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精品陕西省汉中中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题
汉中中学2018—2019学年度第一学期期中考试
高二英语试题(卷)
说明:
本试卷共分四部分。
分值150分,时间120分钟。
注意事项:
1、答卷前,考生务必将自己的班级、姓名、学号填写在答题卷密封线栏内。
2、每小题选出答案后,必须把答案涂填在答题卷上,否则按零分计算。
3、考试结束后,只需将答题卷交回。
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Therewasonceamanwhohadadonkeyandabeautifullapdog.Thedonkeywaskeptinabarnandhadplentyofcornandhaytoeat.Indeed,hewasjustasluckyasanydonkeycouldbe.Thelittledogstayedinthehouseandwaswelllikedbythemaster.Hewasalwaysplayingandjumpingaboutinanfunnywayandwasallowedtolieinhismaster’slap(膝盖).Meanwhile,thedonkeyhadplentytodo.Hepulledwoodalldaylongandhadtotakehisturnatthemillduringthenight.Heoftencomplainedabouthisproblems,anditboredhimtoseethelapdoglivingsuchaneasylife,whilehehadtoworksohard.Finallyhethoughttohimselfthatifheactedthesamewayasthelapdogtohismaster,hewouldbetreatedthesameway.So,onedayheranoutofhisbarnandwentfastintothehouse,wherehebegantokickaboutinaverystrangeway.Then,swayinghistailandimitatingthefunnybehaviorofthepetlapdog,heknockedoverthetablewherehismasterwaseating.Healsobrokeallthedishesintoverysmallpiecesanddidnotstopuntilhejumpedontohismaster,tryingtolickandpawhimwithhisroughfeet.
Seeingtheirmasteringreatdanger,theservantsthoughtitwastimetohelphim.Theybeatthefoolishdonkeywithsticksuntilhecouldnotgetupagain.Ashewasabouttodie,hecried,“Whycouldn’tIhaveremainedsatisfiedthewayIwas?
WhydidItrytoimitateacreaturewhowasnothingbutalazypuppyafterall?
”
21.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans______.
A.thedonkeywastreatedwellbyhismaster
B.thedonkeywastreatedbadlyandcruelly
C.otherdonkeysweresatisfiedwiththeirlife
D.thedonkeywasnotsatisfiedwithhislife
22.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthateveryday,_______.
A.thedogturnedaroundthemill
B.thedonkeyjumpedinthehouse
C.thedonkeyimitatedthedog
D.thedogaccompaniedthemaster
23.Thereasonwhythedonkeyfeltangrywasthat_____.
A.hehadtodoalotofboringwork
B.heenviedtheeasylifethedoglived
C.hewasoftenbeatenbytheservants
D.hewastiedandcouldn’tmovefreely
B
Awarmblanketistheidealsleepaidforafreezingwinternight.Therightblanketcanwarmyourbonesbutthewrongonecanaffectyoursleep.Iaskedexpertsforadviceonpickingtheperfectblanketforagoodnight’ssleep.Here’swhattheytoldme.
Whenitcomestosleeptemperature,expertsrecommendfollowingtheprinciple:
nottoocold,nottoohot,butjustright.“Peopleseemtosleepbestattemperaturesbetween62and70degreesF,”saysDrAliceHoagland.Whenthesurroundingtemperaturefallstoolow,itcanrouseyoufromsleep.Agoodblankethelpsdrivethecoldnessaway.
Attheotherextreme,overheatingyourselfcanaffectyoursleepaswell.“Corebodytemperaturetypicallydropsduringthefirstfourhoursofsleep,”saysDrHoagland.Thisdeclineinbodytemperaturehelpsyoufallasleepandstayasleep.
“Inmedicalcare,weightedblanketsareoneofourmostpowerfultoolsforhelpingpeoplewhoareanxious,upset,andpossiblylosingcontrol,”saysDrKarenMoore.“Thesespecialblanketsarefilledwithweightedpellets.Weightedblanketsarealsomarketedforgeneraluseasanaidtosleepandrelaxation.Likeafirmhug,weightedblanketshelpusfeelsafe.”Thisisthereasonwhymanypeopleliketosleepunderablanketeveninsummer.
“Ifyouwanttotrythistypeofblanket,thebestweightdependsonyourbodysizeandpersonalpreference.However,15to30poundsistypicalforadults,”Mooresays.Sheaddsthatweightedblanketsarenotrecommendedforthoserecoveringfromsurgery.
“Peoplecanalsohaveseriouspreferencesforaparticularblanket,”saysDrHoagland.“Regularlyusingafavoriteblanketforsleepcanhelptodevelopaconditionedresponsesothatsleeponsetisquicker.”Infact,manysleepcentersaskpatientstobringtheirownblanketandpillowfromhome,whichhelpsthemfallasleepmoreeasily.
24.Theunderlinedword“rouse”inParagraph2istheclosestinmeaningto“________”.
A.wakeupB.takeupC.makeupD.pickup
25.Accordingtothepassageweightedblankets________.
A.areonlyusedinmedicalcare
B.shouldn'tbeusedinsummer
C.cangivepeopleasenseofsecurity
D.rehelpfulforpeopletorecoverfromsurgery
26.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?
A.Bodytemperatureriseswhenwefallasleep.
B.Theperfectsleeptemperatureshouldbeabove70degreesF.
C.Weightedblanketsshouldbeatleast30pounds.
D.Peopleareadvisedtousetheirownblankets.
27.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?
C
InSouthAfricathere’sahugecultureaboutbraais(barbecue).There’ssomethingthatweloveaboutgatheringtogetherwithfriendsandfamilyaroundthefire,cookingdeliciousmeat.Inmostcases,mosthousewiveswouldprefertohaveabraaithanadinnerparty!
Thefirstoneistheconvenience.There’salotlessorganizationandpreparationforabraai.Youneedn’tworryaboutmakingfancyfive-coursemeals.Youcansimplymakesureyouhavemeatandcondiments(佐料)forthemeat,butyoucan’tdoitlikethatfordinnerparties.Theatmospherearoundabraaiisalotmorerelaxed,sotherearealotlessexpectationsofyou.Theconvenientpartofthisisthatyouneedn'tdealwithsuchabigmessinsideyourhouseaftertheparty,becauseeveryonewillstayoutsidemostofthetime.
Theconvenienceofthefoodpreparationisprobablyoneofthebestpartsofhostingabraai.Whenyouhaveabraai,it’sacceptabletothrowsomemeatontothefireandserveitwithcondiments,suchaspotatosaladorbeansalad.Softrollsusuallygoalongwellwiththis,evenchipsorjacketpotatoesthathavebeencookedonthebraaitoo.Naturally,youfeelmorecomfortablecookingthesekindsofsimplypreparedfoodsatarelaxedbraai.However,there’smorepressuretoimpresswiththefoodatadinnerparty.Itisnormalforthementoberesponsibleforcookingthemeatandpreparingthefire,andinmanyhouseholds,thiswillbetheonlytimeyouwillfindamancooking.
Inconclusion,youcanseewhybraaisaremorefun,andwhythereisabetteratmospherearoundabraai!
There’ssuchanicesenseofcommunityandfun,andyoucanalsomakeuseofbeingoutdoorswhileyouhaveabraai.Youcanswimandincludeoutdooractivitiesinyourbraai.It’seasytoseewhybraaisarebetterthandinnerparties,sowhatareyouwaitingfor?
Haveabraai!
28.Whenhavingabraai,peopleoften________.
A.makefancyfive-coursemeals
B.gatherhappilyandeatastheywish
C.expectalotfromthehostess
D.trytorelaxtheirmindandmuscles
29.Braaisarepopularamongmostwomenmainlybecause________.
A.theybringhappinesstothefamilies
B.theyallowthehusbandstodothecooking
C.theysavealotoftimebeforeandaftermeals
D.theycanattractmorefriendsandfamilymembers
30.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?
A.Thefunctionofhavingabraai.
B.Theconvenienceofpreparingfoodforbraais.
C.Thefoodeateninadinnerparty.
D.Theactivitiesheldbeforeabraai.
31.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?
A.Bygivingcomparisons.B.Byquotingsayings.
C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bylistingdata.
D
Scientiststodayaremakinggreaterefforttostudyoceancurrents(洋流).Mostdoitusingsatellitesandotherhigh-techequipment.However,oceanexpertCurtisEbbesmeyerdoesitinaspecialway--bystudyingmovementsofrandomfloatinggarbage.Ascientistwithmanyyears’experience,hestartedthistypeofresearchintheearly1990swhenheheardabouthundredsofathleticshoeswashingupontheshoresofthenorthwestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Thereweresomanyshoesthatpeopleweresettingupswapmeetstotryandmatchleftandrightshoestosellorwear.
Ebbesmeyerfoundoutinhisresearchesthattheshoes--about60,000intotal--fellintotheoceaninashippingaccident.Hephonedtheshoecompanyandaskediftheywantedtheshoesback.Asexpected,thecompanytoldhimthattheydidn’t.Ebbesmeyerrealizedthiscouldbeagreatexperiment.Ifhelearnedwhenandwheretheshoeswentintothewaterandtrackedwheretheylanded,hecouldlearnalotaboutthepatternsofoceancurrents.
ThePacificNorthwestisoneoftheworld’sbestareasforbeachcombing(海滩搜寻)becausewindsandcurrentsjoinhere,andasaresult,thereisagroupofseriousbeachcombersinthearea.Ebbesmeyergottoknowalotofthemandaskedfortheirhelpincollectinginformationaboutwheretheshoeslanded.Inayearhecollectedreliableinformationon1,600shoes.Withthisdata,heandacolleaguewereabletotestandimproveacomputerprogramdesignedtomodeloceancurrents,andpublishthefindingsoftheirstudy.
Astheresultofhiswork,Ebbesmeyerhasbecomeknownasthescientisttocallwithquestionsaboutanyunusualobjectsfoundfloatingintheocean.Hehasevenstartedanassociationofbeachcombersandoceanexperts,with500subscribersfromWestAfricatoNewZealand.Theyhaverecordedalllostobjectsrangingfrompotatoestogolfgloves.
32.TheunderlinedphraseswapmeetsinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.fittingroomsB.tradingfairsC.businesstalksD.groupmeetings
33.Ebbesmeyerphonedtheshoecompanytofindout________.
A.whatcausedtheshippingaccident
B.whenandwheretheshoeswentmissing
C.whetheritwasallrighttousetheirshoes
D.howmuchtheylostintheshippingaccident
34.HowdidEbbesmeyerprovehisassumptio
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