5—16学年上学期高二第二次月考英语试题(无答案)(2)
吉林省延边第二中学2014-2015学年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版无答案
延边第二中学2014-2015学年度第一学期第二次阶段测试高二英语第一部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)AOn Tuesday,a new study published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation:Heart Failure revealed that women who ate five or more dishes of baked fish a month had a thirty percent lower risk of heart failure in comparison to women who ate less than one dish a month.Researchers examined the diets of 84,493 women,whose ages ranged from 50 to 79.The women who had eaten lots of baked fish like salmon(鲑鱼),were more healthy than those who mostly ate tuna(金枪鱼)or white fish. Eating baked fish also appeared to provide a protection against high blood pressure. The study also found that those women who ate more baked fish were likely to have a lower weight,exercise more and eat more fruits and vegetables in comparison to those who ate fried fish.Researchers noted that past research had discovered the fatty acids(脂肪酸)in fish probably decreased the risk of high blood pressure by improving blood pressure along with heart and blood functioning. This study showed the link between eating fish and heart failure risk but it was not designed to show cause and effect.This study also showed that just by eating one dish of fried fish a week led to a 49% greater risk of heart failure,and eating fried fish led to lower fiber(纤维)intake and higher calorie(卡路里)intake.The American Heart Association suggested eating a minimum of two dishes of fish especially fatty fish each week.1.Compared to the women who ate fried fish those who ate more baked fish could ______. A.be more relaxed B.be more healthyC.eat more every day D.raise blood pressure2.Which kind of fish is best for you according to the author?A. Baked tuna. B.Baked salmon. C.Boiled salmon. D.Fried white fish. 3.According to this passage,which one is correct?A.The fatty acids in fish can make one's heart bigger.B.Eating fish probably helps you take in more calories.C.The fatty acids in fish can improve blood functioning.D.The fatty acids in fish can raise blood pressure.4.If a person eats one dish of fried fish a week,he or she ______.A.will take in more fatty acidsB.is less likely to get heart failureC.will like eating more vegetablesD.has a greater risk of heart failureBRecovery from bulimia(贪食症)is difficult,but a beautiful journey!You'll come across many challenges—but once you've beaten them,the world will look much more beautiful. You can recover from this illness—I promise!Remember:If I recovered—you can too!I began throwing up(呕吐)when I was just a kid. Back then I didn't know why I did that. But now I can see that it was the result of my seeking so called fashionable diets.I was only 8 years old when my aunty phoned my mom saying that I'd thrown up my dinner.I told them it was just a party trick,and they ignored it. Their reaction made me realize that this “trick” of mine should be a secret. I would continue doing it,but would never let anyone know.As I got older,this secret habit got more and more serious,and this carried on for years. During my first year of university,at the age of 20,I wasted over $20,000 on food from the school dining hall.Finally,after having had bulimia for nearly 12 years,I decided enough was enough.I was close to death—I could feel it in every part of my body. I needed help,and I made an appointment with a counselor(顾问)of my university. One year later,I graduated from university. I was proud of myself for getting my degree. But there was a deeper pride and strength inside my mind. I had beaten bulimia. It had been a long and difficult road—but I'd done it.5.What might cause the writer's bulimia according to the text?A.Her improper diets. B.Lack of her parents' love.C.Lack of communication with others. D.Her bad habit of throwing up. 6.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.The author almost felt hopeless at that time.B.The author only believed her university counselor.C.The author's university counselor offered to help her.D.The author's university counselor majored in bulimia.7.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.The author's bulimia didn't grow worse as she grew older.B.The author believed that nobody could beat bulimia completely.C.The author's bulimia helped her save money when at university.D.The author had beaten bulimia when she graduated from university.8.The passage is written for people ______.A.who also suffer from bulimiaB.who major in bulimia at universityC.who want to form a good habit of dietingD.who are eager to get a degree at universityCYoung people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.Li Wen,a junior 2 student from No.2 Middle School,could not understand his teacher and wasdoing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.Another student,16-year-old Yang Fang from No.1 Middle School,was afraid of exams. She got very worried in one,and when she looked at the exam paper,she couldn't think of anything to write.A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy,and having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won't go for advice or help. Some think the y will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others don't want to talk about their secrets.Liang Yuezhu,an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:Talk to your parents or teachers often.Take part in group activities and play sports.Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.9.The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have ________.A.no parents B.a headacheC.knife with them D.mental problems10.Li Wen cut his finger with a knife because ________.A.he was afraid of his teacherB.he was so worried about his studiesC.he wanted to frighten his parentsD.his finger was badly hurt11.Yang Fang's problem happened when ________.A.she had examsB.she studied very hardC.she talked with her parentsD.she thought of something12.Students who have problems won't ask others for help because ________.A.they won't let others think they are stupidB.they don't think doctors can help themC.they don't want to talk about their secretsD.both A and CDThe following card includes a brief summary and a short assessment of a research paper. It can provide a guide for further reading on the topic.13. The research paper published is primarily concerned with_____A. the way of preventing employee turnoverB. methods of improving employee performanceC. factors affecting employee turnover and performanceD. pay structures based on employee performance14. As is mentioned in the card, the limitation of the research paper mainly lies in that ____ .A. the data analysis is hardly reliableB. the research sample is not wide enoughC. the findings are of no practical valueD. the research method is out-of-date15. Who might be most interested in this piece of information?A. Job hunters.B. Employees in blue-chip companies.C. Mid-level managers.D. Researchers on employee turnover.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据下列短文内容,从文章后的选项中选出能入空白处的最佳选项。
云南省昆明市高二英语上学期第二次月考试题(new)
云南省昆明市2017—2018学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题(时间:120分钟满分:150分)第Ⅰ卷第一部分: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。
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)1.What is the time now?A.5:00。
B.4:40. C。
5:20。
2。
How will the woman help the man?A. By writing a history paper。
B. By giving him a newspaper。
C。
By finding some information。
3。
What will the man do at 4:00?A。
Take a test。
B. Have a class。
C。
Visit a doctor。
4.What does the man mean?A。
The woman’s idea is not practical(实际的)。
B。
The woman should start her own tour company。
C. The woman should find her own apartment。
5。
Where does the conversation take place?A。
In a hotel. B. In a restaurant。
C. In a hospital.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。
6.What are the speakers talking about?A. Stealing. B。
甘肃省兰州第一中学2023-2024学年高二下学期5月月考英语试卷(含答案,无听力音频有听力原文)
兰州一中2023-2024-2学期5月月考试题高二英语第一部分听力(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。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man want to do?A. Choose a movie.B. Have something to drink.C. Buy some popcorn.2. What does the woman mean?A. She wants to try the restaurant.B. She will treat the man.C. She likes to eat out.3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. When T-shirts will arrive.B. How the quality of T-shirts is.C. Whether they should order more T-shirts.4. What will the woman do today?A. Visit a lake.B. Stay at home.C. Go to Mumbai.5. Why does the man come to the company?A. To visit the woman.B. To make an appointment.C. To attend an interview.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。
吉林省梅河口市博文学校2019_2020学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题
吉林省梅河口市博文学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题第一部分:听力(30分)第一节 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。
1.What’s the weather like now?A.It’s raining B It’s sunny C It’s cloudy2.How much is the car ?A.$16,000B.$6000C.$60,0003.What’s the woman trying to do ?A. To sleepB. To stop coughingC. To think about things4.Where are the two speakers probably ?A In a clinic . B.in a drug store C.In a office5.Why was the man late ?A.His bike broke downB.He took wrong busC. The bus broke down第二节 听下面5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后都有几个小题,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秒钟作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答6-7题6.How did the woman get the tickets ?A. Someone gave her.B.She bought them C Justin Bieber gave her7.How old was the singer now ?A. 6B.12 C 18.听第7段材料,回答第8-- 9题。
重庆市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题(Word版无答案,无听力音频及听力
重庆市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题(Word版无答案,无听力音频及听力原文)重庆市第十八中学高2025届高二上期10月能力测试英语试题考试说明:1.考试时间120分钟2.试卷总分150分 3.试卷页数5页第一卷第一部分听力(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。
每段对话后有一道小题,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后,你将有10秒中的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题,每段对话你将听一遍。
1. Who first knew the light bulb burned outA. The man.B. The woman.C. Nancy.2. What is the man interested inA. Education.B. Medicine.C. Technology.3. What does the woman suggest doingA. Taking a taxi.B. Walking to the theater.C. Eating dinner after the show.4. How old is Tony nowA. 15 years old.B. 20 years old.C.25 years old.5. What are the speakers mainly talking aboutA. A party.B. The past weekend.C. Their classmates.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 did Tom do last nightA. He listened to the radio.B. He did his homework.C. He played the piano.7. What is the possible relationship between the speakersA. Mother and son.B. Sister and brother.C. Teacher and student.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题.8. When will Tommy run the 400-meter raceA. On the first day.B. On the second day.C. On the third day.9. What would Tommy like to doA. Appear on TV all the time.B. Be reported by the newspapers frequently.C. Make himself recognized in public.听第8段材料,回答第10 至12题.10. What has the woman been studyingA. International relationship.B. Business management.C. English writing.11. How many books can the woman borrow in allA. Eight.B. Ten.C. Twelve.12. What will the woman do nextA. Have a class.B. Take an exam.C. Go to John's dorm.听第9段材料,回答第13 至16题。
江苏省宿迁市泗洪县洪翔中学2023-2024学年高二下学期5月月考英语试题(无答案)
2023~2024学年度第二学期5月份质量检测高二英语(考试时间:120分钟试卷满分:150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-小题。
每段对话仅读一遍,1. How many questions are there in the exam?A. 20.B. 30.C. 50.2. Which country does the woman think is most suitable for the man’s needs?A. China.B. JapanC. Vietnam3. What does the woman probably do for a living?A. She’s a designerB. She’s a teacher.C. She’s a farmer4. What are the speakers mainly discussing?A. How to use the best cameras.B. How to get good photos.C. How to use photo software.5. What will the man probably do for the woman?A. Plant trees on her landB. Build a pool in her yard.C. Sell her some vegetables,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。
天津市耀华中学2022-2023学年高三上学期第二次(11月)月考英语试题含答案
天津市耀华中学2023届高三年级第二次月考英语学科试卷★请同学们将试题答案填涂或填写在答题卡上本试卷分第I卷(选择题),第II卷(非选择题)和第III卷(听力试卷)三部分,共150分,第I,II卷考试时间100分钟,听力考试时间为20分钟。
祝各位同学考试顺利!第Ⅰ卷(95分)第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. We can become a smart shopper by choosing for value, not for looks; ______, choose good quality goods with plain packages.A. in particularB. in additionC. in other wordsD. in any case2. I hadn’t had trouble learning English until one day I ______ whether there was ham in a hamburger.A. askedB. had askedC. was askedD. had been asked3. Some of the language used on the Internet is different from that used in other forms of ______.A. communicationB. exchangeC. literatureD. transport4. On social media sites, people tend to post only ______ updates that make them appear happy and friendly.A. regularB. immediateC. falseD. positive5. She applied for a position in the sales department ______ one considers to be of value and importance.A. whereB. whichC. whenD. as6. The Longji Rice Terraces (龙脊梯田) attract many visitors who come to admire this great wonder created by people and nature ______ together.A. workB. to workC. workingD. worked7. If you look the right way, you ______ see that the whole world is a garden.A. canB. mustC. dareD. should8. Cars do cause us some health problems — in fact far more serious ______ than mobile phones do.A. oneB. onesC. thatD. those9. Thanks to advances in technology, ____ we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly.A. whyB. whetherC. howD. where10. After-school activities take up a lot of time, so students have to learn to ______ their busy schedules.A. adoptB. highlightC. declineD. organize11. Mary worked here as a temporary secretary and ______ getting a full-time job with the company because of her diligence and intelligence.A. ended upB. turned outC. depended onD. set about12. ______ you start eating in a healthier way, weight control will become much easier.A. UnlessB. UntilC. BeforeD. Once13. After the Shenzhou VI capsule touched down, two astronauts succeeded in traveling around the earth, thus again ______ China is a global space power.A. provedB. provingC. to proveD. to have proved14. Nowadays the growth of food delivery apps in China ______ the country with takeout containers and plastic bags.A. have drownedB. has been drownedC. is drowningD. are drowned15. English idioms are a way of adding color to the language. For example, if they’re rushing into something and should wait and be patient, you could say “______”.A. kill two birds with one stoneB. call it a dayC. add fuel to the fireD. hold your horses第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
天津市2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题含答案
2023-2024天津市高二年级第一学期第二次阶段性检测英语试卷(答案在最后)本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分,满分150分,考试时间120分钟第Ⅰ卷(共三部分;满分90分)第一部分:听力部分(共两节,满分20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,你都有十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。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)听对话,选择正确选项。
1.What does the woman think of the examination paper?A.Difficult.B.Easy.C.Proper.2.Where will the concert be given?A.In Vienna.B.In Beijing.C.On the street.3.How much does the woman have to pay if she stays for2days?A.$24.B.$20.C.$12.4.What can we learn from the conversation?A.The woman doesn’t like pear juice.B.The man broke the juice bottle.C.The man was looking for pear juice.5.What is the woman?A.A journalist.B.A film-maker.C.An actress.第二节:(共10小题;每题1.5分,满分15分)听下面三段材料。
每段材料后有几个小题,从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项,并标在试题的相应位置。
听每段材料前,你将有时间阅读每个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
广东省东莞市虎门镇2024-2025学年五年级上学期月考英语试题(无答案)
2024 - - 2025学年度上学期五年级英语试题听力部分一、(I)听单词,选择你所听到的内容,把序号填在括号里。
( ) 1. A. follow B. yellow ( ) 2.A. wow B. low ( ) 3. A. food B. foot ( ) 4. A. hot B. lot ( ) 5. A. fresh B. fish ( ) 6. A. police B. please ( ) 7. A. slow B. snow ( ) 8. A. milk B. Mike ( ) 9. A. how B. now ( ) 10. A. shake B. shape (Ⅱ)听句子,选择你所听到的内容,把序号填在括号里。
( ) 1. A. noodles B. sandwiches C. beef( ) 2. A. would B. will C. where( ) 3. A. hamburger B. hot dogs C. onions( ) 4. A. tea B. eat C. ate( ) 5. A. meet B. meat C. met( ) 6. A. brown B. down C. sound( ) 7. A. food B. fruit C. foot( ) 8. A. drink B. dear C. dish( ) 9. A. like B. lick C. ice cream( ) 10. A. thirty B. thirteen C. thirsty二、听录音,根据你所听到的内容,圈出相符图片的字母编号。
1. What's John's favourite drink?2. What would Sally like to eat?3. What does Cindy like?4. Why does Sarah like ice cream?5. What's for lunch today?6. Who likes carrots?7. What's on the table? 8. What is healthy for Miss White?9. What do they have at the party? 10. What's Jenny like?三、听录音,根据问题选择最合适的答句,将其字母编号填在括号里。
贵州省联考2024-2025学年高三上学期9月月考英语试题(无答案)
高三联考英语注意事项:1.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
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。
3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例:How much is the shirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。
1.What did the woman think the man was going to do?A.Wash clothes.B.Go to Sweden.C.Have supper.2.How many people will have dinner together?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.3.When should the man make the call by his time?A.At 5 pm.B.At 3 pm.C.At 2 pm.4.What does the woman mean?A.The work is not as much as the man thinks.B.Most of the work remains to be done.C.They need to make more efforts.5.Which T- shirt will the man buy?A.The black one with long sleeves.B.The lighter- colored one with a V- neck.C.The round- necked one with short sleeves.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。
重庆市第八中学校2023-2024学年高二下学期6月月考英语试题(含答案,含听力原文,无音频)
重庆八中2023——2024学年度(下)高二年级第二次月考英语试题第一部分听力(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. What did the dog do yesterday?A. She lost a toy.B. She dug a hole.C. She hid under the fence.2. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Teacher and student.C. Interviewer and interviewee.3. What does the woman intend to do?A. Form a club.B. Count her steps.C. Sign up for yoga classes.4 Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a taxi.B. At a bus stop.C. At a subway station.5. What is the man’s suggestion to the woman?A. Focus on her work.B. Have healthy food.C. Ask for sick leave.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。
听完每段对话或独白前后,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。
湖北省荆州中学2024-2025学年高二上学期9月月考英语试题(含答案)
高二九月月考英语答案第一部分听力(共20小题,满分30分)1-5 CCACC 6-10 ABCAC 11-15 CBABA 16-20 BCBAB第二部分阅读(共两节,20小题;每小题2.5分,满分50分)21-23 DBC 24-27 CBAC 28-31 DDBA 32-35 CABD36-40 CGEFD第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)41-45 CBDAC 46-50 BDCBD 51-55 ACBAD第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)56. recognition menting 58. was denied 59. before 60. rejected 61. that 62. from 63. academically 64. generations 65. a第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)【参考范文】Dear Mike ,I’m Li Hua, one of your students from Senior Two, I’m writing to seek your guidance on some challenges I have been facing in my English writing.My problems are as follows. Firstly, what confuses me most is the proper use of tenses. I often mix up tenses, leading to low scores on my writings, What’s more, I s truggle to find appropriate wordsto express myself accurately. Despite my massive efforts to expand my vocabulary, words still fail me when I need to write. In addition, I find it difficult to make my writing well-structured and coherent, which frustrates me a lot.I’d appreciate it if you could give me some practical suggestions on my problems. Looking forward to your reply.Yours,Li Hua第二节(满分25分)Before I knew it, I had only one day left for the project. In a panic I quickly glued together whatever materials I could find, my hands shaking with the weight of each hasty decision. The finished result looked miserable. However, several of my classmates, including Nate, had created amazingly detailed buildings. They used materials like clay, wood and so on and their constructions were highly praised by Mr. Smith. When I saw their models, I felt even more embarrassed about mine. It was apparent that they had put a lot more time into the assignment than I had.That taught me a great lesson. I learned from that day the importance of deciding on my priorities and budgeting my time. From then on, I tackled things a lot earlier instead of putting things off until tomorrow. As a result, not only did I finish my tasks ontime, but I also felt better because I didn’t have to panic at the last minute. At the end of the semester, my work was chosen by Mr. Smith on another occasion. Seeing my change, my parents and my sister were so proud of me. It dawned on me that getting things done on time instead of being a procrastinator really counted.听力录音稿Text 1M: Do you have any idea what’s wrong with my houseplant It gets plenty of sun and enough plant food...W: Are you watering it too often Remember this plant comes from the desert where there’s hardly any rain.M: Ah..Maybe that’s the problem!Text 2M: It seems to be human nature to pursue what we don’t have. Tall people want to be shorter, and short people want to be taller... W: I know. For example, when I was younger, my cousin always wanted my golden hair, and I wanted dark hair like hers.Text 3W: Hi, are there any tickets left for tonight’s concertM: Sorry, they’re sold out. But I can put you on the waiting list, in case there are any cancellations tonight. Would you like me to do thatW: Oh, yes, please. Let me give you my phone number.Text 4M: Oh, this is so annoying! We’ve been driving around for ages, and I haven’t seen a single space.W: There’s a street party going on in town today. That’s probably why it’s busy. Let’s try the supermarket... You can park there for free as long as you buy something.Text 5W: So, tell me a little bit about the character you played in your new film Last Weekend.M: Well, Jake is a sort of the ‘everyman’ character. He doesn’t have any special talents. In fact, he lives a pretty boring life, until his old friend Maggie returns to town...Text 6M: Can I borrow your phone for a second Mine is dead, and I can’t find my charger.W: Sure.M: Thanks. Hey, what’s wrong with your screen It’s all dark and the colors look strange.W: Oh! I’ve been using an app called “Sunset” to help me sleep at night.M: Really HowW: Well, studies show that too much blue light from screens can make sleeping difficult. So, in the evenings, the app puts a red filter (滤光器) over the screen to cancel it out.M: Oh, interesting. Does it helpW: Yeah, I think so! I also listen to white noise, which helps me fall asleep too.Text 7M: Can we do something about the temperature in here I have so many emails to deal with today, but my hands are so cold that I can hardly type my report!W: I know. I’ve been struggling too. But the heat probably won’t be turned on until the end of the month.M: Why notW: It’s a part of the company’s plans to save energy.M: Well, I can understand that. But how are we supposed to work in these conditionsW: I guess we always have the choice to work from home.M: True. But before my youngest daughter starts school, it’s just too difficult for me to do that. I wouldn’t be able to focus.W: Then I think we should talk to the boss about what can be done, otherwise people will start getting ill.Text 8W: Well, here we are! I can’t wait to get inside and see what’s on offer!M: I heard this year’s Mini Fair is going to be even bigger and better than last year’s. It won’t disappoint us.W: Oh really I had to go to a boring work event at that time, so I couldn’t come last year.M: Yes! I got so many things for my model train set.W: Like whatM: Well, the coolest things I got were some tiny little trees. They looked so real.W: Wow!M: I’m hoping t he guy who sells them is here again this year.W: I hope so! Now that I’m satisfied with the inside part of my dolls’ house, I want to focus on creating the garden. So, it would be great to get some little plants and trees. What about youM: I want some little model cars and people to add to my train station scene. But I need to find a toilet first.W: Over there, by the restaurant hall.M: Great. Meet you in five minutes, by the ticket desk.Text 9W: Hi, are you here for the tourM: Yes, I’m Michael Green. Are you the head girlW: That’s right. I’m Jayne Palmer. You look a bit older than the kids I usually show around the school!M: Ha-ha! Yeah, I’ll be sixteen next month.W: My birthday is in October, too!M: ReallyW: Yeah! So, why are you changing schoolsM: Well, my mom got a new job in this area, so we’re moving here. I’ve heard good things about this place.W: Well, as you can see, we have some great facilities... Here are the basketball courts. Then just behind them, you’ll see the football field and the running track. And that building over there is our swimming pool.M: Wow! There wasn’t room for anything like this at my previous school. I was on the swimming team, but we had to travel to use the city pool for our practices.W: Well, we’ve certainly got plenty of space. The arts teaching here is also excellent. We have a music studio and our own theater. M: Amazing!W: So, where would you like to go firstM: Well, I’m quite interested to see the science facilities. I’m hoping for a career in medicine.W: Okay, great! Well, the laboratories have all been updatedrecently, so we’ve got some really good equipment. Follow me. Text 10On my recent business trip to Shanghai, I met up with a local friend who took me out for a very interesting evening meal. At the Community AI Canteen, everything is done by robots. When you walk in there, you place your order on a screen. Using robotic arms, the intelligent cooking system then cooks your food before packing it up... It even adjusts the temperature, depending on whether you want to eat it straight away or take it home with you! To pay, you place your food on a smart cash desk, which immediately calculates (计算) the cost. There’s even a 24-hour noodle machine just outside, which offers hot and fresh food around the clock. The canteen offers a huge amount of choices and the dishes taste great. It is really fun to get “a taste of the future”. However, I’m not sure I would like all restaurants to be run by robots. I can see the benefits for busy families or office workers needing a quick lunch, but what about lonely older people who would miss the human touch I do think we will see more places like this in the future, though. At best, a human waiter can serve around 100 people in a day. The AI system can serve double that figure, making it good for business.荆州中学2024-2025学年高二上学期9月月考英语试题命题人:审题人:(全卷满分150分考试时间120分钟)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。
广东省广州市执信中学2022-2023学年高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷(含答案)
广州市执信中学2023届高三年级第二次月考英语全卷满分120分,考试用时120分钟。
一、单项选择(共10 小题;每小题0.5 分,满分5 分)1. I haven’t seen ______ Maggie since I came here.A. so a lovely girl asB. as lovely a girl asC. such girl as lovely asD. as a lovely girl as2. It is reported that Americans eat too much protein every day, ______ as they actually need.A. as twice muchB. twice much asC. as much twiceD. twice as much3. Race walking shares many fitness benefits with running, research shows, while most likelycontributing to fewer injuries. It does, ______, have its own problem.A. thereforeB. howeverC. moreoverD. otherwise4. Quan Hongchan also shared how she ______ her win. She said, “I want to eat a lot ofdelicious food tonight!”A. is going to celebrateB. had celebratedB. would celebrate D. celebrates5. I ______ to send Peter a gift to congratulate him on his marriage, but I couldn’t manage it.A. had hopedB. have hopedC. hopeD. am hoping6. --- Can I call you back at two o’clock this afternoon?--- I’m sorry, but then I ______ to Beijing. How about five?A. be flyingB. will have flownC. will flyD. will be flown7. The musician along with his band members ______ ten performances in the last threemonths.A. have givenB. will giveC. gaveD. has given8. It was the first time that China’s lecture ______ from the orbiting Chinese Space Station.A. was deliveredB. had been deliveredC. has been deliveredD. delivered9. My washing machine ______ this week, so I have to wash my clothes by hand.A. will be repairedB. was repairedC. is being repairedD. has been repaired10. --- Do you know Russian?--- Yes, I ______ it for two years when I lived in Harbin.A. has been learningB. have learnedC. was learningD. learned二、阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。
天津市南开中学2021-2022学年高三上学期第二次月考英语试题(无答案)
南开中学2022届高三年级第二次月检测英语试题2021.11本试卷分第I卷(选择题)、第Ⅱ卷(非选择题),共150分,考试用时120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷1至12页,第Ⅱ卷第12页至14页。
考生务必将客观题答案涂写在答题卡上,将主观题答在答题纸上。
在试卷上答题无效。
祝各位考生考试顺利!第Ⅰ卷(共115分)第一部分:听力(20分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分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,你将有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 did the woman do last night?A. She slept.B. She watched TV.C. She surfed the Internet.2. When did the math class end?A. At 3:00 p.m.B. At 12:00 p.m.C. At 10:00 a.m.3. What is wrong with the woman?A. She has caught a cold.B. She has got a cough.C. She feels tired.4. What does the man think of the woman?A. She is outgoing.B. She is impolite.C. She is shy.5. What did the man do to the old windows?A. He had them replaced.B. He had them repaired.C. He had them cleaned.第二节(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15)听下面3段材料,每段材料后有几个小题。
从题中所给的ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置,听每段材料前,你将有时间阅读各个小题。
上海市行知中学2024-2025学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试卷(无答案)
上海市行知中学2024学年第一学期第一次月考高二年级英语学科试卷(试卷满分140分,考试时间120分钟)第Ⅰ卷(共100分)Ⅰ. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. 100 dollars. B. 200 dollars. C. 300 dollars. D. 600 dollars.2. A. In the hospital. B. At a nursery. C. At a police station. D. In a library.3. A. April. B. May. C. June. D. July.4. A. Go to visit the writer. B. Buy her new book.C. Ignore her new book.D. Write a book review.5. A. Jogging. B. Basketball. C. Swimming. D. Throwing.6. A. The lady’s room is far.B. She has to sign up for using the lady’s room.C. She is not able to use the lady’s room right now.D. He will lead her to the lady’s room.7. A. He will read it on Saturday. B. He will lend it to Sandy first.C. He will lend it to Jane first.D. He will keep the paper until Sunday.8. A. He probably just has got a headache.B. There’s no air-conditioner in the room.C. She thinks he is not seriously sick.D. She thinks he should go to see the doctor.9. A. They couldn’t change the plan.B. They should change their plan.C. She doesn’t believe the weather forecast.D. She thinks the basketball game won’t last.10. A. He can come for next party. B. He can bring his wife along to the party.C. He can stay at home for his wife.D. She will change the time of the party.Section BDirections:In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read rhe four possible answers on your paper anddecide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. They believed that he would realize his dream.B. They offered him help to achieve his dream.C. They didn’t believe that his dream would come true.D. They made no response to his announcement.12. A. That he was encouraged by the teacher.B. That he was encouraged by the local paper editor.C. That his first poem was published.D. That he was encouraged by a professional writer.13. A. It reminds him of his school life.B. It reminds him that dreams will come true through efforts.C. It reminds him how poor he used to be.D. It reminds him of the local paper.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Gardening. B. How to take care of birds.C. How to feed birdsD. How to get birds to the garden.15. A. Fruit, water and insects.B. Plants, sleeping place and food.C. Variety of plants, food and water.D. Different types of plants, seed and insects.16. A. Change the water for them. B. Play with them.C. Not to approach them.D. Play the music for them. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The bookstore is sold out of the book.B. The bookstore he is in does not carry the book.C. His professor did not order enough copies of the book.D. The book is not being used for any course offered at the university.18. A. Save a copy of the book for him as soon as it comes inB. Order more copies of the bookC. Call the computer store across the StreetD. Find a store that sells the book if he cannot find it19. A. He is embarrassed that he did not think of it himself.B. He suggests that the information be posted in the store.C. He apologizes for bothering the woman.D. He is annoyed that the woman did not tell him sooner.20. A. To determine how urgent the student’s need is.B. To figure out why the book is not listed on the computer.C. To find out what level computer science course the man is taking.D. To explain why the book might be sold out.Ⅱ. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.AI and Culture: The Dawn Of The Omnistar (全能明星)Computers have spent decades transforming humdrum jobs. Now artificial intelligence (AI) is coming for the most glamorous ones. Hollywood has been at a standstill for half the year, until studios agreed on November 8th to offer (21)__________ (strike) stars protection from robotic rivals.Stars may worry that AI is stealing their work and giving less talented performers the skills to snatch their audience. In fact, the famous stars complaining (22)__________ (loud) about the new technology are the ones who benefit the most. (23)__________ __________ reducing star power, AI will make the biggest celebrities bigger than ever, by allowing them to be in all markets, in all formats, at all times. Put your hands together - or insert your earplugs if you prefer - for the rise of the omnistar.This is not the first time that technology (24)__________ (change) the rules of the fame game. People began to talk of stars in the 18th century, after the spread of reading made it possible to be truly famous within your lifetime. Film and radio initially seemed like a threat to stars, who worried that their live performances (25)__________ be devalued. In fact, those technologies ushered in (开创) the era of the superstar, a term that caught on in the 1920s.(26)__________ similar panic greeted the invention of television and led to the last big Hollywood strike in 1960. But again, the new tech made the famous even more so, bringing them into every living room.As AI-generated content floods into the entertainment business, it will give the megastars the ability to be truly ubiquitous for their fans. AI-powered dubbing is already allowing actors and podcasters to speak to foreign audiences instantly and in their own voice. It will soon be standard for video to be edited (27)__________ __________ their lips match the new language, too. Besides, removing the Hollywood problem of crowded schedules, AI allows stars to perform alongside each other while not being together at all.These opportunities come with concerns (28)__________ (attach). The risk is boredom. AI is brilliant at remixing old material, but not as adept at generating novel and the pulse-racing stuff (29)__________ is, for now, a human speciality. Yet the entertainment market is strongly self-correcting. Audiences have the power to turn “a hot property” into a has-been in an instant. And even as Al-powered entertainment grows, consumers still seem to relish human drama. In the AI age, audiences will face heavy exposure to a handful of omnistars, from Taylor Swift to Darth Vader. (30)__________ it will be easier than ever for them to change the channel.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. rateB. superiorityC. matchD. attributesE. measuresF. short-livedG. overestimated H. enduring I. disillusioned J. reframe K. biasYou are not perfectWe humans have a natural tendency to magnify our positive qualities, and compare ourselves favorably with others. This is called “self-enhancement 31 ”, and it gives rise to all sorts of distortions in perception. Famously, back in the 1980s, researchers suggested that up to 80 percent of motorists considered themselves to have above-average driving skills. If you’re a regular driver, you have to know that this cannot be true - even if you persist in believing it about yourself.People also tend to 32 themselves more highly on positive moral traits: the odds are, for example, that they see themselves as industrious, honest, and warm. This is particularly pronounced among young and middle-aged adults, who often rank themselves as excelling beyond the norm on muitiple 33 . One reason for this tendency is that it acts as protection against the mental pain that comes from negative comparisons with others.Being told that you’re wonderful, even perfect, plays into your need to enact self-enhancement. You might do it to yourself, such as self-talk to boost one’s esteem through positive affirmations. However, it is a(n) 34 solution to life’s problems. You’re bound to be confronted with a painful adjustment to the truth sooner or later. For instance, researchers publishing in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology demonstrated that when college students harbored a(n) 35 view of their academic capabilities, it augmented their mood—indeed, they experienced heightened levels of happiness. But the perception of 36 did not translate into more satisfactory academic performance. In fact, that in part led to lower self-esteem.All of this can explain why so many young people today wind up seeing the world as hostile (敌对的): “If I’m wonderful, other people must be creating many problems.”Consequently, you can see how some would feel 37 and wronged when confronted with a reality about their performance in school or at work that doesn’t 38 their self-enhancement propaganda (宣传).So we face a dilemma in life: we aspire to enhance our own well-being and to elevate the emotional state of others, but people’s tendency to do so through self-enhancement may possibly yield 39 ultimate costs. Here are some pearls of wisdom to consider: 40 your imperfections, not as failings but as interesting puzzles to solve.Ⅲ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.What Does It Really Mean To Learn?During my sophomore year, I read “Middlemarch” and didn’t understand why Dorothea, a young and intelligent woman, despite warnings, married an annoying old man and, after 40 years of unfulfilled dreams and compromises, got divorced, finally realizing her grave mistake. Neither did my classmates, which frustrated our professor. “You’ll understand when you’re forty.” he said. At that age, we had never experienced the consequences of a hasty marriage, a career misstep, or the loss of a loved one.41 , it’s one of the tragedies of humanities education that so much of it occurs between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two. We don’t teach people to drive at twelve, when they’re carless; why should we make themread novels about life’s 42 when they have none? Yet there’s a theory behind: it’s that knowledge acquired too early gets stored. Patterns of thinking established now will be 43 later; ideas encountered first in art will prime us for the rest of life. This sounds vague until you reflect on the fact that knowledge almost never arrives at the moment of its 44 . You take a class in law school today only to argue a complicated case years later; you learnC.P.R. years before saving a drowning man; you read online about how to prevent a(n) 45 bear, because you never know.Leslie Valiant, a renowned computer scientist, calls our ability to learn over the long term “educability” and he embraces it as the key to our success. When we think about what makes our minds special, we tend to focus on 46 . But if we want to grasp reality in all its complexity, then “cleverness is not enough.” We need to build flexible theories about the world — theories that will serve us in 47 circumstances—and we do that by collecting different types of knowledge, often gradually and unexpectedly and then 48 them together. Through this process, we acquire systems of beliefs that are 49 than the ones we can create through direct personal experience.An educable mind, he writes, can learn from books, lectures, conversations, and experiences—from anything. Educability is similar to “ 50 smarts” which means having a practical ability to handle life’s challenges, and is closely related to having common sense in real-world contexts. When people strike us as particularly “well-educated”, this might mean that they’ve had lots of school, but it could also mean that they’re 51 educable, with the ability to “ 52 of whatever educational opportunities arise.”Valiant thinks at a time when accelerating technological change means there’s always more to learn, we might seek to create a more educable society in general. As for me, I would seek to learn about a wider range of disciplines, and simply try more things. Down in the basement, “Middlemarch” is there, along with many other books that I read casually then but have come to 53 with the passage of time. Reading widely about things that don’t seem immediately useful, in the hope that what you learn now may prove meaningful later—that’s pretty much the definition of a 54 education. Who knew that one of its best 55 would turn out to be a computer scientist?41. A. Scientifically B. Naturally C. Surprisingly D. Arguably42. A. happiness B. challenges C. regrets D. knowledge43. A. retraced B. repeated C. reopened D. reassured44. A. learning B. absorption C. application D. acquisition45. A. sleeping B. wandering C. roaring D. charging46. A. intelligence B. creativity C. imagination D. empathy47. A. unfolded B. unanticipated C. unreal D. related48. A. analyzing B. classifying C. knitting D. diversifying49. A. broader B. greater C. shallower D. newer50. A. cognition B. relationship C. study D. street51. A. exceptionally B. consistently C. coincidentally D. merely52. A. make control B. take charge C. on account D. take advantage53. A. perceive B. memorize C. realize D. value54. A. well-rounded B. professional C. technology D. public55. A. creators B. winners C. defenders D. writersSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.(A)Human beings around the world delight in hot and spicy foods. Thai, Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Ethiopian—the dishes that can take the roof off your mouth are numerous and flavourful. As you have these intense tastes, however, you may wonder, why do some dishes compete for the title of spicy champion, while others feature barely the hint of a burn?This is a question that has interested food historians for some time. Indeed, it’s a curious truth that places with warm climates do seem to have a heavier preponderance (优势) of hot and spicy dishes, which may have something to do with the fact that some spices have antimicrobial features, studies have found.In one survey of cookbooks from around the world, researchers note: “As mean annual temperatures increased, the proportion of recipes containing spices, number of spices per recipe, total number of spices used, and use of the most effective antibacterial spices all increased.” In hot places where before refrigeration food would have gone off very quickly, spices might have helped things keep a bit longer.It’s also been suggested that because spicy food makes most people sweat, it might help us to cool off in hot parts of the world. One study of people who drank hot water after exercise showed that they did cool down slightly more than those who drank cold water, but only in situations with low humidity. Thailand in August, that ain’t.But spice is hardly limited to the hot parts. While chilli peppers are originally from the Americas, this particular kind of heat grew widespread in the 15th and 16th centuries. Other spices not spicy in the same way as peppers, perhaps, but still strongly flavoured—had been circulating in Europe for centuries. Heavily spiced dishes were the darlings of many cuisines we currently don’t think of for their zing (活力): numerous recipes in one 18th-century British cookery book include strong spices, for instance. What happened?Well, one possibility is that it became a bit uncivilized to like quite so many flavours in one’s food, as Maanvi Singh has written over at The Salt. What we now consider classic European cuisine has a tendency to focus on pairing like flavours with like, rather than bringing in a crowd of strong, contrasting ones. That may be because, as spice prices dropped dramatically in Europe in the 1600s and it became easier for just anyone to season their food with them, tastemakers fell out of love with them. They began to emphasize dishes where the focus was the purest essence of the basic ingredients combined with flavours that served to bring that out. In a word, it may have been snobbery, Singh writes, that erased the joy of spice from many European tastes.56. Which of the following cuisines does NOT value hot and spicy flavour?A. Food in Europe before the 1600s.B. Dishes from places with warm climates.C. Food in the Americas.D. Dishes in today’s Britain.57. Which of the following is true about the relationship between temperature and spice?A. The higher the temperature is, the more spices are used.B. The lower the temperature is, the more chilli peppers are consumed.C. The higher the temperature is, the more expensive it is to get spices.D. The lower the temperature is, the more strongly flavoured the food is.58. In Paragraph 4, what does the sentence “Thailand in August, that ain’t” mean?A. People in Thailand don’t enjoy spicy food.B. Summer in Thailand doesn’t boast hot weather.C. Thai people don’t enjoy cold drinks in summer.D. Drinking hot water doesn’t help cool Thai people down.59. According to Maanvi Singh, today’s Europeans prefer pure tastes rather than strong, contrasting flavours, most probably because ________.A. the spice prices have grown too high for ordinary peopleB. people have been too used to food seasoned with spicesC. spice no longer represents a special right or advantageD. strongly flavoured spices no longer circulate in Europe(B)Memory expert Professor Jemima Gryaznov answers your most common questions about memory.1.____________________We remember the things that have strong connections in our mind, especially emotional connections. Childhood memories are often very emotional: we experience things for the first time so we have strong feelings of fear or excitement. Retelling events also helps to fix them in our memories and interesting or funny stories from our childhood are often told again and again!2. Do some people really have a photographic memory?It is well known that some people have an extraordinary memory. Daniel Tammet, for example, can remember the first 22,500 digits of pi and Stephen Wiltshire can draw a detailed picture of a city from memory after flying over it in a helicopter. However, neither Daniel nor Stephen has a photographic memory. They are good at remembering particular things for a limited time. A person with a photographic memory could remember every detail of a picture, a book or an event many years later. No one has yet proved that they have a photographic memory in a scientific test.3. Is computer memory better than human memory?That depends on what you mean by “better”! Information in a computer is stored in separate pieces. Human memory is stored in a different way. Each piece of information is connected to many other pieces. That’s why a particular smell can bring back memories of a holiday or a person. The problem with human memory is that it is messy and not very accurate. The problem with computer memory is that it can’t make connections between pieces of information — it isn’t creative.4. I’m 24. Is my memory getting worse?Not yet, but it will do soon. Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25. At that point we can remember up to 200 pieces of information a second. After this age, however, the brain starts to get smaller. By the age of 40 weare losing 10,000 brain cells every day. By middle age our memory is significantly worse than when we were young.5. Is it possible to remember early childhood?Scientists used to believe that it was impossible to remember very early childhood, but recent research shows that babies are much cleverer than we previously thought. Some people really can remember being a baby. Others, however, remember nothing before the age of five or even ten!60. Which of the following questions best fits the blank in the passage?A. What can we do to improve our memory as we grow older?B. Can childhood memories help us remember what has happened recently?C. How do we establish emotional connections with our childhood experiences?D. Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week?61. What can we learn about photographic memory?A. Only some of us can benefit from it.B. There is no reliable evidence that it exists.C. We cannot acquire it without specialized training.D. It enables us to remember details in a limited time.62. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?A. In most cases information is separately stored in human memory.B. Human’s ability to memorize things declines as the brain gets smaller.C. Computer memory is better than human memory from many perspectives.D. Whether we can remember our early-childhood needs more scientific research.(C)Dr. Donald Sadoway at MIT started his own battery company with the hope of changing the world’s energy future. It’s a dramatic endorsement (认可) for a technology most people think about only when their smartphone goes dark. But Sadoway isn’t alone in boasting about energy storage as a missing link to a cleaner, more efficient, and more equitable energy future.Scientists and engineers have long believed in the promise of batteries to change the world. Advanced batteries are moving out of specialized markets and creeping into the mainstream, signaling a tipping point for forward-looking technologies such as electric cars and rooftop solar propels.The ubiquitous (无所不在的) battery has already come a long way, of course. For better or worse, batteries make possible our mobile-first lifestyles, our screen culture, our increasingly globalized world. Still, as impressive as all this is, it may be trivial compared with what comes next. Having already enabled a communications revolution, the battery is now poised to transform just about everything else.The wireless age is expanding to include not just our phones, tablets, and laptops, but also our cars, homes, and even whole communities. In emerging economies, rural communities are bypassing the wires and wooden poles that spread power. Instead, some in Africa and Asia are seeing their first lightbulbs illuminated by the power of sunlight stored in batteries.Today, energy storage is a $33 billion global industry that generates nearly 100 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year. By the end of the decade, it’s expected to be worth over 50 billion dollars and generate 160 gigawatt-hours,enough to attract the attention of major companies that might not otherwise be interested in a decidedly pedestrian technology. Even utility companies, which have long viewed batteries and alternative forms of energy as a threat, are learning to embrace the technologies as enabling rather than disrupting.Today’s battery breakthroughs come as the world looks to expand modern energy access to the billion or so people without it, while also cutting back on fuels that warm the planet. Those simultaneous challenges appear less overwhelming with increasingly better answers to a centuries-old question: how to make power portable.To be sure, the battery still has a long way to go before the nightly recharge completely replaces the weekly trip to the gas station. A battery-powered world comes with its own risks, too. What happens to the centralized electric grid, which took decades and billions of dollars to build as: more and more people become “prosumers”, who produce and consume their own energy on site?No one knows which—if any—battery technology will ultimately dominate, but one thing remains clear. The future of energy is in how we store it.63. What does Dr. Sadoway think of energy storage?A. It involves the application of sophisticated technology.B. It is the direction energy development should follow.C. It will prove to be a profitable business.D. It is a technology benefiting everyone.64. What is most likely to happen when advanced batteries become widely used?A. Mobile-first lifestyles will become popular.B. The globalization process will be accelerated.C. Communications will take more diverse forms.D. The world will undergo revolutionary changes.65. In some rural communities of emerging economies, people have begun to ________.A. find digital devices simply indispensableB. communicate primarily by mobile phoneC. light their homes with stored solar energyD. distribute power with wires and wooden poles66. What does the author imply about the centralized electric grid?A. It might become a thing of the past.B. It might turn out to be a “prosumer”C. It will be easier to operate and maintain.D. It will have to be completely transformed.Section CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A. Both the gorgeous (非常美丽的) and non-gorgeous improved by being with other people.B. Sometimes the subjects in the pictures were shown as part of a three-person group.C. It turns out that people don’t even need to be in an actual group to look more attractive.D. It’s no secret that our definition of beauty is defined by a very clear set of physical norms.E. A big nose in the company of a small nose does not look bigger still; rather, both noses move closer to the average.F. While being average-looking might seem like a bad thing, the research suggests that’s not necessarily the case for attractiveness.According to a new study just published in Psychological Science, any one person seen in a group just seems better looking than when viewed alone. The reason: human eyes average things out, and when it comes to faces, average is usually good.67 Facial analysis studies show the symmetry (对称) is almost always regarded as prettier that asymmetry and the most beautiful faces are the ones on which eyes are no more or less than a certain distance apart, and the forehead, chin, cheeks and other features take up no more than a certain share of the whole. It’s the reason that models may be gorgeous but can prove awfully difficult to tell apart.“Perhaps,” says psychological scientist Drew Walker of the University of California, San Diego, in a statement that accompanied the release of the study, “beautiful people are all alike, but every unattractive person is unattractive in their own ways.”To test how that plays out in a group setting, Walker and his UCSD collaborator, psychological scientist Edward Vul, recruited 130 undergraduate students and showed them pictures of 100 different men and women. 68 Other times they were cut out to show just one face at a time. Still other times, the faces were taken out of context and arranged on a simple grid (风格) of either four, nine or 16 faces.Consistently, the researchers found, the sole shots were regarded as less attractive than the faces viewed in a group—whether in a real setting or on the grid. This was true regardless of the gender of the subjects and regardless of whether they would broadly be described as following most definitions of attractiveness or unattractiveness. 69 The explanation for the phenomenon, they believe, is the averaging effect and how it works. 70 “Individuals with complementary features—one person with narrow eyes and one person with wide eyes—would enjoy a greater boost in attractiveness when seen together, as compared to groups composed of individuals who have similar features,” Walker and Vul write.Ⅳ. Summary Writing71. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Curiosity Is an Increasingly Rare VirtueMost of the breakthrough discoveries and remarkable inventions throughout history, from flints (打火石) for starting a fire to self-driving cars, have something in common: They are the result of curiosity. But the journalist Ian Leslie, in his newly-published book Curious:The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It, insists that curiosity is a much-overlooked human virtue, crucial to our success, and we are losing it.Leslie presents considerable evidence for the claim that the society as a whole is growing less curious. In the U.S. and Europe, for example, the rise of the Internet, among other social and technological changes, has led to a declining consumption of news from outside the reader’s borders. Indeed, Google, for which Leslie expresses admiration, is also his frequent whipping boy (替罪羊): we seek only the information we want. But not everything is to be blamed on。
中职英语(基础模块2)高二英语第二次月考试题
中职英语(基础模块2)⾼⼆英语第⼆次⽉考试题2017—2018学年第⼆学期⾼⼆班英语科第⼆次⽉考试题时值 120分钟分值 150 分注意:请考⽣将选择题答案全部填写在答题卡上,否则视为⽆效。
第I卷⼀、单项填空(共25⼩题,每⼩题1分,共25分)第⼀节从每⼩题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,找出画线部分与所给单词的画线部分读⾳相同的选项。
例:have [ C ]A. gaveB. saveC. hatD. made1. laugh [ ]A. causeB. autumnC. auntD. because2. breathe [ ]A. healthB. deafC. increaseD. pleasure3. flood [ ]A. bloodB. footC. foodD. stood4. Christmas [ ]A. museumB. worseA. robotB. rubberC. doubleD. climb第⼆节从每⼩题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填⼊空⽩处的最佳选项。
例:It’s the ______ hotel in the town. [ D ]A. goodB. betterC. bestD. the best6. I wonder if there is university in your hometown. [ ]A. aB. anC. /D. the7. The boys spent the whole morning possible answers to the question. [ ]A. discussB. discussingC. discussedD. to discuss8. I’m afraid Mr. Brown isn’t in. Would you like to a message? [ ]A. giveB. carryC. leaveD. take9. I had hardly sat down there was another knock on the door. [ ]A. whenB. thanC. afterD. until10. The house is not as clean as usual. It needs . [ ]D. clean11. We shall never forget the day we met for the first time. [ ]A. whereB. thatC. whichD. when12. --- I’m not sure what to do next. [ ]--- Oh, I’ve no idea, .A. tooB. neitherC. eitherD. also13. good story she told us! [ ]A. WhatB. HowC. How aD. What a14. Let’s buy some books we can read on our trip. [ ]A. of whichB. whoC. thatD. whom15. ---I’m afraid I’ve broken the chair. [ ]--- . I can easily get it fixed.A. Excuse meB. Never mindC. Go aheadD. You’re welcome16. Bamboo is hollow, makes it very light. [ ]A. whatB. thisC. whichD. that17. She has to take a few selective classes. [ ]A. fedB. carriedC. decidedD. thought18. He found very difficult to ride a motorbike. [ ]A. himB. themC. itD. that19.Neither Wei Hua nor Ann on the team. [ ]A.is B.am C.are D.were20.Tom will call me as soon as he Shanghai. [ ] A.arrives B.will reach C. arrives in D.get to21. If you like the chicken, you may have as as you can. [ ]A. muchB. manyC. moreD. little22. The trees must three times a week. [ ]A. waterB. is wateringC. be wateredD. waters23. with him is a great pleasure. [ ]A. To talkB. TalkC. TalkedD. To talking24. He was made his work again. [ ]A. doB. to doC. doingD. to doing25. Tell us next. [ ]B. what to doC. how do itD. what to do it⼆、完形填空(共10⼩题;每⼩题2分,共20分)阅读下⾯短⽂,掌握其⼤意,让后从短⽂后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出适合填⼊空⽩处的最佳选项。
江西省景德镇市乐平市第三中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题(无答案)
乐平三中高二上学期10月月考英语试卷第一部分听力(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,从听力录音本卷答题卡题中所给的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。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the woman do tonight?A. Reschedule the meeting.B. Join a sports club.C. See a doctor.2. How does the woman feel about her interview at first?A. Worried.B. Excited.C. Confident.3. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a restaurant.B. At home.C. In a hotel.4. Why does the man need the car?A. To go to work.B. To deliver items for a party.C. To take his uncle to the hospital.5. What does the woman want to do?A. Store some water.B. Buy some containers.C. Fix a pipe.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。
6. What do we know about the woman?A. She likes comedy.B. She needs to prepare a present.C. She will have a project to work on.7. What ticket does the woman decide to book?A. A musical play.B. A comedy show.C. A rock concert.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Renting a coach.B. Booking a hotel.C. Rescheduling a conference.9. Why is the man worried?A. They might go over budget.B. The hotel rooms are not big enough.C. They have to get up early every day.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题10. What can we learn about John?A. He has changed a lot.B. He looks like his father.C. He is looking for a place to live.11. What does John work for?A. An overseas firm.B. His family business.C. An exporting company.12. What is John’s opinion on his life now?A. Enjoyable.B. Difficult.C. Exciting.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题.13. Why is the event organized?A. To make money.B. To encourage reading.C. To give away books to the school.14. Who is the organizer of the event?A. The school.B. The woman.C. The local bookstores.15. How will the man help?A. By collecting books.B. By leading a bake sale.C. By making a list of places.16. Where will the event be held?A. At a gym.B. At a library.C. At a bookstore.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题17. What is the museum trying to do?A. Attract more visitors.B. Introduce some artworks.C. Increase people’s appreciation of art.18. What program is available for children?A. Classes exploring art.B. Guest lectures.C. Workshops.19. How can visitors learn about art movements and trends?A. From the staff.B. From the library.C. From the classes.20. How many days is the museum open each week?A. Six days.B. Five days.C. Four days.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
福建省三明第一中学2023~2024学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试卷(含答案)
三明一中2023-2024学年下学期第二次月考高一英语试题本试卷共12页,满分150分,考试用时120分钟。
注意事项:1、答题前,考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号和座位号填写在答题卡上,将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。
2、作答选择题时,每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑;写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答,答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动,先划掉原来的答案,然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液,不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁;考试结束后,将答题卡交回。
第Ⅰ卷第一部分: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。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man doing?A. Arranging work.B. Giving some advice.C. Making a complaint.2. Who is the boy probably talking to?A. His aunt.B. His sister.C. His classmate.3. What is the man satisfied with about the movie?A. The plot.B. The actor.C. The box office.4. How does the man sound?A. Strict.B. Amazed.C. Pleased.5. How long does the man sleep every day?A.7 hours.B.8 hours.C. 9 hours.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。
江西省上饶县中学2015-2016学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题 含答案
上饶县中学2017届高二年级下学期第二次月考英语试卷命题人:邓丽华审题人:陈文贵时间:120分钟总分:150分第Ⅰ卷(三部分,共100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 did the woman order?A. Some milk. B。
Some coffee. C. Something to eat。
2. What does the girl plan to do with Holly?A. Clean their bikes. B。
Do their homework。
C。
Shop for a new skirt。
3. How many guests can the hotel hold at a time?A. 30。
B。
32。
C。
60.4. What is the conversation about?A. Ordering groceries。
B。
Getting a computer fixed. C. Buying electronics.5. How will the man probably feel?A。
Relieved。
B。
Angry。
C。
Indifferent。
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、7题。
6。
Why does the man say he needs special food?A。
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广西河池市高级中学15—16学年上学期高二第二次月考英语试题本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
第I卷1至8页,第II卷9至10页。
考试结束后,将答案卡交回。
第I卷注意事项:1.答题前,考生在答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚,并贴好条形码。
请认真核准条形码的准考证号、姓名和科目。
2.每小题选出答案后,用2B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。
在试题卷上作答无效.........。
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
每段对话后有一道小题,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. On what day can the woman have the film?A. MondayB. Tuesday. C . Wednesday.2. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Professor and student.B. Boss and secretary.C. Husband and wife.3. What do we know about the man?A. He will call Mr Peterson.B. He needs the woman’s report.C. His report is due at 3:00 pm.4. Whose secretary is the woman?A. Mr Peterson’sB. Mr Niels Olsen’sC. Mr Graber’s5. Who probably is the woman?A. A restaurant waiter.B. A hotel clerkC. A librarian.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. Why did the man call the woman?A. To tell her an accident.B. To ask her to ring a customer.C. To ask to send another engineer.7. Who is Jane probably?A. The man’s clerk.B. The man’s wife.C. The man’s customer. 听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. How much is the apartment near the park?A. $ 350.B. $ 400.C. $ 415.9. Why doesn’t the woman like the cheapest apartment?A. it’s noisy.B. It’s too small.C. It has no future.10. Which room are the speakers going to see?A. The one on 15 Avenue.B. The one near a great park.C. The one near University Avenue.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. What’s the matter with Ellan?A. She missed her family.B. She dreamed of her mother’s death.C. She has lost her money.12. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Husband and wifeC. Classmates.13. Which of the following is not true?A. Ellan cried just now.B. Ellan’s mother is ill.C. Ellan phoned her family.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14. Where is the man going?A. To Paris.B. To London.C. To Berlin.15. How did the man go to Europe in World War 11?A. By plane.B. By warship.C. By truck.16. How soon will the speaker arrive?A. In two hours.B. In four hours.C. In six hours.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. Why did the man give up studying physics?A. He didn’t like physics any more.B. His eyesight was too poor.C. He had to work to support himself.18. Why did the man resign from the engineering firm?A. He was not happy with the new director.B. He wanted to travel.C. He found his job boring.19. Why did the man take the job at the travel agency?A. He wanted to work with his friend.B. He enjoyed traveling around the world.C. He wanted to go to Spain.20. Why did the man start to teach English part time?A. He wanted to earn more to support his family.B. The owner of the school promised him a good position.C. He could earn more as teacher than as a travel agent.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ABritain’s oldest man made his first visit to London yesterday at the age of 110. Mr John Evans had never found the time or the money to make the trip from his house in Forest Fach, near Swansea. But, when British Rail offered him an all-expenses-paid birthday trip to the capital, he just could not refuse.He arrived at Paddington Station and smartly turned out in his best suit, favorite Panama hat and a red rose in his buttonhole. “It’s very exciting. There’s no doubt about it,” he said.Until yesterday he had never been far from home, except for one trip to Aberdeen. “But I have been on the seas to that far away land called llfracombe 21 miles from home,” he joked.Mr. Evans, who spent 60 years working as a miner in South Wales, almost made the journey to London once before, at the turn of th e century. “There was a trip to the White City but it was ten shillings return from Swansea—too much I thought. All my money went to the family then.” he said.During the next two days Mr. Evans will be taken on a whistle-stop tour of London to see the sights. Top of his list is a visit to the Houses of Parliament(国会) organized by his MP, Mr Gareth Wardell.The only arrangement he does not care for is the wheelchair provided to move him about if he gets tired. "I don't like the chair business--people will think I am getting old," he said. His secret for a long and healthy life has been well publicized--no alcohol, no cigarette and no anger.Before setting off from Swansea with his 76-year-old son, Amwel, he said jokingly, “I’m glad to see they’ve given me a return ticket.”21. The very reason that Mr Evans didn’t go to see the world is that_________.A. he ahd already been on the seas to llfracombeB. he couldn’t afford both the time and the money.C. he was too busy to go too far away from home.D. he believed “ East or west, home is the best.”22. Mr Evans didn’t like the wheelchair simply because_______.A. he was not used to traveling in it.B. the wheelchair was of poor quality and not easy to operateC. he thought he was still young enough to manage the trip.D. he actually preferred walking to sitting in it at home.23. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Mr Evans had to work hard to raise his family when young.B. The trip to London excited Mr Evans very much.C. Humor was one of Mr Evans’ characters.D. Mr Evans could not really enjoy the trip because of his age.BA friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.Paul answered," Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was surprised." You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything. Boy, I wish…" he hesitated.Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.“I wish,”the boy went on. “that I could be a brother like that." P aul looked at the boy in surprise, thenhe said again, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?”“Oh yes, I'd love that.” After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said. “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?”the boy asked.He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little. crippled (残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.“There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it… Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I've been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his cat. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in beside him and three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.24. The street urchin was very surprised when ________.A. Paul received an expensive carB. he saw the shining carC. Paul told him about the carD. he was walking around the car25. From the story we can see the urchin ________.A. wished he could have a brother like Paul's brotherB. wanted Paul's brother to give him a carC. wished to give his brother a carD. wished Paul could be a brother like that26. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________.A. to tell his brother about his wishB. to show he had a rich friendC. to let his brother ride in the carD. to show his neighbors the big car27. The best title of the story is____________________.A. A Christmas PresentB. A Brother like ThatC. A Street UrchinD. An Unforgettable Holiday RideCWhat are you going to do with your old computer after you buy a new one? You have paid high price for the old computer, but how much do you think it is worth now? Unfortunately, the only thing you can do is to throw it away, because few people want to buy an old computer.What do many people do when they try to sell their old computers? Foolishly, they take into account its original cost and then reduce the price according to the age of the computer---rather like a second-hand car. They are wrong. They forget that new computers are becoming cheaper every day, making old computers almost worthless. In 1995, for example, a good computer cost over $4,000. Ten years later its owner would e lucky to get $ 400.You must be careful about buying a second hand computer. The microchips in a computer may last a long time, but the hard disk will not. It will probably cost more to replace the hard disk with a new one than the computer itself is worth. So saving or repairing an old computer is like building a car from spare parts It is far cheaper to buy a new car.One magazine recently listed some suggestions. One suggestion was to give it to charity. The final one was to keep it somewhere and hope that it would become a collector’s item in fifteen or twenty years. But in fifteen or twenty years there may be so many old computers that they will be worthless.Whatever you decide to do with an old computer will not change the fact that it will be useless soon. The world of computers is quickly changing and eventually all computers will not only be integrated with video telephones and run DVD ROM disks, but also be able to perform many taskswhich yet we cannot even imagine. All these use will require much more advanced computers today go to the garbage can of the next century.28. According to the writer, if a computer is old, you’d better____________.A. sell it.B. use its spare parts againB. put it in a safe place for the future D. throw it away.29. The writer believes that it will cost far more to repair an old computer than to___________.A. buy a new computer.B. buy a new car.C. repair and old car.D. build a car form spare parts.30. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?A. It is not a good idea to buy a second hand computer.B. if we store our old computers, they must be valuable in twenty years.C. As the technology develops, computers will perform more tasks.D. Many people don’t know the true value of their old computers.31. What does the writer mean by the last sentence?A. Most computers are not yet advanced at all.B. Most advanced computers today will eventually be out-of-day.C. In the future advanced computers will be in garbage cans.D. There are not enough garbage cans for old computers at present.DAccording to decades-long research, women who took low daily doses of aspirin had a reduced death rate, especially from heart disease.The research, based on data from a major trial that has tracked almost 80,000 women since 1976, found that women who reported using aspirin on a regular basis had a 25 percent lower risk of death from any cause than women who didn’t take the drug.The risk of death from cardiovascular(心血管的) disease was 38 percent lower for aspirin users, and there was also a 12 percent reduction in cancer deaths that took effect after a decade of aspirin use, the researchers found in their report based on the Nurses’ Health Study.However, an accompanying editorial (社论)in the journal cautioned that the results were open to debate and far from definitive.The dissenting (持异议的) editorial was based on results of an earlier trial by the Women’s Health Study, which followed almost 40,000 women for 11 years and found no reduction in overall deaths. Therefore, the new findings “cannot overcome the accumulated evidence that aspirin is not particularly effective for the primary prevention of death from cardiovascular disease in women.”“This is a complicated issue,” said Dr. Andrew T. Chan, leading author of the new report. “We understand that aspirin has potential health benefits, but who would aspirin therapy(疗法) be appropriate for?”There are “areas of disagreement that need further study” before that question can be answered, Chan said. But there is information from the two large studies and other trials that can help guide women and their physicians, he said. And anyone who is thinking about daily aspirin “should really talk with doctors about the benefits and risks.”32. The new report clearly benefits the women sufferingA. cancerB. aspirin side effectsC. lose of memoryD. heart disease33. Which of the following questions hasn’t been solved acc ording to Dr. Chan?A. Who is proper for this treatment?B. Which of the two researches is really reliable?C. Who will do the further study in this area?D. Whether aspirin is beneficial for health?34. We know from the last paragraph that women who trust the treatment shouldA. be very careful about itB. start immediately with the help of their physiciansC. concentrate on the benefits instead of the risksD. turn to their physicians for only the benefit it has35. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To promote the new aspirin therapy to women.B. To draw a final conclusion on the debate.C. To introduce two controversial researches.D. To help women live longer and healthier.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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。