山东省滨州市学年高二下学期期末英语试题及答案解析.docx

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山东省滨州市学年高二下学期期末英语试题及答案解析

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一、阅读理解

ChinesefansmightjustbeoncloudninerightnowsincethemovieSpiritedAwayhasfinallybeenscheduledforaJune21releaseinChinesemainland.ThemoviemadebyStudioGhibliwasoriginallyreleasedin2001andquicklygainedfamearoundtheworldforthefascinatingandthrillingstoryitoffers.Itfollowstheadventuresofa10-year-oldgirlnamedChihiro,voicedbyZhouDongyu,asshewandersaroundthespiritworldtobringherparentsbacktotheiroriginalformafterturningintopigs.Inthemagicalworld,sheencounterschallengesandacunningwitch,voicedbyWangLin,whowantstokeepChihiroasherservantforever.ShealsomeetsaboynamedHaku,voicedbyJingBoran,whowillhelpherthroughthejourney,PengYuchanggiveslifetoKaonashi,andTianZhuangzhuangtakestheroleofKamaji.

SpiritedAwayremainstothisdaytheonlynon-EnglishlanguagetitletoearntheBestAnimatedFeatureprize.ItisalsothehighestgrossingfilminJapanesehistory.Theanimegrossedover$275millioninJapanduringitsinitialrelease,out-grossingsuchboxoffice-Titanic.StudioGhiblifilmshaveremainedpopularinChina.It’scurrentlythesecondStudioGhiblifilmtomakeitswayinChina,thefirstbeingMyNeighborTotorowhichwasdigitallyremasteredandshowninChinesemainlandcinemaslastDecember.

Animehaslongbeenpopularwithaudiencesand$83millionofYourName’stotalgrosscamefromtheChinesemainland.TheTotororeleasewasahugeboxofficesuccesswithmorethan$26million,andSpiritedAwayiswidelyexpectedtoperformevenbettergivenitspopularity.

1．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“oncloudnine”probablymean?

A．Embarrassed.B．Jealous.

C．Happy.D．Surprised.

2．WhydoesChihirowanderaroundthespiritworld?

A．Becauseshewantstofindfriendship.

B．Becauseshewantstogothroughthejourney.

C．Becauseshewantstokeepherselfasaservantofthewitch.

D．Becauseshewantstobringherparentsbacktotheiroriginalform.

3．Whichfilmisthehighest-grossingfilminJapanesehistory?

A．MyNeighborTotoroB．SpiritedAway

C．YourNameD．Titanic

4．Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?

A．Inanentertainmentreport.B．Inashortstorycollection.

C．Inatravelmagazine.D．Inaresearchpaper.

Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn’talreadyknow.Iturnedroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladylookingatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.

Shesaid,“Hi,handsome.MynameisRose.I’meighty-sevenyearsold.CanIgiveyouahug?

”

Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay!

”andshegavemeagiantsqueeze.

Webecameinstantfriends.Everydayforthenextthreemonths,wewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknonstop.

Overthecourseoftheyear,Rosebecameacampusiconandsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.

AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.Afterbeingintroduced,sheclearedherthroatandbegan.“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold,wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlyfoursecretstostayingyoung,beinghappyandachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.You’vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youwilldie.Wehavesomanypeoplewalkingaroundwhoaredeadanddon’tevenknowit!

Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.

Ifyouarenineteenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyearanddon’tdooneproductivething,youwillturntwentyyearsold.IfIameighty-sevenyearsoldandstayinbedforayearandneverdoanything.Iwillturneighty-eight.

Theelderlyusuallydon’thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.”

Sheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheRose”.Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyricsandlivethemoutinourdailylives.Rosetaughtusbyexamplethatitisnevertoolatetorealizeourdreams.

5．WhichwordscanbeusedtodescribeRose?

A．Ambitiousandstrict.B．Positiveandoptimistic.

C．Regretfulandcourageous.D．Confidentandkind-hearted.

6．Rosewasinvitedtospeakatthefootballbanquetprobablybecause________.

A．shewasabigfootballfanB．shewasawell-educatedprofessor

C．shewasanoutstandingstudentD．shewasaninspiringfigure

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?

A．Ifyouregretnothing,youwon’tfeardeath.

B．Ifyoufeardeath,youwillregretsomething.

C．Peopleregretsomethingwhentheyfacedeath.

D．Peoplediewithregretsbecauseofwhattheyhavedone.

8．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．MybestfriendB．Dreaminheart

C．SecretstosuccessD．Acceptingchallenges

Summertimeisoftenfilledwithoutdoorpartiesandfoodtrucks,meaningyou’respendingmoretimestandingupandeating.Butifyouwanttoactuallyenjoyyourmeal,researcherssayyou’rebetterofffindingaseat.

AnewstudypublishedintheJournalofConsumerResearchfindspostureimpactstasteperception（感知）,withfoodtastingbetterwhenyou’resittingdown.DpayanBiswas,professorofmarketingattheUniversityofSouthFlorida,foundthatholdingastandingpostureforevenafewminutesleadstophysicalstress,mutingtasteperception.Theforceofgravitypushesbloodtothelowerpartsofthebody,causingthehearttoworkhardertopumpbloodbackuptothetopofthebody,acceleratingheartrate.Whenpeopleexperiencediscomfort,foodsthatnormallytastegooddonotappearaspleasanttothetongue.Biswasconfirmedhisassumptionbyhaving350participantsratethetasteofapitachip.Thosewhowerestandinggaveitalessfavorableratingthanthosewhoweresittinginachair.

Researchersthenprovidedparticipantsclassicbitesizedcakesbakedatalocalrestaurantthatweretestedandwidelyconsideredpleasanttasting.Thosewhoweresittingdownratedthemtobemostdelicious.However,whenthebakerchangedtherecipeandmadethetasteunpleasantbyaddinganextracupofsalt,theresultswereopposite.Participantsstandingupdidn’tnoticethecakestastingsaltiertothatextent,andactuallyratedthemtohavearelativelymorefavorabletasteperceptionthanthosewhosampledthemwhilesittingdown.

“Thisfindingsuggeststhatparentsmightbeabletomakeunpleasant-tasting,healthyfoodsseemmoredelicioustoreluctant（不情愿的）childrenbyhavingthemeatstandingup（vs.sittingdown）.Alsoitmightbebeneficialtomaintainastandingposturewhenconsumingmedicalproductsthathaveunpleasanttastes.”

Inaddition,theteamtestedposture’simpactontemperatureperception.Participantswereprovidedcupsofhotcoffee.Thosestandingupreporteditnotbeingasintenseasthosewhoweresittingdown.However,theydranklessthanthosesitting,suggestingphysicalstresssuppressesappetite.Eatingwhilestandingcanalsohelpwithlong-termweightlossgoals.Specifically,eatingwhilestanding（vs.sitting）leadstoloweramountofconsumption.

9．What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A．Summeristhebestseasontoenjoytastyfood.

B．Yourpostureinfluenceyourfoodperception.

C．Youhadbetterstandupwheneatingfood.

D．Sittingdownhelpsyouenjoyyourfood.

10．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“muting”underlinedinparagraph2?

A．encouragingB．approving

C．discouragingD．disapproving

11．Accordingtothepassage,howmanyexperimentswereconductedbyDipayanBiswasandhisteam?

A．1.B．2.

C．3.D．4.

12．Astandingpositionwhileeatingisespeciallybeneficialtothoseexcept________.

A．agirlwhowantstokeepslim

B．acouplewhoareenjoyingtheirdinner

C．achildwhoisunwillingtotakebitterpills

D．amumwhosechildrenrefusetoeattastelessfood

Researchershavestudiedhowbirthorderaffectskid’spersonalitiesinthepast,butonestudyoutoftheUnitedKingdomhasfoundthatfirstbornsmayhaveaneducationaladvantageovertheiryoungersiblings（兄弟姐妹）.

ResearchersattheUniversityofEssex’sInstituteforSocialandEconomicResearchsurveyed3,553individualsand1,503groupsofsiblings,anddiscoveredthatfirstbornchildrentendedtohavehighereducationalaspirationsandattainment.Onlychildrenandfirstborntwinswerenotincludedinthestudy.

Foreachfamilyinvolvedinthestudy,researcherFeifeiBuexaminedsiblingbirthorder,thenumberofchildreninthefamily,agespacing,sex,health,relationshipswithoneanotherandeducationalaspirations.Shefoundthatfirstbornshadagreaterprobability—16percenthigher—ofattendingfurthereducation,comparedwithlater-bornsibling.

“Theadvantageoffirstbornsineducationaloutcomesmaybepartiallyexplainedbythefactthatfirstbornstendtohavehigheraspirationswhichpushthemtowardhigheducationlevels,”Buwroteinthepublishedstudy.

ShefurtherexplainedtoTheGuardianthatparentingcouldplayarole.“Itcouldbethattheparentssimplydevotemoretimeandenergytothem;itcouldbethattheyareactuallymoreintelligent.Forme,Itendtoleantowardsthetheorythattheamountoftime,energyandinvolvementthatparentsputintocaringfortheirchildrenispossiblyatworkhere,”shesaid.

Shealsofoundagespacingtobeacontributingfactor.Thefurtherapartinagethesiblings—forexample,asixyearinsteadofoneyeardifference—themorelikelybothkidsweretobesuccessful.Theideaisthatwithwidelyspacedsiblings,parentshavetheabilitytospreadouttheirresources.Inotherwords,theyhavetimetogiveeachchildmoretimeandmoney.

Butyoungersiblingsshouldn’tworry.Theworldisfull