高二上学期期中考试英语试题题二.docx

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高二上学期期中考试英语试题题二

高二上学期期中考试英语试题（题二）

一

LongMarchexhibit

TheShanghaiHistoryMuseumisputtingonanexhibitiontomarkthe60thanniversaryoftheLongMarch.Onshowaremorethan220photosand40itemsthatexplainwithpictureshowthecommunistRedArmydrewbackfromitsbesieged（被围困的）basesinJiangxiProvinceandfoughtitswaytonorthernShanxiprovinceinthemid-1930s.ExplanationsareallinChinese.TheshowwillendonNovember20.

Time:

10:

00am—4:

00pm.

Address:

1286HongqiaoRoad

Admission:

8yuanforChinese/15yuanforforeigners

Thaielephants

EightelephantsfromThailandareentertainingvisitorsatChangfengParkbyridingbikes,playingbasketball,balancingonabeam,dancingandblowingamouth-organ.Peopleareencouragedtohaveatug-of-war（拔河比赛）withtheanimalsorlieonthegroundandhavetheelephantswalkoverthem.Theelephantsgivethreeshowsadayat9:

30am,3:

30pmand8:

00pmandthereisanadditionalshowat1:

30pmatweekends.TheshowwillendonNovember15.

Address:

189DaduheRoad

Admission:

30-40yuan

Dancingdolphins

Dolphinsjumpingfromthewatertotouchaball,swayingtheirbodiestomusic,kissingpeopleanddoingmathbytappingtheirtailshavemadethedolphinariuminPeaceParkanattractionforchildren.Sealsandsealionsalsoperform.

Hours:

10:

30am,4:

00pm,and7:

30pm

Admission:

20yuanforadultsand10yuanforchildren.

46.Ifyouaswellasyourthreechildrengotoenjoywatchingdolphinsdancing,howmuchwillyoupayaltogetherfortheadmission?

A.23yuanB.40yuanC.30yuanD.50yuan

47.Attheexhibition,youwillsee________.

A.manyarticleswrittenbyfamouswriters

B.manythingsleftbytheRedArmy

C.manyphotosandpicturesabouttheLongMatch.

D.booksontheLongMarch

48.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdonebytheThaielephants?

A.Ridingbicycles.B.Blowingamouth-organ

C.Havingatug-of-warwithpeople.D.Doingmath

49.ThedolphinariuminPeaceParkisahallwhereyoucansee________.

A.onlydolphinsperformB.onlysealsandsealionsperform

C.onlysealsperformD.notonlydolphinsbutalsosealsandsealionsperform

二

Doyoufeelunsettled（紧张不安）anduncertainbeforeatest?

Doyoulongtoimproveyourmethodsoflearning?

Manystudentscomplainthattheirseriousproblemisalackofconcentration.Itseverelyaffectstheirabilitytostudy,sodotheirtestresults.

Ifso,usethesetips（秘诀）tohelpyou.

StudyTechniques（学习技巧）

Youshouldalwaysstudyinthesameplace.Youshouldn’tsitinapositionthatyouuseforanotherpurpose.Forexample,whenyousitonasofatostudy,yourbrainwillthinkitistimetorelax.Don’twatchTVwhileyouarestudying.Expertswarnthatyourconcentrationmaybereducedby50percentifyouattempttostudyinthisway.Alwaystrytohaveawhitewallinfrontofyou,sothereisnothingtodistract（makelessconcentrated）you.Beforesittingdowntostudy,gathertogetheralltheequipmentyouneed.Apartfromyourtextbooks,pens,pencilsandknives,makesureyouhaveadictionary.Ifyourstudydeskortableisneededwhenyouarenotstudying,storeallyourequipmentinaboxbesideit.

Youreyeswillbecometiredifyoutrytoreadatextwhichisonaflatsurface.Placeyourbookatanangleof30degrees.

Berealisticanddon’ttrytocompletetoomuchinonestudyperiod.Finishonethingbeforebeginninganother.Ifyouneedabreak,getupandwalkaroundforafewminutes,buttrynottotelephoneafriendorhavesomethingtoeat.

Test-takingSkills（应试技巧）

Allyourhardworkwillbefornothingifyouaretoonervoustotakeyourtest.Gettingplentyofrestisveryimportant.Thismeans:

donotstudyallnightbeforeyourtest!

Itisabetterideatohavealong-termstudyplan.Trytomakeatimetableforyourstudywhichlastsforafewmonths.

Exerciseisagreatwaytoreducepressure.Doingsomeformofexerciseeverydaywillalsoimproveyourconcentration.Eathealthyfoodtoo.

Whenyouarriveintheexaminationroom,findyourseatandsitdown.Breatheslowlyanddeeply.Checkthetimeontheclockduringthetest,butnottoooften.Aboveall,takenonoticeofeveryoneelseandfixyourmindonthetestpaper.

50.AllthefollowingstatementsarenottrueEXCEPT____accordingtothepassage?

A.Studyinadifferentplaceeveryday,thenyouwon’tgetbored.

B.Checkthetimeduringtheexamatacertaintime.

C.StudywhilewatchingTVandyouwillimproveyourconcentration

D.Stayupdeepintothenightgoingoverlessonsbeforetest

51.Whatdoestheunderlined（划线的）word“it”referto（指---）?

A.Yourdictionary.B.Yourtextbook.

C.Yourstudydeskortable.D.Theequipmentyouneed.

52.Whatcanbeinferred（推断出）fromthepassage?

A.Youshouldn’tlookateveryoneelseduringthetest.

B.Ifyoufeeltiredduringstudy,youcanhavesomethingtoeat.

C.You’llconcentratemoreifthereisnothingtodistractyou.

D.Youwillgetonwellwithyourstudyandexamsbyeatinghealthydiet.

三

Nevergointoasupermarkethungry!

Thisisagoodpieceofadvice.Ifyougoshoppingforfoodbeforelunchtime,you’llprobablybuymorethanyouplanto.Unfortunately,however,justthisadviceisn’tenoughforconsumers（消费者）thesedays.Modernshoppersneedaneducationinhowandhownottobuythingsatthestore.First,youchecktheweeklynewspaperads.Findouttheitemsthatareonsaleanddecideifyoureallyneedthesethings.Inotherwords,don’tbuyanythingjustbecauseit’scheaperthanusual!

“NewandImproved!

”or“AllNatural”onthefrontofapackage（包装盒）influence（影响）you.Instead,readthelistofingredients（成分）ontheback.Third,compareprices:

thatis,youshouldexaminethepricesofbothdifferentbrands（品牌）anddifferentsizesofthesamebrand.

Anothersuggestionforconsumersistobuyordinaryitemsinsteadoffamousbrands.Ordinaryitemsinsupermarketscomeinplain（简单的、无装饰的）packages.Theseproductsarecheaperbecauseproducersdon’tspendmuchmoneyonpacking（包装）oradvertising.Thequality,however,isusuallyasgoodasthequalityofwell-knownnamebrands.Inthesameway,inbuyingclothes,youcanoftenfindhighqualityandlowpricesinbrandsthatarenotfamous.Shoppingindiscount（打折的）clothingstorescanhelpyousavealotofmoney.Althoughthesestoresaren’tveryattractive,andtheyusuallydonothaveindividual（个人的）dressingrooms（更衣室）,notonlyarethepriceslow,butyoucanoftenfindthesamefamousbrandsthatyoufindinhigh-priceddepartmentstores.

WiseconsumersreadmagazineadsandwatchTVcommercials（商业）,buttheydothiswithoneadvantage:

knowledgeofthepsychology（心理学）behindtheads.Inotherwords,well-informed（博闻的）consumerswatchforinformationandcheckformisinformation.Theyaskthemselvesquestions:

Istheadvertiserhidingsomethinginsmallprintatthebottomofthepage?

Isthereanyrealinformationinthecommercial,oristheadvertisersimplyshowinganattractiveimage（表象，形象）?

Withtheanswerstothesequestions,consumerscanmakeawisechoice.

53.Oneoftheauthor’ssuggestionstoconsumersis____.

A.tobuyanyordinaryitemsinsteadoffamousbrands

B.nottobuyitemswithwordslike“NewandImproved”or“AllNatural”

C.tobuyhighqualityitemssuchasfamousbrandsafterlunch

D.watchforinformationandcheckformisinformationintheads

54.Allthefollowingstatementsaretrueaboutthephrase“ordinaryitems”inParagraph2EXCEPT____.

A.producersspendlessmoneyonpackagingofordinaryitems

B.ordinaryproductsareusuallycheaperthanfamousbrands

C.ordinaryitemsneversay“NewandImproved”or“AllNatural”

D.thequalityofordinaryitemsisusuallyasgoodasthatoffamousbrands

55.Theauthorimplies（暗示）that____.

A.goingintothesupermarkethungry,youmaybuymorethanyouplanto

B.thequalityofordinaryitemsisusuallyasgoodasthequalityoffamousbrands.

C.discountclothingstoresaregoodplacestogoto

D.adssometimesdon’ttellthetruth

56.Thewriterthinkthatads_____

A.arebelievable.B.arehelpfultoconsumers.

C.arefullofattractiveimage.D.areattractive.

四

Forasmalltown,Manhattan,Kansashassomebigsurprise.AndoneofthemistheHolidayInnHotel,withroomsbuiltaroundaswimmingpoolandafriendlyfamilyatmosphere（氛围，气氛）.

TheHolidayInniswhereManhattanpeopleoftengoforaspecialparty,oranightout.Alotofthemchoosetoeatinthebrightlylighted（灯光明亮的）restaurantnearthepool.AndmanyofthemwillbeservedbyEllenLogan,whohasworkedasawaitresshereformorethantwoyears.

Ellen,likemostofthewaitresses,isalsoastudent.ShecomesfromNebraska,butshe’splanningonedaytobeaveterinarysurgeon,andtocareforsmallanimals.Butinordertosupportherselfatcollege,sheworkstwentyhoursaweekattheHolidayInn.

Ellensoonlearnedwhateverywaitressfindsout.Yourbestfriendisagoodpairofshoes.Shepaidfifty-fivedollarsforhers,muchmorethanshewouldusuallyspend.She’sdiscoveredsomethingelsetoo.Youdon’thavetoknowmuchaboutfoodtobeagoodwaitress,butyoudohavetoknowalotaboutpeople.

“AlotofbusinesspeoplealwaysstayherewhentheycometoManhattan”,sheexplains.“Theylikeyoutorecognizethemandremembertheirfavoritedishes.Butsomecouples（夫妇）comeforanightouttogether.Theyjustwanttobeleftalone.Thentherearepeoplewhocan’tmakeuptheirminds.Theylookdownthemenu（菜单）andsay‘Whatdoyousuggest?

’SoIaskthemhowhungrytheyare.Iftheysay‘Notvery’,‘Isuggestthesaladbar,withsoup,salad,breadandafruitKansasStripSteak,withpotatoesorrice.Yougetsaladandbreadaswell,It’sverynice.Reallygoodvalue.”