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学年湖北沙市高二下期中考试英语卷含答案及解析
2019学年湖北沙市高二下期中考试英语卷【含答案及解析】
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一、阅读理解
1.Doesyourlocaltownhaveanickname?
Ifso,whatdoesitsayabouttheareaandthepeoplewholivethere?
Manycitiesarerecognizedacrosstheworldbytheirunofficialtitles.NewYorkistheBigApple,LondonistheBigSmoke,andLosAnglesisfamouslycalledLaLaLand.
Now,aspartofEnglishLanguageDayonWednesday,Britain'snationalmappingagency,OrdnanceSurvey,andtheBritishlinguisticscharity(语言学慈善机构),theEnglishProject,arelaunchinganinteractiveprojectwhichaimstoidentifythenicknamespeopleuseintheirdailylivesforlocalplaces.
“Thenamethatpeoplecreateforaplaceformsanemotionalconnection,”explainsWinchesterUniversity'sProfessorBillLucas,asupporteroftheEnglishProject.“SoBasingstokebecomesAmazingstoke,SwindonisknownasSwindumpandPadstow,hometownofChefRickStein,isnicknamedPadstein.”
BasingstokeisatownincentralEngland.Thelocalnickname,Amaxingstoke,showsthataffectionthatlocalsseemtohaveforthearea.Swindon,ontheotherhand,issometimescalledSwindump,showingthatsomepeoplethinkit'sadump(垃圾场).StanfordLeHopeinEssexiscalledStanfordNoHopebylocals.AndPadstowinCornwallissocloselyconnectedwiththelocalfamouspersonRickSteinthatit'sbecomeknownasPadstein.
Sincelaunchingtheonlinesurveylastweek,thecreatorshavealreadyreceived3,000alternativetitlesforplacesandlandmarks.
Thereisapracticalsidetotheproject.GlenHart,OrdnanceSurvey'sheadofresearch,saystheinformationcouldbeveryhelpfultotheemergencyservices.Forexample,“Byhavingthemostcompletesetofnicknameswecouldhelptheemergencyservicesquicklylocatetherightplace,andmaybeevensavelives,”hesays.
1.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Somestoriesaboutnicknamesforplaces.
B.Organizationscollectofficialplacenames.
C.Peoplehaveagreataffectionfortheircities.
D.Asurveyofthenicknameforplaces.
2.UnlikethetownBasingstoke,Swindonisaplacethat________.
A.seemsunpleasanttosomepeople
B.attractsalotoftourists
C.hasfewpeoplelivingthere
D.hasalonghistory
3.WhatdoesGlenHartthinkoftheproject?
A.Itprovesthatmostnicknamesareinteresting.
B.Itisveryhelpfultotheemergencyservices.
C.Itmayhelpincreasethenumberofnicknames.
D.Ithashelpedpreventdeathsfromhappening.
2.TherearemanyplacestogoonsafariinAfrica,butridingahorsethroughthefloodedwatersofBotswana'sOkavangoDeltamustrankasoneoftheworld'smostexcitingwildlifejourneys.
Severalsafaricampsoperateasthebaseforthisadventure,providinguniqueridestwiceadaytoexploredeepintothedelta.Thecampshaveexcellenthorses,professionalguidesandlotsofsupportworkers.Theyhaveareputationforprovidingagreatridingexperience.
Themorningride,whentheguidestakeyoutobeautiful,shallowlakesfullofwaterlilies,tendstobemoreactive.Itisunlikeanyotherridingexperience.Withrainbowsforminginthesplashingwateraroundyouandthesoundofhugedropsofwaterbouncingoffyourbodyandface.Itistrulyexciting.Youareverylikelytocomeacrosslargewildanimals,too.Onhorsebackitispossibletogetquiteclosetoelephants,giraffesandmanyotheranimals.Thesenseofexcitementandtensionlevelsrisesuddenlythough,asdoesyourheartrate,asyoumoveclosertothem.
Intheevening,ridesareusuallyatamorerelaxedandunhurriedpace.Withgoldenlightstreamingacrossthegrassydeltaandtheanimalscomingouttoeatanddrink.Sedatethoughtheyare,ridesatthistimeofdayarestillveryimpressive.Asthesun'srayspassthroughthedustkickedupbythehorses,theromanceofAfricacomestolife.
Backatthecampyoucankickoffyourbootsandenjoyexcellentfoodandwine.Lookingbackonyourday,youwillfindithardtodenythatahorsebackSafariisascloseasyouwillevercometoansweringthecallofthewild.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”(inPara2)referto?
A.Floodedwaters________B.Wildlifejourney
C.UniqueridesD.Safaricamps
2.Whatdoestheauthorfindmostexcitingaboutahorsesafari?
A.SeeingandfeelingtherealAfricanlife.
B.Enjoyinggoodfoodandwineatthecamp.
C.Beingpartofthesceneandgettingclosetoanimals.
D.Huntinglargeanimalsjustasourancestorsdid.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sedate”(inPara4)probablymean?
A.Slowandpeaceful___________B.Wildandromantic
C.HurryandthirstyD.Activeandexcited
4.TheauthorintroducedtheridingexperienceintheOkavangoDeltamainlyby___.
A.followingspaceorder_________B.makingclassifications
C.followingtimeorder___________D.givingexamples
3.MuYuminhadnoideathatwhenhestoppedbythecomputerclubasafreshmanlookingforsomethingfun,itwoulddecidehiscareerfouryearslater.The22-year-oldbiologymajoratHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnologyfoundajobasanITtechnicianinShanghai.“Myexperienceintheclubgavemeanother‘diploma’,”saidMu.“Moreimportantly,IfoundsomethingIamgoodatandcanmakealivingfrom.”
Nowcampusesaroundthecountryhavestartedrecruiting(招收)freshfacesforallkindsofclubs.Upperclassmenandexpertssuggestahobby-basedchoiceofclubs,whichmighthavealastingimpactonone'slifeandcareer.ZhangLingdidnotgetmanychancestowritestoriesasanenvironmentalprotectionmajoratJiangxiUniversityofScienceandTechnology.Butthischangedwhenshejoinedtheuniversitybroadcastingstation.Herdailyinterviewswithstudentsandteachersexpandedherhorizons.Nowsheisdeterminedtobecomeajournalistonenvironmentalissueswithherdegreeinenvironmentalprotection.”“Journalismchangedmylifetrack,”saidthe22-year-oldgirl.“Ionlywantedtobeascienceteacherinalocalseniorhighschool.ButnowIamapplyingforagraduateschoolinjournalism.”
LanYujie,aprofessoratAnhuiUniversityofTechnology,regardsMuandZhangasgoodexamplesofchoosing“whatIlike”insteadof“whatispractical”infindingjobsandseekingfurtherstudy.“Somefreshmendon'tknowwhattochoose,”saidLan.“Justfollowingahobbyanddoingsomethingyoulikecaneasilygiveyoutheexperiencesthatmakeyouhappyandspecial.”
Lanfurthersaysthatjoiningclubsshouldnotnecessarilyhaveapurpose.Aspartofcampuslife,aclubexperiencewillimpactone'slifeandcareerinonewayoranother.“Thepointofclubsistohaveasmanydiverseexperiencesaspossiblesothatstudentscanexploremoreoftheirlife,”saidLan.
1.WhydidMuYumijointhecomputerclub?
A.Tohaveagoodtime.
B.Tochangehismajor.
C.Tofindagoodjob.
D.Togetanotherdiploma.
2.Accordingtothetext,joiningthecampusclubhasmanyadvantagesEXCEPT____________________.
A.offeringyoumanypleasures
B.makingyouplanyourcareerbetter
C.helpingyougetmorelifeexperiences
D.helpingyoumakemorefriends
3.WhatcanwelearnfromLanYujie'swordsinthelastparagraph?
A.Studentsshouldbepracticalinfindingjobs.
B.Clubexperienceswillaffectstudents'lifeandcareer.
C.Joiningclubsshouldhaveacleargoal.
D.Studentswillhaveacolorfulcampuslifebyjoiningclubs.
4.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Howtochangeyourmajor.
B.Joiningacampusclubforadiploma.
C.Joiningaclubtoexploremoreofyourlife.
D.Howtofindajobaftergraduation.
4.Foodservesasaformofcommunicationintwofundamentalways.Sharingbreadorotherfoodsisacommonhumantraditionthatcanpromoteunityandtrust.Foodcanalsohaveaspecificmeaning,andplayasignificantroleinafamilyorculture'scelebrationsortraditions.Thefoodsweeat—andwhenandhowweeatthem—areoftenuniquetoaparticularcultureormayevendifferbetweenruralandurbanareaswithinonecountry.
Sharingbread,whetherduringaspecialoccasionoratthefamilydinnertable,isacommonsymboloftogetherness.Manyculturesalsocelebratebirthdaysandmarriageswithcakesthatarecutandsharedamongtheguests.Earlyformsofcakeweresimplyakindofbread,sothistraditionhasitsrootsinthecustomofsharingbread.
FoodalsoplaysanimportantroleinmanyNewYearcelebrations.InthesouthernUnitedStates,piecesofcornbreadrepresentblocksofgoldforprosperityintheNewYear.InGreece,peopleshareaspecialcakecalledvasilopita.Acoinisputintothecake,whichsignifiessuccessintheNewYearforthepersonwhoreceivesit.
Manycultureshaveceremoniestocelebratethebirthofachild,andfoodcanplayasignificantrole.InChina,whenababyisonemonthold,familiesnameandwelcometheirchildinacelebrationthatincludesgivingred-coloredeggstoguests.Inmanycultures,roundfoodssuchasgrapes,bread,andmooncakesareeatenatwelcomecelebrationstorepresentfamilyunity.
Nutritionisnecessaryforlife,soitisnotsurprisingthatfoodissuchanimportantpartofdifferentculturesaroundtheworld.
1.Accordingtothepassage,sharingbread______.
A.canhelptodevelopunity
B.indicatesalackoffood
C.isacustomuniquetoruralareas
D.hasitsrootsinbirthdaycelebrations
2.WhatdoesthecoininvasilopitasignifyforitsreceiverintheNewYear?
A.Trust.B.Togetherness.
C.Health.D.Success.
3.Theauthorexplainstheroleoffoodincelebrationsby______.
A.analyzingcauses________B.makingcomparisons
C.usingexamplesD.describingprocesses
4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Thecustomof
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