学年湖北沙市高二下期中考试英语卷含答案及解析.docx

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学年湖北沙市高二下期中考试英语卷含答案及解析

2019学年湖北沙市高二下期中考试英语卷【含答案及解析】

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一、阅读理解

1.Doesyourlocaltownhaveanickname?

Ifso,whatdoesitsayabouttheareaandthepeoplewholivethere?

Manycitiesarerecognizedacrosstheworldbytheirunofficialtitles.NewYorkistheBigApple,LondonistheBigSmoke,andLosAnglesisfamouslycalledLaLaLand.

Now,aspartofEnglishLanguageDayonWednesday,Britain'snationalmappingagency,OrdnanceSurvey,andtheBritishlinguisticscharity（语言学慈善机构）,theEnglishProject,arelaunchinganinteractiveprojectwhichaimstoidentifythenicknamespeopleuseintheirdailylivesforlocalplaces.

“Thenamethatpeoplecreateforaplaceformsanemotionalconnection,”explainsWinchesterUniversity'sProfessorBillLucas,asupporteroftheEnglishProject.“SoBasingstokebecomesAmazingstoke,SwindonisknownasSwindumpandPadstow,hometownofChefRickStein,isnicknamedPadstein.”

BasingstokeisatownincentralEngland.Thelocalnickname,Amaxingstoke,showsthataffectionthatlocalsseemtohaveforthearea.Swindon,ontheotherhand,issometimescalledSwindump,showingthatsomepeoplethinkit'sadump（垃圾场）.StanfordLeHopeinEssexiscalledStanfordNoHopebylocals.AndPadstowinCornwallissocloselyconnectedwiththelocalfamouspersonRickSteinthatit'sbecomeknownasPadstein.

Sincelaunchingtheonlinesurveylastweek,thecreatorshavealreadyreceived3,000alternativetitlesforplacesandlandmarks.

Thereisapracticalsidetotheproject.GlenHart,OrdnanceSurvey'sheadofresearch,saystheinformationcouldbeveryhelpfultotheemergencyservices.Forexample,“Byhavingthemostcompletesetofnicknameswecouldhelptheemergencyservicesquicklylocatetherightplace,andmaybeevensavelives,”hesays.

1.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Somestoriesaboutnicknamesforplaces.

B．Organizationscollectofficialplacenames.

C．Peoplehaveagreataffectionfortheircities.

D．Asurveyofthenicknameforplaces.

2.UnlikethetownBasingstoke,Swindonisaplacethat________.

A．seemsunpleasanttosomepeople

B．attractsalotoftourists

C．hasfewpeoplelivingthere

D．hasalonghistory

3.WhatdoesGlenHartthinkoftheproject?

A．Itprovesthatmostnicknamesareinteresting.

B．Itisveryhelpfultotheemergencyservices.

C．Itmayhelpincreasethenumberofnicknames.

D．Ithashelpedpreventdeathsfromhappening.

2.TherearemanyplacestogoonsafariinAfrica,butridingahorsethroughthefloodedwatersofBotswana'sOkavangoDeltamustrankasoneoftheworld'smostexcitingwildlifejourneys.

Severalsafaricampsoperateasthebaseforthisadventure,providinguniqueridestwiceadaytoexploredeepintothedelta.Thecampshaveexcellenthorses,professionalguidesandlotsofsupportworkers.Theyhaveareputationforprovidingagreatridingexperience.

Themorningride,whentheguidestakeyoutobeautiful,shallowlakesfullofwaterlilies,tendstobemoreactive.Itisunlikeanyotherridingexperience.Withrainbowsforminginthesplashingwateraroundyouandthesoundofhugedropsofwaterbouncingoffyourbodyandface.Itistrulyexciting.Youareverylikelytocomeacrosslargewildanimals,too.Onhorsebackitispossibletogetquiteclosetoelephants,giraffesandmanyotheranimals.Thesenseofexcitementandtensionlevelsrisesuddenlythough,asdoesyourheartrate,asyoumoveclosertothem.

Intheevening,ridesareusuallyatamorerelaxedandunhurriedpace.Withgoldenlightstreamingacrossthegrassydeltaandtheanimalscomingouttoeatanddrink.Sedatethoughtheyare,ridesatthistimeofdayarestillveryimpressive.Asthesun'srayspassthroughthedustkickedupbythehorses,theromanceofAfricacomestolife.

Backatthecampyoucankickoffyourbootsandenjoyexcellentfoodandwine.Lookingbackonyourday,youwillfindithardtodenythatahorsebackSafariisascloseasyouwillevercometoansweringthecallofthewild.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”（inPara2）referto?

A.Floodedwaters________B.Wildlifejourney

C.UniqueridesD.Safaricamps

2.Whatdoestheauthorfindmostexcitingaboutahorsesafari?

A.SeeingandfeelingtherealAfricanlife.

B.Enjoyinggoodfoodandwineatthecamp.

C.Beingpartofthesceneandgettingclosetoanimals.

D.Huntinglargeanimalsjustasourancestorsdid.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sedate”（inPara4）probablymean?

A.Slowandpeaceful___________B.Wildandromantic

C.HurryandthirstyD.Activeandexcited

4.TheauthorintroducedtheridingexperienceintheOkavangoDeltamainlyby___.

A.followingspaceorder_________B.makingclassifications

C.followingtimeorder___________D.givingexamples

3.MuYuminhadnoideathatwhenhestoppedbythecomputerclubasafreshmanlookingforsomethingfun,itwoulddecidehiscareerfouryearslater.The22-year-oldbiologymajoratHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnologyfoundajobasanITtechnicianinShanghai.“Myexperienceintheclubgavemeanother‘diploma’,”saidMu.“Moreimportantly,IfoundsomethingIamgoodatandcanmakealivingfrom.”

Nowcampusesaroundthecountryhavestartedrecruiting（招收）freshfacesforallkindsofclubs.Upperclassmenandexpertssuggestahobby-basedchoiceofclubs,whichmighthavealastingimpactonone'slifeandcareer.ZhangLingdidnotgetmanychancestowritestoriesasanenvironmentalprotectionmajoratJiangxiUniversityofScienceandTechnology.Butthischangedwhenshejoinedtheuniversitybroadcastingstation.Herdailyinterviewswithstudentsandteachersexpandedherhorizons.Nowsheisdeterminedtobecomeajournalistonenvironmentalissueswithherdegreeinenvironmentalprotection.”“Journalismchangedmylifetrack,”saidthe22-year-oldgirl.“Ionlywantedtobeascienceteacherinalocalseniorhighschool.ButnowIamapplyingforagraduateschoolinjournalism.”

LanYujie,aprofessoratAnhuiUniversityofTechnology,regardsMuandZhangasgoodexamplesofchoosing“whatIlike”insteadof“whatispractical”infindingjobsandseekingfurtherstudy.“Somefreshmendon'tknowwhattochoose,”saidLan.“Justfollowingahobbyanddoingsomethingyoulikecaneasilygiveyoutheexperiencesthatmakeyouhappyandspecial.”

Lanfurthersaysthatjoiningclubsshouldnotnecessarilyhaveapurpose.Aspartofcampuslife,aclubexperiencewillimpactone'slifeandcareerinonewayoranother.“Thepointofclubsistohaveasmanydiverseexperiencesaspossiblesothatstudentscanexploremoreoftheirlife,”saidLan.

1.WhydidMuYumijointhecomputerclub?

A．Tohaveagoodtime.

B．Tochangehismajor.

C．Tofindagoodjob.

D．Togetanotherdiploma.

2.Accordingtothetext,joiningthecampusclubhasmanyadvantagesEXCEPT____________________.

A．offeringyoumanypleasures

B．makingyouplanyourcareerbetter

C．helpingyougetmorelifeexperiences

D．helpingyoumakemorefriends

3.WhatcanwelearnfromLanYujie'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A．Studentsshouldbepracticalinfindingjobs.

B．Clubexperienceswillaffectstudents'lifeandcareer.

C．Joiningclubsshouldhaveacleargoal.

D．Studentswillhaveacolorfulcampuslifebyjoiningclubs.

4.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A．Howtochangeyourmajor.

B．Joiningacampusclubforadiploma.

C．Joiningaclubtoexploremoreofyourlife.

D．Howtofindajobaftergraduation.

4.Foodservesasaformofcommunicationintwofundamentalways.Sharingbreadorotherfoodsisacommonhumantraditionthatcanpromoteunityandtrust.Foodcanalsohaveaspecificmeaning,andplayasignificantroleinafamilyorculture'scelebrationsortraditions.Thefoodsweeat—andwhenandhowweeatthem—areoftenuniquetoaparticularcultureormayevendifferbetweenruralandurbanareaswithinonecountry.

Sharingbread,whetherduringaspecialoccasionoratthefamilydinnertable,isacommonsymboloftogetherness.Manyculturesalsocelebratebirthdaysandmarriageswithcakesthatarecutandsharedamongtheguests.Earlyformsofcakeweresimplyakindofbread,sothistraditionhasitsrootsinthecustomofsharingbread.

FoodalsoplaysanimportantroleinmanyNewYearcelebrations.InthesouthernUnitedStates,piecesofcornbreadrepresentblocksofgoldforprosperityintheNewYear.InGreece,peopleshareaspecialcakecalledvasilopita.Acoinisputintothecake,whichsignifiessuccessintheNewYearforthepersonwhoreceivesit.

Manycultureshaveceremoniestocelebratethebirthofachild,andfoodcanplayasignificantrole.InChina,whenababyisonemonthold,familiesnameandwelcometheirchildinacelebrationthatincludesgivingred-coloredeggstoguests.Inmanycultures,roundfoodssuchasgrapes,bread,andmooncakesareeatenatwelcomecelebrationstorepresentfamilyunity.

Nutritionisnecessaryforlife,soitisnotsurprisingthatfoodissuchanimportantpartofdifferentculturesaroundtheworld.

1.Accordingtothepassage,sharingbread______.

A.canhelptodevelopunity

B.indicatesalackoffood

C.isacustomuniquetoruralareas

D.hasitsrootsinbirthdaycelebrations

2.WhatdoesthecoininvasilopitasignifyforitsreceiverintheNewYear?

A.Trust.B.Togetherness.

C.Health.D.Success.

3.Theauthorexplainstheroleoffoodincelebrationsby______.

A.analyzingcauses________B.makingcomparisons

C.usingexamplesD.describingprocesses

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thecustomof