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