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辽宁省阜新市第二高级中学学年高二英语上学期第二次考试试题
辽宁省阜新市第二高级中学2020学年高二英语上学期第二次考试试题
第一部分阅读理解(共两节满分40分)
第一节(共15题每题2分共30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Takeadeepbreathanddrinksomewaterfor15seconds!
Thisisjustoneofhundredsoftipsyoumightgetifyouhavethehiccups(打嗝).Hiccupsaresomysteriousthatwereallydon’tknowwhytheystartandwhytheystop.
Everyonehasafavoritecureforacaseofthehiccups.Somepeoplethinkthatagoodscareisnecessarytogetwell.Otherseatateaspoonofsugar.Stillothersdrinkaglassofwaterwithaknifeinit.
AnAmericanmannamedJackO’Learyclaimed(声称)tohavehiccupped160milliontimesoveraperiodofeightyears.Hetried60,000cures,butnoneofthemworked.FinallyheprayedtoSaintJude(圣徒犹大),thesaintofhopelesscases,andhishiccupsstoppedatonce.
IttookaBritishengineereightmonthstocurehishiccups.Peoplefromallovertheworldwrotehimletterswithsuggestionsforgettingwell.Hetriedthemall,butthehiccupscontinued.Finally,hedranka‘secret’mixturesomeonehadsenthim.Bythateveninghishiccupsweregone.
Whydidthesecuresworkforthesetwomen?
Noonereallyknows.Butpeoplewhohavestudiedmanycasesofhiccupshaveanidea.Hiccupsusuallygoawayifyoubelieveinthecure.
1.Ifsomethingismysterious,itis____.
A.hardtostopB.easytohurt
C.hardtounderstandD.easytotakecareof
2.WhichcureisNOTmentionedinParagraph2?
A.Agoodscare.B.Aspecialtool.
C.Ateaspoonofsugar.D.Aglassofwaterwithaknifeinit.
3.HowmanytimesdidJackO’Learyclaimtohavehiccuppedoveraperiodofeightyears?
A.8.B.160.C.60,000.D.160,000,000.
4.TheBritishengineer’shiccupswerecuredby____.
A.takingaspoonfulofsaltB.takingadeepbreath
C.drinkingasecretmixtureD.drinkingsomewaterfor15seconds
5.Thepassageismainlyabout____.
A.aBritishengineer’shiccupsB.whatmakeshiccupshappen
C.JackO’Leary’shiccupsD.differentwaystostophiccup
B
Indifferentcountriesaroundtheworld,peoplebecome‘adults’atdifferentages.Beinganadultmeanshavingtherighttodocertainthingssuchasgettingapart-timejob,voting(投票),gettingmarried,orgettingalicensetodrive.Italsomeansacceptingtheresponsibilitiesthatgoalongwiththeserights.
Inmanycountries,sixteenoreighteenistheageatwhichapersonbecomesanadult.Youngmenandwomenatthisagecangetapart-timejob,andbegintoreceiveanincomeoftheirown.Theynolongerhavetorelyontheirparentsformoneyallthetime.InmanypartsofNorthAmerica,sixteenisalsotheagewhenonecangetadriver’slicense;inEngland,itisseventeen.
Thereareresponsibilitiesthatgoalongwithbothoftheserights.Gettingapart-timejobmeansthatyouhavetopayincometax(税).Drivingacardemandsthatyoufollowcertainrulessuchaspayingforinsurancetodrive.
Votingisanotherrightthatmeansbecomingadultsformanyyoungpeople.IntheUnitedStates,Canada,andtheU.K.,youngpeoplehavetherighttovoteattheageofeighteen.
AgroupofteenagersinAlberta,Canada,wanttheCanadianvotinglawschanged.Theythinkthatpeopleshouldbeabletovoteattheageofsixteen.Theyarguethatifteenagersatsixteenareoldenoughtogetapart-timejob,paytaxes,anddrive,theyarealsooldenoughtovoteinelections(选举).
6.Whatrightscanyoungpeoplegetwhentheybecome‘adults’?
①apart-timejob②therighttovote③incometax④alicensetodrive
A.②③④B.①②③C.①③④D.①②④
7.Ifyouwanttogetadriver’slicense,youmustreachseventeenin_________.
A.NorthAmericaB.Canada
C.EnglandD.China
8.Whenyougetapart-timejob,youmustaccepttheresponsibility_________.
A.topayincometaxB.togetmarried
C.topayforinsurancetodriveD.tovotewisely
9.InAlberta,someteenagersthinkpeopleshouldbeabletovoteattheageof__________.
A.sixteenB.seventeenC.eighteenD.nineteen
10.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Whenyoungpeopleshouldhavechildren.
B.Whenyoungpeoplehavecertainadultrights.
C.Whenyoungpeoplehavetoworktoearnmoney.
D.Howoldyoungpeoplemustbeinordertovote.
C
Gesturesarethesilentlanguageofeveryculture.Wepointafingerormoveanotherpartofthebodytoshowwhatwewanttosay.Itisimportanttoknowthebodylanguageofeverycountryorwemaybemisunderstood.
IntheUS,peoplegreeteachotherwithahandshakeinaformaldiscussion.Thehandshakemustbefirm.Ifthehandshakeisweak,itisasignofweaknessorunfriendliness.Friendsmayplaceahandontheother'sarmorshoulder.Somepeople,usuallywomen,greeteachotherwithahug.
SpaceisimportanttoAmericans.Whentwopeopletalktoeachother,theyusuallystandabout2.5feetawayandatanangle,sotheyarenotfacingeachotherdirectly.Americansgetuncomfortablewhenapersonstandstooclose.Theywillmovebacktohavetheirspace.IfAmericanstouchanotherpersonbyaccident,theysay,"Pardonme."or"Excuseme."
Americansliketolookattheotherintheeyeswhentheyaretalking.Ifyoudon'tdoso,itmeansyouarebored,hidingsomething,orarenotinterested.Whenyoustareatsomeone,however,itisnotpolite.
ForAmericans,thumbs-upmeans"yes","verygood"or"welldone".Thumbs-downmeanstheopposite.Tocallawaiter,onemightputuponehandtoheadlevelorabove.Toshowyouwantthecheck,makeamovementwithyourhandsasyouaresigningapieceofpaper.Itisallrighttopointatthingsbutnotatpeoplewiththehandandindexfinger(食指).Americansshaketheirindexfingersatchildrenwhentheyscoldthemandpatthemontheheadwhentheyadmirethem.
Learningaculture'sbodylanguageissometimesconfusing(困惑的).Ifyoudon'tknowwhattodo,thesafestthingtodoistosmile.
11.WhenyoushakehandswithanAmerican,youshould_______.
A.shakehis/herhandfirmlyB.putyourhandsonhis/hershoulder
C.shakehis/herhandgentlyD.givehim/herahugafterward
12.IntheUS,peopleusually_______ifyoustandtooclosetothem.
A.feelfriendlyB.getuncomfortable
C.keepstillD.hityouangrily
13.IfyoutalkwithanAmericanfriend,it'spoliteto_______.
A.stareathim/herB.lookattheground
C.lookathim/herintheeyesD.lookhereandthere
14.WhenanAmericangivesyouthethumbs-up,he,infact_______.
A.meansthatyouarenumberoneB.wantstopleaseyou
C.needstocallawaiterD.expresseshissatisfactiontoyou
15.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?
A.PeoplegreeteachotherbyshakinghandsinAmerica.
B.Everycountryhastheirowngestures.
C.Learningaculture'sbodylanguageisveryimportantandnecessary.
D.Itisallrighttopointatthingsbutnotatpeoplewiththehandandindexfinger.
第二节(共5题每题2分共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。
HowtoLoveYourParents
Evenifyouthinkthatyourparentsaremean-spiritedattimes,lovingyourparentsisanormalandfulfillingpartoflife.Youlovethemforthefactthattheycreatedyou,raisedyou,andareinpartasourceofwhoyouare.Herearesomewaystoloveyourparents.
____16____Agentle“goodmorning”and“Iloveyou”willwarmacoldestheart.Rememberthattheybroughtyouintothisworld.Withoutyourparents,wemightstillwanderatanunknowncornerinanunknownworld.Respectthemmoreandcherishthesemoments.Youcanusethesemomentstolearnfromthemwhenyou'reoffonyourown.It'sOKtogetangrybutangryactionsdon'thelpyouoryourparents.Actcalmly,cooloff,journalaboutyourfeelings,ortalktoafriend.____17____
Obeytheirrequests.Itwillmakeyourattitudebetterandearnyoumorerespectfromthem.Itmayseemlikeyouaregoingthroughhellwhenyoudon’tgetwhatyouwantoryouhavetoclean.However,youhadbetterremembertheykeeparoofoveryourheadwhenit’scold,raining,snowing,ortoohot.Understandthatparentsarehumanbeingsandmakemistakes.____18____Sinceyoucanforgiveyourfriends,whynotforgiveyourparents?
Keepcompanywiththem.DothingswithyourparentslikewatchingTV,orgosomewherewiththem.____19:
____Listentotheiroldstoriesandlearnfromthem.Youwillfindtheyareyourteachersinthiswayoranother.
Somepeoplesimplymaynotbeabletolovetheirparents.____20:
____Seekhelpifyouarebeingabusedinanyway.Parentsdonothavearighttoharmyou.
A.Forgivenessisthekey.
B.Tellthemyoulovethemeverymorning.
C.Parentswillinturnexpresstheirlovetoyou.
D.Afterthis,shareyourfeelingswithyourparents.
E.Anyway,spendasmuchtimewiththemasyoucan.
F.Pleaserememberparentsareasimportantasfriends.
G.Therecanberealisticreasonsforthis,familyviolenceforexample.
第二部分:
英语知识运用(共两节;满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Ispentlastsummervolunteeringatahospital.Itwasagiftto 21somanyamazingpeopleandI'dliketoshareoneofthesemoments.Oneday,Iwascalledtoaroomwherea(n)22womanwasstaying.UsuallyIhelpedwith23whowerereadytoleave.Instead,she 24togotothegiftshop.Igota 25 ,helpedherintoit,andheadeddowntotheentrance.
Whenwegotthere,itwasn'topenyet.Aftera30-minute 26 ,weenteredthegiftshop.AsIpushedheraround,Icouldseethe 27inherfaceasshelookedateverything,happytobeoutofherroom.She 28somewindowdecorations,andthensawchocolates.
Sheaskedmetopushherinthat 29 ,andthenIhelpedher30allthedifferentchocolatearrangements.31 shedecidedonthreedifferentboxes.
Shetoldmetowritethenumbers1,2,and3ontheboxes.Sh