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宁波市八校联考高二英语试题第i卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，每小题1.5分，共20小题，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. what kind of music does the woman like best?a. pop music b. light music c. classical music2. where does the woman want to go?a. london b. paris c. new york3. what happened to bill last night?a. he moved the piano by himself.b. he broke his backc. he told a joke4. what does the woman think of the film? a. it is not good enough b. it is very good indeed c. it is a terrible movie5. what can we learn about the woman? a. she missed her home b. she was tired of hotels c. she enjoyed traveling第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至8题。6. what will the man do this sunday? a. go swimming b. do some sports c. do his homework7. what is the man? a. an athlete b. a college student c. a senior high school student8. what does the woman promise to do? a. take him to swim b. take him for a trip c. do some sports together with him听下面一段对话，回答第9至11题。9. when will granddads 70th birthday party be held? a. on sunday b. on saturday c. on friday10. how will the man go to granddads party? a. he will take a taxi b. he will drive his own carc. the woman will pick him up11. what present will the woman buy for granddad? a. a mirror b. some cds c. a leather suitcase听下面一段对话，回答第12至14题。12. why is the woman calling? a. to book a room in a hotel b. to rent a house for the holiday c. to share a room with another family13. how many people are there in the womans family? a. three b. four c. five14. how much should the woman pay altogether? a. $600 b. $900 c. $1800听下面一段对话，回答第15至17题。15. who is jakes doctor? a. bob b. johnson c. daisy16. what do we learn about jakes wife? a. she is good at cooking b. she has been dead for years c. she is making good money as a model17. what does the man say about jakes daughter? a. she is always caring about herself b. she is careless and lazy about her school work c. she loves her father and gets along well with her father听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。18. why was the speaker excited? a. she liked to teach children b. it was her first time going abroad c. she was paid to be a teacher for the first time19. what is the speakers nationality? a. canadian b. american c. japanese20. how did the speaker feel about the students questions at first? a. angry b. moved c. uncomfortable第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。21. living in _ ever increasingly fast-paced world, we are facing greater competition, so we must take _ advantage of every opportunity to develop.a. an; the b. an; / c. the; an d. the; /22. under the environment of fierce competition, the only way john could imagine _ stress was to get tougher by making greater efforts.a. handling b. to handle c. handled d. having handled23. _ going to the program if you are the one, she knew she had to be there or her mother would be unhappy.a. although much she disliked b. much although she dislikedc. as she disliked much d. much as she disliked24. -has your uncle come back from england for a summer holiday? -yes. but he _ at home for only a few days. now he has been back to london. a. stayed b. has stayed c. had stayed d. is staying25. published in 1974，the book was a(n) _ success and was soon translated into thirteen foreign languages.a. constant b. instant c. unique d. accurate26. -have you got any idea for the winter vacation? -yes. im going to a peaceful place, especially _ suitable for relaxation. a. one b. the one c. that d. this27. she kept a little notebook, in which _ the telephone numbers and email addresses of her friends.a. wrote b. have written c. was written d. were written28. when i saw the cars crash in the road, a frightened feeling _ across my mind.a. flashed b. struck c. hit d. occurred29. the long-lasting war, filled with blood and deaths, ended in peoples sadness, _ no result.a. having produced b. to produce c. producing d. produced30. i have to reschedule the appointment with you since there is a _ in my plan.a. contact b. contrast c. connection d. conflict31. we can hardly believe that an intelligent person like daniel _ be asking such a silly question.a. should b. might c. must d. could32. here is a list of names of the guests to be invited to the party. please dont _ any of them when typing. a. let outb. make out c. leave outd. put out33. everyone will go through lifes stages of ups and downs, _ selfrespect plays a key role in the maturity(成熟) of a person.a. when b. which c. as d. that34. though tom knew nothing about business, he succeeded _ other more well-informed managers failed. a. what b. how c. if d. where 35. _ cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the old, we also read newspapers for them and had chats with them. a. except forb. rather than c. apart from d. instead of36. -why is he feeling down today? -because the suggestion he _ has been turned down. a. put away b. put up c. put down d. put forward37. in the job interviews, job applicants often find themselves _ unexpected questions, some very difficult to answer. a. to ask b. asked c. to be asked d. asking38. they are still very cautious about _ side effect the new medicine will bring about, although the experts have tried it on about 2,000 patients. a. which b. that c. where d. what 39. only when_ possible to settle the problem.a. does the chief editor come will it be b. the chief editor comes will it bec. has the chief editor come it will be d. the chief editor comes it will be40. my family usually holds a big party for my birthday, but i want to try a different way this year._a. its your business. b. come along! c. like what? d. so what?第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。whatever misfortune you face, just hold up your head and face it with a smile! i got to know this from a musical soul. the other day i was feeling quite 41 , having just been laid off from my job. with so many 42 to pay, i was wondering what was going to happen to my family.i got off the bus when i heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the 43 . i walked a bit slower, trying to find out where it was coming from. through the 44 i saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a box next to her.she was singing songs about love and her sweet voice 45 me a bit. then i stood there watching her playing, thinking that it must take 46 to perform on her own in front of hundreds of people she didnt know.she might have felt my 47 for she occasionally looked in my direction. by now i was telling myself that i could at least tell her how good she sounded. i walked 48 and put some money in her box and she expressed her thanks with a smile on her face.i asked her 49 , “why are you playing the piano in the middle of this crowded place?”she explained to me that she sees so many 50 people in the world that she is trying to relieve the pain by 51 motivational(激励的)music.instead of continuing my way home, i said to her, “i have been going through a 52 time lately, but youve made me 53 again.”“im happy that i could be 54 to you,” she replied. “why are you so sad?”i told her my story and said, “im not so 55 about what to do.”“you see, heres the 56 ,” she responded. “when you were walking, your head was down.” she looked me in the eyes and went on, “dont look defeated, because 57 comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. you should 58 more lift your head up.”i was really 59 by what she said! i did hold my head up and soon got through the difficult time. so 60 in trouble, just face it bravely and you are sure to overcome your difficulty sooner or later. 41. a. lonely b. relaxedc. awfuld. breathless42. a. billsb. feesc. finesd. prices 43. a. listenersb. traffic c. instrumentd. background44. a. trees b. street c. buildingsd. crowd 45. a. shocked b. comforted c. excitedd. amused46. a. courageb. energyc. patienced. technique 47. a. moodb. presencec. thoughtd. appreciation48. a. asideb. downc. offd. over 49. a. quietlyb. deliberatelyc. curiouslyd. seriously 50. a. negativeb. unhealthyc. unconscious d. elderly 51. a. creatingb. sharingc. enjoyingd. teaching52. a. tenseb. wonderfulc. roughd. crazy53. a. enthusiasticb. emotionalc. energeticd. hopeful 54. a. availableb. essential c. superior d. helpful 55. a. sureb. ashamedc. particular d. anxious 56. a. problemb. situation c. conflictd. condition 57. a. successb. opportunityc. aidd. happiness58. a. concentrateb. look c. smile d. fight 59. a. occupied b. movedc. inspiredd. satisfied 60. a. howeverb. whereverc. whoever d. whenever第三部分：阅读理解（第一节15小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第1节 ：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，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。aare we getting more stupid? according to gerald crabtree, a scientist at stanford university in the us, we are.you may not want to hear this, but crabtree believes that human intelligence reached its peak more than 2,000 years ago and ever since then has been going downhill. “if an average greek from 1,000 bc were transported to modern times, he or she would be one of the brightest among us,” crabtree told the guardian.at the heart of crabtrees thinking is a simple idea. in the past, intelligence was critical for survival when our ancestors had to avoid dangerous animals and hunt for food. the difference of being smart or stupid is often life or death. however, after the spread of agriculture, when our ancestors began to live in dense farming communities, the need to keep their intelligence in peak condition gradually reduced.this is not hard to understand. most of the time, pressure is what keeps us going you need the pressure from your teachers to finish your homework; the pressure of looking pretty prompts(促使) you to lose weight when summer comes. and the same is also true of our intelligence if we think less, we become less smart.these mutations(变异) are harmful to our intelligence and they were all developed in the past 3,000 years. the other evidence that crabtree holds is in our genes. he found that among the 2,000 to 5,000 genes that we have that determine human intelligence , there are two or more mutations in each of us.however, crabtrees theory has been criticized by some who say that early humans may have better hunting and surviving abilities, but people today have developed a more diverse intelligence. for example, spearing a tiger doesnt necessarily require more brainpower than playing chess or writing a poem. moreover, the power of modern education means a lot more people have the opportunity to learn nowadays.“you wouldnt get stephen hawking 2,000 years ago. he just wouldnt exist,” thomas hills of the university of warwick, uk, told live science. “but now we have people of his intellectual capacity doing things and making insights(洞察力) that we would never have achieved in our environment of evolutionary adaptation.”61. what is crabtrees recent finding according to the article? a. the greeks from 1,000 bc could have been the smartest in human history.b. our ancient ancestors had no better surviving abilities than we do nowadays.c. humans have been getting steadily more intelligent since the invention of farming.d. mutations in genes that decide human intelligence have affected the development of intelligence.62. according to crabtree, ancient humans _.a. had much more genes that determine human intelligenceb. were forced to be smart due to natural selection pressuresc. relied more on group intelligence than individual intelligenced. developed a diverse intelligence to adapt to the hard realities63. some argue that crabtrees theory is false because they think _.a. people today are under much more pressure than early humansb. its ridiculous to compare a hunters and a poets intelligencec. modern education is far more advanced than ancient educationd. human intelligence nowadays is different from that of the distant past64. what is thomas hills attitude toward crabtrees theory?a. supportiveb. unfavorablec. worriedd. confusedbalabamastudents in alabama take the alabama high school graduation exam, which consists of multiple-choice questions. in the classroom, alabama high school students must prove specific skills in english and take certain math classes.among the 2013 u.s. news best high schools in alabama, two were awarded gold medals, 16 received silver medals and 72 were considered bronze medal schools. one of the gold medal schools, loveless academic magnet program high school, lies about 90 miles south of birmingham in the state capital of montgomery, within the montgomery county school district.alaskato graduate, alaska high school students must get at least 21 credits, including a half credit in alaska history. alaska judges students from the third grade through senior grades. students first take the alaska high school graduation qualifying examination at the tenth grade. it includes math, reading and writing skills.10 schools were awarded silver medals and 21 received bronze medals among the u.s. news best high schools in 2013. while alaskas capital is juneau, several of the states best high schools are in or near anchorage, in the anchorage school district.delawaredelaware students have a high gpa（平均绩点）and 10 hours of community service. if they hand in their fafsa（自愿联邦奖学金）by a certain date, they may get the inspire scholarship, which helps pay for tuition at delaware state university. before they go to college, however, students must pass the delaware student testing program exams.among the delaware schools in the 2013 u.s. news best high schools, there are three silver medal schools and four bronze medal schools. the top school in the state is delmar senior high school. it is part of the delmar school district and is about 50 miles from delawares capital, dover.65. whats the passage mainly about?a. the introduction to the best high schools in three states.b. the different examinations in several high schools.c. scholarships in the best high schools in three states.d. the things students should do before going to college.66.it can be inferred from the text that_.a. students with a high gpa can get the inspire scholarshipb. reading and writing skills are included in the tests in all the schoolsc. alabama has the most best high schools of the three statesd. at least 21 credits are needed to graduate from all the schools67. which of the following in true according to the passage?a. the high school graduation exams are multiple-choice questions.b. both the gold medal schools in alabama are in its capital.c. there were 21 silver medal schools in alaska in all.d. delmar senior high school is the best in delaware.68. alaskas graduation exam is different from the others in the aspect that_.a. it includes all the subjects the students learnb. it includes its own state history as wellc. it includes math, reading and writing skillsd. it includes 10 hours of community service69. the inspire scholarship is a prize_.a. that any student in gold medal schools can apply forb. that is given to the top students in gold medal schoolsc. that helps to pay for tuition at delaware state universityd. that is very difficult to get for students in silver medal schoolscwhen i was young, i went looking for gold in california. i never found enough to make a rich strike. but i did discover a beautiful part of the country called stanislau. like heaven on earth, it had bright green hills and deep forests where soft winds touched the trees. by the time i arrived, the charming paradise had been deserted because miners good luck didnt last. then, i realized i was not alone after all. a man was smiling at me as he stood in front of his little house. its front yard was full of blue and yellow flowers. white curtains hung from the windows and floated in the soft summer wind. still smiling, the man invited me inside. my spirit seemed to come to life again. i saw a bright rug(地毯) on the shining wooden floor. and on little tables there were seashells, books and china vases full of flowers. a woman had made this house into a home. the joy in my heart showed on my face. the man read my thoughts. “all her work.” he said affectionately, “not