河北省辛集一中2018_2019学年高二英语下学期返校考试题

1、河北省辛集一中2018-2019 学年高二英语下学期返校考试题一、听力（共两节，满分30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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.Where does the woman work now?A. In a company.B. In a school.C. In a hospital.

2、2.What lesson will the boy have in the afternoon?A.Math.B.Music.C.Geography.3.What will the man do before seven this evening?A.Visit Mr.Green.B.Go to a concert. C.Stay at home.4.Where are the two speakers?A.At a store.B. At a zoo.C. At a restaurant.5.What are the speakers discussing?A. When to visit

3、 the park. B.Whether to go to the park.C.what to do on Sunday.第二节（共15 小题，每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5分）听下面5 段对话获独白。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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出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.What does the man want the woman to do?A. Make a schedule.B. Organize a dinner

4、.C.Book a hotel.7.What will the woman probably do next?A. Arrange buses.B. Pick up visitors.C.Send e-mails.听第 7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。- 1 - / 158.Why doesnt the woman want to eat in the pizza restaurant?A.Shes not hungry.B. She thinks it expensive.C. She doesnt like pizzas.9.What will the speakers probably e

5、at?A.Some sandwiches.B.A pizza without onions.C.An ice-cream.听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10.what does the man say about hot deserts?A.They are hot all the time. B.They are dangerous to live in. C. The temperatureis changeable.11.what do deserts have in common?A.Theyre dry.B.Theyre sandy.C.Theyre large.12.

6、what do we know about the desert animals?A They live in groups. B.They live at the edges of deserts.C They sleep in the day and come out at night.听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。13.What is the man doing?A.Interviewing the woman. B. Planning for next term. C. Looking for a part-timejob.14.which place is in nee

7、d of cleaners?A.A business building.B. A middle school.C. A market.15.What does the man think of the job in the Center Zoo?A.The pay is good.B.The working hours are long.C. The task is challenging.16.What does the man plan to do next term?A.Work part-time.B. Become a guide in a zoo.C. Focus on his s

8、choolwork.听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。17. What is the speaker?A.A teacher.B. A hostess.C.A tour guide.18.When does Hina Matsuri take place?A. On March Ist.B. On March 3rd.C. On May 3rd19.What is the idea of giving dolls to girls when they are born?A. Offering them toys to play with.B. Teaching them to ta

9、ke care of dolls.- 2 - / 15C. Telling them about traditional values.20.Why do some Japanese put dolls into boats and send them to the sea? A. To have a doll sale. B. To get rid of bad luck. C. To attract more tourists.二、阅读理解（共两节，满分40 分）AAt first sight, Alma Deutscher, a twelve-year-old girl from Eng

10、land appears to be like any other typical pre-teen. She loves to skip rope, read and play withher younger sister. But this modest youngster, who composed her first musical work at age six, first short opera at age seven, and first full-length opera based on Cinderella at age ten, is anything but ave

11、rage. Though her parents downplay herextraordinarytalent,young Alma isbeingdescribedas“littleMozart ”by themusicworldeight,Almas operatichas a slighttake ontwist.Herthe classic Cinderellafairy tale,isa musicianwhich she began writing who meets her Princeat ageCharmingthrough a song. “In my Cinderell

12、a, she sings the beginning of a ballad midnight she flees. Eventually, the prince finds her after asking all the maidens- but atof the land to sing the end of the ballad.”The opera was firstperformedin Vienna,Australiaon December 29,2016,wherethe then eleven-year-old skillfully switched between the

13、piano and the violin and receives enthusiastic reviews. The young genius has since performed two new piano works, once in Australia and the other in China.While this may appear to be a lot for someone so young, Alma is not worried.She say s,“of course I have to work hard. But all children have to wo

14、rk hard forexams, and at least when I work hard, I work hard for something incredibly exciting, like seeing my whole opera put on stage.Almas musical talent first came to light before she could even talk. Her parents recall that as an 18-month-old toddler, she was able to hum a pitch perfect version

15、 of the children s rhymeTwinkle Twinkle Little Star.However, Alma s abilities only gained internationalattention in2012, after- 3 - / 15a familyfriendposteda video onlinecomparingher toMozart. The familywas suddenlyswamped with media requested and Alma became an overnight star, dubbed“littleMozart ”

16、.Thisnicknamemakes her parents unhappy becausetheybelieveitputs addedpressure on the younggirl. They would instead prefer her to be called“a composerand musician ”.Alma does not want to be compared to the famousartist either, saying,“Therewas only one Mozart, and I prefer to be little Alma.” Regardl

17、ess of what she callsherself, the twelve-year-old is changing the world of music forever!21. What do we know about Alma Deutscher?A. She has shown great musical talent from a young age.B. She comes from a famous musical family.C. She regularly performs the classical music of Mozart.D. She has adapte

18、d some famous works of classical music.22. How did Alma get to be widely known?A. By performing on televisionB. Through an online videoC. By putting on an operaD. Through her parents promotion23. What is Alma s attitude towards her success?A. She is still unsatisfied with her performance.B. She is m

19、odest about her musical achievementsC. She is uncomfortable with so much pressure.D. She is proud to have become a professional musician.24. What can we infer about Almas parents?A. They are very well-educated people.B. They have made a good life plan forAlma.C. They have pushed Alma totakeup music.

20、 D.They are protective of theirdaughter.BMy 17-year-olddaughterwent offto collegeand havingheraway fromhome broughtback memories ofwatchingPeterPan when she was little.IntheclassicTV production,one scene in particular impressed me: when Mrs. Darling puts her children into bed.As she turns off the la

21、st of the night light, she takes one last look at the bedroom- 4 - / 15and says,“Dear night lights, protect my sleeping children.” As a mother, I knowhow much she loves her children.It has been several weeks since we took our daughter to college and she seemsto be adjusting well after a short period

22、 of homesickness. For us, though, itsanother story. Like most parents, I love checking in on my children at night. Butnow shes gone, and I find nighttimes the hardest. I miss her most at night.In my neighborhood,most of the parentswhose kidsare offtocollegeare dealingwith similar melancholy. My husb

23、and is filled with anxiety. One friend talked about getting this sick feeling in her stomach as she prepared for the college drop-off. We complained that many of us were too busy to truly enjoy being with our childrenwhile we had them.For us moms, seeing Toy Story 3 only made the sadness worse as we

24、 watched thecharacter Andy, who is the same age as our kids, say goodbye to his childhood as heprepares to leave for college. And its not just“first- time ” parents like me.Two moms who have kids already well into college said the separation didnt get anyeasier.“You feel like something has been take

25、n away from inside you” said one ofthem.I imaginethingswillget easierwith time,especiallyas I see my daughteradjustto college life. Meanwhile, as I keep my cell phone close to me in bed and text mydaughtergoodnight and sweetdreams every night, I liketo think that messages serveas a night light that

26、keeps her safe.25. After her daughter went to college, the writer _. A. realized she hadn t done enough for her daughterB. often cried as she missed her daughter so muchC. failed to have a good sleep every nightD. didn t get used to the change for a long time26. Whatisthe underlined word“melancholy

27、” inParagraph 3 similar in meaningto?A. Happiness.B. Sadness.C. Excitement.D. Anger.27. According to the last paragraph, why did the writer keep her cell phone close to her in bed?- 5 - / 15A. To say good night to her daughter.B. To wait for her daughter s calls.C. To wait for her daughters messages

28、.D. To call her daughter any time.CThe world s most complex biological computer, made from a group of engineeredcells, could one day be implanted into the body to detect diseases and delivertreatments.In an early research in 2012, Martin Fussenegger at ETH Zurish in Switzerlandand hiscolleaguesengin

29、eeredtwo kidneycellsto become a biologicalcircuitcapableof simple mathematics. One of the cellswas able to calculate addition:the presenceor absence of each of two chemicals would switch on a reaction inside the cell thatwould make itshinedifferentcolours.The othercellworkedin thesame way but coulds

30、ubtract amounts. This kind of biological circuit resembles a simple logic circuitin a computer. In theory, it could be used to indicate the presence of an infectioussubstance while in fact it failed.Most biological reactions in the body arent that simple, though. They rarelyrely on “one input and on

31、e output” instead, multiple inputs lead to differentoutputs.For instance,a highlevelofcalciuminthebody inthe presence of a specifichormone may suggestone disease,buta high levelof calciumalong with anotherhormonemight indicate a completely different condition.To be more practical, biological compute

32、rs need to be able to perform more complexmathematics. However, it is hard to pack multiple calculations into a single cell.To get aroundthis,Fusseneggerand histeam have engineereda multicellularsystem,in whichdifferent cells each perform aseparate calculationand pass on theresultsto each other.The

33、system has nine cells, each containing a biochemical reaction that respondsto three chemical inputs similar to an AND, NOT and OR system in a traditional electronic circuit. These cells coordinate their activities by releasing chemicals that pass from one cell to the other. Together, they form a ful

34、ly biological circuitthat can respond to multiple inputs.- 6 - / 15“Although it is not at a stage yet where we can test on animals, we believe itis the most complex biological computer ever assembled,” says Fussenegger.“Thiswork addresses one of the major limitations in synthetic biology (合成生物学)alac

35、k of programmable devices,” saysngel Goni-Moreno, a synthetic biologist atNewcastleUniversity,UK. He says thatFusseneggersmulticellularapproachenablesyou to programme the circuit and achieve different calculations just by connectingthe nine cells in different configurations (设置 ).In the future, a bi

36、ological computer like this could be used to monitor morecomplex medical conditions. For example, it could respond to a rise in calcium, adrop in a hormone and an increase in a biomarker, which together would signal thepresence of a specific type of cancer, help diagnose it and alert the user to see

37、kappropriate treatment.28. The underlined word “subtract A. add up B. take away”in Paragraph 2 C. split upisclosestin meaning to _.D. give away29. What was the progress made in Fusseneggers early research?A. A biological circuit was implanted in one of kidney cells.B. The indication of infectious su

38、bstances became a reality.C. Engineered kidney cells could switch on biological reactions.D. Certain cells were made capable of performing mathematics.30. What has made Fussenegger s current multicellular system so special?A. It has all the functions of a traditional electronic circuit.B. It is prog

39、rammable and able to perform different mathematics.C. It has successfully packed multiple calculations into a single cell.D. It has been tested through a series of experiments on animals.31. What is the best title for the passage?A. Smart cells indicating various cancersB. Electronic circuit made fr

40、om multi-cellsC. Programmable cells implanted in human bodiesD. Biological computer made from human cellsD- 7 - / 15“Two centuries ago, Lewis and Clark left St. Louis to explore the new landsacquiredinthe LouisianaPurchase, ” George W. Bush said,announcinghisdesire fora program to send men and women

41、 to Mars. They made that journey in the spirit ofdiscovery. America has ventured forth into space for the same reasons.”Yet thereare vitaldifferencesbetween Lewisand Clark sexpeditionand a Marsmission. First, they were headed to a place where hundreds of thousands of peoplewere already living. Secon

42、d, they were certain to discover places and things ofimmediate value to the new nation. Third, their venture cost next to nothing bytoday s standards. A Mars mission may be the single most expensive non-wartimeundertaking in U.S. history.Appealingas thethoughtoftravel toMars is,itdoes notmean thejou

43、rneymakessense, even considering the human calling to explore. And Mars as a destination forpeople makes absolutely no sense with current technology.Pre sent systems for getting from Earths surface to low-Earth orbit are sofantasticallyexpensivethatmerelylaunchingthe1,000tonsorso ofspacecraftandequi

44、pment a Mars mission would require could be accomplished only by cuttinghealth-carebenefits,educationspending,or otherimportantprograms or by raisingtaxes.Absentsome remarkablediscovery,astronauts,geologists,and biologistsonceon Mars could do little more than analyze rocks and feel awestruck(敬畏的 ) s

45、taringintotheskyof anotherworld.Yet rockscan be analyzedbyautomatedprobeswithoutrisk to human life, and at a tiny fraction of the cost of sending people.It isinterestingtonotethatwhen PresidentBush unveiledhis proposal,he listedthese recent major achievements of space exploration pictures of evidenc

46、e of wateron Mars, discovery of more than 100 planets outside our solar system, and study ofthe soil of Mars. All these accomplishments came from automated probes or automatedspace telescopes. Bush s proposal, which calls for reprogramming some of NASAspresent budget into the Mars effort, might actu

47、ally lead to a reduction in suchunmanned science theone aspectofspaceexplorationthat sworkingreallywell.Rather than spend hundreds of billionsofdollarstohurltons towardMars usingcurrent technology, why not take a decade or two or however much time is required- 8 - / 15researchingnew launch systems a

48、nd advanced propulsion( 推进力 )? lfnew launchsystemscould put weight into orbit affordably, and advanced propulsion could speed up that long, slow transit to Mars, the dream of stepping onto the red planet might become reality. Mars will still be there when the technology is ready.32. What do Lewis an

49、d ClarkA. Instant value.C. Venture cost.s expedition and a Mars mission have in common?B. Human inhabitance. D. Exploring spirit.33. Bush s proposal is challenged for the following reasons exceptthat.A. its expenditure is too huge for the government to afford.B. American peoples well-being will suff

50、er a lot if it is implementedC. great achievements have already been made in Mars exploration in AmericaD. unmanned Mars exploration sounds more practical and economical for the moment34. Which cannot be concluded from the passage?A. Going to Mars using current technology is quite unrealistic.B. A Mars mission will in turn promote the developme