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高二英语试卷第一部分听力（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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。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.Whatdidthewomanb

uyforherhusbandforChristmas?A.Abook.B.Arecorder.C.Awatch.2.Wherewillthewomanprobablygofirst?A.Toaschool.B.Toafriend’shouse.C.Toalibrar

y.3.Whydoesthewomansuggesttheshirtwithlongsleeves?A.Itislovely.B.Itiswarm.C.Itiscomfortable.4.Wherearethespeaker

s?A.Inagarden.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inasupermarket.5.Howdoesthewomanfeelwhenhearingtheticketsweresoldout?A.Angry.B.Excited.C.Disappointed.第二节（共1

5小题；每小题1.5分，满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.Whywon’tthewomanwearherownhat?A.Itisuncomfortable.B.Itdoesn’tfither.C.Itisold.7.Whatwillthewomando?A.Tryonhersister’sgloves.B.Buyapairofboots.C.

Changeherjeans.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whydoesthemanneedtogethissuitcleanedinahurry?A.Hehasnoclothestoweartowork.B.Hewillattendapartythisevening.C.Hewant

stowearittoajobinterview.9.Whatwillthewomandoin40minutes?A.Dealwiththeman’ssuit.B.Workonajacket.C.Cleanapartydress.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.

Whatshouldthemandowhencomingtothecrossroads?A.Walkstraight.B.Turnleft.C.Turnright.11.Whichplaceisthepostof

ficenextto?A.Ashoestore.B.Alibrary.C.Abank.12.Whendoesthepostofficecloseaccordingtothewoman?A.At4:00.B.At4:20.C.At4:30.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。1

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.WhatpresentJimwillgiveGranny.B.HowJimwillcelebrateGranny’sbirth

day.C.WhetherJimwillgotoGranny’sbirthday.14.Atwhattimedoesthefootballmatchstart?A.10:00.B.12:00.C.12:30.15.HowwillJim’smumgotoGranny’stomorrow?A

.Bybike.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.16.WhatcanwelearnaboutJim?A.Hewillridebackhomeafterthematch.B.Hewillpreparelunchforhismothertomorrow.C

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erica.B.Differentclubsintheuniversities.C.Out-of-classactivitiesinuniversities.18.Ifyouwanttoformaclubyourself,whatshouldbedone

first?A.Askthepermissionofyourschool.B.Haveanideaforanorganization.C.Findsupportfromanadvisor.19.Whoplansa

lltheevents?A.Schoolleaders.B.Studentmembers.C.Clubadvisors.20.Whatdoallkindsofclubsandorganizationsaimfor?A.Developingstudents’differenti

nterests.B.Enrichingstudents’universitylife.C.Makingstudentsbetterknowaboutsociety.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）ALookand

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finallyhadenoughanddeclared,“Nomorecows!”ThatmademefeelalittlebetteraboutpoorTubby.24.Thewriter’sparentsboughtTubbysothat____.A.thefamil

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efoundit'salldowntothehormoneoxytocin(荷尔蒙催生素).Althoughknownasthelovehormone,itaffectsthesexesdifferently.“Womentendto

besocialintheirbehavior.Theyoftensharewithothers.Butmentendtobecompetitive.Theyaretryingtoimprovethe

irsocialstatus,”saidProfessorRyan.Generally,peoplebelievethatthehormoneoxytocinisletoutinourbodyinvarious

socialsituationsandourbodycreatesalargeamountofitduringpositivesocialinteractionssuchasfallinginloveorgivingbirth.Butinap

reviousexperimentProfessorRyanfoundthatthehormoneisalsoletoutinourbodyduringnegativesocialinteractionssuchasenvy.Further

researchesshowedthatinmenthehormoneoxytocinimprovestheabilitytorecognizecompetitiverelationships,butinwomenitraisestheabilitytoreco

gnizefriendship.ProfessorRyan'srecentexperimentused62menandwomenaged20to37.Halfoftheparticipantsreceivedoxytocin.Theotherhalfreceivedplace

bo(安慰剂).Afteraweek,thetwogroupsswitchedwithparticipants.Theywentthroughthesameprocedurewiththeothermaterial.Followingeachtreatment,theyweresh

ownsomevideopictureswithdifferentsocialinteractions.Thentheywereaskedtoanalyzetherelationshipsbyansweringsomequestion

s.Thequestionswereabouttellingfriendshipfromcompetition.Andtheiranswersshouldbebasedongestures,bodylanguageandfacialexpressions.Theresultsi

ndicatedthat,aftertreatmentwithoxytocin,men’sabilitytocorrectlyrecognizecompetitiverelationshipsimproved,butinwomenitwastheabilitytocorrectlyre

cognizefriendshipthatgotbetter.ProfessorRyanthusconcluded:“Ourexperimentprovesthatthehormoneoxytocincanraisepeople’sab

ilitiestobetterdistinguishdifferentsocialinteractions.Andthebehaviordifferencesbetweenmenandwomenarecausedbybiologicalfactorsthataremainlyh

ormonal.”27.Whatcausesmenandwomentobehavedifferentlyaccordingtothetext?A.Placebo.B.ThesocialstC.Thegesture.D.Oxytocin.28.Whatcanwel

earnfromProfessorRyan’spreviousexperiment?A.Ourbodyproducesoxytocinwhenwefeelunhappyaboutothers’success.B.Ourbodyletsoutoxyt

ocinwhenwearedeepinlove.C.Oxytocinaffectsourbehaviorinadifferentway.D.Oxytocinimprovesourabilitiestounde

rstandpeople’sbehaviordifferences.29.WhydidProfessorRyanconducttherecentexperiment?A.Toknowpeople’sdifferentabilitiestoanswerquestions.B.Toknowthe

differencesbetweenfriendshipandcompetition.C.Totesttheeffectofoxytocinontheabilitytorecognizesocialinte

ractions.D.Totestpeople’sunderstandingofbodylanguage.30.Theauthordevelopsthetextby________.A.discussingresearchexperiment

sB.describinghisownexperiencesC.distinguishingsexualdifferencesD.explainingpeople’sbehaviors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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Gettingyourchildrentostudycanbealittlelikegettingthemtoeattheirvegetables.31_______Makeastu

dytimeandhaveitatthesametimeeveryday.Thiswillhelpyourkidstolearntoscheduletheirdayandwillgivethemasenseofcontroloverhowtheyspendtheirtime.Allow

themtostudyinblocksoftime,suchasforhalfanhourwithafive-minutebreakinthemiddle.32_______ideal（理想的）study

timesareafterdinnerorrightafterschoolbeforedinner.Neverallowyourchildrentostudyinfrontofthetelevision,asthatwillencouragepassiveactivity.33_______Yo

u’llalsoneedtohelpyourkidsfindtherightplacetostudy.Afteryou’vesetupagoodstudytimeforlittlelearners,setupagoodplacewheretheycangetthosecre

ativejuicesflowing.34_______Makesurethereisatableoradeskandacomfortablechair.35_______Thisincludeshelpingthemoutwiththeirhomeworksometimesandb

eingthereforthemwiththeanswerstoanyquestions.Theinputyougiveyourchildrenduringstudyperiodswillhelpformabondandhelpmakestudying

enjoyable.A.Trytostopthisbadhabitbyofferingsomesortofreward.B.Instead,useTVasatreatorarewardwhenthehomeworkiscompleted.C.Finally,spendtime

withyourkidswhenthey’restudying.D.Oneofthebestwaystoformgoodstudyhabitsforyourkidsistodesignaschedulethattheykeepto.E.Holdthemtothesche

duletheycreateforthemselves.F.PickaplacewhereyourchildrencanstudyproperlyG.Keeptheatmospherelightandofferlotsofencouragement,too.第三部分语言应用（共两节，满分

45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Sixyear

sago,somethingunforgettablehappened.Mywife,Liz,andIcelebratedour50thwedding36thatyear.Itwasalovelyev

ent37byoursonsforus.Manywonderfulfriendsfromthepastsurpriseduswithpresentsand38.Ourgifttoeachotherwasadrivingtripoutwest.Wedrove

fromOntariointoAlberta,thensouthwardintoGlacierNationalParkinMontana,and39toYellowstoneNationalPark.Itwasa40springday,andtheBeartoothHighwayhadop

enedfortheseasonjustdaysbefore.41theroad,therewasstillagreatamountofsnow42.Thescenerywassoimpressivethatwemadenumerousstopstore

cordmemorieswithmycamera.At43thehighestpointofthehighway,Istoppedatalookouttocatchthe44views,withmywifeinthecenterofmycameralens.Therewerenotm

anyvehiclesontheroad.45,carswithenergeticyoungtourists46.Andthenweheardamotorcycleinthedistance.Thedr

iverofthemotorcycle,inrags,47behindourcar.Ashe48us,hisonlywordswere,“Givemeyourcameraandgetovertherewithyourwife.”

Imust49Ifeltnervousthatwemightberobbedwherewejustcreatedsomebeautifulmemories.50,hejusttookapictureofus,51my

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.reported38.A.congratulationsB.suggestionsC.messagesD.interests39.A.returnedB.slidC.withdrewD.continued40.A.coldB.warmC.hotD.mild41.A.BelowB.A

longsideC.BeyondD.Above42.A.meltingB.disappearingC.remainingD.rolling43.A.clearlyB.certainlyC.perfectlyD.roughly44.A.plainB.amazingC.familiarD.borin

g45.A.ConstantlyB.FinallyC.OccasionallyD.Gradually46.A.ranawayB.setoffC.brokedownD.passedby47.A.rushed

B.parkedC.circledD.fell48.A.approachedB.protectedC.warnedD.welcomed49.A.forgetB.agreeC.admitD.refuse50.A.HappilyB.StrangelyC.Dis

appointinglyD.Surprisingly51.A.handedbackB.droppedoffC.threwawayD.pickedout52.A.kindnessB.fearC.gratitudeD.regret53.A.justB.evenC.s

tillD.ever54.A.accentB.appearanceC.experienceD.intelligence55.A.imaginesB.clarifiesC.appreciatesD.remembers第二节

语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Whenyou___56___(hurt)deeplybysomeone,youmayfe

elitverydifficult___57___(remove)youranger.Butforgivingispossibleanditcanbe__58___greatbenefittoyourhealth.Uptonow,aresearch__59_

__(show)thatpeoplewhoforgivehavemoreenergy,betterappetiteandbettersleep.“Peoplewhoforgiveshow___60___(little)angerandmorehopefulness,”saysDr.Frederi

cLuskin,___61___wrotethebookForgiveforGood.“Soitcanhelpreducethetirednessandallowpeopletofeelmore___62___(energy).”Sowhensomeonehurtsyou,cooldow

nfirst.Takeacoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomethingthatgivesyoupleasure.Don’twaitforanapology.“Manytimesthepersonwhohurtyoumayescape___63___(apologize),”s

aysDr.Luskin.“Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon’tseethingsinsameway.”Nextkeepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnotnecessarilymeanaccepti

ng___64___thepersonhasdonetoyou.Finally,trytoseethingsfromthatperson’sopinions.Toachieveit,justput___65__(you)inthatperson’splace

.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华，从网上获悉大自然保护协会(theNatureConservancy)正在全球招募环保志愿者。请你用英语写一份申请函，内容包括1。写信目的；2。自我介绍3。希望获准。注意:1。

词数100左右；2。可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSirorMadam____________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节概要写作（满分25分）阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Moststudentsexperiencealotofstre

sswhilepreparingforexams,asboththeirparentsandteachersexpectthemtogethighscores.Studentswhofeelanxiousarelikelytoexperienceproblemslikediffic

ultyinconcentratingwhilestudying,confusion,feelingstressedwhilelookingatdifficultquestions,feelingblank,sweating,sleeplessnessetc.Undersuchcirc

umstances,theyendupscoringlessthantheycouldhave.Therefore,it’sextremelyimportantforstudentstolearnabouthowtoovercomefear,

sothattheycantaketheirexaminationconfidently,finallyearninggoodgrades.Hereareafewtipsonwaystoovercomeexamfear.Therea

remanystudentswhotakestudieslightly,leavingeverythingtobestudiedatthelastminute.Asaresult,whenexamsarearoundthecorne

r,theyfeelscared,astheydon’tknowwheretostart,andwhattostudy.Sotheeasiestwayofovercomingthisproblemistostartstudyingmuchbeforetheexam.Anothercommo

nmistakethatmanystudentsmakeisthattheydon’tmakeanefforttounderstandthesubject.Whentheyhavememorizedthingswithoutunderstandingth

em,thechancesofforgettingaremore.Therefore,itisvitaltounderstandtheconceptbeforememorizingit.Inthisway,youwillneverforgetanyimport

antpoint.Besides,thattheexamsarecomingdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetositwithyourbooksfortheentireday,andstudentsshouldt

akeregularbreakstorelaxandrefreshtheirminds.However,theyshouldavoidwatchingtoomuchTVandaddictingthemselvestotheInternet,inwhichway,theyaremorelikely

towastetime.Apartfromthetipsabove,herearesomepointsthatwillhelpstudentscopewithexam-relatedanxiety.Forexample,

beforetheexam,avoidstudyinganythingneworhavingconversationswithyourclassmatesaboutwhattheyhavestudiedandhowmuchtheyhavestudied,bothofwhichwillmak

eyoumorenervous.Duringtheexam,ifyougetblankafterseeingdifficultquestions,ignorethemforthetimebeing,anddealwiththoseyoufin

deasier.Onceyouhavecompletedthem,gobacktothedifficultones._____________________________________________________________________________

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二英语试卷参考答案第一部分：听力（每小题1分，共20分）1-5CCBBC6-10ABCBC11-15BCCAB16-20CCBBA第四部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节A.答案：21.D;22.C;23.BB.答案：24.A;25.C;26.B;C.答案：27.D;28.A;29.C;30.

A第二节七选五答案：31-35DEBFC第五部分语言应用第一节完形填空答案：36-40BCADA41-45BCDBC46-50DBACD51-55ACABD第二节:语法填空56.arehurt57.toremove58of59hasshown6

0.less61.who62.energetic63.apologizing64.what65.yourself第四部分写作第一节应用文写作DearSirorMadam，I'maseniorhighschoolstudentfromChina.I'mwritingtoappl

yforthepositionofanenvironmentalprotectionvolunteerthatyouhaveadvertisedontheInternet.Personally,Ithinkitcannotonl

yenrichmyknowledgeandexperiencebutalsobenefittheenvironment.Inthepastfewyears,I'veparticipatedinvarioussocialactivities

inwhichIperformedwellandgainedrichexperience.Besides,myexcellentEnglishandcommunicationskillsmakemefitforthepositio

n.I'dappreciateitifyoucouldtakemyapplicationforthepositionintoconsideration.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,liHua第二节概要写作第三节

【写作提示】本文指出了学生考前压力产生的原因以及克服的办法。文章包含的信息较多,概括时一定要理清重点信息,把握要点,不要被分支信息分散了注意力。本文的要点信息较多,写概要时要尽量包括进去,不要漏掉信息。Moststudentswil

lexperiencestressduringexaminationperiods.(要点1)Toovercomeit,studentsshouldmakeagoodpreparationaheadoftime.(要点2)Besides,understan

dingwhatyouarelearninginsteadofjustmemorizingitmattersgreatly.(要点3)Learningtorelaxproperlybeforeexamsi

sofbenefit.(要点4)Itiswisenottolearnanythingnewortalkwithclassmatesaboutwhattheyhavestudiedorhowmuchtheyhavestudied.(要点5)

Clevermethodsduringtheexams,suchascompletingeasyquestionsfirst,alsocountindealingwithanxieties.(要点6)附：听力原文Text1M:Ha

veyouboughtyourChristmaspresentsyet?W:Almost.Igotawatchformyhusband.AndI’mgoingtofindabookorarecorderfo

rmydad.Text2M:Whyareyouleavingsoearly?W:Well,Ihavetogoandborrowsomebooksbeforepickingupthechildrenfromschool.Text3M:Ican’tdecidewhattowear.Ilikethisl

ovelyshirtwithshortsleeves.It’smadeofcottonandcomfortable.W:Butyoumightbecold.Whydon’tyouweartheshirtwithlongsleeves?M:

Goodidea.Text4W:Doyouhaveapplepieonthemenu?M:Yes.W:Andwhat’syourspecialtoday?M:Friedfishandcheesecake.Text5M:Hi,I’mhome.W:Hi

!Didyouremembertobuythetickets?M:Well,Iremember,buttheyweresoldout.W:Ohno.Iwasreallylookingforwardtoit.It’sthelast

nightthattheplayison.Text6W:DoIneedtowearspecialbootsforhorse-ridinglessons?M:Yes,everyonedoes.Youmust

alsowearahat.Wehavesomegoodonesattheridingschool,sodon’tworryaboutthat.W:Oh,good.Myfatherboughtmeahatlastweek,butit’snotcomfortable.M:An

dit’salsoagoodideatowearsomegloves.W:That’sOK.I’vegotsomegloves.Mysisterhadsomeboots,buttheydon’tfitme.I’llhavetogoto

theshopsandgetsome.CanIwearmyjeans?M:Jeansarefine.Text7M:Ineedthissuitcleanedandpressedbythisafternoon.Isi

tpossible?W:Well,wedotakerushordersbutit’sgoingtocostyouabitmore.Whattimedoyouneeditby?M:Ihavetowearittoaveryimportantjobinterviewtoday.

Canyouhaveitreadyformeby2o’clock?W:Ihaveacoatandapartydressonrushordertoday,buttheydon’thavetobereadyuntillaterthiseveni

ng.I’llgettoyoursuitrightafterI’mfinishedwiththisjacketI’mworkingon.Itshouldtakemeabout40minutestogetthejo

bdone,soyoucancomeandpickitupanytimeafter12:00..Text8M:Excuseme,Wouldyouhappentoknowwherethepostofficeis?Iwasto

ldthatitwassomewhereraroundhere,butIcan’tseemtofindit.W:Thepostofficeyou’relookingforusedtoberighthereinthemiddleo

ftheshoestoreandthebank,butitmovedtothecornerofSunsetRoadandElmStreetacoupleofweeksago.Ifyouwanttogothere,justwalkstraightd

ownthisroaduntilthecrossroads.Turnright,andwalktwoblocksuntilyouseethepostofficeonthenorthwestcorner,nexttoalibrary.M:Thanksalot.And,

doyouknowwhattimeitcloses,bytheway?Iheardtheclosingtimeisat4o’clock.W:AsfarasIknow,they’reopenuntil4:30.Yes,I’msurethey’reopennow.Iwasther

etheotherday,andIrememberlookingatmywatch.Itwas4:20atthetime.Text9W:Jim,let’sdecidewhatwe’redoingforGranny’sbirthdaytomorrow.M:

WellMum,I’vegotabitofaproblem.IwasplanningtocomewithyoutoGranny’s,butJohnhasaskedmetoplayinafootballmatch.W:Well

,certainlyI’mgoing.Butyougoandseehermostweekends.I’msureshewon’tmindifyoudon’tgotomorrow.M:ButIwanttogiveherthepresentI’veboughther--

--arecipebook.W:Good.She’sgoingtolikeit.Sowhattimeisthefootballmatch?M:Well,itstartsatteno’clock,anditshouldbefinishedbyabouttwelve-thirty

.W:Mmm...whynotcomeafterthat?W:Butaren’tyougoingtoGranny’searly?M:Youdon’thavetocomewithme.Whydon’tyou

rideoverthereonyourbikeafterthematch?W:That’sagoodidea,butI’llbetiredafterthematch.Icouldgetthebus,though.M:OK.So,youcancomeforlunch,andthenyou

couldcomebackwithmeinthecarlateron.W:Actually,I’vearrangedtomeetsomefriendstomorroweveninginacafeintown.Icould

gostraightfromGranny’s.W:Fine.I’llcallhernow.Text10M:HereintheUSA,collegelifecanbeasinterestingasyoucanimagine.Itistimetoexperiencenewthingsandstu

diesalonedonotsatisfythestudents.Thisiswhereout-of-classactivitiescomein.Theseactivitiesrangefromclubs,organizationsandgroupstosports.Theya

realldirectedbystudentsthemselves.Eachorganizationhasanadvisor,butstudentmembersplanallactivitiesandevents.I

nauniversitythereareasmanyashundredsofstudentorganizationsforstudentstochoosefrom.Eachstudentissuretohaveacluborgroupthatfitshisneedsorin

terests.Theclubsrangefromreligiontocommunityservice,sportsandhobbies.Forexample,thereareskiclubs,yogaclubs,danceclubs,etc.Ify

oucannotfindaclubthatyouareinterestedin,youcanhaveanideaforanewclub,andformoneyourself.Allyouhavetodoistopasstheideathroughthesch

oolandfindanadvisorandiftheschoolagrees,you’llhaveanewstudentorganization!Clubsandorganizationshelpstudentsexploretheirinter

ests,whichmayturnintolifelonghobbiesorevenbecometheircareersinlife