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江西省抚州市乐安县第二中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版无答案

2017-2018学年度第一学期期中考试

高二英语试卷

试卷总分：

120分考试时间：

100分

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分 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。

并在答案卡上将该项涂黑．

A

Iwas9yearsoldwhenIfoundoutmyfatherwasill.Itwas1944,butIcanremembermymother’swordsasifitwereyesterday:

 “Kerrel,Idon’twantyoutotakefoodfromyourfather,becausehehasAIDS.Beverycarefulwhenyouarearoundhim.” 

AIDSwasn'tsomethingwetalkedaboutinmycountrywhenIwasgrowingup.Fromthenon,Iknewthat thiswouldbeafamilysecret.Myparentswerenottogetheranymore,andmydadlivedalone.Forawhile,hecouldtakecareofhimself.ButwhenIwas12,hisconditionworsened.Myfather’sotherchildrenlivedfaraway, soitfelltometolookafterhim. 

Wecouldn'taffordallthenecessarymedicationforhim,andbecauseDadwasunabletowork,Ihadnomoneyforschoolsuppliesandoftencouldn'tevenbuyfoodfordinner. Iwouldsitinclassfeelingcompletely lost,theteacher’swordsmuffled （消声） asItriedtofigureouthowIwasgoingtomanage. Ididnotsharemyburden （负担）withanyone.IhadseenhowpeoplereactedtoAIDS.Kidslaughedatclassmateswhohadparentswith thedisease.Andevenadultscouldbecruel. Whenmyfatherwasmovedtothehospital,thenurseswouldleavehisfoodon thebedsidetableeventhoughhewastooweaktofeedhimself. 

Ihadknownthathewasgoingtodie,butaftersomanyyearsofkeepinghisconditionasecret,Iwascompletelyunpreparedwhenhereachedhisfinaldays.Sadandhopeless, IcalledawomanatthenonprofitNationalAIDSSupport.Thatday,shekeptmeonthephoneforhours.Iwassoluckytofindsomeonewhocared.Shesavedmylife. 

Iwas15whenmyfatherdied.Hetookhissecretawaywithhim,havingneverspokenaboutAIDStoanyone,evenme.Hedidn'twanttocallattentiontoAIDS.Ido.  

 1. WhatdoesKerreltellusaboutherfather?

  A.Hehadstayedinthehospitalsincehefellill. 

  B.Hedependedonthenursesinhisfinaldays. 

  C.Hetoldnooneabouthisdisease.  

  D.Heworkedhardtopayforhismedication.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?

  A.Kerrelcouldn'tunderstandherteacher. 

  B.Kerrelwastootroubledtofocusonthelesson. 

  C.Kerrelhadspecialdifficultyinhearing.

  D.Kerrelwastootiredtohearherteacher’swords. 

3.WhydidKerrelkeepherfather’sdiseaseasecret?

  A.Shewantedtoobeyhermother. 

  B.ShethoughtitwasshamefultohaveAIDS. 

  C.Shefoundnoonewillingtolistentoher. 

  D.Shewasafraidofbeinglookeddownupon.

4.WhydidKerrelwritethepassage?

  A.Totellpeopleaboutthesufferingsofherfather.

  B.ToshowhowlittlepeopleknewaboutAIDS. 

  C.Todrawpeople’sattentiontoAIDS. 

  D.Torememberherfather. 

B

TherearethirtyfourbridgesontheThamesinLondon; thefollowingareamongthemostfamousones.

TowerBridge

TowerBridgehasstoodovertheThamesinLondonsince1894andisoneofthefinest, mostrecognizablebridgesintheworld. ItisthebridgeinLondonyoumayseeinmoviesandonadvertisingwritingforLondon. TowerBridgeistheonlyThamesbridgethatcanberaised.Itusedtoberaisedabout50timesaday, butnowadaysitisonlyraised4to5timesaweek.

LondonBridge

TheconstructionofthefirststoneLondonBridgestartedin1176andfinishedyearslater. Housesandshopswereoncebuiltonthebridge, whichmadetheroadsonarrowthatitwasoftenjammedwithpeople, horsesandcarts. A“keepleft”rulewasmadein1733tokeepthetrafficmoving. ThisbecametheruleoftheroadinBritain. In1757theoldbridgewaspulleddownandanewonewasbuiltin1831. Interestingly, thatonewaspulleddownagainin1967butrebuiltinLakeHavasuCity, theUSA, asatouristattraction. ThepresentLondonBridgewasopenedin1973.

MillenniumBridge

MillenniumBridgeisabridgeforwalkers. ItwasbuilttoconnecttheTateModernArtGallerytothecityandStPaul’sCathedral （圣保罗大教堂） in2000. Thousandsofpeoplerushedtoseethenewbridge. Almostimmediatelyafteropening, thebridgehadtobeshutbecauseofthedangerouswavingcausedbytoomanyvisitors. Ithasnowbeenreopened. Thebridgeisabout320meters, costs16millionpoundstobuildandonlytakeswalkers.

WestminsterBridge

WestminsterBridgeisaroadandfoottrafficbridgeovertheThamesbetweenWestminsterandLambeth. Thepresentbridge, openedin1862, isthesecondonthesiteandtooktheplaceofanearlierbridgeopenedin1750. TheBritishromanticpoet, WilliamWordsworth, wroteafamouspoem Composed upon Westminster Bridge intheautumnof1802.

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Clickhere .

5. Which ofthefollowingisprobably thebesttitlefor thepassage ?

A.OntheThames​B.Bridgeson

theThames

C.InLondon​D. WilliamWordsworth

6. IftherewereahugeshipontheThames, itcouldrunthrough________.

A. WestminsterBridgeB. MillenniumBridge  

C. TowerBridge ​   D. LondonBridge

7. Whichofthefollowingis TRUE accordingtothepassage?

A. The1831LondonBridgeisnowintheUSA.

B. Thepresent WestminsterBridge was openedin1750.

C. CarsandbusesareallowedtocrossMillenniumBridge.

D. TowerBridgeismuch less frequentlyliftedtodaythanbefore.

8. Thepassageismostprobablytakenfroma________.

A. schoolreport ​​B. websitearticle  

C. teenagemagazine ​​D. sciencefiction

C

Whatwillthecityofthefuturebelike？

Nooneknowsforsure, andmakingpredictionsisariskybusiness. Butonethingiscertainaboutthefuturecity—theyaregoingtogetbiggerbeforetheygetsmaller. Herearesomeoftheideasforrunningacityof50, 000peopleintheyear2025.

★Togetridofgarbageproblems, thecity willloadhugespaceshipswithwastematerialsandsendthemtowardsthesun, preventinglandfill（废物填满）andenvironmentalproblems.

★Nosmokingwillbeallowedwithinafuturecity’slimits.

★Inthefutureallshoppingwillbedoneonline, andcatalogueswill havevoicecommandstoplaceorders.

★Everyonewillbegivenatelephonenumberatbirththatwillneverchangenomatterwheretheylive.

★Allformsof recreation，suchascinemas，bowling, concertsandothers, willbeprovidedfreeofchargebythecity.

★Allcarswillbepoweredbyelectricity，solarenergyorwind，anditwillbepossibletochangethecolorofcarsattheflick（轻弹，轻按）ofaswitch.

★Distancesurgerywillbecomecommonasdoctorsca

rryoutoperationsfromthousandsofmilesaway, witheachcity havingitsowntelesurgeryoutpatientclinic.

★Oldpeopleandpeoplewithdisabilitieswillbeabletogoanywhereintheworldusinghightechcamerasattachedtotheirheads.

★Travelinginspacebyordinarycitizenswillbecommon. Eachcitywillhave itsownspaceport.

9. Fromthepassage, wecaninferthatnow________.

A. apatientcanhaveanoperationbutdoesn'thavetostayinhospital

B. somewastematerialsaregotridofbyfillingholesinthegroundwiththem

C. youmustgooutofthecityifyouwanttosmoke

D. nocarsarepoweredbysolarenergyorwind

10. Accordingtothepassage, inthefuturewecandoallofthefollowingEXCEPTthat________.

A. wecanforgetthemalls,supermarkets, orshops

B. everyonecankeepatelephonenumberallhislife

C. thecolorsofourcarsarealwayschanging

D. ordinarypeoplecantravelinspace

11. Theunderlinedword“recreation”probablymeans“________”．

A. riskybusiness​

B. whatpeoplewillcreateagain

C. takingone’scareeronceagain​

D. activitiesforpleasureandamusement

D

Arecentsurveyshowsthatmostwomenwouldchoosetobea“toughwoman”.Thistypeof womaniscalledanühanziandalwaystakescareofherself.Expertsbelievethesecharacteristics havesocialandpsychological（心理的）rootsamongyoungfemalesinChina.

AccordingtoarecentsurveybyChinaYouthDaily,toughwomenhavebecomerathercommoninsociety.Ofthe21,265respondents（调查对象）, 78.5 percentsaidtheyknow atoughwoman.About50percentsaidtheylikewomenwitht

oughcharacteristics,while lessthan29percentexpressedtheoppositeview.

Whyaretoughwomengainingpopularity?

ShenMeng,apsychologicalprofessor,believesthefiercecompetitioninsocietyiscontributingtothistrend.“Womenareoftenin adisadvantagedpositioncomparedtomen,”Shensays.“Inordertosurvi

ve,theyhaveto beindependent,strongandtough.”

LiuXiaolin,professorofpsychologyatWuhanMentalHealthCenter,believestoughwomenarebornthisway.“They oftenhavecloserelationshipwiththeirfathers,who teachtheirdaughterstobebraveanddecisive（果断的）,”hesays.Asaresult,these womenaremorelikelytobepsychologicallyhealthyandmoretoleranttostress,according toLiu.

ThoughLiubelievesthatthisisagoodtrend,HuShenzhi,apsychologistattheGuangdongSunflowerCounselingCenter,saysthepopularityoftoughwomenindicatesablurred（模糊不清的）linebetweensexidentities,whichcanleadtorelationshipproblems betweenmenandwomen.“Some womenwithtoughcharacteristicsthat deviate from thetraditionalfemaleimagemayhaveadifficulttimefindingMr.Right,”hesays.“Evenif theygetmarried,theirmanlycharacteristicsmightcausefamilyconflicts.” 

12.Whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonfortoughwomen?

A.Disadvantagedposition.  ​​B.Fiercecompetition.

 C.Familyrelationship.   ​​D.Sexidentities.

13.Fromthelastparagraph,HuShenzhiprobablyagrees_________.

  A.therewillbemoreandmoretoughwomen

  B.itwillbedifficultfortoughwomentofindasuitablepersontomarry

  C.toughwomenwil