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重庆市41中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版本
重庆市巴蜀中学2014—2015学年度第二学期期末考试
高2016级(二下)英语试题卷
命题人:
葛宁审题人:
王红
英语试卷共页,满分150分。
考试时间120分钟。
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
略
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
IrememberthefirsttimethatIwasextremelyhappy.Iwasabout8yearsoldwhenforthefirsttime,therewasacomputerintheclassroom.Irememberthatmyteacherallowedeachstudenttotaketurnstoplayvariouseducationalgamesonthecomputer.Oneday,Ifoundthesourcecode(编码)foroneofthesegames.Withoutknowingorbeingtaughtanyprogramminglanguage,IwasabletofigureoutsomeoftheBASICcode.Ijustgavemyselfaninfinitenumberoflivesinthegame,soIcouldcontinueplayingitforever.Thiswasalsomyfirstintroductiontoalgebra,andIdidn'tevenknowitatthetime.Thiswasadecisivemomentinmylife.IwasquiteexcitedbecauseofwhatIwaslearningandwhatIwasabletodo.Asaresult,Iwasenthusiasticfortherestofmylifeaboutself-learningandcomputers,andIwasquitehappydoingthemtoo.
I'venoticedthatpeoplewhoaretrulycontentwithlifeareenthusiasticaboutwhattheydo.Thisenthusiasm,alongwithgoodhealth,isthekeytobeinghappy.Italsoleadstoself-confidenceandcontentinlifetoo.Itmayalsoleadtosuccess,wealth,andachievements.
Success,wealth,orachievementscanalsobringsomepeoplehappiness,yetIknowplentyofrichpeoplewhoareunhappy.Iknowmanypeoplewithsuccessfulbusinessesthatarenothappywithwhattheyaredoing.Iknowpeoplewhocontinuouslybuythemselvesnewtoys,suchascars,computers,andtelevisions,yetneverseemcontentfortoolong.Pleaseremember,happinessisthejourneyoflife,notthedestination.
21.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?
A.Theauthorhasagreattalentforalgebra.
B.Creativethinkingisnecessaryforeverychild.
C.TheBASICcodeofthecomputerisnotdifficult.
D.Theauthor'sexperienceinhischildhoodchangedhislife.
22.Theunderlinedword"infinite"means__________.
A.bigB.limitlessC.normalD.small
23.Theauthorwantstotellusthroughhisexperienceintheschoolthat________.
A.interestisthebestteacherB.childrenarethehopeofthefuture
C.youngpeoplearefearlessD.wherethere’sawill,there’saway
24.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________.
A.peoplewhoarerichandsuccessfulincareergenerallyfeelunhappy
B.wealthcan’tbringpeopleanyhappinessandcomfort
C.onewillfeelunhappyoncehehasgainedallthethingsthathewants
D.beingenthusiasticaboutwhatyoudoismoreimportantthanwealth
B
Thereissomeunwelcomenewsforstudentspreparingforexams--youdon'tneedthebreakasmuchasyoumaythinkthatmakesyoufeellesstired.
Scientistshavelongassumedthatwillpowerisalimitedresource,whichiswhyyoufeeltheneedtohavearest,haveasnackandcomebacktoataskwhenyou'refeelingbetter.Theyarguedthattheonlywaytorestorewillpowerwasbyrest,foodorentertainment.
Butpsychologistshavechallengedthistheory,sayingweakwillpowerisallinyourhead.Theyfoundthatpeople'sbeliefsinwillpowerdeterminehowlongandhowwellthey'llbeabletoworkonatoughmentalexercise.“Ifyouthinkofwillpowerassomethingthat'slimited,you'remorelikelytobetiredwhenyouperformadifficulttask,”saidProf.VeronikaJob.“Butifyouthinkofwillpowerassomethingthatisnoteasilyusedup,youcangoonandon.”
Theresearchersdesignedfourexperimentstoteststudents'beliefsinwillpower.Afteratiringtask,those,whobelievedorwereledtobelievethatwillpowerisalimitedresource,performedworseonstandardconcentrationteststhanthosewhothoughtofwillpowerassomethingtheyhadmorecontrolover.Theyalsofoundthatleadinguptofinalexamweek,studentswhobelievedthelimitedresourcetheoryatejunkfood24percentmoreoftenthanthosewhobelievedtheyhadmorecontrolinresistingtemptation.
Mr.Jobsaid.“Thetheorythatwillpowerisalimitedresourceisinteresting,butithashadunintendedconsequences.Studentswhomayalreadyhavetroublestudyingarebeingtoldthattheirpowerofconcentrationislimited,andtheyneedtotakefrequentbreaks.Butabeliefinwillpowerasanon-limitedresourcemakespeoplestrongerintheirabilitytoworkthroughchallenges.”
Thefindingscouldhelppeoplewhoarebattlingtemptation.Willpowerisn'tdrivenbyabiologicallybasedprocessasmuchasweusedtothink.Thebeliefinitiswhatinfluencesyourbehavior.
25.Thetheorythatwillpowerislimitedsupportsthat_________.
A.peoplemusteatsnackswhentheyfeeltired
B.peopledoneedabreaktorestoretheirwillpower
C.there’snowaytostrengthenpeople’swillpower
D.weakwillpowerdoesn’taffectpeople’slifemuch
26.Whathavethescientistslongbelievedregardingwillpower?
A.Itisinthechargeofpeople.B.Itisalimitedresource.
C.Thereisnowaytorestorewillpower.D.Itdoesn’teasilyrunout.
27.Whichofthefollowingbesthelpsthestudentstopreparebetterfortheirexams?
A.Pushthemselveseveniftheywanttotakeabreak.
B.Don’teatfastfoodwhilestudying.
C.Remindthemselveswillpowerisnotlimited.
D.Stayinacomfortableandquietplace.
28.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AnewtheoryaboutwillpowerB.Howtobuildstrongwillpower
C.ThegreatinfluenceofwillpowerD.Willpowerdoesn’tlastlong
C
OURKIDSAREAMAZING-especiallycomparedwitheverybodyelse’s(whoseemtocryallthetime).Howdoyoushowyourloveforyourkidsthisholidayseason?
Withtoysthataresmoothandcolorful,interactiveandexciting.Andwithonesthathaveeducationalvalue-becauseyouaretheboss.
1.FLAXARTHOSPITALPUZZLEANDPLAYSET
Hereisatoythatdoesn’tneedpower-andthekidshavetoputittogetherthemselves.This50piecepuzzlesetismadeofsoftedgedhardwoodandmakesacompletehospital,withanXrayroom.Italsoincludeseightpatients,acarandadriver.$135;.
1.TINYLOVEACTIVITYBALL
Sure,it’scool,butthiscolorfulbabytoyalsodevelopsproblemsolvingandmotorskills.Ithasaheadandlegs,amagnetichandandatail.Suitableforlittleonesfrom6to36months.$19.95;.
1.ROBOSAPIEN
Thissmall,remotecontrolrobotisreallypowerful.Itperforms67preprogrammedfunctions,includingthrowing,kicking,pickingupanddancing.Youcanevenprogramyourownfunctionwhich,sadly,doesnotincludedoingwindows.$99;.
1.MINIPEDALCAR
WantaMiniCooperbutcan’tfitthefamilyinside?
Getoneforthekids.TheycanjumpintothisMinicar,whichcomesinhotorangewithasingleadjustableseat,andrideaway.Butitcouldspoilthemforthatusedcarthey’llbedrivingwhentheyturn16.Forages3to5.$189;minusA.com(clickon“gearup,”then“Minimotoringgear”).
29.Whichtoyissaidtohavethespecialdesignforchildren’ssafety?
A.ROBOSAPIENB.MINIPEDALCAR
C.FLAXARTHOSPITALPUZZLEANDPLAYSETD.TINYLOVEACTIVITYBALL
30.Whichtoysarefitforthreeyearoldkids?
A.1and3.B.2and4.C.Iand2.D.3and4.
31.EducationalvalueismentionedinallthetoysEXCETP_________.
A.FLAXARTHOSPITALPUZZLEANDPLAYSETB.TINYLOVEACTIVITYBALL
C.ROBOSAPIEND.MINIPEDALCAR
D
ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.
Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.
Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.Arecentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.Thus,classmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.
OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.AstudyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoice,Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudy,ontheotherhand,wereregional(地区的)cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.However,asimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudice.
Inrecentyears,however,younguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondon,havebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccents,inordertohidetheirclassorigins.Thisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticed.However,the1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople'theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlife.
32.ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.
A.itistimetoendclassdistinctionB.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent
C.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclassD.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclass
33.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.
A.regionalB.educatedC.unattractiveD.prejudiced
34.Britishattitudestowardsaccent_________.
A.havechangedinrecentyears
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