河南省兰考县第二高级中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

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1、兰考二高2015-2016学年上学期期中考试高二英语试题注意事项：答案必须写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，本试卷满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷（选择题）第一部分听力（省略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第-节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AAnelephantissaidnevertoforget.Andtoourgreatsurprise,itturnsouttheycanalsotellthedifferencebetweenhumanlanguages!Elephantsdon'thavethebes

2、teyesightintheanimalkingdom,buttheymakeupforitwiththeirintelligenee.Scientistsalreadyknowtheyareverysmart-一elephantsneverforgetafaceandthat'swherethesayingcamefrom-・buttheydidn'tknowjusthowsmartuntilthisrecentstudy.Researchersplayedrecordingsofhumanvoicesfor47elephantfamiliesatAmboseliNationalp

3、arkinKenyaoveratwo-yearperiod・TherecordingswerefromMaasaiadultsandchildren，andKambamen.TheMassaiarearacewhosometimescomeintoconflictwithelephantsoverwaterandlandthatsometimesleadtothedeathofelephantsorMassaiman.TheyspeakMaa,asing-songyIanguage・TheKambapeopleusuallyworkasfarmersoremployeesforthe

4、parkandrarelycauseharmordangertoelephants.TheyspeakKikamba.WhentheelephantsheardMaasaimensaying"Look,lookoverthere,agroupofelephantsarecoming,/theygatheredtogether,startedsmellingcuriouslywiththeirtrunks,andmovedawayslowly.Theydidn'trunawayinfearbutbecamemorecarefulandchosetowalkawaytoavoidconf

5、lict・WhentheyheardMaasaiwomenorboys,oradultmaleKambaspeakers,theydidn'tshowanyconcern."TheabilitytodistinguishbetweenMaasaiandKambamendeliveringthesamephraseintheirownIanguagesuggeststhatelephantscandistinguishdifferentIanguages/saidGraeemShannon,avisitingfellowinpsychologyattheUniversityofSuss

6、exandstudy'sco-author.Theycan'tunderstandwhatthewordsmean,butcanlearntoconnectacertainwayofspeakingwithapossibledanger."Alotofanimalswillrunawayatjustthegeneraldangercausedbypeople,butasmartanimaldoesn'tdothat,"Shannonsaid.21.Accordingtothetext,welearnelephantsA.canmemorizewellB・arethemostintel

7、ligentelephantsC.canunderstandhumanwordsD.havetheworsteyesightinanimalworld22.TheresearchwascarriedouttoA.recordhumanvoicesB.recordelephants'dailylifeC.knowhowsmartelephantsareD.knowifelephantsaresmart23.WhenelephantshearMaasaiwor