreative,aslongasheorshefeelslikeacreativeperson.
27.WhatisDr.Pillay’sattitudetothefindingsofthe2016study?
A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Neutral.D.Critical.
28.Whydoestheauthormentionthephysicsmajorshadmoreideasthantheartmajorsintheexperiment?
A.Toprovethatphysicscanhelpdevelopcreativity.
B.Toemphasizethatcreativityhadlittletodowithmajors.
C.Toshowthatpoetsarereallymoreimaginativethanlibrarians.
D.Toimplythatphysicsmajorsaremorecreativethanartmajors.
29.Regardingcreativity,whichofthefollowingstatementswilltheauthormostlikelyagreewith?
A.Iamborntobeuncreative.B.IshallbecomecreativewhenIgrowup.
C.Ihavetolearnpoetrytobecreative.D.IcanbeacreativepersonifIfeellikeone.
30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthearticle?
A.Wanttobecreative?
Justpretend!
B.HowmanywayscanIuseapairofpants?
C.Whatisthemysteryofcreativity?
D.Everythingweknewaboutcreativityiswrong!
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Thecanetoad(海蟾蜍)wasimportedtoAustraliain1935toprotectsugarcanecrops.31Expertsestimatethattherearecurrentlyover200millionsamplesspreadacrossNorthernAustralia,andthenumbersareonlygrowing.TheincreasingpopulationisprovingtobedeadlyformanynativeAustraliananimalspeciesthathuntthetoadsasfood.32
Whilesomeanimalshavelearnedtocompletelyavoidthefrogs,theAustralianmonitorlizardscontinuetobekilledbythem.Thelizardsthatcatchsmallanimalsloveeatingcanetoads.33Ittakesthecanetoadlessthan30secondstoreleaseenoughpoisontokillalizard.
34Theydecidedtotrainthelizardstoavoidthecanetoads.TocarryouttheideatheywenttoaregionofnorthwesternAustraliathathadnotyetbeeninvadedbycanetoadsandfedthewildlizardswithyoungcanetoads.Thoughthesmalleranimalsreleasethesamepoisonastheadults,theydosoinsmalleramounts.35Theresearcherssayittookjustoneortwoteststoteachthelizardstostayawayfromcanetoads.Theycontinuedtoavoidtheanimalsevenwhenthelargercanetoadsarrived.
A.Notsurprisingly,theirpopulationhasdroppedsharply.
B.Unfortunately,inmostcases,itturnsouttobetheirlastmeal.
C.Withveryfewnaturalenemies,theirpopulationbegantogrowrapidly.
D.Nowateamofresearcherscameupwithagoodplantosavethelizards.
E.Gradually,thel
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