高二英语上学期第一次阶段测试试题.docx

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高二英语上学期第一次阶段测试试题

高二上学期第一次阶段测试英语试题

一、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Travelingwithoutamapindifferentcountries,Ifindoutaboutdifferent“styles”ofdirectionseverytimeIask“HowcanIgettothepostoffice?

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ForeigntouristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenamesigns;inJapan,peopleuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravelers,“Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.”

PeopleinLosAngeles,theUS,havenoideaofdistanceonthemap:

theymeasuredistancebytime,notmiles.“Howfarawayisthepostoffice?

”youask.“Oh,”theyanswer,“it’saboutfiveminutesfromhere.”Youdon’tunderstandcompletely,“Yes,buthowmanymilesawayisit,please?

”Tothisquestionyouwon’tgetananswer,becausemostprobablytheydon’tknowitthemselves.

PeopleinGreecesometimesdonoteventrytogivedirectionsbecausetouristsseldomunderstandtheGreeklanguage.Instead,aGreekwilloftensay,“Followme.”Thenhe’llleadyouthroughthestreetsofthecitytothepostoffice.

Sometimesapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestion.Whathappensinthesituation?

ANewYorkermightsay,“Sorry,Ihavenoidea.”ButinYucatan,Mexico,nooneanswers“Idon’tknow.”Peopletherebelievethat“Idon’t”isimpolite.Theyusuallygiveananswer,butoftenawrongone.SoatouristcangetlostveryeasilyinYucatan!

However,onethingwillhelpyoueverywhereintheworld.It’sbodylanguage.

1.WhichoneofthefollowingsisprobablyanexampleofJapanesedirections?

A.“Gosouthtwomiles.Turnwestandthengoanothermile.”

B.“Turnrightatthehospitalandgopastaschool.Thelibraryisrightinfrontofyou.”

C.“Thepostofficeisaboutfiveminutesfromhere”

D.“ThepostofficeisatStreetKamira.”

2.PeopleinLosAngelesdon’tgivedirectionsinmilesbecause_________.

A.theyuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofdistance

B.theyprefertoleadyoutheway

C.theyoftenhavenoideaofdistancemeasuredbymiles

D.theyprefertousebodylanguage

3.Greeksgivedirectionsby__________.

A.usingstreetnamesB.usinglandmarks

C.leadingpeoplethewayD.givingpeopleawrongdirection

4.WhereisYucatan?

A.IntheUSA. B.InJapan.  C.InGreece.  D.InMexico.

B

Howmuchrainhasfallenontheearthinthepast?

Manhasnotalwayskeptweatherrecords.Becausescientistsneedawaytolearnaboutpastrainfall,theystudytreerings.Atree’strunkgrowsbiggereachyear.Beneathitsbark（树皮）,atreeaddsalayerofnewwoodeachyearitlives.Ifyoulookatatreestump,youcanseethelayers.Theyarecalledannualrings（年轮）Onsometrees,alloftheringsarehesamewidth.Buttheponderosapines（松）thatgrowintheAmericansouthwesthaveringsofdifferentwidth.Thesoilinthesouthwestisdry.Thepinesdependedonrainfallforwater.Inayearofgoodrainfall,theyformwiderings.Inadryyear,theyformnarrowones.

Scientistsdonothavetocutdownapinetostudyitsrings.Withaspecialtool,theycanremoveanarrowpieceofwoodfromthetrunkwithoutharmingthetree.Thentheylookatthewidthofeachringtoseehowmuchrainfellintheyearitformed.

Somepinesarehundredsofyearsoldandhavehundredsofrings.TheseringsformanannualrecordofpastrainfallintheSouthwest.

5.Thestorydoesnotsayso,butitmakesyouthinkthat_________.

A. atreegrowsfasterwhenithasalotofwater.

B. scientistscutdowntreestostudytreerings.

C. pinetreesformwideringseveryyear.

D. theponderosapinegrowsintheSouthwest

6.Atreerowsanewlayerofwood__________.

A. eachweek    B. wheneveritrainsC. everyyear       D. everyseason

7.Onthewhole,thisstoryisabout_________.

A. whytreetrunksgrowbigger.

B. whyscientistsstudytreerings.

C. treesthatlivedhundredsofyearsago.

D. theponderosapinesintheAmericanSouthwest.

8.Whydidthescientistsstudythewidthofthetreerings?

A. Theywanttoknowhowbigthetreewillgrow.

B. Scientistswanttomovethepinetrees.

C. Thetreesdependonrainfallforwater.

D. Theringstellthemhowmuchrainhasfallen.

C

Twotravelingangels（天使）stoppedtospendthenightinthehomeofawealthyfamily.Thefamilywasrudeandrefusedtolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.Insteadtheangelsweregivenaspaceinthecoldbasement.Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloor，theolderangelsawaholeinthewallandrepairedit.Whentheyoungerangelaskedwhy,theolderangelreplied:

“Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”

Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoor,butveryhospitable（好客的）farmerandhiswife.Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhad，thecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedwh