辽宁省大连渤海高级中学高二英语下学期期中试题Word下载.docx

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10.50Over60/Student（withvalidID）:

8.80

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PrivateEveningTours

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Tomakeagroupbooking,pleasetelephone02077667315.

FormoreinformationincludingBSL（BritishSignLanguage）interpretation,pleasetelephone02077667326.

　　1.WhencanyouenjoyavisittoFrogmoreHouseandGarden?

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　　　A.At9:

00on19May.　　　　　　　　　B.At18:

00on20May.

　　　C.At13:

00on28August.　　　　　　　D.At17:

30on31August.

　2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

　　　A.ApersoninwheelchaircaneasilygetaccesstoallpartsofFrogmore.

　　　B.PriceforPrivateEveningToursincludesaguidedtour.

　　　C.Achildofsixyearsoldcangetfreeadmission.

　　　D.Youarepermittedtogothroughtheentranceinyourcar.

　3.IfavisitortoFrogmoreknowslittleaboutEnglishSignLanguage,heorshecandial 

＿　　　　　　forhelp.　　　　　　　

A.02077667324　　　　　　　B.02077667305

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AtypicalschooldayintheUKstartsaround8：

30am.Thisisoftenevenearlierelsewhereintheworld，withstudentssittingdowntotheirfirstlessonat7：

30amintheUS.Theaverageteenagerideallyneedseighttoninehours’sleepeachnight，butinrealityalotofteenagersstruggletogetthismuch.Alotofproblemsarisebecause

oursleeppatternsarenotfixed，andtheychangeaswegrow.

Soalaterschoolstarttimecouldhelptosolvethisproblem，byensuringteenagerstogettheireightplushoursofsleepandreactproperlytotheirbody’snaturalrhythms.Therehasbeenageneralshiftoverthepast25yearstoshortentheschoolday.Thisisnotatthecostofteachingtime（whichhasremainedconstant）butatthecostofnaturalbreaks，whichhasledtoreducedlunchtimeandlessonbreaks.

Laterstarttimescouldhelpteens’gradesandhealth.Thisismainlybecauseitmakesthemanagementofchildreneasier.Supervising（监管）hundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing.Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.Sothetheorygoesthathavingtheminclassandstrictlysupervisedmustbebetter.

Butthismeansthatstudentsbarelyhaveenoughtimetoabsorbwhattheyweredoinginmathsbeforesuddenlytheyarethrustintoancienthistory.Andteachingstaffalsotransitfromoneclasstoanother，withhardlyarestortimetorefocus.

Clearlyrethinkingtheschooldaycouldbenefiteveryoneinvolved.Anyway，itcouldalsoleadtobetterachievementinteenagersandlessofastruggleforparentsinthemornings.Forteachers，itcouldalsomeanalessstressfuldayallaround—andwhatcouldbebetterthanthat?

　　4．Howdoschoolsoftenshortentheschoolday?

A．Theyincreasemoreholidays.B．Theyreducetheteachingtime.

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C．Theyproperlyadjustchildren’snaturalrhythms.

D．Theyreducechildren’slunchtimeandlessonbreaks.

5．What’sthepurposeofthechildren’sshortlessonbreaksaccordingtothetext?

A．Toreducechildren’sexcitement.

B．Tomakechildrenquicklytakeinwhattheylearned.

C．Tosupervisechildrenmoreeasily.

D．Tomakechildrenbehavebetterinclass.

6．Whatcanwelearnaboutlaterschoolstarttimefromthetext?

A．Itwilladdtotheteachers’pressure.B．Ithasalwaysbeentherefor25years.

C．Itbenefitsthestudentsonly.D．Parentsmaysupportit.

7．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheBenefitsofaLessStressfulDayB．HowtoSolveTeenagers’SleepProblem

C．TheBenefitsofLaterSchoolStartTime

D．TheReasonsWhyTeenagersSleepDifferently

C

Asachild,Iwasgenerallyhappy,singinganddancingtomyfavoritesongs,smilingandlaughingwithmyfriendsandfamily.Butasfarbackassecondgrade,Inoticeda“darkness”aboutme.Ididn’tenjoyparticipatinginmanythings.

Inmiddleschoolthingsinmylifebegantogetevenworse.IbeganwithdrawingfromeverythingIonceenjoyed.Iwasalwaystired.Everythingwashorrible.Finally,midwaythrougheighthgrade,IwastoldIhadachemicalimbalance,diagnosed（诊断）withclinicaldepression,andhadtotakemedicine.Ittookmonthsformetofeeltheeffectsofthemedicine.

WhenIbegantofeelhappyagainiswhenIrealizedthatIhadtotaketheresponsibilityforgettingbettermyself,ratherthanrelyingonmedicine.Aristotlesaid,“Tolivehappilyisaninwardpowerofthesoul,”andIbelievethatthisquotedescribeswhatIhadtodotoachievehappiness.Happinessisajourney.Everyoneseemstoneeddifferentthingstobehappy.

“Theessentials（要素）tohappinessaresomethingtolove,somethingtodo,andsomethingtohopefor,”aquotefromWilliamBlakesumsupwhatIbelievepeopleneedtorealizetobetrulyhappyinlife.Peopleneedlove;

Ifeelthey

needtheirfamilyandtheirfriendsmorethananythingelseintheworld.Peopleneedworktodo,somethingtomakethemfeeltheyaremakinga

differenceintheworld.Peopleneedtoknowthatmo

regoodistocomeinthefuture,sotheycontinuetolivefor“now”insteadofconstantlyworryingabouttheb

adthatcouldcome.Loveandhopearehappiness.

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8.FromPara.2weknowthattheauthor 

.

A.wasfoundcl

inicaldepressioninGradeSeven

B.spentmonthsrecoveringfromtheclinicaldepression

C.hatedgoingtosleepashecouldn'

tsleepwell

D.sufferedagreatdealfromclinicaldepression

9.Whohelpedtheauthortobehappyagain?

A.Theauthor'

sfriends.B.Aristotle.

C.Theauthorhimself.D.Theauthor'

sfriends.

10.Whichofthefollowingaboutbeingtrulyhappyisunnecessaryintheauthor'

sopinion?

A.Love.B.Ambition.C.Hope.D.Work.

11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HappinessIsLoveB.TheEssentialstoHappiness

C.EveryoneNeedstoBeHappyD.WaystoOvercomeShortcomings

D

NeilJordan,aconservationbiologist,hascomeupwithanovelmethodforprotectingcattlefromAfricanlions:

painteyesontheirbehinds.Thelionswillthinktheirintendedprey（猎物）hasseenthemandwillgiveup,sincethey'

velosttheelementofsurprise. 

Thispsychologicaltrickeryhasbeencalled"

iCow"

whichisactuallynotasstrangeasitsounds.Theeye-likepatternsonbutterflywingsareknowntopreventpreyingbirdsandwoodcuttersinIndianforestswearmasksonthebacksoftheirheadswhenworkingtodiscouragehungrytigers. 

TheinspirationfortheiCowstrategycamewhileJordanwasbasedinavillageinBotswana,whentwolionesseswerekilledbylocalfarmerstorevengetheircattle'

sdeath.TheAfricanlionisa 

vulnerablespecies,withnumbersdroppingfromover100,000inthe1990stoabout30,000today.Muchofthatdeclineisduetothesekindsofrevengefulkillingsbecausefarmershavenoeffectivestrategiesforprotectingtheirherds. 

"

Lionsarehuntersthatliketoattackbysurprise.Theymoveslowly,quietly,andcarefullytotheirprey,getclose,andjumponthemunseen,"

hesaid.WhenJordanwaswatchinga

lionfollowanantelopeoneday,henoticedtheliongaveupthehuntoncetheantelopespottedit. 

Sohejoinedoneofthelocalfarmersona10-weektrialstudy,paintingeyesonone-thirdofaherdof62cattle.Whenthecattlereturnedeachnight,theytookaheadcounttoseehowmanyhadsurvived.Onlythreecowswerekilledbylionsduringthisperiod-allwithoutthepaintedeyesontheirbehinds.Andallthepaintedcowssurvived.However,Jordanwarnedthatsofarthisisjusta

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promisingidea.HeisnowbackinBotswanaforamoreambitiousstudy,equippedwithGPSdevicestobettermonitorthemovementofpredators（捕食者）andprey. 

12.TheiCowstrategyisdesignedto 

A．killthelions

B．scareoffPredators

C．identifycattle

D．havefun

13.Whenhunting,lionsliketo 

A．giveuphalfway

B．hesitatetotakeaction

C．chasetheirpreysteadily

D．launchsurprisingattacks

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

vulnerable"

meaninthethirdparagraph?

A．badlybehaved

B．likelytoattack

C．easilycheated

D．easilydamaged

15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．NeilJordangottheinspirationfromthepatternsonbutterflywings.

B．Inthe10-weektrialstudy,morecattlewerekilled.

C．TheiCowstrategyislikelyto

bringgreatbenefit.

D．Thefarmerswillcontinuetotaketheirrevengeonthelions.

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