听力部分

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，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 does the man want to do first?

A. Have an ice cream. B. Open the gifts. C. Play some games.

2. What does the woman mean?

A. She will pass the man some sugar.

B. The man shouldn’t have more sugar.

C. She will make some coffee for the man.

3. What is the woman’s suggestion for the man?

A. Find someone to replace him. B. Take a break now. C. Wait for Ben.

4. Why is Tracy so happy?

A. She has received her favorite journal.

B. She has won a prize for her research.

C. She has got her paper published.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. An interesting film. B. Some history books. C. Their activities last night.

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. What is Johnny doing?

A. Playing in the water. B. Playing with cars. C. Having a walk.

7. Who is giving Johnny his bath tonight probably?

A. The man. B. The woman. C. Himself.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What’s the man doing?

A. Applying for a job. B. Asking for help. C. Showing the way.

9. What level does the man mostly teach?

A. All levels B. Beginners C. Advanced.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a net bar. B. At the woman’s office. C. At the man’s apartment.

11. How much did the woman pay for her hard drive?

A. $200 B. $300 C. $350

12. What do the speakers agree?

A. Hard drives are more expensive.

B. Technology keeps improving.

C. People depend too much on computers.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What does Nathan have to write down first?

A. His family history.

B. His education background.

C. His personal information.

14. Why does Nathan say he is in trouble?

A. He got fired from his last job.

B. He has never had a real job before.

C. He has never filled out an application before.

15. Who might Mr. Nelson be ?

A. A teacher. B. Nathan’s neighbor. C. Jenny’s father.

16. What can we learn about Nathan?

A. He went to college in 2010.

B. He used to walk his neighbor’s dog.

C. He is still a high school student.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does the woman talk about first?

A. How to measure earthquakes.

B. Causes of earthquakes.

C. People’s misunderstanding of earthquakes.

18. What do the Richter scale(里氏震级) and the MMS scale have in common?

A. They both go from 1 to 10.

B. They both measure shaking power and energy.

C. They are equally accurate in their measurements.

19. Why do most people think the Richter scale is still used?

A. Because of textbooks.

B. Because of the media.

C. Because of scientists.

20. What is the most important thing to do during an earthquake?

A. Keep calm.

B. Leave where you are.

C. Call for help all the time.

高二英语试题 笔试部分

I.阅读理解 （共两节，满分 32 分）

第一节：（共 11小题；每小题2分，满分 22 分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Wherever she goes, Molly leaves her mark. Without saying a word, she speaks to people with her kind eyes. Even when she walks away, she leaves an impression. Molly's mark is a smile, stamped into the ground by the horseshoe at the bottom of her false leg.

A few years ago, Molly was badly attacked by a dog. The dog bit all four of Molly's legs and left large cuts in her face. Molly's owner, Kate Harris, took her to an animal hospital. Doctors there were able to save Molly's life, but soon one of her legs became very infected.

At first, doctors thought Molly would have to be put to sleep. But Molly changed their minds. This pony, doctors noticed, shifted her weight, and rested her good leg from time to time. Doctors knew that Molly had amazing intelligence, and that she wanted to live.

Several doctors operated on Molly, and removed her infected leg. A false leg was made for her. The leg was a hollow cast with a pole at the bottom for balance. Doctors gave Molly a special horseshoe at the bottom of the leg. This horseshoe she had had a stamp of a smile face in it!

Kate Harris took Molly to the false leg center. There were children there who, like Molly, had artificial arms or legs. They were amazed to see a pony with a false leg. Molly made them smile and gave them hope. Soon, Molly began to visit schools, nursing homes, army bases and hospitals. A book was even written about Molly!

21．Molly is the name of a________.

A. dog B．horse C. parent D．child

22．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Molly can speak to people in kind words.

B. Kate Harris took Molly to a children's hospital after the attack.

C. In the beginning, doctors had planned to end Molly's life.

D. Molly sometimes leaves smiling marks on people's faces.

23．What is unique about Molly?

A. Molly has a false leg with a horseshoe shaped like a smiling face.

B. Molly ran a race and won the first prize.

C. Molly often visits places such as schools and parks.

D. Molly has become a symbol of hope for people of all ages.

B

American researchers found females are the more talkative sex because of a special “language protein” in the brain.

The study, conducted by neuroscientists(神经学家) and psychologist from the University of Maryland, concluded that women talked more because they had more of the Foxp2 protein. The research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, found that higher levels were found among humans that were women but in rats that were males. Their findings came after it was previously claimed that ladies speak about 20,000 words a day – over 13,000 more than men. "This study is one of the first to report a sex difference in the expression of a language-associated protein in humans or animals,” said Prof Margaret McCarthy, who led the study. In their study, the researchers attempted to determine what might make male rats more vocal(声音的) than their female friends.

They separated four-day-old rats from their mothers and then counted the number of times they cried out in the “ultrasonic range”, the frequencies higher than humans can hear, over five minutes. While both sexes called out hundreds of cries, the males called out twice as often, they found. But when the pups were returned to their mother’s cage, she fussed over her sons first. Tests conducted on the parts of the brain known to be associated with vocal calls showed the male pups have up to twice as much Foxp2 protein as the females. The researchers then increased the production in the brains of female pups and reduced it in males. This led to the female rats crying out more often and their mothers showing more interest to them. In contrast(相反), males became less “talkative”.

The researchers then tested samples from ten children, aged between three and five, which showed that females had up to 30 per cent more of the Foxp2 protein than males, in a brain area key to language in humans.

“Based on our observations, we assume higher levels of Foxp2 in girls and higher levels of Foxp2 in male rats is an indication that Foxp2 protein levels are associated with the more communicative sex,” said Prof McCarthy.

"Our results imply Foxp2 as a ponent（组成部分）of the neurobiological basis of sex differences in vocal communication in mammals."

24. From the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.

A. women always speak more words than men

B. men and male rats have low levels of language protein

C. women and male rats have similar levels of Foxp2

D. McCarthy isn’t the first to find females more talkative

25. The underlined phrase “fussed over” in the third paragraph probably means______.

A. paid attention to B. related to C. put pressure on D. counted on

26. The researchers carried out the experiments on rats in order to _______.

A. test which part of the brain is key to language in rats and humans

B. prove the levels of Foxp2 protein in humans and rats are different

C. determine the reason why female rats are more talkative than male rats

D. discover the association between Foxp2protein and vocal communication

27. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. Tests on humans and rats

B. Why women are the talkative sex

C. Sex differences in Foxp2 protein

D. Foxp2 protein determines oral ability

C

Does Fame Drive You Crazy?

Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.

According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities — famous people — worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”

The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.

Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is a