学年山西省大同市灵丘一中广灵一中高二下学期期中联考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、学年山西省大同市灵丘一中广灵一中高二下学期期中联考英语试题 Word版含答案20202021学年山西大同高二下学期期中考试（灵丘一中、广灵一中）英 语考生注意：1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分1:0分，考试时间100分钟。2.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。3.本卷命题范围：人教版选修7U5；外研版选修7M6.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

2、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。AHere is a collection of the best travel apps.Best for planningPackPointThe app customizes（定制） packing lists based on weather forecasts and a questionnaire about your tripwhere youre going, when youre going, what youre doing, etc.You can get all these features with

3、 the free app; but with a $ 2. 99 in-app purchase.Best for your bodyTimeshifterThe app offers advice about when you should expose yourself to bright lights, when you should avoid caffeine, and when you should nap. The best part? It takes into account your habits, routines, and sleep patterns as it d

4、evises a personalized jet lag plan for you. The downside? You only get one free plan. After that, its $ 9. 99 per plan or $ 24. 99 for a year of unlimited plans.Best for managing your moneyGlobeTipsDifferent countries have different tipping customs. GlobeTips can help with navigating different tippi

5、ng norms across countries.Once you select a country, you have the choice to either manually enter the bill amount or let the apps bill recognition technology do it for you. Use the sliding scale to adjust tip percentages based on the apps suggestion, and it will calculate and display both the tip an

6、d your total. You can look at tipping basics for each country on the free version, but youll have to upgrade the app for $ 4. 99 if you want to read the tip guide in full. This app is for iOS users only, however.Best for local experiencesMeetupGreat minds think alike, and they get together with the

7、help of Meetup. The platform is all about connecting people with similar interests. It has more than 44 million users and more than 333,000 meet up groups, so youre bound to find something. Once you find a group that interests you, you can request to become a member and attend its events. The app is

8、 free unless youre trying to organize groups and events yourselfin which case youll have to pay for a subscription（订购）starting at $ 9. 99.1. Which travel app is the best for planning your trip?A. PackPoint. B. Timeshifter. C. GlobeTips. D. Meetup.2. Which of the following is the best part of Timeshi

9、fter?A. Managing your money.B. Creating custom activities.C. Taking into account your sleep patterns.D. Connecting people with similar interests.3. How much will you have to pay for reading the tip guide in full?A.$ 2. 99. B. $ 4. 99. C. $ 9. 99. D. $ 24. 99.BI was shocked at the news that Daisy-May

10、 Demetre, 9, became the first child double amputee（截肢）to walk on the runway at New York Fashion Week in September on the top of the Eiffel Tower.Daisy-May, of Birmingham, was born with fibular hemimelia （腓骨半肢畸形）.The condition is rare, occurring in 1 in 50,000 births. When she was 18 months old, Dais

11、y-Mays parents chose to have both of the young girls legs amputatedthe right above the knee and the left below the kneein the hopes of giving her a better quality of life with prosthetics（假肢）.Later on, she used prosthetic legs to help her walk and move.“We had the choice for her to live like that or

12、 to go for the operation,” Alex, Daisy- Mays father, said. “We didnt know at the time that Daisy-May would be as good as she is now. Instead of being discouraged by prosthetic legs, she is inspiring everyone by showing them who she is.”She is, in many ways, just like any fifth-grader.、In school, she

13、 prefers English over math, and loves gymnastics. She is a gymnast as well as a model. But its her moves on the runway that shed the most confidence.Shes been modeling for 18 months and has already dominated London Fashion Week, having worked. for Nike, River Island and several other high street bra

14、nds in the UK. She was even named Child of Courage in the Pride of Birmingham Awards for inspiring other children to dream big in the face of immense challenges.In the opinion of Daisy-Mays father, modeling doesnt define Daisy-May. Rather, its a small part of who she is. She just does Daisy. It is t

15、he way she goes about life with a smile on her face. Whether its dancing, singingshe is a very special little girl.4. What caused Daisy-May to miss her both legs while still a baby?A.A rare birth illness. B. An expected accident.C. A Paris Fashion Show. D. An unsuccessful operation.5. What can we co

16、nclude from Paragraph 3?A. Daisy-May was unwilling to go to operation.B. Daisy-May was disappointed by her missing legs.C. Daisy-Mays father thinks Daisy-May is amazing.D. Daisy-Mays father considers Daisy-May is modest.6. Which action made Daisy-May show her most confidence?A. Speaking English flue

17、ntly. B. Working out math problems.C. Doing graceful（优雅的）gymnastics. D. Walking on the runway as a model.7. In her fathers opinion, what makes Daisy-May today?A. Singing and dancing in a special way.B. Taking on life with a smile on her face.C. Pursuing to become a global inspiration.D. Being determ

18、ined to be a world-famous model.CEveryone has unique personalities, which makes life more interesting.Over the last 25 years, doctors have classified personalities into five basic traits（特性）, called the Big Five. Everyone can be described as having varying levels of agreeableness（随和）,conscientiousne

19、ss（认真），emotional stability（情绪稳定），extroversion（外向）and openness to experience.Contrary to common knowledge, people arent confined to certain personality types. Usually, no one is entirely an extrovert or an introvert. While a minority may be at the extreme ends of a trait, most people are somewhere in

20、 the middle. “Every personality trait is a continuous dimension. You can be very high or very low, and most people fall somewhere in between,” said Christopher Soto, a doctor at Colby College.Personality isnt limited to humans, either. Research finds that all animals have personalities. Both the per

21、sonality of animals and humans has an evolutionary origin. Evolution can a so explain why personalities vary so much. Depending on the situation, each of the Big Five can be advantageous. For example, agreeableness is great for relationships. But if a lion were charging at you, youd be better off wi

22、th a less agreeable and more aggressive personality leaning. Because the world is so unpredictable every aspect of each personality trait、could be useful at different times, so instead of evolving a single type of personality that s first-rank for every situation, were left with a wide variety.An ev

23、olutionary root o personality means traits must be inherited（继承）.So whether youd like to admit it or not, much of your personality comes from your parents. In fact, for humans, about half of the differences in personality are genetic. The rest of the variability in personality comes from your enviro

24、nment.Not only does your environment shape who you are, but you can, to an extent, adjust your personality to the circumstance. You can be more outgoing at a party and more agreeable at home with your family. But you can also be introverted if you need to focus on work, or aggressive when playing a

25、competitive sport. Humans, after all, have evolved to learn from our environments.8. Which of the following best explains the underlined word “confined” in Paragraph 3?A. Forced. B. Composed. C. Devoted. D. Limited.9. What is the key to understanding why both the personality of humans and animals va

26、ry so much?A. A personality difference. B. An environmental condition.C. An evolutionary origin. D. Humans relationship with animals.10. What personality might Mary have if Marys parents are stubborn（顽固的）？A. Friendly. B. Stubborn. C. Considerate. D. Aggressive.11. What can we conclude from the last

27、paragraph?A. Personalities can change over time.B. Your environment shapes your personality.C. Your genetic starting point stays you forever.D. Humans have born abilities to learn from environments.DIm always surprised when I hear the stats（统计数据）about how little time kids spend outside. One study fo

28、und children are spending less than half the amount of time outdoors than they did just 20 years ago. Meanwhile, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that kids spend an average of seven hours a day using electronic media.My own childhood was filled with outdoor time. I built forts in the woods, rode m

29、y bike with friends, went ice skating in the winter, climbed trees and rocks, and read books on a platform in a tree on hot days.But my nature time wasnt limited to after-school and weekend activities. I attended a public school in New Yorks Hudson Valley, and we spent almost all our gym outside. We

30、 spent science classes on the acres that surrounded our school, collecting samples from trees and learning about everything from chemistry to physics.All that outside time isnt just about health and getting kids to exercise more. Several studies also have linked outside time to higher test scores, l

31、ower anxiety and aggression, more creativity and improved attention spans.A public school in Vermont, is taking these results seriously. Eliza Minnuccis kindergarten class there engages in Forest Mondays, during which the students spend the whole day in the woods, rain or shine.Minnucci said that pl

32、aying outdoors involves plenty of learning. Its fairly easy to weave lessons into nature play. Kids wanted to know the names of birds, plants, rocks and clouds. We followed streams into larger streams into larger streams into a pond and created bridges with logs and stones. We even made up stories about ants and butterfly. For the older kids, we had more defined lesson plans, but we were still outside the whole time, and we would often go off on a tangent（转向）if something interest