山西省太原市第二十一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题 理.docx

1、山西省太原市第二十一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题 理太 原 市 二 十 一 中2018 - 2019学年第二学期高二年级英语期中考试题 （90分钟 满分150分）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分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。APersonal RobotMake your parents and teachers happy!Are you having problems finishing your homework on time? Do you avoid tidying your room u

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6、her is like3You can get your Mr. H for _.A$499 B$299 C$199 D$99 BIn 2014 my best friends mother died of cancer.It was a tragedy，but as usual, Alice, my mother, used her power of healing and got his family back on their feet. If you asked my friends about my mother，they would say, “That woman has a h

7、eart of gold.” I agree one hundred percent.I think the reason why she is such a wonderful person is that the Holy Spirit lives within her. She is very holy and has persuaded me to go to church with her every Sunday.About six years ago my mom decided to pursue her lifelong goal of becoming a teacher.

8、 She knew it would be hard work raising three kids, doing housework and studying at the same time. However, she believed it would pay off. What my mother didnt realize was that not all things pay off in this unfair world. After four hard years of school, she graduated on a warm spring day. It was un

9、believable. My aunt drove up from Virginia to celebrate this fantastic day. It was the first time I had ever cried about being happy.Its strange how fast a life can change. Two months later, the unpredictable happened. My mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化症). I could not believe thi

10、s could happen after all the good she had done for people. I was very confused and cried every day. My faith in God just disappeared and so did my moms dream of becoming a teacher.Then, I decided I must move on with my life and accept the fact that she might never get better. Since my decision, I ha

11、ve become more mature, responsible and active in school and work. Through the years I have always been able to change negative situations into positive ones. Im happy with my life now.4Which of the following can best describe Alice?AHonest. BHelpful. CGreedy. DUnconcerned.5What else did Alice have t

12、o do when studying?ADrive a car and go to church.BTeach students and raise kids.CDo housework and teach at school.DLook after children and keep house.6According to the text, the authors mother _.Arecovered from illnessBno longer had faith in GodCdidnt realize her dream as a teacherDchanged negative

13、situations into positive ones unwillingly7Which of the following is the best title for the text?AFighting against Kinds of DiseasesBMother Gave Me Life ExperienceCBelief in God Brought Me Good LuckDHow to Become a Responsible and Active Man CYou might make a disgusted face when you notice that the p

14、erson waiting in their car at the red light next to you is picking their nose, but admit it, you do it too. And while it might be the natural option when there isnt a box of tissues around, it can be bad for you. The main reasons why people feel the need to pick their nose are to clear it of dried l

15、iquid, stop an itch (痒), or just because it feels good. Boogers(鼻屎) form when dried liquid and cilium, the tiny hairs that line the nostrils(鼻孔), trap the dust, dirt, and other things. When boogers build up in your nose, it can be uncomfortable, and sometimes just blowing them into a tissue doesnt d

16、o_the_trick.Otolaryngologist Erich P. Voigt, MD, told Business Insider that picking your nose can cause injuries and bleeding within your nostrils. Thats not terribly damaging, but when the bacteria from your hands get into your body, it can cause a cold. So doctors strongly suggest not picking the

17、nose.If dry winter air is causing the dirty liquid to harden in your nostrils, making you want to pick, consider damping the air at home, or taking a steam shower to soften things up in there.Children, who are most famous for having a finger in their nose, sometimes dont realize how much injury they

18、re causing, and sometimes it can lead to nose bleeding.So, next time you go to pick your nose, think about how many bacteria are on your hands and in your boogers, and maybe reach for a tissue instead. Even if youre alone, and not waiting for the light to turn green, please, use a tissue.8Why do peo

19、ple pick their nose? ABecause they want to disgust others. BBecause they have the need to do it. CBecause they have nothing else to do.DBecause they dont have tissues around.9Which of the following can replace the underlined part “do the trick” in Paragraph 1? AAct. BCheat. CPlay. DHelp.10Which can

20、help people avoid a cold and flu according to the text? AStopping picking the nose. BUsing tissues regularly. CTaking a shower every day. DKeeping the air wet at home.11What should you do when you have to pick your nose?ABe careful not to cause bleeding. BUse a tissue instead of bare fingers. CWait

21、for the light to turn red if you are driving. DWash your hands and clear your fingernails. DAccording to the Global Times, it is reported that two online videos showing children telling their parents “I love you” have gone viral in China. The first, filmed by an Anhui TV station, shows a number of c

22、ollege students telling their parents they love them. The responses are mixed. “Are you drunk？” asked one parent. In another similar video, shot by a Shanxi TV station, a father responded even less patiently “I am going to a meeting, so cut the crap.”Why dont Chinese families use those words? Theori

23、es revolve around the nature of Confucian teaching. “The parents responses show that many Chinese are not good at expressing positive emotions，” Xia Xueluan, a sociologist from Peking University, told the Global Times. “They are used to educating children with negative language.”This isnt the first

24、time that China has done some soulsearching about familial love last year China Daily asked a crosssection of people if they said “I love you” to their parents, spouses, and children. “I have never said I love you to my family, and I dont think I will in the future，” one 56yearold man told the paper

25、.“Saying it aloud is embarrassing for me.”Still, that doesnt mean that love cant be expressed. In a separate article, China Daily spoke to Zhao Mengmeng, a 31yearold woman who said she had never told her father she loved him facetoface (“I find it a bit odd”). Sometimes actions speak louder than wor

26、ds. Zhao gave her father a photo album featuring photographs of them together on almost every one of her birthdays in June 2012. The pictures went viral online, being forwarded hundreds of thousands of times on Weibo.“I didnt sleep the night I heard about it，” her father told China Daily after the s

27、tory attracted mainstream attention. “I have now memorized some of the comments on the collection of pictures.”12What can we infer from the text?AIt is not direct for Chinese families to say “I love you”BChinese parents are too proud to express “I love you”CChinese parents are good at expressing pos

28、itive emotions.DYoung parents in China are willing to express “I love you”13Why dont Chinese parents express “I love you” to their children?ABecause they cant express it.BBecause they are not in the habit of expressing so.CBecause they think it unnecessary.DBecause they think it should be done only

29、among young couples.14Zhao Mengmeng expressed “I love you” to her father by _.Agiving him an album containing their photosBkissing her fathers face and telling him by wordsCspeaking it out bravely in a TV programDwriting out the three words in a letter15Whats the authors attitude toward the statemen

30、ts about “I love you”？AOpposed. BObjective. CCritical. DIndifferent.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A good training partner can be a great asset (有用的人) to your training but if you get stuck with a bad one, it could lead you down the road to frustration. _16_ Here are a

31、 few things to look out for：Dependable. Choose someone who you are sure will show up for every scheduled workout or who will call you if they cant make it. It is a drain (消耗) on your valuable energy especially before training to have to constantly remind your partner.Attitude. Get a partner with a p

32、ositive attitude. This is very important. If they constantly say that something is impossible or that they cant or you cant do something, you may end up believing them. _17_Open mind. Get a partner with an open mind. Someone who has to do things his or her way all the time, will not listen to you and will not change h