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河南省永城市实验高级中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题
2018-2019学年度上期期中考试
高二英语试题
第一部分听力(略)
第二部分:
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中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Differentcountrieshavedifferentgreetingcustoms.Readthisarticletoknowmoreaboutthegreetingcustomsindifferentcultures,andmakesureyougreetpeopleintherightwaynexttimeyouvisitoneofthesecountries.
France
Frenchpeoplegreeteachotherwithahandshake,butclosefriendskisseachotheronbothcheekswhentheymeet.Theydothisgesturewhenmeetingandbeforeleaving.
Korea
InKorea,itisasignofrespect(尊敬)forpeopletobowwhengreetingeachother.InKorea,abowisfollowedbyahandshake.However,Koreanwomendonotshakehandswithwesternmen,instead,theybowslightly.
Brazil
Kissingwomenonthecheekisacommonwayofgreeting.Inaformalsituation,ahandshakeisoftendonetoshowrespect.Menshouldshakehandsbeforeandaftermeeting,andoncetheyhavebecomefamiliarwitheachother,alighthugisoftengiventoeachother.
Ghana
Inasocialsituation,it’spolitetogreeteveryoneintheroom.Ahandshakeisusedingreeting,andonepalm(手掌)mustdirectlytouchtheotherpalm.It’sconsidereddisrespectfultotouchthebackofthehand.
21.TwocloseFrenchfriendswillkisseachotheronthewhentheymeet.
A.handB.cheekC.neckD.arm
22.InBrazil,itisverycommontofortwomenwhoknoweachotherwell.
A.TouchthepalmB.kissonthecheekC.bowoneachotherD.givealighthug
23.WhichisprobablytheBESTtitleforthepassage?
A.GreetingCustomsinDifferentCulturesB.HowtoBehavePolitely
C.AllGoodWaystoGreetPeopleD.FriendsShouldGreetEachOther
B
WhenJulieJonesandCarolineAtkinwereschoolgirls,theypromisedtobebestfriendsforever.Yearslater,Carolinediedfromabraintumorattheageof45,leavingfivechildren.Inherlastweeks,sheaskedJulietoraisethechildrenasherown.Julie,asinglemotherofthreewithasmallincome,didn’thesitate.
“Iheldherinmyarmsandsaid‘You’llbeOK’,butIknewIwaslosingher.”Shesays.
“ThehospitalrangmeandIrushedthere,butCarolinehadjustgone,”shesays.“Iwenttoherhouse.ThechildrenarrivedhomefromschoolinataxiandIgatheredtheminmyarmsandsaid:
‘MommyhasgonetoHeaven.’”
“Michael,whowas11,lefttheroom.Kieran,ten,satingreatsurprise;James,nine,brokedown;whileEmma,seven,andChantelle,fiveuneasy.Ibroughtthemhome.”
Julie,motherofAdam,20,Peter,19,and14-year-oldChristian,movedthetablefromherdiningroomtoturnitintoanextrabedroomforthegirls.
Shesays“Iputatentupinthegarden,andthechildrentookturnstocampoutside.Weturnedintoagame.Thechildrenwereterriblyhurtbylosingboththeirparents.Butnow,despiteourlackofspaceandmoney,wehavebecomeonehappyfamily.”ThetableinthekitchenissosmallthatJuliehadtocookChristmasdinnerintwosittings.Hereldestsonhasleftforuniversityandhisbedroomisusedbytheyoungerboys.
Juliehadtowork50hoursaweekandrunsthehomeonhersalary.
“Thechildrenaren’tquietanymore.Thehouseisfilledwithscreamsandshoutsandlaughter.”shesays.“Theysay‘Julie,youmakeussohappy,’butthetruthisthatthey’retheoneswhomakemehappy.I’mnotextraordinary.I’mjustamum.”
24.WhatcanweknowaboutJuliefromthetext?
A.Shehadlivedarichlifebeforetheadoption(收养).
B.ShepromisedtoadoptCaroline’schildrenasaschoolgirl.
C.SheblamedCaroline’shusbandfortakingnoresponsibility.
D.Shehadtoworkveryhardtosupportthelargefamily.
25.WhichoneisNOTwhatJuliedidtosupportthelargefamily?
A.Usingthediningroomasabedroom.
B.Puttingatentupinthegarden.
C.Persuadinghereldestsontoleaveforuniversity.
D.CookingChristmasdinnerintwosittings.
26.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknowthatJulieis_______.
A.annoyedB.boredC.modestD.disappointed
27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AmothertofiveorphansB.Fiveluckychildren
C.Caroline’sdeathD.Troublesofraisingchildren
C
HillaryfailedtobepresidentofAmerica,butsheneverfailstoserveAmericaallherlife.
HillaryDianeRodhamwasborninChicago,Illinois,onOctober26,1947,daughterofHughandDorothyRodham.SheandhertwoyoungerbrothersgrewupinParkRidge,Illinois.Anexcellentstudent,shewasalsoaGirlScoutandamemberofthelocalMethodistyouthgroup.Hillaryalsoenjoyedsportsandwasalwaysinterestedinpolitics.
SheenteredWellesleyCollegein1965.Graduatingwithhighhonors,shemovedontoYaleLawSchool,wheresheservedontheBoardofEditorsoftheYaleReviewofLawandSocialAction.WhileatYale,shedevelopedherspecialconcernforprotectingthebestinterestsofchildrenandtheirfamilies.ItwastherethatshemetBillClinton,afellowstudent.
HillaryleftWashingtonandfollowedherhearttoArkansas,marryingBillClintonin1975.ThecoupletaughttogetheronthelawschooloftheUniversityofArkansasatFayetteville.Theirdaughter,Chelsea,wasbornin1980.
AsFirstLadyofArkansas,Hillarycontinuedtoworktirelesslyonbehalfofchildrenandfamilies.InadditiontochairingtheArkansasEducationStandardsCommittee,shefoundedtheArkansasAdvocatesforChildrenandFamilies.SheintroducedapioneeringprogramcalledtheHomeInstructionProgramforPreschoolYoungstersintoArkansas,whichtrainedparentstoworkwiththeirchildreninpreschoolpreparednessandliteracy.HillaryalsoservedontheboardoftheArkansasChildren’sHospital.Inrecognitionofherprofessionalandpersonalaccomplishments,HillarywasnamedArkansasWomanoftheYearin1983andArkansasMotheroftheYearin1984.
Women’sInternationalCenterproudlypresentedtheLivingLegacyAwardtoHillaryRodhamClintonforhervastcontributionsinsomanyfields,especiallyhonoringherworkforwomenandchildren.
28.WherewasitthatHillarybegantoshowherconcernforchildren’sinterests?
A.InChicago,Illinois.B.AtWellesleyCollege.
C.InWashingtonandArkansas.D.AtYaleLawSchool.
29.WhichofthefollowingwassetupbyHillary?
A.TheArkansasEducationStandardsCommittee.
B.TheArkansasAdvocatesforChildrenandFamilies.
C.TheHomeInstructionProgramforPreschoolYoungsters.
D.TheArkansasChildren’sHospital.
30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.BillClintonandHillarybothgraduatedfromWellesleyCollege.
B.BillClintonandHillaryfoundedtheUniversityofArkansas.
C.HillarydidagreatdealforchildrenandwomeninArkansas.
D.Hillarywasinterestedinsportsbutnotinacademicsubjects.
31.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.Hillary’sConcernforChildrenB.AStoryToldbyHillary
C.ABriefIntroductiontoHillaryD.Hillary’sContributions
D
Ifyoufollowedthe2016OlympicGames,youmayhavenoticedthatseveralathletes,includingUSswimmerMichaelPhelps,hadcircularbruisesontheirbodies.Thesebruisesweretheresultof“cupping(拔火罐)therapy”,atraditionalChinesemedicinalpracticethathasbeenaroundformorethan2,000years.
Manyathletessaythattheyhavebenefitedfromthetherapy.Phelpsusedthetherapyinthefallof2014andhasuseditabouttwiceaweeksince,reportedABCNews.AnotherUSswimmer,DanaVollmer,alsobelievesthat“itreallyhelpswithbloodflow”.
However,somehavesaidthatthesupposedhealtheffectsresultfrompeople’sfeelingthatthetreatmentworks,ratherthananyphysicaleffectofthetreatment.
Tofigureoutcuppingtherapyhasanyphysicaleffect,lastyearresearchersfromGermanycarriedoutatestinwhichafalsetreatmentwasprovided.
Inthestudy,thesametypeofcupswasusedintherealtreatmentandthefalsetreatment.Butinthefalsetreatment,thecupshadaholeatthetopsothattheycouldn’tcreatethepropersuction(吸力).
Thetestedpatients,whosufferedfromadisorderthatcausedalotofpain,weretoldthattheywouldreceiveeitheratraditionalcuppingor“softcupping”.Buttheywerenotinformedthatthesocalled“softcupping”wasafalsetreatment.
Itturnedoutthatmostpatientscorrectlyguessedwhichkindofcuppingtheyhadreceived.Inbothgroups,patientsalsoexperiencedaboutthesamereductionsinpain.“Theresultssuggesttheeffectsofcuppingtherapymightcomefromfactorsthatarenotnecessarilypartofthetreatmentitself,”theresearcherstoldtheLiveSciencewebsite.
Thequestionofwhethercuppingtherapyworksstillneedstobeanswered.“Butbecausethetreatmentisrelativelysafeanditcouldbehelpfulforsomepeople,thetherapycanbeusedaspartofacomprehensivetreatmentprograminvolvingotherexercises,nutritionalchoicesandlifestylechanging,”DrBrentBauer,directoroftheUSComplementaryandIntegrativeMedicineProgramatMayoClinic,toldLiveScience.
32.WhyisMichaelPhelpsmentionedinthepassage?
A.Togiveathletesanewwaytoswimfaster.B.Toprovideathleteswithanewwayoftreatment.
C.Tointroducethetopiconcuppingtherapy.D.Toshowswimmerssufferfromdisorders.
33.ThepurposeofthetestbyresearchersfromGermanywasto________.
A.promotethehealtheffectsofcuppingtherapy
B.seewhethercuppingtherapyhasaphysicaleffect
C.comparetraditionalcuppingwiththesoftcupping
D.comparecuppingtherapy’seffectsondifferentgroupsofpeople
34.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?
A.Differentpeopleneeddifferenttypesofcuppingtherapy.
B.Therealtreatmentandfalsetreatmentalmosthavethesameeffects.
C.Ithasbeenconfirmedthatcuppingtherapyworkswell.
D.Cuppingtherapyisonlyeffectivewhenusedwithlifestylechanging.
35.AccordingtoDrBrentBauer,cuppingtherapy________.