英语河南省师范大学附属中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题.docx

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英语河南省师范大学附属中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题

河南省师范大学附属中学2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题答案

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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

TailSpin

TwodolphinsracearoundinabigpoolintheOceanPark.ThesmallerdolphinGrace,shownoffafewofhertricks,turningaroundandwavinghellotothecrowd.Themostamazingthingabouther,however,isthatshe’sevenswimmingatall.Shedoesn’thavetail.

Gracelosthertailasababywhenshegotcaughtupinafishtrap.When

thedolphinarrivedattheOceanParkinDecember2005,shewasfightingfor

herlife.“Isshegoingtomakeit?

”Hertrainer,AbbeyStone,fearedtheworst.

Gracedidmakeit---buthertaildidn’t.Sheendeduplosingherflukesand

thelowerpartofherpeduncle.

Overthepastsixyears,shehaslearnedtoswimwithouthertail.Dolphinsswimbymovingtheirflukesandpeduncleupanddown.Gracetaughtherselftomoveanotherway---likeafish!

Shepushedherselfforwardthroughthewaterbymovingherpedunclesfromsidetoside.

ThemovementputharmfulpressureonGrace’sbackbone.Soacompanyofferedtocreateaman-madetailforher.ThetailhadtobestrongenoughtostayonGraceassheswambutsoftenoughthatitwouldn’thurther.

ThefirsttimeGraceworetheartificialtail.Shesoonshookitoffandletitsinkinthebottomofthepool.Now,sheisstilllearningtousethetail.Somedaysshewearsitforanhouratatime,othersnotatall.“Thetailisn’tnecessaryforhertofeelcomfortable,”saysStone,“butithelpstokeepthatrangeofmotion（动作）andbuildmuscles（肌肉）.”

Now,thedolphinisabouttogetanevenhappierending.Thismonth,GracewillstarinDolphinTale,afilmthatfocusesonherrescueandrecovery.Herprogresshasinspiredmorethanjustanewmovie.ManypeopletravelfromnearandfartomeetGraceswimwithherman-madetailgivespeoplesomuchcourage.

21.WhenGracefirstarrivedattheOceanPark,hertrainerworriedabouther________.

A.physicalbuildB.potentialability

C.chanceofsurvivalD.adaptationtothesurroundings

22.Aman-madetailiscreatedforGraceto________.

A.letherrecoverfasterB.makehercomfortable

C.adjustherwayofswimmingD.helpherperformbettertricks

23.ThestoryofGraceinspirespeopleto________.

A.sticktotheirdreamsB.treatanimalsfriendly

C.treasurewhattheyhaveD.facedifficultiesbravely

B

PersonalRobot

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Areyouhavingproblemsfinishingyourhomeworkontime?

Doyouavoidtidyingyourroomuntilyourmomshoutsatyou?

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

Mr.Halsohasthesefeatures（特点）：

•weighsonly500grams

•includeslong-lastingbatteries

•comeswitha5-yearguarantee

•rememberssimpleinstructions

Originally（最初）soldfor$499

NOWONLY299

WATCHCONTROL

ThisisawatchthatJamesBondwouldbeproudtowear!

ThisisNOTawatchforordinarypeople!

YourelectronicPENGOWATCHCONTROL

•actsasaremotecontrolforTVsandvideos.

•givesyouadailyweatherforecast.

•remindsyouwhentohandinyourhomework.

•setsoffasilentwarningalarmwhenparentsorteachersarenear.

Besides,yourPENGOWATCHCONTROLwillalwaystellyouthetimeaccurately!

Originallysoldfor$199

NOWONLY$99

Forfurtherinformation,clickhere.

24.WithhelpfromaMr.H,youcan.

A.stopusingbatteriesB.finishyourhomeworkontime

C.rememberyourteacher’sinstructionsD.getyourroomtidiedonyourwayhome

25.APENGOWATCHCONTROLcanhelpyouto.

A.repairyourTVB.organizeyourhomework

C.beaJamesBondD.knowwhattheweatherislike

26.YoucangetyourMr.Hfar.

A.$499B.$299C.$199D.$99

27.Wherewouldyoubemastlikelytofindthetwotexts?

A.OnanoticeboardB.Inacompanybrochure

C.OnateenagewebsiteD.Inacollegenewspaper

C

Theideaofbeingabletowalkonwaterhaslonginterestedhumansgreatly.Sadly,biologicalfactspreventuseveraccomplishingsuchathingwithoutartificialaid-wesimplyweightoomuch,andallourmasspushesdownthroughourrelativelysmallfeet,resultinginalotofpressurethatmakesussink.

However,severaltypesofanimalscanwalkonwater.OneofthemostinterestingisthecommonbasiliskBasilicusbasilicus,alizard（蜥蜴）nativetoCentralandSouthAmerica.Itcanrunacrosswaterforadistanceofseveralmeters,avoidinggettingwetbyrapidlyhittingthewater’ssurfacewithitsfeet.Thelizardwilltakeasmanyas20stepspersecondtokeepmovingforward.Forhumanstodothis,we’dneedhugefeetthatwecouldbringuptoourearsinordertocreateadequate“hitting”.

Butfortunatelythereisanalternative:

cornflour.Byaddingenoughofthiscommonthickeningagenttowater（anditdoestakealot）,youcancreatea“non-Newtonian”liquidthatdoesn’tbehavelikenormalwater.Now,ifthesurfaceofthewaterishithardenough,particles（微粒）inthewatergrouptogetherforamomenttomakethesurfacehard.Movequicklyenoughandputenoughforceintoeachstep,andyoureallycanwalkacrossthesurfaceofanadequatelythickliquidofcornflour.

Funthoughallthismaysound,ifsstillrathermessyandbetterreadaboutintheorythancarriedoutinpractice.Ifyoumustdoit,thenkeepthewaterwingshandyincaseyoustarttosink-andtakeashowerafterward!

28.Walkingonwaterhasn’tbecomearealitymainlybecausehumans.

A.arenotinterestedinitB.havebiologicallimitations

C.havenotinventedpropertoolsD.areafraidtomakeanattempt

29.WhatdoweknowaboutBasilicusbasilicusfromthepassage?

A.Itislightenoughtowalkonwater.

B.Itshugefeetenableittostayabovewater.

C.Itcanrunacrosswateratacertainspeed.

D.Itsuniqueskinkeepsitfromgettingwetinwater.

30.Whatisthefunctionofthecornflouraccordingtothepassage?

A.Tocreateathickliquid.B.Toturnthewaterintosolid.

C.Tohelptheliquidbehavenormally.D.Toenablethewatertomoverapidly

31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheideaofhumans’walkingonwater?

A.Itisriskybutbeneficial.

B.Itisinterestingandworthtrying.

C.Itiscrazyandcannotbecomeareality.

D.Itisimpracticalthoughtheoreticallypossible.

D

MakeUpYourMindtoSucceed

Kind-heartedparentshaveunknowinglylefttheirchildrendefenselessagainstfailure.Thegenerationbornbetween1980and2001grewupplayingsportswherescoresandperformancewereplayeddownbecause“everyone’sawinner.”Andtheirreportcardssoundedmorepositive（正面的）thaneverbefore.Asaresult,StanfordUniversityprofessorCarolDweck,PhD,callsthem“theoverpraisedgeneration.”

Dweckhasbeenstudyinghowpeopledealwithfailurefor40years.Herresearchhasledhertofindouttwoclearlydifferentmind-setsthathaveagreateffectonhowwereacttoit.Here’showtheywork:

Afixedmind-setisgroundedinthebeliefthattalentisgenetic-you’reabornartist,pointguard,ornumbersperson.Thefixedmind-setbelievesit’ssuretosucceedwithoutmucheffortandregardsfailureaspersonalshame.Whenthingsgetdifficult,ifsquicktoblame,lie,andevenstayawayfromfuturedifficulties.

Ontheotherhand,agrowthmind-setbelievesthatnotalentisentirelyheaven-sentandthateffortandlearningmakeeverythingpossible.Becausetheego（自尊）isn’tonthelineasmuch,thegrowthmind-setseesfailureasachanceratherthanshame.Whenfacedwithadifficulty,ifsquicktorethink,changeandtryagain.Infact,itenjoysthisexperience.

Weareallbornwithgrowthmind-sets.（Otherwise,wewouldn’tbeabletoliveintheworld.）Butparents,teachers,andinstructorsoftenpushusintofixedmind-setsbyencouragingcertainactionsandmisdirectingpraise.Dweck5sbook,Mind-set:

TheNewPsychologyofSuccess,andonlineinstructionalprogramexplainthisindepth.Butshesaystherearemanylittlethingsyoucanstartdoingtodaytomakesurethatyourchildren,grandchildrenandevenyouareneverdefeatedbyfailure.

32.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthegenerationbornbetween1980and2001?

.

A.Theydon’tdowellatschool.B.Theyareoftenmisunderstood.

C.Theyareeagertowininsports.D.Theyaregiventoomuchpraise.

33.Afixedmind-setpersonisprobablyonewho.

A.doesn’twanttoworkhardB.caresalotaboutpersonalsafety

C.cannotsharehisideaswithothersD.cansucceedwiththehelpofteachers

34.Whatdoesthegrowthmind-setbelieve?

.

A.Admittingfailureisshameful.B.Talentcomeswithone’sbirth.

C.Scoresshouldbehighlyvalued.D.Gettingoverdifficultiesisenjoyable.

35.WhatshouldparentsdofortheirchildrenbasedonDweck’sstudy?

.

A.Encouragethemtolearnfromfailures.B.Preventthemfrommakingmistakes.

C.Guidethemindoinglittlethings.D.Helpthemgrowwithpraise.

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选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whatisafairwage?

36ThesearesomeofthequestionstheUnitedNationsInternationalLabourOrgaxiisation（1LO）hasrecentlyinvestigated.

Withaglobalpopulationofoversevenbillion,isitactuallypossibletomeasureanaverageamount?

37Usingthetotalwagebillfromoverseventycountries,theyhavemultipliedthemnountsbythenumberofearnerineachcountry.Theeconomiststhentallieduptheresultsanddividedthembythetotalnumberacrosstheworld.Theresultwasaworldaveragewageequivalentto$1,490amonth,38.

Thisfiguremightseemveryhighbecausetheycalculatedtheamountu