2019-2020学年河北省邯郸市大名县第一高二下学期第一次半月考英语试题 word版含答案

高二半月考英语试题（2020.6.12）Ⅰ阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAtayoungage,PattiWilsonwastoldbyherdoctorthatshewasanepileptic（癫痫病患者）.Herfather,JimWilson,isamorningjogger.Sheranwithherfathereveryday.Afterafewweeks,shetoldherfather,"Daddy,whatI'dreallylovetodoisbreaktheworld'slong-distancerunningrecordforwomen."HerfathercheckedtheGuinnessWorldRecordsandfoundthatthefarthestanywomanhadrunwas80miles.Asafreshmaninhighschool,Pattiannounced,"I'mgoingtorunfromOrangeCountyuptoSanFrancisco."(Adistanceof400miles.)"Asasophomore（二年级学生）,"shewenton,"I'mgoingtoruntoPortland,Oregon."(Over1,500-miles.)"Asajunior,I'llruntoSt.LouisInviewofherhandicap(缺陷）,Pattiwasasambitiousasshewasenthusiastic,butshesaidshelookedatthehandicapofbeinganepilepticassimply＂aninconvenience."Shefocusednotonwhatshehadlost,butonwhatshehadleft.ThatyearshepletedherruntoSanFranciscowearingaT-shirtthatread,＂ILoveEpileptics."Inhersophomoreyear,Patti'sclassmatesgotbehindher.Theybuiltalargeposterthatread—"Run,Patti,Run!"Onhersecondmarathon(马拉松）,adoctortoldhershehadtostop.＂Doctor,youdon'tunderstand,"shesaid."I'mdoingittobreakthechainsonthebrainsthatlimitsomanyothers."ShefinishedtheruntoPortland,pletingherlastmilewiththegovernorofOregon.AfterfourmonthsofalmostcontinuousrunningfromtheWestCoasttotheEastCoast,PattiarrivedinWashingtonandshookthehandofthethenPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Shetoldhim,"Iwantedpeopletoknowthatepilepticsarenormalhumanbeingswithnormallives."BecauseofPatti'sefforts,enoughmoneyhadbeenraisedtoopenup19multi-million-dollarepilepticcentersaroundthecountry.IfPattiWilsoncandosomuchwithsolittle,whatcanyoudotooutperform(超越）yourselfinastateoftotalwellness?1.WhatwasPatti'sgoal?A.Torunthroughthenation.B.Tohelpthedisabled.C.Tobeatarecord.D.Tomakeaninternationaltour.2.HowdidPattilookatherillness?A.Shethoughtofitasagift.B.Shedevotedallherattentiontoit.C.Shefaceditwithdiscouragement.D.Sheconsidereditasmalldifficulty.3.WhatdidPattidowhenadoctoraskedhertostopherrun?A.Shecontinuedwithoutquitting.B.Shefocusedonhertreatment.C.Shefollowedhisadvice.D.Sheaskedforherclassmates'assistance.4.Whydidtheauthoraskthequestioninthelastparagraph?A.Toaskreaderstoanswerit.B.Togetinactivepeopletorun.C.Toencouragedeepthinking.D.Toshowhisviewonsuccess.BLong-timeexposuretoairpollutioncanleadtophysicalchangesinthebrainandcausetroubleinlearningandmemory,andevenanxiety.Thisissuggestedbytheresultsofnewresearchonmice.Whileotherstudieshaveshowntheharmfuleffectsofpollutedairinthelungsandheart,thisisthefirsttoshowthenegativeeffectonthebrain.TheteamofLauraFonken,RandyNelson,fromtheOhioStateUniversity,USA,hasspreadtothebrainapreviouslineofresearchwhichfoundthatfineparticulate(颗粒)matterfloatingintheairmainlybecauseofairpollutioncausedbyhumans,causesswellinginmuchofthebody,andmayberelatedtohighbloodpressureproblems,andsomeotherdiseases.IntheresearchFonkenandhiscolleaguesexposedmicetopollutedairforsixhourseachday,fivedaysaweek,overaperiodof10months,almosthalftheaveragelifelengthofmice.Pollutedaircontainsfineparticlescreatedbycars,factoriesandnaturaldust.Fineparticlesofthiskindaretiny,about2.5micrometersindiameter,oraboutone-thirtieththewidthofahumanhair.Theseparticlescangodeepintolungsandotherorgans.Theconcentrationofthisparticulatematerialtowhichtheyexposedmiceisequaltotheconcentrationatwhichpeoplecanbeexposedinsomepollutedurbanareas.Afteraperiodof10months,theresearchersgottheanimalstohaveaseriesofbehavioraltests.Boththebehaviorofmiceandtheresultsofneurological（神经的）testsdonetothemshowthatthosewithinthepollutedairhadmoreproblemsinlearningandmemory,andhigherlevelsofanxiety.Theresultssuggestthatlong-timeexposuretopollutedaircanhavemeasurablenegativeeffectsonthehumanbrainandcancauseavarietyofmentalhealthproblems.Thiscouldhaveimportantconsequencesforthoselivingandworkinginpollutedurbanareas.Theresultsofnewresearchonmicefirstsuggestthatpollutedairmainlydoesharmto________.A.lungsandheart B.mentalhealthC.normalorgans D.bloodpressure6.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordinthefifthparagraph?A.badsmell B.carexhaustgas C.particulatematter D.industrialexhaustgas7.Thebadeffectsoftinyparticlesinpollutedairarethoseexcept________.A.makinghumanhairthinner B.highbloodpressureproblemsC.differentkindsofdiseases D.swellinginmuchofthebodyCAlmosteveryonehasheardtheexpression“thecalmbeforethestorm.”Itisusuallyusedtodescribeapeacefulperiodjustbeforeaverystressfulsituationoratenseargument.Britishsailorscoinedthephraseinthelate1600s;theynotedthatbeforecertainstormstheseaswouldseemtobeestillandthewindswoulddrop.Sciencehasgivenusthereason.AccordingtoUSwebsiteHowStuffWorks,acalmperiodoccursbecausemanystorms,tornadoesandhurricanesdrawinallthewarmandhumid(湿热的)airfromthesurroundingarea.Asthisairrisesintothestormclouds,itcoolsandactsas“fuelforthestorm,likepetrolinacar”.Oncethestormhastakenalltheenergyitcanfromtheair,itispushedoutfromthetopofthestormcloudsandfallsbackdowntogroundlevel.Astheairgoesdown,itbeeswarmanddry.Warmanddryairisstable,soonceitcoversanarea,itcausesacalmperiodbeforethestorm.Thissameprocessalsocausesthe“eyeofthestorm”inhurricanesandtornadoes.Intheseconditions,thecalmoccursinthecenterofthestormbecauseofthestrongrotating(旋转的)winds.TheWeatherNetworkhasatipforworkingouthowfarawayastormis.Firstcounthowmanysecondstherearebetweenaflashoflightningandaclapofthunder,roughlythreesecondsequalonekilometer.So,forexample,ifyoucountnineseconds,thestormisaboutthreekilometersaway.Agoodmethodisthatifyourcountisbelow30seconds,youshouldseekshelterstraightaway.However,duetotheplexityofstormsystem,notallstormstakeplaceaftercalm.Giventherightconditions,somestormsannouncethemselveswithheavyrainandfiercewinds.So,yourbestbetistokeepyourselfupdatedwithweatherreportsforanypredictionsregardingaingstorminyourarea.That'sthemostreliablewaytopredictthenextdisplay(展示)ofnature'stemper(脾气).8.WhatisthefunctionofParagraph3?A.Todescribehowtheeyeofthestormesintobeing.B.Tostresswhytornadoesandhurricanesaredestructive.C.Toexplainwhyapeacefulperiodoccursbeforesomestorms.D.Toremindhowdangerousastormcanbeincertainsituations.9.Ifyoucountfifteensecondsbetweenalighteningflashandathunderclap,thestormmaybe________.A.onekilometerawayB.threekilometersawayC.fourkilometersawayD.fivekilometersaway10.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Heavystormsdon'tusuallylastlong.B.Itisnotalwaysquietbeforeastorm.C.Stormshaveabiginfluenceonourlife.D.Weatherreportsoftenfailtopredictastorm.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Muchmeaningcanbeconveyedclearlywithoureyes,soitisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.11Thesameistrueinourdailylife.Ifyouarestaredatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupanddowntoseeifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.12.Eyesdospeak,right？Lookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtoberudeandaggressive.13.Ifamanstaresatawomanformorethan10secondsandrefusestolookawayfromher,hisintentionsareobvious.Hewishestoattractherattention,andletherknowthatheisadmiringher.However,whentwopersonsareengagedinaconversation,thespeakerwillonlylookintothelistener’seyesfromtimetotimetomakesurethatthelistenerdoespayattentiontowhattheformerisspeaking.14Ifaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeakingasifhetryingtocontrolyou,youwillfeelawkward.Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictim.Hewronglybelievesthatlookingstraightintheeyeisasignofhonestmunication.15Actually,eyecontactshouldbemadebasedonspecificrelationshipandsituation.A.Butthingsaredifferentwhenitestostaringattheoppositesex.B.Actually,continuouseyecontactislimitedtoloversonly.C.Afterall,everybodylikestobestaredatforquitealongtime.D.Doyouhavesuchakindofexperience?E.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeelannoyedatbeingstaredatthatway.F.Onthecontrary,itwillgivehimaway.G.That’swhatnormaleyecontactisallabout.Ⅱ完形填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。MitsuhiroIwamotohasbeenblindsincehewas16.Hewantedto16thathisblindnessdidn'tlimitwhathecando.Sailingaboatismuchmore17thansimplysteering(掌舵).ButMr.Iwamotocan18it.Hecanfeelthewavesandsensethespeedandangleofthewindsto19thesailsproperly.In2013,hetriedtosailthePacificwithanavigator(领航员).20,afteronlyfivedaysatsea,theirboatsank,andthetwospent11hoursfloatingintheseabeforetheywere21.DougSmith,whohasn't22muchbefore,butlikesthe23ofsailingacrossthePacific,learnedthestoryofMr.Iwamoto's24duringhisfirstsail.HegotintouchwithMr.Iwamoto.25theyteamedup.Mr.Smithwouldgoalongastheboat'snavigator---tousehis26todecideontheboat'spath.Ittookmuchcouragetomakeasecond27,butMr.Iwamotowas28.Hesaidthat"Failurebees29failureifyoustoptrying."Theypreparedforthe30triptogether.Mr.Smithbought,a40-footsailboatthathenamed"DreamWeaver".Mr.Iwamoto31activelyandhard.OnFebruary24,heandMr.Smithhecallshis"32EyeDoug"setoutfromSanDiego,Californiaontheir14,000kilometertrip.33,aftersailingfor55days,thetwoarrivedin"Ididn't34andImadeit,"Mr.Iwamoto35himself.Hebecamethefirstblindpersontosailnon-stopacrossthePacificOceanintheworld.16.A.proveB.believeC.suggestD.advertise17.A.artificialB.convenientC.plexD.expensive18.A.predictB.handleC.repairD.improve19.A.advocateB.recordC.saveD.adjust20.A.HoweverB.LastlyC.ThusD.Instead21.A.blockedB.servedC.exploredD.rescued22.A.sailedB.traveledC.paidD.dreamed23.A.distanceB.direction.C.curiosityD.thought24.A.speechB.experimentC.defeatD.chance25.A.AgainB.ThenC.EvenD.Still26.A.strengthB.eyesC.theory.D.acts27.A.suspensionB.impressionC.attemptD.principle.28.A.interestedB.determinedC.satisfiedD.relaxed29.A.trueB.preciousC.equalD.popular30.A.extraB.normalC.practicalD.new31.A.trainedB.observedC.designedD.mented32.A.ProtectingB.SeeingC.EvaluatingD.Curing33.A.ConsequentlyB.NaturallyC.FinallyD.Directly34.A.fadeawayB.lookbackC.breakdownD.giveup35.A.enjoyedB.expressedC.pridedD.repeatedⅢ（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）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。Forthoselackingsleepatnight,anap(小睡)canoftenbethe