广东省揭阳市第三中学学年高二上学期期中考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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广东省揭阳市第三中学学年高二上学期期中考英语试题Word版含答案

2020-2021学年度第一学期高二英语期中考试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试用时120分钟，满分135分。

请将答案写在答题卡上。

第I卷选择题（共80分）

第一部分听力理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听第一段材料，回答第1—2题。

1.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.AtarestaurantB.AtalibraryC.Atahotel

2.Whatdayisittoday?

A.WednesdayB.ThursdayC.Friday

听第二段材料，回答第3--4题

3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodointhefuture?

A.StartacompanyB.TeachChineseC.Becomealawyer

4.WhydoesthewomanwanttoentertheChinesecompanies?

A.ToimproveherChineseB.TolearnaboutChinaC.Togainusefulexperience

听第三段材料，回答第5-7题

5.Whatgiftdidthemangivetothegirl?

A.Aniphone6B.AbagC.AnIPad

6.Howmuchdidthemanpayforthegift?

A.600dollarsB.540dollarsC.500dollars

7.Howdidthemanknowthegirlwantthegift?

A.Thegirltoldhim.B.Thegirl’smothertoldhimC.Heguessedit.

听第四段材料，回答第8-11题。

8.Whatisthemandoingnow?

A.AskingforadviceB.BuyingacameraC.Takingsomephotos

9.Whathasn’tthemandonetoimprovehisphotographyskills?

A.ReadingbooksB.JoiningacameraclubC.Observingaphotographer.

10.Howcouldpeoplepreventredeyeswhentakingphotos?

A.Bylookingdirectlyatthecamera.

B.Bylookingatthephotographer’seyes.

C.Bylookingatthephotographer’sshoulders.

11.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Carrytheequipment.B.TakesomephotosC.Gotothepark

听第五段材料，回答第12-15题。

12.WhatdidLucygivetothechildrenasChristmaspresents?

A.AchesssetB.SomechocolatesC.Someredwine.

13.WhocametospendChristmaswithJulie’sfamily?

A.HerparentsB.Jack’ssister’sfamilyC.Hersister

14.HowdidthewomanfeelwhensheputtheChristmastreeback?

A.RelaxedB.TiredC.Upset

15.Whendidthewomanwritethelettermostprobably?

A.OnChristmasDayB.AfterNewYear’sDayC.BeforeNewYear’sDay

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

CoolestHotelsintheWorld

AriauAmazonTowers

TheAriauAmazonTowershotelletsyousleepinatreehouse.Eighttowersmakeupthishotelthatoffersover300rooms.Ifyoureallywanttogetintothespirit,booktheTarzansuitwhichislargeenoughforabigfamily.You’llbethirtyfeetupintheairandcantravelbetweenthetowersthroughtheirwoodenwalkways.

Prices,startingat$300onenightforeachpersonforaregularroomandgoingallthewayupto$3000fortheTarzanSuite.

Formoreinformation,visitthewebsite:

TheIceHotel

EverywinterinJukkasjarvi,SwedenkindofhotelcalledtheIceHotelisbuiltEachyear,world-famousartistsareinvitedtodesignandproduceworksofartfromtheice,manyofwhichcanbefoundintherooms.You’llhaveyourchoicebetweenhotorcoldrooms,butyouwillbewelladvisedtostayatleastonenightinacoldroomforatrueexperience.

Prices:

startingat$318onenightforeachpersonforeitheracoldroomorawarmone.

Formoreinformation,visitthewebsite:

PropellerIsland

PropellerIslandCityLodgeisaveryspecialhotelthatwasdesignedbyaGermanartist.Eachroomprovidesyouwiththepossibilityoflivinginaworkofart.Everysinglepieceoffurnitureinthethirtyroomsofthehotelhasbeenhand-madeandeachroomiscompletelydifferent.You’llbeabletochoosearoombasedonyourownpersonaltastes.

Prices:

startingatjust$91anight,andanadditionalpersonforonly20extradollars.

Formoreinformation,visitthewebsite:

http:

//www.propeller

Forinformationaboutothercoolhotelsintheworld,visitthewebsite:

16.WhatisspecialabouttheAriauAmazonTowershotel?

A．YoucanchooseanyofthetowersB．Youcansleepinthetreehouses

C．ItisdesignedforbigfamiliesD．Everyroomhasawalkway

17.Whichwebsiteshouldyouvisitifyouwanttofindoutwhetherthereexistsahotelunderthesea?

A．B．

C．http:

//www.propeller-D．

18.Whichhotelcangiveyouachancetoliveinaworkofart?

A．PropellerIslandCityLodgeB．AriauAmazonTowers

C．TheIceHotelD．BahamaBeachClub

B

Anewstudyof8,000youngpeopleinthejournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakegrown-upslivehealthilyandhappily,itisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppylove（早恋）maybringtroubleforyoungpeopleandcancausedepression（沮丧）.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys，andyounggirlsaretheworstofall.

Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis“lossofself”.Accordingtothestudy，eventhoughboyswouldsay“losethemselvesinaromantic（浪漫的）relationship”,this“lossofself”ismuchmorelikelytocausedepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon’ttellthattotheirparents.

Dr.MarianmKaufman,whoworksonyoungpeopleproblems,says15%to20%ofyoungpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingup，itisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriends，attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.

Parentsshouldwatchfortheirchildren’seatingormoodchanges.Iftheyseesome，theyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeelyoung，butonlymaturity（成熟）givesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects.

19．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.

B．Parentsshouldagreetotheirchildren’slove.

C．Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforgrown-ups.

D．Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.

20．Whoaremostlikelytobecomedepressed?

A．Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofself.

B．Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.

C．Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.

D．Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.

21．Accordingtothepassage,theauthor________puppylove.

A．isforB．isagainst

C．isnotinterestedinD．thinkshighlyof

22．Dr.MarianmKaufmandoesNOTsuggestparents’encouragingtheirkidsto________.

A．chatmoreonline

B．keepclosetotheirfriends

C．attendmoreinterestingactivities

D．spendmoretimewiththeirfamily

C

Somepeoplethinkifyouarehappy,youareblindtoreality.Butwhenweresearchit,happinessactuallyraiseseverysinglebusinessandeducationaloutcomeforthebrain.Howdidwemissthis?

Whydowehavethesesocialmisunderstandingsabouthappiness?

Becauseweassumedyouwereaverage.Whenwestudypeople,scientistsareofteninterestedinwhattheaverageis.

Manypeoplethinkhappinessisgenetic.That’sonlyhalfthestory,becausetheaveragepersondoesnotfighttheirgenes.Whenwestopstudyingtheaverageandbeginresearchingpositiveoutliers—peoplewhoareaboveaverageforapositiveaspectlikeoptimismorintelligence—awildlydifferentpictureappears.Ourdailydecisionsandhabitshaveahugeimpactuponbothourlevelsofhappinessandsuccess.

Scientifically,happinessisachoice.Itisachoiceaboutwhereyoursingleprocessorbrainwilldevoteitslimitedresourcesasyouprocesstheworld.Ifyouscanforthenegativefirst,yourbrainreallyhasnoresourcesleftovertoseethethingsyouaregratefulfororthemeaningembedded（嵌入）inyourwork.Butifyouscantheworldforthepositive,youstarttoacquireanamazingadvantage.

IwrotethecoverstoryfortheHarvardBusinessReviewmagazineon“HappinessLeadstoProfits.”Basedonmyarticlecalled“PositiveIntelligence”andmyresearchinTheHappinessAdvantage,Isummarizedourresearchedconclusion:

thesinglegreatestadvantageinthemoderneconomyisahappyandbusyworkforce.

Adecadeofresearchinthebusinessworldprovesthathappinessraisesnearlyeverybusinessandeducationaloutcome:

increasingsalesby37%,productivityby31%,andaccuracyontasksby19%,aswellasanumberofhealthandquality-of-lifeimprovements.

23.Theunderlinedword“this”inthefirstparagraphrefersto________.

A.thefactthatpeoplearehappy

B.theconnectionbetweenhappinessandeducationaloutcome

C.thefactthatpeopleoftenmisunderstandhappiness

D.thefactthatmostpeopleareaverage

24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Scientistsareonlyinterestedinwhattheaverageis.

B.Youcanchoosetobehappyornot.

C.Theaveragearenothappyatall.

D.Ourdecisionsandhabitshavenothingtodowithhappiness.

25.Whydoesthewritermentionhisarticlesandresearch?

A.Toadvertisehimself.

B.Toarousethereaders’interest.

C.Tosupporthispointabouthappiness.

D.Toattractthereaderstoreadhisarticles.

26.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthisarticle?

A.Toexplainwhatishappiness.

B.Todescribethemisunderstandingsabouthappiness.

C.Toshowpeopletheimportanceofhappiness.

D.Tomakethepointthathappinesspromotesbusinessandeducationaloutcome.

D

Childrenareexcitedtofindbrightlywrapped（包装的）presentsunderthetreeonChristmasmorning.Theycan’twaittoopenthewrappingandgetthetoysthatwereontheirwishlists,suchastoycars.Butaftertheexcitementwearsoff,thosetoysareusuallylefttothecornerofthetoyboxandthekidsaresearchingforsomethingelsetodo.