山西朔州应县第一中学校高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx

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山西朔州应县第一中学校高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

高二年级期中考试

英语试题2020

时间：

120分钟满分：

150分

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

FourworkshopsinAmerica

Theseworkshopsareplaceswherecreativekidscandesign,develop,code,andconstructwhateverspringsfromtheirimagination.Here'stheshortlistofbestworkshopsforkids.

TheCrucible,Oakland,California

TheCruciblehasregular,highlysupervised（监督）classes,camps,andafter-schoolprogramsforkidsaged8to17.They'redoingsomethinginteresting.Studentsherewilllearnthedetailsofconstruction,welding（焊接）,pottery…glassblowing!

Sector67,Madison,Wisconsin

Forthefuturescientistinyourfamily,Sector67goesdeepwithprogramsforkidsaged6to12inprogramming,chemistryandelectronics.Akitchenchemistryclassofferslessonsinhowtomakeyourownsoda（汽水）,anotherhaskidsbuildingtheirownflashlights,andyetanotherhasthemdecoratingminiChristmastreeswithvoice-activatedLEDlighting.

FamiLAB,Longwood,Florida

Itfocusesmoreonstate-of-the-artdigitalprogramsincludingcodingfundamentals,3Dprinting,andbattlingrobots.ItisjustabitoutsidetheHouseofMouse.Circuitryandweldingmeansit'smostlyforkidsaged12andupwhoarecomfortablewithgettingsinged（燎）hereandthere.Andifyou'reeyeingthatnationalMakerFaireprize,thiswouldbetheplacetogetreadyforit.

Vocademy,Riverside,California

Whenplaytimeisover,it'stimetofindajob.AtVocademy,highschoolstudentsgetpracticaltrainingintradeskillsrelatedtoconstruction,electronics,welding,andprogrammingclasses.Middleschoolstudentslearntomakerobots.

21.WhatcanyoudoatSector67?

A.Buildflashlights.B.Practice3Dprinting.

C.Learntoblowglass.D.Improvereadingability.

22.WhichofthefollowingisthebestchoiceifyouwanttoattendMakerFaire?

A.Sector67.B.Vocademy.C.FamiLAB.D.TheCrucible.

23.Whatdothefourworkshopshaveincommon?

A.Theyofferhands-ontraining.

B.Theyaimtoencourageteamwork.

C.Theycenterontechnologicalinventions.

D.Theyareintendedforhighschoolstudents.

B

ProbablyonethingthatArmenianswouldn’tforgetwhentheysitatthetableisbread.Armeniansknewhowtomakewineandbakebreadfromtheancienttimes.PerhapstheprideofArmeniancuisineisthetraditionalandnationalbreadLavash.

LavashisatraditionalArmenianthinbread.Thepreparationofthisdemandsspecialskillsandgreateffort.Inmostcases,makingtoolsisthedutyofmenbutpreparingbreadisthejobofwomen.

Generally,tondir,themostimportanttool,islocatedunderground.FormakingLavash,Armeniansuseflour,water,andsalt.Firstlytheymakedough（面团）fromflour,waterandformthemintoballs.Thentheballsarerolledintothinlayersandstretchedoveracushion.Afterpreparingthemwithaspecialskillslapagainstthewallsofthetondir.Waitingforaminuteorthirtyseconds,pullthealreadybakedlistfromthewall.

Accordingtotradition,thepreparationwasaritual（仪式）ofeveryfamily.MakingdoughwasthedutyoftheelderwomenofthefamilyandthepreparationofitstartedwiththerisingoftheSun.Firstlytheymadethefire,thenstartedmakingit.Theprocesswasaccompaniedbyniceconversations,songs,andjokes.

WanttoknowwhatisthetastiestArmeniansandwich?

Ofcourse,itismadefromLavash,saltytastycheese,greensandmeats.

InJuly2014LavashwasaddedtoUNESCO'sIntangibleCulturalHeritageListasanexpressionofArmenianculture.Besidesthecuisine,Lavashhasaritualroleinweddings.Whenthecouplecomestothegroom'shouse,hismotherputsalistofLavashontheshouldersofnewlymarriedcouplesasasignofprosperity（繁荣）.

ThoughtheprideoftheArmeniancuisinehasarichhistoryandancientorigin,itstillremainsthetopsymbolofnationaldishes.

24.WhatcanwelearnaboutLavash?

A.Itisbakedbymen.B.Itisintheshapeofaball.

C.Itshouldbestoredunderground.D.Itrequirescomplexpreparation.

25.HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?

A.BymakingcomparisonsB.Bydescribingaprocess.

C.Byexplainingcauses.D.Bygivinganexample.

26.HowdoArmeniansfeelwhentheyaremakingLavash?

A.Lucky.B.Confident.C.Pleased.D.Calm.

27.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.TheoriginofLavash

B.ThemakingofLavash

C.Lavash-thekingoftheArmenianbread

D.Lavash-firstexperiencewiththeArmeniancuisine

C

DavidAttenborough'sDynastiestakesviewerstoAntarcticatofollowtheemperorpenguin.WhyaretherepenguinsinAntarcticaandnottheArctic?

Thesimpleansweristhattherearetoomanypredators（食肉动物）intheArctic.AnimalswhocalltheArctictheirhomeincludethepolarbear,arcticfox,greywolf,etc.TherearenotmanyanimalsthatcouldkillpenguinsintheAntarc