高二下册英语期中考试阅读理解题汇编及答案.docx

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高二下册英语期中考试阅读理解题汇编及答案

IhavebeenteachingintheUnitedStatesforthreesemesters.Duringthistime,IhavebeenveryimpressedwiththehardworkingAmericanstudents.Tuitionfee（学费）inAmericanuniversitiesareprettyexpensive.MostAmericanstudentsreceivelittle,ifany,financialsupport.Asaresult,theyhavetoworkhardtopayfortheirtuitionandotherbasicexpenses.Tertiary（高等）educationisanecessityintoday’sworkforce.Youngpeoplewithhighereducationarerewardedwithagoodcareerandbettersalary.SohowdoAmericanstudentssupportthemselves?

AllmyAmericanstudentshavetoworktopayfortheirtuition.Forthisreason,mostuniversitiesprovidelimitedjobsforstudentswhoneedeconomichelp.Theyalsohelpstudentssearchforjobsinthecommunity.Ihavebeentouchedtoseesomestudentsaresowornoutfromtheirjobsthattheydozeinmyclassroom.Inadditiontotakingpart-timejobs,studentsarealsoexpectedtotakepartinvarioussocialandsportingactivitiesand,infact,thosewhodonottakepartinareoftenlookeddownuponbytheirpeers. 

AnumberofAmericanuniversitystudentsaremarriedwithfamilies,oraresingleparents.Thesestudentsarefacedwiththeadditionalburdenofraisingafamily.Theyhavetospendmuchtime,moneyandenergycaringfortheirchildrenandfamily.MostAmericanuniversityprofessorsarestrict.Theyteststudentsoneveryunitintheircourse,inadditiontomid-termandfinalexamsineachsemester.Alackofpreparationbystudentsmayresultintheirfailure.Thismeansthelossofalotofmoneyandpossiblyfutureemploymentopportunitiesforthesestudents.Forthisreason,manyAmericanstudentswillstudyorstayupallnightbeforeanexam,inanefforttopass.

Incontrast,Chinesestudentshaveamucheasiertime,becausemostChineseparentspayfortheirkids’tertiaryeducation.Moreover,Chinesestudentsdonotneedtoworryaboutraisingchildrenormaintainingafamily.So,Chinesestudentshavenoreasonfornotstudyinghardandachievinggoodmarks. 

64.WhichofthefollowingisnotthedifficultyAmericanstudentshavetoface?

A.Theyhavetoworkhardtopayforthehightuitionfee.

B.ManyAmericanstudentshaveaburdenofafamily.

C.Theyneedabettereducationtogetabestjob.

D.Theyhavetopassstrictteststocompletetheireducation.

65.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Americanstudentshavenotimetothinkofphysicalexercise.

B.SportingactivitiesarepopularamongAmericanstudents.

C.Americanstudentsshouldtakepartinvarioussocialactivities. 

D.Thosewhodon’tparticipateinsocialandsportingactivitiesareusuallyunpopularwiththeirpeers. 

66.ComparedwithAmericanstudents,Chineseuniversitystudents__________. 

A.havenodifficultyinraisingafamily  B.liveaneasylifeinuniversities 

C.don’thavetotakefull-timejobs   D.havemoredutytomakegreaterprogress 

67.Thispassagemainlydealswith__________. 

A.part-timejobschosenbyAmericanstudents B.thehighfeesofAmericanuniversities 

C.difficultlivesAmericanstudentshavetoface D.differentopinionsonAmericanuniversities

答案：

64-67CABC

D

   "Time,"saystheproverb,"ismoney".Thismeansthateverymomentwellspentmayputsomemoneyintoourpockets.Ifourtimeisusefullyemployed,itwilleitherturnoutsomeusefulandimportantpieceofworkwhichwillfetchitspriceinthemarket,oritwilladdtoourexperienceandincreaseourabilitiessoastoenableustoearnmoneywhentheproperopportunitycomes.Letthose,whothinknothingofwastingtime,rememberthis.

   Ourlifeisnothingmorethanourtime.Tokilltimeisthereforeaformofsuicide.Weareshockedwhenwethinkofdeath,andwesparenopains,notrouble,andnoexpensetopreservelife. 

   Butweoftencarelittleaboutthelossofanhourorofaday,forgettingthatourlifeisthesumofthedaysandofthehourswelive.Awasteddayoranhouristhereforesomuchlifemissing.Ourlifeisabriefspanmeasuringsomeseventyoreightyyearsinall.Butnearlyonethirdofthishastobespentinsleep;someyearshavetobespentoverourmeals;someinmakingjourneysonlandandvoyagesbysea;someinmerry-making;someinwatchingoverthesick-bedsofournearestanddearestrelatives.Nowifalltheseyearsweretobededucted（扣除）fromthetermoverwhichourlifeextends,weshallfindabouttwentyorthirtyyearsforactivework.Whoeverremembersthiscanneverwillinglywasteasinglemomentofhislife.Alltimeisprecious;butthetimeofourchildhoodandofouryouthismorepreciousthananyotherpartofourexistence.Forthosearetheperiodswhenalonewecangainknowledgeanddevelopourabilities. 

   Ifweallowthesemorninghoursoflifetoslipaway,weshallneverbeabletomakeuptheloss.Justasmoneylaidoutforinterestdoublesortrebles（成三倍）itselfintime,sotheprecioushoursofchildhoodandyouth,ifproperlyused,willbringlotsofadvantagesforus.

68.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttitleoftheselection?

A.Treasureyourtime B.Lifeisshort  C.Studyisimportant D.Savetime

69.Theauthorgivesusaproverbatthebeginningoftheselection___________.

  A.topresentthetopicdirectly   B.toinformthereadersofthetypeoftheselection

C.totellushowtheselectionisorganized D.toexplainwhyhewritessuchaselection 

70.Accordingtotheselection,ifyouwasteseveralhoursplayingnetgames,__________.

  A.youcanmakeupthelossbystayingup   B.youwilllosethetimeforever

C.youmustdoubleyourwork      D.youwillbecleverer,though.

答案：

68-70AAB

江苏省淮安市南陈集中学10-11学年高二上学期期期中考试

A

AChinesecoupletriedtonametheirbaby“@”，sayingthecharacterbestrepresentstheirloveforthechild,accordingtoanofficialtryingtowhipthenationallanguageintoshape.TheunusualnamestandsoutespeciallyinMandarin（普通话），whichhasnoalphabetandinsteadusestensofthousandsofmulti-stroke（多笔画的）characterstorepresentwords.“Thewholeworldusesittowriteemails,andtranslatedintoChineseitmeansheA.None              ‘lovehim’”,thefatherexplained,accordingtothedeputychiefofthe

StateLanguageCommissionLiYuming.

Whilethe@symbolisfamiliartoChineseemailusers,theyoftenusetheEnglishword“at”tosounditout.Withadrawn-out“t”,thissoundssomethinglike“aita”,or“lovehim”,toMandarinspeakers.Lisaysthenameisanextremeexampleofpeople'sincreasinglyadventurousapproachtoMandarin,ascommercializationandtheInternetbreakdownconventions（习俗）.

AnothercoupletriedtogivetheirchildanamethatinEnglishsoundslike“KingOsrina”.

Lididnotsayifofficialsacceptedthe“＠”name.ButearlierthisyearthegovernmentannouncedabanonnamesusingArabicnumeralsandforeignlanguages.SixtymillionChinesefacetheproblemthattheirnamesuseancientcharacterssouncommonthatcomputerscannotrecognizethemandevenfluentspeakersareleftscratchingtheirheads,saidLi,accordingtoatranscriptonthegovernmentwebsite.OneofthemistheformerPremierZhuRongji,whosenamehasarare“rong”characterthatgivesnewspapereditorsheadaches.

56.WhydidtheChinesecoupletrytonametheirbaby“@”？

 A.Becausetheywantedtheirbabytohaveaspecialnarne．

 B.Becausetheywantedtheirbabytohawaninternationalname.

 C.Becausethe@symbolisfamiliartoemailusersallovertheworld.

 D.Becausedie＠symbolsoundssomething like“aita”,whichmeans“lovehim”inChinese.

57.Itcanbeinferredthat      .

 A.LiYumingisinfavorofthebaby'sname

 B.manyChinesepeopleuseArabicnumeralsintheirnames

 C.amajorityoftheChinesepeoplearehavinglongernames

 D.thereislittlepossibilityfor the“@”name tobeofficiallyaccepted

58.Theunderlinedpartinthepassageprobablymeans“      ”.

 A.evennativespeakersfindithardtoacceptthesestrangenames

 B.evennativespeakerscan'tfindthesecharactersintheircomputers

 C.eventhosewhoareexpertatChinesecan'trecognizethesecharacters

 D.eventhosewhoareexpertatChinesefindithardtoacceptthesenames

答案：

56-58.DDC   

B

Onebitterlycoldday，asnowstormblewintoourarea.Needingfirewood，1quicklysetoutwithmybestfriend,Bruce,totookforatreetocutdown.IwasgladtohaveBrucealongwith.Cuttingdownatreeinasnowstormcanbedangerous.Soitwasimportanttohaveafriendwhocouldwarnmeofdanger.

WhenIchoseabig23-meter-talltreeandpreparedtocutitdown，mybestfriendsuddenlywarnedme，“Don'tcutdownthattree!

It'stooclosetothepowerline！

”Iwasn'tsureaboutit.SoIdecidedtodisregardhiswarning.lwantedtofinishthejobquicklyandgohome.SoIbegancuttingdownthetree.Whenthetreefell，therewasnolongeranydoubtwhethermyfriendwasright.

Thetreecaughtthepowerline，bringingittotheground.1consideredcuttingthetreeofftheline.Afterall，electricitycan'ttravelthroughwood，soIcouldsafelyremovethetree.AsIreachedoutmyfingertotouchthetree,painranupmyarmandthroughmyhead.Iwasshocked!

AfterIreturnedhomeandtoldmymotherwhathadhappened，shequicklycalledthepowercompany.Workersfromthepowercompanysoonarrivedonthescene.Oneofthemaskedif1hadtouchedthetree，andwhenItoldhimIhad，hisfaceturnedpale.

 “Youshouldhavebeenkilled,”hesaid.

SowhyamIstillalive?

Itwasmybootsthatsavedmylife.

Withintwohours，theworkersremovedthetree.Soonthesnowstormcalmeddown—butnotmymother.

EventhoughshewasgladIwasn'thurt，mymotherwasstillseriousaboutme.Afterall，Ishouldn'thavebrushe