山西省祁县第二中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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山西省祁县第二中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
山西省祁县第二中学2018-2019学年高二上学期
期中考试
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45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
Thefollowingarefouradventuremoviesforkids.
ToyStory
Inthisstory,toyscometolifewhennobodyiswatching.Woody,acowboydoll,feelsunhappywhenanewspacemanfigureBuzztakeshisplaceasthefavouritetoyofsix-year-oldAndy.BuzzandWoodygetintoafightandgettrappedtogetherinthenext-doorneighbour’shouseandtheyhavetofindtheirwayhome.Inthatjourney,theyformaclosefriendshipandworktogetherthrougheverything.
HowtoTrainYourDragon
YoungmanVikingHiccupwantstofightagainstthedragonsthatcontinuallyattackhistown.ButafterfinallycatchinghisfirstdragonwhomhenamesToothless,Hiccuprealizesthathenolongerwantstokillitandinsteadtreatsitkindly.Helearnsthathispeoplehavemisjudgedthespecies.
Up
ThestoryisaboutCarlFredrickson,a78-year-oldmanwhosetsouttorealizehislifelongdreamofseeingthewildsofSouthAmerica.HetiesthousandsofballoonstofloathishouseandtotraveltoParadiseFallswithanunwelcomecompanionRussel,whoisaneight-year-oldexplorer.
DespicableMe
Gruwantstobecomethegreatestthiefbystealingthemoonrightoutoftheskybuthemeetsachallenge.Thethreegirlshehadadopted(收养)changehislifeinawaynobodywouldconsiderpossible.Theworld’sgreatestvillain(坏人)endsupbeingfrombeingsuper-badtoasuper-dad.
1.WhatdoweknowaboutBuzzandWoodyinthemovieToyStory?
A.Theyfightwithothertoys.B.Theybecomefriendsfinally.
C.TheytrytoescapefromAndy.D.Theywinacompetitiontogether.
2.Whichmovieshowsthereisnoagelimitforadventurers?
A.Up.B.ToyStory.
C.HowtoTrainYourDragon.D.DespicableMe.
3.WhatisspecialaboutthemovieDespicableMe?
A.Itisadetectivestory.B.Itisafamilycomedy.
C.Itisaimedatamusingkids.D.Itisactedoutbyrealpeople.
B
EveryoneknewthatStutiwasthebestspellerinthewholeclass.Shecouldspelldifficultwordslike“encyclopedia”and“amendment”veryeasily.Sheusedtogetperfectscoresduringeachweeklyspellingtest.
Ms.Daisy,herEnglishteacher,madearuleforthespellingteststhatanychildwhodoesn’tgetatleast60%correctspellingswouldhavetocopyeachwordfiftytimesfornextweek’sspellingtest.Seema,whosatnexttoStutialwaysstruggledwithspellings.LastThursday,shereceived56percent,whichmeantcopyingeachwordfiftytimes.
Stutiwassoconfidentaboutherspellingabilitythatshedecidednottostudyforhernextspellingtest.Thetestbegan.Ms.Daisypronouncedeachwordandthenrepeatedit.EverythingwasOKuntilsheread“Handkerchief”.Stutiscribbledh-a-n-d-k-e-r-c-h...nowwhat?
iore?
Hermindwasblank.
Ms.Daisystartedtomoveontothenextword.Suddenly,StutirealizedthatSeemaknewhowtospellit!
Seemahadwrittenthiswordfiftytimes.
TherewaswideopenspacebetweenStutiandSeema.Stuti’seyesrolledtotheright.Thereitwas;itwasspelledoutinSeema’shandwriting.Hereyeswentquicklybacktoherownpaperandfinishedthewordwiththeletters“i-e-f”.
StutiremainednervousasMs.Daisyreadthelastword.Shehadcheatedjustforthefirsttimeinherlife.Shethought,“IsthisthewayIwanttokeepmyperfectrecord---bybeingacheater?
”
Frantically(手忙脚乱地),sheerasedwhatshehadwrittenearlierandreplaceditwithwhatsheknewwasthewronganswer.Shewrote“e-i-f”.Asshepassedthetestpapertotheteacherwithhersweatyhands,shesighedwithrelief.Shethought,“So,whatifmyperfectscoresarenolongerperfect?
Atleastmyhonestyis.”
4.WhydidSeemawritetheword“handkerchief”fiftytimes?
A.Shefounditdifficulttomemorizeit.
B.Shespelledthewordincorrectlyinthelasttest.
C.Shewantedtoscorefullmarksinthecomingtest.
D.Shegotmorethan40%wrongspellingsinthelasttest.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scribbled?
”probablymean?
A.Wrotesomethingquickly.B.Drewsomethingcarefully.
C.Removedsomethingsuddenly.D.Pronouncedsomethingcorrect.
6.WhatmadeStutinervousduringthetest?
A.Sheforgotthespellingofsomewords.
B.Shehastoonervoustowriteaword.
CShecopiedawordfromSeema’spaper.
D.Shecouldn’thearherEnglishteacherclearly.
7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?
A.Betterlatethannever.B.Pridegoesbeforeafall.
C.Honestyisthebestpolicy.D.Lazypeopletakethemostpains.
C
Exerciseisgoodforus.Itreducestherisksofdyingfromallcauses,includingcancerandheartdisease.Butmanypeoplewhoworkallweekhavelittletimeforexercise.So,theymighttrytodosomethingtoincreasetheirheartratesovertheweekend---goforalongrun,takeabikerideorhikeinthemountains.Butisithealthytoavoidexerciseduringthework-weekandthentrytofititallinduringtheweekend?
Anewstudysuggeststhat,yes,itishealthy.AustralianresearchersattheUniversityofSydneydidthestudy.Ittookplaceoveranine-yearperiod.Duringthattime,theresearcherslookedattheself-reportedexercisehabitsandhealthexaminationsofmorethan63,000adultsinEnglandandScotland.Thentheyconnectedthatinformationtodeathrecords.
Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhoexercisedonlyoneortwodaysaweekimprovedtheirchancesoflivinglongerthanpeoplewhodidnotexerciseatall.Eventhosewhoarefatcouldextendtheirlivesbyexercisingacoupleofdaysperweek.
EmmanuelStamatakisistheseniorauthorofthestudy.Hesaysthathefounditveryencouragingthatevenpeoplewhoexercisedaslittleasoneortwotimesaweekappeartolowertheirriskofearlydeath.Inotherwords,theirhealthimproveseveniftheydon’tmeetthesuggestedweeklyamountofphysicalactivity.However,tobeinthebesthealth,Stamatakissaysmoreexerciseisbetter.
TheWHOsuggeststhattheadultsshouldgetatleast150minutesofmoderate(适度的)tointense(剧烈的)activityperweek.Forthebestresults,theorganizationsuggests75minutesperweekofintensephysicalactivity.
However,ifyouarebusywithworkandfamilyduties,exerciseasmuchasyoucan.
8.Inwhichpartofawebsitecanwefindthistext?
A.Science.B.News.
C.Sports.D.Health.
9.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestudy?
A.Itwascarriedoutinthreeplaces.B.Itlastedformorethannineyears.
C.Itstudiedbothchildrenandadults.D.ItwasledbyEmmanuelStamatakis.
10.Whatdoesthestudyfind?
A.Alittleexerciseisbetterthannone.
B.We’dbetterdoexerciseonweekdays.
C.Exercisehabitshaveabiginfluenceondeath.
D.Fatpeopleusuallyliveshorterthanthinpeople.
11.WhatdoesEmmanuelStamatakissuggestdoing?
A.Payingattentiontotheriskofearlydeath.
B.Tryingtodomoreexerciseifwehavetime.
C.Gettingatleast150minutesofactivityaweek.
D.Avoidingdoingmuchintensephysicalactivity.
D
WhenLenoreSkenazylether9-year-oldsontaketheNewYorksubwayhomebyhimself10yearsago,youwouldhavethoughtthatshe’dcarriedoutacrime.NowSkenazystartedthemovementFreeRange(放养的)Kidstobringupsafeandindependentchildren.Justthismonth,Utahbecameafree-rangestate,changingitslawtoprotectparentsfrombeingchargedwithneglect(疏忽)forlettingtheirkidswalkalone,orwaitinacarforanadult.
Skenazyarguesthattherisksofgivingchildrensomefreedomareexaggerated(夸大).Skenazy’smotherusedtosendheroutsideat5towalktoschool.Thatwasjustnormalbackthen.Andsuddenlywehearstoriesaboutparentsgettingpunishedforlettingtheir10-year-oldplayoutside.
Wegetsousedtonotknowingourneighbors,notlettingourkidswalktoschool,orplayoutside,thatnowadays,thekidsareeitherinacarorinthebackyard,andtheydon’tgettoknowtheneighborhood.Infact,theworldhasbecomesafer.Wehavethetechnologiestokeeptrackofalmosteverythingourkidsdo.Andsoyouthinkyoumustcontrolthem,andyouthinkyourchildissomethingthathastobetrackedlikeapackage.
ThefamouscaseformanyparentswastheEtanPatzcaseinNewYorkin1979.Patz’sparentsgavehimpermissionforthefirsttimetowalktothebusstopnearby.Hewaskilled.Thestoryissoterriblethatwerememberittwogenerationslater.Andwedon’tallowourkidstowalkalonebecauseofoneterriblethingthathappened39yearsago.Butwedon’tsay,“Iwanttodriveyoutothedentist,butwhatifwegetinacaraccident?
Thinkofthosepeoplewhodiedinacaraccident39yearsago.Idon’twanttobelikethem.No,we’renotgoing.”Andwerecognizethatitwouldbefunnytothinkthatway.
12.WhatdoweknowaboutLenoreSkenazy?
A.Sheusedtohavefullcontrolofherson.
B.ShewasinfavorofUtah’spreviouslaw.
C.Shesuggestskidsbeallowedmorefreedom.
D.Shewasoncepunishedforneglectingherson.
13.Whichofthefollowingisareasonwhykidsarekeptathomenowadays?
A.Peopleremaindistant.
B.Kidsdislikeoutdooractivities.
C.Parentsknowlittleaboutaccidents.
D.Thecrimerateisslightlyincreasing.
14.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsparents’actofkeepingtrackoftheirkids?
A.Unclear.B.Indifferent.
C.Supportive.D.Unfavorable.
15.Whatisthemainpurposeofthelastparagraph?
A.Toproveaccidentsarelikecrimes.
B.Towarnparentsofaterriblecrime.
C.Toargueagainstsomeparents’worry.
D.Topointouttherealdangertochildren.
第二节(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15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。
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