人教版高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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人教版高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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A

Attheageofsixteen,Ijoinedavolunteergroupwithmydad.IwentonmyfirstvolunteerprojectinWestVirginia.Onthenightwearrived,wediscoveredthat“ourfamily”waslivinginatrailer（拖车）thatwasinpoorcondition.Acrewhadbeenworkingonitfortwoweeks,buteverytimetheyfinishedoneproblem,anothersurfaced.

Wedecidedtheonlyreasonablesolutionwastobuildanewhouse—somethingunusualbutnecessaryunderthesecircumstances.Thefamilywasoverjoyedwiththeirhousethatwastwentybythirtyfeetwiththreebedrooms,abathandakitchen.

OnTuesdayofthatweek,whileweatelunchtogether,Iaskedthefamily’sthreeboys,Josh,EricandRyan,“Whatdoyouwantforyournewroom?

”Expectingtoysthatchildrenusuallyaskfor,wewereastonishedwhenJoshresponded,“Ijustwantabed.”

Theboyshadneversleptinabed!

Theywereusedtoplasticmats.Thatnightwehadameetinganddecidedthatbedswouldbetheperfectgift.OnThursdaynight,afewadultsinourgroupdrovetothenewestcityandboughtbedsandnewbedding.

Whenwesawthedeliverytruckcoming,wetoldthefamilyaboutthesurprise.Wecouldhardlycontainourselves.ItwaslikewatchingexcitedchildrenonChristmasmorning.

Thatafternoon,aswefittedthepartsofthebedstogether,Ericranintothehousetowatchusandobservedwithwide-eyedenthusiasmfromthedoorway.Asmyfatherslippedapillowcase（枕套）ontooneofthepillow,Ericasked,“Whatisthat?

”

“Apillow,”hereplied.

“Whatdoyoudowithit?

”Ericcontinuedtoask.

“Whenyougotosleep,youputyourheadonit,”Iansweredsoftly.TearscametomyeyesasmyfatherhandedEricthepillow.

“Oh...that’ssoft,”hesaid,huggingittightly.

Now,whenmysisterandIstarttoaskforsomethingthatseemsurgent,mydadgentlyasks,“Doyouhaveapillow?

”

Weknowexactlywhathemeans.

21.Theauthorwrotethispassageto_______________.

A.askustodovolunteerworkB.introducevolunteerwork

C.describehisfirstvolunteerprojectD.collectmoneyforhisvolunteerproject

22.WhywastheauthorshockedonhearingJosh’sanswer?

A.Becausethefamilylivedinatrailer

B.Becausetheboyshadnobedtosleepin

C.BecauseJoshdidn’tknowwhatabedwas

D.BecauseJoshexpectedtogetsometoys

23.Bysaying“Wecouldhardlycontainourselves.”theauthormeantthattheyall_______.

A.feltconfusedB.feltexcitedwithjoy

C.couldn’thelplaughingD.failedtokeepthesecret

24.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatErichadneverseena_________.

A.trailerB.houseC.bedD.pillow

CBBD

B

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Onlinebookingsmustbemade24hoursbeforeyouvisit.

25.IfyouhopetovisitCastleDungeon,youshould____.

A.dial08704422371

B.buytheticketinperson

C.bookthetickettwodaysinadvance

D.booktheticketfromWarwick-Castle.com

26.Ifaboyof5yearsoldwantstobuyaticketonline,heshouldpay_____.

A.£11.06B.£9.56C.£11.95D.£8.56

27.Ifyouwanttobuygrouptickets,_____________.

A.youshouldbookbyemailB.youshouldbookonline

C.youshoulddial08704422375D.thereshouldbeatleast20people

28.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom____.

A.newspaperB.amagazineC.awebsiteD.ageographybook

DABC

C

GeorgeOrwellwasthepennameforEricArthurBlair,whowasbornin1903inIndiaanddiedin1950.Orwellwasoneofthepopularwritersbackinthiseraandwasverypopularforwritingnews,fiction,literarycriticismandpoetry.

WhenBlairturned5hewassenttoaconvent（女修道院）schoolasadayboyinHenley-on-Thames.Thereasonforthiswasthathismotherwantedhimtohavethebesteducation,althoughhisfamilywasnotwealthyenoughtopayforit.HismotheraskedherbrothertoseewhetherhecouldfindaproperschoolwhereEricBlaircouldbeaccepted.AftersometimetheysenthimtoStCyprian’sSchoolinEastbourne,Sussex,England.AttheschooltheheadmasterdecidedtoundertakeBlairandhelphimwinascholarshipandhelphisparentsbymakinganagreementinsecretforthemtopayonlyhalfofthenormalschoolfees.Afterbeingsenttothisschool,Blairhatedit.Hemanagedtowritearticleswellenoughtobepublishedinschoolmagazines,winprizes,andthenearnmorescholarshipsintootherexpensivecolleges.

AsBlairbecameolderhestartedtowriteprofessionallyandthenchangedhispennametoGeorgeOrwell.OneofhismostfamousbooksiscalledNineteenEightyFourandwaspublishedin1949.Thisbookwasknownforthesocialaspects,whichwereaboutoppression（压迫），povertyandcrime.Thebookbecamepopularinitstimeandwasreadbymanypeople.

Althoughhewasanexperiencedwriter,hislifestylewasnothealthy.Blair’slifestyleconsistedofheavysmoking.Healsocontinuouslyplacedhimselfinsituationswhereitwasconstantlycoldanddamp.Itwassaidthathehadaloveforstrongteaandalsowasknownforwearingcasualclothingmostofthetime.Astheyearswenton,hesoonbecamesickanddiedin1950.Tothisdaysomeofhisworksarestillreadbymanypeople.

29.Thepassageiswrittento__________.

A.advertiseEricArthurBlair’sworks

B.urgereaderstoreadEricArthurBlair’sbooks

C.introduceEricArthurBlairbriefly

D.informreadersofEricArthurBlair’slifestyle

30.ThereasonwhyBlairwassenttoaconventschoolwasthat____________.

A.theschoolfeestherewerenothigh

B.hismotherwantedhimtoreceivethebesteducation

C.hismotherwantedhimtolearnmoreaboutreligions

D.Blaircangetmorescholarships

31.WhywasNineteenEightyFourfamous?

A.Becauseitsolvedsomesocialproblems.

B.Becauseitwaseasytounderstand.

C.Becauseitexposedmanysocialproblems

D.Becauseitcontainedsomethingaboutthewriter’slifestyle.

32.AllthefollowingaboutEricArthurBlairarementionedexcept___________.

A.BooksB.LifestyleC.EducationD.Marriage

CBCD

D

Somepeopledon’tdrinkcoffee.Areyoufondofdrinkingcoffee?

Hereissomethingyoucanuseasanargumenteverytimesomeonewarnsyouagainstdrinkingyourthirdcupofcoffeefortheday:

Coffeemayactuallyaddsomeyearstoyourlife.

ApaperpublishedrecentlyintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicinedetailsastudythatbeganin1995.Atotalof402,260testsubjects（noneofwhomhadheartdiseaseorcancer）betweentheages50and71wereaskedabouttheircoffeedrinkinghabits.Only42,000ofallthetestsubjectswerenon-coffeedrinkers,whilemostofthemadmittedtodrinkingtwoorthreecupsaday.

Bytheyear2008,52,000ofthetestsubjectshadalreadydied.Basedonthedatagatheredbytheresearchers,menwhodranktwoorthreecupsofcoffeedailywere10%lesslikelytodie,whileitwentupto13%forwomen.

Researchershaven’tbeenabletotelltheexactsubstancethatbenefitsyourhealth----itcouldbeanyoneofcoffee’smanycomponents.It’sclearthatmoreresearchisneededtoestablishtheconnectionbetweendrinkingcoffeeandhavingalongerlife,butDr.FrankHuofHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthbelievesit’s“thebestevidencewehave”.

Beforeyougetupfromyourseattogetanothercupofcoffee---don’tforgettocheckthetipsonmakinggreatcoffee---Dr.Huhastwopiecesofadviceforyou.First,avoidcreamandsugarandanythingthatcouldaffectthehealthpropertiesofcoffee.Second,filter（过滤）yourcoffeebeansinsteadofboilingthem,becausefilteringremovesthecomponentsthatcanraiseyourcholesterol（胆固醇）level.

33.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellusbywritingthispassage?

A.Peopleshouldnotdrinktheirthirdcupofcoffee.

B.Drinkingcoffeeeverydaymayhelppeoplelivelonger.

C.Peoplewholivelongergenerallylikedrinkingcoffee.

D.Drinkingcoffeecanreducepeople’scholesterollevel.

34.WelearnfromParagraph3that______________.

A.womenlivelongerthanmeningeneral

B.coffeehasgreaterinfluenceonmenthanwomen

C.womenbenefitmorefromdrinkingcoffeethanmen

D.menusuallydrinkmorecoffeetha