学年高二英语上学期期中测试试题一.docx

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学年高二英语上学期期中测试试题一

2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中测试试题一

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）

第二节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

LouisArmstronghadtwofamousnicknames（绰号）.SomepeoplecalledhimBagamo.Theysaidhismouthlookedlikealargebag.MusiciansoftencalledhimPops,asasignofrespectforhisinfluenceontheworldofmusic.

Bornin1901inNewOrleans,hegrewuppoor,butlivedamonggreatmusicians.Jazzwasinventedinthecityafewyearsbeforehisbirth.Armstrongoftensaid,“JazzandIgrewuptogether.”

Armstrongshowedagreattalentformusicwhenhewastaughttoplaythecornet（短号）ataboy’shome.Inhislateteens,Armstrongbegantolivethelifeofamusician.Heplayedinparades,clubs,andonthesteamboatsthattraveledontheMississippiRiver.Atthattime,NewOrleanswasfamousforthenewmusicofjazzandwashometomanygreatmusicians.Armstronglearnedfromtheoldermusiciansandsoonbecamerespectedastheirequal.In1922hewenttoChicago.There,thetaleofLouisArmstrongbegins.Fromthenuntiltheendofhislife,Armstrongwascelebratedandlovedwhereverhewent.ArmstronghadnoequalwhenitcametoplayingtheAmericanpopularsong.

Hiscornetplayinghadadeephumanity（仁爱）andwarmththatcausedmanylistenerstosay,“ListeningtoPopsjustmakesyoufeelgoodallover.”Hewasthefatherofthejazzstyleandalsooneofthebest-knownandmostadmiredpeopleintheworld.Hisdeath,onJuly6,1971,washeadlinenewsaroundtheworld.

21.ArmstrongwascalledPopsbecausehe.

A.lookedlikeamusicianB.wasamusicianofmuchinfluence

C.showedaninterestinmusicD.traveledtoplaymodernmusic

22.Thethirdparagraphisdeveloped.

A.byspaceB.byexamples

C.bytimeD.bycomparison

23.WhichstatementaboutArmstrongistrue?

A.HistalebeginsinNewOrleans.

B.Hewasbornbeforejazzwasinvented.

C.Hismusicwaspopularwithhislisteners.

D.Helearnedpopularmusicataboy’shome.

24.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheInventionoftheJazzMusic

B.TheFatheroftheJazzStyle

C.TheMakingofaMusician

D.TheSpreadofPopularMusic

B

Photographsareeverywhere.Theydecorate（装饰）thewallsofhomesandareusedinstoresforsalesofdifferentgoods.Thenewsisfilledwithpicturesoffires,floods,andspecialevents.Photosrecordthebeautiesofnature.Theycanalsobringthingsclosethatarefaraway.Throughphotos,peoplecanseewildanimals,citiesinforeignlands,andeventhestarsinouterspace.Photosalsotellstories.

Reportingthenewsthroughphotosiscalledphotojournalism.Attimesphotojournaliststelltheirstoriesthroughasinglepicture.Atothertimes,theyuseagroupofpicturestotellastory.Eachpictureislikeachapterinabook,whichcandomorethanrecordthefacts.Itcanalsobeastrongforceforsocialchange.

JacobRiiswasamongthefirstphotojournalists.HetookpicturesofpartsofNewYorkCitywherethepoorlived.Riisbelievedthatpoverty（贫穷）causedcrime,andheusedphotostohelphimprovehispoint.Afewyearslater,thephotosofsmallchildrenworkinginfactoriesbyLewisHineshockedthepublic.Hine’spictureshelpedbringaboutlawstoprotectsuchchildren.

Hundredsofpicturesmayhavetobetakeninordertogetoneortworeallygoodphotos.Ittakessciencetohavethephotocomeoutclearlyandarttomakeaphotothathasagooddesignandexpressesfeeling.Photojournalistsmakeanactualrecordofwhattheysee.Aphoto,however,canbebothaworkofartandanactualrecord.Itcanrecordanimportanteventasabeautifulorexcitingpicture.

Ashistoricalandartisticdocuments（文献）,photoscanbecomemoreimportantovertime.Todayphotojournalistsstillhavetheirpicturesappearinnewspapersandmagazines.Theyalsopublish（发表）theminbooksandontheInternet.

25.Theunderlinedword“They”inthefirstparagraphrefersto.

A.beautiesB.photosC.goodsD.events

26.ThephotosofthesmallchildrenbyHineshowusthatphotos.

A.arealsoworksofartB.arepopularwaysofreportingnews

C.oftenshockthepublicD.canserveasaforceforsocialchange

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Newswithpicturesisencouraging.

B.Photoshelppeopleimprove.

C.Newsphotosmeanhistoryinasense.

D.Peoplepreferreadingnewswithpictures.

28.Thetextismainlyabout.

A.tellingthestorythroughpictures

B.decoratingthewallsofhomes

C.publishinghistoricalpapers

D.expressingfeelingthroughpictures

C

Areyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?

Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch.Theymaythinkthateatinglunchisthecauseofthesleepiness.Or,insummer,theymaythinkitistheheat.However,therealreasonliesinsidetheirbodies.Atthattime–abouteighthoursafteryouwakeup–yourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeelsleepy.Scientistshavetestedsleephabitsinexperimentswheretherewasnonightorday.Thepeopleintheseexperimentsalmostalwaysfollowedasimilarsleepingpattern.Theysleptforonelongperiodandthenforoneshortperiodabouteighthourslater.

Inmanypartsoftheworld,peopletakenaps（小睡）inthemiddleoftheday.Thisisespeciallytrueinwarmerclimates（气候）,wheretheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon.Researchersarenowsayingthatnapsaregoodforeveryoneinanyclimate.Adailynapgivesoneamorerestedbodyandmindandthereforeisgoodforhealthingeneral.Incountrieswherenapsaretraditional,peopleoftensufferlessfromproblemssuchasheartdisease.

Manyworkingpeople,unfortunately,havenotimetotakenaps.Thoughdoctorsmayadvisetakingnaps,employersdonotallowit!

Ifyoudohavethechance,however,hereareafewtipsaboutmakingthemostofyournap.Rememberthatthebesttimetotakeanapisabouteighthoursafteryougetup.Ashortsleeptoolateinthedaymayonlymakeyoufeelmoretiredandsleepyafterward.Thiscanalsohappenifyousleepfortoolong.Ifyoudonothaveenoughtime,tryashortnap–eventenminutesofsleepcanbehelpful.

29.Whydopeoplefeelsleepyintheearlyafternoonaccordingtothetext?

A.Theyeattoomuchforlunch.

B.Theysleeptoolittleatnight.

C.Theirbodytemperaturebecomeslower.

D.Theweatherbecomesalotwarmer.

30.Ifyougetupat6:

30am,whatisthebesttimeforyoutotakeanap?

A.About12:

30pm.B.About1:

30pm.

C.About2:

30pmD.About3:

30pm

31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.JustforaRest

B.AllforaNap

C.ASpecialSleepPattern.

D.TakingNapsinWarmerClimate.

D

Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies,whichhasbeencausedbyhighpricesandthechangingsocialsituationofwomen,isoneofthemostseriousproblemsinAsia.Whenpeopletalkaboutit,youcanhearawordinventedinJapan,“DINKS”,whichmeansDoubleIncomeNoKids.

InmanymajorAsiancitieslikeSeoul,Singapore,andTokyo,thecostofahouseisextremelyhigh.Ayoungcouplewhowanttobuytheirownhousemayhavetopayabout$3000,000（thoughpriceshavefallen）.Foraflatwithonebedroom,onedining-room,akitchen,andabathroom,thecouplewillpayabout$900amonth.What’smore,iftheywanttohaveachild,thechild’seducationisveryexpensive.Forexample,mostkindergartenchargesareatleast$5,000ayear.Insuchasituation,it’sdifficulttoaffordchildren.

Thenumberofmarriedwomenwhowanttocontinueworkingincreasesrapidlybecausetheyenjoytheirjobs.However,iftheywanttohavechildren,theyimmediatelyhaveseriousproblems.Thoughmostcompaniesallowwomentoleavetheirjobsforashorttimetohaveababy,theyexpectwomenwithbabiestogiveuptheirjobs.Inshort,iftheywanttobringupchildrenproperly,bothparentshavetowork,butitishardformotherstowork.Indeed,womenwhowanttocontinueworkinghavetochoosebetweenhavingchildrenorkeepingtheirjobs.

Inaword,Asiangovernmentsmusttakestepstoimprovethepresentsituationassoonaspossible.

32.Whatisthemainproblembeingdiscussedinthepassage?

A.Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies.

B.Thechangingsocialsituationofwomen.

C.Thehighpricesofhousesandeducation.

D.ThenecessarystepsofAsiangovernment.

33.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ItiseasyforacoupletoaffordachildinAsia.

B.ThepricesofhousesinAsiaarequitelownow.

C.Fewerandfewermarriedwomenwanttohaveajob.

D.Theword“DINKS”appearedinanAsiancountry.

34.Tobuyaflatandsendachildtokindergarten,howmuchwillacouplepayeachyear?

A.$5,000.B.$5,900.C.$10,800.D.$15,800.

35.ThewriterseemstobelievethatAsiangovernmentsshould________.

A.letwomenstayathomeandhaveababy

B.allowonlyoneoftheparentstogoouttowork

C.careforthegrowingneedsofwomenforjobs

D.punishthecompaniesthatpermitwomentoleave

第二节（共5小题，每题2分，总分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

其中有两项为多余项。

Doyouconstantlyusethecomputer,whetherforlearningorentertainment?

Computersgiveoffradiationthatisbadforyourhealth,butherearesomewaystoprotectyourselffromcomputerradiation.

____36_____GreenteacanbeabsorbedbythebodyeasilyintoaformofvitaminA,whichhelpsreduceradiation._____37____

Itisadvisabletoattacharadiationfilterplate（辐射过滤板）infrontofyourcomputer’sscreen.Makesuretoavoidputtinganymetalsubstancesnearyourcomputerasthesemayhavereflectedsomeoftheelectromagneticwavesthatareharmfultoyourhealth.______38______Thebrighterthescreenthehighertheradiationtherewillbeandviceversa.

Youcanalsoputsomeradiation-abso