高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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高二上学期期中考试英语试题

北师大珠海分校附属外国语学校

2020-2021学年第一学期期中考试高二年级英语试卷

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一、选择题（本大题10小题,每小题1分,共10分）每小题给出四个选项中只有一个是正确

的,请把答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑.

1.--Whyareyoulateforschool?

--Becauseourcar_______halfwaytothedestination.

A.brokedownB.brokeinC.brokeoutD.brokeup

2.Manygraduatesholdtheview______theyhadbetterapplyforapost______theycancombineknowledgewithskills.

A.which;whichB.that;whichC.which;whereD.that;where

3.Itisreportedthatmanyanewhouse_____atpresentintheflood-strickenarea.

A.arebeingbuiltB.havebeenbuiltC.willbebuiltD.isbeingbuilt

4.Idon’tthinkyouwillhaveanydifficulty_______adrivinglicense.

A.togetB.ingettingC.forgettingD.get

5.Onhearingthevoiceofpolicecars,therobbersranoffinpanic,________someoftherobbedmoneybehind.

A.leftB.leaveC.leavingD.toleave

6.--YouspeakverygoodFrench!

--Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.

A.studiedB.studyC.wasstudyingD.hadstudied

7._______thatthenewcoupleledasatisfyinglife,alltheirrelativeswererelaxed.

A.ToknowB.KnowingC.KnownD.Know

8.Iwouldappreciate_______,tobefrank,ifthegoodscouldbedeliveredassoonaspossible.

A.youB.\C.itD.That

9.Idon’tthinkthisdoctorwill________himofhisheartdisease.

A.recoverB.cureC.treatD.help

10.ThereporteraskedWang,thefamousastronaut,______hehadachievedsuccess.

A.whatB.thatC.whichD.how

二、阅读理解（本大题15小题,每小题2.5分,共37.5分）每小题给出四个选项中只有一个

是正确的,请将下列各题的正确答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上.

A

TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandistheeleventhlargestnationinEurope.England,WalesandScotlandmakeuptheislandofGreatBritain,whichtakesupmostoftheBritainIsles.NorthernIreland,ScotlandandWalesaremountainous.ThehighestmountainisBenNevisinScotland.PlainsandvalleyscovermuchofEngland.TheBritishclimateismild.

About58millionpeopleliveintheUnitedKingdom.Fewothercountriesaresocrowded.FouroutoffivepeopleliveincitiessuchasBelfast,Glasgow,andLondon.Londonisthecapital.GreatBritaingrowshalfofthefooditneeds.Itsindustrieshelptopayforthefoodthatisboughtfromabroad.TheUnitedKingdommanufacturesawiderangeofgoods.Serviceindustries,suchastourism,thatprovideservicesratherthanproducinggoods,areincreasing.Traditionalindustries,suchascoalmining,aredeclining.

11.Therearemanymountainsin______________.

A.NorthernIreland,ScotlandandEngland

B.England,WalesandScotland

C.Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland

D.NorthernIreland,WalesandEngland

12.IntheUnitedKingdom,about__________peopleliveinbigcities.

A.58millionB.48.8millionC.38.8millionD.half

13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthestatementsistrue?

A.GreatBritaingrowsallofthefooditneeds.

B.TheUnitedKingdommanufacturesanarrowrangeofgoods.

C.ThespeedoftourisminUKisincreasingfasterthanproducinggoods.

D.Thecoalminingisalsoincreasingfast.

B

MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrize,andthefirstpersontowinittwice.However,fewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrizewinner.

BorninSeptember,1897,IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries’twodaughters.Alongwithnineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholars,Irenestudiedintheirownschool,andhermotherwasoneoftheteachers.ShefinishedherhighschooleducationattheCollegeofSevigneinParis.

Attheageof17IreneenteredtheUniversityofParistoprepareforadegreeinmathematicsandphysics.WhenWorldWarIbegan,Irenewenttohelphermother,whowasusingX-rayfacilities（设备）tohelpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldiers.IrenecontinuedtheworkbydevelopingX-rayfacilitiesinmilitaryhospitalsinFranceandBelgium.HerserviceswererecognizedintheformofaMilitary’sMedalbytheFrenchgovernment.

In1918,Irenebecamehermother’sassistantattheCurieInstitute.InDecember1924,FredericJoliotjoinedtheInstitute,andIrenetaughthimthetechniquesrequiredforhiswork.Theysoonfellinloveandweremarriedin1926.TheirdaughterHelenewasbornin1927andtheirsonPierrefiveyearslater.

Likehermother,Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.Likehermother,IrenewasawardedaNobelPrize,alongwithherhusband,in1935.Unfortunately,alsolikehermother,shedevelopedleukemiabecauseofherworkwithradioactivity（辐射能）.IreneJoliot-CuriediedfromleukemiaonMarch17,1956.

14.WhendidIreneCuriegototheUniversityofParis?

A.In1897B.In1914C.In1918D.In1924

15.WhowasnotawinnerofNobelPrize?

A.MarieCurieB.IreneCurieC.FredericJolietD.HeleneJoliot

16.WhichofthefollowingaboutIreneCurieisnottrue?

A.ShewastheelderchildofMarieCurie’s

B.ShegotaMilitary’sMedalbecauseofherservicestosavethewounded

C.ShemetherhusbandattheCurieinstitutein1924

D.Shedevelopedleukemiabutwascured

17.Whichpartinthenewspapermaythepassagecomefrom?

A.PeopleB.SocietyC.CultureD.History

C

Owningasmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.ItmayletyousurftheInternet,listentomusicandsnapphotoswhereveryouare…butitalsoturnsyouintoaworkaholic,itseems.

Astudysuggeststhat,bygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimes,theall-singing,all-dancingmobilephoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.ResearchersfoundthatBritonsworkanadditional460hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondtoemailsontheirmobiles.

ThestudybytechnologyretailerPixmaniarevealstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetween9and10hours,butafurthertwohoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingworkemails,ormakingworkcalls.Morethan90percentofofficeworkershaveemail-enabledphones,withathirdaccessingthemmorethan20timesaday.Almostoneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingworkemails.Someworkersconfess（承认）theyareoncallalmost24hoursaday,withnineoutoftensayingtheymakeworkemailsandcallsoutsidetheirnormalworkinghours.

Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6a.m.and7a.m.,withmorethanathirdcheckingtheirfirstemailsinthisperiod,andaquartercheckingthembetween11p.m.andmidnight.

GhadiHobeika,marketingdirectorofPixmania,said,“Theabilitytoaccessliterallymillionsofapps,keepincontactviasocialnetworksandtakephotosandvideoaswellastextandcallhasmadesmartphonesinvaluableformanypeople.However,therearedrawbacks.Manycompaniesexpecttheiremployeestobeoncall24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,andsmartphonesmeanthatpeopleliterallycannotgetawayfromwork.Themoreconstantlyincontactwebecome,themoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity（容量）.”

18.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?

A.Allthatglittersisnotgold.B.Itneverrainsbutpours.

C.Everycoinshastwosides.D.It’snogoodcryingoverspiltmilk.

19.Theunderlinedword“accessing”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby“________”.

A.callingB.reachingC.gettingD.using

20.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.TheaverageUKworkingtimeisbetweennineandtwelvehours.

B.Nine-tenthsspentoverthreehourscheckingworkemails.

C.One-fourthchecktheirfirstmailbetween11p.m.andmidnight.

D.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6a.m.and8.am..

21.What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Workaholicslikesmartphones.

B.Smartphonesbringaboutextrawork.

C.Smartphonesmakeourlifeeasier.

D.Employersdon’tlikesmartphon

D

OctobersixteenthisWorldFoodDay.ThisdayisalsotheanniversaryoftheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganization（F.A.O.）.TheUNagencyleadsinternationaleffortstodefeatworldhunger.Itwascreatedin1945.

TheF.A.O.saysmorethanonehundredfiftycountriesaretoholdspecialeventstocelebrateWorldFoodDay.AtF.A.O.headquartersinRome,forexample,runnerswillcompeteinafive-kilometerracethroughthecity’shistoricalarea.Eventsinothercountriesincludediscussionsamongexperts,pressconferencesandmusicalprograms.

Themessageofthisyear’sWorldFoodDayis“investinginagricultureforfoodsecurity”.TheF.

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A.O.says,“Duringtheearly1990s,theforeignaidforagriculturewasninethousandmilliondollarseachyear.Butnow,ithasdeclinedtolessthanfivethousandmilliondollarsayear.”Yet,theF.A.O.

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estimatesthatmorethaneighthundredandfiftymillionpeoplearoundtheworlddonotgetenoughfood.

TheUNagencynotesthatseventypercentoftheworld’shungryliesinthefarmerswhogrowsmallamountoffood.Manyalsofaceproblemsoffeedingthemselves.TheF.A.O.saysagriculturalaidcouldhelpsmallfarmersmakeaprofitfromtheircrops.Farmerswouldalsobeabletofeedtheirfamiliesthroughouttheyearandre-investintheirfarms.Theycouldbuybetterseeds,equipmentandchemicalfertilizerstohelptheircropsgrow.

MuhammadYunis.thewinneroftheNobelPeacePrizeforhiseffortstoimprovethelivesofpoorpeople,aswellashisBangladeshmicrofinanceorganization,theGrameenBank,haslentsmallamountofmoneytopoorpeoplewhoareunabletogettraditionalloans,especiallywomen.MinisterYunissaysthatheplanstogivehisshareoftheonemillionthreehundredthousanddollarsNobelawardtogoodcauses.Hesayshewantstoestablishaneyehospitalandstartaprojecttoproducelow-costfoodforthepoor.

22.TocelebratetheWorldFo