学年湖北江汉油田广华中学高二下期中考试英语卷含答案及解析.docx

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学年湖北江汉油田广华中学高二下期中考试英语卷含答案及解析

2019学年湖北江汉油田广华中学高二下期中考试英语卷【含答案及解析】

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1.Anelderlycouplelivedfarawayfromtheirchildren.Theynoticedthattheywerebeginningtoforgetmanylittlethingsaroundthehouse.Theywereafraidthatthiscouldbeperilous,asoneofthemmightforgettoturnoffthestove（火炉）andthuscauseafire.Theyweresoworriedthattheydecidedtoseetheirdoctortogetsomehelp.Theirdoctortoldthemthatitwasunnecessarytotakemedicineandthatmanypeopleoftheiragefounditusefultowritethemselveslittlenotesasreminders.Theelderlycouplethoughtthiswonderful,andleftthedoctor’sofficeverypleasedwiththeadvice.

Whentheygothome,thewifesaid,“Dear,willyoupleasegotothekitchenandgetmeadishoficecream?

Andwhydon’tyouwritethatdownsoyouwon’tforget?

”

“Don’tbesilly,”saidthehusband.“Icanrememberadishoficecream!

”

“Well,”saidthewife,“I’dalsolikesomestrawberriesonit.Youshouldwritethatdown,becauseIknowyou’llforget.”

“Comeon,mymemory’snotthatbad,”repliedthehusband.“Adishoficecreamandsomestrawberries.Icanrememberthat!

”

Andwiththat,thehusbandshutthekitchendoorbehindhim.Thewifecouldhearhimgettingoutpotsandpans,andmakingsomenoise,preparingthedish.Hecameoutofthekitchenabout15minuteslater.

Walkingovertohiswife,hepresentedherwithaplateoffriedeggs.Thewifetookalookattheplate,glancedupatherhusbandandsaid,“Hey,where’sthetoast？

”

1.Theunderlinedword“perilous”inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby“_________”.

A.infectiousB.dangerousC.excitingD.amazing

2.Thecouplewasworriedabout___________.

A.theirbadhealth

B.theirlonelylife

C.theirdangerousstove

D.theirpoormemory

3.Whatwasthedoctor’sadvicetothecouple?

A.Writingthingsdown.

B.Takingsomemedicine.

C.Remindingeachother.

D.Askingotherelderlypeopleforhelp.

4.Whatdoweknowfromthewife’swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Thehusbanddidagoodjobinfact.

B.Thehusbandforgottopreparethetoast.

C.Thewifeforgotwhatshewantedtoeat.

D.Thewifehadabettermemorythanthehusband.

2.Severalhundredstrangersreceived“loveletters”fromayoungmanonthestreet.TheletterwaswrittenandgivenoutbyYangYang，astudentmajoringinhumanresourcesatChongqingUniversityofScienceandTechnology,whohopedtoshowhisdisappointmentwithjobhunting.

Yang'sstoryhascaughtmediaattentionperhapsbecauseitissimilartothoseofmillionsofrecentgraduatesseekingjobsandstrugglingforsurvivalinthecountry'swealthiestcities.Theyhavediplomas,ratherthanprofessionalskills,andcometobigcitiesinhopesofbetterlives,onlytofindlow-payingjobsandpoorlivingconditions.

TheyareChina's“anttribe（蚁族）”，atermcoinedbysociologistLianSifromPekingUniversityinhis2009book,AntTribe.“They'resosimilartoants.Theysharesmallandnarrowlivingareas.They'reintelligentandhardworking,yetnamelessandunderpaid.”Thetermalsospeakstotheirhelplessnessinaworldgovernedbythelawofthejungle－onlythestrongestsurvive.

AsurveyinLian'sanotherbookpublishedthisyear,AntTribeⅡ，foundnearly30percentof“ants”aregraduatesoffamousuniversities－almostthreetimeslastyear'spercentage.Mosthaddegreesinpopularmajors.Inaddition,7.2percentof“ants”haveatleastamaster'sdegreecomparedto1.6percentin2009.

An“ant's”averagemonthlysalaryis1,904yuan,withabout64percentofthemearninglessthan2,000yuanamonth.

Anothersurveyinthe2010AnnualReportontheDevelopmentofChineseTalentfoundmorethan1million“ants”liveinbigcities.

“Mostantsarefromruralfamiliesorsmalltowns,andtheirexperiencesinuniversitiesdidn'tarmthemwellenoughtofightwithcompetitorsinbigcities'employmentmarkets.”ProfessorZhangMingatRenminUniversityofChinasaid.

The“anttribe's”embarrassinglivingsituationshavebecomeaserioussocialproblem,andthegovernmentshoulddevelopsmallercitiestoattractmoregraduatesfrombigcities,Zhangbelieved.

However,“ants”expectmorestudyandtrainingopportunitiesinbigcities,whichkeepsthempositivedespitetheirsituations.

1.Yang'sstoryisintroducedinorderto________.

A．analyzegraduates'difficultiesinfindingjobs

B．leadtothetopicofthearticle－“anttribe”

C．tellreadersastoryaboutthosebigcities

D．showacleverwayofdealingwithpressure

2.“Anttribe”membersaresimilartoantsinthefollowingaspectsEXCEPTthat________.

A．theyliveinnarrowandsmallplacesingroups

B．theyworkhardbutearnlittleforsurvival

C．theyareinaworldjudgedbythejunglelaw

D．theyarepleasedwithbeingnamelessandunderpaid

3.Bywritingthisarticle,theauthormainlyintendstoshow________.

A．despitebettereducation，“ants”arestillstruggling

B．despitedifficulties，“ants”haveapromisingfuture

C．bettereducation,betterjobopportunities

D．AntTribeisagoodbooktohelpunderstandtoday'sChina

3.Scientistshaveprovedthatsleepingandlearninggohandinhand.Evenashortnapcanboostourmemoryandsharpenourthinking.Buttherelationshipgoesdeeperthanthat.

“Thebrainisnotpassivewhileyousleep,”scientistAnatArzisaid.“It’squiteactive.Youcandomanythingswhileyouareasleep.”

Arziandhercoworkersdidn’ttrytoteachthesleepingvolunteersanycomplexinformation,likenewwordsorfacts.Instead,thescientiststaughtvolunteerstomakenewconnectionsbetweensmellsandsounds.

Whenwesmellsomethinggood,likeaflower,wetakedeepbreaths.Whenwesmellsomethingbad,wetakeshortbreaths.Arziandherco-workersbasedtheirexperimentonthesereactions.

Oncethevolunteersfellasleepinthelab,thescientistswenttowork.Theygavethemawhiffofsomethingpleasantandmeanwhileplayedaparticularmusicalnote.Theydidn’twakeup,buttheyheard—andsniffed（吸气）deeply.Thenthescientistsgavethevolunteersawhiffofsomethingterribleandplayedadifferentmusicalnote.Again,thevolunteersheardandsmelled—ashortsnortthistime—butdidn’twakeup.Theresearchersrepeatedtheexperiment.

Afterjustfourrepetitions,volunteersmadeaconnectionbetweenthemusicalnotesandtheirpairedsmells.Whenthescientistsplayedthemusicaltonethatwentwithgoodsmells,thesleepersbreatheddeeply.Andwhenthescientistsplayedthemusicaltonethatwentwithbadsmells,thesleepersbreathedbriefly—despitetherebeingnobadsmell.

Thenextday,thevolunteerswokeupwiththesound-smellconnection.Theybreatheddeeplywhenhearingonetoneandcuttheirbreathsshortwhenhearingtheother,whichmusthavebeenunusualforthem.Imaginewalkingdownthestreetandtakingadeepbreathuponhearingaparticularsound!

1.Inthestudy,thevolunteersweretaught_______.

A.tobecomeactiveduringsleep

B.totellthedifferencebetweensmells

C.tolearnnewwordsandscientificfacts

D.tomakesound-smellconnections

2.Howdidthevolunteersreactwhensmellingsomethingniceandhearingmusicalnotes?

A.Theytookadeepbreath.

B.Theyhadawonderfuldream.

C.Theywokeupatonce.

D.Theytookashortbreath.

3.Whenthevolunteerswokeupthenextday,they_______.

A.learnedhowtoplaytomusicaltones

B.forgotwhathappenedduringtheirsleep

C.continuedwiththesound-smellconnection

D.changedtheirreactionwhenhearingthesound

4.Thepassagemainlytellsus_______.

A.specialsmellsandsoundscanimproveourmemory

B.ourbraincanactuallylearnsomethingnewduringsleep

C.thevolunteerswillalwayshearsimilarsoundsonthestreet

D.ourbraincantellthedifferencebetweensmellsduringsleep

4.GoogleWorksMiracles

Google（www.G）isadailymiracletomillionsofpeople.IftheInternethadonlythisveryfastsearchengine,itwouldhavejustifieditsexistencemanytimesover.Itisthemostpopularsearchengineonthewebwitha54%marketshare,aheadofYahoo!

Youtypealmostanything,howeverunclear,intothespaceprovidedandinasecondithascomeupwithhundredsofreferences.Ifknowledgeispower,thenGooglecommandsthegateway.

YahooBecomesGiant

Yahoo（）wasthefirstwonderoftheweb,andinmanyrespects,itstillis.ItstartedinJanuary1994whentwoCaliforniagraduatestudents,JerryYangandDavidFilo,startedcompilingadatabaseoflinks,mainlyfortheirpersonaluse.Butwellbeforetheendoftheyear,ithadbecomerecognizableasYahooweknowtoday.Inthepastsevenyears,Yahoohadgrownrapidly,partlythroughalongstringofbuys.Yahoonowoffersalmosteverythingyoucouldwant:

emails,instantmessages,chats,clubs,photoalbumsandalotmore.

eBayEnablesEveryonetoBuyandSell

eBay（）,whichdealswithonlinetradingandshoppingservices,isthemostimpressivelargeInternetcompanywherepeoplebuyandsellgoodsandservicesworldwide.Ithas,forinstance,openedupaglobalmarketplaceinwhichpeoplefromBeijing,SanFrancisco,orMoscowcanbidagainsteachotherforproductsputupforsalebysomeoneinLondon.Thecompany’sonlineservicepermitssellerstolistitemsforsale,buyerstobidonitemsofinterest,andeBayuserstobrowsethroughlisteditemsthatisavailableonlinesevendaysaweek.

AmazonMakesBuyingaNewExperience

Amazon（）startedoutasanonlinebookstore,constantlyputtingupnewbooktitlesitofferedforsale.Inthelate1990s,Amazonhadmorethanfour