华师一2020上学期高二期中英语试卷

1华中师大一附中2019-2020学年度下学期高二期中考试英语试题命题人：贾怡珩余志武刘娟审题人：贺莉时长:120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力（共两节，每题1.5分，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．Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A．Applyforajob.B．Borrowthewoman'scar.C．Filloutanapplicationforaloan2．Whenisthebaseballgame?A．OnThursday.B．OnFriday.C．OnSaturday.3．Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A．Hireatutor.B．Practicemoreoften.C．Joinastudygroup4．WhatwastheoriginalpriceoftheJacket?A．$50B．$75C．$1005．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Abook.B．Aplay.C．Arole.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．Whydoesthemancometotown?A．Totakesometraining.B．Toseethedentist.C．Todosomeshopping.7．Whatdoesthemanthinkneedsimproving?A．Thelighting.B．Thefootpaths.C．Thetrains.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8．Whatisthemanmainlytalkingabout?A．Silencesinconversation.B．Japaneseculture.C．Interestingfacts.9．Howdoesthewomanfeelintheend?A．Annoyed.B．Satisfied.C．Curious.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．WhatdoesCraigdo?A．Areporter.B．Agymteacher.C．Ayouthcenterclerk.11．WhydoesthewomandislikeCraig?A．Hetalkstoomuch.B．Hedoesn’tworkhard.C．Helacksthesenseofhumor.12．WhatdoesthewomansayaboutAndy?A．Heisnotfun.B．Heisimpatient.C．Heisamusicfan.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whyaremanyanimalsindangeraccordingtothewoman?A．Theenvironmentisseriouslypolluted.2B．Manyanimalsaresufferingfromdiseases.C．Thereisnotenoughfoodforanimals.14．Whatisadvisednottodowhentravelingabroad?A．Introducenewspecies.B．Buypets.C．Buyskincoats.15．Whatcanpeopledointheirneighborhoods?A．Callfornewlaws.B．Lookafterhomelessanimals.C．Maketheenvironmentcleaner.16．Howcanpeopleimproveanimals’livingconditionsinthezoos?A．Byhiringmorestafftolookafterthem.B．Bybuildingnaturalconditions.C．Byofferingthemmorefood.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Howlongwastheteamworkingontheproject?A．For4years.B.For8years.C.For10years.18.Whoistheteamleader?A．O’Reilly.B.Tabriz.C.Moradi.19.Whichcardidtheteamrecreate?A.AnIranianone.B.AnItalianone.C.ABritishone.20.Whatwastheengineers’primarygoal?A.Todevelopacarsuperiortotheinitialmodel.B.Toputsupersportscarsintomassproduction.C.Tolearnhowtomakeasportscarbythemselves.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，每题2.5分，满分40分）第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5分）AEverynewparentknowsthatrockingcancalmthatuneasybabywhenit'stimetotakeanap.Butthebenefitsofgentlemovementmaygobeyondthebabystage.Becausetwonewstudiesshowthatrockingalsohelpsgrown-ups,bothhumanandmouse,getagoodnight'ssleep.Whatshouldbenosurpriseisthatmovementcancalmsomeone.Thinkofhowmanytimesyou'vefallenasleeponatrain.Butcanmotionreallycauseanap,andmakeforadeepersleep?Tofindout,researchersinvited18healthyvolunteersforasleepover.Sotheycametothelabandsleptonetimeonthemotionless,normalbed.Andonenightwheretheygotrocked.saidAurorePerrault,asleepresearcherattheUniversityofGenevainSwitzerland.Andwhatwefindisthatwhencomparedtoamotionlessnight,awholenightofrockingsleephasabeneficialeffectnotonlyonsleepbeginningbutalsoonsleepcontinuity.Subjectswhowererockedalsodidbetteronamemorytestthenextmorningthanthestillersleepers.Inthesecondstudy,Kompotis,astudentattheUniversityofLausanne,rockedagroupofmice.Whetherrockingaffectssleepinotherspecieswasneverbeforediscussed.Sothemainquestionsforourstudywerewhetherrockingaffectssleepinmiceandwhatisthepossiblesystem?Kompotisplacedthemousecagesonaplatformthatmovedfromsidetoside.Thoughmicewererockedfourtimesfasterthantheirhumancounterparts—afrequencyofoneback-and-forthpersecond,or1Hertz,workedbest—theresultswerestrikinglysimilar.Duringrockingat1Hertz,timespentasleepincreased,andmicefellasleeptwiceasfastasatstillcondition.However,additionalstudiescouldallowtheresearchersto3identifyanewaimfortreatingsleepdisorders,includinginsomnia(失眠）.Ifyouwantagoodnight’ssleep,youmightthinkaboutaddingalittleswingtoyournight-timeroutine.21.What’sthepurposeofthesecondstudyinthepassage?A.Todoresearchonthesleepsystemofotherspecies.B.Toseewhetherrockingaffectssleepofotherspecies.C.Todiscussinwhichcaserockingaffectsbaby’ssleep.D.Tostudytheinfluenceofrockingonsleepdisorders.22.WhatdoweknowaboutthemiceinParagraph5?A.Theirsleepingtimewentupwhenrockedat1Hertz.B.Theirsleepdisorderincludinginsomniawastreated.C.Whenrocked,theyfellasleepfourtimesfasterthanatstillcondition.D.Whenrocked,theysleptfasterthantheirhumancounterparts.23.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.RockingHelpsGrown-upsSleepToo.B.DeepSleepNeedstheConstantSwing.C.RockingGreatlyAffectsDeepSleep.D.RockingCanTreatSleepDisorders.BFollowingtheoutbreakofthenovelcoronaviruspneumonia(NCP),alsonamedCOVID-19byWHO,thereisageneralfearoftheunknownvirusasitsfulleffectsremaintobeseen.Fever,coughing,sorethroat,difficultybreathing—theNCP’ssymptomsaresimilartothecommoncoldortheflu,butit’spotentiallymoredangerous.Virusescouldbedeadly,likeHIVandEbola.Butwhatareviruses?Howcantheycausesomuchtrouble?Virusesarenon-livingorganisms(有机体)approximatelyone-millionthofaninchlong.Unlikehumancellsorbacteria,theycan’treproduceontheirown.Instead,theyinvadethecellsoflivingorganismstore