学年高二英语上学期期中试题12130271.docx
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学年高二英语上学期期中试题12130271
2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题
考试时间:
100分钟满分:
100分
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1节(共15小题;每题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
SummerHolidayFun2015!
Thesummerholidaysareuponusagain.HereisourguidetosummerholidayfuninPeterborough!
PeterboroughMuseum
TheAgeoftheDinosaursisthemuseum'smainattractionthissummer.Getupclosetoprehistoriccreaturesviasomegreathands-onexhibits!
Watchoutformonsterslurkingaroundeveryember!
Themuseumisopenfrom10:
00amto5:
00pmMondaytoSaturday,andfrom12:
00pmto4:
00pmonSundaysinAugust.
Call01733864663fordetails.
SaxonYouthClub
Schoolholidayfun:
Youngpeopleaged13—19willbeabletoproducetheirownmusic,competeinsportsactivities,ortrytheirhandatcookingatSaxonYouthClub,SaxonCommunityCentre,NormanRoad,PeterborougheveryMondayandWednesdayfrom3:
00pm.PLUSanaeroballtournamentwilltakeplaceonThursday,12thAugustbetween3:
30pmand6:
30pm.
Call01353720274fordetails.
HoughtonMill
Through the Looking Glass—anewproductionofthefamilyfavoriteonMonday30th,August.Bringrugsorchairstositonandapicnicifyouwishtoeatduringtheplay.Gatesopen5:
30pm,performance6:
30pm—8:
30pm.Tearoomwillbeopenuntiltheendoftheinterval.Adult £ 10.Child £7.Family £20.
Booking advisableon08454505157.
FarmlandMuseumandDennyAbbey
FarmlandGames:
FromWellieWangingtoPretendPloughingmatches,comeandjointheFarmlandTeam.Collectyoursportingstickersandcreateacolorfulrosettethatisfitforawinner!
Noneedtobook,justturnupbetween12:
00pmand4:
00pmonThursday,19thAugust.Suitableforchildrenagedfourandabove,eachchildshouldbeaccompaniedbyanadultandallactivitiesareincludedinthenormaladmissionprice.TicketsCost:
£ 7perchild.
Forfurtherinformation,call01223810080.
1.Ifyouareinterestedincooking,youcangoto________.
A.PeterboroughMuseum B.HoughtonMillC.SaxonYouthClub D.FarmlandMuseum
2.Youwanttowatchthenewplaywithyourparents,soitwillcostyou________.
A. £ 7 B. £ 17C. £ 27 D. £ 20
3.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesneedsparents'company?
A.Playingfarmlandgames. B.Watchingthenewplay.
C.Competinginsportsactivities. D.Visitingthedinosaurexhibition.
B
SunnydaysinSeattlearequiterare.I’dplannedtospendmyweekendinthesun,pottingflowersoutdoors.Butthatwasbeforethepairofcrows(乌鸦) arrived.Outofnowhere,theyhadsetuptheirbasecampinourbackyard.
WefirstdiscoveredourfeatheredenemiesonFridaymorning.Itwasearly,andthesoundthebirdsmadetraveledthroughourneighborhood.Ifiguredthey’dgoawaysoon.But,no.Theyweregettinglouderandprobablyannoyingmyneighborsnearlyasmuchasuswiththenoise.IadmitIgotalittledesperate.
Then,onSundayafternoon,IlookedoutofthekitchenwindowtoseeourdogQuatchistaringatsomethingontheground.Iwenttoexploreandfoundasmallcoal-blackbirdinthegrass.Itseyesweremilky,anditstayedperfectlystillasmydogwalkedtowardsit.OnlywhenQuatchitouchedhisnosetoitsheaddiditwalkaway.Igrabbedthedogandlockedhiminsideandcamebackwithmycamera.
Itneveroccurredtomethattheyoungwouldbehangingoutontheground,growingandgainingstrengthasitsparentsguardeditfromabove.ThesecondIsawthislittlecreatureIforgavethecrows.
Tobehonest,I’veneverbeenmuchofabirdperson.Ialsohaveahealthyrespectforbirdsandbyhealthy,Imeanslightlyfear-based. They’rebasicallylivingdinosaurs.
Iwishthey’dchosenanotherbackyard.ThereareonlysomanysunnydaysinSeattle,andIstillcan’tdoanygardeningoutthere.ButI’malsogratefulthatIgottoseethislittlebitofnatureunfoldupclose.It’sprettyamazing.
Theexperiencehasalsostrengthenedmydesiretocreateabeautifulbackyardgardenthatattractslotsofbees,butterflies,andyes,birds.Theyarewelcomehere.
4.Thearrivalofthetwocrows______.
A.disturbedtheauthor’slife B.frightenedtheauthor’sdog
C.angeredtheauthor'sneighbors D.damagedtheauthor'sbackyard
5.Whydidtheauthorlockherdogup?
A.Shewantedtotakesomephotos.B.Thedogkeptmakingloudnoises.
C.Shewantedtoprotectthelittlebird.D.Theparentcrowsweretoattackthedog.
6.Afterseeingthelittlecrow,theauthor______.
A.decidedtohelplookafteritB.plannedtodrivethecrowsaway
C.fellinlovewiththepairofcrowsD.appreciatedknowingitsgrowingprocess
7.Bysaying“They’rebasicallylivingdinosaurs”inparagraph5,theauthormeans ______
A.birdsarerare B.birdsareveryugly
C.sheisafraidofbirds D.sheisrespectfultobirds
C
ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.
Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.
Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.Arecentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.Thus,classmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.
OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.AstudyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoice.Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudy,ontheotherhand,wereregionalcityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.However,asimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudice.
Inrecentyears,however,younguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondon,havebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccents,inordertohidetheirclassorigins.Thisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticed.However,the1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople'theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlife.
8.ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.
A.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent
B.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclass
C.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclass
D.itistimetoendclassdistinction
9.Theword“stratification”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.variety B.qualification C.authority D.division
10.Britishattitudestowardsaccent________.
A.arebasedonregionalstatus
B.havealongtradition
C.aresharedbytheAmericans
D.havechangedinrecentyears
11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Themiddleclassisexpanding
B.Aperson’saccentreflectshisclass
C.ClassisakeypartofBritishsociety
D.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.
D
Strangelyenough,musicisnofunatallforsomepeople.Aboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall"amusic",Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheability torecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwosongs.Amusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscale.
Asaresult,songssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetthemapartfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.Infact,mostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusic.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.Thatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusic.However,thiscanresult inwithdrawalandsocialisolation."Iusedtohateparties,"saysMargaret,aseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusic.
BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaret,scientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.
Scientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusic.Thedifferenceiscomplex,anditdoesn'tinvolve defective hearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan'tseecertaincolorls.
Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinaldiagnosed.Foryears,Margaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusic.Nowsheknowsthat sheisnotalone.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain."Whenpeopleinvitemetoaconcert,Ijustsay,No,thanks,Iamamusic',"saysMargaret."IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy."
12.Amusicshavethefollowingcharacteristicsexceptthat___________
A.theyarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizemusicalnotes
B.theyhatemusicandoftenkeepoffplaceswherethereismusic
C.theyaresetapartfromothersastheyfailtoenjoymusic
D.theyprefertomakemetalnoiseratherthanlistentomusic
13.Howdoscien
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