学年四川省泸州泸县第五中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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学年四川省泸州泸县第五中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

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2017-2018学年四川省泸州泸县第五中学高二上学期期中考试

英语试题

第I卷（选择题，共100分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

回答听力部分时，先将答案标在试卷上。

听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你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并阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例:

Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C.

1.Whowantstoborrowacamera?

A.Mary.B.Jane.C.Alice.

2.Whatisthemandoing?

A.AttendinganappointmentB.Discussinganagreement.C.Applyingforaposition.

3.Wherearethetwospeakerstalking?

A.Inashop.B.Inabank.C.Inacinema.

4.HowlongdidEricstayabroadinall?

A.9days.B.11days.C.16days.

5.WhywillMr.Rogersbeoffworknextweek?

A.Tomakehisholiday.B.Toattendawedding.C.Totravelonbusiness.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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.WhyisJaneunhappy?

A.Davidfellinlovewithher.

B.Shemetproblemswithmath.

C.Kevinmadeupstoriesabouther.

7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Bossandemployee.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whendoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.OnMonday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnSaturday.

9.Whatmakesthenewly-openedrestaurantpopular?

A.Goodposition.B.Specialfoods.C.Musicshow.

10.Whenwillthemusicbeover?

A.At8.B.At9.C.At10.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Howdidthewomangettoknowaboutthird-handsmoke?

A.Fromyoungsmokers.B.Fromanewspaperarticle.C.Fromsomesmokingparents.

12.Whydoesthemansaythatheshouldkeepawayfrombabies?

A.He'sjustbecomeafather.B.Hewearsdirtyclothes.C.Heisasmoker.

13.What'sthewoman'ssuggestionforsmokingparents?

A.Quitsmoking.B.Stayoutdoors.C.Cleanclothes.,

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthesciencebook?

A.It'soflittlevalue.B.It'sinbadcondition.C.It'sanoldedition.

15.Howmuchwillthewomanpaytheman?

A.$30.B.$23.C.$21.

16.Whyisthewomanunwillingtobuymoretextbooks?

A.Textbooksarechangeable.B.She'sinfinancialtrouble.C.Sheprefersnewbooks.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Hissuccessinacting.B.Hisworkexperience.C.Hisregretforignorance,

18.HowdidthespeakerfeelonhisarrivalatLosAngeles?

A.Discouraged.B.Worried.C.Confident.

19.Whatdidhethinkofhiscareerasanactor?

A.Disappointing.B.Tiring.C.Interesting.

20.Whatdidhedecidetodointheend?

A.Saygoodbyetomovies.B.Turntomoviemanagement.C.Behappywithsmallroles.

二、阅读理解（本大题共15个小题，2分每题，共30分）

A

AlittleoldcouplewalkedslowlyintoMcDonald’sonecoldwinterevening.Theyweresooldthattheylookedoutofplaceamongtheyoungfamiliesandyoungcoupleseatingtherethatnight.

Someofthecustomerslookedadmiringlyatthem.Youcouldtellwhattheadmirerswerethinking.“Look,thereisacouplewhohasbeenthroughalottogether,probablyfor60yearsormore!

”

Thelittleoldmanwalkedrightuptothecashregister（收银台）,placedhisorderwithnohesitationandthenpaidfortheirmeal.Thecoupletookatablenearthebackwallandstartedtakingfoodoffthetray（托盘）.Therewasonehamburger,oneorderofFrenchfriesandonedrink.Thelittleoldmanunwrappedtheplainhamburgerandcarefullycutitinhalf.Heplacedonehalfinfrontofhiswife.ThenhecarefullycountedouttheFrenchfries,dividedthemintwopilesandneatlyplacedonepileinfrontofhiswife.Hetookasipofthedrink,hiswifetookasipandthensetthecupdownbetweenthem.

Asthemanbegantoeathisfewbitesofhamburgerthecrowdbegantogetrestless.Againyoucouldtellwhattheywerethinking,“Thatpooroldcouple.Alltheycanaffordisonemealforthetwoofthem.”

AsthemanbegantoeathisFrenchfriesoneyoungmanstoodandcameovertotheoldcouple’stable.Hepolitelyofferedtobuyanothermealfortheoldcoupletoeat.Theoldmanrepliedthattheywerejustfine.Theywereusedtosharingeverything.

Thenthecrowdnoticedthatthelittleoldladyhadn’teatenabite.Shejustsattherewatchingherhusbandeatandoccasionallytakingturnssippingthedrink.

Againtheyoungmancameoverandbeggedthemtolethimbuythemsomethingtoeat.Thistimetheladyexplainedthat,no,theywereusedtosharingeverythingtogether.

Asthelittleoldmanfinishedeatingandwaswipinghisfaceneatlywithanapkintheyoungmancouldstanditnolonger.Againhecameovertotheirtableandofferedtobuysomefood.

Afterbeingpolitelyrefusedagain,hefinallyaskedaquestionofthelittleoldlady.“Ma’am,whyaren’tyoueating?

Yousaidthatyoushareeverything.Whatisitthatyouarewaitingfor?

”

Sheanswered,“Theteeth”.

21．Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymean?

A.LookedhelplessB.Lookedromantic

C.LookedunsuitableD.Lookedcheerful

22．Whydidsomeofthecustomersadmirethem?

A.BecausetheywalkedinhandinhandB.BecausetheycometoMcDonald’stogether

C.BecausetheyhavebeentogetherformanyyearsD.Becausetheycomeinsuchacoldwinterevening

23．Howmuchfooddidthemanget?

A.Onehamburger,oneFrenchfriesandonecupoftea

B.Onehamburger,twoFrenchfriesandtwocupsoftea

C.Onehamburger,oneFrenchfriesandtwocupsoftea

D.Onehamburger,twoFrenchfriesandonecupoftea

24．Whydidn’ttheoldladyeatherportion（一份）ofmeal?

A.Herartificialteethdidn’tfitherwell.B.Sheforgottobringherteethwithher.

C.Herhusbandhadnotfinishedusingtheteeth.D.Shewaswaitingforsomeonetogetherteethforher.

B

Lookintohunters’eyes

Haveyoueverbeenfacetofacewithacatorasheep?

Ifyouhave,youprobablynoticedthatcatsnarrowtheireyestovertical（垂直的）slits（狭缝）,whilesheephavehorizontalpupils（瞳孔）.

Whyisthedifference?

ScientistsfromtheUniversitiesofCaliforniaBerkeleyandDurhaminBritainmayhavetheanswer.Theirresearch,publishedrecentlyinthejournalScienceAdvances,suggestedthatpupils’shapescouldtellwhetherananimalisahunterorgetshunted.

Theresearcherstookacloselookattheeyesof214landanimals.Thechallengewastoseeiftheycouldfindarelationshipbetweenananimal’sroleinthefoodchainandthepupils’shapes.

Theyfoundapattern.Specieswithpupilsthatareverticalslitsaremorelikelytobesmallambushpredators（捕猎者）–creaturesthatlieinwaitfortheirlunch.Incontrast,thosewithhorizontalpupilsaremorelikelytobeplant-eatingprey（猎物）species.

Evolutionchosethearrangementforagoodreason.Forhunterssuchashouseholdcats,itappearsthatverticalpupilsnotonlyimprovetheirabilitytokeeptrackofmovingobjectslikemice,butalsomaximize（使最大化）theirabilitytojudgethedistancesoftheanimalstheyhunt.

However,aninterestingdiscoveryfromthestudyisthattheslitpupilsaremostlylinkedtohuntersthatareclosetotheground.Therefore,biggercatswhoactivelyhuntdowntheirprey,liketigersandlions,don’thaveslitpupils.

Ontheotherhand,forplant-eatingpreyanimals,horizontalpupilsgivethemawiderfieldofvision.Whenstretched（伸展）horizontally,thepupilsallowformorelighttoenterfromthefront,back,andsides.Meanwhile,theyalsolimittheamountoflightfromthesunabovesotheanimalcanseethegroundbetter.“Oncetheydofindapredator,theyneedtoseewheretheyarerunning,”saidleadingresearcherMartinBanks,aUCBerkeleyprofessorofoptometry（视光学）.“Theyhavetoseewellenoughoutofthecorneroftheireyetorunquicklyandjumpoverthings.”

Butwhathappenswhentheybenddowntoeat?

ResearcherscheckedthisbywatchingpreyanimalsintheOaklandZooinCalifornia,US.Theybelievethatwhengoatslowertheirheadstoeat,theireyesrotate（旋转）tokeeptheirpupilshorizontal.

Soitseemsthattheeyesareindeedthetothesoul!

25．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Howanimalskeeptrackofmovingobjects.

B.Whyanimalshaveevolvedwithdifferentshapedpupils.

C.Howanimalschangetheirpupils’shapewhenhuntingforfood.

D.Howthepupils’shapeinfluencesananimal’sabilitytodetectapredator.

26．Accordingtothestudy,slitpupils______.

A.helptoprovideawiderfieldofvision

B.aremorelikelytobelongtobigpredators

C.aremorelikelytobelongtothosetogethunted

D.providethesharpestwaytojudgehuntingdistance

27．Whatcanweconcludefromthearticleaboutplant-eatingpreyanimals?

A.Theirpupilsallowmorelighttobereceivedfrombothaboveandbelow.

B.Theirpupilsareabletohelpthemscantheirsurroundingsforthreats.

C.Oncetheydetectapredator,theireyesrotatetohelpthemfindwheretorun.

D.Whentheylowertheirheadstoeat,theynarrowtheireyestoverticalslits.

C

Thehealthyadolescentboyorgirllikestodotherealthingsinlife,todothethingsthatmatter.Hewouldratherbeaplumber’smateanddoarealjobthatrequiresdoingthanlearnabouthydrostatics（流体静力学）sittingatadesk,withoutunderstandingwhatpracticalusetheyaregoingtobe.Agirlwouldratherlookafterthebabythanlearnaboutchildcare.Logicallyweshouldlearnaboutthingsbeforedoingthemandthatisprobablywhytheexpertsenforcethisinoureducationalsystem.Butitisnotthenaturalway---nor,inmyview,thebestway.Theadolescentwantstodothingsfirstforonlythendoestheappreciatetheproblemsinvolvedandwanttolearnmoreaboutthem.

Theydothesethingsbetterinprimitivelife,forthereatpuberty（青春期）theboyjoinshisfatherinmakingcanoes,patchinghuts,goingoutfishingorhunting.H