高二英语上学期期中试题8.docx

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高二英语上学期期中试题8

黑龙江省××市第一高级中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题

第一节：

单项选择（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

1.—Whatabout__________CarnivalinRio,Brazilthisyear?

—Cool!

Itwas_________greatfun.

A./;/B.the;aC.the;/D./;a

2.—Annshowedmuchmusicaltalentfromanearlyage.

—_________.Afterall,bothherparentsarefamoussingers.

A.ItisinherbloodB.Goodforher

C.That’squitesomethingD.It’shardtobelieve

3.Thinkaboutittwice,________Ithink,youmaychangeyourmind.

A.soB.butC.orD.and

4.Wecan’t_________youawindowseatonNov.15ifyoudon’tbookinadvance.

A.solveB.earnC.offerD.guarantee

5.Tom__________muchsincehegraduatedfromuniversity.

A.changedB.hadchangedC.haschangedD.havechanged

6.BRIC,anorganization__________Brazil,Russia,IndiaandChina,willplayamoreandmoreimportantpartintheinternationalstage.

A.madeupforB.consistedofC.madeupofD.madeup

7.Students,beingabletospeakanotherlanguagefluently,haveagreat________overotherswhenyou’relookingforajobin2012.

A.effectB.chanceC.importanceD.advantage

8.Hewasbusywritingastory,only_________onceinawhiletosmokeacigarette.

A.tostopB.havingstoppedC.tohavestoppedD.stopping

9.Thisisthebestwaytheyhavefound_______theproblem________atpresent.

A.settling;discussedB.tosettle;beingdiscussed

C.settling;todiscussD.tosettle;discussing

10.Doyouhaveanyidea________theyhaveincommonintaste?

A.whereB.howC.whatD.when

第二节：

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Evenbeforemyfatherleftus,mymotherhadtogobacktoworktosupportourfamily.OnceIcameoutofthekitchen,complaining,“Mum,Ican’tpeelpotatoes.Ihaveonlyonehand.”

Mumneverlookedupfromsewing.“Yougetyourselfintothatkitchenandpeelthosepotatoes,”shetoldme.“Anddon’teverusethatasanexcuseforanythingagain!

”

Inthesecondgrade,ourteacherlinedupmyclassontheplaygroundandhadeachofusraceacrossthemonkeybars,swingingfromonehighsteelrodtothenext.Whenitwasmyturn,Ishookmyhead.Somekidsbehindmelaughed,andIwenthomecrying.

ThatnightItoldMumaboutit.Shehuggedme,andIsawher“we’llseeaboutthat”look.Thenextafternoon,shetookmebacktoschool.Atthedesertedplayground,mumlookedcarefullyatthebars.

“Now,pullupwithyourrightarm,”sheadvised.ShestoodbyasIstruggledtoliftmyselfwithmyrighthanduntilIcouldhookthebarwithmyotherelbow.Dayafterdaywepracticed,andshepraisedmeforeveryrungIreached.

I’llneverforgetthenexttime,crossingtherungs;Ilookeddownatthekidswhowerestandingwiththeirmouthsopen.

Onenight,afteradanceatmynewjuniorhigh,Ilayinbedsobbing.IcouldhearMumcameintomyroom.“Mum,”Isaid,weeping,“Noneoftheboyswoulddancewithme.”

Foralongtime,Ididn’thearanything.Thenshesaid,“Oh,honey,somedayyou’llbebeatingthoseboysoffwithabat.”Hervoicewasfaintandcracking.Ipeekedoutfrommycoverstoseetearsrunningdownhercheeks.ThenIknewhowmuchshesufferedonmybehalf.Shehadneverletmeseehertears.

11.WhichofthefollowingexpressionscanbeusedmostsuitablytodescribeMum’sattitudewhenshemadethechildpeelpotatoes?

A.CruelB.SeriousC.StrictD.Cold

12.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4imply?

A.Mumbelievedeveryaimcouldbeachievedifyoustucktoit.

B.Theraceacrossmonkeybarswasnotdifficultenoughforachildtogiveup.

C.Mumwasdeterminedtoprovesheherselfwasbetterthantheteacher.

D.WhatthechildhadsaidbroughtMumgreatattractionandcuriosity.

13.Whenthechildlookeddownatthekids,theywerestandingwiththeirmouthsopenbecause______.

A.theyfeltsorryforwhattheyhaddonebefore.

B.theywereafraidtheauthormightfalloffandgethurt.

C.theywantedtoseewhattheauthorwoulddoonthebars.

D.theywereastonishedtofindtheauthor’sprogress.

14.Themostprobableconclusionwecandrawafterreadingthepassageis____.

A.thelastincidentwassadenoughtomakeMumweep

B.thechild’sexperienceremindedMumofthatofherown

C.Mumcouldsolveanyproblemexcepttheoneinthelastparagraph

D.Mumsufferedmoreintheprocessofthechild’sgrowthactually

B

BasicPhotography

Thisisaneight-hourcourseforbeginnerswhowanttolearnhowtousea35mmcamera.Theteacherwillcoversuchareasaskindsoffilm,light,andlenses（镜头）.Bringyourown35mmcameratotheclass.

CourseCharge:

$150

Jan.10,12,17,19,Tues.&Thurs.6-8p.m.

MarianneAdamsisaprofessionalphotographerwhosephotographsappearinmanymagazines.

UnderstandingComputers

Thistwelve-hourcourseisforpeoplewhodon’tknowverymuchaboutcomputers,butwhoneedtolearnaboutthem.Youwilllearnwhatcomputersare,whattheycanandcan’tdo,andhowtousethem.

CourseCharge:

$75

EquipmentCharge:

$10

Jan.7,14,21,28,Sat.9-12a.m.

JosephSaimdersisaprofessorofcomputerscienceatNewUrbanUniversity.Hehasovertwelveyearsofexperienceinthecomputerfield.

StopSmoking

Doyouwanttostopsmoking?

Haveyoualreadytriedtostopandfailed?

Nowitisthetimetostopsmokingusingthelatestmethods.Youcanstopsmoking,andthistwelve-hourcoursewillhelpyoudoit.

CourseCharge:

$30

Jan.4,11,18,25Mon.4-7p.m.

Dr.JohnGoodeisapracticingpsychologist（心理学家）whohashelpedhundredsofpeoplestopsmoking.

Typing

Thiscourseonweekdaysisforthosewhowanttotypeaswellasthosewhowanttoimprovetheirtyping.Youaretestedinthefirstclassandpracticeatoneofeightdifferentskilllevels.Thisallowsyoutolearnatyourownspeed.Eachprogramlasts20hours.Bringyourownpaper.

CourseCharge:

$125

MaterialsCharge:

$25

Twohourseacheveningfortwoweeks.

Thiscourseistaughtbyanumberofbusinesseducationteacherswhohavesuccessfullytaughttypingcoursesbefore.

15.Theword“professional”inthisadvertisementmostprobablymeans“_____”

A.spiritualB.journalistC.professorD.experienced

16.Theshortestcourseis_____.

A.BasicPhotographyB.UnderstandingComputers

C.StopSmokingD.Typing

17.Acoursewhichcandosomethinggoodforyourhealthwillcost____.

A.$50B.$30C.$10D.$125

C

Itwouldbepleasanttobelievethatallyounggirlsinthepastgotmarriedforromanticreasons;butthefactisthatmanyofthemregardedmarriageastheironlychancetogainindependencefromtheirparents,tohaveaprovider,ortobeassuredofagoodplaceinsociety.Acoupleofgenerationsago,anoldmaidoftwenty-fivedidnothavemuchtolookforwardto,shewasmoreorlessfatedtoremainwithherparentsortoliveinsomerelative’shomewhereshewouldhelpwiththechoresandthechildren.Notsoanymore.Inthefirstplace,womenremainyoungmuchlongerthantheyusedto,andanunmarriedwomanoftwenty-eightorthirtydoesnotfeelthatherlifeisover.Besides,sincesheisprobablyworkingandsupportingherself,sheisfreetomarryonlywhenandifshechooses.Asaresult,today’swomentend（倾向）tomarrylaterinlife.Theyhavefewerchildrenornoneatall—iftheyprefertodevotethemselvestotheirprofession.Theresultisadeclineinthebirthrate.

Thenewrolethatwomenhavedevelopedforthemselveshaschangedfamilylife.Childrenareraiseddifferently;theyspendmoretimewithadultswhoarenottheirparents:

babysitters,day-carecenterpersonnel,relatives,orneighbors.Whethertheygainorloseintheprocessisahotlydebatedquestion.Somechildexpertsbelievethatyoungchildrenmustspendalltheirtimewiththeirmotheriftheyaretogrowsoundinbodyandmind.Othersthinkthatchildrengetmorefromamotherwhospendswiththem“qualitytime”（atimeoffunandrelaxationsetasideforthem）ratherthanhoursofforcedandunhappybabysitting.Andmanychildpsychologistspointoutthatchildrenkeptinday-carecenterseverydayarebrighterthanthoseraisedathome.Nomatterwhatitis,onethingaboutchild-raisingtobecertainofisthatthelongerthechildiswiththemother,thebetter.

18．Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.

A.womentodayhavedevelopedanewroleinfamilylife

B.thebirthrateisdecliningasaresultofwomen’spursuit（追求）ofcareers

C.womenhavealwaysbeendependentontheirparentsevenaftermarriage

D.childrenmustspendalltheirtimewiththeirmotheriftheyaretogrowsound

19．Thechangeinwomen’sattitudetowardsmarriageresultsinallofthefollowingEXCEPT_________.

A.moreandmorewomenquit（leave）jobstotakecareoftheirchildrenathome

B.womentodaytendtomarrylaterthantheydid

C.womenhavelesstimetoraisechildren

D.moreandmorefamiliesremainchildless

20．Peoplehavedifferentopinionsoverthequestionasto______.

A.howchildrenshouldberaised

B.wherechildrenshouldberaised

C.whetherchildrenshouldstaywiththeirparents

D.howlongchildrenshouldstaywiththeirparents

21．Theauthorsuggeststhat______.

A.workingwomenshouldnothavechildren

B.childrenshouldbekeptinday-carecentersallthetime

C.youngchildrenshouldstaywiththeirmotheraslongaspossible

D.womenshouldleavetheirworktolookaftertheirchildrenathome

D

Sportscanhelpyoukeepfitandgetintouchwithnature.However,whetheryouareonthemountains,inthewaves,oronthegrassland,youshouldbeawarethatyoursportofchoicemighthavegreatinfluenceontheenvironment.

Somesportsareresource-hungry.Golf,asyoumayknow,eatsupn