安徽省宿州市2018-2019學年高二下學期期中考試英語試卷

安徽省宿州市2018-2019學年高二下學期期中考試英語試卷安徽省宿州市2022-2022學年高二下學期期中考試英語試卷一、閱讀理解Festivalsareagreatwaytoexperienceadestinationinadifferentway.Thisarticlewillfuelyourwanderlust〔遨游癖〕andguideyoutothebestfestivals.StPatrick’sDayWhere:Dublin,Ireland&NewYork,USAWhen:17MarchStPatrick’sDayhastakenplaceinNewYorkcityonMarch17thsince1762.Onthisday,thewholecityturnsgreen.ManyIrishmaketraditionalbreadonthisday.ItisoneofthemostfundaystheoftheyearinNewYorkCityeveryyear,whenthewholecityturnsintoabiggreenparty.SXSWWhere:Austin,USAWhen:10-19MarchLikefreethings?Yeahmetoo!Freefood,drinkandmusicsoundgood?WelcometoAustin,Texas.SXSWisafestivalforthosewhoworkinthemusicandfilmindustries.Thereare“free〞shows.Youdihavetopaybutnotbyhandingovercash;youhavetogivesometimetoqueuebutitisworthittoseesomepopularstars.King’sDayWhere:Amsterdam,NetherlandsWhen:27AprilEveryyearonApril27AmsterdamturnsaverybrightcoloroforangeforKing’sDay,whichisthebirthdayofKingWillem-Alexander.Itisacrazyfuncelebrationwhenthecenterofthecityiscar,bus,andbike-free.Itisamarketday,whenanyonecansellprettymuchanything.Tips:Takeajacketwithyou,wearorange,andbringcash.JustforLaughsWhere:Montreal,CanadaWhen:14-30JulyForcomedyloversthereisnootherfestivalintheworldbetterthanMontreal’sJustforLaughs.ThefestivalconcentratesmostofitsshowsintheLatinQuarter.Duringthedaystreetperformersdelightthecrowdsandatnightthecitycomesalivewithcomedyalloverthecity.1.WhatdoStPatrick’sDayandKing’sDayhaveincommon?A.Theyaremarketdays.B.Theyfeatureaspecificcolor.C.Theybegininthesamemonth.D.TheyareinhonorofaKing’sbirthday.2.Whichfestivalisaboutmusicandfilm?A.StPatrick’sDay.B.SXSW.C.King’sDay.D.JustforLaughs.3.WhatdoweknowaboutJustforLaughs?A.Itoffersfreefood.B.Itlastsforoneweek.C.Itisthebestcomedyfestivalintheworld.D.Itiscelebratedinmanyplacesworldwide.???ThemanwhowalkedintoDaveCutlip’stattooparlor〔紋身店〕inBrooklynPark.Maryland,inJanuarywastoughtomiss.Hisfaceboreagang〔幫派〕tattoo.ThemansoughtCutlip’shelpincoveringuphisviolentpast.Hewasdeterminedtoturnoveranewleaf.“Icouldseethehurtinhiseyes,〞Cutlip,49,toldTheWashingtonPost.Cutlipcouldn’thelptheman—thetattooweretooclosetotheeyes.Butitgothimthinking.Manyyoungpeoplegettattoosthattheycometoregret.Afewcanmarkthemfortherestoftheirdays.Thenthey’re“alwaysgoingtobeavictim.〞saidCutlip.“IfIcanhelp,that’smyultimate〔最終的〕goal.〞Inkingoveratattoocostshundredsofdollars,andgettingoneremovedbylaser〔激光〕isevenpricier.SoCutlipdecidedhewouldhelpbyhidingracistorgang-relatedtattoosforfree.HeputthewordoutviaFacebook:“Sometimespeoplemakebadchoicesandsometimespeoplechange.Webelievethereisenoughhateinthisworld,andwewanttomakeadifference.〞Oneman,CaseySchaffer,showedupwiththeword“white〞ononeforearmand“power〞ontheother.He’dservedayearinprisonondrugcharges,hetoldTheWashingtonPost,andhadjoinedawhitegrouptherebecause"theytookcareofme.Ithoughtofitaspayingthemback."Butemployerswouldtakeonelookatthetattoosandturnhimdown.SohehadCutlipobscure〔使不分明〕oneofthewordswithaheatandrosesandtattooaneagleovertheother.Cutliphasdoneninesuchjobs,eachofwhichtookseveralhours.HetoldPeoplethataclient〔顧客〕lethimknowthathequicklyfoundajoboncehistattoowasobscured.SuchvictoriesinspiredCutliptofoundtheRandomActsofTattooprojectwiththreelike-minded〔志同道合的〕tattoostudiosfromaroundthecountry,andnowhundredsofclientsareonawaitlist.AshetoldNationalPublicRadio.“Ifwecanjusterasehate,thenwe’redoingsomething.〞1.Whatdoweknowaboutthemanwhohadagangtattoo?A.Hiseyeswerebadlyhurt.B.HerefusedCutlip’shelp.C.Tattooscoveredallofhisbody.D.Hedecidedtostartalloveragain.2.HowdidCutliphelpCasey?A.Bycoloringthetattoos.B.Byinkingoverthetattoos.C.Bychangingthetattoos’patterns.D.Byremovingthetattoosbylaser.3.WhydidCaseyaskCutlipforhelp?A.Togetemployed.B.Tojoinanothergroup.C.Tohidehisangeratwhites.D.Topleasehiscurrentemployer.4.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheRandomActsofTattooproject?A.It’saworldwideproject.B.It’saco-foundedproject.C.Itsclientsarelike-minded.D.Itsclientsdon’thavetowaitlong.???MyfirsttermatMIT〔麻省理工學院〕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,IfailedinallofmyclassesandhadtowithdrawfromMIT.Ihadnochoicebuttotellmyparents.Insteadofyellingorhittingme,though,theyjustheldmeandcried.Thenextday,mydadtookadayofffromworkandtookmetoanearby,smallartscollege.Ihadlostallconfidenceinmyself.Beforemyfirstbiologytest,Ididn’tthinkIcouldpass.Ididpass.SinceIhadsomuchfreetime,Idecidedtojoinabiologylab.IrealizedthatwaswhatIwantedtodo!Iwantedtobeascientist!ThispastMay,Igraduatedwiththehighesthonors,andnowIhavemyPhDinbiology.Thoughitendeduptakingme5yearstograduatefromcollege,IcansaynowthatdroppingoutofMITwasoneofthebestthingsthateverhappenedtome.I’verealizedthatapersonisnottheirgrades.I’verealizedhowmuchmyparentslovedme.I’vefinallydiscoveredmypassion〔熱情〕inlife!1.Howwastheauthor’sfirsttermatMIT?A.Hewasbusywithexams.B.Heknewhisgoalsclearly.C.Hedidwellinallsubjects.D.Hewasfedupwithmath.2.Howdidtheauthor’sparentsreacttohisfailingatMIT?A.Theyhithim.B.Theyyelledathim.C.Theyquittheirjobstoteachhim.D.Theyforgavehimforwhathedid.3.Intheartscollege,theauthor_________.A.rebuilthisconfidenceB.volunteeredatmanylabsC.foundithardtolearnbiologyD.hatedthelearningenvironment4.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?A.Hefeltsorryforhisparents.B.Hediscoveredhistrueinterest.C.Herealizedtheimportanceofgrades.D.HefeltashamedofhisfailingatMIT.???SooftenIhearpeoplejustify〔為……辯白〕theirlackoffamilytripsbecausetheirchildrenarenotoldenoughtorememberthem.Thisreasonissoconfusingtome.Whowouldtravelbasedonanotherperson’smemory?Ofcoursethekidsaren’tgoingtorememberanythingininfancy〔嬰兒期〕,butyouwill.Youwillrememberallthesweetmemoriesyouhadwiththem.MyparentswouldtakemetoGuatemalaasachild.Idon’trememberalotaboutthetrip,butIdoknowthatwhenIwentbackasayoungadult,Ifeltcomfortableinmysurroundings.Ididn’tspendmytimetherediscoveringanewwayoflife.Ispentthetimehavingfunwithmyfamily.IlovelookingatpicturesthatwetooktogetherwhenIwasmyson’sage.Idon’trememberthem,butthat’snotthepoint.Thepointis,Iwastherewithmyfamily,andIknowIwashappy.NowthatI’maparent,Ican’thelpbutdothesame.Lastyear,wetookour2-year-oldsontoDisneyalongsidehisgreat-grandmother.Hisgreat-grandmotherhadrecentlybeguntosufferfromAlzheimer’s.Thattripwastimedinthemostmagicalway—rightbeforemysonwasoldenoughtorememberitandrightbeforehisgreat-grandmotherbegantoforget.Thismakesmewanttocryforthemboth.Howdidwegetsoluckytohavethismomenttosharewitheachotherbeforebigchangesinfluencedourfamilyforever?Realisticallyspeaking,manyfamiliesdonothavetheopportunitytotravelinternationallyorvisitpriceythemeparks.Iunderstandthismorethanyouknow,butI’mtalkingbeyondthat.Theyareyoungbuttheseforgettablemomentsarestillchangingthem.Theywillshapeyourchildrenintowhotheywillbetomorrow.Thememoriesweabsorbastheirparentsarealsoasinfluentialaswehavenotfinishedlearningourtruthseither.1.Whydosomeparentsgoonfewfamilytrips?A.Theyhavenotime.B.Theycannotaffordthem.C.Theyarenotinterestedinthem.D.Theythinktheirkidswon’trememberthem.2.What’stheauthor’simpressionofherchildhoodtriptoGuatemala?A.Clear.B.Boring.C.Pleasing.D.Hard.3.WhichinfluencedtheauthortoplantheDisneytrip?A.Herson.B.Herparents.C.Someoldphotos.D.Otherparents’ideas.4.WhydidtheauthorwanttocrywhenrecallingtheDisneytrip?A.Shewassorryforhergrandmother’sdisease.B.Shewasworriedaboutbigfamilychanges.C.Shewasmovedbythetimingofthetrip.D.Shewassurprisedbyherson’sgrowth.二、七選五Howtoimproveyourstudies—scientificallyOurbraincanpossiblymemorize2.5petabytes〔千兆〕ofinformation.Inordertousesomeofthatsurprisingcapacity〔能力〕alittlemoreeffectivelywhenyoulearn,herearesometipsthatarebasedonwidely-acceptedresearchbylearningexperts.1.Someenjoywatchingvideosoverreadingbooks,othersstudywithfriends,andsomelikesittinginsilenceamongamillionbooks.Everybodyisdifferent.Hardthingsfirst2.?,sodothethingsthataredifficultfirst.Onceyouaredonewiththehardthings,youwillfeelbetterfortherestoftheday,andprobablymoremotivatedtogetotherthingsdone.Space〔分隔開〕yourstudies3..Factsorvocabularies,forexample,arebestlearnedifyoureviewthemthefirsttimeonetotwodaysafterthestudy,andthenagainafteroneweek,andafteronemonth.Instantself-testAfteryourstudy,finishupwithaquickquiz.Immediaterecallintheformofatestorashortsummaryonwhatyou’vejustlearnedcanincreaseretention〔記憶力〕byasmuchas30%.4.,thatextraeffortcreatesdeepertraces〔痕跡〕inyourmemory.Don’tforceitMotivationislikehunger.Youcannotforceyourselftobemotivated,justlikeyoucan’ttellsomeoneelsetobehungry.So,ifyouarenothungryrightnow,don’tworry.5..A.TakefunseriouslyB.FindyourownstyleC.Takeabreak,anddosomethingelseD.Goodmemorycangrowyourbrain’spotentialE.Becauseit’smuchharderforyourbraintorememberthantoreadF.Likemostpeopleyouhavethestrongestwillpowerinthemorning.G.torememberthingsforalongertime,repeatthematerialaftertakingseveralbreaks三、完形填空???Tomillionsofreaders,JeffZaslowwasabestsellingauthor.Buttome,Jeffwasa(a)______mentor〔導師〕whogavecountlesshoursofhistimeandenergyto______authors.WhenIwasinmiddleschool,Jeffandhisfamily______nearourhouse.Ataneighborhoodparty,Iwasa______kidplayingbasketballalone.Jeffwalkedover,introducedhimselftome.Hetookatrueinterestingettingto______me,askingaboutmyhobbies.Althoughwehadjustmet,Ihadthe______thatthisnewneighbortrulycaredaboutme.Lookingback,Jeffwasthefirstadultwho______melikeapeer〔同齡人〕,andithelpedmefindmyconfidence.Atthetime,Ihadno______thatJeffwouldbecomeamentortomeorthatIwouldenterthewriting______.Twentyyearslater,Idecidedto______myfirstbook.Insearchof______ondevelopingaplan,I______toJeff.Lessthanthreehourslater,his______landedinmymailbox.Heinvitedmetocallhimanytime,dayornight.Heaskedme______questionsandlistenedtomyresponses.WhenIstartedwriting,I______Jeff’sworkasamodelandhispersonalexampleasareminderofwhatitmeanttoputotherpeoplefirst.In20xx,beforeIfinishedwritingmybook,Jefflosthis______inacaraccident.Imissedthe______totellhimwhataninfluencehehadonme—notonlyasawriter,butasarolemodelforhowtoliveagoodlife.JeffZaslownevergotthechancetogivehislast______.Idon’tknowwhathewouldhave______,butIknowhowhewouldhavemadeyou______duringthetalk.Hewouldhaveamusedyouwithhumorandencouragedyoutoseekforthemostmeaningfulmomentsinlife.1.A.devotedB.honestC.strictD.fair2.A.helpB.chooseC.findD.train3.A.campedB.traveledC.movedD.returned4.A.curiousB.shyC.stubbornD.clever5.A.inviteB.knowC.pleaseD.trick6.A.fearB.concernC.suggestionD.sense7.A.treatedB.shapedC.servedD.accepted8.A.doubtB.ideaC.planD.impression9.A.systemB.schoolC.professionD.class10.A.collectB.writeC.publishD.sell11.A.decisionsB.judgmentsC.guidanceD.influence12.A.reachedoutB.explainedC.gaveinD.came13.A.bookB.nameC.replyD.refusal14.A.difficultB.personalC.embarrassingD.thoughtful15.A.reliedonB.figuredoutC.dealtwithD.paidfor16.A.eyeB.legC.familyD.life17.A.opportunityB.abilityC.deadlineD.point18.A.performanceB.descriptionC.lectureD.lesson19.A.learnedB.realizedC.expectedD.said20.A.feelB.growC.behaveD.continue四、語法填空閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容〔1個單詞〕或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。WhenIwas14yearsold,mybestfriend1.(drag)metoanafter-schooldanceclass,2.IenjoyedsomuchthatIhavebeendancingeversince.Aftereverydanceclass,however,Ialwayshavetostretchoutmylegsandback!Itfeelslikeasmuchexerciseas3.(go)tothegym—butdancingisnot4.(wide)consideredtobeasport.Manydancerswouldarguethatdancingisasport,asitrequiresstrongmusclesandimpressiveflexibility.Nomatterwhatstyleofdanceyouareparticipatingin,youwillalwaysbeusingallof5.(you)muscleswhiledancingandthiscanoftenbeforseveralhoursaday.On6.otherhand,manypeoplearguethatdanceisanartform.Dancesoftenexhibitemotion(情感),tell7.(story),etc.Dancingtomusiciscreat