重庆一中学年高二下期期中考试 英语 Word版含答案.docx

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重庆一中学年高二下期期中考试英语Word版含答案

重庆一中2017-2018学年高二下期半期考试

英语试题卷

英语试题卷共10页。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。

4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

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.Howmuchrentamonthwaspaidatfirst?

A.$500.B.$200.C.$400.

2.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thenewteacherissick.B.Hehasn’tmetthenewteacheryet.

C.Hedidn’twanttomeetthenewteacher.

3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Customerandbookseller.B.Studentandlibrarian.

C.Teacherandstudent.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Thewomanshouldgetanotherjob.

B.Thewomanwon’thavetowaitmuchlonger.

C.Thewomanwasmistaken.

5.Whatcanweconcludefromthisconversation?

A.Thewomandoesnotwanttogotothemovies.

B.Themanistootiredtogotothemovies.

C.Thewomanwouldlovetogotothemovies.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面五段对话或独白，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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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至8题。

6.Whatistheman’sname?

A.TomSmith.B.TomWhite.C.TomAddison.

7.What’stherateforonepersononenight?

A.$49.B.$59.C.$69.

8.Whenshallthemancheckout?

A.Anytimeafter11a.m.B.Anytimebefore11a.m.

C.Anytimeafterlunch.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.InviteMr.BlackandhisfamilytohavedinnertogetheronFriday.

B.InviteMr.BlacktohavedinnertogetheronFriday.

C.InviteMr.BlacktoplaychesstogetheronFriday.

10.WhatdoesMr.BlackplantodoonFriday?

A.Playchesswithhischild.B.Havedinnerwithhischild.

C.Playchesswiththewoman.

11.WhatwillMr.Blackbringtothedinner?

A.Nothing.B.Whitewine.C.Redwine.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whatkindofticketsisthemangoingtobuy?

A.Movietickets.B.Concerttickets.C.Museumtickets.

13.Whatkindofticketsisavailable?

A.Frontseattickets.B.Backseattickets.C.Standingtickets.

14.Howmuchdoesthemanpayforthetickets?

A.8pounds.B.16pounds.C.60pounds.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whatisthemanlookingfor?

A.Thepolicestation.B.Adrugstore.C.Abookstore.

16.Whereistheclosestbookstore?

A.Nextdoor.B.Nexttoadrugstore.C.Aboutfourblocksaway.

17.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthatthemanbuy?

A.Aguidebook.B.Apolicereport.C.Anythingatadrugstore.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatiscalledagapyear?

A.Theone-yearbreakbetweenmiddleschoolandhighschool.

B.Theone-yearbreakbetweenhighschoolanduniversity.

C.Theone-yearbreakbetweenthethirdyearandthefourthyearinuniversity.

19.Wherewillmostgap-yearstudentsliketogo?

A.China.B.Austria.C.Australia.

20.Whatisanimportantpartofanygapyear?

A.ToteachEnglishtothelocals.

B.Todocharityworkindevelopingcountries.

C.Tolearnaboutthecultureandsocietyofotherpeoples.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中选出最佳选项。

A

“Let’shaveajourney.Whynotflyoutandmeetme,Dad?

”Isayoneday.

Myfatherhadjustretiredafter27yearsasamanagerforIBM.Hisjobfilledhisday,histhoughts,andhislife.Whilehewokeupandtookawarmshower,IscreamedunderafreezingwaterfallinPeru.WhilehetiedatieandputonthesameSwisswatch,IrowedaboatacrossLakeoftheOzarks.

Myfatherseesmedriftingaimlessly,nothingtoshowformy33yearsbutapassportfulloffunnystamps.Hewantsmetosettledown,butnowIwanthimtofindanadventure.

Heagreestotravelwithmethroughthenationalparks.WemeetfourweekslaterinRapidCity.

“What'sourfirststop？

”asksmyfather.

“Whattimeisit？

”

“Stilldon'thaveawatch？

”

LessthananhourawayisMountRushmore.AshestaresupatthefourPresidentscarvedingranite（花岗岩）,hismouthandeyesopenslowly,likethoseofalittleboy.

“Unbelievable,”hesays.“Howwasthisdone？

”

AfilmintheinformationcentershowssculptorGutzonBorglumdevoted14yearstothesculptureandthenleftthefinaltouchestohisson.

WestareupandIaskmyself,“WouldIeverdevotemylifetoanything？

”

Nodirections,nogoals.Ialwaysusedtohearthosewordsinmyfather'svoice.NowIheartheminmyown.

Thenextdaywe’reatYellowstoneNationalPark,wherewehaveapicnic.

“Didyouevertravelwithyourdad？

”Iask.

“Onlyonce,”hesays.“Ineverspokemuchwithmyfather.Welovedeachother—butneversaidit.Whateverhecouldgiveme,hegave.”

Thatlastsentence—it’sprobablythesamethingI’dsayaboutmyfather.AndwhatI’dwantmychildtosayaboutme.

InGlacierNationalPark,myfathersays,“I'veneverseenwatersoblue.”Ihave,inseveralplacesoftheworld.Icankeeptraveling,Irealize—andmaybearegularjobwon'tbeasdullasIfeared.

Weeksafterourtrip,Icallmyfather.

“Thephotosfromthetriparewonderful,”hesays.“We'vegottotakeanothertriplikethatsometime.”

ItellhimI'vedecidedtosettledown,andI'mwearingawatch.

21.WecanlearnfromParagraphs2and3thatthefather_____.

A.wasaveryfashionablemanager

B.wasunhappywiththeauthor'slifestyle

C.gotboredwithhisjobsoheretired

D.likedtheauthor'scollectionofstamps

22.WhatdoestheauthorrealizeatMountRushmore?

A.Heshouldpursueaspecificaiminlife.

B.Heshouldlearnsculptureinthefuture.

C.Hisfatherisasinnocentasalittleboy.

D.Hisfatherisinterestedinsculpture.

23.Fromtheunderlinedparagraph,wecanseethattheauthor_____．

A.wantshischildrentolearnfromtheirgrandfather

B.hopestogivewhateverhecantohisfather

C.learnshowtocommunicatewithhisfather

D.comestounderstandwhatparentallovemeans

24.Whatcouldbeinferredabouttheauthorandhisfatherfromtheendofthestory?

A.Theydecidetolearnphotographytogether.

B.Theybegintochangetheirattitudestolife.

C.Thecallsolvestheirdisagreements.

D.TheSwisswatchhasdrawnthemcloser.

B

Haveyoueverconsideredwhyyoubeginyawningtoowhenyouseesomeoneyawn?

Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?

Well,apparentlyit'sbecausewehavemirrorneurons（神经元）inourbrains.

Putsimply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitateitwhetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthow,welearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther:

mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.

Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareaswhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento（forexample:

“Thehandtookholdoftheball”）,thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed（inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball）.

Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavior.Muchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfullyfunctioning.However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders.

Researchintomirrorneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevenmoreinformationregardinghowhumansbehaveandinteract.Indeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalent（相等物）forneuroscienceofwhatEinstein'stheoryofrelativitywasforphysics.Andthenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetocoughinthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes—well,perhapsyou'llunderstandwhy.

25.Mirrorneuronscanexplain_____

A.whywesmilewhenweseesomeoneelsesmile

B.whyweyawnwhenweseesomeoneelsestayuplate

C.whywecrywhenwearehurt

D.whywecoughwhenwesufferfromacold

26.Theunderlinedword"triggered"inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“_____’’.

A.builtupB.brokenupC.setoffD.cutoff

27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmirrorneurons_____.

A.determineourknowledgeandlanguageabilities

B.controlhumanphysicalactionsandfeelings

C.resultinbadbehaviorandsocialdisorders

D.relatetohumanbehaviorandinteraction

28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Waystofindmirrorneurons.B.Problemsofmirrorneurons.

C.Functionsofmirrorneurons.D.Existenceofmirrorneurons.

C

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