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黑龙江省哈尔滨市阿城区龙涤中学校学年高二英语上学期期中试题

黑龙江省哈尔滨市阿城区龙涤中学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

BePrepared

Herearesometipsforavoidingtrafficjams：

·Theradiohasmorethanjustmusic.Checkthelocalnewsstationforthelatesttrafficreport.Orgoonlineandchecktrafficcamerasbeforeyousetout.Ifthereisajam，you'llbepreparedandcantryanotherroute.

·Taketheroadlesstraveled.Althoughhighwaysmaybethemostdirectroute，backroadscanbemuchlesscrowded，savingyouthefrustrationofstopandgotraffic.

·Rushhourisn'tjustacutenickname.OK，sothemorningandafternoontrafficlastsforseveralhours，butthey'restillcalled“rushhour”forareason—everyone'sontheroadandinahurrytogetsomewhere.Treatrushhourlikebadweather—ifyoudon'thavetogoanywhere，stayofftheroads.

DealingwithTraffic

Herearesometipsforthosetrafficjams：

·Don'tbreakthelaw.You'vegone30feetin30minutesandallofasuddenyouseepeopleusingtheshoulders（紧急停车道）．Notonlyisthisillegal，there'sagoodchancethey'llgetcaught.

·Payextraattentiontozigzaggers（抢道的人）．Whensomepeopleareanxious，theymaystartchanginglanes（车道）every5secondsorcutyouoff.Keepcheckingyourwindowsandmirrorsfortheselanechangers.

·Lookforanescape.Ifitispossibletoexittheroadsafely，doit.CarryamaporGPSunit，sothatyoucanadjustyourroutemidtripifneeded.

·Bepolite.Goodmannerscouldhelpyouavoidapossibleaccident.Allowpeopleinfromalanethatisending.Speedinguptokeepthemoutincreasesyourchancesofanaccident.

B

Bodylanguagehasalwaysbeenahottopicofinterestingdinnerconversationandnowtodayitisstillahottopic.Itisperhapsoneofthemostpowerfulformsofhumanexpressionorhumancommunication!

Bodylanguageisaveryimportantpartofcommunicationwhichcanconstitute50%ormoreofwhatwearecommunicatingtotheotherperson.Ifyouwishtocommunicateeffectively，thenitmakessensetounderstandhowyoucan（andcannot）useyourbodytosaywhatyoumean.

Bodylanguagecanbeusedtodiscoverallsortsofthingssuchas，knowingwhensomeoneisattractedtoyou，findingtruthandlies，showingconfidence，winningrespectinanysituation，andyoucanusebodylanguagetoputpeopleatease，makefriendsquickly，persuade，andinfluence.

Sowhatisbodylanguage?

Bodylanguageisatermusedtodescribethemethodofcommunicationusingbodymovementsorgesturesinsteadof，orinadditionto，sounds，verbal（口头的）languageorothercommunication.Bodylanguageincludesthemostsubtle（微妙的）movementsthatmanypeoplearenotawareof，includingwinking（眨眼）andslightmovementoftheeyebrowsandotherfacialexpressions.

Bodylanguageisoneoftheeasiestwaysforyoutotellwhat'sreallygoingoninaconversationwithanotherperson.Thebodylanguagethatyouobservefromotherpeoplewilltellyouwhetherornotthosepeoplearebeingstraightupwithyouorwhetherthereismoretothestorythat'snotbeingsaid.Watch，look，observe.Sometimesyoucantellmorebyaperson'sbodylanguagethanthewordstheyspeak.

C

TheYangtzeRiver，thebiggestriverinChina，startswiththeTuotuoRiverattheRoofoftheWorld，QinghaiTibetPlateau，takesincountlessrivers，andflowseastwardacrosstheinnerpartofChina.Withatotallengthofmorethan6，300kilometers，itmarchestowardtheEastChinaSea，singingthesongsofthefourseasonswithitswaves.TheYangtzeRiver，onlynexttotheAmazonandtheNile，isacradlethatbreedstheancientcivilization（文明）oftheChinesenation.

TheThreeGorgeshaveshowedthemagicworkingsofnaturewiththeirbeautifulmountainsandwaters.Thepeaksandrocksonthetwosidesaretellingusthehistoryoftheregioninthepastbillionyears.Everyyear，manyvisitorsaroundtheworldareattractedbythecharmingthousandyearlonghistoryoftheregion，thegreatancientrelicsofhumancivilization，andthemysteriousfolktales.

Sandwichedbetweenthemountains，theThreeGorgesrunacrossFengjieandWushanMountaininSichuanProvinceandBadong，ZiguiandYichanginHubeiProvince，extending193kilometerslongtoincludeQutangGorge，WuGorgeandXilingGorge.TheCityofWhiteEmperorinFengjieisanimportantpassageofthewestpartoftheThreeGorges.NanjinguaninYichangisanimportantgatewayoftheeastpart.AlongthebanksoftheYangtzeRiver，thehighpeaks，overhangingrocktowers，riseintotheclouds；dangerouscliffsseemtoreachthesky；waterfallsaresprayingandsparkling，cloudsandthinfogsarecurling；rapidsandtorrentsareboiling.Onthewhole，XilingGorgeisdangerousforitsshallowshoresandrapidcurrents.However，YichangisregardedbymostpeopleasthebeststartpointtotourtheThreeGorges.

D

Windbreaksarebarriers（屏障）formedbytreesandotherplants.Farmersplantthesebarriersaroundtheirfields，whichhelppreventthelossofsoilandstopthewindfromblowingsoilaway.Theyalsokeepthewindfromdamagingordestroyingcrops.Besides，extratreesandplantscanbecutdownandusedorsoldforwood.

Windbreakscanbehighlyvaluableforprotectinggraincrops.Forexample，inpartsofWestAfricagrainharvestsweretwentypercenthigherinfieldsprotectedbywindbreakscomparedtofieldswithoutthem.

Buthereissomethinginterestingaboutwindbreaks.Theyseemtoworkbestwhentheyallowsomewindtopassthroughthebarriersoftreesorplantsaroundafield.Ifnot，thenthemovementofairclosetothegroundwillliftthesoil.Thenthesoilwillbeblownaway.Forthisreason，awindbreakworksbestifitcontainsonly60to80percentofthetreesandplantsthatwouldbeneededtomakeasolidline.Aneasyruletorememberisthatwindbreakscanprotectareasupto10timestheheightofthetallesttreesinthewindbreak.

Thereshouldbeatleasttwolinesineachwindbreak.Onelineshouldbelargetrees.Thesecondline，rightnexttoit，canbeshortertreesorotherplantswithleaves.Locallygrowntreesandplantsareconsideredthebestchoicesforwindbreaks.Treesreducethedamagingeffectsofwindandrain.Theirrootshelpprotectsoilfrombeingwashedaway.Andtreescanprovideanimalswithshadefromthesun.

Ⅱ.阅读七选五

Birthorderplaysavitalroleindecidingthecharacteristicsofachild.Andwhenitcomestothemiddlechild，itcertainlyplaysahugerole.Themiddlechildrengothroughsomethingsonlytheycanunderstand.16

Mostly，middlechildrenhavetosharearoom.17Theyneedtosharearoomwithanelderonebecausethey'retooyoungtosleepalone.Andjustwhentheythinkthey'llfinallyhavearoomoftheirown，avoiceisheardsaying，“Dear，pleasesharetheroomwithyouryoungerone，ashe'stoosmalltosleepalone.”

Middlechildrentendtoshareclotheswiththeirsiblings（兄弟姐妹）．Theircupboardisfullofhandmedownsfromtheiroldersibling，andtheyneedtowearhisclothes.18Theycanalwaysshowofftheireldersibling'sclothesandthingsatschool.Also，theygettopasstheirownclothestotheiryoungersibling.

19They'relikedbyboth，becausetheycanrelatewelltobothgenerations.OnonehandtheycanrecallhowmuchfunitwaswatchingGarfieldandFriends，andontheotherhandtheycantalkaboutthelatestvideogamereleasedinthemarket.

Siblings'talkingisoneinterestingthingaboutamiddlechild.Theyarenotasboringastheyappear.20Also，thankstothedividedattentionathome，middlechildrenareindependentandneednotrelyonanyone.

A．Instead，theyareveryartisticandcreative.

B．Butthiscomeswithitsownadvantagetoo.

C．Herearesomethingsamiddlechildcanrelateto.

D．Theyrarelyenjoytheexperienceofhavingtheirownroom.

E．Andthedreamofhavingtheirownroomiscompletelydestroyed.

F．They'retheproblemsolversbetweentheirolderandyoungersiblings.

G．Asamiddlekid，theyarethebridgebetweentheiryoungerandoldersiblings.

Ⅲ.完形填空

Duringmysecondyearatthecitycollege，Iwastoldthattheeducationdepartmentwasofferinga“free”course，calledThinkingChess，forthreecredits.I21theideaoftakingtheclassbecause，afterall，whodoesn'twantto22afewdollars？

Morethanthat，I'dalwayswantedtolearnchess.And，evenifIweren't23enoughaboutfreecredits，newsaboutour24wasappealingenoughtome.Hewasaninternationalgrandmaster，which25Iwouldbelearningfromoneofthegame's26．Icouldhardlywaitto27him.

MauriceAshleywaskindandsmart，aformergraduatereturningtoteach，andthis28wasnogameforhim；hemeantbusiness.Inhisintroduction，hemadeit29thatourcreditswouldbehardearned.Inorderto30theclass，amongothercriteria，wehadtowriteapaperonhowweplanto31whatwewouldlearninclasstoourfutureprofessionsand，32，toourlives.ImanagedtogetanAinthat33andlearnedlifelessonsthathaveservedmewellbeyondthe34．

TenyearsaftermychessclasswithAshley，I'mstillputtingtousewhathe35me：

“Theabsolutemostimportant36thatyoulearnwhenyouplaychessishowtomakegood37．Oneverysinglemoveyouhaveto38asituation，processwhatyouropponent（对手）isdoingand39thebestmoveformamongallyouroptions.”Thesewordsstillringtruetodayinmy40asajournalist.

Ⅳ.语法填空

Thequestionof41.________inventedthecomputercannotbeansweredwithasinglename.Throughouthistory，manydifferentpeoplehavehelpedinthedevelopmentofthis42.________（value）machine.Andmanydatethefirstimportant43.________（invent）tothefourthcenturyBCwhentheabacuswasdeveloped.

Itcouldbesaidthatthefirstcomputerthatcouldstoreprograms44.________（be）the1949ElectronicDelayStorageAutomaticCalculator.It45.________（create）byMauriceWilkes.Fromthispointforward，many