江西省上高县第二中学学年高二下学期第五次.docx

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江西省上高县第二中学学年高二下学期第五次

2018届高二年级第五次月考英语试卷

第一部分听力

第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,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．Whosebirthdaywillthemancelebrate?

A．Mike’sB．Betty’sC．Linda’s

2．Howmuchdoesthewomanneedtopayforthedress?

A．80dollarsB．96dollarsC．120dollars

3．Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A．CallataxiatonceB．TakeTedtohishome

C．CallTed’sfamily

4．Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A．DreamsB．HobbiesC．Familymembers

5．Wheredoesthemanthinktheyshouldspendtheholiday?

A．InBeijingB．InParisC．InSydney

第二节听下面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。

听下面6段材料，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6．Whoistheman’sfavoriteBritishsinger?

A．AdeleB．AmyWinehouseC．CherylCole

7．WhendidCherylColebecomefamous?

A．In2002B．In2010C．In2012

听下面7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8．Whatisthemandoing?

A．ReadingabookB．ReadinganewspaperC．Preparingbreakfast

9．WhoisJimmostprobably?

A．Thewoman’sfatherB．Tom’sbrotherC．Theman’sson

听下面8段材料，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10．Whatdidthemandolastweek?

A．HeboughtanewcarB．HedrovetoLosAngeles

C．Hewenttoacarshow

11．Whatdoesthemansayaboutthecar?

A．ItrunsonelectricityB．ItismadebyAudi

C．Itismadeofcheapmaterial

12．Whatisthewoman’sattitudetowardsthecar?

A．SheisannoyedB．Sheisdisappointed

C．Sheisinterested

听下面9段材料，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13．WhoisMr.Simon?

A．Anexpertontheenvironment

B．AfamousTVprogramhost

C．Anexpertonarchitecture

14．Wherewillpeopleprobablyliveintwentyyears,accordingtotheman?

A．OnlandB．UnderthegroundC．Inspace

15．Howdoesthemanthinkhomeswillchangeoverthenexttwentyyears?

A．Theshapeofhomeswillbestrange

B．Thecoloroftheroomswillbechangeable

C．Thesizeofeachroomwillbeadjustable

16．Whatdoesthemanthinkwillbecomethemostimportantroominthehouse?

A．ThelivingroomB．ThekitchenC．Thebathroom

听下面第10段材料，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17．Whatkindofoutingdoesthetravelagencyoffer?

A．AnoutingtothetakeB．Anoutingtothebeach

C．Anoutingtotheforest

18．Whatdoweknowabouttheouting?

A．ItmainlyaimsatkidsB．Itwilllastaboutaweek

C．Itofferssnackfoods

19．Whatisincludedinthespecialfamilyprice?

A．ThreemealsadayarefreeB．Twochildrencancomefree

C．Twocomfortableroomsarefree

20．Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?

A．ToadvertisesomethingB．Toencouragesports

C．Tointroduceahotel

第二部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Anewstudysayselectronictoysarenothelpingbabieslearn.

"Evenifcompaniesaremarketingthemaseducational,they'renotteachingthebabiesanythingatthistime,"saidAnnaSosathestudy'sauthor.

Researcherslistenedtoaudio（声音的）recordingsofparentsplayingwiththeirbabiesaged10monthsto16months.Theresearcherscomparedtheexperienceswhenthechildrenplayedwithelectronictoys,traditionaltoyssuchasblocks, orwhenthechildrenlookedatbooks.Whattheyfoundisthatparentstalkedlesswiththeirbabieswhenthebabiesplayedwithelectronictoys.

Whyisthisimportant?

Researchshowsthathowquicklychildrendeveloplanguageisoftenbasedonwhattheyhearfromparents.Whentheinfantsplayedwithelectronictoys,parentssaidlittletotheirchildren.Butwithtraditionaltoys,suchasblocks,parentssharedthenamesand descriptions oftheanimals,colorsandshapesastheirchildrenplayed.Therewasevenmoreinformationgivenbyparentsastheirbabieslookedatthepicturesinbooks.

Ofcourse,thereisnoneedforparentstothrowoutelectronictoys,buttheyshouldlookattheirinfants’playwithsuchtoysasentertainment,notalearningexperience.

ToyIndustryAssociationspokeswomanAdrienneAppellrespondedtothestudy.Shesaiditisimportantthatparentsmaketimetoplaywiththeirchildren."Playingisawaythatkidscanlearnsomuch,notonly cognitive（认知的） skills,butsocialanddevelopmentalskills,"shesaid.Sheaddedthatplayshouldbebalanced,includingtimeforjust"makebelieve" activities,aswellastraditionalandelectronictoys.

21.What’sAnnaSosa’sattitudetowardscompaniesclaimingthattheirtoysareeducational?

A.supportiveB.indifferentC.uninterestedD.doubtful

22.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatbabiesintheresearch__________.

A.likedtraditionaltoysbetterthanelectronictoys

B.interactlesswiththeirparentswhenplayingwithelectronictoys

C.talkedlittlewiththeirparentswhenplayingwithelectronictoys

D.listenedtoaudiorecordingsoftheirparents

23.Childrendeveloplanguagemorequicklywhentheirparents__________.

A.readthempicturebooksoftenB.teachthemhowtospeak

C.buythemalotoftoysD.throwawaytheirelectronictoys

24.AccordingtoAdrienneAppell,playing__________.

A.can’ttaketheplaceoflearning

B.shouldn’ttakemostofchildren’stime

C.isgoodtochildren’soveralldevelopment

D.can’tdevelopchildren’scognitive skills

B

Doyoubelievethatthingsareconnectedfornoscientificreasonatall?

Forexample,doyouavoidsayingtheword“four”toavoidbadluck?

Ifso,youhaveasuperstition（迷信）.Andyou’renotalone–allkindsofpeoplehavethem.

Forexample,Portugal’ssoccersuperstarCristianoRonaldoalwaysstepsontothepitch（球场）withhisrightfootfirst,accordingtoTheTelegraph.Andsportsplayersarenotaloneinhavingsuperstitions.AvisitoronceaskedtheNobelPrizewinningscientistNielsBohrwhetherhereallybelievedthatthehorseshoehe’dhungathiscountryhomewaslucky.“Ofcoursenot,”theDanishphysicistsaid.“ButIunderstandit’sluckywhetheryoubelieveinitornot.”

OnerecentstudyfoundthatevenscientistsatMITandothertopUSschoolstendedtolookforameaninginnaturalevents,similartotheconnectionbetweensteppingonthepitchandplayingsoccerwell,accordingtoTheAtlantic.Whentheresearchersgavethescientistslittletimetoanswerquestions,theyweretwiceaslikelytoagreewithstatementssuchas“Treesproduceoxygensothatanimalscanbreathe”astheywerewhentheyhadmoretimetothinkabouttheirreply.

Itseemsthatfearcanmakepeoplethinkdifferentlyinthisway,too.InaBritishstudy,studentsimaginedmeetinga“witch”whosaidshewouldcast（施魔法）anevilspell（符咒）onthem.Abouthalfsaidascientistshouldnotbeworriedaboutthespell.Yeteachofthemsaidthat,personally,theywouldn’tletthewitchdoittothem.

Sowhyaresomanyofussuperstitious?

Well,itseemstobeourwayofdealingwiththeunknown.“Manypeoplequitesimplyjustwanttobelieve,”BrianCronk,aprofessorofpsychologyatMissouriWesternStateUniversity,saidina2008interview.“Thehumanbrainisalwaystryingtoworkoutwhythingshappen,andwhenthereasonisnotclear,wetendtomakeupsomeprettybizarre（古怪的）explanations.”

Andtheseexplanationsaren’tcompletelyunhelpful.Infact,superstitionscansometimesworkandbringrealluck,accordingtopsychologistsattheUniversityofCologneinGermanyintheMay2010issueofthejournalPsychologicalScience.Theyfoundthatbelievinginsomethingcanimproveperformanceonatasklikeanexam.

So,whataboutyou?

Whatsuperstitionsdoyoufollowtokeepyousafeandsuccessful?

25.Theauthormentionsavoidingsayingtheword"four"intheopeningparagraphto________.

A.showhowfoolishitistobelieveinsuperstitions

B.introducethereaderstothetopicofsuperstitions

C.discussthescientificreasonsbehindsuperstitions

D.provethatitisreasonabletobesuperstitious

26.Howmanysuperstitiouspracticesarementionedinthepassage?

A.3B.2C.4D.5

27.What’stheauthor’sattitudetosuperstitions?

A.UnknownB.PositiveC.NegativeD.Neutral

28.Whatisthebesttitleofthearticle?

A.Whysuperstitionsarecommon

B.Howsuperstitionsaffectourdailylives

C.Howsomecommonsuperstitionscameintobeing

D.Howtogetridofsuperstitions

C

Thiscouldbetheperfectgiftforthepartner,whoembarrassesyouonthedancefloor.Smartsocks,whichcanteachtodance,maybetheanswerforanyonewithtwoleftfeet.

Thesockshavebeendevelopedasarunningtooltohelprunnersimprovetheirskills.Thankstothesocks,userscanaccuratelyrecordnotonlyhowfarandfasttheyrunbutalsohowwell.Itmeanstheusermaximizestheirperformance,andreducesdamagetobodyandpreventshurt.Thehi-techsocksaremadeofspecialfibersthatwatchthemovementsofyourfeet.Theylook,feelandcanbewashedlikenormalclothes.

Sensors（传感器）recordeachmovementandsenditbyanankletransmitter（脚踝发射器）toasmartphone.Thena“virtualcoach”applicationshowstheinformationandcantelltheuserwhattheyaredoingwrong,andhelptoimproveskillinanytaskwithfeet.

Thesocksshouldbeusefultoathletesandweekendjoggers.“Peoplethinkrunningissoeasyandofcourseeverybodycandoitbutnotnecessarilysafelyandwell,”DrDavideViganosaid.Arecentstudyshowedthatbetween60and80percentofrunnersgothurtperyear.Thisisprettymuchmorethananyotherhumanactivity.Researcherssaythetechnologycanalsobedevelopedtoteachpeoplehowtodance,playsportssuchgolf,oreventohelptoteachwomentowalkbetterinhighheels.

Mr.Viganosaid,“Peoplecouldallbenefitfromtheidea.Wehavehadinterestfromallsortsofsports,likeskiing,football,cyclingandgolf.Anythingwhereyouhavetouseyourfeetcanuseit.Itcouldevenbeputinhighheelstohelpwomenwalkinthemsafely.”

Socksarejus