山西省忻州市第一中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word文档格式.docx
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1．Whatdidthewoman’ssisterusetobe?
A．Ateacher．B．Adoctor．C．Anurse.
2．Howdidthemancomehere?
A．Bybus．B．Bytaxi．C．Bycar．
3．Whomdoesthedictionarybelongto?
A．Marry.B．Jack．C．Jane．
4．Whenwillthetrainleave?
A．At900.B．At1000.C．At1030．
5．Whatisthemandoing?
A．WatchingTV．
B．Answeringthephone．
C．RepairingtheTV．
第二节（共15小题；
每小题1分，满分15分）
每段对话后有几个小题，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。
听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；
听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Whatdothespeakersdecidetodoatlast?
A．Havearest．B．Playbasketball．C．VisitLucy．
7．Whohasjustgivenbirthtoababy?
A.Lisa．B.Lucy．C.Thewoman．
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8．WhendidthewomanshowMr.brownaroundthecompany?
A．Yesterdaymorning．B．Yesterdayafternoon．C．Yesterdayevening.
9．Wheredidthequalitymanagergoyesterday?
A．Totherestaurant．B.Tothefactory．C．Tothehospital.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．Howmuchdoesthewomanwanttospendonagift?
A．About$20．B．About$30．C．About$40．
11．Whatgiftdoesthewomandecidetobuyatlast?
A．Acartoonbook．
B．Apenandapencilbox.
C．Abookonhowtoplaygames．
12．Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’sson?
A．Heistenyearsold．
B．Helikestowritebooks．
C．HeplaysPCgamesverywell．
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Whatdoesthewomanthinkofhershoppingtrip?
A．Surprising．B．Exciting．C．Unpleasant．
14．WhywasJanelate?
A．Herwatchwasslow．
B．Hercarbrokedown．
C．Shemetafriendinthestreet．
15．WheredidthewomanandJaneactuallymeet?
A．Atthewoman’sclothingdepartment．
B．Attheeastentranceofthedepartment．
C．Atthemainentranceofthedepartment．
16．Whatdidthewomanbuy?
A．Asweater．B．Adress．C．AT-shirt．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Whatisthewoman?
A．Aphotographer．
B．Amusician．
C．Anexplorer．
18．WhatdidthewomanlikedoinginAfrica?
A．Meetingmanyinterestingpeople．
B．Seeinganimalsrunfreelyinthewild．
C．Enjoyingthebeautifulnaturalscenery．
19．Whichcountryhasthewomanvisited?
A．Spain．B.Ireland．C．NewZealand．
20．Whatdoesthewomancomplainabout?
A．Thehighcostoftraveling．
B．Thelongdistanceoftraveling．
C．Theimpolitetouristsofsomeplaces．
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题;
每小题2.5分，满分37.5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
Thatyear,inthelocalschool,therewasanewmathteacher,aswellassomenewpupils.Oneofthenewkids,Mario,wasthestupidestchildanyonehadeverseen.Itmadenodifferencehowquicklyorhowslowlytheytriedexplainingnumberstohim;
hewouldalwaysendupsayingsomethingextremelydumb（愚蠢的）.Liketwoplustwowasfive,seventimesthreewastwenty-seven,oratrianglehadthirtycorners.
Beforethisboyarrived,mathlessonshadbeenthemostboringofall.Nowtheyweregreatfun.Encouragedbythenewteacher,thechildrenwouldlistentothepiecesofMario’snonsense,andtheywouldhavetocorrecthismistakes.Theyallwantedtobethefirsttofindhismistakes,andthenthinkupthemostoriginalwaystoexplainthem.Todothistheyusedallkindsofstuffsweets,playingcards,oranges,paperplanes…
Itdidn’tseemlikeanyofthisbotheredthenewkid.However,littleLewis,oneofMario’sclassmates,wassurethatitwasboundtomakehimfeelsadinside.So,oneday,hedecidedtofollowthenewkidhomeafterschool.Lewiswassurehewouldseehimcrying.Onleavingschool,thenewkidwalkedafewminutestoalocalpark,andtherehewaitedforawhile,untilsomeonecamealongtomeethim…
Itwasthenewteacher!
Thenewteachergavehimahug,andofftheywent,handinhand.Followingfromadistance,Lewiscouldhearthemtalkingaboutmath.Andthatstupidnewkidkneweverythingaboutit,muchmorethananyoneintheclass.
21.Atfirst,itseemedthatMario________.
A.knewnothingaboutmath
B.alwaysmadefunofotherkids
C.lovedthenewteacherverymuch
D.wasthesmartestboyinhisclass
22.Thenewteacher’smathlessonswereinterestingbecause________.
A.thekidwereencouragedtogivedifferentanswers
B.hemadethechildrenlistentohimcarefully
C.hetaughtbetterthanotherteachers
D.Marioalwaysgavefoolishanswers
23.Thekidusedeverythingtheycouldfindto_________.
A.teachMarioaboutnumbers
B.havefuninmathlessons
C.makeMariohappy
D.getMariotogivethemachance
24.Lewisfoundthat_________.
A.Mariowassadafterclass
B.theteacherwasteachingMarioalone
C.Mariohadbeenpretendingtobefoolish
D.theteacherwasangryaboutwhatMariohaddone
25.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Mariowouldfallbehindothers.
B.Theteacherusedaspecialteachingmethod.
C.Theteachertaughttoomuchinhisclass.
D.Thekidsshouldbequietwhilehavingclasses.
B
Believeitornotbutitistrue.Therearepeoplewholosetheabilitytounderstandorusewordsduetobraindamage.Buttheybecomeextremelygoodatsomethingelse.Theybecomeexpertsatspottingliars.Theconditioninwhichpeoplelosetheirpowertounderstandorusewordsduetobraindamagearecalledaphasia（失语症）.AstudyconductedinMassachusetts,U.S.,hasclearlyprovedthataphasicsmakegoodliedetectors（测谎仪）.
Inthelast100years,manydoctorsstudyingthebrainhavementionedexamplesofthisamazingpowerofpatientssufferingfromaphasia.Recently,scientistsconductedteststoseeifallthatwassaidaboutaphasicswastrue.Theystudiedthepowersofamixedgroupofpeople.Somewerenormal;
otherswereaphasic.Anditwasprovedclearlythatthenormalvolunteersstillgotfooledbywords.Theaphasicswerefaraheadoftheminrecognizingfalsespeech.TheresultsofthestudywerereportedinthemmagazineNature.
`Fourteenyearsago,famousAmericandoctor,Dr.OliverSacks,wroteabouthisexperienceswithaphasicpatientsinabook.Herememberedaparticularincidentinahospital.PatientsfromtheaphasiaroomwerewatchingTV.Theirpresident,RonaldReagan,wasgivingaspeech.Hewastryingtoputfeelingsintoeachandeverywordofhisspeech.Buthisspeechhadanoppositeeffectonthepatients.Theywerenotimpressed.Onthecontrary,thewholeroomshookwiththeirlaughter.Theaphasicsknewthathedidnotmeanawordofwhathewassaying.
Dr.Sackssawaphasicsasmoregiftedthannormalpeople.Normalpeople“getcarriedaway”bywords.Anaphasiccannotunderstandwords.Butheorshecanstillunderstandwhatisbeingsaid.Hesaidmostoftheaphasicshadthissuperiorunderstanding.So,whilenormalpeoplethinkofaphasicpatientsasbraindamaged,theyactuallyseemtounderstandhumanexpressionsbetter.
26.Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraph__________.
A.howaphasicsgettheirspecialability
B.thataphasicscantellifyouarelying
C.thataphasicsaregoodattellinglies
D.whyaphasicsareexpertsatspottingliars
27.Thephrase“getcarriedaway”inthelastparagraphmeans___________.
A.getfooledB.getexcited
C.getmisunderstoodD.getdiscouraged
28.Dr.OliverSacksthinksthataphasics__________.
A.areunlucky
B.cannotunderstandothers
C.arespeciallygiftedinaway
D.shouldbetreatedinaspecialway
29.Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Agreatdiscovery
B.Thegreatliedetectors
C.Whyaphasicscan’ttalk
D.Aspecialwayofunderstanding
C
“Youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe,ifyoujusttryhardenough.”Likemostpeople,Ilikedthismaxim（格言）atayoungage.Alongwiththousandsofotherkids,IspentagoodpartofmychildhoodtryingtobethenextMichaelJordan.Everyday,Ipracticedshootinghoops（投篮）forthreetofourhours.Iwenttobasketballcampseachsummerandtriedineverywaypossibletobeagreatplayer.NomatterhowhardIworkedatit,though,becominganNBAstarsimplywasn’tinthecardsforme.Aftergiving100%ofmyeffortformorethanfiveyears,Icouldn’tevenmakethecollegeteam.
Similarthingshappeninourliveseveryday.
Astarsalespersonthoughtshecouldbeagreatsalesmanagerwithenougheffort.Sheinterviewedothermanagerstogaininsight（见识）,readeverybookonmanagementshecouldfind,andstayedlateeverynighttryinggetthejobdone—attheexpenseofherfamilyandevenherhealth.Then,afewyearsintothejob,sherealizedthatshedidn’thavethenaturaltalenttodevelopotherpeople.Itwasawasteofhertime.Besides,shecouldhaveincreasedhercontributionevenmoreifshehadstayedinthesalesrole—aroleinwhichsheisnaturallygoodat.
Ineveryculturewehavestudied,themajorityofparents（77%intheUnitedStates）thinkastudent’slowestgradesdeservethemosttimeandattention.Parentsandteachersrewardexcellencewithapathyinsteadofinvestingmoretimeintheareaswhereachildhasthemostpotentialforgreatness.
Therealityisthatapersonwhohasalwaysstruggledwithnumbersisunlikelytobeagreataccountant.EventhelegendaryMichaelJordan,whohasagreattalentforplayingbasketball,couldnotbecome,well,the“MichaelJordan”ofgolforbaseball,nomatterhowhardhetries.
30.Theauthordidn’tachievesuccessinplayingbasketballbecause________.
A.hedidn’tpracticehardenough
B.hedidn’thavegoodbasketballcoaches
C.hewasnotfondofplayingbasketball
D.helackedthetalentforbasketball
31.Theunderlinedword“apathy”inparagraph4probablymeans_________.
A.awhitelieB.a
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