高二英语下学期开学考试试题.docx

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高二英语下学期开学考试试题

高二英语下学期开学考试试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，请将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

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。

1.Whendidtheplaystart?

A.Fiveminutesago.B.Tenminutesago.C.Fifteenminutesago.

2.Wherewillthespeakershavetheirmeal?

A.Athome.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atthestudentcanteen.

3.Whydoesthemanskipclass?

A.Hehastofeedhisdog.

B.Theclassisn’tinteresting.

C.Hepreferstostudybyhimself.

4.WhywasJimarrested?

A.Hedrovetoofast.B.Hestolesomething.C.Hekilledsomebody.

5.Howwillthespeakersgettothecinema?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.

第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdidthewomandolastweek?

A.Shefinishedapaper.B.Shewatchedavideo.C.ShewatchedaTVshow.

7.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?

A.Copyhernotes.B.Gotothelibrary.C.TalktoProf.Cohen.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howmuchisthedinner?

A.$15.B.$30.C.$50.

9.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Athome.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inahotel.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whenwilladoubleroombeavailable?

A.NextMonday.B.NextSaturday.C.NextSunday.

11.Howmuchisasingleroomwithaqueen-sizebed?

A.$60pernight.B.$100pernight.C.$180pernight.

12.Whatisimportanttothewoman?

A.Havingabrightroom.B.Havingalargeroom.C.Havingaquietroom.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Havinglunch.B.Eatingdinner.C.Makingbreakfast.

14.Whatkindofcheesedoesthewomanprefer?

A.Bluecheese.B.Swisscheese.C.Americancheese.

15.Whatdoesthemanofferthewomanbesidescheese?

A.Pizza.B.Asandwich.C.Fish.

16.Wherewillthewomangonext?

A.Toastore.B.Toherhouse.C.Tothecafeteria.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howhighhastheaveragetemperaturebeensofarthisweek?

A.Inthe80s.B.Inthelow70s.C.Inthehigh60s.

18.Whenwillitbegintorain?

A.Atabout6:

30p.m.B.Ataround7:

30p.m.C.Atabout8:

30p.m.

19.Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?

A.Windyandcool.B.Sunnyandhot.C.Cloudyandcold.

20.WhomightHalMurdockbe?

A.Aradiohost.B.ATVweatherman.C.Asportsnewsreporter.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分35分）

第一节（共10小题，每题2.5分，满分25分）

A

Now，weknowthatifwedonotgetenoughvitamins，weareattheriskofdevelopinganumberofdiseases.Asaresult，vitaminsupplements（补品），thoughexpensive，arepopularwithpeoplewhoworrythattheyarenotgettingenoughvitaminsfromthefoodstheyeat.Butcontrarytowhatmanypeoplethink，medicalexpertshavefoundlittleevidencethatmostsupplementsdoanythingtoimprovehealthorprotectagainstdiseases.

Infact，medicalexpertswarnthattakingtoomanyofsomevitaminscanbeharmful.Forexample，toomuchvitaminEcancausebleeding.Peopleshoulddiscusswhatvitaminstheytakewiththeirdoctors，assomevitaminscanproduceharmfulsideeffectswhenmixedwithmedicines.

Experts，however，dosaythatsometimesvitaminscanhelppreventdiseases.Peoplewhoknowtheylackaparticularvitaminshouldtakevitaminsupplements.Someolderadults,forexample，maynothaveenoughvitaminB12.Thisisbecause，aspeoplegetolder，theirbodylosesitsabilitytotakeitfromfoods.Also，peoplewhospendmuchtimeinsidemayneedsomeextravitaminDastheskinmakesthisvitaminfromsunlight.

Differentvitaminsarefoundindifferentfoods.VitaminAisfoundinfishliveroil.It'salsointheyellowpartofeggs.Sweetpotatoes，carrotsandotherdarklycolouredfruitandvegetablescontainsubstancesthatthebodycanchangeintovitaminA．VitaminB12isfoundingreenleafyvegetablesandotherfoods，likefruit.VitaminKcanbefoundinporkproducts.

Infact，formostpeople，abalanceddietcanensureenoughvitaminsourbodiesneed.So，itisimportantforustoeatamixtureoffoodseverydaytoensurethatwegetenoughvitamins.

21．Whatisprobablytalkedaboutbeforethispassage?

A．Howmanyvitaminsaperson'sbodyneeds.

B．Howmanyvitaminssomefoodscontain.

C．Thebenefitsthatvitaminsbringtoourhealth.

D．Whatpeopleshoulddotostayhealthy.

22．Fromthepassage，wecanlearnthatmedicalexpertsadvisepeople________．

A．nevertotakeanyvitaminsupplements

B．todependonlyonfoodsfortheirvitamins

C．nottotakeanyvitaminstogetherwithmedicines

D．toconsulttheirdoctorsbeforetakingvitaminsupplements

23．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Gettingenoughvitaminsthroughabalanceddiet

B．Vitaminsupplementsdoharmtoourhealth

C．Vitaminsareimportanttoourhealth

D．Lackingvitaminscancausemanydiseases

B

Itisaquestionthathasconfusedparentsfordecades:

Whydochildrenrefusetoeatgreens?

Now,twoAmericanexpertsbelievetheyhavetheanswer.

Afterstudyingdozensofbabiesastheyplayedwithvariousobjects,theresearchersnotedthattheywerefarmoreunwillingtograspplantsthanotherthings.Theybelievethisisbecauseevolution（进化）hasbiologicallymadechildrenbewaryofplants.

Duetosusceptibility（敏感性）toillnessorinjuryintheearlyyearsoflife,thebodyhasdesignedaninnerdefencemechanism（机制）thatlimitsachild'scontactwithplants,theythink.Theresearchersbelievethisiswhybabiesinthestudywereafraidofgrabbingplantsandwhychildrenturntheirnosesupwhenfacedwithaplateofbroadbeans.

ThefindingsarepublishedinapaperbyDrAnnieE.WertzandDrKarenWynn,bothpsychologistsatYaleUniversity.

Theywrote，“Throughouthumanevolution…plantshavebeenessentialtohumanexistence.Yet,forallofthesebenefits,plantshavealwayscausedveryrealdangers.”

“Plantsproducetoxins（毒素）asdefencesthatcanbeharmful,orevendeadly.Someplantsalsoemployphysicaldefences,suchasthornsandpoisonousoilsthatcandamagetissues（组织）andcauseeffectsoverthewholebody.”

Theyadded，“Wepredictedthatbabiesmayhavebehaviouralstrategiesthatreducetheirexposuretodangersposedbyplantsbyminimizingtheirphysicalcontactwithplants.”

Totesttheirtheory,theresearchersstudiedhowchildrenagedeightto18monthsoldreactedwhenpresentedwithavarietyofobjects.Ittookmuchlongerforchildrentograbplants;objectsthatwerefakedtolooklikeplantsalsocausedaslowresponsetime.

Forparentsattemptingtospoonsomepeasintothemouthoftheirchild,thisfindingshouldcomeaswelcomerelief.

24．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wary”inthethirdparagraphmean?

A．Curious.B．Afraid.C．Tired.D．Certain.

25．Whatdidearlyhumansprobablydotosurvive?

A．Theychosetomakemoreartificialthings.

B．Theyforbadetheirchildrentotouchplants.

C．Theychosetohavelittlecontactwithplants.

D．Theytriedveryhardtoescapefrompredators.

26．Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Givechildrenmorefunthingstodo

B．Thesurvivalinstinct（本能）istoblame

C．Whatkindofthingsarehealthy

D．Infantsofeighttoeighteenmonthsold

C

Aresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?

Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperiences?

Strangelyenough,theanswertoboththesequestionsisyes.Tosomedegree,ourintelligenceisgiventousatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings．Thusthelimitsofaperson'sintelligencearefixedatbirth,butwhetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.

Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomedegreesomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandom（随机地）fromthepopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreesofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidentical（完全相同的）twins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.

Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatall,arelikelytohavesimilardegreesofintelligence.

27．Whichofthesesentencesbestdescribesthewriter'spointinPara.1?

A．Tosomedegree,intelligenceisgivenatbirth.

B．Intelligenceisdevelopedbytheenvironment.

C．Somepeopleareborncleverandothersbornstupid.

D．Intelligenceisfixedatbirth,butisdevelopedbytheenvironment.

28．Itissuggestedinthispassagethat________.

A．unrelatedpeoplearenotlikelytohavesimilarintelligence

B．closerelationsusuallyhavesimilarintelligence

C．thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweenpeople,themoredifferenttheyarelikelytobeinintelligence

D．peoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachotherarenotlikelytohavesimilardegreesofintelligence

29．InPara.1,theword“surroundings”means“________”.

A．intelligenceB．life

C．environmentsD．housing

30．Thebesttitleforthisarticlewouldbe“________