辽宁省学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx
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辽宁省学年高二英语上学期期中试题
高二英语上学期期中试题
本试卷分四部分,卷面分数120分。
考试用时100分钟。
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20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
MyfirsttermatMIT(麻省理工学院)wasawesome----IgotallA’s,andIdeclaredmathasmymajor.MyparentswereexpectingmetobecomeadoctorlikethemsoIwastryingtosatisfythem.ButIwasdesperatelyrunningawayfromthem.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylife.Mythirdterm,IendedupwithaDinmath.Ididn’tdothatwellinmyotherclasses,either.Itseemedlikeallmyfriendsweredoingsowell,gettingopportunitiesoverthesummers.
Myfifthterm,IrealizedthatIwasawfulathigher-levelmath.Ihadlostallconfidenceinmyself.Iwenttoafewclassesatthebeginningoftheterm,butafterbymidterm,Ihadtotallystopped.MyonlyreliefwasthedanceteamIwason.Iwouldsleepallday,andthengotodancepractice,andthengobacktosleep.Asexpected,Ifailedinallofmyclassesandhadtowithdraw(退学)fromMIT.
Ihadnochoicebuttotellmyparents.Insteadofyellingorhittingme,theyjustheldmeandcried.Thenextday,mydadtookadayofffromworkandtookmetoanearby,smallartscollege.
Ihadlostallconfidenceinmyself.Beforemyfirstbiologytest,Ididn’tthinkIcouldpass.Ididpass.SinceIhadsomuchfreetime,Idecidedtojoinabiologylab.IrealizedthatwaswhatIwantedtodo!
Iwantedtobeascientist!
ThispastMay,Igraduatedwiththehighesthonors,andnowIhavemyPhDinbiology.Thoughitendeduptakingme5yearstograduatefromcollege,IcansaynowthatdroppingoutofMITwasoneofthebestthingsthateverhappenedtome.I’verealizedthatapersonisnothisgrades.I’verealizedhowmuchmyparentslovedme.I’vefinallydiscoveredmypassion(热情)inlife!
21.Howdidtheauthor’sparentsreacttohisfailingatMIT?
A.Theyhithim.
B.Theyshoutedathim.
C.Theystoppedtheirjobstoteachhimthemselves.
D.Theyforgavehimforwhathedid.
22.Intheartscollege,theauthor_______.
A.rebuilthisconfidence.
B.volunteeredatmanylabs.
C.foundithardtolearnbiology.
D.hatedthelearningenvironment.
23.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?
A.Hefeltsorryforhisparents.
B.Hediscoveredhistrueinterest.
C.Herealizedtheimportanceofgrades.
D.HefeltashamedofhisfailingatMIT.
B
AnewrestaurantinSemarang,IndonesianamedtheMethaneGasCanteen,triestosupportthepoorbyallowingthemtopayfortheirfoodinaspecialway.
Therestaurant,runbythecoupleSariminandSuyatmi,islocatedinanunexpectedplace---JatibarangLandfill(垃圾填埋场),wherePoorlocalsspendtheirdayspickingupplasticandglasstosell.Thecouple,whospent40yearscollectingwastebeforeopeningtherestaurant,arenowbusycooking.
Whatmakestherestaurantunusualisthatpoorpeoplecanpayfortheirfoodwithrecyclablewasteinsteadofmoney.Thisispartofthecommunity'ssolutiontoreducingwasteinthelandfill.
Therestaurantseatsabout30peopleandservesmealsthatcostbetween$0.4and$0.8each.Sinceopeningtherestaurant,SariminandSuyatmihaveseentheirdailyincomemorethandoubleto$15aday,comparedtowhentheyonlydependedonpickingupplasticandglasstosell.
AgusJunaedi,theformermanagerofJạtibarangLandfill,cameupwiththeideafortherestaurantin2017whenSemarang'smayorwantedhimtoreducetheamountofplasticwasteinthelandfill.40%ofthe800tonsofwastethatisaddedtothesitedailyisplastic.
Thepriceofplasticwasverylowatthattimeand,asJunaedisaid,“Naturally,noonewantedtocollectplasticwaste.Sowhydon'twegetthepoortopayfortheirmealwithplasticwaste?
Wehopepeoplechangetheirmindandseewasteasausefulthing."
Additionally,afterafirein2017destroyednearly10acresofland,Junaedirealizedthatthemethanegas(甲烷)inthelandfillcouldbeusedinlife.ItisnowavailabletousefreeofchargeforpeoplearoundJatibarang,aswellasintheMethaneGasCanteen.
24.Whatmakestherestaurantspecial?
A.Itslocation.
B.Itsdeliciousandcheapfood.
C.Itsbossesexperienceandgenerosity
D.Itswayofchargingcustomers.
25.WhydidpeoplenotwanttopickupplasticwasteinSemarangin2017?
APlasticwastewastoocheapthen.
B.Therewaslittleplasticwasteinthelandfill.
C.Noplacewantedtorecycleplasticwaste.
D.Peoplethoughtplasticwastewasofnovalue.
26.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAgusJunaedi?
ATalentedB.CreativeC.CourageousD.Generous
C
Anexperimentalcleanupdevice(设备)calledRemoveDEBRIShassuccessfullycastanetaroundadummy(仿真的)satellite,imitatingatechniquethatcouldonedaycollectspaceborngarbage.
Thetest,whichwascarriedoutthisweek,iswidelybelievedtobethefirstsuccessfuldemonstration(展示)ofspacecleanuptechnology,expertstoldCNN.Anditsymbolizesanearlysteptowardsolvingwhathasalreadybeenacriticalissue:
junkinspace.
Millionsofpiecesofjunkareturningaroundinorbit,theresultof50yearsofspacetravelandfewregulationstokeepspaceclean.
GuglielmoAglitter,thedirectorofSurreySpaceCenter,saidthatanoperationalversionoftheRemoveDEBRlStechnologywouldcastanetthatremainsfastenedtothemainsatellitesothejunkcanbedraggedoutoforbit.Itcouldtargetlargepiecesofjunk,includingdeadsatellitesupto10meterslong.
TheRemoveDEBRISsatellitewillconductafewmoreexperimentsinthecomingmonths,includingtestingnavigationfeaturesthatcouldhelpguidethesatellitetoaspecificpieceofdebris.
Aglietti,theSurreyprofessorwhohelpedleadtheRemoveDEBRISproject,said“Thechallengewilllieinpersuadingtheauthoritiestosponsorthesetasks.”AgliettisaidhehopesRemoveDEBRISwillconductafewcleanuptasksperyear,targetingthelargestpiecesofjunkinthemostcrowdedorbits.
27.WhatistheuseoftheRemoveDEBRISsatellite?
A.Demonstratingspacetechnology.
B.Imitatingadevelopingtechnique.
C.Collectingwastesexistinginspace.
D.Symbolizinggreatprogressinspace.
28.HowdoestheRemoveDEBRlSsatellitework?
A.Bythrowinganettotakethejunkfromorbit.
B.Byfasteningittothemainsatellitetightly.
C.Bydraggingsatellitesupto10meterslong.
D.Bytargetinglargepiecesofjunkcarefully.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sponsor”inthelastparagraphprobably
mean?
A.Accomplish.B.Support.C.Oppose.D.Provide.
30.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheRemoveDEBRISProjectIsPerfect
B.HowRemoveDEBRISIsInventedintheLab
C.WhytheRemoveDEBRISSatelliteIsInvented
D.SatelliteCollectsSpaceJunkfortheFirstTime
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。
TipsforBetterWriting
Therearemanydifferenttypesofwriting,suchasessays,lettersandspeeches.Whateveryourreasonisandwhateveryourstyle,therearesomeuniversaltipsthatwillhelpyouimproveyourwriting:
·Beclearaboutyourpurpose
Themostbasicquestiontoaskyourselfbeforeyoustartiswhyyouarewriting.Inanessayorassignment,yourpurposeistoshareinformationanddrawconclusions.Butifyouarewritingabusinessreport,youmaywanttomakesuggestions.____31______
·Startwithaplan
____32______Theresultisoftendisjointedwritingwithpartsthatdon’tconnect.Whateveryouarewriting,creatingaclearplanisthefirststeptogettingyourmessageacrossquicklyandinthemosteffectiveway.
·Guidereadersthroughwhatyouwrite
Yourtaskistohelpreadersunderstandyourmessagequicklyandprecisely.____33____Eachsentence,eachparagraphshouldberelevanttowhatcomesbeforeandwhatcomesafter.Youshouldusewordsandphrasesthatconnecttoshowtheseconnections.
·___34_____
Youraiminwritingistoshowideasandinformationtootherpeople,andyoumustkeepthatinmindeverywordandsentenceyouwrite.Constantlyaskyourselfwhoyoureallywritetheinformationfor.
·Writefortheear,notfortheeye
Onceyou’vefinishedadraft(草稿)ofyourspeech,practicereadingitoutloud.____35_____Reviseit,andyouwillbemorecomfortablegivingyourspeech.Youwanttosoundnatural,nomatterwhattheoccasionis.
A.Writefortheaim,notforthewords
B.Writeforreaders,notyourself
C.Fartoooftenpeoplewritewithoutaplan.
D.Itsoundsrobotic,andemployershateit.
E.You’llhearanythingthatsoundsawkward.
F.Whateveritis,keepyourpurposeinmindatalltimestoavoidgoingofftopic.
G.Todothis,itisnecessarytoshowthemclearlyhowthedifferentpartsrelatetoeachother.
第二部分:
英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Idon’tknowwhyIcametothedecisiontobecomealoser,butIknowImadethechoiceatayoungage.Sometimeinthemiddleoffourthgrade,Istopped___36___.BythetimeIwasinseventhgrade,Iwas___37___,difficultanddisrespectful.
Itwasn'tlongafterI___38___outofschool.HardphysicallaborwastheconsequenceforthechoiceImadeasa(n)___39___.Attheageoftwenty-one,Iwashopelessly___40___,usingdrugsasawaytoescapethefactthatIhadno___41___.
ButnowIbelieveindo-overs(重做),inthechancetodoitall___42___.AndIbelievethatdo-overscanbemadeatany___43___inyourlife.Minecamefromasurprising___44___.
ItwasSeptember21,2002,whenmysonBlakewasborn.It’sfunnythatafteralifeofavoiding____45____,nowIwasinchargeofsomethingsofragile(脆弱的).Overtheyears,asIgrewintothetitleof____46____,Ibegantolearnsomethingaboutmyself.____47____,BlakeandIwerebothlearningtowalk,talk,work,andplayforthefirsttime.Ibegan
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