广东省惠阳高级中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题2含答案 师生通用.docx

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广东省惠阳高级中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题2含答案师生通用

惠州市惠阳高级中学实验学校2019届高二下学期期中考试

英语试卷

总分150分用时120分钟

I．阅读理解

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

SanFranciscoFireEngineTours

SanFranciscoWineryTour

Running:

February1stthroughApril30th

ThisdelicioustourgoesthroughthecityonitswaytoTreasureIslandwherewewillstopatthefamousWinerySF.Hereyoucanenjoy4poursofsomeofthebestwineSanFranciscohastooffer.（Includedinticketsprice）

DepartingfromtheCannery:

Tourtimesuponrequest.

Duration（时长）:

2hours

Price:

$90

BacktotheFiftiesTour

Running:

August16ththroughAugust31st

ThistourtransportsyoubackintimetooneofSanFrancisco’smostfantasticperiods,the1950s!

EnjoyfunhistoryaswetakeyouthroughSanFranciscoforafreetasteoficecream.

DepartingfromtheCannery:

5:

00pmand7:

00pm

Duration:

2hours

Price:

$90

SpookyHalloweenTour

Running:

October10ththroughOctober31st

JoinusforaridethroughthehistoricalPresidiodistrict.Authenticfiregear（服装）isprovidedforyourwarmthasourentertainerstakeyoutosomeofthemostthrillingpartsofSanFrancisco.

DepartingfromtheCannery:

6:

30pmand8:

30pm

Duration:

1hourand30minutes

Price:

Availableuponrequest

HolidayLightsTour

Running:

December6ththroughDecember23nd

ThisattractivetourtakesyoutosomeofSanFrancis’smostcheerfulholidayscenes.Authenticfiregearisprovidedforyourwarmthasyougetintotheholidayspirit.

DepartingfromtheCannery:

7:

00pmand9:

00pm

Duration:

1hourand30minutes

Advancereservationsrequired.

21.WhichofthetoursisavailableinMarch?

A.SanFranciscoWineryTour.

B.BacktotheFiftiesTour.

C.SpookyHallowenTour.

D.HolidayLightsTour.

22.WhatcantouristsdoonBacktotheFiftiesTours?

A.GotoTreasureIsland.

B.Enjoytheholidayscenes.

C.Havefreeicecream.

D.VisitthePresidiodistrict.

23.WhataretouristsrequiredtodotogoonHolidayLightsTour?

A.Takesomedrinks.

B.Setoffearlyinthemorning.

C.Wearwarmclothes.

D.Makereservationsinadvance.

B

MinutesafterthelastmovieendedyesterdayatthePlazaTheater,employeeswerebusysweepinguppopcornsandgatheringcokecups.Itwasascenethathadbeenrepeatedmanytimesinthetheater’s75-yearhistory.Thistime,however,thecleanupwasalittledifferent.Asonegroupofworkerscarriedouttherubbish,anothergroupbeganremovingseatsandothertheaterequipmentinpreparationforthebuilding’send.

ThefilmclassicTheLastPictureShowwasthelastmovieshownintheoldtheater.Thoughthemovieis30yearsold,mostofthe250seatswerefilledwithteary-eyedaudiencewantingtosaygood-byetotheoldbuilding.TheaterownerEdBradfordsaidhechosethemoviebecauseitseemedappropriate.Themovieissetinasmalltownwheretheonlymovietheaterispreparingtoclosedown.

BradfordsaidthatlargemoderntheatersinthecitymadeitimpossibleforthePlazatocompete.Headdedthatthetheater’slocation（位置）wasalsoareason.＂Thisusedtobethecenteroftown,＂hesaid.＂Nowtheareaismostlyofficebuildingsandwarehouses.＂

Lastweeksomecityofficialssuggestedthecitymightbeinterestedinturningtheoldtheaterintoamuseumandpublicmeetingplace.However,theseplanswereabandonedbecauseoffinancialproblems.Bradfordsoldthebuildingandlandtoalocaldevelopmentfirm,whichplanstobuildashoppingcomplexonthelandwherethetheaterislocated.

Thetheateraudiencesaidgood-byeasBradfordlockedthedoorsforthelasttime.After75yearsthePlazaTheaterhadshownitslastmovie.Thetheaterwillbemissed.

24.Inwhatwaywasyesterday’scleanupatthePlazaspecial?

A.Itmaderoomfornewequipment.

B.Itsignaledtheclosedownofthetheater.

C.Itwasdonewiththehelpoftheaudience.

D.Itmarkedthe75thanniversaryofthetheater.

25.WhywasTheLastPictureShowputon?

A.Itwasanall-timeclassic.B.Itwasaboutthehistoryofthetown.

C.Theaudiencerequestedit.D.Thetheaterownerfounditsuitable.

26.Whatwillprobablyhappentothebuilding?

A.Itwillberepaired.B.Itwillbeturnedintoamuseum.

C.Itwillbeknockeddown.D.Itwillbesoldtothecitygovernment.

27.Whatcanweinferabouttheaudience?

A.TheyaredisappointedwithBradford.

B.Theyaresadtopartwiththeoldtheater.

C.Theyaresupportiveofthecityofficials.

D.Theyareeagertohaveashoppingcenter.

C

Afteryearsofheateddebate,graywolveswerereintroducedtoYellowstoneNationalPark.FourteenwolveswerecaughtinCanadaandtransportedtothepark.Bylastyear,theYellowstonewolfpopulationhadgrowntomorethan170wolves.

GraywolvesoncewereseenhereandthereintheYellowstoneareaandmuchofthecontinentalUnitedStates,buttheyweregraduallydisplacedbyhumandevelopment.Bythe1920s,wolveshadpracticallydisappearedfromtheYellowstonearea.TheywentfarthernorthintothedeepforestsofCanada,wheretherewerefewerhumansaround.

Thedisappearanceofthewolveshadmanyunexpectedresults.Deerandelkpopulations—majorfoodsources（来源）forthewolf—grewrapidly.Theseanimalsconsumedlargeamountsofvegetation（植被）,whichreducedplantdiversityinthepark.Intheabsenceofwolves,coyotepopulationsalsogrewquickly.Thecoyoteskilledalargepercentageofthepark’sredfoxes,andcompletelydroveawaythepark’sbeavers.

Asearlyas1966,biologistsaskedthegovernmenttoconsiderreintroducingwolvestoYellowstonePark.Theyhopedthatwolveswouldbeabletocontroltheelkandcoyoteproblems.Manyfarmersopposedtheplanbecausetheyfearedthatwolveswouldkilltheirfarmanimalsorpets.

Thegovernmentspentnearly30yearscomingupwithaplantoreintroducethewolvers.TheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicecarefullymonitorsandmanagesthewolfpacksinYellowstone.Today,thedebatecontinuesoverhowwellthegraywolfisfittinginatYellowstone.Elk,deer,andcoyotepopulationsaredown,whilebeaversandredfoxeshavemadeacomeback.TheYellowstonewolfprojecthasbeenavaluableexperimenttohelpbiologistsdecidewhethertoreintroducewolvestootherpartsofthecountryaswell.

28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.WildliferesearchintheUnitedStates.

B.PlantdiversityintheYellowstonearea.

C.Theconflictbetweenfarmersandgraywolves.

D.ThereintroductionofwolvestoYellowstonePark.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword＂displaced＂inparagraph2mean?

A.Tested.B.Separated.C.Forcedout.D.Trackeddown.

30.Whatdidthedisappearanceofgraywolvesbringabout?

A.Damagetolocalecology.B.Adeclineinthepark’sincome.

C.Preservationofvegetation.D.Anincreaseinthevarietyofanimals.

31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheYellowstonewolfproject?

A.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Disapproving.D.Uncaring.

D

TheIntelligentTransportteamatNewcastleUniversityhaveturnedanelectriccarintoamobilelaboratorynamed＂DriveLAB＂inordertounderstandthechallengesfacedbyolderdriversandtodiscoverwherethekeystresspointsare.

Researchshowsthatgivingupdrivingisoneofthekeyreasonsforafallinhealthandwell-beingamongolderpeople,leadingtothembecomingmoreisolated（隔绝）andinactive.

LedbyProfessorPhilBlythe,theNewcastleteamaredevelopingin-vehicletechnologiesforolderdriverswhichtheyhopecouldhelpthemtocontinuedrivingintolaterlife.

Theseincludecustom-madenavigation（导航）tools,nightvisionsystemsandintelligentspeedadaptations.PhilBlytheexplains:

＂Formanyolderpeople,particularlythoselivingaloneorinthecountry,drivingisimportantforpreservingtheirindependence,givingthemthefreedomtogetoutandaboutwithouthavingtorelyonothers.＂

＂Butweallhavetoacceptthataswegetolderourreactionsslowdownandthisoftenresultsinpeopleavoidinganypotentiallychallengingdrivingconditionsandlosingconfidenceintheirdrivingskills.Theresultisthatpeoplestopdrivingbeforetheyreallyneedto.＂

DrAmyGuo,theleadingresearcherontheolderdriverstudy,explains:

＂TheDriveLABishelpingustounderstandwhatthekeypointsanddifficultiesareforolderdriversandhowwemightusetechnologytoaddresstheseproblems.

＂Forexample,mostofuswouldexpectolderdriversalwaysgoslowerthaneveryoneelsebutsurprisingly,wefoundthatin30mphzonestheystruggledtokeepataconstantspeedandsoweremorelikelytobreakthespeedlimitandbeatriskofgettingfined.We’relookingatthebenefitsofsystemswhichcontroltheirspeedasawayofpreventingthat.

＂Wehopethatourworkwillhelpwithtechnologicalsolutions（解决方案）toensurethatolderdriversstaysaferbehindthewheel.＂

32.WhatisthepurposeoftheDriveLAB?

A.Toexplorenewmeansoftransport.

B.Todesignnewtypesofcars.

C.Tofindoutolderdriver’sproblems.

D.Toteachpeopletrafficrules.

33.WhyisdrivingimportantforolderpeopleaccordingtoPhilBlythe?

A.Itkeepsthemindependent.

B.Ithelpsthemsavetime.

C.Itbuildsuptheirstrength.

D.Itcurestheirmentalillnesses.

34.Whatdoresearchershopetodoforolderdrivers?

A.Improvetheirdrivingskills.

B.Developdriver-assisttechnologies.

C.Providetipsonrepairingtheircars.

D.Organizeregularphysicalcheckups.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnewModelElectricCar

B.ASolutiontoTrafficProblems

C.DrivingServicesforElders

D.KeepingOlderDriversontheRoad

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的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。

Lotsofpeoplefindithardtogetupinthemorning,andputtheblameonthealarmclock.Infact,th