广东省揭阳市第三中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题

1、广东省揭阳市第三中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题广东省揭阳市第三中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题年级：姓名：30广东省揭阳市第三中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题（含解析）本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分。考试用时120分钟，满分135分。请将答案写在答题卡上。第i卷 选择题（共80分）第一部分 听力理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的a、b、c项中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听第一段材料，回答

2、第12题。1.where does this conversation take place?a. at a restaurant b. at a library c. at a hotel2. what day is it today?a. wednesday b. thursday c .friday听第二段材料，回答第3-4题3.what does the man want to do in the future?a. start a company b. teach chinese c. become a lawyer4.why does the woman want to enter

3、 the chinese companies ?a. to improve her chinese b. to learn about china c. to gain useful experience听第三段材料，回答第5-7题5. what gift did the man give to the girl ?a. an iphone6 b.a bag c. an ipad6. how much did the man pay for the gift?a. 600 dollars b.540 dollars c.500 dollars7.how did the man know the

4、 girl want the gift?a. the girl told him. b. the girls mother told him c. he guessed it.听第四段材料，回答第8-11题。8. what is the man doing now?a. asking for advice b. buying a camera c. taking some photos9. what hasnt the man done to improve his photography skills?a. reading books b. joining a camera club c.

5、observing a photographer.10. how could people prevent red eyes when taking photos ?a. by looking directly at the camera.b. by looking at the photographers eyes.c. by looking at the photographers shoulders.11. what is the man going to do?a. carry the equipment. b. take some photos c. go to the park听第

6、五段材料，回答第12-15题。12. what did lucy give to the children as christmas presents?a. a chess set b. some chocolates c. some red wine.13. who came to spend christmas with julies family ?a. her parents b. jacks sisters family c. her sister14. how did the woman feel when she put the christmas tree back ?a. r

7、elaxed b. tired c. upset15. when did the woman write the letter most probably?a. on christmas day b. after new years day c. before new years day第二部分 阅读理解（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和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。acoolest hotels in the worldartau aragon towersthe ariau amazon tow

8、ers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. eight towers make up this hotel that offers over 300 rooms. if you really want to get into the spirit, book the tarzan suite which is large enough for a big family. youll be thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden wal

9、kways.prices: starting at $300 one night for each person for a regular room and going all the way up to $3000 for the tarzan suite.for more information, visit the website: http:/hthe ice hotelevery winter in jukkasjarvi, sweden, a special kind of hotel called the lce hotel is built. each year, world

10、-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice, many of which can be found in the rooms. youll have your choice between hot or cold rooms but you will be well advised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience.prices: starting at $318 one night for e

11、ach person for either a cold room or a warm one. for more information, visit the website: http:h.propeller islandpropeller island city lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a german artist. each room provides you with the possibility of living in a work of art. every single piece of fur

12、niture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has been hand-made and each room is completely different. youll be able to choose a room based on your own personal tastes.prices: starting at just $91 a night, and an additional (另外) person for only 20 extra dollars.for more information, visit the website: ht

13、tp:/peller-.for information about other cool hotels in the world, visit the website: 1. what is special about the ariau amazon towers hotel?a. you can sleep in the tree house.b. you can choose any of the towers.c. it is designed for big families.d. every room has a walkway.2. which website sh

14、ould you visit if you want to find out whether there exists a hotel under the sea?a. .b. http：/.c. peller- .d. httlp:/.3. which hotel would invite artists to come to work every year?a. propeller bland city lodge.b. arian amazon towers.c. the ice hotel.d. bahama beach club.【答案】1. a 2. d

15、3. c【解析】这是一篇说明文。介绍了世界上几个最酷的旅馆。【1题详解】细节理解题。由artau aragon towers中的“the ariau amazon towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house”artau aragon towers酒店特别之处在于你可以睡在树屋里。故a选项正确。【2题详解】推理判断题。由propeller island中的“for information about other cool hotels in the world, visit the website: ”可知，如果你想知道海底是否有旅馆，你应该访问htt

16、lp:/。故d选项正确。3题详解】细节理解题。由the ice hotel中的“each year, world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice”可知，the ice hotel每年都邀请世界著名的艺术家来设计和制作冰雕艺术作品。故c选项正确。ba new study of 8,000 young people in the journal of health and social behavior shows that although love can make grown

17、-ups live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. puppy love (早恋) may bring trouble for young people and can cause depression (沮丧). the study shows that girls become more depressed than boys，and young girls are the worst of all.the possible reason for the connection between love a

18、nd higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. according to the study，even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic (浪漫的) relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to cause depression when it happens to girls. young girls who have romantic relationships usually li

19、ke hiding their feelings and opinions. they wont tell that to their parents.dr. marianm kaufman, who works on young people problems, says 15% to 20% of young people will have depression during their growing. trying romance often causes the depression. she advises kids not to jump into romance too ea

20、rly. during growing up，it is important for young people to build strong friendship and a strong sense of self. she also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends，attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.parents should watch for

21、 their childrens eating or mood changes. if they see some，they need to give help. the good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. love will always make us feel young，but only maturity (成熟) gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.4. whats the

22、 main idea of the passage?a. puppy love may bring young people depression.b. parents should agree to their childrens love.c. romance is a two-edged sword for grown-ups.d. romance is good for young people.5. who are most likely to become depressed?a. young people who have a strong sense of self.b. yo

23、ung boys whose parents watch for their behavior.c. careless parents whose children are deep in love.d. young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.6. according to the passage, the author _ puppy love.a. is forb. is againstc. is not interested ind. thinks highly of7. dr. marianm kaufman d

24、oes not suggest parentsencouraging their kids to _.a. chat more on lineb. keep close to their friendsc. attend more interesting activitiesd. spend more time with their family【答案】4. a 5. d 6. b 7. a【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了研究发现早恋会导致年轻人的抑郁。【4题详解】主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段“puppy love (早恋) may bring trouble for young p

25、eople and can cause depression (沮丧).”（早恋会给年轻人带来麻烦，甚至会导致抑郁）可知，本文主要介绍的是早恋会导致年轻人的抑郁，故a项正确。【5题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段“the study shows that girls become more depressed than boys，and young girls are the worst of all.”（研究表明，女孩比男孩更抑郁，而少女是最糟糕的）及第二段“according to the study，even though boys would say “lose themselves in

26、 a romantic (浪漫的) relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to cause depression when it happens to girls. young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. they wont tell that to their parents.”（根据该研究的说法，即使男孩会说“在爱情中迷失自我”，但这种“迷失自我”在女孩身上更容易引起抑郁。沉

27、浸于爱情中的少女通常喜欢隐藏自己的感情和想法，她们不会告诉父母的）可知，总是隐藏自己的感情和想法的少女最容易抑郁，故d项正确。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“love will always make us feel young，but only maturity (成熟) gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.”（爱情总是让我们感到年轻，但只有成熟才有机会避免它的不良副作用）可知，作者认为少男少女还不够成熟，无法避免早恋的不良副作用，因此作者对早恋持反对态度，故b项正确。【7题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“she also

28、suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends，attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.” 可知，玛丽安考夫曼博士还建议家长们应该鼓励孩子们和朋友们保持亲近，参加更多有趣的学校活动，并花足够的时间和家人在一起，而没有提到鼓励孩子多上网聊天，故a项正确。csome people think if you are happy, you are blind to reality.

29、 but when we research it, happiness actually raises every single business and educational outcome for the brain. how did we miss this? why do we have these social misunderstandings about happiness? because we assumed you were average. when we study people, scientists are often interested in what the

30、 average is.many people think happiness is genetic. thats only half the story, because the average person does not fight their genes. when we stop studying the average and begin researching positive outliers people who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligence a wildly di

31、fferent picture appears. our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success.scientifically, happiness is a choice. it is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its limited resources as you process the world. if you scan for the negat

32、ive first, your brain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded(嵌入) in your work. but if you scan the world for the positive, you start to acquire an amazing advantage.i wrote the cover story for the harvard business review magazine on “happines

33、s leads to profits.” based on my article called “positive intelligence” and my research in the happiness advantage, i summarized our researched conclusion: the single greatest advantage in the modern economy is a happy and busy workforce.a decade of research in the business world proves that happine

34、ss raises nearly every business and educational outcome: increasing sales by 37%, productivity by 31%, and accuracy on tasks by 19%, as well as a number of health and quality-of-life improvements.8. the underlined word “this” in the first paragraph refers to .a. the fact that people are happyb. the

35、connection between happiness and educational outcomec. the fact that people often misunderstand happinessd. the fact that most people are average9. what can we learn from the passage?a. scientists are only interested in what the average is.b. you can choose to be happy or not.c. the average are not

36、happy at all.d. our decisions and habits have nothing to do with happiness.10. why does the writer mention his articles and research?a. to advertise himself.b. to arouse the readers interest.c. to support his point about happiness.d. to attract the readers to read his articles.11. what is the author

37、s purpose of writing this article?a. to explain what is happiness.b. to describe the misunderstandings about happiness.c. to show people the importance of happiness.d. to make the point that happiness promotes business and educational outcome.【答案】8. b 9. b 10. c 11. d【解析】这是一篇议论文。文章针对“幸福”一主题展开论述的，论述了

38、幸福感的提升对我们日常的经济业务与教育成果有重大益处。【8题详解】词义猜测题。由文章第一段第二句“but when we research it, happiness actually raises every single business and educational outcome for the brain.”可知，当我们研究幸福的时候，它实际上提高了大脑的每一个业务和教育结果。故可推知，下文中的this指代的是上一句中“幸福和教育结果之间的关系”，故选b。【9题详解】细节理解题。由第三段第三、四句“if you scan for the negative first, your b

39、rain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded(嵌入) in your work. but if you scan the world for the positive, you start to acquire an amazing advantage.”(你如果心态消极，那么你就看不见你所感恩的东西，同样也看不到工作的意义。但是如果你积极的细看这个世界，你会开始获得令人意想不到的益处。)可知，幸福就是一个选择，你可以选择快乐你也可以选择

40、悲伤，关键在于你自己。即：你可以选择快乐或者不快乐，故选b。【10题详解】推理判断题。由文章第四段第一、二句i wrote the cover story for the harvard business review magazine on “happiness leads to profits.”(我为哈佛商业评论杂志写了一篇封面故事，题目是“快乐带来的利润”)及based on my article called “positive intelligence”and my research in the happiness advantage.(基于我的文章积极的智力和我对幸福的优势的研

41、究)可推知，作者提及自己写的文章和调查研究，是为了支撑中心论点幸福感，故选c。【11题详解】推理判断题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其第一段的“but when we research it, happiness actually raises every single business and educational outcome for the brain. how did we miss this? why do we have these social misunderstandings about happiness?”(当我们研究幸福的时候，它实际上提高了大脑的每一个业务和教育结果。我

42、们为什么会错过这一点呢？为什么我们会对快乐产生这些社会误解呢？)可知， 本文主要围绕人的幸福感展开论述的，通过人们对幸福的不同理解和作者的佐证，以及利用研究调查得出一个重要结论幸福感可以促进业务和增强教育成果。即：本文的写作目的是表明幸福感可以促进业务和增强教育成果，故选d。dchildren are excited to find brightly wrapped(包装的) presents under the tree on christmas morning. they cant wait to open the wrapping and get the toys that were o

43、n their wish lists, such as toy cars. but after the excitement wears off, those toys are usually left to the corner of the toy box and the kids are searching for something else to do. but it doesnt have to be that way.a study from the university of toronto found that giving your child experiences as

44、 a gift, instead of toys, improves your childs intelligence and makes stronger parent-child bonds. “often the focus is only on whether someone likes a gift rather than focusing on a fundamental purpose of gift giving. knowing that will foster(培养) relationships between the giver and the receiver,”sai

45、d lead researcher cindy chan.chan suggested that when you are buying a holiday gift or birthday gift, you should buy something that kids can experience with you. this can be movie or concert tickets, a cd from a performance you already saw to keep the memory alive. for example, for kids, a trip to a

46、 museum, going ice-skating or a book that the family can read together over and over again are valuable gifts.it is found that giving your kids too many toys can be counterproductive(适得其反) and make kids at a loss.the best way to make kids happy is to spend time together.so, if you want happy and int

47、elligent kids, spending time with them and making memories are the best gifts you can give them. thats not to say that there shouldnt be any toys but change the focus from getting things to making lasting memories.12. how do children usually deal with toys after the excitement disappears?a. they put

48、 them aside.b. they give them to their friendsc. they add them to the wish lists.d. they throw them into the rubbish bin.13. what should people focus on when buying gifts according to cindy chan?a. the advantage of giving toys.b. the purpose of giving gifts.c. the excitement caused by toys.d. the gi

49、ft receivers hobby.14. what did cindy chan advise parents to do in paragraph 3?a. do something together with kids.b. give kids well-wrapped presents.c. buy kids as many toys as possibled. encourage kids to do sport in school.15. what is the best title for the text?a. a lesson from kids at christmasb

50、. the pleasure of giving and receivingc. valuable gifts:popular among kidsd. move over, toys and make room for memories【答案】12. a 13. b 14. a 15. b【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章以给孩子买礼物为例，讲述了给予和接受会带来快乐。【12题详解】细节理解题。由第一段第三句“but after the excitement wears off, those toys are usually left to the corner of the toy box an

51、d the kids are searching for something else to do.”（ 但是当兴奋过后，这些玩具通常会被放在玩具箱的角落里，孩子们会寻找其他的事情去做。）可知，当兴奋感消失后，孩子们通常把玩具放在一边。故选a项。13题详解】细节理解题。由第二段首席研究员 cindy chan 所说的“often the focus is only on whether someone likes a gift rather than focusing on a fundamental purpose of gift giving. knowing that will fost

52、er(培养) relationships between the giver and the receiver.”（ “人们通常只关注某人是否喜欢某件礼物，而不是关注送礼物的基本目的。知道这一点将会促进赠与者和接受者之间的关系。”）可知，根据 cindy chan 的说法，人们在购买礼物时应该注意赠送礼物的目的，故选b项。【14题详解】细节理解题。由第三段第一句“chan suggested that when you are buying a holiday gift or birthday gift, you should buy something that kids can exper

53、ience with you.”（ chan建议，当你在购买节日礼物或生日礼物时，你应该买一些孩子可以和你一起体验的东西。）可知，cindy chan在第3段中建议家长和孩子一起做一些事情。故选a项。【15题详解】主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其第二段首席研究员 cindy chan 所说的“often the focus is only on whether someone likes a gift rather than focusing on a fundamental purpose of gift giving.knowing that will foster(培养) relationsh

54、ips between the giver and the receiver,”（ 人们通常只关注某人是否喜欢礼物，而不是关注送礼物的根本目的，知道这一点将会促进赠与者和接受者之间的关系。）文章以给孩子买礼物为例，讲述了给予和接受会带来快乐。所以，短文的最佳标题应该是给予和接受的快乐。故选b项。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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。money mattersparents should help children understand money. _16_ so you may start tal

55、king about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.1. the basic function of moneybegin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. its important to show your child how money is traded for the thing he wa

56、nts to have. if he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier (收银员)._17_when your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.2. money lessonsapproach (着手处理）money lessons with op

57、enness and honesty. _18_ if you must say no to a childs request to spend money, explain, “you have enough toy trucks for now.” or, if the request is for many different things, say, “you have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”3. _19_begin at the grocery store. pick out two similar brands of a product a name-brand butter and a generic (无商标产品), for e