山西省太原市第二十一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题 理.docx

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山西省太原市第二十一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题理

太原市二十一中2018-2019学年第二学期高二年级英语期中考试题

（90分钟满分150分）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

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Areyouhavingproblemsfinishingyourhomeworkontime?

Doyouavoidtidyingyourroomuntilyourmomshoutsatyou?

Youdon'tneedtoworryifyoubuyaMr.HelpingHandpersonalrobot.Mr.Hcanbeprogrammedtoorganizeyourhomework.Yourownpersonalrobotwillfollowyouaround,puttingawaybooksandobjectsthatyouhaveleftonthefloororbed.

Mr.Halsohasthesefeatures：

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includeslonglastingbatteries

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YourelectronicPENGOWATCHCONTROLactsasaremotecontrolforTVsandvideos.

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remindsyouwhentohandinyourhomework

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1．WithhelpfromaMr.H,youcan________.

A．stopusingbatteries

B．finishyourhomeworkontime

C．rememberyourteacher'sinstructions

D．getyourroomtidiedonyourwayhome

2．APENGOWATCHCONTROLcanhelpyouto________.

A．repairyourTVB．organizeyourhomework

C．beaJamesBondD．knowwhattheweatherislike

3．YoucangetyourMr.Hfor________.

A．$499　B．$299C．$199D．$99

B

In2014mybestfriend'smotherdiedofcancer.Itwasatragedy，butasusual,Alice,mymother,usedherpowerofhealingandgothisfamilybackontheirfeet.Ifyouaskedmyfriendsaboutmymother，theywouldsay,“Thatwomanhasaheartofgold.”Iagreeonehundredpercent.

IthinkthereasonwhysheissuchawonderfulpersonisthattheHolySpiritliveswithinher.SheisveryholyandhaspersuadedmetogotochurchwithhereverySunday.

Aboutsixyearsagomymomdecidedtopursueherlifelonggoalofbecomingateacher.Sheknewitwouldbehardworkraisingthreekids,doinghouseworkandstudyingatthesametime.However,shebelieveditwouldpayoff.Whatmymotherdidn'trealizewasthatnotallthingspayoffinthisunfairworld.Afterfourhardyearsofschool,shegraduatedonawarmspringday.Itwasunbelievable.MyauntdroveupfromVirginiatocelebratethisfantasticday.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevercriedaboutbeinghappy.

It'sstrangehowfastalifecanchange.Twomonthslater,theunpredictablehappened.Mymotherwasdiagnosedwithmultiplesclerosis（多发性硬化症）.Icouldnotbelievethiscouldhappenafterallthegoodshehaddoneforpeople.Iwasveryconfusedandcriedeveryday.MyfaithinGodjustdisappearedandsodidmymom'sdreamofbecomingateacher.

Then,IdecidedImustmoveonwithmylifeandacceptthefactthatshemightnevergetbetter.Sincemydecision,Ihavebecomemoremature,responsibleandactiveinschoolandwork.ThroughtheyearsIhavealwaysbeenabletochangenegativesituationsintopositiveones.I'mhappywithmylifenow.

4．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAlice?

A．Honest.B．Helpful.C．Greedy.D．Unconcerned.

5．WhatelsedidAlicehavetodowhenstudying?

A．Driveacarandgotochurch.

B．Teachstudentsandraisekids.

C．Dohouseworkandteachatschool.

D．Lookafterchildrenandkeephouse.

6．Accordingtothetext,theauthor'smother________.

A．recoveredfromillness

B．nolongerhadfaithinGod

C．didn'trealizeherdreamasateacher

D．changednegativesituationsintopositiveonesunwillingly

7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．FightingagainstKindsofDiseases

B．MotherGaveMeLifeExperience

C．BeliefinGodBroughtMeGoodLuck

D．HowtoBecomeaResponsibleandActiveMan

C

Youmightmakeadisgustedfacewhenyounoticethatthepersonwaitingintheircarattheredlightnexttoyouispickingtheirnose,butadmitit,youdoittoo.Andwhileitmightbethenaturaloptionwhenthereisn'taboxoftissuesaround,itcanbebadforyou.Themainreasonswhypeoplefeeltheneedtopicktheirnosearetoclearitofdriedliquid,stopanitch（痒）,orjustbecauseitfeelsgood.Boogers（鼻屎）formwhendriedliquidandcilium,thetinyhairsthatlinethenostrils（鼻孔）,trapthedust,dirt,andotherthings.Whenboogersbuildupinyournose,itcanbeuncomfortable,andsometimesjustblowingthemintoatissuedoesn'tdo_the_trick.

OtolaryngologistErichP.Voigt,MD,toldBusinessInsiderthatpickingyournosecancauseinjuriesandbleedingwithinyournostrils.That'snotterriblydamaging,butwhenthebacteriafromyourhandsgetintoyourbody,itcancauseacold.Sodoctorsstronglysuggestnotpickingthenose.

Ifdrywinterairiscausingthedirtyliquidtohardeninyournostrils,makingyouwanttopick,considerdampingtheairathome,ortakingasteamshowertosoftenthingsupinthere.

Children,whoaremostfamousforhavingafingerintheirnose,sometimesdon'trealizehowmuchinjurythey'recausing,andsometimesitcanleadtonosebleeding.

So,nexttimeyougotopickyournose,thinkabouthowmanybacteriaareonyourhandsandinyourboogers,andmaybereachforatissueinstead.Evenifyou'realone,andnotwaitingforthelighttoturngreen,please,useatissue.

8．Whydopeoplepicktheirnose?

A．Becausetheywanttodisgustothers.

B．Becausetheyhavetheneedtodoit.

C．Becausetheyhavenothingelsetodo.

D．Becausetheydon'thavetissuesaround.

9．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedpart“dothetrick”inParagraph1?

A．Act.B．Cheat.C．Play.D．Help.

10．Whichcanhelppeopleavoidacoldandfluaccordingtothetext?

A．Stoppingpickingthenose.B．Usingtissuesregularly.

C．Takingashowereveryday.D．Keepingtheairwetathome.

11．Whatshouldyoudowhenyouhavetopickyournose?

A．Becarefulnottocausebleeding.

B．Useatissueinsteadofbarefingers.

C．Waitforthelighttoturnredifyouaredriving.

D．Washyourhandsandclearyourfingernails.

D

AccordingtotheGlobalTimes,itisreportedthattwoonlinevideosshowingchildrentellingtheirparents“Iloveyou”havegoneviralinChina.Thefirst,filmedbyanAnhuiTVstation,showsanumberofcollegestudentstellingtheirparentstheylovethem.Theresponsesaremixed.“Areyoudrunk？

”askedoneparent.Inanothersimilarvideo,shotbyaShanxiTVstation,afatherrespondedevenlesspatiently—“Iamgoingtoameeting,socutthecrap.”

Whydon'tChinesefamiliesusethosewords?

TheoriesrevolvearoundthenatureofConfucianteaching.“Theparents'responsesshowthatmanyChinesearenotgoodatexpressingpositiveemotions，”XiaXueluan,asociologistfromPekingUniversity,toldtheGlobalTimes.“Theyareusedtoeducatingchildrenwithnegativelanguage.”

Thisisn'tthefirsttimethatChinahasdonesomesoulsearchingaboutfamiliallove—lastyearChinaDailyaskedacrosssectionofpeopleiftheysaid“Iloveyou”totheirparents,spouses,andchildren.“Ihaveneversaid‘Iloveyou’tomyfamily,andIdon'tthinkIwillinthefuture，”one56yearoldmantoldthepaper.“Sayingitaloudisembarrassingforme.”

Still,thatdoesn'tmeanthatlovecan'tbeexpressed.Inaseparatearticle,ChinaDailyspoketoZhaoMengmeng,a31yearoldwomanwhosaidshehadnevertoldherfathershelovedhimfacetoface（“Ifinditabitodd”）.Sometimesactionsspeaklouderthanwords.ZhaogaveherfatheraphotoalbumfeaturingphotographsofthemtogetheronalmosteveryoneofherbirthdaysinJune2012.Thepictureswentviralonline,beingforwardedhundredsofthousandsoftimesonWeibo.

“Ididn'tsleepthenightIheardaboutit，”herfathertoldChinaDailyafterthestoryattractedmainstreamattention.“Ihavenowmemorizedsomeofthecommentsonthecollectionofpictures.”

12．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A．ItisnotdirectforChinesefamiliestosay“Iloveyou”．

B．Chineseparentsaretooproudtoexpress“Iloveyou”．

C．Chineseparentsaregoodatexpressingpositiveemotions.

D．YoungparentsinChinaarewillingtoexpress“Iloveyou”．

13．Whydon'tChineseparentsexpress“Iloveyou”totheirchildren?

A．Becausetheycan'texpressit.

B．Becausetheyarenotinthehabitofexpressingso.

C．Becausetheythinkitunnecessary.

D．Becausetheythinkitshouldbedoneonlyamongyoungcouples.

14．ZhaoMengmengexpressed“Iloveyou”toherfatherby________.

A．givinghimanalbumcontainingtheirphotos

B．kissingherfather'sfaceandtellinghimbywords

C．speakingitoutbravelyinaTVprogram

D．writingoutthethreewordsinaletter

15．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardthestatementsabout“Iloveyou”？

A．Opposed.　B．Objective.C．Critical.D．Indifferent.

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。

Agoodtrainingpartnercanbeagreatasset（有用的人）toyourtrainingbutifyougetstuckwithabadone,itcouldleadyoudowntheroadtofrustration.__16__Hereareafewthingstolookoutfor：

Dependable.Choosesomeonewhoyouaresurewillshowupforeveryscheduledworkoutorwhowillcallyouiftheycan'tmakeit.Itisadrain（消耗）onyourvaluableenergyespeciallybeforetrainingtohavetoconstantlyremindyourpartner.

Attitude.Getapartnerwithapositiveattitude.Thisisveryimportant.Iftheyconstantlysaythatsomethingisimpossibleorthattheycan'toryoucan'tdosomething,youmayendupbelievingthem.__17__

Openmind.Getapartnerwithanopenmind.Someonewhohastodothingshisorherwayallthetime,willnotlistentoyouandwillnotchangeh