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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