精选高二英语上学期竞赛期中试题.docx
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精选高二英语上学期竞赛期中试题
2017-2018学年上学期竞赛试卷
高二英语学科(试卷)
总分:
120分时间:
100分钟
第Ⅰ卷(选择题共70分)
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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
Callingallpoets!
TIMEForKids(TFK)hasachallengeforyou.
WHO:
Thecontestisopentostudentswhoare8to13yearsold.
WHAT:
Writeafunny,rhymingpoemandenteritintheTFKPoetryContest.Byentering,theentrant(参加竞赛者)shouldpromisethatthepoemisanoriginalonethatdoesnotcopyanotherpoet’swork,hasnotbeenpublishedinanymediumandhasnotwonanaward.
HOW:
Sendyourpoembye-mailtocontest@.Thesubjectlineofyoure-mailmessageshouldread“TFKPOETRYCONTEST”.Besuretoincludeyourfirstnameonly,youre-mailaddressandyourparents’e-mailaddress.Limitoneentryperpersonore-mailaccount.Thesponsor(赞助者)isnotresponsibleforlost,lateorincompleteentries,orthosenotreceivedforanyreason.
WHEN:
Thiscontestbegins12:
01a.m.onJanuary13,2013,andends11:
59p.m.onMarch1,2013.
JUDGING:
AllentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbitt,basedonthefollowingstandards:
creativityandoriginality(50%),useoflanguageandrhyme(25%)andrelatednesstocontesttheme(25%).Winnerwillbeinformedbye-mailandmustrespondwithinfivedays.
WINNER’SLIST:
Fornamesofthewinnerandfinalists,visit(afterApril1,2013,youcangetforaperiodof10days).
PRIZE:
Ourjudgewillselectfoursemifinalists(半决赛选手)fromwhichonegrand-prizewinnerandthreefinalistswillbechosen.Theonegrand-prizewinnerwillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfrompoetKennNesbittandasignedcopyofoneofhisbooksofpoetry.Thepoemofthegrand-prizewinnerwillbepublishedon.ThefinalistswillreceivesignedcopiesofoneofNesbitt’sbooksofpoetry.Thepoemsoffinalistswillbepublishedon.
21.WhichmaybeaproperworkfortheTFKPoetryContest?
A.Awarpoempublishedinabook.
B.Agreatpoemwhichhaswonmanyprizes.
C.AfinepoemdownloadedfromtheInternet.
D.Alovepoemwhichhasbeenkeptsecretfromothers.
22.AccordingtoParagraph3,astudent__________.
A.cansendmorethanoneoriginalpoem
B.mustsendthepoemwithhisfullnameonit
C.canaskaparentforhelpwhilewritingthepoem
D.can’tusethenameofthepoemasthesubjectline
23.Onlythegrand-prizewinnercan________.
A.visitforfree
B.havehispoempublishedon
C.receiveanonlineclassvisitfrompoetKennNesbitt
D.obtainasignedcopyofoneofNesbitt’sbooksofpoetry.
B
Poweredbycourageanddetermination,FelicityAston,33,becamethefirstpersontoskialoneacrossAntarcticaon15,Jan,2012.
Astonfinishedthe59daytripalmostexactlyacenturyafterRoaldAmundsenfirstreachedtheSouthPolein1911.Astoncrossed1,084milesfromtheRossIceShelftoHerculesInlet.
Aston,afreelancetravelwriter,andexplorer,facedtemperaturesthataveraged-25degreesasshepulledtwosledsacrosstheiceandthicksnowonhernearlytwomonthtrip.ThescariestmomentcamewhenhertwolightersfailedtoworkwhileshewasintheTransantarcticMountains.Thelightersstartedworkingagainatloweraltitudes.
WhileearlyAntarcticexplorerswerecutofffromtheoutsideworld,Aston'saccesstoasatellitephonemeantthatfriendsandfamilycouldfollowheronlineassheregularlytweetedandmadealmostdailypodcasts(播客)aboutherjourney.AninteractivemapshowedAston'sprogressinrealtime.Andwhilesheskied,Astonlistenedtobands.
OnNewYear'sEveshenotedthattherewouldbenochampagne.“Nowinewithmetotoastthenewyearbuttreatingmyselftospoonfulsofthepeanutbutter,”Astontweetedasthenewyearapproached.
InAston'slastpodcast,theemotionaltravelerrecordedaftershereachedHerculesInlet,“IseemtohavegothereinarushorsomethingandIdon'treallyfeelpreparedforit,”saidAston.“Itfeelsamazingtobefinishedandgreatlysadthatit'soveratthesametime.”
Weatherpermitting,Astonwillreturnhometodaywhereshesayssheislookingforwardtosome“redwineandahotshower”.
24.WhatisAston'smostpossiblepurposetoskialoneacrossAntarctica?
A.Tomemorizehuman'sarrivalattheSouthPole.
B.TobecomethefirstwomantocrosstheSouthPole.
C.Tomakeanexplorationbyherselfandwriteaboutit.
D.ToexploreAntarcticaanddoscienceresearches.
25.WhatisthedifferencebetweenAston'stripandtheearlyexplorers'?
A.Shebroughtanelectronicmapwithher.
B.Shewasmonitoredbyaspecialsatellite.
C.Shesufferedmuchlowertemperatures.
D.Shewasfollowedonlineallthroughthetrip.
26.ItwasthemostdifficultforAstonwhen________.
A.thetemperaturesfellbelow-25degrees
B.hertwolightersfailedtoworkinmountains.
C.therewasnochampagneonNewYear'sEve
D.hertripacrossAntarcticawascomingtoanend
27.Astonfeels________abouttheendingofhertrip.
A.depressedandsorryB.amazedbutsad
C.excitedandproudD.tiredbutcheerful
C
Twonewstudiessuggestthatmodernrunningshoescouldincreasetheriskofinjuriestorunners.
Onestudyinvolvedsixty-eighthealthyyoungwomenandmenwhoranatleasttwenty-fourkilometersaweek.Therunnerswereobservedonatreadmillmachine(跑步机).Sometimestheyworerunningshoes.Othertimestheyranbarefoot.
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.
28.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Walkinginhighheelscouldcauselessseriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot.
B.Twonewdiscoveriesencouragepeopletoruninhighheels.
C.Runninginshoesispartlygoodtorunners.
D.Twonewstudiesproverunningwithoutshoesisbeneficialtorunnersinmostcases.
29.Whichpartofourbodycouldbeinjuredifweruninrunningshoes?
A.Toes.B.Hips.C.Feet.D.Legs.
30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.
B.Weshouldstartrunningbarefootinnotime.
C.Runninginmodernrunningshoescouldcausemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.
D.Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.
31.Whereispossiblythispassagefrom?
A.AnewspaperB.AtextbookC.AfashionmagazineD.Asciencereport
D
IntheUnitedStates,manylowincomeparentscannotaffordtobuyenoughfoodfortheirchildren.AprogramcalledKidsCaféishelpingsomeofthesechildrenbyprovidingfreenutritious(有营养的)snacksandmealsduringafter-schoolprograms.
AtacommunitycenterinVirginiajustoutsideofWashington,D.C.,childrenmakeasnackaspartoftheirafterschoolprogram.“Thesnackisveryhealthyforyourbody,butthemainthingisthatittastesreally,reallygood,”KeithClementstellsthem.HerunstheKidsCaféprogram.
Thechildrenarebetweentheagesof5and11andarefromseverallocalschools.AbouthalfhaveparentsfromEthiopia.Manyofthechildreneattheirtraditionalfoodathome.KidsCafé,withfoodofferedfreebyafoodbank,givesthemanopportunitytotrydifferenttypesoffood.
“It’sgood,”saysonegirl.ButRebeccaNance,whoseparentsarefromtheUS,isnotsosure.“Thetasteisweird.”Hermother,DaffanyNancehastwochildrenintheprogram.She’sgladherkidsaregettingnutritiousfood.“Eveninmyhousewedon’thavemuchjunkfood,”shesays,“soit’sveryimportantthatit’shealthyandcontinuestohelpthemgrowbetter.”
Thecharity,FeedingAmerica,startedthenationalKidsCaféprogramin1993.Thecharitysaysmorethan16millionchildrenintheUnitedStatesdonothaveenoughhealthyfoodtoeat.
KidsCafébecamepartoftheafterschoolprogramatthiscommunitycenterfiveyearsago.LoriMcFailheadstheafterschoolprogram.Shesayssomechildrendonoteatgoodeveningmealsbecausetheirparentsworklateorcannotaff
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