学年河北石家庄二中高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案Word文件下载.docx

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Todaywetalkaboutatimewhenhalftheworldiswakingfromthedark,coldwintermonths.Spring!

Weoftendescribe“spring”asatimeofrebirth,renewalandawakening.Manytreesareblossomingandearlyflowersarepushingthroughtheearth.Thingsarecomingtolife!

Buttheword“spring”isnotjustaseason.Itisalsoaverbthatmeanssomethinggoingonorcomingoutquickly.Whenyouput“spring”and“life”together,youwillget“springtolife”.Thisexpressionmeanssomethingsuddenlybecomesveryactiveorperhapsseemsmorealive!

Youmay“springtolife”afterhearingthatadistantfriendwillbevisitingyou.Ormaybeyourfavoritesoccerteamfinally“sprangtolife”inthesecondhalf,playedwellandwonthematch.

Now,besidesbeingaseasonandaverbthenoun“spring”referstoametalcoil（线圈）thatiswoundtightly.Whenthecoilunwinds,itoftenjumps.So,weoftensayaperson“hasaspringinhisstep”ifheislivelyandactive.Hemightevenappeartojump,orbouncealittlewhenhewalks.

Thereisanotherwayweuse“spring”asadescription.Inthecaseofa“springchicken”,“spring”meansyoung.However,“springchicken”isalsoaninformal,humorouswaytorefertosomeonewhoisn’tyoungatall.So,weusethisexpressioninthenegativeform,asin“nospringchicken”.Forexample,let’ssayyouknowan85-year-oldmanwhodecidestorunamarathon,eventhoughhehasneverexercisedbefore.Youcouldsay,“That’samazing!

Afterall,he’snospringchicken.”

Butbecarefulwhenusingthisexpression.Itcouldbealittledisrespectful.Let’ssayyourbossshowsyouapictureofhiswife,andyousay,“Wow,she’snospringchicken.”Thatresponsewouldbedisrespectfulandabadcareermove.

1．Whatdoes“spring”meanintheexpression“springtolife”?

A.Theseasonafterwinter.

B.Beingyoungandhealthy.

C.Atightlywoundmetalcoil.

D.Tooccurorappearquickly.

2．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theoriginoftheword“spring”

B.Themeaningoftheseason“spring”.

C.Someexpressionswiththeword“spring”.

D.Somecharacteristicsoftheseason“spring”.

3．Howdoessomeonefeelwhenhe“hasaspringinhisstep”？

A.AngryB.Surprised

C.HappyD.Frightened

4．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Beingyoungisagreatadvantageincareerdevelopment.

B.Womenmayfeeloffendedwhendescribedas“nospringchicken”.

C.Using“spring-related”expressionsinconversationsseemsimpolite.

D.Expressionswiththeword“spring”arealwaysdisrespectfultoothers.

B

Morethan90yearshaspassedsinceHollywood’sofficialfilmorganizationfirstproposedplanstobuilditsownmuseum.Thoseplansarefinallybecomingareality,withtheAcademyMuseumofMotionPicturessettoopenin2019.

TheprojectisunderwayatthesiteofahistoricLosAngelesdepartmentstorebuiltin1939.Museumofficialssayvisitorswillbeableto“experiencethemagicofcinema”bylearningaboutallpartsofthefilm-makingprocess.

FilmhistorianKerryBrougherhasbeennameddirectorsofthemuseum.Broughersaysthemuseumwillinclude12millionphotographsand80,000screenplaysaswellasprops（道具）,costumesandotherobjectsfromfamousfilms.TheAcademyMuseumwillalsofeatureOscarstatuettes（小雕像）donatedbyactorswhowontheawards.

Broughersaysthemuseumisdesignedtomakevisitorsfeelliketheyareinamovie,too,withmanyinteractiveexperiences.“Youwon’tnecessarilyknowwhat’scomingnext,‘‘headds.“You’llbeinenvironmentssometimesthatmakeyoufeellikeyou’vegonebacktothepastandthatyou’reintheareathatyou’reactuallyexploring.”HeaddsthatvisitorsmayevengetthechancetowalkdownaredcarpetandaccepttheirownAcademyAward.

Currently,Hollywoodonlyhasafewpossibilitiesforvisitors.TheycangoalongtheWalkofFameandvisitmoviestudiosorseetheDolbyTheater,wheretheOscarsarepresented.Butbeyondthese,moviefanshavelimitedpossibilities.

EricGarcetti,themayorofLosAngelessaystheAcademyMuseumwillprovidevisitorsthechancetoexperiencemanydifferentpartsofthefilmindustryallinoneplace.Garcettinotesthemuseumwillalsoservethehundredsofthousandsoflocalpeopleworkinginfilm-relatedbusinesses.Hesaysthey,too,willfinallybeabletovisitaplacethatcelebratestheirownHollywoodmovieindustry.

5．WhenwastheideaofbuildingamuseuminHollywoodfirstputforward?

A.Inthe1920s.B.In1939.

C.Inthe1990s.D.In2019.

6．WhatcanwelearnfromBrougher’swords?

A.Photosofvisitorswillbeputondisplay.

B.Settingsinthemuseumwillfeelquitereal.

C.Mostvisitorswillbepresentedanaward.

D.Actorswilldonatemuchmoneytothemuseum.

7．WhatisEricGarcetti’sattitudetowardstheAcademyMuseum?

A.Supportive.B.Critical.

C.Disapproving.D.Cautious.

8．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Hollywoodmovieindustry.

B.TheFilm-makingProcessofHollywood.

C.HollywoodMakingPlansofFilmMuseums.

D.HollywoodGettingItsOwnFilmMuseum.

C

Timewastersarerealenemiesofsuccess.Timewasterscouldbepeople,eventsorhabitsthatleadtotheoppositepathawayfromourgoals.Themostimportantstartingpointinremovingthetimewastersinlifeistoknowaboutthem.Weneedtositdownandanalyzetheactivitieswhichtakeourtime.

Startbymakingalistofouractivitiesandsortouttheneitherurgentnorimportantones.SometimesitcouldbeasimpleaddictiontoaTVSoapOpera,constantdistractions,orevenoneofourcore（核心的）activitiesthatwearenotexcellentatdoing.Wecan,forinstance,imaginethatweareabusinessownerandwekeepsabotagingourbusinessdeals,leadingthecompanyintogreatfinancialproblems.Itmaybetimeforustohaveourassociatesdothemarketingwhileweconcentrateontheareaswearebestin.Thenextthingwouldbetomakesurethatweplanourdailyactivities.Oneoftheobviousreasonsisthatwewillhaveanupperhandinfightingagainsttimewastersinourschedule.Ifwhatwewanttodoorwhatwedon’twanttodobecomesclear,ourfocusisstrengthened.

Moreover,whenwethinkofpeoplewespendtimewith,wearesuretonoticethatsomehaveamorepositiveimpactonoursuccesswhileothershaveanegativeone.Itisimportanttobeabletodistinguishthemespeciallywithregardtoourschedule.Whilewedonotadvocateforeveryonetothrowawayrelationships,itisgoodtoknowthathelpingafriendwhoisemotionallydisturbedcanwaittilldinnertime.Finally,dothesametoourhabits.Listallthehabitsandaddictionsthattakeanyamountofourtime.Then,takealittletimetostraightenthemoutinlinewiththeirimportanceandurgency.

Dependingonouranalysis,killthosethatareharmfultoourgoalsinlife.

9．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheImportanceofDevelopingGoodHabits

B.TheSignificanceofPlanningDailyActivities

C.WaysofDistinguishingPeopleweSpendTimewith

D.WaysofRemovingTimeWastersfromOurLives

10．Theunderlinedword“sabotaging”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto

A.promotingB.offering

C.damagingD.striking

11．Whatdoweknowabouttimewastersfromthepassage?

A.Theyfailtosetcleargoalsfortheirlife.

B.Theyarrangethingsonimportanceandneed.

C.Theyturnawayourattentionfromachievinggoals.

D.Theyareaddictedtosortingouttheimportantactivities.

D

Manyyearsago,peoplereliedonthesun,themoonandstarstofindtheirwayaround.Later,thecompasswasintroduced.Andnow,wehavesatnav（卫星导航）systemstoguideus.Asatnavsystemusesgroupsofsatellitestoshowtheuser’slocation.Theysendinformationtoareceiver,suchasasmartphone,toshowuswhereweare.

TheearliestbuiltsatnavsystemistheGlobalPositioningSystem,whichbelongstotheUS.ThenthereisRussia’sGlobalNavigation（导航）SatelliteSystem,theEuropeanUnion’sGalileoandChina’sownsatellitenavigationsystem,BeiDou.

OnOctober14,2017,anARJ21-700plane,whichwasthefirstdomestically-producedjetequippedwiththeBeiDounavigationsystem,successfullycompletedatestflight.TheresultsshowedtheperformanceofthesystemdevelopedbyChinamatchesthatofsimilarsystemsproducedabroad,accordingtotheCommercialAircraftCorporationofChina.

Sinceitsintroductionin2000,theBeidounavigationsystemhasseenincreasingnumbersofapplicationslinkedtoeverydaylife,fromsharedbikestofarming.

Whenitcomestosharedbikes,smartlocksthatsupportBeiDouchipsoffermoreaccuratepositioningthanothers,makingiteasiertofindabike.

FarmerscanuseBeiDou-enabledtractorstoplow（犁）thesoilanduseunmannedaircraftwithBeiDoutosowseeds,whichcanimproveefficiencyandmakebetteruseofresources.BeiDou’sfarmingapplicationshavespreadfromHeilongjiangprovincetoBeijing,Liaoning,Shanxi,HubeiandotherregionsacrossChina.

Withitsmanyuses,theBeidounavigationsystemisevenplayingabigroleintheBeltandRoadInitiative（—带—路）.“Todate,theBeiDousystemhascoveredmostpartsoftheAsia-Pacificregion,aswellascountiesalongtheSilkRoadEconomicBeltandthe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad”saidYangChangfeng,ChiefdesigneroftheBeiDousystem.

Today,therearemorethan20BeiDousatellitesaboveourheads,andChinaplanstolaunchevenmorethisyeartoexpandtheBeiDounetworktobetterservetheBeltandRoadInitiative.

“AsBeiDouexpandsitsoverseasrea