吉林省延边二中学年高二英语上学期期中试题Word格式.docx

吉林省延边二中学年高二英语上学期期中试题Word格式.docx

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A.Abook.

B.Asciencemagazine.

C.Avideo.

2.Whowillteachthewomantodrive?

A.Hercoach.

B.Hermother.

C.Herfather.

3.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydotoday?

A.Goswimming.

B.Hikeinthemountain.

C.Haveawalk.

4.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutherchild’sperformance?

A.Itwasperfect.

B.Itcouldbebetter.

C.Itwastoodifficultforherchild.

5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atthelibrary.

B.Atabookstore.

C.Inatheatre.

第二节（共15小题；

每小题0.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoingatfirst?

A.Goingtoaconcert.

B.Seeingaplay.

C.Goingtoamovie.

7.WherewillthespeakersmeetthisSunday?

A.Infrontofthetheatre.

B.Intheman’shouse.

C.Infrontofthewoman’shouse.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howdidthemansoundatfirst?

A.Hewasalittletired.

B.Hewasveryhappy.

C.Hefeltbored.

9.WhatdoweknowabouttheDramaClub?

A.Studentsshouldpaysomefeestojoinit.

B.Studentsneedtoshowtheirperformingtalenttojoinit.

C.Onlyafewstudentshaveinterestintheclub.

听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。

10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Friends.

B.Colleagues.

C.Neighbors.

11.Wheredoesthewomanlivethesedays?

A.Attheman’shouse.

B.Atahotel.

C.Atherhome.

12.Whenshouldthewomanarriveattheairportatthelatest?

A.At7:

30.

B.At8:

C.At9:

30.

13.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?

A.Helpherpackup.

B.Buyaticketforher.

C.Takehertotheairport.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whendidthewomantellthemantothrowtrash?

A.Over20daysago.

B.About10daysago.

C.Aboutaweekago.

15.Whereisthesandwichnow?

A.Inthelaundryroom.

B.Inthekitchen.

C.Inthelivingroom.

16.HowdidKennyoncehelpthewoman?

A.Hepickedherupatthehospital.

B.Hethrewoutthetrashforher.

C.Hehelpedherwiththelaundry.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdoweknowaboutSteve?

A.Heistwentyyearsold.

B.Hisfamilyispoor.

C.Heisstupid.

18.WhatkindofpersonisMissWhite?

A.Sheisverystrict.

B.Sheisalwaysworried.

C.Sheispatientandkind.

19.WhendidSteveshowinterestinstudying?

A.Whenherealizedsomeonecaredabouthim.

B.WhenMissWhitegavehimagift.

C.AfterMissWhitetoldhimastory.

20.InwhichgradedidStevepasshisfirsttest?

A.Thefirstgrade.

B.Thesixthgrade.

C.Theseventhgrade.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35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、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheAfricanelephant,thelargestlandanimalremainingonearth,isofgreatimportancetoAfricanecosystem（生态系统）.Unlikeotheranimals,theAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asabigplant-eater,itlargelyshapestheforest-and-savanna（大草原）surroundingsinwhichitlives,thereforesettingthetermsof

existenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat.

Itistheelephant’sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeveryday,itkillssmalltreesandunder-bushes,andpullsbranchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinbothdeeptropicalforestsandinthewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspacesarenumerousplantsinvariousstagesofgrowththatattractavarietyofotherplant-eaters.

Taketherainforestsforexample.Intheirnaturalstate,thespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplants,elephantsmakeopenspaces,allowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituations,theforestsbecomesuitableforlargehoofedplant-eaterstomovearoundandforsmallplant-eaterstogettheirfoodaswell.

WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdisappears,scientistssay,manyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavanna,greatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“settingtheterms”mostprobablymean?

A.Improvingthequality.

C.Fixingthetime.

B.Worseningthestate.

D.Decidingtheconditions.

22.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby_________.

A.showingtheeffectandthenexplainingthecauses

B.givingexamples

C.pointingoutsimilaritiesanddifferences

D.describingthechangesinspaceorder

23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ForestsandsavannasashabitatsforAfricanelephants.

B.TheeatinghabitofAfricanelephants.

C.DisappearanceofAfricanelephants.

D.TheeffectofAfricanelephants’searchforfood.

24.Whatdoweknowabouttheopenspacesinthepassage?

A.Theyarehometomanyendangeredanimals.

B.Theyresultfromthedestructionofrainforests.

C.Theyareattractivetoplant-eatinganimalsofdifferentkinds.

D.TheyprovidefoodmainlyforAfricanelephants.

B

WhenIamfeelingdown,Ilistentoupliftingmusictoliftmyspirits.WhenIwanttocalmdown,IlistentoIndianclassicalinstrumentalmusic.Manytimes,IlookatcontemporaryIndianart－eitherinrealartgalleriesorinvirtualartgalleriesontheWebtoimprovemymood.Iparticularlylikethepaintingswithvibrant（鲜明的）colorsoroneswhichpresentacalmlandscapeusinggentlecolors.

Arttherapy（治疗）usesthecreationorviewingofarttohelppeoplediscoverandexpresstheirfeelings.Unlikeartforart’ssake,whichfocusesonthefinishedpiece,arttherapyfocusesontheprocessofcreationitself.Arttherapistsbelievethattheactofmakingapieceofarttriggersinternalactivitythatcontributestophysical,emotionalandspiritualhealing.Forpeoplewhoarenotableorreadytocreateart,goingtoanartmuseumorlookingthroughartbooksorvirtualartgalleriescanalsobehelpful.Simplyviewingartrefreshesthespiritandpromotesrelaxation.

Arttherapyishelpfulinhealinginvariousways.Theaesthetic（审美的）qualityoftheworkproducedcanliftaperson’smood,boostself-awareness,improveself-esteemandincreaseself-confidence.Also,researchshowsthatphysiologicalfunctions,suchasheartrate,bloodpressure,andrespiration（呼吸）,becomeslowwhenpeoplearedeeplyinvolvedinanactivitytheyenjoy.

Becausearttherapyusesalanguageotherthanwords,itisoftenemployedintreatingpatientswithphysicaloremotionalillnesseswhohavedifficultytalkingabouttheirfearsorhopes,orabouttheirangerandotherstrongemotions.Thecreationofarthelpspeoplegetintouchwiththoughtsandfeelingsthatareoftenhiddenfromtheconsciousmind.

Stressreductionisalsoasignificantbenefit.Studieshaveshownthatrepressingstrongfeelingscanleadtoabuildupofstress,andthatstresscanintensifypainandthesymptomsofvariousdiseases.Becausearttherapyhelpspeopleaccesstheirunconsciousmindandreleasepent-up（被抑制的）emotions,ithasbeenfoundtobeveryusefulintreatingthosesufferingfromstressandstress-relatedillnesses.

25.Howdoestheauthorstartthepassage?

A.Bydescribinghisownexperiences.

C.Byexplainingacertainterm.

B.Bypresentingacertainfact.

D.Bygivingfigures.

26.Theunderlinedword“triggers”inParagraph2canbereplacedby“___________”.

A.ignores

B.causes

C.decreases

D.prevents

27.AllofthefollowingarehelpfulinhealingEXCEPT_____________.

A.goingtoanartmuseum

C.surfingontheInternet

B.goingtothevirtualartgalleries

D.readingartbooks

28.Whyisarttherapyusefultopatientswithphysicaloremotionalillnesses?

A.Itletsthemforgetabouttheirfears.

C.Ithelpsimprovetheirsocialskills.

B.Ithelpsthemreleasetheirhiddenfeelings.

D.Ithelpsthemhidetheirfeelings.

C

BrendaBongoswasahappy,artisticgirl.Shehadonebigdream—toplaythedrumsinaband.Butonebigproblemlayinherway.Tobegoodenoughtoplayinaband

Brendahadtopracticealot,butshelivednext-doortoalotofoldpeople.Manyofthemaresick.Sheknewthatthesoundofbeatingdrumswouldreallygetontheirnerves.So,shehadtriedplayinginthestrangestplaces:

abasement,akitchen,andeveninashower.Buttherewasalwayssomeoneitwouldannoy.

Oneday,whilewatchingasciencedocumentaryonTV,sheheardthatsoundcannottravelinspace,becausethere’snoair.Atthatmoment,BrendaBongosdecidedtobecomeasortofmusicalastronaut.

Withthehelpofalotoftime,booksandwork,Brendabuiltaspacebubble.Thiswasabigglassballconnectedtoamachinewhichsuckedoutalltheairinside.Allthatwouldbeleftinsidewasadrumkit（成套设备）andachair.Brendagotintothespacesuitshehadmade,enteredthebubble,turnedonthemachine,andplayedthosedrumslikeawildchild.

Itwas’tlongbeforeBrendaBongoscameveryfamous.Manypeoplecametoseeherplayinherspacebubble.Shortlyafterwardsshecameoutofthebubbleandstartedgivingconcerts.Herfamespreadsomuchthatthegovernmentsuggestedthatshebepartofauniquespacejourney.Finally,Brendawasarealmusicalastronaut,andhadgonef