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高 二 英 语 试 题
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分10分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题0．5分，满分2．5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。 例：How much is the shirt?
A．￡19.15． B．￡9.15． C．￡9.18． 1．What will the speakers do on Saturday?
A．Go to work． B．Eat brunch. C．Go to the gym． 2．When did the man hurt himself?
A．A few weeks ago． B．A few months ago． C．A few years ago． 3．Where does this conversation take place?
A．In a bookstore． B．In a library． C．In a classroom． 4．How does the woman sound?
A．Nervous． B．Sad． C．Angry． 5．Why did they stay up late for the last two nights?
A．They studied for the physics exam． B．They didn’t want to go to bed early． C．They had to prepare their breakfast． 第二节(共15小题；每小题0．5分，满分7．5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、7题。
6．What does the man like most about reusable bags?
A．They are free．
B．They can be used for more purposes． C．They are lighter and easier to carry．
7．What discount do shoppers receive if they use reusable bags?
A．10 dollars off. B．5％ off. C．10 cents off. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Why doesn’t Brad like online shopping?
A．He doesn’t like to plan．
B．He doesn’t like to stay at home waiting． C．He doesn’t want his packages stolen． 9．What does Brad advise Sally to do?
A．Go to the store． B．Clean the house． C．Keep track of her package． 10．How is Sally related to Brad?
A．She’s his mom． B．She’s his employee． C．She’s his sister． 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．In the beginning，what does the woman think George is doing?
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A．Reading． B．Coloring． C．Writing． 12．Why are some of the texts marked in green?
A．They are the main ideas．B．They are important details． C．They are a bit more difficult．
13．What does George write down in his notebook?
A．Figures． B．Stories． C．Questions． 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14．Who hasn’t known the news yet?
A．Lily． B．Katie． C．Jason． 15．According to the woman，what is much better in France?
A．The food． B．The weather． C．The Schools． 16．What does the man hope to do about his family?
A．Bring them to France． B．Leave them in America． C．Visit them in a few months．
17．What is the relationship between the speakers?
A．Boss and secretary． B．Family members． C．Co-workers． 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What is the most important requirement for this job?
A．Experience． B．Creativity． C．Energy． 19．What do children do in the morning?
A．Go hiking． B．Write short essays． C．Report to the leaders． 20．When is the deadline of the application?
A．April 20th． B．May 12th． C．July 20th． 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
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Summer Camp for the Whole Family!
May 29—June 2
Family camp, an annual event at Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center in Appomattox, Virginia, offers a good chance for family members to socialize with each other while at the same time experiencing their own level of independence in a safe environment. Participants take three classes a day, one of which is specifically appointed as a family activity. Classes offered include swimming, theatre arts, nature, boating skills, and more. Afternoons and evenings are filled with special activities such as hikes, boat trips, and campfires.
Family camp offers various activities for all ages. Lodging (住宿) is separated by family, with one family in each room. Space is limited to 25 families. Registration is now under way and will continue until all spots are full. To receive registration information, please call your local Extension Office or Heather Benninghove at Holiday Lake 4-H Center at 434-248-5444.
Family Camp, like all Holiday Lake 4-H and Virginia Cooperative Extension programs, is offered to all. If you’re a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices (设备)，services or other accommodations（住宿） to participate in Family Camp, please contact the 4-H Center at 434-248-5444 during business hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm to discuss accommodations 5 days before the camp.
Prices:
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● Family of 4: $500
● Each additional member: $75
● Children age 2—4 years old: $35 ● Children under 2: Free Payment:
● $200 deposit（订金） with registration
● Final payment and all signed forms are due until May 5
● An information packet and all relevant forms will be mailed to you upon receipt（收据） of registration and deposit.
21. What is arranged in the morning by the camp?
A. Visiting theaters. B. Skill competitions. C. Attending classes. D. Special activities.
22. When must people call the center for other requirements at the latest? A. On June 2. B. On May 29. C. On May 27. D. On May 24. 23. What is a special part of the camp?
A. It will help strengthen relations of family members. B. It provides a separate room to each participant. C. It offers various discounts to applicants. D. It can be registered all by a phone call.
B
Tenzing left his home when he was ten to work and help his mother, who was looking after their 2-acre ancestral farm after his father’s death. He did temporary jobs for the first few years and then joined a Malaysian construction firm, where he learnt to drive, repair machines, work on the Internet and even speak English fluently.
“In those 13 years, I learnt everything—driving, mechanic work, and how to set up a small factory. This made me gain much confidence to do almost all jobs,” says Tenzing.
However, as his mother was getting older, on December 12, 2006, Tenzing returned to his hometown in Assam. Having visited several farms, he came to know that tea could be easily exported and many tea companies were buying tea; so he also decided to grow tea on his farm. But as his family had never grown tea, he had no idea how to do it.
Being a layman (外行）in this field, Tenzing went to meet with many tea experts and followed their instructions. But whenever he sprayed pesticide (农药）on his farm, he’d get a headache and feel indisposed. So he started looking for alternatives（替代物）, Tenzing did his research online and finally in 2007, he connected with people from a Canadian non-governmental organization and invited them to his farm, where they trained him. Thus, Tenzing started growing tea organically（有机地）.
Today Tenzing has 25 acres of land, in which 7.5 acres is used for tea planting, and he grows almost all types of fruits and vegetables. His success inspired many, and farmers from other parts of the country also started coming to his farm to learn organic farming. He has trained about 30,000 farmers so far. Every year almost 100 tourists visit his farm from various parts of the world like the UK, Australia, Germany, etc.
24. What can we know about Tenzing?
A. He was mistreated at a young age. B. He lived a happy childhood. C. He received much formal education. D. He had great learning ability.
25. Why did Tenzing want to grow tea on his farm?
A. Tea sold very well at that time. B. His mother was getting
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older.
C. His land was best for tea growth. D. He was tired of temporary jobs.
26. What does the underlined word “indisposed” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Unmoved. B. Motivated C. Uncomfortable. D. Touched. 27. What can be inferred about Tenzing’s farm according to the last paragraph? A. It has been the biggest one around. B. It is famous nationally and globally.
C. It is made use of mostly to grow tea. D. It has become a hot tourist attraction.
C
For so long，failure has been pictured as something negative, something to be ashamed of and something to be kept a secret．But a Swedish psychologist, Samuel West, has decided to put our worst fears on the table. He is opening a museum—the Museum of Failure—in Helsingborg, Sweden this June．
Instead of showing successes, as museums usually do, the Museum of Failure will display over 60 “failed” products from big-name companies such as Nokia, Apple and Coca-Cola. “I really hope you see that these mega-brands that everybody respects, they screw up too,” West told The New York Times. “I hope that makes you feel less nervous about learning something new. ”
West’s opinion isn’t a new one. Albert Einstein once said，“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. ”And this idea has been embraced by lots of companies in the US. Silicon Valley, for example, is the home of some of the world’s most creative companies，yet its slogan turns out to be, quite surprisingly, “Fail fast, fail often. ”
However，there are reasons for this. “The best companies are those that encourage failure, embrace out-of-the-box thinking, and allow employees to make mistakes and see what happens,”wrote Simon Casuto of Forbes.
But some people are skeptical of this so-called “culture of failure”. They are worried that if failure becomes “a symbol of honor”，as Wired magazine put it, it may even be seen as “uncool” when one tries to reduce the risk of failure. This may push people to care too little and try too little.
“Sometimes people hide behind failure, when they could have prevented it, ”wrote Anna Isaac of The Telegraph．
So it's important that you set apart the two kinds of failure—the kind that makes you a loser and the kind that takes you forward. The key is whether you’ve learned something from your mistakes.
“Learning is the only process that turns failure into success,” West told The Guardian. “If you don’t learn from your failures, then you’ve really failed. ” 28．What does the underlined phrase “screw up” mean in the second paragraph? A．Make a profit. B．Make a mess. C．Make a highlight. D．Make a risk.
29．What message does the slogan “Fail fast, fail often. ” convey?
A．The more failure, the better. B．Accept failure, and try new things.
C．The more you fail, the less success you achieve. D．Failure is more important than success.
30．Which magazine shows doubt about the culture of failure?
A．The New York Times. B．Forbes. C．Wired. D．The Guardian.
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31．What’s West’s opinion about failure?
A．Failure’s value lies in learning from it. B．If you fail，you are a loser.
C．It’s not necessary to try to reduce the risk of failure. D．Failure is the key to putting you forward.
D
For many, music is as important to the human experience as eating and breathing. We hear music everywhere—at home, the gym, parties and stores. But what kind of music do we prefer to listen to, and when and why do our musical preferences change?
The relationship between the change of seasons and musical preferences was the focus of a study led by psychologist Terry Pettijohn. He and his team based their research on a previous study that examined the relationship between popular music preferences and the Environmental Security Hypothesis (假设). The results showed that over time, when social and financial conditions were more risky, the songs of the year that were slower, longer, more comforting and serious were most popular. And during periods in which social and financial conditions were generally stable（稳定的）, the result is opposite.
Building on these findings, Pettijohn and his team wondered if the Hypothesis could also be applied to the change of seasons. For college students, the participants in this study, autumn begins at the start of the academic school year. Gone are the carefree days of summer, when school is out. When summer comes back, stealing an hour of daylight, which feel like losing precious time. Winter means colder temperatures, shorter days, and, in many places in the country, snow. Spring, however, is a different story. It represents a fresh start and when clocks spring forward, we gain an extra hour of day light. As students walk into summer, they’re absorbed in the sunshine and social activity—and enjoy a break from school.
But do changing seasonal conditions influence musical preferences? To answer this question, the researchers designed two studies. What did they find? Both groups of college students favored more serious music during the seasons of fall and winter, and more active and energetic music during the spring and summer seasons. And these findings, Pettijohn argues, have practical significances.
32. The purpose of the question raised in Paragraph 1 is to ________.
A. present a different opinion on music B. prove where to listen to music matters
C. introduce the topic on musical preferences D. stress the importance of music to humans
33. What influences a person’s choice of music types according to the previous study? A. Whether one has enough free time. B. Whether one lives in a stable situation.
C. Whether one is exposed to sunlight. D. Whether one chooses to change his life.
34. What does Paragraph 3 imply?
A. Spring has a special meaning to people.
B. Students aren’t fond of school in any season.
C. The Hypothesis disagrees with Pettijohn’s studies.
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