黑龙江省哈尔滨市呼兰一中阿城二中等四校学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、黑龙江省哈尔滨市呼兰一中阿城二中等四校学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案呼兰一中 阿城二中 宾县三中 尚志五中 四校联考20182019学年度下学期 期中考试 高二英语试题出题人： 审题人： 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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAre you a morning person? You might not like the findings in this new research.From a lack of air and dr

2、inking water to solar radiation, theoretical Mars pioneers face any number of potential obstacles to settling on the red planet. Now, scientists have found something else to add to the list: seriously messed-up biological clocks.One day on Mars - which scientists refer to as the solar day, or “sol”-

3、 is 37 minutes longer than a day on Earth. A team of European scientists recently demonstrated why that could be a problem.Circadian rhythms are the bodys natural cycles of rest and waking, which tend to follow roughly 24-hour light-dark cycles. These natural rhythms - which play a role in biologica

4、l functions including brain wave activity and hormone production - can be interrupted by things like jet lag（时差）and night shift work.For the study, the researchers compared mice with healthy, 24-hour circadian clocks to mice with a genetic change that caused them to have shorter, 20-hour circadian c

5、locks. The mice with healthy biological clocks were more likely to survive and reproduce, while the mice with shorter biological clocks were more likely to die off.What does this all have to do with space travel? Since the Martian sol is longer than a day on Earth, people with shorter circadian cloc

6、ks could suffer from health problems as they try to adapt to the rotational speed of the red planet.Unfortunately, the body is unlikely to adapt to the new conditions or “learn” to develop a longer clock. As Loudon explained, “Learning is not a likely option.”In other words: Sorry, super-early riser

7、s - NASA might not want you for the next Mars mission.1. From the passage, people can face the following troubles living on Mars EXCEPT _.A. absence of air B. a lot of fierce creaturesC. lack of drinking water D. messed-up biological clocks12. According to scientists, how long does one day on Mars l

8、ast?A. 24 hours. B. 23 hours and 23 minutes.C. 24 hours and 37 minutes. D. 12 hours and 37 minutes.3. Life on Mars would seriously mess with your sleep because _.A. the Martian sol is longer than a day on EarthB. the bodys natural cycles can be shortenedC. hormone production will hurt biological fun

9、ctionsD. the brain wave activity will be interrupted BKeeping secrets is a burden“Dont tell anyone”. We hear these words when someone tells a secret to us. But it can be hard to keep a secret. Were often tempted to “spill the beans(说漏嘴)”，even if we regret it later.According to Asim Shah, professor i

10、n the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine, US, keeping a secret may well “become a burden”. This is because people often have an “obsessive and anxious urge to share it with someone”.An earlier study, led by Anita E. Kelly, a scientist at the Univ

11、ersity of Notre Dame, US, suggested that keeping a secret could cause stress. People entrusted(受委托的) with secrets can suffer from depression, anxiety, and body aches, reported the Daily Mail.But with secrets so often getting out, why do people share them at all? Shah explained that people often feel

12、 that it will help them keep a person as a friend. Another reason people share secrets is guilt over keeping it from someone close to them. A sense of distrust can develop when people who are close do not share it with each other. “Keeping or sharing secrets often puts people in a position of either

13、 gaining or losing the trust of someone,” according to Shah.He added that talkative people could let secrets slip out (泄露).But this doesnt mean that it is a good idea only to share secrets with quiet people. A quiet person may be someone who keeps everything inside. To tell such a person a secret ma

14、y cause them stress, and make them talk about the secret. Shah said that to judge whether to tell someone a secret.Shah said that to judge whether to tell someone a secret, youd better put yourself in their position. Think about how you would feel to be told that you mustnt give the information away

15、. Shah also recommended that if you accidentally give up someones secret you should come clean about it. Let the person know that their secret isnt so secret anymore.4What does underlined word “obsessive” mean?AUnwilling.BConfusing.CWanting to do something very much.DRefusing to accept facts.5What d

16、id researchers at the University of Notre Dame discover about secret-keeping?AIt can result in mental and physical problems.BIt can help promote friendships between people.CIt can harm relationships between friendsDIt can result in a sense of distrust between friends6What is the main message of Para

17、graph 5?AIts better to share your secrets with quiet people.BQuiet people suffer less stress from keeping secrets.CTalkative people are unlikely to keep secrets.DIts not a good idea to share your secrets with others.7What does Shah suggest people do if they give away someones secret by accident?ASta

18、y away from the person.BTell the affected person what happened.CExchange a new secret with the person.DBuy the person a gift as an apology.CAmericas top education official says many schools are spending too much time teaching the “basics”reading, math and writing. It might seem opposite to what educ

19、ators have been promoting. But U.S. Education Secretary John King says children really deserve access to a well-rounded education that includes music and arts because it will help them go into being well-rounded, well-educated personsKing spoke about his own education when explaining why schools nee

20、d to teach more than math，reading and writingKing grew up in New York. Both his parents died when he was quite young. In his house, things were often crazy and frightening. It was his teacher, Mr. Osterwei, who helped him escape his difficult life. Quite often, the teacher took him and his classmate

21、s to the theater, the zoo, the ballet and famous Museum of Natural History. “Those were powerful, life-changing experiences, ”King says. King graduated from Harvard University. He received his law degree from Yale University. He took charge of New York State public schools from 2011-2015. The U.S. S

22、enate approved him as Education secretary last monthMany schools spend almost all funding on the “basics” because they lack money for other subjects, King says. Or they want students to do better on tests used to compare student performanceStudents need to connect their studies and things that matte

23、r to them personally, such as music if they are to become “sophisticated(水平高的) thinkers”. A 2013 report by UNESCO says todays world needs people able to solve new and unusual problems. It says arts can help students find those answers. In the report, UNESCO said teaching the arts in China, South Kor

24、ea and Japan is differentFrom that in many Western countries, the emphasis(重点) in those three countries is “on joyful experiences and childrens interests. ” In the West, educators are more likely to connect the arts to reading, writing and math. A 2014 report tried to compare how well countries teac

25、h children how to solve problems. It found Singapore, South Korea, Japan, China, Canada, Australia and Finland with the highest scores for 15-year-olds. Singapore led the way with a score of 562 out of a possible 1，000. The average score was 500. The United States had a score of 5088. According to p

26、aragraph 1, what have educators been encouraging?A. Teaching arts should never be put second to teaching the “basic”B. More money and time ought to be set aside for teaching artsC. Research should be done to ensure a well-rounded educationD. Enough time is supposed to be spent in teaching the “basic

27、s”9. King spoke about his own education experience to _.A. share with us his extraordinary education backgroundB. tell us his teacher attached great importance to teachingC. confirm access to arts contributes to good academic performancesD. call on schools to give arts lessons as much attention as t

28、he basics ones10. The author convinces us of the importance of teaching arts by different means except _.A. by giving examples B. by making comparisonsC. by analyzing figures D. by performing experiments11. What is the best title for the text?A. Schools are supposed to be far-sightedB. Kids should b

29、e well-rounded personsC. Kids need more than “the basics” to learnD. Teachers must have advanced teaching methodsDWhy do people lie? Many psychologists agree that lying can start from childhood. There are various reasons why children make false statements. They usually tell untruthful stories to cov

30、er up the mistakes that they have done in the past. Lying is also a way to avoid receiving punishments from parents. If parents fail to reprimand their children for making up false stories, then there is a possibility that they will continue to lie during their teenage years.Teenagers lie because th

31、ey want to be accepted by their friends. This is the main reason why they create stories that are not true just to become presentable and acceptable to other people. In some instances, teenagers tell untruthful statements to avoid criticisms from their families and friends.As teenagers grow, lying b

32、ecomes one of their habits. Their knowledge on making up untruthful stories becomes more developed. People lie in workplaces if they fail to meet the deadlines and if they fail to accomplish and do their tasks efficiently. Some of the common lies made in workplaces are getting sick and having emergencies at home. The danger involved in frequent lying is when it becomes a character. Frequent lying causes the developmen