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1、高二上学期期中考试（一）英语考试时间：100分钟；总分：120分注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ADarrell Blatchley，a marine biologist and environmentalist based in the Philippine city of Davao，received a call from the Philippine，Bureau of F
2、isheries and Aquatic Resources(渔业与水产资源局) early Friday morning reporting a death of a young whale.When the necropsy(尸检) was performed，Blatchley told NPR，he was not prepared for the amount of plastic they found in the whales stomach. “It was full of plastic nothing but nonstop plastic，” he said. “It w
3、as filled to the point that its stomach was as hard as a baseball. That means that this animal has been suffering not for days or weeks but for months or even a year or more，” Blatchley added.Blatchley is the founder and owner of the DBone Collector Museum，a natural history museum in Davao. In the c
4、oming days，the museum will display all the items found in the whales system. Blatchley and his team work with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and other organizations to assist in rescue and recovery of marine animals.“Within the last 10 years，we have recovered 61 whales and dolphins ju
5、st within the Davao Gulf，” he said. “Of them,57 have died due to man whether they took plastic or fishing nets or other waste，or gotten caught in pollutionand four were pregnant.”Blatchley said he hoped that the latest incident would launch the issue of plastic pollution in the Philippines and acros
6、s the globe. “If we keep going this way，it will be more uncommon to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die of plastic，” he said.1What can be inferred from the second paragraph?AThe whale was starved to death.BBlatchley was shocked at what he found.CThe dead whale must ha
7、ve swallowed a baseball.DBlatchley didnt make preparations for the necropsy.2What will be shown in the DBone Collector Museum?AWaste collected from the ocean.BThe whole system of the whale.CThings found in the whales body.DMany different tools of whaling.3What is the best title for the text?AA Whale
8、 Found Dead of PlasticBStand Up for Protecting WhalesCPlastic Threatening Our ExistenceDNatural Death or Merciless Murder【文章大意】这是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了在菲律宾一只鲸鱼被发现因吞食了大量的塑料而死亡，这引发了人们对塑料污染的担忧。1B 推理判断题。根据第二段中When the necropsy(尸检) was performed，Blatchley told NPR，he was not prepared for the amount of plastic they
9、 found in the whales stomach.“It was full of plastic nothing but nonstop plastic，” he said. 在进行尸检时，他对鲸鱼胃中发现的塑料数量感到措手不及。“里面全是塑料，除了不停的塑料什么都没有，”他说。可知，Blatchley在鲸鱼的胃里发现了大量的塑料，他对此毫无准备，这是他意想不到的，因此Blatchley对他的发现感到震惊。故选B项2C 细节理解题。根据第三段中In the coming days，the museum will display all the items found in the wh
10、ales system. 在接下来的几天里，博物馆将展示在鲸鱼体内发现的所有物品。可知，在鲸鱼体内发现的东西将在这座自然博物馆中展出。故选C项3A 主旨大意题。根据第一段Darrell Blatchley，a marine biologist and environmentalist based in the Philippine city of Davao，received a call from the Philippine，Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(渔业与水产资源局) early Friday morning reporting
11、a death of a young whale. 菲律宾达沃市的海洋生物学家和环保人士Darrell Blatchley周五早上接到菲律宾渔业和水产资源局的电话，报告说一只幼鲸死亡。第二段中he was not prepared for the amount of plastic they found in the whales stomach.“It was full of plastic nothing but nonstop plastic，” he said. 他对鲸鱼胃中发现的塑料数量感到措手不及。“里面全是塑料，除了不停的塑料什么都没有，”他说。以及最后一段中If we keep
12、 going this way，it will be more uncommon to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die of plastic，” he said. 他说:“如果我们继续这样做，动物死于自然原因将比死于塑料制品更加罕见。”可知，本文主要讲述了一只鲸鱼因吞食大量的塑料而死亡，这引发了人们对塑料污染的担忧，因此本文的最佳标题是选项A“一只被发现死于吞食塑料的鲸鱼”。故选A项。BHope has proved a powerful predictor of outcome in ev
13、ery study weve done so far, said Dr. Snyder, a psychologist.In research with 3,920 college students, Dr. Snyder found that the level of hope among freshmen at the beginning of their first term was a more accurate predictor of their college grades than were their S.AT. scores or their grade point ave
14、rages in high school. Students with high hope set themselves higher goals and know how to work to attain them, Dr. Snyder said. When you compare students with equal learning ability and past school achievements, what sets them apart is hope.In seeking a way to assess hope scientifically, Dr. Snyder
15、went beyond the usual belief that hope is merely the sense that everything will turn out all right. This idea is not concrete enough; it fails to clarify two key components of hope, Dr. Snyder said.Having hope means believing you have both the will and the way to accomplish your goals, whatever they
16、 may be.Despite the wisdom in the old saying where theres a will theres a way, Dr. Snyder has found that the two are not necessarily connected. In a study of people from 18 to 70 years old, Dr. Snyder discovered: only about 40% of people are hopeful in the technical sense of believing they typically have the energy and means to accomplish their goals; about 20% of th
