内蒙古呼和浩特市回民中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题A卷.docx

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内蒙古呼和浩特市回民中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题A卷

2020学年第一学期高二年级英语期中考试试卷

试卷类型：

A卷

卷面分值：

120分，考试时长：

100分钟

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共10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。

A

BenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamel’shair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush.

Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged（蓬乱）.Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.

Thecat’slotwasabouttoimprove.Thatyear,oneofBenjamin’scousins,Mr.Pennington,cametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin’sdrawings.Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravings（版画）byanartist.ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.In1747，whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold，Mr.Penningtonreturnedforanothervisit.HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin’sparentsifhemighttaketheboytoPhiladelphiaforavisit.

Inthecity,Mr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboybeganalandscape（风景）painting.Williams,awell-knownpainter,cametoseehiswork.WilliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassicbooksonpaintingtotakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlyalittle,havingbeenapoorstudent.Buthelatersaid,”Thosetwobooksweremycompanionsbyday,andundermypillowatnight.”Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebooks,theywerehisintroductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.

1. What is the text mainly about?

A. Benjamin’s visit to Philadelphia.

B. Williams’ influence on Benjamin.

C. The beginning of Benjamin’s life as an artist.

D. The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3suggest?

A.Thecatwouldbecloselywatched.

B.Thecatwouldgetsomemedicalcare.

C.Benjaminwouldleavehishomeshortly.

D.Benjaminwouldhaverealbrushessoon.

3.WhatdidPenningtondotohelpBenjamindevelophistalent?

A.Hetookhimtoseepaintingexhibitions.

B.Heprovidedhimwithpaintingmaterials.

C.HesenthimtoaschoolinPhiladelphia.

D.Hetaughthimhowtomakeengravings.

4.Williams’twobookshelpedBenjaminto________.

A.mastertheuseofpaints

B.appreciatelandscapepaintings

C.gettoknowotherpainters

D.makeuphismindtobeapainter

B

TheEnglishlanguageisfullofphrasesabouttheweather.Someofthesephrasesareeasytounderstand,butothersarenotreallyabouttheweatheratall.Ifyousayyou“hitrough weather”,youmaynotbestruckbyarealstorm,butyoudoexperiencedifficultiesorproblems.Ifyoudon’tknowwhat suchphrasesmean,theymightleaveyou “inafog（雾）”!

InEnglish,youcan“shootthebreeze”,orhaveaninformalchat.Butthingscanalsobeabreeze.Ifyoutakeanexamandfinditveryeasy,you’dtellyourfriends:

“Itwasabreeze!

”Thewindcanalsobringinformation.Youcan“getwindof”apieceofnews,andifsomeone “knowswhichwaythewindblows”,theyhaveagoodideaabouthowthingswillworkout.Butdon’t “throwcaution（警惕）tothewind” — thatmeanstakingagreatrisk!

Cloudssometimesbringrain,andinEnglishtheyoftenrepresentproblemsordifficulties.Ifsomeone “seesacloudonthehorizon（地平线）”,theremaybeproblemsahead.Andifsomeoneis “underacloud”,thenpeoplethinkthepersonmighthavedonesomethingwrong.Butcloudsarenotalwaysbad;infact,peoplesaythat“everycloudhasasilverlining”.Thismeansthatthereisagoodsidetoeverysituation,nomatterhowbaditmayseem.Youmayevenendup“oncloudnine”,whichmeansyouareveryhappy!

Butsomepeoplehavetheir“headsintheclouds”,notpayingattentiontoreality.

Noonelikestobestuckintherainorstorm,soit’snosurprisethatphrasesaboutthemaregenerallynegative.Whensomeonesays “itneverrainsbutitpours”,theyarecomplaining（抱怨）thatwhenthingsgowrong,theygoverywrong.Peoplewhotalkabout“weatheringastorm”justwanttogetthroughadifficultperiodorsituation.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“such phrases”inthefirstparagraphreferto?

A.Theoldphrases about theweather.

B.Thefunnyphrases about theweather.

C.Thesimplephrases about theweather.

D.Theconfusingphrases about theweather.

6.Itmaybedangerouswhenyou_____.

A.knowwhichwaythewindblows

B.findthatsomethingisabreeze

C.getwindofapieceofnews

D.throwcautiontothewind

7.Ifyoulookatsomethinginapositiveway,youmaysay_____.

A.youareunderacloud

B.yourheadisintheclouds

C.everycloudhasasilverlining

D.youseeacloudonthehorizon

8.Phraseslike“itneverrainsbutitpours”and“weatheringastorm”arerelatedtosomething_____.

A.changeable

B.unfavorable

C.acceptable

D.unbelievable

C

Frommusicianandphilanthropist（慈善家）PeterBuffettcomesawarm,wise,andinspirationalbookthatasks,Whichwillyouchoose:

thepathwithleastdifficultyorthepathofpotentiallygreatestsatisfaction?

Youmaythinkthatwithalastnamelikehis,Buffetthasenjoyedalifeofendlessadvantage.ButthesonofbillionaireWarrenBuffettsaysthattheonlyrealthinghandeddownfromhisfatherwas:

Buildyourownpathinlife.Itisaprinciplethathasallowedhimtofollowhisowninterests,establishhisownidentity,andgainhisownsuccesses.

InLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt,Buffettdescribesthestrongsetofvaluesgiventohimbyhistrustingandbroadmindedmother,hishardworkingandtalentedfather,andthemanylifeteachershehasmetalongtheway.

Today’ssociety,Buffettbelieves,haschangedalot.Peoplebegintoenjoywhattheydo,withawealthethic（财富伦理）,honorthepayoffinsteadoftheprocess.Yet,byfocusinglessonreward,wecanopendoorsofopportunityandworkhardtowardagreatersenseofsatisfaction.

Inclearandbriefterms,Buffettexplainsagreattruth:

Lifecannotbepredictedanddoesn’thaveasecondchance,neitherfairnorunfair.Weseethatourjourneyinlifeseldomfollowsastraightlinebutisoftenmetwithfalsestarts,difficulties,andmistakes.Howwepushthroughanddon’tgiveupatthesechallengingmomentsiswherewebegintocreatethelifeofourdreams—fromdiscoveringourcareerstogivingbacktoothers.

Personalandinstructive,LifeIsWhatYouMakeItisaboutchallengingyourcondition,takingcontrolofyourownlifeandlivingittothefullest.

9.WhatdoesPeterBuffettvaluemostabouthismother?

A.Intelligence.B.Independence.

C.Hardwork.D.Broadmindedness.

10.Whichproverbcanbestexpressthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?

A.Nobodyisperfect.

B.Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutPeterBuffett?

A.Heworksonmusic.

B.Hisfatherisveryrich.

C.HewroteLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt.

D.Hethinkssocietyhaschangedforthebetter.

12.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Tointroduceabook.

B.Todescribeawriter.

C.Totalkaboutwhatlifeisabout.

D.Todiscusshowtoliveameaningfullife.

D

Wherecanyougotolistentoacook,asenator（参议员）orascientisttalkaboutimportantsubjects?

BigTisanewwebsitecreatedtoprovidediscussionsbetweenworldexpertsandInternetusers.SubjectsdiscussedonBigThinkincludetheenvironment,musicandquestionsabouthappinessandpersonalidentity.ThewebsitehasbeencalledaYouTubeforthinkers.

VictoriaBrownandPeterHopkinscreatedBig-T.Theysaidthatpeopleneedaninternationalstageonwhichtoexchange,discuss,anddebatetheimportantideasofourtime.

AttheBigThinkwebsite,whenyouclickonasubject,youfindavideo（视频）ofapersontalkingabouthisorherideas.Forexample,youcanlistentoUnitedStatesSenatorTedKennedytalkingabouteducationandcivilrights.Undertheirvideos,youcanreadthecommentsandquestionswrittenbyothervisitorstothewebsite.Morethanonehundredexpertsexpresstheirideasonthewebsite.

BigThinkalsohasanimportantlistoffinancial（财政的）supporters.TheseincludePeterThielwhohelpedcreatethePayPalcompany;LarrySummers,aformerUnitedStatessecretaryoftheTreasury,andDavidFrankel,abusinessmanfromSouthAfrica.

BigThink’screatorsstartedthewebsitebyfirstgettingfamouspeopletoagreetobevideotaped.Theybeganbyinterviewingseveralwell-knownprofessorsfromHarvardUniversity,whichtheyhadattended.Thentheyusedthenamesoftheseprofessorstogainthetrustofothersandgetthemtotakepartintheproject.

ThewebsitesaysBigThinkbelongstoeveryone.Itsmottois:

“Wearewhatyouthink.”So,goonlineandstartthinkingbig.

13.BigTwascreatedto______.

A.introducethelatestITknowledge

B.sharefunnyvideoswithInternetusers

C.teachordinarypeoplesomeusefulskills

D.offerchancestocommunicatewithexperts

14.ThefirstpeopleinterviewedbyBigTweresome______.

A.scientistsB.professorsC.politiciansD.cooks

15.WecaninferfromthepassagethatYouTubeis______.

A.afamouslibraryB.aonlinechat-room

C.avideowebsiteD.aradiostation

第二节（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。

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