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高二上学期期中联考英语试题含答案
2018—-2019学年上期期中联考
高二英语试题
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第Ⅰ卷(选择题;共70分)
第一部分听力(略)
第二部分阅读理解(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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Iwasreadingtheseinterestingstoriesbehindagroupofgreatlogosintheworld.PersonallyNikeismyfavoriteone–it’ssosimple.AndIlikedthestoriesbehindthem,whichmademeforgetallotherthings.McDonald’s,Apple,MercedesBenzandAdidasowngreatlogosaswell,andtheyareamongmyfavorites.
Nike
IntheGreekmyth,Nikeisthegoddessofvictoryandthesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.ThislogorepresentsthewinginthefamousstatueoftheGreekgoddess.Nike’slogowasdesignedbyCarolynDavidsonin1971for$35,andwasregisteredasatrademarkin1995.
McDonald’s
Thelogowasdesignedin1962byJimSchindlertoresemblethearchshaped(拱形的)signsonthesideofthecompany’sthenwalk-uphamburgerstand.Lateron,thetwogoldenarcheswerecombinedtogethertoformtheM.TheMcDonald’snamewasaddedtothelogoin1968.
Apple
TherearedifferentstoriesbehindApple’slogo.ThefirstlogowasareferencetothereligiousstoryofAdamandEve,inwhichtheapplerepresentedthefruitoftheTreeofKnowledge.Oneyearlater,thesecondlogowasdesignedin1977bySteveJobsandRonaldWayne,anditdescribedSirIsaacNewtonsittingunderanappletree.Thislogodidn’tstaylong.OneyearlateritwasreplacedalmostimmediatelybygraphicdesignerRobJanoff’s“rainbowapple”,arainbow-coloredsilhouette(轮廓)ofanapplewithabitetakenoutofit.Andthentherainbow-coloredapplewasreplacedbytheone-coloredlogoin1998.Ithasnotbeenchangedsofar.
MercedesBenz
TheMercedesBenzlogo,whichwasoriginallycreatedbyGottliebDaimlerin1909,consistsofasimpledescriptionofathree-pointedstarthatrepresentsitsruleoftheland,theseaandtheair.ThecompanywasfoundedbyGottliebDaimlerandWilhelmMaybach.MercedesisthenameofMaybach’selderdaughter,whileBenzcameasaresultofacombinationwithBenz,CieandDMGin1926.
Adidas
TheAdidaslogo,whichwascreatedbythefounderofthecompanyAdiDassler,representsmountains,pointingtowardsthechallengesthatareseenaheadandgoalsthatcanbeachieved.Thelogowasusedforthefirsttimein1967.
21.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestoriesofthegreatlogos?
A.Theyareattractive. B.Theyarepractical.
C.Theyareboring. D.Theyareoutofdate.
22.WhatdoesNike’slogostandfor?
A.ThestatueoftheGreekgoddess.B.ThewingoftheGreekgoddess.
C.Thegoddessofvictory.D.Thesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.
23.WecanlearnthatApple’spresentlogois______.
A.Newton’ssittingunderanappletreeB.therainbow-coloredbittenapple
C.thereligiousstoryofAdamandEveD.abittenapplewithonlyonecolor
24.Whichofthefollowingtimeordersdescribesthebirthsofthegreatlogos?
A.McDonald’s–Apple–Nike–MercedesBenz.
B.Nike–MercedesBenz–McDonald’s–Apple.
C.MercedesBenz–McDonald’s–Nike–Apple.
D.Nike–McDonald’s–Apple–MercedesBenz.
B
Muchoftoday’sscienceofphysicsisbasedonNewton’sdiscoveryofthethreelawsofmotionandhistheoryofgravity(地球引力).Newtonsaid,“IfIsawfurtherthanothermen,itwasbecauseIstoodontheshouldersofgiants.”OnewasthegreatItalianscientist,Galileo.AnotherwasthePolishscientistNicholasCopernicus,whohadbegunascientificrevolution.Itledtoacompletelynewunderstandingofhowtheuniverseworked.GalileocontinuedandexpandedtheworkofCopernicus.Newtonbuiltontheideasofthesetwoscientistsandothers.Hefoundandprovedtheanswersforwhichtheysearched.
IssacNewtonwasborninWoolsthorpe,England,onDecember25th,1642.Hewasbornearlyandnooneexpectedhimtosurvive.Heliveduntilhewas84.Hisfatherdiedbeforehewasborn.Hismothermarriedagain.Helivedwithhisgrandmaonthefamilyfarm.
Asaboy,helikedtomakethings.Healsodecidedtofindadifferentwaytomeasurethespeedofthewind.Onawindyday,hemeasuredhowfarhecouldjumpwiththewindathisback.Thenhemeasuredhowfarhecouldjumpwiththewindinhisface.Fromthedifferencebetweenthetwojumps,hemadehisownmeasureofthestrengthofthewind.Strangely,Newtonbecameamuchbetterstudentafteraboykickedhiminthestomach.Theboywasoneofthebestofthestudentsintheschool.Newtondecidedtogetevenwithhimbygettinghighermarksthantheboykickinghim.Newtonbecamethetopstudentattheschoolverysoon.
25.Asaboy,whatwasNewtonlike?
A.Hewastooweaktosurvive.
B.Hewasdeterminedtostudymath.
C.Helikedtofindoutnewwaystosolveproblems.
D.Hetendedtostudymathonthefamilyfarm.
26.WecanknowfromthetextthatthetheoriesofNewton,Galileo,andCopernicusfocuson______.
A.howtheuniverseworksB.thethreelawsofmotion
C.ascientificrevolutionD.thetheoryofgravity
27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Oneofthehistory’sgreatestscientists.
B.IssacNewton---History’sgreatestscientist.
C.Oneoftheworld’sgreatestscientists,IssacNewton.
D.IssacNewtonandhislaws.
C
Rushhourtrafficisaprobleminmanybigcitiesaroundtheworld.Commuters(上下班者)rushtoandfromtheirjobsincars,buses,subways,trains,andevenonbicycles.LargecitiesintheUnitedStateshavetworushhours––oneinthemorningandoneintheevening.Butincitiesinotherpartsoftheworld,therearefourrushhours.InAthensandRome,forexample,manyworkersgohomeforlunchandanap.Afterthismiddaybreak,theyrushbacktotheirjobsandworkforafewmorehours.
InTokyo,there’sabigrushhourunderground.MostofthepeopleinTokyotakethesubways.Thetrainsareverycrowded.Subwayemployeescalledpackerswearwhiteglovesandhelppackthecommutersintothetrainswhenthedoorsclose.Theymakesurethatallpurses,briefcases,clothes,andhandsareinsidethetrains.
InSeoul,manycommutersprefertotaketaxistogettowork.Tohailacab,manypeoplestandatcrossroadsandraisetwofingers.Thismeansthey’llpaythecabdriverdoubletheusualfare.Somepeopleevenraisethreefingers!
They’llpaythreetimesthenormalrate.
StreetsinRomeareverycrowdedwithautomobilesandmopeds(摩托自行车)duringrushhours.Thecitycan’tmakeitsstreetswider,anditcan’tbuildnewhighways,becauseitdoesn’twanttodisturbthemanyhistoricsitesinthecity,suchastheForumandtheColiseum.Ittookthecityfifteenyearstoconstructanewsubwaysystem.Constructionhadtostopeverytimeworkersfoundoldartifactsanddiscoveredplacesofinteresttoarchaeologists(考古学家).
Inmanybigcities,therearespeciallanesonhighwaysforcarpools.Thesearegroupsofthreeormorepeoplewhodrivetoandfromworktogether.Theysharethecostsofgasandparkingandtaketurnsdrivingintothecity.
28.Bigcitieshavetrafficproblemsduringrushhoursbecausethereare_______.
A.speciallanesonhighwaysB.manycommuters
C.fourrushhoursD.manycarsonthestreet
29.MostofthecommutersinTokyo_______.
A.takesubwaytrainstoworkB.arepackers
C.taketaxistoworkD.carrybriefcasestowork
30.To“hailacab”inParagraph3meansto_______.
A.paydoublethenormalfareB.trytogetacab
C.prefertotaketaxisD.tostandatcrossroads
31.Commutersincarpoolsprobably_______.
A.liveinthecityB.takethesubwaytowork
C.savemoneyongasandparkingfeeD.havespeciallicenseplates(牌照)
D
Howdoyougetamantodohisshareofthehousework?
Ifyouarelikemostwomen,you’vefacedthisquestionthehardway.
Amanwillenjoyaclean,orderlyhouse,butheusuallywon’tmaketheefforttocleanororganiseit.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatawomanhastodoallthehousework;shemayhavetomanagemanyofthehouseholdduties,andrequestherpartner’sparticipation.Awomancanoftensaythatmenandwomenshouldtakeequalresponsibilityforhousework.
Veryfewmenareraisedtobefullyresponsibleforhousework,andmanymenlookonhouseworkaswomen’swork.Ontheotherhand,mostmenwillreadilyworkaroundtheyard,makerepairsandcompleteprojectsonweekendsorevenings,andit’simportantthatyougiveyourmanappreciationforthosethings,too.Mostmenwilltakeonalittleadditionalhouseworkaroundthehouseifaskedpolitely.Theyareevenmorelikelytodohouseworkiftheycanchoosewhattheywanttodo,anddoitwithoutbeingmonitored.
Here’sthekey:
menwanttofeelthattheyaredoinghouseworkeitherbecausetheywanttodoatask,orbecausetheysimplywanttopleasetheirwomen.Menaremuchlesslikelytotakeonhouseholdtaskstheyconsideruninterestingandunimportant.Inotherwords,menarelikelytodoahouseholdtaskjustforthegoodofthehouse.
32.Thepassageismainlyabouthowto______.
A.getmentotakeonsomehouseworkB.getmentoservetheirfamilies
C.praisemen’shouseworkD.makemendoallthehousework
33.Accordingtothepassage,aman______.
A.iswillingtodohousework
B.likestobetoldtodohousework
C.istaughttoberesponsibleforhouseworkfromchildhood
D.likesacleanhousebutdoesn’tmakeeffortstocleanit
34.Inordertogetmentodosomehousework,womenshouldoften______.
A.orderthemtodotheirshareB.askthemtodosomehouseworkpolitely
C.blamemen’slazinessD.monitormen’swork
35.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeanstha