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学年高二英语下学期期中试题新人教版新版1
2019学年第二学期高二年级期中考试英语试题
考试时间:
2019年5月12日满分:
150分考试时长:
120分钟
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40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
Stillseekingadestinationforyourweekendbreak?
Therearesomeplaceswhichareprobablyamerewalkawayfromyourcollege.
King’sArtCentre
AdayattheCentrecouldmeanavisittoanexhibitio
noftheworkofoneofthemostinterestingcontemporaryartistsonshowanywhere.Thisweekendseestheopeningofanexhibitionoffourlocalartists.
Youcouldattendaclassteachingyouhowto‘learnfromthemasters’orgetmorecreativewithpaint–freeofcharge.
TheCentrealsorunstwolifedrawingclassesforwhichthereisasmallfee.
TheBotanicGarden
TheGardenhasover8,000plantspecies;itholdstheresearchandteachingcollectionoflivingplantsforCambridgeUniversity.
Themulti-branchedTorchAloehereisimpressive.TheAfricanplantproducesredflowersaboveblue-greenleaves,andisnotonetomiss.
GettothedisplayhousetoseeDionaeamuscipula,aplantmorecommonlyknownastheVenusFlytrapthatfeedsoninsectsandothersmallanimals.
TheGardenisalsoaplaceforwildlife-enthusiasts.Lookforgrasssnakesi
nthelake.Asnakecalled‘HissingSid’isregularlyseenlyingintheheatofthewarmsun.
Byron’sPool
ManystoriessurroundLordByron’st
imeasastudentofCambridgeUniversity.Arrivingin1805,hewrotealettercomplainingthatitwasaplaceof“messanddrunkenness”.However,itseemsasthoughByrondidmanagetopassthetimepleasantlyenough.I’mnotjusttalkingaboutthepetbearhekeptinhisrooms.Hespentagreatdealoftimewalkinginthevillage.ItisalsosaidthatonoccasionByronswamnakedbymoonlightinthelake,whichisnowknownasByron’sPool.AcoupleofmilespastGrantchesterinthesouthCambridgeshirecountryside,thepoolissurroundedbythefields.Thecriesofinvisiblebirdsmakethetripalovelyexperienceandonthewayhomeyoucandropintothevillageforafternoontea.Ifyoudon’ttrustme,thenperhapsyou’lltakeitfromVirginiaWoolf,afamouswriter,—overacenturyafterByron,shereportedlytookatriptoswiminthesamepool.
1.Themainideaofthepassageis__________.
A.interestingstoriesofLord.Byron
B.anapproachtobecomingcreativeinart
C.thecolorfullifeinthecountryside
D.someplacesforweekendbreak
2.Ifyouareawildlifeenthusiast,you’dbettergoto__________.
A.Byron’sPoolB.theBotanicGarden
C.King’sArtCentreD.Cambridgeshire
3.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingstatementsarewrongexcept__________.
A.Thereisasmallchargeforattendingthemasters’class
B.Byronlikedswimmingnakedinthelake
C.Byronseemedtolikekeepingpetbears
D.HissingSidandFlytrapareimpressiveanimals4.Theauthor’spurposeinmentioningVirginiaWoolfistoshow__________.
A.shewasafamouswriter
B.shewasfondofswimming
C.shewasByron’sadmirer
D.Byron’sPoolisapleasantplace
B
WhenIlivedinSpain,someSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar.Beforetheyleft,theyaskedmeforadviceabouthowtofindaccommodation.Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat‘bedandbreakfast’houses,becausethiskindofplacegivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvice,buttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories
“Wedidn’tstayatbedandbreakfasthouses,”theysaid,“becausewefoundmostfamilieswereawayonholiday.”
Ithoughtthiswasstrange.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappened.MyfriendsspokelittleEnglish,andtheythought‘VACANCIES’meant‘holidays’,becausetheSpanishwordfor‘holidays’is‘vacaciones’.Sotheydidnotgotohousewherethesignoutsidesaid‘VACANCLES’,whichinEnglishmeanstherearefreerooms.Thenmyfriendswenttohousewherethesignsaid‘NOVACANCLES’,becausetheythoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday.Buttheyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull.Asaresult,theystayedathotels!
Welaughedaboutthisandaboutmistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns.InSpanish,theword‘DIVERSION’meansfun.InEnglish,itmeansthatworkmenarerepairingtheroad,andthatyoumus
ttakeadifferentroad.Whenmyfriendssawtheword‘DIVERSION’onaroadsign,theythoughttheyweregoingtohavefun.Instead,theroadendedinalargehold.
Englishpeoplehaveproble
mstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages.OnceinParis,whensomeoneofferedmesomemorecoffee,Isaid“Thankyou”inFrench.ImeantthatIwouldlikesomemore.However,tomysurprise,thecoffeepotwastakenaway!
LaterIfoundoutthat“Thankyou”inFrenchmeans“No,thankyou.”
5.MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout______.
A.learningEnglishB.findingplacestostayinEngland
C.drivingtheircaronEnglishroadsD.goingtoEnglandbycar
6.‘NOVACANCIES’inEnglishmeans______.
A.nofreeroomsB.freeroomsC.notawayonholidayD.holidays
7.WhensomeoneofferedmemorecoffeeandIsaid“Thankyou”inFrench,I______.
Adidn’treallywantanymorecoffeeB.wantedthemtotakethecoffeepotaway
C.reallywantedsomemorecoffeeD.wantedtoexpressmypoliteness
8.IwassurprisedwhenthecoffeepotwastakenawaybecauseI______.
A.hadn’tfinisheddrinkingmycoffeeB.wasexpectinganothercupofcoffee
C.meantthatIdidn’twantanymoreD.wasnevermisunderstood
C
Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff(打盹)—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.
Researchershavediscoveredthat“nightmilk”containsmoremelatonin,whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.
Thestudy,byresearchersfromSeoul,SouthKorea,involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.
Thosegivennightmilk,whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin,werelessactiveandlessan
xiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.
Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.
Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow,takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.
Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent,whichhelpspeopletorelax.
Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.
9.Accordingtothetext,themicefedwithdaytimemilk_______.
A.weremoreanxiousB.wokeuplater
C.werelessactiveD.startedsleepmoreeasily
10.Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?
A.It’sbeentestedonmicefortentimes.
B.It’susedinsleepingdrugs.
C.Itcanmakepeoplemoreenergetic.
D.Itexistsinmilkingreatamount.
11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.MilkDrinkingandHealthB.AnExperimentonMice
C.Fat,SugarandHealthD.NightMilkandSleep
D
Parentshavetodomuchlessfortheirchildrentodaythantheyusedtodo,andhomehasbecomemuchlessofaworkshop.Clothescanbeboughtreadymade;washingcangotothelaundry;foodcanbebought,cooked,cannedorpreserved;breadisbakedanddeliveredbythebaker;milkarrivesonthedoorstep;meatscanbehadattherestaurant,theworker’scanteen,andtheschooldining-room.
Itisunusualnowforfathertopursuehistradeorotheremploymentathome,andhischildrenrarely,ifever,seehimathisplaceofwork.Nowadaysboysareseldomtrainedtofollowtheirfather’soccupation,andinmanytownstheyhaveafairlywidechoiceofemploymen
tandsodogirls.Theyoungwage-earneroftenearnsgoodmoney,andsoonacquiresafeelingofeconomicindependence.In
textile(纺织物)areasithaslongbeencustomaryformotherstogoouttowork,butthispracticehasbecomesowidespreadthattheworkingmotherisnowanotunusualfactorinachild’shomelife,thenumberofmarriedwomeninemploymenthavingmorethandoubledinthelasttwenty-fiveyears.Withmotherearningandhisolderchildrendrawingsubstantialwages,fatherisseldomthedominant(占主导的)figurethathestillwasatthebeginningofthecentury.Whenmotherworks,economicadvantagesincreasing,butchildrenlosesomethingofgreatvalueifmother’semploymentpreventsherfrombeinghometogreetthemwhentheyreturnfromschool.
12.Thewritermentionshomeasworkshopinthepastbecause______.
A.fathersoftenpursueemploymentathome
B.parentshadtomakefoodandnecessitybythemselves
C.manyfamiliesproducegoodsathomeforsale
D.bothfathersandmothersinmostfamiliesareworkers
13.Thechiefreasonthatboysareseldomtrainedtofollowtheirfather’soccupationisthat____.
A.childrenrarelyseetheirfathersattheirplaceofwork
B.fathersdonotliketopursueemploymentathome
C.thereisawidechoiceofemploymentforchildren
D.childrenalsoliketohavejobsandearnmoneyoutside
14.Whatmakesfathernolongertheonlydominantpersoninafamily?
A.Mother’sandchildren’searningenablethemnotjusttodependonfatherforlife.
B.Therearemanychoicesofemploymentformothersandchildrennowadays.
C.Fatherdoesmuchlessforhischildrenandearnmuchlesstodaythanheusedto.
D.Thenumberofmarriedwomeninemploymenthasincreasedgreatlynow.
15.Whatisthewr