学年高二英语下学期期中试题39doc.docx

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学年高二英语下学期期中试题39doc

2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题（39）

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ThefinalresultsofBest-EverTeenFictionpoll（投票）arein.Whileit’snosurprisetoseeHarryPotterandTheHungerGamesseriesontop,thisyear’slistalsohighlightssomewritersweweren’tasfamiliarwith.Forexample,JohnGreen,authorofTheFaultinOurStars,appearsfivetimesinthetop100.

Summer,likeyouth,passesquickly.Butthebookswereadwhenwe’reyoungcanstaywithusforalifetime.Thefollowingarethetop4onthelist.Enjoy.

1.HarryPotterseries

TheHarryPotterbooksmakeupthepopularserieswrittenbyJ.K.Rowling.Theseriesincludessevenbooks.ThebooksconcernawizardcalledHarryPotterandhisjourneythroughHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.ThestoriestellofhimovercomingdangerousobstaclestodefeatthedarkwizardLordVoldemortwhokilledhisparentswhenHarrywas15monthsold.

2.TheHungerGamesseries

IntheruinsofafutureNorthAmerican,ayounggirlispickedtoleaveherpoordistrictandtraveltoCapitolforabattletothedeathinthecruelHungerGames.ButforKatnissEverdeen,themaincharacterinthisseriesbySuzanneCollins,winningtheGamesonlyputsherdeeperindangerasthestrictsocialorderofPanembeginstounravel（瓦解）.

3.ToKillaMockingbird

AuthorHarperLeeexploresracialtensionsinthefictional“tiredoldtown”ofMaycomb,Ala.,throughtheeyesof6-year-oldScoutFinch.Asherlawyerfather,Atticus,defendsablackmanaccusedofacrime,ScoutandherfriendslearnabouttheunjusttreatmentofAfrican-Americans—andtheirmysteriousneighbor,BooRadley.

4.TheFaultinOurStars

HazelGrace,ateenagegirl,hasgotallsortsofcancerinsideherbody,andherlungsaren’tworkingverywell.Sheknowssheisdyinganddoesn’tliveinhopeanymore.WhenamannamedAugustusWaterssuddenlyappearsattheCancerKidSupportGroup,Hazel’sstoryisabouttobecompletelyrewritten.

21.WhatdoweknowaboutJohnGreen?

A.Oneofhisnovelstopsthelist.

B.Manyofhisnovelsareverypopular.

C.Heisthefavoritewriterofmanyteens.

D.Hewasawell-knownwriterlongbeforethepoll.

22.WhoistheauthorofTheHungerGamesseries?

A.HarperLee.B.JohnGreen.C.J.K.Rowling.D.SuzanneCollins.

23.WhatisToKillaMockingbirdmainlyabout?

A.Lifelongfriendships.B.Racialdiscrimination.

C.AmanworkingasalawyerD.Alittlegirl’sdifficultchildhood.

B

Afamilyisacollectionofpeoplewhosharethesamegenes（基因）butcannotagreeonaplacetopulloverforlunch.EdandI,plushisparentsandsisterDorisandeight-year-oldnieceAlisha,areonaroadtriptoYosemite.EdwantsSubway,IwantIn-N-OutBurger,DoriswantsSonic.Intheend,wecompromiseonMcDonald’s,whereAlishawillgetanactionfigure.

It’sathree-hourdrivetoYosemite,butwe’retakingalittlelonger,aswe’reworkinginatourofHighway80’spublicrestrooms.Asthesayinggoes,“Notonebladder（膀胱）emptiesbutanotherfills.”Manyoftheserestroomsbelongtogasstations.Ipreferthemtothehigh-techonesonplanes.

Wegetbackontheroad.Edisdrivingnow.Whenallthetabloids（小报）havebeenread,thetravelhasgrowntediousandanyoneunderage12asks“Arewethereyet?

”atever-shorteningintervals.JustoutsideManteca,California,westopforcoffee.AtaStarbuckscheckout,EdbuysaCDofJoniMitchell’sfavoritemusicalpicks.Thehopeisthatitwillhaveacalmingeffect.

Aswepullbackontothehighway,itstartstopour.Thensomethingamazinghappens.Asweclimbthemountain,therainturnstosnow.Thepinesarespottedwithwhite.We’restuckdumb（说不出话）bythesceneoutside.Forasolid15minutes,everyoneforgetsabouttheirbladder,theirbloodsugarandthetemperature.Alishahasneverseensnow,sowepullovertomakesnowmenandcatchsnowflakesonourtongue.ThenEdrealizesweneedtirechains,andwehavetoturnbackanddrive30milestoOakhurst.“Good,”saysDoris.“Therewasaverynicerestroomthere.”

24.Wheredoesthefamilyhavelunch?

A.AtSonic.B.AtSubway.C.AtMcDonald’s.D.AtIn-N-OutBurger.

25.WhydoesthefamilyspendsomuchtimegoingtoYosemite?

A.Theystopafewtimesforgas.

B.Theygotothetoiletfrequently.

C.Theyareaffectedbythebadweather.

D.Theyneedtorestandrefreshthemselves.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tedious”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Boring.B.Difficult.C.Educational.D.Comfortable.

27.Howdoesthefamilyfeelwhenitsnows?

A.Sorry.B.Excited.C.Worried.D.Relaxed.

C

StephenHawkingisoneofthemostfamousscientistsinthiscentury.Hewasbornin1942.He’sworldwell-knownonspaceandtime.Stephenwassearchingsomeverybigquestions,suchasHowdidtheu