河北省定州中学2016-2017学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 含答案.docVIP

河北定州中学高二英语期末考试试卷 第部分听第6段材料, 回答第6～题。 听第7段材料, 回答第～题。probably meet the woman ? A At 7:00 B At 7:30 C At 7:40 听第8段材料, 回答第1～1题。’s home C In a hospital 11 What happened to Tim? A He had nothing to do B He failed an exam C He fell ill 12 What will the woman do when they go to visit Tim ? A Give him a call B Bring something interesting C Help him do his homework 听第9段材料, 回答第1～16题。’s office C At the woman’s home 听第10段材料, 回答第17～20题。’s the conversation mainly about? A A library B The activities held in the library C The 90th anniversary celebrations for the library 18 Where is the Arts and literature section? A The third floor B The second floor C The first floor 19 What kinds of books are on the fourth floor? A History and journalism B Natural sciences C Social sciences 20 what do we learn from the talk ? A The reading room opens eight hours a day B The library was built in 1922 C Teachers can’t borrow books from the library 二、阅读理解 Make Up Your Mind to Succeed Kind-hearted parents have unknowingly left their children defenseless against failure. The generation born between 1980 and 2001 grew up playing sports where scores and performance were played down because “everyone’s a winner.” And their report cards sounded more positive than ever before. As a result, Stanford University professor Carol Dweck, PhD, calls them “the overpraised generation.” Dweck has been studying how people deal with failure for 40 years. Her research has led her to find out two clearly different mind-sets that have a great effect on how we react to it. Here’s how they work: A fixed mind-set is grounded in the belief that talent is genetic – you’re a born artist, point guard, or numbers person. The fixed mind-set believes it’s sure to succeed without much effort and regards failure as personal shame. When things get difficult, it’s quick to blame, lie, and even stay away from future difficulties. On the other hand, a grow