1、黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题哈尔滨市第六中学2020届下学期期中考试考试 高二英语试题第一卷第一部分：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）AThe Adler Planetarium(天文馆) is part of the lake fronts Museum Campus, which along with the Shedd Aquarium(水族馆) and Field Museum, attracts a huge number of visitors every year. The Adler Planetarium i
2、s included with the purchase of a Go Chicago Card.Address: 1300 South Lake Shore DrivePhone: 312-922-STAR(7827)Getting to the Adler Planetarium by Public Transportation:Either the south-bound CTA bus line #146(Marine-Michigan), or Red Line CTA train south to Roosevelt, then take a Museum Campus trol
3、ley (电车) or take the CTA bus #12.Driving from Downtown of Chicago:Lake Shore Drive (US 41) south to 18th Street. Turn left onto Museum Campus Drive and follow it around Soldier Field. Look for signs that will point you to the visitor parking garage. The Adler Planetarium is just northeast of the par
4、king garage.Parking at the Adler Planetarium:There are several lots(停车场) on the Museum Campus, but most tend to fill up quickly and your best bet is in the main parking garage. Parking for all lots is $ 15 per day.Adler Planetarium Hours:Daily: 9：30 a. m. - 4: 30 p. m. The Adler Planetarium is open
5、every day except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. Extended Hours: From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the Adler Planetarium is open from 9: 30 a.m.-6: 00 p. m. daily.Adler Planetarium Tickets:General Admission(exhibits only): Adults, $ 7; Seniors (aged 65+), $ 6；Children(ages 4-11), $5.1. What is the cor
6、rect route to the planetarium?A. A Museum Campus trolley-the CTA bus #12.B. The Red Line CTA train-a Museum Campus trolley. .C. The CTA bus line #146-the Red Line CTA train.D. The Lake Shore Drive(US 41)-the CTA bus line #1462. When can you enter the planetarium at 5 pm?A. Weekdays. B. Sundays.C. Me
7、morial Day. D. Thanksgiving Day.3. To visit the planetarium, how much should a couple with a 66-year-old man and 12-year-old son pay?A. 18 dollars. B. 20 dollars.C. 25 dollars. D. 27 dollarsBGwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hu
8、ndreds of poems during her lifetime. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America.Her poems described conditions among the poor, racial inequality and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women.
9、 But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She was an expert at the language of poetry. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience.In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago. The South Si
10、de of Chicago is where many back people live. In her poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was A Street in Bronzeville that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. Critics praised her poetic skill and her powerful descriptions of the black experience during the time. The Bronzevi
11、lle poems were her first published collection.In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She won the prize for her second book of poems called Annie Allen. Annie Allen is a collection of poetry about the life of a Bronzeville girl as a daughter,
12、 a wife and mother. She experiences loneliness, loss, death and being poor. Ms. Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called Maud Martha, Maud Martha received little notice when it was first published. But now it is considered an important work
13、 by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult life of many women are popular among female writers today.In some of her poems, Gwendolyn Brooks described how what people see in life is affected by who they are. One example is this poem, Corners on the Curing Sky.By the end of the 1960s, Gwendo
14、lyn Brooks poetry expanded from the everyday experiences of people in Bronzeville. She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues.4. What does the text mainly talk about?A. The life of Gwendolyn Brooks. B. The struggles of black women.C. The understanding about black culture
15、. D. The poems of Gwendolyn Brooks.5. What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brooks from the second paragraph?A. She mainly wrote about the struggles of black women.B. She was good at using the language of poetry.C. Her writing skills were a little worse than her ability.D. Her poems were mainly about th
16、e African experience.6. The author develops the passage mainly by .A. providing examples B. using statisticsC. comparing opinions D. describing her experiences7. In the next part, the author would most probably talk about .A. the difficulties Gwendolyn Brooks would meetB. the poems related to politi
17、cal issuesC. the awards Gwendolyn Brooks gainedD. the racial inequality the black had to faceCIt was the night before my election. I was running for Sophomore Vice President.I had prepared a performance for the election-a funny boxing match. The fight had popular moves as seen in Dodge Ball, Iron Ma
18、n, and Super Smash Brothers. In the end, I would perform my famous move， the Power-Punch from Hot Rod.My friend Cheyenne and I rehearsed (排练) the fight for hours, but the fight would not be a fight without music and sound effects. This is where my brother came in. He stayed up all night to work on t
19、hat soundtrack. And when my computers disk burner (刻录机) went out at 6 in the morning, he spent a college students weeks worth of incomes to replace it.Why would he go into all that trouble? Because he knew that out of all the other important things he could be doing, this was imperative to me. He kn
20、ew because it was once important to him. Having graduated from Layton High just a year earlier, he knew what it was like to be in the center of peoples attention. He knew how fun high school could be, and he wanted me to have a great experience.I ended up losing the election, but that day changed my
21、 world forever. The lesson my brother taught me became my most important belief. But it wasnt until I had a similar opportunity that I really understood why he cared so much.What did it take for me to understand? It was the performance. The rest of the cast and I would rehearse every day after schoo
22、l for 6 months all for what? The chance to perform a play eight times. As I came out on that stage for the first time and listened to the laughter, I was filled with joy. By the end of the play, the audience broke into tears, and so did we. What happened? We had the sweet opportunity of giving them
23、an unforgettable theatre moment - a moment to laugh, reflect, and shed tears.8. Why did the author prepare a performance?A. To prove he had a gift for performing.B. To introduce moves from some movies.C. To celebrate his success after the election.D. To increase his chance of winning the election.9.
24、 How did the authors brother respond when the computers disk burner went out?A. He decided to give up in the end.B. He bought one with his own money.C. He found another way to make music.D. He borrowed one from a college student.10. What does the underlined word imperative” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Im
25、portant B. Pleasant C. Difficult D. Useful11. What did the author most probably learn from his brother?A. We should try our best to do everything well.B. We should spread the kindness we have received.C. Family members should always support each other.D. Happiness comes from what we do to brighten o
26、thers life.DYou can relax if remembering everything isnt your strong suit. Recent research makes the case that being forgetful can be a strengthin fact, selective memory can even be a sign of stronger intelligence.Traditional research on memory has focused on the advantages of remembering everything
27、. But looking through years of recent memory data, researchers found that the neurobiology of forgetting can be just as important to our decision-making as what our minds choose to remember.Making intelligent decisions doesnt mean you need to have all the information at hand. It just means you need
28、to hold onto the most valuable information. And that means clearing up space in your memory palace for the most up-to-date information on clients and situations. Our brains do this by creating new neurons(神经元）in our hippocampus, which have the power to overwrite(重写)existing memories that are influen
29、cing our decision-making.If you want to increase the number of new neurons in our brain s learning region，try exercising. Some aerobic exercise like jogging, power walking and swimming has been found to increase the number of neurons making important connections in our brains.When we forget the name
30、s of certain clients or details about old jobs，the brain is making a choice that these details dont matter. Although too much forgetfulness can be a cause for concern，the occasional lost detail can be a sign of a perfectly healthy memory system. The researchers found that our brains facilitate decis
31、ion-making by stopping us from focusing too much on unimportant past details. Instead，the brain helps us remember the most important part of a conversation.We can get blamed for being absent-minded when we forget past events in perfect detail. These findings show us that total recall(记忆）can be overv
32、alued. Our brains are working smarter when they aim to remember the right stories, not every story.12.How can we help our brains produce more neurons? A. By having deep sleep frequently.B. By practicing swimming regularly.C. By doing mental labor repeatedly.D. By learning new skills constantly.13. Which of the following can best replace “facilitate” underlined in paragraph 5?A. postpone B. repeat C. promote D. abuse14. What conclusion can be drawn f
