新疆沙雅县第二中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题2019013002138.doc

1、1沙雅县第二中学 2018-2019 年期中考考试卷高二年级英语满分：120 分 考试时间：120 分钟注意事项：1、请考生将自己的姓名、班级、学号填写在试卷的指定位置。2、答题前，请先仔细查看试卷，如果试卷有误，请举手向监考老师示意。3、请将答案全部写在答题卷上，答题时不要超出装订线，答在试卷或草稿纸上无效。4、考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卷一并交回。第一部分：阅读理解 （本部分共两节，共 40 分。 ）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ASome years ago, a 28yearold Cali

2、fornian wife and mother of three children died from drinking too much water. Her body was found in her home shortly after she took part in a waterdrinking contest that was held by a local radio show. Called “Hold Your Wee For A Wii”, the contest organizers promised a free Wii video game machine to t

3、hose who drank the most water without going to the bathroom. The woman who died drank about 2 gallons of water during the contest. When she and other participants complained of discomfort and showed signs of pains, they were laughed at by the organizers.This tragic news story shows the importance of

4、 understanding why drinking too much water can be dangerous to your health. Consuming more water than you need can increase your total blood volume (容量). And since your blood volume exists within a closed system, increasing your blood volume puts unnecessary stress on your heart and blood vessels (血

5、管). Your kidneys (肾) must work overtime to get rid of extra water out of your system. Your kidneys are not a pair of pipes. Flushing more water through your kidneys doesnt necessarily help it become cleaner. Rather, your kidneys can get damaged by unnecessary wear and tear over time. And drowning yo

6、ur system with large amounts of water is one of many potential causes of kidney damage.Putting unnecessary stress on your system and your kidneys by consuming 2unnecessary water is an unnoticeable process. For the average person, it is usually impossible to know that this stress exists, as there are

7、 usually no obvious symptoms on a momenttomoment basis. But make no mistake about it: this stress is real and can hurt your health over the long term.1Why is the Californian woman mentioned?ATo lead to the topic of the text.BTo tell us a tragic news story about a mother.CTo tell us it can be dangero

8、us to take part in contests.DTo tell us how much water we can drink at most one time.2When the participants showed signs of pains, the organizers _.Abecame very concernedBwere laughed at by othersCtried to reduce their painsDdidnt pay much attention to them3The stress caused by consuming unnecessary

9、 water _.Aisnt that dangerousBcan never be found outCis really harmful in the long runDleads to some obvious symptomsBNeither rain nor snow nor the dark of night can separate Tennessee postal carrier “Mailman Mike” from his 4andahalfyearold friend Carter Lawson or keep them from their appointments.F

10、or the past nine months, the two have teamed up every day in the preschoolers Knoxville neighborhood for a few minutes of delivering mail together and chatting with fellow neighbors. Lawson wants to be a mail carrier when he grows up, and in an inspiring story, his mom told us how mailman Mike Crens

11、haw has been a role model to her son.“Anyone could just be likeGo away, kid, but Mike has really gone out of his way to talk with Carter, ” said Cassie Lawson of the United States Postal Service carrier. Little Carter even got his own uniform to match Mikes.“Its been really cute. I just couldnt beli

12、eve he got a full mailmans costume， ” the postal service employee said.“Every letter carrier has stops he looks forward to and this is the one I 3look forward to every day， ” said Mike. “Hes the end of my day, and the best part of my day. Not because its the end, but because hes such a cute little g

13、uy. ”The man and the little boys connection isnt a surprise to Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers. “Kids respond to mailmen because letter carriers are a friendly, uniformed part of the neighborhood who bring something to their house every day, and are someone

14、they come to recognize and trust,” Rolando said. “Its the same for the elderly, but in addition, letter carriers may be the only person they communicate with all day.”4Mike Crenshaw meets Carter Lawson every day to_.Aplay with the boyBget mail from the boy Clisten to the boys storiesDsend mail toget

15、her with the boy5Why does Mike Crenshaw like the last stop of his day?AIt is where he lives.BIt is where he is paid.CHe wants to be with Carter.DHe can finish his work by then.6What can we infer from Fredric Rolandos words?AMailmen are usually not well respected.BWhat letter carriers do is not just

16、sending letters.CThe elderly dont like communicating with others.DPeople should learn to recognize and trust each other.7What is the best title for the text?AA letter carrier is praised for helping a kidBA mailman makes a little boys dream come true CEvery letter carrier has stops he looks forward t

17、o DThe importance of letter carriers cannot be ignoredCDust on furniture may be bad news for waistlines (腰围). But its far too early to add dusting to a weightloss plan. Dietary fats and other materials 4that make up indoor dust can send a signal to human fat cells, telling them to grow. That process

18、, in turn, might slow the bodys rate of burning energy. Such changes could add to any weight problems a person might have.“We dont know what that means to longterm health and certain diseases yet,” says Heather Stapleton, one of the studys authors. But she notes that her teams findings also raise a

19、question of whether pollutants (污染物) in dust might play some role in the growing, global problem of obesity.Stapleton and her colleagues collected dust from homes and offices. Studies found that some materials in the dust could turn on a protein (蛋白质) called PPARgamma 1. Its found in many human tiss

20、ues. Turning this protein on can cause fat cells to grow. Researchers think this protein may be involved in obesity. But a second study now finds evidence that certain fats are mostly to blame. Cooking oils may send out some of these fats into the air, where they eventually find their way into house

21、 dust. Or, the authors say, the fats might enter house dust as part of the hair or skin cells shed (脱落) by people or pets.“While the findings are amazing,” says Mitchell Lazar, another study author, “these findings need to be taken as very preliminary.” Indeed, he adds several cautions about how the

22、 findings should be understood. “For one thing, people eat these fats in foods all of the time. That is likely to be a lot more than would be consumed from indoor dust,” he said.8What can be concluded from the research?ADust harms peoples health.BDust can help people lose weight.CDust is a cause for

23、 some diseases.DDust may have something to do with weight.9What do we know about PPARgamma 1?AIt comes from dust.BIt leads to weight gain.CIt can help get rid of dust.DIt only appears in human bodies.10The underlined word “preliminary” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “_”Alimited Bimportant

24、5Cmisleading Dunbelievable11Whats the best title for the text?ACan house dust make us fat?BWhy is it important to clean?CAnything to do to deal with dust?DWhat is the best way to lose weight?DWe spend around one third of our lives in bed, and the body does a lot of its repair work as we sleep, so en

25、ough good quality sleep is very important to our health.It doesnt stop there, thoughsome sleep positions are healthier than others.So which sleep position is the healthiest?Sleeping on your back is the healthiest sleep position.Health benefits include avoiding back and neck pain.Because the head is

26、raised above the stomach when you sleep on your back, this position is best for people who suffer from nighttime acid reflux (胃酸逆流) as well.Around 80% of heartburn (胃灼热) sufferers have problems during the night, so sleeping on their back could help a lot of people to enjoy a good nights sleep.If the

27、 sleep position alone is not enough to alleviate the condition, try raising the head of the bed by up to 4 inches by placing blocks under it.When you sleep on your back, your face is in a natural position.This means less wrinkles (皱纹)If you really cant face sleeping on your back, another healthy sle

28、ep position is the side sleep.Its almost as good as the back position, and its better for people who snore(打鼾) and their partners.Whichever sleep position you choose, use a pillow that supports the head and the neck without raising the head unnaturally, as this can bring neck pain.12Which is NOT one

29、 of the benefits of sleeping on the back?AIt can avoid acid reflux.BIt makes people look younger.CIt helps people get rid of stomach pain.DIts good for heartburn sufferers.13The underlined word “alleviate” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”6Amake people enjoy B.make people forgetCmake it less useful

30、D.make it less serious14.What does the text mainly talk about?AWays to keep us healthy.BThe importance of sleep.CHealthy positions of sleep.DSleeps repairing functions.15Which part of a magazine may the article appear in?AHealth. B.Sports.CScience fiction. D.Fashion.第二节 (共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内

31、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。Richards father died when he was five. Later on he lost his mother. An old woman felt sorry for the poor boy and often helped him. Of course he had no money to go to school. He had to work for a rich farmer. The man paid him nothing except food and clothes. _16_ H

32、e found some old books near the school and taught himself to read and write._17_ It connected the village and the town. One morning people found there was a big stone on it. It stopped them from going to town. They had to move it away, or they had to cross the mountain if they had something to do in

33、 the town. But the stone weighed thirty tons at least and the strongest young men couldnt do that. _18_Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a way to move it away.” But few men believed him. _19_. Night fell and people went home. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, t

34、he villagers found the stone was gone the next morning. They didnt know which spirit had moved it away._20_“How could he？” the rich farmer called out.“Hes only fifteen! He couldnt move it at all！”“He dug a big hole beside the stone， ” said the old woman, “And then he could easily push it into the ho

35、le！”Looking at each other, the farmers couldnt say a word.AThere seemed to be nothing strange in the village.BThe old woman said Richard had done it all.7CThere was a narrow path between two mountains.DBut the boy didnt lose heart.ESome farmers even laughed at the boy.FThe boy hoped he could do some

36、thing for the villagers someday.GThey discussed for a long time, but nobody knew what to do.第二部分： 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。My day started just like all the other days for the past 15 years when I got up, got dressed and left for

37、 the train station at 7: 35 am. While on the 21 , I would always choose a seat away from the 22 , so I could read the newspaper in peace.I didnt know why it was 23 full when I got on the train that day. With 24 I sat down in the only seat available 25 a middle-aged man. He had his head down and seem

38、ed to be lost in 26 . When I sat next to him, he just continued to 27 at the floor. Shortly after the train left for my 30-minute ride downtown, I found myself 28 what that man was thinking about. I tried to 29 about it and started to read my paper. However, for some 30 reason that inner voice kept

39、forcing me to talk to that man. We talked for about 20 minutes and in the end he seemed to be 31 . As we were leaving the train, he thanked me for being a(n) 32 by taking the time to talk. I never did 33 what was making his heart so heavy with pain, but I was 34 that I listened to the voice that day

40、. Several weeks had passed when I noticed an envelope on my desk after returning from lunch. It was not 35 to anyone and only had the word “Angel“ written on it. My receptionist (接待员 ) 36 a note saying a gentleman 37 it to her, saying he did not know my name but had 38 me well enough that she knew i

41、t was for me. When I 39 the letter inside 8the envelope, I was so filled with 40 . It was a letter from the man I met on the train thanking me again for talking to him and saving his life that day.21. A. bus B. plane C. car D. train22. A. station B. crowd C. driver D. window23. A. unusually B. hardl

42、y C. commonly D. frequently 24. A. surprise B. anger C. hesitation D. permission25. A. behind B. before C. beneath D. beside26. A. thought B. curiosity C. happiness D. admiration27. A. break down B. look down C. fall down D. put down28. A. wishing B. expecting C. wondering D. warning29. A. care B. t

43、alk C. remember D. forget30. A. actual B. pure C. strange D. basic31. A. healthier B. better C. busier D. quieter32. A. adviser B. doctor C. angel D. talent33. A. help out B. turn out C. find out D. take out34. A. glad B. nervous C. sad D. curious35. A. written B. addressed C. opened D. admitted36.

44、A. adopted B. applied C. adapted D. attached37. A. painted B. passed C. gave D. 9fetched 38. A. known B. recognized C. impressed D. described39. A. read B. tore C. wrote D. accepted40. A. tears B. words C. senses D. emotions 第二节、语法填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)41. Rather _ take the aeroplane all the

45、way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.42. Canada has _ (much) fresh water than any other country in the world. 43. As they sat in a buffet restaurant _(look) over the broad St Lawrence River .44. Once I stop, it all comes _ (crowd) in and I rem

46、ember the chimps in laboratories.45. Suddenly it hit me _ difficult it was for a woman to get medical training at that time.46. This special strain of rice makes _ possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the same fields.47. Recently, however, scientists have been _ (find) that longterm use of th

47、ese fertilizers can cause damage to the land and, even more dangerous, to peoples health.48. Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with nothing _ (eat).49. He made people people laugh at a time _ they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.

48、50. Whenever you finish your story, you will feel a sense of _(succeed).第三部分： 写作(共两节，满分 35 分)10第 1 节 改错短文改错（重点班做本题）Nearly five years before, and with the help by our father, my sister and I planted some cherry tomatoes (圣女果) in our back garden, since then for all these year we had been allowing tomatoes to selfseed where they please. As result, the plants are growing somewhere. The fruits are small in size, but juicy and taste. There are so much that we often share them with our neighbors. Although we allow tomato plants to grow in the same plac