定州中学2016—2017学年第一学期高二开学考试

英语试题

第I卷（选择题）

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 is the man doing?

A. Watching TV B. Cooking C. Preparing to go out

2. Where is Lisa most probably now?

A. At work B. At home C. In the hospital

3. What did David do yesterday?

A. He did his homework B. He went swimming C. He had an exam

4. When is the plane leaving?

A. At 4:40 B. At 5:40 C. At 6:40

5. How will Bella go to Shanghai?

A. By plane B. By car C. By train

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. What is included in the rent?

A. Gas B. Internet access C. Electricity

7. How much did the man’s friend pay in rent?

A. $1,200 B. $1,000 C. $800

听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。

8. What did Shirley buy at the market?

A. Chinese paintings B. Papercuts C. Old furniture

9. What is the main theme of papercuts?

A. Animals B. Plants C. Babies

听第8段材料，回答第10--12题。

10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Doctor and patient B. Teacher and student C. Classmates

11. What was wrong with Sarah?

A. She didn’t want to attend class

B. She failed the English test

C. She was in hospital with a stomachache

12. When will Sarch and John meet on Sunday?

A. At 10:00 B. At 9:30 C. At 9:00

听第9段材料，回答第13--16题。

13. Which type of tea is best in the shop?

A. Longjing B. Jasmine C. Tieguanyin

14. Where are Chinese teas?

A. In the showcases B. On the shelves C. On the first floor

15. Why does the man want to buy some Chinese tea?

A. He thinks Chinese tea is famous

B. He wants to send it to his friends

C. He likes drinking tea

16. How much does the man pay for the tea?

A. 200 yuan B. 160yuan C. 80 yuan

听第10段材料，回答第17--20题。

17. What is Michael Jackson known as?

A. The king of music B. The king of dance C. The king of pop

18. How many records has Michael Jackson sold?

A. More than 103 million B. More than 130 million C. More than 300 million

19. When did Michael Jackson begin his musical career?

A. In 1963 B. In 1971 C. In 1979

20. How many children did Michael Jackson have?

A. Two B. Three C. Four

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）

A

Saturday, March 24th

We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国). All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is

cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in

the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.

Tuesday, March 27th

Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited

the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables.

Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later

today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in

Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.

Friday, March 30th

Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in

the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life-no computers or

phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say

"hello". Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best

way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back

next year.

21．The diaries above show the writer's _____ days in Thailand.

A. 3 B. 7

C. 15 D. 30

22．It seems that visitors _____ in Bangkok.

A. often feel hungry

B. can always find cheap things

C. can’t take any photos

D. can enjoy themselves

23．Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.

B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.

C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.

D. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.

B

Werewolves (狼人) aren’t the only creatures affected by the moon’s cycles（周期）. A full moon also affects people’s sleep more or less, reports a Swiss team of scientists. Even people who sleep in a lab without windows could reduce their sleeping time a little once a month.

To test the moon’s influence, 33 adults of both sexes and ages of many kinds spent several nights in a sleep lab. As they slept, researchers recorded their brain activity, eye movements and hormone levels (荷尔蒙水平). On nights closer to a full moon, the sleepers took an average of five minutes longer to fall asleep, and slept for 20 minutes less. In addition, brain activity fell by 30 percent during the sleep. And hormone levels that help control sleep cycles went down. On these nights, the sleepers complained they couldn’t sleep well even though they didn’t know the moon’s cycle. On the bright side, no sleeper turned into a werewolf.

The Swiss team doesn’t know how the moon affects sleep. The gravity (重力) of the moon causes ocean tides（潮汐）to rise and fall. But that force is too weak to affect sleep, Gajochen says. He believed some body’s biological clock may be affected by the moon cycles. There may be another reason, says David Dinges. This sleep researcher at the University Of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia says that the body clock is very sensitive（敏感的）to light at night. Those sleepers could have been affected by having too much moonlight before arriving at the lab.

24．The writer mentioned “werewolves” in the first paragraph to ________.

A. show there are the moon’s cycles

B. attract people’s attention to the report

C. introduce a creature to readers

D. ask people not to sleep alone in the lab

25．What happened to the sleepers during the experiment on a full moon?

A. They slept for about five minutes longer.

B. They could only sleep for 20 minutes.

C. Their brains were not as active as they were

D. They complained they were too tired to sleep.

26．The last paragraph is developed mainly by ________.

A. analyzing (分析) reasons B. explaining differences

C. making comparisons D. following the time order

27．The passage is mainly about ________.

A. the sleeping problems caused by the moon’s cycles

B. the influence of the moon on human sleeping habits

C. the moon’s influence on sleeping and its possible reasons

D. the ways to get a better sleep on a full moon night

C

The younger generation (一代人), according to a new survey, can hardly remember the last time of climbing trees or flying kites, as they are kept indoors and short of outdoor experiences.

The survey of 1,000 people found that the current (现在的) generation of 15- to 34-year-olds have fewer memories (记忆) of 12 key countryside activities such as swimming in rivers or going fishing.

The research found that three quarters of the older generation remembered playing games or climbing trees, compared with two thirds of younger adults.

The 55+ generation also had more memories of collecting stones, visiting a farm or pond dipping. Altogether, two thirds of older people had more memories of playing outdoors compared to just over half of the younger generation.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) carried out the study at the start of the school term to stress the growing worry that children are not getting outdoors enough.

The study has found that 82 per cent of people think that schools should provide more outdoor education and most believe nature is still important to children today.

Dr. Mike Clarke, head of the RSPB, said children who are usually kept indoors are easier to get "nature deficit disorder". He said public money should be used to take children on day trips to nature and to build wildlife gardens, especially in poor areas.

"To many people, it would seem clear and unquestionable that an important part of childhood is exploring the world around you. Unfortunately, this is far from the fact and the children are having less time and fewer chances to get close to nature," he said.

"The RSPB has more than a 40-year history in getting children outdoors and is still continuing to play our role. We now need the government and the schools to realize that they should play the most important role in making it possible for all the children to experience, enjoy and benefit (受益) from the outdoor environment."

28．Compared with the current generation, the older generation had ________.

A. more homework and exercises when they were children

B. more memories of wonderful life in the countryside

C. fewer memories of taking part in outdoor activities

D. fewer chances of going on a visit to the big cities

29．The RSPB carried out the study in order to tell people to ________.

A. spend more time with their kids

B. care more about the kids' growth

C. let their kids get more outdoor activities

D. order the schools to provide outdoor education

30．According to the passage, "nature deficit disorder" often happens to ________.

A. children who often stay indoors

B. children who often go outdoors

C. all the younger generation

D. all the older generation

31．We can learn from Dr. Clarke's words in the last paragraph that ________.

A. all the children can’t get close to nature and aren’t healthy any longer

B. outdoor activities are the most important for the current generation

C. the RSPB is more important than the government and schools in getting kids outdoors

D. the RSPB plays an