杭州外国语学校2013-2014学年高二上学期期中考试_英语试题及答案.docVIP

杭州外国语学校2013-2014学年（第一学期）高二期中考试英语试卷 I. Listening comprehension: 11% Part I: Listen to the short conversations and answer the following questions. Each conversation will be read only ONCE. 6% 1. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a restaurant B. In a shop C. In a hotel 2. How long is the museum open on Sundays? A. Eight hours B. Six hours C. Four hours 3. Why does the woman come to San Francisco? A. To do business B. to take a holiday C. To look after her husband 4. What does the man think of his history teacher? A. Respectable B. Annoying C. Talkative 5. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Meet her parents. B. Give her some advice. C. Make friends with her boyfriend. 6. What time is it now by the woman’s watch? A. 3:15 B. 2:45 C. 2:15 Part II: Listen to the long passage and fill in the blanks with missing words. The passage will be read THREE times. 5% The advertising people see while at the movies is less effective when _____7_____ eat popcorn. This is the conclusion of a newly-published study from Germanys Cologne University. According to researchers, people remember the names of new _____8_____ or products by silently _____9_____ them in their brains. However, with a mouth full of popcorn, this process is _____10_____. The report is titled Popcorn in the Cinema: Oral Interference Sabotages (破坏) Advertising Effects. It _____11_____ how the chewing action interferes with the brains inner speech that _____12_____ whenever we come across a new name. Researchers say: This happens covertly (暗暗地), that is, without our _____13_____. Researcher Sascha Topolinski invited 96 people to watch a movie. Half of the group was given popcorn, while the rest received a small sugar cube. A week later, the _____14_____ were asked to rate a series of products, including some of those they had seen adverts for during the movie. The sugar cube group remembere