高二上学期开学考试英语试题.docx

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高二上学期开学考试英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

2019-2020年高二上学期开学考试英语试题

Seekingasuitableuniversityforyou?

TheUniversityofWaikatoistherightone.Itisinternationallyrecognizedforitsexcellenceandachievements.Itwillhelpyoudevelopadvancedresearchskills.Asauniversitystudentyoucangetfirst-classresearchfacilitieswithtrainedteacherstohelp,supportandadviseyouinyourstudy.Weprideourselvesonourhighstandards,ourresearchsuccessandourinternationalrecognition.Forfurtherinformation:

inf＠waikato.ac.nz

●Degree

Weofferawidechoiceofbachelor’sdegreesforinternationalstudents,whichincludes:

Arts,CommunicationStudies,SocialSciences,etc.BachelorofMusicandBachelorofEducationareonlyforNewZealandcitizens.Forfurtherinformation:

deg@waikato.ac.nz

●TuitionFees

Tuitionfeesaredifferentfromdepartmenttodepartment,generallyfrom$5,000to$6,000ayear.Forfurtherinformation:

tui@waikato.ac.nz

●Accommodation

Youcanhavearoomina4-bedroomflat,whichwillcostabout$100amonthwithotherregularlivingcostsofabout$150amonthforoneperson.Forfurtherinformation:

ave@waikato.ac.nz

●Health

TheStudentHealthServiceprovidesexcellentmedicalservicesforstudents.TheMedicalCentreisopenfivedaysaweek,includingstudentholidayswithfourdoctorsandnursestomeetyourmedicalneeds.Forfurtherinformation:

heal@waikato.ac.nz

●Sports

TheCentreisagreatplacetohavesportsactivities.Trainedexerciseteacherscanhelpyouworkoutatrainingplanandkeepyouactive.Thesportshallhasvolleyball,basketballandindoorfootballcourtsandaswimmingpoolaswell.TherearealsoalargenumberofsportsclubsatWaikato.Forfurtherinformation:

sport@waikcato,ac.nz

1.Ifyouwanttogetmoreinformationaboutarts,youcanwriteto________.

A.Sport@waikato.ac.nzB.heal@waikato.ac.nz

C.deg@waikato.ac.nzD.inf@waikato.ac.nz

2.Youhavetopayatleast________ayearifyoustudyattheUniversityofWaikato.

A.$5,250B.$8,000C.$9,000D.$11,000

3.Accordingtothetext,whatwillyoudoifyouareillduringChristmasholidays?

A.Gotoahospitalnearby.B.Buysomemedicineinadrugstore.

C.Seeadoctorattheschoolmedicalcentre.D.Trytogethelpfromyourclassmates.

B

Insummer,millionsofpeoplewillheadforthebeach.Andwhiletheoceancanbeagreatplacetoswimandplay,itmayalsobeusefulinanotherway.Somescientiststhinkwavescouldhelpmakeelectricity.

“Haveyoueverbeenonasurfboardorboatandfeltyourselfbeingliftedupbyawave?

Orhaveyoujumpedinthewaterandfelttheenergyaswavescrashedoveryou?

”askedJamieTayloroftheWaveEnergyGroupattheUniversityofEdinburghinScotland.“Thereiscertainlyalotofenergyinwaves.”

Scientistsareworkingonusingthatenergytomakeelectricity.

Mostwavesarecreatedwhenwindsblowacrosstheocean.“Thewindsstartoutbymakinglittleripples（波纹）inthewater,butiftheykeeponblowing,thoseripplesgetbiggerandbiggerandturnintowaves,”Taylorsaid.“Wavesareoneofnature’swaysofpickingupenergyandthensendingitoffonajourney.”

Whenwavescometowardstheshore,peoplecansetupdamsorotherbarricadestoblockthewaterandsenditthroughalargewheelcalledaturbine（涡轮）.Theturbinecanthenpoweranelectricalgenerator（发电机）.

TheUnitedStatesandafewothercountrieshavestarteddoingresearchonwaveenergy,anditisalreadybeingusedinScotland.

Theresourceishuge.Wewillneverrunoutofwavepower,besides,waveenergydoesnotcreatethesamepollutionasotherenergysources,suchasoilandcoal.

Oceanscoverthreequartersoftheearth’ssurface.Thatwouldmakewavepowerseemperfectforcreatingenergyaroundtheworld.Therearesomedrawbacks,however.

JamieTaylorsaidthatwavepowerstillcosttoomuchmoney.Hesaidthatitseffectsonanimalsintheseawerestillunknown.Plus,wavepowerwouldgetinthewayoffishingandboattraffic.

Withmoreresearch,however,“manyoftheseproblemsmightbeovercome,”Taylorsaid.“DemandforenergytopowerourTVsandcomputers,driveourcars,andheatandcoolourhomesisgrowingquicklythroughouttheworld.Findingmoreenergysourcesisveryimportant,fortraditionalsourcesofenergylikeoilandgasmayrunoutsomeday.”

Inthefuture,whenyouturnonalightswitch,anoceanwavecouldbeprovidingtheelectricity!

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Wavepowercoststoomuchmoney

B.Waveenergycreatesthesameamountofpollutionasotherenergysources

C.Wavepoweraffectsfishingandboattraffic

D.Wavepowermayaffectmarineanimals

5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

A.findingmorenewenergysourcesisnotnecessarybecauseofwaveenergy

B.waveenergyisaresourcethatwillneverrunoutandisusedallovertheworld

C.wavepowerisperfectforcreatingenergyaroundtheworld

D.wavepowerdoesn’tcreateanypollution

6.Theunderlinedword“drawbacks”probablymeans______.

A.regretsB.adventuresC.disadvantagesD.difficulties

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoGetElectricitybyWavesB.TheAdvantagesofWaveEnergy.

C.CanWavesMakeElectricity?

D.TheDisadvantagesofWaveEnergy

C

Isthereawaytoturnbacktheclockonyourage?

Anewstudysaysyes.Peoplecanlowertheirfitnessagebyexercise.Atleastitcanloweryourfitnessage---thatisthemeasureofhowwellyourbodyworks.

AstudyofathletesintheNationalseniorGamesfoundthattheirfitnessagewasmorethan20yearsyoungerthantheircurrentage.TheNationalSeniorGamesisacompetitionforathletesolderthan50,whichtakesplaceeverytwoyears.Thegamesareavarietyofsports,fromtrackandfieldtotriathlon.

PamelaPeekeisamemberoftheboardoftheorganizationthatrunsthegame.Shesaysthatmanyofthecompetitorsdidnotstarttraininguntillaterinlife.“Itreallywasn’tuntilIturned50thatIdecidedtobecomemuchseriousandfocusedaboutplayandjustmakesureitisdailypartofmylife.Itdoesn’tmatterhowoldyouare---20,25,30,whocares.Allofuscanlowerourfitnessagebystayingrightontopofit,bytakinggoodcareofourselves,especiallywithphysicalactivity.”

TonyDiamondparticipatedinthegames.Everymorninghegoestoalocalparkandwalksfastforanhour.Then,theretirednavycaptainrunsforanhour.Twoorthreetimesaweek,hegoestogymformuscletraining.Mr.Diamondwonthreemedalsatthe2015NationalSeniorgames,intheroadraceandtheracewalkforhisagegroup—85to89.Hesays,“Mycurrentageis86yearsold,andmyfitnessageis44.IthinkIhavesuchagoodnumberbecauseIdidalotofexerciseduringmylife.IhavebeenexercisingsinceIwasalittleboy.”

8.Whatcanweknowfromthenewstudy?

A.Theolder,thesmarter.

B.Theolder,thehealthier

C.Exercisecammakepeopleyounger

D.Theolderaregoodatfixingtheclock

9.Fromthetext,weknowtheNationalSeniorGamesis______________.

A.organizedbytheolderB.heldforolderathletes

C.welcomedbytheyoungD.hostedannually

10.WhatcanweknowfromwhatPamelaPeekesaidinParagraph3?

A.Fearisoftengreaterthanthedanger

B.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm

C.Abirdinthehandisworththantwointhebush

D.Nevertooearlyortoolatetostartexercising

11.Whyis86-year-oldTonyDiamondmentionedinthetext?

A.Toprovethathebenefitsfromtheexercise

B.Toguideushowtoexerciseregularly

C.Totellusthatheisagoodathlete

D.Toaskustofollowhisexample

D

ThesecondMondayinOctoberintheUnitedStatesisColumbusDay.Itisafederalholiday,whichmeansmostfederalofficesareclosed.TheholidayhonorsthefirstvisittoAmericabytheItalianexplorerChristopherColumbus.

ManypeoplehavepointedoutthatChristopherColumbusneverrecognizedwherehereallylanded.OtherEuropeanexplorersdidlandinwhatisnowtheUnitedStates.Moreimportantly,manypeoplesayColumbusforcedsomeoftheWestIndianstoservetheEuropeansorsearchforgold.Hecontrolledpartsofthepopulationwithviolence.Inaddition,ColumbusandhisfellowEuropeanvoyagersforcednativepeopletoacceptChristianity.Inaword,Columbus’arrivalintheCaribbeanwasdevastatingtothepeoplethere.

BuywhydowehonorColumbuswithaU.S.holiday?

Well,somestates---includingAlaska,HawaiiandSouthDakota---donot.OtherAmericansusethedaytocelebratenativepeopleinsteadofColumbus.SomepeopleusethetimeoffworkandschooltotourthecountrysideinNewEnglandandseethechangingcolorsofmapletrees.OthersgoshoppingandtakeadvantageofColumbusDaydiscountsandsales.

EventhoughColumbusDayisoneofthemostdisputedholidaysintheU.S.calendar,scholarssaytheoriginsofColumbusDayaimedtobringAmericanstogether.In1892,PresidentBenjaminHarrisoncalledonthecountrytoobserveColumbusDay.HeinvitedAmericanstotakeadayofrestfromwork,andtoreflectonhowmuchtheyhadachievedinthe400yearssinceColumbuslandedinSanSalvador.

HistorianWilliamConnellwritesinthemagazineTheAmericanScholarthatPresidentHarrisonalsowantedtohonorItalianAmericanandNativeAmericanswiththeholiday.Atthattime,bothgroupshadrecentlysufferedviolentattacks.AndtheysufferedfromongoingdiscriminationintheU.S.

HistorianWilliamConnellarguesthatPresidentHarrisonbelievedthatColumbusDaycoulduniteallAmericansinshared,patrioticpride.

12.CriticsofColumbusDaystronglyobjecttotheholidaymainlybecause__________

A.hetreatedthenat