人教版高二下学期英语期中考试含答案.docx

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人教版高二下学期英语期中考试含答案

高二年级英语学科考试试题

考试时间：

120分钟试卷总分：

150分

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一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Beforetravelingaroundtheworld,takesometimeandfindoutwhatsightseeingdestinationsare.Someofthosespotsthatmostguidesmentionarethefollowingthrillingattractions.

VictoriaFalls

VictoriaFallshasalwaysbeenconsideredtobeanincredibleplaceworthtakingpicturesof.Therearealotofspotsthattouristslove.Someofthemareverydangerousforpeople.Yetthebravearereadytoovercometheirfearforashotoflifetime.

ArcticCliffFace

Acliffdoesnotmakethemostcomfortableplaceforcamping.Campingonthegroundisfarsaferanyway.Despitealltheinconvenience,thenewtrendisrapidlygainingpopularityamongclimbingenthusiastsandoutdooraddicts.

Auckland’sSkyTower

Auckland’sSkyTowerispopularwithbungeejumpers.Somecelebrities,suchasBeyonce,havealreadytriedit,whichprovesthattheplaceisnotonlysafebutpopularaswell.Thetoweris630feettall.Atthetopofthestructurethereisanobservationdeck.Trustus,mostofthosereadingthisarticlewouldprefertostayonthegroundratherthanclimbupthisscarystructure.

NorthYungasRoad

TheRoadofDeathistherightnamegiventoaroadinBolivia.Hundredsofpeoplediehereeveryyear.Themajorcauseofallthoseaccidentsistheroad.Theproblemisthatitistoonarrowandbadlymaintainedwhileherethetrafficisheavierthananywhereelse.Nevertheless,itseemsliketouristswillcontinuevisitingthisstrangeroaddespiteitsscarynickname.

1.WhatisVictoriaFallsfamousfor?

A.Itsnarrowandbadlymaintainedroad

B.Itsdangerousbutattractivespotsfortakingpictures

C.Itsscarystructure

D.Itsthrillingcamping

2.NorthYungasRoadiscalled“theRoadofDeath”because________..

A.thetrafficistheheaviest

B.itisbuiltontheedgeoftherock

C.eachyearmanypeoplelosetheirlivesthere

D.thereisnonecessaryprotectionequipment

3.Ifyoulikebungeejumping,youcangoto________..

A.VictoriaFallsB.ArcticCliffFace

C.Auckland’sSkyTowerD.NorthYungasRoad

4.Whatdothefourplaceshaveincommon?

A.Theyareabitlife-threatening.B.Theyallhavebeautifulscenery.

C.Theyarepopularwithclimbers.D.Theyhavebeenvisitedbycelebrities.

B

Howdoyoungchildrenlearntohavegoodvalues?

Howcanparentsteachtheirchildrenabouttheimportanceofkindnessandpatience?

Atatimemoreandmoreparentsworryabouttheviolentimages（暴力形象）theirchildrenseeonTVandontheInternet.Somanyparentsareturningtofairytales.Theywanttoteachtheirchildrenhowtobehaveinsocietybythisway.

Itisbelievedthatfairytaleshaveagreatinfluenceonchildrenbecausetheydescribethetwosidesofgoodandevil（邪恶）veryclearly.Whenchildrenhearthetales,theylearntocareaboutothers’feelings.Ineachtale,theycanseethattherearemanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheworldandthatweallhaveachoiceaboutwhatkindofpersonwewanttobe.Wecanchoosetodogoodactions,ratherthanbadones,inourlives.

Whatkindofvaluescanchildrenlearnfromfairytales?

InThePrincessandthePea（《豌豆公主》）,apoorlydressedgirlsayssheisaprincess.Fewpeoplebelieveher,sosheisgivenadifficulttest.Whenshepassesthetest,welearnthatherdreamcomestruebecauseshestaystruetoherself.IntheLittleMermaid（《小美人鱼》）,themermaid,wholivesunderthesea,wishestobewiththehumansonland.Throughherexperiences,welearnabouttheimportanceoflivingwithandacceptingothercultures.

Teachingvaluesisprobablythemainreasonforencouragingchildrentoreadfairytales.Thesetalescanteachchildrenlessonsabouthumanrelationshipsthathavebeenacceptedaroundtheworldformanycenturies.Thismightbethereasonwhytheyhavebeenaroundforsolongandwillnotdisappearanytimesoon.

5.Whydofairytaleshaveagreatinfluenceonchildren?

A.Becausefairytalescanteachthemhowtomakeachoice.

B.Becausefairytalescanhelpthemgethigherscoresatschool.

C.Becausetheycanlearnhowtoavoidmostdifficultiesintheirlives.

D.Becausegoodandevilareshowninawaytheycaneasilyunderstand.

6.TheLittleMermaidmaybehelpfulwhenchildren________.

A.aregivenadifficulttestB.makefriendswithforeigners

C.wishtobeaprincessorprinceD.aregoingtolietotheirparents

7.Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto________.

A.introducesomefairytales

B.talkaboutthehistoryoffairytales.

C.discusshowtoimprovehumanrelationships

D.showhowfairytaleshelpchildrenshapevalues

C

MetroPocketGuide

Metrorail（地铁）

Eachpassengerneedsafarecardtoenterandgoout.Uptotwochildrenunderagefivemaytravelfreewithapayingcustomer.

Farecardmachinesareineverystation.Bringsmallbillsbecausetherearenochangemachinesinthestationsandfarecardmachinesonlyprovideupto$5inchange.

GetonedayofunlimitedMetrorailrideswithaOneDayPass.BuyitfromafarecardmachineinMetrostations.Useitafter9:

30a.m.untilclosingonweekdays,andalldayonweekendsandholidays.

Hoursofservice

Open:

5a.m.Monday---Friday7a.m.Saturday---Sunday

Close:

midnightSunday---Thursday3a.m.Friday---Saturdaynights

Lasttraintimesvary.Toavoidmissingthelasttrain,pleasecheckthelasttraintimespostedinstations.

Metrobus

Whenpayingwithexactchange,thefareis$1.35.WhenpayingwithaSmarTripⓇcard,thefareis$1.25.

Faresforsenior/disabledcustomers

Seniorcitizens65andolderanddisabledcustomersmayrideforhalftheregularfare.OnMetrorailandMetrobus,useasenior/disabledfarecardorSmarTripⓇcard.Formoreinformationaboutbuyingsenior/disabledfarecards,SmarTripⓇcardsandpasses,pleasevisitMetroOpensDoors.comorcall202-637-7000and202-637-8000.

SeniorcitizensanddisabledcustomerscangetfreeguideonhowtouseproperMetrobusandMetrorallservicesbycalling202-962-1100.

Traveltips

Avoidridingduringweekdayrushperiods---before9:

30a.m.andbetween4and6p.m.

Ifyoulosesomethingonabusortrainorinastation,pleasecallLost&Foundat202-962-1195.

8.Whatshouldyouknowaboutfarecardmachines?

A.Theystartsellingticketsat9:

30a.m.

B.Theyareconnectedtochangemachines.

C.Theymakechangefornomorethan$5.

D.Theyofferspecialservicetotheelderly.

9.AtwhattimedoesMetrorailstopserviceonSaturday?

A.Atmidnight.B.At5a.m.

C.At7a.m.D.At3a.m.

10.WhatisgoodaboutaSmarTripⓇcard?

A.Itsavesmoneyforitsuser.B.Itisconvenientforoldpeople.

C.ItissoldontheInternet.D.Itcanbeboughtatanytime.

11.WhichnumbershouldyoucallifyoulosesomethingontheMetro?

A.202-637-7000B.202-637-8000

C.202-962-1100D.202-962-1195

D

IworkwithVolunteersforWildlife,arescueandeducationorganizationatBaileyArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjured,displacedorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking;survivalisnevercertain.However,whenitworks,itissimplybeautiful.

IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl（猫头鹰）ontheground.WhenIarrived,Isawa2-to3-week-oldowl.Ithadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.

Iexaminedthechick（雏鸟）anditseemedfine.IfIcouldlocatethenest,Imighthavebeenabletoputitback,butnoluck.Mynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchor（固定）itinatree.

Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.Awirebasketwasfound.Iputsomepinebranchesintothebaskettomakethisnestsafeandcomfortable.Iplacedthechickinthenest,anditquicklycalmeddown.

Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents,buttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults;theymightalsoencourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.

Anervousnighttobesure,butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!

Thehomeownercalledtosaythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.Idroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactive.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall—LUNCH!

Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.

12.Whatisunavoidableintheauthor’srescueworkaccordingtoparagraph1？

A.Gettinginjuredinhiswork.B.Effortsmadeinvain.

C.Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.D.Feelinguncertainabouthisfuture.

13.WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown？

A.Tolookatababyowl.B.Tocureayoungowl.

C.Torescueawoman.D.Totakecareofawoman.

14.Whatmadethechickcalmdown？

A.Itsparents.B.Arecording.

C.Somefood.D.Anewnest.

15.Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent？

A.It’sunexpected.B.It’shumorous.

C.It’sbeautiful.D.It’sdiscouraging

二、阅读七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分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。

Everyoneknowsthatfishisgoodforhealth.16Butitseemsthatmanypeopledon’tcookfishathome.Americanseatonlyaboutfifteenpoundsoffishperpersonperyear,butweeattwiceasmuchfishinrestaurantsasathome.Buying,storing,andcookingfishisn’tdifficult.17Thistextisabouthowtobuyandcookfishinaneasyway.

18Freshfishshouldsmellsweet:

youshouldfeelthatyou’restandingattheocean’sedge.Anyfishyorstrongsmellmeansthefishisn’tfresh.19_Whe