高二英语下学期期中试题2.docx

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高二英语下学期期中试题2

甘肃省静宁县甘沟中学2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期中试题

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，从每题所给的四个选项（

A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

DearHighlights,

Mysisterisalwaysinabadmood,whichgetsmeinabadmood.WhatshouldIdo?

Tessa,Virginia

Itcanbehardtobearoundsomeonewhoisina

badmood.Sinceyoucan’tchangeanotherperson’smood,trytofocusonwhatyoucancontrol:

yourownmoodandreaction.

Youmightfinditeasiertostayinagoodmoodifyouleaveyoursisteralonewhenshefeelsgrumpy（脾气暴躁的）.Thenexttimesheisinabadmood,gotoaquietplaceinyourhouse.Read,exercise,draw,listentomusic—dosomethingthatmakesyoufeelhappy.

Yourparentsmighthavesomegoodsuggestionsforyou,too.

DearHighlights,

Iplaysoccer,butsometimesIplaybadly.HowcanIdobetter?

Jarom,Utah

Tobegoodatanything,determinationandpracticeareimportant.Listencloselytoyourcoach,watchotherplayers,thenpractice,practice,practice!

Professionalathletescontinuetopracticetheirsportseachday,knowingthatiftheystarttogetlazy,theywon’tkeepordeveloptheirskills.

Inadditiontopracticingwithteammates,youcanworkondrillsonyourown.

Learningmoreaboutthesportmayhelptoo.Yourcoachcanlikelydirectyoutosomegoodresourcesonskillsdevelopment.

DearHighlights,

Iwasmovedupagradeafewyearsago.Now,almosteveryoneinmypreviousgradeasksmewhy.Itwouldn’tbeaproblem

exceptsomeboysaskoverandoverjusttobeannoying.WhatdoIdo?

Allison（bye-mail）

Ifyou’resurethattheyaretryingtobeannoying,youmightrespondwithsomethinghumorous.Forexample,youcouldsaysomethinglike“Theytoldmethatthelunchlineswouldbeshorter.”Usethesituationtoturnannoyingquestionsintosomethingtolaughabout.

1.WhatshouldTessadowhenhersistergetsbad-tempered?

A.Accompanyher.

B.Changehermood.

C.Trysomehappythings.

D.Leaveherinaquietplace.

2.WhentalkingaboutJarom’sproblem,Highlightsespeciallystressestheimportanceof______.

A.determinationB.practice

C.teamspiritD.thecoach’shelp

3.What’sAllison’sproblem?

A.Shecannotgetalongwellwithherclassmates.

B.Someboysinherclassannoyheronpurpose.

C.Sheisfedupwithbeingaskedthesamequestion.

D.Herfriendscannotacceptthatshemovedupagrade.

4.WhatcanwelearnfromtheanswertoAllison’squestion?

A.Laughteristhebestmedicine.

B.Hewholaughslastlaughslongest.

C.Asenseofhumormakesyoueasy-going.

D.Humorcaneasethetensioninmanysituations.

B

OnMonday,myclassmatesandIheardthatourastronomyteacher’smotherhaddied.Weweresurprisedthathewasstillteachinginschool.Mybestfriendwastellingmethattheteacherwastryingtoforgetthepainoflosinghismotherandtryingtobestronginthemiddleofteaching.

Theteacherwassuchawarm-heartedpersonandwefiguredthatweshouldgivehimalotofloveandgoodcheer.Thatnightafterschool,mybestfriendandIthoughtaboutourteacheraswellashisbelovedmotherandthenwecameupwithanidea.

Whenwewentbacktoschoolyesterday,wegavehimcheer-upcardswhichwehadtakentimetodecoratewithflowers,heartsandpeacesigns.Aswehandedthecardstohim,wecouldbothseethelightinhiseyes.Thesmilesonhisfaceshowedhowmuchheappreciatedwhatwedidforhim.Thewholeatmospherewasverywarmandloving,andit’shardtoexpressinwords.

Thismorning,whenwebothwenttoseetheteacheragain,hewassohappy,andgaveusbothahug.Thismadeusfeelthatwejustmighthavemadehisday,andthathewasgoingtobeokay.

Withthat,Iwanttoremindyoutotakethetimetosmileattheonesyoulove,beextragenerouswithhugs,kisses,thingsofthatlovelynature!

Lifeissoprecious（宝贵的）,soletusbehappyandenjoythegiftoflife.

5.Whatmadetheauthorandherbestfriendsurprised?

A.Theirteachernevercaredabouthismother.

B.Theirteacherdidn’taskforleave.

C.Theirteachertriedtoforgethismother.

D.Theirteacherlovedteachingsomuch.

6.Thecheer-upcardsincludeallofthefollowingEXCEPT_____.

A.smilesB.flowersC.heartsD.peacesigns

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Extracareforateachergoingthroughadifficulttime

B.Somuchhelpfrommyastronomyteacher

C.Howateacherhelpsthestudentsoutoftrouble

D.Lovecanchangeeverythingintheworld

C

Halftheworld’spopulationcouldfaceashortageoffoodby2100duetoclimatechange,anewreportbyUSscientistswarns.Rapidglobalwarmingislikelytoreducecropproductioninthetropicsandsubtropics（热带和亚热带地区）,accordingtoProfessorDavidBattistioftheUniversityofWashington.

Themostextremesummersofthelastcenturywillbecomecommon,hesays.Wemustimmediatelycreatecropsthatcanbearheatanddroughtifwearetoada

pt（适应）intime,hewritesinSciencejournal.

“Thestressesonglobalfoodproductionfromtemperaturealonearegoingtobehuge,”saidMrBattisti.“Andthatdoesn’ttakeintoaccountwatersuppliesstressedbythehighertemperatures.”

HeworkedwithProfessorRosamondNayloronFoodSecurityandtheEnvironment,toexaminetheinfluenceofclimatechangeontheworld’sfoodsupplies.Theypredictthereisagreaterthan90%probabilitythatby2100,theaveragegrowing-seasontemperaturesinthetropicsandsubtropicswillbehigherthananytemperaturesrecordedtheretodate.

“Wearetakingtheworstofwhatwe’veseenhistoricallyandsayingthatinthefutur

eitisgoingtobealotworseunlessthereissomekindofadaptation,”saidProfessorNaylor.“Thisisapowerfulreasonforustoinvest（投资）inadaptation,becauseitisclearthatthisisthedirectionwearegoingintermsoftemperatureanditwilltakedecadestodevelopnewfoodcropvarietiesthatcanbetterbearawarmerclimate.”

Inthetropics,thehighertemperaturescouldbeexpectedtocutproductionoftheprimaryfoodcropsby20-40%,theresearcherssaid.Risingtemperaturesarealsolikelytoreducesoilmoisture（湿度）,cuttingproductionevenfurther.

Threebillionpeopleliveinthetropicsandsubtropicsnow,andtheirnumberisexpectednearlytodoublebytheendofthecentury.

“Youaretalkingabouthundredsofmillionsofadditionalpeoplelookingforfoodbecausetheywon’tbeabletofinditwheretheyfinditnow,”saidProfessorBattisti.

Cropfailureswouldnotbelimitedtothetropics,thescientistsconcluded.

8.AccordingtoProfessorDavidBattisti,whatshouldbedonetodealwithcropsreductioncausedbyglobalwarming?

A.Toplantmorecr

ops.

B.Todevelopnewcrops.

C.Tocontrolpopulationgrowth.

D.Toimprovefarmingtechnology.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph5referto?

A.Toreducethetemperature.

B.Newfoodcropvariety.

C.Toinvestinadaptation.

D.Somekindofadaptation.

10.Wecanknowfromthetextthat_____.

A.thenumberofpeoplelivinginthetropicsisreducing

B.temperatureswillrisemostinthetropics

C.cropfailureswillbeaglobalproblem

D.newfoodcropvarietieswillbedevelopedsoon

11.Thetextintendstotellusthat_____.

A.ourworldisbecomingwarmerandwarmer

B.hightemperaturesmaycausefoodshortages

C.theconsequencesofglobalwarming

D.thewaystoadapttohightemperatures

D

Inthefar,farfuture,bicyclesandperhapsskatesmayberunbyjetpower,andanewthingtoridemaybeasmallflyingsaucer（飞碟）.Imaginearacebetweenthem!

Theremaybetelepathyhelmets（心灵感应帽）thatsendthoughtwavesfromyourbra

intothatofyourfriendmilesaway.Youjustthinkathoughtandyourfriendknowsit!

Youcanhavesecretswitheachotherthatnobodyelsecanturninon!

Whataboutthefoodofthefuture?

Scientiststhinkthatmuchofitwillbeartificial—madeinfactoriesfromsuchsurprisingthingsascoal,limestone,air,andwater.Theartificialfoodwillbehealthfulbecauseallthethingsthatyouneedtolivealongandhealthylifewillbeputintoit.

Thefuturehospitalswillprobablyhave“bodybanks”thatcangiveyoualmostanynewpartyouneedtokeeponliving.Peopleofthefuturemaylivetobealotolderthan100years.

Whatabouthighwaysofthefuture?

Well,averysmallchildprobablywillbeabletodriveacar.Nobodywillneedtosteer（驾驶）.Electricsignalswillholdeachcarontherightroadtogetwhereverthe“driver”wantstogo.Anditprobablywillbeimpossibleforcarstosmashtogether.Controlsthatwon’tevenhavetobetouchedwillmakeallspeedingcarsmisseachotherorwillputonthebrakes.Drivingcarswillbeassafeasbeingathome.

Butmaybethemostwonderfulsurpriseinthefuturewillbeweathercontrol.Citiesmayhavegiantplasticdomes（圆顶罩）overthemtokeepoutsnow,rain,orstorms.Whenyouplanapicnicinapark,youwon’thavetoworryaboutrain.Itwillrainonlywhenthe“weatherman”thinksitisnecessarytofreshtheairinsidethecity.Allotherdayswillbefairandwarm.

Thefutureshouldbeawonderfultimeinwhichtoliveandthetimewearelivinginnowisalsoawonderfulfuturetothepeoplewholived100yearsago.

12.Theunderlinedword“that”（inParagraph2）refersto______.

A.telepathyhelmetB.thebrain

C.thoughtwaveD.thesecret

13.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Withtelepathy

helmets,wecanshareourthoughtswithoutanyword.

B.Theartificialfoodmadefromcoalandlimestonetastesthemostdeliciousinthefuture.

C.Therewillbe“bodybanks”insteadofhospitalsinthefuture.

D.Plasticdomesthemselvescanautomaticallycontroltheweather.

14.Withthefuturehighways,___