(16份试卷合集)湖北省孝感市名校高中2020届英语高二下学期期末模拟试卷

disks（圆片）that could be used like cash and showed them some yummy apple pieces. The monkeys soon figured out that if they gave one of the disks to a scientist, they’d receive a piece of apple in return.

If you think that is all the monkeys can figure out, you are wrong. Two researchers, Jake and Allison, acted as apple sellers in the experiments. The monkeys were tested one at a time and had 12 disks to spend in each experiment. Jake always showed the monkeys one apple piece, while Allison always showed two pieces. But that’s not necessarily what they gave the monkeys. The number of apple pieces given for a disk was determined at random.

Experiment One: Allison showed two pieces of apples but gave both piece only half the time. The other half, she took one piece away and gave the monkey just the remaining piece. Jake, on the other hand, always gave exactly what he showed: one piece for each disk. The monkeys chose to trade more with Allison.

Experiment Two: Allison continued to sometimes gave two pieces and sometimes one piece. But now, half the time, Jake gave the one apple piece he was showing, and half the time he added a bonus. Guess what? The monkeys chose to trade more with Jake.

In the first experiment, the monkeys correctly figured out that if they traded with Allison, they’d end up with more treats. In the second one, when a monkey received two pieces from Jake, it seemed like a gain. When Allison gave the monkey only one piece instead of the two she showed, it seemed like a loss. The monkeys preferred trading with Jake because they’d rather take a chance of seeming to win than seeming to lose.

We also sometimes make silly business decisions just to avoid the feeling that we’re getting less, even when we’re not. Would you have made the same choices? 32. What conclusion might experts draw from the first experiment?

A. People are smarter in terms of finance. B. It’s easy to teach monkeys how to trade. C. Business theories can apply to all monkeys. D. The monkeys show certain business sense. 33. What does “a bonus” in paragraph 5 refer to?

A. A coin. piece.

34. Why did the monkeys choose to trade more with Jake in the second experiment?

A. Because they didn’t like the feeling of losing. B. Because they get more apple pieces from Jake.

B. A chance.

C. A metal disk.

D.

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C. Because Jake always gave them two apple pieces. D. Because the apple pieces from Jake were yummy. 35. What could be the best title for the passage?

A. Disk for Apple: Who to Trade with? B. Shopping for Bargain: Same or different? C. Moneky’s Business Sense: Smart or Silly? D. People’s Business Decision: Lose or Gain? 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 It’s an unquestioned truth of modern life: we are starved for time. We try our best to save bits of time here and there. Add it up, and we will finally get to everything we want to do. But bits of time here and there. Add it up, and we will finally get to everything we want to do. But this idea has been pletely backward. 36 We build the lives we want, and then time saves itself.

Do we really have no time? “I don’t have time, ”often means “It’s not a priority (优先事项). ”Time is highly flexible. We cannot make more time. However, time will stretch (延展)to acmodate what we choose to put into it. No one will leave the broken water heater aside. So not doing something is not a matter of lacking time;37Actually, it’s a matter of choice.

How do we treat our priorities? First, we need to figure out what our priorities are. Actually we may give ourselves a performance review. What three to five things did we do that made it so amazing? Next, we can write them into next year’s performance review. We will have a list of six to ten goals we can work on in the next year. 38

39 Scientists find a really good time to do this is Friday afternoon. Friday afternoon is what an economist might call a “low opportunity cost” time. Most of us are not sitting there on Friday afternoons saying, “I am excited to make progress toward my personal and professional priorities right now. ”But we are willing to think about what those should be. So take a little bit of time Friday afternoon, and make ourselves a three-category priority list:career, relationships, self.

It’s about looking at the whole of one’s time and seeing where the good aspects can go. There is time. 40 And when we focus on what matters, we can build the lives we want in the time we’ve got.

A. it’s that I’m too busy for it. B. it’s that I don’t want to do it.

C. When do we plan our priorities?

D. Make sure there’s time for the important things. E. We don’t build the lives we want by saving time. F. Even if we are busy, we have time for what matters. G. And then we need to break these down into doable steps. 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和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。

“How dare you!” My anger finally burst out when my son 41 to go to the piano classes for the third time that day. He rolled his eyes at me, which made me even 42 . I pletely lost my 43 and screamed at the top of my lungs, “Enough! You are not my boy anymore!” He didn’t 44 or talk back to me. He responded in 45 with a look of helplessness that I had never seen before. He used to cry violently and beg me to 46 him. The innocence shining in his big eyes would 47 that hot-tempered beast in me away in the end. 48 . this time...

Did what he had done really make me 49 ? No. Did such anger e entirely from his improper 50 ? No. Had I ever given it a chance to listen to and 51 him? No. My demanding job, my 52 housework, my kid’s cry for pany…, all formed a minefield（雷区）and all that was needed to 53 it up was a fuse（导火索）. My son was the 54 .

The rest of the day, he 55 an outdoor walk, a ride in the park and even his favorite games and just wanted to be alone. I could 56 the greatest sorrow and the most true innocence in his eyes. After admitting my own fault, I held this tiny trembling creature 57 in my arms, tears swelling in my eyes.

For those who believe “Sticks and stones may break the bone, but 58 can never hurt anyone”, I have a piece of heartfelt advice. Do not try this most powerful weapon 59 the people you love. It is 60 enough to cut the deepest into a soul. 41. A. refused 42. A. calmer 43. A. breath 44. A. cry

B. requested

B. emptier B. weight

C. decided C. happier C. temper C. smile

D. demanded D. angrier D. thought

D. respond D. surprise

B. shout

45. A. doubt 46. A. pardon 47. A. put

B. relief B. praise

C. silence

C. abandon C. throw

D. acpany D. drive

B. give

48. A. Otherwise 49. A. satisfied 50. A. advice 51. A. hug

B. However B. puzzled B. behavior

C. Therefore C. moved

D. Moreover

D. annoyed

D. argument

C. words

B. blame B. enough B. blow

C. forgive D. understand

D. meaningful

D. bum

52. A. endless 53. A. put

C. important

C. heat

54. A. choice 55. A. declined 56. A. retell 57. A. rudely 58. A. voice 59. A. for 60. A. hard smooth

B. answer B. shared B. forget B. firmly B. words

C. victim C. enjoyed C. read

D. disaster D. accepted

D. forecast

C. loosely C. force C. beyond

D. casually

D. feelings

B. with

D. against

D.

B. soft C. sharp

注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Hollywood filmmakers, including creators of the 1998 Disney film Mulan, will start a “discovery trip” to Mulan’s birthplace－Huangpi district in Hubei province this week.

During 61 two-day visit, they will see a number of Mulan-themed performances, such as horse fighting show and local opera, They also will visit 62 (place) of historical interest, like the Mulan Mountain and the General’s Temple..

In the 20 years since the Disney film came out, 63 (it) director Tony Bancroft hasn't been to the land of Mulan's roots. “For me, it’s a full circle tour of 64 my favorite character was born. I’m also doing my homework for the next film,” he said.

“China used to be closed off to Westerners, thus 65 (create) a mystery, but in the last few years, U.S. films 66 (explore) the Chinese culture and environment, which has opened audiences to a whole new world. I believe the tale of Mulan appeals to Westerners mainly 67 it’s about a daughter’s respect for her family, 68 (especial) her father.” Bancroft added.

A live-action remake of the 1998 film 69 (expect) to hit theaters in 2018. The Walt Disney Studios has announced that Chinese actress Liu Yifei, also 70 (know) as Crystal Liu, is going to star in the classic Chinese tale.