黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题

哈尔滨市第六中学2021届高二上学期期中考试

英语试题

（满分150分，时间120分钟）

阅读理解（共两节，每题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第一节（每小题2分，满分30分）

A

We’realwayslookingforwell-writtenreviewsofbooks,music,movies,televisionshows,websites,videogamesandotherproducts.Whenwritingareview,concentrateonexactlywhatyoulikedordidn’tlike.Giveexamplesofstrengthsandweaknesses,bedescriptiveandprovidebackgroundinformationonanauthor,director,actorormusician,ifpossible.Findprofessionalreviewsinmagazinesornewspapersandseehowreviewersdealwiththeirtopic,butbesuretoexpressyourownvoiceinyourreview.

GrammarHintforReviews:

Whendescribingabook,movie,albumoranythingelse,usethepresenttense.

BookReviews

Discussanauthor’stechnique,strengthsandweaknessesinsteadoffocusingontheplot.Doesthestoryflow?

Isthereastrongsenseofcharacterandplace?

Didyoustayupuntildawntofinishit?

Isitgoodreadingforteenagers?

Whatinfluencedidithaveonyouandwhy?

Ifyou’vereadotherbooksbythesameauthor,discusshowthisbookcompares.

MovieReviews

ThinkofthemajorOscarcategoriesandconsidertheperformances,music,lightingandsetting,etc.Dotheseworktogether?

Didsomeholdupwhileothersdidn’t?

Ifthemovieisbasedonabook,discusswhetheroneisbetterthantheotherandwhy.Ifthemovieisaremake,comparethefilmtoitsoriginal.

Rememberthatawell-writtenmoviereviewshoulddiscussstrengthsandweaknesses.Somereadersmaynothaveseenamovieyet,sodon’tgiveawayanexcitingsceneortheending!

CollegeReviews

Beginbyprovidinganoverviewofthecollege,includinglocation,sizeandadescriptionofthecampusand/ordormlife.Thinkaboutallaspectsofyourcollegevisit.Whatacademic,athleticandafter-classprogramsareavailable?

Whatarethestudentslike?

Whatmakesthecollegedifferentfromothers?

Everyschoolhasstrengthsandweaknesses.Beobjective.Considerwhattheschoolhastoofferandwhomightenjoyorbenefitthemostfromattendingthere.

1.Whenwritingareview,you________.

A.cannotrefertoanypreviousreviewB.mustexpressyourownviewsandopinions

C.mustprovidesomeinformationabouttheauthorD.needn’tgiveanyexamplestosupportyourviews

2.Whichaspectsshouldbeincludedinallthreereviews?

A.Strengthsandweaknesses.B.Plotandcharacter.

C.Programsandscenes.D.Locationanddescription.

3.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Inapersonaldiary.B.Inanofficialreport.

C.Inatouristguidebook.D.Inapopularmagazine.

B

MinutesafterthelastmovieendedyesterdayatthePlazaTheater,employeeswerebusysweepinguppopcornsandgatheringcokecups.Itwasascenethathadbeenrepeatedmanytimesinthetheater’s75-yearhistory.Thistime,however,thecleanupwasalittledifferent.Asonegroupofworkerscarriedouttherubbish,anothergroupbeganremovingseatsandothertheaterequipmentinpreparationforthebuilding’send.

     ThefilmclassicTheLastPictureShowwasthelastmovieshownintheoldtheater.Thoughthemovieis30yearsold,mostofthe250seatswerefilledwithteary-eyedaudiencewantingtosaygood-betotheoldbuilding.TheaterownerEdBradfordsaidhechosethemoviebecauseitseemedappropriate.Themovieissetinasmalltownwheretheonlymovietheaterispreparingtoclosedown.

     BradfordsaidthatlargemoderntheatersinthecitymadeitimpossibleforthePlazatocompete.Headdedthatthetheater’slocation（位置）wasalsoareason.“Thisusedtobethecenteroftown,”hesaid.“Nowtheareaismostlyofficebuildingsandwarehouses.”

     Lastweeksomecityofficialssuggestedthecitymightbeinterestedinturningtheoldtheaterintoamuseumandpublicmeetingplace.However,theseplanswereabandonedbecauseoffinancialproblems.Bradfordsoldthebuildingandlandtoalocaldevelopmentfirm,whichplanstobuildashoppingcomplexonthelandwherethetheaterislocated.

     Thetheateraudiencesaidgood-byeasBradfordlockedthedoorsforthelasttime.After75yearsthePlazaTheaterhasshownitslastmovie.Thetheaterwillbemissed.

4.Inwhatwaywasyesterday’scleanupatthePlazaspecial?

A.Itmaderoomfornewequipment.B.Itsignaledtheclosedownofthetheater.

C.Itwasdonewiththehelpoftheaudience.D.Itmarkedthe75thanniversaryofthetheater.

5.WhywasTheLastPictureShowputon?

A.Itwasanall-timeclassic.B.Itwasaboutthehistoryofthetown.

C.Theaudiencerequestedit.D.Thetheaterownerfounditsuitable.

6.Whatwillprobablyhappentothebuilding?

A.Itwillberepaired.B.Itwillbeturnedintoamuseum.

C.Itwillbeknockeddown.D.Itwillbesoldtothecitygovernment.

7.Whatcanweinferabouttheaudience?

A.TheyaredisappointedwithBradford.B.Theyaresadtopartwiththeoldtheater.

C.Theyaresupportiveofthecityofficials.D.Theyareeagertohaveashoppingcenter.

C

Aftertheexamination,thedoctortoldmyparentsmysightwouldgetworseandthatIwouldlosemysightfinally.Onthewayhomefromhospital,noonesaidaword.Oneday,wouldIonlyimaginethescenerybeyondtheglassratherthanseeit?

    ThatSeptember,Ienteredmiddleschool.MostnightsIhadhomeworkthatincludedanarmfulofbookstoread.Tokeepupwithotherchildren,Itookgreattroubletofinishthetask.Withmynoseacoupleofinchesfromthepage,Iwastiredeasily.What’sworse,afterIhadreadseveralpagesonmyown,thewordsslippedoffthepageintoinkypools.

 However,thenIdidnothaveaudiobooksandelectronicdeviceslikekidsdonow.Instead,Momvolunteeredtoreadoutloud.Momworkedpart-time,cleanedthehouse,cookedandspenttimewithGrandma.Inspiteofbeingsobusy,sheshowedupinmyroomlikeclockwork.Sheputonherreadingglasses.Momalwaysthoughtthoseglassesmadeherlookold.Tome,shelookedlikeateacher.

    Inmyroom,Mom’svoiceracedwiththetickingoftheclock.Beingforcedtofocusonlistening,Ifoundawaytokeepmymarksupandcompetewiththeotherkids.Whentheteacheraskedaquestion,Iraisedmyhandwithconfidence.Teacherspraisedmeforhavingagoodmemory.Readingremovedmyfearformyfailingsight,readingalsomademecuriousaboutotherpeople’schallengesandhowtheymanaged.ThoughIcouldnotusemyeyestofixoneachpassage,mymindlitupwitheverynewbook.

Truetowhatthedoctorsaid,theworstcame,butthankstoMom,mysenseofhearingnowallowsmeto“see”.Thiswasthemostpreciousgiftfromamothertoherchild.

8.Whydidtheauthorandhisparentskeepsilentontheirwaybackhomefromhospital?

A.Theyallwantedtohaveagoodrest.B.Theauthordidn’tdowellintheexam.

C.Whatthedoctorsaidmadethemworried.D.Theyfocusedonthesceneryalongtheroad.

9.Howdidtheauthormanagetogethighmarks?

A.Bybeingconfident.B.Bylisteningcarefully.

C.Bygettinghelpfromhisclassmates.D.Byreadingasmanybooksaspossible.

10.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat____________.

A.theauthor’ssightrecoveredfinallyB.readingmadetheauthormoresensitive

C.theauthor’smotherdidn’tworktolookafterhimD.readingmadetheauthornotworryabouthissight

11.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.MyeyesighttroubleB.Anunforgettableexperience

C.WithearswideopenD.AboutMother’slove

D

Scientists,psychologistsandEnglishacademicsatLiverpoolUniversityhavefoundthatreadingtheworksoftheclassicalwriterslikeShakespeareandWordsworthhasagreateffectonthemind,catchesthereader’sattentionandtriggersmomentsofself-examination.

   Usingaspecialmachine,theymonitoredthebrainactivityof30volunteersastheyreadworksbyWilliamShakespeare,WilliamWordsworth,T.S.Eliotandothers.

   Inthefirstpartoftheresearch,thebrainactivityof30volunteerswasmonitoredastheyreadpassagesfromShakespeare’splays,includingKingLear,Othello,CoriolanusandMacbeth,andagainastheyreadthetextrewritteninasimplerformormodernlanguage.

   Whilereadingthecommontexts,normallevelsofelectricalactivitywereshownintheirbrains.WhentheyreadtheworksofShakespeare,however,thelevelsofactivityjumpedbecauseofhisuseofwordswhichwereunfamiliartothem.Theresultofthetestshowedthatthemorechallengingpassagescauseagreaterdegreeofelectricalactivityinthebrainthanthecommonones.

   Scientistswentontostudythebrainactivityasitrespondedtoeachwordandrecordedhowitlitupasthereaderscameacrossunusualwords,surprisingphrasesordifficultsentencesintheclassicalworks.Asaresult,thislighteningupprocessofthemindlastedlongerthanthatwhenvolunteersreadcommontexts,encouragingfurtherreading.

   Theresearchalsofoundthatreadingpoetryespeciallyincreasesactivityintherighthemisphere（半球）ofthebrain,anareaconnectedwith“autobiographicalmemory”,drivingthereaderstothinkcarefullyabouttheirownexperiencesbasedonwhattheyhaveread.Theacademicssaidthismeanttheclassicalworksofliteraturearemoreusefulthanself-helpbooks.

   PhilipDavis,anEnglishprofessorwhohasworkedonthestudyintheuniversity’smagneticresonancecenter,announcedthisweek:

“Classicalliteratureactslikearocket-boostertothebrain,whichprovidesextrapowerforthebrain.Youmayneverimaginehowpowerfulitis.Theresearchshowssuchkindofliteraturecancreatenewthoughtsandconnectionsintheyoungandtheold.”

12.Theunderlined