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黑龙江省哈尔滨第六中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案
哈尔滨市第六中学2020-2021学年度下学期期中考试
高二英语试题
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A,B,C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Duringancienttimes,childrendidn’thavesmartphones,iPadorcomputerstoentertainthemselves.Instead,theycameupwithinterestinggamestoplay.
★Stoneballs
DuringtheQingDynasty,kickingastoneballaroundwasapopularsportinthenorthernpartofChina,anditwasoftenplayedinthewintertoprotectkidsfromthecold.Stoneswerecarvedintosmallballsandkickedalongwithfeet.In1999,thesportwasincludedinthe6thNationalEthnicGroupTraditionalSportsMeetingheldinBeijing.
★Flyingkites
Kiteshavequitealonghistory.Theearliestkitesweremadeofwood,insteadofpaper.Nowadays,thefourmostfamouskitesaretheBeijingkite,Tianjinkite,WeifangkiteandNantongkite,ofwhicheachhasdistinctivefeatures.Thekitewhichresemblesaswallowisawell-knownBeijingstyle.
★Hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seekisatraditionalgameforchildren,populararoundthenation.Therearetwowaystoplay:
coveringachild’seyeswhileotherkidsrunaroundtotease(戏弄)himor,morecommonly,participantshideandonechildmusttrytofindthem.
★Playingdiabolos
Adiaboloisalwaysmadeofwoodorbambooandhasemptyspaceinthecenter.Byjuggling(边抛边接)thediaboloontherope,thehigh-speedspinningdiaboloswillmakeasoundlikeawhistle.Playingdiabolosisaninterestingfolkgame,especiallypopularinNorthChina.Playingdiaboloswasalsoincludedinthefirstgroupofnationalintangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产).
1.Whydidancientchildrenoftenplaystoneballsinthewinter?
A.Topracticetheirfeet.B.Towarmthemselves.
C.Totraintheirskills.D.Torelaxthemselves.
2.Whichkitesareswallow-shaped?
A.Weifangkites.B.Tianjinkites.
C.Beijingkites.D.Nantongkites.
3.Whydoesplayingdiabolosmakeasound?
A.Becausethediabolo’scenterisempty.
B.Becausethehigh-speedspinningdiaboloislight.
C.Becausethediaboloisequippedwithawhistle.
D.Becauseropes’surfacemovesagainstthediabolo’s.
B
Onerainyafternoon,Iwasonacrosstownbuswhenayoungwomanjumpedon.Shehadachildwithherwhomusthavebeenabout3or4yearsold.
Thebuswasfull,bumpy,anditsoongotnoisyasherkidbegancryingbecausehecouldn’tsitnexttohismother.Therewereacoupleofopenseats,buttheyweren’ttogether.Shewasflusteredandlookedembarrassed.
Thenanotherwoman,alittleolder,stoodupandmovedsothatthemotherandchildcouldsittogether.Themomsmiledasathank-you.Andthenthreewordscameoutoftheolderwoman’smouththatelevatedtheentireenergyofthatbusride:
“I’vebeenthere”.
Simple,undramaticandhonest.Inthatmoment,itseemedtounitepeople.Why?
Becausealmostallexperiencesaresharedhumanexperiences.Weforgetthat,asweforge(前进)throughlife,focusedonourowntroublesandneeds—whichareactuallylessuniquethanwethink.Howcanthesethreewordscreatemoreconnectioninyourlife?
Askyourself:
“WhereamIholdingback?
OnethingIknowforsureisthis:
Healingothershelpshealyourself.Inoticedthisrecentlywithmyfriend,Tracy,whotookanewfriendwhohadsufferedamiscarriage(流产)underherwing.Tracyhadthreeofthembeforehavingherdaughtertwoyearsago.Ourintellectneedsadoctortoexplainthemedicalsideofthings,yes.Butoursoulsneedhumanconnectiontohelpusalong.Noonecandothatbetterthansomeonewhohasbeenexactlywhereyouare.
Cantheessenceofthesethreewordshelpyoumakeasmalldifferencerightnow?
Itcanbeassimpleasvolunteeringyourseat,sharingsomehelpfuladviceorevenlighteningthemoodwithajokewhenyounoticethatsomeone’suncomfortable—becausewe’reallinthistogether.
4.Theunderlinedword“flustered”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.
A.angryB.anxiousC.scaredD.upset
5.Whatdoesthewomanmeanbysaying“I’vebeenthere”inthethirdparagraph?
A.Thewomanwasonthebusandsawwhathadhappenedtotheboy.
B.Thewomangottoherdestinationandwasreadytogetoffthebus.
C.Thewomanoncehadthesimilarexperiencewiththatmother.
D.Thewomantooktheexactseatthattheboywasonjustnow.
6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Everyonehashisorherownuniqueproblemthatisdifficulttosolve.
B.Doctorscanhelpusgetthroughwhenwehavementalorphysicalproblems.
C.Theauthor’sfriendTracyfeltbetteraftershewascomfortedbyhernewfriend.
D.Onecanindeedmakeadifferencetothoseinneedofhelpbydoingsimplethings.
7.Thepassageisintendedto_______.
A.showaharmoniousworldbytellingsometouchingstories
B.praisethosewhoarewillingtohelpothersinemergencies
C.appealtoreaderstogivetimelyhelptothoseinneed
D.explainsomewaysofhelpingothersindetail
C
Ifyouhaveeverbeendisappointedbecauseyoudon’thaveagoodgardener,thecleverrobotmayonedaybecomethehelperofyourindoorplants.
TheHexaPlantisasix-leggedrobotthathasbeenspeciallymadetocareforthepotted(盆栽的)plantthatitcarriesontopofitshead.Usinglightandheatsensors(传感器),therobothastheabilitytocarryitsplantinandoutofthedaylight.Ifthehouseplantneedsmoresun,theHexawillwalkintothesunlight;andifthehouseplantisgettingtoohot,theHexawillgobackintotheareathatblocksdirectlight.TheHexaPlantwillevendoalittledancewhenitsensesthattheplantneedstobewateredtowarnitsowner.
TherobotwasdevelopedbyVincrossengineerandfounderSunTianqiafterhesawadeadsunflowersittinginthedarknessinaroombackin2014.“Plantsonlyreceiveanactionwithoutresponding,”SunTianqiwroteinablogpost.“Whethertheyarebeingcut,bitten,burnedorpulledfromtheearth,orwhentheyhaven’treceivedenoughsunshine,water,oraretoohotorcold,theywillholdstillandtakewhateverishappeningtothem.”
AccordingtoSunTianqi,forbillionsofyears,plantshaveneverexperiencedmovementofanykind,noteventhesimplestmovement.Intheirwholelives,theysticktowheretheywereborn.SunTianqicontinued,“Dotheywanttobreaktheirownsettingsorhaveatendency(趋向)towardsthis?
Idonotknowtheanswer,butIwouldlovetotrytosharesomeofthishumantendencyandtechnologywithplants.Withthehelpoftherobot,plantscanexperiencethemove.”
TheHexaPlantmodelrobotsarenotforsale,thoughVincrossdoessellaHexarobotmodel.Itissaidthatinthenearfuturetherobotscanopenupanewmarkettowatchoverourhouseholdplants.
8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheHexaPlant?
A.Ithelpspeopledosomegardening.
B.Itwaterstheplantsthroughdancing.
C.Ithelpsindoorplantsgetpropersunlight.
D.Itcarriesthepottedplantwithitshands.
9.WhatdoestheauthortrytoshowthroughParagraph3?
A.Thewayplantsspendtheirwholelives.
B.Thecommonwaypeopledealwithplants.
C.Thedifferencebetweenplantsandhumans.
D.Thecauseofmakingtheindoorplants’helper.
10.WhatdoesSunTianqitrytodousingthistechnology?
A.Todevelopgardeningskills.
B.Todrawpeople’sattentiontoplants.
C.Tomakeplantsexperiencemove.
D.Tostudythelivingconditionsofplants.
11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ANewMarketforRobots
B.AnIndoorPlants’Helper
C.AnImportantDevelopmentinGardening
D.TheTendencyofGardeningintheFuture
D
ManyofusweredelightedtolearnthatahighschoolseniorKwasiEninwasacceptedtoalleightIvy(常青藤)Leagueuniversities.Tooursurprise,hewasn'texcitedasexpected,butappearedextracalm.Heannouncedthathewouldrevisittheuniversitiestofindthebestsuitableinmusicormedicine.Healsowantedtocomparetheirfinancialaidpackages.
Kwasi'ssuccessstoryisrare,buthisreactionisnot.Aftertheadmissionlettersarriveathome,studentshave30daystoreallythinkaboutwhatkindofschoolwouldhelpthemgrowasaperson,whichschoolwouldbestpreparethemforthefuture,andatwhichschooltheywouldbehappiest.Andtheyalsohavetothinkaboutwhethertheycanaffordtheschooltheychoose.
Buthowtoanswerthequestionsaboutwhichschoolisthebestsuitableuniversity?
Someyoungpeopleareattractedtolargeuniversitieswithgreatschoolspiritandalistofofferings.Butbesidesthoseadvantages,manyoftheseuniversitiesfocusongraduateworkandresearch,withundergraduates(本科生)taughtmostlybypart-timeinstructors.Othersareattractedtosmallerboardingschoolswithdiscussion-basedclasses.Butsomeoftheseschoolswillhavemuchlimitationforstudentswhowantahigh-energycitylifeexperience.
Manystudentstodayseemtothinktheyshouldpicktheuniversitywheretheywillgetthediplomathatwillhelpthemgetthemosthighlypaidjob.Thisisasadmisunderstandingofwhatacollegeeducationshouldprovide.Agoodcollegeeducationshouldpreparethemtoovercomeanydifficultyandthriveinsociety.Ithelpsthemtoformthehabitofcreativemindandspiritthatwillcontinuetodevelopfarbeyondtheiruniversityyears.Sowhenyouchoosecollege,youshouldconsiderifitisfilledwithusefullearningtohelpcreatenewspacesfordifferentpossibilitiesofgrowth.
12.WhatcanweknowaboutKwasiEninfromparagraph1?
A.Hewasfromaverypoorfamily.
B.Hewouldchoosethetopuniversity.
C.Hewastooexcitedtocalmhimselfatthegoodnews.
D.Heconsideredhisinterestswhenchoosinghisuniversity.
13.Whatcanyouinferfromparagraph2?
A.Fewstudentscanbeadmittedtouniversity.
B.ManystudentsfacethechoiceslikeKwasi.
C.Topuniversitie