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第1页高二年级期中考试英语试卷本试卷有七道大题,考试时长100分钟,满分120分。第一部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每小题1.5分,共30分)第一节:AThePillowAttheageofsixtee
n,Ijoinedavolunteergroupwithmydad.IwentonmyfirstvolunteerprojectinWestVirginia.Onthenightwearrived,wediscovered
that“ourfamily”waslivinginatrailer(拖车)thatwasinpoorcondition.Acrewhadbeenworkingonitfortwoweeks,buteverytimetheyfinishedoneproblem,anothersurfac
ed.Wedecidedtheonlyreasonablesolutionwastobuildanewhouse—somethingunusualbutnecessaryunderthesecircumstances.Thefamilywas
overjoyedwiththeirnewhousethatwastwentybythirtyfeetwiththreebedrooms,abathandakitchen.OnTuesdayofthatweek,whileweatelunchtogether,Iaskedthe
family’sthreeboys,Josh,EricandRyan,“Whatdoyouwantforyournewroom?”Expectingtoysandothergadgetsthatchildren
usuallyaskfor,wewereastonishedwhenJoshresponded,“Ijustwantabed.”Theboyshadneversleptinabed!Theywereaccustomedtoplasticmats.
Thatnightwehadameetinganddecidedthatbedswouldbetheperfectgift.OnThursdaynight,afewadultsinourgroupdrovetothenearestcityandboughtbedsandnewbedding.
Whenwesawthedeliverytruckcoming,wetoldthefamilyaboutthesurprise.Wecouldhardlycontainourselves.Itwaslikewatchingexcite
dchildrenonChristmasmorning.Thatafternoon,aswefittedtheframesofthebedstogether,Ericranintothehousetowatchus.Toodirtytoenterhisro
om,heobservedwithwide-eyedenthusiasmfromthedoorway.Asmyfatherslippedapillowcaseontooneofthepillows,Er
icasked,“Whatisthat?”“Apillow,”hereplied.“Whatdoyoudowithit?”Ericcontinuedtoask.“Whenyougotosleep,youputyourheadonit,”Iansweredsoftly.Tear
scametomyeyesasmyfatherhandedEricthepillow.“Oh...that’ssoft,”hesaid,huggingittightly.Now,whenmysisterorIstarttoaskforsomethingthat
seemsurgent,mydadgentlyasks,“DoyouhaveaPillow?”Weknowexactlywhathemeans.21.Thewriter’sfirstvolunteerprojectwas______
______.第2页A.workingonapoortrailerB.helpingapoorfamilyC.donatingbedsandbeddingD.dealingwithahousingproblem22.OnhearingJo
sh’sanswer,thewriterwasshockedbecause____________.A.thefamilylivedinatrailerB.heexpectedtogetsometoysC.hedidn’tknowwhatabedwasD.theboyshadnobedtosle
epin23.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatErichadneverseen____________before.A.atrailerB.atruckC.apillowD.ahouse24.
Bysaying“Doyouhaveapillow?”,thewriter’sfathermeansthat____________.A.whattheywanttogetmaybeunnecessaryB.theyshou
ldnotwastemoneyonsmallthingsC.theyshoulddomorevolunteerworkforthepoorD.whathewillbuyisnotwhattheywantbutapillowBTheBrownBearMyw
ifeLauraandIwereonthebeach,withthreeofourchildren,takingpicturesofshorebirdsnearourhomeinAlaskawhenwespottedabear.Thebearwasthinand
small,movingaimlessly.Justafewminuteslater,Iheardmydaughtershouting,“Dad!Thebearisrightbehindus!”Anaggres
sivebearwillusuallyrushforwardtofrightenawayitsenemybutwouldsuddenlystopatthelastminute.Thisonewassilentanditsearspinnedback—thesign(迹象)ofanan
imalthatisgoinginforthekill.AnditwasacoldAprilday.Thebearbehavedabnormally,probablybecauseofhunger.Iheldmycameratripod(三脚架)inbothhandstof
ormabarrierasthebearrushedintome.Itshugeheadwaslevelwithmychestandshoulders,andthetripodstuckacrossitsmouth.Itb
itdownandIfoundmyselfsupportingitsweight.IknewIwouldnotbeabletoholditforlong.Evenso,thiswasafightIhadtowin:Iwasallthatstoodbetweenthebea
randmyfamily,whowouldstandlittlechanceofrunningfasterthanabrownbear.Thebearhitatthecamera,cuttingitoffthetripod.Iraisedmy
leftarmtoprotectmyface;thebeastheldtightlyonthetripodandpresseditintomyside.Myarmcouldnotmove,andIsensedthatmybonesweregoingtobreak.第3页Drawingbackmy
freehand,IstruckthebearashardasIcouldforfiveorsixtimes.ThebearopeneditsmouthandIgraspeditsfur,tryingtopus
hitaway.Iwasactuallywrestling(扭打)withthebearatthispoint.Then,assuddenlyasithadbegun,thefightended.Thebearmovedbacktowardstheforest,beforer
eturningforanotherattack—thefirsttimeIfeltpanic.Apparentlysatisfiedthatwecausednofurtherthreat,thebearmovedoff,destroyingafenceasitwent.M
yarmwasinjured,buttheoutcomeforuscouldhardlyhavebeenbetter.I’mproudthatmyfamilyremainedclear-headedwhenpaniccouldhav
eledtoaverydifferentoutcome.25.Thebrownbearapproachedthefamilyinorderto____________.A.catchshorebirdsB.starta
nattackC.protectthechildrenD.setupabarrierforitself26.Thebearfinallywentawayafterit____________.A.feltsafeB.gotinjuredC.foundsomefoodD
.tookawaythecamera27.Thewriterandhisfamilysurvivedmainlyduetotheir____________.A.prideB.patienceC.calmnessD.CautiousnessCIfyou’reama
leandyou’rereadingthis,congratulations!You’reasurvivor.Accordingtostatistics,you’remorethantwiceaslikelytodieofskincancerthanawoman,an
dninetimesmorelikelytodieofAIDS.Assumingyoumakeittotheendofyournaturalterm,about78yearsformeninAustralia,you’lldieonaveragefiveyearsb
eforeawoman.There’remanyreasonsforthis—typically,mentakemorerisksthanwomenandaremorelikelytodrinkandsmokebutperhapsmoreimportantly,mendon’tgotothedo
ctor.“Menaren’tseeingdoctorsasoftenastheyshould,”saysDr.Gullotta.“Thisisparticularlysofortheover-40s,whe
ndiseasestendtostrike.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,95%ofwomenagedbetween15andearly40sseeadoctoronceayear,comparedto70%ofmeninthesameagegroup.“Alotofmenth
inkthey’reunbeatable,”Gullottasays."Theyonlycomeinwhenafrienddropsdeadonthegolfcourseandtheythink,“Geez,
ifitcouldhappentohim...”Thenthere’stheostrich(鸵鸟)approach.“Somemenarescaredofwhatmightbethereandwouldrathernotknow,”saysDr.RossCartmill.“Most
mengettheircarsservicedmoreregularlythantheyservicetheirbodies,"Cartmill第4页says.Hebelievesmostdiseasesthatcommonlyaffectmencouldbeaddress
edbypreventivecheck-ups.“Preventionischeaperinthelongrunthanhavingtotreatthediseases.Besides,thefinalcostisfargreater,it’scalledpre
maturedeath.”28.Whydoestheauthorcongratulatemalereadersatthebeginningofthepassage?A.Theycanlivelongerthantheyexp
ected.B.Theyaresuretoenjoyalongerandhappierlife.C.Theyhavelivedlongenoughtoreadthisarticle.D.Theyaremorelikelytosurviv
eseriousdiseasesnow.29.Whichoftheauthor’sstatementsisthemostimportantreasonthatmendiefiveyearsearlieronaveragethanwomenaccordingtothepassag
e?A.Mendrinkandsmokemuchmorethanwomen.B.Mendon’tseekmedicalcareasoftenaswomen.C.Menaremorelikelytosufferfr
omdeadlydiseases,D.Menaren’tascautiousaswomeninfaceofdanger.30.Whichofthefollowingbestcompletestheunderlinedsent
ence“Geez,ifitcouldhappentohim...”(inPara4)?A.itcouldhappentome,too.B.itwouldbeabigmisfortune.C.Ishouldavoidplayinggolf.D.Ishould
considermyselflucky.31.WhatdoesDr.RossCartmillmeanby“theostrichapproach”(inPara5)?A.Acasualattitudetowardsone’shealthcond
itions.B.Anewtreatmentforcertainpsychologicalproblems.C.Refusaltogetmedicaltreatmentforfearofthepaininvolved.D.Unwillingnesstofin
doutaboutone’sdiseasebecauseoffear.DThewordpro-activityisfairlycommoninmanagementliterature,butyouwon’tfinditinthedictionary.I
tmeansthatasahumanbeingyoutakeresponsibilityforyourownlife.第5页Lookatthewordresponsibility:abilitytoch
ooseyourresponse,response-ability.Effectivepeopleareproactivebecausetheytakeresponsibility.Theirbehaviorisaprod
uctoftheirowndecisions,basedonvalues,ratherthanbeingaproductoftheirownconditions,basedonfeelings.Forinstance,youarepl
anningapicnicwithyourfamily.You’reexcited.Youhaveallthepreparations.You’vedecidedwheretogo,andthenitbecomessto
rmy,killingyourplan.Proactivepeoplecarryweatherwithinthem.Theyrealizewhattheirpurposereallywas,andtheycreativelyhaveapicnicelsewhereeven
ifit’sintheirownbasementwithsomespecialgames,andmakethebestofthatsituation.Theoppositeofbeingproactiveistobereactive.Reactivepeoplewouldsa
y,“What’stheuse?”“Wecan’tdoanything.”“Ohthisissoupsettingafterallofourpreparationsandarrangements.”T
heytrytopersuadethepeoplearoundthemandusuallythepicnicwillbecancelled.Beingproactiveisreallyjustbeingtruetoyourhumannature.Yourbasicnat
ureistoact,andnottobeactedupon.That’strue,despitewidelyacceptedtheoriesofdeterminismusedtoexplainhumannature.Determinismsaysthatyoudon’treallycho
oseanythingandthatwhatyoucallchoicesarenothingmorethanautomaticresponsestooutsideconditions.Thelanguageofreactivep
eopleislike:“Ican’t.Don’thavetime.”“Ihaveto.”“Imust.”Thewholespiritofthatlanguageisthetransferofrespo
nsibility.Theythinkthingsaredeterminedbytheirenvironment,orbytheirconditions,orbytheirconditioningortheirgen
etic(基因的)makeup.Psychologically,peoplewhobelievetheyaredeterminedwillproducetheevidencetosupportthebelief,andtheyincreasinglyfeelv
ictimizedandoutofcontrol.They’renotinchargeoftheirlifeatall.Onthecontrary,aproactivepersonexercisesfreewill
,thefreedomtochoosetheresponsethatbestappliestohisvalues.Inthatway,hegainscontroloverthecircumstances,ratherthanbeing
controlledbythem.32.Accordingtothepassage,aproactiveperson’sbehaviorcanresultfrom____________.A.theenvir
onmentB.aninnerbeliefC.thegeneticmakeupD.atemporaryfeeling33.Whenapicnicplanisthreatenedbyasuddenstorm,reactivepeoplewillprobably____
________.A.havethepicnicasplannedB.makethebestofthepicnicC.complainandgiveupthepicnicD.findsomewhereelseforthepicnic34.Whatdoes“carrywea
therwithinthem”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A.Managetoimprovetheweather.第6页B.Giveintotheweatherpassively.C.Stress
theinfluenceoftheweather.D.Findasolutiontotheweatherproblems.35.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatdeterminists____________.A.acceptthingspas
sivelyB.areinchargeofthemselvesC.aresimilartoproactivepeopleD.respondtooutsideconditionsactively第二节:根据短文内容,
从短文后的七个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。(共5小题,每小题2分,共10分)Muchoftheworkintoday’sworldisaccomplished(完成)inteams.Mostpeoplebelievethebestwaytobuildagreat
teamistogatheragroupofthemosttalentedindividuals.36Companiesspendmillionshiringtopbusinesspeople.Ist
heirmoneywellspent?37Theyfocusedonfootball,basketballandbaseball.Theresultsaremixed.Forfootballandbasketball,
addingtalentedplayerstoateamprovesagoodmethod,butonlyuptothepointwhere70%oftheplayersaretoptalent;abovethatlevel,theteam’sperformancebeginstodecline.
Interestingly,thistrendisn’tevidentinbaseball,whereadditionalindividualtalentkeepsimprovingtheteam’sper
formance.Toexplainthisphenomenon,theresearchersexploredthedegreetowhichagoodperformancebyateamrequiresitsmemberstoc
oordinate(协调)theiractions.38Inbaseball,theperformanceofindividualplayersislessdependentonteammates.They
concludethatwhentaskinterdependenceishigh,teamperformancewillsufferwhenthereistoomuchtalent,whileindividualtalentwillhavepos
itiveeffectsonteamperformancewhentaskinterdependenceislower.Ifabasketballstaris,forexample,tryingtogainahighpersonalpointtotal,hemaytakeashothimsel
fwhenitwouldbebettertopasstheballtoateammate,affectingtheteam’sperformance.Youngchildrenlearningtoplayteamsportsareoftentold,"Thereisn
oIinTEAM."39Anotherpossibilityisthatwhenthereisalotoftalentonateam,someplayersmaymakelesseffort.Justasinagameoftug-of-war(拔河比赛),w
heneverapersonisadded,everyoneelsepullstheropewithlessforce.40.AnA-teammayrequireabalance—notjustAplayers,butafewgenerousBplay
ersaswell.第7页A.It’snotasimplemattertodeterminethenatureoftalent.B.SportsteamownersspendmillionsofdollarsattractingtoptalentC.Thegroupin
teractionanditseffectdrewtheresearchers’attention.D.Starsapparentlydonotfollowthisbasicprincipleofsportsmanship.E.Severalrecentstudiesexaminedthe
roleoftalentinthesportsworld.F.Buildingupadreamteamismorecomplexthansimplyhiringthebesttalent.G.Thistaskinterdependencedistinguishesbaseballfromfootb
allandbasketball.第三节:完型填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,共30分)ADisasterMakesaStrongPersonIlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsoldbyfallingoffaboxcarinafreight(货物)yardinAtla
nticCityandlandingonmyhead.NowIamthirty-two.Icanstill41thebrightnessofsunshine.Itwouldbe42toseeagain,buta43candostrangethingstopeop
le,Idon’tmeanthatIwouldprefertogowithoutmyeyes.Isimplymeanthatthe44ofthemmademe45themorewhatIhad.Life,Ibelieve,asksacontinuousse
riesofadjustmentstoreality.Themorequicklyapersonisabletomaketheseadjustments,themore46hisownprivateworldbeco
mes.Theadjustmentisnever47.Iwastotallyconfusedandafraid.ButIwaslucky.Myparentsandmyteacherssawsomethinginme—the48tolive—whichIdidn’tsee,andtheymadem
ewantto49againstblindness.Thehardest50Ihadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.Iamnottalkingaboutsimplythekindof51thathelpsmedo
wnanunfamiliarstaircasealone.Thatispartofit.ButImeansomethingbiggerthanthat:theconfidencethatIam,despitebeingimperfect,areal
,52person;thatthereisaspecialplacewhereIcanmakemyselffit.Ittookmeyearstodiscoverand53thisconfidence.Ithadtostartwiththesimplestthings.Onceamangavem
eanindoorbaseball.IthoughthewasmakingfunofmeandIwashurt.“Ican’tusethis.”Isaid.“Takeitwithyou,”he54me,“androllita
round.”Thewords55inmyhead.“Rollitaround!”ByrollingtheballIcouldhearwhereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthought56
:playingbaseball.AtPhiladelphia’sOverbrookSchoolfortheBlindI57asuccessfulvariationofbaseballandIcalleditgroundball.AllmylifeIhavesetah
eadofmeaseriesofgoalsandthentriedtoreachthem,oneatatime.Ihadtobeclearaboutmy58.ItwasnogoodtryingforsomethingthatIknewatthestartwaswil
dlyoutofreach59thatonlyinvitedthebitternessoffailure.Iwould60sometimesanywaybutontheaverageImadeprogress.41.A.measureB.a
ffectC.rememberD.bring42.A.possibleB.reasonableC.hopefulD.wonderful43.A.questionB.mistakeC.disasterD.situation第8页44.A.
importanceB.valueC.lossD.attention45.A.recordB.expectC.offerD.appreciate46.A.naturalB.modernC.challengingD.
meaningful47.A.necessaryB.easyC.difficultD.practical48.A.rightB.planC.placeD.potential49.A.guardB.hitC.argueD.fight50.A.gameB.skillC.less
onD.knowledge51.A.self-controlB.self-confidenceC.self-defenseD.self-improvement52.A.modestB.energeticC.generousD.p
ositive53.A.strengthenB.expressC.shareD.destroy54.A.urgedB.blamedC.respectedD.admired55.A.heldB.stuckC.botheredD.knocked56.A.importantB.specificC.co
mmonD.impossible57.A.inventedB.confirmedC.checkedD.noticed58.A.interestB.limitationC.experienceD.respo
nsibility59.A.onceB.unlessC.becauseD.though60.A.failB.tryC.actD.continue第四节:语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(共10小题
,每小题1.5分,共15分)FewpeopleIknowseemtohavemuchdesireortimetocook.MakingChinese61_____(dish)isseenasespeciallytroublesome.Manywest
erners62_____cometoChinacookmuchlessthanintheirowncountriesoncetheyrealizehowcheap63_______canbetoeatout.Ist
illremember64________(visit)afriendwho’dlivedhereforfiveyearsandI65______(shock)whenIlearntshehadn’tcookedonceinallthattime.Whileregularlyeatingou
tseemsto66______(become)commonformanyyoungpeopleinrecentyears,it’snotwithoutacost.Theobviousoneismoney;eatingoutonceo
rtwiceaweekmaybe67_________(afford)butdoingthismostdaysaddsup.Therecouldbeaneven68_____(high)costonyourhealth.Researchershave
foundthatthereisadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseinfoodeatenoutsidethehomeandtherisein69________(weigh)problems.第9页Ifyouarenotgoingtosuffer
thisproblem,thenIsuggestthatthenexttimeyougotoyourmum’shome70______dinner,getafewcookingtipsfromher.Cookingfoodcanbefun.Youmightalsobeginton
oticetheeffectsnotonlyonyourhealthbutinyourpocket.五.短文改错:Oneoftheearliestepidemiconrecordhappenedabout500-550ADwhentheRomanemperoratthetimewasatte
mptedtorebuildtheRomanEmpire.Inthe1330’s,“TheBlackDeath”appearedinAsia,thatspreadrapid.Yearsago,SARSbr
eaksout.Sincethen,scientistshadbeendoingtrialstopreventit.BeforeSARS,theSpanishFluisbelievedtohavebeenmostacuteepidemicinhistorybecaus
eofitkilled50millionpeoplein18months.However,sinceBirdFlufirstappearedin1997,ithastakenmanythanahundredlives.Wit
halltheinternationaleffortbeingmade,wehavefaithwhichtherewillbesolutionstostopit.六、写作:(25分)假设你是红星中学的高二学生李华,你的英国好友Jim打算暑假期间来北京,天津和上海
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