1、 - 1 - 辽宁省阜新二高辽宁省阜新二高 20172017- -20182018 学年高二英语下学期期中试题学年高二英语下学期期中试题 第一部分：阅读理解（共两节；第一节：共 15 小题，每小题 2 分， 满分 30 分） A A 1Sunday ,31 August1Sunday ,31 August Weve been in China for a month now. Dad, Mom, Harry and I moved to Tianjin on 25 August. Were not very far from Beijing. Two days ago, we celebrat
2、ed my 16th birthday. It was great celebrating in China; the only thing that was strange was the cake 一 here theyre not as sweet as the ones in New York. On Monday school startsI wonder what it will be like. Monday, 1 SeptemberMonday, 1 September On my first day I was looking around for a locker to p
3、ut my books in. However, here all the students keep all of their books at their desks. We stay in the same classroom because apparently we dont have to go from class to classteachers come to us! Today we selected teacher assistants for each subject. Their duties are to collect homework, make announc
4、ements, and do other stuff for the teachers and the students. Its kind of a big deal here! Since I am from the US, I was asked to be the English assistant. I felt so proud but quite nervous at the same time because I wasnt sure what I had to do,but I accepted the job anyway. Friday ,3 OctoberFriday
5、,3 October Boy, what a week! Now we have nine classes every day, including the morning class, a combination of our American schools “ Homeroom ” and “ Study Hall ”. I think Chinese students work too much! I have to do my homework when I get back home. I dont even have time to watch TV or surf the In
6、ternet like before. I sometimes miss New York and my school because we didnt have to study so much. We had more time to hang out with our classmates and neighbors; here, besides their usual classes, students are involved in weekend classes in subjects such as English, Chinese and math. I get a lot o
7、f attention, being from another country. Everyone wants to practice English with me! A really cute girl even asked me for my phone number on my second day and sent me a text message! Im making a lot more friends now. I just need a lot of help to improve my Chinese. Some students want to do a languag
8、e exchange program with me. Nice! 1. The passage mentions all the following points EXCEPT _ . A. food flavor B. physics study C. language exchange programs D. free time activities 2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the teacher assistants duty? A. Making announcements. B. Coll
9、ecting homework. C. Teaching classmates D. Helping teachers with small errands (差 事) 3. Where is this passage most probably from? A. A guide book. B. A storybook. C. A magazine. D. A diary. - 2 - 4. The passage is best described by _ . A. multi-culture B. culture shock C. cultural background D. uniq
10、ue culture B B If you think it is cold where you are at the moment, then a visit to the Russian village of Oymyakon might just change your mind. With the average temperature for January standing at 50C, it is no wonder that the village is the coldest inhabited settlement in the world. Known as the “
11、 Pole of Cold”, the coldest temperature recorded in Oymyakon is 71.2C,which is the lowest recorded temperature for any inhabited location on earth. Ironically, Oymyakon actually means “non-freezing water“ due to a nearby hot spring. Most homes in Oymyakon still bum coal and wood for heat and enjoy f
12、ew modem conveniences. Nothing grows there so people eat reindeer (驯鹿) meat and horse meat. A single shop provides the towns bare necessities and the locals work as reindeer-breeders, hunters and ice-fisherman. The village is located around 750 metres above sea level and the length of a day varies f
13、rom 3 hours in December to 21 hours in summer. And despite its terrible winters, in June, July and August temperatures over 30C are not uncommon. There are few modem conveniences in the village with many buildings still having outdoor toilets and most people still burning coal and wood for heat. Whe
14、n coal deliveries are irregular, the power station starts burning wood. If the power ceases, the town will shut down in about five hours, and the pipes will freeze and crack. Daily problems that come with living in Oymyakon include pen ink freezing, glasses freezing to peoples faces and batteries lo
15、sing power. Locals are said to leave their cars running all day for fear of not being able to restart them. Even if there is coverage for mobile phone reception, the phones themselves could not work in such cold conditions. Another problem caused by the frozen temperatures is burying dead bodies, wh
16、ich can take anything up to three days. 5. According to the text, Oymyakon _. A. has got frozen water all over the year B. is the coldest location on the earth C. can enjoy quite a few modem conveniences D. gets its name because of a nearby hot spring 6. Mobile phones could not work in Oymyakon beca
17、use _. A. the extreme coldness makes them lose power B. the batteries are of poor quality C. the phone reception is too far away to receive the signals D. there is no coverage for phone reception 7. We can learn from the text that _. A. the town often stops working because of no coal delivery - 3 -
18、B. daily problems usually accompany the locals C. locals have no awareness of saving their resources D. locals only live on reindeer meat and horse meat C C The siesta competition took place in a supermarket, with plenty of shoppers, screaming babies, talking voices, and footsteps to take the compet
19、itors attention away from their after lunch sleeps. Five bright blue sofas were laid out, and five competitors at a time were allowed to take a 20-minute sleep. A doctor measured their pulse to time how long they actually spent on asleep. Competitors earned extra points for snoring (打 鼾),sleeping in
20、 strange positions, or wearing silly pajamas (睡衣).The winners of each round advance to the next stage in the competition. Its amazing that any of those people would fall asleep in the middle of such a busy place, while on couches that they are not used to. Yet, many of them did. They hugged pillows
21、or soft toy bears. They covered their eyes with sleep masks, too. Whatever it took to help them fall asleep fast and stay asleep. The siesta is a tradition in Spain that many feel is becoming forgotten. It used to be that people would take a brief nap after lunch every day. This would energize them,
22、 and keep them going for the rest of the day. Not to mention the health benefits of a good nap. But, thats all changing. People are too busy making money or watching gossip shows on TV after lunch to care about taking a nap. The National Association of Friends of the Siesta wants to bring Spain back
23、 to their traditional roots. They are doing this by having the siesta competition. They set up the competition to reward the best sleepers with money. Actually, they were paid to sleep. There are really health benefits to a midday nap. We could all learn from this tradition. Its a much better way to
24、 get more energy than drinking a cup of coffee. It is also believed that a nap, and in fact a good nights sleep, can help reduce heart disease. The more rested we are, the less stress we feel with day-to-day life. 8. The underlined word “ siesta ” here probably means“ _ ” A. oversleep B. night sleep
25、 C. a short sleep after supper D. a short sleep after lunch 9. In what situation did the competition take place? A. In a noisy place. B. In a quiet place. C. In a comfortable place. D. In a familiar place. 10. When the competitors went to sleep, they could _. A. have their own beds B. use nothing to cover their eyes C. have doctors to help them D. use something to help them sleep 11. The competition is held because the Association wants to _. A. know if people still know the traditional habit B. call on people to have their traditional habit C. do
