山西省阳泉市第一中学2023-2024学年高二下学期5月期中考试英语含答案

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阳泉一中 2023-2024 学年第二学期高二年级期中考试试题

英语

考试时长： 120 分钟总分： 150 分

第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分 60 分)

第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 3 分,满分 45 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。

A

Kid-friendlyattractions&hands-onmuseums

Washington,D.C.’swealthofmuseumsandattractionsmeanstherearealwaysmagicalplaces

wherekidsaretransportedfromthe“Ho-hum”oftouringtothe“Wow!”ofexperiencing.Manyof

thesesitesfeatureinteractive(互动的)exhibitsandentertainmenttohelpattracttheattentionofeven

the  smallest  sightseer.  Begin  your  exploring  with  these family-friendly  museums  and  hands-on

attractions.

NationalGeographicMuseum

AnimalloversyoungandoldwilllookforwardtoavisittotheNationalGeographicMuseum,

which  is  near  Farragut  West.  There  are  changing  exhibits  that  always  feature  work  by  great

photographers,aswellasexhibitsthatshowtheeffortsofinternationalscientiststoprotectthe

naturalworld’sresourcesandanimals.Childrenunder5arefree.

NationalAirandSpaceMuseum

 The  National AirandSpaceMuseumontheNationalMall  offers  dailyprogramsinvolving

scienceexperimentation.Kidsarewelcometomakeandflytheirownpaperairplane,lookthrougha

realtelescopewithastronomyexperts,watchashowatthePlanetarium,climbinanaircraft,or

watchanIMAXfilm.

NationalBuildingMuseum

KidscanlearnhowengineersconstructarchitecturalwondersbyusingsoftblocksintheGreat

HalloftheNationalBuildingMuseum.LittleoneswilllovetheBuildingZone,wheretheycandrive

abulldozer(推土机)andbuildahouse.

RenwickGallery

TakethekidstotheRenwickGallery,whichhoststheSmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum's

amazingcollectionofdecorativeart,andstartacompletelynewconversationbetweenkidsandart.

1.WhatisspecialaboutthemuseumnearFarragutWest?

A.Itenableskidstobuildahouseontheirown.

B.Ithousesavastcollectionofpaintings.

C.Itteacheskidsabouttheenvironment.

D.Itisfreeforbothparentsandkids.

2.WhatcankidsdointheNationalAirandSpaceMuseum?

A.Playwithanimals.B.Driveabulldozer.

C.Createartworks.D.Seeamovie.

3.WhoistheRenwickGalleryfor?

A.Architects.B.Animallovers.

C.Artenthusiasts.D.Astronomyfans.

Myinterestin bodylanguagebeganwith a professor ofmineatuniversity.Hementioned

“Pinocchio”tomeonecoldmorningaftersayingthatIalwaysrubbedmynosewhengivingexcuses

forbeinglatetohiscourses.Actually,whensomeonetellsalie,theperson’sbloodrushestothe

noseandtheextrabloodmakesititchy(发痒的).Thislittleexampleofnon-verbalcommunication

inspiredmetobecomeabodylanguageexpert.Now,Iearnmylivingbytrainingpeopleinnon-

verbalcommunication.Knowingwhensomeoneislyingandknowinghowtopersuadepeopleare

twoofthemostimportantskillsyou’lleverlearn.

Ihavespentalotoftimestudying theways thehumanbodygives andtheyprovide more

reliable information  than  the wordswe speak. Thewordssay one  thing but thebody may say

somethingcompletely different.Weknowthatcrossedarmscanbeseenas eitherdefensiveor

aggressive(攻击性的),butwhataboutfacialexpressions,posturesandgestures?Allofthesesaya

lotandcanonlybeunderstoodifyouknowhowtomakesenseofthesigns.

BusinesscompaniesalwaysneedmyservicesandItrytoimprovetheirconfidencebyteaching

themaboutbodylanguage.Igiveadviceabouthandshakes,whichshouldalwaysbefirmandsteady,

andIteachtheimportanceofpersonalspace.Theymayseemlikesmallmatters,butthesecodesof

behaviourcanbethekeytomakingorbreakingabusinessdeal.

Myworkinglifegivesmeagreatdealofsatisfaction.IfeelthatI’mprovidingapublicservice,

butitisaservicethathashaditsdownside.WheneverImeetsomeonenewandItellthemwhatIdo

foraliving,theyimmediatelyputtheirguardupandthey’renolongerrelaxed.Theyquiteliterally

freezeintheattempttohideallthesignalsthattheythinkI’mreading.Itmakeslifedifficultat

times,butIconsideritasmallpricetopayforajobIenjoysomuch.

4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofmentioninghisprofessor?

A.Todescribehisprofessor’ssuccess.

B.Toexplainwhyhechosehiscareer.

C.Toshowhisprofessor’sstudyofthe“Pinocchio”effect.

D.Tointroducewhatimpressedhimmostduringhiscareer.

5.Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.Thebodylanguagecantellyoutherealstorybehindwords.

B.Ittakesaplentyoftimetostudythebodylanguage.

C.Crossedarmscanberegardedasanimpoliteway.

D.Facialexpressionsplayanimportantpartinthebodylanguage.

6.Whydopeoplereactinanunnaturalwaywhenknowingtheauthor’sprofession?

A.Theydislikehisservices.

B.Theythinkheistooproud.

C.Theyconsiderhimunreliable.

D.Theybelieveheisstudyingthem.

7.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthetext?

A.Hethinkslittleofminorgestures.

B.Hetravelstheworldgivingadvice.

C.Heishappywithhiswork.

D.Heisgoodatpretending.

Satellitesareanimportantpartofourordinarylives.Forexample,theinformationforweather

forecastsissentbysatellite.SomesatelliteshavecameraswhichtakephotographsofEarthtoshow

howcloudsaremoving.Satellitesarealsousedtoconnectourphonecalls.

ComputerconnectionsoftheWorldWideWebandtheInternetalsousesatellites.Manyofour

TVprogramscometousbysatellite.Airplanepilotssometimesalsouseasatellitetohelpthemfind

theirexactlocation.

Weusesatellitestosendtelevisionpicturesfromonepartoftheworldtoanother. Theyare

usually35,880kilometersabovetheequator(赤道).Sometimeswecanseeasatelliteintheskyand

it  seems  to  stay  in  the  same  place. This is  because  it  is  moving  around  the  world  at  11,000

kilometersanhour—exactlythesamespeedthatthe Earthrotates(转动 ). Asatellitemustmove

aroundtheEarthwithitsantennae(天线)facingtheEarth.Sometimes,itmovesawayfromitsorbit

(轨道),sotherearesomerocketsonitwhichareusedtoputthesatellitebackintherightposition.

Thisusuallyhappensabouteveryfiveorsixdays.

Spaceisnotempty!Everyweek,moreandmoresatellitesaresentintospacetoorbitEarth.A

satelliteusuallyworksforabout10-12years.Satelliteswhicharebrokenaresometimesrepairedby

astronautsorsometimesbroughtbacktoEarthtoberepaired.Often,veryoldorbrokensatellitesare

leftinspacetoorbitEarthforaverylongtime. Thisisveryseriousbecausesomesatellitesuse

nuclearpowerandtheycancrashintoeachother.

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdonebysatelliteaccordingtothepassage?

A.Sendinginformationforweatherforecasts.

B.TakingphotographsoftheEarth.

C.SendingTVpicturestotheEarth.

D.Providingfoodforairplanepilots.

9.What’sthespeedthattheEarthrotatesat?

A.35,880kilometersperhour.

B.335,880kilometersperhour.

C.11,000kilometersperhour.

D.110,000kilometersperhour.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.AsatellitemovesaroundtheEarthforever.

B.Arocketalwayskeepsasatellite’scompany.

C.Asatelliteseemstostayinthesameplaceinthesky.

D.Thesatelliteputstherocketsintherightposition.

11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsatellitesisTRUE?

A.Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10-12years.

B.Everytimeasatellitegetsbroken,itisthrownaway.

C.Abrokensatelliteisneverleftinspace.

D.Brokensatellitesalwayscrashintoeachother.

Duetoclimatechange, Arctic( 北极 ) iceisbreakingupearlierinthespring, anditsareais

decreasing.ThisiscreatingproblemsforpolarbearsthatmaketheirhomesoffnorthernAlaskaand

inHudsonBay.

PolarbearsoffAlaskanormallyhuntandraisetheiryoungonicesheetsthatfloatontheocean.

Butastheicehasmelted,thepolarbearshavebeenforcedtospendmoretimeonland.There,they

havebeguntogotobeachesfrequently,feedingontheremainsofwhalescaughtbynativehunters.

Forpolarbears, thisfoodislessnutritiousthansealsthattheynormallycatchonicesheets. The

decreasingicehasalsoforcedmorepolarbearsintotheocean.Inthepast,theyonlyhadtoswim

shortdistancesbetweenicesheets.Butastheiceissmaller,polarbearshavebeenforcedtoswim

longerandlongerdistancesintheopenocean.Thisputsaseveredangerduringroughweather,and

anincreasingnumberofdrownedpolarbearshavebeenobserved.

InHudsonBay,theicebreaksupthreeweeksearlierinthespringnowthanitdid20yearsago.

PolarbearsonHudsonBayfast(禁食)duringthesummer,waitingforicetoforminthefalltohunt.

Everyyear,thesummergetslonger,andthebearsgetskinnier.Overthepast25years,theaverage

weight of the femalebearshas dropped68kg. Thislossaffectstheirability toreproduce, and

alreadythenumber of birthshasdroppedby15 percent. Unless thebearscanlearntosurvive

climatechange,thesegiantsoftheicemayonedaydisappear.

12.WhatishappeningtotheArcticicetheseyears?

A.It’sfreezing.　　　　　 B.It’shardening.

C.It’smelting. D.It’sexpanding.

13.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whichstatementaboutpolarbearsisTRUE?

A.Theiryoungaredying.　　　　　

B.Theirdietischanging.

C.Theirhealthisimproving.　　　　

D.Theirfamiliesaregrowing.

14.WhatdoesthewriterimplyaboutfemalepolarbearsinHudsonBay?

A.Theyarehavingfeweryoungnow.

B.Theysufferfromvarioussicknesses.

C.Theydon’tneedstrongerprotection.

D.Theycan’tfindenoughgoodmales.

15.Inwhichpublicationwouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?

A.MedicalNews. B.SocietyToday.

C.WildlifeJournal. D.DesignMagazine.

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