市二中学第一学期高中二年级英语阶段测试题
考试时间：60分钟 试题满分：
100分
I. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A（10%）
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Do you have Gaming Disorder?
Do you have a family member or friend who you think is addicted to video games? His or her behavior might soon be classified as a matter of healthy condition gaming disorder by the world health organization. It is for the first time__________this behavior is classified as a mental healthy condition. It will be included in the 11th edition of the international classification of Diseases（国际疾病分类）, A diagnostic manual on video games do not necessarily have a disorder, just as those___5___ drink alcohol don’t have a disorder. in certain circumstances overuse can lead to negative effects.”
Last year，researchers from the University of Oxford carried out a study to investigate the Percentage of gamers who are addicted to video games. The study, __________（publish） in the American journal of psychiatry,found that only 2 to 3 percent of the 19000 men and women surveyed from Britain, America, Canada and Germany admitted that they experienced five or more of the symptoms from America psychiatry Association, so that more research grounded in open and scientific practices in needed to learn if games are truly ______________________________addictive as many fear”
Key:1、that 2、to be published 3、does 4、concentrating 5、who 6、published 7、what 8、between 9、has been found 10、as
Section B
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
With house prices still falling,credits conditions tight and unemployment starting to_____,we think that consumer spending will fall sharply next year, by around 1.5%.
raise B. decline C. soar D. claim
Key: C
In Beijing and Shanghai ,more than 50% those aged 18 to 30 ______ in higher education.
enroll B.test C. qualify D. engage
Key : A
Lifestyle is another main _____ in development and appearance of cellulite
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A long red bridge stretches out across water. It runs across the Golden Gate. This is not the __________ to some sacred land，but it is just as __________. The Golden Gate is where San Francisco Bay __________ the Pacific Ocean, and at night the scene of the bridge__________ up over the water takes your breath away.
Welcome to San Francisco, a place famous for its beautiful parks, hilly streets and lovely beaches. But the bridge is undoubtedly the most well-known symbol of the city. Before its completion in 1937, the bridge was considered impossible to build because of the foggy weather ,powerful winds, and__________ocean currents in the city. However, despite the difficult conditions, the bridge was built in no more than four years. Its total length is nearly 2 kilometers.
San Francisco__________first on Lonely Planet’s list of best cities to visit in 2013. According to the world’s largest travel publisher, it came TOP as a result of its__________ mix.According to the US 2010 census
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Whisky or beer? Champagne or vodka? Is one’s choice of drinks just a matter of personal state? ___47___, drinks are loaded with social and cultural meanings; they convey much more than personal __48____.
Situation definer At the simplest level, drinks are used to define the nature of the occasion. In many western cultures, for example, champagne is ___49___ with celebration. If champagne is ordered or served at an otherwise “ordinary” occasion, it’s certain that someone will ask, “What are we ___50___ for?”
Status indicator Choice of drinks is also a significant indicator of social status. In general terms, imported or foreign drinks have a ___51___ status than local ones. In Poland, for example, wine is regarded as a high-status, middle-class drink, while native beers and vodkas
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
I have loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the TOP of it when mother sat doing letters. Looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother,“But the desk,”she said again,“is for Elizabeth. ”
I never saw her get angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she loved me, and she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened and a __________ opened between us. I was “too emotional ”, but she lived“on the surface”.
As years went by and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way that she did forgive me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. It didn’t come.
It seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to her.
I only knew that I had written it, and I could sTOP trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told me that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work, though she had never been able to. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside… a photo of my father and a one-paper letter. Folded and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
62 :The passage shows that mother_______.
A．was too serious about everything her daughter had done |
B．was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter |
C．cared much about her daughter in words |
D．wrote to her daughter in careful words |
63 :The word“gulf”in the 4th paragraph means _______.
A．deep understanding between the old and the young |
B．part of the sea going far in land |
C．free talks between mother and daughter |
D．different ideas between mother and daughter |
64 :What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness？
A．She read the letter again and again till she died. |
B．For years, she often talked about the letter. |
C．She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in her life. |
D．She had never received the letter. |
65 What’s the best title of the passage？
A．My Letter to Mother | B．Mother and Children |
C．My Mother’s Desk | D．Talks Between Mother and Me |
61-65 CACD
考试试题剖析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了一对母女之间的情感故事，妈妈是一位面冷心热的人，而作者是一个易动感情的人，因此这对母女之间产生了剖析。直到作者的妈妈过世后，作者才从妈妈的遗物中直到，其实妈妈早已原谅了自己。
61 :细节理解题。依据I never saw her get angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she loved me, and she showed it in action.及短文最后一句Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.描述，可见这位妈妈非常爱我们的女儿，但只不过用行动表现了出来，故选B，妈妈是一位面冷心热的人。
62 :词义猜测题。联系后一句I was “too emotional ”, but she lived“on the surface”.描述，可知在大家之间产生了分歧。故选D。
63:推理判断题。依据短文倒数第二段Folded and refolded many times.描述，可知这封信被打开有折上了不少次，故选A。这封信她读了一遍又一遍，一直到死。
64 :标题总结题。阅读短文可知，这篇短文主如果以妈妈写作的小桌子为主线进行了叙述，介绍了这对母女之间的情感故事，故选C，妈妈的书桌.
Cinema Ticket Solutions |
66 Which of the following groups is the adverti百度竞价推广ent NOT intended for?
A. Social clubs.B. Businesses. C. Families.D. Large groups.
67 . What advantages do you get from having one of the Gift Cards?
a. You get further discount on bulk purchases.
b. Your card is preloaded with a certain amount of cash.
c. You get the best discounts among the three promotions.
d. The cards can be used in many cinemas for many items.
A. a,bB. b, c C. c,dD. b, d
68. What do the three promotions have in common?
A. They all have a minimum purchase.
B. They are all valid for 12 months.
C. They all need to be ordered ahead of time.
D. They can all be used on tickets and food.
69. In which of the following circumstances may a firm owner NOT consider bulk ticket purchase?
A. His customers usually don’t place big orders.
B. His sales staff cooperate well and perform perfectly.
C. He hopes his customers will always pay in time.
D. He hopes to be admitted into a social club soon.
66-69 CDAD
细节理解题。依据At EVENT Cinemas we offer a fantastic rate for bulk ticket purchases , which are good for businesses, social clubs and large groups.可知A B D都包含，没提到C。
细节理解题。依据“There’s a selection of attractive gift packs featuring famous films quotes, and the cards can be charged with a cash amount you choose. ”和“Minimum charge $15, maximum $1000. Valid for use at all EVENT Cinemas, Gold Class, Cinema Deluxe and Rialto Cinemas. Minimum purchase 50 Gift Cards.”可知，只有b和d提到，所以选D.
68.细节题，回答三种商品的一同点只有A同时满足。“We offer our discounts on bulk ticket purchases of 100 tickets or more,”“Minimum charge $15, maximum $1000. Valid for use at all EVENT Cinemas, Gold Class, Cinema Deluxe and Rialto Cinemas. Minimum purchase 50 Gift Cards.” “Minimum purchase 100 vouchers.”
69.. 依据“Increase your customers’ average order size”
“Reward them for early payment”
. “Reward and encourage your staff”
“ Provide extra rewards for your sales team”
“ Great for social clubs!”D还没加入会所，所以不选。
That people often experience trouble sleeping in a different bed in unfamiliar surroundings is a phenomenon known as the "first-night" effect. If a person stays in the same room the following night they tend to sleep more soundly. Yuka Sasaki and her colleagues at Brown University set out to investigate the origins of this effect.
Dr. Sasaki knew the first-night effect probably has something to do with how humans evolved. The puzzle was what benefit would be gained from it when performance might be affected the following day. She also knew from previous work conducted on birds and dolphins that these animals put half of their brains to sleep at a time so that they can rest while remaining alert enough to avoid predators . This led her to wonder if people might be doing the same thing. To take a closer look, her team studied 35 healthy people as they slept in the unfamiliar environment of the university's Department of Psychological Sciences. The participants each slept in the department for two nights and were carefully monitored with techniques that looked at the activity of their brains. Dr. Sasaki found, as expected, the participants slept less well on their first night than they did on their second, taking more than twice as long to fall asleep and sleeping less overall. During deep sleep, the participants' brains behaved in a similar manner seen in birds and dolphins. On the first night only, the left hemispheres of their brains did not sleep nearly as deeply as their right hemispheres did.
Curious if the left hemispheres were indeed remaining awake to process information detected in the surrounding environment, Dr. Sasaki re-ran the experiment while presenting the sleeping participants with a mix of regularly timed beeps of the same tone and irregular beeps of a different tone during the night. She worked out that, if the left hemisphere was staying alert to keep guard in a strange environment, then it would react to the irregular beeps by stirring people from sleep and would ignore the regularly timed ones. This is precisely what she found.
70. What did researchers find puzzling about the first-night effect?
A) To what extent it can trouble people.
B) What role it has played in evolution.
C) What circumstances may trigger it.
D) In what way it can be beneficial.
71. What do we learn about Dr. Yuka Sasaki doing her research?
A) She found birds and dolphins remain alert while asleep.
B) She found birds and dolphins sleep in much the same way.
C) She got some idea from previous studies on birds and dolphins
D) She conducted studies on birds' and dolphins' sleeping patterns.
72. What did Dr. Sasaki do when she first did her experiment?
A) She monitored the brain activity of participants sleeping in a new environment.
B) She recruited 35 participants from her Department of Psychological Sciences.
C) She studied the differences between the two sides of participants' brains.
D) She tested her findings about birds and dolphins on human subjects.
73. What did Dr. Sasaki do when re-running her experiment?
A) She analyzed the negative effect of irregular tones on brains.
B) She recorded participants' adaptation to changed environment.
C) She exposed her participants to two different stimuli.
D) She compared the responses of different participants.
74. What did Dr. Sasaki find about the participants in her experiment?
A) They tended to enjoy certain tones more than others.
B) They tended to perceive irregular beeps as a threat.
C) They felt sleepy when exposed to regular beeps.
D) They differed in their tolerance of irregular tones.
Keys：DCACB
70 细节题“The puzzle was what benefit would be gained from it when performance might be affected the following day. ”
71 A并没进行新的研究，文中没体现。B “She also knew from previous work conducted on birds and dolphins that these animals put half of their brains to sleep at a time so that they can rest while remaining alert enough to avoid predators . ”C没提到作者对大脑结构curious. D也没提到。
72从“To take a closer look, her team studied 35 healthy people as they slept in the unfamiliar environment of the university's Department of Psychological Sciences. The participants each slept in the department for two nights and were carefully monitored with techniques that looked at the activity of their brains.”可知选项A符合。
73 依据“ She worked out that, if the left hemisphere was staying alert to keep guard in a strange environment, then it would react to the irregular beeps by stirring people from sleep and would ignore the regularly timed ones. This is precisely what she found.”可知他们觉得蜂鸣声是干扰睡眠的重点。
III. Translation
Directions :Translate the following sentence into English ,using the words given in the brackets.
1,爸爸妈妈一直无怨无悔把自己拥有些所有给孩子。（willing）
Key :Parents are always willing to give their children what they have.
2,父亲答应我假如我在演讲比赛中获得好成绩，就带我去度假。（promise）
Key :Dad promised me to take me on vacation if got good grades in the speech contest.
3,所有申请者需要精通至少一门外语。（require，command）
Key: All applicants required proficient in at least one foreign language.
4,尽管有了改变，但空气污染仍是大家不可忽略的问题。（despite）
Key: Despite the improvement, air pollution is still a problem we can’t ignore.
5,令大家宽慰的是，在营救职员一同努力下，所有灾民都被救出来了。（combine）
Key :To our relief, all the victims were rescued with the combination of the rescuers.
