山西省太原市第二十一中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题 文

山西省太原市第二十一中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题文（90分钟满分150分）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。APersonalRobotMakeyourparentsandteachershappy!Areyouhavingproblemsfinishingyourhomeworkontime?Doyouavoidtidyingyourroomuntilyourmomshoutsatyou?Youdon'tneedtoworryifyoubuyaMr.HelpingHandpersonalrobot.Mr.Hcanbeprogrammedtoorganizeyourhomework.Yourownpersonalrobotwillfollowyouaround,puttingawaybooksandobjectsthatyouhaveleftonthefloororbed.Mr.Halsohasthesefeatures：weighsonly500gramsincludeslong­lastingbatteriescomeswitha5­yearguaranteerememberssimpleinstructionsOriginallysoldfor$499NOWONLY$299!WATCHCONTROLThisisawatchthatJamesBondwouldbeproudtowear!ThisisNOTawatchforordinarypeople!YourelectronicPENGOWATCHCONTROLactsasaremotecontrolforTVsandvideos.givesyouadailyweatherforecastremindsyouwhentohandinyourhomeworksetsoffasilentwarningalarmwhenparentsorteachersarenearBesides,yourPENGOWATCHCONTROLwillalwaystellyouthetimeaccurately!Originallysoldfor$199NOWONLY$99!Forfurtherinformation,clickhere.1．WithhelpfromaMr.H,youcan________.A．stopusingbatteriesB．finishyourhomeworkontimeC．rememberyourteacher'sinstructionsD．getyourroomtidiedonyourwayhome2．APENGOWATCHCONTROLcanhelpyouto________.A．repairyourTVB．organizeyourhomeworkC．beaJamesBondD．knowwhattheweatherislike3．YoucangetyourMr.Hfor________.A．$499B．$299C．$199D．$99BIn2014mybestfriend'smotherdiedofcancer.Itwasatragedy，butasusual,Alice,mymother,usedherpowerofhealingandgothisfamilybackontheirfeet.Ifyouaskedmyfriendsaboutmymother，theywouldsay,“Thatwomanhasaheartofgold.”Iagreeonehundredpercent.IthinkthereasonwhysheissuchawonderfulpersonisthattheHolySpiritliveswithinher.SheisveryholyandhaspersuadedmetogotochurchwithhereverySunday.Aboutsixyearsagomymomdecidedtopursueherlifelonggoalofbecomingateacher.Sheknewitwouldbehardworkraisingthreekids,doinghouseworkandstudyingatthesametime.However,shebelieveditwouldpayoff.Whatmymotherdidn'trealizewasthatnotallthingspayoffinthisunfairworld.Afterfourhardyearsofschool,shegraduatedonawarmspringday.Itwasunbelievable.MyauntdroveupfromVirginiatocelebratethisfantasticday.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevercriedaboutbeinghappy.It'sstrangehowfastalifecanchange.Twomonthslater,theunpredictablehappened.Mymotherwasdiagnosedwithmultiplesclerosis(多发性硬化症).Icouldnotbelievethiscouldhappenafterallthegoodshehaddoneforpeople.Iwasveryconfusedandcriedeveryday.MyfaithinGodjustdisappearedandsodidmymom'sdreamofbecomingateacher.Then,IdecidedImustmoveonwithmylifeandacceptthefactthatshemightnevergetbetter.Sincemydecision,Ihavebecomemoremature,responsibleandactiveinschoolandwork.ThroughtheyearsIhavealwaysbeenabletochangenegativesituationsintopositiveones.I'mhappywithmylifenow.4．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAlice?A．Honest.B．Helpful.C．Greedy.D．Unconcerned.5．WhatelsedidAlicehavetodowhenstudying?A．Driveacarandgotochurch.B．Teachstudentsandraisekids.C．Dohouseworkandteachatschool.D．Lookafterchildrenandkeephouse.6．Accordingtothetext,theauthor'smother________.A．recoveredfromillnessB．nolongerhadfaithinGodC．didn'trealizeherdreamasateacherD．changednegativesituationsintopositiveonesunwillingly7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．FightingagainstKindsofDiseasesB．MotherGaveMeLifeExperienceC．BeliefinGodBroughtMeGoodLuckD．HowtoBecomeaResponsibleandActiveManCYoumightmakeadisgustedfacewhenyounoticethatthepersonwaitingintheircarattheredlightnexttoyouispickingtheirnose,butadmitit,youdoittoo.Andwhileitmightbethenaturaloptionwhenthereisn'taboxoftissuesaround,itcanbebadforyou.Themainreasonswhypeoplefeeltheneedtopicktheirnosearetoclearitofdriedliquid,stopanitch(痒),orjustbecauseitfeelsgood.Boogers(鼻屎)formwhendriedliquidandcilium,thetinyhairsthatlinethenostrils(鼻孔),trapthedust,dirt,andotherthings.Whenboogersbuildupinyournose,itcanbeuncomfortable,andsometimesjustblowingthemintoatissuedoesn'tdo_the_trick.OtolaryngologistErichP.Voigt,MD,toldBusinessInsiderthatpickingyournosecancauseinjuriesandbleedingwithinyournostrils.That'snotterriblydamaging,butwhenthebacteriafromyourhandsgetintoyourbody,itcancauseacold.Sodoctorsstronglysuggestnotpickingthenose.Ifdrywinterairiscausingthedirtyliquidtohardeninyournostrils,makingyouwanttopick,considerdampingtheairathome,ortakingasteamshowertosoftenthingsupinthere.Children,whoaremostfamousforhavingafingerintheirnose,sometimesdon'trealizehowmuchinjurythey'recausing,andsometimesitcanleadtonosebleeding.So,nexttimeyougotopickyournose,thinkabouthowmanybacteriaareonyourhandsandinyourboogers,andmaybereachforatissueinstead.Evenifyou'realone,andnotwaitingforthelighttoturngreen,please,useatissue.8．Whydopeoplepicktheirnose?A．Becausetheywanttodisgustothers.B．Becausetheyhavetheneedtodoit.C．Becausetheyhavenothingelsetodo.D．Becausetheydon'thavetissuesaround.9．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedpart“dothetrick”inParagraph1?A．Act.B．Cheat.C．Play.D．Help.10．Whichcanhelppeopleavoidacoldandfluaccordingtothetext?A．Stoppingpickingthenose.B．Usingtissuesregularly.C．Takingashowereveryday.D．Keepingtheairwetathome.11．Whatshouldyoudowhenyouhavetopickyournose?A．Becaref