湖北省宜昌葛洲坝中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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湖北省宜昌葛洲坝中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
宜昌市葛洲坝中学2018-2019学年第一学期
高二年级期中考试试卷英语试题
考试时间:
2018年11月
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)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
OPENINGSANDPREVIEWS
AntliaPneumatica
InanewplaybyAnneWashburn,directedbyKenRusSchmoll,agroupofestrangedfriendsgatherataTexasfarmhousetoburyoneoftheirpeers.(PeterJaySharp,416W.42ndSt.212-279-4200.Inpreviews.)
BrightStar
SteveMartinandEdieBrickellwrotethisbluegrass-and-Americanamusical,inwhichamagazineeditormeetsasoldierreturningfromtheSecondWorldWar.WalterBobbiedirects.(Cort,138W.48thSt.212-239-6200.Inpreviews.)
TheCrucible
IvovanHovedirectsArthurMiller’sclassicdramaabouttheSalemwitchtrials,starringSaoirseRonan,BenWhishaw,CiaranHinds,andSophieOkonedo.(WalterKerr,219W.48thSt.212-239-6200.Inpreviews.)
DryPowder
JohnKrasinski,ClaireDanes,andHankAzariastarinSarahBurgess’splay,inwhichanexecutiveataprivate-equityfirm(私人股本公司)triestoreboundfromaP.R.disaster.ThomasKaildirects.(Public,425LafayetteSt.212-967-7555.Inpreviews.OpensOct.28,2017)
TheFather
FrankLangellastarsinaplaybytheFrenchwriterFlorianZeller,translatedbyChristopherHamptonanddirectedbyDougHughesforManhattanTheatreClub,aboutaneighty-year-oldmanwhoislosinghisgriponhisownlifestory.(SamuelJ.Friedman,261W.47thSt.212-239-6200.PreviewsbeginOct.28,2017)
21.Ifyou’reinterestedinAmericanmusic,wherecanyougetentertained?
A.PeterJaySharp,416W.42ndSt.B.WalterKerr,219W.48thSt.
C.Cort,138W.48thSt.D.Public,425LafayetteSt.
22.Ifyouwanttopreviewaplaynow,whichofthefollowingisnotavailable?
A.DryPowderB.TheCrucibleC.BrightStarD.TheFather
23.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassageisto________.
A.entertainB.informC.persuadeD.describe
B
PhilWhitehasjustreturnedfroman18,000-mile,around-the-worldbicycletrip.Whitehadtworeasonsformakingthisepicjourney.Firstofall,hewantedtousethetriptoraisemoneyforcharity,whichhedid.Heraised$70,000fortheBritishcharity,Oxfam.White'ssecondreasonformakingthetripwastobreaktheworldrecordandbecomethefastestpersontocyclearoundtheworld.Heisstillwaitingtofindoutifhehasbrokentherecordornot.
WhitesetofffromTrafalgarSquare,inLondon,on19thJune2004andwasback299dayslater.Hespentmorethanl,300hoursinthesaddle(车座)anddestroyedfoursetsoftyresandthreebikechains.HehadtheadventureofhislifecrossingEurope,theMiddleEast,India,Asia,Australia,NewZealandandtheAmericas.Amazingly,hedidallofthiswithabsolutelynosupportteam.Nojeepcarryingfood,waterandmedicine.Nodoctor.Nothing!
Justabikeandavery,verylongroad.
Thejourneywaslonelyanddesperateattimes.Healsohadtofighthiswayacrossdeserts,throughjunglesandovermountains.Hecycledthroughheavyrainsandtemperaturesofupto45degrees,alltohelppeopleinneed.Therewereotherdangersalongtheroad.InIran,hewaschasedbyarmedrobbersandwasluckytoescapewithhislifeandthelittlemoneyhehad.TheworstthingthathappenedtohimwashavingtocycleintoaheadwindonaroadthatcrossesthesouthofAustralia.For1,000kilometreshebattledagainstthewindthatwasconstantlypushinghim.Thispartofthetripwasslow,hardworkanddepressing,buthemadeitintheend.NowMr.Whiteisbackandintendstowriteabookabouthisadventures.
24.WhenPhilWhitereturnedfromhistrip,he________.
A.broketheworldrecordB.destroyedseveralbikes
C.collectedmoneyforOxfamD.travelledabout1,300hours
25.Whatdoestheword"epic"inParagraphlmostprobablymean?
A.Verylonganddifficult.B.Veryslowbutexciting.
C.Verysmoothbuttiring.D.Verylonelyanddepressing.
26.Duringhisjourneyaroundtheworld,PhilWhite_______.
A.foughtheroicallyagainstrobbersinIran
B.experiencedtheextremesofheatandcold
C.hadateamofpeoplewhotravelledwithhim
D.managedtorideagainstthewindinAustralia
27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribePhilWhite?
A.determined.B.independent.C.modest.D.imaginative.
C
Reducingplasticwasteisn'teasybecausethecheapmaterialisfoundinalmosteveryhouseholditem.Now,adeliciousandnutritioussolutionhascomeuptohelpreduceourdependenceonthisenvironmentalhazard.
DavidChristian,theco-founderofEvoware,saystheideaofcreatingthebiodegradable(生物降解的)productscamefromconcernatthecountry'shighpollutionrate.Indonesiaishometofouroftheworld'sworstpollutedrivers.Sincesingle-usepackagingisalargecontributortotheproblem,Evowaredecidedtodealwiththatfirst.
Afterinvestigatingvariousmaterials,thecompanysettledonseaweed.Unlikecorn,commonlyusedforbiodegradablecontainers,seaweeddoesnotrequireresourceslikewaterorlargeamountsofspace.SinceIndonesianfarmersalreadyharvestmoreseaweedthantheycansell,it'seasyforthecompanytofindthematerial.
Thoughtheywillnotrevealtheirproductionprocess,Evowaresaystheseaweedpackagingcontainsnochemicalsandissafetoconsume.Thecompanyhasalsoinventedsingle-usecups,whichcanbreakdown30daysafterthey'rethrownaway.
Whilereplacingplasticwiththeseaweedproductsmayseemappealingtomostofus,itisahard-sellinIndonesia.AccordingtoChristian,“Theawarenesstoreducesingle-useplasticisstillverylow.Thismakesourbioplasticunnecessary.”Alsoafactoristhecost,whichishigherthanusingplastic.Hopefully,EvowarewillsucceedinconvincingIndonesiansandpeopleworldwidethatswitchingtotheirproductswillbehelpfultoprotectingourbeautifulplanet.
28.WhatproblemdidEvowaredecidetodealwithfirst?
A.Waystocleanthefourworstpollutedrivers.
B.Howtodealwithsingle-usepackaging.
C.Meanstocontributetothecountry'seconomy.
D.Whatnutritiousmaterialsforpeopletouse.
29.WhydidEvowarechooseseaweed?
A.Itcouldbefoundeverywhereinhiscountry.
B.Itwasmostcommonlyusedforpackaging.
C.Itdidn'trequiremuchspaceandwaseasytoget.
D.Itgrewthicklyinmostofthepollutedrivers.
30.WhatcanweinferfromChristian'swords?
A.Sometimesit'shardtogetpeopletoreducetheuseofplastics.
B.Theirseaweedproductshavewongovernmentsupport.
C.Theirnewproductshavereceivedworldwidepopularity.
D.Thecostofmakingseaweedproductswillbeloweredsoon.
31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hard-sell”(inPara.5)referto?
A.Somethinglastinglong.B.Somethingcommonlyseen.
C.Somethingeasytoget.D.Somethinghardtoaccept.
D
Whydoyougotothelibrary?
Forbooks,yes—butyoulikebooksbecausetheytellstories.Youhopetogetlostinastoryorbetransportedintosomeoneelse’slife.Atonetypeoflibraryyoucandojustthat—eventhoughthere'snotasinglebook.
AtaHumanLibrary,insteadofbooks,youcan"borrow"people.Peoplewithuniquelifestoriesvolunteertobethe"books."Foracertainamountoftime,youcanaskthemquestionsandlistentotheirstories,whichareasfascinatingasanyyoucanfindinabook.(Ifyouattend,makesuretoreviewthehabitsthatmakeyouagoodlistener.)Manyofthestorieshavetodowithsomekindofdepressingtopic.Youcanspeakwitharefugee,asoldiersufferingfromPTSD(创伤后遗症),ahomelesspersonandawomanlivingwithHIV.TheHumanLibraryencouragespeopletotaketimetotrulygettoknowandlearnfromsomeonetheymightotherwisemakeasnapjudgementabout.Accordingtoitswebsite,theHumanLibraryis"aplacewheredifficultquestionsareexpected,appreciatedandanswered."
TheHumanLibraryOrganizationcametobeinCopenhagen,Denmarkin2000.RomniAbergelandhiscolleagueshostedafour-dayeventduringamajorNorthernEuropeanfestival.Afterthesuccessofthisevent,AbergelfoundedtheHumanLibraryOrganization,hopingtoraiseawarenessamongyouthaboutdepression,whichhasbeengrowingeversince.
Thoughthereafewpermanenthumanlibraries,mostaren’tplaceatall,butevents.Thoughmanydotakeplaceatphysicallibraries,youdon'tneedalibrarycard—anyonecancomeandbepartoftheexperience.Therehavebeenhumanlibraryeventsallovertheglobe,inuniversitiesandinpubs,fromChicagotoTunistoEdinburghtoSanAntonio.Checkouttheorganization'sFacebookpagetoseewhentheHumanLibrarymightbearrivingnearyou.
32.What shall wedobeforegoing tothe Human Library?
A.Go over some listening habits.B.Get a library card.
C.Make an appointment.D.Bring a book.
33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“snap"inparagraph2mean?
A.True.B.Quick.C.Obvious.D.Wrong.
34.Why did Ronmi Abergel found the Human Library Organization?
A.He expected to answer different questions.
B.Hewantedyoungpeopletopayattentiontodepression.
C.He successfully held an event in Northern Europe.
D.He had set up the Human Libraries all over the world.
35.Whatis the besttitle of the text?
A.ALibraryinDenmarkB.Human Library Organization
C.HumanLibraryIsNearYouD."Borrow" People Instead of Books
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
MasterYourDeadlines
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