学年安徽蚌埠二中高二上期中考试英语卷含答案及解析.docx

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学年安徽蚌埠二中高二上期中考试英语卷含答案及解析

2019学年安徽蚌埠二中高二上期中考试英语卷【含答案及解析】

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一、阅读理解

1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Inoneoftheoldbuildingsnearourschool,onecouldseeanoldmansittingbyalargewindowonthefirstfloor,HisnamewasJames.Duringthethreeyearsatschool,Ihadhardlyeverfoundhimmissingfromhisusualposition.

Hewasahigh-rankinggovernmentofficialandlivedhappilywithhiswife.Oncetherewasabusaccident,inwhichanumberofpassengerswereseriouslyinjuredandtakentothehospitalfortreatment.Jameswasresponsiblefortherescueoperation.Itwasabighospital,butJameswasshockedtonoticehowill-equippeditwas.Therewasnoenoughlife-savingdrugsandlife-supportingequipment.Theinjuredandtheircompanionshadtostrugglethere.Jamesattemptedtohelp.However,thoughheemptiedhispockets,manyofthemdiedthatday.

Thatwasaturningpointinhislife.Hemadeadecisiontodevotehislifetohelpingothers,particularlythepoorandneedypatientsandtheircompanions.Hebegantospendmuchofhisincomeonthesepeople.Sincethisrequiredmuchtimeandenergy,hefounditdifficulttofulfillhisofficialdutiesandthereforechosetoretire,which,inturn,reducedhisincomeconsiderably.

Hiswifewasdeeplyworried.Mostofthetime,Jameswasoutandpaidleastattentiontohomeaffairs.Meanwhile,ashewasspendingalothelpingothers,shehadstruggleeventomeetthehouseholdexpenses.Thoughshewasnotagainsthishelpingthepoor,sheurgedhimnottoignorehisownhomeandlife,butithadnoeffectonhim.Shedecidedtoleavehim,nevertoreturn.Thoughhecontinuedhiswork,thiswasagreatblowanddidseriousharmtohishealthandenthusiasmandhewassoonforcedtostayindoors.Thatwaswhenhetookhispositionbythewindow,spendinghistimelookingoutside.

Afewweeksaftermygraduation,Ireturnedtoschool,onlytofindthebuildinggone.Iheardthattheyweretorndown.EveryoneleftexceptJames.Herefusedtogoandthenextmorning,hewasfoundathisusualplacebythewindow,dead.

1.WhatchangedJamesviewtowardlife?

A.Thedifficultiesinhiscareer.

B.Thedeathsinthebusaccident.

C.Thebadconditionsinthehospital.

D.Theresponsibilitiesinthehospital.

2.James’wifeleftbecause

A.shewasstronglyagainsthisdeeds.

B.Jamespaidlittleattentiontohiswork

C.herworktosupporttheirdaily-lifewastootiring.

D.Jamesfailedtokeepabalancebetweencharityandhome

3.Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph4refersto

A.hisdecisiontoretire

B.thedepartureofhiswife

C.theargumentwithhiswife

D.hisdevotiontohelpingothers

2.Whatwouldittaketopersuadeyoutoexercise?

Adesiretoloseweightorimproveyourfigure?

Tokeepyouawayfromdiseases?

Tolivetoahealthyoldage?

You'dthinkanyofthosereasonswouldbeenoughtogetAmericansexercising.YetavastmajorityofAmericanshavethusfarfailedtoswallowthe"exercisepill".

Nowaresearchbypsychologistsstronglysuggestsit'stimetothinkofcurrentwell-being（幸福）andhappinessasmotivatorsforexerciseinsteadoffuturehealth,weightlossandbodyimage.

Dr.Segar,oneoftheresearchers,believesthatimmediaterewardsaremoremotivatingthandistantones."Peoplewhosaytheyexerciseforthequalityoflifeexercisemoreoverthecourseofayearthanthosewhosaytheyvalueexerciseforitshealthbenefits."Hesaid.'

Otherstudieshaveshownthatwhatkeepspeoplemovingdependsonage,sexandlifecircumstances.Forthoseofcollegeage,physicalattractivenesstypicallyheadsthelistofreasonstobeginexercising,althoughwhatkeepsthemgoingseemstobethestressreliefthataregularexerciseprogramprovides.Theelderly,ontheotherhand,maygetstartedbecauseofhealthconcerns.Butoftenwhatkeepsthemexercisingarethefriendshipsandsenseofcommunitythatmayotherwisebemissingfromtheirlives.Improvingdailywell-beingisthemostinfluentialfactorforthewomen.Menindicatetheyaremotivatedbymoredistanthealthbenefits,butthismaybebecausemenfeellesscomfortablediscussingtheirmentalhealthneeds.

"Exerciseshouldbeencouragedbuttheemphasisonweightloss,diseasepreventionandhealthyagingshouldbereduced."Dr.Segarconcluded."Exercisecanmakepeoplefeelmoreenergetic,lessstressedand,yes,happier."

1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?

A.Befreefromdiseases.

B.Takesomedietpills.

C.Improvetheirfigure.

D.Keepphysicallyactive.

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingpersonsmayexercisemoreinayear?

A.Jane,whodecidestoloseweight.

B.David,whoexercisesforfuturehealth.

C.Mary,whoenjoysexercisingwithherson..

D.Mark,whoissufferingfromaseriousillness.

3.AccordingtoParagraph4,whichgroupofpeopletendstoexerciseforfriendship?

A.Men.B.Women.C.Theelderly.D.Collegestudents.

4.Whatistheauthormainlyarguinginthepassage?

A.Immediaterewardsofexerciseshouldbeemphasized.

B.Distantbenefitsshouldbethemotivatorsforexercise.

C.Feelingrelaxedismoreimportantthanfuturehealth.

D.Menandwomentakeexercisefordifferentpurposes.

3.

NewZealandEducation

CompulsoryEducation

Compulsoryeducationstartsatage5andendsatage16.

ClassSize

Thenumberofstudentsinaclassis30students.

Classrooms

StudentsfromYears5-8stayinthesameclassroomformostsubjectsandmovetootherclassroomsonlyforspecificsubjects.InYear9,studentstakesomecoursesWiththeirhomeroomclassandsomeoptionalclasseswithstudentsfromdifferentclasses.StartingfromYear10,studentsnolongerstayinthesameclassroommostofthetime.Theygotodifferentclassesaccordingtotheirownchoicesandabilities.

TermDates

AschoolyearstartsinJanuaryandendsinDecember.Therearefourtermsinayear.Eachtermisabout10weeks.

ClassSchedule

Schoolstartsataround8:

30andendsat15:

15.Thereareonlyfiveperiodsadayandaperiodisaboutanhourlong.Inthemorning,around10:

30,therewillbea20-minutebreakwhenstudentsusuallyhavesomesnacksduringthistime.Thereisalunchperiodataround12:

40foraboutanhour.

Teachers

Teachershavetoteachstudentsofdifferentyearlevelatthesametime.Mostteachersteachstudentsfromatleastthreetofourdifferentyearlevels.Besides,quiteanumberofteachersteachmorethanonesubject.Thisisbecausethefactthatmanycoursesareoptional.

1.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom.

A.aneducationalbook______________________________B.asportmagazine

C.atravelingguide_________________________________D.afilmwebsite

2.Whenyouareinyour10thschoolyear,youmay.

A.chooseandtakesomeoptionalcourseswithyourhomeroomclass

B.staywithyourclassmatesinthesameclassroomforallthesubjects

C.havebothrequiredandoptionalclasseswiththesameclassmates

D.choosedifferentclassesaccordingtoyourownchoicesandabilities

3.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword"optional"inParagraph3iscloseto"".

A.limited____________________________B.selective

C.sensitive___________________________________D.typical

4.Accordingtothepassage,whycanmanyteachersteachmorethanonesubject?

A.Becausemanycoursesareoptional.

B.Becausetherearenotenoughclassrooms.

C.Becausemanyofthesubjectsaretooeasy.

D.Becausetheteachersaremorethanenough.

4.You'rerushingtoworkandamanaheadofyoufallsdownonthesidewalk.Doyoustoptohelp?

Inastudyofby-standers,itwasfoundthatsomepeoplekeeponwalking.

"Thereisatendencytodecidethatnoactionisneeded,"saysapsychologist,"Inordertotakeaction,youhavetoworkagainstthem."Herearesomecommonthoughtsthatstopyoufromhelping.

●WhyshouldIbetheone?

I'mprobablynotthemostablepersoninthiscrowd.Youmightthinksomeoneolderorwithmoremedicalknowledgeshouldofferassistance.

●Whatifhedoesn'treallyneedmyhelp?

Thefearofembarrassmentispowerful;noonewantstorisklookingfoolishinfrontofothers.

●Nooneelselooksconcerned.Wecanfollowthepeoplearoundus,butmostpeopletendtoholdbacktheiremotionsinpublic.

"Ifyouspottroubleandfindyourselfexplaininginaction,forceyourselftostopandevaluatethesituationinsteadofwalkingon,"saysthepsychologist."Thenretrytoinvolveotherpeople;youdon'thavetotakeontheentireresponsibilityofbeinghelpful.Sometimesit'sjustamatterofturningtothepersonnexttoyouandsaying,'Itlookslikeweshoulddosomething.'Oraskingsomeoneifanambulancehasbeencalledand,ifnot,tocallforone.Onceyoutakeaction,mostpeoplewillfollowyou."

1.Accordingtoastudyofby-standers,whatwillsomepeopledowhenamanaheadfallsdownonthesidewalk?

A.Theywillcall110.

B.Theywillofferhelp.

C.Theywillgoonwalking.

D.Theywilllaughathim.

2.WhichisNOTthecommonthoughtthatstopsyoufromhelpingothers?

A.I'mnottheverycapableperson.

B.Itlookslikeweshoulddosomething.

C.Nooneelseisconcerned.

D.Hedoesn'treallyneedmyhelp.

3.Inordertoofferyourtimelyhelp,youneedto.

A.godirectlytothepolicestation

B.getalongwellwiththepassers-bywhospotthetrouble

C.askothersforhelpandcallthepolice

D.workagainstthefirstthoughtsthatstopyoufromofferinghelp

4.Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellreaders.

A.togiveothersahand

B.tobemoreable

C.toexplaintheirinaction