湖北省新洲一中黄陂一中麻城一中学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题.docx

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湖北省新洲一中黄陂一中麻城一中学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题

2017届高二11月联考英语试卷

命题人：

黄陂一中杜文章审题人：

黄陂一中程汉华

考试时间：

2015年10月17日14:

30-16:

30试卷满分：

150分

第一部分听力（共两节30分）

第一节（共5小题：

每小题1.5分，共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.Whattimeisitnow？

A.7：

00B..7：

15C..7：

45

2.Whatdoesthewomanmean？

A.sheagreeswiththeman.

B.shedoesn’tagreewiththeman

C.sheisnotsureaboutit

3.Whatdidthewomandolastnight?

A.shestayedathomeB.shehadadatewiththemanC.shesawafilm.

4.wheredoesthegirlthinkherfatherisnow?

A.AthomeB.AttheclubC.Athisoffice

5.What’sSusanGray’sjob?

A.awriterB.astudentC.areporter

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。

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.Whatdoesthemanwanttofind?

A.acheaphotelB.acheaphouseC.sometravelers’’cheques

7.Whendothebanksclose?

A.attwoo’clockintheafternoon

B.at7o’clockintheevening

C.at7:

30inthemorning

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Howmanydaysdidtheystaythere?

A.7B.22C.6

9.Whocaughtthemostfish?

A.BenB.KathyC.Ben’sfather

10.WhydoesBennotwantfishfordinner?

A.Becausehedoesn’tlikefish

B.Becauseheatetoomuchonhisholiday.

C.Becausehismotherdoesn’twanthimtoeatfish

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.friendsB.classmatesC.neighbors

12.HowlonghasBenbeenlivingthere?

A.acoupleofweeksB.threeyearsC.sevenyears

13.WhydidMariamovetothisneighborhood?

A.Becauseit’snotfarfromherworkplace

B.Becauseit’ssafeandquiet

C.Becausethereiseverythingshelikes

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.HowmanyhoursdoesXiaospendtrainingeachother?

A.2B.3C.5

15.HowwasXiaofeelingwhenhisheartwas“beatingreallyfast”insidehischest?

A.anxiousB.confusedC.exhausted

16.HowmanyOlympicbronzemedalshasXiaowon?

A.1B.4C..5

17.WhydoesXiaothinkhewillmakeagreatcoach?

A.Heisgoingtoretireinfiveyears.

B.Heisveryknowledgeable.

C.Heenjoystravelling.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatisthespeaker’sjob?

A.ateacherB.atourguideC.ashopassistant

19.Whatdoesthebookshopsell?

A.ChinesebooksB.EnglishbooksC.Frenchbooks

20.Whichshopisoutsideshoppingcenter?

A.Larp’sB.Li-NingC.SplendTeaShop

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第1节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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

ItisSaturdayafternoon.Youandyourfriendsareplanningtogotothemoviesandthenspendthenighttogether.Justasyoustarttogetready,yourdadremindsyouit’syouraunt’sbirthdayandthewholefamilyisgoingouttodinnertocelebrate.Howcanthispossiblyendwithoutahugeargument?

Oneofthegreatestsourcesoftensionbetweenteenagersandtheirfamiliesisthestruggletobalanceindividualdesireswithfamilyexpectations.Asyouaregettingolder,youarebecomingmoreindependentandmoreinterestedinbeingwithyourfriends.

However,atthesametime,yourfamilyistryingtofigureouthowtodealwiththesechanges.Whileyouoncespentmostofyourfreetimewithyourfamily,nowyouareoftenabsentfromhome.Parentsmaygettheirfeelingshurt.Ortheymightfeeltheyarelosingcontroloftheirfamilyduringthisperiod.Youmightfeelangrythatsomanydemandsareplacedonyou.

Thereareafewthingsyoucantrytomakeitalittleeasiertoeasethetension.

*Makeyourplansinadvance.Askyourparentsifthereisanythingelseplannedatthattime.

*Whensomethingwithyourfriendsinterfereswithafamilyevent,trytofigureoutifthereisanywayyoucandoboth.Inotherwords,couldyouspendalittletimewitheachgroup?

Orcouldyougotothefamilyeventandaskifnexttimeyoucouldchoosetobewithyourfriends?

Oryoucouldtryinvitingafriendtoalsojoininthefamilyevent?

*Suggestsomethingyouwouldreallyliketodowithyourfamily.Sometimesparentsfeelbetterjustknowingtheirteenagerwantstospendtimewiththem.

Someofthetimeyouwon’tbehappywiththeoutcome.Youmighteitherhavetodisappointyourparentsormissoutbeingwithyourfriends.However,ifyoushowconsiderationforthefeelingofbothyourfamilyandyourfriends,youcansolvetheprobleminatenderway.

21.Accordingtothewriter,whatbringsaboutargumentsbetweenteenagersandtheirparents?

A.Thefactthatteenagersliketostayoutalldaylongbutdon’twanttostayathome.

B.Thefactthatparentsdon’twanttheirchildrentostaywiththeirfriends.

C.Lessandlesscommunicationbetweenteenagersandtheirparents.

D.Thedifficultytostrikeabalancebetweenfriendsandfamily.

22.Howwillparentsreactwhentheyfindtheirkidsdon’twanttostaywiththem?

A．Theycanunderstandthattheirchildrenhavetobeindependent.

B．Theymayfeeldisappointedabouttheirchildren.

C．Theymayfeelverysadaboutthat.

D．Theymaygivetheirchildrenagoodbeating.

23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewaythewritersuggeststosolvetheproblem?

A．Askyourparentsaheadoftimetomakesureofyourschedule.

B．Trytodivideyourtimeequallybetweenyourfriendsandfamily.

C．Letyourparentsknowwhatyouliketodowiththem.

D．Refuseyourfriendsoryourparentsdirectly.

B

Ideasaboutpolitebehavioraredifferentfromoneculturetoanother.Somesocieties,suchasAmericaandAustralia,forexample,aremobileandveryopen.Peopleherechangejobsandmovehousesquiteoften.Asaresult,theyhavealotofrelationshipsthatoftenlastonlyashorttime,andtheyneedtogettoknowpeoplequickly.Soit’snormaltohavefriendlyconversationswithpeoplethattheyhavejustmet,andyoucantalkaboutthingsthatothercultureswouldregardaspersonal.

Ontheotherhandtherearemorecrowdedandlessmobilesocietieswherelong-termrelationshipsaremoreimportant.AMalaysianorMexicanbusinessperson,forexample,willwanttogettoknowyouverywellbeforeheorshefeelshappytostartbusiness.Butwhenyoudogettoknoweachother,therelationshipbecomesmuchdeeperthanitwouldinamobilesociety.

ToAmericansbothEuropeansandAsiansseemcoolandformalatfirst.Ontheotherhand,asapassengerfromalessmobilesocietyputsit,it’snofunspendingseveralhoursnexttoastrangerwhowantstotellyouallabouthisorherlifeandasksyouallsortsofquestionsthatyoudon’twanttoanswer.

Cross-culturaldifferencesaren’tjustaproblemfortravelers,butalsofortheflightsthatcarrythem.Allflightswanttoprovidethebestservice,butideasaboutgoodservicearedifferentfromplacetoplace.Thiscanbeseenmostclearlyinthewaythatproblemsaredealtwith.

Somesocietieshave‘universalist’cultures.Thesesocietiesstronglyrespectrules,andtheytreateverypersonandsituationinbasicallythesameway.

‘Particularist’societies,ontheotherhand,alsohaverules,buttheyarelessimportantthanthesociety’sunwrittenideasaboutwhatisrightorwrongforaparticularsituationoraparticularperson.Sothenormalrulesarechangedtofittheneedsofthesituationortheimportanceoftheperson.

Thisdifferencecancauseproblems.Atravelerfromaparticularistsociety,India,ischeckinginforaflightinGermany,acountrywhichhasauniversalistculture.TheIndiantravelerhastoomuchluggage,butheexplainsthathehasbeenawayfromhomeforalongtimeandthesuitcasesarefullofpresentsforhisfamily.Heexpectsthatthecheck-inofficialwillunderstandhisproblemandwillchangetherulesforhim.Thecheck-inofficialexplainsthatifhewasallowedtohavetoomuchluggage,itwouldn’tbefairtotheotherpassengers.Butthetravelerthinksthisisunfair,becausetheotherpassengersdon’thavehisproblem.

24.OftenmovingfromoneplacetoanothermakespeoplelikeAmericansandAustralians_____.

A.liketravelingbetterB.easytocommunicatewith

C.difficulttomakerealfriendsD.havealong-termrelationshipwiththeirneighbors

25.PeoplelikeMalaysiansprefertoassociatewiththose_______.

A.whowilltellthemeverythingoftheirown

B.whowanttodobusinesswiththem

C.theyknowquitewell

D.whoaregoodattalking

26.Apersonfromalessmobilesocietywillfeelit_______whenastrangerkeepstalkingtohimorher,andaskinghimorherquestions.

A.boringB.friendlyC.normalD.rough

27.Whichofthefollowingistrueabout“particularistsocieties”?

A.Thereisnoruleforpeopletoobey.

B.Peopleobeythesociety’srulescompletely.

C.Nooneobeysthesociety’srulesthoughtheyhave.

D.Thesociety’srulescanbechangedwithdifferentpersonsorsituations.

C

Theterm“multitasking”originallyreferredtoacomputer’sabilitytocarryoutseveraltasksatonetime.Formanypeople,multitaskinghasbecomeawayoflifeandevenakeytosuccess.Infact,someexcellentmentalaerobicexercises（大脑训练）involveengagingthebrainintwoormorechallengingactivitiesatatime.Althoughcheckinge-mailwhiletalkingonaphoneandreadingthenewspapermaybesecondnatureforsomepeople,manytimesmultitaskingcanmakeuslessproductive,ratherthanmore.Andstudiesshowthattoomuchmultitaskingcanleadtoincreasedstress,anxietyandmemoryloss.

Inordertomultitask,thebrainusesanareaknownastheprefrontalcortex（前额叶脑皮层）.Brainscansofvolunteersperformingmultipletaskstogethershowthatastheyshiftfromtasktotask,thisfrontpartofthebrainactuallytakesamomentofrestbetweentasks.Youmayhaveexperiencedaprefrontalcorte