精品解析：湖南省雅礼教育集团2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试题(原卷版)
雅礼教育集团2020下学期期中考试试卷高二英语时量：120分钟总分：150分第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AYou can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way. The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. Traveling just like reading, is a refreshing journey from the busy world. Books, brain food, can keep you company on your travel.On the Road, 1957, by Jack KerouacThe book is a globally popular spiritual guide book about youth. The main character in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life. The book can be a good partner with you to explore the United States.Life is Elsewhere, 1975, by Milan KunderaJean-Jacques Rousseau once said, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” The book tells a young artist’s romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams, and has a rela tionship. Experience the artist’s passionate life in the book during a trip to Central Europe. The book invites you to deeply reflect on your current life.The Stories of Sahara, 1967, by SanmaoThe book narrates the author’s simple but adventurous life in the Sahara Desert, which seems a desolate and dull place. The fancy natural scenery and life there, along with the author’s romantic and intensive emotion, will inspire you to explore the mysterious land. Reading the book is like participating in a dialogue with the author, who is sincere and humorous.Lotus, 2006 by AnnbabyThis novel set in Tibet, tells three people’s stories, each with their unique characteristics. It reveals modern people’s emotions and inner life, their confusion about love, and exploration of Buddhism.The book is a good partner to bring you to the sacred land Tibet.1. Which book is about the exploration of life value through a journey?A. On the Road.B. Life is Elsewhere.C. The Stories of Sahara.D. Lotus.2. Whose book could be the most suitable for your trip to Germany?A. Jack Kerouac’s.B. Sanmao’s.C. Annbaby’s.D. Milan Kundera’s.3. What can we learn from the text?A. Lotus is a religious book exploring Tibetan Buddhist culture.B. On the road advises a classic route for driving across the US.C. The stories of Sahara records its authors’ own life in the desert.D. Life is Elsewhere demonstrates Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s own life.BRodney Smith is a man with a task. The Bermuda native is in the midst of a trip that will take him to every state in the nation, mowing lawns(修理草坪）.Five years ago，Smith came across a senior man mowing his lawn and stopped to help.“When I came across the elderly man, my life changed，”he said. After that, Smith went on to create the Raising Men Lawn C are Service (RMLCS) to mow lawns for the elderly，disabled，single moms and former soldiers free of charge. As part of providing free yard work, the organization teaches children about serving their communities and lawn mower safety.A key component of RMLCS is its 50-yard challenge，which sets a goal for children nationwide to mow 50 lawns for free in their community. When a kid signs up for the challenge, the group sends them a white shirt with the Raising Men logo(标识），shades and ear protection. The participants receive a different colored shirt after every 10th lawn they mow. When they have completed the task for 50 yards，they receive a special visit from Smith or someone with RMLCS. They give the volunteer a new lawnmower, free of charge, and cut other lawns with them.Since this challenge started in 2016，12 kids have already completed the challenge. And both boys and girls are part of it. At present they have 130 kids nationwide taking part in this challenge，including 7 in Bermuda and the U. K. and one in Canada. So it5 s spreading worldwide. Even the Queen of England took notice — the governor of Bermuda presented Smith with an award late last year on behalf of her.It was also last year that Smith came up with the 50 States 50 Lawns campaign. Now, in 2018，he’s on the road again.4. What is the purpose of the Raising Men Lawn Care Service?A. Educate children to work hard.B. Offer free lawn cutting service.C. Make lawnmowers of high quality.D. Train professional lawn mowing workers.5. What indicates a child completing the 50-yard challenge?A. A visit to RMLCS.B. The Raising Men logo.C. A white shirt and ear protection.D. A new lawnmower from RMLCS.6. Why is the Queen of England mentioned?A. To praise the queen for her care.B. To prove Smith is respected by everyone.C. To show Smith’s behavio r got recognized.D. To introduce where Smith’s motivation came from.7. What can be the best title for the text?A. Mow Lawns in Order to TravelB. Lawn Mowing — a New TrendC. Choose Mowing Lawns to HelpD.Smith — a Man Loves Mowing Lawns C If you have a dog, you’ve probably tried to train it. There are some basics, such as sitting, staving not going to thebathroom on your rugs. And if your dog learns things quickly, you might start to think it’s really smart. But if you really want to know about dog intelligence, you have to look at non-dogs as well to understand what’s special to dogs and what is just typical of groups they belong to.Stephen Lea. a retired professor of psychology from the University of Exeter, and his team looked at hundreds of published studies to compare dog cognition (认知) with that of other animals. They found that dogs are good at picking up on social commands.Lea explained, “They are good, for example, at using human pointing or following human gaze, looking at what you’re looking at. We’re not saying dogs aren’t goo d at those tasks, they are. What we were saying is that there are some other animals that are just as good at them, like bottle-nose dolphins and gray seals.”Lea also said, “It’s not something that’s unique to dogs or indeed very unexpected in dogs, given the sorts of animals dogs are. In other words, they’re domesticated (驯化的). They’re original from social hunters. And importantly, they’re carnivores (食肉动物). They belong to a big group of mammals that also includes cats, hyenas, otters, bears, and also the seals and sea lions, which we sometimes forget about, but which, of c ourse, are also very easy to train despite not being domesticated.”And while dog cognition may not actually be exceptional, their noses definitely are. Their sense of smell—they can tell the extraordinary things, like which of two identical twins they’re looking at or sniffing (嗅) at. Lea also points out there are some tasks that dogs apparently cannot do, such as using tools or exhibiting self-awareness. However, he said, “There’s always the possibility that someone, somewhere is at this moment trying to prove that a dog can do something that we said it couldn’t. But if you can find it, we will happily change our minds.”8. Which of the following statements does Lea agree with in the passage?A. Dogs can use tools and exhibit self-awareness.B. Dogs are also thought to be clever even if knowing few basic commands.C. Dogs are better at comprehending human pointing than bottle-nose dolphins.D. Dogs can tell similar things like which of two identical twins they’re looking at.9. How do dogs get the ability of picking up on social commands?A. Dogs are born with the ability.B. Dogs copy other animals’ behavio r.C. Dogs are domesticated by human beings.D. Dogs are taught the ability by their parents.10. What is Lea’s attitude towards the opinions which are different from his?A. Neutral.B. Positive.C. Doubtful.D. Negative.11. What is the appropriate title for the passage?A. The way to evaluate a dog’s IQ.B. The way to domesticate a smart dog.C. The way to improve a dog’s cognition.D. The way to study a dog’s smell.DA decade-long study, also the first major research into air pollution and disease has shown that living near a main road increases the risk of dementia. The study of 6.6 million people found that one in 10 dementia deaths in people living within 50 meters of a busy road was due to waste gas and noise.Air pollution is already known to contribute to the deaths of around 40,000 people in Britain each year by worsening breathing and heart conditions, while previous research showed emissions can cause brain shrinkage. But the new study by Canadian public health scientists is the first to find a link between living close to heavy traffic and the increasing of dementia, a discovery described as “believable” and “impressive” by British experts.Dr Hong Chen said, “Our stu dy suggests that busy roads could be a source of environmental stressors that could give rise to the onset of dementia. Population growth and urbanization has placed many people close to heavy traffic, and with widespread exposure to heavy traffic and growing rates of dementia, even a modest effect from near-road exposure could cause a large public health burden. More research to understanding this link is needed, particularly into the effects of different aspects of traffic, such as air pollutants and nois e.”In the new study, the team tracked all adults aged between 20 and 85 living in Ontario for more than a decade from 2001 to 2012. They used postcodes to determine how close people lived to a main road and analyzed medical records to see if they went on to develop dementia, Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis.While there was no correlation between living near a road and Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis, dementia risk reduced as people lived further from a main road, with a 7 percent higher risk in developing dementia among those living within 50 metres: a 4 percent higher risk at 50-100 metres and a 2 percent higher risk at 101—200 metres. After 200 metresthere was no increase. Researchers believe that noise of traffic may also play a role in the raised risk as well as other urban pollution, which is often present near busy roads.12. What can we know about Canadian’s new study?A. it puzzles British experts.B. It brings benefits to dementia patients.C. It shows that air pollution can lead to dementia.D. It shows that air pollution can cause brain shrinaage.13.What Dr Hong Chen said shows that ________. A. people suffer dementia mainly due to air pollution B. widespread exposure to traffic reduces the nsk of having dementia C. the link between living near roads and having dementia is not obvious D. busy roads could be a source of environmental stressors that cause dementia 14. What does the underlined word “correlation” in the last paragraph mean?A. Change. B. Association. C. Improvement. D. Secret. 15. From the last paragraph we can know that ________. A. living within 200 metres of a main road is safe for people B. noise of traffic is not a risk of people developing dementia C. living near a main road adds to the risk of suffering Par kinson’s disease D. the further away from heavy traffic, the smaller the risk of having dementia 第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
湖南省雅礼教育集团2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷 Word版含答案
雅礼教育集团期中考试试卷高二英语时量：120分钟总分：150分第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AYou can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way. The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. Traveling, just like reading, is a refreshing journey from the busy world. Books, brain food, can keep you company on your travel.On the Road, 1957, by Jack KerouacThe book is a globally popular spiritual guide book about youth. The main character in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life. The book can be a good partner with you to explore the United States.Life Is Elsewhere, 1975, by Milan KunderaJeanJacques Rousseau once said, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” The book tells a young artist’s romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams, and has a relatio nship. Experience the artist’s passionate life in the book during a trip to Central Europe. The, book invites you to deeply reflect on your current lifeThe Stories of Sahara, 1967, by SanmaoThe book narrates the author’s simple but adventurous life in th e Sahara Desert, which seems a desolate and dull place. The fancy natural scenery and life there, along with the author’s romantic and intensive emotion, will inspire you to explore the mysterious land. Reading the book is like participating in a dialogue with the author, who is sincere and humorous.Lotus, 2006, by AnnbabyThis novel set in Tibet, tells three people’s stories, each with their unique characteristics. It reveals modem people’s emotions and inner life, their confusion about love, and exploration of Buddhism. The book is a good partner to bring you to the sacred land Tibet.21. Which bock is about the exploration of life value through a journey?A. On the Road.B. Life Is Elsewhere.C. The Stories of Sahara.D. Lotus22. Whose book could be the most suitable for your trip to Germany?A. Jack Kerouac’s.B. Sanmao’sC. Annbaby’s.D. Milan Kundera’s.23. What can we learn from the text?A. Lotus is a religious book exploring Tibetan Buddhist culture.B. On the Road advises a classic route for driving across the US.C. The Stories of Sahara records its ambers own life in the desert.D. Life Is Elsewhere demonstrates JeanJacques Rousseau’s own life.BRodney Smith is a man with a task. The Bermuda native is in the midst of a trip that will take him to every state in the nation, mowing lawns (修理草坪) Five years ago, Smith came across a senior men mowing his lawn and stopped to help. “When I came across the elderly man, my life changed” he said. After that, Smith went on to create the Raising Men Lawn Care Service (RMLCS) to mow 1awns for the elderly, disabled single moms and former soldiers free of charge. As part of providing free yard work, the organization teaches children about serving their communities and lawn mower safety.A key component of RMLCS is its 50-yard challenge. which sets a goal for children nationwide to mow 50 lawns for free in their community. When a kid signs up for the challenge the group sends them a white shirt with the Raising Men logo (标识), shades and ear protection. The participants receive a different colored shirt after every 10th lawn they mow. When they have completed the task for 50 yards, they receive a special visit from Smith or someone with RMLCS. They give the volunteer a new lawnmower, free of charge and cut other lawns with them.Since this challenge started in 2016, 12 kids have already completed the challenge. And both boys and girls are part of it. At present they have 130 kids nationwide taking part in this challenge, including 7 in Bermuda and the U. K and one in Canada. So it’s spreading worldwide Even the Queen of England to notice— the governor of Bermuda presented Smith with an award late last year on behalf of her.It was also last year that Smith came up with the 50 Sates 50 Lawns campaign. Now, in 2020, he’s on the road again.24. What is the purpose of the Raising Men Laws Care Service?A. Educate children to work har&B. Offer free lawn cutting service.C. Make lawnmowers of high quality.D. Train professional lawn mowing workers25. What indicates a child completing the 50-yard challenge?A. A visit to RMLCS.B. The Raising Men logo.C. A white shirt and ear protection.D. A new lawnmower fromRMLCS.26. Why is the Queen of England mentioned?A. To praise the queen for her care.B. To prove Smith is respected by everyone.C. To show Smith’s behavior got recognizedD. To introduce where Smith’s motivation came from.27. What can be the best title for the text?A. Mow Lawns in Order to TravelB. Lawn Mowing — a New TrendC. Choose Mowing Lawns to HelpD. Rodney Smith — a Man Loving Mowing LawnsCIt you have a dog, you’ve probably tried to train it. There are some basics, such as sitting, staving not going to the bathroom on your rugs. And if your dog learns things quickly, you might start to think it’s really smart. But if you really want to know about dog intelligence, you have to look at non-dogs as well to understand what’s special to dogs and what is just typical of groups they belong to.Stephen Lea. a retired professor of psychology from the University of Exeter, and his team looked at hundreds of published studies to compare dog cognition (认知) with that of other animals. They found that dogs are good at picking up on social commands.Lea explained, “Th ey are good, for example, at using human pointing or following human gaze, looking at what you’re looking at. We’re not saying dogs aren’t good at those tasks, they are. What we were saying is that there are some other animals that are just as good at them, like bottle-nose dolphins and gray seals.”Lea also said, “It’s not something that’s unique to dogs or indeed very unexpected in dogs, given the sorts of animals dogs are. In other words, they’re domesticated (驯化的). They’re original from social hunters. And importantly, they’re carnivores (食肉动物). They belong to a big group of mammals that also includes cats, hyenas, otters, bears, and also the seals and sea lions, which we sometimes forget about, but which, of course, are also very easy to train despite n ot being domesticated.”And while dog cognition may not actually be exceptional, their noses definitely are. Their sense of smell—they can tell the extraordinary things, like which of two identical twins they’re looking at or sniffing (嗅) at. Lea also points out there are some tasks that dogs apparently cannot do, such as using tools or exhibiting self-awareness. However, he said, “There’s always the possibility that someone, somewhere is at this moment trying to prove that a dog can do something that we sa id it couldn’t. But if you can find it, we will happily change our minds.”28. Which of the following statements does Lea agree with in the passage?A. Dogs can use tools and exhibit self-awareness.B. Dogs are also thought to be clever even if knowing few basic commands.C. Dogs are better at comprehending human pointing than bottle-nose dolphins.D. Dogs can tell similar things like which of two identical twins they’re lookingat.29. How do dogs get the ability of picking up on social commands?A. Dogs are born with the ability.B. Dogs copy other animals’ behavior.C. Dogs are domesticated by human beings.D. Dogs are taught the ability by their parents.30. What is Lea’s attitude towards the opinions which are different from his?A. Neutral. B Positive. C. Doubtful. D.Negative.31. What is the appropriate title for the passage?A. The way to evaluate a dog’s IQ.B. The way to domesticate a smart dog.C. The way to improve a dog’s cognition.D. The way to study a dog’s small.DA decade-long study, also the first major research into air pollution and disease has shown that living near a main road increases the risk of dementia (痴呆). The study of 6.6 million people found that one in 10 dementia deaths in people living within 50 meters of a busy road was due to waste gas and noise.Air pollution is already known to contribute to the deaths of around 40,000 people in Britain each year by worsening breathing and heart conditions, while previous research showed emissions (排放物)can cause brain shrinkage. But the new study by Canadian public health scientists is the first to find a link between living close to heavy traffic and the increasing of dementia, a discovery described as “believable” and “impressive” by British experts.Dr Hong Chen said, “Our study suggests that busy roads could be a source of environmental stressors that could give rise to the onset (发生) of dementia. Population growth and urbanization has placed many people close to heavy traffic, and with widespread exposure to heavy traffic and growing rates of dementia, even a modest effect from near-road exposure could cause a large public health burden. More research to understanding this link is needed, particularly into the effects of different aspects of traffic, such as air pollutants and noise.”In the new study, the team tracked all adults aged between 20 and 85 living inOntario for more than a decade from 2001 to 2012. They used postcodes to determine how close people lived to a main road and analyzed medical records to see if they went on to develop dementia, Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化).While there was no correlation between living near a road and Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis, dementia risk reduced as people lived further from a main road, with a 7 percent higher risk in developing dementia among those living within 50 metres: a 4 percent higher risk at 50-100 metres and a 2 percent higher risk at 101-200 metres After 200 metres there was no increase. Researchers believe that noise of traffic may also play a role in the raised risk as well as other urban pollution, which is often present near busy roads.32. What can we know about Canadian’s new study?A. it puzzles British experts.B. It brings benefits to dementia patients.C. It shows that air pollution can lead to dementia.D. It shows that air pollution can cause brain shrinaage.33. What Dr Hong Chen said shows that ________.A. people suffer dementia mainly due to air pollutionB. widespread exposure to traffic reduces the nsk of having dementiaC. the link between living near roads and having dementia is not obviousD. busy roads could be a source of environmental stressors that cause dementia34. What does the underlined word “correlation” in the last paragraph mean?A. change.B. association.C. improvement.D. secret.35. From the last paragraph we can know that ________.A. living within 200 metres of a main road is safe for peopleB. noise of traffic is not a risk of people developing dementiaC. living near a main road adds to the risk of suffering Parkinson’s diseaseD. the further away from heavy traffic, the smaller the risk of having dementia第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
湖南省雅礼教育集团2020-2021学年高一上学期期中英语试题(解析版)
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细节理解题。根据第三段中If I admitted guilt, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? I didn’t even get an allowance.“My father is going to have a fit.”I thought.（如果我承认了过错，我就会有很多麻烦。我怎么能买得起那样大的窗户呢?我甚至连零用钱都没有。“我父亲要大发脾气。“我想。）以及第四段My teacher took down a book from one of our library shelves and I had never known my teacher to strike a student, but I feared she was going to start with me.（我的老师从图书馆的书架上取下了一本书，我从来不知道老师会打学生，但我担心她会先打我。）可知如果男孩承认了过错，他想自己可能会赔偿打破的窗户、让父亲生气以及被老师惩罚，但是他没有想过会得到一本观鸟指南。故D选项不是男孩的想法。故选D。
湖南省2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试卷精选汇编：应用文写作专题
湖南省2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试卷精选汇编应用文写作专题湖南师范大学附属中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，想邀请外教Matthew一起观看本校学生的一次相声（crosstalk)表演，请给他写封邮件，内容包括：1.演出的时间和地点；2.简单介绍相声（如表演形式、表演内容等）。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
第一节【参考范文】Dear Matthew,How is everything going? This weekend there will be a crosstalk performance in our school. Knowing you are crazy about our culture, I'm writing to invite you to come.It will be held from 3 pm to 5 pm this Sunday,at the Students' Activity Hall, where some talented students will present a wonderful show. Usually, crosstalk is a comic dialogue performed on the stage by two comedians humorously talking,imitating,joking and singing. Behind the humor,it is intended to express thought-provoking things. I am sure you will love it.If you are interested,please reply to me soon.Best regards,Li Hua湖南省长郡中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试卷第一节（满分10分）66.假设你是李华，你的好友Peter今天上午来你家找你陪他练习汉语口语。
湖南省最新2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题
湖南省娄底市娄星区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题时间：120分钟总分： 150分第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分；满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where does the woman want to go?A. To a movie theater.B. To the zoo.C. To the park.2. What are the speakers complaining about?A. The slow service.B. The dirty environment.C. The boring lecture.3. What does the woman mean?A. Only true friendship can last.B. She has lost contact with most of her old friends.C. She keeps in touch with her classmates regularly.4. How does the woman feel?A. Proud.B. Excited.C. Scared.5. What problem are the speakers talking about?A. The door of the refrigerator won’t shut.B. The air conditioner is broken.C. There’s not enough food.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5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A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
2023-2024学年湖南省雅礼教育集团高二上学期期中考试英语试题
2023-2024学年湖南省雅礼教育集团高二上学期期中考试英语试题Monthly educational subscription boxes for students can be a great way to develop an interest in a particular subject. If you want to learn something at home while having fun, you can have educational subscription boxes delivered monthly straight to your house.Spangler BoxesSpangler Boxes feature a range of hands-on scientific experiments designed by Steve Spangler, who previously hosted a popular science education program on News for Kids Projects focus on STEM-science, technology, engineering and math Examples of projects include exploring lava (岩浆) science, the sound waves, and physical laws.Finders Seekers BoxesAfter receiving a Finders Seekers B ox, you’ll explore characters of a new city and culture every month while solving puzzles. Think of a Finders Seekers Box as an escape room challenge that takes place in your living room. Clues and online research tools are available to help in case you get stuck solving the mystery. Each puzzle takes approximately two to four hours to complete.Creation BoxesCreation Boxes teach students electronics, digital tips and high-level problem-solving. Each box teaches a lesson and is progressively more challenging. A sampling of the projects includes a mood lamp, an electronic memory game, and a distance detector using an ultrasonic sensor (超声传感器).Kiwi Doodle BoxesKiwi Doodle Boxes are among the most popular boxes on the market. They feature a variety of themes customized to students aged from 8 to 18 and focus on art and design with projects such as a felt botanic garden,an artificial leather sample set, and a handmade soap. These projects introduce students to new crafting materials and techniques and all craft supplies are included in the box.1. What did Steve Spangler use to be?A．A scientist. B．An educator. C．A TV host. D．An engineer.2. Which of the following is included in Finders Seekers Boxes?A．Features of cities. B．Online instructions.C．Historical mysteries. D．Escape room challenges.3. If you are interested in handicraft art, which box would you subscribe?A．Creation Boxes. B．Spangler Boxes.C．Finders Seekers Boxes. D．Kiwi Doodle Boxes.William Lindesay, well-known Great Wall expert and conservationist, and his wife Wu Qi have traveled across the globe by the back paths, providing their sons Jimmy and Tommy a unique environment for personal growth.Sunhats, backpacks, sneakers and trekking poles—these are the day-to-day must-haves of the family. This East-meets-West couple started traveling while their younger son was still a baby in 2003. Most of their trips are far from the hot spots recommended by travel guidebooks—heritage study in the Mongolian deserts, a 53-kilometer hiking tour of New Zealand, a one-day climb of three English summits and a six-day train ride from Beijing to Moscow.“Real travel may be hard, uncertain, uncomfortable, but there’s a feel-good factor when you pass a test of some kind,” Lindesay wrote in the family’s newly publi shed travel memoir Pages of Discovery.Lindesay attaches great importance to learning out of the classroom, saying that children might score well on school tests, but that experience of the world outside, in distant lands, with different languages, scripts, political structures, and religious beliefs, is the real testing ground.Children in this international family did not have the same pressure to perform on school tests, but they had “homework” on the road. Wu asked her sons to write travel diaries, collect tickets, draw maps and summarize travel tips. She says such habits, though they might not directly improve test scores, will pay dividends in later life.These experiences certainly shaped their sons’ characters and influenced their chosen study at university. One read world history, the other international relations. The two brothers also share an interest in historical monuments, and the Great Wall in particular. They are now planning to follow in their father’s footsteps with a new 4,500-km hike on the Great Wall.“My parents view the world as a big classroom, and my brother and I are the biggest beneficiaries,” Jimmy says.4. Which of the following best describes their trips across the world?A．Complicated and dangerous. B．Unique yet stressful.C．Challenging yet educational. D．Entertaining and rewarding.5. What can we infer about the couple from the text?A．They think little of school education.B．They believe travel provides real education.C．They require their sons to follow their career path.D．They don’t expect their sons to perform well on school tests.6. What d o the underlined words “pay dividends” mean in paragraph 5?A．Bring advantages. B．Pay a price.C．Improve scores. D．Make mistakes.7. What does the family’s story tell us?A．Roads were made for journeys not destination.B．No road is long with good company.C．A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.D．It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books.There should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that the influence of media is growing stronger and stronger as time passes by. If you have noticed, the speed at which news travels around the world has become faster with the development and advancement in technology. Media are actually influencing people in different ways.Whether you admit it or not, watching movies and programs on the television or our laptop, ipad and other mobile devices as we relax takes us away into this different kingdom—that is, there are parts in our being that feel we are the ones in the movie and sometimes we even feel what they are feeling as we get caught in the emotional excitement. The effect of media does not stop when the movie or program ends. And this effect might just be the cause of behavioral changes in people.With action films, children tend to follow the movie hero, leading them to violent (暴力的) acts, thinking that it is acceptable because his hero became successful in the end. There are cartoon programs that show acts of violence and dishonest acts against others. In return, children tend to copy the characters and think that cheating other people is a way to deal with their problems. They learn to transfer these ill behaviors to friends.There are some television shows and movies that attempt to create an atmosphere to change the view of people towards social issues such as racial discrimination (种族歧视). In the minds of other people, the effect can be for the better, but some unfortunately for the worse.There had been instances in the past that young people drunk drive copying their favorite actress. There was also a case where somebody set a subway ticket booth on fire because he saw it in his favorite film. These are just a few examples of the disturbing influence of media on people’s behavior.An explanation to these acts is that these people could not distinguish fantasy from reality. They get caught up in the kingdom of what they had been watching and the images and scenes become deeply rooted in their minds.So the media is largely responsible for giving people false ideas and unhealthy pictures, which lead to misbehavior against other people, and can create a dangerous cycle among individuals as they attempt to do the same or even worse things to others. The sad reality is that no one is turning off their televisions or disconnecting from these influences. The only way to change is when people no longer buy into it, demand it, and watch it.8. What does the author want to tell us in paragraph 2?A．What it is that changes our emotion.B．How media affect people’s behavior.C．Why we are attracted by movies and programs.D．Whether people feel being taken away from the reality.9. Why do some people act badly, according to the author?A．They are just the violent people.B．They hope to solve social problems.C．They actually can’t tell fantasy from reality.D．They want to change people’s attitudes towards media.10. What’s the author’s attitude towards media?A．Puzzled. B．Critical. C．Supportive. D．Cautious.11. The author supports his ideas mainly by _______.A．making comparisons and giving examplesB．listing facts and giving research resultsC．raising problems and providing solutionsD．showing facts and presenting explanationsWithin the next 30 years, urban expansion (城市扩张) is due to result in up to 1.53 million square kilometers of new urbanized land, directly threatening 855 species, according to the findings of a new Yale-led study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.The study identified hotspot cities that are expected to have particularly large impacts on species habitats. Many of these cities are in equatorial (赤道的) regions where urban growth is in line with biodiverse habitats. The cities that present the greatest threat to species due to expansion are mostly located in the developing regions of sub-Saharan Africa, South America, Mesoamerica, and Southeast Asia.The study relied on data from Yale’s Map of Life—a collection of species distribution (分布) data used to monitor, research, and create policies that protect species worldwide. It also used recently developed land-use plans to estimate future habitat loss from urban land expansion for more than 30,000 species globally. It found that urban land expansion is a significant driver of habitat loss for about one-third of these.This study throws light on the need for global protection efforts to include policies to preserve species in urban lands. “Cities are actually part of the solution,” said co-author Karen Seto. “We can build cities differently than we have in the past. They can be biodiversity centers and save land for nature.”“We are at a vital moment when the world’s governments are reconsidering their commitments to the Convention on Biological Diversity. This study is important since it lets us quantify (量化), for the first time, which specific species are most threatened by urban growth and where urban protected areas are needed to preserve them,” said co-author Robert McDonald.Despite the risk of species loss from land expansion, the study highlights how cities can proactively protect biodiversity, Seto said. “The majority of these places have yet to be built. Science-driven policies that guide how the cities of tomorrow get built will have an enormous effect.”12. What does the new study do?A．It suggests the greatest threat to species.B．It identifies hotspot cities that need to stop urban expansion.C．It demonstrates how future urban expansion will impact species.D．It estimates how much new urbanized land will be in developing regions.13. What role does Yale’s Map of Life play in this study?A．A policy maker. B．A data provider. C．A land-useplanner. D．A publishing platform.14. What can we learn from the text?A．Karen Seto is optimistic about dealing with urban expansion.B．A lot of cities have already been built as biodiversity centers.C．The Convention on Biological Diversity is key to solving the problem.D．The world’s governments have taken measures to prevent urban land expansion.15. What is a suitable title for this text?A．Urban expansion cannot be avoidedB．Species habitats should be brought under controlC．Cities can be part of the solutions to preserving speciesD．The risk of species loss from land expansion is terrifying24 Solar Terms: 4 things you should know about Grain BudsThe traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms, which reflect changes in weather, scenery, and even people’s lives. In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production. 16 Grain Buds(小满), the 8th solar term of a year, begins on May 21 this year, and ends on Jun e 6. Next, let’s see what we can do during the “Grain Buds” period today.A good season for eating fishDuring the Grain Buds period, the summer harvest is about to begin. A saying about rain during this time mentions, “A heavy rainfall makes the river full.” Because of the great increase in rainfall, rivers are full of water, which gives rise to great tasting fish and shrimp. This is a good time to enjoy them. 17Eating herb of common sow thistleGrain Buds is a season for eating the herb of the common sow thistle (苦菜), which tastes a little bitter and sour, but also sweet. It has the function of cooling the blood and detoxifying (解毒) the body. It can be made into different types of dishes. 18 People in some other places boil the herb with water and then squeeze out the juice, which can be used to make soup.Tips on health preserving in Grain Buds19 The increase in temperature over this season may also give rise to all sorts of skin diseases. It is also important to exercise to keep healthy during the hot summer days. Walking, jogging and practicing tai chi are popular.Key period for flower managementThis time is a good period of the quick growth of flowers. It is also a season when plant diseases and pests are at an all-time high, which makes caring for your garden even more critical. 20 Also, a systematic water system should be carried out.When studying at the University of Pittsburgh, I went home to Virginia to see my family one weekend. “Look, I got a best sportsman’s jacket!” I said. Dad ______ took his eyes off the TV. I had wanted Dad to ______ me all my life, but nothing ever seemed ______ enough. I got rid of my______ and went back to Pittsburgh. A month later, Mom called and said that Dad’s diabetes(糖尿病) had gotten worse. “I’m coming home,” I said. “You’re going to need help.”I moved to a/an ______ near home. Every Sunday, with all schoolwork finished, I went home and helped Dad. To my sadness, he ______ everything I did. “It’s not you,” Mom explained to me. “What ______ him makes him feel bad about himself. His anger was masking his frustration (挫败).” I was so ______ to hear that. Now I saw his pain went beyond the ______ pain, and that made me try harder to ______ him.One day we were watching a football game. “I’ll bet you $2 million that Dallas wins,” I said: Dad looked at me. “You don’t have $2 million,” he ______. After that, every time we watched the game, we made the same bets. Dad laughed more easily and accepted my help more ______. Our relationship was ______.That spring, a week before the National Football League draft (选拔), we had a party at our house. After everyone had gone, Dad and I were sitting in the living room. He caught my eye. “Whether you make it or not doesn’t ______,” he said. “I’m proud of you.” Maybe our relationship would never be perfect, but I would never ______ that he wanted the best for me.21.A．roughly B．barely C．instantly D．ultimately 22.B．live up to C．make up for D．take pride in A．make allowancefor23.A．great B．necessary C．proper D．unforgettable 24.A．excitement B．confusion C．disappointment D．embarrassment 25.A．company B．office C．hospital D．college26.A．criticized B．examined C．expected D．declined27.A．frightened B．bothered C．attacked D．injured28.A．surprised B．anxious C．relieved D．glad29.A．needless B．sharp C．bodily D．imaginary 30.A．praise B．refuse C．appreciate D．understand 31.A．repeated B．exploded C．laughed D．hesitated32.A．reluctantly B．willingly C．cautiously D．rigidly33.A．improving B．continuing C．deepening D．worsening34.A．help B．matter C．appear D．predict35.A．feel B．believe C．doubt D．refuse阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
精品解析：湖南省雅礼中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(原卷版)
2023-2024-2雅礼中学高二下期中考试英语时量：120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)略第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
ARich in culture and rooted in tradition, winter in Budapest here not only feels like a fairytale, it looks like one, too. Here are four top things to do in Budapest during the winter.● City Park Ice Rink (滑冰场)Budapest’s City Park Ice Rink is by far the most famous skating destination in the region. Skaters flooded to the rink each winter between late November and mid February. First opened in 1870, this ice rink is one of the oldest and largest in Europe. It’s filled up with water during the summer months. It serves as a boating lake for tourists looking to bike around while bathing in the sun.● Spas and thermal bathsBudapest is quite rightly nicknamed the “City of Spas”. The baths of here are astonishingly beautiful, which are famous for their relaxing and medicinal benefits Taking a dip in the famous baths during winter is an experience like no other. Jumping from one indoor pool to the outside bathing area is a memorable and pleasurable experience.● Hungarian State Opera HouseThe Hungarian State Opera House is closed for renovations (翻新). However, visitors can still see parts of it via (通过) guided tours. The Hungarian State Opera House, which was completed in 1884, remains exactly the same as that when it was constructed. Each year thousands of visitors arrived in Budapest to take in the sheer (十足的) beauty of the opera house, while the lucky ones are able to secure a ticket for a show.● Andrassy Avenue and Fashion StreetShopping in Budapest during winter is a magical experience. Andrassy Avenue and Fashion Street are two of its most popular tourist destinations at any time of year. Covered with thousands of lights, the tree-lined avenue comes to life during the winter months, offering up many attractions. The shops here are usually open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the winter months.1. What does City Park Ice Rink act as in summer?A. A relaxing pool.B. A boating lake.C. A thermal bath.D. A fashion street.2. What can visitors do in Hungarian State Opera House if they have a ticket?A. Enjoy a show.B. Take a swim.C. Have a guided tour.D. Perform an opera.3. What brings life to the tree-lined avenue during the winter months?A. Tourist center.B. Opera house.C. Lights.D. Shops.BBruce Campbell, a retired electrical engineer, wanted to change the behavior of mankind by showing how we can recycle old things into new and practical and livable ones.For about $220,000, he purchased a Greek airliner, a Boeing 727, which had about 40,000 flights at its peak. Before Campbell got his hands on his Boeing 727 and transformed it into the airplane home he lives in, this aircraft saw regular use as it transported all kinds of people to all sorts of destinations.After the successful transformation, he hosted a big DJ dance party with a couple of friends. The party, called Turbulence: A Dance Party at a 727 in the Woods, happened right on the wing! Guests who attended the party also got the opportunity to take a look at the airplane home. Altogether, they got the attention of 14,000 Facebook users who were interested in what sounded like an incredible party.This talented engineer got another airliner and started on his second airplane home during the beginning of 2018 on the Kyushu Island coast because he wanted it to serve as a safe place for the local community as well. Part of Bruce Campbell’s vision was to make an airliner that doubled as a lifeboat in case tsunami(海啸) threats were issued. He wanted the general public to find out that planes are capable of surviving hundreds of years and the cruelest weather conditions thanks to its sealed(密封) pressure technology.Campbell enjoyed the excitement that he received when he recycled airplanes and hoped that people would seriously consider it after they got the chance to see his home during tours and events. He has posted on his website that it is his goal to “inspire a renaissance(复兴) of thought about how to employ this remarkable resource”.4. What drew wide public attention to Campbell’s first transformed plane?A. Its high residential comfort level.B. Its remarkable transporting capacity.C. The incredibly high transformation cost.D. The Facebook post of a party held on it.5. What did Campbell think the second plane could serve as?A. A shelter in disasters.B. Tsunami warning center.C. A meeting place for local community.D. An advanced engineering workshop.6. Why did Campbell transform the planes?A. To draw attention to housing problems.B. To satisfy his scientific curiosity.C. To advocate participation in recycling.D. To promote sustainable development.7. What is the text mainly about?A. Diverse approaches to sustainable living.B. A home designer becoming well-known online.C. Recent trends in renaissance-themed decoration.D. A former engineer recycling retired planes into homes.CKayabuki no Sato, a small village in Kyoto famous for its traditional thatched (茅草的）roof houses, features a hidden sprinkler (洒水器）system that turns the whole place into a water fountain.Known as Miyama’s Thatched Village, Kayabuki no Sato has a higher percentage of thatched roof farmhouses than any other place in Japan. This makes it very popular with tourists, who love walking among the over 40 traditional thatched roof houses and even spending the night in one of them, but it is also easy for the houses to catch fire. Local officials realized this in the year 2000, when a fire burned down the archive (档案）centre, so apart from asking people to be alert at all time, they decided to install a special sprinkler system to cover the whole village. They test it twice a year, usually in May and December, and people from all over Japan and beyond come to see the powerful sprinklers in action.You might think that dozens of automated sprinklers dotting a traditional Japanese village would be an eyesore, and you would be right. That is why local authorities decided to maintain the picturesque look of Kayabuki no Sato by hiding the 62 metal sprinklers in small wooden houses similar to the authentic ones. When the system is activated, the roofs of these houses open up like tiny transformers, clearing the way for sprinklers inside to shoot jets of water high into the sky.The testing of the sprinkler system is such an impressive event that it has become known as the Kayabuki no Sato water hose festival. Strong jets of water are shot into the air by all 62 strategically-placed sprinklers, at the same time, to cover all the thatched roof houses. And if that isn’t an impressive enough sight, on sunny days, the sprinklers also create rainbows over the village.So if you’re ever in Kyoto during the months of May and December and want to see something truly unique, head over to Kayabuki no Sato, in the Miyama rural area, for the water hose festival. You won’t regret it!8. What do we know about Kayabuki no Sato from the passage?A. It is famous for its water fountain.B. Its archive center was once destroyed by floods.C. Visitors go there mainly to see its sprinkler system.D It has the highest percentage of thatched roof farmhouses in Japan.9. What does the underlined word “eyesore” in the third paragraph refer to?A. An unpleasant sight.B. A creative idea.C. An attractive spot.D. A dangerous situation.10. What can we learn from the passage?A. The sprinklers are tested once every year.B. The sprinkler system was installed to create rainbows.C. The sprinklers are kept in small wooden houses resembling real ones.D. The roofs of the farmhouses open when the sprinkler system is started.11. What is the last paragraph but one mainly about?A. How the sprinkler system works.B. What the Kayabuki no Sato water hose festival is like.C The origin of the Kayabuki no Sato water hose festival.D. The influence of the Kayabuki no Sato water hose festival.DAre we human beings the only creatures in the world with a moral sense? Most experts in behaviour believe that morality is a uniquely human quality — yet I’m convinced that many animals can distinguish right from wrong. Decades spent watching animals have persuaded me that species living in groups often have a sense of fair play built on moral rules of conduct that strengthen their social relationships.My studies of baby dogs and wolves reveal that they use a special signal to prevent misinterpretation of playful actions. They perform a “bow” — lowering the forelimbs (前肢) closer to the ground while keeping the back upright — when starting play, or in association with unfriendly actions such as biting, to convey their original intention. And role exchange is common, so that during play a dominant animal will often allow a physically weaker animal to have the upper hand. Such behaviors reduce inequalities in size, strength and dominance between playmates, promoting the cooperation that is essential for social play to occur. Indeed, on some occasions when an animal says “Let’s play” and then beats up an unsuspecting (无戒备的) animal, the “criminal” usually finds itself ostracized (排斥) by its former playmates.What does this tell us about human morality? We should stop seeing ourselves as morally superior to other animals. True, our big brains give us a highly complicated sense of what’s right and wrong, but they also give us amuch greater ability to benefit from immoral behaviour. In that sense, animal morality might be “purer” than our own. We should accept our moral responsibility towards other animals, and that means developing and enforcing more restrictive rules governing animal use. While animal minds may vary from one species to another, they are not so different from our own, and only when we accept this can we truly be moral in our relations with nature as a whole.12. Which of the following about animals is TRUE according to the first two paragraphs?A. Most animals have trouble telling right from wrong.B. A “bow” can be a special signal to avoid misinterpretation of playful actions.C. Species living alone don’t have a sense of fair play built on moral rules of conduct.D. Lowering the forelimbs closer to the ground while keeping the back upright will lead to unfriendly actions.13. What does the author find about the social play from his observations of animals?A. It puts unsuspecting animals at a disadvantage.B. It allows dominant animals to control the group.C. It helps physically weaker animals develop survival skills.D. It requires animals to follow the rules to avoid being crowded out.14 What can be concluded from the last paragraph?A. Humans are indeed morally superior to animals.B. Humans and animals share the same immoral behaviour.C. Humans should treat animals on equal terms with themselves.D. Humans should distinguish between moral animals and immoral ones.15. Which of the following can be the best title of the text?A. Are animals moral beings?B. Morality: Why it mattersC. Is human morality a product of natural selection?D. Morality: How it differs between humans and animals第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
湖南省雅礼中学2021-2022学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题(原卷版)
2021-2022-1雅礼中学高二上第一次月考英语第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)略第二部分阅读(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共11小题;每小题2.5分，满分27.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上选项涂黑。
AIn the coming months, we are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare’s plays in their language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.National Theatre Of China Beijing｜ChineseThis great occasion(盛会) will be the National Theatre of China’s first visit to the UK. The company’s productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeare’s Richard III will be directed by the National’s Associate Director, Wang Xiaoying.Date & Time: Saturday 28 April, 2.30 pm & Sunday 29 April, 1.30 pm & 6.30 pmMarjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi｜GeorgianOne of the most famous theatres in Georgia, the Marjanishvili, founded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of As You Like It is helmed(指导) by the company’s Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.Date & Time: Friday 18 May, 2.30 pm & Saturday 19 May, 7.30 pmDeafinitely Theatre London｜British Sign Language(BSL)By translating the rich and humourous text of Love’s Labour’s Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.Date & Time: Tuesday 22 May, 2.30 pm & Wednesday 23 May, 7.30 pmHabima National Theatre Tel Aviv｜HebrewThe Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide. Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s. Since 1958, they have been recognized as the national theatre of Israel. This production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of V enice marks their first visit to the UK.Date & Time: Monday 28 May, 7.30 & Tuesday 29 May, 7.30 pm1. Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?A. RichardⅢ.B. Lover’s Labour’s Lost.C. As You Like It.D. The Merchant of Venice.2. What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?A. It has two groups of actors.B. It is the leading theatre in London.C. It performs plays in BSL.D. It is good at producing comedies.3. When can you see a play in Hebrew?A. On Saturday 28 April.B. On Sunday 29 April.C. On Tuesday 22 May.D. On Tuesday 29 May.BFor many years, school children in the US have been taken on “field trips” to cultural institutions such as museums of art. Educators arrange them in the belief that schools exist not only to teach economically useful skills, but also to produce civilized young people who appreciate the art and culture. While there are parents who will take their children to cultural places in their free time, there are plenty of other children who will never have this kind of opportunity unless schools offer it. So you could say that taking school students on field trips is a means of giving everyone equal access to their cultural heritage.However, the attitude towards field trips in recent years is changing, with the number of tours organized for school groups falling significantly in museums all around the country. The most obvious reason is the issue of finance. Because there are increasing demands on their funds, after all, computers and sports facilities aren’t cheap, schools are forced to make a difficult choice about how to spend the limited money they have. Faced with this dilemma, field trips are an obvious thing to cut since they are seen by many as too expensive.Additionally, the nature of these field days is also changing. Schools increasingly use trips to amusement parks or sporting events as a treat for students rather than an opportunity for cultural learning. This shift could have a basis in generational differences between teachers’ reasons for organizing days out of school. A recent survey conducted among 500 Arkansas teachers showed that older teachers were significantly more likely to take the primary purpose of a field trip as a learning experience than younger teachers, who view it as fun.Some evidence shows the trend of fewer trips may have a negative effect on children’s development. A research led by Jay Greene at Arkansas University found that students who received a tour of an art museum greatly improved their knowledge of and the ability to think critically about art. They also display stronger historical interest and were more likely to visit cultural places in the future. The researchers warm that if schools cut field trips or switch to lesseducational destinations, valuable opportunities to broaden and enrich children’s learning experiences are lost.4. What is the original purpose of field trips to cultural institutions?A. To teach students useful skills in economics.B. To encourage parents to take their children there.C To educate students to preserve cultural heritage.D. To make art culture accessible to every student.5. Which factor most probably leads to the trend of fewer field trips?A The decrease in school funds.B. The lack of school funds.C Students’ demand for fun.D. Teachers’ generational differences.6. What does the underlined phrase “This shift” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The switch from old generations to young generations.B. The switch from sporting events to cultural experiences.C. The change from an opportunity for learning to a treat for entertainment.D. The change from educational destinations to unique attractions.7. What can be inferred about field rips from the research by Jay Greene?A. Students are rewarded with more cultural awareness.B. Amusement parks enrich children’s learning experiences.C. Cutting field trips is critical to the future of the museum.D. Field trips ensure better future academic performance.CIf a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing poorly first. These are the words of Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm. Joel’s opinion is that we’ve all grown up with the expression “if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right.” Personally, I grew up hearing it as “if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well.” Yet, as Joel says, nobody does it right the first time. Joel explained that it’s this kind of thinking that prevents us from innovating(创新) in our own lives. We’re frightened to death to try new things, because we think we have to get it right the first time.This is an innovative farmer’s wisdom. It resonates(和……类似) well with what I’ve learned from master teachers as well as with research on perfectionism. Let me speak briefly of both of these.I have been fortunate to have a number of mentors(导师) in my development as a teacher. One of my favorites is a retired biology teacher from the University of British Columbia, Lee Gass. Lee explained to me that it’s not until we know that we don’t know, it’s not until we admit our ignorance, even celebrate our ignorance, that we can learn anything at all!When we learn to see that it is through admitting our ignorance and trying even though it won’t be perfect or even “right” the first time that we can learn anything, we really start living.Some of the research stresses the harm of not taking this attitude in our pursuit(追求). Perfectionism is often said to be the enemy of the good. It’s also the enemy of even trying.I for one take this farmer’s advice to heart. I do try my best to do things as well as I possibly can but I recognize that it’s the creative process where we learn, if we stay at it long enough. If a job is worth doing, it’ s worth doing poorly first.8. What is Joel’s opinion about a job that is worth doing?A. It is worth trying.B. It is worth doing well.C. It is worth doing right.D. It is worth completing.9. What do Joel and Lee have in common?A. Both of them are ignorant.B. Both of them do a poor job.C. Both of them love their jobs.D. Both of them value ignorance.10. What is the finding of some of the research according to the text?A. It’s impossible to be perfect.B. It’s harmful to change your goal.C. It’s dangerous to seek perfection.D. It’s easy to become the enemy of the good.11. What does the author stress in the last paragraph?A. The value of creation.B. The benefit of learning.C. The meaning of freedom.D. The importance of a process.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
湖南省2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试卷精选汇编：阅读理解专题
阅读理解专题湖南师范大学附属中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
ABlack PantherType:AdventureRunning Time: 134 min.Director:Ryan CooglerActors:Chadwick Boseman,Michael B. JordanWith his father having died in the Civil War, Challa is the new ruler of the advanced kingdom of Wakanda. As the king,whenever a challenger for the crown announces his intentions, he must give up his powers and take them on in a physical challenge.The FavouriteType:DramaRunning Time: 120 min.Director: Yorgos LanthimosActors:Emma Stone,Rachel WeiszIn the early 18th century, with Britain and France at war,a fragile Queen Anne occupies the throne as her close friend Lady Sarah Churchill governs the country in her stead,while tending to Anne' s ill health and changeable temper.Green BookRunning Time: 130 min.Director: Peter FarrellyActors: Viggo Mortensen,Mahershala AliTony Lip,an uneducated Italian American who's known for using his fists to get his way,is hired to drive world-class, famous pianist Don Shirley on a concert tour from Midwest to the Deep South. They must rely on"The Negro Motorist Green Book"to guide them to the few settlements that were then safe for blacks.A Star Is BornType:MusicalRunning Time: 135 min.Director: Bradley CooperActors:Bradley Cooper,Lady GagaWhen country music star Jackson Maine stops at a bar for a drink after a concert, he's both entertained and attracted by young nightclub singer Ally. He discovers that she writes songs as well as she is a talented singer, but hasn't had a chance to perform because of her look.21. Which two films both looked into life of artists?A. Black Panther and The Favourite.B. A Star Is Born and Green Book.C. The Favourite and Green Book.D. A Star Is Born and The Favourite.22. The film about the rights of black people belongs toA. adventureC. dramaD. comedy23. Who works as a director and actor?A. Ryan Coogler.B. Yorgos Lanthimos.C.Peter Farrelly.D. Bradley Cooper.BMore than £5,500 has been raised after aplea(请愿）last Monday by a vet Dr. Scott Miller. Scott said,“I would like to say a massive thank-you to Express readers from myself, from Australia and from the koalas. It's amazing that people from across the world can see how significant the catastrophe has been. I do appreciate that people are being very supportive and reaching into their pockets."An area,a third of the size of Britain is estimated to have been destroyed since the fire began in September.On Friday a state of emergency was declared in the capital Canberra, with residents told to prepare to leave the area as fires on the suburb threatened to spread. And so far,a billion animals are feared to have died, including 25,000 koalas.Last week Scott told how he had visited his homeland,helping to save wildlife on Kangaroo Island off the coast of Adelaide. While there he rescued a mother and a baby koala who were stuck in a tree. The pair were rushed to a field hospital on the island to be treated.The mum had severe burns to her paws and was badly dehydrated(脱水的），while her baby son had an eye injury and was underweight.According to Scott,who has appeared on ITV' s This Morning and BBC 's Blue Peter,the mother is showing"great signs of improvement" and her wounds are starting to heal. The baby has undergone surgery on his eye and is"recovering from the anesthetic(麻药）and doing well". But the mother remains dehydrated so isn't producing enough milk to feed the baby. At the moment they're being housed severally but there is the hope that when the baby is a little stronger he will be able to be returned to his mother.Even after they recover, the pair will probably spend their lives in an enclosure while the bush takes years to recover. Even more sadly, patients are still coming in thick and fast. Each of these animals is requiring to be housed and fed, and regular medical treatment to their injuries.24. What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs?A. Dr. Scott donated more than £5,500.B. Residents were asked to return to Canberra.C. A large area of Britain has been destroyed.D. Numerous animals may have lost their lives.25. What did Dr. Scott do in his homeland?A. He worked hard in a field hospital on the island.B. He tried to rescue the wildlife on Kangaroo Island.C. He hosted the ITV' s This Morning and BBC' s Blue Peter.D. He carefully looked after the mother and the baby koalas.26.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Separately.B. Seriously.C.Successfully.D. Sympathetically.27. What's the best title of the passage?A. An unexpected fireB. Generous donationC.Koalas' recoveryD. Koala rescueCEvery time we get on a plane, we're asked to either turn off our phones or change them to flight mode-it's for “security reasons”。
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湖南省长沙市雅礼中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷一、阅读理解POETRY CHALLENGEWrite a poem about how courage, determination, and strength have helped you face challenges in your life.Prizes3 Grand Prizes:Trip to Washington, D．C．for each of three winners, a parent and one other person of the winner’s choice. Trip includes round-trip air tickets, hotel stay for two nights, and tours of the National Air and Space Museum and the office of National Geographic World.6 First Prizes:The book Sky Pioneer:A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart signed by author Corinne Szabo and pilot Linda Finch.50 Honorable Mentions:Judges will choose up to 50 honorable mention winners, who will each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earhart’s final flight.RulesFollow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification.■Write a poem using 100 words or fewer. Your poem can be any format, any number of lines.■Write by hand or type on a single sheet of paper. You may use both the front and back of the paper.■On the same sheet of paper, write or type your name, address, telephone number, and birth date.■Mail your entry to us by October 31 this year.1．How many people can each grand prize winner take on the free trip?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Six.2．What will each of the honorable mention winners get?A．A plane ticket.B．A book by Corinne Szabo.C．A special T-shirt.D．A photo of Amelia Earhart.3．Which of the following will result in disqualification?A．Typing your poem out.B．Writing a poem of 120 words.C．Using both sides of the paper.D．Mailing your entry on October 30.Wendell Berry was almost 30 when he packed up his life as a New York intellectual (知识分子) and moved to Port Royal, a tiny community in Kentucky where generations of his forebears (祖先) had farmed the land. His friends thought he was’ mad. But he felt it was his inner calling to record the history of the place.Since moving to Port Royal in 1964, he has lived as if he were in the 19th century, writing by hand and ploughing (犁) his fields with horses. His eight novels and more than SO short stories are usually set in Port William, a stand-in (代替物) for Port-Royal. Nick Offerman, an actor, wanted to adapt his work for the screen. However, the zétor was refused.In Mr Berry’s opinion, humans must take care of the earth that grants them life. “The soil is the greatest connector of lives,” he has written. “Without proper care for it we can have no community.” This philosophy dominates his writings. In The Unsettling of America, published in 1977, Mr Berry criticized the natural damage caused by large agribusinesses. He thinks capitalism has separated farming from culture and disconnected people from nature.Mr Berry’s fiction explores the decline of values by following Port William’s interconnected clans (家族) as they enter the modern age. In Dismemberment, a short story, Andy Catlett loses a hand to a harvesting machine and becomes a loner. He sees his withdrawal is mistaken and reconnects with the town, finding “the wealth of an intimate history” in belonging to “his ancestral place”. In Hannah Coulter, Mr Berry’s seventh novel, the main character Hannah Coulter grows old after a sad life and anticipates loneliness when her children leave to find work in the city. Instead her hope is restored when her grandson return s to run the farm.These stories offer insightful advice for readers living through ecological disaster. Though few can return to farming basics, Mr Berry’s messages of building communities, being a good neighbor and resisting the invitation of modern life are still valuable.4．Why did Mr Berry’s friends think he was mad?A．He moved to live in the countryside.B．He turned down Offerman’s request.C．He wrote most of his novels by hand.D．He gave up his career as an intellectual.5．What do Mr Berry’s writings often imply?A．The challenges of farming in old days.B．The harmony between man and nature.C．The real benefits of large agribusinesses.D．The hard lives of his forebears in Kentucky. 6．What do Andy Catlett and Hannah Coulter have in common?A．They are from the same novel.B．They both choose to live alone.C．They are victims of country life.D．They both find their values again.7．What kind of life may suit Mr Berry’s taste best?A．Rural life with modern facilities.B．Urban life in old-fashioned ways.C．Rural life with poor equipment.D．Rural life with distant connections.I know people who say they don’t watch television, and I always nod and agree. Reading requires intelligence, and television is merely entertainment, right?I’m going to Scotland this year, and three different people told me I must watch “Outlander” before I go, which is like “Game of Thrones” for fans of romance novels. I watched the first four hourlong episodes back to back. When I stood up from the couch I felt sick, and it wasn’t just the cookies, popcorn and peanut butter sandwiches I’d had without noticing. It was dark outside, and I felt ashamed. I had spent half a day on the couch. Research for Scotland? Not exactly.A few days later I had a library book due: The National Book Award winner The Friend, by Sigrid Nunez. I needed to finish it, so I read the last half straight through. I was absorbed in Nunez’s New York City, worrying about the heroin’s career and her future. I finished the book with tears in my eyes and stood up feeling, well, great.I had wasted another four hours on my couch. I hadn’t eaten as much junk food because I needed my hands free—and not sticky—so I could turn pages and return the book to the library relatively clean, but I hadn’t moved and once again it was dark outside. Why did I feel so much better and guilt-free?All the research says reading a book is good for you. It reduces stress, promotes comprehension and imagination, relieves depression, helps you sleep and may contribute to preventing Alzheimer’s. The act of physically turning a page creates a momentary pause for understanding to sink in. Our brains have to work to translate the black squiggles (弯弯曲曲的线条) on the page into words and then interpret the meaning and intent of those words. When acharacter is described as tall with brown hair, a reader creates her own picture. TV takes all that imagination away.But there’s a lot of good TV now. I’d like to say the answer to TV versus books must be, as Aristotle said, “Moderation in all things,” though he never had a television or a computer and had to read his scrolls (长卷纸) by candlelight. I agree that too much television is bad for you. I know I feel better if I read, but it won’t stop me from watching too: My second DVD of “Outlander” has just arrived, and as soon as I get this essay done, the rest of my day is free.8．By “I always nod and agree” (paragraph 1), the author implies that _______.A．she should be polite to get the conversation to go onB．she is reluctant to admit that she watches televisionC．she believes those who say they don’t watch TVD．she doesn’t think highly of TV either9．The phrase “back to back” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “_______”.A．from morning till night B．one after another without a breakC．leaning against the back of the couch D．looking at the opposite direction10．The author felt better after reading The Friend than watching “Outlander”, most probably because _______.A．she didn’t feel hungry for any snacksB．the TV series got her to cancel her trip to ScotlandC．the television series was no more attractive than the bookD．she regarded reading as more rewarding than watching TV11．What can be concluded from all the research introduced in paragraph 5?A．Reading is active while watching TV is passive.B．Reading involves physical exercises while watching TV doesn’t.C．Reading stimulates the brain to concentrate while watching TV doesn’t.D．Reading is good for one’s mental health while watching TV is bad for it.Musk, Hawking, Gates — the tech giants have redoubled their warnings about how we could destroy ourselves with technology. But they’ re not talking about deliberately pushing buttons to trigger disaster. They mean accidentally killing ourselves with something that we inventfor our benefit.It’s a little embarrassing to have to admit that accidental deaths are increasing in a world that our ancestors made safer for hundreds of years. Our grandpareats saw the invention of the automobile, the bulldozer (推土机) and so on, and they made them all safer. However, nowadays, we put a smartphone on every hand, and now more than 1000 distraction-related crashes happen on our roads every day. Kids and pets die of heatstroke (中暑) inside cars — we are on track to set a new record for hot car deaths in 2021. We may not have to worry about AI, but our innovations are quietly outpacing our ability.We place blind trust in complex systems that reveal little about how they work. It seems that we have superhuman abilities, and consumers seem willing to play along. They drive at a speed of 80 mph with a phone and a cup of coffee, and they are proud of their multitasks. Sure, other people on phones are dangerous, but you can smoothly switch your attention and notice when any emergency occurs, right?When we misjudged a situation in the past, we got immediate feedback . But technology can place the consequences of our missteps at a distance. Delayed reactions, complex chain reactions — these are all part of how technology works. But having adapted to a world of new inventions, we are crazy about driveriess cars, seldom stopping to consider what could go wrong later down the road. Worse still, technology is even hacking our feedback system. We get excited when we check our phone while driving. Edith Harbaugh, whose company. Launch Darkly, specializes in the controlled release of new technology into the wild, pointed out that we’re creating a dangerously unbalanced system of actions and rewards: “We are not given ice creams every time we do something safe.”So it is too late to worry about threatening technology, which is upon us. The modern world is breaking everything we know about staying safe. If we have any hope of staying alive with the rise of the machines, we are going to need to learn to survive the things we have today. 12．Why is the warning of tech giants mentioned in Paragraph 1?A．To give a definition. B．To highlight their wisdom.C．To offer background information.D．To introduce the topic.13．Which is NOT the reason why technology is threatening?A．We trust complex systems blindly.B．We create too many inventions.C．Our ability cannot keep pace with the innovations.D．Technology can’t give us feedback immediately.14．If the passage continues, what may be talked about?A．The rise of the machines.B．The destruction of the world.C．The measures to deal with the problem.D．The worries about threatening technology. 15．What is the best title for the text?A．Every Coin Has Two Sides B．Technology is Benefiting usC．Technology is Killing us D．How Should We Deal with TechnologyTablescapes (桌面景观) are creatively designed table arrangements or decorations for the center of a table, which show or highlight a specific object or collection. Usually, it’s dinner tables that are transformed into tablescapes. 16Tableseaping allows people to express their creativity by adding a personal touch. This is often achieved through the use of valuable collections or specialized themes. 17 Themes can be based upon a particular event, season, hobby, or collection. Finding a suitable theme for tablescape displays depends on personal preference as well as the style of its surroundings.18 Each item within a tablescape relates to other elements around it. While the objects in tablescapes do not necessarily have to match perfectly, they should stay in harmony with each other or make each other more attractive.When it comes to organizing the selected objects for tablescapes, the easiest method is to think in terms of levels. 19 The other relatively unimportant ones include the spaces both above and below the table. Including similar or repeated items in all of these levels will help pull everything together.When the appropriate tablescape design is carried out, the surrounding area should fit in. The highlighted table arrangement should stand out in a pleasing manner rather than looking like a mess. As everyone’s view can be different, not all tablescapes will hold the same appeal. 20 It’ll create a comfortable appearance regardless of someone else’s personal taste.A．But items like bookshelves can also make it.B．The most important level is the tabletop itself.C．Tablescapes normally have three different levels.D．That’s why balance and harmony are so important.E．Once a theme is chosen, collect proper related items.F．Themes are especially important when designing tablescapes.G．However, maintaining a balance within the tablescape theme is necessary.二、完形填空Ever since he was a kid, Arjun loved reading stories. Stories where a detective saves the day using his wisdom. Stories where characters have superpowers, pull a sword, kill dragons, and 21 a faraway princess. Stories where anything was possible, 22 the real world.For Arjun, reality was lifeless and boring. Stories, on the other hand, were the 23 of life without which everything was black and grey.He began writing when he was 28. At first, writing didn’t come 24 to him. But his love for stories kept him 25 to his computer to endure all the upsetting disappointment, and slowly and gradually, his short stories began to get attention. Praises became common and so did the 26 . But for Arjun, the opinions of the outside world didn’t matter.He continued to write with enthusiasm for almost the next two decades until the day when tragedy 27 him.Arjun was 45 when he met with an accident that damaged his spine (脊柱) and his ability to write. The only thing that 28 to him in life — to write and live his stories — was taken away from him. Arjun felt a strong sense of 29 . He blamed his bad luck and became more 30 every day.Then one morning, a thought popped up in his mind. What if all this is a story, and I’m its hero? If this were true, what would I do? Give up my dreams or 31 them?His 32 came in the form of speech typing that helped him write more stories than he had before the accident. Although 33 disabled, Arjun felt he could fly higher and farther than others. He had learned a secret that gave him the power to 34 his imagination in ways he had never dreamt of.Life is a story and you are both its hero and author. When you hold the pen to write your future anything is possible as long as you 35 yourself.21．A．rescue B．grasp C．award D．pursue 22．A．despite B．without C．unlike D．against 23．A．walks B．colors C．lessons D．truths 24．A．available B．easy C．complete D．right 25．A．accustomed B．exposed C．connected D．glued 26．A．challenge B．struggle C．encouragement D．criticism 27．A．struck B．defended C．cheated D．declined 28．A．concerned B．occurred C．counted D．related 29．A．hopelessness B．endlessness C．carelessness D．mindlessness 30．A．pleasant B．bitter C．tolerant D．ambitious 31．A．watch out B．dig up C．fight for D．bend down 32．A．understanding B．cure C．wonder D．answer 33．A．physically B．temporarily C．deeply D．mentally 34．A．limit B．express C．fulfill D．reward 35．A．advance B．love C．improve D．believe三、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。
精品解析：湖南省湖南师大附中2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试题(解析版)
湖南师大附中2020-2021学年度高二第一学期期中考试英语第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
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例:How much is the shirt?A.£19.15.B. £9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C. 1. What are the speakers discussing? A. How fruits were harvested. B. Why the fruit sales increased. C. What caused the low price of fruits. 2. Why doesn't the woman try to get a PhD now? A. She doesn't need one for her job. B. She can't afford the payment. C. She can't spare the time. 3. Why doesn't the man want to go to the beach? A.He can't bear the hot weather. B. He has no interest in the beach. C. He is waiting for the football match. 4. What does the woman mean? A. The man is annoying. B. Her homework is too hard. C. The man is absent-minded. 5. How did the woman speaker find out the place? A. She learned it on the Internet. B.She found it on her way to work. C. She knew about it from her colleague. 第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。