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1、广东省揭阳市第三中学学年高二上学期期中考英语试题 Word版含答案 2020-2021学年度第一学期高二英语期中考试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试用时120分钟，满分135分。请将答案写在答题卡上。 第I卷 选择题（共80分）第一部分 听力理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听第一段材料，回答第12题。1.Where does this conversation take place?A

2、. At a restaurant B. At a library C. At a hotel2. What day is it today?A. Wednesday B. Thursday C .Friday听第二段材料，回答第3-4题3.What does the man want to do in the future?A. Start a company B. Teach Chinese C. Become a lawyer4.Why does the woman want to enter the Chinese companies ?A. To improve her Chines

3、e B. To learn about China C. To gain useful experience听第三段材料，回答第5-7题 5. What gift did the man give to the girl ?A. An iphone6 B.A bag C. An IPad6. How much did the man pay for the gift?A. 600 dollars B.540 dollars C.500 dollars7.How did the man know the girl want the gift?A. The girl told him. B. Th

4、e girls mother told him C. He guessed it.听第四段材料，回答第8-11题。8. What is the man doing now?A. Asking for advice B. Buying a camera C. Taking some photos9. What hasnt the man done to improve his photography skills?A. Reading books B. Joining a camera club C. Observing a photographer.10. How could people p

5、revent red eyes when taking photos ?A. By looking directly at the camera.B. By looking at the photographers eyes.C. By looking at the photographers shoulders.11. What is the man going to do?A. Carry the equipment. B. Take some photos C. Go to the park 听第五段材料，回答第12-15题。12. What did Lucy give to the c

6、hildren as Christmas presents?A. A chess set B. Some chocolates C. Some red wine.13. Who came to spend Christmas with Julies family ?A. Her parents B. Jacks sisters family C. Her sister14. How did the woman feel when she put the Christmas tree back ?A. Relaxed B. Tired C. Upset15. When did the woman

7、 write the letter most probably?A. On Christmas Day B. After New Years Day C. Before New Years Day第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ACoolest Hotels in the WorldAriau Amazon TowersThe Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. Eig

8、ht towers make up this hotel that offers over 300 rooms. If you really want to get into the spirit, book the Tarzan suit which is large enough for a big family. Youll be thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden walkways.Prices, starting at $300 one night for e

9、ach person for a regular room and going all the way up to$3000 for the Tarzan Suite.For more information, visit the website:The Ice HotelEvery winter in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden kind of hotel called the Ice Hotel is built Each year, world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from

10、 the ice, many of which can be found in the rooms. Youll have your choice between hot or cold rooms, but you will be well advised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience.Prices: starting at $318 one night for each person for either a cold room or a warm one.For more informati

11、on, visit the website:Propeller IslandPropeller Island City Lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a German artist. Each room provides you with the possibility of living in a work of art. Every single piece of furniture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has been hand-made and each room is

12、 completely different. Youll be able to choose a room based on your own personal tastes.Prices: starting at just $91 a night, and an additional person for only 20 extra dollars.For more information , visit the website: http:/www.propeller For information about other cool hotels in the world ,visit t

13、he website: 16.What is special about the Ariau Amazon Towers hotel?AYou can choose any of the towers BYou can sleep in the tree houses CIt is designed for big families DEvery room has a walkway17.Which website should you visit if you want to find out whether there exists a hotel under the sea?A BCht

14、tp:/www .propeller- D18.Which hotel can give you a chance to live in a work of art?APropeller Island City Lodge BAriau Amazon TowersCThe Ice Hotel DBahama Beach ClubBA new study of 8,000 young people in the journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make grown-ups live health

15、ily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love (早恋) may bring trouble for young people and can cause depression (沮丧). The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys，and young girls are the worst of all.The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk o

16、f depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study，even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic (浪漫的) relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to cause depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their

17、feelings and opinions. They wont tell that to their parents.Dr. Marianm Kaufman, who works on young people problems, says 15% to 20% of young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During grow

18、ing up，it is important for young people to build strong friendship and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends，attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.Parents should watch for their childrens

19、 eating or mood changes. If they see some，they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young，but only maturity (成熟) gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.19Whats the main idea of the

20、 passage?APuppy love may bring young people depression.BParents should agree to their childrens love.CRomance is a two-edged sword for grown-ups.DRomance is good for young people.20Who are most likely to become depressed?AYoung people who have a strong sense of self.BYoung boys whose parents watch f

21、or their behavior.CCareless parents whose children are deep in love.DYoung girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.21According to the passage, the author _ puppy love.Ais for Bis againstCis not interested in Dthinks highly of22Dr. Marianm Kaufman does NOT suggest parentsencouraging their k

22、ids to _.Achat more on lineBkeep close to their friendsCattend more interesting activitiesDspend more time with their familyCSome people think if you are happy, you are blind to reality. But when we research it, happiness actually raises every single business and educational outcome for the brain. H

23、ow did we miss this? Why do we have these social misunderstandings about happiness? Because we assumed you were average. When we study people, scientists are often interested in what the average is.Many people think happiness is genetic. Thats only half the story, because the average person does not

24、 fight their genes. When we stop studying the average and begin researching positive outlierspeople who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligencea wildly different picture appears. Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and suc

25、cess.Scientifically, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its limited resources as you process the world. If you scan for the negative first, your brain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedd

26、ed (嵌入) in your work. But if you scan the world for the positive, you start to acquire an amazing advantage.I wrote the cover story for the Harvard Business Review magazine on “Happiness Leads to Profits.” Based on my article called “Positive Intelligence” and my research in The Happiness Advantage,

27、 I summarized our researched conclusion: the single greatest advantage in the modern economy is a happy and busy workforce.A decade of research in the business world proves that happiness raises nearly every business and educational outcome: increasing sales by 37%, productivity by 31%, and accuracy

28、 on tasks by 19%, as well as a number of health and quality-of-life improvements.23. The underlined word “this” in the first paragraph refers to _.A. the fact that people are happyB. the connection between happiness and educational outcomeC. the fact that people often misunderstand happinessD. the f

29、act that most people are average24. What can we learn from the passage?A. Scientists are only interested in what the average is.B. You can choose to be happy or not.C. The average are not happy at all.D. Our decisions and habits have nothing to do with happiness.25. Why does the writer mention his a

30、rticles and research?A. To advertise himself.B. To arouse the readers interest.C. To support his point about happiness.D. To attract the readers to read his articles.26. What is the authors purpose of writing this article?A. To explain what is happiness. B. To describe the misunderstandings about ha

31、ppiness.C. To show people the importance of happiness.D. To make the point that happiness promotes business and educational outcome.D Children are excited to find brightly wrapped(包装的) presents under the tree on Christmas morning. They cant wait to open the wrapping and get the toys that were on their wish lists, such as toy cars. But after the excitement wears off, those toys are usually left to the corner of the toy box and the kids are searching for something else to do.