2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试 英语 Word版含答案】

武功县2020－2021学年度第一学期期中质量检测高二英语试题第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

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If you're a student, developing the following skills will help you achieve success in school and in life.

Time management. High school students have an average of 35 hours per week of class time and college students have an average of 15 to 18 hours per week. Manage your free time wisely and you'll make full use of each day.

Good study habits. If you've got them, it's great. If not, there's still time to develop them. Good study habits include the following:

·Always be prepared for class, and attend classes regularly.

·Finish homework in a timely manner.

·Review your notes daily rather than study for tests the night before.

·Set aside quiet time each day for study, even if you don't have homework or a test the next day!

Good note-taking. Your can't possibly set down everything the teacher says since we talk at a pace of about 225 words per minute. But, you do need to set down the important materials. Note-taking should be in a way that's the most helpful to you. You can try writing notes on different colored cards. If you really have a problem with note-taking, you might ask your teacher if you can record daily lessons. Do whatever it takes.

Review or daily notes. Don't wait until the night before the test to review your notes. Go over your notes each day while the lecture is still fresh in your mind. Add any missing pieces. Compare your notes with a classmate's notes. Review your notes each day to improve your learning and build towards your final goal: mastery of the subject or skill.

21. What is the main advantage of reviewing daily notes?

A. To help write down the important materials.

B. To add any missing pieces to your notes.

C. To solve the problem with note-taking timely.

D. To help you to master the subject greatly.

22. If you want to form good study habits, you should .

A. get them as early as you can

B. go over your notes every day

C. study for tests the night before

D. set down all the teacher says

23. What's the best title for the passage?

A. Wise Time Use and Management.

B. The Importance of Good Study Habits.

C. Tips for Students to Achieve Success.

D. Good Note-taking and Review of Daily Notes.

B

The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700's the world's first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn't have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.

The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant(每日新闻). It came out in March 1702.

In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government sopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter(波士顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1, 800 daily papers in the United States.

Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新闻). It sells more than 11 million copies every day.

24. The first daily newspaper cane out in .

A.59 BC

B.700's

C.1609

D.1620

25. The first regularly published newspaper in Europe was printed in .

A. England

B. Germany

C. France

D. Sweden

26. The first printed newspaper in America came out in .

A. Washington

B. New York

C. Boston

D. New Orleans

27. Today there are about daily newspapers printed in the United States.

A.1621

B.1704

C.1760

D.1800

第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

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