高二英语上学期期中试题IWord文档格式.docx

高二英语上学期期中试题IWord文档格式.docx

《高二英语上学期期中试题IWord文档格式.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《高二英语上学期期中试题IWord文档格式.docx（25页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

A

Withmorethan100,000peopleaged100orover,SpainisthecountrywiththegreatestlifeexpectancyafterJapan.Howdoyouliveto100?

Here4ofthecountry’scentenarians（百岁老人）givetheiradviceonstayingyouthful.

FranciscoNunez,112

HeisfromBienvenida,Badajoz,southernSpain.Nunezliveswithhisdaughter.Hesayshedoesn’tlikethepensioners’（领养老金的人）daycarecenterbecauseit’sfullofoldpeople,whosenegativeattitudetowardslifeaffectshimdeeplysometimes.Despitehisoldage.hehasalwaysmaintained（保持）

ayouthfuloutlook,andthatiswhathaskepthimgoingon.

PedroRodriguez,106

HelivesinCangasdeOnis,Asturias,northernSpain.Rodriguezplaysthepianoeverydayinthelivingroomoftheflatwhereheliveswithhiswifewhoisnearly20yearsyoungerthanhim.Theirdaughtersvisitthemoften.Hishobbyissomethingthathefeelshaskepthimyoung.“Thenuns（修女）taughtmehowtoplaythepianoasa

child,”hesays.

MaximinoSanMiguel,102

HelivesinLeon,northernSpain.SanMigueldiscoveredhispassion（酷爱）foramateurdramaticsattheageof80andhasparticipatedinmanylocalproductions.Hedidn’tgotoschoolasachildbecausehewassenttoworkasashepherd（牧羊人）.Heprefersreadingbooksaboutdrawing

andtravelling.Nowthishobby,hesaid,haskepthimfullofenergy.

PilarFernandez,101

SheliveswithherdaughterPili,granddaughtersFloriandAnainAmbas,Asturias,northernSpain.Fernandez

sufferedhungerandhardshipduringthewaryearsalongsideherninebrothersandsisters.Toavoidhistoryrepeatingitself,shelimitedherselftojustonechild.“Frompurefear,Ididn’thaveanymore,”saysFernandez.Oneofthebestthingsforherhealth,shesays,istendinglivestock（家畜）andavegetablegarden.

21.WhydoesFranciscoNunezdislikelivingwithotheroldpeople?

A.Theymaydependonhishelp.

B.Heissensitivetohisoldage.

C.Theymayaffecthisattitudetolife.

D.Hehasmorekidstolookafterathome.

22.WhatdoesMaximinoSanMiguelwanttodomostinhislifenow?

A.Workingasashepherd.

B.Readingbooks.

C.Takinguppainting.

D.Goingtravelling.

23.WhatbenefitsherhealthaccordingtoPilarFernandez?

A.Doinggardening.

B.Learninghistory.

C.Livingwithkids.

D.Havingmorechildren.

24.Whatcanweinferaboutthefouroldpeoplefromthetext?

A.Theyarefondofexercisingregularly.

B.Theyledahardlifewhentheywereyoung.

C.Theyhavethesamehobbiesintheirfreetime.

D.Theyhavetheirownmethodofstayingyouthful.

B

ItwasacoldMarchdayinHighPoint,NorthCarolina.ThegirlsontheWesleyanAcademysoftballwerewaitingfortheirnextturnsatbatduringpractice,stampingtheirfeettostaywarm.Eighth-graderTaylorBisbeeshivered（发抖）alittleasshewatchedherteammateParisWhiteplay.Thetwodidn’tknoweachotherwell—Taylorhadjustmovedtotownamonthorsobefore.

Suddenly,Parisfelltotheground,“Paris’seyerolledback,”Taylorsays.“Shestartedshaking.Iknewitwasanemergency.”

Itcertainlywas,Parishadsufferedasuddenheartfailure.Withoutimmediatemedicalcare,Pariswoulddie.Atfirst,noonemoved.Thegirlswereinshock.Thenthesoftballcoachshoutedout,“DoesanyoneknowCPR?

”

CPRisalife-savingtechnique.TodoCPR,youpressonthesickperson’schestsothatbloodmovesthroughthebodyandtakesoxygentoorgans.Withoutoxygen,thebrainisdamagedquickly.

Amazingly,TaylorhadjusttakenaCPRcoursethedaybefore.Still,shehesitated.Shedidn’tthinksheknewitwellenough.Butwhennooneelsecameforward,TaylorrantoParisandbegandoingCPR,“Itwasscary.Iknewitwasthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath,”saysTaylor.

Taylor’sswiftactionhelpedherteammatescalmdown.Onegirlcalled911.Twomorerantogettheschoolnurse,whobroughtadefibrillator,anelectronicdevices（器械）thatcanshocktheheartbackintowork.Luckstayedwiththem:

Paris’heartbeatreturned.

“IknowIwasreallylucky,”Parissaysnow.“Mostpeopledon’tsurvivethis.Myteamsavedmylife”.

ExpertssayParisisright.Forasuddenheartfailure,thesinglebestchanceforsurvivalishavingsomeonenearbystepinanddoCPRquickly.

Today,Parisisbackonthesoftballteam.Taylorwillapplytocollegesoon.Shewantstobeanurse.“Ifeelmoreconfidentinmyactionsnow,”Taylorsays.“IknowIcanactunderpressureinascarysituation.”

25.WhathappenedtoParisonaMarchday?

A.Shecaughtabadcold.B.Shehadasuddenheartproblem.

C.Shewasknockeddownbyaball.D.Sheshiveredterriblyduringpractice.

26.WhydoesParissayshewaslucky?

A.Shemadeaworthyfriend.B.Sherecoveredfromshock.

C.ShereceivedimmediateCPR.D.Shecamebackonthesoftballteam.

27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTaylor?

A.Creativeandkind.B.Courageousandcalm.

C.Warm-heartedandgenerous.D.Intelligentandprofessional.

C

Whenitestosuccessinbusinessandsuccessinlife,therearefewqualitiesasimportantasconfidence.

Peoplenaturallyhavedifferentlevelsofconfidence.Somehaveahigherlevelofconfidencethanothersdo,buteventhosewhoseconfidenceislackingcanlearntobuildtheirlevelofconfidenceandreachtheirmostimportantgoals.Increasingself-confidenceisoneofthemostmonreasonspeoplegiveforseekingthehelpofpsychologists（心理学家）andotherprofessionals.

Oneofthemanyplaceswhereagreaterlevelofconfidenceisusefulisintheworkplace.Weallknowhowdifficultitcanbe,forinstance,toaskthebossforaraise.Thisprocesscanbeextremelydifficultforthosewholackconfidenceintheirownabilities.Afterall,ifyouareunsureaboutyourownabilities,howwillyoueverconvinceyourbossthatyoudeservemoremoneyfortheworkyoudo?

Evenifyouarenotaskingforthatbigraise,havingplentyofconfidenceinyourabilitiesisimportanttosuccess.Ifyouarecertainofyourabilities,chancesarethatthosearoundyou,whethertheyareyourcoworkers,yourcolleaguesoryoursuperiors（上级）,willseethatconfidence,andthatwillhelptoassurethemthatyouarethebestatwhatyoudo.

Beingthoughtofasthepersontogoto,andbeingseenasanexpertinyourchosenfield,isnaturallyveryimportanttosuccessonthejob.Ifyoucanmakeyourselfthepersonpeoplegotoforguidanceandadvice,youwillhelptoprotectyourselffromtheeverpresentdangerofdownsizing.Afterall,ifyouarearecognizedexpertattheoffice,youwillberegardedasanindispensablememberoftheteam.

Havingahighlevelofconfidence,afterall,doesnotmeanoverlookingtheplaceswhereyoucouldimprove.Knowingwhatyoudowellandwhereyouneedhelpwillhelpyouenjoyincreasedsuccessandconfidence.

28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theinfluenceofconfidenceonone’slife.

B.Theimportanceofconfidencetosuccess.

C.Thedifferenceofpeople’sconfidence.

D.Thejudgmentonone’sconfidence.

29.Psychologistsandotherprofessionalscanofferhelptothose_____.

A.whothinktheirgoalsarehardtoreach

B.whoexpecttogiveguidancetoothers

C.whowanttoaskthebossforaraise

D.whodreamtoberecognizedexperts

30.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordindispensableinParagraph5probablymean?

A.importantB.attractiveC.outgoingD.energetic

31.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey（传达）inthelastparagraph?

A.Tooverlookone’sdisadvantages.

B.Tomakefulluseofone’sadvantages.

C.Tohavegreatconfidenceinone’sabilities.

D.Tomakeobjective（客观的）evaluationsofone’sabilities.

D

TheGreatWallofChina,oneofthegreatestwondersoftheworld,wasenlistedintheWorldHeritagebytheUNESCOin1987.Justlikeagiganticdragon,theGreatWallwindsupanddownacrossdeserts,grasslandsandmountains,stretchingabout6,700kilometersfromeasttowestofChina.Withahistoryofmorethan2,000years,somepartsoftheGreatWallarenowinruinsorevenentirelydisappeared.However,itisstilloneofthemostappealingattractionsaroundtheworld.

NoonecantellforsurewhenthebuildingoftheGreatWallwasstarted,butitispopularlybelievedthatitoriginatedasamilitaryfortification（要塞）againstintrusion（侵入）bytribesonthebordersduringtheearlierZhouDynasty.LateintheSpringandAutumnPeriod,somestatesextendedthedefenceworktopreventtheattacksfromotherstates.

ItwasnotuntiltheQinDynastythattheseparatewallswereconnectedtoformadefensivesystembyEmperorQinShiHuang.Aftertheemperorunifiedthecountryin214BC,heorderedtheconstructionofthewall.IttookabouttenyearstofinishandthewallstretchedfromGansuProvincetoJilinProvince.Thewallnotonlyservedasadefenceinthenorthbutalsosymbolizedthepoweroftheemperor.

Furtherconstructionalsoexperiencedseveraldynasties.ThepresentGreatWallinBeijingismainlyremainsfromtheMingDynasty.Today,theGreatWallhasbeeamust-seeforeveryvisitortoChina.Fewcanhelpsaying“Wow”whentheystandontopofabeacontowerandlookatthisgiantdragon.IthasbeeanationalprideofChinesepeople.

32.Theunderlinedword“appealing”probablymeans“______”.

A.hugeB.attractiveC.ordinaryD.moving

33.IntheQinDynasty,______.

A.theconstructionoftheGreatWallwasfinishedin204BC

B.theemperorwantedtoinvadeotherminorstates

C.thedefensivesystemoftheGreatWallwasseparated

D.theGreatWallbeganitswayfromJilinProvince

34.Accordingtothepassage,theGreatWall_______.

A.isfromthewe