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广东省深圳市四校发展联盟体学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

学校发展联盟体2018-2019学年第二学期期中考试

英语试题

年级：

高二科目：

英语

考试时长：

120分钟卷面总分：

120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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Theweathersymbolshownforeachdayinthefivedayforecastrepresentsthemainweatherexpectedonthedayinquestion.Themaximumtemperatureisthehighesttemperatureforecastbetweendawnanddusk,whereastheminimumtemperatureisthelowesttemperatureexpectedfromduskonthedaytodawnthefollowingday.Thewindspeedanddirectionaretheexpectedconditionsatmidday.

eachdayinthefivedayforecastrepresentsthemainweatherexpectedonthedayinquestion.Themaximumtemperatureisthehighesttemperatureforecastbetweendawnanddusk,whereastheminimumtemperatureisthelowesttemperatureexpectedfromduskonthedaytodawnthefollowingday.Thewindspeedanddirectionaretheexpectedconditionsatmidday.

London,UnitedKingdom

28,11,2018（Wed.）

Day

Summary

Maxday;

Minnight（℃）

Wind

（mph）

Visibility

Pressure

Pollution

Mon.

Sunrise08:

06Sunset15:

59

9-10

verypoor

1030

low

Tue.

Sunrise08:

06Sunset16:

00

3-8

good

1023

low

Wed.

Sunrise08:

06Sunset16:

01

-1-5

good

1023

low

Thur.

Sunrise08:

06Sunset16:

02

0-2

good

999

low

Fri

Sunrise08:

06Sunset16:

03

0-2

good

1012

low

1.Ifyouwanttohaveapicnicwithyourfriends,you’dbettergoon________.

A.FridayB.Tuesday

C.ThursdayD.Wednesday

2.Onaverage,Londonhas____hours’daylight.

A.8B.15

C.12D.16

3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ThepollutioninLondonwillbemoreseriousonSaturday.

B.WecannotseethingsclearlyonMondaybecauseofrain.

C.OnbothWednesdayandThursdaywewillhaveeastwind.

D.FromMondaytoFridaythepressurewillbelowerandlower.

B

Whilemostpeoplehavetheideathatvolcanoeruptionsareoneofthemostdestructivedisastersinnature,seeingavolcanoeruptisawonderfulexperience,andyoucanreallyfeeltheheatbyclimbingtothesummitofPacayaforaclose-upview.

ThereareguidedtourseverydayupthishighlyactivevolcanofromAntigua,givingtravelersachancetoseeMotherNatureathermostpowerful.PacayaisaneasydrivefromAntigua,abeautifulcitywithmanycolorfulhousesalongitsoldstreetsthatareturnedintoart-worksduringitsHolyWeekfestival.NomatterwhenyoucometoAntigua,youwon’tmissthePacaya-tourcompanies.

ButclimbingPacayaisnoeasyjob:

itis2,560metershigh,andreachingthesummittakestwotothreehoursofseeminglyone-step-forwardandtwo-step-backmovements.Asyouclimbyouhearthedullsoundsoferuptionshighabove.Steaming,hotremainsfromrecenteruptionsbegintolinethepathasyouneartheactivesummit:

theMckenneyCone（火山锥）.Justasthoughyouweregoingtowalkovertotheedgeofthecone,theroadturnstotheleftanduptotherelativesafetyoftheold,inactivesummit.

Manytoursaretimedsothatyouarriveattheconeofthevolcanoinplentyoftimeforsunsetandthefullcontrastbetweentheeruptingredlava（岩浆）andthedarkeningsky.Onagooddaytheviewfromthesummitisextremelyexciting.Theactivemouthboils,sendingredlavaoveritssides,andonceinawhileshootshotsteamsupto100metersintotheair.Thereisastrongbadsmellintheairevenifyoutakecaretobeupwindofthecone.Aseveningturnsdeeperintothenight,theburninglavaquietlyfallsdownthesideofthevolcano.Foryou,too,itistimetogetdown.

4.Antiguaisacity.

A.thatgivesaclose-upviewofPacaya

B.thatisfamousforitstouragencies

C.wheretheexcitingPacayatourstarts

D.wherepeoplecanenjoyculturalfestivals

5.Theword“summit”appearsseveraltimesinthepassage.Itmeans___.

A.cooledrocksalongthepath

B.loudsoundandterriblesmell

C.themostexcitinghappeninginaplace

D.thetoppointofamountainorhill

6.Manytoursaretimedforpeopleto.

A.getdownthemountainintimewhennightfalls

B.avoidthesmellfromtheupwinddirection

C.enjoytheamazingeruptionagainstthedarkeningsky

D.appreciatethesceneryofthePacayamountain

7

Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Toattracttourists.

B.Todescribethevolcano

C.Tointroduceguidedtours.

D.Toexplainthepowerofnature.

C

Whenyouwereatschool,thelastthingyouprobablywantedtodowasspendyourweekendsgoingtowork.Therewashomeworktodo,sporttoplayandfuntohave.Butourparentsprobablypersuadedustofindajobtoearnsomemoneyandgetsomelifeexperience.WhenIwasateenagerIhadapaperround:

deliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes.IthenprogressedtoaSaturdayjobinasupermarket:

stackingshelvesandworkingatthecheckout.

TodayintheUKyouareallowedtoworkfromtheageof13,andmanychildrendotakeuppart-timejobs.It'soneofthosethingsthatareseenalmostasariteofpassage（成人仪式）.It'satasteofindependenceandsometimesausefulthingtoputonyourCV（简历）.Teenagersagreethatitteachesvaluablelessonsaboutworkingwithadultsandalsoaboutmanagingtheirmoney.

SomeresearchhasshownthatnottakingupaSaturdayorholidayjobcouldbedeleterioustoapersonlateron.A2015studybytheUKCommissiononEmploymentandSkillsfoundthatnotparticipatinginpart-timeworkatschoolagehadbeenblamedbyemployer'sorganizationsforyoungadultsbeingill-preparedforfull-timeemployment,butdespitethis,recentstatisticshaveshownthatthenumberofschoolchildrenintheUKwithapart-timejobhasfallenbyafifthinthepastfiveyears.

So,doesthismeanthatBritishteenagersarenowafraidofhardwork?

Probablynot.Someexpertsfeelthatyoungpeoplefeelgoingouttoworkwillaffecttheirperformanceatschool,andtheyareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodexamresults-andagoodjobinthelongterm.However,GeoffBarton,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,toldBBCNewsthat"Properlyregulated（控制的）part-timeworkisagoodwayofhelpingyoungpeoplelearnskillsthattheywillneedintheirworkinglives."Inreality,it'sallaboutgettingtherightbalancebetweendoingpart-timeworkandhavingenoughtimetostudyandrest.

8.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutdoingpart-timejobsonweekendswhenhewasateenager?

A.Unwilling.B.Interested.

C.Delighted.D.Angry.

9.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethebenefitofschoolchildren'sdoingpart-timejobs?

A.Learningtobeindependent.B.Gainingsomelifeexperience.

C.Beingpreparedforfuturejobs.D.Spendingwhattheyearnastheylike.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deleterious"inParagraph3probablymean?

A.valuable.B.harmful.

C.necessary.D.beneficial.

11.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?

A.Studentsshouldspendalltheirtimeonstudies.

B.Studentsshouldhaveasmanypart-timejobsaspossible.

C.Doingpart-timejobsmustaffectstudents'schoolresults.

D.It'simportantforstudentstobalancepart-timejobsandstudies.

D

Dietpills,dietCoke,dietPepsi,no-fatdiet,vegetablediet…Wearesurroundedbytheword“diet”everywherewelookandlisten.Wehavesoeasilybeenattractedbythepromiseandpotentialofdietproductsthatwehavestoppedthinkingaboutwhatdietproductsaredoingtous.Wearepayingforproductsthatharmuspsychologicallyandphysically.

Dietproductssignificantlyweakenuspsychologically.Ononelevel,wearenotallowingourbrainstoadmitthatourweightproblemslienotinactuallylosingtheweight,butincontrollingtheconsumptionoffatty,high-calorie,unhealthyfoods.Dietproductsallowustojumpoverthethinkingstageandgostraightforthescale（秤）instead.Allwehavetodoistoswalloworrecognizetheword“diet”infoodlabels.

Onanotherlevel,dietproductshavegreaterpsychologicaleffects.Everytimewehaveazero-caloriedrink,wearetellingourselveswithoutourawarenessthatwedon’thavetoworktogetresults.Dietproductsmakepeoplebelievethatgaincomeswithoutpain,andthatlifecanbewithoutresistanceandstruggle.

Thedangerofdietproductsliesnotonlyinthepsychologicaleffectstheyhaveonus,butalsointhephysicalharmthattheycause.Dietfoodscanindirectlyharmourbodiesbecauseconsumingtheminsteadofhealthyfoodsmeanswearepreventingourbodiesfromhavingbasicnutrients.Dietfoodsanddietpillscontainzerocalorieonlybecausethedietindustryhascreatedchemicalstoproducethesewonderproducts.Dietproductsmaynotbenutritional,andthechemicalsthatgointodietproductsarepotentiallydangerous.

Nowthatweareawareoftheeffectsthatdietproductshaveonus,itistimetoseriouslythinkaboutbuyingthem.Losingweightliesinthepowerofminds,notinthepowerofchemicals.Oncewerealizethis,wewillbemuchbetterabletoresistdietproducts,andthereforepreventthepsychologicalandphysicalharmthatcomesfromusingthem.

12.FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthat.

A.peoplearefedupwithdietproducts

B.dietproductsaremisleadingpeople

C.dietproductsfailtobringoutpeople’spotential

D.peoplehavedifficultyinchoosingdietproducts

13.Onepsychologicaleffectofdietproductsisthatpeopletendto.

A.tryoutavarietyofdietfoods

B.hesitatebeforetheyenjoydietfoods

C.watchtheirweightratherthantheirdiet

D.payattentiontotheirowneatinghabits

14.InParagraph3,“gaincomeswithoutpain”probablymeans______

A.dietproductsbringnoharm

B.dietproductshavenocalorie

C.itcostslittletostayhealthy

D.losingweightneedsnoefforts

15.Dietproductsindirectlyaffectpeoplephysicallybecausesuchpro