新疆兵团第二师华山中学学年高二上学期周测.docx
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新疆兵团第二师华山中学学年高二上学期周测
2017-2018学年第一学期高二年级周测卷
英语试卷(第一次)
(考试时间:
40分钟,满分100分)
A
Doyouknowhowitiswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?
Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?
Well,apparentlyit’sbecausewehavemirrorneurons(神经元)inourbrains.
Putsimply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitate(模仿)it,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthowwelearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther:
mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.
Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareaswhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento(forexample:
”Thehandtookholdoftheball”),thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed(inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball).
Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavior.Muchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfullyfunctioning.However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders.
Researchintomirrorneuronsseemstoprovideuswith
evermoreinformationconcerninghowhumansbehaveandinteract(互动).Indeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalent(相等物)forneuroscienceofwhatEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywasforphysics.Andthenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetocoughinthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes—well,perhapsyou’llunderstandwhy.
1.Mirrorneuronscanexplain .
A.whywecrywhenwearehurt
B.whywecoughwhenwesufferfromacold
C.whywesmilewhenweseesomeoneelsesmile
D.whyweyawnwhenweseesomeoneelsestayuplate
2.Theword“triggered”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“___”.
A.setoffB.cutoffC.builtupD.brokenup
3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmirrorneurons .
A.relatetohumanbehaviorandinteraction
B.con
trolhumanphysicalactionsandfeelings
C.resultinbadbehaviorandsocialdisorders
D.determineourknowledgeandlanguageabilities
4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabo
ut?
A.Waystofindmirrorneurons.B.Problemsofmirrorneurons.
C.Existenceofmirrorneurons.D.Functionsofmirrorneurons.
B
Ihavebeenconsistentlyopposedtofeedingababyregularly.Asadoctor,motherandscientistinchilddevelopmentIbelievethereisnothingtorecommendit,fromthebaby’spointofview.
Mothers,doctorsandnursesalikehavenoideaofwhereababy’sbloodsugarlevellies.Allweknowisthatalowlevelisharmfultobraindevelopmentandmakesababyeasilyannoyed.Inthisstate,thebabyisdifficulttocalmdownandsleepisimpossible.Thebabyasksforattentionbycryingandsearchingforfoodwithitsmouth.
Itisnotjustunkindbutalsodangeroustosayafour-hourlyfeedingschedulewillmakeababysatisfied.Thefirstoftheexpertstoadvocateastrictclock-watchingschedulewasDrFredericTrubyKingwhowasagainstfeedinginthenight.I’veneverheardanythingsoridiculous.Babyfeedingshouldn’tfollowatimetablesetbythemum.Whatisimportantisfeedingababyinthebestway,thoughitmaycausesomeinconvenienceinthefirstfewweeks.
Well,atlastwehavecopper-bottomedresearchthatsupportsdemandfeedingandpointsouttheweaknessesofstrictlytimedfeeding.Theresearchfindsoutthatbabieswhoarefedondemanddobetteratschoolatage
5,7,11and14,thanbabiesfedaccordingtotheclock.Bytheageof8,theirIQ(智商)scoresarefourtofivepercenthigherthanbabiesfedbyarigidtimetable.ThisresearchcomesfromOxfordandEssexUniversityusingasamp
le(样本)of10,419childrenbornintheearly1990s,takingaccountofparentaleducation,familyincome,achild’ssexandage,themother’shealthandfeedingstyle.Theseresultsdon’tsurpriseme.Feedingaccordingtoschedulerunstheriskofharmingtherapidlygrowingbrainbytakingnoaccountofsinkingbloodsugarlevels.
Ihopethisresearchwillputanendtoadvocatingstrictlytimedbabyfeedingpractices.
5.AccordingtoParagraph2,onereasonwhyababycriesisthatitfeels_.
A.sickB.upsetC.sleepyD.hungry
6.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutDrKing?
A.Heisstrict.B.Heisunkind.
C.HehasthewrongideaD.Hesetsatimetableformothers.
7.Thewordcopper-bottomedinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto .
A.basicB.reliableC.surprisingD.interesting
8.Whatdoestheresearchtellusaboutfeedingababyondemand?
A.Thebabywillsleepwell.B.Thebabywillhaveitsbrainharmed.
C.Thebabywillhavealowbloodsugarlevel.D.Thebabywillgrowtobewiserbytheageof8.
9.Theauthorsupportsfeedingthebaby .
A.inthenightB.everyfourhoursC.wheneveritwantsfoodD.accordingtoitsbloodsugarlevel
C
Astronautsonshortershuttlemissions(使命)oftenworkverylongdays.Tasksarescheduledsotightlythatbreaktimesareoftenusedtofinishtheday’swork.ThistypeofscheduleisfartoodemandingforlongmissionsontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).ISScrewmembersusuallyliveinspaceforatleastaquarterofayear.TheyworkfivedaysonandtwodaysofftomimicthenormalwaytheydothingsonEarthasmuchaspossible.Weekendsgivethecrewvaluabletimetorestanddoafewhoursofhousework.Theycancommunicatewithfamilyandfriendsbyemail,internetphoneandthroughprivatevideoconferences.
Whileastronautscannotgotoabaseballgameoramovieinorbit,therearemanyfamiliaractivitiesthattheycanstillenjoy.Beforeamission,thefamilyandfriendsofeachISScrewmemberputtogetheracollectionoffamilyphotos,messages,videosandreadingmaterialfortheastronautstolookatwhentheywillbefloating370kilometersabovetheEarth.Duringtheirmission,thecrewalsoreceivescarepackageswithCDs,books,magazines,photosandletters.Andasfromearly2010,theinternetbecameavailableontheISS,givingastronautsthechancetodosome“websurfing(冲浪)”intheirpersonaltime.Besidesrelaxingwiththesemorecommonentertainments,astronautscansimplyenjoytheexperienceoflivinginspace.
ManyastronautssaythatoneofthemostrelaxingthingstodoinspaceistolookoutthewindowandstareattheuniverseandtheEarth.BoththeshuttleandtheISScircletheplanetseveraltimeseachday,andeverymomentoffersanewviewoftheEarth’svastlandmassandoceans.
10.Whatdoestheword“mimic”inParagraph1probablymean?
A.Find.B.Copy.C.
Change.D.Lose.
11.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefamiliesoftheastronautsontheISS?
A.Theyarecaringandthoughtful.B.Theyareworriedandupset.
C.Theyareimpatientandannoyed.D.Theyareexcitedandcurious.
12.Inthefinalparagraph,theauthorshowsthatastronauts .
A.getmorepleasureinspacethanontheEarthB.findlivinginspaceabitboringandtiring
C.regardspacelifeascommonD.lovetoseetheEarthfromspace
13.Thepassagemainlydiscusseshowastronauts .
A.workforlongermissionsinspaceB.connectwithpeopleontheEarth
C.observetheEarthfromspaceD.spendtheirfreetimeinspace
D
Honey(蜂蜜)fromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees’nest(巢)andtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehighupintrees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper—alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.
Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewax(蜂蜡)inthebeehives(蜂房).Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax,whichisdeepinsidethebees’nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest,thefollowerreachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.
Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax,butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives,andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.
14.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees’nest?
A.It’ssmallinsize.B.It’shiddenintrees.
C.It’scoveredwithwax.D.It’shardtorecognize.
15.Whatdothewords“thefollower”inParagraph2referto?
A.Abee
. B.Abird.C.Ahoneyseeker.D.Abeekeeper.
16.Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway .
A.itgetsitsfoodB.itgoestochurch
C.itsingsintheforestD.itreachesintobees’nests
17.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.WildBeesB.WaxandHoney
C.BeekeepinginAfricaD.Honey-Lover’sHelper
E
Youmaythinkthatsailingisadifficultsport,butitisreallynothardtolearnit.Youdonotneedtobestrong.Butyouneedtobequick.Andyouneedtounderstandafewbasicrulesaboutthewind.
First,youmustaskyourself,“Whereisthewindcomingfrom?
Isitcomingfroma
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