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学年高二英语下学期第二学段考试试题I
2019-2020学年高二英语下学期第二学段考试试题(I)
.阅读理解(共10小题每小题2分,满分20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。
A
ThewriterMargaretMitchellisbestknownforwritingGonewiththeWind,firstpublishedin1936.Herbookandthemoviebasedonit,tellastoryofloveandsurvivalduringtheAmericanCivilWar.VisitorstotheMargaretMitchellHouseinAtlanta,Georgia,cangowhereshelivedwhenshestartedposingthestoryandlearnmoreaboutherlife.
OurfirststopattheMargaretMitchellHouseisanexhibitareatellingaboutthewriter’slife.ShewasborninAtlantain1900.Shestartedwritingstorieswhenshewasachild.ShestartedworkingasareporterfortheAtlantaJournalnewspaperin1922.OnephotographofMs.Mitchell,calledPeggy,showshertalkingtoagroupofyoungcollegeboys.Shewasonlyaboutoneandahalfmeterstall.Theyoungmentoweroverher,butsheseemsveryhappyandsureofherself.Thetourguideexplains:
“NowinthispicturePeggyisinterviewingsomeboysfromGeorgiaTech,askingthemsuchquestionsas‘Wouldyoureallymarryawomanwhoworks?
’Andtodayit’dbe‘Wouldyoumarryonewhodoesn’t?
’”
TheMargaretMitchellHouseisabuildingthatoncecontainedseveralapartments.NowweenterthefirstfloorapartmentwhereMs.Mitchelllivedwithherhusband,JohnMarsh.Theymadefunofthesmallapartmentbycallingit“TheDump”.
Around1926,MargaretMitchellhadstoppedworkingasareporterandwasathomehealingafteraninjury.Herhusbandbroughtherbookstoreadfromthelibrary.Shereadsomanybooksthatheboughtheratypewriterandsaiditwastimeforhertowriteherownbook.OurguidesaysGonewiththeWindbecameahugesuccess.MargaretMitchellreceivedthePulitzerPrizeforthebook.In1939thefilmversionwasreleased.ItwontenAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.
1.ThebookGonewiththeWindwas_________.
A.firstpublishedonanewspaperB.awardedtenAcademyAwards
C.writtenin“TheDump”D.adaptedfromamovie
2.Theunderlinedphrase“towerover”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_________.
A.beverypleasedwithB.showgreatrespectfor
C.bemuchtallerthanD.showlittleinterestin
3.WhydidMs.Mitchellstopworkingasareporteraccordingtothepassage?
A.Becauseshewasrichenough.B.Becauseshewasinjuredthen.
C.Becauseherhusbanddidn’tlikeit.D.Becauseshewantedtowritebooks.
4.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.GonewiththeWind:
AHugeSuccess.B.MargaretMitchell:
AGreatFemaleWriter.
C.AnIntroductionoftheMargaretMitchellHouse.D.ATriptoKnowMargaretMitchell.
Peoplewhohavelosttheabilitytounderstandorusewordsduetobraindamagearecalledaphasics(失语症患者).Suchpatientscanbeextremelygoodatsomethingelse.Fromthechangingexpressionsonspeakers'facesandthetonesoftheirvoices,theycantellliesfromtruths.
Doctorsstudyingthehumanbrainhavegivenanumberofexamplesofthisamazingpowerofaphasics.Somehaveevenparedthispowertothatofadogwithanabilitytofindoutthedrugshiddeninthebaggage.
Recently,scientistscarriedoutteststoseeifallthatwassaidaboutaphasicswastrue.Theystudiedamixedgroupofpeople.Somewerenormal;otherswereaphasics.Itwasprovedthattheaphasicswerefaraheadofthenormalpeopleinrecognizingfalsespeeches—inmostcases,thenormalpeoplewerefooledbywords,buttheaphasicswerenot.
Someyearsago,Dr.OliverSackswroteinhisbookabouthisexperienceswithaphasics.Hementionedaparticularcaseinahospital.SomeaphasicswerewatchingthepresidentgivingaspeechonTV.Sincethepresidenthadbeenanactorearlier,makingagoodspeechwasnoproblemforhim.Hewastryingtoputhisfeelingsintoeverywordofhisspeech.
Buthiswayofspeakinghadtheoppositeeffectonthepatients.Theydidn'tseemtobelievehim.Instead,theyburstintolaughter.Theaphasicsknewthatthepresidentdidnotmeanawordofwhathewassaying.Hewaslying!
Manydoctorsseeaphasicsaspeoplewhoarenotpletelynormalbecausetheylacktheabilitytounderstandwords.However,accordingtoDr.Sacks,theyaremoregiftedthannormalpeople.Normalpeoplemaygetcarriedawaybywords.Aphasicsseemtounderstandhumanexpressionsbetter,thoughtheycannotunderstandwords.
5.Whatissosurprisingaboutaphasics?
A.Theycanfoolotherpeople.B.Theycantellwhetherpeoplearelying.
C.Theycanunderstandlanguagebetter.D.Theycanfindoutthehiddendrugs.
6.Howdidthescientistsstudyaphasics?
A.ByaskingthemtowatchTVtogether.B.Byorganizingthemintoactinggroups.
C.Byparingthemwithnormalpeople.D.BygivingthemchancestospeakonTV.
7.Whatdowelearnfromthistext?
A.Whatonessaysreflectshowonefeels.
B.Aphasicshavericherfeelingsthanothers.
C.Normalpeopleoftentellliesintheirspeeches.
D.Peoplepooratonethingcanbegoodatanother.
C
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.阅读七选五(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
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。
Likeitornot,therewillbedifficulttimesinourlives.Youmightloseyourjob,failinyourexamsorhaveanillness.11.Herearesomewaysnottolosehopeduringdifficulttimes.
1.Havefaith.
12.Nomatterhowbadthesituationis,thingswillturnouttobegoodintheend.SeveralyearsagoIfailedtogetmymaster’sdegree.Itwasareallybadexperience.13.Itwasofmuchbetterqualitythanmypreviousuniversity.Experienceslikethisstrengthenmybeliefthathavingfaithisimportantduringdifficulttimes.
2.Bearoundsupportivepeople.
Goingthroughdifficulttimesishard,andgoingthroughthemaloneisevenharder.Youneedagroupofpositivepeoplewhocansupportyou.14.Ifyoudon’t,mysuggestionistostartlookingforone.Don’twaituntilyouneedit,becauseitwillbetoolatebythen.Youneedthemunitybeforedifficulttimese.
3.Helpothers.
Anadditionalbenefitofbeinginagoodmunityisthatitencouragesyoutothinkaboutotherpeople.Itpushesyoutohelpothersand,therefore,thinkaboutotherpeople.15.Asaresult,yoursituationwon’tlookasbadasitwouldbeotherwise.Oftenthesituationlooksworsethanitreallyisbecausewegivetoomuchattention.Shifting(移开)someofyourattentionawaywillputthesituationinabetterview.
A.Yourmunityhelpsalot.
B.Whateveritis,it’simportantnottolosehope.
C.However,Ichangedmyattitudetowardsfailure.
D.Inthiswayyoushiftyourfocusawayfromyourself.
E.ButIgotascholarshipatanoverseasuniversitylater.
F.Youmustbelievethatthingswillworkoutwelleventually.
G.Youshouldbeepartofamunitythatcaresforoneanother.
.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Fromthatdayon,wheneight-year-oldJackwithgrayeyesbeganridingmyschoolbus,hewasatroublemaker.Hisfatherpassedawayandhedidnotlivewithhismother.Ifafight16,itmusthaveJack.Ifagirlwascrying,17werethatJackhadpulledherhair.Ipracticedeverybitof18,talkingtohimagainandagain,butnouse.NomatterhowIspoketohim,19orstrictly,hewouldstareatmewiththosebiggrayeyes20aword.
Towardstheendoftheyear,Ireceivedmanysmallgiftsfromkidsonmybus.Alittlegirlsentmeastarkeychain.Shehadwritten,“IlovePollyandPollylovesme.”OnthelastdayofschoolIwas21becauseoftalkingtotheheadmaster.WhenIgotonthebusI22thatthestarkeychainwasgone.“Jackwasthefirstonetogetonthebus.Checkhis23,”insistedthegirlwhohadgivenmethegift.
Iaskedhimtoeforward.I24myhandintoonepocket.ThenIfeltit–the25shapeofthekeychain.Jackstaredatmeforalongtime.Therewasno26inthosebiggrayeyes,andnoplea(请求)for27.Heseemedtobewaitingforwhatwouldhappen.Iwasaboutto28thekeychainoutofJack’spocketwhenI29myself.”Lethimkeepit,”a30seemedtowhisper.“ItmusthavefallenoffbeforeIgot
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