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1、第 1 页 共 8 页高高二二英英语语试试题题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第第一一部部分分听听力力（共共两两节节，满满分分 30 分分）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。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

2、一遍。1.What does the woman suggest the man bring?A.AT-shirt.B.Ajacket.C.Shorts.2.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In a taxi.B.On a plane.C.At an airport.3.What does the man think of the lecture?A.Boring.B.Fantastic.C.Difficult.4.What do we know about the man?A.He slept quite well last

3、 night.B.He was late for an appointment.C.He will have a long flight tomorrow.5.Why does the man ask Anna to go to his office?A.To clean his office.B.To talk about a project.C.To help her out of trouble.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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读

4、各个小题，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。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6.Who will the man see in California?A.His friend.B.His cousin.C.His brother.7.Where did the man go last year?A.Florida.B.Hawaii.C.New York.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8.What time is it now?A.9:40 am.B.10:00 am.C.10:20 am.9.What is probab

5、ly Good Days?A.Aclub.B.Acinema.C.Arestaurant.听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10.What will Jenny do tomorrow?第 2 页 共 8 页A.Travel to London.B.Attend the meeting.C.Meet with a client.11.What is the meeting about?A.Anew department.B.Anew product.C.The service.12.When will the meeting end?A.At about 3:30.B.At

6、about 4:00.C.At about 4:30.听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。13.What is the house equipped with?A.Abackyard.B.Two bedrooms.C.Abathroom.14.What does the woman like about the kitchen?A.Its equipment.B.Its light.C.Its size.15.Why does the woman hesitate about the house?A.The neighborhood is noisy.B.Its not in

7、her price range.C.She works far from here.16.What is the man related to the woman?A.Her husband.B.Her neighbor.C.Her house agent.听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17.Where is the restaurant?A.Near the ocean.B.On Main Street.C.Below a bridge.18.What is the typical feature of the restaurant?A.The quick servic

8、e.B.The design of the buildings.C.The various imported seafood.19.What can be found in the lobby of the restaurant?A.Indoor pools.B.Aglass floor.C.Afishing boat.20.In which room did the speaker have dinner?A.The one like a pirate ship.B.The one like an underwater lab.C.The one like an old sailing sh

9、ip.第二部分第二部分阅读理解阅读理解（共两节共两节，满分满分 40 分分）第一节（共 11 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 27.5 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFind YourAdventure at the Space and Aviation(航空航空)CenterIf youre looking for a unique adventure,the Space and Aviation Center(SAC)is the place to be.TheCenter offers programs designed to chall

10、enge and inspire with hands-on tasks and lots of fun.More than 750,000 have graduated from SAC,with many seeking employment in engineering,aviation,education,medicine and a wide variety of other professions.They come to camp,wanting to know what it islike to be an astronaut or a pilot,and they leave

11、 with real-world applications for what theyre studying in theclassroom.For the trainees,the programs also offer various ways to earn merit badges(荣誉徽章).Space Exploration badgebuild and fire model rockets,learn about space tasks and try simulated(模拟)flying to space with the crew from all over the wor

12、ld.Aviation badgelearn the principles of flight and test their operating skills in the cockpit(驾驶舱)through theAviation Challenge Program.第 3 页 共 8 页Wilderness Survival badgelearn about water-and land-survival through designed tasks and theirsearch and rescue of“downed”pilot.With all the programs,tea

13、mwork is key as trainees learn the importance of leadership and being part of abigger task.All this fun is available for ages 9 to 18.Families can enjoy the experience together,with programs forfamilies with children as young as 7.Stay an hour or a weekthere is something here for everyone!For more d

14、etails,please visit us online at .21.Why do people come to SAC?A.To experience adventures.B.To look for jobs in aviation.C.To get a degree in engineering.D.To learn more about medicine.22.To earn a Space Exploration badge,what does a trainee need to do?A.Fly into the outer space.B.Get anAviation bad

15、ge first.C.Build and fire model rockets.D.Study the principles of flight.23.What is the most important for trainees?A.Leadership.B.Survival skills.C.Task planning.D.Team spirit.BEdward Wilson is Americas,if not the worlds,leading naturalist.In The Future of Life,he takes us on atour of the worlds na

16、tural resources.How are they used?What has been lost?What remains and is it able tocontinue with the present speed of use?Wilson also points out the need to understand fully the biodiversity ofour earth.Wilson begins with an open letter to the pioneer in environment protection,Henry David Thoreau.He

17、compares todays Walden Pond with that of Thoreaus day.Wilson will use such comparisons for the rest of thebook.The problem is clear:man has done great damage to his home over the years.Can the earth,with humanhelp,be made to return to biodiversity levels that will be able to support us in the future

18、?Biodiversity,Wilson argues,is the key to settling many problems the earth faces today.Even ouragricultural crops can gain advantages from it.A mere hundred species(物种)are the basis of our food supply,of which but twenty carry the load(负重).Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into more

19、 speciesthat could be made use of,which will be a way to reduce the destruction of the natural homes of plants andanimals to enlarge farming areas.At the end of the book,Wilson discusses the importance of human values in considering the environment.If you are to continue to live on the earth,you may

20、 well read and act on the ideas in this book.24.What does Wilson care most about according to the text?A.The environment for plants.B.The waste of natural resources.C.The biodiversity of our earth.D.The importance of human values.25.How many species are most important to our present food supply?A.Tw

21、enty.B.Eighty.C.One hundred.D.Ten thousand.26.What does Wilson suggest in order to keep biodiversity?A.Learning how to farm properly.B.Using more species for food.C.Building homes for dying species.D.Making it clear what to eat.27.What is the text probably?A.Aresearch report.B.Adescription of natura

22、l resources.C.Abook review.D.An introduction to a scientist.CAccording to a recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research,both the size and consumption habits of第 4 页 共 8 页our eating companions can influence our food intake.And contrary to existing research that says you shouldavoid eating with h

23、eavier people who order large portions(份),its the beanpoles with big appetites you reallyneed to avoid.To test the effect of social influence on eating habits,the researchers conducted two experiments.In thefirst,95 undergraduate women were individually invited into a lab to ostensibly(表面上)participa

24、te in a studyabout movie viewership.Before the film began,each woman was asked to help herself to a snack.An actorhired by the researchers grabbed her food first.In her natural state,the actor weighed 105 pounds.But in halfthe cases she wore a specially designed fat suit which increased her weight t

25、o 180 pounds.Both the fat and thin versions of the actor took a large amount of food.The participants followed suit,taking more food than they normally would have.However,they took significantly more when the actor wasthin.For the second test,in one case the thin actor took two pieces of candy from

26、the snack bowls.In the othercase,she took 30 pieces.The results were similar to the first test:the participants followed suit but tooksignificantly more candy when the thin actor took 30 pieces.The tests show that the social environment is extremely influential when were making decisions.If thisfell

27、ow participant is going to eat more,so will I.Call it the“Ill have what shes having”effect.However,welladjust the influence.If an overweight person is having a large portion,Ill hold back a bit because I see theresults of his eating habits.But if a thin person eats a lot,Ill follow suit.If he can ea

28、t much and keep slim,whycant I?28.What is the recent study mainly about?A.Food safety.B.Eating behavior.C.Consumer needs.D.Movie viewership.29.What does the underlined word“beanpoles”in paragraph 1 refer to?A.Big eaters.B.Tall thin persons.C.Quick eaters.D.Overweight persons.30.Why did the researche

29、rs hire the actor?A.To see how she would affect the participants.B.To test if the participants could recognize her.C.To find out what she would do in the two tests.D.To study why she could keep her weight down.31.On what basis do we“adjust the influence”according to the last paragraph?A.How slim we

30、want to be.B.How we feel about the food.C.How hungry we are.D.How we observe others.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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。Rock music consists of many different styles.Even though there is a common spirit among all musicgroups,they make very different music.32At that

31、 time the Beatles entered the world of music fromLiverpool.After they were given an invitation to appear live on BBC,the Beatles quickly became famous in Britainwith nationwide tours.By mid-1963,the Beatles had been extremely popular in England.33They heldlarge concerts and performed at clubs.They b

32、ecame the hottest thing on the pop music scene in England.Theybegan as a modestly successful musician group and ended the year as show business legends.John Lennon andPaul McCartney were named composers of the year.第 5 页 共 8 页34They were not sure how the Americans would react to the new type of musi

33、c.Beatlemania hitNew York on February 7,1964.Hundreds of fans jammed the airport to greet them.35The concert wasbroadcast live and attracted the largest one night audience in the history of television up to that time.TheBeatles were described as a British invasion(入侵)by local and nationwide newspape

34、rs at that time.Theirvictory in America was still remembered as a major turning point in the history of rock and roll.Thanks to theBeatles,a lot of opportunities were opened up to new faces on the market.36A.Even their hairstyles became major trends at that time.B.They decided on a concert tour to t

35、he United States in 1964.C.However,their songs changed the lives of generations to come.D.Rock music started to develop in the 1950s and the early 1960s.E.Many rock bands were able to follow in the footsteps of the Beatles.F.They appeared in the films A Hard Days Night(1964)and Help!(1965).G.They pe

36、rformed their first concert in America at CBS televisions 53rd street studio.第三部分第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分语言知识运用（共两节，满分 40 分）分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford,Ive watched one friend after another land high-ranking,high-paying Wall Street jobs.As executives(高级管理人员

37、)with banks,consulting firms,established lawfirms,and major corporations,many are now37on their way to impressive careers.By societys38,they seem to have achieved success.On the surface,these people seem to be very lucky in life.As they left student life behind,and39out of small apartments into high

38、 buildings.They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle ofwine40a college years monthly rent.They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sportscars.The thing is,a number of them have41that despite their success,they arent happy.Some42of unfriendly coworkers and feel s

39、ad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they hate.Some do not respectthe companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and43.However,instead of devoting themselves totheir work,they find themselves working to support the44which they have so quickly become used to.People often speak of tryin

40、g a more satisfying path,and45in the end the idea of leaving their jobsto do something they46or finding a job that would give them more time with their families almostalways leads them to the same conclusion:its47.They have car loans,household bills,a mortgage(抵押贷款)to48,retirement to save for.They r

41、ecognize theres something49in their lives,but its hardto step off the track.In a society that tends to50everything in terms of dollars and cents,we learn from a young age toconsider the costs of our decisions in financial terms.But what about the personal and social costs involved inpursuing money o

42、ver meaning?These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to51and the veryones we need to consider most.37.A.wellB.muchC.seldomD.never38.A.policiesB.standardsC.experimentsD.rules39.A.slidB.lookedC.movedD.cycled40.A.sharedB.paidC.equaledD.collected41.A.admittedB.advertisedC.witnessedD.demanded

43、42.A.hearB.dreamC.approveD.complain43.A.calmB.emptyC.warmD.happy第 6 页 共 8 页44.A.familyB.projectC.lifestyleD.government45.A.yetB.alsoC.insteadD.rather46.A.let outB.turn inC.give upD.believe in47.A.practicalB.impossibleC.fundamentalD.unforgettable48.A.take offB.drop offC.put offD.pay off49.A.missingB.

44、inspiringC.workingD.shining50.A.digestB.sufferC.measureD.deliver51.A.estimateB.coverC.reduceD.ignore第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）A study found that52takes about 34 hours of investment to shift from a superficial acquaintance toa true friendship.According to the study,a total of 11 interactions are

45、required to move from acquaintance tofriendship,with the average friendship53(take)5.5 months to turn into something solid.According to the study,“Lockdown made people rethink a lot of their friendships.And one of the bigproblems has been that friendships are very54(depend)on continued investment of

46、 time,so if you arentable55(see)individuals at the necessary rate,theyre just going to slide.”The study found certain56(quality)are most important for friendship.In particular,61%ofrespondents believe a sense of humor is an essential ingredient of friendship,and 44%say its about holdingsimilar value

47、s.For 26%,friendship57(drive)by similar interests and activities.People also say friendshipis based on being trustworthy(26%)and reliable(23%).The researcher Robin Dunbar became famous58his classic theory that people can maintainmeaningful relationships with about 150 others.This is not only based o

48、n brain size,but also59amountof time and investment it takes to maintain connections with each other.Within their 150 relationships,theaverage person has about five people who are close friendsthe people you can really rely on,and with60you have the61(deep)relationships第三节（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）62

49、.Thanks to her discovery of qinghaosu,malaria patients all over the world now have had a greatly increasedchance of _(生存).63.He decided to devote the rest of his life to _(科学的)investigation.64.Some of the refrigerators are more efficient,_(消耗)70 percent less electricity thantraditional models.65.A _

50、(结合)of internal and external factors caused the company to close down.66.People who work in offices are frequently _(提及)to as white-collar workers.67.The e_ are less likely to adapt to the new trend of modern living than the young,whichthey consider is away from the old customs.68.To our r _,the stu