高二英语上学期期中试题122.docx

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高二英语上学期期中试题122

双鸭山市第一中学2016年高二上学期期中考试

英语试题

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）

A

Peoplearecompassionate.Witheffort,wecantranslatecompassionintoaction.Anexperiencel

astweekendshowedmethisistrue.Iworkpart-timeinasupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareourmaincustomers,andit’snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSunday,oneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister（收款机）withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcash,hadjustmovedintohisroom,andhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.

Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkind

ofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbefore,andwhathewouldbelikeifluckhadgonehisway.Ihadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoul,allaloneintheworld.ItoldhimthatIwassorry,butstorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.Ifeltstupidandunkindsayingthis,butIvaluedmyjob.

Justthen,anotherman,standingbehindthefirst,spokeup.Ifanything,helookedmorepitiable.“Chargeittome,”wasallhesaid.

WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassion,ontheotherhand,iscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.

1.Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits_______.

A.promisedtoobeythestorerules

B.forgottotakeanymoneywithhim

C.hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylater

D.couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive

2.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?

A.kindandluckyB.friendlyandhelpful

C.poorandlonelyD.hurtanddisappointed

3.Thewriteracteduponthestorerulesbecause_______.

A.heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldman

B.hefeltnopityfortheoldgentleman

C.heconsideredtheoldmandishonest

D.hewantedtokeephispresentjob

4.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?

A.Wealthismoreimportantthananythingelse.

B.Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.

C.Experienceisbettergainedthroughpractice.

D.Helpingothersiseasiersaidthandone.

B

TheEnglishwriterSamuelJohnsonfamouslysaid,“YoufindnomanwhoiswillingtoleaveLondon.No,sir,whenamanistiredofLondon,heistiredoflife,forthereisinLondonallthatlifecanafford.”MorethantwocenturieshavepassedsinceJohnson’sage,buthiswordsstillringtrue.Here,you’llfindthehistoricTowerofLon

donandtheTateModernbothconsideredmust-sees.Shakespeare’ssonnets（十四行诗）arestillbeingutteredbyactors.Londonersmostcertainlystilllookuptotheroyals,buttheyalsorockouttoColdplayandLilyAllen.Andwhiletheystillsiptea,theynowdrinkStarbucks,too.

HowtoSaveMoneyinLondon

Findthefreeattractions.ManyofLondon’stopthingstodo,includingtheNationalGallery,HydeParkandthePortobelloRoadMarket,areabsolutelyfreetoenjoy.

RidetheTube.Takingtaxiswilladdupquickly,sobuyapay-as-you-goOysterCardandtravelonLondon’sundergroundsystem,nicknamedthe“Tube”.

Dinesmart.CorridorslikeBrickLaneofferfantasticculturalfoodforbargainprices;fishandchipshopsareacheapstandbyandtakeawayfoodcostslessthandine-in.

LondonCulture&Customs

Londonisoneofthefashioncapitalsoftheworld,anditsresidentstendtoreflectthat.Practically,packanumbrellafortherainydaysandascarfforthecoldones.Asfortipping,restaurantsandcafeswillusuallyadda10-to-15-percentservicechargetothebill.Ifaservicechargeisnotallotted（指定）,it’scustomarytotipthesame（between10and15percent）.Ifyou’redrinkingatapuborwinebar,tippingi

sflexible.Andinataxicab,tipthedrivertothenearestpoundorabout10percentofthecost.

LondonDining

Londonusedtobehighlycriticizedforitsheavyandcommonmenuitems.Now,Londonisconsideredasoneofthemostgourmetcitiesintheworld.Andwithitsmeltingpotofcultures,it’snotdifficulttoseewhy.LondonofferseverythingfrommodernBritishtoMalaysian.ForIndianfood,wesuggestvisitingthecurryhousesonBrickLane.Ifyouwantarealhighteaexperience,bookreservationsattheRitz,atFortnum&Mason,orattheDorchester—butbesuretodressthepart.Pubcultureisstillaliveandwell,soifyouhaveahankeringforfriedfishandsaltychips（orFrenchfries）,you’llstillfindthemhere.Andforaquickbite,exchangeafewpoundsforakebab,aquicksandwichorsometogosushi,whichcanbefoundinrestaurantsthroughoutthecity.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.LifeinLondonisexcitingbuttiring.

B.Londonersaretraditionalandfashionconscious.

C.Manywell-knownwritersliketoliveinLondon.

D.CoffeeismorepopularwithLondonersthantea.

6.Theunderlinedword“hankering”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby“________”.

A.desireB.respectC.preparationD.talent

7.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthepassage?

A.Culture.B.Travel.C.Education.D.Entertainment.

C

Wearesurroundedbymixedmessagesaboutmistakes:

we'retoldweearnbymakingthem,

butweworkhardtoavoidthem.Sotheresultisthatmostofusknowthatwearegoingtomake

mistakes,butdeepdown,wefeelweshouldn't.

Experimentswithschoolchildrenwhodidwellonagiventestshowthatthosewhowere

praisedforbeingsmartandthen

offeredamorechallengingorlesschallengingtaskafterward

usuallychosetheeasierone.Ontheotherhand,childrenpraisedfortryinghard-ratherthan

beingsmart-farmoreoftenselectedthemoredifficulttask.

Ifwetryhardtoavoidmistakes,wearen'topentogettingtheinformationweneedin

ordertodobetter.Inawritingstudy,experimentsshowedthatthosewhoaresoscaredto

makemistakesperformworseinwritingtasksthanthosewhoaren'tasworriedaboutbeing

perfect.Theyfearreceivinganykindofnegativefeedback,sotheydon'tlearnwheretheywent

wrongandhowtoget

better.

Wedon'tjustlearnmorewhenwe'reopentomistakes,welearndeeper.Researchtellsus

thatifwe'reonlyconcernedaboutgettingtherightanswer,wedon'talwayslearnthe

underlyingconceptsthathelpustrulyunderstandwhateverwe'retryingtofigureout.Mistakes

needtobeseennotasafailuretolearn,butasaguidetowhatstillneedstobelearned.As

ThomasEdisonsaid,“Iamnotdiscouraged,becauseeveryabandonedwrongattemptis

anotherstepforward."

Furthermore,weoftenmakemistakesbecausewetrynewthings-wewanderawayfrom

acceptedpaths.Teflon,penicillin-theseareexamplesofgreatdiscoveriesmadebymistake.

TakeapagefromAlbertEinstein,whosaid,"Anyonewhohasnevermadeamistakehasnever

triedanythingnew."

8.Whatwillhappentostudentspraisedforbeingsmartinfaceofchoosingtaskscomparedto

studentspraisedforworkinghard?

A.Hewillchoosealesschallengingtask.

B.Hewillhidehismistakesfromhisteachers.

C.Hewillworkhardertoavoidmistakes.

D.Hewillaskhisteachersforadvice.

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTacceptableaccordingtothepassage?

A.Themoremistakeswemake,themorewelearn.

B.Mistakescanbeusedasapositivefactorforsuccess.

C.Beingopentomistakeshelpyouunderstandthetruth.

D.Astepforwardmaycomefrommistakesyou'vemade.

10.Whatdoesthelastparagraphwanttotellus?

A.Onemustfollowacorrectpathtoavoidmistakes.

B.TobecomeanEinstein,youshouldmakemistakes.

C.Youcan'tmakemistakesunlessyoutrynewthings.

D.Makingmistakesisnotadisadvantageinaway.

11.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Wecanneveravoidmakingmistakeswhenwework.

B.Successcan'tbeachievedwithoutmakingmistakes.

C.Mistakesshouldbetreatedwithacorrectattitude.

D.Tryeverymeanstoavoidmistakesinourdailylife.

D

Expensiveperfumes（香水）comeintinybottles,butmanyhideawhale-sizedsecret.

Toperfectaparticularsmell,perfume-makersoftenuseaningredientthatcomesfrom

spermwhales,calledambergris（龙涎香）.Butusingambergris,whichhelpsaperfumelast

longer,isstronglyopposedbymanypeoplewhothinkitiswrongtokillwhalesjustsowecan

smellsweet.JoergBohlmannisneitheraperfumernorawhaleexpert.He'saplantbiologistat

theUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanada.Buthisdiscoveryofanewplantgene（基因）

mightpushwhalesoutoftheperfumebusiness.

Thegenecomesfromfirtrees,foundthroughoutNorthAmericaandcommonlyusedas

Christmastrees.Thetreesproduceachemicalthatcanbeusedinperfumeinplaceof

ambergris-butwithacatch."There'saproblemthatmanypeoplewouldn'tconsider.Inthe

tree,thechemicalismixedwithmanyothers.Thatmakesseparationachallenge,"Bohlmann

says."lt'sliketryingtoisolatesugarfromabiscuit."

Thisiswheresciencebecomesuseful.WhenBohlmannlearnedthatfirtreesproducethe

ambergris-likechemical,hedecidedtousehisgeneknow-howtofindtheinstructionsforhow

tomaketheambergris-substitute.

Bohlmannfoundthatgeneandtookitoutofthetreecells.Thenhedidsomethingthat

mightsoundstrangetosomeonewhodoesn'tworkingenetics:

Bohlmannputthegenefromthe

treeintoyeast（酵母）cells.

Yeastmaysoundfamiliarbecauseit'susedtomakethingslikebread,wineandbeer.

Biologistsliketoworkwithyeastbecauseiteasilyadoptsnewgenesandchanges