高二竞赛班上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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高二竞赛班上学期期中考试英语试题

【全国百强校】河北省石家庄市第二中学2020-2021学年高二（竞赛班）上学期期中考试英语试题

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Chinanowhas52sitesincludedontheUNESCOWorldHeritageList,whichwasestablishedtosafeguarduniqueandirreplaceableculturalandnaturalsitesaroundtheworld.Let’shavealookatsomeofthem,whichmaygiveyousomecluesonyournexttravelplan.

MausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperor

TheMausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperorislocatedinLintongcounty,nearXi’ancity,capitalofShaanxiprovince.Atotalof8,000life-sizeterracottawarriors,chariotsandhorses,andhundredsofbronzeweaponshavebeenunearthedfromit.Manystateleadersandexpertsworldwidebelievethatthediscoveryofthemausoleumisamajorarcheologicalfindandcanbecalledtheeighthwonderoftheworld,parallelingEgypt’spyramids.

Kulangsu,aHistoricInternationalSettlement

GulangyuIsland,knowninthelocaldialectasKulangsu,islocatedontheentryoftheJiulongRiver,facingthecityofXiamen.Theislandwasoccupiedbyatleastadozencountries,includingGreatBritain,FranceandJapan.Asaresult,Westernculturegrewrapidlythereinthe19thcentury,especiallymusic.WithsuchaharmoniousblendofWesternmusicandEasternculture,Gulangyuisnaturallyreferredtoasthe“islandofmusic”.Itisfamousforitsoutstandingmusiciansandmusicalinstruments.

QinghaiHohXil

HohXil,whichmeans“beautifulgirl”inMongolian,islocatedinthenorth-easternendoftheQinghai-TibetanPlateau.HohXilNationalNatureReserveisChina’slargestandtheworld’sthirdlargestuninhabitedarea.Becauseofthehighaltitudeandfierceweather,itisimpossibleforpeopletolivethere,andtherefore,itisaparadiseforwildlifeandhometomorethan230speciesofwildanimalsincludingendangeredspeciessuchastheTibetanantelope,whichisrecognizedastheNationalClassIProtectedanimal.

HuangshanMountain

Huangshan,knownas“theloveliestmountainofChina”,liesinthesouthofAnhuiprovinceineasternChina.Thescenicareacovers154sqkm,andisfamousforitspeaks,rocks,pines,cloudsandsprings.Italsohasarichculturalheritage.XuXiake,afamoustraveleroftheMingDynasty（1368-1644）,visitedHuangshantwice,anddescribeditinapoem,callingitthebestofallmountainsinChina.Todayitholdsthesamefascinationforvisitors,poets,paintersandphotographers.

1．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A．QinghaiHohXilisthelargestuninhabitedareaintheworld.

B．Kulangsuwasoccupiedfornotlessthanadozenyears.

C．MausoleumislocatedinthecapitalcityofShaanxiprovince.

D．HuangshanMountainiswellknownforitsmagnificentscenery.

2．WhyisQinghaiHohXilaparadiseforwildlifelivingthere?

A．Becauseendangeredspeciesarewellprotectedthere.

B．Becauseitislargeinsizewithbeautifulscenery.

C．BecauseitislocatedonQinghai-TibetanPlateau.

D．Becausetoughweatherandenvironmentmakenopeoplelivethere.

3．Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?

A．AtravelguidebookB．Anentertainmentmagazine

C．AsciencefictionD．Ahistorytextbook

OnthemorningofMay20,1927,CharlesA．LindberghJr.tookofffromamuddyairfieldinNewYorkandheadedforParis.Duringthefirstfourteenhoursofflying,hehadhadsomeanxiousmoments.Sleethadgatheredonthewingsoftheplaneandthefogwassothickthathecouldhardlyseethetipsofthewings.However,hehadcomeacrossequallydangerousflyingconditionsbefore.Ofcourse,nowthathewasovertheocean,hisparachute（降落伞）wasuseless.Hehadonlyonechoice:

hehadtogoon.

Althoughhehadwaitedalongtimetomakethistrip,hedidnotfeelstrangeornervous.Hewasaccustomedtoflyingalone,andhehadflownthisrouteinhisimaginationmanytimes.TheideaofflyingacrosstheAtlantichadoccurredtohimonenightwhenhehadbeencarryingthemailbetweenSt.LouisandChicago.Thatnight,hetoldhimselfthatasolonon-stopflightbetweenNewYorkandPariswaspossible.Heknewthatairplanescapableofmakingthelongflightovertheoceancouldbebuilt.Amanofskillandendurancecouldmakehisdreamcometrue.

Ashewasrecallingthatnight,hereducedthealtitudeoftheplane.Closetothesurfaceoftheocean,hefoundthattheiceonthewingsbegantomeltandthefogdisappeared.Forthetimebeing,atleast,hewassafe.Thesteadysoundofthemotorseemedlikemusicinhisears.Hehadperfectconfidenceinhisplanebecauseheknewthattherewasnotamoredependableplanethanhis.TheRyanAircraftCompanyhadconstructedtheplanetomeethisspecialneeds.Hehadworkedwiththechiefengineerofthecompany,DonaldHall,toproducetheairplaneasrapidlyaspossible.AlthoughHallhadworkedwiththebasicdesignoftheRyanairplane,hehadhadtomakemanymodifications.Asaresult,itwasaveryspecialairplane.Hehadnamedit“TheSpiritofSt.Louis,”inhonouroftheSt.Louisbusinessmenwhosefinancialbackinghadmadethetrippossible.Besidestheirmoney,hehadinvestedallofhisownsavings,whichcametotwothousanddollars,intheventure.

At12:

10ontheafternoonofMay21,LindberghcaughtsightofthecoastofIreland.Nowthattheflightwasalmostover,hebegantorelaxalittle.Finally,afterthirty-fourhoursintheairwithoutsleep,hearrivedatLeBourgetField,inParis.

4．AccordingtoParagraph2,LindberghJr.didn’tfeelnervousabouttheflightbecauseofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat_________.

A．hewasusedtoflyingaloneB．hehadwaitedalongtimeforthetrip

C．hehadimaginedflyingtheroutemanytimesD．hisplanewasspeciallydesigned

5．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?

A．Thepilotlistenedtomusicashereducedthealtitudeoftheplane.

B．Thetripwasmadepossiblethankstothefinancialsupportfromsomebusinessmen.

C．Theplanegotitsnameinmemoryofanon-stoptrip.

D．Thechiefengineerdesignedtheairplaneindependentlytomeetthepilot’sneeds.

6．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mean?

A．beautifuldecorationsB．regularrepairs

C．smallchangesD．carefularrangements

7．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?

A．WingsAcrosstheAtlantic

B．ASoloNon-stopFlightof24Hours

C．TheSpiritofSt.Louis

D．AnOutstandingPilot—CharlesA．LindberghJr.

Thediscussiononrenewableenergyhasbeengoingonforatleastadecadeandpeoplehavereliedonfossilfuelsalmostentirelyformorethanacentury.However,thesituationwhenfossilfuelswerethemostefficientandthecheapestsourceofenergyhasbeenleftfarinthepast.ManycountriessuchasGermanyandSwedenhavealreadymadesignificanteffortstofixthissituation,employingnumerouspowerplantsworkingontherenewableresourcesofenergy.Themosteffectiveamongtheseresourcesisgeothermal（地热的）energy.

Geothermalenergydoesnotdependontheworld’seconomicandpoliticalsituationasstronglyasfossilfuelsdo.Besides,extracting（提炼）fossilfuelsaddstothepriceofenergyproducedfromthem.Therefore,geothermalenergyismuchcheaperthantraditionalones,savingupto80%ofthecostsoverfossilfuels.

Beingarenewableresource,geothermalenergyproduceslesswasteandpollutionthantraditionalenergysources.Ingeothermalsystems,carbondioxidemakesupabout10%ofairproduced.Overall,inordertoproducetheelectricitythatcanbeusedforonehour,thegeothermalsystemsproduce0.1poundofcarbondioxideandotherharmfulgases.Foracomparison,apowerplantproducingfromgasproducesupto2poundsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,andthosepowerplantsthatworkoncoal（煤）produceanastonishing3.6poundsofgreenhousegases.

Lowcostsisanotherreasonwhyusinggeothermalpowerplantsshouldbethefirstchoiceformanycountries.Geothermalheatsystemsrequire25%to50%lessenergyforworkcomparedwiththetraditionalsystemsforheatingorcooling.Besides,geothermalequipmentislessbig:

duetotheverynatureofgeothermalenergy,geothermalpowerplantshaveonlyafewmovingparts,allofwhichcanbeeasilyshelteredinsidearelativelysmallbuilding.What’smore,thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentisratherlong.Allthesemakegeothermalpowerstationseasytobuildandkeep.

8．Fossilfuelsaremoreexpensivethangeothermalenergypartlybecause_______.

A．itisfreetousegeothermalenergy

B．theproductionoffossilfuelscostsalot

C．fossilfuelsarenearlyusedup

D．geothermalenergydoesn’tdependonpoliticalsituation

9．AccordingtoParagraph3,whatcanbeconcludedfromthecomparison?

A．Geothermalenergyisenvironmentallyfriendly.

B．Gasandcoalareoftenusedtoproduceelectricity.

C．Coalismuchmoreefficientthangas.

D．Thegeothermalsystemsdon’tproduceharmfulgases.

10．Geothermalequipmentisusuallynotasbigasthatoftraditionalenergybecauseof______.

A．thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentB．geothermalpowerplants

C．thenatureofgeothermalenergyD．thesmallbuildings

11．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A．Manycountrieshavebenefitedfromgeothermalenergy.

B．Geothermalenergyiswellaccepted.

C．Fossilfuelsarebeingrunoutof.

D．Geothermalenergyhasmanyadvantages.

Oneevening,authorNeil’ssonwasangry.Neilhadsaidoneofthosethingsthatparentssay,like“isn’tittimeyouwereinbed.”Hissonlookedupathim,angryandsaid,“IwishIdidn’thaveadad!

IwishIhad…agoldfish!

”ThatconversationgavebirthtoNeil’sbook,“TheDayISwappedMyDadforTwoGoldfish”.Thebookisafunnyadventureofasonsearchingforthedadheswapped.

Whethertheyrealizeitornot,fathersplayanimportantroleintheirchildren’sdevelopment.RolandWarren,Directoroft