2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题 (II)

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段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的< /p>

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、

B

、

C

三个选项中

选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独 白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题

5

秒钟；听完后，

各小题将给出

5

秒钟的作答时间。每段对话 或独白读两遍。

听第

6

段材料，回答第

6

、

7

题。

6. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. They are roommates.

B. They are brother and sister.

C. They are in a romantic relationship.

7. Why didn’t the man invite the woman at first?

A. He was embarrassed about her presence.

B. He assumed she had other plans.

C. He wanted her to go out with her friends.

听第

7

段材料，回答第

8

至

10

题。

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8. Why does the woman want to learn Spanish?

A. To travel in South America.

B. To get accepted into a nursing school.

C. To get more money to help pay for school.

9. What does the man think about the woman?

A. She should study harder.

B. She takes unimportant classes.

C. She puts too much pressure on herself.

10. What does the man want to get?

A. A beer. B. Some fish.

coffee.

C.

Some

听第

8

段材料，回答第

11

至

13

题。

11. What does the man say about the woma

n’s car?

A. It needs a new engine.

B. The wheels need to be replaced.

C. Something is wrong with the brakes.

12. Why can’t the man get the car back to the woman this afternoon?

A. He wants to see a show.

B. He has to work on other cars first.

C. He d

oesn’t have the parts he needs.

13. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Take the bus.

B. Drive her car carefully.

C. Bring her car back in the morning.

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段材料，回答第

14

至

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题。

14. Why won’t the man go with his parents?

A. He is too busy with his work.

B. He doesn’t like the weather in Finland.

C. He has planned to spend the holiday with the woman.

15. Who will be at the dinner party?

A. The woman’s grandma.

B. The woman’s sister

-in-law.

C.

The

woman’s niece.

16. What will the man bring to the dinner?

A. Wine.

B. Dessert.

C. Green beans.

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10

段材料，回答第

17

至

20

题。

17. What was Martha Stewart’s first business?

A. She hold cookbooks.

B. She organized birthday parties.

C. She prepared food for local parties and events.

18. When did Martha Stewart start making television appearances?

A. After she was released from prison.

B. When her cookbook became popular.

C. When she started cooking at local events.

19. What happened to Martha Stewart’s career after she was set free?

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A. She retired from business.

B. She has been unsuccessful.

C. She has taken on many new projects.

20. What was NOT part of Martha Stewart’s business?

A. Wines.

B. Home furniture.

C. Hair products.

第二部分

阅读理解（共两节，满分

40

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第一节

（共

15

小题；每小题

2

分，满分

30

分）

阅读下列短 文，从每题所给的

A

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B

、

C

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D

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Headaches are one of man's most mon

enemies. Most people

get headaches from time

to time. What causes headaches and what can we do about them?

Probably more than 90% of all headaches are caused by worry or tension. Modern

living produces tension for everybody-at work, at school and at home. What can we

do about tension and worry in our lives? First, find what is causing the tension.

It may be caused by emotions. Do you worry too much over what people think of you,

over your clothes, or about what you did or didn't say? Are you on good terms with

your

employer,

neighbor,

best

friend,

school

friend

or

family?

If

not,

why

not?

Next,

find

a

way

of

reducing

tensions.

Gardening,

walking,

running,

swimming

or

any

activity

suitable for your age will help reduce tension. Then look at your way of life. Ask

yourself, where am I going? And why? Learn the secret of relaxation. Lie down in a

dark quiet room and relax as much as possible by taking several slow breaths. Let

all your muscles relax.

Habits of daily living also produce headaches. These include lack of exercise,

especially

sitting

for

hours

watching

TV

or

studying,

lack

of

fresh

air,

lack

of

sleep

and eating too much. Get in the habit of balanced living: plenty of sleep, regular

exercise, regular meals, good food, fresh air and avoiding harmful things such as

heavy

smoking,

alcohol

and

strong

coffee.

A

headache

can

be

the

body's

reaction

against

these things.

There are other causes of headaches. Headaches may be caused by infections or

low blood sugar. If your headache gets worse, see your doctor.

21. According to the passage, which of these is true?

A. Most people don't usually get headaches

B.

All people get headaches most of the time

C.

Most people get headaches sometimes.

D.

No one gets headaches all his life.

22.

According

to

the

passage,

tensions

can

arise

in

the

following

places

EXCEPT

__________.

A.

at work

B.

at school

C.

at home

D. on the playground

n can be reduced by

__________.

A.

Reflection

B.

recognition

C.

relaxation

D.

regulation

24. All of the following are good for health EXCEPT

__________.

A.

plenty of sleep

B.

regular

exercise

and

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meals

C.

fresh air

studying

D.

sitting

for

hours

B

During the Second World War, I met a housewife from Chicago who told me how she

discovered for herself that “the cure for worry is to get pletely occupied doing

something constructive.”

I met this woman and her husband in the dining car while I was traveling from

New York to my farm in Missouri. This couple told me that their son had joined the

armed

forces

the

day

after

Pearl

Harbour.

The

woman

told

me

that

she

had

almost

ruined

her

health

worrying

over

that

only

son.

Where

was

he?

Was

he

safe?

Or

in

action?

Would

he

be wounded? Killed? When I asked her how she overcame her worry, she replied: “I

got busy.

busy by doing all her housework herself. But that didn’t help much.

“The

trouble

was,”

she

said,

“that

I

could

do

my

housework

almost

mechanically.

So I kept on worrying. While making the beds and washing the dishes, I realized I

needed some new kind of work that would keep me busy both mentally and physically.

So

I

took

a

job

as

a

saleswoman

in

a

store.”

“That

did

it,”

she

said.

“I

immediately

found

myself

in

a

lot

of

activities:

customers

crowding

around

me,

asking

for

prices,

sizes,

colors.

Never

a

second

to

think

of

anything

except

my

immediate

duty;

And

when

night came, I could think of nothing except getting off my aching feet. As soon as

I ate dinner, I fell into bed and instantly (immediately) became unconscious. I had

neither the time nor the energy to worry.”

25. What made the woman feel worried?

A.

Her son’s getting lost.

B.

Her

son’s health condition.

C.

Her son’s situation in the war.

D.

Her

son’s joining the army.

26. Doing housework failed to work on the woman because

__________.

A. it was too boring to do housework.

B.

she didn’t like doing h

ousework at all.

C.

there wasn’t much housework to do.

D.

she needn’t use her mind to do housework.

27. Why did the woman take a job as a saleswoman?

A. She needed a more effective way to defeat her worry.

B.

She enjoyed being surrounded by customers.

C.

She wanted to make her life more colorful.

D.

She had to work to support her family.

28.

After a day’s work as a saleswoman, the woman __________.

A. seemed quite disappointed

B.

fell

into

unconsciousness

C.

Lost her appetite

D.

felt

extremely

tired

C

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Feeling lonely has a bigger influence on older people’s life expectancy(预期

寿命

) than smoking, top government adviser David Halpern said earlier this year.

This shocking fact, given that loneliness is reaching high levels in the UK

–

with

3.1

million

over

–

65s

going

more

than

a

week

without

seeing

a

friend

or

family

member

–

has caused quite a debate. Later retirement age is one idea for how the

government might respond, but I think we can make a change without waiting for a new

law.

My solution? Yup, you guessed it: the web. OK, I’m not mad enough to suggest

that a piece of electronic equipment is a magic bullet to loneliness, but I do, hand

on heart, think that encouraging more older people to get online is the simplest and

cheapest

tool

we

can

equip

them

with

so

they

can

reawaken

old,

or

form

new

friendships.

One

of

my

favorite

jobs

as

Digital

Champion

is

judging

Age

UK’s

Internet

Champion

of the Year Award. Looking through this year’s shortlist, it was obv

ious that each

participant had been suddenly filled with a desire to socialize because of the way

the net had widened their social circle. Reading the shortlist, what also struck me

was how far from rocket science getting older people online is.

One

of

thi

s

year’s

winners,

Brenda,

has

a

great

story

that’s

both

totally

special

and also very typical. Brenda felt extremely lonely after her husband’s death.

Several months later, she got online. Having quickly got used to using the puter,

Brenda

amazingly

managed

to

make

contact

with

a

soldier

who

had

stayed

with

her

family

during the Second World

War.

Starting up their friendship again after more than half

a century is the kind of miracle the Internet has made us almost take for granted

–

but which would have been almost unthinkable just ten years ago.

29.

Why did the author suggest the web as a solution?

A. It is an all-purpose tool.

B. It is strongly advised by the government.

C.

It is the only way older people make new friends.

D.

It can solve the problem of loneliness in an easy way.

30. What does

the underlined expression “a magic bullet” mean?

A.

A bullet from a gun.

B.

A magician.

C.

A useful solution.

D.

A kind of equipment.

31.

As a lonely old woman, Brenda __________.

A.

searched hard for her old friend

B.

became a new friend of a soldier

C.

lived alone for more than half a century

D.

got in touch with an old friend on the net

32.

What is the best title for the text?

A.

Friends Online

B.

Debate on

Loneliness

C.

Encourage Older People

D.

Help an Internet

Beginner

D

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