学年高二上学期英语阶段性测试试题一及答案.docx

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学年高二上学期英语阶段性测试试题一及答案

英语

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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，f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

SeveralHolidayHousesinSicilyandItsIslands

BaglioFontana,BusetoPaiizzoio,Trapani，Sicily

Grapeshavebeenharvestedatthistraditionalfamilyfarmsincetheearly18ihcentury.Oldphotosofthefamilycoverthewallsoftliesittingroom.Afarmmuseumexhibitsancienttoolsandyoucanhaveatasteofwineinthecountryrestaurant.Alltheroomscombinemodemcomfortswithoriginalfeatures.Youcanalsoswiminthepool.

Doublesfrom€100pernight，+390923855000

ClubLevante，Pantelleria

ReachingPantelleriabyplaneisstriking；byboatfromTrapaniitisthrilling.It’sasurprisinglystylishplacefornature-loversseekingprivacyandpeace,andisrunbywarmheartedMatteoandhi

sfather.There’sasmallrestaurant.Bedroomsareelegant,acoupleofwhichhaveaseaviewfromthebed.

Doublesfrom€130pernight，+390923915246

GiardinldiPantelleria,Pantelleria

Comeforanadventurousweekofwalking,boatingandhot-springinginanancient,dramaticlandscape.Fivethousandyearsago,Pantelleriawasminedforvolcanicglasstomakespearsandknives,andourancestorsleftsomefascinatingtombs.LocalArabsbuiltcircularsheltersfortheirtraditionalstonehouseswithtwo-metre-tliickrockwalls.

From€400aweekforanapartmentsleepingtwo,+393406156112

VillaPuntaSanNicola,Favignana

Favignanaisnotveryfamous.It'sjustahatitatforthoseItalianswhoarefamiliarwiththearea.Thistrio（三件套）ofsingle-storeysandstonehousesareownedandweredesignedbyaformerfashionphotographer.TheyarehalfbuUlintotherocksandsimplybutstylishlyfurnished.There’sabeautifulrockybeachjustafewstepsaway.

Apartmenissleeping2from€650cweek，+39335337054

1.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutBaglioMontana?

A.Itsmuseumexhibitsmanyancientpictures.

B.Ithasahistoryofaboutthreehundredyears.

C.Itsroomsarecoveredwiththefamily’sphotos.

D.Itownsthelargestwine-makingfactoryinthearea.

2.WhatisanadvantageofGiardinidiPantelleria?

A.Quietenvironment.

B.Convenienttransport.

C.Cheaprooms.

D.Freevisitstoancienttombs.

3.WhichplaceisonlyknownbysomeItalians?

A.BaglioFontana,BusetoPalizzolo,Trapani,Sicily,

B.ClubLevante,Pantelleria.

C.GiardinidiPantelleria,Pantelleria.

D.VillaPuntaSanNicola,Favignana.

4.Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttobealonewithoutbeingdisturbed?

A.+390923915246.

B.+390923855000.

C.+393406156112.

D.+39335337054.

B

I'mperfectlyawarethatmanypeopleyouknowprobablythinkyourecrazyforwantingtotravelinsteadofsettlingintoatypical9-5lifestyle.It'sdifficultforotherstounderstandyour

goals.

Well,1certainlydon'tthinkyou'recrazy.Infact,everytravelerIknowwouldagreethatyou'reonlycrazyifyoudecidenottogoafteryourgoalsinlife.

Istartedtravelingbackin1999,shortlyaftergraduatingfromuniversity.MyplanwastobackpackaroundSoutheastAsiaforthreemonthsandthenreturntotheUStobecomeasportsagent.However,justoneweekintothattrip,Irealizedthattbreemonthsoftravelsimplywasn'tenough.

TheonlyproblemwasthatIhadlessthan$1,500tomyname.Fastforwardlotoday...Overthepast15years,1havediscovered,andtakenadvantageof,endlessopportunitiesthathaveallowedmetocontinuouslylive,travel,studyandearnmoneyinover85countries.

Thepointis,ifIcanmakeithappenwith$1,500andnoideawhatIwasdoing,youcanmakeithappenaswell.

AndwiththeknowledgeandexperienceI'mabouttopassontoyouinthisguide,you'regoingtohaveamucheasierpathaheadthanIeverdid!

Ifyouareconstantlywonderinghowyoucanpossiblyachieveallofyourtravelgoalsduringthislifetime,Ijustwanttorepeateverythingyou,redreamingaboutreallycanbeachieved.

It'lltakesomehaixlworkanddeterminationforsure,butwhenyoufindyourselflivingortravelingorworkingoverseas,enjoyingrewardingex

periences,you'11bethankfulthatyoudecidedtochoosealifeoftravel.

AndIhonestlycan'twaittomeetupwithyouinsomeforeignlandwherewecanswaptravelstoriesoverabeerorcoffeeortea!

5.Whatdifficultydidtheauthoroncemeet?

A.Lackofexperience.

B.Lackofmoney.

C.Lackofconfidence*

D.Lackofencouragement.

6.Whatcanweleamabouttheauthor?

A.Heregretsgivinguphisgoal.

B.Hewantstohavea9-5jobnow.

C.Hethinkslivingalifeof^travelisworthwhile.

D.Hedoesn'twanttomeetothertravelerswhentraveling.

7.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhenwritingthepassage?

A.Humorous.B.Crazy.

C.Encouraging.D.Anxious.

C

Ridingonanexercisebikeathomemaykeepyouinphysicalshape,butitcangetprettyboringafterawhile.AaronPuzeyhadbeenonhisexercisebikeforhalfanh

ouradayforyearswhenhedecidedtolookforawaytomakeitabitmorefun.

Withvirtualrealitytechnologywidelyavailablenowadays,allbeneededtodowasfindawayofapplyingittohisneeds.Sohesetouttobuildanapp（应用程序）fortheSamsungGalaxyGearVRheadset（头戴式视图器）whichwouldallowhimtohookituptoGoogleStreetviewandmakeitseemlikehe’scyclingthroughdifferentreal-lifelocations.

Buildingtheapptodownloadthe3DdatafromStreetViewandmakeitviewableintheVRheadsetwasthetoughestpartofhisproject.Otherthanthat,allhe

neededtodowastapeaBluetoothmonitortohisexercisebike.Althoughthequalityoftheimagessometimesleavesalottobedesired，leavingcomplexscenesliketreeslookinglikeamess，Aaronhasbeenhavingalotoffunonhisjourney.

Aaron'sprojectisobviouslynosubstitute（替代品〉forrealoutdoorcyclingasitLacksthingslikethewindblowinginyourfaceorthepainofbattlinganuphillclimb,bulithasgivenhimagoal,aswellasthechancetotakeinthebeautyofplaceshemighthaveotherwiseneverseen.ItdefinitelybeatsstaringatawallorattheTVfor30minutes,anyway.

Obviously,Aaron’ssetuptheoreticallyallowshimtorideabikeanywherearoundtheworld.Hesaysheba6alwayswantedtoseeJapan,sooncehisridecomestoanend,heplanstostartanotheroneacrosstheLando

ftheRisingSun.

8.WhydidAaronPuzeybuildtheapp?

A.Toinventanewkindof

bicycle.

B.Toparticipateinacompetition.

C.Tosatisfytheneedsofthepublic.

D.Toaddfuntohisexercisebikeroutine*

9.WhichofthefallowingcanbestdescribeAaronPuxey?

A.Creative.B.Ambitious.C.Funny.D.Boring.

10.WhatwasthechallengeforPuzeyinhisproject?

A.Changingthe3Ddataintopictures.

B.DownloadingthesoftwarefromtheInternet.

C.Makingthe3Ddataviewableintheheadset.

D.TapingaBluetoothmonitorlohisexercisebike.

11.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.CyclingAcrosstheWorldatHome

B.TheLazyManandHisCrazyIdea

C.ANewWayofCyclingWithoutEffort

D.ASubstituteforRealOutdoorCycling

Ifyou'restillofthebeliefthaJmentalhealthconditionsaren，tasseriousasphysicalones，anewreportwillopenyoureyes.

TheUnitedStatesspentabout$201billiononmentalillnessin2013,accordingtothenewanalysispublishedinthejournalHealthAffairs.Thatmakesitthecostliestmedicalconditioninthecountry.Heartconditionswerethesecondcostliestcondition,fallingfarbehindmenialdisordersat$147billion.Trauma（外伤）andinjurywasthirdat$143billion.

“Onekeyfindingofthisstudyisthedegreetowhichspendingonmentalhealthdisordersin2013toppedthoseonallothermedicalconditions,includingheartconditions,trauma,andcancer.ResearcherCharlesRoehrigwroteinthestudy'sconclusion.

Justadecadeago,heartconditionsoutweighedmentddisorders.HealthcarecostsonheartProblemswereabout$105Millionin1996,withmentaldisorderecominginsecondat$79billion.

Thefindingsarejustanoth

erexampleofhowimportantitistorecognizementalillnessas

awidespreadpublichealthissue.Nearlyoneinfourpeoplewillexperienceamentalhealthconditionatsomepointinhisorherlife.Despitethisfact,though,there'sstillalackofsensitivityandunderstandinginsociety—andeventhemedicalcommunity—whenitcomestomentaldisorders.

Researchshowsdiscriminationinvolvedinmentalhealth.Negativethoughtssurroundingmentalillnessoftenpreventpeoplefromseekingtreatment,whichcanhaveseriousconsequences.

Dataalsosuggeststhatnotpayingattentiontomentalillnesscanaffeciacompany'sbottomline.Seriousmentalillnessesresultinabout$193billioninlostearningsperyear.

Lastly,thecostofmentalhealthissuesextendsbeyondadollarsign,butperhapstheshockingfigureinthereportwillfinallyserveasawakeupcallforthosewhobelievepsychological（心理的）conditionsaren'trealissues.Inotherwords,canwepleasetakementalillnessseriouslynow?

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“That”inParagraph2referto?

A.Thenewanalysis.B.Mentalillness.

C.$201billion.D.ThejournalHealthAffairs.

13.Howmuchmoreisspentonmentaldisordersin2013comparedwith1996?

A.$54billion.B.$96billion.

C.$122billion.D.$143billion.

14.Whatisonereasonwhypeoplehesitatetoreceivementaltreatment?

A.Psychologicaldoctorschargetoomuch.

B.Theyaren'tawareoftheirmentalillness.

C.Theydon'tbelieveindoctorsmedicalskills.

D.Theyareafraidofbeinglookeddownupon.

15.Whatistheauthor5spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toshowharmfuleffectsofmentaldisorders.

B.Toraisepeople'