2019-2019学年度第一学期高二期中考试英语试卷
（时间：120分钟满分120分）
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一．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
A.He’stooshytotalkwithothers.
B.He’snotabletocountEnglishwords.C.Hecan’tremembernewwords.D.Hedoesn’tknowwhatrealEnglishis.4.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowtolearnEnglish.B.TalkingaboutEnglishfilms.C.AdviceaboutEnglishwriting.D.ThewayofbeginninganEnglishconversation.
ManystudentsaskforadviceaboutimprovingtheirEnglish.Therearethreebasicquestions.
ThefirstquestionisaboutrealEnglish.LiHaofromHubeiwrote,“IenjoywatchingEnglishfilmsandlisteningtorealEnglishsongs.Butittakesalongtime.Whatdoyouthink?”
ThisisagreatwaytolearnEnglish!Talkaboutthefilmorsongwithyourfriends,andguessthemeaningofthenewwords.Justenjoyyourself!
Thesecondquestionisaboutspeaking.Sam,fromSuzhouwrote,“Ourschoolhasaforeignteacher.ButI’mshyandcan’tspeaktoher.WhatshouldIdo?”
B
JaneGoodallisafamousscientist.Formorethan40years,GoodalllivedmostlyinTanzaniainEastAfrica,studyingchimpanzees.
Asayoungchild,JaneGoodallwasinterestedinanimals.ShegrewupintheEnglishcountrysideandwasalwaysclimbingtreesorridinghorses.
WhenJanewas23,shegotachancetogotoAfrica.Eventhoughshehadneverbeentocollege,shegotajobwithafamousscientistnamedLouisLeakey.
WhenIvisitChina,lotsofpeopleinthestreetsay,“Hello!Howareyou?Whereareyoufrom?DoyoulikeChina?”Thesearegoodquestionstostartaconversation.ManypeopleareshywhentheyspeakEnglish,sobeforeyoubegin,takeadeepbreathandsmile!Smilingalwayshelps.
Thethirdquestionisaboutvocabulary.Oliver,fromAnhuiwrote,“Iwanttorememberallthenewwords.Iwritethemdown,butIforgetthemquickly.WhatshouldIdo?”
Trytoremembereightortenwordsaday.Writethemonpiecesofpaperandplacetheminyourbedroom.Saythewordswhenyouseethem,andchangethemeveryday.Andwhenyou’reshopping,howaboutcountingtheEnglishwords,orsayingtheEnglishnamesforeverythingyousee?1.Howmanybasicquestionsdothestudentsoftenask?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.2.WhatshouldyoudoifyouareshytospeakEnglish?A.WatchEnglishfilms.B.Writedownthewordsfirst.C.ListentorealEnglishsongs.D.Takeadeepbreathandsmilebeforeyoubegin.3.WhatisOliver’sproblem?
OnedayLouisLeakeysaidheneededavolunteer.Heneededsomeonetogotoa
lakeinTanzaniatostudyakindofchimpanzees.Janewasexcited.
OnJuly16,1960,shebeganherexplore(探索.Atfirst,thechimpanzeesranawayfromJane.Butwithtimepassing,theygotusedtoherbeingaround.
Everyday,Janewouldfollowthechimpanzees,takingnotesontheirbehavior.Shelearnedmanynewthingsaboutchimpanzees.Shewatchedhowachimpanzeemadeatool.Shelearnedhowsomechimpanzeesbecamegoodleaders.Shewatchedhowmotherchimpanzeesraisedtheirchildren.Shewatchedanimalsgetangryandgetupset.Shewroteeverythingdownsootherswouldunderstandanimalsasshedid.Shelearnedthatifyoupayreallycloseattentiontoanimals,youwillunderstandwhattheyare“saying”.
5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.JaneGoodall’scollegelife
