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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）
A
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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