高二英语上学期入学考试试题.docx

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高二英语上学期入学考试试题

上学期入学考试

高二英语笔试试卷

注意事项：

1、本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

　2、本堂考试共120分钟，满分150；

3、答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、学号填写在答题卡上，并使用2B铅笔填涂。

4、考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷（选择题共70分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

ThingstoDoinAtlanta

   Needarun-downofthetopthingstodothisweekend?

Hereiswhat'soninAtlanta.

   IntheMood

   Date:

May22throughMay26,2018

   Time:

2:

00pm—5:

30

   Phone:

770-916-2800

   Ifyoulovethemusicofthe1940s,thenhere'swhatyouneedtodothisSunday.Gotoa1940smusicalshowatCobbEnergyPerformingArtsCentre.ThemusicofGlennMillethasadistinctivesound.Noneedtoaskmetwice.Areyou"IntheMood"?

   PartyWiththePenguins（企鹅）

   Date:

May20throughMay25,2018

   Time:

11:

30am—2:

00pm

   Phone:

404-581-4000

   CelebratePenguinAwarenessDayatGeorgiaAquarium'sannualPartywiththePenguins.Thepartywillfeaturefunactivities,includingthechancetoseeanAfricanpenguinupcloseandteamhowtohelpprotectthisin-dangerspecies.

   CallanwoldeArtsFestival

   Date:

May21toMay22,2018

   Time:

10:

30am—5:

30pm

   Phone:

404-872-5338

   LocatedatCallanwoldeFineArtsCenter,thiseventisafestivalforartistsandbyartists,lettingthemhaveavoiceinthecreationandoperationsofthefestival.Ifyouareoftheartisticpersuasionorenjoyacreativescene,don'tmissout.

   Foollio'sHoodillyStorytime

   Date:

May21throughMay27,2018

   Time:

1:

00pm—4:

30pm

   Phone:

404-523-3141

   Wemakeupabrand-newstoryeveryweek.ComeandenjoyanewstoryeachtitheatDad'sGarageTheatre.Littleoneswillgettohelpprovidekeypartsofthestoryandevenaddintheirownjokes.Interactiveandout-of-the-ordinaryfunforkidsandparents!

1.Whereshouldyougoifyouareamusicfan?

A.GeorgiaAquarium.B.Dad'sGarageTheatre.

C.CallanwoldeFineArtsCentre.D.CobbEnergyPerformingArtsCentre.

2.Whicheventappealstoanimallovers?

A.IntheMood.B.PartywiththePenguins.

C.CallanwoldeArtsFestival.D.Foollio'sHoodillyStorytime.

3.InwhatwayisFoollio'sHoodillyStorytimeuniquefromtheotherevents?

A.Itprovidesbooksasgifts.B.Itisacharge-freeevent.

C.Itrunstheshortesthours.D.Itisverychild-friendly.

B

LucianoBaietti,aretiredschoolheadmasterfromItaly,holdstheGuinnessrecordforthemostuniversitydegrees.The70-year-oldcurrentlyhas15bachelorsormastersdegreesfromvariousuniversitiesacrossItaly,andisgettingreadytogethis16th.

Gettingmorethanonecollegedegreeisnotexactlyunheardof,but15isapparentlyquiteimpressive,sinceit’sonlybeendonebyoneman.Althoughhespendshisdaysworkingaroundhishouseandgarden,likemostpeopleofhisage;atnight,Barettiturnsintoastudentagain.Everymorning,at3a.m.,whenmostoftheworldissleeping,hewakesupandstudiesbythelightofhisdesklamp.Heclaimsstudyinghelpskeephismindactiveandthateverydegreehehasobtainedhashelpedbroadenhisknowledgeoftheworldaroundhim.

“Thankstobooks,Ifeelfree.Afterall,thewordssharethesameroot,”hesays,referringtotheItalianwordslibro（book）andlibero（free）.Heclaimstohavebeeninspiredbythe19thcenturyFrenchessayistLouis-FrancoisBerlin,whoseportrait（肖像）isalsoondisplayinhisstudy,alongsidehismanyframeduniversitydegrees,andwhomhedescribesas“amanofcultureandknowledge”.

BaiettifirstmadeitintotheGuinnessBookofRecordsin2002,afterhiseighthdegree.Thenhespentthenext15yearsaddingsevenmorebachelorsandmastersdegreestohiscollection.

“EachtimeIsetmyselfanewchallengetoseehowfarmybodyandmybraincango.”At70-years-old,Baiettithinkshehasenoughenergyforatleastonemoredegree,thistimeinfoodscience.

ProbablythemostimportantthingaboutBaietti’sachievementisthathemanagedtogetmostofhisuniversitydegreeswhileworkingasheadmasterofasecondaryschool,andvolunteeringwithItaly’sRedCross.Thesecretwasalwaysgettingupat3inthemorningtomakesurethathisthirst（渴求）forknowledgedidn’taffecthisprofessionalactivityandhisfamilylife.Hespent3hoursstudyingeveryday,andthatwasapparentlyallheneededtopasshisexamsandwritehisthesis.

4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Louis-FrancoisBerlinisongoodtermswithBaietti.

B.BaiettiisthefirstItaliantobreakaGuinnessrecordtwice.

C.NobodybutBaiettihasevergotmorethanonecollegedegree.

D.ChallenginghimselfopensupabroaderworldtoBaietti.

5.Baietticanbebestdescribedas       .

A.honestandconsiderate                                          B.optimisticandgenerous

C.determinedandhardworking                                  D.reliableandimaginative

6.ThekeytoBaietti’ssuccessis       .

A.thesupportfromhisfamilyB.hiseagernessforfame

C.hisnonstopdailylearningD.hisunusualbrainandenergy

7.WhatlessoncanwelearnfromthestoryofBaietti?

A.Wellbegunishalfdone.B.Nevertoolatetolearn.

C.Takethingsastheycome.D.Striketheironwhileitishot.

C

Weareluckytoliveinaworldthatisfullofincredibletechnology.Our livingroomsarepackedwithcomputers,LCDTVs,videogamesystems,andBlue-rayplayersthathelpusenjoythelatestentertainment.Althoughtheseitemsbringusjoyandconvenience,theyalsocreatealotofjunk.Eachdeviceneedsitsownplugandadaptortokeepitsbatteriesrecharged,andovertimethesewiresgettangled（缠绕在一起的）.Thankfully,somethinghascomealongtohelpridourhomesofthismesswhilestillsupplyingthesedeviceswiththepowertheyneed.It’scalledwirelesschargingandthistrendisjuststarting.

Wirelesscharging hasalotofpotentialforsmartphonesandotherelectronicdevices.Electronicdevicescanabsorbtheelectricityoncethey’replacedonaspecialchargingmat.Thereareseveraladvantagesthatwirelesschargingoffersovertraditionalmethods.Forstarters,cords（电线）haveatendencytowearoutwithuse.Wirelesschargingusersneverhavetoworryaboutbuyingreplacementcords.Wirelesschargingisalsofarmoreconvenientformedicalimplants,aspatientswon’tneedtorechargetheirdevicesthroughtheskinusingcords.Inturn,thiscutsdownontherisksofinfection.Wirelesschargingcanalsobringsafetybenefits,aswiredchargingdevicesthatcomeincontactwithwatercanincreasethechancesofgettinganelectricshock.Wirelesscharginggetsridofthatdangercompletely.

Still,thereareafewdrawbackstowirelesscharging.Thefirstisspeed.Ittakesabitlongertochargedeviceswirelesslythanitdoesifthedeviceispluggedin.Theprocessalsorequiresmoreheat,sodevicestendtogetabithotter,whichcouldcreateothersafetyissues.Also,sincedevicesmustbeleftonaspecialpadwhilecharging,itishardertooperatethemwhiletheyarepoweringup.Thislimitationmaybegottenridofinthefuture,asresearchersaredevelopingtransmitters（发射器）thatcanchargeseveraldifferentdevicesinaroomwithouttheneedtoconnecttoachargingpad.Althoughwireless-chargingtechnologymaybefarfromperfect,itseemslikeastepintherightdirectionaswemovetowardsaless-tangledfuture.

8.Whatisaproblemwithmanymodernappliances?

A.Mostpeoplecan’taffordtopayforthem.

B.Theycancausealotofjunkaroundthehouse.

C.Theygooutofstyletooquickly.

D.Theyarenotveryentertaining.

9.Whyiswirelesschargingbeneficialformedicalpatients?

A.Itoftenbringsdownthecostfortheirmedicalbills.

B.Wirelesscharginghasshowntocurepeopleofseriousdiseases.

C.Itmakesmaintenanceoftheirdevicesmucheasier.

D.It’sbeingusedasareplacementformanypills.

10.Whichofthefollowingisadisadvantageofwirelesscharging?

A.Wirelesschargingmeansdevicestakeupmorespace.

B.Peoplecannowbuyfewerdevicesfortheirhomes.

C.Ittakeslongertochargeyourbatterywirelessly.

D.Peoplecan’tplugintheirdevicesconveniently.

11.Whatseemtobetheauthor’sattitudetowardswirelesscharging?

A.Cautious.   B.Uncaring.C.Disapproving.   D.Favorable.

D

Inourlife,therearetwodifferenttypesofdreamers，一low-recalldreamersandhigh-recalldreamers.AccordingtoresearchersattheLyonNero-scienceResearchCenterinFrance,high-recalldreamersreportedtheyrememberedtheirdreamsalmosteverydaywhilelow-recalldreamerssaidtheyonlyrememberedtheirdreamsonceortwiceamonth,reportedLiveScience.

PerrineRuby,aleadscientistattheresearchcenterinLyon,studied41people（21high-recalldreamersand20low-recalldreamers）andrecordedtheirbrainactivity.Shefoundthatapartofthebraincalledthetemporo-parietaljunction（ 颞顶叶交界处）wasmoreactiveinhigh-recalldreamers.Thiswastruebothwhentheyweresleepingandawake.Thisareaofthebrainisresponsibleforcollectingandprocessinginformationfromtheoutsideworld.Thismeansthathigh-recalldreamersaremoresensitivetowhatishappeningaroundthem.Forexample,whentheyareawake,theyrespondmorestronglytohearingtheirownnames.Whentheyaresleeping,theytendtobewokenupmoreeasilybysoundsandmovements.

Bycloselystudyingpeople’sbrainactivity,Rubyfoundthathigh-recalldreamershavetwiceasmuch“wakefulnesstime”duringsleepaslow-recalldreamersdo.Anditisduringtheseshortperiodsofwakefulnessthatthebrainmemorizesdreams.

Thisisnothardtounderstand.Justtrytothinkofyourownsleepingexperience.Ifyouarerestlessduringthenight,youaremorelikelytorememberyourdreams,butifyousleepwellan