高二英语上学期期中试题2.docx

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高二英语上学期期中试题2

甘肃省玉门一中2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题

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）

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HowwillyoucelebrateNewYear‟sEve?

Byhavingapartywithyourclassmates?

Goingtothekaraokeforasingingcompetition?

Manypeoplearoundtheworldcelebratetheday.Let‟shavealookatwhatpeopleinother

请countriesdo.

IntheUnitedStates,thousandsofpeoplejamintoTimesSquareinNewYorktowelcomeinthenewyearat

不midnight.ThechangefromNewYear’sEveandNewYear’sDayisveryexciting.PeoplecountdownthesecondstowelcomethenewdayastheNewYearballslowlygetsdownandlightsupthearea.

InSpain,whentheclockstrikesmidnight,everyoneeats12grapes.Theyeatonegrapeforeachtoll（钟声）to

要bringgoodluckforthenext12monthsofthenewyear.

InScotland,fireworksaresetoffinfrontoftheEdinburghCastle.Immediatelyaftermidnight,peoplesingAuldLangSyne.ThewordsareinScottishandmean“daysgoneby”.ThefamousScottishpoetRobertBurnswrotethe

在song.

InBrazil,mostpeoplewearwhiteclothesonNewYear‟sEvetobringgoodluckforthenewyear.Iftheylivenearabeach,aftermidnight,peoplegothere,lightcandlesinthesand,throwflowersintheseaandmakeawish.

密

Theysaythatthegoddesswhoprotectstheseawillmaketheirwishescometrue.

Didyouknow?

封ThedateJanuary1waspickedbytheRomanleaderJuliusCaesarasthechangeoftheyearwhenheestablishedhisowncalendarin46BC.ThemonthofJanuarywasnamedaftertheRomangod,Janus.Heispicturedwithtwoheads.Oneheadlooksforwardandtheotherback.Theyrepresentabreakbetweentheoldandnew.

线1.What‟sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ThehistoryofNewYear.

B.12grapes,12months.

内C.WheretocelebratetheNewYear‟sEve.

D.NewYearjoyallaroundtheworld.

答2.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.Janusestablishedthecalendar

B.JuliusCaesarmadethemonthofJanuarythestartofayear

题C.Thecalendarbefore46BCwasthesameastheonetoday

D.JuliusCaesarwastheRomangod

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordjaminthesecondparagraphmean?

A.comeinalargenumberB.walkupanddown

C.rushfromtimetotimeD.comenowandthenB

Thereisalotoftalkthesedaysabouthowkidsshouldbeinterestedinscience.Here‟sanareaofscienceforeveryone,andthesecoolnewbooksmightinspireyoutodiscoveryourinnerscientist.

ScalySpottedFeatheredFrilledbyCatherineThimmesh,58pages,ages9-12

Seeingapictureoramodelofadinosaur,doyouwonderhowanybodyknowswhattheylooklike?

Afterall,nobodyhasseenalivingdinosaur.Thisbookexplainshowscientistsandartistsworktogethertore-createdinosaurs.Asscientificdiscoverieshavebeenmade,themodelshavechanged.Scientifictestsmayonedayexposewhatadinosaur‟scoloringwas,butnowartistshavetousetheirimaginationtodeterminehowthesehugecreatureslooked.BeyondtheSolarSystembyMaryKayCarson,128pages,ages10-13

Thisbooktakesreadersbacktothebeginningsofspaceexploration—thousandsofyearsago,whenpeoplebeganstarobservation—andforwardtotoday‟ssearchforplanetsindistantpartsoftheMilkyWay.Alongwithhistorylessons,readersget21activities,suchasmakingablackholeandcreatingamodelofAlbertEinstein‟suniverseusingaT-shirt.Theactivitiesareperfectforcoldwinterdays.

UltimateBugopediabyDarlyneMurawskiandNancyHonovich,272pages,ages7andolder

Ifyou‟realwaysonthelookoutforbutterflies,thisbookisforyou.Hundredsofcolorphotosofcommonandunusualinsectsfillthishardcover.Therearefascinatingstoriesrelatedtothephotos.Forexample,doyouknowaninsectfeedsonthetearsofAsiancattle?

There‟saquestion-and-answersectionwithaninsectscientistandadviceonhowtohelppreserveendangeredinsects.

JourneyIntotheInvisiblebyChristineSchlitt,80pages,ages9-12

Ifyouuseamagnifying（放大的）glass,youknowaleaflooksquitedifferent.Thisbookexplainswhatmicroscopesdoandthenshowswhathappenstothingsaroundthehousewhenwatchedwiththisamazingscientifictool.Thebacteria（细菌）inyourmouth,whenmagnified20,000times,lookabitlikeswimmingpoolnoodles.Fascinatingphotosarepairedwithsuggestionsabouthowtolearnabouttheworldaroundyou,justbylookingalittlecloser.

4.Kidsinterestedinpre-historicalanimalsmightread.

A.UltimateBugopedia

B.BeyondtheSolarSystem

C.JourneyIntotheInvisible

D.ScalySpottedFeatheredFrilled

5.BeyondtheSolarSystemismainlyabout.

A.spaceexplorationB.theMilkyWay

C.historylessonsD.AlbertEinstein‟suniverse

6.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.butterfliesarefondofthetearsofAsiancattle

B.scientistshavediscoveredthedinosaur‟scoloring

C.microscopescanpresentyouwithanamazingworld

D.manhasexploredtheblackholeforthousandsofyears

7.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

A.comparefeaturesofdifferentbooks

B.inspirepeopletobecomescientists

C.teachchildrensomeknowledgeofscience

D.recommendnewsciencebookstochildren

C

Itisdifficultforparentsofnearlyeveryfamilytoteachtheirchildrentoberesponsibleforhousework,butwithoneofthefollowingsuggestions,youreallycangetyourchildrentohelpathome.

Ifyougiveyourchildrentheimpressionthattheycanneverdoanythingquiteright,thentheywillregardthemselvesasunfitorunablepersons.Unlesschildrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.

MydaughterCarla'sfifth-gradeteachermadeeverychildinherclassfeelspecial.Whenstudentsreceivedlessthanaprefecttestscore,shewouldpointoutwhattheyhadmasteredanddeclaredfirmlytheycouldlearnwhattheyhadmissed.

Youcanusethesametechniquewhenyouevaluate（评价）yourchild'sworkathome.Don'talwaysscoldandgivelotsofpraiseinstead.Talkaboutwhathehasdoneright,notaboutwhathehasn'tdone.Ifyourchildcompletesadifficulttask,promisehimaSundaytriporaballgamewithDad.

Learningisaprocessoftryingandfailingandtryingandsucceeding.Ifyouteachyourchildrennottofearamistakeoffailure,theywilllearnfasterandachievesuccessatlast.

8.Thewholepassagedealswith.

A.socialeducation

B.schooleducation

C.familyeducationpre-schooleducation

D.9.Theauthorthinksthat.

A.thereisnowaytogetchildrentohelpathome

B.themoreencouragementandpraiseyougive,themoreresponsibleandhelpfulchildrenwillbecome

C.itisverydifficulttomakechildrenresponsibleforhousework

D.childrencanbeforcedtohelpwithhousework

10.Thearticlegivesusagoodsuggestionabouthowtoevaluateyourchild'sworkathome.Thatisto.

A.praisehissuccess

B.promisehimatrip

C.givehimapunishment

D.promisehimaballgame

11.Theauthoradvisesreadersto.

A.learnfromhimself,forhehasagoodwayofteaching

B.takeprideinCarla'sfifth-gradeteacher

C.doaswhatCarla'steacherdidineducatingchildren

D.followCarla'sexamplebecausesheneverfailsinthetest

Middleschooliscalledmiddleschoolbecauseit‟sinthemiddleofyourschoolyears.Elementaryschool（小学）isbehindyou.Highschoolstillwaitsforyou.Middleschooloftenincludessixth,seventh,andeighthgrades.

Forakid,goingtomiddleschoolisoftenabigchange:

first,itmeansmovingtoanewbuilding;second,itmay

meantakingadifferentbuswithdifferentstudents;third,thefriendsyoumadeinelementaryschoolmaygotodifferentmiddleschools.Otherthingsthatprobablywillbedifferentaretheteachersandthehomework.Allthatcan请makeyoufeelabitscaredonthefirstdayofmiddleschool.

Yourhomeworkwilllikelygetmorechallenging（有挑战性的）.Inmiddleschoolyou‟llprobablybelearning不

somenewsubjectslikeforeignlanguages.Youmayalsolearndifferentstufflikemoreadvanced（高级的）coursesincomputertechnology,musicandart,health,andlifeskills,suchascooking,eventhoughyou‟velearnedsomeabout要

theminelementaryschool.Ontopofthat,middleschoolwillprobablyofferyouavarietyofnewteams,clubs,andactivities.

在

Besides,youmightwonderhowtomakenewfriendsinmiddleschool.Here‟ssomething:

tryjoiningaclubora

sportsteam.It‟sagreatwaytogettoknownewkids.Beinginthesegroupsalsocanhelpyoufeelatease（自由自在，

舒适）.Bynextyear,you‟llbethatcoololderkidwho‟shelpingoutthenewkid.Ifhegetslostonthewaytothegym,密

pleaseshowhimtheway!

12.Accordingtothepassage,kidsmayfeelalittlewhentheygotomiddleschoolonthefirstday.封

A.proudB.upsetC.excitedD.afraid

13.Whichofthefollowingmaystudentsnotlearninelementaryschool?

线

A.Foreignlanguages.B.Computertechnology.

C.Musicandart.D.Lifeskills.

内

14.Theauthorhopesthatthekidswillbeabletoinmiddleschool.

A.studyharder

B.keepintouchwiththeirfriends答

C.helpoutnewstudents

D.takepartinallkindsofactivities题

15.Thispassageismainlywrittento.

A.kids‟parents

B.kidstobeginmiddleschool

C.kids‟teachers

D.studentstomovetoanewschool

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Peoplelivinginthecountryenjoyseveraladvantagesthatpeoplelivinginthecitycannotenjoy.

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Theymakefriendswithtreesandstones.Theybreathefreshair.Theyfightwithstrong

winds.

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be_33_ornot.“Fine,”themansaid,“andI'll_34_mywife.Weintendtogoforarideinitto_35_it.”

Thiscontactwithnatureisgoodforhealth.Therearemanydiseasesthatarecommoninthecity,butaren