高二英语练习题

1、衡水二中高二年级英语限训 5.15命题人：高二备课组长（满分 90 分 时间 55 分钟）第I卷（满分70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） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A 、B 、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADrone X Pro is a shining star on the drone（ 无人机 ） market. Heres why its gone viral.How does Drone X Pro work ？Start by installing the Drone app t

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6、one before ， this is the time to start ！Call now ！ 400-800-7832 or order yours from the official website www. dronexpro. com.What makes Drone X Pro different from the other drones ？It is easy to carry. B. It is unnecessary to install.C. It is complex to control. D. It is expensive to afford.How does

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8、week there are a lot of new stories about how climate change is affecting the planet, or new plans to battle its effects. But the concept itself isn t new at all in fact, scientists have been exploring questions about climate change for almost 200 years.The idea Of “ gree nhouse gases ” goes back to

9、 1824, Whe n JoSePh FoUrier Won dered What WaS regulating the earth S temperature. FOUrier ConCaUdee atmosphere must be respOnsible forContaining the heat absorbed from the SUn and described it as a box With a glass lid: AS light ShineS through the glass, the in Side gets Warmer as the lid traps the

10、 heat. AS FOUrier it Came to be called “ the greenhouse effect ”.SCientists ContinUed to StUdy the greenhouse effect. Not Until a SWediSh ChemiSt named SVa nte Arrhe nius Came along, did SCie ntists Un dersta nd how global Warmi ng actually works. After years of work, Arrhenius determined that the l

11、evel of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere did in fact have a direct effect On global temperatures.Arrhe nius found that C02, and other gases trap radiati on, WhiCh WarmS the atmosphere. Arrhe nius WaS the first to SUSPeCt that burning coal could con tribute to the gree nhouse effect. BUt Arrhe nius w

12、elcomed the Warmi ng effect On the pla net. At a IeCtUre later that year, Arrhe nius no ted that CreatUreS of a Warmer earth“ might live Under a milder Sky and in IeSS barren SUrroUndingSWhile Arrhenius findings Won him the 1903 Nobel PriZe in ChemiStry, SCientists kept debati ng Whether the gree nh

13、ouse effect WaS in CreaS ing Un til 1950, Whe n researchers fin ally bega n to find Strong data SUPPOrting it. By the end of the 1950s, AmeriCan SCientists had been SoUnding the alarm On the Ion g-term Con SeqUe nces of CIimate Cha nge. CIimate Cha nge research has come a Iong Way SinCe FOUrier firs

14、t described the gree nhouse effect still, maybe Arrhe nius should have bee n more CarefUI of What he WiShed for.What does the Underlined wordit ” in ParagraPh 2 refer to?The CIimate Cha nge.B. The gree nhouse effect.C. The atmosphere.D. The heat from the sun.When did the SCie ntists first find evide

15、 nce for the bad effect of global Warm ing?In 1824.B. In 1903.6. What S the author In 1824.B. In 1903.6. What S the author S attitude towards ArrheniusOPtimistic.B. Negative.What S the main idea of the text?CaUSeS of CIimate Cha nge.C. FindingS about global Warm ing.C. In 1950.D. 200 years ago.wish?

16、NeUtraI.D. Ambiguous.EffeCtS of gree nhouse gases.Exploratio ns On CIimate Cha nge.CIt S com mon kno WIedge that the woma n in Leon ardo da VinCi S most famousPainting SeemS to look back at observers, following them With her eyes no matterhere they Sta nd in the room. BUt this com mon kno WIedge tur

17、 ns out wrong.A new StUdy finds that the woman in the Painting is actually looking out at anangle that S 15.4 degrees off to the ObSerVerwell OUtSideSCrf（Jhte rae thatpeople normally believe When they think someOne is looking right at them. In other words, Said the StUdy author, HOrStmann, “ Sheid l

18、ooking at you. This is SOmeWhat ironic, because the entire Phenomenon Of a PerSOn gaze （凝视）in a photograph or Painting Seeming to follow theVieWer is called the “ Mona LiSa effect ” . That effect is absolutely real, HOrStmann said. If a PerSOn is illustrated or photographed looking Straight ahead, e

19、ven people VieWing the POrtrait from an angle will feel they are being looked at. AS Iong as the angle of the PerSOn S gaze is no morabout 5 degrees off to either side, the Mona LiSa effect occurs.HOrStmann and his co-author Were StUdying this effect for its application in the Creation ofartificial-

20、intelligence avatars（虚拟头像 ）When HOrStmann took a Iong look at the “ MonaLisa ” and realized She WaSn t looking at him. To make SUre it WaSn t just him, the researchers asked 24people to VieW images Of theMona LiSa people to VieW images Of theMona LiSa ” OnCreeOlmPUterSo Why do people repeat the beli

21、ef that her eyes Seem to follow the viewer? HOrStmann isn stre. It possible, he said, that people have the desire to be looked at, so they think the woman is looking Straight at them. Or maybe the people who first Coined the term“ Mona LiSeffect ” justthot it WaS a cool name.What is gen erally belie

22、ved about the woma n in the Painting“ Mona LiSa ”？She attracts the VieWerS to look back.She SeemS mysterious because of her eyes.She fixes her eyes On the back of the viewers.She looks at the VieWerS WhereVer they Sta nd.What gaze range in a Painting will CaUSe the Mona LiSa effect?/OA./OA.10 . Why

23、WaS the experime nt in volvi ng 24 people con ducted?To Confirm HOrStma nn beliesTo Create artificial-in tellige nce avatars.To calculate the angle of Mona LiSa S gaze.To explain how the Mona LiSa effect Can be applied.What Can We lear n from the text?HOrStmann thinks it S cool to Coin the term“ Mon

24、a LiSa effect ”.The Mona LiSa effect Con tributes to the CreatiO n Of artificial in tellige nce.Feeling being gazed at by Mona LiSa may be CaUSed by the desire for attention.The POSiti On Of the ruler in the experime nt will in flue nce the VieWerS Udgme nt. jDSParrOW is a fast-food Chain With 200 r

25、estaurants. Some years ago, the group to WhiCh SParrOW belOnged WaS taken OVer by another company. Although SParrOW ShOWed no Sign Of decli ning, the Cha in WaS gen erally in an Un healthy state. With more and more fast-food con CePtS reach ing the market, the SParrOW menu had to StrUggIe for atte n

26、ti on. And to make matters worse, its new owner had no pla ns to give it the funds it required.SParrOW failed to grow for another two years. Until a new CEO, Carl PearSon, decided to build UP its market share. He did a survey, WhiCh ShOWed that ConSUmerS who already USed SParrOW restaura nts Were ex

27、tremely POSitiVe about the Cha in, while CUStOmerS of other fast-food Chains Were Unwilling to turn away from them. SParrOW had to develop a new promotiOnal CamPaig n.PearSOn faced a battle OVer the future Of the SParroW brand. The Chain S OWnernoW favorrebranding SParrOW as MarCy S restaurants. Pea

28、rSOn resisted, arguing for an advertising CamPaigndesigned to ConVinCe CUStOmerS that ViSitS to SParrOW restaurants Were fun. SUCh an attempt to establish a POSitiVe relati On ShiP betwee n a compa ny and the gen eral PUbIiC WaS UnU sual for that time. PearSon strongly believed that numbers Were the

29、 key to success, rather than CUStOmerS SPe nding power. Fin ally, the OWner accepted his idea.The CamPaig n itself Cha nged the traditi Onal advertis ing style of the fast-food in dustry. The TV ads of SParrOW focused Onen terta inment and featured origi nal SongS PerfOrmed by a Variety of StarS. In

30、Stead of showing the SUPeriOrity of a SPeCifiC product, the intention WaS to PUt SParrOW in the hearts of pote ntial customers.PearS On also made other decisi OnS WhiCh he believed would Con tribute to the new SParrOW image. For example, he Offered to lower the rent of any restaurants WhiCh achieved

31、 a Certain inCreaSe in their turnover （营业额）.TheSe efforts Paid off, and SParrOW Soon became One of the most SUCCeSSfUI fast-food Cha ins in the regi OnS Where it operated.WhiCh WaS One of the problems SParrOW faced before PearS On became CEO?A. The nu mber of its CUStOmerS WaS decli ning.B. ItS CUSt

32、OmerS found the food Un healthy.It WaS in n eed of finan cial support.D. Most of its restaura nts Were closed.For What PUrPOSe did PearS On Start the advertis ing CamPaig n?To build a good relatio nship With the public.To StreSS the UnU sual traditi On Of Sparrow.To lear n about CUStOmerS SPe nding

33、power.To meet the challenge from MarCy S restaurants.What do know about the TV ads of Sparrow?They Changed people S VieWS On pop stars.They amused the PUbIiC With origi nal Son gs.They focused On the SUPeriOrity of its products.They in flue need the eati ng habits of the audie nce.What WaS PearS Onh

34、ieveme nt as a CEO?He man aged to Pay off SParrOW S debts.He made SParrOW much more competitive.He helped SParrOW take over a compa ny.He improved the WeIfare of SParrOW employees.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。TraVeIIing With friends Can be an absolutely amazing

35、experience Where you could makelifeIong memories or it could end UP ruining your friendship.16 Here are some rules youshould follow to make SUre your n ext trip With friends goes as smoothly as possible.17 Sure， you and your friends PrObabIy have some SimiIar interests， but that not always the case.

36、 Inan effort to keep everyOne happy， go over travel plans and expectations ahead of time. HaVe each PerSOn CategOriZe activities or SightS into “musSee” “Wantto Seeand“ would go if We have time” . Plan accord ingly and make SUre everyOneCan See some of their topattract ions.S Wi ndWCommUniCate and r

37、espect each other. EVeryone has PerSOnal Preferences When travelling from getting the bed closest to the bathroom or Sitting in the airplaneS Wi ndWBUt SOmetimeS things don t go as you like. In thiscaseyour requirements directly With your travel compa nions. 18 HaVe a Con VerSati On Whe n problems a

38、rise , for com muni Cati On is the key.Don disappear. When travelling With a group or even just One other PerSon you may Want some alone time. That PIeteIyCfme , but make SUre your friends know Where you are and have a Way of COn tact ing you.19Get off your phone. Of COUrSe , your friends Will Under

39、stand if you need to take a call from a family member , or in the eve nt of a Work emerge ncy , but other tha n that , try to Stay off your phone. 20 After all , the appeal of this type of trip is to SPend time With friends. JUSt enjoy it!GiVe each other some space.In clude at least One activity for

40、 every one.And remember that COn Siderati Onand respect go a IOng way.At the Same time , listen to their COnCernSand be respectful of them.DOn t respond to noungent Work COntact or Send messages frequently.It S especially true of travelling in foreign COUntries or Unfamiliar places. G So its importa

41、 nt to make SUre you and your frien d（s）are On the Same page.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题1 分 ,满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。HaVe you ever no ticed hoW the Way you feel about yourself SOmetimeS depe nds On Whether or not you get COn firmati On Of your value from others?I have 21

42、 a lot about nurturing a POSitiVe ide ntity of love and appreciati On from the man Who taught me to train dogs.First, he Started out by 22 his dogs With love and respect, and by shoWing them an infin ite amount of 23 as they Were lear ning.Then, the 24 th ing he did WaS a true StrOke of geni us. He

43、Would CUt a small PieCe of _25 for each dog. He Would place it i n the dogs sleep ing area, for him to 26 each ni ght. He Would also take this CarPet duri ng the 27 a nd Set it dOW n in VariOUS loCati ons, and Sit the dog on the carpet, as he 28 the dog for being good.Next, Frank Would teach the dog

44、 to 29 the CarPet himself, and Carry it to 30 they Were going. The dog Would then Set the CarPet dOWn When they 31 , With Frank all of the time PraiSing him. NOW Frank said, The dog begins to feel that he truly 32 in every place he travels to, and no matter Where he goes, he 33 my love and appreciat

45、i on.If this Strategy34_so brillia ntlyWith dogs, Would it not Workjust35With humanbein gs?21. A. IearnedB. accumulatedC. improvedD. disti nguished22. A. pleas ingB. treat ingC. surro UndingD. ChaS ing23. A. SymPathyB. comfortC. Patie nceD.honor24. A. firstB. lastC. nextD. least25. A. clothB. meatC.

46、 areaD. CarPet26. A. lie OnB. hide inC. Sta nd besideD. play With27. A. morningB. after noonC. eveningD. day28. A. blamedB. en COUragedC. PraiSedD. accompa nied29. A. Carry WithB. Care forC. CUt UPD. PiCk UP30. A. WhereVerB. Whe neverC. howeverD. WhateVer31. A. ranB. StOPPedC. stoodD. turned32. A. PartiCiPatedB. breaksC. bel OngSD. COrreSP OndS33. A. receivesB. expectsC. ig noresD. takes34. A. worksB.goesC. agreesD. applies35. A. as POSSibIeB. as wellC. better thanD. still l