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中1718学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案
市酒钢三中2017~2018学年第二学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
共150分,考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 (共3节,满分90分)
第一节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
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Thecarswerehonking(鸣叫)ontheroadonemorningasIwaswalkingtothepark。
Iwalkedonandsoonfoundthecause-alittletaxithathadgotstuckinthemiddleoftheroad.Therewassweatonthedriver'sfaceashetriedtostarttheengineagainandagain-nothinghappened.
“Nopetrol.”Isaidtomyselfandthenfoundmyselfgettingangry.“Whydoesn'tthefoolmovehistaxitotheside?
”Ithought,sodidalltheotherswhohonkedandshouted.
Hegotuptiredly,andthepassengerinthetaxigotout.Hewasayoungmaninawhiteshirt,whowatchedthedrivertrytopushittotheside.“Stupidguy!
”Isaid.“Can'thelendahelpinghand?
”
Iwatchedasthepoordriverpushedittotheside.Cars,busesandtruckswentpastcursing(咒骂)thepoorman.Theyoungmantookanothertaxiandwentoff.
Thetaxidriverbeganmendinghistaxi.“Stupidpassenger!
”Isaidtohim.“Hedidn'thelpyou!
”.Thetaxidriverslowlygotup.“Sir!
”heasked,“Didyou?
”Ilookedathimguiltily,thenlookedaway,andwalkedawayfast,askingmyself,“DidIhelpthepoormanpushhistaxi?
”
WhathadIbeendoingasthetrafficjamtookplace?
HowhadIhelpeddealwiththeproblem?
DidIhelpthepoormanpushhistaxi?
I'ddonemybit,withmymouth.ButneverhadImovedtosolvetheproblem.IwasshockedwithguiltasIheardhimasking,“Sir!
Didyou?
”
1.Whydidatrafficjamhappenontheroadwhentheauthorwaswalkingtothepark?
A. There was too much traffic in the street.
B. Truck drivers attempted to go ahead of others.
C. A taxi driver couldn't start his engine.
D. A youngmanwasn'tgoodatdriving.
2.Theunderlinedsentence“Didyou?
”inpara.5means“_________.”
A.Didyougetangry?
B.Didyouhelphim?
C.Didyouhelpme?
D.Didyouneedahelp?
3.Whydidtheauthorfeelguilty?
A. Because he blamed the driver wrongly.
B. Because he didn't help the driver, either.
C. Because he tried to help but failed in the end.
D.Becausehedidn'tpersuadethepassengertohelp.
4. Fromtheincident,theauthorlearntalessonthatweshould_________.
A.criticizethosewhodon'thelp
B. hurt the self-respect of others no more
C.thinkmoreofthosewhoareinneed
D. stop talking and start to help
B
WhenIsawmy10-year-oldavoidingthedirtyplateinthesinkormy8-year-oldfeelinguncomfortableaboutthewetsandinherhands,I'mremindedofatimewhenIwasunwillingtogetmyhandsalittledirty.
Myparentsowneda500-acrefarminMontanatoraiseanimals,suchascows,sheep,horsesandsoon.Itwasduringthetimeofnewlife(anewbornlamboracalf)thatmyfavoritechildhoodmemorytookplace.Oneexceptionallycoldday,Iwascheckingonthesheepwithmymotherwhenshespiedaewe(母羊)introuble.Thepoorthingwastryingtodeliverherbabylambandneededourhelp.Mymothercalmlyheldtheewe'sheadandinstructedmetograbholdofthetwoprotruding(突出)legs.
Ihesitated,andmusthavehadquitealookofpaniconmyyoungface.TheslimylittlethingsweredefinitelynotsomethingIwantedtotouch.ButIworkedupmycourageandwrappedmyfingersaroundthem.Icanstillrecallthefeelofunexpectedlyweaklegsandtheirsharplittlehoovesasifithappenedyesterday.
MyheartpoundedinfearandexcitementasIpulledwithallmystrength.Thelambwasdeliveredsafely,andI'dneverseenanythingsobeautiful.
Iwasnostrangertoseeingfarmanimalsbeingborn,buttohaveahandinitwassomethingItreasuredthenandwilltreasureforever.Irememberfeelingexcitedwithdelighttosee“mylamb”beinglickedcleanbyhermother,andI'msureeveryonegotverytiredofhearingmetellandretellmyheroicstory.Lookingback,I'msogladthatIdidn'trefusetogetmyhandsdirty.IfIhad,thewonderfulmomentandthepreciousmemorywouldhavebeenlost.
5.Whatimpressedthewritermostduringherchildhood?
A.Herdirtylittlehands.B.Herparents’largefarm.
C.Helpingdeliverababylamb.D.Raisinganimalsonthefarm.
6.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshewasaskedtohelpaewedeliverherbaby?
Asympathetic.B.ratherfrightened.C.quiteastonished.D.highlydelighted.
7.Whatpointdoestheauthortrytomakeinthelastparagraph?
A.Itisnotunusualtoseeanewlifecomingintotheworld.
B.Itisnoteasytomakeupandtellaheroicstoryindailylife.
C.Memoriesformedduringchildhoodareworthvaluingalllifelong.
D.Youneedtogetyourhandsdirtytoexperiencesomethingprecious.
8.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AValuableLifeLesson B.ATidyandCleanChild
C.AEweDeliveringherBaby D.ABeautifulNewbornLamb.
C
Ifyouwanttoskipthemisery(痛苦)thatcomeswithfightingaseasonalcoldorflu,anewresearchexplainswhysleepissomeofthebestpreventivemedicine.Wealreadyknewthatnotgettingenoughsleepcanleadtoanincreasedriskofgettingsick,butNathanielWatson,aneurologistandsleepspecialistattheUniversityofWashingtonSchoolofMedicine,saidthisnewresearchhelpsexplainwhy.
Sleepingpoorlycanblockspecificgeneticprocessesinthecellsthatmakeupyourimmunesystem,whichisresponsibleforfightingoffinfectionsanddiseases,accordingtothenewstudy.“Yourimmunesystemisnotfunctioningthewayitwasmeanttowhenyouaredeprivedofsleep,”Watsonsaid.ThisstudyisthefirstonethatWatsonandhiscolleaguesareawareofthatlooksatwhathappenstotheimmunesystem’sDNAwhenyou’renotgettingadequatesleep.
Theresearchersfollowed11pairsofidenticaltwinsforthestudy.Onetwinreportedsleepingatleastsevenhourspernight,whiletheothersleptapproximatelyonehourlesspernight.Lookingatidenticaltwinshelpedcontrolthefactthatsleepneedsvarybyperson,Watsonexplained.Genesaccountforabout50percentofoursleepneeds,meaningidenticaltwinsarethebest-casescenario(方案)forgettingagoodcomparison.
Theresearcherstookbloodsamplesattheendofthestudy,whichrevealedthattheimmunesystemofthetwinwhosleptlesswaslessactivethanthetwinwhosleptmore.Thosewhosleptlesswereactuallymakingfewerproteins,themoleculesthatourbodiesrunon.“Theyhadanunder-performingimmunesystem,”Watsonsaidoftheshortersleepers,“whichwouldputthemathigherriskofgettingsick.”
Tocontrolotherpotentialfactorsthatcouldaffectsleepneedandimmunehealth,theresearchersdidn’tincludepeoplefromthestudywhohaddiabetes,depressionorothermentalhealthproblemsandsleepdisorders.Theyalsoleftoutshiftworkers,smokers,drugusersanddrinkers.
9.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsinParagraph2mean?
A.changesleeppattern.B.benefitfromsleep.
C.havetosleep.D.lacksleep.
10.Whydidtheresearcherschooseidenticaltwinsforthestudy?
A.Tofindparticipantsmoreeasily.B.Tomaketheresultsmoreaccurate.
C.Tomakethestudymoreinteresting.D.Toshowsleepneedsvarybyperson.
11.Whatdoestheauthormostprobablywanttoshowinthelastparagraph?
A.Manyfactorscanleadtosleepdisorder.B.Thefindingsofthestudycanbereliable.
C.Poorsleepcouldleadtomanyproblems.D.Thefindingsofthestudyremaintobetested.
D
My16-year-oldson,Anton,hadgonetothelocalswimminghole.Mostofthekidsswimthere,andthereareplentyofrocksforthemtouseassafeharbors,soIhadnofearsforhissafety.
Still,thefirefighter'sfirstwords"YouneedtocomeupheretotheStillwaterRiver"mademecatchmybreath,andhisfollow-upwordsgavemerelief:
“YoursonisOK.”
WhenIgottotheriver,Iimmediatelysawthefiretruck,ambulanceandAnton,wrappedwithatowelabouthisshoulders,sittingquietlyonalowplatformofthefireengine.
Ihurriedovertohim."YouOK?
"Iasked.
“Yeah,"wasallhesaid.Butmyeyesbeggedforanexplanation.Ididn'tgetitfrommyson,however,whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest.
Thestorywasthis:
Awomanwasbeingsweptunderwater.Hearingthecries,AntonandhisfriendTyler,withouthesitation,swamouttoher,andbroughthersafelytoshore.
Inanageinwhichtheword"hero"isbroadcastwithabandonandseeminglyappliedtoanyonewhomakeitthroughtheday,Irealizedtherealthinginmyson.Theteensarestubbornandself-centred,butthatdidn'tmeantheyhavenodesiretodogood.
Stillshockedbymyson'sdaring,Idrovehimhome.Alongtheway,Itriedtodigoutsomemoreinformationfromhim-buthehadpreciouslittletosay.Theonlywordshesaidwere,
“What'sforsupper?
"
Ispentsometimealonethatevening,thinkingaboutthetragedythatmighthavebeen.Thenextmorning,whenAntongotup,Ihalfwantedhimtotellmethestory.Butallhedidwastoastsomebread,pullhimselftogether,andheadforthedoortostartanewday.Watchingfromthewindow,Iwasremindedthatstillwateroftenrunsdeep.
12.Whydidthemotherallowhersontoswimthere?
A.Hewasanexcellentswimmer.B.Thewateroftheriverisshallow.
C.Hewasoldenoughtoswim.D.Therockscanbeofhelpifthere'sdanger.
13.Theunderlinedpart"whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest"probablymeans________
A.Antonisaboyfondofswimmingwithotherkids
B.Antonisunwillingtotellotherswhathethinks
C.Antonalwayshasadesiretohelpothers
D.Antonseldomchangeshismind
14.Inthemother'seyes,whathersondidwas__________
A.dangerousbutinterestingB.meaningfulbutdifficult
C.unexpectedandcourageousD.awfulandabsurd
15.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.MySon,MyHeroB.Anton,ASilentBoy
C.AGoodDeedD.AProudMother
E
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