高二英语上学期期中试题109.docx

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高二英语上学期期中试题109

沈阳铁路实验中学2016-2017学年度上学期期中考试

高二英语

时间：

100分钟分数：

120分

第I卷

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

A

OnedayIwasdrivinghomewithawoman.Sherolleddownthewindow,fiftyfeetawayfromthedrivewayandspithergum（口香糖）outofthewindow.“Couldn’tyoujustwaitfivesecondsandputyourgumwhereitbelongs?

”Iasked,annoyed.

Shewasnottheonlyonewhowasgum-lazy.Considerthefollowing.OnceIbrushedchewedgumundermydesk,Ishookwithfright.AtFolsomMiddleSchool,wheneverIhadtowalkbythegumwallnexttothegirls’lockerroom,Ifelttotallydisgusted.WhenIwasyoung,Iwalkedoutsideduringmydanceshowinmyballetshoes,alwayssteppingrightonabigandjuicypieceofbubblegum.Iwasextremelyupset.

Theworstpartofalltheseincidentsisthatatrashcanislocatednear.Butsomepeoplearetoolazytowalktowardsit.

Ifyoucan’tbearesponsiblegumchewer,don’tchewatall.That’sallI’mgoingtosay.

TakeSingaporeasagoodexample.ThechewinggumbaninSingaporewasplaced.ItbanstheimportandsaleofchewingguminSingapore,whetherforthepurposeoftradeorpersonalchewing.However,thebanhasbeenpartlyliftedwithsometypesofgum,suchasmedicalgum,allowable.Thiscomeswiththewarningthatitissoldonlybyadruggist,whohastotakedownthenamesofbuyers.Obviously,theSingaporegovernmentgetsangryatgumstuckinkeyholesofmailboxesandonelevatorbuttons.

Notonlyisitannoying,butchewinggumcanactuallydoharmtothehealth.Mostgumcontainsaspartame（阿斯巴甜）,achemicalsweetener（增甜剂）thattheUSgovernmentisnowdecidingwhetherornotitisadeadlychemical.Ifitis,itmaycausecancer.Otherstudiessuggestthataspartamemaycauseneurological（神经系统的）disorders.Therefore,aspartameisnotallowedtouseintheUS.

Sojustsaynotochewinggum.

1.Whatdidtheauthor

thinkofthewoman’sbehavior?

A.Itwasstrange.B.Itwasunacceptable.C.Itwasdangerous.D.Itwasviolent.

2.AccordingtoParagraph2,theauthor_________.

A.steppedonapieceofgumwhiledancingB.cleanedgumunderherdesksometimes

C.wastroubledbychewedgumD.oftenfoundchewedguminherlocker

3.Whatdoweknowaboutaspartame?

A.Itisprovedtobeaharmlesschemical.B.Itisthecauseofmanykindsofcancer.

C.Itisbeingrefused

bytheUSgovernment.D.Itisthemainingredientofchewinggum.

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toadvisepeopleagainstchewinggum.B.Tocriticizepeoplewhoarelazy.

C.Topersuadepeopletobuymedicalgum.D.TomakecommentsonthebaninSingapore.

B

AskanygroupofteenagersintheUKwhattheymostliketoeat,andfoodslikepizzas,curries,pasta,burgersandchipsareboundtogetmentioned–andmanyyoungpeoplewouldprobablyalsolisthangingoutatthelocalfast-foodrestaurantasoneoftheirfavoritepastimes（消遣）.

Butwhatteenagersliketoeatisnotnecessarilywhattheyshouldbeeating.AccordingtotheNationalDietandNutritionSurvey,fartoomanyyoungpeopleintheUKbetweentheagesof14and18consumetoomuchfat,sugarandsaltintheirdietandtakeintoomanycalories.Meanwhiletheirintakeofstarchycarbohydrates（含大量淀粉的碳水化合物）,fiber,iron,vitaminsandcalciumistoolow.

Foragrowingbody,eatingfoodscontainingplentyofcalcium,suchasmilk,yoghurtandcheese,isparticularlyimportantascalciumisessentialforthedevelopmentofhealthy,strongbones.Similarly,foodsthatarerichinironaregoodforyoung,rapidlydevelopingbodies,soredmeat,bread,greenvegetables,friedfruitandfortified（使增强体质的）breakfastcereals（谷类食物）arealsorecommended.

Itisduringourteenageyearsthathabitsoflifestylecanbecomeentrenched（根深蒂固的）,soitisgreatlyimportantthatyoungpeopleareeducatedaboutwhatfoodsaregood.In2005,inordertochangeeatinghabitsandopenteenagers'mindstonewtastes,achefnamedJamieOliverlauncheda“FeedMeBetter”campaign.AsapartoftelevisionseriesJamie’sSchoolDinners,heworkedwithteachersandcooksinanumberofschoolsacrosstheUKtoprovidemorehealthyschoolmeals.Althoughsometeenagersandparentsrefusedtohaveatryatfirst,theprojectwasgenerallyahugesuccessandhelpedtoinfluencegovernmentalpolicyonnutritionalstandardsforschoolmeals.

Nooneexpectstoendtheteenagelovewithfastandjunkfood,but,hopefully,ifprojectslike“FeedMeBetter”continuetogiveouttherightmessages,moreyoungpeoplewillunderstandtheimportanceofeatinghealthily.

5.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanknowthat_________.

A.Britishteenagerseattoomuchjunkfood

B.Britishteenagersneedtotakeinmorecalcium

C.whatBritishteenagersliketoeatisprobablywhattheirbodiesneed

D.Britishteenagersshouldreducetheirintakeofstarchycarbohydrates

6.Tobuildhealthystrongbodies,youngpeopleneed__________.

A.alotoffiberB.calciumandironC.carbohydratesD.vitamins

7.Accordingtothearticle,JamieOliverlaunchedacampaignatschoolsto__________.

A.showoffhisexcellentcookingskills

B.teachstudentshowtocooknutritiousmeals

C.introducegovernmentalpolicyonnutritionalstandardsforschoolmeals

D.drawthepublic’sattentiontotheimportanceofnutritiousschoolmeals

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTUREaccordingtothearticle?

A.Teenagersshouldn’teatanyjunkfoodatall.

B.Itisdifficulttomakechildrenunderstandtheimportanceofahealthydiet.

C.ItisOKtoeatalittlebitjunkfood,aslongasyoueathealthilymostofthetime

D.Oureatinghabitsaredevelopedinourteenageryearsandtheninfluenceourlifestyle.

C

Twonewstudiessuggestthatmodernrunningshoescouldincreasetheriskofinjuriestorunners.

Onestudyinvolvedsixty-eighthealthyyoungwomenandmenwhoranatleasttwenty-fourkilometersaweek.Therunnerswereobservedonatreadmillmachine（跑步机）.Sometimestheyworerunningshoes.Othertimestheyranbarefoot（赤脚）.

ResearchersfromtheJKMTechnologiesCompanyinVirginia,theUniversityofVirginiaandtheUniversityofColoradodidthestudy.

Theyfoundthatrunningshoescreatemorestressthatcoulddamageknees,hipsandanklejointsthanrunningbarefoot.Theyobservedthattheeffectwasevengreaterthantheeffectreportedearlierforwalkinginhighheels.

ThestudyappearedintheofficialscientificjournalofTheAmericanAcademyofPhysicalMedicine.

TheotherstudyappearedinthejournalNature.ItcomparedrunnersintheUnitedStatesandKenya.TheresearcherswerefromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,MoiUniversityinKenyaandtheUniversityofGlasgowinScotland.

Theydividedtherunnersintothreegroups.Onegrouphadalwaysrunshoeless.Anothergrouphadalwaysrunwithshoes.Andthethirdgrouphadchangedtoshoelessrunning.

Runnerswhowearshoesusuallycomedownheelfirst.Thatputsgreatforceonthebackofthefoot.Butthestudyfoundthatbarefootrunnersgenerallylandonthefrontormiddleoftheirfoot.Thatwaytheyeaseintotheirlandingandavoidstrikingtheirheel.

Harvard’sDanielLiebermanledthestudy.Hesaysthewaymostrunningshoesaredesignedmayexplainwhythosewhowearthemlandontheirheels.Theheeloftheshoeisbiggerandheavierthanotherpartsoftheshoe,soitwouldseemmorelikelytocomedownfirst.Also,theheelgenerallyhasthickmaterialunderittosoftenlandings.

Buttheresearchersdonotsuggestthatrunnersimmediatelystartrunningbarefoot.Theysayittakessometraining.Andtherecanberisks,likerunningwhenyourfeetaretoocoldtofeelifyougetinjured.

ThestudywaspartlysupportedbyVibram,whichmakesakindoffootwearthatitsaysislikerunningbarefoot.Thefindingshavegottenalotofattention.Buttheresearcherssaytherearemanyproblemsinthewaythepresshasreportedintheirpaper.SotheyhavetriedtoexplaintheirfindingsonaHarvardWebsite.

9.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Walkinginhighheelscouldcauselessseriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot.

B.Twonewdiscoveriesencouragepeopletoruninhighheels.

C.Runninginshoesispartlygoodtorunners.

D.Twonewstudiesproverunningwithoutshoesisbeneficialtorunnersinmostcases.

10.Whichpartofourbodycouldbeinjuredifweruninrunningshoes?

A.Toes.B.Hips.C.Feet.D.Legs.

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.

B.Weshouldstartrunningbarefo

otinnotime.

C.Runninginmodernrunningshoescouldcausemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.

D.Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.

D

Tigershaveauniquecoat.Itscolorsarefromyellowishorangetobrownishwhite.Eachtigerhasoverahundredstripes（斑纹）.Thesestripesareneverthesameinanytwo,justasthefingerprintsareneverthesameintwohumanbeings.Notonlydothesestripsleadtoatigerlookinggreat,buttheyalsoactasagreattoolforthemtomixperfectlywellwiththeforestcolors.

Atigercanweighasmuchas300kg,withthemaletigerweighingmorethanafemaletiger.Atigercanbearound3.3metersinlength.Itstailisaboutameterlong.Thetailisimportantinleadingbalancetothe

tigerwhenitisrunningafteritsprey.

TigersarenativesofAsiaandtheyusuallyliveinforestsandgrasslands.Somearealsofoundonmountainousareas.However,tigersareneverfarfromawaterbody.Tigerseatanimals,bothsmallandlarge,whichrangefromfrogs,birdstogiraffes.Tigerscaneatupto60poundso