高级中学1718学年下学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案.docx
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高级中学1718学年下学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案
2017-2018学年下学期期末考试
高二英语试题
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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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
IntheUnitedStates,headmastersandteachersdisciplinestudentsinseveralways.Theteacheroftenwritestoorcallsthestudents’parents.Sometimesstudentshavetostayatschoolforonehour.Ifastudentbehavesverybadly,theheadmastercanstopthestudenthavingclasses.Thestudentcan’tcometoschoolforone,twoorthreedays.MrLazares,theheadmasterofamiddleschoolinOhio,didnotliketodoso.Whenhedidn’tletthestudentscometoschool,theywerehappy.“Athree-dayholiday!
”theythought.
Oneday,aboywasinMrLazares’soffice.Theboywasnotbehavingwellinclass.MrLazarestelephonedtheboy’sparents.“Ifyoucometoschoolwithyourson,Iwon’tstophimhavingclasses.”Hesaid.Theboy’sfathercametoschoolandwentwithhissontoeveryclass.Otherstudentslookedattheboyandhisfather.Theboywasembarrassed.Afterthathebehavedbetter.And,ofcourse,otherstudentsbehavedbetter,too.
NowheadmastersallovertheUSAaretryingMrLazares’sidea.They,too,thinkthatstudentsbehavebetterwhenparentscometoschool.
1.Whatdoesaheadmasterusuallydotothestudentifhebehavesverybadly?
A.Callsthestudent’sparents.
B.Writestothestudent’sparents.
C.Letsthestudentstayatschoolforanhour.
D.Stopsthestudenthavingclassesforseveraldays.
2.WhatdidMrLazaresdowhenhisstudentswerenotbehavingwellinclass?
A.Triedtotalkthem.
B.Sentthemhome
C.Hadthemstayinhisoffice.
D.Telephonedtheirparentstocometoschoolandgotoclasseswiththem.
3.Whydidtheotherstudentsbehavebetter,too?
A.Theywereafraidofteachers.
B.TheywereafraidofMrLazares.
C.Theydidn’twanttheirparentstocometoschool.
D.Theydidn’tliketohaveclasseswiththeboy’sfather.
4.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.MrLazareshadagoodwaytodisciplinestudents.
B.MrLazaresdidn’tlettheparentsleavetheschoolforoneortwodays.
C.Studentscanbehavewellifheadmastersandteachersdisciplinethem.D.Theteachercanstopthestudentshavingtheclassiftheybehaveverybadly.
B
Takingashowerisrelaxing.Youcanhumasong,daydreamorthinkaboutnothing,leavingtherealworldbehindyou.Butdidyouknowthatshoweringcanalsobenefityourmind?
AresearchbyScottBarryKaufman,apsychologistfromYaleUniversityintheUSinterviewedover3,000peoplearoundtheworld.Itturnedoutthatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheintervieweessaidtheyhadexperiencednewideasintheshowerandweremorelikelytohavethemintheshowerthanatwork.
Sowhydoesasimpleshowerhavesuchmagicpower?
Sciencecanexplainit.
Showeringcanhelptoraiseourlevelofdopamine,ahormonecloselyrelatedtoourcreativity.“Peoplevaryintermsoftheirlevelofcreativityaccordingtotheactivityofdopamine”,explainedAliceFlaherty,afamousAmericanneuroscientist.“Takingawarmshowercanmakeusfeelrelaxedandthereforemakethedopaminelevelriseandbring‘Aha!
’momenttous.”
Besidesthechemicalchanges,showeringmaygiveyouabreakfromwhatyoufeelyouhavebeenstuckwith.Especiallywhenyouhavethoughthardalldayaboutaproblem,jumpingintotheshowercankeepyoufromtheoutsideworldsothatyoucanfocusonyourinnerfeelingsandmemories.Inthisway,accordingtoAmericanpsychologistShelleyH.Carson,authorofYourCreativeBrain,“ashoweringhourmayturnintoan‘incubation(孵化)period’foryourideas.”
Comparedwithsittinginfrontofacomputer,takingashowerissomethingwedolessfrequentlyinourdailylife.Whenshowering,wegetafreshexperiencewiththechangeoflocation,temperatureandhumidity.“Newandunexpectedexperiencescanleadtopositivechangesinthinking,”explainedKaufman.“Gettingoffthecouchandjumpingintheshowermaycreateadistanceandforceyoutothinkfromanewpointofview.”
Showeringallowsustoenjoythecreativejuicesofourminds,butitneedn'tjustbethebathroomwhereyougetyourinspiration.Forinstance,GertrudeStein,afemaleAmericanwriterandpoet,gotnewideasbydrivingaroundafarmandstoppingatdifferentcowsuntilshefoundtheonethatmostinspiredher.Sotrytocreateyourownwaytofreeyourmind,whetherit’swalkneartheocean,acountrydriveorreadingabookathome.
5.Accordingtothearticle,whatchangescanshoweringcause?
A.Leadingtoboredomortiredness.B.Increasingthelevelofdopamine.
C.Decreasingthelevelofdopamine.D.Settingthecreativepartofthebrainfree.
6.Ifonehasfocusedonsomethingallday,showeringcanhelp_______.
A.onemakeanimportantbreakthrough
B.drawone’sattentiontotheoutsideworld
C.turnone’sattentioninwards
D.manychemicalchangestotakeplace
7.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat_______.
A.changesinthefrequencyofanactioncancreateanewperspective
B.itisagoodideatotalkwithothersabouttheirsourcesofinspiration
C.ourlivesmightfeellongerandfullerifwefrequentlytrynewthings
D.itishelpfultotrysomethingdifferentratherthanstayfocusedonadifficulttask
8.TheexampleofGertrudeSteininthelastparagraphisusedto_______.
A.encouragereaderstofindtheirownwaysofgettinginspiration
B.explainhowtolinkinspirationwithreaders’dailylives
C.pointouttoreadersthatit’shardtofindinspiration
D.showthatcreativityoftencomesfromstrangeplaces
C
WalkingdownapaththroughsomewoodsinGeorgia,Isawasmallpoolofwateraheadonthepath.Iangledmydirectiontogoarounditonthepartofthepaththatwasn'tcoveredbywaterormud.AsIreachedthepool,Iwassuddenlyattacked!
YetIdidnothingfortheattack.Itwassounpredictableandfromsomewheretotallyunexpected.IwassurprisedaswellasunhurtthoughIhadbeenstruckfourorfivetimes.Ibackedupafootandmyattackerstoppedattackingme.HadIbeenhurtIwouldn'thavefounditamusing.AndIwaslaughing.Afterall,Iwasbeingattackedbyabutterfly!
Havingstoppedlaughing,Itookastepforward.Myattackerrushedmeagain.Hechargedtowardsmeatfullspeed,attemptingtohurtmebutinvain.Forasecondtime,Itookastepbackwardswhilemyattackerpaused.Iwasn'tsurewhattodo.Afterall,it’sjustnoteverydaythatoneisattackedbyabutterfly.Isteppedbacktolookthesituationover.Myattackermovedbacktolandontheground.That’swhenIdiscoveredwhymyattackerwaschargingmeonlymomentsearlier.Hehadamateandshewasdying.
Sittingclosebesideher,heopenedandclosedhiswingsasiftofanher.Icouldonlyadmiretheloveandcourageofthatbutterflyinhisconcernforhismate.Hehadtakenituponhimselftoattackmeforhismate’ssake,eventhoughshewasclearlydyingandIwassolarge.Hedidsojusttogiveherthoseextrafewpreciousmomentsoflife.ShouldIhavebeencarelessenoughtosteponher?
Hiscourageinattackingsomethingthousandsoftimeslargerandheavierthanhimselfjustforhismate’ssafetyseemedadmirable.Icouldn’tdoanythingotherthanrewardhimbywalkingonthemoredifficultsideofthepool.Hehadtrulyearnedthosemomentstobewithher,undisturbed.
Sincethen,I’veusedthatbutterfly’scourageasaninspirationandtoremindmyselfthatgoodthingsareworthfightingfor.
9.Thewriterchangedhisdirectionwhilewalkingdownapathbecausehewanted_______.
A.togetclosetoabutterflyB.toescapeasuddenattack
C.tolookoverthebadsituationD.toavoidgettinghisshoesdirty
10.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheattacker_________.
A.strucktheauthorfourorfivetimesandmadehimbadlyhurt
B.pauseduntiltheauthortookastepbackwards
C.thoughtitwastheauthorwhocausedthedeathofhismate
D.attackedtheauthorforhismate’ssafety
11.Fromthisexperiencethemanlearned_____.
A.butterfliesarebraveinsectsB.thesmallcandefeatthelarge
C.howtodealwithchallengesinhislifeD.peopleshouldtrytheirbesttofightforeverything
12.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethebutterfly?
A.CourageousB.Concerned
C.AmbitiousD.Aggressive
D
WorldhealthexpertswarnedThursdaythatsmokingwaterpipes,longpopularintheMiddleEastandNorthAfricaandwithagrowingfanbaseelsewhere,canbemoreharmfulthancigarettes.
“Asinglepufffromawaterpipeisnearlyequaltothevolumeofsmoketakeninfromanentirecigarette,”saidTheTobaccoAtlaslaunchedattheWorldConferenceonTobaccoORHealthinAbuDhabi.AndWorldHealthOrganizationtobaccoexpertEdouardTursanEspaignetsaid“onesessionofshisha(waterpipe)canbeequaltosmoking20to30cigarettesinonego,whichcanbeverydangerous.”
Thewaterpipe,variouslyknownasahubbly-bubbly,hookah,shishaornargileh,hasbecomeamajorworryforanti-tobaccocampaignersasitispopularizedacrossuniversitycampuses,overlookedbyregulators.The“waterpipehasaninterestingdesignbecauseitsomewhatengagesyourfivesenses.You'reholdingthepipe,there’ssomethingyou’relookingat,thereisthearoma(芳香),thereisthesoundofthebubblingandthereisthiskindofsensationalthingwiththesocialgathering.”Insocialgatheringsthatlastforanaverageofanhour,thesmokercanquicklygethookedonitbecauseofthenicotine.
Nicotineisthemaincauseoflungcancer,anddataalsosuggestprobableassociationswithoral,esophageal,gastric,andurinarybladdercancer,aswellaschronicbronchitis,cardiovasculardisease,strokeaswellasotherillnesses.Accordi
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