吉林省长春市实验中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，共10页。考试时间：120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码在答题卡上填写清楚，如果需要使用条形码，请将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2.选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3.请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第卷 选择题（100分）第一部分 听力（120小题）在笔试结束后进行。第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHere are some books which can inspire kids to think about nature and the environment.How to Raise Monarch Butterflies By Carol PasternakHave you ever watched a monarch transform from a caterpillar（毛虫）to a butterfly from up close? In this book, learn everything about the monarch life cycle and how to raise monarchs from eggs to adult butterflies. You will also get to know the efforts involved to protect the species.A Kids Guide to Americas ParksBy Erin McHughThis year, the US National Park Services National Park Week is on April 21-29. During the week, all the national parks offer free admission. Enrich your knowledge with this book, as it introduces the national parks and some interesting places in the US, including their geography, specific animals as well as environmental challenges. The books featured places include Yosemite National Park, Ellis Island (home of the Statue of Liberty) and the National Park of American Samoa, the only U.S. national park south of the equator（赤道）.Where Do Recyclable Materials Go?By Sabbithry PersadTiana had been learning about recycling at school. But when her dog, Bubbles, gets lost running after a recycling truck, she ends up learning a lot more about recyclable materials than ever! Follow Tiana and her family as they search for Bubbles around town and at the Materials Recovery Facility. Along the way, readers will learn a lot about recycling and how they can do their part in protecting the environment.Scrap Kins Build-It Book Volume 1 By Brian YanishMeet the Scrap Kins. They are creative, friendly monsters（怪物） who live in a recycling center, known as Scrap City. Theyll show you how to turn junk into pretty cool things. Readers will learn how to create cute bags from old jeans, beautiful ships from milk boxes, and more. Remember that one persons trash is another persons treasure!21. Which author teaches you how to make an artwork from wastes?A. Carol Pasternak. B. Erin McHugh. C. Sabbithry Persad. D. Brian Yanish.22. Why is the National Park of American Samoa special?A. There is a famous statue in it.B. It is free for admission.C. It has its specific animals. D. It lies south of the equator.23. The common goal of the four books is to _.A. teach kids practical skillsB. raise kids environment awarenessC. comment on kids behavior D. make kids interested in geographyBBorn in 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, Robert Wyland began his career in painting at the age of three. With a few cans of house paint found under the kitchen sink, he painted his first mural（壁画），dinosaurs, on the headboard of his parents bed.Today you never know where you might find Wyland, but chances are that you will have to look up. This painter, sculptor, and muralist now paints giant-sized murals of sea animals on much larger canvases（画布）: walls and ceilings of hotels and other buildings, and even the outside of a stadium.His project, the Whaling Walls, began in 1981 when Wyland painted a life-sized mural of a gray whale（鲸） and her baby on the side of a hotel in Laguna Beach, California. His goal was to paint one hundred whaling walls, which has been achieved. Painting so many murals would be a huge project for any artist, but the size of these murals is what has really made this a giant task.How does Wyland go about creating such huge lifelike murals? Wyland says he relies on what he calls his “minds eye”. He explains that through his minds eye he can look at a blank canvas and form a picture of the finished mural in his mind.To cover such large areas, Wyland, who is afraid of heights, depends on scaffolding（脚手架） to help him move around and produce his murals. But unlike most artists who can step back to survey their work, Wyland has to rely mostly on his memory.For accuracy in his artwork, Wyland spends as much time underwater as he does painting. He dives to study his subjects and learn more about them in their natural environment. Through his artwork, Wyland hopes to inspire people to care more about our oceans and to respect and protect the life within them. The whales he works so hard to protect may not know it, but Wyland might just be the best friend a whale could have.24. Where did Wyland paint his first mural?A. In a hotel.B. In the open air.C. In his parents bedroom.D. In the kitchen of his home.25. What is Wylands “minds eye”?A. His eyesight. B. His memory.C. His enthusiasm. D. His imagination.26. What does th