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山东省潍坊市学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题+Word版含答案
高二下学期阶段性质量检测
英语试卷
2020.05
第I卷
第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。
A
BatteredMoonsPoetryCompetitionopennowtill30thJune2019
Prizes
—1stPrize£700;2ndPrizeE200:
3rdPrizeE100.
—Fourcommendations(奖励)of£25each.
Fees
£5forthefirstpoemand£4eachfortherest.
Enterthecompetition
Weacceptonlineentries(参赛作品)only.
Guidelines
—OpentoanypersonoftheUKaged20orover.
—Theclosingdateis30thJune2019.
—JudgesZoëBrigleyThompsonandCristinaNewtonwillreadalltheentriesandmake
shortlists(入围名单).GuestjudgeZoëBrigleyThompsonwillchoosethesevenfinalists.
—Thereisnolimit(限制)tothenumberofentriesasingleentrantcanmake.
—Entriescannotbereturned,sopleasekeepacopy.
Results
Allentrantswillreceiveanemailnotificationofresults.ChecktheBatteredMoonswebsiteformoreinformationfromOctober2019.
Poems
—Allpoemsmusthaveatitleandmustnotbemorethan40linesinlength(excludingtitle
andlinespaces)or250wordsandcanbeonanysubject.
—EntriesmustbewritteninEnglish.
—Entriesmustnothavebeenpublished,self-published,publishedonawebsiteoronlinepublicspaceorusedbyradioortelevisionbefore6thOctober2019.
Winners
—WinnersandpoetsreceivingcommendationswillbenotifiedinSeptember2019andinvitedtothePoetrySwindonFestivalon6thOctober2019,wheretheywillreadtheirwinningpoems.
—AllwinnersandcommendedpoetswillbeaskedtoprovideanintroductionaboutthemselvestoappearwiththeirwinningpoemontheBatteredMoonswebsite,andaphotographforthewebsite.
1.Whatdoweknowaboutthepoetrycompetition?
A.ItisopentoUKteenagers.
B.Itsetssevenkindsofprizes.
C.Itgiveswinnersmoneyprizes.
D.Itallowsoneentrantonepoem.
2.Whatisonerequirementfortheentries?
A.Theymusthaveafixedsubject.
B.Theymustbehandedinonline.
C.Theymustbeatleast250words.
D.Theymustbekeptinaspecialform.
3.Whatarewinnersaskedtodo?
A.Toprovideaself-introduction.
B.Tomakeanacceptancespeech.
C.Toattendanationalmeeting.
D.ToreadtheirwinningpoemsonTV.
B
WhenDavidCarterstartedtostudyartatTheUniversityofTexas(UT)atAustinin1971,hehadbigdreamsofbecominganartistorawriter.Buthisstudycametoastopat23afterhehurthishandinanunpleasantevent.Hedevelopedschizophrenia(精神分裂症)laterandspentmanyyearswithoutahome.
CarterlikedtospendtimearoundUT,becausehedreamtofbeingabletocontinuehisstudyintheuniversityandbecomingawriter.AfterrunningintoCartermanytimes,UTstudentRyanChandlerdecidedtointerviewhimforaprojectfortheDailyTexan,thestudentnewspaperofUT.
“IinterviewedhimonAustin’shomelessproblems.AfterIheardhisstory,wekeptintouchandreallybecamefriends.IlearnedhewantedtogetbacktoUT,soIdecidedtohelphim,”saidChandler.“Hehadgot87hours,veryclosetoadegree.Now,withchangingdegreerequirements,heonlyhas64hourstogo.”
WiththehelpofChandler,whoworkedwiththeuniversityoffice,CarterwasassignedanadviserbyUT’sCollegeofFineArts.“It'sthegreatestgiftI’veeverreceived,”Cartersaid.“Hedidwhathadtobedonetogetmebacktoschool,andIcouldn'thavedoneitwithouthim”
AfterseeingamagazinearticleaboutCarter,aUTschoolmatedecidedtopayhistuitionfees(学费)withouttellingChandlerhisname.
DougDempster,deanoftheCollegeofFineArts,saidinastatement,“DavidCarter'sdecisiontocompletehisdegreeisatestament(证明)tofinishingwellwhatwasstarted,andstopped,evenmanyyearsearlier.Wewelcomehimbackaswedomanystudentseachyearwhoseeducationcouldnotbecompletedeasily.We’regoingtohelphimthroughhisremainingcoursework.”
4.WhydidCarterstopstudyingintheuniversity?
A.Hehurtanartist.B.Hecouldn’taffordhisstudy.
C.Hegotastrangedisease.D.Hehadahandinjury.
5.WhatwasChandler’spurposeininterviewingCarter?
A.Todoaprojectonhomelessness.
B.ToknowwhyhehungaroundUT.
C.Tomakefriendswithahomelessperson.
D.Tofinishhishomeworkonhelpingothers.
6.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeChandler?
A.Brave.B.Honest.
C.Warm-hearted.D.Strong-minded.
7.WhatcanwelearnfromDempster’swordsinthestatement?
A.HeencouragesCartertostudyhard.
B.Hesupportsstudentswhonevergiveup.
C.HecallsonotherstudentstohelpCarter.
D.HesuggestsotherstudentslearnfromCarter.
C
Whenfacedwiththedecisiontogetoutofbedorhaveafewmoreminutesofsleep,whichdoyouchoose?
Believeitornot,thatdecisioncouldmakeaworldofdifferenceintherestofyourday.
About85percentofAmericansuseanalarmclocktowakeupinthemornings,accordingtosleepresearcherTillRoennenber.Andwhiletherearenoofficialnumbersonsnoozing(打盹),aquicksurveyofsocialmediamakesitclearthathittingthesnoozebuttonisapopularpastime.
Astohowthesnoozebuttonwillaffectyourday,scientistshavemixedopinions.Somescientiststhinkpeoplewhohitthesnoozebuttoninthemorningsareactuallyclever,creativeandhappywhilesomesaidthathittingthesnoozebuttonwillruinyourlife,orattheveryleastyourday."Ifeelthathittingthesnoozebuttonhasgottobeoneoftheworstthingsthateverhappenedtohumansleep,”researcherJonathanHorowitzsaid."Thechancesofyou‘snoozing’andactuallyexperiencingameaningfulrestareclosetozero.”
Accordingtosomesleepexperts,whenhittingthesnoozebutton,youareinfactconfusingyourbodyandmind,andthrowingyourselfintoadeepstateofbeingsleepy.Thebodyneedssometimetowakeup,so,whenreturningtowhatwillbealightsleepforabriefperiodoftime,youareputtingyourbodybackintoasleepmodebeforewakingitagain.Atthatpointyourbodywon’tknowwhatitwants,resultinginasortofhalfawakenstate.
Ifyoureallywanttotakeadvantageofanalarmclock,thekeyistoformahealthysleepcycle.Focusyoureffortsongettingenoughsleepeachnightandwakingupatthesametimeeachdaysothatwhenyouralarmgoesoffyoufeelrested.
8.WhatcanweinferabouthittingthesnoozebuttonfromParagraph2?
A.Peopledoitjustforfun.B.Itisacommonpractice.
C.Peopletakeitseriously.D.Itisabitchildish.
9.Whatdosomesleepexpertsthinkofhittingthesnoozebutton?
A.Itismeaningfulinthelongterm.
B.Itmakespeoplebecomelazy.
C.Itbringsusasenseofsatisfaction.
D.Itaffectsourbodyandmind.
10.What’stheauthor’ssuggestionongettingthebestoutofalarms?
A.Formingagoodsleephabit.B.Tryingtorelaxourselves.
C.Makinguseofwillpower.D.Usinganextraalarm.
11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Waystokeeprefreshedinthemorning.
B.Thesnoozebuttonandpeople'scharacter.
C.Shouldyourelyonthesnoozebutton?
D.Howtoavoidthelightsleepmode?
D
AstormhitHouston,Texas,onTuesday.Itbroughtheavyrainsandrisingflood-waters.ByTuesdaynight,somepartsofthecityhadreceived10inchesofrain.Policeandfirefightershelpedpeoplemovetosafeplaces.Theyalsosavedpeoplefromcarsandbusesthatwerestuckonroads.
CertainareasaroundHoustonwerehitreallyhard.Injustfourhours,morethanseveninchesofrainfellinSugarLandinthesouthwestofHouston.Carscouldnotpassthroughanyoftheareasmainroadways.OnTwitter,SugarLandcityofficialsaskedpeopletogettohighground.
Tuesday’srainhitpartsofTexasthatHurricaneHarveyhadalreadydamagedalmosttwoyearsago.HurricaneHarveyinAugust,2017wasthesecondmostcostlyhurricaneinUShistory.Itcaused$125billionworthofdamageinTexas.IntheHoustonarea,36peoplediedandabout150,000homeswereflooded.
AspokesmanfortheHarrisCountyOfficeofHomelandSecurityandEmergencyManagementspokewiththeHoustonChronicle.Thespokesmansaidthatthisweek’srainis“notinanywayaHarvey-levelevent.”
Buttheworstmaynotbeoveryet.PeoplewillhaveabreakfromtheheavyrainonWednesday.AccordingtotheNationalWeatherService,theTexasGulfCoastwillcontinuetoexperienceheavyrainlaterintheweek."Todayshouldbeourquietestoverthenextfewdaysforrainfall,”saidDonOettinger,aNationalWeatherServicemeteorologist(气象学家).
HoustonFireChiefSamuelPeiawarned,“Asthereistoomuchwaterontheground,theseareperfectconditionsforflashfloods,sowehopepeoplearecarefulofwhatthey’redoingandencouragethemtostayhome.There’snosenseinputtingyourself,firefightersoranybodyindangerneedlessly.”
12.WhatareParagraphs1and2mainlyabout?
A.FlooddamageinHouston.B.FloodpreventioninHouston.
C.HeavyfloodshittingHouston.D.PeoplefightingfloodsinHouston.
13.WhatdoweknowaboutHurricaneHarvey?
A.Itcausednodeathsorinjuries.B.ItdidalotofdamagetoTexas.
C.Itwaslessseriousthanthisweek’srain.D.Itwasthebiggesthurricaneonrecord.
14.WhatcanwelearnfromtheweatherreportoftheNationalWeatherService?
A.Finedaysarecoming.B.Itwillrainalittlenon-stop.
C.Ahurricaneisunavoidable.D.Floodswillcontinue.
15.WhatdidSamuelsuggestlocalpeopledo?
A.Stayindoors.B.Joinfirefighters.
C.Giveupneedlessthings.D.Comfortthosewholosthomes.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
根据下面短文,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。
Doyoueverwishyoucouldchangesomethingaboutyourbody?
Ifso,you'renotalone.