学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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学年高二英语上学期期中试题

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.Howdoscientistsfi