学年广东省汕头市潮南实验学校高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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学年广东省汕头市潮南实验学校高二上学期期中考试英语试题
潮南实验学校高中部2017-2018学年度上学期期中考试
高二英语试题
第I卷
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,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
OPENINGSANDPREVIEWS
AntliaPneumatica
InanewplaybyAnneWashburn,directedbyKenRusSchmoll,agroupofestrangedfriendsgatherataTexasfarmhousetoburyoneoftheirpeers.(PeterJaySharp,416W.42ndSt.212-279-4200.Inpreviews.)
BrightStar
SteveMartinandEdieBrickellwrotethisbluegrass-and-Americanamusical,inwhichamagazineeditormeetsasoldierreturningfromtheSecondWorldWar.WalterBobbiedirects.(Cort,138W.48thSt.212-239-6200.Inpreviews.)
TheCrucible
IvovanHovedirectsArthurMiller’sclassicdramaabouttheSalemwitchtrials,starringSaoirseRonan,BenWhishaw,CiaranHinds,andSophieOkonedo.(WalterKerr,219W.48thSt.212-239-6200.Inpreviews.)
DryPowder
JohnKrasinski,ClaireDanes,andHankAzariastarinSarahBurgess’splay,inwhichanexecutiveataprivate-equityfirm(私人股本公司)triestoreboundfromaP.R.disaster.ThomasKaildirects.(Public,425LafayetteSt.212-967-7555.Inpreviews.OpensNov.28,2017)
TheFather
FrankLangellastarsinaplaybytheFrenchwriterFlorianZeller,translatedbyChristopherHamptonanddirectedbyDougHughesforManhattanTheatreClub,aboutaneighty-year-oldmanwhoislosinghisgriponhisownlifestory.(SamuelJ.Friedman,261W.47thSt.212-239-6200.PreviewsbeginNov.28,2017)
1.Ifyou’reinterestedinAmericanmusic,wherecanyougetentertained?
A.PeterJaySharp,416W.42ndSt.
B.Cort,138W.48thSt.
C.WalterKerr,219W.48thSt.
D.Public,425LafayetteSt.
2.Ifyouwanttopreviewaplaynow,whichofthefollowingisnotavailable?
A.BrightStarB.TheCrucible
C.DryPowderD.TheFather
3.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassageisto.
A.informB.entertainC.persuadeD.describe
B
Forcenturies,mankindanddogshavesufferedfromacommunicationfailure.Wecantelldogswhatwewantthemtodoandsometimestheycomply,butwe’vealwaysstruggledwhenitcomestounderstandingthetruemeaningoftheirbarksandwhimpers.Thereisexcitingnewsnow–adogtranslatorhasbeeninventedtohelpyoucommunicatewithyourfurryfriend.
Researchersat NorthCarolinaStateUniversity have fashioned somekindof miracledogtranslatorbodyharness(束腰带).What’sspecialaboutitisthatitdoesn'tjustrelyonthedog’svocalizationstointerpret(口译)whatFidoisbangingonabout.
Ohno–thismiracleharnessreadsandinterpretstheordinarydogs’bodylanguageaswell,givingusafulltwo-waydogcommunicationexperience.
ResearcherDavidRobertssays:
"Dogscommunicateprimarilythroughbodylanguage,andoneofourchallengeswastodevelopsensorsthattellusabouttheirbehaviorbyobservingtheirpostureremotely."
Sensorsontheharnessmonitorthedog’sheartrateandbodytemperatureandsoftwarebuildsupavocabulary,lettingthehumanknowwhatthedogisfeeling.
Whatwoulddogssayiftheycouldtalktous?
Thehumancanevencommunicatebackthroughtheharnessthankstovibrationmotors,supposedlybytappingintothedog’ssensessothatitcanunderstandwhatyou’retryingtosaytoit.
Thedogharnessisdesignedfordogsinvolvedinsearchandrescueandotherfront-linework,butit'sgotusdreamingofabeautifulfuture,onewherehumansanddogscanco-existasequals,withthedogabletofullyexpressitselfatalltimes.
4.Whycan’tpeoplecommunicatewithdogs?
A.Theyhavedifficultyunderstandingdogs’barksandwhimpers.
B.Theyhavenoideaaboutdogs’behaviorinrelationtotheirposture.
C.Theydon’tknowhowtotelldogswhattheywantthemtodo.
D.Theydon’thaveamachinetotranslatethedogs’language.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmostprobablymeaninparagraphtwo?
A.Pursuefashion. B.Research. C.Influence. D.Make.
6.Forwhatpurposeisthedogharnessdesigned?
A.Itisdesignedfordogstounderstandwhatpeoplearetryingtosaytothem.
B.Itisdesignedforafulltwo-waydogcommunicationexperience.
C.Itisdesignedtomonitorthedog’sheartrateandbodytemperature.
D.Itisdesignedfordogsdoingsearchandrescueandotherfront-linework.
7.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepossiblehuman-dogcommunication?
A.Shocked. B.Excited. C.Embarrassed. D.Annoyed.
C
WhatisthemostcommoncauseforpeopleintheUKtoaskforleaveduetoillness?
Theanswerisnotthecommoncoldorflu,butbackpain.BackpainaffectsoneinthreeBritishadults,coststhecountryover5billionpoundseveryyearandisverydifficulttotreat.ButnowBritain’sNationalHealthService(NHS)willbeofferinganewsolution:
acupuncture(针灸).TheancientChineseneedletreatmenthasbeenaroundintheUKformanyyears,butthisisthefirsttimeithasbeenofficiallyapprovedbytheNHS.
Traditionally,doctorsintheUKhaveadvisedbackpainsuffererstostayactive,dostretchingexercisesandtakepainkillerswhennecessary.InmoreseriouscasessomepeoplearegivenX-raytreatmentorinjectionswithmedicines.However,thereisevidencethatacupuncturemaybemoreeffectivethanexpensiveX-raysorinjections,sopatientswhohavebeensufferingforoversixweeksshouldbegivenachoice.Asanalternativetoacupuncture,patientswillbeabletochooseeitheracourseofspinalmanipulation(脊柱推拿),oraseriesofspecialexercisesessions.IntheUK,acupunctureisregardedasanaidingtreatment,whichmeansmedicalprocedurehasn’texperiencedseriousexperimentsbywhichscientistsprovesometreatmentswork.WhilemanyexpertshavewelcomedthepolicytomakeacupunctureavailableontheNHS,somearestillskeptical(怀疑的)aboutitseffectiveness.
ResearchfromtheUSearlierthismonthfoundthatsimilaracupunctureusingtoothpicks(牙签)whichdonotstickintotheskincouldbeasgoodasusingrealneedles.Sowhilesomeareyettobeconvinced,backpainsuffererswillbehopingthatacupuncturehelpsgetthemfeelinghealthyagain.
8.Accordingtothepassage,whichisthebestwaytotreatbackpain?
A.Tostayactive.B.Tobeacupunctured.
C.Todostretchingexercises.D.TotakeX-raytreatmentorinjections.
9.Whyaresomepeoplestilldoubtfulabouttheeffectivenessofacupuncture?
A.Becausetheyhaveotherchoices.
B.Becauseacupunctureisjustanaidingtreatment.
C.Becauseusingtoothpicksisasgoodasusingrealneedles.
D.Becauseacupuncturehasn’tbeentestedbyscientistsstrictly.
10.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoproveinthelastparagraph?
A.Acupuncturecanbeaneffectivetreatmentforbackpain.
B.ToothpicksasausefultoolforacupunctureiswidelyacceptedbypeopleintheUK.
C.Needlesarenobetterthantoothpicks.
D.Toothpickswilltakeplaceofneedlesinthefuture.
11.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Themagicneedles.B.AcupunctureintheUK.
C.Thewaystotreatbackpain.D.Thereasonsforpeopletoaskforleave.
D
ResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson'sshoes."Shoesconveyathinbutusefulsliceofinformationabouttheirwearers,"theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality."Shoesserveapracticalpurpose,andalsoserveasnonverbalclueswithsymbolicmessages.Peopletendtopayattentiontotheshoestheyandotherswear."
MedicalDailynotesthatthenumberofdetailedpersonalitytraits(特质)detected(发现)inthestudyincludeaperson'sgeneralage,income,politicaltendency,andotherpersonalitytraits,includingsomeone'semotionalstability.LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestyle,cost,colorandconditionofsomeone'sshoes.Inthestudy,63UniversityofKansasstudentslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy'sparticipants.Participantsinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoes,andthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire.
So,whatdoyourshoessayaboutyourpersonality?
Someoftheresultswereexpected:
Peoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoes,andflashierfootwearwastypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.However,someofthemorespecificresultsareinteresting.Forexample,“practicalandfunctional”shoesweregenerallywornbymore“friendly”people,whileanklebootsweremorecloselyconnectedwith“aggressive”personalities.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhowore“uncomfortablelooking”shoestendtohave“calm”personalities.
Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeexceptionalcareofthem,youmaysufferfrom“attachmentanxiety,”spendingtoomuchtimeworryingaboutwhatothersthinkofyourappearance.Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithwearing“shabbierandlessexpensive”shoes.
Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewillchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalitytraits,butresearcherspointedoutthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswererevealingdeepinsightsintotheirpersonalities.
12.Bylookingataperson’sshoes,it’spossibleforpeopleto___________.
A.knowthewearerthoroughly
B.estimatethewearer’scharacter
C.haveexactcluesaboutthewearer’ssocialstatus
D.judgethewearer’seducationalbackground
13.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Inthestudy,people’spersonalitytraitsweredetected.
B.Inthestudy,participantswore208differentshoes.
C.Inthestudy,63studentswereaskedtofilloutquestionnaireaboutpersonality.
D.Inthestudy,judgmentswer
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