湖北黄冈中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题-word版含答案.doc
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湖北省黄冈中学2015年秋季期中高二英语试题
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
一、听力。
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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
Eversinceherhusbandwenttoworkabroad,Mrs.Jacksonhaslivedonherownintheirbigoldsuburbanhouse,whichwaspurchasedbyherhusbandabout20yearsago.
Consideringhersafety,hersonhasbeentryinghardtoaskhertosellthehouseandbuyanewandsmalloneindowntown.Tohisdisappointment,Mrs.Jacksondoesn’taccepttheidea.Shesaysthatshehastolookaftertheiroldhouse,asthefamilytie.Butrecentlythereareoftenstoriesaboutsomeonestealingthingsaroundhere.
ItwasafreezingdaybeforeChristmasEve.Ataboutfouro’clockintheafternoon,Mrs.JacksonwasenjoyingsomeChristmasmusicwhensomeoneknockedatthedoor.Shehearditbutdidn’tmove.Anotherknock.Whomightitbe?
Mrs.Jacksonwasalittleafraid.Shedeterminednottoanswerthedoorbutkeepwaiting.Thennothingstrangehappenedandnomoreknocks.Shewaitedafewminutes.Shewalkedquietlytothedoor,andlistened.Sheheardnothingbutthewindoutside.Sheslowlyunfastenedthedoorandlookedoutsidethroughthecrack.Shethenletoutacryandthrewthedoorwideopen!
Shecouldhardlybelievehereyes.Atthedoorshesawatall,beautifulChristmastree!
InthetreewasaChristmascardwiththefollowingwords:
MerryChristmas!
Yournewneighbor
21.Itisbecausehethinksabout_______thathersonwantshertochangeaplacetolivein.
A.herhealth B.hersafety
C.hermood D.hercharacter
22.ThereasonwhyMrs.Jacksonwantstokeepthehouseisthat_______.
A.itiscomfortable
B.shecanlivealone
C.itisthefamilyconnection
D.itsvaluecanbehigher
23.WhenMrs.Jackson“threwthedoorwideopen”,shefelt_______.
A.frightened B.surprised
C.funny D.easy
B
A12-year-oldgirlwhohadaslightfeelingthatshemightbequitecleverhastakenatestandprovedshewasabsolutelyright.
LydiaSebastianachievedthetopscoreofl62onMensa’sCattellIIIBpaper,suggestingshehasahigherIQthanwell-knowngeniusesAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.
Thecomparisondoesn’tsitwellwiththeBritishstudent,who’scurrentlyinYear8atColchesterCountyhighschool,aselectivegirl’sgrammarschoolinEssex,England.
“Idon’tthinkIcanbecomparedtosuchgreatintellectualssuchasAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.They’veachievedsomuch.Idon’tthinkit’sright.”LydiatoldCNN.
Lydiasatthetestinhersummerholidays,afterraisingtheideawithherparentswhowereinfavorofitaftersometime.
Itturnsoutthetestwasn’tthathardafterall.
“IwasreallynervousbeforethetestandIthoughtitwasgoingtobereallyhard.ButasIstartedthetest,Ithoughtitwasabiteasierthanlthoughtitwasgoingtobe,”shesaid.
Lydia’snotquitesurewhatshewantstodowhenshegoestouniversity,thoughshe’sleaningtowardsomething“basedaroundmath,becauseit’soneofmyfavoritesubjects.”
“AllI’mgoingtodoisworkashardasIcan,andseewherethatgetsme,”shesaid.
ToputLydia’smarkinperspective,thetopadultscoreintheCattellIIIBtest,whichprimarilytestsverbalreasoning,is161.Atop2%score—whichallowsentrytoMensa,theclubforthosewithhighIQs—wouldbe148orover.Lydiascored162,placingherinthetopl%ofthepopulation.
24.WhatcanweknowaboutLydiafromthepassage?
A.Sheisamiddleschoolstudent.
B.Sheistheclevereststudent.
C.ShethinkssheisclevererthanEinstein.
D.Shehadthoughtthetestwasveryeasy.
25.Accordingtothepassage,whosupportedhertakingthetest?
A.Herteachers. B.Herclassmates.
C.Herfriends. D.Herparents.
26.IfyouwanttoenterMensa,youhaveto________.
A.beascleverasLydiainthetest
B.beabletoattendafamousuniversity
C.haveagreatinterestinmath
D.getatleast148intheIQtest
27.AfterLydiagraduatesfromhighschool,shewill________.
A.majorinmathprobably B.enteraclub
C.neverbenervous D.achievealot
C
Alibaba,BankofChinaandHuawei—thesearethedreamemployersforChinesestudents,accordingtoanewsurvey.
“Thesurveyofmorethan55,000students,conductedbytheresearchfirmUniversum,hasfoundthatroughlyaquarterwanttoworkforaninternationalcompany,whileonly9%wanttoworkforastart-up.Fivepercentwanttostarttheirownbusiness.”
Thestudentssaidthatwork-1ifebalancewasthemostimportantcareergoal,followedbyjobstability.Whenitcomestodesirablecompanies,BankofChinahasbeennamedthetopchoicebybusinessstudentsforsevenconsecutiveyears,andthegiganticstate-ownedfirmshowsnosignsofgivingupitslead.
WilliamWu,theChinacountrymanagerforUniversum,saidthatbankingremainsanattractiveindustryforyoungChinese.“China’sgovernmentisnowemphasizingtherevolutionofthefinanceindustry,whichleavestheyoungergenerationwiththeimpressionthatalthoughbankingisatraditionalindustry,therearestillalotofdevelopmentopportunities.”Wusaid.
E-commercegiantAlibaba(BABA,Tech30)improvedsixplacesfrom2014,rankingsecondamongbusinessstudents.Alibaba’sriseshouldn’tcomeasmuchofasurprise—thecompanyheldarecord-breaking$25billionIPOinSeptember.
Amongengineeringstudents,Alibabawasonceagainabridesmaid.Instead,Huawei—atelecomsinfrastructurefirmthatnowmakesconsumerproducts-tookthetopspot.
“Bothofthesecompaniesarepioneersintermsoflocalcompaniesgoinginternational.”saidWu.“Itshowsthat…aninternationaldevelopmentstrategyhasapositiveinfluenceamongChineseyoungtalents.”Techcompaniesruledtherankingsforhumanitiesstudents,withAlibaba—whichwasninthin2014一landingatthetop.Lastyear,ApplewastheNumberlchoiceofChinesestudents.
28.What’sthepercentageofthesurveyedstudentswhowanttojoinacompanysetuprecently?
A.Fivepercent. B.Twenty-fivepercent.
C.Ninepercent. D.Twentypercent.
29.Whatisthesecondmostimportantcareergoalforthestudents?
A.Work-lifebalance. B.Jobstability.
C.Alibaba. D.Theirownbusiness.
30.InWilliamWu’sviewpoint,anativecompanythat_______willattractgraduates.
A.isrootedonlyinChina
B.makesconsumerproducts
C.goesinternational
D.justaimsattheforeignmarket
31.Whatdoesthepassagewanttotellusmainly?
A.Whatcompaniesstudentswanttoworkfor.
B.Whystudentshavetogotouniversity.
C.Howacompanycandevelopwell.
D.Wherestudents’successliesin.
D
Newresearchhasshownthatyoumightnotjustbefeelingblue,youmayalsobeseeingitdifferently.Abluemoodmaybemorethanjustafigureofspeech.Yourmoodmayalsoaffecthowyouseetheworldaroundyou,accordingtoanewstudy.Ateamofresearchershasdemonstratedthatsadnesscouldhaveaneffectonthewayweseecolors.
Theteam,ledbypsychologyresearcherChristopherThorstensonoftheUniversityofRochester,foundthatpeopleinwhomtheyhadinducedasadmoodwerelessaccurateinidentifyingcolorsontheblue-yellowaxis(轴线),comparedtopeoplewhoweren’tfeelingsad.
“Wewerealreadydeeplyfamiliarwithhowoftenpeopleusecolortermstodescribecommonphenomena,likemood.evenwhentheseconceptsseemunrelated,”Thorstensonsaidinastatement.“Wethoughtthatmaybeareasonthesemetaphorsemergewasbecausetherereallywasaconnectionbetweenmoodandidentifyingcolorsinadifferentway.”
Thorstensonandhisteamarenotthefirsttoidentifyalinkbetweenadepressedmoodandadifferenceinrecognition.In2010,EmanuelBublandhisteamatAlbertLudwigsUniversityFreiburginGermanyfirstdemonstratedalinkbetweendecreasedcontrastsensitivityanddepression.Thiswassupportedbya2013paperbyJohnsonFaroetaloftheUniversityofSingapore.
Theteamconductedtwostudies.Inthefirst,127participantswerechosen randomly towatchoneoftwovideoclips,whichhadbeenprovedinpreviousstudiestofeeleithersadness(acartoonclip)oramusement(astand-upcomedyroutine).Theydidn’tdothatinaspecificorder.
Theentiregroupwasthentaskedwithidentifyingthecolorsin48continuedcolorswatches.Thegroupthathadbeenshownthecartoonclipwasmeasurablyworseatidentifyingcolorsalongtheblue-yellowaxis,althoughnodifferencewasfoundalongthered-greenaxis.
Forthesecondstudy,130participantswererandomlyassignedtowatcheitherasadcliporaneutralone.Thesadnessgroupshowedreducedabilitytoidentifycolorsalongtheblue-yellowaxisthantheneutralgroup.Again,therewasnodifferencealongthered-greenaxis.
Becauseofthislackofdifferencealongthered-greenaxis,theresearcherssaythedifferenceinabilitycannotbeexplainedbylackofeffort,orfocus.Ifthesubjectswerebadlyfocused,theywouldhaveperformedequallybadlyalongbothcoloraxes.
32.Ifone________,thecolorsheseesmightbedifferentfromthoseinothers’eyes.
A.isinagoodmood B.hasaneyeillness
C.attendsaspeech D.doesn’tfeelhappy
33.Whowerethefirsttofindoutthelinkbetweenmoodandidentifyingcolours?
A.Emanuelandhisteam. B.Thorstensonandhisteam.
C.Johnsonandhisteam. D.ThorstensonandJohnson.
34.Thesadnessgroupinthesecondstudy_______.
A.felthappywhenwatchingthevideo
B.performedbetterthantheother
C.werelessabletoidentifysomecolours
D.couldonlyidentifyblueandyellow
35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“randomly”inthefifthparagraphmeanmostprobably?
A.Innospecificplace.
B.Withnospecificrule.
C.Innospecificconfidence.
D.Atnospecifictime.
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