河南湿封市商丘市九校学年高二英语下学期期中联考试题Word文档格式.docx

河南湿封市商丘市九校学年高二英语下学期期中联考试题Word文档格式.docx

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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40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和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Thismaybemusictoyourears.ResearchersP.JasonRentfrowandSamuelGoslinggave3,500peopleapersonality（人格、个性）quiz.“Wefoundthatthemusicalstylespeoplelikearecloselylinkedtotheirpersonalities,”Goslingsays.

RAP/HIP-HOP

Knownfortheirquickspeech,somerapperscansaymorethan700syllables（音节）aminute!

Ifyoulikerap/hip-hop,youareenergeticandhaveawaywithwords.Youputafreshspinonthings,whetherit’snewmovesonthedancefloororyourhipstyle.

CLASSICAL

Inthe18thcentury,classicalmusicianswerelikerockstars.BeethovenandMozart,forexample,playedincrowdedconcerthalls.Ifyoulikeclassical,youareopentonewideasandlikedebatingwithfriends.Creativeandimaginative,youcaneasilyspendmanyhoursscrapbooking（剪贴）,writingorpainting.

COUNTRY

CountrymusiccamefromthefolksongsofEnglish,Scottish,andIrishsettlersofthesoutheasternUnitedStates.Ifyoulikecountry,youexpressyouropinionswell,whichmakesyoutheidealclasspresidentorteamcaptain.Traditionalandloyal,youenjoyspendingtimewithyourfamily.

POP

Popmusicisdesignedtoattractalmosteveryone,anditdoes.Eachyear,theindustrybringsinabout30billiondollars!

Ifyoulikepop,youareattractivetoyourfriends.Youcanmakebigthingshappen,likeplanningforahugepartyorinspiringyourteamtovictory.

ROCK/ALTERNATIVE

Inthe1950s,rockmusiccreatedabrand-newculture.Teenagers,forthefirsttime,hadanidentityseparatefromadultsandchildren.Ifyoulikerock/alternative,youarearisk-takerwhoneveracceptsnoforananswer.Yourisetoanychallenge,likedoingverywellinabigexamorlandingtheleadintheschoolplay.

Ifthesepersonalityprofiles（人格剖析）don’tmatchyou,that’sOK.Thesearejustforfun.

21.Whatisthepurposeofthequizmentionedinthetext?

A.Toencouragepeopletoenjoymusic.

B.Toleadpeopletoknowaboutmusic.

C.Toidentifythedifferencesinpersonalityamongpeople.

D.Toknowtherelationshipbetweenmusicandpersonalities.

22.Whowouldbechosenasthebestclasshead?

A.Aclassicallover.B.Acountrylover.C.Ahip-hoplover.D.Arocklover.

23.Whichtypeofmusicispopularamongteenagersaccordingtothearticle?

A.Rock.B.Pop.C.Classical.D.Country.

B

“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.”Similarly,ifwedrinkalittlemorewatereveryday,wemayfindthatweneedtogotothedoctoralotlessoften.Ahealthydietismadeupofwaterandagreatmanydifferentkindsoffoods.Weknowthathealthyfoodslikefruits,vegetablesandfish,areimportantastheyprovideuswithenergyandfiber,withoutgivingustoomuchfatandsugar.Butwhyiswaterimportant?

Thehumanbodyneedswatertosurvive.Waterisimportantasitcarriespoisonsandwasteoutofourbodies.However,doctorsadviseustodrinkplentyofwater,muchmorethanthesmallamountweneedtostayalive.

Somedoctorsbelievethatwaterisimportantforourhealthinallkindsofways.Theybelievethatagreatmanyillnessesandhealthproblemsstartasaresultofdehydration（脱水）-—alackofwaterinthebody.Mostpeoplearedehydratedatleastsomeoftime,althoughtheyprobablydon’tknowit.Itissurprisingtolearnthatifwefeelthirsty,wearealreadyinthefirststageofdehydration.Infact,weareadvisedtodrinkwaterbeforewefeelthirsty.

Thesedoctorsthinkthathealthproblemssuchasheadaches,highbloodpressureandasthma（哮喘）couldbehelpedifpeopledrinkmorewater.Theyalsobelievethatdrinkingmorewatercanhelppeoplewhoareoverweight.Watercontainsnocaloriessoitwillnotmakeusputonweight.Ifwedrinkwater,wewillprobablydrinklesssugarysoftdrinkssuchasCoca-cola.Doctorsalsobelievethatdrinkingmorewatermaystoppeoplefromovereating.Theysaythatmanypeoplethinkthattheyarehungrywhentheyare,infact,thirsty.Doctorssuggest,therefore,thatweeatlessfoodanddrinkmorewater.Therearestillmanyhealthproblemsthatcannotbesolvedbydrinkingwater,soweshouldnotstopgoingtoseeingthedoctorcompletely.However,ifwemakeadecisiontodrinkwatereveryday,wemayfindthatweneedtogotothedoctoralotlessoften.

24.Fromthetext,weknowwatercancarry_________.

A.energyandfiberinourbodiesB.fruit,vegetablesandfishinourbodies

C.sugarandfatoutofourbodiesD.poisonsandwasteoutofourbodies

25.Somedoctorsthinkthat________.

A.somehealthproblemsarecausedbyalackofwater

B.waterisnotimportantforourhealth

C.weshouldgotothedoctorlessoftenD.peopleeattoomuchsugar

26.Lackofwatercausedpeopletoputonweighttoomuchbecause_______.

A.theythinktheyarethirstyandeatlessB.theythinktheyarehungryandeattoomuch

C.waterhasnocaloriesD.itmakesthemthirsty

27.Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentionedinthepassage?

A.Theamountofwaterapersonshoulddrinkinaday.

B.Somehealthyproblemsstartbecauseofalackofwater.

C.Drinkingmorewatermaystoppeoplefromovereating.

D. 

Fruit 

provides 

us 

with 

energy 

and 

fibre.

C

Nola（August21,1974-November22,2015）wasanorthernwhiterhino（犀牛）wholivedattheSanDiegoZooSafariParknearEscondido,California.Atherdeath,shewasoneofonlyfourremainingnorthernwhiterhinosintheworld.TheotherthreelivedinKenya.WorldRhinoDay,heldonSeptember22,istoraiseawarenessofthelessthan30,000otherrhinosleftonEarth.

“Rhinosneedourhelptoday,nottomorrow,”Nola’sleadkeeperJaneKennedysaid.“Lastyearwelostover1,200rhinosjustinSouthAfrica.Ifwecontinuetolosemorethan1,000rhinosayear,in10to20yearsalltherhinosontheplanetwillbegone.”

“Unfortunately,mostanimalsareindangerofdyingoutbecauseofhumans,”Kennedysays.“Humanshaveeitherpoached（偷猎）animals,orbecausethereareoversevenbillionofus,we’vetakenuptoomuchoftheworld’sresources”.Poachersillegallyhuntrhinosfortheirhorns.Theysellthehornsforthousandsofdollarsperpound,tobeusedforart,jewelry,anddecorations.Expertsbelievethatonerhinoispoachedeveryeighthours.

In1975,theSanDiegoZooInstituteforConservationResearchstartedtheFrozenZoo,aprogramthroughwhichresearchershavecollectedcell（细胞）samplesfrommorethan8,000differenttypesofanimals,includingthenorthernwhiterhino.Scientistshopethatbystudyingtherhinocells,theywillgetgreaterunderstandingofit,andwillfindwaystoincreaseitsnumbers.

JaneKennedydescribesWorldRhinoDayas“acelebrationofrhinosalongwithanawarenesscampaignforeverybodyacrosstheworldtoknowthatrhinosneedourhelp.”AttheSanDiegoZoo,childrenandadultsarewelcometovisitandspeakwithzookeeperstolearnaboutrhinos.Butyoudon’thavetoliveinSanDiegotocelebrateWorldRhinoDay.Itisobservedaroundtheworld,withzoosandwildlifeparksholdingspecialeventsandprogramstoteachpeopleaboutrhinos,andenablethemtoseetheanimalsupclose.Formoreinformation,gotowww.worldrhinoday.org.

28.WhatdoweknowaboutNola?

A.Itwasababywhiterhino.B.Itwasoneofthelastofitskind.

C.ItlivedwithothernorthernwhiterhinosinKenya.

D.ItdiedonSeptember22attheSanDiegoZooSafariPark.

29.WhattroubledJaneKennedyaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Therhinos’strangeactivities.B.Therhinos’uncertainfuture.

C.Thelimitednaturalresources.D.TherareanimalsinSouthAfrica.

30.WhatdoestheFrozenZooaimtodo?

A.Keepanimalsfromdyingout.B.Inventnewkindsofanimals.

C.Preventrhinosfrombeinghunted.D.Raisepublicawarenessofrhinos.

31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Tohelppeopleknowmoreaboutanimals.B.Toencouragepeopletoprotectanimals.

C.ToreportspecialeventsinSanDiego.D.TointroduceWorldRhinoDay.

D

AsurveysaidtheaverageAsiandadspentoneminuteadaywithhischildren.Iwasshocked.Imean,awholeminute?

Everyday?

Getreal.Onceaweekmaybe.Thefactis,manyAsianmalesareterribleatkid-relatedthings.Infact,Iamoneofthem.

Child-rearing（养育）doesn’tcomenaturallytoguys.Mymotherknewthenamesofourteachers,bestfriendsandcrushes.Mydadwasonlyvaguelyawaretherewereshortpeoplesharingtheapartment.Mymotherboughthealthyfreshfoodatthemarketeveryday.Mydadwouldonlygoshoppingwhentherewasnothinginthefridgeexceptajarofbutter.Thenhe’dbuybeer.Mymotheralwaysknewtherightquestionstoaskourteachers.MydadwouldaskmyEnglishteacherifshecouldgetusadiscountonschoolfees.Mymotherservedkidfoodtokids.Mydadaddedchilisaucetoeverything,includingourbabyfood.

Thetruthis,mothershavesuperpowers.Mysonfelloffawallonceandhurthimselfallover.IdemandedsomeonebringmeacomputersoIcouldgooglewhattodo.Mywifeignoredmeanddidsomesortofchanting（咏诵）phrasesuchas“Mummykissitbetter,”andcured17separateinjuriesinlessthan15seconds.

Yes,mothersareincrediblepeople,buttheyarenotalwayscorrect.Yethonestyforcesmetorecordthefactthatmothersonlyknowbest99.99percentofthetime.Herearesomefamousslip-ups.

ThemotherofBillGates:

“Ifyou’regoingtodropoutofcollegeandhangoutwithyourstupidfriends,don’tcomerunningtomewhenyoufindyourselfpenniless.”ThemotherofAlbertEinstein:

“Whenyougrowup,you’llfindthatsittingaroundthinkingaboutthenatureoftimeandspacewon’tpay