学年高二英语下学期期中试题106doc.docx

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学年高二英语下学期期中试题106doc

2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题（106）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

OnthenightofNovember14,1978,asix-year-oldKoreanboywasflyingtotheUnitedStates.Allheknewwasthathewasonaplaneheadingforsomewhere.TheplanelandedatKennedyInternationalAirport,wherehewasgreetedbyafamily.Thisyoungboywasme.

IhavegrownupinatownwheretherewerefewAsians,soIstuckoutinthecrowd.Imadefriendsquicklyandtheytreatedmejustlikeanyoneelse.Youmayaskifanyonemadefunofmyappearance.Well,ofcourse,Imetthat'kindofperson.Ijustshruggeditoff.

Asanadoptedchild,Ihavesomethingthatothersdon'thave.Ihavehadthebenefitoftwofamilies.I'mluckytohavegotachancetostartanewlife.Butwemusttrynevertoforgetourpast.SomedayIwillgobacktoKoreatofindoutwhatkindofcultureIleftbehind.

ThereisonlyonethingthatIregretaboutbeingadopted.WhenIarguewithmyparentsandtheyrealizetheyarelosingtheargument,theysometimeswonderwhatIwouldbedoingifIwerebackinKorea.Idon'tunderstandthisbecauseIthoughtthepurposeofadoptingsomeonewastogivethemabetterchanceofgrowingupinafamily.SomedaywhenIamolder,Iwanttoadoptagirlandraiseherthewaymyparentshaveraisedme,butIwoulddoitbetter,forIknowwhatwentwellandwhatdidnot.

21.Welearnthatwhenthewriterwasonthewaytohisnewfamily,______.

A.hewaswithhisownparents

B.hewasveryhappyandexcited

C.hewasabouttenyearsoldthen

D.hedidn'tknowhewasgoingtobeadopted

22.Ifsomeonesticksoutinthecrowd,itmeansthathe/she_______.

A.isverygood-looking

B.isverykind-hearted

C.iseasilynoticedbyothers

D.isdislikedbyothers

23.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Thewriterwantstoforgethispast.

B.Thewriterisn'tsadaboutbeingadopted.

C.Thewriterisn'tinterestedinKoreanculture.

D.Thewriteraren'tknowanythingaboutKorea.

24.Whatdoesthewriterwanttodowhenheisolder?

AGobacktolivewithhisparentsinKorea.

B.Tellhisparentswhattheyhavedonewrong.

C.Findouthowtoraisechildreninabetterway.

D.Adoptagirlandraiseherinagoodway.

B

Oneday,whenIwasworkingasapsychologist（心理学家）inEngland,anadolescentboyshowedupinmyoffice.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlessly,hisfacepale,andhishandsshakingslightly.Hisheadteacherhadreferredhimtome."Thisboyhaslosthisfamily,"hewrote."Heisunderstandablyverysadandrefusestotalktoothers,andI'mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?

"'

Ilooke

datDavidandshowedhimtoachair.HowcouldIhelphim?

Thereareproblemspsychologydoesn'thavetheanswerto,andwhichnowordscandescribe.Sometimesthebestthingonecandoistolistenopenlyandsympathetically（同情地）.

ThefirsttwotimeswemetDaviddidn'tsayaword.Hesatthere,onlylookinguptolookatthechildren’sdrawingsonthewallbehindme.Isuggestedweplayagameofchess.Henodded.AfterthatheplayedchesswithmeeveryWednesdayafternoon-incompletesilenceandwithoutlookingatme.It'snoteasytocheatinchess,butIadmitImadesur

eDavidwononceortwice.

Usually,hearrivedearlierthanagreed,tookthechessboardandpiecesfromtheshelfandbegansettingthemupbeforeIevengotachancetositdown.Itseemedasifheenjoyedmycompany.Butwhydidheneverlookatme?

"Perhapshesimplyneedssomeonetosharehispainwith,"Ithought."PerhapshesensesthatIrespecthissuffering."Somemonthslater,whenwewereplayingchess,helookedupatmesuddenly.

"It'syourturn,"hesaid.

Afterthatday,Davidstartedtalking.Hegotfriendsinschoolandjoinedabicycleclub.Hewrotetomeafewtimesabouthisbikingwithsomefriends,andabouthisplantogetintouniversity.Nowhehadreallystartedtolivehisownlife.

MaybeIgaveDavidsomething.ButIalsolearnedthatone-withoutanywords–ca

nreachouttoanotherperson.Allittakesisahug,ashoulderto

cry'on,afriendlytouch,andanearthatlistens.

25.Whenhefirstmettheauthor,David________.

A.feltalittleexcited

B.walkedenergetically

C.lookedalittlenervous

D.showedupwithhisteacher

26.Davidenjoyedbeingwiththeauthorbecausehe______.

A.wantedtoasktheauthorforadvice

B.needtosharesorrowwiththeauthor

C.likedthechildren'sdrawingsintheoffice

D.beattheauthormanytimesinthechessgame

27.WhatcanbeinferredaboutDavid?

A.Herecoveredaftermonthsoftreatment.

B.Helikedbikingbeforehelosthisfamily.

C.Hewentintouniversitysoonafterstartingtotalk.

D.Hegotfriendsinschoolbeforehemettheauthor.

28.WhatmadeDavidchange?

A.Histeacher'shelp.

B.Theauthor'sfriendship.

C.Hisexchangeofletterswiththeauthor.

D.Theauthor'ssilentcommunicationwithhim.

C

Oneday,aroundChristmastime,fishermenoffthewestcoastofPeru（秘鲁）startedontheirtraditionalfishingtrip.Muchtotheirsurprise,therewerenofish!

Theyknewimmediatelywhathadhappened.TalesfromyearsgonebyhadtoldthemthiswastheresultofElNinowhichsometimesstopfishingformanymonths!

ElNinoisawarmcurrent（水流）thatcomesandgoe

salongthewestcoastofSouthAmerica.ItgotitsnamefromfishermeninPerumorethanacenturyago.Everyfewyears,theynoticedasuddenwarminginthenormallycoolPacificwaterwheretheyfished.BecausethiswarmingoftencameaboutaroundChristmas,theycalleditElNino,whichisSpanishforthe“ChristChild”.Generally,ElNinooccurseverythreetosevenyearsandlastsonlyafewweekstoamonthormore.

ElNinowarmsthewateritflowsthrough.Becausethefishandseabirdsneedcoldwatertolive,manyofthemdiewhenElNinocomesthrough.ElNinoalsocausesbothfloodsanddroughts（干旱）.ItisbelievedthatElNinomayhavecausedthe1993Mississippiand1995Californiafloods.Andatthesametime,itmayhavecauseddroughtsinSouthAmerica,AfricaandAustralia.

ElNinohasoccurredthirteentimeswithinthelastfiftyyears,bringingnaturaldisasterstomanycountriessuchasIndonesiaandPeru.However,ElNinodoesnotoftentroubleChina.DuringthisperiodChinawasbadlyhitbyElNinoonlyonce.In1998,NorthChinahadaterribledrought,whileSouthChinawastroubledbyfloods.

29.Theunderlinedword“occur”（inParagraph2）isclosestinmeaningto“______”.

A.happenB.developC.changeD.move

30.IfElNinohappens,thefollowingwilltakeplaceEXCEPT______.

A.diseasesspreadingaroundtheworld

B.risesintemperatureoftheseawater

C.floodsanddroughts

D.deathoffishandseabirds

31.Thepurposeofthispassageis______.

A.todiscussthepreventionofElNino

B.toexplainhowElNinotroublefarmers

C.toletusknowaboutElNino

D.totellushowtoprepareforElNino

D

Onecold,rainynightin1979,stayingonthenuclearattacksubmarine（核攻击潜艇）USSBirminghamenteringHamptonRoadsHarbor,asoldiernamedJeffHarriswashitbyahugewavethattookawayhiscap.

Monthslater,whilewalkingalongabeachinHampton,WillMiller,aveteran（退伍军人）happenedtofindHarris’cap,half-buriedinthesand.Knowinghowimportantaship’scapistoitsowner,Millerkeptthehat,hopingonedaytofinditsowner.ThecapwaspackedawayforyearsbutrecentlyappearedagainatMiller’sFloridahome.

“Itsuddenlyfelloutofaboxontomycomputerkeyboard,rightinfrontofme,”saidMiller.“Iguessitwastellingme,‘It’stimetogetmehome.’”

AnextensiveInternetsearchledMillertoaUSSBirminghamwebsiteandfinallytoHarris.Thetwosente-mailsbackandforth,andonenightMiller’sphonerang.

“ThisisJeffHarris,”thevoiceonthephonesaid.“Youhavemyhat!

”

Thetwosailorstalkedforalmosthalfanhour,exchangingseastoriesandthecommonbond（共同的感情纽带）betweenseamen.

“Mostnon-seagoingfolkswouldn’tunderstandhowmuchasailorlikeshishat,”Millersaid.“Yourh

atprotectsyoufromsun,wind,saltandcold,andwhenyouloseit,especiallyonewithyourship’snameonit,it’sabigthing.I’mdelightedtogetitbacktoJeff.”

32.Whatisthemainideaofthestory?

A.Asailorlookedforhishatfor28years.

B.Hatsareimportantforsailors.

C.Asailorreunitedwithhishat28yearsafterlosingit.

D.Friendshipwasbasedonahat.

33.JeffHarris’shatdroppedoffintotheseabecauseof______.

A.astrongwindB.hiscarelessness

C.asuddenwaveD.somethingwrongwithhishat

34.WillMillerkeptthehatforyearsbecause______.

A.hewaswaitingforitsowner

B.itwasvaluableasagift

C.hewantedtoreturnittoitsowner

D.hewantedtosellitoneday

35.WhendidMillerdecidetofindtheownerofthehat?

A.Whenhenearlylostitbyaccident.

B.Whenitdroppedoutoftheboxsuddenly.

C.WhenhefoundanadontheInternet.

D.Whenitsownercontactedhim.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Areyoutrulyhappy?

Doyoueverknowwhatitmeanstobehappyandwhatittakestoachievehappiness?

___36__.ThefollowingareafewtipsthatIfollowtocreatehappinessinmylife.

※Makeaplanforattaininggoalsthatyoubelievewillmakeyouhappy.Yourmoodswillverylikelyincreaseifyouaregoingaftersomethingyouvalue.

※Surroundyourselfwithhappypeople.Itiseasytobegintothinknegativelywhenyouaresurroundedbypeoplewhothinkthatway.___37___.

※Whensomethinggoeswrong,trytofigureoutasolutioninsteadofbeingabsorbedinsel