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高二英语上学期竞赛期中试题
2019-2020年高二英语上学期竞赛期中试题
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Callingallpoets!
TIMEForKids(TFK)hasachallengeforyou.
WHO:
Thecontestisopentostudentswhoare8to13yearsold.
WHAT:
Writeafunny,rhymingpoemandenteritintheTFKPoetryContest.Byentering,theentrant(参加竞赛者)shouldpromisethatthepoemisanoriginalonethatdoesnotcopyanotherpoet’swork,hasnotbeenpublishedinanymediumandhasnotwonanaward.
HOW:
Sendyourpoembye-mailtocontest@poetry4kids.Thesubjectlineofyoure-mailmessageshouldread“TFKPOETRYCONTEST”.Besuretoincludeyourfirstnameonly,youre-mailaddressandyourparents’e-mailaddress.Limitoneentryperpersonore-mailaccount.Thesponsor(赞助者)isnotresponsibleforlost,lateorinpleteentries,orthosenotreceivedforanyreason.
WHEN:
Thiscontestbegins12:
01a.m.onJanuary13,xx,andends11:
59p.m.onMarch1,xx.
JUDGING:
AllentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbitt,basedonthefollowingstandards:
creativityandoriginality(50%),useoflanguageandrhyme(25%)andrelatednesstocontesttheme(25%).Winnerwillbeinformedbye-mailandmustrespondwithinfivedays.
WINNER’SLIST:
Fornamesofthewinnerandfinalists,visittimeforkids(afterApril1,xx,youcangetforaperiodof10days).
PRIZE:
Ourjudgewillselectfoursemifinalists(半决赛选手)fromwhichonegrand-prizewinnerandthreefinalistswillbechosen.Theonegrand-prizewinnerwillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfrompoetKennNesbittandasignedcopyofoneofhisbooksofpoetry.Thepoemofthegrand-prizewinnerwillbepublishedontimeforkids.ThefinalistswillreceivesignedcopiesofoneofNesbitt’sbooksofpoetry.Thepoemsoffinalistswillbepublishedontimeforkids.
21.WhichmaybeaproperworkfortheTFKPoetryContest?
A.Awarpoempublishedinabook.
B.Agreatpoemwhichhaswonmanyprizes.
C.AfinepoemdownloadedfromtheInternet.
D.Alovepoemwhichhasbeenkeptsecretfromothers.
22.AccordingtoParagraph3,astudent__________.
A.cansendmorethanoneoriginalpoem
B.mustsendthepoemwithhisfullnameonit
C.canaskaparentforhelpwhilewritingthepoem
D.can’tusethenameofthepoemasthesubjectline
23.Onlythegrand-prizewinnercan________.
A.visittimeforkidsforfree
B.havehispoempublishedontimeforkids
C.receiveanonlineclassvisitfrompoetKennNesbitt
D.obtainasignedcopyofoneofNesbitt’sbooksofpoetry.
Poweredbycourageanddetermination,FelicityAston,33,becamethefirstpersontoskialoneacrossAntarcticaon15,Jan,xx.
Astonfinishedthe59-daytripalmostexactlyacenturyafterRoaldAmundsenfirstreachedtheSouthPolein1911.Astoncrossed1,084milesfromtheRossIceShelftoHerculesInlet.
Aston,afreelancetravelwriter,andexplorer,facedtemperaturesthataveraged-25degreesasshepulledtwosledsacrosstheiceandthicksnowonhernearlytwo-monthtrip.ThescariestmomentcamewhenhertwolightersfailedtoworkwhileshewasintheTransantarcticMountains.Thelightersstartedworkingagainatloweraltitudes.
WhileearlyAntarcticexplorerswerecutofffromtheoutsideworld,Aston'saccesstoasatellitephonemeantthatfriendsandfamilycouldfollowheronlineassheregularlytweetedandmadealmostdailypodcasts(播客)aboutherjourney.AninteractivemapshowedAston'sprogressinrealtime.Andwhilesheskied,Astonlistenedtobands.
OnNewYear'sEveshenotedthattherewouldbenochampagne.“Nowinewithmetotoastthenewyearbuttreatingmyselftospoonfulsofthepeanutbutter,”Astontweetedasthenewyearapproached.
InAston'slastpodcast,theemotionaltravelerrecordedaftershereachedHerculesInlet,“IseemtohavegothereinarushorsomethingandIdon'treallyfeelpreparedforit,”saidAston.“Itfeelsamazingtobefinishedandgreatlysadthatit'soveratthesametime.”
Weatherpermitting,Astonwillreturnhometodaywhereshesayssheislookingforwardtosome“redwineandahotshower”.
24.WhatisAston'smostpossiblepurposetoskialoneacrossAntarctica?
A.Tomemorizehuman'sarrivalattheSouthPole.
B.TobeethefirstwomantocrosstheSouthPole.
C.Tomakeanexplorationbyherselfandwriteaboutit.
D.ToexploreAntarcticaanddoscienceresearches.
25.WhatisthedifferencebetweenAston'stripandtheearlyexplorers'?
A.Shebroughtanelectronicmapwithher.
B.Shewasmonitoredbyaspecialsatellite.
C.Shesufferedmuchlowertemperatures.
D.Shewasfollowedonlineallthroughthetrip.
26.ItwasthemostdifficultforAstonwhen________.
A.thetemperaturesfellbelow-25degrees
B.hertwolightersfailedtoworkinmountains.
C.therewasnochampagneonNewYear'sEve
D.hertripacrossAntarcticawasingtoanend
27.Astonfeels________abouttheendingofhertrip.
A.depressedandsorryB.amazedbutsad
C.excitedandproudD.tiredbutcheerful
C
Twonewstudiessuggestthatmodernrunningshoescouldincreasetheriskofinjuriestorunners.
Onestudyinvolvedsixty-eighthealthyyoungwomenandmenwhoranatleasttwenty-fourkilometersaweek.Therunnerswereobservedonatreadmillmachine(跑步机).Sometimestheyworerunningshoes.Othertimestheyranbarefoot.
ResearchersfromtheJKMTechnologiespanyinVirginia,theUniversityofVirginiaandtheUniversityofColoradodidthestudy.
Theyfoundthatrunningshoescreatemorestressthatcoulddamageknees,hipsandanklejointsthanrunningbarefoot.Theyobservedthattheeffectwasevengreaterthantheeffectreportedearlierforwalkinginhighheels.
ThestudyappearedintheofficialscientificjournalofTheAmericanAcademyofPhysicalMedicine.
TheotherstudyappearedinthejournalNature.ItparedrunnersintheUnitedStatesandKenya.TheresearcherswerefromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,MoiUniversityinKenyaandtheUniversityofGlasgowinScotland.
Theydividedtherunnersintothreegroups.Onegrouphadalwaysrunshoeless.Anothergrouphadalwaysrunwithshoes.Andthethirdgrouphadchangedtoshoelessrunning.
Runnerswhowearshoesusuallyedownheelfirst.Thatputsgreatforceonthebackofthefoot.Butthestudyfoundthatbarefootrunnersgenerallylandonthefrontormiddleoftheirfoot.Thatwaytheyeaseintotheirlandingandavoidstrikingtheirheel.
Harvard’sDanielLiebermanledthestudy.Hesaysthewaymostrunningshoesaredesignedmayexplainwhythosewhowearthemlandontheirheels.Theheeloftheshoeisbiggerandheavierthanotherpartsoftheshoe,soitwouldseemmorelikelytoedownfirst.Also,theheelgenerallyhasthickmaterialunderittosoftenlandings.
Buttheresearchersdonotsuggestthatrunnersimmediatelystartrunningbarefoot.Theysayittakessometraining.Andtherecanberisks,likerunningwhenyourfeetaretoocoldtofeelifyougetinjured.
ThestudywaspartlysupportedbyVibram,whichmakesakindoffootwearthatitsaysislikerunningbarefoot.Thefindingshavegottenalotofattention.Buttheresearcherssaytherearemanyproblemsinthewaythepresshasreportedintheirpaper.SotheyhavetriedtoexplaintheirfindingsonaHarvardWebsite.
28.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Walkinginhighheelscouldcauselessseriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot.
B.Twonewdiscoveriesencouragepeopletoruninhighheels.
C.Runninginshoesispartlygoodtorunners.
D.Twonewstudiesproverunningwithoutshoesisbeneficialtorunnersinmostcases.
29.Whichpartofourbodycouldbeinjuredifweruninrunningshoes?
A.Toes.B.Hips.C.Feet.D.Legs.
30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.
B.Weshouldstartrunningbarefootinnotime.
C.Runninginmodernrunningshoescouldcausemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.
D.Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.
31.Whereispossiblythispassagefrom?
A.AnewspaperB.AtextbookC.AfashionmagazineD.Asciencereport
D
IntheUnitedStates,manylowineparentscannotaffordtobuyenoughfoodfortheirchildren.AprogramcalledKidsCaféishelpingsomeofthesechildrenbyprovidingfreenutritious(有营养的)snacksandmealsduringafter-schoolprograms.
AtamunitycenterinVirginiajustoutsideofWashington,D.C.,childrenmakeasnackaspartoftheirafterschoolprogram.“Thesnackisveryhealthyforyourbody,butthemainthingisthatittastesreally,reallygood,”KeithClementstellsthem.HerunstheKidsCaféprogram.
Thechildrenarebetweentheagesof5and11andarefromseverallocalschools.AbouthalfhaveparentsfromEthiopia.Manyofthechildreneattheirtraditionalfoodathome.KidsCafé,withfoodofferedfreebyafoodbank,givesthemanopportunitytotrydifferenttypesoffood.
“It’sgood,”saysonegirl.ButRebeccaNance,whoseparentsarefromtheUS,isnotsosure.“Thetasteisweird.”Hermother,DaffanyNancehastwochildrenintheprogram.She’sgladherkidsaregettingnutritiousfood.“Eveninmyhousewedon’thavemuchjunkfood,”shesays,“soit’sveryimportantthatit’shealthyandcontinuestohelpthemgrowbetter.”
Thecharity,FeedingAmerica,startedthenationalKidsCaféprogramin1993.Thecharitysaysmorethan16millionchildrenintheUnitedStatesdonothaveenoughhealthyfoodtoeat.
KidsCafébecamepartoftheafterschoolprogramatthismunitycenterfiveyearsago.LoriMcFailheadstheafterschoolprogram.Shesayssomechildrendonoteatgoodeveningmealsbecausetheirparentsworklateorcannotaffordhealthyfood.Shehopesthechildrenwillmakefulluseofwhatthey’velearnedaboutnutriti