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1、控江中學(xué)2018學(xué)年第二學(xué)期高二英語期中試卷GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword.fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordbestfitseachblank.Haveyoueverseenanoldmovieca

2、lledThreeCoinsintheFountain?ItisaboutthreeyoungAmericanwomen(21)(search)forpermanentromanceinRomeandtheyallfindit.Far-fetchedHollywood?Well,fromtheworldhistorypointofview,romancedid,infact,setdownitsrootsinRome.ThewordromanceevolvedinLatinfromRomatoRomanicusoftheRomanlanguage,totheOldFrenchromanzesc

3、rive,(22)means“towriteinaRomancelanguage.”andontotheEnglishromance.Theromancelanguages(23)(compose)ofsevengroupsoflanguagesthatallhaveLatin(24)theirbasis.TheselanguagesincludeFrench,Italian.SpanishandPortuguese.ThecommonpeopleinancientRomespoke(25)isreferredtoasVulgarLatin,aninformalspeech,asopposed

4、totheclassicalLatinofthemoreeducated.MostlanguageexpertsagreethatVulgarLatinisthechiefsourceoftheRomancelanguages.MedievalRomancesweretales(26)(write)primaryinFrenchverseaboutbraveheroes.Thenotionofhavingaromancewithanotherpersonisthought(27)(develop)sometimeduringtheMiddleAges.Inthelate18thcenturya

5、ndonthroughthe19th,aromancewasnotalovestory(28)aworkofprosefictionthatcontainedfar-fetched,mysteriousevents.Romancesofthisperiod(29)(include)EnglishGothicnovelslikeTheCastleofOtrantobyHoraceWalpole.Whatexactlyisatwentieth-centuryromance?Doesithaveanyrelationshipwiththelively.Popularnovelswrittentoda

6、y.withtheirfantasticplotsofloveaffairs?OrdidtheplaywrightOscarWildehaveitrightinthepictureofDorianGray:“Whenoneisinlove,onealwaysbeginsbydeceiving(30).Andonealwaysendsbydeceivingothers.Thatiswhattheworldcallsaromance.”SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcano

7、nlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.positiveB.responseC.processD.offeredE.strongF.praiseG.pronounceH.reportedI.emotionalJ.achievementK.chooseWhosagooddog?Well,thatdependsonwhomyoureasking,ofcourse.Butnewresearchsuggeststhatthenexttimeyoulookatyourpup,whetherMalteseorMastiff,youmightn

8、eedto_31_yourwordscarefully.“Bothwhatwesayandhowwesayitmattertodogs,”saidAttilaAndics,aresearcheratEotvosLorandUniversityinBudapest.Dr.Andics,whostudieslanguageandbehaviorindogsandhumansalongwithseveralothercolleagues,_32_thefindingsinapaperpublishedinthejournalScience.Aswithpeoplesbrains,partsofdog

9、slefthemisphere（左半球）reacttomeaningandpartsoftheirrighthemispherereacttointonation（語調(diào)）-the33contentofasound.Onlyawordof34saidinapositivetonecanreallymaketherewordsystemofadogsbrainlightup.Theexperimentitselfwassomethingofa（n）_35_.Dr.Andicsteamtraineddogstoenteramagneticresonanceimagingmachine（磁共振成像機）

10、andlieinaharness（背帶）whilethemachinerecordedtheirbrainactivity.AtrainerspokewordsinHungarian-_36_wordsusedbydogownerslike“goodboy,”“super”and“welldone.”Thetraineralsotriedneutralwordslike“however”and“still.”Boththepraisewordsandneutralwordswere_37_inpositiveandneutralintonations.Itturnedoutthatthepos

11、itivewordsspokeninapositivetoneprompted_38_activityinthecaninebrainsrewardsystem.Alltheotherconditionsresultedinsignificantlylessactionatthesamelevel.Inotherwords,“goodboy”saidinneutraltoneand“however”saidinpositiveorneutraltonegotthesame_39_.Thefindingsmeandogsarepayingattentiontomeaningandemotion,

12、andthatownersshould,too.Intermsoftheevolutionoflanguage,theresultssuggestthattheabilityto_40_meaningandemotionindifferentpartsofthebrainandtiethemtogetherisnotuniquelyhuman.Thisskillhadalreadyevolvedinnon-primate（s非靈長類動物）longbeforehumansbegantotalk.ReadingComprehensionSectionAClozeDirections:Foreach

13、blankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Filleachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Ascreendoor（紗門）allowsforanopenviewwhileatthesametimeaffordingadegreeofprivacy._41_,communicationbetweenparentsandtheirchildawayatcollegeshouldhaveopennessinexpressingviewpointsb

14、ut,atthesametime,itshoulddemonstratearespectforprivacy.Stayingintouchwitheachotherisimportantbecausewithout_42_,thereisnoconnectionandworrycantakeover.Allinvolvedshouldtrytobe_43_inlisteningto,understandinganddealingwithspecialconcernsorneedsthatarisewhethertheybefromthestudent,parentsorfriends.Fort

15、hehappystudentadjustingwellatschool,callstohomecanbeinfrequent.Thisisnotnecessarilyacauseforparentsto_44_.Whileparentsarenaturally_45_aboutwhattheirchildisupto,themajorityofstudentsarebusygettingaccustomedtotheirnewhome,makingnewfriendsand_46_tonewschedulesandactivities.Thefactisthatwithoutanyillint

16、entiononpurpose,theycanspendlittletimethinkingabouthomeandtheymaynotappreciatethedegreeoftheirparents_47_curiosity.Forthestudentwhoisnotadjustingwellatschool,callstohomewillprobablybemademore_48_.Thiscircumstancecanbringa49_periodforbothparentandchild.Fortheparentsathome,itcanbeterribly_50_tosenseth

17、eirchildisunhappy.Itisdifficulttojudgehowweshouldreacttothischallenge:as_51_,wewanttobringourchildrenhometothesafetyofournest;inourparent-teacherrole,wewantto_52_thetiesandallowourchildtheopportunitytomakeitonhis/herown.Forthestudentawayatschool,unhappinesscanbelonelyandfrighteningandinsomecases,itc

18、anleadtodepressionandillness.Thereisasenseof_53_forsomehomesickstudentswhofearthatMonandDadwill_54_theirinabilitytocopewiththenewenvironment.Thisisespeciallytruewhenthehomesickoneseesclassmatesadjustingsomewhateffortlessly.Nomatterwhatthecircumstancesarethathavecreated_55_,communicationbetweenparent

19、andchildmustremainopen,honestandinbalance.41.A.RelativelyB.ContrarilyC.TypicallyD.Similarly42.A.sacrificeB.privacyC.appreciationD.communication43.A.sensitiveB.confidentC.casualD.modest44.A.cheerB.regretC.worryD.wonder45.A.uninformedB.curiousC.happyD.sensible46.A.addingB.referringC.adjustingD.leading

20、47.A.strangeB.increasingC.awakenedD.normal48.A.formallyB.frequentlyC.sincerelyD.patiently49.A.disappointingB.recoveringC.challengingD.training50.A.disturbingB.damagingC.demandingD.exhausting51.A.protectorsB.remindersC.inspectorsD.individuals52.A.maintainB.establishC.restoreD.cut53.A.reliefB.responsi

21、bilityC.achievementDembarrassmentA.getboredwithB.getupsetwithC.beignorantofD.behonestwithA.opportunityB.uncertaintyC.unhappinessD.nervousnessSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingfourpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneth

22、atfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Itwasneartheendofsummerinmy16thyear.Iwasridinginthebackseatofalargevanheadingdownanendlessroad.Iwasattheendofatwo-weekroadtripwithseveralotherteenagerstovisitacollegeinlowa.AlongthewayIhadspentseveraldaysinPittsburgh,Chicago,ando

23、ntheroad,Ifelttired,solitary,andhomesick.ItwasthelongestthatIhadeverbeenawayfrommyfamily.Iglancedoutofmywindowandsuddenlymyheartleapt.There,inthedistance,Icouldseethem:thebeautifulmountainsofmyhome.Afterdaysanddaysonthedry,brownplainsIfinallysawthegreenhillsinwhichIhadgrownupagain.Aswegotcloserandcl

24、osertothosegreenmountainsIfeltmyselfbecominghappierandhappier.Myfacelitupandmysmilereturned.Warmthfilledmyspirit.Itfeltsogoodtobegoinghome.ItwassuchajoytobeheadingbacktotheplacewhereIwasraised.ItwassuchablessingtofinallyknowthatIwasalmostbackwhereIbelonged.Lookingbackonthatmemorymakesmewonderwhatitw

25、illbelikewhenIfinallyreturntomytruehome.Evenforthelongestlife,thisworldisjustatemporaryresidence.Itisaplacethatwelearn,loveandgrowin,butitisntreallyhome.Ourtruehomeliesbeyondthisworldanditslove,joyandbeautycannotbedescribedinwords.Itiswhereourfamilyawaitsus.UntilIreachthatblessedplace,though,Iwilldo

26、mybesttoenjoyeachdayoflifesjourneyhere.Iwilldomybesttouseeverymomenttogetalittleclosertohome.Iwilldomybesttotravelthroughlifewithalovingheart,apleasantsmileandagivingspirit.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?B.AjoyousSmileGettingClosertoHomeC.AnUnforgettableJourneyD.MyBeautifulHometownWhichofthef

27、ollowingCANNOTdescribetheauthorsfeelingsinthefirstparagraph?WornoutB.LonelyC.MissinghisfamilyD.PleasedandhappyWhichofthefollowingisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?Theauthorwentonthetripbybike.Theauthorspentdaystravellingabroad.Theauthorhadbeentravellingontheplains.Theauthorhadoncebeenonalongertripthanthi

28、sone.Accordingtothepassage,whattheauthormostvaluesis.howlonghelivesB.hisfamilyC.hishometownD.howmanyplaceshevisits(B)Wehavedesignedallourbankcardstomakeyourlifeeasier.HowtouseyourNatWestServicecardAsaSwitchcard,itletsyoupayforallsortsofgoodsandservices,wheneveryouseetheSwitchlogo.Themoneycomesstraig

29、htoutofyouraccount,soyoucanspendasmuchasyoulikeaslongasyouhaveenoughmoneyoranagreedoverdraft(透支)tocoverit.Itisalsoachequeguaranteecardforuptotheamountshownonthecard.Anditgivesyoufreeaccesstoyourmoneyfromover31,000cashmachinesacrosstheUK.HowtouseyourNatWestCashcardYoucanuseyourCashcardasaSolocardtopa

30、yforgoodsandserviceswhereveryouseetheSolologo.Itcanalsogiveyouaccesstoyouraccountandyourcashfromover31,000cashmachinesnationwide.Youcanspendorwithdraw（提?。﹚hatyouhaveinyouraccount,orasmuchasyouragreedoverdraftlimit.UsingyourcardabroadYoucanalsouseyourServicecardandCashcardwhenyoureabroad.Youcanwithdr

31、awcashatcashmachinesandpayforgoodsandserviceswhereveryouseetheCirrusorMacstrologodisplayed.Wetakeacommissioncharge（手續(xù)費）of2.25%ofeachcashwithdrawalyoumake（upto4）andcommissionchargeof75penceeverytimeyouuseMaestrotopayforgoodsorservices.Wealsoapplyaforeign-exchangetransactionfeeof2.65%.HowtouseyourNatW

32、estCreditCardWithyourcreditcardyoucandothefollowing:Payforgoodsandservicesandenjoyupto56daysinterest-freecredit.Payinover24millionshopsworldwidethatdisplaytheMastercardorVisalogos.CollectonAIRMILEforevery20ofspendingthatappearsonyourstatement（結(jié)算單）.（Thisdoesnotincludeforeigncurrencyortravelerscheques

33、bought,interestandothercharges.）IfyoucarrytheServicecardortheCashcard,.youcanuseittoguaranteethingsasyouwish.youcanspendasmuchmoneyasyoulikewithoutalimityoucandrawyourmoneyfromcashmachinesconvenientlyyouhavetopaysomeextramoneywhenyoupayforservicesintheUKIfyouwithdraw200fromacashmachineabroad,youwill

34、becharged,4B.4.5C.5.25D.5.3WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutusingyourNatWestCreditCard?Youhavetopaybackwithinterestwithin56days.Youwillbechargedsomeinterestbeyondtwomonths.Youcanusethecardinanyshopacrosstheworld.Youwillgainoneairmileifyouspend20ontravellerscheques.Thepurposeofthepassageistoshowyouhowto

35、.A.Electricityconsumption.B.Airpollution.A.Electricityconsumption.B.Airpollution.A.playyourcardsrightB.drawcashwithyourcardsC.payforgoodswithyourcardsD.haveyourcardsatyourdisposal(C)Asimplepieceofropehangsbetweensomeenvironmentally-friendlyAmericansandtheirneighbors.Ononesidestandthosewhohavebegunto

36、seeclothesdryersaswastefulconsumersofenergy(upto6%oftotalelectricity)andpowerfulemittersofcarbondioxide(uptoatonofcarbondioxideperhouseholdeveryyear).Asanalternative,theyareturningtoclotheslinesaspartofwhatAlexanderLee,anenvironmentalist,calls“What-I-can-doenvironmentalism.”Butontheothersidearepeopl

37、ewhoopposeair-dryinglaundryoutsideonaesthetic(美的)grounds.Increasingly,theyhavepersuadedcommunityandhomeownersassociations(HOAs)acrosstheU.S.tobanoutdoorclotheslines,whichtheysaynotonlylookunsightlybutalsolowersurroundingpropertyvalues.thoseactions,inturn,havesparkedaright-to-drymovementthatispressin

38、gforlegislation(立法)toprotectthechoicetouseclotheslines.Onlythreestates一Florida,HawaiiandUtah一havelawswrittenbroadlyenoughtoprotectclotheslines.Right-to-dryadvocatesarguethatthereshouldbemore.MattReckisthekindofeco-consciousguywhofeedshistreeswithbothwaterandrecyclescondensationdropsfromhisairconditi

39、onerstowaterplants.Hisfamilyalsousesaclothesline.ButOttoHagen,presidentofRecksHOAinWakeForest,NorthCarolina,informedhimthataneighborhadcomplainedabouthisline.TheRecksignoredthewarningandstilldrytheirclothesonaropeintheyard.“Manypeopleclaimtobeenvironmentallyfriendlybutdonttakemattersintotheirownhand

40、s,”saysReck.HOAsHagenhasdecidedtoholdofftakingaction.“Imnotgoingtogocrazy,”hesays.“ButifMattkeepshislineandmoreneighborscomplain,Illhavetoaddressitagain.”NorthCarolinalawmakerstriedandfailedearlierthisyeartoinsertlanguageintoanenergybillthatwouldexpresslypreventHOAsfromregulatingclotheslines.Butthei

41、ssueremainsatouchyonewithHOAsandrealestateagents.“Mostaestheticrestrictionsarerooted,toadegree,inthebeliefthathomogenous(統(tǒng)一協(xié)調(diào)的)exteriorsaresupportiveofpropertyvalue,”saysSaraStubbins,executivedirectoroftheCommunityAssociationInstitutesNorthCarolinachapter.Inotherwords,associationsworrythathousingpri

42、ceswillfallifprospectivebuyersthinktheirwould-beneighborsaretoopoortoafforddryers.AlexanderLeedismissedthenotionthatclotheslinesdevaluepropertyassets,advocatingthattheidea“needstochangeinlightofglobalwarming.”“Weallhavetodoatleastsomethingtodecreaseourcarbonfootprint,”AlexanderLeesays.WhatisNOTmenti

43、onedasadisadvantageofusingclothesdryers?C.Wasteofenergy.D.Uglylooking.WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECT?A.Opposersthinkair-dryinglaundrywoulddevaluesurroundingassets.Opposersconsidertheoutdoorclotheslineasaneyesoretothescenery.Right-to-drymovementsledtothepassofwrittenlawstoprotectclotheslines.Mostofst

44、atesintheUShavenowrittenlawstoprotectclotheslines.InthelastparagraphAlexanderLeerecommendsthat.weshouldprotecttheenvironmentinthecommunity.clotheslineswouldntlessenthepropertyvalues.theglobewouldbecomewarmerandwarmer.clotheslinesshouldbebannedinthecommunity.Anappropriatetitleforthepassagemightbe,Opi

45、nionsonEnvironmentalProtection.OpinionsonAir-dryingLaundry.What-I-Can-DoEnvironmentalism.D.RestrictionsonClotheslines.(D)Genetictestingofferspeopleinsightsintothetypesofdiseasestheyaremostlikelytodevelop-butanewstudysuggestsmostpeopledonotaltertheirlifestylesbasedonthisinformation.Thesetests-knownas

46、genomesequencing一analyzeapersonsDNA,tellingpatientsabouttheirknownriskfordiseaseslikecancerordiabetes.Butbeingtoldyoureatahigherriskforlungcancerdoesntseemtomotivateanyonetoquitsmokingoralcohol,thisstudysuggests.Becauseofthis,thescholarsarguethatgenetictestingshouldbebannedasatoolforimprovingpeoples

47、health.Todaysfindingscamefrompullingdatafrom18otherstudiesthatfollowedpeopleaftertheyreceivedtheresultsofgenetictests.Receivinginformationaboutgeneticrisksdidntinspirepeopletoeatdifferently,exercisemore,orstopsmoking.“Expectationshavebeenhighthatgivingpeopleinformationabouttheirgeneticriskwillempowe

48、rthemtochangetheirbehavior,butwehavefoundnoevidencethatthisisthecase,”studyauthorTheresaMarteau,directorofbehaviorandhealthresearchsaidinapressrelease.Genetictesting,whichtheNationalInstitutesofHealthsayscostsanywherefrom$100to$2,000,hasbecomemuchmoreaccessibleascommercialtestingcompaniessuchas23and

49、MeandSureGenomicshavesprungup.ThesecompaniesarenotallowedtosharediseaseriskestimateswithconsumersthankstotheFoodandDrugAdministration.However,todaysstudydidntspecifywhetherthegenetictestingwerepurelyfromacademicsequencing,orifanyofthesecompanieshadhadaroleinsupplyingthedata.Genetictestingdoesntgetpe

50、opletochangetheirbehaviorforthebetter,butitdoesnthaveanyknownnegativeeffectseither.Knowingtheresultsofthesetestsdidntchangepeoplesdepressionoranxietylevels.Andtheresnoindicationthattestinginspirespeopletopickupriskyordangeroushealthhabitseither,thestudyfound.ActuallyageneticPredispositiontoacertaind

51、iseaseiscommonamongpeople.Somepeoplearebornweakinheart.Someareinnatelyvulnerableindigestivesystem.Butthesemostcommonriskfactorsusuallydontraiseapersonschancesofgettingthediseasebyasignificantamount.ItspossiblethatsomeofthepatientsinthestudyhadsubstantiallyhighdiseaserisksbasedontheirDNAprofile,butth

52、osepatientstendtoberatherrare.“Itsstilllikelythatcommunicatingthistypeofinformationisveryvaluabletosomepeople,butitsjustthattherearentthatmanyofthosepeople,”Zikmund-FisherfromtheUniversityofMichigansaid,“Theideathatprovidinggeneticriskinformationisgoingtobetransformativetoeveryoneseemsunlikely.”Whyd

53、idsomeexpertsuggeststoppinggenetictesting?Genomesequencingarentaccurateindetectingcertaindiseaserisks.Genetictestingresultsfailtoencouragepeopletoremovebadhabits.Genetictestingdoesneithergoodnorharmtopeoplesbehavioralimprovement.Genetictestingresultsareofferedbycommercialtestingcompanies.Theunderlin

54、edwordpredispositiontointhepassageisclosestinmeaningto.A.testingonB.predictionaboutC.sensitivitytoD.insightintoWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.SureGenomicsisforbiddentodeliverillnessriskexpectationstopatients.TheresaMarteaubelievesgenetictestinghelpstochangepeoplesbehavior

55、s.Genetictestingresultsaretotallycomingfromacademicsequencing.Genetictestingresultsinawayworsenthepatientsmoodsandemotions.Peoplesunconcernedresponsetogenetictestingdoesntcausemuchharmbecause.A.gettingridofbadlifehabitsdoesntdomuchgoodtopeopleshealthalmostallpeoplehavecertaindiseaserisksbasedongenet

56、ictestingprovidinggeneticriskinformationinterfereswiththemedicaltreatmentgenetictestingshowsfewpeopleareatahighriskofgettingcertaindiseasesSectionCDirections:Readthefollowingtextfromwhichfoursentencesareremoved.ChoosefromthesentencesA-Fthemostsuitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext.Therearetwoextr

57、asentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Researchershavefoundthatthesuccessofafuturemissiontotheredplanetmaydependontheshiphavingaclassclown（耍寶人物）.Hefoundthatclassclownsinthecrewwouldnotmindbeingjokedabout.Inanemergency,therewillbenotimetocallmissioncontrol.Whenyouarelivingwi

58、thothersinaverysmallspaceforalongperiodoftime,tensionsarelikelytogrow.Hisrolewasinformal,yetcriticalformaintaininggroupcohesion（凝聚力）intheextremeenvironment.ItisenoughtomakeNeilArmstrong,thefirstastronauttowalkontheMoon,spininhisgrave.ClassClownsPleaseWANTED:smart,fitandunflappable（臨危不舌L的applicantsfo

59、rhumanitysfirstmissiontoMars.Musthave:crazewig,oversizedbootsandabigrednose.NASAplanstoflyastronautsaroundthemoonin2023aspartofitspreparationforacrewedmissiontoMarsasearlyas2033.AmissiontoMarsisnoeasyjob.Onaverage,theredplanetis140millionmilesfromEarthandthetraveltimeonewayisaroundeightmonths.Thedis

60、tancealoneisexpectedtocauseharmtotheirmentalhealth.Astronautsmustalsofaceatimedelayincommunicationsofupto20minuteseachway.72Thecrewareeffectivelyontheirown.JeffreyJohnson,ananthropologist人類學(xué)家）attheUniversityofFlorida,isnowworkingwithNASAtoexplorewhetherclassclownsarevitalforthesuccessoflongspacemiss