学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题 含答案Word格式文档下载.docx
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I’mEvanDucker.I’mjustlikeeveryother15-year-oldboy,exceptIwasbornwitharedbirthmark.
Somebirthmarksaresignsofseriousmedicalconditions.I’mveryfortunate—mineisn’t,Iprettymuchlivearegularlife,exceptforpeopleaskingmeaboutitallthetime,whichcangetannoying(恼人的)sometimes.
WhenIwasabout4yearsold,Iaskedmymomwhythereweren’tanycharacterswithbirthmarksinthebooksshewouldreadtome.Whenwewenttothelibrary,werealizedthereweren’tanyavailableforlittlekids.Worsethanthat,thebooksavailabletoolderkidsandadultsdescribedcharacterswithbirthmarksasunattractive.SoIdecidedtowritemyown.
Ibasedthestoryonalltherealthingsthathappenedinmylife.Butinsteadofpeople,thecharactersinthebookarerealanimalsfromtheGalapagosIslands,includingred-footedboobybirds(鲣鸟).Ipickedaboobybirdasthemaincharacterbecausethebirdshaveredfeetduetoavascular(血管的)condition,similartoahumanbirthmark!
Itwasreallytoughtogetmybookpublished.Ittookalongtimebecausealotofpublishersrefusedtopublishit.Theywouldsaytherewasn’tabigenoughmarketforabookaboutbirthmarks.
Butmymomnevergaveuptryingtohelpmakemydreamcometrue.Andin2005,shefinallytookherownmoneyandself-publishedBuddyBooby’sBirthmark.Afteritwaspublished,Igotlettersfromreadersallovertheworld.Theyallsharedtheirstoriesandthankedmeforsharingmine.Teacherswrotetotellmethatmybookchangedthewayclassmatestreatedeachotherandthatmybookwashelpingkidstoacceptandappreciatetheirdifferences.
Then,asmoreteachersstartedreadingmybook,Icreatedafreeglobalreadingevent,the“InternationalBuddyBooby’sBirthmarkRead—AlongforToleranceandAwareness”.
1.Theauthor’sbirthmarkseemsto.
A.beeasytoremoveB.annoyhimallthetime
C.causeserioushealthproblemsD.bringhimsometrouble
2.Whattheauthorfoundinthelibrarymadehim.
A.regretfulB.disappointedC.stressedD.bored
3.Whatdidthepublishersthinkoftheauthor’sbook?
A.Itwouldn’tsellwell.B.Itwasratheruninteresting.
C.Itwaspoorlywritten.D.Itwasn’tfitforkidstoread.
4.
Theauthor’sbookBuddyBooby’sBirthmark.
A.wasabest-sellerin2005B.wasthefirstbookaboutbirthmarks
C.madeadifferencetoitsreadersD.helpedkidsallinlovewithreading
B
MyfirstimpressionofMissVickiwasahighlyauthoritative(权威的)persontoweringoverme.Shespokeinaloudvoiceandtheearthshookwhenevershemarched.Thatwasinthefirstyearofhighschoolshewasaknowledgeableliteratureteacherthen.However,duringmyfirstyearinschool,shestruckterrorintomy
heart(使我但战心惊),andeveryoneelse’sofcourse.Justthementionofhernamemadethemostunruly
classessilent.
Nevertheless,thetwoyearsofjuniorhighpassedbyratherquickly.Soon,Iwenttoseniorhighclass,IhadworkedhardandgottenthesubjectcombinationthatIwishedfor.Togetherwithagroupofoldfriends,Isoonsettleddowninclasscomfortably.
Toeveryone’ssurprise,shewasfortunateenoughtobemyteacherthatyear.IwasshockedwhenIheardthenews.Thistimeround,however,Idecidednottohideinterrorwhenevershewasnear.Idecidedtofacethefactthatweweregoingtomeeteachotherforthenext365days.Insteadoftryingtoohardtolickherboots,Itriedmybesttobemynaturalselfinfrontofher.
Still,Icouldnotshakeofftheice-coldimpressionthatsheputinmyheart.Truly,herjokessometimessentmeintofitsoflaughter,yetatothertimesthesejokessimplyfellflatthemomentshetoldthem.Mylovelyclass,however,wasalwaysreadytolaughattherighttimeofheramusingstories.Afterall,wewouldnotwant
toruntheriskofprovoking(激怒)her.
Unluckily,lifewasnottoremainboring.OnedaywereceivednewsthatMissVickiwastoleaveSingaporeforthePhilippineswhereshewouldtakepartinavoluntaryteachingprogramforthepoor.Wedidnotknowwhattosayactually.Allofuscriedattheairport.
5.Duringthefirstyearinschool,theauthorthoughtMissVickiwas.
A.proudbutpatientB.beautifulbutstrict
C.scholarlybutseriousD.humorousbutsingle-minded
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“lickherboots”inParagraph3mean?
A.Winherfavor.B.Embarrassher.
C.Arguewithher.D.Followherclosely.
7.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?
A.MissVickiwasagoodjoketeller.B.MissVicki’sjokeswerealwaysboring.
C.StudentslikedMissVicki’sclassverymuch.D.StudentspretendedtolaughtopleaseMissVicki.
8.WhatcanweinferaboutMissVickifromthelastparagraph?
A.Shewasdismissedformtheschool.B.Shewasnotacceptedbythestudents.
C.Shewasunwillingtoleaveherstudents.D.Shehadastrongsenseofsocialresponsibility.
C
Strongwritingisoneofthemostimportantskillsforanycollegestudent.Manynon-nativeEnglishspeakershavenoideawhatprofessorsintheU.S.expectfromacollegepaper.Acollegepaperisapieceofwritingthancanbeaslongas20ormorepages.EvennativeEnglish-speakingcollegestudentsstrugglewithhowtosucceedwithsuchadifficultresponsibility.
DeborahDessasoistheWritingResourceCoordinatorattheUniversityoftheDistrictofColumbia.Shesayscollegewritingisverydifferentfromwhatmanystudentsexperienceearlierintheireducation.MostU.S.highschoolsteachstudentshowtowritefiveparagraphessays.Studentsareoftenunpreparedfortheamountofresearchtheyhavetodoforacollegepaper.
NabilaHijaziisoneoftheassistantdirectorsoftheUniversityofMarylandWritingCenter.HijaziisalsoaninternationalstudentfromSyriainthesecondyearofherPhDprograminEnglishstudies.ShesaysthelanguagebarrierisnotthebiggestproblemforstudentswhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglish.
Inatraditionalpaper,thefirstparagraphoftencontainsthethesisstatement.Thisstatementisaone-sentencesummaryofthepaper'
smainargument.Thefirstparagraphofacollegepaper,oranypaper,isusuallythemostchallenging.Thefirstparagraphisalsothemostimportantbecauseitwillguidethestructureandshowthevoiceoftheentirepaper.Butnoteverytypeofwritingisthesame.Therearealsocasestudiesandfieldreportsinadditiontotraditionalpapers.
Dessasosaysthatthebestoptionforastudentwhowantsimprovetheirwritingistoread
Readingexamplesofthetypeofpaperyourprofessorexpectsyoutowritecanbeveryhelpful.Professorssometimesprovideexamples.YoucanalsosearchtheInternetforexamplesofpapersaboutsimilartopics.But,youshouldnevercopyanotherperson'
swork.Professorswillfindoutiftheworkiscopiedandyouwillgetinalotoftrouble.
Hijazialsosaysthatwritingapapertakestime.Studentsshouldletotherstudentsreadtheirworkandlistentocriticism.
9.Whatdoyouknowaboutacollegepaper?
A.Collegestudentsalsocallitafive-paragraphessay.
B.ItiseasyfornativeEnglish-speakingcollegestudents.
C.Itusuallypresentsthethemeinthefirsttwoparagraphs.
D.Thelengthofthepaperisbeyondexpectation.
10.AccordingtoDeborahDessasowecanknowthat.
A.Americanhighschoolstudentsdobetterincollegewriting.
B.readingsimilararticlescammakeyougainmuchbeeinternetbenefit.
C.yourprofessorcangiveyoucluesonhowtodoyourwriting.
D.surfingtheInternetisaneasywaytocompleteyourwriting.
11.Howdidtheauthordevelopthepassage?
A.BymakingcomparisonB.Bygivingexplanations
C.ByarisingdebatesD.Byfollowingtimeorder
12.Whichisthepropertitleforthepassage?
A.TakingStepsTowardsaGreatCollegePaperB.CollegeWritingMakesStudentsStruggle
C.GreatBarriersStandBeforeCollegeStudentsD.NeverGiveupWhenYouAreWriting
D
Inthepast24hours,Ihavebeengiftedwithtwoamazingopportunitiesforkindness.Thefirsthappenedyesterday.OnmywayhomeIsawasmalldogrunningacrosstheverybusystreet.Heranintotheneighborhood,soIwentoffinsearchofhiminhopingthatIcouldreunitehimwithhisowners.Afteracatandmousegame,hefinallydecidedIwasworthyofatleastalittleofhistrustandcamecloseenoughtomeformetograbhim.
Aftertakinghimtobescannedforamicrochip,Ilearnedthathehaddisappearedeightmonthsagofromhisownerswholivedanhourandahalfaway.AsIhadsomefreetime,Idrovehimbacktohisrightfulowners.Heandhishumanmommyweresogladtoseeeachanother!
Itgavemeagoodsmiletoendtheyear.
ThismorningmyfamilyandIwenttoafriend’shometohelphergetherthingsbackinorder.ShewasoneoftheunfortunatepeoplewhosehomewasrecentlydestroyedbytheRowlett,TXtornado.Herhomewasatotalloss.Ourjobtodaywastohelphersortthroughthedebrisandfindanythingwithactualvaluethatshemightwanttotakewithher.
Myhusbandhelpedtomovefurnitureandotherthingstostoragewhileouryoungerchildrenhelpedcleanuptheyard.Bythetimeweweredonetoday,therewasnodenyingthatthehomehadmetwithdisaster,wehadgonefartorestoreorderfromthechaosthathadbeentherebefore.
Mythoughtinenteringthedaywasthatourfriend,whohadbeenhavingtroublesleeping,wasbeingaffectedbythatchaosmorenegatively.Ihopedthatifwecouldgiveahand,shewouldfinallystarttofeelsomesenseofpeaceandallowherselfthemuch-neededrestshesodeserved.ShepostedonFacebookjustalittlewhileagothatforhefirsttimeshewassleepingatnight.Forme,thatisthegr
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