高二英语上学期期中卷实验中学分校学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题含答案Word文档格式.docx
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高二英语上学期期中卷实验中学分校学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题含答案Word文档格式.docx
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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
Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy––they’regivenafterall.Choicescanbehard.
––JeffBezos
IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2,300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’t,andIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion.
IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeople,andIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid,“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob.”Thatlogicmadesomesensetome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice,butfinally,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonottryatall.
Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoices.
21.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?
A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.
B.Thesupportofhiswife.
C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.
D.Millionsofexcitingtitles.
22.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______.
A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthor
B.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheidea
C.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheidea
D.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed
23.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ClevernessandKindness
B.TheStartingofAmazon
C.FollowingMyPassion
D.WeAreWhatWeChoose
B
TheCatintheHattakesplaceonacold,wetdaywithtwokidsawaitingtheirmother’sreturn.Insteadoftheirmother,astrangecatentersthehouse.Hebeginsbalancingafishbowlonthetipofhisumbrellawhilebalancinghimselfonabeachball!
Thetwokidsandtheirpetfishworryandworry.ButreadersaroundtheworldlaughedandlaughedovertheCatandtheHat.
TheodoreSeussGeisel,knowntofansasDr.Seuss,wrotethebook.Itwasfirstpublishedin1957.Geisellikedtohavefunandmakepeoplelaugh,buthehadaseriousreasonforwritingthebook.In1954,aLifemagazinearticlearguedthatkidscouldn’treadbecausethebooksusedtoteachthemhowtoreadweretooboring.JohnHersey,thePulitzer-prizewinningauthorofthearticle,suggestedGeiselwriteastorythat“firstgraderswouldn’tbeabletoputdown”.
Towritethebook,Geiselhadtohaveagoodknowledgeofabeginningreader’swordlist.Geiselsaysthathecameupwiththetitlebylookingforthefirsttwowordsonthelistthatrhymed(押韵).AndsoTheCatintheHatwasborn!
Butitwasn’taneasybooktowrite.IttookGeiseloneandahalfyearstocomplete.
TocelebrateTheCatintheHat’sbirthday,RandomHouse,thebook’spublisher,createdProject236.Thenumber236representsthenumberofwordsGeiselusedtowritethebook.AsapartofProject236,therewillbeanationwideread-aloudofTheCatintheHatat236onMarch2,Dr.Seuss’sbirthday.
24.AccordingtoParagraph1,weknowthatTheCatintheHat______.
A.tellsstoriesbetweentwokidsandtheirpetfish
B.waswrittenforchildrenleftaloneathome
C.entertainedchildrenaroundtheworld
D.waswritteninwinter
25.WhatisDr.Seuss’spurposeinwritingTheCatintheHat?
A.Toimprovechildren’sreading.B.TosupportJohnHersey.
C.Todevelopeducationalsystem.D.Tomakereaderslaugh.
26.ItcanbeinferredthatJohnHersey______.
A.thoughthisarticlewastoodifficultforfirstgraderstoread
B.wasdissatisfiedwithchildren’sreadingsofthattime
C.wonthePulitzer-prizebecauseofthebook
D.wastheeditorofthemagazineLife
27.WhydidRandomHousecreateProject236?
A.TocelebrateDr.Seuss’sbirthday.B.Insupportofthenationwideread-loud.
C.TomakemorereadersgettoknowDr.Seuss.D.InhonourofthebirthofTheCatintheHat.
C
InAfrica,Christmasdaybeginswithgroupsofcarolers(欢唱颂歌的人)walkingtoandfrothroughthevillage,alongtheroadway,bythehousesofthechurchmen,singingthelovelycarolsknowntheworldaround.Oftenpeoplemaybeawakenedbyagroupofcarolersbeginningtogatheratthechurch.TheyreturnhometomakefinalpreparationastotheclothesonemustwearandalsoastohisofferingfortheChristmasservice.ThemostimportantpartoftheirChristmasserviceistheloveoffering.ThisisthegiftinhonorofJesus.Atabout8or9o’clock,everyonemakestheirwaytothecelebrationofthebirthdayofJesus.EveryonewhoattendstheservicegoesforwardtolaydowntheirgiftupontheraisedplatformneartheCommuniontable.Notonepersonwillattendtheservicewithoutgivingagift.
ChristmasinSouthAfricaisasummerholiday.Thereisnosnow,butithasmanyflowers,manybeautifulvarietiesofwildflowersbeingintheirfullpride.
InGhana,mostchurchesannouncethecomingofChristmasbydecoratingthechurchandhomesbeginningwiththefirstweekinAdvent,fourweeksbeforeChristmas.Thisseasonhappenstobethecocoaharvesttime,soitisatimeofwealth.Everyonereturnshomefromwherevertheymightbe,suchasfarmsormines.
InAfrica,itisthetraditionaldinnerofturkey,roastbeef,mincepies,sucklingpig,yellowricewithraisins,vegetables,andplumpudding,orcrackers.Intheafternoon,familiesgooutintothecountryandusuallytherearegamesorbathinginthewarmsunshine,andthenhomeinthecooloftheevening.BoxingDayisalsoapublicholidayofrealrelaxationusuallyspentintheopenair,whichfallsonDecember26.
28.Thewriterofthispassagemainlywantsto_________.
A.persuadeustohaveaholidayinAfrica
B.introducetouswhenChristmascameintobeing
C.tellushowpeoplecelebrateChristmasinAfrica
D.describesomeimportantholidaysinAfrica
29.Thecorrectorderofthefollowingfestivalsshouldbe________.
A.Christmas→BoxingDay→AdventB.BoxingDay→Christmas→Advent
C.
Christmas→Advent→BoxingDayD.
Advent→Christmas→BoxingDay
30.IfyouvisitSouthAfricaonChristmasday,you’llfind________.
A.
everyonereturnshometoharvestcocoa
B.peopleenjoyatraditionaldinner
thechurchandhomesarebeingdecorated
D.
itissnowingheavilyeverywhere
31.InAfrica,thetraditionaldinnerforChristmasincludingthefollowingEXCEPT________.
pumpkinpies
B.
yellowrice
C.
crackers
D.
turkey
D
Thereareonebillionhomelesspeoplelivinginourworldtoday.TheHomelessWorldCupexiststoendthis,soweallhaveahome,abasichumanneed.
TheHomelessWorldCupisanannual,internationalfootballtournament(联赛),unitingteamsofpeoplewhoarehomelesstotakeaonceinalifetimeopportunitytorepresenttheircountryandchangetheirlivesforever.Ithasinspiredandsupportedover50grassroots(基层的)footballprojectsaroundtheworldworkingwithhomelesspeoplethroughouttheyear.
ThefirsttournamenttookplaceinGraz2003uniting17nationalteams.Atthe5thHomelessWorldCupinCopenhagenin2004,48nations,500playerswereunitedforaonceinalifetimeopportunitytorepresenttheircountry.25,000playerswereinvolvedinpre-tournamenttrainingandtrialsaroundtheworld.
TheHomelessWorldCupisfullofplayerswithcourage,spiritanddetermination.Researchshowsthat73%ofplayerschangetheirlivesforthebetteraftertheinternationaltournamentbycomingoffdrugsandalcohol,movingintojobs,education,homes,training,reunitingwithfamiliesandevengoingontobecomeplayersandcoachesforprofessionalorsemi-professionalfootballteams.DavidDuke(Scotland)playedin2004,cameoffalcohol,passedhiscoachingqualifications(资格).HebecameassistantcoachforScotland2005,coachin2006andnowownshisownhome.Thebestgoalscorerin2004YevgenAdamenko(Ukraine)wentontoplayinaprofessionalclubinUkraine.
TheHomelessWorldCupsupportersincludeNike,UN,ManchesterUnited,RealMadridandinternationalfootballersDidierDrogbaandRioFerdinand.
32.ThepurposeoftheHomelessWorldCupisto__________.
A.findahomeforhomelesspeopleB.collectmoneyforhomelesspeople
C.helpthehomelesskickbadhabitsD.helpthehomelessstartanewlife
33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheCopenhagenHomelessWorldCup?
A.IttookplaceinearlyDecember.
B.25,000playersenteredthetournament.
C.Nearly50teamscompetedinthetournament.
D.DavidDukewonthebestgoalscorerin2004.
34.WhydoesthewritergivetheexamplesofYevgenAdamenkoandDavidDuke?
A.ToattractpeopletojointheHomelessWorldCup.
B.ToshowtheinfluenceoftheHomelessWorldCup.
C.Toshowthepopularityofthe
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