河北省唐山遵化市学年高二下学期期中英语试题.docx

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河北省唐山遵化市学年高二下学期期中英语试题

河北省唐山遵化市2020-2021学年高二下学期期中英语试题

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一、阅读选择

WithsomanyNYCmuseumstochoosefrom,it’shardtobegin.Thegoodnewsis,you’reintherightplace.BelowisahighlyselectivelistofmuseumsinNewYorkCity.

MetropolitanMuseumofArt

Occupyingtwomillionsquarefeet,withapermanentcollectionofovertwomillionworksofart,theMetropolitanMuseumofArt（foundedin1870）isonethelargestgalleriesintheworld.ThisfamousfineartsmuseuminNYCpossessesworksfromclassicalantiquity（古物）,ancientEgypt,Asia,Byzantium,andEurope,withnearlyalloftheEuropeanmastersrepresented.

AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

Originallyfoundedin1869,theAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryisoneofthelargestmuseumsintheworld.Locatedinpark-likegroundsacrossthestreetfromCentralPark,themuseumcomplexconsistsof28interconnectedbuildingshousing45permanentexhibitionhalls.Asapopularfamily-friendlyNYCattraction,theAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryisasfunasitiseducational.

SolomonR.GuggenheimMuseum

Oneofthemid-twentiethcentury’smostimportantarchitecturallandmarks,theiconicSolomonR.MuseumwasdesignedbyFrankLloydWright.Wrightspent15yearsdesigningthebuildingandgaveup700sketchesandsixsetsofworkingdrawingsintheprocess.Hediedsixmonthsbeforethedoorswereopened.

NewYorkCityFireMuseum

TheNewYorkCityFireMuseum（setupin1934）isacharmingalternativetothemoreexpensivemuseumsofNewYork.HereyouwillfindartandartifactsthatcelebratethehistoryoffirefightingandtheNewYorkCityFireDepartment,includingmodern-dayfirefightingequipmentandrealNewYorkfireequipmentfrom1790.

1．WhatdoyouknowabouttheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory?

A．Itconsistsof28exhibitionhalls.B．ItliesinthemiddleofCentralPark.

C．Itisfitforparentsandtheirkids.D．Itisthelargestmuseumintheworld.

2．Whichistheyoungestmuseum?

A．TheNewYorkCityFireMuseum

B．TheSolomonR.GuggenheimMuseum

C．TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt

D．TheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3．WhatisonefeatureoftheNewYorkCityFireMuseum?

A．ItchargesnofeesB．Itisthemostfamousmuseum

C．ItexhibitsonlymodernequipmentD．Itisathemedmuseum

4．Wherecanyouprobablyfindthispassage?

A．InaguidebookB．Inahistorybook

C．InanartreviewD．Inanofficialreport

IfConfucius（孔子）werealivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.

WhilemanypeopleinChinarememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.

Butthatdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.

Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludeChineseart,historyandphilosophy（哲学）.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupthedrawbacksofWesternphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.

Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.

TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoretointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.

Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.

5．Thepurposeorthefirstparagraphismainlyto________.

A．attractthereaders’interestinthesubject

B．providesomekeyfactsaboutConfucius

C．showgreatrespectfortheancientthinker

D．provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations

6．WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents________.

A．takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitions

B．trytogethighscoresinChineseexams

C．fightforachancetolearnChinese

D．showgreatinterestinstudyingChinesenowadays

7．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．ForgottenWisdominAmerica

B．HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage

C．OldThinkerwithaBigFuture

D．ChineseCultureforWesterners

Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.

Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes.Everythingelseseemsblurry.Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewingbecomenear-sighted.Peoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too.

Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism（散光）.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts（白内障）.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.

Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlydifferentangle.Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectoutofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye.Youwillfindtheobject’srelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged.Thedifferencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis.Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistancesaspeoplewithtwoeyes.

8．Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes.

A．onlywhenwecanseewell

B．onlywhenwecannotseeperfectly

C．evenifwecanseewell

D．onlywhenwerealizehowimportantoureyesare

9．Theunderlinedwordblurryinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.

A．obviousB．possibleC．clearD．unclear

10．Havingtwoeyesinsteadofoneisparticularlyusefulfor.

A．seeingatnight

B．seeingobjectsfaraway

C．lookingoverawidearea

D．judgingdistances

11．Peoplewhosufferfromastigmatismhave.

A．oneeyebiggerthantheother

B．eyesthatarenotexactlytherightshape

C．adifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperation

D．aneyedifficultythatcannotbecorrectedbyglasses

Itisreportedthatarecord-breakinghigh-speedrailwillconnectInnerMongoliainthenorthtoHainaninthesouth.AccordingtotheShaanxiDevelopmentandReformCommission，theproposedlinewilloperateataspeedof350kilometersperhour（217mph）．

BeginninginInnerMongolia'sBaotoucityandrunningthroughsouthernShaanxi，Hubei，Hunan，GuangxiandGuangdong，itsfinalstopwouldbeinHaikoucityonHainanIsland，China'ssouthernmostprovince．

Thoughtheexactlengthoftheproposedroutehasnotbeenreleased，itwilllikelybecometheworld'slongesthigh-speedraillineasthejourneybyroadbetweenBaotouandHaikouisapproximately3，000kilometers（1，864miles）long．Currently，theworld'slongesthigh-speedraillineisalmost2，300kilometerslong（1，429miles），runningfromBeijingtoGuangzhou．

TheproposedrailispartofChina'saimtocreateanother"SilkRoadofthe21stCentury"andimprovethecountry'stransportationnetworkwhiledrivinglanddevelopmentandurbanization（城市化）insomeprovincialareas．

Manyoftheprovincesthroughwhichthehigh-speedtrainswilltravelarenearmajorbodiesofwater，suchastheYellowRiverinInnerMongoliaandShaanxiprovince，theYangtziRiverinHubeiandtheSouthChinaSea，wherethelinewouldend．ItwillalsotakepassengerstopopulartouristattractionsincludingZhangjiajie，Xi'an，GuilinandminorityareasinwesternHunanandHubei．

"Thecountryisnowshiftingitsfocusandinvestinginthewesternregionsandeconomicallyunderdevelopedareas，makingupforChina'slongdebttotheseareas，"Tanyuzhi，professoroftheSchoolofEconomicsandManagementatHubeiUniversityforNationalities，toldlocalmedia．"Theprojectwillsignificantlynarrowregionaldisparities（差异）andsolveminorityissues．"

However，DengHongbing，directorofChinaUniversityofGeosciences'CenterforRegionalEconomicandInvestmentCenter，saidthatifthenorth-to-southrailwayistogoahead，thereneedstobeasoundecologicalprograminplacetoensuretheprotectionoftheseunderdevelopedandecologicallysensitiveareas．

12．Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout？

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A．Chinahasdecidedtoinvestinthewesternareas．

B．Anotherhigh-speedtrainlineisbeingplanned．

C．Thetrainwillspeedupto350kilometersperhour．

D．Chinahasproducedthebesthigh-speedtrainline．

13．Howmanyprovinceswilltheproposedlinecross？

______.

A．9B．8

C．7D．6

14．Oncethehigh-speedrainlineisbuilt，______．

A．Itwillbethemostconvenienthigh-speedraillineinChina

B．Itwillbenefittheunderdevelopedareasalotinthewest

C．Itwilltransportgoodsfasterfromnorthtosouth

D．Itwilldogoodtotheenvironmentalongsidetheline

15．WhatisTanYuzhi'sattitudetowardstheproposedproject？

______.

A．IronicalB．Doubtful

C．PuzzledD．Supportive

二、七选五

Howtoteachkidsresponsibility

We'dalllikeourkidstodevelopintoresponsiblepeople.Howcanwehelptoensurethat