2018-2019学年河南省郑州市八校高二下学期期中联考英语试题

河南省郑州市2018-2019学年下期期中高二年级八校联考试题英语学科第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5个小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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.When will the football program begin?A.At7:00.B.At8:25.C.At9:30.2.What did the woman get from her mother?A.A new CD.B.A new bike.C.A birthday card.3.What subject does the man have trouble with?A.Math.B.Science.C.C.English.4.What does the man usually do on the weekend?A.Go to the movies.B.Meet up with friends.C.Read books at home.5.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Friends.B.Boss and employee.C.Salesman and customer.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6断材料，回答第6、7题。

6.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Chinese tea culture.B.Famous places in China.C.Different kinds of tea in the world.7.How does black tea taste according to the woman?A.Sweet.B.Heavy.C.Light.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8.Where were the man’s shoes made?A.In France.B.In Spain.C.In Germany.9.What are the speakers doing now?A.Having lunch.B.Shopping at a mall.C.Watching a fashion show.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What is the man famous for?A.Collecting coins.B.Starting a college.C.Teaching mathematics.11.What did the man begin to collect coins?A.When he was thirteen years old.B.When he got a special book from his uncle.C.When he picked some rare coins on the road.12.Where does the man usually get coins?A.From his friends.B.From small shops.C.From other collectors.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What does Mike look like?A.He has a beard.B.He’s tall and heavy.C.He has blue eyes and brown hair.14.Who is the person the man is describing?A.His mother.B.The woman’s motherC.Mike’s mother.15.How does the woman feel about what happened in the game?A.Embarrassed.B.Bored.C.Sad.16.What is most important in the game the speakers are playing?A.A person’s appearance.B.A person’s character.C.A person’s career.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.When did the speaker start taking music lessons?A.At age two.B.At age tenC.At age twenty.18.How often did the speakers practice as a child?A.Two hours a day.B.Three hours a day.C.Ten hours a day.19.Why did the speaker play in concerts?A.To travel to other cities.B.To get into a good college.C.To make his parents happy.20.What is the speaker’s attitude towards music now?A.He only does it for fun.B.He wants to be the best.C.He never plays it anymore.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）ATime for an adventure?Are you a bit bored with your nine-to-five routine?Have a look at our exciting range of holidays and decide what type of adventure you’d like.Activity holidaysOur activity holidays are for everyone,people who love danger or who just like sports.We have a huge variety of water,snow or desert holidays.We’ll take you SCBA diving in the Red Sea or kayaking and white water rafting in Canada.If you prefer snow,you can try skiing or snowboarding in the Alps or even igloo-building.For those who like warmer weather,we also have sandboarding (the desert version of skateboarding)or camel safaris(游猎).Polar expeditions(探险)Take an expedition to Antarctica or the northern Arctic;explore a Land of white natural beauty and wonderful wildlife.Our experts will explain everything about the two poles as you watch the penguins in Antarctica or whales and polar in the Arctic.There’s no greater adventure than travelling to the ends of the earth.A once-in-a-lifetime experience.Cultural journeysOur cultural journeys will help you discover ancient civilizations:India,Thailand,Egypt and many more.Visit temples,palaces and ancient ruins–-just remember to bring your camera!Get to know local ways of life by exploring markets,trying exotic foods and meeting local people.Wildlife holidaysWe organize small-group tours to gel closer to nature in Africa,Asia or South America.Go on safari in Africa and watch lions and giraffes.Meet the famous turtles off the Galapagos Islands.Lookfor tigers in India,or take an elephant safari in Sri Lanka.We use local guides and stay in a range of accommodation,from tents to trees houses.21.Which would you prefer if you are a sports-lover?A.Wildlife holidays.B.Cultural journeys.C.Polar expeditions.D.Activity holidays.22.What can a tourist do during a cultural holiday?A.Appreciate ancient buildings.B.Watch lovely animals.C.Get closer to nature.D.Have extreme sports.23.What is the purpose of this text?A.To introduce ways of relaxation.B.To recommend different holidays.C.To share traveling experience.D.To give advice on traveling.BBarbara McCintock was one of the most important scientists of the twentieth century.She made important discoveries about genes(基因)and chromosomes(染色体).Barbara McClintock was born in1902in Hartford,Connecticut.Her family moved to Brooklyn area of new York City in1908.Barbara was an active child with interests in sports and music.She also developed an interest in science.She studied science at Cornell University in Ithaca,New York.Barbara was among a small number of undergraduate students to receive training in genetics in1921.Years later,she noted that few college students wanted to study genetics.Barbara McClintock decided to study botany,the scientific study of plants,at Cornell University.She completed her undergraduate studies in1923.McClintock decided to continue her education at Cornell.She completed a master’s degree in1925.Two years later,she finished all her requirements for a doctorate degree.McCintock stayed at Cornell after she completed her education.She taught students botany.The 1930s were not a good time to be a young scientist in the United States.The country was in the middle of the great economic lions of Americans were unemployed.Male scientists were offered jobs.But female geneticists were not much in demand.An old friend from Cornell,Marcus Rhoades,invited McClintock to spend the summer of1941 working at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.It is a research center on Long Island,near New York City.McClintock started in a temporary(临时的)job with the genetics department.A short time later,she accepted a permanent(永久的)position with the laboratory.This gave her the freedom to continue her research without having to teach or repeatedly ask for financial aid.By the1970s,her discoveries had had an effect on everything from genetic engineering to cancer research.McClintock won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in1983for her discovery of the ability of genes to change positions on chromosomes.She was the first American woman to win an unshared Nobel Prize.24.When did McClintock receive a doctorate degree?A.In1921.B.In1923.C.In1927.D.In1925.25.During the great economic Depression in the US,_________.A.young female scientists might have trouble finding a jobB.female geneticists were not wanted at allC.male geneticists were in great demandD.male scientists were out of job26.McClintock was awarded the Nobel Prize because of_________.A.her research in botanyB.her discoveries about genes and chromosomesC.her contribution to genetic engineeringD.her unshared work in the laboratory27.The text is likely to appear in_______A.a philosophy textbookB.a history paperC.a brochureD.a biographyCWhen John was growing up,other kids felt sorry for him.His parents always had him weeding the garden,carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers.But when John reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates.He had more job satisfaction,a better marriage and was healthier.Most of all,he was happier.Far happier.These are the findings of a40-year study that followed the lives of456teenage boys from Boston.The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not.“Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence(能力)and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society,”said George Vaillant,the psychologist(心理学家)who made the discovery.“And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.”Vaillant’s study followed these males in great detail.Interviews were repeated at ages25,31and 47.Under Vaillant,the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores.Points were awarded for part-time jobs,housework,effort in school,and ability to deal with problems.The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp.Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people,five times as likely to be well paid and16times less likely to have been unemployed.The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out.Working—at any age—is important.Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence,confidence and competence—the underpinnings(基础)of emotional health.They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals.The most competent adults are those who know how to do this.Yet work isn’t everything.As Tolstoy once said,“One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love,to work for the person one loves and to love one’s work.”28.What do we know about John?A.He enjoyed his career and marriage.B.He had few childhood playmates.C.He received little love from his family.D.He was envied by others in his childhood.29.Vaillant’s words in Paragraph2serve as_____.A.a description of personal values and social valuesB.an analysis of how work was related to competenceC.an example for parents’expectations of their childrenD.an explanation why some boys grew into happy men30.What does the underlined word“sharp”probably mean in Paragraph4?A.Quick to react.B.Having a thin edge.C.Clear and definite.D.Sudden and rapid.31.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?petent adults know more about love than work.B.Emotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.C.Love brings more joy to people than work does.D.Independence is the key to one’s success.DSince the1970s,scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface(BCI)technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.Recently,two researchers,Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne,Switzerland,demonstrated(展示)a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person's thoughts.In the laboratory,Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand.He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“Our brain has billions of nerve cells.These send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓)to the muscles to give us the ability to move.But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles.”Tavella says.“Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”The researchers designed a special cap for the user.This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮)and sends them to a computer.The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair.The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path.They help the computer react to commands from the brain.lan,the team leader,says scientists keep improving the computer software thatinterprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands.“The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories：communication，and controlling devices.One example is this wheelchair.”He says his team has set two goals.One is testing with real patients,so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from.And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.32.How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?A.By using his mind.B.By talking to the machine.C.By moving his hand.D.By controlling his muscles.33.Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph5?A.scalp→computer→cap→wheelchairputer→cap→scalp→wheelchairC.scalp→cap→computer→wheelchairD.cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair34.The team will test with real patients to．A.make profits from themB.learn about their physical conditionC.make them live longerD.prove the technology useful to them35.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A.Switzerland,the BCI Research CenterB.New Findings about How the Human Brain WorksC.BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the DisabledD.Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries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。