学年新疆石河子市第二中学高二第一学期期中考试英语试题Word版.docx

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学年新疆石河子市第二中学高二第一学期期中考试英语试题Word版

2019-2020学年新疆石河子市第二中学高二第一学期期中考试英语试卷

一．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30）

A

2015,thetimehascomeformorecreativeChinatourstobemade,ShanghaiDisneyopens,morehigh-speedrailoptions.Insistingonhigh-qualityservices,weareproudtopresentoureverbest-sellingChinatourpackages,tourthemesandthenextpopulardestinations.CheckouttheoptionalactivitiesandinformationmakingourSmartTravelers’tripsoutstanding.

China Highlights’ most popular private tour. Our private guide, driver and car are available all times. You take the trip, we take the stress.

Day 1-2 In Beijing

Take a break on your arrival. Enjoy local people’s morning exercise at the Temple of Heaven before visiting the Great Wall, and then have a lifetime experience of visiting the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall on Day 2.

Day 3-4 In Xi’an

Still in Beijing in the daytime of Day 3. Visit the Forbidden City and theTian’anmen Square tofeel royal life in ancient China. After that pay a visit to hutongs which give full flavor of authentic experience. Catch a flight at night to Xi’an. Private guide and driver escort you to visit the highlights of Xi’an on Day 4.

Day 5-7 In Guilin/Yangshuo

Continue to see Xi’an and have more interacts with the local. Visiting a family in Xi’an and learning how to make different shapes of dumplings give you an unforgettable time. Take a plane at night and arrive at Guilin on Day 5. Get on board to enjoy essence of Guilin, the Li River cruise to Yangshuo. Cycle to villages and meet friendly local people and learn more about Chinese agriculture.

Day 8-10 In Shanghai

Private transfer from Yangshuo to Guilin airport. Shanghai guide and driver are waiting for youwith smiling faces. Highlights of the city on Day 9 show you the future of China as the end of the trip. You have free time on the last day before taking an international flight.

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1.If a tourist is interested in Chinese food, which place will impress him/her most?

A.Beijing.B.Guilin.C. Xi’an.D.Shanghai.

2.What’stheauthor’sintentiontowritethepassage?

A.ToadvertisesomebeautifulplacesinChina.

B.Tointroducesomewonderfullocalfoodfortourists.

C.Tointroduceabest-sellingChinatourpackagetoforeigntourists.

D.ToshowtouristssomeinterestingactivitiesinChina.

3.Where can you find this passage?

A.Inthenewspaper.B.Inareport.C.Inatextbook     D.OntheInternet.

B

It’snoteasygrowingup.Growingupcanbeareal“pain”forsomeofus.Sometimeswefeeltrapped,sometimeswefeelsad,sometimeswearefearful,andsometimeswejustdon’tunderstandwhywecan’tstayyoungforever.Butweshouldtakealookbackonallthehardshipsinlifewithapositiveattitudeandlearnfromthem.Wemustovercomeeveryobstacleonesmallstepatatime.Weshouldrealizethatallofourgrowingpainsactuallyturnintogrowinggains!

Throughoutourliveswearegoingtofacemanychallengesandpains,butweshouldneverlettheseobstacleskeepusfromfollowingourdreams.Wemustovercomeeveryobstacleonesmallstepatatime.

Asayounggirl,myparentsforcedmetodosomanythingsthatIdidn’tlike.Theymademelearntoplaytheviolinandthenthepiano.AtthattimeIhatedmusicandIalsohatedthem.Butlookingbacknow,Iamsogladthatmyparentsencouragedmetotakemusiclessons.Musichasenrichedmylifeinsomanyways.Inowrealizethatmyparentsandteacherswantedmetohaveabetterlifethantheydidthemselves.

Weareallgoingtoexperiencegrowingpains,buttheyarejustpartofourlife.Theymightseemsohugeatthetime,butwemustbestrong.Thinkabouthowwewouldfeelifwehadnochallengesandlivedalifelikethat.Lifewouldbereallyboringandmeaningless.Thefutureisours!

Alittlehardworkandsweatneverhurtanyone!

Ifwerealizethatthesepainsarejustsmallbumpsonourroadtosuccess,wewillrealizethatourgrowingpainsareactuallygrowinggains!

4.Theunderlinedword“obstacles”（inParagraph2）roughlymeansthingsthat______.

A．arerelatedtoyourstudiesB．youeasilyachieve

C．makeitdifficultforyoutodosomethingD．makeyouhappy

5.Howdoestheauthornowfeelwhenrememberingwhatherparentsdidforherinthepast?

A．SheisgratefulB．SheisfearfulC．ShefeelstrappedD．Shefeelshateful

6.Wecanknowfromthelastparagraphthat_____________.

A．lifeneedsnopainsbutsunshineandhappiness

B．lifewithoutchallengesisdull

C．facedwithchallenges,weshouldgiveupasthefutureisours

D．weshouldn’teasilypayalittlehardworkingrowingup

7.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellreaders____________.

A．lifeisfullofhardships

B．growingpainscanturnintogrowinggainsinapositiveway

C．everyoneispainfulingrowingup

D．everyoneshoulddowhattheydon’tlikewhenyoung

C

Asurveysponsored（赞助）byaninternationaltemporaryserviceagencyfoundthatU.S.managersbelievethatpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetterattheirjobs,comparedwiththosewhohavelittleornosenseofhumour.Infact,about96percentofthosesurveyedsaidpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetter.

Thesurveywentontopointoutthattheresultssuggestthatasenseofhumourmayhelplight-heartedemployeeskeeptheirjobsduringtoughtimes.And,what'smore,itmaypushthemupthecorporateladderpasttheirhumourlesscolleagues.Why?

Itseemsthatthosewithasenseofhumourarebettercommunicatorsandbetterteamplayers.

Studieshaveshownthathappyworkersaremoreproductive.Infact,aresearcheratCaliforniaStateUniversityfoundthathumourcouldhelptheemployeestoreleasetension.

ResearchdonebypsychologistDr.AshtonTriceatMaryBaldwinCollegeinVirginiashowedthathumourhelpsusthink.Whenpeoplefeelstuckonimportantprojects,theytendtofeelangryordepressed.AccordingtoDr.Trice'sresearch,takingtimeouttolaughcanhelpustogetridofnegativefeelingsandallowustoreturntoataskormoveontoanotherprojectunaffectedbypastdefeat.

Ifhumourisreallythisimportant,thenwhydon'tweuseitmoreoftenonthejob?

Mostlikely,themainreasonisthatmanypeopleareunawareofthepositiveeffectsofhumourintheworkplace.However,itisimportanttorealizethatsomehumourisnotsuitablefortheworkplace,andthatitisoftenusedatwrongtimes.

8.Mostpeoplethinkasenseofhumourcan________.

A.helpyoutodoyourworkbetterB.makeyouhavearichlife

C.makeyoupleasedwithyourworkD.helpyoutomakemorefriends

9.Manypeopledon'tusehumourmoreintheworkplacebecause__________.

A.theylikekeepingsilentwhenworking

B.theydon'tlikejokingorlaughing

C.theythinktheyshouldobeytherules

D.theydon'tknowthepositiveeffectsofhumour

10.Apersonwithasenseofhumouriseasier__________.

A.tofeelsurprisedB.tobeworried

C.togetalongwithD.tobesuccessful

11.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?

A.PeoplewithaSenseofHumour.B.HumourandHumourless

C.HumourIsImportantintheWorkplace.D.EveryoneLikesHumour.

D

Oneverycoldday，asnowstormblewintoourarea.Needingfirewood，Iquicklysetoutwithmybestfriend，Bruce，tolookforatreetocutdown.IwasgladtohaveBrucealongwith.Cuttingdownatreeinasnowstormcanbedangerous.Soitwasimportanttohaveafriendwhocouldwarnmeofdanger.

WhenIchoseabigtreeabout23meterstallandpreparedtocutitdown，mybestfriendsuddenlywarnedme，“Don’tcutdownthattree！

It’stooclosetothepowerline！

﹙电线﹚”Iwasn’tsureaboutit.SoIdecidedtodisregardhiswarning.Iwantedtofinishthejobquicklyandgohome.SoIbegancuttingdownthetree.Whenthetreefell，therewasnolongeranydoubtthatmyfriendwasright.

Thetreecaughtthepowerline，bringingittotheground.Iconsideredcuttingthetreeofftheline.Afterall，electricitycan’ttravelthroughwood，soIcouldsafelyremovethetree.AsIreachedoutmyfingertotouchthetree，painranupmyarmandthroughmyhead.Iwasshocked!

AfterIreturnedhomeandtoldmymotherwhathadhappened，shequicklycalledthepowercompany.Theworkersfromthepowercompanysoonarrivedonthescene.OneofthemaskedifIhadtouchedthetree，andwhenItoldhimIhad，hisfaceturnedpale.

“Youshouldhavebeenkilled，”hesaid.

SowhyamIstillalive？

Itwasmybootsthatsavedmylife.

Withintwohours，theworkersremovedthetree.Soonthesnowstormcalmeddown—butnotmymother.

EventhoughshewasgladIwasn’thurt，mymotherwasstillserious.Afterall，Ishouldn’thavebrushedoffmyfriend’swarning.

Throughthisexperience，Ilearnit’simportanttolistentopeoplewhoofferadifferentperspective.Takingtimetolistenmightactuallysavealotoftimeandtrouble.Itcertainlywouldhavekeptmefromgettingthe“shock”ofmylife.

12.Theunderlinedword“disregard”inthesecondparagraphmeans“________”．

A．followB．takenoticeofC．ConsiderD．paynoattentionto

13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Butforhisboots，theauthorwouldhavedied.

B．Theauthorknewnothingaboutelectricity.

C．Theauthorregrettedhavingbrushedoffhisfriend’swarning.

D．Whenthetreewascutdown，theauthorrealizedhisfriendwasright.

14.Theunderlinedpart“thesnowstormcalmeddown—butnotmymother”means“________”．

A．mymotherwasstillangrywithmefornotlisteningtomyfriend’swarning

B．mymotherwasstillinfearoftheterribleaccident

C．mymotherwasstillcomfortingme

D．mymotherwasstillworried