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.docx

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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