高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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高二下学期期中考试英语试题
绝密★启用前
高二第二次月考英语试卷
第二部分:
阅读理解(共20题;每小题2.5分,满分50分)
第一节:
阅读理解(共15题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上填写答案。
A
YourschoolaskedparentsaboutthesocialdevelopmentinchildreninthelastParents’Meeting.Herearesomeopinions.Readfollowinginformationandanswerthequestions.
Parent1:
Socialdevelopmentinchildrenisanimportantpartofchildhood.Socialactivitiescanhelpenhancechildren’ssocialabilitiesandmakethemmoreconfident.
Parent3:
Manyballgamesareagreatwaytoencouragechildrentocommunicatewithotherkids.It’sagoodideaforthemtoplaybasketballorfootballtogether.Theycanlearnteamwork.
Parent2:
Socialdevelopmentshouldbeginataveryyoungage.Itisimportantforyoungchildrenbeforestartingschool.Playingwithotherchildrencanhelpthemgetskillsneededtomakefriends.
Schoolheadmaster:
Parentsshouldtrytoallowchildrentodealwiththesituationontheirownfirst.Childrencanlearnwhatworksandwhatdoesn’tworkfromtheirfailures,whichhelpchildrenactproperlyinthefuture’ssociety.
1.Theunderlinedword,“enhance”,canbereplacedby________.
A.spendB.improveC.expectD.handle
2.Whatkindofactivitiesmaybesupportedbythethirdparentforhis/herchildren?
A.Playingbasketballwithfriends.
B.Playingcomputergames.
C.Holdingpartiesathome.
D.WatchingTValone.
3.WhichisNOTtheadvantagefromsocialdevelopmentaccordingtotheseparentsandheadmaster’sopinions?
A.Childrenbecomemoreconfident.
B.Childrengetskillsneededtomakenewfriends.
C.Childrenlearnteamwork.
D.Childrenareafraidofmakingmistakes.
B
Havingexperiencedashockingelectricalaccident,whichcausedhimtobecomebothblindanddeaf,JamesFranco’sworldbecamecompletelydarkandquietforalmosttenyears.Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislife.Hisfamily,especiallyhiswife,didtheirbesttotendandcomforthimandfinallyheregainedthewilltolive.
Onehotsummerafternoon,hewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatonce.Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoidgettingwet,buthewasstruckbythelightning.Witnessesthoughthewasdeadbuthewokeup20minuteslater,lyingfacedowninmuddywater.Hewastremblingbadly,butwhenheopenedhiseyes,hecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw:
atreeandmuddyroad.WhenMrs.Francocamerunninguptohim,shoutingtotheirneighborstocallforhelp,hecouldseeherandhearhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearlytenyears.
ThenewsofJamesregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspreadandmanydoctorscametoexaminehim.Mostofthemsaidthatheregainedhissightandhearingfromtheshockhegotfromthelightning.However,noneofthemcouldgiveacompellentanswerastowhythisshouldhappen.Theonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthat,sinceJameslosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshock,perhaps,theonlywayforhimtoregainthemwasanothersuddenshock.
4.ThereasonwhyJamesattemptedtokillhimselfwasthat________.
A.aterribleelectricalaccidenthappenedtohim
B.nobodyinthewholeworldcaredabouthim
C.hewasstruckbythelightningoncemore
D.hehadtoliveinadarkandsilentworld
5.WhatwasJamesdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightning?
A.Shelteringfromtherainunderatree.B.Puttinganendtohislife.
C.Takingawalkwithastick.D.Lyingontheground.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compellent”inParagraph3mean?
A.Gradual.B.Wrong.C.Convincing.D.True.
7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ATerribleElectricalAccidentB.WhataSuddenShock
C.AnUnforgettableAdventureD.JamesFrancoandHiswife
C
Thiscouldbetheperfectgiftforthepartner,whoembarrassesyouonthedancefloor.Smartsocks,whichcanteachtodance,maybetheanswerforanyonewithtwoleftfeet.
Thesockshavebeendevelopedasarunningtooltohelprunnersimprovetheirskills.Thankstothesocks,userscanaccuratelyrecordnotonlyhowfarandfasttheyrunbutalsohowwell.Itmeanstheusermaximizestheirperformance,andreducesdamagetobodyandpreventshurt.Thehi-techsocksaremadeofspecialfibersthatwatchthemovementsofyourfeet.Theylook,feelandcanbewashedlikenormalclothes.
Sensors(传感器)recordeachmovementandsenditbyanankletransmitter(脚踝发射器)toasmartphone.Thena“virtualcoach”applicationshowstheinformationandcantelltheuserwhattheyaredoingwrong,andhelptoimproveskillinanytaskwithfeet.
Thesocksshouldbeusefultoathletesandweekendjoggers."Peoplethinkrunningissoeasyandofcourseeverybodycandoitbutnotnecessarilysafelyandwell,"DrDavideViganosaid.Arecentstudyshowedthatbetween60and80percentofrunnersgothurtperyear.Thisisprettymuchmorethananyotherhumanactivity.Researcherssaythetechnologycanalsobedevelopedtoteachpeoplehowtodance,playsportssuchasgolf,oreventohelptoteachwomentowalkbetterinhighheels.
Mr.Viganosaid,“Peoplecouldallbenefitfromtheidea.Wehavehadinterestfromallsortsofsports,likeskiing,football,cyclingandgolf.Anythingwhereyouhavetouseyourfeetcanuseit.Itcouldevenbeputinhighheelstohelpwomenwalkinthemsafely.”
Socksarejustthestart,andthetechnologycouldbeusedingloves,hatsandboots.Thesocks,ankletandsoftwarepackage,areexpectedtobesoldforaround£120,whichwillgoonsaleinMarch.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"anyonewithtwoleftfeet"referto?
A.Peoplewhoaredisabled.
B.Peoplewhoareinterestedindancing.
C.Peoplewhoarenotgoodatdancing.
D.Peoplewhoinventedthesocks.
9.What'sspecialaboutfibersthatthesocksaremadeof?
A.Theyfeelmuchsofterthannormalclothes.
B.Theycanmonitorthemovementoffeet.
C.Theyareexpensivetoproduce.
D.Theyactasasmartphoneforusers.
10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutthesocks?
A.Theycanimprovetheskillofrunning.
B.Theycanhelpwomenwalkbetterinhighheels.
C.Theycanteachpeopletodancewell.
D.Theycanbewornfordayswithoutwashing.
11.AccordingtoDr.Vigano,.
A.everyonecanmakegooduseofthesmartsocks
B.userscanrunasfastastheylikewiththesocks
C.60to80percentofrunnerswouldliketobuythesmartsocks
D.norunnerswillgethurt,thankstothesocks
D
ItwarmedmyhearttodaytowalkintotheThirstyCameldowntownintheThanksgivingDay,foraquicklunchbeforeahaircutandlibrarytrip.Ihan,afoodshopowner,saidthathewasrefusingtotakemoneytodaybecauseitwasBuyNothingDay.Toincreaseawareness(意识)ofthestrangeoverspendingnatureofoursociety,Ilansuggestedatradeforfoodtoday.Hesimplyaskedthatyouoffersomethingofequalpersonalvalueforthemealyoureceived.
AtfirstIwasreallyuncomfortable,wonderingifitwouldbefairtoexchangeayettobedetermined“IOweYou”(IOU)forfood?
WhatcouldIgivehimofequalvalue?
Afterall,hisfoodisthebestinthetown!
WeendedupwritingourIOU'swithpromisesofabook,somepaintingsandtheofferofworkinavarietyofwaysifheneedsit.
Ithinktheideaisn'tthatthetradeis"equal"somuchastheimportanceofthekindoftransaction.Weputthoughtintoourofferandwehadanevengreaterunderstandingforthemealsweate.
Wedon'tbuyalot,especiallyatthisupcomingtimeofyear.Wedon'tgivegiftsatallinfact.Theholidaytimeisspentenjoyingeachother'scompanyanddoingthingstogetherwithfamilyandfriends.Thisiswhatseemsmostsensible.
Ilanisagoodperson.Weareallluckytohavesomeonelikethisinourcommunity.
12.Ilandidnottakeanymoneythatdayinorderto_________.
A.haveaquicklunchbeforeahaircutandlibrarytrip
B.buynothingthatdaytosavesomemoney
C.makepeopleawareoftheiroverspending
D.tradeforsomethingofequalvalueinreturn
13.Forthemeal,theauthorfinallyofferedIlan________.
A.somepromisesB.abook
C.somepaintingsD.workindifferentways
14.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“transaction”?
A.transportB.trade
C.mealD.giving
15.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoBuyNothingDay?
A.DisagreeableB.Meaningless.
C.Supportive.D.Doubtful.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
I’vealwaysbeeninterestedinwhywedothethingswedo,solastyearIdecidedI’dliketostudypsychology.MostcoursesIfound,however,wereeithertooexpensive,toolongorwereimpossibletocombinewithwork.Iwasabouttogiveup16..
Atfirst,Ihadnoideawhattheyweretalkingabout,buttheyexplainedthataMOOCisaMassiveOpenOnlineCourse—anewtypeofcourseofferedcompletelyonlinetothousandsofpeople,whichisdesignedsothatanyonecanfollowit,regardlessofage,locationoreducation17..Youcansearchforhundredsofdifferentsubjects,andcanusuallywatchashortintroductionvideotogetanideaofwhatthecourseisabout.
18..Atfirst,Ididn’tknowwhattoexpectorhowmuchtimeImightspendstudying.Eachweektherewerevideolecturestowatchandreadingstodoaswellassomeshortassignments.Thelectureswerereallyinterestingandeasytofollow,anditwasgreattobeabletowatchthemagainorpausethemtogoanddosomethingelse.MostMOOCshaveonlineforums(论坛),too,wherestudentscandiscusswhattheyarelearning.Theseareoftenreallyfascinatingbecausetherearesomanydifferentopinions,19.Ifyoureadeverythingontheforums,youwon’thavetimetofinishthelectures!
20..Thereisahugerangeofcoursesonofferinhundredsofsubjects,andyouhavethechancetolear
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