舒城一中高二研究性學(xué)習(xí)材料（七）英語(yǔ)第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分40分）（共15小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案。AJohnandMaryhadanicehomeandtwolovelychildren.JohnhadjustbeenaskedtogoonabusinesstriptoanothercityforseveraldaysandMarywouldgowithhimtoo.Theyhiredareliablewomantocarefortheirchildrenandreturnedhomealittleearlierthantheyhadplanned.Astheydroveintotheirhometown,theyfoundahomeonfire.Afterhavingalook,Marysaid,“Ohwell,itisn’tourfire.Let’sgohome.”ButJohndrovecloserandsaid,“ThathomebelongstoFredJoneswhowouldn’tbeoffworkyet.Maybethereissomethingwecoulddo.”Johnnoticedanoldladyscreamedtohim,“Thechildren!Getthechildren!”Johngrabbed(抓住)herbytheshouldersaying,“Getaholdofyourselfandtelluswherethechildrenare!”“Inthebasement,”criedthelady.InspiteofMary’sdisagreement,Johnsoaked(浸濕)hisclothesandrantothebasementwhichwasfullofsmoke.Hefoundthedoorandgrabbedtwochildren.Ashelefthecouldhearsomemorecry.Hesentthetwobadlyfrightenedchildrenintothewaitingroomandaskedhowmanymorechildrenweredownthere.ThetoldhimtwomoreandMarygrabbedhisarmandscreamed,“John!Don’tgoback!It’sdangerous!Thathousewillfalldowninanysecond!”Butheshookheroffandwentback.Itseemedaverylongtimebeforehefoundbothchildrenandstartedback.Asheclimbeduptheendlessstepsthethoughtwentthroughhismindthattherewassomethingstrangelyfamiliaraboutthelittlebodiesnexttohim,andatlastwhentheycameoutintothesunlightandfreshair,hefoundthathehadjustrescuedhisownchildren.Thebabysitterhadleftthematthishomewhileshedidsomeshopping.1.TheoldladyscreamedtoJohnto.A.askhimtogetawayfromthefireB.askforhishelptosavethechildrenCaskhimtorescueherfromthefireD.askhimtotakeoutvaluablethingsfromthefire2.WhatwasMary’sresponsetoJohn’saction?A.Shedisagreedwithit. B.ShesupporteditC.Shewasunconcernedaboutit. D.Shemisunderstoodit.舒中高二英語(yǔ)第2頁(yè)（共8頁(yè)）舒中高二英語(yǔ)第2頁(yè)（共8頁(yè)）3.WhatwasthehouselikebeforeJohnwentbackonceagain?A.Itwasclean. B.Itwasburneddown.C.Itwasdangerous. D.Itwasunderrepair.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbeconcludedfromthestory?A.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.C.Helpingothersmeanshelpingourselves.D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.BBeforebirth,babiescantellthedifferencebetweenloudsoundsandvoices.Theycanevendistinguishtheirmother’svoicefromthatofafemalestranger.Butwhenitestoembryoniclearning(胎教),birdscouldruletheroost.AsrecentlyreportedinTheAuk:OrnithologicalAdvances,somemotherbirdsmayteachtheiryoungtosingevenbeforetheyhatch(孵化).Newbornchickscanthenimitatetheirmom’scallwithinafewdaysofenteringtheworld.Thiseducationalmethodwasfirstobservedin2012bySoniaKleindorfer,abiologistatFlindersUniversityinSouthAustralia,andhercolleagues.FemaleAustraliansuperbfairywrenswerefoundtorepeatonesoundoverandoveragainwhilehatchingtheireggs.Whentheeggswerehatched,thebabybirdsmadethesimilarchirptotheirmothers—asoundthatservedastheirregular“feedme!”call.Tofindoutifthespecialqualitywasmorewidespreadinbirds,theresearcherssoughttheredbackedfairywren,anotherspeciesofAustraliansongbird.Firsttheycollectedsounddatafrom67nestsinfoursitesinQueenslandbeforeandafterhatching.Thentheyidentifiedbeggingcallsbyanalyzingtheorderandnumberofnotes.Aputeranalysisblindlyparedcallsproducedbymothersandchicks,rankingthembysimilarity.Itturnsoutthatbabyredbackedfairywrensalsoemergechirpingliketheirmoms.Andthemorefrequentlymothershadcalledtotheireggs,themoresimilarwerethebabies’beggingcalls.Inaddition,theteamsetupaseparateexperimentthatsuggestedthatthebabybirdsthatmostcloselyimitatedtheirmom’svoicewererewardedwiththemostfood.Thisobservationhintsthateffectiveembryoniclearningcouldsignalneurological(神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的)strengthsofchildrentoparents.Anevolutionaryinferencecanthenbedrawn.“Asaparent,doyouinvestinqualitychildren,ordoyouinvestinchildrenthatareinneed?”Kleindorferasks.“Ourresultssuggestthattheymightbegoingforquality.”5.TheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1means“”.A.beA.betheworst B.bethebestC.betheasbad D.bejustasgood6.WhatareKleindorfer’sfindingsbasedon?A.Similaritiesbetweenthecallsofmomsandchicks.B.TheobservationoffairywrensacrossAustralia.C.ThedatacollectedfromQueensland’slocals.D.Controlledexperimentsonwrensandotherbirds.7.Embryoniclearninghelpsmotherbirdstoidentifythebabybirdswhich.A.canreceivequalitysignals B.areinneedoftrainingC.fittheenvironmentbetter D.maketheloudestcallCTerrafugiaInc.saidMondaythatitsnewflyingcarhaspleteditsfirstflight,bringingthepanyclosertoitsgoalofsellingtheflyingcarwithinthenextyear.ThevehiclenamedtheTransition–hastwoseats，fourwheelsandwingsthatfoldupsoitcanbedrivenlikeacar.TheTransition,whichflewat1,400feetforeightminuteslastmonth,canreacharound70milesperhourontheroadand115intheair.Itfliesusinga23gallontankofgasandbums5gallonsperhourintheair.Ontheground,itgets35milespergallon.Around100peoplehavealreadyputdowna$10,000deposittogetaTransitionwhentheygoonsale,andthosenumberswilllikelyriseafterTerrafugiaintroducestheTransitiontothepubliclaterthisweekattheNewYorkAutoShow.Butdon’texpectittoshowupintoomanydriveways.It’sexpectedtocost$279,000.Anditwon’thelpifyou’restuckintraffic.Thecarneedsarunway.Inventorshavebeentryingtomakeflyingcarssincethe1930s,accordingtoRobertMann,anairlineindustryexpert.ButMannthinksTerrafugiahasecloserthananyonetomakingtheflyingcarareality.Thegovemmenthasalreadypermittedthepanytousespecialmaterialstomakeiteasierforthevehicletofly.TheTransitionisnowgoingthroughcrashteststomakesureitmeetsfederalsafetystandards.MannsaidTerrafugiawashelpedbytheFederalAviation.Administration’sdecisionfiveyearsagotocreateaseparatesetofstandardsforlightsportaircraft,whicharelowerthanthosepilotsoflargerplanesTerrafugiasaysanownerwouldneedtopassatestandplete20hoursofflyingtimetobeabletoflytheTransition,arequirementpilotswouldfindrelativelyeasytomeet.8.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?舒中高二英語(yǔ)第4頁(yè)（共8頁(yè)）舒中高二英語(yǔ)第4頁(yè)（共8頁(yè)）A.ThebasicdataoftheTransition. B.Theadvantagesofflyingcars.C.Thepotentialmarketforflyingcars. C.ThedesignersoftheTransition.9.WhyistheTransitionunlikelytoshowupintoomanydriveways?A.Itcausestrafficjams. B.Itisdifficulttooperate.C.Itisveryexpensive. D.Itbumstoomuchfuel.10.Whatisthegovernment’sattitudetothedevelopmentoftheflyingcar?A.Cautious B.Favorable.C.Ambiguous. D.Disapproving.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.FlyingCaratAutoShow B.TheTransition’sFistFlightC.Pilots’DreamingTrue D.FlyingCarClosertoRealityDScientistshavefoundthathumaneyesaremorelikelytobedamagedbyUVrays(紫外線)whileskiinginthesnowcoveredareasthansittingonthebeach,accordingtoareportbytheUKnewspaperTheTelegraph.TheresearchersatKanazawaMedicalUniversity,JapanandAmericanpanyJohnsonconductedthestudytogether.Theylookedattheeffectsoflightreflectiononnewlyfallensnowonaskitrail(aroughpath)inIshikawaDistrict,northernJapan.TheyparedtheresultswiththelevelsofUVraysonasandbeachinsouthernJapan’sOkinawaDistrict.Theyfoundthatonthebeach,eyesareexposedtoadaily260kilojoules(MostofusknowthatUVrayscanharmtheskin.That'swhywewearsunscreenonourskinbeforewegetoutinthesuit.ButmanyofusmaynotrealizethatUVraysarealsoharmfultotheeyes.IfyoureyesareexposedtolargeamountsofUVradiationoverashortperiodoftime,youmayexperienceakindofsunburnoftheeye,whichisharmful.Youreyeswillbeeredandfeelastrangefeeling.Theymaybesensitivetolight.Fortunately,thisisusuallytemporaryandseldomcausespermanentdamagetotheeyes.LongtermexposuretoUVradiation,however,canbemoreserious.ScientificstudiesandresearcheshaveshownthatexposuretosmallamountsofUVradiationoveraperiodofmanyyearsincreaseschanceofeyedamage,whichcouldleadtototalblindness.12.Youwouldmostlikelyfindthearticlein__________.A.amedicalmagazine B.atraveljournal C.adoctorsdiary D.aphysicstextbook13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ToomucheyeexposuretosmallamountsofUVraysmaycausetotalblindness.B.ShorttimeexposureoftheeyestoUVraysdoesn’tharmthematall.C.MostpeopleknowthatUVraysharmtheeyesaswellastheskin.D.ThestudywasconductedbyresearchersfromJapan，theUSAandtheUK.14.Ifaplaceis1500metershigher,theamountoflightincreases__________.A.4percent B.12pcrcent C.20percent D.50percent15.Whatwillthepassagemostprobablytalkaboutnext?A.NeverskionnewlyfallensnowinJapan.B.Measurestoprotectyoureyeswhileskiinginnewsnowareas.C.Wearingahatcanprovideprotectionwhileskiinginnewsnowareas.D.Gotohospitaltohaveyoureyesexamined. .第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Interruptionsareoneoftheworstthingstodealwithwhileyou’retryingtogetworkdone.16,thereareseveralwaystohandlethings.Let’stakealookatthemnow.17.Tellthepersonyou’resorryandexplainthatyouhaveamillionthingstodoandthenaskifthetwoofyoucantalkatadifferenttime.Whenpeopletrytointerruptyou,havesethoursplannedandletthemknowtoebackduringthattimeorthatyou’llfindthemthen.18.Itcanhelptoeliminate(消除)futureinterruptions.Whenyouneedtotalktosomeone,don’tdoitinyourownoffice.19.it’smucheasiertoexcuseyourselftogetbacktoyourworkthanifyoutrytogetsomeoneoutofyourspaceevenafterexplaininghowbusyyouareIfyouhaveadoortoyouroffice,makegooduseofit.20.Ifsomeoneknocksandit’snotanimportantmatter,excuseyourselfandletthepersonknowyou’rebusysotheycangetthehint(暗示)thanwhenthedoorisclosed,you’renottobedisturbed.A.Ifyou’rebusy,don’tfeelbadaboutsayingno舒中高二英語(yǔ)第6頁(yè)（共8頁(yè)）舒中高二英語(yǔ)第6頁(yè)（共8頁(yè)）B.WhenyouwanttoavoidinterruptionsatworkC.SetboundariesforyourselfasyourtimegoesD.Ifyou’reintheotherperson’sofficeorinapublicareaE.It’simportantthatyouletthemknowwhenyou’llbeavailableF.ItmightseemunkindtocutpeopleshortwhentheyinterruptyouG.Leaveitopenwhenyou’reavailabletotalkandcloseitwhenyou’renot第二部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題：每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。In1973,Iwasteachingelementaryschool.Eachday,27kids21“TheThinkingLaboratory.”Thatwasthe22studentsvotedforafterdecidingthat“Room104”wastoo23.Freddywasanaverage24,butnotanaverageperson.Hehadtherarebalanceoffunandpassion（同情）.Hewould25theloudestoverfunandbethesaddestoveranyone’s26.Beforetheschoolyear27,Igavethekidsaspecial28,Tshirtswiththewords“VerbsAreYour29”onthem.Ihadadvisedthekidsthatwhileverbs（動(dòng)詞）mayseemdull,mostofthe30Throughtheyears,I’drunintoformerstudentswhowouldprovide31onoldclassmates.IlearnedthatFreddydidseveraljobsafterhis32fromhighschoolandremainedthesame33personImetfortyyearsbefore.Once,whileworkingovernightatastore,heletahomelessman34inhistruck.Anothertime,he35Justlastyear,Iwas36aworkshopwhensomeoneknockedattheclassroomdoor.Awoman37theinterruptionandhandedmeanenvelope.Istoppedteachingand38itup.Insidewerethe“Verbs”shirtanda39Itoldthestorytotheclass.Assadasitwas,Icouldn’thelpsmiling.AlthoughFreddywastakenfromus,weall30somethingfromFreddy.21.A.built B.entered C.decorated D.ran22.A.name B.rule C.brand D.plan23.A.small B.dark C.strange D.dull24.A.scholar B.student C.citizen D.worker25.A.speak B.sing C.question D.laugh26.A.misfortune B.disbelief C.dishonesty D.mistake27.A.changed B.approachedC.returned D.ended28.A.lesson B.gift C.report D.message29.A.Friends B.Awards C.Masters D.Tasks30.A.simple B.unique C.fun D.clever31.A.assessments B.ments C.instructions D.updates32.A.graduation B.retirement C.separation D.resignation33.A.daring B.modest C.caring D.smart34.A.wait B.sleep C.study D.live35.A.paid B.charged C.lent D.owed36.A.observing B.preparing C.designing D.conducting37.A.regretted B.avoided C.excused D.ignored38.A.opened B.packed C.gave D.held39.A.picture B.bill C.note D.diary40.A.chose B.took C.expected D.borrowed第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Arainforestisanarea41(cover)bytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyear.Rainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimate.42theforestcover,theseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmosphere,43(warm)therestoftheworld.Losingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatterns,potentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworld.Inthepasthundredyears,humans44(begin)destroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources:landforcrops,woodforpaperandotherproducts,landforraisingfarm45(animal).Thisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawhole.Forexample,alotofcarbondioxideintheairesfromburningtherainforests.People46(obvious)haveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtrees,47wewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld’sdrugstore.Morethan25%ofthemedicinesweusetodayefromplantsinrainforests.However,fewerthan1%ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheir48(medicine)value.Itisextremelylikely49ourbestchancetocurediseases50(lie)somewhereintheworld’sshrinkingrainforests.第三部分（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分15分）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處；學(xué).科網(wǎng)每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。舒中高二英語(yǔ)第8頁(yè)（共8頁(yè)）舒中高二英語(yǔ)第8頁(yè)（共8頁(yè)）刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Itwasafreezingwinternight.Ipulledmyselfalongthewaybeforealongday’sworkstandbehindthecounter.Anemptystomachandonlytendollarnoteandafewpenniesinthepocket,mylifeseemedhopelessly.DespitethewarmChristmasatmosphere,myhear