学年黑龙江省齐齐哈尔八中高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案无听力部分.docx
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学年黑龙江省齐齐哈尔八中高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案无听力部分
2020-2021学年度下学期期中考试
高二英语试题
第一部分阅读理解(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,从每题所给四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Christmasisontheway:
4giftideasfromStanford’sbookshop.
ShippingAreasTeaTowel,£9.99(enjoyinga10%discount)
Weareanationofsailorswhorelyonweatherforecaststokeepsafe.Thisbookwillhelpyou
understandtheshippingforecast,withthe30shippingareasmentionedintheNationalWeatherService.So,thenexttimeyouturnontheradioandhearabouthighwindsinCromarty,ForthandTyne,you’llknowthattheymeanstrongwindsintheseareas.You’llbewisertomakesomepreparations.
TheWriter’sMap,£30(enjoyinga5%discount)
TheWriter’sMapcombinesmapsandliterature.Manywritersusemapstoplanouttheirstories.
Thisbookcollectsmapsthatappearinfictionandnon-fiction.JRRTolkien,afantasynovelwriter,said,“Thefactthatmanybookschoosetocontainonemapisevidencetotheimportanceofmaps.Iwiselystartedwithamap,andmadethestoryfit.”
BrutalistLondonMap,£8(enjoyinga5%discount)
Youeitherloveitoryouhateit.Saidtohavebeencoined(创造)inthelate1950sfromtheFrenchrawconcrete,brutalism(野兽派艺术)wasabiginfluenceonthe1960sLondon’sfinestexamplesofbrutalism.Brutalismmapsofothercities,includingParis,WashingtonandSydney,arealsoavailable.
TheOrdnanceSurveyPuzzleBook,£14.99(enjoyinga10%discount)
Thenationalmappingagency,OrdnanceSurvey,hasbeenmappingtheGreatBritainformanyyears.TheOrdnanceSurveyPuzzleBookincludeswordpuzzlesandvariousmathematicalchallenges.Itincludesmapscontainingraregeographicalcharacteristicsorplacesofspecialculturalinterest.Itwillmakeyoulookmorecloselyateverymapandtestyourmap-readingknowledge.
1.ShippingAreasTeaTowelcanhelpsailors___________.
A.knowworld-famousshippingareas
B.prepareforbadweatherinadvance
C.havetheabilitytopredictweather
D.judgethequalityofvariousships
2.WhatdoBrutalistLondonMapandTheOrdnanceSurveyPuzzleBookhaveincommon?
A.Theyarebothbroughtoutbythesamepublisher.
B.Theybothaimtotestreaders’map-readingskill.
C.TheycanbothreflectthehistoryofBritain.
D.Theybothincludechallengingpuzzles.
3.What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthetext?
A.Toadvertisefourbooks.
B.Tocomparefourbooks.
C.Toappealtopeopletoread.
D.Toshowdifferentmaps.
B
NorthAmericansvalueindependence,andEuropeansvaluetogetherness.Ineverfullyunderstoodthatstereotypeuntiltwomonthsago,whenIleftCanadafora4-monthperiodinalabinFrance.Onmyfirstday,Pierre,aPh.D.student,tappedmeonmyshoulderandasked,“Coffee?
”Inoddedandfollowedhimtothecommonroom,whereothergradstudentswerefilingin.Isatthere,cautiouslysippingthebitterliquidandtryinghardnottorevealmyunculturedtastes,whilelabchatterfilledtheair.
Coffeebreaksareaceremonialpartoflabculturehere.Thechattersometimesturnstoseriousscientifictopics.Butmostly,themeet-upsofferachancetowinddown,tosharestoriesaboutlifeinsideandoutsidethelabandtosympathizewithpeoplewhounderstandwhatyou’regoingthrough.
ThelightheartedatmosphereandsenseofcommunityisawelcomecontrasttomylifeinCanada,whereIspentmostofmyworkdaysinisolation.Iwentintothelabeachmorningwithsetgoalsformyday.Atlunch,I’dkeepmyeyesgluedtomycomputerwhileIfedforkfulsofsaladintomymouth,tryingtopowerthroughmyto-dolist.For9months,IstruggledtofigureoutwhyIcouldn’texactlycopytheresultsofanotherstudy.Ididn’twanttotroublemyadvisortoomuch.Iwasalsohesitanttoaskmylabmatesforhelp.
Howmuchweweremissing!
Researchersneedcommunitybecausegoodideasdon’tjustcomefromreadingliteratureandthinkingdeepthoughts.It’shelpfultobounceideasoffothers,and,tohaveavenuetosharetheday-to-dayupsanddownsoflife.
Wouldcoffeebreakshavesolvedallmyproblems?
Probablynot.ButIthinksharingideaswithmypeerswouldhavehelpedsolvemyresearchdilemma.MytimeinFrancehastaughtmethatit’simportanttocreatespacefororganicconversationsaboutlablife.Ascientist’slifecanfeelisolating,butit’snotnecessarilysowhenyou’reconnectedtoasupportivecommunity.
4.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenhedrankcoffeeforthefirsttimeinFrance?
A.Alittlenervous.B.Veryhappy.
C.Somewhatexcited.D.Quitecurious.
5.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?
A.CulturalceremoniesinFrance.B.Varioustopicsofthechatter.
C.Thebenefitsofcoffeebreaks.D.LabcultureinFrenchstyle.
6.Whatwastheauthor’slifelikebackinCanada?
A.Comfortableandfulfilled.B.Busyandlonely.
C.Tensebutsatisfactory.D.Boringbuthealthy.
7.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?
A.TointroducethecoffeebreakinEurope.
B.Toexplainthedifferencebetweencultures.
C.TorecallhispersonalexperienceinFrance.
D.Toconveytheimportanceofasupportivecircle.
C
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Weoftenexperienceworksofartassomethingthatispleasingtooursenseswithoutafullunderstandingofthecreativeeffort.Greatartoftenshowsuscontradictionsandcrises,andwecanlearnagreatdealfromtheirresolutions(解决).Throughourunderstandingofart,wecangainadeeperunderstandingofhowwemightovercomeourownchallenges.Inunderstandingextremesofcontrast,wecanseethebeautyinartwiththemesthatarenotsimplypleasingfortheirmagnificentfeaturesorqualities.
Beethovenoffersawonderfulexampleofmovingartfullythroughcrisesandchaos.HecomposedhisSymphonyNo.9ashishearinglossbecamemoreandmorepronounced.Theopeningofthesymphonyseemstocomeoutofnowhere,fromnearsilenceintheopeningtoafullexpressionofwhatmanyconsidertobethejoyoffreedomanduniversalbrotherhoodwithSchiller’sOdetoJoy.Beethovenappearstohavecreatedaworkofartthatnotonlyfreedhimfromhispersonalstruggles,butonethatalsospeakstothejoyoflivingtogetherinpeaceandharmony.
Haveadialoguebetweenthetwoopposingpartsandyouwillfindthattheyalwaysstartoutfightingeachotheruntilwecometoanappreciationofdifference—aonenessofthetwoopposingforces.Theartsoffermanylessonsthatcanhelpusgaintheknowledgeweneedtomovemoreconfidentlyintoday’scompetitiveanduncertainenvironment.Anopennesstoarts-basedsolutionswillgiveyoumorecontroloveryourfuture.
8.Whatvaluedoesarthavebeyondpleasingpeople’ssenses?
A.Itbringspeopleinnerpeace.
B.Itcontributestoproblem-solving.
C.Itreducesthepossibilityofcrises.
D.Itdeepensunderstandingofmusic.
9.WhatcanwelearnaboutBeethoven’sSymphonyNo.9?
A.Itcelebratesfreedomandunity.
B.Itaimstoshowcrisesandchaos.
C.ItopenswithSchiller’sOdetoJoy.
D.Itisunfinishedduetohishearingloss.
10.Whatistheauthor’ssuggestionondealingwithconflictingforces?
A.Leavingthingsastheyare.
B.Makingachoicebetweenthem.
C.Separatingthemfromeachother.
D.Engagingtheminaconversation.
11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.HowCOVID-19changesart
B.EssentialsofSymphonyNo.9
C.Movingartfullythroughcrises
D.JoyintheeyesofBeethoven
D
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EventhoughDEETremainsthemostcommonlyusedandmostpowerfulmosquitorepellent(防护剂)everdeveloped,scientistsareactivelypursuingeffectiveproductsbasedentirelyonplantoils.WhileDEETisaneffectivecontactrepellent,manypeopledisliketheoilyfeelandsmellontheirskin,andsometimessomepeoplearesensitivetoit.ConsumersarealwaysinterestedinalternativestoDEETandothersynthetic(合成的)repellents,sotherearenumerousnaturalrepellentsonthemarket.
InmylabatIowaStateUniversity,myteamandIhavebeenconductingresearchonnaturalproductsaspossibleinsectrepellentsforthepast20years.Inthepastfewyears,threeofmyPh.D.studentshavecontributedgreatlytoourresearchbydesigning,synthesizing,purifying,characterizingandtestingmorethan300closelyrelatedchemicalscomingfromthebestofnaturalrepellentslikecitronellol,mentholandthymol.
Thesestudentshavesuccessfullytestedtheserepellentsagainstthreespeciesofdangerousmosquitoes.Thefirstgroupofthenewrepellentsactthroughtheair.Thesechemicalshaveavaporactionthatprovidesprotection.Thesearepotentiallymostusefulinbackyards,parks,houses,barracksandhorsebarns.Theothergroupofthenewrepellentsaretheclassiconesthatstopinsectsfromstandingonatreatedsurface,suchashumanskin,clothingortents;someresearchershaveconductedtestingonsomehumanstoconfirmtheeffectivenessandidentifytheverybestones.
Thenewrepellentsweredesignedandmadefromthenaturalmaterialsinplantessentialoils.Theymaintainmanyoftheadvantagesofthenaturalrepellents:
Theyarefullybiodegradable(可生物降解的),withnoecologicalconcernsorenvironmentalwastes,andgenerallyconsideredsafelikethethou
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