学年山西省大同市灵丘一中广灵一中高二下学期期中联考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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学年山西省大同市灵丘一中广灵一中高二下学期期中联考英语试题Word版含答案

2020—2021学年山西大同高二下学期期中考试

（灵丘一中、广灵一中）

英语

考生注意：

1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分1:

0分，考试时间100分钟。

2.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。

选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。

3.本卷命题范围：

人教版选修7U5；外研版选修7M6.

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Hereis'acollectionofthebesttravelapps.

Bestforplanning

PackPoint

Theappcustomizes（定制）packinglistsbasedonweatherforecastsandaquestionnaireaboutyourtrip—whereyou'regoing,whenyou'regoing,whatyou'redoing,etc.

Youcangetallthesefeatureswiththefreeapp;butwitha$2.99in-apppurchase.

Bestforyourbody

Timeshifter

Theappoffersadviceaboutwhenyoushouldexposeyourselftobrightlights,whenyoushouldavoidcaffeine,andwhenyoushouldnap.Thebestpart?

Ittakesintoaccountyourhabits,routines,andsleeppatternsasitdevisesapersonalizedjetlagplanforyou.Thedownside?

Youonlygetonefreeplan.Afterthat,it's$9.99perplanor$24.99forayearofunlimitedplans.

Bestformanagingyourmoney

GlobeTips

Differentcountrieshavedifferenttippingcustoms.GlobeTipscanhelpwithnavigatingdifferenttippingnormsacrosscountries.

Onceyouselectacountry,youhavethechoicetoeithermanuallyenterthebillamountorlettheapp'sbillrecognitiontechnologydoitforyou.Usetheslidingscaletoadjusttippercentagesbasedontheapp'ssuggestion,anditwillcalculateanddisplayboththetipandyourtotal.Youcanlookattippingbasicsforeachcountryonthefreeversion,butyou'llhavetoupgradetheappfor$4.99ifyouwanttoreadthetipguideinfull.ThisappisforiOSusersonly,however.

Bestforlocalexperiences

Meetup

Greatmindsthinkalike,andtheygettogetherwiththehelpofMeetup.Theplatformisallaboutconnectingpeoplewithsimilarinterests.Ithasmorethan44millionusersandmorethan333,000meetupgroups,soyou’reboundtofindsomething.Onceyoufindagroupthatinterestsyou,youcanrequesttobecomeamemberandattenditsevents.Theappisfreeunlessyou’retryingtoorganizegroupsandeventsyourself—inwhichcaseyou'llhavetopayforasubscription（订购）startingat$9.99.

1.Whichtravelappisthebestforplanningyourtrip?

A.PackPoint.B.Timeshifter.C.GlobeTips.D.Meetup.

2.WhichofthefollowingisthebestpartofTimeshifter?

A.Managingyourmoney.

B.Creatingcustomactivities.

C.Takingintoaccountyoursleeppatterns.

D.Connectingpeoplewithsimilarinterests.

3.Howmuchwillyouhavetopayforreadingthetipguideinfull?

A.$2.99.B.$4.99.C.$9.99.D.$24.99.

B

IwasshockedatthenewsthatDaisy-MayDemetre,9,becamethefirstchilddoubleamputee（截肢）towalkontherunwayatNewYorkFashionWeekinSeptemberonthetopoftheEiffelTower.

Daisy-May,ofBirmingham,wasbornwithfibularhemimelia（腓骨半肢畸形）.Theconditionisrare,occurringin1in50,000births.Whenshewas18monthsold,Daisy-May'sparentschosetohavebothoftheyounggirl'slegsamputated—therightabovethekneeandtheleftbelowtheknee—inthehopesofgivingherabetterqualityoflifewithprosthetics（假肢）.Lateron,sheusedprostheticlegstohelpherwalkandmove.

“Wehadthechoiceforhertolivelikethatortogofortheoperation,”Alex,Daisy-May'sfather,said.“Wedidn'tknowatthetimethatDaisy-Maywouldbeasgoodassheisnow.Insteadofbeingdiscouragedbyprostheticlegs,sheisinspiringeveryonebyshowingthemwhosheis.”

Sheis,inmanyways,justlikeanyfifth-grader.、Inschool,sheprefersEnglishovermath,andlovesgymnastics.Sheisagymnastaswellasamodel.Butit'shermovesontherunwaythatshedthemostconfidence.

She'sbeenmodelingfor18monthsandhasalreadydominatedLondonFashionWeek,havingworked.forNike,RiverIslandandseveralotherhighstreetbrandsintheUK.ShewasevennamedChildofCourageinthePrideofBirminghamAwardsforinspiringotherchildrentodreambiginthefaceofimmensechallenges.

IntheopinionofDaisy-May'sfather,modelingdoesn'tdefineDaisy-May.Rather,it'sasmallpartofwhosheis.ShejustdoesDaisy.Itisthewayshegoesaboutlifewithasmileonherface.Whetherit'sdancing,singing—sheisaveryspeciallittlegirl.

4.WhatcausedDaisy-Maytomissherbothlegswhilestillababy?

A.Ararebirthillness.B.Anexpectedaccident.

C.AParisFashionShow.D.Anunsuccessfuloperation.

5.WhatcanweconcludefromParagraph3?

A.Daisy-Maywasunwillingtogotooperation.

B.Daisy-Maywasdisappointedbyhermissinglegs.

C.Daisy-May'sfatherthinksDaisy-Mayisamazing.

D.Daisy-May'sfatherconsidersDaisy-Mayismodest.

6.WhichactionmadeDaisy-Mayshowhermostconfidence?

A.SpeakingEnglishfluently.B.Workingoutmathproblems.

C.Doinggraceful（优雅的）gymnastics.D.Walkingontherunwayasamodel.

7.Inherfather'sopinion,whatmakesDaisy-Maytoday?

A.Singinganddancinginaspecialway.

B.Takingonlifewithasmileonherface.

C.Pursuingtobecomeaglobalinspiration.

D.Beingdeterminedtobeaworld-famousmodel.

C

Everyonehasuniquepersonalities,whichmakeslifemoreinteresting.

Overthelast25years,doctorshaveclassifiedpersonalitiesintofivebasictraits（特性）,calledtheBigFive.Everyonecanbedescribedashavingvaryinglevelsofagreeableness（随和）,conscientiousness（认真），emotionalstability（情绪稳定），extroversion（外向）andopennesstoexperience.

Contrarytocommonknowledge,peoplearen'tconfinedtocertainpersonalitytypes.Usually,nooneisentirelyanextrovertoranintrovert.Whileaminoritymaybeattheextremeendsofatrait,mostpeoplearesomewhereinthemiddle.“Everypersonalitytraitisacontinuousdimension.Youcanbeveryhighorverylow,andmostpeoplefallsomewhereinbetween,”saidChristopherSoto,adoctoratColbyCollege.

Personalityisn’tlimitedtohumans,either.Researchfindsthatallanimalshavepersonalities.Boththepersonalityofanimalsandhumanshasanevolutionaryorigin.Evolutioncanasoexplainwhypersonalitiesvarysomuch.Dependingonthesituation,eachoftheBigFivecanbeadvantageous.Forexample,agreeablenessisgreatforrelationships.Butifalionwerechargingatyou,you'dbebetteroffwithalessagreeableandmoreaggressivepersonalityleaning.Becausetheworldissounpredictable>everyaspectofeachpersonalitytrait、couldbeusefulatdifferenttimes,soinsteadofevolvingasingletypeofpersonalitythatsfirst-rankforeverysituation,we'releftwithawidevariety.

Anevolutionaryrooto£personalitymeanstraitsmustbeinherited（继承）.Sowhetheryou’dliketoadmititornot,muchofyourpersonalitycomesfromyourparents.Infact,forhumans,abouthalfofthedifferencesinpersonalityaregenetic.Therestofthevariabilityinpersonalitycomesfromyourenvironment.

Notonlydoesyourenvironmentshapewhoyouare,butyoucan,toanextent,adjustyourpersonalitytothecircumstance.Youcanbemoreoutgoingatapartyandmoreagreeableathomewithyourfamily.Butyoucanalsobeintrovertedifyouneedtofocusonwork,oraggressivewhenplayingacompetitivesport.Humans,afterall,haveevolvedtolearnfromourenvironments.

8.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedword“confined”inParagraph3?

A.Forced.B.Composed.C.Devoted.D.Limited.

9.Whatisthekeytounderstandingwhyboththepersonalityofhumansandanimalsvarysomuch?

A.Apersonalitydifference.B.Anenvironmentalcondition.

C.Anevolutionaryorigin.D.Human'srelationshipwithanimals.

10.WhatpersonalitymightMaryhaveifMary'sparentsarestubborn（顽固的）？

A.Friendly.B.Stubborn.C.Considerate.D.Aggressive.

11.Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?

A.Personalitiescanchangeovertime.

B.Yourenvironmentshapesyourpersonality.

C.Yourgeneticstartingpointstaysyouforever.

D.Humanshavebornabilitiestolearnfromenvironments.

D

I'malwayssurprisedwhenIhearthestats（统计数据）abouthowlittletimekidsspendoutside.Onestudyfoundchildrenarespendinglessthanhalftheamountoftimeoutdoorsthantheydidjust20yearsago.Meanwhile,theKaiserFamilyFoundationfoundthatkidsspendanaverageofsevenhoursadayusingelectronicmedia.

Myownchildhoodwasfilledwithoutdoortime.Ibuiltfortsinthewoods,rodemybikewithfriends,wenticeskatinginthewinter,climbedtreesandrocks,andreadbooksonaplatforminatreeonhotdays.

Butmynaturetimewasn'tlimitedtoafter-schoolandweekendactivities.IattendedapublicschoolinNewYork'sHudsonValley,andwespentalmostallourgymoutside.Wespentscienceclassesontheacresthatsurroundedourschool,collectingsamplesfromtreesandlearningabouteverythingfromchemistrytophysics.

Allthatoutsidetimeisn'tjustabouthealthandgettingkidstoexercisemore.Severalstudiesalsohavelinkedoutsidetimetohighertestscores,loweranxietyandaggression,morecreativityandimprovedattentionspans.

ApublicschoolinVermont,istakingtheseresultsseriously.ElizaMinnucci’skindergartenclassthereengagesinForestMondays,duringwhichthestudentsspendthewholedayinthewoods,rainorshine.

Minnuccisaidthatplayingoutdoorsinvolvesplentyoflearning.It’sfairlyeasytoweavelessonsintonatureplay.Kidswantedtoknowthenamesofbirds,plants,rocksandclouds.Wefollowedstreamsintolargerstreamsintolargerstreamsintoapondandcreatedbridgeswithlogsandstones.Weevenmadeupstoriesaboutantsandbutterfly.Fortheolderkids,wehadmoredefinedlessonplans,butwewerestilloutsidethewholetime,andwewouldoftengooffonatangent（转向）ifsomethinginterest