河南省永城市实验高级中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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河南省永城市实验高级中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题

2018-2019学年度上期期中考试

高二英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

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中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Differentcountrieshavedifferentgreetingcustoms.Readthisarticletoknowmoreaboutthegreetingcustomsindifferentcultures,andmakesureyougreetpeopleintherightwaynexttimeyouvisitoneofthesecountries.

France

Frenchpeoplegreeteachotherwithahandshake,butclosefriendskisseachotheronbothcheekswhentheymeet.Theydothisgesturewhenmeetingandbeforeleaving.

Korea

InKorea,itisasignofrespect（尊敬）forpeopletobowwhengreetingeachother.InKorea,abowisfollowedbyahandshake.However,Koreanwomendonotshakehandswithwesternmen,instead,theybowslightly.

Brazil

Kissingwomenonthecheekisacommonwayofgreeting.Inaformalsituation,ahandshakeisoftendonetoshowrespect.Menshouldshakehandsbeforeandaftermeeting,andoncetheyhavebecomefamiliarwitheachother,alighthugisoftengiventoeachother.

Ghana

Inasocialsituation,it’spolitetogreeteveryoneintheroom.Ahandshakeisusedingreeting,andonepalm（手掌）mustdirectlytouchtheotherpalm.It’sconsidereddisrespectfultotouchthebackofthehand.

21.TwocloseFrenchfriendswillkisseachotheronthewhentheymeet.

A.handB.cheekC.neckD.arm

22.InBrazil,itisverycommontofortwomenwhoknoweachotherwell.

A.TouchthepalmB.kissonthecheekC.bowoneachotherD.givealighthug

23.WhichisprobablytheBESTtitleforthepassage?

A.GreetingCustomsinDifferentCulturesB.HowtoBehavePolitely

C.AllGoodWaystoGreetPeopleD.FriendsShouldGreetEachOther

B

WhenJulieJonesandCarolineAtkinwereschoolgirls,theypromisedtobebestfriendsforever.Yearslater,Carolinediedfromabraintumorattheageof45,leavingfivechildren.Inherlastweeks,sheaskedJulietoraisethechildrenasherown.Julie,asinglemotherofthreewithasmallincome,didn’thesitate.

“Iheldherinmyarmsandsaid‘You’llbeOK’,butIknewIwaslosingher.”Shesays.

“ThehospitalrangmeandIrushedthere,butCarolinehadjustgone,”shesays.“Iwenttoherhouse.ThechildrenarrivedhomefromschoolinataxiandIgatheredtheminmyarmsandsaid:

‘MommyhasgonetoHeaven.’”

“Michael,whowas11,lefttheroom.Kieran,ten,satingreatsurprise;James,nine,brokedown;whileEmma,seven,andChantelle,fiveuneasy.Ibroughtthemhome.”

Julie,motherofAdam,20,Peter,19,and14-year-oldChristian,movedthetablefromherdiningroomtoturnitintoanextrabedroomforthegirls.

Shesays“Iputatentupinthegarden,andthechildrentookturnstocampoutside.Weturnedintoagame.Thechildrenwereterriblyhurtbylosingboththeirparents.Butnow,despiteourlackofspaceandmoney,wehavebecomeonehappyfamily.”ThetableinthekitchenissosmallthatJuliehadtocookChristmasdinnerintwosittings.Hereldestsonhasleftforuniversityandhisbedroomisusedbytheyoungerboys.

Juliehadtowork50hoursaweekandrunsthehomeonhersalary.

“Thechildrenaren’tquietanymore.Thehouseisfilledwithscreamsandshoutsandlaughter.”shesays.“Theysay‘Julie,youmakeussohappy,’butthetruthisthatthey’retheoneswhomakemehappy.I’mnotextraordinary.I’mjustamum.”

24.WhatcanweknowaboutJuliefromthetext?

A.Shehadlivedarichlifebeforetheadoption（收养）.

B.ShepromisedtoadoptCaroline’schildrenasaschoolgirl.

C.SheblamedCaroline’shusbandfortakingnoresponsibility.

D.Shehadtoworkveryhardtosupportthelargefamily.

25.WhichoneisNOTwhatJuliedidtosupportthelargefamily?

A.Usingthediningroomasabedroom.

B.Puttingatentupinthegarden.

C.Persuadinghereldestsontoleaveforuniversity.

D.CookingChristmasdinnerintwosittings.

26.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknowthatJulieis_______.

A.annoyedB.boredC.modestD.disappointed

27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AmothertofiveorphansB.Fiveluckychildren

C.Caroline’sdeathD.Troublesofraisingchildren

C

HillaryfailedtobepresidentofAmerica，butsheneverfailstoserveAmericaallherlife.

HillaryDianeRodhamwasborninChicago，Illinois，onOctober26，1947，daughterofHughandDorothyRodham.SheandhertwoyoungerbrothersgrewupinParkRidge，Illinois.Anexcellentstudent，shewasalsoaGirlScoutandamemberofthelocalMethodistyouthgroup.Hillaryalsoenjoyedsportsandwasalwaysinterestedinpolitics.

SheenteredWellesleyCollegein1965.Graduatingwithhighhonors，shemovedontoYaleLawSchool，wheresheservedontheBoardofEditorsoftheYaleReviewofLawandSocialAction.WhileatYale，shedevelopedherspecialconcernforprotectingthebestinterestsofchildrenandtheirfamilies.ItwastherethatshemetBillClinton，afellowstudent.

HillaryleftWashingtonandfollowedherhearttoArkansas，marryingBillClintonin1975.ThecoupletaughttogetheronthelawschooloftheUniversityofArkansasatFayetteville.Theirdaughter，Chelsea，wasbornin1980.

AsFirstLadyofArkansas，Hillarycontinuedtoworktirelesslyonbehalfofchildrenandfamilies.InadditiontochairingtheArkansasEducationStandardsCommittee，shefoundedtheArkansasAdvocatesforChildrenandFamilies.SheintroducedapioneeringprogramcalledtheHomeInstructionProgramforPreschoolYoungstersintoArkansas，whichtrainedparentstoworkwiththeirchildreninpreschoolpreparednessandliteracy.HillaryalsoservedontheboardoftheArkansasChildren’sHospital.Inrecognitionofherprofessionalandpersonalaccomplishments，HillarywasnamedArkansasWomanoftheYearin1983andArkansasMotheroftheYearin1984.

Women’sInternationalCenterproudlypresentedtheLivingLegacyAwardtoHillaryRodhamClintonforhervastcontributionsinsomanyfields，especiallyhonoringherworkforwomenandchildren.

28.WherewasitthatHillarybegantoshowherconcernforchildren’sinterests?

A.InChicago，Illinois.B.AtWellesleyCollege.

C.InWashingtonandArkansas.D.AtYaleLawSchool.

29.WhichofthefollowingwassetupbyHillary?

A.TheArkansasEducationStandardsCommittee.

B.TheArkansasAdvocatesforChildrenandFamilies.

C.TheHomeInstructionProgramforPreschoolYoungsters.

D.TheArkansasChildren’sHospital.

30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.BillClintonandHillarybothgraduatedfromWellesleyCollege.

B.BillClintonandHillaryfoundedtheUniversityofArkansas.

C.HillarydidagreatdealforchildrenandwomeninArkansas.

D.Hillarywasinterestedinsportsbutnotinacademicsubjects.

31.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Hillary’sConcernforChildrenB.AStoryToldbyHillary

C.ABriefIntroductiontoHillaryD.Hillary’sContributions

D

Ifyoufollowedthe2016OlympicGames，youmayhavenoticedthatseveralathletes，includingUSswimmerMichaelPhelps，hadcircularbruisesontheirbodies.Thesebruisesweretheresultof“cupping（拔火罐）therapy”，atraditionalChinesemedicinalpracticethathasbeenaroundformorethan2，000years.

Manyathletessaythattheyhavebenefitedfromthetherapy.Phelpsusedthetherapyinthefallof2014andhasuseditabouttwiceaweeksince，reportedABCNews.AnotherUSswimmer，DanaVollmer，alsobelievesthat“itreallyhelpswithbloodflow”.

However，somehavesaidthatthesupposedhealtheffectsresultfrompeople’sfeelingthatthetreatmentworks，ratherthananyphysicaleffectofthetreatment.

Tofigureoutcuppingtherapyhasanyphysicaleffect，lastyearresearchersfromGermanycarriedoutatestinwhichafalsetreatmentwasprovided.

Inthestudy，thesametypeofcupswasusedintherealtreatmentandthefalsetreatment.Butinthefalsetreatment，thecupshadaholeatthetopsothattheycouldn’tcreatethepropersuction（吸力）.

Thetestedpatients，whosufferedfromadisorderthatcausedalotofpain，weretoldthattheywouldreceiveeitheratraditionalcuppingor“softcupping”.Buttheywerenotinformedthatthesocalled“softcupping”wasafalsetreatment.

Itturnedoutthatmostpatientscorrectlyguessedwhichkindofcuppingtheyhadreceived.Inbothgroups，patientsalsoexperiencedaboutthesamereductionsinpain.“Theresultssuggesttheeffectsofcuppingtherapymightcomefromfactorsthatarenotnecessarilypartofthetreatmentitself，”theresearcherstoldtheLiveSciencewebsite.

Thequestionofwhethercuppingtherapyworksstillneedstobeanswered.“Butbecausethetreatmentisrelativelysafeanditcouldbehelpfulforsomepeople，thetherapycanbeusedaspartofacomprehensivetreatmentprograminvolvingotherexercises，nutritionalchoicesandlifestylechanging，”DrBrentBauer，directoroftheUSComplementaryandIntegrativeMedicineProgramatMayoClinic，toldLiveScience.

32.WhyisMichaelPhelpsmentionedinthepassage?

A.Togiveathletesanewwaytoswimfaster.B.Toprovideathleteswithanewwayoftreatment.

C.Tointroducethetopiconcuppingtherapy.D.Toshowswimmerssufferfromdisorders.

33.ThepurposeofthetestbyresearchersfromGermanywasto________.

A.promotethehealtheffectsofcuppingtherapy

B.seewhethercuppingtherapyhasaphysicaleffect

C.comparetraditionalcuppingwiththesoftcupping

D.comparecuppingtherapy’seffectsondifferentgroupsofpeople

34.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Differentpeopleneeddifferenttypesofcuppingtherapy.

B.Therealtreatmentandfalsetreatmentalmosthavethesameeffects.

C.Ithasbeenconfirmedthatcuppingtherapyworkswell.

D.Cuppingtherapyisonlyeffectivewhenusedwithlifestylechanging.

35.AccordingtoDrBrentBauer，cuppingtherapy________.