广东省深圳市18学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx
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广东省深圳市18学年高二英语上学期期中试题
广东省深圳市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题
本试卷共10页,满分150分。
考试时间120分钟。
试卷由两部分组成。
第一部分70分;第二部分80分。
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第一部分(满分70分)
一、阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节阅读理解(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
Whenyou’reonthego,yourbestfriendandresourcecanbeyourphone.Intheageofsmartphones,appsarelikeguidingstars:
Theycanpointyouintherightdirectionforahotel,listexpenses,sendpostcards,andmuchmore.Whenusedtogether,theseappscanbethebasictraveltool,placingawealthofinformationatyourfingertipsnomatterwhereyouareontheplanet. U.S.News Travel haspickedtheessentialtravelapps,knownfortheirutilityandreliability.Bestofall,theycostabsolutelynothing.
TripIt
YourPersonalTravelAgent
Beyourowntravelagentandplaneverydetailofyourtrip—fromcarrentaltoaccommodatingrestaurants—with TripIt.Youcanmaketravelschedulebyhand,orsimplyforwardtheemailconfirmationsofyourflight,rentalcar,traintickets,andhotelstoplans.
WeatherFree
YourGo-ToMeteorologist(气象学者)
Stoptryingtoexplaintheweatherforecastontheeveningnews(particularlywhenit’sinaforeignlanguage).The WeatherFree appinformsyou(inEnglish)oftheclimateinvariouslocations.Itfeaturesthelocalweather,andotherkeyfactorsthatwillinformyourdecisionaboutwhattowearbeforesteppingoutside.
Goby
YourEventGuru
Whenyou'reinaforeigncity,yousometimeslookaroundandask:
Whereareallthepeople?
Goby hastheanswer.Thisapppinpointstheneighborhoodhotspots(includingmuseums,hotels,eateries,andmore)inyourneighborhood.Butitstruevaluecomesinfindingnearbyevents.You'lldiscoverconcerts,plays,andmorerightaroundthecorner.
1.WhatistheadvantageofusingtravelappspickedbytheU.S.News Travel?
A.Theycansolveanyproblemyoucomeacross.
B.Theyreduceyourtravelbudget.
C.Theyexerciseyourfingertips.
D.Theyarereliableandfreeofcharge.
2.Withthehelpofthetravelappsusedtogether,travelerscandothefollowingthingsEXCEPT.
A.rentacarB.decidewhattowear
C.lookforafriendwhiletravelingD.findthenearbymuseums
3.Wherearethereaderslikelytoreadthepassageabove?
A.InageographytextbookB.Inascienceandtechnologymagazine
C.OnapopularwebsiteD.Inabusinessreport
B
TimRichterandhiswife,Linda,hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo,NewYork–heincomputers,sheinspecialeducation.“Teachingmeanseverythingtous,”Timwouldsay.InApril1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife’spurpose.
Notlongafterthesurgery,TimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibrary,aprogramstartedbyDollyParton’sfoundation(基金会)thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger’shometownofSevier,Tennessee.“Ithought,maybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire,”Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk,“asareminder.”
Fiveyearslater,nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk,Timclickedon.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.
ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.Ratherthansignuponline,theywenttoDollywoodforalook-see.“Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbish,”saysLinda.Thebooks–reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialistsandDollywoodboardmembers–includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries.
Satisfied,thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004,theyhaveshippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirarea.MeganWilliams,amotheroffour,ismorethangrateful:
“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof.”
TheRichtersspendabout$400amonthsendingbooksto200children.“Somepeoplesitthereandwaittodie,”saysTim.“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.”
4.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?
A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.
C.WritebooksforchildrenD.Retirefrombeingateacher.
5.Accordingtothetext,DolllyPartonis.
A.awell-knownsurgeonB.amotherofafour-year-old
C.asingerborninTennesseeD.abest-sellingauthor
6.WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?
A.Toavoidsigninguponline.
B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.
C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.
D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.
7.WhatcanwelearnfromTim’swordsinthelastparagraph?
A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.
B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.
C.Hetriestosavethosewaitingtodie.
D.Heconsidershiseffortsworthwhile.
C
Haveyoueverfoundyourselfinthissituation:
Youhearasongyouusedtosingwhenyouwereachild–abitofnostalgia(怀旧)or“blastfromthepast,”aswesay.Butitisnotadistantchildhoodmemory.Thewordscomebacktoyouasclearlyaswhenyousangthemallthoseyearsago.
ResearchersattheUniversityofEdinburghstudiedtherelationshipbetweenmusicandrememberingaforeignlanguage.Theyfoundthatrememberingwordsinasongwasthebestwaytorememberevenoneofthemostdifficultlanguages.
Hereiswhattheydid.Researcherstook60adultsandrandomlydividedthemintothreegroupsof20.Thentheygavethegroupsthreedifferenttypesof“listen-and-repeat”learningconditions.Researchershadonegroupsimplyspeakthewords.Theyhadthesecondgroupspeakthewordstoarhythm,orbeat.Andtheyaskedthethirdgrouptosingthewords.
AllthreegroupsstudiedwordsfromtheHungarianlanguagefor15minutes.Thentheytookpartinaseriesoflanguageteststoseewhattheyremembered.
WhyHungarian,youask?
ResearcherssaidtheychoseHungarianbecausenotmanypeopleknowthelanguage.ItdoesnotshareanyrootswithGermanicorRomancelanguages,suchasItalianorSpanish.Afterthetestswereover,thesingerscameoutontop.ThepeoplewholearnedthesenewHungarianwordsbysingingthemshowedahigheroverallperformance.Theydidthebestinfouroutoffiveofthetests.Theyalsoperformedtwotimesbetterthanthosewhosimplylearnedthewordsbyspeakingthem.
Dr.KatieOverysayssingingcouldleadtonewwaystolearnaforeignlanguage.Thebrainlikestorememberthingswhentheyarecontainedinacatchy3,ormemorable4,tune5.
Dr.Ludkesaidthefindingscouldhelpthosewhostruggletolearnforeignlanguages.OntheUniversityofEdinburgh’swebsiteDr.Ludkewrites,“Thisstudyprovidesthefirstexperimentalevidencethatalisten-and-repeatsingingmethodcansupportforeignlanguagelearning,andopensthedoorforfutureresearchinthisarea.”
8.The“song”mentionedinthefirstparagraphisintendedto.
A.recallthepastB.attractthereaders
C.introducethetopicD.comparethechildhoodwiththepresent
9.Accordingtothepassagewhichlanguagedoesn’tsharethesamerootwithGermanicorRomancelanguages?
A.HungarianB.SpanishC.ItalianD.English
10.Basedonthelasttwoparagraphs,wecanconcludethat
A.singingisthebestwaytolearnalanguage.
B.thebrainprobablyworksbestwhentheforeignlanguagelearnerssingthewords.
C.alisten-repeatmethodisveryeffectiveforanylanguagelearner.
D.Dr.KatieOveryandDr.Ludkedisagreewitheachother.
11.Inwhichsituationcanthefindingoftheresearchbeapplied?
A.Amotherisgoingtoteachherbabyhowtospeak.
B.Achildisgoingtohavehisfirstmusiclesson.
C.AstudentisgoingtolearnanewEnglishsong.
D.AnAmericanisgoingtolearnsomeChinese.
D
Inmygeneration,mostpeopleassume.Weassumethataftergettingadriver’slicense,weshouldseeabrandnewcarsittinginourdriveway.WeassumethatthelatestiPhoneproductshouldbeinourhandsassoonassomethinggoeswrongwithouroldone.Wealsoassumethatcollege,beingasexpensiveasitis,isgiven.However,whatwedon’trealizeisthatallofthesethingsareveryspecialprivileges.
Newcars,thelatesttechnologyandcollegefeesaresomethingthatmostpeoplehaveintheplacewhereIlive.I’mnotnecessarilycomplainingaboutthis.Iliveinaveryfortunatearea,andItrytoremindmyselfofthateveryday.
Gettingnicethingsisgreat,butsometimes,thecompetitionthatrulesourlivesgetstoofierce.Whensomeoneelsegetssomethinggreat,youbegintothink,“Whycan’tIhavethat?
”Wheneveryonearoundyougoestocollege,youthinkthatonedayyouwillobviouslydothesame,becausewhodoesn’t?
Evennow,beingalmostdonewithmyfirstyearofcollege,Iconstantlyseepeoplewhoforgetwhywe’rehere,andhowluckywearetobeonthiscampus.Allofthedistractionscansurelykeepyoufromdoingyourbest,andtheycaneasilymakeyouforgetyourrealpurposeatcollege.Theparties,friends,events,andoverallsociallifecanmoveyouintoanever-endingwhirlpool(旋涡)ofnotdoingschoolwork.Havingfunisapartoflife,butbalanceisthekeywhenitcomestocollege.
Appreciationnowadaysisslowlyfadingintoadistantthought.Weconstantlyforgethowluckywearetohavethethingsandthelifethatwedo.Surely,whodoesn’tdreamofanewcarwaitingforthem,orthatbrandnewiPhonethatyouseeinallofthecommercials?
Butwantingsomethingisdifferentfromexpectingit.Settingyourselfupwithan“Ishouldgetthis”attitudewillonlypushappreciation
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