永昌四中2024-2024-2期中考试试卷
高二年级英 语
第I卷
第一部分 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。请将答案涂在答题卡上。
A
How to prepare for exams? Well, it is a big question that you always ask yourself.
There is no short cut to success, which is the first thing you should remember. For this reason you have to study hard first of all. Besides, here are some tips for you.
Never fear or hate exams and be confident. Some students study well but still may be afraid of exams and due to this reason they won’t be able to get good marks. So leave all your fears behind and free your mind before starting your studies. You have to be confident and it is the most important thing for attaining victory.
Prepare a good timetable. Prepare a timetable before starting your studies. This should include all subjects, but tough subjects can be given more time while easier ones less. And remember some time shall be spared for entertainment and also there should be enough break time between each subject.
Select a proper atmosphere for studying. No need to explain this point. Can anyone study well while watching TV? So select a place where you feel comfortable and can concentrate. And importantly it is better to study early in the morning when you will have quiet surroundings and you can concentrate more.
Make notes while studying. This is a very important point. Make small notes while studying can help you remember all the points. It will work better if you use these notes for revision in the last one or two hours than you skip through pages of your textbook. It won’t take much time to go through these notes.
Write well. As we all know, the first impression is the best impression. So your handwriting affects your marks. Try to write neatly. If it is not good enough, don’t worry; if you present it in a
good manner you can score more marks.
1．Which proverb can show the writer’s attitude towards our studies? A. No pains, no gains. B. Knowledge is power.
C. It’s never too old to learn. D. Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. 2．Why do some students hate exams according to the passage? A. Because they think exams are meaningless.
B. Because preparing for exams takes up most of their time. C. Because there are too many exams at school. D. Because they don’t have enough self-confidence.
3．Why does the writer say “No need to explain this point” in Paragraph 5? A. Because it’s difficult to explain. B. Because it’s easy to understand. C. Because we need to study in silence.
D. Because a proper atmosphere can be formed anywhere.
B
Father’s Garden
My father was always a good gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly tilled(翻耕的) soil, my hands blackened from digging in the ground.
As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden. I remember Dad pushing the tiller(耕作机) ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow corn, and our favorite—red tomatoes.
As I grew into a teenager, I didn’t get so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.
But then, the cancer, bit by bit, invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convinced me that Dad was dying was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rows of multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes.
For the first few years after he died, I couldn’t even bear to look at anyone’s garden without
having strong memories pour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil. 4. Why did the author like the garden when he was a child? A. He wanted to be a garden-crazy like his father. B. He loved being in the garden with his father. C. The garden was full of his favorite food. D. The garden was just freshly tilled.
5. When all the kids started their own families, the author’s father _____. A. stopped his gardening. B. turned to other hobbies. C. devoted more to gardening. D. focused on planting tomatoes 6. What happened to the garden when the author’s father was seriously ill? A. There was a great harvest. B. The garden was almost deserted.
C. No plant grew in the garden at all. D. The author’s son took charge of the garden. 7. Why did the author start his garden with tomatoes?
A. He wanted to honor his father. B. His son liked the fields of tomatoes. C. He only knew how to grow tomatoes. D. He thought tomatoes were easy to manage.
C
Dear John,
My name is Amber and I want to share my story with you because what you've shared about life and positive energy has changed my life. This past year has been one of the hardest for me. I felt I was stuck in a position that had nothing to do with what I wanted to do with my life. In January, after two years of being together, my boyfriend left me.
I read your blog every morning as I drink my coffee at work, but it wasn't until this March that I told myself \
Since then I've got into new habits at work to keep my energy positive. When people walk in the front door, I'm the first face they see, so I smile big when I say \especially on Mondays. Instead of waiting for someone to ask me for help, I offer it with an open mind. The CEO noticed my change and offered me the executive assistant position that I wanted. One of the biggest things I've taken to heart from your blog is changing my opinions on my job.
Yes, it was not an important position, but when I was passionate （热情的） about it, I could make my life fulfilling.
All in all, I have to thank you somehow for having the passion to help others because it truly is inspiring to me. So thank you so much, John. My life has changed because your words pointed me in the right direction, Take care!
Sincerely, Amber 8. Amber wrote the letter mainly to______.
A. introduce herself to John B. talk about her bad year C. ask for some advice D. express her thanks 9. We can infer from the passage that Amber______.
A. didn't like her boyfriend B. spent a lot of time online C. wasn't satisfied with her job D. received very good education 10. What is implied about John in the letter? A. He is a very famous writer. B. He used to live a very negative life. C. He doesn't like sharing his life stories.
D. He likes helping others through writing positive blogs. 11. What does Amber's change tell us?
A. Practice makes perfect. B. Bad luck doesn't exist long.
C. A positive attitude is rewarding. D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D
Albert Einstein was probably the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. He changed scientific thinking in the modern world. He is generally considered as the greatest physicist who ever lived. What’s more, he devoted a lot of his time and energy to working for human rights and progress.
In 1933, while Einstein was visiting England and the United States, the Nazi government of Germany took all his things away, including his position and his citizenship. Einstein then settled down in the United States. In 1939, Einstein, who loved peace—afraid of a world in which only Hitler would had an atomic bomb（原子弹）—tried hard to persuade President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a famous letter to have the United States start uranium research. That Germany, after all, had no
bomb, and that the first bomb would fall on Japan, could not have been expected. After the war, Einstein never stopped working for peace and reducing the number of soldiers in the world.
Although he wasn’t connected with any accepted religion（宗教）, Einstein felt that trust in a personal God was too special an idea to be suitable to the God at work in this universe, but he never believed that the universe was one of chance or disorder. The universe to him was one of pure law and order. He once said, “God may know everything, but he is not hateful.” 12. From the passage we know that .
A. no scientist is as great as Albert Einstein during this century. B. Albert Einstein was likely to be the greatest scientist of his time. C. Albert Einstein made the first atomic bomb for the United States of America. D. Albert Einstein gave up his German citizenship for political reasons.
13. If Einstein had known that Hitler had no atomic bomb and that the first atomic bomb would fall on Japan, he would .
A. have continued his scientific research. B. have won another Nobel Prize for physics.
C. not have advised starting uranium research in the U. S. A. D. not have moved to the U. S. A. 14. Einstein in 1933.
A. visited England and the U. S. A. B. lost everything. C. became a man without a country. D. both A and C. 15. Einstein believed that everything in the universe .
A. was kept in order by its own law. B. had nothing to do with each other. C. happened in an irregular way. D. was made by the personal God. 第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
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How to Keep a Relationship Healthy and Strong
Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well, let me give you advice on having a healthy and possibly long-term relationship.
16 Do not hide things from them, do not lie. Don’t be afraid to say things that aren’t very flattering about yourself. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any
甘肃省永昌四中2024-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（含答案）
