陕西省汉中中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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陕西省汉中中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题

汉中中学2020学年度第一学期期中考试

高二英语试题（卷）

说明：

本试卷共分四部分。

分值150分，时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的班级、姓名、学号填写在答题卷密封线栏内。

2、每小题选出答案后，必须把答案涂填在答题卷上，否则按零分计算。

3、考试结束后，只需将答题卷交回。

第二部分：

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）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Therewasonceamanwhohadadonkeyandabeautifullapdog.Thedonkeywaskeptinabarnandhadplentyofcornandhaytoeat.Indeed,hewasjustasluckyasanydonkeycouldbe.Thelittledogstayedinthehouseandwaswelllikedbythemaster.Hewasalwaysplayingandjumpingaboutinanfunnywayandwasallowedtolieinhismaster’slap（膝盖）.Meanwhile,thedonkeyhadplentytodo.Hepulledwoodalldaylongandhadtotakehisturnatthemillduringthenight.Heoftencomplainedabouthisproblems,anditboredhimtoseethelapdoglivingsuchaneasylife,whilehehadtoworksohard.Finallyhethoughttohimselfthatifheactedthesamewayasthelapdogtohismaster,hewouldbetreatedthesameway.So,onedayheranoutofhisbarnandwentfastintothehouse,wherehebegantokickaboutinaverystrangeway.Then,swayinghistailandimitatingthefunnybehaviorofthepetlapdog,heknockedoverthetablewherehismasterwaseating.Healsobrokeallthedishesintoverysmallpiecesanddidnotstopuntilhejumpedontohismaster,tryingtolickandpawhimwithhisroughfeet.

Seeingtheirmasteringreatdanger,theservantsthoughtitwastimetohelphim.Theybeatthefoolishdonkeywithsticksuntilhecouldnotgetupagain.Ashewasabouttodie,hecried,“Whycouldn’tIhaveremainedsatisfiedthewayIwas?

WhydidItrytoimitateacreaturewhowasnothingbutalazypuppyafterall?

”

21.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans______.

A.thedonkeywastreatedwellbyhismaster

B.thedonkeywastreatedbadlyandcruelly

C.otherdonkeysweresatisfiedwiththeirlife

D.thedonkeywasnotsatisfiedwithhislife

22.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthateveryday,_______.

A.thedogturnedaroundthemill

B.thedonkeyjumpedinthehouse

C.thedonkeyimitatedthedog

D.thedogaccompaniedthemaster

23.Thereasonwhythedonkeyfeltangrywasthat_____.

A.hehadtodoalotofboringwork

B.heenviedtheeasylifethedoglived

C.hewasoftenbeatenbytheservants

D.hewastiedandcouldn’tmovefreely

B

Awarmblanketistheidealsleepaidforafreezingwinternight.Therightblanketcanwarmyourbonesbutthewrongonecanaffectyoursleep.Iaskedexpertsforadviceonpickingtheperfectblanketforagoodnight’ssleep.Here’swhattheytoldme.

Whenitcomestosleeptemperature,expertsrecommendfollowingtheprinciple:

nottoocold,nottoohot,butjustright.“Peopleseemtosleepbestattemperaturesbetween62and70degreesF,”saysDrAliceHoagland.Whenthesurroundingtemperaturefallstoolow,itcanrouseyoufromsleep.Agoodblankethelpsdrivethecoldnessaway.

Attheotherextreme,overheatingyourselfcanaffectyoursleepaswell.“Corebodytemperaturetypicallydropsduringthefirstfourhoursofsleep,”saysDrHoagland.Thisdeclineinbodytemperaturehelpsyoufallasleepandstayasleep.

“Inmedicalcare,weightedblanketsareoneofourmostpowerfultoolsforhelpingpeoplewhoareanxious,upset,andpossiblylosingcontrol,”saysDrKarenMoore.“Thesespecialblanketsarefilledwithweightedpellets.Weightedblanketsarealsomarketedforgeneraluseasanaidtosleepandrelaxation.Likeafirmhug,weightedblanketshelpusfeelsafe.”Thisisthereasonwhymanypeopleliketosleepunderablanketeveninsummer.

“Ifyouwanttotrythistypeofblanket,thebestweightdependsonyourbodysizeandpersonalpreference.However,15to30poundsistypicalforadults,”Mooresays.Sheaddsthatweightedblanketsarenotrecommendedforthoserecoveringfromsurgery.

“Peoplecanalsohaveseriouspreferencesforaparticularblanket,”saysDrHoagland.“Regularlyusingafavoriteblanketforsleepcanhelptodevelopaconditionedresponsesothatsleeponsetisquicker.”Infact,manysleepcentersaskpatientstobringtheirownblanketandpillowfromhome,whichhelpsthemfallasleepmoreeasily.

24.Theunderlinedword“rouse”inParagraph2istheclosestinmeaningto“________”.

A.wakeupB.takeupC.makeupD.pickup

25.Accordingtothepassageweightedblankets________.

A.areonlyusedinmedicalcare

B.shouldn'tbeusedinsummer

C.cangivepeopleasenseofsecurity

D.rehelpfulforpeopletorecoverfromsurgery

26.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

A.Bodytemperatureriseswhenwefallasleep.

B.Theperfectsleeptemperatureshouldbeabove70degreesF.

C.Weightedblanketsshouldbeatleast30pounds.

D.Peopleareadvisedtousetheirownblankets.

27.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?

C

InSouthAfricathere’sahugecultureaboutbraais（barbecue）.There’ssomethingthatweloveaboutgatheringtogetherwithfriendsandfamilyaroundthefire,cookingdeliciousmeat.Inmostcases,mosthousewiveswouldprefertohaveabraaithanadinnerparty!

Thefirstoneistheconvenience.There’salotlessorganizationandpreparationforabraai.Youneedn’tworryaboutmakingfancyfive－coursemeals.Youcansimplymakesureyouhavemeatandcondiments（佐料）forthemeat,butyoucan’tdoitlikethatfordinnerparties.Theatmospherearoundabraaiisalotmorerelaxed,sotherearealotlessexpectationsofyou.Theconvenientpartofthisisthatyouneedn'tdealwithsuchabigmessinsideyourhouseaftertheparty,becauseeveryonewillstayoutsidemostofthetime.

Theconvenienceofthefoodpreparationisprobablyoneofthebestpartsofhostingabraai.Whenyouhaveabraai,it’sacceptabletothrowsomemeatontothefireandserveitwithcondiments,suchaspotatosaladorbeansalad.Softrollsusuallygoalongwellwiththis,evenchipsorjacketpotatoesthathavebeencookedonthebraaitoo.Naturally,youfeelmorecomfortablecookingthesekindsofsimplypreparedfoodsatarelaxedbraai.However,there’smorepressuretoimpresswiththefoodatadinnerparty.Itisnormalforthementoberesponsibleforcookingthemeatandpreparingthefire,andinmanyhouseholds,thiswillbetheonlytimeyouwillfindamancooking.

Inconclusion,youcanseewhybraaisaremorefun,andwhythereisabetteratmospherearoundabraai!

There’ssuchanicesenseofcommunityandfun,andyoucanalsomakeuseofbeingoutdoorswhileyouhaveabraai.Youcanswimandincludeoutdooractivitiesinyourbraai.It’seasytoseewhybraaisarebetterthandinnerparties,sowhatareyouwaitingfor?

Haveabraai!

28.Whenhavingabraai,peopleoften________.

A.makefancyfive－coursemeals

B.gatherhappilyandeatastheywish

C.expectalotfromthehostess

D.trytorelaxtheirmindandmuscles

29.Braaisarepopularamongmostwomenmainlybecause________.

A.theybringhappinesstothefamilies

B.theyallowthehusbandstodothecooking

C.theysavealotoftimebeforeandaftermeals

D.theycanattractmorefriendsandfamilymembers

30.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Thefunctionofhavingabraai.

B.Theconvenienceofpreparingfoodforbraais.

C.Thefoodeateninadinnerparty.

D.Theactivitiesheldbeforeabraai.

31.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?

A.Bygivingcomparisons.B.Byquotingsayings.

C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bylistingdata.

D

Scientiststodayaremakinggreaterefforttostudyoceancurrents（洋流）.Mostdoitusingsatellitesandotherhigh-techequipment.However,oceanexpertCurtisEbbesmeyerdoesitinaspecialway--bystudyingmovementsofrandomfloatinggarbage.Ascientistwithmanyyears’experience,hestartedthistypeofresearchintheearly1990swhenheheardabouthundredsofathleticshoeswashingupontheshoresofthenorthwestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Thereweresomanyshoesthatpeopleweresettingupswapmeetstotryandmatchleftandrightshoestosellorwear.

Ebbesmeyerfoundoutinhisresearchesthattheshoes--about60,000intotal--fellintotheoceaninashippingaccident.Hephonedtheshoecompanyandaskediftheywantedtheshoesback.Asexpected,thecompanytoldhimthattheydidn’t.Ebbesmeyerrealizedthiscouldbeagreatexperiment.Ifhelearnedwhenandwheretheshoeswentintothewaterandtrackedwheretheylanded,hecouldlearnalotaboutthepatternsofoceancurrents.

ThePacificNorthwestisoneoftheworld’sbestareasforbeachcombing（海滩搜寻）becausewindsandcurrentsjoinhere,andasaresult,thereisagroupofseriousbeachcombersinthearea.Ebbesmeyergottoknowalotofthemandaskedfortheirhelpincollectinginformationaboutwheretheshoeslanded.Inayearhecollectedreliableinformationon1,600shoes.Withthisdata,heandacolleaguewereabletotestandimproveacomputerprogramdesignedtomodeloceancurrents,andpublishthefindingsoftheirstudy.

Astheresultofhiswork,Ebbesmeyerhasbecomeknownasthescientisttocallwithquestionsaboutanyunusualobjectsfoundfloatingintheocean.Hehasevenstartedanassociationofbeachcombersandoceanexperts,with500subscribersfromWestAfricatoNewZealand.Theyhaverecordedalllostobjectsrangingfrompotatoestogolfgloves.

32.TheunderlinedphraseswapmeetsinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.fittingroomsB.tradingfairsC.businesstalksD.groupmeetings

33.Ebbesmeyerphonedtheshoecompanytofindout________.

A.whatcausedtheshippingaccident

B.whenandwheretheshoeswentmissing

C.whetheritwasallrighttousetheirshoes

D.howmuchtheylostintheshippingaccident

34.HowdidEbbesmeyerprovehisassumption?

A.Bycolle