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山西省太原五中学年高二上学期阶段性月考考试英语试题Word版含答案
太原五中2015-2016学年度第一学期阶段性检测
高二英语
出题人、校对人:
荆晋慧、申玲(2015.10)
I单项选择。
(每小题1分,共5分)
1.Thenaturalresources,suchasmine,forest,andhydro-power(水电)inthatareahavebeen
_______.
A.developedB.exploitedC.improvedD.expanded
2.Listen!
Ifyouwanttogetagood__________,you’dbetterstandonthetopofthehill.
A.sightB.sceneC.viewD.look
3.Idon'tthink_______myfatherwillagreetomyplan.
A.thatlikelyB.likelythatC.itlikelywhetherD.itlikelythat
4.Itisthoughtthatbetweentheyears1550and1950anaverageofonekindoflivingthing______eachyear.
A.diedfromB.diedoutC.diedawayD.diedof
5.Heclaimed______intherestaurantlastSunday.
A.beingbadlytreatedB.tobetreatedbadly
C.tohavebeentreatedbadlyD.beingtreatedbadly
II完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分)
Stealing?
Iguesswewerestealing.Butinour13-year-oldbrainsthematterofownership 6 occurredtous.Wejustwantedto 7 somestrawberriesinMr.Jordan’sbackyard.Sowewent 8 intohisbackyard.
Whenwestarted 9 hisstrawberries,allofasuddenMr.Jordancameoutside.
“Whatareyouboysdoingouthere?
”he 10 andtriedtograboneortwoasmyfriendsrushedpasthim,buttheyweretoo 11 fortheoldergentlemantoseize,andalltheboysexceptmedisappearedwithinseconds.
Speedwasnevermy 12 .SoIcouldjuststandthereand 13 whateverpunishmentwouldsurelycomemywayfromMr.Jordan.
Hemarchedmetomyhouseandmymothercriticizedme.Myfriendsgatheredtocelebratetheir 14 andobservemycapture.They 15 meaboutitfordaysafterwards,whileallIcoulddowascomplaintomyfatherabouthow 16 itwas.
“Idon’tthinkso,”Dadsaid.“Yougotthepunishmentyou 17 .”
“Butwhataboutotherguys?
”Iasked.
Dadsaid,“Youcan’t 18 whathappenstootherpeople.Youcanonly 19 whathappenstoyou.YoupickedMrJordan’sstrawberriesthatnight,andyouwerepunishedforit.Tome,thatiscompletelyfair.”
ThenIcouldn’t 20 myfather’swords. 21 throughtheyearsIknewwhathetalkedabout.Wedidn’tcometoearthwitha 22 thatlifewouldtreatusfairly.
LikeDadsaid,the 23 thingwecanactually 24 iswhathappenstous.Howwechoosetorespondtowhathappenstousissurelythe 25 bywhichthequalityofourliveswillbemeasuredwhetherornotwethinkithappensfairly.
6.A.everB.neverC.oftenD.sometimes
7.A.seeB.plantC.waterD.pick
8.A.carelesslyB.sadlyC.calmlyD.secretly
9.A.destroyingB.harvestingC.treatingD.facing
10.A.smiledB.shoutedC.doubtedD.added
11.A.quickB.stupidC.kindD.tall
12.A.characterB.luckC.choiceD.strength
13.A.denyB.judgeC.admitD.accept
14.A.unitB.escapeC.lifeD.holiday
15.A.helpedB.blamedC.teasedD.supported
16.A.illegalB.impracticalC.unfairD.unnecessary
17.A.deservedB.observedC.wantedD.imagined
18.A.ignoreB.expectC.concludeD.control
19.A.faceB.leadC.devoteD.refuse
20.A.markB.improveC.understandD.discuss
21.A.AndB.OrC.SoD.But
22.A.guaranteeB.directionC.questionD.form
23.A.commonB.obviousC.onlyD.easy
24.A.lookatB.dealwithC.dreamofD.takeaway
25.A.standardB.viewC.valueD.purpose
III阅读理解(每小题2分,共20分)
A
BarbaraMcClintockwasoneofthemostimportantscientistsofthetwentiethcentury. Shemadeimportantdiscoveriesaboutgenesandchromosomes(染色体).
BarbaraMcClintockwasbornin1902inHartford,Connecticut.HerfamilymovedtotheBrooklynareaofNewYorkCityin1908. Barbarawasanactivechildwithinterestsinsportsandmusic.Shealsodevelopedaninterestinscience.
ShestudiedscienceatCornellUniversityinIthaca,NewYork.Barbarawasamongasmallnumberofundergraduatestudentstoreceivetrainingingeneticsin1921.Yearslater,shenotedthatfewcollegestudentswantedtostudygenetics.
BarbaraMcClintockdecidedtostudybotany,thescientificstudyofplants,atCornellUniversity.Shecompletedherundergraduatestudiesin1923. McClintockdecidedtocontinuehereducationatCornell.Shecompletedamaster’sdegreein1925.Twoyearslater,shefinishedallherrequirementsforadoctoratedegree.
McClintockstayedatCornellaftershecompletedhereducation.Shetaughtstudentsbotany.The1930swasnotagoodtimetobeayoungscientistintheUnitedStates.Thecountrywasinthemiddleofthegreateconomicdepression.MillionsofAmericanswereunemployed.Malescientistswereofferedjobs.Butfemalegeneticistswerenotmuchindemand.
AnoldfriendfromCornell,MarcusRhoades,invitedMcClintocktospendthesummerof1941workingattheColdSpringHarborLaboratory. ItisaresearchcenteronLongIsland,nearNewYorkCity.McClintockstartedatemporaryjobwiththegeneticsdepartment. Ashorttimelater,sheacceptedapermanentpositioninthelaboratory.Thisgaveherthefreedomtocontinueherresearchwithouthavingtoteachorrepeatedlyaskforfinancialaid.
Bythe1970s,herdiscoverieshavehadaneffectoneverythingfromgeneticengineeringtocancerresearch.McClintockwontheNobelPrizeforPhysiologyorMedicinein1983forherdiscoveryoftheabilityofgenestochangepositionsonchromosomes.ShewasthefirstAmericanwomantowinanunsharedNobelPrize.
26.WhendidMcClintockgetadoctoratedegree?
A.In1921B.In1923C.In1925D.In1927
27.InthemiddleofthegreateconomicdepressionintheUS,________.
A.malegeneticistswereingreatdemand
B.youngfemalescientistsmighthavetroublefindingajob
C.femalegeneticistswerenotindemandatall
D.malescientistswereoutofwork
28.WhichofthefollowingjobswasbeneficialtoMcClintock’sresearch?
A.Ajobasabotanyteacher.
B.Atemporaryjobinthegeneticsdepartment.
C.Apermanentpositioninthelaboratory.
D.Ajobtoresearchcancer
29.WhichisrightaboutMcClintock?
A.ShemajoredingeneticsatCornellUniversity.
B.Asayoungfemalescientist,shewasunemployedinthe1930s.
C.Thepermanentjobinherfriend’slaboratorysupportedheracademicallyandfinancially.
D.ShewasthefirstwomantowinanNobelPrizewithoutbeingsharedwithothers.
30.WhywasMcClintockawardedaNobelPrize?
A.Becauseshereceivedadegreeingenesandchromosomes.
B.Becauseshecontributedtogeneticengineeringandcancerresearch
C.BecauseshewasthefirstAmericanwomanwhostudiesgenesandchromosomes.
D.Becauseshemadeimportantdiscoveriesaboutgenesandchromosomes.
B
Bodylanguageincludesanymovementofanypartofthebody.Likeverballanguage,thereexistculturaluniversalsandculturaldifferencesinChineseandAmericanbodylanguages.Forexample,ahandshakeisthemostcommongesturethatgoeswithagreeting;wavingahandtosay“goodbye”isthesame;afrown(皱眉)showsdispleasureandapatonthebackofapersonindicatesagreement,praiseandencouragement.
Notallbodylanguagemeansthesamethingindifferentcultures.Bodymotionsandgesturesarelearned,thatis,culturallydetermined.Thereisnonaturallanguageofemotionalgesture,andourgesturelanguagewhichismeaningfultousisasunintelligibletoanothercultureasourverballanguageis.Evennoddingorshakingtheheadmayhaveadifferentmeaning.LookatthefollowingEnglishsentence,“Mamapursedherlipsandremindedusgently,‘Wedonotwanttogotothebank.’Weallshookourheads.”HeretheEnglish“Weallshookourheads”indicatesthat“WeallagreedwithMama”.
Americansarereadytomaintaingoodeyecontactinconversation,buttheydonotlikelongstares.Withpeoplewhoareunfamiliartous,wemustavoidstaringatthem,andyetwemustalsoavoidignoringthem.Welookatthemlongenoughtomakeitquiteclearthatweseethem,andthenweimmediatelylookaway.Inface-to-facecommunication,adetailedknowledgeofthecounterpart’sbodylanguagecanhelpusknowmorethanjustwhathesays.Apersoncanusewordstohidethetruth,buttheunconsciousnonverbalbodylanguagemaybetray(背叛)him.Forexample,duringthedaysofNazism,theJewswithintheboundariesofGermanydidtheirbesttohidetheirrace,buttheywereoftendiscoveredbytheNazisbecauseoftheirboldandunrestrained(无节制的)gestures.Sotheirbodylanguagefrequentlyrevealedtheirrace.
31.IfanAmericanmotherpatshersonontheback,whatdoesshemean?
A.Sheisdisappointedwithherson.
B.Sheisangrywithherson.
C.Shedoesn’tagreewhathersonisdoing.
D.Shepraiseshersonforhisdoingsomethingwell.
32.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthesecondparagraph?
A.TheEnglishdonotliketogotothebank.
B.TheEnglishnodtheirheadstoshowagreement.
C.Somebodylanguagesaredifferentindifferentcultures.
D.NoddingiscommoninEnglandandChina.
33.Theunderlinedword“unintelligible”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“_____”.
A.impossibletounderstandB.impossibletolearn
C.impossibletocommunicateD.impossibletoexpress
34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Bodylanguageislearnedinaculture.
B.Itisimportanttoknowbodylanguageincommunication.
C.Peoplemayuseverballanguagetohidethetruth.
D.Americanslikestaringatthepersonwhoistalkingtothemallthetime.
35.BytheexampleoftheJews,theauthorwantstotellusthat_______.
A.theJewshavebadbodylanguage
B.theNaziswereverycruel
C.people’sbodylanguagestellsometruthstoothers
D.peopleoftenusetheirbodylanguagestomakethemselvesunderstoodeasily
Ⅳ七选五(每小题2分,共10分)
36Whenastarvingmangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat;