辽宁省六校协作体2017_2018学年高二英语下学期6月联考试题.docx

20172018学年度下学期省六校协作体高二联合考试英语试题第 I 卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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。ALife in space will certainly take some getting used to! But the space station has been designedto keep the astronauts as comfortable as possiblethe modules(舱) are roomy，bright，and kept at a constant 21C. Its important the crew members are comfortable because theyll be busy aboard the station. In a typical workday，crew members will spend 14 hours working and exercising, 1.5 hours preparing and eating meals，and 8.5 hours sleeping. Here are some other fun facts about life aboard the station：Food Come mealtime, astronauts will have a special dining kitchen. Space food just keeps getting betterand more like food we enjoy here on Earth. In early space missions, astronauts could eat only freeze-dried food that didnt require any preparation. But the space station is equipped with water, microwave ovens, and refrigerators, allowing the folks on board to eat more “normal” types of food, including fruit, vegetables, and ice cream!Sleep Each crew member has a private room. With no gravity, theyll need to tie themselves to their beds, or they will float away！That might sound like a strange way to sleep, but astronauts from past space missions report that sleeping in space is actually pretty great!Exercise You might not think it, but exercise is even more important on the station than it is on Earth. There is not much gravity in space. Astronauts dont stand up, sit down or walk in space, so their muscles and bones dont have to work muchand this muscle and bone loss can be dangerous back on Earth. To fight this, astronauts on the station will exercise on bikes, rowing machines, and other equipment about two hours every day.Clothing Astronauts will have to wear special space suits while traveling aboard the U.S. shuttle or Russian rockets. But once theyre safe inside the space station, crew members can wear regular clothing. Of course, a specially designed pressurized space suit is required for space walks. It has to bear flying pieces and protect the astronauts from dramatic temperature changes. It can range from -84 C in the shadow of the station to 121C in the hot sun.Personal CleanlinessSimple tasks like brushing your teeth can be challenging in a weightless environment. A little water doesnt flow in a stream. Astronauts will use a freshwater hose(软管) to take showers, shampoo，and wash offthen a second vacuum hose to suction(吸) off the dirty water. And how do you go to the bathroom in space? With a special “air toilet” that uses flowing air instead of water to get rid of waste.21. The text is mainly about _A. ways to get used to life in space B. fun facts about life in spaceC. temperature changes in spaceD. a typical workday in space 22. What do we know about space food from the text?A. Astronauts could eat apples in space in the pastB. Astronauts eat only fruit, vegetables and ice cream now.C. Space food is getting better now than before.D. Fresh food isnt available to astronauts in space.23. Why is exercise more important in space than on Earth? A. Because it can make astronauts feel relaxed in space. B. Because it can help astronauts spend their spare time happily. C. Because astronauts lives are more important in space than on Earth. D. Because it can prevent astronauts from causing muscle and bone loss.24. What can be learned from the paragraph “Clothing”? A. The temperature is quite different in different places in space. B. Astronauts wear pressurized space suits just to keep warm. C. Astronauts must wear special space suits all the time in space. D. Astronauts can wear regular clothing for space walks now.B Its 3 oclock and youve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesnt. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mom used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger.” When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (荷尔蒙) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.A craving is more complex. It activates (使活跃) brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. Because of this, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger.” People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure. In a 2007 study, researchers at Cambridge University found that “dieting or restricted eating generally increases the possibility of food craving.” So, the more you deny yourself a food that you want, the more you may crave it. However, fasting is a bit different. They found that eating no food at all for a short period of time lessened food cravings. So, the next time you crave something very special, know that your brain may be more to blame than your stomach. 25. The author describes two situations in the first paragraph to _. A.remind readers of their own special food. B.deepen the understanding of hunger.C.report the discovery of craving study.D. introduce the topic of the whole passage.26. What do we learn about food craving? A.It shows food is linked to feelings.B.It ensures a person survives hunger.C.It means the stomach functions well.D.It proves the brain decides your appetite.27. Whats the likely result of dieting? A.The decrease of chemicals.B.The increase of food desire.C.The refusal of fat and sugar.D.The disappearance of appetite.28. In which column of a newspaper can you see this passage? A. Education B.Entertainment C. ScienceD.Economy C NASA might be famous for sending rockets up to space quickly. But it will be more famous for making your next holiday come more quickly. The space agency is working on a new plane, which could solve the problems of supersonic(超音速的) flight and vastly increase the speed of journeys abroad. If successful, the plane would be able to fly between New York and London in just three hours. And it would reduce the time spent flying other journeys by a half, since it could be used more broadly. Until now, the problem with such planes has been the sonic boom(声爆), made famous by the original Concorde（协和客机）. That happens when a plane reaches supersonic speeds. It is a thunderous noise that upsets people on the ground disturbing animals and even causing physical problems to materials and houses underneath. It was that effect that led Congress to ban such planes from being used over the US land, a decision that in turn was responsible for Concordes failing to be commercially used. In view of the problem, the space agency has developed a new technology and tried it out in wind tunnels, and now believes that it could be put to commercial use. That plane will fly as high as 55,000 feetfar higher than normal planesand make a sound of only 60 decibels. Thats far less than 90 decibels thrown out by normal planes, and is roughly in line with a car on the motorway or a busy restaurant. “As long as we can get endorsement from the general public, the plane will probably be something thats acceptable,” said Peter Coen, project manager for NASAs commercial supersonic research team, in a new Bloomberg report. “If we get approved, we will have the full-sized version of the plane tried out and the plane will be put into use.” 29. Why does the author mention Concorde? A.To suggest the rapid development of planes in the USA.B.To make us know the negative effect of the sonic booms better.C.To introduce how a commercial plane is designed.D.To show us that Concorde finally failed to be commercially used.30. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about? A.The basic data of the new plane.B.The working principle of the new plane.C.The problems of the new plane.D.The potential market of the new plane.31. What does the underlined word “endorsement” in paragraph 5 mean? A.responseB.commitmentC.investmentD.agreement32. Why does the author write the passage? A.Because he wants to inform people of NASAs new plane.B.Because he wants to prove the disadvantages of supersonic flight. C.Because he wants to explain why speed matters in supersonic flight. D.Because he wants to clarify some misunderstandings about commercial planes.DOf all natural disasters, forest fires are often considered the most frightening. Moving at lightning speed, huge walls of flames can burn acres of land in just a few minutes. And although technology, including the use of fire-retardant chemicals, has greatly helped the fight against forest fires, they still do great damage. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the fire season last year was the worst on record in terms of the number of fires and acres burned. There were 96. 385 fires and 9.873429 acres affected by fire in a year that was 125% more destructive than the10-year average. These fires cost the federal government $1.5 billion to fight, and this figure does not include the money spent by local and state governments as part of the effort. Fires in the southern states represented half of the national total last year, with Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas being home to a usually high amount of activity. Wildfire has also taken place in Western states such as California, Colorado and Alaska throughout the past 10 years. It is said that two-thirds of forest fires are started accidentally by people. Almost one quarter are purposely set, while lighting causes 10%. Forest fires can have advantageous effects. Charcoal(木炭) enriches soil and some plant species grow well after fire. The cones of the jack pine tree, for example, will not spread their seeds unless there is heat. Douglas fir trees grow best in open sunlight areas after fire. 33. Forest fires are considered to be the most frightening because_ A.fire-retardant chemicals cant be made use ofB.huge walls of flames can burn acres of landC.they make the greatest loss of all disastersD.they spread too fast and do great damage34. Almost 25% forest fires are set_. A.unexpectedlyB.by lightingC.on purposeD.naturally35. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about? A.The advantages of forest fires. B.The usage of charcoals.C.Pine trees need fires.D.Fires destroy all plants but two.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。There is an old Spanish Proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”. 36 Id say, too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go for them now! Heres why.1） 37 Nobody likes to talk about death, but the reality is everybody is going to die at one point. None of us know the day, or the hour. Therefore, today is all we have. Dont go to your tomb with unfulfilled dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.2）The world is waiting on your giftI know this may be hard to believe, but the world is waiting on YOU! Yes, YOU! 38 Sure, other people may be able to sing. But theyll never be able to sing exactly like you. Sure other people can write, but theyll never be able to write from the same perspective in which you write. Dont deprive（使丧失） the world of your gift. Its the oxygen that we need to survive. Thus, it is your responsibility to figure out exactly what your gift is, and use it to better your life and the lives of those around you.3） 39 You can dream of writing the great American play that you want, but its never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper. You can dream of finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure. 40 They require you to get your head out of the clouds, and actually do the work to make them happen. Get to it!A. You cant let fear win.B. Tomorrow is not promised.C. In other words, your dreams wont be fulfilled unless you work.D. Possibilities you never knew existed are waiting on youE. How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow?F. Your dreams will never come true, unless you take the first step.G. You were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody on this earth can copy. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I still remember an old lady, a customer on the paper route in my hometown when I was 12 years old. She taught me a lesson in 41 that I shall never forget.On a(n) 42 afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the 43 of the old ladys house. The stone that I found was too smooth, 44 it slipped from my hand as I let it go and 45 straight not for the covering on top of the house but for a small window on the houses back porch. At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were 46 .We turned and 47 .I was too 48 about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in the freezing weather. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadnt been 49 , I started to feel guilty about her 50 .She still greeted me with a smile each day 51 I gave her the paper , but I was no longer able to act comfortably in her 52 . I 53 my mind that I would save my paper delivering money. And after three weeks I had seven dollars that I calculated would pay for her window . I put the money in an envelope with a note 54 that I was sorry for breaking her window and 55 that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it. I waited until it was dark , moved 56 to the old lady s house and put the letter I didn t sign through the letter slot in her door . I felt 57 and could have the freedom of , once again , looking straight into the old ladys kind eyes . The next day, I handed the old lady her paper and was able to 58 the warm smile that I was receiving from her. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of cookies she had made herself. I thanked her and started to eat the cookies as I continued my 59 . After several cookies . I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope , I was 60 . Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said , Im proud of you.”41. A. forgiveness B. trust C. bravery D. selflessness42. A. autumn B. summer C. spring D. winter43. A. window B. roof C. door D. chinmey44. A. but B. for C. so D.or45. A. headed B.left C. stood D. landed46. A. in need B. in danger C. in charge D. in trouble47. A. got around B. held off C. ran away D. hung out48. A. embarrassed B. scared C. disappointed D. ashamed49. A. scolded B. punished C. discoveredD. involved50. A. misfortune B. misunderstandingC. misbehaviorD. mistake51. A. until B. unless C. since D. when52. A. encouragementB. presence C. company D. comfort53. A. took up B. put up C. made up D. picked up54. A. proving B. explaining C. showing D. convincing55. A. hoped B. predicted C. stated D. thought56. A. hurriedly B. patiently C. quietly D. firmly57. A. relieved B. confused C. concerned D. frustrated58. A. gain B. understand C. respect D. return59. A. effort B. route C. study D. journey60. A. satisfied B. annoyed C. amused D. shocked第 II 卷第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。People have all turned to sad music to make themselves feel better at some point in their lives, 61 why does the music with double or even triple sadness help drag people out of low spirits?A new study throws light on whats going on inside peoples brains when they match their music to their feelings, and it looks as if sad music can be enjoyable, rather than 62 (simple) depressing. Music of this sort can arouse positive memories in peoples life , thus 63 (lift)their mood.Psychologist Adrian North from Curtin University in Australia says there 64 (existence) two groups of possible explanations for why people enjoy listening to sad music like this-one from social psychology, and the other from cognitive neuroscience(神经学).65 terms of social psychology, one idea about this is that people will feel 66 (good) about themselves if they focus on someone whos doing even worse. Every