甘肃省兰州学年高二英语上册期中考试题文档格式.docx

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第一节阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

A

Hundredsofyearsago，aRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland.TheScots，abravepeople，lovedtheircountryverymuch.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland，butthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.

Onenight，theleaderofScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill."

Wewillrestheretonight，mymen,”hesaid."

Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwinorwewilldie."

Theywereallverytired，sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsonduty,buttheywereverytiredaswellandalsofellasleeponebyone.

TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheyclimbedupthehillside,takingcarenottomakeasound.CloserandclosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmore，thewarwouldbeover.Suddenly，oneofthemputhisfootonathistle（蓟）.HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.Inamoment，theywereontheirfeetandreadyforbattle.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedtheircountry.

Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.

1.Hundredsofyearsagotherewasawarbetween________.

A.RomanarmyandNorthEngland　　B.abravepeopleandtheScots

C.EnglandandScots　　　　　　D.RomanarmyandtheScots

2.TheRomansclimbedupthehillquietlybecause________.

A.theywantedtocatchthefourguardsfirstB.theydidn'

twanttowaketheScots

C.theywantedtoreachthetopD.theywereafraidofthesharpneedlesofthethistle

3.ThepeopleofScotlandmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecause________.

A.itisabeautifulplantB.itwasthethistlethathelpedtheScotstowinthebattle

C.ithadsomanysharpneedlesalloveritD.itisfreshandlovely

B

Badnewssells.Ifitbleeds,itleads.Nonewsisgoodnews,andgoodnewsisnonews.Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorningpapers.Butnowthatinformationisbeingspreadandmonitored（监控）indifferentways,researchersarediscoveringnewrules.Bytrackingpeople’se-mailsandonlineposts,scientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfartherthandisastersandsobstories.

“The‘ifitbleeds’ruleworksformassmedia,”saysJonahBerger,ascholarattheUniversityofPennsylvania.“Theywantyoureyeballsanddon’tcarehowyou’refeeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriends,youcarealotmorehowtheyreact.Youdon’twantthemtothinkofyouasaDebbieDowner.”

Researchersanalyzingword-of-mouthcommunication—e-mails,Webpostsandreviews,face-to-faceconversations—foundthatittendedtobemorepositivethannegative（消极的）,butthatdidn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplepreferredpositivenews.Waspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimplybecausepeopleexperiencedmoregoodthingsthanbadthings?

Totestforthatpossibility,Dr.Bergerlookedathowpeoplespreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:

thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYorkTimes’website.Heandacolleagueanalyzedthe“moste-mailed”listforsixmonths.Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethelistthannon-sciencearticles.HefoundthatscienceamazedTimes’readersandmadethemwanttosharethispositivefeelingwithothers.

Readersalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunny,orthatinspirednegativefeelingslikeangeroranxiety,butnotarticlesthatleftthemmerelysad.Theyneededtobearoused（激发）onewayortheother,andtheypreferredgoodnewstobad.Themorepositiveanarticle,themorelikelyitwastobeshared,asDr.Bergerexplainsinhisnewbook,“Contagious:

WhyThingsCatchOn.” 

4.Whatdotheclassicrulesmentionedinthetextapplyto?

A.Researchpapers. 

B.NewsreportsC.Privatee-mails. 

D.Dailyconversations．

5.WhatcanweinferaboutpeoplelikeDebbieDowner?

A.They’resociallyinactive.

B.They’regoodattellingstories.

C.They’recarefulwiththeirwords.

D.They’reinconsiderateofothers.

6.Whichtendedtobethemoste-mailedaccordingtoDr.Berger’sresearch?

A.Sportsnews. 

B.Personalaccounts.C. 

Sciencearticles. 

D.Financialreviews.

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.GoodNewsBeatsBadonSocialNetworks

B.OnlineNewsAttractsMorePeople

C.ReadingHabitsChangewiththeTimes

D.SadStoriesTravelFarandWide

C

Inhernewbook,“TheSmartestKidsintheWorld,”AmandaRipley,aninvestigativejournalist,tellsthestoryofTom,ahigh-schoolstudentfromGettysburg,Pennsylvania,whodecidestospendhissenioryearinWarsaw,Poland.Polandisasurprisingcationalsuccessstory:

inthepastdecade,thecountryraisedstudents’testscoresfromsignificantlybelowaveragetowellaboveit.Polishkidshavenowoutscored（超过……分数）Americankidsinmathandscience,eventhoughPolandspends,onaverage,lessthanhalfasmuchperstudentastheUnitedStatesdoes.OneofthemoststrikingdifferencesbetweenthehighschoolTomattendedinGettysburgandtheoneheendsupatinWarsawisthatthelatterhasnofootballteam,or,forthatmatter,teamsofanykind.

ThatAmericanhighschoolswastemoretimeandmoneyonsportsthanonmathisanoldcomplaint.Thisisnotamatterofhowanygivenstudentwhoplayssportsdoesinschool,butofthecultureanditspriorities.ThisDecember,whenthelatestProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment（PISA）resultsareannounced,it’ssafetopredictthatAmericanhigh-schoolstudentswillonceagaindisplaytheirlimitedskillsinmathandreading,outscorednotjustbystudentsinPolandbutalsobystudentsinplaceslikeSouthKorea,Belgium,theNetherlands,Finland,Singapore,andJapan.Meanwhile,theywillhaveplayedsomeveryexcitingfootballgames,whichwillhavebeenbreathlesslywrittenupintheirhometownpapers. 

Whydoesthissituationcontinue?

Well,foronething,kidslikeit.Andforanother,accordingtoRipley,parentsseemtolikethearrangement,too.ShedescribesatourshetookofaschoolinWashingtonD.C.,whichcoststhirtythousanddollarsayear.Thetourleader—amotherwiththreechildrenintheschool—wasaskedabouttheschool’sflaws（瑕疵）.Whenshesaidthatthemathprogramwasweak,noneoftheparentstakingthetourreacted.Whenshesaidthatthefootballprogramwasweak,theparentssuddenlybecameconcerned.“Really?

”oneofthemaskedworriedly,“Whatdoyoumean?

”

Oneoftheironies（讽刺）ofthesituationisthatsportsrevealwhatispossible.Americankids’performanceonthefieldshowsjusthowwelltheycandowhenexpectationsarehigh.It’stoobadthattheirtestscoresshowthesamething. 

8.AccordingtoParagraph2,weknowthat_______.

A. 

littletimeisspentonsportsinJapaneseschools

B.toomuchimportanceisplacedonsportsinAmerica 

C.Americanhighschoolscomplainaboutsportstime

D.PISAplaysaveryimportantroleinAmerica

9.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans_______.

A.Americanstudents’academicperformanceworriestheirparentsalot 

B.highexpectationspushupAmericanstudents’academicperformance 

C. 

lackingpracticecontributestoAmericanstudents’averageperformance

D.lowexpectationsresultinAmericanstudents’poorPISAperformance 

10.Thepurposeofthisarticleisto_______.

comparePolishschoolswiththoseinAmerica 

B.callonAmericanschoolstolearnfromthePolishmodel

C.drawpublicattentiontoaweaknessinAmericanschooltradition 

D.explainwhatiswrongwithAmericanschoolsandprovidesolutions 

第二节（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。

选项中有两项为多于选项。

GetaThoroughUnderstandingofOneself

Inallone'

slifetimeitisoneselfthatonespendsthemosttimebeingwithordealingwith.11

Whenyouaregoingupwardsinlifeyoutendtooverestimate（高估）yourself.Itseemsthateverythingyouseekforiswithinyourreach.12It’slikelythatyouthinkitwiseforyourselftostayawayfromtheouterworld.Actually,togetathoroughunderstandingofoneself,youmayaswellkeepthefollowingtipsinmind.

Gainacorrectviewofoneself.Youmaylookforwardhopefullytothefuturebutbesurenottoexpecttoomuch,fordreamscanneverbefullyrealized.Youmaybecourageoustomeetchallengesbutitshouldbecleartoyouwheretodirectyourefforts.13

Self-appreciate.Whetheryoucompareyourselftoatoweringtreeorabladeofgrass,ahighmountainorasmallstone,yourepresentastateofnature.14Ifyouearnestlyadmireyourselfyou’llhavearealsenseofself-appreciation.

15Intimeofanger,doyourselfafavorbyreleasingitinaquietplacesothatyouwon'

tbehurtbyitsflames;

intimeofsadness,doyourselfafavorbysharingitwithyourfriendssoastochangeabadmoodintoacheerfulone;

intimeoftiredness,doyourselfafavorbygettingagoodsleep.

Getafullcontrolofone’slife.Thenonewillfindone’slifefullofcolorandflavor.

A.Butitispreciselyoneselfthatonehastheleastunderstandingof.

B.Solongasyouhaveaperfectknowledgeofyourself,therewon’tbedifficultiesyoucan’tovercome.

C.Whenyouaregoingdownhillyoutendtounderestimateyourselfforyourownincompetence.

D.Ithasitsownvalue.

E.Especiallyifitiswellwithinyourreach,youarejusttooblindtoseeit.

F.Dooneselfafavorwhenit