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黑龙江省哈尔滨市阿城区龙涤中学校学年高二英语上学期期中试题含答案
黑龙江省哈尔滨市阿城区龙涤中学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
BePrepared
Herearesometipsforavoidingtrafficjams:
·Theradiohasmorethanjustmusic.Checkthelocalnewsstationforthelatesttrafficreport.Orgoonlineandchecktrafficcamerasbeforeyousetout.Ifthereisajam,you'llbepreparedandcantryanotherroute.
·Taketheroadlesstraveled.Althoughhighwaysmaybethemostdirectroute,backroadscanbemuchlesscrowded,savingyouthefrustrationofstopandgotraffic.
·Rushhourisn'tjustacutenickname.OK,sothemorningandafternoontrafficlastsforseveralhours,butthey'restillcalled“rushhour”forareason—everyone'sontheroadandinahurrytogetsomewhere.Treatrushhourlikebadweather—ifyoudon'thavetogoanywhere,stayofftheroads.
DealingwithTraffic
Herearesometipsforthosetrafficjams:
·Don'tbreakthelaw.You'vegone30feetin30minutesandallofasuddenyouseepeopleusingtheshoulders(紧急停车道).Notonlyisthisillegal,there'sagoodchancethey'llgetcaught.
·Payextraattentiontozigzaggers(抢道的人).Whensomepeopleareanxious,theymaystartchanginglanes(车道)every5secondsorcutyouoff.Keepcheckingyourwindowsandmirrorsfortheselanechangers.
·Lookforanescape.Ifitispossibletoexittheroadsafely,doit.CarryamaporGPSunit,sothatyoucanadjustyourroutemidtripifneeded.
·Bepolite.Goodmannerscouldhelpyouavoidapossibleaccident.Allowpeopleinfromalanethatisending.Speedinguptokeepthemoutincreasesyourchancesofanaccident.
B
Bodylanguagehasalwaysbeenahottopicofinterestingdinnerconversationandnowtodayitisstillahottopic.Itisperhapsoneofthemostpowerfulformsofhumanexpressionorhumancommunication!
Bodylanguageisaveryimportantpartofcommunicationwhichcanconstitute50%ormoreofwhatwearecommunicatingtotheotherperson.Ifyouwishtocommunicateeffectively,thenitmakessensetounderstandhowyoucan(andcannot)useyourbodytosaywhatyoumean.
Bodylanguagecanbeusedtodiscoverallsortsofthingssuchas,knowingwhensomeoneisattractedtoyou,findingtruthandlies,showingconfidence,winningrespectinanysituation,andyoucanusebodylanguagetoputpeopleatease,makefriendsquickly,persuade,andinfluence.
Sowhatisbodylanguage?
Bodylanguageisatermusedtodescribethemethodofcommunicationusingbodymovementsorgesturesinsteadof,orinadditionto,sounds,verbal(口头的)languageorothercommunication.Bodylanguageincludesthemostsubtle(微妙的)movementsthatmanypeoplearenotawareof,includingwinking(眨眼)andslightmovementoftheeyebrowsandotherfacialexpressions.
Bodylanguageisoneoftheeasiestwaysforyoutotellwhat'sreallygoingoninaconversationwithanotherperson.Thebodylanguagethatyouobservefromotherpeoplewilltellyouwhetherornotthosepeoplearebeingstraightupwithyouorwhetherthereismoretothestorythat'snotbeingsaid.Watch,look,observe.Sometimesyoucantellmorebyaperson'sbodylanguagethanthewordstheyspeak.
C
TheYangtzeRiver,thebiggestriverinChina,startswiththeTuotuoRiverattheRoofoftheWorld,QinghaiTibetPlateau,takesincountlessrivers,andflowseastwardacrosstheinnerpartofChina.Withatotallengthofmorethan6,300kilometers,itmarchestowardtheEastChinaSea,singingthesongsofthefourseasonswithitswaves.TheYangtzeRiver,onlynexttotheAmazonandtheNile,isacradlethatbreedstheancientcivilization(文明)oftheChinesenation.
TheThreeGorgeshaveshowedthemagicworkingsofnaturewiththeirbeautifulmountainsandwaters.Thepeaksandrocksonthetwosidesaretellingusthehistoryoftheregioninthepastbillionyears.Everyyear,manyvisitorsaroundtheworldareattractedbythecharmingthousandyearlonghistoryoftheregion,thegreatancientrelicsofhumancivilization,andthemysteriousfolktales.
Sandwichedbetweenthemountains,theThreeGorgesrunacrossFengjieandWushanMountaininSichuanProvinceandBadong,ZiguiandYichanginHubeiProvince,extending193kilometerslongtoincludeQutangGorge,WuGorgeandXilingGorge.TheCityofWhiteEmperorinFengjieisanimportantpassageofthewestpartoftheThreeGorges.NanjinguaninYichangisanimportantgatewayoftheeastpart.AlongthebanksoftheYangtzeRiver,thehighpeaks,overhangingrocktowers,riseintotheclouds;dangerouscliffsseemtoreachthesky;waterfallsaresprayingandsparkling,cloudsandthinfogsarecurling;rapidsandtorrentsareboiling.Onthewhole,XilingGorgeisdangerousforitsshallowshoresandrapidcurrents.However,YichangisregardedbymostpeopleasthebeststartpointtotourtheThreeGorges.
D
Windbreaksarebarriers(屏障)formedbytreesandotherplants.Farmersplantthesebarriersaroundtheirfields,whichhelppreventthelossofsoilandstopthewindfromblowingsoilaway.Theyalsokeepthewindfromdamagingordestroyingcrops.Besides,extratreesandplantscanbecutdownandusedorsoldforwood.
Windbreakscanbehighlyvaluableforprotectinggraincrops.Forexample,inpartsofWestAfricagrainharvestsweretwentypercenthigherinfieldsprotectedbywindbreakscomparedtofieldswithoutthem.
Buthereissomethinginterestingaboutwindbreaks.Theyseemtoworkbestwhentheyallowsomewindtopassthroughthebarriersoftreesorplantsaroundafield.Ifnot,thenthemovementofairclosetothegroundwillliftthesoil.Thenthesoilwillbeblownaway.Forthisreason,awindbreakworksbestifitcontainsonly60to80percentofthetreesandplantsthatwouldbeneededtomakeasolidline.Aneasyruletorememberisthatwindbreakscanprotectareasupto10timestheheightofthetallesttreesinthewindbreak.
Thereshouldbeatleasttwolinesineachwindbreak.Onelineshouldbelargetrees.Thesecondline,rightnexttoit,canbeshortertreesorotherplantswithleaves.Locallygrowntreesandplantsareconsideredthebestchoicesforwindbreaks.Treesreducethedamagingeffectsofwindandrain.Theirrootshelpprotectsoilfrombeingwashedaway.Andtreescanprovideanimalswithshadefromthesun.
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Birthorderplaysavitalroleindecidingthecharacteristicsofachild.Andwhenitcomestothemiddlechild,itcertainlyplaysahugerole.Themiddlechildrengothroughsomethingsonlytheycanunderstand.16
Mostly,middlechildrenhavetosharearoom.17Theyneedtosharearoomwithanelderonebecausethey'retooyoungtosleepalone.Andjustwhentheythinkthey'llfinallyhavearoomoftheirown,avoiceisheardsaying,“Dear,pleasesharetheroomwithyouryoungerone,ashe'stoosmalltosleepalone.”
Middlechildrentendtoshareclotheswiththeirsiblings(兄弟姐妹).Theircupboardisfullofhandmedownsfromtheiroldersibling,andtheyneedtowearhisclothes.18Theycanalwaysshowofftheireldersibling'sclothesandthingsatschool.Also,theygettopasstheirownclothestotheiryoungersibling.
19They'relikedbyboth,becausetheycanrelatewelltobothgenerations.OnonehandtheycanrecallhowmuchfunitwaswatchingGarfieldandFriends,andontheotherhandtheycantalkaboutthelatestvideogamereleasedinthemarket.
Siblings'talkingisoneinterestingthingaboutamiddlechild.Theyarenotasboringastheyappear.20Also,thankstothedividedattentionathome,middlechildrenareindependentandneednotrelyonanyone.
A.Instead,theyareveryartisticandcreative.
B.Butthiscomeswithitsownadvantagetoo.
C.Herearesomethingsamiddlechildcanrelateto.
D.Theyrarelyenjoytheexperienceofhavingtheirownroom.
E.Andthedreamofhavingtheirownroomiscompletelydestroyed.
F.They'retheproblemsolversbetweentheirolderandyoungersiblings.
G.Asamiddlekid,theyarethebridgebetweentheiryoungerandoldersiblings.
Ⅲ.完形填空
Duringmysecondyearatthecitycollege,Iwastoldthattheeducationdepartmentwasofferinga“free”course,calledThinkingChess,forthreecredits.I21theideaoftakingtheclassbecause,afterall,whodoesn'twantto22afewdollars?
Morethanthat,I'dalwayswantedtolearnchess.And,evenifIweren't23enoughaboutfreecredits,newsaboutour24wasappealingenoughtome.Hewasaninternationalgrandmaster,which25Iwouldbelearningfromoneofthegame's26.Icouldhardlywaitto27him.
MauriceAshleywaskindandsmart,aformergraduatereturningtoteach,andthis28wasnogameforhim;hemeantbusiness.Inhisintroduction,hemadeit29thatourcreditswouldbehardearned.Inorderto30theclass,amongothercriteria,wehadtowriteapaperonhowweplanto31whatwewouldlearninclasstoourfutureprofessionsand,32,toourlives.ImanagedtogetanAinthat33andlearnedlifelessonsthathaveservedmewellbeyondthe34.
TenyearsaftermychessclasswithAshley,I'mstillputtingtousewhathe35me:
“Theabsolutemostimportant36thatyoulearnwhenyouplaychessishowtomakegood37.Oneverysinglemoveyouhaveto38asituation,processwhatyouropponent(对手)isdoingand39thebestmoveformamongallyouroptions.”Thesewordsstillringtruetodayinmy40asajournalist.
Ⅳ.语法填空
Thequestionof41.________inventedthecomputercannotbeansweredwithasinglename.Throughouthistory,manydifferentpeoplehavehelpedinthedevelopmentofthis42.________(value)machine.Andmanydatethefirstimportant43.________(invent)tothefourthcenturyBCwhentheabacuswasdeveloped.
Itcouldbesaidthatthefirstcomputerthatcouldstoreprograms44.________(be)the1949ElectronicDelayStorageAutomaticCalculator.It45.________(create)byMauriceWilkes.Fromthispointfor