山东省潍坊市学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题+Word版含答案.docx

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高二下学期阶段性质量检测

英语试卷

2020.05

第I卷

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

BatteredMoonsPoetryCompetitionopennowtill30thJune2019

Prizes

—1stPrize￡700;2ndPrizeE200:

3rdPrizeE100.

—Fourcommendations（奖励）of￡25each.

Fees

￡5forthefirstpoemand￡4eachfortherest.

Enterthecompetition

Weacceptonlineentries（参赛作品）only.

Guidelines

—OpentoanypersonoftheUKaged20orover.

—Theclosingdateis30thJune2019.

—JudgesZoëBrigleyThompsonandCristinaNewtonwillreadalltheentriesandmake

shortlists（入围名单）.GuestjudgeZoëBrigleyThompsonwillchoosethesevenfinalists.

—Thereisnolimit（限制）tothenumberofentriesasingleentrantcanmake.

—Entriescannotbereturned,sopleasekeepacopy.

Results

Allentrantswillreceiveanemailnotificationofresults.ChecktheBatteredMoonswebsiteformoreinformationfromOctober2019.

Poems

—Allpoemsmusthaveatitleandmustnotbemorethan40linesinlength（excludingtitle

andlinespaces）or250wordsandcanbeonanysubject.

—EntriesmustbewritteninEnglish.

—Entriesmustnothavebeenpublished,self-published,publishedonawebsiteoronlinepublicspaceorusedbyradioortelevisionbefore6thOctober2019.

Winners

—WinnersandpoetsreceivingcommendationswillbenotifiedinSeptember2019andinvitedtothePoetrySwindonFestivalon6thOctober2019,wheretheywillreadtheirwinningpoems.

—AllwinnersandcommendedpoetswillbeaskedtoprovideanintroductionaboutthemselvestoappearwiththeirwinningpoemontheBatteredMoonswebsite,andaphotographforthewebsite.

1.Whatdoweknowaboutthepoetrycompetition?

A.ItisopentoUKteenagers.

B.Itsetssevenkindsofprizes.

C.Itgiveswinnersmoneyprizes.

D.Itallowsoneentrantonepoem.

2.Whatisonerequirementfortheentries?

A.Theymusthaveafixedsubject.

B.Theymustbehandedinonline.

C.Theymustbeatleast250words.

D.Theymustbekeptinaspecialform.

3.Whatarewinnersaskedtodo?

A.Toprovideaself-introduction.

B.Tomakeanacceptancespeech.

C.Toattendanationalmeeting.

D.ToreadtheirwinningpoemsonTV.

B

WhenDavidCarterstartedtostudyartatTheUniversityofTexas（UT）atAustinin1971,hehadbigdreamsofbecominganartistorawriter.Buthisstudycametoastopat23afterhehurthishandinanunpleasantevent.Hedevelopedschizophrenia（精神分裂症）laterandspentmanyyearswithoutahome.

CarterlikedtospendtimearoundUT,becausehedreamtofbeingabletocontinuehisstudyintheuniversityandbecomingawriter.AfterrunningintoCartermanytimes,UTstudentRyanChandlerdecidedtointerviewhimforaprojectfortheDailyTexan,thestudentnewspaperofUT.

“IinterviewedhimonAustin’shomelessproblems.AfterIheardhisstory,wekeptintouchandreallybecamefriends.IlearnedhewantedtogetbacktoUT,soIdecidedtohelphim,”saidChandler.“Hehadgot87hours,veryclosetoadegree.Now,withchangingdegreerequirements,heonlyhas64hourstogo.”

WiththehelpofChandler,whoworkedwiththeuniversityoffice,CarterwasassignedanadviserbyUT’sCollegeofFineArts.“It'sthegreatestgiftI’veeverreceived,”Cartersaid.“Hedidwhathadtobedonetogetmebacktoschool,andIcouldn'thavedoneitwithouthim”

AfterseeingamagazinearticleaboutCarter,aUTschoolmatedecidedtopayhistuitionfees（学费）withouttellingChandlerhisname.

DougDempster,deanoftheCollegeofFineArts,saidinastatement,“DavidCarter'sdecisiontocompletehisdegreeisatestament（证明）tofinishingwellwhatwasstarted,andstopped,evenmanyyearsearlier.Wewelcomehimbackaswedomanystudentseachyearwhoseeducationcouldnotbecompletedeasily.We’regoingtohelphimthroughhisremainingcoursework.”

4.WhydidCarterstopstudyingintheuniversity?

A.Hehurtanartist.B.Hecouldn’taffordhisstudy.

C.Hegotastrangedisease.D.Hehadahandinjury.

5.WhatwasChandler’spurposeininterviewingCarter?

A.Todoaprojectonhomelessness.

B.ToknowwhyhehungaroundUT.

C.Tomakefriendswithahomelessperson.

D.Tofinishhishomeworkonhelpingothers.

6.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeChandler?

A.Brave.B.Honest.

C.Warm-hearted.D.Strong-minded.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromDempster’swordsinthestatement?

A.HeencouragesCartertostudyhard.

B.Hesupportsstudentswhonevergiveup.

C.HecallsonotherstudentstohelpCarter.

D.HesuggestsotherstudentslearnfromCarter.

C

Whenfacedwiththedecisiontogetoutofbedorhaveafewmoreminutesofsleep,whichdoyouchoose?

Believeitornot,thatdecisioncouldmakeaworldofdifferenceintherestofyourday.

About85percentofAmericansuseanalarmclocktowakeupinthemornings,accordingtosleepresearcherTillRoennenber.Andwhiletherearenoofficialnumbersonsnoozing（打盹）,aquicksurveyofsocialmediamakesitclearthathittingthesnoozebuttonisapopularpastime.

Astohowthesnoozebuttonwillaffectyourday,scientistshavemixedopinions.Somescientiststhinkpeoplewhohitthesnoozebuttoninthemorningsareactuallyclever,creativeandhappywhilesomesaidthathittingthesnoozebuttonwillruinyourlife,orattheveryleastyourday."Ifeelthathittingthesnoozebuttonhasgottobeoneoftheworstthingsthateverhappenedtohumansleep,”researcherJonathanHorowitzsaid."Thechancesofyou‘snoozing’andactuallyexperiencingameaningfulrestareclosetozero.”

Accordingtosomesleepexperts,whenhittingthesnoozebutton，youareinfactconfusingyourbodyandmind,andthrowingyourselfintoadeepstateofbeingsleepy.Thebodyneedssometimetowakeup,so,whenreturningtowhatwillbealightsleepforabriefperiodoftime,youareputtingyourbodybackintoasleepmodebeforewakingitagain.Atthatpointyourbodywon’tknowwhatitwants,resultinginasortofhalfawakenstate.

Ifyoureallywanttotakeadvantageofanalarmclock,thekeyistoformahealthysleepcycle.Focusyoureffortsongettingenoughsleepeachnightandwakingupatthesametimeeachdaysothatwhenyouralarmgoesoffyoufeelrested.

8.WhatcanweinferabouthittingthesnoozebuttonfromParagraph2?

A.Peopledoitjustforfun.B.Itisacommonpractice.

C.Peopletakeitseriously.D.Itisabitchildish.

9.Whatdosomesleepexpertsthinkofhittingthesnoozebutton?

A.Itismeaningfulinthelongterm.

B.Itmakespeoplebecomelazy.

C.Itbringsusasenseofsatisfaction.

D.Itaffectsourbodyandmind.

10.What’stheauthor’ssuggestionongettingthebestoutofalarms?

A.Formingagoodsleephabit.B.Tryingtorelaxourselves.

C.Makinguseofwillpower.D.Usinganextraalarm.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Waystokeeprefreshedinthemorning.

B.Thesnoozebuttonandpeople'scharacter.

C.Shouldyourelyonthesnoozebutton?

D.Howtoavoidthelightsleepmode?

D

AstormhitHouston,Texas,onTuesday.Itbroughtheavyrainsandrisingflood-waters.ByTuesdaynight,somepartsofthecityhadreceived10inchesofrain.Policeandfirefightershelpedpeoplemovetosafeplaces.Theyalsosavedpeoplefromcarsandbusesthatwerestuckonroads.

CertainareasaroundHoustonwerehitreallyhard.Injustfourhours,morethanseveninchesofrainfellinSugarLandinthesouthwestofHouston.Carscouldnotpassthroughanyoftheareasmainroadways.OnTwitter,SugarLandcityofficialsaskedpeopletogettohighground.

Tuesday’srainhitpartsofTexasthatHurricaneHarveyhadalreadydamagedalmosttwoyearsago.HurricaneHarveyinAugust,2017wasthesecondmostcostlyhurricaneinUShistory.Itcaused$125billionworthofdamageinTexas.IntheHoustonarea,36peoplediedandabout150,000homeswereflooded.

AspokesmanfortheHarrisCountyOfficeofHomelandSecurityandEmergencyManagementspokewiththeHoustonChronicle.Thespokesmansaidthatthisweek’srainis“notinanywayaHarvey-levelevent.”

Buttheworstmaynotbeoveryet.PeoplewillhaveabreakfromtheheavyrainonWednesday.AccordingtotheNationalWeatherService,theTexasGulfCoastwillcontinuetoexperienceheavyrainlaterintheweek."Todayshouldbeourquietestoverthenextfewdaysforrainfall,”saidDonOettinger,aNationalWeatherServicemeteorologist（气象学家）.

HoustonFireChiefSamuelPeiawarned,“Asthereistoomuchwaterontheground,theseareperfectconditionsforflashfloods,sowehopepeoplearecarefulofwhatthey’redoingandencouragethemtostayhome.There’snosenseinputtingyourself,firefightersoranybodyindangerneedlessly.”

12.WhatareParagraphs1and2mainlyabout?

A.FlooddamageinHouston.B.FloodpreventioninHouston.

C.HeavyfloodshittingHouston.D.PeoplefightingfloodsinHouston.

13.WhatdoweknowaboutHurricaneHarvey?

A.Itcausednodeathsorinjuries.B.ItdidalotofdamagetoTexas.

C.Itwaslessseriousthanthisweek’srain.D.Itwasthebiggesthurricaneonrecord.

14.WhatcanwelearnfromtheweatherreportoftheNationalWeatherService?

A.Finedaysarecoming.B.Itwillrainalittlenon-stop.

C.Ahurricaneisunavoidable.D.Floodswillcontinue.

15.WhatdidSamuelsuggestlocalpeopledo?

A.Stayindoors.B.Joinfirefighters.

C.Giveupneedlessthings.D.Comfortthosewholosthomes.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Doyoueverwishyoucouldchangesomethingaboutyourbody?

Ifso,you'renotalone.