高二英语上学期期中试题IWord文档格式.docx

1、A With more than 100,000 people aged 100 or over, Spain is the country with the greatest life expectancy after Japan. How do you live to 100? Here 4 of the countrys centenarians （百岁老人） give their advice on staying youthful.Francisco Nunez, 112 He is from Bienvenida, Badajoz, southern Spain. Nunez li

2、ves with his daughter. He says he doesnt like the pensioners （领养老金的人） daycare center because its full of old people, whose negative attitude towards life affects him deeply sometimes. Despite his old age. he has always maintained （保持）a youthful outlook, and that is what has kept him going on.Pedro R

3、odriguez, 106 He lives in Cangas de Onis, Asturias, northern Spain. Rodriguez plays the piano every day in the living room of the flat where he lives with his wife who is nearly 20 years younger than him. Their daughters visit them often. His hobby is something that he feels has kept him young. “The

4、 nuns （修女） taught me how to play the piano as achild,” he says.Maximino San Miguel, 102 He lives in Leon, northern Spain. San Miguel discovered his passion （酷爱） for amateur dramatics at the age of 80 and has participated in many local productions. He didnt go to school as a child because he was sent

5、 to work as a shepherd （牧羊人）. He prefers reading books about drawingand travelling. Now this hobby, he said, has kept him full of energy.Pilar Fernandez, 101 She lives with her daughter Pili, granddaughters Flori and Ana in Ambas, Asturias, northern Spain. Fernandezsuffered hunger and hardship durin

6、g the war years alongside her nine brothers and sisters. To avoid history repeating itself, she limited herself to just one child. “From pure fear, I didnt have anymore,” says Fernandez.One of the best things for her health, she says, is tending livestock （家畜） and a vegetable garden.21.Why does Fran

7、cisco Nunez dislike living with other old people?A.They may depend on his help.B.He is sensitive to his old age.C.They may affect his attitude to life.D.He has more kids to look after at home.22.What does Maximino San Miguel want to do most in his life now?A.Working as a shepherd.B.Reading books.C.T

8、aking up painting.D.Going travelling.23.What benefits her health according to Pilar Fernandez?A.Doing gardening.B.Learning history.C.Living with kids.D.Having more children.24.What can we infer about the four old people from the text?A.They are fond of exercising regularly.B.They led a hard life whe

9、n they were young.C.They have the same hobbies in their free time.D.They have their own method of staying youthful.B It was a cold March day in High Point, North Carolina. The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay

10、 warm. Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered （发抖） a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play. The two didnt know each other wellTaylor had just moved to town a month or so before. Suddenly, Paris fell to the ground, “Pariss eye rolled back,” Taylor says. “She started shaking. I knew it was

11、 an emergency.” It certainly was, Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure. Without immediate medical care, Paris would die. At first, no one moved. The girls were in shock. Then the softball coach shouted out, “Does anyone know CPR?” CPR is a life-saving technique. To do CPR, you press on the sick

12、 persons chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs. Without oxygen, the brain is damaged quickly. Amazingly, Taylor had just taken a CPR course the day before. Still, she hesitated. She didnt think she knew it well enough. But when no one else came forward, Taylor ran to

13、Paris and began doing CPR, “It was scary. I knew it was the difference between life and death,” says Taylor. Taylors swift action helped her teammates calm down. One girl called 911. Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator, an electronic devices （器械） that can shock the hear

14、t back into work. Luck stayed with them: Paris heartbeat returned. “I know I was really lucky,” Paris says now. “Most people dont survive this. My team saved my life”. Experts say Paris is right. For a sudden heart failure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do

15、CPR quickly. Today, Paris is back on the softball team. Taylor will apply to college soon. She wants to be a nurse. “I feel more confident in my actions now,” Taylor says. “I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation.”25.What happened to Paris on a March day?A.She caught a bad cold. B.She h

16、ad a sudden heart problem.C.She was knocked down by a ball. D.She shivered terribly during practice.26.Why does Paris say she was lucky?A.She made a worthy friend. B.She recovered from shock.C.She received immediate CPR. D.She came back on the softball team.27.Which of the following words can best d

17、escribe Taylor?A.Creative and kind. B.Courageous and calm.C.Warm-hearted and generous. D.Intelligent and professional. CWhen it es to success in business and success in life, there are few qualities as important as confidence. People naturally have different levels of confidence. Some have a higher

18、level of confidence than others do, but even those whose confidence is lacking can learn to build their level of confidence and reach their most important goals. Increasing self-confidence is one of the most mon reasons people give for seeking the help of psychologists（心理学家）and other professionals.

19、One of the many places where a greater level of confidence is useful is in the workplace. We all know how difficult it can be, for instance, to ask the boss for a raise. This process can be extremely difficult for those who lack confidence in their own abilities. After all, if you are unsure about y

20、our own abilities, how will you ever convince your boss that you deserve more money for the work you do? Even if you are not asking for that big raise, having plenty of confidence in your abilities is important to success. If you are certain of your abilities, chances are that those around you, whet

21、her they are your coworkers, your colleagues or your superiors（上级）, will see that confidence, and that will help to assure them that you are the best at what you do. Being thought of as the person to go to, and being seen as an expert in your chosen field, is naturally very important to success on t

22、he job. If you can make yourself the person people go to for guidance and advice, you will help to protect yourself from the ever present danger of downsizing. After all, if you are a recognized expert at the office, you will be regarded as an indispensable member of the team. Having a high level of

23、 confidence, after all, does not mean overlooking the places where you could improve. Knowing what you do well and where you need help will help you enjoy increased success and confidence.28.What is the passage mainly about?A.The influence of confidence on ones life.B.The importance of confidence to

24、 success.C.The difference of peoples confidence.D.The judgment on ones confidence.29.Psychologists and other professionals can offer help to those _.A.who think their goals are hard to reachB.who expect to give guidance to othersC.who want to ask the boss for a raiseD.who dream to be recognized expe

25、rts30.What does the underlined word indispensable in Paragraph 5 probably mean?A.important B.attractive C.outgoing D.energetic31.What message does the author want to convey （传达） in the last paragraph?A.To overlook ones disadvantages.B.To make full use of ones advantages.C.To have great confidence in

26、 ones abilities.D.To make objective（客观的） evaluations of ones abilities. DThe Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World Heritage by the UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands and mountains

27、, stretching about 6,700 kilometers from east to west of China. With a history of more than 2,000 years, some parts of the Great Wall are now in ruins or even entirely disappeared. However, it is still one of the most appealing attractions around the world. No one can tell for sure when the building

28、 of the Great Wall was started, but it is popularly believed that it originated as a military fortification（要塞） against intrusion（侵入）by tribes on the borders during the earlier Zhou Dynasty. Late in the Spring and Autumn Period, some states extended the defence work to prevent the attacks from other

29、 states. It was not until the Qin Dynasty that the separate walls were connected to form a defensive system by Emperor Qin Shi Huang. After the emperor unified the country in 214 BC, he ordered the construction of the wall. It took about ten years to finish and the wall stretched from Gansu Province

30、 to Jilin Province. The wall not only served as a defence in the north but also symbolized the power of the emperor. Further construction also experienced several dynasties. The present Great Wall in Beijing is mainly remains from the Ming Dynasty. Today, the Great Wall has bee a must-see for every

31、visitor to China. Few can help saying “Wow” when they stand on top of a beacon tower and look at this giant dragon. It has bee a national pride of Chinese people.32.The underlined word “appealing” probably means “_”.A.huge B.attractive C.ordinary D.moving33.In the Qin Dynasty, _.A.the construction of the Great Wall was finished in 204BCB.the emperor wanted to invade other minor statesC.the defensive system of the Great Wall was separatedD.the Great Wall began its way from Jilin Province34.According to the passage, the Great Wall _.A.is from the we