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淄川第一中学高2014级过程性检测 英语试卷 第卷第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）听下面对话，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。每段对话读一遍。1. where does this conversation probably take place? a. in a department store. b. in the office. c. in a restaurant.2. who did the woman want to call? a. drake. b. daniel. c. james. 3. what do we know about mike? a. he likes travelling. b. he likes collecting postcards. c. he is on vacation. 4. what is the relationship between jim and bob? a. close friends. b. brothers. c. classmates. 5. what day is it today? a. tuesday. b. wednesday. c. sunday. 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。听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。6. if possible, what will they do this weekend? a. go for a picnic. b. go skating. c. go climbing. 7. how long will the weather last like this? a. 3 months. b. 4 months. c. 2 months. 听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。8. what does the man order? a. burgers and fries. b. sandwiches and sodas. c. hot dogs and fries. 9. how much does the man give the woman as a tip? a. two dollars. b. one dollar. c. three dollars. 听第8段材料, 回答第1012题。10. why cant the woman rent a bigger house right now? a. because she has spent too much money on vacation. b. because she wants to save money to buy a big house. c. because she is very poor and dont have money. 11. what will the woman do at present? a. share a house with her friends mother. b. rent a smaller house by herself. c. borrow some money from her friend. 12. how much did the woman pay for the rent before? a. about 600 yuan a month. b. about 900 yuan a month. c. about 200 yuan a month. 听第9段材料, 回答第1316题。13. why did the man make the appointment? a. hes going on a trip soon. b. he needs to have an annual health examination. c. his neck has been hurting. 14. what may be the time now? a. 11:30 a. m. b. 1:30 p. m. c. 11:00 a. m. 15. what does the man say about his boss? a. his boss is very understanding. b. his boss is on holiday. c. his boss is a woman. 16. what will the man do after his appointment? a. give a presentation. b. go to the bank. c. have lunch. 听第10段材料, 回答第1720题。17. how long does it take to fly to new york? a. 7 hours. b. 8 hours. c. 6 hours. 18. what may some tourists do around 6:30 a. m. on the 2nd day? a. have breakfast. b. go jogging. c. take a bus. 19. where will the tourists go after breakfast on the 2nd day? a. liberty island. b. the empire state building. c. central park. 20. what will the tourists have for supper on the 2nd day? a. american food. b. chinese food. c. italian food. 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。awe know that hugs make us feel easy inside. and this feeling, it turns out, could actually ward off stress and protect the immune(免疫)system, according to a new research from carnegie mellon university. its a well-known fact that stress can weaken the immune system. in this study, the researchers sought to determine whether hugs-like social support more broadlycould protect individuals from the increased sensitivity to illness brought on by the particular stress that comes with interpersonal conflict. “we know that people experiencing ongoing conflicts with others are less able to fight off cold viruses. we also know that people who report having social support are partly protected from the effects of stress on psychological states, such as depression and anxiety, ”the studys lead author, psychologist dr. sheldon cohen, said in a statement. “we tested whether awareness of social support is equally effective in protecting us from sensitivity to infection caused by stress and also whether receiving hugs might partially account for those feeling of support and thus protect a person against infection. ”in the experiment, over 400 healthy adults filled out a questionnaire about their perceived(感知)social support and also participated in a nightly phone interview for two weeks. they were asked the frequency they engaged in interpersonal conflicts and received hugs that day. then, the researchers exposed the participants to a common cold virus, and monitored them to assess signs of infection. they found that both perceived social support and more frequent hugs reduced the risk of infection associated with experiencing interpersonal conflict. regardless of whether or not they experienced social conflicts, infected participants with greater perceived social support and more frequent hugs had less severe illness symptoms. “this suggests that being hugged by a trusted person may act as an effective means of conveying support and that increasing the frequency of hugs might be an effective means of reducing the effects of stress, ”cohen said. “the apparent protective effect of hugs may result from the physical contact itself or hugging being a behavioral indicator of support and closeness. either way, those who receive more hugs are somewhat more protected from infection. ”if you need any more reason to go wrap your arms around someone special, consider this:hugs also lower blood pressure, reduce fearsome around death and dying, improve heart health and decrease feeling of loneliness. 21. in paragraph 1, the underlined words“ward off”can be replaced by. a. increaseb. preventc. support d. produce22. dr. sheldon cohens experiment shows that. a. social conflicts can monitor signs of infectionb. social support can reduce the risk of having a coldc. depression and anxiety result from less social supportd. hugs can hide serious illness symptoms23. the passage aims to convey that. a. social support can cure diseasesb. interpersonal conflicts cause infectionsc. stress can weaken our immune systemd. hugs can have protective effects24. the passage is most likely to be found in. a. a commercial brochureb. a medical reportc. an academic essayd. a social science magazinebare you ready to take off? launch into the adventure of a lifetime when you join the ranks of space camp where explorers train to live and work in space. this is your opportunity to command, navigate(航行)and contribute to an advanced space mission simulation(模拟). space camp is located at the u. s. space&rocket center, the official visitor center for nasas marshall space flight center. the program encourages trainees to pursue science, technology, engineering and math disciplines through exciting, hands-on educational activities. during the five-night program, trainees participate in two, one-hour simulated missions. our trainers guide participants through the past, present and future of space exploration with the help of high-fidelity(高保真的)test articles or actual rockets and shuttles. visitors explore the first rocket that put an american in spacethe real national historic landmark saturnmoon rocketand actual capsules early astronauts used during their missions:trainees experience walking on the moon in the 1/6th gravity chair to feel what its like to work in a frictionless environment. space camp trainees also climb the tallest mountain on the red planet with the mars climbing wall and experience four times the gravity of earth with the takeoff force of the space shot simulator. they get an astronauts view of earth while watching amazing films in the imax spacedome theater and digital theater. space camp begins on sunday afternoon and graduation is on friday morning. parents and family members are encouraged to attend the graduation ceremony. there is no other camp like it!historyexperimentsimax or digital moviesastronaut simulatorsrocket constructioncheck-in:sunday, 2 p. m. 4 p. m. graduation:friday, 9 a. m. 25. whom is the space camp intended for? a. students. b. astronauts. c. scientists. d. tourists. 26. how long will the space camp last? a. about three days. b. about six days. c. about twelve days. d. about a day. 27. space shot simulator will let the trainees know. a. the highest mountain on marsb. the history of space explorationc. the feeling of being in the 1/6th gravity environmentd. the takeoff force of a rocketcode to peace, an innovative play performed by nearly 1, 000 students and teachers from an art college in dalian was staged at the great hall of the people on tuesday. it was loudly applauded by an audience of over 6, 000, including diplomats and overseas students. “we try to advocate the theme of our time while providing more practices to our students and teachers, ”said wang xianjun, chairman of the board of dalian art college, which organized the performance. the play showed peoples desire for world peace by reawakening the memories of historical events. it presented the trips of imperial envoy zhang qian to the western regions that opened up the world-famous silk road, the voyage of zheng he, who led trade expeditions to west asia and east africa and memories of world war. the performance combined symphony, chinese folk music, chorus and recitation, as well as colorful dances featuring chinese drum and long sleeves, indian dance, spanish flamenco dance and russia folk dance. “im sure that our students and teachers will cherish this performance at the great hall. definitely, they are the biggest beneficiaries, ”wang said. the administrative committee of dalian jinpu new district and the college sponsored the performance with support from the chinese peoples association for friendship with foreign countries, china friendship art exchange association and the administrative committee of dalian jinpu new district. “art has no nationality. dacs practice in advocating chinese culture through art could be acceptable, ”said wang heshan, general secretary of the art exchange association. “we hope dac can contribute more to non-governmental art exchange with people from other countries, ”he said. 28. which is true about ode to peace? a. it advocated the theme of development. b. it was a traditional performance. c. it was highly thought of by the audience. d. it was organized by great hall of the people. 29. which is not referred to in the performance? a. the construction of the great hall. b. memories of world war. c. imperial envoy zhang qian to the western regions. d. the voyage of zheng he. 30. what can we learn from wang heshans words? a. art plays an important part in cultural communication. b. art belongs to a certain nationality. c. non-governmental art is developing slowly. d. dac should learn from people in other countries. 31. the passage is mainly about. a. peace and warb. ode to peacec. introduction to dalian art colleged. new silk roaddwith the press of a button, a person with severe spinal cord(脊柱)injury is able to walk again, thanks to the walking assistive exoskeleton robot(waer). powered suits that could help paralyzed(瘫痪)people walk and others lift and carry heavy loads with ease have been a dream since late 19th century. but they can realize their dreams in the 21st century. the 20-kilogram robot has four battery-powered motors that can run for up to three hours. inventor wu chenghua, from taiwans industrial technology research institute, says it has successfully been in tests on 12 patients. “we have learned from our research process that patients whose injuries are below the fourth chest joint(关节)are able to use our robot to stand, walk and sit down, ”he said. since walking contributes to muscle exercise, wu says patients receive some additional benefits. “in the clinical process, we would check their bone mineral density(密度), and we found that the bone mineral densities of these patients had been improved. ”he said. wu says his exoskeleton may be available for consumers by 2018. meanwhile, baggage handlers at tokyos haneda airport will soon start testing a similar robot, developed by the japanese firm cyberdyne. “the battery-powered robot weighs only 3 kilograms and it can lift a heavy object, the machine monitors the movement”, says yoshiyuki sankai, the developer and ceo of cyberdyne. “this robot suit monitors the signal from the human nerve(神经)system to support the waists movement, ”sankai said. “it self-adjusts the level support to reduce the load on the human waist, light and smart. we believe that it will change the life of paralyzed people in many ways and have a promising future. ”32. with the help of waer, patients will probably. a. improve their bone mineral densityb. walk as fast as normal peoplec. monitor their waists movementd. recover from spinal cord injury33. what can we learn about the invention of wu chenghua from the passage? a. it will soon get tested at tokyos haneda airport. b. it may be put into use for consumers by the year 2028. c. it can be used by patients with injuries below the fourth chest joint. d. it weighs 3 kilograms and can run for up to three hours. 34. how does sankai feel about the future of the robot suits? a. worried. b. doubtful. c. puzzled. d. optimistic. 35. whats the main idea of the passage? a. the dream to cure paralyzed people by robot has been realized. b. powered robot suits will soon replace baggage handlers at airports. c. two similar robot suits have been developed to help people. d. waer is more advanced than the robot developed by cyberdyne. 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。“as easy as falling off a log”is often used to describe a job that does not take much effort. you might hear a student say to her friend that her spelling test was“as easy as falling off a log”. 36it is easier to fall off the log than to stay on it. 37one is“easy as pie”. nothing is easier than eating a piece of sweet, juicy pie unless it is a“piece of cake”. “piece of cake”is another expression that means something is extremely easy to do. a friend might tell you that his new job was a“piece of cake”. another expression is“as easy as shooting fish in a barrel”. it is hard to imagine why anyone would want to shoot fish in a barrel. but, clearly, fish in a barrel would be much easier to shoot than fish in a stream. 38sometimes, things that come to us easily, also leave us just as easily. in fact, there is an expression“easy come, easy go”that recognizes this. 39easy come, easy go. when life itself is easy, when you have no cares or problems, you are on“easy street”. everyone wants to live on that imaginary street. 40it means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him. a wife might urge her husband to“go easy on”their son, because the boy did not mean to damage the car. a. you may win a lot of money in a lottery, then spend it all in a few days. b. every person has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions. c. another“easy”expression is to“go easy on a person”. d. there are several other expressions that mean the same thing. e. and one last expression, one that means do not worry or work too hard. f. in fact, it would be as easy as“falling off a log”. g. if you ever tried to walk on a fallen tree log, you can understand what the expression means. 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; 每小题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。a few years ago, on a flight i fortunately met with a psychologist, daniel gilbert. he was very humorous, and we talked a lot. i was completely41. he was interested in the questions that we42but we never have the opportunity to43. now gilbert has written a book stumbling on happiness(撞上幸福). reading it44me of that plane ride long ago. it is a45to read his book. gilbert is charming and46. he has a rare47for making very complicated ideas come48. stumbling on happiness is a book about a very simple49powerful idea. what distinguishes us from other animals is our ability to predict the future, 50, our interest in predicting the future. we spend much time51what it would be like. why? it is what allows us to52our life. it is by trying to apply some control over our futures53we attempt to be54. but by any objective measure, we are really55at that predictive function. were terrible at knowing how we will feel tomorrow, and even worse at56what will bring us happiness. gilbert57to explain why we are so terrible. in making his case, gilbert walks(陪同)us58a series of attracting facts about the way our minds work. i suppose i really should go on at this point. but i think that might ruin the59of reading stumbling on happiness. this is a story about the mysteries of our lives. if you have even the slightest60about the human condition, you ought to read it. trust me. 41. a. shocked b. excitedc.interested d. attracted42. a. thought about b. cared aboutc. worried about d. talked about43. a. exploreb. understandc. answer d. find44. a.informs b. suggestsc. thinks d. reminds45. a. way b. hobbyc. pleasure d. step46. a. firm b. funnyc. active d.