新疆沙雅县第二中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题 理满分：120分 考试时间：120分钟注意事项：1、请考生将自己的姓名、班级、学号填写在试卷的指定位置。2、答题前，请先仔细查看试卷，如果试卷有误，请举手向监考老师示意。3、请将答案全部写在答题卷上，答题时不要超出装订线，答在试卷或草稿纸上无效。4、考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卷一并交回。第一部分：阅读理解 （本部分共两节，共40分。）第一节：共15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ASome years ago, a 28yearold Californian wife and mother of three children died from drinking too much water. Her body was found in her home shortly after she took part in a waterdrinking contest that was held by a local radio show. Called “Hold Your Wee For A Wii”, the contest organizers promised a free Wii video game machine to those who drank the most water without going to the bathroom. The woman who died drank about 2 gallons of water during the contest. When she and other participants complained of discomfort and showed signs of pains, they were laughed at by the organizers.This tragic news story shows the importance of understanding why drinking too much water can be dangerous to your health. Consuming more water than you need can increase your total blood volume (容量). And since your blood volume exists within a closed system, increasing your blood volume puts unnecessary stress on your heart and blood vessels (血管). Your kidneys (肾) must work overtime to get rid of extra water out of your system. Your kidneys are not a pair of pipes. Flushing more water through your kidneys doesnt necessarily help it become cleaner. Rather, your kidneys can get damaged by unnecessary wear and tear over time. And drowning your system with large amounts of water is one of many potential causes of kidney damage.Putting unnecessary stress on your system and your kidneys by consuming unnecessary water is an unnoticeable process. For the average person, it is usually impossible to know that this stress exists, as there are usually no obvious symptoms on a momenttomoment basis. But make no mistake about it: this stress is real and can hurt your health over the long term.1Why is the Californian woman mentioned?ATo lead to the topic of the text.BTo tell us a tragic news story about a mother.CTo tell us it can be dangerous to take part in contests.DTo tell us how much water we can drink at most one time.2When the participants showed signs of pains, the organizers _.Abecame very concernedBwere laughed at by othersCtried to reduce their painsDdidnt pay much attention to them3The stress caused by consuming unnecessary water _.Aisnt that dangerousBcan never be found outCis really harmful in the long runDleads to some obvious symptomsBNeither rain nor snow nor the dark of night can separate Tennessee postal carrier “Mailman Mike” from his 4andahalfyearold friend Carter Lawson or keep them from their appointments.For the past nine months, the two have teamed up every day in the preschoolers Knoxville neighborhood for a few minutes of delivering mail together and chatting with fellow neighbors. Lawson wants to be a mail carrier when he grows up, and in an inspiring story, his mom told us how mailman Mike Crenshaw has been a role model to her son.“Anyone could just be likeGo away, kid, but Mike has really gone out of his way to talk with Carter, ” said Cassie Lawson of the United States Postal Service carrier. Little Carter even got his own uniform to match Mikes.“Its been really cute. I just couldnt believe he got a full mailmans costume，” the postal service employee said.“Every letter carrier has stops he looks forward to and this is the one I look forward to every day，” said Mike. “Hes the end of my day, and the best part of my day. Not because its the end, but because hes such a cute little guy. ”The man and the little boys connection isnt a surprise to Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers. “Kids respond to mailmen because letter carriers are a friendly, uniformed part of the neighborhood who bring something to their house every day, and are someone they come to recognize and trust,” Rolando said. “Its the same for the elderly, but in addition, letter carriers may be the only person they communicate with all day.”4Mike Crenshaw meets Carter Lawson every day to_.Aplay with the boyBget mail from the boy Clisten to the boys storiesDsend mail together with the boy5Why does Mike Crenshaw like the last stop of his day?AIt is where he lives.BIt is where he is paid.CHe wants to be with Carter.DHe can finish his work by then.6What can we infer from Fredric Rolandos words?AMailmen are usually not well respected.BWhat letter carriers do is not just sending letters.CThe elderly dont like communicating with others.DPeople should learn to recognize and trust each other.7What is the best title for the text?AA letter carrier is praised for helping a kidBA mailman makes a little boys dream come true CEvery letter carrier has stops he looks forward to DThe