辽宁省葫芦岛协作校学年高二英语上学期第二次考试试题.docx

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辽宁省葫芦岛协作校学年高二英语上学期第二次考试试题

辽宁省葫芦岛协作校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第二次考试试题

考生注意：

1.本试卷共120分，考试时间100分钟。

2.请将各题答案填写在答题卡上。

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题;每小题2.5分，满分25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

Onasunnydayin2001，myfriendSusancalledmetocomplainaboutalump（肿块）onherneck.Isaid，“Smoking!

Itisnothing,andIwouldn’tworryaboutit.”Amonthlateradoctorsaidshehadlungcancer（肺癌）.Howcana33-year-oldwomanhavelungcancer?

Sherightawaymadeanappointmentwithawell-knownlungcancerspecialist.IrememberdrivinghertotheappointmentindowntownChicago.Webothstillthoughtthismustbeabigmistake.Evenifshedidhavelungcancer,webelievedshehadcaughtitatanearlystage.Theopinionthatthecancerspecialisttoldherwasthathercancerwasatstage3A.Atleastshehadsomesortofchancetorecover,butwithstage3B,itisprettyhopeless.Inordertoconfirmthecancerstage，wedrovetoahospitalforfurthermedicalexamination.Uponarrivingatthehospital，weevenparkedat3Aattheparkinglotbychanceandweknewforsureitwasagoodsign.

Thencamethenews...Stage4.Thefinalstageoflungcancer.Itremained3to6monthsforher.Uponhearingthis,herimmediatereactionwas“Whataboutmykidswithoutme!

”Sheasked,“IfIquitsmoking,willIgetbetter?

”Theanswerwasthatitmightgiveherafewextradays.Peoplesayit’snevertoolatetoquitsmoking.Well,itwastoolate.Herweightwentfrom86kgtounder50kg.Soonshepassedaway,leaving3beautifulchildren.

Afterseeingsomeonebeforeyoureyesgofromanactivepersontobeingdead，youmaythinkIwouldimmediatelyquitsmoking.However,Ihadmuchtroublereallygivingitupuntil2yearslater.

1.WhydidtheauthorandSusanfeelhappyatlot3A?

A.Theythoughtitmightbeagoodsign.

B.Theyhadnotroubleinparkingthecar.

C.Theyfoundadoctorwhowastheirfriend.

D.Therewereonlyafewcarsthen.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutSusan?

A.Shebecamebetterafterquittingsmoking.

B.Shedidn’tcareforherchildren.

C.Herhusbanddidn’tloveherverymuch.

D.Shebecameverythinbeforedeath.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Susanwasalwaysaseriousperson.

B.Itwasdifficultfortheauthortogiveupsmoking.

C.Theauthordidn’tgetonverywellwithSusan.

D.TheauthorstoppedsmokingsoonafterSusan’sdeath.

B

Althoughclassicalmusichashadfameattimesforbeingold-fashionedordifficulttogetinto，ithasbecomeclearinrecentyearsthattheclassicalstylehasawidespreadinfluenceonmusic,popcultureandpeopleingeneral.

Somepeoplethinkthatclassicalmusichasapositiveinfluenceonthebraindevelopment.Althoughthereisn’tanyrealscientificevidencetosupportadirectconnection,thereareafewpositiveeffectsofplayingclassicalmusicathomeforababy.Mostbabiestendtofallasleepfasterwhenlisteningtoclassicalmusic.Andsleepisbeneficialforchildbraindevelopment.Inaddition,iftheothermembersenjoythemusic，thebaby’senvironmentwillprobablybehappierandmorepeaceful.

Classicalmusicnotonlyaffectsbraindevelopmentbutalsomakesadifferencetobothpopmusicandmodernmusic.Classicalmusicdirectlyinfluencespopculture.Forexample,OdetoJo）（欢乐颂），madebyBeethoven，hasbecomeacommonpieceofmusicontelevisionandinmovies.Classicalmusicalsohashadaninfluenceonmodernmusic.Manybandsandartistsdisplayaclearclassicalmusicinfluenceintheirwork,fromhiphopartiststorockers，andmoreartists.Manyoftherulesofmusictheory,developedintheBaroqueperiod（巴洛克时期）bycomposerslikeBach,arestillinusetoday.

Fansofclassicalmusicoftentalkabouttheabilitiesofclassicalmusictoemotionalinfluenceonthelistener.Manypeoplefeelhappierandmorepeacefulafterlisteningtoonlyafewminutesofclassicalmusic.Ofcourse，thismightdependonthecomposerandthelistener；mostpeoplewillfindBeethovenorHandelmorecalmingthanWagnerorStravinsky.

4.Whichaspectofmodernmusichasbeenaffectedbyclassicalmusic?

A.Therulesofmusictheory.

B.Thewayofbroadcasting.

D.Thelengthofapieceofmusic.

5.Whatbenefitcanclassicalmusicbringtolisteners?

A.Improvinglisteners’imagination.

B.Athleticability.

C.Feelinghappyandpeaceful.

D.Actingability.

6.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Adiary.B.Aguidebook.

C.Anovel.D.Amagazine.

C

FamousscientistStephenHawkingissuedanotherwarningfortheearth.Hesaidwehadabout600yearsbeforetheearthturnedintoafireballandifwedidn’tleavetheearthsoon,overpopulationwouldincreaseenergyconsumptionanditwouldkillusall.

ButHawkinghadaplan.SpeakingattheTencentWESummitinBeijing，Hawkingcalledoninvestors（投资人）tosupporthisplantotraveltoAlphaCentauri（半人马座a星）.Ataround4light-yearaway,it’sthecloseststarsystemtothesun.Theadventurewoulduseatinyspacecraftthattravelsatthespeedoflight.SuchasystemcouldreachMarsinlessthananhour，orreachPluto（冥王星）indaysandreachAlphaCentauriinjustover20years.

“Maybeifallgoeswell,sometimealittleafterthemiddleofthecentury,we’llhaveourfirstpictureofanotherplanetthatmaybethenearestfromourearthandsuitableforhuman-beingstosurviveon，”PeteWorden,theformerheadatNASA’sAMESResearchCenterandStarshotBreakthroughdirector,saidatthesummit.

ProfessorStephenHawkingwarned“Idon’tthinkwewillsurviveanother1，000yearswithoutescapingourweakplanet.Wefacealotofintimidation：

nuclearwar,globalwarmingandgeneticallyengineeredviruses，”saidProfHawking,speakingtotheRadioTimes.“Althoughthechanceofadisasterontheearthinagivenyearmaybequitelow,itaddsupovertime,becominganearcertaintyinthenextthousandortenthousandyears.Bythattimeweshouldhavespreadoutintospace,andtootherstars,soitwouldnotmeantheepdofthehumanrace.”

“However，wewillnotestablishourbaseinspaceforatleastthenexthundredyears，sowehavetobeverycarefulinthisperiod.’’StephenHawkingalsosaid.

7.Whatwilltheearthbelikeinabout600yearsaccordingtoHawking?

A.Pluto.B.Themoon.

C.AlphaCentauri.D.Afireball.

8.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?

A.Hawkingneededhelptofinishhisplan.

B.Viruseswillbewipedoutin1,000years.

C.Theadventurewoulduseahugespacecraft.

D.PeteWordenwillinvestandsupportHawking’splans.

9.Whichofthefollowingcanreplace“intimidation”underlinedinparagraph4?

A.Opportunities.B.Construction.

C.Threats.D.Possibilities.

10.Whatisthesuitabletitleforthetext?

A.AComfortablePlanetforHumanBeing

B.Hawking’sWarningfortheEarth

C.TraveltoOtherPlanets

D.Hawking’sNewestResearch

第二节（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。

SixTipsforHappyandProductiveWorkatHome

Workingathomecanfreeusfromthenoiseandavoidtakingourattentionawayfromoffices.Buthowcanwekeepfocusedandavoidbeinglostinhouseworktobeproductive?

Herearesometipsforyou.

11

Whenyoudon’thaveabosslookingoveryourshoulder,youbecomeyourowntaskmas-ter.Settingsmall，manageabledailytasksthatcontributetoyourlonger-termgoalscanhelpyouachievewhatyouwant.Makesuretoberesponsibleforyourself,forexample，schedulingregularconnectionwithyourleadersorcolleague.

Beconsistent.

Wakeupeachmorning,changeoutofyourpajamas（睡衣），12.Actasifyouhaveajobtogoto一because，afterall,youdo.

Reducethingstakingyourattentionaway.

Donotletlaundry,dishwashing，cleaning,andotherchoresconsumeyourworkday.13，assomepeopleseemtothinkthatifyouworkremotely,youcandowhateveryouwantatanytimeofday.

Createaseparateworkplace.

Whenyou’reworking，beatwork—bothmentallyandphysically.Ithelpstohaveasepa-rateoffice.14，trytoarrangeyourfurnitureinawaythatmakesyourworkandnon-workspacedifferentfromeachother.

Rewardproductivity.

Ifyouareproductiveforanhourortwoandaccomplishatask，15.Getacupofcoffee,takeawalk,browsetheinternet,playwithyourdog，ordosomethingelsethatyouenjoy.

A.Setrealisticgoals

B.Ifthat’snotpossible

C.Seekouthumaninteraction

D.andkeeparegularschedule

E.thentreatyourselftoa15-minutebreak

F.Youmaygetoutandattendmeetingsandconferences

G.Youmayalsohavetoguardagainstsomesocialactivities第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Thereisalwayssomethingniceorkindwecando，justwaitingtobediscoveredOgre,Giant,andAbominablewerethreemonsters（怪兽），whohadstayedin16formanyyears.Buttheywerewillingto17there.Itwasbecausetheyrealizedthatitwasn’tagoodwaytomakea18byfrighteningchildren.Sincethen,theyhadbeensadandbored.Makingchildren19wastheonlythingtheyusedtodowell.Theylostall20，andfeltuseless.Theyhadalreadyfinishedtheirsentences（刑罚），butwhentheyweretoldtheywere21，theyansweredbyaskingwheretheycouldgo，andwhattheycoulddo...

However,thingschangedwhentheymetNightmare.Nightmarewasalittlemonster,whodevotedlittletimetofrighteningothersandspentmostoftheday22.Butwhen

awake,hewasgreatfun.Hetoldmanystoriesofhowhehadchangedpeople’s23tomakethemmoreamusing，andofhowthesechangesalwaysturnedoutsobadlythattheyalmost24anyone.Ogre,andhisfriends，25Nightmare’sstories，buttheyhadtowaitforhimto26totellthemstories.Itevenseemedthatanearthquakewas27towakeNightmare.

Untiloneday，whenthethre