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浙江省宁波市咸祥中学高二英语下学期期中试题doc
浙江省宁波市咸祥中学2021-2022高二英语下学期期中试题
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?
A.Writehisreport.B.Catchaflight.C.Handinhisreport.
2.What'sLucygoodat?
A
.Teaching.B.Dressing.C.Cooking.
3.Howmuchwillthewomanspendifshebuysthedress?
A.¥1,700.B.¥1,000.C.¥700.
4.Whydoesthewomanfeelsorry?
A.Becausesherefusedtheman.
B.Becausethemanhadanaccident.
C.Becausesheruinedtheman'sparty.
5.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Fatheranddaughter.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Motherandson.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答6、7题。
6.Whereisthemangoing?
A.Hishome.B.Thesubwaystation.C.Theshoppingmall.
7.Whattimeisitnow?
A.6:
10.B.6:
45.C.6:
55.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whydoesthemanteachhismumvideo-chatting?
A.Hewillworkabroad.
B.Hewantstosavemoney.
C.Hemakesherfashionable.
9.Whatdoestheman'smumthinkoflearningvideo-chatting?
A.Easy.B.Interesting.C.Hard.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Howlonghasthemanplayedbasketballonthecityteam?
A.Foroneyear.B.Forelevenmonths.C.Foreightmonths.
11.Howistheman'spainting?
A.Prettygood.B.Toobad.C.JustOK.
12.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Hobbies.B.Sports.C.Arts.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.WhatcanweknowaboutMaliaObamafromtheconversation?
A.Sheobeyedherparents'order.
B.Shereadmanybooksinhighschool.
C.HerfathergraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.
14.WhatwillMaliadobeforegoingtouniversity?
A.Takeoneyear'sbreak.
B.Travelacrossthecountry
.
C.MakefriendsinHollywood.
15.Whichuniversitydoesthemanprefer?
A.YaleUniversity.B.OxfordUniversity.C.HarvardUniversity.
16.Whatsubjectisthewomanpoorin?
A.History.B.Math.C.Science.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhereistheChineseKiteFestivalheldthisyear?
A.InChina.B.InSweden.C.InSwitzerland.
18.What'stheweatherlikeduringthisyear'sFestival?
A.Niceandclear.B.Coldandcloudy.C.Sunnyandhot.
19.Whatgroupofpeopleareattractedbythefestival?
A.Youngpeople.B.Peopleofmiddleage.C.Peopleofalmostallages.
20.WhateventsdoestheFestivalhavebesidesflyingkites?
A.Chinesepaintings.B.Chinesesongs.C.Chinesefilms.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25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.并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
ImusthavealwaysknownreadingwasveryimportantbecausethefirstmemoriesIhaveasachilddealwithbooks.TherewasnotonenightthatIdon’tremembermomreadingmeastorybookbymybedside.Iwasextremelyinspiredbytheelegantwaythewordssounded.
Ialwayswantedtoknowwhatmymomwasreading.Hearingmomsay,"Ican’tbelievewhat’sprintedinthenewspaperthismorning,"mademewanttograbitoutofherhandsandreaditmyself.Iwantedtobelikemymomandknowallofthethingssheknew.SoIcarriedaroundabook,andeachnight,justtobelikeher,Iwouldpretendtobereading.
Thisishoweveryonelearnedtoread.Wewouldstartoffwithsentences,thenparagraphs,andthenstories.Itseemedanunendingjourney,butevenasasix-year-oldgirlIrealizedthatknowinghowtoreadcouldopenmanydoors.Whenmomsaid,"TheC-A-N-D-Yishiddenonthetopshelf,"Iknewwherethecandywas.Myprogressinreadingraisedmycuriosity,andIwantedtoknoweverything.Ioftenfoundmyselftellingmymomtodrivemoreslowly,sothatIcouldreadalloftheroadsignswepassed.
Mostofmyreadingthroughprimary,middleandhighschoolwasfactualreading.Ireadforknowledge,andtomakeA’sonmytests.Occasionally,Iwouldreadanovelthatwasassigned,butIdidn’tenjoythistypeofreading.Ilikedfacts,thingsthatareconcrete.Ithoughtanythingabstractlefttoomuchroomforargument.
Yet,nowthatI’mgrowingandtheworldIonceknewasbeingsosimpleisbecomingmorecomplex,Ifindmyselfneedingawaytoescape.Byopeninganovel,IcanleavebehindmyburdensandenterintoawonderfulandmysteriousworldwhereIamnowanewcharacter.IntheseworldsIcanbecomeanyone.Idon’thavetowritedownwhathappenedorwhattechniquetheauthorwasusingwhenheorshewrotethis.Ijustreadtorelax.
We’retaughttoreadbecauseit’snecessaryformuchofhumanunderstanding.Readingisavitalpartofmylife.Readingsatisfiesmydesiretokeeplearning.AndI’vefoundthatthepossibilitiesthatliewithinbooksarelimitless.
21.AccordingtoParagraph3,theauthor’sreadingofroadsignsindicates___________.
A.heruniquewaytolocateherself
B.hereagernesstodevelopherreadingability
C.herefforttoremindmomtoobeytrafficrules
D.hergrowingdesiretoknowtheworldaroundher.
22.Theauthortakesnovelreadingasawayto___________.
A.exploreafantasyland
B.developapassionforleaning
C.learnabouttheadultcommunity
D.getawayfromaconfusingworld
23.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheMagicofReading
B.ThePleasureofReading
C.GrowingUpwithReading
D.ReadingMakesaFullMan
B
Foryears,expertshavebeenencouragingpeopletoexercise,usingstepsassimpleastakingthestairsinsteadofaliftandwalkingtowork,wherepossible.Arecentstudybolstersthisadvice,whichshowsthatfrequentactiveexercisethroughoutthedaycanhavegreathealthbenefits.
Thestudy,publishedinthemagazinePreventMedicine,foundthatjust2minutesofstairclimbingseveraltimesadaycanlowertotalcholesterol(胆固醇),raiseHDL("good")cholesterolandimprovetheheartbeatinyoungwomenwhodonothavemuchactivityduringtheday."Suchimprovementsmayhaveimportanteffectsonthehealthofwomen;since,likecigarettesmoking,poorfitnesshasbeenshowntobeastrong,graded,andindependentriskfactorforheartdisease,whichcausesdeathinwomen,"saidDr.ColinBorehamwiththeUniversityofUlsterinBelfast,Ireland,andthefellowresearchersofhisstudygroup.Furthermore,improvementsintotalcholesterollevelsachievedinthestudycouldcuttherateofheartdiseaseinwomenbyathird,theynoted.
TheteamofresearchersfromBritainstudied12womenbetween18-22yearsold,beforeandaftertheexerciseprogram.Thewomenusedapublicstaircaseforabout2minutesadayfor5daysaweek.Comparedwithagroupof10womenwhodidnottakepartinthestair-climbingprogram,thewomenwhoclimbedstairsshowedmarkedimprovementsinhealthandfitnesslevelsafter7weeks.However,theydidnotshowanysignsofweightloss."Ashorttermstair-climbingprogramcangivegreathealthbenefitstoyoungwomen.Stair-climbingmaybeaparticularlysuitablewayofcombiningexercisewithanindividual'sdailylifestyle."theypointedout.
Expertsadvisevisitingyourdoctorbeforebeginninganewexerciseprogram.
24.Theunderlinedword"bolsters"(Paragraph1)means_________.
A.seeks B.offers C.supports D.follows
25.AccordingtothestudydonebyDr.Borehamandhisgroup,improvementsincholesterollevelsareimportantin_________.
A.helpingpeopletogiveupsmoking
B.enablingpeopletotakeexercise
C.helpingpeopletoloseweight
D.preventingpeoplefromhavingheartdisease
26.Whatisthemainsubjectofthesecondandthirdparagraphs?
A.Researchfindingsofastair-climbingprogram.
B.Causesofheartdiseaseinyoungwomen.
C.MajorcontentsofthemagazinePreventMedicine.
D.AreportofacomparativestudybyIrishandBritishscientists.
27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.HowtoPreventHeartDisease---WhatDoDoctorsSay?
B.GoodHealthAdvice---TaketheStairs
C.Stair-climbingAttractsMore
D.Yes,ExerciseIsGoodforYou
C
Some30,000yearsago,artistswholivedincavesinEuropepaintedpicturesoftheanimalsaroundthem:
panthers,hyenas,rhinos,cavelions,mammothsandothercreatureswhichhavebeenextinctforalongtime.
Theartwork,morethanathousanddrawings,isconsideredtheoldestgroupofhumancavedrawingswhichhaveeverbeendiscovered.Theywerepreservedbecausethecavewassealed---closedoff--formoreorless23,000years.
FastforwardtoDecember18,1994,agroupofFrenchcavescientistswereexploringcavesinsouthernFrance.JeanMarieChauvet,wholedthegroupthen,describestheprocessofdiscoveringthecavepaintings.“AtthattimeIwasinthefront,Eliettejustwalkedbehindme,Christianbehind.Eliettesaidshesawtwomarkswithredochre(赭石)andshesaid,‘Theycamehere.’Andatthisverymomenteverythingbegan.Thedrawingsandeverythinglinkedtotheparietalart(壁画).Thatiswhereitstarted.”
CaveartexpertJeanClotttesreviewedthepaintings.“Iwasamazedatthenumberofpaintingstherewereandpaintingsoftheirqualityandparticularlyinfrontofthepanelofthehorses.”
Scientificanalysisconfirmedtheprehistoricdateoftheartwork.Studiesshowedthedrawingswerecreatedtensofthousandsofyearsago,beforehumanhistorywaswritten.TheUnitedNations’culturalagencyUNESCOliststhecaveasaWorldHeritageSite.Theysaythatthedrawingsformaremarkableexpressionofearlyhumanartisticcreationofgrandexcellenceandvariety.
TheChauvetCavehasbeennamedaftertheexplorerwhofirstenteredit.However,itsenvironmentanddrawingsaretoofragiletobevisitedbyhuma