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山东诗营市利津一中高二英语上学期期中试题
山东省东营市利津一中2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题
(试卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟)
选择题部分
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.WhattimedoesthemuseumcloseonSundays?
A.At3:
00pm.B.At4:
00pm.C.At5:
00pm.
2.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.He’swillingtohelpout.
B.Hehashishandsfull.
C.Healmostlosesthesuitcase.
3.Whatisthemanpersuadingthewomantodo?
A.Havelessmeat.
B.Buyhimaburger.
C.Eatoutwithhim.
4.Howwillthewomanprobablygotothegallery?
A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.
5.InwhataspectisthemanweakinChinese?
A.Reading.B.Writing.C.Speaking.
第二节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhorrormovies?
A.Exciting.B.Frightening.C.Boring.
7.Whatnewhobbywillthewomanstart?
A.Skiing.B.Reading.C.Playingmusic.
听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.WhatisthemanallowedtomakeforThanksgiving?
A.Thesauces.B.Thesalad.C.Thedesserts.
9.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutThanksgivinginherfamily?
A.Noonetakesitveryseriously.
B.Herparentstrytodoeverything.
C.Everyonesharesthepreparationwork.
听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.Wherearethespeakers?
A.InSydney.B.InToronto.C.InLosAngeles.
11.WhatdoesSimonplantodoaftergraduation?
A.Studyfurther.B.Runahotel.C.Workinacompany.
12.WhatdoesLucymajorin?
A.Law.B.Business.C.Management.
听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.Whyarethespeakersexcitedinthebeginning?
A.Theyparkneartheshoppingmall.
B.Theyareluckytotaketheumbrella.
C.Theyfindtheshoppingmalleasily.
14.Whatwouldthemanliketohaveforlunch?
A.Fries.B.Chickensandwiches.C.Thelambburger.
15.Whatwillthespeakersdorightafterlunch?
A.LearnSpanish.B.Dosomeshopping.C.Gotothemuseum.
16.Howwillthespeakersgotothemuseumprobably?
A.Bycar.B.Bybike.C.Onfoot.
听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.HowlonghaveEarthBoxesbeeninmarket?
A.About15years.B.About25years.C.About30years.
18.WhatcanEarthBoxesbeusedtodoinpoorcountries?
A.Solvehungerproblems.
B.Improvesoilconditions.
C.Teachstudentsscience.
19.WhatistheadvantageofEarthBoxes?
A.Savingmuchspace.
B.Purifyingmuchwater.
C.Makingcropsgrowfast.
20.WhyareEarthBoxesusedinmiddleschool?
A.Tolearnmathwell.
B.Togrowvegetables.
C.Todosomeexperiments.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25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,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Aten-year-oldfromHowell,Michiganisbeingpraisedasaherothankstohispersistence(坚持)thatledtosavingthelifeofanelderlyneighbor.TheeventhappenedlateinaneveningwhenDannyDiPietrowasbeingdrivenhomefromhockeypracticebyhismom.
That’swhentheyoungboynoticedanopengarage(车库)andafigure(身影)thathebelievedwasadogoutsideanapartmentbuildingnearhishouse.Giventhefreezingcoldweather,theyoungboygotafeelingthatsomethingwasnotright.Butinsteadofdismissingitlikemostkidshisagewouldhave,heinsistedthathismother,Dawn,findoutwhatwasgoingon.DawntriedtomakeDannybelievethatnoonewouldleaveadogoutinsuchcoldweather,butherefusedtotakenoforananswer.
DawnfinallygaveinanddecidedtodrivetotheareawiththefamilydogandseeiftherewasanytruthtoDanny’shunch(直觉).Sureenough,asshegotclosertotheapartmentbuildingshenoticedagaragethatwaswideopenandsomeonewavingmadlyforhelp.Upongettingthere,sherealizedthatitwasnotadogtheyoungboyhadseen,butKathleenSt.Onge.The80-year-oldhadfallendownonsomeiceinhergarageandhadbeenlyingtherefortwohours,unabletogetup.
Dawnrushedhometogetherhusbandtohelpandcalled911.ThetwothenreturnedwithsomeblanketstocoverMs.St.Onge,whiletheywaitedfortheambulance(救护车)toarrive.Thoughstillinhospital,theelderlywomanisrecoveringwellandforevergratefultoDanny,forfollowinguponhishunch!
21.Whenseeingafigureinanopengarage,Danny________.
A.recognizeditwasanoldmanB.thoughtitwasahomelessdog
C.realizedsomethingwaswrongD.believeditwasnothingimportant
22.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDanny?
A.Braveandpatient.B.Friendlyandhonest.
C.Considerateandoptimistic.D.Persistentandwarm-hearted.
23.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Alwaysfollowyourhunch.
B.Bereadytohelpsavetheelderly.
C.Unknownherobringsloveandhope.
D.10-year-oldsaveselderlyneighbor’slife.
B
MillionsofAmericanssitbehindacomputerscreen,chainedtotheirdeskalldaybecausethevastmajorityofstable,high-payingprofessions(职业)are“officejobs”.However,havingasuccessfulcareerdoesnotrequireyoutositbehindadeskand plugaway at acomputerallday.
Infact,therearealargenumberofnon-deskjobsinavarietyofindustriesthataregrowingandofferingworkersadirectpathtothemiddleclass,accordingtoanewanalysisoflabormarketinformationfromCareerBuilder.Whilemostofthehighest-payingnon-deskjobsaremedicalprofessionsthatrequireadoctoralorprofessionaldegree,thereare170non-deskprofessionsthatpay$15perhourormore,donotrequireabachelor’sdegree(学士学位)foratypicalentry-levelposition,andhaveseenatleast6percentjobgrowthoverthelastfouryears.
“TheUSworkforcehasgraduallychangedtooffice-basedworkbecauseoftheriseoftheprofessionalserviceeconomyandproductivitygainsassociatedwithinformationtechnology,”RosemaryHaefner,VicePresidentofHumanResourcesOfficeratCareerBuilder,saidinastatement.“Butsomeofthehealthiestareasofjobgrowthyearafteryearareinmiddle-skillprofessionsthatdon’trequireworkerstositinfrontofcomputermonitorsandphonesfor40hoursaweek.”
Herearethetop-paying jobsthatdon’trequireyoutoworkatadeskinvariouskinds—noneofwhichrequireafour-yearcollegedegree—andtheirhourlysalary(工资)andgrowthratesince2010:
professionalassistants(助理):
$26.57,14percent;elevatorrepairers:
$37.81,6percent;mechanicalengineeringtechnicians:
$25.19,10percent;andelectromechanical(电动机械的)technicians:
$24.68,8percent.
Whiletheytendtopaylessthantraditionalofficejobs,non-deskprofessionsprovideavarietyofbenefits.Haefnerpointstoa2014CareerBuildersurveythatdiscoveredworkerswhodon’tworkatadeskalldayarelesslikelytocomplainabouttheirworkenvironmentandlesslikelytoreportbeingoverweight.
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“plugaway”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?
A.Turnoffaswitch. B.Lookforajob.
C.Keeponworking. D.Giveupworking.
25.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthesecondparagraph?
A.Anon-deskjobmayprovideyouwithamiddle-classlife.
B.Thelastfouryearshasseenanincreaseindeskjobs.
C.Thecollegedegreeisthetickettoaposition.
D.Anon-deskjobcannotofferyouasecurelife.
26.WhatisthekeyreasonfortheUSworkforcetochangetooffice-basedwork?
A.Highsalary. B.Medicine.
C.Informationtechnology. D.Serviceindustries.
C
ManycollegestudentsturntoADHD(注意缺陷障碍)medicineduringtheexamweek,whichisregardedas“smartdrugs”thatwillhelptheiracademic(学术的)performance.ThethinkingisthatifthedrugshelpstudentswithADHDimprovetheirfocus,theyshouldprovidethesamebenefitforpeoplewhodon’thavethedisorder.
Butanewstudyshowsthatdrugscanactuallydamagebrainfunctionofhealthystudentswhotakethedrughopingtoboosttheirintelligence.“It’snotasmartdrugwhichwillsuddenlyimprovetheirabilitytounderstandinformationtheyread,”saidLisaWeyandt,aprofessorattheUniversityofRhodeIsland.
Totestwhetherthiseffectisrealornot,researchersorganized13studentstotakepartintwofive-hourstudysessions(一段时间)inthelab.Thestudentstookthestandard30mgADHDdrugsbeforeonesession,andasugarpillbeforetheother.StudentsonADHDdrugsdidexperienceanincreaseintheirbloodpressureandheartrates.“Themedicinewashavinganeffectontheirbrain,”Weyandtsaid.Thestudentsalsoshowedanimprovementintheirabilitytofocus,theresearchersfound.
However,studentsonADHDdrugsexperiencednoimprovementinreadingcomprehension,readingfluencyorknowledgereviews,comparedtowhenthey’dtakenasugarpill.“Wereadaloudstoriestothemandaskedthemtorecallinformationfromthestories,”shesaid.“Thatdidn’timprove.”
Worse,theADHDdrugactuallyharmsstudents’memory.It’softenmisusedbecausepeoplepullall-nightersandthey’retired,andtheythinkit’sgoingtokeepthemawake.Maybeitdoes,butit’scertainlynotgoingtohelptheiracademicwork.Thebrainisstilldevelopinguntilthemidtolate20s.It’simportanttokeepithealthy.There’salsoachancethatADHDdrugscouldendangerastudent’shearthealth.
27.WhydosomecollegestudentstakeADHDdrugs?
A.Toimprovetheirsleeping.B.Togethighermarks.
C.Tomakethemfeelrelaxed.D.Totreatbraindisorder.
28.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“boost”inParagragh2?
A.Analyze.B.Affect.C.Improve.D.Understand.
29.WhateffectdidADHDdrugshaveonthestudentsintheexperiment?
A.Theybecamemorefocused.
B.Theirbloodpressurewasreduced.
C.Theirreadingfluencywasgreatlyraised.
D.Theycouldrememberbetterandmorequickly.
30.Wherecanwereadt