学年云南省中央民大附中芒市国际学校高二上学期末考试英语试题 Word版Word格式文档下载.docx

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每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后面有一个小题，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.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Mr.Smithwillringbacklater.

B.ThewomanforgottosetdownMr.Smith’smobilenumber.

C.Themancanmanagewithoutthemobilenumber.

2.Whatwillthewomanhavetodofirst?

A.Readtheoperationhandbook.

B.Trythebuttonsonebyone.

C.Havethemachinerepaired.

3.Howwillthemanprobablygodowntown?

A.Bytaxi.B.Bybus.C.Onfoot.

4.Whydidn’tJackgetthebook?

A.Hewastoobusytogotothelibrary.

B.Therewasn’tsuchabookinthelibrary.

C.Hedidn’twanttoborrowthebook.

5.Whatdidthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Togoalongtomeetherfriendwithher.

B.Todothewoman’swork.

C.TomeetTonyforher.

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小题。

6.Whatdidthewomanbuyasherhusband’sbirthdaypresent?

A.Ahat.B.Atie.C.Ashirt.

7.Whydidtheassistantrefusetohelpthewoman?

A.Becausethewomandidn’tshowhimthereceipt.

B.Becausethethingshewantedtochangehadbeenworn.

C.Becausethewomantoldalie.

听第7段材料，回答第8~10小题。

8.WheredidSuespendthenightsinthecountry?

A.Inafarmhouse.B.Intheopen.C.Atahotel.

9.Whatwastheweatherlikeinthecountry?

A.Therewasalotofsunshine.

B.Itrainednearlyeveryday.

C.Itsnowedalot.

10.WhatdidSuethinkofthepeopleinthecountry?

A.Theywerefriendly.

B.Theywerestrange.

C.Theyweretall.

听第8段材料，回答第10~13小题。

11.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Buyingthebooksfortheircourse.

B.Themoneyneededforthebooks.

C.Sharingthebookswitheachother.

12.WhydoesDr.Downswanthisstudentstohavethesefivebooks?

A.Thesebooksarenotexpensive.

B.Hewantshisstudentstoreadmore.

C.Hewantstodiscussthemindetail.

13.Howdoesthewomanplantosolvetheproblemsaboutthebooks?

A.Shebuysthreeandthemanbuystwo.

B.Shepaysthemanfiftydollarsforsharing.

C.Theyeachpayhalfofthetotalamountforthebooks.

听第9段材料，回答第14~17小题。

14.WhenwillthemanandTracymeet?

A.At6:

30.B.At7:

00.C.At7:

30.

15.Whatfilmdoesn’tthewomanlike?

A.Detectivefilms.

B.Filmsaboutlove.

C.Horrorfilms.

16.Whatmightthemandotomorrow?

A.Gotothestudio.B.Seeafilm.C.Dosomereading.

17.Whenwillthemanletthewomanknowthefirstthing?

A.Tomorrowafternoon.B.Tonight.C.Tomorrowmorning.

听第10段材料，回答第18~20小题。

18.Whereisthespeakerstayingnow?

A.InEngland.B.InAmerica.C.InChina.

19.HowoftendoesthespeakergotoSoho?

A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.

20.WhatisherEnglishfriendinterestedin?

A.Eatingfood.

B.Takingatrip.

C.Mountainclimbing.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1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。

A

IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat‘keepingupwiththeJoneses’isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.

Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighbourhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.

Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.Theymovedbacktoanapartment（公寓房间）inNewYorkCity.

Momandlookedaroundhimselfandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlife--styleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseries（系列）ofshortstories,Hecalledit‘KeepingupwiththeJoneses’because‘Jones’isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.‘KeepingupwiththeJoneses’cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.

PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare‘Jonses’ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.

21.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.

A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighbors.

B.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich.

C.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerich.

D.wanttobehappy.

22.Theunderlinedword“neighbourhood”inthesecondparagraphmeans“________”.

A.apersonwholivesnearanother.B.peoplelivinginanarea.

C.anareaneartheplacereferredto.D.anareainanothertownorcity.

23.ArthurMomandusedthename‘Jones’inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause‘Jones’is________.

A.animportantname.B.apopularnameintheUnitedStates.

C.hisneighbor’sname.D.notagoodname.

B

Dodogsunderstandus?

Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.

AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee（黑猩猩）.

Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,Ricogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn'

tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.

Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedoghadneverheardbefore.

Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutofl0tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination（排除法）.Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.

Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreed（品种）knownforitsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.

It'

shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan'

ttalkback.Still,itwouldn'

thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissinreturn!

24.Fromparagraph2,weknowthat.

A.animalsareascleverashumanbeings.

B.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzees.

C.chimpanzeeshavegoodword-learningskills.

D.dogshavesimilarlearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren

25.Bothexperimentsshowthat.

A.Ricoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsright.

B.Ricocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoys.

C.Ricohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematics.

D.Ricowon'

tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem.

26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie'

smentalabilities.

B.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.

C.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.

D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner'

scommands.

27.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Totrainyourdog.B.Totalktoyourdog.

C.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.

C

NOTallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares.

NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerase（抹去）theeffectofpainfulmemories.

InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.

Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.

Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers'

troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.

"

Somememoriescanruinpeople'

slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon'

twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,"

saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool."

Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering."

Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity（特质）.Theyalsohelp