黑龙江省某知名中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题2.docx

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黑龙江省某知名中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题2

绥芬河市高级中学2018—2019学年度第一学期期中考试

高二英语

（分值：

150分考试时间：

120分钟）

第I卷

第一部分：

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）

阅读下列短文：

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将正确的选项涂在答题卡上。

1.Thecardaboveis_________

A.aticketB.apostcardC.aninvitationD.anadvertisement

2.Thepartyisfor_________

A.abirthdayB.theQueenC.beewatchingD.theNationalDay

3.Accordingtothecard,ifyouareunabletogo,youcan.

A.returnthecardB.visittheMuseumC.ignorethemessageD.contactAlice’mother

B

AfellowspeakerfromCalifornianamedGeriflewtoJapan,inherfavoritejeansandacasualjacket,togiveherfirstspeech.Fourteenhourslater,fourperfectlydressedJapanesegentlemengreetedheratNaritaAirport.Smilingandbowinglow,theyhandedhertheirbusinesscards.Withherbaginonehand,Geritooktheircardswiththeother.Shethankedthem,glancedbrieflyatthecards,andputthemintoherjeanspocketquickly.

Whenthefiveofthemarrivedatthehotel,theyinvitedGeritoteainthelobby（大厅）.Whilesippingtea,thegentlemenpresentedherwithasmallgiftwhichsheeagerlyopened.Shewasthrilledwiththegiftandshoutedexcitedly,“Oh,it'sbeautiful！

”

Atthispoint,thefourJapanesegentlemenstoodupand,bowingonlyveryslightly,said“Sayonara”andleftimmediately.PoorGeriwasleftastonished.Whatdidshedowrong?

Everything!

Herjeanswerethefirstgaffe（失礼）.Evenifyou'recomingoffabicycleinJapan,youdonotmeetclients（客人）casuallydressed.ThesecondmistakewasGeri'shandlingoftheirbusinesscardsrudely.InJapan,thebusinesscardisoneofthemostimportantcommunicativetools.Itisalwayspresentedandacceptedrespectfullywithbothhands.However,Geriputtheircardsawaymuchtooquickly.InJapan,peopleusebusinesscardsasaconversationstarter.Youchatabouteachother'scardsandworkanddonotputtheirsawayuntiltheygentlyandrespectfullyplaceyoursinsafekeeping.Puttingitcarelesslyintoherjeanspocketwastheultimatedisrespect.

Then,thefourthhorrorofhorrorswasthatGerishouldnothaveopenedthegiftinfrontofherclients.Inalandwheresavingfaceiscritical,itwouldbeembarrassingtodiscoverthegifttheygavewasnotasniceastheonetheyreceived.Whatisworse,Gerihadn'tevengiventhemagift!

4．InthefourJapanesegentlemen'seyes,Geritooktheircards________.

A．excitedly　　B．embarrassinglyC.politeD．disrespectfully

5．WhydidthefourJapanesegentlemenleaveGerisuddenly?

A．Becausetheycouldn'tbearGeri'sbehavioranylonger.

B．Becausetheyhadfinishedthetask.

C．BecauseGerihadsomethingmoreimportanttodo.

D．BecauseGerifeltembarrassed.

6．ThethirdmistakeGerimadewasthatshe________.

A．usedherowncardasaconversationstarterB．tookherclients'cardswithonehand

C．keptherclients'cardsinawrongplaceD．metherclientsinjeans

7．Whatlessoncanwedrawfromthisstory?

A．Honestyisthebestpolicy.B．Thinktwicebeforeyoutakeanyaction.

C．WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.D．Don'tclaimtoknowwhatyoudon'tknow.

C

ManyofusloveJulybecauseit’sthemonthwhennature’sberries（浆果）andstonefruits（核果）areinabundance.ThesecolorfulandsweetjewelsformBritishColumbia’sfieldsarelittlepowerhousesofnutritionalprotection.

Ofthecommonberries,strawberriesarehighestinvitaminC,although,becauseoftheirseeds,raspberriescontainalittlemoreprotein（蛋白质）,ironandzinc（notthatfruitshavemuchprotein）.Blueberriesareparticularlyhighinantioxidants（抗氧化物质）.TheyellowandorangestonefruitssuchaspeachesarehighinthecarotenoidsweturnintovitaminAandwhichareantioxidants.Asforcherries（樱桃）,theyaresodelicious.whocares?

However,theyarerichinvitaminC.

Whencombinedwithberriesofslicesofotherfruits,frozenbananasmakeanexcellentbaseforthick,coolingfruitshakesandlowfat“icecream”.Forthispurpose,selectripebananasforfreezingastheyaremuchsweeter.Removetheskinandplacetheminplasticbagsorcontainersandfreeze.Ifyoulike,asqueezeoffreshlemonjuiceonthebananaswillpreventthemturningbrown.Frozenbananaswilllastseveralweeks,dependingontheirripenessandthetemperatureofthefreezer.

Ifyouhaveajuicer,youcansimplyfeedinfrozenbananasandsomeberriesorslicedfruit.Outcomesa“soft-serve”creamydessert,tobeeatenrightaway.Thismakesafunactivityforachildren’sparty;theylovefeedingthefruitandfrozenbananasintothetopofthemachineandwatchingtheicecreamcomeoutbelow.

8.Whatdoestheauthorseemtolikeaboutcherries?

A.Theycontainprotein.B.TheyarehighinvitaminA.

C.Theyhaveapleasanttaste.D.Theyarerichinantioxidants.

9.Whyisfreshlemonjuiceusedinfreezingbananas?

A.Tomakethemsmellbetter.B.Tokeeptheircolor.

C.Tospeeduptheirripening.D.Toimprovetheirnutrition.

10.Whatis“ajuicer”inthelastparagraph?

A.Adessert.B.Adrink.C.Acontainer.D.Amachine.

11.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?

A.Abiologytextbook.B.Ahealthmagazine.

C.Aresearchpaper.D.Atravelbrochure.

D

IworkwithVolunteersforWildlife,arescueandeducationorganizationatBaileyArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjured,displacedorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking;survivalisnevercertain.However,whenitworks,itissimplybeautiful.

 IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl（猫头鹰）ontheground.WhenIarrived,Isawa2-to3-week-oldowl.Ithadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.

 Iexaminedthechick（雏鸟）anditseemedfine.IfIcouldlocatethenest,Imighthavebeenabletoputitback,butnoluck.Mynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchoritinatree.

Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.Awirebasketwasfound.Iputsomepinebranchesintothebaskettomakethisnestsafeandcomfortable.Iplacedthechickinthenest,anditquicklycalmeddown.

 Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents,buttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults;theymightalsoencourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.

 Anervousnighttobesure,butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!

Thehomeownercalledtosaythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.Idroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactive.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall—LUNCH!

Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.

12.Whatisunavoidableintheauthor’srescueworkaccordingtoparagraph1?

A.Effortsmadeinvain.B.Gettinginjuredinhiswork.

C.Feelinguncertainabouthisfuture.D.Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.

13.WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?

A.Torescueawoman.B.Totakecareofawoman.

C.Tolookatababyowl.D.Tocureayoungowl.

14.Whatmadethechickcalmdown?

A.Anewnest.B.Somefood.C.Arecording.D.Itsparents.

15.Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?

A.It’sunexpected.B.It’sbeautiful.C.It’shumorous.D.It’sdiscouraging.

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。

选项有两项为多余选项。

Gettingyourchildrentostudycanbealittlelikegettingthemtoeattheirvegetables.

16.Makeastudytimeandhaveitatthesametimeeveryday.Thiswillhelpyourkidstolearntoscheduletheirdayandwillgivethemasenseofcontroloverhowtheyspendtheirtime.

Allowthemtostudyinblocksoftime,suchasforhalfanhourwithafive-minutebreakinthemiddle.17.Ideal（理想的）studytimesareafterdinnerorrightafterschoolbeforedinner.

Neverallowyourchildrentostudyinfrontofthetelevision,asthatwillencouragepassiveactivity.18

You’llalsoneedtohelpyourkidsfindtherightplacetostudy.Afteryou’vesetupagoodstudytimeforlittlelearners,setupagoodplacewheretheycangetthosecreativejuicesflowing.

19.Makesurethereisatableoradeskandacomfortablechair.

20Thisincludeshelpingthemoutwiththeirhomeworksometimesandbeingthereforthemwiththeanswerstoanyquestions.Theinputyougiveyourchildrenduringstudyperiodswillhelpformabondandhelpmakestudyingenjoyable.

A.Pickaplacewhereyourchildrencanstudyproperly.

B.Holdthemtothescheduletheycreateforthemselves.

C.Finally,spendtimewithyourkidswhenthey’restudying.

D.Keeptheatmospherelightandofferlotsofencouragement,too.

E.Instead,useTVasatreatorarewardwhenthehomeworkiscompleted.

F.Trytostopthisbadhabitbyofferingsomesortofreward.

G.Oneofthebestwaystoformgoodstudyhabitsforyourkidsistodesignaschedulethattheykeepto.

第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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Whenthedayfinally__25__,thingswentverywell.Peoplegaveeachothercardsandcandy.Everyoneseemedvery__26__.IgaveoutallofthethingsItooktoschooltomyclassmates.However,Ireceived__27__.Iwassurprisedatwhatwashappening.MsOrangethenaskedusto__28__whatwereceivedandsaywhomitcame__29__.Whenmynamewascalled,Icouldn’tholdbackmy__30__becauseIdidn’tgetanythingfromanyone.Iwas__31__bythepeoplewho