学年最新人教版高二英语第一学期期中考试综合模拟测试二及答案精编试题文档格式.docx

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.Whilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.

Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,puttingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries（食品杂货），savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.

IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabike,andthencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.Itreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbefore.

Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanityasawhole.Andithasinfluencedustobemoremindfulofwayswe,too,cansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.

21.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?

A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.

B.Itwastheironlypossession.

C.ItwasaniceKona18speed.

D.Theyuseditforworkanddailylife.

22.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.

A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek

B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmas

C.thestrangerbroughtoverthebike

D.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily

23.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblem?

A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.

C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.

24.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?

A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.

B.Oneshouldtakecareoftheirbike.

C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.

D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.

B

AnewwordhassuddenlybecomewildlypopularinChina—“tuhao”—whichlooselymeans“nouveauriche”.Therehavebeenmorethan100millionreferencestotheword“tuhao”onsocialmediasinceearlySeptember.

It’sbeingusedtodescribeeverythingfromthenewpeople’sdailybuilding,toexpensivecelebrityweddingsfullofmillionaires,andthenewgold-colorediPhone.

InChinese“tu”meansearthand“hao”meansrich.Tosaysomeoneistuhaoistoimplytheycomefromapoorpeasantbackground,andhavemadeitrichquickly—butdon’tquitehavethemannerstogoalongwithit.“It’sliketheterm‘nouveauriche’”,saysProfessorSteveTsangattheSchoolofContemporaryChineseStudiesinNottingham,“buthasevenmorenegativemeanings,suggestingacertainvulgarity（粗俗）.”

“Tuhao”isactuallyanoldword,datingbackperhapsasfarastheSouthernDynasty—1,500yearsago,butithasalwaysmeantsomethingratherdifferent.Duringthecommunistrevolution,fromthe1920stoearly1950s,itwaswidelyusedtorefertolandholdersandgentry（乡绅）whowouldoftendobadthingstothosebeneaththem.

ThisnewusageofthetermtookoffinSeptemberafterawidely-sharedjokeaboutarich,butunhappyman,whogoestoaBuddhistmonkforadvice,expectingtobetoldtoliveamoresimplelife.Themonkrepliesinsteadwithasentence,“Tuhao,let’sbefriends!

”

ChineseInternetusersarehighlycreativeintheiruseoflanguage,andareconstantlyinventing,andre-inventingwordsasawayofgettingpastcensorship（审查）rules.Butinthiscase,itspopularityseemstobedowntothefactthatitexpressesChina’schangingsocietysowell—manypeoplesneeratthosewithwealth,butaresecretlyjealous.

25.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Tuhao,anewlypopularwordinChina

B.ThelonghistoryofTuhao

C.ThenewusageofTuhao

D.Tuhao,anewly-inventedChineseword

26.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeconsidered“tuhao”?

A.Avulgarnouveauriche.

B.Alandholder.

C.Aquick-richpeasantwithoutpropermanners.

D.ABuddhistmonk.

27.Thelastbutoneparagraphmainlytellsus________.

A.whatthenewusageofthewordis

B.howthewordbecomespopularagain

C.whytheunhappymanwenttotheBuddhistmonk

D.whatadvicethemonkgavetheunhappyman

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Respect.B.Envy.C.Laugh.D.Disbelieve.

C

Noonecanfailtostandinawed（令人敬畏的）admirationofthegreatdiscoveriesofhistory—Newton’slawsofmotion,Kepler’sprincipleofplanetarymovement,Einstein’sgeneraltheoryofrelativity.Equallyawe-inspiringareartisticcreationsinpainting,theatre,music,andliterature,whichhavealsobeenbroughtaboutbydiscoverythroughpersonalefforts.Whatdotheseextraordinaryachievementsofwell-knownscientistsandartistshavetodowithproblemsolving?

Agreatscientificdiscoveryoragreatworkofartissurelytheresultofproblem-solvingactivity.Thesolutiontoaproblem,wearetold,oftencomestothinkersina“flashofinsight（顿悟）”,althoughtheymayhavebeenturningtheproblemoverintheirmindsforsometime.Asaparticularformofproblemsolving,thesecreativeactsarebasedonthebroadknowledgegainedinthepast,whetherthisisofthe“public”sortknowntoscience,orofthe“private”sortknowntotheartist.

Manycreativethinkersstatethattheyhavecompletelydevotedthemselvestothesubjectmatteroftheproblem,oftenoverfairlylongperiodsoftime.Indeed,itwouldbestrangeiftheyhadnotdonethis.Nothinginsuchstatementssupportstheideathatthereisanythingverydifferentabouttheproblemsolvingthatleadstodiscoveriesofthegreatcontributionstothesociety.Theactofdiscovery,evenintherelativelypredictablesensethatitoccursineverydaylearning,involvesa“suddeninsight”whichchangestheproblemsituationintoasolutionsituation.Aswehaveseen,everydaydiscoveryalsorequiresthatthelearnerhavetheknowledgeoftherulesgainedinthepast,whichisinvolvedinthesolution.

29.Newton,KeplerandEinsteinarementionedinthefirstparagraphto________.

A.bringaboutthesubjectofthediscussion

B.explainthatscientistsaremorecreative

C.showthedifferencebetweenscienceandarts

D.provethatartsrequiremorepersonalefforts

30.Whileknowledgefromthepastplaysanimportantroleintheirachievements,thinkers

sometimesalsodependontheir________.

A.artistictastesB.suddeninsight

C.admirationofdiscoveriesD.scientificexperiments

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”referto?

A.Greatcontributionstothesociety.

B.Long-timestudyofthesubjectmatter.

C.Variousstatementsaboutproblemsolving.

D.Completedevotiontoartisticcreation.

32.Wemayconcludefromthepassagethat________.

A.itismorelikelytomakescientificandartisticdiscoveriesineverydaylearning

B.scientificdiscoveriesorartisticcreationsareusuallyunpredictableinnature

C.asuddeninsightandknowledgefromthepastarerequiredinmakingdiscoveries

D.knowledgeoftheruleinthepastisoftendevelopedinthechangesofsituation

D

Peoplehavebeendreaminguphorriblemonstersandscaryspiritsforcenturies.Thevampire,an“undead”creaturethirstyforblood,isoneofthemostinventiveandattractivecreaturesofall.It’salsooneofthemostlasting.Vampire-likecreaturesdatebacktothousandsofyearsago,andpopupindozensofdifferentcultures.

Inthisarticle,we’llseewherethevariouselementsofthevampirelegendcomefrom.We’llalsolookatthepsychologicalsignificanceofthesecreaturesandfindoutaboutsomereal-lifepeopleorthingsthatareremarkablysimilartothesupernaturalvampire.

Thevampiresintoday’sbooks,moviesandtelevisionshowsareincrediblycomplicatedcreatures.Accordingtothemythology（神话）,everyvampirewasonceahuman,who,afterbeingbittenbyavampire,diedandrosefromthegraveasamonster.Vampiresdesirethebloodoftheliving,whomtheyhuntduringthenight.Theybitetheirvictims’neckswiththeirtwosharpfrontteeth.

Sincethey’reback-to-lifecorpses—thelivingremainsofadeadperson—vampiresareoftenreferredtoas“theundead”.Theycanstillpassashealthyhumans,however,andwillwalkundetectedamongtheliving.Infact,vampiresmaybeattractive,highlysexualbeings,seducing（引诱）theirpreybeforefeeding.Avampiremayalsotaketheformofananimal,usuallyabatorwolf,inordertolaunchasuddenattackonavictimbeforebeingdetected.

Vampiresarepotentiallyimmortal（不死的）,buttheydohaveafewweaknesses.Theycanbedestroyedbyafireordirectsunlight,andtheyareafraidofholywaterandgarlic.Vampiresdon’tcastareflection,andtheyhavesuperhumanstrength.

Thisvampirefigure,withitsparticularcombinationofcharacteristicsandgoverningrules,isactuallyafairlyrecentinvention.BramStokermadeitupinhisl897novelDracula.Otherauthorsreinterpreted（重新解释）Draculainanumberofplays,moviesandbooks.

Butwhilethemanydetailsarenew,mostoftheindividualelementsofthelegendhavedeeproots,extendingacrossmanyregionsandcultures.Inthenextfewsections,we’ll…

33.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanknowthat________.

A.vampi