学年辽宁省本溪市第一中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版.docx

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学年辽宁省本溪市第一中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word版

2020届高二上学期期末

英语试题

本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分。

满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。

第Ⅰ卷

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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

“Mom,I’mgoingtotakemytraveljournaltoschool,okay?

Iwanttoshowmyteacher.”Thesummerholidayisoneofthemaintopicsofconversationatthebeginningofeachschoolyear.Friendsandteacherswanttoknowallaboutthefun.Whatbetterwaytorecounttheexperiencethanshowthemwithatraveljournal?

Traveljournalsareasindividualasyourchild,butwiththefollowingtips,youcanmakeonetoo.

Startwiththebook

Agoodjournalisbigenoughtoallowroomfordrawings,writing,photos,andsouvenirs.Ifit’stoosmall,nothingwillfit.Myfamilyfindsartistsketchbookstobethebestbecausethepaperisheavierandagoodqualitytodrawon.Theyalsoholdupwellwhensouvenirssuchaspostcardsorticketstubsarepastedin.

Educationaladditions

Loadasimplemapofyourrouteandpasteitinthebook.Ifyou’retravelingthroughseveralstatesorprovinces,createasectioninthebookforeachlegofyourjourney.Useabrightlycoloredmarkertoplotyourrouteandstickerstoshowimportantpointsalongtheway.Youmayalsowishtoincludecoloringpagesofstateflagsandanimals,alongwithinterestingtriviaaboutyourfamilytraveldestination.

Apicturesaysathousandwords

Youmaybesurprisedhowjudicial（公正）kidsbecomewhengivenadisposablecameraandpermissiontotakephotosofwhateverisimportanttothem.Developthephotosenroute,andyouhaveaninstantquiettimeactivity.Avoiddisappointment;takeabackupphotoonyoucameraaswell.

Withatraveljournal,thequestion,“Whatdidyoudothissummer?

”takesonawholenewmeaning.Adrawinghere,aquotethere,andafewpicturesquicklyadduptoawonderfulbookfullofmemoriesthatcanbesharedwithfriendsandfamilyformanyyearstocome.Afterall,isn’tthatwhatfamilyvacationsarefor?

21.Thefirstparagraphservesas_________.

A.adescriptionB.asuggestion

C.anintroductionD.asummary

22.Whydoestheauthor’sfamilylikeartistsketchbooksthebest?

A.Theyholdmanydrawings.B.Theyareheavyandlargeenough.

C.Theycanbekeptasgoodsouvenirs.D.Theirpaperissuitablefordrawing.

23.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Howtomakeatraveljournal.B.Makingasummerholidayfun.

C.Advantagesofkeepingatraveljournal.D.Therealmeaningofafamilyvacation.

B

Upuntilabout3yearsago,IneverreallyquestionedmyidentitybutnowIamfarmoreawareofit.

SometimesI’llsayreallycrazythingslike“IwonderwhatI’dlooklikewithpaleyellowhair”,andmyfatheronlysmiles.IguessgrowingupwithWesternparentsandlivinginafairlyWesternsocietyhavemademefeelrather“Western”.However,mymotherthoughtthatitwasstillimportantformetostayconnectedtomy“roots”.

OurfamilywouldgoonvarioustripstoChina,sightseeingandlearningmoreabouttheculture.IwouldattendSaturdayChinese（language）schoolandwhenevermyschoolhadacultureoraninternationalday,mymotherwouldencouragemetodressupinChinesedressorbringChinesefood.Thekeyword:

encouraged.Notforced.

UnderstandingmynativecultureandtraditionandknowingotherchildrenjustlikemewereobviouslyimportantideasmymothervaluedwhenitcametobringinguphertwoChinesedaughters.Ihaveneverreallyhadanyidentityissues;however,IfindthatnowIhavebecomelessinterestedinmaintainingastronglinktomyChinesetradition.ThisisbecauseIstartedtravelingandseeingmoreoftheworld,andgrewupinaveryWesternlifestyle.

WhatdoImeanbythis?

Ihavestartedtobecomemoreawareoftheircustoms.ButdonotthinkIdidnotappreciatedtheopportunityIhadtolearnaboutmyculture;IwillnevertrulystopbeingChinese,butasIgrowolder,Iwanttodeclaremyselfafull-and-throughAustralian.

IamonaChineseAdoptionFacebookgroupandIdecidetoaskforsomeideasonhowtheyfeelaboutbeingopentolearningtheirnativeculture.

24.Accordingtothetext,thewriter’srootsarein_________.

A.ChinaB.Australia

C.AmericaD.France

25.ThewriterstaysconnectedtoChinabythefollowingwaysEXCEPT_______.

A.travelingtoChina

B.cookingChinesefood

C.attendingChineselanguageschool

D.learningChineseculture

26.Whatcanweinferaboutthewriterandherfamily?

A.Thewriterisanicegirlwithbeautifulgoldenhair.

B.ThewriterwantstobestronglyconnectedwithChinesetradition.

C.ThewriterpreferstheWesternlifestyletotheChineseone.

D.Thewriter’spresentparentsbothcomefromAustralia.

27.Whatismostlikelytobewrittenintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Theexperiencethewriter’sfamilyhadwhiletravelinginChina.

B.Thewriter’sfeelingaboutherspecialidentity.

C.TheeffecttheWesternlifestylehasonthewriter.

D.Others’responsesthewriterreceivedtoherquestion.

C

Common-coldSense

Youcan’tbeatit,butyoudon’thavetojoinit.Maybeitgotthename“commoncold”becauseit’smorecommoninwinter.Thefactis,though,beingcolddoesn’thaveanythingtodowithgettingone.Coldsarecausedbythespreadofrhinoviruses（鼻病毒）,and,atleastsofar,medicalscienceisbetterattellingyouhowtoavoidgettingonethanhowtogetridofone.

Childrenarethemostcommonwaycoldvirusesarespreadtoadults,becausetheyhavemorecoldsthanadults—anaverageofabouteightperyear.Whydokidsseemsomuchmoreeasilytogetcoldsthantheirparents?

Simple.Theyhaven’thadtheopportunitytobecomeimmunetomanycoldviruses.

Therearemorethan150differentcoldviruses,andyouneverhavethesameonetwice.Beinginfectedbyonemakesyouimmune（免疫的）toit–butonlyit.

Coldsareusuallyspreadbydirectcontact,notsneezingorcoughing.Fromanotherperson’shandtoyourhandandthentoyournoseoreyesisthemostcommonroute.Thehighestconcentrationofcoldvirusesanywhereisfoundunderthethumbnails（拇指甲）ofaboy,althoughthevirusescansurviveforhoursonskinorothersmoothsurfaces.

Hygieneisyourbestdefense.Washyourhandsfrequently,preferablywithadisinfectant（消毒剂）soap,especiallywhenchildreninyourhouseholdhavecolds.

Butevencarefulhygienewon’twardoffeverycold.So,whatworkswhenacoughing,sneezing,runnynosestrikes?

Theoldprescription（处方）oftwoaspirins,lotsofwater,andbedrestisagoodplacetostart.Butyou’llalsofindsomeofthefolkremediesworthtrying.Hotmixturesofsugar（orhoney）,lemon,andwaterhaverealbenefits.

28.Accordingtotheessay,youmayhaveacoldbecause____________.

A.theweatheristoocold

B.anotherperson’scoughingpassesthecoldtoyou

C.thespreadofrhinovirusesgetspeopleinfected

D.youwashyourhandstoooften

29.Childrenhavemorecoldsbecause_________.

A.theyarenotimmunetomanycoldvirusesyet

B.theyareusuallyinfectedabouteighttimeseachyear

C.theyneverwashtheirhandssothattheirthumbnailsaredirty

D.theydon’tlikeeatinglemon

30.Whenyouarehavingacold,___________.

A.itisalwaysthesamekindofcoldthatyouhadlasttime

B.itiscertainlynotthesamekindofcoldthatyouhadlasttime

C.itmaybethesamekindofcoldthatyouhadlasttime

D.itisprobablynotthesamekindofcoldthatyouhadlasttime

31.Whenoneishavingacold,hemayoftenhaveallthefollowingsymptomsEXCEPT________.

A.coughingB.havingasorethroatC.havingastomachacheD.havingarunnynose

D

ThereisanoldChineseproverbthatstates“Onegenerationplantsthetrees;anothergetstheshade”,andthisishowitshouldbewithmothersanddaughters.Therelationshipbetweenamotheranddaughterissometimesconfusing.Ifclose,therelationshipcanbesimilartofriendship.However,themotheranddaughterrelationshiphasuniquecharacteristicsthatdistinguishitfromafriendship.Thesecharacteristicsincludethehierarchy（等级）andunconditionallove,whichprecludemothersanddaughtersfrombeingbestfriends.

Marina,27yearsold,says,“Ilovespendingtimewithmymom,butIwouldn’tconsiderhermybestfriend.Bestfriendsdon’tpayforyourwedding.Bestfriendsdon’tremindyouhowtheycarriedyouintheirbodyandgaveyoulife!

Bestfrienddon’ttellyouhowwisetheyarebecausetheyhavebeenaliveatleast20yearslongerthanyou.”Thisdoesn’tmeanthatthemotheranddaughterrelationshipcan’tbeverycloseandsatisfying.

Whilesomeadultrelationshipsarestilltroubled,manyfindthemtobeextremelyrewarding.Thisgenerationofmothersandadultdaughtershasalotincommonwhichincreasesthelikelihoodofsharedcompanionship.Mothersanddaughtershavealwayssharedthecommonexperienceofbeinghomemakers,responsibleformaintainingandpassingonfamilyvaluesandtraditions.Todaycontemporarymothersanddaughtersalsosharetheexperienceoftheworkforceandtechnology,whichmaybringthemevenclosertogether.

Bestfriendsmayormaynotcontinuetobebestfriends,butforbetterorworse,themotheranddaughterrelationshipispermanent,eveniftheyaren’tspeakingforsomeunfortunatereason.Themotherandchildrelationshipisstillcloserthananyother.Thereisnotanequalrelationship.Daughtersshouldnotfeelresponsiblefortheirmother’semotionalwell-being.Itisn’tthattheydon’tcaredeeplyabouttheirmothers.It’sjustthattheyshouldn’tbeburdenedwiththeirmother’swell-being.

Themotheranddaughterrelationshipisarelationshipthatisnotreplaceablebyanyother.Mothersneverstopbeingmothers,whichincludesfrequentlywantingtoprotecttheirdaugh