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新疆沙雅县第二中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语精校Word版含答案
沙雅县第二中学2018-2019年期中考考试卷
高二年级英语
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120分考试时间:
120分钟
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第一部分:
阅读理解(本部分共两节,共40分。
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第一节:
共15题;每小题2分,满分30分
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项
A
Someyearsago,a28yearoldCalifornianwifeandmotherofthreechildrendiedfromdrinkingtoomuchwater.Herbodywasfoundinherhomeshortlyaftershetookpartinawaterdrinkingcontestthatwasheldbyalocalradioshow.Called“HoldYourWeeForAWii”,thecontestorganizerspromisedafreeWiivideogamemachinetothosewhodrankthemostwaterwithoutgoingtothebathroom.Thewomanwhodieddrankabout2gallonsofwaterduringthecontest.Whensheandotherparticipantscomplainedofdiscomfortandshowedsignsofpains,theywerelaughedatbytheorganizers.
Thistragicnewsstoryshowstheimportanceofunderstandingwhydrinkingtoomuchwatercanbedangeroustoyourhealth.Consumingmorewaterthanyouneedcanincreaseyourtotalbloodvolume(容量).Andsinceyourbloodvolumeexistswithinaclosedsystem,increasingyourbloodvolumeputsunnecessarystressonyourheartandbloodvessels(血管).Yourkidneys(肾)mustworkovertimetogetridofextrawateroutofyoursystem.Yourkidneysarenotapairofpipes.Flushingmorewaterthroughyourkidneysdoesn'tnecessarilyhelpitbecomecleaner.Rather,yourkidneyscangetdamagedbyunnecessarywearandtearovertime.Anddrowningyoursystemwithlargeamountsofwaterisoneofmanypotentialcausesofkidneydamage.
Puttingunnecessarystressonyoursystemandyourkidneysbyconsumingunnecessarywaterisanunnoticeableprocess.Fortheaverageperson,itisusuallyimpossibletoknowthatthisstressexists,asthereareusuallynoobvioussymptomsonamomenttomomentbasis.Butmakenomistakeaboutit:
thisstressisrealandcanhurtyourhealthoverthelongterm.
1.WhyistheCalifornianwomanmentioned?
A.Toleadtothetopicofthetext.
B.Totellusatragicnewsstoryaboutamother.
C.Totellusitcanbedangeroustotakepartincontests.
D.Totellushowmuchwaterwecandrinkatmostonetime.
2.Whentheparticipantsshowedsignsofpains,theorganizers________.
A.becameveryconcerned
B.werelaughedatbyothers
C.triedtoreducetheirpains
D.didn'tpaymuchattentiontothem
3.Thestresscausedbyconsumingunnecessarywater________.
A.isn'tthatdangerous
B.canneverbefoundout
C.isreallyharmfulinthelongrun
D.leadstosomeobvioussymptoms
B
NeitherrainnorsnownorthedarkofnightcanseparateTennesseepostalcarrier“MailmanMike”fromhis4andahalfyearoldfriendCarterLawson—orkeepthemfromtheirappointments.
Forthepastninemonths,thetwohaveteamedupeverydayinthepreschooler'sKnoxvilleneighborhoodforafewminutesofdeliveringmailtogetherandchattingwithfellowneighbors.Lawsonwantstobeamailcarrierwhenhegrowsup,andinaninspiringstory,hismomtoldushowmailmanMikeCrenshawhasbeenarolemodeltoherson.“Anyonecouldjustbelike‘Goaway,kid’,butMikehasreallygoneoutofhiswaytotalkwithCarter,”saidCassieLawsonoftheUnitedStatesPostalServicecarrier.LittleCarterevengothisownuniformtomatchMike's.“It'sbeenreallycute.Ijustcouldn'tbelievehegotafullmailman'scostume,”thepostalserviceemployeesaid.
“EverylettercarrierhasstopshelooksforwardtoandthisistheoneIlookforwardtoeveryday,”saidMike.“He'stheendofmyday,andthebestpartofmyday.Notbecauseit'stheend,butbecausehe'ssuchacutelittleguy.”
Themanandthelittleboy'sconnectionisn'tasurprisetoFredricRolando,presidentoftheNationalAssociationofLetterCarriers.“Kidsrespondtomailmenbecauselettercarriersareafriendly,uniformedpartoftheneighborhoodwhobringsomethingtotheirhouseeveryday,andaresomeonetheycometorecognizeandtrust,”Rolandosaid.“It'sthesamefortheelderly,butinaddition,lettercarriersmaybetheonlypersontheycommunicatewithallday.”
4.MikeCrenshawmeetsCarterLawsoneverydayto________.
A.playwiththeboy
B.getmailfromtheboy
C.listentotheboy'sstories
D.sendmailtogetherwiththeboy
5.WhydoesMikeCrenshawlikethelaststopofhisday?
A.Itiswherehelives.
B.Itiswhereheispaid.
C.HewantstobewithCarter.
D.Hecanfinishhisworkbythen.
6.WhatcanweinferfromFredricRolando'swords?
A.Mailmenareusuallynotwellrespected.
B.Whatlettercarriersdoisnotjustsendingletters.
C.Theelderlydon'tlikecommunicatingwithothers.
D.Peopleshouldlearntorecognizeandtrusteachother.
7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Alettercarrierispraisedforhelpingakid
B.Amailmanmakesalittleboy'sdreamcometrue
C.Everylettercarrierhasstopshelooksforwardto
D.Theimportanceoflettercarrierscannotbeignored
C
Dustonfurnituremaybebadnewsforwaistlines(腰围).Butit'sfartooearlytoadddustingtoaweightlossplan.Dietaryfatsandothermaterialsthatmakeupindoordustcansendasignaltohumanfatcells,tellingthemtogrow.Thatprocess,inturn,mightslowthebody'srateofburningenergy.Suchchangescouldaddtoanyweightproblemsapersonmighthave.
“Wedon'tknowwhatthatmeanstolongtermhealthandcertaindiseasesyet,”saysHeatherStapleton,oneofthestudy'sauthors.Butshenotesthatherteam'sfindingsalsoraiseaquestionofwhetherpollutants(污染物)industmightplaysomeroleinthegrowing,globalproblemofobesity.
Stapletonandhercolleaguescollecteddustfromhomesandoffices.Studiesfoundthatsomematerialsinthedustcouldturnonaprotein(蛋白质)calledPPARgamma1.It'sfoundinmanyhumantissues.Turningthisproteinoncancausefatcellstogrow.Researchersthinkthisproteinmaybeinvolvedinobesity.Butasecondstudynowfindsevidencethatcertainfatsaremostlytoblame.Cookingoilsmaysendoutsomeofthesefatsintotheair,wheretheyeventuallyfindtheirwayintohousedust.Or,theauthorssay,thefatsmightenterhousedustaspartofthehairorskincellsshed(脱落)bypeopleorpets.
“Whilethefindingsareamazing,”saysMitchellLazar,anotherstudyauthor,“thesefindingsneedtobetakenasverypreliminary.”Indeed,headdsseveralcautionsabouthowthefindingsshouldbeunderstood.“Foronething,peopleeatthesefatsinfoodsallofthetime.Thatislikelytobealotmorethanwouldbeconsumedfromindoordust,”hesaid.
8.Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheresearch?
A.Dustharmspeople'shealth.
B.Dustcanhelppeopleloseweight.
C.Dustisacauseforsomediseases.
D.Dustmayhavesomethingtodowithweight.
9.WhatdoweknowaboutPPARgamma1?
A.Itcomesfromdust.
B.Itleadstoweightgain.
C.Itcanhelpgetridofdust.
D.Itonlyappearsinhumanbodies.
10.Theunderlinedword“preliminary”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby“______”.
A.limited B.important
C.misleadingD.unbelievable
11.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Canhousedustmakeusfat?
B.Whyisitimportanttoclean?
C.Anythingtodotodealwithdust?
D.Whatisthebestwaytoloseweight?
D
Wespendaroundonethirdofourlivesinbed,andthebodydoesalotofitsrepairworkaswesleep,soenoughgoodqualitysleepisveryimportanttoourhealth.Itdoesn’tstopthere,though—somesleeppositionsarehealthierthanothers.Sowhichsleeppositionisthehealthiest?
Sleepingonyourbackisthehealthiestsleepposition.Healthbenefitsincludeavoidingbackandneckpain.Becausetheheadisraisedabovethestomachwhenyousleeponyourback,thispositionisbestforpeoplewhosufferfromnighttimeacidreflux(胃酸逆流)aswell.Around80%ofheartburn(胃灼热)sufferershaveproblemsduringthenight,sosleepingontheirbackcouldhelpalotofpeopletoenjoyagoodnight’ssleep.Ifthesleeppositionaloneisnotenoughtoalleviatethecondition,tryraisingtheheadofthebedbyupto4inchesbyplacingblocksunderit.
Whenyousleeponyourback,yourfaceisinanaturalposition.Thismeanslesswrinkles(皱纹).
Ifyoureallycan’tfacesleepingonyourback,anotherhealthysleeppositionisthesidesleep.It’salmostasgoodasthebackposition,andit’sbetterforpeoplewhosnore(打鼾)andtheirpartners.Whicheversleeppositionyouchoose,useapillowthatsupportstheheadandtheneckwithoutraisingtheheadunnaturally,asthiscanbringneckpain.
12.WhichisNOToneofthebenefitsofsleepingontheback?
A.Itcanavoidacidreflux.
B.Itmakespeoplelookyounger.
C.Ithelpspeoplegetridofstomachpain.
D.It’sgoodforheartburnsufferers.
13.Theunderlinedword“alleviate”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”.
A.makepeopleenjoyB.makepeopleforget
C.makeitlessusefulD.makeitlessserious
14.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?
A.Waystokeepushealthy.
B.Theimportanceofsleep.
C.Healthypositionsofsleep.
D.Sleep’srepairingfunctions.]
15.Whichpartofamagazinemaythearticleappearin?
A.Health.B.Sports.
C.Sciencefiction.D.Fashion.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,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。
Richard'sfatherdiedwhenhewasfive.Lateronhelosthismother.Anoldwomanfeltsorryforthepoorboyandoftenhelpedhim.Ofcoursehehadnomoneytogotoschool.Hehadtoworkforarichfarmer.Themanpaidhimnothingexceptfoodandclothes.__16__Hefoundsomeoldbooksneartheschoolandtaughthimselftoreadandwrite.
__17__Itconnectedthevillageandthetown.Onemorningpeoplefoundtherewasabigstoneonit.Itstoppedthemfromgoingtotown.Theyhadtomoveitaway,ortheyhadtocrossthemountainiftheyhadsomethingtodointhetown.But