摘要：为大家整理了xxxx高二下册英语期末考试试题，供大家参考，希望大家喜欢，也希望大家努力学习，天天向上。
第Ⅰ卷(三部分，共85分)
第一部分听力(共两节，满分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.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Sheplanstowritealetterherself.
B.Shecan’ttypetheletternow.
C.Shehastoturndowntheman’srequest.
2.WheredidthewomanstaywhileshewasinBrighton?
A.Shestayedinherfriend’shouse.
B.Shecampedoutside.
C.Shelivednearaschoolcampus.
3.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
A.Somestudentsatthebackcan’theartheprofessor.
B.Theprofessorhaschangedhisreadingassignment(作业).
C.Someofthestudentsarenotontheprofessor’sclasslist.
4.WhenwillthetraintoLondonleave?
A.At11:35.B.At11:45.C.At12:00.
5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Shedoesn’tlikesalad.
B.Shewilldoanythingtohelp.
C.Sheprefersmakingsomethingelse.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。
6.Howdoesthemanusuallydohomeshopping?
A.ByTV.B.ByInternet.C.Bymailorder.
7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofwhatheboughtlastyear?
A.Itisunfit.B.Itisexpensive.C.Itisunnecessary.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。
8.Whydidthemanfailinanexam?
A.Becausehedidn’tworkhardforit.
B.Becausethequestionsweretoodifficult.
C.Becausehedidn’tpreparecarefullyforit.
9.Whatwillthewomandoifshefailsinanexaminhercountry?
A.Taketheexamagain.B.Paysomemoneyforit.C.Takethewholecourseagain.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。
10.Whowonthechessmatch?
A.Carl.B.David.C.John.
11.HowmanyplayersdidJohndefeatduringthechessmatch?
A.3.B.12.C.15.
12.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.Carlcameoutthefifth.
B.Davidplayedtheworst.
C.CarlandDavidareusuallycompetitive.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。
13.Whatisthewoman’spurpose?
A.Shewantsthemantoreviewthelessonsbeforefinals.
B.Shewantsthemantogocanoeing(划独木舟)withtheirclassmates.
C.Shewantstoborrowtheman’scampingequipment.
14.Whatisoneoftheattractionsthewomantellsthemanaboutcanoeing?
A.Thisistheirlastbreakbeforethefinalexams.
B.Ifitgetstoohottheycanswim.
C.Manystudentswillgosohecanknowmorepeople.
15.Whatdoesthemanhavetobring?
A.Drinks.B.Food.C.Abathingsuit.
16.Whatwillthewomanconfirmwiththemansoon?
A.Theexacttimewhenthey’llsetout.
B.Whatheneedstobring.
C.Whetherhehasdecidedtogoornot.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。
17.HowdoesMr.Stevensonmakealiving?
A.Herunsastoresellingappliances.
B.Heisasalesmanager.
C.Heisamasterofceremonies.
18.Whydomanycoupleswalkawayaftertheirinquiry(咨询)?
A.Becausetheyfailtofindtheirfavoritemodels.
B.Becausetheyfeeldisappointedatthepoorservices.
C.Becausetheyjustcometoseethepricesofthegoods.
19.WhatdidMr.Stevensonguaranteetheyoungcouple?
A.Hewillbewiththemwhenevertheyneedadvice.
B.Hewillberesponsibleforthequalityofwhathesells.
C.He
willofferthemafreeweddingceremony.
20.Whatmadetheyoungcoupledecidetoplaceanorder?
A.Stevenson’sself-confidence.
B.Stevenson’struthfulness.
C.Stevenson’sgenerosity(慷慨).
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节语法和词汇知识(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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.Howmuchdoyousupposetheseoldbookswill________onthesecond-handmarket?
A.sellB.purchaseC.buyD.fetch
22.________ofdangerinthestreetatnight,shehadtogohomewithafriend________her.
A.Warned;accompaniedB.Havingbeenwarned;accompanying
C.Warning;accompaniedD.Havingwarned;accompanying
23.—Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orI________lateyesterday.
—Don’tmentionit.
A.shouldbeB.wouldbeC.wouldhavebeenD.willhavebeen
24.ThefirstAmericanIndians________theMissouriRivercalledtherivertheMineSose,________ariverfullofmud.
A.tohavelivedalong;meantB.havinglivedalong;meaning
C.tolivealong;meaningD.livingalong;meant
25.IfonlyI________afewdaysago!ThenIwouldn’tbefeelingsoworriednow.
A.hadlookedaheadB.couldlookaheadC.weretolookaheadD.lookedahead
26.AnAmericanagencypredictsthatby2030,theUnitedStates________asuperpowerontheinternationalmarket,asChina________theworld’sleadingeconomicpower.
A.willnotbe;willhavebecomeB.willnothavebeen;willbecome
C.willnotbe;willbecomeD.willnothavebeen;willhavebecome
27.Rachel________theideaofgoingtothenightclubs,butchangedhermindatthelastmomentbecauseshewastootired.
A.playedajokeonB.madefunofC.playedwithD.toyedwith
28.Afterthehorriblegunshooting,asurveyfoundthat52%oftheAmericanpeoplesupported“majorbansongunsor________owninggunsillegal”.
A.tomakeB.madeC.makingD.make
29.TheChineseacupuncture(针灸)isverypopularinwesterncountries,________thetraditionalChinesemedicine.
A.asisB.whichisC.whatisD.thatis
30.Nothavingbutteronhispotatoeswashis________towardsahealthydietrecommendedbyhisdoctor.
A.promiseB.gestureC.signD.symbol
31.It’syearssincewelastenjoyedapicnic.SothisSaturdaywe’llgo________.
A.whichevertheweatherB.whenevertheweather
C.nomatterwhetherweatherD.whatevertheweather
32.Nomatterhowfrequently________,Ialwaysremembernevertostopimprovingmyself.
A.praisingB.praisedC.tobepraisedD.beingpraised
33.ItwasnotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoor________whatthenoisehadbeen.
A.thatdidIrealizeB.beforeIrealizedC.thatIrealizedD.didIrealize
34.Amanwearingamaskstoleintothebank________bycamerasfixedonthewallsandroofs.
A.completelyhavingbeenspiedonB.justbeingspiedon
C.merelyspiedonD.onlytobespiedon
35.—DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?
—________IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.
A.Noneofyourbusiness.B.Whynot?
C.Itdepends.D.Idon’tthinkso.
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
GrowingupinKenyawasamazingbecauseIlearnedsomuch,thoughthepovertyandlackofresourcesweresometimesfrustrating.IknewIdidn’thavemuch,36Iwa
shappy.
TherewasonlyonethingIwasn’thappywith:37.Iwantedtogotohighschoolanduniversity.Ihadthe38,thewillandthegrades,butIdidn’thavethe39.Evenbasicthingslikefood,waterandshelterweren’t40available.
Youngpeopleinpovertyhavelittleorno41tohighschoolsanduniversities.WhereIlived,itwaschallenging42someonehelped.
WhenIleftprimaryschool,Iwasinthesamesituationasmanyother43disadvantagedyouth.44,duringthatyear,acharitablehighschoolforgirls,StareheGirlsCentre,wasfoundedandIreceiveda45.Today,Iamonrecordasbeingthefirststudenttobe46tothisschool.
Inxxxx,myschooljoinedTheGlobalGiveBackCircle,anot-for-profitorganizationfordisadvantagedgirlstocompletetheireducationandgainemployable47.Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,Iwasgivenaccesstoanine-monthIT48.Inaddition,itsgive-backattitudehadtaughtustonotonly49ourselvesbutotherpeople.
Withthisinmind,10ofuscreatedawebsitecalled“HeySister,GetClued-Up”.Throughthiseducationalwebsite,50networking10,000Africangirlsworldwide,allSisters51tosendinginformationtotheirvillages.Thiscanbetopromotefinancialfreedom,advanceinformation52healthissuesandprovideknowledgeaboutsocialnetworkingbehavior.
“HeySister,GetClued-Up”isonly53tothosegirlswhocanaccesstheInternet,whichhighlights(突出)thehugechallengein54thedividebetweenthehavesandhave-nots.Butourplanisthatthesegirlswillspread55theylearntoothergirlsthroughthe“poweroftheirvoice”.
36.A.andB.butC.soD.therefore
37.A.educationB.moneyC.careerD.status
38.A.promiseB.wealthC.healthD.drive
39.A.newsB.sourcesC.resourcesD.references
40.A.readilyB.trulyC.suddenlyD.obviously
41.A.meansB.accessC.useD.chance
42.A.unlessB.incaseC.asD.which
43.A.positivelyB.emotionallyC.physicallyD.financially
44.A.GenerallyB.UnfortunatelyC.LuckilyD.Casually
45.A.scholarshipB.degreeC.giftD.credit
46.A.invitedB.presentedC.permittedD.admitted
47.A.talentsB.skillsC.performancesD.grades
48.A.courseB.entertainmentC.industryD.engineer
49.A.worryaboutB.talkaboutC.careaboutD.bringabout
50.A.pointingatB.aimedatC.thrownatD.laughingat
51.A.commitB.addC.adaptD.refer
52.A.contributedtoB.attachedtoC.relatedtoD.adjustedto
53.A.adaptableB.acceptableC.admirableD.available
54.A.narrowingB.makingC.facingD.changing
55.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where
第三部分阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Healthewounds
ThisisanexcerptofUSPresidentBarackObama’sspeechfollowingtheschoolshootinginNewtown,ConnecticutonDec14.
….Themajorityofthosewhodiedtodaywerechildren.Theywerebeautifullittlekidsbetweentheagesof5and10yearsold.Theyhadtheirentirelivesaheadofthem—birthdays,graduations,weddings,kidsoftheirown.Amongthefallenwerealsoteachers—menandwomenwhodevotedtheirlivestohelpingourchildrenfulfill(实现)theirdreams.
Soourheartsarebrokentoday—fortheparentsandgrandparents,sistersandbrothersoftheselittlechildren,andforthefamiliesoftheadultswhowerelost.Ourheartsarebrokenfortheparentsofthesurvivorsaswell,forasblessedastheyaretohavetheirchildrenhometonight,theyknowthattheirchildren’sinnocencehasbeentornawayfromthemtooearly,andtherearenowordsthatwill
easetheirpain.
Asacountry,wehavebeenthroughthistoomanytimes.Whetherit’sanelementaryschoolinNewtown,orashoppingmallinOregon,oratempleinWisconsin,oramovietheaterinAurora,orastreetcornerinChicago—theseneighborhoodsareourneighborhoods,andthesechildrenareourchildren.Andwe’regoingtohavetocometogetherandtakemeaningfulactiontopreventmoretragedies(悲剧)likethisfromhappening,regardlessofthepolitics.Thisevening,MichelleandIwilldowhatIknoweveryparentinAmericawilldo,whichishugourchildrenalittletighterandwe’lltellthemthatwelovethem,andwe’llremindeachotherhowdeeplyweloveoneanother.ButtherearefamiliesinConnecticutwhocannotdothattonight.Andtheyneedallofusrightnow.Intheharddaystocome,thatcommunityneedsustobeatourbestasAmericans.AndIwilldoeverythinginmypowerasPresidenttohelp.
Becausewhilenothingcanfillthespaceofalostchildorlovedone,allofuscanextendahandtothoseinneed—toremindthemthatwearethereforthem,thatweareprayingforthem,thatthelovetheyfeltforthosetheylostendures(延续)notjustintheirmemoriesbutalsoinours….
56.WhatisthemainpurposeofParagraph1ofObama’sspeech?
A.Toshowtheimportanceofguncontrol.
B.Toseeksuggestionsofhowschoolsafetycanbeimproved.
C.Toawakenpeople’ssympathyforthosevictims.
D.Togiveexactinformationaboutwhathadhappened.
57.WhydidObamasaytheirhearts“arebrokenfortheparentsofthesurvivorsaswell”?
A.Theirchildrenwerementallyhurtbywhathadhappened.
B.Someoftheirchildrenwerebadlyinjured.
C.Thetragedymakesthemscaredabouttheirkids’safety.
D.Itwillbedifficultforthemtoeasethepainoflosingfriends.
58.Obamadeliveredthisspeechinorderto__________.
A.doawaywithviolentcrimestakingplaceinschools
B.encouragepeopletolovetheirfamiliesandfriends
C.statethegovernment’sdeterminationtoensuresafetyinschools
D.callonpeopletouniteandhelpthosewhoaresufferingfromthetragedy
59.WhichbestdescribesObama’stone(腔调)inthespeech?
A.Anxious.B.Sorrowful.C.Sharp.D.Faithful.
B
Beatles’musicliveson
ThenewsthatalbumsbythepopandrockbandTheBeatles(披头士乐队)aresoontobere-releasedworldwideissuretodelighttheirfans,orrathertheirnewfans.Theteenagers,nowadults,wholistenedtothembackinthe1960slikelyalreadyownmostoftheiralbums.
There-releaseofTheBeatles’musiccatalogue(目录)isclearlyaimedattoday’steenagerswhowanttodiscoverforthemselvesthepopbandtheirparentsloved.It’sproofofthegenius(天才)ofthefantasticfour’smusicthattoday’steenagegenerationwanttolistentothem.
Afour-memberbandfromLiverpool,England,thatformedin1960andbrokeupin1970,TheBeatleswereoneofthemostcommerciallysuccessfulandcriticallyacclaimed(称赞)bandsinthehistoryofpopularmusic.ThetwomostfamousbandmemberswereSirPaulMcCartneyandJohnLennon.
Theband’sinnovative(创新的)musicandculturalimpacthelpeddefinethe1960s,andtheirinfluenceonpopcultureisstillcleartoday.WhentheUSmusicmagazineRollingStonemadealistinxxxxofthe100greatestartistsofalltime,itsurprisednoonethattheygaveTheBeatlesthetopspotofnumberone.
Sowhynearly40
yearsaftertheband’ssplitaretheystillsopopular?AccordingtoBarryMiles,SirPaulMcCartney’sbiographer(传记作者),theansweristhattheywerethefirstoftheirkind.“Theywereessentially(本质上)thefirstrockband.TheBeatleswerethefirstoftheBritishsinger-songwritingbandsandtheyjusthappenedtobethebest.Theywerethefirstbandtoplaystadiums,tohavetheirownproducts,theywereground-breakingineveryway,”hesays.
Theywerealsounbelievablytalented,asMilesalsopointsout,“Theyhadgreatperformingandsongwritingtalent,notonlyJohnandPaul,butGeorgewrotesomefantasticsongsandthechanceofhavingthreegiftedsongwritersinthesamebandisveryremote.”
60.There-releaseofTheBeatles’albumsisintendedfor__________.
A.allTheBeatles’fansB.today’steenagers’parents
C.today’steenagegenerationD.thosewhowereteenagersinthe1960s
61.What’sthepurposeofthefourthparagraph?
A.TohighlightTheBeatles’uniqueness.B.ToshowTheBeatles’greatinfluence.
C.TointroduceTheBeatles’achievements.D.ToexplainwhyTheBeatlesremainpopular.
62.TheBeatlesbrokethroughinthefollowingwaysEXCEPTthat__________.
A.theywerethefirstrockband
B.theywerethefirstbandtoperforminstadiums
C.theywerethefirstbandtoperformallaroundtheworld
D.theywereamongthefirstBritishbandstohaveseveralsongwriters
63.Whatcanweconcludeafterreadingthepassage?
A.TheBeatleshadasuccessfulstartbutanunhappyending.
B.It’snotrareforabandtohaveseveraltalentedsongwriters.
C.Theband’sfansinthe1960shavelostinterestinTheBeatlestoday.
D.PaulMcCartneyandJohnLennonwrotemanyofthesongsfortheband.
C
About15yearsago,readersofTheIndependent,adailynationalnewspaper,wereaskedbyitstraveljournalistswhattheymissedwhentheywereawayfromhome,andwhattheylookedforwardtowhentheyreturned.Apartfrom“family”,“friends”and“favoritefoods”,manypeoplementioned“theSundaynewspapers”and“thecrosswordpuzzle”.
It’scertainlytruethatamongtheirmanyhobbies,theEnglishenjoywords,aboveallreadingthemandplayingwiththem.Readingbooksisoneofthemostpopularrelaxationactivities,withapproximately100,000booksayearpublished.Over80percentofthepopulationregularlyreadadailynewspaper,andtherearemorenewspapersperpersonthananyothercountryexceptJapan.Theweekendnewspapersgenerallycontainhundredsofpages,andeventhemostpopularhobbies—fishing,stampcollecting,train-spotting,bird-watching,walking,sports,pets,flower-arranging,knittingandpigeon-fancying—haveatleastone,ifnotseveralspecialistmagazines,devotedtothem.Infact,manypeopleprobablyspendmoretimereadingabouttheirhobbiesthanactuallydoingthem.
It’salsoundoubtedlytruethatwordgames,puzzlesandcompetitionsarehugelypopularinnewspapers,ontheradioandevenontelevision.Oneofthemostpopulartelevisiongamesinthe1980sand1990swas“CallMyBluff”wheretwoteamsofplayershadtoguesswhichofthreemeaningsofanunfamiliarwordwascorrect.Inmanycasesnewspapershaveawordgamessection,suchasa“WordswithinWords”competitionwheretheaimistomakeasmanywordsaspossiblewiththelettersofasingleword.Aboveall,crosswordpuzzlesarethemostfamiliarwordgame,withcluesrangingfromwordswhichhavethesamemeaningasotherwords,tothe“Cryptic”wherethemeaningofthewordisexpressedinaveryindirectway,andinavarietyoflinguistic(语言学的)andculturalreferences.Apparently,somepeopl
echoosetheirnewspapernotbecauseofthequalityofthenewscoveragebutbecauseofthecrosswordpuzzle.
YoumaythinkthatyouwouldneedanexcellentcommandoftheEnglishlanguagetoenjoyplayingwithwordsasmuchastheEnglishdo.Butmanyofthewordgamesareverysimpleandgoodfun,andinfact,theonlyskillyoumusthaveistospeakandlistenorreadandwritealittle.
64.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraphTworeferto?
A.amagazineB.apersonC.apageD.ahobby
65.Howmanytypesofwordgamesarementionedinthepassage?
A.2B.3C.4D.5
66.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe__________.
A.AloveofwordsB.Adescriptionofhobbies
C.AnaccountofwordgamesD.Anintroductionofnewspapers
67.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthejafs?
A.Toencouragereaderstoreadnewspapers.
B.Totellreadersthefunctionsofthenewspaper.
C.ToreporttheresultofasurveybyTheDependent.
D.Toentertainreaderswithwhatiswritteninthejafs.
D
Five-year-oldJoeBrownisn’tbackwardatcomingforwardaboutwhathethinksofhisbigsisters,RosieandMatilda.
“They’rehorribleandugly,”hesaid,withagrin(冷笑).“Horribleandugly.”
Thenagain,hissistersaren’talwaysover-fondoftheiryoungbrother,either.
“WhenJoewasborn,Matildasaidshewasgoingtokillhimbeforehewasthreebecauseshereallyenviedhim,”saidtheeldest,13-year-oldRosie.“Sheusedtogetallthespecialattentionandnowshedoesn’tanymore.”
AsforMatilda,11,shetoocanbequitecruel.“Joe’stheonethat’smostannoying,”shesaid.
It’ssomehowcertaintoknowthatkidsactthesamenomatterwhotheirparentsare—inthiscaseactorsBryanBrownandRachelWard.
AndthecoupleagreedtolettheirchildrenhavefreedomwhenitcametothemparticipatinginaTelling-the-TruthABCTVprogramaboutbrothersandsisters.TheTVprograminvitesanAmericanexpertonthesubject,FrankJ.Sulloway,whotellshowourpersonalitiesareoftenshapedbyourorderofbirth,positioninthefamilyandrelationshipsbetweenbrothersandsisters.
First-bornstendtobeconservative(保守的),ambitiousandclosetotheirparents.Thosecominglaterhavetomakeaconsciousefforttobedifferentinordertosuccessfullycompetefortheirparents’attention.Asaresult,theyoungestchildrentendtoenduphistory’sgreatrisk-takers,rebels(叛逆者)ormoversandshakers.
“Thiskindofrelationshipsisreallythekeypersonality-formingrelationshipsofallourlives,”saidMsSauers,asecondaryschoolteacher.“Therelationshipsaregenerallythelongestrelationshipswehave;theygofromchildhoodtooldage.”
“Alotofpeoplefeelthoserelationshipsreallygroundthembecause,withbrothersandsisters,youcan’tgetawaywithanythingbad.”
“AsforJoe,RosieandMatilda,theirdailybattlesoverclothes,musicalinstruments,whoperformsbestinsportandparentalloveareasregularasanyotherkids.”
“Andconsideringwhotheirmumanddadare,they’reverynormalandunaffected.”
68.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“groundthem”mean?
A.monitorthemB.surroundthemC.keepthemD.worrythem
69.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothepassage?
A.Childrenenvyeachotherandcan’tgetalongwellenough.
B.Joe,MatildaandRosie’sparentsarementionedinthepassage.
C.BryanBrownandRachelWardarethethreechildren’sparents.
D.ActorsBryanBrownandRachelWardareaskedtoactJoe,MatildaandRosie’sparents.
70.What’sthereaders’impressionaboutJoeBrownafterread
ingthepassage?
A.JoeBrowndoesn’tliketogobackwhenhecomestoseehisbigsistersRosieandMatilda.
B.ThelittlebrotherJoeBrownisalittlebackwardcomparedwithhisbigsisters.
C.JoeBrownisreadytosaysomethingillabouthisbigsisters.
D.YoungasJoeBrownis,heisn’tforwardandactuallyisasbackwardashisbigsisters.
第Ⅱ卷(两部分，共35分)
第四部分任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中第71至第80小题的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格填1个单词。
Calledthe“embodiment(化身)ofpureintellect(智力)”,AlbertEinsteinhaslongbeenconsideredoneofthemostbrilliantmenwhoeverlived.Duringhislife,andeversincehisdeath,peopleeverywherehavewonderedhowonemancouldhavepossessedsuchgenius.
Now,over50yearssincehedied,anewstudybyFalkofFloridaStateUniversity,US,hasuncoveredmoreaboutthephysicist’sbrain,thankstosomenewlypresentedphotos.
WhenEinsteindiedin1955attheageof76,ascientistnamedThomasHarveyremovedEinstein’sbrainandpreservedit.Harveysliced(切片)thebrainintohundredsofpiecesandtook14photosfromseveralangles.Harveyshowedthesebrainslicestothepublic,butkeptthephotosprivate.
ThedisplayedbrainslicesallowedscientistsaglanceintothesourceofEinstein’sgenius,butthefindingswereverylimited.In1999,forexample,researchersatMcMasterUniversity,US,comparedEinstein’sbrainwiththoseofabout90normalpeopleandfoundthat“oneareaofhisbrainwassignificantlydifferentfrommostpeople’s”.
ThreeyearsafterHarveydied,hisfamilyfinallydonatedthe14photostotheNationalMuseumofHealthandMedicineinWashingtonDCinxxxx.Falkandherteambegananalyzingthephotosinxxxxandhavemadeoutseveralpreviouslyunrecognizedunusualthings.
Inthenewstudy,publishedNov16inthemagazineBrain,FalkfoundthatthesizeandshapeofEinstein’sbrainarebothnormal,butthebrilliantphysicisthadextrafoldinginhisbrain’sgraymatter,whichisresponsibleforconsciousthinking.Scientistsbelievethatmorefoldingcreatesmoreconnectionsbetweendistantbraincells,allowingonetomakementalleaps(跳跃)moreeasily.
Inaddition,apartcalledthefrontallobes(脑前叶),whichplaysakeyroleinabstract(抽象)thought,alsohadunusualfolding.ThismayhavehelpedEinsteindevelopthetheoryofrelativity.
“Hedidthoughtexperimentswherehe’dimaginehimselfridingalongsideabeamoflight,andthisisexactlythepartofthebrainonewouldexpecttobeveryactiveinsuchthoughtexperiments,”FalktoldLiveScience.
However,scientistsarestillpuzzled:WasEinstein’sbrainextraordinaryfrombirthordidyearsofpondering(思索)physicsmakeitthatway?Falkbelievesbothplayedarole.“Hewasbornwithaverygoodbrain,andhehadthekindsofexperiencesthatallowedhimtodevelopthepotentialhehad,”shesaid.
LookintoEinstein’smind
71forthestudy◆AlbertEinsteinisconsideredoneofthemostbrilliantmenworldwide.
◆Peopleeverywherealwayswonder72couldmakeamanwithsuchgenius.
Harvey’scontributions◆Harveytookoutand73Einstein’sbrainwhenhedied.
◆Harveycutthebrainintopiecesandshowedthemtothepublic,buthekeptprivatethe74hehadtaken.
Researchers’findingsfromthebrainslices◆Therearesignificant75betweenEinstein’sbrainandmostotherpeople’sinsomearea.
DonationofHarvey’sfamily◆AfterH
arveydied,hisfamilydonatedthe14photos,whichhelped76moreaboutEinstein’sbrain.
Falk’sfindings◆Einsteinhadfarmorefoldinginhisbrain’sgraymatter,whichisin77ofconsciousthinking.
◆78,Einsteinhadunusualfoldinginthefrontallobes,whichplaysakeyroleinabstractthought.
Anew79ofthescientistsWasEinsteinbornwiththeextraordinarybrainordidhe80itthroughhisscientificwork?
第五部分写(共三节，满分25分)
第一节单词拼写(共10小题;每小题0.5分，满分5分)
根据首字母或中文提示完成句子，每空一词。
81.Itisamazingthatthelittlegirlcouldswimacrosstheriverm_________150meterswide.
82.Youhaveeveryreasontofeelb_________byyourfriendsiftheydidletoutyoursecretstoothers.
83.Nooneknowswhate_________theGMmaterialmighthaveonthefoodchain.
84.Youcan’ttakephotosherewithoutp_________.
85.Ourschoolfootballteam’s_________(表现)inthematchgreatlyencouragedus.
86.TheNewYearConcertisusuallybroadcast_________(现场直播).
87.Theysetupsome_________(临时的)shelterstohousethevictimsofthefloods.
88.Consideringtheinjurieshe’shadintheaccident,thereislittle_________(期待)ofhimshowingupatourparty.
89.Itisstillnotclearwhowillfillthe_________(空缺的)positionwhenthemanagerretires.
90.Chinahasa_________(稳定的)government,whichisveryimportantforitseconomicgrowth.
(以下两项由各学校自主命题，共20分)
第二节汉译英，完成句子(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)
根据所给的汉语提示完成句子。
91.Thecouplewereverypoor,sothey_______________________________spendingmoney(谨慎花钱).
92.Whenpeoplethinkoffactories,theythinkofcloudsofdirtysmokeorofpipes_______________________________rivers(向河流倾泻化学废物的管道).
93.Whenmychancecame,Ireally________________________________________(在……之间感到为难)furthereducationandbeginningtowork.
94.ThePlainsIndiansbelievethattheGreatSpirithasnotrouble_____________________________(控制)allthingsincludinganimals,trees,stonesandclouds.(用短语完成该句)
95.Inthatremotemountainousarea,thereisoftenoneteachertoteachallthechildreneventhoughthey____________________________________.(年龄不同)
第三节书面表达(满分15分))
据报道，为了应对网络有害信息，北京展开了一项活动，选出60个母亲为“MomJury”，让她们参与到整顿不良网站的活动中。请你根据下表提供的有关信息，用英语写一篇短文。
背景网民日益年轻化;网上不良信息很多
任务举报不良网站;提出建议;督促政府部门采取措施等
效果一个月后，许多不良网站被关闭
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注意：
1.逐一陈述以上所给要点，可适当发挥，不要简单翻译;
2.词数：150左右;
3.参考词汇：网民netizen.
注意：词数150。开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Asisknowntoall,theinternetisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinourdailylife._____________________________________________________________________________
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