安徽省宣城市三校高二上学期期中英语试卷

What kind of pets do people have in your country? Dogs? Cats? How about a duck, hippo or lion? Here are two cases of animal owners with unusual pets.
Barrie Hayman has a pet duck called Star. Barrie adopted (领养) him after his brothers and sisters stayed away from him at birth. Barrie, a duck breeder, realized the little duck needed special attention. So he began taking Star with him everywhere he went. “I would put him in my pocket while I did my shopping,” said Barrie. Now, at five months, Star is too big for Barrie’s pocket, but the two are still inseparable. They watch sports together and even share a drink together. Barrie said, “He is one fantastic duck. I’ve never known any like him.” Star even has his own Facebook page, with more than 2,000 Facebook friends.
Then there’s the case of Tonie and Shirley Joubert in South Africa. They live with their pet hippo, Jessica. Tonie saved Jessica from floodwaters when she was only a day old. Jessica lives outside their riverside house, but she knows how to open the kitchen door, and often goes there for a snack. Tonie recently said, “I don’t know whether Jessica sees me as a hippo or whether she sees herself as a human.” Shirley is more certain, “Jessica sees herself as our child and I see Jessica as my daughter. I can’t imagine my life without Jessica.” Jessica is free to leave, and often visits wild hippos that live nearby. But she always returns home at night. Jessica’s website notes that she has three hippo boyfriends, but one in particular, Fred, is her favorite. They often go grazing (吃青草) together and Fred has recently moved onto the Jouberts’ house as well.
What’s the main idea of the passage?

What does the underlined word “inseparable” in Paragraph 2 mean?

Barrie took Star everywhere he went because            .

We can learn from the passage that Jessica                .

Le Val de Cantobre, Aveyron (France)
It’s in the grounds of a medieval house. There’s a swimming pool, a river and a pizza restaurant. The scenery (景色) around the park is beautiful and great for walking. A week’s stay will cost you about €280.
For more information please go to www.eurocamp.co.uk.
Four Seasons Tented Camp, Golden Triangle (Thailand)
This must be one of the best campsites ( 野营地) in the world. Instead of tents, there are “canvas cabins (帆布船舱)”. And there’s a gourmet restaurant, a spa and a pool. There are only 15 of cabins to rent so you’ll have to book early. The campsite can only be reached by river boat, but once there you can learn to ride an elephant. Unfortunately, it isn’t cheap, and two nights at the Four Seasons will cost you about €1,500!
For more information please go to www.Fourseasons.com/goldentriangle.
Three Cliffs Bay, Gower (Wales)
The Three Cliffs Bay is in a beautiful part of the country, and it won’t cost you much either: a family tent (2 adults, 2 children) is about €28 a day. There’s a camp shop where you can buy food and drinks, and there are pubs and restaurants nearby so you won’t even have to cook. You can water-ski from the beach, or go walking along the Gower Way.
For more information please go to www.Threecliffsbay.com.
Longitude 131, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia)
Situated in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, near the massive (巨大的) red rock formerly known as Ayer’s Rock, this is more like a hotel than a campsite. There’s a restaurant, a pool and even a library. The only problem is that it’s a bit expensive — around €1,500 a night.
For more information please go to www.Longitude131.com.au.
If a couple want to stay in Le Val de Cantobre for two days, they will have to pay about        .

Visitors can do all the following in Four Seasons Tented Camp EXCEPT             .

If families like water-skiing, they can find information on            .

What do we know about Longitude 131?

You’ve probably heard of the expression “A leopard can’t change its spots.” This, of course, is true of leopards. But isn’t it true of people? Can people change themselves? Are we humans just creatures of habits? Do we not have any control over our actions and habits?
One guy said, “Bad habits are like a comfortable bed. They’re easy to get into, but hard to get out of.” Someone else said, “The chains of habits are too small to feel until they’re too strong to break.” So breaking the mould of our bad habits takes effort.
Habits are like the roads we take through our life every day. The problem is that not every road takes us where we need to go. Actually, our routes through life often become our ruts (惯例) in life. We end up stuck in them and find it hard to dig ourselves out. That’s why we must change our bad habits as soon as possible before they become our second nature. You see, our habits become our character and our character becomes our life. As one wise person said, “First we make our habits, and then our habits make us.”
But we humans don’t like to change. So we come up with excuses, like “I can’t be different; that’s just the way I am.” And the good excuse is “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” But that’s just it: we’re not dogs or animals. In fact, we’re the only creatures who have the freedom and power to change and choose the kind of person we want to become.
We can learn from Paragraph 2 that        .

What’s mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?

The author’s attitude towards changing one’s bad habits is        .

It just may be the world’s most costly vacuum cleaner ( 吸尘器). The price of CleanSpace One is eleven million dollars. But yet, it has a big job to do. Recently, researchers in Switzerland said they planned to build this new cleaning machine.
CleanSpace One will not be for use in homes or businesses. It will be shot into space to help remove thousands of pieces of space junk floating around up there.
Last year, we reported on the problem of space junk. Over time, many unused spacecraft have hit each other far above the Earth. Big pieces break into thousands of small pieces. Sometimes they fall back into the atmosphere (大气层) and burn up. But when they do not, it creates big problems.
Scientists fear that if something is not done to remove these objects, it may soon become too dangerous to send people and machines into space. There is a large chance that they might hit some of this junk. So that is why the Swiss researchers are developing the new machine.
CleanSpace One is not really a vacuum cleaner. It will not be used to take away space junk. But scientists plan to move it close to an old satellite that is no longer being used. Then a claw-like instrument will catch the satellite, and force it back through the atmosphere. There, the satellite will be destroyed by the heat of friction (摩擦) with the air.
Researchers say that all they need to do is slow down the speed of some of these unwanted objects. Once they begin to move more slowly, they will fall back to the Earth. There is little chance that they will fall through the atmosphere and harm the people or things below.
Space junk is created when          .

What’s the danger of space junk?

Unwanted objects will fall back to the Earth when            .

The passage is most probably a                .

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Some researchers, parents and teachers have suggested that high-school classes begin later in the morning to accommodate (适应) teens’ needs for more sleep.        However, in the meantime you’ll have to make your own adjustments. Here are some suggestions that may help you to sleep better.
Set a regular bedtime. Going to bed at the same time each night signals to your body that it’s time to sleep.        So try to stick as closely as you can to your sleep schedule, even on weekends.
Exercise regularly.        Finish exercising at least 3 hours before bedtime. Many sleep experts believe that exercising in late afternoon may actually help a person sleep.
Avoid stimulants (刺激物). Don’t drink beverages with caffeine, such as soda and coffee, after 4 pm.        And drinking alcohol in the evening can make a person restless and interrupt sleep.
Relax your mind. Avoid violent, scary or action movies or television shows right before bed. Reading books with active plots may also keep you from falling or staying asleep.
Create the right sleeping environment.      So close your curtains (and make sure they’re heavy enough to block out light) and turn down the thermostat (恒温器). Noise can prevent people from sleeping well. Use a white-noise machine if you need to block out a noisy environment.

E. Nicotine is also a stimulant, so quitting smoking may help you sleep better.
F. Naps too close to bedtime may keep you from falling asleep.
G. Some schools have carried out later start times.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D） 中，选出可以填入的最佳选项。
It has been about forty years since the invention of post-it notes (便利贴). These sticky notes, as people often________ them, can be used to mark a ________ in a book. They can be used to ________ a note to a report turned in to a teacher. They can even be used to post a reminder note in a place where it will be       . Many people question how they were invented. The         is surprising because the discovery was actually a(n)        .
In 1968,         Spencer Silver was working with different types of adhesives (胶). He was trying to develop new         for a company that created and sold clear tape. One particular adhesive just would not         for long periods of time,         it could be peeled off easily. He passed the        around the company to see if anyone could find a(n)         for it. Nobody could imagine a way to use an adhesive that did not stick to a         permanently.
Six years later, Art Fry, another scientist with the same company, became frustrated while ________ with his choir (唱诗班). The piece of paper he used to mark his place on his music kept        . Fry wished he had something that would make the paper stay in place.        , he remembered the________adhesive Dr. Silver had passed around. Fry wondered, “Would it be possible to use the adhesive?”
It turned out to be quite        ! Applying the adhesive to the back of a piece of paper made the paper stick wherever it was placed.        , it didn’t stick permanently. The paper could be easily        . Thus, the sticky note was born.

A．make B．suspect C．prove D．call

A．secret B．character C．place D．plot

A．lift B．attach C．introduce D．carry

A．filled B．caught C．noticed D．repaired

A．answer B．evidence C．result D．method

A．mistake B．accident C．difficulty D．assumption

A．scientist B．manager C．reporter D．businessman

A．customers B．habits C．plans D．products

A．wait B．exist C．stick D．behave

A．if B．though C．as D．so

A．tool B．invention C．tape D．equipment

A．use B．explanation C．cover D．name

A．book B．surface C．door D．company

A．competing B．traveling C．singing D．standing

A．coming back B．falling out C．breaking down D．rolling up

A．Surely B．Naturally C．Frequently D．Suddenly

A．unusual B．hard C．cheap D．effective

A．possible B．horrible C．funny D．quick

A．Again B．Later C．However D．Besides

A．returned B．found C．read D．removed

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson worked in the same company. The man was skillful and earned twice as much, if not more than,         his wife. But he had to give all his money to his wife,       bought the food, clothes and drinks for him. He was angry with her         couldn’t say anything. All the men in the workplace were afraid of their wives and they felt sorry for each other.
It was March 8th and all the women had a day off. The men were free to say whatever they wanted. They had endless        (complain) about their wives. And they thought       unfair that women had their own festival but they didn’t. The more they said, the        (angry) they became. They decided to write a letter to the UN and advised them        (cancel) “Women’s Day”. They asked Mr. Jackson to do it, too. The man agreed and began to write it.
When Mr. Jackson finished it, his wife came in. Her key      (leave) in the workplace and she came for it. She made him hand the letter to her.        (read) it, the woman said with a smile, “How can you post it to the UN        I don’t supply you with the money for buying a stamp?”

短文改错
请修改下面的短文。短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
We middle school students have had many exams. We have both achieved success and suffered by failure. Different students take different attitudes towards failure.
Some fall in low spirits when they don’t do well in exams. They usually lost heart and no longer study as harder as before. And most students take an active attitude. They encourage them to be self-confident. They find out the causes that they will no longer make up similar mistakes.
As is know to all, failure is the mother of success. Even some great man may have failed many times before they succeed. So we must deal with failure correct.

书面表达
现在，青少年肥胖现象越来越严重，很让父母担心。请你就这一现象，根据下面提示写一篇100字左右英语报道。

参考词汇：肥胖：obesity 垃圾食品：junk food
要求：1. 对所有要点要适当发挥，不要简单翻译。2 开头已给出，不计入总数
Recently, the phenomenon of teen obesity has made a lot of parents concerned. ________