湖南省长沙市麓山国际实验学校2018_2019学年高二英语上学期开学摸底考试试题.doc

1、- 1 -湖南省长沙市麓山国际实验学校 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期开学摸底考试试题第 I 卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 20 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 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 speakers do on Saturday? A. Go to wor

2、k. 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. What are the s

3、peakers mainly discussing? A. Their exam schedules.B. Their recent sleep habits.C. Their physics exam results.第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。- 2 -听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What doe

4、s the man like most about reusable bags? A. They are free.B. They have a variety of uses.C. They are lighter and easier to carry.7. What discount do shoppers receive if they use reusable bags?A. 10% off. B. 3% off. C. 10 cents off.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. Why doesnt Brad like online shopping? A. He

5、doesnt like to plan.B. He doesnt like to stay at home waiting.C. He doesnt 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. Shes his mom. B. Shes his employee. C. Shes his sister.听第

6、8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. In the beginning, what does the woman think George is doing?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. According to George, why is active read

7、ing useful? A. It helps students learn new words.B. It shows students what they already know.C. Its a good learning method for both slow and fast students.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。- 3 -14. Who will know about the move tonight?A. Lily. B. Katie. C. Jason.15. According to the woman, what is much better

8、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

9、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 application due?A. In late April. B. In mid-May. C. In early July.第二部分

10、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。AWhen we think of flavor (味道), it is our noses and taste buds (味蕾) that we think of first. Isnt it natural that taste and smell are the main senses when we enjoy food and drink? Well, perhaps not. “Now we a

11、re beginning to understand that flavor depends on parts of the brain that involve not only taste, smell and touch, but vision. These signals, plus our emotions and past experiences, result in perception (感受) - 4 -of flavors, and decide whether we like or dislike foods.” “Years ago, flavor was a tabl

12、e with two legs taste and odor， ” Terry E. Acree, PhD, told National Geographic.A good example of “the first bite is taken with the eye” is that if we were shown two plates of strawberries, one red and the other pinkish, the majority of us would be attracted to red because “it signals ripeness, swee

13、tness and calories”， explained The Guardian.The findings of a German study seem to back this up. Its subjects said wine tasted 50 percent sweeter if drunk under red light, rather than under blue or white.In a study released in midDecember, scientists found that the color of your coffee mug can chang

14、e the way your coffee tastes, reported The Washington Post. And it is not just the color of the food that matters. Specifically, the white mug was associated with a more “intense” (or bitter) tasting cup of coffee, and the clear glass mug was not. The blue mug, meanwhile, was “kind of an intermediat

15、e (中等的)” ， Charles Spence, head of the research laboratory at Oxford University, told the newspaper.The opposite was true for perceived sweetness those who took part tasted less sweetness when drinking from the white mug than they did when drinking from both the blue and clear glass mugs.Its also po

16、ssible that certain colors are associated with certain experiences. In the case of coffee, the researchers believe the color brown might be something people associate with bitterness. “The white mug may have affected the perceived brownness of the coffee and this, in turn, may have affected the perc

17、eived intensity (and sweetness) of the coffee， ” the researchers wrote.21The passage mainly discusses _.Atasting with eyes Bideas about flavorCwine and coffee Dcolors and likes22What does the underlined word “odor” in Paragraph 1 refer to?ATouch. BSmell.CVision. DColor.23What is the last paragraph m

18、ainly about?AColors and experiences. BBrown and white.- 5 -CInterest and research. DBitterness and sweetness.BJohnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, and then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English studen

19、t, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English

20、. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny parents looked at his report card. They were very happy.“An A in English！” said Johnnys Dad. “Youre a very clever boy, Johnny.”Johnny is a hacker (黑客). Hackers know how to take information from other computer

21、s and put new information in. Using a modem (调制调解器), they join their computers to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer account and put it into their own ones. And they never have to

22、leave home to do it! They are called hackers.24Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _Athe classroom Bthe school office Ca bank near his house Dhis own house25When Johnnys parents saw the report, they were happy because _AJohnny was good at math BJohnny loved computersCJohnny could j

23、oin one computer to another Dthey thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer26Who are worried about hackers in the story?AJohnnys parentsBSchool headmasters, teachers and the police- 6 -COnly the policeDMany school headmasters and teachers27What should the hackers know well, do you think, aft

24、er you read this story?AInformation.BBank computer accounts.CComputers.DGrades.CLarge companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large.The same problem,on a smaller scale,faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs.There can be little prospect o

25、f raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know, and while banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally unwilling to provide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share

26、in the business in exchange for a share in future profits. They do this by issuing stocks(发行股票) and shares in the business through The Stock Exchange(证券交易所). By doing so they can put into circulation the savings of individuals and institution, both at home and overseas.When the saver needs his money

27、 back,he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it.Instead, he sells his shares to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money.Without hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, railways, this country could not function.All these require continuous spending on new

28、equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. The government,local authorities, and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending,and they,too,come to The Stock Exchange.T

29、here is hardly a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not depend on the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In - 7 -one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange exists to prov

30、ide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.28. Generally speaking, those companies involved in new production and long-term project must_.A. borrow large sums of money from friends and people they knowB. depend on the population as a whole for financeC. ask the banks

31、to lend them moneyD. rely on their own financial resources29. The people are willing to lend money to those companies because those companies _. A. repay them as soon as possibleB. sell the shares in the companies to themC. distribute the future profits to themD. both B and C30. When the savers want

32、 their money back they_.A. go to the company with whom they originally placed their money and sell their sharesB. ask another company to obtain their sharesC. put their shares back on the marketD. sell their shares back on the market31. The Stock Exchange exists_.A. to provide for any needy companie

33、sB. to raise money for governments onlyC. because it is useful to new developmentD. because people are rich and have much savingsDIs it possible that the sinking of the Titanic was caused by a ghost? A plot of the story below is true . but did it really happen quite like this?Our story begins not in

34、 the icy cold waters of the North Atlantic, but - 8 -rather thousands of miles away in Egypt. It is here, perhaps, that we can find the start of the mystery (谜) of the Titanic, in the year 1910, in the great city of Cairo.One day, a famous professor of Egyptian history called Douglas Murray was stay

35、ing in Cairo, when he was contacted by an American adventurer.The American had something unusual to offer Murray, something that was certain to thrill him: a beautiful ancient Egyptian mummy case, containing the mummy of an Egyptian queen. It was over 3,000 years old, but in beautiful condition gold

36、, with bright paintings on it. Murray was delighted with both the object and the askingprice. He gave the man a cheque immediately.The cheque was never cashed. That evening the American adventurer died. For his part, Murray arranged to have the treasure sent back to Britain. However, it was not long

37、 before he learnt more about the beautiful mummy case: On the walls of the tomb in which it had been discovered, there were messages which warned of terrible consequences to anyone who broke into the tomb. Murray was disbelieving of these warnings until a few days later, when a gun he was holding ex

38、ploded in his hand, shattering his arm. The arm had to be cut off.After the accident, Murray decided to return to his homeland. On the return journey, two of his companions died mysteriously, and two servants who had handled the mummy also passed away. The nowterrified Murray decided he would get ri

39、d of the cursed case as soon as he arrived in London. A lady he knew named Janet Jones said she would like it, so he gave it to her. Shortly afterwards, Jones mother died, and she herself caught a strange disease. She tried returning the mummy, but naturally Murray refused it. In the end, it was pre

40、sented to the British Museum.Even in the museum, the mummy apparently continued to cause strange events. A museum photographer died shortly after taking pictures of the new exhibit, and a manager also died for no apparent reason. In the end, the British Museum decided to get rid of the mummy too. Th

41、ey sold it to a collector in New York.At the start of April 1912, arrangements for the transfer were complete, and - 9 -the mummy began the journey to its new home. But the New Yorker never received the mummy or its case. For when the Titanic sank, one of the objects in its strongroom was the mummy

42、case. Or so they say.32In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “cursed” is closest in meaning to _.Aforgotten BuncommonCexpensive Dunlucky33In what order did the following events occur?aThe case was given to the British Museum.bJanet Jones caught a mysterious illness.cMurrays arm was cut off.dThe mummy

43、case was sold to an American.eA man who took a picture of the case died.fWarnings were written on the tombs walls.Af，c，b，a，e，d Bc，f，b，a，e，dCd，f，b，c，a，e Df，a，c，b，e，d34What is the main purpose of this passage?ATo entertain readers with a story of mystery.BTo introduce an important historical event to

44、readers.CTo warn readers about the dangers of mummies curses.DTo inform readers about the true cause of the Titanics sinking.35According to the passage, where is the Egyptian mummy now?AAt the British Museum. BIn New York.CIn Egypt. DUnder the sea.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

45、最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。A great number of people can get injured or even killed resulting from a human stampede (蜂拥)The bad thing is that a peaceful group of people can quickly turn into a crazy panicked crowd._36_If you are in a crowd, the most - 10 -important thing is to make yourself familiar with your

46、surroundings and mentally notice the exits. No matter where you are, make sure you always know how to get out. _37_If you are in a crowd of moving people, wet or uneven ground can be slippery or dangerous, causing you to fall.Be aware of the general atmosphere of the event, as panic situations can o

47、ften be expected. When in danger, a few seconds can make all the difference. If you find yourself in the middle of a moving crowd, do not fight against the pressure and do not stand still or sit down. _38_Take advantage of any space that may open up and try to move sideways to the crowd movement whe

48、re the flow is weaker._39_It gives you movement and protects your chest. If you fall, get up quickly. If you fall and cannot get up, keep moving by crawling in the same direction of the crowd, or if that is not possible, then cover your head with your arms and curl up (蜷缩)_40_ Sometimes, finding a r

49、ight posture can save your life.AMake yourself aware of the type of ground you are standing on.BDo not lie on your stomach or back, as this dangerously exposes your lungs.CIf you are stepped on, you should shout for help.DInstead, move in the same direction of the crowd.EKeep your hands up by your chest, like a boxer.FStretch your arms to the full length so that you can make more space to move in