湖南省浏阳市六校联考学年高二上学期期中考试英语精校 Word版含答案Word下载.docx

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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

PersonalRobot

Makeyourparentsandteachershappy!

Areyouhavingproblemsfinishingyourhomeworkontime?

Doyouavoidtidyingyourroomuntilyourmomshoutsatyou?

Youdon’tneedtoworryifyoubuyaMr.HelpingHandpersonalrobot.Mr.Hcanbeprogrammedtoorganizeyourhomework.Yourownpersonalrobotwillfollowyouaround,puttingawaybooksandobjectsthatyouhaveleftonthefloororbed.

Mr.Halsohasthesefeatures（特点）

●weighsonly500grams

●includeslong-lastingbatteries

●comeswitha5-yearguarantee

●rememberssimpleinstructions

Originally（最初）soldfor$499.NOWONLY$299

PENGOWATCHCONTROL

ThisisawatchthatJamesBondwouldbeproudtowear!

ThisisNOTawatchforordinarypeople!

YourelectronicPENGOWATCHCONTROL

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actsasaremotecontrolforTVsandvideos.

givesyouadailyweatherforecast.

remindsyouwhentohandinyourhomework.

setsoffasilentwarningalarmwhenparentsorteachersarenear.

Besides,yourPENGOWATCHCONTROLwillalwaystellyouthetimeaccurately!

Originallysoldfor$199.NOWONLY$99 

Formoreinformation,clickhere.

21.WithhelpfromaMr.H,youcan_______.

A.stopusingbatteriesB.getyourroomtidiedonyourwayhome

C.rememberyourteacher’sinstructionsD.finishyourhomeworkontime

22.IfyoubuyaPENGOWATCHCONTROLnow,youcansave_______.

A.$99B.$100C.$200D.$199

23.Wherewouldyoubemostlikelytofindthetwotexts?

A.OnanoticeboardB.Inacompanybrochure.

C.OnateenagewebsiteD.Inacollegenewspaper.

B

ThomasEdisonwasoneoftensaidtobethegreatestgeniusofhisage.Thereareonlyafewmeninallofthehistory,whohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbehappyonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.“Thereisnosuchthingasgenius,”Edisonsaid.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhardwork.

ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.Fromhisearliestdaysasachildhewonderedaboutthesecretsofnature.Nature,heoftensaid,isfullofsecrets.Hetriedtounderstandthem;

then,hetriedtolearnwhatcouldusefullybedonewiththem.

Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewilldoalmostanythinginsteadofthedifficultworkofthinking,especiallyiftheydonotthinkveryoften.Butheknew,too,thatthinkingcangivemenenjoymentandpleasure.

Edisoncouldnotunderstandhowanyonecouldbeuninterestedinlife.Ashelovedtothink,healsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsold,someoneaskedhimwhatideashehadaboutlife.“Work,”heanswered.“Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemenhappier.”Hesaidhehadenoughinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.

24.Edisonthought_______.

A.hecouldbehappyifhewasagenius

B.geniusplaysthemostimportantpartinone’ssuccess

C.hardworkcoulddobetterthangenius

D.geniuscoulddobetterthanhardwork

25.Edisonwas_______.

A.verymuchinterestedinpeople’ssecrets.

B.interestedindiscoveringthesecretsofnature

C.interestedinchangingpeople’sideas

D.uninterestedinmakingpeoplehappier.

26.InEdison’sopinion,_______.

A.thinkingcansupplypeoplewithenjoymentandpleasureaswellashelp

B.people’ssuccessliesmostlyingenius

C.hardworkisthesecondimportantthinginmakingpeoplesuccessful

D.therearefewsecretsforhimtodiscoverlater

27.Thelastsentenceinthepassagemostprobablyimplies_____.

A.lifeistooshortforEdisontoinventmoreforhumanbeings

B.Edisonmade100inventionsinhislife

C.Edisonwasabletoliveandworkfor100years

D.peopleofhistimewerereadytogiveEdisonanother100years’work

C

Scientists,psychologistsandEnglishacademicsatLiverpoolUniversityhavefoundthatreadingtheworksoftheclassicalwriterslikeShakespeareandWordsworthhasagreateffectonthemind,catchesthereader’sattentionandtriggersmomentsofself-examination.

Usingaspecialmachine,theymonitoredthebrainactivityof30volunteersastheyreadworksbyWilliamShakespeare,WilliamWordsworth,T.S.Eliotandothers.

Inthefirstpartoftheresearch,thebrainactivityof30volunteerswasmonitoredastheyreadpassagesfromShakespeare’splays,includingKingLear,Othello,CoriolanusandMacbeth,andagainastheyreadthetextrewritteninasimplerformormodernlanguage.

Whilereadingthecommontexts,normallevelsofelectricalactivitywereshownintheirbrains.WhentheyreadtheworksofShakespeare,however,thelevelsofactivityjumpedbecauseofhisuseofwordswhichwereunfamiliartothem.Theresultofthetestshowedthatthemorechallengingpassagescauseagreaterdegreeofelectricalactivityinthebrainthanthecommonones.

Scientistswentontostudythebrainactivityasitrespondedtoeachwordandrecordedhowitlitupasthereaderscameacrossunusualwords,surprisingphrasesordifficultsentencesintheclassicalworks.Asaresult,thislighteningupprocessofthemindlastedlongerthanthatwhenvolunteersreadcommontexts,encouragingfurtherreading.

Theresearchalsofoundthatreadingpoetryespeciallyincreasesactivityintherighthemisphere（半球）ofthebrain,anareaconnectedwith“autobiographicalmemory”,drivingthereaderstothinkcarefullyabouttheirownexperiencesbasedonwhattheyhaveread.Theacademicssaidthismeanttheclassicalworksofliteraturearemoreusefulthanself-helpbooks.

PhilipDavis,anEnglishprofessorwhohasworkedonthestudyintheuniversity’smagneticresonancecenter,announcedthisweek:

“Classicalliteratureactslikearocket-boostertothebrain,whichprovidesextrapowerforthebrain.Youmayneverimaginehowpowerfulitis.Theresearchshowssuchkindofliteraturecancreatenewthoughtsandconnectionsintheyoungandtheold.”

28.Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto“______”.

A.dependsonB.picksupC.setsoffD.changesinto

29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutreadingclassicalliterature?

A.Itmakesreaders’brainmoreactivethanreadingcommontexts.

B.Itmakesreaders’electricalactivityofbrainreturntonormal.

C.It’shelpfulforreaderstocomeupwithnewideas.

D.It’sanactivitythatissuitableforpeopleofallages.

30.Fromtheresearch,wecanlearnthat______.

A.thereaderspreferShakespeare’sworkstotheotherwriters’works

B.thewordsofclassicalworksmakeithardforvolunteerstoreadfurther

C.readingclassicalworksproducesagoodandlong-lastingeffectonthemind

D.poetryincreasesleft-brainactivitymorethanotherliteraryforms

31.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthispassage?

A.Shakespeare’splaysdeservetoberead.

B.Commonbooksareunpopularanymore.

C.Poetryisbestfordevelopingpeople’sbrain.

D.Classicalworkshelpthebraindevelopbetter.

D

Whenaleafyplantisunderattack，itdoesn’tsitquietly.Backin1983,twoscientists,JackSchultzandIanBaldwin,reportedthatyoungmapletreesgettingbittenbyinsectssendoutaparticularsmellthatneighboringplantscanget.Thesechemicalscomefromtheinjuredpartsoftheplantandseemtobeanalarm.Whattheplantspumpthroughtheairisamixtureofchemicalsknownasvolatileorganiccompounds,VOCsforshort.

ScientistshavefoundthatallkindsofplantsgiveoutVOCswhenbeingattacked.It’saplant’swayofcryingout.Butisanyonelistening?

Apparently.Becausewecanwatchtheneighborsreact.

Someplantspumpoutsmellychemicalstokeepinsectsaway.Butothersdodoubleduty.Theypumpoutperfumesdesignedtoattractdifferentinsectswhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrive,thetablesareturned.Theattackerwhowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch.

Instudyafterstudy,itappearsthatthesechemicalconversationshelptheneighbors.Thedamageisusuallymoreseriousonthefirstplant,buttheneighbors,relativelyspeaking,staysaferbecausetheyheardthealarmandknewwhattodo.

Doesthismeanthatplantstalktoeachother?

Scientistsdon’tknow.Maybethefirstplantjustmadeacryofpainorwassendingamessagetoitsownbranches,andso,ineffect,wastalkingtoitself.Perhapstheneighborsjusthappenedto“overhear”thecry.Soinformationwasexchanged,butitwasn’tatrue,intentionalbackandforth.

CharlesDarwin,over150yearsago,imaginedaworldfarbusier,noisierandmoreintimate（亲密的）thantheworldwecanseeandhear.Oursensesareweak.There’sawholelotgoingon.

32.Whatdoesaplantdowhenitisunderattack?

A.Itmakesnoises.B.Itgetshelpfromotherplants.

C.ItstandsquietlyD.Itsendsoutcertainchemicals.

33.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thetablesareturned”inparagraph3?

A.Theattackersgetattacked.B.Theinsectsgatherunderthetable.

C.Theplantsgetreadytofightback.D.Theperfumesattractnaturalenemies.

34.Scientistsfindfromtheirstudiesthatplantscan.

A.predictnaturaldisastersB.protectthemselvesagainstinsects

C.talktooneanotherintentionallyD.helptheirneighborswhennecessary

35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theworldischangingfasterthanever.

B.Peoplehavestrongersensesthanbefore

C.Theworldismorecomplexthanitseems

D.PeopleinDarwin’stimeweremoreimaginative.

第二节（共5小题；

每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳