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河北定州中学2016-2017学年第一学期高四第二次月考英语试题第卷(共90分)第一部分听力(共两节, 满分30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，从每题所给的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. What is the womans nationality? A. Australian. B. American. C. Indian.2. Why was the woman able to get an A on the test? A. She read the whole textbook. B. She reviewed all the notes. C. She attended every lecture.3. What does the man plan to do on the weekend? A. Host a dance party. B. Visit Bill with the woman. C. Help the woman with a party.4. When will the woman meet the man tomorrow?A. At 10:00 am. B. At 10:30 am.C. At 11:00 am.5. What do we know about the man? A. He worked abroad for a few years. B. He is planning to go to Canada. C. He wants to meet the woman again.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，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至7题。6. What did the woman do a quarter of an hour ago? A. She left her purse on the table. B. She went to the restroom. C. She came back from the restroom.7. Where was the purse found? A. On the table. B. In the restroom. C. Under the table.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Who invited the speakers for Thanksgiving last year? A. The mans brother.B. The womans sister. C. The mans sister.9. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Go shopping with her. B. Cook a big turkey for her. C. Help her make some sandwiches.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the mans hobbies? A. Fishing and collecting stamps. B. Reading and watching TV. C. Watching TV and collecting stamps.11. What does the man say about the woman? A. She is popular. B. She is bad-tempered. C. She lacks patience.12. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a library. B. By a lake. C. At a cinema.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student.B. Interviewer and interviewee.C. Manager and clerk.14. Why did the man leave his previous job in the bank? A. His family moved to another place. B. He had never gotten a raise. C. He just wanted to make a change.15. What are the mans best qualities? A. Hard-working and responsible. B. Faithful and energetic. C. Smart and capable.16. What do we know about the man? A. He worked for a private company for three years. B. He took a part-time course in Finance and Trade. C. He doesnt have much experience in sales.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did Don buy in the mens department?A. A gray suit and two pairs of trousers. B. A blue suit and two pairs of trousers. C. A gray suit and one pair of trousers.18. Where is the shoe department located? A. Opposite the mens department. B. Opposite the shirt department. C. Opposite the sweater department.19. Why did Bob fail to buy a sweater? A. There were no sweaters in his size. B. There were no sweaters he could afford. C. There were no sweaters that looked good on him.20. How did Bob and Don go home? A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By bus.二、阅读理解 “Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy theyre given after all. Choices can be hard.” Jeff Bezos.I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and Id been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work since most start-ups dont, and I wasnt sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, Id been a garage inventor. Id always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didnt think Id regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and Im proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.21What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?A. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.B. The support of his wife.C. His dream of being an inventor.D. Millions of exciting titles.22We can know from the passage that _.A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaC. the author wanted someone else to try the ideaD. the author might go back to his boss if he failed23Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Cleverness and KindnessB. The Starting of AmazonC. We Are What We ChooseD. Following My Passion A machine that takes sweat-laden (浸满汗水的) clothes and turns the sweat into drinking water is in use in Sweden. The machine makes the clothes turn round quickly, heats them to remove the sweat, and then passes the steam through a kind of special material to make purified water.Since it has been brought into use, its creators say more than 1000 people have drunk others “sweat” in Gothenburg. They add the liquid is cleaner than local tap water.The device was built for the United Nations child-focused charity UNICEF to promote a campaign highlighting the fact that 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water.The machine was designed and built by the engineer Andreas Hammar, known locally for his appearances on TV tech show “Mekatronik”. He said the key part of the sweat machine was a new water purification part developed by a company named HVR.“It uses a technique called membrane distillation (膜蒸馏),” he told the BBC. “We use a special kind of material that only lets steam through but keeps bacteria, salts, clothing fibers and other things out. They have something similar to the International Space Station, but our machine is cheaper to build. The amount of water it produces depends on how sweaty the person is, but one persons T-shirt typically produces 10ml, about a mouthful.”The device has been put on show at the Gothia Cup-the worlds largest international youth football tournament. Mattias Ronge, chief executive of Stockholm-based advertising agency Deportivo, said the machine had helped raise awareness for UNICEF, but in reality had its limitations.“People havent produced as much sweat as we hoped right now the weather in Gothenburg is lousy,” Mattias Ronge said. “So weve equipped the machine with exercise bikes and volunteers are cycling like crazy. Even so, the demand for sweat is greater than the supply. And the machine will never be produced in large numbers, since there are better solutions out there such as water purifying pills.”24Which of the following is the disadvantage of the sweat machine?A. It takes too long for the machine to produce water.B. The amount of water the machine produces is rather limited.C. It costs a large amount of money to build the machine.D. The water processed by the machine is not clean enough.25UNICEF is mentioned in the text to _.A. show how the sweat machine worksB. explain why the sweat machine was inventedC. show the importance of the United NationsD. tell us who invented the sweat machine26What did Mattias Ronge think of the sweat machine?A. It could only be used in summer.B. It did not work at all.C. It was not worth popularizing.D. The water it produced tasted sweet.27The text is written mainly to tell us that _.A. a machine which turns sweat into drinking water is inventedB. 780 million people in the world lack access to clean waterC. a better solution to purifying dirty water is discoveredD. the pill which turns dirty water into clean water is produced Is beauty something always positive? Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive（主管的） circle, beauty can become a disadvantage.While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the manly qualities required.This is true even in politics, “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently, ” says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates（候选人）. She asked 125 college students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.28 In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness _.A. makes women look more honest and capableB. strengthens the manly qualities requiredC. often enables women to succeed quicklyD. is of no importance to women29Bowmans experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _.A. turns out to be a disadvantage to menB. has as little effect on men as on womenC. affects men and women alikeD. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women30According to the passage, peoples views on beauty are often _.A. practical B. one sidedC. old fashioned D. supportive31 The passage is mainly about _.A. the advantages of being attractiveB. the disadvantages of being attractiveC. equal rights for womenD. the importance of appearance According to a survey, only 4% of the people in the world are left-handed. Why? One theory centers on the two halves of the brain. For example, the left half and the right half, each of which functions differently. Medical science believes that the left half of the brain dominates over the right half. The foundation of this theory is the fact that nerves from the brain cross over at neck-level to the opposite side of the body, and nerves from the other side of the brain reciprocate (互换). The end result is that the opposite sides of the body are controlled by the opposite sides of the brain.The dominant left half of the brain, which kindly supplies the right half of the body, theoretically makes it more skillful in reading, writing, speaking, and working, and makes most people right-handed. Lefties, however, whose right half of the brain dominates, work best with the left side of their bodies.Theory number two focuses on the asymmetrical nature of the body. Examples of the asymmetry, which flows from head to toe, are that the right side of our faces differs slightly from the left, that our legs differ in strength, or that our feet vary in size. One aspect of this asymmetry is that for most people the right hand is stronger than the left.There is no doubt that all exist in a “right-handed society”, which produces most basics, including scissors, doorknobs, locks, screwdrivers, automobiles, buttons on clothing, and musical instruments for the 96%. Left-handed people make up for the unfairness by being members of an elite (精英) society, which includes many of the greatest geniuses, including Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.32Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Left-handed people are better at speakingB. Left-handed people are believed to have stronger left halves of the brainsC. Right-handed people are cleverer than left-handed peopleD. Right-handed people work best with the right side of their bodies33Which of the words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word “asymmetrical”?A. valuable B. not typicalC. not balanced D. negative34What can be inferred from the passage?A. Left-handed people may feel inconvenient in this right-handed societyB. This is an equal society for the left-handed peopleC. Most great geniuses are left-handedD. Left-handed people are considered to be disabled35 Whats the best title for the passage?A. Which proves to be the better way to live, right-handed or left-handed?B. How do left-handed people differ from right-handed ones?C. Why are some people left-handed?D. Are left-handed people equally treated in society?三、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I learned to do wood work when I was very young.I remember I made my first projecta small table when I was 9 years old. I was so _ of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) _. It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to_ it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a(an) _ . She was the head mistress of our orphanage（孤儿院）, who was always kind but _ with us.As the tables were not dry from the clear coating(清漆), our woodworking teacher told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so _ and happy that I couldnt wait I dashed out like a _ , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was _ it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand _it, she noticed that it was still wet.“Were you _ to bring this home?” she asked.“No, maam,” I _ with my head down.She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was _ stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but the dirt would not come off.I hid the table in my closet and never _ it. However, a year later during a cleaning-up, it was discovered. Painfully, I had to give the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent, thinking that she would _ it away.Thirty years later at a reunion, I _ that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her _ to get something important. I followed her _ into a dark corner. She picked something up. _ she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of _ to Mother Henderson, who kept the table for a young orphan who _ it so much.36A. tired B. ashamed C. proud D. amused37A. award B. wonder C. record D. product38A. complete B. invent C. fix D. design39A. award B. souvenir C. prize D. gift40A. satisfied B. patient C. cruel D. strict41A. upset B. excited C. amazed D. confident42A. thief B. hero C. flash D. smog43A. admiring B. decorating C. drying D. hiding44A. across B. into C. above D. behind45A. determined B. embarrassed C. encouraged D. supposed46A. agreed B. sighed C. whispered D. argued47A. glue B. dirt C. paint D. wood48A. felt B. shook C. rented D. touched49A. put B. throw C. take D. give50A. remembered B. expected C. learned D. recommended51A. basement B. balcony C. bathroom D. bedroom52A. unwillingly B. curiously C. doubtfully D. worriedly53A. Before B. Since C. Until D. As54A. devotion B. concern C. appreciation D. regret55A. counted B. mattered C. valued D. minded四、请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意: 每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。How Technology Can Help Language LearningIntelligence, according to Howard Gardner, is of eight typesverbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical-rhythmic, visual-spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic. This is the first in a series of posts that explore and understand how each of the above forms of intelligence is affected by technology-mediated education.Verbal-linguistic Intelligence involves sensitivity to spoken and written language, the ability to learn languages, and the capacity to use language to accomplish goals. Such intelligence is developed by three specific activities: reading, writing and interpersonal communicationboth written and oral. The traditional tools that have been used to efficiently develop verbal/linguistic intelligencetextbook, pencil, and paperare giving way to technology in many schools. E-books, Internet lesson plans, online assignments and word processing software, or a subset of the above, are now common in schools. Technology allows addition of multisensory (多种感觉的) elements that provide meaningful contexts to help comprehension, thus expanding the learning ground of language and linguistics.Research into the effect of technology on the development of the language and literacy skills vis-vis reading activities of children has offered evidence for favorable effects of digital-form books. A study shows that digital reading materials have become common in developing countries in early childhood classrooms to support engagement in storybooks while enhancing the emergent literacy (早期读写能力) among children. E-books are also being increasingly used to teach reading among beginners and children with reading difficulties.Technology can be used to improve reading ability in many ways. It can enhance (加强) and sustain the interest levels for children by allowing immediate feedback on performance and providing added practice when necessary. Recent research shows that students are able to improve their sight word vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension through computer-based reading.Technology can also help in improvement of writing skills. Word processing software promotes not only composition but also editing and revising in ways that streamline the task of writing. Desktop publishing and web-based publishing allow the work to be taken beyond the classroom into a virtual world that allows more constructive interactions.Technolog
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