雷山民中学年度高二第二学期半半月考英语卷.docx

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雷山民中学年度高二第二学期半半月考英语卷

雷山民中2015—2016学年度第二学期高二第一次半月考试题

（英语试卷）

（满分:

150分考试时间:

2016年3月1日18:

40-20:

20）

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。

A

Peoplearedividedintothosewhocanjumpoutofbedeachmorningandthosewhoneedseveralhourstowakeup.Ihavehatedgettingupearlyallmylife.Themomentthealarmgoesoffinthemorning,Ifeelsick.Nights,though,aredifferent;I’llhappilystayupandI’lldoanythingtoescapeanearlystart.

Thismakesmeanowl（猫头鹰）,butIknowmanylarks（云雀）whoinsistthatdawnisthebestpartoftheday.WhileIgotoworksleepytheyhavebeenupforhoursandevenseemcheerfulaboutit.Butitiswrongtosaythatsocietyisexactlydividedintolarksandowls.

Surveysthatexplorewhattimeofdaypeopleprefertodoactivitiesshowthatonly20%ofadultsaretruelarksorowls.Thatleaves80%ofus---halfofwhichleantowardsonedirectionortheother,theotherhalfareneither.

Schoolsandworkoftenstartveryearly,andthere’sasenseofloveforgettingupearly,whiletheowlsaresimplyslovenly.Butnoonesuggeststhatthelarksarelazyforhavinganearlynightwhileowlsareworking.

Fortunatelyscienceisonmyside.I’mnotsleepingmylifeawayormissingthebestpartoftheday.I’mbehavingaccordingtomygenes（基因）.Researchershavefoundthatone’schronotype（睡眠类型）islargelygenetic.SoitseemsthatwhenItrytogetupearlyIamfightingmygenetics.WiththehelpofanalarmclockIcanforcemyselftogetupearly.ButassoonasIfailtosetthealarmmygeneswillreturnmetomyolddays.

1.Accordingtothetext,owlsrefertopeoplewho_______.

A.gotobedearlyandgetupearlyB.gotobedearlyandgetuplate

C.gotobedlateandgetupearlyD.gotobedlateandgetuplate

2.Accordingtothetext,peoplewhoareneitherlarksnorowlstakesupabout________.

A.20%B.40%C.60%D.80%

3.Theunderlinedword“slovenly”inParagraph4canbestbereplacedby“______”.

A.boredB.lazyC.tiredD.stupid

B

TheInternetplaysabigpartinhumanlife.Weuseitforworkandentertainment.WecanfindnewrecipesontheInternetoradviceonstayinghealthy.Wecanevenuseittolearnanewlanguage.WeusetheInternettoconnectwithfamilyandfriendsand stayintouch withissueswecareabout.Thelistgoesonandon.So,theremaybenogoingbacktoanInternet-freelife.ButcanusingtheInternettoomuchbebadforourhealth?

Itmightbe,sayresearchers.AnewstudyfindsthatheavyInternetusemaybeconnectedtohighbloodpressureinanunlikelygroup--teenagers.Sotrytobearesponsibleguardian（监护人）.

Thestudyresultsshowthatteenswhospendatleast14hoursaweekonlinearemorelikelytohavehighbloodpressure.Highbloodpressuremakesyourheartand blood vessels worktoohard.Overtime,thisextra strain increasesyourriskofaheartattackorstroke.Highbloodpressurecanalsocauseheartandkidneydisease（肾病）.Itisalsocloselylinkedtosomeformsofdementia（痴呆）,abraindisease.

TheHenryFordHospitalinDetroit,Michigandidthestudy.Itinvolved335youngpeople,from14to17yearsold.Onehundredthirty-fouroftheteensweredescribedas"heavyInternetusers."Researchersfoundthatoutofthese134teens,26hadhighbloodpressure.Theresearcherssaythestudyisthefirsttoconnectheavywebuseandhighbloodpressure.OtherresearchhasconnectedthatheavyInternetusewithhealthproblemsincludinganxiety,depressionandobesity.

TheleadresearcherofthestudyisAndreaCassidy-Bushrow.Forthepurposeofthestudy,sheexplains,teensconsideredheavyInternetuserswereonlineon"average25hoursaweek."Ms.Cassidy-Bushrowaddsthatitisimportantforteenstotake"regularbreaksfromtheircomputersorsmartphones（智能手机）"andtodosome"kindofphysicalactivity."Shealsosuggeststhatparentslimittheirchildren'suseofthesmartphonesorInternettohalfanhouraday,fivedaysaweek.

TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention（CDCP）says,70million,or29%,ofAmericanadultshavehighbloodpressure.TheCDCPestimatesthathighbloodpressurecoststheUnitedStates$46billioneachyear.

4.Theauthormainlywantstotellus_________.

A.howtopreventhighbloodpressure

B.toomuchInternetusemaybebadforteenagers

C.it’sunnecessaryforteenagerstoavoidtheInternet

D.heavyInternetusewillworsenteenagers’memory

5.Thefirstparagraphofthetextisusedto_______.

A.introducethetopicB.analyzethecauses

C.offersomeopinionsD.makesomesuggestions

6.AccordingtoCassidy-Bushrow,teenagers’useoftheInternetshouldbelimitedto____.

A.onehouraweekB.twohoursaweek

C.twoandahalfhoursaweekD.threehoursaweek

7.Thetextismainlyintendedfor_______.

A.studentsB.teachersC.web-designersD.par