新疆沙雅县第二中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题 理.docx

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新疆沙雅县第二中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题理

新疆沙雅县第二中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题理

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第一部分：

阅读理解（本部分共两节，共40分。

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第一节：

共15题；每小题2分，满分30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

A

Someyearsago,a28yearoldCalifornianwifeandmotherofthreechildrendiedfromdrinkingtoomuchwater.Herbodywasfoundinherhomeshortlyaftershetookpartinawaterdrinkingcontestthatwasheldbyalocalradioshow.Called“HoldYourWeeForAWii”,thecontestorganizerspromisedafreeWiivideogamemachinetothosewhodrankthemostwaterwithoutgoingtothebathroom.Thewomanwhodieddrankabout2gallonsofwaterduringthecontest.Whensheandotherparticipantscomplainedofdiscomfortandshowedsignsofpains,theywerelaughedatbytheorganizers.

Thistragicnewsstoryshowstheimportanceofunderstandingwhydrinkingtoomuchwatercanbedangeroustoyourhealth.Consumingmorewaterthanyouneedcanincreaseyourtotalbloodvolume（容量）.Andsinceyourbloodvolumeexistswithinaclosedsystem,increasingyourbloodvolumeputsunnecessarystressonyourheartandbloodvessels（血管）.Yourkidneys（肾）mustworkovertimetogetridofextrawateroutofyoursystem.Yourkidneysarenotapairofpipes.Flushingmorewaterthroughyourkidneysdoesn'tnecessarilyhelpitbecomecleaner.Rather,yourkidneyscangetdamagedbyunnecessarywearandtearovertime.Anddrowningyoursystemwithlargeamountsofwaterisoneofmanypotentialcausesofkidneydamage.

Puttingunnecessarystressonyoursystemandyourkidneysbyconsumingunnecessarywaterisanunnoticeableprocess.Fortheaverageperson,itisusuallyimpossibletoknowthatthisstressexists,asthereareusuallynoobvioussymptomsonamomenttomomentbasis.Butmakenomistakeaboutit:

thisstressisrealandcanhurtyourhealthoverthelongterm.

1．WhyistheCalifornianwomanmentioned?

A．Toleadtothetopicofthetext.

B．Totellusatragicnewsstoryaboutamother.

C．Totellusitcanbedangeroustotakepartincontests.

D．Totellushowmuchwaterwecandrinkatmostonetime.

2．Whentheparticipantsshowedsignsofpains,theorganizers________.

A．becameveryconcerned

B．werelaughedatbyothers

C．triedtoreducetheirpains

D．didn'tpaymuchattentiontothem

3．Thestresscausedbyconsumingunnecessarywater________.

A．isn'tthatdangerous

B．canneverbefoundout

C．isreallyharmfulinthelongrun

D．leadstosomeobvioussymptoms

B

NeitherrainnorsnownorthedarkofnightcanseparateTennesseepostalcarrier“MailmanMike”fromhis4andahalfyearoldfriendCarterLawson—orkeepthemfromtheirappointments.

Forthepastninemonths,thetwohaveteamedupeverydayinthepreschooler'sKnoxvilleneighborhoodforafewminutesofdeliveringmailtogetherandchattingwithfellowneighbors.Lawsonwantstobeamailcarrierwhenhegrowsup,andinaninspiringstory,hismomtoldushowmailmanMikeCrenshawhasbeenarolemodeltoherson.“Anyonecouldjustbelike‘Goaway,kid’,butMikehasreallygoneoutofhiswaytotalkwithCarter,”saidCassieLawsonoftheUnitedStatesPostalServicecarrier.LittleCarterevengothisownuniformtomatchMike's.“It'sbeenreallycute.Ijustcouldn'tbelievehegotafullmailman'scostume，”thepostalserviceemployeesaid.

“EverylettercarrierhasstopshelooksforwardtoandthisistheoneIlookforwardtoeveryday，”saidMike.“He'stheendofmyday,andthebestpartofmyday.Notbecauseit'stheend,butbecausehe'ssuchacutelittleguy.”

Themanandthelittleboy'sconnectionisn'tasurprisetoFredricRolando,presidentoftheNationalAssociationofLetterCarriers.“Kidsrespondtomailmenbecauselettercarriersareafriendly,uniformedpartoftheneighborhoodwhobringsomethingtotheirhouseeveryday,andaresomeonetheycometorecognizeandtrust,”Rolandosaid.“It'sthesamefortheelderly,butinaddition,lettercarriersmaybetheonlypersontheycommunicatewithallday.”

4．MikeCrenshawmeetsCarterLawsoneverydayto________.

A．playwiththeboy

B．getmailfromtheboy

C．listentotheboy'sstories

D．sendmailtogetherwiththeboy

5．WhydoesMikeCrenshawlikethelaststopofhisday?

A．Itiswherehelives.

B．Itiswhereheispaid.

C．HewantstobewithCarter.

D．Hecanfinishhisworkbythen.

6．WhatcanweinferfromFredricRolando'swords?

A．Mailmenareusuallynotwellrespected.

B．Whatlettercarriersdoisnotjustsendingletters.

C．Theelderlydon'tlikecommunicatingwithothers.

D．Peopleshouldlearntorecognizeandtrusteachother.

7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Alettercarrierispraisedforhelpingakid

B．Amailmanmakesalittleboy'sdreamcometrue

C．Everylettercarrierhasstopshelooksforwardto

D．Theimportanceoflettercarrierscannotbeignored

C

Dustonfurnituremaybebadnewsforwaistlines（腰围）.Butit'sfartooearlytoadddustingtoaweightlossplan.Dietaryfatsandothermaterialsthatmakeupindoordustcansendasignaltohumanfatcells,tellingthemtogrow.Thatprocess,inturn,mightslowthebody'srateofburningenergy.Suchchangescouldaddtoanyweightproblemsapersonmighthave.

“Wedon'tknowwhatthatmeanstolongtermhealthandcertaindiseasesyet,”saysHeatherStapleton,oneofthestudy'sauthors.Butshenotesthatherteam'sfindingsalsoraiseaquestionofwhetherpollutants（污染物）industmightplaysomeroleinthegrowing,globalproblemofobesity.

Stapletonandhercolleaguescollecteddustfromhomesandoffices.Studiesfoundthatsomematerialsinthedustcouldturnonaprotein（蛋白质）calledPPARgamma1.It'sfoundinmanyhumantissues.Turningthisproteinoncancausefatcellstogrow.Researchersthinkthisproteinmaybeinvolvedinobesity.Butasecondstudynowfindsevidencethatcertainfatsaremostlytoblame.Cookingoilsmaysendoutsomeofthesefatsintotheair,wheretheyeventuallyfindtheirwayintohousedust.Or,theauthorssay,thefatsmightenterhousedustaspartofthehairorskincellsshed（脱落）bypeopleorpets.

“Whilethefindingsareamazing,”saysMitchellLazar,anotherstudyauthor,“thesefindingsneedtobetakenasverypreliminary.”Indeed,headdsseveralcautionsabouthowthefindingsshouldbeunderstood.“Foronething,peopleeatthesefatsinfoodsallofthetime.Thatislikelytobealotmorethanwouldbeconsumedfromindoordust,”hesaid.

8．Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheresearch?

A．Dustharmspeople'shealth.

B．Dustcanhelppeopleloseweight.

C．Dustisacauseforsomediseases.

D．Dustmayhavesomethingtodowithweight.

9．WhatdoweknowaboutPPARgamma1?

A．Itcomesfromdust.

B．Itleadstoweightgain.

C．Itcanhelpgetridofdust.

D．Itonlyappearsinhumanbodies.

10．Theunderlinedword“preliminary”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby“______”．

A．limited　　　　　　　B．important

C．misleadingD．unbelievable

11．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Canhousedustmakeusfat?

B．Whyisitimportanttoclean?

C．Anythingtodotodealwithdust?

D．Whatisthebestwaytoloseweight?

D

Wespendaroundonethirdofourlivesinbed,andthebodydoesalotofitsrepairworkaswesleep,soenoughgoodqualitysleepisveryimportanttoourhealth.Itdoesn’tstopthere,though—somesleeppositionsarehealthierthanothers.Sowhichsleeppositionisthehealthiest?

Sleepingonyourbackisthehealthiestsleepposition.Healthbenefitsincludeavoidingbackandneckpain.Becausetheheadisraisedabovethestomachwhenyousleeponyourback,thispositionisbestforpeoplewhosufferfromnighttimeacidreflux（胃酸逆流）aswell.Around80%ofheartburn（胃灼热）sufferershaveproblemsduringthenight,sosleepingontheirbackcouldhelpalotofpeopletoenjoyagoodnight’ssleep.Ifthesleeppositionaloneisnotenoughtoalleviatethecondition,tryraisingtheheadofthebedbyupto4inchesbyplacingblocksunderit.

Whenyousleeponyourback,yourfaceisinanaturalposition.Thismeanslesswrinkles（皱纹）．

Ifyoureallycan’tfacesleepingonyourback,anotherhealthysleeppositionisthesidesleep.It’salmostasgoodasthebackposition,andit’sbetterforpeoplewhosnore（打鼾）andtheirpartners.Whicheversleeppositionyouchoose,useapillowthatsupportstheheadandtheneckwithoutraisingtheheadunnaturally,asthiscanbringneckpain.

12．WhichisNOToneofthebenefitsofsleepingontheback?

A．Itcanavoidacidreflux.

B．Itmakespeoplelookyounger.

C．Ithelpspeoplegetridofstomachpain.

D．It’sgoodforheartburnsufferers.

13．Theunderlinedword“alleviate”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”．

A．makepeopleenjoyB.makepeopleforget

C．makeitlessusefulD.makeitlessserious

14.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A．Waystokeepushealthy.

B．Theimportanceofsleep.

C．Healthypositionsofsleep.

D．Sleep’srepairingfunctions.]

15．Whichpartofamagazinemaythearticleappearin?

A．Health.B.Sports.

C．Sciencefiction.D.Fashion.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Richard'sfatherdiedwhenhewasfive.Lateronhelosthismother.Anoldwomanfeltsorryforthepoorboyandoftenhelpedhim.Ofcoursehehadnomoneytogotoschool.Hehadtoworkforarichfarmer.Themanpaidhimnothingexceptfoodandclothes.__16__Hefoundsomeoldbooksneartheschoolandtaughthimselftoreadandwrite.

__17__Itconnectedthevillageandthetown.Onemorningpeoplefoundtherewasabigstoneonit.Itstoppedthemfromgoingtotown.Theyhadtomoveitaway,ortheyhadtocrossthemountainiftheyhadsomethingtodointhetown.Butthestoneweighedthi