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辽宁省沈阳2022高二上学期期中联合检测英语（满分： 150 分考试时间： 120 分钟）注意事项：1．答题时，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

2．答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

3．答非选择题时，必须使用黑色墨水笔或黑色签宇笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上，写在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。

4．考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. W hat is the man going to do first tonight?A. G o to the beach.B. H ave the car repaired.2. W here is the train station?A. O n Market Street.B. O n First Street.3. W hat seems to be Sarah's problem?A. S he often goes to work late.B. S he isn't good at telling stories.C. S he couldn't finish the task on time.4. H ow does the woman like her visit to the ocean-themed park?A. W onderful.B. B oring.5. W hy does the woman like rain?C. H ave dinner. C. O n Church Street.C. A dventurous.A. I t makes the air fresh.B. I t makes the sky clear.C. I t cools things down.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。

2023-2024学年辽宁省沈阳市五校协作体高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2023-2024学年辽宁省沈阳市五校协作体高二上学期期中考试英语试题GET A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF THE WORLD’S MOST ATTRACTIVE FEATHERED ANIMALS WITH THESE BOOKSFlamingo (火烈鸟)Biologist and photographer Claudio Contreras Koob spent 20 years travelling deep into the wet lands and forests of his native Mexico—and beyond—to feed his flamingo attraction. This book offers a unique window into the behavior and life of red-feathered birds, with more than 120 show-stopping shots displaying their beauty. teNeues, £35.Around the World in 80 BirdsInspiring secrets, national pride or scientific discoveries, every bird has a story to tell, from the weaver bird building multi-nest “apartment blocks” in Namibia to the bar-headed goose taking on a twice-yearly trans-Himalayan journey at an extreme altitude. Mike Unwin’s tour is accompanied by beautiful illustrations from Ryuto Miyake. Laurence King Publishing, £22.A World on the WingPulitzer-shortlisted Weidensaul, who’s at the forefront of research into bird migration, here tracks some of nature’s most remarkable journeys. He sails through the stormy Bering Sea, encounters trappers in the Mediterranean and visits former headhunters in northeast India, where a bird migration crisis has become a conservation success story. Pan Macmillan, £9.99.Galapagos Crusoes: A Year Alone with the BirdsExplore this updated version of the 1968 title, Galapagos: Islands of Birds, by late bird expert Bryan Nelson, with previously unpublished material from his wife, June. The couple spent a year living on two Galapagos islands, studying birds, including the Galapagos albatross (信天翁). This is their clever and amusing account. Bradt Guides, £11.99.1. By whom is the second costliest book illustrated?A．Claudio Contreras Koob. B．Mike Unwin.C．Ryuto Miyake. D．Weidensaul.2. Which book best suits those concerned about the survival of migratory birds?A．Flamingo . B．Around the World in 80 Birds .C．A World on the Wing . D．Galapagos: Island of Birds.3. What feature may Galapagos Crusoes: A Year Alone with the Birds have?A．Its humorous description. B．Its romantic style.C．Its vivid imagination. D．Its moving plot.My neighbors across the street take pride in one of the most striking trees in the neighborhood — a towering oak that is over 75 years old. This year, after a wet, warm summer, leaves were a bit different in my Massachusetts town. And through some combination of events, that glorious oak seemed to have dropped all of its uncountable leaves on a single windy day. I arrived at home that afternoon to find our front walkway, driveway and sidewalk completely blanketed.My son and I had a great time making a leaf pile for jumping and enjoying pillowy fun. The whole time, I was fascinated by the speed of this year’s leaf drop. Even though I was aware that it was an accident of wind patterns that left all the leaves in our yard, I kept looking up and feeling a rush of awe at the suddenly bare branches that watched quietly over our neighborhood, starting its restful season before setting spring leaf buds.And I felt thankful for those fallen leaves as I was reminded of my favorite quote from the author and naturalist Hal Borland. He wrote it referencing Octobe r, but this year’s later drop had me change the month: “November is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations (星座) above them once again.”When I lay in that pile of dry, crisp leaves and looked up into the oak tree across the street, I felt a clarity and peace that comes along with the inconveniently early sunsets and chilly temperatures of the transition from fall into winter. I could still admire the tree as I had in spring and summer, but I could also see through it, beyond it, to the big sky that blankets us all.4. What’s unusual this year?A．Outdoor activities are limited due to heavy winds.B．A series of special events happened in the neighborhood.C．The weather is especially cold in winter in Massachusetts.D．The neighbors’ big tree almost dropped all its leaves within a day.5. How does the author feel at the suddenly bare branches in Paragraph 2?A．Anxious. B．Sorrowful. C．Astonished. D．Comfortable.6. Why are Hal Borland’s lines quoted in Paragraph 3?A．To express the author’s admiration for the naturalist.B．To emphasize the importance of getting close to nature.C．To stress the beauty of the author’s childhood memories.D．To convey the author’s feelings about the leaf-falling season.7. What is the best title for the text?A．The Fall of Massachusetts B．The Beauty of a Newly-bare TreeC．The Sky Far Beyond D．The Memories of Peace and BeautyEarth is lighted up by bioluminescence(生物发光)but，for many of us，seeing the natural phenomenon is a rare treat：Catching the glow(光)of a firefly or witnessing a dolphin swimming through electric blue waters is a thrill.Researchers are currently engineering glowing flowers and decorative plants that can cast a green light onto our living rooms. Observing plant’s health via its glow can be a way to instantly measure its health,and the side effect is anybody who wants a healthy glowing plant in their living room can have one.A study published on Monday in Nature Biotechnology shows that this goal is well on its way to being a reality. The study authors announce they’ve created a method that causes plants to glow much brighter,and for a longer period of time,than previous efforts.Plants adapted by this method should be available for purchase within a few years.The research was conducted through a teamwork between three scientific institutions and Plant,a biotech startup in Moscow.When this team examined a poisonous mushroom,they discovered that caffeic acid is responsible for its bioluminescence. In this new study, the team employed that information and inserted(嵌入)enzymes(酶) —which are specific to the mushroom —into the DNA of tobacco plants.In turn,the enzymes were able to interact with the caffeic acid in the tobacco plants,and cause them to glow both in the dark and in the daylight.This method,the scientists claimed,made the plants 10 times brighter than previous efforts and the continuous light production didn’t harm the health of the plants. Interestin gly, the light decreased as the leaves aged—but it also increased when the leaves were damaged. In turn, the team suggested this method could also help other researchers monitor plant responses to various pressures and changes in the environment. If a plant is short of water or a hungry sheep is harming aplant,bioluminescence could warn of this damage before it’s too late.8. How can people quickly identify a decorative flower’s health condition?A．By monitoring its glow. B．By making it greener.C．By testing the chemicals in it. D．By putting it in the living room.9. What can we expect of the adapted glowing plants?A．They may take the place of lamps. B．They will appear on the market.C．They can light up a whole living room. D．They glow less bright than previousefforts.10. What did the team do with the mushroom in the new study?A．They inserted caffeic acid into it. B．They made it give out brighter light.C．They grew it on the tobacco plants farm. D．They put its enzymes into the tobaccoplants.11. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A．Warning of potential damage from glowing plants.B．Increasing light when glowing plants receive damage.C．Effects of continuous light production on the glowing plants.D．Benefits of combining specific enzymes with caffeic acid in plants.A decade ago, I attended a banquet in Guangzhou where the food was exceptional. The bird’s nest soup, made from chicken and possibly ham with dried scallops (干贝), was gentle and slippery. The sea cucumber was rich and sticky, and the fish was sparklingly fresh and steamed to perfection. However, what stood out was the plain white soup of broth (肉汁), served at the end. It was simple, plain, and perfect.Ending a banquet with soup may seem odd to Westerners, who are used to sweets at the end of meals. But as an English food writer named Fuchsia Dunlop explains in her book Invitation to a Banquet, soup is a unique expression of a chef’s art, much like a singer’s voice. The transparent, almost invisible soup is an ideal conclusion to a banquet, with its luxury and strong flavors. Invitation to a Banquet is Dunlop’s seventh book. Unlike her other books on Chinese cuisine such as The Food of Sichuan and Revolutionary Kitchen, this one is not a cookbook. Instead, she has chosen 30 dishes from different regions of China to illustrate different aspects of Chinese cuisine and history.What makes Dunlop’s writing unique is her perspective. She argues that Chinese cuisine is superior (更胜一筹的) not only in taste but also in its ability to incorporate foreign influences while still maintaining its own identity. Furthermore, Dunlop makes an equally compelling case that what Westerners think of as “Chinese food” is neither false nor wrong. It is merely a diasporic (离散的) branch that reflects local t astes and is representative of the cuisine’s diversity. Immigration and adventurousness have made authentic Chinese food more accessible outside China than ever before.In conclusion, Invitation to a Banquet by Fuchsia Dunlop provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of Chinese cuisine. Through her well-researched book and insightful discussions, she encourages readers to appreciate the complexity and richness of Chinese food.12. To the author, what is the most memorable dish about the banquet in Guangzhou?A．A sweet dessert.B．A bowl of plain white soup.C．A dish made from expensive ingredients.D．A fish that was rich and strong-flavoured.13. What does the underlined word “incorporate” mean in Paragraph 4?A．Include.B．Reject.C．Strengthen.D．Reduce.14. What is the unique perspective of Chinese cuisine in her book Invitation to a Banquet?A．Chinese desserts are the highlight of Chinese cuisine.B．Immigration makes little difference to Chinese dishes.C．Chinese food is limited to traditional ingredients and flavors.D．Chinese food is influenced by foreign elements while preserving its own identity.15. What’s purpose of writing the passage?A．To introduce a dish.B．To recommend a book.C．To share an experience.D．To compare different cultures.A Great Way to Teach Children to Take ResponsibilityAs parents, one of the most important things to teach children to take responsibility is to include chores as a part of their daily routine. In order to make a family function smoothly, every member must contribute. Teaching your children to take responsibility at an early age makes it easier for them to shoulder greater responsibilities as they grow older.16 If your children leave their crayons lying on the table after drawing, picking up those crayons is not a chore. It is cleaning up a mess they have created. 1718 . For example, if it is to feed the dog every day, make sure the children understand that if they fail in their responsibility, the dog will go hungry.Make rewards and punishments a part of the lesson. Together decide whether they will be rewarded or not. 19 Some parents make their reward a monetary payment, while others choose to reward with certain privileges, such as extra television viewing time.Children need to be taught that there are punishments for their actions in case of not doing their assigned chores. Decide and agree from the start what the punishment will be.Teaching your children the importance of contributing to the family is of great importance. 20 By taking this step, you have done a wonderful thing for your children by providing them with life skills they can take with them into society.During my stay at the University of Michigan, one of the senior professors asked me to join a seminar on culture and emotion. In a general________of self-introductions, I introduced myself in a(n)________Dutch way as one of those who are “interested in culture and emotion”. The professor supplemented (补充) my self-introduction to________American standards, saying I was one of the world’s experts on the________. In response, I looked down in________, and thought that “expert” was a big word.When I lived in North Carolina, my new friends came over to ________. Conversations were full of interest and energy, and there was a lot of ________. At the end of the evening, when my guests left, they thanked me for the dinner. My heart________, because I was born and raised in the Netherlands, where “thanking for dinner” means the relationship is ________. Emotions are different enough to feel out of________when you move from one culture to another. The professor at the University of Michigan meant to make me feel________, but instead made me uncomfortable. My friends meant to show ________, but they made me think they were distancing themselves from me.We think about emotions as feelings deep inside us, but in________, our emotions happen in interactions with others. In my own culture, it was hard to observe the________emotions of others, but I was able to see them when I moved to the US—a different________from where I was raised.21.A．analysis B．state C．letter D．round22.A．understated B．interesting C．dramatic D．proud23.A．set B．fit C．evaluate D．recommend24.A．approach B．situation C．topic D．course25.A．curiosity B．pity C．disappointment D．embarrassment 26.A．play B．dine C．work D．perform27.A．support B．noise C．fun D．arguing28.A．sank B．melted C．raced D．opened29.A．harmonious B．normal C．strong D．distant30.A．date B．shape C．place D．sight31.A．reliable B．good C．serious D．careful32.A．gratitude B．respect C．admiration D．affection33.A．total B．advance C．detail D．reality34.A．unbelievable B．pure C．invisible D．powerful35.A．level B．culture C．standard D．value阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。

辽宁省沈阳市城郊市重点联合体2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

辽宁省沈阳市城郊市重点联合体2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题命题范围：外研版高中英语选修七考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：120分本试卷分第I卷（客观题）和第II卷（主观题）两部分第I卷第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

APopeye the Sailor first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s.The sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach. Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many p eople’s diets. Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.Today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does have something else which the body needs—folic acid. It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along.21. A good title for this reading passage is______.A. Popeye the SailorB. The Truth About SpinachC. Mistake with NumbersD. Folic Acid Makes You Strong22. Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor?A. They thought spinach made them strong.B. They thought Popeye was funny.C. Spinach had a lot of iron.D. People liked folic acid.23. A research group told people that spinach______.A. made Popeye strongB. was a green vegetableC. had less iron than other green vegetablesD. had more iron than other green vegetables24. The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from______.A. ironB. folic acidC. spinachD. exerciseBWhen you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happened. I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie's basement. As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green."Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing to paint. " She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my house, we painted big stripes (条纹) of colors across the pavement (人行道). Stripe by stripe, our colorsturned into a beautiful rainbow. It was wonderful!The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It was my mother. I couldn't wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother's face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble.My mother shut the car door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, "What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors' trees, but this! Come inside right now!" I stood there glaring back at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art. "Now go clean it up!" Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement.Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away.I guess we all need some sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.25. What did the writer want to do when his mother came home?A. To introduce Stephanie to her.B. To prevent her from seeing his painting.C. To put the materials back in the yard.D. To show his artwork to her.26. In his mother's eyes, the writer ____________.A. was a born artistB. always caused troubleC. was a problem solverD. worked very hard27. The underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph refers to_________.A. the rainbow in the skyB. the stripes on the pavementC. something imaginative and funD. important lessons learned in childhood28. It can be learned from the passage that parents should .A. encourage children to paintB. value friendship among childrenC. discover the hidden talent in childrenD. protect rather than destroy children's dreamsCEating Out with KidsWhen you go out to dine with kids, you need to know the places where kids are not only welcomed, but really catered for (满足……的要求). Now we've listed some of the best familyfriendly restaurants and cafes.MUMU GrillIt offers the perfect family dinner. The children can eat and then play in the park opposite the restaurant. Children will be kept amused by the kids’menus, which feature coloringin activities. Children are able to color in a picture of a cow with crayons.Business Hours：Monday to Friday：4 p．m. to 6 p．m.Saturday to Sunday：3 p．m. to 7 p．m.Tel：9460 6877Flying Fox CaféIt is located in a park in Mona Vale. Near the cafe is a fantastic fenced children's playground, famous for playground facilities including a bike track, walking tracks and a dog walking beach.Business Hours：Monday to Sunday：9 a．m to 4 p．mThe weather can sometimes influence the closing time, however, if you are unsure, please call 9986 0980.Billy LidsIt is a unique environment where your child can play safely while you relax in the central cafe area. The indoor playground includes facilities for children up to 11 years old. There are plenty of food options for the kids, including homemade sausage rolls.Business Hours：Monday to Thursday：9 a．m. to 5 p．m.Friday to Saturday: 9 a．m. to 6 p．m.Tel：9916 0350Gladesville BistroWelcome to our revolutionary kid friendly family bistro(小餐馆)—where your kids are welcome to play, draw, slip and slide. Our menu includes sandwiches and chips. Your children will receive a free cup of popcorn with every kid's meal purchased.Business Hours：Monday to Sunday：11 a．m. to 7 p．m.Tel：9816 405229．What can we learn about MUMU Grill?A．It has an indoor playground for children.B．It is famous for homemade sausage rolls.C．It offers coloringin activitie s to children.D．It is located in the beautiful foreshore park.30．If your children would like to walk a dog, you can choose ________.A．MUMU Grill B．Flying Fox CafeC．Gladesville Bistro D．Billy Lids31．It can be inferred from the text that ________.A．Flying Fox Cafe only offers dinner to parents and childrenB．the business hours of Gladesville Bistro are influenced by the weather C．MUMU Grill offers free popcorn to childrenD．Billy Lids does not offer service on SundayDAfter numerous warnings over the years, you thought coffee probably had a negative effect on your health? Perhaps the drink is not so bad after all.The new study, conducted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has been published and suggests that coffee does not have a harmful effect on your health. Researchers suggest, based on data examined, older adults who drink a lot of coffee, have a lower risk of death when compared to their non-drinking coffee peers.The team of researchers conducting the study analyzed data on 400,000 U. S. men and women, aged 50 to 71 years; the individuals had participated in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. This study started in 1995-1996 and was tracked until the day a participant passed away, or Dec. 31, 2008.According to a press release on the report, researchers shared that coffee drinkers are “less likely to die from heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke,injuries and accidents, diabetes, and infections, although the association was not seen for cancer.”Results indicated participants that drank three or more cups of java a day reduced their risk of death by 10 percent. Based on the findings that both caffeinated and non-caffeinated coffee found similar results, researchers are thinking caffeine is not the protective ingredient(原料), although which ingredient in coffee might be, they are not sure.Researchers indicate that despite these observational findings, they caution it is not clear whether or not drinking coffee actually extends life expectancy.“Coffee is one of the most widely consumed drinks in America, but the association between coffee consumption and risk of death has been unclear. We found coffee consumption to be associated with lower risk of death overall, and of death from a number of different causes,” said Neal Freedman, Ph. D., Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI.“Although we cannot infer a relationship between coffee drinking and lower risk of death, we believe these results do provide some comfort that coffee drinking does not adversely affect health,” Freedman said.Dr. Cheryl Williams, a registered dietician, told ABC News, “Overall, more research needs to be done to truly understand the compounds in coffee and their biological activity and effect on health,” said Williams.32. The passage is mainly about __________.A. medical benefits of coffeeB. benefits of planting coffeeC. coffee’s negative effects on healthD. new study results on coffee33. We can learn from the passage that __________.A. drinking coffee can help reduce the risk of death from some diseasesB. people rely heavily on coffee drinking and that proves to be a problemC. people who often drink coffee are more likely to suffer different diseasesD. caffeine is the very ingredient which protects people from developing diseases34.The underlined word “java” in Paragraph 5 refers to __________.A. caffeineB. ingredientC. coffeeD. drink35. What can we infer from William’s words?A. People should drink more caffeinated coffee.B. People should analyze the cause of human death.C. People should take advantages of drinking coffee.D. People should carry out more related and effective studies.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。

辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
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Kings Camps is part of the Kings Active Foundation and is devoted to helping young people reach their potential (潜能). We provide sports camps and summer camps at over 40 places across the UK for children aged 4—17. We bring together the very best aspects of sports and holiday clubs to provide friendship, fun and exciting adventures for young people from the UK and around the world.
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辽宁省沈阳市城郊市重点联合体高二英语上学期期中试题

辽宁省沈阳市城郊市重点联合体2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题1.命题范围：外研版高中英语必修五2.试卷满分：120分考试时间：100分钟3.本试卷分第I卷（客观题）70分和第II卷（主观题）50分两部分。

第I卷（选择题）第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AThe first decade of the 21st century has been a remarkable period for inventions. Here are some of the most influential inventions in the first decade.1. iPod and iTunes:These two inventions from Apple Inc. presented a revolutionary new way for people to listen to music and fundamentally changed the recording industry. iTunes was introduced in January, 2001 and was marketed as a program that transferred (转录) CDs into digital audio files and helped organize digital recordings. Later that year, Apple introduced the iPod, a device (设备)that used a hard disk to store music files. The first model had a 5GB capacity and could hold over 1,000 songs.2. iPhone:The iPhone from Apple Inc. was released in June of 2007 and completely changed the way mobile phones are used personally and in business. Older phones typically included voice communications and sometimes a keyboard to send text messages. Phones that offered internet access were usually unreadable and difficult to handle. The iPhone introduced the multi-touch interface(界面) that allows for quick and easy access to data, music, and pictures while providing storage for other important information.3. Electric Car:Tesla Motors was formed in 2003. It was the first company to produce a vehicle that did not have significant difficulty in production or sales. Tesla vehicles claim an 88% efficiency rating compared to 20-25% for traditional gasoline-powered cars. According to data from the National Fire Protection Association, a driver is “5 times more likely to experience a fire in a traditional gasoline car than a Tesla.”4. Facebook:Facebook was not the first social networking website, but since its introduction in 2004 it has been the most influential medium. 150 million users worldwide appreciate its multitude of features and easy accessibility. The concept of building connections through internet has changed the manner in which businesses market their products and people interact with one another.1. What can we learn about iTunes?A. It is used to store music.B. It has a hard disk.C. It turns CDs into digital audio files.D. It was introduced after iPod was invented.2. Compared to a traditional gasoline-powered car, Tesla .A. takes in bigger profitsB. works in lower efficiencyC. sells better in the car marketD. is much safer from fire damage3 .Which two inventions changed the way of doing business?A. iPod and iTunes.B. iPhone and FacebookC. iPhone and Electric Car.D. Electric Car and Facebook.BWhen I was young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood.I remember the shiny box on the wall. But I was too little to reach it. I could only listen to my mother talk on it.I discovered that inside the-wonderful box lived an amazing person whose name was Information Please. There was nothing she did not know.One day my mother went out. I accidentally hurt my finger when I was playing with a hammer. I walked around the house sucking my finger, finally seeing thetelephone. Quickly I dragged a chair over and climbed up.“Information Please, ”I spoke into the receiver. A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear. “Information.”“I hurt my finger…”I cried into the phone.“Isn’t your mother home?” came the question.“Nobody’s home but me.” I so bbed. “Are you bleeding?” the voice asked.“No,” I replied, “I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts.”“Can you open your icebox?” she asked. I said I could.“Then take a little piece of ice and hold it to your finger.” said the voice.After that, I c alled “Information Please” for everything. I asked her for help with my geography and she told me where Philadelphia was. She helped me with my math. She told me her name was Sally.Then, there was the time my pet canary（金丝雀）died. I called “Information Please” and told Sally the sad story. “Why is it that birds sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families , only to end up as a pile of feathers?” She listened, then said quietly, “Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in.” Somehow, I felt better.One day when I called “Information Please” again, a different voice answered “Information.”I asked for Sally. “Are you a friend?” she said.“Yes,” I answered.“I’m sorry to have to tell you this,” she said. “She died five days ago.” Before I could hang up she said, “Wait a minute. Did you say your name was Paul?”“Yes.”“Well, Sally left a message for you. The note said, ‘Tell him I still say there are other worlds to si ng in. He’ll know what I mean.’” I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.4．When the author hurt his finger, he rang because __________.A．he believed that the telephone knew everythingB．the telephone could tell him a doctor’s numberC．his mother was on the other end of the telephoneD．he was once told to ask for help in this way5．Through the help from Sally, it can be inferred that __________.A．Sally was a geography teacher B．Sally was the author’s friend．C．Sally was a considerate person D．Sally was an imaginary person 6．What did Sally really mean by her message?A．She was sure that she could sing in other worlds.B．She didn’t want Paul to be sad about her death.C．Singing helped Paul to face death more easily.D．There was no need for Paul to call her anymore.7．What is the best title for this passage?A．My Pet’s Death B．An Amazing Woman C．A Healing Message D．My Magic BoxCWhen Frida Kahlo's paintings were on show in London，a poet described her paintings as "a ribbon (丝带) around a bomb"．Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time．Sadly，she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time．Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City，Kahlo suffered from polio(小儿麻痹症) at the age of seven．Her spine(脊柱)became bent as she grew older. Then，in 1925，her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident． Throughout the rest" of her life，the artist had many operations，but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back.However，the accident had an unexpected side effect． While lying in her bed recovering，Kahlo taught herself to paint．In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera，another famous Mexican artist. Rivera's strong influence on Kahlo's style can be seen in her early works，but her later works from the 1940s,known today as her best works,show less influence from her husband．Unfortunately，her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s，even in her home country．Her first one-woman show in Mexico ;was not held until 1953．For more than a decade after her death in 1954，Kahlo's works remained largely unnoticed by the world，but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fameat last．8.What does the phrase "a much bigger name" in Paragraph l most nearly mean?A． a far better artist B． a far more gifted artistC． a much stronger person D． a much more famous person9． The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by ________ ．A． Polio B． back injuries C． her bent spine D． the operations she had 10． Kahlo's style had become increasingly independent since the _______ ．A． 1930s B． 1940s C． 1950s D． 1970s11． What is the author's attitude toward Kahlo?A． Devotion． B． Worry． C． Sympathy． D． Encouragement．DAs more and more people speak the global languages of English，Chinese，Spanish，and Arabic，other languages are rapidly disappearing． In fact，half of the 6,000 — 7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century，according to the United Nations Educational，Scientific，and Cultural 0rganization(UNESC0)．In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations —UNESC0 and National Geographic among them —have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect．Mark Turin，a scientist at the Macmillan Center，Yale University，who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas，is following in that tradition.His recently published book，A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture，grows out of his experience living-working，and raising a family in a village in Nepal．Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin，who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India，Nepal，Bhutan，and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record．At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials — including photographs, films，tape recordings，and field notes — which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection．Now，through the two organizations that he has founded — the Digital Himalaya Project and the World 0ral Literature Project — Turin has started a campaign to make such documents， found in libraries and stores around the world，available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected.Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet，Turin notes，the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities．12． Many scholars are making efforts to __________ ．A． promote global languages B． search for language communitiesC． rescue disappearing languages D． set up language research organizations 13． What does "that tradition" in Paragraph 3 refer to?A．Having full records of the languages．B．Writing books on language teaching．C．Telling stories about language users．D. Living with the native speakers．14． What is Turin9s book based on?A． The cultural studies in India． B． The documents available at Yale．C． His language research in Bhutan． D． His personal experience in Nepal．15． Which of the following best describes Turin's work?A． Write，sell and donate． B． Record，repair and reward．C． Collect，protect and reconnect． D. Design，experiment and report．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。

辽宁省沈阳市第二十八-高二上学期期中考试英语试卷 Word版含答案

沈阳市第二十八中期中测试高二英语满分：120分考试时间：100分钟第I卷（客观题，共70分）第一部分阅读理解（共二节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项AChinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.Parents can see that their children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack self-respect and self-confidence.The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever.Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn towork hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence.Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not merely teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.1. Parents in China, according to this passage, ____________.A. are too strict with their childrenB. are too rich to educate their childrenC. have some problems in educating their children correctlyD. are too poor to educate their children2. Generally speaking, what most parents fail to realize is ______.A. that their children need to take extra-course activitiesB. that the more expensive an education is, the better it isC. that today’s children lack self-respect and self-confidenceD. that their children first need to be a good cook if they want to get goodmarks in the exams3. The writer of this passage does not seem to be satisfied with_______.A. the parents’ ideas of educating their childrenB. the education systemC. children’s skillsD. children’s hobbies4. Doing some cooking at home helps children_________.A. learn how to serve their parentsB. learn how to become strong and fatC. benefit from it and prepare themselves for the futureD. make their parents believe that they are cleverBFinding a job is difficult. But what might be even more untoward is figuring out how to get used to the new environment that you are working in when you do finally manage to get a new job．Here are some tips for dealing with the adjustment period．Be friendly to people. Any job is better when you are friends of the people that you are working with．You should be friendly to everyone that you are meeting．Actually listen to what these people tell you. Most people like making friends with those who are willing to listen.Stay positive．One of the things that makes it difficult to adjust to a new job is negativity．If you automatically (无意识地) make judgments about things at the office that you aren’t going to like，then you’re going to find it difficult to approach the job with a positive attitude．Try to focus on the things that you like about the work and stay away from anyone that is saying negative things on the job．Keep relaxed. Accept the fact that you probably aren’t going to get used to the new job immediately. You are going to make some mistakes; You are going to get confused or you’re going to confuse others by doing things differently from what they’re used to．Be relaxed. The thing that you really need to get used to a new job is just time.Getting used to a new job or a new work environment isn’t easy，but it doesn’t have to be particularly difficult either. Get to know the people that you are working with and the unspoken rules of the place by paying attention to what is going on around you and accepting that it’s going to take some time to get used to it all! After you have adjusted to your new job，the way to do the job well is coming to the first question．5. The underlined word “untoward” in Para.1 probably means .A．difficult B. impressive C. important D．shocking6. In the author’s opinion，you can learn unspoken rules by___．A. asking fo r others’ helpB. copying others behaviorC. following others’ instructionsD. noticing what’s going on in the workplace7. If the passage continues, what may be talked about?A. How to keep relaxedB. How to do your job wellC. How to make fewer mistakes in your jobD. The importance of adjusting to your new job8. What would be the best title for this passage?A．What to do in a new interview B. Ways to find a satisfactory jobC．Tips for adjusting to a new job D. How to get along well with othersCAs I put on the shirt, I had a look at my name tag: “Nancy Badilla. Food Services.Six Flags Great Advent ure Park.” I said to myself, “I ca n’t make mistakes; my family is depending on me.”Then I walked into the restaurant where I would spend the next couple of months, serving pizza to the theme park crowd.“Don’t be nervous,” Vera, my manager, said. “You’re smart. Just remember to greet, take the order and deliver the food to their hands.”“Yeah, I got it,” I replied. But when my first customer appeared, I was at a loss.“Excuse me,do you guys serve pies?” the customer asked.Pies? Doesn’t he see that this is a pizzeria（比萨店）? I thought to myself. “No,” I replied. The customer walked away in disbelief.“Nancy, a pie is a whole pizza. Th is is a pizzeria. We do indeed sell pies,” explained Vera. At that second, I felt as if I had just shown my foreign underwear to the entire theme park. I frequently looked over to the clock, counting down the minutes until it was time to go back home.The next morning I woke up still tired but I was determined to begin a new day. As I kept working that summer, I made fewer mistakes and I realized that no one looked down on me for the mistakes I made. Instead I was respected for my hard work and honesty.On the last day at Six Flags, I ran into Vera. “Hey Nancy,I want to ask you if you’d like to work weekends at the restaurant of a friend of mine. I was telling him what a har dworking and enthusiastic worker you are,”she said. Although I politely refused Vera’s offer, deciding to focus on school,I left Six Flags that August night standing taller than I had in June.9. Nancy took a job at Six Flags mainly to _____.A. support her familyB. gain some experienceC. serve the theme parkD. raise money for her school10. What did Nancy feel after Vera said “we do indeed sell pies” ?A. CuriousB. NervousC. ConfusedD. Ashamed11. We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.A. Nan cy decided to work weekends in Vera’s restaurant.B. Nancy chose to work in Vera’s friend’s restaurant.C. Vera offered to help Nancy with her studies.D. Vera was very satisfied with Nancy.12. What’s the main idea of the text?A. An act of kindness can bring great joy.B. Hard work can make one respectable.C. every dog has its dayD. Easier said than done.DThe Top 4 Lies Girls Hear1. “You’ll never be good at math.”It’s generally accepted that boys are good at math while girls aren’t. The fact is that it isn’t true --- at least, it doesn’t have to be.When girls reach their teens，most of them lose their interest in math. They’re trying to be regarded as female (女性)．They want to stay away from things that are boy things, and math is still considered a boy thing. Math class is hard, but if you gave it a chance you could be great at math, especially because you are a girl.2. “Being skinny is good, and how you diet is your business.”Lots of web sites tell visitors that losing interest in eating is a beautiful thing. These “skinny is better”sites are lying. Losing interest in eating is a disease, not a fashion statement. It can kill you.3. “You don’t deserve to make as much money as a guy.”It’s said that in 2002 women who work full-time earn about 23 percent less than guys earn. Once you see real women succeeding in cool jobs, you’ll truly get that you’re worth just as much as --- or more than any guys.4. “Caffeine(咖啡因)will help you study better.”Caffeinated soft drinks have long been advertised as must haves when you have to work very hard. But if you want to do your body a big favor, you’d better give up caffeine altogether.13. Why do girls lose their interest in math?A．Because they don’t realize the importance of math.B．Because math class is too hard for girls.C．Because they aren’t interested in the things which are considered boy things. D．Because girls are not as clever as boys.14. Supposing in 2002 a man earns $20,000, how much will a woman who doing the same job probably get?A.$10,000 B．$15,000 C．$20,000 D．$25,00015. Which of the statement is NOT true?A. Girls sometimes can do better than boys in math.B. Being skinny is good for girls’ health.C. Girls can earn as much money as boys do.D. Caffeine can make people feel more excited.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。

辽宁沈阳城郊重点联合体高二上学期期中考试(2)英语试卷含答案

城郊市重点联合体期中考试高二年级英语试卷1.命题范围：外研版高中英语必修五2.试卷满分：120分考试时间：100分钟3.本试卷分第I卷（客观题）70分和第II卷（主观题）50分两部分。

AAre you a foreigner in Shanghai, China, wanting to find a job? Here's some information for you.Teaching Job in High SchoolDescription：High school(students aged 14－18)12 classes/weekBenefits and Compensation (补助)：Salary: 7,000－8,000 RMB/monthPaid public holidays and winter holidaysFree accommodation with full furnitureMedical insuranceRequirements：English native speakerBachelor's degree or aboveNew graduates are welcomeTo apply, please send your resume, and one recent photo copy to: eslchina@zone－.Coffee & Bar Manage NeededDescription：A big Coffee & Bar in Ganghui Plaza, Xujiahui, Shanghai, is looking for a manager. The Coffee & Bar has about 300 seats; main service is western food and coffee.Benefits and Compensation：Salary: 12,000 RMB/monthRequirements：Male, about or above 30Speak fluent Chinese5 years' experience in restaurant managementIf you're qualified and interested, please send me your resume with picture: swd3rfv @.Office receptionist &Sales AssistantDescription：We are a well-known tourism company in Shanghai, and started our business at the beginning of 2000.Responsibility：Assist the sales manager and sales representativesWelcome the visitorsRequirements：Female, 20 to 30 years oldSales experience will be an advantage，but not a mustIf you're interested, please send me your resume with picture (we won't accept without it): david@.1．What can we learn about the Coffee & Bar in Ganghui Plaza?A．The applicants can get medical insurance once accepted.B．The position it advertised won't accept females.C．It mainly serves Chinese food to westerners.D．It started business at the beginning of 2000.2．What is a must for a person in applying for the “Office Receptionist & Sales Assistant”？A．Sending the resume with picture.B．Speaking fluent Chinese.C．Having sales experience.D．To be above 30 years old.3．Which of the following positions will provide free accommodation?A．Coffee & Bar Manager. B．Sales Assistant.C．Office Receptionist. D．High School Teacher.BAn 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window. The father asked his son, ＂What is that?＂The son replied, ＂That’s a crow.＂After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time,＂What is that?＂The son said,＂Father, I told you just now. It is a crow.＂After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, ＂What is that?＂This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone, ＂It’s a crow, a crow.＂After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time, ＂What is that?＂This time his son shouted at the father, ＂Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again?I have told you already, ‘IT IS A CROW.’ Are you not able to understand this?＂A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.＂Today my little son aged 3 was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.＂If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, ＂I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the BEST way no matter how they behave.＂4. The writer mainly intends to.A. tell us the function of a diaryB. call on us to love our parentsC. teach us what a crow isD. introduce a pair of son and father5. We can know that the father wrote this diary at the age of .A. eightyB. forty-fiveC. thirty-eightD. thirty-five6. The underlined word ＂affection＂probably means .A. puzzleB. hatedC. loveD. worry7. Why did the father ask his son questions about the crow?A. He wanted to test his son’s patience.B. He had trouble in hearing.C. He didn’t want to be treated as a burden.D. He tried to remind his son of what he did in the pastCIsn't it astonishing how much time we spend talking about food? “Have you ever eaten …?”“What did you have for lunch?”and so on. And yet when you travel from one country to another, yo u will find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that what they eat is normal and that what other people eat is strange or silly. In most parts of Asia, for example, no me al is complete without rice. In England, people eat potatoes every day. In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal. Eating like so many things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult t o change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee. The English drink tea four or five times every day. Australians drink a great deal of beer, and the French drink wineevery day.The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another. Horse meat is t hought to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. New Zealander e at sheep, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don't like to eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy eating raw fish . So it seems that although eating is a topic we can talk about f or hours, there is very little common sense in what we say it. People everywhere enjoy eating what t hey have always eaten, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits.8.Which of the following is true according to the article?A. All people have the same feeling about food.B. In most parts of Asia, people usually have rice for meals.C. People often consider other people to be strange or silly.D. The topic people spend time talking about is bread and meat.9.People in different countries .A. drink the same sort of wineB. have the same eating habitC. eat different kinds of meatD. have the same tea at different time within a day10.The Japanese don't like to eat sheep meat .A. because they dislike its smellB. because it is too expensiveC. because it is easy to go badD. because they think it will do harm to their health11.English people drink tea four or five times a day .A. because they get thirsty easilyB. because there is plenty of tea in BritainC. because of their drinking habitD. because they have enough time to do soDSquare dancing is a form of entertainment and physical exercise, which is a good thing. However, a group of senior Chinese ladies dancing in New York's Sunset Park were recently faced with noise complaints from nearby residents. The local court even served a summons (传票) related to a certain Ms Wang.The news soon caused heated discussion across China, with many believing the incident to involve a cultural conflict between the East and West, while others view it as a form of discrimination against Chinese in the United States.The United States is a diverse society, and in many cases, Chinese dancers are tolerated and even appreciated. Meanwhile, the United States is a society based on the rule of law, and due to cultural differences, local regulations seem to be very different from those in China. As a result,some old Chinese ladies dancing in New York's Sunset Park found themselves caught in an embarrassing situation. Locals and immigrants from other nations view such noise as a violation of their right to enjoy tranquility. Calling the police is regarded as the most efficient way to solve such a problem.Before, these ladies probably did not understand local customs and rules. However, since the incident took place, they should perhaps know a little better next time and keep the noise to a minimum. People from different nations are often supposed to reach compromises，respecting and tolerating each other.Whatever your choice of entertainment, it is important not to affect other people's lives.Square dancing is only one of many activities during which people should mind their behavior.As for US police practice, there might still be some room for improvement. Some were said to be ra ther rude, leading to the socalled “racial discrimination”，which is a sensitive topic in US society.If the involved parties could be more tolerant, and solve such problems without involving the court, perhaps immigrants would mix more.12．The writer mentions the incident in Paragraph 1 to .A．show his opinion B．make complaintsC．bring up the topic D．criticize the local police13．The underlined word “tranquility” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by . A．entertainment B．quietnessC．freedom D．quality14．What will the senior Chinese ladies most probably do after the incident?A．Go back to China. B．Fight for their right.C．Ask America to change its law. D．Keep the noise lower.15．What's the writer's attitude towards senior Chinese ladies dancing in New York's Sunset Park? A．He thinks all parties involved should be more tolerant.B．He strongly supports the action of the local police.C．He considers it a shame for senior Chinese ladies to do so.D．He suggests such kind of problem should be solved in the court.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。

2021-2022学年辽宁省六校协作体高二上学期11月期中考试英语试卷及答案

2021-2022学年辽宁省六校协作体高二上学期11月期中考试英语试卷★祝考试顺利★(含答案)考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)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,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. Who didn’t go to the new shopping mall?A. The man.B. The woman.C. The man’s wife.2. What did the man do?A. He did his homework.B. He washed the clothes.C. He played video games.3. What are the speakers mainly doing?A. Talking about a test.B. Solving math problems.C. Checking answers.4. What does the man mean?A. He is a single man.B. He doesn’t like the feast.C. He prefers to walk the dog.5. When will the flight leave?A. At 6:30 a.m.B. At 6:50 a.m.C. At 7:20 a.m.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。

听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

辽宁省沈阳市沈阳市郊联体2024-2025学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题含答案

辽宁省重点高中沈阳市郊联体2024—2025学年度上学期期中考试高二年级试题英语（答案在最后）命题人：考试时间：120分钟试卷总分：150分注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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，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 are the speakers most probably?A.In a museum.B.In a cinema.C.In a lab.2.What did the girl do during the winter holiday?A.She visited her teachers.B.She read books.C.She went sightseeing.3.What will the speakers probably do next?A.Tour Boston.B.Visit Caroline.C.Watch the news.4.What does the woman think of the scenery?A.Nice.B.Boring.C.Changeable.5.What might the boy do this weekend?A.Go to the countryside.B.Do his homework.C.Play chess with the girl.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。

辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

\沈阳市郊联体2020—2021学年度上学期期中考试高二年级试题英语答案第一部分听力:1-5BCCBA6-10BABCC11-15ABAAC16-20BCBCA第二部分阅读21-23DCA24-27BADB28-31CABC32-35DBAC36-40CEFBG第三部分完型41-45DACAB46-50CDACB51-55CDADB第四部分语法填空56.generosity57.had served58.an59.as60.possibly61.making62.to buy63.where64.emotions65.amazing作文一参考范文Dear Peter，Thanks to your help,I have made great progress in my English learning in recent months.So I want to express my great gratitude.I am writing to invite you to have dinner at my home this Saturday.My address is Room0103,Unit1,No.5Building,Renming Road No.39and it’s not far from our school.You can take No.25bus and get off at the Post Office.By the way,do you like spicy food?Let me know if you don’t like it so that we can make certain adjustments to the dishes.My family and I all expect you can come.Looking forward to your reply.Yours,Li Hua作文二参考范文Paragraph1:So I decided to ta to DeDe directly about my problems.DeDe smiled as soon as she saw me.I kept talking about how much I loved field hockey and why my mother didn’t want me to play it anymore.DeDe listened to me carefully.After a moment of silence,she said,"As one of the people with disabilities,I think it’s lucky to have the ability to do what you really love.Maybe your mother just doesn’t know what field hockey means to you.But you can explain it to her.”Paragraph2:I thought DeDe was right.That night when I came back home.I had a conversation with my mother.“Mom,playing field hockey is not just an interest to me:it will be my lifelong hobby.The sport gives me confidence,”I explained.And I promised that I would keep a balance between my study and sports.My mother was greatly touched and finally agreed that I could continue playing field hockey.I'm grateful to DeDe until now.。

辽宁省沈阳市城郊市重点联合体2019-2020年高二上学期期中考试(3)英语试卷 Word版含答案

高二年级英语试卷AAustralia loves interesting money.In1988,it was the first country to replace paper money with special plastic banknotes.Now it’s introduced a new five-dollar bill so technologically advanced that many experts are calling it the money of the future!At first glance,the new note looks much like the old one.It has the same pink color and main pictures on the front and back.But look closer,and you will notice a clear window running down the middle,surrounded by images of the yellow Prickly Moses,a type of Australian plant.Tilt(使倾斜)the note a little and you will see the Eastern Spinebill,an Australian bird,beating its wings as if trying to fly away.Turn the billfrom side to side,and you will notice the picture of a small building at the bottom of the note spins,and the image of“5”changes position.While these movable features are impressive and entertaining,that was not the reason Australian government officials spent ten years developing them.Their primary purpose was to make it impossible for criminals to produce their own fake notes.The new five-dollar note also has something to help blind people easily identify the money.It has raised bump alongside the top and bottom,enabling blind people to quickly determine its value.The credit for persuading the Australian government to add this all-important bump goes to15-year-old Connor McLeod.The blind Sydney teenager came up with the idea in2014after being unable to tell how much money he had received for Christmas.Connor says he was so embarrassed at not being able to see the difference between notes that he only carried coins to pay for food at the school cafeteria.To convince the government officials of his idea,Connor started a website that got huge public attention.The government will add this feature to the new$10bill which comes out in late2017,as well as the updated$20,$50,and$100bills that are still being designed.1.Which picture does NOT move when the banknote is tilted?A.The building.B.The number.C.The birdD.The plants..2.What can we guess about Australian coins?A.They are different in size or shape.B.They are required in school cafeterias.C.They are more frequently used than notes.D.They are more convenient for young people.3.What did Connor do to persuade the government?A.He wrote a letter to the leaders.B.He organized an online meeting.C.He looked for support on the Internet.D.He requested a special Christmas gift.BYou’ve heard of Charles Darwin,right?The famous scientist who put forward a theory of evolution.You might have just also heard of Alfred Russel Wallace,who worked together with Darwin on the revolutionary work On the Origin ofSpecies published in1859.But what about Patrick Matthew?“Patrick who?”you might ask.Well,Darwin and Wallace got the fame but Matthew did the legwork too.This British horticulturalist(园艺种植家）actually thought about evolution first,as Dr.Mike Weale,geneticist at King’s College London,explains.He says:“Matthew published a brief outline of the idea of species being able to change into other species through natural selection.And he did that27years before Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.And they recognized that he did so but other people since have simplified the story and tended to concentrate just on Darwin.”So Patrick Matthew’s relative obscurity(默默无名）may simply be down to us—the general public—wanting to simplify things.But Dr.Patricia Fara,senior tutor at Clare College Cambridge,points out that Darwin’s work might have received more attention because he had powerful friends.Dr.Patricia Fara explains that"Darwin had the most famous,most outstanding members of the scientific society in Victorian times,who were pushing on his behalf. Having a scientific theory being accepted is not just a matter of whether the theory’s right.”Maybe it is time for us to remember Patrick Matthew,a pioneer of the story of survival through adaptation that is at the heart of evolution.4.What makes Darwin and Wallace famous?A.Their great relationship.B.Their work with Matthew.C.Matthew’s legwork.D.Their extraordinary theory.5.What did Matthew do before the book On the Origin of Species was published?A.He worked with a horticulturalist.B.He published the idea of evolution.C.He simplified a story.D.He concentrated on Darwin.6.What does the underlined sentence suggest?A.Friends help Darwin’s theory get accepted.B.A theory will be accepted if ifs right.C.People know very little about Matthew.D.We should try to remember Matthew.CLakshmi grew up in India in the first half of the twentieth century,seeing many people around her who did not get enough food,were often sick and died young.In the1960s,she was asked to help manage a program to improve nutrition in her country.At that time,most advice on nutrition came from North American and European countries.Nutritionists suggested foods that were common and worked well for people who lived in these nations.For example,they told poor Indian women to eat more meat and eggs and drink more orange juice.But Lakshmi knew this advice was useless in a country such as India.People there didn't eat such foods.They weren't easy to find.And for the poor, such foods were too expensive.Lakshmi knew that for the program to work,it had to fit Indian culture.So she decided to adjust the nutrition program.She first found out what healthy middle class people in India ate.She took note of the nutrients(营养物）available in those foods.Then she looked for cheap,easy-to-find foods that would provide the same nutrients.She created a balanced diet of locally grown fruits,vegetables,and grains. These foods were cheap and could be cooked with simple equipment.Her ideas were thought unusual in the1960s.For example,she insisted that a diet without meat could provide all major nutrients.Now we know she was right.But it took her continuous efforts to get others to finally accept her diet about50years ago.Becauseof Lakshmi's program,Indian children almost doubled their food intake.And many children who would have been hungry and ill grew healthy and strong.7.Why did Lakshmi think European nutritionists,advice was useless?A.It worked well for European people.B.It suggested too many foods for Indians.C.It was not practical in India that time.D.It included foods that didn't exist in India.kshmi studied healthy middle class people's diet in order to.A.know about their eating habitsB.learn about Indian cultureC.find out nutrients in their foodD.write a report on food nutrientskshmi's balanced diet was considered unusual because people thought _________.A.those foods were too cheapB.it should include some meatC.it provided all major nutrientsD.it enabled kids to grow healthy10.What can we infer about Lakshmi?A.She came from a rich family.B.She disliked middle class people.C.She worked with European nutritionists.D.She was a determined scientist.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。

2019-2020学年辽宁沈阳高二上英语期中试卷(1)

2019-2020学年辽宁沈阳高二上英语期中试卷一、阅读理解1.Many people would love to leave their jobs behind and have a life-changing adventure overseas. They imagine lying under palm trees as the sun goes down. However, life overseas is not always easy, and many are not prepared for the shock of living in an alien culture.The honeymoon periodAt first, for those who actually decide to move abroad, life is an exciting adventure. They enjoy exploring their new surroundings, and life seems like an extended holiday. They don't mind trying the local cuisine and discovering the local culture. They can even afford to practice their foreign-language skills without fear of making mistakes.Trouble in paradiseIn many cases, when people consider moving to another country, they often fail to realize how different life will be. As time goes by, they become frustrated when language and cultural misunderstandings become a daily headache. In this stage, the visitors begin to withdraw from life in the host country and avoid spending time with local people in favor of mixing with others from their own cultural background.The road to recoveryGradually, most visitors realize they must accept the differences and not fight against them. This change encourages them to improve their language skills and slowly they manage to do the things they could easily do at home, such as opening a bank account. This new-found confidence enables them to see a side of life which very few tourists get to witness.Adjusting to life abroad can often be a real problem. The secret to overcoming it is to stop trying to change your host country: you will not succeed. If not, you risk losing your dream and having to return to the old life you wanted to leave behind.（1）Why do people moving abroad feel excited at first?A.They find foreign living much easier.B.They have the necessary language skills.C.They love the adventure and exploration.D.They enjoy meeting people from different cultures.（2）According to the author, what is the main problem many people moving abroad face？A.Homesickness.B.Culture shock.C.Health problems.ck of employment.（3）What would the author suggest people moving abroad do?A.Study the local language.B.Go on holidays frequently.C.Learn how to open a bank account.D.Seek out people from their home country.2.We all know the feeling: looking at the computer screen, pretending to be interested in our homework, even though we really feel bored. But such feelings may soon be at an end, says Dr. Harry Witchel, head of the Essex Medical School. He believes that computers of the future will notice when people feel bored and even take action to stop it.Before you get concerned, the machine won't be reading your mind. It will be observing the many movements you make while using a computer. It's not interested in the big movements needed to use the machine—like moving a mouse or touching a screen—but small, barely noticeable movements like closing your eyes, moving in your seat or rubbing yourface. Witchel calls these "boredom movements" and says they show how interested the person is in what they are reading or watching. The higher the interest level, the less movement!To test his theory, Witchel invited 27 people to perform various computer—based tasks. The activities ranged from playing online games（an interesting task）to reading documents like government laws that most people would find boring.A special video camera followed the participants' movements as they completed each task. Just as the researcher expected, the "boredom movements" greatly decreased, by as much as 42%, when the subjects were very interested in what they were reading or seeing.Fortunately, Dr Witchel isn't planning to use his results to create machines that report students who are not paying attention at school. Instead, he wants "movement sensing" technology to be built into future computers in order to improve students' computer-based learning experience.The scientist says that by measuring the students' interest level as they work, educators will be able to adjust their materials in real-time to keep students focused. Witchel also believes that the technology can provide filmmakers with honest audience opinions and in the future, help to develop more intelligent robots.（1）What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 1 refer to?A.Homework.B.A computer.C.Boredom.D.The future.（2）Why did Dr Witchel carry out his research?A.To discover how bored people move.B.To find out what makes people bored.C.To see if interested people are more active.D.To test the link between boredom and movement.（3）Which movement would Witchel's technology most likely pay attention to?A.Turning off the machine.B.Typing words on a keyboard.C.Surfing quickly between webpages.D.Moving one's head from side to side.（4）How will the new technology help education, according to Witchel?A.By reducing teachers' workload.B.By maintaining students' learning interest.C.By reporting students' misbehavior in class.D.By making learning more like a computer game.3.Australia loves interesting money. In 1988, it was the first country to replace paper money with special plastic banknotes. Now it's introduced a new five-dollar bill so technologically advanced that many experts are calling it the money of the future!At first glance, the new note looks much like the old one. It has the same pink colour and main pictures on the front and back. But look closer, and you will notice a clear window running down the middle, surrounded by images of the yellow Prickly Moses, a type of Australian plant.Tilt（使倾斜）the note a little and you will see the Eastern Spinebill, an Australian bird, beating its wings as if trying to fly away. Turn the bill from side to side, and you will notice the picture of a small building at the bottom of the note spins, and the image of "5" changes position. While these moveable features are impressive and entertaining, that was not the reason Australian government officials spent ten years developing them. Their primary purpose was to make it impossible for criminals to produce their own fake notes.The new five-dollar note also has something to help blind people easily identify the money. It has s raised bump alongside the top and bottom, enabling blind people to quickly determine its value.The credit for persuading the Australian government to add this all-important bump goes to 15-year-old Connor McLeod. The blind Sydney teenager came up with the idea in 2014 after being unable to tell how much money he had received for Christmas. Connor says he was so embarrassed at not being able to see the difference between notes that he only carried coins to pay for food at not being able to see the difference between notes that he only carried coins to pay for food at the school cafeteria. To convince the government officials of his idea, Connor started a website that got huge public attention.The government will add this feature to the new 10 bill which comes out in late 2017, as well as the updated 20, 50, and $ 100 bills that are still being designed.（1）Which picture does NOT move when the banknote is tilted?A.The bird.B.The number.C.The plants.D.The building.（2）What was the main reason the Australian government created the new banknote?A.To make the note more difficult to copy.B.To show the country's advanced technology.C.To help blind people more easily use money.D.To make the not's appearance more attractive.（3）What did Connor do to persuade the government?A.He wrote a letter to the leaders.B.He organized an online meeting.C.He sought support on the Internet.D.He requested a special Christmas gift.二、七选五阅读根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2020-2021学年辽宁省沈阳市郊联体高二上学期期中考试英语试题

辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)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，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. What will James do tomorrow?A. Watch a TV program.B. Give a talk.C. Write a report.2. What can we say about the woman?A. She's generous.B. She's curious.C. She's helpful.3. When does the train leave?A. At 6:30.B. At 8:30.C. At 10:30.4. How does the woman go to work?A. By carB. On footC. By Bike5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates.B. Teacher and student.C. Doctor and patient.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。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What does the woman regret?A. Giving up her research.B. Dropping out of college.C. Changing her major.7. What is the woman interested in studying now?A. Ecology.B. Education.C. Chemistry.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

辽宁省部分学校2023-2024学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题

辽宁省部分学校2023-2024学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Major films and TV dramas from 2021The Battle at Lake ChangjinSet during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (抗美援朝) (1950-53), the film costs 1.3 billion yuan becoming the most expensive of its kind in China; it centers on a heroic company of the Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) army, reflecting CPV soldiers’ iron will and great spirit to safeguard the then newly founded People’s Republic of China. By Nov. 24, its overall box office surpassed (超过) 5.69 billion yuan, replacing Wolf Warrior 2 at the top of China’s all-time box office charts.The PioneerThe Pioneer was released in over 710 IMAX theaters on July 1. As the first such biographical film to trace the revolutionary footprints of Li Dazhao, one of the key founders of Communist Party of China, this film focuses on Li Dazhao’s memories throughout his life, showing the selfless spirit of the struggle in Chinese Communists.The Age of AwakeningThe 43-episode TV series The Age of Awakening, which became an instant hit in February, narrates how Chinese intellectuals and young people in the early 1900s struggled to save a nation with corruption (腐败) foreign aggression, and other setbacks, to form a communist party against all odds.Cliff WalkersSet in the 1930s in Northeast China’s Harbin during the Japanese invasion, the film is the first attempt of director Zhang Yimou into another film type, which shows the scene of Communist Party special agents as they tested their intelligence against their enemies to complete a secret mission. It has received seven nominations (提名), including one for best film, at the 34th edition of Golden Rooster, China’s top film awards.1．Which one is true according to the passage?A．The Pioneer is the first biographical film of China.B．All of the films and TV dramas are connected with the Chinese revolution.C．The Battle at Lake Changjin was at the top of world’s all time box-office charts.D．Cliff Walkers, directed by Zhang Yimou, won seven of the 34th Golden RoosterAwards.2．If you want to watch a spy type film, which one is your choice?A．The Pioneer.B．The Age of Awakening.C．Cliff Walkers.D．The Battle at Changjin.3．What’s the type of these films and TV dramas?A．History.B．Documentary.C．Thriller.D．Biography.Li Hao, a 27-year-old wheelchair fencer, won Team China its first gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Optimistic and dedicated to sports despite losing his right leg at the age of 2, the gold medalist’s life story has touched Chinese netizens, inspiring them to give him the nickname “Sunshine Boy.”During the match, Li defeated Ukrainian athlete Artem Manko 15-12 in the final competition of the men’s saber (佩剑) individual category A, which marked Li’s first public appearance in Paralympic Games. Li said he had never expected to win top honor, and he would have been satisfied with just entering the semifinals, or even better to win a silver or a bronze.Behind Li’s light-hearted mentality is the athlete’s hard work and dedication to his sport. Before the Tokyo Paralympics, he was seen spending most of his days preparing for the Games and appeared to be “addictive” during practices. He was described by his roommate Yan Qing as a person with strong self-discipline. “If one of his moves is not up to his standard, then he will repeat practicing it over and over again,” Yan told media.However, the very serious athlete has a different side outside of practice. In everyday life, Li is an optimistic young man with a cheerful personality who can light up the dull social atmosphere and make people laugh.After a photo of Li showing a bright smile while holding his medal began making the rounds on social media, Chinese netizens began calling him a “Sunshine Boy,” saying that they hope his optimistic mentality can encourage more disabled people to pursue their dreams. “Even though I’m visually impaired, I’m encouraged by him as he proves that we disabled people are not flawed, but just special, and we are capable too. His performance proves that we can win over the fate, we are capable in coping with life struggles, sometimes even morecapable than people who never taste life’s bitterness.” Zhu Jin, a sports fan who is also disabled, told the Global Times.4．According to paragraph 2, what can we learn about Li Hao?A．Li was unhappy about making it to the semifinals.B．Li attended the Paralympic Games for the first time.C．Li was narrowly defeated by his Ukrainian opponent.D．Li was expected to bring home a silver or bronze medal.5．What contributes to Sunshine Boy’s winning the championship?A．His ability and addiction B．His self-control and friendlinessC．His determination and charity D．His devotion and positive mindset 6．What does the author want to convey in the last paragraph?A．The disabled find it difficult to fight life challenges alone.B．It is Li’s bright smile that drives people to chase their dream.C．Physically challenged people are greatly inspired by Li’s optimism.D．Men with disability have limited control over life’s bitterness.7．Where would this passage most probably appear?A．A news website B．A textbookC．A brochure D．A science magazineChewing a sugar-free gum daily reduced premature births in a large study in Malawi, Africa. The new findings were inspired by relevant past research on oral (口腔的) health. The gum contains xylitol (木糖醇)— a chemical that can boost oral health — in place of regular sugar.Among women who chewed the xylitol gum, 549 out of 4, 349 pregnancies, or 12.6 percent, delivered babies early, researchers reported February 3 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s Annual Pregnancy Meeting. That’s a 24 percent reduction compared with the group who didn’t receive the gum. Among those women, 878 out of 5, 321 pregnancies, or 16.5 percent, of the babies were born before 37 weeks. The oral health of gum users also improved. About 4,000 of the women had an initial tooth exam and a later checkup. The women who chewed the gum had less tooth disease, a condition in which the tissue surrounding the teeth becomes infected, compared with those who didn’t get the chewing gum.“The findings are very encouraging,” says Kim Boggess, a medicine specialist at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. “The researchers are approaching a very complex problem in a low-resource area by trying to use a low-tech, easily applied way. It would take more research to see if this could work in other settings,” she says.Babies born early can have complications (并发症) that damage their lungs, nerve development and more, with long-term health risks, and they are more likely to die in their first year of life than average babies.The team also wants to track the nerve development of the children born early and those born on time. “No matter how simple the method may be, we are still glad to make a difference in somebody’s life,” says the team leader Kjersti Aagaard, a medicine specialist at Texas Children’s Hospital, “and digging into the reason why chewing the xylitol gum has such benefits deserves our further commitment.”8．What is the function of paragraph 2?A．To offer statistics.B．To give examples.C．To refer to past research.D．To analyze the causes.9．What is the benefit of chewing a sugar-free gum?A．It can stop teeth from bleeding.B．It can help oral tissues against infection.C．It can reduce women’s long-term health risks.D．It can prevent early-born babies from complications.10．Why are the findings encouraging according to Kim Boggess?A．They can be universally applied around the world.B．They solve a complex problem in low-resource areas.C．They employ modern technology to solve the problem.D．They provide an easy-to-access way to tackle problems.11．What is Aagaard’s attitude towards further research on this subject?A．Cautious.B．Disapproving.C．Uninterested.D．Positive.Whether you call them feral pigs, boar, swine, hogs, or even razorbacks, wild pigs are one of the most damaging invasive species on Earth, and they’re infamous for damaging agriculture and native wildlife.A big reason they’re so harmful is that they uproot soil at vast scales, like tractorsploughing a field. Our new research, published recently, is the first to calculate the global extent of this and its effects on carbon emissions.Our findings were horrible. We discovered the total area of soil uprooted by wild pigs is likely the same area as Switzerland. This releases 4.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year the same as one million cars. The majority of these emissions occur in Oceania. A huge portion of Earth’s carbon is stored in soil, so releasing even a small part of this into the atmosphere can have a huge impact on climate change.It’s estimated that wild pigs destroy more than US$74 million worth of crops and grass each year in Australia, and more than US $270 million in just 12 states in the USA．Wild pigs have also been found to directly threaten 672 vertebrates (脊椎动物) and plant species across 54 different countries. This includes Australian ground frogs, tree frogs and multiple orchid species which are imperiled, as pigs destroy their habitats and hunt them for food.Their geographic range is expected to expand in the coming decades, suggesting their threats to food security and biodiversity will likely worsen. But here, let’s focus on their contribution to global emissions.One such study was conducted for three years in hardwood forests of Switzerland. The researchers found wild pigs caused soil carbon emissions to increase by around 23% per year. Similarly, a study in the Jigong Mountains National Nature Reserve in China found soil emissions increased by more than 70% per year in places disturbed by wild pigs.12．Why are wild pigs unpopular according to the text?A．For their threat to humans.B．For their damaging effects.C．For their consuming too much food.D．For their bad effects on tractors. 13．What danger do wild pigs pose by uprooting soil?A．Leading to dry and acid soil.B．Damaging the source of drinking water.C．Increasing too much soil carbon emissions.D．Reducing the area of agricultural land greatly.14．Which can replace the underlined word “imperiled” in paragraph 4?A．In pain.B．In alarm.C．In chaos.D．In danger. 15．What may be the best title for the text?A．The threat of wild pigsB．Wild pigs on a global scaleC．A new problem faced by farmersD．The impact of emissions on climate change二、七选五With big features around the corner like 5G, it may be quickly approaching the time to upgrade your device. 16Price is important — The newest devices are all starting to cross the four-digit price range, but that doesn’t mean you need to spend big to get quality. 17 Non-flagship devices for the current year can also offer all of the features you’re looking for and make some savings too.What will you be using your device for? — You need to identify your needs to understand if the price is worth paying. Most devices come equipped with packed features like cameras for use or with social media and bigger screens that have been useful for many gaming options. So be clear about what you’ll be using your device for. 18 That will certainly help cut costs down, especially the big-ticket items that are only aimed towards a certain audience.19 — With rising prices, many of us are holding on to our devices for a longer period of time, but months of updates and file storage can slow devices down, and internal hardware could fall behind in times too. Make a list of must-haves and do a little research to see if something new is coming.It can be no small task to find a suitable replacement. 20 After all, this is a type of device you’ll be stuck with every day.A．Think of longevity(持久) too.B．Still, it’s worth your effort to get it right.C．You may use it mainly for mobile games.D．Then look for devices without certain useless features.E．But there are definitely reasons for wasting money on quality.F．So what should you consider when picking out your new device?G．Second-hand devices from a year or two prior can provide all the features you need.三、完形填空As a psychologist, one of my favorite practices came about during my meeting a teenager, Trevor. He had been struggling with anxiety and depression, finding few solutions 21 to him.Trevor 22 his ability after failing the final exam and wanted to give up. Together with his dad, he 23 me for help, and we discussed something about his treatment 24 . I told him that I 25 he would get better as long as he believed in himself. He looked puzzled. “I don’t think it will work,” he said. Then, a new idea struck me-maybe I could help him by associating his experience with the perception of steady improvement. So I enlightened (启发) him 26 .“When you break a bone,” I asked, “what is the 27 of a cast (石膏)?” “it protects the bone,” he answered. “Yes, but how 28 does the bone heal (治愈)?” “The body heals it,” Trevor answered, “Right,” I nodded. “Now, I’ll act as your cast and 29 you until your mind heals itself.” Trevor gave me a smile. Obviously, our 30 gave Trevor a belief that he should trust in his inner power and it reassured him that he wasn’t 31 . He knew his doctor, parents, and teachers would all work in 32 to help him. Sure enough, he 33 his classmates later.If children are in crisis, parents can try to make them 34 their problems. Parents need to encourage and support them. In this case, children will feel encouraged and 35 eventually.21．A．sensitive B．contrary C．essential D．available 22．A．doubted B．improved C．evaluated D．tested 23．A．arranged B．delivered C．approached D．introduced 24．A．in return B．by accident C．at length D．with difficulty 25．A．agreed B．guaranteed C．reminded D．decided 26．A．curiously B．hurriedly C．anxiously D．patiently 27．A．function B．choice C．shape D．expense 28．A．specially B．exactly C．definitely D．perfectly 29．A．check B．copy C．monitor D．back 30．A．impression B．proof C．conversation D．gesture 31．A．wrong B．alone C．unusual D．stubborn 32．A．partnership B．secret C．comfort D．vain33．A．got along with B．held on to C．looked up to D．caught up with 34．A．recognize B．solve C．create D．ignore 35．A．curious B．confident C．considerate D．knowledgeable四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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辽宁省沈阳市沈阳市郊联体2024-2025学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题一、阅读理解Academic Contests for SchoolersIndiana Letters About Literature Writing ContestDeadline: Dec.31, 2024.Letters About Literature is an Indiana reading and writing contest for students in grades 4-12. Students are asked to read a hook, poem, speech, or an essay and write to the author about how the work affected how they see themselves or how they see the world. The annual contest’s winners are announced each spring. They will receive cash prizes and their works will be published in a magazine.Team America Rocketry ChallengeDeadline: Dec. 1, 2024The American Rocketry Challenge is the world’s largest student rocket contest and a key piece of the aerospace and defense industry’s strategy to build a stronger American workforce in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).·Sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the con test was created in the fall of 2002 as a one- time celebration of the Centennial of Flight, but by popular demand became an annual program.Optimist International Oratorical (演说的) ContestDeadline: Dec.31, 2024The Optimist Oratorical Contest gives youngsters the chance to speak to the world. Topic for the2024-2025 school year is “How to Change the World with Optimism”. The annual contest is eligible(有资格的) to students under the age of 19 who have not yet graduated from high school and who are educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean.C-SPAN StudentCamDeadline: Jan. 19, 2025StudentCam is C-SPAN’s annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think critically about issues that affect our communities and our nation. This yearstudents in grades6-12 are asked to create a short (5-6minute) video documentary on a topic related to the competition theme, “If you were a newly elected member of Congress, which issue would be your first priority and why?” Registration begins annually in September.1．Which contest has the earliest deadline to enter?A．Indiana Letters About Literature Writing Contest.B．Team America Rocketry Challenge.C．Optimist International Oratorical Contest.D．C-SPAN StudentCam.2．What are the participants required to do in C-SPAN StudentCam?A．Express their thoughts on specific issues.B．Be a newly elected member of Congress.C．Submit entries before September, 2024.D．Create a short video of future technology. 3．What do the contests have in common?A．All winners will get cash rewards.B．They are all related to literature.C．They are all annual programs.D．They are open to all students worldwide.Bianca Mavrick’s first attempt in the jewellery world was as an enterprising (有创业精神的) 10-year-old, selling seashell earrings at the Cleveland markets.Now the 28-year-old has her own studio in Moorooka, in Brisbane’s south, and her handmade designs enjoy worldwide popularity among fans. “It’s amazing to be selling internationally. When you do a creative business, you’re going to have to work hard and it will take a few years to get off the ground, but it’s really growing fast now,” she says.Bianca opened her online store in 2014. Production happens in her studio, with help from one staff member and sometimes her grandma. “My grandma enjoys sitting with the girls. She acts as a kind of quality controller and helps with packing and putting bar codes (条形码) on things,” Bianca says. Bianca laughs as she recalls looking through her grandmother’s pile of costume jewellery as a child. “She had an amazing collection and I was allowed to have some of the broken pieces and fix them up to sell alongside the shell earrings on my stand,” she says. Mum and Dad opened an account for me and put the profits away. Even then I knew I wanted to work with jewellery. All of my hobbies always related back to my jewellery. I’m always looking for inspiration, whether I’m visiting an art gallery or looking at furniture for my apartment. Nextmonth Bianca will join other talented Queensland artists and designers to show her creations at the MAYO Arts Festival, named after well-known Australian sculptor Daphne Mayo.“It’s really exciting to be a part of it,” she says, “It will enable me to meet my clients, too, which is always great because having an online store I can’t normally get to do that. My clients love the unique nature of my designs, as well as the fact that they are handmade, not mass-produced.”4．What does Bianca think of her business?A．It had a terrible start.B．It is expanding rapidly.C．It leaves a lot to be desired.D．It aims at foreign clients.5．What does Bianca’s grandma do in her studio?A．She designs the bar codes.B．She acts as a spokeswoman.C．She monitors product quality.D．She helps with sales promotion.6．What made Bianca devoted to jewellery?A．The childhood hobbies and talent.B．The family’s influence and support.C．The handsome profits in the industry.D．The inspiration from her surroundings. 7．Why is Bianca excited to attend the festival?A．Her unique designs are likely to become a hit.B．Many of her works will be created on the spot.C．The festival is to be held by a famous sculptor.D．She can communicate with her clients in person.As China’s cities grow, they are also sinking. An estimated 16 percent of the country’s major cities are losing more than 10 millimeters of height per year and nearly half are losing more than 3 millimeters per year, according to a new study published in the journal Science.“Land subsidence (下沉) is a problem that almost exists everywhere,” said Robert Nicholls, a climate scientist and civil engineer at the University of East Anglia who reviewed the paper, “To my knowledge, this study is the first to measure land subsidence across many urban areas using state-of-the-art radar (雷达) data from satellites. I believe the majority of the adaptation strategies that we have, and the plans to fight climate change, are inaccurate, just because they did not include land subsidence. Land subsidence is an unheeded problem. It hasn’t been studied the way,for example, sea level rise has been studied.”The new study was based on satellite radar measurements of how much the ground surface in 82 major cities, accounting for three-quarters of the urban population, moved up or down between 2015 and 2022. The researchers compared these measurements to data on potential contributing factors. Subsidence in these cities is caused in part by the pure weight of buildings, the study found. Groundwater extraction (开采) underneath the cities also plays a role, as do oil drilling and coal mining. These activities leave empty space underground where soil and rocks can press together or collapse.Being below sea level doesn’t mean a city is automatically destroyed. Much of the Netherlands is below sea level and sinking, but the country has been extensively engineered to prevent flooding in places and to accommodate it in others. Shanghai is already limiting groundwater extraction and is sinking more slowly than other cities. In Japan, groundwater management over the years has proved successful. “It’s difficult to stop subsidence entirely,” Dr. Nicholls said, “You’ve got to live with what’s left. “8．What do the figures in paragraph 1 imply?A．Cities grow at an alarming speed.B．Cities face fierce climate change.C．Land subsidence is under control.D．Land subsidence is an urgent issue. 9．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “unheeded” in paragraph 2?A．Ignored.B．Identified.C．Undefined.D．Overestimated. 10．What may contribute to land subsidence in cities according to the passage?A．Energy extraction.B．Overuse of farmland.C．Population expansion.D．Uneven distribution of water.11．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A．City planning calls for joint efforts.B．Groundwater is to blame for land sinking.C．Measures can be taken to ease subsidence.D．Flooding prevention deserves further research.Ponds are a rich source of biodiversity, providing natural environments for many rare and endangered species, including plants, insects, birds and bats. Ponds show far greater variation thanrivers and streams. Yet, for a century or so, ponds have been ignored by scientists.Why have we overlooked such a significant part of the natural world? A key reason appears to be the cognitive bias (认知偏见) where we assume that if something is small, it can’t be all that important. Rather than study ponds, biologists in the past typically headed for the largest lake or river they could find. Most of us also devalue ponds because we assume they are human-made habitats and don’t realize that these waters have a deeply ancient origin. Ponds have clearly existed on Earth as long as there has been land and water and the geological record shows they have been a long-lasting presence.Ignoring ponds within science has had a big impact on our ability to protect their wildlife. It has created a world view in which policy-makers can simply ignore the big networks of ponds that make up so much of the global water environment. In Europe, for example, the Water Framework Directive mostly excludes any bodies of water smaller than 50 hectares.Fortunately, views are changing. Last year, the Ramsar Convention, an international agreement, introduced a resolution (决议) on small wetlands, including ponds, giving more recognition to them. And the European Union-funded PONDERFUL project is gathering data on Europe’s ponds.However, if we want to make use of the biodiversity power that ponds offer, there remains much to do. In a world where fresh water faces big challenges, creating and protecting ponds provides a ray of hope: a piece of natural ecological engineering we can easily achieve to help support biodiversity.12．What can be learned about ponds from paragraph 1?A．They are difficult to research.B．They fail to get due attention.C．They are too small to support wildlife.D．They have greater importance than rivers.13．What does the cognitive bias assume?A．Ponds are short-lived.B．Rivers are fully-developed.C．Small things are unimportant.D．Natural habitats are unnoticed.14．Why is the Water Framework Directive mentioned in paragraph 3?A．To solve a problem.B．To present a fact.C．To prove a point.D．To make a comparison.15．What does the author imply in the last paragraph?A．Exploring ponds has a long way to go.B．Ecological diversity is easy to realize.C．Fresh water supply can meet our needs.D．Building ponds can promote economy.How can a teen set themselves up for success? Here are some important points that you may find helpful.Figure out your goals in life and work towards them. Start thinking about careers you would like to be in, but make a good choice based on your interests and strengths. 16 You could also work towards non-career related goals, such as creating your own fundraiser, getting good grades in school, joining in a team sport, etc. Challenge yourself and you’ll be surprised at what you can accomplish!Don’t get into any trouble, legal or otherwise. It could ruin your future plans. Avoid the peer pressure and keep away from the cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs. 17 If you’re being pressured into anything, walk away. If you can avoid these things during your teen years, they’re a lot easier to avoid once you’re out of high school and away from peer pressure.Have good friends to help you out! 18 Be with people who make you happy. Create a group of supportive, loving friends that can help you succeed in life and live your dreams. Find a few really good friends that will stick with you once you leave high school.19 Join a sports team at school or out of school. Take your dog for a nice, long walk. Join a yoga group, go swimming at the local recreation center, or do sit-ups during commercial breaks on TV! Just exercise! 20 Studies show that people who are actively involved in activities in their teen years will be more active when they’re adults.A．Go for a run around your neighborhood.B．Get active!C．You will start forming your own ideas in this way.D．This could be your job for the rest of your life!E．Obey the law and avoid ending up in the back of a police car.F．Friends are there to support you and lift your spirits.G．It helps you feel better, mentally and physically.二、完形填空One July afternoon witnessed a touching rescue that happened in Zhanjiang, China’s Guangdong Province.Liang Yongyu, a 33-year-old father of two, was on his way home when he heard someone shouting, “Look, there is smoke up there, and a child.” 21 his head, Liang saw thick smoke pouring out of the third-floor balcony 22 with guardrails (护栏), where a frightened boy of about 6 got 23 with the heavy fire spreading inside the apartment and 24 the way out. The boy walked back and forth, desperately seeking 25 .Liang’s mind worked fast. He quickly studied the 26 and noticed a delivery truck next to him. A rescue plan was 27 . He requested the driver to 28 the vehicle directly underneath the burning apartment. Meanwhile, other residents 29 in the action. Ms Zeng brought a ladder (梯子), and another resident brought iron pliers (钳子).Soon bystanders set up the ladder 30 the truck. Liang climbed it in a rush and skillfully cut off some guardrails, thus creating a 31 , through which the boy stepped out just seconds before the massive fire swallowed the balcony. Firemen 32 came and put it out.Relieved, bystanders applauded Liang, saying that if he had 33 for a little more time, the consequence would have been disastrous. Liang Yongyu’s decisive heroic deed has not only made a great 34 to the boy but strengthened people’s trust in 35 . 21．A．Lowering B．Lifting C．Shaking D．Nodding 22．A．occupied B．associated C．covered D．surrounded 23．A．confused B．delayed C．trapped D．separated 24．A．blocking B．leaving C．sparing D．bringing 25．A．assistance B．understanding C．guidance D．sympathy 26．A．loss B．schedule C．situation D．phenomenon 27．A．figured out B．held back C．laid aside D．switched on 28．A．restart B．access C．drive D．park 29．A．checked B．believed C．joined D．competed30．A．side by side with B．on top of C．for lack of D．in place of31．A．target B．passage C．position D．bond 32．A．eventually B．gradually C．mainly D．suddenly 33．A．argued B．predicted C．hesitated D．complained 34．A．point B．promise C．choice D．difference 35．A．friendship B．fairness C．communication D．humanity三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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一、单项选择1.It’s supposed that __________ miners live __________ life full of danger.A. /; theB. /; aC. the; /D. the; a2. My sister has never played tennis before. This is the first time she __________ to play.A. is tryingB. was tryingC. has triedD. had tried3. Mr. Smith __________ to have a talk with you. He will be here in a minute.A. comesB. cameC. has comeD. is coming4. The poet compares the woman he loves __________ a rose.A. forB. withC. toD. at5. It __________ no difference to me whether their team can win the game or not.A. takesB. makesC. wantsD. tells6. She finds her new jobs very __________ but she will never give it up.A. interestingB. regretfulC. satisfying.D. stressful7. The letters PLA __________ the People’s Liberation Army.A. mean forB. turn forC. long forD. stand for8. He was unable to make such progress, __________________.A. as he tried hardB. as hard he triedC. so hard did he tryD. hard as he tried9. The director made the demand that she __________ the dangerous place as soon as possible.A. leftB. would leaveC. leaveD. was leaving10. The old man took __________ the story where he left off.A. overB. upC. onD. off11. The girl __________ to me that she had __________ the book on the shelf.A. lay; laidB. lied; lainC. lied; laidD. lied; lay12. This part of country resembles England _______ its scenery.A. onB. inC. ofD. for13.— Who are those people gathering in front of the building?— A group __________ itself the youth volunteers.A. callingB. callsC. calledD. to be called14. ______ is no need for primary students to work at their desks all the long.A. ThereB. WhatC. ItD. That15. I’m going to the supermarket this afternoon. Do you have anything __________?A. for buyingB. boughtC. buying D to buy二、完形填空Tuesday the twelfth was my birthday. I 16 a day of cake and presents 17__ it turned into a day of mystery(神秘). Someone sent a bottle with a letter and a treasure map 18 . It said there was a treasure of over 20 million dollars. I didn’t know if it was a trick(恶作剧) or if I should 19 it. If it was 20 ,it would be the best present I had ever got. I decided to 21 .Two of my friends came and we rented a truck. 22 , I thought about turningback twice during this trip, but I didn’t think it was a 23 decision foe me to make. I 24 to give this trip twice the effort(努力) I had been putting in. This would take all my trust in order for me to find the 25 .“The map says you have to turn when you see a large stone with a red circle,”said one of them.“What do we do after the turn?” I asked 26 .“It says we should see a tree. We are 27 to turn 20 meters north of itand dig.We got there and dug. We had 28 at first digging but we got better and workedvery 29 . My trousers were dirty but I kept digging 30 I hit something. Itwas a large metal box. We 31 the lock and looked inside. There was a letter.It read:“The lesson you have learned will be very 32 . If you put as much 33 in anything you do as you did in finding the 34 , you will have found the key to making over 20 million dollars.”This was a trick from my parents. I thought I would never forget this 35 birthday present.16.A. expected B. accepted C. passed D. planned17.A. or B. but C. and D. so18.A. above B. away C. inside D. nearby19.A. trust B. forget C. refuse D. share20.A. common B. easy C. interesting D. real21.A. choose B. try C. ask D. think22.A. Luckily B. Finally C. Probably D. Actually23.A. wise B. big C. different D. quick24.A. hated B. failed C. needed D. remembered25.A. pleasure B. truth C. help D. aim26.A. gratefully B. sadly C. angrily D. seriously27.A. allowed B. required C. forced D. encouraged28.A. training B. experience C. trouble D. fun29.A. quickly B. badly C. tiredly D. carefully30.A. since B. if C. because D. until31.A. repaired B. opened C. changed D. cleaned32.A. valuable B. necessary C. satisfying D. painful33.A. time B. money C. health D. energy34.A. bottle B. map C. letter D. tree35.A. pretty B. perfect C. special D. expensive三、阅读理解AIt is easier to float in the ocean than it is to float in a swimming pool. Do you know why?Ocean water is full of salt— and salt water can hold up more weigh than fresh water. See for yourself!You Will Need:● 3 cups of warm water●Measuring cup (量杯)●Wide-mouthed jar●Salt●Spoon●Raw (生的)potatoYou Will Do:1.Pour 1.5 cups of warm water into the jar.2.Add 1/3 cup of salt.3.Stir(搅拌) until the salt is completely dissolved.4.Add another 1.5 cups of water. Pour it slowly over the back of the spoon intothe jar so that the two liquid will not mix together.5.Gently place the potato into the jar. Do not drop it.What Will Happen:The potato will sink— but only halfway!Why?Salt water is heavier than fresh water, so it will stay on the bottom. The fresh water will remain on top.The potato is heavier than the fresh water, but it is lighter than the salt water. That is why the potato will sink halfway down.36. In the experiment, what should you do right after you pour the water over the spoon?A. Add the salt to the water.B. Stir the salt into the water.C. Place the potato in the jar.D. Pour warm water into thejar.37. In Step 4 of the experiment, why do you pour the water over the spoon “slowly”?A. It is easier to see what you are doing.B. It pushes the fresh water to the bottom.C. It will keep the water from coming out.D. It will keep the liquids from mixing together.38. In which step of the experiment do you add the salt?A. Step 1B. Step 2C. Step 3D. Step 439. What does the underlined word “gently” mean?A. CarefullyB. QuicklyC. SecretlyD. SilentlyBKataria is the founder of the worldwide laughter movement. The celebration of world Laughter Day is a positive activity for world peace and is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. The first “World Laughter Day” gathering took place in Mumbai, Ind ia, on 11th January 1998. 12,000 members from India and international Laughter Clubs attended it. Now there are over 5,000 Laughter Clubs worldwide on all 5 continents.“HAPPY-DEMIC” was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January 2000. In Copenhagen, Denmark , more than 10,000 people gathered at Town Hall Square. The event went into Guinness Book of World records. “World Laughter Day” is now organized on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundreds of people gather worldwide on that day to laugh together.Today, many people fear widespread international terrorism（恐怖主义）. The world has never faced so much unrest before. People are at war within themselves. Laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to unite humanity without religion （宗教）. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world order. The idea may sound over-ambitious (野心太大的), and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep belief that laughter and only laughter can unite the world, building up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship.Studies also say that laughter helps your body do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, especially forthose who are unable to perform physical exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.40. The purpose of celebrating World Laughter Day is ____.A. to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughterB. to build a common connection between various religionsC. to reduce stress and lighten depressionD. to lower blood pressure41. The first World Laughter Day gathering outside India took place ____.A. on 11th. January, 1998B. on the first Sunday of MayC. on 9th. January, 1996D. on 9th. January, 200042. The author’s attitude towards laughter movement is ____.A. positiveB. negativeC. uninterestedD. objective43. The passage is mainly about _______.A. World Laughter Day and its significanceB. the worldwide laughter movementC. a universal languageD. laughterCResearchers at San Diego Zoo have been studying what has been described as the “secret language” of elephants. They have been monitoring（监测） communications between animals that cannot be heard by human ears.The elephant’s call will be familiar to most people, but the animals also give out growls (低吼). Their growls, however, are only partly audible (听得见的); two-thirds of the call is at frequencies that are too low to be picked up by our hearing. To learn more about the inaudible part of the growl, the team attached (附在……上面) a microphone sensitive to these low frequencies and a GPS tracking system to eight of the zoo’s female elephants. The researchers could then relate the noises the animals were making to what they were doing. Matt Anderson, who led the project, told BBC News, “We’re excited to learn how they interact and conta ct with one another.”The team has already learned that pregnant females use this low frequencycommunication to announce to the rest of their long gestation (妊娠期) of over two years, in the last 12 days we see the low part of the growl, which we can’t hear. This we believe is t o announce to the rest of the herd that the baby is upcoming,” said Dr Anderson.The researchers believe that this also warns the elephants to look out for coming danger. “You may think that a baby calf of about 300 pounds would not be as open to predation (捕食) as other species,” he says. “But packs of hyenas (袋狼) are a big threat in t he wild.”Female elephants are only in season for around four days every four years and these calls can be heard by males more than two miles away.44. Why some elephants’ call is called “secret language”?A. Because it can’t be heard by human ears.B. Because it can only be heard by female elephants.C. Because people don’t know its meanings.D. Because people haven’t studied it completely.45. By using a sensitive microphone and a GPS tracking system, the researchers wantedto find out .A. where the elephants usually goB. what the elephants’ growls really meanC. how mother elephants raise baby calvesD. how elephants protect their babies.46. A pregnant elephant uses inaudible growls to .A. show the location where she is stayingB. ask for help when she losses her wayC. scare away the enemyD. let others know she will have a baby47. What is the passage mainly about?A. The elephants can speak like people.B. The wild elephants’ ways to fight against enemies.C. The “secret language” between elephants.D. The special life of female elephants.D“Write All About It”Centerville High School Essay（论文）ContestRules1. Students are asked to submit essays of 500 to 700 words of their own work. Any essay containing material plagiarized(剽窃) from another source will be disqualified.2. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, with the student’s name, addres s, and grade level on a separate sheet of paper.3. Essays must be turned in by 4:00 p.m. on November 30. They can be brought to Mrs. Elton in Room 104 or to Mr. Markham in the school library.Essay-Writing Tips1. Catch your readers’ interest－Your opening should immediately pull your readers into your essay. Asking a question or starting with an anecdote, quotation, or surprising statement are some good ways to do this.2. Create a picture－Use active words that show your readers what is happening. Instead of telling your readers vaguely that “the room was disordered,” paint a picture using active verbs and lively adjectives.3. Have a purpose－Well-written essays do more than just describe an incident or express a viewpoint, they also communicate a message.4.Check for mistakes－Read your paper over to check for mistakes. Ask another student to read your paper and make suggestions. Another pair of eyes will often spot a mistake you’ve overlooked.5. Format your essay－Neatly type your essay on white paper. Choose an attractive cover for submission. The computer lab will be open after school from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. each day this month so that students can use the computers.PrizesWinning essays will be published in the Centerville Times. Everyone who takes part in it will also receive a free pass to enter one school activity this year.First Prize: $ 50 savings bondSecond Prize: Dictionary and reference bookThird Prize: Pen set and journal48. Which of the following rules is set for the essay contest?A. Students can write something exactly as it is written in other books.B. Students’personal information should be listed on another piece of paper.C. Essays must be brought to Mr. Markham in the computer lab on November 30.D. The students winning second prize will be awarded a dictionary and a book.49. Which of the following writing tips is given in the passage?A. Drawing a picture to go with the essay.B. Trying to communicate an important idea to readers.C. Asking a teacher to find the mistakes you haven’t found.D. Making the essay short enough to hold the readers’ interest.50. The article is written to ____.A. convince the students of the prizes availableB. explain how to write a good essayC. inform the students of the essay contestD. show how to organize an essay contest四、七选五___51____ Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. ____52___ Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy.Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims(声称)as its own. ____53___ No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away. If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting(筑巢)season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not.__54__.Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.You can see that birds have a language all their own. ___55__A. Only he and his family are welcome there.B. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.C. Have you ever wondered why birds sing?D. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.E. Have you ever wondered why birds sing?F. Most of the language is widely used.G. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.五．根据所给汉语，写出单词的正确形式56. It is said that the first ___________(定居者) of this country are prisoners.57. This is the ________(标准) textbook on the subject.58. He gave a ________(生动的) account of his life as a fighter pilot.59. The _______(焦点) of the news is earthquake happening in Sichuan.60. If the fire-alarm goes, ________ (全体员工) should assemble outside the building.六．从方框中选出适当的短语，并用其正确形式填空。

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沈阳四校联合体2010—2011学年（上）高二期中考试（英语）试卷试卷分值：120 试卷时间：100分钟第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. --Shall we go to the bookshop at once?-- ________. I’m free now.A. It's a pleasureB. That's nothingC. That's all rightD. It's up to you2. --What ___ do you focus on when choosing a mobile phone for personal use? --Its function and stand-by time.A. marksB. signsC. symbolsD. features3. There are plenty of jobs _______ in the western part of the country.A. presentB. availableC. preciousD. convenient4. Can you _______ your visit a few days longer?A. expandB. spreadC. stretchD. extend5. Tom was so wild about computer games that he would stay online for tenhours ________ a day.A. in the endB. in particularC. in allD. on purpose6. The construction of the two new railway lines ________ by now.A. has been completedB. have been completedC. has completedD. have completed7. With the boy _________ the way, we had no difficulty _______ the house.A. leads; findB. leading; findingC. led; foundD. to lead; to find8. The fridge is ________ for one year. It means that the company that makes it promises to repair or replace it if it breaks within a year.A. satisfiedB. guaranteedC. recognizedD. proved9. Oil prices have risen by 32 percent since the start of the year, ________ arecord of $57.65 a barrel on April 4.A. to have reachedB. reachingC. to reachD. to be reaching10. ________ you’ve tried it, you can’t imagine how pleasant it is.A. UnlessB. BecauseC. SinceD. When11. People _________hobbies because these activities can offer enjoyment,friendship, knowledge and relaxation.A. take upB. dress upC. make upD. put up12. A fast food restaurant is the place __________, just as the name suggests,eating is performed quickly.A. whichB. whereC. thereD. what13. ----Hey! Look what I have got for our party, a bottle of wine!----You ________ it. We still have two in the cupboard.A. needn’t buyB. mustn’t buyC. couldn’t have boughtD. needn’t have bought14. ----Did you watch the basketball match yesterday?----Yes, I did. You know my brother ________ in the match.A. is playingB. was playingC. has playedD. had played15. The shop assistant promised me that the material ________ and what he said________ to be true.A. would be dried easily; was provedB. will be dried easy; was provedC. dried easily; provedD. dried easy; proved第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

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第I卷第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

APopeye the Sailor first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s.The sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach. Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many people’s diets. Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.Today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does have something else which the body needs—folic acid. It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along.21. A good title for this reading passage is______.A. Popeye the SailorB. The Truth About SpinachC. Mistake with NumbersD. Folic Acid Makes You Strong22. Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor？A. They thought spinach made them strong.B. They thought Popeye was funny.C. Spinach had a lot of iron.D. People liked folic acid.23. A research group told people that spinach______.A. made Popeye strongB. was a green vegetableC. had less iron than other green vegetablesD. had more iron than other green vegetables24. The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from______.A. ironB. folic acidC. spinachD. exerciseBWhen you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happened. I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie's basement. As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel can. It was paint. I lookedbeyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green."Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing to paint. " She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my house, we painted big stripes （条纹）of colors across the pavement （人行道）. Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow. It was wonderful!The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It was my mother. I couldn't wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother's face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble.My mother shut the car door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, "What in the world were you thinking？I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors' trees, but this! Come inside right now!" I stood there glaring back at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted （侮辱） my art."Now go clean it up!" Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement.Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need some sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.25. What did the writer want to do when his mother came home？A. T o introduce Stephanie to her.B. To prevent her from seeing his painting.C. T o put the materials back in the yard.D. T o show his artwork to her.26. In his mother's eyes, the writer ____________.A. was a born artistB. always caused troubleC. was a problem solverD. worked very hard27. The underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph refers to_________.A. the rainbow in the skyB. the stripes on the pavementC. something imaginative and funD. important lessons learned in childhood28. It can be learned from the passage that parents should .A. encourage children to paintB. value friendship among childrenC. discover the hidden talent in childrenD. protect rather than destroy children's dreamsCEating Out with KidsWhen you go out to dine with kids, you need to know the places where kids are not only welcomed, but really catered for （满足……的要求）. Now we've listed some of the best familyfriendly restaurants and cafes.MUMU GrillIt offers the perfect family dinner. The children can eat and then play in the park opposite the restaurant. Children will be kept amused by the kids’menus, which feature coloringin activities. Children are able to color in a picture of a cow with crayons.Business Hours：Monday to Friday：4 p．m. to 6 p．m.Saturday to Sunday：3 p．m. to 7 p．m.Tel：9460 6877Flying Fox CaféIt is located in a park in Mona Vale. Near the cafe is a fantastic fenced children's playground, famous for playground facilities including a bike track, walking tracks and a dog walking beach.Business Hours：Monday to Sunday：9 a．m to 4 p．mThe weather can sometimes influence the closing time, however, if you are unsure, please call 9986 0980.Billy LidsIt is a unique environment where your child can play safely while you relax in the central cafe area. The indoor playground includes facilities for children up to 11 years old. There are plenty of food options for the kids, including homemade sausage rolls.Business Hours：Monday to Thursday：9 a．m. to 5 p．m.Friday to Saturday：9 a．m. to 6 p．m.Tel：9916 0350Gladesville BistroWelcome to our revolutionary kid friendly family bistro（小餐馆）—where your kids are welcome to play, draw, slip and slide. Our menu includes sandwiches and chips. Your children will receive a free cup of popcorn with every kid's meal purchased.Business Hours：Monday to Sunday：11 a．m. to 7 p．m.Tel：9816 405229．What can we learn about MUMU Grill？A．It has an indoor playground for children.B．It is famous for homemade sausage rolls.C．It offers coloringin activities to children.D．It is located in the beautiful foreshore park.30．If your children would like to walk a dog, you can choose ________.A．MUMU Grill B．Flying Fox CafeC．Gladesville Bistro D．Billy Lids31．It can be inferred from the text that ________.A．Flying Fox Cafe only offers dinner to parents and childrenB．the business hours of Gladesville Bistro are influenced by the weatherC．MUMU Grill offers free popcorn to childrenD．Billy Lids does not offer service on SundayDAfter numerous warnings over the years, you thought coffee probably had a negative effect on your health？ Perhaps the drink is not so bad after all.The new study, conducted by the National Cancer Institute （NCI）, has been published and suggests that coffee does not have a harmful effect on your health. Researchers suggest, based on data examined, older adults who drink a lot of coffee, have a lower risk of death when compared to their non-drinking coffee peers.The team of researchers conducting the study analyzed data on 400,000 U. S. men and women, aged 50 to 71 years; the individuals had participated in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. This study started in 1995-1996 and was tracked until the day a participant passed away, or Dec. 31,According to a press release on the report, researchers shared that coffee drinkers are “less likely to die from heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke, injuries and accidents,diabetes, and infections, although the association was not seen for cancer.”Results indicated participants that drank three or more cups of java a day reduced their risk of death by 10 percent. Based on the findings that both caffeinated and non-caffeinated coffee found similar results, researchers are thinking caffeine is not the protective ingredient（原料）, although which ingredient in coffee might be, they are not sure.Researchers indicate that despite these observational findings, they caution it is not clear whether or not drinking coffee actually extends life expectancy.“Coffee is one of the most widely consumed drinks in America, but the association between coffee consumption and risk of death has been unclear. We found coffee consumption to be associated with lower risk of death overall, and of death from a number of different causes,” said Neal Freedman, Ph. D., Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Gene tics, NCI.“Although we cannot infer a relationship between coffee drinking and lower risk of death, we believe these results do provide some comfort that coffee drinking does not adversely affect health,” Freedman said.Dr. Cheryl Williams, a registered d ietician, told ABC News, “Overall, more research needs to be done to truly understand the compounds in coffee and their biological activity and effect on health,” said Williams.32. The passage is mainly about __________.A. medical benefits of coffeeB. benefits of planting coffeeC. coffee’s negative effects on healthD. new study results on coffee33. We can learn from the passage that __________.A. drinking coffee can help reduce the risk of death from some diseasesB. people rely heavily on coffee drinking and that proves to be a problemC. people who often drink coffee are more likely to suffer different diseasesD. caffeine is the very ingredient which protects people from developing diseases34.The underlined word “java” in Paragr aph 5 refers to __________.A. caffeineB. ingredientC. coffeeD. drink35. What can we infer from William’s words？A. People should drink more caffeinated coffee.B. People should analyze the cause of human death.C. People should take advantages of drinking coffee.D. People should carry out more related and effective studies.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。

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