高二英语上学期期中试题122.docx

1、高二英语上学期期中试题122双鸭山市第一中学2016年高二上学期期中考试英语试题第I卷第一部分 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）APeople are compassionate. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These

2、 old people are our main customers, and its not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register (收款机) with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and

3、had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day. I couldnt help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart

4、for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didnt allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job. Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me,”

5、was all he said. What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because t

6、hese two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.1. The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits _.A. promised to obey the store rules B. forgot to take any money with him C. hoped to have the food first and pay later D. could not afford anything more expensive 2. Which of the fo

7、llowing best describes the old gentleman? A. kind and lucky B. friendly and helpful C. poor and lonelyD. hurt and disappointed3. The writer acted upon the store rules because _. A. he expected someone else to pay for the old manB. he felt no pity for the old gentleman C. he considered the old man di

8、shonest D. he wanted to keep his present job 4. What does the writer learn from his experience? A. Wealth is more important than anything else.B. Obeying the rules means more than compassion.C. Experience is better gained through practice. D. Helping others is easier said than done. BThe English wri

9、ter Samuel Johnson famously said, “You find no man who is willing to leave London. No, sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford.” More than two centuries have passed since Johnsons age, but his words still ring true. Here, youll find th

10、e historic Tower of London and the Tate Modern both considered must-sees. Shakespeares sonnets（十四行诗） are still being uttered by actors. Londoners most certainly still look up to the royals, but they also rock out to Coldplay and Lily Allen. And while they still sip tea, they now drink Starbucks, too

11、.How to Save Money in LondonFind the free attractions. Many of Londons top things to do, including the National Gallery, Hyde Park and the Portobello Road Market, are absolutely free to enjoy.Ride the Tube. Taking taxis will add up quickly, so buy a pay-as-you-go Oyster Card and travel on Londons un

12、derground system, nicknamed the “Tube”.Dine smart. Corridors like Brick Lane offer fantastic cultural food for bargain prices; fish and chip shops are a cheap standby and takeaway food costs less than dine-in.London Culture & CustomsLondon is one of the fashion capitals of the world, and its residen

13、ts tend to reflect that. Practically, pack an umbrella for the rainy days and a scarf for the cold ones. As for tipping, restaurants and cafes will usually add a 10-to-15-percent service charge to the bill. If a service charge is not allotted（指定）, its customary to tip the same (between 10 and 15 per

14、cent). If youre drinking at a pub or wine bar, tipping is flexible. And in a taxicab, tip the driver to the nearest pound or about 10 percent of the cost.London DiningLondon used to be highly criticized for its heavy and common menu items. Now, London is considered as one of the most gourmet cities

15、in the world. And with its melting pot of cultures, its not difficult to see why. London offers everything from modern British to Malaysian. For Indian food, we suggest visiting the curry houses on Brick Lane. If you want a real high tea experience, book reservations at the Ritz, at Fortnum & Mason,

16、 or at the Dorchester but be sure to dress the part. Pub culture is still alive and well, so if you have a hankering for fried fish and salty chips (or French fries), youll still find them here. And for a quick bite, exchange a few pounds for a kebab, a quick sandwich or some to go sushi, which can

17、be found in restaurants throughout the city.5. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A. Life in London is exciting but tiring. B. Londoners are traditional and fashion conscious.C. Many well-known writers like to live in London.D. Coffee is more popular with Londoners than tea.6. The underlined

18、 word “hankering” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “_”.A. desire B. respect C. preparation D. talent7. In which column of a newspaper can we find the passage?A. Culture. B. Travel. C. Education. D. Entertainment. C We are surrounded by mixed messages about mistakes: were told weearn by makin

19、g them, but we work hard to avoid them. So the result is that most of us knowthat we are going to make mistakes, but deep down, we feel we shouldnt. Experiments with schoolchildren who did well on a given test show that those who werepraised for being smart and then offered a more challenging or les

20、s challenging task afterwardusually chose the easier one. On the other hand, children praised for trying hard-rather thanbeing smart-far more often selected the more difficult task. If we try hard to avoid mistakes, we arent open to getting the information we need inorder to do better. In a writing

21、study, experiments showed that those who are so scared tomake mistakes perform worse in writing tasks than those who arent as worried about beingperfect. They fear receiving any kind of negative feedback, so they dont learn where they wentwrong and how to get better. We dont just learn more when wer

22、e open to mistakes, we learn deeper. Research tells usthat if were only concerned about getting the right answer, we dont always learn theunderlying concepts that help us truly understand whatever were trying to figure out. Mistakesneed to be seen not as a failure to learn, but as a guide to what st

23、ill needs to be learned. AsThomas Edison said, “I am not discouraged, because every abandoned wrong attempt isanother step forward. Furthermore, we often make mistakes because we try new things-we wander away fromaccepted paths. Teflon, penicillin-these are examples of great discoveries made by mist

24、ake.Take a page from Albert Einstein, who said, Anyone who has never made a mistake has nevertried anything new. 8. What will happen to students praised for being smart in face of choosing tasks compared to students praised for working hard? A. He will choose a less challenging task. B. He will hide

25、 his mistakes from his teachers. C. He will work harder to avoid mistakes. D. He will ask his teachers for advice.9. Which of the following statements is NOT acceptable according to the passage? A. The more mistakes we make, the more we learn. B. Mistakes can be used as a positive factor for success

26、. C. Being open to mistakes help you understand the truth. D. A step forward may come from mistakes youve made.10. What does the last paragraph want to tell us? A. One must follow a correct path to avoid mistakes. B. To become an Einstein, you should make mistakes. C. You cant make mistakes unless y

27、ou try new things. D. Making mistakes is not a disadvantage in a way.11. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. We can never avoid making mistakes when we work. B. Success cant be achieved without making mistakes. C. Mistakes should be treated with a correct attitude. D. Try every means to avoid mis

28、takes in our daily life.D Expensive perfumes (香水) come in tiny bottles, but many hide a whale-sized secret. To perfect a particular smell, perfume-makers often use an ingredient that comes fromsperm whales, called ambergris (龙涎香). But using ambergris, which helps a perfume lastlonger, is strongly op

29、posed by many people who think it is wrong to kill whales just so we cansmell sweet. Joerg Bohlmann is neither a perfumer nor a whale expert. Hes a plant biologist atthe University of British Columbia in Canada. But his discovery of a new plant gene (基因)might push whales out of the perfume business.

30、 The gene comes from fir trees, found throughout North America and commonly used asChristmas trees. The trees produce a chemical that can be used in perfume in place ofambergris-but with a catch. Theres a problem that many people wouldnt consider. In thetree, the chemical is mixed with many others.

31、That makes separation a challenge, Bohlmannsays. lts like trying to isolate sugar from a biscuit. This is where science becomes useful. When Bohlmann learned that fir trees produce theambergris-like chemical, he decided to use his gene know-how to find the instructions for howto make the ambergris-s

32、ubstitute. Bohlmann found that gene and took it out of the tree cells. Then he did something thatmight sound strange to someone who doesnt work in genetics: Bohlmann put the gene from thetree into yeast (酵母) cells. Yeast may sound familiar because its used to make things like bread, wine and beer.Biologists like to work with yeast because it easily adopts new genes and changes its f