学年高二英语上学期期中试题2.docx

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学年高二英语上学期期中试题2

高二学年英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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OPENINGTIMES 

20Marto19Oct 

MontoSat:

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Sun:

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30amto5:

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20Octto19Mar 

MontoSat:

9:

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Shakespeare'sBirthplaceandExhibitionofShakespeare'sWorld

    Welcometotheworld-famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasbornin1564andwherehegrewup.Theproperty（房产）remainedintheownershipofShakespeare'sfamilyuntil1806.TheHousehaswelcomedvisitorstravellingfromallovertheworld,  forover250years.

◆EnterthroughtheVisitors'CentreandseethehighlypraisedexhibitionShakespeare'sWorld,  a

livelyandfullintroductiontothelifeandworkofShakespeare.

    ◆StandintheroomswhereShakespearegrewup.

    ◆DiscoverexamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfromShakespeare'speriod.

    ◆Enjoythetraditional（传统的）Englishgarden,  plantedwithtreesandflowersmentionedinthe 

poet'sworks.

◆TheBirthplaceiswithineasywalkingdistanceofallthecarparksshownonthemap；nearestis 

WindsorStreet（3minutes'walk）. 

◆TheHousemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors'Centre,  itsexhibition,  andthegardenare 

accessible（可进入的）towheelchairusers.

Price:

Adult:

￡4.9Child:

￡2.20

Family:

￡12.00（2adults+upto3Children）

◆TheShakespeareCoffeeHouse（oppositetheBirthplace）. 

1.Howmuchistheadmissionforafamilyoftwogrownupsandtwochildren?

A.￡9.80.      B.￡12.00.   C.￡14.20.      D.￡16.40.

2.WhereisthenearestparkingplacetoShakespeare'sBirthplace?

A.Behindtheexhibitionhall.B.OppositetheVisitors'Centre.

C.AtWindsorStreet.  D.NeartheCoffeeHouse.

3.Awheelchairusermayneedhelptoenter________.

A.theHouse      B.thegardenC.theVisitors'Centre   D.theexhibitionhall

B

Lookingtounlock

Whatdoyouusetounlockyourcellphone?

Apassword?

Afingerprint?

Orsimplyaglance?

（一瞥）

OnSept12,AppleintroduceditsiPhoneX,whichhasaneye-catchingfeature（特色）－FaceID.

WithFaceID,Applesays,youcanunlockyournewiPhonebyjustlookingatit.Itispoweredbyaso-calledTrueDepthcamerasystembuiltintothefrontoftheiPhoneX.

Whenthecamerasystemseesaperson’sface,ituses30,000unseendots（点）to“map”（勾画）theshapeandoutlineoftheface.Amathematicalmodelofthefacewillthenbecreatedandstored（储存）inthephone.

ThenexttimethepersonlooksattheiPhoneX,thesamedotsaremappedontohisorherfaceandcomparedtothestoredmodel.Ifthetwomatch,thenthephoneunlocks.Thishappensinlessthanasecond.

Applesaysthesystemissmart.Ifyouchangeyourhairstyle,putonsunglassesormakeup,orusethephoneinthedark,FaceIDstillworks.

Althoughthetechnologysoundsfancy,therearestillconcerns（担心）.Forexample,willFaceIDworkfortwins?

AccordingtoApple,thechanceofotherstounlockyouriPhoneXusingFaceIDisoneinamillion.FaceIDcantellthedifferencebetweentwins,buttheerrorrating（出错率）rises.Soonewouldneedtosetapasswordthen.

Applealsoemphasizes（强调）thatFaceIDonlyunlockswhenyoustareatit.ItiswhatApplecalls“attentionaware（察觉）”.Sothephonewon’tunlockifyouarejustglancingatthephoneforthetime.Itwon’tworkeitherifsomeoneputsthephoneatyoursleepingfaceoryourphoto.

4.FaceIDhelpsiPhoneXusersto_____.

A.takepicturesmorequicklyB.maketheirphotosmorebeautiful

C.unlocktheircellphonesquicklyD.createtheirfacemodelseasily

5.HowdoesthecamerasystemofFaceIDwork?

A.Itcreatesafacemodeloftheuserandcomparesitwiththeuser’sfacelater.

B.Itremembersusers’facesbytakingtheirpictures.

C.Itusesamaptostorefacemodelsofitsusersforlateruse.

D.Itmatchestheusers’faceswithunseendotsstoredinthesystem.

6.TheiPhoneXusersmaynotunlocktheirphonessuccessfullywhen_____.

A.theyhavechangedtheirhairstylesB.theusersaretwins

C.theyuseitwithoutturningonthelightsD.theywearmakeup

7.Whatisthemainideaofthestory?

A.Wecanunlockasmartphoneinthreedifferentways.

B.Apple’siPhoneXcan’trecognizeaperson’sface.

C.PeoplehaveworriesaboutthesafetyofusingFaceID.

D.FaceIDisaprogramtounlocktheiPhoneX.

C

THEwords“protectanimals”appeareverywhereinbooksandonscreens.Butsometimestherealitycanbealittledifferentfromwhatpeoplereadorwatch.

About300blackbearswerekilledinFlorida,US,inOctober.Ithasbeenthefirstbearhuntinthestatesince1994.Localofficialsexplainedthattheblackbearpopulationhadgrownto3,500andbecomeamenacetolocalpeople.Inthepasttwoyears,bearshavehurtatleastfourpeopleinFlorida.

Monthsago,Swissgovernmentallowlocalstokillawolf.Thisisbecausethewolfkilled38sheep---itwasagreatlosstolocalfarmers.DaysagoinChina,threeoldmenwerearrestedbythepoliceforkillingaserow（鬣羚）,aprotectedspecies.Theoldmansaidthekilledtheanimalbecauseitatetheplantstheygrown.

However,thesestoriesdon’talwaysmeanthatanimalprotectionstopsduetohumaninterests,especiallyinvolvingeconomicdevelopment.AmannamedZhouWeisensetupawildanimalbaseinGuilin,Guangxi.Hesavedover170tigersand300bears.Buthisbasealsoofferedjobstolocalpeople.

“Theremayneverbeastandardanswertothequestionofwhetherweshouldgivemoreattentiontotheenvironmentorhumandevelopment,”saidRobertMay,aBritishbiologistatOxfordUniversity.“Butweshouldn’tpusheitheronetotheside,asthefutureishanginginthebalance.” Whathesaidisright.Allofusshoudpayattentiontotherelationship.

8.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmenaceinParagraph2probablymean?

A.StopB.DangerC.ChanceD.Challenge

9.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.TheserowisprotectedinChina.

B.ThewolfisprotectedinSwitzerland.

C.FourpeoplewerekilledbyblackbearsinFlorida

D.ThethereoldChinesemen’slosswasmadeupfor.

10.TheauthormentionsZhouWeisen’sstorytoshowthat__.

A.protectinganimalsishardwork.

B.Zhouwasgoodatfeedingwildanimals.

C.Zhoukeptagoodrelationshipwithlocalpeople.

D.Protectinganimalscanbenefiteconomicdevelopment.

11.WhichofthefollowingopinionsmightRobertMayagreewith?

A.Humandevelopmentshouldbeconsideredfirst.

B.Weshouldpaymoreattentiontoanimalprotection.

C.Weshouldbalancetheenvironmentandeconomicgrowth.

D.It’shardtofindgoodwaystosolvetheenvironmentalproblem.

D

Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forexample,inAmericanculture（文化）thesmileisingeneralanexpressionofpleasure.Yetitalsohasotheruses.Awoman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchild.Asmilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.Itoftencausesconfusion（困惑）acrosscultures.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces（althoughthisislesscommoninbigcities）.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsianculture,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings.Vietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmile.

Ourfacesshowemotions（情感）,butweshouldnotattemptto“read”peoplefromanothercultureaswewould“read”someonefromourownculture.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasdomembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.Rather,thereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressionspermitted.Forexample,inpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.Whenwithfriends,JapaneseandAmericansseemtoshowtheiremotionssimilarly.

Itisdifficulttogeneralize（做一般概括）aboutAmericansandfacialexpressivenessbecauseofpersonalandculturaldifferencesintheUnitedStates.PeoplefromcertainculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStatesseemtobemorefaciallyexpressivethanothers.Thekeyistotrynottojudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionaredifferent.Ifwejudgeaccordingtoourownculturalhabits,wemaymakethemistakeof“reading”theotherpersonincorrectly.

12.WhatdoesthesmileusuallymeanintheU.S.?

A.Love.B.Politeness.C.Joy.D.Thankfulness.

13.TheauthormentionsthesmileoftheVietnamesetoprovethatsmilecan_______.

A.showfriendlinesstostrangersB.beusedtohidetruefeelings

C.beusedinthewrongplacesD.showpersonalhabits

14.Whatshouldwedobeforetryingto“read”people?

A.Learnabouttheirrelationswithothers.B.Understandtheirculturalbackgrounds.

C.Findoutabouttheirpastexperience.D.Figureoutwhattheywilldonext.

15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetest?

A.CulturalDifferencesB.SmilesandRelationship

C.FacialExpressivenessD.HabitsandEmotions

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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