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学年广东省中山一中高二下学期第一次段考英语试题Word版

中山一中2017-2018学年第二学期高二级

第一次段考英语试卷

满分135分，时间120分钟命题人:

审题人：

I.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Doyouknowhowchildreninothercountriesspendtheirschooldaysandwhatkindofgamestheyalwaysplay?

ChildreninBrazil

School

TheschoolyearrunsfromFebruarytoDecember.Childrenattend（上学）schoolforaboutfourhoursinthemorningortheafternoon.AboutaquarterofchildreninBrazildonotattendschoolatall.

Play

Footballisthemostpopularsport.Brazil’sbeautifulbeachesalsomakeswimmingandvolleyballpopular.

Family

Brazilianfamiliesareoftenlarge.Nearlyathirdofthepopulationisundereighteen！

ChildreninFrance

School

Theschooldaybeginsfrom8∶00amto4∶00pm,withatwohourlunchbreak.SchoolscloseonWednesdayandSunday,andareclosedforahalfdayonSaturday.

Play

Football,bicyclingandtennisarefavoritesportsinFrance.Insomeareas,pelote,atraditionalballgame,isalsoverypopular.

Family

MostFrenchmotherswork;themajorityofpreschool（幼儿园）childrenattenddaycarecentresknownascrèches.France haslawsaboutnamingchildrenandallnameshavetobechosenfromanofficiallist.

ChildreninJapan

School

SchoolsinJapanareverycompetitive（竞争的）.Evenpreschoolersmayattend“cramming（填鸭式教学的）schools”toprepareforexams.Thereisasummerbreakaboutsixweeks,butthechildrenhavehomeworkduringthistime.

Play

ComicbookshavebeenpopularinJapansincethe1700s.Comicsnowaccountforabout40%ofallpublishedmaterialinJapan.Kiteflyingisenjoyedbypeopleofeveryage.

Family

HomesinJapanaresmall,onaverage.Thetypicalfamilyoffourlivesinfivesmallrooms.MostfathersinJapanworklonghours.Asaresult,somechildrenonlyseetheirfathersonweekendsorholidays.

1.ChildrenfromBrazilattendschoolfor________hoursaday.

A．four                               B．sixC．eight                              D．ten

2．WhatkindofsportisverypopularinFrance?

①Kiteflying.    ②Bicycling.③Football.     ④Pelote.

A．①②③    B．②③④C．①④  D．①②③④

3．WhatisacrècheinFrance?

A．Placeswithbeautifulbeaches.

B．ThenameoftheplacewhereFrenchmotherswork.

C．Adaycarecentreforpreschoolchildren.

D．Crammingschoolstoimprovechildren’sexamresults.

4．InJapan,manychildren________.

A．writetheirnamesonanofficiallist

B．liketoreadcomicbooks

C．onlyseetheirfathersonweekdays

D．donotattendschool

B

Likemanyloversofbooks，Maryandherhusband,RichardGoldman，seldomwalkedpastabookstorewithoutstoppingtolookinside.Theyoftentalkedofopeningtheirownstoreoneday

WhenMarywashospitalizedwithhearttroublein1989，theydecideditwastimetogetserious.Richard，whoworkedforabusinesscompany，waseagertoworkforhimself.AndMaryneededtoslowdownfromherdemandingjob.

Theystartedbytalkingtobookstoreownersandresearchingtheindustry.“Weknewithadtobeaspecialtystorebecausewecouldn’tmatchthebigstoresdollarfordollar.”saysMary.Onefigurecaughtherattention：

She’dreadsomewherethatroughly20percentofbookssoldweremysteries（推理小说）,andmanybuyersspentmorethan$300ayearonbooks.SheandRichardwerethemselvesmysteryreaders.

OnHalloween1992，theyopenedtheMysteryLoversBookshopandCafeneartheirhome.Withthreechildrenincollege,thecouplecouldnotspendallthefamily’smoneytostartashop.Tocoverthe$100，000cost，theydrewsomeoftheirsavings，andborrowedfromrelativesandfromabank.

Thestoremerelybrokeeveninitsfirstyear，withonly$120，000insales.ButMarywasalwayscomingupwithnewwaystoattractcustomers.Theshophadacoffeebaranditofferedgiftstomysteryloversandserveddinnersforbookclubsthatmetinthestore.Shealsoinviteddozensofwriterstodiscusstheirstories.

TodayMysteryLoversmakessalesofabout$420,000ayear.Afterpayingtaxes,businesscostsandthesixpart-timesalesclerks，RichardandMarytogetherearnabout$34,000.

“Thejobyoulovemaynotgohandinhandwithamillion-dollarincome.”saysRichard.

“Thishasalwaysbeenaboutanenjoyablelifeforourselves，notaboutmakingalotofmoney”.

5.WhenMarywasinhospital，thecouplerealizedthat____________.

A.theyhadtoputtheirplanintopractice

B.healthwasmoreimportantthanwealth

C.hearttroublewasaseriousillness

D.theybothneededtostopworking

6.AfterMarygotwellfromherillnesstheybegan____________

A.tostudyindustrialmanagement

B.tobuyandreadmoremysterybooks

C.todomarketresearchonbookbusiness

D.toworkhardertosavemoneyforthebookstore

7.AccordingtoRichard，themainpurposeofrunningthebookstoreis.

A.topayfortheirchildren’seducation

B.togettoknowmorewriters

C.tosetupmorebookstores

D.todowhattheyliketodo

C

December6－Canada:

Forthoseofyouwhohavebeenfollowingthisstory,thethirdsuspect（嫌疑犯）intheCanadianCatMutilation（残害）casehasbeencaught． OnMarch8,afterjustunderayearofsearching,the “FindMattCampaign” receivedinformationthatwouldcomfortmany． NowknownasMattewKaczorowski,21yearsold,thiscatmutilatorwaspickedupbythepolicefromthestreetsofVancouver．

    InMay2001,threeyoungmentookayoungcat,named “Kensington” aftertheareaoftownfromwhereshewastaken,fromthestreettoahouse． Theybegantocruellytreatandmutilatehertodeath,videotapingtheattack． Twoofthesuspects,recognizedas21-year-oldJesseChamplainPowerand24-year-oldAnthonyRyanWennekers,werearrestedshortlyaftertheincident． Neitherhelpedthepoliceinanefforttofindthethirdsuspect,atthetimeknownonlyas “Matt．”

    InMay2002,Katiesetupthe “FindMattCampaign”,withthegoalsofraisingpublicawarenessaboutanimalcrueltyandhavingasmanyeyesaspossiblelookforMatt．

    “Idon’tthinkMattwouldhavebeencaughthaditnotbeenforKatieWoodward’sinformation,” saidDetectiveGordonScott,oneofthearrestingofficers．

    Kaczorowskifacesthechargesofanimalcruelty,theftunder$5,000andpossessionofpropertytakenbycrime,butonechargeremainsabsent:

thatofanimalcruelty． AccordingtoCanadianlaw,thiskindofcrimemustbechargedwithinsixmonths．

    ThecaseisnowbeforetheCourts．

    WhilefindingMattisabigstepintherightdirectionofthiscase,itisnotover． ItremainsthatKensington’sguardian（监护人）hasnotyetcomeforward． Itisimportantthatherguardianspeakouttolessenthepossibilityofthechargesbeingdropped．

8.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.AcatwaskilledcruellyinCanada.

B.ACanadiancatmutilatorwascaught.

C.Peoplepayattentiontoanimalprotection.

D.Nocrimescanescapebeingcharged.

9.Whichofthefollowingisincorrectorderaccordingtothetimewhentheeventshappened?

a.Mattwascaughtbythepolice.

b.FindMattCampaignwassetup

c.JesseandAnthonyweresoonarrested.

d.Threeyoungmenmutilatedacattodeath.

e.Katiegottheinformationaboutthethirdsuspect.

A.b，e，a.d，cB.e.a.d，c，bC.d，c.b，e，aD.d，a.b，e，c

10.WhichoneofthechargesdoesMartcertainlyhavetoface?

A.Stealinglessthan$5,000

B.Hispossessionofproperty.

C.Thecrimeofanimalcruelty.

D.Sixmonthsofbeinginprison.

11.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.CatchingMattwaseasyforthepolice.

B.VeryfewpeoplecareaboutMatt’scase.

C.KatiestartedtheFindMattCampaigntofindKensington

D.Thefinalresultofthecasedependsonthecat'sguardian.

D

HappyAprilFool’sDay!

Incelebrationoftheday,wehaveputtogetheralistofsomeofthegreatesthoaxesinhistory.Theyaretheliesthathavebeendesignedforinnocentpeoplewhoarereadytobelievethem.

INSTANTCOLOURTV

In1962therewasonlyoneTVchannelinSweden，anditbroadcastinblackandwhite.Thestation’stechnicalexpert,KjellStensson.appearedonthenewstoannouncethatthankstoanewlydevelopedtechnology.Allviewerscouldnowquicklyandeasilytransform（使转化）theirexistingsetstodisplay（显示）colorreception.AlltheyhadtodowaspullanylonstockingovertheirTVscreen，andtheywouldbegintoseetheirfavoriteshowsincolor.Reportedly,hundredsofthousandsofpeopleweretakenin.ActualColorTVtransmissiononlystartedtoappearinSwedenonApril11970.

SANERRIFFE

In1977theBritishnewspaperTheGuardianpublishedaspecialseven-pagesupplement（增刊）inhonorofthetenthanniversaryofSanSerriffe，asmallrepubliclocatedintheIndianOcean.Aseriesofarticlesaffectionatelydescribedthegeographyandcultureofthisunknownnation.TheGuardian’sphonesrangalldayasreadersaskedformoreinformationaboutthebeautifulholidayspot.Fewnoticedthateverythingabouttheislandwasmadeup.

NIXONFORPRESIDENT

In1992AmericanNationalPublicRadio’sTalkoftheNationprogramannouncedthatRichardNixon，inasurprisemove，wasrunningforPresidentagain.Hisnewcampaignsloganwas.“Ididn’tdoanythingwrong，andlwon’tdoitagain”Accompanyingthisannouncementwereaudioclips（片段）ofNixongivinghiselectionspeech.Listenersrespondedimmediatelytotheannouncement，floodingtheshowwithcallsexpressingshockandanger.OnlyduringthesecondhalfoftheshowdidthehostJohnHockenberryrevealthattheannouncementwasapracticaljoke.Nixon’svoicewascopiedbycomedianRichLittle.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hoaxes”meaninthefirstparagraph?

A.liesB.eventsC.storiesD.broadcastprogrammes

13.WhatcanweinferfromthepartaboutInstantColorTV?

A.TheSwedishPeopledidn