北重五中 学年度第二学期高二英语期中考试.docx

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北重五中学年度第二学期高二英语期中考试

2018-2019学年度第二学期北重五中期中考试

高二英语试卷（2019.5）

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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Mostpeopleagreethateatinghealthyfoodisimportant.Butsometimesmakinggoodfoodchoicescanbetough.Now,thereareappsthatcanhelppeoplelearnaboutthefoodtheyeattoimprovetheirdiets.

OpenTable

OpenTablehelpspeoplechooserestaurantswhentheywanttogoouttoeat.OpenTableisafreeservicethatshowsusersrestaurantavailabilitybasedonwhereandwhentheywanttodine.OpenTableuserscanalsomakereservationsdirectlythroughtheapporwebsite.

Epicurious

Epicuriousisafreeappandwebsitetohelpusersfindrecipesandbecomebettercooks.Theapphasmorethan30,000recipesandcancreateashoppinglistbasedontheingredientsinarecipe.Theappratesrecipesforpopularityandotherqualitiesandinformusersaboutvegetablesinseasonindifferentareas.

HappyCow

TheHappyCowappismadefreelyforVegetarians.Userscansearchforvegetarianrestaurantsandstoresaroundtheworld.TheHappyCowappisbasedontheHappyCowwebsite,whereuserscandiscoverplacesnearbyorsearchusingkeywords.

LocalEats

Restaurantchains,likeMcDonalds,canbefoundalmostanywhereapersonmighttravel.Butsometimestouristswanttoeatlikelocals.ThewebsiteandappLocalEatsisdesignedforthat,whichcanhelpyoufindlocalrestaurantsinmajorcitiesintheUSandinothercountries.Itlistslocallyownedrestaurantssouserscantryfoodsfromthatarea.

WhereChefsEat

“WhereChefsEat”isa975-pagebook.Mostpeoplewouldnotwanttocarrythataround.Butthereisamuchlighterappversionofthesamenameforjustonedollar.Sixhundredchefsprovideinformationon3,000restaurantsaroundtheworldontheWhereChefsEatapp.Userscanalsosearchbyregion,chef,orrestaurantname.

1.Whichappcanhelppeoplebookatableforamealinadvance?

A.LocalEats    B.HappyCow   C.Epicurious    D.OpenTable

2.WhomightbeinterestedintheappLocalEats?

A.chefs B.VegetariansC.travelers   D.Appdesigners

3.Thistextintroducestheseappstohelppeopleto________.

A.savemoneyB.goonadietC.bebettercooksD.eathealthily

B

Therewasonceaboywhohardlyhadanytoysormoney.Nevertheless,hewasaveryhappylittleboy.Hesaidthatwhatmadehimhappywasdoingthingsforothers,andthatdoingsogavehimanicefeelinginside.However,noonereallybelievedhim,theythoughthewassilly.Hespentalldayhelpingothers,dispensing（施与）charitytothepoorest,andlookingafterabandonedanimals.Veryseldomdidheeverdoanythingforhimself.

Oneday,hemetafamousdoctorwhothoughttheboy’scasewassopeculiarthathedecidedtoinvestigatehim.So,withacomplexsystemofcamerasandtubes,thedoctormanagedtorecordwhatwashappeninginsidetheboy.

Whathediscoveredwassurprising.Eachtimetheboydidsomethinggood,athousandtinyangelsgatheredaroundtheboy’sheartandstartedticklingit.

Thatexplainedtheboy’shappiness,butthedoctorcontinuedstudyinguntilhediscoveredthatweallhaveourownthousandangelsinsideus.Unfortunately,hefoundthat,aswedosofewgoodthings,theangelsspendmostoftheirtimewanderingabout,bored.

Andsoitwasthatthesecrettohappinesswasdiscovered.Thankstothatlittleboywenowknowexactlywhatwehavetodotofeelourheartsbeingtickled.

4.AllofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribetheboyEXCEPT.

A.happyB.poorC.kindD.silly

5.Theunderlinedword“peculiar”hastheclosestmeaningto“”.

A.unusualB.honestC.cleverD.weak

6.Thefamousdoctorhopestodiscover.

A.whatitisthatmakestheboysohappy

B.whathasgonewrongwiththeboy’sheart

C.whethertheboyhasathousandangelsinside

D.whytheboyneverdoesanythingforhimself

7.Theresultshows.

A.howtheboyfoundthesecrettohappiness

B.theboyisactuallyoneofthethousandangels

C.athousandangelsinsidearemakingtheboyhappy

D.whytheboyhasathousandangelsinsidewhileothersdon’t

8.Whatdoesthepassagetrytoteachus?

A.Believinginyourselfisveryimportant.

B.Happinesscomesfromdoinggooddeeds.

C.Beingpoorwillhelpyoubemorehappy.

D.Angelswillhelpyouifyouworkhardenough.

C

Thehomelessdog,knownasXiaoSa,hasbeenfollowingateamofcyclistsfor24daysalong1,833kilometersofhighwayfromKangding,Sichuanprovince,toLhasainTibet.

NobodyknowswherethewhitedogcamefromorhowlongshehasbeenstrayingonhighwayG318.Netizenscallherthe"dogwithdetermination"andthemicroblog"GoGoXiaoSa"recordingherlifehasattractedmorethan37,000followersintwoweeks.

ApictureofXiaoSainthearmsofayoungmaninfrontofthePotalaPalaceonThursdaynightdrewmorethan4,000commentscongratulatingthesmalldogandexpressingdreamsofgoingtoLhasa.

TheyoungmaninthepictureisZhangHeng,22,astudentinWuhan,Hubeiprovince.Ashisgraduationtrip,hedecidedtofacethechallengeofridingtoLhasaalone.Onthewayhemetalonelydog."Shewaslying,tired,onthestreetaroundYajiang,Sichuanprovince,"hesaid."Sowefedher,andthenshefollowedourteam.”

"Wefeltshemightwanttocomealongwithus,sowedecidedtobringheralongtotheend."Aweeklater,Zhangandhisbuddiesopenedamicroblogaccountforher."Wethoughtthedogwasencouragingus,andwantedotherstoknowitsstory,"hesaid.TheycreatedthenameXiaoSabycombiningxiaomeaning"little"withthelastsyllableofLhasa.

Duringtheirjourney,XiaoSa,Zhangandhisteamcoveredmorethan1,700kilometersandclimbed10mountainshigherthan4,000meters.XiaoSajustranupthemountainsoralongdirtroads.

"Manypeoplestoppedcyclinginsomesections,thentookthebus,butthedogmadeit,"hesaid.Zhangputthedogonthebackofthebikewhentheteamwasridingdownhill."Thespeedcanreach70kilometersperhour,impossibleforthedogtocatchus."

ZhangHeng,whoaccompaniedXiaoSafor20days,calledher"abuddyandafriend"."Iwouldliketotakethedoghomeandtakecareofher.Shehasbeenastrayontheroadforalongtime.Sheneedsahome."

9.Howdidthenetizensfeelwhentheyreadthemicroblogrelatedtothedog?

A.inspiredB.sympatheticC.pitifulD.unbelievable

10.ZhangHengandhisteamopenedamicroblogaccountforthedogjustbecause__________.

A.thedogisverycuteandfriendly

B.thedogencouragedthemandtheywantedmorepeopletoknowitsstory

C.itisthefirstdogtotraveltoLhasa

D.Theyhadnothingelsetodoontheirjourney

11.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.ThedoghadbeenstrayingonhighwayG318beforeitmettheteamofcyclists.

B.Duringtheirjourney,Zhangandhisteamclimbed10mountainshigherthan4,000meters.

C.Themicroblog“GoGoXiaoSa”hasattractedmorethan37,000followersintwoweeks.

D.Thedogranalonebehindthemwhentheteamwasridingdownhill.

12.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ADogwithDeterminationB.AMicroBlogandaDog

C.TraveltoLhasawithaDogD.ADogFollowsaTeam

D

Depression（抑郁症）isaseriousproblemtoday.Depressioncausesworkerstobeunproductive，causingcompaniesandcountriestolosebillionsofdollars．Oneexpertsaysthatdepressionislikecancerbecauseitis“widespread，costlyanddeadly”．Depressionhitsonepersoninfivearoundtheworld．

   Althoughpeoplehavebelieveddepressiontobeaproblemamongtherichandeducated，studiesshowthatdepressionisaproblemamongeveryone.Overanysix-monthperiod,betweenfivetosevenpercentoftheworld'spopulationwillbesufferingfromaseriousdepression．

   Suicide（自杀）ratesamongpeoplesufferingfromthediseaseinitsextreme，orclinicalformwere80percenthigherthaninthepopulationatlarge,andsuffererswerefourtimesmorelikelytohaveheartattacks.Peoplewhosufferfromdepressionoftenhaveproblemssleeping，gettingupontime，anddoingworkproductively．

   Depression，whichresearchersagreehasitsorigininthegenes（基因），bringslossofconfidenceandabilitytoconcentrate-makingitimpossibleforemployeesandmanagerstoworkefficiently．

   DepressionismademoreseriousinChinabyChinese'sinabilitytofaceit．Manypeoplebelievethatdepressedpeopleareeitherweakorlazy.Besides，thereisnogoodtreatment，withfewspecialistsavailable．

   “MostpatientsinChinajustdon'tgethelp，”aChinesedoctorsays．“Inmyhospital．Ihavetosee30or40patientsinamorning，justhavetimetosay“Hellohowdoyoufeel？

”

   InWesterncountries，peoplearenotafraidtoadmitthattheyhavedepression，butmostdonottellittotheirboss，becausetheyfearthattheirbosswouldfirethem．

   “Inmyexperience，agingbossesarethemostwillingtoadmittheyhaveit.Becausetheyfeelthemostsecureaboutthemselves，”anAmericandoctorsays．

   Hopefully，inthenearfuture，peoplearoundtheworldwillbeabletoadmitthattheyhavedepressionsothattheycangettherighttreatment．

 13.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？

 A.Itiswidelybelievedthateveryonemaysufferfromdepression．

 B.Depressionbringsgreatproblemstoitssufferersintheirlifeandwork

 C.Depressionisacommonly-existingproblemonlyinrichcountries．

 D.Thepoorerandthelesseducatedapersonis，thelesshewillsufferfromdepression．

14.DepressionbecomesmoreseriousinChinabecauseof．

 A.theunderstandingoftheproblem

 B.thelackoftreatmentanddoctors

 C.theirunwillingnesstotellittotheirboss

 D.thedoctors'carele