高二英语上学期期中试题西校区.docx

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高二英语上学期期中试题西校区

2019-2020年高二英语上学期期中试题西校区

试卷说明：

本套试卷总分120分，考试时间100分钟。

第一部分 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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

Howdoyouaddress（称呼）peopleinEnglishwhenyouwanttotalktothem?

Thefollowingmaybesomesimplerulesthebeginnersshouldfollow.

1.WhentalkingtostrangersthereisoftennospecialformofaddressinEnglish.Usually,ifyouwanttocatchtheattentionofastrangeritisnecessarytousesuchphrasesas“Excuseme”

2.InBritishEnglish“Sir”and“Madam”areconsideredtobetooformalformostsituations.Theyareusedmostlytocustomersinshopsorrestaurants.WhileinAmericanEnglish“Sir”and“Madam”arenotsoformalandaremonlyusedbetweenstrangers,especiallywitholdpeoplewhosenamesyoudon’tknow.

3.Whenyoutalktosomepeopleyouknow,youcanusetheirnames.Ifyouarefriends,usetheirfirstnames;ifyourrelationshipismoreformal,use“Mr.,“Mrs.”,“Ms”,etc,beforetheirfamilynames.

4.Therearemanyotherformsofaddresswhichcanbeusedbetweenfriendsandstrangers.However,manyofthesearelimitedinuse.Forexample,“pal”and“mate”canbeusedbetweenstrangers,butareusuallyonlyusedbymentalkingtoothermen.

1.Accordingtothepassage,“Excuseme”ismainlyusedto_____.

A.addressapersonyoudon’tknowB.apologizetoothers

C.catchtheattentionofastrangerD.suggestgoodmanners

2.IfJohnSmithisyourbestfriend,accordingtothepassageyoushouldoftencallhim_____.

A.JohnB.SmithC.Mr.JohnD.Mr.Smith

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.“Sir”and“Madam”areusedmoreofteninAmericathaninEngland.

B.Peopleoftenuse“Mr.”,“Mrs.”or“Ms.”beforethefirstnamesofthosepeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.

C.“Pal”and“mate”areusuallyonlyusedamongmen.

D.Whileaddressingfriends,peoplejustusetheirfirstnames

4.ThepassageismostlikelytakenfromanEnglish_____.

A.textbookB.cardC.storybookD.grammarbook

B

Lastyear,ItookasightseeingtriptoWashington,DC.Iheardavoicesay,“Canyouhelpme?

”

WhenIturnedaround,Isawanelderlyblindwomanwithherhandextended.Immediately,Ipulledoutallofmychangeandplaceditonherhandwithoutevenlookingather.Buttheblindwomansmiledandsaid,“Idon’twantyourmoney.Ijustneedhelpfindingthepostoffice.”

Inaninstant,IrealizedwhatIhaddone.Iactedwithprejudice—IjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIassumed（假设）shehadtobe.IhatedwhatIsawinmyself.

ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant.IleftHondurasandarrivedintheUSattheageof15.Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcases,mybrotherandsister.Throughtheyears,Ihavebeenadoorkeeper,cashierandpizzadeliverydriveramongmanyotherhumble（卑微的）jobs,andeventuallyIbecameanetworkengineer.

Inmyownlife,Ihaveexperiencedprejudice.Irememberatime—attheageof17—whenIwasabusboy,Iheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschool,hewouldenduplikeme.

Butnow,livinginmyAmericanmiddle—classlifestyle,itistooeasytoforgetmypast,toforgetwhoIam,whereIhavebeen,andtolosesightofwhereIwanttobegoing.Thatblindwomanonthestreetcuredmeofmyblindness.Sheremindedmeofmybeliefinhumility（谦虚）.Bytheway,Ihelpedthatladytothepostoffice.Ihopetothankherforthepricelesslesson.

5.Howdidthewritergivetheblindwomanmoney?

A.Inamodestway.

B.Inapoliteway.

C.Inanimpatientway.

D.Inapainfulway.

6.Accordingtothetext,thewriter________.

A.stilllivesapoorlife                B.wasbusywithhiswork

C.wasborninHonduras              D.wasanativeofWashingtonD.C.

7.Accordingtothetext,theauthormostprobablyagreesthatoneshould_________.

A.benicetotheelderlyandthedisabled

B.trytoexperiencedifferentkindsofcultures

C.treatothersequallywithloveandrespect

D.thinkaboutone’spastasoftenaspossible

8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.Apricelesslesson

B.Anactofprejudice

C.Asightseeingtrip

D.Ahumblemoment

C

TurningontheTV,awonderfulsceneestoyoureyes—agroupofmen,tall,strongandhandsome,andwomen,young,beautifulandattractive,too.Togethertheyeatinthefinestrestaurants,travelingeverywherearoundtheworldbyluxuriousplanesandpleasureships.Theyaremodels.

    Doyouenvythem?

Whatsortoflifearemodelsleading?

Isitawonderfullifeforayoungladyorayoungman?

    Afewmodelsarewell-knownactorsoractresseswhocanmakealotofmoneyonlybyshowingthemselvesoffinmercials（商业场合）.Butthemajorityofthemarejustcurioustoseewhatitislike.They’dliketobemodelsjustbecausetheyareattractedbywhattheyimagine—modelsearnalotofmoneyandleadagloriouslife.Thisistrueforthosewhoareverysuccessful.However,mostmodelsfinditdifficulttogetwork.Veryfewcanearnenoughtoliveon,andforallmodelstheirexpensesarehigh.Theiragents（经纪人）claimabout20%oftheearnings,andnomodelwillgetveryfarwithoutacleveragent.Besides,theyhavetobuygoodclothing.Theyalsohavetopaytotraveltointerviewsandreachtheplaceswheretheworkistobedone.

    Interviewsforamodeljobareknownascattle-marketsinthemodelingworld,andnotwithoutagoodreason.Atopmodelcanchoosehisorherwork,demandandreceivehighfeesandhashisorherexpensespaid.Butformostmodels,thesituationisquitedifferent.Andagentoremployerinspectseachmodelmuchasafarmerinspectscattleatamarket.Intelligence,qualificationsandpersonalcharacteristicscountforlittleagainstgoodlooksandtightfigures.Forallexcepttheveryfewluckyones,thelifeofamodelisacontinualsearchforwork,tryingtosellhimselforherselfinthefaceoffiercepetitionand,sometimes,notparticularlymoralstandardsonthepartofsomeemployers.

    Immigrationofficialsatairportlooksuspiciouslyatagirlwhosepassportshowsheroccupationas“Model”,andthesearemenandwomenofconsiderableexperienceoftheworld.Itesnosurprisetofindthatsomemodelsprefertoput“Secretary”or“Businessman”astheirjobsintheirpassports.

    Modelingisachangeableworldwithgreatrewardsforatinyminoritybutnotforthemajority.

9.Formodels,theirgoodlooksandtightfiguresare            ,paredwiththeirintelligenceandqualifications.

A.moreimportantB.lessneeded

C.lessessentialD.morelookeddownupon

10.Modelsoftenput“Secretary”or“Businessman”insteadof“Model”intheirpassportsbecause            .

A.theywanttoavoidbeingstoppedtosigntheirnamesbyfans

B.apersonwiththeoccupationofamodeliseasilyattackedbyblacksocieties

C.modelsaresometimeslookeddownupon

D.secretariesandbusinessmenarefreeofcustomduty

11.Whatmaybetheauthor’sattitudetowardsmodeling?

A.Itisaworthwhilelifeforayoungladyorayoungman.

B.Heisinfavourofyoungpeopletotrymodeling.

C.Beforebeingcrazyaboutamodeljob,youngpeopleshouldbeawareofthedifficulties.

D.Itisafieldinwhicheveryonehasagreatchancetosucceed.

12.Theunderlinedword“suspiciously”canmostprobablybereplacedby            .

A.doubtfullyB.excitedlyC.proudlyD.sadly

D

 Hsieh,anever-say-dieyoungman,hasmasteredthetechniqueofpaintingbyholdingthepaintbrushinhismouth.Whenhewassixteen,Hsiehhadaterribleelectricalaccident.Bothofhisarmsandthelowerpartofhisrightlegwerecutoff.Healsolostsightinhisrighteye.ButHsiehdidn’tloseheart.Hsiehdecidedtolearnart,andtookthefirstdifficultsteptowardchanginghislife.

    “Atfirst,Itriedtoholdapeninmymouth.ButIcouldn’tcontrolit,’’Hsiehsaid,“Finally,aftertryingoverandoveragain,Ilearnedtowritemyownname.”

    Learningtopaintwasevenmoredifficult.Atfirst,everybrushstrokehemadecauseddeepcutsinhismouth.Itwasextremelypainful.ButHsiehdidn'tletthepaindiscouragehim.“Instead,Iheldthepaintbrusheventighter,”Hsiehexplainedinafirmvoice.“IknewifIgaveup,itwouldnotonlybetheendofmypainting,butalsotheendofmystruggleforabetterlife.”

    Nomatterwhattheobstacle（障碍）is,Hsiehalwaysmanagestofindthebrightsideofasituation.

    Hsiehworkshardtoinspireothers.Heisatirelesslecturer,givingaboutfourhundredformalspeechesayear!

"Ifapersonlikemecanleadahappylife,"Hsiehexplained,“whywouldregularpeoplefeelunhappy?

”

    Itdoesn'talwaystaketwoarmstoachieveyourdreams.Allittakesisawarmheart.

13.WhathappenedtoHsiehwhenhewasyoung?

A.Hewasstruckbyelectricity.B.Hisleftlegwashurt.

C.Helostheartbecauseoffailure.D.Hewasillfortwomonths.

14.Whichofthefollowingishischaracter?

A.Realisticthought.B.Impressiveworks.

C.Unexpectednews.D.Beliefinsuccess.

15.Whichofthefollowingisright?

A.Hsiehoncegotthehelpfromthegovernment.

B.OnlysuchapersonlikeHsiehcansucceed.

C.Hetouchedhimselfbeforehebegantopaint.

D.Itdoesn'talwaystaketwoarmstorealizeone’sdreams.

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。

16         Itisdividedintotwotypes:

shorttermmemoryandlongtermmemory.Shorttermmemoryhelpsthebraintoremembertheinformationfromafewsecondstoafewminutes,forexample,searchingaphonenumberinthephonedirectory.Thistypeofinformationisnotstoredforalongtime,andslipsfromthebrain. 17        

    18        Thereisnoexactdefinitionofbrainexercises.Thekeytobrainexercise