河南省上蔡县第二高级中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题含答案.docx

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河南省上蔡县第二高级中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题含答案

2018—2019学年度上期期中考试

高二英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Welcometoourschool.Youcandoalotofthingshere.Comeandjoinus.

Timetable

Sunday

8:

30---11:

30

PersonalInventions

Mr.Johnson

Youcanseemanyinventionsbythestudents;youmayalsobringyourowninventions.

Monday

19:

00---21:

00

SpaceandMan

Dr.ThomasWest

Ifyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheuniverse（宇宙）.

Wednesday

19:

30---21:

00

ModernMedicine 

Mrs.LucyGreen

Wouldyouliketoknowmedicalscience?

Friday

18:

30---21:

00

ComputerScience 

Mr.HarryMorisonfromHarvardUniversity,USA.

LearntouseWindowsXP.

21.Youmayhaveachancetointroduceyourinventionson______.

A.MondayB.SundayC.WednesdayD.Friday

22.ThepersonwhoteachesComputerScienceisfrom______.

A.CanadaB.JapanC.AmericaD.Australia

23.YoumaylearnsomethingaboutadiseasecalledTBfrom______.

A.Mrs.GreenB.Mr.MorisonC.Dr.WestD.Mr.Thomas

B

Whenherfivedaughterswereyoung.HeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthinunity（团结）.Toshowthis,shehelduponechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitintotwopieces.Next,shetiedseveralchopstickstogether,representingafamily.Sheshowedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislessonaboutfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.

HeleneAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHeleneandherhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn’thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny’smother,Diana,whoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop.Soonafterwards,HeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However.Helenedidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshethoughtitwastoohard.

Eventually（最终）thegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselves,butonebyone,thedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusiness.TheyopenednewrestaurantsinSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagreedwitheachother,theyworkedtogethertomakethebusinesssuccessful.DaughterElizabethexplains.“Ourmothertaughtusthattosucceedwemusthaveunity,andtohaveunitywemusthavepeace.Withoutthestrengthofthefamily,thereisnobusiness.”

Theirexpandingbusinessbecamealargecorporation（企业）in1996,withthreegenerationsofAnworkingtogether.NowtheAn’corporationmakesmorethan＄20millioneachyear.Althoughtheybeganwithasmallrestaurant,theyhadbigdreams,andtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheyareabigsuccess.

24.Helenetiedseveralchopstickstogethertoshow.

A．thedifficultyofgrowingupB．thestrengthoffamilyunity

C．theadvantageofchopsticksD．thebestwayofgivingalesson

25.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily.

A．startedabusinessin1975B．boughtarestaurantinSanFrancisco

C．leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoney

D．openedasandwichshopinLosAngeles

26.WhatcanweinferabouttheAndaughters?

A．TheywereinfluencedbywhatHelenetaughtthem

B．Theycouldnotbeartoworkinthefamilybusiness

C．Theydidnotfinishtheircollegeeducation

D．Theyweretroubledbydisagreementamongfamilymembers

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．HowtoRunaCorporationB．StrengthComesfromPeace

C．FamilyUnityBuildsSuccessD．HowtoAchieveaBigDream

C

MoreandmorebirdsareflyingtosettleatQinghaiLake,oneofthehighestinlandlakesinChina,thankstotheprotectioneffortsoflocalgovernments.Coveringanareaofover4,000squarekilometers.QinghaiLakeisalsothecountry'sbiggestsaltwaterlake.LocatedinNorthwestChina'sQinghaiProvince,thelakeisfamousforthetwoislandsatitsnorthwestpoint—CormorantIslandandEggIsland.Thetwoislandshaveplentyoffloatinggrassandvariousschoolsoffish,offeringrichfoodsourcesforbirds.Theislandshavebecomeaparadisefordifferentkindsofgroupsofbirdsandhavebeencalled“BirdIslands”．

EachMarchandApril,wheniceandsnowcoveringtheQinghaiTibetPlateaustartstomelt,over20kindsofbirdsflytotheBirdIslandstolayeggs.Duringthemonths,flocksofbirdscoverthewholeskyovertheislandsandbirdseggscanbefoundeverywhere.Visitorscanhearthesingingofbirdsfrommilesaway.Thesehavebecomeaworldfamoussymbolofthelake.

Toprotectthisparadiseforbirdsandsupportcallsforecologicalprotection,ChinasetuptheQinghaiLakeNaturalProtectionZoneattheendof1997.Meanwhile,theStatehaspointedouttheBirdIslandsandSpringbayoftheQinghaiLakeascentralprotectionzones.

Inspectionofficialsandmanagementemployeesoftenpatrolthelake,improvinglocalresidents'knowledgeofrelatedlawsandspreadingknowledgeaboutanimalprotectiontovisitors.Theyaremakinggreateffortstocallonpeopletoloveandprotectthebirds.Atthesametime,theyhavebuiltspecialfencesaroundtheislandareatopreventwolves,foxesandothercarnivorousanimals,aswellasillegalhuntersfrombreakingupthebirds'nestbuilding,egglayingandbreeding.Asaresult,moreandmorebirdsarecomingtotheislandsforshelteringandbreeding.

28.WhyaremoreandmorebirdscomingtothebiggestsaltwaterlakeintheGreatNorthwest?

A．Becauseitisgettingwarmerandwarmer.

B．Becauseitisbeingreformed

C．Becausethepeopletherearebecomingricherandricher

D．Becauseenvironmentstherearegettingmoreandmoreagreeableforthemtolivein.

29.Thebirdsfeedon__________accordingtothepassage.

A．grassmovingonthewatersurfaceanddifferentkindsoffish

B．floatingfishandvariousgrass

C．saltwaterandplentyofgrains

D．cornfromthelocalfarmers

30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheiceandsnowcoveringtheQinghaiTibetPlateaudoesn'tchangeintowater,unlessmorethan20kindsofbirdscometotheBirdIslands.

B.“TheiceonthePlateaubeginstochangeintowater”meansspringiscoming.

C.Visitorscanlistentothesingingofbirdsfrommilesaway,buttheycouldn'tseeanybird

D.Flocksofbirdsflyuptothewholeskyoverislandstolayeggs.

31.Theofficialsgoaroundthelakemainlyto________.

A．letthefarmersthereknowtheanimalprotectionlaw

B．tellthefarmerstheresomeknowledgeaboutanimalprotection

C．callonpeopletoloveandprotectthebirds

D．alloftheabove

D

Whatissuccess?

Iamnotgoingtotrytodefinesuccess.Ithinkaprecise（精确的）definitionisimpossible!

IsitwinningaGoldMedalattheOlympicGamesorwinningWimbledon,orbeingawardedaNobelPrize?

Whatelse?

Ibelievepersonalsuccesscouldbeanythingatall—itdoesnothavetoinvolvepublicrecognition.Whoismoresuccessful?

Amillionairewhoisunhappy,oranunnoticedperson,whohasledasimple,quietsincereandhappylife?

Thesimplestdefinitionofsuccess,Ithink,is"tosetouttodosomethingandtosucceedindoingit”.

Thefirststepontheroadtosuccessstartswithbelief.Believeyoucansucceedandyouwill.Achievingsuccessinwhateverendeavor（努力）youchoosemaybethegoaloflife;becauseitgivesyoufreedomfromworry.Couldthatbe?

Successmeansdifferentthingstoeveryoneofus.Somepeoplebelieveitismeasuredinfinancialterms,othersbelieveitishelpingothersratherthanhelpingthemselves.However,mostpeoplearemotivatedtoagreatextentbypublicrecognition.Howmanypeoplearereallyhappy?

Howmanypeoplearereallydoingwhattheywanttowiththeirlives?

Incidentally,theabilitytoimaginemakesusdifferentfromanimals.Mostimportantofall,Ibelievesuccessisamatterofpersonalgrowth.Ifeverydayyouaredevelopingorgrowingjustamillimeter,Ibelieveoneissuccessful.Justbeingaslightlybetterpersoneachdayformeissuccess.I'vegotaverylongwaytogothen!

Finally,alwaysremembersuccessisaprocessandisnotsimplyamatterofarrivingatadestination.It’sthejourneythatreallymatters.Successiswhatyoubecomeintheoftenverydifficultanddangerousjourneydowntheriveroflife.

32.Whatispersonalsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Winningpublicrecognition.B.Succeedingindoingwhatyouwant.

C.Somethingimpossibletodefinesimply.

D.Beinganunhappymillionaire.

33.Whichplaysanimportantroleinyoursuccess?

A.Intelligence.B.Wealth.C.Confidence.D.Kindness.

34.Accordingtothetext,humansaredifferentfromanimalsin_______.

A.imaginationB.beliefC.freedomD.success

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.NotruesuccessB.Whatissuccess?

C.HowtobesuccessfulD.Successisreachingadestination

第二节：

七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

We’dbetterdevelopourinterestinEnglishatthebeginningofourstudy.36aswemayfeelgoodwhenwecansaysomethingsimpleinEnglish.

37Sowemustmakesomeplansbeforestudy.Andweshouldcertainlycarryouttheseplansinourstudy.

38Ournotesaremuchthinnerthanthebookssothatwecanlearnthembyhearteasilyandcanoftenreviewandreadthem.Wemayalsorecordournotesontapessoastolistentothemeasily.

ReadinganewspaperisthebestthingtoimproveyourEnglish.

39ItwillhelpyoukeepintouchwithalotofsubjectsinEnglish.

40Learnbyheartthewholesentencesandthephrasesthatcontainthenew

wordssothatwemayknowhowtousethewords.

Iftimepermits（允许）,wemayreadaminiChi